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VOL. 20.
PENDLETO? 'EG ON, MONDAY, APKIL 1, 1907.
NO. 5945
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JURORS
EXCUSED
UNTIL
THURSDAY
Decision py Judge Fitzgerald
as to Thaw's Sanity is Ex
pected Upon April 4.
DEFENDANTS LAWYERS
EXPRESS CONFIDENCE.
If Trial la Resumed Thursday it la
Believed the Cane Will Go to the
Jury (Saturday Night at the Latest-
Jerome Takes Pcttifoging Tactics to
Prevent Evelyn's Further Appear.
anoe In Court During the Trial
Defense Will Not Call Alienists Be
fore Judge Fitzgerald.
New York, April 1. The Thaw Jury
met today and were excused until
10:30 Thursday morning. It is believ
ed the lunacy commission will report
before that time and that Justice Fltx
gerald will announce Thursday wheth
er the trial will continue, or Thaw go
to Mattewann.
Jerome spent the day today in put
ting Into shape the evidence put be
fore the commission to prove the de
fendant Insane.
Thaw's attorneys say they do not
need to call any alienists before the
commission, and express the certainty
that the evidence already given the
commissioners establishes the mental
strength of their client.
Go to the Jury Saturday,
Thaw went Into court looking
bright. Judge Fitzgerald excused the
Jurors with the usual admonitions.
Thaw waa then led from the court
room to where Evelyn was waiting.
She returned with htm over the
Bridge of Sighs to the Tombs.
It is now believed that if the trial
Is resumed Thursday It will be given
to the Jury by Saturday night at the
latest
Just as Evelyn was leaving the
Tombs this afternoon detectives from
Jerome's office served a subpoena up
on her. It Is said Jerome does not
Intend to call her as a witness, but
proposes to keep her out of the court
room to remove the influence of her
presence from the Jury.
Killed His Tenunate.
Chlco, Cal., April 1. C. Allen, an
aged man living In the same tent
with three other men near Desabla
power station, last night kiled a tent-
mate, Jim Berry, and wounded Tom
Tarlnor in a quarrel following Allen' j
refusal to bring In wood for the young- .
er men. Allen is under arrest.
Drowned With Hind Stuck In the Mud
Oaklond, April 1. With head down
ward, stuck fast in the mud, the body
of an unknown man was found In
Lake Merrltt this morning. The police
think there was murder, although
there are no marks of violence.
j DRAWING JURY IN WARNER CASE
Siecinl Prosecutor In Charge Judge
Bean Is Not Well.
At 3:30 this afternoon 10 of the 12
Jurors In the Warner case had been
secured as follows: W. P. Temple,
D. C. Brownell. A. Ruppe, H. H. Gil
bert. Charles Vinson, S. A. Alloway,
S. P. Shaw, J. R. Porter. W. W. Ather
ton. Amos Richardson.
Mrs. Mnbel Young Warner is now
nn trial here and the above men have
been selected to sit on the Jury which
Is to try her case. The case was call
ed at 1:80 this afternoon and the seloc
tlon of a Jury was taken up Immediate
ly. Messrs. Winter & Collier appear
for the defendant, while Judge James
A. Fee represented the state, both
Messrs. McCourt and Phelps being
barred from the cose through the fact
that the latter Is to be a witness.
Judge Not. Well.
For a time this morning It was
fenred Judge H. J. Bean would be un
able to hold court today because of
Illness. He was suffering from a
somewhat severe case of grip and
early In the forenoon did not expect
to be able to attend. However, he
rallied and at 10 o'clock was upon the
bench. An adjournment was at once
taken until 1:30 however.
From the number of cases now on
(he docket the present term promises
to be a long one and several days
will doubtless be consumed with the
Wnrner cose.
Murdered With an Ax.
