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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, i SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 22. 1909. STRAUS CASE WITH JURY : HAY Introduction of Testimony Concluded at Noon Today and Monday 3Iorning -" Judge Wolverton Will De ;"liver Instructions to Jury ' -'Prison or liberty for C. A. Straus rests in the hands of 12 men, ll of them farmers, one miner from southern Oregon. Argument In the case against Straus, who is charged with defalca tion of postof flee funds to the amount of $4090, was closed at noon today. The ; Jury was excused until Monday morn Ins;, when its members will assemble in the federal courtroom to receive the instructions of Judge Wolverton as to . the law in the case. Briefly summed. Charles A. Straus is accused by the government upon an Indictment of three counts with having failed to account for- government funds entrusted to his care, with having re fused to deliver the same to the proper authorities upon demand, and with plain embezzlement. The defense has un dertaken to show that Straus was In no way more responsible than any one of three others connected with the of " flee, at the same time conceding the fact that the money is gone. -The government has contended that Etraus was careless in the administra tion of his duties, that he refused to render any assistance to tne postal in spectors who in June. 1908, were charged with the duty of discovering the cause of the shortage, and that he betrayed his fear of a criminal prosecu tion bv actions and remarks made at the time the shortage was first discovered. "Charles A. Straus is at least proven criminally careless. If not an embezzler and defaulter, ' said Assistant United 8tales District Attorney J. Jt. Wyatt la opening the argument this morning. Mr. wyatt, with a considerable show of - logic and well sustained argument, then proceeded to show the defects In Straus' system; how he failed to keep a dally ' cash balance, how he received money which -h; put Into the postofflce safe, but which he never banked, and how despite .his own contention that he con ducted his office with a degree of care he was unable to state during the trial . how much money he ever haa in the , safe, only making a practice of count ing every one or three months, which ever the evidence had showed. "Charles A. 8traus did not account and cannot account for the money which has disappeared from the fact that It was removed from his care outside and beyond his knowledge, and at a time, when,' doing the best he could with an always laxly governed office, he was endeavoring to administer his office as cashier of the Portland postofflce," argued Attorney John Stevenson for the defense. Mr. Stevenson then pro ceeded to rehearse the evidence show ing Straus" Integrity, honesty snd straightforwardness in all his private and public life, and in closing, em phasised with much effect the situation lie Is now placed In, blind, without means of support, with the cup of bit ter misfortune already drained deep, ' and with this present shadow resting not only' over himself, but over his loyal wife and innocent little daughter. Evidence Declared Circumstantial. 'A stranger entering this courtroom, unacquainted with the facts in the case, would have been unable to tell who has been on trial. John W. Mlnto, J. J. Shipley, C. A. Straus or Miss Boll man," said John F. Logan, chief counsel fnr the defense. Mr. Logan emphasized the difficulty of placing responsibility in such a case, declaring mat great re sponsibility rested upon the Juror who decided anv case upon circumstantial evidence. Mr. Logan closed by describ ing in affecting terms the situation In Straus' little home, where for himself and wife and child, the days have gone low and dark, waiting with hope for the shadow to clear away and hope to come again. At this point, Mrs. ctmiio whn hr! all during the trial, been remarkably self possessed, broke down and wept oitteny. Biting, sarcasm and searching argu nnt characterised the address of Dts trlct Attorney McCourt to the Jury. He declared that thrusting aside all senti ment, all consideration for the Innocent who suffer for the guilty, the law must be upheld, orrenders punisnea. ana me tm and dis-nitv of the government conserved by the enforcement of the statutes. Mr. McCourt reviewed the case thoroughly, emphasized Straus' failure to account - ior me tunas, ami uiubbu with an abjurgation to the Jury to be mindful of their responsibility to decide tlfe issue, not in accordance with the sentiment caused by a half blind man or, a devoted wife, but. in accordance with the evidence which naa Deen pre sented. The question which will rest'wlth the Jury, snd which In nature will be tnade clear by Judge Wolverton in his charge Monday morning. Is as to whether If Ftraus is held to te guilty ne can oe found gulltv on all three counts or on one. and If considered guilty as charged in tne indictment, wneuior nis punisn tnent will he for all or one. The cloning of the Straus trial was the occasion of great interest among rorti.ind people, I he court room was crowded to the limit of standing room; manystod out iu the hall listening to what thev might henr at that distance. Withal the most perfect quiet and order was preserved. MARITAL BONDS OF SIX ARE SEVERED Judge Gatens came to the aid of Judge Gantenbeln yesterday afternoon and granted three divorces. He decided that . the evidence shown Oliver M. Stafford to have been an adulterer and for that reason granted a divorce to Lucena Stafford. James W. Current has not supported Ms wife. Jennie Current, and had sub jected her to cruel treatment, therefore Judge Oatens granted a divorce to Mrs. Current. Lizzie Cameron was married to Orr IX Cameron in November. 