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-TH-K MORXINCJ."- dREGOXIAX.FIMnAX..:AEKIIi 8,. 19!(. WITH SI 08,0110, MAN IS DUPED DFS1 G.ODD "High Finance" Game Beatenf by "Millionaire's" Trick in Racing Swindle. CONFIDENCE MAN CAUGHT Billiard Table Manufacturer "Taken In" by "Private Car" Gang, Im personating IT. H. Kojters, Jr., and Colonel Moffat. . NEW YORK. April 7. For lavish Htag-e setting, workmanlike execution and ample financing-, the tory of a racing swindle as told the polise last night by JTenry "Wagner, senior mem ber of a firm of billiard table manu facturers, has no equal in the annals of the New York police bureau. To obtain $10,000. the confidence men Intrusted their dupe with S106.000 In cash, hired a private car from Bal timore to Jacksonville. Fla., and im personated successfully a party of mil lionaires, one of whom was "H. H. Rogers, jr.. son of the late president of the Standard Oil Company." The story came out last night with the arrest of a man who gave his name as. John Brown, 68 years old, and de scribed himself as a broker and spec ulator, but who. the police aay, is Oeorge c. Rockwell, alias George C. Hammond, alias "Old Joe Eaton," a notorious confidence man. Last month Wagner met a man rep resenting himself to be Alfred Sanford, private secretary to a Pennsylvania jnlllionaire with money to spend on Toal lands. "Would Wagner take an op tion on 2000 acres at $7 an acre? He could sell at a huge profit. The secretary lacked funds to finance 1He deal himself, but if it went through :lie asked only 25 per cent for his tip. "A trip' to Baltimore followed, where entered the "millionaires." including "H. H. Rogers. Jr.." "Colonel Moffatt," of Colorado, one Palmer and one Mar shall. From . Baltimore the entire party Journeyed to Jacksonville by private car all of the "millionaires" and at the race track there was heavy betting, tiotween -friends," in which th victim vras not asked to .loin. Instead, his confidence was soothed by his being rnaile stakeholder until at one time he held J10S.0O0. His draft for $10,000 aa obligingly cashed and he gener ously lent the money to one of the crowd to fill out a $20,000 bet. ; The n came the getaway. ! Brown, It was said last night, took the part of Moffatt. , When searched by the police, when urrested yesterday, $2071 in bills was found strapped around Brown's waist. ', "That guy thought he was in for tmethlng KOft." said Brown. "He thought he was in for some of that $106,000, and when he did not get it lip was sore." LLRUNAWAY YOUTH CAPTURED pPortland Military Academy Boy Ar i rested In Spokane. ! flPOKANK, Wash.. April 7. (Spe 1 clal.) Clem Rust, a 15-year-old boy I whose home is in Pendleton, Or, and i who ran away from Portland Military j School at Portland a few days ago, was arrested In Spokane this afternoon ! by Detective Lister, Immediately on .the boy leaving . vcliool the principal telegraphed to ! Chief Sullivnn. The boy. who is being ! held in the Juvenile Court until word : can ' be received from the principal. ,; said that the principal of the school ' had accused him of stealing $20, and he had called the principal a liar. He then left school to avoid further trouble, he ' said. ltust was on his way to Montana to visit an uncle. j STRIKE MENACES BERLIN i IViiro Scale Offered by Builders Re jected by 350,000. ISERUM. April ".The officers of the ' Government are doing what they can to avert a strike in the building trades. Kerr Ielbrueck, secretary of the in terior, today invited the leaders of the wovkingnKm to meet the officials of the Master Builders' Union Friday and try to compose their (inferences. Somo SfiO.OUO members of the Socialist j "J-Sjderatloii of Trades Unions and the Christian Trades Unions have rejected , he WHKe scale offered by the master i lutllders. .The men seek shorter hours and ln ; creased wages. PANE TRUST IS ALLEGED rami Jury Investigates Flttsburg v WIiulow i.Iass Company. riTTSBL'HO. April 7. A special Fed tr.ai Rrand Jury In session to hear evi dence In support of the Government claim that the Imperial Window Glass Com pany is a combination in restraint of trade, yesterday heard testimony of A. fhannan, secretary of the Wholesale Portrait & Picture Iealers Association, of Chicagro. Should the Investigation be prosecuted ffuocessfully by tne Government, other investigations of corporations in West ern Pennsylvania alleged to be combina tions in violation of the Sherman anti trust law will be Instituted. DISCOVERY OF BODY TOLD Dr. Miller Isocounts Finding Sayler Slain, Wife on Porch. W'ATSKKA, 111., April ".Somewhat worn by the severe ordeal of three hours on the witness stand, Ir. Miller, defend ant in the Sayler murder trial, today resumed his recital. Cross-examined by Special Prosecutor J. W. Keeslar on 'the events Immediately following the shooting of J. 6. Sayler. he roWl of himlinsr up his wounded "wrist, sending John Grunden for help, looking at the body of the slain man. stepping to the phrch and seeing Mrs. Sayler and tell ing ho -what had happened. POWELL DEFEATS MEMSIC 'Jjout Goes 15 I wounds, but W inner Can't Put Opponent Out. OAKLAND, Cal., April 7.