THE MORXISG UKKUOMAJi, FKIDAV, NOVEMBER 22, 1907.
13S
GHIZEN IS BADLY
BEATEN BY THUG
Dangers nf a Working- Girl," at the Star
Theater this week, carries off the blue rib
bon. It Is a play which the public is clam
oring to see and it could run for two or
three week If Manager French wished to
retain It that long. The subject of the
white slave trade la treated In a manner
which makes the drama a sermon of power
and strength.
STEELE'S WORD IS
MRS. TODD DID IT
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AH Laughs at the Lyric.
There is nothing to the show at the Lyric
but laughs by the thousands. Forrest Sea
bury, as the fake cowboy invading England
with yarns about his cattle ranch at Buffalo,
N. Y. Rupert Drumm, the brilliant new
leRding man, as the real Indian, of course
Verna Felton in her role of American girl.
Mrs. Clara Allen as the aunt, Irving Ken
nedy as the Imitation Indian, and. In fact,
all the members of the cast are simply
colning merriment.
Attorney Abel Gives Out Ante
Mortem Statement Made
by the Suicide.
Archibald Goldsmith, Business
Man, Attacked Near Port
land Hotel.
FOOTPAD USES LEAD PIPE
Sneak Dp Behind Victim and Ruins
Ilravv Blow on the Defenseless
Man's Head Takes FrlgM
When the Latter Resists.
Archibald Goldsmith, traveling agent for
Fleischner, Mayer & Co.. and a nepnew of
M.in and 1. N. Fleischner, was attacked
bv a highwayman and brutally beaten
over the head at Park and Yamhill
streets at S o'clock last night. By means
of a ruse, Mr. Goldsmith frightened the
footpad Into flight and chased him for
two blocks up Yamhill street. The high
wayman escaped and the police, who paid
no attention to the affair until hours after
the Incident occurred, have no clews on
which to work.
The attack upon Mr. Goldsmith was the
most daring and brutal of the Winter.
That the thug attempted to ply his calling
within a block of the Portland Hotel at
a time when the streets are full of peo
ple Indicates his boldness.
Mr. Goldsmith left his rooms at 344 Sal
mon street, where he lives with his un
cle. Max Klelschner. shortly before 8
o'clock and started downtown. He walked
from his home up Salmon to Park street
and north on Park to Yamhill. As he
was passing the corner tne footpad
stepped up behind him and rained heavy
blows on the back of his head, cutting
several deep gashes and laying the scalp
open.
The blows stunned Mr. Goldsmith and
he could not turn around for an instant.
When he did so he shouted, "I am an offi
cer: 1 have been looking for you and I'll
get you." at the same time throwing back
his coat as If to display his star. His
assailant turned quickly and ran up-Yamhill
street as fast as he could go. Mr.
Goldsmith followed closely for two blocks,
when he grew weak from loss of blood
and noticed for the first time the blood
running down the back of his neck. He
then sought a doctor and had his wounds
dressed. Dr. Tilzer sewed up the cuts
In his scalp.
"I believe I would know the fellow if I
ever saw him again." said Mr. Goldsmith
last night. "I don't know how it oc
curred to me to Impersonate an officer,
but the ruse worked. The thug hit me
at least five times and perhaps more, I
do not remember. The blows almost
knocked me down. Why they did not, I
do not know."
The holdup man was apparently sur
prised that his victim did not drop under
the heavy blows rained upon him. It
was his evident purpose to rifle his fallen
victim's pockets. As Mr. Goldsmith turned
to meet the highwayman, he thrust out
his umbrella, with the statement that
he was an officer, whereupon the thug
desisted and ran. Two boys, who were in
the vicinity, Joined in the chase but the
thug rapidly distanced them.
Dr. Tilzer, after an examination of the
wounds, decided they were made with a
piece of iron or lead pipe, or possibly with
brass knuckles. When he reached the
doctor's office In the Marquam building,
blood was running down tne back of Mr.
Goldsmith's overcoat from the wounds
made by the highwayman.
Captain Baty was assigned on the cdse
by Captain Saver last night.
