The Oregon daily journal., December 20, 1905, Page 6, Image 6

LAUREN PEASE IS
HOT GUILTY
Juror Corn to Decision This
Afternoon After Only Taking
Four Ballots., -,: .
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PEASE SHAKES HANDS
r WITH ALL IN COURT
,t -x ':
Then. Shakes Hands With Self Em
bexilement Case ) Argued This
Morning and Goes to Jury Shortly
After Noon. :; ; , '
1 ' i t bum. t... in not cull ty .of em
beaslement Bo saif thl afternoon the
Jury that heard the case, which was
trel before Presiding Judge Arthur I
. Freser. The Jurore only took four bal
lots Pease was in tne counruuin wid
ths verdict ni brought In at t o'clock
this afternoon. Ha Jumped from hla
chair and grasped the hands of his
Counsel, Attorneys Freeman and Vessie,
then mad. a run for tha Jury, shook
hands .with' every member ana thanked
them personally' for the verdict ren
dered. Ha then heartily ehook tha
hands of Judge Fraser. Deputy County
Clerk Bush, many other attorneya and
friends who were In the courtroom and
(hen with himself(' . . - r"
' B. W. Gage," Phase's bondman, also
joined In the handshaking. Tha verdict
seemed to meet with tha approval of
hearty all present;' ' - J .
i At 11:11 ,o'olook JudgelFraser fin
ished his long Instructions to ' tha Jury.
Ha told the Jurors that Peasa waa en
titled to tha beoeflta pt tha dqubta IbaX
might arise In their minds regaraing
tha alleged misuse of funds. , and that
tha fact that, tha "defendant' did "not
take the stand '-In his own behalf was
Dot ta be considered against him.
. i Several hours were spent 'this- morn
lng by the attorneys ln-' arguing tha
case before tha Jury.. the. motion, for. an
Instructed Verdict having been denied.
L. EL Lstoureftey" special attorney -for
the Insurance company, began by aaylng
that ha would aak tha Jury ' to recom
.. mend the defendant to tha mercy of tha
.. COUrt f -v - : ; r- ' -7-'-
J. C. Veasle. for Pease, said that tha
testimony offered by L B, Edwards,
one of the Pacific coast agents of tha
Insurance company, had been colored.
- - i Frank Freeman, another of tha de
fendant's counsel, opened hla atatement
to the Jury by. saying that L. B. Ed
wards' and W. F. Zwlck, the Insurance
company's special agents, had stretched
their Imaginations to convict Pease.
Deputy District-' Attorney . Haney closed
the arguments.'1- In closing be said:
. "it Pease took this monsy and used
It. thinking that be had a right to do
so. then he might not bo deemed guilty
of ombesilement; but If he .did know,
and Pesss certainly should have kaown
by his bond. tben be Is guilty as
charged." . ...
BRUIN COMPLAINT MAY
; . BE THROWN OUT "
ay tie Fnvalid - Because - It
' Stated That Isaakson Should
Have the Job. '
1 -A.
Before Judge Cleland thla forenoon
Attorney T. F.- Greene argued hla de
murrer to the complaint against Pat
rick Bruin for "usurping", tha office of
police captain. Hla chief contention waa
that the complaint waa Invalid In having
stated that Oscar F. Isaakson waa en
titled to the position.
; "If the district attorney finds facts
sufficient to shoV that this defendant
did usurp the office, that la all right,"
aid the lawyer, "but when tha attempt
la made to show in the complaint that
some other Individual Is entitled to the
office, that -is quite another matter.
The complaint ta faulty and we claim
that sufficient facta have not been
stated to constitute a cause of action.
It Is not shown In thla complaint that
the relator, Isaakson. should be In
Bruin's position and here are a dosen
or more authorities to back up our con
tention." ' ' '
Greene took the stand that .a private
relator brought the action against
Brum.. Instead 'of the state, but Attor
ney - McCoy, representing Isaakson,
claimed that as long as It had the
. Indorsement of the 'district 'attorney it
waa the state that had brought jthe
' action and that no- individual could do
o. The case was taken under advise
ment, a ' 'Kr. . - . . . .
SHERIFFS OF STATE
; IN ANNUAL SESSION
' The Sharif fa' Association of Oregon
Is In session this afternoon In room 401
at the Perkins hotel. Sheriff Word of
this county said:
; "It 4s only tha meeting which we hold
' ' every year to discuss subjects pertain-f-lng
to 'he conduct of our offlceey We
n probably will talk about the best
' knrthons -of handling criminals, collect
ing taxes and enforcing the laws.",
, The members in attendance are:
Harry T. McClellan of Roseburg, presl-
dent; M. F. Corrigan of McMlnnvllle,
secretary; Thomaa Llnville of Astoria,
. Harvey Brown of Baker CltyT. D. Tay
lor of Pendletoiu.Jfred Flak of Eugene.
