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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 4, ' 1911. SICK WIDOW IS HELD MURDERESS Mysterious Deaths of Nine Under Her Roof Bring Sensational Sequel. POISON FOUND IN BODY Investigation of Chicago TVrnnin'i Caserr Re-row Is Morbid Fascin ation Rod Ira Had for Her. Two to n Eihamed. CTTlCAOn. NVrr. J. Mra, Louise Vermllra waa formally charged today wtth the murder of Arthur Btesonetta, a policeman, by poisoning; htm with arsenic, following lb report of toxl roloirlsts who had examined the rtecera of tha dead locger at tho wtdoWa hem. Coroner Hoffman announced that ha would have exhumed tha bodlea of at least two of tha other nlna persona who hare died In her hone during tha laat IS years. Professor Walter I Haines. Tr. Ralph W. Webster and r. E. R. Icount reported to the Coroner today that they found mora than enough arsenic In the llrer and other organs of nissocette to have encompassed his death. Mrs. Vermllya has been 111 with pneumonia and her condition waa nuoh that Captain Hsrdlne. the police officer In charge of tha Investigation, agreed to wait service of tho warrant until tomorrow, but added several men to tha guard watching tha suspected widow, f oremer tieeosaea ArttTe. Coroner Hoffman became active and procured permits from relatives of former acquaintances of the widow, whose deaths now have come under suspicion, to exhume tha bodlea for toxlcological examination. There la a state law forM'i.llrg the use of arsenic In embalming .md tha Coroner an nounced that If lh poison waa found In the bodlea the undertakers would be asked-4or certificates showing whether tha law waa disobeyed, and If It waa rot. an effort would be made to con nect tha widow with tha administra tion of tha poison. Mra. Vermllva's denial of any con nection with the deaths has not been disproved, tha police and Coroner ad mitted tonight, but the effort to deter mtna how far coincidence entered Into the remarkable death history of tha Vermllya home will ba kept up. Cosaartor's Baasta ReralleeL Just whst bodies would be exhnmed Coroner Hoffman declined to ssy. It was Intimated, however, that one of them would be that of Richard T. Fmith. a railroad conductor, who. boasting of having lived as tha hus band of tha widow though not mar ried to her was suddenly taken 111 and died un!er strange circumstances. It developed ha had taken out a life In surance policy a short time before. In whl h she was to be the beneficiary. Mrs. Vermllya collaps-d when ln Tvrmed tht tie experts tied found p .l..n In the viscera of Hissonette. but s-ie allowed no concern after recovering an. I declined to make any statement. When first examined after Ulsaon efte s death. Mra Vermllya declared tha pillceman was engaged to marry her. This was disproved by the discovery Utcr of his will. leaving all his prop ertv. amounting to about $150). to his f'ancee. Miss Laura Ktvard. of Mar shall. Minn. Widow Takea fit. Mrs. Vermilya flna.ly waa taken 111. suffering from C'invu.slons. and ap peared to be In almost the same condi tion that had marked both Smith and lt!onricl"e before they died. Another surprise was caused last nlgt when she asked permission to c-.i her lawyer and make her will. A aoctor was called and announced that sr.e was suffering from pneumonia Reports rei-etved bv the police from Teorla. 111., where Mrs. Vermllya for merly lived. Indicated that bodlea had possessed a morbid fascination for her and that she had Informally attached herself to an undertaking establish ment thera and erxnt most of her leis ure aiding tha employes. Vadertaker la FYtoaaV This waa further established by tha discovery of frt.nJeMp for an under taker here. C. C. Hoy son. whose name waa brot'ght Into tha present Investiga tion through his having acted la tha funerals of Smith snd Plssonetta. Further questioning of several In terested persons by coroner Hoffman tonicht disclosed new facta In connec tion with the death list A motive for the poisoning was suggested by Archie lussonette. a brother of the policeman. In tha policeman's rooms wera found letters from his f'ancee. M'ss F.lvnrd. but all wsra dated prior to their en gagement. Absence of any received e'nee then, coupled with the fact that Mrs. Vermllya had access to Rleeon ette'a room and bar statement that slie and tha policeman ware