""THE OREGON DAILY- JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER -11, - 1005. 7.1 SViinDLER- PREYS UPOU LAWYERS Unique Method Employed by Clever Crook Who Is Work 'V Ing Coast States. MEDFORD ATTORNEY VICTIM OF SCHEME Grafter Haa Lawyer Collect Mythical ' Debt From Farmer Which la Paid to by Bogua Check That la Caahed and Crook Departa. . ' r SpvcfcU Plaixtok t Tb Journal.) -'---Medford, ; 4r. Dec. 11. A . araooth windier la travejli,- tfirough the coast W states, preyinr upon attorneys and se . curlnr money from ' them through fraudulent checks; The a windier foee to the office of an attorney, pretending , to be a farmer, and repreeents that he r has a claim against another farmer 41r ' Ins some dleteece eway. Be says he " haa had a quarrel with this farmer over . the debt, and -instructs the lawyer to" write to the alleged debtor that If he . done not jpey the money at onca he will T. ?brin an action to collect The awin .'.; dler tnforme the lawyer that he le (olnt ; , Into an adjoining county,- hut will eoon '.return. . ' The lawyer writes, and- In-. reply re- ' - celvea a letter algned with the name of vthe alleged debtor, admittlag the llsbll - : lty and offering to cofnpramlse for a V certain yum. usually about tWas than ; the debt. Inclosed la a check for the amount, payable to the lawyer. 'A day . or ae later aha swindler-returas and the lawyer shows him the letter and check. After a proper amount of hesitation the grafter agreea to accept the money an pay the lawyer a small fee for Ita.col ' lection. The check, being made payable to the lawyer's order, la indorsed and ' caahed by him, and, retaining bis fee, he pays the balance to the swindler.) - The check le found to be -forged.' The -- alleged debtor, of course, haa no knowl ' edge of the matter at alL 1 In some man ''' tier the ewlndler becomes familiar with " farmer's signature and the bank he 7 carrlea hla account In. forges both leu f ter and check and then departs for new - localities. ' " The description of the swindler given - by a local lawyer who fell Into hla -, hands Is: . Height sl feet, slightly ' drooping shoulders, dark complexion and " smooth shared, wolght about -180. front teeth darkly discolored, haa the appear anee of being a-preacher or doctor. " . weare a black overcoat, dark soft hat -j and la neatly, dressed la dark clothes. FOUR NEW CARDINALS ;. I ". (Continued from Page One.) " that the selection of theettallan cardinals I presented greater difficulties than that I , of the. foreign dignitaries. . In the first S j place there are in Rome several prelates . who at one time held the position of I. major dorao of the Vatican and every V one of them considered It his right to , become a -member of the sacred college on that account The former pope had silently recognleed this claim and had j ; maae promises lovneee aignitartes wmco bla death prevented him- from fulfilling. -' Plus X. however, ' is not inclined to I recognise any such rights and, although l he bae selected Mgr. Caglano de Ase ; redo, for a number of years major dorao t of the Vatican, for the cardinal's hst. It is understood that he intends to abolish the off ice of major dotno, thus reducing . - the cost of maintaining his court to some extent. , - '.. i . ( .j - It waa principally the necessity of hold ' ing down - the expenses of the Vatican which caused the pope to healtate in selecting new cardinals among the pre lates connected with th Vatican. It Is underetood that but one ' other Italian - prelate will be created cardinal. Mgr. ; Carallari. the patriarch of Venice. One v of the foreigners to be promoted la Mgr. : Joseph Bamaasa, archbishop of A gram, Hungary, who is now 77 years old and who .was 'promised promotion by the former pope. Hie promotion will ap : pease the Hungarian Catholics and also please the Austrian court. Another new ' cardinal elected Is Mgr. Spinola y Haesta. .' archbishop of Seville. Spain. It was at ' first intended to nominate Mgr. Nosaleda, r- archbishop of Valencia, formerly the metropolitan of the Philippine islands, t . The latter was not selected because it , - waa feared that he might be objectionable -,- owing to the attitude which he had taken in the archipelago against the occopa- f tion by the Americana. 