Morning Oregonian., June 17, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

THE, MORNING OREUOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1908.
LAYS THE BLAME
ON COLTON GHOST
J. Dalzell Brown Says He Took
Advice From the Spi
rit World.
BARTNETT WAS MEDIUM
Manager of Wrecked Bank Testifies
He Believed shade of Dead
'Woman Directed Him to
Sell Her Securities.
SAN FRANCISCO, Junn 16. J. Dal
rell Brown, principal witness for the
prosecution in the trial of Walter J.
Haitnett for the embezzlement of the
Cotton securities, testified today that
he is a believer In spiritualism and
that when Bartnett told him that the
spirit of the late Mrs. Ellen M. Cotton
had directed him to use the securities
as he saw fit for the good of the bank,
he believed that it was his duty to
obey the spirit.
Brown was on the stand all day.
under cross-examination, the evident
purpose of the defense being to prove
that Brown, who was manager of the
California Safe Deposit & Trust Com
pany, and not Bartnett, who was vice
president and chief counsel, was re
sponsible for the wrecking of that in
stitution, and the sale of the Cotton
fieeurities in an effort to save the
bank.
Through the testimony of Brown it
was shown that the bank received in
- cash, through the sale of its stock,
loans, from other banks, and Increase
in deposits, from August. 1905, until its
closing down in November, 1997, $3,
9J7.U0J. Loans aggregating $320,000
were made to a Lake County land
company, in which Brown was largely
interested during the Summer of 1907,
and the defense endeavored to compel
Brown to testify that if these loans had
not been made by him the bank would
nave been able to weather the storm
brought on by the financial strin
gency in November, 1907.
Brown's testimony will be concluded
tomorrow and the end of the present
week, which is the third of the trial,
may see the rase at an end.
MUSIC ESPECIALLY GOOD
Opera 'TI)e Toyshop" Contains
Many Dainty Hits.
Portland will have a treat next week
when Its own boys and girls will give
the tuneful opera, "The Toyshop," at
the Heillg theater, June 22, 23 and 24.
The Institute Club of the People's In
stitute Is to be the worthy beneficiary.
The music of "The Toyshop" is equal
to that of some of the best comic op
eras and far above the average of the
usual musical comedy. There is a sex
tet, of course, given by three little
boys and three little girls (Helen Ladd,
Louise Caswell, Elizabeth Malboeuf,
Hoyt Colgate, Crosby Schevlin and
Herbert Hill), which Is one of the
daintiest, prettiest bits in the opera.
The various drills and marches have
the accompaniment of swinging tunes
and the .songs have catchy melodies,
written in Mrs. Gaynor'e best vein. One
of the attractive features is a march
fantastic, which brings every member
of the company down to the footlights
and concludes with an elaborate march
and drill by the tin soldiers, command
ed by Captain Block-tin Ford Tarpley;
also the marines, the band and the
wooden soldiers, with Gavin Dyott as
Captain Woodenhead. The gay cos
tumes, the bright music and unison of
movement all well combine to produce
a fairyland effect.
The entertainment committee, under
the leadership of Mrs. A. K. Rockey
and Mrs. W. E. Thomas, is making a
strenuous effort to perfect every detail
that can make for a perfect perform
ance and hopes for a generous re
sponse from the public, that the cause
for which the benefit is given may
have a snug protlt. Many prominent
women will act as patronesses, pre
senters or chaperons, and a score of
pretty girls will be on hand with candy
and souvenirs.
Sale of seats for "The Toyshop" will
begin Friday at the llellig.
DENOUNCE CURRENCY BILL
Idaho Bankers Condemn Measure
Passed by IJecent Congress.
LEWISTON, Idaho. June 16. (Special.)
Idaho bankers, in convention today,
voiced their disapproval of the compro
mise currency bill recently passed by
Congress, when they loudly cheered Ar
thur Reynolds, of Des Moines., la., who
condemned the bill in vigorous terms, in
an address on "Currency Reform."
The following officers were elected:
President, Frank Johnson, Wallace: vice
president, Boyd Hamilton. Coeur d'Alene;
secretary. L. A. Coate, Boise; treasurer,
D. K. Hayes. Emmett; executive commit
tee, chairman. J.. A. Givens, Nampa; B.
