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VOL. VI. . NO. l9.'
PORTLAND,' OREGON, THURSDAY .EVENING, JULY 11, 1907.-EIGHTEEN PAGES.
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rEDEIiflTIOfJ CHIEF
FREED FROiUE
Narrative Has Ring of Sincerity to Hearers Witness
Had Utile Pari In Conference With Orchard Never
Heard Latter Express Animosity About Steunen
bergIn Prison When Alleged PlolWaf Formed
Testimony Would Clear Him If This Was His
Trial Talks Freely of Events Leading Up to Arrest
PORTLAND
(By John Nevins.)
Boise, Idaho, July 11. Charles H. Moyer, president
of the Western Federation of Miners, withstood the
severe cross-examination at the hands of Senator
Borah for the prosecution in the Haywood murder
case today and emerged from the ordeal a shining
witness so lar as me siae oi me aeiense is concerned.
Moyer's story had the ring of sincerity at least and
at no time was he at all disturbed by the searching
inquiry of the prosecuting attorney, and one thing
seemed )lain from his testimony, that he has had little
to do with any real acts of violence at the hands o)
the federation men. He was in jail when the Inde
pendence depot explosion took place and had little
part in any of the conferences that Orchard partici
pated in.
Whether or not his testimony has done' Haywood
much good will be a mooted question, but he has him
self created k strong impression that were he the de
fendant in this case he must necessarily be acquitted. '
Never Heard Threat. "
Moyer declared positivefy that Orchard never" $xpres$ed any
animosity toward ex-Governor Steunenberg in his presence, al-
il I- t L i. '. - V. a. a t .. 1 ' m , r '. f
inougii ai uic tunc 11c went iu wuray nicy were xogetncr lor nve or
six days. He also claimed that neither Davis, Parker Easterly or
.i ii j i: - i i i a. - i r-. .
omers ever iuiu nun ui urnwru a inrcaia against Oteunenuerg.
federation, directing that John Nugent
be engaged to defend the Interest of
the organisation following the 8teunen
Drg muraer. Extracts rrot-i the oon
tltutton and ritual were also read by
narrow, wiey lending to indicate the
defense' contention that the organisa
tion' purpose were In no way crim
inal.
First Met Slmpkla.
On cross-examination Moyer said that
ne Decame president of the federation
In 1903. He lived In Deadwood in 1M
during the Coeur d'Alene troubles. The
only information he had was obtained
through the newsoanera. Ma knew that
Steunenberg waa governor a ad later be
came familiar with the attitude of the
Coeur d'Alene miners toward Steunen
berg. He first became acquainted with
Slropklns in l0g and had no talk with
him about the troubles in Idaho to any
extent.
Moyer explained at length the method
whereby the federation engaged attor
neys to defend members wfco got ar
rested. The federation is today, . he
stated, defending Steve Adams because
his arrest grew out of the Steunenbera-
affair. He met Adams first during the
inppie wreeic trouDies, Due was never
intimate With him. He first met Petti-
bone In Denver In 100, . and Kasterty
in 1901 at Cripple Creek. Neither of
tnera nad talked to blm about Orchard.
Meet Xarry Orchard.
Orchard waff first lntoduced to' him
by delegates to the convention in Denver
In January, 1904. In March pf that
rear he went to Cripple Creek rot tile
raln-wrecklng cases, onet Orchard-dally
and became well acquainted with 'him.
On March 29 he arranged to take Or
chard with htm to Ourav. as ha needed
htm as a guard. During the trip he
discussed Orchard's life history. He was
sure urcnara aia not maxe a . tnreat
WILL GET
WHEAT NOW
North Bank's Completion to
Point Opposite Celilo or
The Dalles Within Few
Weeks Means Loss to Seat
tle of Washington Product
SEiCHERS
CHARLES -H. MOYER, . PRESIDENT OF
WESTERN FEDERATION OF MINERS.
