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K VOL. VT.I- NO. 17,414. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTE3IBER 14, 1916. PRICE FIVE CENTS. ITROOPS, Ifl THOMPSON GUILTY OF JITNEY MURDER POLICE SAVE UNION LEADER FROM MEN ANDREW FXJRUSETH ESCORTED TO SEATTLE WHARF. CENTRALIA CAPTAIN SUES FOR FREEDOM FRENCH WIN BATTLE IN OPEN IN WEST NEAR EAST'S FATE HANGS IN BALANCE REVIEW POINDEXTER WINS; LEAD .MAY BE 12,000 Count of Second Choice Ballots Not Needed. DELIGHT COLONEL INGLIS ORDERED TO : ANSWER HABEAS CORPUS. GERMAN" CONFERENCE DEEMED OF VITAL IMPORT. GOVERNOR V K Jury Deliberates Only 33 Minutes. ALIBI IS SHREDDED BY STATE Jirst Ballot Is Unanimous After Shirts Are Viewed. LIFE TERM TO BE GIVEN Conviction Is Found for Slaying of - Mrs. Jennings and Sentence Is to Be Pronounced Tills Week. I Appeal Slay Be Taken. ' HILLSBORO, Or.. Sept. 13. (Special.) Just 33 minutss were required by a Jury in the Circuit Court here tonight to return a verdict of guilty against Bennett Thompson, charged with the murder of Mrs. Helen Jennings. The Jury retired at 7:45 o'clock and re turned at 8:18 with the decision that probably win send Thompson to the Penitentiary for life. More than 100 persons were in the courtroom when the verdict was read. So conclusive did the attendants at the trial consider the case against the Jit ney murderer that they expected a prompt conviction. Crowd Walts) for Verdict. Instead of leaving when the Jury re tired, as is usual in murder cases, those present remained in their seats and there was little surprise when the Jury filed in with its verdict, signed by Paul Beck, the foreman. Although Thompson was tried only for the murder of Mrs. Jennings, his conviction practically fixes his guilt aleo of the death of Fred Ristman. the Jitney driver whom Thompson hired to drive him to the Gore farm, where the double tragedy was enacted on the night of May 15 last. ' ""Every Juror nad his mind made up before the argument began," said one of the Jurors tonight. "In the Jury room we fitted the ham mer 'with which Rletman was killed to the wrapping of the package that Thompson had been seen carrying tho night of the murder. It fitted per fectly. Graphite Stains Match. "We compared the graphite and blood spots on the outer" shirt and un dershirt. They matched absolutely. We were convinced Thompson could oper ate the Jitney under stress. The alibi had not been proved by disinterested witnesses. "One ballot was taken. We were unanimous in our conviction of Thomp son's guilt. We finished our cigars and reported." Thompson stood up in a slouching position, with his hands on his hips, when the verdict was given. He had eyed each Juror entering the court room searchingly and. had found no hope. The brief time the 12 men had been out was in itself enough to convince him he had lost. His face was grim and white. He was led from the room by Sheriff Reeves. Sheriff Reeves announced that he would put Thompson under special guard tonight, and will continue the precaution until he is taken to Salem. Judge Bagley will pronounce sen tence of life imprisonment the last of the week. An appeal may be taken, said At torney Hurst. Final argument in the case closed at S:40 tonight, the Jury received instruc tions at 7 o'clock and the fate of Ben nett Thompson was delivered into its hands. Defendant Little Interested. Arguments began an hour before noon and the steady piecing together of circumstantial evidence by District Attorney Tongue and efforts of Attor neys Huston and Hurst for the defense to shatter the state's alignment con tinued all day. Every seat in the large courtroom was occupied and 100 persons lined the walls and blocked the entrances. In terest was intense. Through It all sat Thompson, his left hand in an overalls pocket, his face resting on the right, occasionally rock ing back and forth In his tilted chair. He was cool and displayed little nerv ousness, but his face was pale and seri ous. At times, when the District At torney's tongue-lashing became par ticularly stinging, Thompson gave no notice that he heard except an almost imperceptible narrowing of his eyes. Defense Asks for Motive. "Mrs James Thompson knows down In her heart that if Ben was not home that night he committed those murders. and if he did he would do the same thing to her If he got a chance. Why should she help him avoid a life sen tence?" was a point made by Attorney Hurst. "If Thompson, knowing the country perfectly, decided to commit this mur der, why did he go down on the street and attract attention to himself by dickering with Jitney drivers?" Attor ney Huston asked the Jury. 