THE SUTAY OREGONIAX. PORTLAND, NOVEMBER 6, 1910.
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BRIDLE KNOT MAY'
TRAP MURDERER
Salem Police Think Method of
Tying Horse Eliminates
Suicide Theory.
BUGGY IMPORTANT CLEW
Robert Mystery StNJ fnsoWed.
Uardnrr Boy Xo Longer Cnder
Cloud Sheriff Mlnto Is
Confident of Capture.
SALEM. Nov. 5 (Special.) To th
r.-w claws found in the Roberts mur
der case a bridle knot as tied by one
familiar with horses is added by city
and county investigators and this frag
ment of evidence may be as potent as
others in unraveling the mystery.
That Roberts lUmself did not tie his
horse to a girder of the brides where
he met his death Chief of Police Gib
son is convinced. The knot was a se
cure one and drawn to tautness of
which the atrcd man was not capable,
says Chief (ilbson. and, furthermore,
it Is declared. Roberts, knowing .the
gentleness of the animal, would :not
have tied htm at all.
This la one of the many points
aralnst the suicide theory advanced by
men who knew Roberts particularly In
business dealings. Further downing
the suicide theory the bullets lodged
In the bridge are at a height of eight
fet and seem to have entered the
bridge horizontally. This might indi
cate that the slugs which missed Rob
erts were fired by the murderer as he
stood on the hub or spokes of a fore
wheel. As no blood stains were found
In the buggy. It is deducted by the in
vestigators that the SKea driver was
pulled from the vehicle and shot at
close range as he stood or was prone
on the bridge. The hole through the
victim's hat does not seem to be pow
der marked but the wound in Roberta'
temple was rimmed with black.
Gashed Grip Mystifies.
Another mystifying bit of evidence is
the condition of the grip where the
aged man is supposed to have carried
his money, a sum which the family of
the murder victim la certain did not
exceed 1500. The grip was gashed
twice, once perpendicularly and once
across Its entire length. The grip" was
not locked and slashing of its side to
gt at the contents was unnecessary.
Still another peculiar feature of the
case Is the fact that the old man's
watch and chain were not taken.
That Roberts left his revolver at
home for the first time Is accounted
for by the belief that he may have
had an appointment with some one he
knew welL But as he was extremely
secretive as to his business affairs and
was accustomed to burn all letters re
ceived the investigator find this to be
one of the hardest points to solve.
. However, it Is certain Sheriff Mlnto
lias a clew based on a livery stable, a
huggy or the manner in which Roberts-
horse was tied to the bridge gir
der. After hsvlng visited every livery
stable In Salem thrice, a call from a
feed barn aummoned him last night. It
seems the Sheriff hss mapped a plan
to continue his Investigation on this
line particularly, besides running down
clews from other sources.
Suspicion Leaves Gardner.
After stringent investigation It Is be
lieved Btrl Uardner. who first discovered
RoNerts dying on the bridge, will not be
hfld. At no time was It thought that
lardmr took any part In the crime. The
authorities merely believed that Gardner
raw and heard more than he told the
night of the murder and at the inquest.
Suspicion that Gardner had not made a
rlesn breast of the affair was caused
by assertions made by a. liveryman. He
ald Gardner had hired a buvgy saying
he was go:ng to Turner. Instead he
went one mile and a half west of Turner.
and the hired vehicle was not returned
until several hours later than the sched
uled time, exclusive of the delay due to
the brttistt murder. Roberts' bUKiry
blocking passage until the authorities
had viewed the scene.
Gardner said he had left the Green
farm between 6 and 6:30 o'clock. The
Green farm Is about four and a half
miles from the scene of the murder and.
owing to the poor condition of the road.
It is not believed he could cover the dis
tance before : o'clock, the approximate
time when Roberta waa killed. Discov
ery of tracks of a rubber-tired bugry 106
yards from the bridge on the Turner
side also played a part In prompting the
authorities to question Gardner. The
wheel tracks Indicated that the buggy
had been turned off the road.
