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'EX-VALET. "WHO IS FIGHTING TO ESCAPE SO-YEAE PRISON TEEM
GLOOM RULES II!
ROOSEVELT CAMP
HELD UNJUST. AND JUDGE WHO SENTENCED HIM.
CAUSE OF BRANDT
Hush Takes Place of Former
Clamor as Delegations
Line Up for Taft.
Setoff's Detective Admits He
Was Amazed by Arrest of
Former Valet.
T. R. FORCES DISORGANIZED
BURGLARY CHARGE WEAK
THE 3IORXINO OKEGOXIAy. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1912.
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Third Man" In New Yorker' Home
at Time of Alleged Invasion Don
Not Tell Grand Jury What
lawyer Expected Ilim To.
NEW IORK. Feb. 1. (Special)
Foulke Brandt. ex-valet to Mortimer
L. 8ehlff. of New Tork. who la mak
fnir a valiant fight to secure hla free
dom from a 30-year sentence for
burglary on the ground that he pleaded
a-ulliy to a charge ha dWn't under
stand, and that the sentence was too
vera, scored heavily before the grand
jury which Is Investigating the case
today.
John W. Rogers, a detective In the
employ of Srhtff. admitted before the
ir rand jury that he was aroaxed when
trie valet, who had been discharged
hr Schlff a short time previous, had
been arrested on a chance of commit'
tlna- burglary at the Schlff home.
The mind of Leonard Bourne, th
former Schlff servant, who "furnished
the Information that established the
robberv." wa also a blank when ha
fared the grand Jurors today.
Talrd Mu la Called.
Bourne was the "third man" In th
Schlff house the night of the "burg
lary." At the request of Howard S.
Gans. Schlffs lawyer. Bourne waa
taken before the grand Jury today by
District Attorney Whitman.
Cans had written the District At
torner that "this Is the man by which
it ii established that Brandt broke
into the Schlff bouse and did not en
ter by an open door."
Before the grand Jury, however,
Bourne utterly failed to establish any
aurh thing. He did not remember that
Hran.it was In the house that night.
All he could remember was that Schlff
came downstairs and said a man up
stairs bad hit him.
Brandt "till ta Tea.be.
The appearance of Bourne before the
grand Jury was evidently regameo oy
dans as of the utmost Importance, as
the question whether Brandt did break
into the house was tne vital one,
whether he waa guilty of burglary In
the first degree.
Brandt la aUU In the Tomba.- having
been brought her from Sing Sing
prison, where he has already served
five years of his sentence, to take part
In the present Investigation. It la ex
pected by those who have followed the
rase that Justice Gerard will set aside
the 10-year sentence. It Is expected
also that District Attorney hitman
will move to have other Indictments
against Brandt quashed.
The mere setting aside of the sen
tence against Brandt Is not expected to
be the end of the case mat nas
tracted so much attention, however.
Judge ta Be lawatlaated.
It Is said that Judge Roaalaky. who
Imposed the heavy sentence upon
Brandt, may be Investigated and re
moved for his part In what the ex-valet
and his lawyers charge was a con
spiracy to "railroad- the Swedish ser
vant to the penitentiary.
The ex-valet's lawyers are seeking to
prove that Judge Rosalsky. Mr. Schlff
and his attorney. Gans, and ponce in
snector McLaughlin held a secret con
ference at the Criterion Club four days
before Brandt was sentenced. Testi
mony In the case haa already disclosed
that Brandt's so-called criminal record
prior to the Schlff case was made out
of whole cloth.
All the facts la the "burglary" have
not been made clear. It was said that
Brandt returned to the Schlff home that
night at the Invitation of a member of
the household, and that he was dlscov
ered by Schlff. An altercation fol
lowed, then the arrest of Brandt on the
charge of burglary In the first degree.
It Is said Brandt did not understand
the seriousness of the accusation and
was Induced to plead guilty.
CLEMENCY TO BE ASKED
Judfe Will Request Pardon for Man
Gnllty of Forgery.
