THE MORNING OKEGONIAN. TUESDAY, MAY 24, 1910.
MANY ARE INSANE,
DECLARES EXPERT
LOUIS W. HILL AND PARTY AT OREGONIAN ENTRANCE YESTERDAY, AFTER COMPLETING 1500-MILE AUTOMOBILE TOUR IN OREGON
The World's Best
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For Every Crazy Person in
Asylum, Two Walk Streets
Freely, Says Dr. House.
CALLS THEM PARANOICS
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Defense's Effort to Prove Scrlber
Mentally Incompetent Brings Out
Testimony Somewhat Start
ling at His Tral.
Dr. L. E. House, Insanity expert and
witness for the defense In the trial of
J. "W. Scriber, charged with embezzle
ment of the funds of the Farmers' &
Traders' National Bank of La Grande,
yesterday declared from the witness
stand in the United States Court that a
largre percentage of the people of Port
land are insane.
"In Oregon, one out of every 354 in
habitants is a paranoiac." declared the
doctor.
"For every two insane persons com
mitted to the public asylums or being
treated in private institutions, one insane
man walks the streets of our city," the
witness continued.
"From 25 to 30 insane persons are
picked up on the streets of Portland every
month and committed to the asylum,
while a large percentage of those ex
amined escape confinement for various
reasons.
"The paranoiacs may have delusions on
religious subjects or on business affairs,
but the brain weakness is there and it
only needs the right Jar to the intellect
to expose It. Many of them may be
mildly insane and are responsible for
their acts on all but one subject. But
whenever that subject is handled they
are Insane."
- Tries to Show Prisoner Insane.
Dr. House was endeavoring to assist
Attorney Fulton convince the jury in the
Scriber case that the defendant was in
sane when he forged notes to the extent
of 190,000 and which he later used as col
lateral for loans and in covering up his
use of bank money in promoting Scriber's
private investments The attempt was
made to connect the acts of forging the
notes with the delusion that the Farmers'
& Traders' National Bank was being
forced to the wall by a conspiracy of the
business men of La Grande who were
affiliated with J. II. Church.
It has been brought out in evidence
that in the year 1903 Scriber became in
terested in two other banks beside the
one of which he was cashier at La
Grande. In 1904 the Sumpter Bank failed
and Scriber lost about J30,000. He is
accused by the Government of making
good the losses from the funds of the
Farmers' & Traders' Bank, which was
the beginning of his system of handling
forged notes.
Warfare Dates Far Back.
As early as 1900 Scriber and Church be
' came involved in a business and political
warfare which was waged until the
death of Church. It is charged that after
the passing of his enemy the light was
continued by friends of Church,, but in
the meantime Scriber was engaged in
covering his losses from knowledge of
his stockholders, customers and National
Bank Examiners.
It is being claimed by the defense that
there was no fight against Scriber after
the death of Church and that his notion
that such a war was raging became an
insane delusion of a disordered mind. It
is asserted that Scriber lost flesh, be
came morose, careless in his address, absent-minded,
was at times hysterical, and
the experts have without exception de
clared such symptoms to be infallible
evidence of paranoia.. It is the belief of
the experts for the defense that the
Church war developed latent insanity in
Scriber.
Dowle Always Insane, He Says.
Dr. House claimed that Alexander
Dowie, of Zion City religious fame, was
insane during all of his career, and cited
a numltr of cases occuring here In Port
land to substantiate his theory. The
witness called attention to a traveling
salesman who believed that the eight of
a. blind eye was to be restored through
a miracle, and that Jesus Christ appeared
nightly to converse with him. In other
respects the man was all right, and was
considered a first-class business agent.
Dr. Tamiesie, a physician attached to
the State Asylum for the Insane, was the
first witness called when court recon
vened yesterday afternoon. He was cross
examined by United States Attorney Mc
Court, and stated that his experience
with the 1600 patients in the institution
taught that paranoia might develop in
men between the ages of 13 and 66.
