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THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, APRIL 4. 1907. THAW UNDERGOES TEST OE Commission Will Decide Today and Trial End or Be Resumed. PRISONER STANDS ORDEAL After More Doctors Have Given Op posite Opinions and Lawyers Have 'Wrangled. Lunacy In quiry Ends Thaw Confident. NEW YORK, April 3. Tomorrow brings another critical stage ' in the case of Harry K. Thaw, who as the player of Stanford White, either will bo officially proclaimed insane and or dered sent to a state asylum, or his trial will be resumed before Justice Fitzgerald upon the finding of the lunacy commission that the defendant is at this time capable of rightly un derstanding his own position, or ap preciating the nature of the charges agninst him and of rationally advising with his counsel. The commission completed Its work tonight, and will be ready to report to Justice Fitz gerald tomorrow morning. Thaw underwent a private mental and physical examination for more than two hours today. Tn this last crucial test he was entirely alone be fore the commission, even the District Attorney and the members of his own counsel being barred. When the three members of the commission David McClure, Peter B. Olney and Dr. Leo pold Putzell had completed their final examination they shook hands with Thaw in a most cordial manner. ThW Confident of Result. He went back to his cell in the Tombs with a light heart, and de clared later to his counsel that he felt the commission would surely declare him sane tomorrow. The attorneys shared their client's optimistic view of the situation. District Attorney Jerome would not commit himself in any way. Thaw's counsel declared they were ready to proceed with the case tomor row, and believed that Mr. Dclmas might begin his summing-up address before noon. In that event, they said. Mr. Jerome would address the Jury on Friday, and a verdict might be ex pected before the week-end. There is little or no likelihood that the report of the commission which has Inquired into Thaw's present men tal state ever wlkl be made public. If the decision favors Thaw, Justice Fitz gerald will merely order the trial to proceed without any reference What soever to the interruption which be gan two weeks ago. Should the de rision be against Thaw. Justice Fitz gerald would have to quote but briefly from the formal findings of the com mission in his order committing the young man to an asylum. If commit ted. Thaw would have to remain In the asylum until declared sane by the superintendent of the Institution. Then ho would be brought back here and tried again. Doctors of Opposite Opinion. The last public session of the com mission was held this morning to hear the testimony of two alienists Dr. Al len Rose Delfendorf, of Middletown, COM for the prosecution, and Dr. rharles G. Wagner, of Blnghamton. N. Y.. for the defense. Dr. Delfendorf gave a purely academic decision based upon assumed facts and writings of the defendant, and declared Thaw was incompetent. Dr. Wagner said he had tnlked with Thaw almost daily for nearly two months, and had been un able to ,flml anything upon which to predicate an opinion of mental un soundness at this time. He was not willing to go on record, however, as Mpeeifieally -declaring Thaw to be in e very sense a sane man. He said he had not sufficient facts Ijefore him or sufficient time In which to reach so positive a conclusion. Dr. Wagner repeated many of his more recent conversations with the prisoner, and gave the defendant's idea of his present predicament. Thaw de clared that he realized his position today waa serious. He thought, how ever, his attorneys had made such good progress during the trial that he was In a much better position than when It was begun. He said he had no de lusion now that his act was an act of Providence. Commission's Test of Sanity. When tha Commission began its private examination of the defendant, the mem bers questioned him particularly about this delusion and others of which It has been testified he waasufTerlng at the time he shot and killed Stanford White. Dr. Putzell, of the Commission, conducted the brief physical examination to which Thaw was subjected. He was given all the standard tests of the reflexes, the pupils of the eyes, the Romberg test for evi dences of locomotor ataxia, etc. Thaw Is said to have undergone all the tests In :i thoroughly satisfactory manner. The alienists testifying for the defense, who conducted a more searching physical rest than that undertaken by the Commis sion today, declared they were unable to find any really abnormal traces. Dr. B. D. Evans said there was an unusual hump near tha base of the skull, and also told of Thaw's fluctuating pulse, declaring It was the most extraordinary he had ever met with in his medical experience. The rate of bents often would change four times tn a minute. 