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Newspaper Page Text10" '' THE " OREGON"" DAILY ' "JOURNAL, PORTLAND WEDNESDAY ' EVENING MAY 6, 1808. ASK FOR DEFENSES Need for Better Protection for Pacific Coast Is Sub ject of Discussion at Met- mlf Breakfast at ban . Francisco. (United Press Leased Wire.) Fan Francisco. May S. The strategic aspect of Hawaii, the Philippine Island and the Pacific coast. Its de f enables condition, and the need for fortifications and naval protection, were topics discussed at tne P"1' '"'" " ' . . ' ... i IT . . Vif thii mnrnlna- at the St Francis hotel under the auspices of the Call- fnM.1, ,i mmn1nn . emnmittaa. A monster memorial petition signed by the various officials of commercial organisations In Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Arlaona, Califor nia, Hawaii, Alaska and the Philippines, reciting the needs of the coast for pro tection, was presented to Secretary Met calf, who in turn promised to present the memorial to the president. Jt Is couched in the" strongest terms, de . mantling defenses for the defenseless Pacific coasw ' . . . The breakfast opened with an intro duction by Toastmaater Rufus P. Jen nings of Mayor Taylor, who enlarged upon the need- of defenses in Hawaii and the Philippines and their strategi cal value In case of war. Secretary .Hetcalf briefly responded bv declaring that he would present tho memorial to the president, and declined to further discuss ; the affairs of r the nation, saying: ' ; "What Is going to be done by the United States are matters that cannot be made public at this time." " Congressman Richmond Pearson Hob- eon, who was to nave attenaea tne oan quet, and who was expected to make an address on , the subject of a greater navy, did not appear. - OAVIDOR Ai CLERK ES S. B. Davldor, promoter, was the principal in a double assault' and bat tery case this morning in Judge Camer on's court Tuesday afternoon W. O. "8 lenee, bookkeeper for the 6 1. Johns ias company,-of which Davldor la pres ident, had an argument ending in "blows, in which the bookkeeper was the stronger- debater. Spenee testified ; that hie salary as bookkeeper was a month over due nd that on his making a demand Davidor grewi abusive. He allearea that Davldor called him a vile name and struck blm in the forehead "with a pa perweight - Davldor, in his charge against Bpence, stated that the latter " " .i5i!wr ana uiai ne lusviaori did not call htm a vile name or use a paperweight Judge Cameron ruled that, as both seemed . equally in tho wrong. me respective- cases would - be dis missed, A" sensational turn was given the case when pence's attorney asked Davldor, while the latter' was on the cumir, ii ne was not convicted . "b unaer ine name or I-rfve. The witness answered in the negative. Spence swore that ha was under the Impression that Davldor was makins? rreparatlons to flee the country And that that wu tha yaaana hi. " In going after the back salary. Dav Cor denied that he intended to leave. LITTLE TDTE LEFT ' ; FOB REGISTRATION , At the rate rotors are regis- 4 taring it seems unlikely that more than IJ.OOCV names will ap- pear on the rolls when they are made up for tbe Jfuns election, A and .tin I Ma fhm uT;V"..i.' during the Ust few days there ' Willie several hundred less than that number. This mornlna; tb . total stood at ai,847. of whom - r wm t uaii 24.884 are Republicans. 8.828 are w -iuuviw mm .a.,oe are mem- bers of minor parties or lnde- ', peadanU.-;.io'ii',;.-: ; j'V :' v Only eight more days art left for registration. '- Seventy men registered yesterday, a gain of -J0 orer the day before, i. Within . this time, also, must be made all transfers of those who have changed their places of resi- dence from one precinct to an- other since the primaries. t Spectacles 11.00 at Me tiger a. "There are many- things n :. the month of May for the mind of man beside work and play." - . .. .Yes, and one of the Important . thing is Dress. - " V . : I f you want big aasortinent come here. " - -If you want tiew Ideas come - here. .