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PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 1912. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LII- NO. 16,130. SAD TOLL PAID BY NEWPORT WOMEN TAFT GUI SOCIETY BURGLARS I STARTS OUTLAW FIGHTS TO MOOSE PARTY WILL PLAY SUNDAY BALL LAST, KILLS SELF MAN SLEEP-WALKER LOOT HALF MILLION TOBER AS HARVEST OPENS SOCIETY TTVDS JfEW SENSATION LA JUNTA DESPERADO HEMMED SOMNAMBULIST IS TERRIBLY FOR JADED NERVES. IN BY POSSE. HURT IX MYSTERIOUS WAY, BUMPER CROP SURE ACTION I OG MAKE DEBUT TODAY Chicago Homes Robbed for Joy of Theft. 'ART TREASURES ARE STOLEN City's Elite Flocks to Identify Lost Property. PRISONER BELIEVED INSANE Physician Says Jacob F. Guthrie Is Stabject to Kleptomania Police Pass Day Making TTp Iilst of Man's Possessions. CHICAGO. Aug. 4. (Special.) Jacob F. Guthrie, alleged society burglar and forger, whose clever crimes netted him more than half a million dollars In six months, today was declared to be a victim of periodical Insanity, a sort of madness that drove him to crime. The. rare joy of stealing and the thrill of breaking Into other person's houses lured Guthrie to his ruin. Six months of burglary, riotous, joy ous stealing, that were described by him as he sat In the detective bureau, opened up a new chapter in criminal psychology. Burglary had proved to youthful Guthrie what gambling, drink and stronger stimulants are to others. Stealing, said he, had become a habit with him that he did not even care to break. Robbing- HI Pleasure. To sit In a house that had been "securely" locked before departure of Its wealthy owners for some Summer resort, and map out a plan of stealing all the most valuable heirlooms and art treasures was to Guthrie fcvhat an evening at an amusement park or theater Is to more prosaic people. He made no effort to sell any of the products of his thefts. "I did not care about selling those things." naively remarked Guthrie. T Just enjoyed stealing them, and after ' that I didn't care what became of the things.' They were like so much junk.' Dr. Leslie M. Schwab, family physi elan of the Guthries. said Guthrie was Insane, after he had visited the fastldl ous burglar In his cell. Several mem bers of the family have become Insane, and one now is an Inmate of the state hospital, the physician said. It was not kleptomania, he asserted, but rather an lrreclstlble desire to steal, an overmastering passion stronger in the man than any other desire an Impulse which Impelled him and from which he could not struggle. Prisoner Is Bookworm. "Guthrie is an educated fool, in my opinion." said Dr. Schwab. "I have known him since childhood. He al ways has been a bokworm. He read detective and problem novels inces santly. The effect of this has been to create a peculiar mental condition. He has all the characteristics of a con firmed kleptomaniac I believe he has periods when he Is mentally Irrespon sible." ' "There Is something queer about the man.' was Chief of Detectives John Halpin's comment. "Here's a man whose remarkable crimes have given him an enormous fortune, and he hasn't touched a single article. He does not even dress himself decently. There was no woman on whom he spent his money; he dldn t drink or gamle or go joyriding. He stole Just for the sake of stealing, and not for any profit, apparently. Collectloa Is Varied One. "Beyond a doubt Guthrie .has ob tained the most valuable collection of stolen articles I ever saw. There are diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds and pearls worth thousands of dollars. All his burglaries were commlted In the homes of the city's wealthiest citi sens. "He read the society notes and when he noticed a wealthy woman had left home for a few days he would break into the house and steal the most val uable articles he could find. Appar ently he kept all the things he stole which appealed to his artistlo taste. but he must have disposed of a large quantity of the plunder." Thousands of dollars' worth of stolen articles were identified today by so ciety women. A great amount of the plunder was found in Guthrie's home on the South Side, where he lived with his mother, sister and brother, who is a Chicago policeman. -, Trunks Pull of Loot. The value of the recovered property stolen by the most astounding burglar on the records of the Chicago police is mounting by leaps and bounds toward the half million dollar mark. Tonight there were two trunks which had not been opened. There