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GOOD EVENING
- THE WEATHER.
Rain tonight and Friday;
erly winds. - ': ; - ' .
VOL. V. NO. 291. .
Flood Breaks Paper
" Mill Boom and River
. Hurries tho Timbers
:: Through Harbor
Bridges Not Endangered, at Logs
Come ' Singly rest of High
. Water Passes Salem, and Will
t Be Here Tonight or Tomor
.. ' row Morningi -
liim to. withstand tb terrific on
laucht of the rlslnc rivar, tb ImmeoM
log boom of tba WUUmetta Pulp it
Paper company went to pieces this
raoi-nlna at Oregon City and is now
drifting toward, th aoa. . Tba boom
contained 3,000,000 feot of whit fir und
apruca logs and wna valued at about
10,000. . '
A tolephona moaeasa rrom the paper
ompany was received bora at 10 o'clock
by tba Diamond O 'Steamboat company
asking for tugs to ccfral tba runaway
logs .and an.-offrtJ -feeing; -mstdo-to- trot
feoata together to aava at least soma of
them. The loga aqua! about seven aver
age log- rafts, such as are often,, towed
througd the barbor.
- k--jgooaj- loaa to Haeea.''""jC'! - '
- Fearing that the boom would remain
fetaet and land, the Madison - street
bridge's death blow, Superintendent
Kelly bad ropes stretched across the
entranoo to the bridge at about 10:30
o'c iockr suspending traffic Tor abou t 1 0
minutes. .- v
. A telephone message from Wllwaukle,
however, announced that the boom bad
broken up and was proceeding down tbe
river Jn small sections.
The-logs passed through the harbor
about 11 o'clock and only a small per
centage of them lodged against the bridge
piers, - .
Crest Vaeses Salem. .
rat- flrvniff-i nniinT, nnr nnnnnrn -nr.'' : ' : ' -ll . . .
lUVVHIlu uLn UIIHI.UUUIU HIVUIIIILUI
JTThe Willamette Is now r's'nf slowly
lr tnls Point and wilt probably reach a
t " maximum hela-ht of feet, nintrlrt
Forecaster Seals saya the crest of the
flood will pass Portland late tonight
-or early tomorrow morning. It passed
" Halem last night with a height of II I
feet and the river la now falling at that
point ) A alight rise was recorded In
the. Tualatin river during the night, but
Mr. Beats says this was duo to the high
water In the Willamette checking the
outlet, so that In reality the Tualatin la
falling. .-
JUver Wfll fall Saturday.
-t-i The- gorernmenrrginrge in "tho harbor
showed a height of Xl.t feet at 10
e clock this morning. Indications are
that It will rise from Inches to a foot
further and then remain stationary until
Saturday when It will begin to fall
slowly. Sunday and Monday the water
will run out rapidly ao that by Tues
day or Wednesday the stage will be
about normal again.
Some of the merchants on First street
feared that the water would enter their
cellars, but so far they have been on
the safe side. Mr.' Beala haa been, be-
-sieged fee liifermstt
(Continued on . Page Six.)
Csr Shortage. Throws
of Work Railroads
; Business Later
Whtls ' farmers,' manufacturers and
shippers In all lines are Buffering heavy
losses for lack of oars to market their
products, or to receive goods from east
ern markets, the lumber manufacturer
In Oregon la the moat conspicuous loser,
for the . reason that large numbers of
working men lose with him. Mor than
1,000 men. It Is estimated, have been
thrown out of employment lall or a part
" of the time in the, laat six months by
the lumber car shortage, :
' In a Hat of-7 Oregon lumber mills
thst hsve been closed all or a portion
of the last six months a great many
. men were regularly employed at good
wages.. Many of these mills are Iocsted
on the am 11 railroads or branches (hat
feed (ha Southern Paciflo and O. R, A
, N. lines, Theu!k -of their products
move over the Southern Psclflo to Cal-
Ifnrnia and th aouthweat or over the
Union Pacino system to the middle
. west. -
. Braaoate Steve Bo Cars. t -.
