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VOL. IV. NO. 6.
PORTLAND, OREGON. SUNDAY MORNINQ, APRIL 21, 1907.,
.PRICE FIVE CENTS.
M A M
'''. , .
Mrs- Mar Mar
t ried, Robbed: and Dc-
serled- Mrs.- Iflnna
Fiancee
Man.
V
v Two women one of them gaily 'scornful, a deserted (rut .
v widow of a few days; the other a heart-broken fiancee, tear- .
v fully awaiting a groom that does not come are' the Portland
Tictima of a modern Bluebeard, supposed to be John Mathias
i Williams, husband of ISO or more women, now held for trial
la a Philadelphia prison. ; ; '. ?. 'v
: Duped into marrying a man who claimed to be John Mad-
; son, and' who swindled her out of $600 soonafter they were
' married; Mrs. Maria L. Jones, 360 Cook avenue, secretary of
the Willamette & Columbia .Towing company, believes her
self to be one of the wives of the archbigamist, Williams, whd ' -was
arrested on a bigamy charge two weeks ago, after 13 of
his brides had been located in various parts of the United i
States. :,:.-. :-... -... "?, y:y- .', ; ; '. ..,..".
Married, and yet not certain whether she is a legal wife.
and equally uncertain as to the exact
married, is the-strange predicament
finds .herself. Fully as much; interested in the man is Mrs. " ;
Aan P?.I,,Ie'. 5' Belmont street, who, it is saidVwes engaged to marry
. uin ui inn, j ones. -.. . -. : : - : . -
. .t ..';.' '-" v. - , MRS. JONES-IS. FIRST'CHOICEL . - -t. -
Mrs. Jones became Madson's bride ia the early part of February, but she believes new that she married John
Mathias Williams of Philadelphia, whose 150 wives, are .scattered, from tNew Ofork City to the Pacific coast
Mrs.tJonesMadson is the loser of $600 which she gave her .husband two days before -he left hex, after they,
;had been married but a month, and Mrs. De Lude, on the strengtk-of Madson's assertions that he had a beau
''tiful home m Los Angeles to which he would take her, sold her household good s, valued" at $2,000. Just how
much of this sum Madson managed to-get away with is not knwn. . - - '
. The story of the victimiaing of the-two Poftrand "women Is In keeping with the methods which Williams has :
pursued for many months past, according to the telegraphic dispatches published by The Journal April 12, at
the. time of the bigamist's arrest in Philadelphia. , .: . ' '
!.- ;'.VV VV' .' V'' MET THROUGH FRIENDS. '. ' .'-'.''.r V. ; :r V';";
Madson,' as he represented himself id te 'during his brief sojourn in Portland, roomed on Washingtofl street
with some friends of Mrs. De Lude. It was here that she first met him. Mrs. Jones became acquainted with '
the man through an introduction given by a friend who had met Madson at the Washington street rooming-
. house. ;' 4, i , , , : .,.;.,.","
. Ttila waa In January ( this mar.
In January ( this
Madson had ba in Portland at Irreg
ular Intervals for some wmses previous.
Soon after his Introduction to Mrs.
, Jones he called on her at her home and
repeated theae . visits until - the early
part of February, when he proposed
marriage. ".. J- ' : .
Reoelrlnr an eneouragtn reply to
his love-makinr, arrangementa were
made for a trip to Vancouver, where
- the couple were married kjr Judge ' Mc
Credlo in the presence of County Clerk
Harry C. Miller and Louts Mebu
Tlstts SCra. Be ZtUU.
