The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, September 14, 1905, Image 8

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Tc!i Miteei 'Glaze and Vander
; pool of . Prineville They :
' -'..:. Could Make Money. : ,
V.ITN ESSES FRIENDLY TO
. THE THREE DEFENDANTS
It Wae Understood That "the ' Land
; Was . for Wfllianaon and Geaner
; and Was to Bt Turned" Over to
Them. . - ,' ..s.i..y-,'; ,',..'.- .
i' T'fT' - iv:7';
; Two 'young womi from Prtnevlll.
" Mis Msgffl ' Glass and Mlaa erl
' Vanderpool, wer th principal wIIiwmm
'thta morning in th trial of Comtw
. . man Williamson.. Dr. Gesner and. Marlon
R. Biggs, In tb federal court. . ..
. - Both testified in the former trials, and
.though placed oa the stand by the prose
cution It has been plainly apparent that
their sjrnipathles were strongly enlisted
for the defense. District Attorney Heney
. questioned them etoselyto Iear whether
any effort had been made by the defense
"to 4nflaenoa their statement from the
witness stand, but denied that there iiad
.been anything- of the sort.-' j
A letter-written by Dt.1 Van Geaner
and which was a feature of the former
trials was Introduced this morning. It
was addressed to Henry Beard, aa en
tryman- who took up claims at tha In
Unca of tha defendants, and In It tw.
- Gesner directed him to- relinquish his
claim aa there was dancer that other
wise they might "aat into trouble.")
"They are liable to call us before tha
'yrand Jury aa witnesses,", wrote Geaner.
; The only thing- to do is to relinquish."
. H instructed Beard to go before
Sires at once, and execute tha necessary
papers. The letter was written? after
the Investigation of timber entries In
Crook county had begun and at tha tint
-when Special Agent Neuhausen had been
ordered to Prineville , to, look into the
alleged .fraud. i-.'.''-.', ' '--- -;
' Beaaer aa' a xtr-Writer. v
Beard waa not the only entrymon to
whom (leaner wrote In this way and the
lettere are regarded by tha prosecution
-a Imoprtant links In the chain of evl-
! dence against the defendants. r ..
" The first witness called this "morning
waa Christian Feuerhelm, who had taken
up a timber claim In the summer of
. 1001, but when questioned regarding his
understanding as to. selling. the claim. to
Williamson and Gesner his recollection
proved exceedingly ' hasy. ' Like- Henry
Beard, h received a ' letter ' from , Dr.
Geaner saying, "That timber 'claim 'and
all tha rest, I have got' to throw them
up, and Geaner Instructed Feuerhelm
to go before. Biggs and relinquish In
order to "avoid troubla" from the gov.
mment ; The witness professed to .be
unable to remember many important de
tails. He waa cross-examined at great
length by Judge Bennett, but without
-material result. -" -v....
'- Miss Glaae, the next witness, testified
that on -day In J una, ltOl, she and
Mia Vanderpool met Biggs on . the
street' In ' Prtnevilla . and he spoke - to
'them about taking up timber claims, v
,. "I understood that It was for Wil
liamson and Geaner, and he said w
Were to turn the land vorer to, them.:
said the witness. But though they talked
the matter over and - made an effort
to rt a buggy In which to go to the
locality where Biggs bad suggested that
they file, tha young women finally gave
up the idea. , ,( . , , : ,r .. . ;
rtadly to, the toefens. ;'"
. - Mis Qlase admitted , tnaf "she had
-talked over the incident with her friend
Miss Vanderpool a number of time
since they were subpoenaed, and that
the latter -said to her op one occaaton
that "she didn't have to remember", the
circumstances when aaked by the dis
trict attorney. - . r,
Mr. Heney questioned tha witness
closely, in the effort to obtain-an ad
mission that aha had talked with de
fendants or their counsel aa to the tes
timony ah should give, but this Mis
uiaze aenieo, ,.. v. I.
, Miss Vanderpool, : ' who -. followed,
readily, avowed, her' friendship for the
defendants, whom she and her family
had known for rears. As to the occa
sion when ahe and Miss Glass talked
pitii viggvauuut Mlrng timber claims,
she said that ha told them they could
; borrow the money from1 Dr. Oaansr.
She. conld wjU remember- where ": It waa
that they were to locate, althourh aha
though It-sraa-K the Ochoco country. Bh
wuia no rememner certainly about thle
'. nor did she know whom they were to
. meet wnen they reached their destine
Th wltnas acknowledged I' that she
i naa- toia the defendants and their
inenas or incidents she had obaerved
, while waiting in the district attorney's
mnw, ana an naa often . talked -with
laem aoout the case, t- - , .-j., ..
