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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
C. D. HILLMAN
is ACTIVE IN
PRISON CELL
MANAGES A DEAL BY WHICH HE
SECURED A MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF STOCK WITHOUT 1T
COSTING HIM A CENT.

Seattle, Wash, Aug. &C. D. Hill
man, the millionaire real estate man,
who is serving two-year sentence at
the Mcneil Island penltentiary is again
in the limelight as having engineered
1t is alleged, through agents and em-
ployes, gigantic deal by which he Sc
cured $1,0000O0 worth of stock to him
self in the American Investment and
improvement company without paying
any consideration for it. The COM
plant is made by George w. d. Lee,
a brother of the former president Of
this company. He alleges that Hillman
apd his brother Homer, are in control
now as the result of loan made to d.
H. Lee, Of $65,0OO. A mortgage on val
liable suburban land was given for
this and 5000 shares of stock.
The complaint alleges that the
treasury stock was divided between
the Hillmans without paying anything
for it. Lee says that the company is
able to pay its debts but that the Hill
mans plan to wreck the company 80
as to obtain the assets. The appoint
ment of a receiver is asked.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
YOUNG MAN BITTEN
BY DEAD RATTLESNAKE
UNITED rnnss 1nAsED wInn.l

Unity, Or. Aug. 29,--What proved to
be almost fatal was a rattlesnake bite
received by Roy varney, of McMinn-
willie. Friday afternoon. Mr.. Varney
was working on the Eldorado ditch,
and finding a large rattlesnake cut it
into six pieces. He then picked up the
piece with the head, measuring about
four inches and together with some
companions on the ditch was examin-
ing the head. He pried its mouth open
with his hand and in some manner his
hand slipped and the snakes fangs
nierced his thumb and forefinger. He
walked the two miles distance to camp
first binding his hand tight to stop
circulation and trying to suck the
poison from the wounds all the way
He refused to drink any liquor, the
usual cure in camps, saying If he was
going to die he would rather die so
ber than drunk. His hand was put in
coal oil but his condition became so
critical that he was taken to Willow
Creek in a buggy. He was met at Mrs.
Quinn's ranch by Francis Rose in his
automobile and conveyed to Malheur
City. where he secured the services OF
Dr. Taylor and is now reported out Of
danger.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
CASE HAS COST
NEARLY 100000

lUNiINp fhHhh LNAhhp WthHsb
Seattle Wash, Aug. 29.-The at
tempt to remove a recelyershlp case
from the state courts to the jurlsdic-
tlon OF ex-Judge G. n. Hanford, Of the
federal court, will cost the Peabody,
Houghtelling company, Of Chicago,
approximately $4,000. This is the ef-
feet Of an order signed by Judge
Cushman today
The case was started by William
II. Crawford, former president Of the
Seattle, Renton & Southern railway.
In the state courts. He charges the
Peabody interests, bondholders Of the
traction company, with trying to
freeze him out Of $1,OOOOOO Of stock
Through Kerr & Mccord. attorneys.
the case was removed to Judge Han
ford. The higher courts, however re-
versed Hanford's right Of jurisdiction.
and Cushman taxed up the costs of
litigation, receiyershlp and attorneys
fees to the Peabody company, instead
OF to the traction company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
CORVALLIS & EASTERN
IL IN GOOD SHAPE

Railroad Commissioners Campbell
and Miller returned last night from an
inspection Of the eastern extension Of
the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
company, and, while they found the
track in rough condition, they did not
find any serious defects. Certain rec
concentrations looking to its improve
ment have been forwarded to the
superintendent Of the road, and he
has agreed to follow them out.
Railroad Commissioner Miller,
while returning from Albany, also in
vestlgated the circumstances sur
rounding the death Of Ray Palmer
there last night and found that the
train men were not to blame for It.
Palmer and another man we're riding
into Albany on a yelocipede, and the
Albany limited overlook them in a
pass. They failed to see the train be-
fore It was upon them, and Palmer's
companion saved himself by leaplng.
Palmer, however, failed to get off the
track, and was killed instantly. AS
the train was coming around a curve
Il was impossible for any Of the train
men to see the yeloclpede until the
train was almost on It.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
BURGLARS GET BUSY
AT PHILOMATH

