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'.j ', fflEmcEwmwMVJovmmLWTHE-smm. -,; J READ THE WANT ADS JOURNAL CIRCUlATIO;j READ THE. DISPLAY ADS , . IN TODAY'S JOURNAL X; i Tho( veather-Occasional rain , to-1" v ' t: YESTERDAY WAS 29,310. eight and Wednesday. ;. VOL. VtC'NO. 263. ; PORTLAND, j' OREGON, TUESDAY EYENING, . JANUARY v 7,; 1908. FOURTEEN PAGES. PRICE ;TWO CETS; 'tftlimFZTil ! 1 1 . Hi 'V . "i . i. ' '- ii "' t v. -- 1 i i Jo) Cm mm May Have to Depend for Con , Tiction on Eyidence Deal- , ins With Prior Contracts Only Indictments Under ., .Homestead Act. :. PROGRAM FOR -THE ! LAND CASES.' . Government witnesses to; be summoned" between now and the end of the week, in time for their appearance in court Hon- dAy,mqmin'gS':'::'' ' . , Irwin Rittenhouse, of., Waskington,Di8triU of Columbia, wno assisiea , m gaincnng ine eviaence ior xicney ana XNeu: hausen, to arrive in Portland tomorrow.' I ' ; Francis L' Heney' wires T. B. Neuhausen'from Tucson'."-. W t f iL.nt.-v. UL Tl.-il . O a 1 x .nzqna, inai newiu rcacn roniana oaiuraay xo prepare xor f Hall trial on Monday mornine. " f . . v judge Hunt reserves apartments at .Portland hotel tor three I t .. r- j ' , .... .. weens, Dcginning ounaay. ; s ; Documentary evidence has been placed in shape by T. B. Neuhausen for use by Heney in Hall and other cases. - Judge Wolverton waiting to hear from Heney before call ing iurv to trv cases. . ? , . l -v .';,.Wifliam J, Burns, government detective, who assisted in former trials, supposed to be headed for Portland to take part in thft Hall case. ' ( , mm APPEAL TO 3. i t TESTIFY A PresidenJ; Eoosevelt Sends ' Kamaof Oreffon City Man V to ; Senate, Ignoring All J bnt One of the Oregon Del egation. ' ' - Frattcla J.5 Heney and th department of Juitlca wiU have-to limp Into the fray on Monday next when the trial of the John Hall conspiracy caaa is I talttn up f or ' consideration by Judge Hunt lir the federal court, according, to ' Id. nnlnlnn . m&nv Portland attor- ' h neya. : The United Statea supreme court In remanding- the' WiUiamaon caee for a new trial haa. delivered .an , upper cut to the prosecution of the remaining landcaae which these attorneyi main' -tain will -take .much of tne strength out of Prosecu to Heney . counters against tne jienaanis yet to d irietj. i-r.34-t-.v otnez Oasea AffeoUa. ' 'WttTi the excepttoh-'eT chr of WaClin imoortant cases sll the remaining in dlctments are for conspiracy. t defraud POWER FAILS: ; 11TTEU HITS Junior Senator Victorious I 0?er Fulton and Col leaguesNomination Is a Surprise Even to Success- i ui luanaiaaie. t Harry X Thaw Practicing Game of -Diablo, 5 . . .- . -VI,..-. .V 4 . f 1. . M ..! ' ' 11 J t TEACHERS WALK r.e t' -'iotfv .; PRESIDEHT'S SOU (STMbinftoa Berets of The JaoraiL) ' Washington, Jan. 7. President Roosevelt has nominated Christian Schuebel of Oregon City district at torney ot. Oregon on the recommend Accident " Ties Entire Offspring of Ruler of CJiiate- dation of senator Bonrne Streetcar System of the i City for an Hour. Because of an accident to the Caza mala Wants Damages .'for' Betageito (traltea Press tested Wire.) ine govornmeni out oi puuuc anu. iiidero , cower transmlssloa line or -, tne I San Francisco. Jan. 7. Flrtv thon- j In recommending Christian Bchuebel xor appointment, as united 8 utes dl a- trfct' attorney for Oregon, President Roosevelt has once more Ignored , the wishes Of a majority of the delegation from thla state, . Senator Fulton and,! oua ita?! "teeuS llh cfPthl,rt RaUway. .Light ft Power com- sand ddllara la tha .modest, amount ' of Congressman .Hawley . and Ellis war i;aaas it vvuw - ai ws wuv,w v lumivv iwigwu w 1 show that after entxymen filed on pub-of the entire city of , lie lands they made jtsontracta, with thai ' , I defendants to whom the land was to be 1 Parf J ntwat 7 ai financial salve which D. Cabrera,, son of the president ' of the republto of Guatemala, demands of George Whit. tell Sr.; as a, healing lotion for the wounds inflicted, when, as he alleged In a