THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. MONDAY EVENING. AUGUST 31. ,,1008.
RID JURORS
IRE III VENIRE
Will Report for Dut.v l-t
Week to Probe Rumors
':j of Crimes.
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OF
,01
MERRY CARAVANS LEAVE TO
PICK VALLEY BEER BERRIES
w 1 1
.lull,' i
Into ,
V, One hundred Jurors, drawn fm serv
ice In the circuit i-uuri during (ho
" September term, will icpoort tu Pre
siding Judo Guntinbcln one week friin
' itomorrow. From among this number
will h. Hmwti seven grand jurors, com
prising the first grand Jury dnee it
wss restored by law Tin- foreman will
be named by the court after tin sev-n
riues have been taken from tin box.
A grand Jurvroom has been fit toil up
on the first floor In the north wtii
i nf Ih p.iiii ihnuf. across the hall from
the sheriffs office Adjoining It
- be the room for w It nrwn, with a
DMnlnt Into the hallway .mil also
the jury room
Following is the complete list, which
la larger than usual because of tin- ex
traordinary demands that will bp mu-Je
upon It as' noon as court opens:
M. Apach, grocer; Alfred A. Maker-.
, lumber; 8. H. Burdin. hank fcdler, H
f. Blosson. traveling agent. . II Ihiux
ton. rial estate, J. Bi l. k. John P.
, Bukklrk. ral .nut-. V. II Hr!tt. mer
. 'ahant; A. A. l.ulay. farmer. William I!.
Burrage. mining engineer, W. K. linrn-,
A. XV j Ha.tl y. real estate; James Heal,
fruit-grower. Charles J. Hurkhart.
metal worker: K W. Baughman. cui
tractor. Thomas P. Kuoy, farmer; A.
t'arr. farmrr: George 1.. Campbell,
president cntiti company; T. M Cuwai.
merchant : W J. Carpenter, carpenter.
, George K. Clark, machinist; William K.
" Chase, carpenter: H. H. Clayton, paint
er: A. B. Conrad, farmer; George 1.
Clark, capitalist; rtalslon Cox. flour
mill; J. M Cameron. treasurer land
companv; W. S. Campbell, farmer, it
K. Conn, merchant; C. H. Carter, cor-
' tractor; Jacob Clitic, dairy: T. H. Crow
ley, grocer; W. A. Clnwson, carpen
ter; W". W. Clark, lumberman ; Edwin
Caswell, F, J. Cook, motor car company;
M. K. Colby, manfacturers agent. '.
T. DfTnr!ey. merchant; I". S G Pc-
irent, grocer: J. Dautoff. grocer; H. B.
Davis, farmer; Charles R. Davis, presl-
; dent coal company: Charles F. Ia'.v.
Clerk; R J. I- Ruhr, contractor; 1' B.
Darowirscb notions; John T. Dillon,
foreman; A. E. Davis, president nianu-
' facturlng hat company: Paul Dsrhset. , T .1.,,
Northern brewery: W R. Ia rllnc. I J Ull II
. clerlr- .Tnhn T Oftvisnn 1,111 v.a cer : W F.I
Ia Mert, cashier, S. F. P. S. com-
fany: A. N. Iwrby, mtri hjr.t F A.
aley, machineiry company; J. il ray. .
Herman Eekhardt. printer: F.dward Km-
erson; flar dealer; 1- j. tvns. pattern
.shop; Charles F. Kmbody. timber com-
?any ; 'i nomas Fairfowl. suptrintendent
rving dock; N. H. Fayle. salesman:
J. W. Farnell. electrical livturea; J. J.
Kabvett, hair Roods; iZ. Failing, capital
1t; Daniel Fahey; J. J. Fisher, drucs;
''W.-H. Grlndstaff. real estate; Arthur V.
Graham, manager steamboat company;
L. N. Guy. watchman; R. B. GillinKham.
rooming-house; J. Humphrey, real es
. tte; A. B. Horton. grocer; Kdward Han
, en, laborer; Edward J. Hyland. book
store; Willis M. Hutton. loans; H. Hen
derson, merchant: George Hall, barber;
: J. F. Jager, farmer; L. E. Juston. res
taurant; S. C. Jones, farmer; F. A.
Irtncn mrihnnt' t T. WlinA rihimhrp ' '
'O. I. Neal, farmer; W. F. Powell, farm
er; Fred Person, farmer; Dan H. Per
kins, n-ood and coal; Casper Roth, farm-
. er; 3. L. Reeder, steamboat man; B. F.
Reeder, farmer; Frank Rirhey, farmer;
G. S. Richardson, capitalist; John Sher
idon, farmer; A. L. Stone, farmer; Frank
Spreadborough, painter; Arthur R.
Stringer, artist; C. H. Thalr. laborer;
A. L. Treber, farmer; C. M. Waltman.
farmer; N. Wolf, capitalist; M. 1.
oung, custodian; Henry Hoffman, en
gineer.
That Max lrcy, witness for the state
In the case against Edward Hugh Mar
tin. charKd with the murder of Nathan
WolffUlt Portland for the jiurpose of
escapfng notoriety and with the Inleii
tloii oi clival; Inif In huMtiess In Seattle
in raiuiiiu. cre .tt a tomi'ii I n he mail
Jacob Knit, an expressman and old
iiiiuiutuncf, Just before
to
ac
he left tho
rilv
Krdt has a stand at Third and Taylor
streets and has been actiuaintetl with
lhev lor 10 years. He a) that I Hey
came to hlin two or thiei inontha ao
and askid him If he ci.uld take Ms
trunks and other belong iiiks to the
depot. J-ie asked that the transfer to
the depot be made oiiint ly. I rey said
that he was tired of the no oi lety con-
ne ted with the Wolff mind, r cate and
had decldnd to no into busiinss either
In Sea.ttle or Taconia. Erdt has foi -KUtlcn
which city the man named.
