mtmuan.
VOL. XliVIXO. 14,631.
PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1907-
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
OWNED PATERNITY
OF
Brown's Acknowledg
ment Is in Evidence.
EFFORTS TO SECURE DIVORCE
Mrs. Bradley Tells of Quarrels
With Her Lover.
ONLY INTENSIFIED LOVE
Accnsed Murderess Completes Her
Evidence With Calmness let
ters From Brown Show Great
Jealousy and Passion.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. The story
of ex-United States Senator Brown's
acknowledgment of the - paternity of
the two youngest of Mrs. Bradley's
children was told today in Judge Staf
ford's court by other lips than hers. "I
acknowledge Arthur Brown and Martin
Montgomery as my children by Annie
M. Bradley."
Such was Mr. Brown's own method
of expressing himself on the subject
and the legend was Inscribed on a
soiled and blotted piece of writing pa
per. It was dated February 10, 1905,
and was brought to light by Colonel
Maurice M. Kalghn, an attorney of
Salt Lake, the present Receiver In tie
United States Land Office in that cfty
and a friend of Brown of 30 years'
standing. Colonel Kalghn was on the
witness stand for about an hour dur
ing the afternoon session of the Brad
ley trial and testified that Mrs. Brad
ley brought the tell-tale slip of paper
to his office Just after she received
it from Brown, with the ink not dry;
how she fairly danced into his room,
and how she beamed with Joy as she
held the paper aloft and told him that
now all would be well. Colonel Kalghn
related many Interesting facts con
cerning his association with both Mrs.
Bradley and Brown, and upon the
whole made by far the best wltnesH
for the little woman that has yet taken
the stand, herself excepted.
Mrs. Bradley Recovers Nerve.
Other testimony in Mrs. Bradley's
behalf was given by Major Samuel A.
King, who related rrtany Incidents go
ing to show that Mrs. Bradley as in a
very nervous condition for some time
before coming to Washington, and
Arthur Barnes, . Assistant Attorney
General of Utah.
More placid, more capable of assert
ing control oVer herself and more re
sourceful apparently than when she
took the witness stand on Tuesday,
Mrs. Bradley left it at noon today
ifter monopolizing the attention of the
;ourt for two days and a half. There
were very few tears today, button the
ither hand, smiles were more frequent
5n her face than hcrotofore. Some
references to occurrences In connection
tvlth herself and Brown evidently
touched her and aroused agreeable
memories. She was pleased when
Colonel Kalghn told the story of her
presentation to him of Brown's ac
knwlcdgment of his children, and she
would today have almost Justified his
characterization of her manner at the
time of the original happening.
Vain Efforts for Divorce.
The year 1901 was crowded with let
ters from Brown to Mrs. Bradley, ac
cording to Mrs. Bradley's statement,
but those she preserved began with
December of that year.
On January 7 he expressed confi
dence that ills wife would agree to a
divorce on reasonable terms, "and
then," he said, "you and I will celebrate
the Spring by ending our troubles in
uniting for life. The best thing I can
say on your birthday Is the hope and
promise, and I believe It will come
true, that you and I will be rewarded
for our affection and devotion to each
other by a life of mutual devotion."
February 17 he tells of a call upon
Mrs. Brown.
"She answered the bell," he said. "I
said 'I have only a moment. If you
will consent I will try to please you.
but If nothing else win answer will
bring suit, etc.' She replied that she
could not. would not, wanted to talk
no longer. 1 said: ''It must end here;
will bring suit,' and so , It ended, I
thought rather unexpectedly. I believe
she could be persuuded to agree with
us, and yet. as you say, the more pa
tience, the less action."
On the same date he telegraphed: "Re
fuses. Will proceed and win. Don't
doubt It." And on the 30th, said:
"I will turn heaven and earth until I
marry you."
Refused to Give Him Up.
Mrs. Bradley told of visits of her pastor,
Rev. Mr. Utter, to the Idaho farm In 1903
to induce her to break off her relations
with Brown, at the instance of Mrs.
