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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1909. PRICE FIVE CENTS. CALLOW KID FIGHTS SAYS HENEY PROBE BEGINS IN SUTTON TRACED LIFE SAVED BY OVER 5000 LEAVE CONDUCTOR PULLS. TlFFSMDOi TOOTH WITH PUNCH TROUTDALE'SMAYOR INTERRUPTION OF ROMANTIC ANOTHER'S LEG PROMISED BYTAFT PI FOR NOTHING FOR A.-Y.-P. P RELIEVES BOY OF ACHING GEORGE STOCKDER, VICTIM OF MOLAR ON IDAHO TRAIN. PROMENADE RESENTED. EXPLOSION", WILL RECOVER. Oregon Man Shown in Sanguinary Mood; MADE THREATS TO KILL AL Lieutenant Adams Gives His Version of Shooting. EVIDENCE IS SENSATIONAL Sir. Sntton Has Front Seat, and Shakes Head Frequently to Contradict Testimony of Witness. ANNAPOLIS. Md-. July 19. The open Ins session here today of the court of Inquiry conducting- a second Investigation into the death of Lieutenant James N, Sutton, of the United States Marine Corps, was replete with dramatic situs. tlons. Henry E. Davis, counsel for Mrs. Sut ton. cross-examined the witness. Mr. Davis wanted to know if Adams' rela tlons with Button were always agreeable. Lieutenant Adams said he had little to do with Sutton. On further cross-examlna tion Lieutenant Adams said that Sutton had threatened to shoot him as they were going toward camp, after Lieutenant Vtley had ordered them b postpone the fight. Made Threats of Murder. Later, before Sutton left them. Sutton threatened to shoot them all before sun rise, the witness said. Asked by Mr. Davis If, in his opinion, Sutton shot him self. Lieutenant Adams said he believed Button deliberately shot himself after he heard some one say Lieutenant Roelker had been shot and not as a result of accident during the struggle. Major Leonard objected to any opinion on the matter by the witness. When Mr. Davis pressed the question, the Judge- Advocate withdrew his objection. A pertinent question Mr. Davis asked the witness was: "So you got off Button because you knew there was assistance at hand, and left him on the ground with both re volvers In his hands, although he had three times tried to shoot you and might have done so again, did you?" The witness said he made no 'attempt to disarm Sutton. Sutton seemed to be come suddenly exhausted after the fifth shot, the witness said. Adams' Story Grsphic Lieutenant Adams said he attended the dance at the academy the night of Octo ber 12. 1907. and afterwards went to Car vel Hall with Lieutenants Osterman and Vtley. There they met Lieutenant Sut ton, and started in Owens' automobile for Carvel Hall with Sutton, to the ma rine camp. "We went over the College Creek bridge." said the witness, "and going over the bridge the machine was mak ing considerable noise, and as we were out after hours, U o'clock being the limit. Lieutenant TTUey suggested we stop the machine and walk, so as not to be caught. I reached over and touched the chauffeur and told him to stop. Sut ton called me a d fool, and said he would Urk h 1 out of me. I unfas tened my collar and jumped out. "Sutton and the others got out and as we were preparing to fight, the senior officer stepped in and ordered us to stop and said we could fight it out the next morning. We started for the barracks and got under an electric light, when Sutton and Osterman struck each other several times before they could be sep arated. I stood from IS to 26 feet away during that time. "From there we went by the old road to the barracks to report to the offi cer of the day, leaving Sutton behind. Hs refused to go with us. I told Oster man on the way over if I had known, as I heard then, that Sutton 'shot up' the camp two weeks before, we would have gotten a rifle to protect ourselves. ' Tells of Shooting. "On fhe way over an officer held us up. It proved to be Vtley. and he ordered us back to the scene of the fight to see If we could find any clothes. I started down the path, and had gone 30 or 40 paces, when I saw something white. It seemed to arise, and a voice said: 'That's that d Adams. I'm going to kill you.' ,-He fired. I ran at him. He fired again. We grappled. He fired a third time, and bit me in the finger. As we wheeled around. I saw Roelker In a po sition to assist me. I threw Sutton around and got on his back, trying to kefp him from shooting. At that time someone jumped on Sutton's left hand; I don't know who it was. There was a hot. and I cried. 