Reform Inmates Not Sos-perted.
ft has been ascertained that no In
mates of the Reform School, but half a
mile from the scene of the tragedy, were
paroled the day of the murder, and that
there were no absentees from the Insti
tution at nightfall. It is apparent, how
ever, that escape after the murder waa
made through the Reform School fence.
The night of the murder several mem
bers of a campaign party returning from
Turner passed over the bridge, and sev
eral noted a buggy drawn by two horses,
one gray and the other sorrel. The only
I hope for more decisive clews seems to
depend on persons who traveled the road
that night, and the authorities are direct
ing most of their attention to question
ing them.
All other quests thus far hare proved
futile. Investigation of three suspects
has resulted In Chief of Police Gibson
declaring that he has been on a useless
. trail. 'Chief Gibson made a hurried trip
to Cnemawa this morning, but upon his
return said his supposition hsd fallen
flat.
Sheriff Mlnto saya the case is the most
Intangible he has ever encountered. H
Is confident of capturing the murderer,
however, saying clews are often tardy.
Sheriff Mlnto boasta that his record Is
not marred by one failure in solving
murder mysteries.
SHOTGUN OSWALD WEST
Writer Gives Ludicrous Ptctare of
Bourne's Hired Man.
NKWBERG. Or.. Nov. S. To the Eli
tor.V The report In The Oregonlan today
of Mr. West s attar upon United States
llstrtct Attorney McCourt In his speech
at Salem for not suppressing the fact
that the Bourne candidate for Governor
had mad affidavit In the Federal Court
that his residence Is In the District of
Columbia and that he swore to a claim,
and collected it. for travel pay for a trip
from Portland to Washington City which
he never made Is quite characteristic
of the man and the political combine of
which he la the tool. I also read from
Salem that Mr. West, the man whom
Senator Bourne has ordered the people
to sie,-t to the Governorship, also . said
that If be failed to get redress In the
courts for the wrongs he has endured,
by reason of what some newspaper has
said of him. he will use a shotgun, etc.
But Just the same, the people are gen
erally commenting upon the fact that
neither Mr. West nor his Bourne news
paper booster In Portland haa made the
slightest effort to explain why he should
have collected that mileage for a return
trip to Washington City, when, in fact,
be did not travel a foot of that distance.
Over and over again this question haa
been asked, but "nothing doing" in that
quarter. It la stated that the Bourne
man la opposed to an assembly, and that
should suffice even If he did keep VM
of the United States Government's
money, and delivered only a part of the
goods to- the state, that he swore the
Government owed him for making a trip
to the National capital on business which
he also says was exclusively for the
state and for which the state paid him
in full.
Then, to think that Mr. McCourt should
not have suppressed this matter of rec
ord In the Interest of the candidacy of
the Bourne machine's man. No wonder
"Os Is incensed. The Inference Is that
after the election, and the fiery self
booster hss time to consider the direct
causes of the defeat, he will not only
clean out his newspaper foe In Salem,
but direct his artillery toward the genial
United States District Attorney. But
John McCourt has several times proved
himself .a fighter, and this fact may dis
suade the peppery "Os" from extending
his gun-play beyond the limits of the
Capital City. His threat to deliver the
goods, even If he has to resort to a
shotgun, is a very suggestive indication
of the intellectual plane upon which the
Bourne-Chamberlain-West machine is do
ing business. R. L. D.
YOUTH CHAINED TO BARS
JAILER TAKING NO CHANCES
WITH JACK WHEELER.
Klamath FI1 Officer Hold Xo Be
lief That Prisoner Knows of
Los Angeles Crime.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Nor. 6.
(Special.) Jack Wheeler, whose true
name la Durney. held in the county Jail
here for robbery. Is chained to the
bars of his cell. Whseler became an
adept at freeing himself from shackles
and handcuffs. He is considered by
local officials as a very dangerous
character.
That there is little ground to suspect
him of guilty knowledge of the. dyna
miting of the Times building in Los
Angeles is now said by the of leers.
His true name, divulged in a letter
to his parents in Oakland. Cal.. proves
to be Paul T. Durney. Although he Is
probably about 20 or XI, he has written
his father and mother asking them to
make affidavit that he la only 18. hop
ing thereby to escape a term in the
penitentiary.
