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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAU- PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. M(Y 19, 1908.
DIAGRAfflSSHOW'HOW
. SCHAFFER WAS KILLED
itfefense Declares in Court That Germans at Birthday
Party Were Pressing Policeman Prosecution Is
!; "Equally Pasitii&itt er Fired Hastily.
' That Natham H. Suitter. the former
pellceman oa trial for murder In Judge
CI eland's department of the circuit
court, did nothing more in the killing
of. Henry Schaffer than any other pru
dent man -would have done i the claim
- wade by the defense, as outlined In the
opening address of Pan J. Malarkey to
the jury mis morning.
. Malarkey followed Deputy District
Attorney Adams, who outlined the case
for the prosecution and maintained that
Srhaffer was shot while his side was
turned to Suitter, and when he was of
fering no violence that threatem-d the
bfilcer or would justify the use of fire
arms. . , .
' Much difficulty was had in securing
he twelfth man on the Jury, and he
was not secured until the last peremp-
Wry challenge allowed to the defense
had been exhausted. The state used
four challenges, within two of its limit.
J.- W. Brennan was the twelfth roan and
the only one picked this morning, the
tithe. 11 having been accepted before
adjournment yesterday afternoon. Seven
.. talesmen were called and excused In
succession this morning. Thomas H.
Cochran was excused by the court for
cause, H. C. Campbell and D. B. Mc
Bride were challenged by the state, and
i, 8. Downey. Peter Bbey. 8. C. Arroi
twge and W.A. Elvers were excused by
the defense. .Following Is the com
pleted Juryr- H. C Hardman. grocer;
Thomas J. McNamee, lately a candidate
for constable; U H. Deardort farmer;
Robert Kennedy, commission merchant;
William Harder, railroad employe;
Richard Helmbach, formerly employed
by city board of charities: H. E. Clark,
builder; A. X Haj-seth. flouring mill
man; Thomas E. Lewis, farmer; H. I
Colvin, logger; H. L. Davenport, col
lector, and 3. W. Brennan, laborer.
Both. Adam and Malarkey, In their
opening remarks to the jury, carefully
described the premises where the shoot
ing of Schaffer took place. In his home
at the cornets-of Failing street and Mal
lory avenue. A plat was exhibited tnat
It has been agreed shajll b used in Illus
trating the -scene of the trouble.
' Kerry, Birthday Party.
Adams told of Schaffer's preparations
for a birthday oarty on the night of
March 1,-T-hen he Invited a number of
his German friends to Join him In a
celebration. ' Adams described the party
as a homelike affair, accompanied by
no more noise than Is tha ordinary ac
companiment' of a, party of raerrymak-i
-r-
ers. He. ascribed the complaints that
were made to the officers to the inter
meddling of Mr. Holdsworth, who' owned
thr property and lived near by, he and
Schaffer not home on the best of terms.
He pointed out that the companion's of
Schaffer were acquitted of any charge
or disoraeny conduct arter tneir arrest,
there being no evidence to sustain such
a. charge.
Malarkey; on the other hand, assert
ed that the noise of the celebration in
the Schaffer home made a din that
could b heard for blocks. He com
mented sarcastically on Adams' descrip
tion of a quiet party, telling of Schaf
fer's purchase of two kegs of beer for
this 8unday night affair.. He also
charged that Schaffer had planned to
make the affair as noisy as ooos.'ble,
and said he would prove by Chester
Schaffer, a neighbor of ihe same name,
but not a relative, that Henry Schaffer
repeatedly declared that ha would show
"the old man," meaning Holdsworth,
thaat he would do as he pleased. Henry
Schaffer was looking for trouble, said
Malarkey, and for days he prepared for
the event with a view to creating all
the noise possible and causing as much
annoyance as he could.
Tha Story of tha Bullets.
The versions of the shooting as told
by Adams and Mularkey ars greatly a
variance. Adams said that Schaffer
was shot Just as he had finished speak
ing in a low tone. In German, to his
wife. Three shots were fired, two of ,
which passed through the body of
Schaffer, the third- being embedded In
the wall. The speaker Invited atten-;
tlon to the direction and course of these
shots to show as the' cose progresses
that Schaffer was not facing and fight
ing the man who shot him. He said
he could not attempt to tell what was
said, except that Schaffer was protest
ing to Suitter against the action of tha
officer's invading his home. He told
Schaffer that he was under arrest, said
the speaker, but refused to tell why.
Malarkey described a scene in which
Suitter was hard pressed by the ca
rousing Germans, and declared that Suit
ter shot in self-defense to avoid threat
ened assault or death. He asserted that
the officer was performing his duty to
sunnress a disturbance that had arnuKtvl
the neighborhood, and that Schaffer was.
the aggressor In a flBt fight, his head
being affected by the beer and wine.
