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VOL. XLVIIL-SO. 14,930. PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 23, 1908. - PRICE FIVE CENTS. WJSrr.JTIIETIIIIBIllCIIS SEEKS DIVORCE CLUB DIRECTORS CAUGHT IN RAID RIOT STARTED BY OPTION ZEALOTS TO WED ANOTHER fAIL-LO I 11111 I LLM TO AID HASKELL BRYAN AS SOPHIST TRIVIAL CHARGE TERRIBLE DISATER OX FRENCH CRUISER AT TOCLON. NAT GOODWIN MAKES CHARGES AGAINST MAX INE ELLIOTT. AOCTSEI) OF SELLING LIQCOK, CONTRARY TO LAW. BRYAN HASTENS MURDER FOLLOWS Lents Teamster Kills Friend With Club. ENRAGED BY UTTER'S TAUNT Casper Blickenstofer Slays When Upbraided. CHARLES HEGBURN VICTIM Officer Arrest Assailant Who Had Accused Countryman of Neglect ing Horses in His Absence. Killing - .Not Intentional. Casper . Blickenstofer killed Charles Hepburn, his best friend, at Lnts, early last night, because Hegburn accused him of having neglected a team of horses. The two men were teamsters employed at the Charles Lundfrren woodyard. and had been Inseparable friends for years. Heg burn's body was taken to the morgue at an early hour this morning. Blickenstofer was taken to the County Jail shortly be fore midnight and locked up on a tenta tive charge of murder. Blickenstofer did not Intend to kill his friend. Of that the officers who arrested Mm are certain. But he attacked the man in hllnd raze with a heavy piece of scantling, landing a vicious blow Just above the right ear. Concussion or ine brain resulted. Hegburn died Inside of an hour. The victim was SO years old. un married, and a native of Sweden. Blick enstofer Is 4S years old. unmarried, and a countryman of Hegburn. Only Boy Sees Crime. . The tragedy occurred at the Lund gren woodyard. Third avenue and Fos ter road, a few minutes after 7 P. M. There wa one eyewitness, Harry Lundgren. 9 years old. His story does not conflict with that of the murderer, who freely admits his part. It appears Hegburn had not been -working for two days because he did not feel well. While away he left the care of his team to Blickenstofer. Returning late yesterday afternoon from his boarding place at Lents. Hegburn went to the woodyard's stables, examined his team and began complaining that the horses had not been properly taken cafe of. He was of that type of teamsters whose first thought is for his horses, and the possibility that they had been neglect ed during his absence seemed to put him in a rage. When Blickenstofer went to the sta ble at 7 o'clock to feed the horses for the night, Hegburn was waiting for him. You haven't given my horses enough to eat while I was away." he said, and when the other, who. had been working hard without his supper, mado no reply, Hegburn began cursing. Blickenstofer admits he was in a very bad humor, not having had time to eat his supper. He swore back at Hegburn and told him the horses had been given Just as good care as they were used to. Curses Lead to Blow. "Tou're a' liar my horses are halt straved." Hegburn shouted back with a flourish of oaths. Blickenstofer cast oft his overcoat, seised a piece of scantling about five feet long and in an Instant had felled his friend of years with a terrific blow across the head. Hegburn fell on his face, un conscious. ' Without stopping to Investigate the ex tent of his friend's Injuries. Blickenstofer went sullenly back to work in .the stable. The Lundgren boy. who had seen the assault, told John Hammll. a neighbor, of what had happened. Hammll went to where Hegburn was lying and saw the victim's face was turning black. There was no cut from the blow, the injury being internal. He told Blickenstofer that Hegburn was in a bad way, but the fellow had not yet got over his sullen rage and paid little attention. Doctor Finally Sent For. Neighbors began gathering and a doe tor was sent for. Hammll lifted Herf burn's head to examine the place where he haS been struck. At that moment the victim gave evidences of returning con sciousness, his eyes opened, but this manifestation was only the man's death struggle. With a few gasps he died in Hammll's arms. A doctor. arriving shortly