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THE OREGON. DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLArlfc. -"WEDNESDAY, "EVENING. APRIL 1. '1CC3. r mm m- I 1 -- y mit- A eW-- in 1: Yo u - k . .-. , v - J x.. . ' . i , .. ..y , .... v i, ., A- ' v- v--"i i " -.j- ; ... ' . v . ., - . .s W - ' ; r '. ..... ... : . . - - , ...j- y let. '.,- ::i ...- ..' i -'' ' v J i- J - -i V ;j "". , t-f ' t ''' I BaaS." ' 7 1 ' "' 'J' t ' ,'! 2 i J A" ' 11 Benson; Hyde,4 et al, After Repeated ) JTrials, V Again Face Court to Answer the Cliirgo of 'Swindling: the Government'-' keonl':ot Case Shows How 4 ne rower or wealth can ''Block; Wheels of Justice Hard Battle to Down the ' ; - i 4 i.(Mv' ' RECOHTJ tJ "BfcNStlN'S CA- ' - REER IN THE COURTS. ' 1888 Indicted." II times In 4 California for land fraud. ' 4 jl .' : 1887 Undsr'-.Xt IndlctmenU 4 ' for conspiracy and fraud. ' ,- 1IS1 Takaa appeals, gsts his 4 else shifted from court to court 4 and obtains many adjournments. 4 4 . 188 Compromises with the 4 4 government and civil actions re o 4 commenced against him. . . , . -mi Indicted at Washington, , d D. C for bribery of government 4 w officials. , ,,., . ,- . 1901 Indicted at Washington 4 for defrauding tho United States. 4 1904 Arrested . in New Tork 4 for bribery. 1108 Indicted at Washington ' for conspiracy and bribery. . ' 10T Convlottd of conspiracy 4) and sentenced to 1 years la " prison; esse appealed. 4. 1M Nextt , - . ' ' . ' ..--' : - . Washington. April l.--After repeated delays sod . postponements, John A. l-enson. J. H. Schneider, Henry R IM tnond and Frederick A. Hyde, reel es nt on.ratora of the Pacific coast, are finally to face the bar of Justice and anvwer to charges of conspiracy to- de- fraud the United states oui oi'vaiua Ha timber concessions In nearly every rtate treat of the Mississippi river. These four defendants, according to ths government officials, are the ring lead ers of the most stupendous land frauds ever brought to light in this country. The cases, were called for trial today t Vrore Justice Stafford. The trial is ex-j.rt-ted to conaume nearly three months, as' mors thanaCOO witnesses may- be ex unrined. Congress recently authorised the expenditure neresssry to conduct the I l owoutlon and directed that ths entire cost, approximating $50,000. be borne ly the government and " no - portion charged against the District or coium Ma, In whose oourts the trial is to. tags I 'Sni'lto la Many people persist in riding on ths streetcars. Insufficiently protected by clothing. - They -start eat perhsps In ths heat of ths day and do not feel the need of wraps. .: - . Ths rapid moving of the car cools ths body anduly. When they board the car perhaps they Sre slightly perspiring. When the body Is in this con dition It is easily ohllled. This Is especially, tni when a person Is sitting. f -Bag Inning a streetcar ride In the mldde of tbs da and ending It In the Venlng almost Invariably requires extra wraps, but people do not observe .Iheas precautions, .bancs they catoh oold. .. .. Colds arc rsry frequent In ths spring on this aooount, and as ths sum mery advances, tbsy do not .decreaae. During ' ths spring months, no on should think of riding on the, car without being provided with- a wrap,. . ' A. old caught In ths spring Is liable to last through ths entire summer. Great caution should ba -observed at this season against exposure to cold. During th first, few pleasant days of spring, ths liability of catching cold V Is frsat x ,-4- S ...... ro wnnaer so mnr people acquire niuscuiar rnianuinni ana amuuriuu, diseases during, this season. . However, in splta of the greatest precautions, colds will be caught At ths appearance of the first symptom, Psruna should bs taken ac cording to directions on ths botUs, and continued until svsry symptom dis appears , . ' i :Do not put It off. Po not waste time by taxing other remedies. Begin at ones to take Peruna and contlnus taking it until you are posltlvs that ths cold has entirely disappeared. This, may