THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU ' PORTAND THURSDAY ' EVENING, OtyOBER ' 17. 1907.
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FORD TRIED Oil
PHILLIPS CASE
United Railroads Counsel
Answers Charge of Bribing-
Former Supervisor.
(Vnlted PreM LMMd Wlr.)
San Francisco, Oct. 17 Much to the
surprise of everyone with the exception
Upon esc Few.
Final Effort Will Be Made
to Get Delinquent Ones to
Take Bonds Funds of
Warn? Hna rck "nunnmlnnt of the profieculion. Tlrey L. Ford, gen-
v,n, vr.vt for United Railroads,
did not go to trial this morning upon
the charge of bribing ex-Supervisor
Thomas Ionergan but Instead upon the
Indictment charging him with bribing
ex -Supervisor Juimlng runups.
i tm tKn Ktaiiuf r ifn nroscrutton that
About $10,000 per day continues to thv ,.VB - mu.-h stronger ciiho against
tome In on depositors' subscriptions to Ford with 1'hllllps ns their star witness
stork of the Home Telephone company than they would have In the case of
t the suspended Oregon Trust and I"" : pn9e 0Djectel lo the trying of
Savings bank. me worn or pusning i Ford at this time, Mating mai u wui
collections by the receiver goes on, and the dcs.r.! of Patrick ( alhoun to ue iriea
pressure Is 'being brought upon debtor, "-rtw'ev?. a'nTfhey"
10 aeiennina hum tu us - i refused to change meir pian oi unme.
lect accounts and notes due the bank. I At the beginning of proceedings the
It la necessary to g.t approximately trial of U uis Glass upon os ";'"''"
1- ...K..lnlr,. IIIUH minim .
iuu.u 'iu in ii i m in nutiiviiviiuiii iv i ... a iinpi nn 1 1 in nHiHiuR
phone bonds and bank stock before the Tne other inttd Railroad canes, to-
reorgamsauon pian can ye nuopiru. etner wtn those of Bugene E. Schmlts
jvexi weea me qwimiwhi hciwuh ikr.h.m nnr wre continued ror
depositors who have not yet signed for
bonds.
leaking Tinal Effort.
President John L. Day. of the De
positors' association, yesterday wem
Electric company, of which he has long dressed the 12 ;;";'nn "pn" tr:
been a trusted employe, but he will con- gard to the Indictment, explaining the
tinue to slve a Dart or nis lime eacn warning yi n,
.v to th. work of the association. He Harry Berg, a cigar oeaier. was me
1i k.. onfirlnnr that hla first luror examined. He was not ac
rrort tn realise tnroucn me Home i eie- i uuauu'-u wmi
HUSBAND IS FOHO
OF OTHER WOMfH
AmendeDivorce Complaint
Red Hot .With Neces
sary Particulars.
HIGH
Considerable delay was caused oy
Man,, r,r .Ma Vll rIT1Pn HDUeHIIIlK IU
Judge Lawlor to be excused from Jury
duty, but the latter remained obdurate
nd but few securea ineir release.
Assistant District Attorney neney aa
He
of the
defendants
phone bonds subscription plan, tne rinat nor nnu nc k,
payment of dollar for dollar to every de- Berg was objectionable to Hencv but
poeitor. will succeed, ana hopes by that nothing could be found upon which to
base a challenge, so he was finally
Mrs. Lena J. Eaton, who Is plaintiff
In a divorce auit against Garrett J. Ea
ton of Eaton tc Ellis, a well-known eaat
side planing mill firm, tells of her sur-'
prise one day when she went to call on
a Mrs. Elliott and found that her hus
band had arrived before her. She say
that he was supposed to be at the mill
attending to his work -at the hour of the
call.
This Incident and many others Involv
ing the husband with other women, is
related In an amended complaint filed
In Mr. Eaton's behalf in the circuit
court. Her attorneys were required to
amend the comnlulnt because In th
first Instance they had been too vagu
as to the names and places. This tlm
the complaint fairly bristles with par
Inula I si
Ths chief offender against the 'Eaton
homo life, according to the complaint, I
Marls Karhart Williams, formerly ai
rnnlova In the Dlanlna- mill, but a third
woman. Hattle Webster. cornea in for
mention. On one occasion, Mrs. Eaton
savs. she attended an inspection ai me
Armory which was followed by a dance,
Her husband caused her great humilia
tion by his attentions to Miss Williams
ah. mava mm he kent close
by Miss Williams' side while tne wire,
not hnln nrovlded With a ticket for the
dance, waa compelled to look on through
a partially opened door.
COBEMIIOII GIVES
school:
IS III DANGER
Dupont Powder Is Being Un
loaded at Tacoma by
Steamship People.