The Corvallis Gazette of Tuesday
says:
"Yeggmen, safe crackers, bold ana
bad highway robbers-or wouldbe
robbers-entered five business houses
at Phllomath last night, but failed to
get anything other than two old
coins from the postofflce, and these
we're relics, keepsakes. The net re-
suit of the visit is four broken doors,
a safe put out of commission and
considerable excitement in the coun-
tvs western metropolis. The places
entered we're:
Hason & Mason, hardware store.
Postoffice.
Gibbon & Sons, general store.
Walters butcher shop.
Blacksmith shop.
The attempted robber took place
after 1 o'clock, It is believed, as per-
sons up at that time and in the vi
cinity of the operations did not hear
even the report of an explosion in the
attempt to open the Gibbons safe
All of the places were entered from
the rear and through the door in each
instance except in the case of the
Gibbons store, where they climbed a
ladder and entered through an up
stairs window.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
LUMBER COMBINE
is INVESTIGATED


UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.I
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 29.-Cross-e
animation by Judge Milton D. Purdy
of F. D. Becker, secretary Of the Pa
cific Coast Shipping association, oc-
cupied most of this mornings session
in the hearing of the conspiracy
charges against the Northwestern
Lumber company and other retail
lumber associations. Becker had CIV
en- his direct examination yesterday
afternoon. Purdy sought to show that
the wholesalers refused to sell direct
ly to consumers, not because of any
understanding with the retail assocla.
tions, but because 1t was poor busi-
ness policy and unethical.'
Becker admitted that this was the
case. He denied that there was any
understanding or agreement to pre-
vent such sales, but that the whole
salers and manufacturers in his as
sociations were supplied with the in
formation as to which houses were
doing a retail business, and which
did not come under that classifica.
ton, solely for their own benefit
Prosecutor McKercher. for the gov
ernment, filed about 50 letters that
passed between Becker and Secretary
Hollis, Of the Northwestern assocla-
tlon, in which attention is called to
"unethical" firms.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29

Portland, Ore, Aug. Examining
several witnesses, among them Gov
ernor West, the Multnomah county
grand jury, without the guidance of a
district attorney today began probe
of vice in Portland. 1t was stated
that the witnesses testified regarding
the conduct of the district attorneys
office, especially with reference TO
cases where 1t was alleged no effort
to prosecute had been made,
After holding a short session the
grand jury, at the request of Cover
nor West, requested Judge Morrow, of
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
DENTIST
DISARMED
HIS WIFE
PULLED ALL HER UPPER FRONT
TEETH BEFORE DICTATING HER
DIET AND CONDUCT--THEN SUED
FOR DIVORCE ON INCOMPATIBLE
ITY OF TEMPER.
EuNrnp rnraa rnAanp wrnr.I

Seattle, Wash, Aug, 2S.--lThat he
pulled all her upper front teeth with
out her consent and imposed a diet Of
one meal per day consisting Of vegeta-
bIes and nuts, is the sensational reply
made by Mrs Florence n. Holcomb to
the charges OF incompatibility filed by
DR., Augustus H. Holcomb, dentist,
who brought suit for divorce in July.
Mrs. Holcomb describes her husband
as "ldiotlc and paranolac."
DR.. Holoomb was divorced in De-
cember, 1907, from his first wife, and
married his present wife In June, 1908.
The first Mrs. Holcomb came into
court on crutches to prosecute her
case, and Dr. Holcomb was severely
scored by the presiding Judge.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29

the circuit court, to appoint a special
prosecuting attorney to investigate
the office of the district attorney.
Judge Morrow stated he would decide
whether or not to make such an ap-
pointment late this afternoon He is
somewhat in doubt as to his legal
right to do so.
Governor West today sent letters to
Sheriff Stevens and Chief of Police
Slower, notifying them that he had ap-
pointed Tom Word special agent"
for the state of Oregon in the vice
campaign, and requested them to give
him such assistance as possible.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
WHALE CROP is SHORT,
VOLCANOES RESPONSIBLE

Seattle Wash. Aug. 29.--That the
volcanic disturbance IN Alaska this
year are accountable for the shortage
Of the whale catch in the north Pa
cific waters IS the opinion OF Captain
Thomas Wilkinson, and Captain II.
Aaset. Of the whaler Patterson. Both
are experienced whalers. They caught
hut 81 whales this year. compared
with 1877 last year. The eruptlons. they
claim, divert the small fish that drift
with the tide and on which whales
live, TO other currents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
UNITED rnrss 1RAsEp WrRE.l

