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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1916)
TTTH UrORXTXO ORHGOXTATT. SATUBDAT, MAT 27, 1916. ANARCHIST IS SLAIN IN POLICE BATTLE Besieged Counterfeiter Leaves Note Bidding "Reds" Good-bye. RUSSIAN'S NAME UNKNOWN Slayer of San Krancisco Sergeant, Who Attempted to Arrest Coin l'asser, Writes With LeU Hand After Right Is Shattered. BAM FRANCISCO. May 25. "Good bye, friends. I am dying. I am losing blood fast. I have been wounded four times. Good-bye anarchists, I cannot see anybody to shoot any--longer." Through this fragment of a note, cribbled as ho lay mortally wounded, the police were working tonight to Identify the counterfeiter who was killed today by a police rifle squad in the waterfront shanty where he had taken refuge after killing Police Sergeant J. J. Moriarty, who had at tempted to . arrest aim for passing J counterfeit coins. The counterfeiter was identified partly as a member of the Union of Russian Workers by a woman in whose restaurant ho was employed as a, dish washer. His name is still unknown to the police. Los Angeles Clue Followed. In his lodging-house room, located through his employer, the police found a number .of -letters- a-ddressed to "T. W." and signed by Mrs. A. Stone, 6215 Pasadena avenue,. Los. Angeles. - The police have asked the Los Angeles po lice to Investigate. The counterfeiter succeeded in writ ing several farewell- notes with his left hand, his right having been shat tered by a police bullet. They were in Russian and scarcely legible to the Interpreter. The notes were un signed. Barricaded in a boathouse- on the edge of the bay, the lone desperado fought a half-hour gun and revolver battle with 60 policemen who sur rounded his lair after he had killed Moriarity. The defender of the little boathouse was stretched dead on its floor when the police finally captured the shanty after Fhootlng the lock off the. door with a hail of bullets. Real Arsenal Found. The battle was staged from land and water with a boat load of police men raining lead upon the stilted shanty from a point 100 yards out on the bay and another squad pumping lead from their sheltered land positions about the docks. The entrenched Russian poured a eteady stream of bullets at his uni formed enemies until he- fell dead o the floor of his shanty, which the po lice found an arsenal equipped with shotguns, rifles, atuomatic revolvers and stores of ammunition. The name of "M. E. Jones" was found on the tailor's label on the dead man's coat. Further than that he has not been identified. Russian'! Aim Is Poor. - Although his position -gave him a clean sweep of the bay and land about the barricade, the defender failed to bring down any policemen In . the staged battle. One of the spectacular features ofl the police fight for the boathouse was staged on top of a high gas tank about a block away'. A group of stock yards employes sniped away at the cabin from their high perch with rifles. WAITE TRIES TO FLIRT (Continued From First Page.) ground glass in. marmalade and gurm cultures in fish that she was to en. Miss Peck said she accepted Waite as what he appeared to be, and told of entrusting her business matters to him. She smiled as she recalled her narrow escapes from death. "I ate some of the marmalade," she said. "When I opened the jar again I found it full of something like sand. I took it back to the store and the proprietor apologized." Waite Smile, at Incident. Walte smiled broadly at her recital of this incident. The witness was then excused. Waite laughed until his shoulders shook when Abraham Bassford, Jr.. a tennis player with whom the defend ant had played, testified that Waite had "blown up"-in bis' game, and -had merely smiled when "called down" for errors. "Waice gave me the impression of marked egotism, as being an egomaniac in a marked degree," said Dr. Karpas. Waite told him he did not take his first proposal to Clara Peck very seri ously; that his object in marrying her was to obtain .social position and fi nancial standing and that he was not accustomed to having girls refuse to marry h,ira . .hut . to accept him right away. "Waite told me he intended to kill his wife as soon as they got to New York," continued the alienist. "He said he knew he could stop at nothing to gain his. end. I discovered a lack of moral sense. He thought only of him self." "I am just as all right as you are," Waite said to bim; "I don't realize .1 am in prison. I am happy. I don't see why they make such a fuss about Jt. Mrs. Waite was not soulful. She was not romantic. She was kind and con siderate, but was not my equal. I OREGON CITY DONS ITS GAYEST ATTIRE King, Queen, Governor