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THE OREGON DAILY ' JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY '13, 101b.
SBBe
WOMAN IN CASE
Red Eyed' and Half Hysterical
.She Emerges From Grand
Jury Room; Says Harvey
rnonea Her on June a.
J- (Special to Tim Journal.)
Ore-pan City, Or.. Kcb.M3. Red eyed
from crying and almost hysterical, -Mrs.
Theresa Clifford of Sell wood, the wo
moo lu the case against Nnthau B. Har
Toy, the wealthy MUwaukle nurseryman
accused of .the II ill murders, was re
leased from -runner questioning oy lae
Clackamas county grand Jury just be
fore noon time, recess toilay. Ilr pre
vious statements to the officers had
been a direct denial of Harvey's affirm
ations -that ebe was to have met him
la Portland on the night of the Arden
wald crime, June 9. .
Harvey Phoned Her, She Said.
: But It Is possible that in her story
under oath before the grand jury hor
, statements - took a different turn. Har
vey went to, Portland on the afternoon
of June .'.'. Ti a Journal reporter the
. day of his arrest tie .made a declaration
that- he was disappointed -.in. an 11
o'clock engagement with a person at the
Woodmen at" the World bal. . In her
statements to i the bfflcers.'Mrs. Clif
ford admitted receiving . from . Harvey
the telephone call by which he claimed
the 11 o'clock appointment ' was "made,
but denied having made an-engagement
with him. Mrs. Clifford, a handsome
woman about 45 years -ld. Is an Inti
mate friend of the Harvey family.
.Evidence , that fin appointment was
made Is regarded by the prosecution as
tending to Indicate Harvey's character.
Coming from' the grand Jury room this
morning, Mrs. Cltfferd sobbed out: "If
I could help get to the bottom of this,
I would tell everything I know." This
declaration, however ambiguous, Is
taken to mean that she made a full
Statement .
Ardenwald Woman on Stand.
Another witness- ws Introduced in
an effort to show Harvey swore f alBely
when he said he met. Mrs. Ruth Cowing
Hill only one, and that they conversed
only about her possible purchase of a
cow, when Mrs.'; Sadie White, an Inti
mate acquaintance pf the murdered wo
mauVwent on the stand. She Is one of
the corps of 1 witnesses by means of
whom the state hopes to prove that
Harvey and Mrs. Hill met end con
versed probably a docen times. In her
statements to the grand jury this moro-
. lng. It Is presumed Mrs. White told of
visiting the Harvey nursery with Mrs.
Hill. She- probably testified that Mrs.
Hill Interviewed Harvey with reference
to the purchase of fruit trees.
Raymond Clifford, the young son of
the widow Clifford, who Is to deny he
slept with Harvey on the sight of the
quadruple murder, has not yet been
called before the grand jury.
' Other witnesses this morning were
women, - tiighboi;s -of . Harvey.; They
were used in an 'effort to establish hi
. alleged attitude toward women. -tWhether
Harvey- will accept an Invi
tation to appear before the grand jury
In his. own behalf vftl. depend Upon a
consultation he will hold this afternoon
with-his. attorney, George C BrownelL
Erownell said this morning he had not
decided; " Whether' heL would advise Har
vey to -appear. There seems little like
lihood, "Jiowevery- that the ; nurseryman
will accept the ' Invitation. . ; '
SoUrerman and Abel Favored.
Precedence over witnesses who had
been In attendance for three days was
given to W. H. Abel and Jay Bowerman,
Portland attorneys yesterday afternoon.
Summoned to appear yesterday morning,.
Abel and Bowerman did not arrive tin-"
til about 4 o'clock in the afternoon. In
spite of the fact that other male wit
neses, many of whose businesses were
, Buffering from their absence, had been
told, that they would have to wait their
turn until after the women witnesses
were excused, the Portland barristers
were not forced to stay more than half
ail hour before being admitted.
'-"Professional courtesy" was given as
the reason for the favor.
Bowerman and Abel were called to
tell the whys and wherefores of the
$20,000 contract Harvey made with them
for hlB defense, some time before he
came "directly under suspicion., Harvey
affirms he was -frightened" into making
-the contract. The attorneys probably
testified he went to them unsolicited
by-any of their agents or anyone In
anyway connected with thein. Detective
"Billy" Mitchell's testimony was needed,
It Was suid, to char up certain phases
In regard to this feature of the case.
j-Xeep Pounding Harvey's Veracity.
