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.ill POT Portland-Attorney Gives Testimony in ; Blue -Mountain. Reserve Case in Federal Court. r One of the Executors of Smith Estate T7 t ItMmm 1b relation to the gate of ' kMl landa. In which tho aetata of H v AJ Smith had an Interest, took- up fVo hours this morning at tho trial of tha ; Blua mountain Una fraud eaee. two - aactlona-were withheld by tho Smith executors, one -of whom waa Wlllard N. '- Jonas, and Special Aaalatant Attorney. (KMfil Hma aought to. prove mj theaa wara tho sections given to Foraat . I Superintendent Ormsby. by Buta Bonator JTapfcHn mm Mayor : a. T. Final, ' local attorney and ex . ecutor .under, the will of H. -A. Smith. waa tho tint wttneaa of the morning, Smith.' according . to tha proaeeatioa, waa. one of the Blua mountain consplra tora,. Ho died In 4101. leaving a will, rni which Wlllard N. Jones and' Flegel were named aa, axecutora. - Fleg ertdent ! lfted the Inventory-of tha estate. Thla ' , document recited that - Smith owned a ' I third tntereat in certificates calling for i, H.OoO aerea of achool lands. Tha wlt- i neaa prepared the Inventory on Infor ; motion furnlabed blm by Jonea, who admitted that ha owned a third Intereat ; Inthe certificates. State Senator Maya ; held the certificates aa collateral ae- , curity for money advanced by blm to : i Smith. : '' Flegel ? told of . conversation with. Mayo la- November or December,, .1903, i In' regard to the settlement of the debt ' of Smith, who had died In May of that . yea."-Tho - wttneaa "understood ' tbit f ' Mayo owned a third Intereat In tha car , tlflcatea,' but aa hla nnderstandlng waa ' not 'derived from any conversation with Maya thla teatlmony waa atrlcken out. Flegel then- went on to tell that he and ( Jonea , made aa agreement by. which 1 Smith's debt waa to be paid out of tha ; proceed of the aala of tho eertlf Icatea Sralth'a -Intereat . waa segregated, and ' tho land waa adld at 11.25 an aero, leas tha accrued Interest!- J, D. Wilcox, real , estate broker and partner of George ; Sorenson. conducted tho aala. - The pur--' chasqr waa Henry J. Blddla and the amount realised wa about 110,000. - Two aectlona'of Smith'a land were held, out bocauoo Joaeo had told hla . tfellew-execUttrt' that- there would be . ""future expenses. ; When' ths witness aald that Jonaa had not -explained -tho nature of the expenae to be .,. Incurred, . Proaecutor Heney aaked: . ' - . . "Then why did you. aa executor, agree toi-gtve-np " two "sections of Smith's , gchool lander . Flegel first answered that ha thought , axpenaea would arise In connection with ' tho disposal pf tho landa, but afterward Bought to Justify hla action by saying that tho helre consented. ' - Xoaey Follows TJp Inquiry. V. ' Proaecutor Heney followed op his In quiry by aaklng: . "Were you 'not told that-these landa were to bo held out : because Maya had to give two sections . to .Captain OrmabyT , "Positively not," answered tho wlt e.' y . Flegel testified to two' clalma pre sented by' Alex. Sweek. who la now de fraying Borenaon. These clalma, one . of IMS In behalf of Borenaon and tha : other calling for tS&O for Sweek hlra- eelr. were dlaallowed by tho axecutora, but ; were afterward eomprlaed In So .' reason's claim .for services rendered In acquiring, achool landa , Swoek'a claim , was for legal services. ' , 'Attorney Sweek Informed the gov orament that tha lands mentioned were - - acquired In 110 and had nothing to do . with the present ease. Witness Flegel corroborated this statement and Prose cutor Heney said: "Then we don't care anything about them.' . W. D. Fenton, chief counsel for Maya, conducted tho erooa-ezamlnation. He : brought out that there were four heirs ' of H. A. Smith, all of ago, and that they ; consented to -tho arrangements made by ; the axecutora for the aala of the school landa"" '. ... ! - Frossoutor- Heatey joalled attention to tho teatlmony given laat -Wedneeday by B. F. Smith, one of- the' helra. This hair declared on the wltneae stand that ho had objected to that portton-of -the executor'a final account referring, to the withholding of tho two sections of ' sehoot lands, which, acoordlng to Flegel. were to bo need to meet 'future ex pense." In proof of B, F. Smith's attl- CONTRACT BEGINS Cbeling Will Civs Breakfast to v , County Prisoners Unless the ! Sheriff Prevents Hlm. i. .js ' Under his contract with tho county court Louis Ebellng will begin feeding tho county prisoners tomorrow morning unless prevented , by Sheriff Sterena. Tho sheriff will not discuss his Inten tions, but It Is believed by those who claim to be la a position to know that Ebellng will not bo permitted to serve tho prisoners' breakfast tomorrow morn ing. - ... ' . . , - It Is knwn that ths sheriff haa aougbt . legal advice on tho subject of boarding the prisoners and that ho has expressed himself as believing the law doea not ; ' authorise too feeding of tho prisoners ' by contract. -' .;' 1 Mo move haa been made by the sheriff snd It Is thought he .will endeavor to ' force tho