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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY. OCTOBER 29, 1907. IMITATIONS OF MEDICINE LABELS Scheme Unearthed to Counter feit Wrappers of Pat ent Remedies. WATCHED SINCE FEBRUARY Manufacturers Find Out About Plan and Put Detectives on Trail The Plot I- Well Laid Engrav ing Done Germany. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. (Special.) A counterfeiting scheme of gigantic proportion has been unearthed in Sari Francisco by detectives sent here by the Charles H. Fletcher Company, of New York, and the F. A. Stuart Com pany, of Marshall, Mich. These con cerns are the manufacturers of Fletch er's Castoria and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. These goods have an exten sive sale all over the world, and the arrest of Matt A. Larkln here today discloses a scheme of counterfeiting which for magnitude and careful plan ning has but few equals.- Larkln is the local manager for the Mills Novelty Company, who are large dealers in slot machines, with branches all over the United States. He had associated with him one August Hanson, who has a large printing es tablishment here. Their plan was to make absolute counterfeits of all the labels, wrappings, etc., which are used by the Fletcher and Stuart companies and flood the country with spurious preparations. Work Don In Germany. Hanson attempted to reproduce the Work here, but found he Could not have certain parts of the finer work done, so he sent plates, etc., to a nephew of his, who is manager of the Kurler Com pany, of Hlldershelm, Germany. Here the fine Italian hand of the counterfeit ing was supplied. When finished, the labels, etc., printed both here and in Germany, were shipped to Troy, New Tork, where the goods were to be put up. It would seem that the proprietors of these preparations learned of the scheme last February, and- have had detectives -on the case, both here and In Germany, and succeeded in seizing all the counterfeit labels and also the plates from which they were printed, before the conspirators gof possession of them, consequently not a package of the counterfeits had been put on the market. . Xarkin Man of Good Reputation. The Counterfeit plates, from which the labels were printed, were made by Bolton & Strong, of this city. Hanson and Strong have both confessed to their connection with the work, and will tes tify against the real conspirators, of whom Larkln is the ringleader. ' Larkln has always borne an excellent reputa tion. He was formerly Alderman at TrOy, New York, his former home. Criminal prosecutions will follow, im plicating several well-known people In the East, for their connection with the case. A representative of the prose cuting companies stated here today that it had cost over $10,000 to run down these conspirators. PRISON OFFICIAL IS KILLED TERRORISTS ASSASSINATE GEN ERAL MAXIMOFFSKY. Young Woman Attends Reception, and on Being Introduced Empties Revolver Into His Body. , ST. PETERS BURG, Oct. 2. (7:15 A. M.) General Maximoffsky, director of the Department of Prisons of the Ministry of the Interior, was shot and killed today. The General was the first responsible official connected with the Russian pris on, and it Is supposed that this was the reason he was selected for assassination by the' Terrorists. A young woman who has not been iden. titled, presented herself at the weekly re ception of General Maximoffsky and re mained quietly in the crowded ante-room until it was her turn to enter the Gen eral's private office. When she was in his presence the woman drew a revolver and fired seven shots point blank into the General's body. HITCHCOCK IS ARRESTED Actor Accused of Criminal Assault on Young Girls. NEW YORK. Oct. 28. Raymond Hitch cock, the actor, who Is ' starring In a musical production on Broadway, was arrested today on a charge of criminal assault. The arrest was made after a visit to Assistant District Attorney Gar van's office of two young sirls, who were closeted with him for more than two hours. Mr. Hitchcock refused to make any statement concerning the matter. He tt- cently caused the arrest on a charge of blackmail of the brother of one of the (tlrls who made the charge against him today. He said the man demanded $2500 , to prevent the publication of the story in tne newspapers. Hitchcock was held in $3000 bail for hearing Thursday. TWO NOTED