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TTTE MORTXG OHEGOTOAir. TlTUnSPAY, DECE3IBEH 28, 1011. POLICEMAN WHO SLEW IS UPHELD BRIDE INTERCEDES; FAMOUS AMERICAN BEAUTY ACTRESS, WHO IS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED TO PITTSBURG PUBLISHER. FORGER IS FREED Coroner's Jury Exonerates Pa- J Starting on His Honeymoon on trolman Hewston for Kill ing Trank Ryan. Money Acquired by Wrong, F. 0. Webster Arrested. POSE AS RICH MAN GOES Sunday School Teacher, Xewly Wedded. Given Liberty When Vic tim Relent Wife Refuses to Believe Vntil Confession. DALLAS. Or.. Pc. IS. (Special.) Aftr fora-lnj check to ths amount of llli to rt Jswlry which ho pawned t et moiwr to go on his wddlng trip, caught In the act of pawning tha good In a Portland pawn shop, and having; to matter settled oat of court. Fields O. Webstar. sd J years, and a Buniav school teach sr. was today rolaaasd from ths. custody of th Sher iff of Polk County on tha recommenda tion of tha Portland police and ths merchants whom he had Tlctlmlsed. Posing- before his 14-hour bride as a man of wealth, and with the rice of his nuptials still In his pockets. Web ster went Into ths store of P. A. Fln teth snd bought an overcoat. slgrMng a check on ths McMlnnrlll iank for 11 50. At the Jewelry store of J. H. Shepherd, across tha street, he passed a check for 170 In payment for two diamonds Then he left Dallas and went to Portland, where he purchased another diamond and a leather grip. pailn a check for 140, also on the McMlnnrllle Bank. In the act of pawn ing the three stones and the grip which he had obtained ha was srrested by Detectives Abbott and Malls-t. His love for the bride of a day nearly caused bis prostration when she was brought from ths Bnlveders Hotel and confronted him at detective headquarters She refused to believe that he had done wrong and stood for his Innocence until he confessed to her that he had pawned the rings, which forged checks had obtained, to buy railroad tickets to Kansas City, where they were going on their honey moon. Turned over to the Dallas authori ties by the Portland police when he re funded the money received In Portland, he was released by Justice of tha Peace Hardy Ilolman at the request of his victims and police authorities. The suthorlties say Webster has his wife to thank for his release, her faith In him and her sorrow over his down fall being ths chief causes of his not b.'tnr prowecuted. INSPECTS TMSRD INFANTRY County Judge Cleeton i:r;m Men at Guard Armor). Quarterly Inspection of ths National Guard troops stationed In Multnomah County was held at the Armory last . night with one of the largest turn-outs on record. The troops In 11ns were ths six Portland companies of the Third Keglment. Battery A of ths Oregon Meld Artillery and the Ambulance Com pany. Kor the first time, the honor of re viewing officer was conferred upon a civilian of no military connection. County Judge T. J. Cleeton occupying the center of ths revising stand. With him as guests of honor were County Commissioners Llghtner and Hart. To Company B of the Third Kegl ment was awarded a superb silver tro phy for securing ths largest number of recruits during the psat quarter. This trophy was presented to the com pany by Judge Cleeton ss reviewing officer, who made a brief speech com plimenting the commanding officer. Captain Daugherty. and his men high ly upon their victory. Sergeant Stevens, of the some com pany, was awarded a sliver medal for winning the individual championship on the rifle range this past season. Ths medal ass presented by W. K. Flnzer. Adjutant-General. Colonel T. M. Dunbar, commanded ths regiment, with Captain Welsh In com mand of the battery and Captain Hendershott In command of the ambu lance compar.y. All organizations had better than SS per cent present. Seversl of the companies had more than SO per rent of the enlisted strength on hand. Following the Inspection and review Judge Cleeton and Commissioners Hart and L4ghtner wers entertained infor mally In the officers quarters MAN WANTED HERE CAUGHT J. V. Ward Arrested at Cheyenne on Charge of Forjrery. NORTH YAKIMA. Wash, Dec 17. J.