-Uw Powell, f aji Jf ruociaco wa give a the decision tonight over George Memsic. of Los An geles at the end of a scheduled 15-round fight. Powell had Memsic going from tlie first round, but was unable to put him out. Powell fought a clever, careful fight and ouiDoiea ms opponent from the opening round to the closing gong, using a straight left jab that stopped Memsic every time he led. When the infighting was thickest, Powell also showed his superiority. At the opening of the fight it seemed that . Mems-ic would cause Powell more worry than the betting indicated. But after the fourth round, the San Fran cieco fighter showed that he was the master, and Memsic was a good short ender for the reet of the night. Eddie Smith refereed the right. KLIXC ORDERED TO REPORT Chicago National League Catcher Case Comes to End at Last. KANSAS CITY, April 7. At last the case of John G. Kling. the catcher of the Chicago National League Baseball Club, appears to be at an end. Today Kling received a message from President C. W. Murphy- ordering the player to report April 6 or 7. Kling said he would wire Murphy he would Join the team in Columbus, April 10. AUTO CLUB PROSPEROUS MOXEY TO BE SPENT OX MOCXI HOOD HIGHWAY. Axtnuul Meeting Shows Prosperity and Knergy Xo Races to Be Held, but Guide Will Be Published. Klection of directors for the ensuing year and enthusiastic acknowledgment of the splendid work which has been ac complished iy the retiring president, E- ( .Henry wemme, were the reatures of the annual meeting- of the Portland Automo bile Club, held Wednesday night in the convention hall of the Commercial Club. Showing the club to be in a more pros perous condition than ever before in its history, reports of the officers and com mittees were submitted. Nearly $2000 is now in the treasury, not including $6000 to be devoted to the Mount Hood road. More members are steadily being added. Directors elected last night to act for the coming year are K. Henry Wemme, Klliott Corbet. Julius Meier, F. B. Riley, Ir. Andrew. C. Smith, W. C. Clemens. Bert Mackay. Lewis Russell and M. C. Dickinson. Several automobile dealers were nominated on the directorate, but the fact that the bylaws of the club pro vide that no one engaged in the sale of automobiles may act in this capacity was brought out. Some of the dealers pres ent contended that this proviso should be amended, but no such action was taken. Notwithstanding the vigorous protests of E. Henry Wemme, who stated that he intended going to Europe during the com ing Summer and that he would therefore be unable to act, he was unanimously selected as a director. He was designated as the "best president the Automobile Club ever had." this statement being made by Sol Blumauer, the first execu tive of the club. Authorization of an expenditure of $1000 of the club funds for work on the Mount Hood road was secured af ter a miniature struggle. Some members were in favor of cutting the roads off without an appropriation, the money to be spent In putting up road singg instead. Ex penditure of $1000 for the purpose of se curing new road sings and putting them up . was authorized. - R. D. lnman, who "was"' fnsTrum en tal in securing the splendid site for a club house, spoke at length in favor of the issuance of bonds for the purpose of building a house. This matter was re ferred to the directors. Will F. Lipman, retiring secretary, re ported that the Seattle Automobile Club had made a proposition regarding the putting up of road sings between the two cities. If Portland would place signs from here, via "Vancouver, to Kelso, the Seattle club is willing to do he work the rest of the distance. It was reported that the new automo bile guide book of Oregon, being pre pared by the club at a cost of approx imately $8000, will shortly be ready for distribution. In connection with this, ac curate maps are being prepared show ing every road, crossing, etc., radiating out of Portland. Although no definite action was taken. It was apparently the sense of the meet ing that no road races be held this year. Several manufacturers ore willing to send machines, but local dealers main tained that the returns to them are not commensurate with the expenditures. Letters have been received by the club from booster organizations at both Long Beach and Seaside, asking that races be held at those places during the com ing Summer. In his annual report, ( President E. Henry Wemme showed that the member ship had been increased by ,-early- 300 during the past year. He said it was up to every member to work with vigor to have Mount Hood created a National park. He gave hearty thanks to the press for its co-operation with him dur ing his tenure of office. Mr. Wemme was tremendously applauded. Officers will be selected next week by