' Again, yesterday the p-osecuiioa. kept
pounding at Harvey in an effort to show
ho made false statements, coming ap-
;, parentiy without reason from un in-
s nocent man, as to circumstances prior
to the Hill murders. Edna. Peterson, a
Portland girl, was called .before the
' grand jury to repeat, it la presumed, the
Statements she prt-vlou.sly made that
she had seen Harvey talking to Mrs.
Ruth Cowlng-Hill at Ardenwald at least
twice. , Harvey has several times made
the positive assertion that he met Mrs.
JIlll only once and htul spoken only a
tew words to her. Neither do the as-
. sertions of Harvey and the statements
of the girl agreo as to time and place.
Some conjecture was bcKun jester
day' When Mrs. Harvey Went to the
courthouse on the arm of a man who has
represented himself to ho a private ilo
tectlve working on the Hill esse "on
his own hook." It is understood that
this man,. Who euys hit name is Bum.
Uiers, Is living at the Hancy h.me. it
was Summers who told the county of
ficer .tha(. If .lid disappeared "you may
expect to find, iriy body out there"
II pointed in tho dlroctivn of the Ilui-
: vey home. : ' , -
Their failure to brine Harvey's young
daughter before the grand Jury has been
hard blow to tho officers of tho
prosecution. They have been endeavor
ing. -to learn Just how seriously ill the
Klrl ls. and whether, -In bplte of tho
physician' certificate, she cannot be
adjudged able to appear. There.
some talk of having tho grand Jury
after It gets through , wjtli its present
Hut of witnesses, adjoiirn until the girl
Is well enough to appear.
' It Is reported la . Oregon City that
Iiarvey has-leased his nursery and farm
for a period of five years, and that Mrs.
Harvey and her daughter have for some
time boen preparing for a journey to
the east. ,
JI, f. Montit-zza a Colonizer.
8h,t to Tt Journal.,
I -a Grande,.- Or Feu. -M.-r-M. C- Mon
trrizu, of the Italian information bu-n-.m
ut Portland, ' who has been here
1 a 'had te mH Mamlned by an
pert, found it adapted for gardening
i'd will i luce several families la .here
t om-o lo begin operations In the Kprlnfg.
Jin n loud In praiso of this valley as
a tard.'Uitij locality 1 , ,v;f ,." a
Journal 'NYant Ads brlng-resultst V
DEFUNCT BONDS
F
Columbia River & Orchard Co.
Investors to Conserve
Interests.
At a meeting of the bondholders of
the Columbia River Orchard company,
defunct, a permanent organization was
formed which will look after the Inter
ests of those holding bonds. Of 26
who signed the roll 22 owned or repre
sented $522,500 worth of bonds. The
other &ur did not put down the amounts
they -hem The meeting was held this
afternoulnroom &0C Labbe building.
A coittiislUee of three was authorised
which will- investigate all assnta ahd
liabilities fa the company and will re
port as soon as this Information la se
cured to the association. One of tho
members of the committee will proceed
to the plant of the company at Wah
luke and will make a thorough Inves
tigation of Ihe company's holdings
there and one or more of them will go
to Seattle whore all' that can be will
be gained from the authorities and the
receiver.
Further action will await the result
of these investigations. The sum of
$100 was authorized -to be raised ac
cording to the various holdings for the
expenses of these Investigations. Jay
Bowerman was made permanent chair
man of the association and J. F". Hart
ley, 310 Spalding building, secretary.
A list of the bondholders will be kept
at. Mr. Hartley's office, where others
may sign it. About $100,000 more Is
expected within a few days.
LADD IS REELECTED
Y. M. C. A.
T
The annual meeting of the board of
directors of the Portland T. M. C. A.
was held at noon today and resulted In
the reelection of the old officers as
follows: W. M. Ladd, president; A. L.
Veazia, recording secretary: R. Living
stone, vice president; F. McKercher,
treasurer.
The only changes In the directors
as the addition of the names of C. A.
Morden and J. W. Ganong In place of
Frank Dayton and A. C. Amos.
LINDBERGH . SURE 0F
MONEY TRUST INQUIRY
(United Press Leased Wlre.t
Washington, Feb. 13. -Congressman C.
A. Lindbergh of Minnesota, author of
the original resolution calling for an
investigation of the money trust, as
serted today that although his bill had
been smothered by the house commit
tee, Senator Moses E. Clapp, of Minne
sota, chairman of the senate committee
on Interstate and foreign commerce, had
decided, for that committee, to investi
gate tho trust.
' Senator Clapp refused to discuss the
matter further than to admit that in
vestigation was being considered. Lind
bergh's statement followed a conference
with Senator Clapp.
TRUCE IN CHINATOWN
DUR'NG FESTIVITIES
(Tntted rrees Leaied Wire.)