savs you a long ana perhaps serious Illness later, on, . T f Bad Effects From Cold. Mr. M. 1. Deutsch. Secretary Building Material Trades Council. Ill Washing, ton St., Chlcsgo, 111., writes: i! have found your msdlclns to ds unusually 'sfflcaclous In getting rid of bad offsets from sold, and mors espe cially In driving away all symptoms of catarrh, with . which I am f rsqusntly troubled. ; 'The relief re mas rives in catarrhal troubles alone la .well worth the price per bottle. I hsvs used ths remedy for several years now." 1 Spell of Coughing. Mrs. C. E. Long wrltss from Atwood, Colorado, as follows: . When I wrote you ror aavice my lltlls three-year-old girl had a oough that had been troubling her for four months. Shs took sold sasily, and By our easy payment method of selling clothing. It' is pur specialty. You make a small deposit when you take jhe; Suit, "then only would wheess and hsvs spells of cough ing that would sometimes last for a half hour. "Now ws ran never thank you enough for ths change you have made in our llttre ones health. Before she hegsn taking your Peruna shs suffered every thing In ths way of cough, colds and croup, but now shs has taken not quite a bottle of Psruna, and Is wall and strong as she has svsr bssn in her lifs." . Pe-ru-na for Colds. - Mr. James Morrison. (8 East Kth Bt., Patsrson, N. J., wrltss: "I hsvs glvsn Peruna a fair trial, and I find it to be Just what you claim It to be. I cannot praise It too highly. I hsvs used two bottles In my family for colds, and sverythlng Imaginable. I can safely say that your medicine la the beat I have sver used." REFERENDUM MEASURES TO BE VOTED 0N--N0. teen a prominent figure on the nie ne went r iare.. The esse or tne prosecution wiu in handled by United Stotes Attorney l:ek"r. Special Assistant United States Attorney Pngh end probably Francis J. llency of San, Francisco, special coun sel for the United States in the prose cution of lan 1 frauds. Ths defendants have engsged eminent counsel Includ ing Attorneys A. S. Worthlngton, R. (Snirien Ponuldson and A. A. Birnsy with three assistants. The cases .agalnat Benson, Diamond, Schneider end Hyde have been dragging along for the past four years. John A. Kenson is regarded ss. the principal in the alleged conspiracy, r or many years ne has t Pacific coast Early In from Ohio to San Francisco, where he entabllshed himself a a surveyor, land 8ernt and real estate operator. From 1H7 to I8Tf -he held the office of V'nited States' deputy surveyor. Then .ie proceeded to organise the Benson land ring, seeking to control contracts for surveytnng government lands. For the next six .years he and his crowd f ontrolled allx contracts for surveying government lands In California and the neighboring states. Reports-of Benson's operations finally Ind to nn official Investigation, aa a result of which 78 indictments were returned against Benson and his asso ciates. In 1889 and 1888 Benson himself was indicted no less than 24 times. Wealth and Influence were employed to prevent the, trial of the cases. Mean while, special agents of ths government were sent to Ban Francisco to make a horoueh investigation of state and fed eral officials who had protected. Ben son. : They found that the Southern I'aclflo railroad as well as a number f prominent officials were Interested n the Benson contracts. Although the special agents completed their evidence ne cases were repeatedly postponed ijid lever came to trial 4 From J887 to 189S the Benson cases rpged through tho United States mrts. In the latter year Benson and s associates, having amassed a large rtune In California, widened their eld of operations to include Oregon, rashingtpn and otfier states. Then i me the Investigation started bv See etary Hitchcock In 103, resulting In targes involving Senator Mitchell, Rep- Bentatlve, Binger Herman and others f prominence. - As a result of the evl enc brought to light in these trials teiiHon was convicted at flan Franoiuro i August, M07i1' or conspiracy to de raud, tha