" VOL. XLIX.-Xof 15,0T4. -- , . - .' I '
POLICE INTERFERE:
BOYHQTHETUHHED
WhitlaLeaves$1 0,000,
Which Is Untouched.
KIDNAPERS FEAR DETECTIVES
Told to Deposit Money, but to
Go Alone.
MAYOR SPOILS SCHEME
Orders Out Force to Watch Park
Where Cash Is Icft, but No One
Comes to Get It and Agreement
to Bring Boy Is Broken.
CLEVELAND, O.. March 21.-The full
tory of the frustrated attempt to pay
over JlO.ono i ransom for the return of
Willie Whltla became known today.
J. P. AVhltla. the father, was instructed
In a letter from the kidnapers to leave
the money In Flatlron Park Saturday
nlRht If no detectives were about, the
kidnapers promlped they would secure
the money and deliver the boy safely to
the father In a hotel at Ashtabula at 3
o'clock this morning.
Whltla deposited the money, as re
quested, but the Ashtabula police learned
of the plana to pay the ransom and went
to the park. The. kidnapers are supposed
to have seen them, for at 6 o'clock the
money was Intact and not a man had
approached the .spot where It was left.
Whltla had a score of detectives and
23 members of the Pennsylvania con
stabulary In readiness In this city to
start a search for the kidnapers as soon
as he had recovered the boy.
rears Kidnapers Are Frightened.
Whltla fears that the failure to effect
a settlement with him last night will
friEhten the kidnapers so they will not
communicate with him again.
The letter from the captors of the boy
came to the boy's parents In Sharon. Pa..
Friday. Instructions were given Whltla
to so alone to Ashtabula Saturday night
and place the 10,000, at 10 o'clock, under
a rock at the base of a gorge In the park.
If the money was obtained by the kid
napers, they promised, the stolen Boy
would be sent to the Smith Hotel, in
Ashtabula, unharmed, at S o'clock the
following morning. Whltla was in
structed specifically that he was to be
accompanied by no one when he vent
to deposit the money.
Immediately on receipt of the letter
Whltla called In private detectives In his
employ. They wanted to place a decoy
package of bills at the designated spot,
but Whltla would not agree to this. He
finally consented to permit the detec
tives to accompany hint to this city and
await bis summons to begin a search
for the kidnapers.
Mayor Orders Out Police.
Whltla left Cleveland for Ashtabula at
8 o'clock. He was accompanied by De
tective McCabe. The latter was to act
as his bodyguard, but was not to go with
Whltla to the park.
In keeping with 'the promise made In
their first letter, the kidnapers sent a
second letter a few minutes after 9
o'clock, addressed to C. A. White, care
of the Smith Hotel. Ashtabula.
When no one had called for the missive
half an hour later, the clerk became
curious and opened the envelope. Mayor
Cook and Chief of Police Laskey were
apprised of its contents. The Mayor
ordered all of his police to institute a
search for the captors. Whltla left the
package of bills in the park promptly at
8 o'clock. He went to the designated spot
alone, feeling certain that his compliance
with the request of the kidnapers would
prove the means of sending his boy
back to him.
Finds Money StIU Untouched.
Three policemen, who had been sent
out from the Ashtabula central station,
saw Whitla leave the money In the park
They told Chief Laskey of their discov
ery and received Instructions to remain
on guard at the park and capture the
kidnapers should they appear.
Whltla returned to the city In the
meantime and had established communi
cation with his detectives In Cleveland.
They advised him to go to the hotel for
his boy exactly at the time set. He
promised to observe orders.
Whltla started after his boy Ave hours
later. On the way a policeman informed
him that three of their number had been
on guard at the park and no one had
culled for the money.
Whltla was overcome at this news. He
wnt to the park and found his package
of money undisturbed. During the re
mainder of the night and all day today
the officer searched in vain the country
round Ashtabula.
KNOW NO MOKE THAN BEFORE
Parents or Kidnaped Boy Begin to
Feel Hard Strain.
