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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1009. DANES REFUSE TO YIELD FIRST LOOK Copenhagen University Holds Dr. Cook to Promise of Records. RECTOR GROWS IMPATIENT Cablegram Sent to Explorer Asking Him to Hurry Vji With lata to Prove His Claim tn the Pole. America's Demand Denied. COPENHAGEN-. Oct. 10. The Univer sity of l-ienlairen has declined to fore go' its privilege to the first examina tion of the North role records of Ir. Cook. The authorities of the university today cabled to the National CieoRraph lc Society at Washington as follows: "Sorry. University not able to com ply with your request." Dr. Cook had promised to submit his records first to the faculty of the Uni versity of Copenhagen, but on October 15 the university was requested to waive its claim of priority in favor of the National Geographic t-ociety, which sought an early determination of the controversy which has arisen as the result of Commander Peary's charge that Dr. Cook did not discover the Pole. Rector Torp. of the University of Co penhagen, today cabled to Dr. Cook the following message: "When will you be able to send the or iginal observations and instruments?" PEART FILES POLAR PROOFS Commander Submits Records to Geographic Society. WASHINGTON". Oct. 20. Commander Robert E. Peary's proofs, records and ob servations that he reached the North Pole April . 1909. were submitted today to the National Geographical Society. The board of managers of that body referred them for examination and report to a sub-committee of experts comprising Henry Gan nett, chief geographer of the United Ft&tes Geodntlcal Survey; Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester, U. S. N., and O. H. Tltman. superintendent of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The society announced that the only question it now had to decide was whether Com mander Peary reached the North Pole on the date claimed. The experts designated fcy the society will hold their first meeting within a few days and begin their investigation of the Peary data. They will personally exam ine the notebooks and original observa tions made by Commander Peary on his march to the Pole and will see all papers brought back by him from the frigid North. The wide scope of the question renders it probable that the sub-committee will not report its findings for several months, but when ready the report will be submitted to a meeting of the board of managers of the society, especially called for that purpose. COOK READY IX TWO MONTHS Explorer Expects to Begin on His Proofs Xext Monday. TOLEDO. Ohio. Oct. 3. Dr. Frederick A. Cook said today that he will be ready to submit his proofs of the discovery of the North Pole to the University of Co penhagen within two months, or possibly within a month. He will begin work upon his documents on his return to New York immediately after the close of his lecture tour at Minneapolis next Monday. "These documents will consist of as tronomical and geographical data, my observations and records," he said. "It was the original plan to submit these proofs first to the University of Copen hagen, and there has never been any reason for changing it. "There is no reason why the National Geographical Society should be given precedence over any other society in America, and the records will be open to the opinion of all such societies af ter the 1 nlversity of Copenhagen has completed its , Investigation. My in struments cannot be brought from Etah until next Summer." Following the prepaartion of his documents. Dr. Cook said he will con sider his plan of again ascending Mount McKinley. He stopped off here today on his way from Columbus to Ann Arbor to lecture tonight. COOK CALLS KANSAS' HAND Explorer Will Accept Chancellor Stron's Offer to Climb Mount. ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 20. Dr. Fred erick A. Cook, the Arctic explorer, who lectured here tonight before a large audi ence of students at the University of Michigan, said ha was delighted to hear of the offer made by Chancellor Stron, of the University of Kansas, to send Pro fessor I I. Dyche to scale Mount Mc Kinley. "This Is the first I have heard of the chancellor's telegram," said Dr. Cook, "but when such an offer comes I shall accept It without a moment's hesitation. I shall be greatly pleased to accept Pro fessor Dyche's services whether it is to make the expedition with him myself or to have him go alone. Professor Dyche is a man whom I should be pleased to trust with any expedition." PROFESSOR BACKS DR. COOK Chancellor of University of Kansas Would Aid Explorer. LAWRENCE. Kan., Oct. 20. Dr. Frank V. Strong. Chancellor of the Uni versity of Kansas, today sent a tele gram to Dr. Frederick A. Cook, tender ing, in the name of the university, the services of Professor I.