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MARSHFIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1907.
No. 71.
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Government Witness Owns to
Peculiar Methods Employed
by Government Agents.
TO FURNISH TESTIMONY
Immunity to lie Repaid by Any Old
Sort of Evidence
Required.
Boise, Sept. 25. The first sensa
tion In the trial of United States
Senator Borah came today when Al
bert K. Nugent, tho second witness
produced by the government, ad
mitted on cross-examination that he
committed perjury in taking out his
timber claim. He admitted he had
been promised absolutey Immunity
by an officer of the federal govern
ment for testifying and that at the
suggestion of a federal officer he had
sworn to a complaint against a man
he did not know and at last pro
claimed ho believed it to be part of
his bargain for immunity that he
would swear to any complaint against
any person regardless of any knowl
edge that he might have as to the
persons. When tho name of tho fed
eral officer who induced him to sign
the complaint was asked by Borah's
counsel, the witness swore positively
he did not remember It.
Tho day was given over to the In
troduction of a mas3 of papers on
file In the land office here and to the
evidence of two men who said they
had received money from John I.
Wells with which to prove on their
timber land claims. Wells Is one of
the men Indicted with Borah.
Counsel for' Lounder did not ob
ject to this testimony on the under
standing that the transaction in ques
tion would ultimately be connected
up In some way with the Borah de
fense. Borah scored the first point In the
examination of tho first witness, a
man named Andrews. lie wns asked
by Special Prosecutor Rush what was
his intent when ho took out his tim
ber claim. Judge Whlteson sustained
an objection based on the ground
that a man confessing to perjury
could not properly testify to any sec
ret Intent he may have locked up In
his breast.
Anderson & Nugent both testified
they received from John I. Wells
$412 with which to prove their claim
and each received ?250 additional
for transferring their claims to the
Barber company Interests. Anderson
was not cross-questioned, but Nugent
admitted he had not made an agree
ment to transfer his lands at the time
ho filed on them. Ho said there was
never anything but a verbal agree
ment and ho did not remember where
or in whoso presence such contract
was made.
Nugent said the witness' paper was
filed by Anderson and he was then
confronted with a complaint signed
by him charging Louis M. Prltchard
with having conspired with Ander
son to get a title to the land. Nug
ent said he did not know of any such
person or any thing about his con
nection with tho alleged land
frauds. Ho declared all ho knew
was what he read in some newspaper,
a story to tho effect that Pritchard
was Involved. Prosecutor Hush de
manded to know of the witness if
any officer of the government had
over asked him to swear falsely.
Nugent replied he has always been
told to tell tho truth. Rush said he
never heard of Nugent's connection
with Pritchard's complaint and de
sired tlmo to look Into tho matter
before completing his examination.
At this juncture tho procedings wero
adjourned until tomorrow.
KILLED A PANTHER
KITTEN AT ALLEGANY
Fred Noah, who was prowling
about. In the country near Allegany,
shot a panther kitten on Tuesday
afternoon. He had tho" mother and
two kittens treed, but the others es
caped. Men went out yesterday
morning In search of tho mother and
other kitten, but It has not been
learned" whether they captured them.
Tho one which Noah killed was
brought down to North Bend to
Charles Kronholm, who will have It
mounted. The animal was six or
seven feet-long.
GOD
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O KOITII GETS SHARE
O OK trocule WITH
DEFAULTING CASHIERS
O Baton Rouge, Sept. 25. Os-
car Kendcrt, formerly cashier
of the First National bank here,
Is nii3slng, and the federal au-
thorltles are searching for hitrf
O with a warrant charging him
with defalcation to the amount
of ?GO,000. It is alleged tho
shortage was discovered a
month ago, but that Kendert
and his friends made good the
greater part of the loss.
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RUSSIA WANTS A
COALING STATION
Statement That C.ar Seeks a Fuel
Depot Near the
Cnnnl.
Washington, Sept. 25. Tho state
department is not yet informed of
the reported desire of Russia to se
cure a coaling station In the neigh
borhood of tho isthmus of Panama.
As the nearest point of the Brazilian
coast to the isthmus is about 1000
miles distant, a coaling station there
would bo of very Httlo service to Rus
sian vessels passing tho Panama
canal.