F-HA RON, Pa.. March 21. J. p
Whltla, father of Willie Whltla. the
kidnaped boy, returned today from a
fruitless trip to Cleveland.
"We know no more now," said Mr.
Whitla. "than we did before."
It Is the general belief here that the
abductors, realizing to what an extent
iConcludcd on rago 3.)
- j . . - -k .m. V A 47
MR nhKRnnM HK I n
PRISONER IN HOTEL!
H. W. ABELES SPIRITED AWAY
AFTER WEDDING. .
Friends Play Practical Joke on
Traveling Man Who Marries
Miss. Ida Savransky.
Kidnaped by friends after his wedding
yesterday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, Harry
Winslow Abeles, a New York traveling
man, was taken to the Hotel Portland,
where he was locked in a room and held
a prisoner until late at night. The per
petrators of the "practical joke kept guard
Harry W. Abeles. Bridegroom
Who Was Kidnaped After
Wedding- and Held Prisoner in
Hotel.
of the room to see that he did not escape
until they were ready to release him.
Mr. Abeles was married to Mies Ida
Savransky, daughter of Isaac Savransky,
a Portland clothing dealer, by Dr. N.
Mossesohn, at 435 Tenth street. As soon
as an elaborate dinner, attended by. 89
guests, had been completed Mr. Abeles
was rushed to a carriage, and spirited
away to the hotel. There he was allowed
to send notes to his bride, but theee were
censored to see that he did not make
his whereabouts known.
David Pallay, the best man. and four
other men who attended the ceremony
participated in the kidnaping. They first
declared that they would keep Mr. Abeles
as their prisoner until this morning and
then return with- hlm-; to; the-- Savransky
home for a wedding breakfast. A little
before midnight, however, they relented
and-conveyed him in an automobile to
Mrs. Abeles and her parents who were
much worried by his disappearance.
INDIAN RUNAWAY DROWNS
Attempt to Escape Pursuers Fatal u
Chemana Lad.
CHEMAWA. Or., March 21. (Special.)
Four Indian boys who ran away from
the Chemawa School yesterday were cap
tured about 3 o'clock today at Tualatin.
Charles Walton, an Alaskan, one of the
number, broke away from his captors,
and in attempting to cross the Tualatin
River In an old boat was drowned. He
had no oars, and paddled with his hands.
His clothing and heavy shoes weighted
him down so he was unable to make the
shore. There was no boat at hand for"
those on the farther shore to go to his
aid. His body was recovered, but life
was extinct. The body was returned to
the school this evening.
13 WARSHIPS READY IN 1912
Germany Gives Out Programme of
Big Gun Vessels.
BERLIN. March 21. In view of the as
sertions made in the British House of
Commons that Germany, in the Sprimt
of 1912, would have 17 warships, all of
them of the big-gun type, the Navy
Department authorizes the statement
that in the Autumn of 1912 Germany will
have IS such vessels.
ii i i ii i iy i i iiiiiiiiiiii iijmjjiinn ii iiijiiipinnji!
H'r 1 ;
1 1 " ' - v " I -
t ! " " J A
l f " . - "1 sL
1 1 a s J:
II - '
I , VSM wT
I , ;cv- -
A I
Vs
j
I V
f A J
I -
r v -
I v v A wy
X : :
tkA- W nVhtrflrWw W4lft l.j
William 1. Stephens. Mtm Klevted fcy
City Council for Short Term.
RECALL ELECTION
NOT LOOKED FOR
Injunction DecisionWill
Settle Question.
t
MORE INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
Los Angeles Speculates Over
Division of Votes.
EARL BEFORE GRAND JURY
Again Will Be Called to Testify.
Oswald Apparently Has Disap
peared, Although Sherirr Says
He Knows Where He Is.
T?.I v."15 MERRILL WHITNEY.
