VOL. XL.VI SO. 14,415. PORTLAND, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, '1907. PRICE FIVE CENTS. 1 EVER WANTED TO SHOOT CREATURE Thaw's Explanation of billing to Doctor. 3UT PROVIDENCE TOOK CHARGE Evans Relates Interview With Prisoner in Jail. WILL IS PUT IN EVIDENCE Funds Provided to Prosecnte Own 3furderers and "Inhuman Scoun drels" Who Betray Girls Je rome's Spat With Delmas. NEW TORTC. Feb. IS. "I never wanted to shoot the creature. I never wanted to kill. I knew he was a foul creature, destroying the mothers of America, but I wanted through the le gal means to bring nlm to trial. I wanted to get him Into court to bring him to justice, but Providence took charge of It; it was an act of Provi dence." This is Harry K. Thaw's own story of the killing of Stanford White. It was told by him to Dr. Brltton ' D. Evans, the alienist, last August in the Tombs. Dr. Evans today repeated the prisoner's words to the Jury that is trying Thaw for his life. District At torney Jerome fought hard last week ngainst the Introduction of this evi dence, which the defense, believes is conclusive proof that Thaw did not know his act was wrong. Only the testifying phyalelnns bad declared that In their opinion Thaw was insane at the time he made the statements. How. ever, the rules of evidence permitted the introduction of the prisoner's wo ids. Laying Plans Tor Commission. . In further bulwarking their conten tion that Thaw was Insane when he killed Stanford White, the defendant's counsel succeeded today in placing be fore the jury the will executed by Thaw the night of his marriage in April, 1905, and a codicil executed at the same time. Again Mr. Jerome fought the evidence, but bo significant ly ' withdrew "his objections after Dr. Evans had given it as his expert opin ion that Thaw was insane at the time he executed the will. The fact that the District Attorney seems disposed to let in testimony of every character provided there Is a preliminary opinion from the witness that the man was of unsound mind at the time to which the testimony re fers was taken today as further indi cating that Mr. Jerome may at the psychological moment. If he deems his hand strong enough, demand the ap pointment of a. commission to pass on Thaw's present state of mind. Fund to Prosecute "Scoundrels." The will and the codicil were of fered In evidence as cumulative testi mony of. Thaw's mental unsoundness prior to the killing of White. In his will Thaw provided that his execut ors set apart the sum of S.'tO.OOO to Investigate, -his death in case of a violent or suspicious end, and for the prosecution of the persona suspected of having taken a. hand in his taking off. In the codicil Thaw left to a law yer In Pittsburg $7530 to be used in securing legal, redress from Stanford White and one other person, whose name was not allowed to be read, for the benefit of four young women who Thaw declared had been the victims of "degrading assaults" ' In a house "furnished and used for orgies by Stanford White and other inhuman scoundrels." Thaw also bequeathed , sums of $2500 each to Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, Anthony Comstock and a lawyer named In his codicil, to be used in discovering further alleged misdeeds by Stanford White and ask ing redress for the women. Drs. Hammond and Jelllffe will tes tify tomorrow, probably on the Im provement In Thaw'a mind during his confinement In the Tombs, declaring that the stress which caused the men tal explosion was removed with the death of Stanford White. It was also said tonight that Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw may go on the stand tomorrow to complete her story. The trial today entered its fifth week. Delmas Again In Charge. The opening of court found D. M. Delmas Jn his accustomed place at the head of Thaw's counsel table, not withstanding reports of disagreement. Mr. Bolton, the Juror whose wife died last week, said he felt perfectly able to go on with the trial. It was decided that the Jurors should not again be cor.flned until they Anally retire to make up their verdict. Dr. Evans, who has been by far the most Important witness for the defense among the medical experts, detailed at great length his conversations with