It is assumed here that most of the
great maritime nations will be seek
Ing coaling stations in the neighbor
hood of the canal entrances for the
benefit of their warships primarily,
but also for the use of their sub
sidized merchant shipping, and It 13
stated here that there could bo no
logical objection to this, for, of
course, it Is assumed that the lands
for coal stations would bo merely
leased and held as an individual pos
session and in no case would there
be a transfer of sovereignty by the
American republic to a European
power. Tho United States govern
ment itself holds coaling stations un
der such tenure in several parts of
the world, notably at Nagasaki, Ja
pan, and Pichillnque, Mexico.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
INCREASES DAILY"
The attendance of the Marshfield
public schools Is Increasing dally,
and yesterday brought tho enroll
ment up to 431. There Is a great
dearth of books by reason of tho
change, and the supply on hand was
scarcely more than half what was re
quired. This trouble will bo reme
died, It is said, for the dealers have
sent orders which will likely be filled
by the next trip of tho Breakwater.
Tho high school Is still short an as
sistant. In the absence of Mrs. D.
L. Rood, who was Injured in an ac
cident Tuesday night, Mrs. Kelly is
in charge of tho Fifth grado work.
CLARK AFFIDAVIT
BRANDED AS LIES
Son of Snnforil Says He "Was in Phil
ippines When Gocbel Wns
Killed.
New York, Sept. 25. Captain Cas
sius Marshall Sanford, only son of
tho lato John Sanford, of Covington,
Ky., referred to In tho affidavit of
Mrs. Lulu Clark as John Sanford and
as having been present when Goebel
was killed, yesterday denied in detail
all her statements. Ho says he never
knew the woman or Turner Igo, or
any one else mentioned in tho affi
davit. Ho says at tho time Goebel
was killed ho was in the Philippines..
After returning to this country he
has been in business in New York.
KLAMATH FREIGHTERS
FULL OF BUSINESS
Klamath Falls, Or., Sept. 25. An
average of 150,000 pounds of freight
every five days Is being hauled Into
Klamath Falls by the J. M. Mclntlre
Transportation company. Other
freighters are carrying smaller
amounts. Tho merchants are stock
ing up for tho winter trade, as the
freight rates aro higher during the
bad roads season. Tho Mclntlre
company Is keeping 13 teams on tho
road, each making a round trip
every five days. After October 1 tho
freight will bo unloaded at Keno, 18
miles down tho river from Klamath
Falls, and brought up on tho steamor
Klamath. While tho haul from the
end of tho track of the California
Northeastern railway to navlgablo
water, and thence by boat to Kla
math Falls, would bo easier than tho
present one it is not likely that thero
will bo change In the present roqto
until spring.
PSEES
GfiAVE MENACE
Dr. Jas. M. Thoburn Learns
World-Wide Movement Is
on from the Orient.
HINDUS TOLD HIM SO
Implication Is Tlint England Is Send
ing Her Dependents to
America.
Portland, Or., Sept. 25. Speaking
before tho Columbia river branch of
Woman's Home Missionary society
of tho Methodist Episcopal church
and In opposition to the wishes of his
physicians, Bishop Dr. James M.
Thoburn today declared that Ameri
ca will be swarming with Hindus,
Chinese, Japanese and Koreans with
in a few years. Dr. Thoburn, who
probably Is the best known mission
ary In the world and who spent more ;
than half a century In tho orient and
India, declared in this regard that,
there will boa world-wide movement
of nations of tremendous magnitude'.
Dr. Thoburn declared he bad dlscov-'
ered this fact through tho recent ImA
Igratlon of Hindus to Puget Jsound
and British Columbia which paused
tho recent trouble. He said after
visiting Seattle and talking with the
Hindus in their native language, ho
was convinced they aro but forerun
ners of tens of thousands thatfare to
follow, not only from India, but from
China, Japan and Korea. The bishop
stated ho had ascertained from the
Hnidus that they aro in this coun
try of their own free will. It was
this which revealed to him that the
significance attached to their coming
is far more important that supposed.
We may as well try to sweep back
the tides of the ocean as to keep
them out. No matter what tho rowdy
element does, they are coming In.