were nine trunks an dslx boxes of plunder, each gorged with treasure. Three detectives worked all day in examining every ar ticle and entering it on the inventory. Everything had been neatly wrapped up and carefully packed by the fas tidious burglar. The work of listing every article will not be finished until late tomorrow. The burglar's victims appeared during the day to identify their property. Claude Seymour, vice-president of Otto Toung & Co., appeared in behair of his mother-in-law, Mrs. A. E. Toung. to Identify property which had been (Concluded on Pas 3.) Mixed Teams Appear in Post-Devo tional Performance Before Select Audience. NEWPORT. R. I.. Aug. 4. (Special.) Society had an unusual diversion this evening- In the shape of a baseDau match between men and women of so ciety who are more often heard of on the lawn tennis courts. The match wu nlaved on the field of the West chester Polo Clnb in the presence of many of the villa colony. All of them had. attended divine serv ice early In the day and had been later at Bailey's Beach for a dip In tne briny. J. Gordon Douglas and Law rence Waterbury captained the teams, both of them mixed. The women who played were Mrs. Craig Blddle. Mrs. Arthur Iselln and Miss Eleanor Sears. The men Included Count Laszlo SzechenyL Preston B. Gibson, Craig Biddle, Herbert M. Harri- man, Paul Ding Fosdyck, Sydney J. Colford. Jr., and W. Goadby Loew. The women wore their regular lawn tennis costumes and seemed familiar with the rules of the game. There was not much chance of disfigurement, as a soft ball was used, soma 01 who watched the game were Countess Sxechenyl. Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones, Mrs. Burke Roche, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stewart Barney, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cockran, Colonel and Mrs. Wil liam Jay, Mrs. Preston Gibson. Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, Harold Vanderbilt, Mrs. Herbert M. Harrlman. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Harrl man and. Mr. and Mrs. T. Suffern Taller. SALMON NOT PLENTIFUL Alaska Packs Short, Says Bushmami, iim Other Dlatrirts Are Lean. tl.V SEATTLE, Aug. 4. The salmon pack in several of the principal producing districts of Alaska will be short this season, according to C. H. Bushmann, treasurer and general manager of the Northwestern Fisheries Company, who returned today from an inspection trip to the company's canneries in the North. He said Indications are favor able for a fair pack in the Bristol Bay district and In the Southwestern Alaska district, outside of the Mount Katmal volcano zone, where packers were hin dered early in the season by volcanic as hi The packers In Southeastern Alaska lost many fish because of tne usher men's strike, which was settled July 25. The salmon were running heavily during the strike, and during the last week about 30,000 cases a day were lost to ihe packers. Mr. Buschmann said: "The Icy Strait and the Chatham Strait districts are the only ones in Alaska reporting an Increase over last year. "Besides the shortage in the Alaska districts, the packs on the Columbia and Fraser Rivera and Fuget Sound will be short." HALL OF FAME IS PLAN San Francisco to Honor Famous Na tive Sons and Daughters. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4. San Fran clsco Is to have a Hall of Fame. There In the 20 native sons and daughters of California that have done most to re fleet glory on their estate are them selves to be glorified In art glass and sculpture. The temple is being erected by the Native Sons organization. In the main hall are 20 oval frames garlanded with laurel wreaths. In each will be placed the art glass effigy of one who has helped make history In California. Three daughters of the state Gertrude Atherton, Sybil Sanderson and Mary Anderson have been selected for the honor. The public is invited to name the remaining .17. More than a score of nominations already have been re ceived.