Tjra.' MOllXIXG OREGOXIAN, WEDNESDAY, APItH, 87, 191tJ.
TWO SISTERS CUT
WIFE OF DR. HYDE
ROSEVELT SEES
AIRSHIP IN FLIGHT
WITNESS IN HYDE TRIAL TESTIFIES THAT SHE TOOK
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED
MEN WEAR THIS SEASON ASK BEN SELLING
REMEDIES OF JORDAN, THE YARDMAN.
Breach in Swope Family Wid
ened and Lucy Lee De
fends Negro Doctor.
Aviator Dares Gale to Please
Visitor Peace Lovers
Count on Support.
WATER HYDE GAVE DRUNK
On Trip From New York, She Testi
fies She Used Folding Cup Be
longing to Doctor and Typhoid
Appeared Soon After Return.
KANSAS CITY, April 26. One again
the breach between Mrs. B. C. Hyde, -wife
of the doctor on trial, accused of mur
dering Colonel Thomas H. Swope, and
her sisters was emphasized today. Two of
Mrs. Hyde's sisters were witnesses, Lucy
Lee and Sarah Swope, but neither recog
nized Mrs. Hyde. She made no attempt
to speak to them.
Lucy Lee. Swope said Dr. Hyde ga'e
her a drink of water while coming; home
on a train from New York with him on
December 14. She admitted she took
some of Jordan, the "yarb" man's, reme
dies on the train and that she was ill
before she reached home. Typhoid fever
developed In four days after her arrival
in Independence.
Cistern Water Maligned.
Sarah Swope, who is but '14 years old,
was on the stand only a few minutes and
was asked only one question by the de
fense. "I would as soon drink poison as the
cistern water on this place," Miss Nora
Bell Dickson, a second cousin of Mrs. Lo
Kan O. Swope, testified that Mrs. ,yde
told her last Fall in speaking- of the
water on the Swope premises. Miss Dick
son also said she noticed the drinking
water at the Swope house was bitter last
November 27. Chris-man Swope and Stew
art Fleming noted the same thing, she
eaid. All were attacked by typhoid In
a few days. -
Testimony Stricken Out.
After hearing Miss Dickson's testimony.
Judge Latshaw ordered it stricken out as
not relevant to the case.
Mrs. Swope cried today when Mrs. May
Pierce, a nurse, testified that in his last
hours, probably during a delirium, the
nurse thought. Chrisman Swope be
seeched his caretakers to bring his mother
to him, ai he knew he was going to die
and wanted to make his will.
Miss Rose Churchill, a nurse, was- the
Dnly other witness today.
Tlie trial of Chessing Hatred Chase
Jordan on a charge of practicing medi
cine in Kansas without a license was set
'.oday for May 3.
Typhoid Was I rrvestlgated.
Dr. F. M. Perkins -was called by Dr.
Hyde to the Swope house on December IS,
testified Miss Swope, to investigate the
typhoid epidemic. Dr. Hyde expressed
the opinion that the fever was brought
to the house in food, said Miss Swope.
"Dr. Perkins said the fever had walked
in and walked out," she added.
. On cross-examination. Miss Swope ad
mitted that while she was on the train
she became 111. Then Mr. Walsh referred
to Chessing Hatred Chase Jordan., the
yarb" man.
"You had some medicine this Negro
doctor gave you, didn't you?" asked Mr.
Walsh.
Negro's Medicine Taken.
'"No, sir: I had some medicine Dr. Jor
dan, the South American, gave me," she
replied.
"You took six of this man's pellets
while you were on the train, didn't you?"
"Yes, sir."
"You carried his medicine to Europe
with you and took It, didn't you?"
"I did carry four kinds of it with me
on my trip to Europe In June, 1900."
The court ruled the only testimony re
garding the medicine during September,
October, November and December, 1909,
would be permitted to enter the' record.
Medicine Bought by Number.
