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While Mr. Heney was in Portland a ahort tme ago he npent some time in the county jail with Puter, and It is understood that from this meeting and conference the release la to come. Pu ter waa sentenced to two yeara in tho county Jail, being given practically the llmiby Judge Hunt He haa yet noma even inonths to aerve. and. it la known that he feela deeply the long sentence Imposed upon him, while those convicted for offenses under the same section of me coae were given raucn ugnier lines and terms to 'serve. Public Surprised at sjentenee. Much durprlse was expressed on all Idea when Puter waa sent to jail for so long a time, as it had been currently supposed his aentence would be light on account of his great service to the gov ernment during the trials of Senator Mitchell, Congressman Williamson and others. When he waa given two yeara in jail the general publio sat up and gasped at the great gap between . the sta.r witness of the government and the immunity which it was supposed had been prepared for him. Since Puter has commenced the serv ice of his aentence a continued effort has been made to secure his freedom. The one person who has been making the most untiring effort in hla behalf has been Mrs. Puter, who has labored early and late to induce the federal authorities to shorten the time set by the court for the punishment of the noted land fraud artist. Up to a short time ago, however, no Impression seemed to have been made upon anyone with authority to intercede. No one believed that Puter would be forced to serve for as long a time when I the court imposed his sentence. Be cause Of his great assistance to the goy ernment In the past trials It was er pected that, he would be released in a short time, Still aa Important wttaam. More potent, however, than what he nad done . tor the government was the expectation of what he would do when the Hlnger Hermann, the Bette Creek, the Blue Mountain and the Booth land cases came up for trial in the future. In these cases Puter Is the chief wit ness for the government and it Is net tnougnt tnat a conviction could be se cured witnout his assistance, it was expected therefore that he would be re leased from custody long before this time in return for- what he would do for- the cause of the prosecution when these cases came to trial. The announced Intention of Mr. Heney to reopen the land cases with the be ginning of the October term of court and his statement that he would be nere to try tne Hermann ana Bootn cases by November 1 leads to the strong belief that Puter will be out of the Multnomah county jail before these cases are opened. It is said that Mr. Heney Is now in conference with; the iresldent in regard to the matter and hat the order of release can be ex pected at any time within the immedi ate future. But for the colossal frauds com mitted by Puter after his conviction three years .ago he would never have been obliged to do time, for It was well understood that he was to receive im munity in return Tor the information he gave the government. But his trial was scarcely ended when h hea-nn forging state school land certificates and selling them to eastern bankers and Investors. . He and his confederates cleaned , up over $100,000 by these frauds. DIC1ENI OF SENATOR Former Grand Juryman Says District Attorney Kuick Told Jurors That He Was Responsible for Action Taken by Them. Land Fraud Cases Will Not Be Tried by Court Until Charges Against Federal Prosecutor Are Heard and Facts Determined. THOUSANDS WATCHED ASCENT OF HENRY, EMMERT WITH BREATHLESS. INTEREST. FUEL COMPANY BUSTED; MONEY IS ALL ABSORBED Cooperative Wood Company Goes Out of Business Ten Per Cent Paid In by Those Ordering From Concern Went Into the Pockets of the Promoters. KEPT HUSBAND DRUNK FORM Widow of William Carithers Charged With Forcing Intoxication. CLIMBS SWAYING MSI Willi IN AIR (Pacific Oot Press Seised Wire.) Los Angeles, Sept.'.' 21. The charges that William V. Carithers, a wealthy re tired banker and general merchantxwho died in Los Angeles October 17, 1906, was kept in a continued state of In toxication the last year of his life by The Cooperative Wood company, formed for philanthropic purposes by A. L. Morris and C. B. Porter some time ago, is no more and it is hard to find the exact place of business of the promoters. Incidentally with the. eclipse of the company and the reces sion from view of the two promoters comes (he knowledge that the two men took with them when they went out of office and control all the money that had been collected -by them since the Incep tion of their philanthropic scheme. In the place of the Cooperative Wood company Is the Cooperative Fuel com pany, which is doing business on a le gitimate basis and Incidentally trying to make good for the absorption of the two men who composed the former com pany. , Some time ago A. L. Morris and C. B. Forter opened an orrice in tne Abing' ton building and made the