The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, October 13, 1905, Image 9

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Newspaper Page Text...Ua.G-iAr i Ua.iJ k'wOt.i XY tiil WhJ.iL CAPTURED BY PIANO EXFOSITION 1 . h t Ttt Utt Ve!c cf iflZzzr Vavtl Uitrtxl:3 Ttct llu I Attrtcted ynitzzntzi Attsstlon and Ptirczrr . , ct CUcrt rkzo IIcsm. v " , -4 i FOR DEFE8E Say His Mother, at Soldier's Widow, Took Up Claim With- . out Uvirjj on It THAT SUGGESTED THE 1 LAND SCHEME TO HIM Personal Gain and a Desir to Benefit ". Old Soldiers Moved Him, Ho Stye, to Oo Into Suet Reserve In Whole. tkle Way.!-',' '?v :" ; In tha nAndlna land frauA nroiMUtlfln. , w the central figure In today's pro- told the, story of hi operation In tha Sllets reserve an4 declared tn positive ' , ttmi that ha had been guiltless of any ', Intent to defraud tba govsrnment or to ' evade tha la we, ,. , ijones teat 1 fled that hi father wu a muior in iui kith war vna mai m mother, .ss a soldier's widow, took up a' homestead claim without making or , claiming actual residence. Thla first rilpMlM . hla atlmHA rt thi ukMUt .privileges sccorded to soldiers and sol diers' widows. In taklna? tin homeateaul claims, and suggested to him the Idea . of locating them In tha rich timber belt of the Sllets Indian reserve, i "Tha reason I went Into tha scheme 'wss first to make money out of It and second because of the friendly feeling V - tfABI ..I.. I . . uw ivi .iiw u.it rauivi, VMacvwuill HI ' my father's senrlce in the civil war,' , testified Jones: :' "Thaddeua S. Potter never had any connection with the prop osition In a financial way. He had no Interest In It and what he did waa dune for friendship and In return for favorr I had dona for him." . - - amereusaw wro tswi inawom. . . Several minor 'witnesses for ' this de fenaa nreoeHefl Jim 1 h ia hiuhUb inl his direct esamlnatlon waa still-unfinished when .the hour for the-noon ad Journment arrived. . Tha rroesexamlna tlon, by District Attorney Honey, which is In progress this afternoon. Is a mercl less Inquisition Into every detail of tha , alleged frauds. . In answer to the questions . of his was a veteran of tha civil war and died while the defendant waa a child. Fifteen . . yeara ago Jonea came to Oregon, where he married and haa sines msds his borne. On his way to thla coast be saw a circular stating that soldiers' widows could tske up homestead claims with qui hciuw miusncs Anereon, una nis mother . subsequently came west and filed a 'homestead entry. Pinal proof was made without any allegation of ac- ""tlial raalriantf-a anjf nafa'nr waa laatiwi: In tha summer oflltOO, said tha wit ness. Ms attention waa directed to the Sllets reserve which had been thrown open five years previous for homestead entry. The free homes act. passed by congress In 400. .allowed the acqulsl- Inn nf hnmiUlli In tha Mum with out ths payment of money, though still - requiring actual residence. There waa 1 a area, ruah nf hAtneateadera and arvAr1- u la tors for tha .reserve and Jonea con ' reived the idea of getting a number of old soldiers' widows to file on claims. - Bidat tniaTtaxw. ;r ' Supposing ' that . actual residence would not be required of the widows of veterans, Jones went to J. L. Wells and asked htm to find aa many of them as hs could to file on claims. Shortly before this Jones had met Potter, who had Just returned . from the Spanish American war, having served In the Philippines, and tha two agreed to taka officea together. In this city." Soon afterward Jonea Introduced Wells to , Potter; ' l Finding that the privileges accorded ' to the wldowa of veterans-were not so great aa hs had supposed, and learning, too, from Walla that few Of them could ha rntmil Jnnmm AmflAmA An lValla' ana.. geaaJon, to get old soldiers thsmselves -tO- tile. - .. Ji-" ........ - ..