4 Mgr. Joachim Alcovarde de Albuquer ,i que-Cavalcanti. archbishop of . Bio de ' Janeiro, Braslt, . was also chosen. Hs Is the first South American prelate ever named for the sacred . college. His selection - will probably , cause some dissatisfaction In other South ; American eountrjes. but they will be ' appeased In the . future. ; Besides the selection of pew cardinals ; other matters of Importance will be con sidered at the consistory.' The situation in France la probably one of the most ' important -preblema. All the bishops ap '. pointed by the propaganda doting' the ' past year will have their nominations confirmed by this conslstery. ' The consistory opened , with little . .pomp. The following were made eardl nala: Caglano de Asevedo of Rome, ' Joseph Samansa of Hungary. Mgr. Ca ralonnti of Brasll and Splnolay Maeeta ; ' of Seville. - l,- ' 1 ' ''-: ... . Thonrht Zt Waa a OooktaH. ; . ... From, an Exchange. ' "'!, ' Dinner waa a little tote. ' t-' A guest asked the hostess to play something, snd. sitting herself , st thf piano, the - good woman executed a Chopin nocturne with precision. Aftet ' aha had finished there wae at 111 an In terval, of waiting to be bridged. In the grim . eilence. - she ' turned to . an old gentleman en her right and said: "Would you like a sonata before din. err. ' " . ' - - - 4 He faye a Start f surprise and pleas ure. ' -' "Why.1 yes. thsnks,- he esld, "I had a couple on my way here, but I think I eould atand another." " t- - - - i1 -' ' -'- --. .' - rxssmnuiiuniiiiuin Coupon Free Ha wall an Trip Honolulu, hawaiian Island t ette for Thla coupon muat be voted on or before December 18, .1801. u cmrrrrrzzrrzrrrzr-i-traaatttMiaaatMaaaiiiaMaiii nREGQN.SHEEP-KING.WAS.ONCE- MESSENGER ; : ;CIrles Cunningham (Mpeetal Dtspstsh to Tke Journey V,! Pendleton, Or, Dec. 11. -Charles nlngham. the eastern Oregon aheep kBljjeee sheep, and with what he had on who recently sold hie big sheep ranches for dose-to a quarter of a nllllon dol lars, waa born. )n Galway, Ireland, In 1148. and came to New Tork when a boy. He wae messenger boy in the American navy In the laat war. and was on the Galena -sloop of war which waa captured oft Mobile, and which wae aft erward sank at Apia, Saenoa. He later went to New Tork, where he remained a short time. ' , j . He came to San Francisco in 1865, and, after spending short time there, went to Walla Walla, where he lived a short time, and came to Umatilla county In 178.- His first job In Umatilla, coun ty was sawing wood for hla board at the Hotel Pendleton for Henry Raley. After this he herded sheep fdr Caaa Matlock at' f 1 a day, and had a deal re at that time to learn the aheep business from the ground up. . He herded aheep for two years where Athena and Adams townsitwe are how located, and which is in the center of the Umatilla wheat belt at this time. In 187C 4e engaged in the aheep bualneaa with Jacob Fraster, the latter paying for, the sheep and Mr. Cunningham- paying aa he could. They were In partnership three years, meet ing with the beat success. In 1K7I Mr Cunningham founded the preeent Cunningham - shsep . business. Hla first herd quarters were established at Webb slough, near Pilot Rock. .He bought out all of Frasier Jfc Hacketts fine aheep. It was Mr. Cunningham's ambition to have the best bands - of aheep in the county, and he-worked to that end. . When William Roaa, a big sheepman whose' ranch was on Birch creek, waa ACTOR LOSES HIS TONBUE ,..''