and Peasant Will Participate in Today's Merrymaking. PORTLAND TO SEND HOST Staid Old Town by Willamette Is Transformed Over Night Into Circus-Like Arena Parade and Water Sports on Bill. OREGON CITT. Or., May 26. (Spe cial.) ".Dolled up" in miles of bunting and acres of flags, Oregon City tonight is prepared for the greatest Booster Day, Rose and Stock Show celebration in the history of the town. Main street is decorated from one end to the other. The tents of a score of concessions merry-go-rounds, cane stands and all the rest rose tonight like toadstools. ROYAL PAIR WHO WILL RULE AT OREGON CITY TODAY. did not know his act was wrong. He said he made up his mind Waite was insane during his first examination of him. After a brief cross-examination today Waite was excused and Miss Catherine Peck, sister of John E. Peck, was called. Waite testified yesterday that m an attempt to Kin her he had placed TIME SCHEDULE FOR TD PATRONS . The following schedule is foe the benefit of T & Ti Theater patrons -who desire to consult it "before leaving for Portland's largest and grandest the ater. You will find that you will en joy the photoplays 100 more if you see them properly from beginning to end. . You are cordially requested to consult this schedule or phone Main 68 for any information as regards the programme for the week commencing tomorrow. William Gillette will be seen in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's "Sherlock Holmes," the most popular figure in detective fiction; Billie Burke, "the sunshine, of the screen," will be seen in chapter 3 of "Gloria's Romance," "A Perilous, Love," while Frank Daniels rounds out the pro gramme with a snappy refined com edy, "Mr. Jack Hires a Stenograph er." A special tableau, picturing the famous Trafalgar Square, of London, and special musical selections will be another feature. f f i . - i I ' wi8iiiniA , A S ; 4 ii WTirrrrna-nrTYiiinriiiiiii'nv'i-rfiiiiim(f"-tff rtfrjg r titiiififrr'fiWiftirtArf j tfS-ytgVW, i 2 ,'' The wool included the Dave Lee clip, ! contracted by Barthold & Gerson. Neu- berger. and the C. IL Colton and P. J. Wyatt clips, taken over by P. J. Brown. The shipment leaves . approximately 100,000 pounds in the warehouse, but more is expected within the next few days, as allotments from the ranches have just begun to come In. Practically all Baker County wool will be moved out as fast as It Is received in the city, to fill contracts, while Grant County clips, which are Just beginning to move, may be held for a time as a larger proportion from that section of the country Jj still unsold. HILLES REACHES CHICAGO Secretary Reynolds Receives 12,400 Tickets for Convention. CHICAGO. May 26. Charles D. Hilles. chairman of the Republican National Committee, arrived in Chicago today and will remain until after the Na tional convention of the party June 7. The 12.400 tickets for the conven tion were received from the printer by Secretary James B. Reynolds during the day. The tickets will be placed In a safe deposit vault until Thursday. June 1, when the 2210 tickets set aside as Chicago's share as the convention city will be turned over to Fred W. Upham, chairman of the Chicago com mittee on arrangements, who will dis tribute them among the persons who subscribed to the $100,000 fund raised to bring the convention to Chicago.' On Sunday, June 4. Secretary Rey nolds will deliver the delegate and alternate ticket and badges to the dif ferent National committeemen for dis tribution. The press tickets will be distributed Monday, June 5. LOSS BY TORNADO $400,000 Fire Seriously Injured in Xortli Dakota Storm. FARGO. N. D., May 26. Five persons were seriously injured and property damage estimated at 300.000 was done in and around Wimbledon. N. D-. in a terrific tornado that passed over that district at 5 A. M. yesterday. Reports from other sections Indicated that an additional $100,000 damage followed the path of the storm. Wire communication with Wimbledon was restored last nigh and the first real details of the storm were received. The persons injured were: Mrs. Carl Mortensen, skull fractured may die. Carl Mortensen, crushed and condi tion serious. Hazel Mortensen, bruised and cut. James Vendler, skull fractured, con ditlon serious. Dr. W. B. Wanner, shoulder dislo cate a. KIXG EAHL (EAR Li HUTCltlXSOX) AND 0,1'EE.N ROSE (MISS ROSE IPTEGHOVE), wanted to use her money, and I ex pected to study and accomplish great things. I expect to go to the chair. I have always been for myself. If I wanted money I got it. If I wanted women I got them." As evidence of Waite's peculiar emo tional nature. Dr. Karpas said the den tist told him that when John E. Peck arrived here after the death of his wife by Waite's hand, Waite was able to look Mr. Peck directly in the eye and try to comfort him. Waite said to the alienist: "I have two selves, but I, myself, killed th?m because I had a purpose." On April 18 Waite told the alienist that he was a reincarnation and that the "man from Egypt" was the bad self. Walte later denied saying this. At the close of Dr. Dlefendorfs cross-examination Walter R. Reuel, counsel for the defense, announced that he rested and court was adjourned until tomorrow mornlnn. GIRL HUNTS FOR FATHER MISS ELSIE BAKER, BRIDE-ELECT, ENLISTS FRIENDS IN SEARCH. Sherlock Holmes". n :oo A. "Mr. Jack" 12i45P. filoria' Romance".,,,, liOOP. Tableau. 