- The outcome waa the scheme which ' waa finally put in operation. Well procured a number of old soldiers, who were willing to settle end Jones-drew up contracts providing that he waa to advance the necessary expenses. . Theae expenses Were figured In each ease as fill for locating the entryman, 110 for building a cabin on tba claim, 1171 for clearing and cultivating a portion of the land and fit for expenses and land office fee a, s total of 1610. Jonea agreed also to loan tha entryman lite, tha whole to be secured by mortgage on the claim. . given when Anal proof had been made. , - Started with ts.000. .. At the time when he entered on the scheme, Jones had about 11.000 In bank and expected to borrow enough more to supply the necessary funda. Ha ex pected to make 10 per cent interest fcn his advances to ths entrymen, snd this, with the location .fees, would amply compensate him, he figured, for his time and efforts. .. . "My understanding was that the' old soldiers would make their entries lit good faith," . the wltneaa Continued. "They had no contracts to sell their claims to me. and they ' were to keep them or to aell to any one else, just as they chose. I always told them .that they had a right to dispose of the claims as they saw fit and if thay wantsd to pay me the money I had advanced and then keep the claims, themselves, I was glad to 'have them do so." : ; ., . After the old soldiers had proved up, contests were -Instituted by a number of people who had hot visited ths landa. "I did not think thess contests were made In good faith, but having advanced the money on the claims I had to pro tect my security. Before the time set for Jhe hearing of the claims, the rep resentative of some of the contestants proposed a compromise, but I waa wrotn about ths' matter and felt I waa being robbed. But flnallv I concluded It .would be cheaper to settle, and I did v'eo. , ... "I -av dona nothing .which I have attempted at any time to conceal. As soon as I learned that the clalme were held up I placed myself on record and With ' over on hundred thousand dollars', worth of fin pianos al ready sold, w re still able, this morning, 'to pre sent the largest and moat compre hensive collection of baby grands. I fCs W "d. peclal de- ! it I algned exhibition S U ' upright pianos to f L be found In the -fX . . United States, and every instrument Is marked at moat aubstantial reduc tions representing, In many instances, a saving more than enough to educate the .entire family In muslo. Thla illustrate th magnificent prepa ration made at Ellera Piano House for thla really noteworthy event.. It tell the tremendous scope of this piano exhi bition, thla hahv show and Pianola, and Orcheatrelle exhibition and explalnewhy the. Ellera store can secure sucn cosuy Inatriimanta whli'll never so Into the displays in sny other section of the country under price. . , reopie everywnere, -wno anvw, mi longer contest ths supremacy Jn the piano busineaa of the : Kllers Piano, Houses. .That was' esUbllsbed years i no wno ao noi anuw, www ,v iw their aense of thrift to learn Just ex actly what thla exhibition aal may mean to them during the next few days. It mav na well to enumerate a lew oi the special features of our business now: . i . ' - Flrt There Is a marvelous assort ment of th most costly and molt valu able ptanoa mad In America. Becona There la an average reduc tion of nearly on third to be profited by sometimes there I only a fourth frequently a 1 moat an entire half of tha regular retail vaiuea ot inw nvr Inaa. Weber. Ktmballa, Haseltons, Ho. bart M. Cables, gchumanna, JUeatera, etc., tc. Is to be saved. : Third You don t nave to comer about having the plan delivered now. Select the Instrument now, have It set sslde, free of charge, and delivered when It la wanted, sven If not until - next Chrlstmss ths holldsys are really pot very rar oit. - - , , r Fourth In spite of the, enormous price reductions and in spite of the ex traurdlnary efforta we have made to se cure here an exhibit of piano. Pianola and Orcheatrelle that would meet In fulleat degree th expectation of th sveneet Judge aa a moat eomprnnaiv World Fair exhibit, w are In a posi tion to aell the Instruments at th cut sal price on easiest of monthly or semi-annual payments for th simple additional Interest No one need hesitate now in partici pating In this7 sale. We doubt if 1 will ever be possible again to present her la Portland. r any other city, th wonder fully comnrahenalv dlaolav that awaits your coming. Come la today or tonight' Remember, that every. dayre delay lea- sen your selection bv thousands of dol lars' worth of fine pianos. , , . .' Note these prices: J Baby grands Retail value, fill; now $462; payments. 