'My God! has he killed Roelkerr As I stood up there was a flash, and I looked toward Sutton, to see him prostrate and evidently dead." At this point Lieutenant Adams illus trated his strucg'.e with Button, with an orderly as his assistant. The witness lay down on the floor and went through the attitude of the struggle. Mrs. Sutton eyed the witness closely as he was testi fying. She shook her head occasionally. In answer to Major Leonard's questions, Adams said he had never had any dis agreement or words with Sutton prior to that night. He said there was no argu ment in the automobile. Sutton did not Charles Haserty, I.a Grande Logger, Loses Limb by Amputation, Skin Grafted on Stockdcr. George A. Stockder, a traveling sales man who was frightfully burned about his face and body on the morning of May 24 last by an explosion of gas I his apartments at 763 Marshall street, and whose condition bad been critics until a few days ago. Is on the road to swift recovery, all because Charles Hazerty, of La Grande, Or., suffered a accident that necessitated the amputa tion of bis right leg. The attending surgeons skillfully cut the skin from Hazerty's amputated limb and placed it on Stockder's body in places where his own flesh had been burned and refused to heaL Thus by a strange process will the traveling sales man soon be able to go about his bust ness, while the La Grande logger will stump about, finding some compensa tion for his loss in the fact that the leg, useless to him, waa the means of saving another's life. WHITE GIRLS WED CHINESE High School Students Victims of Opium Habit at Victoria." VICTORIA, B. C. July -. Special.) Surprising disclosures have resulted from an investigation as to th number of Intermarriages between Chinese and whites in British Columbia, these mar riages being found to total not less than ID for the entire Dominion. Many of the white women are being held as slaves to Chinese masters in the cities of Victoria, Vancouver and Nelson. Most of these women are inmates of the tenderloin di tricts, and in Victoria alone the police are taking action in at separate cases. It is also disclosed that many young girls, chiefly high school girls, whose ages range from IS to 26 years, habitually frequent Chinatown as private teachers of Chinamen in their shops or private rooms. In several cases these girls are known to have contracted the opium hab it. Drastic remedial measures are being pressed by the Women's Protective Asso ciation. AMERICA TO DEMAND HALF Will Put Chinese Loan Question Up to Pekin Government. PARIS, July 19. The continental bankers who asked for an adjournment of the meetings of the international bankers so as to enable them to con sult with their respective governments have delayed the answer so long that there seems a strong possibility of the negotiations for American participa tion in the Hankow-Szechuen loan of 127.500.000 falling through. Should this prove the case, America, It is understood here, will take up the matter with the Pekln government and nsist that American bankers be given halt share of the loan. Special dls patches from Pekin describe English opinion there as approving American action in declining to accept a quarter share. REDS MARRY LIKE WHITES Justice Douthitt Performs Ceremony at The Dalles. THE DALLES. Or, July 1. (Spe cial.) County Clerk Angle Issued his first marriage license to two Indians today, when Peter Brunoa, formerly of Warm Springs, now located at North Yakima, and Indian Sally, of Celllo, ap plied for a license to wed. On request- ng the coveted document Brunoa said: "This woman love this man; Father Bronsgeest make urn tight." Father Bronsgeest being out of town. the dusky lovors were directed to Jus tice J. A. Douthitt, who made them one. Wasco Charley, another Indian, and Chief of Police Harper were witnesses. Brunoa said he believed in being mar ried like white people, and wished a legal ceremony performed. SPECIAL ELECTION URGED Jones Says Cushman's Successor Is Needed In Congress. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 19. Senator Jones, in a tele gram to Governor Hay, of Washington, today advised that a special election be held immediately to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Cushman. Though the new Congressman cannot get to Washington before the adjourn ment of the special session, there are other matters demanding attention through the Summer, which cannot be cared for by Humphrey or Potndexter, now that the state has been districted. KILLED BY PRIZE BULL Farmhand Butted to Death by Famed Dudley. SANTA BARBARA. July 19. W. P. "Drummond. a farmhand on the place of S. A. Pinkham, waa killed this evening by Plnkham's bull. Dudley, the owner of many blue ribbona. When called by a neighbor's boy. Pinkham grabbed a rifle and found the bull had broken from the pasture nd was standing over Drummond, but- ng him with its head. The animal ad no horns. Pinkham killed the bull ith two shots. Drummond was already dead from the Portland Day Caused General Exodus. CROWDS TAX ROAD'S CAPACITY All Trains Pull Out in Two Sections Each. OFFICIALS GO IN SPECIAL Leave at 11:30 P. M. in Two Sec tions of Pullmans No Set Pro gramme at Exposition Outside Reception Oregon Building. COUNCILMAN BAKER IS MAYOR. George L Baker, president of the City Council. Is suffering with lum bago to such an extent that ha was unabla to fO to Seattle with the offi cial party laat night. Ha will ba acting Mayor In the absence of May or Simon, who will be gone until Thursday morning. Mr. Baker ex pressed great regret at his Inability to attend tha exposition on Portland day, as ha had Intended. He had his ticket and berth reservation, but was attacked at Seaalde Sunday and was forced to stay behind. According to tha charter, the President of tha Council has all of the authority and power of Mayor In the absence of the Chief Executive. Thla la some what of a salve to Mr. Bakers gouty feelings. Between 5000 and 000 Portlanders will be in Seattle today, shouting the praises of their city, and using every opportunity to tell of her wonderful progress and promising future. This is the day "we" celebrate at the Alas- ka-TuJcon-Paclflc Exposition, and It will be an event long to be remembered by the denizens of the Puget Sonnd city, for the throngs from the Oregon metropolis will let them know that there Is "something doing." There was such a rush for tickets and reservations of berths at the Northern Pacific passenger headquar ters. Third and Morrison streets, all day, that the force of clerks was kept jumping. At that they could not ac commodate all who came as promptly as the eager ones desired. Even As sistant Passenger Agent Charlton sold tickets, and that is Indication there was Indeed a rush. All day long the de mand continued and until late at night, when the hour for the departure of the last specials and the regular trains drew near. Everyone was cared for. even though the passenger department was overwhelmed, and quite unex pectedly so, for it was not anticipated (Concluded on Page 10.) r..... ........... .''' HERE WE ARE! . j.jL'll-.lili.LC.-t.-'J--.-JJ-XJ.JLta.J3. Youngster Asks for Toothache Drops, but Conductor Morris Applies Ticket Punch. SPOKANE, Wash., July 19.-Speecial.) Rival railway lines are providing bar ber-shops, bathrooms, hair-dressers, sten ographers, stock reports and "canned' opera for the comfort of travelers, but the Northern Pacific adds the latest in train luxuries on an obscure branch line in Idaho, where accommodating conduc tors remove aching molars with ticket punches. Harry Morris, conductor on the "High Line," as trainmen call the Lewelston Grangeville branch, introduced the inno vation last week, when he pulled an ach ing tooth and soothed the 6-year-old son of Walter Hovey Hill. - of Grangevllle. The youngster with the aching molar ap pealed to Conductor Morris for toothache drops, and agreed to the counter-proposition from the conductor to have the tooth pulled. Morris is well known on the main line of the Northern Pacific. BED SAVED, MONEY BURNS Farmer Forgets $175 in Greenbacks When House Gets on