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VOL. XLIX.-XO. 15,156. WOMAN IS SLAIN; WOMEN REPLY TO PORTLAND. OREfiOV. FHTTl A Ar -TTTTVTT 9 mno 7 : . , , , , I'Klj: FIVE CENTS. STANDARD DRIVEN MRS. GOULD SAYS ARMOUR IS BACK HOUSE WRANGLES PROFESSOR STARR OUT BY AUSTRIA CHEERFUL IN MIND MORE DELAY FOR DESCHUTES ROAD Only Section of Right of Way Approved. SUSPECT IS SHOT Pretty Angelano's Mur der Soon Avenged. SHE DID NO WRONG OVER SGHIVELY THOSE HE DCBS SAVAGE SAY U5Y UXKIXD THINGS. GOVERNMENT REFUSES LEASE CHICAGO FINANCIER . EXPECTS OF GALICIAX FIELD. - GENERAL PROSPERITY. OPENS FIRE ON OFFICERS Falls Before Rain of Bullets Sent in Reply. CASE IS DENSE MYSTERY Victim of Deed Waa Beautiful and Accomplished Woman, Happily Married Robbery Was Possible Motive. ST. MICHAELS, Md., June 25. Mrs. Edith May Woodlll, the beautiful young wife of Gilbert Woodlll, of Los Angeles. Is the person whose nude and dl&flgrured body was fotind floating In Crab Creek, near here, Wednesday. The skull was crushed and evidences of murder were conclusive. Suspicion at once fell upon John T. Roberts. In whose company Mrs. Woodill had often been seen of late. Roberts called at the home of John R. McQuay, seven miles from here, last night, ask ing for water, and was at once recog niied. He was heavily armed. Messengers were at once dispatched for officers, and Roberts took alarm and fled to his boat, which he had left moored nearby. He was followed up the river by a Deputy Sheriff and other men. who grad ually drove him to the neighborhood of McDanlel s Wharf, not far from which the murder was committed. Here were waiting Magistrate Willy and a posse. Magistrate Willy, when Roberts was within 100 yards of shore, ordered him to throw up his hands. The reply of the fugitive was a shot. Before Its echoes Jled away a member of the posse fired, ".nd Roberts dropped back Into his boat, dead. The body was brought here about 4 o'clock this morning. Long Search Ends. The need of a drink of water led to the locating of Roberts. The police and detectives had searched in vain all day among the marshes for the educated and refined man of 45 or 50 who was accused of slaying the young wife of another. At ll :30 last night Roberts rapped at the door of the farm McQuay at Bozeman, about six miles irom tne aoene of the crime. He just asked for a. drink of water. rOnv asked him in. Mrs. McQuay recognized Kooeris as trie man wanted for the murder. Posse Is Sent For. While the husband offered food anil drink to the aristocratic lnnvinr Mrs. McQuay summoned the neighbors wno surrounded the house. Roberts was detained until the authorities were notified at the county seat at St. Michael's, and they left in automobiles as soon as word of his location was received. Roberta was with Mrs. Woodlll when me waa last seen. He said he was a magagine writer and general rnrr.rmH ent of newspapers. He Is even said to raave aeciared that he returned to this locality after a short absence for the ex press purpose of writing nr. tlm muivioi- whlch he later was accused of having ooinautrea. Mr. and Mrs. Woodlll came here i short time ago. the latter wtui t i tentlon of passing the Summer with her ioater-ra.th.er. Her husband remained only a few days, leaving, it Is imderntnn for Detroit, whence he Intended to return " - Angeles. From that time Mrs. woodlu and Roberts are said to have seen much of each other. Takes Fatal Launch Trip. Last Saturday Mrs. Woodlll went to i-aston to have some dental work rinn and It had been arranged that Roberta should meet her at Royal Oak and go nome with her. Roberts drove to Royal Oak. met Mrs. Woodill and drove witb her to the landing where his launch was moored. Tney entered the launch and jira. w oomu was not seen again alive so far as has been learned. Since her disappearance Roberts went to Baltimore, whence a letter wns re reived by Captain Thompson, ostensihlv from Mrs. Woodill, saying she was In that city and would shortly return. Rob erta remained in this neighborhood until f ter . tho finding of the body. He had previously endeavored to allay the grow tng uneasiness of Captain Thompson in connection with his daughter's absence and used the letter as evidence in mm. port of his contention that she would return. When tho body was brought ashore a was so swollen that Captain Thomp on could not at first believe that It waa the body of Mrs. Woodill. Robert