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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, TORTLAND. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 81. 1S13. 14 .f LTiGEOFFICIALS I mil i i Grand Jury Said to Have Fixed Responsibility on Jwelve '. St. Johns Citizens. Twelve well known men of 8t' Johns have been Indicted by the county arand Jury for complicity Jn the .recent Hindu disturbances at St. Johns, according to report- Owing- to the fact that District Attorney Cameron la out of the city and the Indictment had not been drawn In . time for his signature before hla de parture the document will not be filed with the court until Saturday, when the district attorney will return. A In the liat of Indicted men ft la aald are ona or mora city -official, -two or more policemen - and aeveral of i the prominent residents of the little lower river municipality. HORACE M'KINLEY AND OTHERS PAID . TO GET ENTRYMEN (Continued from Paga Ona.) ' ' . iMter, who,, in turn, paid him for Ma services. r " -. . ' , ,; Tarpley was -on : the . stand durlnf nearly all of the morning session, and was followed by. Harry galtmareh, an other entryman. Tarpley aald McKln i?y, 'hom he bad known for gome time, told hlra If ha would get men to file on timber claims, he would, be well paid. But ha said he did not know how much he would get. He waa. supplied with money by McKinley. . . . , . . . Got IS Men to rile. Ke said ho Induced 17 or' 18 men, ome of whom he had known before, to iro with him to Roaeburg' and ; file on claims which McKinley and Puter des ignated. Puter paid the expenses of noma. Either he or McKinley or Puter jmia tne railway rares of all, their hotel (.lis and the filing; fees, and they xftgreed further to pay from 17S to $100 for each claim after final proof was made.' .' ' When final proof waa made at Rose burpr by Tarpley'a entrymen, deeds and mortgages were taken from each. Tarp ley enid he did not See Kribs In the room where the deeds were being? given, but be heard he was in Roaeburg on that day. He declared he did not know what was done with the deeds after they left his hands; he turned them over to McKinley, . Then he. swore he first met .Kribs April 3, at a ranch house near Sweet Home, Or.,-where the IS timber claims, patents to which the government la en. deavoring to cancel, are situated. The next day, he said, Kribs, Puter and Mc Kinley went into the woods with him and looked over the timber. . , Kribs Mada Arrangements, y ' When Mr. MeCourt asked him what happened when two of the entrymen re fused to relinquish their claims;, aa per the alleged "original agreement," Tarp ley said they couldn't do anything else. Asked who furnished the money ha was given by McKinley and Puter, he sajd he knew arrangements i had been made by Kribs to furnish the cash. But be t iff tint i Vfinw it th.f tan A Aim rt h. turned over to Kribs, although lie aald he knew several of the mortgages were e 1 J l - J i . . . "l n , made out In favor of Krlba. Tha deeds waa made out In favor of Wilde. Many of tha deeds and mortgages were made out on tha same day. - . Tha testimony of Saltmarah was much, the same aa that of tha other entryman. He told of going to Rose-burg,- on McKlnley's solicitation, and filing on a timber claim, for which he got $75, ha said. yesterday's session produced aeveral sensations.. Four or five of tha entrymen testified on tha stand that they perjured ihomselves in making . affidavit before - Detective Burna during . tha Oregon , land fraud trials. They aald they did ao because they -feared prosecution and the other i prospect waa Jin Immunity oatn. Following tha contradictory testi. mony of aeveral of the witneasea who Mr. McCourt . aald had mada different statement , In affidavits and to nim peraonally, tha district attorney dra matically pointed a acornf ul finger at Attorney O. II. Jamison of counsel for tha defense, and accused him or at tempting to Intimidate witnesses. WILL STRENGTHEN ' , ' MURDER CHARGE' . AGAINST PEPOON i (Continued from Pag One Mrs. Pepoon, who died August 28. 1909, they found suspicion in the minds of many that murder had been committed. They took tha ease and evidence they collected to Mr. Kirkpatrtck, but ha did not think it strong enough to warrant an investigation.. So the woman, find ing . thcmselvea ' without . assistance, made two trips to Olympla and mada an effort to intereat tha attorney gen eral In the case. , But C finally, Mr.' Klrkpatrlck was given more' evldenca'and he began an investigation, which resulted In tha ar rest and Imprisonment of Pepoon, ; the woman a husband, in wnose xavor ana took out a life inaurance . policy for J1000 three weeka before her death, and the isaulng of a warrant for the arrest of Ray Wilcox, a paroled convict who was employed? by Pepoon. , ' Wilcox fled, and although tha state of Washington haa offered a