THE MORNING OREGOXIAX, SATURDAY, XO rE3iBEIt 14, 1903. Mil PLOTS TO MURDER MOTHER Pays "Slugger" $2500 to Kill Parent. MADE PLAN WITH DETECTIYE Arrested in Own Home as She Turns Over Money. CONFESSES AT STATION Chagrined That Arrangement Failed Had Planned to Secure Insurance Money Amounting to $60 0 0 BelleTed Insane. CHICAGO. III.. Nov. 13. Confident that the plana ahe had laid to murder her .mother and collect the life Insur ance of $6000 would carry out success fully. Miss Mae L. Otis last night paid to a detective, with whom ahe had ar ranged to kill her parent. $100 as a guarantee of contract. It had been pre viously agreed that the detective, who posed aa a slugger." should receive out of the insurance money the um of (2500, and In acordance with that agreement Miss Otis tonight gave the detective a promiasery note for the amount. She was arrested by police men who had kept themselves in hid ing at her home on Forty-sixth Place. Immediately after handing over the pa per. The woman Is 38 years of age and It is believed that the murder plot she cunningly devised was the effort of a diseased mind. Arranged With Detectives. Some time ago Miss Otis called upon a private detective agency and made known her wish to get rid of her mother, who was then in Mauston. Wis., and expected to reach tills city next Saturday night. It wa arranged be tween the agency and the police to carry out the affair. Accordinsly Detective Mackay was In troduced to the woman as a "slugger" who would waylay bT mother as soon as the latter reached Chicago and kill her. The arransement received Miss Otis' anctlon. and she further promised to pay the man who murdered her mother fcao. One hundred dollars of this sum she paid at once to bind the bargain, agreeing to transfer the balance in the form of a note tonight. Detective Mackay. accompanied by sev eral members of the police force, visited the Otis home on ths South Side at the appointed hour. The police officers hid in the darkness of the front entrance way while tiie detective rang the bell. Miss Otis admitted Mackay to the hall and while the door still remained open sue told him she had already prepared the note and would deliver It to him without further delay. A moment after the wo man Had handed the detective the slip of paper, the policemen stepped Inside and placed her under arrest. Miss Otis was taken to Central head quarters where she was searched and a configurable sum of money found on her person. "I drew that from the bank to pay the man's exenses." she said, pointing to M ickay. Then she confessed to the plot and expressed her chagrin that it had failed. The voman will be examined re garding her sanity tomorrow. ENCOUNTERS QUAKE AT SEA Oernijin Training Ship Reports Thrilling Experience Off Coast. ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The German bark He nog in Sophie Charlotte arrived In port this morning In ball ant from Bremen after breaking all previous records from the Engiish Channel to the Columbia River. The run was made in 106 days after a pas naf?e that was uneventful excepting that eight days atro. while about 140 milrs ofT the Southern Oregon coast, there were a number of earthquake hocks, which were so sharp that those on board thought the vessel had struck a rock. The shocks occurred about 2 o'clock In the morning, and for a few moments the bark quivered and shook like a leaf, but suffered no damage. The Charlotte is a training ship of the North German Uoyd steamship line, and has about o apprentices on board. In addition to the regular crew. She came here for orders, but. on account of her unusually swift passage, no orders were awaiting her. Captain Zander, master of the bark.' says that but for head winds encountered riurinpr the past two weeks, the run would have been made in Jess than 100 days. DEBATE "CLOSED SHOP" Vancouver and Centralla High Schools to Meet on Rostrum. YANCOl'VF.R. Wash.. Nov. 12. (Special.) The first of the series of lnterscholastlc debates between the high schools of Washington will take place at Ontralia. Frlduy evening, between the representatives of the Vancouver Hlirh School and of the Centralla High School. The ques tion to be debated is "Resolved, that labor unions are Justified in insist ing, through all lawful means at their disposal, on tse closed shop." Van rouver will have the affirmative side