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VOL. XLVIII SO. 14,874.
PORTLAND. OREGON, FRIDAY. JULY 31, 1908.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GATHERS FACTS
ROBBED BANK TO
WED SWEETHEART
WELLS CONFESSES. ROMANCE
ENDING IN TRAgSDx.
G0MS RAGES
MAY HOLD BURNS
IS IN CONTEMPT
,
JUDGE SUMMONS DETECTIVE TO
ANSWER CHARGE.
GOULD SteUHES
MONEY HE NEEDS
MARRY BROTHERS;
NOWSEEK DIVORCE
TACOMA SISTERS SOON TIRE OB
HCCKABRIS.
T.D. WILCOX BUYS
E
ABOUT HRIlfl
AGAINST
CRITICS
BUS N
Agent for Government
Works on Merger Suit.
HOW COMPETITION IS KILLED
Will Compare Conditions Be
fore and After Merger.
BIG STICK STILL SWINGING"
Chicago Shippers Asked to Tell How
Joint Control of Pacific Roads
Affects Business Evidence
Wanted for Trial.
CHICAGO, July 30. (Special.) Special
agents of :he Government are in Chicago
trying to collect evidence to substantiate
proceedings for the disruption of the Har
rlman system of railroads upon the
ground that the combination Is in' viola
tion of the Sherman anti-trust act.
For more than a week Ralph M. Mc
Kenzle, who did a ' great deal of pre
liminary work In the Investlgaton which
the Interstate Commerce Commission
made Into the affairs of the Harrlman
railroads, has been' industriously working
among big shippers with a vew to ascer
taining how the Harrlman combination
has been used, if used at all. to stifle
competition and restrain trade. On Mr.
McKenzle's new calling list are all of
tm traffic men of the big industries In
the city. It is not known with what suc
cess he U meeting, but his lnvestgatlon
Is taken s meaning that the "big stick"
has again begun to swing over the Harrl
man lines.
It Is understood that evidence is desired
for use In connection with a. suit to be
begun by the Government, which will be
similar to the Northern Securities ea.i
which resulted In the disruption of tha
' Hill merger, so far as ft holding com
pany is concerned. .
The special agent's work Is directed to
ward getting Information from shippers
with respect to conditions before the
combination of the Union Pacific Southern
Pacific, Oregon Short line and Oregon
Railroad & Navigation Company and a
comparison between those conditions
and the condtlons which exist today. To
the men upon whom he has called, Mr.
McKenzle has not disclosed his purpose
further than to say that he Is trying to
collect evidence for use In a suit to
disrupt the Harrlman combination. It Is
fully understood by Department of
Justice officials here that President
Roosevelt has not dropped his fight
against the Harrlman combination of
railroads.
EBERHARD IS INDICTED
Con sin Testifies Against Man Who
Klled Her Mother.
HACK ENS ACK, N. J., July 30. Gus
E. Eberhard, the New York grocery
clerk who recently shot and killed his
aunt, Mrs. Otlllie Eberhard. on a lone
ly road near here, and robbed her of
her lite savings, was Indicted today for
murder in the first degree. His trial
was set for September 14.
Chief of Police Dunn and Miss Eber
hard. who was also shot and wounded,
were the cnly witnesses before the
grand jury. Miss Eberhard and her
mother reached this country from
Vienna only two days before the
tragedy.
Chief Dunn testified that Eberhard
confessed to him.
PRINCE AUGUST A DOCTOR
Kaiser's Fourth Son Takes Degree
at Strasburg University.
STRASBURG, July 30. The University
of Strasburg announced today that Prince
August, the fourth son of Emperor Wil
liam, had passed his examination for the
degree of doctor In the science of govern
ment with the endorsement "very good"
on his papers, and that the title of doctor
had been conferred on him. This would
seem to be the first time that a Hohen
sollern has taken the degree of doctor.
Prince August Is the young man whom
the emperor some years ago Intended
sending to Harvard for the completion of
his education. This plan was not carried
out. because the empress did not wish to
be separated from the young man so long.
GALE ON ATLANTIC COAST
Storm From West Indies Is Sweep
ing Northward.
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. July SO. The
Weather Bureau today. In Its daily
forecast, says: -
"A West Indian storm of great
enormity la centered this morning off
the Carolina Coast, while another dis
turbance is centered off the Middle
Gulf Coast "
NORFOLK. Vs.. July J.The West
Indian storm now sweeping the Atlan
tic Coast had, at noon today, reached
a wind velocity of 60 miles an haua.
