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TAGGART CLEARED
OF ALL CHARGES
Voluntarily Testifies and
Exonerated by Ella Gin
gles' Lawyer.
Is
SAYS HE NEVER KNEW GIRL
Knew Agnes Barrette as ManlenrUt
at French Uck State Hurts
Own Case In Effort to
Clear Taggarfs Name.
CHICAGO. July 9. (Special.) The death
of a brother of Juror Rudolph Williams
Interrupted the Ella Gingles trial to
day after "Tom" Taggart. the Indiana
politician and hotel-keeper had appeared
us a voluntary -witness and told that he
did not know the meaning: of the phrase
'white, slave trade." and declared that
lie had no knowledge of any effort that
might have been made to sell the Gingles
Kir! into a life of shame at French Lick
Springs. Because of Mr. Williams
tieravement the case was adjourned to
next Monday morning.
The efTort of Attorney P. H. O'Donnell
to show, upon his cross-examination of
Mr. TaRgart, that it was Attorney BuRcne
O. Best, of OS Jackson boulevard, who
first made public the name of Mr. Tag
gart In connection with the Gingles case
was met with stout denial by Mr. Best.
State Hurts Own Case.
The denial of Mr. Best, while placing
(Mr. O'Donnell in the light of attempting
to clear himself of the publication charge
by shifting the burden of blame to the
shoulders of another man. worked also
the other way and completely knocked
the props from under the allegation of th
state that the name of Mr. Taggart was
put Into the mouth of KUa Gingles by
Mr. O'Donnell or some one else Interested
In her defense. And it went a long way
toward breaking the contention of the
state that the Gingles girl lied when she
said that she first heard the name of Mr.
Taggart In Agnes Barrette's room In the
"Wellington Hotel on the night of Jan
uary 4, Just before Miss Barrette and Mrs.
Cecilia Kenyon began their alleged abuse
of her.
Taggart Knew MUs Barrette.
Mr. Taggart stated that he had lived In
Indiana for 36 years and that he was
married and had been In the hotel busi
ness at French Lick Springs for a great
many years. He had been Mayor of In
dianapolis arM chairman of the National
Democratic Committee.
He got acquainted with Miss Barrette
when she worked as a manicure for ,a
man named Gibson, at French Lick.
Gibson sold out to her and the witness
re-rented the apartments in one of his
hotels to hor. .
His evidence Was here Interrupted by a
wrangle between attorneys which closed
with this statement from Mr. O'Donnell:
"I want it distinctly understood that
Mr. Taggert's name was brought into
this case over my protest. We have
proof that Miss Gingles was never ac
quainted with Mr. Taggert and his
name was mentioned only Indirectly to
her. It might have been any one of 10,
O0 names of wealthy men, but It hap
pened to be Mr. Taggert and In this par
ticular. Mr. Taggert Is unfortunate."
Did Not Know KUa Gingles.
Mr. Taggert then denied knowing Miss
Gingles, whose eyes were glued on the
witness as he spoke. She took in every
detail of his light suit, his low shoes and
the diamond which sparkled on his cravat.
"Did you ever hear of Miss Gingles
before this case?" continued Mr. Short.
"Only some months ago, when some
body brought me a paper containing the
name of Miss Gingles and Miss Barrette."
"You were not subpenaed here by the
state, were you?"
"I was not subpenaed by anybody. I
heard that my name was being used, and
as a man of family, came to clear my
name from the shadow that must have
been thrown over If."
Mr. O'Donnell here emphasized his
statement exonerating Mr. Taggert. but
was accused by Mr. Short of having
given the newspapers statements men
tioning Mr. Taggert's name. Mr. O'Don
nell denied this, saying:
"'I am not an assassin."
Girl Hysterical, but Not Drugged.
Dr. If. A. Watson, house physician of
the Wellington Hotel, testified that on the
night of the outrage he found Ella Gin
gr tied to a bathtub, her hands tied to
gether with a string, her legs with a
storking. He continued:
"She was hysterical, but not uncon
scious. The pupils of her eyes showed
that she had not been drugged. I asked
her name and she told me, and asked me
to send for Mr. O'Donnell and Chief of
Detectives O'Brien. Then she screamed:
I won t go into that cab; I won't drink
any mors wine; they threw pepper into
my eyes."
'I examined her. but found no evidences
of an attack, save a few slight
scratches."
"You say there was blood on her leg?"
Mr. O'Donnelll asked on cross-examination.
"Yes."
