The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, February 11, 1907, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextUtile Ads' in THE JOURNAL Bring Results end to '.Insert Them Costs Only One Cent a WcrdIf You Have "a Want" Try C;.c GOOD EVENING Journal Circulation 25,510 THE WEATHER. Fair Tonight and Tuesday; south erly winds. Sunday Was vol. v. "no. 294. PORTLAND. OREGON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY, 11. 1907. TWELVE PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ci t Ami wd nw. itaud. rr emu n irm n FflT inn u:ev THS VWS NOTE EVELYN THAW WROTE TO HUSBAND JUST BEFORE THE MURDER 0 "TIP IR lAfM'ii ..; -Was) 4 ) DEFENSE TURN BY JEROME Evelyn Recalled to Stand, Has Little Part in Wrangle! Between . Attorneys. Delmas Forced to Call a Halt and Prove Prisoner's Insanity . Before - Going Farther-Alienists to Testify , (Journal Special Service.)- - - -- - ) - - , - New York, Feb. 11 Balked at every turn by the clever tactics and sustained objections of District Attorney Jerome, the defense i today was Jorced to cry for quarter and seek an adjournment until j- Delmas could jnarshal hisbadly -r was recalled and the defense switched its tactics and sought to m- Hduce evidence; along the line of a self-defense plea, but again Jerome's objections, on the ground that no basis had been offered for a line.of defense were sustained, and after floundering about : for an hour and, en gaging in. a squabble ovet-jedink-alities, Delmaa requested an sojournment at iziav. -.-"'V- --'l::" Wife Is Pathetic Evelyn Thaw was recalled from will not again be summoned until more expert testimony has been introduced. During the afternoon session the defense devoted its ' time to building up a basis of the insanity plea. ; V ' , " Thaw's wife had little part "in he morning's procee'dihgsv ;She sat a diminutive, pathetic figure in the great' witness ehairV" the sympathies of all in the courtroom going out to her. ;. Few women are in the audience now, and the girl understands men and knows , they will be less critical. ' Every move seems somewhat weakened on account thereof, the presence ' of women having given her ' a J certain mild attitude' of defiancer oaleal. - The women present were ' it . - j a (mere in response to, a can icr quit. "could. - v.:!'. .:, V: ; ''V- '- I.' ... Note .Written to Husband. ; t Jt;J, -:"'- The note written by Evelyn Thaw to her husband on the night of .the murder was readmit was simply "TheB. was here a moment ago, but went out again." Evelyn' said that the note 'referred to Stanford White. Questions as to the effect of her seeing, White upon her husband were ruled out. , : '..;. . , . J" The first announcement jnltht triaL today was an edict fpm the judge that" with the exception of six actively engjed newspaper women no member of the gentle sex would be permitted in court during the remainder of the case.- The announcement" caused a . buzz of indignation from a' regiment of cackling scandal mongers and sensation seekers who had been drawn out by the beautiful . spring weather. V, ''"" 7 , To Smirch Many Reputations. An agreement to-protect public morals as much as possible was made between-District Attorney Jerome and the, attorneys for the defense before the trial to admit as little character blackening tes- timonv and ihuendoes as possible. It now seems that the agreement must be broken, and that Jerome, rtffgtoherTrocrttrghttheTputati6ns of many New York mil lionaires, and even attack I haw s advertised love for his wife by endeavoring Jo introduce testimony that after his marriage he fre quently responded to the cajl of the great white way. .. " . Jerome will also seek to show that Thaw's crusade against vice, in which he enlisted the support of Anthony ComstocW, was carried plQr3elLsJijrngtivesjand that the Such tactics will result in only one thing, ihe defense will resort to the same method and the trial will become a delving in muck, "holding up to the. view of the virtuous the' darkest orgies of the half-world. ' " : .';. y "' '; ., Tliaw entered the courtroom at 10:30, looking fresh and in good (Continued on i nci.v y cck s iecora i For the efk ending February 10 The Journal carried 9403 indie of advertisini?, which was ?13 inchrs mpre than'' the, Ore Bonian carriffl for the same time and for the name number of i 8Un, and 279 inches more than the Telegram carried during "the week. ' : . - - , . Journal. Oregonian. Telegram. -, ' ''-; 7 lisues.; 7 Issues. 6 Iaaiiea. Ixcal Jsplay, Inches... ......... 853t ' 44T0 4S6K Foreign Display, Inches......-.."'.. 844 I23T T81 Oassified and Real Estate, Inches. 29T3 2018 T iaBO . ' Readers, inches .................. 