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PORTLAND, OREGON. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1911. PRICE FIVE CENTS. RERS GRAPPLE Man-Tiger Slays Old Enemy in Prison. DEMON CONVICT ADDS "SCALP" Jailer Sees Assassins Spring Madly to Attack. VICTOR WORST CRIMINAL lake Oppenhelnwr, Jilted Messenger Boy "Who Turned Robber Then Killer, I Terror of Two California Penitentiaries. TOLCOM. CaL, Sept. 1. Jacob Op- psnhalmar. BU-(1r of California pen- ttectlariea. stabbed to death his an lent lunr, Francisco Quljada, In th torrldor of the cells for the condemned t. r.lun Prison at 1:1 o'clock this ifternoon. Both men war murderers and under lenience or death. Quljada had fre auentlr said ha would dla happy If Oppenhelmer preceded him to tha aral tnwa Hla enemy had as often declared h: readlnen for death If ha could kill lust one mora man. Frank P. Estudlllo, assistant turn- ey. accompanied by a "trusty, ac ordlnar to tha prison custom, opened .ha cell doors of tha four men In tha ondemned corridor, for ventilation this if ternoon. raalteaae la skeeA. As hla door wa opened. Quljada prang to tha center of the corridor ind shouted a challenge to Oppen lelmer: -Coma out and fight. Jake." Oppenhelmer replied to tha defiance !f tha Indian by a audden rush from ale cell. Before Quljada could raise a hand In defense, tha point of a sharp ened bit of Iron, alx Inches In length, a-hlch Oppenhelmer had concealed, had ptercad his breast Just below tha heart. Estudlllo separated tha men and placed Quljada In hla cell. Turning to Oppenhelmer. tha turnkey aald: 'Olve ma that. Jake." Wmf la saurreadrrea. "All right, sir." said Oppenhelmer. nd calmly surrendered tha deadly wea aen. which In soma unknown manner la had managed to fashion from a ihort Iron bar. Estudlllo then sent for tha prison physician. Before tha doctor arrived 3uijada was dead. Quljada. who has a strain of Taqul blood, waa drat aentenced to Ufa In Folsom for murder In Los Angeles. He figured la the attempted break at Fol io m. December !, If 04. being aerloualy wounded by Captain Murphy. One bul let entered hla arm. amputation being necessary. Both Quljada and Oppenhelmer fig Bred In a recent attempted Jail break and both were sentenced to hang, un der a new law which makea It a capital offense for a life termer to attempt a all break. Tha executions of both Qul jada and Oppenhelemer were postponed pending the decision of the United g tales Supreme Court on tha validity f tha California law. Opoeabelaser la Seterloma. Oppenhelmer Is one of tha moat no torious ciimlnala of tha West. He haa killed two men and figured In seTeral attempted Jail deliveries, lie haa been '.he most unruly prisoner In the history of Folsom- ? Just wanted to add another aralp to my belt." waa his explanation of the Seed. ' By curious coincidence. Oppenhelmer Is made tha subject of an article In a serlea written by an ex-eonvtct and now appearing In a Fan Francisco paper. According to this article he had "kindly Instincts." Oppenhelmer started Ufa aa a Fan Francisco messenger boy. Hla first fight waa orer favor shown to an other messenger boy by a girl who had charge of tha messengers. For this he waa locked up. and when, after be ing released, he sought the glrL she rldl.-uUd him. Pome time after this he. with aa ac complice, robbed a drugstore la Oak land and Oppenhelmer was sentenced t Folsom for 5 years. Platter Mala pint. In prison ha made enemies right and left, and became tha acbjeot of a death plot. He beard about It and killed his opponent, a convict named Smith, be fore the latter could act. For this be waa sentenced to Ufa Imprisonment at Kan Quentla Prison, being transferred there from Folsom. Tha guard at Sao Quentia watched Oppenhelmer too cloaeiy to please him and after due warning, ha secured a knife and nearly murdered him. Ha waa then sentenced to solitary confine, meat for life and waa confined above tha Jute storehouse, which ha tried to aet Ore by dropping lighted (havings through a track. ni Meter Cats Bare of Cell. His cell was charged, but ha cut 1 through his new bars, almost under 'the eyea of a guard, wrenched a bread I knife from a convict la the prison Ik Itches, nearly severing the letter's GRiMMUKDE IN DEATH tOna;ua4 ea res i-A SLIM, SKIRTLESS GIRL NEW STYLE SHE WEARS CLLVGING . GAB" MENT, VICE "HOBBLE." Dressmakers In Chicago Hear Direct From Paris of Ban on Corsets, Hips, Rats, High Heels. CHICAGO, Sept. 19. (Special.) Styles, direct from Paris, accompanied by an expert demonstrator and a num bar of unusually pretty live models. were shown at the dressmakers, eon ventlon at the Illinois Theater today. They provide for a corsetless. hlpless, skinless girl, with no rats or puffs, no swishing silk skirts and no high- heeled shoe a There seems to ba no provision for a fat woman. They are left entirely out of the' season's styles and are privileged to wear corsets. The woman of fashion, however, must bo slender and willowy. In place of corsages and skirts there is a close' fitting one-piece suit of knitted silk. This conforms to the body at every point, and over this is slipped the dress, which Is a whaleboned. girdle-clinging underlining and dress combined, and la hooked Into place In tha back or at the aide. Tha garment la split in front almost to tha knees, but the opening Is con cealed In deft pleats and folds. This permits free walking. wife supports Spouse Actress. Tiring of Making- Family taring. Divorces) Attorney. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 1. (Spe claX "He never supported me. but on tha other hand I had 'to support him." declared Isabella Fletcher Board- man. one-Ume leading woman at Ta Liberty Theater, now engaged In fill ing a similar role with a Vancouver stock company. Mrs. Boardman ap plied to Judge Han-la for a divorce from Louis P. Boardman. an attorney, now of San Francisco. Tha decree haa been granted on the ground of failure to provide. Mrs. Boardman testified that she waa married to tbs attorney .In Portland In May. 10. and that within three months she waa back at work again and sending ber spouse aa average of ISO a week. "I cams to tha conclusion that I might as well work for myself aa for Boardman." said tha actress. 60 INVALIDSJO BE MOVED Commissioners Pnxxled on How to Get Patients to New Poor Farm. How to move 6 bedridden Invalids many miles over rough roads from the old poor farm to the new one. Is a problem which the County Commls elonera are now pusxllng over. With the data nearlng for the opening of the new farm on the. Sandy road the Commissioners are preparing for tha big moving day. There are about ICO lnmateo at the farm. 60 of whom are helpless and must be moved with tha utmost care. The Commissioners and Dr. E. P. Geary and Dr. Cliff and others went to tha new poor farm yesterday anl made a general Inspection. They re ported everything to be in good shape. with prospects for the entire farm being ready for occupancy by tha lat ter part of the present month. LAUGH MAY PROVE FATAL Seattle Man Enjoys Story to Such Extent He Loses Balance, Falls. SEATTLE. Wash- Srpt. U. (Spe cial.) Laughing at a story told by an other of the kitchen crew. William Snyder, employed at paring potatoes In tha rear of the Knight restaurant at 111 First avenue south, lost his bal ance today and fell backwards through sn open window In which he had been sitting. He landed on a brick pave ment 10 feet below and was taken In an unconscious condition to the City Hospital. No broken bones could ba found but his condition Indicates he may have sustained Internal Injuries. The Injured man Is 10 years old and Uvea with his wife and family at (03 Sev enth avenue. BREAK FOR LIBERTY FAILS Eighteen-Year-Old Convict Shot Down as He Is Fleeing. rilOE.S'IX.' Aria.". Soit- 1. Frank Du valL 19. a convict In tha state peni tentiary at Florence, was shot and seriously wounded today In a break for liberty. The bullet from a guard's rifle that cut short bis flight, fractured his skull, but at the prison hospital tonight it was announced he has a chance to re cover. Duvall was convicted in Tucson last February and sentenced to two years for burslary. SEATTLE YOUTH MAIMED Student Badly Burned Dnrlng Class Scrap at GrinnelL MARSHALLTOWS. Ia, Set. IS. IL W 11 lard, of Seattle, a freshman at Grlnnell College, at Grlnnell, la, was disfigured for life. It Is said, la tha annual class "scrap" today. The freehmen took refuge In a barn and the upper classmen attempted to "smoke them out." Willard waa badly burned about the head. Hla hair waa burned off sad Ms face was badly scarred. - CANADIANS RUSH TO SEE PBESIDENT Many Cross