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-
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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-
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... ,,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.
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