to ba married, waa suggested as Indicating Jealousy as a motive for tha poisoning. GIRL WINS APPOINTMENT Ronl Malk-svrrlcr Ovi-r Rcratw of 1-43 Mllew 17Tewf01d Maid. inidegmrt Puts, 17 ywajnj old. baa keen appointed carrier of Rural Routa No. t. out of Portland, which extends from tha city Poatofflca out tha Cornell road to and through part of Waahlne to-n County and returning by tha Barnes road, a distance of mllea. Her appointment Is the result of a civil service examination and aha was the only candidate as tha aalary la 113 II per month and It la necessary for her to keep three horses to falflll her duties. At tha same time a carrier In tha city, using a cart, recelvea (lit per men th. COMMERCE LESSON SOUGHT I os Anjrrlr Harbor Commission Frsrrrtary to Visit Portland. t-OS AVnKl.K-n; Nov. t (Special. V To lnsje-t the rrctr.od of keeping aor counts, doing business and making col lections. Berretary Fleming, of tha Har bor Commission. left Los Angeles this morning for a threa weeke' trip to l'ortland. Seattle. T aroma and probably Vancouer and Vl.-torta. He Intends spending several weeks on the trip and several days In each cf the Northern cities. The. steadv growth of the commerce of Portland and if eat tie and the need of knowing exactly what la back of It ara glvea as tha raaaoa for Mr. Fleming's trip. ALLEGED WUE-POISONXB AND c U1IH0.1 B. MTARLATfD, OF If ' I',;"4 . -4 I 1 V W-w. . "?;i n ; "- WJf i XVw'-XtV-i-f,- :V'ov,v P U-V-cf: 'j.a'iA&ti SJ K W ARK. IT. HOME). HEW TRUST HIPPED National City Bank Interests Dispose of Stocks. QUESTION IS UP TO TAFT Effort to Square Organisation With Views or Attorney-General Re ported Vnder Way Rank la Much Chaujrlnea. WASHINGTON. S'ov. . Attorney General Wlckeraham'g report of bis In vestigation of tha National City Bank raaa virtually charges tho National City Company with being an embryo "money trust." controlled by tha Na tional City Bank, for holding stock! In other financial Inetltutlons In con travention of the National Bank law. Secretary MacVeagh does not agrea with the Attorney-Ueneral and Presi dent Taft will take up tha case when he returns to Washington. In tbo meantime, tha Department of Justice has been continuing lis Investigation of tha case. Tha Attorney-Oeneral aald publloly that ha viewed with soma concern the combination of banking capital In New Tork. i I nofflclal advices to tha Department have indicated that changes In tho In ternal affairs of the National City Company were being made to square It with tha position of Mr. Wlrkersham. It Is said that prominent officers of tho bank recently mada visits to Boa ton. New Tork and Washington and other cities In an effort to affect tha sale of holdings In other concerns as goon aa poasibia and that they have In this way disposed of nearly all the stocks, whose market value has been estimated at aNout K.oon.ofto. The National City Kank officers were said to be much chagrined at tha po sition taken by Mr. Wlc kersham. It soon developed, however, that tha Attorney-General based his objection on the fact that tha securities to ba taksn over by tha honing company were chiefly bank shares which It arms Illegal for a National bark to hold. Although tha holding company waa a distinct cor poration. It was held that, aa Ha shares oould ba transferred only by tha transfer of a certificate cf tho bank's stock. It would be possible for tha bank to dominate other basks la all sections of tha United States. RALE RETORTED IX TTW TORK Bank OfMoLalsJ. Ho Decline) to IM-k-uss Report. KffW YORK. Nov. 1. rec1al. In well-Informed qtiartera It waa aald to day that Interests connected with tha National City Bank are preparing to dispose of their holdings of shares In other financial Instltuttona throughout the country. These holdings are be lieved to agirreaate from 600. floo to tcO.vCO scares, and probably Include several foreign banks aa well as sev eral domestic Institutions. The value of these aharea runs Into millions. Tt Is understood this step la betne; taken to overcome any further opposi tion on tha part of the Government In connection with the reorganization of the National City Company, a holding of securities' corporation recently formed with a capital of 110 000.000. which was derived from a cash dividend declared by National City Bank. Officials of tha National City Bank declined to