THE J3IORNING OREGOMAX, WEDNESDAY, 31 AY 4, lUlO.
SWOPES POISONED,
SAYSTOXICOLOGIST
WHITMAN COLLEGE
W. J. BRYAN'S DAUGHTER BECOMES WIFE OF LIEUTENANT
REGINALD OWEN.
GLOVES -JABOTS
NECKWEAR
HANDKERCHIEFS
VEILINGS
UMBRELLAS
HOSIERY
MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR
PARASOLS
CORSETS
LEATHER GOODS
S COMMITTEE
Dr. Vaughn Tells of Finding
Traces of Cyanide and ,
Strychnia in Bodies"
Bill for Sale of Military Lands
Will Be Reported Favor
ably to House.
Entire Bldg.. Cor. Fourth and Morrison
MID-WEEK SPECIALS
TAILORED SUITS
DEATHS NOT NATURAL
PROTESTS NOT REGARDED
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Strychnia Purporting: to Be Taken
From Colonel Swopc's L.lver Is
Shown to Jury Stolen Grand
Jury "Notes Cause Clash.
KANSAS CITT. May 3. rr. Victor C.
Vaughn, a toxicologic of Ann Arbor,
Mirli., regarded by the State as its most
important witness in the Hyde murder
trial, bepan his testimony late today.
Searches for poison made by him alone
nd also with Dr. Walter 8. Haines, of
Chicago, gaid Dr. Vaughn, had resulted
in the discbvery of the following:
Twenty-six thirty-thirds of a grain of
strychnia in the entire liver of Colonel
Swope: st;rns of cyanide in the stomach;
a trace of strychnia in a kidney; a sug
gestion, but no positive proof, of cyanide
In the stomach of Chrisman Swope;
strychnia in the contents of the stomach
if Miss Margaret Swope; cyanide in cap
stiles said to have been thrown into the
street by Dr. Hyde the night he was ex
pelled from the Swope home, Jast De
cember 18.
I'olson Caused Convulsions.
In reply to hypothetical questions re
garding the convulsions of Colonel Thomas
11.. Clirisman and Margaret Swope, Dr.
A'auglin said in his opinion they had been
-aised by the administration of some con
vulsive poison. Cyanide or strychnine
would produce such symptoms, said the
witness.
Judging from his investigation of the
Hagedies. said Dr. Vaughn, he did not
believe Colonel Swope died of apoplexy
or uraemic poisoning, or Chrisman Swope
f mm meningitis.
When on the stand Dr. Vaughn pro
cured what purported to be strychnia
taken from the liver of Colonel Swope.
Attorney Reed help up the exhibit and
announced what the scientist asserted it
was. Dr. Hyde laughed. Mrs. Swope
cried. Mrs. Hyde listened attentively to
the attorney's words.
Jurymen See Poison.
.Jurymen were permitted" to look at the
alleged drug through a magnifying glass.
Attorneys for Dr. Hyde made strenuous
objection to this, but were overruled.
There was probably l-200th of a grain of
the drug in the case, said the expert.
One-half a grain, he testified, would kill
a person.
Strychnia when administered with cyan
ide, said Dr. Vaughn, would have a ten
dency to prolong life. Red "spots such as
are said to have appeared on the limbs
of Colonel Swope following his convul
sions, might indicate cyanide poisoning,
the physician testified.
: Dr. Haines, was the only witness be
side Dr. Vaughn today. He said the
traces of. strychnia he said he found in
tiie bodies he examined referred to par
ticles of drug of less than l-240th of a
grain.
Stolen Notes CHtise Clash.
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. May 3. As a re
sult of a hot clash between Prosecutor
V'irgil Conkling and Attorney Frank P.
Walsh, the Jury that , Is hearing the
Hyde murder trial today came into pos
session of a part of the story of the
disappearance of the grand jury notes in
the case.
. When the first trouble arose between
the attorneys two weeks ago the jury
was not in the courtroom. Shortly prior
to the noon recess, in the course of a legal
argument, Mr. Conkling made .reference
'to the "stolen grand Jury notes." Spring
ing to his feet, Mr. Walsh pounded a
table with his fist and shouted:
"Who stole the notes? They were lost
through the blundering of the prose
cutor's office. "
"They were stolen," responded Mr.
