The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, August 30, 1906, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textv.: . . ; - , ' -t . ,.... -, .... ., - . . . : '. . : l 1 v .; J GOOD D72IlEir j Jcurncl Circu!:.:.: Fair ' and cooler tonight ; Friday '.: probably falrj westerly wtids y' .. ( .,..., i s.r j ; . VOLV. NO.-18JL. 1 'PORTLAND, OREGON. THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST S0r 1806.' SIXTEEN PAGES PRICE TWO CENTS." ov nun twa L- I A OFFICERS OF Warrant Issuedfor W. ' H.TaftChargirig Him . With Having-Com- mitteq rorgery t . r Accused. . Man .. Misting - Sines ' Morning -aruf. May Be Fugitive , From Justice Has Served a " Term of Three Years in PenI tentiary for Embezzlement. ' A warrant waa Issued last night for the arrest of W.. H. Taft. a well-known real estate roan, wno has offices In the Chamber of Commerce building. Taft is ' charted with uttering a forced note, a penitentiary Offense. The warrant was placed in the hands of Captain Bruin last night, but the latter has so far .failed to locate' the real estate man, and It Is believed that he has left town .and. Is now a fugitive from Justice. The complaint an Inst Taft is slatted .by George Di Peters, a dentist; with offloea in the . Columbia bulldlna. ' The ana secured from Peter on the Jiote In ' question waa IS 70. but Max u. Cohen. Peters' attomejr, claims to have bronrfR te light e series of forgeries, by WMch to fewer than IT persons bay's .been swindled and not Uesa than- 1.0 h been secured by Taft within the", past year.. , Tart is an ex-eonnct and. he eerred a term of three yeara . in the Oregon penitentiary for embeaslement Sow Xe Worked enbaai, - ' Taft'a scheme, according to. Cohen, was to call upon a possible client and represent ; himself ae an -agent for a party , who . wanted to borrow several hundred dollars on household furniture and pay a high rate of interest Taft would represent it as a gilt-edged prop osition and would exhibit an ineuranee policy to prove that the property was tn exlatenoe. The client would hand over the money and take -a note and chattel mortgage in return. . When it came time to collect the' note the money would not be forthcoming and Investi gation would develop that the person resigning tho-noto, a well as the house hold oroDerty. were both a net Ion and cured from an agent who had not taken the trouble to look at hla risk. The parties defrauded number at leaat 17. declares Cohen, the aums ranging from lite to $S0. Besides George D. Peters, other members of the Peters family are said to have been swindled. The nsmes of the other victims -Mr. Cohen-refused to give jut-todyv Some or the fictitious nsmes signed 10 ine notes are Mrs. May Jaoobsen. represent ed as living at 111 Tenth street;' J. B. Thurston, S0 Park street, and M. I and Emma C. Church,' ST Yamhill street Cohen unreservedly declares that all the signatures are forgeries and can easily be proved to be so. He says that he has thoroughly investigated sever 1 cases, has found the owner of the premises as well aa the tenant at the time the note waa signed.' and can prove positively that no auch person ever lived at the address In question and that auch prop erty as was described In the ,' chsttel mortgage had never been there. . , ' . Kaa Been fcesJeat. . Cohen says that he has been lenient with Taft and has given him every pos- l sioie cnance 10 square matters, xaii seems to have converted his property into money, but he le wholly unable to account, for the money. He is said to be neither a gambler nor a drunkard. Ha " has a wife and child living at 111 Mar- v aln street. -'. On August 10 Cohen subjected Tart to what la known as a "olvll arrest." Bail to the amount of $100 was furnished by K. M. Blmonton and i. H. Diets, but the matter has not come to trial. , Negotla- tions have been going on for some time between the parties looking towsrd a aettlement, but Taft seemed to be unable to dig up any money. He claimed that suak part. c ma money. in. a sawmill altuated down the Columbia river about ' 20 miles from Portland on the Wash ( ington side. But the ownership of this Continued on Page Three.) . GAGE SAYS BRYAN IS , .MANIFEST' DESTINY ie; Unarall SpeHel serrlet.) is) ; San Diego, Cal., Aug. 10. . 4 4 Former Secretary of the Trees- e ' 4 . ury Lyman T. Oage returned from Point Lome today and said: . 4 : e "I am not a member of the 4 , 4 Theoaophloal society and never". 