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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-20
Notice of Sherift's Sale ON Execution

Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of
an execution duly issued out of the Cir
cult Court of the State of Oregon for the
County of Lane, on the 24th day of Sep
tember, 1908, on Judgment rendered in
said Court on the 18th day of March, 1908,
in favor of H. c. Mahon, plaintiff, and
against M. B. Rankin, defendant, for the
sum of 4247o.oo, and for the further sum
of $I34.S so costs and disbursements, with
interest on said judgment from the 18th
day of March, 1908, at the rate of per
cent per annum, which Judgment was en-.
rolled and, docketed in the Office of the
Clerk of said Court in said County on the
24th day of March, 1908, and said execu-
ton to me directed and commanding me,
in the name of the State of Oregon, in
order to satisfy said judgment, costs and
accruing costs, sell the following describ-
ed real property of the defendant, the
said real property having on the 25th day
of September, 1908, been duly levied up
on by me under and BY virtue of said exc
cution, towit:
South half and South halt of North
half of section eleven (II) and the north
east quarter, and the southwest quarter OF
section sixteen (I61 north halt, and the
east half of southeast quarter, the north
west quarter of the southeast quarter, and
the northeast quarter of the southwest
quarter of section fifteen (I5), the north
half and southeast quarter OF section four
teen (I4), east half and the east half OF
the southwest quarter, the east half OF the
northwest quarter, the northwest quarter
of northwest quarter of section twentys
three (23), all OF section twenty-five (25),
north half and southeast quarter of section
twenty-six t26), south half and northeast
quarter, and the north. half of the north
west quarter section twenty-eight (28);
southwest quarter section twenty-five (22G
all in township twelve tI2) South, Range
seven ~ West, Willamette Meridian
Section twenty six (26), township thir-
teen [I31 South, Range seven III West,
Willamette Meridian. All of the above
described land being situated in Benton
County, Oregon.
Now therefore, in the name of the State
of Oregon, by virtue of and in compliance
with said execution, will on Saturday,
the 2Ist day ofNovember, 1908, between
the hours of 9 O'Clock a. m. and 4 O'Clock
p. m. to-wit:-at one O'Clock p. m. of said
day at the East door of the Court House
in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, sell
at public auction. subject to redemption,
to the highest bidder for cash in hand,
all of the right, title and interest of the
above named defendant, M. B. Rankin,
in and to the above described real prop
erty. - trs.*s5.~ a==sss-sst 1slsas -lt..;fi
Dated this 18th day of October. 1908.
w. A. GELLATLY,
Sheriff of Benton County, Oregon S6 o6
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the matter of the estate of Nancy E
Felger, deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
concerned that the undersigned has been
duly appointed Administrator of the es-
tate of Nancy E. Felger, deceased, by the
County Court of the State of Oregon for
Benton County. All persons having
claims against said estate of said Nancy
E. Felger, deceased, are hereby required
to present the same. with the proper
vouchers, duly verified as by law required,
within six months from the date hereof,
to the undersigned at his residence IN
Corvallis, Oregon, or at the law Office OF
E. E. Wilson, in Corvallis, Oregon.
Dated this November I3, 1908.
GEO. w. SMITH,
z Administrator of the estate of Nancy
E. .Felger, deceased.
aDate offrst pub. Nov" Is, 1908.
xDate of last pub Dec. TT 1903. Z
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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-11-20

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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
PLEADS GUILTY
l Sg @
AS ARRANGED
HENDRICKS ADMITS PROMISE OF
IMMUNITY in LAND TRIAL.

Portland, Jan. 23.-Under oath. H.
H. Hendricks, former United States
commissioner, admitted at the Hall
Mays trial today that he had been
promised immunity by the prosecu-
.tion. arranging for a fine. provided he
pleaded guilty to the conspiracy
charge in connection with, the Butte
Creek Land Livestock & Lumber COM
pany's homestead claim scheme, and
went on the witness stand against
Hall.
Under crossrexamination Hendricks
admitted he "had an idea" that the
fraudulent homestead claims were to
be turned over to the Butte Creek
company, Of which Hendricks was sec
retary and treasurer.
During his examination Hendricks
disclosed former Special Agent
Loomis in an apparently unfavorable
light IN that he alleged that when
Loomis was sent to examine the claims
it was arranged that the claimants
should be on their respective claims
90 that he could report favorably to
the department. All hut one claimant,
a woman. showed up, and an alleged
false afndayit was prepared tol
L.oonis In this connection.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
TRIC LIGHT
EXPL LODES GAS
FIRE RESULTING DESTROYS OIL
PROPERTY.