-"-' r-V v . -cc -'4- - .t .., : ;If yott want good qualitycome ."here. -;. ,.;-.v If you want the price right come here. " . . - - - - - : ' : ' '-, ? Good Suits, $10 to $30. Clothing bought here pressed and kept in repair without charge. C3-OTKrHG CO KiC2 ST. ' A PUIiCII CROOK COUNTY ARSON CASE OPENS iFOMORROW Non-Arrim of Witnesses Causa of Delay, Which Will Be Improred by Attorneys in, Strengthening the i 1 CasesDefense Prepares on Many Lines. (Special Dispatch to The JuarsaLt Prlnevllle. Or May . .The . case of the state against C. Sam Smith, charged with arson, alleged to hare been com mitted during the last days of March, was continued today to 9 o'clock tomor row morning, when it will be taken up ror trial. Some of the witnesses for the de fense have not had time to appear as yet and will not arrive until sometime tonight. ' Seventeen additional witnesses were subpoenaed yesterday for the defense and others may be called todav. Among tnose subpoenaed are J. H. Gray, Roy Gray, Dick Moopman, R. Poor, Dick Mil ler, Ike Blevlns. Andrew Morrow, George -.I'll n Tl ,T ,1 T . . V. n M. wa- j lace Post. William Stanton. C. 8. Smith, Douglas Lawson, Gilbert Lawaon, George button, jp . A. Kice ana cnaries u. jveuy. One Witness Takes to Flight Many of these were called by tele- honej direct from tne snerirr s omce. lick Uwr was called in this manner. and rumor has it that he mounted a horse and went in the opposite direc tion. When seen last evening by an other witness who had been called Mil ler was near Post, Oregon, more than 20 miles from town, whereupon a deputy sheriff was started in pursuit at once. The witness will be overtaken tonight and when the fact that he is wanted on subpoena Instead of a warrant is ex plained to nim he will no doubt return without resistance. J. K. Weatherford, one of the attor neys for the defense, says preparations are rapidly being made -by the attor Woman Llying Near Walla Walla Last Seen Friday Three Men Arrested. (Special Dlapateh te The loaraaL) Walla Walla. Wash., May The mys terious disappearance of Mrs. Anna Aid rich, a wealthy widow,' from her ranch near. Dixie, eight mUes east of .Walla Walla, has led to the arrest of George, John-. And -W. H. . Barnes, - three young farmers of that neighborhood, on sus picion that they have made away with the woman' in order to gain possession of her -property. Officers are making diligent search for Mrs. Aldrlch, who has not been seen since last Friday, w Dr. John- Nose, a son-in-law of Mrs. Aldrlch, notified the sheriff yesterday of her disappearance. Officers went to the ranch and found one of the Barnes boys in possession. Barnes said he had leased the farm and bought all 'the per sonal property. . . t ' - w nen Jars. Atancn was laai eeen r ri- day, she was ossein through Dixie with W. H. Barnea Barnes says, he drove Mrs. Aldrlch to Waitabur. where the leas and. a bill of sale .of tbe perf sonal property were drawn up by Attor ney K. tl. urmsDee, ana tnai laier Airs. Aldrtch boarded a train for Walla Walla. ' ; -"..m Ormsbee denies- that they ever called at his office and the conductor says Mrs. Aldrlch did not ride on his train. The Barnes boys, -it is said, cannot show any lease of the ranch or bill of sale of the -personal property. Sheriff Haviland and his deputies are in the Dixie neighborhood this after- noon making -a search for the woman. LABORERS LOSE LEGS BY DITCH CAVE-IH Domlnlck Fllppo and'.. Sara , Gulllo, Italian laborers, employed by the Port land Gas company In digging gas main ditches, were Injured by -a cave-in at II o'clock this morning on Moore street In Piedmont Each sustained a broken ler. They were immediately removed to St Vincent's hospital, where their Injuries were attended to.. The acci dent was' caused by a passing car jar ring Jooeo tne