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THE MORXIXG- OREGOXIAX, THURSDAY, 3IAY 26, 1910. PRESBYTERIANS CENSURE PASTOR Prohibitionists Win Decided Victory in General ; i Assembly. SHARP. DEBATE ENSUES Krport of Committee on "Elect In fant" Clause of Confession Recommends Plan to Protect Doctrine of Election. LEWISBURG. TV. Va., May 25. Tha Prohibitionists won a decided victory when the Presbyterian Church General Assembly today approve dthe report of the commission that investigated the complaint of Rev. W. I. Slnnott against the North Presbytery of Alabama for sanctioning the recently proposed pro hibition amendment to the Alabama constitution. The commission did not sustain the complaint and censured Mr. Sinnott. The committee found that Rev. Mr. FInnott had been represented In the dally press of Alabama during a polit ical campaign as an opponent of pro hibition, and tnat the presbytery, be lieving it was greatly prejudiced there by, made an announcement covering the amendment. The majority report reads: - No Compromise Meant. "Tour commission, in voting not to sustain, did not mean to recede from or compromise the principle of non-intrusion into civil affairs or affairs which concern the oommonwealth. but to leave the courts free as to the mode of dealing with a gigantic moral evil, which mode, in this case, was the urg ing of our people in Alabama to vote for constitutional prohibition. "The Presbytery of North Alabama did not originate or advise the state to accept this mode, but It was tha oft-repeated Instruction of our Gen eral Assembly to 'use all legitimate means' to banish the liquor traffic, after the state had provided this means, urged it upon its constituency express ly on moral and political grounds." The commission condemned the "ac tion, language and spirit" of the com plaint as "highly unbecoming in a minister of the gospel." Minority Disaprovcs Case. The minority disapproved the posi tion taken by the complainant, but held that the Presbytery should have been content merely to disavow his views. The report of the committee on the "elect-infant" clause of the confession or faith gave rise to a short, Bharp debate. - A motion to send the' proposed foot note to the Presbyteries for their ap proval was voted down overwhelm ingly and the assembly then voted without division to send down the amendment embodied in the commit tee's second recommendation. The question arose from the com ment" being made that If "elect infants are saved, there must be some Infants that are not elect." How to say, in churchly language, that the church holds that all infants are "elect'" Is the problem. Those who favor action by the church on the subject are subdivided into two classes. One would tack a footnote to the confession, the other advocates boldly changing the wording of the "elect infant" clause itself. The ad Interim committee reported its first recommendation as a footnote reading: "This paragraph the elect infant clause cannot, by a fair interpretation of the language, be construed as teach ing that any of those who died in in fancy are lost, and it is not the belief of the Presbyterian Church in the United States that any Infants dying In infancy are lost." As a second choice, the committee recommended that the present clause be superseded by the following: "Of those whom God hath given to the Lord Jesus to be his seed, such as are Incapable of being outwardly called toy the ministry of the word are regen erated .and saved by Christ through the spirit who worketh when and where and how he pleaseth." This was drawn to protect the doc trine of election, to avoid implying that any dying infants are lost and to pre serve the theoretical style of the con GRAND JURY TAKES CASE (Continued From First rage.) waited on the corner of Tenth and Alder for her. Chase, it is said, has contradicted his statements In this re gard several times. Trace Sought of Wagon. An unaccounted-for wagon,, which came into town on May 17 after hav ing been far out Into the country, also entered into developments of the case yesterday. This vehicle is said to have belonged to Ericson, although the de tectlves have been unable to connect it with the case in any way as yet. Another feature of the mysterious af fair is the statement of Miss Maybelle Maxwell, of Oregon City. Miss Max well has "been "quizzed" by the detec tives, and the description of the 'strange woman she met on the streets of that city a short time ago fits that of the missing widow in a. remarkable de gree.. Around detective headquarters, however, pervades the feeling that Miss Maxwell must be mistaken In her identification of the woman she saw as Mrs. Smith. This being the case, the main question is, as it has been since the search was fflret begun, where is the corpus delicti? Reiterated in the mouth of every one who has followed