' Robert L. White of Albany. Martin
White of St. Helens and F, C Sexton of
pne Danes. .
. This morning the visiting sheriffs In.
spected Sheriff Word's Jail and offices.
The tax- department waa an object of
especial Interest and the methods em
ployed there by Deputy Ferguson were
" " Inquired klnto" with considerable atten
' tlon to details. , ,
SEATTLE WOMAN SEEKS
v. DIVORCE FROM TWO MEN
: (Special tXsoatce ts Tbe xsraal.) .
. Seattle, Waslu, Dec. 29. Uoulse Car
ter began suit In the superior court
'this morning to obtain decrees of
divorce from C W. Carter and Owen
Will lam a The woman la plaintiff In
two separate divorce actions filed sim
ultaneously. In 1S4 she lived with
11 r W, Carter In San 'Francisco as his
wife. . She- bad legal advice and he In
formed her that their ralAtionahlp eon
stltuted a common law marriage. After
five years ahe left hint to go to Eagle
Citr. Alaska.- There aa attorney con
' vlix-ed hr that the California marriage
waa null and she married Owen Wll
llasas t O"tober. 101, snd within two
erTir second husband deserted her.
stm nowlwssts- a divorce" from husband
I on llie ground that the marriage
was" void and from No. t for desertion.
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THE
PUTER LOCATED III
Wife Gives a Clue to Where
abouts of Fugitive Oregon
Land Swindler.'
M'KINLEY THOUGHT TO
BE IN SAN FRANCISCO
r-
Release of -Puter by Marshal Reed
Who Allowed Him to Give New
Bond Justified by Some Attorney!
Heney's Position.
(Special Dlepatefc ts The JoernaLl
San Francisco, Dec JO. 8. A. D.
Puter, for whom secret service men
have been searching for a week past,
on account of hla alleged complicity In
newly-dlacovered land ' frauds In Ore
gon, la In . Mendocino county and his
arrest la believed to be a matter of only
a few days at moat. Positive Informa
tion as to bis whereabouts was received
yesterday by government officials and
the detectives ... are now- net on , ma
trail - !
Mrs. Puter waa unwittingly the means
of giving the clue for which the officers
have been searching. A detective called
on tha ltth Inst at the hyme of Mr. and'
Mrs. Puter, lilT Spruce, street. North
Berkeley, ostensibly to confer with Pu
ter xn a matter of business. H was
Informed by Mrs. Puter that her hus
band had gone to Mendocino. county only,
a. day or two before, and ahe described
the route by which he had gone.
This Information came Into the pos
session, of the secret service yesterday,
and It Is confidently expected that the
due- will lead to the capture of the
fugitive. J- ' .... i
No definite Information has yet been,'
received aa to the whereabouts of Hor
ace O. McKlnley, Puter" confederate in
numerous swindles, but he Is believed
to be in San Francisco. He was there
early thla month, and the reports that
he haa sailed to some foreign country
appear to- be entirely without founda
tion.-' He was in eastern Oregon late in
November., and is believed to have gone
from there to San Francisco.
There haa been some discussion aa to
the release of Puter by Marshal Raed
last June, when Puter was allowed to
give a new bond In place of that previ
ously filed. Attorneys express the opin
ion that Mr. Heney, who waa then tne
district attorney had a right to allow
the aubstltutl6n- of a new bond, for the
old one. If In his Judgment It waa expe
dient to dd so. No order of court wsa
necessary, and It la stated by the au
thorities in the federal building that
the sureties on the new bond, having
voluntarily attached their signatures to
It, cannot be heard to question Its va
lidity.'
At th time when the transaction oc
curred Puters wholesale, forgeries of
state school land certificates were wholly
unknown. He had been a source of
much valuable. Irtfermatlon to the gov
ernment In the land fraud prosecutions.
and it'ia said the officials had no aua-
plclon that he waa again engaged in tne
fraudulent practices . Which have again
brought him Into serious trouble.
SENTTO-B RfNG-STA MPSr
BOY FLEES WITH MONEY
(Special Dlapatcs. to The Journal.)
Seattle, Wash, Deo. X0. Robert Hoffman,-aged
It years, employed aa an er
rand boy in the Bon Marche department
store, yesterday morning waa sent to
the poatofflce with lit belonging to the
sub-station of tha postofflce In the
store and haa not been seen since.
The fact that the money belonged to
the government gives the case a federal
end and the marshal'a office Is making
an effort to locate the boy. .