- V. Ward, wanted here on a charge of forgery, was arretted today at Chey enne. Wyo.. according to a telegram recalvtd by the Sheriff- office here. The local authorities havs been advteed ti.at Ward will return to Washington without the formalities of extradition. He la ssld to be wanted also In Port land. Seattle. Tacoma, Denver. Buffalo and many other cities. On the charge that he soil a halt Interest In a real estate business at 417-411 Kenton building, and In re funding the cost price when the deal was repudiated, passed a bad note to lie amount of i:otl on W. H Williams. Sxih street, two warrants ars out In Portland for the arrest of James Ward and his wtfe. lira J. Ward. They were sworn to by W. K. Williams on September 13. Information Is In the hands of ths Tortlsnd detective department alleging similar actions In Vancouver. B. C. and teat tie. CARNEGIE OFFERS LIBRARY Oregon City Hay Acept $1-2.500 Building- at Meeting Tonight. OREGON CTTT. Or Dec tT. Spe cial. Whether or not Oregon City Is to have a Carnegie library will be de cided tomorrow night, when the li brary commission meets to pass on an offer made today In a letter recalled by the trustees of the library associa tion. In which air. Carnegie's secretary stated that Mr. Carnegie Is willing to give to Oregon City II!. 600 for the erection of a library building, provid ing the city would select a site, submit ths plans of the building to him for ap proval and would raise tllio annually for malntalnance. The question will be settled tomor row and It appears that tbe offer will be accepted. I . . " V I - I ( v e ' T V 2 - j :... .1 'Aft. i . f hi LILLIAN RUSSELL. LILLIAN 10 MARRY Beautiful Miss Russell Will Be Publisher's Bride. VENTURE FOURTH OF KIND Actress Annonmcea Enguguwent to Alexander P. Moore of Pittsbnrff. Wedding- Will Take Plivc-e Next May. MCW YORK. Dec 27. (Special.) I..! i ;n Russell, ths perennially young actr-'es. Is sngaged to marry Alexander P. :. ore. publisher of the Pittsburg Lead. imd a power In Weetern Penn sylvania politics. Miss Russell, at her home : nlght. said so over the tele phone and It was confirmed by Moore, who. mt-r the manner of swains, was calllnu- on his fiancee. The marriage will tl: place In May. according to preert i!ans. TM will be Miss ilusaell's fourth veni".:.-c, but no one who beard her Kin sh glgtrle tonight over ths tele p' i.e would have thought so. She has known Mr. Moors for about 10 years, she said. Reports of their coming mar riage were published last May. but at that time It was denied by Miss Russell because the marriage date which had been set was so remote, she explained tonight. Moore is In New Tork to spend ths holidays. He Is staying at Hotel Knickerbocker and today gave an In terview In which he said he was hare to have a few talks with Roosevelt and to attend to some other matters These other matters are now explained. SMALLPOX DANGER SLIGHT Corvallls Will Not Be Quarantined, Sajs Health Officer. OREGON AGRICCXTL'RAT. COL LEGE. Corvallls. Dec. 27. "The report that Corvallls will be quarantined be cause of smallpox Is idle talk, said Dr. 1L 8. Pernot. City Health Officer, to day. "There have been less than SO light cases of smallpox In ths city and those have been confined to eight or nine houses. Only five college stu dents have had the disease and these have been setrreg&ted and quarantined. The principal danger of contagion was In the publlo schools, but since the students have been vaccinated that has been reduced to a minimum. "The conditions In this city are no worse than In most of the other cities of the state." eald Dr. W. T. Johnson, of the Corvallls Hospital. "Students will be In no greater danger here than In their own hbmes. If everyone would be vaccinated the disease would bs stamped out In a week." These statements were made as ths result of a number of Inquiries from people of the state who are planning to attend the short courses at the Ag ricultural College next week. PUGILIST'S FOE CHARGED 'Mysterious- bmlth to ReooTer, Loom Is Freed Coder Bonds. On the announcement of physicians that "Mysterious" Billy Smith would survive the bullet wounds received at the hands of A- B. Loomli in a street duel the night of December 17, a charge cr assault with a deadly weapon was P raced against Loomls by Patrolman lllrsch yesterday afternoon, and Loom Is was released under S1000 bonda A similar charge wss also placed against Emlth. Through his attorney, Albert B. Men denhall. Loomis was arraigned In ths Municipal Court yesterday afternoon. The date of his preliminary hearing was set for January t. Then the par ticipants In ths duel that almost coat Smith his life are expected to face each ether for the first time since their encounter. W. & Jones and Mrs. M. L. Brown signed the bond for Loomis. ACTORS AND GIRLS CAUGHT Two Arrested at Kelso on Confession by Aberdeen Maidens. CTENTRAL1A. Wash, Dee. 17. 