TTTE MORNING OTtEGONIAN. WEDNESDAY, ArRTL 10, 1913. MOTHER WILL TRY TO SAVE ROBERTS Attempt to Be Made to Show Slayer Suspect Fired Gun at Chinese Pheasants. SON TOLD HER OF CRIME Woman Urclarrs. That Prisoner In formed Her That He I, ad Read of .Automobile Holdup In ' I'apcr at Store. MCLI.VO. Or, April 9. I Special.) Mr. J. O. rfctfer. mother of it. E. Rob ert, accused of murdering George Haatings and Donald S. Stewart, two of an automobile party on the White House Road near Brlarwood ou the night of March I, will try to prove that her aon used the shells misslrtg from hi belt In shootinf at Chlneae pheaaanta on her farm, before he left to hunt for work. The Pfclfers live on a 40-nere farm 13 miles from Oregon City. They rent the farm from W. F. Maddy. an em ploye of the Western fnlcn Telegraph t'ompany. .Mr. ffeifcr la an Advetlst. and sella books explaining hi- religion. Roberts waa arrested at the Pfelfer arm by Sheriff Stevens. Mrs. Pfelfer aaid that the first time she knew why her son was arrested wai when she received Tho Weekly Urrgoniun last Friday. oa Telia Mather at rlaae. Her son. she aald. had read about the murder at a counfry store and had mentioned It to her. remarking; that he had been In the vicinity. She la anxious for him to receive a prelim inary trial that she may be able to Vive evidence, and la worried leat she Is not notified of the lima of the trial. Mra. Pfelfer said that Jier son was arrested for stealing burro when he u IS year old. lie h i bought the burros In lwahlncton 1 had sold them, making a prom niifriclent to send him to schoul in Aftorja for nine months. I'pon his return he learned that the burro had not been treated properly and tried to buy them. He waa un successful and so he stole them and ii convicted and sent to the Fenl tentlary. Sometime after hi releaa he waa found wtih some toola n hi possen--lon. which had been stolen from tho residence of a member lf the firm of Uns c Co. Mr. PfelfeJ said than her son was urged to rl-ad guilty, aa the possession of the stolen goods was sufficient to convict him. and. being promised a small term. Jte did so, al though he asserted he hniight the tool from a man named Mc Kirov, For this offense he was sentenced to a term of sis years In the renitentiary. Mather Aeeoaea MeKlray. MrKlroy. according to Mrs. Tfelfer. had lived in a boathouse on the Colum bia River, near a boathouse In which Mrs. Ifelfer lived with a former hus band. There waa a third and unoc rupied boatliouc nearby, which both used as a torerHm. Mr. Pfeifer said that McKlroy stole a sock of her pota toes and burned tha sack, to hide his .-rtmc- I am soory the nam" f Roberts' mother has been given publicity In con nection with the arrest of her aon. said Sheriff Stevens last night. "It lias always been the policy of my office to spare mothers and Bisters of prisoners what pain and distress we can. ltow ever, since Roberts mother's name has been made public. I will say that wnen we arretted Roberta we Informed Mrs. Pfelfer that her son wa again In cus tody and explained to (her the nature of the chargra against mm. prisoner to rivK lawyer Roberts Does Not Want Man to Go Into Cae for Publicity. While no fewer than 20 Fortland at torneys are scrambling to get the ap pointment by Circuit J':!ae Kavanaugh of attorney for H. K. Rohertshe er rojivlrt. suspected of tlie attempted nldup and tho double murder of rorge Hastings and Lmnald M. Stew art, the accused man 1 considering which attorney of the number to select. Yesterday for the first time, the surly suspect Informed the officer that he wanted an attorney to represent nun in the trial In which It I apparent he la going to put up a fight. Immediately sheriff Steven notified Presiding Jude Kavanaugh and R.vlerts wa called Into :he Judse's chamber. Several names of attorney who have fkd for the p' -Hiiulmtnt were referred to Roberta, out he was not willing as yet to make a selection. "Everyone ha got It in for me." said Roberts." "I don't want to get an at torney who will get in the rase merely for the advertising It will give him. I a-ant someone who will handle the uii tor me despite the fact that the 'tste pay him." Judge Kavanaugh told him to think it over and