VOL. XLVIII. NO. 14,746. PORTLAND, OREGON, fUESDAY, MARCH 3. 1908. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ANARCH ST AHEPflPTS TO KILL Slain by Chief Shippy After Wounding Four Persons. FIGHTS TO THE VERY END Shippy Saved by Quickness and Son's Brave Conduct. DEAD MAN PLOTTED ION Identified by Sister Who Tells Story of His Life. REFUGEE FROM KISHINEFF Jhjftpondent at I,oss of Employment, He I,et Lucy Parsons Inflame His Mind Round-Up of Anar chists Mill Be Kcs-ult, MAYOR HARRISON ATTACKED I IN 8AWTC WAT. Carter H. Harrlsim, flva times I Mayor of Chli-ago. was killed in t much the same mnnfr as Aver- f burn attempted to kill Chief ghlppy. J While at Ma home; 231 Ashland boulevard. Harrison was shot thre. 7 times by Rukmis Patrick Prender- T fc-ast. October 28. i83. After the murder, Prendericast, who had ! railed at the residence and calmly 4 asked to see the Mayor, declared he I a had shot the official becaase the a latter had failed to give him a ! promised appointment. Prender- J gast tm a newspaper carrier and I !, was thought to be Insane. He gave , himself up to the police. t CHICAGO, March 2. The would-be assassin of Chief of Police George M. Hhlppy was tonight Identified as Lazarus Averbuch, a Russian student of presumably anarchistic tendencies. Chief Shippy, attacked In his home, No. 31 Lincoln place, at 9:30 A. M. to day by Averhuch. shot and killed the later, but Trot until his assailant had stabbed him in the arm. had shot and dangerously wounded Harry Shippy, a ron of the police official, and had wounded James Foley, a member of the police department detailed as driver for his superior. The.youn.ror Shippy was said at a late hour tonight to have a good chance of recovery. Neither of the other men was dangerously hurt. Averbuch was 23 years oid. For three weeks he had lived with two sis ters at the home of Mrs. Harry Fine, 21S Washburn avenue, in the western portion of the "city. He had been in America only three months, having eoroe direct here from Austria, whither he fled from Kishinev two years ago to escape the persecution of the Jews In that city. Motive for Attack Discovered. Through information received from a. sister of the dead man and from a fellow employe In a produce commission-house, where Averhuch had recently been em ployed, it was learned that Mr. Shlppy's Interference several weeks ago with a parade of unemployed men headed by Dr." Ben L. Heitman through the streets of Chicago, coupled with the more recant announcement that Dmma Goldman, the anarchist, would not be allowed to speak In public In this city, led Averbuch to at tempt to "remove" the police head in Russian "terrorist" fashion. Fourth Attempt to See Shippy. Averbuch's attempt upon the chief's life today was the fourth effort he had made to accomplish his purpose. Twice on Sun day he visited the house, but was unsuc cessful in finding his Intended victim at home At 1 o'clock this morning he made his. third appearance, but was informed by a servant that the chief could not be seen till o'clock. When he returned at t o'clock the chief was on the point of leav ing for his office. When admitted at the front door Averbuch handed the chief an envelope bearing hie name and address, but the latter, having heard of the previ ous visits to his home, suspected that something was wrong and seized him by the arms. The envelope, which was found later to be only a ruse to gain entrance, contained only a blank sheet of paper. lAte Saved by Quickness. The quickness with which the Chief acted upon his suspicion doubtless saved his life. Averbuch. though slight in build, proved in his desperation almost a match for the Chief, who Is much larger, and the latter found himself unable to hold at the same time. He therefore called to his wife, who was In the next room, asking her to ascertain whether the man had a weapon in his pockets. Mrs. Shippy discovered a revolver ' in Averbuch's pocket, but before she could remove it he struggled loose from the grasp of the Chief and, drawing a long knife, stabbed the Chief in the arm." Thereupon the Chief grappled again with his assailant. who drew a revolver. At that moment Harry Shippy. 