hand of the county court by refusing to allow the contractor to enter the jail tomorrow morning. - Ebellng has not yet Interviewed the sheriff on tho subject 'An effort waa made by Ebellng yesterday afternoon to see the sheriff but ho could not be ' found. This mornlngrhe waa buay but made an appointment with the contrae ' tor for a conference to bo held this afternoon to dlaeuaa the matter. Should tho sheriff refuse Ebellng ad. tnlttance to the jail and continue to -ed the prisoners himself It may be t tho county court would retaliate by jstng to pay him for tho prisoners' rd. Judge Webster and Commls--era Barnes and . Llghtner refused i t.acusa what action they would take 1 would not say whether tney expect leultv or not. - , 1 bo sheriff haa not yet sought the aid of tho courts to prevent tho feeding rf the prisoners -by-Aeontreotor,- The warrant for tho boarding of the prleon- tor July, approved by Audltoe -andea and tha county court at tne i rata of II cents a day. la still la a poaaeaalon of the auditor, not hav t been claimed by Sheriff Stevens. Ho ill not ssy whether ho will aecept It r not ' .-.'- t tho request of a number of tho -isera. Commissioner Barnes and 1 Oil 1 8110 tuda tha government offered In evidence the objection filed by blm In tho county court -. la this city soon after the executors d resented their final account, Thla document revealed that Smith alao objected to the price at which tha land waa sold, aaylnfg ft an acre could hays been obtained In open market. ' ' Tho government's offer caused -oon- "kJ. rum,nI' "na,.fi-r w ' 10 th Rd c " return. Time, objection wae twice withdrawn,- onlyl.. a. stmua noofl fM. w. rUnniniT to go In at UiTty"agalnst Defendant nilanl Maya .....' - ". Xada-e IMpos Objoota. Ex-Judre Pines objected to this re striction, declaring that aa Injustice was being done to Defendant Jonea He argued that untrained minds couia noi make aueh fine dlatlnctlona In the appli cability of evidence. ' Judge Hunt did not aa-ree with hlra. and after soma die-. euaalon of experience tho trial went on. Henry J. Biddlo of Vancouver, Wash ington, teatlfied that bo bought the Smith eatato school land certificates In November IS. 109, from J. D. Wilcox. The price asked waa II. 80 an acre, leas tho Intereat due the stats. The transfer involved 7.180 acrea of land.- Wilcox represented to Blddle that all tho landa were aeleatad originally for their tim ber, but tbat they were . within the temporary withdrawal made for tho purpose of creating the Blue Mountain reserve and they would bo' valuable for acrlpplng purposes. .- i The smount paid by Biddlo was 110.- II. There waa still duo the atate It cents orr- each sera. Blddle paid up, and still holds tho lands, a largo por tion of which are tied up- by pur chasers" In the Blue Mountain reserve as proclaimed last spring. Tho repeal of the lieu land act makes these hold Ins worthleaa as - base, snd therefore Biddies purchase waa what might be called a '-.gold brick. -'n Lincoln Bollok, brother of Monroe Bollck. and, like him, a . private . In George Sorenson's array of school land "purchasers," testified to signing aa application and an assignment in Rob ert Schultse's saloon In 1900. A friend sold to him: "Tou can't make a dollar easier." After Bollck signed Sorenson paid him II and bought him a drink. Among those present, said tha witness. waa "Sum Jim." whoae real name is Loom la. .-.,'. ..... - '- -.. A. D. Leedy. a Canyon City attorney. testified In regard to tho country be tween Ixee and Canyon City, aa It ap peared la 1909 when Forest Superin tendent Ormaby named through It. : Ormaby saw much timber and few set tlers. According to Ioedy, there was little timber and many settlers. . These settlers were opposed to tho creation of the Blue mountain reserve, and the witness was among tho p rotes tanta. - SVerd tm Oonrl A gala. -. ; , Charles F. Lord made another ' ap pearance In court yeeterday, but it waa not to demand a apeedy trial. He waa there In answer to a subpoena calling him aa a witness for tho government. Proseeator Heney-conducted the direct examination and, to the surprise of the crowd, counsel and wltneaa were pain- f fully polite. v Lord teatinod that In July, ltoz, he. as a notary publlo, affixed his jurat to 14 achool land applications and assignments. In each case, aald Lord, tho applicants appeared before him. They came from Sorenson, but tho witness did not sec Sorenson pay them any money. ' Tho names appearing on the' applications, which wars offered In evidence, are Jeff Thompson, C H. Man gunv John Devitt. John Gallagher, T. Harris, O. ' M. Morgan. Jack Ouatafaon, M. JL. Moon, T. Ruthford, . W. Work man, John Prior, T. McCullough, O. Butler and John Borenaon, . . j Monroe Bollck, a saloon-keoper, testi fied that he signed an application and aa asalgnment In Robert Schultse's sa loon In 1900. A crowd of men brought In' by Sorenson were drinking and sign ing papers, and the wltneaa got Into the game.' Borenaon gavo him a dollar. The talk of tho crowd -waa -that they were taking up desert