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NO. 5580
PENDLETO, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 31, IflOG.
VOL. 18.
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S IS YET
ON THE
Persistently Denies That He
Made the Erasure Which
Involves $3400.
item becomes or more
AND MOKE IMPORTANCE
Consideration Ghen of tlic SntiJiK't of
Ruck Taxes During I ho Tuylor Term
Which Wore Not Turned Over to
the County Treasurer Sin IHivIs
Insisted Thut It Wiis Reciiuse
Mcmhi-k. Tuylor, llkiklcy mill Funk
AVcre Using It on tlo Ontario De
fense Introduces an Analysis of the
Defendant's Finances Defence Trj
Jng to Account for the Shortage.
In the Davis trial today the defen
dant himself has again been on the
stand exclusively. After a few morn
direct questions this morning, Davis
was turned over to John McCourt,
who has conducted the cross-examination
for the state.
More Interesting testimony was
given regarding the $3400 change that
had been made In the Blakley ledger,
the defendant denying he had made
the erasure, (hough admitting that the
entries before and after the same
were In his writing. As the trial pro
gresses this Incident of the 13400 con
stantly becomes of more Importance
In the case, and if the act can bo fast
ened upon the defendant, which the
state's attorneys say will be done, it
will certainly have a strong Influence
upon the final outcome.
About the middle of the forenoon
toduy the prosecution took up the mat
ter of back taxes that had been paid
during' the Taylor term, but not turn
ed over to the treasurer. This sub
ject was continued during the remain
der of the morning and was again re
sumed this afternoon.
Proceedings of Tills Afternoon.
An examination of the tax receipts
was continued this afternoon. The
defendant testified that one receipt
was different from any other of the
others being written by a person
wohse handwriting was different from
any In the office.
When questioned again this after
noon concerning the reason why the
moneys collected were not turned
over to the treasurer the defendant
said that It was because Til Taylor.
Joe Dlnkley and A. C. Funk had out
nil the way from $1500 to $2000.
"How was It you didn't think of
that answer this morning when I was
trying to find out why you didn't
make a turnover and you gnve so
many reasons?" asked John McCourt.
"1 didn't) think of it."
"You never though of that effllcent
reason when I asked you about 10
times this morning?"
"No, sir."
"Tell us when, prior to May, 1904,
those parties had any such sums of
money out as you mention?"
"Thoy had out more or less all the
time?"
In further examination on the
amounts the witness said that Mr.
Funk never had out more than $100
and that Joe lllakley paid hack with
in a few days the amount he had out.
He also admitted that he gave them
these sums of money and charged It
up on his books, and when It was re
turned It was credited. He further
admitted that Taylor never had much
money out until Inst spring, when his
warrants were not paid, but claimed
that there was one other tlmo when
the sheriff had a sum out, but he
could not tell when.
The defendant Btated that he could
give no absolute reason why the
money was not turned over instead of
carried on hand. Hut that some of
the reasons were that Taylor told him
to keep It, that he could not think to
turn it over, and that the employes
had a good deal out on their outside
affairs.
Mr. Davis" reports were then hand
ed to him and he was asked to look
through them and see that if there
was ever a period when he did not
have at leust $2000 on hand. The re
ports were looked through and hand
ed bnck with the remark that there
was one tlmo when that much was not
on hand.
In 1U02 Davis stated thnt the ex
port's report was correct In that there
was $713.50, which the receipts called
$50,000 lit One Pocket.
Stockton, Jan. 31. John Don
dero took $50,000 out of his
pocket mine at Columbia hill
yesterday. This la one of tho
largest pockets ever found In
Toulumne county, and 1 In a
district that wag "worked out"
40 years ago.
01
NO
for that was not turned over to me
treasurer.
"If a column foots up for 5U less
than the amount of cash collected on
It, -would that extra $50 go Into some
body's pocket?" asked Mr. McCourt.
"I presume It would," was the re
ply. Forenoon Session.
C. P. Davis was already In the chair
this morning when the court rapped
for order. The direct examination
was continued for a short time.
"Were exterior and Interior doors
of the safe open at all times?" he was
asked by Judge Fee.
"Yes, sir: they were."
"Was the money drawer ever left
unlocked?"
"It was frequently left unlocked."
"Was there a bed In the room where
the safe Is kept?"
"There was."
Davis' Financial Standing.
The next question" asked of Mr. Da
vis was as to his financial condition
in 1904. He replied: "I did not have
any money then so I borrowed some
to repair the house I live In. I bor
rowed $600 from the school fund.
"Were there any other demands
upon your finances?"