9 , Mrs. Bvel n Nesbit Thaw was present during most of the public sessions. Mr. Delmas was not present today, but at the end of the inquiry Thaw sent him a note by special messenger telling him to be ready to proceed with hts summing-up argument tomorrow. Jerome and Hartridge Clash. Dr. Diefendorf explained at some length the ii4 pages of suggestions made by Thaw to Mr. Delmas for his summing address, and declared that they emanated from a diseased brain. The commission asked the witness to point out what he considered Insane evidences among tha memoranda. lr. Diefendorf pointed out one passage which Mr. Jerome started to read aloud. "1 must protest against this." Interrupt ed Mr. Hartridge, of Thaw's counsel. "Those papers were produced for tha benefit of the commission at a secret ses sion, and the District Attorney to reading them to the reporters. It Is another casa like the Lyon letters from Pittsburg. They were aent here to the clerk of the court. It was agreed that they might be ropieo m i ne District Attorney's office, and then they mysteriously appeared in the newspapers." "Thrc was nothing mysterious about the publication of those letters." said JUr. Jerome. I gave tneni out myself. INSANITY They were public documents, produced In open court. "But they had not been admitted in evidence.'' retorted Mr. Hartridge. Chairman McClure put an end to the discussion by saying the Lyon letters were not before the commission. Jerome Breaks Out Again. Mr. McClure cross-examined the witness for 20 minutes or more in semi-secret fashion, the attorneys being gathered about the commtosioner s desk and the questions and auswers being tn tones in audible beyond the circle. Suddenly 4r. Jerome broke the quiet by saying in a loud voice: I must object to the questions being put to this witness by the commission. They re not . proper cross-examination and. if you will pardon my frankness in saying so, you are trying to put this gentleman In a dishonorable position of swearing to on thing at one time and another tiling at another time, you must remember he swore upon one set of facts at the trial and upon a different set of facts today. . "If this witness is In a dishonorable .po sition," interrupted Mr. Hartridge. "he put himself in it. That's all there Is to it." The cross-examination of Dr. Delfendorf was shortly afterwards concluded. Dr. Wagner declared that throughout his trial Thaw had acted and conversed in an entirely rational manner. He fully understood the nature of the proceedings against him and advised with his at torneys in the hearing of the doctor. Dr. Wagner said he had talked with Thaw as late as this morning, when he dis cussed the trial for more than an hour. On cross-examination Mr. Jerome showed Dr. Wagner the suggestions Thaw made to Mr. Delmas- for his summing up and asked: . "Assuming these not to have been writ ten as a Joke, but in good faith by a man on trial for his life, is it your opinion they are a product of a sound and normal mind?" "There are many very excellent sugges tions among these made by Mr. Thaw," replied the doctor. NEW SPELLERS GAINING CHAMPIOXS OF SIMPLICITY RE JOICE OVER CONVERTS. Ambassador Bryce Sends in Adhe sion and Board Will Carry the War Into Great Britain. NEW YORK. April S. Chairman Brandcr Matthews of the Simplified Spell ing Board at Its first annual meeting to day submitted a report stating that at least lOv.000 persons were using the form of spelling urged by the organization. Most of the criticism against the board's activity. Professor Matthews declared, had come from men of letters, but this had been more than offset by the support of men of science. Professor Matthews says President Roosevelt's warm atti tude toward simplified spelling had also been a powerful factor In advancing the work. Resolutions were adopted thanking Andrew Carnegie for the aid he had ren dered the board and expressing the con viction that through the help thus ren dered there "would be Insured for .count less generations a great diminution in the labor of teaching and learning with a proportionate increase in the things taught and learned: a vast increase in the facility of spreading ideas, and there fore a vast increase in each individual's slock of original ideas." Professor Thomas Lonsdale, of Yale, was elected president. Charles G. Scott, secretary, recommended an active effort to enlist the support of teachers and pro fessors, and that the efforts at interna tional co-operation be continued and steps taken to bring about the establish ment of a committee In Great Britain. Andrew Carnegie and Lyman J. Gaga were appointed auditors and it was voted to have the board incorporated under the laws of tills state. The board gave a dinner tonight. Mr. Carnegie, who presided, said he felt sure spelling reform was coming. Mr. Carnegie had a letter from Ambassady RF-EI.Et'TED CITT RECORDER OF EUGENE FOR TWENTY FIRST TIME. B. F. Donis. EUGENE, Or., April 3 (Spe cial.) B. F. Dorrls, who was re elected city Recorder of Eugene April 1. Is one of the earliest set tlers now living In Eugene. Re has served as City Recorder for the past 20 years, his first election being In April, 1SST. This election marks the 21st time that he has been chosen for the place without Inter ruption, several times having rather close races. V The records of the city for these 20 years are to be