'Miss Swope said Jordan did not exam
ine her when she needed medicine. Her
mother purchased the remedies by num
ber, she said.
The witness disclaimed knowledge of
how much of the "yarb" man's rem
edies was in the house, and answered,
"I don't remember," to almost every
question asked her about Jordan or his
remedies.
The fight waged vigorously, Mr. Walsh
questioning the witnesses speedily, both
Dr. and Mrs. Hyde prompting him.
"Did your brothers or any of your sis
ters take Jordan's medicine," queried
Mr. Walsh.
"I don"t remember," she testified.
Grand Jury Notes to Be Probed.
If Judge Latshaw had known last
week as much about the disappear
ance of the grand Jury notes which
fell Into the hands of Dr. Hyde's coun
sel last Wednesday, as he does now,'
three persons would have been ordered
arrested by him.
Furthermore, he believes if he had
been notified of the loss of the papers
as soon as they were missed they never
would have got into the hands of the
defendant's attorneys.
These two statements he made today.
But now that events have transpired
as they have, and he was left so long
in the dark about the matter, the court
is going to put it up to Prosecutor
Conkling to take some action.
"I have told all 1 k,now about the
case to the prosecutor. He can do
whatever he likes," said the judge.
In the meantime Prosecutor Conkling
Is still investigating. He has asked the
local bar association to help solve the
mystery and offered to resign if it can
be shown that he is in any way to
blame for the loss of the papers.
CARLINE MAY BE EXTENDED
Kugene Suburbanites Offer Bonus
to Street Railway Company.
BUGEXE, Or., April 26. (Speeial.)-J.
L. Lambirth. manager of the Northwest
ern Corporation, put men In the field
this morning to make the preliminary
survey for a two-mill extension of the
Hugene-street railway in the northwest
ern part of town.
The people benefited by the extension
have expressed a willingness to put up
a cash bonus if the company will build
tlie line in connection with the College
Hill Loop now under way.
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WIFE CAUSES FULL'
Note Is Political Blow to Count
von Wedel.
POSITION IS IN JEOPARDY
Viceroy Who Is Said to Have De
clined German Chancellorship ,
May Resign as Result of Let
ter and Gift to Prisoner.
BERLIN, April 26. (Special.) Only
a few months ago. Count Carl von Wedel
was the hottest favorite for the impend
ing vacancy in the Chancellorship, if he
did not actually, as is widely believed,
decline the proffered honor of that office.
Today, according to an intimation which
bears the stamp of official origin, ho
Is threatened with dismissal from the
post of "Viceroy of Alsace-Lorraine. The
circumstances which have led to this cri
sis in his career are of a very remark
able character.
One of the most active and Intelligent
leaders of the French party in the con
quered provinces Is the Abbe Wetterle.
who edits the Journal de Colmar, and
represents one of the Alsatian constitu
encies in the Reichstag.. Not long ago,
in the course of a political campaign in
his paper, he transgressed beyond what
the courts held to- be legitimate criti
cism of one of his opponents, and was
sentenced to two months' Imprisonment
for libel. During his incarceration he
was regarded, and on his liberation ha
was treated by his fellow partisans, as a
martyr to the cause.
It has now become known that a few
days before Wetterle left Jail, . he re
ceived a friendly letter, written in the
French - language, together with gifts of
a silver matchbox and an umbrella han
dle from Countess von Wedel, wife of the
Viceroy. This extraordinary Incident at
first sight only seemed capable of a ro
mantic explanation, and was at first
generally disbelieved. Its accuracy, how
ever, stands beyond question, though the
motives underlying it are not of so tender
a character as might have been supposed.