Williams Grove, Pa, Aug. 29.-The
opening speech in his campaign for
the presidency was made here today
by Governor Woodrow Wilson, the
Democratic nominee, in opening the
annual meeting Of the Pennsylvania
State Grange. Wilson's address was
enthusiastically received by the thou
sands of delegates here from all parts
of the state, who acclaimed him as
"the next president of the United
States" The Democratic nominee at
tackled Roosevelt and the Republican
party, asserting that the Democrats
should concentrate their efforts in
Maine, Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ohio.
Governor Wilson said in part:
at is generally supposed that we
are conducting national business
along the lines laid down by Thomas
Jefferson, but as a matter Of fact, we
find that we have been conducting
them along the lines laid down by
Alexander Hamilton
Followers Of Hamilton.
Hamilton believed that the com
mon run Of men had but little quail
fication for such business, asserting
that such matters could only be wise
ly comprehended by those who led in
commercial and industrial enterprise
es And in our time the leaders Of
the Republican party have either con-
sclously or unconsclously adopted
this notion
"They we're our trustees, we their
wards. and we took the part in com
mon life that they planned and di-
rected. What went on In the meetings
Of the trustees we we're not allowed
to learn AS a matter Of fact, we only
found out by impertnent questions,
congressional investigations and trials
in court. We have not yet got to the
end Of the inquiry, but found enough
now to make It certain that we shall
have to change the whole method and
spirit Of conducting the government.
"It is hard for a mere farmer to see
where his partnership is recognized
at all Low tariff duties have been
established on many products Of the
farm, but no one seriously fears that
the farmers Of other countries could
successfully compete in the food mar
kets OF the United States with our
farmers at home
Roosevelt for Protection.
Roosevelt has proclaimed himself
a convert to a protective policy He
said. while he admitted that some du-
ties we're too high, on the whole the
policy pursued by Republican admin
lstrations had been right He thought
the prize money which had been re-
celyed under that system by the
manufacturers Of the country was le.
CContinued on Pare 81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
HIS WOMAN's RIGHTS
TALK WON A WIFE

New York, Aug. 29.-Because he ad-
vocated woman suffrage in a patriotic
address Of July 4th, last, Assistant
District Attorney Herbert N. War
bosse. OF Brooklyn. today owes the
winning Of Miss Bertha Bradley. Of
Oakland. Cal. whom he is TO marry on
September p at Woods Hole. Mass
Miss Bradley, daughter Of Corne-
lius Bradley. professor emeritus OF
the University Of California. has long
been an ardent suffragist.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
MAN GETS CORNER ON
BARLEY CROP OF The NORTHWEST
, 4++++++++++++
A One.Man Government.

+ Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 29,-Col =
= onel Thedore Roosevelt's plan to =
+ solve the trust problem is bitter =
+ ly denounced by william J, Bry- =
+ an in the current issue Of the =
= Commoner. =
4 1T is an audacious attempt" =
= the editorial says, Ito set up :
+ one-man government. Roosevelt =
= is long on criticism, but short on =
+ construction. He can write y
= good indictment of President Taft =
4 but he has not proposed salts =
= factory remedy The trust med y
= iclne he proposes is worse than =
= the disease" =
= =
= +++ - = = = =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
THE OREGON WOLF
WON CHAMPIONSHIP

Astoria, Ore. Aug 29.-The Oregon
Wolf, piloted by John f. Wolff. to-
day won the motorboat championship
Of the Pacific coast, covering the 30
mile course In 5O:454-5. The Wig
wan was second. The Oregon Wolf
took the race easily. and could have
made much faster time II she had been
pressed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
Millions for Autos.

Sacramento, Cal. Aug 29.---Car'or-
mans, according TO estimates COM
piled in the office OF the secretary Of
state. spend an average Of $S,OOO,OOO
a month for new automobiles and al
most $4,000 a month for secondhand
automobiles.
More than 1000 new automobiles
are registered every month In the
office Of the secretary Of state,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29

some of the other grain men when Il
came to buying wheat. He has been
accused by some of his competitors Of
plunglng, but since he has the grain
and tonnage In hand and there is a
strong eager market for American
wheat in Europe, where the crops are
not good, there appears to be plenty OF
method in his operations
The country wheat markets yester-
day were very active, and whenever
the farmers were ready to sell they
found plenty Of buyers.
Prices were a cent higher than on
Tuesday and we're about s cents a
bhshol higher than 10 days ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
MULTNOMAH COUNTY GRAND JURY
ASK AN ATTORNEY Be APPOINTED
+++++++++++ =
Great Crush at Funeral.

