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Martin Pleased When TeSti-1 TO rtfX
mony in His Favor Begins ff va
to Come InWitness Wal- Lfir A PA H
dv Nervous nn Stand
Prosecution Confident.
Detroit. Mich., Oct. 18. A vocif
erous and enthusiastic welcome was
given the Tigers when they returned
Half an hour after the oDenln of to their lair today. The victory of
court this morning the state called Mullin made him the real royal Ben
its" last witness to prove that the
blood of Nathan Wolff rests on the
shoulders of Edward H. Martin, and
announced that .Its case was com
plete.- Then the defense went to
work in its effort to hammer out of
ehape the credibility and probability
of the many-circumstanced case that
the state has made.
Its first -witness was Charles
Waldy, a logger. If the Jury believes
his evidence the suspicious scratches
that Martin carried on his face will
be eliminated from consideration,
for he asserted that on the night of
April 30, the night before Wolff met
his death, he drank beer' withy Mar
tin in Brickson's saloon ; and that
Martin's face was scratched as if
gal and so strenuous were his ad
mirers in expressing their apprecia
tion that the police were compelled
to rescue him from his ardent
friends
Hundreds of fans flocked about
the Tigers as they emerged from the
trainshed. Every one of them, es
pecially Cobb, was given an ovation
and tbey were tumultously escort
ed to their hotel..
At Bennett-park the "burs"" showed
substantial' appreciation ' of' the victory
by turnfuir i'oufearly in the May to se
cure available seats for the struggle of
the afternoon. Atll o'clock -tha. Jam at
the gate, was taxing: the energy of the
police end froi
a line of fans
box 'office extended
ait a mut long.
4 he had had s fight with a wildcat." . the, cub whit, t
" CuftW) wv V .- AeJw;-,-Vv-o
DETR0IT-CHICA60
HE BY I
""Hhs bHkwtts.V.rrr
thSxMano. rnaergortig oross-examina-'
flon, he displayed a sudden Jack of
" memory as to many things and writhed
coo tit in his chair, causing the court
room 'crowd much amusement. Finally
he produced' a' Haridkerdblef and wiped
away thy perspiration that had" gath
ered as the result of his discomfort.
Deputy District Attorney FlUgereJd be
lieves that' his examination broke tha
force of Waidy's testimony, and tht
the Jury win not place any reliance, in
his story but the attorneys for the de
fans declare they are well satisfied
with the showing he made, attributing,
Ills confusion and lack of memory to
i the f aot that a logger cannot bo ex
pected to conduct himself like a oourt
Jiouse habitue.
Experts to Testify.
This afternoon the defense will de
vote its time to expert testimony con
cerning the overcoats, gloves, collars
and shirts that form the main part of
- the state's case and try to show - that
so many such articles are sold that are
alike or nearly alike that the attempted
identifications by witnesses for, the
state cannot be relied upon.
The defense also expects to reach an
other important part of Us ease, this af
ternoon. Several witnesses are ready
to testlfr that two or three men left
the Wolff pawnshop between, the hours
of f and 7 p. m. on May 1, and the de
fense will hold forth the theory that
these men were the murderers of the
pawnbroker. This theory, , It Is con
tended, is borne out by the blood
marks and -other conditions existing: in
the store. . , , .
atartia pleased- .
Martin was. aglow with pleasure
whea the testimony in nis xavor Degan
o com in. Ha aeamed as much
mused as anyone with the antics or
Jennings announced early today i that
wauui reiy on Hummers to. defeat
w- not . carta
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William P. Brothers Relates
How Administration In
vestigates Him but Not
the Accused Little Hope
of Success of Plans.
Recently telegraph reports told of
an exposure of graft in the Panama
canal zone.' The press associations
carefully kept more than a mere
mention of the statements attributed
to William F. Brothers, president of
the Balanced cable company,, show
lng gross favoritism of administra
tion appointees. The following from
New .York gives minute details of the
investigation: '
REPUBLICAN PROSPERITY
He expected his 'mfia.