disappeared when he was suspected o the murder. Went to Bungalow. Investigation Indicates that when Roberts and Mrs. Woodlll left here they went in the launch to a bungalow .that is being built on Roberts' small farm near that of Captain Thompson. and that in this bungalow the murder was ooramltted. A bloody sheet and mattress and por- (Concluded on Pavs., f i One Woman Suggests . He Knows Only Savage Belles Another Finds Lack of Sympathy. CHICAGO, June 24. (Special.) Profes sor Frederick Starr, of Chicago Univer sity, who in an article entitled "Women Men Marry" brands woman as savage, was scored by Chicago women today, who suggested various remedies for the professor's "grouch." Women were not quite unanimous in their opinions, how ever, one admittting that the truth un derlies a portion of Professor Starr's theory.' As a remedy for the uncivilized state she suggested that all women join a woman's club. "If Professor Starr were married," said Miss Lucy Page Gaston, president of the Anti-Cigarette League, "he would have more sympathy for women, and realize that finery is merely a poor little medium for making women beautiful for men to look at." Mrs. Charles W. Mann, president of the West End Women's Club, said she be lieved that Professor Starr's aedfcaint ances among women had been confined to the savage races with which he had been so closely Identified. HELD IN AIR BY HIS FEET Lineman Is Rescued From Live Elec tric Wire by Firemen. VANCOUVER, B. C.. June 24. (Spe cial.) Held by the soles of his shoes to a big metal transformer at the top of a pole. Edward Moore, a lineman, faced death for many minutes today until flnallyi rescued by firemen after the cur rent in the electric company's wire had been turned off. The mishap was occasioned by the ac cidental short circuiting of a wire which allowed 1000 volts of electricity to slowly burn through Moore's shoes and into his flesh, seriously blistering his feet and shocking his system so that several days' medical treatment will be necessary to render him able to work again. MAY GRAFT ARM ON MAN I'nique Operation Possible at Bill ings if Extra Arm Is Found. BILLINGS. Mont., June 24. (Special.) The grafting of an arm from one man to another will take place In a hospital In this city should some unfortunate in dividual come along from whom the arm may be secured. J. G. Williamson was knocked down and robbed in the railroad yards at Park City several weeks ago. He was thrown beside tracks and a train came along while he was unconscious and cut off one of his arms Just below the elbow. County Physician Miller states that his arm is in good condition for grafting, and If a dying patient should happen along In time to supply the limb the operation will be performed. ' SENATE TAKES UP NEW TAX Solons Know Corporations Will Try to Overthrow Law if Passed. WASHINGTON, June 24. The Republi can members of the Senate finance com mittee today began their final considera tion of the proposed corporation tax amendment to the tariff bill. The fact already has become known to the com mittee that many of the strongest cor porations in the country will do their utmost afterward to overthrow the mea sure. At their meeting today the members practically reached a conclusion to con fine the levy to net earnings capable of being used for the payment of dividends. HEINZE'S MAN CONVICTED Robinson Guilty of Impeding Justice In United Copper Affair. NEW YORK. June 94 Snnfnr T lnson. personal counsel to" F. Augustus Helnise, was convicted 'in the United States Circuit Court today of Impeding the administration of Justice in advis ing a grand Jury witness to evade the service or a subpeha. The trial of Arthur P. Helnze. in dicted on a charge of abettinsr the es cape of Tracv S. Buckingham from the subpena-server of the grand Jury, wnicn wanted the books of the United Copper Company, was started today. NO MUNICIPAL CARLINE San Francisco Refuses Bonds to Build on Geary Street. SAN FRANCISCO. June 24. The spe cial election to decide upon a proposition to issue w.950.000 of bonds for the con struction and eauloment of tbe nnrv street Railway as a municipally owned line resulted today in defeat of the clan The total number of votes cast was mnii 22.268. There was a majority of nearly iow tor tne proposition, but it failed by 400 to receive the necessary two-third vote. TORNADOES COME IN FLOCK Tear Up Large Section of