+ London, Aug. 29-owing to
7 the crush of spectators at the
+ funeral of General Booth today,
+ the hearse reached the cemetery !
+ 80 minutes late. Thousands of 1
= persons tainted, and many suf-
+ fered minor injuries in the jam. I
r The crowd was the largest in
= the vicinity of the Salvation Ar
r my headquarters, and most of
+ the prostrations occurred there.
+ Thousands of persons left the
= cemetery before the procession
= arrived.
=
+ = 4 = + + , r = = = = + !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
Railroad Talk Revived.

4 Marshfleld, Or, Aug. 29,--Wal- 4
=, ter e. Pierce, railroad builder, +
+ of Boise, Idaho; ]. NJ. Stevens, =
r his engineer; II, NJ Farren, re- =
+ Gently of the oregon 6 Southern =
= railroad, and j. W. Hoskins, a =
+ Roseburg capitalist, arrived here :
= last night to look into PROPOSE =
+ ton of building road from =
= Roseburg to this place. They =
+ have been at Roseburg and are =
+ here to investigate conditions and =
+ see If there is sufficient business .
= to warrant building a road, so =
+ Pierce announced at Roseburg, =
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
MAY ACT SAME WAY
ABOUT HEAVEN

Sweet Home, Ore, Aug. 29.--Keep.
Ing his vow not to enter the church.
Henry Galbraith listened from the
street, and heard hls son, Rev 0. NJ.
Galbralth, preach on his return here
after 25 years absence.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
CONDUCT or the DISTRICT
ATTORNEYS OFFICE WILL
Be CLOSELY INQUIRED INTO

Judge Morrow Takes Matter Under Amusement and Will
Decide Late This Afternoon Is Somewhat in Doubt
as to His Legal Right to Do Testimony Was Taken by
It Today as to the Conduct o. the District Attorneys Office
and as to Whether or Not That Official Has Tried to En-
force the Laws
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
CAPTURED THE DAYTON POOL
OF 125, 900 SACKS AND HAS
80 PER CENT OF BREW GRAIN

Exporter Gets Control and Drives Shorts Wild When He P
chased the Dayton POo---PriOe Paid Was SIPS Hum
dred land Was the Highest in Years. European Buyers
viii Probably Get Most Of Besides the Dayton Pool,
HouSer the Man Who Purchased, Gathered 125,OOO
Sacks From Farmers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29

One OF the largest grain deals ever
Put through in the Pacific Northwest
came to light yesterday, says the Ore
gonian, BY the purchase Of the Day
ton pool, M. II. Houser, the exporter
of this city, practically secured a cor.
ner on all the brewing barley produo-
ed in this part of the country, Mr.
Houser accomplished a similar feat
last year and is credited with cleaning
up quarter OF a million dollars by
the operation. Last year he sold his
barley In the east. This year he will
export It.
The 1912 barley pool at Dayton con-
tained about 1876, 900 sacks of brewing
grade barley. For this Mr. Houser
paid the farmers $1.25 a hundred,
which is the highest price paid for
barley for export purposes in many
years, At the close OF last week the
Houser agents in the Dayton country
bought up all the individual lots Of
choice barley to be had, aggregatlng
more than 125,OOO bags. The total pur.
chase OF more than 100000 bags netted
the barley farmers OF that section In
excess of 100000.
Europe Likely Gets All.
1t is estimated by grain men that 30
per cent of the brewing barley In the
Dayton, Waltsburg and Pomeroy sec
tions has now passed into the hands of
Mr.. Houser, who has also bought this
quality in other districts
1t Is probable that nearly all his
purchases will so to Europe The
barley crop abroad has suffered seri-
Gus damage by recent unfayorable
weather and European buyers are bid
ding keenly for supplies here. It now
looks as II they will have to come to
Mr. Houser for what they want, The
Europeans are only seeking the best
brewing grade.
With this quality now nearly all out
Of first hands, the excitement subsld-
ed yesterday in the interior barley
markets. A considerable quantity OF
weather damaged grain remains un-
cold, but there Is little demand, as yet,
for this. The inferior grade barley
will be used for feed purposes in the
domestic markets.
Shorts Panic Stricken.
There was a rather large barley
short interest in the northwest this
year, and the shorts, naturally were
panic stricken when Houser's extern
siye buying operations became known.
The attempts to cover added to the ex-
citement in the big barley growing dis
tTicts Of eastern Washington
Mr. H0user has by no means confin-
ed his attention to barley, as he has
advanced this year TO the position Of
the largest wheat exporter on the Pa
cific coast, and probably in the United
States. It Is stated by competent au-
thorities that Houser has bought one
half Of all the wheat that the farmers
Of oregon, Washington and Idaho have
sold 80 far this season. As with the
coarser cereal, Houser has pursued
the policy Of buying only choice grade.
There is strong demand on the other
side for firm, sound wheat, and this
was bought in the early producing dis
trlcts.
HOuser Has Advantage.
With a liberal supply Of low-priced
ships. which were, for the most part,
chartered early in the season before
the shipowners raised the rates, Hou-
ser had a material advantage over
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
CAMPAIGN
IS OPENED
BY WILSON
Makes First Speech Of Cam
paign at Williams Grove,
Pennsylvania, Where State
Grange Met This Morning.
is GIVEN WARM WELCOME

