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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1905)
THJS HORNING OBEG02ttA3ST, WEDlfESDAY, MARCH 29, 1905. .RISTDW IN CITY THEY ALL FORGET Man Who Broke Up PostdfRce Frauds. Japanese Plead Loss of Memory. BROTHER SAIDi; IS PANAMA COMMISSIONER SAY,T00,THEY WERE DRU N K TELL THE LADjES WE WILL Looking Into the Commercial Needs of Coast Coroner's Jury Investigates , Fugi's Death. icr ., ...0lCl- u. ........ . AT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE His Visit Is for the Purpose of As certaining What Relation the Isthmian Railroad Should Hold to Shipping. General Joseph I Bristow, the man who throttled postal grafts, and earned the lasting gratitude and respect of all good Americans, Is In Portland. For almost two National admin Is tra tlons General Bristow was Fourth Assist ant Postmaster-General of the United States, and during that time he did yeo man service for the betterment of official conditions. He uncovered wholesale cor ruption In the Postofflce Department which had existed for decades and sent several bad men to prisons that had long been yawning for them. During the seven years or more of his tenure he made himself one ol the most useful cit izens of this country, and when the President wanted a man whose fidelity could absolutely be relied upon, he select ed Bristow. So he was recently named as special Panama commissioner, with secret instructions, a roving commission and a fat salary. His duties so far as they can be learned are to visit the Panama Canal zone, to study conditions there and look into the conduct of officials who are building the great waterway. He is also directed to devote some atten tion to each of the principal American ports for the purpose of learning the com mercial needs of those ports in relation to the canal, the volume of export and import business which will be affected by the building of the canal and divers other matters of importance to the water carrying trade of the United States. His Official Capacity. It is in this capacity that he comes to this city, and during his stay, which will terminate Thursday night; he will confer with representative business men in re gard to the local situation as it compre hends the building of the canal. He reached Portland yesterday morn ing, going directly to the Portland Hotel, where he received callers during the day. He attended a Joint meeting in the afternoon of the trustees of the Chamber of Commerce and the transportation com mittee of that body, at which meeting an Informal discussion was held, many facta of interest being stated by Mr. Bristow and inquiry made as to the sense of this community with regard to the three prop ositions that have been placed -before the Government for the operation of the Pan ama Railroad during the period of canal construction. These are: Whether or not the railroad .should be used exclusive ly for the purpose of the construction of the canal, or whether it should be avail able for commercial purposes; whether It would be desirable for the Government to operate a steamship line between Now York and Colon, not only for the trans portation of construction material, but also for that of handling commercial freight; whether it would be advisa ble for the Government to operate a line on the Pacific Coast from Panama to United States coast ports, or whether It was likely that commercial interests would provide their own transportation facilities. General Bristow also made in quiries as to the amount of freight that would be forthcoming for such traffic route, and that matter Involving the col lection of statistics was referred to the Chamber of Commerce, which will pro ceed at once to collect the necessary in formation and forward it to him- for the purpose of assisting him in making up his report to the President and to the Secre tary of War. After full discussion in which many questions were asked- and answered, the following resolution was unanlmpusly passed: "Resolved. That it is the sense of this meeting that the commercial interests of the Pacific Coast require the keeping open of the Panama Railroad for com mercial purposes; that merchandise be transported across the Isthmus at a fair rate of freight, taking into account the length of the line, the operating expenses and the transfer charges; that the matter of water transportation be left open so that all steamship lines shall have the right to handle merchandise over the line of railroad at the same rate of freight, the Government taking no part in the management of such a line, but availing of it as far as itself finds it practicable to do so, using its own transports for the forwarding of Its own material to such an extent as It may deem necessary or advisable." Position Taken by Chamber. It was the sense of the meeting that If the railroad were open to the free use of all comers at fair rates of freight, a large traffic would spring up that would demand the service of steamers for the two water routes making up the chain of communication, which steamers would be supplied in the natural course of trade and business, the theory being that where there Is freight to go vessels can always be found to take It. From Here Goes to the Sound. Today and tomorrow General Bristow will devote to a further investigation of Portland's attitude toward the Panama transportation problem. rora here he will go to the Sound ports and thence to