San Francisco, Feb. 13. Warring
Chinese tongs here nave prepared to
sign an armistice until March 7. Rep
resentatives of the tongs will meet at
the offices of the Six Companies this
afternoon to sign the pact. This in
sures peace in Chinatown through the
Chinese new year festivities at least.
Had the pact not been agreed upon In
answer to Chief of Police White's ulti
matum, the authorities would have
blockaded Chinatown. All tourists and
nonresidents of the Chinese colony
would have been kept out and thou
sands of dollars worth of trade would
have been lost
SPEAKER CLARK GUEST
OF PRESIDENT TAFT
. (United Prn Lee4 Wlre.i
Washington, Feb. 13. Speaker and
Mrs. Champ Clark will be the guests
of President end Mrs. Taft at a dinner
at the White House this evening. The
speaker's dinner, which was inaugu
rated last year by President Taft in
honor of the then Speaker Cannon of
the house Is the last formal' state din
ner of the White House season. Un
officially, however, the White House
entertaining will continue until Lent.
Nine Jurors in Sclimitz Case.
(L'ntti(I Pre Leaned Wire.)
San Francisco, Feb. 13. Nine perma
nent Jurors today are in the box for
the trial of former Mayor Eugene K.
Schmitz on a charge of complicity In
the bribery of the board of supervisors
In connection with an ordinance Increas
ing gas rates. A venire of 76 appeared
before Judge Lawlpr today and the
remaining seat was filled by the quali
fying of Noah Swanson. The defense
then exercised three of Its. peremptory
challenges, leaving Swanson, Henry
1'ausman and Herman Harms to be
sworn as permanent Jurors. This was
done and the examination of talesmen
to fill the remaining three scats was
proceeded with.
Girl Takes Farmer's Course).
(United Preu Leased Wlre.f
Columbus. Mo., Feb. 13. To learn how
to manage her 150 acre farm and make
it a paying proposition Miss Pearl
Chandler, 20, today is taking an agri
cultural coure at the University of
Missouri. .
OREGON EIGHTH GRADE
GRADUATES IN NEARLY
ALL CASES GO HIGHER
6 (Salciu Itnreau o( Tha Journal.) ' A
Salem, Or., Feb. 13. That at
least K5 per cent of all gradu-
ates from eighth grades in Ore-
Ron schools are attending high
schools within the state, la the
statement of tho assistant state
4 superintendent of public Instruo-
tlon, who, within a few days, ex-
pacts to have complete reports
from all counties In the "state;
showing what hns become of the
eighth grade graduate of' last -0
year. A report was received to-
day from Klamath county which; 4
shows there were 50 . eighth-
grade graduates In that county!
last year and that 43 of them ,
are in high Schools tbla year,
while three others are atendlng
Other schools, at is not believed
' any other state-in the union can '
make as geod a showing- in this
line Oregon. ,; ' ; , 1
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DM
PRESDEN
MRSHE FORGED WILL
To Male Her, Legal Heir of
Mrs. Swain, Adoption Pa
pers Forged, Too.
(Uulted Pre Leawd Wire'.) '
Oakland, Cal.. Feb. 13. Mrs. Harriot
Loraine Frazier Ue Vino has confessed
that alio forged a will by which she
would lnliorlt the bulk of the estate of
the late Mary L. Swain of Berkeley, and
also the adoption papers by which Mrs.
Swain was alleged to have made her a
legal heir. She pleaded guilty before
JuUro Ellsworth thla mornuii,-.- fahe
was arraigned on an indictment re
turned laat Wednesday, accusing her
of forging the will. She abked proba
tion, and Judge Ellsworth gave hr two
weeks' delay for an Investigation. -
Mrs. lie Vino decided to make a clean
breast of It after Chief of Police Voll
mer of Berkeley end Assistant District
Attorney Hlnes had held extended con
ferences with her in the county jail. A
peculiar feature of the case Is that,
after admitting her guilt to the offi
cials, she persisted in declaring her In
nocence to her husband, Robert De Vine,
who Is Assistant nianagor of the Pull
man works at Richmond.
Organized less than nine -months ago
and with a present membership of 125,
the Elks lodge of Merced, California,
will Journey to the great grand londge
reunion In Portland next July n a pri
vate car of their own and are even con
sidering chartering a second conch.
The lodge Is growing rapidly In the Cal
ifornia town and expects, before the re
union, to be occupying new quarters,
the furnishings of which will cost at
least $8000.
