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VOL. 20.
PENDLETOX, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, APIIIL a, 1907.
NO. 5947
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BY THE EXPERTS
Testimony by Diefendorf and
Wagner, both Alienists, is
Squarely Contradictory. .
PREDICTIONS FAVOR
THE THEORY OP SANITY.
Diefendorf Cites) Letters Written by
Thaw Since Trial Began, as Evi
dence of Insanity, Yet lie Claims He
Is Legally Responsible . Wagner
Cltea Conversation With Tiiaw To
day to Substantiate the Other The.
ory CoiiunlsHion Than W'ent Into
Secret Session With tlie Defendant.
New York, April 3. A big assem
blage of alienists was on hand when
the Thaw lunacy commission resumed
Its sessions this morning. Thaw en
tered early. He looked well and ap.
parently unworrled at the prospect of
facing the board In the private ex
amination later In the day.
Dr. Diefendorf. the first witness,
testified that In his opinion Thaw Is
Incapable of understanding the pro
ceedings against him or of advising
with his counsel.
Diefendorf testified that Thaw's let
ters to the newspapers during the trial
Indicated Insanity, particularly In the
one which he said the "Prosecution is
backed by blacklegs." At this point
Evefyn entered the court room. Joslah
was the only other member of the
family present.
The gist of Dlefendorf's testimony
was that Thaw Is medically Insane,
but legally responsible. He was Inter
rupted by the passage of an Italian
funeral. The cortege was led by a
brass band playing a funeral dirge.
All except Thaw Bmlled.
The commission at 12:15 went Into
executive session for a private exam
ination of Thaw. . .
McClure secretly cross-examined
Diefendorf for about 20 minutes. Law
yers grouped themselves about the
witness stand, and questions were ask
ed and answered In whispers.
Dr. Wagner took the stand when
Diefendorf was released. He said
there is not the slightest doubt In his
mind that Thaw Is capable of under
standing his position, the nature of
the proceedings against him, and of
advlring hlB counsel.
Wagner made a strong point for
Thaw when he testified he talked with
the defendant today about White and
found him perfectly rational. "I ask
ed him," explained the doctor, "If he
still considered himself an agent of
providence In killing White. The pris
oner answeerd 'No,' saying he had
come to see that It was not so. I ask
ed him If he understood what his po
sltlon was and If ha thought It seri
ous. He answered that he thought his
cure serious, but that his attorneys
had .rut up a good case.
"I also questioned him about the
flnanclnl arrangements- with h s at
torneys. He said he had made ar
rangements with some; the others be
ing personal friends he did not think
It necessary to make terms before the
trial." . .
Hartrldge then took the stand In
an effort to strengthen the case made
out in favor of Thaw's sanity. He said
In all his conversations with him he
never found anything upon which to
base the opinion that Thaw Is Insane.
Following Hartrldge, the commls'
slnn said they would examine no more
witnesses. The room was cleared and
the private examination began. The
commissioners took the case into
their own hands, excluding even
Thaw's lawyers. The examination
took place in Justice Fitzgerald's
chambers, where Thaw was put
through rigid physical and mental
tests designed to result In the com
mission's determination of his condi
tion. It is freely predicted that upon
the showing that was made In the
morning session, unless the private ex
amination revealB some streak of In
sanity, the commission will tomorrow
report the prisoner sane and the trial
will proceed.
Captain Swift Suspended.
Washington, April 8. Captain
Swift, eommandet of the Connecticut,
has h"n sentenced to suspension for
nine months for grounding hlB ship
near Porto Rico, January 13.
Mother and Child Cremated.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 8.
Fire in an Italian boarding
house this morning resulted In
the death of Mrs. Clnnn Corog
gte and her 8-year-old daughter.
Nine others were Injured. The
husband may die aa the result
of an attempt at rescue. Fire
wai the result of explosion of
a rusty gasoline stove.
CREEIN
THE GRANGE AFTER U. p'
Referendum on the , Big 1'n.
1 Appropriation.
A cornespnndent at Albany say.
i.
the muvement to defeat the nnn
prlatlon for the University of On
gon;
Circulation of petitions calling for
a referendum vote on the University
of Oregon appropriation bill passed
bv the last legislature was begun in
Linn ccunty today. This action was
taken as the result of a conference
of a committee of the Granges In this
county here Saturday, which was at
tended by President Campbell, of the
university, and where the whole ques
tion was thoroughly considered.
Petitions had been printed prior to
the meeting, and the circulation of
them was begun this morrdng. The
work Is going forward under the
Linn County Grange.