Two young men. giving their names as
Frank Mosler and Lester Bell, were ar
rested about 10 o'clock last night by De
tective Sergeant Baty and Detectives
Coleman and Maloney. They were found
at the corner of first and Jefferson
streets and were brought to the station,
where they were cross-examined by the
officers.
Baty said later that neither of the men
was wanted for the Goldsmith assault,
and that the fellows were merely hoboes.
'THE COLLEGE WIDOW."
Henry W. Savage's Production of
George Ade's Comedy at Hellig.
This morning the advance seat sale will
rtpen at the box office of the Heillg Theater.
Fourteenth and Washington streets, for
"The College Widow," which comes to the
above theater next Sunday and Monday
nights. November 24 and 2.1. This is Henry
W. Savage's production of George Ade's
delightful comedy, which Is a guarantee of
Its being complete In every detail.
"THE ROLLICKING GIRL."
Brilliant Musical Comedy Success
at Heillg Theater Next Week.
The musical comedy success. "The Rol
licking Girl," will be the attraction at the
Hellig Theater, Fourteenth and Washington
streets, next Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. November 26 and 27. The clever
comedian. Snltx Edwarder. Is with this
musical play. The advance seat sale will
open tomorrow.
CHLOROFORM FOR HUSBAND
THE EXSIGX" ALL NEXT WEEK
Thanksgiving Week Attraction at the
Baker to Open Sunday Matinee.
"The Ensign." which the Baker company
will open Thanksgiving week with next Sun
day matinee. Is the best naval play ever
written. It was first produced at Washington,
during the time of President Harrison's ad
ministration, and created a furore In theatri
cal circles- all over the country. Portland
has not seen It for 10 years, and the Baker
company's production of the famous piece will
be an event to remember.
Murray & Mack at Marquam.
Every year Murray & Mack return to
Portland with a better show than the one
of the year before. Their latest vehicle Is
"The Sunny Side of Broadway," which has
a record of a successful run on that side of
that famous thoroughfare. The supporting
company Is said to be a dandy with a
chorus of rare beauty and talent.
"Tilly Olson" Next Week.
At the Empire next week, starting Sunday
matinee, the favorite, "Tilly Olson." will be
the attraction. Special matinee Thanksgiving
day. No playwright ever constructed a drama
of the Swedish-American type with the prin
cipal role that of a young Swedish girl, until
"Tilly Olson" was thought out. The fair
sex has been somewhat neglected by authors
of Scandinavian drama heretofore. "Tilly
Olson" Is said to make up for the deficiency.
"From Rags to Riches."
'From Rags to Riches" will hold the
boards at the Star Theater all next week.
It Is a melodrama with a new plot and orig
inal situations. In the East It was consid
ered a masterpiece In the melodramatic
field. Manager French's 8tock Company
will be the first to present It In the West.
It ooens with the Sunday matinee.
THE THEATERS
What the Press Agents Say.
"Before the Gringo Came."
AH theatergoers will take special Interest
in the announcement that the Allen Stock
Company will on next Monday night make
the first production in tne wortnwesi oi me
beautiful new Western comedy-drama, "Be
fore the Gringo Came." The Lyric manage
ment displays a great deal of enterprise in
securing the rights to this new piece.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
Fun and Mystery.
Those who enjoy mystery and fun will find
these at the Grand this week. Mile. Orletta.
the International clairvoyant, supplies the
mystery, and Miles and Raymond are the
principal funsters. The latter have an act
which keeps the audience In a roar of
laughter, for the sketch has a genuine sur
prise. Nobel and Appy. with their singing
and 'cello playing are giving an artistic,
high-grade musical act which is one of the
most effective specialties on the programme.
Two of Them Then Carry Victim to
Woodshed, Where Woman Strikes
the Fatal Blows Frequent At
tempts Made to Poison Him.
MONTESANO, Wash.. Nov. 21. (Spe
cial ) H. P. Norman, father of Herbert
Norman, alias Ralph Steele, the murderer
of Frank' Todd, arrived in Montesano
yesterday. Today Mr. Norman had an
extended Interview with Attorney Abel,
and was told in detail the facts con
tained In Steele's last confession which
had already been given to the Prosecut
ing Attorney by Mr. Abel. The latter
had about decided not to give it to the
public, but at Mr. Norman's request, he
concluded to do so, as the facts demand
it as an act of Justice that his son's last
words should be published. Briefly, Mr.