Thaw at the Tombs. , He told of how Thaw declared that his lawyers and physicians were conspiring with the District Attorney to "railroad him off to an asylum and to prevent his case from coming to trial." He declared "they wanted to close this matter up." Thaw told the physicians that In his attempts to bring Stanford White to justice be had complained to Mr. Jer ome and that the latter had told bim to let the- matter drop, that there was nothing to it. He also complained to Anthony Comstock and to a detective agency. Dr. Evans was corroborated as to most of Thaw's statements by Dr. Charles T. Wagner, of hlnghamton, who first . figured as a witness early last week. Jerome and Delmas Spat. Mr. Jerome cross-examined Dr. Evans briefly on his opinion that Thaw was of unsound mind at the time of executing his will. Mr. Delmas was on his feet during the cross-examination. He interposed many objections and generally was sustained. He looked sharply to Dr. Evans- interest, but the latter appeared to be well aware of his privileges. Mr. Jerome in protesting against ad mitting the codicil as evidence referred to "these scandalous statements." Mr. Delmas objected and had his objection noted as being due to the District At torney's misconduct. A word conflict Clyde B. Aitchison, of Portland, Ap pointed on the State Railroad Com mission. ensued, which ended by Mr. Jerome declaring that in future he would con cede nothing. Judge Henry A. Melvin, of the Su perior Court of California, was an In terested spectator at the trial today. Judge Melvin is grand exalted ruler of the Order of Elks, and a personal friend of Mr. Delmas. PKOOFS OF THAW'S INSANITY Kvar.s Tells of Delusions and Will Is Put in Kvldence. N'KtV YORK. Feb. IS Dr. Britton D. Evans, superintendent of the New Jersey State. Hospital for the Insane, was the first witness in the Thaw trial today. Dr. Evans was asked to relate the con versations he had with Thaw during his first three visitR.to the defendant in the Tombs. The witness has heretofore test! fled that as the result of the first three visits he had reached the conclusion that Thaw was of unsound mind. District Attorney Jerome submitted to the court the contention that the witness should produce any notes he may have taken at the time of the interviews. "That is a matter for general cross examination," ruled Justice Fitzgerald. "Although I am not compelled to do so," said Mr. Delmas, "I will examine the witness upon the point so as to sat isfy the learned District Attorney." Dr. Evans said he did take some notes of one visit, but they were meager and had been lost after he had turned them over to his stenographer. He took his assistant. Dr. C. C. Bellliig. along to take notes for the third visit, but Thaw dls missed the physicians and counsel on that occasion. Thaw Thought Doctor Insane. "That ended the note-takng." said the witness. "I may omit essential details, but I will have to depend entirely on my memory." Mr. Jerome objected. "This witness," he declared, "says he ' must omit essential facts." "What can he do," replied Justice Fitz gerald, "but give his best memory? That is all that Is required by the rules jof evidence." Tha nbtpHnn wna nt'Arrtila nrA TW Hlvans began to relate the incidents of his first visit to Thaw on August 4. ' "I took a letter of Introduction to Mr. Thaw from Mr. Hartrldge, and was con ducted to his cell, and he gave me his hand and looked at me with & staring and twitching of the eye. , With a ner vousness such as we seldom see and in an agitated manner he asked me to have a seat beside him on his cot. He looked at me' a long time, and then said: 'You have different eyes from Dr. Hamilton. Your eyes look as if you were a sans man. His eyes suggested insanity." "I asked him how he was. I told him I had been sent by Mr. Hartrldge to talk matters over. He said it was all right If I came from Hartrldge, and in response to my question as to how he felt, he said: 'Oh, I am all right.' While's Crimes Against Women. "The words were nervously uttered, and were piled together. He concluded: 'Lew Delafleld, a lawyer of the firm of Black, Olcott, Gruber & Boynge, is In a con spiracy with Jerome so as to close this matter and railroad me off to an asylum. They want to have me declared Insane. It is all rot. There's nothing to it. They don't want me to come to trial, where I may be vindicated, and where I can tell the court and the Jury all there is in this matter.' " Dr. Evans said the arrival of the pris oner's wife and mother interrupted the interview. 