Erdt called at the Southern, a rooin-lnii-iious
on First street, near Sheri
dan, when Iircy was liying. and hauled
mwtv two larire trunks, some hat,
hexes, a satchel and other bagRage.
l'rev was nccompanied to the depot by I
his 'wife mid H-year-old daughter. Erdt
saw lire;'s ticket, and says that It
read to Seattle ur Tacoma. he fs not
certain which.
The information given by Erdt may
prove of value in tracing the move-
nieiits of the missing witness, wnose
; itstlmoiiv is so much needed to con
I nc-ct Martin with the bloody shirt woi i
1 hv Wolffs murderer. Drey Identified
I the garment as one he sold to Mar
I tin a short time before tho tragedy In
Wolff's pawnshop.
Scattering parties of hopplckera left
by train and steamboat for the highland
hopyards In the Willamette vallev this
morning The Oregon City Transporta
tion company's Kaleni boat carried about
I ISO pickers bound for the early yards In
j the vicinity of North Yamhill, and
probably double that number will go
on tomorrow's boa I. Several small
part lea of pickers went up the vallev on
the early morning Southern Piicltlc
train. Among the best posted hop
glowers In the vallev the prevaillM,
oplnlon Is that the crop w ill not be more
than SO per cent ot last year's yield.
For this reason the usual heavy rush
ol plc-kern to the yards w ill not' he on
this fi ll. Andrew Kahn, who owns two
huge yards at Brooks, has engaged but
tim pickers this season, while In former
years he lias employed annul Dim pies
is to harvest his crop.
'ii king In the highland yards will be
on In full hltst nv the middle of tho
week, and In the bottom land on ac
count of the backward season It will be
as late as the loth of this month before
picking w III begin.
With one or two exceptions the lead
ing growers have agreed to pay 40 cents
a box, or Mi cents a hunureii pernios ror
ph king Coniail Krehs has announced
that he will pay 6u cents a box, or $1
a hun'Ireil pounds at his extensive
vnids near Brooks and Independence.
No t rouble Is anticipated by the hop
growers In securing all the pickers
necessary to Ink- care of tho crop. For
the llrim" time In tl.n history of hop
pleklng In Oregon, large numbers of
Japanese will be in the hopyards. one
grower hiving announced that he wll!
employ .Hill Japs to pick his crop.
DRAWS FINGER
I
S
OA
I
MYERS
Then Mrs. Lily Rites Flees
in Terror, Fearing1 Hus
band Will Kill.
ZWEI BEER AND ZWEI DOLLAR
BRING WOE TO TRIPHONOFF
(Pnllr4 Pri. teased Win.)
San Francisco, Aug. SI. Fearing
that her husband would carry out a
mu to threat to cut her throat, made In
the courtroom today when uhe appeared
to testify against him on a charge of
abandonment, Mrs. lAly Bates, a recent
SEE CITY
The keys of ths city wars turned over
to the visiting members of the American
Bar association this afternoon hv Won
C.tge H. Williams at a luncheon ten-
tiere.i tm. visitors at the Commercial
dub by the members of the local bar.
MCI ween 20 Mild 30 1of lln ttlrnr..
the convention came down from H-
POLICE FIGHT TO
GET TO ROBERTS
Friends Eesit Attempt to
Get Statement Suppres
sion at Baltimore.
Isaac Swett. acting municipal Judge,
had two glasses of beer In front of him
this morning. Half full of stale beer.
the mugs rested on the bench, mute
evidence that Martin Trlphonoff hail
kept his American-Bulgarian saloon, 35
North Second, open after 1 o'clock.
Stranger still, when the glasses were
brought into the police station early
this morning two sliver dollars reposed
at the bottom of one glass. patrolman
GUI pointed to them to show that Trlp-
Iinnoff ha,i attemntod to bribe htm with
I $2 when the officer walked Into the sa
loon and found customers at the Dar
after 1 o'clock.
SAYS WIFE WAS
HILAR OUS
W. Logan Wants Di
vorce and Tells Court
Why lie Does.
I Judge Swett listened to Trlphonoffs
story of making a present to the of
ficer of the small sum received between
midnight and closing time, but dusheu
his hopes to the ground by declaring
that his account or the occurrence ab
surd. Gill testified he had heard three
sales rung up o the cash register after
1 o'clock, lie had two dollar pieces as
evidence of the bribe. Judge Swett de
cided entirely In his favor.
Largely on account of the bribe you
offered the policeman your fine will be
$fo," said he to the saloonkeeper. Art
appeal has been made by Trlphonoffs
attorney, Albert J. Ferrara.
MRS. GIBBS CATCHES 30-POUND
SALMON IN NESTUCCA RIVER
arrival here from Providence, H. I., ran
screaming in terror from the courtroom
and down lo tho street. She ran three
lil(K-ks before she could be captured by
Prosecuting Attorney Robert fiuke. and
begged plteounly not to be compelled to
testify nifalnst her husband.
Mrs. Bates, who la a young snd beau
tiful woman. aecu:t-d tier -husband of
heating her terribly and leaving her to
sta rve.
She was the first witness called to
day. As she sat in the witness-chair,
her husband, who faced her. fixed his
eyes upon her. Tossing back his head,
he passed bis hand quickly across his
throat to Indicate the operation of a
knire.
Mrs. Bates shrieked, threw her hands
ubove her head and fled.