EUGENE: Or, Feb. IS. (Special.)
Ormrby Merkllng. nearly (0 years old
and enfeebled by disease, today entered
a plea of guilty to a charge of forgery
and waa given the minimum sentence
by Judge Harris, wjth the assurance
that he would Join In a plea to the
Governor for a pardon. Meckllng, who
had been an Insurance agent In Port
land, and later here. In securing a loan
at a Eugene bank tendered a note as
security, which waa subsequently found
to be forged.
The old man made efforts to repay
the bank and the man he had wronged,
but could not get the money. His con
finement In the County Jail haa aggra
vated his disease, and death Is not far
cff. the officers believe. His wife ap
peared In court with him.
LEAD PRICES0N DECLINE
Coenr d'Alene Interests Protest at
Proposed Revision.
WASHINGTON. Teh. 1. The price
of lead has declined four-tenths of a
rent a pound ence the Underwood steel
tariff revision bill passed the House,
according to lead producers who ap
peared before the Senate finance com
mittee today.
They said the profit on a pound of
lead was only 1 cent, to that already
their profits were cut almost In half.
Frederick Burbrldge. of Spokane; Ar
thur North. Halt Lake, and John A.
Kock. Kellogg. Idaho, protested against
t!ie lead schedule.
OSTEOPATHY IS MEDICINE
.Supreme Court Rulea Texae Has
Right So to Classify Practice.
WASHINGTON. Feb. It. The right
of Texas to classify osteopathy as a
practice of medicine waa upheld today
l.r the Supreme Court of the United
Mates.
The point iroM when Ira W. Collins.
pis-ticlng osteopathy In El Paso, was
arrested on a chsrge of practicing medi
cine without a license. Collins' reply
was thst practicing osteopathy waa not
practicing medicine, because no medi
cine waa administered.
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LEAVI.NO PHISON IN SLEKiH.
HEARST FOR CLARK
Publisher Promises Speaker
Support in California.
TELEGRAMS MADE PUBLIC
Mlsoonrl Man Loath to Invade Gold
en State Against Journalist, but
Letter Quickly Crgra Him
on With Indorsement.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. It. Champ
Clark has been promised the support
California of W. R. Hearst in
Clark's candidacy for tha Presidency,
according to correspondence Klven out
here today by F. Tarpey. who at the
recent meeting of the Democratic State
Central Committee waa credited with
being Mr. Hearst's political repre
sentative.
In a telegram dated February IT
Speaker Clark said that he had con
tinually refused to allow campaigning
In hla behalf In the home states of
avowed Presidential candidates and for
that reason and out of high personal
regard, would not enter the lists
against Mr. Hearst In California.
This message was forwarded to Mr.
Hearst la New Tork and brought the
following reply In part, dated Feb
ruary 8 .
"Of course I am greatly appreciative
of Mr. Clark's action and of his kind
references to me. But most certainly
and positively I .cannot for cne mo
ment consider his retiring from Cali
fornia In my favor. To my mind Mr.
Clark is the logical candidate of the
Democracy for President and should
receive the support not orly of the
Democratic voters of California, but of
every state In the Union.
There is no honor that I would ap
preciate so much as an honor that the
cltlxens of my native state might see
fit to oestow upon me. But the present
Ituatlon Is too Important for any man
to be Influenced by conslderationa of
personal advantage or by any conald-
ratlona other than the general wel
fare."
JOHNSON SUPPORTS COLONEX
California Governor Deserts
Follette for Roosevelt.
him the West haa ever looked as guide
In righteousness In government, as tha
exponent of equal opportunity for all.
and as the champion of popular rule.
"Four years ago Mr. Roosevelt turned
over to his successor a Republican party
at high tide of success and Intrenched
In the confldenoe of all. Today, with
the record of the past three years, the
Republican party Is at Its ebb, with
confidence In It sadly shaken.
"With but rare exceptions. It Is only
where progresslvlsm has been victo
rious that state governments are yet
Republican: and to continue with the
leader wiose three years have wrought
such disaster can mean only political
suicide.
