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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREOOM DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, TUEtPAY EVEKINQ, OCTOBER t. 1 I I I I. OHIO JURY TRIES STANDARD OIL Rockefeller Get Separate Trial and Escapes Publicity for Tim Being. NINE FARMERS TO PASS ON TRUST'S COMPLICITY Cohspiracy in Restraint of Trade and Violation of Stat Anta-Truat Laws Charged Morning Occupied in Se lecting Jury.' fc at. B- tJfcWWai Special aeriee. ' Ftndlsy. O.. Oct. . Th Standard OH company wu placed on trial In th pro bait court bar today charged with oon ' spfr"y In restraint of trade and viola tion of the antl-truat law of Ohio. Judge G a. Banker and a Jury will hear th case. John D. Rockefeller waa origin ally a party to the ault, but ha secured a separate trial, as 414 the Buckeye Pipe Line company and the Manhattan ll company. F. M. Elliott and Virgil 'JP. Klin, head the Standard OH eoun ' paj. Prosecutor David, of Hancock county, la leader of the proaecutlon'a attorneys. It la said that Rockefeller will not b a witwaaa nor attend the trial. The Jury waa completed at 11 o'clock and aworn In. It Is an ra posed of nine far , mere, two atorkmen and one real estate mag. The court granted the defenae an adjournment until 1:10 o'clock this af ternoon. The Valentine law. under which the . action was brought, was passed July 1, 1I9S. It defines a trust elaborately ss a , combination of oapltal. aklll or acts by . 4wo"'6r more persons, firms, ate., to crs , ate or carry out restrictions in trade. Violations of the act are defined a ' : "conspiracy against trade" and are pun Ishsble by a fine of from $50 to IS, 000, J or Imprisonment for from to 11 months. As to the evidence required to convict thestatut- saya: "It shall be sufficient to prove that a trust or combination aa defined herein exists and that the defendant belonged f'.to It or acted for It In connecOoa with ft without proving all the members be- longing to it, or proving or producing e;pny article of agreement or any written Instrument onwhlch It may have been based; or that It waa evidenced by any .wrltten Instrument at all. The character f the tru.t or combination alleged may 1 w. ..t.KH.k Kv nrnor of t. e.-ri i be established by proof of Its general .reputation ne such. GEORGE HAGUE HURT JV Uflaini ACC nDIIU a . . - ruuiu th, imperial hotel acting In a aua OT WljHuJmUM I Judge leaser ordered a special ve- pklou. raanner. Mahar Informed him (Special Dlapatek to The Joaraal. 1 Salem. Or.. Oct. O.--Qeorge Hague, the young man who waa hurt while at .work on. the plledrlver on the trestle 'now being built by the Oregon Electric tltallway company, has been brought to the Willamette aanltarlum In thla city. ?, He waa thought to have been serious ly Injured Internally, hut It seems that -.be is now resting as comfortably aa SOu Id be expected under the circum stances. Hla mother arrived laat even 'tag from Mount Tabor. Toung Hague vjjraa working around on the windlass 1 and somehow his hand waa caught In the ropes and he was drawn onto the windlass and his body msde a complete 1 complete revolution, stopped. before the engine SEVEN INDICTMENTS FOR SUGAR REBATES iswsit ykasi saws vavv. i New York. Oct. . Seven more in-I tfOafJFMt 9pJCatei WM tiff . 1 dlctmem. we returned by th. grsnd Jury In th. federal court today In con- nectlon with the rebates alleged to have been allowed the sugar tru.t. Th. In- dlctment. are agalnat th Delaware, I Xackawann. A Weatern the New York j Central, the BroolByn Cooperage com- aay. the Northern Steamship company and two cooperative Indictment, agalnat the American ,., n.B.i. ail alleging violation of the anti-rebate i saw. Warrants were issued for the ar toat of those indicted, who will nppear tomorrow by counsel. BRADFORD HEAD OF WISCONSIN RAILWAY (Jen-sal Special Seme.) Milwaukee. Oct. . W. A. Bradford, Jr.. of Cincinnati Is elected president of the Wisconsin railway Don't risk your happiness by wearing wrong underwear The right kind for this climate and this season is the heavy mercerized cotton and natural wool and me rino in medium $1 to $3 per suit g LION ClotlinoCb GutfKuhnPiw Mett'a and Boy' Outfitter. 