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THE 3IORXIXG OREGOMAX, THURSDAY, SEPTE3IBER 1, 1910. REPAIR MAN TELLS OF CAR STRIPP NG 'llinois Central Line Paid Twice ' for Materials, Says Volu ble Witness. NEW PARTS MADE RUSTY nollM-r Man, Testifying at Inquiry, .sajs Hp Told Iload officials of Orafl." but They Assured Him He Was Mistaken. CHICAGO. Aug. 31. Fred C. FWirhett. ar4 inspector for the Ostermann Manu facturing Company, one of the concerns charsod with grafting in Illinois Central Railroad car repairs, yesterday on the witness stand described in detail meth ods which he said were used to da fraud the railroad company. Barbett 5-aid that Illinois Central cars "in trlna-s" of from 10 to 14-were switched Into tfie yards of the. Ostermann plant at the close of the working; day. Then at night, he said. Henry C. Oster mann. president of the dstormann Com pany, frequently directed the dismantling of the cars. Air hose, brake shoes, holts and various other equipment wera tripped from the cars. Barbett testified Water was then applied to the various parts where they had been removed, so rust would form and make the equipment appear old. Equipment Taken From Cars. The equipment taken from the cars was kept by the Ostermann Company, said Bnrbett. to make repairs. In this way the railroad company mas pavlnr at least twice for much of its car equipment. Barbett also declared that some of the Illinois Central's1 car inspectors were re ceiving pay checks from the Ostermann company and that lie had seen various Illinois Central officials, including Frank B. Harriman. former general manager. visit Ostermann'a oSfice In the shop yards, Fred C. Barbett, who was on the wit ness1 stand when the day's session of court clused. said that he had been a formn for the Illinois Central Rail road at Its Bumslde shop for IS years. He said that his position as yard in spector for the Ostermann Company was secured for him by August Distrlch. one of the Illinois Central foremen at the Rurnside shops. Barbett said that he secured Ms orders direct from Ostermann. (Hlrrmann (iave InMrucllon. "Ostermann told me to go Ahead and rpalr the cars as far as I could." said the witness. "As far as you could? What iid he mean by that?" Attorney Walter Fisher, of for the railroad company. "Well." tlie witness replied. as our material went. ."What did you do then?" asked At torney Fisher. "We went to the Illinois Central's Burnslde shops." tLe witness answered, "direct to Elmer K. Wilson for what we wanted. Wilson Immediately sent the supplies to us." "Were you ever In the yards?" asked Attorney Fisher, "when Ostermann or any other employe actually removed flttlnas or material from Illinois Cen tral care?" recognize the additional attractions pro vided by Manacer Cordray for their en tertainment. While Oaks visitors were practically all satisfied with what was offered on the grounds of the beautiful park for their entertainment, this depart ure In giving them a free concert and vaudeville programme has made the park doubly attractive. On the list of special numbers appear the attractive and talented singers. Misses Dlnsmore and Rasmussen, who sang with evidence of long training, and the "Cantors" a splendid quartet of male voices. The goat act was a scream from start to finish, for these beasts, ordinarily thought stupid, went through their act with a preeislon and agility that took the spectators by' storm. The fancy skating of "Revolving Col lins" seemed to catch the house, and his evolutions on the capacious stage sur prised as well as amused all. Kuzzi's concert band has been selected with much care, and the music it provides Is of high order. The big band and the special acts are to appear every after noon and evening In the Auditorium, to which the door price of admission has been suspended. The park, outside the Auditorium, nev er appeared more attractive than now. LAURIER WILL AID UPPER COLUMBIA MYSTERY IS CLEARED GIKI-, niSCOl'RAGKO. MitKS l)tTH BY BLLI.KT. United Action by Governments Best, Says Premier to Visitors From South. EARLY SURVEY IS ASKED asked counsel "as far Kt-moval.t Mnu at Mglil. "Yes. sir." said Barbett. "Ostermann and myself took off air hose, angle cocks, brake shoes and other equip ment from the cars before they were repaired. We did this to cars that rame In at night when the shops were shut. "The cars repaired were null... I not before the workmen in the ahops came to work in the morning. They were t-hecked by William .SchafTer. car In spector for -the railroad company. I saw one pay check for 125 signed by ostermann that was given to Schaffe-. 