With another young man who gave
his name as George Smith. Durney at
tacked a fellow workman In the rail
road camps here, ana Durney, after
knocking down his victim and stun
ning him with a bottle, drew a pistol
and threatened to shoot If resisted.
They then took a check for $12.55 from
Stevens, after which they bound and
gagged him and left him. after beat
ing him with clubs. Since his incar
ceration he has made three attempts to
break jail and has attacked the officers
several times when they went to his
cell. One time they were compelled
to fire a revolver at him and then
beat him almost into Insensibility be
fore he would desist his wild attack on
them with a knife, which he had smug
gled into his cell In his shoe.
OIL LANDS NEAR COAL
DEPOSITS IV ALASKA BELIEVED
TO BE EXTENSIVE.
Withdrawal Order of President Taft
Not Unexpected, Say Seattle
Authorities.
SEATTLFX Nov. t President Taffs
order withdrawing Alaska oil lands from
settlement was not unexpected, being In
line with the Administration's policy of
restoring all Alsska coal lands to the
public domain and letting Congress leg
islate for their disposal. The oil lands
are in or near the coal fields. Gushers
were tapped in the Katalla coal fields
and coal claims now cover the oil land.
Clarence Cunningham, who located the
famous group of coal claima that figured
so prominently In the attacks on Secre
tary Falllnger. went to Alaska to pros
pect for oil. and Indians showed him the
enormously rich coal areas. The oil de
posit of Alaska have not yet been thor
oughly prospected, but are believed to be
extensive.
In the sandstone and shale beds of the
Tukon and Koyukuk. Valley, heavy seep
sge of oil has been noted, but no effort
hss been made to segregate the land
from the Government domain for ex-ploltatlon.-
A lake covered with oil has been dis
covered within the region about 300 miles
north of Kotxebue Sound, and It is be
lieved that good gusher could be found
here at a shallow depth.
Several oil claims in Alaska were lo
cated prior to IS"", and many locations
have been filed since that time. Those
who are Interested In oil lands are hold
ing them under their rights of location
and awaiting the action of the Govern
ment In making a survey to apply for
patent.
LIQUOR CAMPAIGN BITTER
Grants Pass "Wets" Say Arrests Are
for Political Effect.
GRANTS PASa Or.. Nov. (Special.)
The vigorous campaign against "blind
pigs" and illicit sales of liquor con
tinues. Gebhardt Huber. who recently
opened a soft drink establishment, and
A. R. OLeary were arrested today. They
waived preliminary examination and
were bound over in M bail.
It is reported that 10 more are being
Investigated, making in all. the largest
number ever before the grand Jury at
one time In this county. The "wets"
declare that the arrests are made for
Political effect. The election promises to
be bitter.
RAINBOW MINE IS SOLD
Eastern Oregon Property Bonded to
Syndicate for $1,050,000.
BAKER CITT. Or- Not. 6. (Special.)
It was given out today by those In
authority that, the Rainbow Mine at
Mormon Pastn, owned by the Com
mercial Mining Company, had been
bonded to a syndicate of capitalist
for J 1.05 0.000.
Under the provision of the bond the
purchaser are given four month In
which to make an examination and re
port and if satisfactory a cash payment
of S2.i0.000 Is to be made. This is one
of the biggest single mining transac
tion ever made In the Eastern Oregon
district Is lis whole his tor;
WORDSSTIKTROQPS
Treasonable Sentiments on
Leaflets Scattered Abroad.
ARMORY WALLS COVERED
Commanding; Officer at Vancouver
Barracks Will Confer Wltb Fed
eral Attorney in . Effort to
Arrest Offenders.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash
Nov. 5. (Special.) Containing the state
ment that "No man can fall lower than
a soldier" and other treasonable asser
tions, a little leaflet has been scattered
broadcast In Portland, pasted onto build
ings, fence and stuck up in saloons and
in employment offices, and distributed
among the soldiers of this post, by un
known persons. The article on the leaflet
aays in part:
"A good soldier 1 a blind, heartless,
soulless, murderous machine. He Is not
a man. he is even a brute, for brutes
only kill in self-defense. All that is
human In him, all that Is divine in him,
all that constitutes a man haa been
sworn away when he took the enlist
ment ' oath. His mind, his conscience,
aye, his very soul are in the keeping of
his officer.