This morning Hoffman's mother of
fered to make good Immediately the
money that her son had absconded with,
but her offer waa refused.
It waa learned that this Is the third
time within a year that Hoffman haa run
away. On the "other occasions he had
not stolen anything. He had worked for
several months in the Bgn Marche and
frequently had been sent-f of the post
office with money for stamps when the
sub-station waa In need of them. He
lived with his widowed mother on East
lake avenue.
Chief Grltimacher was requested by
TTnlted ,8tataa Marshal HAnklna
Seattle yesterday to look out for Hoff
man, uetecuves watched the various
tratna from the sound, but without ra.
SUlt. ' r .
N. P. BUYS SEATTLE
LAND FOR ITS SHOPS
(Special Dlapatrs to The JoarniY)
Seattle, Wash., Dec. 20. About SO
acres of bottom land located south of
the city limits between the Meadows
and Black river Junction has been pur
chased by the Northern Pacific from
C. D. Hlllman and $1,000 paid on de
posit. The property will be transferred
today. ' A condition of the sale Is that
the purchaaer erect workshops on the
property. "
.. Manly ' B. Haynea and others pur
chased the land for the Northern Pacific
and the Northern Pacific made the first
payment on the land early In November.
REFERRED TO FULTON
(Spertsl Diapatrh to The JoarnaL)
Washington. Dec 20. The nomination
of Jamea M. Lawrence as receiver of
the land office at Roseburg has been re
ferred by Chairman Hanabroush of the
bubllo landa committee to Senator- Ful
ton for a report as a subcommittee. Ful
ton will determine In a short time what
action he will take on this and the
other Oregon nominations, It Is prob
able that he ' will permit them to go
through to confirmation.
ARMED FORCES CONTROL
SITUATION IN SHANGHAI
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' Washington. Deev 20. A cable from
Conaul-Oenerul Rodgera says that the
situation at Shanghai has not been re
lieved. The foreign Quarter Is nrsc
tlcally In a state ef alese. Armed
forces control the situation. The rest
of the city Is quiet, and -business wss
resumed.
(mydss FaOa So Appear. '
Hlllsboro, Xr., Dee, 10 c. D. Bnydr,
mw sv years ana. a resident of Qlen-
coe for the past nine months, waa ar
rested several weeks ago on a charge
of mallcloualy ahootlng hla nelchbora'
cattle. He waa placed under 1260 bonds
to appear for trUl in the circuit court
CALIFORNIA
bars last feek. Us did hot appear. ,
OREGON. DAILY JOURNAL.
LIFE SENTENCE IS
'S LOT
Halfwitted .Youth Who Murdered
William Booth at Hills
boro Sentenced.
PLEA OF MURDER IN
. SECOND DEGREE MADE
Boy, Who Is but Fifteen Years of
Age, Committed Crime While Try
tag to Hold Up and Rob Aged Man
Last September.' v
(peelal Dispatch ts The fosraal.) '
Hillsboro, Or, Dec 10. Sidney B rug
ger was sentenced to the penitentiary
for life by Judge McBrlde today for
the murder of William Booth of this
city. - - t .....
On the left of Brugger sat bis motner
and grandmother, while 8. B. Huston.
the boy's attorney, .occupied a seat on
Sydney' Brugger,
the right. Mr. Huston stated to -the
court thst when he was first consulted
he-refused to act aa attorney In the
case, but that the boy's grandmother
had been a client of his for many
years., and he finally-consented to do
what he thought beat.
Mental OOBdittoa Bad. .
, About .two. weeks ago three; physicians
were appointed by the court to examine
Brugger and ascertain his mental condi
tion, his mother claiming that her son
was of . weak. mind. Mr. Huston said
one of the physicians thought the boy
was about "two thirds wltted," the sec
ond physician reported that he knew
ebout as much aa a 10-year-old boy and
the third that while Brugger knew right
from wrong he should not be hanged.
Mr. Huston then stated that he would
with the permission of th flair1"
laaniy allusj Hlg'TTlVhtTo plead guilty
to murder In the second degree, ss the
boy's mother had consented to this.
Boy meeds Guilty.
- District Attorney Allen then Informed
the court that after duly considering
the matter he thought It would better
serve the ends of Justice to accept the
plea. He said that, while he. was very
anxious to place the accused where he
would not harm society, he did no wish
to unduly punish an incompetent.
The plea of guilty to murder in-the
second degree wss made by the boy,
who ia It years of age, and the court
sentenced him to imprisonment In ths
penitentiary for life. - , '
'Murdered Xansss-Maker.