Drl'Tlio'lItlrri says the deep mystery
to him Is how tho Hindus secured
their passage to this country, as their
wages in their native land are from
5 to 12 cents per day. How they got
tho money to come hero I could not
tlnd out. They declared, however,
they are here of their own free will
and to better themselves.
CARBOLIC ACID
FOR HAIR TONIC
Waiter, Pooled by Friend, Rubs It
On His Head to Make His
Hair Grow.
Oakland, Sept. 25. Carbolic acid
was put to a new use last night, when
Joseph Knox, a waiter, who lives at
1772 Goss street, applied the con
tents of a bottle of it to his hair to
obliterate a bald spot. A friend had
told him that carbolic acid made the
hair grow if it was carefully rubbed
in.
Although Fox is only 25 years old,
he has watched for some time the
bald spot growing. Ho tried many
remedies, but still it grew. Yester
day a fellow waiter told him in jest
to rub carbolic acid on his hair. Last
night Fox followed his advice. He
had hardly begun when his skin be
gan to burn, and ho ran out of tho
house yelling with pain. Ho made
his way to the Receiving hospital,
where Dr. Koford dressed his burns.
It was found that not only his scalp,
but his forehead and part of his
face had been badly burned, for the
acid had trickled down when It was
applied. Fox may also lose much
more of his hair.
BIG SQUABBLE IN
MINNESOTA COURTS
St. Paul, Sept. 25. Attorney Gen
eral Young today obtained from tho
county court a writ of mandamus
directed against tho Northern Pacific
railroad to compel It to comply with
tho commodity rate law, tho opera
tion of which was enjoined by Judgo
Lochren In tho United States court.
Tho railroad officials will probably
ask Judge Lochren for an order cit
ing Attorney Genoral Young for
contempt. If tho Attorney General
Is dolarod In contempt, a writ of
habas corpus will bo Issued and tho
matter taken to the United States
supreme court for flna) decision as to
tho state's rights to regulate rates.
Buy your grecerles at Sacchl's.
MIS IBRD
of heh SON
Kentucky Mother Writes Anx
xious Letter for Information
Wrote Card from Here.
SIMILAR CASE LAST YEAR
Tlnies Located Son For An Eastern
AVonmn. Worked at
North Itcnd.
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Last fall the Times received a let
ter from a woman In tho east who
was solicitous about the whereabouts
of her son. Ho had been absent for
some time and had neglected writing
to her for several months. Who
ever knows the pangs of torture
which a mother feels when her ab
sent ones do not kup her cognizant
of their whereabouts, can know tho
sleepless nights and the never-ending
anxiety which such conduct brings
her. They can understand the
mother's grief and her longing for
Vyord from tho absentee.. And tho
rouu ' liu au liCtilCUlS 1113 XllULUi;! 10
not uio man wnicn muuro uuuiiuvu,
The Times took up tho matter
which worried tho mother, and in a
day iound the son was working at
one of the North Be'id mills. Ills
attention was brought to the article
by a irlend who know him and tho
son acknowledged tho letter. Ills
excuses for tho neglect wero lame
enough and it Is hoped ho has been
more regular in his correspondence
since that time.
Today the Times bus an almost ex
actly similar case to chronicle. Tho
mother writes from the old Blue
Gras3 State and tolls of having re
ceived a postal curd from tho son.
The letter camo to Postmaster Pugh,
of Empire and he forwarded it to
tho Times. It Is published with tho
hope it will come to the notice of tho
son and make him duly repentent
and ashamed of himself.
Ludlow, Kentucky, Sept. 15, 1907.
Postmaster, Empire, Oregon
Dear Sir: I am writing to you hop
ing you may be able to give me the
Information I seek.
My son left San Francisco early in
April for Oregon and I received a
card from Marshfield, Oregon and a
letter from a small town near Marsh
field early in May. Since then I
have not heard from him. I have
lost tho letter and can not remember
the name of tho town from which ho
wrote. He has never before failed
to write every three weeks, at least.
Ho was In a lumber or sawmill. I
thought perhaps some accident had
happened to him. If you have
heard of anything of the kind In
your vicinity you will do me a very
great favor by letting me know. He
was 28 years old, about 5 feet 7
Inches In height and weighed be
tween 150 and 175 pounds, had
black hair and grey eyes.
If you could suggest any means of
locating him I will be very grateful.