government out of 12,000 cres of land and sentenced to 10 years' nprisonment. He appealed the case nd has since ben at llbertv under 50.000 bond. Now. with a fortune es mated at 120,000,00 he and his asso ates must again stand trial on charges f alleged; wholesale swindling. A -rumor was current that Joost II. rbnelder would turn state's evidence, his was emphatically denied.' Many f the 800 witnesses to be heard in the i ae were on hand. aplos and Blotches re not the only eigna. that a blood ansing, , tonic ; medicine la heeded, red, languid feelings, loss of appetite id general' debility, are other signs, id they may b worse eigna. The berf blood-cleansing, tonic medi .e ia Hood'i Bireaparilla, which acts roctly and pniHar on the blood, l:ng it of all foreign matters and lljing op the -hole system. Thia icinentla verified by the experience t housandf radically cored. ; : Over forty thousand testimonials re vc-d in two years, by actual connt. lecept no substitate for ' 4 A' r?:ra Garpaparllla (iet it today. 200 Poses tU 1 ! a having llooa's. Ths tenth, In tbs Ust of II proposed Initiative measures jrroyldes for tbs protection of salmon and sttfrgeoa. The form in which ths measars will sppear en ths official ballot is as follows: Proposed by initiative petition: For an act prohibiting; fishing for salmon or sturgeon pn Sunday, from Jsnuary l to October' 1,, also in the Columbia river only from October 1 to' December 81 also In- the navlgabla channels of Co lumbia river at night, also at any tlms in Sandy rivsr and in Columbia river west of west line of range 9 west, near Astoria, and sast oi west line or range 18 east, near Celllo, and limiting selns anywhere In the state to 150 fathoms long and 4 l-i latnoms ieep, ana pro viding penalties. 818 yes; 818 no. The bill as prepared for submission to ths people Is as follows: A bill to propose by Initiative peti tion a law to proieci saimon ana stur geon In the waters of the Columbia river and its tributaries, and in tho Sandy river, within- the boundaries of the state of Oregon, and in all waters over which the state of Oregon has jurisdiction, and prescribing a penalty tor a violation or me taw. Ba it enacted by the people of the state or uregon: Section 1. .That from and after Sep teraber 10, 1908, it shall be unlawful for any person or persona to cast, drift or haul any net, seine or other device to catch, nan for, or pursue salmon or sturgeon in any of the channels used for commercial navigation by licensed vessels in the Columbia river, within the boundaries of the state of Oregon, or In any of such waters over which the state of Oregon has Jurisdiction, be tween one hour after sunset of any day, and one hour before sunrise or lue ioi lowing day. 8ec. t. That from and after Septem ber 10, 1908, it shall be unlawful to take, catch. Hah for. or mirsue salmon or sturgeon In the waters of the Colum bia river within the boundaries of tho state of Oregon, or in any or saiu waters over which the state of Oregon has Jurisdiction, between the first day of October and the thirty-first day of December of each year. Sec. 8. That from and after Septem ber 10, 1908, it shall be unlawful to take, catch, fish for, or pursue salmon or sturgeon In any of the waters of the Sandy river above its mouth, or In any portion of the Columbia river within the boundaries of the state of Oregon, or in any portion of said Columbia river over which the state of Oregon has jurisdiction, except that portion of such Columbia river lying between the west boundary or the northerly pro longation thereof of township eight 8) north, range nine (J wejii, of the Wil lamette meridian, and the west bound ary or tho northerly prolongation there of of township two (2 1 north, range sixteen 16) east, of the Willamette meridian. Sec. 4. That from and after Septem ber 10. 