THE , OREGON DAILY JOURNAL," PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENINO, DECEMBER 12. 1805.
TWO AHD A HALF
OREGON FORESTS
DEVLIN TESTIFIES
OCTOPUS EHFOLDS
I'lllll DM
: LAND SHARKS HAVE
MILL LEVY
III RIIIEIi CASE
TIIE filUIUllL
r
DISAPPEARED
III DEL110D
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McKinley Was Reported, Last in
I ; Wisconsin, But May Have
-Escaped to Japan.
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BOND COMPANY SAYS ?
IT CAVE UP PUTER
Wo Record, However, of New Bond
' Having Been Filed Swindle Had
t Complete Outfit and Covered Their
Tracks Carefully.
. Each new chapter In the story of .the
f huge fraude perpetrated by 8. A. D.
4 Puter and Horaoe a. McKinley In their
' operations In atate scnoei -wnas provee
i- more sensational Ahan the - preceding
I one. During recent montha they appear
'to have been absolutely reckless and to
; kin Inst U rear OI me law. iot
) money wae gone and they were driven
to desperate ehlfU to maintain thera
i selves.- For two montha paat they have
been virtually fugitives from Justice.
' and unless they should be apprehended
t and brought back to Portland In custody
f they undoubtedly will fall te appear
. when- the indictments y 'now 'pending
against them In Uie federal court are
called for trlaL '..-
' After their conviction last December,
: both Puter and McKinley gave bonds
for their appearance for sentence when
t ever the United States , district "judge
i should so order. The bond In each case
i was 14,000. Owing to the fact that they
j bath made full confession after being
convicted, the Imposition of sentence
j waa delayed. They gave Information
' which promised to be -of much value in
; the trials which were to come and they
were to be witnesses for the govern
ment. . "'- ' I
. Still Taseatenoed. I
" .. ifentenca had not vet been pronounced
; when Judge Bellinger was-taken 111 and
died. The question then arose whether
( any, other judge could legally, impose
the 'sentence and pass on the motions
for new trial which would of course be
made. On this question there was a
difference of opinion among lawyers.
But whatever the correct interpretation
of the laws on this point migni do. ine
fact remained that Puter and McKinley
were still unaentenced and at large, free
to carry on their schemes ' of fraud
without Interference or molestation. For
a time the government officials kept
some track of their movements, but lat
terly all clues seem to have been lost.
Inquiry of the bondsmen for the two
swindlers throws little light on their
whereabouts. McKinley is reported to
have been In Wisconsin a month ago,
and is probably somewhere In the mid
dle west, though one rumor has It that
be has escaped to Japan.. Puter seems
to have dropped completely out of sight
A possible clue was received by Bute
Land Agent West today. In the form of
a forged letter purporting to be from :
O. Q. Brown, clerk of the land board,
and addressed 'to Puter at Shahlko,
Oregon. The letter bears data of Octo-
bT of this year, and suggests that the
. fngtuvs may have been In the atate at
i that time. -t - ,. .?-:.. .
.' . ....... Searcoioa' tot Bharte. '. .'"-..
- - Although tbe operations' of Puter and
'McKinley In. state school lands are not
runighable under any federal statute.
the government officials are flora g-an Ttt
their power to aid in the search for
them. Unless the men have escaped
from the country there la little doubt
that they will be apprehended, and evea
If tbey are. now beyond the jurisdiction
JUDGE; AKD ATTORNEY IN
TILT IN COURT
Cleason Scores. Burke, Who Ar
il rested Chinaman, and
4 y Cameron Replies. '
' Patrolman B. Burks' was grilled la the
police court today by Attorney James
Gleason. counsel for Sing i-ve, a bwiM'
man the patrolman arrested for having
lottery tickets In'hls possession. Judge
Cameron defended Burke's action. . 1 ,.
', ' "Do I understand that yon' are the au
thorised raider, of Chinatown r asked
' Mr. Oleason of the policeman. "Would
you dare'ge Into my house or Into Mr.
- Fit igf raid, ie city attorney's house,
i without a warrant and act as you hare
' In the case of this Chinaman V,
' Before Burke could reply Judge Cam
; .' aron said that the policeman had not ex-
ceeded his authority, as ho had reason
. I to suspect that the antt-gambllng and
, lottery laws were being violated. He
f read the law. ..?.',-
'.'; v "Ton don't need to read the ordinance
to me- It gives -the police '-authority
, enough to hang any man," declared Mr.
i , Gleaaon with asperity. ' s. '
i ; "Well, this ..court intends 'abiding by
" t the - chcrter.'V asserted Judge Cameron
. emphatically, then adding-, "so far as It
i relates to things happening in the city
" f limits." - k - - ,, . , - i .. .