and will be represented by Fred Ben nett. Jerry Rlordan and Theresa Hll strom. Centralla will have the nega tive side and their debaters will be Karl Turner. Karl Baker and Leo IUxon. The Jmiea will be Dr. Ifciggy nd Dean Condon, of the State I'nl versitv of Washincton. and County Superintendent Taggart of I'lerce County. The Vancouver debaters leave to mnrow morning accompanied by City Superintendent C. W. Shumway. ROLLS UNDER CAR WHEELS Cove, ah.. Youth. Turned Tramp. Will Probably Die. William Klockstead. of Cove. Wash., St years of age. will probably forfeit his life for leaving h!s home yesterday to start on the l!f of a hob With both of his ..red shove the knees, he lies on a cot In St. Vincent's Hospital, after hav ing been run over by a train in the Union Depot yards last night shortly before o'clock. For two hours last ' night Klockstead lay on the operating table while doctors and nurses attended him. Later it was aid that he would probably die. The accident happened Just as the train from Seattle on the Northern Pacific was pulling into the fnlon Depot. Klock stead. with another man. was riding on the roof of a passenger coach. He Jumped and striking a car on the next track, was knocked to the ground and rolled under the wheels. One truck only passed over him. His companion s shouts brought passen gers and railroad employes, to the assist ance of Klockstead who was at once taken to the hospital. " During his few conscious moments, Klock.itesd said that Cove wasn't big enough for him and he had thought that he might find success in seeing the world. He had been a machinist but was not satisfied with his livelihood and wanted the experience and excitement of being a traveler. CflSTROliHMGflST PLACES ARTILLERY TO RESIST DITCH ATTACK. HANKLH' ALUUbtu Supplies of Salt and Flour Monopo lized and Other Provi sions Imported. CARACAS. Sunday. Nov. 1. With the placing in position of mountain artillery at various strategic points about La Guayra last week, so as to prevent any attempted landing from Holland's war ships If they come to Venexuela with hostile Intent. President Castro has com pleted his preparations for the defense of Venexuela's principal seaport and gate way to Caracas. Not only have the Venezuelan army and navy made preparations for a blockade, but also tlie merchants of both La Guavra and Caracas. Ali of the salt In La Guayra was pur chased yesterday by a prominent politi cian and the entire stock of the flour mills was acquired by influential interests. I'nusually large Importations of rice and other provisions have been received from Europe. Stagnation In all lines of trade has been the result of the uncertainty. Meanwhile President Castro is in such delicate health as to cause apprehension. He has been closely contlned to his room for two weeks and rumors are constantly circulated as to the necessity of an opera tion or for a trip to Europe to consult specialists. ROOSEVELT FOB SELF-HELP WOULD COMBINE IT WITH Ml' Tl'AL HELFFrLXESS. President Dwells on Purpose of Movement to Better Country r Life Conditions. SPRINGFIELD. Mass.. Nov. IS. At the dedication of the Myrlck building a letter prepared by President Roose velt was read. The letter first touched on the need of self-help and mutual co operation in state governments and the farmers for uplifting farm life. The President said: "I am striving for the combining- of self-help with mutual helpfulness. Of course the prime thing to be done for the farmer, as for every one else, is to help him to help himself. "It would be a very great wrong to allow our country people, who have prospered so much, whose welfare has meant so much for the Nation In the past, to fall away from their position. With wise care of our natural resources our forests will grow better each year, our rivers more available for naviga tion, while the soli of our farms will Improve with wise use instead of de teriorating. "While as a nation we are growing wealthier and wealthier, we should see that the schools and roads in short, all of what may be called mutual realty should be improved. Here, as every where else, our prime object should be the development of the highest type of average citizen." WAR HG1 IS POSSIBLE ALL DEPENDS OX AUSTRIAN NOTE TO POWERS TODAY. H Mediation Fails. Servia and Mon tenegro May Attack Great Dual Empire. ST. PETERSBURG. Nov. 