130P. "Sherlock Holmes" lt35F. "Mr. Jack" 3:20 P. Gloria's Romance 335 P. Tableau 4KHP, "Sherlock Holmes" 4:10 P. "Mr. Jack" 5:55 P. "Gloria's Romance" 6:10 P. Tableau. 6:40 P. "Sherlock Holmes". 6:45 P. "Mr. Jack". 8:30 P. "Gloria's Romance" 8:45 P. Tableau 0,15 p. "Sherlock Holmes". 9:20 P. "Mr. Jack". 11:05P. EXIT. 11:20 P. M. M. M. M. M M. M. M, M. 31. M. M. M. Mi M. M, M. M. M, Save this for reference. A new one will appear every Saturday. Young Roseburar Woman Discovers Her Mother Gave Her for Adoption and Then Disappeared. ROSEBUEG, Or., May 26. (Special.) Miss Elsie Baker, of Marshfield, and foster sister of a Roseburg laundryman, has enlisted the assistance of friend here in a. search for her parents. Miss Baker is 22 years of age, and not until a short time ago did she learn that she was the adopted child of Mr. and Mrs. Baker. Thus far, she has been able to learn but little of the earlier years before her adoption. It seems, however, that 20 years ago an aged woman arrived at Cottage Grove with a baby. The woman was overtaken with adversities and with out money or friends she sought a home for the child. The Infant was later adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Baker. The old lady soon afterward left there and has never been heard from since. Miss Baker is now at Springfield, it is said, where she is attempting to find a clew to the whereabouts of her real father. Her foster father is a highly respected resident of Spring field. Miss Baker is engaged to marry Fred Hill, of Marshfield, in June, and a message from her parents, if either is living, .or from their relatives would add Immensely to the joys of the com ing wedding day. GARY FAVORS DEFENSE PROTECTION OF AMBRICAN INDUS TRY IS URGED. Orders for Steel Falling Off, bnt Ca. paclty Overtaxed, and Trade la Declared Better Than Ever. NEW YORK. May 26. With more than 500. members present, the annual meeting of the American Iron and Steel Institute opened here today. Albert H. Gary, of the United States Steel Cor poration, president of the institute, de livered an address which dealt in a general way with the present condi tion of the industry. He urged' legis lation to protect American industry and the development of an American merchant marine. He spoke favorably of the policy of preparedness. "The steel industry." Mr. Gary said, "is good, better than ever before. Or ders have fallln off to a slight extent lately, but the daily bookings are larger than the total producing capac ity." St. Louis was selected as the place for the semi-annual meeting, to be held about October 27: and Oregon City's usual staid and con servative appearance has been lost. Tomorrow morning at 9:20 o'clock, the reign of King Earl and Queen Rose will begin. Though short, their authority will be supreme. Even Gov ernor Withycombe will lose his author ity as far as Oregon Cjty is concerned during his visit here. Earl Hutchinson won his position after a spirited con test, and Miss Rose Uptegrove was Clackamas County's candidate for Queen of the Portland Rose Festival. The celebration will be almost as much of a Portland affair as an Oregon City celebration. At 9:20 o'clock tomorrow morning the king and the queen will arrive at their throne on the -Courthouse steps and be crowned. Mayor Hackett will make a short talk, and will be fol lowed by Governor Withycombe at 9:45 o'clock. The prize stock of the North Willam ette Valley, gathered from Clackamas and Northern Marlon counties, will parade down Main street and back at 10 o'clock, and at 10:30 o'clock R. E. Reynolds, of the Oregon Agricultural College faculty, who is judge of the show, will make a talk at the stock show tent. George Lazelle Is 'superin tendent of this feature of the cele bration. Under the direction of County School Superintendent Calavan the children of the clty'will give a Maypole dance in Library Park. King Earl and Queen Rose will be back on. their throne at the Court house at 1:15. King Earl will order the capture of a salmon for the queen