"Clear cut. therefore. Is the situation.
Shall the people rule and shall Roose
velt, their choice, be nominated, or shall
Republicans court certain defeat by the
nomination of one whose trusteeship
has wrecked the party?"
"This statement means, then," Gov
ernor Johnson was asked, "that you and
tha progressives you represent have
transferred your support from La Fol
lette to Roosevelt T'
"Exactly," Johnson said.
BANKER CONVICTS PAROLED
Waller and Mnllln Freed From Fed
eral Prison at Leavenworth.
LEAVENWORTH, Kan, Feb. 19.
Clarence C Waller. Fort Smith, Ark,
and Charles E. Mullln, Pittsburg. Pa,
former bankers, were released from the
Federal Penitentiary here today on pa
role. Waller waa convicted for using
the malls to defraud and waa serving
a sentence of two and a half years
Mullln was convicted of emberxleraent
and sentenced to serve five years.
Among others released was A. B
Sleata. of Sitka, Alaska, serving 17
years for highway robbery. Sleta for
merly was a soldier and had a good
record, having served with the allied
troops during the Boxer uprising In
China. Doubt, it is said, sa to hla
guilt brought him tha parole
WEALTHY TIMBERMAN DIES
William Canon Felled Flrwt Red,
wood Kver Cut for Lumber.
EUREKA. Cal.. Feb. 19. William
Carson, the multi-millionaire lumber
man who came to HumhnMi r-n.m. i
lenea tne nrst redwood ever! term, may not be pressed if the Roose-
Faf lure of Colonel to Make Definite
Statement Hurts Cause East
Almost Solid In Favor
of Renomlnatlon.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. Feb. 19. Rosevelt boomers In
Congress are a sad bunch these days.
That enthusiasm that was manifest
only a few weeks ago Is not now to be
seen; the confidence which they ex
pressed when the movement to re
nominate the Colonel got well under
way Is no more In evidence. A solemn
hush has taken the place of the noisy
clamor and Roosevelt's most enthus
iastic supporters are asking one an
other the question, "Is there a chancer
As delegate after delegate is chosen
to the Chicago convention and In
structed to vote for Taft, and as the
Roosevelt delegates to local conven
tions go down to overwhelming defeat.
It is becoming apparent that in the
populoua part of the country, at least.
Roosevelt sentiment Is not as strong
as was at first supposed and even In
those few Western states that have
given any Indication of their senti
ment, Roosevelt strength has shown
up very poorly.
Roosevelt Cams) Gloomy.
Tha gloom that pervades the Roose
velt camp is in marked contrast with
the Joy that Is seen at Taft headquar
ters and It Is no exaggeration to say
that in these two camps there has been
a complete reversal of feeling In the
past two weeks. Late In January the
Roosevelt camp was Jubilant; Roose
velt boomers were filled with confi
dence and reports coming In from all
parts of the country encouraged the
leaders of this movement to believe
that they might reasonably look for
success.
In Taft circles there was, for some
little time, a general fear that the
Roosevelt movement might crystallise
to such an extent as At least to threat
en the President's chances of renoml
natlon, and many were the forebodings
of the faithful.
But the Joy that was in the Roose
velt camp has moved into the big Taft
tent and the "glooms'" have gone over
to the followers of Teddy.
Taft Forres Organised.
As the pra-conventlon campaign
progresses' tha effect of organisation
Is seen. The Taft forces are organ
ised: the Roosevelt forces are disor
ganized. Taft Is an avowed candi
date: Roosevelt, so far as hla ac
knowledged statements go, is not only
not a candidate, but unwilling to be
nominated. The very refusal of Roose
velt to declare himself even a receptive
candidate nas namperea tnose wno i
have been making the fight In his be- i
half; it has enabled the Taft forces '
to accept as final his famous election- '
night statement and has given a great
advantage to the managers of the Taft
campaign.
That Taft leaders intend to make
the most of this opportunity Is evident.