"No man can fall lower than a soldier
it is a depth beneath which we cannot
go. Young man, don't be a soldier; be
a man."
When Colonel George K. McGunnegle.
commanding officer of this post, read the
article this morning he said: "I cannot
condemn In too strong terms such treas
onable sentiments as this article ex
presses. Such treasonable efforts to be
little and disgrace the noble profession
of arms, which from time Immemorial
has been looked upon as a most worthy
calling, should be stopped and the of
fender dealt with severely by law.
Nothing could be said too strong In con
demnation of such nefarious sentiments
as are contained In this article, which
has been circulated among the young
men of the country to keep them from
lolning the Army.
"Evidently the ones who circulated this
article want to do away with the Army
so they can carry out their nefarious
schemes. They would upset the Govern'
ment, if they could."
Captain Lacey. First Infantry, now one
of the staff of the department, said that
W. E. Klnzer. Adiutant-General of the
State of Oregon, had told him recently
that the Armory in Portland had Deen
rented one night not long ago for a
Socialist meeting, and when the meet
ing waa over these notices were found
posted on the walls of the Armory.
Captain John J. Bradley, Acting Judge
Advocate of the department, will take
up the matter with John McCourt. Dis
trict Attorney, of Portland, and learn if
something cannot be done to punisn tne
persons or organization responsible for
the dissemination of such literature.
STEINER FAVORS BRANCH
Superintendent of Asylum for In
sane Gives nis Views.
SALEM, Or., Nov. 8. (Special.) Dr.
R. E. Lee Stelner, superintendent of the
Oregon Asylum for the Insane, has the
following to say concerning a branch
asylum in. Eastern Oregon, in the ad
vance sheets of hi report which the
is now preparing to ubmlt to the
board of trustees:
"It is the settled policy of the older
states to have hospitals, distributed In
the various districts. This plan avoids
much expense in transportation and,
what Is much more Important, affords
easy access and early treatment to
those afflicted.-
"Our own state is rather definitely
divided Into an eastern and western
portion, and the natural proper ar
rangement would be to provide for an
Institution in that part of the state
known as Eastern Oregon. This will
be Inevitable in time, and the sooner
this is realized and acted upon the bet
ter. An act passed at the last session
of the Legislature, looking to this end.
is to be voted upon at the next Novem
ber election; but it will probably fall
from the lack of understanding of the
situation by the public.
"In this case additional buildings must
be provided for at this Institution. Our
wards are now crowded and, at the
least calculation, there will be a net
increase of 200 In the institution in the
next two years."
"WHITE SLAVE" CASE FAILS
Federal Court Has No Jurisdiction,
but Re-arrest Follows.
T A COMA. Wash.. Nov. S. (Special.)
Philip Lavole, who ha been a defendant
on a charge of 'Trlhte slavery" lor tne
past two day in the Federal courts; wee
given his freedom for about a minute Fri
day when Judge George Dunworth ruled
that the statute under which the Indict
ment wa returned was unconstitutional.
He was rearrested, however, before he
could leave the courtroom on a like
charge brought by the San Francisco au
thorities and was held to answer in tnat
Jurisdiction.
From the start of tne proceedings
against Lavole it bad beea believed that
his conviction was certain, but today his
attorneys argued that the Federal stat
utes were unconstitutional ana did not
cover the harboring or holding an alien
woman for immoral purposes unless It
can be proven that the acts were part of
an illegal importation. As 't was shown
that Lavole had nothing to do witn bring
ing the woman to this country, he was
released.
PURE F00DLAW ENFORCED
Fifteen Dealers in Jackson ' and
Josephine Counties- Are Fined. '
GRANTS PAS Or.. Nov. 5. (Special.)