Schaffer was In ugly temper, and was
looking for trouble, declared the -policeman's
defender.
The first testimony was taken this
afternoon.
CHATS WHILE
WENT CUT
Tim Foley Refuses to Tate
.t Anaesthetic Before Un
. dergoing Operation.
. - (United Pism Leased Wire.) '
ReddlngCal... May 1.t In one of the
most remarkable exhibitions of nerve
In tha hls'tow' of surgery. Constable Tim
Foley .flirted with death while surgeons
cut around his heart to open a sack of
pus. While tha steady band of tha sur
geon brought the sharp knife close to
his vital organ Foley chatted with him
and tha nurses, who were astounded by
the patients courage. Foley had re
fused to be put' under the Influence of
an anaesthetic It was found that the
bullet fired by Deputy Constable Little
Head, Sunday morning, had nipped a
corner from the apex of the heart. The
operation gave - the patient such relief
that he Tell asleep Immediately after
ward. Foley refuses to make a dying
statement, Decause n insists tnat he
will live. The surgeons, however, en
tertain tittle hopes lor his recovery.
SENATOR PAID
FOR LETTERS
VIEW WARSHIPS
FROM SEASIDE
Spectators Expect to See the
Fleet Pass Up Coast
About Noon.
ODfhfELlOIVS
AT THE CAPITAL
Grand Lodge in Its Fifty
Third Session Two Thou
sand Will Attend.
(Salem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem, Or.. May 19. Hundreds of Odd
Fellows arrived In 8alera this morning
from both the north and south and hun
dreds of others are arriving on every
train to attend the fifty-third, annual
session of the grand lodge, which besran
today and which will be continued to
morrow ana Tnursaay. The city l
decked in holiday attire. It is expected
fully 2.000 Odd Fellows and other -vis
itors will be in the city during most
vi mo sessions.
Three bodies of the Odd Fellows'
craft will convene In Salem during the
three days. The grand lodge is trans-
eting its Dusmess 'in the hall of repre
sentatives at the state house. The Mus
covites will hold their sessions in Elks
hall at the Ilihee club and the Rebekahs
win convene in the Odd Fellows nail
at the opera house.
'On Thursday a grand parade of Odd
Fellows will be held, which is planned
to be the crowning feature of the con
vention. As many complete and sepa
rate lodges will take part, with their
Banners ana in tneir reraiia. as it la
possible to get out. Every lodge in the
state will be represented and a great
many will be represented by full mem
bership. .
The deliberations of the srrand lodaa
are being presided over by Grand Master
Richard Scott of Mllwaukte. Mrs. Wil
liam Galloway of McMinnvllle la errand
president of the Rebekahs. The cere
monies include degree work .and the
celebration of the founding of Cheme
keta lodge No. 1,- of Salem, the first
Oregon lodge, founded in 1861 and which
has never yet railed to muster a quorum
when a meeting was called. Aside from
the big parade Thursday the Muscovites
will parade on Wednesday evening and
Other parades are scheduled to take
place if the weather will permit.
report or urana secretary Sharon
shows that the year has been a most
prosperous one in every way, including
me auuiuon oi new loages, new mem
bers and increased assets. Subordinate
lodges have been received at Sellwood,
Hermlston, Mount Hood, Monmouth,
wauervuie. siarcoia ana reewater.
OREGON TRAIL REPRESENTED ON
- NEW EPISCOPAL DIOCESE SEAL
The Episcopal diocese of Oregon will
in the future have It a. official seal, the
design made by Pierre de Chaigaan la
Rose or Cambridge, Massachusetts, hav
ing been adopted by the Episcopal con
vention... :r: , ''('
in designing the ... seal , Mr. la Rose
endeavored to have-it lnolude" several
characteristic features of the see of
Oregon. For Instance, the famous "Ore
gon trail" Is represented by the broad
fess or band running from east to weak
across tne rteia, wnue the Oregon roses
are typified by three conventional roses
on-the fess. At either aide of the
trail" have been placed "crosses-crosa.
let.- consiaerea the peculiarly mission.
ary form of the cross. The field or
Dacxgrouna or tne Shield is to be gold,
called in heraldry "or.", thus bringing
in the name of the- state, "Oregon." The
fess is to be red, the only colors used
on the seal being red and gold.
Above the fess the usual Episcopal
ornaments of mitre, keys and crosier
will be placed, they having been char
acteristic of American Episcopal seals
since that of the first American bishop
was struck.
Owing to the "staple" coat as dis
tinguished from the heraldrio "com
pound," it is believed the design will
show up with unusual distinctness in
stained glass and when carved into
stone.
The committee . havina tha. matter of
the seal in charge consisted of Rt Rev.