land off .In the wilder ness.. Everybody soon had money to buy drinks, and Bollck ssslled aa he: thought of tho time ho had. In conclu-1 alon, ho admitted that If It hadn't been for tho drink ho would now have . a clearer recollection of what happened. - Llghtner Inspected ho food tho prison ers have been-, getting - and Commis sioner Llghtner aald thla morning It a all-good except tha pickled pork. This was vile, . said . the commissioner, and unfit for any one to oat. DETECTIVES' TRIAL - - MAY BEGIN TODAY When the executive board meeta In special sesalon thla afternoon It la ex pected that the time for hearing the so of - tho six detectives suspended from the department will come up. It la possible that a part of the case will bo heard today. If the declsloa of the executive board upholds tho chief, who, acting tinder tho ordera of the mayor, suspended them, they , will have a chance of redress before the civil serv ice eommtsalon. . Lou Hartman. ona of the sorry sextet, will not attempt to get back Into tho . department. The others have been keeping their plan quiet... .'. ...... , -.v. FULTON FOUNDRIES DESTROYED BY FIRE 'Jearns! speMat. Sertke.) San Francisco, Aug. II. Fire at I O'clock thla mornlni destroyed . the foundries of tho Fulton Iron works and for a tlms threatened tha entire works The loss Is 110,000 s , . FAIRBANKS TALKS TO V ; - VETERANS IN KANSAS fjearaal flparlal aervlee.) ' Dodae Citv. Kin.. Ausr. ll.VI-a Prealdent Fairbanks Is hero today to attend the reunion of the Kansas O. A. R. tie was enthusiastically received and made a speech reviewing tho heroic deeds of ths veterana. CULVER GETS RURAL ' FREE MAIL DELIVERY ' Waahlngton, Aug. II. Rural free de livery waa today ordered for Culver, trooa county -Oregon, one rout to com menee November 1. " . Bank Incorporates. Salem, Or., Aug. II. The Bank of Sherwood, Washington county, filed Its Incorporation papers today In tho sec retary of state's -ofnee. Tho capital stock is 121,000, and the Incorporator are L. S. McCOnnell. Arthur W. Hail ass rtH j, Epier. ,-. Tira onrtDii paily: journal;7 Portland.; rA?7"iT.:h::AucusT::ti, :t: "rrwr,ir-rm,T-Tmmmmmmmimm wm ClOE RACES ARE FEATURES Gloss . Wins . Single . Scull From 7" Patton at Regatta This v: . " Morning. ' rir' (Special Dteaetch to The Jearaal.) , Journal'a Aatorla Bureau. Aug. II. r Tho principal features of tho quatlo aporta thla morning were:" Canoe races between two crews of Indiana, and a atngle ecu 11 - race between .Oloaa .and Patton of tho Portland Rowing club. In the latter event Oloaa won by two boat lengths. The couree lay from the flag- 1 - At tne conciuaion or tho canoe race the crews, gavo an exhibition that would put many life-saving crews .to shame. The craft were upset, rolled over, righted ana tnen baled out. In the aingle canoe race Boost won from Ganamlller. In the double canoe event Gloss and Ganamlller beat Boost and May. .Both canoe races were In. terestlna. - . ... i . R. E. Spenoer eaally carried ofT the nonors on tho log-rolling contest. Spencer has held tho champlonehip In thla Interesting sport for the past 1 yeara ' . - .The first prise In tho aaaolina ft ah boat race waa captured by H. Wagerup. .no course waa six miles, trtanaular. and ths winning boat led by four min utes. Wagerup'a boat defeated a craft of twice the power. Queen leather opened tho second dav of the regatta this morning and pre sided over the aquatlo sports from her tnrone in tno pavilion. There was an Increase over yesterday's attendance to day and ths throng waa a far more on tbualastle ona ..All during tho fore noon's aquatlo events and until tho last of tho water sports ara'a completed, shortly after I In the afternoon, tbo waterfront waa lined with interacted spectators, while every available craft of any description was pressed to the servlos of carrying pleasure parties to and fro. t t j -, ', Ths first day of the , reratta. : whloa will long be . a memorable.' one . with thoae who attended, was closed with a grand ball 'In Logan's hall, at which were present both Queen Bather and Admiral Kuettner with their respective suites. Tbo' ball was the leading social feature of tho regatta and there waa a largo- attendance throughout the even ing. ' . :. Taoht Baoss, Tho class B and claee C yacht 'races were tho features In the squatlo sports yesterday afternoon and tho contest waa watched by several thousand speo tatora. Tho Comet, sailed by Captain Todd, won the. class C prise, covering the eourss In 1:11:11. Tha-- Bimamo. aailed by Captain Honeyman,' nntahed second some three minutes later, while tha Hootman, Captain Taat. tho third on the list was four minutes behind. Other entries-were the Zebleye, Captain nam ion; the Anona, Captain CArcy, and tho Kamawha, Captain Block. Tne claaa C content waa won bv tha Corsair, Captain Meyer, in 1:07. The oaany finished second In 1:14:17, with the Buster Brown third in 1:21:01 snd thotaiad fourth In 1:41. ' Flahboa Bailing OoateeV Tho flahboat aaillng race with 11 en tries was a pretty contest in which there was a close finish. Ths