Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, April 08, 1909, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MOItXING OREGON I AN, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, IDOO. RETURNS JIT RISK LEADER OF BULL WHEAT MOVEMENT IN CHIC A no. oriman & Kin OF LIFE SENTENCE j Banished Burglar Can Find No re at Rest at Antipodes and Is Retaken. STOWS AWAY ON STEAMER r O W P Sale f- w&: It - ft , , - i Makes Pretense of Suicide, but Is Found and Now Faces Long Term Driven From New Zealand and Tahiti. SAN FRAN'n'O. April 7. Banished from threa rountrlon because of his reo ord. John Griffin, safecracker exiled from the VnJtPd States by ex-Supertor Judgo I 'rro!l Cook of this city, risked a lonj? trm in the penitentiary In attempting I to re-enter his r.aUve land as a stowaway on the tstearner .Mariposa, which arrived 1 her today from Tahiti. He managed in HniA way to free himself rfrom his irons In whhrti ho was placed, feigned suicide by lLvins a dote that he had jumped overboard, and secreted himself in the whip, hoping to land undetected, but was (Uncovered. I rive ii From Antipodes. . Griffin., it appears, sailed on the Mari- iMjRa to Tahiti as a steerage passenpe two trips-ago, just after the court had pronounced the order banishing him 1-jinritng. at Papeete, he drifted to New Zealand, from which place he was ousted by the authorities. Returning to Papeete, lie was driven out of the islands when hla career became known, and stowed way on the Mariposa. Two days ago his hiding place was discovered by Captain Hayward, who put Griffin in Irons, manacling his ankle to a steel rod. When the Mariposa made port today. Captain Hayward telephoned to the. harbor police station and told the officers to-come and get their man. When the police arrived they found that Griffin had broken his bonds and disappeared, leaving a note, in which be said: .Note "Which. Iid Not Deceive. "By the time you find this note I will be In a watery grave, for I prefer it to going to jail. When a man is once down, society never gives him a chance." After searching the steamer for several ' hours, the officers found Griffin secreted in a boiler on deck. Several months ago he was caught in the act of blowing up the safe of John Gillen on Point Lobos avenue. . Friends from Monterey Interced ed in hi behalf and Judge Cook gave him the alternative of banishment from this country, telling him that, if he ever re turned, he would be sentenced to life im prisonment. - - - iSf JAMES A. PATTEX, GRAIN 'BROKER. Is the magnet that is daily attracting hundreds of fair shoppers down town these days. 'Tis a rare opportunity to outfit one's self with apparel of the finest sort and pay for it less than the ordinary I WHEAT RUSHES UP Bull Crop Report Aids Patten's Big Deal. ACREAGE MUCH SMALLER Stanfpede ot Shorts to Buy Sends Price to $1.25 1-4 Patten Calins Storm by Selling 1,000,000 Bushels. (Continued from First Fa?e. INSANE PATIENT SUICIDE JAMES TRILIJX TAKES POISON" AV1TII KAT.Vli REStLT. Canto oni Baker County and Was Allowed Many Privileges Left liCtter Announcing Intention. 9AUKM. Or., April ". (3(ecta!.' James Trillin, an inmate of the State jnsano Asylum tor a number or years lmsl. ami a brother of ext'ounty judpre . v . lTuun, ot tinner county, com mitted suicide in his room .at the asn-luin lust night ty taking poison. Trillin litia been tractable and Indus irious ana nas Deen employed as an as- siNtnnt to tlie commissary, lie has been allowed unusual privileges, . owing to the mild nature of his ailment, and occupied a room apart rrom the other patients. lien called by an attendant this morn lug he fulled to respond .and an investi gation revealed the fact that he was dead. A letter was found on Ms person stating there was no need of a Coroner's inquest; that he had taken the poison to end his sufferings, and knew what he was about. The demented man left property in Maker County worth about JWOO. which lie stated In his letter he desired to have go to his married daughter. Myrtle, who lives in Katern Oregon. Trillin asked tliat the County Judge of Baker County nouncn. lie has b?en an inmate