4 Intimated any Intention of. Join- d ing." ... v - ; ;' e speaking er William Jennings; Bryan he slid: "Bryan is manl-' e- feat destiny. That he will be' 4"the Democratlo ' nominee IS ln e evltable. His name Is ens to . conjure with." ' - - Fearing Panic,? Coroner Suppressed News For Seven Days BANKER FRANK HIPPLE COMMITTED SUICIDE DR. HARRY LANE r.lEETS L1R. DALY AND GETS WISE "Do Yqu . Work for . the City?" Asks Pat and "Yet" Replies the Mayor--Well, It's No Snap," Says Mr. Daly Among Other Things. '' ; Dr. Harry Lane, of Portland, y ester- flu y met Mr. Pat Daly, alee of Portland. Dr. Lane, in addition to, being a loyal cIMsen, la mayor of the northwest me tropolis, while Mr. Daly Is also a loyal cltlsent and a prosperous ' one, having advanced - himself by hard work and economy from a day-laborer to one who works by the job. . -,,.,. . The introduction waa one-elded, for Pat told his name and occupation, while the mayor coftflned his remarks to questions and monosyllable replies. . It took place without formality or cere mony. , !.";-.,. Portland s executive was engaged in digging a hole In the street at West Park and Glisan yesterday . afternoon. Following bis announced determination to . enforce . the rule that all olty em ployes must earn their salaries, he has begun an tnveetlgatlon to ascertain whether or not water mains and meters in varloua parte of the. city have, been properly installed and other public COIt tracts properly fulfilled. - With another employe of the olty he went to weat Park and Oilaan yesterday to begin his personal Investigation. cv. - Both the mayor and his companion secured shovels and ware busily en gaged In ' throwing dirt and crushed rock from around a water meter when Pat approached. 'It waa not. frigidly cold at that time and thk mayor's ap pea ranee was not one of dignity suf ficient to impress ine . averaga nedee- tiian with hie reel position in muhlo-ir-l .affairs.. . .. . Jood evening,'' said Pat after he had ched the laborers ewearlng and toii- ii j. In the hole for s time, land what 6 fou sthjnk you're doingT" "We're going to look at this mater." ae.' fhe mayor. ' v , ,- v w x Kvti ior m-MW UIIJ, "Workln for the cltyr, asked Pat ' aea ..li aft. . . . .. , y (Contlnuid on. Pm Thri the: return of F1NANC)ER:HELD MOUTH BLOWING OUT HIS BRAINS Deed Was Committed In Country Home Wife Did Not Learn of 1 - 'Truth 4jntil Arrival of Physician but Supposed Husband ' . - -: .' t: , Had Died - of Apoplexy. ' x ;r'. ; - (Jearaal Special Servtes.) .Philadelphia, Auc 10. Coroner King of Montgomery oounty, in which Hip pie's country home was located, finished his Investigation of Hippie's death and today announoed - that the bank presi dent had committed suicide by shoot ing 'himself through the head. The coroner aays: - - r 1 "I .suppressed the facta for seven days,, hoping : to prevent a run on the bank.. I, called at Bryn Mawr to in vestigate and learned that Hippie was president of -the Real Estate Trust company. ' Neither the bank directors, of dels Is nor members of the family re quested the suppression of the newe and I don't believe anyone Interested in the bank knew that Hippie had committed suicide." , . Hippie . plaoed . the . revolver in bis mouth and flred. Mrs. Hippie found tho body and did not know It was a suicide. There waa no outward sign and bis wife thought it was apoplexy until the ar rival of the coroner's physician. PALMA DURING QUARREL , CALLS CAPOTE TRAITOR liefest gpeehl Service.) 'Havana, Aug.. 10. There Is kn" open (rapture between President Palme and Capote. At a' meeting today angry . b.saasBswf tietereefi it,. & eart Tsk eta ori p,,d tween lw0- tB mldatvOf the quarrel Palme called CapoU a traitor. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Every. Workingman This Is a symposium to' which have contributed the. leadinar. f Gompera. Upton Sinclair, Joseph Medill Pattersoni Bishop Henry .'. James J. Murphy, Janies Noble Adams, and many others, snd X is the most valuable contribution ever made, to the litera- ture that concerns caDital and . labor. Everv watre earner Tas4AAAAisAAssasaaisAAAAA w vf f vf vef fff f vvvt vwvf tvvv the prodadlil REVOLVERrTO ; . Did .directors of the bank or mem bers' of the family make a request of you- tq suppress the feet of the sul cider waa asked ths coroner. No." he replied. "I talked with the family, but had no conversation with the bank directors. I don't believe those Interested in the bank were aware that Hippie killed himself." It did not take the coroner long to discover ths causa of death. The ball lodged In the brain. The shooting took place In the bathroom, ahortly before f o'clock, and Mrs. Hippie area of the opinion that her huaband was taking a bath. When, he did not return to his room In half an hour, ahe made, an in- It haa been rumored that Hippie waa relative of the late Senator Mltohetl of Oregon, whose real name was John Klpple. and who waa born in Waahing- tin county, Pennsylvania, but Hippie a n and hla brother, as his counsel. deny that' the dead banker was any re lation to the Oregon, statesman. DEATH OF THE WIFttOF ENGLAND'S PREMIER - - (Jeorssl gpsrlal Utrrtt. ' Marlenbed.