I'But you didn't dolt in the MUwaukJs
Cat"." bluntly saM Mr, CUeason. i
', "Thafa Jurt where you are mistaken,"
retorted . Judge Cameron quickly. "I did.'
I ;, Moreover, the higher court sustained my
4 decision. "Anyway, that won't htlfryou
l any In thla case.' , . , . . , .
' Moy Ham, Chtneae interpreter, reed
some of the tickets secured by Burke
w. when be made th arrest. They showed
that a Bing Lee Doo Lottery company
,1s operating .In the oity. -Accordingly
J Blng Le was fined 110 by the court.
: AT MERCY OF WAVES FOR
TWENTY-TWO DAYS :
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, Transport Supply Reaches San
v Francisco From Guam After
-..Stormy TripJ "
(pela! DUpatrh M The JoeraaM
Francisco, Iec. 13. After a long
atnrmy voyage, during wnica Ber ma
chinery broke down and she was In
great danger of sinking, the United
Slates transport Supply reached port
this morning from Guam. After lying
nelplaee frl! days the Supply finally
reached Honolulu, where repalre were
made. Edward Norton, corporal .of
marine, dld and waa burled at sea. t
The S apply brought F. T. Dyer, gfr-
vrnur uuim, ana nis lamiiy. iytr
will be succeeded by Commander E.
lvtts. . , .
of the United States they doubtless will
bt extradited.
After McKinley was convicted last
December he gave bond In the sum of
H.tOO. with Eugene Blasier and Jack
Grant as his sureties Both had known
McKinley for several years and ha had
been a liberal patron of, their gambling
places In his days of prosperity. Bla
sier la now In Qoldfleld, In the Tonopah
district, but Grant Is still in this city.
He said thla morning that some one
told him recently of seeing McKinley
In Wisconsin about four weeks ago. but
Grant could not remember the-name of
his Informant. When he went on Mo-
Klnley's bond he was not Indemnified In
any way against lose.
It looks as if McKinley was going to
leave you In the lurch, doean't It?"
. Orast XJkaly toXose.; '
"Well, I guess so," replied Grant,
philosophically, "but we all have ' to
take a chance."
Puter bad some difficulty rrt giving -a
bond after he was convicted, but finally
the United States Fidelity tk Guaranty
company became bis surety. The amount
14,000, Hartman, Thompson -f
Powers are agents for the company
and Mr, Hartman'says that about two
month' ago, through an arrangement
made wlthu the district attorney, the
company surrendered ruter . to me
United States marshal, '.the bond was
released and Puter was obliged to- give
new bond. Search .this- noon in the
office of the clerk of the federal court
failed to discover any bond for Puter
later than the one given by the Fidelity
A - Guaranty .company laat December.
l'nlted States Marshal C. J. Reed saye
that he has no recollection of the sur
render of PUter..- Puter was in Portland
two or three months ago, but the fed
eral officials. Iw-thls city ave "no--in
formation as to his Subsequent move
ments. :' -.. .- ; " ., .-' - .';
Oevenof stay !.' '
-Under a statute passed by the iast
state legislature Governor Chamberlain
was vested with unusual power, for the
apprehension and conviction of crim
inals. The law appropruwea ins sum
of $10,000 which the governor is at
liberty to expend, under certain re
strictions, for the arrest of criminals
In any case "where the state is inter
ested." The language of this statute
msy be broad snough to enable the gov
ernor to use this fund for running down
and arresting Puter and McKinley. The
state may not be "interested" In the
strict legal sense of the term, but If
such wholesale frauds In atate school
lands are to go unpunished the good
name of the state must suffer severely.
Latest developments show that the
scheme of fraud on which Puter was
embarked was of huge proportions. He
not only forged the signatures .of W. H.
OdelL M. U Chemberlaln and O. . O.
Brown and manufactured an Imitation
of the state seal, but he duplicated the
forma used by the land joftloe. Including
receipts, certificates, deeds and . letter
heads. Rubber' stamps were manu
factured like those used in the land of
fice and even the quality of paper was
duplicated.- - -,-r - -.--v. -.-
' Bad a' rise Outfit.' . '
Puter was so thoroughly equipped for
the fraudulent operations which he had
planned that Immediate detection was
rendered : exceedingly difficult. . He
would Issue forged certificates and
forged receipt, and then would fortify
the fraud by writing letters io himself
purporting to oome from the clerk of
the land board, O. Q. Brown, and bearing
his forged signature These letters
would state that the certificates were
valid and In good standing. 'that the
TTecttpt r Had been duly Issued 'anaThaf
deeda would be given on final payment.
The machinery wae perfect and Puter
and his confederates were evidently pre
paring for the most colossal swindle In
the history of the state.