It appears that It Is an amiable cus
tom of the Countess to send to invite.l
guests who are to attend the balls given
at the Viceregal residence the cotillon
gifts which would have become theirs
had they been present. Now, political
antagonisms are not so acute as to be a
bar to social intercourse, and the abbe
was expected among the guests at the
last ball at the Palace. The mere fact
that he was in prison for political libel
did not seem to the Countess a sufficient
reason for making him an exception to
her rule, and he accordingly received th
matchbox in his cell
Needless to say, there Is a great up
roar over this in the press, and a semi
official scribe reports that "the resigna
tion of the Stratthalter Is counted upon."
He adds the detail that In authoritative
circles "the action of the Countess Is
regarded as absolutely -unintelligible, and
the only mitigating circumstances that
can be found for her are that she Is not
German, but belongs to the old Scotch
noble family of Hamilton, and was born
In Sweden."
the post tomorrow some time, while the
other 60 will remain at the range and
practice.
Five companies, A, B, C, D and K,
and the machine gun platoon will go
to the range Friday morning, under
Captain Jordan, First Infantry. They
will begin the target practice for the
season.
TAFT FAVORS HARBOR BILL
Committee Cbariman Gets Assur
ance From President.
OllEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 26. Representative Alex
ander, chairman of the committee on
rivers and harbors, after three confer
ences at the White House, declared to
day that President Taft had no inten
tion of vetoing the river and harbor
bill, notwithstanding persistent rumors
to the contrary.
The conference committee has not yet
reached an agreement on the various
amendments made by the Senate, but
he expects an agreement will be
reached, and soon thereafter the bill
will be finally adopted and signed by
the President.
COLLECTOR GETS $00 00 SALARY
Portland Customs District Placed on
GIFT GIVEN MAJOR STARK
Women of Barracks Present Travel-
Bag to Departing Officer.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS. Wash.,
April 26. (Special.) The women of the
post and of the Department of'the Co
lumbia today presented to Major Alex
ander N. Stark. Medical Corps, a hand
some and costly traveling bag. Major
Stark will leave Saturday morning for
Fort Adams. R. I., where he will be
stationed. He has been here for about
three years. His wife and two sons
are now in the East.
Last night a smoker was given In
the officers' club In honor of Major
Stark. The $500 silver punch bowl, re
cently purchased, was wet with cham
pagne punch for the first time.
General Mariou P. Maus, in command
of the Department of the Columbia,
today notified' Colonel George K. Mc
Gunnegle, commaander of the post, that
he will inspect the command, fully
equipped for field service, with -transportation
complete, Thursday, April 28,
on the artillery drillground. This is'
a special inspection. The post will not
be inspected at that time.
The target range which has been
built at Proebstel, 16 miles from the
post, has been completed and 60 men
of F Corps, Engineers, will axriv at
Hat Wage Rale.
WASHINGTON, April 26. Represen
tative Ellis today secured a favorable
report from the ways and means com
mittee on the bill changing the name of
the Willamette customs district to the
Portland customs district, and fixing
the salary of the collector at flat $6000
per annum. Hereafter he will receive
no fees or commissions. Tills, how
ever, is a material promotion, as his
compensation for the past two years
was shown by the department to run
between $4000 and $4500. The bill also
changes the name of the Southern Ore
gon customs district to the Coos Bay
district, and the Northern Oregon dis
trict takes the name Astoria.
BIG HATS RE PUT OUT
Two Prominent Women Excluded
From London Theater.
LONDON. April 26. Two women were
ejected from the Prince f Wales' The
ater at a matinee performance because
they refused to remove their hats.
Mrs. Eardley, a magazine writer, and
a friend occupied stalls. wearing
gigantic hats. A man behind them
asked them kindly to doff "th,os
ridiculous hats." They refused on the
ground that the request was made of
fensively. Frank Curzon. the lessee of the the
ater, appealed to the women, and after
the first act invited them to the cor
ridor to discuss the matter. As they
still refused to remove their hats he
would not allow them to re-enter and
conducted them to the street, notwith
standing their indignant protests.
2 00- Knights Meet at Camas.
