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4 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TtHESDAY, MAT 12, 190S. PAWNBROKER HELD UP AND BEATEN Max Hermann Victim of Bru tal Assault in Couch Street Shop. C. W. WAGNER ARRESTED Suspect Will Today Be Brought Be fore Hermann, Who Is Not Fat-ally Injured Crime llcsera blcs the Wolff Murder. Bearing- a strong: resemblance In many details to the fiendish crime that resulted In the death of Nathan Wolff, the First-street pawnbroker, an assault was committed last night shortly before 7 o'clock on Max Her mann, proprietor of a second-hand and loan store at 267 Couch .street, be tween Third and Fourth, in what the police believe to have been an attempt to hold up and rob the place. Hermann was found by Patrolmen Kelnlen and Amundson in an unconscious condi tion seated In a chair near the win dow of his store. He could be plainly seen from the street. His head bore three gaping wounds, evidently made with some heavy instrument. His face, hair and clothing were besmeared with blood and there were splashes of blood on the floor near-the door and win dows. Hermann was removed to the St. Vincent's Hospital, and a short time afterwards Detectives Coleman and Kay, who had been assigned to the case, arrested on suspicion C. W. Wag ner, a stranger in the city, who de clares that he is a railroad man at present out of employment. As definite evidence against him was lacking, Wagner was locked up on a charge of vagrancy to await further investigation and possible Identifica tion by the victim. Wagner was taken to the hospital by detectives to see If he should be recognized, but Hermann had been operated on and was unable to talk intelligently. The attending surgeons announced that unless unex pected complications develop, the In jured man would probably recover, but that his condition was serious. Others Saw the Suspect. Owing to the fact that Hermann was alone in his store at the time, and has been too greatly excited since to tell about the attack, the police have been unable to get a thoroughly connected idea of what happened between Her mann and his assailant. From reports furnished by others in the neighbor hood, whom the police believe were also visited by the same man who felled Hermann, It Is thought that the assail ant entered Hermann's place and picked a quarrel with him over a Knights of Pythias charm which he wished to pawn or sell. Demanding far more than the badge was worth and being refused by the pawnbroker, the theory runs, he used this as a pre text for harsh words, and when Her mann replied in kind, attacked the pawnbroker and, after striking him down, rifled his pockets and the cash drawer, Wagner was positively identified by D. Stein, who conducts the Union Loan Office, at 47 Third street, around the corner from Hermann's place. Accord ing to Stein, Wagner came into his shop just a few minutes before Her mann was assaulted, and tried to en gage him In a quarrel about the charm. Stein asserts that he suspected from the man's unusually rough manner that he was trying to work a holdup game, and reaching for a revolver under the counter, threatened to shout if Wagner did not at once leave. Hermann is usually alone In his store, his son having recently accepted a position In another pawnshop. Ow ing to this fact, it could not be defin itely ascertained last - night whether Hermann's place had been robbed. There was money in the cash drawer, but it is said that the amount was found to be $12 short. Sees Hermann Through Window. Hermann was first discovered by a passer-by who paused to look Into the window. He saw Hermann i in a chair and would have paid no further attention to him had he not noticed the blood. He called to the two policemen a block away. It Is believed that after his as sailant's departure Hermann came back to consciousness and crawled to his chair, where, exhausted from loss of blood, he fainted. The police discard all theories except that of robbery as the motive. .Wagner has been unable to give a very satisfactory account of himself and his actions since coining to Portland a few days ago. This, added to the fact that he was arrested In a store where he was trying to buy a hat, possibly in. order to change his appearance, has led the po lice to strengthen their suspicions. He ' will be taken out to face the injured man again today, when It Is believed Hermann will be able to Identify Wag ner if he is guilty. Wagner Is over six 1 feet tall and of powerful build. He as serts that he formerly worked In the city for the Southern Pacific Railway. When confronted by Stein, who Identi fied tilm as having been In his store " under suspicious circumstances, Wagner lot loose a volley of oaths at the pawn broker, which caused the detectives to ' warn the prisoner against such conduct. ' FIGHTS RATE REDUCTION (Continued From First Fags.) railroad lines and that the Rialroad Com mission be declared to be unconstitu . tlonal, having been created and vested with powers in violation of article 111 of the Oregon constitution. Kefer to Joint Tariffs. The complaint sets forth that the O. R. & N. is a part of the Union Pacific system, with the Oregon Short Line as the connecting link. Because of these physical connections and of the through tariffs established by the various com panles parties thereto, merchandise and commodities of all kinds have moved from Chicago, Alllwaukle, St. Louis and Missouri River points to Portland and to places east of The Dalles reached by the lines of the railroad operated by the complainant, under a Joint tariff con curred in by these roads and filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission. Because of the same conditions a Joint tariff was also agreed to between the O. R. & N., the Oregon Short Line and the Union Pacific with other roads on merchandise and commodities from New York, Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago and common points to North Pacific Coast terminals. Including Portland. Similar Joint tariffs, it is represented, were en tered Into between the plaintiff conv pany and the San Francisco & Portland Steamship Company, and also the South ern Pacific, affecting the transportation of freight between California and Port land and points east of The Dalles. It Is also asserted in this connection that fully 70 per. cent of the freight handled by the O. R. & N. from Portland to points east of The Dalles originates at points along or east of the Missouri River or In California. For that reason the rates sought to be modified by the Railroad Commission, it Is charged, will disturb the Interstate rates under which the great bulk of the company's business is handled. Should the order of the Railroad Com-" mission be enforced, continues the com plaint, not only the Interstate rates al ready referred to would e affected, "but each and every other Interstate rate now In force and effect from Mis souri River common points and points east thereof to points n Oregon east of The Dalles, and from California points to points in Oregon east of The Dalles, contained and set forth in the tariffs hereinbefore mentioned, would likewise be affected, and the said order neces sarily amounts to an attempted regula tion by the said Oregon Railroad Com mission of commerce between the several states and is an infringement upon the exclusive power of Congress over such Interstate commerce and power over such commerce of the Commission created by the act of Congress approved February 4, 1887,. entitled 'An Act to Regulate Commerce." " Comparison Is Cited. Another contention urged by the O. R. & N. against the action of the Railroad Commission is the fact that by the con ditions of the tariff of the Union Pacific system, approved by the Interstate Com merce Commission, it Is provided that where the rate to or from the point of shipment to Portland added to the local rate from Portland to any point in Eastern Oregon east of The Dalles, fixed and established by the O. R. & N. local tariff, is lower than the rate to the same point shown by the tariff filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission, then the combination of the transconti nental rate and tthe local rate will gov ern. On this subject the complaint fol lows: The rates fired and established by said Union Pacific tariff ICC No. 1578, applying to points and places on the lines of your orator's railroads In Ore gon east of The Dalles, and particularly the class rates so established by said tariff, are generally more than the rate made by adding to the terminal rate to Portland fixed and established by the transcontinental terminal tariff, the class rates from Portland to the local Oregon destination fixed and established by said tariff No. L 525, and the commodity rates fixed by said Union Pacific tariff I. C C No. 1578, are generally somewhat less than the combination of the transconti nental terminal rate to Portland and the rate fixed and established by. tariff No. L 525, from Portland to point of des tination east of The Dalles, but such commodity rates so fixed by said Union Pacific tariff ICC No. 1578 are greater than the combination of the rate fixed by the transcontinental terminal tariff from the point of shipment to Portland and the rates undertaken to be estab lished by the Railroad Commission from Portland to the points east of The Dalles, by the said order hereto attached marked Exhibit I.' " . Assert Rates Are Low. The same advantage in prevailing rates over those sought to be enforced by the Railroad Commission, it is pointed out in the complaint, is true of the rates from California, via the Southern Pacific to points east of The Dalles. The additional contention is made as a defense of its existing tariffs that the company over its lines in this state charges lower freight rates than any other railroad in Ore gon, Washington or Idaho. Referring to the possible result