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. '--I'. THE OREGON SUNDAY ; JOURNAL,- PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY. 23, 1909. CMJFIflFflT fIF SAYS HE Will uuni iuliii wi mill it nnnnT win Al UUUKI Savor Ex-Cashief Straus of Tort; land Post office Thinks l Government Has Shown Xo Case During Trial on Embezzlement Charge. .What will te the verdict of the Jury ' which has the duty of deciding upon tUe guilt or Innooenco of Cbarlea A. Straus? Thl question was asked many ; times yesterday by Portland people, who ere acquainted with the details of Straus -trial on the charge of embez suing S40SO while cashier of the Port land postornce. y "I will be found not guilty,", declared Ftraus confidently when approached on the subject. "I am an lnuocent man ' una tta lurv of honpit men. Rnch as believe those who sat upon my case to oe. win return an adverse juagmeni. 'J? "I feel very confident that the gov ernment did not establish a case of criminal liability against my client. said John F. Logan, chief counsel for tn aersnaant. "We have a case which, though based On circumstantial evidence. Is circum stantially conclusive of Straus' guilt," declared United States District Attor ney McCourt, who, with his assistant. Attorney J. R. Wyatt, covered aggres elvely every possible phase of the prose cution. , . Cass of Peculiar sTstur. - These are opinions, and no one not personally Interested feels at liberty to venture a prophecy as to the return ef the jury, even after listening to the entire trial. The case Is conceded ly one of tha most- peculiar nature ever tried before the federal court of Oregon. Straus is held under an Indictment of three counts. The first two counts teem to refer more to his civil than his criminal liability. They charge him with falling to account for funds entrusted to his care, and with having refused to give up the money when demanded of him by the proper authorities. The last count charges him with being a common embezsler and is the most se rious of all. ' The Question then comes as to wheth er the jury will consider Straus' frank statement that the money Is gone and that be is unable to account for it as equivalent to a plea of guilty on the first two counts. This would enable William Hanley's Famous i Fence Case Comes Up Tomorrow. William Hanley of Harney county will be called before the federal court tomorrow morning to answer the charge placed against him of having Illegally fenced ' more than 80,000. acres of gov- i ernment land. It la the great land I litigation of the year In which Hanley appears as chief defendant. "But tn spite of the formidable ar ray or charges made agnlnst me, i am golnor to win this case." declared Mr. Hanley yesterday. "I bought that land fairly. I Intended and now intend to devote It to legitimate uses, including its division Into sections and quarter sections for the benefit of Incoming settlers. .The charges against me can not be sustained by the government.' These assertions were made 1n the face of United States District Attor ney John McCourt's t-mphasised state ments that the case against Hanley is a clear one, and that it will be shown he has been "bossing" govern ment lands in eastern Oregon, has pre vented any entrance on these lands on the part of would-be settlers and has done all In his power to prevent the development of the vast area of rich country which he has held under his grlD. using the broad acres for the one purpose of stock raising. No less tnan a dozen witnesses 10 testify In lavor of Hanley have ar rived from the country about Burns, where Hanlev lives. Most of them are Hanley 's personal friends", and profess to Know that ne nas never committees any illegal act In connection with his holding of the great section of coun try which la to become the .subject of litigation. The government's charge that Hanley has transgressed laws regulating tne fiubllc domain together with the recent nvestlgation of the Harrlman railroad Interests with eastern Oregon, has at tracted a great deal of attention to the eastern Oregon country and many people have evinced their desire to set tle on uie lana wnenever it snail De thrown open for homesteadlng. Ffew Or fmMm ' "" The Graftstyle line of