1901. The husband left home and has not returned making, his getaway in August. 107. Judge Oatens held that the evidence showed desertion snd granted a divorce to the woman. NOISY AUT0M0BILIST n IS GIVEN $20 FIXE WV 'jr.--Quran, was fined $20 In police .court today on a charge of being drunk and disorderly. Quinn was arrested lust night while driving" an automobile at Kcvcnteenlti and Washington streets. In the machine were W. Seagrove, Cath erine Johnson, Florence MeClear, Eva Holton and two others. Officer Evert new the party going past and heard mom loud yelling, so lie placed them under arrest Quinn was the only on oley, according to th testimony. The others were dismissed. . , .., v '.. c ; Arrested In Rooming IIoum. , Albert Pmlthand Florence Blake were arremed In rooming house, tha Ro mania, at HIM Hecond street, bf Ot- fir Wenlesa last night and booked on s statntorr charge. The couple were fin,it tost'Tlwr by ths officer who pro rnrrd stil ricl.-nt evidence for an arrest, 'i im i rmjriit of ib casa was continued HILLINERY STORE IMli Oil FIRE Thoughtfulness of Firemen Saves Big Loss in High Class Establishment. Firs broke out in the L. S. Frakes millinery establishment, 409 Washing ton street, shortly after 1:30 this morn ing and caused approximately $8500 to $10,000 damage, fully covered by In surance. It also extended into the rear of Glllman'a auction house. 411 L-WashH Ington street, and there caused damage to about $1000. Mystery surrounds the origin or tne fire, but it is supposed to have started irom defective wiring in the wans oe- tween the two establishments. It was discovered by J. W. McFarland. the janitor of the Frakes ulace. Hearing a crackling in the rear of the store he discovered a wall of flame. lie hur riedly sent in an alarm and the depart ment promptly responded. When tne department arrived Battal ion Chief Young took in the situation at a glance and seeing all the fine laces, millinery and silks, held the hose men out with the remark, "Boys, you've got to get this fire out If you have to eat it, but no water." Then Captain Hawkins of chemical No. 1 turned in and made a gallant fight with chem icals and saved great loss by keeping the water out of the place. as it was, tne loss was neavy, . ins silks, satins, laces, gowns, linens. ' suit ing, etc., which were not touched by the fire, were absolutely ruined by chem icals, smoke, soot and stains. The hand some beauty parlors in the rear of the building which have Just been fitted up by Mrs. Frakes at considerable ex pense, were almost ruined" by the dense smoke. There was also some damage by wa ter, as after the fire had apparently oeen extinguished, it broke out again in the walls higher up and caused dam age to the expensive stock of hats on the second 'floor. Here it was necessary to turn in a water - hose to fight the fire which had gained headway between the flooring and walls. Mrs. Frakes was called by the Jani tor from her home at Seventeenth, and Morrison streets and she came down to see her place being demolished by the flames. She felt especially bad about It as there had been another bad fire last October and she had Just had the place restocked, rent tea and remodeled, one tfttes that ihfl hnn n fttnrlr contlnir from JSK Ann in tiivnnn hut navm thn entire loss will be covered by Insurance. Whether the rire started In one onj'i''uirins oi me larirr mil. as re- wit, uu.ti "ui , v , di.nrt i iV" .."TV, "' f i Bort to force to maintain his rights if them is unknown and will be a hard disposed of. He stated that half of necessary He savs he has BS men at matter to determine. S. L. N. Oilman. dutiable paragraphs had been agreed work in the buildfng who wtll fight at a the proprietor of the auction house, ea- I of the remainder beHe tlmates his loss as nearly $1000. hre J ??ep cent over whlch to have 300 men nromised bv other con- . i . , .. t .1.. ii i. . I H r I n c jn i tin rint .hi. I t xAA i CLAIM AGENTS OF COAST ORGAHIZE Employes of Claim Depart ment of Railway Lines Form Association. .A... permanent ortrantsjitlon of claim agents connected with the steam and electric railway systems touching or op erating on the Paclfto ooast Is being ef fected at a meeting being held today In the Hotel Oregon. The purpose of tho organization when completed will be protective and cooperative, with social features added. The membership will at first be restricted, but will later be broadened to include some of the offi cers of the different railroad systems, together with attorneys representing those roads. Among those present at today's ses sion are: D. L. Flynn, of the Great Northern; T. A. Cole, of theLos Angeles railway; E. M. Bagley, of "the Oregon Short Line; T. B. Johnson, of he Cana dian Pacific; T. O. Newman, of Helling ham; H. K. Relf, of the North Bank road; H. L. Bleecker, of the Washington Water Power company. Spokane; E. H. Odell, of the Puget Sound