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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 10, 1908.
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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-
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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-
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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.
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Tomorrow, the 11th, positively the last
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Remittances must be received. before dis
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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.
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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
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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.
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