. at - , . Excessive Use' of Weed Costs Entire Organ Bids Dog a ! . Touching Farewell. j (loemal Special Serrlcs.t V Chicago, Dec 11. "Good-bye Buff, 111 learn to talk ao .that I cap make you understand, old fellow. You'll . never near your master's voice again like- It used'td be, but maybe you'll hear it In a phonograph, aome day like the dog' In the picture." ' Theee were almoat the last words uttered by Fred U Power, playwright actor, poet and stage manager. Just be fore be went to a hospital and had hla entire tongue cut out on account of a cancer cauaed from excessive smoking. The -words - were spoken to bis St Bernard dog. Power went to his fate smiling and cheerful. - There were tears In the eyes of his friends, but none In his. "It's all right fellows. I'm not going to be put entirely out. of business. . I'll do like Tom Magulre teach myself all over again how to talk." . - Child Diea of Diphtheria. ' (Special DUpatefc te Tb iosraaLr ' Milton, Or., Dec 11. The 8-year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Richardson, who wss taken ill with diphtheria the early part of, the week, died Saturday morning. - The child was sick only a few daye and had the disease in the most malignant form. There hare been a number of ceaea of diphtheria in the vicinity of Milton thla winter, but it is almoat entirely wiped out. now. Core Mule! pel Z lection. - (Special Dtaeeteb ta Tb Journal.) ' Core, Or Deo. 11. The following officers were elected for a term Of one year In the city election Saturday: Re corder, J. E. Steerne; Marshal, William Hancock; councllmen William Alexan der, I. C. Pixton and William Reynolds, nnnumniNUBm a s i BOY IN THE NAVY A 0 K I- Wlfcdby on of hie herdera in 180. Ctfnnlngham bought hla ranch and the 18.06a acrea of larwt ' - ,1: ,'" Before buying the Ross sheep he bad Lbeen importing Ramboulllet aheep, and brought tne nrat luunDouuiet sneep io Umatilla county from California and the east As early aa 1886 he waa sup plying Oregon. Washington snd Idaho with Rambouilieu. and for the past tsn years hss supplied Oregon, Washington, Idaho,. Montana, British Columbia,' An cena, Colorado, Wyoming and the Da kotas with Ramboulllets and "Merinos. Today the Cunningham herds are the largest and best range herds in ths United States, with the best-equipped ranchandheedquarters. Ranches con sist of 81,000 acres of land and 81,000 head of sheep. ' - A year ago the sheep, king decided to sell out, and has sold all of his sheep and outside land and transferred only the best stock. Ths sheep sold the lest year, including the present deal. amounts to 8358,000 more than a quar ter of a million dollars. . ( i Mr. Cunnlnghsm will live In Pendle ton In the future, and says he knows no other home, and will take care of hie money and rest He attributes his suc cess to culling out poor stock, taking good care of it, and being ready at all times to supply the demsnd. Hs pre dicts that the future demand for stock end wool will Increase constantly, and that this county- will be the headquar tira for fine-class sheep and wooJU Hie aucceaaore J. N. Burgess,- R. A, Kelsay. J. M. Keener and Dan.-J. Ma' larkey ere all successful and pfptnlnsnt sheepmen, and will continue the busi ness under the ham fit the Cunningham Land ulveetock company. - EDWARD ATKINSON IS DEAD , AT THE ABE 0F. T8 ..... . ' v ': Man Who Created Widespread Attention as Anti-Imperialist Leader, Dies at Boston. -i (Soeelal DtieeteB te Tne oaniaLl ' Boston, Mass.. Dsc 11. Edward At kinson died here today, aged 78 years. Edward Atkinson waa bora at Brook' line, Maasachuaetts, February 10, 1887, and received hla education In private schools, the University of South Caro lina and Dartmouth college. For more than 40 yeaVe he had been actively en gaged in the authorship of pamphleta and papers on banking cotton manufac ture, railroading, competition, fire pre vention, the money question, tariff. Im perialism and other questions. Aa the leader of the anti-Imperialists he created widespread attention by his aggressive remarks and writings upon the question of the retention of the Philippines by the united states. - Mr. Atkinson numbered among , his other accomplishments that of an In ventor, having constructed sm improved cooking stove called "Aladdin oven.1 He served at one time1 as president of the Boaton Manufacturers' Mutual Fire Insurance company. Among his writ ings as an author are "The Distribution of Prosperity," "Industrial Progress of the 'Nation," "Taxation and Work." Ths Margin of Profit." "The Science of Nutrition" and "Prevention of Loss by firs. . ' ' SEASIQE RESIDENT ' COMMITTED TO ASYLUM (Special OtotMtek te The Jeernal.t Seaside, Or., Dec' 11. D, W. Sanborn of Seaaide wae taken to Salem today and placed in the asylum. Mr. Sanborn has been acting etrangely" for some weeks, but only for a few days has' It been thought necessary to take Mm to the asylum.