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THORNTON JUS TELLS HIS STORY Denies He Aided Brother in Murder of Alleged Despoiler. FEARED BROTHER'S SUICIDE Oeneral Hains Gave Captain Into Thornton's Keeping to Prevent Tragedy Drugged Peter and Thus Staved Off Shooting. NEW YORK, Nov. 8. Thornton Jen kins Hains in his cell in the Queens County Jail, made a statement today In which he stave additional details of the circumstances Immediately pre ceding and leading up to the murder of William K. Annis by Captain Peter C. Halns. Jr.. at Bayside. L. I. Thornton Hains was present at the time of the shooting and Is charged -with having: assisted his brother In the commission of the crime by holding sff. at the point of a revolver, mem bers of the Bayside Tacht Club who had attempted to go to the assistance ff Annis. Both brothers are under Indictment for murder In the first de cree. While Thornton Halns. - unshaven, rollarless and with a strand of rope bout his waist doing duty as a' belt, was relating his grim story, the cap tain, gaunt and unkempt, stood less than ten feet away, his long, monkish bathrobe trailing the floor, his eyes staring fixedly at the white walla of his prison. He took no part In the conversation. Feared Attempt at Suicide. "There have been so many untruths Jn circulation about Peter and my sjelf." said Thornton Hains, "that I tnust ask the Associated Press to set us right In the eyes of the world. I am not a desperado and neither is Pe ter. "On the day of the shooting I imag ined Annis to be in Mount Vernon. ilther Peter nor I had any Idea that we would run across bim at Bayside. 3ver since the terrible night when my brother's wife admitted her wrongdoings with Annis. I had been Peter's constant companion. General Hains feared that Peter would kill himself, and so he gave him over Into my keeping. I took him with me to live and. In order to take liis mind off his troubles. I took him out with me days at a time, cruising in a little motorboat that I had. ' Why Thornton Carried Gun. "They have made much of the fact that we went armed." he continued. "As far as Peter was concerned. I did not know he had a gun with him. It was not until aftT he had used It on Annis that I realised the situation. As for me. the gun 1 had was the same I carried for 14 years. Most of my life has been spent at sea. where primitive passions rule, and men In their cups need more than word to subdue them. They have also said that, when we ar rived at the yacht club, our first move wsa to ask where Annis was. There was never anything said further of the trou ble. We had not been on the ground long, however, before the name of Annis came to our ears. I immediately began to urge Peter to come away. He could not fee persuaded and after a while I gave LP trying. His Version of Shooting. "It was so unexpected and It all hap pened so quickly that I was powerless to Interfere. As soon as Annis came up to the float, Peter opened fire. It was over In a second. A dozen men rushed for Mm and I saw the big boatman grab him y the throat and swing his fist to strike bim. It was then I pulled my gun. "I certainly had no feelings of affection or regard for Annts. but I had saved liim from being shot by Peter once before and I would have done ao again if I bad tad the chance. Peter Determined to Kill. "The night that Peter'a wife mad the written acknowledgment of her misconduct with Annis she urged that J get word to Annis of what had hap pened. Annis was expected at the fort the next day and she wished to warn him to stay away. She wrote "the letter and gave it to me to mail. Peter had seen her give me the letter, however, and guessed to whom it was addressed. Before I could remon strate with him he had torn It open end read its contents. It said: "'All Is over between Peter and me; lie knows everything. Don't come to morrow "Peter put the letter in his pocket and said: "I want him to come. I have some thing to say to him." "From his ton I knew that he meant to shoot Annis on sight. "I determined that the only way to prevent a meeting between the two was to drug Peter. I went to Dr. Wil son, the post surgeon, and got him to give me a double dose of chloral. When we got bsck to the house. I persuaded Peter to take It. keeping htm in ignor ance of what it was. When Annis came the next day. Peter was still un der the influence of the opiate. Annis uw Peters wife and left arain for New Tork. Twenty minutes