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Newspaper Page TextGOOD M0.RHI1TG Journal Circulation 28,225 Yesterday Was THE WEATHER. Sunday fair; northeast winds. Mies VOL. III. NO, 48. PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1907-FIVE SECTIONSFIFTY-SIX PAGES. PRICE FIVE. CENTS. TH, MIDI I..1 HI iT A TATH m i n TTT mm HfflFI i, .awi i 'charged WIT. Capfan m;Porfand Fre Deparf- menttls :rlrre5fetf:ilVi7ATAiree Other Men in Jail Good Work Done by Federal ' Offcerc With the arrest last night of Fraijk -Wane, A.Tumbull, captain of CnemlcaL company No. 1, A. F. Bryant, bartender at Tom Fallon's no torious north end saloon, and Lofcls U Smith, the mystery of the Sell wood and Sti Johns postofflce robberies, the Oresham bank robbery and --the- binding and robbing of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Beardsley and their ser vant girl In Center addition January 10, has been cleared up and with the evidence the government authorities have, at hand the conviction of the men Js expected.. ..,, - sr:. , y..-r t,...--,. -y. ; i. . :y The arrests were made on warrants sworn out in United States Dis trict -Attorney Bristol's -of flee- and -placed In the bands of Deputy United States Marshals Nichols, Bushee and Griffith. These men received ln structlonqjo make no arrests nntll after .Wane, who is the. ringleader, had been taken Into custody. Wane-was one of the toon taken In the ' raid made by the city police' In which 10 men were arrested last week. " All of the men were released' except tour who are serving sentences on the rock-pile. Wane was released from custody Wednesday; after being out on ball for several days. j.".'. 'V , 'lr-:-- ',.-: ' ' : - , . '- . - Roundup Is Complete. : ' : The police were notified to keep a watch tor ..Wane and he' was picked jap by Sergeant Beatty at the corner of Union , avenue' and East Burnslde streets about I o'clock last night when Beatty. was on his. .way home. The other arrests followed Quickly and the roundup was com plete. The men now In 'jail who participated in the work of the gang are FrankyCeUr. F. 8. Ranklns, ker, and those arrested last night.: It more In the erowd and the authorities , Wane Is said to he one of the most desperate criminals in the coun try and is known to nave served several .terms in penitentiaries in va rious parts of the country; A reward it out for his arrest. ' V . Turn bull acted, as a fence for the offered the stamps which were stolen at St. Johns poetofflce'to Ashley Rumelln, the Brark street bankers, who declined to buy them. The stamps were worth about 1200 and were offered fcr $160. They were later sold to other persons and the government officers know where they are, but decline to disclose the names of the persons who purchased them. I j. J : ." "r " Wi3ryant. the bartender, was the to be sobbed. He has a ranch near and his wife were bound and gagged which governed the house on the night eated the' Soil wood postoftice tor the work planned for the robbers by. Turnbull.. who wanted the men to rob the postoftice on East Burnslde street, . Friction resulted from-the conflict between, the two men but had no effect upon the organization. of the gang.-, - The story of tbe SUwood robbery Is InteresttDg In that the robbers believed they had killed Officer Sorensoa and were prepared to get out of the. city the morning of the robbery. ' After the (booties, the meo there were four lo the erowd ran dowa to the river, where Wane counseled throwing - their rerol- vers away. The other men oetnurrea and Wane was the only man who thitiw bis weapon. Into the river. When tney reached .the Madlaon street brldg the men parted and Wane went to the east Ida, where he ' took a Vancouver car and went to the Washington city. From. Vancouver wane teiepnonea to Drrut, and asked concerning Soren- oo'e condition. When advised that the nffioer was not : danseroueiy - wounaea Wkne returned to Portland and Joined this comrades In their rooms at the plaoe where they .were arrested by the police. Toe Mteck. Bploive. :-- r The story of the Oreehem bank robbery . Jaa tntereatlna-. because of the bungle which the men made of their work "Tien they eommencea operations on mo I briber believed that It was Hreproof. rut dioeerea uai n we ounnr-vrooi. uid Injected so much nltreejlycerlne Into i he borlnss they had made that they reared to explode It lest they be blown to nieces with the safe. Wane. Ranklns