Miss Gingles here bared her arm ex
hibiting four scars, but Dr. Watson said
he did not recollect seeing such wounds
on her at ttie hotel.
PROBE BRASCH MURDER
Coroner Wants to Know Why Sten
ographer Was Killed.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.The Coro
ner's jury impaneled to investigate the
death of Caroline Brasch. the girl cashier
of Gray Brothers' Company who was
shot to death In her office last week, and
whom John EL Cunningham, a laborer
employed by Gray Brothers Company,
has confessed he murdered to revenge
himself on his employers, began its de
liberations this morning. The scene ef
the shooting was visited and the accounts
over which the girl worked the "time
checkB" which led to Cunningham's
grievance and everything else in connec
tion with the crime were shown to them.
AERIAL ARTISTS IN CIRCUS
Greatest Performing Troupes Car
ried by Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows.
in the aerial branch of circus art the
really star performers possess the most
thrilling interest for everybody and are
re-eminently strong with the Ha gen-beck-Wallace
Shows which exhibit here
next Monday and Tuesday. They present
an unparalleled number of the greatest
and most venturesome and original male
and female midair trapeze, horizontal bar
floating ring, invisible wire and funambu
listlo experts In the strongest and most
startling and stupendous flights, dives,
evolutions, catches and combinations.
The famous flying act known as the
Seven Flying Lloyds is eminently promi
nent because of sensational achievements
that have given it world-wide fame.
They have appeared in every capital In
every country on the Continent 6f Europe
and are now completing a tour of the
world, embracing one season in this coun.
try with the Hagenbeck-Wallace Shows.
This company comprises men with the
forms of an Adonis and the aerial skill
of a Mercury, and the women each a fly
ing Venus would be but a mild descrip
tion. They are not alone in the field of aerial
exploit with the Hagenbeck - Wallace
Shows, for there are scores of other com
panies and individuals who participate in
the midair circus. The famous De Koch
Trio, whose feats on an apparently in
visible wire stretched high beneath the
dome of the tent, would be considered
marvelous, even if performed on the
ground. No equilibristic performance of
any time has equalled this in sensational
ism. There are troupes of aerial artists,
high horizontal bar performers and sen
sational diving somersaulters who are the
acknowledged champions of their class, all
of whom help to conjure up a mind pic
ture of the miraculous performances in
the air at these great shows. Never be
fore has such a large and astonishing ag
gregation of aerlalists been gathered to
gether under canvas with any show.
PAGE "LOSES HIS HEAD"
AGREES TO PLEAD GCII-TY,
THEN' CHANGES MIND.
Officials Believe Offense Charged
or Setting Fire to Timber
Only Technical.
Charles Page, so he said afterwards,
"lost his head" when he was taken be
fore Judge Bean of the Federal Court,
yesterday, after he had told the United
States District Attorney he would plead
guilty to a charge of setting fire to
Government timber.
Page had previously pleaded "not
guilty." but within the last few days
an understanding was reached whereby
the District Attorney was to move the
dismissal of one of two indictments
against Page if he would plead guilty
to the other.
Relying on Page's promise. Deputy
District Attorney Wyatt yesterday
made a strong recommendation to
Judge Bean for clemency, and recom
mended that the minimum fine be Im
posed. "Is the defendant in court?" asked
Judge Bean.
Page arose, and when 5 asked by
Judge Bean if he desired to change his
plea to one of "guilty," replied:
"No, I am not guilty. Judge."
Page was advised to consult his at
torney, Claude Strahan, who had previ
ously been appointed by the court to
defend him, and the matter will be
taken up again today.
Page is about 65 years old, and Is
somewhat eccentric. He has a placer
claim in the Siskiyou forest reserve,
and after the indictments were found
against him was permitted to return to
his claim without bail.
About the first of the month he was
notified to appear for trial July 8. Page
started to walk the entire distance to
Portland, which is about 450 miles.
After he bad traveled afoot for nearly
100 miles he encountered an old friend,
who, on hearing his story, provided the
old man with a ticket to Portland.
Page asserts that the Indictments
have been brought against him as the
result of a conspiracy to gain posses
sion of his gravel bed. He at one time
leased the claim to S. A. Deardoff, D.
W. Jackson and William Harkness, and
these are the complaining witnesses.
For an exhibit in the trial the District
Attorney has a photograph of a large
tree which has a burned-out hole in the
trunk. The witnesses allege that Page
set Are to this tree, and that the fire
spread, burning over 200 acres of tim
ber land.
Page was attempting to get the tree
out of the way for a ditch he was dig
ging to carry water to his mining
claim, but had no permit to destroy
trees. He insists that the Are did not
spread, and burned not more than 20
minutes.
