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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 5, 1912)
l'HE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY. SEPTE3IBER 5, 1912. GIRL SMILES PRETTY 20-YEAR-OLD GIRL ON TRIAL ON FIRST DEGREE HURDER CHARGE. Pe-ru-na ana Ka-tar-220 LIFE TRIAL BEGINS Ihartf received a letter, froo: 'a-' "jl yoons lady, wno 4 WHEN alii me: I Hazel Erwin, Youthful Defend ant, in Good Spirits Facing Murder Charge. CONVICTION MEANS NOOSE Frson?r Likely to Admit Luring: Kay Wallace to His .Death but Will Deny Intent to Slay Jury May Be Chosen Today. Smilinsr and apparently as happy as if she did not have the slightest cause for worry. Hazel Erwin sat In Judge ' Kavanatigh'g court Tuesday, while the selection of a jury to try her on charge of murder in the first degree was proceedings A casual observer would never have guessed that she was a defendant and, least of all, that, in case of conviction on the charge pre ferred, the trial judge would have no alternative but to sentence her to be hanged. She is accused, together with TV Ward Tanner, whose trial is sched uled to commence September 10, with the murder of Ray V. Wallace. The woman is a pretty blonde, 20 years of age, with an attractive face. Except for the fact that she is on trial charged with the crime, one would never imagine her capable of commit ting or conniving at the death of a hu man being. During the recess periods she chatted pleasantly and vivaciously with Matron Cameron, of the County Jail, her attorneys and others. Good nature was even reflected in the venire men being examined to test their qual ifications to pass up her fate. Defendant In Good Spirits. The prisoner was attired In a white waist trimmed with bits of bright rib bon, a dark skirt reaching to her shoe tops, which fitted her nicely, and high , tan shoes. On her cheeks was the glow of health and her eyes sparkled with laughter and good spirits. The examination of Veniremen was taken up by Deputy District Attorney Fitzgerald on behalf of the state. John A. Jeffrey, who is associated with "W A. Burke in defending the girl, exam infd ffr the defense. When court ad journed last night 11 had been passed ror cause. They are: J. S. Hall, A Hamel, A. L. Maney, C. W. Farra Charles Danielson, H. Kassebaum, James Soheidecker, W. H. Ballard, C. H. lambson and T. A. Scall. Six were ex rused by the court for cause, three or four of them because of scruples attainsi returning a verdict of guilty 1 me lace or tne Knowledge that the only penalty is death. As compared wit the Roberts trial there was, however, a smaller number of veniremen oppose .'. ,5;? stjs'M. ,: . ;f ; ';; V':'1: ;f' f:f:;f:.;!::v&iii: ' . . 1 t.M..wl . ...... .... Ifc,. HAZEL ERWIV. :: r. v VI t 1L w S. B. Harcaw. M.O. the old Pe-ru-na. (Ka-tar-co) bet ter than the "re vised Pe-ru-na?" Either medi cine haa its plaoe. One is adapted for one condition, anoth er (or another. Ka-tar-no is a better remedy for some condl tiona than the revised Pe-ru na. on tne other band, the revised Fe-rji-na Is a better remedy for some, conditions than Ka-tar-no. They are: both In tended as catarrh Temedies. They have both done a great work In relieving catarrh, chronic and acute. Many hundreds -of caes of chronlo catarrh have recovered while talcing Ka-tar-no and the same is true of the revised Pe-rn-na during the lost six years since Its revision. There ts a difference, however,' In the two remedies. Whenever catarrh is associated with constipation then the revised Pe-ru-na is- the best. In deed, this Is exactly why the revision was made, to meet each-cases. But where no laxative is needed, where the bowels are regular or inclined to be loose, then he old Pe-ru-na (Ka-tar- no) is the better remedy. The revised Pe-ru-na Is for sale" at all drug stores. Those wishing to ob tain Ka-tar-no, address The Ka-tar-no Co, Columbus, Ohio. not confirmed by the Senate, protest having been made by Senator Miles Poindexter. GUN DUEL FOUGHT to capital punishment. In hfs questions to jurors Mr. Fitz jreram practically showed that, tli state expects to prove that the pirl and 1 anner conspired to lure Wallace t their room in an Alder-street loilsinir nouse lor tne purpoHe or netting h money by whatever means