One Saturday morning laat Septem
ber Sidney Brugger came to the shop
of William Booth, who was a harneas-
maker-mr this place. Brugger loitered
around the place during the entire day,
and his peculiar dress snd strange man
ner excited the attention of all wno
chanced to see him ss they were pass
ing by the shop, which Is In the business
section of the city.
Brugger observed that Booth received
a considerable sum of money during
the day. He armed himself with a re
volver and about o'clock p. m. waylaid
Booth about one block from the heart
of the city and shot him down, killing
him Instantly.
Mo rear or Sea-ret, .
Residents near by heard the report of
the revolver and rushed to the door to
aacertaln what It meant. The boy be
came alarmed at the' opening of the
doors, and the rush of the occupants of
the varloua dwellings near and Zled with
out robbing the old man. He was taken
into custody the next morning by tne
sheriff near Reedvllle, about five miles
from this place. Ths boy confessed.
WILLIAM BERNARD AND
DOTTOGOTONEWJOR-K
A l.ft.,rnmWHMajii Bernard, who Is
at Los Angeles, says that he Is to
leave the Belasco theatre there next
September to go to tne Acaaemy oi
Muslo In Nsw York, to appear In "The
Judge and the Jury." At the same time
TWtt narnant. MS dauahtsr. Will SJO
to the Empire theatre, In New York,. to
play a child a part.
The Bernarda probably are the most
popular show people Portland has ever
given occupation, and their friends will
the California garden spot they improve
tbeir conaiuon nnanciaiiy..
KLINE OF C0RVALLIS
IS ADJUDGED GUILTY
'. IRneetal Dlssstck to The Jversal.)
Cnrvalllfl. Or.. Deo. 10. The case of
the Corvallls clubmen ' for violation of
tha local prohibition law reached the
Jury In the circuit. .court at IS o'clock
this morning and In half an hour a ver
dict was reached finding Mike Kline
guilty and Merwln ' McMaines cot
guilty. "Judge Harris will pass sentence
late this evening.
TROOPS AT MERCY OF
RUSSIAN INSURGENTS
St. Petersburg. Dec. 10. Thirty thou
sand , troops are either retreating or
oooped ue In the cities' at the mercy
of the insurgent army, uver ivv.vvv
rebels are well equipped. Tne first train
Into Moscow was fired upon by strikers.
The engineers snd many passengers
were wounded. The Inhabitants of this
city are collecting supplies, expectlftg s
BRUGGER
i
it t .
siege.
PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY
OULD PROSECUTE
J. J. HILL
Attorrwy-General Aked- Why
Criminai Action Has Not
Been Brought In Merger.
FORAKER SAYS DOLLIVER
RATE BILL IS INVALID
Administration Attempts to Stay the
Application" of German Tariff as
'No Reciprocity Bill Will Be Passed
New Appointments.
(Journal flpedal Sen lee.)
Wsshrne-ton. Dec 10. Representative
Williams Introduced a resolution In the
house this morning calling upon the
attorney-general for Information aa to
whether criminal prooeeainga win oe
Instituted agalnat those sdjudged by the
supreme court In the Northern Securi
ties case guilty of violation of the anti
trust laws. -The
senate reconsidered the previous
confirmation of nomlnattona for canal
lulAnera and . referred them to
the committee on- tntar-ooeaolo canals.
The action was taken--on the motion of
Senator Morgan, who complained that
they were railroaded through without
Investigation or . consideration. The
nomination of Bishop la said to bavs
precipitated the action.
, , Senator Foraker said this morning;'
"I observe that Senator Doll 1 ver f has
introduced another "administration rate
measure. Thla makes about IS admin
istration' measures before congress, all
different from the essentials of the
Townsend bill, which Is. the administra
tion measure, and each differing esaen
tlally and radically from each other.
. None aa get around the legal-objection
raised .to all. which will evidently bring
them Into conflict with the law."
The improbability of congressional
, action on reciprocity this eesalon has
led the administration .to attempt to
stay the application .of German duties
to American imports. -
I Among today's presidential norolna-
ttons are the following: To be consul-
general io Mexico, Alirwa ja. uousens
of New York: to be consul-general at
Coburn, Frank Dillingham of Calif or
nla; to be collector of customs,- Charles
M. Webster, for the district of Mon
tana and Idaho; to be United States at
torney, 8am Sal Piatt, for. the district of
Nevada; to be receiver of public moneys,
Arthur H. Swain of Vlsalls, Califor
nia. .-
The house today adopted the confer
ence report on the $11,000, 000 canal de
ficiency bill, which becomes a law-upon
the signature of the president
MEiwrGET
HIS SALARY
Council Cprmittee tnvestiga-
tlon of .His) Appointment Fails,
to Reveal Any' Irregularity.