HI 1IIS
thing like $$.600. which he had deposited passed by the prosecution. The defense
In the bank. passed him.
Secretary Richmond la on duty at the John R. Genkle. a Jeweler, was next
office of the association, with two as- examined To the prosecution he ad-
alstanta, completing the card Indexing mitted being prejudiced to a certain
of all depositors and the condition of extent but declared that It would In no
their accounts, and sending out notices way affect his Judgment. He was passed
to those who have not already received by Heney and turned over to the de-
th association s printed literature.
Solicit Each Depositor.
'' Tha effort to aava the bank through
. reorganisation, and thus release the
Home Telephone bonds to those deposi
tors who are subscribing for them, will
ha continued aa long as there is any
firospect of succeeding, mvery aepos
tor will be solicited, and shown the
clear advantage of accepting a 6 per
cent Interest-bearing security already
navlnr Its interest regularly. In ex
change tar accounts In the suspended
"After all depositors have been called
upon, and are given the facta regarding
this situation, if they do not come In
the plan will fall to the ground. Upon
those who have refused to come In and
help us will fall the responsibility for
loss to all the depositors," Secretary
Richmond said today. "We will exhaust
very .effort than can reasonably be
tried, and If we fall It will not be the
fault of the Depositors' association aa a
body."
. AH Banks Subscribe.
"Ths total subscriptions to bonds and
bank stock has reached 1686,000. Of
this amount $600,000 is for the Home
telephone bonds, and the remainder Is
for stock In the proposed bank reor
ganisation. As an Indication of how
established banks regard the Home tele
phone securities, it is pointed out that
practically every bank that carried a
denoslt In the suspended Oregon Trust
Savings bank voluntarily elected to
sign for these bonds in lieu of the deposit.
fen shortly before adjournment.
From the questions put to the pros
pective Jurymen by the prosecution It
would appear that they did not intend
o place Abraham Ruef on the stand
during this trial.
A question put to the veniremen was
whether or not they would have an
objection to convicting a man upon clr
eumatantlal evidence.
"For Instance," exclaimed Heney, "I
the evidence that Ford panned th
money to Ruef was circumstantial evl
dence, would you reruae to convict 7
PASTOR
RECEPTION
Function Given in Honor of
Eev. E. II. Mowre and
Family.
ELEVATOR BOY ASKS
MONEY EOR HIS ARM
Lloyd Bell Says Lowengart
fc Co. Made Him Run
Elevator.
FARMERS ASSEMBLE
FOR ANNUAL SESSION
National Congress of Tillers
of Soil Is Held at Ok
lahoma City.
-The
(United Prats Lessed Wire.)
Oklahoma City, Okla.. Oct. 17.
raost influential and representative body
of farmer and others interested in
' agricultural pursuits ever held In this
country convened here this morning
with an attendance of nearly 2.000 dele
" gates, half of them appointed by the
governors of the various states and the
remainder representing a score oi aa
eoclatlons whose interests are connected
With the movement.
The occasion of the gathering is the
.' twenty-seventh annual meeting of the
Farmers' National congress. The con
cress will remain In session for one
week. Addresses and papers will be
- presented by eminent thinkers on the
aUDjecia in wnicn tne agricultural cuiii-
munlty Is most Interested. Three gov
v arnors are anions- the scheduled speak
ers. Frantx of Oklahoma, Cummins of
Iowa and Broward of Florida. Other
' speakers will be Congressman Charles
R. Davis of Minnesota, Professor W. R.
. Hart of Massachusetts and F. A. Cot-
' ton, state superintendent of public in
struction of Indiana,
OneOesslon of the congress will be
- devotea to the discussion of the im
portant aubject of cooperation. Wo
men's Interests In agricultural life will
be discussed by two experts Mrs. Kath
erlne Stahl. chaplain of the Illinois
State grange, and Miss Mary F. Rausch,
a graduate of the domestic economy de
partment of the University of New
York.
Some of the matters that will receive
the attention of the congress are the
protection of farm products, speculation,
taxation, the extension of the rural free
mall delivery, immigration, railroad rate
reform and the enforcement or the pure
rood laws. v
Lloyd Bell, who claims that he was
employed by Lowengart & Co. aa an
errand boy and was given the Job of
running the elevator, though hired for
another purpose, has brought suit in
the circuit court asking for 110,120 for
injuries received while operating tho
elevator. He is 16 years of age. the
suit being brought by Matilda Bell as
guuraian ad litem.
The accident took place on January 4,
the boy's arm being crushed bv be In a-
caught between the cage of the elevator
ana tne second-story riooi. He says ho
was cautioned about keeping the gates
nln.. K.,t -. . . . . I 1 . ' .
mul auiii:iruujr limn uci'.Q
as to how it should be done, being put
on the Job without experience and
against hla wish.
