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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 31, 1910. omsiiGiofi Hr. W.'D. Wood Predicts Anti's Side of Proposition to Add Slice, of That County to Multnomah. Dr. TT. D. Wood, of Hlllsboro. VFash ngton county, state, senator and chatr rutn of tha Washington-Multnomah Vntl-Annexatlon committee,, came to Portland today to real' out the :senti mint of Multnomah votera as to the ropoaed annexation of one-fourth of the abutting community. He said he found Uie people of . Washington and Multnomah- counties generally . opposed to the plan and that thera seemed little livelihood. If the1 votera of "the state ere awakened to the Importance of !ie thlnsr, of It carrying;. It is proposed -to hare Multnomah ounty take over 112 aeojions, or 111 iquare miles of Washington. county, ."his sltca would cut Washington county x three-fourths Its present size and vould make It smaller than aay county n the state and smaller even than any f the proposed rlew counties. It would ar away the towna of Beaverton, Gar len Home, Tualatin and Sherwood from Washington and give them to Multno lah and would ateal from the slater ommunlty her moat prolific part "We have found no Just argument In I !.L.. J- ' I favor of annexation," said Dr. Wood, "and manv asrainst In tha first place hthe people of Washington county do not want the cut, and i am ceriam im voters of Multnomah do not want. lt The loss of one-fourth Its area would seriously cripple Washington county and would leave It In a position where It would be hardly worth while to'ad mlnleter its affaira as a separata com munity. -' - -; V : ' ; "One can better understand tha In sanity of thS scheme when he knows that even In the dlatrict the, annexa tionist propose to give to Multnomah, sentiment la against the plan. - We know this, for a remonstrance circulated in this district ' waa signed by -more than 800 residents and legal votera. And aa for residents of other parta of the county, they are firmly against annexa tion, Also, I believe tha votera of Port land realize the weakness of tha plan, i "tk inu kf Mvmun tA Washington county would Impoverish tha communi ty and, would brin public wonts or an kinds to halt. Jh added burden of taxation on" residents of the maimed county would be correspondingly heavy, "Advocates of the annexation plan argue chicanery In fixing tha original boundaries of Washington county, say that trad relations would .be forged closer by annexation and assert unjust nesa on tha part of the Washington county court They also aay that both Washington and : Multnomah . county votera urge annexation, v -- . i"Charges of chlcanary are attempts to impute tha motives of tha lata Judge B. D. SLlttuck, tha lata David Logan, tha lata Dr. Belknap and tha lata CoL TV.lt. Cornelius, for JO conseoutiya years atata senator from Waahlngton county -all, of whom wars prominent In tha early daya of tha territorial re-Tarn-ment As for the charge that tha county 1 court 1 unjust for tha - last nine wonths, aa the records show, the residents of that part of tha county that annexationists hope to tiles, off, have been given tor every tl they gave by taxation, from out tha bridge and road fund. ; , ' "Aa to tha - trade relation argument all ef Washington county is contiguous to Multnomah and Portland. Their' ln tereata are Identical One class of per sons haa no. right to claim a monoply of trade relations. Annexation would not affect relations in tha least, . "Three classes of man favor annexa tion . and ara boosting tho plan. One claaa la made up of malcontents, soma of whom ' ara taxpayers and some: of whom are not who continually fight oounty and city administration!, Just to be contrary. The second clasa la mads up of holders of large tracts of land in Waahlngton county. They are ready . to subdivide and sell in acre tracts, and believe that their offera will be more attractive if they advertise their land aa being In Multnomah county, 'Just over tha hill from Fort land.' "Next thera is the third clasa honest farmers who have been led to believe that annexation to , Multnomah- county would mean good roads and other im provements, for which the taxpayer of Portland and Multnomah county would have to pay.v Many of these farmers have seen their mistakes and hava ahifted their points or vlaw. Even devout advocates of the annexation plan now admit that they cut too great a lice (in prospect) from Washington eounty. . -A ' -, m "By cuttingIlg notions from Wash ington county,' the annexationists would leave only a mountain-barred, sparsely settled plot for a separata community. They would steal tha best part of Our COUnty. V : ..: ' V .'