of the asylum at various times for the past ten or 12 years. He waa 55 or 60 years of age. BOOSTS FOR IRRIGATION Arthur Hooker Tells Publicity Men What Water Is to West. "f-'-'A. Mont.. April 7. Arthur Hooker, secretary of the National Irriga tion Congress, which will meet at Spo kane, August 9 to 11 next, is in attend ance at the Montana Publicity Meeting in-ie. lie bhiu: -tne imgalion Congress has a Na tional poucy to preserve the forests, store me noods, reclaim the deserts, make ncmcs on tne land, it emphasizes the great value of water to the American people. It shows the immense develop mem possioie through Irrigation in the w est. it demonstrates to the Kast tin great economic Importance of this de velopment to the entire country." vtoernor iorris or .Montana plans to attend the congress and many Montana elites will be represented by irrigation clubs. with the favorable crop conditions that upset the Leiter corner in 1898. Car Shortage Expected. Freight conditions, if thev they now axe, will also tend to strengthen iir. rauen s position. Alrpariv ti -aii. roads are complaining of a shortage of cars, and by the time the crop is readv to market it is likely that they -will be able to move it very slowly. It was the plentiful supply of cars that interfered so seriously with the Gates corneVof a few years ago. Mr. dates deal followed a verv short crop, 100,000.000 bushels short of that raised last year, hut the leading: grain interests finally broke the stock trader's grip on me raarKet, ana April of 1906 saw a drop from above $1.20 to Stft& cents. Joseph, Leiter had even more in his favor; the home crop was short, and foreign coun tries also raided short crops. P. E. Ar mour, however, w-aus in the market equation wmcn finally proved the undoing of the young bull leader. l'atten's Probable Profits. Mr. Patten's line of wheat probably shows 15 to 30 cents & bushel profit for his May holdings and 5 to 7 cents for his July line. The extent of hifl holdings is mere guesswork, but he was credited with having 15.000,000 bushels of May at one time in the "Winter. Since then some think his line has been cut in two, at least, by selling on periodical bulges. His July line probably has been half as large as the May holding, and that, too, has been reduced. are contemplated against Monsipnor Anis ette, the archbishop of Paris, for a passage in a diocesan address counseling respect for the laws of the republic, and against jjon signor Mignot. archbishop of Toulon, and Mousignor Fuzet. archbishop bf Rouen, for modernist views. Washington Thirty dental surgeons to be appointed by the President for the Navy and Marine Corps are provided for in a bill recently Introduced by Senator Dick, of Ohio. Washington Senator Gallinqer has rein troduced the bill providing for a separate building for the Supreme Court of the United States just outride of the Capitol grounds and immediately north of the Con gressional library. The total cost of the building la fixed at S8.OO0.00O. Pasadena; Ca4. Kx-Vice-President Charles W. Fairbanks announced Tuesday that he would sail from San Francisco May 16 for a trip or one year's auration, to Include in his itinerary Hawaii. Japan. China, the Philippines, Australia and Africa. New York Samuel Stiegler, a barber, must appear in court today to explain why he cut off Morris Kruetzer's 40-year growth of -whiskers without orders. K.rtitzer is 6(t years old and his beard was the pride of his life and part of his religion. Ithaca, n. Y. A symposium printed by i Cornell publication shows many college presidents favor the Interchange of prom inent professors among larger colleges, sim ilar to the custom now in vogue between American and European universities. San Francisco Ex-Ta Collector Edward J. Smith, of this city, who in May of i05 was sentenced by Judge Lawlor to 10 years in me penitentiary tor tne alleged embez zlement nf about $265,000 of the public funds, will be paroled from Folsom Prison on May 1. Chlcago Rumors of a theatrical war be tween the Shuberts and Klaw & Erlanger are air-aiing me convention or western Theater Managers, in session here. The association virtually includes all the "one- night-stand" tii eaters from Indiana to the Pacific Coast. Constantinople Hassan Fehmi Effendl. editor of the Liberal newspaper Serbnstl. wa snot ana Killed Dy an unknown man as he was entering his office Wednesday. Boston George M. Cohan Is to have theater of hts own In Chicago. He hi aoout decided to take ud his nermanent resiaence there. &an Francisco Great damage was done by a tidal wave that swept over the Islands or Karaionga ana Moorea on March. 