Charles Scaddlng, Rev. George B. Van
Waters. Coloner John T. McCraken, K.
T. C Stephens and R. A. Cram of Bos
ton, the consulting designer.
Official Seal of the Dlocefie of Ore-
.on. ,''...
TURNED DEAF EAR TO DRUMMER L
AND WORDS AND HAMMER FLEW
The number of working lodges May 1
was 181, with a total membership of
4. SS an increase In thla state of 1.327
for 1908.
ONLY ONE PAIR OF
GLOVES III 15 YEARS
Mrs. Stiit Says She Often
Had to -Wear Cast-Off
Garments.
Mae Wood Says She Re
ceived $7,500 From Her
Alleged Husband.
(Catted Press Lraied Wire.)
-New York, May 19. How she re
ceived $7,500 lor the love letters writ
ten to Iht by Senator Tom Piatt of
New York, and upon which was based
a book entitled 'Love letters of a
Boss," was told today by Mae Wood,
the woman who claims she was legally
married to the aged statesman, and who
ll now sulnj; tor divorce.
"I could have received $70,000 for
the letters," she testified, "but I was
afraid to take that much. I knew the
crowd I was dealing with. I would
never have reached New York alive if
1 had taken that much."
J'latt's counsel succeeded In getting
before the jury that the witness had
spoken of the probability of her en
gagement to the senator being broken
0. '.
She declared that she was ill at the
time the complaint In which she sued
the latter for the recovery of the letters
in whleh reference to the broken engage
ment was made, was drawn up. She
could not recall how mention of the
broken engagement crept in the com
plaint. Mae Wood admitted that she
feigned a receipt for $10,000. but received
only $7,600 for the letters, the differ
ence being given to Attorney Abe Hum
mell as a fee.
LEAPED FROM TRAIN
OF LOGS RUNNING AWAY
, In the Good Samaritan hospital, Ed
ward Carroll, a logger, lies near death
ivunjr, iuo r..uu-vi jumping rrom a
runaway logging train yesterday. Car
roll is an employe of the Columbia Tim
ber company, near Goebel, Oregon, and
sns on ivHuia train when
vouytutiH y m.wiww si wu climbing a
steep hJlL Carroll sustained two broken
riiw, urinen it'js ana a nuraDer of in
teraal Injuries.
CORVALLIS' POLICE- -
CHIEF IS INDOBSBJ)
' - : .'-V : .. " " ' : :
- SrHl fntpatrfe t The ieeraaVi
CorvaUis. Or, Msy 18. At- the city
flection yesterday J. IX Wells, present
Incumbent, defeated Lincoln Chambers
fur the office of chief of police by 19
votes. Out of $60 votes Well received
Jltt; Georre w. Denman, for IS years
hool superintendent of Benton county.
" rim ponce iuug ana 11. Davis
treasurer. - -j nere -was no contest
The Astoria. A Columbia River Rail
road company's officials are looking
forward to a large excursion business
over that line to Seaside tomorrow. The
fleet la due to pass Seaside about noon.
Making northward, the warahim win
reach the mouth of the Columbia river
uunng mo ariernoon. and their maneu
vers will be witnessed there by a large
crowd on the bluffs at North head.
The Seaside excursionists will go over
the Astoria & Columbia River road, a
special train leaving PnrtinnH o, i
o clock tomorrow morning and reaching
Seaside at 10:80. The company's Sea
side agent reported today that the
weather there is clear and beautiful
The special trsln will ntinm in k
iHvmg oeasiae at 6:16 and
reaching Portland at 10:20 o'clock.
CWfl ARE
III IN IWfi
E
A grand house-warming will be
given opening the new home of the
Portland Commercial club on the
evening of Friday, June 12. At that
time every detail of the club's fur
nishings and cuisine will, It Is ex
pected, be complete. The event will
be the official opening of the new
building. Light refreshments and
punch will be served. The enter
tainment will be for men only.
AH previous records at the Portland
Commercial club for' new membership
applications were oropen jociay wnn at
tne regular juonaay noonday meeting
Secretary Coddington produced a roll Of
a applicants.
j he subject or Portland s commercial
reanizations Jointly suDnortlna a Port-
and commercial agent at Washington.
, C. to look after the trade inter
sts of this city in connection with
overnment contracts and purchases.
was brought up for discussion, and
was referred to Tom Richardson.
Hy
x,-nt fv chief, of police.
i-4!S rHteij C hambers by only five
luir. .wsi.s is a vemucrat.
Lt year
AT EMERYVILLE
TRACK TODAY
(United Preu Leased Wire.)
Emeryville Race Track, May 19. Re
sult:
First race, Futurity course; aelling;
3-ycar-olds Emma G. 107, IS to 6. 3 to
7 to 10. won: Turnawsv. 10S. 4 tn 1
11 to 5. second: Old Settler. 102. 3 tn 2
third. Time, 1:11 2-6.