The Investigation Into the legality of
the appointment of Patrolman John A.
Meara by a special council committee
has been a Complete fiasco. The records
of the' examination In which MearS par
ticipated and of his appointment, -together
with hla testimony before the
committee, were sufficient to disprove
all the reports which- have, been made
concerning hla eligibility.
It had been. re port so tnat atears was
not a resident of the city, ahd that the
civil service commission had -placed
him on the eligible list and the police
officiate appointed him knowing thla,
The city council, In order to make cap
ital out of the reports, ordered the city
auditor to wlthold his salary pending
Investigation, at the earns time it or
dered the Inquisition into tne legality
of the appointment of Captain Bruin.
The cltv council has had to recede from
Ita Judgment and this afternoon ordered
the city auditor to pay sieara nis aaiary.
Meara lived at 251 Russell street
His wife became 111 and he moved her
to Woodstock, thinking the Changs
would benefit her. He retained the
Russell street rooms In wtoichthey hsd
lived with ths Intention of returning
there It was while he was at Wood
stock thst he filed application for a
nnsltlon on ths oollce force and gave Ills
residence ss that plactf, bepause he had
his mall delivered there.
BIG FLOUR MILL WILL '
; BE BUILT ON EAST SIDE
-fm of ths first big Improvements to
eome to East Washington street ss the
result of the fill recently completed is
the $100,000 plant of the Centennial
Milling company, which will soon be
started, the property at East Stark and
First streets having been secured st
a price not yet announced, but said to
be considerably more than $30,009. The
mill site will have a south outlet on
East Washington, snd a frontage on
the tracks of the Southern Paclfio and
East Stark street. The buildings occu
pied by W. E. Sptcer's warehouss and
the Cudahy Packing -company are on
nart of this site and will be remodeled
to permit the construction of a five-
story brick and concrete mia onouia
these lots not be filled, ss Is at present
planned, the big mill will be built on
concrete- piers Instead of on piling, and
this form of construction. If proven re
liable, will be adopted by other eaat
side builders for lowland blocks, whers
for yeara the chief drawback has been
the Inability to secure a solid founda
tion. '
P0ST0FFICE OPEN TILL
NOON ON NEXT SUNDAY
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On account of the fact that Christ
mas svs falls on Sunday this year. Post
master Mlnto haa decided to keep the
postofflce open from M o'clock ' In ' the
morning until II o'clock noon on that
day. It will remain open until noon on
Christmas day, Instead of observing the
usual holiday hours.- . ; -
SENTENCED JAP KEEPS
ON CHEWING HIS GUM
Klnta Ksaaoka, the Japanese who was
found guilty-of manalanghter for having
killed Matau Sasaki on the morning of
October II, this morning wss sentenced
by" Judge Cleland to eight years In the
penitentiary. The Japanese was chew
log gum and looked downcast. ,
EVENING, DECEMBER 20,
LAVSOiJ PREDICTS
M DISASTER
Wires Broker to Get Ready
Quick for Something Worse
Than Walsh . Failure. f
RUN ON CHICAGO BANKS
IS.BROUGHT TO AN END
Liquidation Receding and No Sign
of Excitement Few Depositors
jsAppear to Withdraw Funds From
Wrecked institutions.
- (Joonul Special Herri oe.) - - '
Chicago, Dec 0. Brokers' tickers
flashed the following from. Thomas W.
La wson of Boston:
"Get ready, get ready quick.- Some
thing worse than the Walsh amashup
at Chicago la. coming out, and it will
take more than six or seven clearing
house associations to plug It up." .-
Assurances ' of the clearing house
committee to all depositors of the Chi
cago National and Home Savings bank I
that all aooounta will be paid and tha
prompt payment of those, depositors
appearing during the last two' days haa
relieved the tension In financial clrclea.
The result was that few appeared to
draw money this morning; not more
than ISO, mostly savings depositors, V
- The police snnounoed - that ' to draw
money now will cause the loss of Inter
est and most depositors decided to .wait
until after January 1. -
The run on the Bedford (Indiana) Na
tional has ceased, business men there
feeling that the bank Is safe.
Fred M. Blount, former vice-president
of the Chicago National bank, has re
signed aa treasurer of the Chicago
drainage board." Blount ' says that the'
custodians, -of the publlo . : nds know
tnat ail money is sale. .. - (
At noon ths Una of depositors hsd
vanished and liquidation is receding,
There la no outward sign of excitement.