166 and I6S Third Street. Mohawk Building. WORD IS RECEIVED FROM ARCTIC EXPEDITIOft Sailor Returns From Far North With News of Mikkel.en and Leffingwell. (Spedtl Dtttwtch te Tb Journal Victoria, B. C, Oct. , Word haa been received from Captain ' Mlkkelsen s schooner Ducheaa of Bedford, which left here la May on a voyage of dis covery In the Arctic ocean Edwarda, a young English sailor, who went aa a member of the drew to bring the schooner back from the banks and Prince Albert land before Mlkkelaen and Leffingwell, the leaders , set out on their (lakh of over 1.000 miles aeroaa the lee in search of the land auppoaed to be locked in the lea, baa returned. The man was threatened with malaria, whleh he Is believed to have contracted In the tropica previous to sailing. He waa advised to return and came by a whaler from Cape Clarence. He reports that the party was all well when he left, early In July. At St. Lawrence Island some fine sledge doge, JO In number, were bought. They were obtained cheaper than waa expected, Mtkkelstn Intended getting more later. No mishap had occurred, although there were some narrow eacapea. Ko dlak Island waa run onto by the schoon er, but no damage done. Early in July also, the schooner waa driven Into the Arctic ocean under exciting circum stances. Driven by a southeast gal and rn a thick fog, the veasel ran through the atralta. The Islands lo cated in those waters were luckily es caped. Conditions In the Arctic looked very favorable to the expedition. Aa mall war expected, the schooner waa brought back te Cape Clarence to watt for It. coming from home. The party waa leaving, Edwards says, on the Arctic voyage July 27. POOLROOM MEN NOW ON TRIAL Ready and Hicks Appear to Face Charge of Maintaining Nuis ance in Portland. Sellwood yesterday afternoon at 4 , o'clock was relieved of a black leather Martin Ready and James Hicks are on .,.ii-. 7.ii . u,u no ax , . . . , . m trial before a Jury In Judge Eraser a department of the circuit court today charged with selling pools on horse race at a place on Fourth atreet. be tween Waahlngton and Alder streets It i'V.rt from Jniv i t a3,.-. .a e duct trom J"1 1 t0 Auguat J4 of this yea. No evidence wsa Introduced this , morning, owing to tne aimcuity in se- uj nig jui,-i. wu men wf-re ncrvpivn i CCePted I " . . ""r special venire , or zo paving oaen ordered ror Judge Cleland' department, the deputy sher- though protesting st first, took the' tip. iff were busy finding the 10 taxpay- Tacoma la hla oatenalble deatlnatlon. era, and the trial before Judge Fraaer - . V.rt. .ga,n.tRdy.nd'H.ck.!Qni IflTfiRS WfiRk Is that of maintaining a nuisance. niWWfc.IV VHW "VllH Is punishable by Imprisonment In the rmintv lull from nni In alg mmiIi. y fine- frrm 160 to !00. Attorney Ralph E. Moody la defending Ready and Hicks. The prosecution Is being con- J.1"' & Debu,y Dlstrlet Attorney ' PI AW NPLV BOAT L INF UVn I LIHU FOR COLUMBIA RIVER (Special Dlspsteh to The JoeruaLl Seattle, Wash., Oct. . Articles of In- . 9 w. .., , . . , . , corporation of the Cowllt Va lay Rail- I ' SS!" n th , rn.: The arUcTe. rVnera'.''r ch.';: i ..aJ- - fa, , .a - ... A eter- empowering the new company to ' "m"h ' 7'' "'7' "w'""' I fTaph "neH: f1 "n1 ..other neral '"onTv dirl0' "t'Cl"r, J? , it? ,1 ' m,ennt e7r'Pnh te.mholt. 2 I E, y power to run steamboats from f;0,rtU" 0fon' to oth,r Prt ?n tn ' Columbia river and Ite trtbutarlee. to Paget sound snd such other branch lines " , ?J S ' V" clpal office Of the company Is to be in Seattle, with a branch orrice in Chicago, i Illinois. Th capital stock I $5,000,000 with! shares at 1100 each Tne rounwing board of trusteea will I hold until April to, 1(07: H. H. Riddell ' of Portland, Oregon: C, W. Riddell of ; Cascade. Washington; C. C. Brown of Castle Rock, Washington: J. R. De hi , of Chicago, Illinol a, and Carl Mueller of Chicago, Illinois BOYS ARE FINED FOR ABDUCTING CHICKENS ( Special Dlapatek to Th Journal. Salem. Or., Oct. . Constable Amos minal yards which hsd never been va Bearh of Woodburn hrouahi John Mtrf arut i which It had nn rtarht and Charl Mckey to Salem last ven- ' Ing ahd turned them over to the cub- I , tody of Sheriff Culver. The boya, neither fire engine house must be forthcoming one of whom are 17 years of age, or the terminal yard would be obstruct pleaded guilty tn having stolen som . ed by hi rrder. When Mr. Lyon chicken and th. Woodburn Judge lm- found that the street had never been i poeed a fine of lie upon each. They i vacated he gave -In and promleed that , eay mey hey are from Seattle and will I fly days In th. county Jail. aerve UNION PACIFIC WILL PAY BIG DIVIDEND (Joaraal ftpaelal Rerrlrt.l jsew rora, oct. I. A sensation wa i prung In nnnclal circles today when j rumor ws stsrted that th coming ! report of the Union Pacific railway ay, tern would ahow earnings of fully 21 I per