Could Not Wait for English Girl, So
Kenosha Married and Fol
lowed to England.
BOSTON, July 3t. According to the
police, Harvey T. Wells, ex-cashier of
the First National Ban, of Kenosha,
Wisconsin, who was arrested here last
night, confessed today that he had tak
en about $6000 from the bank. He save
as his excuse a desire to marry Miss
Samuel Gompers. President of
American Federation of Labor.
Aroused to A nicer by Critics of
His Support of Bryan.
Florence Wlnniston, whom he had met
In Chicago in September, 1907. He
eloped with Miss Wlnniston to New
York, where they were married. Mrs.
Wells went to England anil Wells re
turned to Kenosha.
Shortly afterward, he is said to have
told the police, he took J3000 in a lump
and Joined his wife In England. Later
they came to Montreal when their
money gave out. Well confessed to
his wife and they resolved to come to
Boston, get work and pay back the
money. They bought a lodging houso
with money obtained by selling Mrs.
Wells' jewels, while Wells ff-imd'a- po
sition In Cambridge. Then the arrest
put an end to their dream.
Mrs. Wells visited her husband in the
Tombs today and gave blmpathetlc as--surance
that she would stand by him.
Wells says he will so back to Wiscon
sin and throw himself on the mercy of
the court.
AMERICAN CAR IS AT PARIS
Received With Rapture on Comple
tion of Round-World Journey.
PARIS, July 30. The Thomas car In
the New York to Paris race crossed
the French frontier at noon and
reached Paris at 8 o'clock this evening.
The car was escorted up the boule
vards by automobile enthusiasts, who
met at Meaux, 25 miles east of Paris,
and was greeted with cheers. The race
committee was awaiting it at the office
of the Matin to receive the car.
Congratulations were showered upon
the interested crews, the American of
which proceeded to a hotel after their
healths had been drunk. . .
Med ford Swelters at 106.
MEDFORD, Or., July 30. (Special.)
The temperature has been 106 to
day, for the second time during the
present season. The first occurred ten
days ago, but after one day 'the heat
gradually lowered until ideal weather
was experienced.
MAP SHOWING LINES OF WABASH SYSTEM, WHOSE DIRECTORS YESTERDAY AGREED TO TAKE UP ERIE NOTES, AND
PORTRAITS OF GEORGE J. GOULD AND EDWARD H. HARRIMAN, WHO MADE THE DEAL.
Not Trying to Deliver
Labor Vote.
NOT QUESTION OF POLITICS
Says Criticisms So Unjust as
to Be Contemptible.
NO SWERVING FROM COURSE
Declares Charges of Enemies Are
Infamous Lies, Calls Them Out
casts and Renegades Denies
Seeking Political Office.
WASHINGTON, July 80. 'The report
that I have ever said that I would or would
not deliver the labor vote to any political
party Is an Infamous He," said Samuel
Gompers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, today. "Organized la
bor is not only honest, but Intelligent
enough to choose the party for its sup
port which will best represent its in
terests. . . . . v
"It is possible that by lies and mis
representations the enemies of organized
labor may injure me personally and even
be successful in accomplishing my re
moval as president of the American Fed
eration of Labor," Bald Mr. Gompers,
"but that will never change my course
in battling for the prlnclplea tor which
I stand. It is not a question of politics
with me. I have no politics or, if I
have, they are the politics of the people.
Calls Criticism Contemptible. '
"I fully expected when I took the stand
which I have," said Mr. Gompers, "that
some would disagree with me. I don't
expect the labor world to accept my
conclusions in every instance. I expected
to be criticised too, in some quarters, but
I did not think that the criticism would
be so unjust as to be contemptible.. I
stand for the right of individual . opinion.
I regard my position as president of the
American Federation of Labor as the
most exalted and' honorable In this world
to which I ever expect to aspire.
, "They may take that honor away from
me. If they , like, and I will bow to their
will, but It will not prevent me from
fighting for the cause which Is my life's
work, Just as I have In the past and
I purpose to do in the future.
"I want no political office or honor.
I have nothing for sale and don't pro
pose to begin at this late day by selling
my honor. What I think and what I
say is from conscientious conviction that
It is the truth. No one can make me
sacrifice my honest conviction.
Renegades and Outcasts.