Conkling angrily.
"1 apk the court to reprimand the
prosecutor for that remark," said Mr.
Walsh to Judge Latshaw.
"The court has no comment to make,"
said the Judge.
"Who stole the notes?" queried Mr.
"Walsh, turning to Mr. Conkling. The
Jurors, who had followed the tedious
medical testimony all mornimj, eat up
in their chairs.
"I can't say, hut I know who retained
them and refused to give them u-p until
the court threatened to send his client to
jail.' answered the prosecutor. Mr.
Walsh began an explanation of his con
duct and the court stopped the verbal
clash.
WILD MAN SCARES WOMEN
Sheriff (withers Iosse to Searcli for
Terror of "Woods.
YKKKA. Or... May 3. (Special.) An
iinl;nTvn wild man. half nude, has caused
,m rrisn of terror in the vicinity of Indian
tYeU. about eight miles from. Fort Jones,
tins .".nmty.
He lias been seen by several women in
t lit- vast few days and they have been
prcatly frightened. Their stories have
loused alarm among others, and the cap
ture of the aitranirely-actinff man . ia
prcHtly desired by the entire neighbor
hood. Women who have seen the 'wild man
describe 1dm as having a very savage
look and acting more lik! an animal than
a hitman being. Some who have had a
nearer view of him - say he is suffering
from some horrible disease, probably
leprosy. He is a white man. A request
was sent here for county authorities to
capture " the- man, and deputy sheriffs
will attempt to do so.
TWO STEAMERS IN CRASH
Tug Sent to Soono of Collision, Re
ported Off Cape Cod.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., May 4. A rumor
reached , here early today that two
steamers had been in collision some
where off. Cape Cod and that passen
gers, of one vessel were being taken
ofT by the other boat. Word was sent
out by wireless to the wrecking tug
Thkco. half way between Providence
and New London, to turn back to give
assistance.
NKW LONDON'. Conn., May 4. Word
was received here that tho steamer
Ugouier and the steamer San Turio
were in collision off Cape Cod. that the
former was sinking and that the crew
was beii? tajten off.
RUTH BRYi-LEVITT OWEN.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 3. Lieutenant Reginald Owen and Mrs. Ruth
Bryan Leavitt were married at Fairview shortly after 9 A. M. today.
The strictest secrecy waa maintained. Other information regarding the
wedding was withheld. A statement concerning- the details of the cere
mony is expected loiter in the day. Mr. and Mrs. Owen left today for
Jamaica.
TOLEDO, O., May 3. While Ruth Bryan Leavitt wag being married
at Lincoln today, her former husband. W. H. Leavitt, was here ar
ranging for a lecture to be given at the Y. M. C. A. tonight on
"Value of Art Training." Mr. Leavitt declared he had given up his
first intention of going to Lincoln to stop the wedding in order to
gain possession of the two children, but that he would Immediately
start proceedings toward that end.
LAW HAS FUGITIVE
Detweiler Faces Charge of
Bribing Ruef Officials.
SURRENDER IS DRAMATIC
Thirteen True Bills Returned by
Grand Jury in 1007, Hang Over
Telephone Alan, Who Gets Re
lease on $130,000 Bonds.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 3. After be
ing lost to sight since March 23, 1907.
when he was indicted on 13 counts on
charges of bribing the Supervisors "of
the Ruer-Schmitz regime, A. K. Det
weiler, of Toledo, Ohio, former vice
president and general organizer of the
Home Telephone Company of this state,
surrendered late today to Superior
Judge Lawlor, who released him on
bonds of $180,000.
In a statement made after his sur
render, Detweiler said he had been
traveling the greater part of his time
since the indictments were returned
and that he had returned the moment
that his physicians had told him that
ha could undergo trial without en
dangering ils life.
He declared that his return was
voluntary and solely for the sake of
freeing his name from the- odium of
having the charges hanging over it.
When the Ruef-Schmltz Board of
Supervisors advertised the sale of a
franchise for a competing telephone
system in 190S, Detweiler came to this
city from his home in Toleda and suc
cessfully bid for the privilege. In
March. 1907, the Oliver grand jury re
turned thirteen true bills-charging him
with bribing the members of the Board
of Supervisors' to act favorably upon
another bid submitted by his company.