New Tork and other Atlantic seaboard cities before returning to Washington to compile his report to the President. Joseph I. Bristow is an Important and unique figure In the National Govern ment. He is probably more cordially hated by that class of politicians who figure a public office a private snap than my man in the country. He has an un erring eye for crooks and a keen nostril lor corruption. When McKinley made him Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General he found something rotten in the aepartment and proceeded to dig for It. rhc dishonest officials raised a distress tlgnal and Influential members of Con tress rushed In to head him off. They raised a concerted howl against the fresh roung man from Kansas who threatened to spoil the rich picking. Bristow liked that He Is a hard man to bluff and he went to the President. He "put him onto" a lot of dark and vain rc&ys then In practice at the department tnd convinced him "that the graft could tfl stopped. The new assistant was told to go ahead, and he did. To such good purposes that Gotf and Machcn and some lesser criminals are now in" the Jails that Save long yawnod for them. Bristow turned things Inside out. He broke .up a '". little- game in Cuba and worried ;a. JOSEPH li. BRISTOW, MEMBER PAKAMA CAXAI. COMMISSION, WHO CONFERRED WITH PORTLAND BUSI NESS MEN YESTERDAY. majority of statesmen in both houses of Congress to the verge of the grave. Nothing Balked Him. When he decided to investigate a man the culprit might as well throw up his hands, for Bristow never stopped until he got to the bottom of things. He made the Postofflce Department look like the Oregon political machine in these piping times. He was threatened, cajoled and be sought by the strongest influences of pol itics and business, but he stuck to his Job. Finally, when he had renovated the postal office be washed -up and put on his coat. It was then a fit place for a white man to live in. But he didn't care for the "simple life" sort of things in a departmental berth, and, having completed his good work, he was ready to quit. President Roose velt then made him a special commis sioner to find out the truth of some other things, and he's now into that up to the neck. Time was when "Joe" Bristow was an unknown county officer in Lawrence, Kansas. It was not so long ago either for he will not be an old man for many years. He made a good officer and es tablished a reputation for being honest and capable. He got into state politics and was secretary of the Republican state committee and secretary to the Governor. Then McKlnley discovered that he was a much-needed man, and having been faith ful in a few things he was given a po sition of National Importance. He's not handsome nor graceful, but he's square. In every capacity he has earned his hire many times over. He's the kind of man the nation has use for, and certainly higher things are in store for him. The people of Kansas talk of sending him to the United States Senate, and with Burton and some others In evidence it would seem to be a very fine Idea. He declined to say yes or no yesterday when asked about the matter, but it was plain to see that the Idea was not displeasing to him. He would make a disturbance In the Senate, where his type of men are much needed. It would be a good scheme to make him a Senator just because he's so unpopular in certain circles. FACES SEEN AT THE INQUEST HELD OVER FUGI, THE COMES TO LECTURE E. A. Kimball Will Speak on . Christian Science, HE IS A FIRM BELIEVER Chairman of the Official Board of Lectureship Will Repeat Visit of Seven Years Ago to the City of Portland. The announcement of another coming of a Christian Science lecturer calls to mind the fact that it Is scarcely a gener ation ago since 31ns. Mary Baker G. Bddy, the leader of this movement, gave to the world the benefit of her thoughts. Inves tigation and discovery; and in this brief period the progress and development of this addition to the denominational world has been such as to excite the interests of people generally. Mature In years, Mrs. Eddy still actively works for the church and cause she has founded, and according to the most recent reports is in the best of health. It Is said that not less than a million people have been Tiealed of disease by this teaching, and that many thousands, by reason of prac tical benefits thus received have become earnest students and adherents of Christ Ian Science, and have gained greater con tentment, happiness and righteousness in their lives than they formerly possessed. Edward A. Kimball, who Is to lecture at the Marquam Theater Sunday evening, is the chairman of the official board of lectureship of the First Church of Christ- Ian Science in Boston, the mother church. He delivered the first authorized public lecture In Portland some seven years ago and has not visited the Northwest since that time. It is the practice of the Christ ian Science churches throughout the coun try to give annually at least one com plimentary public lecture, and the oppor tunity to secure Mr. Kimball at this time has been made possible by" his being on the Coast, spending a brief vacation In Southern California. It is said that Mr. Kimball is a living example of the healing efficacy of this doctrine, having been cured a number of years ago of a malady pronounced In curable by materia medlca, and since re gaining his health he has been Intimately and prominently Identified