i.fter ha had gone. Peter awoke." BITTERLY FOUGHT TO TIE 'Washington and Pullman Give Fine Football Exhibition. SKATTL.K. Wash". Nov. 8. iSpecial.) Tlie game between the University of Washington and Washington State Col lege ended in a tie. to . Each team made a place kick and a safety, but failed to cross the goal line. The contest was bitterly fought and was one of the greatest exhibitions of the college game ever seen In thla city. During the first half Washington had the better of Pullman, but the latter'a greater weight told when the game ad vanced, and when the whistle blew Pull man was outplaying Washington. Washington tried for goals from the field six times and Pullman tried three times. Three times during the game the ball was brought within Pullman's 10-yard line, once to the 1-yard line, but the heavy Pullman line was impreg nable at critical times. Washington's gi-al was never seriously threatened, on the whole the score very well rep resents the comparltive strength of the teams. For Washington Covle starred In re turning punta and advancing the ball, and Kaken and Muckelstone played great games. Deanee played a mag nificent game at tackle for Pullman, and Cave. Wexler and Halm did good work. reaner Is the biggest man ever seen on a local gridiron and Is as classy a player Is he is big. Every man of the II played hard and bitterly. The only thing to mar the game was the dirty playing of Cherry, the Pullman center. EISEJLE T EX-MILE CHAMPION Wins National Honors -Lee Col lapses After Fint.-h. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. John T. Eisele. a Princeton graduate wearing the colors of the New Tork Athletic Club, won the National ten-mile running championship of the Amateur Athletic Union of the United States at Celtic Park. L. I., yester day. There were 32 competitors, several of whom were members of the American Olympic tesm. Eiscle won the event In 53:1 1-5. The American record for this distance. 52:38 J-B. was made by the late Willie Day at Staten Island. October 2S. 18S9. Eisele's time is the best that has been recorded for this event since that year. W. Bailey of the New Tork Athletic Club finished second, George Bonhag of the Irish-American Athletic Club third, and James Lee of the Boston Athletic Association fourth. Lee led the field at a heart-breaking pace for seven miles and had to be carried to the clubhouse. He re vived quickly. Fifteen men finished within the 58 minutes' time limit and each re ceived a medal. STIH UP GQEBEL MUTTER BROTHER WANTS TAYLOR RE TURNED FOR TRIAL. Arthur Goebel Will Request Gover nor Willson to Issue Requisi tion Papers for Accused." FRANKFORT, Ky.. Nov. S.-Arthur Goebel. brother of the late William Goe bel, conferred here today with Common wealth's Attorney Robert B. Franklin i HEIR TO THROVE OF AUSTRIA t f - I t s Prince Frsu Ferdinand. Frans Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria, is the power behind the throne. He rarely ap pears In public and detests pub licity. He has no more regard for the usual standing rules of international-relations than he has for the aspirations of his countrymen. He has no interest whatever In popular movements or ambitions. The people are al together beneath him. There Is no love lost between him and the aged Emperor Frans Josef. But, owing to the family laws of the Hapsburg dynasty, the Emperor Is forced not only to listen to what the Archduke says, but is also compelled to take his wishes into consideration, whatever they may be. He married the Countess Chotek. a governess In the fam ily of Archduke Frederic, com pelling by the force of his In domitable will the consent of the Emperor to this morganatic mar riage. with reference to requesting Governor Willson to issue requisition papers upon Governor-elect Marshall, of Indiana, after he takes his seat, for the return of W. 8. Taylor and Charles Finley for trial upon the Indictments pending against them in the- Franklin County Circuit Court, charging them with complicity in the murder of William Goebel. Taylor was the Republican contestee for the Governorship and Finley was Sec retary of State in the previous adminis tration, his term having expired several weeks before the murder of Goebel oc curred. Three Republican Governors of Indiana since the murder have refused to deliver the two men to the Kentucky authorities for trial on the ground that they would not ne given fair trials. SOUTH NEED HAVE NO FEAR With Enforcement