' .: - Oallad em Befeaduta. - '
; "My father- told me before r came
oown ner to be sure to see Mr. William
on and Dr. Geaner. and . slnra m
mother cam ahe ha been, with me to
see them." .v,-,,,';.. ,.
j '- Mr. Heney endeavored ' to bring out
evidence a to a conversation . which
Mia Vanderpool had with her brother-
!"-'". w. u. the present county
judge of Crook county. The district
attorney stated to the court that be
wished to show that after -the' conver
sation with Biggs MUs Vanderpool
talked It Over with Bell, who told her
that she could, not legally take up a
lalm, under the arrangement proposed,
ut that nevertheless she triad to gat a
uggy so aa to drive out and make an
mtry. Objartlona by the defense pre
1 vented the testimony. . . - , ,,
Mrs. John M. Watklna, who bad not
-testified on the previous trials, waa the
next witness.. II he and her husband took
Vo claim expecting to -acll -them to
'.t'llllamaon H Geaner. - . . t
- We were te mska 7 on each" Watm.
said Mrs. Watklna. "We were to sell
th land to Williamson Gesner whan
we got title." ';-, . i ; '
She .was present ' when' Williamson
'wrote In her huoband'a notebook th de-
O. R. & U. CEGIfiS VVORH v;.
' ' OK WALLULA PACIFIC
d A "peelat fitoMtca Tb Jranal.) -
Walla Walla. Wash.. Sept. If. 4
'A big grading outfit has been .
e started to work on th Wallula 4)
A Pacific right of way acres ths . 4
Columbia river from Wallula.-
. About II teams and at men are . 4)
t airway at work and another con- ,
struct ion crew with heavy ma- )
. rhlnery Is expected there thle
week. Permanent - ram pa have
been established. The Wallula e
I arlfle a backed by the Oregon
f.ailroad avlgattoa company.
e4eeeadae4
V
;;e uEotoke
Ill GLAIUS
scriptlons of ths land on which they
were, to fUa. She heard something aald
about the use of the grass in lieu of
Interest on th money advanced by
Oesner. . ' ' - " i . - .-..' '
Beard Testtmoay Zs OoayUcing.
Henrv Beard Proved a strong witness
for the government. ' He was employed
by Wllliamaon Gesner In the summer
of im and tsstlf led ' that the former
waa at tha ranch la June aaalatlng in
the surveying of landa on which timber
entrlea were aubaequently made. - He
testified to a. number of conversations
which too place and which ar regarded
by the. district attorney aa strongly
corroborative of the charges of tha In
dictment. ' Williamson Geaner had a
plat on which they marked the quarter
sections having springs or stresms or
water. On one of. these Beard filed a
claim, at the Instance of Geaner. two
week after making hi ruing atrmavu
he was Informed by Gesner that bia
entry had be tranafrred to another
quarter section. , a another - aheepman
had taken up th land on which. Beard
bad attempted to file. . The change was
made without his knowledge. ,.-, -tj
i..'V''-'..: ". Kutot Is tha Oaa. ::';--Henrv
Hudson. Whose testimony at
th former trial kept every one In tha
courtroom convulsed with laughter, waa
on the witness stand yesterdsy after
noon. , Hla atorr . proved quite aa en
tertaining as orr the previous occasions
and waa a welcome variation from the
monotony , of the proceedings.- "Hudson
hsa been a strong witness for tha gov
ernment, and while hla testimony ha
been .given la. a manner, that excited
much amusement. It has at th same
tlma been damaging to tha defense.-
"Oesner aald he would give me &oai
for the claim when I got title," said
Hudson. ; : r ;..'...-
"What reply Jld you maker asked
the district attorney, i - f, ; ;
"I said I would do It"
"Didn't -you think . that mad a
agreement?' -.' r.
"Well,, yea, I ,-did.''-" v " : - : V -i
Hudson explained that be secretly In
tended to sell to some on else If he
could get more money, adding with en
gaging frankness, "I don't know If I had
the right to do that, but I had the drop'
on them. It wtmtTMT honest In me.
but I meant to do It." - - X, . - - -
FISE CHIEFS PARADE : AT
Visiting Delegates of Coast As
sociation Spend Day See- . Vy
':.fp: Ing Exposition. ', if
Led by Chief "Dave" Campbell of th
Portland fir department and trepre-
sentatlve of ths exposition, ISO mem
bers of the Pacific C'oaat Fire-Chiefs'
aaaoclattoa aeoepted the freedom of the
Uewi and Clark exposition thl morn
ing at ;J0 o'clock. They paraded the
exposition grounds, with wive end ehlU
dren, while D Caprlo'a Admlrriatration
band played spirited marches and- "sev
eral thousanda reviewed th old "fire
laddie" - with admiration, ' the fire
fighters, of the fair were in line, with . the
visitors,
: There - were- no further ceremonies
during the dsy, the veteran contenting
themselves with' reviewing -the exposl
tlon and taking In the TralL .v '
Following Is a partial list of the
who were in line thl morning: ' : , v
hler H. A. Guthrie.- Sacramento:
waiter upes, Lo Angeles; Fred Krauth,
Alameda. Cai. A H. Myers, Spokane: A.
Bruce. Hoquiam; R. cook. Seattle: W.
a. Brockman. Davenport: , George Me
Alevy. Tacomat E. B. Raymond.- Olym-
pla; P. Schuller, Kllensburg; A. G. Hen
derson. Chehalla; W. Met. Walla Walla,
Wash.; Charles F. Lydon. . Iewlaton;
Fred Kelly, Wallace: M. L. Two-
good. Boise, Ida.! James Smart. Calgary.
J,-. H. Carlisle, - Vancouver, B- C.;
Thomas Wstson, Victoria! J. HJiVat-
son, Kew Westminster, British Colum
bia: H. P. Wand, Vancouver. British
Columbia;. John Parkin, Nanalmo, Brit
ish Columbia; F. A. French, The Dalles;
C K. : Foster, Astoria; W. C Toran.