DEFENSE LOSES ONE
POINT IN LAND CASE
(United Press Leased Wire.
Washington, May It. The defense
lost a strong point ' in today's proceed
ings of the Hyde-Benson land fraud
case when tha court refused to strike
from the records the evidence of J. F.
Shearman, a handwriting expert, who-
wuiwi to ine.auegea irauauient char
acter of the applications for- land pur
chases that, nassed through- 'Hyde's
office In San Francisco.
Shearman was put through a severe
cross-examination by Attorney Worth
ington, representing Hyde, and at the
conclusion of K Worthlngton moved to
have-the testimony, of the witness-excluded
on the ground that it does not
conned with, the alleged fraudulent
transactions of the defendant. In rul
ing against the defense the court an-
nouncd that It would carefully guard
ftrucTTons." tellnwnr the final in-
Vehemently denying the charges of
her husband that an outside affinity in
the person of John Katchner had won
her affection, Mrs. Gertie Stitt is fight
ing in Judge O pay's court to secure a
divorce for herself, and to have W. O.
Stltt s suit against her dismissed. The
morning session of court was largely
consumed in hearing testimony to sus
tain Mrs. Stitt's charges of cruelty and
iu disprove ner nusoana s accusations
uniting ner name with that of John
Ka tenner.
Mrs. Stltt asserted that her husband
bought her only one nair of stoves In
15 years, and said she had to wear cast
off garments much of the time. Sho
admitted going to the room of Katch
ner on one occasion. She said she went
to warn him that her husband threat
ened to shoot him, and she feared that
Stltt would carry out the threat. Sho
wont to the vaudeville shows a few
times with Katchner, she said, but this
was always witn ner nusoana s permis
sion, previous to the time that he be
came wildly Jealous.
Patrolman Roberts told of a scene at
his house where Katchner and Mrs.
Stitt were guests.' Stitt acted like a
crazy man. Bald the witness, threaten
ing to gin itatcnner. He let Katchner
out the back door, having been called
from his beat by a telephone message
from headquarters telling him there
was "trouble at hla house. The witness
spoke a good word for Mrs. Stltt, say
ing he did not believe the charges
against her. and described Stitt aa a
quick-tempered man.
Stitt was called to give evidence In
rebuttal shortly before noon, he denying
all the accusations of his wife. Tha
case will be submitted this afternoon.
LABBE ESTATE IS
VALUED AT $231,128
Tenant in Common With
Bloise and John Labbe,
Say the Appraisers.
Just at what point the line of de
marcation should be drawn in a sales
man's argument came up before Judge
Cameron this morning when J. H. Fur
man, a cereal salesman about SO years
of age, was the complainant in an as
sault and battery oaae against Kasson
Smith, a grocer 63 years of age.
Furman says he went into the store
and before he had a fair chance to state
the merits of his cereals Smith grew
abusive. Smith says ha repeatedly told
Furmaa to depart, aa he didn't want
to buy anything from, him.
The climax to the story was Fur
man's alleged brandishing of a hammer,
which Smith wrested from him. Fol
lowing this came the ejectment of Fur
man's sample oaae to the sidewalk and
Smith's play .with a heavy cane. -Judge
Cameron continued sentence on. the case.
GRAFTS EXHIBITS FROM MANY
STATES DRAWN TO SHOW HERE
COURT RIGHT If!
DU CI G PART ES
Supreme Court Affirms
Water Case From Lake
; Other Cases 'Decided. ;:
, (Salem' Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem. Or., May 19. In the case of
Hugh V, ; Porter, appellant, from ' Lake
county, partially , affirmed by the rsu
preme court, today. Commissioner. King
holds the lower court may In cases in'
volvlng riparian ' right order that all
other persona affected be made parties
to the suit There were but two origi
nal parties , but by. order of the lower
court there were seven plaintiffs and
44 defendants. After the testimony had
been .taken and submitted. Judge Henry
I Benson 'of the Lake county circuit
court, oraerea ail otner parties, over su
in number; , along Silver ; creek, its
branches and tributaries, to-be brought
In slid made turtles.
- In hla decision ' today Commissioner
lung Doias tnis to oe witnin tne ais
oretlonary powers - of " the court 'and
that no error, was committed by requir
ing -all to - be brought In who claimed
interest in the waters In question. By
iu aecuion is aiso aeciuea uiai nu
merous defendants . may ' interplead in
respect, to each other and have-all their
rights settled in one suit, announcing
a rule of practice whereby this' may be
uone. . - ., ' -"... . .y. , ' -
These were the main nrilnt of conten
tion when the case waa argued and ere-
sented to the supreme court.- After dis
posing ox them the court calls attention
to-aimcultlea or determining rlahts un
der the doctrine of riparian rights, and
intimates that further evidence must be
introduced and time will be allowed for
the presentation of such- additional
oners as iney may -desire -. ,..,
Other oases decided- today were as fol
lows: f t - : '
State v. Hume, appealed from Cvyry
county; arrirmea in an opinion by jus
tice Moore.
