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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
TWO CASES ARGUED
\ IN SUPREME COURT

The case of J. w. Myer against +.
A. Livesley & Company was argued
this morning before the supreme
court. This case was brought by the
plaintiff for the purpose of recover
ing money paid out for the harvesting
of crop of hops. The appeal is
taken by the defendants, who ere
represented by Writ Minor and w.
H. Kaiser, and the plainti ffby the
firm of McNary & McNary.
Argument was also heard in the
case of t. A. Livesley G Company
against the Krebs Hop Company, a
suit to restrain the enforcement Of
the judgement and mandate of the
lower court. Writ Minor and w. II.
H. Kaiser, and the plaintiff by the
Livesley & Company, and the firm of
Carson & Brown for the defendant.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
Gradually Tearing Down the
Stone Wall Heney Tried to
Build Around Him
DENIES MELDRUM'S STORY
Feels Confident That He Can Prove
That He Had No Connection What
ever With Any of the Land Fraud
Cases.

Poratland, Or, FEB. 1.--Biuger
Hermann is denying bit by bit the
case built up against him by Prose
cutor Francis j. Heney for the gov
eminent. His witnesses have entered
absolute denials of the testimony of
Henry Meldrum, suryeyor-general, 10
the effect that Mays and Hermann dis
cussed the creation of the Blue
Mountain reserve in Meldrum's office
Charles Holdstrom denied the testi-
mony of H. L. Patterson, of Oregon,
who said that he had seen Hermann
an Meldrum and Mays together in
the office. Holdstrom, who was with
Patterson, says that he never saw
either Mays or Hermann in AfGi-
drums Office. Mrs. Media Silverstein
denies that she ever spoke to Mel
drum about buying school lands, thus
again contradicting Meldrum's testi-
mony.
Hermann himself, now on the
stand, has started in at the begin
nirg of the governments case and
is controverting the evidence right
down the line. He denies that he
ever met Mays in Meldrum's office
He denies that he ever discussed the
Blue Mountain reserve with Mays
He denies that he discussed the re-
serve with Meldrum. He denies
that he advised Meldrum to buy
school lands, or that he discussed
the reserve Or it's survey with him.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01

He denies that he instructed Mel.
drum to give Mrs. Silverstein a
chance to buy school land within
the boundaries of the reserve.
Hermann explained all of his Of
fetal acts as being diametricaly op-
posed to the governments theory OF
the case. He was fighting the crea-
ton of reserves, not favoring them,
he says he brings the record of his
Office to back up his contention. He
denies that he knew anything of
school land frauds in reserves until
after he had passed the order for
the temporary withdrawal of the
Blue Mountain reserve. He says
that he had ordered the withdrawal
before he ever saw the Mays letters
asking that the withdrawal be hur-
ried up, or the protests against the
creation of the reserve, which he
does not remember to have seen.
Hermann went on the stand yes.
bClNuy anu DGEdn HIS
story, beginning with his advent to
Oregon and passing on to his en-
trance to congress, his administra-
tion of the land Office and his re-
entrance to congress and his SER
vice there up to the time of his in
dictment. He has continued his
story during the morning session to-
day and will be on the stand on
direct examination during all of the
afternoon and perhaps part way
through tomorrow.
From the painstalIing care with
which Heney is following the testi-
mony of the witness, and the guam
tity of the notes which he is maxi
ing it is evident that the big battle
of the trial will be between Her
mann and Heney on cross-examina-
ton. When that begins the fire
works of the trial will be set off.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
CARRIER
BOYS WERE
ARRESTED
Newspaper PrOprietorS Will
Make Test Case of Salem
Bicycle Ordinance.

The Salem bicycle ordinance will
be taken into court, on the arrest of
two Journal Office carrier boys, who
rode their wheels onto the wrong
side OF the street some two months
ago, and the issue on the legality of
the ordinance will be tried before
City Police Judge w. A. Moores at
the city hall Wednesday at 10 0clock.
The newspapers have decided to
pool their interests, and WIFI be rep
resented by Carson e. Brown at the
trial, There are five daily carrier
routes in the city for the Saler$ and
Portland papers. besides the San
Francisco and other papers. The own
.ers of the Salem daily carrier routes
are r. j. Hendricks. of the States
man; E. Hofer, of the Capital Jour
nal; VIM. Burghardt, of the Oregon
ian; E. G. Minton, of the Telegram,
and f. j, Goodenough, of the Portland
Journal, The ordinances of AS
toria, Walla Walla and Vancouver
are said to allow letter carriers and
newspapers to be delivered at GER
tain hours of the morning and even
ing, and it is believed the right of the
people to have their mail and daily
papers cannot be abridged. In GER
ain parts of the city, where wheels
ire prohibited on one side of the
street but not on the other, neither
nail nor letters can be delivered on
ime, without the use of wheels. The
ity Is too big to make delivery on
oot
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
COOS COUNTY
NEWS BUDGET
InterSchOIaStiC Debates Be-
tween Bandon, CoquiIIe,
Myrtle Point and North Bend