- L- Dyche. on an expedition to scale Mount McKinley to recover the records the explorer de clares he left there in 190. Professor Dyche has been with both Dr. Cook and Commander Peary on Polar expeditions. ANOTHER JAP BANK FAILS Fresno Institution Shares Fate of Others in California. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 20. Aldln An derson. State Superintendent of Banks, today closed the Industrial Bank, a Jap anese institution, at Fresno. Cel. The bank has on deposit and a re serve of $2S.i". Deficiency In cash re serve and lai'k of securities for loans were given as the causes for closing the bank. Fourteen thousand dollars of the bank's funds are on deposit with the Japanese Anirrican FUnk of this city, which was eiosud Monday. PROMINENT FIGURES IN ST. NOW ON HELENS EXTORTION CASE TRIAL r --- v W' J. K. Blnkesley, Defendant. - j ( . Sheriff Martin White. 4 -7 I , ' t- Xl .-"J LLmIX . AaiA ... As.v mwmj Treasurer K. K. Quick. District Attorney E. B. Tongue. STATE PASSES PLOT Prosecution in St. Helens Case Slights Conspiracy. 'TOOTS' BLAKESLEY IS MUM Evidence of Handwriting Experts Looks Dark for Man Accused of Attempted Blackmail of Treas urer Quick Blamed Alone. tContlnued FTom First Pase.) "Toots" Blakesley was alone in the al leged blackmailing of County Treasurer Quick and that Jack McCarty, convict and all-round bad man, was not associ ated at all with Blakesley In any phase of the alleged extortion. Convict's Writing Different. That McCarty, though his name is signed to the mulcting letters received by Treasurer QuickC did not write the mes sages will be testified by Tom Word, who Is armed with, several letters fram McCarty. the cMrography of which Is widely different from the handwriting of the letter which bases the Indictment accusing Blakesley of attempted extor tion. Two handwriting experts from Port land. W. W. Williams, of the Rose City Business College, and A. W. Albin, are prepared to take outh that J. Kendall Blakesley, nlckramed "Toots," wrote the letier which bade County Treasurer Quick to produce $300 or beware. To substantiate their contention the hand writing experts have prepared a photo graphic exhibit showing enlargements of words, namec and letters written by Blakesley compared with excerpts from the letter received by County Treasurer Quick. The penmanship seems to be identical and It is believed the state will rest its case after producing the hand writing evidence, so confident is District Attorney Tongue that the penmanship is a clenching clew. , Blakesley and Blackmail. Most odd Is one feature of the hand writing evidence. Five letters of the name Blakesley are found In the word blackmail, which contains the same num ber of letters as the name of the alleged would-be blackmailer. "Toots" Blakes ley, as court bailiff. Deputy Sheriff, iden tifier of note-lndorsers and what not, signed his name frequently In St. Helens, and court records, bank checks and sub pen as will be presented by the state to prove that he and not Jack McCarty Is the author of at least the last of a series of letters received by Treasurer Quick. It looks dark for Blakesley. He Is as silent as a tomb about the case and. Judging from the examination of venire men by his attorneys, it seems safe to predict that they will endeavor to prove their client the victim of a Columbia County political conspiracy. This was made evident today by the appearance In St. Helens of a detective from Portland, subpenaed by the defense. Entering Treasurer Quick's office near the Court house, he was hailed by F. B. Prescott. Quick's partner in the abstract business. "What do you think about this case? asked Prescott. "It's an attempt on your part and by Quick." replied the sleuth, "to get politi cal prestige." Whether the defense will link this hint ed political conspiracy with the refusal of the state to bring out the details oi the alleged dynamite plot remains to be seen. , Woman Observed Gifts. . Tf it had not been for a woman It is quite probable an indictment would not have been returned against rtiaaesie). That woman Is Mrs. quick, wne oi ine complaining County Treasurer. "On and oft for two years, saia i reas urer Quick yesterday. "I was held up by Toots' Blakesley. who had me shivering In mortal fear, believing my life, my fam ily, my home were in danger if 1 did not give Toots' money he' said was de manded by Jack McCarty, who would not stop at murder to accomplish his designs. "In all I gave him about $500 to quiet that monster, McCarty. and not until my wife became keen observer of Blakes ley's 8iRter's household did I realize that I was being bilked. My wife frequently visited Mrs. A. J. Deming. 