the newly elected board of directors. It was unanimously voted that the club shall take an active part in the flower procession of the Rose Festival this Summer. It Is promised that- the Automobile Club will make a splendid showing. FREE MEAT DISCOURAGED Chairman Payne Says House Com mittee Is Opposed. "WASHINGTON. April 7. Flatly de clining to precipitate "tariff disturb ance" by calling a meeting of the ways and means committee of the House to consider placing cattle and meats on the free list for one year to relieve the high price of foods. Chairman Payne, in an open letter to Representative Foel ker. of New York, declared that a ma jority of the comf it tee opposes any amendment to the tariff law. Mr. Payne credits the great demand for foodstuffs1 to increase in business and In wages and almost universal employ ment of labor and says: "All the people have plenty of money, which tends often to extravagance and waste." REDS TAKEN FOR MURDER Indians and Halfbreeds in Toils; -Storekeeper Clubbed to Death. VICTORIA." f. C., April 7. (Special.) Several arrests of Indians and. half-breeds were made today in the case of Store keeper Barrick, Of Lyrton. who was clubbed to death about 10 days ago. the Coroner's Jury having returned a verdict of murder by parties unknown. In the case of Mrs. Emma Lofstedt, of Prince Rupert, who was beaten and kicked to death, a verdict of murder by her husband, Charles Edward Lofstedt, was returned by tlie Coroner's court and Lofptedt is now on his way to Vancouver, In custody, the trial taking place there May 2. He admits the killing and mere ly says "she was going to ran away with another man." LODGE'S SPAN ACT PROD TO BOURNE Senator Submits Amendment Demanding Closed Bridges in Rush Hours. DECISION DUE THIS WEEK Oregon Lawmaker's Provision Is Similar to Draw Law Proposed by the1 Massachusetts Solon. Portland Pleas Effective. - - Inspired to action by tlie receipt of telegrams from friends in Portland. Sen ator Bourne yesterday introduced in the Vnit-ed States Senate an amendment to the rivers and harbors appropriation bill, .providing for an arbitrary closing of the draws of bridges across the Willamette River at Portland during the rush hours morning and evening. A dispatch to this effect was received last night. The committee declined to make public any action taken on the amendment yes terday, says the 3ispatch, and the bill probably will be ' reported back to the Senate the latter part of the week. The amendment introduced by Senator Bourne is similar to that introduced Mon day, by Senator Lodge of Massachusetts, which provides for closing the draws over the Charles River and Fort Point Channel In Boston three hours, morning and even ing. Eighteen bridges are included in the amendment in that case. "W'ith the Lodge amendment as a prece'dent. and the powerful influence wielded by the New England polon, it now thought there is .little likelihood of the amendment failing to pass. This, however, does not mean .that there will be a cessation of the campaign here. Five telegrams from Fast Side busi ness and civic organizations will .he sent to Senator Bourne today, urging the passage of the amendment, and reciting the necessity for it. These include the United East Side Push Clubs, represent ing 35 organizations; the Peninsula league, representing 13 organizations; the East Side Business Men's Club, the Seventh "Ward Club -and the Bast Side Improvement Association. President Munly, of the Cnited Push Clubs, who lias been waging a campaign for -the draw-closing for five years, yes terday declared that immediate action would be taken by the organization of which he is the head. George T. Atchley, president of the East Side Business Men's dub, said his club would also act immediately. The standing committee of the Eafit Side Improvement Association, will meet to discuss the subject this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the office of Joseph Buchtel, at 9W Morrison street. - This committee is composed of Joseph Buchtel. Whitney L. Boise, Dr. C. H. Raffety, William peVeny and H. H. Newhall. The meeting will be open to all 'interested. Mayor Simon, who urged before the .War Department, through the local United States Engineer s office, the necessity- of - the draws being clos-ed, said there was nothing else for him to do in the" case. Because Mayor Simon- and East Side organizations have been urg Ing it. William MacMaster, president of the Chamber of Commerce, said he did not feel like taking the initiative. Harvey Beckwith, president of the Commercial Club, said last night it was a subject that should be looked after by the Chamber of Commerce, and that as a trustee of that organization, he would bring it up at a meeting called for tomorrow. This freneral backwardness was con demned by President Munly of the East Side combined -organizations. 