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VOL V. NO. 176.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY, EVENING, SEPTEMBER 27, 1906. EIGHfEEN PAGES.
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YOUNG VELGUTH ELOPES WITH NADINE NICHOLS
GILDED YOUTH WEDS
WOMAN IN THE CASE
TAKES AUTO TRIP
TO OREGON CITY
TO GET LICENSE
County Judge Dimick Performs Mar
riage Ceremony and Couple Imme
diately Returns
i lil: 1 1 aU.a.
tar nui 1101
Says Deputy District Attorney
Under the names of Oscar Velguth
and Grace Nichols, Bernard O. Vel
guth, the defaulting clerk of the Port
land Gas company, and Mrs. Nadine
Nichols, the San Francisco divorcee,
who is aaid to h ave lured hint to his
destruction, were married by County
Judge Dimick .at Oregon City this
moaning. They made the trip from
Portland in an automobile.
The wedding is said to have been
planned by the young man's friends
in the hope of mitigatiighij punish
ment. It is stated by the district at
torney, however, that the wedding
will in no way interfere with the trial
and prosecution of the defaulting
clerk.
ni.r fr tarn nrr-ima n t a healria t h
.Ull.UI . 11 a nun; . oil'-- i , ui, ll'U , ( A
Portland this morning, sped along the
river road to Oregon City, and stopped
In front of the residence- of Rev. Fattier
Hlldebrsnd
On of the occupants was a beautiful
young woman, attired in an elegant lace
waist and dark traveling- skirt, over
which was a ions automobile coat of
black and white plaid. She wore a
stylish hst wrth a heavy automobile
veil, which almost hid from view the
large brown eyes and comely features
that might have been quickly recognised
by readers of Portland newspaper.
She occupied the rear seat In the car
and beside her aat a young man, devot
edly Attentive to his companion. He
wore a light-colored overcoat and- a
light broad-brimmed hat.
Marriage License Procured.
The driver of the car steered straight
for the courthouse on his arrival In
Oregon City, and the two occupants
alighted on reaching It. They hurried
Into the office of the county clerk and
a marriage license was laaued to Oaear
Velguth and Grace Nichols. The young
man was visibly nervous, and his hand
shook in affixing his signature.
' Possessed of the proper documents
they hurried in the car to the real
dance of -Father Hlldebrand. The father
was at . mass and would flbt be dis
turbed. Then the big car with, the
anxious couple quickly sought County i
Judge u. B. mmlck. who performed
the ceremony. C. ML Crosson. the chauf
feur, was the only witness. '
Immediately after the brief ceremony!
pinurnwa, im party siartea oacK
to Portland. On reaching Oswego they
letf the car and found a telephone of
fice. Judge Dimick was called up and
urgently requested te observe the great
est secrecy In regard to the wedding he
had lust performed. He promised to
CHAMBER OFCOMMERCE ACTS
Entire Membership Plans to Meet Friday and
Join in Effort to Further Improvements
at Mouth of Columbia River
The entire membership of the Port
land chamber of commerce, numbering
bout 100 of the lesdlng business men
of the city, has been called upon to join
in an effort to further Immediately the
Improvements under way on the Colum
bia river and at Its mouth. A general
meeting of the chamber was called to
daty for Friday afternoon, September
It, at 1:30 o'clock. In the chamber au
ditorium. The call la made, pursuant to the by
laws of the chamber. In response to a
petition signed by 10 members J. N.
Toad, Henry Hahn. I.. A. Lewis, Walter
A. Ooea, M. J. Kinney, Northwestern
tmor company, uao rneae, novelty
Manufacturing company, A. H. Devers,
Lewis Lewis, Edward Newbegln and
S. at afeara. The petition is to Presi
dent R. R. Hoge and Is In the following
language:
"We. the undersigned members of
Use chamber of commerce, respectfully
to Portland in Motor
Ca r a.z
aiup rrosecuuun,
comply with the request, but the facts
of the romantic event were already In
possession of The Journal.
Speed Back to Portland.
Lieavlng the telephone station at Oe
r-ego the party sped rapidly along the
river road, over which they i
traveled in an opposite direction a short
time before, until they Anally reached
Portland. On the outskirts of the city
the driver left the main road and fol
lowed t somewhat devious route
through numerous streets of South
Portland.
