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i 10 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 10, 1908. OCE WOODMEN OF WORLD TO HOLD CLASS INITIATION DURING ROSE FESTIVAL CAUSE OF DELAY Martin Not Indicted Because Sister-in-Law Fails to' Answer Subpena. WORK FOR NEW EVIDENCE WITNESS ABS Police Trying to Prove Suspect's Mhercabouts Night of Crime. Kind Man Who Thinks He Saw M'urdcrcr In Shop. Failure of Miss Sarah Griffln, .sister-in-law of Edward Hugh Martin, to respond yesterday to a subpena to appear before District Attorney Manning, caused a delay In the rlllns of an Indictment charg ing Martin formally with the murder of Nathan Wolff. The subpena' was returnable at 10 o'clock yesterday morning, out at that hour the young woman did not appear. It was reported that she had taken a train for New York on hearing that she was about to bo drawn into the case. Close friends of the young woman said last nifrht. how ever, that she' is merely trying to evade figuring in the indictment of Martin, although she will appear at the trial of the young man. If so required. Mrs. Martin denies knowing the whereabouts of her sister, although admitting that Miss Griffin was Intending to go to New York previous to the murder and had her effects packed. Last night the case was not materially changed so far as the evidence against Martin Is concerned, although rumors were afloat without number and sensa tional stories without and could be heard. It was learned that the police are hard at work trying to perfect their' evidence, having been advised that- there are many tlcfects In the series of circumstances whereby they now connect the accused man with the crime. Seek to Trace Martin. For one thing the police ' are trying hard to account for Martin's whereabout between the hours of 6 o'clock and mid night. It is known they expect to get witnesses who saw Martin on his way to Sellwood with his1 face freshly cut last Friday flight and at least one witness who saw him on the West Side afteF 6 o'clock. Last night a pedestrian who parsed the "Wolff pawnshop after 6 o'clock Friday night called at the police station and said lie saw Wolff conversing with a slight man of medium stature. As near as he could fix the time it was at 6:10 P. M. He was taken at once to Martin's cell and after a careful inspection of the suspect said the light was so poor he would not like to pass on the man with out seeing him by day. Ho promised to vlsit the station again today. Max Drey, the peddler who sold Mar tin three shirts a few days before the murder, was called befora District At torney Manning yesterday afternoon. He was shown the bloodstained gar ment found by Patrolman Goltz on a heap of rubbish behind a North End rooming-house, and said he was posi tive it was one of the three shirts he sold to Martin. He said he recognized the shirt from its peculiar tint and the arrangement' of stripes and could not be mistaken. The three shirts were bought from E. Slchel the day before, he said, together with a fourth shirt, which he yet has in his possession, thus leaving out all possibility that it was the fourth shirt that is blood marked. Convlclion Not Vet Easy. Lawyers who have gone over the ir rumtstances connecting Martin with the murder, say conviction will not be an easy matter, slrae there are many flaws, from a legal standpoint, in the evidence now at hand. City Attorney Kavanaugh, who is acting as legal ad viser to Mrs. Martin until arrange ments can be made for counsel for her, 1- among those who doubt Martin's ul timate conviction. "Martin will never be convicted of the murder of Nathan Wolff," Mr. Kavanaugh said last night when asked for a statement. Further than that he would say nothing. It is known that those interested in Martin's behalf are already very active. Of these several are sincere friends of the family, anxious to do what they can to assist Mrs. Martin in her dis tress. Others are those incited by the report that Martin's father n'as money and that he likely will spend some of it in defending his-son. No telegram was received directly from the father yesterday, but from the messages re ceived from the elder Martin's New York agents it is gathered that the father will stand by his accused son. Question Mrs. Grubb's Word. It Is known that the witnesses and evidence gathered by the authorities will be mercilessly assailed. Mrs. A. J. Grubb. the South Portland woman who says Martin borrowed a revolver from her, will be attacked from sev eral vulnerable points and an effort will be made to show her testimony cannot be relied upon, so It was learned last night from an unques tionable source. It will also be con tended that Martin did not change his clothes at any time Friday. With Miss Griffin out of the city and Mrs. Martin not available as a witness, the state will have a difficult time proving that the accused man changed his clothes ! as the police believed they had fully established. Definite arrangements for a lawyer to take charge of the case have not yet been made.' although this doubtless will be done on Monday. Ex-Senator Gearin was importuned to handle the case and he at first consented to do so. but later learned that the firm of which he is a member has taken