Electric com pany; E. M. Grover, of the Noithern Pacific; George Carson, of the Seattle Electric company; T. B. Blackburn, of the Bakersfield & Ventura railway; A. E. Beck, of Vancouver, B. C; George D. O'Connor, or Walla Walla; H. G. Flelsch man, of the Chehalis Centralis rail way; B. F. Boynton, chief claim agent, F. F. Barbour, assistant president, and F. I, Fuller, vice president of the Port land Railway, Light & Power company. A meeting to be held on Monday will probably complete the organization. ENTERTAINMENT FOR RAILROAD PEOPLE Thirty of ' the general and district agents of the Southern Pacific lines will spend Saturday, June 5. In Portland, vlsltln the sights of Interest In the city. They will be entertained by the general officials of the Ilarrlman lines here. The party will be headed by tnaries b. f ee. passenger trarric man- ager of the Southern Pacific and will j Include all the Southern Pacific agents in the larger cities. Complete arrangements for the en tertainment of this psrty will not be made until the return of General Pas senger Agent William McMurrav from San Francisco but the program will 1 in clude automobile trips and a luncheon at the Commercial club . The party plans to be In Seattle for the opening of the A.-T.-P. exposition, while some of the members of the party will remain over in 8enttle for the meet ing of the Transcontinental Passenger association to be held there June 8. MUCH INTEREST IX AUTOMOBILE PARADE ?lZUJ3fL.?!.Ztli J?"r,S."? I making application to the Rose Festival association for places in the carriage and automobile parades continue, these two affairs will undoubtedly be the greatest events of their kinds ever given In this country. Already hundreds nave called at festival headquarters asking about the parades and a large part of mese signea contracts ror entering. Many of them are taking advantage of the proposition of .free designs of- rerea oy vne resiivai management and the artist in charge of this department has been busy ever since the first no tice was given. No Idea has been al lowed to enter Into any more than one noat. TWO AUTO SPEEDERS ARE GIVEN $15 FINES Mrs. Edna Randall, arrested by Offi cer Sims on a charge of speeding an automobile, was fined , SIS in police court this morning by Judge Van Zante. Don Wright, arrested by the same of ficer on, a like charge was given the same fine. , No Money in the Bank. Ralpn R. Co-it, a young man living at Montavllla, was arrested this morning by Deputy Constable McCol lough upon complaint of the Meier ft Frank company,- He passed a check on the com panv for 110 and had no money In the bank to cover the check. He declares that he expected, at the time he passed the chfjtk; to "be able to make a deposit on th43el lowing day to more than cover the . check, but that his ex lactations I fell through.' Cone l married- s - - -J PHONE MiniE Bell 3Ian Says Cleveland Court Landed a Blow at Monopoly. (United Preaa Leaae4 Wire.) Indianapolis, May 22. Referring to the recent decision of Judge Taylor of Cleveland, denying the petition of the United States Telephone company to enjoin certain members of the Bell Tel ephone organization from Interfering with Its existing long distance con tracts with Independent companies, L. U. RiclTardson, president of the Central Union Telephone company, said today: "The attitude of my company toward the Independents In the matter of the telephone litigation is wholly misun derstood, especially its attitude to ward those who invested large sums of money. The Central company de sires to prevent the duplication of in vestment throughout Its territory, be cause we believe this would result In a loss to the public and the Investor. "Independent toll line comoanles. through the medium of contracts con taining provisions for exclusive toll line connections with themselves, have been seeking to establish a monopoly. Judge "jwi un lojuii nuw iriuKrs it pus- flble for any non-competitive company n Ohio to make connections with all toll companies' lines it desires." ALDRICH TO VOTE juiie 2 Boasts of Progress and Grumbles at ".Need less Debate." (I'nlled Preaa Iaaed Wire.) Washington. May 22. Senator Aldrich today asked the Renate to fix June 2 as the date for the final vote on the ,arirr kiii o ." n."T.i. h - da ,n "7hu: ' T'8 ''ile i for further consideration. r- 4j"-.:vr ' "" Aldrich stated that he believed about Senator Cummins exnresspd the hnrw that Aldrich would not insist on his mo tion, because there were manv senators having views on the tariff who had not had a chance to express them. Aldrich replied that he had no desire to prevent full discussion of the bill, but he thought .there was much need less debate. When the motion was put over. Sena tor McCumber of North Dakota took the floor and delivered an address sup porting the agitation for putting lumber on the free list. Senator Elklns made a strong plea for a high protective tariff on lumber. He said there was a tota) of $600,000,000 invested In the lumber business In the United States, and It ought to be rea sonably nrotected. He said lumbermen outside the United States had 800,000, 000 feet of lumber ready to brlnir into this country as soon as the tariff bill passed. He also declared that a duty of $1 a thousand would open the Amer ican markets to Canadian products and result in the closing of