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TIIE MORXIXG OREGONIAN. MONDAY, SEPTE3IBER 20, 1909. COURTS MAY TAKE MOTHER AND SISTEE OF DEAD LIEUTENANT, WHO PLAN NEW CAMPAIGN TO CLEAR HIS MEMORY. C lift 1L'' are an imPerative necessity when one is planning Fall sewing and new Winter gowns. ijQlVlTlS? IVlOtCllinGS it's just as easy to have the best one made as to have an inferior make. We are sole Portland agents for the famous STANDARD line and sell them on such easy weekly payments that it's extrava- gj MfppL ganee not to own one if you've much sewing to do. Join our sewing machine club and buy one at $o.00 down and V CCK UP SUTTON PROBE t Failing Before Jury, Will Ap peal to Congressional Aid, Declares Mrs. Sutton. L. A- onman X J I . ...... . : i $z Kims: Olds w DESIRES NAME CLEARED Relatives of Dead Lieutenant Per sistent In Effort to Prove Young Officer Did , Not Take Ills Own Life. rHGONIAN NEW3 BUREAU. Wash ington, Sept. 19. If a Maryland grand Jury can be Induced to return the neces sary indictments, the James N. Sutton case, already famous as a .result of two Naval Inquiries, will be dragged through che criminal courts of that state, because Mrs. Sutton and her counsel believe and maintain that an Impartial Jury, after hearing all the evidence which they hope to produce, will be convinced "beyond all reasonable doubt" that young Sutton did not shoot himself, but. was shot in cold blood by one of the Marine officers with whom he quarreled on the fatal night in October. 1907. Should this move fail to result In con viction. Congress will be asked to make a sweeping investigation into the circum stances attending the killing of lieuten ant Sutton, and In the event of a find ing in favor of the dead officer, to mete out such punishment as Congress, in lta authority, can Inflict. Tills case Is to be pressed until someone Is legally held re sponsible for Sutton's death, or unt'l the co'irts or Congress, after hearing all the evidence, put a quietus on the matter In some form which no man can foresee. Difficult Task Ahead. The difficulties which beset Mrs. Sut ton and her attorneys In their effort to ferret out and punish those whom they believe to be guilty are enormous. They have little to offer In the way of direct evidence. They have no eye-witnesses to the shooting witnesses who were close enough to distinguish and Identify the various participants In the fight. They must depend largely upon circumstantial evidence, and this must be arrayed against the direct evidence of the various officers who were with Sutton when the fatal shot was fired. Those officers have given their testi mony; they all agree that Sutton pulled the trigger and sent the bullet crashing into his own brain. They are the only living persons who know what happened: they will stand before the courts as ac cused, -and It Is not reasonable to pre sume that at a subsequent hearing they will testify far differently from what tbey did at Annapolis. They will testify, of course, for their defense rests upon their own shoulders. And they oc cupy the ground of advantage. Inasmuch as they are the only competent- eye witnesses. Public Not Satisfied. The finding of the . Annapolte court of inquiry is notoriously unsatisfactory. The public mind is unwilling. In view of the evidence, to believe that Sutton dellber ltcly and Intentionally shot himself. The finding of the Naval court, however, did not clear Sutton entirely of this asper sion. Had the court, as It might have done without injury to anyone, removed he stigma of suicide from the name of Sutton, and returned a verdict of acci dental shooting, it is doubtful whether the case would have been carried further. When the eecond Annapolis court con vened. Mrs. Sutton declared that It was not her purpose or her desire to accuse any of the young Marine officers of di rectly killing her son. She wanted, she said, to clear his good name, remove the supposition of suicide, and have conse crated the ground in which her boy was burled. Could she have gained that much, she declared at the time, she would have been content. But the court denied her w?n that much. Now Mrs. Sutton is de ermlned to press the charge of murder. 