111 a month. Baby grands Retail values, 1760; now 1548; payments, 111 a month. Baby grands Retail values, IJ60; now 112; payments. Ill a month. . Bby grands Retail values, $1,000; now 1741: payments, $20 a month. Upright pianos Retail values, $260; now 1127; payments, $1 a month. Upright planoa Retail value, $100; now $161, tc; payments, $ a month. Upright pianos Retail value, $400; now 1287, etc.; payment. $1 a month. Upright piano Retail values. $600; now $2S and III; payment, $10 a month. --.! Upright planoa Retail values, $100; now Si7, eta; payment, $1$ a month. The nanoia is never - sold for less than $360 and $100. All Pianola are now supplied with . ths ' metro sty Is. pianola pl anoa, ithe com plete . plane, a some on haa ao aptly named them, rang In, price from $600 to II.- 000. Pay $12, or $r5. -or 15 a month. Library privileges (the most extensive on th Coast) to all Pianola and Pianola piano owner. See also announcement of our Orchestrell exhibition on an other page of this Issue. . Ellers Piano Hous. piano and Pianola exhibition and baby show, $61 Washington street ssnt to th secretary of th Interior a copy ,of the contract I had made with the entrymen. I have not at any time feared the fullest Investigation." - . Xad Castas Improved. ' Jones said that the first cabins built by his dtipcttArwerejiot satisfactory and he had them Improved, putting' In doors and windows and chinking up the logs. This brought the average coat, of each cabin to $46 or $60. and the clear ing and cultivation of the land averaged bout $116. Expenses and land office fees were about $10' and the locating about $100 on each claim. ' Only seven of the old soldiers' claims were, finally sold to Jones, and of thess ony four were patented. He secured also one. claim filed by a soldier's widow. Ths story or his aeanngs witn ine indi vidual entrymen was still In progress whsn court adjourned at noon. .. Other testimony given .thla morning waa 'comparatively unimportant Judge William Oalloway, former receiver of the Oregon City land office, was sub jected to a merciless crossexamlnatlon by District Attorney Heney. whose ques tions plalnljr Indicated tile belief that the wltneaa had not employed due dili gence In his examination or nomeeteaa claimants. . "My testimony cannot satisfy you, Mr. Heney.w said -ths witness at iaat. "out my actions, I think, always satisfied the commiasloner of the land office.' Lee Wader, a brother of the defendant. Ira "Wade, snd John Mloek testified thst the land on which the claims were located was suitable for agricultural purpoaes when cleared. On Important piece of evidence on thla subject which is In th possession Of the prosecution but ha hot yet been Introduced is a letter written to Senator Mitchell In January, 1(0$, by N. H. Looney, auperln tendent of. th state Reform school. Looney wrots to get Mitchell to use his influence In securing ths patent In homeatead of clalma taken up by a son and two nephew of the writer In the 81 lets reserve," The olslms Immediately adjoined aom of thoae taken up by the old soldiers sent down to the reserve by Jones. ..-. . ..-.... Looney wrote that "Comnilssloner Hermann promised that aa soon ss they were reached 'and examined he would attend to them at once and wend on the papers to the boys. Of course hs wss not sbls to redeem hjs promise, and . so I wish you would uss your Influence to help ns get deeds ss soon aa possible. . , . These homesteade are away back In th mountains, almost Inac cessible, and th underbrush grows so rapidly . that their Improvements will disappear If they have to wait long. The land la good for nothing in the world except the timber.