and leave his throne to assist the fish ermen. One of the features of the day will be the fishermen's races to be staged on the Willamette at the foot of Twelfth street. Seventh street, between Main street and the municipal elevator, has been set apart as the festival center, and at 7 o'clock free open-air dancing will begin. OREGOX CITY WILL BK MECCA Portland Organizations to Assist in 'Annual Celebration. Portland will furnish a large share of the attendance at Oregon City's an nual Rose Show, Livestock Show and "Booster day" celebration, today. The leading business organisations of Port land, headed by the members' council of the Chamber of Commerce, the Royal Rosarlans, the Ad Club, the Rotary Club, the East Side Business Men's Club and a number of others, have accepted the invitation extended by the Oregon City Commercial Club and will attend the festivities in large numbers. This will be Portland's first "official visit" to the "Falls City" and the local delegations will take an active part in at least one of the star features of the day's programme the grand floral pageant at 2 o'clock. The Royal Ro- sarians in uniform, escorted by their band, will be in one division, and a delegation of Ad Clubbers led by their quartet will appear in the automobil section. The quartet will sing popular Bongs, while the procession is under way, and the Rosarian band will give an open air concert following the parade. - The Portland Motorboat Club will take part in the water sports which will be staged in the Willamette River a short distance below the falls. Portland visitors will be permitted to enter the various athletic contests. races, etc., which will be held on Main street during the afternoon and for which cash prizes wil be awarded the winners. Mayor Hackett. of Oregon City.' has been trying all week to reach Mayor Aloes with a challenge for a 75-yard "Mayoralty" foot race. If Mr. Albee shows up when the time comes for the race, jyir. iiacKett win challenge hi on the epot. The Chamber of Commerce and Royal Rosarian delegates will go to Oregon City on the Grahamona, which has been chartered for the occasion. The boat will leave Portland at 12:30 P. M. The trip to the Falls City will require an hour. Vale, Or., Postmaster Nominated. OREGONlAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, May 26. The President today nominated John P. Houston postmaster at Vale. Or. . ... Maker Wool Moves East. BAKER. Or.. May 26. (Special.) Wool shipping started from Baker today when two carloads were taken from the Randetman warehouse, oper ated by the Baker Mill .t Grain Com pany, and billed cut to Eat tern points. CHURCHMEN HOLD MEETING Annual Conference of Ministers and Laymen at Ridgefield Closes. KIDGEFIELD. Wash.. May 26. fSpe- cial.)-The annual meeting of the Min isters and Laymen s Association fo the Vancouver district, which was held at the Rldgefield Methodist Episcopal Church Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, was concluded Thursday night with a stereopticon lecture by J. M. Weaver. Sunday school missionary of the Puget Sound confer ence. The lecture illustrated the or ganization and progress of Sunday schools in remote parts of the Isorth west. 'About 50 ministers and laymen were in attendance, besides others from va rious places in the Vancouver district, which is composed of about 40 churches. The special music by home talent anU visiting ministers was a big feature of the meetings. A number of the pastors spoke before the high school students while here. CANADIAN FORESTS AFIRE Wide Area in Mount Ilobson Park Is Reported to Be Burning. PRINCE GEORGE. B. C. May 26. Damage is being sustained in this part of British Columbia, through forest nres. Many have started in the hot, dry weather of the past few days. One within a few miles of the city presents a gorgeous scene at night. An enormous blaze is said to be raging in Mount Robson Park on the Grand Trunk Pacific and on the Cana dian Northern Railway near Yellow head Pass. The Provincial government has a small army of men fighting fires in this vicinity. SEATTLE, Wash., May 26 Forest fires were reported today from Skagit County, where hundreds of acres of logged-off land near Sedro-Woolley were being burned over. The State Fire Warden has a force of men keep ing the fire under control. RAILROAD WORK TO START Pacific Great Eastern Company of Canada to Employ 1300 Men. VANCOUVER, B. C, May 26. Ar rangements having been made by the provincial government for financing the operations, the Pacific Great Eastern Railway plans to resume construction at once on its line north of Clinton, the present rail head. 166 miles from Squa mlsh, the Howe Sound terminal. The