State v. Luper, appealed from' Marion
county r ariinned.ln an opinion by , Jus
tice akln, .. ,. ,
0. 1 & II. CLERK
IS
ARRESTED
The arts' and crafts exhibition which
opens this evening will be one of the
most interesting and comprehensive dis
plays ever given in the city. Many
eastern craftsworkers have sent their
latest and best work, and the contribu
tions of the Portland workers have been
unusually numerous and excellent. Orfe
of the Interesting things to be seen is
the textile work from Louisiana, a sur
vival of the old Acadian art brought to
that part of the country by the French
uanaaians.
A fine display of Jewelry and silver,
basketry and leather, bookbinding, bas
reliefs in plaster and other lines
or handicraft will be shown. In con
nection with the exhibition will be
Bnown a loan exnibit or old craft work.
In this line are old pewter and silver,
old Italian treasure chests and coffers.
and other valuable and Interesting
iiiiuBB. in exmoii win ds open zor
mree weens.
COUNCIL WILL
SEEK LOOPHOLE
How to Get Out of Embar
rassing Auto Register Pre
dicament Will Be Tried.
Antolne Labbe left an estate value!
at $221,128. These are the figures
fixed by the appraisers, William Mac
kenzie. Robert Livingstone and William
McMaster, as set forth in their report
filed in the county court this morn
ing. All of Labbe'8 holdings were as
a tenant in 'common with Blaise Labbe
and John Labbe, each of them having
an undivided one-third interest.
The bulk of the estate is In land.
The Interest of the deceased in lots
five and six, block &6, is placed at
$66,666. One third Interest in lot eight
of block 174, is valued at $71,660. A
like Interest In the west S3 feet of lot
eight, block 16, is estimated to bu
worth $15,000, and a similar holding in
lots five to eight in block 61 of Couch's
addition Is placed at $16,666.
SECOND "CASSIE" IN
COURT AT CHICAGO
(United Frew Leases Wire.)
Chicago, May 19. Characterizing her
as a second "Cassis Chadwlck" - and a
"female J. Plerpoht Morgan," Charles
A. Joy today- swore to warrants for
the arrest of Miss. A. L. Skelly, presi
dent of the American Steel Car com
pany, a concern incorporated for $10,
000,000 under the laws of South Da
kota, on a charge of operating a confi
dence game.
Joy alleged that he lost $6,000 to John
M. Armstrong, former member of the
Chicago city council, who, he says,- is
a dupe of the. woman. At the court
hearing of the Armstrong case today
Joy disclosed the alleged fact that Miss
Skelly in promoting her schemes. . fre
quently used names In such a way as to
leave no doubt that she meant K. H.
Harrirnan, Hetty Green and other fa
mous financiers. ... , .,,,-Vj.K- ,isv- j'.f, ,.
ARLINGTON BURGLARS
GET SEVENTY. DOLLARS
' (special Dlepatrh te The Journal.)
'Arlington, Or., May The office of
the Balfour-Outhrle Warehouse com
pany was broken into last night and the
combination of the safe worked. The
robbers took only cash, which amounted
to about 70, and left several large
h?fif"' T2lejr ne4 entrance to - the
buildings by prying opes one of S the
large duors. , '
Tomorrow's meeting of the city coun
cil promises to be anything but the
innocent little love feast that was con
templated when the meeting was called
by Mayor Lane at the request of a
number of the councilmen. While the
meeting was primarily called to con
elder the application of the Portland
Railway. Light Power company for a
termic to install a loop on sanay road
or the handling of passengers at the
livestock show, the members will trans
act aeneral business and under this
head will come Mayor Lane s communi
cation In regard . to the appointment
of the automobile registers.
The councilmen refuse to admit that
they are defeated in accomplishing
their end in taking the appointive pow
er out of the mayor's hands and keep
ing n ror tnemseives, Dut wnen as iced
what they Intend to do about the mat
ter they smile a sickly sort of smile
and say they do pot know-'bave not
had time to look into tne matter."
, To those who havefollowed the bat
tles between the councilmen and Mayor
Lane, the automobile appointment is
considered the biggest victory yet
scored by the mayor. The supporters
of the councilmen have been loyal In
upholding them In their fight against
tne mayor, out tne latest dereat whs
so much like a- farce that even they
have thrown up their hands In disgust
and joined In the long drawn out laugh
that has gone up.