Brown. When asked whether Dr. Utter
told her he believed Brown would never
marry her, she said she scarcely spoke to
Dr. Utter on the subject. She denied
having said she would make Brown marry
her, and also denied having said to the
pastor:
"Arthur Brown Is a coward at heart,
and If he refuses I will press a revolver
against his heart."
Then she told of her conversation with
TWO
CHILDREN
Mrs. Brown at Pocatello. saying Mrs.
Brown said she had no quarrel with the
witness. She said Mrs. Brown did not
believe her son Arthur was Brown's son;
that Mrs. Brown said Brown said neither
Arthur nor Max were his sons. Brown
had admitted the latter statement to Mrs.
Bradley.
She was questioned about' several men
mentioned in a letter from Brown, of
whom he was Jealous, including one whom
he called "the priest." With much reluc
tance she admitted the latter was Dr.
Utter, but said there was no ground for
jealousy of him. In a letter referring to
these men, she had written to Brown:
"Let us forget them and sip life's nectar
from each other."
"What did you mean by that?" Mr.
Baker asked.
"I do not know that it is necessary to
explain that," replied the witness.
Knocked Out His Teeth.
She admitted that Brown was ad
difted to drinkln.i, and that they often
quarreled. She recalled having struck
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Across Continent From Portland.
him In the nrtu;h with her parasol and
knocked his teeth out, but said they
wore "a mere shell and easily broken."
She had r oqci ntly vlsltci Brown's
office, and onoe in 1906 spent a night
there, -vailing for him, as she was In
p.-eai mental cistiess. Judse HenOT
eon, Brown's partner, told her she
ought not to come there. She denied
having told Brown's secretary she
would blow the Senator's head off,
but admitted having said something
desperate would happen. After Mrs.
Brown's death, Brown freq-uent'.y took
her to his house. She flret learned In
January, 1905, that Mrs. Brown had
an Incurable disease.
Before she came to Washington last
December, Mr. Livingston told her Bhe
need not expect anything more; that
Brown merely wanted to keep her
where she was. In the Summer of 1906
she went as far as Ogden with Brown,
and told him ehe Intended to come to
Washington with him, but had no
thought of doing so. She said:
"He ranted and raged, but said If I
did not go, we should be married as
soon as he returned."
She Bald she attended the Cain mur
der trial in Salt Lake In September,
1902, but denied with a snap In her
voice having taken Brown away at
recess, saying:
"He always took me a,way with him."
Warned Away From Enemy.
An extract of a letter written by
Mrs. Bradley to Brown in 1902 was
shown her. It read:
"Keep away from the enemy and you
will prosper in love and happiness.
How would It do to have a good bed
put up in your big back office?"
"When you referred to 'the enemy,'
whom did you mean?" Mr. Baker In
quired. "Everybody who was interfering,"
she replied. She Indignantly denied
that she referred In particular to Mrs.
Brown, but had reference to Judge
Henderson, Mr. Barnes and others. She
appeared about to cry, but composed
herself.
In another letter in 1903, she said to
the Senator: "Do not talk or speak to
madame," and admitted she referred to
Mrs. Brown. She denied having re
ferred to Mrs. Brown as "the old wom
an on the hill," saying: "I never spoke
disrespectfully of her."
Full of Bitterness and Love.
Beginning the re-dlreot examination,
Mr. Powers read a letter from Mrs.
Bradley to Brown, which was In part
as follows:
When I reflect on the bitterness of my
life. 1 am filled with resentment. Then when
I think of you and the winter of my discon
tent made glorious Summer, my heart leaps
to go forth to you in words and kisses.
There Is no woman's heart stronger, truer
or bigger than mine is to love you, admire
you and worship you. Tour success and
happiness are more than anything In the
world to me.
I shall be alone tonight, as l am really
all the time that I am not with you. Our
souls at least are free and. if It ls vain, wa
would against them make the flesh obey.
The spirit in the end will have Its way.
Judge Powers questioned Mrs. Bradley
regarding certain parts of letters to
Brown, with particular reference to the
following:
"Instead of wasting breath on Schroe
der. Evans, McGuire, the priest, or any
one else, we should sip life's sweetest
nectar from each other."
Objects to Brown's Jealousy.