Border as Taft Greets "Soo." PROFOUND IMPRESSION MADF Executive Avoids Politics In Course of Talks. LOCKS ARE LOOKED OVER Distinguished Traveler Drops 19 Feet in Tug and Sees Ships Shifted Through Canal Mar quette Is Night Stop. 8AULT STE. MARIE. Mich.. Sept. 19. President Taft turned from politics today and spent an enjoyable after noon In Eault Ste. Marie. He spoke from In front of tha local Armory, but confined himself to local topics. However, reciprocity, whloh the President so heartily indorsed, and which Is a red-hot election Issue In Canada, was spoken of in the crowds which greeted Mr. Taft. This came from the fact that a noticeable ele ment In tha assemblage was the great number of Canadians, who had crossed from the other side of the St. Marys River to sea, as many of them humor ously put it. "the man who waa going to annex Canada. Canadians are Impressed. Mr. Taft produced a profound Im pression on them with his genial smile and hearty handshake as he eald: "A gentleman from Canada? Olad to meet you. air." In his address at tha Armory. Mr. Taft promised the people of tha "Lock City" that he would giro his attention to tha waterpower situation here and would sea that the long-disputed sub ject was settled. The President was taken on hoard a tug and dropped 19 feet through the biggest of the three locks. He also saw a number of ships lifted from the lower level of Lake Huron and Michi gan to tha surface waters of Lake Su perior. Troop, Are Reviewed. The President spent the late after noon at Fort Brady, reviewing; the Uni ted States troops stationed there. He left shortly before o'clock for Mar quette, where he will spend the night. Senator Townsend, of Michigan, ac companied the President from Detroit. Senator Smith did not come on account of tha Illness of his father, but will greet the President Thursday In Grand Rapids. At Marquette tomorrow Mr. Taft will be taken on an automobile ride to Presque Isle, a natural park of 650 acres, donated to the municipality by the Federal Government several years ago. More than 100 decorated automo biles will make up tha escort. Mr. Taft will deliver an address at 11:30 o'clock at Guild Hall field, beneath a tent. whose capacity Is estimated at 8000. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TBSTrrRDAT8 Maximum temperature, degrees; minimum, 7 decrees. TODAY'S Fair; northwest winds. Foreign. K I ....-" mA nnnARltlim leader end Canadian reciprocity campaign in Mon treal- Face 1. Oreat revolution staree at Spain now. Page 1. Domestic Inspectors probe wreck of Santa Rosa quar. reL Pa. 3. Canadians cross border at Sault Ste. Mans to see Taft. Pace 1. Two notorious man-killers have death grap ple In California penitentiary. Pass 1. Ortle E. McManliral. dynamite ease witness, turns at last from his wife. Pace 0. 811m. .kirUeas girl Is nswest style decree. Pae J, Southern and Western Pacino make new trafflo agreement. Paso 2. Federal Judge GroiscuD will retire from bench In October. Pag. 2. Northwest. . Clutch saves Seattle girl from leap to death. Pag. 7. Methodists of state open conference at balem. Page 0. Men captured near Salem heald as burglars. Page 7. National. Qlvernment after shoe trust i six officials In dicted. Psxe 6. Sports. Pacific Coast League rsinlts Portland 2. Oakland 1: 6an Franclnco 4, Los Angeles 1; no game at Los Angeies. Page 8. Northwestern League results Portland 4. Tacoma 0: Stokun. 6. Victoria 4; Van couver 4. Seattle 2. Pag. a. Many records set In 12-lnnlng game be tween Portland and Oakland. Page 8. Play in Irvlngton Club tennis tourney re sumed. Page 0. John Berg throws "Russian Lion" Lurlck three times with ease. Page 0. Commercial and Marine. Big advance in Eastern eugar prices. Page 21. Chicago wheat market affected by foreign developmenta Page 20. Eeavy selling causes stock prices i to de cline. Pag. 21. Zoclc commission takes preliminary steps In framing budget. Pag. 15. Pug.t Sound Tugboat Company here to compete with Port in towing of vessels. Page 15. Portland and YlclnltT. Score of accidents on Bumslde bridge In month frighten tender. Page 8. Guinea pigs fed chalk aa test oa health of school children. Page 1. Investigators believe stolen and replaoed revolver was used by Scappooee mur derer. Psge 12. Northern Pacific Joins rivala to help Grays Harbor celebrate