of an unrestricted meddling with freight rates by Railroad Commissions, the complaint suggests that should the Washington Commission establish rates in Washington equal to those ordered by the Oregon Commission, the interstate rate charged by rail could not lawfully be greater than the. sum of the respective local rates so estab lished by the two states and Interstate rates would be wholly and necessarily established by the two states, to the exclusion of the control which prop erly should be exercised thereover by Congress and by the Interstate Com merce Commission. The suit is the most important as affecting transportation rates and shipping interests that has ever been brought in the Federal court In ' this city. The Jurisdiction of the Oregon Railroad Commission as to adjusting rates within the state Is not alone in volved, but the constitutionality of the Commission and the act by which it was created as well. It is expected Julge Wolverton will arrange for an early hearing. PERSONA LMENTI0II. Dr. B. M. Richardson, of Coos Bay, is a guest at the Portland. Frank Ira White, the' well-known Klamath Falls promoter. Is In the city for a few days. F. H. Lechler, a well-known citizen of Milwaukle, who has been critically ill for some time, Is improving. It is believed that his health will be fully restored. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Lefflngwell, of New York, are registered at the Port land. Mr. Lefflngwell Is here in the interest of Francis Wilson, the com edian, who will appear here shortly. CHICAGO, May 11. (Special.) Mrs. E. E. Tanner, Jerome R. McGlade, Mrs. McGlade, Helen D. McGlade, of Fore land, are registered at the Great North ern. AVeekly Concert for Seamen. An excellent concert was given last evening at the Institute of the Portland Seamen's Friend Society, corner Third and Flanders streets. A large number of sailors were present. The programme was prepared by Miss Eva Wells. The programme: Selections by Cooper's Or chestra; piano Solo, Mrs. Buckman; vo cal solo. Miss Allie AlcCoy; vocal solo, E. D. Allen; vocal solo, Mrs. Hammond; vocal solo, Miss Eva Wells; vocal solo, Ole Olson, Norwegian steamship Horn elm; vocal solo, Fred Smith; duet, Miss Wells and Mrs. Buckman. Mine. Gould ad Prince Leave Rome. ROME, May 11. Madame Anna Gould, accompanied by Prince Helie do Sagan left here this evening for Monte Carlo, from which place, within a week or two. they expect to go to Paris. It was stated that the marriage 01 me t-rince ana fume. Gould will take place as soon as the Prince has embraced the Protestant faith. oectaclea 11.00 at Metigera. HUGHES IS VERY MUCH IN EARNEST Tour of New. York Is Series of Flattering Receptions Everywhere. TEST ELECTION -TODAY Race-Track Bills and Support of Governor's Policies the Chief Issue in Contest for ' State Senator. BY LLOYD F. LONERGAN. NEW YORK, May 1L (Special.) "Hughes seems to be frightfully in earn est," was the uneasy comment of one of the Governor's political enemies today. He was alluding to the Governor's tour of the state, which ended on Friday and Saturday with speeches in Niagara and Orleans Counties, where a State Senator will be elected next Tuesday. Hughes has been received with great enthusiasm at every place which he has visited, and hs certainly thrown a scare into the Republican legislators who op posed his policies at Albany. The Senatorial fight has been one of the most interesting on record. And the man elected will probably have the short est term of active law-making on record.' The special election is called to choose a successor to "Senator S. P. Franchot. deceased. The votes will be cast on May 12, canvassed by the county officials May 19, and passed upon by the State Board of Convassers on May 22. As the extra "session connes May 12, It Is entirely within the range of possi bilities that the new member may never sit In the onyx chamber In the Capitol. For the issue Is clearly drawn. The Republican candidate, W. J. Wallace, has declared that, if elected, he will vote for the bills to end race-track gambling, "and any other good legislation that the Governor favors." His Democratic op ponent, on the other hand, evades the issue, but it is generally believed that he will line up with McCarren, Grady and the other race-track men. Involves Factional Fight. The Senatorial District is close in av erage elections. Mr. Franchot won in 1906 by the narrow margin of 750 votes out of a total of 24,000. The Republicans are further handicapped by a bitter fac tional fight between the followers of Con gressman Peter A. Porter and his prede cessor in Washington, General James W. Wadsworth, Jr. Every bit of influence Wadsworth pos sesses will be thrown against Wallace. One reason Is that he" hates Porter. An other Is that Wadsworth is a member of the State Racing Commission, and favors a continuance W present conditions at the tracks. A victory for the Republican candidate for Senator would be a triumph