the case Is the query: Where could Mrs. Smith have disappeared to? If she did not meet with foul play, where did she go? Miss Maxwell Last Saw Woman. Not a soul, with the exception of Mise Maxwell in Oregon City. has had a glimpse of Mrs. Smith since she entered the undertaking establishment of Brie 33. Ericson on the night of May 8. Brie son says she left there within 15 minutes after she came in. Granting that, then where did she go? Also, why should Ericson take careful pains to arrange for a "fakejr telegram to be sent from Los Angeles? Again, if. as Ericson says, he sent the message in order to allay the fears of friends and relatives of the missing wo man and quiet the press, why should he wire frantic pleas o Lehrbrick to "cover Mp his tracks?" Thie is thet-nat -which the authorities are trying to crack. It Is proving, beyond a doubt, the toughest problem which has ever been encountered locally. Detectives Sloan and Bndicott. who have worked on the case earnestly and with out cessation since the matter was first reported to the police, deserve no little credit for the mass of evidence which has been unearthed. The story which they secured from Mrs. Boden has proven the most tangible evidence yet discovered. Nevertheless, there remains the question as to what became of Mrs. Smith, and until this has been answered, the au thorities will be working In the dark. With the body of Mrs. Smith found if she has not met with foul play the authoroitles would foe in a position to trace back and therefrom learn in what manner,, when, and by -whose agency the woman lost her life. Definite action can not be taken towards accusing any per son or persons of the crime, it is said, until .more information is had or the corpus delicti is recovered. Other Witnesses Summoned. Some witnesses have been subpeonaed and others are expected to go before the grand Jury of theirown volition today, when the inquisitorial body will delve Into the matter ' thoroughly. The entire community has been aroused by the story of this strange disappearance, which reads like one of Poe's tales of crime, with the solution left to the Imagination of the reader. Mrs. Oberg, of 762 Montana avenue, and Mrs. Oswik. of W5 Alblna avenue, inti mate friends of the missing woman, are expected to throw light on the relations of Ericson and Mrs. Smith to the grand Jury today. The man who Is now sex ton of the Greenwood cemetery 1 also thought to have knowledge of some fea tures of the case, and he will probably be asked to elucidate today. Mrs. Boden Tells Story. "I "have known Mrs. Smith for a good many years," said Mrs. O. Boden to The Oregonian yesterday. Just before she was taken before the grand Jury. "I met her last March in the Baptist Church, and she told me then that she had been to the old country, and also that she had sold her place. This was the first time that I knew she had been away from Portland. She said she was looking for a place, now that she had no home, and asked me if I could suggest any loca tion for her. "I have plenty of time to myself, and I told her that I would do everything In my power to assist her. Bhe remarked then that it seemed queer that she couldn't find a place in Portland, as she had the money JISOO with which to pay for it. This money, she said, she had lent to Ericson at 7 per cent, which was better interest than she could get else where. She said she thought all her friends had gone back on her. As a matter of fact, a good many of her old friends were of the opinion that she was having too much to do with Ericson, and this was the reason that she thought they had gone back on her. She was an old woman, however, and I didn't let this keep me from helping her all I could. "So I looked around and met Mrs. Crofts, a real estate woman, who had a place that Just suited the old lady (Mrs. Smith). I took Mrs. Smith out to see the place, and she asked me to give her $35 to pay as a deposit, as she had no money with her. We finally decided to wait until we could meet together In Ericson's office, where he had her money. We were to meet one day In the last week of April. Ericson Had Money. . "On the way home from Mrs. Crofts' place, I asked Mrs. Smith where Ericson kept her money in his safe, in the bank, or where? She said she didn't know ex actly, but that Ericson told her he could get the money within two or three days' time. Mrs. Smith finally said that she had $25 at her house, and this she gave to Mrs. Crofts as a deposit. Then she told me she was going to tell Ericson that she borrowed the money from me, as she was afraid for the undertaker to learn that she had money besides what he had belonging to her. "On Tuesday, May 3, she telephoned me from the dentist's office on some trivial matter. On Wednesday, Ericson was at the old lady's house, and found that she was sick. Mrs. Smith asked