They are doing It, In fact. For in
stance, the Republican convention In
the Eighth Virginia District, after
sounding the praises of President Taft
and Instructing their delegates to vote
for him first, last and all the time, de
clared: "We commend ex-President Roose
velt for patriotically following the
precedents set by Washington and Jef- I
ferson and courageouly standing I
against a third term, and direct the
attention of those who are persistently
using his name to this, his declaration:
"'Tho wise custom which limits the
President to two terms regards the
substance and not the form, and under
no circumstances will I be a candidate
for or accept another nomination.' "
- Other Declarations Expected.
According to the managers of the
Taft campaign there will be many
other declarations of a similar nature,
all of them taking the ex-President at
his word; none of them criticising or
condemning him In any way, and. If
anything, commending him for the
good works accomplished while he was
the occupant of the White House. It
is believed that this style of campaign
Is not only dignified, but effective: It
merely calls Into play an acknowl
edged statement Issued by Colonel
Roosevelt when President and one
which he has many times confirmed
by other public utterances and writ
ings. It may be one of the Ironies of
politics that Roosevelt's own words
are tha biggest barrier to his renomt
nation, but that Is not the fault of the
Taft managers; they are availing them
selves of facts as they find them.
Another thing that has cast gloom
over the Roosevelt camp has been the
unexpected opposition to a third term.
When the Roosevelt movement got un
der way those back of It believed thai
the third-term cry would come to lit
tle: they believed that Roosevelt's
popularity was so great that the peo
ple would waive their prejudice in his
case. It has developed, however, that
there Is Just as much objection to a
third term for Roosevelt as there was
to a third terra for Grant; that many
of the great admirers of the Colonel
would be unwilling to support him if
he should be nominated, and this in
Itself has caused some alarm.
Third Term Iasao Looms.
This third term Issue will not be al
lowed to die as long - as Roosevelt's
name Is used In connection with the
Presidential nomination. The resolu
tion. Introduced in the House by Mr.
Slayden. declaring against the third
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IMPORTANT NOTICE '
TO BUYERS AND HOME BUILDERS
The building discount and second mortgage privilege on Laurelhurst lots has
only 25 days more to run. March 15, as we announced February 15, the special
building discount of 15 per cent will be discontinued and it will not be, put in
effect again. Since this announcement was made we have sold 75 lots. This
leaves but 124 lots to be sold, subject to the building discount, as we announced
positively that we would sell but 200 building sites with the discount and second
mortgage privilege.
This is an average of over 15 lots a day for, the five days since the proposed
withdrawal of the discount privilege. With such a remarkable record of sales
it is plainly evident that the 200 limit will be reached long before March 15. If
j-ou plan to take advantage of the building discount, you should delay no longer
in making -a selection, as we have several large deals under way involving ten,
twelve, fourteen and twenty lots each, which we will close up this week. -
Interest on new contracts will not commence until March 15, and first
deferred payments will not be due until 30 days thereafter.
We don't wish to deprive anyone who has been negotiating with us for a
home-site in Laurelhurst of the opportunity to take advantage of this discount.
So we urge all who want homes in the addition to delay no longer in making their
selections. This discount means a saving of from $150 to $300 on every lot in
Laurelhurst. Do you know where you can make that amount of money easier
than by selecting the site of your future home in Laurelhurst before March 15,
when this discount privilege expires?
More than $1,000,000 was expended last year n building 300 homes in Laurel
hurst, and it is already assured that $2,000,000 will be expended in building over
400 handsome homes in the addition during 1912. TEe expenditure of this vast
sum of money in home-building will add not less than 50 per cent to the present
value of every lot in Laurelhurst.
Buy a lot in Laurelhurst. We will help you build a home and we will also
take a second mortgage for the deferred payments on the lot. But you must act
before March 15.
Before buying, compare prices in Laurelhurst with prices quoted in other
high-grade residence additions and you will find that Laurelhurst is from 25 to
50 per cent lower. Don't forget this.
Laurelhurst is within the 1-mile circle and is the center of the best and
most desirable residence section of Portland.
