ill 9 PORTLAND. OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. VOL. LI XO. 15,843. V WILD OATS SOWING IS TOLD BYBEATTIE Jury Hears Story Misspent Years. of TRYING HOUR FACED CALML How Young Wife Met Death Rehearsed by Prisoner. LOVE.FOR HER UNSWERVING Young Virginian, on Stand for His Life, Frankly Admits His Ro tations With Beulah, and Flat ly Contradicts His Cousin. CHESTERFIELD COURTHOUSE; Va Sept 4. Through six weary hours Henry Clay Beattle. Jr., Indicted for the murder of his wife, battled for his life on the witness stand today. Even Ing shadows Interrupted a vigorous cro.is-examlnation by the common wealth. Judge Watson ending; the ordeal by adjourning: court until to morrow, when Prosecutor Wendenburgr will continue his questions. A lone figure was young Beattle In the crowd that surrounded him on all rides, even windows and trees com manding the courtroom being thick with staring faces. And the prisoner sat for hours, hl manner cool and collected, unfolding the sordid details of his relations with Beulah Blnford, 17 years old. for whom the prosecution alleges Beattle killed his bride of year. Orgies Frankly Told. Not only the, orele of the four years before his 'marriage and those that preceded, the homicide, but the grue some tale of the alleged attack by a highwayman and the wild ride to' the Owen home at a speed of 66 miles an hour, with the lifeless body of his wife in the machine beside him, were related to the jury in all Its detail. The prisoner, by request of the prosecution, stood up and donned the bloodstained coat that he had worn the night of the murder, and attempted to explain why blood had not flecked certain parts of the garment, if his wife had reclined against him In the way he described. Beattle answered questions readily In an even voice, and without emo tion. In no essential did his version of the affair today differ from that which be gare at the Coroner's In quest, and to which the defense has clung. . Prisoner's Story Unshaken. Denial after denial came from the lips of the prisoner as Prosecutor Wendenburg questioned him concern ing the alleged purchase of a shotgun for him by his cousin, Paul Beattle, on the Saturday before the murder, and the testimony of the latter as. to the confession In which Henry Is al leged to have exclaimed: "X wish to God I hadn't done It. I would not do It again for a million dollars.' ' Beattle denied he had been with Paul at any time within the week or fort night previous to the Saturday night before the murder. "Mr. Beattle," said Prosecutor Wen denburg. "you have been asked by your counsel several questions as to what your testimony was before the Coroner's Jury, under the statutes of Virginia that evidence before the Coro ner's jury cannot be used against you. Now, do you waive your right and say that the commonwealth may use the evidence given by you before the Cor oner's Juryf Counsel for the defense objected that the question should not be asked be fore the Jury. The court sustained the objection. The court then asked the Jury to dlsregard'the question. "Sow, I understand, Mr. Beattle," re sumed Prosecutor "Wendenburg, "that you met Beulah Blnford In August. 107. When did your Illicit relations with her begin?" Beattle Educates Beulah. "About two weeks after I had met her." "And continued how long?" "Until she went to Washington in ihe Fall of 1908." "When did you send her to school?" "The same Fall. Can I explain?" "Yes." "Her people were going to send her to school. They all thought I would help them, which I did; not to give her an education for my benefit, but to get her out of the way." "What do you mean by to get her mt of the way?" "I mean that I wasn't educating her because I liked her." "Couldn't you get her away In any ither way?" Insisted Mr. Wendenburg. "Did she have that Influence over you that yon had to send her away?" "Xo." "Then your relations continued for some time when she was 14 years old?" "Yes." "Wasn't that a violation of the law :oncernlng young girls V The prisoner did not answer and his counsel objected that he was on trial (Concluded on Pass &j 7 DIE, 14 HURT IN JUNEAU HOTEL FIRE w. MORRISON, OP PORTLAND, IS AMONG