His explanation of the Slmpklns tele
gram regarding the employment of Mil
ler as Orchards' attorney, and of John
Nugent to look after the Interests of the
federation, was an absolute reiteration
of his direct .examination, and although
Borah tried hard to shake him on these
points, he declined to make any differ
ent statement. He declared that he did
not believe Orchard guilty of the Steu
nenberg crime at first, and wanted to
ee that he was given an opportunity
to demonstrate his innocence.
Through his entire cross-examination,
Moyer seemed anxious to impress the
court and Jury with the fact that the
experiences of the federation In the past
had been that members were Indiscrim
inately charged with crimes which could
not be proven. ,
Ignorant of Slmpkin.
In concluding his redlreot examina
tion, Moyer brought out a laugh when
lie declared that he did not know that
Slmpklns had disappeared, all of his
knowledge coming from the newspapers.
Explaining to Borah he said: "Ha was
tiai.irAr1 with thin nffnnMA hilt T hnv tin
Vway of knowing where he was, or what
kt T V. .. ... Mnfr ,aA Utm A
Jt Dnmiic v mm. itavo nut iio inn a-
rdress since January 10, 1906."
gw Defense X jubilant.
TTfflb'defense was jubilant when court
reconvened, over the showing Moyer
made on the witness stand yesterdav
That he made a favorable Impression on
the jury Is conceded, but the state's at
torneys hope to get seme admissions
from blm. -
The cross-examination began soon af
ter court convened. It being preceded
by an attempt on the Dart of the defense
to get before the Jurors a letter written
by John Murphy, senior counsel for tho
a rain at fltaiinanbarc hot tnM him at
.having to jeave tha country, which cost
altered Orchard tanoeeo.-
After being arrested Moyer did not
see Orchard again until June, 1906. He
knew Orchard was suspected of the In
dependence depot explosion, but a he
nad told mm he had left before the
explosion occurred, he believed him In
nocent
' Moyer then translated the cipher tele
Jram received irora Kimpkin January
. after the Steunenberg tragedy, which
read, -vannot get lawyer defend. ' He
never saw or heard from Sfmpkln after
wards as far as he knew. ,
Borah tried to get damaging admis
sion from the witness to show that
arrangement were, made for securing
lawyer to protect the federation's In
terests before the, fact that Orchard waa
a federation man was known, but he
(Continued on Pag Two.)
Hill Buyers Loosing Little
: Time in Signing Contracts
With Grain-Growers Be
tween Kennewick and Oth
er Points.
ALL AT SEA
Sending of New Special As
sistant to United States
Attorney-General to Ore
gon Causes Much Specula
tion.
North bank road completed to a point
opposite Celilo or The Dalles within t&e
next few weeks. In time to handle the
fall wheat crop. The bulk of the grain
from the great wheat producing Horse
Heaven regions of southern Washington,
heretofore shipped to Seattle, will enter
Portland. Hill buyers already contract
ing this year's crop of wheat In Benton
and Klickitat counties to be delivered
on the north bank, for shipment to this
olty.
wora came Toaay.
This Is the word that cam down the
Columbia this morning where the Hill
forces are putting forth every effort
to crowd the laying of .rails alona the
north bank of the river. In substantia
tion of the telegraph messages received
her that the north bank road will
handle this year's production of wheat
In the Horse Heaven oountry and shin
it to Portland, waa the statement that
Hill buyer to the number of a doien
are losing little time In signing eon-
tract with the wheat producer of
aoutnern Washington between Kenne
wick ana celilo lor this years produc
tlon of grain.
These contracts are belnr slrned
with the understanding that the crona
win oo atunreu ai various points aioni
the north bank or the Columbia u
hand In hand with the successful f.
forts to corral .the wheat In this region
Is the renewed effort on the nart nf
construction forces to finish the laying-!
oi rails irura nennewica; to in open
river below the rapids.
Construction Completed.
Construction forces on the north hank
road have comsleted their work ta
point ts muea wast or Kennewick and
TIHMtl
United States District Attor
ney Bristol and His Force
of Assistants Are Keeping
on Steadily at Work With
Their Lrrestigations.