- Will (Looneys son) saya hi claim atand almost on edge. The getting of the deed means a great deal to these young men Just starting out in life.". , Thla letter plainly eontradtcta the assertion that ths land waa adapted t farming purposes. A . BLUNDER IN ' AN ADVERTISEMENT MeAlUst ft HaSomaaU Ax Xfot Belli' ' OS-Oeat Olovea for -the Zdttte . loe of $9 0ass. . . . In th advertisement of McAllen ' MoDonnell, . published In Ths. Journal yesterday, It waa stated 'that the firm was selling ladlea' gloves, values up to 11.76, at 21 cents. This wss an error In ths printing, snd should havs read $1 cents. Everybody knows thst Mo AlPsn McDonnell often shave prices down to a very low figure, and that profits are always exceedingly modest, yet this is a cut beyond all precedent There are no more of these $1.76. gloves to be hsd at I cents. ' I N. XiOmserds Xavs a Boy. A son was born to ths wlfs of Qsjr Lombard, 164 Everett street today. . rfste41 Steek tjaased Ooods. Allen 4t Lewis' Best Brand. , Coupon Free ftawal Ian Trip Honolul I In. HairaJlaa talas4a ' I , . : '., :' I vote for,. This coupon must be voted on or before October 20, 1101. For a Clever Woman With a . small income and artlstlo tastes there's no cheaper or better method of house decoration than the application of a coat or two of ready mixed paint here and there. . It Is our thought that It will be to your benefit to see us about - paint the small coat of making woodwork look -11k now may be a matter of moment to you. Fifther, Thoraen Co rSOVT A1T9 KOIUUSOaT. FRANK J. SMITH IS POPULAR SUPERINTENDENT ' -it Exhibitors Will Prove This by Giving Him a Testimonial 1. and a Purse f ." Frank J. Smith, superintendent of tho Manufactures.-Liberal Arts and Varied Industries snd ths Machinery, Electricity and Transportation buildings at ths eg. position. Is to receive tomorrow a purse and testimonial from the exhibitors tn the former building. There are 21$ ex hibitor In thl structur snd not on haa - failed to sign th testimonial ' or subscribe to the purse raised for Mr. Smith, whose popularity Is admittedly greater than that of any other official having similar duties at ths fslr. . The nreaentatlon aoeech will be made at noon by J. J. V. O'Connor., The testimonial- Is the handiwork , of A. J. Dockarty and consists of a handsome parchment volums. Mr. Smith went to the fair grounds Jsnusry II as custodian of exhibit.' He assumed the' superlntendency of 'th Manufactures and . Machinery buildings May 1. It Is said that hs. hss th good will of every exhibitor In both buildings. SPECIAL CAR WILL . ' CARRY W. C. T. U. Th W. C. T. IT. of Oregon and Wash ington is planning for a special car for the trip to the national convention at Los Angeles October 2T to November ' Ths car will lsave the Union depot Monday morning, October 2$ at 1:10 o'clock: Th . Washington delegation will arrlv In Portland Saturday, Octo ber 21. Mr. Callle How of St Joseph,. Mis souri, a national lecturer of th W. 6.1, V., will tour the atat beginning In Ashland November 11. Herbert Bhat- tuck, a young lawyer of New York, wilt lecture in Oregon In the Interest of the Senior ' Loyal Legion, beginning about January 1. Other noted workers will come to Ore gon directly after the national conven tion. . ' '. -, CLOSING OF FAIR DOES NOT AFFECT SALOONS The prediction that there would be a falling off-In the number of saloons In thvc1ty this quarter owing to ths clos ing of ths exposition hss not corns true A many licenses already have been Issued thla quarter aa there were In ex istence at the end of last and' several other applications are on file. At th J i resent time there are 417 licensed sa oona In.the city. insists Oeeertloa. Csrrl Settle has begun suit for di vorce f rem Oeorge Settle. Th eouple were married at Eugene, Oregon, Janu ary ls 1171. and Mra. Bettl allege that ah wa deserted la May, 1I0L, . I 1 I I Ft "N. J aV "V I ; . 'warn Today we withdraw $17,835 worth of Suits, Over coats, Cravenettes, Pants, Hats, Shoes and Fur , nishings froiii the stqrage wareroom. Open Evenings Till 8:30P.M. ' iv'o")ric"l.'''