cent on all Issued stock. This wa- taken by some to mean that not only win tne .present nigh rate of dividend on Union Pacific be maintained, but that it win iix.iy be increased WIFE OF PROMINENT MINER IS MURDERED (Jmtrn.1 Special Herrlce.) Blsbee, Art.. Oet f. Mrs George , McMillan, wife of a prominent Can nee ! mining man, waa discovered deaH with a bullet hole In her heed at her home today. Her husband had Just closed e quarter of a million mining deal. He ia among the foremoet miners of the southweet. Murder Is suspected, and a Mexican aervsnt Is under arrest. PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH POLITICIANS Washington. Oct . Congressman Montreal. Oct. I. Archbishop Wll Tawney and Senator Carter of Montana llam Bennett Bond nrl mate of air ana senator Hopkins or Illinois oon- , i"iru aim me presiarni on in. po- Iltloal ettuatlon today. MOTIONS ARE DISPOSED OF BY SUPREME COURT Arguments of Counsel Art Hoard In Washington County Land Case. (Special Dispatch te The Journal. Salem. Or.. Oct. (.In the supreme court a petition for rehearing In the ault of J. E. Madden against Frank Welch, which waa appealed from Mal heur county, was denied. A motion to dismiss the case of F. J. Eld ridge agalnat John Hoefer and Zorn and David M. Keene waa overruled. A motion of the appellant for a re hearing In the ault of A. Miranda agalnat Ed Carlson, appealed from Mult nomah county, waa overruled. Argumenta of counsel were heard in the eulta of E. W. Haines agalnat J. W. Oonnell. sheriff of Waahlngton county, and F. J. Srhock to quiet title to a piece of land, and In the caae of the state agalnat John Branton, sent to the penitentiary from Lane county for manalaughter. Branton was aentenced for 10 years and Is now serving his time. HORDE OF PICKPOCKETS IS WORKING IN PORTLAND Polios Department Receives Many Complaints From Cit izens Who Have Lost Uninterruptedly the horde of pick pockets who are at preaent infesting the city are plying their trade with great success and the police seem pow erless to apprehend them. Following the complaints received of the opera tions of the gang on Council Croat cara laat Sunday comes four additional re ports of the work of the "dips." Frank Tate of 147 Nineteenth atreet notified the authorities today that hla pocket waa picked on a streetcar yes terday afternoon. T thief secured a purse containing I! In caah and two valuable rtnga for hla trouble. P. Kellaher of 920 Mallory avenue. I while on a car t etween Wood lawn .and nonci t viliaililiig we v a an. a avs y t w. u a sssu ;c 3- vi. . - IS In silver. any clue to the culprit. Erne Pulen of Arleta. when coming to this city on a car on the Mt. Scott line, suffered the loss of a black hand tcn1 containing fit and a valuable oId ...., wlth - diamond set. Detective Pat Mahar of the district attorney's office determined laat night to rid the town of at least one alleged nlekuirkat Jack Roi nlrn-k.t T. . U TViwn..- fnni l thjlt t would be healthful for him to leave the city In a hurry Hawh.v -1- TO SECURE SUM After the meeting at the building headquarter at fi o'clock thla afternoon, the aollcltlna committees for the T. M.- T. W. C. A. building will have been organised and ready to atart upon I their work tomorrow In an effort to raise the remaining money necessary for the new building. Never before have the prospects for securing the money seemed brighter, say th sollcl- . , . - - - ior, who nope i u i-uiiipine niura ui : tT-o 000 &ton tnanl, of .hi iltoy campaign . JS!J! !. VHf I S I lAa U IK l III. I III U 11 II I WB SCVUrffQ h ,.. ,h. . ,h. Tne member. y that when they once atart upon their new , tn, , b ao, t0 the averw of mor. than lTM a day with little difficulty. Ther. 1-00 to co,lect- . p, a a-, aT,a Hart Qlfl ST IK HAS U I VJ SJ I I IMO ITS GOOD EFFECT Before i o'clock this afternoon Mayor Lane will receive from the -Northern Pacific Terminal company a dead to the lot 50 by 100 fact at Third and Qllsan street which will be occupied a th permanent site of a fire engine house This I a distinct victory for tb mayor. The terminal company offered to give, the city a 27-year lease on the ground, but contended it would be im- 1 nMalhU r. iaa rw or nmrt nf Its nrnn. erty to the city for all time. It didn't take the mayor long to dis cover and then prove that the terminal company was using two streets as ter whatever. He put it up to Manager i Lyon tht the deed to th lot for th I the company should turn th ground desired over to the city The engine I for thl house was purchssed a year