Thanking you for any Information,
I am, very truly,
Mary Pailer, 54 Ash St., Ludlow,
Kentucky.
INJURIES NOT SO
SERIOUS AS THOUGHT
Mrs. L. D. Rood, who was badly
Injured In an accident at Eastport
on Tuesday evening, Is somewhat
improved and thero Is no further
fear for her ultimate recovery. She
was driving in company with Mr.
Rood, when tho horses nnd carriage
went over an embankment, tipping
them both out and under tho car
riage. A rig was sent from Marsh
field to bring the Injured woman to
town. Mr. Rood received a few
scratches, but otherwise, ho escaped
damage. At first it was thought Mrs.
Rood had sustained several fractured
bones, but Dr. Mlngus, who has
chargo of the case says thero aro no
bones broken, although Mrs. Rood Is
badly bruised.
Paris, Sept. 25, An official dis
patch, recelvod from General Drudo,
confirms tho unofficial rumor that
tho Moors havo made terms for
peaco, but tho French govornmont
announced It is improbable after tho
previous experience with tho hostile
natives that hostilities will bo sus
pended pending tho result of the negotiations.
NEBRASKA INDORSES
TAKT FOR PRESIDENT
V IN NEXT CAMPAIGN
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 25.
The convention of Republicans,
Decocrat, Populists, Prohlbl-
tion and Socialist parties met at
tho state house today to perfect
organizations, and adjourned
after appointing committees on
resolutions. Governor Sheldon .
was made chairman of the Re-
publican convention and P. E.
McKlllIp of the Democrats. In
Its report tho Republican com-
mlttee on resolutions Indorsed
Tnft In strong language for tho
nominee as president In 1908.
ILLINOIS FAMILY
TAKEN ILL ON TRAIN
Illinois Pocplc Portland-Hound
Taken OtV at a Station
in Idaho.
Boise, Idaho, Sept. 25 By an
unheard of colncldenco an entire
family of parents and six children
were seized with an Insane mania on
a westbound train on tho Oregon
Short Line today and were taken off
at Mountain Home, a station 50
miles, southeast of this city. It has
so far been impossible to assertaiu
their names. , $J
They were on their way from Ill
inois to Portland and appeared to bo
well-to-do people. Tho father was
so violent that It was necessary to
tie him down when ho was taken to
tho Elmore county jail. Tho condi
tion of the rest of tho family is not
serious and it is thought that with
proper care and rest they will re
cover. The only theory advanced to ac
count for tho strongly simultaneous
seizure is that the afltlcted ones
shared some peculiar and very high
nervous susceptibility, perhaps here
ditary in both lines, and that In vlr
tuo of this they wero maddened by
the heat and dust rising from tho
vast arid plains tho Short Lino
traverses. At this season tho sum
mer's heat on tho great Snako river
plain has scarcely begun to wane,
while the dust is something almost
intolerable, as tho fall rains are not
due for may weeks yet. Tho pheno
menon of sudden domentla duo to
unaccustomed altitude Is not Infre
quent on tho mountain divisions of
tho transcontinental lines, but tho
comparatively low-lying plain of
southern Idaho could scarcely pro
duce tho conditions for Irresponsible
exhilaration.
Tho unfortunates are being well
cared for by tho authorities of El
moro county.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
TO BE LIDDED ANEW
District Attorney Investigates Sales
to Minors, as Well as Sunday
Opening, Stibpccted.
Hlllsboro, Or., Sept. 25. Deputy
District Attorney John M. Wall Is
hot on tho trail of violators of tho
Sunday closing law in this county.
Some months ago ho gavo notice to
merchants and saloonkeepers that
the Sunday law would bo strictly en
forced Irrespective of person, and tho
warning was generally heeded. It
has been persistently rumored, how
over, of lato that tho saloonmon of
Sherwood and Tualatin have Ignored
tho order of the prosecuting officer
and havo been dispensing liquors.
Saturday about 30 witnesses ap
peared before tho district attorney in
responso to subpoenas and wero in
terrogated as to their knowledge of
tho rumored violations.