She said that in the Winter of 1901
she had known Mr. Schroeder very well.
He was a member of the same church
organization and was interested In a
small paper, as was she. They met quite
often and Mr. Schroeder asked her opinion
regarding a certain manuscript. t
"When Senator Brown heard about it,
he raved and demanded that I never
speak to Schroeder again," she said.
She said she met McGuire casually in
Chicago. He was a newspaper man and
she did not see him again for two years,
when he met her In Salt Lake City.. "I
am very sorry anyone else's name was
used. I know those gentlemen will be
(Concluded on Page Six.)
HEARST HELD FOR
L LIBEL
Judge Wyatt Binds Him
Over to Grand Jury.
W. A. CHANLER COMPLAINANT
Linked With Hitchcock Scan
dal by Journal Article.
POLITICAL GAME CHARGED
Counsel Declares Publication Was
for Purpose of Injuring Lieuten
ant - Governor Chanler, a
Brother of Comnlalnunt.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. Justice Wyatt,
in the Court of Special Sessions today,
held William R. Hearst for the grand
Jury on the charge of criminal libel, pre
ferred by William Astor Chanler. S. S.
Carvalho appeared for Mr. Hearst. The
amount of bond was fixed at $500, the
usual sum required In misdemeanor
cases. Mr. Carvalho Is the general man
ager of Mr. Hearst's New York news
paper. Both Mr. Hearst and his bondsmen
were in court when Justice Wyatt hand
ed down his decision. They repaired to
the office of District Attorney Jerome
while the ball bond was being prepared.
It was later approved by Justice Wyatt
and Mr. Hearst and his attorneys drove
away in the big red automobile that had
brought them to the criminal courts
building.
Denies Assertion of Journal.
The charge against Mr. Hearst grew
out of a publication in the New York
Evening Journal concerning the case of
Raymond Hitchcock, the actor. Mr.
Chanler's name was mentioned in con
nection with the article. Several hear
ings were had before Justice Wyatt, and
Mr. Chanler positively denied that he
had ever been at Hitchcock's house when
little girls were .there,
His counsel contended that the publi
cation had been made for the purpose
of injuring politically Lieutenant-Governor
Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler, a
brother of the complainant, against Mr.
Hearst. This was denied by Mr. Hearst's
attorneys, who made the counter asser
tion in court that Mr. Chanler's proceed
ings against Mr. Hearst were taken in
the hope of hurting the chances of the
Independence League ticket In the last
county election.
Motion Is Overruled.
Before holding Mr. Hearst for the ac
tion of the grand jury. Justice Wyatt
overruled a motion to dismiss the com
plaint against Mr. Hearst on the plea
that his proprietorship of the Evening
Journal had not been proven, nor had
the libellous character of the publication
been proven.
The grand jury, it is said, has already
undertaken an investigation of the
charge against Mr. Hearst and a score
of witnesses have been summoned.
Leaders Are Gathering.
FRENCH LICK, Ind., Nov. 21. Mem
GRiill
t ' .
NEWS NOTE SECRETARY TAFT IS COMING DIRECT HOME I
bers of the Democratic National Commit
tee began arriving here this evening to
attend the meeting tomorrow, called
by National Chairman Taggart, of In
diana. Nothing definite Is known of the
purpose of the meeting, but it Is llkely
the committee will discuss the time of
the next meeting or decide when and
where the National convention shall be
held.
Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston, St. Louis.
Kansas City, Louisville and Columbus
7 a
W. R. Hearst. Who Will Be Indicted
for Libeling William Astor Chanler,
have been suggested as good meeting
places.
MILLIONAIRE HUSBAND IS RE
FUSED DIVORCE.
Wife Collapses With Joy at News of
Decision Husband Will Con
tinue the Fight.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 21. Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartje, who was sued for divorce
by her husband, F. Augustus Hartje, the
Pittsburg millionaire, won a complete vic
tory in the Pennsylvania Superior Court
here today when the tribunal affirmed.
In Its entirety, the decision of the Al
legheny County Court, which refused to
grant Hartje a divorce. The petitions filed
by Hartje's attorneys in the Superior
Court to reopen the case on the ground
of newly discovered evidence, were denied.