WORK TO BEGIN AT ONCE
r. ON MALHEUR LINE s
Contracts fJr, Grading to Be Let
to Farmers Residing Near
Right. of Way. C
8pedal tMwatek to Tb JewnatV
Ontario. Or.; Dec 11. Stephen Carver
of Chinook, Montana, has announced that
he Is ready to receive bids for the con
struction" of the Vale-Malheur Valley
railroad grade, and that work will com
mence Immediately on the same. The
engineers are at work now croes-see-
tloning and as soon as one mile of
cross section Is completed work will
commence on the same.
The contracts will be awarded In small
parcels to farmers residing between
here and Tale. The survey pt this line
in under the supervision of Oregon
Short Line engineers, and It Is gener
ally believed that that company Is back
of the enterprise. Three Oregon Short
Line surveying parties are In the field
west of here, and It is stated on good
authority that as soon aa the Carver
line Is completed the Oregon Short Line
will connect with It at Vale in a Una
to be extended to Portland and the
coast. , - - . '
O. C. Wright, the western representa
tive of Wheeler Co., the New. York
bankers, who Is to build a Itne east from
this city to Emmett, Idaho, wa In the")
city this week and stated that work on
his Una would be pushed and the first
Important step would be the construc
tion of a railroad bridge across Snake
river, one mile east of Ontario.
The two above named lines are sup
posed to be connecting links in the Har
riman lines. . . . ; ' V
CONNELL. WHO ARRESTED
GEORGE ADAMS, IS BACK
8. A. Connell of the government secret
service department haa just returned
to Portland from Seattle, where he ar
rested George Adams, who is charged
with stealing gold that- was shipped to
the Seattle assay office and substitut
ing black sand.
Mr. ConneTT recently haa been, ap
pointed head of the detective squad at
the White Mouse, which watchea over
the president. .... , ,
STATION CHANGE. ;
oathera Peeifle Vow U Chamber
Ooauaeros aildiag.
of
The Southern Pacific station, hereto
fore located at Fourth and Tambill
streets, has been moved to the Chamber
of Commerce building. Fourth and Stark
streets. , . ,
j w Mob Buna Kasaiaa City,
. J Jarul Hpectal garvfee.)
Vienna. Lec.ll-it la reported thst
the Russian town of Elisabethgrad' is
burning. A mob is killing and plunder
ing the Jews. A regiment is hurrying
to the scene, j r. ,-,, -
To Pay for Fire Department
Needs Is Council Com
. mittee's Plan.
IS LIMIT ALLOWED BY
THE CITY CHARTER
Ways, and 'Means Committee, Con
trary to Mayor's Idea, Will Grant
Chief Campbell AI He Asks for
and Then Some More, ' '" ,
.Members of the ways and means com
mittee of the city council are planning
to levy ttu mill tax, tha limit allowed
by the-city charter, for tha maintenance
Of the city Ore department" for next
year., Tma levy oat, an aasessed. value
tlon of IIJJ.OOO.OOO taxable- property
will produce 1301.740.. and It Is aald thla
eura is not sufficient to defray the ex
penses for the. Improvements In the
department which the councilman con
template, ' t .
Chief Campbell. In his estimates of
expenses outlined Improvements which.
witn .tne maintenance of the present
department, would cost tl81.l9 for
10. - Mayor Lane recommended to the
olty council that this - be reduced by
f 10,000, leaving an estimate of S331,9.
oc $15,931 more than waa expended this
year. The council la expected to ignore
ine recommenaationa or the mayor and
will Increase the estimate submitted by
the fire department at the expense of
some -other department in tha eltv. Tt
-U. said. that the police department will
oe ine Drancn of the city government
wnicn wm surrer. ., ,
Chief Campbell's estimates
for engine companies to be Installed on
Portland heights. East Twenty-eighth
street; Brooklyn: Highland. Third and
Gltsan streeta. a new engine to replace
No. at Nicolal and Twenty-first streets
and a truck company and chemical com
pany on the east side. Changea In the
nre alarm and telegraph system were
also recommended. In several Instances
the city already owns- available nron.
erty, but in -others lote and buildings
wouia nave to oe rurnlshed. .
Thle morning ..ie wave and meana
committee went over the estimates.
Chief Campbell wae present and told of
the needs of the department. The com
mittee expressed a willingness to arrant
all ' and more, too. The members 'fa
vored the Installation of an engine com
pany In Sell wood and there was talk
of laying an eight-Inch water main
from the riverfront on the east side as
far east as Grand avenue through which
the fire-boat could pump water In case
of fire. It waa estimated that 1.500
feet of such main would cost about
3.000. ' t
I do not see that we can reduce the
estimates," said Councilman Masters.
I wo-ild rather be hanged by the
people for attempting to do something
than - Tor doing ' nothing," remarked
Councilman Rushlight. "I am In favor
of a progressive policy. . " We have to
get out of the Idea that I we can pro
vide for a great city without money. I
think the property-owners should favor
a tax sufficiently large tq .give them,
proper protection," . .