Abel's statement Is as follows:
"About an hour before Steele commit
ted suicide, he made me promise that
I would go to Hoquiam, see Mrs. Todd
and ascertain whether the confession
made by her was voluntarily made. Then
he wanted me to make a statement of
the case In his behalf, but that If Mrs.
Todd said the confession was forced
from her and was made involuntarily,
then he was willing to die upon the gal
lows in silence. According to the promise
made to Steele. I saw Mrs. Todd. She
had, a few minutes before, learned of
Steele's suicide. She stated that she
would not have made the confession haM
it not been that, at her last meeing with
Steele, she saw that all he wanted was
her money and that she then decided to
make her confession. In view of Mrs.
Todd's statement, I now carry out thus
promise T made to Steele. However. I
do not wish to stand sponsor for the
truth of Steele's statements.
"I hope they are not true. Steele stated
that on a number of occasions Mrs. Todd
had tried to kill hr husband by admin
istering laudanum, by smothering him
while he was drunk and by administering
powdered glass. He also gave the names
of drug stores in Hoquiam and approxi
mate dates upon which she purchased
these poisons. Steele further stated that,
this was done to get rid of Todd so that
he and Mrs. Todd could get married:
that on the night of Todd's death Mrs.
Todd induced her husband to drink beer,
drugged with laudanum, that this made
Todd sick, whereupon she gave him some
whisky and had him lie down and' that
he fell asleep; that she then admin
istered chloroform and when he was in
sensible, the two of them carried him
out of the house into the woodshed and
she struck the blows which caused his
death.
"I very much dislike to make this
statement and regret that I promised
Steele I would make It. It Is better to
think that Mrs. Todd had nothing to 'do
with this hideous tragedy. Whether she
took any part In it or not, she has suf
fered enough."
An Especially Good Show.
"THE ROYAL CHEF" TONIGHT
Tuneful Musical Comedy Success at
HciUg Tonight and Tomorrow.
Tonight, tomorrow night, with a special
price matinee tomorrow, the musical comedy
success. "The Royal Chef." will be the at
traction at the Hellig Theater, Fourteenth
and Washington streets. This tuneful and
laughable musical offering began Its en
gagement last night to a large and dollght
ed audience. The music is "catchy" to the
whistling point; the lines are witty; the
scenery and costumes have been given ex
cellent care, all of which go to make a
finished performance when presented by a
company of "real" musical comedy Interpre
ters as will be found in this happy organiza
tion. Scats are now selling at the theater
for the engagement.
RED, WHITE AXI BLUE OPERA
Hear "AVhcn lohimie Comes March
ing Home" at the Marquam.
Wonderful success is attending the San
FYanclsco Opera Company this week at the
Marquam tn the patriotic comic opera,
"When Johnnie Comes Marching Home."
Nothing finer has ever been heard here than
Arthur Cunningham's singing of that In
spiring "My Own United States," and noth
ing so sweet and haunting In the melody
line as Alda Hemmi In the "Fairyland"
song.
Wide, indeed, is the
Marconaa have aroused
their demonstrations in
try and liquid air. Th
Theater this week has
to pay second and third
There are no tame acts
find no better vaudevilh
of New York than that
Theater this week.
interest which the
in Portland through
electricity, chemis-
eir act at Pantages
attracted hundreds
visits to the theater.
on the bill- YouMl
In the best houses
offered by pantages
DR. CATCH LEAVES
IU.IIRKS FROM FACULTY OF
CORVALLIS SCHOOL.
ONLY THREE MORE TIMES
I.hsi Performances or "The Pit" at
Baker Matinee Tomorrow.
Tonight, tomorrow matinee and tomorrow
night will close the run of "The Pit" at the
ItHkrr, and It will go down Into theatrical
history as the greatest stock production ever
seen in the West. There are pretty good
seats left yet. and no one should let the
chance go by to see a play of this size and
merit at the popular Baker prices.