MBS. GRAHAM TELLS
OF DAUGHTER'S LOVE
(United Preu Leaned Wire.)
Decatur, 111., Oct. 17. urs. Emma
Graham, mother of the second Mrs. Fred
Maglll, was the principal witness at yes
terday's session of the trial of Fred Ma
glll and wife on the charge of murder
ing the first Mrs. Maglll. Mrs. Qranam
testified that her daughter and Maglll's
dead wife were like sisters, and that
Mrs. Maglll wanted Fay Graham at her
side continually. Mrs. Graham's testi
mony was frequently interrupted by her
own tears. She made a good witness
for the defense. Six witnesses were
called to Identify the writing in the
suicide notes as that of Mrs. "Pet" Ma
glll, but none was very familiar with
the writing.
ATTORNEY POSTPONES
r TRIP TO CHICAGO,
United States Attorney Bristol has
postponed his trip to Chicago to rep
resent the government In the circuit
court of appeals In the case of the
United States against Wisconsin and
Michigan lumbermen indicted in con
nection with land frauds. He expects
Instructions from Attorney-General
Bonaparte in the near future. Mr.
Bristol Is now preparing a brief in the
cases of WfHard N. Jones and Thaddeus
Potter, whose cases are to be ars-ued
November 6 in San Francisco.
Rev. E- H. Mowre and family were
tendered a reception by the members of
the congregation of the Methodist Epis
copal church South last night. The re
ception was planned In recognition of
the good fortune of the church In hav
ing had Mr. Mowre returned to take
charge of the congregation for the fifth
consecutive time. This Is the first time
in the history of the Methodist church
that such a thing lias been done by the
conference, and In order to do It a
change In the church laws waa necessary.
Rev. Mr. Mowre Is held in high es
teem by the congregation of his church
because of his brilliant and successful
efforts in its upbuilding. When he
came to Portland to assume charge of
the work there was neither congrega
tion nor . church. At the present time.
through the effort of Mr. Mowre there
Is a membership of over 200, and It is
Just completing the construction of an
xo,000 tone structure, which will be
one of the finest in the city.
Several addresses were made at the
reception laudatory of Mr. Mowre and
his work In Portland, a number of the
congregation Joining in offering blm
congratulations. To these the pastor
made a feeling response. During the
evening an excellent musical and liter
ary program was given, followed by re
freshments.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
Tacoma, Oct 17. Six hundred, tons of
dynamite and 400 tons of black powder
are being transferred here today from
the steamer Meteor to car for trans
shipment to tha Dupont Powder worka
ni me mourn or tne rv sauaiiv river.
The dock from which the dynamite la
loaded Into freight cars is under the
iiiuii un wnicn tne xacoma mgn scnooi
stands and should an accident occur not
only might that section of tha water
front be wiped off the map, but the
High school building would undoubt
edly be wrecked.
Protests are being made against the
practice of the Pacific Coast Steamship
company In discharging shipments of
dynamite ana dibck powder here In view
of the disastrous explosion in Indiana
two days ago.
CELEBRATE FOUR
SCORE AND SIX HARK
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Great-Grandchildren Pres
ent at 86th Birthday
of Rev. Ramsdell.
Rev. Thomas M. Ramsdell, an old
pioneer minister and Indian war veter
an. Is celebrating his 86th birthday to
day with hla relatives and friends at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. Anna
Anderson, 261 East Twenty-fourth
street.
Rev Mr. Ramsdell was born in Ver
mont of Revolutionary parentage In
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wiraiiiE
Prizes Announced for State
Dairymen's Association
Meeting in December.
Five prises hare been offered for
exhibits at the annual meeting of the
Oregon State Dairymen's association to
be held In Portland In December. Tho
Portland Flouring Mill company has
given ilOO. which will be divided Into
prises or isd and 136. The Portland
Commercial club offers a medal for tho
best creamery butter and another medal
for the beat creamery cheese. Tha
dalrymen'a association offers a medal
for the best dairy butter not made by
a creamery.
President Ed T. Judd of the aaso
elation stopped in Portland on tha way
to nis noma in Turner from a 10 days
trip coverlns the Nehalem river coun
try. On hla arrival here he found lm-
fiortant correspondence which will make
t advisable to chanae the annual meet
ing of tha association from December
i and xo to December iz and is. uy
thla change the presence of Professor
3. u. rvnite or the department or tne
nterlor la to be gained, and It will also
secure the attendance of JoseDh K.