The property may be reached in less than 15 minutes by five carlines tha
Rose City Park, Special Laurelhurst car, East Glisan street, Mount Tabor and
Sunnyside lines.
Prices and terms $1000 and up, 10 per cent cash and 2 per cent a month.
Special building discount of 15 per cent will be withdrawn March 15.
MEAD & MURPHY, Sales Agents
PHONES: MAIN 1503, A 1515 522 CORBETT BUILDING
We maintain a special automobile service from our office to the tract.
Office at Tract Phone E. 989. Ask for Salesman.
cut for lumber, died at his home her
today, aged 87. Death waa caused hv
diseases Incident to old age.
parson leaves a fortune varIou.lv as.
tlmated at from fl6.00O.O0o to S4o ooo .
000.
He waa born In New Brunswick anA
leavea a son, William Carson. Jr, and
a daughter. Mrs. R. J. Tyson. In San
Francisco, and two sons. J. Milton Car.
son and Sumner Carson, here.
HANGING VOIDS INSURANCE
Supreme Court Rules Company Xeed
Not Pay for Kxecution.
NEW YORK. Feb. It. Hiram John
son, Governor of California, heretofore
an ardent supporter of Senator La Fol
lette. lusued a formal statement here
today saying that In his opinion Theo
dore Roosevelt should be the next Re
publican nominee for President of the
United States. The statement was ls-
ued. he said, with Roosevelt's knowl
edge, but not necessarily with his sanc-
" I WASHTVOTOV Vh I r-.
-The admiration of California Pro- on the gallows annuls the criminal-.
greaslves for Senator La Follette Is I life Insurance policies, according to
undiminished." said Governor Johnson. I tha Runrama Court whlrh h.i.i ,..
ana inrr recognixe nis splendid serv- I the four Infant children of James S.
ces ana great saennces for tne cause. I Mr-Cue onra Mavnr of rrh:rlr.ttm.
n Laiirornia. however. It Is obvious ' Va, who was executed In 1905 for wife
hat progressive policies can best be I murder, were not entitled to 115.000
ccomplish'd at present through the I Inaurinn monav from tha V.lkw..i.
leadership of Theodora Roosevelt. To arn Mutual Life of Milwaukee.
velt movement dies out. but If It keeps
under way and if the Colonel declines
to take any step that will check It,
Mr. Slayden will drag forth his reso
lution from committee and endeavor to
pass It through the Housg. Later on It
might be adopted. If the Roosevelt
movement developed great strength.
The House, however, refused to con
sider It when presented, because Dem
ocratic leaders felt that the passage
of such a resolution at that early day
would help rather than hurt the Roose
velt boom.
If, as the time of the vonventlon ap
proaches, the Roosevelt movement
threatens to endanger President Taft's
chances of renomlnatlon, Taft Repub
licans In the House undoubtedly would
Join with the Democrats In passing
sizes up, to get all the delegates from
all tho states whose Governors have
declared a preference for Roosevelt.
But even If Roosevelt had all those
delegates, he would have only enough
to offset New York and Pennsylvania
and these two Btates are counted as
safely for Taft. In the rest of the
country the Taft managers say they
have no fear of testing out their
strength as against Roosevelt, for
they believe they would carry most
of the local conventions by overwhelm
ing majorities, as they have already
done In states or districts that have
chosen delegates to the Chicago con
ventton.
AS
LA FOIiliETTE LOSES SUPPORT
President
of Ills Leagne
for Roosevelt.
Declares
FRESNO. Cal., Feb. 19. Chester II.
Rowel, president of the La Follette
League of California, today declared
for Theodore Roosevelt and called a
state meeting of progressives to be held
in San Francisco next Wednesday. Feb
ruary 28, to determine on a future
course.
"Whatever sentiment that meeting
develops will doubtless be accepted as
representative of progressive sentiment
in California generally," said he today.