him to telephone to me, which he did, and I immediately came down . to see her. "When I came into her room, she was lying in bed with her head turned to the wall. I spoke to her several times, but received no answer. Finally, she turned around and said: 'Mrs. Boden, I am going to tell you everything, now.' I couldn't imagine what was the matter with her, and asked her what she meant. Illness Caused by Wine. "Then she said she was so slclrf and that Ericson was all to blame for It. She said she went over to Ericson's place on Tuesday evening, and they were sit ting In the office talking, when he said suddenly: " 'Aunt (a pet name he was accustomed to call her), I am going to treat you to night. Do you know this is my birthday my 36th birthday? I will treat you to a glass of wine." "Mrs. Smifh said he went back into a rear room and brought out a small bot tle of wine, and poured out a glass full for her. She drank it, and the wine tasted so peculiar to her that she imme diately remarked on it to Ericson. " 'That -tastes so funny, Ericson,' she said. " 'You didn't put any poison In it. did you? I- have tasted wine before, but never had any that tasted like this. It tastes like poison' to me.' "Ericson then denied that there Was anything the matter with the. wine. Mrs. Smith told me, but he did not drink any of the stuff himself. Mrs. Smith also re marked to him that the wine she usually drank thesame kind, too, that Ericson was supposed to have came in big bot tles, while this was in a small bottle which did not have the appearance of be ing a wine receptacle. He laughed her query ofT, saying that It was a small matter, as he always kept a small bottle of wine on hand in case some one should faint at a funeral. Ericson Throws Bottle Away. "She noticed, however, that while he put his glass to his lips, he did not drink the wine. She also notice'd that he was careful to throw the bottle away. Then she became deathly sick, according to the story she told me that day, and vomited a great many times. She asked him why he didn't drink his wine, and he replied that he had. Then -she asked him why it was that he didn't get sick, also. He had no answer to this. "The old lady, became so sick that it was impossible for her to attempt to go home then, so Bricson said he would go out and get something to eat. He left the office for this purpose, being careful, however, to turn .the gas down before he went. She stayed there while he was gone. "When he returned he immediately be gan to tell- her that he had been sick while he was away from the office, and that he had vomited on the street, ac cording to the tale Mrs. Smith told me. He said he had recovered, however, while Mrs. Smith was still in great pain and in a weak condition. He suggested that he get an automobile to take her home, but she demurred so strongly that he made no attempt to compel her. "She moaned and cried while she was telling me this story," continued Mrs. Boden, and once said, 'Oh, my God. what if the old man (meaning her late husband) should have known about this.' "I left her at 12:30 that day, for had to get back home.. She was very sick then, complaining of pains in her bow els and also in her head. She said that Ericson had promised to return and see her during that afternoon, so I felt safe in leaving the old lady. Bricson did not come back that afternoon, however, I afterwards learned- . MRS ROOSEVELT SEES ALEXANDRA Queen-Mother Much Interest ed in Descriptions of American Women. COLONEL LOOKS AT 200 Gronp Prom Inter-Parliamentary Union Received Luncheon is Enjoyed With Big Game Hunt ers Kipling I Caller. LONDON, May 25. Mrs. Roosevelt spent an hour or more today in the company of the Queen Mother Alex andra,while the ex-President received a deputation from the British group of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. This was composed of Lord Weardale, T. P. O'Connor. Sir Edward Sasscon and Arthur H. Cransfleld. M. P., who pre sented him with an address. Mrs. Roosevelt remained for more than an hour at the palace, and the conversation between the two had a wide range. The Queen Mother was especially interested in her visitor's description of the place occupied by women in the United States. Her- Majesty also inquired about Mrs. Roosevelt's Journey to the Soudan to meet her husband and listened with evident pleasure at the experiences re lated. Mr. Roosevel began the day by breakfasting with Sir Edward Grey, foreign .secretary. Then with R. J. Cunninghame, Leslie A. Tarlton, of Nairobi, and Seth Bullock, he proceeded to the zoo. Other visitors, learning of Mr. Roosevelt's presence, soon gath ered around, but kept at a respect ful distance. Several big-game hunters, whom the ex-President met in Africa. Joined him at luncheon at Lieutenant-Colonel Lee's. A. committee from the Hamilton Club, of Chicago, before