Wing of Mechanlcsburg. Ohio, who has
a national reputation as a writer upon
dairy toplca, la a deltghtrul speauer, and
will review tha meeting here for the
Breeders' Oasette.
By advancing the date of the meeting
one week the Oregon association will
get tne benefit of other distinguished
eople who will be present at the Cali
fornia dairymen's convention, which haa
been fixed for November 21 and 28, and
also the Washington convention, which
will be held at Stanwood. Washington.
December 17 to 20.
BIG CROWD HIT
GK1 TRAIL
County and Grange Fair Of
fers Entertainment and
Amusement for Many.
BOYCOTT AGAINST
BREWERY CALLED OFF
Trades Council Issues Circu
lar to State Locals Re
scinding Former Order.
Rev. Thomas M. Ramsdell.
FIRST S0USA
PROGRAM AT ARMORY
The following program will be given
by Sousa and his band for their open
ing concert at the Armory. Tenth and
Couch streets, tomorrow night. Differ
ent programs will be rendered Saturday
afternoon and night:
Overture, "Kaiser" (Westmeyer): cor
net solo, "Rondo Caprice," new (Clarke),
Herbert L. Clarke; suite, 'Tha Last
Days of Pompeii" (Sousa); soprano solo,
'Roberto" (Meyerbeer), Misa Lucy
Allen; "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry
Pranks" (R. Strauss): suite. "Peer
Gynt." (a) "Morning," (b) "Asa's
Death," (c) "Anitra's Dance,' (d) "In
the Hall of the Mountain King" (Grelg)
;a) Humoresque (Dvorak), (b) march.
Powhatan a Daughter," new (Sousa);
lolln solo, caprice Slav" (Geloso),
Miss Jeannette Powers; Ride of the
Valkyries, from "Die Walkure" (Wag
ner).
Seats are now on sale at Ellera Piano
House for the three concerts,
1821. His early education was In Gran
ville college. Ohio. Afterward he moved
to Missouri, where he Joined the immi
gration party of 1844 for Oregon.
Mr. Ramsdell arrived at I.lnnton after
having been on the road seven months,
and not once during that time did he
see the house of a white man. Hn lo
cated at die extreme southern limit of
the small American colony on the San-
tiam river, while the Indians were every
where and caused the newcomers much
trouble and worry.
Shartly after arriving Mr. Ramsdell
became interested In the work of the
Methodist Protestant church. Until
compelled to retire on account of his
age. Mr. Ramsdell had been In the pul
pit continually for more than half a
century.
He reared a family of 11 children and
is the grandfather of 42 children and
the great-grandfather of 22 others.
Many of these attended the pioneer's
birthday party today.
There la no boycott on the Portland
Brewing company, in spite of the
assertion to the contrary mad by the
Stationary Steam Engineers' union of
Portland. At least this is the assertion
of the Federated Trades Council.
Some time ago the engineers became
involved in a controversy with the
brewing companv, and the matter waa
referred to the Federated Trades Coun
cil for arbitration. The engineers re
fused to accept the decision and walked
out of the council, thus Incurring sus
pension. The local declared a boycott
against the brewery, and now the
trades council has Issued a circular let
ter to the trades unions of the state,
declaring the boycott against the brew
ing company not legitimate and asking
that it be disregarded.'-The final dis
agreement arose over an expense bill of
$65 presented to the brewery by the
engineers.
FRENCH BAD MEN ARE
AFTER ATTORNEY'S FEE
Large crowds again visited tha county
fair at G res ham today, many going
early and remaining throughout tha day.
Trains carrying pleasure seekers war
crowded, and from tha point of attend
ance th Multnomah county and grange
fair la a ucceaa, Fair .weather con
tinues to work in harmony with th
fair management for th aucceaa of th
proJet I
Speaker this afternoon were Profes
sor James Wlthycomb of th Oregon
Agricultural college, Stata Master Aus
tin Buxton, lira. Sarah A. Evans, presi
dent of th Federated Women'a clubs,
and othera "Fraternal Societies" waa
the subject of an address by Dr. J. B.
Olmatead. There waa no program ren
dered thia morning owing to a confualon
In announcementa, which cauaed some of
the speakers to be delayed In coming.
All "exhibits hav arrived and have
been installed. Th atock and poultry
la being Judged aa faat aa poasibla ao
that awards can b mad at once, judg
ing of both poultry and atock waa start
ed this morning.
One or the neatest and most attrac
tive exhibit la th horticultural ex
hibit prepared by Dr. L. Dechman. Wa
ter Is pumped from tha stream to the
site of th exhibit, where fountains and
waterfall hav been constructed to aid
In th appearance of the grounds, and
also to irrigate th tree set out on
tne sue.