Many have pronounced It In many ways su
perior to the original high-priced production
;bat wae carried West a year or so ago, and
It 10 acknowledged that the pit scene, es
pecially. Is much superior. Don't tet this op
portunity go by to see "The Pit." It may
not come again soon.
"A Wife's Secret" Matinee.
"A Wife's Secret." at the Empire, will
prove a strong matinee drawing card tomor
row afternoon, as It appeals especially to the
feminine heart. It tells a story of th
wrongs of a young and Innocent wife, suf
fering from the attacks of scandal-mongers
and compromising circumstances. The play
has many powerful emotional scenes and Is
unusually well acted by the leading woman.
Orace Bayley. who plays the part of the wife.
The entire company Is good. There will be
but three more performances, tonight, to
morrow matinee and night.
"Dangers of a Working Girl."
a, a rcord-niahln attraction "The
In Order to Receive Benefits or Car
negie Foundation, Educator
Gives Up Active Work.
CORVALLIS, Or.. Nov. 21.-8pecial.)
The resignation of Dr. Thomas M.
Gatch as professor of civics and econ
omics at tue State Agricultural College
has been tendered to President Kerr, and
will go into effect next Wednesday. A
short time ago Dr. Gatch received no
tice from the Carnegie Foundation that
he must retire from active teaching by
December 10, or that his election to the
benefits and privileges of the Foundation
would be cancelled. He was informed
that in case he should desire later to be
admitted to the Foundation, he would
have to renew his application, which
would then undergo formal consider
ation. Dr. Gatch was admitted to the
Foundation about a year ago, in recog
nition of his distinguished career of over
50 years as an educator. What empha
sized the recognition in his admission
Is the fact that professors from state in
stitutions are not ordinarily eligible, but
by reason of his long and illustrious ca
reer a special ruling was made in his
case'. The privilege carries with it an
allowance of J1000 a year, and in case of
his prior death, one-half of that sunt
goes to the wife throughout her life.
Dr. Gatch has been, during the current
college year, professor of civics and econ
omics. When he retired from the presi
dency by resignation last July, the board
of regents, by unanimous vote, tendered
him the chair, and he accepted. His re
tirement is regarded as a loss, as he is
one of the most instructive class-room
lecturers on these subjects in the country.
Dr. Gatch began his career as an edu
cator as teacher of a small school In
Northern California In the Spring of
18BS. He soon succeeded to a professor
ship In the University of the Pacific, at
Santa Clara. His talents soon lifted him
into the executive field and among others
that he so served were Willamette Uni
versity, the University of Washington,
Blue Mountain University and the Ore
gon Agricultural College.
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STEELE'S FATHER IN HOQUIAM
Parents of Murderer Get First News
of Tragedy in Newspapers.
HOQUIAM, Wash.. Nov. 21. (Special.)
H. P. Norman, aged father of Herbert
Norman, alias Ralph W. Steele, murderer
of Frank Todd, arrived in Hoquiam today
from Spokane for the purpose of settling
his son's affairs. The father and mother
of the sulclJe-murderer knew nothing of
the tragedy until they read of the suicide
in the papers last Sunday morning.
Norman, or Steele, as he was known
here, left home a few years ago, and the
last teh parents heard from him was
three years ago, while he was in Califor
nia. The father said today that he knew
absolutely nothing about the matter ex
cept what he had rend in the papers and
had been told since lie came here.
"My boy was raised a Christian, but he
went into sin and left God's ways. That's
all I can say about this awful affair."
In these words, the grief-stricken
parent summed up his estimate of his
sou's later life.
The parents of the suicide live on a
small ranch just out of Spokane. Three
sisters of the deceased are living. Her
bert was the only son.
NORTHWEST BREVITIES.
Forest Grove. Or. E. W. Haines' bank,
which has been closed for a few days be
cause It was a correspondent of the Mer
chants Bank In Portland, reopened this
morning.
Elma. Wash. A citizens' caucus nominat
ed C. E. Gouty for Mayor. J. R. Dodge. E.
T. Persons and W. H. Lovell for Councllmen
and A. I Callow for Treasurer. An opposi
tion ticket it is said will be nominated by
Prohibitionists.
