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the onrcou dily jourriAL. por. -- miDAY EVENING. OCTOrr. 87. UC3. SEElI TO . - MIT Wisconsin Men. Victimized by Falsa locations. Leave : for Home Without Prosecuting. SAME OLD STORY OF . BUNKO MAN'S . DODGE Victim Make Hu Who Swindled Him Give Up Part or Ela la Mad - Criminally Liable' Himself and la Helpless. . According to present appearances the timber sharks who attempted to ylctlm ' 1m 1 Wisconsin men by locating" them a falsely marked lands In southern Ore gen will escape prosecution. The eest emera went home after employing an attorney to get back aa much aa possible ot the money of which they had been fleeced, and It aeeraa to be understood that It a satisfactory settlement Is made no criminal proceedings will be Instl " tuted. .- ' v -w ' ' ; ; "' ' V It Is the old story. . The bunko man ; -coughs up" a part of his ill-gotten galna and the victim, thankful to get back any thing, agrees not to prosecute. Timber aharka In Oregon hare been peculiarly bold In thelr-nperatlona and the Instances ' lit which they have been proaecuted for their frauds have been rare. Aa a rule the people whom they locate are either . residents of. eastern states who .cannot afford to remain here, or they are so poor , and so Ignorant that they are . easily victimised. In either ease the dupe Is usually only too glad to get bark a part of his money by a settle ment with the locator who has swindled . him. and the latter resumes his quest for credulous gulls. -.. l- , Timber rakers aTuaaeroag. '' 1 There are a number of . timber, lo cators In 'Portland who are engaged ' In these fraudulent operatlona and they have numerous confederates In the tim bered portions of the state. Accord ing to Information ' received within the past two daya by Inspector Thomas B. Neuhausen of . the government service, a number of .persons -ae now en route from the (east to this state to take up timber rlalme, and one party of If la known tar have lett "Wisconsin within week, expecting te be located' by X W. Gardner and W. H. McCroesen of this city. .-. , r Gardner and McCrossen are the men Who engineered the swindle exposed yes terday and both of them pleaded guilty less than a year- ago te an Indictment by federal grand jery charging them with fraudulently -defacing landmarks made by tha government surveyors. -, " MiPrassan . Wew at .Work, -, McCrossen la at' present l southern Oregon with a party of nine men whom bo has undertaken to locate on timber lands. . Information received here Indi cates that he la pursuing the same tac tics that were followed la tha case of tha Oehkosh men, who recently pur chased 11,004 worth of experience from McCrossen and Gardner. Falsa "witness trees" are the means by which this par ticular kind jut swindle la operated, and the victims have been many. -' The would-bo Umbor owner la taken to a finely timbered piece of land, where be . (a . eooero -a : tree,,' biased' and tav acrlbed with section, township and range numbers, and he Is told that thla la the witness tree marked by tha government surveyors. Returning to the land office, ha files on the land as described on tha supposed witness tree and paya the tim ber shark hla locating fee, usually fit.' When at last tha Inevitable disclosure comes he finds that the land described in his filing la not even In tha vicinity of the timber which he visited and fre quently that It baa not a good-slsed tree upon tu ' : : A Slew Dodge to Bseape. ' . ' Since the recent ruling of Judge Hunt in the'tria! of Congressman Williamson et al., tha timber aharka' have resorted to an Ingenious expedient to lessen the danger of prosecution. . In that eaaa It area held that any understanding by tha timber entrymen. In advance of tiling. that be would sell his claim to- ton : other person constituted a violation of the law. Tha timber aharka now try to Induce their - victims to - agree in ad vance of filing that they will sell their olslms aa soon as they get title, and in a number of Instances contracts have been made