The small branch railroads on which
many of . ths mills are located have
never had cars-nor-pretended to own
enough equipment to hand) their bust
nees. ..They are tied up to the Ilarrl
man lines In trstno sgreements. snd
' their products go ta markst iu cars,
LUMBER
.
south-,
'.
Suspected Robbers of
Postoffices Have
Hearing Before Com
missioner M'Kee
While Bryant, Government's Star
Witness, Is Telling of Deeds
of Former " Pals, Anderson
Glares Malevolently at Him,
V Longing for Vengeance..
-' .
, United Statea . Commissioner Edward
McKee haa ordered that , Anderson, Kel
ley,. Carter and Ranklna, arrested for
complicity In the, robberies of the Sell
wood and Johns postofflcea. be held
to the federal grand jury snd nxed the
prisoners'- ball at 12.000 each.
. Commissioner McKee's decision dis
posed of the remaining four members
of the gang of desperadoes who have
carried on their operations in Portland
for the last few months, and came as a
Climax to .ihe: interesting proceeding!
that have marked affairs around the
federal and municipal courts in Port
land since the men were arrested.
Perhaps no hearing that he -ever
come up barer federal .emsslmerjrsjruiwir
In Portland has attracted so large a
crowd aa . that present at the hearing
before Commissioner McKee yesterday
afternoon.. The deed of the gang had
been givea groat publicity, and be
cauaa of the numerous holdups 'and
robberies that have occurred In Port-
land; recently In which the men have
been Implicated brought forth a great
crowd to see the proceedings. ' '
Wcmaa Are Interested.
Many women were present, some as
witnesses, but a number aa apeotators.
Denlsens of the north and helped to
fill the throng that crowded Into the
courtroom. Every seat waa taken and
men elbowed one another to obtain a
better view of' the prisoners and to
hear ' the proceedings. So . Interesting
did this crowd . find the hearing on
which depeoled the liberty of the rob
bers that . many climbed upon the
benches that .they might gain a bettor
vantage-point to view the movements
-attorneys and ta Bear the wit
nesses.
Assistant United States District At
torney James Cole did not mince mat
ters once the hearing was started, but
announced at the outset that It was to
be against the four prisoners who sat
silent and sullen beneath the watch of
the deputy marshals, - He called his
witnesses rapidly and questioned them
sufficiently to reveal the fact that there
was sufficient ground for suspicion on
which to hold the prisoners for robbing
wo postornces. ..
ICnek Bvideaoe Bsld Back.
The federal attorney drew out this
testimony without showing the full
strength of his ease and stated after
all the evidence waa In that he waa sat
isfied that the men should be held ro
the grsnd Jury. - Mr. Cole said that ha
had further evidence agslnst the men
burrnantws nothecessary" to dl-
(Continued on Page Two.)
TRY
Jhousahds of Men Out
Confident of Getting
Make No Efforts .
furnished by the Harrlman lines. The
worat that, a reciprocal demurrage law
could do tdthe small roads would be
to countenance a continuance of these
praotlcea. A railway commission, hav
ing power to enforce reasonable rules
of transportation and ear supply would.
It Is Said, be a protection Instead of an
Injury to th smsll roada.
Th lumbar mills of Oregon have
reached a point In thalr career where
they must hsve relief or go Into bank
ruptcy. For the railroad stalking horses
of the third house at Salem to attempt
to frighten the lumbermen by talk of
"death knells to tha lumber business"
If a rectprocsl demurrage law la paaaed.
Is not serving as an effective argu
ment against the proposed law.'.
. "Death Xaell" STo BW.