INVENTORS DIE One. Devised Overhead Cash System, Other Flrealarms. HELENA. Mont., Oct. 28. (Special.) Two residents of this state men who have achieved no little fame in the In ventive world have passed to the great beyond. They are Leroy B. Firman, of Anaconda, and William Besen, of Dillon, Besen was known throughout the state as "Sure Shot Bill," because of his won derful success at the card table. He came to Montana before the advent of the railroad and had followed gambling for a living to the time of his death, de voting his spare time to work in a cabin laboratory. As long as he had $5 he never went near a gambling house, but worked in a building without windows, light being admitted through the roof, so as to make his movements secret. No man was ever permitted to enter its por tals. He was the inventor of the overhead. cash system, which had for its primary purpose the doing away with restaurant waiters, the idea being for customers to write their orders on slips, dispatch them to tne kitchen and receive their victuals in the same manner. When the system went Into use in mercantile establishments, he Instituted legal proceedings for Infringement, ex Governor R. B. Smith being his lawyer. For some reason the case was dropped. He also invented an aeroplane, - which, after soaring a short distance, fell to the ground with a crash and Besen was injured. Firman came from his 10.000-acre ranch in Hodgman County, Kansas. For years he was associated with Thomas A. Edi son and Alexander -Bell, His first great work was to Invent and put into use the telegraph fire-alarm system, and for a number of years he was the Western agent of the Gamewell Company. In 1S72, after retiring from this position, he de vised the messenger call box system and organised the American District Tele graph Company. Ho worked with Edi son on the telephone and with him con solidated business with Bell.' Afterward he invented the multiple telephone sys tem and became manager of the Chicago Telephone - Company. He was 74 years old. T" 1N0UIRY E SPECIAL AGENT TOWNSEND IS ABOUT READY TO VtEPORT. Findings Will Show People's Rights in Premises and May Be Basis for Action in Courts. B. D. Townsend, Special United States Attorney for Oregon, will complete his Investigation of the Oregon & California (Southern Pacific) Railroad grant in this state in a few days, when he will submit his report to United States Attorney-Gen eral Bonaparte. Mr. Townsend will not discuss the result of his investigation, which has covered several months and has included a careful research of all the records and documents pertaining to the grant and Its terms. When this report has been placed in the hands of the United States Attorney-General, it is expected definite steps will be taken by the Government to establish its rights in the premises since the investigation which is being made Is only preliminary to a suit that is proposed by the Gov ernment to enforce the fulfillment of the conditions under which the land was transferred to the railroad corporation. Tracy C. Barker, of Buffalo, N. .Y-, has been appointed special assistant to Attorney-General Bonaparte and will have charge of such litigation the Government may decide to bring against the railroad company after the report of Mr. Town- send has been considered. TOWNSEND ONiY TEMPORARY To. Assist Bristol Until Land-Grant Cases Are Tried. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Oct. 28. Townsend is only tem pararily appointed assistant to Bristol. He will hold the position only during the prosecution of Oregon and California land grant cases. . There is no intention of giving him a permanent appointment. BRYANT AND SMITH LET GO Government Witnesses In Postoffice Robbery Case Liberated.' ; On the recommendation of Assistant United States Attorney Cole, "Toots" Bryant and Louis L. Smith were released from the Multnomah County Jail on their own recognizance on order of United States Judge Wolverton yesterday. Kry ant and Smith were Indicted for com plicity In the robbery of the Sellwood Postoffice last Winter. In tne indictment they were charged with receiving and assisting to dispose of stolen postage stamps. Shortly after their arrest tney pleaded guilty to the offense and subse quently were material witnesses lor tne Government in the trial of Frank Wayne and James Anderson, leaders of the gang, -who were convicted