'tie big car With the bride anilaysoaaa
whirled briskly down Corbett street for
a short distance, then turned into
less-frequented route. Efforts to fel
low the car In Ita course through a
maae of streets ware futile, though
there are those who claim te have
aeen the party alight at the home of
the groom's mother, Mr. Btarle vel
guth, 431 East Fifteenth street.
Sad of Startling Bomanos. .
The marriage of Bernard Oaear Vel
guth and Oraoa Nadine Nichols is the
culmination of the startling romance
that was begun several months ago
when the beautiful San Francisco di
vorcee arrived in Portland to visit an
aunt. At the time of the startling ex
posure of his theft of approximately
15.000 from the Portland Gas com
pany, where be was employed as clerk
at a salary of ISO per month, aha dls
avowed her love, claiming that be was
no more ts her than any other.
But apparently she did not mean the
avowed rejection, for she met him fre
quently when the stifling sensation had
somewhat abated, and their love was
renewed. They have been seen together
Irequently since Velguth arrest - and
subsequent release on bonds. . Tester-,
day afternoon they were among --the
promenaders on Waahlngton street .
until September 10 velguth. the
groom In the romantic wedding cere
mony that was performed at Oregon
City this morning, was employed as
clerk in the office of the Portland Oaa
company, Fifth and Yamhill streets.
HI position corresponded to that of
receiving teller, requiring him to ac
cept payment of gas bills, for which
he Issued company receipts.
Arrest.
At the close 3f business September
10 he wae quietly arrested by a private
detective aa he waa leaving the office.
For two weeka previous the Plnkertone
had been conducting a quiet investiga
tion of the young man's affairs, and
the private detective waa called upon
to perform the arrest as the result of
their Investigations.
It was learned that Velguth, by a
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request
Of Its r
you to call a general meeting
members to consider ways and
means to forward speedy construction
and completion of Improvements under
control of the general government now
In course of construction on the Co
lumbia river at Ita mouth."
So critical la the situation at the
Jetty, and so vitally important Is the
whole aeries of Columbia river Improve
ments to the state of Oregon, Wash
ington and Idaho and the city of Port
land, that it la believed to be Impera
tive that some aggressive stepa be
taken by the business men of this city.
What these steps should be la the ques
tion of paramount Importance to hst
discussed at Friday s meeting. It le
urged that this meeting Is one of the
most Important In the history 'of the
open river movement. The time la here
for action. The Portland chamber of
commerce Is regarded aa the organisa
tion that should lead the movement.
BK ' vassal BBS f
YS3 v
Mrs. Bernard O. Velguth, Nee Nadine
Nichols.
SON'S TROUBLES
BRING MOTHER
NEAR TO 6RAVE
Mrs, Marie Velguth Seriously III
and Hopes for Her Recovery
Have Almost Bean Abandoned
Fears Alleged Embezzler
Will Kill Himself.
At her home, 414 East Fifteenth
street, Mrs. Marie Velguth. mother of
the ex-clerk who waa married at Oregon
City this morning to Mrs. Nadine Nich
ols, la aald to be dangerously 111. Hopes
for her recovery have almost been
abandoned. It la said.
She la suffering from a severe mal
ady, augmented by the troubles of ber
i. Her daughter, the young man'e
sister, la also ill.
Mrs. Velguth'e condition today is said
to be extremely critical aa the result of
her anxiety over the sudden disappear
ance of her son this morning. Ska feared
that he had committed suicide, and It
waa not until an early hour this after
noon that her fears ward appsaasd
Since the exposure of his startling
crimes, Bernard Velguth has suffered
greatly with Insomnia. He ia aaid to
have slept but litUe since hia arrest,
and has grown morose and despondent.
He has frequently threatened to end
his troubles by nulrlde.
Members of the Velguth family were
greatly alarmed this morning on learn
ing of the disappearance of Bernard.
Unknown to any of the family he left
the house at an early hour and left o
explanation of his absenee. Fears that
he had Anally carried his threats of
suicide Into execution rose quickly and
the' mother's anxiety, is said to have
caused a change for the worse In her
condition.