Th lumber mill men already know
the "death knell" sound. They have
been facing ruin for years. Instead of
receiving encouragement from th rail
rosds and aaalstanc In developing
their bustnsss by the furnishing of roll
ing stock, ta carry their shipments, they
have been constantly repressed. The
railroad companies have taken the posi-'
tlon that there must b only a limited
JCoutleied pa Page JTlv4
INDUS
'PORTLAND. 'OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING,- FEBRUARY
Evelyn Thaw's Story Is
Master Stroke for
Defense in Famous
Case on Trial
Conception of More Dramatic
Scene Impossible Terrible
Tale Calculated to Stir the
Soul of Any Man and Fill Him
t With Loathing for Architect.
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(Joonul Sptdil genlee.) -New
York, Feb. 7. Evelyn Neeblt
Thaw told her story today. The nar
rative contained the ' "Justification"
which Del mat promised to furnish the
Jury, for the killing of White by Thaw.
It waa the story of the rulir--ef an In-J
nocent child by a human vulture. Eve
lyn Thaw confessed herself the victim.
She swore that Whits robbed her of her
vlrgtnltythat he accomplished his pur
pose after he had rendered her uncon
scious with champagne in one of his
many- glided bells m-htrh passed under
the name- of "studloe." r
A conception of ' a scene more dra
matic than that enacted In the famous
trial today - would be impossible. The
pnysicai cnarms cost on man nia tire
and haa placed another In tbe ahadow
of the electrie chair, was the flrst wit
ness ealled to the stand today. It waa
a crista In her life. She faced It with
that- m-BTWy- whrchnTes"the woman
serving the man ahe loves.
. Xooks Appealing at Jury.
The blue veil which ' haa not been
lifted alnoe the opening of the trial waa
thrown back when she stepped Into
witness chair and prepared for one of
the most trying ordeals a woman ever
faced. Her cheeks were pale and tear.
stained, but her eyes were clear, and
ahe . looked appeallngly . at 11 . meg to
whom she was to tell the story. . Tbe re
were no preliminaries. Under the ques
tioning of Judge Deimas the details of
the tragedy were recited. Then came
the atory of her life, her meeting with
Thaw, hia proposal, her refusal to
marry him and ber confession of tbe
reason Stanford - White.
Judge Del mas then asked her to rs-
pest to the Jury the confession ahe
msde to Harry Thaw. She did ao.
It waa a terrible tale, calculated to
stir the soul of any man and fill him
witn loathing for . the man who exe
cuted Its details. It waa punctuated
with tears wrung from th heart of
the witness, but wss devoid of hyster
ics. Throughout -the entire course the
Jury sat transfixed.
Thaw Weep During Tale.
Harry Thaw hid hia face In his
hands and wept.
Evelyn related her first meeting with
wmte in one of nis so-called studios In
Twenty-fourth street, one which was
later to be the scene of her ruin. Then
cam the supper In the famous tower of
the Msdison . Sousr garden. At each
of these wsa manifest the sham pater
nal attitude of the plotting hypocrite.
Then cam the meeting or Whit alone
(Continued on Page Two.)
DRIVING SPIKES
NTO G.O.P. COFFIN
Republicans Vote to Destroy
Statement .Number One,- De-
a
prlving People From Select.
ing United States Senators.
(Special Dlspatc te Tbe JowaaLJ
Salem, Or Feb. 7. "The Republican
party haa put Ita last nail in Its coffin
by this act. It will have 'a greater ef
fect In urging the election of Gover
nor Chamberlain as United States sen
ator than anything that could have been
done," said Senstor Btngham thla morn
Ing when the senate, under the gujse of
preserving party integrity, put Itself on
record for the practical abolition of
statement No. 1, by a vote of It to 10.
and adopted a favorable report on Bai
ley's bill amending the statement to
have candidates pledged to tot for th
party choio as senator.