' Mr. and Mrs. Madson returned to
Portland and the husband made his
heme on Cook avenue with his wife. He
represented himself te be an inapecor
la the service of the government and
oon after they returned to the city
Madson frequently1 waa absent for two
' or three days. On business, he said, out
' of the city. ' ."V . ,
. Theae were the times when he was
playing aultor to Mrs. De Lude, and he
' made a practice of taking her to thea
' tres and dinners while his unsuspecting
' wife remained home believing him to
be out of town. - .,
Madson lea uns aouuie roie untu
March II. when he told his - wife - that
be was called away and would not re
turn antll the end of the week. A few
cays before he told her he wanted to
fiarahaee a eouple of buggies and sets
jjiirims te continue his work in . the
surrounding country 'end asked her to
advance the money untl) be received his
check from the ' government. She did
so, turning over to him $00. ., - -.
' AaetiomB Off Xes Ooods. '
rorthwltb Madaon went to teelmont
street and told Mrs.. De Lude tht he
fCootlnued. ea Page Two.)
SOLDIERS FORCED TO ACT
ASSERVANTS TO OFFICERS
Men Who Enlist -to Fight Country's Battles
i Become Maids ot; All Work and Do I
the Drudgery; of
By Victor A. Watson. . V
' Rnt Itews by Learest Leasee Wire.)
Washington, April . 10. Despite
the denials of army officers, there Is
IA existence' today in the United
States army a system by which men
who enlist with the expectation that
they are to be ' soldHrs pure and
simple find themselves excused la
many cases from all military "duty
and act la the capacity of servants.
It is one of the worst features of
army life, according to the stories
of men In the ranks, and yet Gen
eral Bell, chief of staff, Justlfies'the
Idea of enlisted men. becoming the
De
of Same
identity of the man she
ia which ' Mrs. Jones
Man WholSpefit MinionsitajBe SenatorJFrpm
Delaware Lived Alone; in SecIusiori.Suf- r
Harat Hews by foasert teutd Wke.)
New Torlft AprU 30. Ia the fear that
J. Edward Addlcka. the saaa who spent
1 1.000,000 in a fight to control the pol
itics of Delaware, and : have '' himself
elected United States senator from that
state,, might be dead in the obsoure
apartment In Boboken la which he has
spent the last year and a half in hiding,
the door waa foroed by the Hoboken po
lios tonight The rooms were found tn
grot eonfuslon, aa though they had
been the scene of a hasty flight, and It
Is the. belief of the polios and the owner
of the apartments that Addlcka. In his
desire to escape unobserved, left by way
of the fire escape.
On every slds In ths deserted apart
ments of the man who spent millions In
pursuit ef political power and who was
rated many Umee a millionaire, were
evidences of pinching poverty, of a
hermit-like 11 f in which fire waa an
unenjored luxury, and there was neither
gas for cooking, lighting or heat after
Kitchen Girls. r ;
servante of officers, although he ad
mits It Is in direct violation of the
army regulations for .any officer to
excuse a man acting ta such a capac
ity from military duty. , I have It
from the lips of three soldiers, pre
sented to me by one of the. best
known army officers in' the east as
men" with absolutely , clean records
and whose word may be accepted as
truth, that men who consent to work
for1 officers as ''strikers' or "dog
robbers" sometimes find themselves
doing the ordinary - drudgery of
kitchen maids. ' " , -j '
ARCHBIGAMIST JOHN MATHIAS WILLIAMS.
, ". '. : ,. . .
Madsoiuat the time he wasihe hus-,,.
Jl
the company had cut .off 4he supply bei
cause of unpaid bills.. . ; - - ;
: rSvtdeaoca of Voverty. ' i
- There were a few empty bozos which
had contained' crackera, but' no evidence
that any cooking ' had' been done ' for
some time. ; The hearth- waa cheerless,
and there, was no coal In the apartment
and none had . been - delivered there tn
the last months, of, ths winter. There
was .no, other -means . of heating the
apartment. ( ; ... ,, , , .
io mow conspicuous .object' on a
table covered v with, -papers .was a - gas
bill for tU 6l, 'long overdue aad ac
companied by. ajt notice,, that the -gas
supply would be out off unless the bill
waa .immeaiateiy ,paML; . There were a
number of bills In the. name, which ap
peared on the. mall -box. "W.- D. Rome"
all urging payment and. plainly, telllne
of an exhausted credit. . ... . .,
. Three months were. One on the' in,
expensive apartment, and her mysterious
(Continued on Page 81x.)
