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Prospect of Other Arrests Re
vives Interest in Paris
Murder Case.
NEW EVIDENCE IS FOUND
A ecu - d Woman Attempts Suicide
After Making Kevelatlons to
Paris Journalists, Accord
ing to Report.
PARIS, Dec. 27. (Special.) More ar
rests are impending in the Stelnhell case,
according to reports current here. Talk
of the prospective liberation of Madame
Stelnhell has ceased, and it is now ex
pected that Alexandre Wolff and Mariette j
Wolff will soon be incarcerated.
The investigation has brought out the
fact that on the night when Mm.
Stelnhell made, her sensational revela
tlons to the journalists in regard to
Alexandre Wolff rhe attempted to com
mlt suicide, and that Mariette Wolff
tried to kill herself the same evening.
After the journalists had left Mine,
Stelnhell had a long conversation with
Mariette. She sobbed and cried:
"Mariette, I cannot bear this sus
pense. Bring me some strychnine. I
wish to kill myself."
Mariette later took her up a revolver.
which tier cousin. Mm. Chabrler. took
awav from her. Later Mme. Chabrler
found the cook trying to asphyxiate
herself in the kitchen.
Mariette W.olff. when confronted with
Mme. Chabrler. admitted that her mis
tress had tried to commit suicide, but
tlenled making an attempt herself,
letter, when Mme. Stelnhell was con
fronted with Mariette Wolff, she ad
mitted that anything Mariette said was
sure to be true.
The reconstitution of the crime will
probably be one of the events of next
week, which may throw more light on
the investigation. Hypnotism, which
has been talked of for some time as
method of making Mme. Stelnhell di
vulge the truth, is also being consid
ered. There Is a precedent for this In
former cases in France. In one of these
rases Dr. Llegeois. professor In the
medical school at Nancy, which is
rival of the Salpetriere in Paris, as
sisted. It was the dream of this man's
life to solve crimes by means of hypno
tism.
Remy Couillard was re-examined this
week, being asked if the cords which
bound Mme. Stelnhell were very tight.
He answered:
'Those that I untied, no. She was
bound with cords wrapped around only
once, and her feet were scarcely tied
together at all. The knots around her
wrists were more complicated."
"And the cord around her neck?'
"It was so loose." replied Couillard
"that I did not think to take it off. M.
Lecoq took It off later."
Couillard also described a scene
whic h occurred the next morning, when
Mme. Stelnhell pretended to be too
weak to move. Soon after the doctor
left her. In a condition where she ap
parently was unable to lift a finger, the
telephone bell rang, and she sprang out
of bed and ran to answer It. Couillard
also affirmed that Mme. Stelnhell had
ordered him to take the dog away on
the day of the crime.
A theater in the district near Mont
Parnasse has a play prepared, which it
will put on as soon as some of the de
tails of the case are settled. The drama
is called "IA ff aire Stelnhell." The
prologue presents the death of Presl
dent Felix Faure. The first act occurs
at the villa in the Impasse Ronsln dur
ing a reception. The next act is con
cerned with the tragic night of the
murders. The scenes which follow
concern themselves with the mysterious
pearl. Journalists, policemen and til
St. Lazare Prison, and the drama ends
fittingly with the apotheosis and mar
rlage of Mme. Steinheil.
CHRISTMAS DINNR FATAL
Rodney L. West Taken Sick After
Eating and Dies Next Day.
A victim of hia Christmas dinner.
Rodney L. West, an employe of the Yale
laundry, died at 11 o'clock yesterday
morning at his home, 1S5 East Fourteenth
street, fnm ptomaine poisoning. West
and his wife had invited another married
couple to dine with them Christmas day.
They dined at 6:30 o'clock in the evening
and West was immediately taken ill.
Neither his wife or either of their guests
seemed to suffer from the meal and just
what portion of the food contained the
poison germs is unknown.
During the early part of Christmas
night West's illness was not serious, but
after his guests had gone, he was seized
with terrible pains and Dr. J. A. Pettlt,
of East Thirty-fourth and Belmont
streets, was summoned to attend him.
West's condition continued to become
more critical until 11 o'clock yesterday
morning, when his face suddenly turned
black and he died. An investigation is
being instituted to trace the source of the
poison.
The decedent was a veteran of the
Spanish American War. and served as a
Corporal in Company B of the Seventy
first New York Volunteers. He had lived
In Portland for the past three years and
Turns Three Somersaults and
Lands a Blazing Wreck
on Racecourse.
