K VOL.. VLI. NO. 17,417. PORTLAND, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTE3IBEK 18, 191(V. PRICE FIVE CENTS. MAN SLAIN; WOMAN IS HELD, MYSTERY Body Is Found After Evening Call. SEVEN FISH, LONG FROZEN, NOW SWIM CURIOSITIES TAKES FROM ICE BLOCK IX ALASKA. T PROPOSE BREMEN REPORTED NEAR NEW LONDON REPUBLICANS FEEL SURE OF CONGRESS POLICY OF GREECE STILL BENEVOLENT BEAUTY TO E TARIFFS BID SAFE 111 JAIL NEWSPAPER TCO RETURN'S WITHOUT FINDING U-BOAT. NEW PREMIER DENIES HE IS FRIEND OF GERMANY. BHI OIIS BLACKMAIL GOAD V K V VALUABLES LEFT UNTOUCHED Axel Nelson, of Vancouver, Vic . tim of Portland Tragedy. JEALOUSY THEORY IS HELD Eva Gibson, Companion of Victim Shortly Before Shooting, Is De tained by Police, Who Inti mate She Is Reticent. Axel Nelson, 28 years old, was shot and killed evidently early yesterday morning by an unidentified person, as he sat on the steps of the old United States saloon building at Water and Harrison streets In South Portland. He wu employed as a steel worker on the Interstate bridgre by McCreary & Willard, under contract to Porter Bros., and lived at 810 Esther street, Van couver, Wash. Eva Gibson, of 227 Market street, Nelson's companion on the eve of the murder and for whom the detectives had sought until late yesterday after noon, is held in the City Jail as a ma terial witness. Passerby Finds Body. The body of Nelson was found at B:15 yesterday morning by A. T. Wag ner, of 1578 East Glisan street, who happened to be passing. Glancing at the quiet figure that reclined against the door, Wagner thought that the man was in a drunken sleep. He reported the case to Patrolman Helms, who at once investigated. Nelson had been dead eeveral hours. In his chest, Just to the right of the heart, was a single bullet wound. The bullet had passed diagonally through the body, emerging at the back and denting the door-casing. It had bound ed into the street and was later picked up by City Detectives Craddock and Goltz. proving to be of large caliber, presumably 41. The body was removed to tho public morgue by Deputy Cor oner Smith. Robbery Apparently Not Motive. Death had come to Nelson as he was seated, and robbery apparently was not the motive of his slayer. At his feet lay several cigarette stubs, evidencing that he had sat there for some time, probably In conversation with the per son who shot him. A gold watch and S8 in money were In his pockets. The right trousers pocket was pulled out, and some email change It contained was scattered on the sidewalk. It is the theory of the officers that Nelson himself Jerked the pocket out in re moving his hand when the bullet truck him. Considerable diffloulty was experi enced in Identifying the victim and lo cating his residence. Detective Cap tain Baty and Detectives John Price, Craddock and Goltz were summoned aa soon as the body was discovered and worked incessantly until late after noon. ' The dead man's name was learned from the maker's identifica tion label on an inner coat pocket. This and several scribbled telephone numbers afforded the only clews. Woman Friend Gives Clew. From one of these telephone numbers Detectives Goltz and Craddock traced Mrs. Edith Hall, a former friend of Nelson's. When questioned at the De tective Bureau she said that she had known Nelson and had been friendly with him. but that she did not see him on the evening before his body was found. She had, however, been In the company of his friend, Ted Salln, of 201 Washington etreet. Vancouver, that evening. The search spread out for Salln, with whom Nelson came to Portland. After her release Mrs. Hall tele phoned to mutual friends at Vancouver and word was taken to Nelson's cousin. Elof Norman, of 810 Esther street, that city, with whom he had roomed for the past year. Norman came at once to Portland and at the morgue made the first positive identification of the mur dered mast. Man's Movements Traced. In the meantime City Detective Price had found that Nelson appeared in a poolroom and soft drink place conducted by Henry Swanson at 335 First street at 11 o'clock Saturday night. Swanson identified the body at the morgue as that of a late-hour cus tomer who entered the barrom and or dered "near beer" for the loungers. He purchased two packages of cigarettes and reeled