"Yes: my oldest son wanted to bor
rpw money rrom me as ne was suing
to get married, but I was unable to
accommodate him,"
Also, Davis said he had borrowed
$1000 to pay his attorneys In his pres
ent trial.
Cross-examination Resumed.
The witness was then turned over
for crass-examlnatlon and a few pre
liminary questions were asked con
cerning the time the entries were
made In the Journal. He waa then
handed the journal and asked to look
at the entry of March 22, 1902, which
is the $30,000 entry, that was chang
ed to $27,000. He was asked: "Who
made the entries immediately pre
ceding the one of $27,000?"
'I mode them," was the answer.
"Who made those figures Immedi
ately following?"
"Those are in my handwriting."
"Dd you post this amount of $30,
000 In the ledger?"
"'Yes, sir."
"Has there been an alteration
there?" '
"There has."
"Did you make It?"
"I did not."
. Davis' Figure Compared.
Mr. McCourt then picked up a
scrap of yellow paper from the table
that Davis had figured upon during
the trial and handed it to him and
asked If those figures were his, to
which he replied that they were. The
book containing the altered figures
(Continued on page 5.)
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KILLED BY TRAIN
JAMES A. SWAHT M KETS
AX IXSTAXT DEATH
Fell In Front of Engine as Train Xo,
20 Was Entering the Yards at Im
til-.indo Slipped Under Winds and
411 Cars Pusscd Over II Im Was
Kcnrcd at Bingham Springs and
Was O. It. & X. Operator at Kami-la
for Five Years.
La nrnude. Jan. 31. (Special.)
James A. Swart, a freight brakeman
on the O. K. & N., was run over by
No. 22, an eastbound freight train at
4:30 this morning and Instantly killed
In the yards In this city. As the train
pulled into the yards here, Swart
went to the engine expecting to run
ahead and throw the switch to lot it
into the yards and the last seen of
him alive was as he was walking over
the running board of the engine to
ward the pilot.
The switch proved to be set right
for the train and It did not stop as
Swart expected, and It Is thought he
slipped from the Ice-covered pilot of
the engine and fell In front of the
train. The mangled body was found
after the entire train of 40 cars had
passed over it.
James A. Swart was reared at mng-
linm Springs, In Umatilla county, and
was the youngest son of W. Swart,
the pioneer telegraph operator of
Bingham Springs station on the o. K.
& N.
The father nnd four Bons were tele
graph operators and for a number of
years all worked at their trade at the
same lime on the O. R. & N.
A year ago James, tho deceased, re
signed his position as telegraph oper
ator at Kamela and took a position as
brakeman on the O. It. & N. He was
operator at Kamela for five years and
was extremely popular with all the
employes and officials of the road.
Ho was 26 years of age and leaves
a wife and little son aged 2. His pa.
rents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Swart, reside
on their farm on Meaehnm creek, two
miles east of Bingham Springs. Three
brothers are employed on the O. R. &
N. as follows: Jack Swart, agent at
Waltsburg, Harry Swart, agent at
Bingham Springs, and Jerry Swart,
agent at Adams. A sister, Mrs. June
Mason, resides In this city. The fune
ral will be held here on Friday after
IN
IS
noon.
END
T
Fires in St. Petersburg and an
Attempt to Sink a Troop
Ship With a Floating Mine.
TROOPS ON TRANSPORT
JIAVK A NARROW ESCAPE..
Twenty Thousand Liberal Refugees,
Tricked by lYomlsos. Surrender and
Are Hurried Off to Sllicrin End of
the Caucasus Rcliclllon Suposcd to
k Nearly In Sight Hordes of Dis
couraged Rebels Delivering Them
selves Up hihI Surrendering Confis
cated Property Only One Small
Caucasus District Persists In tlio
Hopeless, Struggle.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 31. Losses by
Incendiary fires equal $500,000.
The troop Bhlp Otlessa struck a
floating mine. Two thousand soldiers
were saved by beaching the vessel,
The explosion killed one and hurt 26
Twenty thousand liberal refugees,
Induced to return by Implied promises
of amnesty, have been arrested and
will be exiled to Siberia from five to I
10 years.
End of Caucasus Rebellion.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 31. Alarmed
by a vigorous campaign waged by
troops the inhabitants or the Caucasus
are abandoning the revolutionist
cause. They are coming In by the
thousands to make submission and
are giving most abject promises of
good conduct in future.
one deputation of S000, headed by
nobles and clergy, promised to stop
disorders and return all property and
arms telzed and pay all arrears In
taxes and rents; another deputation
brought In the participants In an at
tack on the troops at Tonglra, bound
with ropes. The participants will be
punished.