afterwards, directed that the body be left lying at the place of the assault until Coroner Norden could arrive. Blickenstofer was sullenly currying his horses, paling no attention to the gath ering outside, when his friend and vic tim died. Some one stepped inside and told him. He walked out of the stable, looked In a bewildered way at the body and then turned away, staggering against the stable and covering his face with his hands. Lodged In County Jail. Sheriff Stevens was notified at once and Deputy Sheriff Raybura, at Lents, was Instructed to arrest Blickenstofer. The murderer made no move to leave the place, remaining about the stable until the officer arrived and arrested him. Deputy Sheriffs Bulger and Beattle went out from Portland to get charge of the tCeaeluded on Pas 10.) I Prosecutor Raids Most Fashionable Club of Los Angeles and sur prises Leading Citizens. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 22. A raid on the aristocratic California Club this aft ernoon was followed by the arrest of its five directors, numbered among the most prominent citizens of Los Angeles, on a charge of conducting a retail liquor business without ' the necessary license. I N -- , - I , ' ' 1 Vv ; Mail e Elliott, Sued for Divorce by Rat Goodwin. The directors arrested tonight are W. M. Garland. Percy R. Wilson. Fred W. Flint. Jr., Philip Forve and Joseph Scott. They were immediately released on their own recognizance, and will appear for trial October 9. The afternoon raid was a spectacular affair, led by City Prosecutor Thomas Lee Woolwine In person, and at that time Steward Reynolds and two bartenders were arrested and later released to ap pear for trial at the same time as the directors. The City Prosecutor has been threatening for several days to take sum mary action unless the sale of liquors was stopped at the club, but the direct ors were not expecting the raid at thi3 time. Judge Ewing. of Ventura, County, sit ting for one of the Judges of the Superior Court of this country, recently decided that the sale of liquor by clubs without a license was contrary to the law. Sev eral had already ceased the sale of liquors. ' LOCOMOTIVE WRECKS AUTO Alameda Physician's Mother Badly Hurt In Collision. OAKLAND, Cal., Sept. 22. An auto mobile, in which were Mrs. Maurice Brown, wife of Dr. Maurice- Brown, a well-known physician of Alameda, the doctor's mother, his baby, and Charles ftlgby, of the Palace Garage. was Struck and wrecked by a switch en gine at the foot of Broadway today. The elder Mrs. Brown was 'seriously Injured. Her left ankle was broken and both her feet were crushed. The others escaped with scratches and bruises. The doctor's wife was at the wheel of the machine and attempted to cross in front of the switch engine pulling out of a lumber yard. The machine was caught and tossed to one side by the engine and all were thrown clear of the wheels. The doctor's mother was injured by being caught in the wreckage of the automobile. CIRCUS MAGNATE WEDS John Robinson, Veteran Showman, Marries Young Nurse. CINCINNATI. Sept. 22. . (Special.) "Governor John Robinson, aged 75. the millionaire circus proprietor, was married today at Clarksvllle. Tenn., where his show is exhibiting, to Miss Maud Logan, a handsome trained nurse, who has been traveling with and nursing Mr. Robinson, during his protracted Illness. The bride Is 30 years old. The ceremony was performed in Robin son's private car of the circus train. Yesterday Mr. Robinson was refused a license to marry at Hopkinsvtlle, Ky., on ths showing of relatives that he was very 111. Members of the Robinson family left here this morning on a- fast special train for Clarksville to attempt to prevent the marriage but failed. CLASHES WITH SUPERIOR Chief Surgeon of Military Prison I tnalu Onnrt-Martlal. LEAVENWORTH. Kan., Sept 22. As a result of a difference of oppinion with his commanding officer, with re gard to orders to clean up the prison hospital. Major John H. Stone. Chief Surgeon at the military prison, la un der arrest in his quarters at Fort Leavenworth, where he is awaiting trial by court-martial. Major Thomas H. Slavens. comman dant of the military prison, gave the order for Major Stone's arrest, after the two men had had an altercation in Major Slavens" office, during whloh the latter Is alleged to have struck Major Stone, bruising his arm and then Stormy Scene in In diana' Capitol. HOUSE INYADED BY WORKERS Member Gives Lie to One and Disturbance Begins. POLICE DRIVE OUT MOB Denunciation of Opponents of Local Option as Saloon Bums Arouses Ire of Fighting Represen tative Coble. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 22. (Special.) What might have been a dangerous riot but for the prompt in terference of the Capital police oc curred in the House of Representatives today. The House had adjourned, when nearly 100 abstinence workers Invaded the hall and Horace Murphy, of Mun cle. one of the county local option workers, mounted a chair and began to speak. Several member were Beated at their desks, among them being Repre sentative Coble, of Dubois County, but they paid little attention to Murphy's speech until he began to berate the opponents of the local option bill. Warming up to the subject. Murphy declared that the men who opposed county local option "are saloon Sums and brewery representatives." As these words were uttered. Mr. Coble turned around In his chair, looked searchlngly at the speaker and then, pointing his finger at him, declared: Passing of Lie Starts Riot. Tou are a liar, sir; and you know it." The words were scarcely uttered when pandemonium brolte loose from the excited, abstinence workers. They gathered around Mr. Coble aa Murphy Jumped from his chair and started toward the member from Dubois, who stood with his fists doubled up and his attitude Indicating that he wsv ready for anything that might come. Murphy was greatly excited and was forcing his way to Mr. Coble when the Rev. Mr. Everson, of Muncle, Jumped In between the two men and pushed Murphy back. In the meantime calls to the House employes to clear the hall failed to bring results and a call was sent to the Capitol police. Police Eject Disturbers. Captain Hiatt arrived Just in time to prevent a demonstration by the crowd against Mr. Coble, but the ab stinence workers refused to leave the hall and had to be ejected, the police pushing and shoving them into the corridors over their angry protests. Evidence of the Interest engendered In the question throughout the state of Indiana and the fears felt in some quarters was seen today in the ap pearance here of the aged mother of (Concluded on Page 2 ) THE BAD BOY OF THE CAMPAIGN TIN-CANS A GOOD MAN; YEA, VEEILY, A VERY GOOD MAN - , . ' ' ' t : : - ; f St ' Every Man in Gun-Crew Killed, Dls ' menibered Bodies Scattered" All Over Ship. TOTTLON, France. ' Sept. 22. During gunnery drill today one of the big turret guns on the French armored cruiser La Touche Treville exploded with terrific violence, completely wrecking the after turret and killing outright the entire gun crew of 13 men. A number of men were seriously injured, some of tjiem probably fatally. The accident was similar to that aboard the gunnery schoolshlp Couronne, off Les Salines d'Hyeres, August 12 last, when by the bursting of the breech of one of the guns, six men we're killed and 18 in jured. The drill today had been proceeding for a considerable time when, without warn ing, the w.hole turret seemed to blow out. Dismembered bodies were thrown In all directions and ' several of. them were hurled into the sea through the great breach caused by the explosion. - The spectacle was horrible, the , dead and wounded, together with shattered arms and legs, littering the decks. A call to quarters was sounded and as speedily as possible the wounded were cared for. The gun that exploded was 7.6 inches bore, of which the cruiser car ried two. OLIVER IS SENT TO JAIL Burns' Detective Sentenced for Ap proaching Ruef Jurors. . SAX FRANCISCO, Sept 22. Charles Oliver, Jr., special agent under Detective Burns of the Ruef prosecution, who was adjudged in contempt of court yesterday for speaking to two talesmen in one of the Ruef cases, was sentenced by Judge Lawler tonight to serve two days In the county Jail on each count. Oliver was paroled in custody of counsel until noon tomorrow, when he will be surrendered to the sheriff to begin his sentence. In passing sentence Judge Lawler said that youthful inexperience rather than any ulterior motive had undoubtedly led to Oliver's infringement on the dignity of the court. ALLOWS NO PREFERENCE Germany Objects to Position of France In Morocco. " BERLIN, Sept. 22.