nank of tbe auca. Perfect fitting glasses fl atMetzgera SPECIAL CLAIM OF ELGIN'S BOOSTERS (Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal) Elgin, Or., May 6-At the last neet lng of the Elgin Commercial club much important work connected with the building up of this section was done. A uamphlet is now in press that will contain a good description of the ad vantages of Elrin and the Trfdian vaJlev This will be circulated all through the mmaio west ana eastern states and good results are expected, for this part of the state offers advantages to the land seeker and new comer that are not excelled in any other part of the state "r on the- :oast. No Irrigation irf needed her to make all kinds of crops grow, and fruits are abundant. No other sec tion, it is claimed, offers such Induce ments to the man of moderate means as mis section. There is everything here umber, grain and all kinds of rruit The com In- year will be a ban ner year for Elgin and this section of union county. WANTS COMMISSION ; TO MAKE REPORT ' . (United prtaa Leuea wire.) Washington, May On motion of rBafoe.jifun a Fnof Ohio thi senate today adpoted a resolution Taking the interstate commerce eommiMkm tl "report forthwith" whether or not the railroads had complied with the rro visions of the commodity clause ofP& rat. tew since it .tVt. Dr. Mann Moves to Portland. (Special Dlipatefa to The j-..i North Powder, Or. . May V2!r ur ,,adlnf Physician and 1 Bura-eon at this place, founder of the .lEt0.? and Merchants State bank, of which he was caehler until recently In! North Powder's moil respected elt?n.f has, gone to his futurfCm ;VteT"heVe! grVS.R" Jtf ? Si! :WelllnA,'- hVch,e3 ;itience mainly for the z$&.9i pyr t Tiu'ITlepnoircaa DcWatos. 1 I- - jjfcaa T4 a -a. La Grande, Or, May -The Henubll- ed the following delegates to the state "::n"TwF; B- Pram well. J. H nian-wi unnirn ta v-sat Tm.i - 11 . V.; 7 ""onsraxs, lvi Orande A. Bamea. Elglnt U. a. ivh.h i t'- A. riayla, Alice!; J: D. fa'ey. Itif- , vvuas, aieaical (springs. WEALTHY VilDOW u HAS VANISHED neys and that they will be prepared to enter the contest at the opening of court tomorrow; Defense Xs Kept Ones slur- "The most confusing; thing that has been done to the defense," said Mr. Weatherford. "is the dismissal of the original indictment and the substitu tion In its place of another that flies the date at March 27, instead of March 21. as the time the Williamson shearing plant was destroyed." The nrosecution was aaked concern ing the date that will be fixed upon and said that matter had not been definitely decided upon as yet. and it might be changed, but that It would he fixed unon examination of witnesses todav, and will be set about the last of March. The defense Is preparing to meet any one of several possible lines of pro cedure and this accounts for the number of witnesses that are being called. Additional Jurors Called. There Is considerable feelinc here to day among the friends and political sunt Dorter of each of the DrinciDals in this case and crowds of men are congregated in the courtnouse ana - aoout tne srrounds speculating; on the probable out come of the case. Because of the fact hat the regular list of jurors has been compelled to stay in Prlnevllle since Monday, they were thought to be dis qualified to art on a Jury in this esse ano tne snerur nas Deen dusv toaay calling 20 men In addition from the eastern and northern parts of the county,- who will answer at the opening of court tomorrow morning and will no doubt be used as Jurors. DEVILISH DEVICE - - it... Congressman Bartholdt So Declares in Speech Before House Committee. Washington. May . A spirited , at tack on prohibition was made today by Kepresentative Richard Bartholdt of Missouri before he house committee on the District of Columbia, which has un der consideration the Sims bill provid ing - for . prohibition in the district,' - "Prohibition is a devilish device to nail the human family more securely to the cross of King Alcohol,'.' he de clared.. He also declared the profes sional 1 prohibitionists had "corralled women and children," and that they had ."cracked the whip" over state legisla tors. "Now," he continued, "they are trying to crack the whip over the congress of the r United States. But thla attempt we must regard not as a command, but as a danger signal. , Above all things we must remember . ' that prohibition does not succeed In Its purpose and that it does nothing but promote . lawless arunKenness. 