Prosecutor Duke refused to drop the
cassT. and It was continued until
Wednesday. Bates' ball was Increased
lo 11,000.
M. Gordon, business manager for a
magazine for which Bates had been
working, appeared in court today ami
swore thnt Bates had embezzled a largo
sum of money.
spent
city
see
TWO BIG CITIES
TRADE CKINAlS
Hilarious times are told about by John
W. Logan In a suit for divorce from
Maude A. Logan, just filed In the cir
cuit court. A panorama of beer, auto
mobiles and revolvers is presented that
apparently made life one continual
Death Roll of
the Northwest
John Curfin.
bipedal Plipatcb lo The Journal.)
Cottage Grove, Or., Aug. 31. John
Currln, 92 years of age, a highly re
spected citizen of south Iaue county,
died at his home at 2 o'clock yesterday
of oldf'age. L'ncle John, as "he was
familiarly, known, was born in Gray-
round of entertainment for Mr. Logan,
but he is now tired of the game.
One of the convivial incidents related
In the complaint is said to have taken
place on June 1. He alleges that his
wISe induced the man who delivered
ber at the house to linger and be so
ciable, two women friends also having
lingered to enjoy the occasion. Jrt the
windup. the husband n iates, one of the
women had to be carried upstairs and
put to bed and another was ducked In
the bathtub. The joys of these festivi
ties became known to the neighbors, he
says, and caused him much sname and
humiliation.
Wantad to Shoot.
Logan also a.lle,s that his wife tried
or threatened to snVjot him on four or
fiv occasions. He says he pleaded
with her several times and induced her ,
to desist from her Idea of putting a
hole through him. Once he took the re
volver from where she left It and hid
it. he said, but after that she threatened
him with a weapon concealed under her
pillow and another time with a gun that
i she said she carried concealed In the
j folds of her dress.
1 Mrs. Logan is also charged with tak
! ing automobile rides with men unknown
I to her husband. Once she is eharged
with taking her two children, 5 and 7
I years of age. in an auto to the Twelve
! Mile house and not returning until
after the midnight hour. Logan says ho
frequently had to go to work without
his breakfast, and after reflecting on
nil of these things he is ready to quit.
He was married In August. 1900.
Mr. and Mrs F. P. Gibbs and their
children of lrvlngton have just returned
from a delightful fishing and camping
trip at Ocean Park. They were camped
at the intersection of tin: big and little
Nestucca rivers, where they unite to
flow into the ocean. The natural camp
ing grounds there are beautiful with
good water and grassy spots. There Is
excellent fishing and Just at this season
salmon and salmon trout are biting espe
clallv well. Mrs. Gibbs had the distinc
tion of catching a 30-pound salmon and
feels herself a second Isaak Waltoni
There were many campers In the neigh
borhood for It Is a popular spot because
of Its natural resources and beauties.
I Mr. Gibbs describes the country
i around about here as being singularly
i beautiful. The trip from Portland, he
! saij. Is a pleasant one. leaving the rall
j road at Sheridan and taking a ride of
some -14 miles over a natural grade on
; an excellent road to the ocean. The
people there are engaged chiefly in
stock raising and dairying and agricul
ture. One man ships out several thou
sand pounds of hom y every year, most
of it coming to Portland. Fine cheese,
i too. is made in that country. Altogether
.Mr, Gibbs is most enthusiastic giver this
i spot. 'T
to
ame wus morning and registered at the
various hotels of the city or wr taken
In charge by the local lawyers. After
uM-.ini si tna Portland the'
me morning in getting about the
as suited themselves.
At 1 o clock they sat down In the
dining-room of the Commercial club In
company with nearly nil the members
fn,l!ie UX?1 baT- tho larK room being
Ini r,t n" W8 ,.on,,, Peech-mak-lag
but not much. The principal event
?;. i7la'. .wa" .Hn '"'"mobile rldo over
fin """noon. All the Port-
oi.?e.,i ,'i ,u'y." J"0 own nutomt.biles
placed them at the d nnni t n..
truest .nri ".",.1"'
U,i,. . ric lusen out to
''AL. mttnmTr of 11 r"y Portland Is
l"e guests were: Mr n,1
rtt v.v i r. . t . . . ----- .....
i. . " ' '-,x umam ana daughter, K. L.
St Ii.m,.1"?'i Tl Ue?,rKe' K' W. Lehmann,
I on i i John Hinkley, Baltimore
,J; ?''r1pr Baltimore; Messrs.
T iIdS,r.S ''i:a,K0;. und". Omaha;
Sn,e r,l",!,f,Plf,hla: Judge Eleu:ier
JUkely Omaha; JS. H. Farrar, New Or
leans; T. J. Kernan. Baton Rouge: f.
M. Ames and Mrs. Ames, St. Paul'
Amasn baton. Providence; F. F. Kane
J hllndelphlu; John Larlmora and Mrs'
Larlntore, Minneapolis"; Mr. Frve ana
son, Atlanta.
Judge Wakelv of Omaha Is tfie oldest
Jurist who was in attendance at the
convention. He Is S" years of age. but
has for years regularly attended every
meeting of the American Bar associa
tion. The visitors will all leave for their i
iiuiiiea mis evening,
op-
(t'ult.d PrfM LfaaeiJ Wlrs.)
Atlantic City. N. J., Au. SI. Tha
poucs this afternoon assert that Charles
B. Roberts, who was mysteriously shot
on the board walk lust Wednesday night,
while riding in a wheeled chair with
Mrs. W. 8. a. Williams of Baltimore. Is
dying. They are Insisting upon beln
admitted to his room to take an anta
inortem statement. Roberts' friends de-
oi umi no is not eying and are
posing me unmanus or the police.