Nebraska and Shut Off Xews. . NORTON. Kan.. June 24. Northwest ern and Southern Nebraska was storm swept late this evening by a half dozen tornadoes, all -plainly seen by citizens here. All rural telephone lines are down and reoorts are meager. CONFLICT WITH TRUNK LINE Rival Road Has Month to Fight . Second Section. OTHER SECTIONS HELD UP Xo Action Taken and May Involve Further Conflict Way Clear to Build 40 Miles Both Roads May TTso Same Track. OREGOXIAX NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, June 24. The announcement made by the Interior Department on Friday last that Secretary Ballinger had approved all applications of the Harriman road for right of way up the Deschutes River proves to be incorrect. A. A. Hoehllng, one of the Harriman .ttorneys In this city, unon examina tion of the records of the department. nas mat only the first 40 miles of right of way has been approved, leav ing three upper sections yet to be acted upon. Both May Vse Same Track. However, as to one of these sections. the Oregon Trunk Line has Just been given 30. days within which to show cause why the Harriman right of way should not be approved. This action Is necessary because over a portion of this section of the road the canyon is so narrow as to require both roads to occupy the same right of way and the same track. It is the law for the de partment In such cases to grant right of way to both roads, but in conform ing to the law the road first to obtain right of way is afforded the opportunity to. show any possible cause why its competitor should not be allowed to use Its right of way. Two Sections Hung 1Tp. ' Mr. Hoehllng also finds that as to the remaining two sections of the Harrt man road absolutely no action has been taken by the General Land Office or Interior Department. Those two Har riman maps remain on tile in the Land Office unacted upon. The official hav lng them directly In charge stated to night that they would be taken up when reached in regular order, prob ably in 10 days or two weeks. He was unable to say whether these two maps are in shape to be approved when reached or whether- they involve still further conflict with the Trunk Line, If there is a conflict over any portion or the road embraced in these two maps, then the Trunk Line will have 30 days in which to make its showing. Harriman Urging Action. Mr. Hoehllng states that the Harrl man representatives have been working every endeavor to get their maps ap proved, as they are anxious to proceed with construction. The only stumbling (Concluded on Page 6.) -rjri W8 tSq?M .vOSSSA. ' V S. -i T i Will Build Oil Reservoirs and Aid Home Refiners to Fight Octopus. VIENNA. June 24. OpeciaL) Owing to-the decisive intervention of the im perial government, the Standard OH Company's plans for gaining control of the' Gallcian petroleum Industry have suffered a final and crushing defeat. The Austrians have withdrawn the con tract with the company, which would have Insured to the American concern a dominating position In the Gallcian oil fields, for which it has been striv ing many years. The Minister of Finance has under taken to build reservoirs and lease them to oil men at rents much less than those demanded by the Standard OH Company. Moreover, homo refiners will escape the handicap of heavy rebates on the price of the raw product which the Standard was to have enjoyed under the contract now canceled. The government expresses a hope that competition will be sharpened through abrogation bf the contract, but It Is probable that a lively fight will follow for export trade, which vitally affects the Standard's position in Germany. LUCKY STAR SAVES HIM Workman on Electric Building Nar rowly Escapes Death. That Frank Peters, a laborer employed in the construction of the Portland Rail way Light & Power. Company's electric building at Seventh and Alder streets, was born under a lucky star 28 years ago was demonstrated In an accident that befell him while at work late yesterday afternoon. While engaged with other workmen upon a scaffold 20 feet from the ground, he lost his balance while endeavoring to pull a long two-Inch plank upon the staging. He fell head foremost to the ground. The cumbersome plank, with two "40 penny" spikes driven in the end, ca reened and followed, the spikes striking Peters' head as he .lay on the ground. Workmen who . witnessed the accident rushed to Peters' assistance .expecting to find the spikes buried in the man's skull. Fortunately, however, the plank struck him a glancing blow, sufficient in mo mentum to bend the heavy nail, but not enough to impale the half-stunned work man. Peters was removed to the Good Sa maritan Hospital, with no more serious injuries than an ugly scalp wound and a fractured ankle. M'CREDIE WEARS NO GOWN Clark County Jurist Insists State Will Have to Furnish One. VANCOUVER. Wash., June 24. tSne clal.) Judge McCredie. of the Superior tourt, nas worn no gown In court, has not ordered any yet and does not In tend to do so. He thinks that the state should pay for the gowns, and he says that if the County Commis sioners will pay for a gown he will wear It. "So far as I can find," he added, "there Is no penalty attached to the law."' It Is generally understood here that Representative Sparks. from Clark County, will introduce a bill at the present session of the Legislature to repeal the law that requires Superior Judges to wear gowns. BREAM OF A PESSIMISTS VACATION. CHASED BY COW HIT BY FARMER FELL DOWN IN; ATE GOOD ; nERL."b POUbHT BEARS CAUGHT FI5H ITCH URIEL FOR bUNBURM USED .25 GAL GOT iN"vtfrV OF H0SQUIT05 IfJOOJOOd SAME . CHiCKErHJCF ditto LENGTH 0FVACBTI0N 10 -DftlS DRTb NI5HEDI VJRT) HOME 10 lum'totrl: bully Talked With Farnum of Going on Stage. ONLY ONCE IN HER PARLOR Used No Endearing Names in Addressing Him. FARNUM BACKS HER DENIAL Home Broken Up, Millionaire's Wife Sought Diversion in Going Back to Stage Always Met In Others' Company. NEW YORK. June 24. Katherlne Clem- mons Gould was called back to the stand for a final ordeal today, to explain away, If possible, the damaging testimony given by the witnesses for her husband In her suit for separation and alimony of $250,000 a "year. It was a day of denials, heerlnnlnir with the reading of the deposition of Dustln arnum. who denied all allegation, nf improper conduct with Mrs. Gould, and enaing with Mrs. Gould's repeated de nials of practically every word or action attributed to her bv the wit nessen for thA other side. For two hours Mrs. Gould answered the carefully framed - oues- tlons of her counsel, repudiating with a monotonous, fiat denial all the testi mony charging her with excessive drink ing, profanity or other Impropriety. No Impropriety With Farnnm. Mrs. Gould's explanation rt her frisnH. ship with Dustin Farnum took up much of her time. Her testimony held close to tne line drawn in the deposition of ierea in Denalf of Farnum, who was unable to appear, it was . announced, on account of illness. .Whatever Intimacy there was between her anil tho ar-tnr- I wan accounted for by her desir. bi rui -j...-. auvice regaratng ner plans to return to tne stage. "My home had been broken iin " h said. "All authority, had been taen from me. my happiness was gone and I wanted some occupation to divert my mina. I thought of returning to the stage and wanted to talk the matter over wiui Mr. farnum, who, I was con vlnced, would be able to help me." fcbe had nof seen Mr. Farnum, she said, from 1904, until 1906, when she talked with him about returning to the stage. Used No Endearing Names. Mrs. Gould said Mr. Farnum wa never in her parlor tt the St. tjoo-i except on the August afternoon in 1904 wnen tney lunched together with sev eral others, and nn thA nr..aoin. the automobile accident on Long Island, when they returned there tr. for bail for the chauffeur. She never addressed Mr. Farnum by endearing names, she .said, and never permitted any improper familiarity. Delancy Nicoll, counsel for the de lense, oDjectea to the reading of M Farnum's deposition. Justice Dowling (Concluded on Page 7.) 1TME TRESPRibiMG 1 NIGHT 39 U (infifaiNRRX) 10 OO MRt,lr4HRY) 79B6 TittEl - Sp';- Sees No Danger of War Between Great Britain and Germany, or Elsewhere. CHICAGO. June 24. (Special.) "The business outlook, both in America and in Europe, never was so bright as today." This Is the frame of mind. In which J. Ogden Armour returned from a tour of Europe. He said that reports of serious trouble between . Germany and England were foolish. "There will not be any war between those countries," he said. "In the first place, there Is no reason for a war. -in the second place, the big financiers of both countries, as well as those in this country, would not permit a war. In fact, he financiers of the world will pre vent any war' between any of the