One of the most sensational and Iron
ical development - of the Walsh bank
failures Is the fact that Charles H. Bos
worth, recently discharged from his po
sition by Walsh, with no more cere
mony than If he were a'n office boy, Is
now president of the Walsh banks, and
haa been given the task of pulling to
gether Walsh's financial affairs: The
Irony of fate never found a more dram
atic Illustration than In ths case of the
Iron banker," who never had a word
or any use whatever for a discharged
employe, but who now finds himself
superseded by a former employe. .
Bosworth is a' native of Ohio and
was - formerly a railroad man. He ' is
stationed at Chicago as national bank
examiner and was. the official sent to
Milwaukee when. Ahe Blgelow failure
startled the country.; His brief but un
pleasant experience with Walah as his
employer came when Walah bought the
Illlnola Southern railroad. - -
Bosworth' was president-of the road
and almost immediately the men clashed
and this meant the Instant dlamlsaal of
Bosworth.
W. V. SPENCER IS DEPUTY
CITY PHYSICIAN
Board of Health Finds That As
' elstant " Is Needed for
j Emergency Cases. .
Dr. W. V. Spencer has been appointed
assistant city physician by tha city
board of health. City. Physician Cau
thorn was unable to attend to all the
work of the office and Insisted thst as
sistance be given him. . At first the
board of health wae not disposed to ap
point a deputy because of the unsettled
state of affairs In the city health de
partment, owing to the refusal of the
city counoll to provide sufficient funds
to carry on the work, but they decided
that an assistant waa absolutely neces
sary. Dr. Spencer, waa In charge of the
emersencv hospital at the Lewis and
Clark ' exposition and is said to be a
clever physician and surgeon. He win
attend to the emergency cases which
come to the police station, while City
Physician Cauthorn will have charge
of the contagious diseases and superin
tend the work of the department.
Dr. Cauthorn ia holding the office of
city physician until his successor Is
appointed. The city board of health haa
fatlod to find competent man to fill
the position and is waiting to see what
move the city council will take about
1 t i.-. .nnmnvla.lnn lh. Am-
partment If they provide a sufficient
salary ror tne position ur, u. n. wneeier
may be appointed. . .
SURETY BONDS ARE TOO
HIGH FOR POLICEMEN
The National 'Surety company has
withdrawn as bondsman ,-fr Patrolmen
Griffith Roberta. William Carr, O. F.
Iaakson snd Richard W. Baxter snd
Detective W. W. Hawley. When the
notices of the withdrawal were filed
with the city auditor they caused con?
slderable comment, aa It was thought
that something must be wrong with the
standing of the policemen.
It haa developed, however,, that the
patrolmen-would not consent to pay the
high premium asked for the bonds. De
tective Hawley said this morning that
for 11,000 bonds tha surety company
had been charging them $2.60, but this
year the premium had been Increased
to I.
'1 would not consent to this excessive
rate," sstd one of the patrolmen, "snd
secured private cltlsens to go on my
bonds."
LACKAWANNA FERRY IS
DESTROYED BY FLAMES
(Journal Special Service.)
New Tork. Dc. 20,-i The ferry house
of the Delaware A Lackawanna and
Central of New Jersey burned down this
morning. The loss Is itOO.ooo, . It Is
believed 'that one boy was killed. The
ticket agent -saved $41,00 In cash snd
the tlcketa. . "
SENT-T0 PRISON FOR
VIOLATING INJUNCTION
(Jonraal Special Servlee.)
r Chicago, Deo. 20. The federal - court
has -sentenced Daniel O. Afrlgman, a
fireman, to- three months' Imprisonment
for violation of the Injunction, sgslnst
Interfering with' Independent teamsters
during the recent strike.: . -
1905.
iiiriia is found
GUILTY BY JURY
Celebrated Criminal Lawyer
Convicted of Conspiracy In
Dodge-Morse Case.
SENTENCED TO YEAR IN
PRISON AND IS FINED
Evidence Showed That He Employed
,JPodge and Others to Commit Per
jury to Break Up Home of Charles
" , W. Morse.
(Journal Speeial service.)
New York, Dec 20. The Jury ia the
case of Abraham Hummel returned a
verdict of guilty on all counts of the
Indictment charging ' the celebrated
criminal lawyer with conspiracy and
subornation of perjury In connection
with the Dodge-Morse divorce scandal.
He was sentenced to a year's imprls.
bnment and a fine of 1600, A motion
was made for. a new trial. -
The evidence showed that Hummel In
behalf of Captain - Morse employed
Charles F.' Dodge to perjure himself
regarding the divorce granted his wife,
who had since married his nephew,
Chsrles W, Morse, the founder of the
loe trust. Hummel employed various
persons to swear falsely to break up the
flnancier'a home.
AT THE THEATRES.