'What could have been Thompson's motive?" and "How could a man who had never been seen at the wheel of an automobile have committed those crimes?" were questions both pro pounded. In concluding his argument. Attorney Huston contended that because of puz- (Concluded on Page 7, Column 1.) Longshoremen . . Heckle President During Speech Explaining Strike Settlement in San Francisco. SEATTLE, . Wash.. Sept. 13. A police escort was necessary to see Andrew Furuseth, president of the Internation al Seamen's Union, safely from the Labor Temple tonight, after a meeting of the Central Labor Council broke up In disorder at the conclusion of an ad dress by Furuseth. He showed sympathy with the San Francisco Longshoremen's Union In settling the strike there against the wishes of the longshoremen at North Pacifio Coast ports. While he was addressing the Labor Council, sympathizers of the local long shoremen, who still are on strike, heckled President Furuseth, and at the conclusion of his address, bombarded him with questions and demands for explanations of the San Francisco labor leaders' action in sanctioning settle ment of tho strike there against the wishes of the longshoremen in other Coast cities. Finally. Mr. Furuseth said he must catch a steamer for "Victoria and left the hall while men in the audience shouted, "Coward," and rushed toward the door. Furuseth hurried downstairs, pur sued by a throng of men, who threat ened violence. A policeman stationed at the entrance to the labor temple res cued Furuseth, and protected him until additional policemen arrived to escort him to the wharf, where he boarded the night boat for Victoria. TAXES PAID!BUT NO STREET C. SI. Hyskell Heavily Assessed, "Vet Can't Reach Property. When a property owner is paying as sessments on seven different street Im provements he should be able to reach his property with a delivery wagon, in the opinion of C. M. Hyskell, who has property on Corbett street, in South Portland. He complained to the Coun cil yesterday that he cannot reach his property in spite of all the street im provements that have been put through and paid for. He complains that the city, after building walks and grading the street, has allowed slides to block It In sev eral places. He wants the street opened up. CHANNEL DUG FOR BEAR Efforts to Pall Steamer Into Water Prove of No Avail. EUREKA, Cal.. Set. 12. (Special.) Finding that there is little to be ac complished by pulling on the steamer Bear, ashore near Cape Mendocino, the salvage crew now is placing its reli ance on being able to pump away enough sand from around the steamer to make a basin for her. This is . proving slow work, as the tidal action washes in sand in quanti ties every day; but reports Indicate that some headway is being made. In the meantime the wrecking tug Salvor at sea and logging engines ashore are keeping a strain on the lines to prevent the Bear washing higher on the shore. PLAGUE IN PULITZER HOME Child Has Infantile Paralysis and Family Is Quarantined. BAR HARBOR. Me.. Sept. 13. Joseph Pulitzer. Jr., publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and the members of his household were quarantines at their Summer home here today when physi cians diagnosed the illness of Mr. Pulitzer's 10-year-old nephew, Ralph Pulitzer. Jr., as infantile paralysis. It was said the lad's condition was not dangerous. CURB ON MARRIAGE URGED Protestant Episcopal Church May Restrain Divorces. CHICAGO, Sept. 13. Marriage par ties divorced for any cause, either of whom has a husband or wife living, will not be permitted hereafter in the Protestant Episcopal Church, if a new canon recommended by the commission on marriage and divorce is adopted by the general convention of the church. The