sawmills In this country and a decrease In American rail road earnings. Tne rinance committee yesterday ar- . . i . , i t.i the duty on automobiles at 60 per cent and bicycles and motorcycles at 45 per ; cent. The paragraph covering gained and p.ate glass was also adopted OP AGAINST IT" Joseph H. Storres, Wanted in Nebraska, Arrested at Seattle. (HnltPd Press Loased Wlra.l Seattle, May 22. Clad in overalls and soft shirt and cap, Joseph H. Storres, Harvard graduate, brilliant campaign orator and lawyer, was arrested here today as a fugitive from Justice. Storres, who was known In Seattle as Joseph H. McCarthy, Is wanted at Lincoln, Neb., to explain the disappearance of $5000 In cash and diamonds valued at $1000, which were placed In his care when he was, appointed administrator of the es tate of Mrs. Helen M. Horn, an agrd widow, who died under peculiar circum stances. When, last February, Storres was to nave appeared m court to give an ac 5ounlJ".ofJItne ProPerty under his charge, he disappeared and the police or l.incoin nave since sougnt to gain spme trace of his whereabouts. When arrested today Storres had lit tle to say except that he "guessed he was up against the real thing." He expressed his willingness to return to Nebraska without extradition proceed ings. REWARD FOR SLAYER OF ANNA P0LTERA (United Press Leafed Wire.) Los Angeles, May 22. A reward of $250 for the arrest and conviction of the fiend who assaulted and murdered Anna Poltera, a 9-year-old Italian girl. In Griffith park. Is posted today in the Sheriff W, A. Hammel subscribed. Jn the meantime the sheriff has been art. vised that Governor GlUett Is making an Investigation of the case and of the amount In the state fund for the pur pose, ana naa intimatea Jjmt lie would firobably offer a reward today. The ocal board of supervisors have under consideration a resolution offering a reward of J500 for the arrst of the fierpetrator of the crime. With these ncentlves before them scores of per sons -are voluntarily working on th case ana arroraing- tne police every aid in their power. Sacramento. Cal.. Mav 11. overnnr Gillett stated today that he would prob amy uner a rewara ior tne capture of the murderer of 8-year-old Anna Poltera. He said he Would take action as soon as he had Inquired Into the condition of the reward fund. The ap propriation for the apprehension of mur derers Is J7S0 a year. The fund Is prac tically Intact. UMATILLAN CUTS OFF CHILDREN IN WILL (Special Dlmateh to Tbe Journal Pendleton, Or., May 22. Desire 8t Dennle. or Jerry 8t. Dennis, as he was better known, has left all his property to his last wife, according to the will which has Just been probated. The to tal vaiue oi me real and personal prop deceased daughter, Rosie Braden, are given (1 each. uirin wuuiu uw no coniroverav. FUGITIVE ADMITS II wun-ii vim mi, purports to aispose of Is valued at 1 9,000, of which IIS.OOO .., . .j nice ionn, jerry, Nllinil Ann -In Anrl H. . .1, 1 ! 1 a ; i A.-Y.-P. FIGHT GOES 10 COURTS Attorney" General Crawford Called to Seattle to Help Settle Dispute Over Plac ing of Kiosks on Grounds of Oregon Concession. (Br Joqrnal Ltaaed Salem Wire.) Salem, Or., Kay 83. Atorney General Crawford has been called to Seattle to help the Alaska-Tnkon-Fsolfto exposi tion committee fight Its battles with the exposition officers. lbs attorney will lesre for Beattls tonight u( ssys it mar be necessary to briar rait la the United States courts at Seattle before the controversy that hag arlsea will be finally determined. Beattls, Wash., May 83. Oregon haa won the "candy booth" fight. The Alas-k-Yukon-Paclfic fair management un officially anaovnoes that no booth will bs allowed on grounds of stats band ings. The Oregon men . lined up the other states. The offensive booth was for th sals of postal cards oa a con cession owned by Rows of the Oregw commission. s Seattle, May 22. No further attempt has been made today by Director of Works Allen to place the objectionable booths on the Oregon grounds and the controversy is not expected to assume an acute stage until Monday, when, un- hvuio Bli "ers re straightened out by t by fair, tne executl ve committee of the hostilities may commence. Superintendent Smith of the Oregon building stated today that he would re- cesslonaires whocan be hurried to the scene in a few momenta. RACES AT CANBY ATTRACT HUNDREDS (Special Dispatch to The JonrnaJ. ) Oregon City, May 22. Today Is a frala day at Canby and the town Is wear ng holiday garb. The band is play ing, the stores are closed and every body wears a smile. The occasion Is tha races on the county fair ground, un der the auspices of the Canby Racing association. The Canby Reds and Mo lalla Braves will cross bats on the ball round at 10 o'clock, and the game will e followed by the races. There will be a 2:30 trot, for which are entered Sela Nun, Brule Sioux, Joe Pender and Como; a 2:20 pace, hetween Alt, Miss Atalena, King Lovelace, McCloskey and Lord BIdney Dillon; a 2;10 pace, be tween Lou Miller and Donax. A number of horses will be entered In the afternoon for the farmers' trot Both night trains will stop at Canby, giving all outsiders ample time to take Kl " completed and wni seat lfoo !?a S l' faA"; gelf fJS .T tTt raceVandhrwtathe? isfavofable to? a good time. The festivities of the day will close with a grand ball by the Canby band in