"Personally I agree with Governor
Johnson that there Is nothing for the
California progressives to do but to get
unitedly behind the candidacy of
Colonel Roosevelt. Our recognition of
the changed circumstances which now
render Senator La Follette unavailable
as a candidates does not lessen our ad
miration for him. Our sympathy goes
out' to him In his sickness, but the
same consideration which Impelled the
progressives of California to support
La Follette In the beginning now call
upon them to unite upon Roosevelt.
Coionel Roosevelt was not at that
time even a passive candidate, and he
and his friends did not wish anything to
happen which might force him Into that
position. But the march of events Is
beyond the control of any of us, and it
has already marked Roosevelt as the
such a resolution, though they would ' one candidate upon whom the progress
not so vote when Slayden first sought
to have it considered.
Roosevelt S t react Is In West.
It is being asserted by Taft mana
gers and is admitted by some of Roose
velt's friends that Roosevelt sentiment
la strongest In the West. According to
managers at Taft headquarters Roose
velt cannot hope, aa the situation, now
Ives of the Nation may unite.
Rowell announced today he would re
sign from the La Follette League at
once and advise Secretary Detrick to
Inform the 18.800 members who signed
the roll of membership of the new turn
that the political situation has taken.
"They may do as they please. The
action of Governor Johnson and myself
la la no vav blnHlna." h aal4.
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ALL OTHER STOMACH MISERY GOES
Take a Little Diapepsin Now and
Your Stomach Will Feel Fine
Five Minutes Later.
If your meals don't fit comfortably,
or you feel bloated after eating, and
you believe it is the food which fills
you; If what little you eat lies like a
lump of lead on your stomach; if there
is difficulty in breathing after eating,
eructations of sour, undigested food and
acid, heartburn, brash or a belching of'
gas, you can make up your mind that
you need something to stop food fer
mentation and cure Indigestion.
To make every bite of food you eat
aid In the nourishment and strength
of your body, you must rid your Stom
ach of poisons, excessive acid and
stomach gas, which sours your entire
meal interferes with digestion and
causes so many sufferers of Dyspepsia.
Sick Headache. Biliousness, Constipa
tion, Griping, etc. Your case is no
different you are a stomach sufferer,
though you iny call It by some other
name; your reijl and only trouble is
that which you eat does not digest,
but quickly ferments and sours, pro
ducing almost any unhealthy condition.
A case of Pape's Diapepsin will cost
fifty cents at any Pharmacy here, and
will convince any stomach sufferer five
minutes after talcing a single dose that
Fermentation and Sour Stomach is
causing the misery of Indigestion.
No matter If you call your trouble
Catarrh of the Stomach. Nervousness
or Gastritis, or by any other name
always remember that a certain cure
Is waiting at any drug store the mo
ment you decide to begin its use.
Pape's Diapepsin will regulate any
out-of-order Stomach within five min
utes, and digest promptly, without any
fuss or discomfort, all of any kind of
food you eat.
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HAIR AND NOT A PARTICLE OF DANDRUFF
Get a 25-Cent Bottle of Danderine
and Just Try This Stops
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Dandruff like snow beneath the blazing
sun, cleanses, purifies and invigorates
the scalp: forever stopping itching and
falling hair.
Within ten minutes after an applica
tion of Danderine you cannot find a
single trace of Dandruff or a loose or
falling hair and your scalp will not
Itch, but what will please you most
will be after a few weeks use. when
you will actually see new hair, fine
and downy at first yes but really
new hair sprouting all over the scalp.
A little Danderine will Immediately
double the beauty of your hair. No
difference how dull, faded, brittle and
scraggy, Just moisten a cloth with
Danderine and carefully draw It
through your hair, taking one small
strand at a time. The effect is amaz
ing your hair will be light, fluffy ami
wavy, and have the appearance of
abundance; an incomparable lustre,
softness and luxuriance, the beauty and
shimmer of true hair health.
Get a 2.r-cent bottle of Knowlton's
Danderine from any drug store or toilet
counter, nnd prove to yourself to:ght
now that your hair Is as pretty and
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or injured by careless treatment that's
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