convention will be held in St. Louis, October 11. M'ADOO IS TO JOIN BOARD Secretary to Attend Hearings on Lo cation of Farm Banks. WASHINGTON. Sept. 13. Secretary McAdoo arranged today to Join the Federal Farm Loan Board at Topeka, Kan., next Monday and to be present at the remaining hearings on the lo cation of farm loan banks. The Secretary is an ex-ofticlo member of the board but has been kept away from the hearings thus far by Mrs. Mc Adoo's illness. MRS. ANNIE HOWE SINKING President Wilson's Sister Losing Strength, Says Physician. NEW LONDON. Conn., Sept. 13 Mrs. Annie E. Howe. President Wil son's sister, who is critically ill here, is losing strength, her physician an nounced tonight. A bulletin issued at 9 o'clock said: "Mrs. Howe has been comfortable throughout the day. There Is a per ceptible loss in strength tonight." Third Oregon Credit to State, He Says. CLACKAMAS HAS BIG DAY Visiting Throng Applauds Sol dierly Bearing of Men. MUSTER-OUT IS DUE SOON Regiment Will Be Paid Off and Re turned to Guard Status About September 2 0 Two., Com panies Yet to Take Oath. PROGRAMME FOR RECEPTION OF THIRD OREGON, AND - CORNERSTONE LAYIXl AT AUDITORIUM. 12:30 P. M. Third Regiment' arrives -from Clackamas and marches to the Armory. 1 P. M Parade to the Audi torium. 2 P. M. Ceremonies of laying the cornerstone. 4 P. M Third Regiment re turns to Camp Wlthycombe. 6 P. M. Dinner served to tho soldiers by women's committee. 7 P. M. Retreat, band concert and moonlight promenade. All women who are to par ticipate in the entertaining at Camp Withycombe and who are going, by train are urged to take the 2 o'clock train from the Union Depot, as the troop train leaves shortly thereafter and the next regular passenger train would get them out after the troops had reached the camp. Governor Withcombo " did not think that ten weeks in active military serv ice would make such a change in the boys. But he was thoroughly convinced when he reviewed them at Clackamas field yesterday afternoon. It was the same Third Oregon, sure enough, but it was a regiment trans formed. All evidence of inexperience had been replaced by unmistakable signs of military training. The "civilian slouch" had entirely disappeared. It was a gala day at Camp Withy combe. It was the first public appear ance of the regiment since the return from the Mexican border and probably was Its last formal review before pass ing out of the Federal service. Even Mascots Turn Oat. Every living creature In camp turned (Concluded on Page 6. Column 2.) ' ' 4 rvjv cowv ' ' ' foy Officer Under Arrest Charges Deten tion Without Hearing in 10 Days Required by Army Code. TACOMA, Wash.. Sept. 13. An alle gation that he is being held a prisoner at Camp Brown, in contravention of the articles of war of the United States, is made by Captain David Liv ingstone, Company M. of Centralia. Wash., who today obtained a writ of habeas corpus in the Federal District Court directed against Colonel' Will lam Inglis, Second Washington In fantry. The writ, which seeks to com pel Colonel Inglls to release Captain Livingstone from arrest. Is returnable September 19 in the Federal Court at Seattle. The Second Washington, now at American Lake, only recently returned from the Mexican border, having been stationed at Calexico for seven weeks, and still is in Federal service. It. is alleged by Captain Livingstone in his petition that, as the result of the escape of a prisoner while Livingstone was officer of the day, abusive and un printable epithets were used by Colonel Inglls toward hlna. When Captain Livingstone demanded an apology, he says. Colonel Inglis demanded that he make a specific statement in writing. On the advice of .Colonel McDonald, of the Inspector-General's office, U. S. A., Captain Livingstone says he placed the matter before the commander of tho Western Department, and so in formed Colonel Inglis. Then, the petition states, he was placed under arrest and has been in detention since August 20, although the articles of war provide that an accused officer or enlisted man must be given a. hearing within 10 days after arrest, which he charges has not been ac corded him. FIRST FLOUR MILL FOUND Oldest Plant