Albany. Or. The record-breaking high
price of hay this year has stimulated hay
raising in this county and the acreage of
hay being sown this Fall will exceed that of
last year by several hundred acres. A great
deal of cheat and vetch Is being sown.
Astoria, Or. William Joseph, a member
of the crew of the British ship Duchalburn.
died on board the vessel last night after a
long Illness with consumption. The body
was brought ashore this morning and will
be burled here. The deceased was a native
of South Natal. Africa. 46 years of age, but
nothing further is known of him.
Walla Walla. Wash. .Two more parts of
skeletons were discovered Tuesday after
noon by Workmen on Whitman street. Only
the skulls were found burled at a depth of
about four feet. It Is the general theory
that they were burled by Immigrants during
the early days. This makes Ave skeletons
unearthed accidentally In the last few
months.
Oregon City. Or. No ordinances have
Deen enacted by the City Council because of
the bank holidays and since the first of No
vember the Council has met weekly and ad
journed for one week. The ordinances grant
ing a franchise for the Pacific Telephone &
Telegraph Company, and Oxlng the tax levy
for general purposes and for the permanent
street Improvement fund are held up Indefinitely
THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD
Antonla Mielke, Opera Singer.
BERLIN, Nov. 21. Antonla Mielke.
the German dramatic soprano, at one
time well known here, is dead of heart
disease. Madame Mielke succeeded Lilli
Lehmann at the Metropolitan in New
York, and sang the leading Wagnerian
parts, Isolde and Brunhilde. She was
53 years old and had sung in opera
most of her life.
Justice Charles F. Caswell, Denver.
DENVER, Colo.. Nov. 21. Charles F.
Caswell, Associate Justice of the Colo
rado Supreme Court, died today of par
alysis of the heart, after a weeks Illness.
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WAS WORLD-WIDE TRUST
TOBACCO MONOPOLY BOASTS
THROUGH AX OITICER.
Controlled Trade of World Except
Four Countries, Saj-9 Harris at
Trial of the Suit.
NEW YORK. Nov. 21. "The American
Tobacco Company at one time controlled
the entire tobacco trade of the world
with the exception of France, Italy, Tur
key and Austro-Hungary. where the to
bacco trade Is a government monopoly."
This statement was made today by W.
H. Harris, vice-president and chairman of
the board of directors of the American
Tobacco Company, during a hearing of
the case of the United States against the
American Tobacco Company and others
before United States Commissioner
Shields. Mr. Harris said control of the
foreign markets camo about through con
solidation with foreign producers and
manufacturers.
Attorney-General Bonaparte appeared
in person to conduct the case for the
Government. He was assisted by Assist
ant Attorneys-General J. C. Reynolds and
Edward Grosvenor.
sources of ti.is country. The Governor is
also invited to select three citizens of this
state to accompany him as assistants or
advisers.
APPLES HAVE BUD MOTH
Chance of Trip for Three.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 21. (Special.) Gover
nor Chamberlain has received from Presi
dent Roosevelt an invitation to meet the
President and all the other Governors of
states and territories at the White House
In Washington May 13, 14 and 15, 1908,
for the purpose of conferring upon the
problem of conserving the natural re-
Large Shipment From Orcas Island
Condemned In California.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21. (Special.)
The State Inspector has condemned
today an entire shipment of 6000 boxes
of apples that arrived from the State of
Washington, on the steamer Governor,
for containing a pest called the bud
moth. That Insect Is said to have come
Into British Columbia from Japan, and
has Increased there to such an extent
that there is now a quarantine in the
North against British Columbia apples.
The fruit just condemned was shipped
from Orcas Island, in Puget Sound, con
sequently the bud moths must have
crossed the line. The shipment wiU
have to be destroyed or returned to the
place from which It came.
British authorities have, on several
occasions, notably in Australia, quar
antined - California fruits for various
reasons, and the tables now seem to be
turned.
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record for a 24-hour non-stop run today.
The machine, although handicapped by
fog, ran 777 miles over the roads of Vic
toria In this time.
New York. Henry B. Harris, theatrical
manager, has been operated on for hernia
and kidney trouble. The doctor holds out
every hope of his speedy recovery.
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