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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1912)
TITE JrORXIXG OREGOyiAX. FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1912. " 1 PRIEST TALKS OF DUTY OF G1TIZEN EX-CHORUS GIRL IS HAZEL ERWII1 "The "Owl's" Bulletin of Specials and Other Offerings Eeomlea of the Most Coavlaelag Klad aad Store Ntwi That Always Is of 1-terest and Profit to Those Who Keep Quality and Value la Miad When Making: Pnrchasea. NOTED LONDOr PEIXST, WHO IS VISITING IN POETLAND. 8 kI Eye Witness to Wallace Mur der Once Frolicked on barbary Coast. TANNER NOT HER HUSBAND Alleged Slayer Is ex-Soldier and Sailor Says Pretty, Soft-Spoken Contort Who "Tried to Be Clean and Decent." Insisting that the killing of Ray Wallace, which occurred June 19 In an Alder-street lodging house, was done by William Tanner in a fit of jealous madness and without pre-arrangement, Hasel Erwln. eye-witness and consort of the alleged slayer, told Deputy Dis trict Attorney Fitzgerald last night a story which she Insists is the whole and true history of the crime. Admission that she was not married to Tanner snd that she was escorted, not pursued, by Wallace to the cham ber where he met his death, were the only material departures from the story she had related previously. Pretty, soft-spoken, accurate In her grammar and accent, choice in her se lection of terms, and with a glint of humor, even . under her present dis tresslng and emaciated situation, the girl made an Interesting study as she underwent the ordeal. Unbounded re lief at being within the walls of the County Jail was her strongest emotion, after a week of stavatlon. terror and sleeplessness. "Mrs. Cameron Is awfully nice to me." she said, referring to the jail matron. .As Child, Wirmrl. She Bays. Eldest of the 10 children of Lee Erwln. a farmer living near Thomas station. Hasel showed wayward tend encies from early babyhood. "1 ran away as often as I could, from the time I could walk." she said. Taking her future In her own hands when 17. Hazel worked In nearly every capacity In which a young girl can, finally reaching the position of a Bar bary Coast chorus girl In San Fran cisco. "I wasn't a very competent chctrus girl," she said. It was there that she fell in with Tanner, ex-soldler, ex-sailor, and at the time a taxlcab chauffeur. "I hadn't always been good," said the girl, "but tried to be as clean and decent as they would let me." Cautioned by Deputy Fitzgerald that misstatements might work against her welfare, she whispered an acknowl edgement that her alliance with Tan ner had not been banned and blessed. "It was as much my fault as his." she pleaded. The alliance began in February, and in May the pair, having been burned out In their apartments, proceeded to Albany, visited the girl's parents, where they posed as man and wife, and then came on to Portland, look ing for work, honestly and earnestly. Hazel insists, " , Moaey Was Prompting Evil. . ' "But .no one would have us. My recommendations had burned up. and I ' Just couldn't get a Job. I was too alow for a waitress, they said, and was refused sometimes because I was un known. My husband I mean Tanner had no better luck. We had a little money, but agreed not to spend it till we had to. "At last I made up my mind that I would get money anyhow. 1 told my that is Tanner- -ar.i he said I must not. If he had askeo me. I would have consented to abandon my intent!' n. but he ordered, and that made me mean. "It was soon after that that he beat me because I promised him not to see a certain man and then went and did so We had several rows over such, matters. He knew what I was doing, and allowed me to spend my money for the housekeeping. "It was about a week before before what happened, you know that I first met Wallace. Tanner became sus picious at .once and seemed awfully Jealous of Wallace, though I don t know If he ever had seen him. Details of Crime Told. "That night Tanner had left in the evening to get a job. he said; Wallace wanted to make a date with me. and I met him at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning and we walked around to our rooms. I was In the kitchen of the restaurant when Wallace closed up. I ion't know whether he took any money out of the car-gtster. All' that even ing I had had a feeling that someone was following me. We went Into the room and I stepped up to the bureau to take off my hat. As I did so I saw my husband. Tanner. I mean, right be hind Wallace, with something white and about two feet long over his head. Then he struck. Oh! It made an awful sound as It struck!" The