ago. BWIT 1 J. J. Bead, clrk of th Prkln hotel, ha returned from a month' vtatt on th cot. Mr. Read visited Seaside and later th Tillamook country, which he Baya I developing very rapidly, "The growth In the dairy business there," aald Mr. Read, "I remrkabl. With btter railroad a.rvlce between Tillamook and Portland th business would soon be the largest In theSTnlted States. The climate Is Warm and the grass is green all year. An acre of land will pasture two cows and ther I no expenee of feeding. It haa been esti mated that a cow wall taken care of will return from III to .100 a year to her Owner. Men who went there a few year ago have since made fortune from a atart with a fw head of cattle. The country hss only begun to be opened up, and in a few year' will be th garden spot of th world." Mr. Read was accompanied by Mrs. Read and her mother, Mrs. O J. Beards ley. ARCHBISHOP BOND IS DEAD IN MONTREAL ltv.,,1 Im.1.1 1.1 . Canada, died today at th age of II yeare. H attended to hi duties until a tew dava no. FIRST GAME WON BY AMERICANS White Sox Defeat Cuba In First Game in World's Cham pionship Series. (Journal Special Berries.) Score by Innings American tOltltM 01 National . . 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Batteries' Altrook and Sullivan; Brawn and Kilns;. Chloago, Oct. t. Under anything but auspicious circumstances the first game of the world championship baseball aeries between the Chloago Nationals, known aa the Cuba, and the Chicago Americana, whoae oognomen la the White Sox, waa played on th grounda of the National league her this after noon. Bleet oegan falling at 11:11 thla morning and when th ama trotted on the field It wea bitter cold with a few scattering flakes of anow falling. Despite the -gloomy weather tens of thousands of enthuslaatlc fans rushed to the grounds, crowding to fun capacity every vehicle traveling In that direc tion. The first fan waa knocking at tb gatea at 11:15 In the morning and by 11:10 a shivering crowd wa clamoring for admission. When the gates were opened at noon there waa auch a throng of faaa In the rush that the portala to the ground were nearly torn down. Twenty-live Thousand Faaa. By 1 o'clock th grounda war packed. 15,000 apeotatora having been admitted. When the tam trotted onto th field at t o'clock they ware greeted with roar after roar of applauae which swept over the crowds In hug wave. After preliminary practice for a few minutes the players lined up on their benches while Jones and Chance, wltt friendly handa on each other'a shoulders held their final conaultatlon. Tb alg nal waa given and the team took their posltlona. if Oeorgfe Davis waa not at hla place at shortstop for the Whit Sox. Th doc tor positively refused to allow him to play In th f reeslng cold which prevailed It . Is calculated that Davis' Illness haa lessened hi team's chance for victory tl per cent. Tannehlll moved to Davis position at short from third bas, while Rone want to third. Th betterlee were: Cuba, .Brown and Kllng; White Sox, Altrock and Sul livan. , White Sox Bcora. During th first four lnninga th crowd waa hold In breathless suspense aa th men oa th diamond battled without material advantage being grained by either team. It was not until th fifth Inning that a cor was made, when Rohe made home on an error, scoring one run for the Whit Sox. The fans went wild with excitement. Hats war tossed -away and a roar such aa la seldom heard waa emitted from the throats of 16,000 people. Rohe walked to the bat and awatted the sphere to the outfield for three bags. Dougherty followed with a clean single and Rohe came home on a dropped throw by Kllng. In the sixth Inning th barkers of the Cub took, heart. With th advan tage of on score against them they had th satisfaction of precluding th possibility of a goaaa egg and war enthuslaatlc whan the score board showed the result of the Inning aa one to one and a total score of two to on against them L Jonea went to the bat for the Sox and singled to right garden. He took second off Hoffman's throw to first which caught Altrock, who had followed him to the bat. Iabell drove a pretty single and Jon cam home. Altrock wa wild when Kllng faced him and th Cubs' catcher walked. Hoffman sacrificed Kllng to second and a wild pitch scored the runner. ALLEGED THROWER OF BOMBS JAILED An alleged Russian bomb-thrower was a prisoner In the Portland police court this morning. At least the deputy dis trict attorney charged htm with being a bomb-thrower and having been con victed of that offense