"My editorial in the American Fed
eratlonlst plainly and forcefully sets forth
my position. He who runs may read
and understand. Those who have taken
Issue with the position therein set forth
not, understand me, with the position I
am alleged to have assumed are political
renegades and discredited outcasts of
labor. I do not mean that those who
differ, with my opinion are such, but those
who have denounced me and claim that
I have not set forth the facts as they
are found."
Frank H. Hitchcock, Republican Na
tional chatrman, when asked as to the.
truth of the report that a personal cam
paign was .to be waged against Mr. Gom
pers, replied:
"Nothing of the kind has been ar
Accused of Attempting to Influence
Members of Jury Panel in
Pending Ruef Trial.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 30. Judge
Sturtevant today Issued a citation for
contempt against William J. Burns and
two of his assistants sought for by
counsel for Abraham Ruef, and ord
ered that they appear before Judge
Lawler Saturday and snow cause why
fh'- i-'i ifi iri Tajfrnritfi MM n i w m nn uium
Detective W. J. Burns, Summoned
to Answer Contempt Charge In
Ruef Trior.
they should not be adjudged in con
tempt. Detective Burnt Is accused of having
attempted to Influence members of the
jury panel.
FIRST SHIP REACHES FIJI
Storeship Reports Fleet 12 00 Miles
Behind Her.
SUVA, Fiji Islands. July 30. The Gla
cier, storeship of the United States At
lantic fleet, arrived here today. She re
ports having been In communication by
wireless with -the battleship Georgia Tues
day at a distance of 1200 miles, and hopes
tonight to effect a chain of communica
tion with, the fleet through the , tender
Yankton, which IS In the Tbng Island
group. ' "
STEAL PIECE OF RAILROAD
Pima Indians Build Village With
' Harrlman's Ties.
PHOENIX, Ariz., July 30. Fourteen
Pima Indians were taken to the county
Jail today at Florence to serve a term for
the theft of railroad property from the
Southern Pacific Company. The Indians
are the leading men of a village on the
Pima River, built largely out of railroad
ties.
The stolen material was traced to the
village recently and the Indians, when ar
rested, freely admitted their guilt.
GOBBLING UP NEW WHEAT
Pendleton's Crop Fast Changing
Hands at 75 Cents' Bushel.
PENDLETON, Or., July 30. (Special.)
Wheat has advanced anotner two cents In
the Pendleton market, with the result that
probably 200.000 bushels have' changed
hands within the past two days. The pur
chases are being, made en a basis of 75
cents, and it, is not recalled when the
prices were so good and so much wheat
changing hands so early In the season.
""Si
Has Not Given Up Con
trol of His Roads.
TERMS OF LOAN NOT SETTLED
Wabash Will Be Liable for
Lake Erie's Notes.
HARRIMAN BANKERS HELP
Effort to Avoid Surrender Continued
by Gould, Who Still Protects
Wabash Interest In Em
barrassed Road.
NEW YORK. July 30. (Special.) George
J. Gould announced tonight, after many
conferences with Wall-stret bankers, that
the money to pay the 8,000,000 maturing
notes of the Wheeling & Lake Erie Rail
road had been obtained. It' was stated
that the bankers, Kuhn,' Loeb & Co. and
Blair & Co.. had agreed to furnish the
money to meet the notes due tomorrow,
after which they will hold a claim against
the Wabash, the lndorser of the. Wheel
ing & Lake Erie notes. The terms of set
tlement and the character of the collat
eral for the money furnished are still
matters of negotiation.
Has Not Given l"p Control.
It appears that Mr. Gould has slightly
the better of the negotiations so far, and
that he has been able to prevent the im
mediate passing of control of the collat
eral under the maturing notes. Two
propositions were presented to him to
day, both involving control of the 32,000,
000 equipment bonds, comprising the se
curity for the notes, and which, experts
agree, carries with it the control of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie. All parties were
convinced that It would be the best pol
icy to provide funds to' meet the notes on
Saturday and continue negotiations as to
the terms of the loan. The obligation be
comes a demand on. the Wabash, after
August l. - - -
Gould's Significant Statement.
The following statement, prepared
by Mr. Gould and his counsel, W. S.
Pierce, was today Issued for publica
tion: "Mr. Gould authorizes the statement
that the Wabash Company has made
satisfactory arrangements for the pro
tection of the 3,000,000 Wheeling . A
Lake Erie notes at maturity."
"This statement, simple as it ap
pears, means a great' deal to the su
porters of Mr. Gould," said a banker
Identified with the several Gould prop
erties, this evening. "As I read the
statement, it means that the Wabash
has so far been able to protect its in
terest in the Wheeling & Lake Erie,
otherwise the arrangements would not
have been described as satisfactory."