'Toots' sis ter. Returning one night, she told me of expensive gifts given by 'Toots' to his sister and her children. Then it dawned upon me suddenly that 'Toots' always went to Portland to splurge after had given him money. Then and there I de cided to be victimised no more and re ported the case to the grand Jury when I received the next letter demanding money." Fonr Years Back. Blakesley's alleged extortion of Treas urer Quick Is said by the county official to extend as far back as 1905. Then, states Mr. Quick. "Tootsv Blakesley ap proached him, laying bare a plot to rob the vaults of the old Courthouse and dy namite the building, the daring work to be done by Jack McCarty, at that time a notorious convict Just released from the penitentiary at Salem. Quick had heard of him and chilled, e said, at the men tion of his name. The plot, as said by Quick to have been fostered by Blakesley, had for its object the destruction of all the Columbia County records, of which Quick, as owner of the Columbia Abstract & Title Company, was the onfy one to possess duplicates. Quick's part of the conspiracy was to sell the duplicate records, for which he could command his own price, to the county. Quick says he refused to take part in the plot. "But," he said, "I made the terrible mistake of not reporting the conspiracy to the grand Jury at the time." Four Letters Received. The alleged exiortionate letters purport ing to come from McCarty, but in "reality written by Blakesley, says the state, fol lowed at four intervals. "Toots" Blakesley is a brother of Chief Deputy Sheriff C. W. Blakesley. This relationship almost wrecked the state's case yesterday. Sheriff Martin White, obliged by the duties of his office to glean veniremen, requested the. court to be ex cused from the task, saying his appoint- I ment of Blakesley's brother as his chief Deputy and the Intimate relations main tained by him hot only with his assistant, but with "foots" Blakesley. made his position a dejlcate one. Thereupon Judge Kakin ordered Coroner Sherwood to gather a venire In lieu of the SherifT. The Coroner gathered a dozen men from Rainier, one of whom was accepted. The defense cited the code to show the Coro ner to be an illegal gatherer of a Jury when the Sheriff was neither biased. In capacitated nor absent from the county. Thereupon Judge Eakin forced SherifT White to resume the duty of selecting veniremen. On this point a fight is promised by the defense, particularly if "Toots" Blakesley is convicted. It is presumed the defense will then request the verdict to be set aside on an error. At 9 o'clock this morning the Blakesley case was resumed. District Attorney E. B. Tongue prosecuting, assisted by Attorney George Bagley. of Hillsboro. Attorneys Bert El Haney and John H. Stevenson, of Portland, are counsel for the defense. McCarty Not There. While no surprise was evidenced in the camp of the defense. It was apparent the belief existed that Jack McCarty, the no torious convict indicted with Blakesley, would be In court. He wasn't there, how ever, and a Portland detective subpenaed to identify him or pronounce him to be the wrong Jack McCarty, returned to the metropolis. In the two days of the trial more than By Our Formula We produce In Hood's Sarsaparilia a medicine that has an unap proached record of cures of Scrofula, eczema, eruptions, catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervousness, that tired feeling, loss of appetite, etc. The combination and proportions of the more than twenty different remedial agents contained in Mood's Sarsaparilia are known only to ourselves, so there can be no substitute. This medicine makes healthy and strong the "Little Soldiers" in your blood, those corpuscles that fight the disease germs constantly attacking you. USE ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE The antiseptic powder to be shaken Into the ahoea. If you have tired, aching feet, try Allen's Foot-Ease. It resta the feet and makes new or tight shoes easy. Cures Ben in, swollen, hot. sweating feet. Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and gives rest and comfort. Always use It to Break in New hoes. Try It today. Sold by all Druggists. 2.ic. Don't accept any substitute. For FREE trial packags. address Allen S- Olmsted. La Roy. N. Y- 40 veniremen have been examined. Strange to say, the veniremen living; in St. Helens or thereabouts to a man declared they knew nothing of the case, some never heard of it, while men gathered from more distant pointe knew all about it, had discussed it and had formed'opinions. The prediction is r'.fe that ''Toots" Blakeley will either be convicted or a "hung jury" will result. The letter upon which, the indictment accusing: Blakesley of extortion is based is as follows: Hnulton. Or.. May IS, ns To Mr. Quick. St. Helens. Or. Dear Pir: I am pretty ore at Toots, upon setting - this letter send Blakesley out to Houlton with the money. I have my eye on a big hand and cm going to do the job all by my lonesome ami vou will get one-ha'.f by express. Now 1 never had, to be vexed at you. and I don't want to now. The man that t Killed that time in San Francisco was a fellow who undertook to throw me at the last minute. None can do that and live. Now, Quirk, send Toots over this afternoon wich ?:J0 and I assure that within ten days you wf!t be handsomely repaid. 1. know yoar offk iI position places you so you can get the money easy. Don't ay anything to Bickesiey about what 1 am to give you. Oh. I am so nervous. From tn days Hl'jyut is your money. Don't forget this afternoon. tSigneJ) JACK. Three other letters of a similar charac ter were received by Treasurer Quick, but the message embodied in the indictment was selected by the state as the best in furthering its proposed conviction of Blakesley. Jack McCarty, the ex-convict, indicted with' Blakesley, has not been found. He is believed to be serving- time in a penitentiary,, where, neither the state nor the defense has been able to ascer tain. It has been established that he is not In Fing Sing. Joliet, Folsom, Ban Quentin or at Salem. The defense, it is understood, will en deavor to reject the testimony to be given by Tom Word concerning McCarty as in admissible. It is also aimed by the de fence to prove the letter received by Treasurer Quick does not contain a threat but merely a covert hint of impending harm. The jury box will undauntedly be filled tomorrow, and it Is believed the case will be submitted before 5 o'clock this after noon. The state will call about eight witnesses, the defense probably less than half that number. County Treasurer Quick will be called upon simply to iden tify the blackmailing letter, if the inten tion of the prosecution to keep the dyna mite plot hidden Is not abandoned. ASKS LOWER RITES Baker Appeals to Interstate Commerce Board. MILEAGE BASIS PROPOSED Kastern Oregon City Wants Cut All Along Line in Rates From East With Ixwer Rales Tlian to Portland. OREGONIAX NEWS BCREAl. Wash ington. Oct. 2. The Citizens- League and many business houses of Baker City to day appealed to the Interstate Commerce Commission for a readjustment of all freight rates to Baker City from Utah. Colorado and all points east. It is alleged in the complaint that all Eastern freight moving to Portland over the O. R. & N. necessarily passes through Baker City and. in view of that fact, it Is asked that Baker City be given rates from the East proportionately lower than the rates to Portland. Dased on the- dif ference In the length or haul. It is set forth that passenger fares from points east to Portland and Baker City are equitably apportioned on a mileage basis and this same principle is asked as ap plied to freight rates. Water competition at Portland is not mentioned. Assuming that the Commission will give Baker City rates lower than those at Portland, reparation Is demanded on all past shipments from the East made under existing rates, such reparation to repre sent the difference between the rates now in eTfect and the rates which the Com mission may hereafter establish. PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE If FOR GLOVES AND UMBRELLAS Manufacturers of High-Grade Umbrellas. Extraordinary Umtoella Sale ' OF UNUSUAL VALUES. Men's and Women's High-Grade 'Guaranteed Umbrellas at MANUFACTURER'S PRICES .Lennon's Factory is behind every umbrella sold by Lennon's. 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