1908. it shall be unlawful In the waters of tho Columbia river, within the ooundarles of the state of Oregon, or any other waters of the state of Oregon, or in any other waters over which the state of Oregon has jurisdic tion, to use or employ, for the purpose of taking, catching or pursuing baimon or sturgeon, any seine, drift net or other net or device of greater length than nnft hundred and fifty (150) fathoms or of greater depth than four and one-sixth (4 1-6) fathoms. Sec. 6. That from and after Septem ber 10, 1908, it shall be unlawful to take, catch, fish for, or pursue salmon or sturgeon in the Columbia river with In tha boundaries bf the state of Ore eon. or In an v other waters in the state of Oregon or over which the state of Oregon has Jurisdiction, between the hours of 6 o'clock p. m. of Saturday Rnrl 8 o'clock d. m. of Sunday from January 1 to October 1 next following of each vear. Sec. . Wherever the word "salmon" is used in this law, the same shall be deemed and, held to include Chinook. Steelheads, Bluebacks, Sllversides and all other anadromous species of sal mon. 8ec. 7. Wherever the words "person or "persons" are used in this act, they shall bs deemed to include not only in dividuals, but firms, companies and cor porations of every kind, character and qesenpuon. . - Sec 8. That every person, firm, com psny or corporation violating any pro vision of this law- shall . be deemed guilty of a mis4emeanor, and upon con viction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not 4ess than (SO nor more than iSOO, or by imprisonment In the county jail for not'less than te days, nor more than 800 days, or by both such fins and Imprisonment. .'v- , . K . 8. , All acts and parts of acts in I 0 fth rtl-f fSr with conflict herewith are hereby repea The following Is the argument fo bill: , .. 'In offering this bill to the seoi the stats of Oregon, ths author, many years officially connected the fisheries department of this state, has striven to embody the results of his Investigations and the recommendations of ths most eminent authorities In tho country. The object of the proposed law Is to replete a dwindling industry by check ing ths destruction of salmon, wrought by the various appliances. This bill win place limits on all classes of fish ing gear without discriminating for or against any. Commercial greed has Drought the noble Chinook, worth mil lions to our state, to deplorable pliant. Bo many fish are causht that not enough now escspe for purpose of prop agation; the hatcheries, paid for at big expense by taxpayers, are in some ilacss closed and In others si most Idle. Meanwhile ths industry wanss. At iresent, there is practically no protec lon under the law: the closed fiundav has been abolished and the onen ninnn lengthened again and again, until now salmon are caught just as long as the fishermen desire to take them. These conditions are self-evident: authorities are agreed; the decline would prove it were mere any aispute. The situation is best expressed bv that treat author. Ity. Dr. Livingston Stone. flnltRd sin tr department of fisheries, who says: uiiD.uci uj n uiuiiivni wnai tne eai-, mon has done for us,, and then think now merpll0MAIV wa hava lrA,l kln,. Our salmon has been to us a source of national revenue, enjoyment, and nrlde. and what return have we meted out to iiiin. no hub ueen numea pitilessly with hooks and spears, with all kinds of nets and pounds, with wheels and iiina and dynamite, and there is not a cubic foot of water in the whole country where he can rest in aafetv. Th mn. ment he comes in from the ocean he meets the gill nets and the pounds at the mouth of the river, the aween alri further up, the hook everywhere, and at last on his breeding-grounds, which at least ought to be sacred to him, he en counters the Ditchforks of th whlia man and the spears of the Indian." Relief must now be prompt if we would have a worthy inheritance to be queath to our children. The purposes of the bill are flv tn number and five only. First Prohibit fishlna- nn ti rv,!,,.,. via. river oar in oraer to allow unor structea entrance of salmon to the river. (Section 3.) Second Restrict size of all klnda of gear u as 10 aiminisn tnelr