This word was brought to Portland
by C. IX Edwards, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of Merced coun
ty, who is visiting In the city,- on his
return from a trip throughout the north
west. Investigating conditions and meth
ods of publicity. Mr. Edwards formerly
was a resident pf Idaho and has trav
eled extensively In the northwest. On
his present trip he stated that he had
seen no city which showed the great
evidences of prosperity that he found
In Portland.
Mr. Edwards makes his home at
present In Merced, the "home of the
Smyrna fig." Merced is a town of 4000
inhabitants, and Is growing rapidly.
According to Mr. Edwards anything can
grow there. The a-erage proceeds from
products of the" soil during 1910 In
Merced county per capita, according to
statistics gathered by Mr. Edwards,
amounted to $333 and will be slightly
more for 1911.
Merced Is the gateway to Yosemlte
National park and between 16,000 and
18,000 tourists pass through the town
annually. The building of good roads
in California, according to Mr. Edwards,
is doing wonders In building up both
the country end the cities. California
Is spending $18,000,000 alone for the
building of a great highway from the
Oregon line to the Mexican border.
LINCOLN MEMORIALIZED
PY MARION COUNTIANS
(Salem Bureau of The Jonranl.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 13. Republicans of
Marion county and visitors from other
parts of the state paid tribute to Abra
ham Lincoln a a banquet given latt
night by the1 Salem Young Men's Re
publican club at the Marlon hotel.
The principal speaker of the evening
was Attorney C. N. McArthur of Port
land. Other speakers were Judse
Stephen A. Lowell of Pendleton, cantll
dldate for United States Senator, State
Senator W. W. Calkins of Eugene, State
Senator J. A. Carwon of Marlon couny,
Daniel Webster of Salem, Mayor Grant
P. Dlmlck of Oregon City, and Judge
D'Arcy of Salem.
Lincoln Dinner at Tacoina.
Tacoma. Feb. 13. One of the most
notable gatherings of bench and bar
occurred last night, when four supreme
court jurists, one federal judge and four
more from the superior court Joined
with 100 lawyers, two of them women,
in paying tribute to Abraham Lincoln
at a dinner held In the -Viking room
of the Tacoma hotel.
Supreme Judgo O. G. Ellis spoke of
Lincoln aa "A Man." Federal Judge
George Donworth, who created a sensa
tion recently by resigning and then
withdrawing his resignation, urged the
repetition of annual gatherings of this
kind, declaring . that the ropetlion of
Lincoln's name and needs was uplifting.
When the program was finished, the
meeting was thrown open and a num
ber of favorite speakers were called for
and responded.
(Special to Th Journal.)
Grants Puss, Or., Feb. 13. At a meet
ing of the Commercial club last evening
It was announced that the Rogue River
Electric company is ready to put In an
Irrigation system for the Rogue river
valley tributary to Grunts Pass.
ELKS TO HOLD "HEApV
BIG SMOKER TONIGHT
One big time is promised to the Elks
of Portland tonight at tho cluhrooins
In the Elks' Temple, for the Kjks of
Portland who belong to lodKes In other
plnces are to tender a smoker to the
members of the Portland lodge. These
Elks have formed an association to aid
in boosting the reunion next July and
are doing what they can toward making
It a success. Tho program will be va
ried and will bo drawn from the beet
talent in town this week. The palates
of the guests are also to be tickled
with rood things.,,
BREMERTON COUNCILMAN
AND PREDECESSOR FIGHT
(United Press Lnfd Wire.!
Brmertm, Wash., Feb. 13. CItv .'At
torney J. V, Bryan and F. W., Moore,
hla predecessor, had a fist fiht,at the
council meeting last night. They were
engaged in a quarrel 'over condemnation
proceedings . for a ' public dock, when
Moore suddenly - struck out at Bryan.
Bryan struck back, and Uioy went Into
three' separate c!ln-ohea or they were
finally aeparated. , ,..
NEW ELKS' LODGE IS
GROWING RAPIDLY
ROGUE
RIVER
ELECTRIC
PROMISES
mam
STATE DAIRYMEN
FIGHT OLEO'S USE
, ;' :'.-.
Substitute for Butter in Pub
lic Institutions Draws Hot
Fire. :
Speelul to The Journal.) f
Salern. Or., Feb. 13. Vigorous pro
test is being mado by dairymen of the
Mate to the state purchasing board
against the use of oleomargarine by state
Institutions. Yesterday afternoon A. H.
Lea of Portland, Professor Kent of the
Oregon Agricultural college and Mr.
Fraycr, a Corvallis creameryman, male
a verbal protest -to State Purchasing
Agent C D, Frazer, and today Mr. Fraaer
Is in receipt, of a copy of a resolution
passed by ehe Oregon Pure Bred Live
stocks association of Portland, endors
ing 10 cents a pound tax on oleomar
garine and condemning the state for
uslntc butter substitute.