announce ment they were arolna: to "bust" thi wood trust. They advertised that they had options on large plies of wood and that they would take orders for good fir wooa at a a cora, aeuvered within 30 days. They asked those signing up to make a deposit of 10 per cent of the total amount or weir oraer, and stipu lated that the wood would be delivered upon the deposit of the remaining bo per cent in the German-American bank. The explanation was made that the. 10 frer cent was to cover the cost of mak ng options and deliveries. They prom isea that at tne end or the, season a aiviaena wouia db aeciarea. A short time before September 10 a meeting of those who had bought wood and stock in the concern was held, and (Continued on Page Two.) PARH AMITE LEADER STRANGLES VICTIMS (United Press Leased Wire.) " ZIon City, Sept. SI. Harold Mitchell, chief torturer . at the death of Mrs. Greenla,ugh Wednesday, is a strangler. The -eoroner-wss convinced Of-tbis-by investigation of the many deaths at Zlon City hidden under a religious cloak. , The testimony at the Inquest shows that .. a Miss Young died shortly after. Mitch ; eH treated her to drive out demon The authorities learn that the bodies ' . were kept for days by the Parhamltes in the hope that chanting prayers would - restore life to them. : r y Airs. Greenlaugh &ad been aa Invalid for 20 years. She embraced tVe Par hinrjlte faith, and whenher husband, who did not Join the mc, was away from home, Mitchell and bis compan ions called at her home to give her a treatr.ient. The religious fanatics be lieved tiiat fill illness wis caused by the presence of devils in the human body, and attempted to drive the demons from their aged patient. . The- treatment given Mrs. Greenlaugh was strenuous in the extreme. Mitch ell and his companions practically tors their victim limb from limb, strangling her to death and twisting her neck ter ribly. When she cried out in pain they gleefully shouted -that ta demons wars being tfrivtA wU ,. . - .. .. , , hla wifn and Ij. L. Voael for the alleged niirnoM of obtaining possession of Tils estate is the remarkable allegation made in a suit Jrf the superior court by Robert Carithers, Drotner or tne aeaa Danicer, who sues to set aside the will, which bequeathed alL but a few hundred dol lars of the estate to Mrs. Carithers. HALLI1AN SIS WILL BE FREE TOMORROW Sentence of Atlanta Society Man Who Wrecked Bank Expires. Henry Emmert's Feat on Postoffice Flagstaif At tracts Big Crowd. Rock-a-bye baby, nd rock. When the win in the tree top: blow the cradle will If the bough breaks the cradle will fall. And down will come baby, cradle and alL (United Press Leased Wire.) Atlanta, Ga., 8ept. 21. Hallman Sims, the young Atlanta banker and society man, who was sentencea to tne umieu Rtntes iirison in Anril. 1903. for em- hezEiement of 1100.000 from the Capi tal City National bank, causing tne sus pension of that Institution, will conclude Sis term of imprisonment tomorrow. Sims was sentenced to serve six years behind the bars, but his excellent con duct has given him the benefit of the full reduction allowed by law for good behavior. Sims' arrest and conviction caused a exeat sensation at the time, as ho was one of the leaders in the younger set of Atlanta society and a welcome vis itor in every home of the capital. Al though his defalcations caused the bank to suspend, it paid dollar for dollar to its depositors. KOCKEFELLEE TO BE CALLED TO TESTIFY (United Press Leased Wire.) New York. Sept. 31. John P. Rocke feller and the ftvs great chief or tne Standard will be called to testify In the government's suit to dissolve the Stand ard. Heed Cry for Lesser Spokane. Spokane, Wash., Sept. 21. The board of county commissioners has- reduced the city limits half a mile on the east and a quarter gn the west. The reduce Uon is due to comjOalats of kiga taxes. ' This is not what Henry J. Emmert sarig this morning while clinging to the flagpole on the postoffice building to insert a halyard through the pulley at the very top of the swaying mast, but he evidently thought something sim ilar. Five dollars Is what he was paid for accomplishing the perilous climb of 50 feet sheer of the topmost pinnacle of the cupola on the federal structure 5 cents a lineal foot if figured for the round trip. Kmmert required 10 min utes to mount the pole and 10 to de scend. Postmaster MInto was in sore straits yesterday when informed that the old halyard had broken and Old Glory had been cast ignomlntously on a flight whither the wind listed, and put in the (Continued on Page Two.) TOMORROW'S SUNDAYJOURNAL NEW FEATURES; SPLENDID COLOR PLATES. IT WILL CONTAIN. Aerial warfare the next deadly m novation. Soldier of fortune who makes pro fession of booming new coun tries. Ingenious magic of savage priests. Nobility and its relation to dead headism. Nixon's idea of a thirty-thonsand- ton battleship. Lightning is stored energy and can be used as such. Cruise of the yacht Gallilee. Among men who