complaint which ha has filed, he was thrown down a flight of stair by the united in their opposition to Schuebel, whose .' only': advocate was Senator Bourne, Bourne's recommendation has prevailed over the opposition of - all his colleagues in tne delegation. ' ' BchtuaeTa Career, Christian Schuebel, the nominee, was not known outside of Clackamas coun casea it would introduce evidence tolpany this' morning the streetcar system of Portland .was and I o'clock, at ' delivered a toon as title passed. In the- time when city school teacher-ert introduced by Mr. Heney , to show that I approximately 600 school teachers were these -men who died on the land con-1 tardy and were fined II apiece. tnotA1 hnfnn Ihil fllln anA nJan thut I ' AccOrdina ' tO a rule Of.the BChOOl h hifi niwiiirataniiinir. . rrnm . t hut i roTernmeni teacners muai reaisicr ai i m .11., - mw- ... .... . . Him and up to the time the title either their respective schools in the morning . t ttrl"'zliJ. V V ntu rumors became current a few i passed or was held up by the lend of- at 1:30 o'clock. For each failure to' put p""1 PJaca ln tn" earty morning hours months ago that he was an aspirant lice. jn tne past cases pernaps .two 1 in in appearance i inooppoimea nuurim w i ear aay. i ror the office' held by w. u. Bristol, thirds of this evidence dealt wlthxthe the ,tacher forfeits 1, which is. de- " Cabrera says that he encountered Whit. I From th first announcement of his contract carried out. after th first I ducted from her next salary payment I V "r 0 . ..wn.! I candidacy it was known , that he was fllina and, at th tlm of . th final Tn rui 1 saw to oe rigiaiy eniorcea, - - prmaea backed by his law partner, W. S. ITRen JIS,.,.,! ... . "... 1 icub vi w ynuiv .iicwooonj ivr umr' i 4ij wnu 01 greenoacas in tn Vlcin-1 and by oenator iiourne iu o'bi y hwusi uni iwiii 111 u-i"j vi ou-ur coagi, ana - lmrouuced Th sunrem court ' in - its .decision nof OI-Popn cuwu. eB- 10 me young man. The pair holds that the trial Juda rred in J- ".-;,jlit v t":'ra"u ana -proceeoea lowing testimony on. matter not set M'"' oir a I ImIt thir mpil?L-. ?S oar moved In the city until nearly! 817 Mason street at tha lnvitntinn : t iv minuiN aiier 9 ocwci. in. ueuo in ninrii. inere may tnrnnntrwi th. occurred at th worst possible time fori elder Whit tell, and after several hasty me vcnuui vvaciivrs. nwny -nil i wuius ui. 1 iif9r scrucK (jaorera on Mandamus Proceedings Will Be Filed in Effort to Foi-co the Sailor Boardingf-Housa Commission to Bender De cision on Petition.','.- Jost Brothers Declare Com missioners ' Dilatory Ac tions Compel Them to Seel 'legal 'Aid Board Eepcat edly Eef used to Act , . : proof , out lay in- the' power of th ' men taking , up m land to contract to' sen it alter Because of this rullnar. therefore. many attorneys believe that Mr. Heney' s caaea . have been stabbed deep and will be greatly weakened. It is. contended that ln all conspiracy cases yet to b tnea Mr. Heney will tie compelled to hold hi evidence to contracts made prior to the first filing on land. - If this be true then he will have to depend for conviction on evidence treating- of prior contracts- alone; or, in other words, of I contract oy wnicn oerenaanta agreed to cay claimants tor government land oe- l lore mesa men niea tneir claims .upon tne lancu eince in in past triai per : bans two thirds -of tha evidence of con- f traot related to acts don ln further- them.were. on cars on the way to their I the mouth, knocking him down a flight ot stairs ana mulcting sever injuries. sc hools. RETIRES REBA FR0L1 PAPER : AT IE BATTLE BIIGTOII ; i (Cnited" Ptwsr Leased; Wtr : Pittsburg, Pa., Jam 7. According ; to a "statement mad by Mrs. Holman, Schuebel was employed in th naner l mother of Bvelyn Thaw, today, neither mui ai ureaon uiy ior several ywn .v. d..i ..kit ... uu. t.'si.. 189S ,h wss elected Justice of the ton will testify in the present Thaw peace, largely through the votes of hi trial. "It has been common report that heldntu0!? m'n' "d thU 0ttl h? Miss Slmonton. would be one of th star In 102 he was appointed deputy dls-rw""Be ior ino iuw. trlct attorney under Harrison Allen, I "Nothing would please me more' than position wnicn n neia ior inree . .