Here are some of the things that
are done by tden who enlist with the
idea that they are golig to wear gay
uniforms and march behind waving
Gags to the air, of stirring music:
They hang out washing, clean lawns,
wait on table, wash dishes,, black;
boots, scrub' floors and perform sim
ilar household duties. '. . t "
'The statement made recently by Gen
eral Bell that enlisted men are not made
the subjeete of Indignities at the hands
of etiicera waa laid before Colonel Hals
tandaotlng commander of the depart
ment of the seat at Governor's Island,
and the colonel concurred In his chiefs
declaration. , . .
"Befttre I had left Governor's Island,
however, enlisted men, whose names are
withheld to aave them from peraeou
tton, had told me so many facte about
the life of a ."dog robber,' an epithet ap
plied to the man who becomes an- of
ficer's servant, that Colonel Hetstand
said:. ,: ., ..,
, Off totals Astonished at System, -''
"This absolutely astonishes me. The
Continued oa Page Two.
OOURuE TO
SWIHG ALL
PATROHAGE
President to Use All
Appointive Powerto
Control States for
.Friends of Policy.
New York State First to Feel Big
Stick Hughes Anything but
Pleased -at Federal Interfer
v ence In Xis Behalf -Fulton Is
Likely to Be Cut Out. ;
Wssblnatsa Bmreas ef Ths Jearaal.)
Washington, April z0. Official
announcement today from the White
House that the president will use
the federal appointive power to con
trol New York ' state . againat the
enemies of his policies has stirred
Washington from center to circum
ference. '. - ' r
Politicians aee in the announce
ment a declaration of open war on
every senator and representative In
congress and on every state which
does not fall la line' with the presi
dent and accept his plans fully.
Many Republican senators and mem
bers of the lower house, who, by op
posing Roosevelt on phases of his
railroad policy, as well ason his for
estry proposals, and " their friends,
profess, to .see .coercion in the. attl
tude of the chief executive, as now
indicated. ;
The new policy virtually amounts
to giving Senator Bourne first place
on all. Oregon appointments, aa the
White House regards Senator Fulton
aa disposed to oppose him .on para
mount issues. , . .
Close watchers ' observe Bourne,
who remains here still, cultivating
the president assiduously and leav
ing no means unemployed to get into
his good graces.
meant Rswe fcy Lseirsst Leased Wire.)
Albany. N. T.. April 0. President
Roosevelt's pronounclamento that he
was a win sing tue axe at the heads of
federal officeholders In New Tork state
In order to strengthen the hand of Gov
ernor Hughes Is far from being hailed
with the expressions or joy mat. were
ex oec ted to-be heard In the Hughea
camp, and have aroused the bitterest
resentme'.
From a member 'of the Hughes cab
inet, after the governor had departed
for New Tork today to consult 'with
political leaders In that city, came an
Inspired statement which, among other
things, mads the startling 'revelation
thai the governor was not even con
sulted about the removal of Archie D.
Banders, collector of internal revenue at
Rochester, which baa precipitated the
Rooaevelt-Wadaworth fight .. , ,
- ' Creek Bearing Olfta. '
The governor regards the president
as a Greek bearing gifts. Hughes' fol
lowers feel convinced that the president
Is merely trying te build up a machine
for himself la New Tork state to con
trol the delegates to the ltOI conven
tion.- and they are determined that ' the
(Continued on Paev Two.)
HEAVY LOSSES IN
Thirty Per. Cent IrK Harrlman
Securities and Forty-Three
Per Cent Depreciation in Hill
Properties - the Present Year.