report to him whenever he made up hi mind on an attorney. Last night Robert ja,v no Intimation as to hi selection. When Roberts waa first arrested, the rush of lawyers to the Ceunty Jail beaten. Since the ar rest there have been no fewer than 39 ttornevs at the Jail to see Roberts. .Ml ha been refused Interview with the prloner. at his own suggestion. Sheriff Utevena VnJ the other officers working on the rase passed yesterday checking up on some jf the detalla of t:e evidence worked up against the prirottt r. The officers went to the ece of the crime and had talks with e fral persons, but secured no addl tiotil information of importance. L . r ... i torney jonn 1 1. rirrnaiiii nam oern ned by Charles Stewart, father of of the murdered boys, aa special nrriecutor against Roberts. Mr. Steven- n has been keeping careful tab on the developments and says h believes the oflWrs lave strong evidence. The grand jury protably will .take up the -ae before the en-l of the present week. " Irving Uupton. who also wa shot. Is recovering fr.-m Ms wounds. Ha Is atlll rrnnned to his Led at bis home In the IexenJorf Apartment. everyone in tha audience, both men and women. Joined in a rousing demonstra tion for Mr. Evans as their choice among the candidates who are entered in the primaries for that office. Mr. Evans, in an address, out lined This conception of the Importance of the office of District Attorney. "I shall endeavor, if I am elected," he said, "to surround myself with the cleanest and most capable men avail able, ao that the people may be saved the expense of hiring a high-priced private prosecutor when a case of great Importance arises." The defendant in any case the state might be prosecuting Is entitled to every chance that can be fairly given him. said Mr. Evans. The audience applauded heartily when Mr. "Evans declared: "If I am elected to fill the office of District Attorney, there shall bo no "third degree" under my admin istration." "Third degree"" methods, he 'contended, are poor policy. "Moreover" he said. "1 believe simple fairness to the prisoner demands that he be given to understand fully Just what his legal rights In the case may be." Touching open the advisory position the Prosecuting Attorney holds In re lation to the, grand Jury. Mr. Evans de clared that he hold power in his lianda that makes It possible for him to pro mote or thwart the ends of Justice. Reviewing the prosecuttons tinder the "white slave" lawa in tho office of the I'nlted States District Attorney, Mr. Kvans showed that out of 19 cases In the past year. 18 conviction had been secured. The state, ho said, has fallen down In similar prosecution. Ralph Coan presided at the meeting and Rev. J. Diamond Corby Introduced Mr. Kvans. K. H. Whltefleld closed tha programme with an address. GOV ni Mri t ICIII ROAD r twin ADVISED BY FISHER RECALL OF JUDGES fill CHAKLE-S FULTON DISCUSSES SUBJECT AT BANQUET. Secretary Suggests Use of Panama Equipment for Line in Alaska. IMMEDIATE ACTION URGED ret one! HELP IS PROMISED EVANS personal Campblgn to Be Made for C'a-nt Ida ic. Kifty men. In the audience of about 1 attending tie campaign meeting held at the Inl verbalist Church In Irvinrton Morlday night, declared their 'ntentlori to attend other meetings and e. take up acute personal solleita .lon io win to'es for Walter H. Evans for District Attorney. U. O. Lively, the first speak'e on the programme. ro-de a tl".i for a campaign of per sonal work. I'r,;or to this declaration. Law Would Work Hard-kJp on 311' norlti. He Smys The Majority Could Take Care of Itself. The enactment of a law for the re call of Judges will work a hardship on those compelled to go Into court, was the statement of Charles W. Ful ton. ex-lnlted States Senator, before the Brotherhood of the First Congrega tional Church at a Banouet at the church last night. He said tne United States Constitution established a coy ernment br law. not by men. and that the Constitution aimed to protect tne minority as well aa the majority. The majority, he aald, could always taKa rare of Itself. He pointed out that if Judges are compelled to learn the popular will be fore rendering their decisions. they will sacrifice the rights of those be fore the