The offense. If Page's story la true,
was only technical, and the Government
authorities were willing to have the
matter disposed of by the defendant
pleading guilty and receiving the mini
mum fine of $1.
GRAIN THIEVES CAPTURED
Officers Catch Them Trying to Sell
Their Loot.
Two boxcar thieves were captured by
Detectives Craddock and Mallett last
night at 9 o'clock and were landed in
the City Jail after virtually being
caught in the act. The men are ac
cused of stealing two sacks of grain
from a car at the foot of Johnson
street. They gave the names of Wil
liam Cains, 63 years old, and Jafhes
Dunn, 55 years old. Both men look
like hardened criminals.
The officers were attracted to the
men through hearing them bargaining
for the sale of the grain. They fol
lowed the suspects and confronted them
as they were about to remove the grain
from where it was secreted in the
grass near the railroad tracks. The of
ficers Investigated and found the car
had been broken into. The men were
unable to explain how they came by the
grain," so were placed under arrest,
neither prisoner is known to the Port
land police.
POLICE SEARCH FOR BOYS
Three Lads Run Away and May
Have Left City. '
Three runaway boys are being sought
by the police. They are: Henry Kunz.
15-year-old son of John Kunz, of 617
Karl street, Brooklyn, who conducts a
meat market at East Twenty-first and
Powell streets: Victor Coblne, 15-year-old
son of the proprietor of a rooming-house
at Third and Ankeny streets, who lives
at 640 East Fifteenth .street; and Joe
Daly, a 15-year-old boy whose home is in
San Francisco. Report of their disap
pearance was made to the police last
night.
The boys are companions and were last
seen on the street near their homes yes
terday about noon. They possessed sev
eral dollars apiece and were heard to plan
taking a trip on the train. The Kunz
and Coblne boys had never left their
homes before, but the Daly boy had run
away from his home in California, and it
is thought that he persuaded the other
boys to try the same trick.
Benson Hearing Postponed.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 9. The hear
ing of the application for a writ of ha
beas corpus for John A. Benson, which
was scheduled to come before United
States District Judge Van Fleet this
morning, was not called, as the petition
er's attorneys were not ready to pro
ceed. Attorney J. C. Campbell. Benson's
legal adviser! returned to the city today,
and is unable to say what steps were
J contemplated.
LAND'S MASCOT
KIDNAPED BY ELKS
Portland Delegation to Los
Angeles Convention Steals
Real Live Souvenir.
KANGAROO COURT PLEASES
Special Train Is Accorded Generous
Reception at 'Valley Cities, and
Many Roaming Elks Join
Portland Herd.
HORXBROOK, Cal., July 9. (Special.)
Portland has Ashland's goat, for when
the Elks special bearing Portland Lodge
No. 142 to the Los Angeles convention
passed through Ashland this afternoon.
Exalted Ruler Gus C. Moser kidnaped the
goat mascot of the Ashland lodge, and
it now occupies a place of distinction in
the baggage car of the Portland special.
The Ashland goat shares quarters ..with
the Daily Goat, a news publication Issued
en route. Both goats have made a big
hit, though the publication probably has
the greater patronage because of being
circulated three times a day. The Goat
deals in the habits and happenings com
mon to the members of the lodge aboard
the special, whije the other goat deals In
hay and straw and an occasional butt,
ae being of the untamed variety.
Many Delegates Join.
The Portland Elks have been Joined by
delegations from Salem, Roseburg, Cen
tral Point, Medford and Ashland. At ths
two latter points the train was met by
enthusiastic crowds of citizens, among
them many brethren, and in each instance
a band rendered patriotic selections.
Aboard the train is a jolly crowd which
promises to" be much in evidence at Los
Angeles, for every man aboard Is pre
pared to put before the visiting lodges
the fact that Portland wants the con
vention In 1912. Gus Moser. exalted ruler
of the Portland lodge and boss of the
train, has appointed Henry Griffin, chief
of police and John Cordano principal de
tective on the trip.
Kangaroo Court Amuses.
So far the only work the "coppers"
have had to do Is to hustle the culprits
designated to appear before the "kanga
roo" court, over which Dr. Harry F.
Mackay presides as judge. Brother Par
sons, of Indianapolis lodge. No. 13. was
the first victim of the court and by a
most facetious piece of oratory succeeded
in clearing himself of the charges pre
ferred. Later in the day Dr. Cornelius.