For several weeks this movement
has been forming In this county, dif
ferent local granges Indorsing It. It
culminated in the meeting of Satur
day afternoon by a ommlttee com
posed of representatives from the dif
ferent granges.
President Campbell was present on
Invitation, and spoke for two hours
on the need of the appropriation and
outlining the purposes for which the
money would be expended. He then
answered a great many questions pro
posed by the committee.
State Senator M. A. Miller also ad
dressed the committee, suggesting
thaat the grange could accomplish
more beneficial results by attacking
other enactments of the legislature
und leaving the university appropria
tion alono this year.
RAILROAD COMMISSION
FILLS TWO PLACES.
George O. Goodall of La Grande, Is
Appointed Secretary and E. J. Mil
id" of Astoria, Chief Clerk and Sta
tistician About 50 Applicants for
Position of Secretary Goodall ,', -If,,
Very Efficient But Has Had No
f Railroad Experience.
After a month's Investigation of the
various applicants, the Oregon state
railroad commission, has selected a
secretary and clerk from half a hund
red anxious aspirants for the two
places.
Yesterday evening George O. Good
all of La Grande, who has been act
ing as clerk since the organization of
the commission', was formally elected
secretary, and E. J. Miller of Astoria,
was elc.tcl clerk and statistician.
Goodall is a capable young man, a
graduate of Oregon Agricultural col
lege and formerly stenographer for
Justice T. G. Halley of the supreme
court. He U a son of O. P. Goodall,
formerly county judge of Union coun
ty and while having no practical
knowledge of railroad affairs, is con
ceded to be one of the best men for
the place In the entire list of appli
cants, on account of his experience as
stenographer for n number of large
concerns, among them being the Lewis
and Clark- fair commission.
The salary of the secretary of the
commission is $2000 per year nnd ex
penses while traveling nnd the salary
of the chief clerk is $1200 per year
and expenses away from home. The
offices of the commission will be nt
Salem, where Goodall will have charge
when the commission Is away from
the capital.'
It . Is Bold the commission received
applications from about BO eastern
Oregon men, many of them ex-rall-road
men, for the position of secre
tary. KILLED BY DYNAMITE.
Rev. Street and Ills Saddle Horse
Blown to Atoms by an Explosion.
While riding on horseback near his
home on the Matolls river In Crook
county, Rev. H. N. Street was blown
to atoms by tho explosion of a stick
of dynamite wheh was exploded by
a blow from his horse's hoof.
The body of the minister was en
tirely torn to shreds by the explosion
and the horse Instantly killed, the
hody being thrown Into the river.
The dynamite had been used by
Rev. Street In blasting stumps and
when he had finished work he hid
the remaining sticks under a log. It
Is thought that coyotes or rats car
ried ono of the sticks Into the cpen,
where It was struck by the hoof of
the horse. The accident happened
In the presence of the wife and chil
dren of the dead man and Is one of
the remarkable fatal accidents In- the
history of the state.
Mm. A.-A. Roberts Better. -Dr.
E. A. Vaughan this morning
received a telephone message from
La Grande faying that Mrs. A. A.
Roberts If Improved today and some
hope Is row entertained for her re
ivvory. Mrs. Vaurhan Bnd Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Ayer are still at her
bedside. Dr. Vaughan returned home
yesterday afterticon.
6QQDALL CHOSEN
FOR SECRETARY
MEGHAN GS
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Union Iron Works Claim They
Have Lost Money on .Cali
fornia and South Dakota.
WILL ACCEPT NO MORE
WARSHIP CONTRACTS
Attributed a Large Part of Their
Troubles to Organized Labor and
Uncertainty of the Labor Market
Brewery Workers at St. Louis to
Work on the Owners' Terms, End
ing the Strike, Thongh Not End
ing Efforts to Secure the Closed
Shop.
San Francisco, April 3. Between
2000 and 2500 employes of the
Union Iron Works, whose combined
monthly salaries amount to almost
$200,000, will be dropped from the
payroll as soon as the warships
California and South. Dakota, now
under construction at the works, are
completed.
The great cut In force Is the result
of the determlnaton of the officials
of the works to accept no more con
tracts for the construction of war
ships. Contracts for the construc
tion of the California nnd South Da
kota were entered Into four year"
ago, and since that time the build
ers Bay they have lost $1,000,000 on
the work, largely due, they allege, to
the unsettled condition of the labor
market.
Brewers' Strike Ended.
St. Louis, April 3. The brewery
workers' unions this morning decided
to return to work at terms offered,
by the owners before the strike. The
strike is practically over, but the
unions will ccrtlnue their efforts to
securetb "closed shops."