19 years old, came rushing down the stairway to his father's aid. .Averbuch" fired two shots, one of which struck young Shippy who fell seriously wounded. . Before Averbuch could Are again, James Foley, the Chlcf's driver, attracted by the shoot' ing. ran to the door and seized Averbuch. The assassin struggled loose . from the embrace and fired a shot, which pierced Foley's hand. Empty Revolvers Into Htm. . Thereupon both Mr. Foley and Mr. Shippy emptied their revolvers into Aver buch s body. One bullet entered the man's breast near the heart and another passed through his head. The revolver dropped from his fingers and he died without a groan. Throughout the strug gle the anarchist had not uttered a word shippy, t Ijuanu i saallant. Chief of Police Oeorge M. of Chicago, Who Killed 14 Averbnrh, His Anarchist Assailant. except to say in good English: "It's all right," as the Chief seized him, referring to the envelope which-he had offered the police official. , When the wounded boy was taken away the Chief issued' orders "to- the txf Hoe to round up all of the known an artists in the city. After working all day, Lieutenant Alcock, with two de tectives, , took Olga Averbuch when she returned from a South Side dressmaking establishment, where she was employed. Without loss of time she was taken to Bentley's undertaking rooms, where the body of the. would-be assassin lay. They reached the place just as a phrenologist was completing his investigation and de scription of Averbuch's head anc hand. The young woman approached the body with two detectives supporting her. She took one look at the corpse and became hysterical. "Oh Mama, Mama, It Is Harry," she sobbed, throwing herself on her brother's form and kissing his lips again and! again. .She .remained- thus for several minutes until pulled back by the officers. She attempted to cling to her brother's form and her screams of protest at; being re moved could be heard by .pedestrians on the street. The' young iwortian was then taken to the office ot Assistant; Chief of Police Schuettler. Miss Averbuch w hile - being questioned (Conciudea on Page 4.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER Tbe Weather. TBSTBRDAT'S 'Maximum temperature. decrees; minimum, &s aexrees. TODAY Occasional .rain; southerly -winds. Foreign. Japan mops all emigration of ' coolies. Page .3. ..." 1 - . . Mexican bank robbed of $300,000. Pa 2. ' . NMlomiU. . Commander Sims; tells of 6f sets in battle ships, though .Senators .try to fag him. rage a. . . Florida Congressman Uenoutices -Bonaarts for fighting,, peonage. Pas;e 1. Oregon delegation to select District Attor ney tonlgnt; Bristol allowed two assist ants. Page 3. Roosevelt and Root- commend course , of Judge WilXley. Page Proc pec is of Seattle fair bill in Congress. Page 5. Politics. Taft sure of majority of national commit tee to decide contents; South enthusiastic for Roosevelt. Page 1. Ohio Republican convention to meet today. Page 1. 1 - Iometiv Russian anarrhlfft attempts to kill Chief of Police of Chicago a.nd is killed after wounding four parsons. Page 1. Oaptstn Amundsen tells purpose of polar expedition. , Page 1. Wholesale reduction of forces on rai) roads. Pairs 1. Interstate Commerce Commission refuses to postpone operation of nine-hour law. Pace. Pacific Coast. Sa&ji Francisco men Indicted for sending out filibustering steamer. Page 4. Ruef erfes for money spent on private prison. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Local butter market declines. Page 15. Chicago wheat market nervous and lower. Pas IS. Better undercurrent in stock market. Pago 15. Alliance to be given annual Inspection next Thursday. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Patrolman Sultter is held for murder for killing Henry Shaiter. Page 1. Alleged papers of spurious banknotes held to further hearing before Federal grand Jury. Page 10. John won Porter plans to erect $J50,0OO Sum- mr renort at Morratt springs on orth Hank line. Pare 11. W. H. Beharell. furniture dealer, must ex plain to City Council what he means by "an itching palm." Page 10l -' I r '. . : $ v: sLiMiavM,'.,,w ,sr e-f-y-vrfj i Judge Cleland's decision on water rate re duces city revenue many thousands. Page 16. Titlt Guarantee officials will know their fate today. Page T. L.a:ge delegation from J-s Angeles will visit Portland during Festival. Page T. Harrlmsn lines may retaliate for the "Hnd gateway; brcught about by Hi.il War 1. CLARK RESENTS POLICY IN SOUTH Says