over completion of bridge. Page Id. Special good roads session not likely, Judging rrotn reeling oi sbiuiwuu. Legislators. Page 14. Frank Wayne, robber and murder sus pect, writes xrom opoaane mat s awaits court's order to face second trial. Page 14. Colonists flock to Oregon In rallroad'a low- rate period from Eastern points, rage 12. Women's Christian Temperance Union as sembles in annual convention. Pag. 20. Julius L. Meter favors Nation-wide adver tising for great Round-Lp. Page 7. CUT'S Bull Run rights said to be endan gered br suit or Mount Hood line against d.velopment company. Page 4. BURNED TIMBER IS SOLD Government Disposes of 185,000, 000 Feet of Forest in Idaho. WASHINGTON. Sept. 19. The Gov ernment haa saved Itself from a total loss as a result of forest fires In the Northwest last year, when a deal was closed today for the sale of 125,000,000 feet of are-killed timber In Idaho. Part af the timber was sold to an Idaho lumber company and tha rest to a Washington concern. The value of the timber was fixed according to the kind of wood anl the logging methods necessary. ETNA'S LAVA BARS PEOPLE Shots From Gnns Tell of Danger, but Rescue Is Impossible. CATANIA. Italy, Sept. 19. The eruption of Mount Etna again was re newed today. Shots from guns of people who have been shut off by the lava were beard, but the people could not be rescued. GOING THROUGH. GANADiAr. VOTERS HEAR FINALAPPEAL Bitter Reciprocity Campaign Ends. CLOSING SPEECHES VIGOROUS Premier and Opposition Leader Both Arouse Enthusiasm. FRENCH BALLOTS SOUGHT Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Speaking as Patriot, Vehemently TJrges Peo . plo Toward Country's Devel opment by Trade Pact. MONTREAL, Sept. 19. Tha popular ly termed "reciprocity campaign, which has been the most bitterly con- t.nt.rt In tha hlstorv of Canada, was brought to a close tonight, when out Ann-r- n,MHitn In French districts In this city were addressed by two strik IhcIt contrasted fltrures In the con test. 61r Wilfrid Laurler and Henry Bourassa. Roth tha Premier, who has been reel procity's most prominent exponent, and the National leader whose unique op position and nroDaaanda probably have dona mora than anything else to in crease the number of question-marks set agaiiist names of constituencies by nniirtnft fnme&itera were erreeted with the enthusiasm typical of the French element of Montreal. Th n t rerlnrnpltT ta tha aunreme issue and that Thursday's balloting affords an unprecedented opportunity for ac celerating the Dominion's development. waa tne reiteration oi eir nuino. Pact Alleged Undesirable. That reciprocity Is undesirable was Insisted on by Mr. Bourassa. The folly of government legislation for the nu cleus of tha Canadian navy and the necessity of perpetuating various rights and advantages enjoyed by the French-speaking population of the Do minion, also were Important factors In this campaign, he asserted. Sir Wilfrid's speech was delivered In tha west end. Thousands packed the converging thoroughfares. From this meeting ha was escorted by a torch light procession to St. James Market, at the east end. The Premier ad dressed this meeting in French. Mr. Bourassa's followers were re cruited a few blocks from the Laurler meeting In the East End. In Monument National, a large auditorium. Sir William Van Horne, former president of the Canadian Paclflo Hallway, ex pressed his views In opposition to rec iprocity. Premier, Worm Out, is Vljrorooa. Although obviously worn out by his five weeks of travel and speechmaklng, the Premier made his appeal for rati fication of reciprocity with notable viiror and was alternately severe and facetious In assailing those who he said have sought to Insult the intelll (Concluded on Page 5.) GUINEA PIGS EAT CHALK-JEST VITAL HEALTH OF SCHOOL- CHILDREN HAXGS IX BALANCE. Trhether or Not White Dust Is In jurious to Young Folk to Be De termined by State Officials. Chalk of all brands and colors is piled high In the office of Dr. Calvin a White, secretary of the State Board of Health, for bacteriological examination, chemical analysis and practical tests to determine If chalk dust Is Injurious to the health and eyes, of Bchool children. Professor Pernot, state bacteriologist, has een analysing the chalk for a week and yesterday began feeding It to 20 guinea pigs. When