Fire. VANCOUVER. Wash., July 19. (Spe cial.) The farmhouse of Peter Hanratty. four miles from Vancouver, was destroyed by fire last night and almost all the household goods. There was no insur ance and the loss totals about 11000. The sum of $176 In greenbacks was laid away in the house, but Mr. Hanratty for got all about this cash until It was too late, so anxious was he to save a feather bed and an old clock, both of which he did save. The feather bed was one that his wife, now deceased, had brought over from Ireland about half a century ago, and, as Mr. Hanratty expressed it, he had slept on It for at least 40 years. And the clock also belonged to his wife and had been in the family for many years. TEN MINUTES COST $1000 Man Late for Trial and Ball Is De clared Forfeited. Being 10 minutes late cost Nelson D. Lewis, a barber, living at 371 Cable street, $1000 yesterday afternoon. Lewis was arrested frith Mrs, Ger trude Dickerson Sunday-night by Con stable Wagner arl Deputy Kiernan. He put up a $1000 cash bond, with the understanding that their prelimi nary hearing would be held yesterday afternoon at S o'clock. Lewis did not appear on time and his bond was de clared forfeited, although he arrived at 10 minutes past two. Mrs. Dickerson did not appear at all. MISS WANAMAKEB TO WED Granddaughter of Philadelphian to Acquire Title. PHILADELPHIA. July 19. The en gagement was announced in Paris today of Miss Fernanda "Wanamaker, daughter of Rodman Wanamaker, and granddaugh ter of John Wanamaker. to Arturo Heeren, son of Count Heeren, of Paris and Biarritz. Will Tell Success in Getting Votes. WESTERN SENATORS IN FEAR Some Dare Not Go Home i Raw Material Free. BUT TAFT WILL ASK MORE Brlstow and Cummins Say He Will Demand Reductions on Woolen and Cotton Goods and All Clothing Material. ALORICH CIOSK TO TAFT. OHEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Washington. July 1. There Is con alderable goaalp at tha Capitol over the fact that Senator Aldrich. a very Infrequent visitor at the Wbltu Houas during the past Admlnlatratlon, Is lunching dally with President Taft. About 1 o'olock every day Aldrich adjourns tha conference committee and whiaka to the, White House In his automobile. This haa been going on steadily alnce the tariff bill pasaed the Senate. WASHINGTON, July 19. All the Re publican members of the tariff confer ence have been invited by President Taft to take a dinner with him on Wednesday night at the White House. It is as sumed that the President expects to be ready to report progress in getting votes for fhe abolition or reduction of dutiea on raw materials. When Speaker Cannon left Senator Aid- rich's room tonight, he said the conferees must frame the programme for passing the conference report and that the Repre- ntatives would have to assume respon sibility for their actions. There waa no indication of a lack of understanding be tween the leaders of the Senate and House. The Speaker talked freely with the newspaper men about every subject ex cept that which they desired to hear him discuss. Westerners Fear to Go Home. Many of the progressives come from states interested in cattle-raising, and they oppose free hides or even a reduc tion In the duty. Senators Brlstow and Cummins ex pressed the opinion that the President should bring his Influence to bear in a movement looking to reductions in the duties on wool and woolen goods. cotton goods and other articles which entered into wearing apparel. Senator Borah declared, if the free raw material programme was adopted, (Concluded on Page 8.) Effort of Executive to Enforce Cur few Law Results in Case for Juvenile Court to Try. Because Charles Rowley, of Troutdale, Interfered when Mayor Fox ordered Miss Irene Latourelle to go home, Rowley is said to have engaged In a rough-and tumble fight with the Mayor, and to have threatened to kill him. Both Row ley and the girl have been cited to ap pear in Juvenile Court. It appears that Rowley, who is but 17 years old, went out walking several nights ago with Miss Latourelle, who Is 15 years old. When they encountered Fox, and he ordered the girl home, Row ley took exception to his remarks, and proceeded to