Protests are being based on the
ground that the state instl tutlons.should
not give manufacturers of , oleomar
garine, who are located outside of the
statu, recognition and approval by using
their product when said product lfl in
competition with important industry
within the state.
On the other hand the state purchas
ing agent assumes the position that
sinoe appropriations for maintenance of
state institutions have been shaved ao
closely that ' the state is compelled to
economize wherever possible. The state
purchasing agent says the Btate spends
about $1 for oleomargarine to every
$10 for butter. This amounts te about
one pound of oleomargarine to six
pounds of butter.
State Purchasing Agent Frazer says he
believes members of the state purchas
ing board will join with the dairymen
in endorsing Id cents tax On oleomar
garine. SCHIFF'S VALET SAYS
HE IS
TO PRISON BY
E
Sensation Is Promised When Folke
Brandt Goes on the Stand In Nevf
Trial on Charge of Forgery for
Which He Got Thirty Years.
(United riff Leased Wire.)
New York, Feb. 13. New York today
is declared to be facing one of the worst
political and judicial scandals in its
history. Folke Brandt, former valet to
Mortimer Schiff, of the famous Schiff
family of bankers, brought here from
Sing Sing prison and kept in seclusion,
is expected to make the exposure.
Five years ago Brandt was sentenced
to 30 years Imprisonment on a charge
of first degree burglary. He was alleged
to have robbed Schiff. Today Brandt
declares he was "railroaded" to prison,
and he Is scheduled to appear. In re
sponse to a writ of habeas corpus Fri
day last before Justice Gerard. Attor
ney General Carmody opposed Brandt's
release. Judge Rosalsky sentenced
Brandt.
Justice Gerard today granted Brandt
a new trial on the burglary charge. The
Judge said that be Is ' convinced that
Judge Rosalsky overstepped his Juris
diction In the first trial.
The proposed grand Jury Investigation
into the charge that Brandt was "rail
roaded" is held up, pending final de
cision on the habeas corpus petition.
Tomorrow at 12 o'clock, In the ivory
and gold room of the Multnomah hotel,
the Ad club will auction off boxes for
the "Get-Rlch-Quick Walllngford" show
which Is to be held under the auspices
of the club, Monday evening, Febru
ary 26.
Frank McCrillls. chairman of the con
vention committee, Is to serve aa chair
man of the day. H. G. Longhurst of
Sacramento, president of the Pacific
Const Advertising Men's association,
will be present and make an address.
Mr. Longhurst has come especially to
Portland for tomorrow's meeting. The
money secured from the "Get-Rlch-Qulck
Walllngford" show at the Hel
llg, February 26, is to be spent In Port
land entertaining the annual convention
of the Pacific Coast Advertising Men's
association, and Mr. Longhurst Is natu
rally desirous of getting a preliminary
Idea as to the quality and nature of
entertainment that will be forthcoming.
Tho convention Is to be held June 10, 11
and 12. in connection with the Rose
Festival. Five hundred delegates are
expected. The convention was held last
year in Spokane and It was a big time,
according to reports. Mr. McCrillls said
today:
"The convention is being held in the
city of Portland during these first three
dajs of the Rose Festival week, In
order that the visitors may see Port
land t Its very best, when the streets
are decorated and full of people, and
when our roses are supposed to Do in
full bloom. The Portland Ad club will
srend from $3000 to $5000 in the enter
tainment of the guests on this occasion.''
Los Angeles ttnsinrss Man Dead,
Los Angeles, Feb. 13. Isaac Newton
Van Nuys, pioneer business mnn of Los
Angeles, is dead today after five years'
Illness. He came to Los Angeles in
1S71. His fortune Is estimated at $3,-000,000.
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WILL
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TOMORROW
IN FULSOMEST VEIN
BALUNGER COMPARES
TAFT AND ABE LINCOLN
(rWrlnt to The Journal.)
Seattle, Feb. 13. "Some pre-
fer Washington, others Mr. Lin- -
coin, stltll others Mr.. Roosevelt,
fis the ideal representative 61 true '
1 statesmanship and the friend of
the majority," said farmer Sec-
retery of the Interior Ballinger
at the Lincoln day banquet here
last rilglit "But without taking
the glory from any, I want to
say thut Mr. Taft Is making his-
tory that wilt place him in the !
front rank of the presidents.' i !