Chicago, April 1. Mrs. Char
lotta Graff was found in bed
early this morning dead, with
her head battered by an ax and
almost severed. Charles Graff,
her husband, Is missing and is
sought by the police. They have
three children, who say the cou
ple have quarreled for years.
They retired together last night;
RESTRAINING ORDER IS ASKED.
ISy the Pnclflo Court Construction
CoiiiHiny,
That the Paeiflc Coast Construction
company Is having troubles aside from
that arising from that arising out of
their time check system Is 'ndlcated
by a suit which they filed this after
noon. In the complaint which was
filed for them by McCourt & Phelps,
the court Is asked to issue a restraining
order forbidding J. I O'Donnell from
disposing of his horses or any other
part of the gradlng'outflt he has been
using as a sub-contractor under the
company.
In the complaint the Pacific Coast
company Is the plaintiff, while John
Palmer, J. L. O'Donnell, Thomas H.
Bechlll and W. A. Bechlll are named
as defendants. Of these O'Donnell Is
said to be the only contractor now at
work under the direction of the com
pany, and he is said to have attempt
ed to dispose of his outfit realizing
that he had failed to carry out the
requirements of his contract.
BADLY HURT BY A FALL.
Eugene Clark Waa Unconscious for
Nearly an Hour.
Eugene Clark, the 10-year-old son
of John Clark, a stonemason, was
seriously Injured Sunday morning by
tailing head first from a bicycle,
while riding in front of E. T. Wade's
home across the river. He fell a dis
tance tf several feet, and was uncon
scious for neatly an hour. Dr. Rln
go was called, and he reports that the
boy Is still suffering, but Is much im
proved today.
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GRAIN RATES
WHX RESULT IN ADVANCE
OF BOTH TO CONSUMERS
Eastern Lines the First That Are Di
rectly Affected, Though the Change
Is General in Effect and WU1 Ex
tend Farther Policy of Retalia
tion for Recent Legislation, the Al
leged Provocation.
Pittsburg, Pa-, April 1. The new
new coal freight rates recently an
nounced by the trunk line railroads,
an advance of from 5 to 10 per cent
over the old schedule, went Into ef
fect today. The cool companies In
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia,
Pennsylvania and Ohio are affected.
Increased cost of operation la given
hy the railroads as the reason for
the advance in rates. A slight addi-
tlon to tho price of coal will prob
ably result from the advance in rail
road rain.
From Clilcago to the Seaboard.
Chlrnm. Anrll 1. Inprwiurf rata.
on grain and. grain products from
Phlcniro to th ,iv,nrH no-. ,
to effect by the railroads today. The
rate during the past two years has
ranged from 13 1-2 to 15 cents a
hundred. The new rates are from
17 1-2 to 19 cents. While the In
creased cost of operation Is given by
the railroads as the reason for the
increase in rates it la generally be
lieved that the action they have tak
en Is meant as a counter blow for the
adverse railroad legislation recently
passed In so many states. It is be
lieved furthermore that thl Increase
is hut a forerunner of a general ad
vance In rates to be made by the
roads throughout the entire country.
Mississippi Basin Routes.
Kansas City., Mo., April 1. The
freight rato on grain shipments from
the Missouri river and points west to
Mississippi river points, Chicago
Minneapolis, Memphis and Little
Rock, was today advanced 1 1-4
cents a 100 pounds. The board of
trade of. this city has protested
against the Increase and tho mnttcr
will probably be taken before the
Interstate Commerce commission.
FIRST MEETING IX SALEM.
Railroad Commission Will Hear Com
plaints April 5.
The state railway commission will
hold a meeting at Salem Tuesday,
April IS, to consider the application
of Henry Hahn, chairman of the
transportation committee of the
chamber of commerce of Portland,
for an order providing for the rea
sonable regulation, practice and ser
vice of bulletining the time of arrival
of trains which receive and discharge
passengers at stations.
This Is a matter by 'which the
traveling publlo will be benefited and
the action of the commission will ma
terially remedy what Is a great In
convenience to the public.