with the move ment as practitioner, teacher and church reader in Chicago, and of latter years as teacher of the Massachusetts Meta physical College in Boston. In this capac ity it has been his privilege to come in frequent and close association with Mrs. Eddy. Mr. Kimball Is therefore emi nently qualified to speak on Christian Science and It Is believed that Portland people will be be glad to avail themselves of this opportunity to hear so authorita tive a presentation of the subject as he, no doubt, will give. At the lectures heretofore 'given, the Marquam Theater has been filled to Its capacity and many have been unable to gain admlssslon. In order to Insure seat ing, reserved checks should be obtained at the theater box office on Saturday, April 1. These 'checks will, be issued without charge, and will entitle holders to seats until 7:45 o'clock only. The lec ture will begin promptly at 8:00 o'clock, after which time the doors of the theater will be closed. Northwestern People in New York. NEW TORK, March 2S. (Special.) Northwestern people registered at New Tork hotels today as follows: Portland Broadway Central, F. E. Fos ter; Breslin. R. E. Norton. Seattle Empire, J. Kellcher; Broadway Central, W. Strang; Herald Square. Miss M. Foshay, W. D. Foshay. Walla Walla. Wash. Broadway Cen tral. J. Kremer. Spokane Grand Union, E. PInkus. MURDERED JAPANESE .,, ' ;.. i PLACES BLAME ON HANOAKA Brown Men Prove Reticent Witnesses but Admissions of Prisoner and Blood-Stained Knife Are Con-, sidered Best of Evidence. STATEMENT OF CASE. Five Japanese are put through rigid examination at the laauest, but plead Ignorance of the murder, and deny knowledge of the asaasain. Detective Hartman tells the Jury that Sakutaro Hanoaka. made most damaging confessions to him at Harrlsburg', and exhibit the knife the prisoner gave him. It bears blood etalns on its blade. Ha noaka has admitted to tho officer that he haA trouble la tha restaurant -where the murder took place, and has said tills vraa Use -weapon with wbiob he did some cutting-. The Jury believe that Hanoaka. stabbed the -victim now dead, and so states In the verdict. The District Attorney's office will vig orously prosecute the case, and if ill have rh blood (tains analyzed and attempt to convict Hanoaka. . All the skill and artful Questioning .and cross-questioning of shrewd prosecutors could not bring from the lips of five Jap anese during three hours of time evidence sufficient to fix definitely upon Sakutaro Hanoaka the murder of I. Fugl, but bloodstains on the knife admittedly his property, coupled with his own confes sions, may accomplish it- Four little brown men and one little brown woman, all of whom were present In the Japanese restaurant when I. Fugl was fatally stabbed, were put through a trying session at the inquest yesterday afternoon, but not one word that In any way would connect Hanoaka with tne deed was wrung from their lips. They pleaded drunkenness and loss of memory, and despite the strenuous examinations given each one in turn before the i-oro ner's Jury, they would not tell anything damaging to the alleged murderer, now fighting for his life and liberty. Circumstantial Evidence Strang. It was tho clear-cut. matter-of-fact, statements of Detective Hartman and the exhibition of the bloodstains on Hanoaka's knife blade that caused the jury to de clare the belief that the prisoner was guilty of the murder of Fugl. Therefore, after careful deliberation, the six men re turned a verdict stating that, judging from the evidence. Fugl came to his death following knife wounds presumably inflicted by Hanoaka. Consequently, tho case against Hanoaka will be -vigorously prosecuted by the Dis trict's Attorney's office. He will be ar raigned today before Municipal Judge Hogue on a charge of murder In the first degree, add. In view of thejiew develop ments, will undoubtedly be held under heavy bonds. The five Japanese who yes terday refused to tell anything will be de tained as witnesses, also under heavy bonds. Chemical analysts of the bloodstains on the blade of Hanoaka's knife and on his coat will bo made. In order to prove whether it is human blood. Great im portance Is attached to this, for upon It and upon the admissions made by the prisoner to Detective Hartman depends largely the final result. There will be other corroborative evidence, however. Japanese Prove Forgetful. Acting Coroner Flnley and Deputy Dis trict Attorney Bert E. Haney, assisted by Detectlves Hartman and "Vaughn, con ducted the inquest. S. Toyado, a Japanese newspaper editor, acted as Interpreter. One Japanese at a time was taken before the jury and questioned, all others being barred out. Notwithstanding this, they all refused, or failed, at least, to thrpw any light upon the tragedy. Every one, with the exception of M. TukI, the wom an, pleaded drunkenness at the time of the stabbing, together with loss of mem ory, as an excuse to avoid answering. Tha woman disclaimed knowledge of the affair, although she was present in the capacity of waiter, the scene being a restaurant at Fourth and Flanders streets. The Japanese who were examined were K.' Shiria, T. Oshlma, K. Kamela, a den tist; K. Ishkawa. one of the proprietors of the restaurant, and M. Yukl, the wait ress. The dentist was intoxicated on the stand. It Is known that he did not tell all he knew of the stabbing affray, for he denied everything, when, as a matter of fact, he is the individual