destruc tlveness. (Section 4.) Third Keen navisntlnn rhnnn.i. i the Columbia river open at night, so as i It will soon pay for a suit and you'll never feel it to be a burden on your pay envelope t I. .... , You Arc Welcome to We make it easy for you we make it pleasant for you to buy your Clothing on our easy payment plan. (Go THEY GROW Oood Humor and dhoerfnlnssa Might good. Cheerfulness is lik aunitht t i. pels the clouds from the mind as sun- iigni cnusea away me snaaows of nl-ht. The good humored man can Dick i?e and carry off a load ihat the man wit it groucn wouiun i attempt to lift. Anyining mat interfere with health is apt to keep cheerfulness and good humor in the background. A nuBiuiiKiuii may iouna mat letting cof fee alone made things bright for her. She writes: rour years ago I was practically given up by my doctor and was not ex pected to live long. My nervous sva- tem was In a bad condition. "But 1 was young and did not want to die so I began to look about for the cause of my chronic trouble. I used to nave nervous speiis wnich would ex haust me and after each spell It would take me days before I could sit up in a chair. "I became convinced my trouble was cnusea uy conee. i aeciuea to Stop it snd bought some Postum. The first cup, which I made accord ing to' directions, had a soothing effect on my neiaes and I liked the taste. For a time i nearly uvea on Postum and ate little food besides. I am today a healthy woman. "My family and relatives wonder If i am tne same person i was rnur tmm ago, when I could do no . work on ac count of nervousness. Now I am doing my own housework, take care of two babies one 20, the other 2 months old. I am so-busy that I hardlv ret time to write a letter, yet I do it all' With th cheerfulness -and good humor, that cornea from snjoylng. good health. "I tell mv:friends.lt la to Pnntum t owe my life -today," - v I ; -Name ' crlven bv Postiim' Co.." RnttTa Creek, Mich.' Read rrhrj f.oad to Well- la' okra 'There' a Btunn " & SONS first Street Yamhill Street Second Street , fifflfi'M. ..TX-'.i -''' ii '- . ' II.1 II HH" Sbiimisbi-' mm Credit : mi villa," to afford a four to six-hour respite, everv 24 hours. In this immediate nar row strin of a wide river. (Section 1.) Fourth Lengthen closed aeasons on the Columbia river so as to allow more f sh to reach hatcheries, (section Fifth Establish closed Sundays so as to save one seventh of the salmon sup ply for propagation. (Section b.) Bar rishlng on ths Colombia Kivsr. Common sense would-not prompt you to tlrlvn rnttln throueh a closed gate. Section 3 of this bill aims to opeh the gate or at least to leave it somewhat ajar. Bar fishing at the moutn or tne Columbia is one of the greatest menaces miLi noh a tn the nernetultv OI tne nsn ing Industry, to say nothing of involv- ln a nflrllBKH loan of life. By it fish are kept in the open sea long after the time appointed by nature for their en trance to rresn water, a icw juuu tlons should convince: "Bar net fishing should bo prohibited below a line inside and near tne moutn nf the river. The prevention Of lll-net fishing near and on the bar would re sult in a saving or lire, eotne ?u to ou fishermen are drowned there each year." Charles F. Fowell, captain or en fl-tnAAra 1AR7. "A restriction should be placed upon fishing too close to tne entrance rrom the sea. The fish should be allowed to s-fft well Inaida before attacking them." Major Jones' report to war depart ment, 1887. ; . . "I think it Is essentlon for the wel fare of this Industry, that no fishing be allowed at or 'near the mouth -of the river, and the salmon bs given all ths opportunity possible of getting into the river before it is lswful to take them. Oregon fish commissioner, 1905. " I am also or tne opinion tnai nening should be prohibited below Sand Island at all times." Senator Charles W Ful ton, January, 1807. . : ; - Btstrtet Ooa,;-. ''-.": Shorten ' the - lengths of all fishing gear.