Myrtle Point, Ore, Jan. 29.-The
interscholastic debates of Coos coun-
ty took place last night between Ban
don, Coquille, Myrtle Point and North
Bend.
The question under discussion was
Resolved, That American cities
should own and operate their public
utility plants"
Each high school was represented
by two teams, an affirmative and a
negative, the latter visiting the op-
posing town, and the affirmative re-
ceiving the opponents.
Bandon won in both contests, and
the negative there was the only team
with that side of the question to win
Bandon scored six points.
Coquille VS.. North Bend received
decision, but lost with
Myrtle Creek, but the gained five
points, thus claiming second place.
Myrtle Point lost to Bandon at this
place, but received four points.
Although North Bend claimed
1909's championship, that place lost
In both contests, with but one point
to their credit.
Marshfield was not represented.
home by Miss May Hall, Clark Giles
and Claude Endicott.
The winning negative team was
Dalton King, Lester Summertime and
Arthur Jones.
The county champions are, ahirma-
i've: Miss 'Maude Lowe, Earl Wat
Tins, Robert Blackerby; negative,
diss Lena Langloss, Thomas Laird
nd Ernest wilkins. They will have
he opportunity of meeting another
ounty, but, owing to the difficulty !
+ transportation. may decline the
rivilege.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
SALEM RSNSS men TAKE The FIRST SPECIAL TRAIN INTO WOODBURY.

limit, for a bet of $500. He also
says the match must be fixed so it
can be held without going counter to
the laws of the land. Callahan says
he is not boasting-he is just sore
at Berger's threats.
Chief of Police Callahan has asked
the civil service board to investigate
the conduct of the officers who forced
their way into the show here last
Sunday night, and arrested Berger
because he refused to admit them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
STRIKE
AT ELECTRIC MINE
is NOW CONFIRMED

Hugh Freeland has returned from
his inspection trip to the Gold Creek
district, where he visited the new
strike on the Electric mine, and re-
ports that it is fully as great as re-
ported. There is a two to three-foot
stringer of first-class ore and four
feet of second-class, and the ledge
is six feet wide, and has no walls,
but broadens to 60 feet The best of
the ore, and there are endless quanti-
ties of it, assays 26 per cent copper
and $32 to the ton of gold and SO Of
silver.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
Board of Trade and Business
Mems League Will Turn
Out.
A SPLENDID DELEGATION
Win Be Given a Cordial Recppti1
by the Commercial Organization
at the Queen City of French Prai-
Paie.

The Business Mems League and
Board of Trade will go on the first
excursion into Woodburn tonight
over the Oregon Electric which
starts regular train service into that
city Wednesday, February l.
A special car has been chartered to
leave the city about $50 this even
ing at State street and committees
of the two commercial organizations
have been canvassing the city to en-
sure a big representative crowd go
ing. The car will return about ten
O'Clock.
Welcome to WOodburn.
A telegram from E. P. Morcom,
president of the Commercial club,
to the Salem Board of Trade an
nounces that the Woodburn Com
mercial club will have a cordial well
come ready for the Salemites, and
the commercial bodies of Mt. Angel
and Silverton have been invited.
President Thos. Kay of the Board OF
Trade, c. M. Eppley of the Business
Mems League, Mayor Rodgers, and
other prominent Salem business men
will make speeches for the Capital
City. Following are some oil the ex-
eursionists who are going:
Thos. Brown, of Carson & Brown,
attorneys; James Linn, Of Catlin &
Linn, capitalist; c. L. Dick, manager
Salem Fruit Union; VIM. Steusloff,
of SteuslOf, Butchers & Packers;
VIM. McGilchrist, Jr., White House
restaurant; p. E. Thomason, OF
Mitchell, Lewis & Staver; Hal d.
Patton, of Patton Bros, booksellers;
j. d. Scarborough and r. H. Hunt.
Oklahoma capitalists; c. M. Eppley, !
president Business Mems League;
F. G. Deckabaeh, Salem Brewing |
Association; A. F. Hofer, secretary !
Salem Board of Trade; ]. Grieg, |
Capitalist; c. E. LeBold, of lie Bold
Brothers, groceries; Z. Hofer, OF
Daily Capital Journal; T. B. Kay,
president Board of Trade; Chauney
Bishop, of the Salem Wooden Mill
store; F. w. Spencer, hardware
merchant; David w. Ayre, assistant
cashier U. S. National Bank.
]. B. Fisher, of Mitchell, Lewis q
Staver Co.; T. c. Smith and d. M.
Field, of Smith & Field, dentists; A.
H. Huckestein, cigar manufacturer;
viii d. Evans. Commercial book {
store; Agent Walters, of the Oregon
electric.
Many more have bought tickets,
md two committees are out trying
o raise this list to 100 as this report
,oes to press. The excursion is pub
ic and open to all.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
Officials Are of the Opinion
That ITO Men Are Still IN
Mine
LITTLE CHANCE FOR THEM
Only Lone Man Known to Have Es-
Caped--The Coroner Thinks That
There Is Little Chance Of Any Of
the Imprisoned Men to Escape.
UNITED rnnss LEASED w1nn.l