At the time of the return of the in
dictments, Detweiler was returning to
Toledo from a short trip to Europe,
taken for his health. A bench warrant
was Issued for his arrest, but he disap
peared and was not seen again by the
local authorities until his spectacular
appearance here today. He declared
that two years of his time was spent
in the health resorts of Europe, but he
declines to give the exact date of his
return to this country. Detweiler will
be arraigned May 5.
SENATE WILL . DECIDE
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amendment striking out the entire sec
tion. "
Elklns explained that the majority
of the interstatesommerce committee
was willing to permit the section to go
out because of the apprehension that
it would repeal the anti-trust law as
applied to railroads. He said that he
Intended supporting the Clay amend
ment, but explained that to get It be
fore the Senate it was necessary to lay
the Cummins amendment on the table.
Cummins believed that his provision
if adopted would be beneficial to the
public and said that he would re-offer
it in connection with a section to be
taken up later. He declared himself
much gratified over the prospective
elimination of the entire traffic agree
ment section.
The motion to lay on the table was
promptly withdrawn by Elkins, who
then withdrew the Crawford-Elkins
substitute.
Agreements Xot Permitted.
The last action was acquiesced In
by Crawford, but not without protest.
The contention that the Crawford
amendment would constitute a com
pliance with the platform was chal
lenged by Clapp, who said the purpose
of that declaration had been to insure
against monopoly, which the Craw
ford amendment would not accomplish.
The Clay amendment striking out the
agreement provision was then pre
sented and accepted without division.
This action was followed immediately
by adoption without division of a - mo
tion by Nelson striking out section 12,
which covered the questions of merger.
liexliurn th ea , precipitated ih de-
bate of the day by presenting an
amendment prohibiting a greater
charge for a short han for a long haul.
He spoke at length in support of his
argument, presenting many cases of al
leged discrimination. Many of his
statements were challenged by Aldrich
and a controversy ensued, in which
'several Senators participated.
Admitting that apparently there were
some cases of injustice, Aldrich said the
trouble was to find a remedy. Declaring
that many cities such as St. Paul, Kan
sas City and Denver had been -built up
by the railroads, he asked Heyburn
whether he advocated their annihilation
In the interest, for instance, of some
-unknown place in Idaho. He declared
that Heyburn's contentions, carried to
their legitimate end. would convert the
great central part of the country into
barren .waste.
"That is the old slrpn song," responded
Heyburn. He would not admit its ap
plicability, and declared if the terminal
charges of the railroads "were raised and
were remunerative there could be no in
justice in charging the same prices tor
a short haul.
The Heyburn amendment waa under
consideration when the Senate adjourned.
House Amends Bill, Too.
Voting was begun on amendments to
the long and short haul section after two
hours' debate in the House. By 55 to 132
an amendment by Hardy of Texas, to
strike out the provision to permit the
making of low through rates in view
of water competition, was defeated.
An amendment offered by Washburn
of Massachusetts to strike out the en
tire section relating to the long and short
haul clause, leaving the law unchanged,
also was defeated 48 to 172. The House
accepted an amendment offered by
Stevens of Minnesota, providing for an
investigation of facts relating to the
long and short haul.
The section relating to the, long and
short haul clauses was then agreed
to in practically the form It was re
ported. As agreed to by the House,
the section Dermitn miit-nna tn -v.-.
low rates for a long haul with water
competition only after such lower rates
have been approved by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. . ,
The provision authorizing traffic
agreements between railroads was tben
taken up. Townsend of Michigan of
fered an amendment providing that in
case any such agreement should re
sult In higher rates than previously
charged the Interstate Commerce Com
mission should approve the rates be
fore they became effective. Martin of
South Dakota offered a substitute pro
viding any rates made by traffic agree
ments should be approved by the com
mission before becoming effective.
Mann of Illinois, in charge of the
measure, opposed both amendments He
declared that the traffic agreement
clause, as reported, contained all the
safeguards for supervision of rates by
the commission that were proposed In
the amendments. Both political parties
he declared, approved this proposal for
traffic agreements.
By S3 to 69 Martin's substitute was
adopted.
Madden of Illinois offered an amend
ment to strike out the entire trafflo
agreement section. By Ho to 91 the
amendment was adopted, many regular
Republicans voting with the Demo
crats.. The insurgents voted against the
Madden proposition.