.' "Aa agitata senator and a member of tha next legislature I think, tha annexa tion plan should ha submitted to votera whom it would, affect I believe that Multnomah and " Washington counties alona should be permitted to rule In this matter and not uninterested counties over ail the state." . NEW. WITNESS IN -MURDER TRIAL MAY (Continued from Page One.) . Torpedo Fleet Off for South. Washington, Oct 1. Conveyed by th auxiliary cruiser Dixie, the seventh division of the Atlantic torpedo fleet will leave Hampton Roads tomorrow for Key West From there tha cruise' will embrace Havana, Port of : Spain, Ban Juan and ports in tha British, French and Danish West Indies. ., ' ' son had thrown, down a lot of money on the bar, , r "What did Webb say to you on thnt occasion r . asked Deputy District At torney Fitzgerald.. - "Ut remarked that that man Johnson la pretty "fat." Isn't hef " , On 6f the jurymen asked tha witness what Webb meant by "fat" ' "I took it to mean," was tha reply, "that Webb thought Johnson was pretty well off financially." r Ths objeot .of the prosecution in ub mittlng this testimony was to prove that Webb knew Johnson. Webb ewore on the witness stand that he had' never seen Johnson until- he met him on the train coming from Spokane to Portland. ''-' ' . Ovenulag Objections.: ' '', i ; V Attorneys Fouta and McCue both -objected to the admission of ' this teati many oh the ground that It was irrele vant, the stats not having established, according, to tha ., defense, sufficient ground for proving ;that a conspiracy existed between Mrs. Kerah and Webb. Judga Morrow Overruled the objection. On cross examination i by attorney Fouts O'Neill became a valuable witness for. the defense in that ha corroborated Mrs. ICersh's statement that Johnson had promised to marry her. A -V"':.. "1 was well acquainted 'with John son," said O'Neill la reply to a question by Attorney Fonts. "He made my place his headquarters while in Spokane. He seemed very much infatuated with Mrs. Kerah. I thought, in fact, that ha would go crazy .over hef. - . i XatendeA to Marry Woman. ' ' ,!T5id he ever tell you hs would marry herr the witness was asked. "He did," was tha anawer, "At one time," . continued O'NeU, "Johnson Intended to buy the lodging house above my saloon, but he changed his mind. Ha said he had decided' to leave Spokane with the woman on ae eount of her undesirable reputation in that city.";. .." -v . - O'Nell said he saw Mrs. Kersh. with Webb Just onca after aha had begun to "go with" Johnson. .; - r Tha prosecution endeavored to prove by the. witness that Mra. Kersh had lived with Webb during all the time that she waa . entertaining Johnson in Spokane. The state was unable to prove this conclusively, however,' by O'Nell. He said he did hot know that Webb lived with Mrs. Kersh on South Wall street at the time aha was plying her calling in tha rooming house over the Elite., saloon. , . I Dane Examinee Body, "I am a deputy in the office of the county ooroner," said .Frank N. Dane, another witness. "My business, la, to investigate sudden 'deaths. About 11 o'clock on the night of . June 10 last I received a call from the unlon depot I went dowh there afoot ,1. found the body of a man in a trunk. "With the assistance of a newspaper reporter I lift ed the, body out. and cut away from the neck the tighly twisted sleeve of a neg ligee shirt So tightly was- the knot around the throat tied' that I could not slip a knife blade between the cloth and the aklh, but waa obliged to cut toward the skin.", The ', trunk Was ; brought ' Into the courtroom with Its blood stained con tents. The bloody shirt slesve used to strangle Johnson was admitted in evi dence after it had been identified . by IDsne. So waa tha trunk, tha defense making ad objection. Besorlbes Wounds.. Dane described the wounds inflicted on Johnaon. He aald that he at first thought the man had been ehot but on" probing tits abrasions on each side of the head he found that ha had been mistaken; that the contusions had