The witness admitted that all of the
changes in the appearance and habits of
Scriber may have occurred in a sane
person, and could have been the result
of much worry over probable discovery
of his forgeries. The witness declared
that' he had not made an examination of
Scriber, but from the testimony of Drs.
Monitor and McDaniels as to the condi
tion of Scriber during all of the years
' covered by the range of testimony in
the case. Dr. Tamiesie would pronounce
him insane.
Prosecution Gains Admissions.
From both Dr. Tamiesie and Dr. House,
the Government was able to secure ad
missions that all of the acts performed
by Scriber in connection with the wreck
ing of the Farmers & Traders Bank
might have been performed by a man
who was entirely sane.
Dr. House also injected the theory of
self-defense into the trial. He asserted
that Insane people often performed such
acts as might be classified with the for
geries, under the idea that they were
protecting themselves against imaginary
assaults of a similar character.
"If Scriber waa not . insane when he
scattered those notes in his own town
and around the adjoining country," said
the witness, "he was an awful fool.''
The defense has a number of witnesses
to examine and will probably consume all
of today In support of their insanity
claims. The Government will then use a
number of -well-known physicians in re
buttal, and it Is probable that the argu
ments will begin on Thursday. It is be
lieved that- the jury will receive the
case Friday night.
Asks to Have-Suit Dismissed.
Misrepresentation as to the terms of a
lease is charged by William Llllle in an
answer filed in Circuit Court yesterday
to the suit of J. G. Edwards and Edgar
J. Daly. Lillie claims that he rented a
building at Sixteenth and Washington
streets to be used as a dancehall, and
that he was made to believe that a sum
of $450 paid by him was- a deposit to
guarantee faithful performance of the
contract. - He alleges he found afterward
that the terms of the lease Included It
as a part of the first month's rental. He
asks that the suit against him be dis
miss'' fr,tt that he have Judgment for
450.
Cur on Left Ik William HnnJr' urcupant. of From Seat .re ltuiM V. Hill and "Tfx" KMC, Chauffeur) Rack:
and Ii. O. Callvort, OreKonian He priwrnrati ve car on KUbt la orejron TrooK Anlo, the - Only One of Four
Joiirni-y I'ront Seaf, E. C. Ldy, Great Northern General Immigration Agent, and George Cain, Chauffeur;
C. C. Morrison, Immlicratlon Age ntx.
HILL ENDS HIS TRIP
Greatest Drawback Is Forest
Reserve Policy, He Thinks.
NEWCOMERS WORK HARD
People From Other States Oregon's
Greatest Boosters, but ' Policy or
Development . .Will lirlng
Thousands of Settlers.
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certain the facts with reference to the
Upper Klamath meadows,, if they go no
farther. They will there find 25,000 acres
of good agricultural land within forest
reserves where settlers are unable to
homestead or acquire homes, and If this
Interests them they can go on into any
locality, among the most responsible peo
ple, and find that the best and oldest
pioneers are- being harrassed by the For
estry Department and prevented from
building up the state as the- State of Ore
gon should be built.
"We have been very much encouraged
in our effort to assist in the development
and colonization of Oregon. Every local
ity we visited showed a disposition to co.
operate, and we look for great growth
and development as a consequence.
"One thing of which I am convinced:
The people who have lived in the cities
of the state will not prosper in the set
tlement of Oregon as much as the people
from outside the state, unless they take
more Interest in the development of Ore
gon. I find everywhere that it is the
newcomer who Is working for greater
development, and consequently prosper
ing. "The co-operation of The Oregonian in
the development of Oregon cannot help
but be felt in a state-wide way. It was
careful reading of Its columns and inter
views with its staff while visiting here,
that brought us to believe in Oregon as
we now believe."
Mr. Hill's Tour Unique.
Mr. Hill's tour was probably the most
notable of the kind ever undertaken in
Oregon. The entire route planned out
in advance was covered, and more too,
In spite of every obstacle.