Arthur Velguth. a brother of the de
faulting clerk, left at once In search of
the missing youth. Learning that the
yoeng man had left this city for Ore
gon City, he boarded a car and pro
ceeded at once to that town. He fully
expected a realisation of his mother's
fears, he said, and that he would And
his brother's corpse.
Meanwhile other members of the
family began a search in this city. No
trace of the young man was found,
though It was at last learned that he
had gone to Oregon City and that
Arthur Velguth waa In pursuit.
He arrived at Oregon City .at it
o'clock. A few minutes later ha learned
of hie brother's marriage to Mrs. Oraoa
Nadine Nichols.
Fool.
"He Is simply
a damned feol.V
aald
Arthur, as he harried to catch
a car
to return to Portland.
My mothers condition Is extremely
critical," he aald. 'and we have grave
doubta as to her recovery. Her condi
tion waa not Improved by the anxiety
she has suffered this morning aa the
result of Ben'a mysterious disappear
ance.
My sister Is also ill, though her
condition la not regarded as serious aa
that of my mother. We were greatly
surprised this morning when It wae
learned that Ban waa not at home. He
was there last night and we knew he
slept there, so you can Imagine our sur
prise asjd alarm to discover that he waa
net at home this morning
'We feared that he had committed
eulclde, but instead of finding him dead,
I have learned that he Is married."
Arthur Velguth boarded the 12 10
ear for Portland. Efforts te learn the
nature of the Interview with hla brother,
on his return to Portland were futile.
th Tlottaa of Wreak.
(Jon rail Special fterriet.)
Danville, 111.. Sept. 17. Bra. Dollle
Waldemar died thla morning as a result
of the Injnrlee aha received yesterday
Her death makes the seventh among
the victims of too wreck.
MAYOR WILL
MAKE ROADS
OBEY LAWS
They Must Live Up to
Provisions of Their
Franchises, Declares
Chief Executive
i
Outlines His Policy Regarding
Fourth Street Matter end Ad
dresses Determined Communi
cation to Council Setting Forth
His Views and Purpose.
"I am here to look after the Inter
eats of the city and If any railway Is
not living up t.. the provisions of its
franehlse 1 propose to do all I can to
make them do so.'
Mayor Lane thus outlined his policy
regarding the valuable franolitsas held
by the railroads entering Portland. At
the council meeting yesterday afternoon
a communication from hlra waa read
which called attention to the fact that
according to the franchise ordinance by
which the Southern Pacific trains are
operated on rourth street, the council
is given almost absolute power over
such operation.
Hla opinion as expiessed in the com
munication will undoubtedly have con
siderable weight in the ultimate rep sal -lag
of the Fourth -street franchise,
something which la one form or another
la considered a certainty.
Tangbm Fight at Standstill.
Vaughn's fight to Induce the council
to pasa hla ordinance repealing the old
ordinance granted In Kit le temporar
ily at a standstill. The solid line of the
dogged majority has downed every sug
gestion of this kind. Annand, probably
the most Influential man In the council,
has been granted a leave of absence for
six weeka. aad Dunning, one of the eld
reliables. Is also away on a leave of ab
sence. It la probable that at the next meet
ing Vaughn or Rushlight will Intro
duce an ordinance similar to that which
Vaughn has been trying to get through.
With two members of the majority ab
sent. It is possible that enough mem
ber will vote for the repealing ordl
nanoe. "I have nothing against the Southern
Pacific, and what I have aald applies
Jo every other railroad as well," con
tinued the mayor. "Tea, and it applies
to any corporation holding a franchise.
We're here to look after the lntereats
of the city and to as that It gets Its
rights. The people will be here and
the city aa a corporation will be la ex
istence long after the present officials
are gone. Aa to the Southern Pacific, it
simply holds franchises on some valu
able public property.
"The Fourth street franchise was
granted to the Oregon Central railway.
Whoever heard of it? Nobody but some
old-timer. The ordinance contains no
provision for the operation of the road
under a successor or assign. Tet this
franchise has changed hands several
times. There le a question whether any
franchise now. exists.
"According to the ordinance the coun
cil has such absolute power that It
could allow cars to be pin on Fourth
street only at night or for one hour a
day. It could compel the cars to be
operated only by gasoline, by electricity
or by steam.
"I rather think the council will take
up my suggestion.'