reward political blackmail la only to state what of 1500 for hla caotura. ha haa not yet everybody admlta." been traced Not atranger la tha mur-l Fowler's resolution waa read amid dr mystery Itself than tha Invaatlga- deep alienee in tha house. After It waa tlon which follows. When, after Mrs. finished points -of order were raised Pepoon took out the-' life tnauranc by Payne (Republican, New York) and nolicT In tha Women of Woodcraft, ant Mann (Itepubllcan, Illlnola) waa taken 111, Wilcox was amployad bj I ' Hardwlck (Democrat, Georgia), raised Pepoon to cara for her. mat na aave i ma point that there waa no quorum her morphine and laudanum In : large I present, and Payne moved that, a call Quantities haa been proved. lor tha nouee be made. August t Mra. Pepoon was Improved I The resolution surprised both tha In health, and ata a hearty dinner, I regulars and tha Insurgents. Tha great- While three witneaae wera preaent, I eat confusion followed Ita presents Pannnn and Wilcox want Into an ad-1 tlon... After the oDenlng parliamentary Joining room, "mixed a draught of dark. I skirmish. Fowler said ha would not , In colored liquid, It la charged, and" per-1 slst on the immediate consideration' of auaded the woman to drink It. - ;. ; tha resolution. . The resolution Itself, ' 'Jaa IS Uinutea fcater. aald, provided for consideration May lAfr aufarlng from two "I want the resolution referred to sna jay on tne iw u. " """V; the rules committee." said Fowler. later, in me noun. an. - .... :XrjSPEEDM STREETCAR ' 'Tk 'i;after 0i ZfcZtZ t. i ; ? DRAGS MAN IN DUST months, tha remalna of , the dead woman ; . , , were aent to Portland. . Pr.. Ralph Mat. w, prtdgea, an Iron worker employed aon. city bactertologlet,. performed the in the Oregon Foundry company's analyala, and found atrychnlna auffl- plant at East Eighth and Eaat Alder, clent to kill a doaen persona v I was struck by a apeedlng street car Tha' day after tha funeral , wucoj going west on East Morrison street at Blinked from Northport. after caaning ( o'clock laat night and rendered un a check, for $100 drawn' on Pepoon, conscious for awhile, , : He waa not Adding a link, to tha chain of circum' J bruised externally, but his left shoulder atantlal evidence is tne taci wu un- was badly wrenched. - der tha law . a paroled convict, such as Bridges, who lives at 481 Montgom- was Wilcox, la entitled to only 115 ery street, waa on hia way home from pay a month. He worked , Wr Pepoon work when the accident occurred. - Ha 20 days. . ; . : , - ' waa walking towards , tha track when Pepoon, alnea being confined In Jail, tha car struck him. ; It threw him to made the statement that Wilcox mur- one aide and dragged him soma dls- FLOOD STAGE TO; DE REACHED SOOrJ dered tha. woman. SPEAKER OF HOUSE; i. : --.'.i. i hi j i i ', -- V' (ContlnuerT from Page One.) tanca. . Witnesses say hla escape from death wae miraculous. .The car struck him at tha intersection of East Sixth street. ' . Tha .car Inspector -at" Grand (avenue called an ambulance and aent tha Injured man to hla . home. . BEGINS SATURDAY, 9 A. M. committees to aelect the membership of tha -respective standing committees. "The centralisation In the speaker of the rlgnt .to appoint committees, w a.,1., on Hal. of tha HallltB a control legislation inrougn . ine rujes ivrnnnn.ii attwtv n.oHna at committee and tha power of recognition ' . nht Hour. - j have made him the most autocratic in FnHra stork , of Drv Oonda and fluence In American polltlea. To aay Women's and Children's Wear will Be the consequence of these powere has nn -.i. rMiiRiinnn mnrim from 2 B made tha office a gigantic machine of t0 1 50 per cent from former already uujjjj i 11. a,. , -jgg.j.jj'i low prices By Sunday afternoon oj" Monday tha Willamette river at thia point will have reached practically a flood stage as It will have , reached about It. feet, ac oordlng to the weatherman, a stage hlch will catch the Ash street dock, Tha Columbia river Is rising at all points above the mouth of tha Wtl lametta and tha backwater from tha Columbia will causa tha river here to rise about 1.6 feet in tha next few days. In hla river forecast today, E. A. Beals, district forecaster, haa tha following to say in regard. to tha riven . , "The Willamette river at Portland will rise rather rapidly during tha next three or four. days and probably reach a ataga of 14 feet by Sunday afternoon or Monday." " , . a 11,103 FANS PAY TO' b WITNESS OPENING OF ' GAME OF; BASEBALL IMaSMWI LOTS' - Treasurer Hugh McCredla of the Portland baseball club this morning gave out tha (official paid . attendance at the opening game between Portland and Oak-, land Tuesday as, IJ.,108 people, Together : with the compltmen- tary list It la estimated that 14,000 people saw , tne .