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TJtllS BlOKiMAU OKISGONIAN. SATURDAY. JULY 20, 1907. HEHEY IS Gfl iT fi El In Glass Trial Court Decides .Favoring of Evidence of "Similar Offenses." SMALLPOX FOUND IN JAIL Echmltz and Zlmmer Incarcerated In Wing Where Contagious Disease Is Discovered Heney and Del mas Indulge In Quarrel. SAN FRANCISCO, July 19 Arguments by opposing counsel in the Glass case over the admissibility as evidence of 'Similar offenses," of the testimony of 10 members of the ' Board of Supervisors, that they accepted bribes from T. V. Halsey to vote against an ordinance granting a competitive franchise to the Home Telephone Company, eventuated this afternoon In a decision by Judge Lawlor, the effect of which Is almost entirely In favor of the prosecution. Judge Lawlor ruled that it Is proper to admit the evidence referred to, as constituting proof of a general conspiracy on the part of Louis Glass, as vice-president and general manager of the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company, to bribe a certain number of the Super visors to defeat the ordinance; tVst the prosecution is entitled to show by such evidence, the criminal motive of the de fendant Glass, in the carrying out of the alleged conspiracy out of which grew his indictment on the crime at bar. Delmas and Henej Mix. . The day's arguments gave rise to bit ter personalities between Assistant Dis trict Attorney F. J. Heney and Attorney Delphin M. Delmas. Mr. Delmas continued hlfl argument as to the admissibility of certain evi dence to the Jury. Mr. Delmas' con tention Is that evidence tending to show that corrupt relations existed between T, V. Halsey, former agent for the Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company, and Supervisor Lonergan is not admissible, inasmuch as Mr. Glass could not be held re sponsible for the actions of Halsey, and that such evidence. If submitted to the Jury, would be of a dangerous and misleading diameter. In the cours of his plea In support of the admissibility of evidence of "similar offenses," Heney turned loose the vials of vituperation on Delmas. Seldom, if ever. In the courts of San Francisco save In the presence of a Jury has so bitter a denunciation been directed by one attorney f. gainst an other. In one breath Heney sarcas tically pointed out Delmas as a "would be" Napoleon of the bar, and in the . next breath he leaped to the other ex treme of metaphor and likened the leader of the Thaw defense, to a rhin oceros, whose hide is so thick that the blush of innocence cannot rise to the surface. Heney Human Bloodhound. When the passionate echoes of the Assistant District Attorney's voice had died away In . the synagogue, Delmas rose to reply. Heney he described as a "human bloodhound filled with the lust of pros ecution, obsessed with the desire to Inflict pain." At another point, Delmas said, his fervent voice ringing in the far cor ners of the room: "I thank God that I am still able to travel up and down In the country without the protection of body guards." "I'm not afraid of you," cried Heney. "No," answered Delmas, "the learned gentleman from Arizona has still an engagement to keep with Mr. W. H. Metsoij. There he can perhaps satisfy nls lust for encounter without hav ing recourse to one twice his age." Smallpox In Jail. Immediately after adjournment which was taken until Monday morning Sheriff O'Nell Informed Judge Lawlor that small pox had broken out in wing two of the County Jail, where both Mayor Schmits and Vice-President E. J. Zlmmer, of the Pacific Telephone Company, are con fined, the former under conviction of ex tortion, the latter under a five days sen tence for contempt of court, which ex pires at 13:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Judge Lawlor instructed the Sheriff that no prisoner shall be allowed to leave the Jail until assurance is given the court by Health Officer Watklns that there is no danger of Infection being carried. This order may result In the indefinite confinement of Zlmmer, who "btherwise would be brought Into court tomorrow afternoon and given another chance to testify against Glass, and so remove his recalcitrancy. KILLED IN FIRE AT SISSON New York School Teacher Burned to Death . In Dejtot Hotel. REDDING, Cal.,' July 19. Fire de stroyed the Southern Pacific depot and hotel and the McCloud River Exchange depot at Sisslon at 11:30 last night, and Miss Laura Saxle.of New York, a school teacher, who arrived yesterday to meet friends and climb Mount Shasta, lost her life. Several others were badly burned, one, Miss Lizsle Walgamott, a waitress at the hotel, dangerously. The fire started in the upper rooms from the explosion of a coal oil lamp and spread rapidly. The roomers could not reach the stairway and Jumped from the windows. Among the