Another subject which Mayor Lane
has brought before the council ia a gen
eral terminal for all the roada entering
Portland.
"What do wa care for their fighter"
eaked the mayor. "Fights between rival
railroads are nothing to the city. This
was s reference to the eejramble for
terminal facilities the Hanimaa sys
tem on one side aad the Hill system on
the other. Each system haa asked that
atreeta be vacated for terminal yards to
be used by their ears alone.
Only Oast Tssaalssl
"This city must hsve only one termi
nal." declares the mayor, "we can't have
oars hauled all over the city, Interfering
with trafflo all the time. If that was
allowed, freight would have to be hauled
from first one elde of the river and
then from the other. I havO suggested
to the council that tta members see what
can be done toward getting the railways
to agree to combine their terminal yards.
This Is simply for the beat Interests of
the 7city."
The mayor's message te the council
yesterday follows.
To the Honorable City Counffl Gentle
men: In view of the fact that a dif
ference of opinion seems to exist In rela
tion to the respective rights of the. city
of Portland, and the railroad company
now operating a railroad upon Fourth
street In this city, I take the liberty to
call your attention to ordinance No. its.
which Is an ordinance authorising and
permitting the Oregon Central Railroad
company of Portland. Oregon, to lay a
railway track, ana run cars along the
center of Fourth street In this city,
which ordinance wae passed by the city.
coimcll December tO. IMS.
In tespect to this ordinance I wleh to
eay. that It contains no provisions by
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GULF COAST SWEPT
BY BIG TIDAL WAVE
AUTOMOBILE BRIDE.
gfl jBSBSSSl'
Mrs. Rudolph Becker,
WED BY L16HT OF THE MOON
Rudolph Becker Jr. and Emma Bisner Smith
of Vancouver, Washington, Principals in
Romantic Open Air Wedding
A romantic moonlight wedding took
place on the river rood near, Vancouver.
Waahlngton, Tuesday evening. In which
Rudolph Becker Jr. of thla city and
Emma Bisner Smith of Vancouver were
the principals. With a preacher, a few
friends and realtives. they want In a
touring car to Lovaspawn. on the Co
lumbia river, about six miles from Van
couver, and there the ceremony was
performed. -
The party left Portland lo Becker's
big automobile Tuesday afternoon at 9
o'clock. In the party were Mr. and
Mra. E. T. Rush ton and Mrs. R. Becker,
ADVOCATES EXTERMINATION
OF NEGRO RACE
Governor Vardaman Says That
Fifteenth Amendment Must
Be Repealed for South.
(Joornal Special Service
Columbus. Sept. 17. In replying to
the question: "How can such spectacles
as that presented at Atlanta now be
avoided, and how can a thinking people
of the country help the south In the set
tlement of the great question." Oovernor
Vardaman of Mississippi telegraphetl
to the Columbua Dispatch that it would
be easy to prevent such things in the
south If the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution waa repealed and the four
teenth so changed aa to permit south
ern people to legislate for the negro as
to his moral aad Intellectual require
ments. "The white man's civilisation," aaya
Oovernor Vardaman. "cannot be suited
to the low-browed, veneered, semi-savage
negro. When you undertake the
teak, you demoralise' the white man and
spoil the negro. The white man will
not consent to a social equality with the
negro, and If it la necessary to pre
vent It the whole negro race will be ex
terminated." NO CLASS DISTINCTION
FOR RUSSIAN PEASANTS
(Journal Special Jerries.)
at Petersburg. Sept. 17. Official ac
tion by the ministry thla afternoon re
moves all class llatlncUon under which
the peasants have . labored. It raises
them to a s tit us equal to all other
classes. Premier Stolypln le respon
sible for this drastic reform.
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
TRAFFIC RESUME
(Joaraal SWtsI ServtSM
Redding. OSl Sept. 17 Te t
was cleared of (he Southern Paei
I
Nee Emms Bisnsr Smith.
the groom's mother, of this elty. In
Vancouver they were Joined by the
bride, her parents, Mr. and Mra. Bis
ner, and Rev. Mr. Teat man.
The wedding waa performed at
o'clock In the evening aojS later a din
ner was served at the home of the
bride's parents. They are now at home
to their friends at the Carleton, 466
Alder street, Portland.