'If ithis thing ffoes on. If these Tiro- hlbltlonlsts open the Pandora box of government inquiry, and prohibition we may go sun partner man even tnev in- tended. We may investigate whether or not many American tomes are deserted because the wives and mothers spend their time on the streets' and on the hustings agitating for prohibition. We may try tp . ascertain whether or not many of the so-called 'temperance annas wnicn are consumed oy Amer ican women in sickening quantities are aiconono and ar endless harm. ' CHILD FALLS FROM Mother in the City WMle Searching for Her Miss ing Husband. Nine-year-old Haxel Suckow was drowned yesterday .afternoon when while playing on the back porch of the Mont gomery house at 461 East Morrison street she fell -from the porch into eight feet of water in the slough 16 feet below. The body was found this morning at 6 o'clock, by Officers Bailey and Keith, who were detailed On the case when tbe mother notified the no tice that ber daughter had been missing sine t o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Kuoy-Buckow came to Portland about three weeks ago in search of her husband, who left her in Milwaukee. She bad located him. but he left her a few days berore yesterday's drowning. It is believed that he Is In British Co lumbia. .. Metsger. jeweler, optician, til Wash: RECRUITING FOREST MEN IN JOSEPHINE 7 (Special Dispatch to The Jooraal.li Grants pass, Or.; May I. Supervisor M. J. Anderson, assisted by other offi cers of the ' United States forest ser vice. Is holding civil service examina tions at the headquarters of the Siski you and southern Oregon reserves In this city. There are over 20 applicants, ranging from patrolman to lumberman. Besides the written examinations, - tne ranger applicants are taken to the woods and given practical lessons in-packing horses, bulldog campfires, and doing other forest work required of men on guard. . Later on this month examinations will be held for scaler and lumberman. The position of lumberman pays 11,800 rer rear and ' expenses. Scalers get 1,400 and expenses. : This will be the first examination of this kind In Ore gon, as these higher positions are usual- r riuea oy examination at Washington, ut the locsf" reserve headauartera Is now one of tjie motimportant 4a too United States because of Its area of valuable timber. The total payroll of tbe service in JOsepnlne county alene Is over l.000 Her month." Half a. hun dred men are employed during the sum mer ana irom xo 10 s outing the win ter. -The past year - the service ap propriated over 1 10.000 for Improve ments in the reserves in this county and even larger appropriations will be mads this year. Most of the expenditure has been upon trails, roads and tele phone Unes. . . . , , Perfect fitting glasses $1 at MeUger's. NEW-REVENUE CUTTER , FOR COLUMBIA RIVER ';' ' -"saseaaBBss y. a v "5; " (United Preaa Leased Wire. ' Washlna-ton. D. C. Mav . FYnie et4l tlonal -revenue cutlers, to cost 1925.000. are authorised by a bill Introduced lrt-i the houoe today.. One of the . ships ' will be stationed on the Pacific coast. PROHIBITION PORCH DROWNED 8100,000 FIliE: ?; AT BAY CITY . ; fcV Nsi " i- li SH- A rJt , .f, - ... aassassassjsssssasssBSSsssssasjssSB, , Burglar Sets Firb to J ewelry store ana xiestroys Many ; yBuildingsl" -p .' (TAdted Press Iaased Wire.) f Ban Francisco, ' My 6. Only tho prompt arrival of the fire department prevented loss of life when a. flr broke out In ' UtUe tailor shop at 8481 Mis sion street this morning and did dam age to stores on both sides to the ex tent of $100,000 before it was'extln- sruisnea. lni nre was nrat fllannv. ered by Policeman O.