The display of machinery. Implements
and vehicles ia large, a great number
and diversity of gasoline engines being
the feature. They are put to all kinds
of work, from pumping water to Irri
gate th horticultural exhibit, to run
ning milk separators and fanning mills.
The manufacturers are determined to
educate th farmer to th practical uaea
of the gasoline engine about a farm.
Many Implement and vehicle Jobbers in
Portland have donated a number of
valuable vehicles and pieces of machin
ery for priiea.
Yesterday afternoon th pretty cere
mony of crowning Mlaa Lucy Metsger,
Queen Lucy.l, took place. It was fol
lowed by an address of welcome by
Mayor Snort. Other talka were made
by J. J. Johnson, chairman of th fair
committee, W. W. Cotton and Congress
man W. C. Hawley.
Tomorrow Is Portland day, when a
still larger attendance of Portland peo
ple la expected. Special preparations
have been made for the entertainment
of Portland visitors. There will be talks
by Mayor Harry Lane. George H. Wil
liams and other esteemed cltfsens of the
metropolis. Different eaat aide organ
Ixatlons expect to make special excur
sions to the' fair.
Th Woodmen of the World have been
allotted a special day, which will be
Saturday. Hundreds of Woodmen are
expected to attend on this day, and a
basket picnic will be held by them.
Thoir exercises will begin sharply at
1:30 o clock, and will consist of drills.
nailing and woodchopplng contests, and
races for all classes, with desirable
prlsea as a reward in each event.
At night the grounds are beautifully
lighted through the courtesy of thai
Portland Railway, Light ft Power conr
pany. The evenings are made very at
tractive and the favorite spot is "the
furrow, wnere are conectea tne amuse'
ments.
Cflflfl TELLS
Defendant in Counterfeiting
Case Testifies He Turned
Down Proposal of Turner's
to Make Spurious Coin
Tells About Machinery.
SEEKS MILLION
FROM MRS. THAW
1 MRS. TAYLOR WANTS
MONEY FROM IfUBBY
, (Roeelal Dispttcb to Th Jonrnsl.)
X. Pendleton Or., Oct. 17. Seeking to
collect $8,075.10 alleged to be due her
Per i ?rmer husband, Mrs. Isabella
, Taylor, divorced wife of! Moses Taylor,
he started suit in the circuit eourt.
. Of th amount sued for $2.707 60 is
claimed to be due Mrs. Taylor for rent
received by Taylor, but which should
have gone to his former wife. The re
maining $6,887.60 Is said to have been
received by Taylor from the sale of a
' plec of land which, under the terms of
the divorce settlement, belonged to Mrs.
.Taylor. wv;t
BOOSTERS' CLUB IS
ORGANIZED AT ELGIN
(Special Dispttcb to The Journal.)
Elgin, Or., Oct. 17. Elgin has formed
a Booster club, the following officers
being- elected: L. B. Tuttle, president;
Dr. Kirby, vice-president; Lee Bell, sec
retary; i. Vj. Bwanoro, treasurer. The
local organization will work in conjunc
tion witn ire union county association
and they will also maintain an exhibit
hall In Elgin.
APPLICANTS TAKE
CIVIL SERVICE TESTS
Seventeen applicants are taking the
civil service examinations at the c!ty
hall today for Dosltions as rienntloa and
lerks. the test is beins- conducted hv
Secretary Mcintosh of the civil service
uiiuiiisHion.
County Commissioner Lightner went
o Gresham today to attend tha countv
fair, and about the only caller at the
office during the morning was August
Stange. the aged German who has oeen
lsltlng the county and cltv officers to
wk aid In tha collection of 11. 000. 000
which he says Mrs. Harry K. Thaw was
to give him If she failed to marry him.
Within the last few days he has begun
to see a new ngni and reiuctantlv he
confesses it is possible that some of his
friends may have been deceiving hini
with fake telegram. He now Intends
to seek financial aid from the German
consul to enable him to leave the city.
NEW ORDINANCES
BECOME EFFECTIVE
Mayor Lane has returned the follow
ing ordinances to Auditor Barbur un
signed, allowing them to become effect
ive without his signature: Granting L,
O. Manning to peddle notions, John T.
Main to peddle soap, James M. Bounds
to peddle collar buttons, J. Hayes to
conduct the Hasty Messenger company
and J. Farrell to peddle pencils without
licenses. All of the men are physically
deformed.
LICENSES
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Ernest Descamps. George Savoye and
John D'Allle are plaintiffs In a suit
commenced against Attorney Alexander
Sweek In the circuit court, alleging that
$1,250 out of $2,000 paid to Sweek as a
feo In a criminal case should be re
turned to them. Savoye and D'Aille
were arrested on the charge of living
with women of 111 repute and retained
Sweek to defend them. He secured
sureties for them and examination was
waived. It Is stated that the district
attorney has since dismissed the case,
and that for this reason Sweek should
not be allowed to keep more than $500
as his fee and $260 additional for ar
ranging the bond.
