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.
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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
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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. The Live
stock Commission men who are members
of the Livestock Exchange at the stock
yards, have declared a war on the Co
operative Livestoct Commission Com
pany, an independent concern, and a boy
cott on all packers who purchase cattle,
sheep or hogs from the Co-operative Com
pany. The reason given for the boycott is that
the company sells cattle below price
Jfor Jfrtbap &nly
Tomorrow we will sell the daintiest of Lawn
Waists, trimmed in embroidery and lace tucks
and insertion Regular $2.25 Value for $1.48
These beautiful sheer lawn waists are the sensible kind of
which every woman of taste needs a generous supply for
spring and summer. They are in such artistic patterns and so
prettily trimmed as to delieht vou. The materials are muii.
tionally good. In .fact, you wiir be thoroughly surprised at
tne vaiue orterea tor the money. But re
member, this price is. good for tomorrow
(Friday) only. $2.25 for
W$t Partfjolometo Company
I he House of Tone
BEN SELLING
quotations and sends out circulars to
shippers charging the commission men
and Stock Exchange with dealing unfairly
with the shippers. The Co-operative Com
pany's representatives say that the or
ganization of the independent company
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