1 Testimony Only Circumstantial. . She herself la satisfied that "Jimmle" Sutton did not shoot himself; the Catholic Church Is also satisfied on that score, and the body of her boy now lies In con secrated ground in Arlington Cemetery. Her first object Is very largely attained, though to this day the stigma of suicide ha not officially been removed. The evidence to be produced by Mrs. Sutton at the trial of the accused Marine officers, !f there Is to be a trial, will be largely that produced at Annapolis. In adrlitlon, however, there will be consid erable expert testimony growing out of the discoveries made when the body of Lieutenant Sutton was exhumed and ex amined. This expert testimony will ail center around the wound made by the bullet which penetrated Sutton's brain. Mrs. Sutton and her lawyers maintain that a clean-cut hole, such as that made by the bullet, without shattering the skull, or producing cracks radiating from the point of penetration. Is evidence conclu sive that the gun from which the shot was fired was held at a considerable distance from Sutton's head. Nature of Mound Important. Backing up this theory, Uvey will fur ther Insist that the absence of burns or powder marks on the scalp bears out their contention that the shot could not have been fired ax close range. Had Sut ton shot himself, or had his hnhd held the revolver st tho time the shot was fired, they maintain, first, that the hole would have been ragged, that the skull would have been splintered and shat tered, and that the ball. Instead of lodg ing in the brain, would have passed en tirely through the head and carried away a part of the skull surrounding the point of exit. Seccndly, tbey will maintain that had the shot been fired at a distance of only a few inches, there necessarily would have b"n Indications of burn and of powder. Th!s expert testimony will be met by equally: positive expert tertlmony on the otiier sid- Aside from providing an opening for the use of expert testimony, and giving the experts something to work on. the recent autopsy on the remains of Lieu tenant Sutton apparently did nothing to strengthen the case of Mrs. Sutton. With out this examination, however, there would have remained doubt as to the nature of the hole In Sutton's head, and the apearance of the scalp in the vicin ity of the opening. The facts gleaned at the examination were positive, and to Mrs. Sutton's counsel, assuring. They cleared up all doubt on at least one dis puted point. But beyond this feature the disclosures were not favorable to the contention of the mother. Bruises Found on Head Only. It Is true that ugly bruises were found on Lieutenant Sutton's forehead and chin an-i upon the top of his head, but It was previously established tttat he had been beaten and bruised by his assailants, or there whom he assailed, according to the version accepted. Moreover, the bruises were found In fpots where ther were ex- liv 'r 4 - 4 , 1 t r Mi ll -It is.; ::" ' i J' f iff-" " i L V J f-H -I j MRS. ROSE SUTTON PARKER A1VD MRS. JAMES N. SUTTOIT, pected. The ugliest, a large, oval blotch over his right eye. showed unmistakable evidence that he had been hit either by a lightly clenched fist, or by some large blunt Instrument. It was not such a bruise as would be made by the butt-end of a revolver: It was too large for that; it was not such a bruise as would result from a blow with a stick; It was too broad for that. It might readily have been the result of a terrific fist blow, or It might have been made, when Suptton was thrown to the ground. What produced that dark, ugly bruise will never be positively es 1.1.11. t llrAvfiA jtmnllpr bruise on the left side of the chin evidences a hard struggle. Many a . rist-ngnter nas come out of an encounter similarly Ttuk iriH,o, nn the ton of the head, three in number, were not appar ent through the hair, but the dlscolora .i A ...in vhnn thA hair was part ed, disclosed a aeries of long, narrow bruises which mlgnt nave Deen proaucra in a number of ways. Such bruises would have resulted had Sutton been kicked in the head with a flat-toed shoe as he lay prostrate on the ground. They would have been proaucea naa ne ran im;n. tho tnn of tha head with a cane. or a stick, or the barrel of a revolver. If thrown upon his head, tney may nave been produced by glancing contact with the ground. But the manner In which those, like the other bruisee were caused, probably will .never be cleared up. It Is readily ..