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r THE HORXIXG OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1907. HANDCUFFS FIVE-YEAR CHASE Detroit Robber and Murderer Caught After Flight Around the World. BETRAYED BY PARTNER Charles Connors, Accused of Killing Wealthy Man, Tells Incidents of Flight Surrenders When He Looks Into Revolvers. CHICAGO. Aug. 26. (Special.) Present ing his wrists for the handcuffs without a word of protest, Charles Connors, alias Clarke, wanted In Detroit, Mich., for highway robbery and murder committed on October 20, 1902, concluded a sensa tional 50,000-mile race with the police by surrendering today to Detective Sergeants Duffy and Baggie at the revolver's muz zle, when he emerged from his boarding place at Washington boulevard and Francisco avenue. "I've been round the world," said Con nors when taken to jail. "Two Scotland Yard men chased me through France and a French secret service operator ran me Into Berlin so close that I thought sure I was gone. I am glad the running Is over. I haven't slept soundly for Ave years." Connors, with a man named Thomas McGrath, robbed and murdered a wealthy man In Detroit and Connors escaped, McGrath was captured and he is now serving a life sentence. "I know how I was betrayed," said Connors. "A man who used to be my side partner in the road agent business has just been put on the police force in Detroit because he's a good shot and knows a lot of thieves. He tipped me off because It will help to make his record good. "It's all off with me. I came into Chi cago a month or so ego and went to a quiet boarding-house to get some rest. But I can't stay anywhere long. I was restless and just getting ready to fly when they nabbed me." TAFT TALKS IN MISSOURI Ten Thousijnrt People Hear Roose velt's Chief Lieutenant. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 26. Ten thousand people In Central Park to night listened to Secretary Taft. whose speech followed the lines of his Columbus address. A banquet was given later at which Senator Warner and other spoke. JOPLIN, Mo., Aug. 26. Secretary Taft arrived last night, escorted from Oklahoma by the Joplin committee, and this morning addressed a large throng, talking principally on trust3 and rate regulation. He afterward rode on the trolley to Webb City, where, after luncheon, he delivered a speech to the miners. This afternoon he went to Carthage and made a third speech. CALLS TAFT MERE STRADDLER Bryan Comments on Columbus Speech Was Misrepresented. LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 26. W. J. Bryan made public tonight his comments on Secretary Taft's Columbus speech. He says Mr. Taft is a straddler on nearly all Important issues, and criticises him for failure to take advanced grounds in re forms. Mr. Bryan also complains that Mr. Taft misrepresented Mr. Bryan's position. Make Sure Taft Can Go Through. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. In anticipa tion of Secretary Taft's late arrival at Vladivostok the gunboat Chattanooga has put into that port to make sure that it will be possible for Mr. Taft to enter that port on a gunboat or similar ship as late as the middle of next November. STRIKE ON ALL CARLINES Louisville Men Accuse Company of Barring Union Men. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 26. The union employes of the Louisville street railroad voted unanimously tonight to strike. The men allege that the com pany discriminates in favor of non union men. After a strike lasting 10 days, about six months ago, the men received an increase in wages. OX VERGE OF ANOTHER STRIKE Chicago Packing-House Teamsters Reject Employers' Offer. CHICAGO. Aug. 25. (Special.) Chicago Is on the verge of another packing-house teamsters' strike, with tha customary at tendant rioting and disorder. When the question of wage settlement came up a week or more ago, a committee of arbi tration was appointed and the matter was considered settled. The committee, how ever, has been unable to agree and at to night's meeting the offer of the packers to increase the pay of the men one per cent was rejected. They demand one and a half increase all around and other concessions and have given the packers until Tuesday evening to come to terms or face a strike, which they threaten will become general. Chicago dreads any strike in which the teamsters engage, as it is always marked by much disorder and lawlessness. The present city administration, however, has shown that it will maintain order, and prompt action is expected if rising breaks out, In the event a settlement is not reached and a strike is called. The teamf.ters lost the last great strike in which they engaged. Strike Against Open Shop. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Aug. 26. Four hundred building craftsmen working on the building of the National Bank of Commerce struck because the tinning ;ontractors were conducting an open hop. Metalworkers Demand More. CINCINNATI, O., Aug. 26. A demand for an eight-hour day and 20 per cent Increase in wages was voted by tha Na tional convention of the Metalworkers' Union, which is said to have a member ship of 22,000. Police Protect Meat Wagons. NEW YORK, Aug. 26. The Meat Wagon Drivers' strike was quiet to day. The packers allege that deliv eries were made as usual under police protection. CONDEMNS WHIPPING-POST Delaware Prison Warden Resigns to Show Disapproval. WILMINGTON. Del., Aug. 26. Disap proving of the Delaware whipping-post, declaring it is a failure and refusing to further lash prisoners, Asmond S. Me serve, Warden of the Newcastle County Workhouse, near here, and one of the leading criminologists of the country, has resigned. Meserve, who is from Wellsboro, Mass.. took charge of the workhouse six years ago. Coming in the wake of almost gen eral condemnation of the Delaware whipping-post, the attitude of Meserve will probably result in the abolition of lash ing. The Warden said today: "I have made a very careful and un biased study of the effect of the whipping-post on men of this class, and have come to the conclusion that it is all bad. It brings out in a man ah that is re vengeful and hurtful, and he arrays him self against law, order and society." Mr. Meserve has lashed hundreds of negroes and white men. He has repeat edly stated that the principle was wrong and has strongly advocated the repeal of the medieval law. Meserve has always had the unanimous support of the workhouse trustees in his management of the institution and leaves the position with the regrets of every member of the board. He has ob tained an official position with the Paul ey Jail Company, of St. Louis, and will superintend the construction of prisons in Burlington, Vt., and Winnipeg. Mani toba. His salary at the Delaware insti tution was $1200 a year, while his wife was paid $600 as matron. There are now 316 prisoners at the workhouse. The Legislature authorized the incarceration there of all long-term prisoners throughout the state, as it is Delaware's sole penitentiary. The whipping-post has been a Dela ware institution more than a century, but of late there has developed a wide spread sentiment against It. At the last session of the Legislature the wisdom of abolishing it was fully discussed. The General Assembly retained the lashes, but abolished the pillory. STEAMER RUNS DOWN TUG Five of Sunken Vessel's Crew Miss ing Others Are Rescued. BALTIMORE, Mi, Aug. 26. The Brit ish steamer Barnstable last night ran into and sank the tug Gerry, of Wilming ton, Del., that was towing mud scows off Sparrows Point. Five men are miss ing, including four of the Gerry's crew and one from the dredge Standard, whose crew was returning to the city. Five men were aboard the tug. Six clambered up the side of the steamer by the anchor chain and the remainder were rescued by the steamer's buoys or swam ashore. The cause of the accident is unknown. B. & O. Road Wants Xo Drinkers. BALTIMORE. Md.. Aug. 21. (Spe cial.) The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad has issued orders that all employes who drink liquor while on duty will be discharged. Arnn.lnn Murderers Located. NEW YORK, Aug. 26. Three Armenians wanted for the murder of Father Kaspar Vartanian are reported to have been lo cated in Bulgaria, whence they fled via Montreal and Marseilles. LIKE JOSEPH'S COAT Will Be Raiment of New York Swells Next Winter. OVERCOATS ALMOST WHITE If Styles Dictated by Tailors Are Followed Broadway Will Resem ble a Carnival of Boomers. Caruso Pockets the Thing. NEW YORK, Aug. 21. (Special.) The latest wrinkle in glad raiment is to be blue evening clothes. The man who, in the coming Fall and Winter, expects to approach anywhere near the "real thing" will have to array himself nightly in a dark blue claw hammer. At the annual garment and style ex hibit, which opened today, two-thirds of the evening suits on exhibition are made of blue worsted. The material is dark and in certain lights cannot be distinguished from black. Other interesting things can be seen at the exhibition besides the blue evening clothes. The forms on which hang the clothes that New York ought to wear and probably won't, look much like the wardrobe of a vaude ville slapstick artist or a Dutch come dian. The colors range anywhere from cream brown to Nile green. For instance, there is an overcoat which the exhibitors prophesy will be "popular" In the Fall. Anyone who appeared on Broadway a year -ago wearing that coat would have been followed for blocks by a mob anxious to see what he was advertising. The material is slightly darker than white flannel, and has a foot and a half pTaid of three-inch chrome brown stripes. Then there is another overcoat, sup posed to be English tweed. The cloth contains a touch of every color In the rainbow. If New York should adopt the