1X)S ANUELJCS, Cal.. March 21. (Spe
cial.) Whether Los Angeles will have a
recall election next Friday is still an
open question and will remain so until
Judge Bordwell, of the Superior Court,
announces his decision on the petition
now before his court, asking for an In
junction. Regardless of what the spe
cial grand jury has done or will do this
decision is the most important single
point In the entire three weeks' recall
fight, including Mayor Harper's resigna
tion, forced mysteriously and secretly by
E. T, Earl, and the resulting chaos that
has been straightened Into order only
after sensation after sensation had been
disclosed.
Two injunction suits have been 'filed
by H. S. Jones, a businessman and tax
payer. The first was to prevent city
officials from completing the work pre
paratory to the election. The s2cond suit,
strikes, at the payment for work already
done and brings the matter in a more
concrete form before the court. Argu
ments in petition will be heard tomorrow
by Judge Bordwell and a decision is ex
pected Wednesday or Thursday. ,
Election Xot Expected.
It is the ono-n! bWief among party
-politicians who have looked' carefully into
the matter that the court, will decide
against holding the election. This belief
is based on the opinions of eminent law
yers who have studied the provisions of
the charter and who are satisfied that
an unexpired term Is an unexpired term,
and that the language and intent of the
charter cannot be changed.- .
Some of the wiseacres give to Alex
ander. In the event of an election, the
vote that went to Lee C. Gates, the non
partisan candidate for Mayor, a little
more than two years ago. In round num
bers this was SOOO. Dr. Lindley, the Re
publican candidate, had about 9000 votes,
and Harper received about 11.000. Wil
son, the Union Labor candidate, re
ceived about 3500 votes, the Socialist can
didate about the same, with less than
2000 for the Prohibition candidate.
The city vote this year is estimated at
35,000. Wheeler, the Socialist candidate. Is
assured of probably 4000 that cannot be
swerved. He may corral several thou
sand more in the Sixth, Seventh and
Eighth wards and scattering throughout
the city, from persons who want to vote
for someone, but who will not vote for
Alexander.
20,000 Votes Uncertain.
What will become of the great Demo
cratic vote that elected Harper?
For whom will be cast the 9000 Repub
lican yotes that went to Lindley at the
last municipal election?
Here are 20,000 votes upon which no one
can count with certainty. It is predicted
by experienced politicians that a great
proportion of this vote will not come out
next Friday, should' the election be held.
Meanwhile the work of the special grand
- ' Concluded on Page 3.)
THREE PROMINENT
NO TRACE OF LOST
BALLOON AMERICA
MAY HAVE BEEX DRIVEN OVER
... MO J AVE DESERT.
Rancher Reports Seeing : Craft
Crossing Second. Range of Moun
tains, in Northerly Direction.
PASADENA. Cal., March 21. No word I
has come" today from the balloon Amer
ica, wnicn went up at Tournament Park
at 3 o'clock yesterday, .with Captain
Mueller as pilot and five prominent men
of this city as passengers.
It was learned in a roundabout way
" " I
ijV 1
Mrs. Harry W. Abeles, Who Was
Miss Ida Savransky and Whose
Husband Was Kidnaped by
FTIends.
that the balloon was seen by a rancher
crossing ths second range of mountains
north of 'PasRdena early this morning.
When last seen the balloon was going In
a northerly direction and the wind was
9 miles an, hour.
A storm struck here late this after
noon and deluged southern California. It
is believed here that Captain Mueller
threw out sufficient ballast to rise above
the storm clouds and clear the mountains
and that he has landed on the Mojave
Desert, in sonu. place remote from civil
ization. ,
Reports from Barstow, Mojave' and
other desert towns are that no sight of
the balloon has been had.
The balloon ascended yesterday for not
longer than three hours, but two days'
provisions were taken. The passengers
were R. C. Halsted. L. C. Gillaln, Sidney
Gray, Harold Parker and Edward Du
schutz. the latter an automobile dealer
in this city. Gillain Is a guest at the
Hotel Maryland and Halsted is a -merchant.