-i.iV timt vn th nrinrlDals to that memorable fight could not recall the num of blows exchanged. So the bruises, numerous as they were, merely bear mute testimony as 10 hid severity of the onslaught made upon Sut . - h- Aeath Tt Is hardly rea- lAi"l V - sonable to assume that any of these bruises were lnfllctea aner me suui fired. Important LlnK Missing. i t lint in the evidence bear- . . . i.in1ra i. fnrever missing. When the first autopsy was performed at An napolis on tne ooay 01 ubuii shortly after his death, the brain was ith it the bullet that was found Imbedded In the brain. Both brain and bullet have dteappeared-4hey were destroyed after that examination. Not so. nowever, two 01 nm theories advanced by Mrs. Sutton. In the exhaustive examination that lasted i .. nr thiva hours, every part ine ufiici imii. of Sutton's body was examined with ex actness. Nowhere was a DroKen none un covered. That disclosure set at rest the contention of Mrs. Sutton- that h r boy s arm was broken In the fight. If a Jury trial should resuu in cwiviu- f it. own voHtion. might deem it advisable to look into conditions in the Marine Corps, dut u wuu.u i then pursue the accused officers. On the -.i . a i v, inrv trial should result oilier iimiu u 1 1 J J - . t . in acquittal. Congress might feel loth to go behind the jury nnmn. TEACHERS GO TO SCHOOL Institute Will Be Held - at The Dalles October 5 to 8. THE DALLES. Or.. Sept. l.-(Special.) The programme for the annual County Teachers' Institute, wnlcn wui De . .,. kio-h Bhnol building in The Dalles October 6-8, inclusive, has Just been com pleted by County acnooi Duimnmcuu. Justus T. Neff, and will be reaoy wr distribution the first of next 'ek:- Teachers from Sherman, Hood River and Wasco counties will be In attendance, and as the Institute will be held during fair week, every instructor of the public schools of the three counties Is expected to be present. Some of the educators ... vM-ihm-toi who have signified their willingness to serve as instructors are J. H. Ackerman. Buperinimcm Public Instruction; H. C. Sampson, prin- lpal of the State Normal ocnooi, i..,. ..-w t i f rnsir nresident of the n nail, i xi. . , . Albany College; W. J. Kerr, president of the Oregon Agricultural College, and Catherine Montgomery, primary super visor of the State Normal School, Belllng ham. Wash. COOK RESTRAINS HIMSELF (Continued Prom First Page.) Stars and Stripes to the Pole. I at Once sent congratulations. I then believed, as r ha nw HHt tibi work over a new route far east of my line of travel was a new conquest ' of great Importance, and of couiwe that his observations at the Pole would supplement my worn witn vaiuaDie details. There is room enough and honor enough for two American flags at the Pole." Cook to Arrive Tuesday. " The Oscar TI. will not arrive at New York: until Tuesday morning. This is at the urgent request of the reception committee which is to meet Dr. Cook. The steamer should have reached Sandy Hook Monday afternoon, but a mes sage from the reception committee ask ing that the arrival be delayed, as it was Impossible to change the committee arrangements, was received this even ing by wireless, and the captain con sented to comply with the request. The Oscar II. la, therefore, under decreased speed. NEW SPECTER RISES Statute of Limitations Not Run on Perjury Charge. BAY CITY BOODLERS SAD With Hop of Release From Unpleas ant Results of Graft Filling Them ' With Joy, New Cause of Anx iety Is Suddenly Sprung. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 19. (Special) The boodle Supervisors who thought the statute of limitations had run against all their offenses were brought up with a round turn when the affidavit of Novem ber 2, 1906, declaring their innocence of wrongdoing, was sprung on them. The signing of this affidavit was perjury for which they may be prosecuted until their three-year limit Is reached. All of the boodle Supervisors with the exception of Thomas Lonergan, who Is dead, and W. W. Sanderson, who is suf fering from tuberculosis, and is at a health resort, scintillate In San Francisco or the vicinity, and many intend to con tinue to live here even if there Is a proclamation of emancipation, and In spite of the fact that "Big Jim" Gallagher-will take up his abode In England, "far from the madding crowd." J. J. Furey, who has at all times since he was caught been "good." Is now the proprietor of a saloon on McAllister street, and discussed today in a gloomy manner the appearance of the perjury specter while the fire from the beautiful diamond on his shirt front glistened riotously. "Tom Lonergan Is the only lucky one In the crowd, and, he was the one who brought on most of the trouble by trying to become a bdss himself In that skating rink deal," said Furey, remlnlscently. "He doesn't have to. worry about the statute of limitations. Of course every thing Is all right on the other charges, but now here comes that old affidavit and no one knows what will happen. "It's been h 1 to be forced to go on the stand and tell a lot of things a Yellow would rather keep in his boots, but it Is premature to talk of the statute of limitations. We have to think of that affidavit yet." PRAIT AWAITS REPLY GETS NO ANSWER FROM PAN TANS HE TELLS TO GO. Officials Decline to Discuss Order to Quit City's Employ or Secret Society. SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 19. (Special.) Mayor Pratt, having Issued his ulti matum to the three Pan Tans who are In the city's employ as appointed agents. Is now resting on his oars. He stated tonight that none of the officials Police Justice Mann. Police Court Bailiff Ed wards and Police Detective McDonald had communicated with him, and he can not say If they will sever their connection with the Pan Tans or take the alternative of reslglng their city positions, as he will ask them to do. With the exception of the men who de pend upon the Influence of the Pan Tans to get Jobs for them, citizens of Spo kane universally support the Mayor In the position he has taken. What measures he will take to enforce hie order have not been divulged, but he will have sub stantial backing when he starts to pull the three officials away from the public feeding trough. Alexander McDonald said: "I have nothing whatever to say rela tive to that matter." Judge S. A. Mann remarked about the proposal of Mayor Pratt: "That's news to me. I haven't received any word af fecting that matter yet. I would want to think it over before making any state ment for publication relative to my action." Bailiff Chester Edwards said: "I'd rather not make any statement whatever tonight. I might have something to say tomorrow." A new preparation Is being marketed, called Santtsepttc Lotion, which Is said to be tha most remarkable preparation for the Skin and Complexion ever produced. Women everywhere are raving: over it and It is at tracting unusual attention on account of its peculiar qualities and properties and its wonderful Sect on the skin. y Today Our Informal Fall Display and Sale of Autumn Styles Are Now On Showing the Best Productions of European andAmer ican Fashion Centers Rriro Women's Correct Attire Evening Gowns Afternoon Costumes Tailored Suits Opera Coats and Capes Imported Jewelry Imported Veilings Articles De Paris Dress Accessories Evening Hats Tailored and Street Hats Imported French Hats American Millinery GORGEOUS NEW APPAREL , The beautiful garments on exhibition and sale today were selected for the more discrim inating trade of Portland by our own representative, who, with unlimited capital at her disposal, and the needs and taste of our own discerning clientele in mind, searched the style ' centers of the Old World in quest of all that was best in women's outer wear and the small things that go to make up a complete toilette. Eepresente'd in our showing today are such world-famous modistes as Bernard Paquin Deverf Drecoll Callot Seuers Doullet&Cie Francis DINNER OE EVENING GOWN of rich black mes saline, by Paquin, with Grecian drape of jet .beaded work, and heavy jet fringe. Yoke of old gold, all over embroidery. Drape caught up with large jet ornaments. DINNER GOWN, by Callot Seuers, of pompa dour silk with pointed girdle and with over skirt of net and lace. Louis XIV style with front decorated with real handmade embroidery in rose design. HANDSOME DINNER OR