His Address Was Enthusiastically Re-
ceived by the Thousands Of Dele
gates, Gathered From All Parts Of
the State, Who Acclaimed Him as
the Next President, Of the United
States - lie Severely Criticised
Roosevelt.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-08-29
nonser Hns Adranlare.

With a liberal supply Of low-priced
ships, which were, for the most part
chartered early In the season before
the shipowners raised the rates, Hou-
ser had a material advantage over
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15

saturdays Results.
At san Fraucisco-Oakland 4,
Portland J.
At Los Angeles-Nernou 6, Los An
geles ,.
At Satrameuto-San Francisco 3.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15
Basel,arl-The National Game.

Almost over night a change has
come over the game that we are
proud TO call the American National
sport and baseball as it will be played
with the Cork Center Ball during the
coming season. will be a more inter-
esting pastime for both players and
spectators than the game we knew
of years ago. when almost any kind
OF equipment seemed TO be good
enough. The Cork Center Ball has
rescued baseball from the danger
which was just becoming apparent to
those who have been watching its de-
yeIopment for thirty-five years past.
tho danger of getting it just a little
too machine-like; the pitchers battle
looked good in print as explained by
the baseball scribe, but did IT look as
good to the spectator? Wouldn't he
have rather seen a couple Of base hits
and perhaps a two or three bagger, II
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15

not indeed smashing home run?
Would the pitchers battle bring him
back to see another game, or the con-
test where there was plenty of hitting
and base running?
The cork center makes a bali that
Is just trifle livelier than the old
will hold its life right through the
game. Taking an old style ball that
might stay in play for nine innings
we would find it very brisk in the
first three. then It would slow up
for the next three, and the last third
Of the game we weren't sure just what
was the matter, but we always imag-
ined the players were little tired.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15

pared by Geary Kimbrell, City Sur
veyor, and now on file in the office
Of City Recorder, said bids to be OPP
ened by the common council at Its
regular meeting to be held on April
18th, 1912, at 1910 o'clock p. m, said
bids to specify as follows:
For all pipe delivered per
foot ................. '......
For laying pipe, including
excavating. back filling
trench and all labor and
material necessary, per
foot .............. $......
For manholes, each 49,. s.. SO.
For catch basins. each. $......
For entire pipe line COM
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15

was effected years ago in his brother.
He had such dreadful cough" he
writes, that all our family thought
he was going into consumption, but
he began to use DR.. Kings New Dis
covery, and was completely cured by
ten bottles. Now he is sound and we'll
and weighs 218 pounds. For many
years our family has used this won-
derful remedy for coughs and colds
with excellent results" It's a quick,
safe, reliable and guaranteed. Price
so cents and $1.00. Trial bottle free
at Koeppens.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15

plete (total bid) ....... $......
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check in the sum of per
cent of amount bid made payable to
the order of the mayor Of The City of
Pendleton, and the Common Council
reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated April S, 1912.
THOS. FITZ GERALD,
City Recorder.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15
NOTICE OF BIDS.
For Water System and Pipe Line for
ROund-UD Park

Notice Is hereby given that the
common council Of The City OF Pen
dleton will receive bids at the office
OF the City recorder up to April II,
1912, at 1880 o'clock p. m. for the
construction OF a water system and
pipe line in connection with Roundup
Park, according to plans and specifi-
cations for said water system pre-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-15

HumOrS come to the surface IN the
spring as IN no other season. They
don't run themselves all off that way,
however. but mostly remain in the
system. Hoods Sarsaparilla removes
them, wards of danger makes good
heath sure