bar of Justice to their own selfish Interests. "If we need roursge in any place in all this land of ours, said Mr. Fulton "we need It on the bench. A corrupt Judgi Is an awful curse, we have had the weak Judge yes. but the corrupt Judge, thank tiod. verv rarely. I see but little difference In the ultimate con. sentiences to the people between a cor nipt Judge and a cowardly Judge. Kach Is equally dangerous if not equally vicious. "We need men on the bench whose consciences will not be drowned by the voice of the mob. but who will listen to the still, small volnce of conscience and who will decide tho case at bar according to the law and the evidence. "I believe In holding Judges, as other men. responsible to the law. If they vlolv.e It. punish them. If they are corrupt. Indict them and prosecute them. Tiie" are men. and only men. They are no more sacred than any other citlxen. "The recall of Judges. In my opinion Is sufficiently fallacious, but the recall of decislona Is the limit of absurdity. Why should the great body of the peo ple take up the rase of Smith against Jones and determine whether the Con stitution has been properly Interpreted? In the first place the people would not study the question with the fidelity and earnestness necessary to a proper solu tion. We would soon have a library of constitutional construction that would mski a philosopher crazy. "Judges sit. not to know what the majority thinks about a rase, what the prejudice of a. community may be, whether it wants this man hung, thla mar. mulcted In damages, or this man deprived of hi home and fireside, but to know the facts and determine what Is Just and right." HOLTZ BACK FROM TRIP Department Store Manager PleaM-d With Conditions EaM.. Aaron Holts, of the new Holtx de partment store, at the nortrwest corner of Fifth and Washington streets, now nearlng completion, has returned from I Is trip to New York City and other F.astern niwrkrt. He said that buyers of the various departments are now on their way home and that upon their arrival they will begin to arrange their stocks tor the opening, which will take place about June li. 'I'm mighty glad to be In Portland again." he said, "and I also want to tell you that the Rose City I on the men tal map of every Kan tern man I came in contact with. "I never saw retail business any bet ter. The stores, big and little, depart ment aa well aa exclusive, were all crowded. You can guess at the crowds when I tell you that there were at least I."0n people In the millinery de partment of tilmbel's during the aft ernoon I was there. One thing I found that pleased me was that no whole saler seemed to have an overstock, a condition of things that speaks well for the future In manufacturing." BATTERY A GIVES BALL Armory Scene of nrtltlant Afrair At tended by '400 I'rrsoni. Battery A. Field Artillery. Oregon National Guard, gave Its annual ball In the Armory last night, which was at tended bv 100 persons. Mesdames Wil liam K. Flnxer. Iee M. Clark. Frank I. Randall and William Kosenstochr were the patronesses. ' . The room was decorated In red and yellow. The lights were covered In these colors and also there were col ored streamer. In the middle of the room was a Sergeant'a tent, pitched and furnished for field duty. The scarcity of military uniforms was noticeable, most of the men wear ing civilian clothes.. The dance lasted until the early hours and was much enjoyed by all who were present. Judge Disagrees With Jury. f4ll VTT 1 .V u...h. ft it a nt.i.l.t tuil rB r. v nnninii.il I. bk1""' William Taylor. J. S. Fellows and J. W. nilllngham. prominent cltl sens of Sprlngdale. found guilty by a Jury yesterday on the charge of Incit ing elnt The e a . n.. . ... cnt fight between the wets ani drys wnicn cuiminaica in a meeting or me Sprlngdale Council at which revolvers were drawn and bloodshed seemed Imminent Caliinet Member Would Do Away With Commissions ricnty of Supplies on Hand to Build From Tidewater to Yukon. ORKGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash Ington. April . In letters to the terri tories committee of the Senate and House of Representatives, Secretary of the Interior Walter Fisher has strongly urged the passage by congress