This will be the first hearing held
hy the commissioners in Salem. A
notice of the meeting has been sent
to all railroads in the state.
Three men were stealing a ride on
top of a box car on the Boston A
Maine railroad, the night of March 27,
when the train ran through a covered
bridge. All three were knocked off
and killed.
BREWERS MRE
THE "OPElliF
Will Fight Organized Labor
of St. Louis and East St.
Louis from This Time On.
ARE HIRING EVERYBODY
WHO WILL ENGAGE TO WORK.
Will Not Hereafter Recognize the
Union Some Union Men Applying
for Work This Action Follows Sat
urday's Ultimatum Thirteen Out of
Sixteen Laundries In San Francisco
Closed by a Strike, 900 Members of
the Unions Going Out After 40 Per
Cent Raise.
St. Louis, April 1. The open shbp
was put Into effect this morning by
all the breweries of this city and
East St. Louis, fulfilling the ultimatum
Issued by the owners Saturday night,
that If the workers did not return to
work Monday morning that measure
would be adopted. The unions will
not be recognized as organizations,
and all competent persons applying
will be employed regardless of affili
ations.
Hundreds of workmen, some union
and some non-union, were given work
In various plants this morning, but no
questions were asked. It is expected
the office men will be able to return
from the works to their desks today.
A conference of local union offic
ials and International officers Is being
held.
Friction Between Different Unions.
All vacancies in the St. Louts, East
St, Louis and Granite City breweries
caused by the walkout of oilers, fire'
men, " engineers and . teamsters, ac
cording to Otto Stifel, representing
the owners, may be filed by the Amer
ican Federation of Labor. Stelfel
says this sanction resulted because of
friction between the Federation and
the International Association of Brew
ery Workers over affairs of the work
men s unions.
Stifle says If the situation Is not sat
isfactorily adjusted this afternoon the
operators will adopt radical measures
Tuesday, which Is taken to mean un
appeal to other cities for aid and run
the plants fully non-union.
It Is reported that officials of the
American Federation have been here
for some time studying the situation
so as to be able to control it when
the clash came. The Federation and
International association each claims
some authority over the local unions of
oilers, firemen, engineers and team
sters, the Federation declaring these
iclasses ' lnbor are not necessarily
Junfts to the breweries.
His physicians refuse Adolphus
Busch permission to take active con
trol of tho situation In his yards.
Laumlrj workers Strike.
San Francisco, April 1. A strike of
all union laundryworkers of San Fran
cisco was officially declared at 9:30
this morning, after a demand for a
40 per cent Increase. Only three laun
dries are In operation. Thirteen wero
closed by the strike. Nine hundred
members of the unions are affected.
Timber Fraud Investigations.
Boise, April 1. Federal grand Jury
continues Investigations into timber
grauils. There Is not a vestige of truth
in the report that Steunenberg was
assassinated because of his evidence
against timber men.
Six Men Killed In Wreck.
Ft. Worth, Tex., April 1. A col
lision of freights six miles south of
here this morning In which It Is re
ported six men were killed and 30
cars burned.
Chleniro Wheat Market.
Chicago, April 1. Wheat opened
76 1-2, closed 70 3-4; corn opened
4.8 .Clfd. 45 78: cats Penei 3
closed 82 8-4.
What promises to be a somewhat
bitter contention between Hermlston
and Echo has developed In the move
ment to start a number of saloons at
Hermlston. Because of the fact that
Hermlston is not incorporated signa
tures from anywhere In Echo pre
cinct In which Hermlston Is located
are available on the petitions for li
quor license, and whllo u large per
centage or the people In Hunnlston
do not desire saloons there, yet as a
large number of name are belmr se
cured on the petitions In the vicin
ity of Echo, it Is thought likely that
the petitions will be (ranted.
HERMI N
SAYS
SALOON
IS
Men Waive Some, Demands
and the Railroad Managers
May Do Likewise.