,"I do not. think thaf anything lea
than a (-mill levy for city purposes can
be reckoned: oit,"-aald irouncnman Kel
laher. - - -. . . .
There was no definite decision re
garding the matter and the committee
adjourned to meet Monday.
Yesterday afternoon a delegation from
the Taxpayers', league, composed of J.
N. Teal, A. L. Mills and other, went
before the waya and means committee
and advised them regarding the tax
levy for next year. - They favored a
progressive policy, 'but urged that . the
levy should not be made too high. , ,
LOCAL BAR PAYS LAST
TRIBUTE TO. DEAD
Attends Mitchell Funeral In a
Body Many .Politicians Were
Called By Last Rites.
; -
. One hundred members of the local
bench and bar met at l:!0t p. m. In
department No, 1 of the circuit court
to attend the funeral services of Sena
tor Mitchell. The meeting was called
to ordev.by Judge MVC. Moreland. Whit
ney 11 ' Boise wss elected to act ' as
marshal. J. C Moreland moved that
a committee of nine of which George
H. Williams should be chairman, be
appointed to draft resolutions befitting
the memory of the dead senator. . The
committee will be appointed later , by
Judge George. .
: The lawyers, headed by Circuit Judges
Arthur I. Eraser, John F. Cleland and
M. C. George, marched to the church
by twos.
Governor Chamberlain, Secretary of
State F. I. Dunbar, State Treasurer
Moore, N. Looney J. C. Calbreath. At
torney-General A. VL Crawford. ex-Gov
ernor T. T. Geer and Panil Groat of
Salem were among those who came to
attend the funeral., Other well known
politicians who are in town, - most of
whom came to the- funeral, are:
O. C. Fulton of Astoria, brother of
Senator C W. Fulton: Judge w. R. Ell a.
District Attorney G. W. Phelps, State
Senator W. M. pierce ef . Pendleton,
H. .L. Sonnemann of - Glendale, J. M.
Hansborough, Frank Benson, Dr. El Du
Gas, George Staley of Roeeburg; J. R.
Wyatt of Albany, M. A. Baker of -Yamhill
county, Matt .Mosgrove of MUtoni
Max Leudderaann of the Antelope Her
ald, Judge A. 8. Bennett of The Dalles,
ex-State Hnato-W. R. King of Ontario,
John H. Smith of Astoria, Judge Wil
liam Galloway, Cbarlee V. Galloway of
McMlnnViUe. .
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OPIUM SMUGGLER IS V
' CAUGHT IN BELLINGHAM
(Joeraal Rpeelal arlee.L. -
Belllngham, WashV Deo. 12. Henry
Engleman was captured this morning
with (I pounds of opium, valued at $700,
smuggled from Vancouver. He used a
horse and buggy to cross the line, al
most under the noses of customs offi
cers, who had been looking for him for
several .weeks. He haa smuggled 10
pounds, valued et 11,000, to Portland la
three former trips.
T. B. Xadley Blaa a Tillamook. '
Seelal Dtspates te Tke feenisL) '
Tillamook, Or., Dec. 11. T, B. Hadley
died at 11:11 -o'clock laat night. He
was a prominent attorney. He waa
born September , 1811. 1 k
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Eight Thousand Acres of Fir at
.1 gcappoose Is Purchased by
Chapman Company.
WEYERHAUSER SPENDS :
MILLION OR TWO MORE
Secures Big Timber Tract in Klamath
Region With Logging Road, Mills
and Camps Each Company Will
Begin Extensive Improvements. ;
A tract of about 8,000 acres of fir
timber has been purchased by the Chap
man Lumber, company from Mann It
Montgomery, - near Scappooae. - The
Chapman company will build a five
mile logging road, into the timber,
. The- consideration is not announced.
but It la said the timber was purchased
at the usual price prevailing in that a
glon. The Chapman compa,nywUl, it la
reported, construct an extensive logging
plant and log the timber on a large
Mr. Chapman in the project)- He Is at
Scappooae today looking over the
ground and ie expected home tomorrow.
Another large timber deal, closed two
months ago, transfers to the, Weyer
hauser Timber company a large tract of
sugar pine and zlr on the Jenny creek
plateau, close to the Oregon-California
boundary line. Jenny creek Ie a tribu
tary of the Klamath river. The eale In
cludes the Klamath Lake railroad, a
logging road that haa recently been ex
tended toward Klamath Falls and is be
ing regarded as a probable rail outlet
In .the near - future for the, Klamath
country.
' The deal lby which the Weyerhauser
company takes over the combined propt
ertles, including timber, sawmills and;
raiiroao, is reported to amount to a
sum between 11.000,000 and $1,000,000.