Buster Brown"- Christmaa. - -r
For six nights and three' matineea the
attraction at tha Marquara Grand
theatre, beginning Chrlatmaa matinee.
win, be Melville B. Raymond's success
ful cartoon comedy, "Buster Brown."
Mr. Raymond acquired the sole rights
In a dramgtlo sense to "Buster," in
cluding the members of his family and
hla dog'Tige. They have all been In
corporated Into an amusing farce that
haa proven attractive to the young and
old. , -
. Rattling Good Farce Comedy. ,
T. Mill ha rni.fi.rf. f TT..m ...
trans' of the- Belasco theatre have found
more enjoyment than la all the other
shows of the season put together. It Is
a rattling good farce comedy and splen
didly performed. It will be on up to
and including Saturday night. -
. ' The Missouri GirL"
.' A- special- matinee - performance of
"The Missouri Girl" will' bo given- at
the , Emulre and ,ths prloee will be ao
reasonable that every child In the city
should be given the opportunity to
spend a pleaaant holiday with Zeke and
Daisy, and the numerous fun-makers
that have made this show, the favorite
with young and old for so many yeara
Jolly Girls Coming.' ,.
Bakeri the Jolly Olrla' Burlesque com
pany will open for tha holiday attrac
tion. There will be a special matinee
Monday, Christmas day. Beats now
selling. "Aa Honest Politician" Is the
title of the opening musical fares, and
"Tempest in a Teahouse" is the clos
ing extravagansa, showing a Japanese
teahouse.
At the Empire-Next Week.
"Jerry From Kerry," a great laughing
show, will open at the Empire Sunday
and be the attraction for the Christmas
week. Special matinee Monday, Christ
mas day.
At the Baker. .
The 'Broadway Oalety Girls ' Bur
lesque company Is the attraction at
the Baker this week. The production
is a veritable sensation of new and In
teresting stage creations. The vaude
ville stars are Miss Mildred- Stroller,
the "most beautiful ' and -gorgeously
gowned queen of farce comedy: Johnny
Weber, the funny little Dutchman;
Kenny and Hollls, rapid-fire comedians;
Green sisters, Gardner West snd Sun
shine, the Cuban pickaninny; Mr. Mar
shall, Impersonator, and the premier
sensational acrobats, the f our Melrose
troupa . - .
"The Sho-Oun" a Big. Success.'
A novelty la every respect and altoeether ene
ef the most fascinating ef all awdera -cemle
opera , "The Bbo-Ouu" has provta itaelf la
drewtng crow 44 bosses at the Marquasi Grand
Theatre every nlfht. It la snder the dlreettos
of Henry W. Sanae. Beaatlfully staged and
eostumed ese Interpreted y ef the beet
balanced companies ever organises1 for a comic
opera prodsctloa It seems to merit weU the
success It. snjore. la the eaat are found, as
last seaaon. Jobs B. Ueninaw. Afaas Cain
Brows, William Weedon. May Ten Braeck, T.
O. Learr. Oenevlrre Day. B. P. Paraona, laa
belle D'Armond, IMtmao R. Poppln, Lawrence
Coerce and one of the best-looking an moat
perfect-elnfing choruses en tarn. The only
matinee wlU be glren next Saturday afternoon.
Curtate at S:1S o'clock shars st the evenlaf
performance.
VAUDEVILLE AND STOCK.
"A Southern Heroine." V
"A Southern Heroine? seems to have
caught the public fancy, as the houae
la crowded nightly with enthusiastic
sudtencea A sweet story of the south
is "A Southern Heroine." It contains
plenty of comedy of a high dase, aa
well as many thrilling and pretty situa
tions, "The Lyrlscope entertalna with
new life-motion pictures between acta.
. Grand's Bill.
jf the management of ths Grind
charged a dollar It could not give a
better show than the high-class vaude
ville entertainment offered this week.
Fuller;- Ross and company have top
of the bill. They present, the side-splitting
farce, "Slick Dick." 'Ethel White
sides and her pickaninnies contribute
to the musical end of the entertainment.
Good All th Way Through.
From one end to the other ths- Star
bill this week?- Is composed of attractive
epeolsltlee. Earl and Wilson are mu
sical comedlana Miss Thelma Deverne
ta a female baritone Zalno, the midget
magician, Is a wonder, and J. Frank Ely
haa a monelegfee that Is a decided in
novation. The rest of the bill Is suit
ably, to pre-Chrlatmaa festivities.
. ,. - , ..
trua Owaa Tear.
The gaaollne launch Tony - la still
owned by J. A. Moosbruggsr. It wss
reported aeversj days sgo thst she had
been sold. The craft la lying idle thla
winter, but probably ' will be operated
In the harbor, against next summer by
Mr. Moosbruggsr.