Primero, CAL, Feb. 1.-The death
toll growing with each trip the res
cuers make from the wrecked Colora-
do Fuel 6 Iron Company's mine, AZ
charred and mangled bodies no vile
in the improvised morgue near the
mouth of the tunnel.
Although they had almost aban-
doned finding one man alive in the
earth trap, the men worked all day
like mad. One by one they brought
to the surface the bodies of the
miners who were killed outright
when the explosion occurred late yes
terday afternoon, or suceumbed to
the injuries they received.
AS each lifeless form was carried
past the wives and mothers that
crowded as closely as possible to the
mouth of the tunnel it was necessary
for the men who were standing guard
to use physical force to prevent them
breaking through the ropes and rush
ing to the death chamber that was
established in a rude shack.
The rescuers are now practically
certain that at least rs men lost their
lives, while but one escaped. Those
who have been below the surface TO
bring out the dead declare that 1t is
impossible that any one in the mine
is alice.
Estimates of the number of men
who were in the tunnel at the time
of the explosion varies. Seventy
nine is the most conservative that
has been hazarded.
Many of the miners say that 11O
is nearer the correct number.
Until the wrecked tunnels can be,
explored it will be impossible to-
state accurately the cause of the ex--
plosion. 1t was at first suggested
that a charge of giant powder had
exploded prematurely The discovery
This afternoon of an open lamp near
The mouth of the main tunnel has led
he mine officials to believe that its
lanes may have been communicated
o a gas pocket. This theory is ap-
proved by majority of those famil-
ar with the mine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
WILL BUILD
CHAIR FACTOR

The Combination Chair Company
secured building options today on
the tract Of land secured for the site
Of its factory. The company pro-
poses 10 erect a factory OF which the
people of Salem may be proud and b
equip it with modern and up-to-date
machinery. The company already
has an advance order of 10000
which will BIZ but a small portion
OF the general order which the COM
pany expects to secure from the Pa
cihe coast alone.
The company was recently ineor-
Dorated with a capital stock OF S25,
600.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01

Primero, Colo. Feb. AFTER a
more complete investigation into the
mine disaster at the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company's shaft near here.
In which thirty-two men are known
to have lost their lives, the officials
declared their belief today that l1O
men were still In the mine. The
bodies of thirty-two have been re-
covered. The only known survivor
Is Dianade Virgen.
The coroner stathd today that he
believes there is little chance of any
OF the imprisoned men being taken
from the mine alive. He has per-
mitted but few OF the relatives OF
the men known to be IN the tunnel
to view the bodies. Tonight. he
said, when the other victims are
brought to the surface, further az
tempts at Identification will be made.
Primere Is mining camp of the
western type. Almost every build
ing and home Is owned by the COM
pany This morning when the sun
rose scores of women wrapped 10
shawls gathered as near the tunnel
entrance as the oficials would per-
NIT. Many Of them had been there
nearly all night.
Hysteria OF the first few hours pf-
ier the disaster has given way 10
despair.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
CALLAHAN
ACCEPTS
CHALLENGE
[UNITED PREss LRAsED wnE.l

Bellingham, Feb. 1.-Police Cap
tain A. L. Callihan, one OF the officers
who arrested Sam Berger here on
Saturday night, announced today that
he viii accept the challenge OF the
Jeffries-GOteh show manager, in
which that person offered 10 whip
the entire local police force in pair.
Callahan wants 70 go It alone, but
specifies 1t must be a rough and tum-
BILE affair. no referee. no rules, no
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
No More Talking.