In debate on the floor of th senate
Bingham opposed amending the atata
ment He-said: . "Every Republican In
this senste haa urged the election of
senators by popular vote. If you pass
this bill and take this privilege from the
people I warn Repuhllcana now If you
pass this law you will have to answer
to the people for it"
Booth said that had a Democrat been
the popular choice at th last election
legislators would hsve Interpreted slate-
moat n I (Uffsranily. Uuui Uiej did
- & 1.1 ' Jl -::i"'t -tji f -;'. ? I i' 'Sk- At Evelyn Nesbit Thaw told her story there iteemed to b
' f t ' t I ' v.ciit''J-'-'4 lv.':'y... r?Tl but one opinion among the auditors that the architect de
;.y, - , f J ; f a I f :t. . . . Jl. " e'nred his fate; that, at the common expression is, "th
- 1 I "h 5 t- .w l : "game law was lip on Stanford White." It wat noC a mar.
'f.7- , ?r."i,7-rv; ' .:. tfC'H-J der. but killing. ,-
t I . f jf v '' si" i' -' ' si"' A wJlt V Daring the telling Evelyn Thaw shed many bitter tears -
. V; I it' - -'i'lA ', - vV'-f-' - IIU 7 tears which tore at the heart-strings of her auditors and , I
f'l: -i-'Hl -l'-ii4;V-?--':V. '- )Tf 1 "i lilledlnany aympathetiirtye among tier listenert; : j
vk-f-r;(
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EVELYN NESBIT THAW
Miller of Linn demanded to know If
Oearln would not hsve received the
Republican votes if he had been the
popular choice. Booth replied that he
believed that a different Interpretation
of -statement ona " would " hava Been
made, enubllag the Republicans to .sup
port the choice of their party.
Blnghsm and Johnson, Kcpubllcans.
tated they would have voted for a,
Democrat bat h Jeu U - jmmle'g
7, "1907. TWENTY PAGES. :
1 -Cs :swrrv l . , ....
1 ;v;;5:'"s'?.V.'rfl !
e-..')W--jy.iY''""'' '
i.j&?vyv mrn ft
choice. . The senators voting to leave
statement one unchanged were: Bing
ham, Caldwell, Cole, Coshow," Hedges,
Miller' of Mnn. MullU . Nottingham.
Smith of tjmatillaand President
Haines, rT" . .
Those favoring ' Bailey's amendment
were: Booth, , Heaoh, Bailey, Ccke,
Hart, Johnson. Kmr Laughary. I-v-rock,
MclNinaldr Marlon. ScholflelJ,
.Slcbel, Bojllh, ilarlgu an4 Whealdod. j
PRICE TWO CENTS.
To Save Husband From Electric
Chair, Architect's Victim tells
Heart's Secrets Showing Mur
dered Man a Moral Monster
and Villain. Deserved Fate
' , (Journal Special" Service.)
" New York," Feb. 7. Today .Evelyn Nesbit.Thaw, wife of
Harry Kendall Thaw, and star witness for the defense, took
the stand to lay bare the Secrets of her life to save the life
of her husband. - When she took the stand she Yaised her
veil for the first time in the
showing a face pale and emaciated from worry and care,'
her. beauty famed in studio and.. on the stage marred by
suffering undergone in the last half year.
There-is something infinitely pathetic and pleading in her
f-and--her voicer-aatn-response to Attorney Uetma v
: pleading she tells the story of the events preceding tha
murder of Stanford White, the firat meeting with White,
and how Thaw come into her life. Her petite figure, her
crushed beauty, appeals to both jury and auditors. She is
of pronounced brunette type, but with the unusual combina
tion of blue eyes. Her hair is thick, black and heavy, witli
that dull gloss that lends itself to every pose, and she knows
how to pose to best advantage.. Her eyebrows are heavy
and arched strikingly arched, ber nose is "pert," and her
mouth a modet of that of Venus de Milo. Her figure is not
as plump as in the days when she . had not a care in th
world, and a pallor hat replaced the once brilliant complex
ion, though blushes colored her checks as sherelated.. lhe
alofy6r henidwrifa.il through Stanford "White, though she
suggested rather than told it. Her answers wore firm,
though sometimes so low that only those sitting neaf Could
.heatvtlxem...: ' - ;'
MAN'S VILLAINY AND WOMAN'S FOLLY.