Peonage Charge Is Baseless. BONAPARTE ROUNDLY SCORED Slum-Worker" Sent to Regu late Conditions. READY TO ANSWER IN FULL 'Bljs Ohtef of the Department" 13 "Transplanted Bnd of Alleged French Nobility." Declares Florida Representative. WASHINGTON, March 2. A variety of subjects was considered by the House today. . A resolution was passed author izing the Immigration committee to in vestigate charges of peonage in certain states. In the debate on that question, Clarke, of Florida, denounced Assistant Attorney-General Russell In connection with certain prosecutions in Florida and referred sarcastically to Attorney-General Bonaparte. There followed a lively discussion of a bill to deport, after the serving of their sentence, all aliens con victed of felony. The measure ' was de feated. Four hundred pension bills and a few other private bills were passed at the rate of 10 a minute, and the remainder of the time was consumed in considering the postoffice appropriation bill, which will be discussed for several days. An important bit of legislation was of fered by Hepburn, of Iowa, through a bill Imposing a tax of 30 cents per hundred shares -on atook -or agreements. to sell. "Smell of the Slums." ' In a bitter criticism of the Department of Justice. Clarke declared that the State of Florida was prepared to answer the accusations "of peonage", slavery, invol untary servitude, brutal -and inhuman treatment of laborers" In publications which smell of the slums and In some of the most remarkable documents emanat ing from the Department of Justice of the United States, which, he charged, were absolutely "false In all essential par ticulars. The people of Florida,' he as serted, courted the fullest Investigation of a matter which had done so much Injury to the fair name of the state. He predicted that these people will come through the ordeal of Investigation with out the smell of fire upon their gar ments and In spite of the batteries of slander which for the past year have been belching their infamous slum-begotten fabrications." Fallen Into Evil Times. The Department of Justice, Clarke charged, had never been especially dis tinguished for the legal knowledge of the "alleged lawyers who are generally sup posed to be housed therein,'1 but usually "something of a lawyer" had been at its head. He feared that the country had fallen into evil times with reference to the "big chief of the Department." Whatever may be the qualifications of Attorney-General Bonaparte, he said, that official had been r - l "l DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING, BUT I'M ON MY. WAY" t. . ' Popular Song 1 - - ;. ry?--.: . .. ..... t . unfortunate -In the selection of some -of his inferiors to whom had been commit ted peonage prosecutions in Florida and other states. , - -. .-'.. He .referred to Mr. . Bonaparte as "the transplanted bud of alleged French no bility," who had become acquainted with a lady bearing the euphonious cognomen of Mrs. Mary Grace Quackenbos, whose field ' of labor previous to her acquaint ance with the great Baltimore Jawyer was in -the slums of the East Side of dear old Manhattan Isle." He .presumed, therefore, that Mr. Bonaparte considered "this great slum-worker a very proper-person to send to Florida' to .regulate conditions In the South." i i Turns Attention to Rut-soil. Clarke next turned his attention to As sistant Attorney-General Charles-W. Rus sell, w-ho was given charge .of the In vestigation and -who, he said, called to his aid Mrs. QuicKnbos. y- "My GdWnVexclanjied, J'what a com bination! In normal times IC; would bewn affliction upon any people tbrsend into their midst Charles W. Russell, a South ern man and a SoutheVn Democrat, and Pfnsrer to Become American.' NEWARK. N. J.. March 2. Mme. Schumann-Heinle, the well known contralto, filed' an appli cation for naturalization- papers with the County Clerk today. Mary Grace Quackenbos. in combination, or separately." Referring to certain prosecutions in Florida. Clarke said that "the capers cut by these people In the-Federal Courts in my state take the pam." He could not at the present " time ladies either . the merits of the cases "or the conduct of these people," as he would like to, but as regarding Mr. Russell he sakt, "his pres ence forbids my characterizing - him as he ought to be characterized. Sis