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POPTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING," DECE3IBER 9, 1906.
FORMER
SENATOR
SHOT BY
Brown of Utah Meets
His Nemesis.
HAS EVEN CHANGE OF LIVING
Refuses to Marry Her and She
Fires Two Bullets.
CLIMAX OF TWO DIVORCES
Intrigue Begun in Michigan, Con
tinned In Utah and Ended in
Washington Hotel Woman
Is Declared Insane.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Former
United States Senator Arthur Brown,
of Utah, tonight lies In a critical con
dition in the Emergency Hospital with
a pistol shot wound in the abdomen in
flicted by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, of
Salt Lake, who arrived here today from
that city. The shooting occurred in
Mr. Brown's apartment in the Raleigh
Hotel, where Mrs. Bradley also had
registered under the name of "A. B.
Brown." She was arrested.
Mr. Brown was conveyed to the hos
pital, where he was immediately put
upon the operating table. Two shots
were fired, one grazing his left hand
and the other entering the abdomen
and lodging in the pelvic cavity. After
working over him for nearly two hours,
the surgeons decided that for the pres
ent at least they would make no fur
ther attempt to find the bullet. It was
stated tonight that, while Mr. Brown's
condition Is critical, there is reason to
believe he may recover.
Says Shooting Is Justified.
Mrs. Bradley arrived shortly ' after
noon. After being assigned to a room,
she Immediately went to Mr. Brown's
apartment. There were no witnesses
to the shooting, but a maid heard the
shots and at once notified the manage
ment. According to her statement tonight
at the police Btation, where she talked
freely with the newspapermen, Mrs.
Bradley came to Washington to de
mand that Mr. Brown marry her. She
said that their relations were well
known in Salt Lake.
"I asked him if he was going to do
the right thing by me?" she said, re
taining remarkable composure. "In
reply, - he put on his overcoat and
started to leave the room, and I shot
him. I abhor acts of this character,
but in this case it was fully justified."
While expressing no sorrow for her
act, she declared that she was glad to
know that Mr. Brown might recover.
"I was practically penniless when I
got here today," she said. "Having
only $1.25 and after paying the cabman
all the money I had In the world,
was $1."
Caused Divorce, Refused Marriage.
She said she urged Mr. Brown to
marry her, that he had been Instru
mental In the divorce between her hus
band and herself and that, as his wife
was dead, he could do the "right thing"
by her. This, she said, ho refused
to do.
Mrs. Bradley is a brunette, about 38
years old and frail. Her first act after
being taken to the police station was
to send for Senator Sutherland, of
Utah, who called on her tonight and
had a long talk with her. Mr. Suther
land regretted being brought into the
case, but said that Mrs. Bradley had
sent for him because he was the only
man here whom she knew. To him
he unbosomed herself and told the
story of her relations with Mr. Brown.
This Gentleman Thinks
Myth.
WOMAN
She alleged that two" of her children
owe their parentage to Mr. Brown and
that she had named om of them after
him.
Mrs. Bradley was reluctant to speak
of her former husband, but questioning
brought out the fact that he was living
In Nevada with a second wife by whom
he has several children. Further ques
tioning disclosed the - fact . that Mrs.
Bradley for two years, 1900 to 1902, had
served as secretary to the State Repub
lican Committee and also at one time
was editor of the official organ of the
State Federation of Women's Clubs.
She declared that she had a sister in
the newspaper business in Salt Lake,
but that she would not communicate
with members of her family because
she knew that they would not come to
her assistance. Up to a late hour to
night, she had not obtained counsel.
Brown Accuses Woman.
Theodore J. Tally, manager of the
Raleigh, was notified of the shooting
within two or three minutes after it
oceurred and hurried to Mr. Brown's
room. He found Mr. Brown fully
dressed, lying on the floor In the cen
ter of the room. Mrs. Bradley was
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Bellamy Storer, . ex-Ambassador to
Austria-Hungary, Who Has De
nounced President Roosevelt for
Treatment of His Wife.
standing near the dresser. She was
attired in street costume, including her
hat. One of her hands was gloved.
Ir. Brown, as Mr. Tally stooped over
him to Inquire what the matter was,
feebly indicated Mrs. Bradley and re
marked calmly: "She shot me."
. A hurried examination of the
wounded man ,was made by Mr. Tally.
In opening his coat and waistcoat he
discovered that a bullet, had penetrated
his abdomen 'He sent for some brandy
and poured it down Mr. Brown's throat.
The wounded man was growing rapidly
weaker, and Mr. . Tally directed ,a
servant to summon the Emergency
Hospital ambulance.