demonstrate his dislike for the Mayor In no uncertain manner. Then Mayor Fox sent his son to serve citations on Rowley and his mother, Mrs. -Mary Rowley. Rowley went to Chief Probation Officer Teuscher, of the Juve nile Court, with the complaint that the papers were not properly served on him and with the implied belief that he could with impunity, disregard them. Mr. Teuscher proceeded to serve the papers himself, that there might be no question about the matter. NEW TR0UBLE FOR TAFT Women Are Interested In Whisky Case These Days. WASHINGTON, July 19. By reason of the brief from the lawyers, and letters from women whose attent'on had been di rected to the fight over "what Is whisky, President Taft is forced to remember the subject, even when wrestling with the tariff. Purity and quality in "wet goods" are what the women who are writing the President want. They do not set them selves up, as a rule, as consumers of the commodity, nor are they prepared to sub scribe to the sentiment that all whisky is good. The crusade of the women was started by Mrs. Beulah Amldon, chairman of the food sanitation committee of the Gen eral Federation of Women's Clubs of the United States. She sent circulars to every woman's club In the country asking that the members write the President. If there is any truth in the rumor, most of them have done so. Tomorrow is the time limit set by the President for the whisky men to file their briefs in the case. OVERTURNED BOAT IS SEEN Fishing Launch Believed to Be Wrecked Off Coquille River. MARSHFIELD, Or., July 19. (Spe cial.) The captain of the steamer Nan Smith reported by wireless to this place tonight that he had sighted an overturned boat about four miles off the mouth of the Coquille River. There were no signs of life on the derelict. It appears to be the hull of a gasoline boat or barge. The officer of the M. F. Plant, which arrived to night, 'also saw the hull, but could not' make out what It was. It is pos sible that the wreck is that of one of the small fishing boats which go out of Coos Bay. TAFT ON TAX CAMPAIGN During Western Trip President Will Defend Corporation Measure. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 19. It became known today that President Taft, while on his West ern trip, will take occasion frequently to defend the tax upon net earnings of cor porations. He will open his campaign on this is sue at Des Moines. Iowa, in the hope of offsetting the opposition to the measure put forward by Senators Dolliver and Cummlngs. At Portland also he has been advised by Senator Bourne to speak on this issue. TARIFF TIRES HEYBURN Senator Now Taking Vacation in Pennsylvania to Recover. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, July 19. Senator Heyburn, while the conference committee Is wrestling with the tariff bill, is taking a vacation In Pennsylvania. He was much worn by the long session of the Senate, and was near to collapse. He is walking ten miles daily to get him self once more in condition. FATHER CARRIGAN BARRED Catholic Prlset Who Disobeyed Bishop Denied Retreat. DENVER, Colo., July 19. Father J. P. Carrigan, of St. Patrick's parish, was tnnleht denied admission to the annual retreat of Bishop Nicholas C. Matz, of the Colorado diocese. This action resulted from Father Car- rtnn'i refusal to follow the bishop's order removing him to a Pueblo parish. CONFESSES $10,000 THEFT Express Clerk Finds Temptation Too Strong to Resist. CHICAGO, July 19. Clayton T. Zimmer man, the 20-year-old son of a streetcar conductor employed as a clerk by the Adams Express Company, confessed to night that he stole a package containing $10,000 which disappeared July 12. All but $10 of the stolen money was re- -cocvered - Tawney Again Attacks Enemy of Graft. MANN CHAMPIONS PROSECUTOR Heney's Opponents Friends of Grafters, He Says. TAUNT FOR PENNSYLVANIAN Bis State's Virtue Compared With Illinois' Attempt to Prevent Further Payment of Heney Is Defeated. WASHINGTON, July 19. (Special.) A pretty weir planned, but unsuccessful, attack was made today on Francis J. Heney by several Congressmen, who aimed to prevent any part of the defi ciency spproprlation of the