It is evident that Mra. Thaw is suffering keenly in thut
having to bare to the world her girlish folly and White's
villainy. Only the love she -bears her husband and the hope
thereby of saving his life could induce hr or any woman
.-t0...thiu.a. reveal, the secrets of her heart, of her disgrace se
crets hitherto revealed to
whose mind they gnawed until they unbalanced it and caused
the murder of the cause of it all.
It is the old story the story enacted every day in the
metropalia-antLscores ol.othcr places of the pretty maid
whose beauty causes snares to be laid for her ruin; of the
young woman of schoolgirl aget forced by a needy mothV
into a life every step of which is beset with temptation; of
a child whose head is turned by adulation and flattery, with
out the guidance of a mother that should. have' kept her in
other paths; of a mother more at fault than the chijcl. - It
is the story of the well-to-do.' and prosperous erstwhile re
spectable man of affairs amusing himself during his leisure
hours by crushing the fair flower that bloomed beside hit
oath: of the man that plots to gratify his lust, even though,
it destroys the soul of a
THAW HAS
' All nicht long Harry lhaw paced nervously up and down
his narrow cell, waiting
called again to the ordeal
he held a conference wUh
ing the remainder of the
in a fret'ful sleep. He
the guard at the Tombs
during the entire night.
Thawe lit r4 the
wat ghastly. Dark blotches on his cheeks only accentuated
the whiteness of the skin an3 intensified the lines of suf- '
fering and mental agony' so plainly marked. The skin oa
his face is drawn taut over the cheekbones, tense lines en-
circle the mouth, and there are dark circle under the pris
oner's eyes. 2 - :
PUIIe
More than an hour betore court convened this morning
velyntalked in the prisoner's-pen-te-her- husband m -the
resence ot the court otlicers and attendants at the Tombs.
haw, weakened as he is
and the uncertainty of the
his wife and relatives, mustered every effort to encourage
the white-faced, weeping wife who anticipated the ordeal
through which she passed this morning on the witness-stand.
EVELYN. THAW IS- CALLED.
Whep'HSiurt finally convened the courtroom was packed
with scores of women.1 The room resembled more that of
a women's congress than a place of trial for a man charged
with murder, and long before cotrrt wat in session women
jostled each other in the corridors and out in the street for
an opportunity to get near the door in order to be admitted.'
The crowd in the courtroom was held at tension pitch.
Every muscle in every face, whose eyes and ears lost noth
ing of events transpiring, was strained to that limit of nerv
ous endurance which quivered simultaneously at the sound
of names and swayed tympathetically when with the com
pletion of the preliminaries Deimas' loud voice said:
"Call Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,'1
A second afterward, through a tide door, came Thaw's
wife, slight but erect, head bowed, the face pale and figure
trembling. She was dressed in the same suit of blue she
has-worn during -the- early day of-the trial, and as
took her oath and mounted to the witness-stand her veil
wat lifted for the first time and a silent, eager courtroom
'',' saw a face on which wat written deeper than words can ex
press it a ttory of wrong and mental suffering which al-
- most passe the limit-of human endurance.
In a-voice almost firm she gave her name in response to the jnviiry
and said she was born in 1KK4.
''Where were you'the night of June 25, IWi?" a&ked the atmrin-Y
"At. the Cafe Martin, with my husband, Thomas McCa! ! .m l Tr . i
Beale. . We sat on the Twenty-sixth street side," she !:!
, "Where did yon go after that?" . -
"To the Madison Square roof garden."
"What time was that?".
"I don't recall." - .
XCout;auf 1 mi l"i
en nun avn ma
I AM 1)4. IIVI ClSI
courtroom -since the trial began.
but one person, ner nusbana.
maid; the story of the millionaire
UNEASY NIGHT.
for. the time when he should be
of the courtroom. Until midnight
his attorneys and others, and dur- '
night he lay at timet on hit cot
did not remove hit clothes, and
said he slept but a few minutes '
eowrtroom this1 mornm g-iti rfa
by the terrible strain of the trial
outcome, and the results, upon
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