Who' who In Oregon land fraud mat
ters and whyT
This was the all absorbing toplo
around the postofflce building this
morning because of the appointment of
A, McDonald McBlalr as a special assist
ant to Attorney-General C J. Bonaparte
to investigate the Southern Paclflo land
grant. These soeoulators ask all In one
breath, "Who Is A. McDonald McBlairr
Likewise, who Is Francis J. Heney, an
BIG SHAKE-
UP SOON
COMING IN PORTLAND
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Some of the Present Detectives Are to
Be Forced to Don Blue Coats and Chase
Goats Police Committee of Execu
tive Board Is Looking for Chief With'
Heavy Hand to Enforce Discipline.
other special assistant to the attorne
feneraiT Also, wdo is Burdens
ownsendT Who is Henry M. Ho
rom this bOlnt westward the lavlna of
rail i being crowded ahead at tha rata
of a mile and a half per day. In view
of both tho effort to finish the road and
(Continued on Pag Two.)
Who Is William C. Bristol and flni
wno's wnoT
Perhaps no state ha ever been Inter
woven wun leaerai attorney, special
Investigator, legal advisers and proae-
cuiuia is union ai inn present time.
io an outsider tne situation presents
wiw Bpnuisuio m common wcaitn in
hbltd entirely with violator of the
First It ha been shewn that vm.
J. Heney oame to Oregon as an outsider
to servo urn leaerai attorney Tor tha Aim.
inci oi uregon. letter hi work be
un bu ni uiai no was appointed a
special assistant to the United States
aiiorney-generai ana William C. Bristol
was appointed prosecutor. Mr. Bristol
men appointed James cole as his as
sistant Swamped With Work.
All went well for a time. Than M.
Heney left, leaving a mass of work for
Mr. Bristol and Mr. Cole to attend to.
nova BiruRKieu aiong, wonting night and
day to keep pace with the rapidly grow
ing work that had been dug up by
Thomas B. Neuhausen. special Inspector
oi me interior department, and E. W
Dixon, chief of the Oregon field division
of the general land otrice, with a small
army of assistants to aid them ...
Mr. Bristol appealed - to the attorney
general for help.
(Continue'" on Pag Two.)
MAN
IS ELECTED CITY HEALTH OFFICER
Portland's police and detective de
partment 1 about to think that a San
Franolaco earthquake ha hit the town.
It 1 down on the book that there la
be a shake-up. The stillness that
pervades the polio atmosphere In Itself
portend a storm.
The plain clothe squad will be don
ning uniforms In a short time with very
few exceptions and men now wearing
e blue will be given a chance to show
at ther have In them the cerms of
detective capability.
While Chief Uritimacner has aecom-
lished much toward the bettering of,
he department. It Is considered quit
probable that he may be supplanted by
some one oi more aggressive
alltr.
rre of OraXt Suspicion.
Oritchmacher ha made In many re
spects an admirable record, and ther
has never before been a time when the
department waa so free from suspicion
of graft During all of his long and
honorable service in the department
there has never been a question a te
Oritsmaehers personal Integrity. But
ther 1 a feeling among the polio
commissioners that, a mor rigid discip
linarian might get better aervlce from
tne police fore, and for this reason they
are in search of a man who will realise
to the full the requirements of the posi
tion. No Immediate change 1 antici
pated. Todav a three-day examination for
policemen was begun and out of the 41
men wno are striving to prove ineir
person-
eligibility some It will be chosen to flU
vacancies upon the force. It may be 19
days before the name of the successful
candidates are presented to the polio
committee of the executive board, but
when the report 1 made the prediction
come that there will be' thing doing
down at Second and Oak.
Beanangeman of tha foroe.
It Is not going to be a question of
firing and hiring, but Just a more or
less complete stirring up of the exist
ing condition of things. New polio
sergeants and' K ther officials will be ap
pointed and the uniform band will be
generally rearranged. New detail and
beat will be provided and th patrol
men will be required to cover less
rouno man is at present tne case.