Department of Justice from being used in paying Mr. Heney additional money for hlf. work in the iani fraud and other Gov ernment cases. Chairman Tawney, of the appropriations committee, said that Mr. Heney had given a receipt in full for his work and that afterward he had been paid $5000. Cox of Indiana wished to know if the deficiency was caused by the payments made to Mr. Heney. "No," replied Tawney. "Can you tell us," asked Murphy, how much money wag paid Mr. Heney during the last fiscal year, and what he did for it?" "He received 123,000 and performed no service for the Government what ever during that year," said Tawney, Subsequently Tawney said: Did Nothing for Three Years. "As a matter of fact, Mr. Heney has not performed any active service for the last three years. He was appoint ed November 7, 1903, and his active service continued for about three years. for which he received in all 69,000." He stated, however, that Mr. Heney's salary -had nothing to do with the 127,000 deficiency for the Department of Justice, for which provision is made in the urgency deficiency bllL Mr. Heney, he said, had received in all from the Government ?69,000. Used to Prosecute Trusts. Asked by Cox of Indiana if any of this deficiency was due to the employ ment of special counsel to prosecute any trust, Tawney, ' answering in the affirmative, said the Suit against the tobacco trust had occasioned some of it. (Concluded on Pace 2.) INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 81.8 degrees; minimum, 01 degree. TODAY'S Probably fair; cooler; westerly winds. Foreign. Latham floats In airship on English Chan nel till French warsnip picks mm up. Page 3. Japan threatens China unless she adopts conciliatory policy. Page Z. National. Tawney says Heney was paid for doing noth ing, but blocks attempt to prevent rur ther employment- Page 1. Taft will show votes he has secured for free raw materials at v hue House dinner. Fane 1. Angry debate In House coda In general laugh, ppge z. Secretary Wilson defends accuracy of wheat statistics, page 5. , Domestic. Divorce colony at Reno Rives amateur the atricals, drilled by one of members. Page 3. Lieutenant Adams testifies at Button Inquiry that Sutton shot himself. Page 1. Insurgents at Miners' Federation convention. make new attack on Jnoyer. page z. Strikers at Butler, Pa., promise to cease dlsoraer. Page 3. Ella (Jingles acquitted, but her charges against Ella itarrette declared untrue by jury. Page 3. Bloody shirtwaist of Mrs. Sayler evidence sne aiaea in Killing nusDana. page Boy con f eases Black Hand n.urder and be trays accomplices, who are arrested. Page 4. Sports. Danny Shay deserts California League, mark ing approach of collapse. Pae 7. Northwestern League scores : Portland L Spokane 2; Aberdeen 3, Seattle v; Van couver 4, Tacoma 0. Page 7 Wlckersham defeats Bethel In tennis, and gets Flake cup. Page 10. McCredle signs pitcher Ben Henderson. Page 7. Pacific' Northwest. Sara Hill spends y;Xt,irjt) to establish model town in Klickitat county, page a. Mrs. May Wright Seweii indignant at report she is anu-sunragist. page . Idaho conductor pulls tooth on train with ticket punch, page 1. 1 ' Commercial and Marine. Outlook for Oregon hop crop is much im proved. Page IS. Chicago wheat market weakens in face of new crop movement. Page 15. Steamers Georgle Burton and City of Van couver strand on Hay den Island dike. Page 14. Portland and Vicinity. Skin from amputated leg grafted on George Stockder's burned body successfully. Page 1. Smaller railroads of state promise to give commission data needed, page 14. Nearly 6000 Portlanders leave for Seattle to be present on Portland day at A.-Y.-P. Page 1. Jealous husband who Is believed to have shot Brackett by mistake is being sought. Page 4. Thousands of returning Elks to pass through Portland this week. Page 4- Catholic Educational Association begins in stitute. Page 10. Sale of Pacific St Eastern Railway will ben efit creditors of Oregon Trust A Savings Bank. Page 10. Site for new city jail selected at park and Everett. Page 10. Two good-sized fires make work lor depart meat, .Page CCoaaluded n Pas fi.k battering be h4 received,