SETTLEMENT THOUGHT
TO BE NEARLY REACHED
Interstate Commissioners Act as Me
iliniors at Clilcago In Alaska, Fed'
eral Troops Are Ordered Out to Ob
viate' Trouble at the Treadwell
Mines, Though Arbitration Has a
Chance- Chicago Furniture Man
Pleads Guilty to Charge of Violat
ing Anti-Trust Law.
Chicago, April 1. Commls-
sloners Knapp and Neill met the
railroad managers this morning 4
and the men this afternoon. It 4
is said the men have waived 4
some minor demands and it is
expected the managers will 4
yield on others. A settlement is 4
thought likely. 4
Alaskan Labor Troubles.
Juneau, Alaska, April 1. A com
pany of United 6tates infantry with a
gatllng gun, from Ft. Seward, arrived
at the Treadwell mines this morning.
The miners will hold a mass meeting
at noon.
It Is believed the differences will be
settled by arbitration, without disor
der. Holbrook Pleaded Guilty.
Chicago. April 1. F. A. Holbrook,
this morning In the federal court
pleaded guilty to conspiracy in re
straint of trade. Sentence was defer
red. Holbrook Indicted after Investi
gation of the furniture trust.
MOYER ET AL BE TRIED MAY 9.
Boise, April I. In the Mover, Hay.
wood aad Pettibone ease this morn
ing Judge Wood fixed the date and
place of trials. They vim take place
t Boise beginning May 9. Attorneys
for the defendants asked that the rec
ords show that each prisoner demands
a separate; trial. The state said Hay
wood would be tried first, and that It
would be decided in a few days
whether Moyer or Pettibone should
follow Haywood. It Is believed Petti
bone will follow.
Shot and Killed His Wife.
Iola. Kan., April 1. John Tolson
fired five shots Into the body of his
wife here today and fought his way
through an angry crowd. A posse
later captured him. The shooting was
Inspired by Jealousy.
JI ST1E READ IS BETTER.
Young' Man Shot by Mnrsluil laven
der of Weston May Recover.
Weston, April 1. (Special.) Jus
ie Read of Reed and Basket moun
tain, who was shot In the hip by City
Marshal D. S. Lavender on Saturday
evening, is soirewhat Improved to
day and there is some hope of his re
covery. The ball from the marshal's pistol
penetrated the hip and bowels of
Read and while the wound is criti
cal It Is thought that owing to Ms
youth and strength that he may re
cover. The young man was shot while re
sisting arrest and no blame attaches
to the marshal whatever. Read is
about 21 years of age 'and It Is said
Was intoxicated when Lav?nde- at
tempted to arrest him while In the
city Saturday afternoon.
C. A. Smith, a millionaire lumber
man of Minneapolis, will at once be
gin the construction of a sawmill at
Marshflcld, Ore., with a capacity of
2S0.0OO feet In ten hours. It will
only be exceeded In size on the Pa-
ctflc const by the mill at Port Blake-
i-y.
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S OFF" ON
It is repcrted that several peti
tions for saloons In Hermlston ore
now being circulated freely In the
vicinity of Echo which has aroused
the people of Hermlston somewhat
and strong remonstranr.es agairst
these petitions will be signed by the
peoole in and around Hermlston.
It Is thought that a mnjorlty of
the. people in the entire precinct In
cluding the town of Echo can be se
cured cn the petitions, but the peo
ple of Hermlston will stand for local
self-government and wilt make it
strong fight against the petitions be
fore the county court
CONCILIA
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THE WATCHWORD
HAND
QUESTION
LOOKS GOOD TO 1IAWLEY.
Willamette Vullcy Congressman Re
turns From Washington.
Congressman Hawley has returned
from attending a session of congress
where he occupied a seat In the
house of representatives and watched
the proceedings, says the Salem Jour
nal. He made some valuable acquaint
ances which he hopes wyi be useful
In securing him favorable recognition
on the important committees.