great nations. I do not believe we shall another great war." ' Regarding the tariff problem, Mr. Ar mour said it would be settled and settled right. He declared the demand for American goods was growing every where, and that not in many years' had the fundamental conditions for industry and trade been so promising as now. He predicts that South America will become the world's livestock center. .... HAYWOOD IN NEW TROUBLE Gets Drunk, Smokes Cigarettes and Tries to "Beat It" to Spokane. SPOKANE, Wash.. June 24. (Special.) A Davenport special to the Spokesman Review says: W. D. Haywood came in on an evening train yesterday to fill an engagement to deliver an address at the Nlcholls Hall last night. It is reported that there were 12 present at the lecture. After the lec ture he got gloriously drunk, and this morning was still Intoxicated and missed the train to return to Spokane. This afternoon he was caught smoking cigarettes, and Deputy Sheriff Goffinet arrested him as he boarded a freight. The charge against him was for having 'the makings" in his possession, and he was hauled before Judge J. B. Fraser, where he pleaded guilty and was fined J7 and costs, which made the sum taxed against him $10. He paid the fine and was re leased. MILK FIRE EXTINGUISHER Dairynwn Saves Lives of Woman and Babes With White Fluid." SEATTLE. June 24. (Special.) By tearing away a tent soaked with coal oil and throwing several gallons of milk upon the biasing building to extinguish the flames that had reached the wood' work of the structure, H. B. Cook, dairy teamster, succeeded at 2 o'clock this morning In saving the lives of Mrs. H. A. Bliss and her four children, who were asleep In their little Pacific City home. The timely arrival of Cook and his prompt action were all, Sheriff's deputies believe, that frustrated the attempt of some incendiary to burn the house and its Inmates. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 70 OKgreea, minimum D degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northerly winds. ; Foreign. Austria shuts Standard Oil Company out of uaucian oil neia. .rage 1. Bodies of drowned women recovered on Iake Killarney. Page 6. Reichstag rejects Von Buelow's inheritance tax ana may be dissolved. Page 6. Czar compromises with defaulting officla who fled to Canada . with S1.000.O00. rage . National. Senate Increases shoe and leather duti after stormy scene. Page 5. Section of Deschutes right of way held up oy conmci osiwecn roaas. rage 1. Domestic. Farnum's deposition In . defense of Mrs. ijouia reaa ana Mrs. tiould answers . cnarges ot servants, page 1. John It. Roberts, alleged nowaoanpr man. arrested near Baltimore for murder of Mrs. wooaill, of Los Angeles. Page 1. Brandenburg says newspaper article and . signature produced in evidence are not genuine. Page 4. Women answer attack ' of Professor Starr. Page 1. Leon L.lng provided for flight with funds stolen from Chinese Reform Association. Page 3. Armour returns from Europe talking pros perity and predicting there will be no Anglo-German war. Page 1. Murder of 6-year-old boy in California con fessed by 12-year-old brother. Page 7. Pacific Northwest. House at Olympla abolishes .Schlvely's office; no voice heard In defence of accused official. Page 1. Anti-Hay forces start row In Senate by ask ing for new probe committee. Page 9. Montie B. Gwinn responds for Oregon back ers to address of welcome in Seattle. Page 8. Deschutes land project held up by protest of A. M. Drake. Page 8. Sport. Coast League scores: Portland 3, Sacra mento 0; Los Angeles 3. San Francisco 2: Vernon 8. Oakland 0. Page 13. Northwestern League scores: Portland 3; . Vancouver 6; Spokane 2, Aberdeen 3: Seattle 8, Tacoma 3. Page 33. Hlldreth's FItiherbert wins suburban handi cap. Page 13. Commercial and Marine. Engineers' surveV shows Increased depth of water on the Columbia River bar. Page 20. Chicago wheat market Arm on foreign ad vices. Page 20. Portland and Vicinity. SeVenten-yfearold' ' girl assaulted near Council' Crest. Page 14. Politics will be injected into Baptist con. ventlon by women delegates, page 12. Woman's Baptist Mission Society opens con ference. Page 12. Hassam Company wins big paving contract In Holladay-Irvlngton district. Page 16. Fourteen new laws parsed June 7 are now In effect. Page 15. Brooklyn sewer scandal will be paved on to the next city administration. Page IS. Catholics of