Mr. Brown, despite the shock of the
wound, retained ' consciousness. " He
made no statement to Mr. Tally beyond
the one indicating that he had been
shot by Mrs. Bradley. The woman con
tinued in the room, while Mr. Tally
was attending to Senator Brown, but
offered no assistance. Finally Mr. Tally
ordered her to leave the 'room She
declined with absolute coolness.
"I will remain here," . she said. "I
am the mother of his two children."
Mr. Tally was too busy ministering
to Mr. Brown to attempt to enforce his
order, but In glancing about the room
he discovered a revolver lying on the
bureau. He put it into his pocket and
later turned it over to the police. It
was a 32-calibre weapon.
When arrested, Mrs. Bradley made no
resistance. She was asked for a state
ment ot the incident, but referred all
those who inquired to Mr. Sutherland.
"Senator Brown had been a guest at
the Raleigh since December 6," said
Mr. Tally, "having come here to argue
a case before the United States Su
preme Court. The case was expected
to be called Monday. Mrs. Bradley ar
rived today Just before noon. She
registered as A. B. Brown and was
assigned a room in the usual way."
Sends for His Children.
Late tonight M. S. Gunn, of Helena,
Mont., who came here with Mr. ' Brown,
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Santa Clans Is No
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AGAINST TRUSTS
Important Points of
Law Established.
MORE LEGISLATION NEEDED
Validity of Main Principles of
Sherman Act.
GUILTY BROUGHT TO BOOK
Fines of Over $400,000 Imposed
and Many Cases Still Pending. '
Passage of Bill Against
Immunity Is Needed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. Attorney-General
Moody, In his annual report to the
President, submitted today, outlines with
clearness and vigor the principles of law
established by- the trust prosecutions
which have been completed up to date,
what the Government has accomplished in
Its unwavering campaign against the gi
gantic industrial combinations, and sets
forth forcibly what the department ex
pects to accomplish as a result of pending
and future prosecutions. The document
will prove a formidable weapon In the
hands of Congress, should the lawmakers
see fit to heed its recommendations and
Strike the suggested blows through the
strongly-urged remedial legislation. Mr.
Moody enunciates distinctly the evils that
have cropped out through the self-ln-trenchment
of vested interests, the strenu
ous opposition and formidable obstacles
the huge combinations of capital have In
terposed against all attempts at govern
mental investigation of their methods of
business. The report emphasizes the han
dicaps 'and embarrassments the depart
ment has labored under at every step, and
the dominant need of National legislative
remedy. ,
Dealing with' the trusts, Mf. Moody
says: ; , , : . . , . .
Meaning of Sherman Law.
The act entitled "An act to protect trade
and commerce against unlirfwful restraints
and monopolies," commonly known as the
Hherman anti-trust law, approved July 2,
1800, hm required and received much Inter
pretation hy the courts, but many questions
which may be raised under it are yet un
settled. The low dealing with the Interstate
and foreign commerce probihlts, (a) agree
ments "In restrain of trade or commerce."
(b) agreements "to monopolize any part
of trade -or commerce," (c) monopolization
or attempt at monopolization of any part of
trade or commerce. Although decislous of
the Supremo Court have shed much light
upon the meaning of toe words used in the
law to express the acts prohibited, yet the
exact limits of the meaning of "restraints"
and "monopolization" have not been ascer
tained with precision. Moreover, although
the conception of commerce among the
states and with foreign nations is well de
fined. Its application to the complex condi
tions of business may often raise questions
whether given transactions are foreign or
interstate trade, which axe not easy of so
lution. One main purpose of the law that com
petition shall not by agreements be sup
prssed, runs counter to the tendencies of
modern business. The Department of Jus
tice Is without organization tor the inves
tigation of suspected offenses, though the
general appropriation for the enforcement of
this and laws of like character made by
Congress in 1903 has to some extent sup
piled the deficiency. Nevertheless it is true,
in the main, that proceedings Instituted by
the department have had their origin either
in a complaint by some interested person or
in the investigation of some other depart
ment of the Government. These reasons
the uncertainty of the meaning of the law.
Its conflict with the tendencies of business,
and the insufficiency of. the means of de
tecting offenses have made Its enforce
ment slow and difficult, and obedience to
its provisions far from universal.
From the date of the enactment of the
law to the beginning of President Roose
velt's administration in 1901, 16 proceedings
were begun and have been concluded five
of them were indictments, in all of which
the Government failed, and 11 of them were
petitions in equity, in which the Government
prevailed in eight and failed in three.
Principles Made Clear.
In the course of this litigation it has
FIVE VIEWS
MOOD
WORK
This Is How Pater Families Feels. Be Ex
pects to Get a Handpainted Tie or a Pair
of Suspenders.
been made clear by the decisions of the Su
preme Court
( 1 That the law Is constitutional. '
(2) That a combination of manufacturer
to restrain or monopolize manufacture or
production which only incidentally and indi
rectly affected interstate commerce was not
within the prohibition of the act because not
a restraint or monopolization of interstate
commerce.
(8) That a combination of manufacturers
fixing prices and suppressing competition in
the sale ot their products in interstate com
merce was forbidden by the act.
(4) That a combination among competing
interstate railways by which rates and fares
are established and maintained is forbidden
by the law, although the rates in themselves
may not be unreasonable or excessive. -
Since the beginning of President Roose
velt's administration 83 proceedings have
been begun under this law, seven of which
have been concluded and 16 ' are pending.
Ten of the proceedings were Indictments
and 13 pettitions in equity. In the seven
proceedings concluded the Government has
prevailed.
In the course of this litigation it has
been made clear by the decisions of the
Supreme Court that
First Th suppression of competition,
which is Intentionally accomplished by plac
ing a majority ot the stock of the compettng
comoanies in a holding corporation. Is a
violation of the law of 1890, though the
action of the holding company Jn -acquiring
the stock in exchange for its own may be
lawful under .the laws of the state which
created It. (United States vs. Northern Se
curities Company et al.. 193 V. S., 107.)
- Second Manufacturers who purchase their
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CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER
The Weather.
YESTERDAY'S Maximum temperature, 43
degrees; minimum, SO.
TODAY'S Rain; southerly winds.
Foreign.
Pope forbids French Catholics -to submit to
law and disorder is predicted. Page 4.
Gossip of European capitals. Page 6.
National.
Hill roads are Uncle Sam's next candidates
for inquisitional griddle. Page 3.
Bellamy Storcr writes angry letter to Roose
velt about his dismissal. Page 3.
Movement in Senate to Investigate lumber
trust. Page 6.
Attorney-General Moody reports on trust
prosecutions. Page 1.
Politics.
Senator Bailey replies to charges of Attor-ney-Goneral
in fervent language. Page 4.
Populist party disbands and will support
Roosevelt. Page 4.
Domestic.
St- PauU Railroad makes official announce
ment of its route to Pacific Coast.
Page 2.
New York bank reserves far below legal
limit. Page 3.
Ex-Senator Brown, of Utah, shot by woman
he wronged and refused to marry. Page 1.
Harrlman's plan to control Chicago elec
trical appliances. Page z.
Pittsburg belle commits suicide rather than
face disgrace. Page 1.
President Butler denounces union of Chicago
teachers. Page 4.
Gridiron Club holds most successful session
in its history. Page 11.
Paciflc Coast.
San Francisco multi-millionaires who have
been favored by Mayor Schmitz offer
Jarge sums for his defense. Page 1.
Washington Legislature cannot giye million
to Alaska-Yukon Fair. Page 15.
Elsie Burnett, IT fears old. kills herself
near Hlllsbero. OV P0 16- -' "
Eleven Jurors are secured in trial of Ches
ter Thompson at Tacoma. Page 14.
Jilted North Yakima man secures Judgment
against fickle woman for presents be
stowed upon her. Page 14.
Sports.
Mysterious Billy Smith to fight Thomas ten
rounds at Col ma in January. Page 17.
Portland and Vicinity.
Captain of Police Bruin announces new
campaign of morality among lodging
bouses. Page 10. '
Railroad laborer beaten and robbed by
thugs. Page 8.
Coming holiday falls to affect real estate
market. Page 10.
Hill and Harriman construction crews on
North-Bank road clash. Page 10.
Royal Arch Masons hold banquet. Page IV
Commercial and Marine.
Heavy demand from Japan tor Wheat. Page
38.
Bearish sentiment In Chicago wheat pit
Page 38.
Bank statement reveals largest deficiency
in years. Page 39.
Stocks only slightly affected by money con
ditions. Page 38.
Snowstorm again advances in local stock
market. Page 38.
American bark Coloma founders off Vancou
ver Island coast. Page 8.
Japanese steamship Shlbato Maru arrives
for grain cargo. Page 8.
Steamer Alliance brings 7000 cases of al
mon from Coos Bay. Page 8.
Features and Departments.
Editorial. Page 6.
Church announcements. Page 29.
Classified advertisements. Pages 17 to 23.'
Observations of Mr. Dooley. Page 43.
Rip Van Winkle retold by Goerge Ade.
Page 45.
Portland's fire department In action. Page
41.
New million-dollar home for American art
collections. Page 46.
International Sunday school lesson. Page 48.
Oldest man In Oregon. Page 48.
Book reviews. Page 49.
The Christmas masquerade by Mary E. Wll-
kins. Page SI.
Influence of luck on prominent men. Page 44.
The John Dough mystery. Page 49.
Household and fashions. Page 47.
Social. Pages 26, 27, 28.
Dramatic. Page S4.
Musical. Page 28. "
OF THE CHRISTMAS
"I -Wonder If Santa Is To Particular to .
Come to my HouscT"
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Large Sums Offered to
HelpOutofTrouble.
GRATEFUL FOR PAST FAVORS
Dingee, Bourne, Calhoun and
Harriman in the List.
NO USE FOR ABE RUEF
Tentative' Overtures to Slake a Scape
goat of the Curly Boss Are
Turned Down Hard by
Prosecutor Heney. '
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 8. (Special.)
By an Interesting chain of circumstances,
a Squad of millionaires has come to the
assistance of Eugene E. Schmits, the
labor Mayor of San Francisco.
"I will give $1,000,000 if necessary to
help him out," Is the remark ascribed to
W. J. Dingee, Park Commissioner, owner
of cement plants, water company bonds
and the possessor of a $1,000,000 residence
on Fifth avenue. New York. Besides
Dingee, W.' B. Bourne, the. millionaire
chief of the local gas trust, has also
publicly announced his high regard, for
the indicted Mayor.
Patrick Calhoun, president of the Uni
ted Railroads, the local traction com
pany, has hastened to the aid of Schmitz,
as have E. H. Harriman, W. F. Herrin,
Downey Harvey, of the Ocean Shore
Railway Company, and William C. Tevis,
president of the Bay Cities Water Com
pany, which the administration desires
to purchase for $10,000,000, although James
D. Phelan believes the property dear at
a fraction of the amount. All of these
men who have gone to the aid of Mayor
Schmitz are not only millionaires, but
multi-millionaires.
Pass TJp Mr. Ruef.
While .all these magnates are ready to
serve Schmitz. they will have nothing
to do with Rufe. They are desirous of
saving Schmitz, although it would entail
the sacrifice of Rufe. It has been learned
that overtures of the most guarded sort
have been made to the prosecution to de
liver Rufe, with the understanding that
Schmitz be allowed to go free.
The overtures were forcibly turned down
before they had reached the stage of
definite proposals. It may be stated that
all euch overtures will be rejected, for
Francis J. Heney believes he has suf
ficient evidence on which to convict
Schmitz as well as Ruef.
Indebted to Administration.
The deep interest manifested by the
millionaires in Schmitz is based on the
grounds that they are grateful for
favors received at the hands of the ad
ministration. The array of counsel in
court for Schmitz Is a formidable one, but
It Is only a fraction of the legal force
which has been retained to defend him.
Several corporation attorneys have been
placed at the . disposal of the indicted
Mayor. .
' Ruef and Schmitz have determined to
begin a vigorous campaign against the
newspapers. They have had subpenas
served oft the editors of the big dailies,
requiring them to appear in court Mon
day. At that time they will be questioned
by Schmltz's attorneys.
THE AUTOMANIAC'S DREAM
It's a Perfect Road With No Speed
Limit, Says Vanderbilt.
NEW YORK. Dec. 8. The Automobile
Club of America held its annual banquet
tonight- Toasts were responded to by
PROBLEM
RICH M
NBUSH'TO
AID MAYQHSCHMIT
A Letter to Santa.
General .Horace Porter. W. K. Vanderbilt,
Jr., Lieutenant-Gener&l Nelson A. Miles
and others. Colgate Hoyt,- president of
the club, was toastmaster.
Mr. Vanderbilfs theme, was "The Long
Island Motor Parkway." He said It had
been the dream of automobilists to own
a perfect car and to operate It over a
course where there was no speed limit
Such a course, he felt, was about to be
realized. The . cost, he said, would be
about $1,000,000 for the construction of 60
miles of roadway, and $700,000 had already
been subscribed. He hoped that In the
end there would be roads of a similar
kind connecting Boston, Philadelphia and
other cities. '
FIND SIX BODIES IN MUD
Searchers at Clifton Are Guided by
Projecting Arm.
SOLOMONVILLE., Ariz.. Dee. 8.
Conditions in the flood-stricken city of
Clifton are now somewhat improved.
Clear and -mild weather now continues
to the advantage of the refugees and
the work of clearing away the mud and
debris is progressing slowly. The city
is still without water, lighting and tele
phone service and walking over town is
difficult and dangerous.