Mission Furniture, never before shoton in Portland can now be seen on rour floors. It consists of chairs; rockers, settees and morris chairs, for den, library or living room. The seats are doh$ in goatskin, which is much more durable than the leather in general use. - Quality and workmanship in every respect the best, but prices lower than generally charged for sucn. Frames are oak in early English finish. The line merits consideration of exacting "buyers. them to return a verdlot of guilty, with the proviso. If it waa ao desired, that he should be held civilly, not criminally, and that another action be undertaken to establish the civil iaaue phase of the litigation. Blame It to System. But. say Mr. Logan and" his assist ants who fought for Straus' liberty as though It had been for themselves, fttraua ta tha victim of ciroumatanoea. He is in trouble not because of any criminal intentions or acts, but because the pos toff Joe to which he came aa eaahler had a lax, school boyish system of keeping aceoants, to which, he waa required to conform, and which made' it Impossible for "him to keep the closest possible tab on the money In his pos session. In this connection the government re lies upon the fact that Btraus kept a daily cash balahce for more than two years, then discontinued It, aa an evi dence of his wrongful intentions. -Summed up, the case presents fea tures which will make it extremely dif ficult of decision and cause Its consid eration to be a great task for the Jury. During six days members of the Jury have listened to the evidence. A great niasa of accounta and documentary evi dence was produced. Expert account ants might easily have been be wildered. All but one of the Jurors are farmers. and the remaining one Is a miner. They RAILROAD PAYS FOR BREST. FIRE Employes Building Tunnel Started Destructive Conflagrations. The Great Northern Railway com pany paid the government 12.312.82 on May 8 for damage caused on the We natchee national forest by fires started from locomotives and ' clearing crews during the summer of 1908. Merchan table timber to the amount of about half a million feet and 7800 cords of wood were destroyed or damaged. In addition to this, much young growth, the forest of the future, was destroyed; also the protecting ground cover and forage. There was some controversy as to whether the company was liable for this young growth or only for merchan table material. The forest service maintained that while In an ordinary timber sale in the locality of these fires the mature timber only la cut and young growth la not destroyed but re maina to grow Into a new crop, when a timbered area la Durned over, tne loss of this prospective second crop is an actual measurable damage. On hav ing this principle fully explained, the company recognized it as sound and paid a fair sum for the reproduction destroyed. j The company had a large force of men at work clearing for Its new elec tric transmission line, by means of which it is to operate ita trains through the Cascade tunnel. The railroad crosses the forest from Leavenworth, Wash., to the tunnel, a distance of about 50 miles. Eleven fires started during the season, and burned over a total or ai4 acres, tne area oi tne air will need, and ask for, much time to j ferent fires varying from one half to consider, and it would be a cause of little surprise to ail concerneu u mo verdict was arrived at only after many hours' deliberation. i At noon yesterday the Jury was dis missed to assemble Monday morning and hear instructions from Judge Wol verton. COMMISSION WILL I BUILD SANATORIUM ' Br Joursal loued Bales Wire.) . Salem, Or., May 22. Governor Ben on, announced the membership of the tuberculosis commission this afternoon. Four members were appointed, two to serve for two years each and the others te serve for four, tbelr successors all to be appointed for four year terms. "Those; receiving appointment for- four years were: A. L. Mills, Portland; Rob ert A. Booth, Eugene. Those appointed for two years were: Mayor ueorge F. Rodgers, Salem; Leslie Butler, Hood River. " Members of commission will serve without compensation further than travelling expenses. They sre to su pervise the establishment of a sana torium for the treatment of patients not able financially to care for them selves, $20,000 being appropriated by the legislature for the purpose. The act also carried an appropriation of 125.000 for maintenance of the institution. 