In the district of Osurgeti, however,
the viceroy pays the entire population
remains obdurate. One-half of the
people have taken to the mountains
and others are roaming over the coun
try ravaging It and burning houses.
PICKED IT A BODY.
Miss Hriicr Is Scni-clilng for Body of
Her I'ncle.
Victoria, Jan. 31. The tug Bahada
called nt 1 this morning with one
unidentified body, and then proceed
ed to Seattle.
Miss Bruer, of Minneapolis, who has
been unable to obtain any news of the
recovery of the body of her uncle, n
big mill man of St. Paul, Intends to
leave here with an Indian guide and
explore the coast. The United States
cutter Perry was In this morning en
route to the scene of the wreck, but
refused to take the lady on board.
RESIST THE INVENTORY.
Catholics Make Trouble on Account of
Desecration.
Paris, Jan. SI. Fighting occurred
In several churches this afternoon,
when government officials, supported
by the police, attempted to take an
Inventory of church plate as ordered
In the law separating the church nnd
state. The resistance was mainly by
church members, many of whom were
arrested.
Wedding Pii'iHiratloiis.
New York, Jan. 31. Miss Roose
velt spent a busy day with her dress
maker on the finishing touches of her
trousseau. She goes with her lover,
Mr. Longworth, this afternoon to meet
the congressman's sister, Countess
Doohnmbrun, who Is coming to the
wedding.
United States Sennte.
Washington, D. C Jan. 25, '06.
Hon. Henry J. Bean, Pendleton, Ore.
My Dear Sir: Through the co
operation of Samuel Hill, president of
tho Washington Good Roads associa
tion, we have Just secured assurance
from the government that two miles of
experimental road will be built In Or
egon at an early date, if tho labor and
materials are furnished by the county
or community where the work is to
be done.
We have chosen Pendleton as the
scene for one mile of work, and Salem
for the other. I have communicated
with Judge Scott, president of the
Good Roads association, on the sub
Ject, and he will doubtless communl
cate with you soon. I write to ascer
N
REACHERY
GOVERNMENT
III
tain If you will assure us at once It
ROOSEVELT
I
Agitation for Governmental
Regulation of Rates Dates
Back Forty Years.
ICE POUT TO CONGRESS
submitted IN 1H08.
So Says Bartlott, n Democratic Mem-
I cr From Georgia, Who Indorses
tlio President and Warns All Ob
structionists Patterson, Democrat,
of Colorado, Hacks the President,
and Invokes All Democrats to Unity
to Ills SiipiHtrt Semite Committee
Examines the Santo Domingo Treaty
Consul General and Admiral Are
ApiMiliitcd.
Washington, Jan. Sl.--Bart!ett, of
Georgia, was the principal speaker on
the rate bill for the democratic side
today. He attacked the motives of
the corporations In trying to' block
legislation and said as a democrat and
a lawyer he has concluded that con
cress has a right to regulate the
rates.
, He Insisted the president is not en
titled to the credit of originating the
proposed legislation, and said the In
qulry began as far back as 188S, when
a report was made to congress on the
subject.
He declared the man or party stand
Ing in the way of rate legislation
would be swept away by the people,
who will rise triumphant.
Patterson Eulogized Roosevelt.
Washington, Jan. 31. Senator Pat
terson this afternoon attacked the
president's foreign policy, but euloglz.
ed the executive's fight against the
packers, and hoped the democrats
will unite with the administration In
the fight against the money Interests,
Examining the Treaty.
Washington, Jan. 31. The senate
committee on foreign relations today
took up the Santo Domingo treaty
and examined Root.
Appointed Consul General.
Washington, Jan. 31. The presl
dent has nominated Amos Wilder, of
Wisconsin, to be consul general at
Hongkong.
Captain Charles H. Stockton was
nominated to bo rear admiral.
MI ST INCREASE WAGES.
Mitchell Elucidates the Terms of the
Agreement.
Indianapolis. Jan. 31. Mitchell, In
a speech this morning to the oper
ators of the central district, declared
there will be no agreement without
an Incrense of wages. Operators
asked for time to further consider the
matter.
Ioanlng Ada County Money.
Boise, Jan. 31. At an adjourned
meeting of the county commissioners
held today, the petition of the Idaho
Trust & Savings bank for $25,000
more county money, making a total
for that bank of $75,000. was grant
ed. 2 per cent Interest to be paid on
dally balances. The Capital State
bank was allowed the same amount at
a previous meeting of the board.