and aentenced to death for It The Slav' nam Is John I.ewandowskl and you wouldn't know hi face from that of th esar of all the Russia, judg ing from th latter' printed picture. Iwandowakl did not get Into trouble here for Uoinb-thro wing, but for violat ing a law designed for the preservation of morality. Lawandowskl resents the Imputation that he is a bomb-thrower, but he glor ies In the fact that he doe not believe ell the "little Father" nonsense and that h served flv. y.ar penal servitude for It. The specific thing Lwandowkl ay he did to win a ball and chain In th depths of darkeat Siberia waa to aax th csar waa "not so much" and that th Jap could "lick" hla army any time. For this horrlbl crime Dawandowskl sentenced to 21 yeura In Siberia He wa transferred to Saghallen Island. making his escape when the Japanese oapthred the Island during the war. The fugitive worked his way on a steamer to Vancouver, Brltleh Columbia, finally reaching Portland, where he settled In ,n Ruaaian Now fellow countryman named Bohaer wantr to send him to the penitentiary for a statutory offense. His prelimin ary hearing will he continued In the po lice court next Friday. UMATILLA OFFICERS GO THROUGH CITY Sheriff Til D. Taylor and Deputy Oeorge Brown of Umatilla county were In Portland this morning on their way home from Salem. In their custody were Oscar Stone snd D. D. Lewis, oon vlcta serving time from Umatilla coun ty, who are now wanted aa witnesses In the case of Robert Weddle, leader of the recent- break .from tha Umatilla county Jail, who ha been held to an awer for a highway robbery committed at Echo om month ago. Th of ficer left on the morning train for Pendleton, having kept their charges In th county Jail her over night. RESIGNS POSITION AT IMPERIAL HOTEL Harry H. Hamilton, for eight year a clark at tha Imperial hotel, resigned hi poaltlon this morning snd will leave to morrow for Hlllrfboro td take a position with the Pacific Railroad 4V Navigation company. "Harry," a he I known to thou ands nf Oregon people, haa proved htm self on. of th most popular hotel clerk In the cl(y. He he mad a host of friends by hi genial disposition and courteous treatment, and will be missed kv tb. guest of th hotaL ALL BOOSTERS Will GO TO HOOD RIVER THURSDAY Fruit and Irrigation Man to Hold Annual Convention at Bi ennial Fruit Fair. Hood River wUl be the Mecca of Portland fruit and irrigation boosters Thursday, Friday and Saturday of thl wek. On Thursday morning th O. R A N. .as t bound train will carry a nu merous delegation on an excursion per sonally conducted by Assistant General Passenger Agent John- H. Spott The annual convention of the Oresron State Irrigation association opene Thursday. At th same tun th aav- nth biennial fruit fair of th famous Hood rlvr vallvy will be Inaugurated. it wiu, hooo River men predict, b th greatest fruit exhibit evar mad In the United States The following 1 a partial program of the Irrigation convention: Addreaa of welcome. Mayor Blowera for Hood River city and A. C. Btatoa for th lrrigatlonlata of Hood River; "irrigation under the Carey Act In the Dechute Valley." Jesse Stearns; 'Need of Legislation In Oregon on th Subject of Water," State Engineer John H. Lewie; "Irrigation fer Humid Regions." Professor F. L. Kent: "Fruit growing on Irrigated Land," Judd Oeer of Cove: "Some Legal Phase of Irri gation," John H, Lawrey of Pendleton: Irrigation In the Willamette Valley." Judge Grant B. Dtmlok: "Irrigation to Rogu River Valley," J. W. Perklna. member of the legislature from Jaek BOn county; The Duty We Owe Water," B. N. Smith of Ontario; "Sugar Beat Ralaad v Irrigation." F. W. Sheffield; Irrigation In th Willamette Valley." A. L. Storm of the United Stataa geo logical aurvey; "Irrigation Legislation.' R. R Johnson; 'Portlands Intareet in Irrigation," Tom Richardson. ALBINA TOUGHS ARE ARRAIGNED Four of Gang of Hoodlums Hald on Probation by Juvenile Court Officers. Nine boys, from II to 15 year of age, were taken before Judge Fraxer In the juvenile court yesterday afternoon to anawer to the charge of assaulting Of ficers P. Malon.y and Jo Keller at William avenue and Knott street. Up per Alblna, laat Thursday night. Five of th boys war dismissed. Th remaining four were adjudged delin quent and placed In charge of a proba tion officer. They were allowed to re turn to thatr horn, but will be re quired to report regularly to one of the officers of th Juvenile court. I'You fellows will have to go to school," th Judge told them. "And you will have to stay at