Both the bride and groom hare many
friends in this city and Vancouver. Mr.
Becker Is a son of the late Rudolph
Becker, while Mrs. Becker waa regarded
aa one of the handsomest young women
of the Waahlngton city.
WORKERS IN RUINS
BURIED UNDER WALLS
San Francisco. Sept. 17. While work
men were tsarina- down a wall at Kear
ney and Pine streets this afternoon a
wall fell, burying It workmen. One
man was killed and two were badly In
jured. LABOR ASKS HIGHER
PAY AT PANAMA
Journal Special Bsrvbe.)
Panama, Kepi. 11, Following the ex
ample of the engineers, every branch
of skilled labor now demands higher
pay
THIRD TICKET IS PROBABLE
Disgruntled Democrats May Place New Man
in Field Arthur Brisbane Says Nomina
tion of Hearst Is Triumph of Principle
a a
(Journal Special Serrlce.t
New Tork. Sept. 17. With Hearst and
Hughes chosen to lead the opposing
faeces, the politicians of New York
state are planning a campaign that
promises to be the moet peculiar and
the most interesting In the history of
the state It ia reformer agalnat re
former. Hearst attacked the Insurance
compaales and Hughes unearthed their
methods Both agree upon existing
evils. The fight will be made upon
methods of correction. Hearst expects
to win with radical plans. Hughes re
fuses to snnouuee his plans, reserving
tements for the stump.
is lining up Its candidates)
today. The odda all
nt, with two to
Hearst men ex
Wall street says
no jMpuaitiun
n ' any sta
I favor Hughes at pesos
rack one with few takers.
inc pact bigger odds, snd
i Pasty leader, showed
II MILES
SHORE LI
DEVASTATED
New Orleans Reported
to Be Submerged by
Storm All Wires in
South Prostrated
Communication Cut Off So That
Extent of Damage Is Unknown
Wind Blows Gale and Rain
Falls in Torrents Water in
Lake Pontchartrain Rises.
(Journal Special Semes.
New York, Sept. 27. It is report
ed in Wall street that s tidal wave
struck New Orleans this morning,
causing great damage.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 27. Reports
here say that New Orleans is under
water to a depth varying from six
inches to ten feet.
Atlanta, G'a., Sept. 27. Western
Union wire are down to New Or
leans, but the last messages sent said
that a hurricane was blowing up the
Mississippi valley and New Orleans
wss inundated.
(Journal Special serrtoe.)
Chicago, Sept. 27. The Illinois
Central reports that it has a wire to
New Orleans and has learned that
there is a tidal wave along the coast
for 100 miles from New Orleans.
There is a slight rise in Lske Pontt
chartram, but little or no damage was
tJone in the city.
(Journal Special Berries.)
Washington. D. C, Sept. 17. The
weather bureau reports that a tropica
storm haa reached Louisiana and the
Mississippi coast, with all the fores of
a hurricane. The center 9t the storm
seems to be at New Orleans, where the
wind attained a velocity of 4t miles an..
hoar before the wires went down. Th .
has been no communication betv ..I
New Orleans and other southern cltlea
since midnight, except for a few min
utes, when Mobile reports that it got
Mew Orleans for a moment and learned
that the wind was blowing a gale aad
the rain failing In torrents, while th
barometer was dropping rapidly.
Rumors are current that a tidal wave
has overwhelmed the city. Other re
ports state that the entire elty la flood
ed from Inches to 10 feet with water,
though there Is no confirmation of these
rumors. There Is no report aa. yet eawWfl
firming loss of life and property.
The report of the damage to New
Orleans by tidal wave Is discredited be
cause the elty, while lying on flat
(Continued on Page Three.)
today to comment upon the ticket
named or on the character of the pro
ceedlngs at Buffalo. Jerome said:
1 will say nothing for the pans sot.
Later ( may make my position and my
views clear, but for the present. I shall
give out no Statement."
Jerome said that the so-call ad Albany,
confereace of antl Meant I -mocraS
which was to have met agin this
morning, had abandoned the M
another ease ten In Muffs
meet again shortly at U
chsirman. Kdward at. Sh
Tork. v yi
The possl
rrisfri I sfrl iiBbbUI
ier chnraotsi
railroad wreck this morning and
So was resumed.
tie.