Moors Get Busy.
Molllla, Jan. 31. The Moors fired
on the Spanish cruiser Infant Isabella,
causing some damage to the vessel.
A gunboat has gone to Investigate.
Fire at St. Albans.
St. Allmns, Jan. 31. A $100,000 fire
took place In the business district this
morning.
HE
EXPERIMENTAL HIGHWAY
the labor and mntcrlnls for the work
at Pendleton will be provided by your
county or community. The work Is
to be of the highest standard of the
engineers of the Good Roads assochv
tlon, nnd will be very instructive to
the people of your state.
It Is the purpose to advertise the
date of the work throughout the
wholo community, so that, when It Is
undertaken, as many of the farmers
of the district will be present to wit
ness the methods Involved and the
type of machinery used for best re
sults, as possible. We will commence
wide publication at once to get the
greatest possible results. Would you
kindly Inform me about this at once
and oblige?
Yours very truly,
C. W. FULTON.
NEW ELECTRIC LINE
Projected Down Columbia From Co-
vcllo to Walluhi.
Walla Walla, Wash., Jan. 31. M.
R. Hanger and George Thompson,
capitalists of Columbia county, are at
the head of a movement to secure the
construction of an electric line from
Covello to the Columbia river at Wal-
lula. They are now at Waitsburg con
ferring with the Commercial clul.
there.
The proposed route Is from Covel
lo to Dayton, thence down the Tou-
chet river to Touchet, and akin (lie
Walla Walla river to Wallula, wh-re
It Is proposed to make connection
with boats and the portage road.
From Washington it Is reported to
run a line through Dixie to Walla
Walla, and thence to Touchet to mtet
the main line. The promoters claim
they have the guarantee of sufficient
capital to finance the project.
SPRAEKLIX loses an arm.
Shooting Followed Quarrel Over Dog
and Cow.
Roseburg, Ore., Jan. 31. Because
George Spraeklln s dog annoyed
Charles Allen's cow, the owners quar
reled, using rifles at close rang1.
Spraeklln's left elbow was shattered
and he loses the arm as a result. Al
len was not Injured. Xo arrests have
been made.
Or. Seely, who was summoned.
found that the bullet, which wis f.-om
a 44-callber rifle, had shattered the
left elbow of Spraeklln, and that the
arm would have to be amputated.
Spraeklln was brought to this city
Sunday for the operation.
WILL RE EXECUTED MARCH 15.
Condemned Man Evidently Contem
plated Suicide.
Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 81. The
supreme court this morning con
firmed the sentence of "Lord" Sey
mour Barrlngton, and set March 15
as the date for his execution.
A rope and knife, believed to be
intended for suicide, were found In
the cell of the bogus lord this morn
Ing before the decision was told him.
JOHN A. M'C.VLL YERY SICK.
I). 11. Hill's Poor Health Also Takes
Him South.
New York. Jan. 31. Friends say
John A. McCall Is very ill with con
gestion of the liver.
p. B. Hill left today for the south
to remain till April on account of his
health.
IS
VERY POPULAR
SIXTY-THREE ENROLL IN
It USI X ESS DEPARTM EXT.
Tho Iiinovntion In the High Sclmol
Curriculum Proven to Re Most Ac
ceptableOf the Enrollment Men
Honed Xlne Are for Typewriting, the
Remainder Taking Bookkeeping
SiiiKTlntondent Trover Expected
About Half as Many Course He
quires Pour Years for Completion,
That the newly added commercial
course In the high school will be pop
ular. Is shown by the large number
that have already enrolled under Prof.
A. A. Peterson. Up to last evening 64
students had Joined the regular
classes of the business course, while
nine others entered for typewriting
work only.
Last evening Superintendent Traver
expressed surprise at the large en
rollment, as he had not expected more
than half the number would com
mence nt this time. As the business
course requires four years for comple
tion, he does not think it will Interfere!
materially with the work In the other
courses, nor will It affect the work of
the business college here, especially
since most of the students In the lat
ter are from a distance.
The following are those who have
enrolled for the regular work In the
course:
David Hill. Norma Allowny, Edith
Bryson. James Bryson, Ralph Cres
well, George Oooley, Lester Cronin,
Minnie Casey, Julia Cooke, Durr Ed
wards, Faye Gibson, Pearl Harris.
Lytton Ivanhoe, James Johns. Slier,
man Kunkel, Roy Leezer, Robert Llv
ormore, Lottie Llvermore, Arthur
Means, Krmu Mann. Hessie MoPher
son, Ora Noble, Hajiel Bish, Orvllle
Reeves, Furnish Slater, Edna Thomp
son, Cora Warner, Maude Williams.