- He eeemed to realise the necessity of being cared for and quietly went with the officers. He placed his private pepers In the hands of Marshal Thorp and requested him to pay a small eccount-whlch he owed the blacksmith. Sanborn -is an-old soldier. He hss lived quietly on his own place at Sea aide for a long time and is highly es teemed by those who know him. ... . , ua-p Xmas Is Coming. ; A good picture as a holiday preaent nothing nicer. E. If. Moorehouse ft Com pany, 812 Alder -street ; r rr -u - Seldeaoe of Sanity. "Tour aoasr." sal the ettorper. "thla nan's Inaaalty takrs the form of a belief that er-ry eae wanta te see, Sim, II won't allow etea me. bla ensnarl, ti ipirnacta him." .. start" Be a net -aa rray after ail," rnur- mar us ot, u a juauai wus. COURT. SETS FREE MRS. BOTE By Legal Technicality Woman EscapsWho Secured Big . Thanksgiving Offering ' AFFIDAVIT WON'T DO IN A PROSECUTION Because They Could Not Brine Wit ness From Canada Prosecuting Of ciala Art Forced to Let Woman Walk Out f Court Scott Free. Through one of ' the technical . by paths branching;, from the thorough fares of law Mrs. R. A. Blythe, accused of swindling Charlss Wright of the Ore gon hotel of 1200 by means of a worth leas draft, went free. , Deputy Dlatrlot Attorney Haney todays moved the dla mlaaal of the charge of obtaining money by f alae preteneewhlch waa filed against hsr. Mrs". Blythe went to Wright Thanks giving day and proved to him that she was his cousin. She said she hsd re ceived a telegram from hsr husband that ha bed been hurt In an accident and was in a hospital at Chicago. On hsr 'request Wright let her have 8800 and received in exchange a draft on the Montreal bank at Winnipeg for 8800. Later he telegraphed the bank officials and dleoovered that Mrs. Wright never had any funda there. He says that she told htm she had 11,000 on deposit in the institution. , ' Detectlvee Day and Vaughn located Blythe snd -his wife at the Belvedere hotel. Blythe asserted that he had money coming from England and trusted he would receive It in time to make good the amount received from Wright ' It waa discovered by Mr. Haney thla morning that in order to secure a con viction one of the Montreal bank of ficii la muat be brought to Portland. In a criminal caae the atate cannot file af fidavits. Aa there la no law for extra diting auch an official, - and as : pons would come willingly, Mrs. Blythe had to be released. .-...-j---? - HEIRS WILL LOSE LEGACY IF THEY SWEAR ' Will of Harmon J. Rood Provides That Beneficiaries ' Must NoteUse Profanity. (Joeraal Special Serrtae.) Denver, Dec 11. One of the oddest wills that that aver eame before the courts In this state la that of Harmon J. Rood, which was offered for probate here today. . Rood, who was a rssldent of Brookfleld, Vermont died laat May st Muskogee, - Indian , Territory. Miss Gertrude Lavelle of Denver, adopted daughter of the deceased, knowing noth ing of any will and believing ahe was entitled to tbe estatetoolt.chargs of It 1 Subsequently two wills were discovered In an old dictionary, and ahe relin quished the property. The estate Is valued at 8 10, M0. -By the terms of- the latest will Rood learea 8260 each to Sarah Rugg of Salem Wil lows, Massachusetts, and Nellie Oleason of Gloucester, Massachusetts," provided they first save' 8250 of their own. - f Two nephews are given 4500 each, but they also muat save and lay aside a like amount before the terms- of the will are carried out He especially makes the conditions that if either