Morning Oregonian., August 13, 1912, Page 5, Image 5

13, 1913.
TO
POST OFFICERS SPY,
SAYS LA FOLLETIE
DEFEATED CANDIDATE FOR IDAHO GOVERNORSHIP MAY
HEAD BULL MOOSE TICKET IN STATE.
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Mikado's Burial to Take Day
and Night Ceremony.
Senator Asserts Mail Rifled
Because He Is Investigat
' ing Service.
SERVICES BEGIN AT 6 A. M.
THE MORNING OREGONIAN. TUESDAY. AUGUST
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Blue
CHARGES TERMED 'ABSURD'
Firt Assistant Secretary Grandfield
Declares Allegation Tntrne as
Department Is Not Inter
erted In Probe.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. The Senate,
after five hours' work today on the
postoffice appropriation bill, reached an
agreement to vote on the measure at
4 P. M. tomorrow.
Discussion of the bill was enlivened
late in the day when Senator La Fol
lette. speaking on a House provision
granting to employes of the postal
service the right to organize, deliber
ately charged officials of the postof
fice with rifling his mail In an at
tempt to delve into an Investigation he
was making Into the postal service.
The vTlsconsin Senator said that his
mall had been "subjected to an es
pionage almost Russian in character,"
and he showed to the Senators a bun
dle of letters which, he said, had been
tampered with.
Chance I" Ridiculed.
"Absurd" and "ridiculous" are adjec
tives applied by officials of the Post
office Department to Senator La Fol
lette's charge. It is declared positively
that if the Senator's mail has been
rifled the crime was committed by
somebody not connected with the de
partment. Dr. Grant B. Grandfield. first a?fcis-.
tant. in the temporary absence of Mr.
Hitchcock, Acting Postmaster-General,
said:
"Wo never have heard until now that
Senator La Follettes mail had been
tampered with. I think the Senator Is
mistaken when he charges that of
ficials of the Postofflce Department ri
fled his mall In an attempt to learn
the result of an Investigation he Is
making or for any other purpose.
VAs to the Senator's statement that
his mall was subjected to .'an espion
age almost Russian In character," the
charge Is absurd, as no one In the Post
office Department has the slightest In
terest in the replies of the clerks to
the Senator's inquiries. All mall ad
dressed to. members of Congress in
Washington passes out of the hands of
the Postoffice Department when It
reaches the - Senate and House postof-
fices."
Dealal Made by. Sharp.
Chief Inspector Robert C. Sharp was
equally certain that Senator La Toi
lette's charges were unfounded, and was
emphatio in his denial of them.
"No attempt, of course, ever was
made to watch Senator La Follette's
mail or to ascertain the contents of any
letter addressed to him or sent out by
him." said the inspector. "Any in
spector caught opening a sealed letter
not addressed to him would be sub
jected to the full penalty of the law.
In fact, an inspector, having knowledge
of the law on the subject, could not
in such circumstances escape a peniten
tiary sentence."
Fe.nator La Follette. after making his
charges, said that men were reraovud
from the railway mail service "for no
other reason than that they joined or
ganizations destined to improve labor
conditions in the service."
RepreMioa Case Cited.
He cited several instances. Including
the case of George W. Nichols, who
after 22 years of service in the de
partment, was suspended shortly after
he became a candidate for office in the
Railway Mail Clerk's Protective Asso
ciation. The Senator discussed the "gag
rules" promulgated by President Roose
velt and President Taft. forbidding
postoffice employes from carrying their
grievances to members of Congress.
He had read into the records several
letters from mail clerks in response to
the circular letters. He asserted that
the officials of the department recog
nized only one organization, the Rail
way Mail Association, which, he suld.
was dominated by the officials of the
department.
Three Provisions Acted Upon.
Three important provisions of the
postoffice bill were acted upon today.
The Bourne-Bristow plan lor a parcels
post system, with a system of gradu
ated charges based on eight zones of
distance dividing the country, was
placed in the bill as a substitute for the
House parcels post provision, which
outllaed a flat charge of 12 cents a
pound throughout, the country.
A provision in the House bill making
available Federal funds to assist the
states in good road construction was
voted down, and an amendment framed
by the Senate committee providing for
a commission of three Senators and
three Representatives to study the
question was adopted.