out. Detective Captain Baty based his hopes on the finding of a woman named "Eva," whom Mrs. Hall had heard Nelson and Salln speak of, and with whom he was in company on the evening before his body was found. It was first necessary to locate the dead man's chum, Salin. He was found late in the afternoon by Detectives Goltz and Craddock and was completely unnerved when he learned of Nelson's death. He accompanied the officers readily to the rooms of Eva Gibson, 227 Market street. Both he and the woman were taken to the police sta tion. Salln Searcbea for Nelson. Salln said that he and Nelson came over from Vancouver early in the even- tConcluded on Pas 9. Column 8.) Indian Girl of TJnspellable Name Gives Them to Portland Rep resentative of Packers. Tennyson's story of the Sleeping Princess has nothing on the history of seven fish of a. typically Alaskan va riety which are now swimming about in a basin of water in the room of S. R. Brebner at the Palace Hotel. Mr. Brebner, who is connected, with the Alaska-Portland Packers' Association, brought the fish back with him from Nushagak on the salmon ship Levi G. Burgess. . "The name of these fish is Chinda gaks," said Mr. Brebner last night, with a wave of the hand, by way of Intro duction. "You pronounce it with a cough and, a grunt." The fish of that species, according to Mr. Brebner, inhabit lakes in the vicin ity of Nushagak. They are hardy and a little thing like cold weather tails to discourage them In their determina tion to live. The seven fish brought to Portland were found frozen fast In a cake of ice, where they had been for probably seven or eight months. They were thawed out by an Indian girl belonging to a tribe in that vicinity. The girl shall be "nameless here forevermore" for the reason that her name is unspellable upon an ordinary typewriter. The fish are still very much alive. In spite of the fact that they are now 2450 miles from their original home and have Just undergone a voyage of 27 days, swimming about In a small tin can. KING'S SON OPERATED ON Prince Albert Invalided Home on Account of Illness. LONDON, Sept. 17. Prince Albert, second son of King George, has been invalided home on account of an abdominal abscess, says an official com munication issued today. The commu nication adds that the Prince, who has undergone an operation, is doing well, but it will be some time before he Is able to return to any duty. Prince Albert, while serving as a midshipman on board the battleship Collingwood at the outbreak of the war, was stricken with appendicitis and operated on. The Prince is 21 years old. SEA DISASTER FORETOLD Premonition of Fate of Congress Ex perienced by Girl on Board. PORTERVILLE, Cal.. Sept. 17. (Spe cial.) Miss Ruby Kane, daughter of Mrs. E. M. Bradford, wife of a con tractor here, who was a passenger aboard the Congress which burned at the entrance of Coos Bay, had a pre monition of the disaster. Miss Kane had with her a package of valuables, including a parcel of al most priceless old lace. Feeling that something would happen aboard the boat, she sent the package to her des tination by parcel post. Miss Kane escaped from the boat only with the clothing she wore, her letter say 8. FLAG GAINS 700 VESSELS Tonnage of More Than Million Add ed by Americans In Two Years. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. More than 700 vessels have 'been added to the fleets flying the American flag in for eign trade in the two years ended June 30. 1916. The Department of Commerce an nounced today that in June, 1914, there were 2405 such vessels of 1,076.152 gross tonnage and two years later there were 8135 ships of 2.194.470 gross tonnage. . GUITEAU'S ATTACKER DIES "Bill Jones, the Avenger," Who Tried to Kill Assassin, Passes. WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. William Jones, 65. widely known aa "Bill Jones, the Avenger." because he shot at Charles J. Guiteau, assassin of Presi dent Garfield, in 1881, died here yes terday. Guiteau was being taken from the Courthouse to the district Jail in a carriage when Jones rode up on a horse and fired at him. The shot went wild and Jones was arrested. He was held for some time. but finally was released. GERMANS ASK WAGE RISES Employes in Berlin Banks Find Llv lng Cost Too Great. BERLIN, via