-nearly , game. ;... , ; There waa considerable guess- 4 - ing among, the fana on tha paid e attendance. ' Some of them a missed It oy hundreds, and 4 others by thousands, but ona man missed It by only 10. He was John.W, Pearaon, 807 Van- 4 couver avenue, a traveling sales- 4 man In tha employe of Wadhama Sc. Kerr, Pearaon guessed 11,1 IK, These beautiful' spring days are working wonders at ALA meda tark.' ' The WORK OF DEVELOP MENT, which the rainy months retarded is NOW GOING FOR WARD WITH A RUSH. " Gradincr has been finished for the carhne, , poles hae au : oeen set, the wires strung, .the tics are being put in place', and the rails will be laid within the next few days. The construction company is under guarantee to nave tne LINE READY FOR TRAFFIC BY MAY. FIRST. - The street car company has promised REG ULAR BROADWAY. SCHED ULE BEGINNING AS SOON AS this line is finished. : ; " - An army of cement workers are laying ' CEMENT' CURBING AND WALKS : throughout the Park.-- ;-vi;' ;;';ov7:,;;'r;v'.;':;; This is workwhich must be done in dry, warm weather, and the Alameda Land Company's force is making the most of these bright days. As lias been stated before, the WATER PIPES are .in through- . out the tract, furnishing plenty of good Bull Run water, at good pressure. ... ', . , .' : i ALL . THE OTHER CITY IMPROVEMENTS . Will follow in 'their, order as rapidly as they can be installed.1 ''-.' " maMvitdmpc; ATr: TjrrTvn BUI LT AT: A LAM EDA PARK. At the present rate of 'building, : this addition will be reckoned as -one of the settled-up portions qf . the city by fall. ,A iL' J 1- . A. -t-2t. 1 fi tais ucvciupmrnt, wnicn is going ' forward by leaps a'nd : bounds, is. making, EVERY LOT IN ALAMEDA PARK GROW IN VALUE DAILY. A little money.' invested ': now.;to- secure one or more lots' will yield large ; anrt S.1TRF. BKTITRNS an this section is" unmistakably ; in line I for large advance in values.,' 'f r-v ; Prices will advance May first. Particulars may be' had of ALAMEDA LAND COM PANY, owners of ALAMEDA PARK, 322 Corbett Building.' a. om. m m. m mmm m a BUS' . a a a tmtr , . w at mm a m m mm w m tm m- mmm-w w PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERNS and PUBLICATIONS 145-147. Second Street, Between Alder and Morrison Streets. Friday; Sale of Stylislr Trimmed Hats -i fir i . C7C7 SPLENDID ASSORTMENT 1PF? Dim WORTH UP TO $27.50 - YOUR CHOICE FRIDAY 1135.0 Women 'who do not need to economize will find it a pleasure to do so in this instance, for, these irt the sort of dresses such; women wear. Instead of waiting till the end of the season to secure extra reductions you may choose now from a complete assortment of styles and sizes.- . ' ; , f - Every dress a thoroughly desirable model for spring and summer.:'- ,-.. '-.'-r '" -: .-'., :'-' ' ', y . The materials are French Serges, soft Chiffon Taffetas, , .Louissine Stripe Silk, Foulards and Pongee Silk. : Some are in simple smart tailored effects; others tastefully trimmed with lace ; yokes. All sizes and a complete range -of colors t a special, price. t FRIDAY $13.50 500 White Sheer Lawn and Mull Waists. Some with all over tucked fronts, others with lace and allover embroid ery fronts, and still others in Lmon, plain plaits or embroidered, fronts; sold regularly up toCl C Saturday . . . ... ...... . . ................ . . ., . ) I. J, O i $2.50. Friday and Gimme : Accounts Solicited : . 4 . a - J m li The Store WT-.cre Ycur Credit Is Good n Z v " n vmmm f Our trimmers" have prepared ; for a J Jj, V Tiff?' s$f oig Friday sale. 200 stylish trimmed' shapes,' light and dark " straws, trimmed witn ' nowers, ? nbDons, quills,' etc., all most desirable styles and extraordinary values. , Choice 03.95 We' intended opening a second store here in 'Portland, ' and at the last minute we failed to get the location promised us. Now when .we bought the woolens for this new store we intended to open we bought the cloth ' suitable for ZZZ i Z 'Zi Mind you. 'we did not expect to sell a suit for less than $35, but we failed to get the -location, and have "this stock on hand; therefore on" or " , rfx Friday anil we will allow you to select any pattern from this stock; ' cut and built to your measure, a' suit f or . ' -These woolens consist of the very latest spring and summer importations AH the new grays and browns and standard colors. Every suit will be cut, fitted and made in the usual American Gentleman painstaking ;way. "None but the best imported AL lin ings will be used. . We will give a double try-on in the basting to insure' a perfect fit. We guarantee to fur nish your suit seven days after your order is placed for same, ana, lurtnermore, we guarantee peneci sansiac tion or you need riot pay us a cent. . THIS SALE WILL LAST BUT TWO DAYS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY so be here tomorrow or next day. to mmmm- ""'S'1 -v " - ' -Z: z : :- - V t ' ' 1 emieman Z n 0 n ' it. ; ! I a La V, Portland's Lendinn Tnilciz Corner Sixth nnd Sinr!: Sfccfs