Eugene; ex-Chief E. P. Sheaagreen, Cor
vallla; John Berry. Corvallla: M. Fox.
Baker rtn. nr..nn ...rht.r p n.,.,,.,1
Ellensburg. Washington: a O. Kohler,
Aberdeen; G. K. Morley. H. W, Bring-
hurst.. H. W. Mix. K. Hockett, Seatua;
James Wilson and Hugh Lee. Calgarr:
member of th fir department of Eu
gene, C F. Smith. I ! Warn or k,
Marvla Huu, M. , 8. - Hubbell.
Roy Balea, J. C. Curran, J.' I Dlllard,
Nathan Barrett, R. R. Booth, M. C. Har
ris, J... P.- Turner, John Simpson. W.
Millar, A C Matthew. F. K. Dunn. F.
C. Smith. E. Courtwrlght, C. 8. Frank,
C I Winters, J, 8. Gray, C W. Starr,
Georg Sovern, R. O. Henleln and George
Jennings. ..... .;: . 'V
CORVALUS CLUBMEN I?
ARE HELD FOR TRIAL
(Spaetel Dlapatek to T JesraaLt
Corvallla. Or., Sept., 14. Three indict
menta were returned by Prosecuting At
torney Bryson late yesterday afternoon.
The first I against Jack Mlllne of the
Corvallla club for selling liquor to Keith
Brown August ZS, the aecond la against
Merwln McMalnes for selling liquor to
Thomas Bell and th third I agalnat
Mlllne and Clin for selling liquor to
George Plaster. "v : " i - f-- '' t
All pleaded not guilty and th trial
wa set for September it. , Notice of
appeal was given by Cllne. v. -t
Clin figures In three new esse also,
and hla total bonds era tMOO.i Jack
Mllln I under f 40 for two oases. Me-
Malnes" part, la th affair Is still un
settled. He Is In Independence. All are
accused Of selling liquor In violation of
the prohibition law passed here by local
option "rj" r,, y
foreWpowers longing
TO PUNISH VENEZUELA
; (Joarsal SpecUt BerrkM. -. -Washington,
Sept. It. It IS reported
that Germany and Franc are aching to
slap, yeneauela and endeavoring to as
certain to what lengths this country
will let them go In punishing President
Castro. -t la aald that both govern
menta have addressed notes to thts gov
ernment , urging th United SUtes to
either be firm snd enforce tha right of
foreigners In Venesuela or to keep their
hands off , and let forla,nera nrotact
themselves with ' aaller and nurinir
The. Stat department denies the note.
Low Excursion Rates to trie East
' On ' ale " September : . It. - It
and . IT, . th '. Rock Island i rail
way - win ll round trln tir.k.
t to eastern point at greatly raduoad
ratsa. For full particular call on r
adlres A. H. McDonald, genersl agaiiL
Hi laird trt Portlaad. Oregon,
SPECIiL OFFICERS
ACCUSED
1
, u
Police J Committee ;. Discovers
': That Old System Was Most
, v ; Corrupt One. . , .
EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT
CRAFT. WAS COMMOM
TKugg Protected for a Price, Citilens
Robbed and Retort Populated by
, Men Wearlns Badge of Authority
Granted Thera by City. ;
Recent Investigation of the police
oommltte of the city executive board
ha exposed a deplorable stats of affairs
in the.old special police service of th
city.- Under the guise of officers of th
law, many eXhe special patrolmea nave
been acting aa special agents for notor
ious ' resorts - and hava been protecting
lawbreakara,. defeating th efforts of of
ficial to bring them 10 Juatlce.
These are the reason th pollc com-
mitt, backed by Mayor Lane, ha re
voked the appolntmenta of all the apebial
officers in the city.
, A large number of the special officer
who have had their appointments re
voked are attempting to act a watch
men, but th pollc commute declare
that It Will not permit thta. If any
business -boua daaire to employ men
whom the committee refused -, to . re
appoint they are at liberty to do. ao.
providing the watchman remain 4n th
building during the time he la supposed
to . be on duty; otherwise he. will' be
arrested by -the police for violating tb
curfew law If found .on th street at
Bight. r , ' .
Not one of the privet watchmen
will be permitted to wear a pollc uni
form or carry. plstoL although a large
number hav mad application for per
mits to carry, firearms.' , -J- -
"The committee' has arrived at the
conclusion,"- id ' Mayor" Laoey today.
that ' thl business ha to stop. Th
special pollc force has been the source
of more trouble than anything else In
the city. We hav found why we can
not enforce the law and why w cannot
get our hands on crlmlnala. -W lay
thw blame- at -the door of the special
ftloers, many of whom hav been in
league with the lawbreaker and ar
crlmlnala themaelvea. . ' . -
"A large number of these men hav
been giving good service to store and
other big establishment and for; thta
reason merchant are protesting against
our taking away their commissions, but
at the sama tlma these specials hav
been taking money from some of th
notorious resorts of th city, have as
sisted criminal to escape and hav been
known-to rob people themselves. 1
"Hereafter we are going to hav just
aa few special policemen aa - possible
and If any of th men we appoint are
caught 'violating the rulea laid down for
them to follow-the committee -will take
their stars away from them aa quickly
as from th old spedala. W are de
termined, iavthav aa reliable men aa
specials as uwn -ars on me regular
Kttoa .fere,'' . r" r V t '"
SPECIAL JOiiliSOil HOLDS IIP
HIS PREDECESSOR
Man Discharged From Police
K Force Said to Be Free With
His Revolver. 7 .