Declines Further Statement.
After the' close of the stock market
today Mr. Gould stated that he would
make no public statement today con
cerning the plans for meeting the
notes,- nor would he indicate whether
he Intended to make any public an
nouncement on that subject in the near
future.
. New Schedule Increases Traffic.
MARSHFIELD, Or., July 30. (Spe
cial.) The new train schedule of the
Continued on Page C.
One Husband Deserts Bride In Few
Weeks Wife Says He Was
Opium Smuggler.
TACOMA. Wash., July 30. (Special.)
Some light on why Clarence Huck
abrl deserted his bride of a few weeks
in San Francisco last February is shed
by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Everett Huck
abri. Tuesday Mrs. Clarence Huckabri
obtained a divorce from her husband
Theodore B. Wilcox, Successful
llualnens Man Who Has Pur
rhaned K410.OOO Worth of Port
Innd Real Kstate Within Last
Month.
of a few months. Her sister, Mrs. Ev
erett Huckabri, has applied for a di
vorce from her husband, who is a
brother of Clarence, and to whom she
was married the same day her sister
married Clarence.
Both couples left on a wedding trip
to San Francisco,- where, after - a stay
of a few weeks, Clarence Huckabri sud
denly deserted his wife, leaving her
absolutely destitute. She returned to
Tacoma a few days later with her sis
ter and sister's husband, Everett Huck
abri, who In turn deserted his wife a
few days after Tacoma was reached.
It Is declared by Mrs. Everett Huck
abri that she and her sUter became con
vinced before the San Francisco deser
tion occurred that Clarence Huckabri was
a smuggrtr-pf opium. -
PAY RAISED AS HE STEALS
Cashier Whose " "Fidelity" Is Re
warded Admits Theft of $48,000.
SEATTLE, Wash., July 30. (Special.)
R. F. Parkhurst, first assistant cash
ier of the Seattle National Bank, had
his salary raised from $175 to $250 a
month while he was gradually making
away with the funds of the bank, the in
creased salary being voted by the di
rectors on the ground of his fidelity and
hard work.
After two weeks of investigation the
officials decided today that Parkhurst
has made away with 148.330 during the
past seven or eight years, and his ar
rest was ordered this afternoon.
"I have been expecting this for some
time," said Parkhurst, as Detective
Bryne laid his hand on the cashier's
shoulder at the bank door. "It's really
a relief to me, for the suspense has been
terrible."
Tampering with accounts with outside
banks Is said to have produced the short
age, which will be fully covered by a
security bond and property transferred
to the bank.
POISON IN ALL VICTIMS
Helgeleln and All Gunnesses Died
by Same Means.
LAPORTE, Ind.,'Ju'ly 30. Coroner Mack
announced today that Dr. Walter Haines,
of Rush Medical College, Chicago, who
analyzed the stomach of Andrew - Helge
leln, of Aberdeen, S. D., the last victim of
Mrs. Belle Gunness, finding strychnine and
arsenic in fatal doses, has also found In
the stomachs of Mrs. Gunness and two
of the children arsenic and strychnine In
quantities sufficient to have caused death.
The county 1 officials who are working on
the Gunness case Issued a formal state
ment this afternoon, in which they say:
"We hope that this report will set at
rest the wagging tongues who have seen
fit to declare that Mrs. Gunness is still
alive, for the' seeming purpose of creating
a sentiment to that effect. Just what ef
fect this report may have on the trial of
the case of Ray Lampnere we are un
prepared to say at this time."
INFLATE AIRSHIP TODAY
Baldwin to Begin Tests of Army
Craft by Monday.
WASHINGTON, July 30. The work of
Inflating the big gasbag of Captain
Thomas S. Baldwin's airship will be be
gun tomorrow. The tent In which the
balloon will be housed arrived at Fort
Meyer today and will be pitched tomor
row. By Monday, barring accidents, Cap
tain Baldwin will be ready to make his
first flight - -
There is an element of uncertainty as to
what Captain Baldwin's aerial craft will
do when It gets up in the air, many of
its features being new in this country.
In the past Captain Baldwin has steered
his balloon by shifting the weight of his
Will
Build at Sixth and
Washington.
PAYS $250,000 FOR 100 BY 50
Price Sets New Mark for Port
land Realty Values.
SHACKS TO BE REMOVED
Modern Eight or Ten-hrory Building
Will Be Erected as Soon as Leases
Can Be Terminated Erfect
on Real Estate Market.