55 , 58 , 35 Tofals The Jonrnat'a npremafy In advortising is due to The Journal's supremacy in rirculaiion, The Journal having a greater circulation in Portland and in Oregon than any other daily paperno exceptions. ' The Journal's circulation records are "wide open" to the inspec tion of interested advertisers or their representative!,, and. be sidev. every circulation-statement ft The Journal T guaranteed by Row-ell's -American Newspaper Directory nud Printer a Ink, recogTjid an- ttnorities amng aavrrwscrv me j.un s ana i.ranstreet s in the itews ianer world. . . s. . . . ' shattered forces. -Evelyn Thaw . Little Figure. the stand, and it is probable she that-gave her strength in the there for -sensations, the men .Ait u -i ji r . i ,vu wuuiu ciauiy escape n iney to offset Evelyn's testimonyjyill! - cruade - wa - made - tmder - a - soiled Pace Three.) . .0403 86OO 6634 -.; rr) : uill . - OR PASMEE jzprcr tire.s tzrssjt 'Q n c i r 1 m i j i r i hi f i in w Great Platter Scene HONORS ON SELF lOIlI-TIILE Berlin, Fub. XL Brouht into proml nence by . Ih-aurprl!n4 saverniBMvt victory at the laat election, the kaiser U more in the Limelight in Germany than. err before. - On all aides It la conceded that the defeat of the Socialist was due to the kalaer'a active Interference In politics, from which he, according to the consti tution, ought to keep aloof, an the head of thejeroDire 1 auppoal to be aa much abbvb the contending political parties aa a Judge in an American court of Jus tice stands above defonsa and prosecu tion In a lawsuit. ' The- result of the elections haa not failed to tlvo the kalaer a still more fixed Idea of hia own Importance, to such an extent that In many rcspecta bordera on the ridiculous. As If to reward himself for the rov ernment victory, which he escribes solely to his personal popularity, ho haa conferred upon himself the grand cross of two new orderra, and to' his al ready very lengthy title he haa added Uie new title of ''great chief and over-klna- of Samoa," though the natives of that Idylllo Island are undoubtedly ab solutely Ignorant of the existence of the freat white emperor whose subjects hey are. Well, after all, It la rather an Innocent enjoyment which hurts no one. . - The emperor haa followed with great interest tbe Japanese-Callfornlan ques tion, and thinks President Roosevelt has committed his first diplomatic blunder by appearing - too anxious-to pleas Japan, which la already. conceited enough after her victory over Ruaeta. , Second Semester at Willamette. Willamette University, Salem. Or., Feb. 11. Th second semester opened here today under the mont auspicious rlrcumstances. Registration began Friday and la "now nearly completed. Quite a number of new atudente are entering and the pmspecta for the new semester are bright The- ehsetiee-of - Profeeaor If awley, who has gone to Washington to become acquainted with his duties as repre sentative In congreea. Is felt deeplyrt ins chair will he filled by rrofeiieor Ray t. Usher. A, il asslalanC profes sor of hiatory. KAISER CONFERS SALOME or What Will Happen to John- It Schmitz-and -Members:ot the-Sanr Francisco School Board Deluged With Warning and Threatening Telegrams From Angry Peo- i)JtilQmeJ . (Journal Special Serrfee.) i Washington, Feb. 11. Mayor Schmlta and the other Calif orn lane with htm are receiving aboweTa of telegramai not only from Ban Francisco, but from all over California and. other statea of the Pacta coast, urging them not to make any conceextong without the guarantee of the positive exclusion of Japanese. Many of these messagea are threaterl-lug.-- - - '-'..' , Th members of th California con gressional delegation know th result of the conferences will end forever their political - career unless the coaat peo ple get what they want, ao they Insist on exclusion. They are themselves as yet unable, however, to figure out how th presi dent can make anch.a guarantee. He cannot promts that congress will pass an exclusion law or that th senate would ratify a reciprocal exclusion treaty.. FRENCH GOVERNMENT MAKES MILD TOBACCO , -j . (Joaraal gpeetal genie. T ' 'Paris, Feb.1 11. Th French govern ment liberal though It Is, does take a. certain paternal Interest In the wel fare, physical as well aa spiritual of its citizens. : Th sale of tobacco In Franc I government monopoly and because a number of doctors hav , preached against the ue of th fragrant weed th government tins decided to put a new brand In Uieniatset It 1 to be UP TO DATE Legislators Defeat the Cbapln Bill tor a INSIST OR The coast people demand that th president leave, their affairs alone, yet they demand that their representatives shall receive a guarantee that th presi dent shall Interfere with the legislative and treaty-making prerogative of con gress. - . Mayor Schmlts and his party feel their work has been greatly hampered by the San Francisco press, several pa pers ' there already having announced their . unconditional surrender to the president It may be stated authorita tively that this Is untru. It is tUI th general belief that th president will win. but nothing haa been said to th president by any member of the deputation to warrant th assertion that they will give in. . It cannot be denied.' however, that Mayor Schmlta and the others felt the president's magic touch. It is now planned to hold a confer ence at I o'clock this afternoon. known aa Caporal Doug (Sweet Caporal) and will be denlcotlnlsed by special process of washing. Whereas ordinary tobacco contains up to 48 per cent nicotine the new brand will contain only I per ent TEN ARMED MEN ROB -MESSENGER OF-THE CZAR Moscow. Feb. 11. Ten armed men this morning stol IJ8.00U from a gov ernment messenger and eecirpd. They dropped f3. SAO In their flight but got away with the remainder. ...." ..4 Railroad Commission. WITH FRIARS FOR SACRED CHAPEL .MIlan.