London, Sept. 17. The employes of all the big German banks held a special meeting yesterday to dis cuss the cost of living. They adopted unanimously a resolu tion asking directors of all Berlin banks for an appreciable increase in salaries, that the employes may -be able to make both ends meet. 230 ARE TAKEN IN RAIDS Wholesale Arrests Made In Surprise Swoop in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 17. Surprise raids on two alleged gambling houses, maintained, according to the police, in two hotels In -the so-called downtown tenderloin district, resulted laat night In the arrest of 280 men. All were released on ball. World Is Divided Into Groups for Trade. FOUR CLASSES PROVIDED FOR Ally, Friendly Neutral, Neutral, Enemy, Come in Order. FREE TRADE IS ABANDONED Change to Protection Expected to Yield $375,000,000 Yearly Rev- enue Difficulties to Be Put In Way of Enemies. WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. Division of the world into economic strata sep arated by tariff walls and classified as allies of the British empire, friendly neutrals, unfriendly neutrals and en emy countries, is urged by the London Chamber of Commerce. To clear the ground for this world reconstruction the Chamber concludes in a special re port, a copy of which has Just been re ceived here, that abrogation of all 'most-favored-natlon" treaties. Includ ing that with the United States, is in evitable. Free trade would be abandoned and a series of graded tariffs proposed in line with the present war groupings of the nations. Graded Tariff System Proposed. All imports would be divided as fol lows: Wholly manufactured goods, semi-manufactured goods and. articles solely used as raw material" in indus tries, manufactured foodstuffs and raw foodstuffs. All parts of the British em pire and its allies would pay minimum duties; friendly neutrals which allow the United Kingdom most favored treatment would, pay twice as much; other neutrals, giving preference to other powers and including neutrals which might be swung Into the Teu tonic commercial system would pay a still greater tax; and ail "enemy" countries would pay the maximum du ties, running up as high as 30 per cent. Roughly it is estimated in the report that this change from free trade to protection would net a yearly revenue of about $375,000,000. Trade Precautions Urged. Every precaution Is urged in the re port to assuage neutral nations to pre vent them from making commercial al liances with enemy countries after the war. The difficulties are spoken of as follows: "It must also be remembered that our allies have tariff arrangements still 'in force with other foreign coun tries which it is assumed must be ab rogated before any preferential trade arrangements can be made with the British empire as a whole. "In addition, the United Kingdom (Concluded on Page 4, Column 2.) IT'S f mm x mmkmm mmmm. -m m mm Preparations Are Made to Receive Vessel, However; Board Fence Is Floated Into Position. NEW LONDON, Conn., Sept. 18. A persistent report from apparently re liable sources that the German under sea merchantman Bremen was approch lng this port last night lacked confirm ation early this morning. The first re port said that a submarine was seen off Fisher's Island In Long Island Sound at 9 o'clock last night headed for New London, a two-hour run. Credence was attached to the report when the Ocean going tug T. A. Scott, Jr., put out to sea under hurried orders.. A newspaper tug, which followed the T. A. Scott, Jr.. returned Just before midnight with the information that there was a heavy fog over the Sound and nothing had been seen of a subma rine. At midnight the T. A. Scott, Jr.. had not returned. Another submarine was sighted late at night at Ocean Beach during a tem porary lift of the fog. The second submarine arrived in the lower harbor about 3 A. M. and an chored in a heavy fog. It is believed that she is a United States vessel of the L" class. The tug T. A. Scott. Jr., still re mained outside the harbor. It was stated definitely that she had repre sentatives of the Eastern Forwarding Company on board and that the Ger man submarine was expected. SEID BACK IN ACCIDENT Chinese Falls Into Elevator at Hop yard and Is Badly Hurt. Seld Back, one of Portland's most prominent