RECENT LARGE REALTY SALES.
'Jones Williamson - Eckerson
block. Seventeenth and
' Couch. School Board $100,000
Sixth and Everett, K. Jacob
sen M.noo
Flr.f and Main. G. Cereghnlo 011,000
Mellnda Heights, Texas Tim
ber syndicate 2S8.OO0
Seventh and Stark. T. B.
Wilcox 1H0.0O0
Fourth and Oak. C. K. Henry 125.O00
Fourth and Ankeny, buyer's
name withheld , SS.000
Columbia, building. West
Park and Washington.
Portland Realty Associates 210.000
Sixth and Washington, T. B.
Wilcox 2.10.000
The southeast corner of Sixth and
Washington streets was yesterday sold
to Theodore B. Wilcox, through the
agency of Charles K. Henry & Son, for
1250,000. Mr. Wilcox contemplates the
erection of an eight or ten-story office
building on the site. The ground is 100
feet on Washington street and 60 on
Sixth, and is occupied by a number of
one and two-story frame buildings of
little value in themselves, but which,
on account of the location, have
brought in rentals out of all proportion
to their worth. "
The building on the corner Is leased
to M. A. Gunst. the next room on Sixth
to a saloon, and the second story to
Sharkey'B real estate office. On Wash
ington, next to Gunst, ,ls a saloon, next
to that an umbrella store, then a candy
store, and adjoining the Olds, Wortman
& King building a hair store.
Some of these stores were leased for
from two to three years by the former
owners, Labbe Bros., represented by
Blaise Labbe for himself, and as
trustee. The title latterly has rested
In Blaise Labbe, who ' executed ' the
transfer to Mr. Wilcox.
As to Immediate Improvement of the
(Conclvded on Pager 10.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
TESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 8T .
drees; minimum, 62 decrees.
TODAY 8 Fair and probably cooler; westerly
winds.
Foreign.
Turkish Liberals not yet satisfied with Sul- .
tan's concessions. . Page 4.
Strikers at Vigneux, France, fight soldiers at
barricades, page 6.
Peace Congress in Loridon supported by
King and Cabinet. Page 0.
National.
Government attorneys map out programme
for prosecuting Standard Oil Company.
Pue 2.
Politics.
Cortelyou talked of as rival to Hughes.
Page 3.
Gompers answers critics who condemn sup
port of Bryan. Page 1.
Bryan urges Independents to support Demo
cratic ticket. Page 10.
Domestic.
Incendiary fires spread terror among Long
Island millionaires. Page 3.
Three states begin suit to dissolve yellow
pine lumber trust. Page fl.
Bank cash ler confesses he stole to get
money to marry. Page 1.
Detective Burns summoned for contempt.
Page 1.
Gould raises money needed without sur
rendering control. Page 1.
Illinois manufacturers prepare to fight rul
ing on export rates. Page T.
Bports.
Portland defeats San FrancUco. 4 to 3.
Page 12.
Committee to welcome Oregon athletes will
meet tonight. Page 12.
Airship may be side attraction at Country
Club meet. Page 12.
Fast racing at Detroit. Page 12.
Pacific Coast,
Forest fires fill -Willamette Valley with
smoke. Page 7.
Salmon cannery at Acme, on Sluslaw, burns;
loss SaO.000. Page T.
Two sisters who marry brothers simultane
ously seek divorce. Page 1.
Yawl upset at Everett; three persons drown.
Page 7.
Commercial and Marine.
Optimistic view of hop market taken by
Hart. Page 17. .
Wheat strong at Chicago on rust report.
Page 17. ' .
New York stock market neglected. Page IT.
Ship carpenters go on strike at Celllo. Gov
ernment work is delsyed. Pge 16.
Portland and Vicinity.
T B. Wilcox buys southeast comer at
Sixth and Washington for $250,000 and
will erect modern office building. Page 1.
Senator Fulton believes Legislature should
elect Republican to Senate. Page 13.
Court denies motion for non-suit in Booth
case. Page 10.
Business men file petitions against Socialist
orators. Page 11
Receiver Howard, of Title Guarantee A
Trust Company files .report. Page 10.
Big celebration to mark arrival of first train
over North-Bank road. Pags 18.
Obstacles removed, and HUlsboro line will
be completed by September. Page 11.
Herman Rldder dlscuases fight on paper
trust. Page 13.
Difficult task to name board on ' charter
vvuaon- Pus
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