for Hughes. A large majority for Wallace would throw the. eight "race-track Re publicans" into a panic. They would tumble over themselves to get into line, and might be counted on to pass the "Governor's legislation" before the ar rival of reinforcements from Niagara County. Even a Republican defeat may end in a Hughes victory. For 'several of the insurgents have heard from their con stituents, and the messages have not been couched in pleasant language. The most dramatic "message" was the one sent by the Republicans of Ithaca to Senator Owen Cassidy. Ithaca, which Is the home of Cornell University, is in Tompkins County, which, with Schuyler and Chemung, make up the district rep resented by Cassidy. What Struck Cassidy. Ithaca citizens decided to hold a mass meeting to protest against the failure of the anti-race-track bills. They asked the Republican Mayor to head the list of signers for the call. He declined, and 'they "went ahead without him. When Governor Hughes appeared he was greet ed by 2000 voters, which is going some for a small town like Ithaca. And seated on. the platform was the Mayor. Further more, he made a speech and informed the Governor that he spoke for united Ithaca in assuring him of the support of his measures. For this Mayor had learned a few things. His instructors, it might be added, were all constituents. The County Judge of Tompkins County was also on the platform. Like tne Mavor. he Is a good organization man. Cassidy it will be remembered is the Sen ator who received the famous telegram from Congressman Fassett that changed his vote at the last moment. Later the telegram was found to be a "forgery." The County Judge presented resolutions regretting Cassidy's course and respect fully urging him tot suppress the Govern ment's bills. A motion by Professor Woodruff, of Cornell, to substitute "con demn" for "regret" and to omit "respect fully," was adopted by a thunderous storm of "ayes," followed by cheers- for the professor. And the Mayor and the County Judge sat side oy side on me plat form In nervous silence. The convention to nominate a Senator has been adjourned, indefinitely. The bosses are trying to decide what to do about Cassidy. Naturally he wants to go back to Albany. "If the election were held todays Cas sidy would be cut to pieces," declared a well-known Republican who was in New York today. Governor Grows Bolder. That the Governor Is encouraged to a marked degree by his receptions Is plainly Indicated by the increased confidence dis played In his speeches. At first he simply brought up the racetrack question. Lately he has been linking the direct nominations bill with it. "You cannot hold up the people .of this state," he says, "and the defeat of one measure illustrates the need of the other. The people of this state understand the direct nominations issue better than they did five weeks ago. "I asked the consent of party to en deavor to enforce the constitution of this state, end I do not stand for that dicta tion which makes the elected officer of the state a puppet of a local leader. A party can succeed In this state only by supporting an administration wmch is de voted to the Interests of the people." Praise His Manly Stand. These are two striking extracts from the Governor's heart-to-heart talk with voters, and they have been received with applause all over the state. It is pain to close observers that the tide against bossism is growing day by day. What the Governor says is gaining in fire and passion every day. By his speech and his attitude it Is perfectly clear, that he feels he has offered the Republican leaders of the state a chance to rehabili tate the party in following his leadership He believes they have declined to accept for base reasons, and the realization of this stirs him deeply. Although the Governor is clearly a sick man-today, he sticks to his work and keeis the engagements he has made, Where tKe I La i cake, hot-breads, crusts or puddings are required Tipyal is indispensable. A&selatelyPmv 1 'Not only for rich or fine food or for special times or service. Royal is equally valuable in the preparation of plain, substantial, every-day . foods, for all occa sions. It makes the food more tasty, nutritious and wholesome. which take him from one end of the Em pire State to the other. Hisses First; Then Cheers. . The Governor's crusade started off in a storm of hisses from the Assemblymen at Albany, who hated him and the things he stands for. It is now progressing in a rain of applause from the neglected, dis regarded voters o the state. The first real test, of course, will come In Niagara and Orleans County, Tuesday. It Is a fight In hich the Governor and his policies are under a heavy handicap. If he wins, the craven legislators who de serted Hughes and his policies are likely to find reasons for dropping into line again. And do not forget that, regardless of the result In the Niagara Orleans district, a change of one vote from "no" to "aye" will . sound the death knell of racetrack gambling In New York State. PEACE AMONG NATIONS (Continued From First Page.) . building-, the cornerstone ot which we lay today, emphasizes by its existence the growing sense of solidarity of interest and aspiration among ' all the people of the New World. it marks our recognition of the need to knit ever closer together all the republics of the "Western Hemisphere, inrougn tne kindly bonds of mutual justice. good will, and sympathetic comprehension. At the outset, on behalf of all of us I wish to thank Mr. Carnejrle for his generous pift a gift to all the nations of the New World, and therefore pre-eminently fitting as cominsr from one who has so sincerely striven for the cause of peace among na tions ; for while we have yet a long path to tread before we can speak with any certainty of the day when wars shall cease from the earth, we of this Western Hemis phere, by movements such as that symbol ized by this building, have taken great strides toward- securing; permanent peace among- ourselves. Greetings to the Sisters. In the next place, as President of this Republic I greet the representatives of all our sister republics to the south of us. In a sense, you are our elder sisters and we the younger people, for you represent a more ancient civilization on this continent than we do. Your fathers, the Spanish and Portuguese explorers, conquerors, lawgivers and commonwealth builders, nad founded a flourishing civilization in the Tropics and the South Temperate Zone while all America north of the Rio Grande was still unmapped wilderness. Your people had founded American universities, were build ing beautiful cities, were lay in k deep the foundations of future national life, at many ninerent points In the vast territory stretch ing from the Colorado to the Plata, before the ships of the Frenchman and the Eng- ishman, the Swede and the Hollander, had found permanent havens on the North At lantic seacoast. For centuries our several civilizations grew each in its own way, but each sundered from the others. Now we are growing together. Future of South America. More and more in the future we shall each give to and get from the others, not merely things of material value, but things that are of worth for the intellectual and spiritual welfare of all of us. In the cen tury that has passed the development of North America has, on the whole, proceeded faster than the development of South Amer ica; but in the century that has now opened I believe that no other part of the world will see such extraordinary development in wealth, population, in all that makes for progress, as will be seen from the northern boundary of Mexico through all Central and South America; and I can assure you that the people of this Nation look with the most profound satisfaction upon the great growth that has already taken place in the countries which you represent a growth alike in political stability and In the ma terial well-being which can only come when there Is political stability. Larg-e Navy Needed. Our battle fleet has just finished Its trip around South America (great applause). X am glad to hear you applaud the fleet. I believe in peace and arbitration and also We Tell Sholp this to your doctor and asfy him if he knows anything better for coughs, colds, bronchitis. Complete jyers Cherry Pectoral NON-ALCOHOLIC Each Fluid Heroin . Wild Cherry . Grindelia Robusta "White Pins . J Grain 6 Grains 4 Grains 4 Grains 4 Grains Senega . Water Sufficient to make one fluid ounce. We hate no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. . C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Mass. finest biscuit, believe in keeping trim bo that it will be a temptation to nobody to wrong us. This Is an Interlude. In that admirable speech of Secretary Root's to which you have just listened there was one sentence I wish we could see engraved on this building: "The matters in dispute between nations are nothing; the spirit which deals woth them is everything." Whatever disputes we have with other na tions, I hope our people will always ap proach them with honest desire to come to a p'eaceable settlement. And moreover, I hope our people will remember not only the sentence that I have Just Quoted, but the one that went before: "There are no International controversies so serious that they can not be settled peaceably if both parties desire settlement; while there are few causes of dispute, so trifiinar that they cannot be made the occasion of war If either party really desires war." If we build up the American fleet as we ought to build it up, the other party will not "really desire war." My advocacy of peace is both sin cere and rational. And therefore I believe In doing all we can to secure tt both by doing no wrong ourselves, and by keeping in such a state of preparation that we shall not be exposed to being wronged by others. I wish to thank the rulers and the