'We would be glad," he said, "to have the -co-operation of everybody in this subject. It is too big a proposition to be interfered with by petty person-, alities, petty politics and the like." BODY FOUND IN SLOUGH Decomposed Remains May Lread to Murder Clew. . Tlie decomposed body of an -unidentified man, believed to have been mur Copyright Hart Schaffner & dered, was found by boys in a slough near Fairview at 6 o'clock last evening:.- Coroner Norden was notified and at midnight Deputy Coroner Clock brought the body, to ' the morgue. An examination of the corpse re vealed several abrasions and cuts about the face and head. A dent in the skull on the right side hints of foul play. The "floater" 'was discovered by the sons of Marshall Turner, of Fairviejv, who were playing along the shore of the slough. The body, which, from all appearances, has been in the water for several days, .was. but a few yards from the shore, and in less than five feet of water. , It Is thought impos sible for a body to float into the slough from the river at that point. The man was apparently a laborer about 50 years of age. He was about 5 feet 6 inches in height and weighed InU "pounds. On the body were found and overcoat reaching to the knees, a green colored soft shirt with neck tie of the same material, and overalls .over a dark suit of clothes. His shoes were practically new, with a portion of the ole ot -he .left shoe at the toe missing. -. . -t. . - -.- J. A. PATTEN STEMS TIDE THE KVER-BULLISH OPE11ATOK FORCES COTTOX VP. Liquidations" Cease- When Ieader Reappears on Eloor of Exchange. Spot Sales Aid Recovery. NEW YORK, April 7. James A. Pat ten, who did not know whether he was out of the 'speculative markets or not when he arrived here from Liverpool a few weeks agro, reappeared on the floor of the cotton exchange Wednesday. Thereafter the deluge of liquidation, estimated in some quarters to have cost him $1,500,000 yesterday, .ceased. The feeble recovery started late yes terday afternoon, gained strength and the May option advanced to 14.67 cents, or about $2.90 a bale above Tuesday's low level. Mr. Patten hurried to the asistance of the market from Chicago over night, and before the exchange opened he was quoted ' as being as bullish as ever. The bull movement in May cotton reached its apex 'last January at 16.46 cents', and then broke to 13.50 -cents. Renewed accumulations, estimated at one time at 500,000 bales, brought fresh advances, culminating for the second campaign on March 30 in a mark of 15.16 cents. Since then con tinued slack demand from spinners and reports of rain in the South have brought about slow recessions which yesterday became panicky. .Information here yesterday, and the behavior of the market indicated re newed determination on the part of the bull leaders to carry the May deal through. Spot sales in Liverpool for delivery in New York were reported at from 5000 to S000 bales. Cables were reported relatively firm. These two factors, aided by reports of a brisker demand from spinners, overcame the weather reports from tha South. The market opened strong, fell off, recovered, when it was seen that no important holdings were coming out, and closed at the top. SLAVE TRADER IS GUILTY Purchase and Sale of Women Told In Seattle Trial. SEATTLE, April 7. A jury in the Su perior Court tonight brought in a verdict of guilty in the case of Tokuji Asano, a Japanese, charged with living off the earnings of a Japanese slave girl, Chiyo Sozuki. In the course of the trial the Japanese girl went on the witness stand and testi fied that fhe had been sold to Asano three year? ago in Bellingham for $500. She said that Asano promised to set her free if she would pay him $.a0. She had paid, him $350 toward buying her free dom,' when he sold her to another Japan ese, who has since fled to Japan, leaving her in Asano's possession. Much of the testimony waff of a sensa tional nature and revealed the methods employed by the slave traders, who im port and sell women for immoral pur poser. The case against Asano was de veloped by United States immigration in spectors. Never hesitate about giving Cham berlain's Cough Remedy to children. I contains no opium or other narcotics and can be given with implicit confi dence. As a quick cure for coughs and colds to which children are susceptible, it is unsurpassed. Sold by all deal ers. Kree Sunday excursion. Woodburn Orchard Co., Henry Bldg. Both phones. You'll be distinguished for your well-dressed appearance in any company you're seen in, if we put the clothes on you. We have the styles here that you want; they're such clothes as you don't find anywhere else in this town. They're made exclusively for us by HART SCHAFFNER & MARX And that's all the argument you ought to need. These are about the only clothes that you can depend on to be strictly all wool. New fabrics, models, patterns in Spring Overcoats and Suits $20 to $40 I HART SCHAFFNER & MARX TROUSERS $5.00 TO $10.00 1 Marj CANADA TOUR, PLAN Lord Kitchener to Tour Prov inces to North Mncog.' WARRIOR FOOLS VICTORIA Belief Expressed That Scheme Is to Study Conditions, Naval and Mili tary Defense Features After Trip Along Pacific' Coast.