Chinese residents, wes seri ously Injured Saturday at his large hop ranch near Independence. Ho fell from the top of a kiln onto a platform below, suffering fractures of three ribs, severe internal Injuries and concussion of the brain. Two physicians of Independence were Im mediately called. Seid Back, Jr.. of this city, son of the Injured man, went to Independence with Dr. E. H. East, of Portland. Last night Dr. East made the following announcement: "Mr. Back is semi-conscious, but seems to be on the mend. Barring un foreseen developments his condition is favorable." Mr. Back is nearly 70 years of age. BRITAIN SENDS MORE GOLD Heavy Guard Placed Over Million or More From Cape Town. BOSTON, Sept. 17. More than $1,000. 000 in British gold arrived yesterday from Cape Town. South Africa, on the British steamer Tork Castle, consigned to Montreal bankers. It was taken across the city in four motor trucks under heavy guard and placed aboard an armored car attached to the Montreal Expi ess. Woman Leaps to Death. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 17. From a window ledge on the third story of the City and County Hospital, Miss Clara Bowen, aged 55, Jumped today to her death on the concrete pavement below. A BATTLE ROYAL FOR THE FLAG. House Regarded as Foregone Conclusion. SENATE IS FIGHTING GROUND Election of Necessary 22 Can didates Predicted. WILLC0X RAPS LANSING Answer Given to Plea That "Poli tics Stops at Water's Edge." "Let XTs Be Honest About This," Chairman XTrges. WASHINGTON. Sept. 17. (Special.) Republican campaign leaders, backed by Chairman Willcox. of the National committee, are predicting the capture of both House and Senate from the Democrats. "The election of a Republican House is a foregone conclusion." said Mr. Willcox today. "A one hundred per cent campaign will be conducted, which will insure a Republican Senate. "The Senate is now composed of 66 Democrats and ?9 Republicans. Count ing the Maine results, its composition becomes 65 Democrats and 41 Republi cans. In the November election 82 Sen ators are to be elected to fill the places of 17 Democrats and 15 Republicans. Confidence Strongly Pelt. "To gain control. Republicans must elect 22 candidates, that is, elect all of their 15 and make an Inroad of eight on the Democrats. The states now rep resented by the 15 Republicans are New Mexico, Minnesota. Wyoming, Del aware. Wisconsin, Rhode Island. Mas sachusetts. North Dakota, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington, Utah, Michigan and California, In none of these states is there any doubt of the success of the Hughes and Fair banks ticket. "As to the Senatorshlps, only two may be considered doubtful Washing ton and Wyoming and in these the undoubted strength of the National ticket will serve to elect the Republican Senatorial candidates. "The states represented by Democrats are Arizona, Florida, West Virginia, Texas, Nebraska, Indiana (2), Tennes see. Maryland. New Jersey, Montana, New Tork, Nevada, Ohio, Missouri, Vir ginia and Mississippi. , Tfeeary Gain Predicted. "Out of these 17 places the Repub licans must take eight. First let as eliminate the four certain Democratic states of Florida, Texas. Virginia and Mississippi. This leaves the field to 12 states of Arizona. West Virginia, Ne braska, Indiana (2). Tennessee, Mary land, New Jersey, Montana, New York. Nevada. Ohio and Missouri. Of these, Ohio, New York, New Jersey, Nebraska (Concluded on Page 3, Column 1.) Austrian Diplomat From Athens Says Rumors Constantino Will Abdi cate Without Foundation. LONDON. Sept. 17. M. Kalogeropolus. the new Greek Premier, declares that the new government will observe the most benevolent neutrality toward the entente, says a Reuter dispatch from Athens today. "He repudiates allegations that he Is Germanophlle," adds the dispatch, "although he confesses that he is an admirer of Germany." BERLIN, via London. Sept. 17. Baron George Bareza. attache of the Austro Hungarlan legation at Athens, who has arrived at Sofia, says a dispatch from that capital, declares that the rumors that King Constantine may abdicate are absolutely unfounded. The King, says the attache, though a nick man. Intends to remain on the throne at all costs and is becoming increasingly popular with his subjects. Baron Bareza