Baltimore. Md Aug. Jl. The head Of
the police department waa placed on the
grill today before tho full board of po
lice commissioners on the charge that
the Baltimore police had attempted lo
hamper the Atlantic Cltv authnrlrl in
the inveatlgaton of the shootng of
Charles B. Roberts. The charge was
litoutly denied. Colonel Swan, brother-in-law
of Mrs: W. S. G. Williams and
f resident of the board, was present at
he meeting. Detective Wilson returned
from Atlantic City today saying he had
finished ht work on the case. That de
termined efforts nre being made to sup
press the facts Is generally believed
here.
CROZIER WANTS
0 POO 00 HCED
When Detectives Jones and Tlchenor
recognized George li. Klersted at
Fourth and Washington streets Satur
day afternoon as the man wanted In
Seattle for forgery, they were not aware
that he had a long criminal record. It
was learned today thnt Klersted, who,
it is alleged, forged checks to the
value of iijuo In Seattle, ai-d has been
.searched for -by the detectives of that
city for the :a.t three months in con
sequence, lis also wanted in Newark
BAKER WIIIS BIS
PROGRAM FIGHT
A complete victory for George L. Ba
ker, proprietor of the Baker and Bun
galow theatres, resulted this morning in
the circuit court in an effort to have
him held guilty of contempt for getting
out new programs for the opening of the
Baker last night. On Saturday Judge
Gantenbeln issued a temporary restrain
ing order to prevent his using programs
issued by H. A. Chadwlck, with whom
he recently made a contract, or distrib
uting any programs except those sup
plied by the National Program com
pany, which has been supplying the lit
tle booklets for use of the patrons of
the theatre for about two years.
Baker claimed that the programs sent
BURNED BODY OF
WIFE PIECEMEAL
(nnltcd Presa Leaaed Wire.
Seattle, Wash., Aug. 31 The details
of one of the most atrocious crimes in
the history of the far north was
brought to light in this city today
through the arrest of Lee H. Johnson, a
miner, who is accused of having mur
dered his wife and burl oil her body near
his cabin at Nome, Aiaka, after having
cut to pieces and burned as much of it
as po3faiblc.
Johnson was run to earth by Joseph
Warren, .special agent of the department
of justice for the second district of
I Alaska, George B. Orlgsby, district at
i torney of Nome and Detectives Kennedy
land Hartie of the Seattle police depart
ment, alter a muse
N. J., for a similar oriiue. There he
is said to have obtained 11,000 by u
forged check. ,
The police of Seattle and Portland
made a quick-time exchange Saturday.
J. A. Barabtis. alias Jacob A. Bloch.
one of the founders of the Germa.i-
American bank under the old manage- '
men'., was arrested in Seattle Saturday ;
because he is wanted here to answer
a statutory charge brought- against
him bv his wife, who says he left
Portland in company with the woman,
Mrs. Wels, with whom he was found
in Seattle. About ho. time that word
was received here that Bloch had been
arrested in Seattle, another telegram
went north telling of the arrest of
Klersted. Detective Coleman took Kler
sted to Seattle Saturday and returned
this morning with Bloch in custody.
Bloch takes his arrest cooly. His
wife has been hunting for him for
many months. It is expected he will
have a preliminary hearing in the
municipal court tomorrow.
NELSON HUGHES
WAS III DEBT
John Currin.
fon county, Virginia, March 16. lflr;.
He moved to Missouri In 1841 and was
married to Miss Margaret Swift (n
ll43. crossing the ptfilns lb Oregon with
an ox team in ISO.'!
' He settled on his homestead three
miles east of Cottage Grove where he
snd his highly esteemed wife. Aunt
Margaret SO years, who survives him.
have resided continuously siuee.
There were born to them seven chil
dren, all of which are dead except
Felix 8, with whom they have made
their home of late years.
Silas A. Bowers.
(Speelsl 1 Hunt t eta to The JouiubI i
Forest (j'rovn Ur, Aug 3J Silas
Bowers, SI years of age, a resident
Washington county. diei at the home
his daughter in this city Saturday.
Mr. Bowers was born in New York
state. He was married to Miss Her-
inina Demerest in I860. He is survived I
by two children. Mrs. Belle Halms, this
city, and Mrs. Ida Burtls of New York
The funeral was held this morning at :
IS o'clock. Key. C. A. Sias officiating,
with "burial In Forest lew cemetery. ;
COAL MINES 3IEK0ED
THROUGH NORTHWEST!
i
DEBS AND RED
TRAIN COillG
Portland will -be visited by the "Bed
Special," 'the campaign train of the So
cialist party. Monday evening. Septem
ber l i. Word lias been sent ahead that
i iue u iiut, ucn I 1 1 if, r, u n entj . jnm, nil-
I Alnllnt ' ..A nai.l., to fiw n,naM,.n,. A M
Simons, editor of thtrst 'hlcago Socialist
and delegate to the International Labor
convention at Stuttgart. Germany; Harry
G. Parker, manager of the Philadelphia
Labor temple; A. II. Floaten add Steph
en M. Reynolds, will reach Portland
Monday evening at 6 o'clock.