styles set forth, Broadway this Winter will look like a carnival of boomers for a comic opera costumer. There is one consolation, however in the exhibit Those who were worried last year over the dictum from the tailors' cdnven tlon that men really must wear corsets need not worry longer. The sack coat of many colors will be cut full, and there will be absolutely no need for any artificial repression. There are other styles coming back. The man who has kept a paddock overcoat In a mothball tomb for two years can get it out again this Winter. The slit back coat will be quite the thing. Of course, there will be the straight-back coat, but he who prefers this style must have it made with Ca ruso pockets. This is not a gratuitous slap at the great tenor. The long, per pendicular slit pockets which go "all the way through" are now designated, by "the trade" in this manner. , Incidentally, If you want a long, full-back coat with a belt you must have the side seams creased like ra zors and the material of which it is made must vie in splendor with the multi-colored coat of Joseph. Sack coats will be cut much shorter this Winter, and (perish the thought) it is hinted that before Inog the dear old coats of your college days, which ended Just below your belt, will be back again. And Raglan shoulders that is, the shoulders that were not shoulders at all are also to. return. Pads must be thrown away, for coats this year will be cut Just as wide as the wearer and no wider. MRS. BALLINGTON BOOTH HERE ON WORK OF PRISON LEAGUE t 4. v 4;r f -1 -Ml v - - A'v .r.w..wt...rfrl MRS. BAIXXNGTOX-BOOTH. RS. BALLINGTON BOOTH, com. Mander of the Volunteers of " America, lecturer and author, was in Portland yesterday with her son, and left last night for Chicago and New York, going on the Northern Pa cific train to Seattle, whence they will travel by way of the Canadian Pa cific. When seen by an Oregonian re porter last night she was making hur ried preparations for departure. "This trip was merely for a visit to the prisons." eaid Mrs. Booth, with a smile. "Starting at Columbus, O., I visited the prisons In Iowa, the peni tentiary at Joliet, 111., the Federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan., and at Salt Lake City, Utah. I visited the convicts at Salem last Sunday. "You see, I was out this way last Winter, and the washouts on the rail roads delayed me so that I was not able to see the boys In the Oregon prison. I promised them then that the next time I was out this way I would pay them a visit. This trip Into Ore gon has been made especially to see them. "In addition to my work with the Volunteers of America I am deeply In terested in the Volunteer Prison League, a National movement, and a distinct work because it is conducted entirely within the prison walls. I have now succeeded in working up a membership of 150,000, all within the prisons. "I had a delightful day with the Utah prisoners. The buildings are situated in a beautiful location at the foot of the mountains, where there Is plenty of room. You know It is im portant to have land about the prisons, for prisons in the city must have very high walls, and there is hardly enough room for the men to exercise. I am in favor of having each state buy some land in the country., "Of course Oregon has not as hard a problem to solve as have some of the older states. There are but 350 prison ers In the Oregon Penitentiary, while in Utah there are from 350 to 400, in Joliet, 1500, at Columbus 2000, and mora than 1000 In each of New York's peni tentiaries. "After I return to New York I must retrace my steps to Chicago, where I Will attend the National Prison Con gress, as I am chairman of one of the jommittees. This gathering will be Jewish New Year Cards Butterick Patterns for September 10c and 15c Handbags First showing of new Fall Handbags, of goat, teal, horn, alligator, pearl, elephant, etc E8tablished 1850-FIFTY-SEVEN YEARS IN BUSINESS-Established 1850 Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest Fall 1907 New Dress Goods New Silks New Flannels etc New Belts, Bags, etc New Goods Daily New Fall Suits, $1 7.50 to $85.00 The new styles are making their appearance daily. As is usual with us the styles first shown are of a distinct character those which depict the latest of fashion's changes, seen today in coats that are longer and more fitted than formerly and in sleeves that more snugly encircle the arm the Japanese effect modified and elongated. Skirts, too, show a decided change, though plaited styles form the majority of those seen. We call special attention to our model suits made by a Paris-American that is to say, a New Yorker who spends most of his time and gets all his inspiration among French things. What Paquin thinks will be good in sleeves, what Francis has decreed in coats you will see in these suits. The prices are Sj50.00 to $85.00 not extravagant for finely tailored