GRESHAM FAIR IS
DEFENDANT IN SUIT
YOUNG WOMAN IS
TRAMPLED 8Y TEAM
Sister of Dr. E. P. Geary
Is Knocked Under a
Horse's Hoofs.
YAH
City Attorney Makes New
Ruling Relative to Liq
uor Grants.
SONG CASE TO
BE REOPENED
An opinion has been rendered by City
Attorney John P. Kavanaugh to the ef
fect that all parties concerned In the
application for a liquor license must
sign the application before It can be
granted by the city. It is held by the
city attorney that In the future It is
not sufficient for a firm asking for a
license to sign the firm name or for one
partner to sign the name of his asso
ciate in business.
From this time on whenever applica
tion for a license is made, according to
the decision of the city attorney it will
be necessary for all members of a firm
to s-lcn the application before the doc
ument can be granted or' made binding
upon all the members fit the petitioning
firm. The decision was written this
morning and sent, to the city auditor
for ruing with tne license committee of
the council.
II. J. Cummlngs, who claims that he
was unlawfully ejected from the
Gresham county fair grounds after he
had paid $15 for the privilege of con
ducting a shooting gallery, has begun
suit against the Multnomah County and
Gresham Fair and Carnival for $600
damages, for $150 to recompense . him
for loss of profits and for another $160
ror destruction of his stock of guns,
knlve.s and watches. In a complaint
filed in the circuit court he Bays his
tent was torn down and his possessions
scattered over the grounds. The de
fendants are J. J. Johnson, H. E. Davis,
E. L. Thorpe, J. F. Rodgers, H. W.
Snashall and J. A. Caswell.
OFFICERS ELECTED
PY READING CLUB
(Special Dlipntch to The Journal.)
Weston, Or., Oct. .17. At a business
meting of the Woman's Reading club,
the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Mrs. 'George W.
Proebstel, president; Mrs. Donald Laiier,
vice-president; Mrs. Almle McDaniel,
secretary; Mrs. Maud Hasbrouch, treas
urer. The club will cooperate with similar
organizations In other towns, especially
with tho societies of Pendleton and
Walla Walla
In attempting to cross the Intersec
tion of First and Morrison streets at
11:30 o'clock this morning Ellen Geary,
a sister of Dr. E. P. Geary, county
physician, waa knocked down by a
transfer wagon and seriously injured.
The Injured woman waa conveyed in
a hack to her brother'a office In the
Oregonlan building and later 'removed
to her home at 73$ Irving street.
From eye-witnesses It was learned by
the police that Miss Geary ran In front
of a heavy truck, traveling west on
Morrison street at a slow rate of speed,
and had Ju.it crossed safely when a
transfer wagon going in the same direc
tion struck her. She fell under the
horse's hoofs and was trampled.
Patrolman Riley reached the scene
within a few minutes after the accident
and summoned a hack, in which Miss
Gearv was taken to Dr. Geary's offices.
The number of the license tag on the
transfer wagon waa ascertained to be
265, and the arrest of the driver may
follow.
At Dr. Geary's residence It was stated
that Miss Geary, although badly bruised
and suffering from shock, ia not
thought to be dangerously injured.
DR. BROUGHER WILL
ADDRESS TEACHERS
E. r Coon, Indicted on a charge of
conspiracy to counterfeit money, took
tha stand In the United States circuit
court this morning In his own behalf,
and testified that he had never entered
Into any agreement to manufacture
colna and that he had turned down a
proposition to this effect made to him
by Elmer Turner, one of th alx ar
reated, and who laat week pleaded guilty
to one of the counts.
Coon aald he told Turner at the time,
early In 1(04, that he did not want to
enter the counterfeiting bualness again,
and that he had a acheme for tempering
oopper which he believed would event
ually make htm rich. It waa for tha
purpose of carrying on these experi
ments, the witness said, that he had
ordered a hydraulic open-Jawed die
alnking preaa from New York through
Hana Johanaen, another of the trio now
on trial. .
Xas Served Two Terms.
Coon aald that he had already served
two terms at McNeil s Island for coun
terfeiting. While there he waa em
ployed In the boiler room and he also
did a good deal of tinkering around th
uiacKsmitn snop ana odd Jods l ins
Jewelers' trade. At the penitentiary he
had a gasoline furnace which he took to
Huntington when releaaed.