15, ac cording to reports brought by the steamer Mariposa. No loss of life was reported among the natives. The tidal wave Is at tributed to recent volcanic eruptions in New eaiana. isew iork The Ward line steamer Ha vana ran into the Munscn line freighter uiana near ine Quarantine station. ar- ten Island. Wednesday, tearing a large hole in the Cuban a' s side near the stern. The Ticana xiirea rapidly and was towed ward the beach at Clifton, where she grounded. The Havana was practically uiiuuuiagvu. grades usually sell for. Everything that could possibly interest milady at Easter time is to be ' found among the list of things bargainized. We urge upon all shoppers the imperative necessity of shopping as soon as possible now. The usual Thursday Housekeepers' Day specials are omitted this week on account of the tremendous interest manifested in our sweeping sale of Easter Dress Accessories. But--Some of the greatest bargains of the sale are to be had by calling at the store and looking carefully over the placarded offerings. Avail yourself of this wonderful opportunity as it is once in a life time that you will be able to secure such great reductions as we are now offering in this sale. VaMT tffif 8V KNIMVM TAM1AW& PIONEER IS SUICIDE committee is now arranging the plans for tha propo?l building and as soon as they are decided upon the matter will be submitted to the-, taxpayers for approval. Henry Lang, of Cottage Grove, Shoots Himself. BROODED OVER ILL-HEALTH WHEAT ACREAGE IS REDUCED Government Reports Decrease in llanuer Granger State. WASHINGTON-. April 7. A Winter wheat average of S2.2 per cent of normal. Lgsunst 91.3 a year ago, and rye average of S7.2. against 89.1 a year ago. were announced in the report of the Depart ment of Agriculture, issued today. The comparison for important Win ter wheat and rye states, giving con ditions April 1, 190H. and 10-year average for April 1. respectively, is given. inter wheat Kansas. s6 and S4: Indiana. 68 and SI: Isebraska, S6 and 90; JMlssouri. 79 and SS: Illinois. 70 and SS: Ohio. 60 and SI; Pennsylvania. 87 and 87; Oklahoma, S3 and ST: California, 93 and 92; Texas, 66 and SO; Washington, 96 and i0, and Oregon, 97 and 92. Rye Kansas, 88 and. 92; Oklahoma, S9 and 87; California, 87 and 93; Texas, 60 and W; ashington, 97 and 4, and Ore gon, I and 97. RUSH ANSWERS CHARGES DECLARES HE DID NOTHIXG IMPROPER OR BIASING. ftSTORIA HAS SCANDAL Cliaritcs of Graft: Matte Against Po lice of City. ASTORIA. Or.., April 7 (Special.) At the monthly meeting of the Police Com mission last evening, a charge was filed against Officer Charles IVbeau. accusing him of accepting tZ from a dissolute woman. Severul charges were also filed ln!t Officer Thomas Unville. accusing him of seeing Chinamen gambling and of knowing a dance hail was running but making no arrests. The most serious charge against him Is that he accepted J10 from a "dope fiend'' named Willetts, who is now in Portland, but the records show the was deposit ed as bail money. Tlie-ctiarges will be Investigated at a meeting next Tuesday eventng. RECORD PRICE IX BRITAIN Storks Lower Than Any Time Since l.eiter Corner. LONDON". April 7. The British wheat market, which has been rising for some time, touched 43s 6d today, the highest price in London for a quarter of a cen tury, except momentarily at the time of the Leiter corner. British farmers stocks are now only 20 per cent of the average for this time of the year, good prices having Induced them In most cases to market their stock, mainly to Germany and Italy, soon after the harvest. naskell Motion to Quash Indict ments Taken ITnder Advisement After