1 mas with Schaffer when he cashed the check In a saloon near the shops." Re-dlrect examination brought out t.ie statement that the reason for dis mantling cars was to hasten repair work on other cars. Kond Paid Twice. "The only difference was," said Barbett, "that the Illinois Central paid twice for materials In the transaction. Some of these cars were not inspected and some were. But It made no difference whether tiie fittings were immediately needed or no:, they were removed that's all there to that." "Did yoj ever do anything besides re move fittings?" asked Fiaher. "Well." smiled Barbett. "we put water on the threads of the parts removed." nj was water placed threads?" questioned counsel. Threads Made ItuM). "To make the threads appear to be old from runt." replied Barbett. "and to prevent tne parta from being noticed miasing or probably stolen. Henry Kempf. one of the woikmen, uid moat of the watering." Before Barbe.t testified. Theophyl Rentiier added to his testimony of llon uay in a somewhat sensational manner. "I was told that John M. Taylor, etock. Keeper for the Illinois Central." said Reuther. "would Mix my clock" if I said anything to anybody about graft." Reuther then told about a vtolt he and his wife made to the offices of Taylor and of a subsequent visit to William K-nshaw. ex-superintendent of transpor tation for the Illinois Central, who is now In Hiicope. He said that UDon both nt Ihe visits he told of alleged stealing and graft and of what was occurring at the ostermann plant. The witness declared that both Taylor and Reusham- declared that such stealing and graft were Impos :ble without thetr knowledge and that they knew nothing of It. Oakland. C'al.. Authoress, Dejected Over Failure in Literary Kffort, Shoots Self In Hotel Astor. NEW YORK. Aug. 31. The young woman who shot ncrseit over tne nean in Hotel Astor Monday night was iden tified last night after a day of mystery as Vera Fitch, of Oakland, Cal. Her con dition is critical. The name of the person who made "IT I'nlled States Will Do Their Part We Will Po Ours," Is Official Declaration Delegates From Kelson Are Much Pleased. NELSON, B. C. Aog. t Sir Wilfrid Hurler's reply to the Columbia River delegation yesterday morning was high ly satisfactory to the delegates, who asked ,that the government make the river navigable from Robson to the International boundary. The Premier declared that the project appealed to him as an aid to transpor tation between Canada and the United States and as likely to result in better relations between people and people and in drawing together the cities on each side of the international boundary, and lie promised that he Would request the Minister of Public Works to have tho liver surveyed at the earliest posslbla moment from Lake Windermere to the boundary, to see what work is required men throughout Mexico. Hawaii, China and the eastern porta of Russia, passed resolutions last night, firmly repudiating tne cession or the sovereignty of the Corean empire to Japan and demanding what they term the "tyrannical com pulsion in the methods employed by the Japanese In acquiring the kingdom or corea. After a severe arraignment of the Japanese government for what they re gard as utter disregard of the treaties existing between Corea and Japan the usurpation of the rights of Corcans and the establishment by treachery and force of arms of a government uni versally detested and distrusted by the whole people of Corea, the resolutions conclude with the following pledge: , "We. the true sons of Corea. do de termlne never to give up our struggle for the liberty and independence or our dear old Corea until such time as we shall regain them; and that we appeal to the Justice of the nations and of Almighty God to punish this monstrous crime of a nation without honor and without faith." S. T. Whany, president of the as so elation, presided at the meeting. "OLD GUARD" IS DEFIED FACTION OPPOSED TO ROOSE VELT CHALLENGED. .1.. .,.. . I rw.t H lmrn.il at the hospital, but it was said that ! nd to "certain approximate cost. Miss Fitch was not a niece of the late Clyde Fitch, the dramatist. An operation was performed, but the bullet was not removed. The missile entered the lung, punctured the dia phragm, twice punctured the small in testines and lodged in the muscles of the back. The surgeons issued the fol lowing; statement: "The young woman Is Vera Fitch, daughter of Henry Fitch, of Oakland, Cal.. who died two years ago. Mrs. Fitch and her daughter have been spending the Summer at Atlantic City, but came to New York a few days ago. Miss Fitch was dejected over her lit erary failure." Vera Fitch, colncldentally bearing the same name as the girl In the hospital, was found at a Broadway uddress hist night. She Is an actress and a niece of .Clyde Fitch, but no relation to the would-be suicide. The similarity of names caused