hla nieces or his nephews use coffee they will lose 8280. If they use liquor or tobacco they will lose 8800 esch, and If they so' forget themselvee ss to become addicted to profanity they forfeit the entire amount In this caae the money reverts to the Vermont Domestic Missionary society, which organisation ia to receive what ever amount remains after . the pro visions of the will are ' Carried out Lucius Blodgett of .Vermont is named as executor, end lawyers are' of the opin ion that he will have an unenviable task In seeing that the wtshee of the eccen trio Verroonter are observed." FUNERAL SERVICES (Continued from Page One) General George H. Williams should de liver an oration over the body of his friend, but it wss -decided that , thla eulogy should be In memorJam for the Bar association. - . AN APPRECIATION. K. B. Hudson Tells Why Many &oved . ' John X. Mitchell. ' Portland, Dec. 10. To the Editor of The Journal "If every one-- for whom he performed soma kindly act were to lay a bloesom upon bis grave, he would sleep tonight beneath a wilderness of flowers.? . . ... - . , If these words could be spoken of any man, they cos id be eald of John H. Mitchell. For IS years he haa given me the tenderness of a father, the affection Of a .brother and the loyalty of a friend, and he gave all without reservation. No matter what la written upon the sone above his -grave, his true epitaph le written In ths hearta of those who loved a Ira. The . tenderness and forbearance of this man was a marvel to all who knew him. Dogged, persistant and en erretlcr In all his battles, hs never had time nor inclination for rancor nor petty rpalice, which le alwaya and everywhere the property of a small soul. I wss with him on Portland day at the fair, and as we approached ths en trance. I said, without Intent to flatter: "Senator, this msgnlf Icent, pile of build ings -Would exist. only in imagination but for you." - 1TI face lighted up, and ha replied quickly and with feeling; "It waa good of you to think it and say tt; but hew many, do you think, of thla vast erowd tfave ever given it a thought V Out of. loyalty to Portland and the state he loved he spent' that day upon the fair grounds, and left only when the excruciating pain of his broken rib caused him to seek relief at the hospi tal. But for hla vindication, which hs and his friends believed wss sure ' to come, death waa a welcome releaae from pain. Tea, he Is gone, and it may be eald Ih truth that none uf hie content porarlea and none of his critics will carry-to their grave so much of rever ence and love of the whole people as this kindly man, -who loved to deal al ways In words and deeds of kindness, but In bitterness and rancor not at alL II. 8. HUDSON. 1 - I . Preferred Stock Ceased Oeoda, Allen JLewla' Heat .Brand. , Fir:DS WIFE B!G-ir.:iST AFTER rWARnEDDEOUSn Woman', Discloses Facts While Talking in Sleep and Divorce Action Is Begun. ', (Jooratl Special Berries.) ' Ban Bernardino, Cal Dec, 11. Wll Ham Vlnaon haa commenced proceedlnge agalnat Jennie Vlnaon to have their marriage annulled, alleging hla wife Is a blaamlst- The couple were married five years sgo and sines have been prominent in church work. Wednesdayu.nlght Mrs. Vinson while asleep disclosed the fact that ahe bed been married In Flagstaff, Arisona, to a man named McAuliffe. Vlnaon awakened her and upon taxing her with her rambling statement ahe confessed her former marriage, saying her hue- band waa alive and that no divorce bad been secured. ' ' " The next day Mrs.' Vinson disappeared. She explained that McAuliffe deasrtsd her after they had bean married a year. She aet out to And him and finally lo cated here as a widow., DRUNKENNESS AMONG THE UMATILLA INDIANS (ffpeelal Plasatck to The Jnaroal.) - Pendleton. Or.. Dec 11. That the sale of liquor to Indiana and consequent drunkenness among members of ths tribes, on ths reservation haa Increased since laat year la shown by the record of arrests in the publlo headquarters, practically double the number betng ar rested for