The petitions to the Court to reopen
the case were based on letters alleged
to have been written by Mrs. Hartje to
Thomas Madlne, the former coachman,
who was named as co-respondent by
Mr. Hartje.
WOMAN COLLAPSES WITH JOY
News Overcomes Mrs. Hartje Hus
band Will Still Fight.
PITTSBURG, Nov. 21. Joy over the
decision by the Superior Court in Phila
delphia today proved too much for Mrs.
Mary Scott Hartje, sued for divorce b'y
Augustus Hartje, the millionaire paper
manufacturer, and tonight she Is re
ported In a state of collapse at Ligo
nler, Pa., her temporary home since the
trial here.
Mr. Hartje refused to make any com
ment. J. Scott Ferguson, one of his at
torneys, after the conference, said:
"There will be no let up In fighting
this case to a finish. We are taking
steps to appeal to the Supreme Court,
and we are confident of ultimate vic
tory." Rush to Put Money Back.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. The Terminal
Bank, one of the Brooklyn institutions
which closed their doors several weeks
ago, reopened for business today. More
than 100 depositors were in line and 145,000
was deposited during the.first hour.
THREE BANKERS
CALLED THIEVES
Indictments Against
Trio in Brooklyn.
GRAND LARCENY AND FORGERY
Accused of Using Trust Funds
to Start New Bank.
ONE OF THEM GOES TO JAIL
Grand Jury Throws Light on Wreck
ing of Borough Bank of Brooklyn.
Nearly $2 50,000 Stolen More
Exposures Coming Soon.
NEW YORK, Nov. 21. The Kings Coun
ty grand Jury, which is investigating the
recent management of the suspended Bor
ough Bank of Brooklyn, today returned
Indictments charging larceny and other
offenses against Howard Maxwell, who
was president of the Institution when its
doors closed; Arthur D. Campbell, the de
posed cashier, and William Gow, a direc
tor, who holds a controlling interest of
the bank's stock.
These three men are Jointly charged
with grand larceny in the first degree in
the misappropriation of $145,000 deposited
by the executors of the Carrie M. Mc
Guire estate. There Is a second Indict
ment for grand larceny against Maxwell,
who is also charged with forgery In the
third degree. A second Indictment against
Campbell charges forgery In the third de
gree. - In addition to the grand larceny
charges, Gow Is indicted on four counts
alleging misdemeanors in the matter of
overdrafts. He is charged with having
overdrawn his account to the amount of
nearly $24,000. Maxwell also, it Is al
leged, secured overdrafts aggregating
nearly $73,000.
Following the report of the jury, the
three men were arrested nnd arraigned.
All pleaded not guilty and were held for
a hearing. Campbell and Gow each fur
nished ball for $20,000. Maxwell was un
able to secure the $30,000 bond required of
htm and he went to Jail for the night.
Stole Funds of Estate.
The larceny charges grew out of the
establishment bf the International Trust
Company, of which Gow la president.
The executors of the McGuire estate some
time ago deposited $145,000 of the estate's
cash in the Borough Bank. The follow
ing day, It is alleged, upon Gow's order,
approved by Maxwell, Campbell drew a
check for $145,000 against this account and
turned the check over to the Oriental
Bank, the depository of the newly organ
ized International Trust Company. This
check. It is alleged, was used to make
up to capital and surplus required before
the new bank was permitted to open. This
money was returned to the Borough
Bank as fast as the stock of the Interna
tional was disposed of anu all 1 was re
turned with the exception of $28,000. For
this balance a note of A. W. Doolittle, the
private secretary of Gow, was put in.
Overdrafts Falsely Stated.
The indictments for forgery concern the
last quarterly statement. In which the
overdrafts of the bank were reported as
$201. whereas It is alleged they really
totaled $24,000. All of the crimes are al
leged to have been committed since the
first of the present year.