discuss the report, except to deny that the bank as an Institution has any Interest, cither direct or Indi rect. In anv other bank. CANDIDATES GLUT FIELD Aspirants to Third District Attorney ship Champ Bits. SALEM. Or.. Nov. S. (Special.) Al ready feelers are being put cut for tha prospective candidates for tho offlca SCENE OF SUPPOSED MTJRDE$ f AlTIl THE MTAHLAAD of District Attorney of Third Judicial District by several of tho deputies of John H. McNary. the present District Attorney. District Attorney McNary has held tha office for eight years and for the eight years previous acted aa Deputy District Attorney. He has unqualifiedly announced that he will not ba a candidate for re-election. Among the candidates who will bo In the field ara CraJe S. H1IL of Al bany: Walter C. Wlnslow. of Salem; Walter E. Keyes. of Balem, and R. L Connor, of McMlnnvllla. All of these but Keyes are deputies to District At torney McNary and Keyea acted In that rapacity for some time, retiring to take the position of City Attorney of Salem. Each one of tho candidates has a certain acquaintance over tho district which includes Marlon, Linn. Tamhlll, Polk and Tillamook Counties, tbla dis trict being Identical with tha Third Judicial District. From Interest which la already being shown and from tho fact that each of the candidates has a large number of friends tha fight promises to bo one of the strongest ever waaed for tho position In thla district. BABE'S mm HIE ITAXXfVX AVD HIS WIFE DO XOT UXDERSTAXD LAW. XTJgb.Oort of Living Given aa Reason ' for Making Away With, w Born Infant. . SAOTA BARBARA. Nov. S. John Rech. an Italian rancher, and his wife, who were arrested today, charged with tho murder of their new-born babe, ara now In tha County J all. Ignorance of tha law and tha high cost of living ara the only excuses of Rech In extenua tion of his crime. It Is apparent that the ooupls do not appreciate tha seriousness of their crime. They believed they had tho right to rid themselveo of their Infant encumbrance. Rech. through an In terpreter, asked the )all authorities how long he would have to remain In prison, and If ha could not bo releaaeU by the payment of a small fine. The Rechs. husband and wife, oama here four years ago from Italy. Rech had always been sober and hard-working, but ha told the Interpreter ba found It "harder and harder to make both anda meet," Finally tha wife hired out on a ranch to Increase tho family Income. Tha Coronor'a fury today hold that Mrs. Rsch was equally guilty with her husband. In that shs had consented to do away with tha baby because It would Interfere with bar ranch work. CANAL FOOD VINDICATED Prryatclans' Board Saj-a High Trop ical Standard la Set. WASHINGTON. Nor. I A careful In vestigation mads by a board of physi cians on tha Isthmus of Panama has demonstrated that tho food furnlahed to tha hotels, meases and employes In tha Canal Bone la of such quantity, quality and variety as to meet, and even exceed, the highest standarda aot by experts In tropical diet. The board waa appointed to deter mine whether tho present ration la suitable for worklngmen. One physi cian maaJntatned that the food fur nlahed contained too great a propor tion of sugar and starch and not enough of green vegetables and fruit, resulting In many cases of stomach and liver dlseaaea. GERMAN SPY CONVICTED Lieutenant of Hnssars) to Serre Sen tence In British Prison. EXETER, England. Nov. 3. Lieuten ant Philip M. Schultx, of the Thirteenth Hussars, stationed at Frankfort-on-the-Maln. waa convicted at the Devon shire Aaelxea today on the charge of spying, and sentenced to XI months' lmprlsonmen t. It waa alleged by tha prosecution that Lieutenant Schultx was commis sioned by "the German authorities to obtain lnformatlop as to how far the British government waa supporting Franca In tha dispute over Morooco. WOMEN THICK IN ii E Prosecutor Finds One, Then Begins Looking for Two More "Affinities." MURDER MOTIVE IS SEEN Authorities Deny That Letter .From Girl Saying "lie Careful, Ton Know What Happened to Dr. Crlppen," Is Found. NEW TORK. Not. 8. (Special.) Al though one "woman In the case" has been found In connection with tho death of Mra. Allison McFar land. the Essex County. New Jer sey, authorities are looking for two mora In their efforts to show a mo tive for tho killing of hlo wife by Alli son