girl clenched her hands tightly and buried her head. Then, with a sob. she went on: "Wallace never made a sound as he fell. Tanner raised his weapon again and I ran out of the room. I walked around the streets in a daze for I don't know how long, and then 1 saw Tanner across the street, with both suitcases. I was crying and ran over to him and asked him where he was going. - 'ghut up and come along.' he re plied. -Where Is the manT I asked. . - Oh. he's all right.' Taaaer Sleeps After Deed. "We went to the Lincoln Hotel and registered. Tanner slept till after day light, hut I couldn't sleep. Next morn ing, just before 9 o'clock, we went to Salem on the electric train." Arriving at Salem, the pair regis tered as man and wife at the Richmond Hotel and Tanner wrote a letter to Hazel's father, dating It two days back and saying, "we have been in Salem two dava." That evening they learned from the newspapers that Tanner was dead. -1 didn't think I had killed him." said Tanner. The pair lay concealed till Friday, when Tanner, taking no baggage, left, refusing to say where he was going. "I did not see him again," said the girl. "He left me without a cent of money and I had nothing to eat till Sunday evening, when I found 10 cents in my stationery box and bought two sandwiches with it. Then I had noth ing more till Tuesday. I don't think I slept at all. for I heard the Courthouse clock strike every hour. "Tuesday a young man met me In the hall and asked me If I was In trouble. I told him my husband had been called away and had left me with out any money. He brought me some lunch and took me to the Bligh Hotel. Wednesday, when he called to see me, and was so nice about It. I couldn't stand It any longer. I told him who I was and asked him to go to the po lice station and tell them to come after me. "I have no idea where Tanner ia Yes. I io fi inclined to shield him, but I know ltwouldn't be right." Detectives still insist that the killing I . f ' ' ' -' ' y , .' J , ' ' . "f i ' ' : ? : , ; -i , I . 1 1 1 1 : im 9 mmm T I of Wallace was the result of a frame- un between Tanner and the woman. They have witnesses who will testify that Hazel boasted of getting 125 by putting a man to sleep with a beer bottle." "I don't remember any such thing. she said. "I wouldn't know how to put a man to sleep that way." Developments In the search for Tan ner are expected any moment. The of ficers say that they have iniormauon which may lead to his capture. "BRIDGE OF GODS" TO TOUR Louis Hill May Make St. Paul En gagement for Production. One hundred guests of the Commer cial Club attended the performance oi "The Bridge of the Gods" on Monday. June 10. when, among the prominent men In the party was Louis W. Hill, ex-presldent of the Great Northern Railroad Company, who expressed a ae- sire to meet Melvln G. Wlnstock, the general manager of "The Bridge of the Gods" company, and the latter having been Introduced. Mr. Hill Inquired it tne company could be taken to St- Paul and a series of performances given there. Mr. Wlnstock said that doubtless such an srrangement could be made. Mr. Wlnstock sent Mr. Hill a night- letter last night asking him to take up the matter immediately, as the company was likely to go on tour and the pro duction undoubtedly would please the Eastern theater-going public. 1 ester- day a contract was signed with r.d s. Diamond to go in advance and book The Bridge of the Gods" in Seattle. Tacoma, Vancouver, Victoria and Spo kane. Rehearsals have already com menced for. the engagement here July S and 10. . JURY UNABLE TO AGREE Karl Jensen, Alleged White Slaver, to Bo Tried Again. After having been out all night and part of yesterday morning the jury in the Karl Jensen white slave case an nounced to Judge Bean in the United States District Court that it was un able to come to an agreement and was discharged. One of the juror's attempted to ex plain to the court why they were un able to agree and from the little he was permitted to say the night session was evidently a warm one. He was interrupted by the court saying that it was not necessary to state how tlx Jury had balloted or why they could not agree. Before he was stopped he announced that at 7 In the morning the poll was seven to five for convic tion, but later it stood nine to three for conviction. Jensen will be tried again at the September term, as there will be no jury trial cases in the court before that time. 