He thinks the outlook Is good for
some favorable legislation looking to
ward throwing the Southern Pacific
lands upon the market at the original
terms of the grant, not to exceed 12.60
per acre. He will make a hard fight
to get the public land committee where
he could have something to say on
that matter.
Free Locks BUI.
Congressman Hawley did some work
on the proposed bill for free locks and
canal at Oregon City, the matter which
Is uppermost In the minds of the peo
ple of western Oregon. He had a very
friendly vlBlt with Chairman Burton,
of the rivers and harbors committee,
and says owing to the general situa
tion there appears to be everything in
favor of getting that project through
the next congress.
Eleven Drunks and Others.
A band of 11 drunks and othe of
fenders filled the recorder's room
during the court session this morn
ing. Of the number, one was color
ed, two were Indians, while the re
maining were of the white race. The
usual sentences were meted out to
the various members of the draft.
TWO ARE KILLED
BY JILTED LOVER
ROSCOE JAMES SHOT .
GIRL AND HIMSELF
Son of Superintendent C. W. James
of Oregon Penitentiary Shot Grace
Disney and Then Sent Bullet Into
His Own Brain Crime Committed
on Streets of Portland in. Presence
of James' Successful Rival, Hal
Reed.
Portland, April 1. Roscoe Jams,
son of Sjpertntendent C. SV. Jam
(f the Oregon penitentiary, last night
ihot and killed Grace Disney, his for
mer sweetheart, because she Jilted
him. He then put a bullet through
his own brain and died at St. Vin
cent's hospital this morning.
The shooting occurred last night
when James met Miss Disney and Hal
Reed, his successful rival, on the
street, and without a word sent a bul
let through the girl's heart, death
following Instantly. He turned the
smoking revolver i pon himself an J
sent a bullet into his forehead, but
lingered until this morning.
James and the girl had kept corn
puny for some time and It is report
ed were engaged when she Jilted him
and began keeping company with
Reed. Toung James had mode re
peated overtures to her but failed to
win back her affections and became
frantic at the success of Reed.
All the young people Interested
were well known.
ENORMOUS REALTY BUSINESS.
Portland Transfers for March
Amount to Over $1,000,000
Real estate transfors filed for rec
ord during March reached the enor
mous total of 34,738,154, breaking all
former records for Multnomah coun
ty, says the Oregon Daily Journal. It
Is doubtful if in any former month
the total exceeded 33,000,000.
The transfers for January aggre
gated $2.341, SS9 and those for Feb
ruary were $2,353,804. The heavy
movement in real estate that set In In
February was not reflected in the
transfers filed with the county clerk
until March, when the week ending
March 16, showed a total of nearly
$2,000,000 one day during the week,
the transfers lacked but a few hun
dred dollars of reaching $1,000,000,
A portion of these large sums Is ac
counted for by the filing for record
of the deeds conveylnng the block
bounded by First, Second, Pine and
Ash streets to the Portland Railway
company.
WILL USE DEAD TIMBER.
Forestry Dcnriiient .Make Tests of
Rnrncd Trees.
A dispatch from Washington says:
Tho forestry bureau hus found that
there is standing In tho reserves of
Wyoming, Montana, Nevndu, Utah
and Colorado not less t Man 1,000,-
000,000 feet of ileU timber, and that
this timber has value for lumber and
ties Is now well known by all who
are versed In the lore of the woods
and the lumber Industry,
Tunis Tutve been malo nt tho Uni
versity of Washington recently with
the result that It has been demon-
t rated shut timber killed by fire does
not lose ll value Inside of a year,
and that It nuy be cut by mills
within that period and a product
turned out good for us In any way.
STATE DIPPING
LAW IN FORCE
Inspectors and Deputies are
Gathered Today, but No Ap
plications Made.