HOTEL SARANAC ON FIRE.
Guests Were Frightened and In Great
Danger lor a Time.
New York. April 3. The guests of
the Hotel Sarnnac, one of the most
fashionable of upper Broadway,
were thrown into a panic late this af
ternoon by a fire en the seventh
mloor. Men and women climbed
down the fire escapes and jammed
the stairs and ccrrlccrs In efforts to
escape, Th3 flames gained great
headway for a' time and spread to the
tear of the building.
GENERAL BOOTH IX SEATTLE.
Veteran of the Salvation Army Tolls
of lib Work.
General William Bcoth speke to
over 10,000 persons In Seattle in
three ad '.esses at the Colls?um, says
'. ie Seattle News. At all times elo
quent and witty the venerable head'
of the Salvation Armies of the world
made a deep Impression upon his
auditors. He told of the creation of
the army, of Its struggles, Its hopes
and alms. It was one of the most
thoroughly cosmopolitan crowds ever
gathered In Seattle. Governoi Al
bert E. Mead presided at the after
noon ceremonies.
Having been an evangelist since he
was 3 5 years of age the general Is
now 78 he spoke without notes and
hlo smooth flow of earnestness and
sincerity absorbed the attention of
everyone.
"The flag of the Salvation Army Is
now flying In B2 countries," said
General Booth, "and the gospel Is
t reached to the unchurched masses
In more tongues than any other re
ligion In the world except the Church
of Rome. It Is a difficult matter to
provide for a man's body and not for
ills soul. Our army feeds 2,000,000
hungry men every week, shelters 20,
000 dally and hns rescued 130,000
lost girls and women. There Is a
disposition to turn lacks upon. houses
of prnyer. Those are the people we
are after. We are dealers In men
women and children."
S'
Tonight the "Old Maids' Conven
tion" will be held at the Frazer and
from all Indications the performance
will be greeted by a crowded house.
At noon today the greater portion of
the lower floor had been taken, thus
promising a large attendance. How
ever, many desirable seats were still
untaken and may yet be secured. ,
This afternoon the- last dress re
hearsal was held at the Frazer and
the finishing touches were applied to
the performers. Consequently all Is
now In readiness for the convention
to assemble tonight.
' During the practicing for the en
tertainment absolute secrecy has been
maintained as far aa possible In order
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CONVENTION
STRIKE QUESTION
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IIP III THE I"
Labor Delegates in Executive
Session, Considering Re
quest of Commissioners.
NEILL ADVOCATES THE
RAILROADS' POSITION.
Asks the Men to Accept It or Present
a Counter Proposal Labor Leaders
Issue a Statement Which Contains
a Denial of an Early-Morning Re
port. Hint a Settlement I Lid Prac
tically Been Readied In Their
Opinion There Is No Prospect of a
Settlement.
Chicago, April 3. Late this after
noon Commissioner NelU addressed the
labor delegates, repeating the propos
als of the managers. He asked the
men to accept, or present a counter
proposal, and stated he believed the
railroads' proposal fair, and the best
the managers would advance. The
government would be pleased If the
men would accept It and avoid a
strike.
The delegates then went into execu
tive session to consider the proposal..
Garretson and Neill deny having
knowledge of the progress toward a
settlement of 'he threatened strike, (a
message having been received by New
York the strike was settled.) Garret
sen said: "Not only has there been
no "Ottiement, but nothing now indi
cates there will re a settlement."
The report sent out and referred
to above Is as follows:
Chicago, April 3. A hurried sum
mons for the assembling of railroad
labor chiefs was sent to union head
quarters this morning. Immediately
the committee of 192 met and prepar
ed to kecedV to the wishes of Knapp
and Neill, who will appear , before
them.
WRECK CAUSED DELAY.
Portland Train Did Not Arrive Until
Late This Afternoon.
Because of a freight train wreck
which occurred near Summit last
night, No. 6, the Portland morning
train, did not arrive here until late
this afternoon. Several freight cars
were smashed up and a crew worked
all day and a part of last night In
clearing up the wreck and opening
the track.
Becaase of the delay to the passen
ger train this morning It was rumor
ed during the forenoon that the big
strike hod been declared and that
the train would not arrive.
SlIOl' THROUGH THE HEART.
SpHikane, April 3. Al Everman
reed !. was shot through the heart
last night while sitting In a park by
the side of Mrs. Ernest Hoosner, a
lurried woman with a dvorce suit
leiuling. Her husband is suspected.
Open Towns for Alaska.