150 acres. Forest officers took charge of the fire In each case and If necessary hired laborers. In most of the fires, however, the company's employes ren dered willing and efficient aid. Most of the fires were extinguished the day they started. The longest period that any of them burned was four days. A. S. M'DONALD CLOSES THIRD YEAR AT DUFUR HELD FOR ATTEMPT f ON OLD WIFE'S LIFE (United Prea. Learned Wire.) San Francisco. May 21. Francis Lov was today formally charged with at tempting to poison his aged wife. His bail waa fixed at $10,000 and he went te jail In default of the sum. Ixtve's wife, who Is 20 years his senior, ac cused him of trying to kill her because aha would not give him her fortune. : i j De Sagan fined for Debt. (United Pres. Leaaed Wire.) Paris. May 22. A suit filed by M. Ruit Schmit against Prince Da Pagan, husband cf Anna Gould, will be called for hearing Thursday. The suit Is bas-d upon debt, but the amount the plaintiff wishes to recover Is not stated. Post Toasties Thousands enjoy every day DO YOU? ; ' "The Taste Lingers' Sold by Grocers. ' McDonald, Principal of Dufur Schools for Three Years. (Special Dlapatcb to Tb Journal ) Dufur. Or., May 22. A. S. McDonald has closed his third year aa principal i of the Dufur schools. In the time that j Professor McDonald has been in charge 1 there has been a marked advancement. ; day n receive Knowles presenting them. Professor McDonald has been toarh Ing in the state for almost 20 yesrs. Coffield Water Motor Machines We have the exclusive agency for these, and let us say they are a grand success. Twenty-sold in the last ten days. We ask no pay until you make a trial" When wash day comes, heat your suds, throw into machine with the clothes you want to wash, turn the faucet and you will have a batch of clothes washed in ten minutes. .Two to four machines full is the whole family washing. The machine will wash clothes faster than you can rinse and hang out. Terms.1 $1.0O down, 1.00 a week. Prices f 18.00, f27.00 and f33.00. Ten per cent off for cash. New Mission Tables From a very large ship ment received last week we -select an elegant spe cial heavy 24x24 Mission Center Table, worth $5.00, solid oak, only. .. .f 2.95 About Refrigerat'rs All look more or less alike on the outside, but there are three kinds good, bad ana indifferent. So you can see all three kinds; we have tnem nere. seems lunnv lor an ad to tell the truth, does it not.' A lellow who admits he has poor goods is a chump. Maybe so, but our medium grade is so far ahead of the best that some stores carry we can afford to tell the truth. Everybody has been trying ; to see how cheap they could get a refrigerator, and that has caused some very poor ones to be made. If you want a cheap one, we are there with the price. If you want a good one, we are there on the quality and price, too. Come just to see. Our Prices, $8 to $55 J Weathered Oak Craftstyle Mission Rockers Most of which have arm chairs to match.. No. l&f-'-Quartered early English seat . . , . .... i i , oak, goatskin . $10.50 No. 161 Quartered early English oak, goatskin seat . . .......1..... .....,...$11.00 No. 33 Quartered early English oak, large Arm Rocker, loose cushion spring seat in goatskin, on sale at. aJlT.50 No. 35 Quartered early English oak, loose cushion spring seat, low goatskin back. ......... .,$24.00 No. 39 Similar in style to above $25.00 Extra heavy Chairs and Rockers $30.00 to $40.00 4 10 Per Cent Discount. Settees We show these with plain upholstered seats' or-loose cushions, all done in horsehide, some with pillows and some without. ' The most comfortable, serviceable furniture you can'get. Settees priced $36.00 to $85.50 Every Piece Made to Match We have two new patterns, one -wax golden finish, one early English, in which Sideboard, China Closet, Table and Chairs are made on exactly the same lines in the same factory Nine pieces Wax Golden $134.00 Nine pieces Early English ,.....: $127.00 We consider these exceptional values. Old Hickory All the rage this