(Br a Staff Correspondent.)
New York, Oct. 13. The inquiry or
dered by the secretary of war'lnto al
leged corruption In the awarding of
contracts for the construction of the
Panama canal was -continued yesterday.
Major E. A. GarJIngton presiding. After
the day's session William F. Brothers,
president-of the Balanced Cable Crane
company. h says hs was deprived of
contract for Important work, although
b ...(-V 'in.iunated- that 4 oanUal
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the los-cer witness and the tatter's re
torts to the district attorney on cross
examination. He declares he Is not
riiaturhed hr the show in made bv the
state, and that the testimony will, -in
-the end, show his innocence.
Long before the hour for the opening
of court all seats were taken and no
more spectators were admitted. The
rlb-Jammtng scene of yesterday after
noon outside the doors was not repeat
ed, the bailiff keeping the. crowd
rleafed from the doors, A room three
or four times the stse of Judge Cle
land's department would not -bold half
those who are turned away. -
Waldy, who mar be regarded as one
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Mb. : Brothers was represented ;at the
uiMuirj .ujr , omri-uct ts. tnuiuas or XUS
Broadway. Colonel Oeorie W. Orwtha)
chairman, and, cWef engineer of the com
mission, against whom, the charres m
aimed, wa the chief wltn-fss.- The tes
timony was confined principally to prov
ing the competency of Mr: Brothers 'as
an- engineer. And to efficiency of his nl$-
coinery. .
-Congressman Le -Gage Pratt,, Of the
eighth New Jersey district, testified
that arotners told him he was perse
cuted by the government. - a .
" "Did he make any open offer to you
for your Influence?" asked Major Gar
lington. - .
. 'hu did not.",
Brothers' Statement.
Mr. Brothers was not quite ready yes
terday to disclose the details of graft
In the construction of the Panama canal
which he says he possesses, and how
the corruption fund has been distributed
among men "higher up" at Washington,
but he dictated this statement:
'Perhaps as good an explanation for
proving the Panama canal construction
by the United States government to
have , been a -colossal blunder and a
stupendous engineering mistake ma v be
figured out -on three premises, from
which -may be drawn a loaical conclu
sion.- - -
'First, the French comnanv after
spending about 1600,000,000, sold their
property ror ig,ooo.ooo, according to
general belief In Franc. It Is nnsslblu
that the prjee may have been $40,000,-
vuu, uut wuy uia noi in- nw rsnama
canal company finish the work on its
own account? The conditions were that
it wouia require less than 1100,000,000
to complete the, canal and that It would
earn a handsome dividend on 11.000.000.
000 capitalisation. This is a matter of
recora. -
"At the time-this deal was consum
mated I was. In Paris and associated
with various engineers who had been
personally affiliated With the canal in a
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SUPREME COURT HOLDS L M. REED
GUILTY OF ELECTION FRAUDS
(Continued on Page Two.)
BARRE
Ttvo Fishermen Fisrhtfor
Command and One
- ' Sails Away.
fCaltH Preae Uml
San Diego. Cal- Oct. 11. OertaU to
dla ef starvation unless aid reaches him
sooa. Pinto Coslmo. a fisherman of this
port, is marooned on a small barren Isl
and south of Fast Thomas, Lewer Cal
ifornia. - .
The fisherman was abandoned there
hr als partner, TrMien Zole-nl. who
arrived Co port last aifht and declsred
he was ctnpelle by fear eVrato. to
aaervon Viimv
The nberms eatled frors in Dieejo
te Utr fall form v waters Octoer S.