On that evening there will be a mass ,
meeting under the direction of the local i
members of th Socialist party, at j
whli h Mr. Debs nnd the other members
of the train will speak. The special 1
nnnil i-Tirieu uy t lie special train vrnl :
also give a concert. The special will J
reach Oregon Sunday afternoon. Sep- ;
t miber 1.1 Its itinerary while in the1
state is as follows: j
Ashland. Or., arrive 1 p. m . leave 1 3a j
n. m.; Mdford, Or., aTlvp,5 p. in . leave
3.3t P- m ; Grants Pass, arrive 4.30 p.'
nf, evening meeting. Ieae 1' a. m ;
Rosehurg. Or., arrive 7 a m.. leave 7 30
a m.; Kugene. arrive In 30 a m.. leave
11 a. n-..: Albany, arrive )J 3a p. m..
leave 1 00 p. m. ; Salem, arrive J 05 p. ,
mN leave ; p m ; Woodburn. arrive
3 J3 p. ni.. leave 3 5i p in.: Oregon City, i
arrive 4:35 p m.. leave 6:05 p m. ; Port-
land, arrive 6 p. in., evening meeting.
xteiKiins- over a
to him bv the National company con- j " .''" ''.., , . . . ,.
objection-1 , V 1 i 11 ' "
n...- im'ji ijiiik ui int. le.-iioenee anil laneij
DENIES BAIN'S
STATEMENTS
tained several errors, besides
able saloon advertisements. So on Sun
day at" tei-tupua-iiijv.wcnt out and had new
programs struck off on a single sheet
of paper. The regular programs were
stored away, and the attorneys for the
program company this morning appealed
to the court to yunlsh Baker for circu
lating the little leaf programs.
Heated argument resulted between the
attorneys, precedents were cited and the
tables vigorously pounded. Judge Gan
tenbein finally decided that the injunc
tion should be dissolved, on the ground
! that the plaintiff has a remedy at law
I and may sue for any damages that be
i I,.... Dnfinlni. H rcu enn of tlia la-ealr-
i Inr, tha .-ontrnet The court also took I than 14. "10 u hi
! the view that Baker should escape a tine I wife for property
I for contempt, saying thnt as there-were
j several errors in the program the thea
tre man had a right to protect himself
by having others printed
! The only thing left to the National
! Program company is to sue for damages,
while Baker Is able to u:e whatever pro
: grams he desires. The eompjttty is com
i posed of J. G. Dresker and G M. Williams.
SAYS WALLA WALLA
IS BOOM TOWN,
E inn r&
HSJ QF. kA
I). W. Ifft, business nianneer of the
Walla Walla Statesman. Is at the Ore--gon
hotel, and In speaking of condi
tions throughout the inland empire said
that the people are enjoying the best
possible business opportunities known
for years
"Kverythlng is going with a rush at
Walla Walla and throughout the neigh
boring countiv,' said Air. Ifft. 'Walla
Walla is n. pidly taking a position In .
the front lai.k with the leading cities j
of tie Padfh: northwest and we are:
looking foiwaid to one of ihe most;
prosperous ears we have ever known.
Building operations, transportation !
probb nis and other questions vchich j
have a diiet bearing on the interests (
of tlo- people are a-ising ont inuallv
with a promise that thev will be car
th:o,jgi to a successful conelu
Ml LLIOAX STEW IS
( Al'SE FOR ALARM
to ti.e police station, where he was
closeted with the officers for more
than an ho ir. will be taken to
Nome as soon as requisition papers are
approved Is Governor Mead.
Johnson admits that he made an at
tempt to dispose of his wife's body but
deciares she took her own life and asked
him to conceal her crime.
The offn-ers claim to have, evidence
to show h-.t following the woman's
death .h.liiihV forged her name to let
ters written to hfr sister, .Mrs. M L
Hedge, of Port Blakeb-v and others,
and that he attempted i.v- fraudulent
means in procure poss. sy fin of more
h wa owing to his
in Butte Mont
.lonn'-on was married in June. 1905.
to Belle CllohrUt of Unite, whom he
met in Seattle an.! who was at that
time th- owner of consider,. Me r-al es
tate. The couple went to Nome to live
anil on October ,'i I of the same ear Mrs
Johnson disappeared.
Johnson dug a hole ivMer the floor
where lie placed the bodv, and there It
remained nil winter while he continued
to live l t hothouse. i the spring he
sold the houh-for Jir.o nnd move, to
another, lie iin.-a rl he, 1 the body rut 1 1
In pieces and took It awav. iff then
jjui ii ui.n i, noje na.'K or In,, new ,-i.Mn
ooui.eo ki ii sere- on it rtid Inirneq
i oe co.-irreu nones were tl
with earth.
Johnson has gl.n the officers f
; scrlptlon of the place where the 1
' ma oe louiiM. alio 11:1s
I graphed to Nome
I If further ev i..-n,e ..btalne.l m.i ,
n is a bl gam Is
it.
' ered
lies
tele-
ernooiu Is true. Johnson
! as wil as a murderer
j living' In tHIs rin- for
j with a woman who i lain
i rieu mm in i inv,i
; before his mat f i
i whose i, a t h Is ie
' She sa v s lc-r j,,.,,
: Tosh
He h:
severa i
to ha i
l'm.r tw.
,. tl,.-.
I ,
been
weeks'
e n,ar
vears "111:1 n
ve.tip,ni,
:.s c,
To the Editor of The Journal Refer
ring to the letter of John Bain, sec
retary" of th municipal league, ad
dressed to the mayor of tills city, which
appeared in the public press of recent
date and In which occasion is taken to
attack the good name of Council Crest
and the dancing pavilion thereon, I de
sire to slate that there is absolutely
no such condition existing at this place
and that there neve-r has been since
the property has been under my con
trol. It Is Inexplicable to me, to un
derstand what motive could have
prompted such a story. The authorities
as well as the mayor himself are aware
that I have taken every means In my
power to keep Council Crest morally
ss clean as any semi-public park of
this nature can be maintained. That
I have succeeded In doing so can be
vouched bv Innumerable good citizens
who visit the place daily. There will
always bo some infraction of law and
order at all places of this character but
it is very rare here and Ue police can-
bear witness to the truth of this state
ment. Council Crest Is underleased to
me for a long period as a business prop
osition. I propose to transform the
property Into a scenic amusement park
for financial revenue, at the sarne time
the beautltfylng of this spot must nnd
will add to the city's attractions. It
Iftust tie evident to ever? thinking per
son that It would be verv bad business
policy to permit the atrocities, etc..
to which John Bain calls attention. The
good gentleman, as well as other mem
bers of the league are Invited to make
a more careful examination of, this so
called vice-breeding place and unless j
tney nave positive evipence to prove
their charge in-a - court! of law. as de
fendant, to civil or criminal nctlon. I
wo'iff stronglv advise that such state
mentfc referred to regarding Council
kept out of the public press.