he de serves to be designated, as I would desig nate him if I could do so, without of fending the proprieties of his presence. " 'It Is a dirty bird that befouls its own nest.' " . MORE PEXSIOXS FOR WIDOWS Senate Favors Bill Already Parsed by House. WASHINGTON. March 2. The widows'' pension bill which was passed by the House was reported favorably to the Senate today , by Senator McCumber, chairman of - the -committee on pensions. It increases to J12 per month the pensions drawn by widows of. soldiers who served In any Indian war, the war with Mexico or the Civil War. (The estimated annual cost of the bill as reported is $14,S7S,112. Clerks on Reclamation Work. OREGONIA.N NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March, 2. John B. Kellogg, of Echo, and Claude 1 W. Kellogg, of Hermiston. Or.;- have been appointed clerks in the Reclamation! Service. $ MADAME SCHVMANJf-HEINK. 1 : i C ""X j if ' V i v HLv - - v? TAFT CONTROLS THE COMMITTEE Can Foil Conspiracy of .. : Interests. SQUARE DEAL ON CONTESTS Only Doubtful Element Is Roosevelt Enthusiasm. STRONGEST IN THE SOUTH Democrats Admit if Roosevelt Were Nominated, He Might Split Solid South, but, Northern Repub licans Will Decide. (Walter Wellman to Chicago Record Herald.) WASHINGTON, March 2. Speclal.)- .The friends of President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft are In the majority in the Republican National Committee. This fact has been ascertained beyond the possibility of doubt. The significance of it is very great. It means that' no spu rious contests from the South or else where can get before the convention ex cept in a minority report. It means that the plot to create contest, confusion and chaos cannot succeed. It means, with little more than the shadow of 'uncer tainty, the nomination of Mr. Taft on the first ballot. And jt any period of waiting and of perplexity- comes to that convention the nominee will not be an opponent of the Administration but the chief of the Administration himself. Square Deal on Contests. ' The policy of the Admlnlstration-Taft leaders as to contests from the South or elsewhere is this: - President Roosevelt and Judge Taft anp both In favor of It, and .that settles It. - To give -a square deal, to have sub committees patiently hear all . contests; to seat -the legal, . regular delegates, no matter whetaer they are for the Adniin-istration-Taft programme or not. ..On account of the-efforts of the ene mies of the .President and of Mr. Taft to stir up contests and scandals In the South, the Taft managers recently de termined to ascertain exactly where they stood In the National Republican Com mittee. They knew the convention was to be with them a Roosevelt-Taft con ventionbut did they have the National Committee? ' Would ' their opponents be able to bring in majority reports in fa vor of the seating of trumped-up dele gates from the South? ' Sure Majority in Committee. Inquiries were made'as to the predilec tions of all the members of the National Committee. Nothing was left to chance or to luck.. The facts were ascertained In every case. There are 54 members of the National. Committee, one from. -each state and territory " and the District of Columbia. Thirtji-three of them are out-and-out Roosevelt-Taft men and five or six more .are much more likely to be friendly than otherwise. Thus the Roosevelt-Taft forces have a safe, clear, work ing majority of . the committee. Their strength on any square proposition can not be less than 3S to 21, and It is much more likely to be nearly 40 to 14. With the committee to pass on contests and the , convention to uphold the majority reports, the Roosevelt-Taft people are not doing -much worrying over the South ern conspiracy of their opponents. At the same time. It Is true that prac tically the only danger to the success of the Taft movement and It is a very small menace lies in the feeling among South ern Republicans, for the greater part of the Republicans ot the North have gladly accepted Mr. Taft as a substitute for Mr. Roosevelt. The North understands Mr. Taft as a great, big man. on his own ac count one of the biggest and strongest men we have ever had in our public life. It is true that In some parts of the West they still hanker for "Teddy." But the vast majority of Northern Republicans, even including a goodly part of those liv ing in states having "favorite sons," are heartily and warmly for Mr. Taft, because they believe he will make a -great Presi dent, if elected. South Crazy for Roosevelt. But all through the South, particularly in states, where there is a real Republican iarty, the demand for Mr. Roosevelt is still strong so strong that it may show Iter. Gharlea F. Aked, Pastor of 't John D, RorkefeMer'a Church I Im Sfw York. . J '.. Itself In the convention, despite the plans of the leaders. Why?