the analysis la complete and the guinea pigs have had time to thoroughly digest and as similate the chalk, a report will be made to Dr. White. Last August State Superintendent of Public, Instruction Alderman received a complaint that the chalk furnished the public schools was not only deleterious to the health of children but injured their eyes. Superintendent Alderman appointed a committee composed of Dr. White as chairman; W. R- Rutherford, superintendent of Schools at McMlnn ville, and H. C Seymour, Superintend ent of Schools at Dallas, to conduct an investigation. Today there has been accumulated In the laboratory of the State Board of Health "dustleBS" chalk, "hygela" chalk, "sanitary" chalk. "coated" chalk, "uncoated" chalk, "borated" chalk, "anduseptlc" chalk, "grltless" chalk, and a dozen other highflown brands and of all colors, sent by manufacturers to Dr. White. The samples were stored away until It seemed that all the manufacturers of chalk in the United States and Canada had representation and then Professor Pernot started on the analysis to deter mine If any of It contained arsenio or other poisonous substance. The chalk was not mixed with choice morsels to feed the guinea pigs, nor was an attempt made to make it pala table. Mr. Pernot simply dissolved the chalk In water and fed it to the little animals in liquid form with a tube. The guinea pigs rather liked It, but It will take a few days for them to show symptoms as to whether or not chalk agrees with their constitutions. NAVY TAKES BACK ORDER Paclflo Fleet Will Be Held In San Francisco for Taft Visit. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19. After hav ing declined to postpone the cruise of the Pacific fleet to the Hawaiian Isl ands on the ground that it would In terfere with the efficiency of the Navy, the Navy Department today reversed Itself and ordered the vessels detained until after President Taft's visit to San Francisco, October 14, to attend the ground-breaking ceremonies at the Panama-Pacific Exposition. This action, It is understood, was taken on Instructions from the Presi dent. The fleet was scheduled to sail for Honolulu October 1. As the postponement of the trip will bring the ships close to the date for their Fall target practice and maneuv ers. It is probable that the Hawaiian cruise will be abandoned. NORTH BANK TAX ARGUED WashinEton, Equalization Board Hears Revision Advocates. OLTMPIA, Wash., Sept 19. (Spe claL) Appearing before the State Board of Equalization today Attorney James B. Kerr, argued on behalf of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad or North Bank, that there should be two valuations placed upon railroads, one for taxation purposes and one for the establishment of rates. He declared that the North Bank was prohibited "from charging rates on Its lines that would net a fair return on the Investment, while the road had to pay taxes on practically Its full value. The board took no action upon his contention. , GILA MONSTER BITES MA.'. Doctors Draw Poison From Wound With Vacuum Pump. LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19. Prompt treatment with a vacuum pump saved the life of Mathlas E. Elgenherr, a miner from Arizona, who was bitten by a Gila monster while he was exhibit ing the animal on the street today. He had the monster secured in a box. He met some friends and tried to open the box to show the monster, when It fastened its teeth in his arm. . Elgenherr was rushed to the receiv ing hospital, where' the surgeons suc ceeded In extracting the poison from the wounds. The Gila monster was shot by a policeman. JEFFRIES BROTHERS SAIL Ex-Champion to Hurry to Mother, Seriously 111 In Los Angeles. SEWARD. Alaska, Sept. 19. J. J. Jeffries and his brother Jack reached Kenal Lake at noon today on their re turn to civilization. They are expected to reach Seward tonight and will sail south on the steamer Northwestern, Saturday, to reach the side of their mother, who is seriously ill in Los Angeles. Senator Miles Poindexter, of Wash ington, who has been Investigating the Matanuska coal field. Is to leave Knik Thursday, and he, too. may catch the Northwestern for; Seattle, GREAT REVOLUTION STARES AT SPAIN Crisis Equal to That of 1909 at Hand. GENERAL STRIKE IS CALLED Nation Is Practically Under. Law of War Times. TWO