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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1917)
so THE SIOMLN'G OREGOXIAN, FRIDAY JUNE 8, 1917. SCENES DRAMATIC Ifl TONG WAR TRIAL Bert Lewis, Sergeant of Third Oregon Infantry, Identifies V Lee Yin as Murderer. CHINESE ARE SEARCHED Excited Celestial Voice on Phone Gives Warning to Sheriff of Threatened Killing and - Guards Are Doubled. Fear of another outbreak of tong hostilities stalked yesterday Into the courtroom of Circuit Judge Biggs and caused an extra guard to be thrown about Lee Yin. alleged Hop Sing Tong gunmau, who is on trial for the murder of Horn Quong Fong on the afternoon of February 24, last. Shortly after the noon hour Sheriff HurlAurt was notified by telephone that a. number of Chinese Intended to arm fcUemselves and attend the trial during the afternoon. According to Sheriff Hurlburt's informant, threats of gun pl.-t y were made. It was an ex cited CVinese voice who talked to Sheriff f, turlburt over the phone and it appeared' certain that an attempt would be made to take the life of the man on trial. Extra 4'eputles were at once dis patched to Judge Briggs' courtroom, where they kept careful watch through out the t fternoon. On instructions from the Sheriff, J. H. Beyer, court bailiff, seai ched every Chinese who en tered the courtroom to witness the trial. No weapons were found on any of the Chiraise who were searched. This fear of gun play, either in the courtroom 4r the corridors of the Courthouse, vas but little less dramatic than the positive identification of Lee Yin as the X nurderer of Horn Quong Fong by Bei-t E. Lewis, the state's principal witl ess and the only man who claims Co have seen the actual hooting. Identification la Positive. "Can you identify this defendant here as tho man ;ho did the shooting?" inquired iJan J.. Malarkey, special pros ecutor," of the 1itness. "He is the iman," answered Lewli without a moment's hesitation. "Can there bo any possible doubt In your indentif ication?" was the next question. "No sir," was the reply. "He Is the man: there is not a bit of doubt about it." In more detail Lewis explained that he had been employed to guard the headquarters of the Hop Sing Tong under the direction of the police de partment. He saifl that he was sitting in the room at tlhese headquarters on the afternoon of February 24. last, when he heard several revolver shots. He ran to the window and hurried ut onto the third-floor balcony. "I saw two men running away from the taxicab," he said, "and then, while I stood there watching, a third man darted out from under the balcony and pulled a blue steel gun as he ran. He ran up to the taxicab, fired five shots and then ran away. After he had gone a few steps he ran back and threw his gun into the taxicab. "When he first started to shoot I yelled at him and he looked up at me. When he turned and threw the gun Into the machine he looked up at me again and I got a good, square look at his face." j Chauffeur Doe Not Identify. Amos Edwards, chauffeur, who an swered the call to 91 Fourth street with the taxicab in which Horn Quong was murdered, told in detail of the in cidents immediately following the shooting. His story of the appearance of the third gunman tallied with that Riven by Lewis, although Edwards would not attempt to identify Lee Yin as one of the participants in the killing. lie said he had not been able to get a good look at any of the gunmen. Ho f-ang, proprietor of the Chinese etore at 91 Fourth street, and em ployer of the dead Chinese, testified briefly. He claimed he had not heard any of the gun shots. He said he was not a member of any of the Chinese tongs but knew that the dead man was a member of the Bing Kung-Bow Leong Tong. City Physician Ziegler told of exam ining the dead man immediately be fore he died and described the nature of the bullet wounds. He said the body had been pierced In about 18 places. W. S.. Fortner, civil engineer. Identified a map of the Chinese section which is being used during the trial. That the murder of Horn Quong Fong was at the hands of another tong will be one of the lines of defense taken In behalf of the accused Lee Yin. An effort will be made to show that the Hop ings were not at outs with the Blng Kung-Bow Leongs at the time of the murder, but that the Suey Sing Tong was the rival of the tong of which the murdered Chinese was a member. Interpreter Sana Is Arrested. Another feature of this murder trial was the arrest of Quam Sam. Chinese Interpreter, who. it is claimed, has been in hiding for five or six davs and was not located until yesterday noon. u was stated he was afraid to appear in court and take any part in the trial. The Jurors who were selected in termine the fate of Lee Yin are Henry r.. nn 1'uzen, unanea j. Kademacher, "V. A. Young. Thomas Boyle. L. E. -iayior. M. Vt . Lynch, John P. Free man. B. N. Davis. Otto Eastlund, Ellis jtaan. jonn iv. wood and George O. The state's chief witness. Bert Lewis, is a sergeant in Company C. Third Oregon Infantry. He is an Army vet eran and served during the Spanish American war. When asked yesterday where he was at present stationed he was compelled to answer. "Somewhere in uregon, because of the Army re strictions. It was stated by Sheriff Hurlh.irt that extra precaution would be taken to guard Lee Yin during the remainder of the trial. All Chinese found about the Courthouse will be called upon to give a good account of themselves. Suspicious Chinese will be searched. Wilson, both of Newport, Or., are at the Portland. D. Winehill, of Seattle, Is registered at the Portland. T. F. McCalllster, of Prlnevllle, Or., Is at the Portland. Edward Murphy Is at the Oregon from Yacolt, Wash. E. N. Camp, of Glendale, Or., Is reg istered at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. Emll Mohr, of Medford, Or., are at the Imperial. E. A. Schiffer, of Pendleton, Or., Is registered at the Oregon. J. W. Foreman, of Spokane, Is reg istered at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McFadden, of Seattle, are at the Seward. Milton B. Mattoon Is registered from Selah, Wash., at the Oregon. A. J. Claydcm, from Westport, Or., Is registered at the Cornelius. Miss Edith E. Over, of Grafton, Cal., Is registered at the Multnomah. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McElroy are reg istered at the Rltz from Roseburg. Mrs. A. R. DeForest registered at the Multnomah from Palo Alto, Cal. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Williams,- of Spokane, Wash., are at the Cornelius. Mr. and Mrs. if. Comartln registered from Cathlaraet, Wash., at the Carlton. S. C. Cooper and J. Donald McDonald, of St. Helens, Or., are at the Portland, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Moore and sons, of Brownsville, Or., are at the Imperial. Mr. and Mrs. ' E. W. Brlgham. of Menlo, Wash., are visiting in, the city for a few days. Mrs. William Duer and children are registered at the Seward from Suther lin. Or. Mr.' and Mrs. R. E. Lee, registered . from Winlock, Wash., are at the Cornelius. I Walter E. Williams and Frank E. King registered from Reedsport, Or., at the Oregon. Eric V. Hauser, president of the Multnomah Hotel, left last night for i Vancouver, B. C. i Mr. and Mrs. George Crancall are at the Carlton and are registered from Vancouver, Wash. Mrs. E. H. Slocum and Mrs. E. -A. Thorley, both of Heppner, are reg istered at the Rltz. Miss Kern, Miss Hattle Gibson and Miss Nettie Gibson, all of Salem, are registered at the Seward. C. D. Lanfesty, a prominent hardware man of Walla Walla, Wash.. Is reg istered at the Multnomah. William C. Jones and family, of Van couver, B. C, are spending a few days in Portland and are registered at the Washington. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar G. Swanson are spending a few days in Portland and are registered from Tillamook, Or., at tne Multnomah. J. C. Smith and family. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Kiger, Miss Martha Klger and Miss Eleanor Smith, all of Corvallis, (jr., are spending a few days in Port land and are registered at the Im perial. LAW CLAIMS J. KNISPEL RADICAL GERMAN" SUBJECT TO IX- TERXMEOT DURING WAR. Man Regarded as "Dangerous" by Of- flcIaU Captured With 44-CalIber Revolver Fully Loaded. Now draws to Its close for an 1n4- termlnate time the career of Julius unispei, radlcallst, street orator and German alien. By his own act he is subject to internment for the of the war. Knlspel was arrested vesterrtav morning by City Detective Tom Swennes on the charge of carrvlnar con cealed weapons, in violation of the President's proclamation of April 6. In tle prisoner's hip pocket was a re volver of .44 caliber, fully loaded. "i was carrying It until I could se cure a holster," was Knispel's only word of explanation. Later at the City Jail, before he was transferred to the County Jail as a Fed eral prisoner, Knlspel spoke of the sor row he felt at the strife between Ger many and America, of his grief that a brother should now be an officer in the Kaiser's army, and referred to America as "my country." His pockets contained much literature of radical nature, it is said. In Portland and the Pacific North west the prisoner has been a central ngure of unrest for a number of years. He is well educated, of good address. and served during the Boer war with General Cronje's detachment. Both police and Federal officers have classified him as "dangerous." 'SING' TO BE HELD TONIGHT National Songs to Be Sang Under Leadership of W. II. Boyer. The worth of National songs at times of crisis is emphasized in the invitation from the MacDowell Club requesting the Portland public to attend the sec ond community sing, which is to be held in the lobby of the Multnomah Hotel tonight at 8:15 o'clock. Frances Strlegel Burke, president of the club, points to a letter Issued by the Civic Music Association of Chicago concerning the duty of the public to ward National songs. "Our immediate duty Is to our Na tional songs," it is declared. "American inability to sing on public occasions has been due in the past to a lack of patriotic ardor. The war has stirred our emotions and we are now snatching at fragments of half-learned, half-forgotten songs. Let us learn the words with all our patriotic fervor and the music with all our musicianship." The second community sing, to be held tonight, will be directed by Will iam H. Boyer. and words and music will be furnished for all. PERSONAL MENTION. J. H. Jono, cf Seattle, Is at the Carl ton. John E. Brophy, of Salem, Is at the Rltz. T. F. Strain, of Pomeroy, Wash., is at the Kits. H. Telikan, of Los Angeles, Cal., Is at the Carlton. G. A. Leipen, of Muscatine, la.. Is at the Carlton. A. B. Thomson, of Echo, Or., Is at the Imperial. W. R. Dowe, of Detroit. Mich., Is at the Cornelius. A. W. Nelson, of Roseburg, Or., Is at the Seward. T. A. McCullough, of Eugene, Or., Is at the Seward. Miss B. jp. Buckley and Mrs. L. E. USES OF LUMBER IS TOPIC Engineer to Show Material's Value for Highways and Bridges. O. P. M. Goss, consulting engineer, will deliver an Illustrated lecture on "Lumber and Its Uses," at a meeting of the Oregon Society of Engineers on the second floor of the Oregon building tonight. Mr. Goss will demonstrate the use of lumber In mill construction, ship building, paving, waterpipe and bridge construction. He will show artistic types of timber highway bridges and railroad crossings and will explain a new type of highway construction for large mileage af low cost which is said to be cheaper than macadam and smoother than any pavement now on the market. CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES S. D. Pumpelly Member of Sher man's Army In March to Sea. The funeral of Samuel D. Pumpelly, who was with Sherman In his march from Atlanta to the sea, and whose death resulted Wednesday night from a paralytla stroke, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the P, L. Lerch funeral establishment. Inter ment will be In Mount Scott Cemetery. Mr. Pumpelly died at his home, 6010 Forty-fifth, street. Southeast, after la I I lKExhibit of Work by Jefferson High School Sewing Department In Our Fifth and Alder Corner Windows.1 June White Sale Ends Tomorrow Night S : : at 6 P. M. Liberty Loan Bonds Applications for the purchase of Liberty Loan Bonds may be made at Meier & Frank's. Liberty Loan Bonds purchased through this store will be accepted at any time in payment of merchandise the same as cash. Apply at our office on the Sixth Floor, Sixth Street. EsUMUhfJ -TS JS87 The QualitV Store- or Portland Entries for Paul Jones Prize Essay Contest. Close Saturday Still time for girls 12 to 18 to win one or more Paul Jones middies by writing an essay on the life, exploits, personality, etc, of John Paul Jones, father of the American navy (500 words limit). Deposit essay in box. Second Floor, or mail to us. avings for All In Our 1426th Friday Surprise! 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Excellent Wash Goods Remnants at Excellent - qualities of wash goods, including voiles, crepes, percales, calicoes, ginghams, Jap crepes, etc. All are at half their regular selling prices. Second Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE 15c Yard - Wide Bleached Muslin for I2y2c Full bleached muslin free from starch or dressing. Heavy enough to wear well and light enough to wash well. Full 86 inches wide. 15c grade, yard, 12 He. Second Floor. 1426TII FRIDAY SURPRISE Fine $2.50 Table Napkins, Dozen at $1.98 Union linen damask table nap kins of a good grade. Fully bleached. Several different de signs. Size 22x22 inches. Spe cial for Friday, dozen at $1.98. Second Floor. 142GT1I FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Fiber Silk Boot Hose for Only - 28c Women's good quality fiber silk boot hose made with lisle top and reinforced heels and toes. Black and assorted colors. All sizes. Two pairs for 55c. Main Floor. 1426TU FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Summer Weight Vests Only 23c Women's Summer weight vests of fine light weight cotton. Plain and fancy yokes, low neck, sleeve less style. All Tegular sizes. Special Friday at, each 23c. Main Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Cotton Union Suits at Only 35c Women's light weight cotton suits in V neck, sleeveless, knee length style. Sizes range from 34 to 44. Special Friday at, suit 35c, or three suits for $1. Main Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE 50c a Yard Plain Novelty Veiling for 39c Plain and novelty veilings in bordered, scroll and shadow de signs. Colors include black, navy, brown, purple and taupe. 50c yd. values special Friday at 39c. Main Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Good 82.60 Scrim Curtains, Pair Only $1.60 Also odd stocks of 25c to 35c cretonnes, yard, 17; our 25c quality curtain scrim, yard, 19. These three curtain specials are extra good Friday bargains. Seventh Floor. MEIER A FRANK'S 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Men's 20c Hose for 10c . Y2 PRICE today for these black cot ton sox with double toes and heels for added strength. Good medium weight hose in all sizes. Underwear at Only 25c Fine Balbriggan shirts and drawers for Summer wear. Shirts with Jong or short sleeves, drawers ankle length. Ecru color. Summer undergarments in all sizes. $1.49 Flexible Brim Sennett Straw HATS Universally becoming sennett straws of extra good quality. The flexible brim makes them conform readily to the shape of the head. Latest styles. All sizes. -Main Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE $3.50 to $5.00 Blouses $2.49 Beautiful crepe de chine blouses in, shades of flesh, tea rose, Nile green, gold and white. Some are pretty, dressy styles with large collars and turn back cuffs, oth ers in plain tailored effects. Fourth Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE $1.00 Chiffons Yard at 59c This is a standard grade and of . a quality that will give excellent service. In white, flesh and blue. Can be used for linings as well as making entire frocks. 10c-15c Match Sets Embroidery 5c Baby embroidery match sets, edges and insertions of fine batiste in dainty pat terns. $1.25-81.50 Print'd Chiffon, Yard 85c 40 inches wide. Shown in a fine assortment of sports prints on white and dark grounds. Main Floor. MEIER FRANK'S 1426TII FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES $15.00-$17.50 Dresses Tailored and Afternoon Models $8.95 A clean-up sale of this sea son's models, broken lines and incomplete assortments, consequently in many in stances there is only one of a kind. Of serge, taffeta and combina tions of Georgette crepe and silk, in black, navy, tan . and green. Styles for afternoon wear, for street wear and for office wear. Apparel Shop, Fourth Floor. MEIER A FRANK'S 1426TII FRIDAY SURPRISE SALES Men's and Young Men's Pinch Back and Strap Back $15 -$20 Suits, $11.85 We wish we had more than a hundred, but suits like these are mighty hard to get these days and after the hundred are gone late comers will be disappointed. These suits are in the very smartest models, two and three-button coats with patch, vertical and crescent shaped pockets. Choice of cassi meres, tweeds and cheviots in stripes, checks, plaids and mixtures greens, grays, blues and browns. All sizes 33 to 42. None C. O. D. No phone orders. No altera tions. No exchanges. ' N Boys' $1.50 -$2.00 Knickers Friday 89c Good-looking, serviceable knickerbockers in fancy mixtures browns, grays, tans, black and 'white checks and blue serges (limited number). 'All sizes 7 to 18 years in these splendid knickers. Friday at 89c. Third Floor, Fifth Street. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE $2.50 Bissell's Carpet $-1 Sweeper Bissell's standard quality carpet sweeper. Regularly $2.50, special today at $1.95. $6.50 Carpet Sweeper and Vacuum for $4.65 Just received a new lot of the Perkins combination car pet sweeper and vacuum cleaner, $6.50 grade special today $4.65. Sale of Rag Rugs Extra heavy "twist weave" in blue and white, tan and white, pink and white. $1.75 size 27x54 at $1.39 $2.00 size 80x60 at $1.63 Seventh Floor, Fifth Street. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE i Q ) lfep 40c-50c-60c Steel Butcher Knives at 25c A new shipment of high grade steel butcher knives with black, white and red wood riveted handles'. They have a razor edge and each blade is stamped "Sheffield." 6, 7 and 8-inch sizes. These high-grade steel knives are LESS THAN PRESENT WHOLESALE cost Friday at 25c Basement, Fifth Street. Groceries Butter, Royal Banquet, our own fresh churning, two-lb. Coffee, Superior blend, freshly roasted, 35c grade, four lbs. $1, lb UiV, Baked Pork and Beans, good quality, in tomato sauce. No. 1 cans, dozen, $1.15, Extract, Vanilla or Lemon, one of the best, strictly pure, 8-oz. bottle 55, 4-oz. bottle - rj 30, 2-oz. bottle J-I V Cream of Barley, sample package free with each pur- Oftp chase, package 4JKj Hominy, Armour's Helmet brand, one of the bes, dz. "I 01ng $1.45 large can.. X Oysters, Eastern Cove, 8-oz. cans, dozen $2.20, can 19; 4-oz. cans dozen $1.15, the JQg Shad, dozen $1.45, i 0 1 -large ean priced at Xrf 2 Ninth Floor. Fifth Street. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Women's Fine Silk Gloves, Pair Only 43c Women's two-clasp gloves of extra quality silk. In black, black with white, white and white with black stitching. Sizes 5 to 8 in clusive. While any remain, 43c. Main Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE iy4 Yds. 'Rose City' Hair-Bow Ribbon al 29c Rose City hairbow ribbon in black only. 5 inches wide. Just the right width and texture and in hairbow lengths. Under pres ent market conditions worth 44c. Main Floor. 1426T11 FRIDAY SURPRISES 50c to 65c Novelty Neckwear Each at 29c Colored crepe de chine, Georg ette crepe and embroidered or gandy neckwear. Square-back models with trimming of Venise and filet edging and insertion. Main Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Women's 15c to 20c Kerchiefs for Only 9c Women's kerchiefs of fine sheer lawn with colored embroidered corners and borders. Dozens of assorted styles to select from. All are 15c to 20c values at 9c. Main Floor. 1426T1I FRIDAY SURPRISE! Good 82.50 to $3.50 Untrimmed Hats at $1.45 Splendid assortment of un trimmed hats of hemp and Milan hemp. Both sailor and close fit ting shapes. Black and colors. Excellent $2.50-?3.50 hats $1.45. Fourth Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Wom'n's, Childr'n's 69c New Middies at 49c Made of soft quality white per cale. Slip-over style. Copen and cardinal sailor collars, side pock ets, lace front. Sizes 12 to 20 and 36 to 40. Special 49c. Second Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE! Children's 75c Gingham Dresses al 49c Excellent quality Copen blue checked gingham, low waistline with pleated skirt. Small sailor collar. White piping trim. Sizes 2 to 6 years. Second Floor. 1426TH FRIDAY SURPRISE Children's $1.50 Wash Dresses Only 89c Amoskeag gingham dresses In light and dark plaids and checks. Some have yokes and bolero coat style with pleated skirts. All sizes 6 to 14 years at 89c. Second Floor. years' continuous residence In Port land. He 77 years of age. Mr. Pumpelly was captain of Company A, Blxteenth Kentucky Infantry, at the close of the war. He was a member of Ben Butler Post, Grand Army of the Republic He Is survived by Samuel Pumpelly, Seattle-, Mrs. Ora Huntington. Bouth Dakota: Mrs. Kate Oslen, Independence, and Mrs. O. W. McArthur, of Bay City, Michigan. CITY EMPLOYES GET AID Those Who Would Purchase 'liberty Bonds' Stay Fay, by Installments. City employes now have an oportu nlty to purchase liberty bonds on the Installment plan In 10 monthly install ments. City Treasurer Adams and Commissioner filgelow yesterday com pleted arrangements for financings the purchases through the banks. The following notice was issued for employes: "Arrangements have been made whereby city employes may pur chase liberty bonjls on application to the City Treasurer. If unable to pay cash, the bonds may be paid for in 10 monthly Installments. "As an earnest of patriotism, you can do nothing of greater service than to meet our Government's appeal re garding the liberty bonds. I urge you, therefore, each to do his best In order that this country may do no less than Its share." The timbrel of the Bible was the In strument known today as the tambo rlne. It was used In early times by the Syrians of Padan-aram at their merrymakings (Genesis xxxl:27). "Th COMING SUNDAY ase PEOPLES