CHAUFFEUR IS UNINJURED
Speotaoulnr Accident atLos Angeles
Contest Slakes Exhibition Meet
One of Most Exciting In His
tory of Daredevil Driving.
IJOS ANGELES. Cal.. Dec. 27. One of
the most spectacular accidents ever oc
curring In an American automobile race
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M MB. STEI.VHEIL A D HER DAtGHTDIt MARTHA.
came here from New York City. Two
years ago he married Miss Irene Harvey,
native of Portland, whose brother.
Louis Harvey, Is In the office of the Pull
man Car Company In this city. They have
no children. He also has a brother in
this city, W. N. West, of 157 Arcadia
street. A number of relatives live in the
East and arrangements are being made to
end the body back to New York City for
burial.
NORTH END HOUSE RAIDED
STORM'S DAMAGE $20,000
Wind and Waves Play Havoc
Belli ngham Waterfront.
BELLING HAM. Wash.. Dec. 27. (Spe
cial.) A fierce westerly gale, which has
swept over this section for the past two
days, ha strewn the shore of Bellingham
Bay with wreckage, and it Is estimated
that the damage to mill property and
shipping from the heavy seas will total
S20.000.
Thousands of feet of logs were lost
when a dozen big booms broke loose
and were scattered by the waves. The
fishing schooner Bessie was sunk, sev
eral smaller craft washed ashore and
15000 damage caused when the ship
Jupiter snapped her cables and ran
amuck among other vessels.
All the mills have been closed down
today because of the high water, and
several blocks of waterfront streets
and two trestles have disappeared in
the waves.
MORSE'S SON KILLS MAN
Member of Taft's Class at Yale in
Trouble in Mexico.
SAN DIEGO, Cal.. Dec. 27. In re-
Meyer Kutner's Place Entered by
Police and Two Girls Found.
For the first time since Mayor Lane's
moral crusade swept over the North
End and wiped it out of official exist
ence, a den of vice was officially dis
covered Saturday night and raided by the
police. The resort was found in the
house conducted by Meyer Kulner, one
of the oldest and most widely known
of the North End divekeepers, at the
corner of Fourth and Flanders streets.
The raid was made by Detectives An
nudson and Johnson, and, besides Kut
ner, who was found in the- saloon on
the ground floor, Viola Smith, 23 years
old, and Ida Goldstein. 26 years old,
were arrested and taken to the City
Jail. A number of other women are be
lieved to have been in the building at
the time, and escaped the olice by
leaving by another entrance. Kutner is
65 years old and has kept similar re
sorts for a great many years in this
city. He provided bail for himself and
the two women.
Kutner Inst night after his arrest
boasted that, he would make revela
tions during the next few days which
would astonish the police. According
to Kutner there are 15 or more dis
orderly houses now operating In the
North End, despite the efforts of the
police.
happened at Ascot Park yesterday,
whon the fiont tire on the White racer
"Whistling Hilly" broke on & curve while
Gus Seyfrie.l, of San Francisco, was
driving at more than a mile a minute, the
car turning three complete somersaults In
the air, a blazing ball of flame, and land
ing a broken wreck in the center of the
track where it was practically consumed.
The occupant was thrown out with ter
rific force, but sustained only minor cuts
and bruise.
The accident occurred on the first
curve, just after Seyfrled had crossed
the line in an effort to lower the mile
record for the track of 53 2-5 seconds,
established a few minutes before by G.
H. Hughes in a Christie.
Tile principal racing feature of the day
was the winning of tne 2o-mlle event be
tween a Stearns, Marmion and Mitchell.
C. Soules driving a Stearns, lowering the
wcrld's record for stock cars in the fast
time of 25 minutes 36 3-5 seconds.
standardlng start.
Another event was the defeat of Hughes
in a Christie machine made by Barney
Oldiield. driving "Big Ben," in the semi
final sweepstakes of five miles. The time
was 4:54 4-5. Seyfried was to have made
this a three-cornered contest by the
White, but the accident prevented the
contest. The White won the tlve-mllo
event for cars costing $3000 or
Marmion car finishing second
Pope-Hartford third.
Oldtield drove an exhibition
56 2-5 secorTds.
For this annual house-cleaning event we have singled out many
thousands of dollars' worth of desirable merchandise from various
sections of this store and marked it without thought of actual value or
original cost. Values that regular sales do not duplicate. Good,
clean merchandise from our regular high-class stocks.