season, be cause prices are so reason able. HickdTy Porch Chairs at $2.48 up Hickory Porch Rockers at $2.T0up ,v- mil I Gas Plates Two burners $1.58 Three burners, nickel $2.95 Good Little Cook Stoves Best quality low priced Stoves ever offered in Port land are the celebrated National line of Stoves and Ranges. The picture shown represents the one known as the "Sunny Cook." Prices are as follows: . No. 714 For wood, four 7-inch lids, oven 14x15 inches; $9.00 value $7.70 No. 8-16 For wood, four 8-inch lids,, even 16x16 inches; $12.75 value $9-00 No. 8-18 For wood, four 8-inch lids, oven 18x18 inches; value $15.00, special. ... $11.00 i I QUICK !a. s. Gas Stoves and Ranges We are in the Gas Stove business right and will surprise you with the line we are showing Acorn, Garland, Direct Action and Waterman's Cook ers; also Pacific brand with New Pro cess burners. Small Gas Stoves, with , broiler $10.80 Large Ranges up to $54.00 Water Heaters. .. .$8.50 to $14.00 Hammocks Complete line of Palmer's Celebrated Hammocks, Baby Hammocks and Hammock Swings. Priced, $1.25 to $12.50 if (fR m U-' , MONDAY AND TUESDAY $2.26 . Will be the price for a Child's Crib or Cradle, worth $4.00. Just like illustration; size, 23x34 inches. Kerosene and Gasoline Stoves for cooking In various sizes at prices we are not afraid to pub lish. ,. Two-Burner Gasollns S3.2S Two-Burner Kerosene 85.50 we siRo navi same styles in Durner capacity. - sama style a- FOLDING OO-CARTS Ever so many kinds, at prices you cannot equal. Most stores are afraid to publish their prices un less they have special sale. Our regular prices arenas low as you find at most special sales. Carts like illustration, without hood, special- .$4.95 Same style, with hood $7.20 Sewing Machines, $25, $35, $45 $1 Dovvn50c a Week 14 Monarch Malleable Ranges Priced, $57.00 to ; $139.00 Are the most economical that you can buy. - Give best satisfaction and stay satisfactory. Other Ranges $20.75 to $50.00 your money's worth. Mirrors - AH sizes and grades for ordinary Mirrors ....35 to 75 Plate Mirrors '.$1.00 to $40.00 Your Credit Is Good I good plage no tradel l Your Crcditls Good SURVEYS ON LAKE ROAD Crater Lake Road Commis sion Organizes and Ban quets at Medford. it innrKea advancement, i appoint rraduatinjr ewrclses were held Frl- i Zl .i lisht. Eight eighth erade pupils ! met tbl' 'ed diplomas. Honorable P. W. i perfects (Special Dlipatch to Tha Journal.) . Medford, Or.. May tl. Ths newly appointed Crater Lake road commission a afternoon In this city and perfected organisation by .lectins; C S. Jackson of Portland, president, and Will O. Bteel, secretary. A committee Con- lie was county superintendent of Linn sistlna; of Dr. J. M. Keens, J. E. Enyart county for one term and has been prin- and ET V. Carter was appointed to draft cipal of the schools at Corvallls, Har- necessary rules and regulations for pro rlrburg. Crawfordsvilla and Browns-1 cedure. to report at.. a meeting to be Cold Damages Fruits. Dallas, Or.. May 12. No rainfall has occurred In this locality within the past ftr days. Cold nights with frost In the most exposed portions of the county are reported to have done considerable damage to small fruits. - Other crops are in fair condition but not far- ad vanced. , held in this city on Monday afternoon. at which urns me commission will actively oegin us amies. At tne meeting mis anernoon me commission signed and forwarded a request to the department of tha in terior to forward engineers to start tha surveys and supervise the construction of the road. Will O. Steel la already In receipt of tetters- stating 'tlrat tho da -eavtraent is holding a force -of man la -Teadlnesa to send to Medfoul as soon aa iledfori they receive formal application from Jthe commission. Begin Work on Anniversary. By a curious coincidence the first meeting of the commission as well aa its appointment, occurred upon the an niversary of the creation of the Crater Lake national park by act of congress. This theme was dwelt upon at length this evening :at a huge oanquet held In tha Nash hotel which developed into a great ratification of the proposed road. Prominent men from all portions of the state were present and the great ben efits to be derived by the state from