VANCOUVER, WTash., April 26. (Spe
cial.) At the annual convention of
Knights of Pythias, district No. 6, In
Camas last night, ove.r 200 members were
present. 150 being visitors and delegates
from Castle Rock. Kalama, Kelso, Hidge
fleld, Vancouver. The next convention
will be held In Ridgefleld, in May, 1911.
In the competitive drill in the first rank
work, Camas won first place and the
silver cup; Kalama second and Van
couver third. The Individual prize-winners
were: O. T. Clark, C. B. Davis, of
Castle Rock; J. W. Conn, of Camas; W.
G. Davis, Vancouver, C. E. Davis, C. E.
Carr, of Camas; B. A. Parrish, of Castle
Rock; John H. Elwell, of Vancouver, and
O. T. Clark, of Camas. The judges of
the work were Frank Grant and Mr.
Munz. of Portland, and E. A. Blackmore,
of Rldgefield. .Officers elected are: Presi
dent, Judge Callahan, of Kalama; vice
president, Hugh McMaster, of Camas;
secretary, Isaac Hughes, of Rldgefield;
treasurer. W. G. Emery, of Vancouver.
Ingle to Represent La Grande.
LA GRANDE, Or.. April 26. (Spe
cial.) Joe Ingle, captain of last year's
high school football team, tonight won
the declamatory contest here, thereby
qualifying him for the Inland Empire
Whitman declamatory contest at Walla
Walla next week. This will be the
first time In many years that La Grande
will be represented in this department
at the Whitman athletic and oratorical
work.
Miners' Wage Scale Signed.
PITTSBURG, April 26. Individual wage
agreements have been signed in the Pitts
burg district between th United Mine
workers of America and eight indepndnt
coal oprators employing 6000 men, allow
ing the resumption of work in a number
of i mines today.
General Botha. Prime Minister of the
Transvaal, says that never before in the.
history of South Africa there were suoh
solid si sob of srosserlLy. '
DUNGEONS ARE INSPECTED
Maharajah of Kapwethala Is One of
the Day's Callers Ambassador
Gives Select Dinner Gar
rison to Be Reviewed.
PARIS. April 26. For the first time in
his life, ex-President Roosevelt today
saw an aeroplane flight. It was a short
one, and the aeronaut, Emlle DuBonnet,
had a narrow escape from Injury.
Colonel Roosevelt journeyed to Issy-les-Moulineaux
as the guest of the
Academy of Sports. There a large- crowd
had gathered. Including cabinet ministers
and noted aviators. A strong wind was
blowing and it seemed as though the
promised flight would have to be aban
doned. Not wishing to disappoint Colonel
Roosevelt, DuBonnet endeavored to go
up in the' face of the gale. He had
recently made a sensational flight over
the City of Paris, and it was thought if
anyone could give a good account of him
self, that man was DuBonnet.
Day Is Unfavorable.
The ex-President was deeply interested
in every detail of th start and he
pressed forward as the machine left the
ground. It was evident, however, that
this was no day for flying, and the
aeroplane hardly had gone 150 yards
when it came down with a swop, almost
capsizing as it struck the ground. One
of the wings was broken, but DuBonnet
was not hurt. Colonel Rosevelt rushed
forward and offered his congratulations.
Prior to his return to Paris, M. de Vil
leneuve, president of the Academy cf
Sports, presented to Colonel Roosevelt, as
honorary president, the academy's gold
medal. v
Efforts Bespoken for Peace.
In the course of the afternoon Mr.
Roosevelt received a deputation from the
French Parliamentary group for inter
national arbitration, headed by ex-President
Leon Bourgeois and Baron D'Estour.
nelles de Constant. The latter, in ad
dressing the ex-President, said that he
counted upon Mr. Roosevelt's influence In
the holding of a third peace conference at
The Hague.
To this Mr. Roosevelt replied that his
influence could be taken for granted.
"But," he added, "you must remember
that I am now a private citizen."
"I. too, am a private citizen," said M,
Bourgeois.