mlsrht be conio necessary, that the killing nc currert in the act of robbery and tha tne plrl was a woman of the under world and Tanner her macquereaux. .Money rauxe of KilllnK. The questions of the defense indi eatea, ax tne attorneys representing it have already announced, that the itirl infencs to make a elean breast of her relations With Tanner, will deny tha he sanctioned or miKgested the killing 01 anace, though admitting: that she lured him to the room to get his money. The Jurors were told. In the lorm of Ions hypothetical questions, mat the defendant was insanely in fatuated With Tanner and that it was her blind love for him which led to her present predicament Peputy District Attorney Fitzcerald was careful to make the prospective jurors reiterate asaui and airain that tney would not be deterred either by uic (icifiirtaiit s sex or by her youth ana attract:veness rrom nndinR a ver uict sustained by the evidence, no mat ter what the consequences to her might LC. Althnush the defense has 12 per e;nptory challenges and the etate half nat number, it is expected that all will not be utilized i.nd that the jury will ue cuinjueie ny tonMrnt. FUGITIVE SLAYER TRAPPED Idaho Outlaw Surrounded by Posses in Cabin in Woods. V ALSACE. Idaho, Kept. " 4 John Louma. fugitive since Sunday night, when he shot two men at F.navllle, Killing one and fatally wounding the other. Is surrounded tonight In a cabin six mllt'S from the scene of the shoot lnr. Ten men are Kuardtnx him with the expectation that they win be able to take him tomorrow morntns. Louma came out of the woods to nlht, and, appearing at a ranchers home, demanded food. He disappeared later. The rancher notified the offi cers and bloodhounds were placed on his trail. They followed him to the cabin In the woods. Fears are entertained that If Louma is taken, efforts will be made to take him from the officers and lynch him. LEWISTON VOTES BRIDGE Idaho City Also Will Buy Site for Livestock s1k and Park. LEWISTON, Idaho. Sept. i. By an overwhelming majority the voters of the city of Lewlston voted to ronstrust a modern free steel bridfre across the Clearwater River at Lewiston, and to purchase a 40-acre improved tract east of the city to be the permanent home of the Northwest Livestock Show, the Lewiston-Clarkston Fair and natural park site for the city. The bridge measure carried by a vote of 5S3 to it, and the park issue by a vote of 3X4 to 37. The City Council will take immediate action to sell the bonds and receive bids. The work of improving the grounds will be taken up at once to put the grounds in shape for the second annual stock show, which will be held M Lewlston December 9-13.- Rancher of Port Angeles Fires Upon Neighbors. OWE NEAR DEATH'S DOOR Quarrel Over llore Tlmt Broke Into Assailant's Field Is Cause for an Kxchanjre or Shots Employe of Owner V'ietim of Wrath. t'UKT ANGELES. Wash.. Rent. 4 Charles Bates, a young rancher, lies at the point of death in a hospital here irom a gujianot wound inflicted by imam Benier. a neighbor, in a enn ouei netween neighboring ranchers, fought Tuesday morning at the Buck- horn ranch on Little River, ten mllea southwest of this rlty. Bender was uninjured, as was T.- C. Nisson, the third party to the affair. although both were shot at, the former five times and the latter once. The quarrel was over horses belong ing to Sisson. The horses would get into uenoers llell, it Is said, and Bender put them in his barn. Bates was in the employ of Sisson, running pack train Irom the Mountain Inn up the Elwha Valley to the Olympic Hot Springs. Bates and Pisson started for Bender's cabin, according to their story, to set tle for any damages done by the horses and hring them home, but both car ried rifles. "When Bates, who was some distance in advance, was within a few feet of the cabin. Bender poked a shotgun out through the door and fired point blank, the charge tearing away the muscles of Bates' left arm and a por tion of his left side over the heart. Bender then stepped out of the door and fired the other barrel at Sisson, who returned the fire with the five shots of his Winchester, mutilating the cabin, but missing Bender. Bender has been arrested. AT THE THEATERS distinctly ,to George MacFarlane for his