12. Although an air of outward calm is maintained at the Russian Foreign Office, the Balkan situation has now reached an acute stage, where everything depends upon the na ture of the note which is expected from Vleuna tomorrow and the outcome of the meditation which Russia. France and Great Britain have undertaken at Bel grade, at Austro-Hungary's "request, with a view to limiting the belligerent activity of Servia. IT mediation Is not suceessfull, war Is recognized as a possibility in authorita tive circles. The Austro-Hungarlan-Servlan relations are too strained, it is believed, to permit present conditions to continue inde finitely. The Austrian note will definitely outline the attitude of that government regarding discussion of the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and possible compensa tion to Servia and Montenegro, and the nature of the note will determine whether or not an international congress can be held. POLICE INVADE OFFICES Twenty-four Physicians and Den tists Are Arrested. Twenty-four arrests were made by the police yesterday of physicians and den tists who have failed to pay their annual occupation tax. Patrolmen In the down town district were given bunches of war rants to serve In the prominent business blocks. Much difficulty was experienced in finding doctors In their offices, althougn dentists were easily located. In a majority of the cases $10 ball was required to Insure the appearance of the offenders in the Municipal Court. Where a doctor or dentist did not have the money, however, he was permitted to go on his own recognizance. The first one arrested was N. R. Cox. a dentist who was es corted to the Police Station shortly after S A M. Thofe arrested during the day were: Marie Equl. C. R- Templeton. W. Ft. Knapp. I. F. Uiason. H. R. Alden. J. C. Tamiesle. C. A. Moreland. C. A. Proudfoot. M. Holhrook. W. G. Woodruff. W. F. Amos. Fred Jones. George Mar shall. F. Gillette, R. F. Swain. L. M. Davis. W. F. Lewis. F. W. Hohn. Jessie McGavin. F. O. Skiff. J. O. Swenson. D. 1. Wadswortii. J. S. Scott and N. R. Cox. OP STEALING GIRL Sixteen-Year-Old Miss Taken From A. B. Connelly, La Grande Millionaire. ON WAY TO LOS ANGELES Wheat Ring May Face Serious Charge for Enticing Gertrude Williams From Her East ern Oregon Home. A. B. Connelly, said to be the millionaire wheat kingLof the Grand Ronde Valley and prominent La Grande banker,- Is ac cused by the Portland police of kidnap ing from his home city Gertrude Wil liams, a 16-year-old girl. Mr. Connelly was accosted last night at the Union Depot by Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, of the Police Department, and the girl taken from his custody. The wealthy Eastern Oregon business man was allowed to pro ceed on his way to Los Angeles, but the police say that criminal charges will be tiled against him. Mr. Connelly, who Is charged by Mrs. Baldwin with enticing the girl from her La Grande home, had made all arrange ments to take her with him on the trip to Southern California. The couple was just about to board a southbound train when they were stopped by Mrs. Baldwin. Mr. Conelly. who is 74 years of age and venerable looking, did not seem one whit nonplussed at the painful sit uation he faced as the officer con fronted him. "Where are you taking that girl?" demanded Mrs. Baldwin. You know that you havn no right to have her in your company and that you are com mitting a crime by traveling with her in this manner. " "I am not taking her anywhere," coolly answered the aged man. "She is at liberty to go where she pleases. She does not have to go with me." Mrs. Baldwin took the girl by the arm and told her that she was in charge of the law. Mr. Connelly was allowed to continue his trip and the girl was taken to the police station, where she was quartered for the night in care of Matron Simmons. Mrs. Baldwin announced that she would take Immediate eteps to prosecute Mr. Connelly, who is said to be one of the leading business men In La Grande, and is said to own a large interest In three of the most important banks in that sec tion of the state. The girl is very pretty and her parents are in modest circumstances. She was forced to help earn the family living by working as a waitress. At the time of her detentloa she was on. her way to Los Angeles, where, she says, her aged admirer waa going to provide a home for her. Couple Had Been Shadowed. LA GRANDE. Or.. Nov. 12. (Spe cial.) The police have been shadow ing A. B. Connelly and Gertrude Will iams here for some time. The girl mvste.riously disappeared. It has- been ascertained that Connelly lat-ly left for Portland. Adela Verne's Playing Proves Revelation Piano Recital at Scottish Kite Cathedral Proves One of Important Musical Events of Season. - ' BY WALTER S. M'BRIDE. 