A. D CCH A MP,
Lessee of Council Crest.
The police received a quiet tip today
that Nelson Hughes, the secretary and
treasurer of the Carpentofs' union who
wns reported missing Saturday after his
clothing was found on the river bank.
Is short In his union accounts $300 and
owes a number of other creditors who
have recently begun to press him.
Bloodhounds were employed yesterday
by the members of the union to trace
any scent that might be found leadlne
back from the point at tiie foot of Ham
ilton avenue wnere fiugnes bat was
discovered. A. G. Vaughn and his dogs
spent a large part of yesterday after
noon In the search for any traces of the
missing man, but rain rendered the work
extremely difficult. The trail led up a!
ravine back of Fulton park and thence
down .to the river again, but there is j
little certHlnty, on account of the rain,,
that the hounds followed the correct
trail.
Friends
last seen on the
disappearance, he acted strangelv. his
actions creating the Impression ttiat he
was mentally unbalanced. He com
plained that he was being shadowed bv
detectives and spoke of taking some
stops to get away from the annoyance.
Officials of the Carpenters' union of
which Hughes is treaaurer, deny that he
Is short in accounts, and say that only
a short time ago his accounts were
checked up and found to be absolutely
correct.
Hughes Is fraternal master . of the
Fraternal Union of America, an insur
ance order with several hundred mem- j
hers In Portland. F. R. Pettttt, state j
organizer of this organization, believes !
that the mlsslu man has met with foul ;
play. Pettttt says that Hughes was not i
a man that would run away from trou
ble nor take his own life on account of
financial or other troubles.
to get some trace of the man is still
being prosecuted by his friends today.
Says Fowler Trust Man Not
Fit for National Committeeman.
(t.'nltvd I'reaa Leased Wlre.
Wilmington, Del., Aug. 31. A publlo
demand for the resignation of General
T. Coleman Dupont from the Republican
national executive committee was made
here todav by Alfred M. Crozler. Tho
demand is based on Dupont's connec
tion with the indicted powder trust,
which, Crozler asserts, makes him unfit
for tho place. Crosier is a Republican
lawyer of this city and a friend of Du
pontij" He says there is no personal feel
ing whatever in his demand and that he
makes It solely for the general welfar
of the party.
HENEY AND ACH IN
CLASH OVER JURY
(Tnlled Presa Leaaeil TVlr.l
Francisco, Aug. 31. An attempt
by Assistant District Attorney
to Impeach the integrity of a
San
mado
Heney
venireman in the Ruef bribery trial to-
of Hughes assert that when 'day by calling a hired detective to tell
Street, previous to Ms i of conversations that were held with
the prospective juror prior to his being
called to the box resulted In a fight In
court today that was the most bitter
waged between the attorneys for
months.
W. A. Conneau, a brother-in-law of
District AttarneV Iangdon, formerly
rancher but employed now as a detec
tive under Burns, was called to the stand
to Impeach James Oullfoy, a venireman.
Conneau described his visit to Gullfoy's
place of business, stating the date and
the time of day very circumstantially.
On cross examination Attorney Ach,
for Ruef, sprung a surprise by showing
that the date sworn to by Conneau was
; Sunday and that Guilfoy was not at the
shop. Heney interrupted Ach frequently
tin the course of the examination and
i Ruef's attorney declared passionately
T-ii. , ffVi i tliat the prosecution was not accepting
l lie eilllll I ,!,,,, ,i , , I lnnu-n 1 1
I be prejudiced against Ruef.
Ach then attempted to get uontieau t
give the details of conversations with
over 100 veniremen lie said he had ap
proathed. but the court would not allow
this.
BICKERTON PROVES
HE WAS NOT DRUNK
LA GRANDE BUSINESS
FIRMS SELL OUT
II. C. Bickerton has again been ble
to bea the charge of drunkenness and
hag been discharged by tho police
Judge. Behind the routine arrest and
dismissal is a story of a wealthy wife
who has tried to rid herself of her
husband, but without success.
Mrs. Bickerton is reported to be
worth $100,000. Among other proper
ties owned by her Is a large apartment
house on upper Couch street. She
brought divorce proceedings ajralnst
Bickerton in April, alleging tnat
an (habitual drunKara and also
pla.fhlng of cruel and Inhuman treat- I lness has sold his establishment to the
nient. Bickerton had been arrested sev- I Island City Milling & Mercantile eom
cral times for drunkenness, but In j party, which firm recently lost a $60,
eaoh case he declared he Fas drugged. 000 stock of hardwate and Implements
Mrs. Bickerton did not obtain the sep- by flt'e. The company will conduct the
aratlon she sought. business at Da Grande until the contem-
Blclterton, an Insurance solicitor. was4 plated new building In Island City is
arrested again last week. Testimony In ! comnleted. J. D. McKennon, a proml-
the municipal court this morning nent trroeer. has sold his store to Pattl-
(Speolal P'anatcta to Tbs Jonrml. I
Da Grande. Or., Aug. 31 Three prom
inent business houses of this city
change hands September 1. J. M. Ber
ry, who has been In business since Da
Grande was a village, has sold his cloth
ing store to C. C. peanlngton & Co. Mr.