- Because Mr. Roosevelt Is far and away the moat popu lar public man In the South since the war. Grover Cleveland was ; never weH liked in the South. Mr. Bryan. . though still popular, has never regained the place in the affections of the South ho held for a few months i 1896, at the zenith of the silver' craze, and when Mr. Bryan ap peared to be the favorite of the fates. Now Mr. Roosevelt's popularity In that section' Is, according to the testimony bT Democrats and Republicans alike, some thing amazing. Democrats are as enthu-siastlc-'over him as Republicans many of them more so. - It Is not a class feelhig. The leaders of affairs feel the same .way as the masses of the people. Democratic Senators and Representa tives from the South admit in private con versation -that, if Mr. Roosevelt were nominated again, they would fear for such states as Kentucky, Tennessee, Mis souri, North Carolina and Florida. They do .not admit Mr. Roosevelt could carry them, or any of them, but 'with the President as the nominee they know they would have the erreatest fight they have ever had to keep some of those states in lillS.' .. - - - ; But South Will Xot Nominate. All the. signs of the times are that the South is not to-'choose the candida'te. The Northern Republicans,, who-.have to fur nish: the. bulk of the ..electoral .votes If thelr'ticket is'to succeed, intend to name the' ticket themselves.' Nine out of ten of them 'are for Mr.- Taft. . Heavy ' are the probabilities -that, " even ' if "the Southern brethren .convince trieirNorthern friends they could carry Southern States for Mr. Roosevelt, Mr.' Taft' would be nominated just the same, barring accident, unexpect ed upheavals or 'phenomtJnal public senti ment during the next three -months. All the developments ot public opinion and of political agreement in' the Republican ranks these days bring . us - back to the principle which was laid down in the -dis patches three months ago.- I "It will be Taft or Roosevelt, and proba bly Taft." - CRY GRAFT IN T MAYOR. ACCrSEb OF .TAKING 96000 FROM PAVIXG FIRM. Wright Denies Charge and Calls Accuser Liar Redliot Public Meeting. TACOMA. Wash., March 2. (Special.) Fifteen hundred persons attended t he- meeting- tonight when Charles Drury, can didate for the Democratic nomination for Mayor, in opposition to Mayor Wright, made his promised expose of the paving graft scandal of two years ago. The hall only held about 200. and the greater part of the crowd could not get in. - Mayor Wright's friends were in a large majority and there was a hot time. Drury made the positive charge that Mayor Wright had accepted J6000 from the Barber Asphalt Paving Company with the understanding that part of it wan to go to certain Councilmen. He says-Wright refused to divide, and the next, assess ment roll was held up and the-money. $3900, waa put in escrow until Mayor Wright made a division. When the grand Jury convened to hear the case, every of ficial of the Barber Company was out of the state. Drury calls on the citizens to assist him In getting the grand jury -to investigate the case and dares Mayor Wright to sue him for libel. Mayor Wright was at the meeting and Drury gave him a chance to reply, which the Mayor did, pronouncing the charges a lie and declaring he had never taken a cent of graft as. an official or citizen and that it could not be proven contrary. Ex-City Attorney Anderson spoke and said he believed tbe Mayor to be a grafter j . . : ? i':'.'' - ' ':"':?t'::; :0:':-S'":':':-:-LJ::''": !':i V? T :-: - .: r:C:J, ;.- i -V Z-T- ;- IlliSi" pl j samaiiii iiiiriiiiiA .MiAi&.: Laaau 1 and the Mayor called him a liar and said SHAFFER S SLAYER HELD FOR MURDER Patrolman Suitter in Cell at City Jail. SHOOTING HELD UNJUSTIFIABLE Coroner's Jury Reaches Ver dict in Ten Minutes. OFFICER LOSES HIS STAR Crowd-at Inquest Hisses Him as Ho Tells His Story District At torney "Will Take ITp Case at Once. VEROICT OF THE ji:rt. CORONER'S ."We, - the Jury. And that Hftnry. Shaffer cam. to his d.ath on Sun-. day evening. March 1. at 7:30 o'clock at his residence. 