The bomb is expected to explode la
the detective department. On man who
know whereof he apeak put it thl
way i
' Any plain clothes man who ha not
bown special qualifications or adapt
ability for a detective' work will b
put back In uniform and kept ther. HI
place will be filled by selection from
the uniform men and the new selection
will be given a chance to prove them
selves capable of holding a detectir
position. If they fail they will be pit
P U uniform and other men given
trial until competent detective ar
found.
quabbl Among Detective.
Th detective squabble will ha alnut
on Saturday when th charge filed
against Tom Kay wiU be taken np for
(Continued on Pag Two.)
Dr.tJsther Pohl Succeeds to
Position Vacated by Res
ignation .of Wheeler.
Dr. Bather Pohl waa thl morning
elected city health officer by th board
of health to talc the position left va
cant by th resignation of Dr. C H.
Wheeler, thus giving to Portland the
distinction of being one of the few cities
In th United States with a woman at
th head of the public health service.
Dr. Pohl was elected unanimously by
the board, th other physicians under
PUBLIC
S. P.'S
SUFFERS THROUGH
HAPHAZARD SERVICE
Trains Running Far Behind Schedules and People Can
Never Depend Upon Arriving or Departing on Any
Given Time Portland Public Badly Mulcted.
More than 100 Portland resident had
from 13 to 14 added to- their railroad
'fare coming north on the Southern- Pa
cific's company's overland train, Tuesday
night The . train Is due to arrive
here at 11:10, in time for Portlander to
get home .before streetcars stop run
nlng. The train reached the city more
than two hour late, and at 1MB a. m
everybody had to go to hotel or hire
cabs, many of them to drive to suburb
three and four mtlee distant. - -
thern Pacific trains nave 'been for
ng time running isr Denina uieir
hedules, and no one starting to or ar
riving at a destination can tell any
thing aDout wnen me train win leave or
arrive, tne overiana train aue irom
the south over the Southern Pacific
Tuesday morning did not arrive until
T:I0 o'clock Tuesday night. . There
seems to be no reason for the rratlo
movement of th passenger trains ex
cepting lack of competent operation and
, dispatching., Th public - suffers all
.kinds of inconvenience and lo a a
Nobody excepting the belated na
senger knows, as a rule, how serious or
far-reaching Is hla failure to arrive at
a given destination when expected
Losses many time exceed the amount
of the fare many times over. It is said
that if the railroad company were called
upon to pay all losses caused for Its
patrons by failure to ' deliver them on
chedule time it would take all th com
pany' receipt and leave It owing the
travelers a balance, and still not take
into account tne aggravations oi inter
minable waiting about depots for hour
of Athe day or night for train-to ar
rive.
Portland people who wished - to meet
friends on toe incoming overland Tues
day night went to the union station at
11:H p.- m., and sat about on the ex
tremely uncomfortable seat until 1:45
g. m. . -c .-. i , ......
Ther waa much comtolalnt asrainat tha
parsimonious nolicv . of th . terminal
company In turning out all lights In the
main-depot -earlv - in the evening' end
leavlnr the huildtna- nractlrallv riarlr
and deserted. Three heavily loaded
trams arrived after the darkening of
th depot, and tnany.peopl who desired. I
to use the conveniences of th msJn
building went away disgusted.
A number of women who wished -to
telephone to their home or to friends
or hotel were unable to find th tele
phone numbers in the dark, and had to
search all over the plaoe for a janitor
to come and turn on an eleotrio light in
the main waiting room. - ,
After the women were gone a man re
mained to ao some writing at a oounter,
there being no table, or writing conven
iences in in depot, xne janitor insisted
on turning out the two light that he
had turned on for the women, but after
an acrimonious debate with th man
who wanted to write he left, th light
burning and went away . grumbling that
he would be disciplined for.. violating
oraers.