of Laws Little Danger of Cut in Representation. NEW TORK. Nov. 8. A Washington special to the Times says, that . Presi dent Roosevelt's views on Southern representation In the House are given In a letter to Wyndham E. Meredith, president of the Virginia Bar Associa tion, made public today. The letter, which is dated October 27, says In part: "I do not believe there is a single in dividual of any consequence who seri ously dreams of cutting down South ern representation and I should have no hesitation In stating anywhere and at any time that, as long as the elec tion laws are constitutionally enforced without discrimination to color, the fear that Southern representation in Congress will be cut down is both Idle and absurd. "Faithfully yours. "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." KILLED IN BLIND TIGER Affray at Birmingham Causes Three and Perhaps Four Deaths. BIRMINGHAM. Ala., Nov. 8. A raid on an alleged blind tiger tonight cost the lives of Policeman Little. Mr. Womack and a child of J. W. Harris, who were Instantly killed. J. W. Har ris was fatally Injured. The raid occurred at Third avenue and Eighth street. Policeman Little and Policeman Jones hnd gone to tho suspected place, which is a private resi dence. Jones remained in front of the house, while Little knocked at the back door. When Womack. who waa stopping there, opened it and saw the officer, he began firing. Harris, who owned the house, heard Jones coming from the front and also began shoot ing, the officer returning the fire. Har ris was fatally shot and his child was struck by a stray bullet. 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Read the items. 50c All-Wool Albatross 39c 38-inch Crepe Albatross, in black, cream and all colors. $1.50 Heavy Suitings 59c Yd. 54-inch heavy Suitings, odd pieces, all wood, in invisible plaids, checks and mixtures; several pieces of good CQj cloaking in this lot suitable for misses' cloaks gL75 English Worsteds 98c 52-inch imported Tailor Suitings, this season's best styles, all colors for coat suits and tailored costumes; $1.75 values, yard $l-50-$l-75 French Voiles 89c Choice of anv quality imported French Voiles, in colors only, 44 inches to 47 inches wide, including novelty stripe CQ voiles in all colors w $2.00 Stripe Broadcloths 98c 52-inch all-wool Broadcloths, in two-toned stripes. QO. ii.. . t.-U.l, .L-a in note Poll "nlnrs-. "V REFUSES SUPPORT TO NON PARTISANS Men Who Seek Office, but Dis own Party, Repudiated by Thomas. EDICT IN OPEN LETTER Democratic Chairman Declines to Say Whether Chamberlain la Among Those at Whom Mes sage Is Directed. A political enigma is presented In a let ter, addressed to the Democrats of Mult nomah County, which was Issued yester day by George H. Ttiomas. chairman of the Democratic Central Committee for Multnomah County. In the communica tion referred to. Chairman Thomas ex pressly announces that so long as he continues to be chairman of the Demo cratic Central Committee members of the party posing in the nonpartisan role need hot expect any support from the Mult nomah County organization of the minor ity party. "In vour official declaration do you classify Governor Chamberlain, candidate for United States Senator, as a nonparti san?" was asked of Chairman Thomas when he submitted his letter. Will Mention "o Names. "I am mentioning no names," responded Chairman Thomas, who evinced no en thusiasm over the candidacy of Governor Chamberlain for the Senatorshlp. "So far as Governor Chamberlain is concerned. I consider that he had made his fight prac ticallv before I assumed the chairman ship "of the Democratic organization of Multnomah County." Incidentally Chairman Thomas remarked that with Governor Chamberlain's as sistance in June the Democrats polled approximately 13.000 votes in Multnomah County while in the Presidential elec tion, without the assistance of Governor Chamberlain, whose aspirations for the Senatorship caused him to keep out of a partisan fight, the Democrats polled about 4000 votes less. From this assertion It is apparent that the Democrats now believe It would have been possible for them to carry Multnomah County with the as sistance on the stump of Governor Chamberlain, since Taft carried the coun ty by a plurality of only 7949. The general tone of Chairman Thomas' letter reflects the feeling that the Demo crats of this state are not altogether dis couraged by the disastrous results of the Presidential