J. J. Jennings, Bert Jenkins and Will
Harris were corralled by the police and
haled before the court on a charge of
gambling.
Engineer William O'Malley, who pulled
the train out of Portland, was given a
rousing send-off when he left the train
at Roseburg. The veteran was picked
up on the shoulders of the Portland mem
bers and carried several blocks.
Judge P. H. D'Arcy, of Salem, Is aboard
and enjoying the trip immensely. At
Shasta Springs the entire train disem
barked for half an hour and enjoyed the
scenery. A vote of thanks has been ex
fended to Harry Lavery and R. E. Schloth
for the capable manner in which they
have attended to the wishes of the excursionists.
LIVE DECORATIONS IN PLACE
Real Elks Help Greet Delegates at
Los Angeles Gathering.
LOS ANGELES, July 9. Many hundreds
of visitors continued to pour In during
the day. Most of the Elks will be here
by tonight. Among the arrivals during
the afternoon were Elks from Kansas,
Arizona, Florida and other states. A pri
vate car bearing the Chateau, Kansas,
lodge came In over the Santa Fe. Many
of the delegates are stopping off on their
way to Los Angeles at the Grand Can
yon in Arizona.
One of the features of the day was the
lifting with derricks of two big live
elks from the street to the metal roof
of the porte cochere of tbe Alexandria
Hotel, where from a wire cage banked
with flags and green fir branches, the ani
mals looked down on the thousands
thronging fhe crowded street 20 feet be
low. Tomorrow promises to bring at least
20 delegation including the sidetracked
exalted ruler. Rush L. Holland, and his
missing herd. It is hoped that registra
tion will pas3 the 10.000 mark Saturday.
WOMAN HELD FOR ASSAULT
Mrs. Phipps Held for Disfiguring
Young Irish Girl.
LEXINGTON, Ky., July 9. Mrs. Kate
Phipps was arraigned today, charged
with disfiguring Mary Ryan, the young
Irish girl who was mysteriously at
tacked in a stable at noon last Tuesday.
Mrs. Phipps is a neighbor of the girl,
and during the latter's delirium had
been a constant caller to inquire about
the girl's condition. ,
Today Miss Ryan was conscious
when Mrs. Phipps called. On sight of
ner tne girj screamed, and it was
necessary to hold her In bed. Miss
Ryan says Mrs. Phipps told her as she
attacked her:
"If 3 can't have rosy cheeks vou
can't Everybody likes you, nobody
likes me" and then threw carbouo acid
In her face, and cut her with a knife
on the face and hands.
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FIEND MAY BE CAPTURED
Sheriff Gets Fresh. Clewa to Man
Who Attacked Girl.
There is some prospect that the man
we attacked the young woman near Syl
van, below Council Crest, may soon be
apprehended. Information was received
yesterday Vby Sheriff Stevens, who has
been hard at work endeavoring to clear
up the case, which points more conc
lusively to the identity of the fiend than
any facts yet brough to light. Working
secretely for fear that advance infor
mation might reach the suspect. Sheriff
Stevens applied for and secured a "John
Doe" warrant for the man and detailed
Deputy Sheriff Beatty to apprehend him.
This officer left Portland last night to
make a detailed investigation of the in
formation received.
If the arrest is made, it will probably
be effected outside of the ctiy. as the man
suspected has been traced out of town.
As the evidence against him has not yet
been corroborated. Sheriff Stevens said
last night that he did not feel warranted
in making public his information.
Today is positively the last day for
discount on West Side Gas Bills. Read
Gas Tips.
Entire Stock of the
Oraw ord Sluoe Store
To Be Sacrificed Without Refer
ence to Cost or Profit
Impressed hy the progressive spirit and business possibilities
of Portland, C. H. Baker who lias built up a wonderful shoe
business in California on the simple basis of giving his patrons
more for the money than they could getNat other stores has
bought stock, fixtures and lease of the "Crawford" Shoe Store,
and will extend his admirable shoe-selling system to this citj'
just as soon as the ''Crawford" stock is disposed of.
The "Crawford" is one 'of the newest shoe enterprises of this City. The
stock is all new and reflects every whim and fancy of ultra shoe fashion but
Baker wishes to introduce his California system in its entirety; no one line of
MioemaKing is comprenensive enougn tor the tSaker
programme of serving all the people. He draws on
ALL of the leading brands and adds new ones
frequently.
Don't confound this offering with any ordinary "shoe sale"; its
promises are not exaggerated they mean just what they say.
"Crawford" prices are stamped on the shoes before they leave
the factory; they are determined absolutely by what goes into the
shoes. These reduced prices mean a sacrifice of more than ordi
nary profits.