and Anderson are the -nen known to have done the eVorll at 4Uwsod. and tne oiner mm.n wuu aiura x.m u either Kelly or another man who tea not yet been captured. - In rtrard to the 8t. Johns poetofnee ibbery. little has been given out. but hat the men unaor rmi w,n pr lelpants Is known. rerreted On Mystery. The work of ferreting out the mys err wa done by ' an employe of the -overnment whose name is withheld be auee he Is working on several othr aaes. The arrests were made, by the bTONEWALL JACKSON'S l : WIDOW REFUSES PENSIUN (. " ' . i ' rbllskr Tnm by eeeetal Wire.) Raleigh, N. C, Jan. at A letter from s-rwldoW of Stonewall Jackson waa ecelved by tne. mim wonmie rar, m chlch he declined a pension of JIOQ a lonth s provided (n'a bill introduced few days Sgo. ' Mrs. Jackson said ..t he would not feel Justified. In Ueepttag the money and suggesUd that he money be appropriated to the bene fit ef Confederate widows., . . . Are Charles Anderson, a man named. Bar is thought tnat there are several are watching tor them. ' stolen property-and Is the man wbo -.... f.. ....... man' who located the various places the place where oldian Beardsley and told the gang1 of the conditions of the robbery. Bryant also 1 ch burglary, but this was contrary to dnut'y marshals and City Detectives Hellyer and Price, and Constable Lou Wanner, who-- located Smith. United States District Attorney Bristol has also been active In the case and kept well advised on the movements ef the men... v -.' For' a day or so It was feared that Wane had left town and that all the work that, had been done In tracing the movements of the aainr had been for nothing-, but - his arreot by -Sergeant Beatty last nlsht ended the waiting and the other men were readily arrested.' ' Crimes of Beeeat Date. . . In addition to a startling list of bold holdups snd many other Crimea, the fol lowing are some of the moat notable of the recent series of crimes, -of partlbl patlon In which the men arrested last night may be accused: Murder of Dr. Albert Edward John son, January 7. ' Binding and robbing of W. W. Beards ley, his wife and servant girl In Center Addition, January It. - Assault and robbery of - Nen Tong, Chinese gardener, at Prettyman station, January 1L ' . - . Robbery of St Johns postoffloe. Robbery of Oresham bank. Blowing of safe In office 'of Mount Hood Brewing company, January li. Blowing of safe of Acme Lumber company. ; ' - Robbery of Sehfwood ' postoftice and wounding Of Polloetnan Sorehson early morning of January IS. - The men arrested last night were taken to the county Jail. The fire station at which Trumbull Is employed Is next door to the police station and the man charged with being one of the principals In some of the most dating crimes ever committed In Portland has beetw In dally touch with the police for weeks without any knowl edge of his connection with the rob beries being known to the city officials. LEGISLATURE INQUIRES V INTO BAILErS RECORD (PsMUben'' Pnai by SpmUI Leased Wire.) Austin, Tex Jan. It. The legislative committee ef Senator Bailey held a short , aeaalon this afternoon,' Attorney J, D. Johnson of St. Louis, legal rep resentative of H. Clay fierce,' was again placed on the stand. Chairman O'Neill decided that the conversation of 1905 could not be considered confidential r between lawyer and client, as Mr. Bnller.'a disinterested third Jarty, and therf fore the rommlttee was entitled to know. what, was salJT,.. , .. : 'Mmsmmm .' ' '; . . Kvelyn Nesbit Thaw. , ROBBED A DIE BROW ED Sensational Evidence iri Case of Mrs. - Man grum WJjose Bocty Was Found Floating ; " in RiverDeath by Poison ; T::: ': (Psbliaben Prme by Special Leased ' Wire.) Nashville, .Tenn. Jan, St. The trial of. Dr. Herman Feist, charged with the murder or Mrs. Mangrura. wnoae body waa found floating la the Ohio, tn De cember, 1(06,' has developed into one of the most sensational cases in ' the history of Tennessee. . The taking of testimony waa, begun Wednesday, and all , Indications are that; It will require 10 daye to complete the. evldenoe. The state is following the theory that Mrs. Mangrum was - robbed of money and diamonds amounting , to several thou sands, murdered and ' her body thrown Into .the Cumberland river. .. The . prosecution's . testimony so far developed Is to the effect that on the night Mrs. Mangrum Disappeared, Feist ordered a buggy . and . horse under the ENGLAND AND AMERICA . i ; FRIENDLY, SAYS BRICE PabtlatMrf Press by Bpectal Leased .WlreJ London, Jan.. 20. Mr. Jamee Brlce, the-new ambassador, to . the 'United States,' In a speech la' Manchester to night, said: v ' ,...) "Kngllsh relations with America were never better and - America's friendship is of especial value to us. The Jamaica Incident proves tnat the time Is gone CAUSE OF WHITE TRAGEDY T ; Z name of Dr. Bean and met the deceased at the . union station, where she had checked her trunks and bought a ticket for Chicago. She did not take the train, according to the trainmen.