election. There is manifested a willingness on the part of the organi zation In this county, so far as It can be expressed by Chairman Thomas, not only to maintain an organization but to enlarge its scope and at the same time confine Its application to partisan Inter ests exclusive of nonpartisans who would subjugate the party to their own selfish political advancement. In other words. Chairman Thomas proposes, so long as he Is retained as the official head of the Democratic organization in this county to maintain a strictly Democratic organi zation or to surrender the field entirely to usurpers, particularly nonpartisans, who are charged with making the Democratic party merely a side issue in the promo tion of their personal political ambitions. Chairman Thomas' letter to the Demo "TTNTrTf GTrT " vfotSl A PThb r Sale in Our Cloak $65.00 crats of Multnomah County follows: When we entered the recent Presidential campatKn the county reritration showed more than four Republicans to one Demo- CFThe net results of the straight Demo cratic fight that followed was a vote of less than I to 1 at the polls In favor of the Republican party. Evidently the argu ment was on the Democratic side. The Democratic party Is proud of the first voters and welcomes to the party the young men, and the older ones too, who contributed so substantially to Democratic Increase. , And now as to the future of the local Democracy: To call a Democrat a "non-partisan does -not Improve his business capacity nor en dow him with greater integrity. It is an attempt to eclipse the name Democrat and to delude. The Democratic party will remain an Indifferent minority party while its mem bers lack sufficient virility to resent evi dent embarassment at the name Democrat upon the part of chief candidates. Jfo Cse for Side-Steppers. Before we can expect our fellow citizens to respect us or our party It Is essential that Democrats exercise the Americanism that has the spunk to punish a side-stepping non-partisan. If Democratic candi dates and the county committee are worthy, there Is no excuse for non-partisanship. If either are unworthy, select others. The Democratic party Is regularly or ganized in. this county under the primary law. If there Is to be a non-partisan party let it name Its precinct committeemen and organize lawfully by electing a chair man, etc. The people are entitled to know who are the responsible persons behind non partisan candidates. The Issues of the Democratic National platform are present day Issues. Our pol ices are right or they are wrong. If wrong, the policies should and will fall; if right they will prosper and the party will in time overcome all opposition. We have no apologies to offer. If we would win we must be aggressive in the combat for Democratic principles. It is my purpose, officially and per sonally, so far as my influence extends, to oppose the man or men who pose as non partisan to the public and at the same time try to use the Democratic organiza tion to promote their private political for tunes. Let the party be stronger than the individual as the Nation is stronger than the state. FAIRBANKS SEES. VISION LUMBER GOIXG BY WATER FROM PACIFIC TO CHICAGO. - Panama Canal and JJeeper Missis sippi to Form Route to In- terlor States. t CHICAGO, Nov. 8. Vice-president Fair banks was the principal speaker at the banquet of the Bankers' Club of Chicago tonight. In discussing "The Panama Ca nal," Mr. Fairbanks said: "Hand In hand with the construction of the Panama canal should go the im provement of our great rivers so as to Insure an adequate stage of water and reasonable charges for the transportation of the products of our farms and fac tories over large areas. "The recent adoption of a constitutional amendment by the people of Illinois, em powering the Legislature to authorize a bond issue of J2O.O0O.O0O for giving Chi cago an outlet by a deep waterway to the Mississippi River, Is an Important and significant step and we can Indulge the belief that in the course of a few years upon the completion of this enterprise and the Panama canal, lumber and other products from the Pacific Coast will be delivered at Chicago by an all-water route and that Chicago will, in short, enjoy many improvements and advantages of cheap transportation which are to flow from the completion of both of these great undertakings." FOR THE BEST COALS, Welsh Anthracite and Australians, call up Independent Coal & Ice Co., 353 Stark, opposite City Library. Phones, M. 7S0, A 37S0. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED Women's Tailormade Suits 30-inch and 36-inch 16.75 Values Up to $30.00 Hydegrade Heatherbloom Taffeta Petticoats $1.98 Regular $3.50 Values $5 Persian Lamb $3.95 xa. 50-inch English Persian Lamb Cloaking in black and brown; best made cannot be told from fur. Regular CIO QC $5.00 values $25Q Plain Broadcloths $1.69 52-inch imported German Chiffon Broadcloth, good -weight and high luster, in black, navy, new blue, olive, fl?1 gQ brown, black, cardinal, wine, etc.; reg. $2.50 valsr-.V $250 Fancy Broadcloths gl69 50-inch imported French Broadcloths, high finish, in two toned novelty weaves, stripes and invisible plaids; 1 gQ colors navy, brown, green and electric V x $2.25 Novelty Suitings $1.48 50-inch new self-colored side-bordered diagonals, 48-inch wale herringbone diagonals, in new blues, browns, stone green, olive and electric blues. Regular $2.25 CI ""--- If - E TAFT FORECASTS PLANS IN OFFICE Will Develop Laws to Regu late Trusts and Finish Roosevelt's Work. GREAT CHANGE EFFECTED President-elect Says Xeed la Sow Legislation for Prompt Discov ery and Punishment of Cor poration Evils. NEW YORK. Nov. 8. (Special.) The World tomorrow will print a dispatch from its special staff correspondent trav eling with President-elect Taft. dated from Cincinnati, to whom Mr. Taft gave a statement forecasting what the Nation might expect from him as Its executive. It says in part: "The Republican victory means pri marily that the Roosevelt administration is approved by the American people. In the enormous business development of the last 12 years there crept in corpor ate abuses, lawlessness of the great cor porations, among the railroads and In fidelity to financial trusts. There came among the people a moral awakening, a quickening of public conscience, and the exponent of that feeling the man who led public opinion and who guided Its expression was Theodore Roosevelt. He asked Congress to help him with needed legislation, and it did. and In a few short years steps have been taken to stamp out those abuses. A change has come over our great business corpora tions and railroads that It is hard to over-estimate. "There Is more to be done along this line, not so much In the way of originat ing correctional legislation, for the path has been blaxed. but in the development of machinery for the efficient enforce ment of the measures now on the stat ute books, and some legislation making certain, exact and prompt the discovery of corporate evils and their prompt and Just correction and punishment. "Great corporations call them trusts, If that Is tho popular term when con ducted within the law are a considera ble part of tho force that makes for the prosperity of the country. I am In favor of combinations of capital. Just as I am In favor of combinations of labor, when those combinations ars rightly con ducted. Make Anti-Trust Laws Efficient. "My record on labor, my attitude to ward labor, were .misrepresented from the beginning of the campaign. I be lieve that I convinced intelligent labor men of tho country that I had been misrepresented. I proved to them that, far from being an enemy of the work Ingman. I was not only his friend, so long as ho conducted himself within the law. but that further, while on the bench. In an opinion I laid the founda tion for a prosperous and effective labor union as It Is conducted today." All Parties Barred Otit. PHILADETr.PHIA. Nov. 8. Professor L. H. Bailey, dean of the agricul tural department of Cornill College, and Suit S Novelty Evening and Opera Goats and Capes Values White Plaited Tailormade Waists 98c Regular $1.75 Values A Sale of Drapery Materials 18c Curtain Swiss at 12 Vac 10.000 yards Figured Curtain Swiss in dots and figures, large variety to select from; best 15c and 18c qual- 1 2V2C ity, yard 25c Curtain Swiss at 16c 5000 yards Figured Curtain Swiss in very dainty patterns, large variety, 45 inches wide; regularly 2jc the Qq jard Regular 25c Cretonnes at 16c 3000 yards Figured Cretonnes in handsome Oriental and floral patterns, light or dark grounds, 36 inches 6c wide; values to 25c yard Regular 40c Cretonnes at 28c 5000 yards Cretonnes and Art Taffetas for bedroom draperies in floral and conventional designs, numerous assort- 28c ment of pretty patterns; 36 ins. wide; vas. to 40c yd. Regular 50c-60c Nets 39c Yard 5000 yards imported Bobbinets and dotrestic