(ni.(.Af nnt mint in thiatrUi" an am Itmavh kia M,, ' " T t ., as lawyer practically dates from this a-w Mrs. Holman. "Harry's wife is my period. , j daughter, and therefore of my .own flesh and blood. Her happiness, is mine. It would be little short of unnatural for a 'mother to aid in sending- her own daughter's husband to the electric cnair." . . . ,t In politics, Schuebel was for several years an active populist but later he became a Republican. It was after this political chang that ha became a partner of U'Ren, whose . Influence with Bourn is regarded as a potent ractor in brlnrlnsr about tha nomination of Bchuebel for United State district attorney. 4 ztutoa was wrong; .Unless Senator Fulton should refuse to concur in the nomination of Schuebel, uatou w wvvi ''uwaaa as a. aa bam s r i 1 ' 'i ' . - . . -. . . .j, . i- v- 1 v a v uuu va. uiiiucuc ance of th contract after th first fll-J PpnniPtftn TPlWlllA S rllh-1 IjPO"1 I fi51Tlf.a AriTiPflr TfnTOlh will be confirmed at an early date ings had been made, it is the belief of tJUUlCWU XllUUUCO lUUIlidl UiaillS Aymdf XeiVre and W. a Bristol's term of offlc will attorneys that Mr. Heney will be greatly tweakened by;h decjslonpf th su - - f v Offloials' CoatcntioB. A Some government officials, ' however, : contend that th decision will in no wise hinder Mr, Heney. They point out that . the Williamson Indictment was drawn- under the timber and stone act while th conspiracy Indictments hav ; been drawn under th homestead act, which they contend is different in its r provisions and will - not bring - Mr. I; Heney under the ruling of the supreme court . . ,.- -, . ,; v ? v r Mlssft 9 oiatftr fi.f - That part of the supreme court's de cision:' which deal --directly with . the question at issue ia a follows: W cannot perceive how, under the statute, if an applicant has , In good faith complied with the requirements of the second section Of the timber and stone act and,- pending -publication . of notice, has contracted to convey, after Satent, his rights to tn land, U!s so olng could operate to forfeit hi right. . When th context of the statute la, ; brought into view, w are of the opln ; Ion' that it cannot : possibhr: held, wunoui mailing oy juuiciai "legislation .a new law, that the statute exacts from the applicant a reiteration at the final ' hearing, of the declaration ' concerning me purpose , in acquiring titi to tha land, , since to do so,' would be to con- strue the , statute- as including In th final hearing that which the very terms of the statute manifest .were intended , to be excluded "therefrom. - It remains ' to see, whether it was in the power of the commissioner-general's office .to ex act rules and regulations by which- an entryman would be compelled to do that at the final hearing which the . act of lisher -Will-Make Active Campaign for Congress. Supreme Court; in Effort -5 to Untangle Laws. (Special Dlipttch to To Journal.) Pendleton, Or.." Jan. 7.-T. T. Geerwlfl then be at an end. Durlna his reosnt stay in Portland Fulton stated positive ly .mat no nomination ror the offlc would ba- made until hla return, to Washington. This seems to hav -been also th expectation - of other members or tn delegation, as ootn Hawiey and isms gave interviews stating mat they (CBlted Press Lesied Wlre.l Vhinrinn jn ? rnm. v.. I would not consent to Schuebel'a noml -' " ' V. VUO I . . . - i. retire today from th active editorial est lesal battles .f.rt i 1 n"on "? .nal .lne maner wouia go - " i over 'until tne aeiegationeouia meet management of the Pendleton Tribune I united States supreme court began to-1 again for further conference. and will be succeeded by Wi T. Oulon,2y t nn effort to interpert th r I. iBut -Bourn hs evidently ' prevailed who will assume full control as editor i "s'"": U . " ' .. J lupon in president to act at once, witn and publisher.