'Spe- claL) L. W. Putnam and W. L Maul- der. two vaudeville actors, located with Bells Achey and May Bryson, two young girls of Aberdeen, aged is ana ii years, respectively, came here last Sat urday, where ths four lived at a hotel until yesterday. Mrs. Theodore smitn, of Aberdeen, sister of the younger girl, finally located the runaways and ar rived hers late yesterday afternoon. The actors, lesrnlng that their where abouts had been discovered. Immediate. ly left the city, bur, owing to ths fast that they were accompanied by a tnira man who Is blind, the trio were easily located In Kelso through Information telegraphed by Sheriff Urquhart. They were brought back here. Ths two girls made a complete confeselon to Sheriff TJrquhart and Deputy Prosecuting At torney Bishop today and evidence of an Incriminating nature was secured. If the Federal authorities In Tacoma do not want to prosecute the men on a charge of white slavery, they will oe turned over to Proseoutlng Attorney Campbell, of Chehalls County, tomor row. In this case the actors probably will be charged with abduction. TWO TREATIES POSSIBLE RUSSIAN" JEWISH SITUATION' TO BE IX ONE COVENANT. Favored Nation Clause In Another, Is Opinion of State Depart ment Officials. WASHINGTON. Dec tt. That two treaties with Russia will take the place of ths treatly of 1832, just abrogated by President Taft, Is probable. In ths personal views expressed today by of ficials of ths State Department On treaty would deal entirely with matters of trade and commerce, and the operation of Its favored nation clause. If one were embodied, would be confined to these sublets. The other treaty would relate purely to matters of citizenship and naturali sation, which, of course, would Involve soms treatment of tbe Jewish question. Tbe adoption of this course may be sug gested by the Russian government. The Introduction in the Duma today of the bill attacking export trade with Russia Is not regarded with much con cern In official circles here. " Even If the measure should be adopt ed by the Duma, It would require the approvsl of ths Imperial Council and of ths Emperor himself to become law, and could not take effect before Janu ary 1, 11S, because of ths continuance until that date of ths present treaty with Its favored-nation clause. Negotiations for a new treaty prob ably will not be undertaken seriously before September. Meanwhile ths Rus sian general elections will have been held as will the great American quad rennial political conventions. Removed from all likelihood of political Influ ence In either country. It Is felt that negotiations then can be conducted In a calm and Judicial manner. The movement In Russia to boycott American machinery Is growing. Ths State Department was advised today that members of the Council at Moscow and Kursk have petitioned tha Duma to act. .VMJERICAN JEWS ARB TARGET Dnnu Proposes Retaliating; Measure Aimed at United States. ST. PETERSBURG, Dec 17. A sup plementary legislative proposal of a frankly prohibitive character was In troduced by the Nationalists Into ths Duma today. It Is almsd directly at the United States. According to Its terms, American citl sens of ths Jewish religion are to be totally sxcluded from Russia, and In the second place customs' duties are to be raised by 100 per cent unless the Russian normal schedule Is lower than the American. In that case a duty equaling the American duty will be col lects d. INJURED MAN IS FOUND Michael Eaton Lies In Barn for Two Days With IMslocated Hip. With a dislocated hip which Is thought to bavs been Injured In an ac cident on Death Curve on the LInnton roadU- Michael Eaton. 43 years old. was found yesterdsy morning sfter he had been in a barn two days without attention-Eaton was tsken to St. Vincent's Hospital. Dr. Zleglsr attended him. His condition lsst night was reported fair, although delirium prevented him from giving any acconnt of the acci dent by which he was Injured. LONG INQUIRY IS STORMY So loon roan Testifies Seeing Gunman on One Occasion Masked and Fleeing With Stranger Ver dict May Close Case. Patrolman Charles E. Hewston was exonerated yesterday of criminal re sponsibility for the death of P. J. Kel ly, alias Frank Ryan, whom he shot at the corner of Hall and First streets December 20, causing such wounds that Kelly died noxt day at St. Vincent's Hospital. A coroner's Jury in a signed report sets forth that In Its opinion Hewston "acted in the proper discharge of his duties." Overstepping the regular bounds of ths Coroner's Jury, which In most cases determines the cause of death, the Jury added to Its report the statement that "In the minds of this Jury said Officer Hewston was entirely free from any criminal Intent and undoubtedly acted In the proper discharge of his