found in his handwriting. and there are few questions connected with the city govermnent in this time that Mr. Dorrls cannot answer. Bryce and another from Commissioner of Education Ellsworth Brown, bespeak ing success for the bard in its efforts at spelling reform. Mr. Bryce's "letter said: I am delighted to see that the subject of spelling reform ts beginning to be consid ered hre, and can assure you that in Eng land also some of car leading philologists i.nd scholars feel its Importance and are disposed to co-operate with you in endea voring to Improve methods. Mr. Brown wrote: "I beg to offer my wishes that the Simplified Spelling Board may continue to promote this movement in wise and effective ways." William Archer, editor of the London Tribune and representative of Great Brit ain on the board, and Thomas Wentworth Hlgglnson were among the speakers who favored simplified spelling. Mr. Hlggln son said: Foreign languages multiply dally among us. A single ship from Europe lately brought to the Vnlted States people of 29 different languages. As a result, the pupils of our city schools within one year pick up every language and make It Into English or something called English, like magic. To me-t the pressure, the English tongue need, simplifying, as the French and Germans haw already been simpllSeU. ssssssflSn" ii fl flak & .-aa WILL NOT CONSENT War Lords Object to Limita tion of Armaments. RUSSIA ISSUES CIRCULAR AVith Germany and Austria Reserves Right Not to Consider Subject at The Hague Britain In sists on Quick Action. ST. PETERSBURG. April 3. The Rus sian representatives abroad have been directed to communicate a circular note regarding The Hague peace conference, the mean feature of which is the an nouncement that Russia, Germany and Austria reserve the right to abstain from the discussion of questions "which in their opinion cannot lead to practical re sults." meaning the limitation of arma ments. Russia in making her reserva tion reaffirms her adherence to the for mer programme of Uie conference. On the other hand. Great Britain and Japan reserve the right to abstain from the discussion of any points in the Rus sian programme, from which, according to their views, satisfactory conclusions are not obtainable. . The question of the limitation of arma ments, according to the note, is proposed by three powers, the United States. Great Britain and Spain, the United States also proposing the addition of the Drago doc trine to the programme, and several states reserve the right to present inde pendent propositions to the conference on questions connected with the Russian pro gramme but not directly mentioned in it. In conclusion the note states that the Russian Minister at The Hague has been instructed to ask the government of the Netherlands to issue final invitations to the conference in order that it may be opened in the middle of June. WANTS TO REGAIX STRENGTH Russia Says Time Not Ripe for Lim iting Armaments. ST. PETERSBURG, April 3. According to Professor De Martens, who was re ceived in audience by Emperor Nicholas yesterday, Russia believes the time is not ripe for the discussion of the ques tion of limitation of armaments, as prac tical results cannot be obtained, but if the United States and Great Britain are determined to bring the subject before the conference Russia is not inclined to in sist on its exclusion. In consequence of the unsuccessful war Russia's army and fleet are far below her normal strength and she Is not willing to restrict her freedom of action in re suming her proper military position. Ambassador Riddle has not participated in the peace conference negotiations here. BRITAIN STANDS BY REQUEST Insists on Discussion of Armaments at The Hague. LONDON, April 3. Great Britain has not withdrawn or in any way altered her request that the reduction of expendi tures on armaments should be placed upon the programme of subjects to be discussed at The Hague peace conference. A note was sent to Russia March 20 re questing that the question of limitation of armanent be placed upon the pro gramme. "The conents of this note, which were communicated to the powers, made this plain." said an official of the Foreign Office to the Associated Press today, adding that he could not understand why any other interpretation could be placed on it. "as seems to have been done in Berlin." INVITATION REACHES ROSEN. Rust-Jan Ambassador Will Hand it to Root When Translated. WASHINGTON. April 3. Baron Ro sen, the Russian Ambassador, called upon Secretary Root at the State De partment today and informed him he had received from St. Petersburg the Invitation to the United States, to at tend the second Hague conference. The invitation was in French and It w-as necessary to make a translation before it could be handed to Mr. Root officially. The understanding here has been that the date would be placed some time bsjpween June 1 and 15. How Germany Understands It. BERLIN, April 3. The statement made at the British Foreign OfBce today that Great Britain had not in any way al tered her request that the question of the limitation of armaments be included in the