Injured are Mrs. J. L. Painter, of Weed; Charles tialkreath. Southern Pacific agent; Mrs. Wright, proprietress of the hotel. Miss Saxle had Intended to leave the train at Shasta Springs to meet friends, but the conductor, learning that she In tended to climb Mount Shasta, told her Slsson was the place to stop. When the tire broke out she attempted to escape from the front porch, but turned back into the house. Her body was found In the debris where the charred remains of her bed lay. Evidently she ran back to her room and fell in a faint on the bed. The financial loss is $30,000. MURDER CASE SPITE WORK Margaret Magill Defends Her Ac- cused Father and Stepmother. SAN DIEGO, Cal., July 19. Margaret Magill, daughter of Fred H. Magill. of Clinton, 111.,.- has made an explicit statement In regard to the arrest of her father and stepmother on the charge of murdering the first Mrs. Magill. Miss Magill says the prosecu tion is all spite work on the part of an aunt who has always,., hated the first Mrs. Magill. Miss Magill says she and Fay Graham (second Mrs. Magllt) had always been chums and that Fay Graham and Margaret's mother were the beat of friends. Miss Magill positively identified the letters purporting to have been written by her mother as being In her moth er's handwriting. It is learned that Miss Magill has been kept apart from her father by States Attorney -Miller of Illinois, al though he has frequently expressed a wish to see her since his arrest. TORNADO HITS ST. JOSEPH Man and Family Have Narrow Es cape From Terrible Death. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 19. A tornado and tremendous rain did heavy damage in St Joseph and vicinity last .night Houses were wrecked, street railway tracks torn out and cellars flooded. The family of Daniel Rlordan, one mile east of the city, had a miraculous escape from death. The residence, two stories ln-neight. was torn from the foundatian and completely demolished. Rlordan, his wife and three children had taken refuge in the basement. They were buried in the debris, but the wind lifted the house bodily from the foundation and none of the heavy timbers fell on them. Scores of houses were washed from their foundation in the city by rain, which amounted to a cloudburst. Many houses were struck by lightning, but no one was killed. GUILTY -OF LAND FRAUD Millionaire and Others Caught In Wyoming Coal Deal. CHBTENXE, Wyo July 19. In the United States District Court today F. M. Holbroolc, a millionaire; B. E. Lonabaugh, a prominent attorney, and Robert McPhil lamey, a well-known business man of Sheridan, were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud the United States Government of coal lands in Sheridan County. The maximum penalty on each of two counts on which the men were tried Is two veans In the penitentiary and a fine of $10,000. Judge Riner announced that he would Impose sentence In a few days. WILL DISPEL WAR CLOUDS Ishli Starts to Investigate America's Treatmen of Japanese. TOKIO. July 20. Noon.-?M. Ishli, di rector of the commercial - bureau of the Foreign Office, will start today ' for America to Investigate the treatment of Japanese and the labor question. It is -reported that should the corre spondence which Is exchanged between Washington and Toklo on the San Fran cisco incident be published Japan's Indig nation would be Increased. The report, however, is authoritatively discredited. It is expected that M. Ishll's visit will serve to dispel the last cloud of doubt in the friendly relations of both nations. DUE TO FLAREBACK Naval Board Learns Cause of Georgia Explosion. . WIND BLEW THROUGH GUN RAISULI PENSHIS VICTIM MacLean's Tent Is Surrounded by a Deep Ditch. TANGIER, Morocco, July 19. The report brought here by couriers that Kald Sir Henry MacLean has succeeded In. escap ing from the hands of the bandit Raiauli, now appears untrue. The latest letter received from the Kald Is dated July 13. It says among other things that a deep ditch has been dug around the tent. In order to prevent his escape. THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD Mrs. Ellen Elizabeth Meyers. SALEM, Or., July 19. Mrs. Ellen Eliza beth Meyers, wife of Joseph Meyers, se nior member of the old established mer cantile firm of Joseph Meyers & Sons, of this city, died at the family home at 11 o'clock last evening of chronic nephritis, aged S9 years. Mrs. Meyers was a native of Newport, Nova Scotia. She was mar ried to Mr. Meyers In Linn's Valley, Cal., In December, 1S66, and has been a resi dent of Salem since 1SS6. Six sons and three sisters survive her, besides her hus band, namely: Henry V., Milton L., Charles E., Arthur W., George H and J. Donald Meyers, all residents of Salem and members of the firm mentioned. The sis ters are Mrs. -Carrie Hill, Bakersfleld, Cal.; Mrs. Lena Maddox. Linn's Valley. Cal., and Mrs. Robert Maddox, of Pannon Bianco, Mexico. C. J. White, Kansas City. KANSAS CITT, July 18. Churchill J White, a pioneer banker, of this city, died at his home here st an early hour today, aged 82 years. He was president of the National Bank of Commerce, the leading financial concern of tijis city, for IS years, having retired from that posi tion 12 years ago. He had large property Interests here." All Biased Against Chinese. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 19. Ef forts to obtain a Jury to try Dr. G. S. Chan, the Chinese physician, accused by the State Board of Medical Exami ners of practicing medicine without a license, has been discontinued until next Monday, when 80 additional tales men have been summoned to appear. Up to date 84t) talesmen have been summoned, and but five have qualified, the remainder being excused for actual .bias upon answering that they would not give credibility to the testimony of a Chinese as they would that of a white man. Dr. Chan is of the higher class Chinese physicians, being a university graduate and of much exterior, culture and refinement. His trial has attracted large attention, many white persona appearing among the spectators. Rescue Famishing Men. SAN DIEGO, - July 19. The power boat America, Just arrived here from the south, reports the rescue of two famishing men on a rock off the coast of Lower California, 800 miles south of here, and the death of their com panion. The latter, who was named Lugo, went from here in a sloop with two companions, Johnson and Macha doon, on a seal-fishing trip. Lugo landed Johnson and Machadoon on the rock and then started back to the sloop in a skiff for supplies. The skiff cap sized. Lugo was drowned. The other two men nearly died of hunger .and thirst before the America picked them up. . His Generosity Widely Felt. HELENA, Mont., July 19. The will of Peter Larson, filed today, bequeaths the'1 bulk of his estate to his wife and daugh ter. To a brother, Louis Larson, of Dwlght, 111., is given $30,000; Andrew Lar son, of Spokane, gets $25,000, and Hans Larson, who lives In the old country, gets a like amount. Each of the churches in Helena is bequeathed $1000, and these with bequests to charitable and educa tional institutions, make a total of $100. 000 given to these objects. The executors of the estate sre Mrs. Larson, A. L Smith and Dr. William Treacy, of this city. They each receive $5009 for their services. Haste to Reload and Make Record Cost Jackles Their Lives Pre ' cautions Since Missouri Dis aster Full for Once WASHINGTON, July 19. By elimina tion, the Naval Board, which has been investigating the accident whereby the men in the turret of the battleship Geor gia lost their lives, has arrived at the conclusion that a "delayed flareback" caused the catastrophe. In one sense the verdict Is received with a distinct sense of relief by naval officers, because it showed that they had no new element of danger to contend with. They had ex perienced "flarebacks" before and thought that they knew how to deal with them. A delayed flareback is caused by clos ing off too soon the blast of -compressed air which is supposed to expel from the bore of the gun the unburnt gases and fragments of smouldering powder-covering which might be left from the last discharge. After the terrible accident in the Missouri's turret three years ago. re sulting in the loss of over 30 lives, the Ordnance Bureau caused to be fitted to the breech of each of the great guns an air-blast apparatus calculated to expel by compressed air any gas or cloth that might remain In the bore of the gun. So far, this has worked well and there have been no flarebacks since the device was Installed. In the case of the Georgia's eight-Inch guns, what happened was this: The breech of the gun was thrown open by the air-blast, turned In at a pressure of 100 pounds to the square inch. This is sufficient for all ordinary purposes, with the important qualification that It should be continued long enough to drive the last remnant of gas or cloth 'from the bore. In this case pieces of smouldering cloth were driven probably more than half way to the muzzle of the gun, when the air blast was turned off. The Georgia was steaming at 10 knots into the wind, which blew into the muzzle of the gun. The unexpelled gases or cloth were driven back by the breeze into the breech of the gun and out upon the powder charge, which was Just about to be inserted. The explosion which followed was inevi table. , This accident, therefore, will without doubt be set down to the ambition of the gunners to make a record. The conclusions of the board are sum marized under five different prargraphs as follows: A The charge was not igrnited by a blown electrical fue or a short circuit, nor by an electric epark