.' tX3-l4S 'ftAHMLIN ST 207-20A tAST riaoiSOaj STHtCt' ' .' Tuiawoata ) irg.auvo 9tt- v ' r 'ixwi orrecf. ' OOS-4007 WASHINOTON V ,'f. ti mturn JOttj ..... : Open Saturday TO 10P.11. : T 'yi m new ro o Chicago txcmxct: TERMS NET CASH' thtmt Of dttJuctiontttlowtdttctfitby tptcitl j-enef. t The choicest and best lot of Fall and Winter Goods in the $100,000 Bankrupt Stock of Holland Bros. ATT d) VA Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes - r. .. For odd $7.00, $8.00 PaWeOd and $9.00 Suits. ( , AVnV For choice of .500 Suits and JJ)0VU Overcoats, all colors, and sizes to 42; worth $10 to $12 i r J ; r &s Q A For choice of 500 Suits, Over 40VU coats' and Cravenettes; fall or .winter weights; worth $15 and $20. CO AH For 'choice of over 600 Suits, 3)yy U Overcoats and Cravenettes, all colors and sizes; worth to $25rJ-.'- C1 1 ft A For choice of nearly 500 Fall MlyU and Winter Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes; worth to $30. T PANTS 6000 Pairs CftjaFor $1.50 grade Hickory Working 'Pants. OA For corduroy, worsted and cassi OyCmcre $2.50 Pants. . , . 451 k Oft For worsted, cheviots and cor- duroys, up to $3.50 Pants, 1 QC Worsted, cassimere, all wool H AiJn tor ,,ee.ce' nD an? JerseY 1 VVm-, fPI aQOehi.vloTJiiieds ; worth to $4.50 "t.vter Underwear. ; ; 2ft7r"Fof ; three-quarter wool, cheviot, OyC knit 85c Underwear. QOT For full lines wool, derby, fleece Ov and rib and straight woof Under wear; worth to $2.50. - s ! UNPARALLELED. BARGAINS IN Shirts, Hosiery, Under wear, Gloves, Etc Ct For wool merino extra , ; aVOljrSOc quality. , -tv ' Qft-For black and blue fleece 8Tc Win Os v ter Underwear. . , , , Children's Suits 89 c Fof aI1 W001' 8ma11 size' to 300 A 7ft For small size, all wool, to $5 3) 1 of "Suits. , , " 0 1(1 For all wool, sizes to 16, . 4) oy $5 Suits. : For extra fine all wool to $6.50 Suits ; sizes to 16. 50 ?or extra quality worsted, cor ej)iWedy ..duroy, cassimere, cheviots, tailor ma.de, to $6 Pants, ' f y - i . , OQ Imported materia!,: silk "arid" 4)wOy wool and union worsted, up to $7 Pants. ' , ; ; -. ' ; tf ft C 9 Q ft For French and POeUy 9 ePO.Oy English wor steds, custom made; by Holland Bros.,; .to $10, -; . ..,' ;.', Reefer Coats 891, fl.39, f 1.89, $2.39, 82.89 worth to $10. , ..' '; T ' " 4 . - . Sweaters $2.89 Qj -5A For " all sizes Boys' Suits; I wool and fancy; worth to $2; broken lots; PUeU7 worth to $8.50. 15c Shirt Waists Star, Mother's Friend, in white dress. 300 to pick from. JA- For odds worth 4L n For odds half woo!, worth U7-Wto 89S fl.30, 81.89, 829, f 2.C0, 83.89 and 84.89 for 50 styles; worth $3 to $10. ' to $1.50. ; r o $2. Manhattan and Honarcli - V.-.! ;'- -Shirte5- ;Vv ' ) A For choice broken size white 'dress. fancy percale, madras, etc; worth to $2 1000 audi 1 IBairpiis In the different things that MEN AND BOYS WEAR, from Colored Collars at 1 ; each to Stetson . Hats, Thibett's Fine Shoes, Mackintosh Coats, Rubbers, Umbrellas, Rubber Boots; etc Vm : . No oangsroua drugs ' or alcohol con coctions era taken Into the stomach i... u.nm la narf Braathsd throush th Inhaler. tha balsamlo , heallns of Hroroel penetrates to ths most remote cells of the no and throat, and thus kills th catarrhal heals the IrrlUted mucous merabrsne, ana giree complete, and permanent cure. Hvomai ' is tha sltnotest. most pleas ant and the only ruaranteed Cr for catarrh that haa been discovered. Com plete outnt, 11.00; extra bottle, 10 cents. If you cannot obtain Hromel of your laalar. it will b forwarded by mall. posts- paid, on receipt of prtc. Writ tnAaw tor fraav aamnla bottle and COn- solution blank that will entitle you te service of oar medical department witVniit eharsa. Th. H- T. Booth com pany. Hyomel Build I nj. Ithaca, Jf. T. woodard, Clark oo. . Srosa tk Sto-a. Xyrtle' Oliver. 1 year of . form erly a Portland High school girl. s caped from th horn of th Boys' snd Girls' Aid society this morning. Th manner of her ' escape is a myetery. Local detectlrea hava been detailed to And htr'and return her to the institu tion. , ... . , . . , To Astoria and Ocean Beaches on Steamer LinirMinie The Day Boat Down the Columbia : Leaves dafly from Taylor Street Dock at 7 A. KL C&3 cp MA17T 613 a ?,,""'g,B,w,- .- 1 Prcvcnto Er"