But those who watched the proceed
ings have given up hope of ever trip
ping up the mayor and say that from
now on the councilmen will cut out
politics and attend to business. They
say they have had enough palaver and
want to make some kind of showing
Deiore me people in tne next year, iney
say they have had more defeats than
they care to take with them when they
ask for reelection, and want to do
something tnat win be to their credit.
If Inman can be Induced to accept
the position nominally as appointed by
the council, but really appointed by
ine mayor, me council win be satis
fled, the Portland Automobile club will
be satisfied and Mayor Lane will have
the authority In his hands, and also
will be satisfied because he would like
to nave inmen on the board.
ir inman rerusea to accept the ap
pointment. Mayor Lane will probably
appoint some oiner man in nis pla?e.
It Is also probable that he will again
listen to any suggestions the council
or the Automobile club may have to
make in regard to the appointment It
is saia, nowever. mat inman announced
his willingness to serve If he would be
unaer appointment or tne council.
W. M. LADD NAMED
HOLMES EXECUTOR
W. M. Ladd has been appointed ex
ecutor of the will of Mary Bell Holmes.
who died April t. He was named as
executor in the will, which disposes
oi i)rujjcric.uea at tv,uu. A Droth
er. James Thornton ftaxritnur nt rQ v.
land, receives $3,500 and also whatever
is ien wnen otner bequests are satis
fied, being the only near relative. His
wife gets $500 a son receives $1,500
and two daughters $1,000 each,
Cora E. Pat tee has received letters of
administration on the . estate of her
father, Hiram E. Pat tee, who ; died
April J6. She and her mother, Mrs.
Mary Pi Pattee, are the only heirs. The
father left no will. .
SNELL LETTERS WILL1
. CAUgE FAMILY ROWS
Clinton, 111., Mar Theory to sit
in the Sneli will contest was secured
today. The attorneys for Richard Snell,
h?, i attempting to break the will
of his father, announced that the letters
written by society women' to Colon?
Bnell, and whloh, if read In open court,
would cause quite a number of domes Uo
tragedies, will be Introduced.
FACE CHARGES
OF
IDAHO
BANK
B. Gatewood Willing to Go
to Gem State Without Ex
tradition Papers.
B. Gatewood was lodged in the coun
ty jail last night on request of the
Parma State Bank of Parma, Idaho,
charging him with attempting to pass
a $50 check on that institution, drawn!
on the First National Bank cf Port
land. There were no funds in the local
bank to meet it.
Gatewood is well known in Portland
and Prinevllle, being engaged In mining
operations near the latter place. At the
jail this morning he asserted that he
was prepared to meet .the check when
It came through for payment, and that
he inquired four times at the h&nk tn
asK' li it naa arrived, requesting to be
noimea wnen 11 came. He was not notl
fled, he says, and the arrest oam with.
out his having opportunity to square
Deputy Sheriff" Leonard and Von
a re en wa Id of the Pinkerton detective
agency made the arrest last night. Tile
latter says many complaints have been
received that Gatewood was selling
siock in ine enaae Kiver dredg
ing company and the Gatewood Trading
and Mining company, these companies
Deing non-existent, uatewooa says that
ne oniy soia iou worm or snares in
the dredging company, which has not
yet been organised, the money to be re
turned witnin no days unless sufficient
money was pieagea to carry tne com
pany through. He says the OaUvnmt
-rracung ana saining company is in
corpora tea unaer tne laws or washing-
ton ana is engagea in legitimate work.
He has expressed willingness to go to
loano io meet tne cnarae aaainst mm
witnout awaiting extradition papers.
REV. WILSON'S SON
DIES
BROOKLY
fi
Family Went East and Lit
tle Woodford Is Stricken
With 'Scarlet Fever.
Private advices here this morning an
nounce the death at Brooklyn, - New
York, of Woodford Wilson, the four-
year-old son of TRev.A. W. Wilson, pas
tor of the United Presbyterian church
of this city. He died from scarlet fever
and his three-year-old brother Is dan
gerously ill with the same disease.