railway, which was begun three years ago, will run from Vancouver to Fort George and furnish an Important north-and-south link with the trans continental system of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, opening rich tracts of agricultural, mining and timber lands. Employment will be given to 1300 men statlonmen, carpenters, mechanics and track laborers being required. BANKER'S TRIAL NEAR END Jury to Get Charge Today in Case Involving Stock Transactions. WASHINGTON. May 26. Arguments in the trial of C. C. Glover, William J Flather and Henry H. Flather, presi dent, vice-president and ex-cashier of the Riggs National Bank, were con ducted in the District Court Qonlght and Justice Siddons adjourned court with the announcement that he would charge the jury tomorrow. The case involves much complicated evidence about alleged stock transac tions between the Riggs Bank and Lewis Johnson & Co., a defunct local brokerage house, which the three in dicted men denied were bank transactions. 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The New Victor Records for June Include music for everyone: She Sang Aloha to Me Fair Hawaii Otilia Maid Venetian Song by McCormack Gau temala - Panama March My Old Kentucky Home by Gluck and many others. Get a Victrola for Your Canoe Special Terms Arranged. Mruanln Floor. C-Merchandise of cV Merit Only KISSES ARE TABOO Mrs. Orpet Must Not Be Dem onstrative, Is Ruling. MARIAN'S LOVE DEAD-CHUM MIsb Josephine Iavls Will Testify of Confidences Placed In Her by Dead Girl Fatal Trywt to Be In Evidence. WAUKEQAM 111.. May 26. A diver sion from the routine of Jury selection was afforded spectators at the prelimi naries to the Orpet murder trial here today by the summoning to court of L. R. Merwln, a dismissed venireman, to answer an accusation made by at torney for Will Orpet, who is to be tried for the alleged murder of his former sweetheart, Marian Lambert Merwin was dismissed on peremptory challenge of attorneys for the defense yesterday, although he repeatedly de clared he had never expressed an opin ion as to the guilt or' innocence of the defendant. Orpet's counsel, however, re ported to the court that investigation has convinced them that Merwln had expressed an opinion that was unfavor able to their client. The court granted partly a motion by the state to prevent demonstrations of affection toward, her son by Orpet's mother. The state charged that Mrs. Orpet daily entered the courtroom and in view of prospective Jurors went to the table where the defendant-was sit ting and kissed him. Judge Donnelly ruled that, Mrs. Orpet might sit by her boy. but must be less demonstrative. "Love for Orpet Dead." "Marian Lambert did not kill herself. Her love for Will Orpet was dead." This new tangle to the mysteries in the death of Marian Lambert was given by Miss Josephine Davis, chum, confi dant and schoolmate of Miss Lambert. Miss Davis, who will be one of the chief witnesses for the prosecution, has kept guarded, the testimony which she will give. This much she would say, however, that Marian Lambert did not commit suicide because of a broken heart. Forget Student Glrl'a Desire. "When her worries over her physical condition ceased. Marian only wanted to forget Will." Miss Davis said. "Any love she may have held at one time was dead. At the time of her death she did not care enough for Orpct'to shed tears. much less kill herself because he did not love her. "She was very religious, and the thought of suicide was repugnant to her. We were very close, and I believe I know every thought that passed through her mind when Orpet called her on the telephone and arranged for the fatal tryst. That will be my story on the stand the confidences which passed between us that night." This evidence, it is said, will prove damaging to the "lefense. which has built up a strong case on the contention that Miss Lambert killed herself in grif over losinir Orpet's love. . , A Automatic electric block signals all the way. ROUND-TRIP FARES From Portland -Daily June 1 to Sept. 30, 1916 50 To CHICAGO, ILL., an.a Keturn To ST. PAUL and MINNE APOUS, MINN., and Return $72 $6022 $6022 To DULUTH, MINN., and Return t -I tYJO To NEW YORK, N. Y and PHILA- L L U - DELPH1A, PA, and Return $11 n00 To BOSTON, MASS, JL JL vl and Return SI ft050 To BALTIMORE, MD, and WASH v X l0 INGTON, D. C and Return TWO DAILY TRAINS Q 00 To TORONTO, ONT, fit and Return $1 lieCOO To MONTREAL, QUE, JL VFiJ and Return $11 35 To QUEBEC QUE, JL JL6 and Return SI 1 HOO To PORTLAND, ME, 11 vl and Return The Best of Everything Full information ticket and reservations at ticket office Chicago a North W estern Ry. 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