3!4 Falling street, from a gunshot wound Inflicted by Police ' Officer Nsthan . H. Sultter. From tho evidence submitted we be lieve the shooting unjuV.lflable." ' Murder is the charge which Patrolman Nathan H. Sultter must . face for killing Henry Shaffer, a longshoreman, at Shaf fer's home In Albina early Sunday night. Suitter was arrested last night on an or der from District Attorney Manning, stripped . of his star, and murderous weapon and. locked up In a cell on the second floor of the City Jail. Mr. Manning announced that he was prepared to Indict the policeman and that the indictment would be made out today charging second-degree murder. This summary action followed an In quest into the manner of Shaffer's death late yesterday afternoon. The inquest was held at the Flnlcy chapel and de- veloped Into little sbort of an Indigna tion meeting before the end. Sultter was openly hissed as he gave his story -of the killing. One man spat at him aa he was leaving the chapel, and several - curted him Jury Takes Prompt Action. In less than ten minutes the Coroner's jury ' decided that Suitter was not Justi fied in any way for the killing. A writ ten verdict to that effect was promptly returned..' The members of the jury took occasion to denounce Jacob Holzworth, who called the police to Interfere in the festivities attendant on Mrs. Shaffer's 30th birthday. Holzworth, while on the stand, admitted he held a bitter hatred for Shaf fer, and when asked If he was glad Shaffer was dead, said he wouldn't like to answer, that question. Holzworth, too, was hissed. . Suitter's own story of the shooting was possibly the most effective evidence in causing the early verdict of the Coroner's jury. His statement was made under oath and later he signed a transcript of his testimony. Inasmuch as - he spoke volun tarily, It will be used against him in his trial for murder. Not only did Suitter's: testimony go to show that the Shooting was altogether un necessary, but it revealed him in the light of an unutterable coward. He said he was forced Into a corner by Shaffer. There he drew his club and revolver and stood at bay. He warned Shaffer not to strike him, drawing his club and his re volver and threatening 'to shoot. Shaffer waa not cowed. f . Threatened to Shoot." 'I told him if he struck me I would shoot," Sultter said. "Shaffer said to shoot, he wasn't afraid, and came at me. I hit at him the best I could with my left hand. He grabbed my left hand and I fired.. He kept on coming and I kicked at him, and then, when that didn't work, I fired two more shots." It was this statement that was met with hisses from the hundred or more people that thronged the chapel. "Put him Inside, t ho bars," one man called, and Coroner Flnley had to call for order. There was not a single Item of evi dence tending to exonerate or mitigate the policeman', conduct: Even Chief of Police Grftzmacher, after having re fused to suspend the officer pending an Investigation, was used on the stand as a witness against his subordinate. The Chief was required to read an order issued by him several months ago con cerning the use of .firearms by police men. . This order warned members f the department to use their revolvers only In serious cases, and where abso lutely necessary. In cases of drunken and disorderly persons, the order di rected that officers should make ar rests without resorting to revolvers or else allow the offenders to escape. Hence it. was shown that Sultter broke -explicit orders when he shot Shaffer for being disorderly. Manning Takes a Hand. "What waa the occasion of Issuing that order?" Mr. Manning asked. "Well, it was that Burkhart affair." the Chief said, referring to the pre vious occasion, last Summer, when Suitter was handy with his gun, shoot ing a disorderly salesman named Burk hart, who now has a $10,000 damage suit pending against the policeman. There was a tragic minute in the In quest when Mrs. Shaffer, widow of the hia assailant and search him for -... .......,........ ... . ....... i he had been fired for incompetency. Concluded oa Page $.j