McFarland. the Newark typewriter salesman now In Jail charged with mur der by poison. Relations during tho lifetime of Mrs. McFarland between her husband and his stenoRrapher. Miss Florence Brom ley, of Philadelphia, have been estab lished, but Prosecutor Mott, as a result of his Investigations, is of the opinion that Miss Bromley was not McFarland's only affinity. Investigations showed that McFar land made trips to New Tork. remain ing In the metropolis over night, three or four times a month before Mrs. Mc Farland died, and that upon all his vlslta to Philadelphia he did not con cern himself exclusively with atten tions to Miss Bromley. rroe.cn tor Is Curious. His business did not take him to either city, the prosecutor maintains, and Mr. Mott Is curious to know how he maintained his home at 246 Park street, Newark, and made these fre quent out-of-town excursions, at his own expense.- on tho salary of $35 a week he received from the Crocker Wheeler Company, of Ampere. N. J. Whether Mr. Mott's Investigators have found the two additional women in the case he has refused to divulge. Ho Is complacent, however, and Insists that McFarland did not focus all his at tentions upon Miss Bromley. Whether he will Introduce the other women In tho trial Is not known. He may rely merely upon the affection that existed between the prisoner and Miss Bromley as a murder motive. McFarland's wife died from cyanide of potassium poison ing. He asserted thnt tils wife commit ted suicide, lntlmatlntr that Jealousy drove her to It when she learned of his rotations with Miss Bromley. Mlsa Bromley to Testify. Miss Bromley. It Is understood, will willingly testify at tho trial, believing that her story will clear McFarland of the charge of murder. Tho young woman was at first opposed to telling of her relations with McFarland. but upon realizing how futile her objections were she consented to be on hand when Mr. Mott wanted her. The letters she wrote to McFarland have been kept from the newspaper men. The report coming from McFar land's attorneys that the prosecution Intended to "spring" a letter in which tho line "Be careful: you know what happened to Dr. Crlppen." appeared, has been denounced as absurd by Mr. Mott, McFarland's lawyers denied that such a letter existed. "If I had such a letter I wouldn't have lost a mlnuto In arresting tho wTitor as an accsssory," said Prosecutor Mott. McFarland has not been permitted to talk with newspaper men. Indications point to an early trial of tha prisoner. WOMAN MERRY, TAKES ACID Wife of Seattle Man Commits Sui cide After Party in Her Honor. LONG BEACH. Not. I. Mrs. Ger trude Conkle. wife of a a Conklo, a resident of Seattle, and well known In railroad end financial circles of Colo rado and tho Northwest, committed suicide at tho home of ker brother In this city Tuesday morning. She drank cyanide of potassium. News of her death waa suppressed by tho authori ties until tonight. Mrs. Conkle arrived In Long Beach three months ago. At the house it was said tonight that she had been watched for many years by her relatives, who feared that she would attempt self destruction. An hour before the sui cide Mrs. Conkle was the center of a merry party given In her honor at her homo. i CLOTHES TORN FROM MAN Whirling Shaft In Castle Hock Mill Severely Injure Employe). CASTLE ROCK Wash., Not. S. (Spedal) While working near icon, royor that carries wood and sawdust from ono of the saws in a shingle mill hero today, Ralph Fraidenburgb was caught and owung around a revolving shaft. His clothes were torn from his body and when rescued only hla shoes remained In plaoo. - Examination by physicians Indicates that skin grafting wlU bo necessary in tho treatment of Fraldenburgh. but pis recovery Is considered assured. Fraldenburgh waa married a year ago. LYMAN'S CASE POSTPONED Promoter Demands Immediate Hear ing on Chief Accusation. BAN FRANCISCO. Not. a.