Charles A. Coey has offered his balloon
Chicago to search for the America. Gov
ernment rangers will start from Mount
Wilson and Pasadena to hunt through
the canyons.
SPEAKER DOES NOT APPEAR
Joseph Medill Patterson Disappoints
Two Big Audiences.
CHICAGO, March 21. (Special.)
Two audiences which gathered this aft
ernoon to hear Joseph Medill Patter
son lecture on Socialism were disap
pointed. One was held at Forty-eighth
and Paulina streets and the other as
sembled in Workmen's Hall, West
Twelfth street and Waller avenue."
Large display notices and handbills,
calling attention to addresses which
were to he made by Mr. Patterson had
been circulated In the two localities,
and at the time set for the meetings
today, both halls were filled. Several
hours of waiting, however, failed to
reward the audiences with the appear
ance of Mr. Patterson.
Both meetings were addressed by A.
M. Simons and Seymour Stedman. Mr..
Simons said that the meetings had'
been called at Mr. Patterson's sugges
tion, and he declared that he was un
able to explain the speaker's failure
to appear. -
FIGURES IN LOs" ANGELES
tieorKe Alexander, Candidate for Mayor
on Recall TU-ket.
pffiiliral
k '"V'A "A - -
f :VAV;'5'A V ' ."A'; 1"SA-".S? XZ$M
a A A -''MMMM
rA " '';:t?AA AffAA$5; iAAflAll
GIRL'S NOTE SOLD:
AQKI IN DISGRACE
Published Letter May
Break Off Match.
MOTHER SHOCKED AND FURIOUS
Hints of Tar and Feathers
Again Heard.
LETTER VERY ENDEARING
Miss Emery Solicitous for Welfare of
Brown Iiover Maps Out Pro
gramme of tife With Mother
on Bread and Water.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 21. (Special.)
The act of Gunjiro Aoki in selling to
a San Francisco newspaper, as it Is be
lieved here, letters written to him by
Miss Helen G. Emery, may result in
breaking off the engagement between the
two. At any rate, Mrs. Emery, the
young girl's mother, expressed great in
dignation today when told that a letter
from her daughter had been published.
If her looks and actions were any indica
tion . she will now range herself with
Archdeacon Emery in opposition to the
proposed nuptials.
"I have not seen the letter which I
am told has been published," said Mrs.
Emery this afternoon, "but whatever it
may have contained I can say that It
was given out without either the con
sent or knowledge of myself or my
daughter. Beyond that. I have no state
ment to make for the present."
While Mrs. Emery would neither af
firm nor deny that her daughter's . en
gagement with Aoki was likely to ba
broken off because of the publication of
the letter, it was plain to be seen that
the Indiscretion of her former house ser
vant had produced a considerable re
vulsion of feeling in her.
Denies-Portland Wedding. . -
As for Aoki's alleged statement that
the wedding would take place during the
present week at Portland. Mrs. -Emery
declared that she knew of no such plan.
The resentment against the Japanese
on the part of the residents of Corte Ma
dera since the announcement of the en
gagement was greatly increased today
when it was learned that in order to get
money he had made public letters written
to him by his sweetheart. Had Aoki
come here today, as was expected, he
would have been made the object of some
unpleasant attention. Among some of
the younger men of the town the dispo
sition is strong to administer a coat of
tar and feathers when the Japanese
makes his appearance.
One of the letters is published fac
simile and the following- extract indi
cates how solicitous Miss Emery Is for
the Japanese's safety:
"I have been having all sorts of hor
rible fears that perhaps you had been
hurt or killed or kidnaped, and sent
away somewhere where I could never
see you again."
Girl Swears Undying JLove.
