THE 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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Eastern freight moving to Portland over
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and this same principle is asked as ap
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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.
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