work with hand or brain. The written music of birds. Comic supplement Little Jimmy, Hooligan, Maud and all the fun ny people. Look and see what happened to them. All in , The Sunday Oregon,Daily Journal WEST 10 SOLVE C00LJEPR0BLEM Canada Warned by Negro Problem A White La bor Solution. (United Press Leased Wire.) Vancouver, B. C, Sept. 21. Rev. Dr, Robert Johnston of Montreal, who was in Vancouver at the time of the anti- Hindu riot and attended the mass meet ing, says: We must not make in Canada the mistake made by the north in the United States. The north thinks it un derstands the negro question, but it does not. The east may think it understands the questions that confront British Co lumbia, but it does not. The difficulty is one that most be solved by the west ern province. "The men whom I saw In the parade In Vancouver are not riff-raff, but of the best class of working people. tjntisn Columbia is tne prooiem or Canada. Isolated by mountains, its trade is naturally with the larare and important cities oi tne relation (United Pross Leased Wire.) Boise. Ida., Sept. 21. United States Judge Whltson did not finally pass on the motions raised on behalf of the de fendants in the land-fraud cases this morning, as expected. Instead he said he would Investigate the charges against District Attorney N. M. Rulck contained in the affidavits of former grand Jury men. There were of so serious a na ture, the court said, that they could not be Overlooked. George Latham, the grand Juror who made the principal affidavit, was the first witness called. Attorney James H. Hawley took the witness. Latham stated that Ruick had come into the grand jury room the day be fore the indictments against United States Senator-Borah and his co-defend ants were returned, with a printed list of those afterward Indicted. Witness said the district attorney wanted the Jury to return indictments before ad journment that day. ays Bnlok Waited Outside. Asked if Rulck made any argument, witness said he had made what he con sidered an argument He stated that the district attorney declared that any responsibility for Indictments or convic tions would be on his shoulders. n answer to a question by Hawley. Latham said that when the Indictments were voted he wanted to explain his vote, but was shut off by the foreman. iatnam ana kuick stooa outside tne door durinar the ballot in ir. his shadow be In or visible In the ftrand Jury room Kuick came into tne room three min utes after the indictments were re turned," testified the witness. "Ha was asked by Cunningham to leave the room, as there was something else before the body. I believe he stated that he would not leave until the bills had been signed. They were not signed until the follow ing day." 1 Withess declared the Indictments were not read to the Jury, but only the names or tnose implicated, no aam the con tracts were made at a lawyer's office. Several letters were read afterward to the grand Jury. History of Latham Affidavit. Judge Burch then took the witness for the prosecution. "How old are you?" he demanded. HOTEL HI FOURTH AND ALDER An Eight-Story, 200-Eoom Structure Will Be Erected in Heart of Business Cen ter Buildings on Site ta Be Torn Down Next July Option Taken for Quarteu Block Belonging to Burke Estate Deal Headed bjj Dietz-Mueller and Morgan; Sweet & Chapman. It has problems peculiar to itself, and everything in relation to it must b considered very calmly and dlspasslon in United States. to it must be ately by the people of Canada. R. G. MacPherson, federal member for Vancouver, returned from the east last ntjtht. He states that he was misre- ported in the matter of the "Boston tea party" In connection with his remarks on Vancouver's antl-orlental riot. All he said was that there was a nice little ("Continued on Page Two.) An option on a lease was signed yes ' terday which practically assures ths erection of a magnificent eight-story , 200-room commercial hotel in ths heart of the business center of Portland. The site of the proposed hotel is oil the quarter block known as the Burks property, at the northwest corner ot Fourth and Alder streets. Ths deal waa made by a syndicate of Portland capitalists, headryj by the Dieti-Muelles . company and Morgan, Sweet & Chapman, The latter firm has already built number of large apartment bouses on the west side and a four-story business block on Grand avenue and aat Wash ington street. The syndicate secured 30-day option on a 30-year leaie on ther property. A, larg Sum uf mo&ey was) paid for the 30-day option, durlog which) time the abstract of title wilt be passed upon and tne lease closed Dy ins pay ment of an additional sum. Begin Oo&strootloa Vrxrt July. Under the terms of the tentative ' lease the syndicate will not take pos session of the property until July 1 of next year, when the leases held - by the present tenants expire. A"- . Immediately after the lessees assum ' control of the property the old framei buildings occupying the site