of Kind on Coast Is Unearthed at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or.. Sept. 13. (Special.) What is believed to be the remnant of the first "flouring mill" on the Pa cific Coast was unearthed a few days ago by workmen who were making an excavation at the corner of Seventh and Bond streets. The relic consists of two hand millstones, each weighing several hundred pounds. They were.! carved from granite and both are in a splendid state of preservation. ' There is no ' record of where the stones came from, but the general opinion is they were brought by the American ship Beaver, which arrived in this harbor on May 6, 1812, with rein forcements for the Astor colony. BEATEN GENERAL DROWNED Ronmanian Tries to Escape In Boat Which Bulgarians Sink. BERLIN, Sept. 13. (By wireless to Sayville, N. V.) According to reports from Soflla, says an Overseas News Agency announcement today. General Bessarabesku, commander of the re cently captured Roumanian fortress of Turtukai. attempted to escape in a boat after the fall of the last fortification. The boat was sunk by Bulgarian ar tillery and the General was drowned. TODAY WE GREET JOHNNY FROM MEXICO. German Lines Pierced; Fighting Is in Field. SWEEPING ADVANCE IS MADE Teutons Soon Ejected From Hastily-Built Trenches. MANEUVERS BRING VICTORY Kaiser's Lines of Communications to Base Cut Off Combles Now Gravely Menaced Heavy Artillery Aids Gauls. BY FRED B. PITNET. PARIS. Sept. 13 (Special.) For the first time in two years a battle was waged yesterday on the western front in the open field, where strategy, tac tics and maneuvers of troops rather than assaults on trenches won an ad vance. This, more than anything else, serves to show the extent of the French gains in the Somme offensive and the tremendous advances they have made. Between Combles and the Somme there is a gap more than four and a half miles wide, cut clear through German lines of fortifications that were two years in the building, and yesterday the French. debouching through the gap, defeated the Germans in a series of maneuvers in tho open country and drove them back a dis tance varying from nearly three kilo meters on the north to a little more than 500 meters on the south, making possible the capture of Bouchavesnes. Soldiers Battle for Homes. Yesterday's battle was divided Into three parts and was fought by troops battling veritably for their homes, for the French soldiers engaged were those coming from the invaded districts. Two nights of unremitting cannonad ing utterly demolished the German trenches and the difference between the trenches here and those farther west was shown ty the results of the bombardment. The western line were the finished effort of two years labor of the best military engineers in the world. The trenches carried yesterday were those of an army operating in the field which had been allowed a few days' respite to dig itself in. Ground Woat Q.alcklr. The difference was such that 30 mln utes after the charge sounded the French carried the whole line of the German entrenchments from Combles to the river. This was the first part of the battle, and it was followed by the fight in the open. As soon as the trenches were carried the French guns were lifted, and the 75s raised a barrier east of the Per onne-Bethune road, preventing the (Concluded on Pas 5, Column 1. Military Session Said to Be Plan ning: Drastic Strategic Changes, With Possible Sacrifices. AMSTERDAM, via London. Sept. 14. German newspapers attach profound importance to the conference now tak ing place at German eastern headquar ters. Those In attendance include the German Emperor, the imperial Chan cellor, Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg; the chief of staff. Field Marshal von Hin denburg, and the first Quartermaster General, Von Ludendorf, representing Germany; Archduke Charles, represent ing Austria-Hungary; King Ferdinand and the Crown Prince, representing Bulgaria, and Enver Pasha, Turkish Minister of War. The Frankfurter Zeitung intimates the fate of the Near East is being de cided and closes with an enthusiastic tribute to Enver Pasha, who. it Is as serted. Is endowed with Napoleonic geninus. Dutch