duties." The Jurymen. F. N. Dans. E. W. Ho gan, T. C. Bowen, C C. Shaw, Frank J. Bllllngton and Walter Keens delib erated the case for three hours, hearing witnesses introduced by Police Captain Keller and George J. Sullivan, manager of the H. F. Norton Hide Company, where Ryan, alias Kelly, worked. At times the Jury took a hand in the search for evidence, which almost as sumed a pitched legal battle between those who defended Hewston's action snd those who sought to establish a clear record for Ryan and prove that the policeman had been In the wrong In the shooting. Beginning at 4:30 o'clock In ths afternoon, the taking of testimony from ten witnesses took un til 7:30 o'clock, when the Jury retired, coming In 15 minutes later with the verdict. Patrolmaai Is Cleared. The result of the Coroner's Inquisi tion, as shown by the report of the Jury. Is: "That Frank Ryan, or Frank Kelly, came to his death In St- Vin cent's Hospital. In Portland, on De cember 11, as a result of gunshot wounds of the chest and abdomen In flicted by Police Officer Charles E. Hewston on the morning of December to at about 1 A. M. on the corner of First snd Hall streets." Testifying as to Ryan's character, which was' taken as a leading point , by Sullivan In lils attempted Incrimination of Hewston. M. Goldberg, a saloon man of First and Clay streets, stated that to his knowledge Ryan, who, he said, entered his place three times a day for the past four months, was an hon est man, as did also George J. Sullivan and Carl Blake, of the H. F. Norton Hide Company. John Harrington, a saloon man of 294 First street, told the Jury of his experiences with Ryan, whoss body he was taken to Identify Just before the Inquest. Ryan, according to Harrington, made a headquarters of Harrington's saloon, meeting there with two others known ss "Blackle" and "Slim." On one oc casion, Harrington said, he saw Ryan running east on Columbia street with a black mask over his face and a pistol In his hand. When a companion, also run ning with Ryan, saw Harrington look ing at them, he led Ryan Into a grocery store and tld the masks' and guns. Suspecting a holdup, Harrington said, he notified a patrolman, who oould get no trace of the two. On suaother occa sion, Harrington testified under oath, while Ryan was playing pool in the sa loon, a pistol dropped out of his pocket Ryan stepped across to the bar In response to Harrington's question If he were about to be held up. and said that there would never bs a holdup In a sa loon where he "had hie hangout-" The testimony of Harrington was opposed by Sullivan, who later Introduced a res taurant man where Ryan took his meals to snow tnai kjio ciiarcii was good. Scene of Duel Described. Testimony by Patrolmen Maddux, Ru iurt Keearan. Detectives Coleman. Snow and Swennes and three reporters of Portland naners were Introduced to de scribe the place where the shooting took place, the amount 01 ugnc. maa- lng a patrolman recognizable at the distance where It was proved the shots were fired, and statements made oy Howston and by Ryan -bof ore his death. That there was sufficient light for Ryan to see the uniform worn by Hews ton was a debated point, which was not cleared by the testimony. Ryan's state. ments to Captain Keller, or me secona police relief, and to Sullivan, which did not agree, were submitted to the Jury, and were taken Into consideration In the agreement rendered. Neither Mrs. Kelly nor Mrs. Ryan, wife of the msn killed, nor relatives of Kelly, who were said to bs in Portland, appeared at the Inquest. Arrangements maas ror nyan s ounai. it Is thought by Ryan's wife and his father, have been oompleted. The body will be laid in private ceremony in a Portland cemetery. Hewston is still at St. Vincent's Hospital, although now considered entirely out of danger. In view of the verdict or tne coro ner's Jury, notion of the grand Jury on the case Is not likely, said Deputy Dis trict Attorney Denniston lsst night. CENTENNIAL MONEY MAKER Balance of $678.11 Remains From Astoria Celebration. ASTORIA, Or.. Deo. 27. (Special.) The Astoria Centennial committee Is sued a financial statement today show ing that Its receipts from all sources amounted to 1115.891.47, while its ex penditures In carrying on the recent celebration were J109.6U.S6, leaving a balance on hand of 16278. 