Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, June 14, 1912, Image 5

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORMXG OKK(iU.MA, Jl.Nb 14, lbii. CHAUFFEUR TELLS OF WOMAN'S HIGH T Adventures of Mrs. Caplan Overshadow Main Issue in Darrow Case. OPPOSING VIEWS GIVEN Defense PJolures Wife of Indicted Jtan aa Harassed by Detective. Prowutlon Promises to Connect Labor Leaders. tOS AKGKLE8. June 13. The. Jury bribery chars on which Clarence S arrow la beln tried waa almost completely lost eight of In today's ses sion or the. trial In the effort of the prosecution to ahow that Mra. Flora i.mn waa one or me McNamara wlt- wnom narrow had conspired corruptly to prevent from testifying;, through Anton Johannaen and Olaf A. reiimoa. or nan Francisco. There waa a marked difference In now me opposing aldea viewed the al earn spiriting away from Ban Pran claco of the wife and children of one of tha men Indicted with the Mo Namaraa for blowing up of the Times ouuaina. rs. e As aeen by the proaerutlon. Mri t'aplan waa a material wltneaa for th proaerutlon In the McNamara caee. who naa Been surreptitiously taken first to an Isolated mountain retreat soma din tance from Kan Franrfaro and later by """""lie io neno, ner.. accompanied by Johannaen. Defease Draws DIITrrral Plrtare. A pictured by the defense It was a , woman tolling In midsummer In a fan Francisco sweatshop to support her two little children harassed by private detectives until she had appealed twice to the rhlef of police for protection, finally "hounded" out of her position and then taken In charge by friends. The departure to fleno waa related subsequently in the testimony of Mal colm Longhead, a Kan Francisco chauf feur. The strongest points made by the de fense, however. In this connection, 'Were that Mra. Caplan. aa the wife of a co-defendant, could not have been a witness In the McNamara case; that If ne rouio nave oeen viewed aa a com prtent witness her nervines were nev er required, and that the time of the occurrence was two months prior to the beginning of the trial of James B. Mc.Xamnra. 1 Labor Leadera lavelvrd. The defense made atronor ohjeetlnne to the admission of l.ouehead testi mony on the around that no connection could be shown between th defendant and those who had assisted In taklna Mrs. Caplan out of the alate. Judge Mutton had Indicated that he would rule In favor of the contention of the defense, but a statement by Attorney Marl Hog-era that Johannaen and Tvelt moe were Interested In the Il-N.mr defena-? waa declared by the court to bo sufficient grounds for the admissibility vi inn eviarnee. Renewed objections, however, gained a point for the. defense In th avowal . by the prosecution that It would con nect Pvrrow directly with the alleged acts of Treltmoe and Jnhannsen. "Remember that avowal." declared Roger. "Now we've got you where we want you. Takes Krem Plat. Rogers offered to put Johannsen. limn present In the courtroom, on the stand and also to produce Treltmoe-, who. he said waa In the city, to com bat the avowal of the prosecution, but the court would not allow !t. Application to the same end waa "made at the conclusion of Loughead'a cross-examination, but again It was armed. Longhead testified that h had been engaged by Olaf A. Tveltmo to make a long trip and had left Han Franclsc on July 30. IMI. with Johannaen and another man whom he did not not know. Near La Honda, he said. Jo hannaen and the other man left him at a trail and returned an hour later with a woman and two children. Jo nannsen, he said, railed th woma "Flora." They proceeded to Reno, staying two niguta at hotels. On cross-examination. Loughead said there waa no attempt made at con reaiment during the automobile trt and that no towns were avoided by th party. ahlp would have a better chance of pro motion If a man of General Wood's type were dlaquallf led." Hupknr Called TraX Afrit. He referred to General Wood the best man In the American Array today." Among the names of the commission of retired officers which will dlapoae uf the posts was that of General Hum phrey, and Mr. Martin asked If tha General had advised the House con ferees. Chairman Hay. of the military affairs committee, said he had. "Well." retorted Mr. Martin. "Gen eral Humphrey, Is the agent for tbe powder truat." Representative Cooper Interrupted to ask If Senator Dupont had not been one of the Senate conferees on the bill. Chairman Hay replied that the Henator repeatedly had declared he had severed hia connection with the Dupont Powder companies when he entered uuhllo life. Minority Leader Mann agreed with Mr. Martln'a view regarding General Humphrey. ' Hay Critlrisea Weod. 