-Germany's reply to the Franco-Spanish note on Morocco was deliver? this evening. The tone of the note Is most conciliatory, but Germany makes the point . plain that she cannot permit any power to occupy an extraor dinary position In relation to Morocco. ' A semi-official communication Issued today says that both France and Spain have notified Germany that they have no intention of departing from the spirit of the Algeciraa act in laying down the position of the powers. ZU EULENBERG SET FREE Allowed Liberty Wltliout Bail Pend ing His Hearing. BERLIN, Sept." 22. Prince Philip Zu Eulenberg, who was under arrest on a charge of perjury in connection with the "round table" scandal case, was to day released from custody without ball or surveillance, a commission of notable physicians stating that It is impossible to fix a time when the Prince's health will permit of a con tinuance of the hearing. Reviews Rival's Record of Repudiation. FALSE PROPHET IN POLITICS Addresses National League of Republican Clubs. LAST SPEECH AT HOME Great Audience Fills Music Hall at Cincinnati on Ere of Candidate's Departure on Whirlwind Speaking Tour. CINCINNATI, Sept. 22. The real ac tlvlties of the campaign have begun from W. H. Taft,, the Republican Presidential candidate. Three political addresses were demanded from him today. Early tomor row he will begin his 16-day Journey of speechmr.klng through the West on his special train. Not since the candidate was notified formally of his nomination has the City of Cincinnati been so thoroughly awake politically as tonight, when marching clubs from Indianapolis, Columbus, Ham ilton and other places lent the blaze of torches and the sound of trumpets as an escort to the candidate, who was the principal feature of the rally of the Na tional League of Republican Clubs at Music Hall. Talks to XegTO Baptists. At noon Mr. Taft addressed the dele gates to the National convention of negro Baptists, who had come here from Lexington, Ky., for the purpose. Previous to this he looked in upon the work of the convention of the National League of Re publican Clubs and at once was intro duced for a speech. In these two efforts the candidate was brief. His expression of -sympathy for ttie struggles of the negro race elicited warm applause from the Baptist ministers who met the can didate at the Slnton Hotel and his words to the convention were received with en thusiasm. Ridicules Policy of Promise. It was tonight, however, that Mr. Taft made his strongest effort. After review ing the record of the Republican party as one of action and future reliability, he depicted his Idea of the Democratic pol icy of "promise," and then devoted him self to analysis of Mr. Bryan. This . was the first time Mr. Taft had paid his respects to bis opponent in an extended manner arid what he said was listened to with great Interest and aroused enthusiasm. . Music Hall, the largest' assembly hall in the tity, was crowded. At the conclusion of a 10,000-word ad dress, in which the accomplishments and purposes of the Republican party were contrasted with what the speaker termed the Democratic record of opposition and promises. Mr. Taft said: Other Side of Picture. ' Turning now to the other picture, -what is It that we have to expect from Mr. Bryant (Concluded on Page 2.) Actor Believed to Have Won Suit for Edna Goodrich's Hand and to Intend New Marriage. RENO. Nev.. Sept. 22. (Special.) Nat C. Goodwin this afternoon, through his attorneys, filed a complaint praying for a divorce from his wife, Bessie Hall Good win, known before the footlights as Mai ine