- On the temple walla will be placed portraits of many who, though not natives of California, have had their RIVETERS SOUGHT HERE Spokane Employer Says His Men Are Harvesting. SPOKANE Waslw Aug. 4. (Special.) While everything was lovely on the county work until the call from the harvest fields began to play havor with the crews engaged in construc tion, C. L. Graves, County Engineer, an nounced tonight that practically all the men on the Waverly bridges rolled their blanket) and quit work Wednes day, while the foreman on the Mead structure has petitioned Portland for riveters In order that the work may be completed on time. "There Is hardly a full crew left on county work,- said Mr. Graves. "The concrete work on the Waverly bridges would have been completed had the men remained on the job, but practical ly nte entire force left. "On the Sunset boulevard the contrac tors axe having' trouble in securing enough help the last few days, as the men are leaving for the harvest fields. MOUNTAIN CLIMBER IS 81 Peak of 3Iount Ashland Reached by Many Members of Siskiyou Clnb. ASHLAND. TOr., Aug. 4. (Special.) More than 80 members of the Siskiyou Club, of this city, climbed Mount Ash land today, viewing the panorama of scenio beauty as seen from the sum' mlt of the highest peak in this section of Southern Oregon. The start was made from Long's Lodge, seven miles from this city, last midnight, under the direction of C. B. Watson and F. C Routledge. ..en and women vied with each other in accomplishing the feat. W. 'H. Smith, aged 81, was the oldest person who successfully made the trip. Voters to Be Given Time to Decide. SPEAKING TOURS YET VEILED Bourke Cockran to Star in At- tempt for Roosevelt. BRYAN TO FOLLOW TEDDY Bull Moose Spellbinder to Attack Wilson, Most, Is Rumor, and I Follette Will Charge on T. R., Whose Support Wanes. BY SUMNER CtfRTISS. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4. (Special.) The gathering of Republican leaders here last week for the Taft notifica tion ceremony led to many exchanges of confidences and opinions regarding the campaign, with the members of Congress and Administration heads. One thing that became apparent was that the Republican managers, while pre paring to start the Taft campaign many weeks in advance of the usual time, do not expect matters to shape themselves so as to indicat- ' n real strategy of ri4,rX O.'- after the first of ji win oe uctoDer i, it is oeneved, before-the strength or weakness of the Roosevelt movement will be fully de veloped. Many Republicans, it Is admitted, are awaiting developments with respect to Roosevelt's strength as a Presidential candidate before declaring their course as voters. Much of the financial help that will be extended to the Taft cam paign will depend on how matters ap pear in October. , Elaborate Tour Is Rumored. No big "gun" plans have been made as yet for Taft spellbinding campaign. The President has given his managers to understand that after Congress ad journs he will stick close to Beverly until time to go to Ohio to vote. No special train preparations have been made for anyone who will represent the President's cause. According to what the Republican leaders have heard, however the special train tours will be on an unparalleled scale In comparison with the Roosevelt and Wilson campaigns. Bourke Cockran, according to infor mation brought by the Republican "se cret service," will be next to Colonel Roosevelt himself, the stellar attraction of the new party propaganda. His special work in this campaign. It is said, will be to attack Wilson clear across the country. It is not known how much he will say for Roosevelt, but he will paint the landscape with Cockranesque language against the Democratic candidate. He may have a train. Governor Wilson, as Just announced, will make no extended one-nlght-and- (Coacludi-d on Page 2.) A LITTLE Sheriff Encounters George Ballew When Iatter Attempts to Flag Freight Train. LA JUNTA. Colo., Aug. 4. Battling desperately every Inch of ground he gave before a posse led by five deputy sheriffs, wounded almost to death, George . Ballew, Tennessee gunman, re treated behind a haystack three miles southwest of here, early today, and fired a bullet through his brain. Ballew, after Shooting four persons two of whom are in a critical condition, and setting fire to -a Summer resort hotel at South Platte Friday night, Tied to the hills and has been hunted by a dozen posses since, then. Early this morning Ballew started on foot from Colorado Springs, where ne had passed the night, toward La Junta. Several miles out he stole a horse and buggy from a farmer named George Governeau. The latter soon discovered his loss and telephoned to La Junta. Thinking that Ballew was merely a horsethief. Deputy Sheriff Jack Devine left here to intercept him. He had passed the village of Ormega when he saw a man ahead of him try to flag a passing freight train. But the train did not stop, and the man dropped in the tall grass beside the