'With hia connection with a concern that aella supplies to the Army we would cast odium upon ourselves If we were to appoint him." he said. "Such an appointment would be con trary to all Justice." Chairman Hay ald General Wood's removal was for the good of the Army and that the General had proved blm- PANIC FUNDS USED ONSTOCKEXGHAUGE Cortelyou Does Not Remember Which Banks Got Money From Government. MORGAN'S ADVICE VALUED Financier Looked to aa "Captain General" of Situation Partner Telia How Loan Broker Spread Good Xnri. NEW YORK. June 1 J. George B. Cortelyou. Secretary of the- Treasury under President Roosevelt, waa called to the stand today at the hearing; of CHIEF OF STAFF AND ARMY OFFICER WHO IT IS DECLARED WOULD PROFIT BY MILITARY DOWNFALL. ' . ,r , . f I 'J ' f 1 t f ' ' ' r ! ( i t L-' J i n o iii at wat.iiiiaMMiiiiiiiiiMai aa ... jaaaaaSat-illJL Msjor-Oaswral Leaaard Wa. Brlaadler-4ieaeral John J. renhtaa;. lf an "Incompetent chief of staff." The report, carrying- all the so-called antl-Administration amendments, waa finally arcepted. Ill to It now goes to the President. War Department of ficials maintain It would disrupt the general staff and overturn the Army orgsiilsatlnn. There are hlnta that Its constitutionality may be tented. Many members of rx.th Houses held that tha disputed, amendment are not proper In nn appropriation bill. MEDIATION NOT DESIRED Ct-BA WILL NOT CONTEPE AXT DF.MAXDS OF NEGHOIiS. trtivcrnmcnt Kxpresaea Fear of Ef feet CoinntJaslon Would Have on Rebellions Forces. BORDER FEUD I? ENDED McCoy Congratulate Hatfield Hopes He'll Re Kleeled. ind HW.KFIKLP, W. Va.. June 13. The Hatlletd-McC'oy feud, one of the oldest ano oiooaieet In th history of the West Virginia-Kentucky border, has ended. This was Indicated today when '" n. J. Matneid. cousin of "Devil Anae' HatAeid. leader of the Hatfleld clan, re celved a telegram frow A. J. McCov leader of the McCoy faction, indorsing nis canaiaacy xor uovernor of Went Virginia. The telegram waa dated at I Tlnceton, W. Va.. and read: "Greetings to Dr. Hatfleld from eictuy. ongraiuiaiiona. That yon may win in rtovernDer is my deelre. It. Hatfleld waa nominated for Gov ernor at the Republican primaries last weea. VRMY INTRIGUE CHARGED (rentlnued rrotn riret re. ) ''lo that. Wood,1 replied the Hena tor, 'and I will ee to It that you never rise higher than Captain In the aerv Ice." Since that time." continued Mr. Cooper, "that denator and bla powerful friends have bounded him." xne Interchange which followed brought In th name of Senator Hanna. Pershing Declared Reaeflrlary. Representative Martin, of Colorado, followed with an attack on the Sen ate conferees and pointed out that amona; the Army poata which the War Iiepartment proposed to abollah, but which would now be left to a commis sion, waa Fort D. A. Russell, near Cheyenne, Wyo. He referred to Brigadier-General Pershing and his rapid rise in the Army. The General la a son-in-law of Senator Warren, of Wyo ming, chairman of the Senate approprl atlona committee, former chairman of the Senate military affair committee, and one of the confereea on the bill. rndoubtedly there are gentlemen whose condition would be improved if General "Wood were leglalated out of office," shouted Mr. Martin. "Men In the Army who are aons-ln-law of Leg islators and who had been allowed to Jump 700 numbers over the heads of HAVANA. Juno 11. Secretary of the Interior Bru Informed the Associated Tress today that the proposition to send Major-General Leonard Wood or Brigadier-General Enoch II. Crowder on a mission to Cuba would be regard ed with disfavor by the Government If either rnme with authority to arrancjs terma of aettlement between the Gov ernment and the Insurgents. The Cuban government feara that If a commission from the Vnlted State were to have authority to arrange a settlement, it might Involve recogni tion of some of the demands of the negroes. The only concession the Cuban gov ernment was willing to make was the allowance of a few days' grace to the rebels In which to