' J. F. Johnson, who while Intoxicated,
assaulted ' Dr. Johnson and friend,
craatsd a disturbance at the polioo sta
tion and resigned from th pollc fore
after chargas had been preferred against
him with the police commission, hoa
broken loose again, thla time aa a spe
cial officer. .' . .
'At Park and Flanders streets laat
night Johnson -1 said to hav drawn a
revolver and ordered a man named Clem-
ents to tnrow up nis nanos, saying
I wa"l3 :
C W., MotCa nlgfltwatchman,' whose
place aa .special officer wa taken by
Johnson, arrived on tha scene and asked
th caua of th trouble. Johnson or
dered htm to throw up his handa. ; -'
Johnaon then released Clements and
placed Mott -under arrest and took him
to the police station, where . he was
charged with roaming the 'streets after
hours. Mott was released on his own
recognisance. ' He appeared In the po
lice court this morning and told his
story to Jvdg Cameron. - " j
. "Tbr I something very funny about
thl thing of. peolalH officer - going
round drawing revolver and ordering
men to throw up their hand," said
Judge Cameron. I will postpone the
further hearing of thl cas until ' to
morrow; in the meantime let Clement
b subpoenaed a a wltne.'' ;;. v,
KILLED BY DRINKING r -
MEDICINES FOR WHISKEY
' " ' ' Ueatnal gfweial aWvica.) '"" ' '':
Salt- Lake, Sept. 14. One man dead
and another on the-verge of the grave
and four, are 111 , at a sheep camp In
Opal. Wyoming, a h result of the use
of nine bottles of patent medicine in the
place or whiskey. Jill members of the
party are sick.. One of them , crawled
to a neighboring ranch for assistance.
Clint .Armstrong Is doubled up and It is
Impossible to straighten out his body
and he will be. burled In, that position. .
TWELVE INJURED IN -ii&
RIO GRANDE WRECK
''. '."J"' (Jearsal Special feervle. f -Bingham,
Utah, Sept 14. A runaway
or train crashed Into the rear of a pas
senger train on. the Bio Grande branch
road this morning and Injured 12. The
moat seriously hurt are C. J. Cogan of
St. Louis, Mrs. McKntee of Salt. Lake
and Qua Rodis of Bingham. . The pss
senger rsced ahead of the runaway Id
the derailing switch" As the -runaway
wa thrown off It struck, th baggag
car, severely shaking up- tha passengers.
CLAIMS IMMUNITY FROM
ARREST, AS A CONSUL
-r
' . (Joeraal SpeeUI gerrlet .
Chicago, Septi It. Claiming immunity
because of his position, the Russian
vloe-eonsul of this city, Prlnae Knglot-
scheff, appeared In police court thl
morning charged with speeding his auto
mobile beyond tha limit.' The caae wa
continued. H threatens to take the
cas to WasMngtoo, ......J. - ;..,
GiSSOlu" On 13
From Governor Folk to Humblest
a . - .
; ' Citizerr Oregon's Welcome
:'''X-ls Extended-
THRONGS AT FAIR TO
ij., -f
MAKE OCCASION NOTED
Spirit of Hearjty CordiaUty It Fea
ture of the Ceremonies in Which
Northweat Does Honor to Miaaouri
Commonwealth. - v
d e d
e , , . "
V Missouri flay and th traveling
Tassenger agent caused the t-
tendance to reach 10.7T to- !:
o'clock. today. Yesterday th total
number of admlaslon waa 1T.84J.
Th eason of rainy .weather broke
this momrng in honor of Missouri' day
at the .exposition and It la estimated
that at least 1,000 residents of the
"show me" state gathered In the Audi
torium at 1 o'olock this afternoon-to
hear Governor Joseph W. Folk. '
The Administration band was playing
"Dixie" and other -' southern melodies
for a-half -tiour -efore-."-"H. Kern,
president of the Missouri commission,
rapped for order and spoke a welcome,
President H, W. Goods of the exposi
tion extended a welcome. On behalf of
the state of Oregon. Governor' Georg
E. Chamberlain' made a brief speech.
Msyor Harry Lane extended to -the vis
itor th freedom of th city ;of Port
land. Th final addrass was that of
Governor Folk, which is printed In full
on another page of this Issue. . . ' ;
Besldea. the Administration - band.
mualcaL features, greatly appreciated
wer soloa by Mrs. Frank Ebarl and R.
X T.' Whit. -- - : - ..j;.; ,
. immediately following th ceremonies
a public reception took plaee In th Mis
souri building, during which Governor
Folk shook hand with hundreds of hi
admirers. There was nothing' half
hearted about th day. 7 It waa one of
th most notable of the exposition
period. -7 . - -v ,
GAVE PROFITS TO
TRUST COnCERN
Ethics of High Finance From an
Insurance Point of View ;.
irAre ExpIaJntfrtr'I
,-. 'J.. (Jearaal gpaelal ttvle.V , .