first throe over, tho line covered the distance In less than 1:11 and the fourth was but a few second behind this figure. Wadlla won, Wahl second. Tata kochla third and Gilliam fourth. After tho race Gilliam protested Tarabochla'a right to third place on tho ground that Tarabochla had used two malnaalla. Tho farmers' fair Is being held In tho basement of the -new Clatsop county courthouse and there la a large dlaplay of vegetablea and fruit. , Tomorrow the bench ahow- will be opened In another part of the structure. Italian Oralses present. The presence In ths harbor of tha Italian cruiser ' Dagoll has sdded a pleasing feature to tho regatta and sot-. oral launches sre kept buay during vlaltlng hours carrying visitors back and fourth to the dusky man of war. Tho arrival of the veaael during regatta time waa of a purely accidental nature, but Senator Fulton and j. Mayor-. Wise de termined to take advantage of the occa sion and succeeded In inducing tho cap tain to tarry during tho regatu. The jackles ars having- the time of their Uvea aahoro while tho officers are being royally entertained by Dr. Candlana, the Italian consul. Mayor Wlae and others. An Interesting feature on today's pro gram lneconnection Is ths rscs between boat erawa of tho cruiser, suitable prlsea. for which have been offered both by the regatta committee and by Dr. CapdlanL ..,..: WR. BR0UGHER RETURNS t- rnUM I KIP TO SOUND Dr. 3. W. Brougher has returned from s trip to Puget sound cities and will bo in hla pulpit at the White Temple Sun day for both morning and evening serv ices. While In Seattle, Dr. Brougher occupied Dr. M. W. Haynes pulpit Ho saw the sights of tho sound cities in an automobile and went on a number of launch partlea. From Seattle ho went to Victoria and Vancouver on thenew and luxurious boat, ths Princess Vic toria. Be r ore returning to Portland ho spent a short time with his family at Oearhart Park. He preached for Dr. Rabbi Wlae last Sunday at Oearhart. lira. Brougbar and the, children will remain at tha beach until achool opens. On Sunday the new quartet will sing for ths flrat time at the White Templa This quartet la composed of Professor J. W. Belcher, tenor and directors Miss Kathleen Lawler, who formerly sang at ths Catholic cathedral, eoprano; Miss Mary B. GUI of St. Paul'a church, Phila delphia, contralto, and Carl Robinson, bass. Miss Grace Kemp wtlr ba organ ist. ,. ..' ' LITTLE GIRL DROWNS ' - HERSELF IN RIVER St. Louis, Aug. 11. Bertha Riley. aged II. was found dead In the river this morning. Her stepmother says the girl was incorrigible and declarea she committed suicide, i , Schedule of T. J. Potter. The T.- I. Potter leaves Ash street dock, for North Beach, touching at Aa torla. aa follows: - August II, 9:10 a. m.; August 10, 11 a. m.; September 1, 11:01 p. m.; September 4, 7 a. m.; September (.1:10 a. m.r September I, 1:10 a. m. From Ilwaco, August 10, ( p. m.t August 19, 9 a. m.i August 11, I a. m l September I, 9 p. m.i September I. Ul:l0 a. m.; September T, 11:11 p. m.j eptemoer , . m. Tickets at Third and - Waahrngton streets and at Ash street dock.' , Meals may be secured on tha boat - . Allea 4 Lewis' Best BraaaV mm users'. .:etg at : SALEU : IS P35SED s Leading" Irrlgatlonlttt State Interested and Session to""' - Be Important. - - V ' rSparlal Dispstch ts The Jearaal.) Balara, Aug. II. It la difficult to overestimate the -importance of " the water taw conference that will ba held at tbo atate houae in Solera,, September 19 and 11. The . conference waa first called by the Portland, board of trade and -haa been taken 'UP and indorsed by the leading water users and irrigators of the atate. At. the meeting a general discussion will be hold regarding the' lawa for the uae of water for agrlcul- "roV mlP'lg. MM.Wl.1 and manufacturing ' purposes. . A , bill will bo -recommended to the next legis lature fori the establlahlng and record ing of vested, water, rlghta- and provid ing for a new administrative system, which will eliminate from' enterprises depending on the ' use of water the doubt of the legal status of water rights and the expense attached to defending those rights. All persons Interested' In the pssslng of a new water taw are invited and expected to attend thla "conference. Leading Irrigation - experts,' practical farmers and horticulturists. . business snd commercial men, state offlclala and legislators, and mining 'men will .be present and will give tha meeting the benefit of thele) views..' Ths personnel of the conference will bo:' - n ' Tho governor and other stats officers; officers of tho United .States reclama tion service; members : of i ths present and of the next legislature; members of tho 1904 commission; (leading pri vate cltlsena of tho state; three dele gates from each commercial club . or similar organisation In the' atate; three delegates from each watOr users' asso ciation In tho state; three - delegatea from each company working tinder tho Carey act . l .' "V " ' People residing in- the Willamette valley? are especially Interested In the conference aa It la generally conceded that- no portion, of tho state la more vitally Intereoted In Irrigation than this valley, v .. .' The meeting la ens of tho most im portant conferences that will bo -held In tho atate during tho year and a large attendance Is expected. , CLAIMS NEW COMPANY IS HUGE BUNKO GAME (BOeetal Plspatre to The learaaL) - , Spokane, Aug. II J.