(Sneelsl PtaMtrk te The Joaraal.l
" Boston. AprU 10. Tables 'of Che val
ues of leading railroad securities In the
present stock markets show an aggre
gate decline of the four great railroads
beaded by E. K. Harrlman and J. J. Hill
of 01.JS,lt8, from ths highest quo
tations of 1(01 to the lowest' In ths
present break. The tabulation of the
four mentioned follows:
HARRIMAN ROADS.
Depreciation.
Union Pacific, common.' ... .$146. MM74
Union Pacific 'preferred.... 1S.I04.TT1
Southern Pacific, common., 14,011, 14
Southern Paolflo, preferred.'. . (,400.000
Total
..IIIT.141,114
MJULi ROADS.
Oreat Northern t2tS.OS0.AO0
Northern ' Paolflo
141.(44,111
Total . , ISI,4.tl4
' ..tls represents a (0 per cent -depreciation
tn Harrlman stocks from their
highest point and about 41 per seat In
Um Hill Stocks, ' - .
RAILROAD STOCKS
"SIS' HOPKINS OF WALL STREET. (WITH
HARRIHAU PLANS
Social Battle for Smart Set Su
premacy to Be Waged With
. the Stuyvesant Fishe Spicy
Summer Season In Prospect.
(Bearst Ksws by lMtst leased Wire.) -
Newoort. R. I- AprU J0.Henry EL
Rldredce. society man and real estate
agent, paid a flying trip to Newport
this week, ana tns report is neera m
society circles that ho came as a repre
sentative of Edward ' H. Harrlman,
whose family la planning aa Invasion
of Newport this summer.
The city by the sea Is to be the so
cial battlefield between the Harrlmana
and ths Stuyveeant-Flshs. Mrs. Fish Is
having Improvements atade to cross
waya, showing that her arrival wUl be
much earlier than usual to give her
plenty of time to perfect social plans
for the season.'' .
On Mrs. Fish's staff, known as ths
social strategy board, will be Mrs. Oli
ver H. P. Belmont, known In fashion
able circles aa the most original en
tertainer In the "00r Mrs. Hermann
Olerlchs, who owns the beautiful estate
on the cliffs called Roscoliff, and Mrs.
John Jacob Astor. who wUl return
(Continued oa Page Two.)
iiEWPom
IIVAS10I!
BRYAN FOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
Nebraskan Believes That - Railroad Control
Though It Should Be First Thoroughly Tried to Satisfy Public :
Would Squeeze Water Out of, Securities in Purchase. :
(Pfltilhtwrs Press by "neCta! Jf w!t-
waahinston. April 10 The Publish
ers' Press Is tn s position tonight to
make the authoritative announcement
for the first time thst wimara jen
ninva Brvan believes that governmental
eontroTof rallroada tried under the moat
favorable conditions will prove s failure
and that the United States will ultl
mately be confronted with the direct
queetlon of governmental ownership.
The following statement, prepared from
notes taken during s talk with him on
his recent visit to Washington la given
with the approval of 1W. Bryan as ac
curately presenting his views on the
railroad queetlon. but with the under
standing that it should not be presented
as an Interview: .
Tjovemment oon trol ehould be tried
under the most favorable conditions; It
ehould be attempted conscientiously and
should exhaust every possibility. It
should not be Invoked by sny one who
makes the wish father to the thought,
that control will fall and that owner
ship eventually must come to pass. To
whom ever la entrusted the task of ex
ecuting laws for such control, he owes
It to his notion to throw himself vigor
ously and with honest endesvor Into the
movement. Control Is much more de
sirable than ownership, and If It will ac
complish needed reforms It Is the ulti
mate result most to be desired.
"Ratee should be based on the value of
the properties of the common carriers.
This valuation should be for the market
value of the shares and bonds en the
stock exchange, because they are sold la
CONSPIRACY By T. E.
IS
Ills.