John W. Alexander, resident agent for
the Weyerhauaers, . returned - Saturday
from aa examination of the timber, and
departed today for southern Oregon to
make more extended Investigation.
TAKES CHILD FOR
WIFE'S FAULT
C. FisherJUdnaps .Young Son
and Knocks Wife Down
When She Protests. ,
ANOTHER MAN SAID
TO BE CAUSE OF SCENE
Attentions' of Former Lodger to Wife
So Enrages i Husband .That ' H
Hidea His Boy Where Even the
Police, Cannot Find riim. '. '
Angry with ' his wife, whom he ac
cuses of Improper conduct, J. C Fisher,
It Is alleged, kidnaped his S-year-old
boy Sunday and knocked- that mother
down when she Interfered. Excitement
attended the husband's act and the po
lice were called on. but eo far have not
succeeded In locating the child.
Mrs. Fisher appeared before Judge
Cameron In the pojloe court this after
noon and laid a complaint charging her
huaband with assault and battery. Her
law is badly swollen by the blow, she
says. y ........
When Fisher went .to hie home, TS
Park) avenue, Sellwood. Sunday, and)
found hie wife In the company of Oscar
Jonea. employed at Wills' brickyard, he
knocked her down. ' Jonee Ie said to
have fled; certain It Is that he did not
lend her any assistance. The husband
then dressed the little boy and left
with him, hurling his wife back every
time she ' approached, though her
screams aroused the entire neighbor
hood. It la believed that he has taken
the child to the home of hie parents.
Fisher informed Patrolman . Joseph
Keller that he haa tired of his wife's
conduct and -does not Intend .lpnger to
permit her to have the custody of the
child. Mrs. fisher admitted today that
ehe and Jones have been very friendly,
and that he was In the habit of calling
on her. She says that be used to board
and lodge at her house, but that hewae
obliged to leave on aocount ,of hef
nuspana qdcuuiw. , ... ti 1
OLD TOWN OF KAMIAH
IS DESTROYED BY FIRE
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... SnMtal rjlanatea te 11m loernaLl
Lewlston, Ida., Dec 11. Practloally
kll of the old town of Kamiah was de
stroyed by a fire last evening which le
supposed to have -been of incendiary
origin The flamee Vre believed to have
started in a liquor saloon and spread
rapidly- to, adjoining buildings. One
family had a harrow escape ' from
burning and the members were rescued
lust In time. The large store of . the
Kamiah Trading company escaped1. .
The butldinge burned were all frame
structures and . owned chiefly by In
dians. The fire - cuts off rentals
dlans. : The fire cuts off rentals amount
ing to 1200 a month. It la thought
that there will be trouble with the In
diana to keep them from making an eft
fort to destroy the new town site,' . I
lIook out FOR SNOW I;
BEFORE ANOTHER NIGHT
Snow or rain is" expected to e
fall In Portland within the next e
It hours. The temperature yes- 4
terday-got down to 17 degrees e
above sere, which wast the co(d- e)
est period of the season. . 4 he 4
temperature this morning was e
tl degrees and the rneroury had. 4)
a slight upward "tendency.. The e
atmosphere eontlnuee to be raw , e)
and piercing. There le a storm . 4
brewing off the Oregon, and ,
Washington coasts but It has not )
suracienuy aeveiopeo to make
aoyf accurate predictions " con-
cernlng It 4
' Preferred Stock Oanaed Croeds,
Allan Lewis'-Best Brand.
City Auditor Says E. W. Rlner
Signed R. M. Rinefs Name
; ' to Certificate. - .
FORMER CITY OFFICIALS
IDENTIFY DOCUMENTS
Young Riner Makes Statement to tha
Effect That He Merely Worked for
His Father on Now Famous Tanner
Creek, Sewer ; ' '- .;' , . '
City Auditor Thomas C Devlin occu
pied the witness stand during the prin
cipal part of the morning session of the
trial of a W. Plner. charged with hav
ing attempted to obtain money by false
pretenses In connection with the build
ing of the Tanner creek aewer. Mr.
Devlin testified that E. W. Blner had
signed. the name of & H Rlner, hie
father, to Sj certificate to be presented
to the city officials, to the effect that
the sewer had been completed accord
ing to specifications, r, The auditor's tes
timony regarding the signing of the cer
tificate wae given as expert testimony
on handwriting. - -
Mr. Devlin also testified -that he had
seen young Rlner with R. M. Rlner at
various meetings of the city council, at
which sessions the eewer In question
was .discussed. yThe defense will at
tempt to show that Rlner, Sr., was bard
of hearing and that hie on accompa
nied him in order to explain what wae
being said.;. . .