4 VorttenA Wo TUUg.
. Portland ha reached a point beyond
th staae of the villaae that turn out
th lights at the railroad station at 10
. m. ana goes to Deo, leaving tne mcom-na-
traveler to arrone Into town in the
oarK. ...
It Is believed a lot or needle red
tape has been Inaugurated in th last
year or two at railroad terminal In tha
effort of the railroad companies to pre
vent use or tickets ' boua-ht throtaarh
calper. .and. that now sine the scalp,
ing business . Is exterminated the red
tape should no" longer burden the mibita
that pay full rate for its railroad priv
ileges: Attaone or the Portland term
inal station J.r said to be dictatorial
conalderation being Dr. Edward J.
King, Theodore Fessler and Walter V.
Spencer. The position carries with it a
salary of $3,000 per year, and Is one of
the most Important appointive offices In
the city.
Tint Woman Graduate.
Th flrat woman to enter the Uni
versity of Oregon Medical college. Dr.
Pohl graduated at the head of the class
of 1894. After several years of practice
In Portland ehe took post graduate work
In an eastern medical college, and later
uruBBtm iq uuropt, wnere sne was on tne
cllnio in Vienna university In Austria,
on of th foremost medical schools In
th world. She returned to Portland
after thl work, and ha engaged in the
practice with great success. Dr. Pohl
ha been a resident of Portland since
1888.
Dr. Pohl Is one of the best known wo
man physician on the coast and has
the confidence and esteem of the local
members of the profession who nredlct
success for her In the important posi
tion to which she has been elected. Two
year aco sne waa annointen a memlMtr
of the health board by Mayor Lane.
Portland now has two women in re
ponslble position, the other being Mrs.
larah Ann Evans, the city market in
spector, who has mad a splendid suc
cess of her work.
Ifayor Xas Wo .Preference.
When Mayor Lane called the meet
Selection Made by Health
Board Was Unanimous
Others Sought Place.
me iraiiE by
MUCH ICE CREAf.1
Roseburg Man Tried to Win
Contest to See Who Could
Eat Most of Delicacy.
Ing to order this morning he explained
the cause of the resignation of Dr.
Wheeler, cltina- tha Incident nf tha ant.
dated requisition which the latter had
attempted to have passed by the board
for some work around the pesthouse.
The mayor said that he had nobody to
propose for the position and would not
urge the board to elect any person. He
further eald that every one of th ap
plicant -were physician of ability and
standing and capable of administering
the duties of the office creditably.
(Special Dispatch te The Journal.)
Roseburg, Or, July 11. Fondness for
Ice cream and a recent contest to prove
his capacity for th delicacy ar tha
cause of th confinement of Wallace a.
Shook In th state. Insane asylum.
Shook waa brought to thl city from
Oakland, Or., yesterday and adjudged in
an by the county court last evening.
Several day ago. Shook participated
u ua.ro uilu gam. Alter the game.
In eompany with a number of his com
panion, he repaired to an ice cream
parlor.' Someone suggested a contest to
Provo who had the greatest appetite for
iub iroxen conrecuon and Shook
tered th try-out with all the
thuslasra of an 18-year-old bov.
A short time after the contest Shook
was taken violently ill and lost his
mind completely. He became violent
and was finally committed to th asy
lum a a last resort by his distracted
parent.
en-en-
HAD WIFE LODGE
II
iiisnrciH
Man Fears to Leave House
less He May Kill
Someone. ,'
That her husband bad sent bef to)
wear to a complaint charging him with
being inaane was the atatment made
by Mrs. Robert Stoehr when ah ap
peared at th county clerk' office this
morning and lodged an Insanity om-"
laint against Robert Stoehr of caa
verton street,
Mra Stoehr said that v t,nv... .
has for some time auanaetai MmUi .a .
being Insane and fln th past few dav '
has frequently, requested her to swear
to a complaint against him. Finally at
hi urgent request aha miiimii .ki. .
morning. Stoehr ha been afraid t
leave hi residence, h said, faarlnc
that he might become violent and harm
ome one before, ha ntnn
house. T v
Stoehr wlllbe examined hv an .iti-i.
before Judge Webster In th county
waa Issued for hi arrest a Mrs. Stoehr .
aaaured th official that bar husband
would accompany her to th courthouse
without th aid ol a deputy eherlff. '
DIVORCES "MADE EASY" BY
PAIR OF PORTLAND LAWYERS
. . v ... 5 X .