the night. LOSES A FINGER AND ALMOST LIFE (9ieclal Dlapatcb to The Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., May 22. In an accident last evening that came near costing her life, Mrs. A. M. Betts, wife of the proprietor of a truck business, lost the third finger of her left hand, as well as receiving several bad bruises. The breaking of a leather tug saved her life. Mrs. Betts was in the rear yard of tne wens nome at sixteenth and Franklin streets, watching her hus band, who had just driven In with a heavv dray and was about to put the horses away for the night. The phone rang, ana Mr. tsoim said to his wile, iou hold the horses while I answer the phone. This was done, and while Mrs.' Betts was at the head of the heavy truck horses they decided to en ter the barn and, crowding her against the barn, would probably nave crushed her to death but for the breaking of a tug inai caught in the door. Mrs. Betts hand was caught by the harness and the third finger so badly mangled that it was necessary to amputate. TURBINES ARRIVE FOR NEW PUMPING PLANT (Special Dlapateb to Tha Journal.) Oregon City. May 22. The two tur bine wheels and all their appurtenances, making two carloads of machinery, arrived here from Morgan Smith com pany's steel and Iron works at Troy, Pa., yesterday afternoon, for the new city pumping plant, where they will be Installed at onoe. The plant Is be ing erected beside the filtering works, and Is being constructed of reen forced concrete. It will be 80x60 feet. Super intendent Howells of the waterworks, expects to have the building completed, the new machinery Installed and In mo tion by the middle of August The ma-i chlnery will have a 450-horsepower, with a capacity of pumping 8,600,000 gallons of water every 24 hours. A large force of men Is working on the construction. Sued by Former Partner. (Special Dispatch to Tha Journal.) Vancouver, Wash., May 22. William-Burrell of Camas has brought suit against James Gillespie for $112.90 al leged to.be due him on dissolving part nership with the defendant. The plain- tirr represents tnai on iNovemoer 10, 1906, the defendant and himself were partners and that during the partner ship which was ended November 18, 1906, Robert Burrell, It is claimed, sold goods from the property amounting to $225. The money, it is alleged, was given to the defendant, who. It Is charged, refuses to give the plaintiff his share. Milwaukfo Grant Franchise. Oregon City, May 22. A franchise from tho city of Mllwaukle to the Bea verton and Willsburg railway company to lay Its track through the city was fllpd for record yesterday.' The track will cross the following streets: Ore- fron City Road, Adams, Irving, Wash ngton, Jefferson and Monroe streets, and the county road east of Lewellen Park. Soldier Held Overnight. Vancouver. Wash:. Mav 22Fro ar James of battery A, Fourth field ar tillery, claims that while he was at Portland waiting for the last car for Vancouver last - nlsrht he Was knnclfA.4 oown Dy a policeman with a flub and struck In the face. The police suspected he-was' one of the Spokane train rob bers. James, was held In a cell until this morning and then reledsed. James was in civilian clothes. 1 SCHOOIPMIIPM ISTREED BY COURT Charges of Assault Against Prof. B. E. Hughson Dis missed by Van Zante. The charge of assault and battery against Professor Birney K. Hughson. principal of the Portsmouth school, was dismissed by Judge Van Zante, in police court today. The complaint was brought try utto Nagle lor an alleged attack upon his son, Frank Nagle. Judge Van Zante held today that Pro fessor Hughson had done nothing other than what was necessary to maintain discipline In the school, and that there was no brutality shown and nothing to warrant taxing tne case to tne courts. The testimony showed that a baseball had been knocked through; a window in a room set aside for the teachers, and that young Nagle had been peeping through the broken window after having oeen toid c-y tne. professor not to do so. When caught bv the professor, young Nagle had pushed him away, the young sters all testifying that he had brushed the knuckles of his left hand across the boy s eye. There were a number of school chil dren called in by the prosecution. At torney John Stephenson, for the de fense, called only Professor Hughson to the witness stand, and after his tes- timony'the Judge dismissed the case. FILES 0BJECTI0B Deschutes Right of Way Question to Be Held Open Until June7, (Washington Bureau of Th Journal.! Washington, May 22. A power com pany has filed objections with the de- fartment of the Interior to the grant ng of a right of way to Harrlmah In the Deschutes canyon, under the agree ment that adverse claimants have 30 days plus time for transmission of mall, in which to offer objections. The Ore gon Trunk railroad has filed no pro test. The department will wait until June 7, the expiration of the period wherein objections may be filed, saying there will be no delay beyond that date unless sufficient reasons are shown for a review of proceedings. Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Point of Registration for 3 Tracts. (United Press Leased Wire.) Washington, May 22. President Taft today signed et proclamation opening to settlement and entry a million acres of farm lands in the Coeur d'Alene In dian reservation In Idaho, the Spokane reservation In Washington and the Flathead reservation in Montana. Coeur d'Alene is made the point of drawing for all three. Registration will begin July 15 and terminate Au gust 6. The drawing will begin nt 10 o'clock a. m., August 9, and continue until the land Is disposed of. Appli cations for Flathead lands must be ex ecuted at Kallspell or Missoula, Mont.; for the Spokane lands at Spokane, Wash., and for Coeur d'Alene lands at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. PRELIM WINNERS AT C0RVALLIS MEETING (Special Dlapateb to Tbe Journal.) -Oregon Agricultural College, Corval lts, Ot., May Zi. In the preliminary track events this forenoon, the inter- scnoiastlc stars put up an exciting con test. There being few entries in the 440 yard dash, the final was run. Tho list of winners In the preliminaries fol lows: i 100 yard, first heat Billidau, Short, Kay. Time. :10 2-5. Second heat, Norse, Jenkins, Baker. Time, :10 3-6. 120 yard hurdes, first heat Harbort, Kuykendall, Roberts. Time, :17 3-5. Sec ond heat, Holmes, Moody, Abshlre. 220 yard hurdles, first heat Kimball, Brunton, Holmes. Time, :28 1-5. Sec ond heat,urdlck. Moody, Alshlre. Time :28 1-6, 220 yafd dash, first heat Blllldeau, Crlckmore. Time, :28 1-6. Second host, Norrls, Short. Time :24. Third heat, Kay, Ross. Time, :23 2-6. 440 ynrd finals Walters, Cove High school; Barber, Washington High; Brace, Portland academy. Time, :64 4-5. The finals In all the races will be run this afternoon, beginning at 2:3u arid asthc weather Is warm and the track In good condition, somS good time wm De maae. SUE FOR MONEY PAID FOR OPTION ON LAND Jacob Trefs and John Trefz h avn heeiin action In the circuit court to recover $1600 option money paid to the May- nuiia-.iu company ior tne purcnase or a 5000 acre tract of land In Ymnhiii county. According to the complaint the tuaiiiuiii ueyoBiiea me option under contract that if they did not like the tract of land after Investigation, the money wouia oe returned to thenj. They did not like the land and the May-Hot- iana company re ru seel to return the money. They now demand the original AMiuuub uu inLcirai ai o per cent. FAIRHAVEN'S TRIBUTE TO HENRY H. ROGERS . (United Tress Leased Wire.) Falrhaven, .Mass., May 2i. Funeral services over the body of Henry H Rogers, the Standard Oil capitalist, who died In New York Wednesday, were neia nere ioaay. until l o'clock his body lay In state In the church that he built here in memory of his mother, The casket was surrounded by a guard of honor consisting of six members of the Masonic lodge of which Rogers was a member. .PERSONAL H. R. Eaton of the new Hotel .Eaton. Seattle, is a guest at the Perkins. He Is accompanied by his wife. William McMurray, general passenger a t'ent of the Harrlman lines in Oregon, went to San Francisco last night to Confer with Charles S. Fee. passenger traffic manager of the Southern Pa cific concerning. equipment for the new train to be operated between Portland and flan Francisco after June 1. H. M. Pearce. freight traffic man ager of-the Chicago. St Paul, Minne apolis ft umana railroad. Is In Portland toaay malting an inspection in Inspection of the! 'Omaha" and Northwestern office anA I the territory of theNorthwestern sys-Ja. tem in- the Paciflo northwest. P COMPANY tlllill ACRES OPEN III AOGOST MM JAILED: TALKS OF CASE Mike Ryan, Milton Eaneher, Became Murderer in Self Defense, He Says. v (SDeclala Dlanafeh to Tha louraal.) Pendleton. Or.. May 22. Mike Ryan. the Milton farmer who shot his neigh bor, Jacob Shubert and killed Shubert's hired man Dixon in a quarrel near l T. 1 .1 ,.11.. 1 the affair in his cell In the dbunty tell night by Sheriff Taylor, to whom he fuve nimseu up yesterday at x o ciock. he' self confessed murderer is now waiting the action of the Umatilla county grand Jury. Ryan's chief remorse over tha 'fatal quarrel seems to be that he killed Dixon, rather than Shubert, stating that he had no quarrel with the hired man, and waa really sorry for this part of the affair. According to Ryan, the two men were shot in self defense and to protect himself from a beatlug. He aava that Shuhert. rtn Nimlnr home with a load of grain, was going to arive over tne roroiuuen road, and at the beginning of the ouarrel Shubert left his wagon . and tied the team to leiicc, Kuiiig across a iieia 10 uie nouse wi a nuwM iu auj iuiua that might happen or be said. Returning, Shubert was accompanied , t 4 "- . , . . ' , The quarrel continued until finally Ryan told the two men that if they ."A."" "It ?. w."ld.. behind the hired I man' who ieemedT to be afraid -eemed not Only one "shot was fired, both men being injured. After they fell, they feigiTed death, so Ryan would not follow his shots tin Tt helna- rinrlr th. Iwa separated, Dixon wandering into a field, where he bled to death, and Shubert I Baw came out into tne open, it eon hobbling home. Isista of five students of the Lincoln The little boy ran home. too. At thai inquest held yesterday m purse was maae up tor Dixon s family, who axe left in a pitiable condition. Presbyterians Ask for For mula to Reach World of Today. (United Preaa Leased Wire.) Denver, May 22. To urge the appll- cation of the gospel to the acquisition na use or wealth is the duty or a spe- f 1 1 rnmmltlAfl ctt 1ha Pr.oh vl .r I . ,k mmna TO FILL GOSPEL WITH MEANINGS