DEAD. Most Beautiful Half-Breed Girl lm Alaska Also Killed Two In jured May Not Survive. JUNEAU, Alaska, Sept. 4. Seven lives' lost, 14 persons Injured, two of whom are not expected to live, and the Juneau Hotel and the McGrath building in ashes are the result of a fire which started In the hotel late last night and was subdued only after the Douglas fire department had sent men and engines to assist the local fire fighters. Six bodies have been recov- ered from the ruins and five more are believed to be burled In the debris. The known dead are: Will Morrison, day clerk, formerly of Portland, Or. Walter Davenport, a painter of Ta- coma. . x Sellna Dowllng, a native girl. The bodies of Morrison, Davenport, two unidentified men and two uniden tlfled women have been recovered. Of the 14 persons In the hospital, William Southwlck. of Michigan,- and Boyd Miles, of Montana, are believed to be Injured fatally. Will Morrison, who was a native of Wisconsin, and who came to Juneau from Portland, was killed when he jumped from the third story. Sellna Dowllng. who Is known to have per ished, was reputed to be the most beautiful half-breed maiden In Alaska. She was recently acquitted of a charge of murdering her mother. The hotel and the McGrath building were owned by J. J. McGrath. but the hotel was leased to Paul Vincent.' The loss Is estimated at (60,000 with no Insurance. The hotel, a large three-story struc ture, was crowded and the entire building was ablaze before the alarm was given. The flames spread rapidly and soon destroyed the McGrath build tng, which adjoined the hotel. PALOUSE WHEAT IS SHORT Large Yield Expected Xot Material izing, Says Inspector. TACOMA. Wash, Sept. 4. (Special.) The large wheat yield anticipated by farmers and millers in Washington is not materializing as well as expected. according to H. C Stivers, Chief Deputy State Grain Inspector. . He said today that lue crop would not be as heavy as every one at first believed. The reason given by Mr. Stivers for the over estimate is the failure of heads of grain to fill out entirely. The Palouse country, especially, he says has found that the expectations of agriculturists had fallen short. The hot weather, he says, has had little. If anything to do with the result. How ever, In spite of Mr. Stivers' rather gloomy forecast the season has started off with a rush. The dally grain re ceipts at this port have been unusually high for this stage, several days run ning as high as 75 oars. In this total. wheat has been by far the largest Item. MIRROR TO BE 'ROAD BUOY' Oregon City May Install Reflector to Avoid Accidents. OREGON CITY Or Sept. 4. (Spe cial.) The City Council will be urged at the meeting Wednesday night to erect a big mirror in the tunnel under the Southern Pacific Railway tracks at the junction of Third street and the South End road. The Junction of the roads form a right angle and a se rious automobile accident occurred there about a year ago. Other acci dents of a similar nature have been narrowly averted. T. I Charman and M. J. Laxelle have experimented with a large mirror at the point where the roads join, and declare a large one could be so ar ranged that persons in vehicles going in either direction would be able to see If the road was clear. They will ask the City Council to erect the mir ror. LOVE CAMP PASTOR'S PLAN Public Meeting Place for Burning Hearts Threatens Hoboken. HOBOKEN. N. J- Sept 4. (Special.) This city Is to have a "sparking parlor," following a suggestion made by Rev. Joseph D. Peters, pastor of the First Reformed Church. Dr. Peters down on divorce, and a" a pre ventive means wants a lrge publlo room, with a matron In charge, where young persons may gather to make love. " "The need of a proper ; place for courtship."