! "The greatest',' difference be- -
tween Lincoln and Taft Is cor-
poral, but . the principles tof" tW t
flcllty to truth, of the eternal
j laws of Justice and the common'
. people characterize both." -. ,
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WARE FIGHT;'
HAS BEEN DRAWN
Citizens of, Hillsboro and Ore
gon Electric Railroad Set
tle Differences.
(Salem Bureau pf Tb Journal.)
Salem, Or.. Feb. 13. It is now prob
able that the controversy between the
Oregon,. Electric Railroad, company and
the citizens of Hillsboro over the com
mutation ticket passenger fares between
that place and Portland will be settled
without a hearln'g before the state rall-roaih-commlsslon.
The commission had set February 23
as the-date for the hearing, but this
morning the cbmmisslon received a fet
ter from Attorney John M. Wall, for the
complainant, saying that a representa
tive of the electric railroad company
had agreed to a rate of 1 y cents per
mile un 25 ride tickets, and that this
rate was satisfactory.
The cause of the complaint arose over
the fact that the company -was charging
the people of Orenco, on the same line,
a rate of 1.41 cents a mile-for 60 ride
commutation tickets, and was charging
the Hillsboro people 2 cents a mile for
25 ride tickets.
ASSETS OF ORCHARD
COMPANY FILED TODAY
(Rpeelal to Tfce Journal.)
Seattle. Wash., Feb. 13. As compila
tion has been found more extensive than
anticipated, Elmore Winkler, receiver for
the Washington Orchards', Irrigation &
Fruit company, ! and his attorney, Ed
ward H. Cha-velle, were unable this
morning to file preliminary schedule In
bankruptcy before F.cferee John P. Hoyt.
However, Chavelle stated that the pa
pers would be completed and filed dur
ing the day. Consequently there was
no examination of witnesses this morn
ing.
According to present plans, it Is like
ly the creditors will b assembled short
ly for the purpose of selecting a trus
tee preliminary to reorganization. De
tails of reorganization and of placing
the company on a solid basis have not
been worked out. The proposition made
by R. S. Chapman, representing east
ern Investors, Is under consideration. He
has left for New Orleans enroute east
and before departing expressed confi
dence that matters can be arranged to
the benefit of all creditors.
In looking over the literature dis
tributed by1' the company in advertising
Its scheme, Chavelle has been im
pressed by DeKarm's 'ability as a pub
licity agent, lie says DeLarm's glow
ing descriptions of the fruit lands and
the money to be made read like a ro
mance. He classes DeLarm as a won
der in this line.
EXHIBIT
PRODUCTS AT ST. PADL
Will A. Campbell, secretary of the
Northwest Development league, with
headquarters atjSt. Paul, Is In Portland
today talking up interest In a big ex
hibit of agricultural products to be
held In St.. Paul next fall.
Mr. Campbell called on the Portland
chamber of commerce and the Commer
cial club for the purpose of Interest
ing these and other commercial bodies
in the big event. The Chamber of
Commerce has a large permanent ex
hibit of fruits, vegetables and grains
and a large portion of It will probably
be shipped to St Paul for the exhibit.
C. C. Chapman, manager of the pro
motion work of the Commercial club.
Is a member of the board of directors
of the Northwest Development league.
The organization was formed about
eight months ago for the purpose of
stimulating Interest In the development
of the natural resources of the north
western states.
LUMBER FIRM BEATS
(Snlem Bureau of The Journal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 13. The supreme
court today affirmed the decision of the
circuit court for Linn county In the case
of Linn" county against the Calapoola
Lumber company. The county brought
suit to enjoin the lumber company from
maintaining a dam, which It was al
leged inundated the county road. The
trial court, the decision of which was
affirmed, held In favor of the lumber
company.
Motion for rehcarings was denied In
the case of Frank Donnelly against
Josnph Cuhna, a suit over water rights
In Umatilla county, This action was
also taken In the case of Mlcelll against
Andrus, involving water rights In Doug
las county.
A motion to dismiss appeal In the
case of Myrtle Gardner against the Pa
cific & Kastern Railroad company wns
granted. Appeal was made by the
railroad - company from the decision of
the circuit court for Jackson county
giving damages for the death of Walter
C. Gardner, husband of the plaintiff.
MOVING PICTURE LOVE
MADE TO FAR-OFF'SWAIN
(United Iret !.-ed Wire. I
NnpIeH, Feb. 13. The clnomatograph
Is belnsr used here for long distance os-
culatory purposes by the sweethearts of'
Italian soldiers In Tripoli. A moving
picture machine la being operated in
the barracks here, where the girls are
permitted to pose before it and throw
kisses at It.. As fast as the films are
developed they are sent, to the front
and displayed there. , ,
, Mriple Trial Is Begun.