'ALLIGATOR BAIT' IN COURT Xcgress May Escape Penalty If She Can Prove Motherhood. "The Judgment of Solomon" in a new form will be staged in Municipal Court today when Judge Tazwell will at tempt to decide the maternal claims of Minnie Stone, negress, to a cunning little "alligator bait." which she as serts. In extenuation of penalty, is her first born. Minnie, if she can prove the maternity, will not go to jail for soliciting on the streets. Since a well-known attorney used to keep a woman and two infants on his salary roll, to be brought forward, weeping, whenever their employer had a particularly hard case to fight, the court has been wary of allowing fam ily sympathies to cross the cool ani madversions of the tribunal. Therefore Minnie must produce, this morning, good and convincing evidence that she really is the mother of the babe, and thereon her fate will be decided. THE LAST DAY. Tonight the Brownsville Woolen Mill Store will bring to a close its ad vertising and Promotion Sale of Ore gon clothing. It has been an event of economic Interest to the clothes-buyer of the state, as well as of educational importance in the matter of acquaint ing the people with the superiority of home manufactured products. All day today at the Brownsville Stores you may purchase a hand-tailored suit, splendidly built from all-wool, made in Oregon cloth, for 12.50. These suits are regular 15.00. tls.00 and J 20 val ues and extraordinary ones at that. An early selection would be wise, for it . Is positively the last day of this sale. " SEA TRIP PLEASES Commercial Club Excursion Returns From Beach. CARS FLOWER BEDECKED Crowd Gathers Wild Blossoms and Greenery on Homeward Journey. Run Over Bar in Yacht Bay ocean Enjoyed by Many. It was with regret that members of the excursion party of the Portland Commercial Club boarded the yacht Bayocean and crossed over to Gari baldi to take the train homeward yes terday, for they had enjoyed every minute of the visit at the cities of Tillamook Bay. Early this morning. regardless of the fact that the ban quet and dance of the night before had given them ample license to lie abed as long as they chose, everyone was up, and a dozen parties were out on excursions about the beaches. The delayed trip out over the bar In the yacht Bayocean was enjoyed by half the excursionists, while the others continued their explorations on the beach. The yacht crossed out and ran down to Cape Meares, returning; in time for luncheon. Crowd Cheers Potter. T. Irving Potter and his party, who had come down from Portland on the Bayocean to act as hosts to the Port land crowd during its visit, accom panied the visitors to the dock on de parture. As the yacht sailed away toward Garibaldi to meet the special train that was waiting, the excursion ists crowded the rail and gave three rousing cheers in honor of Mr. Potter. Few stops were made on the return trip, but excursionists clung close to the car windows all the way, so as not to miss a single detail of the rap idly varying scenery that presents it self In the trip across the mountains from Tillamook Bay. When the train made brief stops the passengers swarmed from the cars and repeated calls from the whistle and from the trusty auto horn that Mana ger George Hyland had used through out the trip to summon his following were necessary to round up the crowd before the train continued on its Jour ney. Several times there were "hair breadth escapes" for some who had strayed too far in their explorations and who failed to reach the train un til it was beginning to steam away. Wild Flowera Bedeck Cars. From these raids into the hills at places where stops were made, the ex cursionists returned laden with plun der of all descriptions, and before the train passed Timber every car was lav ishly decorated inside with wild flow ers and evergreens. Along the beaches from Garibaldi to Brighton the excur sionists harvested great sheaves of big pink foxgloves that covered the slopes along the track. When the train left the beaches and entered the mountains at every stop the men scrambled off with their pocket knives in. hand and hastily cut branches heavy with the red elderberries. The spoils of the hills between here and Tillamook Bay were scattered into scores of homes last night when the party finally reached Portland and dis persed. Organized for the purpose of enjoy-ina- the social side of an excursion. just as the previous party laid empha sis upon tne commercial ana uauimu side, the trip was successful in every respect, and the sentiment of the re turning visitors last night was unani mous: ."We want to go back again." CENTRALIA WOMAN CAUGHT Phillls V. Clark Arrested for Issuing Worthless Checks in Tacoma. CENTRALIA. Wash.. June 27. (Spe cial.) Pblllis V. Clark, wanted in Ta coma for issuing worthless