- said the pastor, "has been responsible for many disastrous mar riages, I believe. With a matron who sympathizes with the heart affairs of the young. It would do wondeda toward haplng a courtship to a glorious end. It is human nature to love, and a way should be provided for those who are unable to make love to each other save In the street." DEPTH OF HAIL SIX FEET 20 Miles of Wyoming Crops De stroyed, Stock Killed. - CHEYENNE, "Wye Sept. 4. Horm Creek reports a storm which left hall four feet deep over a wide area of coun try. At the foot of Pound Top Moun tain it Is said to be six feet deep. Crops are destroyed for a radius of 20 miles and stock killed by the scores. while the "damage from the wind la enormous. "HACK", LIKE JEFF, NERVOUS; IS LOSER Pitiful Spectacle Is Russian's Showing. GOTGH INSPIRED BY WOMEN Mother and Wife of Champion Spur Him to Victory. TERRIBLE T0E-H0LD WINS "Don't Hurt My Toe"- and "Don't Break My Leg" Are Cries 'Which Issue From Foreigner as He Surrenders to Better Man. FACTS OF CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH. Winner Frank A. Gotch. of Hum- bbldt. la., champion of the world. loser Georgo Hsckenschmldt. of Dot-pat, Russia, European champion. First fall Gotoh pinned Hacken sehmldt with a reverse body hold. Time. 14:18 1-8. Seeond fall Gotch pinned Hack nscbmldt with a toe-lock. Time, 6:83 1-8. Total wrestling time. 18:80 2-3. Attendance. 85.000 (estimated). Total receipts. $87,053. Gotch's share, (21.00O and SO per cent moving picture profits. Hackenschmldt's share. $13,300. Jack Carley. Hackenschmidte manager, received $20,987 as his share. . Empire Athletic Club's share. 18280. Expenses. SI 6.866. CHICAGO. Sept. 4. The geographical center of the wrestling world was more than ever fortified at Humboldt, Iowa, the home of Frank Gotoh, today. Moreover, Referee Edward W. Smith, whs proclaimed the world's champion victor over George Hackenschmldt In two straight. Quick falls, declared that for the next 10 years there would be no shift of the wrestling capital, unless Ootch should choose to change his place of residence. The Russian's showing was pitiful. The crowd decreed that he had "quit," but the defeated challenger, through copious tears, averred that he had en tered the arena with a wrenched knee. on which Gotch worked and speedily reduced him to an' almost helpless state. ' In any event. It Is certain that the foreigner's nerves were on edge. He passed a sleepless night, and was pale when he crawled through the ropes. Dr. J. J. Davis, who examined both wrestlers before they went to the mat. declared that, while there might be something wrong with Hacken sohmldt's knee. It was not evident dur- ng the examination. While it took Gotch 14 minutes 18 1-5 (Concluded on Page 11) ; . $100,000,000 WORTH ! I fj&pyr.1911 ' . ' INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. -YESTERDAYS: Maximum temperature, 57 degrees; minimum, 05 degrees. TODAY'S: Showers; south to west winds. . Foreign. . French aviator diei In flames of exploded aeroplane. . Page 2. Domestic. Capture of Last Nogi Indian may necessitate individual treaty. Page 8. Railroads prepare for colonist rush, expected to break records. Page 1. Nearly four-score more Chinese students ar rive to enter American schools. Page a. President of Illinois Central Railroad issues ultimatum to employes. Page 1, - Beattle tells story of misspent life. Page J. Sporte. ' Results In Pacifio Coast League yesterday: Oakland 9-2, Portland 1-0. Vernon S-8. Sacramento 2-1; San Francisco 7-6, Los Angeles 4-8. Page 4. Results in Northwestern League yesterday: Portland-Victoria, no games; Taooma 3-1, Seattle 1-4; Vancouver 1-0. Spokane 0-8. Page 4. Boggy track on opening day of races does not bar horsemen. Page 6. Lamed retains tennis championship for seventh time. Page 4. Hasel Hotcbklss defeats May Sutton at Nla-gara-on-the-Lake. Page 4. Centralla wins Washington State League pennant. Page 4. "Russian Lion" showing on mat is most piti ful. Page 1. , George Fitch likens Gotch-Hackenschmldt to big beefy bull bout. Page 5. Johnny Kllbane knocks out Joe Rivers in 16th round at Los Angeles. Page 5. Pacifio Northwest. Seven killed, "14 Injured In burning of Ju neau hotel in Alasko. Page X. Slxteenth annual Astoria Regatta opens. Page 16. East Side canal meets opposition. Page 19. Seattle labor men. In big parade, plead for Justice In McNamara case. Page 2. Commercial and Marine. Mexican trouble kept warships from Port land In last Rose Festival, but fleet may -enter river next year. Page 17. Grain trade booms. Page 17. Portland stockyards receipts Monday are