(United I'reu LeiiKcd Wire.
Los Angeles, Feb.- 13. The trial of
A. B. Maple, charged with complielty in
a plot to blow up the Hall of Records
here, was begun .today before Judge
George Cabanlss, 'sitting In place of
Judge Willis of the superior court. ,' .
The second trial of Bert IL Conners,
similarly ic()harged, was set for April It.
The JuTy In tho first trlnl of Conners
dlsngrced and was discharged..
The trial of F. Ira Rentier, the third
of the -iaccusod , trio of lubor man,,. Is
being aoutlnuad f ram day to day, Vo b
set, , . . ' ;
MAY
OREGON
COUNTY APPEAL
UnCOLN WAS LED
"Man ot Sorrow Compared
il to Jesu by Eugene. W.
Asserting that the life 6f Abraham
Lincoln and his political defeats were
ordained and carried out under divlno
guidance - in ordS. that; he ' might bo
ready when the great'' test came, Eu
gene W. Chafin, candidate in 1908 for
the presidency on- the prohibition' plat
form, In his address, "Lincoln, the Man
of Sorrow," ' at Taylor Street, M., E.
Church yesterday afternoon, showed the
remarkable similarity; In the lives of
Jesus and ; Lincoln.
"The greatest victory, came Into the
life of each on Palm Sunday," he said.
'Jesus entered .Jerusalem for the last
time amid the plaudits of the multi
tude. Lincoln received the news of the
surrender of General Lee at Appomattox
late In the afternoon of the same day It-
occurred, April 8, 1865, .Palm Sunday,
Five days after Ms entry Into Jerusa
lem, Jesus died on the cross. : This -was
on Oood Friday. On the same day In the
year 1865. the bullet of the assassin
struck the great statesman down.,
"Lincoln's greatest act wets not in
signing the emancipation proclamation.
it lay in his interpretation of the con
stitution following the firing on Fort
Sumter. His decision was contrary to
the opinion of every great constitutional
lawyer of the time, but It saved a na
tion. .
"His defeats when a candidate for
congress for a second term and In his
two races for United States senator,
were providential for he. would have
been compelled to mix in legislation of
the time which . would without doubt
have made his election to the presi
dency impossible. I believe that he was
held in reserve for the greatest ser
vice by acts of providence.
"Lincoln rose tothe great occasions
which is a sign of Teal greatness. Many
men are great on small occasions but
small on great occasions, but Lincoln
was great on great occasions. It was
because of his character that he rose
to the presidency. From his youth he
learned to distinguish between right
and wrong. Drinking, gambling, swear
ing and the use of tobacco were a,bhor
ent to him. Restraint from these four
great vices built up this character."
LACK!
CASE AGAINST COLE
One juror was lacking In the case
against E. W, Cole, former sergeant of
police, charged with grafting, when the
court adjourned at noon In Judge Mor
row's department The case began yes
terday morning, and the time has been
occupied in selecting a Jury.
One of the first questions asked by
Attorney E. S. J. McAllister, repre
senting the defendant Is in regard to
the venireman's acquaintance with
Mayor Rushlight - The significance of
this question is noted, when It is under,
stood that the defense charged that the
mayor is behind the prosecution. It
has been stated that the charges made
by the mayor against the former ser
geant of police were considerably ex
aggerated. The Jurymen accepted are George
O'Brien, P. Rath, H. J. Shade, J. P.
Baylor, A. R. Mann, B. G. Wallace,
Frank Wallace, E. S. Park, A. B. La
mont, George Hamaker and E. L. Shaf
fer. CLYDE AITCHISON AND
F. V. HOLMAN FILE
(Salem Boreao of The Jonrnal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. 13. Only two filings
by political candidates were made today.
One was by Clyde B. Altchlson of Port
land, Republican candidate for the. of
fice of railroad commissioner from the
Second district. The other was by
Frederick V. Holman of Portland, can
didate for delegate to the Democratic
national convention.
Stephen Jewell of Grants Pass, filed
his declaration of candidacy for dele
gate to the Democratic national conven
tion yesterday.
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Cottage- GroVe Paper Sold.
Cottage Grove, Or., Feb. IS. The Cot
tage Grove Leader has again been sold,
this time to D. IL Talmadge, who comes
from Salem, where he was In the Job
printing business. He is a former east
ern newspaper man, and promises to edit
a live paper. D. F. Dean and C O. Dry
den, who conducted the paper for six
months, have, not decided what business
they will take up, '
Escaped Trusty Still Untaught.
(SlUero Bureau of The Jonrnal.)