Juneau. April 3. Municipal elec
l!cn in this city, Douglas and Skag
v.y yesterday resulted In victories
lot all the cpen town candidates.
Waller Wellman In New York.
New York, April 3. Welter Well
man reached America this morning.
He cxprssed cciiflder.ee of success
for ihe exploring expedition.
Van Fleet Apiiolntcd Judge.
Washington, April 3. The presi
dent today appointed Judge W. C. Van
Fleet as Judge of the United States
circuit' court of California.
Walsh Trial October 15.
Chicago, April 3. John R. Wulsh
today pleaded not guilty. His case
was set for October 15 for trial.
Chlcngo Wheat Market.
Chicago, April 3. Wheat closed to
day at 76 6-8, corn at 45 H and oats
at 42H.
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to prevent the convention plans from
becoming known. However, the per
formance has been seen by several,
and from reports that are current,
some humor will be handed out that
has never been seen or heard of be
fore. Among other things It Is rumor
ed that some criticisms will be made
at the expense of local "society" men
and something direct from the reel
Is anticipated.
It Is positively announced that the
removal of some of the old fixtures
of the theater will in no wise Interfere
with the presentation of the show to
night as ample scenery Is available
and the theater Is safer for the
changes made.
HELD TONIGH
A ITER THE LUMBER TRUST.
Department of Commerce and La
bor Begins Investigation.
"How many acres of timber lands
have been bought by Frederick Wey
erhauser, T. B. Walker, the Bradleys,
the Smiths, the Wentworth and the
other vastly wealthy men who have
consolidated the forests of the wes
tern Mates In a few hands? Who Is
the head oi the lumber trust?" says
a Washington dispatch.
The federal government will en
deavor to answer these questions by
virtue of the authority vester In the
department of commerce and labor
by the Klttredge senate resolution di
recting that the lumber trust be In
vestigated. At the present time, 20 young men
of the bureau of corporations are
studying the timber and lumber and
sawmill business as faithfully as
tttough they Intended to organize a
corporation to control the business
for the nation.
The original object of the Investi
gation was to analyze the reputed
lumber trust Preparations were
made to begin the Inquiry, by Chief
Smith of the bureau of corporations.
Incidentally, came Ihe proclamation
of the president Marc h 2, creating for
est reserves from 15,500,000 acres of
timber '3nds In the public domain.
There was outcry by opponents of
Forester Pinchot. The president
said and Mr. Plnchot reiterated, that
the e. eatlqn t.f Ihe reserves was
largely lo forestall the timber barons
who are gathering lr. the forests un
til they have virtual control of the
future of the lumbtr industry In a
few hinds.
UN LINE FOR
BOISE LIKELY
FEASIBLE ROUTE SURVEYED
FROM ORCHARD TO CAPITAL
Line Hag Been Run Three Times by
the locatlng Engineer of the Short
Line, Who Is Now Encamped at
Boise Surveys Will Be Submitted
Soon to General Hanagcr Bancroft
and Other Superiors.
Boise, April 3. "A good line and
a feasible grade for the proposed main
line of the Oregon Short Line through
Boise from Orchard have been se
cured." This was the statement made last
night by C. Stradley of Salt Lake,
chief locating engineer for the Ore
gon Short Line. Mr. Stradley arriv
ed In Boise a couple of days ago on
a visit to Locating Engineer G. T.,
Morris. The latter Is In charge of
the crew which Is now running the
line and which Is now camped in
South Boise, havng now almost com
pleted the third trip over the pre
liminary run a few weeks ago from
Orchard to this city.
Mr. Stradley said the country, be
ing open, offered many advantages
for the construction of the proposed
road, end he gave the important In
formation that the grade thus far
secured was fur better even than he
expected. There would be little rock
work.
Further than the foregoing, Mr.
Stradley did not core to make .any
statements. He said the work of the
engineers would be completed In a
few days and the result sent to Gen
eral Manager Bancroft. No one, he
said, perhaps hot even Mr. Bancroft
himself, knows ut present for u cer
tainty whether or not the road would
be built. From newspaper reports,
he added, he thought Mr. Bancroft
had been very frank with Boise peo
ple whn approached on the subject
while in Boise recently and gave out
statements strongly in favor of the
construction of the road.
Mr. Stradley was here with. his wife
and sister. He recently returned
from a two weeks' visit at his old
home In Colorado and left at 1:45
for Burns, his headquarters in Ore
gon, where he has a crew of survey
ors at Kvork on the Trans-Oregon
line.