- VICTORIA. B. "C April 7. (Special.) Advices by the steamer Marama arriv ing today and on which Field Marshal Lord Kitchener, was expected from Au stralia, are that his excellency cancelled his plans at the last moment, proceeding to Tahiti, whence he is now en route to San Francisco by tlie Mariposa. " He is officially stated to be intending to proceed from San Francisco to Quito, with the object of inspecting the trans Andean railways in respect to their mil itary advantages. A "last moment" message suggests, however, that this is merely a feint an nouncement and that his excellency in tends coming north to British Columbia from San Francisco "incog" and thus, leisurely crossing Canada, familiarizing himself with its naval and military de fence features, sentiments and. condi tions generally, insisting upon his incog nito being respected. TRY THIS REMEDY FOR NERVOUSNESS When the Doctors Saw That Dr . Williams' Pink Pills Were Help ing This Los Angeles Woman They Advised Her to Continue the Treatment. Many women suffer from nerrons hess, accompaniedby loss of weight and pallor, showing that there is a loss oi nutrition and that the blood is becoming .deficient in quantity or quality. This is a condition that may be followed by erious consequences unless corrected. To cure it the failing nutrition must be arrested, the patient's weight and strength built up and the blood restored to its normal condition. Besides good food, artificial aids to digestion and tonic it is usual to recommend change of climate in such cases. The one remedy that has cured this condition, strengthened the digestion, toned up the nerves and made tlie blood pure and rich is that described by Mrs. M. C. Sproul, of No. 444 1-2 Wall street, Los Angeles, 'Cal., who tells of her cure by Dr. "Williams Pink Pills, ai f ollow8 : "Following the birth of my child," he says, "I was in very poor health. I was confined to bed more or less of the time for a year. I was Tery nervous and couldn't bear the least noise or excitement. Every few weeks I would be nearly insane from pains in my head. My heart pained continually and it was necessary to take morphine to get relief. Oftentimes the pains were bo severe that I could not speak. "I was under the care of four doctors at different times but was not cured. I had been sick for a year or more before I decided to drop the doctors' medicines and give Dr. Williams' Pink Pills a trial. I was helped, before the first- month passed as the pains became less severe. I gained in flesh until I reached my usual weigh. When the doctors saw that the pills were helping me they advised me to keep right on with them. I did so and was entirelv cured." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or sent by mail, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box ; six boxes for $3.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. T. NBLATT & 0 Gor. Third and Morrison Sts. THE ONLY DAY TRAIN TO SPOKANE via any line is "The Inland Empire Express" VIA Spokane, Portland & Seattle Ry. "The North Bank Road" LEAVES PORTLAND &zOO A. M. ARRIVES SPOKANE 9:15 P. M. From this train passengers view the wonderful panorama of Columbia River and Snake Ttiver scenery: they enjov a trip over the beat track In the West In an all-Pullman train of observation car, library-parlor car. a la carte diningr-car and first-class coaches also standard and tourist sleepers through to St. Paul and Chicago, arriving Chicago In three days to the hour. Leave Portland 7:00 P. M. 9:00 A. M. Arrive Spokane 7:00 A. M. 9:15 P.M. Arrive St. Paul 8:10 A. M. lO.-OO P. M. Arrive Chicago 9:00 P. M. 1 1 :00 A. M. Passenger Station 11th and Hoy t Sts. CITV TICKET OFFICES. Third aad Krina Sim. 122 Third St. lOO Third St. Have your ticket Special Rates East Round Trip Destinations Chicago St. Louis Kaasas City Omaha Rates $72.50 67.50 60.00 60.00 4 Great Thro' Trains Northern Pacific--Briiaglaa to Chicago U ST. PAUL Great Northern-Burlington to Chicago Via ST. PAtJL Northers Pacifie-Barllngton, or Great Northera-BerUngton to Omaba, Kansaa City, St Louis, Denver via BILLOT OS Use tlie Bariington as part of any one way or rotind-trip journey. . Burlington tickets are honored via Denver without extra cost.. Get a BarliHgtoa B,B folder note tlie map no other line offers sueh advantages ia the way of diverse routes, great cities, acenie attractions as Burlington .through lines offer. FUEL REDUCTION QlaUTATrtrl' -f00 wood S2.00 per cord Vareeil OiaDWOOa Shortwood, $2.00 per load First district, 25 additional each ten blocks. On all orders placed during April, for immediate delivery only. WELLINGTON COAL, Banfield, Veysey Fuel Co. Main 353. No. 75 read " Burlington ' Dates of Sale May 2 fas&9 Juna 2, 17 and 21 July 5 a&4 23 Sept, 8 A. C SHELDON. General Agent C, B. & Q. Ry., lOO Third St, Portland, Oregon. Fifth Street. A 3353. 1 .1