- Oeer retire in order toi "ou?:4'' yr? fin(jrnt railway is I out waiting to near irom otner mem nlace his personal affairs and business I f008 vitally interested, in th proced ber of the delegation. , - interests in shape to permit his conduct I ln . Btanaara i. on company and Bourne's attitude and action 1 gtv of his campaign for th nomination for ?"vfJ,52r.AUon" MnmuamMmm tha flMonn,! jliatrint. I concerned and each on to which he will dvot bl ntlr Ume. I .pe?r?sen'el in f0UF b? n array of the at Washln i r f lrauinr nrnu in inn 11 ilgn for th nomination fori vv uuiVuiUuji, are inairecuy i runner evidence or tne sput tnat Has ifrom the Second district I crtncerred and each one of them . was I arisen among the state's representatives ion. - Deversi - weens ago it amflnff them.' that- in-, nil torney-Geneial Bonaparte and W' aji.i matters of federal natronavn h win slstant Purdy, , appeared In behalf, of of the majority should rule. When the (vrernineiit. ; , - i question or selecting tsnstoi s successor i ns - corporBtiona contenn ; tht ' nna I nrnu Rmim. rmnar naiia thi omrmm. cinura ui mo ncuuuru act release tnem from any penalties that might grow out of violations 4t th Elklns law. The government takes the stand tTtt clause was inserted to preserve th old memoes or proceaur in cases then LUESTOCKIBUENED ' IN STOCKTON BLAZE ' (Continued on Pag Two.) - rtrnlted Pm Laastd Wira.i Rtnclcton. Cal.. Jan.-- T. Twentv-thres horses and mule ana 85 -'tons or nay, together witn vaiuaoi rarming machin ery, were destroyed by fire on the ranch of Joseph Pearson, north, of Stockton, early this morning. It Is believed that tramps set fire to th barn. ,v, 'i.' ' . .-, United Hatters.. ' - - (United Press Lee4 Wlre.l V New Tork, Jan. 7. Th national x ecutive board of the United Hatters of North America met - In conference ln this city today to outline the work for the ensuing year. , Th year 190? was one of aratifvina arowth for tha oraanl- sation. especially In the west and-It IS planned to puraue the work or organis ing this year with ven greater activity, (Continued on Pag Eleven.) ff . ms r- m m. w at s '.' i Mm s - -i; - MAKES QUEENSTOWN ' ; HARBOR WITHOUT AID (United Ptms Leased -Wire.) . ' ' ; I ginning of its trio at Antwerp. Decem- On.ntnn T.n . 1 -.Th. fa nmAan I Oer - 7. ' r ' : '.v : : liner Molmt Royal, which had been giv-l "ViX V. 'TnTill en up for lost, today entered the harbor under her own steam.- Tha eantain re ported that the ship . had encountered disagreeable weather from th very be- captain decided to make for Queens- town with his lOA-passengers-and 109 seamen.. The Mount Royal refused as sistance on on or two occasion, and finally made port- alone, - . , L r, pendine in the United States supreme court The clause has not been-referred to as a "sleeper," but it is supposed that it was inserted, without debate in congress.. n' .. t:rU.. i"1""'1" " :'ih , , ii,;.- ' ' POLITICAL PEIS0NEES f ARE GIVEN FREEDOM (Sneelal ' Dlaeateh to Tha Imirnati San Halvarinr. Jin.7Th. nMi.nt - - w .. a.v y.VH,W..V nu issuea a proclamation granting am nesty to all political prisoner and giv Inr permission to return to th rnun. try those banished as well as clttaena, who fled to avoid arrest for treason: also' declaring th state of siege raised and relegating to forgetfulneis all past JAPS MAY BUILI) NEW : ;NAVY FOR SPANIARDS Toklo.' Jan, .7. Japam has - Just launched the cruiser - Isutkl of 14,620 tons, to make 22 knots. The entlr work is Japanese. , , As a seoual to -Jananese success In shipbuilding. . our minister in Madrid has proposed to the Spanish government to have tha shins nroleotad for the SpAnlsh nary built In Japan: where, the work cn be don equally well with any European concern, and at a much Jower figure of cost . V S k ; 7?" "CHRISTIATJ 'SCHUEBEC' NEW DISTRICT .ATTORNET, , TO SUC CEED W. C. BRISTOU ' Nw York, Jan. 7. The examination Of veniremen in th Thaw murder trial was resumed at 10:22 this morning. The