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Regular $4.00 Shoes Now 33.35
Regular $3.50 Shoes Now $2.95
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EXPECT FAST RAGE
Auto Contests at Santa Mon
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their intention to appeal from the judg
ment, and they were released on promis
ing to abstain from sending: further depu
tations to the House of Commons during
the present session. The cases of all oth
er suffragettes arrested with Miss Pank
hurst were adjourned, pending the out
come of the appeal.
Followers of Mrs. Despard, who have
been acting as sentinels around the
House of Commons for the last week,
picketed Premier Asquith's residence, in
Downing street, this morning, but four
of the women were promptly arrested by
the police.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 9. (Special.)
TWENTY-SIX CARS ENTER J John Mulder a"d Howard Ketchum
were found guilty of simple assault upon
the person of A. H. Lusher, town Mar
shal of Yacolt. The sealed verdict of
the jury was read in open court this
morning. They were fined $5 and costs,
amounting in all to S96.46.
Fifteen Cars in Heary Race and
Nine In Liglit-Car Contest No
Number 13 in Race Be
cause of Superstition.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., July 9. Fifteen
representative American motor cars
will start In a 202-mile road race over
the Santa Monica 8.4-mile course at 8
o'clock Saturday morning. Thirty min
utes after the conclusion of the heavy
car event, nine smaller machines, with
piston displacements under 250 cubic
Inches, and weighing: under 2200
pounds, will start on another race for
the same length over the same course.
The entries for both races follow:
Heavy Car Race for Dick-Ferris Cup.
No. Car and Driver. H. P.
1 Apperson. Hanshue ..65
a 8toddard-rayton, Slefert go
3 Franklin, Hamlin 42
4 Chalmers-Detroit, Sldlngley 40
6 Studebaker. Newcomb .........40
6 Rambler. Harvey. .................. ..45
7 Premier, Bradber. ...w..... ........ .30
8 Losler. Tettsleft 45
9 Columbia. Stone ......... ...29
10 Pope-Hartford. Scott 40
11 Stearns, Free .60
12 Haynes. Shannon .....................36
14 Locomobile, Page. ....................40
1 o Thomas. Huber ..................70
14 Chadwlck, Seibel go
lutee lor snettler Cup.
Fall Racing at Marsh Held.
MARSHFIE3LD, Or., July 9. (Special.)
Preparations are being made to hold a
race meeting and fair in Marshfield dur
ing September. The Fourth of July races
were a success and the racing association
has -decided to have a big Fall meet.
Good purses will be offered and It is
thought that by selecting the right dates
many of( the horses entered for the Eu
gene and Salem races will be brought
here.
Sunday Liquor Sellers Fined.
MOXTESANO, Wash., July 9.-(Special.)
Frank Ashburg and Sling Crispl. of
Elma, who were arrested on complaint
of Prosecuting Attorney Campbell for
selling liquor on Sunday, pleaded guilty
before Justice of the Peace Pettijohn and -were
fined $25 and costs each, making- a
total of nearly $75. They promised to
obey the law in the future.
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1 Cadillac. Chrlstonherson 30
I Stoddard-Dayton. Slefert 25
3 Maxwell. Smith SO
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fi Studebaker, Lord 30
6 Regal. Blgrelow . I 30
7 Durocar. McHeague i.... "30
8 Mitchell. Greer "20
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The course, situated on the outskirts
of the beach of Santa Monica Bar, is in
splendid shape for the fast driving, and
laps at 70-mile speed are predicted.
The course consists of a straight
stretch of a mile and a half along a
bluff overlooking the Paciflc. Round
ing the deadly "right angle." there is
a broad highway for three and a half
miles. After this comes a fast stretch
of three miles. Turning, the finishing
stretch can be taken at a 60-mile clip.
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drivers. No. 13 was eliminated in the
entry list.
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SUFFRAGETTES LOSE CASE
Police Magistrate Decides They Must
Pay Fine or Go to Jail.
LONDON, July 9. Sir Albert de Rutzen,
Chief Magistrate of the Metropolitan Po
lice Court, today decided against the suf
fragettes on the point raised by Miss
Pankhurst regarding their right to pre
sent a petition to the Premier, and the
court sentenced Miss Pankhurst to pay
a fine of $25 or go to prison for a month
on the change of resisting the police.
Mrs. Haverfleld. daughter of Lord Ab
lnger, was given the same sentence as
Miss Pankhurst.
Both the women notified the court of
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