of a. bill which will provide for the Immediate construction of a railroad from tide water to the Yukon River, Alaska, without waiting for a commission to form, make long and tedious Btud'es of the situation, and then report to Con gress on the advisability of a. Govern ment-owned railroad in Alaska. The Secretary wants the construction of such a trunk-line railroad author lzed, and he asks author'ty to take over much of the material, machinery, etc, now in use at Panama, but soon. to be abandoned. Not only does Panama af ford all necessary material for con strurting and equipping a railroad In Alaska, but It also offers all the engi neering skill and labor reiulred to carry this enterprise through. Mr. Usher la favorably Impressed with the bill introduced by Senator Jones, and says that under this measure prompt action can be taken for the de. velopment of adequate transportation facilities in Alaska. The bill Is drawn, he says, along the general lines of tha legislation under which the Panama Canal has been constructed. Posae Changes Urged. Some changes ar suggested, but In the main the provisions of the Jones bill are retained. Secretary Fisher expresses the hops that Congress will not delay the con struction of a trunk-line railroad In Alaska by authorising at commission to make a study of the entire transporta tion situation In that territory, and urges "legislation definitely authoris ing the construction by the Government of a trunk-line" from Resurrection Bay to the Yukon. . In hla report to Congress Secretary Fisher says: ."The work at Panama Is nearlng completion. We have there an engineering and executive organization which must soon be disbanded un less we seize this opportunity to transfer as much of It as may be needed to Alaska. It Is an opportunity that should not be lost. There is at Panama a very considerable amount of machinery and tools suitable for rail road construction, and also of railway materials and equipment which the Isthmian Canal Commission has been using In Its work, but the need of which will rapidly diminish during the com ing months, and all of which must ulti mately be sold, much of It for prices far below Its real value for utilization in Alaska." ' Murk Material aa Hand. He points out that the Canal Com mission has been obliged to build much more railroad than can be permanently utilized ai Panama, and the surplus could be transported- by water to Alaska at comparatively little cost. It will be released at Panama aa rapidly as it ran lie utilized In Alaska, if the necessary legislation I immediately passed by CongTess. There are 2&0 miles of 70 pound rails which have been in con struction sen-Ice on the Isthmus for more than three years and cost $11 per ton. Fifty miles of It will be available by December 31. next. 100 miles by June 30. 113, and the remainder by June 30. 1J14. There I also available sufficient ex cavating equipment, locomotives, tools, etc,, and 24 American Locomotive Com pany locomotives, which will not be re quired at Panama afte the construc tion work on the canal Is completed. There are also 32 narrow gauge loco motives, which would be available for certain features of the Alaska railroad work, which will be retired at Panama by the end of the present year. Also, there 1 ample narrow gauge equip ment, lnclud-lng tracks, cars, etc.. to maintain spurs to the main line rail road. If so desired. Rolling "toek Available. In addition to all this, the Secretary reports that there are boo steel flat cars. 1600 wooden flat cars and a num ber of dump cars that can. at small cost, be made available for use In Alaska. The locomotives, excavating machinery and wrecking outfits, steam drill, plledrlver outfits, etc.. will prob ably be adequate to construct and equip the Alaska road until trarrio increases materially over that now ant'eipated. The essential thing for the develop ment of Alaska." says the Secretary, I the construction of a railroad from tidewater to the Valley of the Yukon, thus connecting the greater interior waterway system with the coast, and there with the world. I suggest that Resurrection Bay be the tidewater terminus of the railroad, as that has been selected as a coaling station for the Navy Department, and I believe Congress should consider whether the development of thl harbor and the construction of a railroad from It to jlK V ' ft If. you're well dressed, you're'a. J aV MA, ' i ' herald of prosperity; you're -worth I fj! tVj$( y ' Jl more to your employer to your- wMM I sJyfPA jcM -J t ofvn business than you arc if jffjM; ; V MfeiM "v S poorly or carelessly clad. You'll' LPfflB L " Hlf Sjy J " - rr feel your worth -when you're J ImMfm VlJ i dressed in -worthy -clothing.