Starting from The Dalles May 7 there
were three automobiles, to which was
soon added a fourth. Only one of the
four succeeded in making the entire cir
cuit. This was the car owned by the
Oregon Trunk Line and was driven by
George Cain, of The Dalles. A dupli
cate car. owned by Porter Bros., got as
far as Buck Mountain, which stands be
tween Prineville and Burns, .and about
68 miles from the latter point. There
it struck a "high center" in the middle
of the road and was left, for repairs.
The third car, owned by Mr. Hill, broke
a spring at Prineville and was also left
for repairs, with Instructions to return
to Portland. One of the immigration
agents. O. A. Atwood, was sent back with
this car and the driver. Returning to
Shaniko, rains and bad roads were en
countered, and there were more break
downs. Finally, after reaching Portland,
the car was started down the "Valley to
meet Mr. Hill and became wedged in a
railroad track at Oregon City, causing
the breaking of a steering knuckle, and
was loaded on Mr. Hill's private rail
road car.
Roads Raise Havoc With Autos .
William Hanley's automobile met the
party at Cross Keys, between Shaniko
and Madras, and continued with the
travelers to Prineville. When out of
Prineville 35-miles a front wheel was
broken. Repairs were sent for and the
car overtook the party at Klamath Falls,
making a run of 187 miles from Prineville
in one day, but missed the Lakevisw
trip. Mr. Hanley's automobile then came
through the rest of the way to Portland.
There were all manner of - roads
driven over in the tour. In the Ante
lope Canyon, about 20 miles' out from
Shaniko, the Oregon Trunk car mired
and was pulled out with block and
tackle. The only other Incident of
this kind was at Warner Lake, 45 miles
from Lakeview. High water had over
flowed the approach to a bridge across
a narrow neck connecting two of the
lakes. The same car mired In this
overflow and' again block and tackle
brought it through.
The route followed by the Hill party
is not one that can be recommended to
the average automobile tourist, al
though by making detours, later in the
year, the same points can be reached
by automobile without serious incon
venience or damage to a strongly-built
car.
From Shaniko to Cross Keys, .via
Antelope, the road is somewhat rough
and one good rain makes it impassable
for automobiles, as much of the soil is
gumbo. A few sunshiny days pu
tne roaa-m shape, however, so that
It'
is passable. From Cross Keys . to
Madras, Redmond, Bend and Prineville
the Qoads are good at any season of
the year.
High Grades Are Difficult.
For a few miles out of Prineville on
the stage route to Burns the road is
rough. The road climbs up and down
some steep ridges and there are a few
long grades, but the run, with careful
watch for "high centers," can be made
in one day, a distance of 150 miles. The
last 60 miles of road Into Burns is as
good as can be found anywhere in Ore
gon, with the exception of the ma
cadamized roads leading out of Port
land. There is a smooth highway from Burns
for 75 miles to the "P" ranch, but be
tween the "P" ranch and Warner Lake
there is a stretch of 40 miles laid across
bedrock. For the entire distance it is slow
traveling, and even then racking on a
car. There Is another route between
Prineville and Lakeview that is much bet.
ter, taking the tourist via the "OO" ranch,
another Hanley property, but at this sea
son of the year lowlands that must be
crossed are too wet for travel.
' Detour Is Made.
The route taken by the Hill party from
Lakeview to Klamath Falls was round
about, so as to visit the Chewaucan and
Summer Lake Valleys. Automobile stages
are running dally between the two towns
over -a road 100 miles long, but which is
said to be somewhat rough. To take In
ail the Chewaucan one must follow fair
ranch roads and open about a dozen gates.
After leaving Summer Lake Valley there
is a long, smooth stretch of road through
the Fort Rock country on which high
speed can be made, and after the forest
reserve is reached the road is still good,
but winding. ' From Crescent south to
Klamath Lake, the road is smooth but
serpentine. -. So sharp are the turns among
the trees that high speed cannot be made
with a large car.