It Is understood that the Inquiry into the
Borough's affairs Is not concluded, though
It may be temporarily suspended when the
Investigation of the Jenkins Trust Com
pany Is begun by the grand Jury to
morrow. When the five Brooklyn banks went Into
the hands of receivers, Attorney-General
Jackson alleged that evidence of criminal
acts In the management of the Borough
Bank and the Jenkins Trust Company
had been discovered.
MONEY FOR THE NORTHWEST
Banks Will Share In Receipts From
Panama Bonds.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Nov. 21. Senator Piles today re
ceived assurance from the President that
a fair share of the money derived from
the sale of Panama bonds and Treasury
W. C. Bristol, W'ho Will Be Renomi
nated ns United States District At
torney for Oregon.
certificates would be deposited in the
banks of the Pacific Northwest, which up
to this time have had no assistance from
Washington. The Senator explained th.it
the Northwestern banks had been unable
to obtain money from their correspond
ents in New York and this fact made it
necessary they secure additional deposits
from the Treasury. Senator Bourne ls
making similar efforts on behalf of Or
egon banks and It Is understood he has
had equally flattering assurances.
WILL REAPPOINT BRISTOL
PRESIDENT WANTS HIM TO FIN
ISH LAND TRIALS.
Fulton Consents, but Bristol Will
Not Be Confirmed Land Trials
Are Soon to Be Pushed.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Nov. 21. District Attorney
Bristol will be renominated when Con
gress convenes, In order that he may
prosecute the remaining Oregon land
fraud cases, but he will not be con
firmed.' Senator Fulton called at the White
House today and the President asked
what disposition he wished made of
the Bristol case. While the land cases
are pending, Mr. Fulton said, he did
not care to recommend a man for the
office, and informed the President that
it would be acceptable to him if Mr.
Bristol's name was again sent to the
Senate.
Unless renominated, Mr. Bristol could
not prosecute the land cases, for his
present appointment will terminate
when Congress convenes. It Is prob
able that steps will soon be taken to
force the land cases to trial.
CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 53
degrees; minimum, 47 dogroes.
TODAY'S Rain, with high southerly winds.
National.
Cortelyou receives many hids for new se
curities and begins allotting certificates.
Page 4.
Interstate Commission fixes hearing of lum
ber rate cases. Page 1.
Polities.
Bryan proposes Government guarantee
of
deposits In National banks. Page 5.
Domestic.
Hearst held to grand Jury on charge of
criminal libel. Page 1.
More proof that Walsh looted bank. Page B.
Mrs. Bradley completes her testimony;
proof Brown acknowledged her children.
Page 1.
Steamer Mauretania breaks record for day's
run. Pace 11.
Three officers of Borough of Brooklyn bank
Indicted for stealing. Page 1.
Qompers renews charge of attempted brib
ery. Page 6.
I'aclMr Const.
Steele leaves statement charging Mrs. Todd
with actual murder of husband.
Page 12.
Hawley springs surprise and Steve Adams
turns marble white. Page 6.
Sport.
Pullman defeats Washington 11 to 6.
Page 7.
University of Washington severs athletic re
lations with Pullman State College.
Page T.
McFarland beats Herman, but Governor
Cummins prevents decision. Page 4.
Portland and Vicinity.
Railroads will fight $10,000,000 assessment
tn the courts. Page 10.
Civic organizations form league to defend
initiative and referendum. Page 12.
Thanksgiving turkey will be cheaper this
year. Page 10.
Captain Bruin and 174 other city employes
said to hold positions Illegally. Page lrt.
Gay Lombard and J M. Healey buy Board
of Trade building. Page 13.
Civil engineer advocates tunnel under Wil
lamette River. Page 13.
Prominent business man held up In early
eve near Portland Hotel ; badly beaten
by thug. Page 12.
Commercial and .Marine.
Business booming In hop market. Page 17.
Wheat weak and lower at Chicago. Page 17
Bearish tactics cause depression in stocks.
Page 17.
Wavertree, a spot ship, is taken at 32
1 shillings and 6 pence. Page 16.
E
HEARING
LUMBER TARIFFS
Oregon and Washing
ton Cases Combined.
UNITED PROTEST ON RATES
Increase Would Demoralize
Mills in Northwest.