which Mr. Roosevelt will make an address in the Autumn, paid their respects and as sured him of the great reception that awaited him in Chicago. Among his afternoon callers were Lord Avebury, Rudyard Kipling, and several members of the House of Com mons. The Royal Society of Arts today elected Mr. Roosevelt a life member. The first American member of the so ciety was Benjamin- Franklin. COSTIV BADGES ARE PLANNED Decorations. WTill Be Worn by All in Roosevelt Parade. NEW YORK, May 25. The badges to be worn by the Roosevelt reception com mittee, the Rough Riders and the or ganizations which will line Fifth avenue, on the occasion of the Roosevelt home coming, will bear on one side the profile of the former President, with his name beneath. The medals to be worn by the members of the committee will be of sil ver, French gray and hand burnished. They will have a blue and white ribbon, those being the city and. state colors, and the bar will show the coat of arms of tho city of New York. The Rough Riders' badge will be of white metal,, with a silver finish and have a ribbon of cavalry yellow. On the bar will be the American eagle and the name of the Association. The badge for the or ganizations and clubs will be of chocolaty bronze with a red, white and blue rib bon and the date on the bar. A single gold medal will be struck for Colonel Roosevelt and presented to him. "SMILE" WITH HENNESYS HE WILL. SIGN THE IXVITATION AT ELKS' MINSTRELS. Ditty of Optimism to Be Pnt Across Footlights t by Minstrel Alan. Others to Be Heard Also. "Smile, simply smile," is one of the ditties of optimism that the Elks' min strels are going to put across the foto lights at the Bungalow next Friday and Saturday evenings and at the Saturday matinee. "Smile, simply smile" that is the in vltatlonft and who can doubt that the folks out in front will accetp It en masse when the further announcement Is made that it is to be warbled by Frank D. Hennessy? Yes, "Put me off at Buffalo." That's the fellow. Not that there Is anything to smile at in Henneesy's singing generaly. Far be it from so. Hennesyy's singing is no Joke. But on this particular occasion Henessy is going to act funny and look funny. It is not alone his word for it. The other fellows say so, too the fel lows who are attending at the rehearsals. Hennessy, in blackface, they are telling, is the funniest thing between the old Pennoyer mill and the boneyard, or be tween the carshops and the drydock. Just for this one song Hennessy is going to be the most optimistic cullud pusson north of Mason and Dixon's line. "Smile." that will be his invitation. .And he's going to sing it. Sadly different will be this same Hen nessy's mood and mein when he lopes on for e.nother turn. This Is to be a duet with T. E. Richards. "I've Lost My Gal" that Is the song they are going to sing. Tragic title, isn't It? But they are going to sing it. Charles Rlngler is going to sing "Liza" If the stage manager will let him, and that worthy says he will. "Close To' Eyes." by W. P. McKenney. will be another number. Jean Wilson Will, sing "I'm Goin' Away." He hopes the audience will not really expect him to do it until he finishes the song. It will be a fine show all through. MULTNOMAH SEEKS ROAD Highway From Bridal Tell Planned to" Cost Over $S0,000. The formal petition of E. Henry Wemme, M. C. Dickinson. Henry Ladd Corbett, Julius L. Meier and other promi nent citizens of Multnomah County for the construction of a road, from Bridal Veil or Corbett to the eastern line of the county was presented to the County Court yesterday. , The plan is to have this road connect with a highway now being constructed b? Hood River" County, between The Dalles and the Multnomah County line. In the construction of the new road the south bank, of the Columbia River Is being followed as closely as passible, tha road following the old O. R. N. right of way for a part of the distance. The enthusiasm of the automobile men has been axoused over the prospect of the new road, as it will open a thoroughfare to Mount Hood and Eastern Oregon by way of the Hood River Valley. County Judge Cleeton and Commission ers Lightner and Barnes made an order for a survey of the proposed road, and a report by viewers June 13 being the date set for viewing The cost of the road has not been determined, estimates ranging from $50,000 to $75,000. The portion in Multnomah County will he 16 miles long. BEEF TRUST PICKS FLAWS Counsel Give Six Reasons Why In dictment Is Invalid. CHICAGO, May 35. The first skirmish in the Government's attack on the so called beef trust began before Judge Landls in the United States District Court here today when counsel for the National Packing Company and its 10 subsidiary concerns assailed the valldity of the indictments charging a combina tion in restraint of trade. The defendants were represented