from any electrical device in the turret. B The charg-e was not lg-nttedby a spark or cinder falling- into the turret from outside. C The charge was not Ignited by a percus- sional or frlctlonal spark. D The charge was not Isnlted a a result any condition due t3 deterioration of the powder. ( Paragraph B gives the conclusion that the charge was Ignited by a delayed flare back. A full report by mall Is expected by the Navy Department In a day or two. Tenth Death From Explosion. BOSTON, July 19. Midshipman James F. Cruse, of the battleship Georgia, died today at the Naval Hospital in Chelsea. He is the tenth man to die as a result of the powder explosion in the after tur ret practice In Cape Cod Bay last Monday. COREANS SHOOT JAPANESE (Continued from First-Page.) ' terference with the government by the Emperor. Suggestions are made that there Is necessity of clearly defining the position of the retired Emperor, In order to prevent even an indirect meddling with the administration. It is also pointed out that, anyhow, the change of government was caused by the initiation of the Corean government, in which Japan- had no concern whatever, and that it cannot bo considered a final solution of The Hague Incident. It is ex pected that Foreign Minister Hayashl will effect an agreement With the Corean gov ernment regarding that question. Telegrams from Seoul dated midnight last night say that a general calm pre vails. The troops have been called out and a battallon,is guarding the palace. Germany alone eende to London annually 20.000.000 feathers of birds for millinery purposes. HANDS OVER REINS TO HIS SON Emperor's Edict of Abdication Com municated to World. SEOUL, July 19. The abdication of the Emperor is his first communication to the .world since the repudiation of the convention of 1905. A translation of the text of the edict follows: I have been. In succession to my . ancestor, on the throne 44 years, and have met many disturbances. I have not reached my own desire. While Ministers are frequently Im proper men and progress is not controlled by men, the times are contrary to natural events. A crisis extremely urgent la the life of the people has arisen, and the prog ress of the state is more than before Im periled. I fear a danger Ilk that that befalls a person crossing the ice. Fortunately, we have a son endowed by nature with virtue, brilliant and well worthy of being charged with plans for the development f the gov ernment, to whom we transfer our inheri tance sanctioned by the custom of ancient times. Therefore be It known that, as soon as It is proper to be done, we will hand the af fairs of state over to the Crown Prince as our representative. Court usage Is said to make the meaning of the above an actual abdication. ' While Insufficient time has elapsed to show the effect of the Emperor's action on the situation, advisory opinion at the Japanese residency general regards the abdication as taking away tha force of Japan's intended blow. 1 . EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE LIKELY Coreans in Terror for Safety of De posed Emperor. SEOUL, VIA TOKIO, July 18. (De layed In Transmission.) The throne tottering with 44 years of misrule toppled tonight. . Upon his arrlvel Viscount Hayashl. the Foreign Minis ter of Japan, --was greeted by 15,000 Japanese who were expecting the an nexation of Corea. The peril of the Emperor began to be- realized yesterday morning among the Coreans.. The police were doubled AUGUST FASHION SHEETS HERE Tbe Ana-vat timber . of the Ladles' Home Journal fashion sheets, or style books have ar rived and they are yours for the sakleg mt the pattern coun ter. Very authentic style g-uldra and they are absolutely FREE. FIFTH STREET MM WASHINGTON STREET LA SIXTH STREET STORE CLOSES TONIGHT AT SIX The$ 8.9 S Suit. Sale Repeat ed RE Again For Today SHA Suit Values Beyond Compare to Help You Secure Your Vacation Outfit Three Superb Bargains Continued For Today's Selling Today presents unparalleled Suit savings. The smartest garments in Portland's largest and best store recklessly reduced. - . 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Sizes, 8 to 12 are now $1.49, and sizes 3 to 8 are 1 1 Q only WOMEN'S PINGREE GLORIA OXFORDS $3.50 The smartest, the most comfortable, the most dependable $3.50 Shoe for women on the market is the Pingree Gloria; we're sure of it. -We've had to do with a great many shoes, and none give the universal satisfaction that the Pingree Gloria does at $3.50 ; in tans, in patent leath- ers, in plain black leathers, with high or low heels, light, heavy or medium soles j XJ HfJ , i - ' ' " lace or button styles; choice 5 1 These shoes come ft 1 rrr ' v- in the palace at night-fall on the rumor that the dead Hague Deputy had committed aulclde. which created the apprehension that an epidemic