71T.ct the hX. an "i'mo th
oteer trara. Last Sunday both drank
frr1lr ar4 eoarr1d wt
mM be head of ir nrpJHIn. V
tma arm4 him-1t wit 1 Irnife 1
Colossi r4 a hatchet, but either, was
srtml ba't
Atir fihrmes eiari. trm
and e4 ll fcr rmp. rr1hr
arrlral t- rwilnii we-i mhhof flrwt, ;
Sid Zo1mI. a'rai4 t filow r-ae
r-f t 1 ' k -' i f a rfil f kjf ,
' Uun, t;d eeay aJou.
Pilots of the Balloon St. Loti is Sighted: at Night by the
Steamer's Searchlight as They Are About to -'Sink
With Wr ect of Balloon.
(United Pnas UtMl Wlr.
Berlin, Oct. 13. Probably the most
remarkable experience In the history of
ballooning was reported todar by N. H.
Arnold, the pilot, and H. O. Hewatt, as
sistant pilot, of the ballooa St. Louis,
one of the three American entrants In
the International race for the Bennett
cup. when they were landed at Cux
haven, after having - fallen Into the
North sea at mldnisbt. -
The two Americans ' were enveloped
In the folds of the great gas bag, which
wss being l.anrf s-r ttte waves. When
a searchlight front-tne steamer Lange-
rood ha opened to rt upon the arest
dark object, whlcn attracted the atten
tion of the lookout. When it was seen
that the men were In da user of srown
Inc. a small boat was rut sat and the
aeronaut a were rescued, tnouga not
anlil they were aboard the ship srer-e
ther able te snake It clear te the res
cuers how thjr happened ts be out la
the tnfddle nf the sea, floating on a
great tooe bundle of raovaa.
Both undoubted y womlfl have
bees drowned In a faw snlnstes if ther
had not f alien wltMn the rang ef the
llht f the passing steamer.. Tbey had
already been under water one er twice
and were struagltng bilodiT, with
bop of eaoarlng dath.
The men td ha f Idea they' were
over the ereaw. as there was a bvearv
fog lk trm. ToeT were traveling
rapid! v. but, wers S"ong alnng romfnrt
sMy and withnot int thuaFt rf das
gr. when a rapid fall f toor'ture
ttH Its he-loon to rlnk. Te bg
g tef r-rn grdnailv t !nd j
ll.e I .-t ar,4 hie aaaislant ttrtw out'
ballast, but about midnight they real
ised that they were going down rapidly
and the ballast thrown out seemed to
have little effect. It was pitch dark,
when suddenly they heard the wave
oeiow and realised their horrible pre
dicament. In desperation they were cut
ting lose the basket, In the hops that
tne bag would then float and they could
cling to the trigging when they struck
law waier,
The aeronauts telegraphed to tha race
committee today that ther were un
hurt, giving an account of their thrill
ing experience.
The last heard Of the St Louis before
the accident was when she pasaed over
uuiu at o cioca yesterday morn
ing, aa mnes routnweat or rransrort-
or.-Oder. Tha balloon than waa travel
lng fn a southwesterly direction, but
the wind changed and drove the balloon
with treat speed toward the North
(Special Dispatch to -The Joarnal.)i
Salem, Or., Oct. 13. Conviction of-J."
W. Reed, former mayor of Estacada,
for complicity In the Sell wood election
frauds of June, J 90.6,. was affirmed by
the supreme court today in an opinion
written by Commissioner Kfng. . Reed
was convicted in December, 1906, before
Judge Arthur I Fraser in the circuit
court of Multnomah county and sen
tenced to pay a One of 11.000. ' The pen
alty carries with It Ineligibility to hold
office. The statute under, which Reed
was found guilty follows:.
Text of Statute. ,
"Any ' person who shall 'by- promise
of favor or reward or otherwiseinducs
or persuade any person to- come Into
the state, or into any county or precinct
within the state, for the pufpose and
with the Intent that such person Shall,
by so changing his habitation, -vote at
any general election which may here
after bo held In this state at any place
where such voter or person . la not a
bona fide resident, shall be deemed
suiltr of felony, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished as ' herein
after provided."