Elliot. The paper in the case are sealed and both the noted actor and his Nat ' C. Goodwin, Plaintiff In JJIvoroe suit Against inaxine Elliott. . i attorneys refuse to discuss the case in any details whatever. No other papers in the case have as yet been filed, and the exact nature of the allegations are veiled in mystery. It is stated, however, that the complaint tells a story of improper conduct in the beautiful Maxine's life on the stage on two continents. It is also rumored that Mrs. Goodwin is preparing a complaint which will - contain some very startling allegations against the character of the jovial Nat. - Coupled with the filing of the papers by Goodwin Is the conjecture that It has much to do with the recent story of 'the breaking off of the engagement between Goodwin's leading lady. Miss Edna Good rich, and a Goldfield millionaire, the sur mise being that Goodwin won out In his continental chase .and pursuit for the heart of Miss Goodrich, and after he has side-tracked Maxlne he .will wed his pretty leading lady.' That Goodwin's presence in Nevada as a mining promoter was his method of establishing his residence In order to comply with the. law In filing his suit is now presumed. , NO GROUNDS, SAYS HIS WIFE Maxine Elliott Says Naming of Co respondents Pure Blackmail. ; PHILADELPHIA,. Pa., Sept. 22. (Spe cial.) Maxine Elliott tonight denied all knowledge of the suit for divorce which her husband, Nat Goodwin, has filed at Reno. Nev 'I have not yet been served with any papers and know absolutely nothing about the suit," said Miss .Elliott. "Any at tempt of 'Mr. Goodwin -to name any co respondents will be pure blackmail. There are no grounds upmi which he can sue me for divorce. I suppose he knows why he Is doing it, but his reasons are not legitimate ones." ' ! Miss Elliott sued for a divorce some time ago. . .. AGED SUSPECT CONFESSES Admits That He Tried to Dynamite Physician. , ' ' SAN DIEGO, Cal., Sept. 22.-Allen Btnns, the old man suspected of recent attempts at dynamiting In this city, has confessed to Chief of Police Neely that he placed the stick of dynamite on Health Officer' Mead's porch. Binns said: 'I feel sorry for what I did. I have been a sufferer for years from malprac tice. While at Spokane, Wash.. I hurt my left hand and the doctor made a botch of fixing up the injured hand. I sued him for malpractice and secured judgment. Since then my hand has ached almost settihg me crazy at times. I sent the letters and dynamite, but I was in pain when I did it." The District Attorney has sworn to a complaint charging Blnns with- a fel ony. But before proceeedings are taken against him on the charge there will be an inquiry into his sanity. The old man is generally regarded as mentally un balanced. DEMOCRAT JS DISGUSTED Leader In Chicago Turns From Bry- , an to Taft. CHICAGO, Sept. 22. (Special.) William Prentiss, a life-long Democrat, who was president of the Civil Service Board un der .Mayor Dunne, and who was for 12 years a loyal supporter of Bryan, an nounced today that he will vote for Taft. Mr. Prentiss says he Is disgusted with Bryan's shifty attitude on various impor tant issues and his treachery to Demo cratic principles. NEGRO HANGED BY MOB Sheriff Beard's Assailant Dead- Of ficer May Recover. ATLANTA, Ga., S?pt. 22. According to reports received in this city today George Thomas, the negro who shot Sheriff Beard at Fort -Gaines. Ga., yesterday, was lynched by a mob in the Central Georgia Railroad station soon after the shooting. First reports said Thomas was killed by the Sheriff. Doctors report there is hope of saving the life of Beard. I 7 . t J ' 1 t t - s ' V; y V! t &"t i ' Calls on Roosevelt to Prove Charges. IF GUILTY IS UNFIT TO LEAD Pledges Haskell to Appear Be fore Any Tribunal. NO MONEY FROM TRUSTS Democratic Candidate Directly Chal lenges President's Attack on Na tional Treasurer Makes Sev- : eral Speeches in Michigan. ROOSEVZXT . MAY ANSWER TO DAY. WASHINGTON, Sept. 22. Secretary Loeb, who accompanied President Roosevelt from Oyster Bay, stated this evening upon the President's ar rival here, that