Another amendment written Into the
bill would compel newspapers using the
malls to file with the Postmaster-Gon-eral
the names of owners, publishers,
editors, stockholders and holders of
bonds and mortgages.
GOVERNOR REFUSES AID
(Continued From First Page.)
the lie" to Attorney Manning, declar
ing that Manning had at one time
- promised not to start habeas corpus
proceedings If the girl was extradited
and returned to Portland to secur her
clothes, and that now Manning threa
tenel to start such proceedings if the
girl was extradited.
Manama- Returns Compliments.
Manning admitted this, but declared
that Dolan and Vaughn had also lied
to him. He said they had agreed to
return the girl to Portland for her
clothes if she agreed to come to Salem
and now. he declared, they planned to
take her directly to San Francisco
from Salem.
Governor West, during the proceed
ings, touched upon the Wilde case, de
claring he had taken the stand when
the Wilde requisition was before Gov
ernor Johnson, of California, that the
Governor had no reason to investigate
the question, but should send Wilde
back to Oregon for trial.
jn granting the extradition he de
clared that the girl, In his mind,
evidently was old enough to know what
she was doing and that the question
of her morality was not under con
sideration. "I am willing to let the question of
whether the complaint states fact suf
ficient to constitute a crime to rest with
the California courts." he said. -Amwanl
la Reached.
After Manning had threatened to
bring habeas corpus proceedings and
drag the officers and girl from the
train if they attempted to take her
to California tonight, an agreement was
reached that the girl should be re
turned to Portland to secure her
clothing and that no habeas corpus
nrnceedings snouio d. .
P Mrs? Brown herself made furious
ob-
; Atv V &rJ v J -S- "' - -,Hi zTs '
PAl'L A. CLAGSTOSK.
jection to being taken to San Fran
cisco before she was reiurnea to ron
land, declaring that Detective Vaughn
had consistently Ilea to ner ana uni
he knew he was still doing so. With
this outbreak she burst into team and
sobbed during the remainder of the
time in the Governor's office and while
she was being taken to await the train
to return her to Portland.
The Portland police have in their
possession a large number of letters,
receipted bills and other documents
taken from the apartments where
Montrose and Mrs. Brown were staying
in Portland. These are largely a
medium through which they hope to
turn Montrose over to the Federal au
thorities on a white slave charge, ac
cording to statements made here today.
Couple Travel Far.
tv. rmitrh tfiA lAttnrn and documents.
it was ascertained that the couple went
under the aliases ot wewman ana
Winters, as well as Montrose. Newman
hainir th name under - which they
stayed at the apartments in Portland.
They went rrom caiuornia to iaigary,
Canada, then to Vancouver, Seattle, Ta
coma and Portland.
Among these letters are some from
a sister of Mrs. Brown in Long Beach.
In one of these, the man whom Mrs.
Brown Is alleged to have swindled
being labeled "Poor Old Mutt" and
similar terms.
Letters which were directed to Mrs.
v .-In. .Ha han been kent in the
Multnomah County Jail.-cast aspersions
upon her moral cnaracier. out sne in
dignantly repudiates these letters as
being written by no one she knows and
labels them as "ridiculous" and "out
rageous.
TOURISTS ARE GREETED
PACIFIC HIGHWAY DELEGATES
REACH LOS ANGELES.
Auto Party From British Columbia
and Seattle Will Journey to
Mexican Border.
r ra i-rjn.vT.va rt Ausr. 12. (Spe
cial.) On a tour of Southern Califor
nia which will include a trip to the
Mexican border at Mia juana, onu.u
. I win nJ CAOttlA H.lPf tCN tO the
recent Pacific Highway Association
convention at San Francisco arrived in
Los Angeles today. They were mei oj
representatives of various Los Angeles
organizations and extended an official
and hearty welcome to the southland.
In the party of visitors are Judge
and Mrs. J. T. Ronald, of Seattle. Judge
Ronald is president of the Pacific High
way Association. Their car was fol
lowed by that of A. T. Todd, vice-presl-detU
and originator of the organiza
tion. Mr.- Todd was accompanied by
his wife. . They are from Victoria. B. C
and their car was decorated with ban
ners bearing the name "Victoria.""