for such sale at lie an acre. Tha entrymaai then goea to the land of fice, where he aweara that he haa made no agreement for the sale of the land, ' - Makes Tlcttm Liable. It la of coarse clear perjury, and If the victim should afterward "squeal" when he finds that ha haa been bunkoed, the -timber shark haa only to remind him that ha Is himself In dan ger of prosecution. The entryman nat urally hesitates to enter v- complaint since It may call attention to his own breach of tha law, and tha case . la dropped. . " i Inspector Keuhausen . aays that many people are being defrauded by tha tim ber locators who are Inducing them to take up claims in' tha manner Indi cated.' , ;, AID PRESIDEHT RATE MJESI Railroad Rate Convention Adopts v Resolution Approving Roose " vert's Program; ' "'" TO GIVE FULL POWER TO INTERSTATE COMMISSION Rump J Convention Entertained - by Speeches, Trend of Which la That Rgilroada Can' Fix' Ratea Fairly Themselves. ' '; f , (Jooraal BpeeUI Serrlee.) f ! Chicago,! Oct. I7,-Tha second day's session of the railroad rate convention considered resolutions setting forth and tha approving of President Roosevelt a recommendations for the increase In power of the interstate commerce eom mlaaloa for the regulation of railroad freight rates, Speeches were made by .many denouncing the trust magnatea and the railroads and urging that trans portation facilities . be restored to tha control of tha people. Jv - The resolutions adopted declare that the only practical means by which to gala ' tha ends sought la by so amend ing the Interstate commerce act to pro vide that tha commission be vested with such power that. where a, given rate haa been challenged and after a full hearing It shall have been found to be unreasonable, to decide, subject to judicial review, what shall be a reasonable rate to take tha place of the protested rate, the ruling of the com mission to.tahe effect Immediately and to .obtain unleas and until It .is re versed by a court of - review. ; -. ftormeew Governor. . Campbell of Ohio declared that he thoue-ht the views of municipal ownership advocated by Mayor Dunne Socialistic, .and declared that he had no sympathy with Socialism, unless the kind of movement which tha convene tlon la advocating Is Socialism, and then all tha delegates are Socialists. Joseph M. Call, an attorney of Los Angeles, spoke. He cited tha decisions of the supreme court to the effect that the empowering of the interstate com merce commission to regulate ratea la constitutional and one of tha rlghta of tha government He said that he wanted that right restored to tha commission. . Ths "rump" rate convention was en tertained by many speeches, the trend of which was that the railroads could fix tha rates fairly -themselves. . The speakers denied that tha delegates are railroad men. A permanent organisation waa proposed.': George X. Wendlln of San Francisco tried to speak lust aa an adjournment for lunch' waa taken. . - This afternoon tha -."rump" eonvenn. tlon adopted resolutions expressing con fidence la Roosevelt and declaring their opposition to conferring upon tha inter state commerce commission. - or , . any other appointive agency, the power to prescribe specirie rates.- The resolu tions declare that dissatisfaction with existing laws Is due to delay In reach ing the determination of questions. Con gress , is urged to . provide - necessary machinery to counteract this, 'I, WILLIAM F. BECKMAN m COMMITTEBTO ASYLUM , ... .