track. Meanwhile the posse arrived, and after a battle, Ballew, Unable to walk from wounds, shot and killed himself. REGULARS ARE RETURNING Vancouver Soldiers March Home From Gate Maneuvers., VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash-. Aug. 4. (Special.) The Twenty-first Infantry, returning from Gate, where it took part in the maneuvers, which is marching back to the post, will reach here tomorrow about noon, with more than 700 officers and men. The Sec ond Field Artillery, under command of Major Edward F. McGlachlin, with Bat teries E, F and D, arrived yesterday and went into quarters. The third squadron of cavalry, troops I, K. L and M, under command of Ma jor J. B. Hughes", rode here from Gate, and is now camping in the lower artil lery drill grounds. The troops will en train here Wednesday for station at Boise Barracks. The officers of the polo team will remain until August 12, so that they can take part in the polo tournaments now being played here and in Portland. The winning teams will play each other here Thursday. Colonel George S. Young Ias resumed co.nmand of the post, returning here after the test ride, Wednesday, and re lieving Captain Edgar H. rule, who was in command during the absence of the soldiers. ' CALHOUN WILL PAY CLAIM Street Railway Magnate to Settler! Judgment Against Mansion. CLEVELAND, Aug. 4. After 12 days of occupancy Constable George Morris, of Nottingham, the suburb In which stands the Euclid Heights mansion of Patrick Calhoun, was withdrawn last night from the street railway mag nate's home. Attorney Howell, for John Grant, a contractor, displayed tonight to Sheriff Hirstlus a letter from Calhoun, who Is in California, promising that the payment of the judgment of 17910 in favor of Grant would be forthcoming Immediately. SOMETHING EXPECTED AT CHICAGO TODAY. - I. THE 0 Convention to Open In Coliseum at Noon. NAMING OF T. R. WEDNESDAY Parker of New Orleans May Be Permanent Chairman. ALL WAIT FOR COLONEL Many Propose That Some Southern Democrat Be Chosen for Second Place Governor Johnson Also Is Mentioned. CHICAGO, Aug. 4. The National Progressive party will be formally launched tomorrow noon In the oli seum, where a little more than a month ago President Taft was renominated on the Republican ticket. Between 1100 and 1200 delegates are expected to participate in the con vention. On Wednesday, when all the necessary preliminaries of a National convention have been disposed of, they will ratify the nomination of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt for President. Colonel Roosevelt tentatively was placed in nomination at a meeting here the last night of the Republican con vention, when his followers laid the foundation upon which tomorrow s convention has been built. Most of Leaders Silent. Who will be the nominee for Vice- President has not been determined. Few leaders in the city will discuss the subject of a running mate for the Colonel, saying it is a question to be settled In the convention as the dele gates deem best. On every hand there Is the apparent purpose of the conven tion leaders to defer announcements of any character whatever until the convention shall have assembled and the delegates have been consulted. So far, only the temporary officers of the convention have been given out. It was quite generally reported to night, nowever, that Colonel John M. Parker, of New Orleans, a Democrat, would be permanent chairman. Ex Senator Beverldge, of Indiana, will be temporary chairman. Southern Democrat Mentioned. Many leaders of the new party move ment, anxious to avoid any semblance of alliance with the old parties, are urging that the Democrats, who have joined in the movement, particularly from the South, should have especial recognition. There has been much talk of noml nating a Southern Democrat for second place on the ticket, but this plan did not gain much headway today. Gov ernOr Johnson, of California, still is talked of as the most likely candidate and while he is not a candidate for the (Concluded on Page 2.) Joseph Darwell, Scantily Clad Picked Up on Street Mile From Home in Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 4. (Spe cial.) Considerable mystery surrounds a remarkable accident to Joseph Dar well, who resides at 223 Towne avenue and who was found bleeding and un conscious on the sidewalk in front of 1352 Wright street, more than a mile away, at 6 o'clock this morning. When found he was dressed only in his undershirt and drawers. His