the report that the vic tim was the dramatist's niece. She walked Into the hotel shortly be fore midnight last night, seated herself in the woman's room and a moment later Shot herself in the breast. She was conscious when taken to the hospital. "I did it myself, was all she would say, steadfastly refusing to tell who she was or where she lived. She is about years of age. medium height and light complexion, wore no Jewelry nd had only a small amount of money with her. In her black silk handbag were found three letters bearing the date of Au gust IS. They were addressed: "Dear est Blanche." "fiearest Sister." and 'Mother Dear." but from each the sig nature had been scratched so carefully s to be practically Ineligible, although the police thought they could see 'Nora" in faint strokes in one of them. It Is really deplorable that a girl cannot get along honorably in New York." ran the letter to her mother. n some things I might have succeed ed had I conceded to the wishes of men ?). cultured (?) usually moneyed, but minus morals." A typewritten manuscript carried the title "Thessalia." and under it in her own handwriting was scrawled: "My pet story, which I want buried with me. I wish 1 could take books as companions Into the unknown world with me." It was a very long story and dealt with the adventures of two young men In Europe. United Action Best. "There are two ways of approaching this subject." he said. "One would be for each government to act independent ly. If the United States will do their part on their side we will do ours on oitr side. There Is another way which would appeal much more strongly to me, if it were possible, that is for the govern ments of the United States and Canada to have the work properly surveyed by engineers and have approximate esti mates of cost made and then to have a united plan of action adopted by both countries." The delegation from the Portland Chamber of Commerce and from Oregon and Washington were United States Sen ator G. K. Chamberlain. C. F. Adams, A. H. Devers. C. P. Swlgert. of Portland: C. W. Barningan, of Marcus, Wash., and Captain W. Gray, of Pasco, Wash. Interior Sends Delegates. In addition there were large delega tions from boards of trade of tbe inter ior of British Columbia. The Spokane Chamber of Commerce telegraphed re grets at being unable to attend owing to illness of members and forest fire distress. , Sir Wilfrid Laurier attended service at the Church of Mary Immaculate Mon day, afterwards delivered an address at the parish hall. He delivered a brief address yesterday afternoon at the City- Park, to which he proceeded by water escorted by a flotilla of launches. Grelner, Kracke and Griscom Agree Name Will Be Presented for Temporary Chairman. NEW YORK, Aug. 30. A formal chal lenge to that faction of the Republican party of New York State which encom passed the defeat of ex-President Roose velt when the latter's.rame was present ed to the state committee for temporary chairman of the state convention was issued today by Lloyd C. Griscom. chair man of the New York County committee. Mr. Griscom was in conference during the better part of the day with several stato leaders After carefully considering the situation the conferees reached the conclusion that they could depend upon at least 630 of the 101a delegates and issued a formal statement to the effect that they would not only present Colonel Rosevelt for temporary chairman of the convention, but do their utmost to have a direct nom ination plank inserted in the platform. The defiance of the old guard leaders, for which Messrs. Griscom, Grelner and Kracke stood sponsors, was as follows: "Mr.. Greiner. Mr. Kracke and Mr. Griscom all agree that Mr. Roosevelt's name shall be presented to the coming state convention as a candidate for tem porary chairman and that they will use their best endeavors to have Included in the party platform a direct nomination plank." the QUARANTINE NOT ENFORCED Secretary Mate Health Hoard to Investigate Beach fuses. lr. Calvin S. White, secretary of the State Board of Health, went to Gear hart and Seaside last night to Investi gate an epidemic of diphtheria tiiat has spread along the beach without any apparent effort at quarantine. Seven cases are reported to Dr. C. II. Wheeler, city health officer, which originated at the beach. One death, that of Nancy Hughes, daughter of Clarence Hughes, of Port land, occurred at the beach, but none of the other cases has proved fatal. Dan J. Malarkey's family was ex posed to the disease and one of the children Is now very 111 in Portland. Dr. White will ascertain why no quarantine regulations were enforced and why the disease was allowed to spread and become epidemic, when It was known that a case of diphtheria had been found In one of the Summer cottages. Many of the residents along the beach had complained of sore throat, which trouble is now diagnosed as diphtheria. ANNEXATION GETS BLOW MANY .NAMES O.V ST. JOHNS PE TITION SAID TO BE FALSE. Citizens Opposed to Movement Pre paring Uenmnstrnncc Too Few Voters on Lents Petition. CLOTHIER KILLS HIMSELF Solomon Hirsch, of Chicago, Cuts Throat, Leaves Queer Notes. NBW YORK. -Aug. Sl.