the building of the road were discussed at length. MASONS TO BUILD . AT THE DALLES (Special Dlapatch to The Jwiroal.i The Dalles, Or.. May 22. Prepara tions are being made by the Masonic lodge of this city to erect a three story building opposite the new city hall. It la expected construction work will be commenced about July 1. The building will have a frontage of 100 feet on Court street and lit feet on Third. The first floor will be fitted for store rooms, tha second arranged for offices and the third will be de voted to the use of the lodge. Applications have already been re ceived frcm prospective, tenants. At present there Is not a store room for rent In the city, nor la there a vacant suite of office rooms.. .. RO AD E 111 TOOK THOUSANDS - s Brilliant Lawyer Arrested in Seattle Charged With Theft. . In -the rroductftm of olive oil. Aslatle Turkey- leads, with Spaln second and Italy tmra i - , United Prsss Leased Wire.) Seattle, Wash., May 2 1 Joseph H. Storres, Harvard graduate, . ' brilliant campaign orator and lawyer of Lincoln, Neb., la under arrest here. Storres, who was known in Seattle aas "Joseph H. McCarthy." Is wanted in Lincoln to explain tha disappearance of 1(000 in cash and diamonds 'valued at $1000, which were placed in his care when he waa appointed administrator of the es tate of Mrs. Helen M. Horn, an aged widow, who died under somewhat pe culiar circumstances. The property waa left to a young woman. The heirs suc cessfully attacked the will, and Storres. V81 that Urns waa a member of the firm of Strode ft Strode, of Lin coln, was appointed administrator. ' - Widow Sstata Sootaa, - When, in February last Storres was to have appeared in court to give an accounting of the property-entrusted to bis care, he could- not be found. Since then C. K Morse, sergeant of police of Lincoln, has-been on the trail of the missing man. When arrested today Storres had little to say except that be seemed to be "up against the real wing. , During the late presidential camnalarn. Storres stumped the state of Nebraska in.benair or William j. Bryan. He is known as one of the most brilliant era tors In Nebraska. New Oregon Corporations. (By Journal leased Salem Wire. I Salem Or., May' 22. Articles of in corporation have been filed in the of flee ,of secretary of state as follows Tha Wood villa Mill company; princi pal office, Medford; capital stock, 210, 000; Incorporators, J. H. Cooley, John McKea and James A. BothwelL Nicklln and Holt; principal office, Eugene; capital stock, M00O; incorpora tors. I. T.-Nicklln V. L Holt and Ada B. NlcJdlnf 1 - Rekar Airship Construction company; principal office, Portland; capital stock, 11000,000; incorporators, John J. Rekar, Will F. Spencer-and Felix FruUauf. SI lets Land V Dairy company; prin cipal office, Salem: capital stock. 116. 000; Incorporators. W. B. Morse, C H. Robertson and Myrtle Lawrence, ... Rldgemont Investment company; principal office, Portland; capital stock, 140,000-, incorporators, Fred A. Jacobs, H. O. Beckwfth and Otto J. Kraemer. Presbyterian Church of Dorena, Or.; Incorporators; James A, Kirk. J. E. Bedford and J, M. England. - . ' ' The Crowfoot Orange No. 114, of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry; firineipal office. Crowfoot; - inrorpora ors, Sol Llndley H. C McTlasmona and Daisy McTlmmoaa - BALTIMORE HAS SKAKEUP COMING Experts. Will, -Be Put Upon the Books of the City Administration. . - . i (Coltee Press Leased Wire.) " Baltimore, May 22. Expert account ants will begin a through Investigation of Baltimore's municipal accounts im mediately, according to a statement by Mayor Mahool today. The investiga tion Is a rsult of - recent disclosures which Involves several prominent city officials. .... "The municipal ' corporation has been robbed." said Mahool today, "but the bondinr comoaniea will inula .nn.a loss. "The public -demands eulok- sosurs of discovered dishonesty, fol-' owing by stern, relentless prosecution, . The mayor asked tha niutnn- n- the standing-committee of municipal research to find a system to preclude tha possibility 1 of wholesale dishonesty In city administration. - . :" The Greek eurrani erein if-iM0il eeeded- 170000 tons,' ranking second ta-. me recora crop ois,uuu tons.