-Attorneys for Dr. J. Grant Lyman today were in sistent in their demands for an imme diate hearing on tho charge of using the malls to defraud, while the Federal prosecutor urged that proceedings for Lyman's removal to Los Angeles bo deferred until sfter tho trial on tho charge of escaping from Jail. Commissioner Krull postponed tho hearing until Monday, and promised to give a decision then. The defense asked tho Commissioner to dismiss tho re moval proceedings, which would clip $7600 from Lyman's $17,500 ball, which ha Is unable to furnish. SUPREME COURT CRITICAL trontlnued from First Psse.) tha word "form" In tho constitution lent support to Mr. Williams Interpre tation of the word "guaranty." Ctcgou did not Invent tho lsitiativo, H' FARLAND S said Williams. Rhode Island nrsi tried it S50 years ago. Rhode Island today, according to Williams, is an oligarchy. Hatmea Aarreaa Wit k Deflnltiom, Jackson H. Ralston, of this city, con tended that tho opponents of the meth od wore wrong in arguing that tho word "republican" was used in tho Con stitution as a synonym for representa tive. He argued it was used in con tradistinction .to "monarchlal." Justice Holmes suggested that this interpreta tion would be, In conformity with the rules of loglo. Jackson. In closing, said that tho constitutional guarantee of a republl- J tr&zi lurra gi a v i mmiouv u " was a guarantee to tho state, and inasmuch- as Oregon does not come for ward and complain that It has no re publican form'of government, a citizen of state cannot raise the Issue. Senator Chamberlain sat within tho bar of the Supreme Court throughout tho argument today, . but Senator Bourne was absent. Attorney Plllsbury has a week In which to file a brief In reply to Craw ford's contention that these cases raise a purely political question. . The cases In which arguments were made were those Involving the con stitutionality of a tax imposed on tho Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph Company and the validity of tho bond issue for tho construction of tho Broad way bridge in Portland. WAR VESSELS DISPERSE SMALLER CRAFT BEGLV MOVE MENT FROM LOS AXGELES. Famous Old Oregon to Accompany Flagship When Final Adieus Are Said Tortay. LOS ANGELES, Nov. S. Los Angeles will wave an adieu to the Pacific fleet at 2 o'clock tomorrow. Tho flagship California will be the last ship to round the breakwater, pointed south. The dispersal in reality began to day. Tho smaller craft, torpedo boats and destroyers, left for San Diego at S:30 A. M. Shortly afterward the pro tected cruisers Cincinnati, Raleigh and Buffalo steamed for Mare Island, where tho first two will bo prepared for a trip to the China station and at 11 o'clock the big armored cruiser Maryland steamed for Ban Diego. The tender Iroquois end tho sub marines Grampus and Plka left at noon for the south. Tho cruisers Colorado and West Vir ginia will start for Ban Diego tomor row, followed by the Glacier and the Prometheus. Then, with a final fare well. Admiral Thomas will board tho flagship and at 2 P. M. the South Da kota, the famous old battleship Oregon and tho flagship California will "round tho point" and be gone. Their destina tion, too, will be' Ren Diego. PIPPIN GOES TO PRISON PRESIDENT APPROVES SEN TENCE OF NAVAJO OFFICER. Term of Sexen Tears With Hard Labor Ordered Other Severe Penalties Are Imposed. WASHINGTON. Not. 2. President Taft has approTed tho court-martial sentences of these officers of tho re ceiving ship Independence on tho Pa clflo Coast: Paymaster Arthur M. Pippin, impris onment at hard labor, seven years; dis missal from tho Navy for embezzle ment, fraud, scandalous conduct and culpable negligence. Paymaster's Clerk James V. Fuller, retired, dismissal, two years' hard la bor: Chief Yeoman Henry Hellpeln, re duced to landsman, three years' con finement, dishonorable discharge: Pay master's Clerk Rowland M. Thompson, public reprimand, loss of S416 pay. All were Involved In tho same affair. Paymaster Pippin will servo his seven-year term in San Quentln peni tentiary, California, the term dating from April 8 last,-when he waa in carcerated pending trial. Tho sen tencing of commissioned officers of tho Navy to imprisonment is rare. $10,000 VERDICT IS GIVEN Helpless Cripple Wins Case) on Ap peal From North Bank. GOLDENDALE, Wash., Nov. . Spe cial ) The Jury In tho case of Nick Eoft versus tho S. P. & 8. Railroad Comoany returned a verdict awarding Eoit $10,000 damages for personal in juries received in a wreck when the train on the Goldendalo branch upset in tho Klickitat Gorge above Lylo in 1909. Eoff received injuries to his splno which will make him a helpless cripple for life. Tho case was tried In tho Superior Court last Juno, when tho Jury award ed Eoff tho oamo amount. Judge lie Kenny afterward reduced tho verdict to $5000, with tho option of a retrial Eoffs attorneys refused to accept . a reduced Terdict and demanded a now trial of tho case. The case has at tracted much attention In Klickitat and tho courtroom was packed yester day to hear the arguments of the at torneys. The Jury In tile present case was out 12 hours. Tho Jury in tho first trial arrived at a Terdict in less than an hour. To Get Its Beneficial Effects; Always Bay the Genuine manufactured hyihe 6tlf05,'i!Af5SmU?