1 He offered to withdraw, but Thaw told him to remain, and after kissing his wife and mother and introducing the phy sician, he asked them to excuse him until he had finished with his caller. "He told me," continued Dr. Evans, "of Stanford White, and at great length spoke of the alleged wrongs the man had done to in nocent girls. He never referred to him self, and did not seem to feel in any dan. ger from his position as a prisoner charged with murder. He declared that he drugged and ruined a great number of young women who had not been inclined to crime women whose minds as well as bodies had been pure." Dr. Evans then told of his second visit. "Thaw came Into the examlning-room of the Tombs with a large pasteboard box in his arms. It was filled with papers. He was nervous and agitated. He said 'Concluded on Pace 4.) JAMES RAILROAD covin State Board Acts Under Chapin Bill. EASTERN OREGON SHUT OUT Appoints Oswald West, C. B. - Aitchison, T. K. Campbell : ALL ARE WEST SIDE MEN First Xow" State Land Agent, Second Portland Lawyer and Third Cot- . tage Grove Lumberman C. V. Galloway Succeeds West. SALEM. Or., Feb. 18. (Special.) Ore gon's three Railroad Commissioners will be Oswald West, - of . Salem, now State Land Agent; Clyde B. Aitchison, of Port land, now attorney for the Title Guaran tee & Trust Company, and Thomas K. Campbell, of Cottage Grove, a lumberman of the firm of Campbell & Alexander. These selections were decided upon to day by 'the' State Board, which is given the appointment under the Chapin law. West is a Democrat, and the choice of Governor Chamberlain. He will hold of fice until after the state election In 1510. Aitchison . is a Republican and. is the choice of State Treasurer Steel. Camp bell Is a Republican and is the choice of Secretary of State Benson. Aitchison rep resents the Second Congressional District and Campbell represents the First Dis trict. The present tenure of each will last until after the state election of 1908. The commission law will go into effect Thursday, unless sooner approved by Governor Chamberlain, that day being the fifth, excepting Sunday, since it was pre sented to him. Within 20 days thereafter the law is to become operative. West will be succeeded as State Land Agent by Charles V. Galloway, of Mc Mlnnville, a young Democrat who was a member of" the House of Representatives In 1POX and was, the Democratic nominee for Congress last year. West is 33 years of age. Aitchison is 32 and Campbell is 50. West's vocation is MR. DELMAS PLACING MRS. THAW'S NOTE IN EVIDENCE A THE TRIAL sSI . V $tf " m ,tlwfe ,lhm ill - . fymm0& SSkiWs KRS "HARPY K THAW From the New York Herald. LEADING COUNSEL FOR IttRKV THAW. AFTER MAXT EFFORTS. HAD MR. JEROME PRODUCE A NOTE SAID TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY MRS. THAW TO HER HUSBAND IN .THE CAFE MARTIN. THE PORTRAIT IN THE OOR NKB JS THAT OF DR. WAGNER, ALIEN 1ST FOR THE DEFENSE. that of banking. Aitehison Is a lawyer and Campbell 'is a - lumberman, of the firm of Campbell & Alexander, of Cottage Grove, which has been put out of busi ness practically by lack of cars on the Southern Pacific. Each Commissioner must give bond in the eum of J10.000. By the. terms of the law he shall not hold any other office, or position " of profit, or pursue any other business or vocation, or serve on or under any committee of any political party dur ing his. term in office, but shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office. As there are two Republicans on the com mission, it is to be expected that one of them.