unctuous understanding and keen appreciation of the possibilities of his role as the lajor-General Stanley of the British Army. MacFarlane, who made himself a favorite here when he save us the "Mikado" the other even ing is sufficiently satisfying as the Major that even the most exigent of Gilbert and Sullivan's admirers could not conscientiously have asked . for more. His capital baritone voice to get her with his admirable sense of comedy acting combine to make the ro'e a delight. That genius of fun-making, De Wolf Hopper, has very little to do, but as the copper gives a droll characterisa tion that is natural enough to pre suppose he is a real policeman, just dropped in off his beat. Hopper just s.mply couldn t let Gil bert go him one better in the opera. so he added several pertinent parodies on suffrage, taxi troubles, et cetera, which in all possibility made pood old Gilbert turn over in his two-by-sis. It was heresy, but the audience de manded more, and got it. When the performance was over the audience kept its seats, an unheard of thing ih Portland. Last night, however, Hopper was forced to make his usual curtain call, even if it came with the last curtain. Blanche Puffield as Mabel, the Gen eral's .daughter, and Arthur AldrJdge as the reformed pirate carry a goodly part of the score and contribute might ily to the success. Mies Duffield's in tricacies of vocalization show that she delights in it. Her singing of "Poor Wandering One," the only waltz song in all Sullivan's operas, was food, for entr'act praise. Aldridge's sweet, high tenor found free rein and volume in the role al lotted him as Frederick. Kugene Cowleft" singing of the pirate chief part took on the value of grand opera and ensnmble number, "Hail Poetry," was a veritable vocal triumph. Arthur Cunningham's tenor as the pirates lieutenant was heard pleasur ably. Kate Condon was a signal hi as the piratical maid of all work and Alice Brady, demure and dainty. Viola Gillette, plump and pert, and lovel Louise Barthel completed the cast as the three daughters of the General. lo Frank Paret. musical director, must go credit for a great share in the success of these operas. His orches tra and the direction of it command admiration. "Pirates of Penzance" will be repeat ed on Friday night. This afternoon and tonight will witness "Pinafore." Thurs day night "Patience" will be given with "The Mikado" again on Saturday night and at a matinee. FIRE LOSS IS $50, ENTITIE BLOCK IS RAZED IX EARLY MORXIXG BLAZE. THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE" Or. "A Slave to Duty" A Comic Op era by Kir W. H. (iiihert and Sir Arthur tiullivan Presented at the Heilijr Tbrater. CAST. Richard EuKene Cowlea Samuel Arthur Cunningham Fredt-rlc Arthur Aldrldge MaJ -Gen. Stanley. .George M'Farlane Edward DeWolf Hopper Mabel....... Blanche Duffteld Kate a Alice Brady Edith ..Viola Gillette Isabel Louise- Barthel Ruth Kate Condon Spokane Rates in Effect. SPOKANE. Wash.. Sept. 4. Spokane shippers received advices from repre sentatives of Western railroads in Et. Taul that lower freight rates on the commodities which were held up when the compromise tariff of June IS was agreed upon would be placed in effect at once. There are about a doxen commodi ties affected and it is estimated the reduction in the rates will be 3 or 4 per cent. The new rates will remain in effect until December Si. when they will be the subject of a hearing; before tne Interstate Commerce Commission. BY LEONE CASS BAER. OT having been done to untimely end by the various amateur dra matic and singing societies, nor having served as an excuse for "benefits." The Pirates of Penzance" at the Hell- last night was new to most of is. and its tunes held the freshness and charm that goes with a first hearing. lt big choral numbers, written with masterly contrapuntal effects, and ex pressed with melody and tremendous strength make it far and away ahead of "The Mikado" In a strictly musical sense This little-seen masterpiece of Gilbert and Sullivan was wonderfully done, scenically. musically and dramat ically, and reveals the Festival com pany at its best. Unquestionably "The Pirates" is the most ingenious of the Gilbert and Sul livan operas and it stands out for the sheer swagger of