Whitney to Boise and Rodney T'OUr
san. who were members of the exeoutlve
board, told of the customs of that body
In transacting business deals of the
city. Many documents were Introduced
as evidence by the state. Which were
Identified by the former offlclale.
Thla morning EL W. Rlner made the
following statement: . '
' "At the time my father took the eon
tract to build the Tanner creek eewer, I
had several big jobs, of my own to look
after, and so would not go in with him
on -the deal. He then asked me If I
would not take a position under him as
sort of an assistant boss at regular pay.
I told my father that I would do. what
I eould to helpthlm, for which I was
to be paid byhlm.- I had little time te
devote to the watching of the eewer
work, and althbugh I put in much time,
my father never paid ma one cent."
The jury was not selected until late
yeeterday afternoon. And no witnesses,
were heard until thla morning. The
la .being tried before Judge Soars
and the following Jury: J. W. Scott,
Alexander Mulr, J. P, Rasmuaaen. W.
Leannedey, Charles F. . Fernau, . C. - C.
Ertckson. H. F, Taylor. D. O. Fisher,
J. B. Kellogg, Charles J. Allen, T. J.
Uhlman and L. Barnum. Deputy Dla
trlct Attorney Moser represents the
state, while John F. Logan and John
U V. 1 1 1 w . , , T
f. ' " .' " . I ,
SAY I.1RS. SILILIONS DROVE
v.f
A GOOD BARGAIN
Such Is Evidence . Offered by
Experts Who Deny She Sold
;: " Property Too Cheap.
Judge Cleland thla 'moraine- resumed
the hearing of the case brought by. Mrs,
Margaret Simmons against '. Frank
Klernan for the possession of a quarter
DiocK at .tne corner or Sixth and Flan.
oers streets. tois property was cur.
chased by Klernan for tlt,7S0 on Octo
ber zi, 1101, Mrs. Simmons alleges that
at the time the aale waa made she wae
not in a proper condition of mind to at
tend to buaineee matters, and that ehe
receivea rar less I or the land than it
waa worth; . i - ,
Thla morning L. J. Goldsmith said
on the witness-stand that the price paid
for the property waa all it was worth
st tne time tne sale was made. . W. H.
Orindstaff testified that the- property
waa not worth $14,007) In October. 1801.
George Jacobeen declared that the same
quarter block had been offered to him
three months before Klernan purchased
n zor ii.suv.
Percy H. Blythe-safa that ha saw Mrs.
Simmons sign the deed at the time of
the sale, saw her receive and oount tha
pay paid for the property and had heard
ner mane oDjectiona to giving a warranty
deed for the land until Klernan agreed
io assume outstanding indebtedness on
tne lots; he considered her a bright bus!
esg, woman..- Almost the ssme testi
mony wae given by T. H. Ward. Adeline
A. Wile stated that she had lived with
Mrs. Simmons from the time the latter
was released rrom the, insane asylum
until the sale in question was made and
that during that time Mrs. Simmons ap
peared of sound mind and able to trans
act ousiness affairs. ,-
DRYDEN FAMILY GRAFT
N IN PRUDENTIAL LIFE
- .. if 1 .. : .
(Jnnraal Speelal Serriee.)
New Tork. Dec.ia.-In tha la.1.1.
tlve Insurance Investigation this after
noon rresiaeni uryaen or the Pruden
tlal admitted that eome of hli m,.
tlvee were employed by the Prudential
company, his eon is third vtce-presl
dent, his son-ln-law le a director, , 1
nepnew ie working ror 20 a week. He
denied that his family and wards of nl
ismiiy controiiea tne company.
Dry dene salary Is tl 5,000. His son,
who IS third vice-president, gete M0,-
EX-QUEEN LILIUOKALANI
SEEKING GOLDEN BALM
' (Jonrmal Special ferries.) t ,
Washington, Dec. It. A claim for
$10,000,000 wss laid 'before the senate
today by Vice-President Fairbanks from
ex-Queen LUluokalanl of Hawaii," who
wants balm for bodily and mental suf j
faring and Ipsa of property during the
revolution 11 yeara ago.
- She wrote the vice-preeldent Baying
that she did not appear by attorney on
acoount of poverty. The eenate ad
journed at 1:20 o'clock. ,
WOMAN COMMISSIONER
RESIGNS HER POSITION
Gabrlelle Clark, "United . Statee com
missioner at Salem and the only woman
In the atate now holding such an hffloe,
baa sent her resignation 10 , District
Judge C B. Welverton. ,
Second Big Insurance Company
. Passes Into Hands of. ,.
, . Oil Trusts
SAME.COMBINATION MAY
SECURE NEW YORr LIFE
War Dogs of Sogers and Rockefeller
Drive Trusteea Into Line and an
: Agreement Is Reached to Choose
Charles A. Peabody as President.
