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THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17, 19 10.
MONEY MAY TALK
IN BURKE SGANDAL
Chain of Circumstantial Evi
dence Grows Apace and
Activity Is Marked.
GRAND JURY MEETS FRIDAY
Intense Interest lieiiiR Taken in
Sanitarium Dynamiting: Expose
All Along: Coast Murder At
tempt May lie Charge.
SANTA KOSA, Cal., Feb. 1& (Special.)
Assistance has come to the defense of
Dr. Willard P. Burke from sources, the
very nature of which promises to add a
new interest to the court proceeding's
In this case of the dynamiting of the
tenthouee where Luella Smith and her
baby were sleeping.
It became known here today hat a
prominent man In San Francisco, who
had been Interested In a young woman
who was recently at the Burke sanitar
ium as a patient, was usingr his influence
and his money to. secure able legal coun
sel to defend Ir. Burke and it is becom
ing evident that the doctor will not lack
funds with which he may employ some
of the leading attorneys of the state in
his defense.
At the same time it nas been reported
that other interested persons have prom
ised Luella Smith, all the money which
the may require both for the conduct of
the civil, case, which, it is understood,
she intends to bring against Dr. Burke
for the support of herself and her child,
and possibly to provide for a special
prosecutor in the criminal trial, which
would result if the grand jury were to
find an indictment on the evidence which
will probably be presented to that body
on Thursday. '
Just what the motive behind this assist
ance is has not been explained, other
than that It is prompted by a feeling of
sympathy.
The motive which is actuating those
who have come so strongly to Burke's
defense is a desire to protect themselves
from exposure of certain things which
have occurred at the sanitarium in the
past.
As an indication of the interest which
certain persons, whose names have not
yet been mentioned in connection with the
disclosures at the sanitarium, are taking
In Dr. Burke's case, it was noticed yes
terday that a stenographer from the of
1ice of a leading San Francisco attorney
was at the sanitarium and that &he was
given a private audience with the doctor.
What her mission was may be inferred.
It it understood not to have been hos
tile to the doctor's side of the case, but
rather in the interest of suppressing cer
tain elements of life at the sanitarium,
and assuring interested parties all over
the Coast that their names1 will not be
dragged into the record oT the court pro
ceedings, either before the grand jury or
in a trial, should one follow.
The allies of the man who is charged
with attempting the life of Luella. Smith
ere particularly anxious that they may
have a lawyer of distinguished attain
ments, nominally representing the doctor,
who will be there when the witnesses are
called before the grand Jury.
Renewed search was made at the sani
tarium grounds and on the adjoining
property today for the missing live sticks
of dynamite. The depositions1 taken at
Orovillo are understood to contain the
testimony that Dr. Burke left there with
Bix sticks in his overcoat pocket.
"The chain of circumstantial evidence
connecting Dr. Burke with the attempt
to kill Miss Smith and her baby by ex
ploding dynamite under their tent-house
ftt the sanitarium is complete." declared
District Attorney Clarence F. Lea, of
Sonoma County, upon returning tonight
from the Kanaka Beak mines.
Both the District Attorney and Sheriff
Smith stated that they had obtained de
positions from employes at the mines
owned by Burke fully corroborating th
reports that Dr. Burke came to the mines
on December 3D and took away with him
six sticks of dynamite, fuses and caps.
The depositions were made by Thomas
Jtliey, a miner, and Janies Hedges, fore
man of the mines.
District Attorney Lea stated that, upon
arriving at the mines, he and Sheriff
Smith found that Riley had been dis
charged yesterday upon imperative or
ders from Dr. Burke. The reason given
by Superintendent Reedwell for discharg
ing Riley, said District Attorney Lea,
was that "Riley talked too much."
According to Lea, James Hayes, an
other miner employed at the mines, who
had made statements regarding the dyna
mite obtained by Dr. Burke, had left the
mines, saying that he feared an attempt
wotihl bo made on his life.
"The grand jury of Sonoma County will
convene at Santa Rosa on Friday," said
District Attorney Lea, "and I will imme
diately lay before that body all the evi
dence that has been gathered in this
case, including the depositions - made by
Riley, Hedges and others. We have a
strong case against Dr. Burke and the
evidence is complete in all details ex
cept establishing who set off the dyna
mite." ,
MOltE EVIDENCE IS DAMAGING
Sonoma Officials AVould Establish
Motive lor Crime.