Laura Wyrlck. Gertrude Warren, Ed
na Zimmerman, Edgar Smith, Eva
Scott, Para lee Halley, Abe Casey, Mary
Dahlgren. Bruce Gilbert, Albeit Gib
son, Lester Hamley, Lester Means,
Edward Mentzor. Frank Pierce, Her
bert Ruppe. Glenn Scott, Cliff Tur
ner, Willie Milne, Steven Edwards,
Clara Boylen, Mabel Reynolds, Lorren
Harris, Aubrae Graham, Phyllis
Parkes, Anna Busier. Pearl McCarty.
The following are taking typewriting
only: Ethel Temple. Bessie Folsom,
Catherine Smith. Ivy Hill, Carl Leon
ard, Walter Creswell, Dixie Todd. H.
B. Swaggart, Edna Storle.
OURS
ROGERS NEED
NOT TESTIFY
Missouri's Investigation of
Standard 0:1 Methods is
Temporarily Stalled.
DECISION PENDING IX
THE MISSOURI COURTS.
.More Evidence to Prove Tliut Com
missioner of Corporations Garfield
IroniIscd Immunity to the Packer
Others Testify Tliat Revelation
Made to Garfield Were Confiden
tial District Attorney Morrison
Oiieiily Charges, Trust Magnate
With Being Afraid to Show the
Hooks of Ills ConiiMiny Because of
the Damaging Facts They Would
Reveal.
New York. Jan. 31. The supreme
court decided that Rogers need not
answer the questions put to him.
Justice Gildersleeve said Roger
need not, In view of the fact the
courts of Missouri are now passing
upon the legality of the action of Had
ley to oust the Standard Oil company
from that state.
Hadley Dumbfounded.
Jefferson City. Mo., Jan. 31. Attor
ney General Hadley was dumbfounded
when told of the Rogers decision by
Gildersleeve, and said he was greatly
surprised. He said he might have U
plan an entire new action.
Merely a Delny.
New York, Jan. 31. The declatoa.
Is merely a delay. The court said he
is of the opinion that a due regard
for the court of original Jurisdiction
demands the court must await a de
cision by the supreme court of Mis
souri and not at this time consider
the propriety of compelling the. wit
ness Rogers to answer the question
propounded.
Garfield Promised Morris.
Chicago, Jan. 31. Edward Mon
was recalled to the stand In the pack
ers' case this morning and testified
he was under the Impression when he
talked to Garfield It would be treated
confidentially.
Morrlss aid he objected to showimr,
Garfield his private books, appre
hending they might be used in the
pending Injunction proceedings.
District Attorney Morrison said ne
intended to show the refusal of the
books was because Morris wanted te
hide the exact facts regarding profits
and losses. He reiterated the state
ment that the admissions were with
out oath.
Court adjourned at noon and Mor
ris Is hurrying home to the bedside ot
his 3-year-old son, who Is thought to
be dying.
CHANGING TIlEIlt MINDS.
Stockmen Xow Fuvor Forest Reserve
Policy.
Canyon City, Or., Jnn. 31. One ot
the most remarkable changes In pub
lic sentiment on record here has taken
place among the stockmen with refer
ence to the government's policy on
forest reserves.
At first these segregations were op
posed bitterly by men who saw In the
action the loss of the ranges on which
they are dependent during the sum
mer for pasturage for cattle and
sheep. As the policy of the govern
ment officials became better known,
however, particularly after the allot
ment of the Wallowa, Cheslmus and
Weiiaha reserves, the feeling changed.
and now the rangers are looking for
ward to the announcement that the
Blue Mountain segregation also will be
converted Into a permanent reserve.
They claim thatMie government's pal
Icy relieves them of several draw
backs and takes away none of their
advantages, and are backing up the
government as far as possible by res
olutions In the different stockgrowenf"
associations.
New President for Equitable
New York, Jan. 31. The highest
financial authorities here assert that
Paul Morton has been selected the
head of the $225,000,000 Interborougn
Metropolitan Traction company re
cently organized In this city. Wh
will succeed Morton as head of the
Equitable Insurance company Is un
revealed. e e
Concentrator Rurned. e
e
Butte, Jan. 31. A fire of un- e
known origin early this morn- e
e ing destroyed th concentrator e
entailing a loss of $100,000 and
e causing a shut-down of the smel- e
ter, affecting 400 men. Spon- e
tancous combustion of cheml-
cals la probable.
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