Dlvorc mad easy Is th Idea of two
Portland attorneys, who represent that
in every non-contested caa a hearing
can do naa in their office with only a
stenographer present, .insuring a great
secrecy as attends a conversation be
tween attorney and client These law
yer hav taken to booming their bus!
nes by advertising in all three of Port
land dally paper thus
"W practice In all court In Oregon.
Dlvorc cae a specialty. In most
case client need not appear In court.
Moderate fee. Addres X-897 "
Ha aymt Say.
In addition to thl unprecedented
mpuon from publicity th attorney
tell protmctlve client that they make
th payjwsnta eaay and th nrlce ex
tremely low. They quoted one case at
I1Z.OV. wiucn would Include their fa-a.
court cost, publication of summon and
everything els. . .
' To. accomodate th clint thy will
accept on fourth of th total sum when
tne ult i begun, and th remainder
may p paid by the week or month a
the case proceeds, just a furnlture is
bought. , . . .. , ,. . , : '
- Th lawyers who are engaged fn this
sort of business ar R. J. Orey, formerly
n. j. cutowaiy, and ciyd Kicnareson.
. , '.(Continued ; on Pag Sya.
DR. , ESTHER K)HL.
Orey had hi nam changed from Bu
kowatty about three month ago in th
I OOUnty Court. .. Thav wvnn an offloa
I In th chamber of commerce, where they
Rose City Jurists Indignant Over Advertising Members r
of Profession Bar Association Considers Employ-
ment of Detective to Work on the Case.
say all their dlvorc trial that are not
contested are held before a referee.
Several ludxes and a number of law,
yers of the city are Indignant over the
aavertisements in me aaiiy
papers and
tar aaaocl
have said decidedly that the
atlon ought to take It up. It la known
that the Bar association haa mail a.n
effort to learn who they were. mnA mm.
ouly considered employing a detective
io leara iu mvuui ox
lawyers.
The plan by which
the advertising
a "ter"on m aw
core a divorce and not appear lncourt,
as outlined by Orey and Richardson, is
this: In a caa which 1 ant tntT4
a person uving in Portland may secure
a divorce from an eastern Oreaon court
without leaving Portland. Tha t
iibjtb ma m buii in some eastern Ore
gon county, probably Wasco er . Um
uiia. " .,-. ........
.If the defendant does nnl'lin h ha
state, an order of publication of the
summons is securM. and the summons
is published In a l.utle weekly paper at
Pilot Rock, with v.-M.'h Gr aj..l Hliih-
ardaon ey they 1 ve a special acree
meiit. IX Prsocu nrlce It e-cured
and ao oontast mad a, th result 1 thg
am. . .
Jlw order of default I take. " Also
an order referring the oaa for bearing.
The referee 1 a woman stenographer
who haa an office in the chamber f
commerce building. She hears th tea- :
timony of ch witnea in Orey and
Richardson' offloa. take it down in
shorthand, and sand typewritten tran
script of It to th eastern Oregon Judge.
The Judge looks ever the testimony,
confirm th referee' report order a
decree and the cltlsen of Multnomah
county la divorced without having to
lv noma -
"W are able to put the prices rls-tit
down as low as any one can," aj I
Grey, "We hav a peri arrant ".,,, t
with th referee who lih-niiH u.i o- r
oass, and with the r-iTT at i - t r
and we can get a c.vorce hi ,
nyone.
Attorney Frank R. O t. $
for the Bar ."h !.it.-..s.: ,
mornlnj wheuii r ! v i
airlnt Grey .v Y ,
tl.at tl-.e n l'- r l. ! i
him, tut re; .a - i . . . .
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