- either Campbell- or Aitchison, will be chairman. The salary of each mem ber Is to be $4000 a year. "They will ap point a secretary at $3000 a year, Und may appoint an expert stenographer at $1200. . Fast Side Unrepresented. Eastern Oregon does not have a mem ber' on the board, and this is under stood to be due to the determination of Governor Chamberlain to appoint West of Salem. One of the members naturally must - be . a - Portland- man, and ..Benson picked out a man from his part of the state. Benson and Steel called on Gov ernor Chamberlain to name a resident of' Eastern ' Oregon.' but'the' Governor wanted West. - Oswald West was born in Ontario, Can ada, 33 years ago.' At the age' of 4 years his family came to "Salem. Young West was educated in the schools of the capi tal city. At the age ' of 16 he entered the I.add & Bush bank, where he was employed 11 years., eight of them as pay ing teller. In " 1901 he became paying teller of the First National Bank of Astoria and In 1903 was appointed State Land Agent by .Governor Chamberlain. - Clyde B. Aitchison is a native of Iowa, 32. years of age. He .graduated from Hastings College, Hastings, Neb., in 1893 and . read law In the office of Tlbbits, Morey & Ferris, attorneys, at that place for about two years. They were the local attorneys for the Burlington at that point. Has Railroad Experience. Subsequently he studied law with Fin ley Burke at Council Bluffs, la., for two years and was admitted to practice by the ' Supreme Court of Iowa at the age of a, standing second . in a class of 33. Mr. Burke was district attorney for the Chicago & Northwestern and Mr. Aitchi son . was associated with him for about nine years as student and practitioner. He also assisted the general officers of the Postal Telegraph Cable Company in vnocuring a right of way for the Omaha Denver line. 1 While a resident of Iowa In 1902 he prepared for the Lawyers' Co-Operative Publishing Company annotations to Iowa decisions, covering all the ref erences to Iowa cases as authorized in' every court of the country. The work hnd a wide sale.. He was also lecturer In the Omaha Law School at this time. Mr. Atichlson fame to Oregon In the early part of 1903. and became asso ciated with the trust department of the Title Guarantee & Trust Company (Concluded on Page 3.) FULTON SCORES FOREST; SERVICE Arraigns Hitchcock for Helping Fraud. GIVES BEVERIDGE TROUNCING Indiana Senator Gets No Mercy When Interrupts. TOO FOND OF OWN VOICE Vigorous Criticism of Pinchot Wins Applause of Senate Lieu . .Land Law Perverted to Favor Land-Grant Railroads. . OF.EGONTAN XEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb.- 18. Senator Fulton made a most effective 40-mlnute speech In the Senate today. in which he criticised and . condemned the man ner In which forest reserves are be ing created and administered. Admitting the honest intention of Forester Pin chot.' he censured his official methods and scathingly arraigned Secretary Hitchcock for his forestry work. Fulton declared that more actual fraud had been committed against the Govern ment under the forest reserve system than under all the land laws combined. The chief fraud, he declared, was committed by the Secretary of the Interior in per mitting land grant railroads to exchange worthless land in reserves for the best timber and agricultural land of Oregon and neighboring states. He said the lieu land law was passed and intended to af ford relief solely to homesteaders, but that the Secretary of the Interior had overruled the Land Office and explicitly directed that railroads also enjoy this privilege. He said this ruling was con trary to the spirit of the law. In this he was substantiated by Senator Carter. Fulton a!s charged1 that there has been recklessness tnthe creation of reserves and usurpation of authority in their administration. Half a dozen times during Fulton's address, Beveridge interrupted and at tempted to Inject speeches of his own, showing his absolute lack of knowl edge of Western conditions, particular ly those under discussion. Fulton bore with Beveradge patiently until Bev eridge made himself particularly ob noxious, and then the Oregon Senator turned in and administered a trouncing to the young man from Indiana which aroused the latter's wrath, but which met with the hearty approval of the whole Senate, which has lately had too much Beveridge. Heaps Ridicule on Indianian. Fulton seeemd to break Beveridge's heart when he ridiculed the latter be cause of his fondness for hearing his own voice, and when he attributed to this cause the frequency with which Mr. Beveridge was "butting into" all Senate speeches. After the Senate adjourned Beve ridge accused Fulton of being brutal and insulting, but Fulton, disclaiming such motives, told Beveridge he had brought upon himself the rebuke which he. Fulton, had been compelled to ad- r'v- . : A i . - "I ' Oswald West, of Astoria, Appointed Member State Railroad Commis sion. minister in order that he might com plete his speech. ' It was far and away Fulton's best speech since he entered the Senate, and was heartily commended by many older Senators. His squashing of Beveridge made a great hit. DIETRICH IS THE XKW MAX S 1 ' Strong Rival of Allshlc for Federal) Judgeship injdaho. OKEGONlAy -SEWS BURBAU. Wash Ington. Feb. 18. If the President refuses to appoint Judge Ailsliie (Senator Hey- burn's choice) as successor to Judge Beatty in Idaho, F.. S. Dietrich, of Po- catello, is most likely to bo appointed. Judge Ailshie is expected here Thurs day to personally answer the serious charges pending against him. Meanwhile the President is making an investigation. It seems Improbable that the matter can be cleared up before March i. That will (Concluded on Page 4.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The Weather. TEPTBRDAr.S Maximum temperature, 00 deirrees; minimum, 38 degrees. TODAY'S Light rain; southerly winds. Foreign. British Cabinet stands firm for Irish Dtrlicy Page 8. f ' French Cabinet , settles Page 8. its differences. Deadly mine explosion in Mexico. Tage 8. National. Senator Fulton scores Hitchcock and gives Beveridge a trouncing. Page 1. New candidate for Idahc judgeship. Page I. Terms of agreement on Japanese question Page 2. . House passes immigration " bill with Jap anese passport provision. rage 2. Register Kolan. of The Dalles, removed Page 2. , Evidence on Brownsville riot. Page 8. . Domestic. Haxkln tells stories about state legislators. Page 1. Alienists tell Thaw's view of ' killing of White: will admitted after row between lawyers. Page 1. Hermann loses another law point In trial Page 3. Attack and defense of Christian Science Page 3.' Missouri liquor man kills two Prohihitin leaders and Is killed soon after. Page 3. Padfie Coast. Olj-mpla House passea bill for Gray's Har bor County by overwhelming vote Page 6. Strike of Butte printers far from an end! Page 5. Sensational evidence produced in trial of Steve Adams. Page 5. Cbehalls robbers obtain $15,000 in jewelry and $300 In money. Page fl. Oregon Legislature. State Board appoints Railroad Commission era under Chapin bill. Page J. Campbell's County Attorney bill killed. Page 6. Attemp to prune $100,000 appropriation for Seattle fair fails. Page 7. Burna pure food law passed by the House. Page 6. House passes bill to put future State Print ers on flat salary. Page T. Senate passes state banking law bill. Page ft. Astoria lobby flshts Port of Columbia bill. Page 7. Brlx logging bill is dead In House. Page 4. Portland and Vicinity. Anti-Saloon- League re-elects Superintend ent Rader for one year. Page 16. Oregon Eastern line across Central Oregon definitely located. Page 14. Council license committee reruses to Indorse Shepherd's high license ordinance Page 10. Policeman laadore F. Isaacs la accused of graft in Chinatown and suspended. Page 10. Water Board offers $25,000 for Mount Tabor plant. Page 14. Dr. Newell Dwtght HIIUs, famous Brook lyn preacher, discusses railroad question. Page 11. Mischief makers cut off Portland s electrical power supply by throwing chains over high voltage cables. Page It. Commercial and Marine. Another pause in hop market. Page 15. Eastern wheat markets firm on good de mand. Page 15. Stocks Inclined to weakness. Page 15. eteamshlp Agapanthua Is rechartered for wheat loading. Page 14. STORIES ABOUT THE LEGISLATORS Amusing Incidents in State Capitols. MOUNTAINEER AND ORATOR Irishman's Retort to Grafters in Wisconsin. L0NGW0RTH CHOKES BILL Legislator's Eloquence on Boon to Blind Cooks How Rural Sena tor Turned Laugh on Great Corporation Lawyer. st mnDKnic J. harktv. WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-(SpeciaI Cor respondence.) Forty State Legislatures are now in session in the United States, and although each of them la made up of men' of every' kind, the composite state legislator is