4 Los Angeles. Jan. 23.-Two men
were burned, one Of them seriously. a
loss Of $4,000 was entailed and all OF
the oil wells and tanks IN the Sher-
man field, as well as the town Of Sher-
man itself were endangered today by
a fire caused by the explosion of an
incandescent electric light globe. The
fire was practically extinguiBhed 81 a
providential shower Of ram.
Conductor Charles Delong, a freight
conductor Of the Los Angeles-P Pacific
railroad, while engaged in loading an
oil train, lowered an electric light In
to an oil tank to ascertain the amount
OF oil in 1t. The globe burst, setting
fire to the gas in the tank. which ex-
ploded with terrific force, severely In
jurding Delong and Brakeman Ward
Wellborn. Two oil cars, three oil
tanks and 5000 barrels of crude OIL
were destroyed.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
LEGISLATORS PREPARE MILITIA
LAW FOR NEVADA.
ARBITRATION
Measure Will Be Introduced TO Com.
peIl Arbitration in All Disputes Be.
tween Labor and capital--Fisht
Promised II the House.

Carson. Jan. 23.-The senate in
COMMITTEES Of the whole today dis
cussed the state police bill and unan-
imously recommended It's passage.
The bill was ordered enrolled. The
measure calls for an appropriation Of
$l60,000.
81 At 11:40 o'clock tomorrow the bill
will come up in the senate Tor third
reading and final passage. There
were only two amendments made to-
the bill in the committee Of the whole,
one cutting the appropriation from
$250,o0o to $l50,Ooo, and the ether re-
quiring q six months residence Of
any member before enlisting ii the
service. The bill will probably reach
the assembly tomorrow afternoon.
1t Is probable that Governor Sparks
will send message to the legisla-
ture regarding an arbitration bill. The
measure is already drawn. The judi
cial bill giving Esmeralda separate
judicial district and two judges will.
be taken up as soon as the docket is
cleared of the police bill. Another
measure providing for an issue Of
school bonds in the state will cover
the sessions work, which will carry
the session the full 90 days. il
A measure calling for compulsory
arbitration has been framed in the
special committee and petition from
the Goldfield Miners union asking for
Its passage has been handed the gov.
Sernor. The governor this afternoon
said that he doubted the constitu-
tionality OF such measure. In case
1t was passed, however, he let it be
inferred that he would take no steps
In the matter
A poll of the members Of the as
sembly by friends OF the police bill,
this morning. shows a vote Of % in
favor Of the bill. with IS opposed. This
gives more. than safe majority. 1t
is conceded thatSa great deal Of dis
cussion will take place In the assem-
bly,, while the senate will handle the
matter with hardly an opposing vote.
The measure will probably go to the
assembly on Saturday. Members of
the federation are making strong
tight against the section giving the
state police power to arrest without q
warrant.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
DlsPERsE CROWD oF UNEM.
PLoYED WITH MANY BLOWS.
PEACEFUL ASSEMBLACE
Men Were Marching 70 City Hall
Y When Police Ordered Them to Dis-
perse, They Refused and Were
Charged by the Column Of Police.