ap parently been made by some blunt in strument The witness told of a visit-to the room at the Grand Central, in which Johnson met his death. He detailed the finding of the bloody mattresa on which the murdered man lay, a bottle of wood alcohol, a Japanese doll, some face powder and aeveral beer bottles and emptyv glassca. He told of finding a broken blackjack in- a telescope vanse under a bloody sheet He aald he looked for the other part of the weapon, hut could not find it It waa his opinion, ha said, that tha head of the' blackjack had .been filled with shot, although he could find ho shot on the floor. . - ' . Couple Arrested. - Dane said he went from the Grand Central to . the Willamette rooming house where he saw Webb -and Mrs, Kersh arrested on their return from an auto trip to the roadhotis. Attorney John C. McCue,' for the de fense, asked Dane to. v show, how the shirt aleeve had been tied around the dead man's throat The witness' ex plained .that only one - turn had been taken In the aleeve, but. that it had been twisted tightly. He reiterated his state ment that he could not untie the knot, but had to cut it with a knife. At torney , McCue remarked that .it '.was Strang that he could' not untie such a simple hitch. C. M. Cadr, a ticket teller of tha union station, said he sold a ticket for ixurm ruyauup vu . tr.- weuo on me night of .June 20; He said that Webb had first asked for a ticket to Olymp'a, but had decided to. take one to the former place when toM there would be no train out of .Portland for Olympla that -night v ' Is being made here by the Spokane Structural Building Trades Alliance to . sign an agreement effective for two 1 years, . With contractors ' of ; this' city. : This body represents over half of the union men in the - city. Some, unions state a rajse in wages will be asked, but declare they desire , to settle now and be sure of two years of Industrial peace. About 65 per cent of all the tin used in the world is produced .in the Malay , states, which last year exported more than $49,600,009 worth. 1 l v i franklin Oounty in Debt. . . : ' " (Special Dlspateh to The JoarnaU ' " . : Pasco,' Wash., Oct HI. The report of County Treasurer Sheffield, recently Is sued, shows Franklin eounty to have a total of $46,453. BJ on the .wrong side of the booka at the close of the - f lacal year, October 1, 1910. The total amount of outstanding warrants Is $102,686.23, while the cash on hand amount to 1,043.0. Spokane Unlona Want reace. : - ;. 8pelal Dlipatcb to The JouroiLt - Spokane, Wjish., Oct. 31. An attempt That have great medicinal power, are raised to tholr hlfrhefct- efficiency, Tor ' purifying and enriching the blood, as they are combined in Hobds Sarsapa- rilla. , , .' 40.S66 testimonials received b'"actual count' In two ypors. Be sure to take Hood's Sar'saparllla Get it today In usual .liquid form or e, chocolated tablets called Barsatabs. .Ei0)IIiXEl DEVOOPMS-rMuWS ' Beat Besults Ouarantee4- ' Out-of-town customers mall us ' your films. We will pay re" . turn postage, " . ; BLUMAUEK ' PHOTO SUPPLY COMWA1TY ' Agents for Eastman Kodak Oo.'a Kodaks, TUnxa and Sup plies. , , III jW ST. AmWIvms At., if Special Sale Draperiei Eall.Fpfcei 1 ' In Many Cases 4 Fine Rflcrccrizcd Tapestries To make room in our Drapery Department we will close x out all . Double-Faced Two-Toned Mercerized Tapestries, 60 inches wide, regular $1.00;$1.50 and $1.75 per yard, spe cial at per yard S2y3, Fringes to match same, regular 25c, 35c and 40c goods, per yard. 12jt We have the above in reds, greens, golden brdwns and striped effects. - SHU TapestryBanci Portieres Cut Nealy in Half to Close Out 'Quickly. iNo. 6936-1 Two pairs only, regular $12.00, special $0.25 'No, 6954-5-Fouf pairs, regular $8.00, special. . , . . .5S4.10 "No. 6991-5 Six pairs, Tegular $6.50, special .......$3.00 About 14 other numbers equally reduced. . Scotch Madras Cloth Superjb line of colors and stained glass effects, all double . ' width goods. 2 Regular 25c values for . . . . t ... Uv; .Vr. .12; Regular $1.60 and 1.75 values for, per yard .. .OOe Fringes Slashed in Price Upholsterers, Attention. We are positively closing out an overstock of fringe stock at unheard-of prices.. If you have anything in this line that needs renewing,, don't fail to see these goods. , 1 r. Drapery Fringe, Special, Yard 5c This comes in all colors, inch wide and ornamented with tassels; also Drapery Ball Fringes. Per yard....... 2)4 60c Couch Fringe 25c This fringe is in all colors, is 5 inches in width, with tassels. sasps- tine .. . 