Kev. Mr. Wilson, accompanied by his
wire and two- sons, left their home at
Pittsburg, - Pennsylvania, by way of
uui oi vne larger ciues. They arrived
at Brooklyn a few days ago, and while
visttlnr with friends the chliAr
cwn Hincaen wnn scarlet rever. Wood-
iuru, iue uiuer or ine two. man at mi.
night, and hopes of the younger child's
taint, according to a tele-
morning by
States
recovery are
ram receivea nere tnis
F. Barnes, deputy TTnl
oollector of customs
Kev. Mr. Wilson waa annn(t
gate from Ore iron to the i van)
sembly of the. United Preh vrU
hurch and was to have lr nui,.
for Pittsburg today. The death of one
child and the illness of the other will
in all probability nr..
attending the assembly
On account of the character of the
disease, the funeral . of .Woodford is
being held today. '
Hatchery Superintendent.
perintendent of the state riihi..;!?"":
at Wallows and Ontario. '7 T""""
Don C. Btratton. a clerk employed by
the Oregon Railroad ss Navigation com
pany, was arrested at his home on East
Everett street last night on the charge
of embezzlement. Am information waa
filed against him a Tew days ago by
Deputy District Attorney Bert Haney
and a bench warrant issued. Deputy
Sheriff Proebstel- serving the warrant
last nignt. Btratton is charged with
embesziing $315 from the railroad. His
bail was fixed at $2,600.
It is believed that when the extent
of the alleged embezzlements of Don
C Stratton from the O. R. & N. is dis
covered that it will be found that sev
eral thousand dollars are gone from the
amounts the railroad selling agent
should have turned in to his company.
According to the officials of the rail
road, Stratton. who has been selling
condemned material for the road among
the secondhand merchants of Portland,
was charged with a similar attempt in
the east some time ago.
ALLEGES MERSEREAU
RUINED HER HEALTH
Miss Helga Farret has filed suit in
the United States court for $50,000 dam
ages against W. B. Mersereau, , whom
she charges with-' having ruined' heV
health and having deserted her In New I
i org. Miss arret is a subject of Swe-
aen, ana was an instructor in Buffalo.
New York, in calasthenlcs. She alleges
in ner complaint mat sne met Merser
eau in July. 1904. and that he pursued
her with his attentions, promising her
to divorce his wire and marry her.
As a result of their association tha
complainant charges that her health
Was ruined, after which the defendant
deserted her In New York, he coming
secreiiy to roruana.
The complainant states that she fol
lowed him and that his continued re
fusal to make amende has damaged her
health and reputation in the sura of
ou,uvo.
CAKE AT ATHENA
WITH CALEDONIANS
(Special Dispatch te The Journal.)
Athena, Or.. May 19. Great prepara
tions are being made for the Caledonian
picnic in this city Friday and Saturday
of this week. Mayor J. D. Plamondon
is president of the Caledonian society
and Henry A. Barrett il secretary. .
H. M. Cake, Republican candidate for
United States senator, will be the prin
cipal speaker of the day. Scotch dances,
singing and the like will be In order,
and it promises to be the leading event
of the kind ever held here.
mfrniMPiconn ;
lllflllL UNULL Uillll
(HIT lin ninmrn
nm nr imuihhN
Ellis arid Fulton Have Bills
Providing Liability to "
, ; "Employes,'1 ,
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; (Wssbloftoa Boresa of The Joarail)
Washington, May I.Af the request
of Representative Mils,: Senator Ful
ton today introduced an amendment to
the bill making the rovmm..i h.m.
for injuries to ' workmen " on govern.
nVhal)lJPS
fanaVdU- onThl UatS?r
wa, also the victim recentlj TM0f an '
plosion one result of which may hV
permanently lmntri .lu.,2.D
existing condition, thesi'men are with
out remedy in damagea
waiiis wu:
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3Iri Lydia Kingsmill De
clares Mrs. Roosevelt
Would Be Better.
(United mm Lsased Wire.)
New Tors; May 19 That m. n
velt e a better president than
her husband is the ooinion nM..
ean5LMr' Lyd! tonsTmilli, author-
"i5n1 wom,B suffrage agitator.
th.MtnJw T:0??.. lftl ?t filling
a. coautortTlh.'. I
Jtuation. i" mention
KweU!,.?' ,?Wrl,ht
b , . . "a juisaoetn
JjfTir'. -i!inton 5 one Who would
juto?s. presidents or coad
..'tKlngsmUl also expressed a few
thoughts on her idea of a president
aWS1- Slie my the Unlfed SUtes
will never hav a n.r.nt T
until AK " : . . wninni
' " appomiea to the cabi
net to discuss anrf solve the bis nr2
"" . l".ai are sometimes too .irht.
.""mi i settle:
rob-
for trained dlnl.." ..,"5'"lr
i-S"!""1.?" would never do
coadjutor: w" lo ct M
LUPER 1ST GO
10 PEHITEHTIARV
Man Convicted of Perjury
Sent to Prison for
Three Years.
BLODGETT'S FATHER
" PIES IN MONTANA
George - Ii. BlodeetL : who la In ' the
county jail awaiting a new trial grant
ed by the supreme court on the charge
of murder, has received news of the
death of his father. Lvman filodmtt.
one of the pioneers of the far west He
was 79 years of age and had resided In
the Bitter Root valley in Montana since
1805. Me was a cnarter member of the
Masonic . lodge at Corvallis, Montana,
and was burled under the auspices of
that lodge. He came west to California
in his youth, living in that state and in
uian Deiore his removal to Montana.