To avoid a rough road down the lake
shore the party loaded the cars on a
steamer at Klamath agency and rode 40
miles down the lake to Klamath Falls.
From Klamath Falls the route followed
over the Siskiyous is extremely rocky,
rough and hilly for 40 of the 65 miles.
There is a good road, however, found by
making b. detour Into California, making
this portion of the trip 110 miles In length.
Rogue River Roads Good.
Rogue River Valley highways are good
and there is a smooth but typical moun
tain road to be followed in gaining the
Umpqua Valley from the Rogue. A simi
lar climb and descent is required to reach
the Willamette Valley from the Umpqua.
At this time of year the Willamette Val
ley roads are extremely dusty. -
The 1500 miles covered was not wholly
in journeying from point to point. At
Lakeview a trip of 60 miles was made in
the Goose Lake Valley: at Klamath Falls
a Journey of about equal length was
taken southward: at Medford a tour of
91 miles in the Rogue River Valley was
made, and short trips were made out of
Ashland, Grants Pass and Roseburg.
For use In exploitation work a large
variety of pictures were secured. A par
ticular effort was made to' get . photo
graphs showing the stand of grain or al
falfa at this season of the year, and for
this purpose members of the party were
Included in the views standing in the
fields. Many orchard pictures wera
taken, the" range of country covering all
of Interior Oregon and Western Oregon.
In Western Oregon photographs were se
cured of members of the party holding
strawberries, a very few of which would
make a double handful. One of the views
taken yesterday was of a wild rose bush
that measured 40 feet in circumference,
and which was loaded with blossoms.
At Rose-burg, after the women of the
Commercial Club had elaborately deco
rated Mr. Hill's railroad car with. roses,
photographs were taken which will be
used later in advertising the state.
Yesterday, while the car lay at Eu
gene, women of the city removed the
wilted flowers used at Roscburir and
CHANGE FOOD
And Lose That Uneasy Feeling-.
A man who has always been a
"skinny chap," although hardly ever ill,
tells of the way he put on flesh and
reduced his irritability and nervous
condition.
By chance he had a taste of Grape
Nuts food at the table of a friend and
enjoyed the flavor so much that he be
gan to have it every meal. He says:
"In a short time I found myself an
other person, the old feeling of discon
tent and uneasiness left me entirely, it
became a pleasure to go about my
work, whereas, before, for years, I had
always had the feeling of being a little
weary, now" I seem to have a surplus
of energy for everything. My weight
has increased 11 pounds in 4 weeks,
and I am still gaining.
"I have never teen very sick, and
am satisfied that if my present Im
provement in health continues, I shall
not be.
"The change that this food has made
in my life has been remarkable and so
satisfactory that I am glad of the op
portunity to tell you."
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellvllle," in pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read the above letter f A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and fall of human
tntere-
again elaborately decorated the car
with fresh blossoms.
Yesterday the party came via Junc
tion City, Independence and Corvallis,
and thence to Salem and Oregon City.
Mr. Hill and his private secretary,
F. S. Dalrymple, will go East to ' St.
Paul this morning, via the North Bank
and Great Northern. The Washington
exhibit car will be carried on the same
train to Lyle, In charge of E. C. Leedy,
and from there will be sent to Golden
dale, Spokane, Wenatchee, Seattle, Ta
coma and Olympla. About two weeks
will be spent in Washington by Mr.
Leedy and his assistants. C. C. Morri
son, O. A. Atwood and Colonel O. W.
Seaton.
After his return to Portland last
night, Mr.- Hill gave a dinner at the
Hotel Portland to the members of the
party, the guests including John F.
Stevens, president of the Oregon
Trunk Railway; George B. French,
president of the North Bank; H. A.
Jackson, general agent of the Great
Northern, and M. J. Costello, assistant
traffic manager of the Great Northern.