a most distinctive American type. His home paper calls him "Hon." and refers to him as a "solon." The city papers decline to take him seriously unless he Is holding up the election of a United States Senator or is to be scolded or cajoled into sup porting a favorite measure. Because most legislators are from rural districts the mind instantly pictures a "solon" with chin whiskers. As a matter of fact, lawyers are In a large majority In all Legislatures. In Kentucky several years ago an emi nent lawyer of more than state-wide reputation was sent to the Legislature for the special purpose of advocating much-needed reforms. He prepared an elaborate statement filled with citations of authority and replete with reviews of cases. Tt was an important document, he thought, and to prevent any mistake he read It from manuscript. When he had finished a two hours' reading an old man from the mountains whose fami ly name has been connected with a famous feud arose and said: "Mr. Speaker, the county what sent that feller here mought as well have writ a letter.". , Easier to Bcut One. The same mountaineer owed his seat 1n the legislative hall to the fact that the opposition party In his county had split Into factions and divided Its vote among three candidates. Once it was suggested that he was the creature of circumstances. The old man looked at it In a different way and in a speech in the House shouted: "I beat three on 'em last election, and the man Is a liar who says I cain't beat jest one." In the Minnesota State Senate in the days of violent free-silver agitation there was a German who believed firmly in the gold standard and was alarmed by the 16-to-l propaganda. He thought to end it all by a speech. Ho said: "If I goes down by der lake and I say, 'Hello,' vat comes back? 'Hello.' When there Is free silver and I goes down by der lake and say, 'Von dollar,' vat comes back? Only nfty cents." The grafters of the Wisconsin Legis lature had a great scheme some years ago to pass a bill authorizing each county to issue funds for the extension of the telephone system. It was a great thing for the telephone companies, great for those legislators who were on the in side, and the taxpayer was being told it was great for him because he would get the telephone In his house. One tear ful statesman arose and bewailed at great length the condition of the poor farmer, who could not get the doctor for hla sick child for hours and hours be cause there was no telephone, all due to a parsimonious state that would not give him a telephone. He harangued for an hour and sat down amid the sobs of all the tender-hearted "solons" who were In the graft. Then a little red headed Irishman Jumped up and said: "Mr. Speaker, don't yez think it would be cheaper for the gintleman to spind twinty-flve cinta for the book, 'Pha$ to Do 'Till the Doctor Comes?' Put Quietus on Oratory. In the Indiana Legislature there was a very tall man, a giant, who was much given- to oratory. There was also a very small man, a midget, much given to speech-making. The giant delivered him self of a Fourth-of-July oration one day on nothing in particular. When the mid get arose to reply he began: The mountain has been In labor" Just then a third person broke in with: Ana a ridiculously small mouse will now be heard to squeal." There was no more oratory that day. Nicholas Longwortb, when a member of the Senate in Ohio, employed a unique method of killing a bill to prohibit the sale of cigarettes in that state. Tht measure had been Introduced in tha House merely for the purpose of holding up the tobacco trust, but It got away from Its clever author and passeet tne House. In the Senate It waa referred to the committee of which Longwortb. was chairman. A day for the hearing was; set and the disgusted author of the bill wag asked to come over and speak for his uncut melon. Longworth had the windows and doors closed, then passed around Turkish cigarettes. Even those who had never smoked one took a "cof fin tack" and lighted it. The. air was thick In a few moments. Then came the author of the reform measure, who did not smoke. He tried to speak, but there were so many interruptions that h could not make any headway. Three or (Concluded on Page 15.)