drunkenneas in November this year than for the eame month in 1804. and a number of arrests have been made in December, which only repre sents a few of those who have had liquor. Seven Indians hare been ' ar rested slnos Saturday night on a charge of drunkenness and disorderly conduct Although the esse teetlng the validity of the state law againat .the sale of llqur to Indiana haa been appealed to the supreme court, a decision will prob ably not be given before the spring ses sion in Pendleton. CHRISTMAS GIFTS arwuvrvt on ' nioa JEWELRY & CUT-GLASS EASTERN OUTFIT TING COMPANY The Stere Where Tees Credit Is Oooi, WASHINGTON & TENTH A nv selection tor nauus emus it . i useful, ornamental ana elegant. Here are prlate, AmericpnXuL . . , i ' Every piece is up to the highest point in ar tistic elegance with new cuttings of the choic- est designs. ' '. r V ""';..; 7 : ? A Nice Linif of Tableware. Fruit Bowls 10 styles. . . Nappies 12 styles. . ; Water Bottles 9 styles. ; Tumblers styles. Bon Bons, eto 14 styles. ' Pitchers 6 styles. ' ; ! ; - Vases 7 styles. f - - ' SugarSsAnd Creamers and innumerable other articles .. t-. l'- ' " Fountain Pens . . - Parker's Lucky" Curve and Self- : Fillers..,.. .........$1.50 to $6.00 Lincoln Pens, , .. . , .$1.00 Waterman's Pens. , ................ . .$1.50 . . . ' So Go SMim Druggists . 7 iOnefrr-TT;iV'il- h : Exactly v . ' S '-.- Like : I h ry -the ,. -.t UxTjy&?. Made of fine Gray, Black and White. Tweed, rope style weave; also in tan covert black kersev, elegant long coats. These are elegant garments. Splendid coats at 1 the regular price of $20 and $21, They will be - placed on sale this week, while they last, at.. ,...$11.00 MAIL ORDERS I- - Don't be afraid to order one of these coats. Remit the price of the coat. It is the best coat you have seen of will see this year for the price. If you don't like the coat when you get it 'express it back to ua and we will refund your money.. . ' ' . . " ' ' - Children V and Cirl'a CoaU at Half Price. ELEGANT OPERA COATS $50 and $63 Opera Cloaks -Spclal at $27.00 . ! How't that? There are only seven of these andthey are grand garments See our window. ." ; , ' ' r" .. . ' ' ' $25 to $35 Elegant New Style Eton Suits, $12.50 to $25 $25 to $50 Elegant New Style JacKef Suits, $12.50 to $30 And the long coated suits, they're out of date now, we only have about a dozen left they are very fine ones, but any old price lets them go. . Please note, some stores are making a tremendous noise trying to sell, long coated suits they haye kts of them, we have not. ; u ; . ' And remember, we own, operate and maintain a manu- - faVtnrJntr nlant tnt the rnkkin? of Ladies' Garments and have I. ... - ... . in our store will be handled in an expert manner. - x ou win find no such equipment elsewhere as we maintain at our . store. We have a splendid line of Silk Petticoats, Dress , Skirts, etc., etc ". """ . . j r - v- ' ; " ' Thb J. M. ACHESON CO. -" rrrnc ajts axszb tmm - Remember, you can buy any of these special price gar ments on the installment pr easy payment plan if you Kke you are not granted tnis privilege eisewnerc. . i i - CANADIAN MONEY TAKEN AT FULL a Christmas sit t from our stock will be aDDro- Glass. 1 Cameras -. IT re 151 . r ' 1 1 VALUE Just a few suggestions - Razors and Safetys : - Ever Ready Safety Razor, 7 blades sold . on unconditional guaraqtee. $1.00 . Zinn Safety Razor, 24 blades, extra blades 5eV , each; sold on 30 days' trial and money re- ' funded if not satisfactory. . . . . . . . : .$5.00 Gem Safety Razors. ...... .Y. . .$2.50 and up . Regular Razors, guaranteed $1.50,, V i $2.00 and .... , ..V . $2.50 ! and noaaK supplies We have the popular Buster Brown" Cameras $1.00 and . .'. $2.00 Roll Film Cameras...... ,.$5.00 and $0.50. Folding Pocket Cameras. . . .$15 and $22.50 FREE Careful instructions given to cus- tomers and free use of dark room. ' r LENSES All high grade lenses from the cheapest to the most expensive. . ", POST CARD ALBUMS Largest selection in the city. . , '. ; ' ' L0 Third Street I, "