- F. Ewing and was replete with Incidents. ' , EWing Was iniarlnr a o1t nr im niKoa tng in passing . the shop discovered the flames. He Immediate ly turned In an alarm and then pro ceeded to the point of call. ( BIsootszw Bobbs. ' . Returning to the scene .of lha .fire he discovered a .man in the act of taking an armful of silverware and cut glass from the front of a jewelry store next to the tailor shop. Failing to surrender at his command And as the man took to his heels, the officer drew his revolver and fired. This was. fol lowed by screams of pain as the man dlaappeared In the-darkness. . .. , . Seeing that tbe , fire- was ' gaining headway, Ewlng turned .his attention to the oooupants of the adjoining apart men houses. Unooneclous of their dan- f;er. four families might' have perished f it were not for Swing's prompt ac tion in pounding on their doors with his night stick. Failing to. arouse one i tunny ny - mis means, ne . was forced to break down the door. " Such headway did the fire make that the police . ordered , all anartmnnt nouses on DOtn sides . or the street .within the Clock, emptied people in many cases fleeing from the houses in mgnt garments. Thieves took advantage- of this and several houses in tho block were robbed. X-osi In , Stores. The loss In the Stores Is estimated as follows: Joseph Johnson JewelrY,. t;,w, n.. Ji, iuryer. pnoto supplies, 5,000; Thomas O'Keefe, hay and grain store, 150,000: ' H. Tamony, bakery, 8,000; F. Chrtstianson, restaurant, (4.000: loss On bulldlnaa. arinroximale. ly $100,000. : !v. .. - l-unng tne course or the fire de fective light wires In the restaurant of Martin Dabovlch at 2S02 Mission street, three - blocks away, started a second flra. which destroyed the fol lowing stores: Martin Dabovlch, res- avm. . TTT 1 , store; C-Westminster, saloon. i nese places were practically gutted, tho total loss being $50,000. i. PAVING PROJECT IN ASHLAND SLUMBERS v - - '(Special Dispatch to The JonrsaU 'vA.shla.nd, Or., May 6 Bids wer opened by the city council last night for the bftulitblc paving Improvement in Jtsh land involving a cost of about 155,000. Bids were received from the Warren Construction company and the Pacific Bridge company of Portland. 'All bids were rejected. While the lowest in cluded subdralns, etc., it was a little higher than some citisens had expected, owing to a misunderstanding orwhat could ;h included In the cost price. The presentation of a numerously signed remonstrance to the effect that the council should . advertise for all kinds of hard surface pavements was the main eaO.se of the rejection and was accepted as a method of killing the project In directly. . and was successful. It ap pears the counclltnen have now no idea of making any further ef fort for pav ing lmproemeBtfr thlS year. . f Metsger fits glasses for $1.00." CI? OWN PRINCE BHL RECK. VP f fti. .A ( ffXa A a a A ass eaa.a . ' aaa. . YBtL0RlOU5 rON? KAZOOK5 AHp vfstv7Krrt -aLJ iSl'Ow--akT - 1 Wi fAWTlr4t5. YE SAlP PAINTINGS MAlfR YB PRINtt. : " Will it IS.kJNCrTtrepAK TAH. , c gg VIII" A.7 . . ) l JiSTery- . ' A-A HlSTORCAU ' A klTU P07 I IIIU1II0 EIJPIRE IS Tom Richardson ' Tells Trip to , Lewiston Country: r .Tom,: Richardson, manager of the Portland Commercial club, returned thla morning from an extended trip through eastern Washington and Idaho, lnclud Ina Lewiston and ' Snokana ' He at tended the celebration, at tha opening of the ' RIparla-Lewlston - line of the Ol ft. A N. (wmmnT. "The Inland emolre Is . looking well and there Is an excellent prospect for all nroduct and for business in com- morolal lines tms year." ne saia. in comoany with a party