$. Sold by all leading Drvqqists OneSize Only, 50 & Bottle $YRUPfi(sS ant) PUPILS' DRILL SEEN Calisthenics Are Shown at Child Welfare Exhibit. LITTLE HOUSEKEEPERS ACT Y. M. O. A. Boys' Gymnasium Class, Pnblio School Pupils and Stu dents of Portland Academy Entertain Crowds. Large crowds filled the Armory yes terday afternoon to watch tho drill by the Boys' Gymnasium class of the Young Men's Christian Association, conducted by P. W. Leo, and the physical drills by public school and Portland Academy pupils under the direction of Professor Krohn. While tho exercises were In progress the entire floor space not ocupied by the booths was used. A group of chil dren from the People's Institute called the Little Housekeepers, gave an ex hibition of folk dancing. Tho exercises under direction of Pro fessor Krohn were a dumb-bell drill by small- children and an Indian-club drill by older pupils. The afternoon programme was opened with a Tocal solo by Mrs. Fred L Olson. The Girls' .Chorus of the Washington High School under Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed's di rection gave a musical selection. Miss Anna Pennick contributed a piano solo. Visiting Nurse Association attend ants were busy throughout tho after noon explaining to women with infants how to care for their children. The morning programme was tinder the auspices of the' Oregon Congress of Mothers in tho convention halL Re ports from the various circles were read, followed by discussions. Mrs. W. S. Brando and Mrs. Wlnthrop Ham mond addressed tho congress on parent-teacher work. Another large crowd was present last night in the drill hall to listen to ad dresses dealing with children and play. M. Grilley, superintendent of tho Portland playgrounds, was the first speaker, introduced by Mrs. W. J. Haw. kins, tho presiding officer. He re viewed the history of the playground movement In this city and paid a trib ute to tho women who worked for the establishment of municipal play grounds. Professor Arthur Evan Wood, of Reed College, spoke on "The Street Boy and How He Can Bo Reached." "Tho Welfare of tho Girl in Her Teens'' was presented by Dr. Bertha Stuart of tho State University. Pro fessor Herdman, of tho Washington High School, pointed out the impor tance of nlav In tho life of tho child. Musical numbers were contributed by Miss Eloiso Hall and Mrs. Kathryn Reardon. Tho programme for todaya sessions Is: 10 A- M. Minutes; business; reports of committees;' report of committee on resolu tions Mra. M. Hlrah; "Four Vital Points to Be Observed In the Life of Girls and Boys." Professor R. R. Steele. 10-30 From the viewpoint of the teaen ers' co-operative committee, Mrs. L. W. Slt ton. Professor Kigglna. Miss Bessie Morrill. 2 o'clock P. M. "First Aid to the In lured." Dr. EUle D. Patton; music by Web ber's Juvenile Orohestrs, Portland Social Turn Vereln; boy scouts: boya" class work from g-vmnaalum. T. M. C. 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The Commercial Club of Yacolt, on tho Northern Pacific, has appealed to the Commercial Club of Vancouver for assistance in dissuading the rail road company from taking off tha present passenger schedule and replac ing It with the mixed train service. Tho rumor has reached Yacolt that the company Intends to do this. Vancouver profits by the daily pas senger service to Yacolt. and at tha meeting of the governors of tho Commercial Club last night, assurance waa given that everything will bo done that can be, even to taking up the proposition with tho State Railway Commission. The Southwestern Washington De velopment Association Is to seouro logged-off lands near Yacolt, and If the passenger train service Is taken off, this will work to tho detriment of tho plan of settling tho country In that way. No More Funds Are Needed. SAN FRANCISCO. Not. 8. 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