checks at the Donnelly Hotel, was arrested in Chehalls yesterday. The clerk at the Donnelly arrived later in the day to swear to a com plaint, but friends of the woman came to ber assistance and settled the accounts. Upbuilding of Character. Said to Tend Toward Making of Better City. IDEALS ARE CONSIDERED Bernard Vauglian, S. J., of London, Says Mian's Chief Mission Is to Work in Order to Make Himself Stronger. "It is the clear and definite duty of each citizen who has the reputation of hia city at heart to build up a char acter finished to perfection.' was the statement of Bernard Vaughan, S. J., the noted Catholic priest from Lon don, who is In Portland this week. He said: "But for the hypothesis that religion is a character-builder, life to me would be a burden heavier than I would care to bear. But as soon as a man begins to realize that his chief mission in this life is not the acquisition of knowledge, the pursuit of pleasure, nor success in one's business or profession. but, on the contrary, the formation of a lofty ana noble cnaracier, men ne begins to fit the things of this world Into their right places and to label them with their right names. Thus In stead of running his head against a brick wall, like a child In rage with Its puzzle, he calmly passes onward through the many doorways leading from one mystery to another, conscious that at length he will surely reach the golden threshold where faith shall merge into sight Christ Idea Character. If to Socrates the pivot of life was knowledge, to Epicurus healing, to Christ it meant so much character. In other words, It Is the teaching of Chris tianity that the Ideal life of the Chris tian is one dominated by lofty and holy principles. "It ought to be a "comfort and an en couragement to all members of this entertaining, enterprising and enthus iastic City of Portland that character Is the monopoly of no privileged sec tion of the community, but, on the con trary, it is the clear and definite duty of each citizen who has the reputation of his city at heart to build up a char acter finished to perfection, awaiting Its golden halo in the light to come. "Character, like that fine impres sion left on wax by a seal, stamps out a citizen's personality and makes him what he is his own self with his own features and his own civic because re ligious work. "The three chief engravers of char acter are heredity, environment and education. Not sufficient attention is paid to these formative makers of character. We all need some great ideal which was to serve as our model in educating - and determining our character. Ideal la Keeded. "A great Republic nay, even a great city in it, such as Portland claims to be, needs, besides its breadstuff s and . its standard morals, some great ideal. It was reserved for Christianity to present to the world life's highest Ideal. Jesus Christ, who was not only the noblest pattern of virtue, but the biggest Incentive to its practice. "He- alone can furnish the central view of life around which Portland's citizens must gyrate and to which they must rally if they, like their Rose City, are to unfold and expand and grow be fore the world as citizens claiming their right place here and hereafter. "At one time the noted Jesuit at tended a progressive bridge party and was asked to speak. He said: 'I hope that all the partners on one side may win, provided those on the other dp not lose. It is only by a compromise like that I can even hope to draw your attention from the fascinating tables I see busy before me.' "One young lady whispered to him: 'Are cards very bad T "'No,' was his reply, 'not the use of them, but the abuse. Not only out of a heap of stones, but out of a pack of' cards you may draw forth a little sermon. Life Compared to Game, "Let us take bridge whist Life is like such a game. When you play for Influence, might and power, clubs are trumps. When the game Is played for wealth, passion or frivolity, then dia monds are trumps, and when the game is played for love, then of course hearts are trumps, but It is worth while to remember that at any turn of the game spades may turn up and be trumps. ' . - "Shuffle your cards as you will, you cannot get rid of the ace or spaaes, which, when trumps, will dig your SPECIAL FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY 49c "OWL" STRAW HAT CLEANER Enough to' clean ten hats, for sale r f at AXJC SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER With every package of Williams' Dental Cream w will give FREE, while they last, a Nickel-plated Tooth-Brush Holder. 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