- Marshall McDonald, United (states fish "' commissioner, 1894. says: '"It is indeed a matter oft surprise that any ralmon have beah- able to' elude' the labryinth of nets which bar their course an exaggeration to state that the entire volume of this great river Is strained through the mashes of the Innumerable nets which ' oecupy and obstruct every naaa.1CRWBV ta 1ha una wntno-.wAnnHM ' The Washington special committee. is. says: "wets must be reanlated. The Joint International . commlttM Washington and British Columbia, agree mat iou iamoms snouia oe tne ex treme length. The United States fish commissioner in a letter to secretary Strauss, writ ten January 10, 1907, ssys: "No one laminar wun the situation can fail to appreciate the menace to the per petuity of tho industry that is furnished by ths concentration of a tremendous amount of fixed and floating apparatus of capture in and near the mouth of Our delicious Cod Liver preparation without oil. , Better than old-fashioned cod liver oil and emulsions to restore health for i Old people, delicate children, weak run-down persons, and after sickness, colds, coughs, bronchitis and all throat and lting troubles. . v, " ; Try. it on our guarantee. Woodard. Clarke & Co Portia.. i. Or. the river. This apparatus comprises about 400-pound nets or traps, over 80 long sweepseines, and more than 8,000 1 ciiinets. the last having an ag gregate approximate length of over 670 mnes." Digest these recommendations and then go measure off 150 fathoms, 800 feet, four and one-half city blocks. and 25 feet deep. Does, that seem lens enougn . to allow T Perhaps when you figure that after all sear is limited as proposed and you realise that over tv miles or it is still lert, you. wm agree mat tne request is not unreason able. i Channel Pishing. In a river varying in width from one to 11 miles, the reservation of a chan nel from 100 feet to 400 feet wide. from one hour after sunset to ons hour before sunrise,. Js asked. When there Is suoh a wide expansion of river re maining, is this narrow strip too much to ask either for the Preservation of the fish- - or for the still more para mount safety to navigation? If you don't care a rap for fish; would it not oe wen .to relieve me lives ana prop erty, constantly afloat, from the chances or delay ana destruction orrerea by the nightly invasion of nsvleatlon courses by miles of fishing gear T Refer to tne report oi uantain unaries foweiL United States englnesrs; rsad what the special senate committee, state of Wash ington. 189. says, or look over the com plaints of ship-masters whose ; "pilot nouses bear the marks Of intimidating bullets fired by fishermen occupy Ing the channels, or ask the captains whosel vessels nave arutea. neipiess. ior nours with nets - In their wheels. Besr In mind, however, that the purpose of this bill is the protection of salmon between four and six hours m every 14. Many salmon will ' then ' ' escape' appliances, which Is. operating - without cessation, would catch them, t This will - inoreass the -number - of salmon reaching the listcherles and enable ' the plants now Idls to resume propagation. The nro- posed law will not1 restrict channel fish- ng in oayUgnt; the restriction apnlieR to the nlwtit perloil hecxtise navigation interests will ta c-.! m rv . 1 . a t tli same "1 triad sll klsdl of bloed to do ma aor sood bo I ha til..- H.T i1I'm1I im. aim: Mstsdlas which fsllaa ava fonad tke risht thing lontlaalns ,bam to mtf sornlns n usssanii; tli. ape te have a ssasos a raooststaud tni 0. Wlttea. tlm St., Kewark. N . 1. Th Bowel !s55tv 1 1 -AS mm ' 1 mmmw aai a naaaant, P.lot.bl., PoMnt.TMUOnod, Oefood raay Blekaa. Waakaa or flrlp.. Us. H. Mo. S.ff old fa balk. Ths s.nnloa tabM itattaea 0 00. ,oaatd to ear or yoar atonoy baak. . Sterling Ramady Co., Chlesjo or M.T. fa) HKUAL SALE, TEN KilJJQX EOXES ryi:. TEA Four types for tastes; you may try them all. - as four well v Tour grocer returns your money If yott don't Ilka Schilling's Best: wo par him time ' Ths war ilenartmant nnw haa " the matter under investigation., Reason (Continue-! Cu Three.)