NO REQUISITION
FOR FULLERT0N
(Special Pfepatcn to The Journal.)
Olvmpia. Wash.. Mav 19. Actlnsr
Governor Coon today formally revoked
tne extraaition warrant ror Kooert vv.
Fullerton, the young millionaire, who
was iiantinr extraaition to jew ion.
at San, Francisco. The . revocation was
on the ground that his arrest at Seattle
was made after the issuance , of tne
papers.
SUGAR THIEF MUST
FACE GRANDTURY
Frank Thompson, the self-confessed
sugar thief, was this morning bound
over to the grand Jury in Judge Cam
eron's court. His bond was fixed at
$1,000, in default of which he was- con
fined in Jail. . , .
Wallaw Farmer Jruane.
" (Special DtotMte to' The foaraal.) ' '
man. a well-to-do farmer of Wallowa
Sounty, became violently Insane a few
ays ago and the sheriff has Just cap
tured and oonnnea mm in tne . county
an., his is proDaory tne worst case
he county court has werer bad to deal
:i t w:-Alak-Bridges.- .
fValtsd press UMd"Wlre.l
Washington. May. 19 'The senate to-.
day passed a bill authorizing the Alaska
Terminal Navigation company of Wash
ington to construct four bridges across
we navigable .waterg or Alaska. A i
(United Prea Leased Wire.)
Salem, May 19. T. J. Luper. who was
convicted In the circuit court of Marion
county of perjury In connection with a
sensational divorce oases here about
three years ago will have to serve a
in rem year term in tne penitentiary, ac
cording to a decision handed down by
the supreme court today.
Luper was tried three different times
on the charge before conviction followed.
The first time the Jury disagreed. The
second time a motion for a new trial
was granted by the supreme court but
the affirmation by the court today is
final and Luper will have to Ttegln
serving his time at once. The perjurer
waa indicted first with Carey Martin
a prominent Salem attorney, but the
charge against Martin was discharged.
OREGON WOOL THIS
YEAR OF FINE GRADE
s
Secretary. Smythe Praises
Compulsory Dipping Law
Recently Passed.
Secretary Dan P. Smythe of the Ore
gon Woolgrowers' association, passed
through Portland today on his way to
Salem, where he represents the third
district of Oregon at the annual meet
ing of the state sheep commission.
Mr. Sjnythe says the wool clip this
year is as large as usual, and that the
wool is of excentlonall v fine mmlltv
The first sales day at Pendleton wUl
be on the 23d of this month. He does
not tnina mucn or the product will
hands at present, owing to the falling
market. '
At this session of the sheep commis
sion the eastern Orecon men intend to
take some radical action to prevent fur
ther encroachments of Washington
sheepmen in the Wenaha forest reserve,
Mrs. - Smythe, who is extensively en
gaged in sheepraising himself, Is em
phatic in praise of the compulsory dip
ping law passed at the last session of
the legislature. He says Oregon sheep
are now; practically free from disease of
every kind and tne wool is of a much
higher grade than In former years.
The administration at Washington has
favored the woolgrowers in the Ever
green state to the detriment of Oregon
Btockmen. Just what action will be
taken Mr. Smythe was not prepared to
say, but he thinks the commission will
make recommendations that the for
estry department at the national capital
will , not dare to overlook. '
CAKE WILL TALK
r TO SELLWOOD PEOPLE
A , Republican Tally will beheld -at
Strahlmans hall, Sellwood, Thursday,
niarht. Mav 31. W. M. Cake.- chairman
of the Republican state central commit
tee, will be the principal speaker at th
meeting.. On the following night May
23, a second rally will be held in" the
engine hall at AVbina and KUllngaworth
avenues. The speakers for ' this meet
ing will be R. O. Morrow, R. L Stevens,
George J. Cameron and W. R. McOarry.
BOSTON COPPER MARKET.' ,
(Furnished by Overbeck A Cooke Co.)
ttosion. May is. umciab oia prices
Adventure .... 2H
Allouez .,.,..
Atlantic- .....17 W
Bingham .....83 .
Copper Range. 75 "
tjom. cop.....
C. Kly .....,. 8Vi
Gold Kill
Greene ..,;.. 1
Mlohlgan' ..;..10H
Nevada Coh.l.llU
No. Butte ..i. 68 H
mass .
Muhawk
Olroux ..'
Old Dom...;..3
Osceola 9 '
Shannon 1 ....14H
victoria 9
winona .
Wolverlna
Butte Coala
Trinity .......I4w
r-arrot i..i..iz
.... T
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10 ta ,
.... 9
fa... S
9 . . . .36
lala ..24H
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