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Tremper. 01 sen
tie; Mr. and Mrs. A. Warren Gould,
of Seattle: Mr. and Mrs. George Mellon.
m iti,... Air and Mrs. Thomas
Ul H.LVJJ. . w
Stewart and son, of Vancouver; Mr.
m a T Moodv. Miss Margaret.
Jennings " and Percy Bannerman. of
Victoria, were the otner memDera 01
the party.
r . o WAS TT1 f t hV reDI-
1 IIC picov.. " - .
i (h automobile club Of
Bcawuo . .
Southern California, representaiiveo ui
the Chamber of Commerce and by en
thusiastic automobile parties irom w
Angeles.
CLARK COUNTY ASKS T. R.
Senator Poindexter Urged to Have
Colonel Come to Vancouver.
vvi . "S - " ' ' ' -
Clal.) Theodore Roosevelt will deliver
an address in the L-'iarK iouniy mn-
.j. .nn,A fimA between September
11 and 15. if present plans of George
P. Larsen. manager, can ue uai.
successfully. It is known that Colonel
Roosevelt Is coming nrai uu
here about September 12.
Telegrams have been sent to his sec
i.rThir that th Colonel include
an address here in his itinerary, where
he will be able to speak to many thou
sand persons from all parts of the
ri,.nKlA Ptv.r vallev who will be
here. A message was also sent to
Senator Poindexter. urging mmio een
his influence to have Colonel Roosevelt
.-..v v, tt la hAlieved that he will
accept, as this offers an advantageous
place to meet large numoers irom imo
section or wasnington anu uiesn
Much-Named German Tarries In Jail
VANCOUVER, Wash.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) A German. 36 years old, oiessea
with the name of Blandlus Herman
Mox George Schmidt, now being held
In the county Jail, was today charged
formally . with forgery. It Is alleged
that Schmidt, who says that all Ger
mans have long names, forged a check
for 20 on the DuBoIs Lumber Com
pany Friday. While he did not obtain
any money on the check, he attempted
to several times and forged the name
of W. J. Andrews. He later admitted to
Sheriff Cresap that he la guilty of the
charge. x
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CLAGSTONE SAYS NO
Idaho Man Who Lost Blocks
Third Party Move.
VOICE OF PEOPLE HEARD
'I Entered Race in Primaries as
Straight Out-and-Ont Roosevelt
ProRresslve and X Will Abide
by Result," He Says.
SPOKANE, Aug. 12. Before leaving
for Boise, Idaho, tonight to attend the
official canvass of the vote cast at the
Idaho primary election. Paul A. Clag
stone, who in face of the returns was
defeated by 18 votes by John M.
Haines, of Boise, for the Republican
nomination for Governor, said:
"While a great many progressives
have suggested my name as a possible
candidate for the Governorship next
Fall, I feel that I entered the race in
the primaries as a straignt out-ana-oui
Roosevelt progressive and nearly won.
I feel that I must abide by the result,
and under no circumstances will I ac
cept the nomination for Governor on a
third party ticket."
P. Monroe Smock, of New Plymouth,
National committeeman for Idaho for
the Progressive party, is being men
tioned for Representative, as is also
Robert McCracken. of Boise, a Roose
velt booster who was defeated for the
nomination by a small majority by
Addison T. Smith.
Clae-stone's followers In Idaho believe
that when the vote is canvassed by the
State Board he will receive the nomi
nation by a narrow margin, but de
clare that no contest will be institutea,
and it is only on the belief that a mis
take has been made that they base
their claims.
CHOIR LEADER ATTACKED
HTCXTISGTOX WOMAX BEATEN
BY MAX BELIEVED XEGRO.
So Brutal Is Deed That Faction Op
posing Governor's Cleanup
Policy Aid Search.
BAKER. Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
Huntington, made famous by Governor
West's purity visit a week ago. is
seething tonight over the murderous
attack last night on Mrs. William Bar
clay, a member of the choir of the
MAthnrlixt Church, where Rev. R. J.
Lee, who helped West in his evidence,
is pastor. i
The stranger escaped and all day a
searching party on horses has been
following bloodhounds brought from
Boise, Idaho. The city has been
searched and the posse, headed by Dep
uty Sheriff Hannon. tonight is work
ing over the mountains towards Olds
Ferry. Every road out of the city is
guarded. Another pack of blood
hounds will reach Huntington at mid
night and the search will be continued
all night.