Portland, Ore, Feb. Through
an order coming direct from Chief
Forester Henry S. Graves, of the
national forest service, the employees
of district number six, embracing
Oregon, Washington and Alaska, are
prohibited from talking for publica-
tion.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
Fire in Baltimore.

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 1. - A
branch warehouse of the Standard
Oil Company caught fire here late
this afternoon. The entire fire de-
partment of the city has been or
dered out to fight the flames.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
LINN COUNTY NEWS BUDGET
BOOt-Legger Who Thought He Had Lead-Ppe CnCh Ships
Wet Goods in Plumbers Name Gets Into Trouble.

A petition is being circulated
among the citizens of Albany which,
if successful, will virtually put the
local butcher shops out of business.
The petition is in the form of boy
colt, and places all who sign under an
obligation to abstain from meat eat
ing for a period of 80 days. The pc
tftioners are in hopes that this meth
cd will have tendency to lower the
price of meats in this city.
A new case for the circuit court is
that of C. A. Hearing against Grace
Hearing for divorce. Mr.. Hearing
states that they were married in Jan
uary of 1907, and in March of the
same year his wife deserted him, and
as she has not returned he wishes
to sever the knot.
, The Ladies of the Macabees, on
Saturday night. held their annual in
stallation of officers, and the occasion
was one not soon TO be forgotten.
rhe decorations alone were almost as
Impressive as the ceremonies. After
he customary ritual was observed,
III journeyed to the banquet room,
where an elaborate spread was in
The following officers
we're installed Past lady command
II, Mrs. Weaver; lady commander,
irs. Ella Merrill; lieutenant-com-
lander, Mrs. Laura Anderson; record
eeper. Miss Minnie Merrill; sar-
cant at arms. Mrs. AL. Munkers.
distress at arms. Mrs. Hilha War
1rd picket. Mrs Voss.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01

considerable wet goods of late and
has been having his stock in trade
come In the name of w. E. Francis,
a local plumber. AS this was not In
harmony with Mr.. Francis taste,
he allowed the drayman TO deliver a
barrel of the ozone shipped in his
name to his place OF business. lie
then turned the contents over to the
sheriff. The Oregon City Thanspor-
tation Company have now brought
suit against Francis and much inter-
est is wrought up over the outcome.
All Swill Albany's famous slop-
chinaman, who, upon many occa-
sions, has figured in the llmelight,
was held up last Saturday and
robbed of his worldly possessions
The robbers secured $3.50.
Frank Davenport, a prominent
business man of this city, died early
this morning from heart disease.
Mr.. Davenport was born in Illinois |
and was nifty years of age. He was
a cousin of Homer Davenport, the |
artist Mr.. Davenport leaves a
widow and two daughters. He was
a member of the Albany Lodge OF
Elks
b. c. Holcomb. a bachelor of East
Albany, was run over and cut 20
pieces some time during Sunday
light
Hoicomb had been drinking and
vas said 70 have had considerable
money on his body. Some theory is
idyanced that he probably had met
With foul play. while some assert
hat he was run over while in
runken stupor
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01
Got Twenty Days

Carrying concealed weapons on
his person in the shape OF 38 cal
ibre revolver cost w. ID. Munson 20
days OF his liberty this morning
The night officers discovered that
Munson had the weapon on his per-
son last night and arrested him.
Whe ntaken before Judge Moores
this morning. he could not form suf.
hcieDt excuse for the violation OF the
law and was sentenced TO serve 20
days.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01

Albany Ore. Jan 31.-Quite a
novel suit will be brought up be-
fore Judge Porter Wednesday morn
ing. Il appears that certain boot
logger Of this city has been getting
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01

February = and o.
Y. M. g. A. Minstrels. 1.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-02-01

Y. M. O. A. AIinstrels
February 8 and 8.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-03-17

If you are going to be in the mar
ket for seed potatoes, you had bet
ter place your order now. We have
the following varieties: Dalmeny
Beauty. Dalmeny Challenge, and
Peach Blow. Leave your orders
with R. L. Bullock, or F. G. Tick
nor
f-1O-tf
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
MIR. j. X. PATTERSON DEAD.
DIR. Patterson Called to Lumpkin by
the Death OF His Aged Father.