New Torkj Septi l. -Before the regis-lUv-
laveetlgattng eommitteo this
afternoon " Treasurer' Cromwell of the
Mutusl Life ' (Insurance company en
lightened the committee .on th ethic
of high finance from an Insurance com'
pany's view.. .-.-. .-
He elaborated .upon the queatlon of
honor which .had prevented the Mutual
from becoming a member of a ayndl
oat to deal ia bond which they did not
carrv regularly,! a a. an Investment, al
though a clear profit wa promised, but
which , allowed the company to reap
profits through -; auxiliary - companies.
the stock or which the Mutual con
trolled.'" " ;
.The- disclosures were brought forth
when Hughes waa questioned concern'
Ing the 1600,000 Missouri Pacific bonds
which the . company purchased. Th
bonds war taken by th Mutual and dls
tributed among the companies controlled
by. .the 'Mutual. The ayndlrat - bought
the bonda at 1 and agreed to sell at
(6, promising a clear profit of 4 points.
Cromwell was -asked why the Mutual
abandoned the chance to clear a' profit
by immediately tranaferrlng the bonds
to the trust companies. . He answered
Mutual refused. Hughe demsnded to
know why h -refused to participate in
the syndicate - and ' Cromwell excitedly
exclaimed: '
"I had rather you would not press
th question." He said . the-company
never had handled Missouri Pacific
bond and did not consider it advisable
to go into- a syndicate which had, as
avowed purpose In dealing with the se
curities aa the Mutual did not handle
them aa aa Inveatmen V . y
pirate o::er (s fi::ed
$1,600 AT VICTORIA
r- Vi'O'. ... . , :'--r:4
Carmencita Must Pay Roundly
for False Pretenses and
- s -i Seek New Register; r -
' :, (gpsclal Dlapatek W Tb JaarsaLt
Victoria, B. C, Sept.. H. Collector of
Customs Newbury of thl port today
fined th- sealing schooner Carmencita,
Captain Jack McLane, f 1,600. Th fin
wa ' Inflicted - under thre counts,
namely: f ' '.-''-'
1, - False report of schooner when
outward bound in taking clearance for
Acapulco under prevloua register.- '
1. , landing akina at Clayoquot before
reporting to customs officials.'- 4 ' ,
3. . Enuring at Port Clayoquot; other
than port of entry,' when not compelled
to do so by stress of weather, etc
The fine will . be paid and . the aklns
will be handed over. It la understood
here that Rlthet . Co. will, take th
aklns and wagea will then be paid ths
crew.-- The-Csrmenctta 1 now a non
descript schooner and wUl have to seek
register elsewhere. V 1 '
NO CHANGE REPORTED
IN KOMURA'S CONDITION
' Joaraal Special Srvia,V .
Kew Tork, Sept. 14. Baron Koraura's
condition la unchanged thla afternoon.
Thtloctor r undecided aa to what
ailment he-la aufferlng from, but -eay
that it may be either typhoid fever or
gallstones., . " ,' ' -, ;
. ' . . Lightning Stilkaa Tent. , .
IJoarnal Sseelal Servica.)
Indlanola, Iowa, Sept. 1 4. Llghtnln
this morning hit a tent at th county
fair and killed four and Injured a score.
soma 01 wnom may die. . ,
i r-
GET PHIZES
The Fair Management Provides
; Awards - for All. Sorts and ,
V Conditions of Children.
TOTS WILL RULE THE t
EXPOSITION SATURDAY
From Widely-Spread Compaas Points
Xlttle OneaWlir Come to Compete
for Valuable Rewards In Oregon's
Crcateit Baby Contest
The infant Is over tyrant ef hls-ows
home. - but Saturday- hla dominion will
extend even unto the ends of the lewt
and Clark fair grounds.
. Baby,day will settle once .for all the
supremacy of the' email onea and badges
will be given to every one under five
years to show that he la a member of
tha tyrannical brotherhood. The badges
are of bronse and each of th first thou
sand children appearing will receive one
from the handa of fair young women
at thegate. : . '.,;.,'
JBut aom or the small tnoe ar
greater than other, and they ar thos
which hav not yef attained to th age
of four year, and rwho ar' Hated 'for
competition in good look, sweet temper,
strong lungs, or what you will, and for
these favored 'ones bronx badgea wtu
be reserved even should they be th last
ones to enter tb gates. And they will
b given to their ownera on Monday If
not bfor t the ator ot Mc Allen
McDonnelL '--J' . .. , . .
A ' gorgeous pageantry of baby folk
and their impedimenta will be seen at
X o'clock passing In splendid array from
tha pavilion and traversing tha grounds.
It will disappear within the walla of
the Auditorium, from whleh the curious
public will . be excluded , till -I o'clock.
At that time It I peremptory that every
mother and her bab be aeatad that they
be not confused with ths motley crowd
not-possessing babes for display. - , . .
Prises will be given ror me most
beautifully appointed carriage and; the
moat novel feature Of th parade.
; 80 many of these little folk are su
perlative, in good qualitlea that the
Judge have solved a great difficulty
by securing about 100 "prlaes for their
various merits.- The biggest, ths small
eat, the fattest, the tallest, the prettiest.
tho ugliest, the beat-tmpreoth moat
disagreeable have a chance, and that
babe ' must be wonderful indeed 'that
cannot assure a- prise from euch a Hat
Over S00 ar listed and claaaiflcatton re
quires so rouoh. time, that no entry will
be received after o'clock thla evening.
Seid Back, . tha Chlneae merchant. . ha
ecoured hla part of the. town for the
finest specimens ef oriental babyhood,
and the Japanese, much a they desire
peace, are ready to tempt war in this
way. . .".":--,..".?.,
On child who will undoubtedly secure
prise is a lineal descendant of Clark
of the famous expedition, and another
was bom ott the ,100th anniversary of
tha setting out of the expedition. -..''