- J. Miller of Wenatcheo, Washington, haa filed a bill of complaint In tho United Statea court alleging that a huge bunko game has been worked on tho stockholders of the Columbia -Okanogan Steamboat com pany, whereby a rival company .w. founded and put Into operation to the detriment of tho older company. He aaka that a reatralnlng order bo laaued and tho company enjoined from trana- ferrrng stock and equipment and that a receiver bo appointed to wind up the affairs of the old company, , . The three defendants who are directly charged with unfair dealinga are T. A, Davles, K. A. Morcke and J. D. Farrell, formerly chief lieutenant for. tho Hill lines In Washington. The Columbia A Chelan Navigation company , la alao named aa a defendant -i-r ROLLER SKATING CRAZE. MAY COST HUMAN LIFE (Joarael Special Berries.) ' Los Angeles. Aug. II. Crsso 'for roller skating may cost John Barnes of Pasadena his life. ' Bsrnes Is yard" fore man for the Southwestern Lumber com- pany of this city. several days ago. while skating on one of tho local rinks, he fell snd slid roms distance. In sliding he threw out his hand In front of him and a splinter irora me noor was inrusi into tne palm, . It pained him severely, but he did not' think It serious until two days later, when the arm began - to ' swell. Then he consulted a doctor, ' who .or dered him to. the-hospltaL Blood poison ing bad aet In and Barnes condition haa grown - ateadlly - woree, until today- his life 4s despaired of. v -. OHIO WILL SECURE U- SEA GIRT, CONTESTS (Jearaal gpeeial Service. " Seagirt N. J., Aug. II The National Rifle association has selected a board of directors pledged to ouat the Preal dent General Spencer, and move the shoot to Ohio. . New Jersey hss spent 1110,009 on tho range to accommodate tha association but tho- west demands a more central location. - HENRY E. ANKENY'S ; CONDITION IS BETTER Henry KAnkeny, brother of Senator Levi P. Ankeny of Washington, who has been 111 at the North Pacific sanatorium, this city. Is said to bo Improving today. Ho suffered a serious relapse this morn ing and It was feared that It would re sult disastrously for the patient How ever, late today It waa stated that his condition waa improved. ' WILLAMETTE FACULTY ' v IS NOW COMPLETED (ftpeelal blipstcb te The Journal.) Salem, Or., Aug. II. Dr. R. A. Heri tage of Spokane baa ' accepted the ap pointment aa dean of the College of Music of Willamette unlveraity, and Mra J. M. Jamison has been secured as matron of Lausanne HalL This com pletes ths faculty, unleaa there ars othsr abaagea made by tha board of trustees. SAILORS GET RAISE ' DEMANDED BY UNION ' (Jeaml Special arrles. San Franclaco, Aug. 11. Andrew Furuseth, secretary of the sailors' union, states that all coastwise veaaela to Alaska- and British Columbia have raised the wagea of the crew from 140 to 141. Tho new scale goee Into effect today, ' . . ; ' - 1 - ' - TRANSPORT SHERIDAN : IN DANGEROUS POSITION (Jearaal gpseial Berrlee.) Honolulu, Aug. II. The transport Sheridan seems to be In s precarious position. Tho vessel ts hung amidships and rolling with each swell, lying broad side to the land.. '- '...L , .'Sotasei Bay la IVeadom. ' Ueeraal Sb"!! IottnmM London, Aug 91. Today Is the hottest on record In this cltyj The thermome ter U 111 U tha oua." , . M LOSES LIFE II) riltlALlETTE Soddy Miller. Six Years Old, ' Falls From Beams to Meet Hie Death. Soddy Miller, the 4-year-old Son of J. D. Miller of 41 Water, street was drowned In the river at tha foot of Jef ferson street. Wedneaday morning at o'clock. Tho body waa recovered under the Jefferson atreet depot shortly aftae 1 o'clock thla afternoon by Officer W. O Nlsley of -tho juvenile. court and J. A, Fenley of til Water street. -v Wneir-hla-motheirr went acroas the street to. a grocery store Wednesday morning -tho little. Miller boy went te the river with Cheeney Griffith, the 10-year-old son of a neighbor living at 4(1 Water atreet. That-waa the last seen of the little fellow. The neighbor's bov . - returned home. but in response to questions declared that! he knew nothing of the whereabouts of hla playmate. .. . ' Todax tho distracted mother sought tho aid of tho juvenile court to learn something of her missing aon. .Of fleet Nlsley was sent out st once. - He Inter viewed the Griffith boy,, who admitted that the Miller boy had fallen Into the river Wednesday morning while they were walking on. the beam a under the Jefferaon street depot . Being unable to -awlm, he could not aid the drowning boy. and when he aaw him alnk for the laat time he ran home and waa afraid to tell of hla playmate s fate, fearing he might ba blamed for it The body of tho boy was found within a few feet of where ho fell Into the river and waa recovered after- a few mlnutea' dragging by Fenley. ' The coroner was notified. THREE DIVORCES GRANTED ?