of friends -looked over the .country around Spo kane, and we found conditions . good everywhere. The inland empire is grow ing repicny ana it 'it.su irwuiary to Portland trade. The opening or tne RiDarla-Lewtston road as well as the north 'bank line mean great things in tne. development or commercial rela tions between. Portland and , the in terior, - - . : :i 10 IIILUI 10 ' " V"' CLOSING CASE IsBssaasssaBBBsBsBssMsssassssssBasB !'' - . , . k,. " . ,. - ' Nearly AH Testimony Is in for Prosecution iriHyde- ; Benson Trial. TUTnshUwtAM Uaw At Yv 1Sa ' Oan.AH. v v saaiti nsjk vvUi asao j v. a, s wio wucvu- Hyde trial today Walker K. Slack, for merly employed in lienson s oiiice, loan ttfied a number of letters forwarded -to Uenrv Dimond while the former was acting as their representative in Wash ington. The letters related to the prog ress of the land patents pending in the general land offices and the negotia tions with land owners in the west from whom purchases were 'contemplated. Most of the letters related to lands in the San Francisco mountain reserve In Arixona, and limond was instructed to particularly watch Secretary Oar- field regarding them. Correspondence Is thought by the trosecutfon to establish the contention hat Hyde And Benson were jointly in terested in these operations. Practically all of the government evidence Is In and it hopes to close its direot case next Wednesday. Attorney iiirney. appearing in tne court of appeals today, made argument on nis application lor a writ or Ha beas corpus by which he seeks to se cure the discharge of Benson by rea son of the decision of Judge LaCombe Of New York, who held in extradition proceedings that the offense with which Benson is charged Is not a violation of the law. Pythian Meeting at Pullmans Pullman. Wash.. May . The district convention of, the Knights of Pythias held' here Mdnday night was - attended by 173 visitors from the various lodges in the county. Twenty-seven candi dates were initiated into the third rank, Coeur d' Alene. lodge of Colfax putting on the work. The lodge from St John was swarded a beautiful pair of altar swords, having furnished the createst number of candidates In proportion to membership. The convention voted to meet next at uoirax, some time next fall, and elected F. T, Abbott of Colfax E resident, - Harry Love of Colfax secre iry and J, F. Tif f t of Colfax: treasurer. At the close of the ceremonies a ban quet was served. PROSPEROUS PflULDflMtHT UUiLllMI KING KAZOOKS FROM J)C VXlmM fYITATItL TP.VlRWA COilCCTlOM OF HISTORICAL htlKTit, flVVW ovyyaKeNCP. FEgHTW WfcTUB .':.--'-.... M '". VSBaBBBBBBBBJBBJSBJSBaBBBBBBBBBSBBBB eLASS.OROIIEII : Ai FACE CUT Jlrs. ' Paulus . Sues " Phone ; Company, ; Owner ! of Shaky Ladder." 77 For Injuries caused by the fall of glass when the window of her restaur ant was broken In by a stepladder, Mrs. M. 'A. Paulus is trying to collect $10,095 In damages from tha Par.lflo Telenhona x i eiegrapn company. The case went to trial before a jury in Judge Bro naugh's department of the circuit oourt inn morning. . Mrs. Paulus testified that the sect dent -took place on the morning of May 20, 1907. She was sitting in the front part of the restaurant at S8B East Mor rison street, talking with her daughter, when a shower of glass cams down upon her. - tihe had - previously seen a wagon driven by repair men of the tel ephone company halt: in front of the place, but she had not watch their movements, and the entry of tha laddr inruuan uie wmaow was unexnacten. 