When the preaa was sent west from
New York it waa addressed to a ficti
tious namfe at Baker City, Oregon. Th
witnesa said his object in doing this
was that he didn't want the secret serv
ice men to get on to the fact that he
had. ordered such machinery. Later th
press was taken to Welser, Idaho, and
afterward to Huntington and then to a
dugout on the Bastlan ranch, where
Coon formerly made his headquarters.
Elmer Turner, he aald, had put up
most of the money which had gone to
purcnase ine press, inis m amine waa
to have been used in Coon's copper
experiments. Afterward he found out
that it was not Just what he wanted.
Early last year Coon advertised the
press .for sale. The advertisement In
the Metal Industry, a New York publi
cation, was produced as evidence for
the defendant.
. Sent Coon Money.
A check for $100 from J. H. Wil
liams, another of the defendants, pay
able to Coon, was produced as evidence
by the government, the witnesa explain
ing that while at McNeil's Island he had
talked of the mining proposition In the
vicinity of Huntington, and after Wll
llama' release the two had agreed to go
into the deal.
Hans Johanson waa also on the
stand thli morning and a part of yes
terday afternoon. Johansen had come
to Oregon only a few days before taken
into custody by the United States au
thoiitles. He had received samples of
ore from Coon, he said, and It was for
the purpose of prospecting and develop
ing a mine that brought him from New
Yolk to the Bastlan ranch near Hunt
ington. The witness also told of sev
eral trips into the mountains in search
of a mine on Lookout mountains and of
his return in company with Coon at tha
time -jf their arrest.
The defense will probably finish with
Its case this afternoon, when the fate
of the three men will be decided by tho
Jury.
Several witnesses were called yester
day afternoon to testify for the defense.
They were G. I. Lane, Percy R, Pearce,
H. J. Bltner. Thomas Huffman, John F.
Puis. Mrs. Minnie Bastian, W. W. Wll
kerson. Roy A. Bowman. James Cun
ningham and H. L. Pattee. Most of
these witnesses live in Welser, Idaho,
or near Huntington.
LID IS CLAMPED ON
BY ROSEBURG JUDGE
Seven Hundred-Dollar Fines
Will Go to School Board
for Education Fund.
KLICKITAT COUNTY TO
HOLD ANNUAL FAIRS
PHONE COMPANIES
Ti:cro la Only Ono
Tiizi ia : ;
iLaizoiivQ Bromo Quinine
vsra rut woxia vm to ourza cold im one oat.
Awij remember, the full name. Look
fit V-'s gig-uut'org i oa ererj, box. S5o.,
Mayor Lane signed the ordinance ap
propriating $20 to judge Cameron to
reopen the case of the city against Lorn
Sonar veeterday. The money was for
feited as ball money through a mis
understanding of Frank Freeman,
Song's attorney, as to the date of
Bonn's trial. The money was turned
Into the city treasury and the ordinance
waa necessary to give Song an oppor
tunity to clear himself of a charge of
gambling.
BUTTE BANK FAILS.
BOTH GIVEN JOLI
County Medical Society Vill
Ask That Doctors Be
Given Special Rate.
Savings Concern in Which Heinze
Was Interested Closes Doors.
(ftpecUl Dlspateb te The Josraal.1
Butte. Oct 17. The State Savings
bank of Butte, capital $300,000,' with a
surplus in July, 1906, of $480,000, failed
today. It is reported that the bank la
one of the Heinre combine of banks.
After completing a recent tour of the
middle west Wilbur F. Wakeman, secre
tary of the American Protective Tariff
league, says he found practically all the
sentiment In that section In favor of tha
rwoi.,1jM raidnt Rooaavalt '
Resolutions censuring the two tele
phone companies now doing business in
Portland were passed at a meeting of
the City and County Medical society of
Portland at a meeting last night at the
Commercial club. The existence of the
two concerns here causes a double ex
benso to the physicians and surgeons,
It was said, and this protest was also
included in the resolutions. A commit
tee of three was appointed to call on
the telephone officials and demand spe
cial rates for members of the society.
The committee Is Dr. Harrv F. McKay.
Dr. Andrew C. Smith and Dr. Robert C.
Yennev.
!r. F. M. rottinger of Loa Angeles,
specialist, read a paper on "Upon
What Does the Cure of Tuberculosis
Depend?" This question waa afterward
dutcussed.
(Special Dlipntch to The Jonrnnl.)
The Dalle Or.. Oct 17 The nenrile
of Klickitat county, across the Colum
bia from The Dalles, held meeting
recently and organized a county fair
association and will incorporate within
a few days for $10,000. Fair grounds
will be purchased, permanent buildings
erected and a regulation race track constructed.
(Special DUpaten to The Jonnitl.)