-r There , are to be 10 Judges who will
award, prtxea. .and.-thelr jiamW -wUl be
kept secret forever and a .day.. .aa they
re, very rcna. or this, liff.
SHERIFF ACCUSES WIFE OF
ifBEATIrtB HIU g;
.. .... . ...s:-?'' J'":
Canutt of Colfax Says Spouse
;! Struck and Cursed Him So ;
He Wants a Divorce. ;
(SpseUl .Dispatch te'.Tke JaraaL -
Colfax. Wash.. 8pt.- 14. After 'iQ
yeara of marrleoT' life : J.' XL Canutt,
aherirr of Whitman county, has filed suit
for divorce from Mary . Ida Canutt. on
the grounds of lncompatablltty of tern
per and gross cruelty. , The complaint
oharges that soon after their marriage,
which occurred In Whitman county,
Washington territory,- In - 18H, - Mrs.
Canutt in a fit of violent rage struck,'
frequently repeated these actions in
later yeara. ' Canutt charges that, hla
wife la needlessly extravagant and that
ahe ha "blown in" more than 1100 of
hla monthly salary of I13S.S3 for cloth
ing and other thlnga for her personal
use. - - . - 7 - ; 1. ,
' Mrs.' Canutt in an answer denies th
charge, ask for,IJS0 attorney fees,
1100 for costs ef suit and ITS a month
for maintenance. Judge Chadwlck al
lowed Mrs. Canutt $75 for attorney
fees, $60 for suit money and 111.11 per
month for maintenance. -
Sheriff Canutt Is serving his third
term. ... i . , ' . ::.'!'.: "
MAY BUY SITE OF ;
FORESTRY' BUILDING
After discussion the Joint committee
from the park board and the city coun
cil today voted to ask the city council
to ouy one or more acrea aa a site lor
the . building. ' The council is believed
to be friendly toward I th proposition.
; Th legislature paased a law authoris
ing the stats fair commission to give
th building to the city If at least one
acre of land 1 wer purchased by the
municipality on which to place. It. , The
propoea) before the meeting thla after
noon Jim to buy .20 acres. Including the
land 00, which the' Forestry building is
located, and extending toward GuHd's
lake to tak in Lakevlew terrace, t '.' '
SIX CASES POSTPONED -
. . IN CIRCUIT, COURT
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Another record waa broken In the cir
cuit thla ' morning when the six- jury
trials set st various times today hsd to
be- postponed for ' reasons many and
varied. Presiding Judga Fraser looked
disgusted. ' Attorneys were 111,, clients
wer on their deathbeds, witnesses! were
duck shooting, defendants hsd gon out
ef town for a few dsys, Important mat
ters of state had to be attended to by-l
some and their praaene wa tmposslbl
In th circuit court on such a bright
day a thl. ' Many were Interesting.
some : humorous, a few , ; fishy, but all
prpved vslld.,". t- '-.-.-(
!'." '... WeolgTOwera' Oftoers, --.'v-
At th meeting yesterday of th Ore
gon Woolgrower . ssaor.lattbn the-following
men wer alerted officers: Presi
dent' Robert Keys, Mitchell: vice-president,'
X. O. Warner, Pendleton; -H. C.
Roooer. Antelope, secretary; T. R. Hynd
f Heppnar. J. H. Dobblna of Joseph, J.
K. Smith of Pendleton and W. J. Ay re
of Durkee, members of the executive
board. -The next meeting of -the asso
aiaUoa will be boM at Condon. , .
aaiauoi
Charles U. Underwood Kills Dick
; Dennett of ., Tysh Valley -;
, From an Ambush,
SHOOTS HORSE AND PUTS '
; TWO CULLETS IN RIDER
Homicide the - Reeult of. a Quarrel
Fruit and JFollowa . a -Forced
Midnight Apoloew to Wife of Slain
Man.' "
1 : (Bpeetal Wspstcb the 4raaLI ,"
. The Dallea, Or., Sept; 14.Sherlft Sex
ton returned from Tygh - valley thla
afternoon With Charles V. Underwood.
accused ot the murder ofDlck Bennett
of .Darnell, who wa killed nlgbt before
last. . . v. : . ''
Underwood had. leased a ranca from
Bennett and the two frequently quar
reled. Tuaaday Mra. Bennett demanded
some fruit from. the ranch and waa re
fused. - Bennett returned home late and
whan told of tha refuaal he started for
Underwood's ranch, where he forced Un-
dsrwood to accompany, htm hem and
apologise to Mrs. Bennett at IS o'olock
at night . Bennett aald that, he would
be -over la the. morning and aettie their
accounts add -made threats that he would
kill Underwood If the latter did not leave
the country. - , . - '
Underwood ear that he determined to
take no ohancea,- and lay la wait behind
a stone wall, and shot Bennett when he
paw him 1 11 a was mi iiiou.
used a 10-10 eallbr rifle and flrst killed
the hors that Bennett .rode' and then
hot ' Bennett twlc through th d
and aide, killing him inatantly. -;
Bennett waa aald to be of a quarrel
some disposition. H waa 45 year old,
married and - had several - children.