its music. The musical strength of the company is exploited and tested in its fullest. A large chor us of male voices, excellently trained, is constantly called upon with the ad mirable effect of a huge organ accom paniment. At times the quality of the tones produced takes on the semblance of cathedral music, vibrant and deep in melody again as in the pirate's chorus they ring with the light abandon of a modern musical comedy. A positive relief Is the girls' chorus a bevy of pretty maids, in dainty lingerie, ankle-length gowns. Their sinking voices, too, were pleasing. The high water mark of worth goes MOJHERS' PENSIONS URGED Spokane Women to Lobby for Law Aiding Dependent Parent. SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 4. (Special.) The formation of the "Spokane League for the Protection of Mother hood" for the definite purpose of at tending the next session of the Legis lature to work for a state law for the pensioning Of dependent mothers, is contemplated by the Spokane Mothers' Congress. The plans for a definite and vigorous campaign, beginning now, for the enactment of this legislation are now being perfected and the work will be started at a meeting of the congress at the Central Christian Church Wed nesday afternoon at 2:30. As planned, the Spokane League for the Protection of Motherhood will com prise 12 women who are in a position to go to the Legislature and work for the proposed law. DENTIST'S GAS IS FATAL Wife of Well-to-Do Colfax Farmer Dies From Somnoform. COLFAX, Wash., Sept. 4. (Special.) Mrs. Barbara Heibenricb, aged 41. wife of Peter Heibenrich, well-to-do farmer. living 10 miles south or coifax, died in a dentist's chair in the office of H. W. Pugh, local dentist, of Colfax, today. Dr. uyh had given two capsules of somnoform and pulled 10 teeth. Physi cians state that Mrs. Heibenrich's death wes caused from dilated heart and death came very soon after gas was given. "Mrs. Heibenrich Is survived by her husband, two sons and two daughters. COINER GETS APPOINTMENT Despite Senate's Action, Tacomn Man Succeeds Klnier E. Todd. SEATTLE, Sept. X-Beverly w. Coin er, of Tacoma, has been given a recess appointment as United States District Attorney for the Western District of .Washington, it was announced here today. s Mr. Coiner was appointed six weeks ago to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Elmer E. Todd, but was Fostoffice Is Destroyed, as Are Five Other Buildings Telephone . Em ploye Suffers Burns. Fire believed to have started in the reaj- of the Milwaukee Appeal print shop at 1 o'clock Tuesday morning swept one entire block on Main street between Washington and Jefferson streets at Milwaukle, Or., a suburb of Portland, doing damage estimated at $50,000. The lire razed the entire block. Including the postofflce. Only the Sellwood lire apparatus from Portland was able to reach the scene. Water was pumped from th-rlver to quench the flames. Wires from all parts of the town, ex cept the Milwaukie or Bobby Burns tavern and the O. W. P. repair shops. were down and aid was summoned with difficulty. The flames ate one entire block, com prising five frame buildings, two store buildings and damaged property ad joining on the opposite Bides of the streets. The principal losses in buildings and property furnishings are: O. Wissinger. two-story frame gro cery and merchandise store, $5000: fur ishings. $5000. Another frame building owned by Wissinger and used as a hay and feed store, $2000. Oddfellows and Woodmen of the World Hall, two-story frame building, built in 1892. loss $5000. Postofflce building, owned by John Wetzhler, two-story frame, loss $10,000. The postofflce furnishings were lost, valued at $5000. Tailor shop owned by Lautan Schla- ger, loss $n00. Print shop, Milwaukle Appeal, witn presses and stock, loss $5000. Building completely destroyed. Two-story frame building owned by Lew Albee, furniture loss $500. H. M. Van Horn, trouble man at the telephone exchange, was burned about the hands in fighting the fire at the telephone building, which was burned but not put out of commission. 