Chicago, Jan. 23.-seyeral sharp
collisions occurred at 2 o'clock this
afternoon between the police and the
"army of unemployed who attempted
to parade to the city hall. Two hun
dred men had formed in column
from the lake front and started to
march. The column was more sue
cession Of groups Of four and five
men than a column proper.
At State and Madison streets the
crowd was met by Assistant Chief Of
Police schuller, who ordered them to
disperse. They refused to do SO and
che assistant chief at once charged
them with his force, breaking up the
column and striking with clubs those
men who attempted to hold their
ground.
Men Knocked Down.
Several men were knocked down,
but not seriously injured. The police
made no attempt to arrest. but by
striking the men on the back, COM
PEELED them to keep moving. "A por-
ton Of the crowd turned into State
street and proceeded towasd Jackson
boulevard. They managed to get
away from the police and formed an
other column which was overtaken at
Clark and Jackson boulevard and
again charged by the police. Sew
eral men were clubbed and the crowd
scattered.
DR. Reiterman, who led the second
detachment, was placed under arrest
and badly handled.
The excitement attendant on the
fights attracted an enormous throng
which made the work Of the police
exceedingly difficult Chief Of Police
Shippy called the reserves Of the de-
partment down into the business sec
tion, but the trouble was over before
they arrived.
1lames the Police.
In the afternoon another crowd
gatnered on the lake front, Dut II
was broken up by a few officers sent
there by the chief Of police. F. Reit-
man and two Of his followers were
arrested at the same time, and he was
arraigned in court on charges of dis
orderly conduct and melting riot.
After reaching the station Reitman
said:
II was arrested without cause and
was treated brutally. Some policeman
hit me over the head with his club.
There would have been no disorder II
the police had allowed us to march
through the streets. All we wanted
to do was to go to the city hall and
secure permit from the city"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
CHAIRMAN TAMkEY SAYS Ir
WILL eE MORE THAN a HUN
DRED MiLLloN.
RECEIPTS FALL
Revenues Have Decreased Of late.
Tawney Wants 70 Cut on All Az
propriations for Public euiidinn,
and River and Harbor Improve.
ments.

Washington. Jan % Chairman
Tawney Of the house committee on
approp opriations today called up the
urgent deficiency appropriation bill. Il
Mr.. Tawney said that on the face
Of the estimates submitted to con
gress for the next fiscal year, the
country was confronted with Ger
tain deficit Of 100000, 900. The esti-
mates, therefore. would have to be
materially revised and the figures |re-
duced. @
f Mr.. Tawney declared that he
deemed IT his duty to call attention to
this fact IN order that expenditures
may be kept within estimated reye-
nues.
I Il do not make this statement for
the purpose OF exciting alarm. he
said. ss
Mr.. Tawney made 1t plain that
there would be no new appropriations
this session for rivers and harbors or
public buildings, for, he said, his cal
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
JAS TRO HEADS
The STOCK,MEN /
NATIONAL CONVENTION ELECTS
NEW OFFICIALS.
DAVE + FRATT HoNoRED
Billings Man Chosen Member Of the
Executive COMMITTEES Of the Ameri.
can Livestock Association-N Next
Meeting IN Los Angeles.

Denver, Jan. 23.-P. A. Jastro OF
Bakersfield, Cal, was unanimously
elected president Of the American
Livestock association at the closing
session Of its eleventh annual conven.
tion today, succeeding Murdo Mac
kenzie Of Trinidad, Colo, who had
served two terms and declined re-
election. -.
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, Murdo Mackenzie,
Trinidad. Col; second vice president,
NJ. K. Parsons, Salt Lake; secretary,
z. w. Tomlinson, Denver; treasurer,
w. E. Hughes, Denver; general attor.
ney, H. s. Cowan, Fort Worth, Tex.
The executive committee includes
Captain T. ]. Brown, j. M. Boardman,
r. j. Shannon and David Fratt, Mon.
tana; William Hanley, Oregon; "A. j.
splaron, Washington.
I Los Angeles was chosen as the
place for the next convention.
President Mackenzie announced that
last evening he notified President
Roosevelt BY wire that the association
had endorsed his plan OF administra,
tion in regard to public lands, and
read the following telegram from the
president in reply:
Message From Roosevelt.
White House, Washington, Jan.
20, 1908.-Murdo Mackenzie, President
National Livestock Association, Den
yer, &C.: Telegram received. Am ex-
tremely pleased, not on my own ac-
count, but because think the action
taken is emphatically in the interest
Of the nation as whole. ti
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
A resolution was adopted asking
congress to establish a minimum rate
OF 20 miles an hour for stock trains,
except where physical conditions pre-
vent. .85
Another resolution was adopted
which commended the pure food and
fruit law and asked that the ruling
against the use Of sulphur In the cur
ing Of fruits and meats shall be mod
ified. \
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
CLOTHES COVERED WITH BLOOD
AND KEROSENE.
FIVE WERE MURDERED
Lewistown sheriff Arrests Ole Nor
dell, Charging Him, With Murder
Of Mrs. suter and Children and Set
ting Fire TO Their Home.