Then the girl goes on to say that she
and her mother sat up all one night to
rush to the rescue If the Japanese should
be assaulted by the townspeoplo. One
of the gushing extracts says:
"And, Oh, my sweetheart. Mother and
I could be so happy with you, even if
in only one room and eating-nothing" but
bread and water, with an occasional' dish
of macaroni for a treat. It is so hard,
my Gunjiro, to have you away and not
know what Is happening to you. I do
try to be patient. I don't want to worry
you or to be foolish, but if we could
(Concluded on Pge 3-)
MUNICIPAL CRISIS
AA A
1 - , NfJAv. - -k
! ' l'-fAA I;.-,
. : A; fs A :lu
I x ,x
- :' ' - .. .. V:-:.: :4 t: :.
.-v iT-'-niMiiiriin,rfiriiisT)iiiiriihHiTniWirinf n'lfn-ffifitTii-ni Miiilti n i
Georce A Smith, Choice of Repnbllcam
Antl-Kceall Parry for Mayor.
COSGROVEREADYTQ
TAKE HELM MAY 1
HAS CONQUERED , DISEASE,
SAYS DIRECTOR SAWYER.
Governor Himself States, Except for
AVeakness, He Never Felt Bet
ter in His Liife.
PASO ROBLES HOT SPRINGS. Cal..
March 21. (Special.) That Governor
Cosgrove is Improving; so ranldlv he
win be able to leave for Washington
by May 1 to assume the reins of
government in that state, is the opinion
of Dr. F. W. Sawver mnnno-lncv i11aa.
Governor Cosgrove, of Washlngr
ton. Whose Physician Says He
win Me Abie to Resume Dn
J
ties by May 1.
or. who says the reports he has to
give out are highly encouraging.
"Governor Cosgrove was In my of
fice for an hour this afternoon." said
Dr. Sawyer, ' "and he told me that,
aside from the natural feeling of
weakness, he never felt better in all
his life. When the weather permits
he- walks about the hotel and veran
das quite frequently.'. He has had
some of his meals In the Dubllc dininir-
Toom and Is gatting- so that he thor
oughly enjoys himself.
"There is no question In my mind
but that he has overcome his disease
and. with six weeks for recuperation,
will be In condition to get down to
work. He is naturally anxious to re
turn to Washington as soon as pos
sible, but realizes the necessity of re
maining here for some weeks."
Guests of the hotel who . have seen
Governor Oosgrove about the place
speak in the same- way of his looking
welL The Governor Is now confident
that he will soon be fully recovered.
RIGHT-OF-WAY ISSUE IS UP
Reclamation Agent to Meet Harrl
man Engineers.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 21. It is understood that
Supervising Engineer VS. C. Henny, of
the reclamation service, will leave Im
mediately for Oregon to confer with Har
riman engineers , and engineers of the
proposed Oregon trunk line, and endeavor
to adjust the question of railroad right of
way through the Eveschutes Canyon.
Henny, who has personal knowledge of
the Deschutes situation, is already in
possession of ample facts to enable him
to adjust this matter with the railroad
engineers if they will agree to Cerms sat
isfactory to the Government,
BOY IS HAZED TO DEATH
Strung up by Ankle3 to Sapling and
Lert Too Long.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 21. Charles
Stintston is dead as a result of hazing
by fellow-students at the White School,
It Is said they strung him up by the
ankles to a sapling and le'ft him hanging
so long that he died .a few hours after
he was taken down.
It Is expected arrests will follow.
v v - j j
PARTY TIES COT
If! TARIFF FIGHT
Contests Make Bill
Local Issue.
LEADERS PREPARING FOR FRAY
Payne and Clark Open Head
quarters in Capitol.
LUMBER DUTY STICKLER
Lower House Working on Principle
That Every Member Shall Look
Out for Interests of His In
dividual Constituency.
WASHINGTON, March 21. That there
will be a lively contest over- tho nr.r
bill is evidenced by the preparations that
re Demg made by the sponsors for the
bill and by those who oppose it.