and sentenced to long terms at McNeils Island. Both of these men had been confined In the County Jail for , nine months and the prosecuting officer of the Government considered that they had been punished sufficiently. Three other members of tne gang. Louis GUbrlde, Archie Turnbull and Claude EgglestOn, await sentence. They were Indicted for' the same offense as Brvant and Smith and also pleaded guilty soon after they were arrested. They will probably be sentenced some time this week. CHARLES DEERE, PLOWMAN Head of Great Industry Die Im mensely Wealthy. CHICAGO, Oct. iS. (Special.) Charles H. Deere, of Moline, head of the great plow and Implement company founded by his father, John Deere, died at the Lakota Hotel In this city shortly after midnight this morning after a lengthy illness. ' He was Im mensely wealthy and a great power in his heme clty and community. The little business founded by his father has grown to vast proportions, with branches in St. Louis. Dallas, New Orleans, Kansas City, Denver, Omaha, Portland, Indianapolis, San Francisco and Minneapolis. Mr. Deere was prom inent In Republican politics. Fre quently chosen delegate to National conventions, he always refused politi cal honors, although many were within his grasp. CANDIDATE FEE IS UPHELD . Superior Court Decides in Favor of Washington's Primary Law. OLYMPIA, Wash., Oct. 2S (Special.) The constitutionality of the candidate-fee section of the direct primary law was Sustained by Judge Linn, in the local Superior Court this after noon and he denied a writ of mandate asked by L. E. Parr, to compel the City Clerk of Olympla, to place Parr's name on the ballot as candidate for City Attorney, without the fee being paid. The court further announced that tomorrow when the hearing Is had on the application of Attorney Gordon Mackay for an injunction to prevent primary election here that the court will also deny the Injunction, holding the law constitutional. Attorney-General Atkinson said this evening ..e hopes to have the cases considered by the State Supreme Court within ten days. Receivership Permanent. TRENTON, N. J., Oct ai-Judga ban ning today made permanent the receiv ership for the $3,000,000 fisheries com" pany. ''Hood's Sarsaparilla keeps the blood pure and the whole system in perfect order. Take only Hood's. DON ROSA, Havana cigar. Largest ex press shipment ever made on Coast, ALL THE SOUTH DRY Prediction Made for Prohibi tion in Five Years. GEORGIA SEEMS PLEASED New Prohibition Law Said to Be Well Received Eight Alabama Counties Go Dry in Two Weeks. Hopeful of Entire State. CHICAGO, Oct. 28. (Special.) "Within five years the South will be solid for Prohibition. That is my abso lute belief, based on a trip Just com pleted through the Southern States, where Prohibition is in the air." The foregoing prophecy Was voiced today by Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens, of Port land, Maine, National president of the W. C. T. U., who has .been attending the Georgia State W. C. T. U. conven tion at Columbus. "The Georgia convention was extra- ordinarily enthusiastic," said Mrs. Stevens, "and there were evidences on every hand that the Georgia public la delighted with the new state law im posing complete Prohibition." It was predicted today at the Illinois Prohibition headquarters, that the Ala bama Legislature will give that state a Prohibition law within six weeks. Within the last two weeks eight Ala bama counties have voted for Prohibi tion. SHOOTS MR THEN FAINTS FRENCH-CANADIAN ANGERED AT CONDUCTOR. Latter Tells Him Car . Is Crowded and He Pulls Gun and Fires. Victim Will Recover. SEATTLE, XVash., Oct. 28. (Special.) Angered because he was told that there was no room for him in a car on the Seattle-Renton Interurban train, Alexander Lamore, a French Canadian, shot and seriously wounded F. C. Morrison, conductor on the train, at 5:30 tonight. The shooting took place In the heart of the city, at the Interurban station, and was witnessed by a large crowd. After firing the shot, Lamore fainted, but soon recovered and was in an ugly mood . when he was hustled into po lice headquarters. His only excuse for the shooting was the. conductor's refusal to allow him to go aboard the car. where Lamore declared he- had as much right as any one. Morrison said that he had never seen his assailant before and that he only informed him that the car was