TOWNS ARE SEIZED Trouble Not Merely Labor Affair hul Is Spreading to All Classes and Sections Government Pro hibits Meetings. . ' MADRID, Sept 19. Spain Is face to face with a crisis equal to that follow ing the riots In Barcelona in 1909. The agitation and the power of the agita tors on the masses have Increased in proportion to the rigor of the repres sive measures undertaken by the gov ernment. What, at Its origin, was purely a labor movement, now has developed Into a revolutionary conflict, a com mune having actually been proclaimed at two towns near Valencia and the authorities driven out. The affiliated trades unions have de cided to call a general strike tomorrow all over Spain, and the government today decided upon the drastic step ol "suspending the constitutional guaran tees" throughout the country. This virtually means martial law. Meetings Are Forblddea. Meetings have been forbidden. Th military authorities, it Is said officially, will not assume control except In ex treme cases. At Bllboa troops fired on a crowd that -was endeavoring to free prisoners, in cluding strike leaders who were being taken through the streets this after noon. Twenty-six persons were wound ed. The situation is grave. King Alfonso signed a decree sus pending the constitutional guaranteei throughout Spain. This act, which had been under consideration for soma days, was taken to give the government power to deal sharply and promptly with the revolutionary agitation now fermenting in many parts of Spain, es pecially in the cities and industrial dis tricts, where republican and revo lutionary plans . are being furthered under cover of workingmen's strike. Leaders Stand Aloof. Well known republican Parliament, ary leaders stand aside from the pres ent movement, which is socialistic in character. ' Tne most serious situation Is at Va lencia, where a general strike was de clared yesterday. The city was at once placed under martial law, and though there was more or less rioting throughout the day, the authorities had matters pretty well in hand until after dark, when the disturbers vented their fury in an attack on the officials m the adjacent township of Cullers, The rioters murdered a Judge and wounded other officials of the court which had been engaged in the trial of those arrested earlier In the day. The mob was finally dispersed by guards from the custom-house. Strikes also have been declared at Bilbao, Saragossa, Cadiz, Huelva, Se ville, Gijon and other cities. In soma of these places the movement has been but partially successful. Plots are Discovered. Premier Canalejas announces that the government has in Its possession the details of a revolutionary plot uncov ered at Valencia and Barcelona. Part of this plot was to assassinate General Weyler, Captain-General of Catalonia. The government claims to know the names of an the conspirators and the source of their supplies. The last previous time when martial law was declared In Spain was in the Summer of 1909, when the efforts of the government to put down the revolution ary outbreak culminated In the execu tion of Professor Ferrer, a distinguished educator of anti-monarchical principles. The trouble, whloh began at Barcelona, was caused by popular opposition to the Spanish campaign against the Riffs in Morocco. The calling out of reserves for the reinforcement of the army was a signal for a general strike and the beginning of mob violence. Barcelona was for a time at the mercy of a mob, which burned churches and monastic institu tions. Much blood was shed before the disturbers were suppressed. This was late in July. Early in August an attempt to create a general strike In Madrid failed. Fer rer was arrested, as the prime mover in the revolutionary activity at Barce lona, tried by court-martial and shot October 13. The government stamped out the re bellion, but the unpopularity of the Riff campaign, the storm caused by the execution of Professor Ferrer and criti cism of the action of the government in sustaining the suspension of the con stitutional guarantees at Barcelona and Gerona for some time after the neces sity for this course appeared to have Dassed. led to the resignation of the Maura Cabinet. It was succeeded on October 23 by the Moret Ministry. Late dispatches from Valencia say (Concluded on Pace G.JL I im 107