-and accord ing to others Dr. Feist drove away and she was never seen agala alive. The day she .disappeared she. had drawn f 1.(00 from a local bank. The most Important witness . today was. Dr. touts Leroy of Memphis, state' bacteriologist, who. held a post mortem, upon the remains. He stated that the deceased did not die a natural death, nor did she meet death by force. He said many drugs would ' have the effect and leave traces after 10 days, for Instance: Chloroform, ether, hy drocyanic acid, prassle arid, hydro chloric and -other acids would have the same effect. - - -' - by when a-similar incident eould pro duce a . diplomatic crisis. . The affair gave both countries an opportunity to show their good will and their trust in one another. ' "... ; : . Fire n WUkesbarre.. (Pnkllahm- trees br Seeelal leased Wire.) Wllkesbarre, Jan. IS. Fire In the big carpenter store on. the square did damage to the extent of $50,000 and for a time threatened, the destruction of the main portion of the rlty. . ALL SEEK 1 i ' i ' " '''' . ssi e) Stories of Quarrels in .Family Officially; Def- t niibytthe-Lavyyers of the Prisoner li-.:-' ,v,,. .... Why May Mackenzie) l Always . Prtstnt as Friend : and Com forter of Young Woman All . Witnesses to Be Barred Except Those Upon the Stand.' , Kewa by Longest Leased Wire.) By William Hooter.;. New' TorkT Jan. a& Counsel for Harry K. Thaw today made positive denial of the reported lsseosloa tn the family of the prisoner.' They ' speclflcally - denied that- the countess of Yarmouth bad ab ruptly sailed for Europe, or had any tin- I mediate Intentions of leaving New Tors. 1 They laughed at the statement that Del. mas had announced -an intention of with drawing from the case. ' In fine, they de- , clare . that' everyone waa to harmony. working. with a will toward the freedom of Harry' Thaw, ' which they assert le 'as certain as the rising of the sun. i (f was as wall that counsel for Thaw decided -to make this denial. ' The re ports of family dissensions over Mies If ae MacKensie's constant appearance In court with Mrs. uarry Thaw were be ginning to be the cause of Injury to the prisoner. - And even new, though' the general denial came today, the report Is Insistent that a deadly enmity . exists between the Countess of Yarmouth and Mis MacKencte and that all members of the Thaw family feel an aversion to-Mrs. Harry Thaw, which Is not open ly expressed In a definite rupture only because of the injury that such) a step might work to the defense.-: - :-v - Kerry Demands Peace. ; That Harry Thaw himself la ' con cerned over theee persistent reports of family dlsnenelw-became known early today when he sent for hie counsel and demanded an explanation as to the rea son for the stories In the newspapers. The story that comes out 'of the Totnbe Is that Thaw was furious and that when his wife snd mother- arrived to call on him and they arrived separ ately, by the way he demanded that the quarrel come to an end. - But coun sel denied this, too. -; - -. . " "Why May Zs Always Present. - It .was said In behalf of Mae MacKen sle today that her presence in the court room at the trial waa as-much due to the fact that District Attorney Jerome has her subpoenaed every day aa a wit ness for the state as to any other rea son. Aside from, that, however, J. Rus sell Pea body pointed out today that tn the hour of her need Mrs. Thsw had fonanl a devoted friend in Mae MacKen ste, and .It would be unreasonable for her to abandon the sprightly little ao tress now... i.. .. . - . ' BxaMsloa Bale Will Apply. (Hearst Xews by Lengeat Leased Wire.) Perhaps, after all. the trouble over Mlaa McKensle Is all a tempest in a teapot. Anyhow, It will only be until the five Jurors still remaining to be (Continued on Page Ten.) HAKE GOVERNOR Swettenham, at Request of Brit ; Ish Government, Has With ' drawn His Letter to Admiral - - Davis, Which