0XE3 of the most important musical events of the season was the recital given last night In the Scottish Rite Ca thedral, by Miss Adela Verne, a pianist of international reputation. Miss Verne's extraordinary gifts were abundantly re vealed in her programme of musical masterpieces including works by Beetho ven. Chopin, Liszt and Rubenstein. In all her selections, which would tax the powers of any most finished virtuoso. Miss Verne showed a consummate tech nical mastery as well as a profound ap preciation of the emotional side of her art. Her playing is marked by the broad, heroic style and also poetical to a marked degree. Her hold upon the sympathies of her hearers was further heightened by the graelousness and magnetism of her personality. Miss Verne opened her programme with Beethoven's Thirty-two Variations, a marvel of musical construction, rendered in a faultless manner. The second num ber, a Mendelssohn Scherzo, showed her ability to interpret the lighter musical forms with finished art. For her third number Miss Verne gave "Four Pieces for Harpsichord": (a) Les Barricades Mys terieuses, (b) Le Moucheron (Couperin, MSS-1733); (c) Minuet in F (Handel. 1SS6 1759). (d) Sonata in E Major (Scarlatti, 16S3-1757I. Aside from their pleasing melodies these quaint, somewhat studied piano pieces were interesting as examples of musical composition In the days of powdered wigs, stiff brocades and courtly manners. A number which was rendered with ex qunile feeling was the Gluck-Sgambati "Melodie." Perhaps the selection which appealed most to last night's audience was the well-loved "Sonata, opus 3a," of Chopin. Beginning with the grave move ment, reaching Its climax in the lyric out burst of the scherzo Miss Verne carried her hearers along on the waves of ex quisite harmony. Then followed the mel ancholy strains of the March Funebre that magnificent expression in sound of the universal tragedy. This splendid offer ing was followed by four tone pictures: "Au Couvenf (Borodin), "The Wind" lAlkan). "Spinning Song" (Wagner-Liszt). Miss Verne's brilliant programme was concluded with Liszt's B Major Polonaise In which her amazing technical powers were seen at their best. HEAR TALK ON CHARTER i Vnlted East Side Push cAubs Listen to Address by F. V. Holman. In hie address last night before the United Kast Side Push Clubs. In the Sar gent Hotel. Fred V. Holman contended that the present charter could be revised where needed and made more serviceable than the Untried Dea Moines system it is proposed to adopt. Mr. Holman went over his objections to the Dea Moines plan fully and declared it waa simply an untried fad that might prove unsatisfac tory to the people, who had made no de mand for such a plan. He particularly objected to the recall, which is one of the main features of the new plan, and pointed out how it might be abused, and declared it is contrary to our eystem of government. At the close of his talk he answered questions. -i m PILES CURED IN TO 14 DAYS. Paso Ointment Is guaranteed to eure any of Itchlnn. Mind, bleedlns or protruding piles In 6 to 14 day or money refunded. 60a LARGEST AND LEADING FUR MANUFACTURERS AND FURRIERS IN THE WEST THE PRICE OF EACH FUR MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES COR. 4TH AND MORRISON STS RTF Our $100.000 Stock of Fine Fur-AIl Our Own Manufacture 2P MTOESA II ,R SAl.h, AT ONE-HALF PRICE TODAY LAST DAY OF SALE ALL FURS AT 12 PRICE OUR 20TH ANNIVERSARY FUR SALE The last opportunity to take advantage of the greatest sale of Furs ever offered in the City of Portland. It is with a feeling of pride and satisfaction that we direct attention to this exceptional event, our 20TH wltho greatest sale of the season, and that fee public appreciates this sale was at tested by throngs of eager buyers who visited our Fur Department yesterday. SEE OUR WINDOW DISPLAYS Our two large corner windows we have devoted to the entire display of Furs, and from them an idea can be gathered of the prices effective while this Fur Sale is in progress. ; THE PRICE OF THE FURS gglWg&U? the values rJ2S& mention a few of the SimimoKR PERSON. DURING THIS SAiii UJNJjX UfllilUA uvtvLVLuxu a w- FUR COATS CARACUL AND ASTRACHAN COATS Regular prices ..