DIR. Patterson Called to Lumpkin by
the Death OF His Aged Father.
DR.. ]. w. Patterson was called to
Lumpkin by the death of his father,
Mr.. j. K. Patterson, which occurred
in Lumpkin Saturday.
The deceased was 80 years of age,
and had been a resident of Stewart
county many years. He was born
near Indian Springs, in Butts county,
in the year 1928, and moved from
there to Randolph county when a
young man. He was married to Miss
Alice Wimberly of Lumpkin, and af-
forwards to her sister, Mrs. Helen
kirkpatrick, both of whom are now
dead. He is survived by one brother,
Mr.. Job G. Patterson of Lumpkin.
one sister, Mrs. Sarah TOombs of
Cuthbert, and five sons, who are
John T. Patterson and DR.. Job c..
Patterson, both of Lumpkin; Drs. J..
w. Patterson of Dawson and f. D..
Patterson of Cuthbert; L. E. Patter-
son of Wesson, Miss, and r. A. Pat
terson, also of Mississippi.
Mr.. Patterson was a gallant SOL
der during the civil war, going to
the war from Randolph county.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
MUST GIVE IN" YOUR DOG
RETURN HIM TO TAX RECEIVER
AND PAY TAX COLLECTOR.
Failure to Do So VIII Subject Him
to Levy and Sale by the Sheriff
Under an Execution

Failure to Do So VIII Subject Him
to Levy and Sale by the Sheriff
Under an Execution.
1t looks like Sheriff Hill, along
with other similar officers of the
state, is going to be given an op-
portunity to make ludicrous pic
ture of himself or become over-bur-
dened with a superabundance of
legal executions.
Under section of the general tax
act passed at the last session of the
Legislature the owners of dogs in Ter
reL county will have to return
them to Tax Receiver Pinkston when
ne opens his books next spring. and
pay the tax of $100 on each dog.
next fall to Tax Collector Bowman
When that official opens his books
III the possessor of a dog fails to do
so 1t will De the duty of the tax COL
lector to issue an execution and have
the sheriff to levy on the dog and
advertise and sell it before the court
mousse door the same as other prom
erty. Ii the dog fails to bring the
amount of the tax and costs it is
made the duty of the sheriff to kin
the dog.
The high sheriff will undoubt-
eddy present quite an amusing pict-
ure standing on the court house
steps, surrounded by three or four
lop-eared hounds, few brindle ours
and stump-tail tarrier or two,
calling for bids in lots, parcels or
as whole. 1t will be quite natural
Tor him to feel like taking the other
horn of the dilemma-that of kill
ing the whole bunch to get them off
his hands. But there is a pretty
good chance that his troubles would
not cease in executing his preference.
he would likely execute some dog
whose owner, and next best friend.
would feel he had done wrong and
believe he could get damages. 1t
is to be recalled that very recently
the courts held there is property
value in the ownership of a dog,
when a railroad case was contested
on the ground that there was not
and the railroad had, under the
courts finding, to pay the damages
claimed. 1t is all right to issue a
tax ii ia, and even to open a sort of
live stock market before the court
mouse dOor-that much is done in
the matter of any kind of property
ON which the taxes are unpaid, but
the property isn't destroyed if it
can't be sold. Anyway, dog is
ticklish thing to fool with in
Georgia; particularly if it happens to
be yaller dog.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
TO ERECT SHAFT IN HONOR OF JUDGE GRIG6S
Started at Albany Raise Fund Popular
ton Has Met With Hearty Endorsement Throughout District

A movement to erect in Dawson a
monument to the late Congressman
James NJ. Griggs, the funds to be
raised by popular subscription in the
Second congressional district, was
put on foot in Albany Saturday.
At the meeting of the democratic
congressional executive committee
Hon. John B. Hutchinson of Turner
county made the suggestion which
started the movement, and the execu-
tive committee was very prompt to
take action upon it. S. B. Brown
of DOugherty county moved that the
executive committee be constituted
committee to obtain funds for the
proposed monument and report to
the meeting to be held in this city
on February 18th.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-01-19
OFFICE WENT BEGGING.
Nobody Wanted to Be Mayor of the
Thriving Town of ParrOtt.

Nobody Wanted to Be Mayor of the
Thriving Town of Parrott.
Up in PARROT, the hustling north
Terrell town, everybody is too busy
to hold Office, and as a consequence
one of its prominent citizens has had
to be conscripted for the office of
mayor. Hon. E. S. Pinkston, who
held the Office several years, refused
to be a candidate for reelection, and
when the election occurred the 9TH
er day the voters chose Dr. E. P.
McLennan for mayor and Messrs. j.
H. Pritchard, S. G. Yarbrough, w. NJ
Dunn, L. G. PinkstOn, ]. A. Cochran
and W. H. Marshall for councilmen.
DR.. McLennan declined to accept
the office, and the council settled the
matter by electing one of their num-
Der, Mr. Pritchard, mayor. Mr. W.
M. Dunn was elected mayor pro TEN.
Mayor Pritchard is the well-known
and popular county commissioner
and will give his town conservative
but progressive administration.