or suicide had broken out in eympathy with the Emperor. Members of the Progressive party from Japan and others ojjposlng Marquis- Ito's policy of leniency preced ing the arrival of Foreign Minister Hayashl are now holding meetings. VUcount .Hayashl. it is believed, has two missions to fulfill- The first Is to assist Marquis Ito to execute the Jap anese government's programme in the palace, the second to consult with him on the - Manchurian and American questions. NOT A FRIKND AMONG NATIONS Emperor's Last Hope Vanished When America Deserted Him. LONDON, July 19 The , Emperor of Corea Is without friend among the eovernment of Europe sufficiently inter ested In the status of the ancient Corean empire to interpose a word In his behalf. His Majesty had alwaye been friendly with Russia, and the outcome of the Russo-Japanese war was a great blow to hlnr He then looked to the United States for support. When Edwin V. Morgan, who was American Minister to Corea from June 26 until November S, 1905, when the lega tion was abolished, refused the request of the Emperor that he take refuge at the legation at the time the Japanese were pressing the Emperor to sign a treaty giving Japan control of the for eign affairs of Corea, the Emperor of Corea was greatly disappointed and the final removel of the American legation was a great blow and disappointment to him. Almost all foreigners who knew the Emperor considered him a well meaning but weak man, and hlg son, the present Crown Prince, Is not regarded os an improvement on his father. MOB IS DRIVEN FROM PALACE Angry Coreans In Seoul Ito Refused to Help Emperor. SEOUL,, July 19. A crowd of 5000 Co reans has been beaten back from the palace gates. During the audience with the Cabinet last night, when the Em peror acquiesced in the demand for ab dication, a number of students attempted to present a petition to the Emperor, but the police . prevented them from . doing so. driving them back east of the palace, where they remained all night, making speeches. At midnight Chief of Police Maruyama dis tributed carbines to the palace police. The crowd continued to increase, but re mained orderly. Some shops are closed because of the sympathy of their proprietors with tha Emperor, and the streets around the pal ace are filled with people. The Japanese papers have published some sensational rumors, but thre Is no indication of a revolt- The Corean Official Gazette Is now circulating on the street the first official announcement of the abdication, which was signed by tha Emperor and seven Ministers In favor of the Crown Prince. At the Japanese residency. Marquis Ito and Viscount Hayashl, In an answer to an inquiry of the correspondent of the Associated ' Press regarding the effect of the Emperor's action, its importance -in effecting a settlement of the whole Jap-anese-Corean situation, and whether or not it was in accordance with the plans of Japan, said they were not prepared at present to make a statement . Marquis Ito, however, desired It to be emphatically stated that both before, and during his audience yesterday, when tha Emperor altol Cabinet were weighing the question of abdication, he refused any participation. The Emperor repeated his declaration that he was not responsible for the sending of tbe Corean delegation -to The Hague, and asked Marquis Ito's opinion of the Cabinet's action regarding his abdication. Marquis Ito replied that the matter wholly concerned the Emperor of Corea and not himself as the repre sentative of the Empire of Japan. Fur thermore, Marquis Ito declares tha Cab inet's whole course of action was based On- its own initiative. Phone Meeting Continued. SALT LAKE CIT. July 19. After three sessions today, the representa tives of tha telephone companies and the striking linemen continued their conference until tomorrow. Negotia tions looking toward a settlement are running smoothly, but the work so far has chiefly been preliminary. OPERATORS GAIN POINT (Continued from First Page.) considering the situation, to grant the strikers their just deserts. "The concession on the part of the representatives of the Western Union officials amounts to a recognition of our union and that is one of the prin cipal things for which we have' been contending," said a local operator last night. "We are no afraid to submit our case to the judgment of any board of arbitration that may be named." Swift I Defeated. KANSAS CITY, July 19.-Protesting against his own election and demanding the re-election of J. C. Swift, of Kansas City, Thomas B. McPherson, of Omaha, was elected president of the National Livestock Exchange today, as the culmi nation of a campaign which was waged against Mr. Swift's re-election, as the outgrowth of. the late contest between the livestock men and the packers over the postmortem examination rule.