Rearing. iuijsa, Okia.. April ".Arguments were concluded today in the 'motion to quash the indictments against Governor Haskell and five co-defendants in the land fraud cases, and the motion was taken under advisement by iTnlted States District Judge John A. Marshall, of itan, who is trying the case. A decision is not expected for several days. J.r tne motion Is overruled, attorneys ror governor naskell win argue on a aemurrer. Sylvester Rush, special attornev for tha jot eminent, made his argument for the prosecution. He directed his argument against the motion of the defense to quash the indictments on the ground mat ne naa conaucted the grand 1ur- Vivestlgatlon at Muskogte improDerlv. Mr. Rush severely arraigned counsel for tne aeiense and denied that he had acte.l improperly or attempted to bias wit nesses tnat had been called before the grand Jury. Mr. Rush was followed by juage u. stuart lor the defense. Came to Oregon in 185-2 After Pa thetic Trip Across Plains in Which Parents Died and He With Brothers Was Deserted. COTTAGE GROVB, Or., April 7. (Spe cial.) Henry Long, aged 69 years and a respected pioneer of '52, committed sul cide In the cemetery here about noon to day by shooting himself in the head with revolver. Brooding over 111 health during the last year Is thought to have unbalanced his mmd. Mr. ixmg s parents, with four email ooys. started across the nlain. His father died with cholera when they got l " piace wnere tne roads separate, one to -auiornia and the other to Ore. gon, and the mother in doctoring a sick nurse iook com and died a few hours later. A Mr. Ward, brought the baby. George on to Oregon, raising him: The oldest boy, Isaac, came on with the train, but iwo oi tne cnnaren, Henry and Charles. were deserted at their camp and after inree aays' travel met James Howard, or Eiugene, who had gone to meet the tram. On telling him of the deserted children, he started on horseback in searcn or tnem, finding them almost omi v uy me campnre. i iiev were brought to Oregon. Mr. Howard, nf Eugene, raised Henry, and Mr. Mays, of Eugene, raised Charles. Mr. Long was married to Miss T.vta Stretch, at Santa Rosa, Cal.,- in 1874. They have resided here almost continu ously ever since. He leaves a wife and one brother. George, to mourn his losa. Xo arrangements harve been made for the runerai. REVOLT TEARS SPOKANE Republicans Refuse to Support Onto, Their Nominee. SPOKANE Wash.. April 7. (Special.) Following the nomination of James T. Omo yesterday as the Republican candi date for Mayor, many leading Republi cans came out with the public announce ment today that they will support N. S. ratt, .Democratic nominee for the Mayoralty. The organization of Pratt Renubliean clubs has been started and the Federated Men's Clubs, with a membership of 2000. which has indorsed Charles M. Fassett for the Republican nomination, declared it self for Pratt tonight. It Is evident that churches and big business men will unite in the support of the Democratic candidate. Fassett. who was defeated by Omo, was brought Into the race by a committee bf 50 leadlne bankers and business men w?iich publicly aeciarea at tnat.tirae tnat the business Interests would never accept Omo. OFFICERS WORM CLEW ARRESTS EXPECTED SOON SHEEP RANGE MURDER, IN Old Cattlemen Believed to Be at Bot tom of Raid, and Sheriff Starts Investigation. CHEYENNE, Wyo., April 7. Sheriff Alston, of Big Horn County, began to day a rigid investigation of the raid last Saturday on the sheep camp at Spring Creek, in which three men were mur dered. The Sheriff is said to have a strong clew to the identity of the. guilty men. A large number of old-time stockmen are believed to have banded together for the purpose of driving the sheepmen off the range, as the cattlemen object to the use of the range for sheep gracing. George Walker, secretary of the Wyoming Wool-growers Association, has appealed to Governor Brooks to take Immediate action toward bringing the raiders to justice and urged him to offer additional rewards for their raptur... AND CALLING CARDS WG. SMITH & CO WASHINGTON BUXT"- WASHINGTON. Astoria May Rave New School. ASTORIA. Or.. April I.