who had some diffi culty in reaching Sofia after his ex pulsion from Greece, paints Greece afi wholly shut in and without the vaguest idea of the happenings in the rest of the world. He considers the situation not hopeless, however, in view of the postponements of the elections, the strong trend for neutrality at all costs, the utter loyalty of the army to the King, and the army's weakness, even if Greece should be forced into war. HUGHES READY FOR TRIP Nominee to Leave Today on Two Weeks' Speaking Tour. NEW YORK, Sept. 17. Charles E. Hughes came to New York tonight from Bridgehampton, preparatory to leaving early tomorrow for the second trip of his campaign. He will deliver the first speech of his trip at Peoria, 111., Tues day morning. Mr. Hughes will be gone two weeks. The trip will take him through Illi nois. Indiana. Ohio and Wisconsin. Mrs. Hughes will accompany him. The party will travel by special train. ALLIES NEARLY IN SERBIA French and Russians Close to Bor der South of Monastlr. PARIS. Sept. 17. French and Rus sian troops, advancing rapidly on the western end of the entente Macedonian front, have arrived In front of Fiorina, close to the Serbian border, south of Monastlr, the French War Office an nounced In today's official bulletin. Serbians are advancing on both sides of Lake Ostrovo. defeating Bulgarians near Kajmackalan and continuing their troops to River Brod, where Bulgarians are resisting. San Francisco Strike Averted. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 17. A threat ened strike of . union shipwrights, caulkers. Joiners and boat builders was averted here today when the men voted to accept a compromise offer of the employers. They wanted an In crease from $4 to 15 a vlay and ac cepted $4.50. At a previous vote tho compromise was rejected. INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS The Weather. TEPTERDAT'S .Maximum temperature, 74 decrees: minimum, 54 degrees. TODAY'S Fair, slightly cooler; northwest erly m-inda. War. . Allies niike further gains on five-mile front. Pane 4- London (Thamber of Commerce propose graded synte-n or tanris lor iintain nwr war. Page 1. Americana called on to contribute million a month to save Belgian children. Page 4. Effect on American trad of allies' blockade till In doubt. Page 4. New British armored car spreads terror. Page 4. Greek at'ltude atlll one of Benevolent neu trality toward allies. Pas 1. Official report. Page 4. Mexico. Villa forces lo heavily in futile attack on Chlhanhua. Page 8. Politics. Roosevelt plans alx speeches in West. Page . Republicans confident of controlling next Congress. fare l- Ttoraestlr. Seven alleged members of blackmail gang arrested In Chicago. Page 1. Seth Low !. Page 2. Foreigners cause run on Chicago bank on Sunday. Page 8. Submarine Bremen again reported near New London. Paga 1. Sports. Pacific Coast League results: Vernon B-8, Portland 0-2: Pan Francisco 9-7. Oakland l-; Los Angeles P. Salt Lake 1. Paga 10. Tbung players hold prominent place on Mu'tnomah Club football squad. Paga 11. Both major league races may be decided by single game. rife lo. Tigers retain lead In American League and Red Sox pass w nite box. Page lu. Pacific Northwest. Six girl fur1tlv-e from Oregon Industrial School still at large. Page V. Chaplain Gilbert announces Third Oregon turns to Guard with all units. Page S. Marine. Burned ateamer Congress la towed into Cooi Bay. Page 18. Portland and Vicinity. Seven fish, long frozen, now swim. Paga L Cornerstone laid for home of Sisters of Good Shepherd. Page 18. Vancouver man murdered mysteriously In fortiana. r-ga j. Portland urged to aid Mr. Strahorn on eco nomic basis, page 6. Fight haa queer ending. Page 12. Move Is started here for Belgian soldiers' tobacco fund. Page le. Children are taken out on Highway for oay a outing. rasa Dr. Hugh Walker pleases Westminster Pres byterian conirregsiion. 1'agc 16. Rev. Frank Tneoilore Pcott jirearhea First L'nlversallst Church. Page 16. Mystic amazes Helllg audience. Page 5. Mlsa Ll'lan Tingle returns from Japan. Page B. Weather report, data end forecast. Page 13. Immediate relief in car shortage not in sight- Paga 13. Many Rich Men Num bered as Victims. AMOUNT OBTAINED IS LARGE Men Prominent in Politics Re ported on List. PENDING PLOTS NIPPED Plan Was to Lore Men and Women Into Compromising Positions and Mulct Them Man Pays $40,- 000 and Woman $35,000. CHICAGO, Sept. 17. (Special.) Final strands In the web of evidence en meshing four men and three women. lleged members of a powerful and unscrupulous gang of blackmailers, were woven today by combined Federal and city authorities. The swindling coterie was taken Into custody Saturday night at an apart ment hotel. After a midnight bearing before United States Commissioner Foote they were held in prohibitive bonds for another hearing Tuesday. Victims Rich and Prominent. The powerful twinge of a guilty con science was the lever worked by the blackmailers to obtain tribute from their victims, all of whom arc wealthy and most of whom are prominently known and connected. Several cities contributed to tho list of victims. Although the warrants for the arrest of the gang members charge three separate offenses against the laws ot the United States, the principal charge which will be laid against them will be that of kidnaping a Government witness. The persons taken Into custody and now held in the county Jail on Federal warrants are: Edward Donahue, alias "Dm" Donahue; Mrs. Helen Evers. alias Mrs. George W. Brown; Henry Russell, alias II. J. Russell; Mrs. Ed ward Donahue, James Christian, alias J. IL Grosse; George Bland and Mrs. Frances Allen, alias Mrs. Frances Chap man. Money and Reputations) Saved. According to Ilinton Q. Clabaugh, head of the local bureau of Investiga tion of the Department of Justice, the three most Important captures are Mrs. Evers, Donahue and RusselL The arrest of the members of the gang has, perhaps, saved tjhe money and possibly the reputations of several wealthy Chlcagoans. Government agents who were detailed on the case trailed Russefl through Jackson Park, all day Saturday. He left his apartment early In the fore noon with a camera under his arm. Within a short time he had met a woman, whose name Mr. Clabaugh de clined to divulge, but who Is said to be prominently known In the North Side colony. Together they sauntered through the park unconscious of the Federal agent In the discreet distance. It was Russell's plan. Clabaugh, says, to obtain the confidence of the woman, place her In a compromising situation and then blackmail her. One Poses aa Mayor's Brother. Another plot which was foiled was In the development. One of the mem bers of toe gang has been posing as a brother of Mayor Thompson. Tho In tended victim had been lured to an apartment-house and lavishly enter tained. The arrest nipped this plot in the bud. There ore approximately 16 known victims of the swindling operations, many of whom live In this city, al though some make their homes in New York. Philadelphia and Atlantic City. Some, It Is said, were men prom inent In political Ufa who were vlctlns ized while at the Republican conven tion here last June. The women of tne gang, according to the authorities, are young and beautiful. The men are well groomed and of a type calculated to impress society women. Victims Pay nigh. Most of the victims paid high for their indiscretions. One man paid $40,000 In cash. One woman paid $35. 000. Another paid 10,000. The small est amount obtained was from Mrs. Reglna A. Klipper, of Philadelphia, who gave $500. it is Mrs. Kllppers testimony that is counted on by the Government to send the gang to the Federal peniten tiary. Mrs. Klipper was kidnaped and spirited to Canada several weeks ago by members of the band. Just be fore she was to appear as a witness against one of their number who had previously been arrested In an Eastern city. The District Attorney's office in Philadelphia notified Mrs. Klipper over the telephone that she would be called as a witness and that a deputy United States Marshal would be sent to escort her to the Federal building. The wire to Mrs. Klipper's home had been tapped and before the Marshal arrived a man had called, represent ing himself as a Marshal, and asked her to accompany him to a train. Mrs. Klipper awoke in Montreal, where she was detained under the representation that she was being held there to prevent members of the gang from reaching her. A Government agent, discussing the case, said: "Their women mnde a Vict ice of ll'onciuded on i'ago 3, Cu Un 2.)