Against Xiooa Option.
It was shown by svldencme at the
trial of Reed ho had induced Harry I
young to movs into senwooa precinct
the flay prior to the election of June
4, 1904, and had Induced Young to vote
against local option In that district. It
was shown also that Reed pald Young's
expenses for so doing.
In opinion Commissioner King takes
occasion to say language used by Judge
Fraser during the trial was '"highly
improper because it tended to influence
the Jury against the defendant. How
ever, this circumstance was not suf
ficient to set aside the verdict, ss the I
J.
m jjsjt
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W. Reed, Who Mast Suffer for
Sellwood Election Frauds. '
facts
guilt."
were so conclusive Reed's
The Sellwood election frauds were the
most glaring that have been attempted
in recent yeara In Multnomah county.
They were perpetrated in the effort to
firevent two east side precincts (one of
hem Including Sellwood and the other
the Oaks) from going dry under the
local option law. The frauds were ex
posed by The Journal and this paper
gathered the evidence whlcn rormeu tne
basis of the subsequent prosecutions.
These two precincts, then known as
precincts 37 and 38, had been joined In
a petition by the advocates of prohibi
tion and It was well known that the
"dry" element was slightly in the ma
jority among the voters. Just before
the election a bold attempt was made to
colonize voters within these two pre
cincts. In Order to defeat the anti
saloon foresee. Some 22 or 23 men, none
of them residents of the two precincts.
were taken to Sellwood and were housed
at a hotel In that precinct. On election
day they were marched to the polls
where, their votes were sworn in. each
one falsely stating that he resided in
the precinct.
The Journal began Investigation of
the frsuds on the day after the election.
Important evidence was gathered, estab
lishing the fact that voters had been
colonised within the two precincts. The
register of the hotel where the imported
voters were housed showed their names
and full proof was obtained that al
though actually residing In other parts
of 'the city or state, they had voted In
Sellwood precinct. The evidence secured
by The Journal led to indictments,
John Manning being then distitet attor
ney. While most of those indicted for the
frauds escaped conviction, J. W. Reed
was convicted and this conviction has
now been sustained by the supreme
court. The exposure of these frauds
did much to prevent further attempts
or tne same character, two years be
fore The Journal exposed the attempt
inoLis
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DIES lil M
Well Known-Xews Dealer of
I Portland, Prominent 1 Elk
and Clubman, .Passes
Away Suffered Many, Fi
nancial Reverses. ; . ' :
C E. Holmes, familiarly ' known as
"Doc" Holmes to thousands of Portland
pawple . and to almost - every traveling
man on the Paclflo coast, is dead.-'- News
of his death, whloh occurred last week
at Cape May, N. J., was received today
in rortlsnd. through letters to personal
friends, written bv Holmes' relatives in
the east -'- - ' ' . '
"Doc" Holmes was but a few months
over 60 years of age. For IS years he
was a resident of Portland, being fAat
In the drug business, afterward in the
stationery and cigar business., The Ore--
:on News company on Sixth street near
lorrlson. owned and conducted ' 1 bv
Holmes for a number of years, waa the
best known place of Its kind In the citv.
It was a gathering place for hundreds
of men from i other cities who never
failed to call upon Holmes whenever In -Portland,
and It. wns frequented also i
by a larse number of 'local people, u
bui iiKe many oiner'-men or -social
habits. - Holmes bearan . to nearlect hit
business. Several-, outside ' ventures in
wiiteh he Bad engaged 'turned out'tm-.
fortunately, " and aboyt three months
ago ho beqame involved in serious fi
nancial ; diff ictit1e ,,Ati, the-.ame time
Holme - was ! etrlokon ' With paralysis
and his mind- ss well as his body was
affected. Ills friends rallied to' bis aid.
but his affairs were found to be in such
shape- that It - became- necessary :to sur
render htsy business .to his ereditors.