The goods offered include Small Lots, Broken Lines, Overstocks
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and Discontinued Numbers, but are all seasonable and now in
general demand. . That is the reason for this big sale event.
Prices Have Been Cut V3 to V2 Some Even More
If 0 ' HaF TfP o
RICH MAN IS THAiViP
Heir to $500,000 Sentenced
to Workhouse.
SERVED IN ARMY AND NAVY
Voung Baltimore Society Man De-
scrt9 and Mingles With I,os An
geles Toughs Will Get For
tune Soon After Release.
LOS AXGEL.ES, Dec. 27. Heir to half
million dollars and entitled to a posi
tion in Baltimore society, William Jef
ferson Powell has been sentenced to
serve ISO days in the workhouee In this
city on a vafrrancy charge. He says he
will come into possession of his fortune
at the age of 25 years, three months after
he Is released from the workhouse.
He ran away from his guardian in
1S03 and enlisted In the 18th Battery,
Field Artillery, and was stationed at
Jolo, Philippine Islands. Later he was
sent to Vancouver Barracks, "Washing
ton. When he finally secured his dis
charge from the Army, Powell imme
diately enlisted In the Navy. He was
ssigned to the United States steamer
Philadelphia and was stationed at
Bremerton Navy-yard. "
His love for a girl In San Diego caus
ing him to desert and go there, he was
arrested and sentenced to pay a fine of
$100. He paid the money and came to
Los Angeles. Here he took up with a
bod element and was arrested several
times on suspicion. He was finally tried
on a vagrancy charge and sentenced to
serve ISO days in tne workhouse.
"I am going to come out of this place
new man. he said tonight.
Conner. Dr. G. B. Bruere. M. Davis. B. C.
Dey, W. L. Brew.ter, R. L. Donald, R. H.
Ellis. E. J. Falling. Well. Gilbert, A. A.
Hampton, H. H. Herdman, H. W. Hog-ue,
C. S. Holbrook, H. C. Huntington. 8. G.
Jewett, J. t E. Kin. R. W. Kelly, C. H.
Labbe. R. W. Mersereau, R. J. Marsh, H.
M. Montgomery. C. G. Murphy, R. W. Mon
tague, D. Nelson, J. C Macllnnls, R. J.
O'Nell. A. J. McComb. H. G. Piatt, R. T.
Piatt. F. A Rasoh. H. L. Powers. F. B.
Riley. M. W. Smith. H. C. Smith. A. W.
Smith, W. F. G. Thacher, O. C. Spencer.
A. B. Slauson. M. D. Spencer. O. B. Wright.
F. W. Watson, C. Wernicke. C. R. Frailer.
M. V. Fisk, L. R. Allen, A. W. Bane. W.
S. Dole, R. Dunlway, T. A. Garron, F. B.
Eaton. J. Burkhardt, J. A. Keating, G.
Rae. G. Stubblef ries, H. M. Tomllnson, H. A.
Rands, W. S. Turner, L. H. Brlggs. Max
Wood. M. B. Moore. P. McD. Fuller. Walter
S. Asher, J. A. Hill, R. B. Sinnott, A. L.
Gile, C. S. Holiel.
PASTOR GETS YEGG
In
Empty Church Minister
Overpowers Burglar.
Parrot and Cat Electrocuted.
New York World.
Francis Loehr until recently was the
proud owner of a big green parrot that
used to sit in the window of the ground
floor apartment and make comments
upon the passing world. When the cool
weather came Mr. Loehr decided to give
the parrot a run about the room. Ac
cordingly Polly was allowed out of her
cage In the front room and allowed to
stretch her wings.
Hanging from an electrolier was a
green-covered wire that feeds a table
droplight. The parrot got hold of this
and picked off the winding. In a sec
ond it was all over with Polly, who lay
lifeless on the table, her beak clutching
the exposed wire. A pet cat thought.
evidently, that a meal of parrot would
be good, and sunk her teeth in the bird's
leg. That's how Mr. Loehr found them
both dead.
MAN PLEADS FOR LIBERTY
A SEW DEPARTURE.
The cost of interments has been
greatly reduced by the Holman Under
taking Company,
Heretofore it has been the custom
of funeral directors to make charges
for all incidentals connected with a
funeral. The Edward Holman Under
taking Company, the leading funeral
uirectors of Portland, have departed
from that custom. When casket is fur
nished by us we make no extra charge's
for embalming, hearse to cemetery,
outside box or any services that may
be required of us. except clothing.
cemetery and carriages, thus effecting
it savinc- of S25 to i V on each funeral.