Pendleton, Or., Oct. 17 The annual
Umatilla county teachers Institute will
be held in Pendleton October 23, 24 and
25. and an elaborate program is being
arranged by County Superintendent
Wells for this occasion. Some of the
able speakers of the state will be here
ror this occasion, among mem being
Rev. JUr. Brougner oi tne First Baptist
church in Portland.
KLICKITAT TO HOLD
A FAIR NEXT YEAH
Roseburg, Or., Oct. 17. Judge Hamil
ton has put the lid on in Roseburg and
all saloons In the city have had indict
ments returned against them by the
grand Jury. All entered pleas of guilty
and were fined $60 apiece. The judge
gave no warning as to what would fol
low. If the offense were repeated. There
arc 14 saloons, making a total of $700
In fines which goes to the school fund.
Files Bankruptcy Papers.
Bankruptcy papers in the matter of
S. J. Fry of Lexington, Oregon, were
filed In the United States circuit court
this morning, the unsecured claims
amounting to $3,976.01; assets, $50. ,
Byes fitted to glasses $1. at Metiger's
NEW RED MEN LODGE
SELECTS OFFICERS
(Special Dlptch to The Journal.)
Hermiston, Or., Oct. IT. Umatilla
Tribe Order of Redmen has been insti
tuted In Hermiston with a membership
of 30. The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing term: Francis
H. Bartlett, prophet; George H. Carr,
sachem; Kyle H. Boucher, senior saga
more; George W. Tyacke, Junior; Harry
M. Straw, chief of records: John A. Don-
a van, keeper of records; S. R. Oldaker,
C. ,L. Morgan, Roy Saxton, trustees.
fflnjMjil nianiltfti toft Th Innrmmi
Goldendale, Wash., Oct. 17. Ropre-1
sentauves or tne people or Klickitat
county, in mass meeting, have organized
a county fair association. The associa
tion will Mcorporate within a few days
with a capital stock of $10,000. It will
gurchase grounds, erect permanent
ulldlngs. construct a regulation race
track and make preparations for a big
fair next fall.
PAWNBROKER GETS
WORST OF BARGAIN
COMES TO EXAMINE
OREGON PENCIL Wr00D
O. F. Chichester, manager of the cedar
mills of -the Eagle Lead Pencil com
pany, la making an Inspection of Ore
gon lumoer sunaoie ror use in tne
manufacture of pencils. He Is a resi
dent of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and
visits every part of the country where
lead pencil timber is available. He is
accompanied on his Pacific coast trip
by Mrs. Chichester, and they will spend
aome weeks in Oregon.
Metsger saves you money on watches.
Upon complaint of Nat Solomon, a
north end pawnbroker, warrants were
issued this morning for the arrest of
J. L: Duncan and Coy Low on charges
of larceny by bailee.
The complainant alleges that he sold
a $160 diamond ring to Duncan on the
Installment plan and the fellow de
camped to Seattle with the Jewel, for
getting to settle a balance of $65.60.
Low secured a watch and chain -ar the
easy payment plan and left for parts
unknown while owing a balance of
$19.80. The police are now seeking the
two men.
DECIDE YOURSELF A
Three Balloons to Practice.
(United Pens Leased Wire.)
St Louis, Oct. 17 If the weather k
favorable today three balloons will be
sent up for practice trials for the In
ternational race on Monday. J. C. Mc
Coy and Captain Chandler will ascend
for an all-night flight in the. United
States signal corps balloon;'
The Opportunity Is Here,
Backed by Portland
Testimony.
Don't take our word for it
Don't depend on a stranger's state
ment. Read Portland endorsement.
Read the statements of Portland citi
zens.
And decide for yourself.
Here is one case of it:
Mrs. J. W. Painter of 4463 Market
street .Portland, Oregon, says: "I hav
not lost any of my faith In Dean's Kid
ney Pills since I publicly recommended
the remedy in February, 190S. As I
stated at that time, a severe spell ol
sickness early In my life left rae with
weak kidneys, and as time went on I
suffered more ahd more with spells Ol
backache. The pain through the kid
neys was torture and often I could not
find a comfortable position to lie ia
When able to be up and around I wai
troubled with headaches and dlsxlnesi
and could not stoop or. lift anything.
doctored and used various treatments
but nothing seemed to help me any until
I begarr using Doan's Kidney Pills. Th
use of this remedy was very satisfac
tory. It gave me so muoh relief that 1
cannot hesitate to recommend it and-
will put in a good word for poan'e Kid
ney Pills whenever I find vn opportu
nity." For sale by all dealers. Price SO cent'
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New fork,
sole agents for- the United States. .
Remember the name DOAN'S and
take no other. . ,
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