h Lewistown, Jan. %. Sheriff Ed
ward w. Martin and party returned to
this city early this morning, bringing
Ole Nordell as a prisoner.
The result Of the coroner's inquest
over the remains Of Mrs. Fred sluter
and her four children, whose charred
bodies were found ID the ruins Of
their little ranch home on the Mussel-
shell, g few days ago. was to the ef-
feet that all five had been murdered
by some person unknown and recon-
mending that Nordell be held for the
crime.
The prisoner was seen at the coun-
ty Jail and declined to discuss the
case. His first request after being
locked up was to have Attorney Hun
toon sent to him Immediately. 1t ap-
pears that immed ediately upon his arriv-
al his place was searched and in a
storeroom which was locked up, a
pair Of overalls damp with kerosene
and blood stained, we're found His
undergarments in the same place had
blood stains on them, besides a hat,
his suspenders and his overshoes.
Coal on Used. n
The officers are certain that kero-
sene was freely used IN the Sluter
home after the widow and the chill
dren had been slain. Mrs. sluter
kept her supply Of coal oil in a store
house separate from the little home.
It was not touched by the flames. The
door was kept closed BY leather
strap, which had been broken, and ev-
cry drop of OIL was gone from the
place. The feeling against Nordell is
SO bitter along the Musselshell that
but for the arrival OF officers he un.
doubtedly would have been lynched.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
WYOMING GOVERNOR TO LEAD
DRY LAND FARMERS.
OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Alfred Atkinson Of Montana Chosen 4
Member Of the Executive Commit
tee-c Congress Will Maintain . SAL
Il aried Secretary.

Salt Lake, Jan. 23.-Governor B. B.
Brooks Of Wyoming was this after
noon elected president Of the trans
Missouri dry farming congress. The
vice presidents elected are A. 3. Beir-
rell. Montpelier, Idaho; second vice
president. H. w. Campbell. Lincoln,
Neb.; third vice president, Governor
George Curry. New Mexico. The ex-
ecutive committee includes 4. 9. Bow
man, Idaho; A. Atkinson. Montana;
w. J. Kerr, Oregon; Or. Thatcher.
Washington; DR.. J. o. Briggs. depart
ment Of agriculture.
That the secretaryship shall be.
come q salaried responsible position
was settled by a resolution last night.
Today's sessions began with q pa.
per by Prof. Samuel Fortier, chief Of
irrigation Investigations Of the bureau
Of plant Industry. United States de-
partment Of agriculture. It was en-
l4llOul 400 OI414AAt4OU VI 4z4AAASVA
Water Supply in Dry Farming"
DRY Farming Past and Future" was
the title Of 9 paper read by Prot. p. g
Chilcott, In charge Of the Office Of dry
land agriculture Of the bureau Of AMI
NAL industry. United States depart.
ment Of agriculture. The paper was
devoted to the results obtained at the
government experiment stations. One
Of his conclusions was that summer
tillage hardly pays on the east slope
OF the Rocky mountains. but gives
more profitable results on the western
slope Of the mountains.
The report OF the committee on ere
dentials shows that 382 delegates have
registered, Cheyenne and Douglas
Wyo., and Tombstone. Ariz.. are bid
ding for she next meeting Of the con
Eess. WITH Cheyenne apparently the
fAvofite.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
FATHER DECLARES
SON WAS lNSAND
TRIES 70 BREAK WILL OF NIL
LioNAlRE OFFSPRING.