-Solomon J. Hirsch, a wealthy clothing manufacturer of Chicago, commuted suicide in tbe Hotel Knickerbocker yesterday by cut ting his throat with a rasor while sit ting at a desk where he had written several letters. Ill-health was the cause so far as known. The notes left by the suicide were written on telegraph blanks. The first opened was unsigned and was as follows: "She leaves today on the Century for Chicago. A second note read: "Good luck to all. All things in my trunks are to go accord. Ing as I have labeled them. The calabash pipes are for all the boys in the office who smoke. -I feel better now than I nave in a long time." No light lias been thrown on the identity oi sue - reterrea to in the nrst note. Hirsch'w friends say he wae in love with a Chicago girl, but ridicule tlie idea that a love affair caused the suicide. ASSEMBLY IS ATTACKED GALE SWEEPS TEXAS COAST Storm Blowing In From Gulf Worse. Launch May Be Lost. BROWNSVILLE. Tex.. Aug. 31. The Gulf storm that has been sweeping in n.ore along the western coast of Texas inoe yeterday. Increased in severity yesterday afternoon and the gale shows little indication of abating. Fears are entertained for the safety of the Government gasoline launch Florence K. containing a crew of seven men. McGinn and John F. I.o;aii De nounce It at St-llvtood Merlins. Judge 'Henry K. -.Ginn addressed a large audience of S-1Ivoh1 voters Monday night in the interest of anti-assembly candidate:. Mr. Mi-!inn attacked nu mbly methods, declaring that the entire assembly proceedings, from the date of their inception to the da:e of the wale meeting, were dictated by representatives of corporations. He named the date of the first meeting as June 6 and fixed the place a the office of W. D. Fenion. He said that C. H. Carey, F. T. Griffith. R. W. Wilbur and -Wallace McCamant were associated with Judge Kenton in the movement. John F. Logan told of his connection with the assembly which indorsed Mayor Simon. county Judge Thomas Cleeton was also present. On the ground that the petition pre sented to the Portland City Council asking that' the question of annexing St. Johns be placed on tbe November ballot, bore fictitious signatures as well as names of unqualified voters, a re monstrance will be filed at once with the City Auditor of Portland in oppo sition to the movement. - Those opposed to the proposed an nexation circulated the remonstrance yesterday and secured the names of 150 persons. Among those who do not want to be annexed to Portland are several St. Johns business men and property-owners. Mayor Hendricks had declared himself against annexa tion and K. C. Kucli la also an active opponent of the plan. Of the 2-1S signatures to t) f petition checked over yesterday by Councilman Kills and Deputy Auditor Moody, It was found that 13$ names were in the hand writing of one man. In addition to this it was discovered that only IB of the remaining signatures were qualified voters. The petition from Lents was also found to be lacking In the, required number of qualified voters to makj it valid. In checking over the names on this, petition, only 33 were found to be regular, seven too few to moet the re quirement tjiat it should have 15 per cent of the total number of voters of the district. R. K. Beegle said last night that some mistake had been made in check ing over the names. He declared he had circulated the petition and secured the names of 140 voters, all registered and qualified to sign the petition. CHOLERA SCARE ABATING Berlin Doctor Says Suspects Have Not Got Disease. BERLIN. Aug. 31.-The cholera scare was greatly abated tonight. ine Lokal Anzelger prints a state ment from one of the physicians hav ing the investigation of the suDDosed pestilence in charge to the effect that none of the suspects detained in the suburb of the Spandau has cholera and that Inquiry into the case of the house servant who died in this city last night, shows almost to a certainty that he was was not suffering with cholera. ' .' y.t ' J - A I v i , x y . , ,n t !l K r- I rjJ . -? r5 , , . 