| Show REMOVED PROM OFFICE estrangement between attorneys in the land trials lead to halla dismissal portland oie oregon jan 1 ibe report printed yesterday that john H hall united states district attorney for oregon had been absolutely re govrd from his office by order or president roosevelt is substantiates by imports from washington and from indictments which have occurred here the beginning ot the trouble dales back it deebs seebs prior to tha indictments returned against senator hiiter and mrs emma watson but did not become acute until actor the recent trial of the land frauds case during that trial mr hall took a leading part in tiro conduct of tho governments case he examined the jurors made the opening statement in the case examined bamo bomo ot the first witnesses and apparently had control of the case tor tho first three das at the end 0 the trial he biado the argument tor the government and divided honors equally with sir heney in this credit due for tho conviction from that alma hall seemed to drop out 0 all connection with iho investigation being made by the government he did not abow it Is said ot the reason or tho postponement ot the second case did not know that senator alit chell had been subpoenaed as a witness until the telegrams were printed in the newspapers and seemed to have lost his connection with the case entirely on top of this came the announcement no that mr heney had been appointed a deputy in the of air hall in order to enable him to conduct tho investigation before the grand jury and the estrangement which had begun to bo noticeable became complete it Is said that george was one ol 01 the ilist causes that led to ano request of mr hanoy that mr hail be removed was wanted badly as a witness by tho government in the puter watson trial he had however left for tho east and could not be located mr honey asked that he bo found aa his evidence would have been material in the completion ot the case no ono seemed to know anything of nis whereabouts until aboul tha close or iho case when it Is asserted mr hall said ha thought he knew chero could bo found he said he thought that was at lacrosse als and it afterward developed so it is said that he had been la communication with him there it wag then that tho breach began to widen between heney and tho district attorney it is eald that S B ormsby government agent should have been indicted by the at tho session of march basl ciarci loomis was acquainted with the evidence it Is claimed which led to tho 0 H may indictment last spring but was not put in the list of witnesses to be called before tho grand jury by tho government ll 11 la stated also that onesby was to have made a confession baat and that ho failed to do so Is laid at the district attorneys door these and other things which aro said to havo developed finally convinced mr acney that ho was not receiving tho cordial sympathy or mr hall in the prosecution ot the cases and then mr made his request to the president tor mr halls removal mr hall in reply says nothing it la his desiro that judgment bo not passed until the facts in the caso aro unfolded he Is waiting until such a alma as ho la given a chance b he president to explain hi position ana make clear aln acts while in domce and when that time comee he Is conn dent that he will able to convince ail that he has done nothing to merit ahe directed against hilj ANOTHER possibility IN WIRELESS telegraphy san francisco jan 1 major george squire signal coida coipa united states army has by a series of experiments reached an original conclusion to the effect that living vegetable organisms may be used as part of a circuit for electrical oscillations or waves which in turn sug gesta the possibility of using living trees as substitutes for masts and towers in the operation of wireless telegraphy to use a tree instead of a mast balloon or kite telegraphy it is only accruing to major squire to drive two ordinary iron nails into tire tree one near its base and the other where the main branches of the treo davese from the trunk and connect the receiving apparatus between the two nallis with this simple arrangement tho messages from the distant wireless stations are read by means of a telephone WAN TAI aklo jan a in abo jap anesa stormed and captured wan tal yesterday sunday earthquake SHOCKS FELT ban francisco cal jan 1 ahls city experienced number of earthquakes today thera were two slight shocks and at a severe one which lasted tor six seconds at isa i sa and a few minutia before ho one tonight another shock as felt allo att S shattered klalo glass and twisted one of I 1 A 1 city hall officials tae hall how taw eay that vaa taul constructed |