Underwood . I - unmarried,' about ' Ji
yeara bf age. Neighbor think it. a ess
of Justified, bomleld- and sympathise
with the murderer. ., . - v
f The prisoner doe not em ta b ef
f acted. 11 bought new underwear on
Ms arrlvaL He does not look Ilk a
criminal and haa a good reputation.
- 'The coroner's Jury finds that Bennett
fired on shot, but cannot tell at what
time or at- whomt-Underwood will not
talk on the case, a brreallsea bia po
sition. ,.;.' - .: ,
$200,000 flDE III
Three Blocks in Heart-of Bust
;ne$ District of Idaho Town
VAreVVtpedOutV, "
' "(Soeclal Dtaeatca te Sba JaaraaLt
' Grange vlile, Idaho. Sept 14, Fir this
morning brok' out In B. E Wilson's
saloon - and - before th conflagration
could be checked - three blocks of th
business part of th city wer burned,
entailing a loss of at least f 200.000. Th
greatest loss was that . sustained . by
Alexander A Frledenrlch, general mer
chant, th stock valued at I7S.O00 and
the handsome brick bulldlngbelng de
stroyed. - ".,-.' , -i.
The fire" started shortly before 7
O'clock and spread rapidly to adjoining
buildings. - The entire town turned out
to assist In flghttag the fire, but the
flame could not be checked until three
block had been consumed. . Telephone
communication with the outside world
Was .destroyed soon after the ' fire
started, but ,. assistance waa 1 secured
from Denver and at noon the fire waa
practically under control. Tha follow
ing is a list with the estimate of . loss
sustained: - .,- r ,1 y
-Alexander and Frledenrlch 175.000;
George K. Reed, Jersey House," $30,000:
Basler building, completed last week.
110,000; H. K. Mattison, 13,000; B. B.
Wilson, ' $1,000; , Hogan, the barber,
$1,000; Rlcharda A Orampatrom,-$i00;
A. grHardy;' fT.OTOr-A:" C. LainiliigliamH
$$.000; E. H. 8heafr, $2,000; W. C Mc
Nutt, $1,000; two. Orange buildings,
$4,000; George K. Reed, $600; Parker A
Robinsoti, $l,S0dK Mr. A. C. Hawson,
$1,000; Lysle "A Bradley, Grangevlll
BUndard, $1,000; F. A. Campbell, $500;
Scales Taylor, $600; Mr. Hattabaugh,
$200; Bank of Camaa Prairie,. $2,000)
First National bank, (Vollmer dc Scott),
$200. ' . : .-. '" . , .:(
After th fire had apread overs two
blocks and while the. entire town was
threatened, the looting of the burnt dis
trict was commenced by. local thieves.
The burnt district 1 now protected by
a atrong guard. The loss la well covered
by Insurancs. -
LAISNER COMPLAINT. '
- IS VERY SENSATIONAL
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. An exciting life ha been led by Wil
liam P. Llsner-since his msrrlage In
Vancouver, . Washington, on November
10. 1817. .At resst he alleges this in a
complaint filed by htm this morning for
a divorce from Martha H. Laianer. ' He
states - that on numerous occasions his
wife . dsserted ' him; --. that she threw
broken dishes at him and called Ittm
names. . ; ;
. Laianer atates that he ia a shipwright
and that hi dutlss hav cauaed him to
b e way from horn, and that on those
occasions his wife has not acted -properly.
- A Mr. Tanner la named a on
for whom ah showed fondness -and It
I said she went to Tacoma with him.
Laianer asks that their property,
veined at $3,500, be decreed in. trust for
the benefit of their child. .Tb. property
I located In Albina. ' - 5 . .- , -r
STEPPED IN FRONT OF -
-CARSANOlSINj1fflE0
(Joaraai flptdnt atrTlea.t :
Centralis, Wn., . Sept. 14 This
morning while th Northern Pacific yard
crew were switching at the west and
yard a man named Peter' McTefght,
claiming Seattle a hi residence," was
struck and Injured quit severely. - It
Seem that McTelght deliberately stepped
out In front ' of some .. ear t which
were being shoved ahead of the engine.
The-Injured man waa taken In charg
by tr. pumon, th company surgeon
hare, who dressed his wounds.
, - ' 1 r-
.: . , alias Vatoaaway Beslgn.
MIS Eldla NstrhaWav. aiinptntn1n
of nurses -at ths' county hospital haa
tendered her resignation to take-effect
tomorrow. She will b succeeded by
Mies M. C. trtln, who was superintend-
BRAiiBEVILLE
at there A short time last yr.
' Sa--aasJlBaansa '"S
Crueade Dene frr Cttabllsh-V
;ment of lllore 'phr!:t!in' En-:
, davor Cocietiie HtreV '
NORTHVYSOT INOTITUTE
I t. CSHINO TK2' CAPASCrl
At - Lariely-Attended - Conierencea, .
lJntereatin Papers Are Head Whidt--
Are Earncatl Diacuwed by Dele
(tea From Pacific Coast States.
A crusade for the establishment ot v
Christian Endeavor societies ' in local -
churchea end for th enlistment ot mem-;
bars wtll.be made by deiegatea to the
Northwest in session at the First Con-v
gregatlonal church. Park, and Madlsoa '
streets.'- '- . : i .:-'-
Tho campaign will begin thla after
noon a tha Y. M. C A. rooms. Fourth
and Tamhlll etreeta, where an Informal '
conference will be held with the pas .
tor of local churches where Christian 1
Endeavor societies hav not been in
augurated. An informal luncheon pre",
ceded the conference. .