$70 to $130 AT ONE-HALF PRICE . .$35" to $ 65 RUSSIAN PONY COATS Regular prices $55.00 to $200 AT HALF PRICE ..$27.50-to $100 GENUINE BLACK LYNX STOLE Regular prices' $50 to $110 AT ONE-HALF PRICE. .$25 to $ 55 JAP MINK STOLES Regular prices . ..$20 to $80 AT ONE-HALF PRICE. ..$1Q to $40 RTIOOK MINK STOLES Regular prices $8 to $35.00 AT ONE-HALF PRICE $4 to $17.50 GENUINE BLACK LYNX MUFFS Regular prices $40 to $90 At ONE-HALF PRICE ...$20 to $45 JAP MINK MUFFS Regular prices $18 to $40 AT ONE-HALF PRICE. . . .$ 9 to $20 BROOK MINK MUFFS Regular prices $6 to $18 AT ONE-HALF PRICE ....3 to $ 9 REAL ERMINE NECKPIECES Regular prices ' $20 to $150 AT ONE-HALF PRICE $10 to $ 75 GENUINE ALASKA MINK THROWS AND NECKPIECES Regular prices '. .'$25.00 to $80 AT ONE-HALF PRICE : $12.50 to $40 FI IR NECKPIECES GENUINE BEAVER, JAP MINK, BKUUJA nun a., oiBa.L.ix SQUIRREL, OPOSSUM, CONEY AND IMITATION ERMINE NECKPIECES . Regular prices ranging from $4, $7.50, $10, $15 and up to ' 40 AT ONE-HALF PRICES, 82. S3.75, S5. S7.50 AND S20 STANDS BY THOMAS Kentucky Klick Says Chair . man Did Right. HIS LETTER IS APPROVED Political Organization Announces That It Will Resist Any Movement to Remove Democratic Coun ty leader From Office. In defense of Chairman Thomas, of the Democratic county committee. the. Ken tucky Kllck last-night Issued a mani festo declaring: "The Kentucky Klick heartily approves and commends Chair man Thomas for the patriotic and moral stand taken by him and will resist any movement to depose him as county chair man." . The managers of the Kllck met to dis cuss arrangements for a Democratic banquet, to be given in the near future, but drifted off to Thomas" soul-stirring letter, which flayed nonpartisans. The Kllck declares that there Is nothing but sacrifice of principle In nonpartisanshlp. the object of nonpartisanshlp Is the at tainment of office." The manifesto Is as follows: , , , "As1 an organization, the Kllck Is non partisan and for that reason the board voted to more clearly define Its position. Kllrkers are men of strong convictions, holding In spirit and in fact to established principles. There is nothing but sacri fice of principle In nonpartisanshlp and there is no such thing aa a nonpartisan individual. The object of nonpartisan shlp Is merely the attainment of office. "As individuals, the Klickers differ upon the two (treat foundation ideas of this Government as exemplified by Jef ferson and Hamilton. While the mem bers hold such widely different views, within the Kllck. they work In perfect harmony, each respecting and honoring the other for his beliefs. The members abhor anv sham intended to advance an individual at the expense of party prin ciple, and they dislike individuals who would abandon their professed party principles for the sake of winning a legislative seat. Alleged Republicans are now practicing that non-partisanship dodge that has brought democracy into disrepute and practically destroyed the Democratic party in this state. -The Kentucky Klick heartily ap proves and commends Chairman Thomas for the patriotic and moral stand taken bv him to reinstate in the respect and affections of the people the principles of Democracy advocated by Jefferson and Jackson and exemplified bv Tilden and Bryan. And the Kllck assures Chairman Thomas of its hearty support and will resent any movement calculated to depose him as county chairman. The children are not with out powers of observation and deceit cannot be practiced at the registration bureau without injurious effect upon the plastic minds of the rising genera tion. 'Therefore the Kentucky Klick com mands that the leaders of all parties advocate none but the highest ideals, to the end that no man need be ashamed t register at the County Clerk's office his actual political convictions." LAD'S FINGERS TORN OFF Banker's Son at Hillsboro Meets With Peculiar Accident. . iHILLSBORO. Or., Nov. 12. (Special.) The 9-year-old son of Banker John W. Shute, of this city, was shot in some unaccountable manner while returning from school this afternoon. Much mystery surrounds the accident. The lad maintains that he was shot, but others believe he was wounded by dis charge of a dynamite cap. Three finger tips were torn off at the first joint and the hand badly lacerated. The boy's mother was walking several yards ahead of her son when the acci dent happened. The boy reguses to talk about the accident. Pay Part to Dorr Creditors. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Nov. 13. FTed Dorr, the New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles broker, who failed recently with liabilities amounting to I4S9.973.60 and assets totaling but a small portion of that amount, has evolved a plan of settlement whereby he Is to resume busi ness with his creditors as his business partners. He offers to pay In full all prior claims, amounting to about $6000. and make a 25 per cent payment in cash on his whole Indebtedness, the remainder to be settled from the profits of his busi ness after resumption. It is said that a number of lange creditors, despairing of any other satisfactory settlement, favor accepting Dorr's proposition. Train-Robbers Meet Death. YEKATERINSBURG. Russia. Nov. 13. An unsuccessful attempt was made here today by a band of 25 men to rob a rail road train upon which several million roubles In specie were being conveyed to St. Petersburg. Five of the band were arrested and one was killed, but the others got away. A gendarme and a by stander were wounded. The train carried one of the quarterly shipments from the gold mining district of the Cral, said to amount to ;i2.yo,O00. RATIONAL CURE FOR ECZEMA No More Doslnic the Stomach Care the Skin Through the Skin. When you have a scratch on your hand you wash it out and cleanse it and then the skin cures itself. You do not take blood medicine to cure a festered WThe "best s'kln specialists today are agreed that the only way to cure the skin is through the skin. The fact that eczema is a skin dis ease and not a blood disease Is evident from statistics which show that nearly all eczema sufferers are perfectly healthy In all other ways except as to their skin. If the eczema patients were really suffering from an Inward maladv. the entire body and not only the skin would be diseased. You can prove immediately the reller of a true skin cure by using oil r wlntergreen as compounded In D. D. D, Prescription. This liquid attacks the disease germs, numbing them while building up ths healthy tissue of tlie skin. We hava now handled this meritorious and thor oughly scientific remedy for so lone and have seen its reliable result sc ms.nv times that we freely express our confidence. Woodard, Clarke & Co., Skidmore Drug Co. . These special agents endorse D. D. p -prescription: St. John Pharmacy. St. John; J. C. Wyatt. Vancouver; Howell & Jones, Oregon City. T URfJ DRY PARTY Anti-Saloonists Will Ignore Prohibitionists. GREATEST FOE IN FIGHT Defeat of League Attributed to Par ty's Trickery Liquor Interests Use Political Organization to Split Opponents. DES MOINES. Ia.. Nov. 13. At a district session of the American anti Saloon T.eague yesterday it was folded to adopt a policy ignoring the Prohi bition party entirely. Trickery on the part of the Prohibition party during the recent campaign in Nebraska was charged. It was also alleged that de feat for the league in every state where it had been put on the ticket was due to trickery. State superintendents declared that the Prohibition party was their great est foe in their fight to secure the elec tion of men favorable to abstinence legislation. The liquor interests took advantage of this fact, said the league officials, and took every means to fur ther split the aLstinence ranks. National Superintendent P. A. Baker made an address in which he pointed out the disadvantages of any co-operation with the Prohibitionists. Mr. Baker also publicly dencunced the statement issued by the whisky trust that he had received 11000 from John D. Rockfeller for the anti-Saloon League. Bryan on Mexican Tour. LINCOLN. Neb., Nov. 13. Mr. and Mrs. William J. Bryan will leave Sun day for a trip to Mexico. They will seek rest and recreation. The itinerary of the trip has not been announcd. Mr. Bryan will deliver a commencement ad dress in Philadelphia December 23. imMmniffli'iiuiuiiiiiillli I i ot every dealer carries TheGofziaiiShoe but the Best Dealers Do. Made in Saint Paul since 1855. n II