SA2ST FRANCISCO. Feb. IS. The District
Attorney's office of Sonoma County is
now in possession of information which
tends to establish the motive for the
crime that is alleged to have been com
mitted in the explosion of dynamite in the
tent of Luella Smith at the Dr. Burke
Sanitarium, according to a statement
Issued tonight by Assistant District At
torney George Hoyle of that place, lie
spent the day here and in Oakland in
terviewing witnesses.
Hoyle says that he was confronted by
conditions that make it apparent that
every effort is being made to thwart the
officials in their Investigation. In- his
statement he said:
"I have secured evidence in the Dr.
Burke case which is very important to
the prosecution. We consider the new
evidence to be of great value because it
goss to establish the motive for the crime.
Combined with our evidence from Oro
ville and Kanaka Peak, we are rapidly
reaching that point in the case where we
will be ready' to go into court.'"
REBELS DRIVEN FROM CITY
Forces of Tresideiit Madriz Again
Occupy Matagalpa.
MANAGUA. Feb. 16. The forces of
President Madriz again have taken
possession of Matagalpa. which on
February 10 was occupied by General
Chamorro, Insurgent leader.
The bombardment of the city with
heavy (runs was renewed, but the in
nnrbrATitfl wer without meann to renlv
b.t Ions range. Chamorro, therefore.
deemed it advisable to retreat under
cover of darkness, and evacuated Mat
agalpa early this morning.
Chamorro did not escape any "too
soon as he was nearly surrounded by
the Government forces. which had
been brought up as quickly as the con
dition of the country would permit in
the last few days.
It is reported that General Cham
orro has broken away from General
Estrada and proclaimed himself presi
dent. Overtures have been made to
President Madriz by Chamorro through
the medium of American Consular
Agent W. A. Desavigny at Matagalpa
for the re-establishment of peace.
President Madriz has given his an
swer, which is the unconditional sur
render and imprisonment of Chamorro.
Lieutenant Commander Symington, U.
S. N.. and Lieutenant Price, of the
Marines, are proceeding to Matagalpa
to watch the operations.
It is said that KearAdmiraJ Kimball
has dispatched Lieutenant Commander
Symington to offer mediation to the
belligerents, but with instructions to
do nothing arbitrary.
General Chamorro, with a force esti
mated by the Government at 800, is
Ml'LTXOHAH CI.rB I)lilECT
OKS ELECT OKFICEKS.
-.1 v.
Walter Holt, President.
At the annual election of the
board of directors of the mult
nomah Club last night the follow
ing officers were chosen: Presi
dent, Walter Holt; vice-president,
Edgar Frank; secretary. Colon V.
Dyment; treasurer, A. H. Allen.
AValter Holt is an old athlete
and is well known in Portland.
He is assistant cashier of the
United States National Bank. Ed
gar Frank is a wrestler of fame
throughout the West. This is the .
first office he has held with the
Multnomah Club. C. V. Dyment
is a new man in the club and one
of the most enthusiastic members
of the organization. A. H. Allen
during the past year has been sec
retary of the club.
The retiring officers are: Presi
dent, James F. Kwing: vice-president.
C. E. McDonald; treasurer,
H. II. Rasch; secretary, A. H.
Allen.
reported to be moving toward Man
agua by forced marches.
Chamorro passed Terra Bona. . 24
miles south of Matagalpa. at 6 oclock
tonight. General Lara, . with 500 men,
is in hot pursuit, while General Rami
erez, with 500 men, is marching to in
tercept him at Boaco.
General Valle and General Porto Carre
ro. each in command of 300 soldiers, are
making a flank movement to Metapa.
flO TRUST, SAY PACKERS
GRAND Jl'Rl MAKES Pit OGRESS
IN CHICAGO MEET INQUIRY.
Heads of Packing Firms Must Be
Called for Information, and
not Minor Employes.
CHICAGO, Feb. 16. Yesterday was a day
of enlightenment for members of the Fed
eral grand jury who. are hearing evi
dence in the Government's investigation
to ascertain whether the meat-packing in
dustry is being conducted in violation of
the Sherman anti-trust laws.
Counsel for the packers expressed
themselves as being wholly in the dark
as to what the Government had learned
and as to what it hopes to establish. On
the other hand, District Attorney Edwin
W. Sims, who is conducting the Govern
ment's case, believed two points had been
established. These were:
' First, that, if the Government hopes to
establish a case. it . must pay less atten
tion, to minor employes and call in the
heads of the packing world to get at the
facts.