left hip was dislocated, four teeth gone, both lips frightfully gashed, both eyes swollen shut, nose hanging by a shred of flesh and both feet badly lacerated. The police surgeons say that his skull may be fractured. He is unable to speak or to otherwise explain what happened to him. The only theory the physicians have Is that Darwell is a somnambulist and that he walked In his bare feet and underclothes 20 blocks, climbed to the roof of a building and fell off. The freshness of his hurts Indicated that he had lain where he was found but a few moments. Many persons had passed along Wright street before 6 o'clock this morning, but no one had seen him. CAMP MEETINGS AT AN END Evangelical Association Conventions Will Be Held This Week. JENNINGS LODGE, Or.. Aug. 4. (Special.) Camp meetings of the Even gelical Association of Oregon closed here today, and the conventions will be held the ensuing week. Services took up the entire day, opening with a chil dren's service at 9:30. This was fol lowed by the 10:45 A. M. meeting, with sermon by Rev. N. Shupp. German and English sermons were delivered In the afternoon. Annual business meeting of the Camp Meeting Association will be held tomorrow at 9 o'clock. Tuesday the Sunday School League convention will be held. "Rights and Duties of the Boy," "The Girl Prob lem," "Mission of the Sunday School" and "Organization" will be discussed. Dr. D. L. Klehle, of Portland, will speak on "Instructions in Morality In Pub lic and Sunday Schools." There will be an evening session of the convention. Wednesday and Thursday will be oc cupied by the Young People's Alliance convention, closing Thursday night with a sermon by Rev. G. W. Plumer. HUNT FOR OUTLAWS FAILS Officers Unable to 'Locate Sldna Al len and Pal Near Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Aug. 4. Informa tion that Sidna Allen and Wesley Ed wards, the Virginia outlaws, were be lieved to be hiding in the vicinity of Seattle caused the Federal and county authorities to conduct a thorough search of the surrounding country for the men, but neither was found. The first information of their coming to Seattle was received a month ago by United States Marshal J. R. H. Ja coby from Marshal Joseph Anderson, ofrSalt Lake City. Anderson wrote that Allen and Edwards were headed for the home of a kinsman named Hat field living near Everett. A Deputy Sheriff canvassed Snohomish County but was unable to find the Hatfield family. Allen Is Bald to have been seen in Ballard, a Seattle suburb, two weeks ago, but since mat time no trace oi him or Edwards has been found. TRAIN KILLS CHEHAL1S BOY Bicycle Rider, Hit Twice at Cross ing, Sole Support of Widow. CHEHAXJS, Wash., Aug. 4. (Spe cial.) William Cole, 17 years of age, was hit by a passenger train at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon and died from the effects IS minutes later. He was the sole support of his mother, a widow, who Is visiting In Walla Walla. A sister also was out of the city at the time of the accident. ' The young man was riding a bicycle and got off to cross the railroad track before the train passed. He caught his toe between a plank and a rail and before he could extricate himself was hurled against a post, the train striking him a second time. OUTLAW STILL AT LARGE Slayer of Delta Bartender Gets Only $12.50 in Cash. DELTA, Aug. 4. The outlaw who murdered Frank L. Dimock here last Friday night remains at large. After working two days on the case, without a clew, nalt a dozen detectives ana police officers have abandoned the field without forming a theory. Dimock was shot dead when behind his bar as he reached for his revolver Instead of putting up his hands as the roober had demanded. While four men stood face to. the. wall, their hands above their heads, the masked man stood astride the body, meditatively Jingling a handful of silver. He ob tained $12.50 in coin and overlooked $13.50 In a compartment of the -cash register. ' AMERICAN ATHLETICS HIT English Sportsmen Condemn Fric tion at Olympic Games. LONDON, Aug. 4. The discussion of England's position with respect to the Olympic games Is made a feature of the Sunday papers. R. C. Lehmann, a noted oarsman and former member of the House of Commons, In an interview says It was Impossible for England to continue to be represented at the games, which were not conducive to true sport, but tended to International friction. He deprecated the Idea of copying American methods, specialization would mean making sport a profession. He preferred this English Ideal games as a relaxation. State to Exceed All Records for Yield. WHEAT MEANS $12,500,000 Oats Estimate, 1 6,000,000 Bushels; Barley, 2,300,000. NO FAILURE IN ANY SECTION AH Lines Show Gain; Vrnit to Pro "duce $6,500,000; Potato Output Enormous; Hay, Hops and Wool Add to Big Total. KALEIDOSCOPIC VIEW OF VAST OREGON CROPS THI8 YEAR. Wheat rmooo.ooo bu.)