11. What will be done with the money remaining In the hands of the treas urer has not been decided. REWARD AD CAUSES ARREST Tacoma Citizen Charged With Fraud in Portland. TACOMA. Dec J7. A letter to Theo Trautmann, Portland, Or, offering in formation as to ths whereabouts of August Krauss on the receipt of ths S130 reward ottered oy iraucmann. iea to the arrest today of S. R. Scott, form erly a respected citizen, on a charge of attempted fraud. Scott confessed to a similar attempt two weeks ago, but as not prosecuted. Mr. Trautmann. in his capacity as president ef Multnomah Lodge No. 1. Sons of Herman, advertlssd In the For the man with the silk-lined taste, here's the dress-up Overcoat in Oxford or black, Chesterfield style, with cut, make and trim car ried out to perfection. A $30.00 garment.' The price now cut to $20.00. Some big, cosy, double-texture Coats, rain proofed, warmth with out weight, at $16.65, instead of $25. Smart, shaggy tweeds that were $20.00, now $13.35. There's a big saving here on everything that men and boys wear. Come today and see. liiUll GusKphnPrcb. I iS 6 -1?0TH !RDST J Portland papers last week a reward of 1100 for Information which might lead to the locating of Krauss. a member of the order, who disappeared from his noma iecemDer v. atr. iraumiauii that last week he received a letter from Scott saying that he oould locate the missing man if the money wss for warded. Instead of doing this Mr. Trautmann communicated with the Chief of Pollcs of Tacoma and received another letter from Scott In which the latter said that he had been mistaken as to his ability to locate K-rauss. MUTINOUS MEN BATTLE FIGHTS OX FREXOH BARK RE SULT IX COMPLAIXT. Second Officer of Cornll Bart Is Assaulted by Member of Crew at Seattle. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec 27. (Special.) Mutinous outbreaks aboard tha French bark Cornll Bart, which have made her visit to this port an eventful one, this morning culminated In a des perate fight during which the vessel's second officer waa assaulted by mem bers of the crew. Ferdinand Relon, who a few days ago was driven to the rigging by a re bellious crew and rescued by the po lice after his shipmates armed with knives, clubs and kitchen utensils had given a war dance around the main mast. Is a prisoner at the county jail with Louis Le Theuff. who Is said to have played a stellar part In all of the outbreaks aboard the French sail ing vessel at sea and in port. The assault on one of the officers of the vessel this morning, however, was not to be regarded lightly by Cap tain Pierre Zooneyund. who went to the office of R. De Lobel Mahey, French Consul, where he made complaint of tha actions of Relon and Le Theuff. A warrant .was obtained from C. H. Bowman. United States Commissioner, and an hour later the two men were arrested aboard the Cornll Bart by Deputy United States Marshals George Devenpeck and Ludwlg Frank and taken to the county Jail. WILSON IS TAFPS CRITIC Speaker Says President "Truckled to Liquor Traffic" Rev. Clarence True Wilson, secretary of the temperance committee of the Methodist Episcopal Church, formerly pastor of Centenary and Grace Metho dist Churches, severely criticised Presi dent Taft in an address at the First Christian Church last night, saying the President "has truckled to the liquor traffic." The President's declaration to meet the committee of ministers in Portland who desired to protest against Secretary Wilson's taking part In the Brewers' Congress, and the President's treating the sailors on a battleship In San Francisco harbor, were commented upon by Dr. Wilson. 'Secretary Wilson's eplsods Is re minding people," said Dr. Wilson, "that William H. Taft, as Governor-General, opened 488 saloons on the streets of Manila before a missionary was al low 1 to open his mouth or an Ameri can teacher to open a school. That after the San Francisco disaster he recommended to the Senate commit tee reimbursement of the liquor dealers for their losses, although everybody else had to sustain his own loss." I. H. Amos followed Dr. Wilson with a short address, saying the Ignorance of Prohibitionists themselves was the reason the liquor trade had not been conquered before this. He said there has been some friction between mem bers of the Prohibition party, but gave no details. CENTRA LI A VOTES TODAY Mayor and Two Commissioners to Be Chosen Contest Warm. CENTRAL IA, Wash., Dec. 17. (Spe. clal.) One of the warmest political fights in the history of Centralla is being waged over the election to be held here tomorrow, at which time a Mayor and two Commissioners will be elected to serve under the commission form of government recently adopted. The six candidates for office havs been divided Into two tickets and ths friends of each are leaving no stone nnturned for the election of their ticket. 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