F. O'Neill. Wallace; J. F. Clinton. Jr.,
Boise; H. E. Keller. Weiser; E. H. Hol
lister, Idaho Falls; F. W. Kettenbach,
Lewlston.
Mr. Kettenbach whs also selected as
delegate to the convention of the Na
tional Bankers' Association, which meets
In Denver. September 28. Secretary Coatt
was elected as member of the executive
committee of the National Bankers' As
sociation. Next year the convention will
be held in Seattle, the associations of
Idaho, Oregon. Washington and Montana
meeting together.
Astoria Will Hold Kegatta.
ASTORIA. Or.. June 16. (Special.)
The committee appointed to interview
the business interests relative to hold
ing a regatta this year completed its
labors yesterday and found that practi
cally everyone was not only In favor of
holding the regatta, but that the sub
scriptions will be much larger than they
were last year.
DRINK LEADS TO HIS RUIN
IlKivate Cook of r"ort Worden Subject
of Sensational Arrest.
PORT TOWNSEND. Wash., June 16.
(Special.) Robert A. Cook, first
class private. United States Signal
Corps, and said to be an expert wire
less operator in I'ncJe Sam's land
forces, was the subject of a sensa
tional arrest today, which was accom
plished through participation on the
pari of the police of two governments.
Terminating a spree following pay
day. Cook took French leave of Fort
Worden. where he was stationed, and
boarded a boat for Victoria, B. C. Or
dinarily such a step would have made
the man secure from arrest, but Cook
unwisely appropriated a suit of civilian
clothes belonging to an Army comrade.
When his absence was noted and the
local police advised, they are once
wired Victoria officers to arrest. Cook
as a fugitive.
The British officials intercepted the
man as he debarked from the steamer
and ordered him out of the city on the
first boat leaving for the American side.
By a coincidence, this was the steamer
on which Cook decamped. On her trip
today. Deputy Sheriff Jack Mclnnis
boarded the vessel here, and when on the
return voyage the captain assured htm
they were in American waters he placed
the Signal Corps man under arrest.
Cook faces a long term of Imprison
ment. Drink has led to the man's ruin.
He is said to be well connected in the
East. I'p to his present escapade. Cook
was one of the most popular enlisted men
in the district. Recently when the At
lantic squadron reached San Diego, Cook,
with the totally Inadequate and primitive
wireless apparatus at Worden. got into.
communication with the flagship Con-,
necticut. The feat is said to have broken
all records in distance of army wireless
communication.
ST KELLY'S BUTTE
TWO MKX KSCAPK. TOLLING
GVARD WITH SLVXG-SHOT.
Said to Be Desperate Men and Cap
ture Is Xot K.xpected Without a
Fight Affair Not Iteported.
Knocking one of the guards in the
head with a slung-shot and rendering
him insensible, two prisoners escaped
from Kelly's Butte yesterday afternoon
at 1 o'clock and are now being sought
by botli the . police and the Sheriff's
forces. The escaped prisoners are C. E.
Farrell and Frank Wilson, both said to
be desperate and dangerous men. Far
lell was serving a sentence from the
Circuit Court for having stolen a piano
and Wilson came from the Municipal
Court for having assaulted Patrolman
Goltz when that officer was about to ar
rest a man accused of the yieft of a re
volver, thus permitting the thief to es
cape. Both men have shown themselves
possessed of vicious natures since they
have been in confinement and the au
thorities are firm in the belief that they
will make a fisht before submitting to re
capture. The break was made just after the
noon meal and occurred in the cook
house. One of the guards employed as a
cook had left the door open between the
dining-room and the kitchen. Farrell.
it is said, crept in upon the cook and
felled him with a blow from a slung
shot. How he got the weapon is a mys
tery. The men then fled, dressed as
they were. Farrel. who is said to be a
"hop fiend." Is 32 years of age. was
dressed in a dark suit and is described as
having a light complexion, medium
brown hair, blue eyef. large red lips,
in smooth shaven and is about 5 feet
10 Inches1 and weighs 150 pounds. Wil
son is 35 years old. dressed in blue
overalls and a jumper, and is described
as having a sandy complexion, grey
eys, turned-up nose, with a short, stubby
mustache of four weeks' growth, is about
5 feet 10 inches high and weighs 175
pounds. Farrell. besides larceny, was
accused of making a merchant turn over
to him some goods in his "possession at
the point of a revolver.