heavy. Page 17. Portland and Vicinity. County offices and courtrooms now quartered in east wing of new Courthouse. Page 11. Clergymen attack statement that 95 per cent of sites of disorderly houses are owned by church members. Page 10. Early September rain is heaviest on record. Page 10. Coastwise tariff lower than on Atlantic argues Harriman line. Page 11. Dlrector of experimental r station at Rawall urges closer connection of Islands ana Portland. Page 12. Mrs. Kruse says $76,500 debt prompted bar husband to flee from city. Page 1. East Side committeemen favor publlo serv ice corporation clause In new . charter. Page 6. East Side . charter board meets. Page 6. E- V. Wilcox, back from Hawaii, says Port land enouid nave more trade with islands. Page 12. GUIDE PURSUES JEFFRIES Message Telling Mother's Illness Is Borne Into Alaskan Wilds'. SEWARD. Alaska, Sept. 4. Fred Laubner, one of the best guides in this part of Alaska, left on a special train today to follow . the trail of James Jeffries, the pugilist, and his brother, John, who are hunting bear on Kenal peninsula, and carry word to them of the serious Illness of their mother, Mrs. Jeffries, who is at Los An geles The last heard of the Jeffries was when they were hunting on Kelly River, near Kenal village. A cablegram for Jeffries was received last night, and the guide started out today to de liver it. . GASOLINE ENGINE BURSTS Five Injured In Maine When- Explo sion Occurs In Surf-Boat. KITTERT, Me., Sept. 4. By an ex plosion of the gasoline engine In the surf boat of the United States gun boat Pahucah, Captain W. Gilmer, his wife and his wife's mother, Mrs. Pier son P. Peterson, and two seamen were Injured in the Piscataquis River today. $100,000,000 WORTH I WIFE SAYS DEBTS MADE KRUSE FLEE $76,500 Owed, Cash Assets $37,000. LAST HOTEL VENTURE TOO BIG Carlton's Cost Far Exceeds Lessee's Estimate. BIG SUM DUE SEPTEMBER 1 Boniface, Able at Most to Raise Only $55,000, Family Believes He Disappeared When Unsound Over Worry. BIIX8 CONTRACTED BY THEO DORE KRUSE AND PAY ABLE SEPTEMBER 1. , Here are the bills which Theo dore Kruse, the missing hotelman. wouldi have had to pay September 1: Furniture for Carlton Hotel. . .$80,000 Rent on .Carlton . 2,000 For new omnibus for Carlton.. 2,000 Decorations In Carlton Hotel. 10,000 Crockery and sliver service. . 5,000 For flat silver 1.000 For ice plant at Carlton 5,000 Advertising bills contracted.. 1,000 Preparations for opening Carl ton 1.000 For help at the Louvre and Belvedere Hotel 3.500 Current bills at Louvre and Belvedere 10,000 For kitchen utensils at Carl ton 1.000 Kltohen alterations at Carlton 1,000 Incidental expenses 5.000 Total $76,500 Checking over the accounts of Theodore Kruse, her husband, who dis appeared mysteriously August 21. Mrs. Kruse has reached the conclusion that the hotelman fled when confronted with bills amounting to $78,500 due September 1, while his cash assets totaled only $30,000. Kruse Is the owner of 'the Louvre Cafe, the Belvedere Hotel and the Carlton Hotel and the last named in vestment, it is thought, so piled th liabilities of the hotelman that lie fled the city while temporarily do ranged due to worry. Mrs. Kruse says her husband's finan cial status came to her mind forcibly yesterday as the solution of the mystery of his strange disappearance. Mind Deranged Is Belief. The new Carlton Hotel, on Four teenth and Washington streets, was the cause of Mr. Kruse's undoing, says Mrs. Kruse, who fears her husband fled from his obligations. She declares he certainly was not In his right mind when he fled, as his actions were un usual and he had nothing to gain in leavlrsg unless it was to be away from the scene of his downfall. According to Mrs. Kruse. her hus band went beyond his ability when he took the lease on the Carlton and when he looked ahead at the coming of Sep- Concluded on page 2. ROADS READY FOR COLONISTS' RUSH TOTAL OF o9 CARS A WEEK START WESTWARD SOON. Movement; Which Last Spring To taled 20,058 Passengers, May Far Exceed- All Previous Records. CHICAGO, Sept. 4. (Special.) In anticipation of a very heavy colonist movement to the Pacifio Coast from September 15 to October 15, the Den ver and