As to the Lewlston-Huntlngton
road, he said the contracts for the
construction work had been awarded
'.nd that work would be rushed with
all possible speed. It would be a
fine scenic rouse, he said, but as the
road must be built almost Its entire
length through a canyon. Its con
struction would be difficult.
Removed to Coos County.
C. W. McLyman and family and
Floyd Heathman, a brother of Mrs.
McLyman, have gone to North Bend,
Coos county, with the Intention of
making their home there, at least for
some time to come. Mr. McLyman
will organize a band at that place,
and he and Mr. Heathman will be a
valuable accession to the musical cir
cles of that place.
Dr. Holslngton, O. D., Returned.
Dr. G. F. Hoislngton, the oste
opath, arrived home this morning
from Ohio, where he was called two
weeks ago by the serious Illness of
his tether, who subsequently died. Dr.
Campbell, who had charge of Dr.
Holslngton's practice in his absence,
has returned to Walla Walla.
HERMANN
BEGUN OEFENSE
Himself Takes the Stand With
a Denial of All Accusations
of Guilty Conduct,
EXPLAINS DESTRUCTION
OF LETTER-PRESS BOOKS.
Declares They Contained Only Ills
Private Correspondence, Yet They
Afforded Evidence Which Would
Prove His Innocence of Wrong
Dolng Carter of Montana, Declares
That Cliarges of Leaks in Postal
Department Cannot Be Substantiat
ed by the Investigation.
Washington, April 3. Blnger Her
mann took the stand today In his own
behalf. He told of his early political
career and general acquaintance
throughout Oregon, and said that
when he was commissioner he got
nearly 30 letters dally from his former
constituents.
Among other witnesses, Elliott
Hough, formerly private secretary to
Hermann, told of conversations be
tween him, Hermann, Blttenhouse an
Mueller, at different times stenog
raphers to Hermann, In which Her
mann asked If we had preserved note
books. Mueller responded he had not,
whereupon Hermann said he was sor
ry, for with them he could have
proven to the world what was In the
books destroyed.
Rlttenhouse said lie had his books,,
tut after Hermann left he told Hough
he had only said this In order to
worry "Old Hermann."
Hermann resumed his testimony
and said he corresponded with peo
ple la Oregon who looked to his pos
sible promotion to the senate, and al
so with business conditions.
Hermann said he never had occa
sion to refer to the letter press copy
books; that his secretary made them
and left them. The witness said the
books were his personal property and
contained only his private correspon
dence. No Postal Department Frauds. '
Washington, April 3. Carter of
Montana, called at the White House
today to talk to the president about
leaks in the postoffice department.
Carter Is a member of the commis
sion to Investigate the business meth
ods of the department and inject bus
iness methods Into the present faulty
system.
"In this charge," said Carter, "that
the money order department loses
thousands daily on account of fraud,
I am unable to substantiate the
charges."
Wallowa Gamblers Fined.
Judge Crawford held a special
term of court at Enterprise this
week, commencing Monday.
The gambling cases of A. A. Hall,
A. H. Stone and Sylvester Millard, all
of Enterprise, was fisposed of Mon
day as follows: A. H. Stone fined
$200 and costs, cr 100 days In Jail;
Sylvester Millard fined $150 and
costs, or 75 days In Jail. Joseph
Herald.
Oak for Wool Press.'
Neaplo Brothers have Just receiv
ed from a sllptuilding firm in Port-
it nd a stick of Siberian oak 14x14
Inches square and eight feet long to
be used in the construction of the
vool press of the scouring mills.
This stick of timber was cut by Rus
sian mnvlcti in the wilds of Siberia
and is alrm.Ft as hard as Iron. It Is
UMd especially In shipbuilding and
lecause ef Its quality was ordered by
Ntagle Brothers for the press. It Is
sal 1 that a piece of seasoned Siberian
oak will crush other oaks as though
It were soft wocd and If kept dry
tl.ls timber will last for centuries.
Suit to Collect on Note.
Two suits were filed todav by J. II.
Koontz against Leora Hunt. G. W.
Hunt, et al, both being for the col
lection of accounts said to be upon
notes. In the first suit a personal de
cree against the defendants for the
sum of $86S0 and $800 attorney's fees
Is asked for. In the second suit the
sum of $1240.50 and $125 attorney's
fees Is requested. Both of the com
plaints were filed here this morning by
Colonel J. H. Raley, attorney for tho
plaintiff.
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Five Burned to Death.
Passaic. N. J.. Anrll s. An
entire family, except the father,
were wipeo, out by a fire which
destroyed a tenement here this
morning. Michael Salupo's wife
ana tour cnuuren were the vie-
tims. The mother died while
trying to rescue the children.