Salem, Or., Feb. IS. No trace has yet
been found of J. P. Slvener, the trusty
who escaped from the penitentiary Sun
day evening. He was serving- a five
year sentence, and had about two more
years to serve.1 , .
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EXEMPTIONS.WILL
GO TO THE PEOPLE
Mortgages and Note's and Ac
counts ' Also Exempted ! in
Proposed" Amendment .to
Oregon, Constitution. ,
(Rnlem Bureau of Tta. .Tt.nrn.t I ' -.-
L Salem. Or.,.. Feb. 13. Ul yesterday
afternoon add the greater part of this
morning's session of the state tax com
mittee was spent In discussing the pro
posed constitutional amendment, which.
If carried by the voters of the' state at
the next general election, will muke pos
sible the adoption of the state income
tax and a measure providing for ex
emption from taxation ,of . household
goods. As adopted this morning the
proposed constitutional amendment is
briefly as follows: .'
"Taxes may be Imposed on Incomes,
from whatever source, which' taxes may
be proportional or graduated or progres
sive, and reasonable exemptions may bs
provided." . ' ' '
The second measure approved pro
vides for the exemption of "all house
hold furniture, domestic fixtures, musi
cal Instruments, pictures and - other
household personalty actually In. use,
as such; also wearing apparel, watches.
Jewelry and similar personal effects in
use " '
Another measure decided upon ex
empts mortgages and unsecured notes
and accounts.
The inheritance tax law, as enacted
In New York last July, was approved
by the committee and will be submitted
to the voters. This proposed law, which
conforms to the model law approved
by the National Tax association, ex
empts inheritances up to $5000 when
they go to direct heirs and up to $1000
when they go to collateral heirs. The
tax rate for. inheritances up to $50,000
is 1 per cent, and Increases gradually
up to 4 per cent when $1,000,000 is
reached. The administration of the law
is placed in the hands of the state tax
commission.
The committee decided not to take up
the question of amending the present
tax collection system. Adjournment was
taken at 1 o'clock today.
CLACKAMAS FAIR BODY
CHOOSES NEW OFFICERS
(Sperlal tn Tbe Journal.)
Oregon City, Or., Feb. 13. The fol
lowing officers have been elected by
the board of directors of the Clackamas
County Fair association: James W.
Smith, president; W. P. Klrcbem, vice
president; O. D. Eby, secretary, and O,
E. Freytag, treasurer. George W. La
selle, R. S. Coe and W. W. Everhart
retired recently from the board of di
rectors, the' members now being J. W.
Smith, O. E. Freytag, O. D. Eby, Walter
Klrchem, Mrs. C. N. Walt, W. W. Jesse
and Judge R. B. Beatle. W. H. Mattoon
and N. Blair, of thitcounty court The -county
court recently paid the Interest
on the mortgage on the fair grounds,
and the association hereafter expects to
pay at least $1000 of the indebtedness
annually. M. J. Lazelle, former secre
tary of the association, has done much,
to make the fairs successful. :
MRS.. E. GOSLINSKY -
CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. E. Gosllnsky of San Francisco,
who hns been visiting - her daughter,
Mrs. I. N. Fleischner, of this city,
died this morning of a complication of
diseases. Deceased was 68 years old.
She Is survived by the following named
sons and daughters: Mrs. I. N. Fleisch
ner, Mryi. E. Meyer of this city, Mrs. M.
Phillips of Honolulu. Mrs. Harriot
Meyer of Honolulu, and Samuel and
Phillip Gosllnsky of San Francisco. The
remains will be taken to Sari Francisco
for burial.
ARRIVES AS "HUMAN
EXPRESS PACKAGE"
Gee Fong, the so called "human ex
press package," arrived in Portland this
morning on the steamer Elder from San
Francisco, but left a few hours later on
a Great Northern train for Vancouver,
B. C, where he will make his home. His
escape while in United States territory,
was insured against by Wells Fargo 4
Co., who gave a bond to the govern
ment . '
Miss Currin Marries.
(Special to The Journal.)
Cottage Grove, Or., Feb. 13: The most
prominent wedding of the season took
place 'yesterday, when Miss Osle Ann
Currin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Felix
Currin, wbo are among the oldest and
most widely known pioneers of tho Wil
lamette valley, was quietly married at
the home of her parents, to Vernon ML
Fields, an employe of the Southern Pa
cific. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Robert Sutcliffe of the M. EJ.
church In the presence of relatives and
intimate friends, A dinner followed the
marriage ceremony.
New Treaty With Cuba.
Washington, Feb. 43. President Taft,
according to reports 'today, has started
negotiations for a new reciprocity treaty
with Cuba. .. , ' ' ,
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