home In th even ings. If you are allowed to roam the atreeta at night as you have been here tofore your parents will be prosecuted." Two older boys, who were said to have lad th mob that attacked th officer, will be tried In th police court on th charg. of disorderly conduct. Th boy war at a merry-go-round on William avanu and ware raising a disturbance. Officer Malon.y arrested one of the boys who had Insulted soma passers-by and the boys attacked the officer. Officer Keller went to Maloney's aaalstance and a bystander telephoned for the patrol wagon. The officers held the boys off with their revolvera unUl the patrol wagon arrived. FIRE CAUSE OF UNDRESS PARADE Pink kimono and bath robe of va riegated hue ware quite the correct thing in early morning attire today In the fashionable Carleton hotel, til Al der atreet. The occasion waa a blase tn a clothe closet on th second floor. Shortly after 4 o'clock the slumbering guests at the hostelry were awakened by the cry of "fire." The denae volumes of smoke pouring through the hallwaya added to the alarm and the lodgera lost no time In tumbling out of their couchea in scant nttlre. The fire waa discovered to be in a pile of clothes In th closet and the flames were extinguished with a bucket of water by Dr. Charles B. Brown, the proprietor of the hotel, before much damage had resulted. A still alarm brought hose and chemical companies No. 1 to the acen In a hurry, but tb service of the firemen were not needed. About a week ago a small blase waa discovered In a pile of slabwood In the furnace room In the hotel and a year ago the structure, was considerably dam aged by fire. WORKMEN INJURED ON BI& BUILDING Another accident attended with seri ous Injuries to workmen has marked the construction of the mammoth Wells Fsrgo building at Sixth and Oak street. While a block of atone waa being holated Into place at 1:41 o'clock thl morning th mechanism of the derrick refused to work properly snd th block came crashing down to tha pavement. Jack Robinson and Dave Chalmers, employes of the construction company, were at work dlreotly beneath and be fore they could gain a place of safety were (truck by th falling stone Rob Inaon received serious Injuries to his back and Chalmers was struck on the right hsnd. HI Jlngar were fright fully mashed and the middle finger wa amputated. Both men were taken to a near-by eurgeon for treatment and later removed to their home. MAN'S FOOT IS BLOWN THROUGH THICK PLANK Tama oua. Pa., Oct. .. -An exjlolon occurred In the Dupont Menufacturlng company today In which four workmen were killed and several Injured. No parts of the bodies were found to make Identification poaslble. The foot of one man waa blown through a two-Inch plank. The entire plant waa demolished CALIFORNIA FOREST FIRES ARE CHECKED Los Angeles. Oct .After l hours of herd work by forest rangers .and cltlsens of San Fernando, t he v have ucoeeded la putting out th fire In P eco I ma canyon which atertd Sunday morning. Fir 1 still smouldering In Calabaaaa district. 10 mllas from wh.r It started. MANNING THINKS VELGUTH Will PLEAD SIKITY Bslievss Embaxzlar Will Not Co 1 ft a. M. A to Trial, but Trust to Moray of Court. Dtltriet Attorney John Manning said thla morning that h believed Barnard O. Vlguth woald not aland trial In the circuit court, but would appear la court to withdraw hla plea of not guilty ut ulead autlty to the charg of erabealtng a larg sum from the Portland Qaa com pany. District Attorn. Manning oeniea tnai he had any aareament with Attorney W. W. Bank, who rpraaanU V.lguth. "Velguth'e trial Is sat for aay after tomorrow." he said. 1ut I do not be- Ueve be will go to .trial. I think he will plead guilty and receive hla eentenoe. I haven't any Idea when n wiu com up to plead guilty, aad I don't know that h will. But Z think he wSl. and h may come Into court any time haft wean sow and day after tomorrow morula.." What punishment will be given vl- guth In event of hi pleading guilty la known only by Judge Sears, before whom, aa presiding Judge, th .1 would b entered. Judge Sear will de termine the aentence gtva Velgutk, Th law prescribe Imprisonment la th penitentiary from one to lo yeare aa the punlahmeat for embesalement of sum exceeding; SI. it 1 wlthta th power of Judge Sears to aantano V.lguth to th penitentiary and parol htm during good behavior should be desire. BIGAMIST Will SOON LOSE THIRD AID LAST WIFE Maria Rosetta Dam., the laat of the three wive of Lorenso Joaeph Dam., who In July laat pleaded guilty to th crlm of