'J t s-i&i s a tailor with a reputation. lie does not turn out any cheap work because he doesn't know how. lie makes the very best of clothes, and in. return he demands and receives his own price. He has brought to Portland the very finest lines of imported and domestic woolens ever shown here. Robert Douglass will tell you more about himself and his methods tomorrow. Watch and wait for his important fitebert 125 FIFTH STREET NEAR WASHINGTON the hats and coiffures of both combat ant had been demolished and their lace dresses rendered much lacier than they were when the light began, vv hat start ed the fight was not learned. A policeman saw the pair clawing in dustriously at each other and stopped the fight. Both were weeping profusely and neither seemed to have an advantage when he placed them under arcst. Both id they were actresse playing in the same company sm n rm 1 1 n r an nrsai i ,- I Tne Doaice9 oi mcir gowns were so ULU rMILUnt lO hCOALLXU badly torn that the police provided Jack et for them to wear to the Night Court. Sensational Fall of Fidelity Hank 2 3 Years Ago May Be Probed. NEW YORK. Aug. 30. The first trans-Atlantic liner to meet with in spection because of the cholera scare abroad, the Cunarder Caronia, came Into port late tonight only after thor ough work on the part of health of- ncers at quarantine. The vessel was given a clean bill of health. ARCHBOLD KILLS STORY Standard OH Has No Red-Haired Sirens, Says Magnate. OAKS FEATURES ENJOYED Portland Vk-lc to Recognlie Cor dray's Xew Kntertalnment. Loud applause greeted the new features bt the Auditorium at the Oaks last night. Tfte hall was crowded with representa tive Portland people, who were quick to AIDE TO LINCOLN IS DYING Major Ha til bone, In Insane Asylum, Near Death. HANOVER. Germany. Aug. 31. .Major Henry Reed Rathhone. who was an aide to President Lincoln and received a stab wound in trying to save the life of his chief on f.ie night of the assassination, is near death's door in a ward of the asylum at Hildersheim, of which he has lonr been an Inmate. Many years ago. while occupying the j post of American Consul here. Rath bone murdered his wife. He was con victed but declared to be Insane and was committed to the Institution, where he has rince lived in luxury. NEW YORK. Aug. 31. John P. Arch bold, vice-president and director of the Standard Oil Company.' gave out a for mal denial yesterday of reports sent out from Boston that a beautiful young wo man. whose of Titian hai his company to ferret out secrets and thwart Its enemies. "Standard Oil does not employ, red haired sirens In Ita business," said Mr. Archbold. "These statement are a tissue of falsehoods." WASHINGTON. Aug. 31. Another ef fort to revive an Investigation of the failure of the Fidelity National Bank in Cincinnati 23 years ago Is about to be made by Chicago men headed by A. W. Green, a broker in that city. The Fidelity failure, the most gigantic of its time, was related to a speculation In Chicago wheat In which the bank was ruined and Vice-President E T. Harper sentenced to ten years in a penitentiary. Just before the bank closed, banks ail over the country received mysterious cir culars advising the withdrawal of all funds from the Fidelity National. A run on the bank followed and after SXio.000 overdrafts had been protested a National bank examli.er took charge. The Chicago men eay they have infor mation that the circulars were put out by a rival brokerage house. Men of former area, unless tliey lived near the sea or a river. Dad greal utn'. culties in gratifying; their taste for fish. The arcst houces had their fish puntls or stews, but sea fish, such as cod, bream, sturgeon, herring and sprats, were sailed. inu the excessive consumption or niciiiy salted fish in the Middle Ages is said to have produced leprosy. TLTbTJVy DOLLIVER FOR ROOSEVELT Insurgent Hints Colonel Will Fleeted President in 1912. Be DYNAMITERS WRECK CARS lour Persons Injured In Streetcar Disorder in Columbus. COLUMBUS. -O.. Aug. 31. As a de velopment of the streetcar strike here, dynamiters wrecked three cars last night and four persons were injured. MANITOWOC, Wis., Aug. 31. That ex-President Roosevelt would be the Insurgents' candidate for President in was Intimated by Senator J. P. Dolliver, of Iowa, in the course of an address here last night when he spoke In behalf of the renomination of Sen ator La Follette next Thursday. The reference to the ex-President was a very brief one, when, with a smile. Senator Dolliver said that Mr. Roose velt will again be writing messages to Congress after the 1912 election. JAPAN'S ACTS ARE SCORED torrans Deiioiiiiee Jt'esslon of Their Country. SAX FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. Eighty Corcans. gathered in the general of fices of the Corean National Associa tion and representing 10.000 country- 2 'SWELL" WOMEN FIGHT Encounter Attracts Wide Attention in Xew York Theater District. NEW YORK. Aug. 3f. 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