CHIEF MARKETS AT STAKE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sets fjecember 1 1 for Consider
ation of Freights Both on the
Hill and Harrlnian Lines.
I.A
FOILETTT, THEIR CHAM
PION.
SEATTLE. Nov. 21. United States
Senator Robert M. La Follette. of Wis
consin, has offered to appear before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
at Washington next month and speak
in behalf of the Northwestern
lumbermen In their fight against the
Hill and Harriman roads, protesting
against the 10-cent advance In freight
ratea on lumber and shingles.
He also offers to champion on the
floor of the United States Senate an
amendment to the Interstate com
merce act providing that all freight
tariffs must be paused upon by the
commission before being put Into
effect.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Nov. 21 The Interstate Com
merce Commission will hold but one
hearing to dispose of the complaints ot
Oregon and Washington lumber manu
facturers against the new rates on lum
ber shipped to Missouri River points and
the Middle West and from points in
Oregon to points in California. The Ore
gon and Washington Lumber Manufac
turers' Association and the Pacltlc Coast
Lumber Manufacturers' Association have
filed separate complaints with the Inter
state Commerce Commission, but in ef
fect their complaints are Identical, as tho
rates complained of are the same from
Oregon as from Washington, the de
fendant railroads ara the same In each
case.
The complaint of the Western Oregon
Lumber Manufacturers' Association is
somewhat different, as it applies only
to rates from Oregon to California es
tablished by the Southern Pacific and the
Oregon & California Railroad compan
ies. At the hearing, which will begin
December 11, the railroads will be rep
resented by their attorneys and the lum
bermen by Teal & Minor, of Portland;
A. E. Griffiths, of Seattle; W. H. Abel,
of Montesano, Wash., and by Wlmblsh,
Watklns & Ellis, of Atlanta, Ga.
Combine to Fix Rates.
In its complaint, recently filed with the
Commission, the Oregon and Washington
Lumber Manufacturers' Association al
lege that tht Hill and Harriman rail
roads, by concert of action absolutely
fix and maintain rates on lumber from
Oregon and Washington to points in the
Mississippi Valley, Roclcy Mountain and
Plains states, said rate being formulated
through the trans-continental freight
bureau at Chicago, said bureau being
dominated and controlled by these two
systems.
After setting forth the difference be
tween the old rates and those which
were to have gone into effect November
1, the complainants allege that this raise
in rates is the result of a conspiracy to
destroy ail competition among the rail
roads operating in the Northwest, and to
exact an unreasonable compensation for
the transportation of lumber, and that
the railroads, by Increasing their rates,
propose to absorb all or nearly all of
the profits of the lumbermen. It Is de
clared that the roads knew at the time
the new rates were agreed upon that
Bald rates were excessive, unreasonable,
extortionate, prohibitive and dlscrimlnl
natory. It is charged that the advance
was not made necessary by reason of
any exigencies of the business of .the
roads, but that the rate was arbitrarily
raised. The collection of the new rates.
It Is said, would render the lumber mills
of the Northwest of but little value and
would entail great and Irreparable loss
upon the lumber manufacturers. For
these reasons, it 1b charged that the In
crease in rates Is a violation of the In
terstate commerce law.
Industry's Great Scope.
In the brief of the Oregon manufactur
ers it Is stated that $60,000,000 is invested
in the lumber Industry of Oregon, ex
clusive of the value of material on hand
and the value of timber lands owned
by the lumber companies: that more than
40,000 persons In Oregon are engaged
in the lumber industry; that the annual
pay roll of the lumber mills and lumber
ing camps exceeds $20,000,000 and that
approximately one-fourth of the total
number of earners of the State of Ore
gon are directly connected with the lum-.
ber industry.
The complaint alleges that the annual
lumber output of Oregon exceeds 2,000.
000,000 feet, valued at $30,000,000 at the
mill, and that approximately $12,000,000
Is paid out annually for the transporta
tion of this lumber to market. Because
of the extent of the industry it Is de
clared that the entire population oi the
state Is vitally affected by the prosperity
or depression of the lumber trade.
In the brief of the Pacific Coast Lum-
(Concluded on Page T.)