Second, that the packing interests are
determined to drive home before the
jurors that no trust exists, that it would
be impossible for any ring to control
prices, and that the law of supply and
demand alone regulates the price of meat.
The most important witnesses today
were James S. Agar, president of the
Western Packing & Provision Company;
It D. Patterson, vice-president of the
National Packing Company, and F. E.
White, who is known as the right-hand
man of Arthur Meeker, general manager
for Armour & Co.
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DR. COOK IS IDENTIFIED
Card Sent in by Former Fellow Voy
. ager .Curtly Returned.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 16. Dr. Fred
erick A. Cook and his wife, who are still
at the Hotel Oddo, refused to receive vis
itors yesterday, and Dr. Cook; declined
to grant an interview.
Among the passengers on the steamer
from Valdivia was a Belgian engineer
named Rysselberghe, who asserted that
he recognized Cook Immediately, both
having been on the steamer Belgica,
which carried the Belgian Antarctic ex
pedition in 1S97-U9. He sent his card to
Dr. Cook, but Dr. Cook declined to re
ceive it, declaring that he did nbt know
the Belgian.
HORSE PLAGUE SERIOUS
Washington Governor Telegraphs to
Federal Government for Aid.
OLYMP1A, Wash., Feb. 16. (Special.)
At the--req'uest of State Veterinarian Nel
son. Governor Hay sent the following tel
egram this morning to D. A. Melvin, chief
of the . Bureau of Animal Industry,
Washington, D. C. :
"Serious outbreak pernicious anemia
horses at Walla Walla. One hundred and
thirteen have died; 62 are sick now. Can
you send Dr. Mohler there to assist and
co-operate with Dr. Nelson, State Vet
erinarian, in tryieg to control this out
break J" ,
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MEMS1G DEFEATS
POWELL
Battle Is Fiercely Fought and
Both Men Bleed Pro
fusely. SECONDS CRY OUT FOUL
In Fifth Round Both Men Grapple
and Fall to Floor, Powell Writh
ing in Pain In Ninth They
go to It Hammer and Tongs.
LOS ANGELES.' Feb. 16. (Special.)
George Memsic defeated Lew Powell in
their ten-round battle, but by a very nar
row margin.
The battle' was fiercely-fought through
out, and each bled profusely in the last
of the fight. Memsic finished much
stronger and was ripping in terrific body
blow-s and hooks as counters to the lefts
to the . face, and right upper-cuts which
Powell indulged in unceasingly. Powell
showed more plainly the effects of punish
ment and tired perceptibly in the last
three rounds.
In the fifth round Memsic rushed with
head down and Powell tried to clinch,
both falling to the floor with Memsic
underneath. Powell rolled over and
writhed as if in pain while his seconds
claimed a foul. Referee Byton refused
to allow this, and Powell arose and re
newed the fight. In the remaining mo
ments of the round Memsic punished him
severely and Powell showed his first
weakness.
The sixth round also went to Memeic's
credit by a wide margin. The continual
left and right leads to the wind and head
seldom missed or were countered. Powell
came backs strong In the seventh, and by
a succession of le-fts put Memsic's right
eye out of commission.
; The eighth round was all Memsic. A
right swing to the face opened a cut
under Powell's left eye that bled pro
fusely throughout the remaining rounds.
The ninth round probably was the
fiercest of all, with both boys going it
hammer and tongs and doing effective
work. Memsic had a distinct lead at the
gong. Powell made a game finish in the
tenth and held honors even.
LEAGUE ADMITS NEW CLTJBS
Gold Seals, Salem, Vancouver and
Peninsula Enter Tri-City.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Tri-City League Tuesday night in the of
fice of Secretary Smith, the Gold Seals,
of Portland, and Salem, Vancouver and
the Pininsula teams were admitted to
the league. . .
The team formerly referred to as the
St. John team was named the Penin
sula team at the suggestion of Charles
Moore, the manager. The applications
of Salem and the Gold Seals were made
by A. R. Jerman and L. C. Garrigus, the
respective managers.
President Helser ad Secretary
Smith will go to Hillsboro this morn
ing to make final arrangements with
that team for a membership in the
league. The Forest Grove franchise
was turned back to the league.
The Honeyman Hardware Company's
trophy, worth between $150 and $200.
was accepted. Fred Gardner will man
ag3 the second-Portland team.