Rio Grande, in connection with the Burlington, Rock Island and Mis souri Pacifio on the east and with the Western Pacific, Southern Pacific, San Pedro and Oregon Short Line on the west, has arranged for the most com plete through tourist car service ever Inaugurated. The cars wOI be operated dally from Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha and Denver, St. Louis, Kansas City, Los Angeles and Portland, and will number no' fewer than 69 per week, or 278 cars for the four weeks. Besides these cars regularly operated, expectations are that there will be a very large overflow travel the first five days of the movement, as well as the last five days. These cars will be han dled over the Denver & Rio Grande on special schedule arranged to show off the Rocky Mountain scenic attraotlons to best advantage. The colonist movement last Spring via the Denver & Rio Grande aggre gated 20,058 passengers and it is antic ipated that this Fall the movement will be largely In excess of that num ber. SKULL PIERCED, LAD GAME Runaway Horse Pursued After Youth Is Kicked In Head. VANCOUVER, Wash, Sept, 4. (6pe clal.) With a hole as large as a dol lar In the left frontal bone of his fore head, Inflicted by the hoof of the horse he was driving, Joseph McKenna, 14 years old, after he had been thrown from a cart in which he was riding yesterday," Jumped Up and chased the runaway horse for several hundred feet. He was driving in a two-wheeled cart near his home at Barberton. few miles from Vancouver when the horse became unmanageable and kicked over the traces. Later young McKenna was picked up by Mrs. O'Connell and a doctor was summoned. He was placed in an auto mobile, and was conscious when com lng to the city and walked from the maohlne to the hospital door, before he became unconscious. . On the operating table. Dr. J. M. P. Chalmers trepanned the skull and re moved gravel, horsehair and splinters of bona. McKenna is conscious today and his recovery Is expected. A silver plate may be inserted in the skull later. CROOKED RIVER SPANNED Oregon Trunk Will Run Trains Over Bridge Early Next Week. REDMOND, Or., Sept 4. (Special) The first connecting keyaroh of the Oregon Trunk Railway bridge over Crooked River, eight miles from this city, was put In place by the bridge construction crew Friday at noon. The keyaroh joining the two ends of the bridge fitted to a fraction of an Inch, and there was no trouble In making the connection. A large number of people from this ciy and other places were at the bridge nearly all day , watching the bridge orew work. The contractors completed all the heavy steel work on the bridge today. Five gangs of riveters will be put on tomorrow, and early next week it Is expected the bridge will be ready for trains to cross. This bridge is SS6 feet from the top of the rails to the water in the canyon below, and during the construction pe riod so far there has not been an acci dent, though the work was of a peril ous character. Laying of rails from the bridge to this city, eight miles, is expected to be completed about Sep tember 20, so that trains can reach here. I JORDAN OFFENDS NATIONS Stanford President Accused of Lack ing In Tact In Japan Speech. TOKIO, Sept. 4. (Special.) Consid erable Indignation has been excited in the diplomatic corps here by what Is considered the "intemperate and of fensive" language employed by Dr. Da vid Starr Jordan, president of Leland Stanford University, In his latest ad dress at Karulzawa. when referring to the Kaiser and Czar. The Secretary of the Russian Em bassy, who was present, arose and left the auditorium In the middle of Dr. Jordan's address. The Japan Mall severely censures Dr. Jordan, remarking that his indis cretion makes for the very catastrophe which he is devoting so much effort to avert. Dr. Jordan is making a series of addresses here on the progress .of the peace movement. TRAINS CRASH, FOUR DIE Erie Passenger and Freight Collide at Docks Junction, Pa. ERIE. Pa, Sept 4. Two passengers, tramp and the engineer were killed. the fireman and conductor severely injured, and many passengers hurt in collision tonight betwen an Erie passenger train and a freight train at Docks