RESULT IV SENATE FEARED
Long and SItort Haul Clause, How
ever, Slay Be Modified.
OREGONUN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. May 3. In view of the over
whelming vote In the House today in
support of the long and short haul
clause of the Mann interstate commerce
bill, advocates of the Dixon amendment
in the Senate have taken heart and
declare tonight that they will have
enough votes to force its adoption.
There are several Senators who be
lieve the amendment cannot be adopted
In its present rigid form, but will first
have to be modified to conform more
nearly to te House provision, which
gives the Interstate Commerce Com
mission discretionary authority to per
mit a heavier charge for a short haul
than for a long haul.
The situation in the Senate has sud
denly become so complicated that it Is
difficult to forecast what the outcome
of the vote on the Dixon amendment
will be, but opponents of that pro
vision are today less confident of de
feating it than they were a week ago.
There appears to . be considerable
fear that the amendment in a modified
form may be agreed to if. the Demo
crats will stand by the Insurgents to
force its adoption-
Offers to Purchase Believed Xot to
Have Been Made in Good Faith.
Influential Catholics Are
Both For and Against.
OREGONIAN NEWS BTTRJEAU, Wash
ington. May 3. Jones bill authorizing
the sale of the Walla Walla military
reservation to Whitman College at J150
an acre was unanimously reported to
day by the House committee on military
affairs, exactly as it passed the Senate.
The committee this morning gave fur
ther hearing to Senator Jones, Dean
Hendricks and others; and after consid
ering their testimony In connection with
the flood of telegrams received during
the past week, oame to the conclusion
that tho various offers of individuals to
buy the reservation at a higher price than
that named, in the bill were insincere and
made to prevent sale of the reservation to
Whitman College, either on sectarian
grounds or In the hope that the Govern
ment would revive Fort Walla Walla as
a military post of the bill- were defeated.
After conference with the War Depart
ment, the committee was satisfied that
troops would in no circumstances be sent
back to Walla Walla, as that post is
deemed worthless and is permanently
abandoned. Moreover, it turned out to
day that while some Influential Catholics
have been protesting against this bill,
others of equal prominence have given
the bill their support.
The committee was somewhat Indignant
to .find that It had been imposed on by
the opponents of the bill, who have been
making pretended offers to buy, and this
fact, together with the strong support
given the measure by the Governors of
Oregon, Washington and Idaho, induced
them to abandon their previous intention
to authorize the sale"-to the highest bidder
and to report the bill without amendment.
It is expected that there will be further
opposition to the bill when it comes up
for consideration in the House.
PROTECTION FOR WEST IS AIM
McCredle's Amendment to Gillette
Bill Would Help Shingle Men.
OEEGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington; May 3. Representative Mc
Credie today introduced a substi
tute for the Gillette bill, which under
takes to establish a standard package
for shingles shipped In interstate com
merce. The Gillette bill calls for
Bhingles'of four-inch width, whereas
shjngles manufactured In the Pacific
Northwest are of random widths and
would be virtually excluded from
Eastern markets if that bill should
pass.
McCredle's tvll embodies most of the
features of -Mie Gillette 'bill, but con
tains thi additional proviso: That
shingles cut and packed in random
widths shall, be packed In a 20-inch
frame, 35 courses at each end, and
that the opening shall not average
more than one and one-half inches to
the course and that random width
shingles packed with a less number
of courses shall be prominently sten
ciled, "short count."
McCredie is of the opinion that the
Gillette bill will not receive serious
consideration at this session, but if
taken up he will -Insist upon his amend
ment being included as a protection
to- the shingle Industry of Oregon and
Washington.
TWAIN GIVES TO DAUGHTER
Property of Bead Writer Goes to
Only Surviving Child.
REDDING, Conn., May 3. "fhe will of
Samuel I Clemens (Mark Twain), filed
for probate here today, leaves the entire
estate to the surviving daughter, Clara
Langhorn ClemenB, wife of Osslp Gabril
owitch. The amount of the estate Is not
given.
The will was drawn August 17, 1909, and
provided the estate should be divided Into
two equal parts, the income to be appor
tioned to the two daughters quarterly. It
was provided that In case one daughter
died the estate should go to the surviving
daughter. Miss Jean Clemens, second
daughter, died last December.