EUGENE WOMEN GREET HILL
Though Reception Is Cancelled, Pri
vate Car Gets Welcome.
EUGENE. Or., May 23. (Special.)
While President Louis Hill had to con
cel his date with Eugene, his special
car was here until noon today, and was
filled with beautiful flowers by the
women of the city. A large painted
panoramic photograph of Eugene,
taken by F. H. Kiser. the official pho
tographer of the Great Northern, 'ana
colored by hand, was sent to President
Hill at Portland. A crate of fine fresh
strawberries was left on thecar.
The people of Eugene were informed
that President Hill would soon return
to the Willamette Valley, and will then
visit Eugene.
Mr. Hill reached Eugene last night
about 8:30. He slept in his private car,
and at 7:30 went north in his automo
bile. AUTO PARTIES SEE SHOW
Rhododendron Festival at Florence
Attracts Eugene Folks.
EUGENE, Or.. May 23. (Special.)
Ten automobiles, with 50 or more peo
ple, left here this morning for Flor
ence to take part in the Rhododendron
Festival there, and word was received
from Mapleton, the end of the road,
60 miles from here and over the moun
tains. That the first of the machines,
driven by Fred Moulin, reached there
in seven hours.
The trip was made by way of the
East via California
And the
Atchison
Topeka and
Santa Fe
Railway
Office 252 Alder Street,
H.
Why not travel via Sunny California and the
Santa Fe. The train service is excellent. 3
daily trains San Francisco to Chicago via Kansas
City and you can stop at the marvelous
Grand Canyon of Arizona
or for those who prefer to travel via Denver,
we can give you the advantage of that route.
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SAILS 9 A. M. SATURDAY, MAY 28
H. G. SMITH, , C. T. A, J. W. RANSOM. Doelc Agent,
1 - Third ST. Aluworth Dock.
Main 402, A i402. PHONES Main 268. A 1234.
SAN FRANCISCO A PORTLAND STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Srai, Mllllam Hanlry, of Ilurnn,
That Started Tlrnt Made Complete
Rear Seat, Colonel O. V. Seaton and
Lake Creek road, via Junction, and
although the distance is greater jy
about 15 miles, the roads are better.
From Mapleton to Florence, a distance
of 20 miles, the machines are carried
on a barge that was taken up the river
for their benefit.
Fruit Land Brings Big Profit.
MEDFORD, Or.. May 23. (Special.)
Frank Weston, who a year ago pur
chased 12 acres of the Norcross place,
near Central Point, for $1500 an acre,
or $18,000, has just sold the-eame piece
of land to a Mr. Beckwith. of New
York, for $1833 an acre, or $22,000. This
is a splendid tract, planted to apples,
and paid Mr. Weston $5000 last year.
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we extend every courtesy
and up-to-date facility. Your
checking- account, small or
large, will be welcomed. Open
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Phone
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This store of ours is more than merely a showroom and
salesroom. It is almost a museum of the most modern
musical instruments. A mightily interesting place to visit,
for we have here pianos that we' know to be the best in the
world.
There are many different player pianos on the market
and as trick instruments, we suspect a number of makes
have our line beaten. But it isn't a trick instrument you
want you should not buy a player unless the piano (which
is the basis of the instrument) is of an established high
grade make a piano with a concealed power to make you
play as the composer dreamed his composition should be
played; not merely an unheard-of piano which the agent
claims is the "Greatest Ever."
You will find here the most advanced players in the
following makes :
Knabe Pianos
Established 1837
Fischer Pianos
Established 1840
Names known throughout the world for more than a
half century.
We ask you to call at our warerooms on a visit of in
spection. Not because we want to urge you to buy a piano,
but we are so proud of our stock that we want you to look
it over.
If you have an old piano to exchange we will
allow a fair price for it and terms on the bal
ance may he arranged to meet your convenience
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Olympia Beer is full of nourishment. ,
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Hardman Pianos
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One quart is equivalent to a quar
ter of a pound of beef. When you
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