Holmes "was taken to a local Sanitarium
where h spent several -weeks.. As aoon
as he was able to travel, he was sent 1
eas to ttie liome of his brother, In Capo
may, ew jersey, i nose wno'sawnim
before his departure realized that' he
had not long to live, though Holmes
himself refused 'to believe. that his con.
dition was so serious. ,. ' - r ' ;'
"Doc" Holmes was a nromtnent mem
ber of the Kiks. He was- unmarried
and all of his relatives 'are said to b
living -in the - east.. - Few men in thim
city have a larger circle- of warm per-;
sonal friends than he enjoyed. . 1
"i nave Known Doc Holmes for near
20 years.", said Dr. C W.: Cnm.iiu. :
today. "He was one of mv wamut
personal friends. No man in Portland
was better, known nr more - generally
liked than Charlie Holmes. He was a '
whole-souled, good-natured fellow.-lovat
to his friends, ; liberal to a fault and
spent his money like a prince."-
IIICM'S IJIFE
STILL PURSUES
Daughter of General John A.
Logan Charges She Was
Deserted.
o the local Republican machine to run
eas or iiiegat votes oy raiae ar
and at the next session of the
In hundreds of Illegal votes by false af
fidavit
legislature obtained the enactment of a
law to protect tne ballot box from suen
secret assaults.
Berlin. Oct. 13. Advices from Ctut-
haven this afternoon say that Arnold
and Hewitt, the orcupaats of the ill
fated balloon St. Louis, which landed
the North sea last alstit are In a
critical condtto as the result of their
experlenca. TbeV were nearly dead
when removed from the boat and wr
revived by tha uaa of Hrm n 1 y. . TM
English ballooa Bans'iea Is believed to
be the winner of th we. ft landed In
Ienwisrtt. Tha Asserlraa II landed at
WfiPThlndurn, a snort distance froea
the start, and b no cherw-.
Twewty-a-ne balloons are sfiaeefnuited
for and are believed te have keen driven
sarrd. A ("! t la nw neart.tng the
irts a In re ' snef aM to gi
eietane tx athers have descended as j
the sjeter. .
MAIL POOCH IS
SPIRITED IXIN
(Special Dbpatra te The Innul)
The Dalles, Oct. 13 It has Just been
learned that a locked mall pouch was
stolen here tha night of October I. from
tba stall cart at the O. R. N. dapet
The mall was taken from tha poatofflce
to the depot by the O. R. A N. taesseo
erer.
While he was la the depot, tba cart
and mall being -outside, tha locked
pouch was stolen. Tha police affloers
were notified but no clue has baea
found. - Fair, waa In progress bar and
tne city was run or strangers.
The police are still at work en. the
case. - - . . . ..
KEF0KTED HILL HAS
: ANNEXED THE KATY
raited FT-MS T.'M , VV.I '
New Tork. Oct. II That James 1.
Hill has finally setird control of the
Missouri. Kaona -Texa rallmad la
the belief in Wall street. It ta rrnnrtvd
hat tha ateek hid abroad has arrtvd
1n this rttv and Is b1e held tr pr-i-
mm tne iimi ifinnnm -j raen
ia said t r-ave bn part of Ht whtrii
It rx"ted vuH be d trllH.td
to the st ox a tsoW era of the t tberm fa-
SCHOOL lINInlilED
FOR A SIIIGIE BOY
Spokane, Oct. 13. Johnny
Jergensen. II years old. occu
pies a peculiar position under
tha public school system in tba
Vnlted Bta tea. He la the only
child: jot school ags la tha dis
trict near Kettle rails. Ferry
county. Wash, and baa a teach
er all to himself.
. Tha in st rue tar Is M. IL Hoeey
man. formerly of Ppokane.
who took charjre af tha school
early this month. There wars
three pupils at tba beginning of
tha tsrav soon after wbVh - tha '
parents of tww rf thsta taoved
oat ef tba district, taking their
rhndrrs with tbeaa. The district
Is regularly orgaatsed.and'bas a
eneol board, with chairmen, sec
retary . as 4 treasurer. . ft also
baa asarla funds tts credit.