Pennington was formerly sheriff of the
he lsicountv. Frank Kilpatrii k, for a number
com- i of vears encaged in the Implement bus-
Hakcr "Pollle Dimples."
Dollie Dimples greeted two healthy
Hudifnces at the Baker yesterday. It
is the opening offering for fall. Dike
........ ...I,.- uii n v ,
public gazes upon before the fashions "moke
1'oimf more settled and pleasing to
.i.i
Burned Mulligan stew eai.sed a fire
alarm to be turned In earlv this morn
ing The night il'-rk In a lodking-housc
at ,1 North Third street put a pot of1
' stew en the gas isnge before F o'epvek.
but being an inexperienced rr.uk he did
not put enough water in the pan
Consequently the stew burred dre.
Just what any rook would know would
happen. Passersby saw dense afumes of
rolling out or the windows, ani
an alarm was turned in rinm t 14.
The firemen hail to smash the Imk of
MRS. WEISS FOLLOWS
BLOCH 10 PRISON CELL
i
I Crk-t 1
-Mi
A
f Fa
Kplsoot
B
Ma;- Sm, W, the w .man
J A l.ai,-i,,as alias j., r,tj A
arreste: , Seattle Saturday,
takiui t:,e advice of j rsons' !
her she should r,-,.
ligl.t the charce r.t
insti
ll
alp Bloch
laid agninst
his wife
whom
! . was
regrets
Scuttle
tu Port-
ITU POWDER HAS
RESIDENT MINISTER
showed he hao, Deen in tne same sa
loon for two hours. He brought for
ward two saloonmen who testified that
Bickerton was not drunk at th time
of his arrest. Judge Swett dismissed
the cnarge against mm, ana ne lert the i r.rry tativo Ti'Air i '
courtroom without his w ife having I S J . J UlIJN O UUJlAAi
runner grounds ior a uivorce.
son Brothers, for several years residents
of the cltv. Mr. McKennon will devote
his time to his large farming and stock
raising interests.
LITTLE BOY, A GUN.
BIG BANG, NO FUN
DROPS FROM SIGHT
A 10-year-old boy named Bllne
Smith and a revolver got together in
Jones' hopyard near Brooks. Or., yester- j
day. snd as a result the boy Is at the I
Good Samaritan hospital with a wound j
In his forehead which according to all '
precedents should have resulted fatally.
But the wound Is not very serious and
the bov is doing very nicely today, ac
cording to the report from the hospital,
several pieces of splintered bone were
removed from the skull last night.
Smith's rooms are at: 387 East Salmon
st reel.
Mrs.
Street.
evening
has not
Nora Moore. 102 Burlington
St. Johns, came to Portland last
with Miss Beatrice Miller, and
Wen seen since. A five weeks
old baby Is crying for its mother, and
her parents are sure she would not
abandon the babv under any circum-
hbn at the
rii
Settle,
d against
A combination of some of the larres'
e.l producing fields of the northwest
through th agency of T 8. M'-Gtath nf
Portland, la reported to have len
made, which. It Is said, will make t '
city the principal coel distributing poln'
of the northwest
It' ta e-st imstM that the combined
mtpst of tne mines of southwest rn
Washington, which are included in the
combination, will equal Jl.eoo tons s
iat. The total rslue of the propet tli
In, uiioVd In the deal Is said to I- ur, .
ft.oo. The consolidation Include (t
;.- Crk 4Ud.fUuth WUts mtr.es.
H.rll .".. cf t-ettle and Taconu.
I the t'Btted Steel A Equipment com
tirjr of Keattie end Spokane,
il Is claimed by the promoter of the
w romMaatHii tail
0 arranrement
ui rica i c rest or mining ajd nana- j it rbr a few mjojable skits la the
lire- the twwdoct end make It possible ! ond part.
look upon. "Oolite Dimples ' could be !
Improved largely In certain respects. i
Mttle Dollie Dimples herself Is,
Grai n Cameron. Miss Cameron. Is
larg ly responsible for tre dash and ro 1
and really enjoyable stots w hich check-, . . .
r. ru" J'L.Xr ,A1"" '"LMAN SHOT SATURDAY
- v . . ' , u i ' . . t ' . u i i i . 1 raj- - a I. e-
ivelr critical audience She has
!.-.n a Bostonlan and was a creditable
addition to 'Tiff. Baff. Pouff ." j
Ir, Ditti IV, Hie Dimples" she hss
a last record to rely on, to say no-i
":''. nf the rsfliy good work which I
tie actually ac'r omph'hed Work that I
br;ilint!y befpatters the dross of some
cf her cornjny. j
Neither tie male rhoroe nor the one j
rn which th gentler ones take parti
re fully to to the standard, althnuch
mi ivthit is o u a rxriioTi or rr-.i
the door In order to reach the kltcitati.
the taa range and what was left of that
Mulligan stew. That was all the dam
age done.
CLINGS TO LIFE
E. J ' Brstin. th German laborer wb
tii s!-wt In s saloon brawl at Second
and Burnslde struts Saturdsv night las-till
at the St Vincent hospital In an
unconscious condition. hvertrg rctwrecn
life and death. It is expected that the
man will die
wn
land to I
(-' ir im v
nation of
i e woman was reiias..(j
as co . na.ge nad been ; r. f
' c HO I 1. I I I Iwi n L Ml. . fc.