surrender, after which the only course open to the gov ernment would be to proceed to stamp out the Insurrection, of Its ability to do which, with promptltule, the gov ernment entertained no doubt. PROPOSAL NOT CONSIDERED Administration Han Not Discussed Sending General to Cuba. WASHINGTON, June 13. The Ad ministration haa not seriously consld ered sending General Wood or General Crowder or any other Army officer to Cuba at present to bring; about peace between tne factions. The proposal has been Informally discussed. It emanated from persona In Cuba, probably resident foreigners with large nnancial Intcreata at atake. No responsible official here haa made such a proposition and It haa not been officially considered. the Pujo Committee Investigating the ao-ealled money trust, to tell the man ner in which the Government deposited KS.OOO.OOe in the New Tork National banks to help stem the panic f 190T. Samuel Untermeyer. counsel for the committee, attempted to learn the namea of the banka In which the money waa deposited, but Cortelyou said his memory on this subject was poor. The witness said he came her on October !2, l:07. and had a conference with j. I. Morgan. Jamea Htlllman. A. Barton Hepburn. George r . Baker. George W. Perkins. Frank A. Vanderllp and other financiers. After Inquiring into the general situation he promised that the Government would aid "in a general way." The next evening-, he saiu, anotnrr conference was held. H waa not sure that Morgan was present then. Mnaey latraded fer (ieaerel Relief. At this conference the witness said he promised 125.000.000 for distribution among the banka. "At the first conference." he ex plained, I stated that I would not de posit a dollar, except for the relief of the country generally and the commer cial community generally." Mr. Cortelyou. on being pressed for a list of the banka In which the $35 -000.000 waa deposited, finally referred t'ntermeyer to the records of the Treas ury Department. I only remember." the witness said, "the money waa deposited in National banka. I could not undertake to say which ones." Mr. Cortelyou said he "understood that the money waa uaed-on the Stork Exchange, hut did not know that the m-hole amount waa lent for that pur pose." "What Interest did Mr. Morsran have Kohler & Chase Established 1850 Wholesale and Retail We Bent Pianos .'jrrtr-."'- vi'T'- 1 " i PIANOS All Sandtard Makes Sole Apents for Web er, Steck, Vose & Sons, Fischer, Kohler & Chase and other standard makes. (Sole agents for pianola pianos.) Out-of-town dealers should write for our special whole sale arrangement and share in the profits of pianos which will be sold in your vicinity this season. Exclusive territory now open to responsible dealers. Write today. Kohler & Chase 375 Washington St., Portland, Oregon In the deal? He was not a president of a bank, waa he?" No, but the general opinion placed Im aa the leader at the moment and I suppose he represented some of his wn Interests.'' said Mr. Cortelyou. Mr. Cortelyou said he deposited al- ngether f42.000.000 in New Tork with in three or four rtera. of which 110.- 000.000 went to relieve the truat com panies. "Did you know there waa an ar- angement am.ing theae truat com pa nlea providing that Mr. Morgan ahould have the distribution of the money?" was asKea. Msrxss t ailed "Captala-fteaeral." Mr. Cortelyou said he thought the clearing-house committee had this matter In charge, but he contended that Mr. Morgan was "captain-general" of the situation and that everybody looked to Mm for guidance. He was unable to tell In what truat companies the f 10.000,000 waa deposit, ed. nor waa he able to sax whether It waa Morgan money or Government money that went to the Trust Com pany of America, which waa absorbed recentjv by the Kqultahle Trust Com pany, a so-called Morgan Institution Charles Steele, a partner of Mr. Mor gan, followed Mr. Cortelyou on the stand and through his counael, Francis Lynda Stetson, furnished the commit tee a list of the banks to which Mr. Morgan distributed hia personal loan of 12.000.000 for lending purpneea on the 8to-k Exehange. There were It banks on the list. Mr. Hteele testified briefly that the Morgan loan brokers were sent to the floor of the exchange to announce that money was available and to what banka the stock brokera could go to get It. "Don't you know that the