ral assembly, the appointment of which le" th .PubJ'c.mln;U; aro?di to -th2 9 advocated In an overture from thel,ubJect- fraU wl" Aely the lBW several presbyteries today. The inves- continue irt existence, it is ror in is ligation and improvement of the rela- reason that they decided to give their tions between the employer and the em- names to the public, determined to con ployed, and capital and labor, and of un- flnu e J. In the open, now that the neoMsafv nnvprtv r n? .. H.i. law Is so distinctly on their sldo. They The object of ' the overture, accord- Ing to statements of the delegates most ir j i (. i. . l iiivcicicu i i i in into, is i cuuuuiaaa practical efforts for the amelioration of existing social conditions, and an appli- catlon or the principles of the gospel to iIih .ilsiiiiir nniiilHitia of ntviiisAttiin. The action o? the assembly upon the f.u!nJ awlted wlth b fhari s 'woit l.vm.n nf phi was todav anoolnted vice moderator of the assembly, The Kev. William It Roberts, for many years a power ln. Presbyterian counclls. with today's session entered nis weniy-sixin year or service as truth. We have no personal anlmos atated clerk. i.v o set'le with anv member of the As a result of the adoption of the report of the evangel committee, which was filed today, a committee of 24, nan ministers ana nan lavmen, win oe appoiniea iu promote evangensiia worn cause of the BUSS Saw. Wt are Ilglll of the church. in- for Drincinle. This afternoon the delegates visited Westminster college. TTriTTrp UHT T AWQ rJlTlll rULjlAMYo . ooTTTim nmoiimrm I Alii n 1 .1 I IMtJI I (Speola! Dispatch to Tha Journal.) Vancouver. Wash.. May 22. As the result of a fistic encounter on Main street, between Third and Fourth, last evening, Matthew Ross was arrested charged with beating C. H. Delaney. The trouble grew out of a decision handed down by Justice Scanlon in The men, it seems, met on the street last evening. Hot words were ex-I changed, when suddenly, Delaney says, I moss picsea up a nuge rock, striking him down, and then jumped on him I nor have we ever oeen. we are flght with his feet. I lnor for the nrlnclole of the thing. Ross declares he had been told De-1 laney Intended to kill him. and the same charge Is -made by Delaney. As near as can be learned, the sc- quaintances of both men have min- gied in tne ariair, stirring up much or the trouble. noss recently brouarht suit In the 1 justice court to compel Delaney to pay I hlm $54 for labor he alleged was due nim. justice bcanlon allowed the claim In full. Delaney at once annealed the case io me superior court, where It is now nendinsr. Delenev ln hla nwn I defense said he did not agree to pay "ov casn. ine unaerstandlng was, he said, that Ross was trt work for his board and room and what -clothing " neiTssary. KOSS riaimen he was to receive $30 per month. UTAH DELEGATION PASSES THROUGH CITY Utah's official representatives to , Alaska-Yukon-Pad fio exposition reached fortiana last merit at K nVlrw.tr left at 11:45 for Seattle. Were State Senator Rudolph Knuckler and Mrs. Knuckler, Miss Flo Hall. Miss Ethel Orth. Mrs. C. A. Pearson nH vr,-. I C. h. Stevenson, hostesses and Thoma Judd, assistant commissioner. , nnnrli. i . - j J. h? bu f'Q?r" .22 The Jury In wJS ?Lr lJ WTtU on ir,al for aI" mESL 7t2 lsaree and were dis- . , , , - ... ,,r.i . .-j tT. o "k which waf unde vJfZZ'V?'- tWhheeghrandaVrd7s il ' iArf.i ooii'T... ."o"Lounl "P dlctment hein refnen-rf v " rellman of OaFdlner was fined $260 for vinioHnn nt ih in.i iZ. nMi .i " " .-vx. iiBiin v ri - i Fisher, a former near beer operator in this city, was fined $200 for selling liquor. J. E. Hall and E. A. McCullough were indicted for gambling. J. R. wll- son and L. L. Merrll. the alleo-ert crackers, were brought up for trial to- day and Will be tried separately. Ixuis 8. Bradley Dead. A Vancouver, Wash., May 22. Louts' S Bradley, for the past eight years a res ident near Salmon 'reek Ihl. died of dropsy at St. Joseph's hospital shortly after 8 o'clock last evening. He had been confined to the hospital for five weeks. Mr. Bradley waa born at Weatvtll Wis., 52 years ago. He spent his early life In that state, coming to Clarke countv eight years ago. One daughter, Mrs. Lee Betts of Salmon Creek, and two sons. Dana Bradlev of Salmon Creek and Millard Bradley of La Center, sur vive him. Mrs. Bradley died July 29. 108. - - - y The body has been brought to Knann'a chapel -and will be taken from ' there to Maimon creek Methodist church where the 'funeral', m-lll ha h1A .t ii m. tomorrow. Burial wlll.be ln -flod- loara cemetery. INTEND TO GO AGAIN PUDllSlierS Of BUZZ SaW Be lieve That Secret Organiz ations Will Continue to Exist at Lincoln High De spite Law. L Today the law prohibiting fraternities in tne nign puouc scnoois oi uregon goes into , effect Notwithstanding this. a I it Is said to be the purpose of the high scnooi iraierniues 10 go aneaa as usual, i puBBiuiy wiui a nine wwi aeurecy, uut with the same plans and the same methods that caused the legislature ot I lue blaio iu uutjLv uoui vuuaw wiu ur- eree that they should be abolished as detrimental to the anlrlt of tha nublio ??i"i?e?T: "plr" ? "a mi" At the Lincoln High school the frats ha bea d(iln to ibelt membership of late, ' making . recruits ??r7,p Ps! ! pf Putting themselves in good JJtrhting trim (o resist any effort by