'J. Napoleon Bedsteads $45.00 Values f or , . goo ca -:J ' r ... These beds have much ' heavier roll at head and foot than the cut shows. In finest mahogany, Cir cassian walnut, golden "oak and beautifully figured b i r d s e y e maple. They are full size, per fect in construction and finish, worth $45,' but Ge- d0O C A vurtz' special price We Eyitcnd Liberal Credit to All You do not need a large income to do business here. Come and choose the goods you,need and make small payment down, paying the balance of the ac count in small weekly or monthly ' payments, at your convenience. Lowest prices arid most libejal terms. . Country mail orders solicited. ' v- Great Sale of Couch Covers See Our Window, Display - ; i $4.50 Oriental CoucH Covers, tan, red and green eomblna- tions predominating, special .r... ...... .'. , .. . . . .$3.50 ' $4.00 Oriental Couch Covers, green and fed predominating, special . . , ,.....,.....,, ....,...'...93.00 $3.00 Couch Covers, oriental patterns, special ......2.25 $2.75 and $3.50 values in strip effects, special. .....91.75 New Arrivals in Fine Dining Tables Two carloads of the celebrated "Lentz" Dining Tables were received last week, and they are splendid - specimens from' the best table factory in the world. Lentz Tables are the acme of. perfection in table buildinjg. There are now In our. salesrooms many kinds and sizes, and for aiuauiYuitH uj. ucaijjn, auhou, 4uuiy anu cneapness surpass anyiningsnown in mis mancei. PRICE $15.00 PRICE 914.75 PRICE $20.00 No. . 666 This massive bond Ouarter-SawpH Oat No. io-This Table is 6 ft in size. No. 874 Beautiful war-. hai l liandsome turned pedestal 7 finished , 6-foot table,; with Table is built iust lilcp-'th ,nd the .tile permits of it being , 44-mch round top, .3-inch ; cut; has 4-inch 'top thai -used a -tucetiter stable for the liv- legsrjust like the tut made -; extends' - to 8 "feet;" the ing-room "it well as the dining- of best selected eastern oak. ' strongly braced legs 'are 4' room. Top is 42 Inches in diame- We also have this same ta- inches square. In the pop--, ter; base has hand-carveds claw . ble in the polished golden ular wax golden, polishel feet. .Made of solid quarter-sawed and - Early ; English, ( finish. , golden, fumed ind Early Eastern oak, golden finish, ash Special ; at A Af? English fin- Aaa gA Gevurtx' special price only $10 only, . , . . ,V.. .j)4ft D , ishes, at.. ...... iZUeUU Window Curtain Stretchers We are placing on i sale T u e sd ay ( morning three styles of Curtain. Stretchers, very , materially reduced : n price. . No de- , i:. At.... . j Am iivcucs til liicac 24 prices. , ; $2.00 values, stationary pins, Tuesday $3.25 values, adjustable pins . . . $3.00 values, adjustable pins . . . . .05. 92.50 .92.35 3.2S Curtains $1.95 , No. 705855 Over one ' hundred ...pairs fine netace Curtains, 2 yds. long and 46 ins. wide, plain-centers , and , delicate borders, in ecru only very handsome and are . every particular;. re gu- L."..y&h: larly priced but we .am at $3.25, SxfJ) I make a special JWmmYtmi price TueVflJI AC iX5M day of, pair 1 0 'QMii I ' . ------ - - -J Saves ; lis Cos! In Fuel Wlltiiii 3 or -4 :Years '-S- The Quickest Baking Range Built Warranted for 15 years will last a lifetime.- Bmiltt "to Bake And has no equal as a quick, thorough baker. Sold on easy payments prices according to size ' Country orders so licited - SOLD ON EASY PAY- MENTS OF Sr5. ... W r- - net BMlttep(D)iF(fe . We Have it in Coatpp Wood'' r-rr-: The lineof Trize Eclipse'' Heaters which we carry, and' sell, every year in largeiumbers is known to be the best stoves on the market.. They are m several convenient sizes, just right' for small, N; . medium or large rooms. . Before you buy a stove call and inspect the" 1 , r , 4sl The most popular Wood Move in Portland.' It has a "body made of r heavy , rolled steel; inside is re inforced by heavy linings iji gray iron, cast in sec ion$ so 'as- to absolutely" tect the steel sides from f4 the fire. " Large door ' ' opening and a swinging molrraftarnTnearnlckcrr fv v...': : . v n; i trimmings. " Price i'Sia' $1 Down $1 Wcclr $55.00 FXiT AND YAMHILL - SECOND AND YAMHILL i aS