"' (Boeelal DIsDateb Is Tbe loaraaL)
New York. Dec 1$. The Mutual Life
Insurance company has paased Into ths
control of the Standard OH company by
an agreement, to elect Charlea A, Pea-
body Its president.
This makes the second of the "big
three" that haa passed Into the hands of
the Rockefeller-Morgan-Ryan combine'
tlon elnce the upheaval in the life in
surance business. . When the time le
ripe for eweeplng out the McCall crowd
In the New Tork Life. It ie expected the
same combination will swing that com
pany- Into the hands of the great trium
virate, ' s ...
Aroused by the fear that Charles E.
Hughes would become president of the
Mutual Life, H. H. Rogers, head of tbe
Standard OU coroea, turned loose bis
war dogs on theffrueteea of that com
pany with the result that a majority
has pledged to vote for Peabody.
MAKES STRONG CHARGES
AGAINST UNION OFFICERS
JTred Tlmler alleges that be -waa put
out of the Clgarmakere. union and kept
rrom working at ma trade in local
union shops, because he bad objected to
various doings of the Officers of the
organisation. Tlmler la suing the port-
land Clgarmakere' Union, No. 201, and
t.s ofneere for $2,t00.
He testified today that several thou
sand dollara had been sent to thia city
last summer by the International union
to advertise union-made cigars. - He did
not like the manner in which the officers
were using this caah, and he filed ob
jections against them.
- Tlmler waa auspended from the union,
and by a strike having been called, his
employer- discharged him. ' He states
that there was no reason for his being
let out excepting that the officers had
It in for him. It la alleged by 1L O.
Parsons, president Of the local union,
and W. H. Fltagerald, He secretary, that'
Tlmler' owed the organisation $!. and
refused to pay It. -
REACTIONISTS CONTROL
POLICY OF THE CZAR
' y- v. . C
" (Journal gpeelal Service.) ' .
BU Petersburg. Deo. 11. The govern
ment has decided against universal suf
frage and gone back to the -old project
as, provided In the csars proclamation
foe a douma, Thla, will alienate 'the
zemstvoista.
The ' revolutionary .committee la de
bating the 'calling of at general strike
and proclaiming a'-ne- government be
fore January. The government eojirae
is rapidly delving the UberalaE lpto (the
camps of the extremists. - ' .
General Dedulln, prefecf of St "Peters
burg, has resigned and been succeeded
by -Baron, do Meyendorf f . It Is stated
that preparatlona are being made to
mobollse the entire Cossack Btreuth In
a eupreme errort -to emu the revolu
tionarv forca.
'. More rioting Is reported In Poland
ana eoutnern Rueaia. All railroads out
of. Moscow ceased operation today on
account or tne strike in protest of sev
eral msmljers of the workmen'a eouncO.
FUNERAL AT NEWTON -
OF GEORGE W. BENNETT
(Speelal Dispatch te The Joaraal.)
Co rv ail la. Or., Deo. 11. The funeral
services of the late George W. Bennett,
who died In Portland Saturday, were
held Sunday at Newton cemetery, Ben
ton county. Rev. a.. H. Feese of the
M. E. church omclatrng. He wae one of
Oie-best-known characters of early-day
history in tnis section. Born. In Eng
land bb years ago, he came to the United
Btatee In early life, settling first In Min
nesota and coming to Oregon about 50
yeara ago. At - different periods he
served aa pastor of the Corvallla Meth
odist 1 church, '40 years ago, and wasi
widely and familiarly known as "Grand
pa" Bennett ' . .; ',
' Many Bfrw BnUdlngm.
'.The following building permits have
been issued: Mrs. Elisabeth van Ander
son, t atore and . tenament, corner East
Burnslde and East Twentr-ela-hth
streets, ' cost $M0Q; F. F. ' Angels, re
pairs to store, 141 Fifth street, eost
$10; W, Newman, cottage, on Madrona
avenue, cost $1,200; O. K. Odgen, cottage,
on Holman street, cost $100; Mrs. Pratt.
Cottage, Spokane between East Fifteenth
and East Seventeenth streets, cost,
$1,100; Sam Moore, repalre to residence.
Front between Montgomery and-Madlson
streets, cost $500; Charlea Kadderly, cot
tage, Williams avenue between Alberta
and Bain streets, cost $1,$00; T. D.
Hathaway, cottages, corner of Knott
street and Alblna avenue, cost $1,100; L.
C Henrys, residence, corner East Yam
hill and East Twenty-eighth streets, eost
$4,000; Ed Rustln, repairs) to cottage.
140$ Morton etreet, cost $200; George
Raabe, residence, corner East Salmon
and East Twenty-fourth streets, cost
$1,170; A. Battagllo. barn. East Market
and East Twelfth- streets, eost, $100.