8he was. severely cut and her face somewhat disfigured. - THREE: KILLS HIF.1SELF Bert Deraiieylof "Washington Court House.Runs Amuck With Pistol. ' (Vaited Press leased Wire.) Washington." Courthouse, Ohio, May .Running amuck with a big revolver, Bert Devaney, a horseman, last night shot and killed Llda Bird, a young; e gress, probably fatally wounded her mother, and after taking refuge la a barn to avoid capture by a company of militia, called out to canture htm. he committed suicide by shooting himself in the head, but not until he had shot and killed Silas Shackelford, the owner of the barn, who bad gone' in to bring Devaney out. ievaney is believed to nave been in sane. Two years ago, while marshal of uaroyvuie, waere nis wue still lives, Devaney shot and killed Washington uarimgion. wno was resisting arrest. For this killing Devaney served a short term in the penitentiary. PARADE Ft)R II0ESES AKD CARRIAGES Chairman W. H. Davis of the com mittee on the horse and carriage parade for the Rose Festival, has called a meeting of the committee for 8 o'clock tomorrow evenins at the Portland hotel. The general arrangement of the parade and decorations will tva dlriiMrf and arrangements talked over for the esoort of the king of the carnival. BOMB EXPLODED - UNDER RESIDENCE ftTnlted Press Leaeed Wire.) Chicago. May . A mysterious at. plosion last night tore out the front of Charles W. Klrschener's residence and broke all the windows In adjoining houses. All the members of tha Kirch ener family were hurled out of bed, but none was injured. a IsMXlTEy SHOTS RATTlAtP A HP ACtCPTttX YE I NVfTATl OH wnrTwOYTULOil TS M - ri . BGOODE: UNDER GOi Attorneys Agree to Dismiss Charges Against Girl Who Horsewhipped Parson If , She Posts iloney to Guar-' antee Peace. : . . . -. .(United Press Laaaed Wire.) , Baletn, May When the re-trial of Lulu Ooode was called this morning before Justice of the Peace Daniel Web ster. . Deputy District Attorney Charles McNary announced that a compromise had been srrammi hutvun tha at.tn and the defendants by which the de fendants, Miss Lulu Ooode and Jasper Ooode, .charged with assault and perj pry, were to be released under a pond to keep the peace. . ' Lulu Ooode was tried ' -veataeAav nw assault onMrs. Leona Roper, wife of RYl eJ)m p Hop', pastor of the Free Methodist church in Salem, but the Jury couldn't find a verdict. The other trials were to have been taken up in order, but the arranaramant annnuneail by the district attorney this morning puts an end to the Goods trials that grew out of the horse-whipping of the parson. .. JI'GARRY MAY ACT AS ATTORNEY FOR MARTIN W. R. McGerry may represent Edward It Martin, accused of the murder of Nathan Wolff Friday evening last. Mo- Garry visited Martin in his cell tbl" ... morning and had a short conference with him. After his Interview he. an nounced that he had been asked to rep resent Martin by a New Tork firm of lawyers, acting for Martin's father whov Is at present traveling in India, ' "I received a teles-ram from tha elder Martin's New Tork agents asking me to take the case," said McQarry, "and I am now investigating it I saw Martin for a short while this morning and tola him that I would secure medical attention for him and have a long talk thla aftkMMM . T ..lr-il k. I IJ 1 k.. anything at all to do with the Wolff case and he said he did not. I had no time i to go Into details, however, and cannot decide whether or not I shall take the case until this afternoon." Mr. McOarry said that the elder Ma A tin is now believed to be In Bombay and has been cabled to. He wouldn't divulge the name of the New Tork firm that he says has employed him. ARTILLERY OFFICERS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT (tJalted Press Leased Wtae.l oaik -1 iv4kwi uaj Dr irsi lieu tenant Cheater H. Loop of tbe Twenty fifth company of coast artillery is ly ing at the Presidio general hospital lnfully wounded, having been acci entally shot in the left arm at tha el bow. The condition of the officer is serious. Monday Loop was the officer of the dav at Fort Mlley. Returning to his home at t o'clock Tuesday morning he tried to throw out the cartridges from his pistol and In some manner one of them was discharged. The bullet struck ixmp's arm, scattered tne bone and nowea its way completely through, the lesh. 0a-THBRkttr v: