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THE MORNING OREGONIA3T, TUESDAY, SEPTE3IBER 2G. 1916. ILER CONFESSES ES Man Caught in Philadelphia Wants No Sympathy and Involves Many in Net. WOMAN ACCUSES OFFICERS Helen Evers, Alleged "Lure" of Syn dicate, Says Third Degree Was Administered, but Warrants Are Refused Her. CIITCAGO. Sept. 25. (Special.) Homer T. French, who, with James Christian, was arrested Saturday on a charge of bringing "A. R. Wesley" and "Miss Alice Williams" from New York to Chicago and holding them prisoners until "Wesley" gave up $15,000, was ad mitted to bail at the Federal hearing today In the sum of $10,000, but bond had not been provided up to a late hour. Christian is out under similar bond. Both men denied the abduction, which was conducted by blackmailers posing as Government agents. One of them posed as Commissioner Foote, and the hearing today was before Commis sioner Foote himself. While these proceedings were In progress in Chicago word came from Philadelphia that Butler, said to be the head of the gigantic blackmail syndi cate, had made a confession involving n. large number of persons. It was said that Butler coolly admitted that he and his confederates had fleeced wealthy people "at every opportunity, that he wanted no sympathy and that the pub lio and his victims "might be damned," as far as he was concerned. Woman Accused in Denver. Also at the same time word came, from Denver that the authorities therjj oaa eecurea eviaence mat Helen iSvers, the "lure" of the alleged gang, and a confederate had swindled a man of sev eral thousand dollars in that city. Meanwhile Miss livers was telling Judge Labuy in the Municipal Court here how the Prosecuting Attorney's officers had forcibly seized her in a cafe and subjected her to an all-night third-degree grilling. She asked through her attorney, that warrants be Issued for State's Attorney Hoyne and six of his assistants, but the judge denied the petition. He had refused to hear the case Saturday but was ordered by Supreme Judge Olson to hear it today. The effrontery of the syndicate was clearly shown in the abduction of th man known as Wesley and the woman known as Williams, both names being fictitious. Their identity is carefully guarded but it Is known the man is prominent in the West. They were trapped in a New York hotel bv Frpnr-h Irwin and Brady, who engineered the. piot ana carried it to the very door of the Department of Justice, by rep resenting themselves as inspectors from the Department of Justice. "Doc" Brady Still at Large. "Doc" Brady, who appears to have been the presiding genius in the Wesley-Williams affair, is still at large. Irwin, It is believed, is under arrest somewhere in the East. Homer T. French assumed a jaunty air when arraigned today and said there was nothing to-the affair and that the Government would have to set him free. He admitted that his wife is a grad uate of Vassar, but said he did not care to have her dragged into the affair. He said he was in the business of book making and had laid $12,000 on the White Sox, adding mournfully that it was a million to one the Red Sox would cop the bunting and his money was already lost. The warfare between members of the District' Attorney's office and Attorney ISrbstein, counsel for all the alleged blackmailers and the States Attorney's office, went merrily on all of the day. Mrs. Klipper has been sent back to Philadelphia, subject to call when the cases come up for trial in New York. . 215 ENLIST FOR HUGHES BIR. TOOZE ORGANIZES AT LEBANON. ALLIANCE Women Attend Mass Meeting and Take Part in Framing Plans for Cam paignSome Named Delegates. LEBANON, Or., Sept 25. (Special.) with. 2lo charter members, the Lebanon Hughes Alliance was organized tonight by Walter L. Tooze, Sr., state organizer, officers elected and plans laid for an effective campaign in the county. Following are the officers: J. L. Un derwood, chairman; R. Thom, vice chairman; J. R. p'rum, secretary, and Alex Power, treasurer. Delegates to the state meeting, of Hughes Alliances In Portland were elected as follows: J. L. Underwood, J, R. Frum, Alex Power, R. Thom, W. C. DePew, J. C. Booth, Edward Myer, D, A. Reeves, Mrs. J. L. Underwood, Mrs. H. XV. Borchers, Mrs. C. H. St. John, Mrs. Frank Post, J. M. Donach and R. L. Dilson. Evidence of the interest that the women are taking in the Republican campaign was given tonight by the presence of a large number in the hall that was crowded to hear Mr. Tooze. Several of them were elected to repre sent the county at the state meeting. Mr. Tooze discussed some of the is sues of the campaign and was particu larly applauded as he attacked the Ad ministration's Mexican policy. AUTO ACCIDENT IS FATAL It. M. Clancy, Pioneer of Dayton, Dies From Injuries. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Sept. 25. (Special.) t. m. Clancy, a pioneer res ident of Dayton, died this morning of injuries received last night when the buggy in which he was riding was struck by an autotmotule driven by Dr Thomas at Dayton. The team became frightened and ran away, crashing into a. telephone pole and overturning the buggy. Mr. Clancy was thrown out and crushed beneath the vehicle. Mr. Clancy's grandson, Edward, was standing up at the back of the buggy and was hurled through the windshield and badly cut. The automobile carried no lights, it is said. Mr. Clancy's wife and four children survive. He was 66 years old. Guardsman Back at "University, OREGON CITY, Sept. 25 (Special.) Kent Wilson, son of Sheriff and Mrs W. J. Wilson, of this city, and a mem ber of the hospital corps of the Third Oregon, was mustered out of service this morning and tonight left for Eugene, where he will resume his work in the University of Oregon. He has been prominent in track; and field work. At the state, school, HEAD BLAGKMA GRIM SHOW GIRLS WILL SEE GREAT HIGHWAY TODAY Pretty Winter Garden Maidens to Be Guests of Ad Club on Tour of Scenic Road Real Stage-door Johnny to Have His Inning. BY LEON CASS BAER. 7T I so T IS truly a cruel wind that isn't sometimes tempered to the stage- oor Johnnie. He is to have his day In Portland for today, at least. Not that Portland Is known as a city of stage-door Johns, for it isn't. Chorus maids say that for the size and beauty and wealth of our City of Roses, its pro rata of Inter ested admirers, save across the foot lights, is confined mostly to the gay bachelors who have learned the. habit elsewhere. In other words, the native Portlander who has stayed right at home all his life hasn't experimented much In wait ing at the door with a bunch of flowers and. an expectant smile. Motor Cars Essential. Today, however, the native sons and those who brought the habit from other cities are to have a chance to he stage door Johns. There is no string to the chance, not even a dinner or a lunch has. to be given, and there's to be a "safety-ln-numbers" element that will appeal. All that is essential is an automobile, wh'ch will bar a few, of course, from being s. d. j., but, on the other hand, it's a. faint heart. Indeed, that couldn't scare up some sort of a car. Start to Be Made at 12:30. Today all the bachelors in Portland who have cars are asked to come to the stage door of the Heilig at 12:30 sharp and help take the beautiful band of Winter Garden girls out on the Columbia River Highway. The Idea originated with the company manager, I J. Rodriguez, and William T. Pangle. All along the trip out to this Coast the company has heard praises sung about the Highway, and with their arrival in Portland the principals of the organization met in conclave and planned on a trip. Then Messrs. Rodriguez and Pangle thought of the neglected chorus maids. So they called up E. J. Higgins and he got in touch with the Ad Club folk, and all together a plan was hatched. Ad Club members have offered cars, the married members bringing their wives as chaperons. Bachelors to Have Chance, But It seems only fair that enterpris ing young Westerners should be given a chance. So the bid has become wider in its scope, and any nice bachelor with a car who presents himself and the car at 12:30 at the stage door is certain of acting as personal guide and friend to as many lovely maids as his car will BEAR STEAK IS COMMON EASTERN, OREGON SHEEP MOVE MENT LEADS BRUIN TO DEATH. Stray Lambs Fall Prey to Wild Animals and Both Are Often Brought Down by Hunters. RICHLAND. Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) Bear steak has become a common item on hotel bills or fare in Eastern Oregon the last wee or two. The an nual movement of huge bands of sheep from Summer range in the Wallowa forest reserve to Winter quarters In the valleys is now in full swing and the bears have come down from the high mountains to feast on strays. Under the regulations of the reserve all the sheep are supposed to be driven off by Octo ber 1. Every division of the mutton army loses its dozens of stragglers. The sheep become lost in gullies or behind tree trunks, where they are missed by the dogs as the flocks move on, and be come pitifully easy' prey to their nat ural enemies in the forest. The bears especially seem to sense the situation and descend from the more remote parts of the reserve with an appetite for Spring lamb whetted by long-continued diet of roots and berries. Even the hunters do not de spise an occasional shoulder of mutton and for their purposes stray domestic sheep become "mountain sheep." The hunters experience little difficulty in killing the bears, and that is why "b'ar meat has taken the place of beef in some country markets for the time being. Bears are one species of edi ble game not protected by a closed season in the game laws. Just returned from a prospecting trip on the Imnaha, C. E. Thorp, editor of the Eagle "Valley News, at Richland, brings a story of a big cinnamon bear which when chased by hunters dogs ran directly through two bands oi sheep and escaped. Ephraim had given himself over entirely to the business of running and did not pause to molest the herds, which scattered on the on slaught. This has been a very profitable year for sheepmen and fortunes have been made by brokers in this section on the rising market. Sheep are orth about double the price of a year ago. As the bands reach railroad points the lambs are taken out for shipment to Eastern markets. A trainload a day is being dispatched from the Hunting ton branch alone. It is estimated, that 1.000,000 head of sheep will be win tered in Eagle Valley and tributary country. ROUND-UP CHAMP QUITS JACKSON SUNDOWN. NKZ PERCE. NOT TO ENTER ANOTHER CONTEST. World's Champion Rider Announces He Will Train Younger Tribesmen to Ride for 1917 Title. PENDLETON, Or.. Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) The 30.000 Round-un visitors Saturday saw Jackson Sundown, the 50-year-old Indian champion bucking norse naer. mane nis last ride. Sun. down today declared that he had reached the goal and he is too old ever to enter another contest. During the next year, however, he will train some of the younger Nez Perce Indians to ride and he will bring a string of riders and bucking horses to the 1917 Round-up. When the veteran Indian warrior was given the $350 prize Hamley saddle this morning he asked that the name of his wife be inscribed on the silver nlat By winning 50 points. Sundown also was given tne foiice Gazette belt for being the all-around champion cowboy of the woria. fenaieton today took down the 1916 decorations and set to work on making we mi einiumon me greatest yet. POWERS ROAD MYSTERY Belier In Coos Is That Mining De. velopment Is Planned. MARSHFIELD. Or., Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) A new railroad, now under con struction in the vicinity of Powers, is one or the mysteries of the Smith- Powers extensions. Like the first road of 26 miles, the new one is said bv A- II. .Powers to be, under y&x X th. 3 ' -CR If -WW ,. The Conrtner Sisters, Who Will Take Their Mother on the Highway Trip. hold comfortably. There are over 100 persons in "The World of Pleasure" Winter Garden show, and It will take a lot of cars to hold that many. The two Courtney sisters are going with their mother, the team of Conroy and Lemaire say they're going to fix their stage automobile and use It, and all the principals have blended their trip with this big cue. Highway to Be Advertised. They will all breakfast or lunch be fore the start is made and a return before dinner will lessen expenses for the would-be Johnnie, unless, of course, he wants to break into the class with real Johns and continue the acquain tance with dinner. Back of it all is the idea that theat rical folk are the best advertisers of a city's merits. They visit every other city and tell about the one they've Just left. If they've seen the Columbia River Highway they'll have something nice to tell about Portland all the rest of their lives. Twelve-thirty at the HelUg stage door on Yamhill street remember. purpose of opening up new timber to add to the output of logs for the Smith Marshfield mills. The projected road, however, is to be reached from Powers over a costly bridge across the South Coqullle River, a 6hort distance from Powers. The line makes oft then towards Eckle, a distance of 16 miles, skirting Salmon Creek for most of the route. Those who profess to know say this road will run anywhere from 14 to 21 miles, and the grade is to be not over 1 per cent at any portion. Recently several mineralogists have been busy in searching in the south ern part of Coos and Northern Curry for deposits of various minerals, in cluding gold, iron and copper, and also platinum. The Salmon Creek district is among the oldest mining regions in this territory, and since experts have been prospecting the country, it Is be lieved this new extension is planned, to a considerable extent, at least, for opening mineral operations in Southern Coos County. Iron Mountain, said to have much valuable ore, is only a few miles from the ostensible terminus of the new branch, and although denial Is made the road is for anything else than logging, the opinion prevails that it Is purely for development work, and will be a connecting link in the Coos Bay to Eureka Southern Pacific line. CHILDREN GO TO FAIR Mosier Contingent Will Compete In Canning Contest. MOSIER, Or., Sept. 25. (Special.) As a reward for winning the first and second' places in the canning of fruit at the Wasco County Fair, Ora Evans and Arta Cole left today for Salem with their expenses paid to exhibit their canned fruit and vegetables. Other school children, who will enter the canning club contest at the state fair, who also left today, accompanied by Miss Dorothy E. Fassmore, teacher in the home economics department at the Mosier High School, were Leona Nelson, Ruth Higley and Lyle Cook. Ora Evans was the winner of the canning goods prize last year and had her expenses paid to Corvallls this Spring. Oregon City to Hear S. II. Piles. OREGON CITT, Or.. Sept. 25. (Spe cial.) E. E. Brodie, chairman of the Republican county central committee received word from Edward D. Bald win, secretary of the state committee that ex-Senator Samuel H. Piles, of Seattle, will be in Oregon City Friday night, October 6, to make a speech Willamette Hall has been secured, and the officials of the county central com mittee intend to All the hall to its door.". MADE to ORDER Exclusive" Tailoring at Moderate Prices WfE. BUY finest materials for r our many stores and share the saving with you. Suits and Overcoats $25, $30, $35 and upwards "W JKRILEMS SONS Oscar M. Smith, Manager. 108 Third St, Near Washington HUGHES ALLIANCE WILL BE RUSHED Twenty-five Branches of Na tional Body to Be Formed in Portland in 8 Days. RALLY TO START. THURSDAY Preliminary Work Arranged by T. B. Neuhausen and Tliree or More Organizations Will Be Perfect ed Daily Reports Please. Twenty-five branches of the National Hughes Alliance, of which 60 branches have already been formed through the state, are to be organized in Portland In eight days. The campaign will open next Thursday night. It will take some whirlwind work to carry out this programme, which was announced last night by Thomas B. Neuhausen, vice-chairman of the Oregon Hughes campaign committee, who is supervising the organization of the Hughes alliance in this state. It means the organization of three branch alliances on each of the eight days allotted for the task. Details have been so perfected, how ever, that beginning with next Thurs day night, the work of organization will be under way in every section of Portland. While the forming of branches of the Hughes alliance has been progressing all over the state outside, Mr. Neuhausen has been lay Ing careful plans for this effective cli max in Portland. Thursday's Three Arranged. The three branch alliances to.be or ganized Thursday night, at three sep arate meetings, are Multnomah County branch No. 1, which will meet in room A of the Central Library, Tenth and Yamhill streets, at 8 o'clock. Multnomah County branches Nos. 15 and 16, comprising North Portland and Piedmont, which will be combined into a single alliance covering the two dis tricts, will meet in the North Portland Branch Library. 190 East Killingsworth avenue, at 8 o'clock. Multnomah County branch No. 19, of Sellwood. will meet in the Sellwood School, East Fifteenth and Umatilla streets, at 8 o'clock. These meetings will be followed on each of the remaining seven nights. Sunday excepted, with the organization of three or more other alliances in various parts of the city. Districts Are Laid Ont. The sections in which the other 22 branch alliances, exclusive of the three to be organized Thursday night, will be formed in the course of the eight-day campaign are as follows: East Side district. Alberta, Brooklyn. Fulton, Irvlngton, Kenton, Albina, Laurelhurst, Lents, Linnton, Mount Scott, Portland Heights, Rose City Park, South Portland, St. Johns, Sun- nyside-Mount Tabor, University Park- Portsmouth, Waverleigh - Richmond, West Side business district, Willamette Heights, Woodlawn and Woodstock. Temporary officers of the branch Alliances to be organized Thursday night are as follows: Multnomah County Branch No. 1 Charles W. Fulton, chairman; XV. P. Keady, vice-chairman: Miss Mary E. Hill, secretary; Charles W. Ackerson, treasurer. Multnomah County Branches Nos. 15 and 16, comprising North Portland and Piedmont, to be merged into one Alli ance, have these temporary officers: North Portland, A. H. Edlefsen, chair man; A. Shapiro, vice-chairman; Mrs. D. L. Avery, secretary: Miss Gertrude E. Getty, treasurer. Piedmont, Dr. I. N. Palmer, chairman: A. F. Case, vice- chairman; S. T. Ricketts, secretary Maud C. Leslie, treasurer. Multnomah County Branch. No. 19. Sellwood Mrs. G. L. Buland, chairman J. A. Mears, vice-chairman; Mrs. Har riet Hendee, secretary; J. D. Stevens, treasurer. Delegates to Be Elected. The programme at the organization of each of the 25 branch Hughes Al liances will include the adoption of bylaws, election of permanent officers and election of delegates to the com ing state-wide conference of the Hughes Alliance to be held In Port land. There will also be an address by one of the state organizers for the alliance, and Hughes buttons will be distributed. Reports of the most satisfactory na ture continue to come from various parts of the state where branch Hughes Alliances have been formed. The charter rolls of the new alliance formed by Walter L. Tooze. Sr., at Ashland, last Friday night, were re ceived by Mr. Neuhausen yesterday. These charter rolls contained the orig inal signatures of 269 charter members of the Ashland branch alliance. Women Form Large Percentage. Of these 269 members. 88 were women and 181 men, the percentage of women members being 33, or approximately one-third. As 375 of the 977 charter members of the Medford branch alli ance formed the night before at Med- TONDERFUL buying yes- terday in the Young Men's Shop these smart Fall Suits and Overcoats are surely what the particular young men are looking for. Some fine color combinations in smart tweeds, cheviots and fancies, in both English and pinchback models; they're tai lored just right. Priced$15,$18,$20 $25, $30 Another big lot of High School Suits came yesterday they're on sale today. Priced $10, $12.50, $15.00 Second Floor Ben Selling Morrison at Fourth of 463 women who are enrolled and working enthusiastically for the elec tion of Mr. Hughes of 1246 charter members of the alliance In Jackson County, considered the Democratic stronghold of the state. All the officers of the new Ashland branch alliance are women. They are: Mrs. Louise Perozzl. chairman; Mr. Nellie Briggs, vice-chairman: Mrs. Alice A. Peil, secretary, and Mrs. A. H. Pracht, treasurer. REPUBIilCAX SPEAKERS XA3IED Prominent Orators Will Tour State for Hughes Xext Month. Several prominent Republicans and Progressives who have volunteered to id in active campaign work for Hughes have been assigned to speak ing dates by the Hughes campaign committee, of which Judge Charles L. McNary, of Salem, is chairman. Arthur I. Moulton. of Portland, spoke last night at a Hughes Alliance meet ing held in Vert's Hall, Forest Grove. Mr. Moulton has been an active Pro gressive, and was one of the candl- ford were women, this maks a total 1 8 V " I ' Ik- a IV; : n TMI UI77,' dates for Presidential Elector on the ticket of that party. Wallace McCamant Is now making a I speaking tour through Klamath and Lake Counties that will continue all this week. He spoke at Klamath Falls last night and will make two ad dresses at Fort Klamath today. A. E. Clark, a leader in the' Pro gressive movement in Oregon and one of the delegates at the Progressive Na tional Convention, will speak at Marsh field and Coquille on October 3 and 4. If his schedule will permit, he will also address a noon meeting at North Bend, October 4. Mr. Clark will also speak at Albany on October 5 and at Salem on October 7. B. F. Mulkey has been assigned to speak at Newberg on October 6 and at Wilsonville on October 7. He will make a speaking trip through Doug las County about October 20. Stephen A. Lowell, of Pendleton, will make the following speeches in a trip through the Willamette Valley: Prob ably at McMlnnville, October 9; Dallas. October 10; Corvallls and Philomath. October 11; Eugene, October 12, and Salem, October 14. Other speakers include John McCourt, who will make a campaign speech at iTHe rArt of Baking Here are the big essentials to any high degree of excellence in the Art of Baking. Master Bakers that means men with a thorough knowledge of the chemistry of baking. Ideal Conditions and Facilities that means big sunlit plants equipped with modern machinery. Pure Ingredients that means ingredients actually tested for purity and quality. And an Army of Healthy and Happy Employes who enjoy the day's work. . The Pacific Coast Biscuit Company has invested hundreds of thousands of dollars in this and other cities for the purpose of insuring all these essentials. Can you wonder that a million Good Housekeepers call ISCO0T the purest of all pure foods U-6 1 irrt 3 Clackamas, October 4, and S. B. Huston, who is to speak at Marquam. October 3. Sllvcrton Schools Open. SILVERTON. Or.. Sept. 25. (Special.) The Sllverton public schools opened today, with Howard M. James as su perintendent, this being his third year. I "The Little Girl Next Door" From home and happiness to misery and shame. Story by the Illinois Vice Commission actual facts no fiction. PICKFORD STARTING SUNDAY 8 '8 V -mr 4TV aTTu 7TT T Aflkt Tm 1 ,u.tCD. SJAPtA?.