papers suggest that the con ference is considering new and drastic strategical changes, in the nature of sacrifices, on one or both fighting fronts. VESSEL HITS SOUTH JETTY Steamer O. M. Clark Enters River In Damaged Condition. ASTORIA. Sept. 13. (Special.) The steamer O. M. Clark collided with the south Jetty and was damaged, while preparing to enter the Columbia River tonight. The vessel was en route from San Francisco to St. Helens to load lumber. A message from the steamer said she was leaking, but had safely entered the river and wis proceeding under her own steam. The message added that the vessel would go to Portland to undergo survey of the damage. BALLOON IN AIR 20 HOURS "Greater Philadelphia" Covers Dis tance of 2 50 Miles. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 13. The bal loon Greater Philadelphia, which left this city last night with three passen gers, in a long-distance flight to break the state record of 385 miles in 12 V4 hours, descended at Woonsocket, R. 1 today, according to a dispatch received here from Charles Y. Scully, one of th passengers. . The balloon was in the air 20 hours and 15 minutes and covered about 250 miles. THREE HOP KILNS BURN E. Clements llorst Suffers $2000 Loss From Fires. SALEM. Or.. Sept. 13. (Special.) Three hop kilns in the yard of E. Clemens Horst, six miles north of Sa lem, in Marion County, were destroyed by fire today. The cause of the fire is unknown. The loss to the buildings is placed at $1500 and the hops at $500, covered by insurance. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 73 degrees; minimum. 51 degrees. TODAY'S Fair; northeasterly winds. Politic. Poindexter's plurality estimated at 12.00O. Page 1. Lcwdeu and Dunne win In Illinois pri maries. Page 5. Humphrey. Lee snd Johnson carry Clarke. Page 14. Mr. Hughes finishes first long campaign trip and rests for second one. Page 3. War. French pierce last German llnea and win battle in open. Page 1. Fighting in Macedonia slackens. Page 4. New Premier vho favors entering war Is appointed In Greece. Page 4. Near East's fate hangs In balance at Im portant conference In Germany. Page 1. Mexico. Question of International border police put up to General Bliss. Page i. Domestic Troops A and B and Battery A have flaw less drill under commandant's eye. Page 18. New York traction companies reject proposal to settle streetcar strike. Page 3. Forest fires spread In California. Page S Sport. Pacific Coast League results: Portland 4. Vernon 1; Oaklnnd 6, San Francisco 2; Salt Lake 9. Los Angeles 7. Page 16. Reuther, Portland's new pitcher, allows Vernon two bits and Beavera win. Page 16. Big crowds gather at opening day of Baker County Fair. Page 7. Few Coasters are left to be drafted. Page 16. Braves win two games from Cubs. Page 19. Detroit !s only two points behind Boston In flag race. Page 10. California shots win two firsts In Pacific Coast tournament, page 17. Automobile dealers vie In "track meet" at county fair. Page 17. Pacific Northwest. Bennett Thompson convicted. Page 1. Centralia captain, under military arrest, aecures writ of habeas corpus. Page 1. Parole Is recommended for Mrs. Carrie Kersch.- Page 7. Negro preacher promises to return to Silver ton to baptize converts. Page 15. Lane Round-up opens. Page 14. Proposed tax limitation said to threaten crippling state institutions. Page 5. Commercial and Marine, Strong demand from East for brewing bar ley. Pago 21. Sensational advances In war stocks in New York market. Page 21. Passport information available In Portland. Page IS. Portland and Vicinity. Third Oregon gets, welcome home here today. Page 6. Governor praises soldierly bearing of Third Oregon at first review. Page 1. State conference of Hughes Alliance dele gates called. Page 8. Husband' swearing not sufficient grounds for divorce. Page O. Auto parade Is feature at Gresham Fair. Page 13. Wilson League apeaker says President will carry Oregon. Page S. Labor leader opposes S, Benson's naturalisa tion. Page 14. Weather report rit, a,nA f of da lit Page 21. M'BRIDE SAFE FOR GOVERNOR Johnson and La FoIIette Are Renominated for Congress. DEMOCRATS GO TO TURNER Dan Landon, Progressive, Beaten for