FIFTEEN LIILLIOII
HER WEALTH
Lena M. Waldron, Dressmaker in
Los Angeles, Becomes Nome
Mining Queen. - i
WENT NORTH TO SELL
WOMEN'S UNDERWEAR
But the Market Was Poor, There Be
ing but Four Women in All Alaska,
. and She Took to Digging Gold.
Whjch Paid Her Well '
Lsna M. Waldron, former dressmaker
In Jos .Angeles, now known aa ths
VNome mining -queen," came from Se
attle to Portland yesterday to negotiate
the, sale of a tract of hemlock, fir and
pine timber ahe owns In Oregon. .She
says ths commercial sgencles do her sn
injustice by rating her wealth at II,-'
000,000 to $0,000,000. and ' that the
amount should be from $16,000,000 to
215,000,000. - . , '
. "I. am i starting a magasine at fa
coma, and I propose to . get justice In
this and other matters," ahe said. "Ths
commercial agenclea give ma only 26,
000,000 or tf.000.000." ' .
"But the people know you are wealthy
and what's the odds about ths rating T"
her Interviewer ventured, v ,
Tes, they-know I'm rich, :, but they
don't guess how much." -, . '
"May I try a gusssT --1 would ssy
160,000,000." ' ..,'. '
"Mercy you're too high," she replied
with a laugh. "It Isn't more than $10.
000,000 or 116,000.000. Really, I don't
know how much I am worth."
At the age of 10. years Lena Waldron
flul--her -occupation of dressmaker at
Los Angeles snd went to Alaska as a '
saleswoman, carrying a line of women's
underwear. She found, on arrival at
Nome, that there were only four women
In Alaska, so far aa anybody knew at
tharf tlma - She shipped her "sample
case back to Los Angeles , and de
termined to try mining.
"I was not going to be beat out and I
Just knew there waa a place for me la
Alaska," she said. - "A lady can be a
lady anywhere . If she will just let the
men alone and get down to buslhesa
That's what J did. and I have traveled
all over Alaska and never met with aa
Insult."
Strongly built, with a countenance
expressing determination, she looked ths
courageous woman who had overcome
obatacles that have been too much for
many -men. Clad In a gray suit with
rather gaudy checked waist, a long gray
coat, and picture hat, she was a woman
to attract attsntlpn anywhere.
She ' made her start in Alaska by
securing a "beach claim at Noras that -panned
out ' rich. She came' back to .
Seattle and Tacoma and secured money,
she ' says, to put In machinery that
would aluiee two tons of sand per min
ute. She Is said to own about 2S olaime
In Alaska, Including gold and tin, and
most of them are being operated. She
la reported to be building a smelter at
Taooroa to reduce lie tin ores. t
r.' 1 s .a, n r ; ..-
NEABLfc-lHBEEJNCHES:
OF RAIN IN THREE DAYS
- Since Monday morning at I o'clock,
when the latest rein began, thsKvpre
clpltatlon at Portland haa been increased
by 2.62 Inchea The heaviest of ths
rain la supposed to be over, although
showery weather - Is still predicted by
the district forecaster. Tha downpour
haa had the affect -of raising the river
st all points. vAt Eugene and Albany
it haa risen - one foot In the past 24
hours, while a lis of .6 of a foot has
been noted at Portland. Locally the
stage' Is only four feet above sero and
consequently more high water would
be acceptable. Usually st this season
ths- Willamette is about 10 or It feet
above the low-water mark.
TWENTY-ONE FANTAN . i
v DEVOTEES ARRESTED
Twenty-one fnntan players were cap
tured by Sheriff Word laat night at
SH Second street, and . the Chinese
spent ths night In ths county jail. The
Chlneee were hidden about ths resort ;
In every hiding place poaalble. . Deputy
Sheriffs Morden, Moreland, Grussl and
Holllngsworth also took part In the
raid. - The officers ran across the game
by accident. . One Chinaman lay In a
bunk' smoking opium throughout the
turmoil; when he had rounded up the .
players Sheriff Word also took tha
smoker - to- jail. .
We have practical pres
ents for the boys, little and
big that will. dress up the
tree as well as the recip
ients. 1 : : ,- !--' '
Presents that will wear
well. Here" are a few sug-.
gestions: ;
Suits, . Overcoats, Hats,
Caps, Sweatexa, JSuspen
ders, Gloves, Etcr'Any of
these 'make practical Xmas
gifts. Toys given with
purchase. 4- " 1
LlOllCLOTHinGQ
, - . . ' i
Oatftttors for Men and Boys.' "
iSS sad It Third Street, '
Mohawk Building-. ... t r