peoples of South America and of Mexico for the generous and courteous hospitality which has been shown this fleet on every possible occasion throughout the trip. In conclusion, let me speak of another trip, made a couple of years ago by the Secretary of State. Elihu Root, the first time in our history the American Secretary of State, during his term of office, left the country to visit certain other nations. Mr. Root made the complete tour of South America, traversed Central America and afterwards visited Mexico. He was every where received with the heartiest greeting, a greeting which, deeply touched our people, and I wish to say once more how appre ciative we are of the reception tendered him. His voyage was unique in character and value. It was undertaken only because we citizens- of this republic recognize that our interests are more closely intertwined with the interests of the other peoples of this continent than with those of any other nations. I believe that history will sa7 that though we have had other great Secre taries of State, we have had none greater than Elihu Root; and that though In his high office he has done much for the good of his Nation and of mankind, yet that his greatest achievement has been the success which has come a the result of his devoted labor to bring closer together all the re publics of the New World, and to unite them In thd effort to work valiantly for our com mon betterment, for the material and moral welfare of all who dwell in the Western Hemisphere. SOCIALISTS IN UPROAR (Continued From First Page.) adopted at once, but an amendment was offered referring it to the resolutions committee. The result was an uproar which continued for two hours without action being taken. Finally, by a vote of 93 to 32, it was referred to the com mittee on resolutions. Anpther lively skirmish occurred over a proposal to make a special appeal to the trades unionists in behalf of Social ist party principles. While the verbal contest was at its height the Wisconsin delegation threatened to bolt the conven tion unless it stood by the policy of ap pealing to the men in the trades, unions. Eventually a committee of seven tp con sider the situation was ordered ap pointed. Indications during the day pointed to a new possibility in the race for the Presi dential nomination in the person of A. M. Simons, of Illinois. Ben Hanford, of New York, Vice-Presidential candidate in 1904, was also discussed Informally by the delegates as eligible (or the honor. Boon to Salem Housewives. SALEM. Or., May 11. (Special.) Salem's City Council has undertaken to Formula Ounce Represents Bloodroot Bio Ipecao . Citno Acid '. Terpin Hydrate) 3 Grains 2 Grains 2 Grains 1 GVin 4 Drachms Glycerin, C. P. If you don't care what you eat if you don't care whether it is clean or don't care whether it con tains any real mi not there s no use trying to interest you in v Shredded Wheat It contains the greatest amount of body-building material in a form that is easy to digest. Try it for breakfast. For breakfast heat the Biscuit In oven; pour milk over it (hot milk in winter) and a little cream. If you like the Biscuit for breakfast you will like toasted TRISCUIT (the Shredded Wheat wafer) for luncheon or any meal with butter, cheese or marma lade. At your grocers. IP Selz Royal Blue shoes will fit your feet EVERY one of these Royal Blue Shoes is made on a single perfect model; whatever the shape of the toe, the swiiyj of the sole, the' length or width, they're all shaped on the lines and measurements of a master-last, Selz famous Footform, a perfect foot-shape last. It's imitated, but not equalled by any other maker. We can fit any pair of feet in this town. Every pair of Royal Blue Shoes is guaranteed to satisfy; that means, your satisfaction, not ours $3.50, $i, $o. regulate the handling of meat and veg etables in the local markets with a view to securing cleanliness, and tonight an ordinance wag Introduced for that pur- Mark These Days s uii uuici uuys, uiese are the "sunny days" the "red 1 . . J 1 A. leiier uays vvneii yuu want to be at the top-notch of mental vigor and physical power.; " FORCE " is made of the beet white wheat, steam-cooked, rolled into thin flakes, combined with the purest barley-malt and baked. Always "crisp" it before serving it by pour ing into a pan and warming it in oven. Then serve in large dish with cream, pHing the flakes in one side of the dish and pouring the cream in the other side, dipping the flakes as eaten. Your Grocer sells it. No other Flaked Food is "just as good. " If You Don't Care What You Eat- 1 not if you nutriment or Cor. 7th and Washington Sts. pose requiring that all meat, vegetables and fruits hauled through the streets or displayed In front of stores shall be pro tected from dust by suitable covering. x Sunday x Monday x Tuesday x Wednesday x Thursday x Friday x Saturday These are the days on which you should eat for breakfast. No matter what you eat ,3 J1