- .. , i v spatial Dtspateh to The Journal.) . Roseburg, Or., .Oct 17. William F. Beckman, who waa arrested In Port land about three montha ago on -an old Indictment for killing - his step-son. Robert Ring, near here In 1114, waa today committed to tha state Insane asylum by County Judge Thompson. He waa examined on the charge of In sanity here October by Dra. W. T. Williamson of Portland. George K. Houck, E. V, Hoover-and A. C. Seely of Roseburg and waa adjudged Insane, but haa been held here pending an In vestigation by the district attorney. . The order of commitment states that If at any time he la- discharged from tha aaylum aa cured that he be turned over te tha sheriff of Douglas county. HANGED AT SAN QUENTIN ; FOR SLAYING WOMAN ' ' 1 ' ereal tpeetal Srrrlce.) : ' Ben Quentln, CaL,- Oct. 17. Joseph Snaldeckl waa hanged at 10:1 o'olock thla morning for the murder of lira. C Salmon In July, 104, at Los Angeles. The condemned man made a statement reviewing the story of the crime and admitting hla guilt Tha execution pasaed off without a hitch. The body will be burled In the prison cemetery. i Snaldeckl killed his victim with a file. Scrofula Is vary cftea acquired, Lleb rcsersHy inherited. xmtzr, ere e3 Its ctsses. II b c2zA "tha tea for CrcrercV' ci where fcy U c2z-.rz3 to rr h tuicrca tz'JLs cr ccptca b r:r crra to to recta; ' ee ' ee om ' :z:v:3 c.cry irczo ci J Tr J i fi ScroftgSav I -A I, kershaw proved not tSUILTY OF LARCENY " (nnerlal IMsDateli to The Jooraal.) Pendleton, Or., Oct 17. The Jury In tha circuit court here today returned a verdict for the defendant In the ease of the state against H. B. Kershaw, who waa tried for tha larceny of 76 sacka of wheat that were stored in a warehouse operated by tha Kershaw Grain company of Tacoma. Kerahaw was agent for. the company and waa therefore held responsible for the dis appearance of the grain from tha ware house. G. A. Hartman, Sr., owner of the grain, was the prosecuting witness. FINCH AND CAMPBELL ' BUY DRUMHELLER FARM (flpeclal Dispatch to The Jesreal.) Walla Walla. Wash., Oct t7.--Flnch St Campbell of Spokane, . owners of the Blalock fruit farm, one of the biggest orchards and garden tract In the atate. yesterday completed tha purchase of the Jesse Drumheiier place or 7 acres, lying Just one mile west of Walla. Walla and adjoining the Blalock place. - The price paid waa flt.SOO. Tha tract. Is adapted to fmltralelng and will be aet out to trees. Cures croup, sore throat pulmonary troubles. Monarch over pain of every son. nr. -i nomas . utciecirio TRAFFIC I (E0 of o; l:;o5 C. C. Baach, Tale-raphar on Northern Paclflo, to Ca Triad : : Under New LW v REFUSED TO TRANSIT -ORDERS TO TRAINMEN Quarrel With - Dispatcher Leada to Destruction of Telegraph System ( and Sullinf of Several Traina In ' Montana. J :'' :- (Special DUpateh te The JearaaL) Helena. Mont, Oct 17. It la probable that C C. Beach, telegraph operatoa of tha Northern Paclflo at Lombard, (a milea eaat of Hits city, .will be the Bret person tried under what fa known aa tha "uravelle" law, passed by tha " recent legislature for dealing with persons who delay railway traina, ; - ' ,- Beach la understood to have had trou ble with the dispatcher at Uvlngston, which resulted In his refusal to accept orders for the movement of trains. Ia consequence several traina were delayed at Lombard for a few hours, aa Beach not only declined to handle the orders, but pulled all plugs out of tha switch board, thereby rendering useless the telegraph system. - ;, The dispatcher then- tried to send or ders to him over the telephone, biX Beach refused to take them. It became necessary to aend a special train with an operator from a nearby Junction point before orders could be delivered to the waiting trains. , . ' . - . - , Beach a alleged Interference with the wires also prevented the transmission of orders to other stations between Liv ingston and Helena. Beach waa later arrested and taken to Townsend, where he la new In Jail. Tha law under which Beach will ' be tried waa named '"Gravelle bill." be cause It was designed to atop tha opera tlona of men of the calibre of Isaae Gravelle, who endeavored to blackmail tha Northern Pacific out of 60,00 by dynamiting lta tracks and traina, and who, after making a sensational escape from the courtroom here two yeara ago, committed suicide ia Governor Toole's yard by shooting himself when he was surrounded by omeers and saw. that es cape was Impossible. Under its pro visions the delaying-of trains may be punished by a term of Ova years -in the penitentiary. ... ...,.;. ;. - . NORTHERN PACIFIC MUST PAY CONSTRUCTION BILL (Rpeelal