- AMg,- Lsdy-Charlottc Campbell Bannerman died today. - She teas the wife of the British premier end hah been, ill for some time - Lady Bn nrman, who married lr Henry in ltio, V as the daughter of General Sir Charles 'Bruce, K. C. B. . e Oregon--everr wage the splendid story LABOR IN POLITICS" ' t Every wage, earner a vvf v eeevvevf ?vvv e v we w w ww w w -New York World. AMIGIIIEOSI BOLD Mrs. Hugh Williamson Shrieks When She Sees Masked Man In Her Room and Daring Thief Beats a Hasty Retreat and '- .Escapes. A daring, masked burglar entered the reeldence of Dr.'W. T. Williamson at half-past J . o'clock this morning, but was soared Into a hasty retreat as the result of the outcry raised by Mrs. Hugh Williamson. Dr. ' Williamson's daughter-in-law. The plunder secured by ths thief consisted of 11 cents, a gold collar button and a pair of link cuff buttons. It was about 1:10 a. m. that Mrs. Hugh Williamson was awakened by the creaking of tire bedroom door, ene glanced nervously about the room and waa - horrified to see a masKea man standing In the doorway. Mrs. William son gave vent to a succession of ear piercing screams and her husband. awakened by the noise, eterted to climb out of bed to ascertain the cause or tne disturbance. The burglar took a hand fat This junoturs and, covering-Williamson- with his revolver, gruffly ordered him to fs meln where he wss, undsr penalty of death. Hurriedly seising a pair of trousers snd a shirt, that wers lying on (Continued en Pegs Six.) 11 1 T eeeeeeeeee earner in the country should in THE SUNDAY JOURNAL thinker in 'America Samuel C. Potter. William D. Mahon. fii t j r " Jf fx i. - SlO Ulu i 6t?U If swd ii t X wwwwwwwwwwwew ?? vvvevvf Vf e w I'JOLIAI! SCREAMS MULT flTUPE WELCOMES Greatest Reception Ever Given Private Citizen -Tendered - to Nebrasftan by Enthusiastic Admirers Vast Crowds Line Streets and Continuous Cheer ing Greets the Traveler ? rT . . ... - - - -' (Journal Special Service) ; - ( ' ' , New Tort, Aug. 10. Free sliver, because of the enormous gold production, is no longer an Issue. ' ' y: j: ; V .. Government ownership of railroads and publlo utilities la a aeeeev d ; slty. ., :.-..''..'..,.'....'.;. . h. a ',-:.... :.:,.;-e! These are the kernels of Bryan's 11,000-word speech to be delivered d tonight .at Madison. Square Garden.. . .,,;,,.;I7; '.. . d Bryan, It Is said, regards government ownership of ' 'railroads and . d publlo utilities as a neceeslty and will doubtless make these the para- i mount Issues In the coming campaign. The trust question Is still un- d , solved. Bryan told k friend that the country must look to the Demo- e crats for absolution of trust Issues, which he -said, went' hand in hand with the 'tariff reduction question. All these question, Bryan indicated, d he would touch on la his speech tonight. ' : s-:e-e.e .e - e:ea (Joamsl gpertsl lerrlee.) ' - Kew Tork, Aug. 10. Between crowds of countless thousands that lined both sides of Broadway from the Battery to Central park, William J. Bryan -nsde his entry into, New Tork Utethiaafur noon after an abaenoa from the coun try of nearly a year. ' Even v those whose political faith held them aloof from the popular demonstration were bound to admit that it was a "tri umphal" entry, the like of which the metropolis had not eeen alnce the re turn cf Admiral Dewey after his vic tory at Manila bay. The plana as arranged by the several committees were carried out without a hitch.