THB EDWARD HOLMAN UNDERTAK
ING CO.. 220 Third St.. cor. Salmon.
Even Offers His Captor Fifty Cents
for Freedom, but .Divine Hangs
On and Turns Marauder
Over to Police.
SAN KRAXCISO, Dee. 27. -Rev. C.
N. Lathrop, rector of the Church of the
Advent, after a desperate struggle to
night, captured Albert J. White in the
act of ransacking the church.
Mr. Lathrop went to the church this
evening at S o'clock, as is his custom
on Saturdays, and, upon turning on tlio
lights, discovered a side window broken.
Rushing around to the rear door, he
found White. A ptrugRle ensued. In
which the minister proved victor, and
he took his prisoner across the street
to a store, where the police were noti
fied. White pleaded with the minister
to be released and promised never to
try burglary again, but his pleadings
had no effect.
Finally, as a last resort, he tried to
bribe his captor with SO cents with which
to pay for the broken window.
When searched at the police station a
Jimmy and other burglar tools were
found.
The Church of the Advent was entered I
by burglars' once before, about ten dnvs
ago, when several articles were takeu.
BOYS HONOR MURDERER
Bengal Youths Sing Praises of Bru
tal Thug.
CALCUTTA. Dec. 27 (Special) Khu
dlram Bose, who murdered two English
women at Muzafferpore, still commands
enormous Influence among the Benga'l
youth. During a recont festival a re
markable proceeding was witnessed in
Beldon street, when a number of boys
were seen singing and marching, carry
ing Khudiram's portrait covered with
garlands and flags. Booklets containing
his portrait and a stirring song were
distributed. The song translated runs
thusly :
The fearless martyr went to work
Without a trace uf tlread.
With the burden of Ills duly
Resting on his head.
In the name of Mother dear.
He plunged In horrid strife.
And hailed with a hero's grace
The sentence on his lite!
Then the world shuddered at
A sacrifice so meet.
And red. red tiloomed the lotuses
At the Mother's feat!
Our l-nr-I-limit Iluttle Line.
Springlield (Mass.) Republican.
An illustration of how far "our far
flung battle line" is being extended
and strengthened is furnished by the
announcement that formal approval has
been give n by the Navy Department for
the building of the largest drydock in
the world. This dock. 1100 feet long
and 11(1 feet wide, will he located at
IVarl Harbor, Hawaii, where the great
naval base for the ships of our Pacific
fleet is to be constructetl and fortified.
Its reported dimensions will make tills
dock lar je enough to accommodate two
of the biggest battleships of the North
Dakota class at the same time, or threo
of the older battleships, or nearly a
whole fleet of smaller vessels.
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XIXA PAYNE, ACTRESS, ESCAPES
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sponse to urgent appeals by wire from STEAMER STRIKES WHARF
New Tork. Theodore V. Johnston will
leave this city tomorrow . morning for
Trinidad. Lower California, to render
aid to William G. Morse, who is under
arrest there, the charge, it is believed,
being that he killed a Mexican.
William G. Morse, who is a son of
Professor 9. FT B. Morse, of telegraphy
fame, and who was a member of Presi
dent-elect Taft s class at Tale, went to
the Campbell ranch near Trinidad soma
time ago for the benefit of his health.
Little is known of the trouble that re
sulted In his arrest, but his friends in
New York are very anxious for some
one to go to Trinidad In his behalf, and
Mr. Johnston, who Is himself a New
Yorker, has consented to go.
Roanoke Collides With Klevenhusen
Cold Storage Plant.
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 27. (Special.)
About 11 o'clock last night, as the
steamer Roanoke, which was en route
down the river, was approaching Altoona.
her steering gear became disabled and
before the headway could be checked,
the vessel collided with the Klevenhusen
cold storage plant. A portion of the
wharf and the front of the warehouse
were carried away. The vessel was not
Injured and the damage to tiie cold stor
age plant amounts to about 95000.
NEW GEYSER MAY RESULT STAGE MARRIAGE BARRED
Earth on Borders of Yellowstone
Park Still Trembling.
VIRGINIA CITY, Mont., Dec. 27.