by Attorneys Ralph Crews, George T. Buck ingham and Joseph H." Defrees; the Gov ernment by District Attorney Edwin S. Slmst Special Assistant District Attorney James H. Wllkerson, Assistant District Attorney Elwood Goodman and assistant to the Attorney-General Oliver E. Pagin. In his argument Mr. Buckingham al leged : First That the Indictment does not go into particulars sufficiently. Second That it does not charge a crime nor cite facts constituting a crime. Third That if there- was a crime the statute of i limitations three years had run against It. Fourth That the indictment charges no Interstate commerce transactions. Fifth That no place in which the com bination operated or had existence is al leged. Sixth It Is a combination which Is 11 gegal; not its acts. James H. Wilkeson, Special Assistant United States District Attorney, .made the argument for tho Government. At torney Ralph Crews, general counsel for the aNtlonal Packing Company, followed with a brief closing argument for the packers. In reply to Mr. Buckingham. Mr. Wilkeson, for the Government, raised the following points: That it is not necessary to set forth in the indictment the Government's evidence against the packers,. That the packing concerns are engaged in interstate commerce. That it is not necessary to name the place where the alleged combination was formed. That the statute of limitations has not run against the packing companies. AMERICAN SHIP SEARCHED Xicaragna Violates Rights While Laying Siege to Bluefields. BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, May 25. A Nlcaraguan Government force from the gunboat Venus today boarded and searched the American schooner Es fuerzo, flying the Stars and Stripes. The action was In defiance of a ruling from Washington that the Venus had forfeited her right of search. Following the search, the Venus and the other Nlcaraguan gunboat, San Jacinto, were seen approaching Blue fields Bluff. The American, gunboats Paducah and Dubuque were lying off Bluefields and It was expected here that their commanders would take prompt action. . The fighting outside of Bluefields continues without definite results. General Lara, of the Nlcaraguan Gov ernment army, seeking a position near the city, was repulsed by General Es trada's artillery fire and sustained small losses. The situation at Rama remains un changed. General Mena, of the Insurgents, is checking every move made by General Chavarrla, who has directed his strength against Rama unsuccessfully. The gov ernment troops landed from the Venus DCCUDV n nrtjjIHnn nn tViA v., . i made no definite movement. It Is thought iuey wiu eiiner attack tne blurf from an Inland position or make a detour and cut the insurgent communications between Bluefields and Rama. The Insurgents' strength in this city has been Increased by the enlistment of 1000 volunteers. So far General Estrada has sustained no losses among his forces in this city. ' FRAUD IS 29 YEARS OLD (Continued From First Pagt. the stand He said he had met H. O. Havemeyer two or three times and Er nest W. Gerbracht, former refinery su perintendent, another of the defendants, had made his reports direct to Mr. Have meyer. The frauds, he insisted, had be gun before his time, although he worked on the docks 29 years. He admitted the steel springs used to manipulate the scales on the docks were his invention. "Why did you not tell the truth In the first place?" he was asked. "Every time I look in e. mirror I see a damn fool," was the answer. "I was a fool not to do it, but-1 was ashamed to let anyone know I did these things. My credit was good; I could get. anything and I did not want people to ljeow' I was fool enough to do these things for noth ing. I got nothing out of it. Trust Thought Immune. "Another reason why I committed per jury was that I thought nothing could happen to the ' sugiar trust. We all A FTER the dentist has re x paired the damage your teeth have suffered through neglect, the daily use of Sr. Lyon's PERFECT Tooth Pbvder will cleanse, preserve and beautify them, without in jury, and impart purity ana fragrance to the breath. thought the trust was so strong the Government could do nothing with it." Aside from Spitsers confession, the Government attaches most Importance to the testimony given today by Miss Violet C. Mertens, a stenographer employed by v tne sugar company, ane said she made three copies of the so-called technical statements concerning sugar weights, which - have disappeared, and one copy went to Heike and another to Gerbracht. The Government has eight or ten wit nesses, who, it Is said, will confirm her statement and attempt to prove Helke received these statements. They will be put on the stand tomorrow and Mr. Stlm son will then rest the prosecution. He expects to close his case by noon. 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