JOHN BRYANT, COUNTY
INSPECTOR, CONTINUED.'
Other Appointments of County . In
specors In Eastern Oregon Not Yet
Made Quota for Western Oregon la
Complete, as Given Below Wool
growers of Western Oregon Will Or
ganize a District Association, Rec
ognizing the Many Practical Advan
tages of Doing So.
Today the dipping provision of the
recently enacted sheep law goes Into
effect, and stockmen desiring to dip
may now do so under tha supervision
of the federal or state Inspectors. At
the federal Inspection headquarter In
the Smith-Crawford building, Dr. S.
W. McClure, head of the federal In
spection, Dr. W. H. Lytle. state sheep
Inspector, and numerous federal depu
ties were , gathered this forenoon.
However, no calls had yet been receiv
ed from sheepmen, and In the opinion
of Dr. McClure there will be little
doing for a couple of weeks yet
The work of selecting the county In
spectors for eastern Oregon Is now on
and according to the state inspector,
they will be announced shortly. In '
each of the three districts In the state"
the commissioner suggests the depu
ties for the counties of hi district and
the appointment are made by the
tate Inspector. Thus far no appoint
ment have been made in eastern Or
egon, excepting that of John Bryant,
who -will be continued as Inspector In
this county.
The appointment of the following
western Oregon inspectors has been
recommended by Commissioner
Steusloff:
Marlon county, Edward Zlegler, of
Gervals; Benton and Lincoln, Peter
Whltaker, of Corvallls: Polk, C. M.
Lewis and G. T. Boothby, of Mon
mouth; Lane, Dr. J. Christy, of Eu
gene: Douglas, Ben F. Riddles and
Dr. Hunt, of Oakland: Washington.
John W. Sewall; Linn, Lee Miller, of
Albany, and J. C. Davis of Shedd;
Jackson and Josephine, C. E. Tull. of
Medford; Yamhill, Dr. Munn, of Mc
Mlnnvllle. That the Willamette valley flock
owners have been prompted to Imi
tate their eastern Oregon brethren n
the Idea of having an association. Is
shown by the following extract from
a special dispatch from Salem:
The Willamette Valley Wool Grow
ers' association Is to be one of the re
sults of a recent conference of the
State Sheep Commissioners, the plans
of which were made public tonight by
Commissioner W. H. Steusloff. He
said:
"The sheepmen should organize, as
they have much to gain by It, and lit
tle If anything to lose. One of the
subjects that should engage the at
tention of the sheepmen of Western
Oregon Is the raising of the standard
of the species, in other words, to raise
better grade of sheep, and thereby
get a considerable advance in prices.
'There Is a good deninnd-for sheep.
but we of western Oregon have not
given the matter as much attention as
we ought. They could also obtain bet
ter prices for their wool, and be in
a position to keep closer watch on
the fluctatlons and changes In the
market. These associations are also
effective In that matters of legislation
can be discussed thoroughly In an In
telligent manner and the Interests of
the Industry promoted as well as safe
guarded." Suit to Recover $557.83.
Suit was filed this morning by J.
II. Koontz, through Col. J. H. Raley,
to collect the sum of $557.S3J from
the Oregon Land & Construction
company and O. W. Hunt. Of that
amount $.102. 83 is said to be due up
en a note, while $255 Is said to be
due for mor.cy paid for a watchman
at the flour mill at Echo, the" indebt
edness being Incurred at the In
stance of the defendants.
M. E. Hotchklss shipped 700 hogs
from Elgin, Wallowa county, to Port
land a few days ago. As high as 7
cents was paid at Elgin for a part of
these hogs.
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Tug Dally Was Sunk.
New York, April 1. A col
lision on Xorth river In a blind
ing snowstorm occurred this
morning of the railroad ferry
Musconetong and the tug Daly.
The tug was sunk. It Is believ
ed that four and probably five
men were drowned, who were
asleep in the cabin when the
boats struck.
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