will b torn out and construction work on the proposed hotel will betrin. The preliminary plans of the syndi cate provide for an eight-story 200-room building. be utilized the lower floor of which will d for business purposes, ex cept space for the hotel office and lobby. Terms Vot Tst Publio. The terms of the lease have not been) made public, although it is understood! that they are very similar to those upon which the Failing corner at Fifth and Washington streets waa leased to 8weU land. It Is considered an assured -fact that the hotel will be built, as the Inter ests backlng-4fce enterprise have ample capital to carry out their plana. A number of efforts have heretofore) been made to secure a long time lease) on the corner at Fourth and Alder and) several times the announcement waa made that the deal was about to b closed, but for one reason - or anothes) all previous efforts failed Ths prop erty Is considered one of the best Im. proved business corners in th(clty. PROSPECTS FAVORABLE FOR REOPENING BANK Depositors Are Coming Forward to Sign fro Home Tel phone Bonds General Sleeting of Bank Patrons ; j' to Be Held This Evening at the iVrmory.' -2J ; The movement among depositors of the Oregon Trast & Savings bank to take telephone bonds In exchange for deposits and thereby place the bank n party at Vancouver. The other words la position where it can resume busl were added afterward. ! He eavs oriental Immigration in much discussed in the east, but the govern ment has not vet arrived at anv means of adjusting; the differences. Bir wiuiam Maiiett. M. p.. chairman of the unemployed of London, England, Is In the city Investigating Immigration conditions. He says the Chinese and Japanese might easily be replaced by good white workers from the old country. ANNUAL MEETING OF ST. AUL DIRECTOES (United Press Leaaed Wire.) Milwaukee, Wis., Sept. 21. The an nual meetings of stockholders and di rectors of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway company were held at the general offices In this city todny. The meetinas were entirely of a routine character and resulted In the reelection of all of the old directors and officers or tne company. ness, has today reached a stage that gives much encouragement to the pro posed plan. Large depositors In the old bank are signing contracts to accept Home Tele phone bonds and stock for their de posits. This is in line with the plan of reorganization of the bank with largely increased capital stook and sev eral hundred thousand dollars of new money. At a general meeting of depositors to be held at the Armory tonight the plan will be thoroughly discussed, and the result is expected to practically a termine the future of the bank. . , Business Wen Sign Vp. . ' , Among those who signed yesterday and today for exchange of deposits oC $1,000 or more for telephone bonds) were some of the prominent business) men of Portland and the state, Jude George H. Williams signed for' tl.OOO. , Jefferson Myers for 38,600, and others for like amounts. An outside banle signed for $15,000 in lieu of that amount of money it had carried as a. deposit in the bank. , , , , , , I A. Coddlngton, of tha t Portland. Commercial club, signed for f 1,000 ofl the bonds. The Commerot&L. lh km.i. has about $5,000 on deposit-in the bank, will take that amount in bonds. The; Paclfio Railway & Navigation company, which waa a heavy depositor, 'win take (Continued on Page Two. ) PRICES OF SEATS AT THEATRES INCREASED DELL IS MURDERER - ' IN SECOND DEGREE (United Press Leaned Wire.) Bolllnghanv Wash., Sept. 31. The Jury,, in ths Dell case returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second de gree this morning. Dell was convicted of the murder-of Addie . Rover. The -crime waa commit ted lasv sunuasr , ' . It is back to the woods with the "ten' twent-thlrt" It Is woe to the gallery gods and tribulation to the attentive young gent and his steady for the blood will refuse to flow and the thunder will not roll after the first of October for less than 15 cents. In other words, the theatres of the city are going to boost their prices all around and the good old days of one dime 10 cents for the nigger heaven aroma and lurid delight are nearly past. At a recent meeting of ths newly or- frantaed Theatre Managers' association t was .decided to be meet and neces sary to raise the limit Just a lKUe, There It was decided , that about the, first of October ther would cense l-t be any 10-cent theatre seats hi town AS ths Grand, ths Star, the Lyric, the I ivw pi re and Pantages the lo-cent a!mi siona will be raised to IS cents. At thi same time the prices for the lower fW will be raised from 25 and 3ft m 'i f and 85. At the Empire theatre tiie rH"f Will kttllftV 1IVMI AU i:UIU9 If! fflft P to 35 and 60 cents on tha tw,.r There will be no chaiur in trn r . charged at the Baker Uti;tr, t t riven out. It is suil tl,.i iness men nave adviHM as . , , to raise his pritus. but iu 1 , 1 t (Continued on I'age j t ' X 7