(Special.) Thirty earthquakes have been
felt in this section since last Sunday af
ternoon, the last tremor being recorded
at 4:10 yesterday morning. The ground
has trembled very perceptibly, with the
arthwave apparently" coming from the
aouth. which has lent color to the theory
that a big-new geyser is about to burst
Tom Longboat Must Go to Church
With Bride.
TORONTO. Ont., Dec. 27.-The mar
riage of Tom Longboat, the long-dist
ance runner to Miss Marlacle. a Mo
hawk maiden, will not occur on the stage
at Massey Hall as had been planned. The
bishop of the Anglican Church refused to
sanction the appearance of a minister
of the denomination In an affair of the
kind. The wedding will be solemnized in
the church on Wednesday.
Portland Man Accused of Trying to
Chloroform Girl as She Is
Leaving Theater.
BELLINGHAM, Wash., Dec. 27. (Spe
cial.) Made desperate by mad infatuation
for Nina Payne, a beautiful vaudeville
actress, a wealthy young French resident
of Portland, whose name neither the
actress nor the police will divulge, last
night attempted to chloroform and kid
nap the girl, as she was leaving tho
theater. The abduction was evidently
carefully plannea out, as the man had
rig waiting for him, within a few yards
ot where he seized the girl. Miss Payne's
struggles and cries for help attracted
the attention of Police Detective Tom
Nugent, and as he ran up the French
man dropped the girl.
Miss Payne recognized he- assailant. In
spite of the darkness, and though she
would not give his name to any but the
police, she states that he is a man who
has followed her to Bellingham from
Portland, where he saw her on the stage,
and fell passionate ly in love with her.
In that city, she says, he showered her
with attentions, forced gifts upon her,
and proposed marriage to her.
When she came to Bellingham, her ad
mirer followed, but disappeared on Wed
nesday. She relaxed the precautions ahe
had exercised up to this time, and the at
tempt to kidnap her was the result. The
whole matter was kept a secret at the
time of its occurrence, and a desperate
effcrt was made to ktep It out of print
today.
HERO MEDAL FOR FREETH
DASHED THRICE INTO AXGRY
SEA TO SAVE LIVES.
Los Angeles Council Will Ask Gov
ernment to Reward Ksecuer of
Japanese Fishermen.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 27.-The
Council of this city was asked today to
introduce the resolution of the Ocean
Park Board of Trustees asking the Na
tlonal Government to provide a medal
for George Freeth of the United States
Life Saving Corps at Venice.
The resolution recites that December 16
George Freeth and the life-saving crew
at Venice saved the lives of 11 Japanese
fishermen at imminent risk to themselves
Freeth was the conspicuous hero of the
occasion.
A heavy storm was blowing off the
Venice breakwater and the Japanese
sought shelter behind it. They were in
three boats and were unable to manage
them. Three times Freeth jumped into
the angry sea and carried lifelines to the
boats. The third time he jumped into
one of the boats and safely steered it to
shelter. By his action the U lives were
saved.
The resolution declares he did this
without thought or hope of reward,
acting only as his duty prompted him.
BANQUET GIVEN SCHURMAN
Cornell Head Feasted at University
Club by Collegians.
President Jacob Gould Schurman. of
Cornell University, was the guest of
honor Saturday at a banquet given in his
honor by the University Club and Port
land members of the Cornell alumni.
ine occasion Drougnt together over
150 college men and they thoroughly
enjoyed the scholarly address deliv
ered by President Schurman. and also
the speeches of President J. R. Wilson.
or the Portland Academy and C. E. S.
Wood.
The banquet was a characteristic
college gathering, and during the even
ing the song that has thrilled Cornell
students during the days of the "grind"
was sung again last night. The guests
of honor and those who attended the
banquet follow:
J. U. Schurman, J. B. Wilson, William n.
Wheelwiicht. W. M. l,add. C. K. S. Wood.
J. W. Anderson, J. D. Carson. D. P. Cam
eron, A. W. Chance, E. 1. Connell, H. F.
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NO GAS!
We keep in our employ only dentists of practical experience, who have spent years of study in preparing
themselves in all branches of dentistry. When people visit Portland from out of town they must take
advantage of the opportunity and have their dental work attended to. The Union Dentists have a full
corps of old, time-tried crown and bridge workers and painless extractors. And don't forget our pros
thetic dentist in making up your mind where to go.
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the proper mastication of food. Unless
your plate is properly made, swollen
gums and kindred troubles will be jour
lot.
"We pay particular attention to this
branch of the profession, and our work
cannot be improved upon.
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