Fancy Nets, white or Arabian color, 50 to 54 inches wide. Rcgu- OQ lar 50e and COe values, yard Regular 15c Silkoline at 9c Yard Best quality Figured Silkoline in floral. Oriental and con ventional patterns; large variety to select from, in all Q colors; 36 inches wide, 15c value ' ' I head of the commission appointed by President Roosevelt to investigate farm life, and Gilford Pinchot, United States forester and chairman of the National Conservation Commission, were among the speakers at a meeting tonight of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. Professor Bailey said: "The President's idea in appointing the farm commission was to establish a body to maintain our natural re sources and after that a commission to utilize our natural wealth. "The- commission, it has been said, was appointed for political purposes: namely, that the agricultural vote might be won for the Administration, but I wish to say In emphatic denial of that statement that the President had this commission in mind for more than a year previous to the recent con ventions and there was nothing of a political aspect in its appointment" Attempt to Hold-up Train. COLUMBUS, O.. Nov. 8. An attempt to rob Big Four train No. 18 from Cincin nati due in Columbus at 9:55 o'clock was foiled last night by the prompt discovery of the presence of two robbers on the dining-car by a porter. As a result one man, Harry G. Bmmltt, aged 38, a press man of 494 East Mound street, Columbus, is believed to be dying at Protestant Hospital and a man who says his name is Patrick Mahem and that his home Is in Cleveland is held by the police as a suspect pending identification by the dining-car crew. When the porter discovered the men he called the dining-car conductor, Reese, who Immediately tackled the two. He first grabbed Emmitt, who Jerked out a small knife, cut the conductor across the hand and then made his way to the platform and climbed to the top of the car. As the speeding train made a sud den lurch nearirn; the Union Station he was thrown to the ground. He is be lieved to have sutrered a fractured skull. Mahem was arrested later at the Da vidson Hotel, near the the station. He admitted having been on the train, but said that he had been a regular pas senger and was traveling from Spring field to Columbus. Hair Loss Consult your doctor about your falling hair. If hesays, "Ayer's Hair Vigor is the best, " then begin today. Do as he says. Avers HairViqor S NEW IMPROVED FORMULA S Suppose you send this advertisement to your baldest friend! Everybody should know that Ayer's Hair Vigor promptly checks falling hair, destroys dandruff, keeps the scalp clean and healthy. Does not affect color of the hair. Formula with each bottle. We have no secrets! We publish the formulas of all our medicines. J. C AVER CO., Manufacturing Chemists, Lowell, Ma.' Free Art Embroidery Lessons by a New Teacher . From the East December Delineator 15c action 19.75 Up to $50.00 DAY DEFENDS . STANDARD OIL OCTOPUS BEEX TOO CLOSE JIOCTHED, HE SAYS. Syracuse Chancellor Declares With Taffs Election, Day of Big Stick Is Over. BOSTON, Nov. 8 In an interview last night, Chancellor James R. Day. of Syra cuse University gave his opinion of W. H. Taft and John D. Archbold. The Chancellor is on board the steamer Cretic now at this port on her way from New York to Mediterranean ports. Chancellor Day said: "Now that Mr. Taft Is elected. I do not expect to see the attacks of the present Administration upon the business In terests of the country. The day of the big stick is over. "I expect Mr. Taft to steady things. I think he is a great piece of ballast. I expect to see the country come back quickly into rational conditions." When the subject of Standard Oil cor respondence read during the campaign was mentioned the Chancellor said: "John D. Archbold is a remarkably liberal minded man. I have many of his letters I wish I could make public. Some of them contain discussions of the labor question and the laboring men that are most wise in suggestions. The great trouble with the Standard Oil Company is that It has been too close mouthed. I have told Mr. Archbold that such a policy was a mistake and I think he has come to see that I was right." A Question. Brooklyn Life. Mrs. Astoria Yes. my daughter Is summering at Newport, and she's go ing to winter at Bermuda. Mrs. St. Regis How interesting! Xow if she should decide to spring in Florida. I wonder where she'd fall? 1