polygamy aad waa ntncd by Judge Oantenbain to apend IS month of hla time la th atata penitentiary, haa decided that constancy la not a virtue and haa brought ault la the cir cuit oourt of Multnomah county for aa abaolute divorce. In her complaint, Mrs. Dame alleg.s that ah waa married April ML 1104. and that oa May SI, 10. th defendant gave her a moat unmerciful beating. She fur ther allege that Mr. Dam pleaded guilty to polygamy aad aaka that ah be granted a divorce and allowed to resume her maiden name of Maria Roaetta Sut ollffe. Wben thl divorce la granted by th court Mr. Dam will be In a poaltlon to merge from prlaen aa an unmarried man, aa hla third wife, in th order of their acquisition, sued fer and waa granted a divorce about a month agn. Mrs. Jennie B. Austin ha filed ault agalnat William Henry Austin for di vorce, ault money and alimony. She allege that aha waa married on Febnf ary II, 1903. She also accuses her hus band of Infidelity and groee aad habit ual drunkenness, a habit which he haa acquired sine, hi marriage. Mrs. Austin aaka that the oourt allow her the cuetody bf their 9-year-old daughter Luclle. and states that unlean th oourt reatraln her husband from so doing he will wrest th. poss.sslon of th girl from her. ( AT THE THEATRES. - "Checker." at Heilif Tonight. Th greatest of all oharacter come dies. "Checkers," will be th attraction at the Hellt. theatre tonight aad to morrow night. Seats are selling at the box office of the theatre. A special price matinee will be given tomorrow at 1:11 p. m. Advance Sale Tomorrow. Next Friday, Saturday and Sunday nlghta, October It, II and 14, the charm ing young actress, Jane Corcoran, sup ported by Jam M. Brdphy and a cap able company will preaent th happy comedy, "The Freedom of Suaaana," at the Helllg theatre. Ibsen's "The Doll House" will be th bill at th apvclal price matin. Saturday. The advanoe aale of seats will open tomorrow, Wednesday morning, at 10 o'clock at the Helllg theatre. "The Maid and the Mummy." Next Thursday night, October 11, at the Hellt. theatre the merry musical comedy, "The Maid and tha Mummy." will be the attraction. The advance aale of aeata opened thl morning at th helllg theatre. At the Baker. "The Oay Lord Quex." Plnero's great play, which la th bill at the Baker thl week, 1 th best offering tha popular atock company ha mad o far thl season. It give Richard Thornton a chance to do superb acting, and no on can watch th work of Lillian Lawrenc In the role of Sophie Fullgarney with out havln. a good laugh. William Dills 1 back In th caat again and la being received with much applauae. The full trangth of the company I necesssry for th production. All weak with matinee Saturday. Empire's Wednesday Matinee. "Uncle Joah Perklna" will aire a popu lar price matinee tomorrow, and every one can bare a chance to aa thl funny play. "Unci Joah" 1 always welcome: he make people laugh and they go home In good spirits. The great rural comedy will be at the Empire all thla week. Don't miss it. Look for thi famous Hayseed band. De Oogorga Coming. Wh.rav.r Emlllo d Oogorsa appeared laat aeaaon and lifted up hi magnifi cent young baritone, the praise of it wa unanimous, and white the criticisms were distinctly different according to the viewpoint and the Individuality of each crltle their tenor waa about the same. Indeed, a resume of the tour with Emma Eames might b expressed as follows: "Emlllo de Oogorsa scored a veritable triumph, ftie audiences sim ply could not have enough of him, for he Is an admirable singer with a clear voice, and hi enunciation la perfect." The sale of seats for this artist's con cert will open next Saturday morning at tha Helllg box office, and th concert 1 on Monday evening, under the direction of Lola Steer-Wynn Coman. PRISONERS IN CITY JAIL GO ON STRIKE Th prisoner St th city Jail went on strike laat night becauae they did not like the taate of th food that wa given them. An examination by the city phyalclan repealed that the meat furnished wa stale and not fit to eet. The food contractor waa notified and furnished fresh meat for the prison table, thus putting an aad to tha minia ture revolution. BOLD HUNTERS SLAY DEAD DEER WITH REVOLVERS f v- Chsstsf Murphy and Deputy DIs afc.awl.akat a .. aa AS a aw. trict Attomov Adams Win Honor .Spoacmen. Shooting dr with revoJa.ra hag oeen uooaeafutly introduced to th world of aport by Chaster a Murphrv, r.r.r.e In bankruptcy, and H. R AdVms. dtputy dUtrict attorney. It do not matter "J T w'!U;!!,U l tne deer, luTnrCbddr11V Thla la th way it happened. Murphy aad Adams war o tlx t road ha t?VL NwhTwnlir and TtlUnVaok. f .1? , li f ,urn ' od th. teg driver, who tcnvala under th euphonious title of -Bill," xolalrrstd "Oa. look, at th dr by that tr" Murphy aad Adams looked. They ittw the dear arid t.pt.a ... .w- ...... L. . 