....i2.r.nn.noo Oats (16,000.000 bu. 6.J'0,nO Barley (2,300,000 bu.) I.rtooooo Hops 2.'JoO,uflO Wool clip S.OOO.flOO Fruit S.PrtO.tWO Potatoes l.ROO.000 Estimated total in sight. SS7.950.O00 To this should be added the enor mous Income that will be returned by the hay crop, the largest In acreage and yield that the state ever has known. Crop prospects in every section of Oregon and In every line of agricul ture were never better than they are this year. It has been a bumper sea son all around, and It means prosperity for the farmer and everyone directly concerned with the farmers' welfare; and that includes almost everybody In the state. If there is any adverse factor in the situation, it is the chance that some of the crops may be so large they will have to sell for less money than in other' years. The surplus to be mar keted, however. Is so great that the total Income will be enormous. The wheat crop this year will net the farmers of Oregon about $12,500,000. The oats crop will bring in half as much money as the wheat crop, and the barley crop will produce a million. The other grains and hay will also add a vast sum to the state's wealth. Fruit Crop 6,.-OO,0(l0. The year 1313 is undoubtedly the greatest fruit year Oregon has yet - known. The total value of all fruits is placed at more than $6,500,000. The potato yield, which is enormous, will, even on a lower market, bring the farmers close to $1,500,000, and the onion and root orops will add materially to this sum. The hop crop Is going to be a great one, on the acreage, and at the present market price will give the farmers $3,200,000, all of It money brought from outside the state. The value of the wool and mohair clips exceeds $8,000, 000. In every county in Oregon the crop prospects are excellent and in many of them the yields will surpass all pre vious records. In not a single section has there been a failure. In the Wil lamette Valley, east of the mountains and In the southern and southeastern parts of the state the story Is the same. heavy yields and excellent quality. Wheat Yield 18,000,000 Bushels. The wheat crop of Oregon will amount to about 18,000.000 bushels. The yield will be a record one In Umatilla, Wallowa, Baker, Wasco, Sherman, Union and Gilliam counties, the latter county estimating a crop of 4,000.000 bushels. Wheat conditions in the Wil lamette Valley, especially In Polk, Linn and Lane counties, are fine, the crop in Lane being the' best in 10 years. Further south the wheat prospects are also good. The oats crop of the state is estimated at 16.000,000 bushels and the barley crop at 2,300,000 bushels. Probably the greatest crop raised in the state this year will be hay. In no county will the outturn be less than last year, In spite of the rains that oc curred in the early Summer. Record yields are reported from Gilliam, Har ney, Wallowa, Baker, Wasco, Crook. Hood River, Josephine and Jackson counties. In some sections of the Willamette Valley a few varieties of fruit suffered during the blossoming period, but other wise the fruit crop is a magnificent one. Apple Crop Heavy. The apple crop of Hood River la estimated at 800,000 boxes, and in this valley apples will yield heavier than for years. In Yamhill and Marion counties everything has done well ex cept prunes, In Linn County the only exceptions are prunes and peaches, anJ in Lane County prunes and cherries. The lighter crop of prunes in Polk -County is offset by the larger size of the fruit. Elsewhere in the Willam ette Valley conditions range frem fair to excellent East of the mountains and In Southern Oregon there will be bumper yields. Potato Crop Greatest Ever. The season has been exceptionally favorable for potato growing, and the acreage is also larger than in former years. The result is a record potato crop for Oregon. As with hay. the big yield of potatoes means lower prices to the growers than they received last season. Clackamas, Yamhill, Douglas. Clatsop, Linn, Hood River, Wasco and Crook counties have the largest crops in their history. In Washlntgon County (Concluded on Page 11.)