The home, Stormfield, is valued at $30,
000, and there is thought to be about
Jl 50,000 on deposit In banks.
The will says his daughter and his
biographer, Mr. Paine, know his desires
as to his literary aesets, end directs the
trustees to be guided by them In their
disposal
ANNE M ORG A AN WILL TALK
Financiers Daughter to Boom Wom
an. Suffrage at Denver.
DENVER, May 3. Miss Anne Mor
gan, daughter of J. Pierpon? Morgan,
will address a political mass meeting
to be held here tomorrow night, under
the auspices of the Women's Public
Service League. Women are taking an
active part in the municipal campaign
now in progress and it will be Miss
Morgan's first opportunity to partici
pate In a political movement where
women vote.
Miss Morgan, who Is an ardent ad
vocate of woman suffrage, arrived here
today, ' accompanied by t Mrs. Morgan,
and spent the afternoon investigating
the methods of Denver's Juvenile Court.
EUGENE VALUES INCREASE
Property Sold Two Years Ago for
$15,0O0, Brings $58,900.
EUGENE, Or., May 3. (Special.) B.
W. Holman, a capitalist and ex-cashier
of the First National Bank of Puyallup.
Wash., today bought from Jonathan
Johnson 1138 acres adjolnlnjj Eugene
on the south and known as fhe B. F".
Dunn farm, for $56,900. Two years ago
Mr. Johnson bought this same prop
erty from the Dunn estate for $15,000.
Mr. Holman has sold Iris Interests in
Puyallup and will move to Eugene
soon. He will subdivide his new pur
chase, plapt it to fruit trees and put it
on. the market in smaller tracts. The
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to make It a good residence section
because of the fine view to be obtained
from there.
PRUNE GROWERS ORGANIZE
Directors of Fellda Association Will
Dispose of Crop.
, VANCOUVER, "Wash.. May 3. (Special.)
The Fellda Prune Growers' Association
has been organized permanently end the
following officers have been elected:
President, A. G. Mills, of Lake Shore
vice-president, C. S. Circle, of Felida;
secretary, O. C. eBal, of Felida; treas
urer, Max Reach, of Lake Shore; corre
sponding: secretary, F. Ij. Austin, of Iake
Shore.
Nine directors were elected, - The di
rectors will be required to market and
sell all of the prunes grown by the mem
bers of the association. All offers, for the
year's crop will be sumbltted to them and
they will decide which Is the best bid.
The secretary will be required to secure
data concerning- prunes.
SOUTH PACIFIC TAKES TOLL
Two Trading; Vessels and Many
Lives Ae Lost.
VICTORIA, B. C, May a Two wrecks
In the South Pacific were reported by the
steamer Makura, which arrived today
from the Antipodes.
The .three-masted auxiliary schooner.
Countess of Ranfurley, was totally
wrecked off New Caledonia, April 4, while
on a trading voyage. No trace of her
crew of 35, Including three white officers,
was found.
The Mombirai Rubber plantation's
steamer Umbri was wrecked off Samaral,
British New Guinea, and Captain Stringer,
then onlyK white man on board, committed
suicide by cutting his throat. A number
of blacks succeeded in floating the vessel
and ehe was towed by canoes to Samaral
with the master's dead body on board.
IDAHO PHYSICIAN DIES
Dr. Conant of Welser Prominent as
-Member of State Boards.
WEISER. Idaho, May 3. Dr. J.
Conant, Jr., one of the most prominent
physicians of the s'tate, secretary of the
State Medical Board and for several
years "a member of the Board of Medical
Examiners, died at Josephine hospital
today.
Heart failure was the cause of death.
He was a prominent Mason and Knight
of Pythias. He resided at Genesee, Ida.,
before removing to Weiser. He was sur
geon in the Idaho regiment during the
Philippine war. He leaves a wife and
four children and a father.
COUNTS POOR MARKSMEN
Six Shots Exchanged in French Duel
"and Neither Is Hit.
PARIS, May 3. Count Ismael de
Lesseps, son of Count Ferdinand de
Lesaeps and an officer of a cavalry
regiment, fought a duel today with
Count Juset de Poligny li. the Pare des
Princes.
Six shots were exchanged, butJ
neither was hit.
The two antagonists left the field
without a reconciliation.
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