111 1, nnii.n. after It Througjh the brush and briar the fleet-footed als.n of th for.at. 2Htv' ubtce or .n,ov.l otioaa. both aatiata aarraata of the Jaw commenced a ratld-flr yoll.y. ThTdMr did not m frightened; U did not run; neither did It turrt Ita heJ or tjji notloe of lte vlslton In any other way. S tlT , lr w" eonoernfA the law vara aalvha au . , ' . ' -- - - - v.uu .iu hi Law oaaa In Portland. Thjtt aa Inve.tl ration waa made. Carefully approaching the der. th law yer found that Ita head had bMR re move front th body and nailed to a tree. Some hunter had killed U earlier la the aaaaoa m.mA wwiimi.j i . -r" . . . , , Mau in i-v aa a plotureeque sight fer tour- lowly th twain wander barag to tha ataaaa axi mm th i- 1 ' - ' - muuai ma in th doorway of th hotel at TlUqmook "an. .nerwaro. "mil ', he of tha whip, could have been heard to chuckle " he aeU: "Sm. trtf thm galoot, la Portland won't lam aothln' newer." BRAND JURY INVESTIGATING KRECHTER MURDER Marion County Man Learning Facts About Bloody Tag ody at St. Paul. j (Special Dl.peWb te tb JjrM Salem, Oct. t. Roroo Hunter of Salem, D. M. Croaj of Llborty, B. F. Frh of Sublimity, a H. Hatch of Ltbertv A. !iaMi nf x-rt,..w. Halter of Woodburn. and Basil Le jeruin ox nervals ware cnosen member Of th grand Jury that Will decide whether the participant la th bloody tragedy at St. Paul In which Joe Krechter, the tpwn marshal, wa killed. Will be brought to Justice. A large number of wtoneaaea have bean sub poenaed and It may take day or ao until all have been heard befor th grand Jury. A bench warrant waa Issued by Judge Burnett yesterday fbr the arrest of Ed Kinney, who failed to appear la court to answer to th charg of aajlla. liquor without a llcen. Hla ball of 1100 waa declared forfaited. lnjSla was arratd July by Conatabl Jnn on for selling liquor en Sunday and without a license In th north end of Marlon county. At the time of bis ar raignment before Judge W.bster he pleaded guilty to the eharwe of selling liquor on Sunday and waa fined 110, but on hla entering a plea of not guilty to the aecond charg h waa bound ovr under 1100 ball. TWO STRIKERS ARE KILLED DURIR6 CONFLICT . Big Squad of Canadian Polios man Is in Hospital as Re sult of Riot f (Special Dlapatek te Tha Joaraal) Vancouver, B. C, Oct. I. A conflict between th atrikar and strikebreakers at Buckingham, Qubc, jrtrday, re sulted in two of th strikers being shot dead, others fatally wounded and v eral lea aarloualy wounded. Tb strike took place at MacLaran's sawmills and haa been on since Septem ber II. Ther waa no violence till yes terday, when the strikers took poaaea alon of th mill. Blarurr, leader of th striker, was killed and Chief of Police Perrlm with 11 policemen are In f the hospital aa a result of th oonfllot. On hundred militiamen bar been asnt from Ottawa with a machine gun, TEAMSTER STRUCK BY STREETCAR T. W. Pollard Thrown From Transfer Wagon, but Not Seriously Injured. T. W. Pollard, a teamster employed by th Union Transter oompaay, waa truck by a St John oar white driving on th ast end of th steel bridge this morning at 11 o'clock and thrown from hla wagon. Buttering aeveral. aevere scalp wounds. It la feared that he also sustained concussion of th brain. Tha wagon was wracked, but the hor... es caped injury. Pollard waa taken to bis home at 10: North Ninth street and waa attended by a phyalclan, who atatoa that h will r.cov.r. JURY OF TEN MEN HEARING THE CASE E. J. Nufford' appeal to th circuit court from th action of th board of viewers of th city of St. John In con demning part of hi property for a street I being heard In tha olroult oourt today. , Owln. to th scarcity of Jurors to hear the trials today it waa urged to allow the appeal to b heard by a Jury ef 10 men. The Jury waa aworn thla morning and taken to St. Johna to view the land In queatlon. Hufford objected to the condemnation without compensation of his property to allow the opening of Modoc street from Charleston street to Fessenden trt. HS allege that tha I land I worth 11,110, and that th dam age to ni propny oy tn opening ef th street exceeds the benefit th.t would sccru by 11,100. J. C. Moreland appeara aa attorney for Hufford. Thomas O. Orn appear gap t& dty of St Johna.