BOY KILLS HIS BROTHER
Proverbial "Unloaded Gun" Claims
A'ictim in Rlverdale.
The proverbial "unloaded gun" claimed
another victim in 4 -year-old Robert
Schmldecke, shot and killed by his
brother, four years his senior in their
home at Riverdale yesterday.
Both brothers had been "playing bear"'
in their home. Presently Gustave picked
up a dismantled rifle. Pointing the
weapon at the head of his little tousled
head brother, he pulled the trigger. With
a shriek of pain little Robert sank to
the floor, a bullet piercing his head. Just
below his left temple- Ha was uncon
scious when picked up by his frantic
mother and laid on a bed. Death re
sulted almost instantly.
Deputy Coroner Kenningworth made a
thorough investigation of the shooting
last night, assigning the child's death
due to the accidental discharge of the
old rifle. The parents assert that the
Tifle bad been unused for over a year.
Parts of it had been lost with its use
fulness k
DR. S. LANE DEAD SOUTH
Father of Interstate Commerce Com
mission Passes at Santa Barbara.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal.. Feb. 16.
(Special.) Dr. S. Lane, father of Inter
state Commerce Commissioner F nankin
K. Lane, died at his home hero this
morning. For two score years Dr. Lane
has been a resident of California, spend
ing the last 14 years of his life in this
city. He was born at Prince Edward
Island, Canada, 72 years ago. He was for
20 years a practicing dentist in Oakland
and three of his children are living there
and in San Francisco.
The- children are George Lane, an at
torney in San Francisco; Fred Lane, a
dentist in Oakland, and Mrs. Anderson,
who also lives in Oakland. His other son.
Commissioner Lane, has his residence in
Washington. Dr. Lane practiced den
tistry here until failing health caused
him to give up his patients. A few weeks,
age he resumed his practice. He leaves
a widow and a sister, Mrs. McPhail, here.
The funeral will be conducted by the
Oddfellows.
FRIEND IDENTIFIES BODY
Corpse at Morgue That or J. F. Rice,
Aged Shoestring Peddler.
After lying unidentified on a slab
In the morgue for 24 hours the body of
a man found by the police in a doorway
at 86 Front street Monday flight, was
identified last nightr as being that of
J. F. Rice, an aged shoestring vender
who for ten years sold shoestrings on
the streets of Portland. Rice was
identified by Anthony McClellan, a
friend, who for several months shared
a bed with him at the Portland Commons-Rice
is said to have been well-to-do and
it is believed his estranged wife and
daughter live bere.
PORTLAND ' HOTEL 'DUPED'
Indiana Traveling Man Passes
Worthless Check Here.
RICHMOND. Ind.. Feb. 16. (Special.)
It-developed todayiiat -Oroorge M. Pipper,
P rJ C H
a former well-known traveling man of
this city and now wanted for swindling,
has operated successfully in Portland, Or.
Today a check drawn on the Second Na
tional Bank, this city, signed by Plpper.
was received from Portland and was at
once re-turned as worthless. It was for
$300 and was cashed by the Portland
Hotel. Another check for $200 was also
received from Portland and was treated
in the same way. It had been cashed
by a Portland hardware rm. Both these
checks were cashed on February 4.
The operations of George Ml Plpper,
alias J. C. Reid are well known to the
local police. He is 50 years of age and
despite the fact that he claims he has
a wife and three daughters residing In
Richmond, Tnd.. he is accompanied by a
handsome woman about 30 years of age
in his travels. She was with him in this
city. The couple registered at a . local
hotel under the name of J. C. Reid and
wife.
In Portland . Plpper represented him
self to be a traveling representative of
the F. & N. Lawn Mower Company of
Richmond. Ind. Investigation has brought
out the fact that he has not been in the
employ of that company eince September
1, 1909. He is wanted by his former em
ployers for embezzlement.
DEATH WOOED PATIENTLY
J. J. TJ BRItLE, BIDING TIME,
AT LAST SUCCEEDS.
Second' Attempt at Suicide Is Suc
cessful InhalesGas Through
Garden Hose.
In a fit of despondency. J. J. Du Brllle
65 year 'old, made a second and, this
time, successful attempt upon his life by
inhaling Illuminating gas in his home
777 East Yamhill street, Tuesday after
noon. Du Brllle chose a time when he was
alone in the house. Attaching one end
or a piece of garden hos-e to a gas fixture.
he climbed Into bed, after turning on the
gas. i-iacing the covers, of the bed
closely about his head to retain the gas.
he placed the other end of the hose into
his mouth and waited for death.