over the Nathan Wolff estate for administration, thus making it obviously unwise for him to appear in Martin'? behalf. In presenting Martin's case it Is known that evidence will be presented to show that robbery could not have been a mo" tive for participation in such a murder by the accused man. He secured money that same day, it will be shown, and was not in need. His wife, too, was comfortably provided for. That ho was In a broken-down physical condition and couldn't have fought with Wolff will also be advanced as a part of the de fense, as now planned, although this fact is likewise relied upon by ht police, who say the ax wounds on Wolffs head were not well defined and appeared to have been struck by some one with lit tle strength. But should the chain of circumstances be completed and conviction seem cer- tain, Martin's mental condition will bo fallen hint nn am tho I.. 11-. J- . - ' -' - - ...v. . 1- I111TT UL U ftnse. His use of drugs snd his many iccentricltles would lend themselves readily to a plea of irresponsibility. This is the general scheme of defense as it now stands. Al Fields, the watchmaker who saw an unknown man In Wolff's store at 6:30 V. M. has said that the party ho ob- lrl hv&K' -T - vt; J I ?' ' - - IsHt,! .;- is Vj 1. A. W. Quick; 2. J. A. Bowcn; S, Charles G. Jameft, seeretnryj 4, J. E. WnlUner: 8, W. G. Dibble; , i R. Cobb; 7, J. M. Kennedy, organlxer; 8, C. C. W. Kruei 0. M. K. Ernnl; 10, JI. I,. Bnker; 11, J. F". Kennedy; 12, It. L. nay. orgnnimer; 13, C. C. Bradley; 14, M. D. George; 15, J. M. Woodivorth; 16, J. Rnddlman; 17, A. L. Barbur; 18, F. Motter, chairman; 19, J. J. Jennings; 20, William Reidt; 21, A. -D. Kene; 22, II. Bush; 23, II. K. Greene; 24, I.. C. Boffineer. The .State of Washington has joined hands with the Woodmen of the World of Oregon to boost the Rose Festival, and' they are now enthusiastically at work throughout both states, planning excursions to Port land on this occasion. The plan is to hold a gigantic parade Saturday afternoon, June 6, at 2 o'clock, and in the evening at 7:30 they will hold class Initiation In the East Side Woodmen of the World Hall. It Is expected that some 500 candidates will be inducted into the mysteries of Woodcraft. The Woodmen of the World campaign committee has let the contract for a float, and It is expected that thi3 float will equal anything of the kind in the parade. The Woodmen pt . the World have shown . energy and enthusias m in Joining With the public-spirited citizens of the state and city to help draw the people of the surrounding states to the city of Portland during the Rose Festival. It is expected that in the Woodmen of the World parade Saturday afternoon, June 6, there will be some 400 or 500 uniform men in line, and it is estimated that over 2000 members of the order will parade on this date. The Multnomah County Woodmen of the World logrolling and Rose Festival committee, 'whose pictures appear above, are all prominent Woodmen and earnest workers for the Woodmen of the World and a greater City of Portland. There will be a. boost meeting held at Albina Camp, Thursday served had on no collar and. so far as he can remember, no overcoat. He also continues to be uncertain- in his identi fication of Martin as. that man. It is likely his name will be dropped from the list of probable witnesses.- As the- infor mation drawn by Mr. Manning now ttand3, the names attached thereto are those of police officers who worked up the evidence to its present status. Miss Griffin's name will not appear on the document. - From a relative it was learned last night that it was -a distaste of having her name on this indictment that caused Miss Griffin to evade the subpena issued for her appearance. She complained that It would be humiliating in the extreme lor her to be placed in the position of assisting to indict her brother-in law. Mrs. Grubb reiterated her story yester day of having loaned Martin a revolver on the afternoon of the tragedy. She went over the story of Martin's visit to her home in detail and persisted that she could not be mistaken. She also said she thought the blood-stained over coat found at Montgomery and Water streets several nights ago was the one worn by Martin when he called with the revolver. It is intimated that this over coat was placed where it was found by some one Interested in Martin and that Mrs. Grubb's Identification of the coat would therefore be established as absurd. Clothes Sent by Wife. Martin was the recipient of a ham per of clean clothing sent to the jail last night by his wife. The clothing was carefully Inspected by. the station force before being taken to the man's cell. He spent rather a restless day yesterday and had to be given several portions of morphine. He complained that the strain was . telling on him and that he hardly knew what the end would.be unless he was relieved of the suspense of the charge over him. If the man is guilty he has succeed ed In shutting away from his mind con sciousness of his guilt, at least when talking with visitors at his cell. He speculates on the crime without re serve and is continually branding it as a hideous murder. He claims to believe that several men were the per petrators. It became known last night