EVENING GOWN of black messaline, with overskirt and black panel of silk embroidery done on small mesh net. Yokes and decorations of rich black embroidery, ornaments and tassels. NO OTHER STORE' WEST OF CHICAGO EVER ATTEMPTED SUCH A MAGNIFICENT DISPLAY AS THIS SEE FIVE SHOW WINDOWS DISPLAYING NEW GARMENTS AND MILLINERY. Exclusive Designs in Imported Paris Jewelry You can select "from our stock of jewelry pieces which you cannot find a duplicate in this parfc of the United States. EXCLUSIVE novelties chosen by our own buyer and only one of each piece in most cases, so that purchasers may be sure of having a unique article. Hat pins, in jet and ivory decorations, hat pins in the very new transparent effects, belt pin in strikingly novel oxidized silver and stone set effects, and many other novelties direct from Paris that can be had here only. ' Captivating Creations in Chic Fall Millinery ' Our second floor millinery salons are replete with headgear of wondrous beauty, richness and exclusive style. The foremost Parisian and New York producers of authentic styles are liberally represented. Georgette Virot Suzanne Talbot Carlier Bendel Lichtenstein NATION NOTROTTEN West Is Strong Bulwark, Says Chicago Preacher. FARMERS NEED NO PITY Rev. A. Eugene. Bartlett Says Trip to Far West Has Opened His Eyes to Opportunities of Irri gated Iiands for Settlers. CHICAGO, Bept. 19. (Special.) "Away with this talk about America tottering Ilk? Rome Into her grave. America Is not old, nor la she decrepit. She Is barely across the threshhold of youth. The Pil grim spirit that built homes, schools and meeting-housea In old New England still lives, and today It dares and does in the Far West, the new United States." Thus spoke Bev. A- Eugene Bartlett today In a sermon In the Church of the Redeemer, speaking from his observa tions on his recent Western tour. Con tinuing, he said, in part: "The Irresistible courage and Indomit able energy of youth is preesnt in the Farther West, and It is a National asset that the whole country may share. This cointry cannot be rightly judged by the New England standard of culture and conservatism, nor by the standard of the Middle West. The Far West must be considered as. well. "Our country has room for SOO.000,000. When we have finished our great irriga tion projects we can take care of the overplus of population from all the cities of the world. "It Is the Far West that Is teaching the whole country to save Its National resources. She Is aware of the value of water and the worth of trees. The love of home la very strong in the Farther West "The 6000 miles of travel and the two months of study of conditions In the Farther West have removed the blur from my eyes and the doubts from my heart. America is headed right. When the weaving is finished there will be no North, no South, no East, no West." Chang, an occupant of one of the burned buildings. Tha Celestial Is said to have been drugged with opium, and the local au thorities are Investigating suspicious circumstances in connection with the death. When the body was rescued from the flames It was noticed that it was rigid, though the fact may be accounted for. owing to the Intense heat from the flames. The circum stance Is regarded as of moment, and an inquest is oems iunus. - Friends of the deceased Chinaman are of the opinion that he went to sleep while smoking opium, and de clare that the fire was started In this While making the run to the, scene of the fire today, tne engine in turn- - .IrMilail Dnd rraflhAH fntn an automobile, completely demolishing . 44..ia onrt thnilirll 11. INO OntJ Was it.uut,.. the horses were thrown from their feet and badly skinned, they were able to complete the dash. PARTY ENDS IRK E ONE ACCIDENT MARS RUN TP MOUNT BAIiDY. POLICE PROBE HIS DEATH Walla Walla Chinaman Perishes In Flames of House. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept. 19 (Special.) Fire, which destroyed a portion of tho Chinese quarter this morning, resulted in the death of Lee Rness, of Los Angeles, Winner In Fastest Time Ever Made White Car Wrecked and Two Hurt. - LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19. The Mount Baldy road race, one of the big annual events of California- motordom, and one of the most dangerous in the country, was won today by Ruess, of Los Angeles, driving a Pope-Hartford In the fastest time ever made over the course. The time for the distance of 93.6 miles was 3 hours and 4 seconds. The White car today came to grief early In the race and the driver. Gus Seifried, and his mechanic, Frank Forbes, narrowly escaped with . their lives. The machine struck a telegraph pole near Newhall and was wrecked. Forbes suf fered a broken arm and was internalfy Injured. Seifried was not badly hurt. The Apperson car, driven by Harris H. Anshue, was second, finishing in 3:24:39. There were but three entries. f The' race to Mount Baldy is extremely dangerous. The course begins in the northern limits Los Angeles and passes through the narrow defiles In the foot hills and up a tortuous and steep canyon to the finishing point, well up to the top of the mountain. The altitude at the finishing point is 7500 feet. The start at Los Angeles Is but 200 feet above sea level. St. John Is Defeated. EUGENE, Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.) The Eugene Colts defeated the St John Apostles here this afternoon by a score of 8 to 6. The day was cold and the game was rather slow, with frequent errors. For trunks go to the Harris TruDk Co. Junket to Hawaiian Islands Leaves for Home. GOOD ROADS GREAT NEED At Farewell Reception Enthusiastic Honor Is Paid .Distinguished Lawmakers, Who Have Been Studying Conditions There. HONOLULU, Sept. 19. The party of United States Congressmen that has been touring the Hawaiian Islands left on the Pacifio Mall liner Mongolia for San Fran cisco at 10 A. M. today. During their stay they made a thorough Inspection of the needs of the archipelago, visiting the islands of Hawaii and Maui and the volcanic island. Kauai. They Inspected the Hilo Breakwater and the Pearl Har bor naval sites, as well as many sugar plantations. The Congressmen were given an ovation as they boarded the ship for home this morning by thousands of Americans and natives lining the wharf. Farewell Reception Given. At a farewell reception given the party lest Thursday by Kalanlanole. 20no guests were present. Ex-Queen Lilluo kalanl was in the receiving line, as were .the Consuls of various foreign countries. The Hawaiian royal Jewels were on ex hibition and excited much Interest among the Americans. The Congressmen were profuse In their expression of apprecia tion of the unique reception and of the warmth of their welcome by the peopla of the Islands. In their tour of the Islands the law makers have been much Impressed by the work of the public schools, which, they say, is molding the mixed popula tion Into a homogeneous cltl?nshlp. Islands Need Roads. Congressman Albert F. Dawson, of Iowa, in an interview given out here, says the greatest need of the Islands is Improved transportation racilltles, better roads, more railroads and a safe harbor In each island of the group. He added that he was amazed at the housing conditions among the laborers on some of the sugar plantations and said no laborer living in such conditions could be contented. Senator Dillingham, of Vermont, who, with William R. Wheeler, Assistant Sec retary of Commerce and Labor, has been investigating Immigration conditions here, also returned to the mainland today on the steamer Mongolia. 1 Mill Manager Denies Report. SOUTH BEND,' Wash., Sept. 19. (Spe cial.) Henry B Seltem. manager of the Simpson mill at Knappton, denies the published report that the mill had closed because, through the unexpected death of the wife of Captain A. M. Simpson, his sons had acquired by her will a title to the Knappton mill and Hat there was a dispute over the mill between Captain Simpson and his sons. The story ema nated from Astoria where Captain Simp son has no interests or representative and Mr. Settem says there is absolutely no truth in the report. W. M. IADD, ,11,1111 T B w,''ro. ' President. SSftTtl jV. -nS Vice-President. . Our "Special Combination" i J . policy is the most desirable Life . .j-- I 1 Imt I Insurance Contract on the market. I V 1 V'':'k we seQd yu a sample policy? f '' E. COOKING HAM; Vice-President. M. M. JOHNSON, Secretary. S. P. LOCKWOOD, Vice-Pres. and General Manager. Home Office, Lumber Exchange Bids., Portland, Oij