Chairman Payne, supported by his chief
lieutenant. Representative John Dalzell,
Pennsylvania, and the other Republican
members of the House ways and means
committee, together with Representative
Broussard, Louisiana. the newly ap
pointed Democrat, will be resumed with
thousands of documents and communi
cations for the defense of the provisions
of the Payne bill. 1
Leaders Open Headquarters.
The committee's old room Is on the
House floor of the Capitol, and yesterday
"field headquarters" were established
there by Mr. Payne.
Directly beneath the headquarters of
the Payne forces are the headquarters of
the enemy, the Democrats. Champ Clark
has taken possession of John Sharp Will
iams' old room, and was today occupied
with the preparation of the report of the
minority. The Democratic members have
held "councils of war" for the past few
days in the Clark headquarters.
.Democrats Fight for Revenue.
They will make a . strong fight against
every protective duty in the Payne bill
unless It is a revenue producer.
While the Payne and the Clark forces
will be lined up against each other on
many questions, there probably will be
several duties on which they will join
in fighting other opposition. This is due
to the fact that Mr. Payne Is not a
high tariff man.
Tariff Is Local Issue.
When an amendment is offered to in
crease the duty of one dollar a thousand
feet, provided for lumber by the Payne
bill, Mr. Payne and Mr. Clark will stand
together in oposition to the Increased
duty, and each will find' that some of
his trusted aides have deserted him. This
illustrates the feeling that prevails
throughout the membership of the House
that every member shall work for the
interests of his individual constituency
and that the tariff question is a local
one. - s '
There is one point about the new bill
on which little controversy is expected in
(Concluded on Pare 4.
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 59
degrrees; minimum, 3.t decrees.
TODAY'S Fair, north westerly winds.
Foreign.
Paris strike of postal employes collapses;
strikers sue for peace. Page 2.
Nat lonal.
Friends and foes line up for clash on tariff
bill. Page 1.
Democrats who opposed Clark make cry
of "ga.g rulo." Page 3.
Philippines fears free trade with United
States will deprive Islands necessary
revenue. Page 3.
Tart will delay appointment of Fulton un
til Heney's charges are reviewed, page 4.
Domestic.
Police Interference spoils plan of Whitla
to give ransom and get son back, page 1.
Believed no recall election will be held at
Los Angeles. Sage 1.
Governor Cosgrove expects to "return to
duty May 1. Page 1.
Balloon America, which ascended yesterday
has not been heard from. Page 1. "
Woman chases confidential agent across
country, alleging he stole her property.
Page 4.
Miss Emery's Jap lover said to sell her let
ter to paper; may break off match
Pane 1.
Ex-President Roosevelt says he will give out
nothing more about his trip. Page 3.
J. H. Cradlebaugh on trial for his life at
Denver today. Page 3,
New York police report no progress in find
ing slayers of Petrosino. Page 2.
Sports.
Johnson agrees to terms for fight: up to
Jeffries now. Page 13.
English racing season opens today- only
one American entry. Pase
Casey? Northwestern players will leave to
night for Medford. paze 13.
v Pacific Coast.
Steam-r R. D. Inraan wrecked on Duxbury
Reef. Page 5.
Chicago man found murdered near Spo
kane; body partially cremated. Page o.
Industrial. - '
Albany expects to set new building record
n 1909. Page .
Grape expert will plant vineyard at Hood
P.iver. Page 12.
The Dalles receives many Inquiries from
prospective settlers. Page's.
Portland end Vicinity.
Friends kidnap bridegroom after wedding
and lock him up In Portland Hotel.
Page 1.
A. B. Man ley will not name committee to
select Republican Assemblymen. Page 8.
Dr. Brougher preaches against hasty mar
riages. Page 8.
Van Schuyler estate will build at Twelfth
and Washington streets. Page 14.
Children taken from sanitarium tell Dltlful
story. Page 14.
N7oadCO"a e8Ved t0 Harriman rail
Farmers' train will begin trl3 through
Southern Oregon today. Pago 9.