and exclusive novelty suits. ' At Lipman-Wolfe's Only! The Greatest of Imported Perfumes jer ICC f rronouncea i 1&& V"Dear Kiss" "Djer-Kiss" is without a doubt the greatest perfume creation of the day and heretofore has been obtainable only in the capitals of Europe and the metropolitan cities of America. It is made by the famous Kerkoff Parfumerie of Paris, and consists of extract, toilet water, lotion, sachet powder, face powder, soap, etc. The odor is lasting, so delicate, so entrancing, so different, that every woman who tries it once becomes infatuated with it. Lipman, Wolfe & Co. are the sole agents for this famous perfume. All Short Kimonos ffft 49c All bg Kimonos Itil 98c Our entire stock of short Kimonos and Nightingales, in a variety of pretty styles ; some belted, others loose, with Dutch or round necks, short sleeves ; in pink, blue, lavender, black and white, in Persian and flowered ' designs; all values up to $1 A.Ckf for only tJ 250 long and short Kimonos and Nightingales in the newest Persian and flowered designs, daintily color ings and dainty wash fabrics; regu lar values to $2.75; ciceQQ Sale Engraved Cards SSg. Script, Shaded and Solid Old English Such values as were never offered before by any Portland estab lishment. We employ the most skillful designers and engravers in America, the immense volume of our business enabling us to em ploy better workmen than exclusive engravers. 100 cards and Plate, four styles of fancy script, on best vellum stock, any size card to select from ; regular price, 5"f Q $2.00, sale price tpJ.ml.cf 100 French Script Cards and Copper Plate, engraved on best vellum stock ; regular price $3.25 ; never before offered E? O Q at the low price ..4Jl7 Solid Old English Copper Plate and 100 Cards from same, on best vellum stock; regular price $3.25; Monday JJJ 5Q sale price iiJ Shaded Old English Copper Plate and 100 cards, best O A.Q Vellum stock, regular price $3.50; sale price ApeTCi? You Are Invited to View Display of New Goods in Every Department held from September 12 to 19. Nearly every state of the Union sends to this congress representatives from its prison wardens and physicians. Ore gon has not yet seen the importance of the gathering, but I believe she will soon. "The Volunteers now have for a headquarters in New York City a fine new building on Twenty-Eighth street, two doors from Broadway. The prop erty is worth $200,000, and was given by friends of our work. In this way not a cent was diverted from other im portant institutions for the benefit of the headquarters. We now have a large hospital under one of the approaches to the Brooklyn bridge. It is surround ed by tenement houses on the one side and by printing offices and factories on the other. We sometimes have as many as 280 surgical operations in a day. Two ambulances are constantly busy. "We have done a great deal for the firemen, for when a Are starts In one of those old rookeries the walls often fall and bury the faithful men. In a recent New York fire IS firemen were over come and brought to us for treatment. Our work for men enables us to reach their families also and often to render them valuable assistance. "I have now been away from New York nearly three weeks. In my travel through the West this trip I have , found all the Northern Pacific trains crowded, and feared that I could not get away tonight, but finally secured two upper berths, the last to be had, for myself and son." THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD Prof. Oren Root, Hamilton College. .UTICA, N. Aug. 26. Professor Oren Root, of Hamilton College, brother of Secretary of State Root, died tonight. Professor Root, who was professor of mathematics, was born at Syracuse. N. Y., May 18, 1 1838, being the son of Oren Root. Ho graduated from Ham ilton In 1S5S and afterwards secured the degrees of D. D. at Rutgers In 1891, and L. H. D. at Union In 1895. He married, In 1862, Anna J. Higgins, of Waterford, N. Y.. who died In 1865. and two years later he married Ida C. Gordon, of Columbia, Mo., who died in 1896. His third wife, whom he mar ried in 1901,. was Mrs. Anna Ray Quisenberry, of Carrollton, Mo. Mr. Root was admitted to the Wis consin bar In 1858 and became a Pres byterian clergyman In 1874, but In 1890 entered the Reformed Dutch Church of Utica, N. Y., as its pastor. He was grand high priest of the Royal Arch Masons of Missouri in 1868, grand commander of the Knights Templars of Missouri in 1871, grand chaplain of the grand lodge, F. & A. M-, of New York In 1891-2 and 1905. He was professor of English at the State University of Missouri from 1866-71, president 'of Prltchett College, Glasgow, Mo., from 1873-76. He was co-editor of the Co lumbian Speaker, Franklin Speaker and Hamilton Declamation Quarterly and was author of "Brief Elementary Trigonometry." Mother of Two Famous Men. . STAMFORD. Conn., Aug. 26. Mrs. Helen Partridge, mother of the bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Kyoto, Japan, and of William Ortway Partridge, the New York sculptor, died at a sanitarium yesterday. Both sons were present. HAS NO HOPE FOR CANTEEN General Grant Says Congress Sees Mistake, but Fears Cranks. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 21. "The anti-canteen law ought to be repealed, but there Is little prospect that Con gress will do anything with it for a good while," said General Frederick D. Grant, in an Interview at Willow Grove Park. 'Politicians do not care to antagon ize the extreme Prohibition element. Congress sees, .1 think, that it has made a mistake, but it is a hard thing to go back now." The General made this statement in answer to a query as to what he thought would be the outcome of the agitation for the repeal of the law abolishing the canteen in the Army. He- declared that he was in favor of the canteen not because he condoned the drink evil, but because he consid ered it the most practical way to regulate the sale of intoxicants to sol diers. General Grant was at Willow Grove to take part with G. A. R. posts In their annual reunion. GRANGE BOYCOTTS FAIR Ohio Woman 105 Years Old. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Aug. 26. Mrs. Mary J. Boughman, who was born at Dayton, Ohio, died here today, aged 105 years. Cold Shoulder to Spokane Enter prise Because of Pool-Belling. SPOKANE. Wash., Aug. 26. (Spe cial.) Because the Interstate FaXr will have pool selling this season, the City Council having decided to allow it, the Washington State Grange will not have anything to do with the fair. C B. Kegley has Just given the final answer to the fair management. The fair management offered to give the Grange two days, but Kegley says no notice will be paid to the offer. At Latah, Wash., the other night at the Methodist Church, a resolution condemning the fair management was read and .adopted. The members of the congregation pledged themselves not to attend the fair on account of the pool selling. LYNCH DOUBLE MURDERER formation it would be possible for the commander who first utilizes it to the limit for tactical purposes to gain as de cisive victories In the future as any that have ever been gained in the past. Gen eral Allen points with regret to his inade quate forces, saying that there is a short age both in officers and men throughout the service, and submits a scheme for a general Increase in the corps so as to have 1500 privates and a proportional number of officers secured in part by de tail from the line. SICK KING'S BILL OF FARE What Edward Ate With Clemenceau While Taking Cure. MARIENBAD, Aug. 21. Premier Clemenceau, of France, was the guest of King Edward at luncheon today. This Is what they had: Trout. Scallops. Veal. Lettuce. Spinach. , Ham. Grouse. Aubergines compote. Peaches. Both King Edward and Premier Clemenceau are taking the cure. Nebraskans Take- Prisoner From Sheriff and Hang Him. V OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 26. Lorls Higgins, who murdered his former employer, W. L. Copple, a farmer, and his wife, near Ro salie, May 12, on account of a trivial dis pute with Copple, waa lynched at Ban croft today. Higgins had been in tha county jail since his capture. Last night Sheriff Young, of Thurston County, took him to Bancroft on a train which reached Bancroft this morning. On arrival there 20 men took Higgins from the Sheriff, hauled him away on a dray and hanged him from a tree. The Sheriff, before leaving Omaha Sun day, received an Intimation that a lynch ing might be attempted, but replied that he would shoot the first man attempting it. Since Higgins' arrest he had become radically religious. Would Enlarge Signal Service. WASHINGTON, Aug. 26. Brigadier General James Allen, Chief Signal Officer of the Army, In his annual report, urges a considerable strengthening of the arm of the service in his charge. He says it is believed that by the development of the power of accurate control upon the ! field of battle through perfect lines of in-' Lew Fields Plays the Shopgirl. ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 26. Lew Fields, playing the part of a German who has inherited a fortune, gave the initial American presentation of "The Girl Be hind the Counter" tonight. The play, which ran a year in London, has been Americanized. Orders Gaynor to the Springs. MACON, Ga, Aug. 26. The Federal Cir cuit Court of Appeals has ordered Colonel Blood Humors Commonly cause pimples, boils, hives, eczema or salt rheum, or some other form of erup tion; but sometimes they exist in the system, indicated by feelings of weakness, languor, loss of appetite, or general debility, without causing any breaking out Hood's Sarsaparilla expels them, renovates, strengthens and tones the whole system. This is the testimony of thousands annually. 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