Congress by ex-Muyor Miller, of Seattle Attorney-General Tanner Gets Place Apain. SEATTLE. "Wash.. Sept. 13. United States Senator Miles Polndexter, who was elected as a Republican six years ago and who Joined the Progressive party four years ago, was renominated as the Republican candidate for Sen ator in yesterday's primary election, defeating Will E. Humphrey, now Rep resentative in Congress from tho First District, by a plurality of more than 13.000, according to returns from two thirds of the state. Sixteen hundred and sixty-three pre cincts out of 2443 in the state give Poindexter 63,815 first-choice votes and Humphrey 60,395. Each candidate polled more than 40 per cent of the total;-vote so tho second-choice pro visionof the primary law does not operate in the Senatorial contest. Humphrey's campaign managers had counted on a much larger plurality in King County than he was able to ob tain, and his small pluralities in other lumber counties and the adverse major ity of Fierce County were a surprise to them. -Ex-Governor HcBrlde Wins. ' Henry McBride, of Seattle, who was Governor of the, state from 1901 to 1905. was nominated as the Republican candidate for Governor with first and second-choice votes. Ho received a very' large plurality in King County. McBrlde was a leader of the Progres sive party four years ago. Lieutenant-Governor Louis F. Hart. Republican, appears to have been re nominated, and Mrs. Josephine C. Pres ton. . State Superintendent of Publio Instruction, also seems to have been successful. Incomplete returns point to the nomination of W. W. Sherman for State Treasurer on tho Republican ticket. Other Republican nominations are: Secretary of State, I. M. Howell: Auditor, C W. Clausen; Insurance Coni misstoner, 11. C. Fishback; Land Com missioner, Clark V. Sevidge; Attorney General, W. V. Tanner. Senator Turner Nominated. The Democratic vote was small. -owing to lack of contests. George Turner. ex-United States Senator, ap pears to have been nominated for Sen ator over Robert Bridges. The other Democratic nominees, there being op position to none except Governor Lis ter, and that only nominal, are: Governor, Ernest Lister; Secretary of State. J. M- Tadlock; Treasurer, George J. Galvln; Insurance Commissioner. J. II. Hamer; School Superintendent. J. H. Morgan; Lieutenant-Governor. Thomas Lally. Nominee May Be Appointed Soon. Supreme Judges Emmet N. Parker, Mark A. Fullerton and George E. Mor ris, nonpartisan, were renominated. Their names will go on the November ballot fchead of those of Edgar G. Mills and Cuarles E. ClaypooL who polled smaller votes than the Judges. For the shori term on the supreme bench J. Stauley Webster received a majority over Elihu F. Barker, and Webster's name will go on the November ballot unopposed. In the First District John F. Miller. ex-Mayor of Seattle, received the Re publican nomination for Congress, de feating State Senator Dan Landon, Landon. progressive Republican, and eight other candidates. George F. Cot terill. ex-Mayor of Seattle, got the Democratic nomination unopposed. Johnson and La Follette Safe. In the Second District Representa tive Lindley H. Hadley obtained the Republican nomination with opposition, and Mrs. Frances C Axtell, formerly a Progressive member of the Legisla ture, : was named on the Democratic ' ticket. In the Third District Representative ( Albert Johnson was renominated, de feating Mayor Angelo V. Fawcett, of Tacoma. Tho Democratic nomination went to G. i Fishburne, unopposed. - In the Fcurth District W. L. La Fol- ' lette. Republican, was renominated, and C W. Matter son received the Dem ocratic nomination. In the Fifth (Spokane) District Tom Corkery is leading in the race for tho Republican nomination, and Represen tative C. C. Dill. Democrat, was re nominated. SKAMAXIA COUNT IS SLOW Six Precincts Show Sutton, Hum phrey and Johnson In Lead. STEVENSON. Wash., Sept. 13. (Spe cial.) So many election boards have failed to make unofficial returns on state and district offices that It is pos- , slble to give results on but six pre cincts.' .. These give for Representative, John son -319, Fawcett 79. For Senator, Ctmdudid on Pa 1J. Column 2.) I. 1:1 108.2