W. J. Bryan's telegram relative to th. charges against Gov. ernor Haskell, of Oklahoma, had not then been seen by Mr. Roosevelt. Later It was given out at the White House that no reply to the Bryan challenge would be made tftnignt. but that possibly some notice of It would b taksn tomorrow. DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 22. The most sensational development in the present campaign was the sending today by W. J. Bryan, Democratic candidate for President, of a telegram to President Roosevelt, demanding that he produce proof that Governor Charles N. Haskell, ol Oklahoma, treasurer of the Demo cratic National committee, ever was connected with the Standard Oil Com pany. Selzmg upon the opportunity thus afforded, Mr. Bryan took occasion to serve - notice upon the President that he would not permit any responsi ble member of the Republican, organi zation to misrepresent the attitude of the Democratic party in the present campaign and, further, that the Demo cratic party was making "an honorable and honest fight" In defense of its principles and policies and that It ex pected and demanded fair and honor able treatment from those in charge of the Republican campaign. , Copies of the telegram were given out for publication Just before Mr. Bryan's 1 depurture for Ann Arbor late (Concluded on Page 4.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 64 degrees; minimum, 47.2 degree, TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. Foreign. . Cholera rages In St. Petersburg with In creased fury. Page 3. Explosion of gun at Toulon kUla 13 French sailors and damages warship.' Page 1. Politics. Taft to consult Hitchcock before starting on tour. Page 1. Bryan will appoint Judge Gray Chief Jus- tlce of Supreme Court tf elected. Page 3. Local option flght In Indiana causes riot In Capitol. Page 1. McCleary forced to resign from PostonMce . Department to run for Congress. Page 3. Taft compares his own record with Bryan'a Page 1. 1 Bryan calls on Roosevelt for investigation of Haskell charges. Page 1. Rooeeelt returns to Wafhtngton, rejoicing over attack on Haskell. Page 4. Hearst may run for Governor of New York on Independent ticket. Page . - IMmestlc. . . . Nat Goodwin begins divorce so It, making serious charges against Maxine Elliott. Page I. Thousand flres surround towns on upper lakes, but rain at Chicago gives hope of - relief. Page 4. Sports. Pacific Coast League scores: Portland S. Oakland 1 ; Los Angeles 1. Ban Fran cisco O. Page 16. Ray o Light breaks record at Pacific Na tional races. Page 7. Chicago team wins two games from New xork in .National League, page ltf. , Edgar Frank elected president p. N. A. j Portland delegates refuse to attend Seat tle meeting. Page 7. Pacific Coast. Building operations on Grays Harbor sus pended because carpenters refuse to handle lumber hauled by certain transfer com . puny. Page i. Idaho politics badly muddled. Page 6. Linn County lad kills father by accidental dis charge of rifle. Page & ' Six thousand people in attendance at Yam hill school fair. Page 6. Large Increase In new students at University of Oregon. Page 6. -Ship Star of Bengal goes onto rocks; 110 of crew perish. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Prune narvest begins in Willamette Valley. . Page 17. Bearish statistics weaken Chicago wheat market. Page 17. Determined effort made to depress stock values. Page 17. Another big vessel clears foreign with wheat cargo. Page 1. Portland and Vicinity. Casper Blickenstofer kills Charles Hegburn at Lenta Psge 1. Charten commission votes to do away with Executive Board. Page 10.' Fire destroys plant of Portland Mill A Fix ture Company. Page 11. Sundav closing law will be strictly enforced. Page 10. Mayor opposes secrecy In park land pur chases. Page IS. City to compel railway to pay for street work. Page 0. j Livestock display at Country Club one of best ever made on Coast. Page 12. Executive Board members say they wilt not resign. Page 12. Portland citizens welcome Seattle Exposi tion excursion. Page 4- throwing him from the office. I UH 103.0 !