Govern- "Mothers of Men" Mothers of little men from 2Y years up wc want you to soo our Boys' Shop; it is the largest in the city. Our entire second floor is devoted to apparel for young men and boys; you 11 find here a splendid selection of woolen knicker and Norfolk Suits, priced from $5 upwards; beautiful and durable Tub Suits in Russian and sailor styles, and boys' haberdashery of all kinds. Youll be pleased with the splendid quality of the goods; we cordially invite you to call. Ben Selling LEADING CLOTHIER Morrison Street at Fourth Every boy receives a present a ball and bat, a baseball suit, or a catcher's mitt with each suit ment money waa lent to each of these banka the same dayy "I don't know as to that." waa the answer. ASHLAND PLANS BARBECUE Fonrth of July Will Be C-lrbvaUd With Long 1,1 e of Attractions. AKHLA.VD. Or.. June II. (Special.) A genuine barbecue will be the main reature of a big Fourth of July rele bratlon planned for this city. Several cattle and sheep will be of fered up aa a .arrlflre to the appetites 01 ine visitors. There will be paradea ball games and many other events, all free, as It la the Intention of the man agement to entertain tha rlty'a ruests on a scale commensurate with the Im portance of the occasion. Chautauqua will be hi session, and the rtouthem Oregon Assembly win do Its share towards entertaining those wbo will be In attendance from all over the vallev. MRS. ESHOM MAKES FIND "saBBaeaaaasat Bottle With Not 10 Tears Old. Sot Adrift at New South Wales, Lands. CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 11. (Spe cial.) While walking along tha beach at Point Defiance. June 4. Mra. W. U Eahom, of Centralla. picked up a bot tle in which there waa a note dated June 4, 102. It was signed by J. Stew, art and stated that the bottle had been aet adrift at Iondon. New South Walea. Mra. Eshom. who returned to Centralla today, baa answered the note. As a further coincidence, while at tending the meeting of the State Orange at Puyallup, June . Mrs. Es hom met a Mrs. V. M. Chandler, of waahougal. Wash who stated that she had a half brother named J. Utewart, wno leu home years ago and from whom she has not since heard. ROSE DONATIONS WASTED Oregon City Tropic Hurt by Care- IrssnCM of Flower Solicitors. OREGON CITT. June 11 (SoeclaD Prominent realdenta of this city are Indignant over the failure of men rep resenting themselves to be members of Battery A. Oregon National Guard. ortland, to call for roses which thev ordered. They came here Wedneadav mornlnr and ordered the'flowera saying they were to be used in decorating the can non and horsea In the automobile parade. They said they woul.f return In an automobile In the afternoon and the riowera but let the riowera but n.v.F - wmvr vim. iv at onaauicr-ucntral-l the roses are a total loss. g K a fl A Wi It tfXl'T 1 IffWI' I a 'LilX f' 'f .ik X-IMeKrliifc" w II PS I J2tf MtU.J1..nliWf 13 J ijj,v i LADIES' FINE WASH DRESSES WEEK-END TR AIN TO- TILLAMOOK COUNTY BEACHES OVER THE rrom Union Depot it 1 P, E I 10C0lHSMAiTl 1 Vi Fourth Street TROUT FISHING Sportsmen will find excellent trout fishinsr alone the Salmon Berry and Kehalera Rivera. Business, men ran spend thn week-ond at the beaches or fishing and return homo Sunday evening. Train leaves Tillamook Sunday at 4 P. M.J Buy Citv, 4:21; Gari baldi, 4:41; Wheeler, 5:27, arriving Portland at H:2j P. M. ROUND-TRIP FARES WEEK-END (SATURDAY, MONDAY) $3.00 SEASON (DAILY) $1.00 Cull at City Ticket Office, Third nd Washington streets, or at Fourth and Yamhill street. JOHN M. SOOTT, General Puaenger Agent, Portland, Or. Tremendous Values in All Lines Ladies' Fine Wash Dresses of percale and figured ginghams; many of them lace trimmed; others in plain J0 Q C effects; to close out only. . . P&vD Also Ladles' White Serge Suits at Extra Special Reductions FIRST AND YAMHILL SECOND AND YAMHILL Jfct.- '.J The Very Latest KODAK Art an Kastman VKRT POCKET FOLDING KO DAK to take with yon on vour trip. It ran b o.irrioi m thfi vrst porkot or in n ladies' handbag. - The ideal camera for en largements. Compact, and convenient, read' at all times. See our window display, or, better still, come in aud let us explain the merits of the VEST POCKET KODAK. We have a new supply of films for all Kodaks. Columbian Optical Company 145 Sixth Street F. F. Brower, Manager swrairwwafliBiurM