crowded. Morrison owes his life to the fact that the revolver used by La more was a cheap affair. The bullet struck Morrison in the head, but did not pentrate very deep. TWO HUNDRED FILE ON IAND Weary Waiting at Lakeview Comes to End Crowd Is Orderly. , LAKEVIEW, Or., Oct. 28. (Special.) Over 200 applicants for filings were in line at the Land Office door this morning, some of whom have been In line three weeks. This has been a most orderly land opening, everyone in line having at all times been most agreeable to the regulations. The officials put the applicants through at a rapid gait, and by 2 o'clock this afternoon all had presented their papers and sworn to them. Many contests are expected to follow, however. There are yet 50 or more homestead ers to come in to file, It will take several weeks to enter the filings, and until all are entered the applicants will not know whether their filings will be accepted. WRECK TIES VP ALL TRAFFIC Engine on Portland & Southeastern Runs Into Approach-Rail. SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. 28. (Special.) At 4:30 this afternoon the train on the Portland & Southeastern Railroad jumped the track as It was crossing the Northern Pactfla right of way, and a locomotive and two cars went into a ditch. No one was hurt and the passengers were trans ferred. The wreckage will be cleared away ty midnight. ', The wreck was caused by the wheels of the locomotive striking a "V" approach-rail at the track crossing. Railroaded to Penitentiary. LAKEVIEW, Or.. Oct. 28. (Special.) James R. Reid robbed a saloon yes terday morning, was captured 30 miles from here, brought back, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary, all the same day. State Win Warner Suit. LAKEVIEW, Or., Oct. 28. (Special.) Attorney-General Crawford, who has been in Lakeview for a week in the interest of the State fa. the Warner Valley Stock Company, in the swamp land cases, starts for Salem tomorrow. The state won-the case, and took evi dence in a number of others. MRS. VANDERBILT HELD Spiritualistic Medium Must Answer Charge of Theft. NEW TORK, Oct. 28. May Pepper Vanderbllt, the spiritualist -medium, was held for trial today, on the charge of the larceny of a house and lot which belonged to her husband, who recently was declared Incompetent to manage his own affairs. WEDDING IS SMART AFFAIR Miss Sue H. Elmore, of Astoria, Is Married to Fritz Howard Haraden. ASTORIA, Or.. Oct 28. (Special.) A brilliant Astoria wedding last evening, of Interest to Oregonlans, was that of Miss Sue H. Elmore, eldest daughter of Sam uel Elmore, vice-president of Columbia River Packers' Association, to Frits Howard Haraden, of Washington, D. C. The ceremony was performed by an uncle of the bride. Dr. DeWitte Huntley, of Washington, D. C, Rev. C. C Rar- rick, of the First M. E. Church as sisting. William I. Skinner, of Portland, acted as best man. The ushers were Arnold S. Rothwell and Howard H. Hol land, of Portland, and Dr. A. A. Finch and Duncah A. McLean, of Astoria. The maid of honor wa Miss Floretta Elmore and the bridesmaids were Mrs. A. A. Finch, Miss Elsie Elhjore and Miss Ford, of Detroit, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Haraden left for a trip to California and will take up their residence in Washington, D. C. Oregon People in Chicago. CHICAGO, Oct. 28. (Special.) Oregon people registered at Chicago hotels today as follows: From La Grande J. K. Wright, at the Morrison. From Salem Mrs. L. W. Langford, at the Windsor. ' From Portland William " D. Wheel wright, A. L. Miner, Grace W. Howell, at the Auditorium Annex. E O. R. & N. TO COMPLETE LINES JANUARY 1. Kiparla-Lewifiton Road, Wallowa Extension and Umatilla Central Are Soon to Be in Operation.. Constantly extending Its lines into new and rich sections of the great Inland Em pire, the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company will add a large mileage to its system by the first of the year. Three separate extensions, the longest of which Is '71 miles, will be practically completed within the next two months. Erickson & Fetterson, contractors, who are building the Rlparla-Lewlston line for the t. R. & N., have almost completed it. Only a little work on the Lewiston end of the road remains to be done, and Gen eral Manager O'Brien says trains will be running into Lewiston by December. This extension has been over a year in build ing. When