1913 Arrives IE extend to the motoring public an invitation to call and view this car, which ws honestly believe is the equal of any car built, regardless of price. vv Covey Motor Car Co. EXCLUSIVE CADILLAC DEALERS 2 1 st and Washington Sts. Portland, Oregon THIEF SIABS NURSE Man Attacks a .Convalescent Woman at Her Own Door: City Physician Ziegler. While the knife barely penetrated her skin, the fact that she is convalescent from an attack of illness may make the shock seclous. Vancouver Friends to Attend. VANCOUVER. Wash., Sept. 4. fppe- oial.) Many friends of the late Joseph Burke, a native son of this city, who died in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, will go to Portland tomorrow to attend the funeral at St. Mary's Cathedral. flormany has ttu.Oflo men In her navy. The silk Industry of .Tnpan has Increased In 10 years from approximately $37,000,000 lo ?'-. P"0. "0. KNIFE WOUND NOT SERIOUS Mrs. ElBie Gilsdorf, Just Discharged From Hospital, Victim ot As sault Robber Secures Her Purse and $60. Fruit Shipments Highest. SPOKANE. Wrash.. Sept. 4. (Spe cial.) August. 1912, passed into his tory as a record breaker for fruit ship ping from Wenatchee, the total output for the month being 450 cars, an in crease of 100 cars or more .over any previous August. The revenue from the salo of early fruits is said to be an increase" over the best previous year of $50,000. "Water-driven electric power plants with a capacity of S7.fi17 horsepower were installAd In Sweden last year. The Stopfopfcana water fall was utilized to drive one of the larg tst plants. Just out of a hospital, Mrs. Elsie Gilsdorf, a trained nurse, was held up. stabbed and robbed of $60 late last night as she was returning to her home at 3S7 First street, from a drug store at Third and Harrison streets. The assault occurred within a few steps of the front door of her residence. She was not seriously hurt, aside from the shock. Mrs. Gilsdorf had walked to the drugstore earlier in the evening to pay a bill attendant on her stay in the hospital, from which she was dis charged yesterday. Coming home, she was forced to pass along a dark street. Just as she passed two trees close to gether at Second and Montgomery streets, a man sprang from the shad ows, grabbed her purse with one hand, and stabbed her slightly in the left breast, knocking her down. Her purse, a large black bag, contained $55 in gold, besides smaller coins, and was ornamented with her initials, "E. G." When she recovered from the shock of the blow she telephoned to the po lice station. Detective Sergeant Smith, Sergeant Harms and Patrolman Long worked over the district about the scene of the affair, but were unable to find traces of her assailant. Mrs. Gilsdorf is under the care of Even in its earl v stages Catarrh, is a most distressing complaint, knerwn by its symptoms of stuffy ieeling in the head and nose, roaring in the ears, mucna in the throat, difficult breathing, etc. When the blood be comes thoroughly polluted, with catarrhal matter the inflammation extends to the bronchial tubes, causing noarseness ana orcen an aggravating cougn, the stomach is affected, resulting in dyspepsia, loss of appetite, and grad. tially all the mucous membranes ottne Doay Decome diseased. Catarrh i3 a deep-seated blood disease and must be treated constitutionally; it is beyond the" reach of local treatment. Only temporary relief can ever be had from the use of sprays, washes, etc. S. S. S. cures Catarrh by cleansing the blood of all impure catarrhal mattei and at the same time build ing tip the entire system. It goes down into the circulation and removes all impurities. Then as pure, nourishing blood circulates through the body, the inflamed membranes heal, all discharges cease and every symptom of Catarrh passes away. Don t neglect Catarrh; cure it -with S. S. S. as thousands have 'done. Book on Catarrh and any medical advice free. WE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO- ATLANTA. GA. mnurr cam imp ua d no Ui hi iHLmUil. IMLLIh ITCHY SCALP-25-CENT DANDER!" Save Your Hair! Danderine Destroys Dandruff and Stops Falling Hair at Once Grows Hair, We Trove It. If you care for heavy hair, that glistens with beauty and is radiant with life; has an incomparable, softness and is fluffy and lustrous you must use Danderine, because nothing else accom plishes so much for the hair. 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