, .- . , " .-nnnii III-
uni'-i ii, in rio e.
al of his bail 't.f.-.rw-
irpnsed when be
booked on m
tlve Tom Cole.
reef this
' bind
awaiting tie srrl.v
31 C- nu pTa1r
i saw f, r brought b, nmf
I statutory charge 1 iet
man lound h. r on Thin
' ' ' ' ' ""1 -v ianiir come lo
! Portland bv th. srme train wHc bore
! oleman and Bloch southward Cole
,yrmmun"l.y' h" r
ILOWRIE LECTURE
AND TURNED LOOSE
iie-1,,1 PNnatrh to Tue Journal.,'
, powder. ir., Aug. 31. Rev. C. i
cett. the first resident Methodist 1
al pastor In North Powder in'
1 i years, preached his Initial sermon I
Sunday to a large congregation. Mr. j
Fawectt comes here from Huntington.'
vvl ere he had served as pastor the past j
two r ears. ' - i
Rev. . D. Johnson of the Haines ;
Methodist Krdseopal church, who has,
had charge of the North Powder church
the past two years, has retired from I
ministerial work because of continued '
' 111 health. He goes to his former home !
in iiklahoma to join his family. His: 1
brother. Rev. J. L Johnson, pastor of i Abraham Blosser. owner -of a tlnshop
, the Canyon City Methodist Episcopal j at 5(J8 Tenlno avenue. Sellwood, dropped
I church the past year, has been appointed J dead n his shop at 8:30 this morning.
Ieath was due to heart rauure.
Mr. Blosser. a native of Ohio. Jived
at Kast Fifteenth and spuKane avenue.
He was (2 years old and leaves a wife
i and two children. Ir. Sellwood was
(inn i -ir rn -a- r-iri Vr1! IJ V called but life was extinct when he ar
l Ik LA Jlrjlt 1 CU L Jilt rived. Deputy Coroner J. J. Dunning
, mAa I T, Vtl 1 IJ- 1 1(111 lllll'h lilllV,
that failure of the heart had undoubted-)
l ly been the cause of death.
TINNER DROPS DEAD.
WHILE AT WORK
to take the church at Haines at the re-!
quest of the congregation.
CITIZENS PERFECT
1 . l a. i-i Aii. 1 TU. i a I
n I , is I ft -n.il " ii'" ihtv w -f i f i
dav and formed a permasent orgs nlsa- j V TTG FORTY P'EET.
ttrm for cooperative creamery. Three ' X llj1'''
Y OUTH STILL LIVES
, j
i ft the coal ia t B anerket for s tea ra
ft locon-otiTe and ontic Uses at
rd a d f i e u ce.
i.a Iba g -r kvaer cee
rrl reapect U be ioeea efttv
The aeael ms'lnecs Thursday tni
Saturday win be In vogna at tbe Baker.
t'tiRed ? t 1 Ciniiiiiliihiof
left this morning for J days' vacatkna
want aaaa - '
lea
Prvclarrd Baakmpt,
Rash Cory don llolmea, a real estate
tan or onn imm, waa mis tnommg.
on his own peMtton. declared by l"BMd
tatee Jsdge Wolrerton a Hank rapt He
rare He I labilities eev I4.JJ4 li, ail an-
Csnnna is-vBred rlalma. and Ms assets et $lt
worth or lissebo.di forajture, wclca Is
exempt by Its, 1.
W Ixiwrle. a man who t w.
i aii.-w-n mi wixe to aam r. -
vj i -1 o r in r-w n a waa .
oi.tnK iin e.in inn morning h
Judre ,-wett srd then dischr4rg,j The
wife aa convicted, but sertente sua
pcn'lad The towrles wore four Bring In a
pvTging-hwjae at First and Vdioti by
Patrolman Grain. Juowrie said he w
a barker p-t hut ea-ery rltramataaea
wn to show fbet Ms wtf na
porting him TThcn tba- arerv srreattt
, Lbs huabs4 tarrlea tbe famUy pvrae.
thoirsend dollars has been raised
Officers erere elected ss follows: W.
K. Tlchenor. president; W. A. Hall, vlce-
rresident: M. iri. Page, secretary; c H.
StockwelL treasurer; hoard of directors.
Eric KrlcVeon. John Joints, J. T. Gra
bsm. G. F. Purer. W. K- Tlchenor. J.
Koskela. C. A. Anderson. W. , A. Hall
and M. P. Toung.
The dl recto ra will Incorporate and be
gin the erection of a creamery Immedi
ately. Treasury Statement. .
Washlnrtwn. Aug. tl. TcHy's treae
vnry statement shews: Receipta,
77; aspeiMUtare M7l,o.
After falling for feet down the
sters leading from the bluff to the
Clackamas river at Estacada, sustaining
a fractured skull and being brought to
St Vincent"! hospital. Earl Laydgren, a
f-year-old bor of that place, stands a
good chance for recovery.
While playing at the top of the- steps
this morning the boy lost his balance
and felL He was picked op In an un
conscious condition at the bottom and
brought to Port Is ad on the car. where
It -was found that ble skull bad
fractured. Tbe boy will lira.
! ' ' r jf. ;
'.:'. I. :f '' :
-. " " . ',
i - ; -
Mrs. Nora Moors.
la a
ran
stanceev Her disappearance
larv
The girl Is bat IT year old. and
easily reccmised by a JcJuUh birth
mark in tse center of her forebeat.
She ts a slight young woman of dark
complexion. When last e w she ii
a brawn skirt and a smelt white sailor
net The at Jer Mef ,of tHlc hss
ppeeled t th Portland pwllca ta
Mm In flndtna tfce yavna woman, arhora
It la feared taa met with forul play.
I