that Mrs. Martin was on the point of leaving him when the tragedy detained her. In fact she had her clothing packed, as did Miss Griffin, and both were going East. She had decided upon this after learning Martin was again using mor phine. After his return from Salem, where he took treatment to cure him of the drug habit, Martin pretended he was not using the drug, and did get along without either morphine or co caine for a short time. But he went gradually back to the old habit and it soon had the old hold on -him. His wife learned this only a short time ago and it was then, having lost all patience with Martin and all hopes of ever saving him from himself, that she decided to go East and leave him. FINE BLACK GOODS. Latest Imported Novelties at the Very Lowest Prices. We are Northwestern headquarters for fine black and mourning dress fabrics. Our stock is now complete, and we Invite your early Inspection. Starting tomorrow every piece of -black goods In the house will be reduced. Mail orders filled. Mc Allen & McDonnell, Third and Morrison. Tomorrow, the 11th, positively the last day for discount on West Side gas bills. Remittances must be received. before dis count period expires. PORTLAND GAS COMPANY. CHANGE i TRAIN SOUTH SO. 18 WILL LEAVE! PORTLAND AT 1:30 A. M. New Schedule Will Give Improved Mail Service, Including . Early Delivery or The Orcgonian. Beginning next Sunday, May 17, a new schedule will go into effect on the Southern Pacific Portland-San Francisco branch, affecting only trains 13 and 16. Train No. 13, the San Fran cisco Express, will leave Portland at 1:30 A. M. instead of midnight, as un der the existing time-table. The arrival of Train No. 16, the Oregon Ex press, ' will be changed from 7:65 to 7:30 A. M. With these exceptions the schedule now in effect will not be dis turbed. The change - in the time of these trains, particularly that of No. 13, will operate to the advantage of the people of Southern Oregon, who have for some time demanded an improved ma.il service. With the inauguration of the new schedule. The Oregonian will be printed in time to catch this train for all Southern Oregon and California points. This will make possible the delivery of The Oregonian to all of the territory in the southern part, of the. state on the day of publication. The train will reach Ashland about noon. Train Xo. 16 from San Francisco will reach Portland 25 minutes earlier, giv ing visitors to Portland from Southern Oregon an additional two hours in this city. ADVANCE KATES IN THE EAST Railroads to Raise Tariffs Between Atlantic Ocean and Chicago. Members of the transportation com mittee of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and Portland shippers gen erally, nave regarded with great inter est the threatened advance by the rail roads of about 15 rer cent on all class and commodity tariffs from the East to Chicago. The announcement that Buch an advance was contemplated was first made about January 1, the inten tion being to enforce the new rates early this Summer. So vigorously did the shippers protest, however, that the presidents of the different railroads that had agreed to the advanced rates, recently announced that the new rates would not become effective until Octo ber. In - the meantime, the proposed advance in these rates is being in quired into by, the Interstate Com merce Commission, and a meeting of the interested shippers has been called to be held in Chicago next Friday, May 15. formally to protest against the proposed action of the railroads. Local shippers are interested in the situation, because they realize that so decisive an advance in rates on freight between the East and Chicago would be followed certainly by an advance in rates from Chicago to Pacific Coast points. Portland shippers are advised that the indignation among Eastern shippers at this time rivals that of the Oregon and Washington lumbermen, following the arbitrary advance in rates that were imposed by the trans continental railroads on lumber prod ucts from this territory last Summer. The situation presented to the ship pers in the East at this time suggests night. May 14. All Woodmen and friends to local shippers the imperative need of an amendment to the interstate commerce laws such as that proposed by Senator Fulton, and which is pend ing before the present session of Con gress. This amendment proposes that increased freight rates shall not be enforced by any railroad until after their fairness has been inquired into and consented to by the Commission, after a full hearing of the facts. O. R. & WILL FILE AXcWIiR Seeks to Restrain Commission From Enforcing Order. W.'W. Cotton, general counsel for the Harriman lines in the Northwest, early this week will file in the Federal Court the complaint of the O. R. & N.. in a suit to enjoin the Oregon Railroad Com mission from enforcing the recent order of the Commission directing a reduc tion in the distributive rates between Portland and points east of The Dalles. It will be contended by Mr. Cotton that the enforcement of the rates prescribed by the Commission would be In violation of laws regulating interstate commerce, and would necessitate a complete re vision by the railroad company of its transcontinental rates to Eastern Oregon and also its California rates to the same territory. Metzger, leweler. optician. 