Is Accepted.;: (Bearat Raws by Leefeet Leaaad Wire.) Irondon, Jan. M. It Is learned from ex cellent authority that the. etate depart ment at Washington has Inquired of the British foreign office whether any breach of International law was committed by Admiral Davla In ' the circumstances under which he landed bluejackets at Kingston, Jamaica. The state depart ment has not yet received a reply to this Inquiry, but It Is -believed Governor Bwettenham failed to send the desired Information as to the facte. It le uulr etood, however, that Admiral Davia had ample warrant for hie action In the In vitation extended to him with the gover nors auineriiy. It le also understood In official cir cles here that Bwettenham. at the re quest of the British government, had withdrawn his letter to Admiral Davis end this Is accepted ae Inferential apology and regret for having written It. It la further learned from an authen tic source that Bwettenliam's resigna tion waa not voluntary, but came In re sponse to a hint from his government -that It would be well to (ender it. DETRACT WORDS President's Centraliza tion Ideas Take-Off by -Newspaper-MenfoJ National Capital Morgan and Rogers, -Together With Vice-rVesident and Taft, Objects of Club Merriment, ; but Brunt of Jokes Falls Upon ry Strenuosity " of Executive. " (Joraal ApeeUl Serrtee.) Washington. Jan.. 4S. President Roosevelt was so overcome with mer riment at the dinner, of the Gridiron Club tonight that he nearly fell off his chair. J. P. Morgan and H. H . Rogers, the victims of prank, enjoyed most heartily the. shout that went up at their expense. ' President Roosevelt has In his offi cial capacity been at daggera' points with the dictator of Wall street and the oil trust magnate. .But tonight these worthies and many others., cabi net, officers, . "diplomats, ' professional and business men from all parts of the United States, met . In the spirit of camaraderie that 'marks the meetings of this famous dinner club of news paper correspondents. w Smperoc of AH Amerloas. . The incident Just related occurred during the carrying out of the princi pal skit of the evening, which wfcs baaed on President Roosevelt's cen tralization 'idea. The year was 11T and -a eeremonlal eesefon- -was - held of the court of "His Gracious and Im perial Majesty, Emperor of all the Americas, champion of centralization, king of kings and monarch of the high, the middle and the low." The room waa darkened and after 10 strokes on a gong the lights came UP and a gorgeous gold throne was dis covered, beside - which stood a herald Who announced . the members of the court as they came In. There were four officers of the king's - privy council, courtiers, pages, and Jester, and all the panoply of a court. - A spirited colloquy was' Interrupted by the entrance of two ragged and woe begone men, both of whom prostrated themselves -before the king. - One said: - ."Be merciful, for I once owned all the ra tl roads tn thta land." The other exclaimed: "And I controlled the oil productions." They were Identified by a courtier as H. H. Rogers and J. P. Morgan. , Thla waa when the shout of merriment went xfc "... ' I First Oilex of Trains. It, waa decided by - the - court., that Inasmuch -as theee men-had been de prived of all their profiting they should be given 'employment. Rogers . was billeted '1ret Oiler of the . Imperial Social Train," and Morgan was made "Official Photographer of the Panama Canal." with Instructions to "get la all the steam shovels." The laugh was long and furious at the Jesting which followed st the president's expense be tween the king and the courtiers. , Courtier: - "Tour majesty's embassa dor at the court of Bt. James reports (Contlrrapd on Page Eleven.) $50,000 YEARLY PRESEUTED DUKE Settlement of the Marlborough '.Troubles Arranged by , Cash Pension for Duke Frbm Senior - Vanderbilt for Daughter. ' ' (Hoarat Maws by toeseet Leased Wirt.) London, Jan. IS. The trouble between the Duke and f he Duchesa of Marlbor ough Is settled; outwardly, at least. That King Edward had a great pert In effect Ing the arrangement Is repeated on all sides. W. K. Vanderbilt. father of the duchess, has settled I60.SOO s year more upon' the duke. Mr. 