-gb 11, Carrier Delia Heras, Jerusalem correspondent sends partic ulars of a recent right between Italian Franciscan friars and Armenian monks In the Chapel of the Nativity at Beth lehem. When the Franciscan proces sion entered the chapel the Armenians, armed with heavy -cudgels, fell upon them. Crucifixes and censer wer free ly JseLas.weapon j , (Continued on Pag Two.) BOLD BURGLAR IN SILK SKI Frightened From Stark Street. Residence by a Boy, He Tears Dress and Leaves vf L Odd Clue Behind A burglar masquerading In Woman's attire la the latest recruit to th ranks of th criminal element now operating In this olty, and mad his Initial ap p earn nee lust night by attempting to force an entrance to a residence at 419 Stark atreet - . Detected In th act of opening th front door, the crook took to-his heels, but In his flight left a portion of his silk skirt behind. This Is now In pos session of th detectives and may prov to ba th mean of effecting th capture of the daring houebreaker ' About midnight l-yr-ld lad r-1 siding In th Stork atreet house, upon retirrnlng from the t.eatT and about to ascend th steps of the dwelling, noticed a dark figure end savoring to manipulate the front door with a skeleton key. Th lad thought at first that It was on of hi femal relatives, and was surprised to see the supposed wojnan pick up her skirts and Jump down th fairs four at a time. Running around the comer of th house, th thli t crossed PUADM Dill SenateWillActonNew Railroad Commission Law Tuesday-House Members Pledged As Amended, Governor Appoints First Board, Which Holds Un- til Other Members Are Elect ed, One in Two Years and Two in Four Years. (SpeeMI Dispatch to The Joaraal.) Salem, Feb. 11 That the Chaptn railroad commission bill will pas both th senate and house without further amendment now seem assured. Efforts of th railroads to strlk out th pro vision giving th governor th appoint-j.: meriVOf the first board are doomed to , failure.' It Is conceded on all hands that the bttl will pass 4h asnat tomor- , row with htlf provision Intact Th only dcbt haa beeu aa to the house, but icu ful canvas shows that there sre at jf-'Sft. St representatives ' who an)'no willing to vote for th ' measure rttir the appointive provision. ManyXmembors who have been person ally 'opposed to giving the governor th polntment of the commissioner hare been forced to. yield to the overwhelm- , Ing demand from all classea of their eonatltuenta. , . Terms of Conuaiseloars. '. The bill now provides that on com missioner will hold till January. 1(09, his successor to be elected In June.'. 1901, and two commissioners to hold till January,. 1911, their successors to be elected. Jn June, 1910. Ths effect will-1 that -th- governor" appointees will form a majority of th board for the coming four years. Opponent of the. appointive provision ar$ still determined to make a fight In the house. Speaker Davey, while pro- fesslng to be in favor of the bllL de clares himself unalterably opposed to giving any mora power to a Democratic governor. - Representatives Jones, Holt and King, forming a majority of th house committee on railroads, . take a similar stand and hav signed an ad- ' vers report right la th Inn. 7, But their following haa been depleted since Saturday. Th Multnomah house delegation la nearly or quit unanimous In support of the, bill. Coffey, Driscoll, Chapin. Freeman and Northrup- bav been working tirelessly for th 'measure,- Edward of Lao has-been on of its strongest - champions. Th bill la made special. order la th senate at 11 o'clock, tomorrow, and 1 sure to pass. Booth, Kay. Nottingham, Bowerman and othera of ita friend say the result Is certain. In the hous th bill la special order for I o'clock today, though: kv-1 possible ft may be deferred" till after Ita passage by the senate. Thia course la . now under consideration by advocates of the bill.', , In Its present form th bill la sub stantially just as framed by th trans portatlito committee of th chamber of commerce, except that th board la to b eventually elective. The passag .wHl-beaV. signal Victory- In th- greaa campalgn for adequat railroad eervto and reasonable rate. . a vacant lot and then crawled through a hoi In th center of a fence on Kleventh street between Stark and Washington. Captain iialtey was notified by tele phone, and Patrolman Ouatafson ma detailed to make an Investigation. Hang ing to the limb of a tree near. the tetic through which h had crawled was found the bottom of a silk skirt torn by tie crook In his flight. Th mate rial is Of fin texture, and, the grrntit from Which It cam wns undoubtedly expensive. The lad describes the crook aa shout feet 19 lnche In height, and weihet 10 pounds. He wore a bir bU. k ttut, black veil, black ur boa, l.ttw k cost aril black silk skirt. Th boy bus- , opinion tht-th- tblf - a man in the manner in which he rn s.y an t th fact that he wor lnrnr t-- soled shoes. Detective ITIc a . , on th Caae. and share the l.-mr, , the by that the btitglur was a i ., ; , woman's sarb. and he a f I is I: I . lead t Uls apprrln r.sloa.