- As the distinguished Nebraskan, with Governor Folk of Missouri at hia side, rode up Broadway the crowds cheered, men waved their hats and women waved greetings with their handkerchiefs. , From curb to building line -the sidewalks were cloeely packed with men. women and children strug gling tor a plaee of vantage- f rem-which ffgnro of the day's demonstration. Doorways were filled, the roofs of buildings were thronged and every window held its party of spectators. The hotela and many houses were decorated for the oc casion. . Mr. Bryan was pleased with the HER FORTUNE TO SAVE SOI Mrs. Sloane Says She Will Sacrifice All She Has to Keep Youthful Patricide ! From GallowsMIurdered Man Buried fleeeisl Mstieteh te The JearaeLt . : Spoksne, Waah., Aug. . For the first tlms since be Ins confined in the city Jail,' Sydney Sloane, the boy mur derer, broke his cold, impassive spirit when hla heartbroken mother vlstted him. Ths sight of her distress waa more than he could stand without flinching. He em braced her and sobbed convulsive ly. Tears ran down the cheeka of the lad and hla . spirit was thoroughly broken, The mother was ths first to speak. "My boy, I'll never desert you," she said. Put your faith in God. That .will be your salvation.". .: '.. . At the Interview ' nothing about the crime waa eald. Mrs.. Sloans returned home with a friend after having visited the -"undertaker- to rerrangs- for"the funerel today. . Private Interment took plaao In the family plot in Greenwood cemetery. She wss not allowed to sea ths remains until today. , '-. Mother Xams Oonf esston. Friends who thought they were kind did not tell Mrs. Sloane that her son had 'confessed the crime. ' They could not foresee the - manner in whloh the mother, would '.learn what they intended to .break by deareee. : Without being no ticed 6y anybody ahe obtained paper yesterday and read the confession. She bore tip well under , the shock. Mrs. Sloane aaya ahe will fight the case and sacrifice all she has for her, son's eake If necessary. Aa things now stand at the prelim inary examination of Sidney Sloane the Information will bo filed direct in the superior court, instesd of going through a formal preliminary examination. Blnan waa tsken to. ths county Jail th la afternoon. A new clue to the murder has been found. Mr. Sloans got a 11.000 check which It was thought waa due on Mon - 4:4,"r .MMJ'jliJtJiMA warmth of the demonstration in hie honor. He bowed cordially both right and left In response to the cheers of the crowd and several times expressed his pleasure to thoaa about him. The parade to the Victoria hotel, where Mr. Bryan rests until evening, ' was but preliminary of the day's program. : The grand finale is slated for tonight In Madison Square Garden, where 11,000 cheering Democrats, rep resenting all factions of the party and every section of the country, gather to welcome Mr. Bryan home and to hear his speech In reply. While the la.000 privileged ones essemble within the big auditorium several times that nunv ber will gather in Madison Square and the adjacent streets te do their ehare toward making the "home-coming" m success. : Aboard Lewis Nixon's steem house. boat, tha Louden, newspapermen eor nered Mr. Bryan and talked for over an hour with him. Bryan refused to-dls- cua "persons or . politics.' He eaid that he la keeping out of -statsflghts end will attend to the Sullivan ques tion later. Ha refused to discuss tha tariff because the subject was too big for a few words. Asked about Speaker Cannon'a boom, ho said. "Cannon is (Continued on Page Six.) day. He had. made arrangements for a, wealthy friend tn Pittsburg to Invest ths amount for him In mining property la which Sloans was Interested. He told a", friend' that , tha check ahould reach hlra Saturday or Monday.. The police are trying to locate thla check and find whether Sydney killed, hla father ex pecting to find: that amount en his person. Truaeed Son TmpUortly. Sloans had implicit faith In his son, snd may have told him about the check. It Is said that Sloane deposited a sub stantial check In the bank on Monday. It ia not known whether or not it was the Pittsburg check. " -. - Mrs, Sloane did not go home but wsnt t the" sanitarium or Dr: Simonran -old friend, after tha funeral today. It is a quiet place and quite a distance from the scene of the Crimea She haa broken visibly under her sorrows. No definite arrangements for eeaur Ing legal aid have been made. Mental Irresponsibility, it Is said, will ba the defense. A plea of emotional insanity wUl hardly be taken for the facts show the boy killed hie father in a or blooded manner. The defense piw e to Show. that the boy mentally as s it fant wsto undeveloped In evry r f '., except physically. He la six feel t9 Inches tall and 17 years old. James F. Sloane was brilliant at a youth. Later In life. It Is claimed, M suffered a remarkable decline. T ' mind weakened, and he did frt things.. He was Inronslstent sn1 late years drnk steadily. Frlen' i II vii solely en account of h i temperate habits that Mrs. f lually msnsd the grocery dr her menegemnt the ( cleared ef debt sad - r tact. u "