he faculty Or School board tO dissolve them. Today the complete staff of the Buzs school, the breeiv and vigorously edlt- I ed publication, which haa made war on tne rrats ana eausea commotion in tne circles higher UD, I being - entirely the Droduct of their mralna and-Jiands. inese are tne live stuoents wno maae the dust fly from the Buzs Saw: Gtrard M. Peiree, Norwood Nash, Earl Pearcy, James R. Bain and Scott Toung. Until the name of Petrce and Toung appeared In The Journal yesterday, they succeed ed In keeping their Identity secret; and some of them have not evm been sus pected of connection with the paper by tneir reiio.w students. Thev were able to keep clear be cause the Buzs Saw publishers were thought likely to be disappointed orneo seekers of the athletic organization or else those who had In vain sought ad mission to the frats. In other words, they prove not to have bees spite work ers. They are members or tne student body in the seventh and eighth grades who have gone quietly about their busi ness, seeking. In the only way that proved-likely to bring results to arouse the publlo mind to the methods used by the fraternities. Will Continue Exposures. The Buzs Saw staff believes that un- cedent In hiding their Identity up to this t 7, h .v. r .,i , . I under investigation three years ago thn . , " , , . . . . , J"""6" f th.,88 giving testimony and ,ea5i5 ln the mattor wero not dls- closed. , Now it is different, and today the u" ,J,aw B'a" ave .Vlf' obJec'tr- AntX"1 the 'question! "Why is the Buzs Saw?" they give their reasons as follows I Seasons for the Boss Saw. -The Idea seems to be abroad that th nun fi horn throuarh mal- ice or revenge. This is far from the fni.miiiH Tn narnrd tn the utatnment I n ona ef "the papers relative to the football incident of two years ago, we I wish tn anv that was not tne mam TTh fnl are a curse tn the school xjn till the last meeting or the athlctio association tne iraierniues nave aoen- lutely dominated the elections and through the elections the entire control of the athletics of the school. The method used In controlling these elec tions would nave oeen spumea oy any K.if m hIwiiII ni.HAtiAil under. hand tactics have been the essence of I their manlnulatlons. "Last election we entered a fight I against such shameful conditions. We aroused the Indignant interest of the non-fraternity students by showing up i the facts. Partly because of the run-' I ture between the frats themselves butr I the student body we routed out this underhand clique and elected by a lanco1 majority the non-fraternal officers. We ourselves were not up ior any omce. Tf the olttsens of the cltv had anv Idea at all of the1 Influence of the fra- temities on school life they would have driven them forth years ago In disgust, We have been in Lincoln High nearly four years and know tne inside facts, If a fraction of the conditions were ex- nosed the arood renntntlon of manv a former graduate would be ruined. How- ever, that is not our purpose. We are not mud allngers. "All the democratic orlnelnles of tha Pudhc scnooi system is trampled under root. Thn fral hAcomea nn nrlalocrar In his small way. School patriotism Is superseuea oy rraternansra. instead of working for the interest of his school he works for the Interests of his irai. Forsake meads for rrats. After Joining the frats. he will for sake a lifelong friend anv day to walk across the street to speak to a fiat. He is tne wedge that utterly disrupts tne unity or tne school. Next Is the sycoohant who utlllf-s a" hu energies to 'get In.' He soups around the frat bunch from morn tti mgni. ne apenas nis money on inem in the hopes of getting a 'stand In.' He neglects his studies. Seldom does lie P898 through the sixth term. After his monev and energv Is gone he auletty drops out and goes to work. "Last, but not least. Is the non-fra ternity . student body. Although ln an enormous majority, they are not organ- lied. Thev can't oreanlie: The frats and others have the whip hand and tl condition is what we are trying to alt through the agency of the Buss Saw. alter .. T .1,1 'JUpil 1117 HBCIII.I Jl JJU1A . T, . ii the non-frat athlete Is inclined he will ine non-irai amieie is incnnea ne win out for baseball, football, basket ball 1T He trie, out and sometimes aoesn x get a cnance to ao mat. ay tne flme i'V8 , 8SVennu !"Tur "ees lu' lay of the land. That s the reason why Pt,rIotl8,n nd attendance at the games, whlh ss formerly the envy of all the chools of Portland, is now so miserably Pr. Nobody cares. The frat snubs the non-frat, the sycophant plays his game for all that it Is worth. It has been our purpose to root out, or at least to show the public the ne farious influence of thlsV 'aristocratic element. When they are oih, school life will be worth living, athletics will be run fairly, school spirit will be genulno and Lincoln High will be the pride of all Its students and . the envy of all out siders." SEEKS PERMISSION TO NAME DEPUTIES City Auditor Barbur wrote a lettew io the elvll service commission this morning, requesting .permission to make two temporary appointments of depu ties in his office. (One will fill a va cancy caused .by the dismissal of "W, 8 Lotan and the other will be employed durjnsrthe absence of - Deputy Auditor B. R. Roblnsori. who tiss been granted a sick leave for three month. i