' F. KdgaT Berth, president of th. Stat :
Chrlatlaa Endeavor socletyv of ' Wash
Ington, presided at thla morning's sea- , 4
slon of the institute. Approximately.
100 -deiegatea .from points In Oregon.
Washington and Idaho attended.
After Introductory remark - by Mr. .
Barth devotional :xrela, wer con -ducted
by Carl Reeve of Seattle, . who '
spoke on "Peace." He chose th sub
ject, be ealdS because be regarded It aa
especially fitting in eonnection With th
eetabllahment of peace between Russia
and Japan, and th possibilities for mis- .
sioasry - work In th orient. Further ''
chriatianlxing of they' far . east rested "
largely with tne . people . or xne racme -
coast. '-?''': " -' " ' .
A conference on rnai Bcreiary r
Work" ... wa conduoted by Rv. ,W. - J. .
Sharp, ' recentlr appointed Seld aeere. -tary
for Oregon and Waahington. and ail '";
tha delegates 'took, part la the discus :
slon. Von Ogden Vogt, general . aeo ' .
re tary, delivered aa address on th work; .
of the society. J; . - "'-..-:'.'. v: 1
Because of -'the conference and Iunch "
eon at the T. M. C. A. rooms there waa,
no afternoon session of the institute. ,'
Thla evenlng'8 Session will begin at
7:4$ o'clock when th largeat crowd of
th .convention I expected. ' Th pro.
gram conalata of prala Service and . ..-
address by Von Ogden Vogt ' '.' ... ...,
, Rev. IX- A. Thompson of Bunny ia
Presbyterian church will preald at to
morrow's assslon, , devotional exercise -will
be conducted by W J. Sharp, tho
conference on "Mlealonary Work" will ;J
b conducted by Carl Reeves and Mra,
A. H. Burkhoider will speak on -junior .
work.",.'.::,. - r X-V . svX'r:
APPEALS TO PATRIOTISM OF
JAPANESE : GOVERuOSS
Katsura Informe ExecirUvV That
j'Xfttyjal ,JrtmoutHHa f:
:W Government'. Approval. 7 ; y
. " .V - (Jearaal Special Srviee.t ' " v
Toklo, Sept. 14 Katsura today called
all local' governor to the palace 'and
informed them that the treaty of Ports
mouth meet the full approval of the
government, and appealed to their love
of country to use all their Influence to
Impress th populace at large with th
fact that 'concession had been obtained
by Japan which mean much for th fu
ture of th nation.
. Yokohama Is quiet today and authori
ties are In complete control of the alt :
uatlon. Over a hundred of the rioter
are under arrest, three wer killed and
a score Injured. " Troops are guarding
th foralgn . conaulat and church.
Th riotara wer coolies from the' elume
and the police boxes were the object Of.,
the assault . .;.
PASSENGER AGENTS-
ELECT OFFiCERS.TODAY
lJ l ' ;-; - -- 'tr
Officer were elected thle afteraooart
by- the.- Passenger. Agent' aasoelatlen
for the coming year, as follows: C. K.
Benjamin, general ageot of the Canadian
Pacifio at. St- Loula, resident; M. J."
Roche, traveling psssonger agent of th ,
Dnvr 4fc Rio Grand at Portland, vice- ,
president;-it' W. "Landman,- general
agent of , the. New .. York , Central at
Toledo, Ohio, secretary-treasurer. . "
French Lick, Indiana, wa chosen aa
th meeting plao In. 100$. , r- - -
, Tht afternoon A. L. Craig, general ,
passenger agent of the Harrlman lines
In Oregon, read a paper en. "Methods of '
Getting Business." , ; , .
PATIENT ESCAPES V " V
TROM HIS ATTENDANTS
J. C. Bigger,- a traveling saleaman,
was taken to the -Good Samaritan ho '
pita I yesterday afternoon suffering frm,
nervou prostration due to overwork.
Thl ; afternoon .attendants started ';
with him to tha Mount Tabar sanitarium "
In a hack. At Twenty and Washington -II
streets he became suddenly violent and M
tearing away from the attendant brok -th
-window of th vehicle and escaped. ' -H
was captured, lut-tt waonly with .
th aid of about dosen people. Later
the police were notified and he waa taea
to the police tatlon. '. . .' , . .
CONSOLIDATED OWNERS - V
BUY SALEM PLANTS
a)
e ' -' (re-ll nieMtrh to Tb Inarnal.)
4"T- Balem, Or., Sept. 14. Manager-
4 A Welch, of the Clttsens'. Light.
4 A Trsotlon company of thl city, .
4 has announced that the eon
4 trolling stook in the company ,
4 has been aold to eastern capital
4 . lata, said to be the same inter-'
4 : ests thst are behind the port
. land Consolidated. Frank Robert-.
4 son of portiano was the pur'
d 1 chasing agent. Tha former own-'-4.
ere were I. W, Anderson of Spo
4 - fcane and the firm of Rhodes.
4 Slnkler Butcher of Phlladel-;
d phla Th plant Include th
4 streetcar system, electric lighting
system and the gas plant. , ,
, Frank Robcrteon aaye the pur
chasers sr not th - Portland
Consolidated peopl. .
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