Would Safeguard CHrts.
Deputy District Attorney Robert Gal
loway stated thle morning that he will
file Informations In the circuit court
against M. A. and Pearl - Leatheleer
charging them with Contributing to the
delinquency of a female tinder the age
Of 1 years, and another Information
against - William - Pflelderer charging
him with permitting a female, under the
aa-e of 11 years In hie saloon at the
corner of Twenty-fourth andThurman
streets. ;; The girl who caused' the4
charges to be made is Elisabeth Rex
ford, aged It yeara, and It la claimed
that she was recently taken Into' the
saloon by the Lelthetaera. . .
Wall Ollfrey f 0 Senator.' -'
-Washington D. C Dec. 11. Some of
Oregon's cltliens at the capital have
offered a suggestion to Governor Cham
berlain that he appoint Henry H. Oll
frey to succeed Senator Mitchell. Mr.
Ollfrey,' who haa been. It years In the
eenate ee legislative clerk, has main
tained hie Oregon interests and 'has
friends who state that his experience
here would make -htm a valuable repre
sentative of Oregon, , ; ; - .
Royal
Powder
fa -mack of Grape
; Cream of Tartar. ;
Absblutely Pare.
Makes the food"
more" Wholesbmei
and Delicious.
TOTTERING OLD HEN LOST
CITY'S I.1AZE
Ons is Searchiriij for His Son,
Whose Whereabouts He ;
Cannot Tell
It was a pitiful spectacle that greeted
the patrolmen of tbe day relief at police
hajiQurterawbPittherpord on
uuir iui uoming. ua a Doocn at one
elde of- the room sat two old men, both
octogenarians and both lost. '. .
George McKenslerVbo hag lived Just
a score of years longer than the allotted
span or man's existence, waa Taken In
charge by the police last night at 159
East Davis street, where he had wan
dered to seek shelter for the night. The
old fellow's mind Is affected. He
claims to have a son for whom he Is
searching, but says sometime that his
son lives on the outskirts of the eltv
and at others in central Nebraska. ". ..
The other man. William R. Edwards.
la aged $4 years. He. lives with his
daughter.. Mrs. A. - B. fiwalne. at 191
Ruaset street, on the St. Johns car
line. He ie afflicted with cancer of
the lower Up and was lost yesterday
after being taken to a physician to have .
It dreesed. The old man waa sent home
by the police.
in quavering , voice end with hands -
trembling as If palsied, old man Mo
Kenxle begs the police to release him
so he can search ' for 'his boy. Good
care Is being taken of him by the police
and they are unwilling to let him go
untiKtney are sure tnat he will be cared
for properly.- . . . j
MRS. M'MILLAN WILL ;
. : SAY SOMETHING, TOO
f : . , . I
" Mrs. JS H. -McMillan,' who before tier
marriage to Captain McMillan of Pert
land waa Mrs. Addle R. Smith, arrived
in the city from California' several days
eger-ane-teft today for Beatttac-Mra;-
McMlllan said that her bualneea affairs
had been Intrusted to a Arm of attor
neys and that she waa not prepared to
make a statement at this time. -
Captain McMillan, .previous to hie
marriage to Mrs. . Smith, who was a
spiritualist, had considerable meana. He
Is said to have lost possession of most
of his property and Is now In the east
visiting his daughter. ' v
"I have read Captain McMillan's
statements," said Mrs. McMillan, 'land
have been eurpiised at some of tha
things he said. However, 1 shall have
a statement to make myself within a
short time. I want the people to know
both eldes of the case since they have
been $old of hie Bide. -'' .
SCae Praia Hooorerlng-.
Miss M. C. Drain, head nurse at the
county hospital, who has been suffering
wltfe illness caused by ptomaine poison
ing last Friday. Is reported out f of
danger. Although she le still unable to
resume her duties, she le esld to be
rapidly recovering from the effects of
tbe poison. c , - -
:: : Holiday Goods.
Nothing nicer for presents than beau
tiful pictures. : The largest . collection
in the city or etchings and other pic-
turee at Gruber'a Art Store, llltt
Fourth street, near Salmon. '
It's useless to - attempt t to
shut out winter. The only way
is to be prepared to meet him
face to face-that is, protect
yourself with the right under
wear and the right overcoat.
... ,1 ,..'' - . ,
,,Today in underwear we have
a special sale. ' ). '. ' ,'
In Overcoats we have a spe
cial every day. ; ;i -' .
We've elegant Overcoats at
910, up to $25.
You can ' rest assured' that
youll get full, value for your
money" at any price you pay.
ItioiiCeiKnrHinGfQ
GusufmPrcfr
I ; '
Ontfltten for Mea aal Bora. -.'
1SS Bad 1S Third Street, '
f Mohawk anlldiag. - ' j