-By JUDGE SEARSli Two for Desertion ' and One on - . Grounds of Cruelty and V ' '; Drunkenness. -r v Three divorces were granted by Judge Sears In ths circuit court this morning, two on tho grounds of desertion and one. on. tho grounds of. cruelty and gross drunkenness. ,.i -. Mabel Bchlelaer deaartad her hna. band, George J. Schlelger. In Ma v. 1945. and went to Vancouver with a soldier, according to the testimony of Schlelger. Hcnieiger s stepmother testified . that her. eon s . wlf s . returned - to him ' once. stayed two days snd went away again, taking the stepmother's coat and um brella. " Schlelger and hla wife were married In thla city In February, 15. J.. JV. Bell appeared - aa 'attorney for Schlelger.- -. - . ; , Lena Schmidt said her husband,. Wil liam 8chmldt. deserted her In Septem ber. 1900, while she was sick In the hoapital. ... She aald that when sho went home from the hospital shs found the houae empty and everything gone. She said her. husband had. sold everything, even the wood sho had gathered liereelf, snd went to California. - Divorce ' waa granted. They were married In Port land, 1191. 8. R. Harrington wag. Mra Schm Idt's attorney. , Harriett McCann Neabltt was granted a divorce from James IX Neabltt on tho grounds of cruelty. She said while they were In Kamloopa, British Columbia. aha waa ill. and her husband refused to provide medical- aid for her or to pay her hotel, billa. ' Sho testified also that ho falsely accused her of infidelity and called her Tils names In the presence of others. Bbo weut Into a saloon after him once, she said, .and he cursed her and told her. we would kill her If she ever did It again-' The lltlganta were married In. Portland In December, 1117. H. M. Esterly appeared as attorney for Mra. Nesbltt. She was allowed to . re sume her maiden name, McCana.' . . STREETCAR-AND , a . WAGON LOCK HORNS t A streetcar and . aa express . wagon locked horns at Third and Morrison this morning. As car No. Ill of the depot and Morrison line was swinging around ths curve on Its wsy down Third It struck tha wagon. The coupler hit a rear wheel and became wedged between tWO spOk. ........ . , It was' a comedy for a few mlnutea. The wagon hadn't been Injured 'and neither waa the car. but they couldn't be separated. It waa tho same as ths famous fights between bull snd deer, where tho horns become locked and both combatants dls because they are tied together. - Finally a crowbar got the coupler out of tho wheel and the ear and wagon parted .company. STORMS IN THE EAST - : HOLDING UP TRAINS I -(gpeeial Ptepatcb to The Journal . Pendleton, Or -Aug.- II. Weat-bound train No. I, due last night at 11 o'clock, did not arrive until 1 o'clock thla morn ing. No. 1. due here at 9 o'clock this morning, will not srrlvs until I o'clock this afternoon. All west-bound trains have been greatly delayed for the past few daya on account of heavy raina In Utah and east of hers and also by heavy traffic. - ; ';''''..' ' " " " -- MANY WILL ATTEND CONGRESS AT BOISE (gpeeial Dtosaish te The JoersaL) Pendleton, Or., Aug. II. Eastern Ore gon la meklng big preparations to at tend the National Irrigation congress at Boise.' Msny delegstes are going from Umatilla, .Union and Baker counties. Many peopl. of ' eastern Oregon are much interested In Irrigation, especially In Umatilla county, where a big Irriga tion, project Is going through. ' . ' CUBAN REBELS SEIZE ; ARMS LADEN VESSEL t, (Joaraal gpeelsl gerrlee.) e New Tork, Aug. It. It Is re- o 4 ported that a vessel loaded with s arms ana equipment ior nw w 4 Cuban rebels sailed front Wll 4 - mlngton, Delaware. e Offloers of tho Ward Una lo- day said they fear tha Insur e gents have captured the steamer eSeguranca- upon whlch"'waa . shipped military supplies for ths Cuban government ana ine cap ture of the- steamer Collado by . ine insurgents is reported, e y e - V - Deliberate Attempt if.lacle During Night to Burn East Side Quarters of Justice Olson -Records Are Almost Total Loss, " Records of the east side' justice court were almoet entirely destroyed by fire at an early hoar, thla morning aa the result of an Incendiary attempt to' burn the building, situated just eaat of the Burnslde street bridge. In which court ts hold. Documents and records , w4rc plied la a heap In a rear room, saturated with kerosene and ignited, , - Motive, for tho crime Is unknown, though. It Is believed that the perpetra tor may have been Involved la litigation in the court- and deeply Interested . In tha destruction of tho records. It Is also .believed that -revenge for an ad verse decision may have prompted the deed. "... j , "... -. : Detective Meara has. been - assigned to the caae.'" However, he will be great ly handicapped In dlaooverlng tho crimi nal because of ths destruction of books and records containing tha list of eases pending and the names pf thoas Inter ested. -. t - ' ' i i.'t - Bow aaUdng Waa Satered. . Entrance Into the building was gained through a window on the west side by removing a screen. A small room In ths rear of tha building in which the walls were llned with Hea-And pigeon holes of documents was-'elcted as ths place In which to atart the fire. . -. Newspapers were carefully spread over the floor and books . and records carried from adjoining rooms and plied on the papers.. Kerosene . waa then poured over the pile and liberal quanti ties ' were alao poured over the walla and floor and over tbo. desks In othtr room a Even an Inkwell, only partly filled with Ink. contained a quantity of BOMHJiWKff'BtllS : CP I . --RCIAL ,s '-v.