Although the escape was made so
early in the day, no report apparently
was made by the officials of Kelly's
Eutte and the police department was
kept in ignorance of the affair until in
formed by Sheriff Stevens at a late hour
last night. The' Sheriff had not learned
of it until 5 o'clock in the .afternoon and
then, hurrying to the scene with a pair
of bloodhounds, attempted to trace the
men. Owing to the fact that all their
effects had been moved by the attendants
and mixed with those of other prisoners,
the trailing party was unable to find
anything from which the dogs . could
take the scent, and that plan had to be
abandoned. I'p until a late hour the
men were still at liberty, although the
police had out searching parties and
ere scouring the, town in their search
for them.
FALLS BEFORE STREETCAR
Man on Motorcycle Has Xarrow Es
cape From Dentil.
Kdwanl Hynpon, of Washington
street, was painfully Injured yesterday
afternoon at 5 o'clock by being dragKd
half a block by a St. John car. Hynson
was riding on a motorcycle and was
coasting1 down Williams avenue. When
he struck the cart ruck his wheel slipped
and he fell directly In front of an on
coming car. He saved himself from be
ing crushed beneath the wheels by re
markable presence of mind. Reaching
up when the car came upon hiin. ho
grasped the fender and clung to it. par
tially raising himself from the ground.
He was dragged half a block before the
car could be stopped. He was terribly
bruised, but sustained no broken bonea
or other serious injuries and was taken
home..
UPSET IN A HEAVY SWELL
Two Fishermen Narrowly Kscupe
Heath Off Columbia River.
ASTORIA. Or.. June 16. (Special.)
Hundreds of fishboats ventured down to
the mouth of the river to make drifts
near the bar, and, as a heavy swell was
running, several accidents occurred, but
so far as reported no one was drowned.
The most serious accident happened to
a boat bearing Oregon license No. 285.
which was capsized at the outer end of
Peacock Spit, and the two men were
thrown Into the breakers. Both men were
rescued by other fishboats which were
close at hand and the boat and net were
secured by the Cape Disappointment life
saving crew, fully five miles out at sea.
IN SESSION AT PEORIA
Biennial Encampment of Modern
Woodmen of America Opens.
PEORIA. III.. June 16. The biennial
encampment of the Modern Woodmen
of America was called to order by
Head Consul A. R. Talbot this morning.
Seven hundred delegates were in at
tendance, representing a membership
of over 1,000,000.
A very strenuous fight is on for the
encampment of 1911. Buffalo, Salt
Lake, Dallas and Omaha are the lead
ing contestants, with Buff.ifo in the
lead. -
Pays $50 for Shooting log.
SEASIDE. Or.. June 16. (Special.) Fred
L. Hager, a resident of Gearhart Park,
shot a dog belonging to Henry ' Ober.
Ober brought suit against Hager in Jus
tice Brallier's Court for the sum 'of S150.
The case came up yesterday and was set
tled by Hager'a paying $50.
PLAY FOR CHARITY
Doctors and Lawyers Pitted
Against Bankers.
CROSS BATS ON SATURDAY
Prominent Citizens Will Meet on
Multnomah Diamond in Benefit
Game for Day Nursery of the
Flower Mission.
Doctors, lawyers and bankers in a
ball game! This would be a combina
tion that even the Portland team would
have hard time beating; for. if Mc
Credie's crew became too frisky, some
one of the lawyers would spring an in
junction. If this didn't work, the doc
tors would prescribe slow powders, and
then. If this didn't stop Bassey, John
son. Danzig and Raftery. the bankers
would raid the ticket-office and run
away, counting the money. But the
doctors, lawyers and bankers are not
going to play ball against our pennant
chasers. They ore going to play among
themselves, and for "sweet charity's
sake."