who directed the officers In the search for the assailant on the morning of the affair, who identified Hanoaka's photograph, and gave the in formation that Hanoaka had served a term In the penitentiary for stabbing a Japanese at Astoria. Shiria and Kamela were cut during the mix-up, presumably ty Hanoaka, but nevertheless refused to assist In his prosecution. City Physician Zan. who attended Fugl at the Good Samaritan Hospital, swore that the victim died as the result of knife wounds in his abdomen, and said the cut was clean as a surgeon would make an operation. The knife, belonging to Hanoaka, It is declared, could be used to inflict such a wound. LIKES THE TTHITED STATES BEST Portland Man Sees Bullfights and Other Things In Mexico. Hugh McArthur. who lives at 581 East Ankeny street, has just returned from a sojourn of three months in Northern Mex ico. visiting the cities, attending bull fights and looking Into the Industrial con ditions of that country. He came home better pleased than ever that be-la an American citizen, and not a Mexican, not that the climatic condition of Northern Mexico, where he spent three months, is not all that could be desired, but be cause of the people and their ways of living. Mr. McArthur's description of a bull fight Is much more graphic than pleasant, and he says that there Is nothing in the United States that anywhere equals it ex cept a football game. A banker whom he asked how It' was that they all went to such a place said that the bullfights were no worse than the American foot ball games and the prizefights. Mr. McArthur was not impressed with GIVE AWAY EWORLD'S FAIR, FIRST PRIZE MAJESTIC RANGE Set up, complete, in your house (by Muck Dunning Hardware Company). This range took first prize at the St. Louis "World's Fair. "With every 50-cent purchase you will get a ticket entitling the holder to one chance on this beautiful range, now on exhibition in our window. Drawing takes place Saturday, April 29, at 8 P. II. v '. '0I..C. RYE, A BIG, FULL QUART, $1 OREGON IMPORTING COMPANY 195 third Street ;Telophorio Main 380 Portland, Oregon. the industrial conditions. Ha found the common laborer ground down to the point of starvation, and the land under control of a few men. With J100.000, Mr. Mc Arthur said, a man could buy some of the richest plantations In the country, and he thinks of going back and scooping up several thousand acres of land. H0N0ES ARE . PAID KREISLER Tributes to His Genius Are Given by Royalty. It is not unusual for artists of renown and world-wide reputation to have honors thrust upon them by the socially elect, as well as by the various rulers of the tem poral kingdoms of the earth. It Is. how ever, rather a novelty for so young,a man as Fritz Krelsler to be the recipient of the many distinguished honors that have been paid him. He ha3 the usual selection of scarfpins with the Initials of the royal donors in diamonds, he has. also, the monogram and crown pin of the Princess of Flanders In diamonds: when he played at the wed ding of the Princess Alice, at the special command ft the King of England, he was presented with link sleeve buttons bear ing the diamond and ruby "E" and "R". But more than he treasures these con ventional gifts, .does Krelsler care for the honors paid htm In the membership to orders of unusually high degree. For instance, not long ago after a con cert by the Royal Amateur Society of London, of which society the Prince of "Wales is president, Krelsler was person ally congratulated by the King, who pre sented him with the gold crown badge, thus making him a member In honorary of the society. Then, too, the Jjondon Philharmonic Society conferred upon Krelsler the "Beethoven Gold Medal," which has been bestowed upon but five other violinists within 90 years. Krelsler will play here In Portland at the Empire Theater the 4th of April," Tuesday night of next week, and the sale of seats for the recital opens Saturday morning, April 3. ' Case Against Head Dismissed. At the request of Deputy District Attor ney Haney, Municipal Judge Hogue yes terday dismissed the charge of mutilation of records preferred against James M. Head last Thursday. It Is said that there was not sufficient evidence to warrant further proceedings and that criminal prosecution will be dropped. Head was charged with mutilating records of the Lewis and Clark Accommodation Bureau, Pears' "A shilling coun tenance" is pro duced by ordinary soaps. The use of Pears' reflects beauty and refinement. Pears' leaves the skin soft, white and natural. Matchlessfor the complexion. for the purpose of defrauding stockhold ers. H. L. Briggs, president of the or ganization, signed the complaint. A. B. Mathews and H. U. Beatty were said Xo be Interested in. the case; and claimed to have lost money. It Is said they now Intend to Institute suits in equity against Head. GORDON U tie beit name erer fat Is man's bit. Best far the man and for tne man pocket book. Gordon NO name was ever put in a hat that means more than the Gordon name. Every year the sale of Gordon Hats increases. The newpurchasers comefrom the $5 class, and when they come they come to stay. Wear a Gordon Hat (soft or stiff) and you will recognize its right to be classed as the perfect hat. Gordon Hats $3 j aiiz - i j r t i a uisuuguittiica irom tut others bjits f ullflavor, deliciouf quality and absolute purity. I Walter M.Lowey Co., j BOSTON, MASS. 1 P. S, TkeLcrxxty Recti f I Eo m I (V