342 Wasn. Third Concert of Portland Symphony Orchestra HEILIG THEATER, MAY 22 THE WSSTERI-T UZVXOHI TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 23,000 transmission or delivery of DnrapMuxl VnniM, beyond the amount of tolls pud thereon, nor in any can wtwre the claim is not presentad in writuiK with la surty dJ, Alter the message is nlea with the Company for transmission. Thi la an UNliHi'XATEU MKSoAOE, and i deliierod by request of the sender, tinder the condition named abor. ROBERT C CIO WRY, President and Perioral Manager. RECEIVED tt 103 Ch. Bu. 8 Paid ' Wn. New York, May- 9, 1908 Edna Jones, Manager Portland Symphony Orchestra, Portland:-- Arrive sixteenth. 11:48 A. Last Concert of -Portland Symphony Orchestra ARTHUR ALEXANDER ALEXANDRA MARQUARDT, Celebrated Harpist FRIDAY EVENING, MAY TWENTY-SECOND invited. PERSONALMENTION. . One of the pionerrs of Sheridan, Allyn Yocom, is a guest at the Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Corwin, of Seattle, are visiting Mrs. Robert Stephenson. F. L. Stewart, a banker of Kelso, is in Portland, a guegt-at the Oregon Hotel. Among -the foreign arrivals, at the Port land yesterday was H. Skatt, of Hong kong. - Charles R. Paul, of Chicago, repre sentee of Hart. SchaSncr & Marx is at the Hotel Portland. I.iOt R. Ptarce, Masonic grand master, came in from Salem yesterday and is reg istered at tlie Perkins. E. S. McCord, a prominent attorney of Seattle, arrived in this city last week and has rooms at the Oregon. W. W. Mitchell and wife, from Salt Lake, were i3itors In Portland yesterday and aro guests at the Imperial. W. T. Perkins, chief clerk in the State Treasurer's office at Salem, and his son arrived at the Imperial yesterday. Glenn G. and Mrs. Howe, of Indianap olis, Ind., are making a tovr of the Pacific Coast and arrived yesterday at the' Port land. Dr. Thomas M. Gatch. formerly presi dent of the Agricultural College at Cor vallie, and his daughter, took apartments at the Imperial yesterday. Two young men from London, England R. G. Llnd and F. Kerrijrhn, on a trip -INvORPORATED- OFFICES IN AMERICA. This Company TRANSMITS and P K LI VERS measures only on conditions Accept terms. Will sing Symphony Concert, twenty - M. CHARLES DIERKE, Conductor SOLOISTS- to cities of the Pacific Northwest, are among the guests at the Portland. A. 1. Maxwell, who was stricken with paralysis a few week3 ago, is steadily improving. He Is still confined to his bed at his home, 91 Twenty-first street north. Mrs. C. Gladstone, of New York City, arrived in Portland yesterday. She is a Shakespearian reader and a traveling lec turer and intends to give several readings in Portland. ' One of IjOs Angelns loading hotel men. John S. Mitchell, proprietor of the Hollen beck, is making a tour of observation In the Pacific Northwest, making his Port land headquarters at the Oregon. W. A. Dobson, of Marion, Iowa, who who was judge of the horse show, re turned last night from Seattle and is at the Danmoore Hotel. Mr. Dobson will leave in a few days with his string of horses for Seattle. Mr. J. K. Gill left Portland yesterday morning for an extended trip East. He will spend some time in New York City, Boston and Philadelphia, with the lead ing publishers. He anticipates a visit with Mr. W. W. Dillingham, of Bangor, Me. Returning home he will go via Bal timore in order to be present at the con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. ' F. H. Pageler. spacial officer and clerk of the State Reformatory, Joffersonville, Ind., is in this city on a nonprofessional visit. He will remain here for a week before returning to his duties in the "hoosier" Reformatory. Mr. Piigeler CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE limttinr its UabilitT. which ham hum itad to by Arthur Alexander. called at police headquarters last night and furnished the Chief of Police with information and descriptions of several fugitives who are supposed to be in hiding in Portland and vicinity. C. K. Rose, who will be remembered as the tenor who sang Hawaiian songs so beautifully when touring this country, is 111 at a hospital in , Marshtield. A sister of Mr. Rose, Miss Anna, was queen of the carnival in Toieka, Kan., in 1898, and another sister, Mins Emma, accompanied him on tiie occasion of one of his visits to Portland. Mr. Rosa had intended to leave soon for a European tour, but his Illness has delayed his plans, and while recovering he expects to visit his former home in Hawaii. CHICAGO. May 9. (Special.) C. F. Wright and wife, of Portland, are regis tered at the Oreat Northern. Inquest Over Wubhcrhorst. Coroner Finlcy held an inquest into the death of Herman Wrubberhorst. who was drowned Friday morning by walking off the open draw of the Burnside-strect bridge. The inquest was called in order to determine whether the bridge employes were in any way negligent. 'The Coroner's jury recommended that the county pro vide more liglUs on the bridge at night. The jury failed to fix the blame on any one. probably because it was howji that Wubberhorst had once be fore fallen off the hHdge. WORLD. the sender of the following manage ' second. 7l