Third Conference Necessary.
"I am proud to admit," continued
Mr. Roosevelt, "that I am the first
statesman to make an appeal to The)
Hague court in a dispute between the
United States and Mexico. A former
Government official should not give
the impression that he believes he la
still -a Government official, but with
this reserve, I am entirely in accord
with you upon the necessity of a third
Hague conference."
After a visit to the Luxemburg gal
lery in the morning Mr. Roosevelt was
conducted to the famous revolutionary
prison in the wing of the Palais de
Justice, known as the coneiergerie.
where he inspected the dungeons,
among others that In which Marie
Antoinette was confined prior to her
execution.
Ambassador Gives Dinnre.
Ambassador and Mrs. Bacon gave a
dinner tonight of 28 covers in honor of
Colonel and Mrs. RooseVelt. The guests
included Premier Brland, ex-President
and Mme. Loubet. Foreign Minister inH
Mme. Pichon, the French Ambassador to
the United StateB and Mme. .Tnc
Count de Selves. M. Lepine, prefect of
Paris. General Dalstein, military gover
nor or .faris, M. Caron. president of the
municipal council, Mr. and Mrs. W. K.
Vanderbilt, and Mrs. Montgomery Sears.
One of the ex-D-resident's viRltrira trt
day was the Indian Prince Jagatjit Sigh.
Bahadur, Maharajah of Kapurthala,
i-Toops to BeParaded.
The last day in Paris of the Roosevelt
party includes a visit to Vincennes to
morrow morning where, under the direc
tion of General Galstein, the Paris gar
rison will be put through a series of volutions.
In the afternoon there probably will
be an excursion to Versailles, where
fetes have been arranged, and at night
oiunei Kooseven win be a guest at a
dinner at the ministry of foreign relations.
BOND NOMINATES TERMS
Peculiar Marriage Contract Drawn
Up by Suitor.
POUGHKEEPSIH. N. T.. April 26. Un
usual stipulations Jn a marriage proposal
were brought out "in the Supreme Court
here when the $50,000 breach of promise
suit brought by Miss Mary Horner against
Henry Webendorfer was called for trial.
Miss Horner, who is 48 years old, is a
country housekeeper. Mr. Webendorfer
is a wealthy resident of this city and a
manufacturer of New Tork City. Miss
Horner accepted Webendorfer's terms of
marriage last September, and the follow
ing month Webendorfer broke off the en
gagement, writing Miss Horner: "The
honest kiss you rejected discourages me
to continue my suit for your affections."
According to a letter written to. Miss
Horner by Webendorfer, and which was
read In court today, a part of the mar
riage proposal read: "I will pay you
monthly payments of $300 a year and $250
on Christmas. If you are good to me, at
my death "I will deed you my property
at Washington -and Hill streets (Pough
keepsie) and the stables, yielding you an
income of $1000.
"This is void, though, if you and I don't
get along. In this case I will pay you
$5000 at the end of the first year, if you
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YOUNG MEN'S SUITS $15 to $30
BOYS' SUITS $5 to $20
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and I so decide, and if we live together
at the end of three years I will pay you
$10,000, and if at the end of five years, or
any time after. I will pay you $15,000. At
our separation, and that this promise is
properly executed, I will secure you by a
mortgage of $25,000 on an $80,000 clear
New York property. On your side you
will have to treat me kindly and will
have to keep a good table for me."
The case was not finished, and adjourn
ment was taken until Monday.
Acceptors Would Dishonor Bills.
LIVERPOOL, April 26. The question
of the responsibility for local losses
incurred through the failure of Knight.
Yancey & Co. will lead. It is expected,
to a deal of litigation with American
banks'. Liverpool cotton firms incline
to the opinion that the American buy
ers are responsible to the acceptors of
bills of lading in England, because in
many cases they acted as principals and
not as agents. The bankers of Liver
pool have refused to agree to the sug
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