completed it will bring a large and rich grain territory into direct com munication with Portland. The Wallowa extension of the O. R. & N. from Elgin northeast up the Grand Ronde River to the mouth of the Wallowa River, and thence southeast to Joseph, a total distance of 64 miles. Is well along. Track has been laid to the mouth of the Wallowa and about 90 per cent of the bal ance of the grading has been completed. The remainder of the work depends large ly upon the weather during the next few months. As the road now under construc tion is well up in the mounatins, snow and rain .will delay the work greatly. It may be that during the Winter months con struction crews will be laid off for a time. At any rate. If this extension is not com pleted by January 1, It should be In opera tion early next year. The Umatilla Central, an O. R. & N. feeder from Pendleton to Pilot Rock, a distance of 14.5 miles, which is being built by the Pacific Coast Construction Com pany, is well along and is two-thirds com pleted. It will be in operation within a month. ASK ABOUT THE NORTHWEST William McMurray . Finds) Eastern- . ers Are Interested in This Part. William McMurray, general passen ger agent for the Harrlman lines in this territory, returned yesterday from a 'business trip to the East, lasting sev eral weeks. He spent most of his time In Chicago and Washington, where meetings were held on passenger mat ters. He found a great deal of In quiry about the Pacific Northwest wherever he went and says the people of the East are greatly Interested in Oregon. He found that the Rose Fes tival of last June has done no little to advertise Portland as the city of roses and Is highly enthusiastic over the possibilities along this line. "This is the greatest advertising Portland. can have." said Mr. McMurray. It speaks for tho climate here; it speaks for conditions that the East ern tourist is looking for. On this" trip, the only mild and pleasant Climate I found was upon the return to Port land. i "At Victoria, B. C, I saw the new Empress Hotel, the new million dol lar structure now being finished. This building of hotels is a splendid thing for the Pacific Coast If the Coast expects to get tourist business. It has got to give accomodations and the better accomodations that are afforded tiie greater will be the harvest of tourist travel. "I returned by the northern routes and in the Puget Sound country I noticed that ,.the people are planning on traveling to an extent hardly ever before realized. There will be a large movement from Washington and. Can ada to Oregon and California during the Winter. Everyone seems to have money and can afford to travel. "I was mud Interested in the East in finding great progress being made in the good roads movement Resorts particularly are devoting a good deal of attention to the roads in their vic inity and cities and counties generally are Spending lots of money for road improvement There Is nothing that would help more in the development of Oregon than the building of roads suitable for automobile travel all over the state." LEAPS ON SEEING BURGLAR Woman Lies Unconscious While House Is Ransacked. CHICAGO. Oct. 28. Frantic with rear of a burglar whom she had discovered In her bedroom, Mrs.. Barbara Rumstlck, 63 years old, last night leaped from an open window to the ground and sustained a fracture of the wrist and Internal injuries which rendered her unconscious.. 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George Wilcutt. secretary and controller of the United Railroads, testified to the unconcealed surprise and manifest distrust of the prosecution that the books of the streetcar corporation do carry as entries the $200,000 with which Ford and Ruef are' alleged to have bribed the Supervisors to pass the trolley franchise. The witness was directed to produce the corporation's journal and ledger tomorrow. MARRIED TO HER COUSIN Leila Paget Weds Ralph Paget, the British Minister to Slam. LONDON, Oct. 28. Leila Paget, daugh ter of Lady Paget and grand-daughter of the late Paran Stevens, of New York, was married quietly today to her cousin, Ralph Paget, British Minister to Slam. Ambas sador and Mrs. Reid and Consuelo, Dow ager Duchess of Manchester, were among those attending the luncheon after the wedding. , Florence BIythe Wins Appeal. WASHINGTON,' Oct. 28. 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