Junction. L ISSUES LUST WORD Railroad Chief Refuses to Meet Wen. HOPE OF SETTLEMENT GOES Labor Difficulties May Be Brought to a Head Today. NEXT MOVE UP TO UNIONS President of Blacksmiths' Body Says Strike Notices May Be Posted Throughout Railroad Sys tem This Morning. i'LTtKB OF UNION'S tVTLL BE SETTLED TODAY IN CHICAGO. CHICAGO, Sept. 4. President J. F. McCreery. of the Federated Shop Employes, wm meet the nine In ternational officers tomorrow and de cisions as to the future by the unions will be reached. The union repre sentatives intimated that their plans already had been made. McCreery Is sued a statement that the nine crafts in the federation bad turned matters over to the international officers and would wait their action. The officials of the unions say they have twice given 80-day notices that they desire changes In the contracts. President Markham, they say, was not satisfied with the form of the notices inasmuch as they were not signed by the same men whose names appeared on the contracts. 4 4 ................ ssesseeesA CHICAGO, Sept. 4. President Mark ham, of the Illinois Central Railroad, ended today the hope of an Immediate settlement of the labor difficulties of the road by directing a letter to W. F. Kramer, secretary of the International Blacksmiths' Union, refusing to meet representatives of the Federated Shop Employes tomorrow. The letter from the representatives of the nine international unions In volved, to which Mr. Markham's com munication was a reply, was consid ered by labor men to be in the nature of an ultimatum. The unions asked that Markham meet the employes of the road as rep resented by the system's federation. Continuing, the letter warned that unless the conference were granted by 10:30 Tuesday morning, September 5, the unions would take necessary steps to further their own Interests. STRIKE SITUATION NOW TENSE Illinois Central Deal Put Up to Em. ployes' Chicago Representatives. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4. The In ternational presidents of the five shop craft unions, now here, have delegated their authority to enforce the ultima tum presented by the Federation of Shop Employes of the Illinois Central to President Markham, to representa tives -on the ground, who have been conducting the Illinois Central negotia tions, according to a statement to night by President J. W. Kline, of the Blacksmiths' Union. 'The affair Is entirely in the hands of our representatives in Chicago," said Mr. Kline when told of President Markham's refusal to meet representa tives of the Federation of shop em ployes tomorrow. Mr. Kline asserted that he had not been notified that the representatives of the International presidents had taken action as yet toward calling a strike on the Illinois Central. The situation is this," he continued. "The Federation requested a meeting with President Markham. It was re fused.. Then the Federation again re quested a meeting, accompanying the request with an ultimatum demanding favorable answer by 10:30 o'clock to morrow morning. "Does President Markham's refusal mean that a strike will be called on the Illinois Central V he was asked. "I suppose it does if our representa tives in charge deem it advisable to carry out the ultimatum delivered to President Markham." When asked if the action of Mr. Markham would have any effect on the action of the advisory board of the Federated Shop Employes of the Harriman lines, when it meets herd Friday, he replied. "Of course if President Markham has refused to meet representatives of the Federation there would be some thing doing." While Mr. Kline denied that he had heard of any action as yet regarding the calling of a strike, he Intimated that notices similar to the one said to have been posted In the ?aducah, Ky., shops last night notifying union shop men to hold themselves In readiness to strike tomorrow without further notice, probably will be posted throughout the Illinois Central system tomorrow. ARBITRATION MAY WIN YET Compromise With Harriman System Officials Urged on Labor Leader. ' SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 4. That ar bitration may become the means of (Concluded on Pass ) inns CENTRA