Jurors entered the courtroom with their faces wreathed in smiles, but why no one knew.; A. few minutes later Harry Thaw advanced toward his seat with a springy step. In passing he stopped and chatted with-Attorney Pea. body ia moment .' Considerable time was consumed in calling the names of the veniremen; Those who did not respond were fined f 2(0 each. When th examination was resumed" Joslah Thaw, brother of th defendant, was the only member of the Thaw family outside of Harry who was present: . . Jost brothers expect to Institute man' damus proceedings to compel th sailor I boarding-house commission to 'act upon their -petition for a license to operat sj sailor boarding-house in this port Th suit will probably be brought to morrow 'in th stat. circuit-court.- th complainants asserting that th board is forcing- them to ' take the step. Four Weeks ago .the petition for a. licensa wa filed i with th " commission,- s Charles Jost declares, and stilt he has been given no satisfaction by the board. I He believes soma action - should b taken, either granting Or refusing him Ith' desired authority. , . lay KaUy Hot Zntrsted. ' Captain Andrew Hoben,. president c8 the commission, says he had heard that "Bunko" Kelly and "Paddy" Lynch wera to oe interested in tn jost boarding house and for that reason has deferrxt Jiving', the petition serious attention, ost .brothers assert neither Kelly nor Lynch, ar at all interested. They offer t sign a bond that "Mysterious Billy' Smith, "Bunko" Kelly or "Paddy' . ) , , . . i I L-yncn are not to De connecteo witn tn Dein examinea wnen juyeiyn i naw en-1 given "csunKO Kelly a job to Clean th tared and. greeted her , husband with a old building leased for the propose! tun lie.' xnuyer -was -aisauaimea ior i noma ror Miiora. Bur inn ha am ma iw. Bias,-..----- .- ? . - i cause &eiiy, wno recently?; wa par naaoeen examined ana excusea, w. ti. lout money and in need of hel Mooerta was acceptea as tne tentn on. Wine-were - accepted yesterday. Just ' befors - the ' noon adiournment counsel representing ootn. aides agreed to . the dismissal 'of - Jurors numbers fly ana si.! - - Charles ' McCuilough. an accountant , in. - , "The , roof had , burned off tha nM building that we leased In lower Al- Dina," said jost "and I had a new roof. put on. Iengaged Kelly to keep tha fire going to dry It out th floor hav ing ' become ralnsdaked while the roof was off. Kelly Is an old. gray haired caused the first ..laughter in the . pro-1 man and has nothing. He has not even ceedlngs so far. ., . . -I a nlac -to llv. -i . -. r . 't -i -j "I 'hav an opinion in the case',"-he Th commissioner asked me about told, Jerome. "Would Ik renulre evidence to- remove itrr: h was asked. , . . "Evidno ro aht ramov it' but " it certainly -wouldn't phanara It" :waa Ma humorous reply. . . j ' Everybody in the room was-laughing wnen jacAjunougn jeit tne atano. . Tn snectatora were rebuked by . the court ior indulging in' th demonstration.1 ' The occunanta of the 1iirv-bor t present are as follows: .. . .. , c-nanes k. oremmeis,. sniporoker. , 1 John ttatchett cigar dealer. Smith and Lynch and Kelly, and I told them, that Lynch and Smith Were not in it; Smith bad "old out to th other peo- -yncn- is well. George JB. Meerwood,- importers loya - s. Banrord. nana m -Atthur R. Maethlng, baker. S. Sanford. bank manager.' R. Maet h In k. baker MaurleA Rnuvlar. exnorter. ' r - George W. Cary, drygoods dealer. ' W.' H. Roberta - . i . ; s , Befor noon adjournment another Jur or, Charles C. Goss, an accountant-was aeiectea and given seat number - rive. The examination or . veniremen was resumed-this afternoon-at Z.-S8. . . HONEST r,l IS ill BRWUI t -'i " V- . sSBBassBaBSsaaaBBisassspJ-,v.A,j v- .1, Sues City for Damages but Reduces Request to $35 ' When Cured. -p - ' (Baited Press Ltaael Wire.) Bellingham, Wash., Jan. 7. Members of th city council ar firm lrt the be lief that there is an honest man is th world. , b councilman were con vinced last night ' when attorney for Frank C Meyers presented a bill to the city ror s ror injuries received on a defective Sidewalk. Meyers started suit in the superior court for damages oz si.uus. i nas aiscoverea tiat in stead of being laid up for II f he was hardly injured at all and $35 wlll pay th doctor, f , ' MILD SMALLPOX J . CASES SECLUDEDH .