The time set for the game is 3:30
o'clock Saturday afternoon,' and the
place Multnomah Field. There will be
music and distinguished men present.
Governor Chamberlain, United States
Senator-elect from Oregon, will be
there to see that the lawyers perform
up to the best "authorities," and A. L.
Mills will be on hand to see that the
money, which is to go to the Flower Mis
sion Day Nursery, is properly counted,
and that the bankers play ' ball as
bankers should. Mayor Lane w-ill also
be on hand, and from the way the tick
ets are selling, there will be several
thousand others on the, field to enjoy
the sport. '
If you think there won't be plenty
of baseball and fun on tap, just read
the lineup. Here it is:
Doctors-Lawyers Bankers.
Fenton P Morris
Stott C Moreland
Finnott f. ..IB Young
Banks 2B Sperry
Murphy ......IB Campbell
Johnson SS Myers
fswope LP Bennett
Cahilln, TjOnerfcan . . R F Steadman
Wight. Zan CF ' Dobie
Umpire Rankin.
ATHLETES ME F
STANFORD SCHOLARSHIP COM
MITTEE MERCILESS.
Kenneth Fenton, WIio Won Disfavor
in Recent Trouble, Among Those
Listed as Falling in Studies.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 16. (Spe
cial.) The athletic teams at Stanford
University, through the combined de
cisions of the scholarship and student af
fairs committee, have been dealt a blow,
which upon the opening of the college
term in August, will be received by the
students with amazement. Sam Bellah,
member of the American team to the
Olympic games, Harold Maundrell,
varsity two-miler and member of Stan
ford to the conference meet at Chicago,
Harold Reed, of Portland, varsity sprinter
and football player, "Cube" Minturn,
member of the varsity football team last
year, Kenneth Fenton, of Portland, cap
tain of last season's baseball team and
assistant football coach for the coming
year, have all been dropped for failing,
in the opinion of the committee, to come
up to the required standard.
Lane Goodell. substitute varsity pitcher,
has been notified not to return to the
campus. The Portland boy won the dis
favor of the committee in the recent
trouble at Stanford and will probably
seek his education elsewhere.
PRINCETON
IS
CHAMPION
Defeats Yale in Lust Game of Inter
collegiate Series.
NEW YORK, June 16. Princeton
won the intercollegiate baseball cham
pionship this afternoon by defeating
Yale In a sharply contested 11-innlng
game by a score of 4 to 2. Score:
K.H.E.
Princeton 4 7
Yale 2 9 3
THE DAY'S HORSE RACES
Results at iravesend.
GRAVESEND, N. Y., June 16. Re
sults: About six furlongs Chepontuc won. High
Range second. Tod third: time. 1:12 2-5
The Kensington steeplechase handicap,
about two milea Simon Pure won, Kara
second. Dick Shaw third: time. 8:50.
About six furlongs King- Cobalt won,
Alfred Noble second, Rosimiro third; time,
1:11 1-1
Mile and a sixteenth Gold Lady won.
Home Again second. Running Water third;
time, 1:4K4-.V
3ille and an eighth Rye won. Welbourne
second, Tieling third: time, 1 :5o.
Results at Latonla. ,
CINCINNATI, June 16. Latonla re
sults: Five furlongs Chalice won, Malecon sec
ond. The Missus third; time, 1:(K!l-5.
4lx furlongs LTamar won, Joe Moser sec
ond. Margaret T. third; time. 1:1;, 1-3.
Seven furlongs Mattie Mack won. Dora
sette second, George Young third; time,
1 :2T 2-3.
Kive furlongs -White l.ace won. W. A.
Leach second. Michael Angelo third; time,
1 :0 .'t-.V
Seven furlongs Deacon won. Miss Strome
second, t'onvolo third: time. 1 :27 :t-v".
Mile and a sixteenth John Iouls won,
Alsatian second, Sporator third; time,
1:47 3-3.
Pendleton 4; Baker City 3.
PENDLETON, Or., June 16. (Special.)
Eleven innings of sensational ball were
witnessed by a small crowd of enthus
iastic fans this afternoon when Baker
City was defeated by Pendleton 4 to 3.