The pure food law designed to protect
the consumer is being enforced in the
First Judicial District, comprising Jack
son and Josephine counties. Fifteen In
dictments hare been returned against
dealer, and nil have pleaded guilty, pay
ing fines ranging from 3 upward.
The principal offenses were adulterat
ing lard with tallow, using a preserva
tive for meats and giving short weight
in butter products.
Goldbck Claims Speed.
ASTORIA. Or.. Nov. 8. (Special.) The
German bark Goldbek arrived today. 39
day from Santa Rosalia. In ballast. This
Is considered a fast voyg. as the ves
sel was 14 days in the Gulf and 30 days
In getting out of sight of land. Captain
Otto Katelsch. her master, reports that
October 21. Peter Wauzlnek, an able sea
man, fell down a hatchway from the
main deck to the lower hold and broke
his neck, death resulting almost in
stantly. Ha waa a native of Germany,
20 year of age, and Joined the vessel
shortly before she sailed from Hamburg
for Santa Rosalia. The Goldbek arrived
off the mouth of the river Thursday
night, but was compelled to put off shore
on account of the thick weather. She
stood In this morning, when she was
towed inside.
STATE HAS 121,611 VOTERS
Registration Count Shows 81,876
Republicans, 26,190 Democrats.
SALEM. Or.. Nov. 5. The registration
of voters in the state by counties, a
filed with the Secretary of State, show
a total of 81,826 Republicans, 26.199
Democrats, and 13.586 Socialist. Pro
hibition and independent voters. The
list by counties for the two principal
parties follows:
Counties RP- Tm-
Baker 18ST 14oU
Benton iW ,JJ
Clackamas -' 1131
Clatsop 1835
Columbia "20 VI
Coos 2320 753
Crook 1200 '540
Curry 3 "1
Douslaa - S- 1150
GlIMam 49T 200
Grant 772 341
Harney 447 K13
Hood River S ,J
Jackson 2S1 "24
Josephine 111 4:2
Klamath 'JO
Lks S 28
Laos 3670 1S88
Lincoln 713 171
Linn 22S0 14SV
Malheur 000 ?S
Marion 1502
Morrow A 62S 219
Multnomah ................ .30345 5539
Polk 152S 27
Sherman 449 142
Tillamook R 1'
Umatilla 23 1032
Union '45 8
Wallowa 1008 4i
Wasco 1576 489
Washington 216 512
Wheeler 344 152
Yamhill 1824 T40
Total 8L82C 26.1W
' Estimated.
KLINGENBERG MUST SERVE
Murderer Will Never Write Mother
After Entering Prison.
MONTE9ANO, Wash., Nov. 6. (Spe
cial.) John Kllngenberg must serve a
sentence from 10 to 25 years in the
State Penitentiary for the murder of
Charles Hadberg, whom he killed at
the behest of William Gohl, who Is
serving a life sentence for the same
crime.
Kllngenberg hoped for a new trial
and, had it been given him. he might
have escaped with a much lighter sen
tence, but his hopes were shattered to
day wnen no rccoiveu wu wviu .
drew Furseth, head of the Sailors'
Union at. San Francisco, that the union
would take no hand in his case, not
even to giving him enough nfoney to
have a transcript made of the evidence.
Kllngenberg says when he enters the
penitentiary he will never again write
to his aged mother in Copenhagen He
is preparing his farewell letter to her
now."
Ashland Reservoir Plans Ready.
ASHLAND. Or., Nov. B. (Special.)
City Engineer Roberts, of Ashland, has
completed plans for the new water sys
tem and has submitted them to the
City Council. The specifications call
for reconstruction of the present water
system, and an extension to the new.
addition recently annexed to the city
The old reservoir will be torn out and
two large reservoirs will be installed.
The estimated cost of construction is
8160,000. The bonds for this new water
system were disposed of some time ago
to an Eastern bonding house.
Route Does Not Touch Lake-view.
t . irp iTTTT-ur re Knv K fRnftclal.)
JJAAEI'u '
The Oregon Trunk Railway's declara
tion of right OI way mea in mu gen
eral land office covers a distance of
is miles t i.cn mo vu .. j
the Pauline Mountains, on the proposed
route between Burns and Bend, and
passes through the northeast end of
Lake County. It will not touch Lake-
view.
Suicide Well Known In Dayton,
mvrnv TVo mYi Nov- E. (Sneelal.V
J. A. Kellogg, pioneer business man, ex-
Mayor of uayion. ex-Auauor oi ldiuih
Trustee of
Estates
The estate of the late
Chief Justice Fuller, of
the United States Supreme
Court, is being adminis
tered by a Trust Company.
The Marshall Field Estate
is being likewise adminis
tered. Numerous other
large estates are so hand
1 e d, showing that the
shrewdest men of ' the
country recognize the su
perior advantages and ab
solute safety of the Trust
Company service.
We are equipped to care
for estates as - Trustee
under Will or otherwise,
and solicit interviews with
any contemplating the en-
gagement of our service.
MERCHANTS
SAVINGS & TRUST
COMPANY
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See Ad., Page 4, Section 1.
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You'll Find- '
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Two-thirds Pleasure in buying comes from buying at the right store. "We're
doing' everything in our power to make this a store youH be glad to trade in. We
; put your interest first here as a matter of business habit.
"We see farther than today's sales and profits. You must be thoroughly satis
fied that's why. we sell only Clothes .that we can guarantee.
iff
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Underwear
That Gives Satisfaction.
That's the only kind we sell;
no risk buying here. ' Our
large stock contains just
what you want. Perfect fit
assured.
Union Suits, $2.50 to $6.50
Shirts and Drawers, $1 to $5
v J
jw revue.
Our Hat
Dept.
Offers
Knox N. Y. Hats
, (sole agents)
$5.00
Stetson Hats,
$4 to $15
Warburton Hats,
$5.00
Heath (English)
$5 and $6
The Bristol, $3.00
Neckwear
Another shipment of our fa
mous Half -Dollar Scarfs, lat
est London ideas. See them.
bla County and State Representative
from this district, who committed sui
cide in Seattle yesterdav, was about 66
years old. He came to Dayton In early
days, opened a real estate office and ac
cumulated a fortune. He later served
thw Republicans In two Important offices
Yes,
But the demand for "STEINWAY" uprights is equally phenomenal,
especially where the buyer lacks the necessary space for a "grand."
TVe direct your' attention to our ' extraordinary assortment of
"STEINWAY" uprights forcibly emphasizing the wide range for selec
tionfrom a carload just received.
We are showing two styles in upright "STEINWAYS" that are con
structed on the same principles of the grands
resulting in a tone surprisingly like the ' .
grands priced at $625 and $775.
A look at our window display of "STEETWAT" Grands
is worth a special trip downtown.
Home
of the Qn Morrison Street at sixth
Steinway Opposite Postoffice Portland, Oregon
"Benjamin Clothes"
Because we know their satisfying qualities
and we want your patronage and your influ
ence season after season.
The Very Latest in
Men's Fine Suits and Fall
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$25 $30 $35
Sweater Coats
Garments made to fit. None
will wear like ours. All
shades. We carry the cele
brated Jaeger Jackets. Prices
$4.00 to $10.00
Mens Gloves
Here we show every good
make, including Fownes',
Dent's, Perrin's, and others.
An entire new showing of
the latest shades
$1.50 to $3.00
311 MORRISON ST., OPPOSITE POSTOFFICE
and left here 15 years aero. It Is thought
here that business reverses were the
cause of his act. The burial was In
Seattle.
Curry Is for Bowerman.
GOU) BHACH. Or., Nov. 5. (Special.)
we admit it
that the
making the majority of all
Grand pianos sold today
Sherman pay & Co.
i
$40
In Curry County Bowerman will get a
majority of probably 100, the vote here
being light Hawley will carry Curry
County. Curry has been dry for a num
ber of years, but there is a bare possi
bility of Its voting wet on the county
proposition. State prohibition will prob
ably lose. "
is given
credit for