-(Snwlnl iTh. Astoria School Board is takine un th matter of erecting a new High School building during the coming Summer. A VKoRhoru" Miller, Ballplaer. NEW YORK. April 7. George F. Miller, known as "Calliope" or "Foghorn" Miller, mtll known a decade ago as a professional baseball player, died yesterday at his homo in Prooklyn. CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE New York Captain Baldwin. T". s. a la to b hcntjteU by the Automobile Club of America with a sold meaaL Monte Lone, t. aiarria- r our ttifti were killed and many other wounded In a con f I let Wedne.y with the local Carbineers lu a riot over tax collections. .t Port Arthur. Ont. An Indim woman liv ing- m.rth ot here cut a piece of fleh from her body In an effort to rrocurw food for her children wn-en tuey mr starving. New York Fifteen arresta and 64 cases in the lower criminal court was the auto mobile record in New York. Tuesday, as the authorities continued their crusade &gaint speeding. hicaRO Prank W. L. le. who was tn dicted following- the failure of the bank of which he was president at DowgRiac, Mich., was found dead in bed In his room Wednesday. Paris Tha meeting- of the French epis copate, to be held in Rome A pnl 18, on tb occasion of the beatification of Joan d'Arc. is expected to result in several im portant decisions. LMsctpllnary measures SETTLE BOOTH . TANGLE Creditors Committee Has Evolved Scheme of Payment. ASTORIA. Or.. April 7, (Special.) The local creditors of the defunct firm or A. Booth r Co.. have received notice from the creditors' committee, stating that the committee has arranged a plan for settling the company's indebtedness, which must be accepted before April 20. The plan of payment is 20 per cent In cash. 30 per cent in debenture bonds and 60 per cent in common stock of the re organized company. It Is understood that the plan is being accepted by the cred itors generally. DEATH RECORD OF DAY Brlgadier-tieneral M. L. Simpson. CHICAGO. April T. Marcua L. Eimp fm, Brigadier-General, U. S. A., re tired, and said to have been the oldest living graduate of West Point, died at his home in Riverside, near here, last night, aged S5. He served throughout both the Mexican and Civil wars. English pumps at Rosenthal's. If you hav never before tried Best Natural Laxative Water FOR CONSTIPATION Try it now And judge for yourself pipnmaimmiiiBiiiiiiiiiiiiinniiiniiiniliiiiiiillinit We would be pleased to open new accounts with responsible parties. Dressers & Sealy-Klason Co. PURVEYORS OF PURE FOODS FOR GOOD FRIDAY. Hot Ciom Buns, doz.....$ .15 Flnain Huddle, lbv 20 Kippered Herring;, doz... .35 Tongues and Sounds, lb.. .20 Georges' Bank Codfish... .171 Smoked Chinook Salmon, lb. . 25 Norway Mackerel, each, 20 to 50 FOR EASTER SUNDAY. Oregon Sprins; Lamb. Old Fashioned Country Snusagje, all pork, lb.. .8 .20 Bock Sausage, lb 20 Fancy Boiling Beef OS Mutton Stew, lb 05 Genuine Razor - Back " Virginia Hams, lb 35 5-lb. box Fancy Cluster Ralslna, reg. $1, special .40 Maple Susrar, per cake, 5C. lO and....S .20 W 1 e n to a d en Preserves, regular $1.15, special. .. .SO Royal Ann Cherries, reg ular 60c, special. ..... - .35 Cutting's Tomatoes, 3 for 25e. or, doz .85 Stuffed Olives, B-oz. bot tle. lO Rountree's Cocoa, large can, 60 cups for .SO WINES AHD LIQUORS. Whisky, old stock Bour bon or rye, bottle. .81.00 "1). c. L" "very old spe cial" Scotch 1.25 Buricundy, Repsold's se lect vintage, bottle 50' doz 5.25 Clueet. Port or Sherry ttle Z5, doz bottle 25. doz German Breakfast, Sage, Just arrived Cammembert, Siena, Brie, Gorgonsola, Swiss and Stilton Cheese. , Our COFFEE la fresh roasted dally. It la superb 30c, 35c nnd 44e per pound. SOUTHEAST COR. FIFTH and STARK Different Styles of Roll and Flat Top Desks, Also u Typewriter Desks Finish Mahogany Dull Golden Oak Early English and Mission wrrCT.....'. .'"oaim. ill in mi u u f j i4m M' 'ii; . ybumt K ,.juiisHhiM issfmit'l oaf s i -:. l3 i- Cr -J Ranging in Price From $15 to $200 THE HOME OF GOOD FURNITURE H. JENMNG & SONS THE HOME OF GOOD FURNITURE The Largest Furniture and Carpet House CORNER SECOND AND MORRISON