- J ' A' i Declares : Inland - Empire Needs ; More Great Arteries of ;. '.-''iTrade. .,'''' ;.:'": , Upwards of 100 members of tha Port land Commercial club gathered at lunch eon today to hoar a short sddresa by W: . Borah. Republican nominee for tha United Statea senate, who ia a gueat In thla city for a few daya In connection with the business of tho Boise Irriga tion congress nest week. Mr. Borsh Is one of the best speakers heard at the Commercial club In years. " ' - Ha referred to the pleasure Boise people feel In-anticipation of the com ing of Oregon delegations to tho Irriga tion congress, and said: - ' Tou are going to visit what ia prac tically an undlscoveied empire.- For yeara the wealth of our mines haa reached this magnificent city of Port land, which .In my, judgment Is on tho eve of the most phenomenal growth It has ever known. , . "Give us sn open river to tho city of Lewlston. Olvo more great arterlee of trade to reach the heart of thla em pire, give ua time to reclaim that vaat area of desert.- and above sll give us closer and friendlier relatione with tho men of tho whole Pacific ooaat. and we will do our part towarda traaaferring tha marts of tho civilised world from tho Atlsntle to tho Psclflo coast. "It la an ara of wonderful prosperity for theeeaiorthwest cities. Look at the building going on -in your own city. A man can't come Into your town without tumbling over an Incomplete four 'or eight-story building or falling Into fj cellar. Tour streets are not atresia, uui workahopa, where-men from the coun try, like myself, are likely to get their beards trimmed with a ssw. This is ths condition all over the northwest and If there ia any man In the entire northwest who Is not at work It Is simply because . ho waa born tired." ,. EUGENE RAID LANDS : TWO PROMINENT MEN (peetsl Dispatch ve The gsaraat. ' Eugene., Or.. Aug. II. In the police court - yesterday afternoon two women. Marguerite Johnson and Bianono smiin. and two young men, Scott Inman and Welbv Wllklna. both of good lamilies. paid fines, tha women ISO each snd the men lit eaca, the result or. a rsio on a lodging-house of 111 repute. , The raid waa. made Wednesday night, at wnicn time the two woman were arrested. Other tnmatee of tha house and a num ber of men had heard of .the proposed raid and got away before ths officers arrived.. Inman ao Wllklna followed the officers and.U vwomen down tho strset . and assaults pt fleer Bonney. FALLS -0FH ROOF AND " - BREAKS COLLAR BONE ..'..' . - .-I i rserlal fHspetcs te The Jneraal.t f Wood burn. Or., .Aug. ' II. Bert Goa saga, sn employe on ths Southern Pa cific oil tank at. this point, was found in front of ths ' Smallman boarding houae this morning in an unconscious condition. During, tho night ho had gone.. out .of a second-story .window on to, tho porch roof and' rolled .off to the ground. ; ' . . ' : ' r , Dr. Bhorey waa called In and found a fraocture of the collar bono and concus sion of ths brain. . Tha man la In a serious condition. - , , i ..,- , ' '. Hs Is single and- his' parents are prominent cltlsena of Petaluma,' CilU fornla. '..y.. - ' v- : r' ACCUSED OF'SELLING ; . , . PRESEBVED MEAT E. I ' Duncan and W. ' W. Shaffer, members of the firm" of Duncan' sV Bhaffer, owners of a meat market at 10(1 North. Third- atreet, were arrested today on a warrant from Justloe Raid's court, chsrging them with. selling ,"prs eefVecr" meat. ," rotate "Dairy and Food Commissioner Bailey made tha complaint, tho fourth under trhlch .a meat market proprietor" has been arreeted. It waa tho same old story of sulphide of sodium la tha ham burger steak.' ' - , ' ,. BOYCOTTS LAWFUL"" " V v JUDGE STAFFORD SAYS M f ,''' 11 -.! '-' (lesrsal Baeelal Servlee.) . Washington, Aug. vll. The right 'Of boycott aa ' a peaceable weapon" for la bor waa upheld today by. Justice Staf ford In thaupreme district court Of the District of Columbia, In tho eass of John Bender, a baker, seeking to enjoin union bakery, workmen from maintain ing a boycott againat hla. - mm oo m kerosene. It, with numerous other arti cles - bearing evidences of the firebug's work, waa found thla morning.. They were In a room adjoining the one. In which fhe fire waa confined and as- . raped the flames. , . . . - .