Dispatch te The Journal.) Spokane. Wash... Oct 17. After sev eral yeara Joseph H. .Boyd of thla city, former- president of the council. : has been awarded Judgment in the circuit court of the United Statea for the Idaho district, against the Coeur d Alene Railway Navigation company for 171,171. It la believed by hla attorney that thla can be collected from the Northern .Pacific Railway company, which has succeeded to all rights, fran chises and' property formerly owned by the Coeur d'Alens company. - ' ' - Tha Judgment recovered by Mr. Boyd s for a balance due a Mr. Spaulding for the construction of the company's railroad Into tha Coeur d'Alene mines. Mr. Boyd proved that he waa tha real party In Interest In the Spaulding con tract as he supplied tha money for carrylag on the work.' ' The case has been stubbornly eon- tested by the Northern Pacific attorneys. The amount Involved in this suit Is said to represent the bulk of Mr. Boyd's fortune. - BARBER COLLEGE FORCES WAR AMONG THE SHAVERS 'Special Dispatch te The Jeernal.) Spokane. Wash., Oct 17. The open- lntuof a barber, college In this city has been the cause of a bitter war among the tonsorlal artists. - This eollege was Just opened on Main avenue near Wash. Ington, and has a dally patronage of about J50 seedy Individuals, who are martyrs ' to- the cause and offer their faces and heads for the college students to practice upon. -'. - , . .. Some ahopa In the vicinity of the college have had to reduce their (rices In order to be kept busy. The barbers' union and also nonunion shops are un favorable . to rate cutting and may make an active fight to keep the prices at their present figure. , The union is powerless to take any action further than placing the shops on the unfair list and asking all . union sympathisers to turn their trade away from the college or unfair ahopa. .... Xst ef "Baa Har." " The laat two performances of Klaw A Brlanger's stupendous nroductlon of General Lew Wallace's - great drama, 1 orotner ia unaersiooo nere to do very u- n Min k. aH A t . I,tl mltnaimA ffnandallv. PR0FESS0T LANGEMO c IS TAKEN TO TEXAS fSpeHsl Dispatch to T JoareaM University of Oregon, Eugene, Or- Oct 27. Professor P. C. Langemo, tha in atructor at the atate university, who attempted to comm.lt suicide a few weeka ago by cutting his throat with a rasor. has loft Kugene for the south. His brother arrived a few days ago and lm mediately made arrangements to take the professor to' Texas, where ha will recuperate.. It is understood that Mr, Langemo will give . up teaching aa profession and will engage In business In Texas. Since his attempt to kill himself the young man haa been aeen . but seldom? and in the few conversations that peo ple have had with mm he win not speak of hla recent trouble in any way. His "Ben Hut," will be given tonight at o clock and tomorrow afternoon at I o'clock. There are still good seats to be had. . The advance Bale of seata will open tomorrow 4 Saturday) morning at 1 o'clock for George Ade's musical comedy success, The Sultan of Sulu," which cornea to the Marquam Grand theatre next -Tuesday and Wednesday nights, October II and November L- Held te Oteomtt Ooart. ' (apectsl Inspetea to The Joersal.) , Eugene,. Or.. Oct 17. Tony Bryant the young man arrested Tuesday on a statutory charge sworn to by Ida Conrad.-aged If years, was yesterday after noon given a preliminary examination before Justice of the Peace Whitermeler In Eugene and bound over to "appear at the circuit court for trial In the sum of $760. The ball waa furnished. Te BsteMlsa Owaersalp. -To have her ownership established to a certain piece of waterfront property. Carrie M. El wort filed shit In the state circuit court yesterday against H. E. Noble sad, J. o1"" XU Health Caaaee Betlremeat, ' (Special DUpatell to The JoarsaL) ' "' Eugene, Or- Oct 17. George F. Craw, Who has been manager of ' the Poetal Telegraph dt Cable company's office In Bugene for the last II yeara, having established It here, win retire .from active business on November 1. and H. E.. Morris, a