Stockton. Cal. Jan. 2s.-Atterney
]. A. Webster Of this city, father Of
3. B. Webster, the steel magnate. who
died recently In New York, leaving an
estate Of $4,000, 900 to two women not
relatives, will contest the viii. The
attorney declares that overwork and
kidney troubles had rendered his son
mentally unsound, and he declares
also that his mother was insane for
years before her death.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
SECRETARY METcALF HAS NO
FEAR OF ATTACK IN WAR.
!. PACIFIC SHORES SAFE
No invader, Says the Secretary, Would
Care to Attack without Having
Beaten eattleships ~ SUBMARINES
Are Not Needed There, He Thinks.

Washington, Jan. 23.-In response
to 9 resolution introduced by Senator
Ankeney and passed by the senate,
the secretary OF the navy today trans
mitted to the senate letter giving
the estimate OF the cost Of submarine
torpedo boats on the Pacific coast.
4 He said that under recent con
tract the navy had been offered $40
ton submarines for $36OO00. and 30
ton submarines for $2S5,00O. The
navy department estimate for each
boat on the Pacific coast would be
$358,00O. In his letter the secretary
of the navy stated that the Pacific
coast points were too far from the
home ports Of any invading enemy to
require permanently stationed subma-
rines, and that in any event he did
not concur in q belief that any yes
sci Of the navy should be built with
the idea of giving it a permanent sta
tton at any point
After expressing his concurrence
in the views Of the board of construc-
tion concerning the cost Of subma-
rines on Puget sound and Gray's har-
Dor, Secretary Metcalf says:
Not Much Needed.
Responding to the inquiry as to
whether in my opinion the torpedo
boats suggested are necessary for the
proper protection of the waters here
tofore named. / have to state that
this question is one that cannot with
out difficulty be answered in general
terms.
Assuming the possibility Of war, it
would be gross violation Of the first
principle Of strategy for any nation
to send naval expedition to operate
at a great distance from it's sources
of supply and repair until the main
battleship feet Of the United States
had been reduced, and since our bat
tleships are superior to any probable
enemy on the Pacific. the theater Of
war might not be expected to reach
the coast for an indefinite time. In
case of war the only operations
which would affect the coast would
be in the nature of raids By small
forces which would doubtless have an
unimportant bearing on the outcome
OF the war"
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24
SECRET SERVICE AGENTS FOL
LOW TRAIL OF hAYr.EM
REvoLUTioNARlEa
.CONSULS IN IT
Great Stir In the seats Department
and Elsewhere Over the Revelations
Of General consplrac Regular
Revolutionary Company Organized
to Carry on the Revolt.

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Washington, jan %. Startling de.
velopments in the plot to overthrow
the government Of President Nord in
Hayti have followed the investiga-
tions OF the secret service agents in
New York in connection with the ar
rest of Jose M. Giordani on the
charge Of counterfeiting Haytien
money.
The officers say they have ascer.
tanned that the prisoner was the agent
Of formidable conspiracy whose op-
erations probably would have extend
ed beyond the limits of Hayti into
Santo Domingo, and even into Cuba,
had the revolution in Hayti been a
success and the agents in New York
remained inactive. 1t was found
among other things, the secret service
operatives declare, that certain per-
sons in Hayti, mostly Frenchmen and
Corsicans and one Of them a brother
of Giordani, were actice agents Of the
alleged conspiracy and we're designat-
ed in papers found among his effects
by numbers.
Agent Dismissed.
BY careful inquiry the secret ser
vice men were able to connect these
numbers with the proper persons and
the first result was to tlx upon
Charles Mot, the American consular
agent at St. Marc, as one of the per-
sons to whom they applied. Upon
learning this fact, the state depart
ment Immediately cabled to American
Minister Furniss at Port au Prince to
dismiss this agent from the employ
Of the United States. This action
was taken because the state depart
fment feels It must keep itself abso-
lutely free from the appearance Of
sympathy with rebellious movements
in Latin American departments.
Chief Wilkie Of the secret service
made statement today giving facts
and circumstances connected with
the arrest of Giordani, which go to
show that at the time Of his arrest he
had In his possession counterfeit Hay
tien paper to the face value Of $780,
900. 1000 Remington rifles and $780,
600 rounds Of ammunition, all Of
which, 1t Is said, was intended for the
Haytien revolutionists.