programme of the coming peace con ference at The Hague causes some sur prise in Berlin, as the German Fofelgn Office understands that Great Britain does not Insist on the question being formally included in the programme, but only reserves the privilege of raising the question In the conference, thus leaving the other powers free to partake in or abstain from its discussion. STRIKE ORDERED ON HOTEL Some Workmen Refuse to Quit, But Unions Indorse Order. SAN FRANCISCO. April 3. All the union men employed on the Hotel Fair mount were called off this morning bv or der of P. H. McCarthy, president of the Building Trades Council. Six hundred obeyed the order, but after exciting meet ings had been held on the street, more than half the number returned to work, declaring the order of McCarthy to be tyrannical and unjust. Those who left their work did so with the understanding that they would take the matter up at the meetings of their resective councils tonight for determination. McCarthy's order grew out of his con troversy with the Independent Union of Electrical Workers, which was formed here some time ago in defiance of his or ders. The unions involved in the walkout were the plumbers, tilers, glaziers, steam fitters, carpenters, painters, plasterers, bricklayers and electric-workers. The district council of painters and the carpenter unions at meetings held to night indorsed the action of McCarthy In calling off all unions affiliated with the Building Trades Council. The plumb ers and other unions will hold meetings tomorrow. This practically means that the strike will occur, as it was said to night that 70 men returned to work on the hotel. Federal Rtuige Leased. of the stormiest sessions jn its history, the Mjottiics i-jveaiock Association jesierday THE HAT question: Solves itself when you see tne Standard of Hat value' MSKIBBIN passed resolutions favoring the leasing? of the Federal range and requesting that one half rent per acre be made the minimum charge and 14 cents the miximum charge. E S HUNDREDS COME THROUGH MEXICO AND CANADA. Have Passports to Those Countries, But Only Use Them as Blind to Enter United States. WASHINGTON, April 3. InformaUon has reached the Immigration Bureau of the Department of Commerce and Labor that hundreds of Japanese have arrived In Mexico destined for the United States. Inspector Braun, who was sent to Mexico to investigate, telegraphed today that he had interviewed several hundred Japan ese, principally laborers, who are now in Mexico Many of them are in strait ened circumstances. They have no in tention of remaining in Mexico, but do desire to come to the United States. They expect to obtain employment on the rail roads of the West and Southwest. Some of them have already applied for ad mission to the United States and have been denied. In every instance the immigrants hold passports issued to them by the Japanese government to Mexico. They tell the American officials that the Japanese gov ernment will not issue passports to the united States. Under the circumstances the Japanese cannot be admitted legally to this country, but scores are beingj sinuggieu across tne -Taexican Doruer. The department also is informed that many Japanese are reaching Honolulu. There they take passage to San Fran cisco, bearing passports to British Colum bia. From San Francisco they go to Van couver. It Is known they have no busi ness in Vancouver, but intend to make their way across the Northern border to the United States. The general situation is regarded as serious by the immigration officials, for it practically is Impossible Ito prevent smuggling across the border of Mexico or British Columbia. MRS. BRADLEY'S DEFENSE Slayer of Senator Will Plead Mental Irresponsibility. WASHINGTON, April 3.-Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, who shot to death former United States Senator Arthur Brown, of Utah, in a hotel in this city. December 8 last, will plead mental irresponsibility as her de fense to the indictment for murder. This fact came out when her counsel yesterday asked the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia for an order authorizing the summoning of 13 witnesses from the West to be brought here at Government expense to testify In her behalf. Accompanying this motion is an affida vit in which Mrs. Bradley says she is un able to pay the expenses of witnesses. It is declared that the defense expects to prove by the witnesses that any act she committed that day, "was the result of her diseased condition of mind, for which she is not responsible." The list of wit nesses Is made up as follows: Colonel Maurice M. Kaighn, Judge H. W. Henderson, Albert R. Barnes, a law yer; Dr. E. W. Whitney, Matthew Brad ley, the defendant's son. Colonel George Hanson, tVillard Hanson, County and City Attorney of Salt Lake City, and Mrs. J. W. Swaney of San Francisco and sev eral others. The Criminal Court may set the trial for April 25. WAR ON LIVESTOCK FIRM Boycott Declared Against Co-operative Commission Company. KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 3. 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