piano dealer, -will assume the msnagement or tne orrice, Mr. craw was compelled to resign on account of very poor health. , , Flavoring extracts are 'gen erally fictitious or weak; Schil ling's Beat are true and full strength. '. ' Your grocer's; money back Tha arrival of the Fur Season when furs are ' sought for their warmth and comfort, as well as for their richness and elegance finds us ' prepared to supply the requirements Of taste ' lul and fashionable women. ' : ; ; " ' r , j,' , , . .. '. , ' ' Our ahowine; of Stoles and Neckpieces is un- usually interesting this year, comprising, as it . ' does, some original ideas that give a delight- y V fully softening eaect to tne tace. ' Tha pelts are Mink and Ermine, and the ex- . ; tremely rich and fashionable Chinchilla.. . The prices are low. mWSE AIASXA SEALS3X.S CUR SPECUin for Seven Co)4 MeeUls Fiars um For w . New CatakrS" JOHN P.PLAOCMAIIN KGU. FU1UES I)MH6IIG utaii Tonii Coka Plant, Coal Crushing Plants and Many Buildings' , Burn at Sunnyslde. THOUSANDS OF MEN MAY BE FORCED TO IDLENESS Striking Italians Thought to Have Started Fire That Ia Causing Big Damage and Threatena Mince and Other Property. v--V : : , - ' r'' ? (learaal BpeeUI Strvlee.) Sunnyslde. Utah. Oct. 17-The big coka plant, three coal crushing plants, two bridges and numerous buildings have been destroyed by fire that broke out late laat night. The flames are atlU spreading and 1 fears . are ' entertained that .much other ,, property . including mines and the Utah Fuei company may be destroyed,-.- "" -. ; ; Only one casualty has so far been reported. General Superintendent Smith, ho. from tha moment the fire started worked heroically ia an endeavor to put check to the flames, was struck by falling timbers and suaUlned severe burns. . His. injuries, however, are aot thought to be serious. Tha destruction of the coking plant may result In at least lt,oOI;men being thrown out or employment in tha ven ous smelters. The - ameiteaa in utan have only seven days' supply of coke on hand. ' - ,;.'." .''' '" The origin of the firs Is unknown, but It is thought to have been started by Italian strikers. A big gang of Italians has been hanging around, "the camp for the laat II months, . It la estimated that the damage al ready dona will reach 1100,000 and may greatly exoeed-thls amount. . - i i - ' Baadoa Bee order Sold. .r " . ' (Special Dispsteh te The loamaL) Bandon, Or., Oct. J 7. The Bandon Re corder will change hands thla week, A. T. Fetter, formerly of tha Drain Non pa rail, having bought the paper of D. E. StltC ',, t , - . v. Scald head Is an ecaema of tha scalp- vary severe sometimes, out it can oe cured. Doen'e Ointment, quick and per manent in lta results. At any drug store, 60 cents. 1 illTE.lPT H TO linn LAuncH Latter From Authentic Source ; Telle "of Effort to Kill - o Peaca Envoys. JAPANESE OFFICERS . SAY IT WAS ACCIDENT Craft Containing Attorney Denniaon tand .Other Members Narrowly Es capes From Path of Torpedo Boat Going at Full Speed ia Yokohama. ' (Special Dispatch te e Journal.) Seattle, Wash., Oct. 17. News of a dastardly attempt to alnk the launch conveying Attorney Donnlson and other members of tha Japanese) peace party from the steamablp Dakota to tha shore In the harbor at Yokohama by a Jap anese . torpedo-boat. Is told in - a letter received here by a government official from a lady In Yokohama whose stand ing guarantees the authenticity of the account.