Northwest celebrate golden Jubilee of St. Marys. Page 14. Passes Bill Abolishing Office. NO WORD IN HIS DEFENSE Threats of Expose if Impeach ment Is Undertaken. NEW LEGISLATION BLOCKED Kesolution Passes Providing That Only Matters Taken Jp by Gov ernor's. Message Shall Be Discussed by House. STRCGGLK CENTERS tN SENATE. OLTMPIA. Wash.. June 24. (Staff Correspondent. ) With the pauage today by the House of the Palmer bill abolishlnit the office of Insur ance Commissioner, the real Btrus Sis bestns In the Senate. Governor Hay tonight is exerting; all the influence at his command to muster sufficient votes to pass the Palmer bill In the Senate. At a lato hour tonight the Governor's forces lacked two of the constitutional ma jority necessary to pass the bill, and if the measure falls tomoirow. the session may be prolonged Indefi nitely. No concurrent reolutlon has been passed limiting legislation, and there is a possibility of miscellaneous mat ters being taken up. An attempt may be made to repeael some of the appropriation bills passed by the regular session. OLYMPIA, - Wash.. June 24. (Staff Correspondence.) With not one word spoken In his favor, and member after member expressing belief in the unfitness for office and In the ruilt of J. H. Schtvely, the Insurance Commissioner, the House today wrangled for more than two hours over the proper method to oust that officer, finally passing Palmer's bill to abolish the office. The bill passed by a vote of 56 to 84. having seven more than the constitu tional majority of the lower house. It carries an emergency clause, and if passed by the Senate will therefore be come effective Immediately upon receiv ing the signature of the Governor. State Saves $30 00 Yearly. The bill, while abolishing the office, re serves state control of insurance matters by making the Tax Commission an ex officlo Insurance Commission, appropri ates salaries . for the same clerical help now given Schively, but saves the salary of $3000 a year granted that officer. In the vote on the bill the old House factions were divided. The 34 who voted for the bill Insisted that the proper pro cedure was to bring Impeachment pro ceedings, that Schively might have a day In court, and in the debate that preceded the passage, the measure was condemned by its opponents as intended as a cloak for .other officials who would be be smirched by Schively if he were brought to trial before the Senate. Schively Threatens Expose. Hanson of King in condemning the bill, declared that Schively, within the past 48 hours, had threatened to "tell something" if impeachment proceedings were started against him. From Bell of Pierce, and Ghent of King, came the charge that the bill was a preliminary measure in the carrying out of the Governor's policy of abolish ing all elective offices except those of Governor and ' Lieutenant-Governor. It was asserted that if the investigating committee continued Its work and un earthed graft In other offices, this pro posed law would become a precedent. Bell claimed that it was the "first step to' adopt a policy of oligarchy ia this state, proposed by the Governor." Small Chance to Draw Salary. The possibility of Schively drawing his salary for the rest of the term was pre sented by Edge of Spokane, who de clared that the bill dodged the Issue and that the proper way to solve It was in a trial by Impeachment. "It is an under handed and unfair way of getting around a difficulty," he charged. In supporting his bill Palmer admitted that It was a matter of expediency. "I believe we have the right to rely on the report of the committee," he said, "and it says Schively Is unfit for the office. Schlvely's usefulness as Insur ance Commissioner has been destroyed. No one In the state has confidence in him any longer." Palmer declared that Schively could not collect salary for the balance of the term. That point, he said, . had been decided by the United States Supreme Court anl by the Supreme Courts of 28 states, ol which Washington was one. He read from the record of the proceedings of the Investigating committee to make the point that Schively had had his day in court. House Blocks Xew Legislation. The House also recorded Itself practi cally as in favor of continuing the pres ent investigating committee. This waa done in the adoption of .& House concur rent resolution which limits the work ot (Conoluded on Page 0.) I ?S1 loa.ol