At 5 o'clock last evening a member of
the family returned home. The strong
oaor of gas attracted him to a bedroom
on the second floor. He found the man
unconscious. Dr. W. F. Amos was sum
moned, but Du Brllle died an hour later.
-Du Brille has been a sufferer from
melancholia. Since he made a vain at
tempt to end his life last Spring, a care
ful watch had been kept upon him. He
was left alone yesterday for the first
time in several months.
COUPLE WED. ON SKATES
Opposed Marriage Performed by
Tacoma Undertaker.
TACOlfA. Wash., Feb. 16. (Special.)
Grace P. Johnson, aged 17, and George
X. Perkins, 21, were married tonight on
roller-skates in Dreamland Rink in the
presence of about 1000 persons.
Jr The young couple were married by an
undertaker, Edward B. King, of Buck
ley & King, who is a retired Methodist
minister and legally authorized to per-,
form marriages as well as bury the
dead. Kilgore's band played a wedding
march as the bride and groom skated
out on the floor at 9:30, the other skaters
rorming a huge "V." Aiter the service
there was a grand march on skates.
Members of the Ministerial Alliance had
protested that they would not perform
the ceremony. - King, -who is also super
intendent of the First Methodist Sunday
school, says lie sees nothing wrong
about it. He added: "X have heard of
weddings where the skates the bride, .and
groom had On were not roller-skates
either and there was no objection and I
believe no liberal minister can object to
my performing this one."
Young' Perkins is a news agent.
APPLE RATE CUT 70 CENTS
Commission Finds . Tariff From
Reno tf Alturas Unreasonable.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 16. Tn complaints against
the Nevada, California & Oregon Rail
road Company, the Interstate Commerce
Commission has'decided a rate of $1.70 a
100 pounds on- less than carload ship
ments of apples from Reno, Nev., to
Alturas, Cal.. is unreasonable and repar
ation has been awarded Bunch & Tus
sey to the extent of $204 for excessive
freight charges.
Tho railroad is ordered to maintain a
rate of not more than$l for two years.
The rate on the same railroad on pota
toes and onions in packages was de
clared unreasonable and reparation of
$592 was awarded to E. Lauer & Son
on shipments from Reno to Alturas. The
railroad is required to maintain a rate
of not more than $12 a ton. Reparation
amounting to $96 was awarded Bunch &
Tussey on similar shipments.
PERJURY CASE WITH JURY
Pittsburg "Graff Case Closes;
Verdict Only Awaited.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 16. After hearing
Mayor William A. Magee and others as
character witnesses for Max G. Leslie,
County Republican leader, the jury re
tired at 4:65 o'clock to consider the
charges of perjury against Leslie in con
nection with the selection of the Columbia
National Bank as a city depository.
- At 9 o'efock tonight the jury, having
failed to reach a verdict, was locked up
for the night.
The charges of perjury were made upon
alleged false statements made to the
grand jury in 1908 when an investigation
of councilmanic bribery was being con
ducted. . Leslie denied statements of bank
officials who had sworn that Leslie had
been paid $25,000 to get the selection of
tho bank. t
VANCOUVER MAN MISSING
Painter, Aged 6 0, Disappeared Ten
Days Ago Violence Feared.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Feb. 16. (Spe
cial). Gutlop Keller, a painter, 60 years
old, has been missing from his h'ome here
for the last ten days. Despite efforts of
the police, relatives and' friends, no trace
of him has been found. -
Keller lWed with his family east of the
garrison. He was cutting wood on his
ranch seven miles northeast of the city
and a week ago last Saturday started to
walk to his home in town. He was at
the Orchards store about 4 o'clock in the
afternoon and was seen half way be
tween Orchards and Vancouver Saturday
night. A stepson, at Orchards, fears that
the old man met w-ith violence in the
woods. -
I. W. W. LOSES POINTS
I 'rfse-u t ion Scores Heavily in Con
spiracy Cases at Spokane.
SPOKANE), Wash., Feb. 16. (Special.)
Another victory was tecored by the
prosecution in the I. W. W. conspiracy
trial today, when Superior Judge II. L.
Keuoo. admitted, irv-evidence tw o -id ty or-
fry B&mmt fep
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