'Vanderbilt offered to do thie voluntarily. Of course his original settlements on the duke and the two children are affected by the duke's acceptance of his offer. One condition of the arrangement between the duke and duchess la that they shall not meet for eome time. After a while they will resume their residence under one roof, but really as strangers. This modus Vivendi has been found very satixfactory by the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland and several other arlstocmtiu detached couples. Lady Giejely, the duke's sis ter, IS in charge at Blenheim, where Lord, Ivor Churchill Is convalescing from, his lllneaa. In her husband's nl seno from Wlenhelm the durhesa mo tored a few days sgo to visit her son. apt OAinnpi HI.I'OHLUU i rnniir io in mm id ii. n mirnni-riff n Mill lll'l I 11 Rev. Paul Rader Will Be Called Upon for an Accounting bt His- Management Special Meeting Has Been Called . on the Petition of Seven Mem- bers and a Thorough Investi gation of the League Will Be -p" Made." ""-.-''-. "C'-"-' . . An investigation into the business ." methods and ' finances of the Oregon "77." Anti-Saloon league will be made this week. as the result of charges of gross negllgenc and Improper management. It is probable, too, that the resignation . of RevPaul Rader, who. for the past II months has had entire charge of the' - -league as Its- general superintendent, will be demanded at that time. - -r The -. Investigation Into the business ' affairs of the organisation, which has played a prominent part In the politics of the state during the past year, will ; eorae as the result of a special called i meeting to be held the last of this week. The meeting Is being. called upon a petition signed by seven members for the especial purpose of determining the . course to pursue, end - Inasmuch as ' charges of gross mismanagement have been made. little doubt is expressed -J -that a most searching Investigation will " be maoi, coupled with a request tot . the resignation of the general superln- ' tendent. - ' ' T" - wrougher Xeada PetlUoa. The petition asking that a special -meeting be held,' has been prepared, and contains the signatures . of Rev. J. Vhltcomb Brougher. Rev. E. 8. Muck- . ley, secretary of the state league, Rev. P. A. Waters, Rev. JV B.' Ford. Rev. William H. Hoppo, Rev. Clarence True ' Wilson, and Rev. F. I Toung. : It is i. ; . necessary for five members to sign a petition of this kind, but In addition to the above numerous others asked (o be -permitted to attach their signatures. The petition does not set forth ths time of the meeting, but a five days' notice Is necessary for that, and it la probable, therefore, that It will be Bold the last of the present weelc - Some members of the organisation believe that aa investigation will show everything In a satisfactory condition, both financially and otherwise. Others assert, however, that the finances of the league are la-the worst possible, shape, that no attempt has been made to reduce the Indebtedness which has only been allowed to grow -larger, while the . friends of Rev.- Mr. Rader claim that to his predecessor In office Is due the general chaotic condition of the fi nances. . Debt rows larger. From those 'who have petitioned for a special meeting are obtained f gurea showing that the league Is heavily tn debt; that to all appearances this tn- . debtedness grows larger as tlms passes, and tnat no effort Is being made to cancel the old accounts or hold down , current ones which are constantly sdd- (Contlnued on Page Eleven.) TWELVE KILLED lli COAL LIE Explosion in Pennsylvania Con solidated ' Property Near Wheeling Catches Night Shift of Workmen. , (Pntlihra fr fv Special eased WV Wheeling, W. Va.,' Jan. 24. A tet-. phone meesage from Bu khannon, Wewt Virginia, states that 11 mi vcm ' klll't by aa explosion this ' evening In tfm mine of the Pennsvlvanla t'onoll.ltvl Coal com pan j. li miles from that pUre. Details so far are meager, and 4ha eause of the disaster had not been, up to midnight, ascertained. ' The "xplolon occurred shorllv s(t.-r o'clock. Just after the (lay slilft nf men had left the mine and the night ehtft had gone to work. The night shift of It men h:. jmt gone down to work when the explxMun occurred. The nnmee are nut "yet known, although the minora aie known by numbers Instead of names. It Is thought that more bodies nf iv . i may be found at any time. It is im . that the after-damp ii () . . the death of such miners a. v . , r, killed outtht hv the ei 1 . . the day shirt at 1 11 Vf-n ni v llt. of fatalltlra would 1 grrater, aa the numl rr . f r durlr.g the Mi 1 t U c wnrlt I d ti ll t " f.