Taliaferro won his own game by lining
out a three-bagger arid scoring McCool
from first. Standridge pitched for Ba
ker. This makes trie third straight game
the locals have won from Baker, all three
being fast and close.
Crusade Against Liquor-Selling.'
CHICAGO, June 16. A crusade to stop
the selling of intoxicating liquors In dis
orderly resorts began when indictments
against 25 or 30 of the keepers were re
turned by the grand Jury today.
Two indictments are found against each
proprietor one for the Illegal sale of
liquor and one for maintaining a disorder
ly house. The evidence was secured by
detectives of the Law and Order League.
LARGEST AND
LEADING FUR
MANUFACTURERS
OF THE WEST.
Gor. 4tn and Morrison Sts.
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EXCLUSIVE
OUTFITTERS
FOR WOMEN AND
CHILDREN.
For Wednesday's offerings and the balance of the week we place on sale about 500 lingerie and
tailored linen Waists, in two lots:
LOT l
LOT ONE Ladies' Fine Summer Waists in lingerie
and batiste, beautifully trimmed; excep- QQ QC
tional values to $8.00, for only OdiUJ
LOT TWO Extra special in Ladies' Summer Waists, in lawn,
linen and lingerie; beautfully made and trimmed in IQ
lace and insertion; values to $5.00, for only Zifj
Take advantage of these extraordinary waist specials the best values ever offered. See Dindow Displays.
JUNE WHITE SALES CONTINUE
Special offerings in every department on all White Goods, at reductions from 20 to 50 Per Cent Off.
FUR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Special inducements offered for all repairing and remodeling for the Summer. All Furs remodeled at a cost of $5.00
and upwards, STORED FREE OF CHARGE DURING THE SUMMER. WE PAY THE HIGHEST PRICES FOR
RAW FURS. SEND FOR PRICE-LIST.
RICH If! INSANE
H. L. Frank, of Butte, Becomes
Demented at Chicago.
LEADER OF DEMOCRATS
Montana Mineowner Rescued From
Police by Delegates to Conven
tion Wealth Estimated at
Several - Millions.
CHICAGO. June 16. H. L. Frank. ex
Mayor of Butte; Mont., and a promnient
politician of that state, was removed
from the Palmer House to police head
quarters here tonight and later sent to
the home of his brother-in-law in Cin
cinnati. It is believed that Mr. Frank is
demented.
Mr. Frank, the police say, had been act
ing' strangely nil day and after he was
taken into custody, members of the Mon
tana delegation to the Republican con
vention were notified of his condition.
Charles E. Leonard, chairman of the
delegation; Lee Mantle. ex-Vnited States
Senator, and Patrick Clark, of Spokane.
Wash., took him back to the hotel and
arranged for his transportation to Cin
cinnati, where he will be cared for at the
home of A. W. Goldstein, an attorney.
LEADER IX STATE
Prank Is Wealthy Mineowner and
Almost Became Senator.
BUTTE. Mont., June 16. H. L. Frank
is one of Montana's most prominent
mineowners and Democratic politicians.
His wealth is estimated at several mil
lion dollars. He was formerly one of
the St. Louis World's Fair commission
ers. Several times he has been Demo
cratic state chairman and about . eight
years ago came within eight votes of be
ing elected United States Senator.
Until recently Mr. Frank owned the
coal mines at Frank, Alberta, which
property he disposed ot to a French syn
dicate for $2,000,000. He owns much real
estate and mining property in Montana.
Mr. Frank left this city last Saturday
night- in response to a telegram from
Cincinnati stating that his mother was
dangerously ill.
Mr. Frank is about 66 years of age.
Eugene Pringle, Republican Father.
CHICAGO, June 16. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Jackson, Mich., says:
Eugene Pringle, the oldest member
and president of the Jackson County
Bar, and for more than half a century
prominent in Michigan politics, died at
his home in this city last night of
apoplexy. Mr. Pringle was the man
who conducted the mass meeting at
which the Republican party was
formed in the western part of this
city, "under the oak," in 1854. Twenty
years after he deserted that party
and became a Democrat. Mr. Pringle
was born in Otsego County, New York,
in December, 1S36.
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