So brutal was the deed that the war
ring elements over Governor West's
visit have Joined to catch the man.
Mrs. Barclay, whose husband is anight
engineer on the O.-W. R. & N. Rail
road, was awakened at midnight by
the stranger. He told her he had seen
her through the church window as she
sang, then made his plans. She pleaded
with him and he laughed at her. He
then struck her behind the ear, knock
ing her head against the bed. She
finallv screamed and he ran. Two
neighbors Immediately responded. She
said she thought he was a negro, but
it was so dark she could not say defi
nitely. She could not identify three
that were produced.
Mrs. Barclay is one of the most
highly respected woman in Huntington.
She is in a critical condition.
Runaway Couple Wed.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. August 12. (Spe
cial.) Viva Shumway, the 16-year-old
Rainier girl who eloped from that place
Friday with Marion R. Neil, was marr
ried here Saturday afternoon by Jus
tice of the Peace Buck. The young
people were accompanied by the father
of the bridegroom. Young Neil and
his bride will make their home in the
valley with his father on a ranch. Their
elopement created a sensation at Rai
nier, where Nell was not well known
and because of the sudden disappear
ance it was reported that it was
feared the young lady had been kidnaped.
Imposing Shinto Ritual to Be Used
in Obsequies Over Late Musuhlto
Starting September IS .ind
Ending Two Days Later.
TOKIO, Aug. 12. The official pro
gramme for the funeral of Emperor
Mutsuhito,, who died on July 30, was
Issued today. The services are to begin
at 6 o'clock A. M., September 13. when
Emperor Yoshlhito and the Empress
Dowager will be present.
At 7 o'clock P. M., the elder states
men, the Peers, all the high1 officials
and the foreign representatives are" to
assemble at the palace, from which the
procession will start at 8 P. M. Em
peror Yoshihito will not Join the pro
cession, but will meet it on the Aoyama
parade ground.
Many Priests to Attend.
The line of the procession, which will
be very long. Is to be interspersed with
musicians, torchbearers and officials
carrying emblems, while many priests
also will participate.
The coffin containing the body is to
he drawn bv a team of oxen. The en
tire route' is to be lined by soldiers of
the rearular army.
Immediately after the arrival of the
nroression at Aoyama the tuners 1 ser
vice will begin and will comprise the
full and imposing Shinto ritual. After
the services the Emperor will person
ally read a tribute to the dead mon
arch, and this will be followed by an
other bv the Empress Dowager, who
will be succeeded by the ministers of
state and others, the musicians mean
while continuing to play funeral airs.
Tributes to Be Read.
At the conclusion of this service the
imperial train is to leave for Kioto, but
Emperor Yoshihito and tne impress
Dowager will not travel by it The
train Is scheduled to arrive at 5:10 P.
M.. September 14. and a procession sim
ilar to that arranged from the palace
to the Aoyama parade grounds will fol
low. Various tributes to the late Em-
oeror's memory will be read beside the
tomb. Further services are to be held
on September 15, and these will con
clude the ceremonies.
The preparations made in Toklo are
complete. The coffin Is to be removed
tomorrow from the chamber in which
it is now lying to that prepared for
the lying in state.
Through the night the Empress jjow
aeer and the court ladles and officials
will remain beside the comn. from to
morrow until September 12 the highest
officials and leading personages will
be permitted to visit the chamber.
SECRETARY KSOX LEAVES SOOX
Friday Is Date Set for Departure of
American Funeral Envoy.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. Secretary
Knox will leave Washington Friday for
Japan to attend the funeral of the late
Emperor as the special representative
of the united States.
Secretary Knox now expects to sail
from Seattle on the cruiser Maryland
August 22 and arrive in Yokohama
September- 10, three days Deiore me
funeral.
PRIXCE HEXRY SOLEMX ENVOY
Kaiser Selects Brother to Attend
Funeral of Late Mikado.
BERLIN. Aug. 12. Prince Henry of
Prussia, the brother or the Uerman Ji.m-
neror. has been seleceea to go to iokio.
ha, win renresent ji,mijerur wuuaui
at the funeral of the late Emperor of
Japan.