Mr. Wall declines to discuss tho
matter or glvo any Information as to
what ho Is doing or his plans for
future action, but from information
gathered from other sources tho ex
amination of witnesses was pertain
ing to saloonmon only, who, from all
Indications, will bo charged with the
unlawful sale of Intoxicating liquors
to minors, In addition to oponlng
thoir places of business for traffic on
Sunday. Thoro has been much com
plaint from tho southorn part of tho
county and tho prosont Investigation
will llkoly dlscloso whethor thoro Is
just cause.
Man HI Away From Home.
Port Huron, Mich., Sopt. 25.
WUiam C. Patrick, supposed to Hvo
at Snohomish, Wash., was taken from
a Grand Trunk train horo today,
dollrous, and Is now in serious con
dition In a hospital.
Pill HELD
FOR SIANDAOi
Waters-Pierce Co. Forced Oil
of Business, Hypothe
cated Stock.
MORE ANCIENT HISTORY
Pennsylvania Railway In '70's R4
iusuu j.anK lars to iAmuaiu
Oil Company.
Now York, Sept.25. Accountani
of the Standard Oil company final
audited tho books o ftho. Wato
Pierce Oil company of Missouri afti
1900, when Us name disappears)
from the list of the companies do:
trolled by tho Standard, according
to Wado Hampton, general auditi
or tho Standard Oil company w
testified today In tho Government
case against tho Standard Oil co:
pany. In 1900 tho Waters Pierce O,
company was prohibited from doln
business in Texas under tho statj
autl-trust law becauso of its relri
Thj
e-ofi
tions with the Standard.
Waters Pierco company was re-
galzed and the slocic held by thj
biandurd was sold. Testimony wj
previously adduced that eharg
j Pratt, secretary of tho Standard Of
i company of having bought tho stoc
1 anu noiu it ror me tstanuaru ut
I interests. Hampton tcstiiledto sa
he had sent expoit accountants
the Waters Pierce, company to aud
I tho books at the request of officer
I of tho company. Kellogg produce-
a letter sent by tho witness to o
of tho officials of tho Waters Piori
company, stating that the accoun:
ant was on his way Mia that for r
sons he would understand, his na
bettor appear on tho pay rolls of thj
I Waters Pierco company until tho a
counting was completed. Hampt
said ho had forgotten what reaso
were alluded to In tho letter. Th
i
I
troublo of tho oil firm of Lombard
Ayers in tho early '70's was an IE
terestlng feature during tho day1
hearing. Lombard said ho ha
great difficulty iu obtaining tan
qars and that his company telt th
difficulty of competing with th
Standard which ho said was recol
lng rebates from trunk lines. H,
had two conferences with J. Cassatl
of tho Pennsylvania railroad, but wa
told tho rebates which wero given t
the Standard did not amount t
much. Cassatt, tho witness sak
suggested his difficulties doubtlea
would ccaso If he united the Lon
bard company with Standard. Loh
bard testified ho had a conference
with Col. Thomas Scott, president
the Pennsylvania, In which he wai
told that tho Lombard company wa,
getting all the tank cars It could on
tain under tho allotment. Col. Scolll
according to tho witness, said thj
Pennsylvania railroad would nol
haul tank cars built by tho Lombar,
company. Col. Scott also expresses
tho opinion that tho Lombard com!
pany would do well to unite with th'
Standard. Anthony Brady, of Alb
any, torn now tno .Manuaunn ui,
company, of Ohio, was sold to th.
London company. Brady said h
had no Idea when tho salo was mad!
that tho company was going intfi
tho hands of tho Standard Oil com)
pany. i
HAVE PROMISE OF i
AID FOR DREDGING
Captain Harris and Z. T. Slglini
who wero tho only representative
who appeared before tho count
court for the purposo of pleading to;
aid In opening tho various Inlets o
tho Bay for traffic by small boats, ra
turned homo very much gratlfle
with their mission. Their it sent"
atlons received kindly attention, ani
the requisite aid was promise J. It U
understood tho plan is to
dredger which will become tho prop:
orty of tho county. The !. In thai
tho waterways of a county aro af
much entitled to consideration a!
aro the highways Is conceded b
every fair minded man and this la
of tho matter wns taken by tlt
county court. Tho delegates wen
not prepared to submit prices on
dredgo and so tho matter Is laid ov
until the noxt meeting of the cou
when It Is said, the matter will
takon up and decided finally.
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