(Special Dispatch to Th Jotirnal) been a alight smaipox acare In town during the oast few days. . The only case In town waa that of Merl Nichols, who -was promptly quarantined. There were two cases in the country,- William Calvert and David Strome's little bov, These ,wer also quarantined.' VThe caaes were of a mild form,' All are getting along well. No new cases ar reported or expected, i, Previous to th development oV the' smallpox cases there were I f Ar cases of mumps, but none ar being reported now. . , IJBV LrABILITV M PROJECTED Labor Leaders -in Congress : Will Prepare Substitute, ' for Illegal Act. Washington, Jan. s 7. There is. a strong probability that before the pres ent congress adjourns another employ ers' liability law will be enacted to take tbo place of the one that has Just 'been declared -unconstitutional by tha -United State supreme court However, this ia the prediction et th tabor leaders in congress., Th features ln the La Fol ietto. law that was held fault will be eliminated in th next act , ; concerned I don't know htm Keiiy nas nothing and I very . told them I: would dlschara htm if th p. Grant and . White, and so far -a members of th board thought his work Ing around tha buildlna- would nrova nh Jectionable. Af. ;,,.-"(.".', -f'-.' t : "t told them I wins ; wllltnc to da what the law requires and If I don't all " they hav to do is to revoke th license, .!.Hk;i-,Tlr4 of WsJttof,-W ' . hav waitd ovar four weeks for th commission to get together end I see no alternative but to bring suit In order -to get them to meet -The way things look now It appears as If th legislature - passed a one man's law, Thati law was not Intentionally passed for orte concern, i and so far as we ar concernea, our going into Business propose tor conduct tlia would - b anything but a detriment to ww por. . we propose tor conduct tha, house, in rood snaoe and tn anenrdanra' with; the provision of the' law." Charles Jost; was formerly emplovrd as - watchman , for . Qrant's boarding house. i, HI s brother. ...Harrv.v nnerat. ed a . large wheat farm, ,, Jn eastern Oregon for ? several years, a The com missioners appear to hav no complaint to make aeainat tha rh.r.i.i. nr ih Jost brothers. Jost declares the board promised to. meet several times, but each .tim on of th three members has failed v to, appear. , The board con sist Of Cantaln JlnAw . Hnh,n . WD. lianv JtacMaster and B. Smith. I r . UNIVERSITY STUDEXT ' 1 EMULATES BAFFLES ': f.. V .-4,- . ataiaaaaaaBMBBiaaBaaaai i" :' '' VV? - -, ',-' ' 1 '-i1 ;. I - (United Press Leaaed ' Wir. ) Ticoma. i Wash.; ' Jn t uhrt , . Meyer, SClon Of a wealthy and nrnmln. ent--family. -of Hamburg, Germany, snl until a month ago a student in the University of Pue-et flmmil. I In th city Jail chac-ed with burglary, havlnir been caught in the act of goin throux-i a rooming house. - This is th second k tlm Meyer ham been in trnnhle nroiu. tnent nersons cemlnar tn hla alri on tha flrct occasion. ' f KENTUCKY TOBAOCO 7 PLANTERS BURNED OUT ' BY WHITE CAPS (rai toll Praaa-Teased -Wtr.) Carlisle, Ky Jan. 'T. -Night riders hav again destroyed f much property and .created Intsnse, excitement in their riiuris o inai'ca certain toncro. jrrow ers to bold tneir .products for . higher D rices, ?.:, -. v.. .under cover - of . dsrkness late last night they fleshed Into Bethel,. Sher bourn. and Oackstown and left a trail of fire and ruin behind them. - -In. Bethel they flre'i tohan-o house,' th postofflc and Put : general store.. . - - In Sherbourn' they destroy' I n "! pounds of toliit'- o am) ct;i i i phone wires. Later tiie v.. at Jackn'own. wh.re x..'v j hold up wafr:iii rrrvt'i ! Kxfltetnmt freisiiM i-i i tint that ,e a ' ,r ... i vail out Ui t(. !