- .... When tha Dakota with the peaoa party aboard arrived In the harbor a quarantine launch ran alongside the boat, conveying the peace party to port and Soon satisfied itself that every thing waa all right and pulled away, Just as It had cleared tha Japanese torpedo-boat, the letter says, at full speed ahead darted straight for tha launch, which only escaped being rammed by skillful maneuvering. While ,the -torpedo-boat officials claimed It was an accident, tha screams t men and women afloat In tha hartor to : witness the - landing attracted at tention from tha ahore and the general trend of comment la that the r "accl-dent-waa deliberate and had something to .do with the feeling of hostility on account of , the outcome of tha war. NEGRO MURDERER IS - CAUGrJT AT VANCOUVER (Special Dispatch te The Joarsal.H IIm laat nla-ht arraated a nearra named Johnson, wanted In Topeka, Kansas, for a murder committea a year ago, De tectives received word yesterday from Topeka authorities to arrest tha man and apprehended mm at iaoysmun. TMEKE DS W0.,fIEEP of paying more than THREE DOLLARS for any hat when you for, that price. Thousands' have been sold not one returned. in :CK0OS3KG voua CARE - ' V ei---W. . . a TjU-AUeav at CUberVCaamr Oe. lavlte yoa to another masloai ev aaimg, tomerrew sight, Ootobef aa. The roUowln weU-knowa mmsloUas will aatertaia yoai ' XUs Bllaabetk marwls. TeeaUs. Stlss Ada Williams, Ttoualst. : ass. Carl Williams, Haao, : Tea are lavlted, yea aaS an yous frleaos, aaviurday sight, Oot. aa, Js : 'ii ffhit no ynworthy; Influence Is ad- .f'ymltted.to your family circle. ; V: ,; 5 This applies to "Piano" friends a well : t , . as Human inenas. '.: - r Choloa . A piano Is more than an article of fur- . J V orriea4s 'inityre or ornamet: it is a friend, m-'r f Jcorripanion. I: ' ,"l t .? t . , . . - Vou do not wish to have your chil-. ' ;, ,' dren'i minds perverted by reading un- v- " V worthy oc trashy books. , ," t -; , '; ; i,.t .- ( i, f : il:. It j if " . : - X', ' i . ;v . Also bring them up in, the way they, .4 V lfl;1 should go, in a musicar sense. v X! J f , f 1 . . ( - i "! , '' " . ,.(.'- .... Your ChSdVea Tfca Soul f 1 . " Jt is as disastrous to the growing mcn ; tality of a boy or pfl to hear the slapf i, bang of a : tin-pknny piano as it is to , " read '.'dime novels or other yellow, lit-' ,.: . traturevv.". h1 a-;,;.' ..' '" ' A cheap piano Is always a cheap piano. : .. : -, : : '" ?' ' " "'i ' , .,.''-.--. u ., t . . . i A cheap piano may have as rich; aK , case as a good one, bul the ' living melody part, the soul part of a piano, ; can only be 'secured through superior workmanship. f'xf,-..'' ', :" I A cheap piano deteriorates ' after ,'a month's use j a good piano improves, 1 as a Stradivarius violin improves, with . g.' .' . ; :-; :. All pianos and all violins look" pretty, ;. much alike. ; . " -y::. - ' :'';v3, , '.'r '..-'' ;.- v '",'-..' v '-. - Don't buy an Instrument for the ap pearance of the caeBuy it for the I' '.. tone and wearing quality. ; ? ; ! YoaAra Jodfe T . ' -' .'" Tae Ham Vote S9O0 Now $380 Writ Va - -HS The tone yotf nay JuUge for yourself. t&t-;? ' 'A tn wrirlnr niialitv. vou will lurelv $t '. - O ' 4 4 take the word of the people who have used these instruments for years and , you will take the' word of the world's ', best musicians. ' We have one particular piano In mind. ;'A Mason & Hamlin Grand. , ... . '.' . . . , ' ' ' I" ' This grand piano was awarded a gold . medal by the pjan jaryof the Lewis and Clark Exposition. 1 . -' ' .V It has also been awarded the sincerest praise of all musicians who have played. upon it. The tone of this piano is rich and pow erful not violently powerful, yet it ' ,1 ias the carrying quality of a super- , ;.' latively good human voice. - If you played this piano in a" room , with , a hundred others you could hear it, just as Patti's tones may be heard . . above the voices of a chorus a thou- . y- sand strong, t .V;"l'';sV ')::'(-, 't '. I i , That Is a test of tone perfection, C1 t . : '""..;" ' 4 ?. s. Whether or not you have a mind to -(- buy this piano or any other, comein f and see it. Hear its voice and you will have heard the best that the piano makers' art is able to produce; - . "v ; -' .; ' . , .' k - ' ' '. '' " ,' '. If you do not live In Portland and 7 want a, piano, write us or wire and we will reserve it for you. You may buy from us jus.t as safely as if you were here. The word of the oldest, largest and strongest piano and organ house in the , " Pacific Northwest is as good as a bond. ' Write us If you are interested. Allen Gilbsrt-RamaKcr Co- . , . : . - . ' , i ' Sixth tr.d Kcrrlstn Street -i-t