Tba fnoas . a'evst! rye lews r b
raan rMwo-aa sad Iea AnsK, w"-li
ta e-etng rasad ta snake
tr ir a " ey it7a.
1'IEE MITES III
FATAL ACCIDENT
tSpecUl IMaratek ta The Jnaraal I
Hlltaboro, Or, Oct. IX. The three
small sods ef Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Gaorga. living about IS miles south
west of this etty wre Injured In a
runaway accident Friday aventnv T
oldest boy. about 11 years, died Sunday
nlsbt. snd the rounrMt I tmt. in
a critical conditio, having bad on arm
Dany torn iron its socket.
Thev wr mi wttl. .
load of fooler. Ia the runaway tha
wy reu npon ln dolible-trea
and was draared bead dm,..
"' mum an a Quarter over rotlrh
ground bafora the team was a too pad
Tba other two wars thrown out. mat
the second boy was aot so badlr hurt.
flwrsswt Mrs at AvTP.
(t1S rmm W.l .
nattl. (-'rt II Wi.j.sss M. n4m.
Wilson and Wii.m rv k . ,
mmpoaiag thw Inlted fitrnf -"m-
ITT' S.-1 waraa"w for tte lel
i us-r-ii7?c etpoe .lea.
in miik i(ohr m
(Cnltcd Prass leased Wlra.1
Chicago. Oct. IS. W. F. Tucker, for
merly a paymaster In the United States
army, was arrested today at Decatur,
111., charged with having deserted his
wife, daughter of the late General John
A. Loitan. Tucker was taken tn Si
I.oula, whence i will be brought to Chi
cago this afernoon. Tucker was ar
rested on a warrant Issued by Municipal
Judge Qemmlll at the instance of Airs,
Mary LogaA Tucker'- bis wife, who
charged that he abandoned her July !i.
,i ucxer was in wnen no waa arrestee
and upon his agreement to return with
out demanding requisition papers he
wss allowed to go to St. Louis. He waa
accompanied by a ours and two men
servsnts. - - -
The trouble between the Tuckers Is
of long duration. Mrs. John A. lsogun,
mother of Mrs." Tucker, tried to Induce
Judas Taft to order a courtmartlal of
Tucker last year, when Taft was sec
retary of war. on ths charge that Tucker
had been guilty of misconduct while ha
was stationed In the Philippines. Taft
Investigated the charges at that time
and stated that ha believed them un
founded. He exonerated Tucker.
Tucker was relieved from the qusrtsr
master generalship here two months eg S
by Major Ray on account of ill hea.lt
REGISTER NOW,,-
IT'S TOUR DUTV
are eiptil
re-i. a-rnc-tor er ei -m. It ta r
)evd ro-mbera of tha bfd wui
ortTig mtih f f-t.M 4 tlwi
for tha mMmi !--'- to oa ern-i
1-e e--er(oer,t tha a.tt
r i. ,a a
e Have yoa reglrtered? ,
a If not. don't fall te do so with-
d out dela.
e This Is an Important matter
and should aot bo overlooked.
' Every good eif tacit sf Oreain
. sbonld -vote at the coming g-n-
eral election, but It will be Im-
4 kosalbls to d so anlesa )par
aaata arrears o tha reglatratton
Ilata There srs ret soma thr-
s saada ef rsatdents ef Ml-It tinman
' county whs hsv so far failed t
S register.
Frees sew untD aeit T'.-'
4t tno ri(ra:!on book i:i'w
kert area satll s e r l- K -r
sven.'rig ff the arotw . -1 --
af those wha ran t t ts '
S ;cenjrthotisa-d-.iHr aJ ir ' '
v sets bH.m, P t ' f t'