A party of searchers saw a human arm
V f0
Attorney-General W. H. Moody.
protruding from the mud and, digging
down, recovered the bodies of six uni
dentified Mexicans. It is certain that
the death list will be large, although
but two Americans are known to have
perished.
A strong guard is still maintained, and
four have been shot for looting. Efforts
will be made to run a train out of the
city tomorrow.
GROVER CLEVELAND IS ILL
Has Acute Indigestion,' but 'Calls It
' ' Slight Cold.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8. Grover Cleve
land is 111 at his home in Princeton
of acute indigestion. He has been sick
a week and still remains unimproved.
His physician. Dr. J. M. Carnochan, said
last night that Mr. Cleveland was not
in a very serious condition. When
asked if Mr.i Cleveland was suffering
from anything besides Indigestion, he
replied:
"I have no knowledge of ' anything
else."
He also said Mr. Cleveland had been
ill for some time and by only the most
extraordinary effort had he seen Mr.
Carnegie, who called Wednesday.
"We expect Mr. Cleveland out In a
few days," said Dr. Carnochan, "but I
cannot tell exactly-when."
PRINCETON. n7J., Dec. 8. At the
home of Ex-President Grover Cleve
land It waa said that he has had a
slight cold and not been feeling well
for a week, but that his ailment is not
at all serious. .'
DUPONT GETS A DIVORCE
Millionaire Powder-Maker Is Gien
Freedom in South Dakota.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 8. Alfred L
Dupont, millionaire powder maker, who
formerly resided at Wilmington. Del., but
who resided in Sioux Falls since early In
the present year, was today granted a
divorce from Bessie G. Dupont. The di
vorce decree was granted on grounds o,
extreme cruelty and inhuman treatment.
The couple have four children and their
custody and the question of alimony was
adjusted out of court.
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TRAGIC DEATH OF
PITTSBURG BELLE
Handsome Woman Un
able to Face Disgrace.
FOILS ARRESTING OFFICERS
Commits Suicide Before Her
Sweetheart's Eyes.
IS BOTH THIEF AND FORGEP
Beautiful Kihel Ferver Steals to
Maintain Home for Beauty Doc
tor Lover and Mother Sends
Farewell Letters to Both.
PITTSBURG, Penn., Dec. 8. (Special.)
To maintain a home for her lover,
Arthur Span, a beauty doctor, and her
mother. Is the reason given. In letters
which she left, by Miss Ethel Gertrude
Ferver, the most beautiful young wo
man In Pittsburg, who committed suicide
In her apartment In the Elsinore, Craft
avenue, yesterday afternoon, when she
was about to be arrested by Detective
George W. Cole, charged with having
forged Span's name to checks aggregat
ing $1400 and the theft from him of two
diamond rings valued at $1000.
Span asserts that the girl lost the
money speculating in the stock market.
He says that he heard sometime ago that
she was receiving market tips from
wealthy and prominent admirers but did
not know she was playing the tips.
In letters which she wrote, just be
fore she ended her life. Miss Ferver
stated that the money had been used to
keep up the home for Span and for her
mother. The girl was seated at a small
table near a window and had just
finished the second letter when, looking
up, she saw Span and - the "detective,
coming after her. The letter to Span
reads:
Fervent Letter to Lover.
"My Darling Sweetheart: Try to for
give me. You have been so sweet to me,
and I love you deeply. That Is why I
overreached myself financially, to keep a
house for you and mother, and I could
not do It on my salary. Dearest, don't
be too hard on me after I am gone. Just
let me rest, even though I have injured
you deeply and you hate me for it, I die
loving you with all my heart and soul.
Good-bye, sweetheart and many, ' many
kisses.
"Your true love, Ethel."
Last) Words to Mother.
Another letter addressed to her mother
reads:
"My Darling Mother: Try to forgive
me, if you can find It In your heart to
do so, I have had more than I could
carry, trying to keep a home for those I
love, yourself and Dr. Span. Give my
last love to my dear brother and dear
Marie and Enid. Tell them I am not
afraid to die, but would rather live. But
the doctor must hate me now. and I don't
want to live without his love. He has
been so good to you and me. Everything
I have is yours, for I do love you so,
mother, dear. I am the first one in the
family to disgrace it, but I have tried to.
do more than I was able to do financially.
My heart and spirit are both broken and
dead and I might as well be dead, too.
You must go and live with John. I hate
to leave you, mother dear, but I cannot
face disgrace.
"Your loving and faithful daughter to
the end. Loads of last kisses.
"ETHEL.'
Casket Heaped With Flowers.
The body of Miss Ferver waa taken
to the home of her brother at Newcas
tle, Pa., this afternoon, and. the funeral
services will take place there tomorrow
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Believe la Santa Clans.