-- I p l ill ':WeVe;tHefmakmg-;of.:mucH;prosperity here. 11 WBilM !i : in 4his-men's -good-clothes' shop;:. we'll be Rwfl pP! Slad to telP yn t Tour 'share-' . . - 8 li Tlie "prosperous kind of clothes costs only l WW'Wf 'i M 1 - $20 to $35. Lots of good fabrics tailoring Pfjp I I that's faultless. Suposc you come in and i .7. H lS ' LEADING CLOTHIER . ' J the Interior would not be Justified upon I and the Burnside bridge approach. military and naval as well as upon com mercial considerations." I.raslsjg Plaa Advised. Secretary Fisher recommends that the Commission to have charge of the construction of the Alaska railroad should have authority to lease or make operating agreements with existing railroads, rather than construct an en tirely Independent railroad, or to ac quire any of the existing roads for this purpose. He thinks, however, the Gov ernment should own outright Its main trunk line from tidewater to the Yukon. Now that Secretary wishers views are of record, efforts will be made at an early day to ger committee action on pending bills providing for a Gov ernment railroad an Alaska. Railroad Fill 'earlns Completion. The fill on the blocks of the Southern Pacific Company for the new East Side freight depot and freight facilities In nearlng completion, and will be tinifched this month, when work will be started on the depot building on Kast Oak and East Soeond streets. I nree piocks will be filled between East Oak street That part between East Oak and Bast Ash streets have been tilled - tne-' re quired height and the ground has been staked oft for the depot. The material pumped from the bottom of the . rlvr Is gravel mixed with sand and will make a solid fill, with little or no set tling. Sanitary conditions will be great ly Improved on all the blocks and much material haB been carried northward and will cover the muddy bottom of the lowlands nearly to East Flanders street. Mrs. Lou Iwi3 Passes On. . Mrs. Lou J. Lewis, a native daugh ter of Oregon, an wife of one of the founders of the Willamette Iron Works, died yesterday at St. -Vincent's Hospital following an operation. Mrs. Lewis was the daughter of Mrs. Rachel E. Beer, a pioneer of 1347, and one of the few who escaped death in the Whitman massacre. Her father was Robert Beer, a Mexican War veteran and pioneer Oregonian. Mrs.' Lewis -was horn -In Yamhill County In ISot. Her husband died several years ago. She Is . sur vived by two sons, Owen J. Lewis, of San Francisco, and Herbert Lewis, of Portland. Mrs: O. N. Denny, who also escaped from the Whitman . massacre, is a half-slBter. The funeral has not been arranged. , . , . .. Samuel: Hill to Lecture. ' Samuel -HilL'-president -of the Home" Telephone Company of Portland, will glvi a. free stereoptlcon lecture at the First ; Presbyterian Church tonight. showlnjy ' scenes along the ' Columbia River in 'contrast with scenic spots i-t France. Italy, Germany, England and Scotland. Instancing the fact that In th Boer, war "It took shuts to hit a man,., the cele brated rifle shot. OnmuniiFAn, says: 'Tn spite of Improvements in the. power, pre cision and rate of Are -of modern weitpons. the percentage of hits was immeasurably greater IQQ years a co than it iw fxtav. WATCH FOR PHOTO CONTEST COME ON ALONG TO EASTM ORE L A N D You .can buy White Shoes at anj" or the lead ing shoe stores BUT WHITE HOSE Must be boupht of Lennon'a if vou would have them right. FOR WOMEN White Silk Lisle Ilose, 23S 39?, 50 White Pnre Silk llose, 50S 75?, $1.00 Men's and Children's Hose, Too 309 Morrison Street The House That Quality Built I have three sworn enemies the drunkard, and the man who craves roug heavy drinker, 1 strong, high-proof whiskey Cyrus Noble Bottled at drinking strength