-' ' laoeadiary Makes ateoapo, .' ' . Having aet fire to the heap of papers and opened the varloue doors ao that Jhq flamermtghTbe'gIde"rby the currents of air, the intruder unlocked a rear door and escaped. Persona who reside tr. the same building beneath the floor In which the justice court la held declared that they heard some one enter tho building . about t ' clock this Wrnlng but paid no attention to the noise. The fire waa , discovered by E. D. Dewey, who was passing at the time. The. flames had evidently just been, started, for on the arrival of a fire com pany they were quickly extinguished. Ths fire had barely penetrated tha floor and acorched the walla. . Battalion Chief Holden. with Detective Meara, started an Inveatlgatlon this morning which may reault In the appre hension of the "fire bug". Financially the loas as a result of ths firs wsa ' trivial, though the work of the court will be seriously retarded by the de struction of Its records. "I have no Idea what motive could hays prompted sucn a crime and cannot evdn suspect anyone," aald Justice Fred Olson, who waa elected to tho east aide . court at tho recent election. "I am at a loss to know why such a thing could hava been dona, but If the perpetrator Is captured I only wish I had tho au thority to Impose the punishment I , think is dua him." - PATROLUEfl MUST WORK OR ELSE LEAVE THE FORCE ; Captains of Police Get Orders to ! .Weed Incompetent From ' Their Reliefs. ' , : C'. . ". ( ' ' ' ' ' 1 "'I '. '' ' ''. ':jr- l? :;;'-.,;,f , Having got rid of tho Incompetents on the detective force. Mayor Lane haa turned his attention . to the police force and haa ordered Chief Grltimacher to .discharge all patrolmen who do not earn every dollar of their salaries. The chief hss consequently prepared sn order directing his captains to make out a list of jail, the Incompetents on bis rojlef. The order reads as follows: . '1 will call your attention to -the rules governing the police force and espe cially to that part relating to duty of raptalna of police. Tou will notice that these rules hold the captslns of police , Strictly accountable for the good con-' duct and efficiency of their' respective', reliefs. Tour knowledge snd long ac quaintance with' the officers of your command should gtvs you ample oppor tunity to ' Judge ss to their efficiency or Inefficiency, and alao toknow who Is doing his duty conscientiously -and honeatly and who la not, and to make -known to the chief and the police ad ministration all such officers under-, your command who ara Inefficient and drones to the department, because It is ths sense of the mayor and the police administration that no auch shall re main In the department. ' -It haa been "aplto- the captains that tney are to be held responsible for the work done by the men on their reliefs," said Mayor Lane today. ."They hava got to show results. ' They csn put It up to the patrolmen, but we win hold both the captain and tha patrolman re sponsible. - Wo expect the patrolmen to do all they ran for. the prevention of. crime aa well as Its detection, "We simply want the men to work. There Is to bo no loafing, for each man will be required to do hla share of tho Clty'i work. , - A. F. M'BRIDE KILLED -V,; BY RUNAWAY-TEAM' eaBssavaaaeawassaaH " I (Speetal rttspsteh te The jnaraal t ' Lebanon. Or., Aug. 11. A. F. Mo Brlde, who lives about five mllea aouth of Lebanon, waa killed yesterday In a runaway. McBrlde went to a sawmill after1 a load, of lumber. After starting homo with the load of lumber in coming down a hill 'the brake broke and the wagon ran onto the team, which eauaed them to run. away, throwing him out of tho wagon. The wagon ran over him. breaking -both of hla legs and crushing his skulL Hs lived about an hour after the-accident. -.4- . Mr. McBrlde was about' 71 yeara of age, an old plonser of this county. Hs leaves a widow and several grown chil dren. '' ',' . - ALTON PARKER TO RUN : : FOR BAR PRESIDENT , ' (loaraal gpedal Servlee.l ' ' St Paul,. Aug. II. Alton Parker waa tho solo nominee of the general council for president of tho Bar association. . Secretary Hinckley and Treasurer Wad- ; hama were renominated. Charlea Mon roe of Los Angeles waa nominated foi a member of the executive committee. The ticket will probably hava no opposi tion.. ...',?' -. ;"- bECAPRIO-WILL PLAY AT PENDLETON FAIR ' Pendleton, Or.,' Aug. II. Signer A1-. berlcs DeCaprio, director of tho amous DeCaptio band of II pieces which haa been engaged to play at tha dlatrlot fair at this place, arrived thla morning from Portland. r During ths forenoon ho met with tho members of ths fair commis sion and concluded terms for hla en-i gagement here. He will furnish muslf during tha entire five daya. v - TRANSPORT SHERIDAN ' ;;IS ASHORE ON 0AHU ' " ' ' . . eV e e e o a ' X Jeoraal gpeeial Service.) 0 0 ; Honolulu. Aug. II. The trans- , e port - aneriaan, uu. v , w from the Phlllpplnea, wont o aahore this morning in a fog at Barber's point on Oahu Island e) near here. , Tha Sheridan went e A ashore at 4 o'clock this morning. i The hip's boats have been-try - -- e 1 Ing to land passengers, but as e 0 - yet nsvs oven viwui v uu w e owing to the heavy, surf snd e e dsnger f rom Jhe rocks. . , e . I