Mark Twain's Playmate Buried.
-TxnXT pitV A ii o- 1 9 r SriAnf al.
UACii-lVii v.. . i , i.i-n. I '
Several hundred persons attended the
funeral Sunday afternoon at Clarkes of
John Livingstone, the former slave,
who came to this county in 1864, with
the family of Judge Ringo. The serv
ices were conducted by Rev. E. A.
Smith, and the body was interred be
side that of Llvlngstones wife, who
died many years ago. Livingstone died
Friday morning ui .iea.i. . jiogaoo,
having been in apparently good health
the day before. His boyhood was
passed in Hannibal, Mo., and one of
his playmates was Samuel Clemens
(Mark Twain;.
:
Aged Four Months
IHIop (Qold
dealer
Do the advocates of the Blue Sky Law favor
the granting of a franchise to the Northwestern
Electric without first having the bond and stock
issue conform to the provisions of the proposed Act?
Were the Blue Sky Law in effect, it is possi
ble that the proposed bond and stock issue would
be of an entirely different character.
The voters of Oregon, in November (in less
than ninety days) will vote upon a public utility
act, and what is termed a Blue Sky Law. The
effect of those measures upon newly formed com
panies is a very important one to the public.
Why should the Northwestern Electric be so
anxious to get a franchise before the people have
a chance to vote?
Does not sound business policy suggest that
we wait until these important matters are passed
upon? :
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Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
STATE DESIRES DOORS
FIGHT TO PROBE LOAX COX
CERX'S PAPERS BEGTJX.
Company Vigorously Opposing Or
der Granting Search or Insti
tution Commissioner III.
AN FRANCISCO. Aug. 12. The legal
fight over the right of the representa
tives of the State Building and Loan
Commission to conduct an investiga
tion of the affairs of the Continental
Building and Loan Association, and ex
amine the books and papers of the
corporation will be commenced tomor
row mqrning before Superior Judge
Sea well. IT
The petition of Attorney-General U.
S Webb for an order citing the com
pany directors and the officers of the
concern to show cause why Franc
Brandon, commissioned by Building and
Loan Commissioner Walker, should not
be permitted to enter the institution
and begin the search will be resisted
by Attorney Gavin McNab, appearing
for the company.
The Attorney-General and the bunding-
and loan commission are techni-
The best of hops, malt and water may be used
in making beer, but if it isn't properly aged
after being brewed it isn't good beer to drink.
In the huge storage vats where , '
is stored after being brewed, is where the sharpness is
aged out of it. You never hear of our beer causing
biliousness. That's because every quart we make is
aged for four months or more. Have you told your
to send you Hop Gold? -
cally In control of the association un
der the order of Judge Graham vacat
ing today the restraining order which
enjoined them from interfering with
the company's business.
When Brandon, in charge of the
Continental Building and Loan Asso
ciation, by George S. "Walker, State
Building and Loan Commissioner, at
tempted to take possession this morn
ing, he found the dors locked and a
company guard inside. Deputy Brandon
Immediately reported to R. W. Harri
son, representing Commissioner Walk
er, and Harrison went into conference
with Attorney-General Webb to deter
mine if a forcible entry would be wise.
Commissioner Walker, who declared
the Continental insolvent last Thurs
day, with liabilities exceeding $300,000.
is ill in his home at San Jose.
Cowlitz Candidates Xumerotis.
CENTRALIA, Wash.. Aug. 12. (Spe
cial.) The filings for Cowlitz County
offices were closed Saturday with the
largest number of candidates in the
history of the county, a total of 41 hav
ing filed. A brisk fight is expected
at the primaries for some of the nominations.
Tidewater Gets New Store.
W ALD PORT, Or.. Aug. 12. (Special.)
A new store building, with residence
in connection, has been erected at Tide
water by Nicholas Ludemann, of that
place. Mr. Ludemann expects to in-
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Many children and some grown-ups
are now. and many others will soon
be, taking piano lfssons. and the fac.
tories are paying the teachers through
an arrangement mado by Eilera Mu
sic House. See announcement. "More
Details as to the Free Music Les
sons." tenth page, this Issue.
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