FOR DRY SUNDAY
Candidate for Mayor Says Town
Should ' Be' Cleaned Up and
Saloonkeepers Forced to Keep
", the' Law.', .'. ' "'. ;
Every Sunday will be dry whin Louis
Zimmerman Is mayor. At leaet that la
what he promised last night at Bell
wood when, he addressed the Bell wood
Republican, .club. Mr. Zimmerman was
the principal speaker at the rally .given
last night by the Republicans of Bell
wood.' " r -
' There waa not a very large audience
gathered to listen to the promises of
the various candidates, but Vhat was
lacking In numbers was made up In en
thusiasm. ' Incidentally Mr. Zimmerman
outlined -a strict locking down of the
11a . in nw vrvui uii , urn im . imwi
mayor, which Is the most radical sUnd
yet taken by any candidate for mayor.
If I am elected mayor of Portland,"
Mr. Zimmerman said, "every saloon in
the city will be closed on Sunday, from
1 o'clock a. m. until 1 o'clock p. m. And
they -will be closed, too. ' , . . .
" Towa Meads Cloantsg. TJ.' -
I believe that the saloon business
can be run and regulated so that.lt will
'(Continued oa Page Tw
view of the possibility of the producing
of revenue, rather than of the'actual in.
vestment Which' hae been laid out in
building the system.
. "Appraisal should not legitimise at
par value existing flotations which con
tain a certain proportion of water, but
existing stocks and bonds should be
dealt with exactly according to their
real intrinsic par value, and the water
should be squeesed therefrom. - The law
should then prevent further watering of
stocks, so that rates may be determined
to permit a reasonable return on actual
Investment."
Mr. Bryan doubts that government
control will prove to be adequate. He
believes that It will be necessary to
give the people an honest attempt to
solve the .transportation problems
through . government control because
they are disposed to betleve thst control
will eventually prove to be adequate.
- "To put Into effect a system of tw.
ernment ownership before control ha,J
been honestly tried would be to lnvKt
the government with .atstrust In ti e
minds Of the people; and any admin;'.,
tratlon which v were to do thin woml
fall. Honestly tried, thoroughly sdmln.
Istered. Intelligently wrouaht out. gov.
ernment control, therefore. sh.,,i,i tie
the present program.
Owaershtp by f"v--i;-.-t.
"When control h 1 i m-' -,(.,)
to be Inef rotual, t .1 ; 1 1 ,
ssry l i to r
As In the r t. o 1 1 1 ..
ownerst.' 1 f r 'r
rtsnt O' :.'' 4 '
ZIDDEILUn
Powers
APOLOGIES TO "SIS.")
FIGHT FOR LIFE
in COLD RIVER
Five Boys Nearly Perish s Two
' Who Try to Succor Those in
the Water Also Upset Their
Own Canoe. . '.
Clinging for their Uvea to two cap
deed canoes, and chilled nearly to death
by the cold waters of the Willamette
river, five boys struggled an hour to
keep afloat between Rose Island and
The Oaks last evening and, finally were
rescued-by two members of the Port
land Yacht club, whose name cannot be
learned, 1 '
Frank . Fields, a -son of County Clerk
Fields, with Gilbert Herren aad John
Joyce, all. boys IT or It years of age,
Hnt out An fhA ,!. Mill, In .A
canoe. After passing Ross island they
encountered rough water and beavr
wind aad. ihelr canoe was swamped.
While it was yet right side up Fields
and Herren Jumped into the water, ad
vising Joyce to remain In the canoe, aa
he could not swim, their' Intention be
ing to work ashore with the canoe. '
Joyce decided to follow them Inta
the water, and in Jumping overboard he
overturned ' the 'craft. The. three boys
were In a fair way tor drown when an-
(Conttnued on Page Two.)
ncia control me incsneir
for private ownera or managers to be
foul, aa la the present system, will re
main and such befouling will oontlnne
In a greater or lesser degree as In the
past., rendering private, ownership In
compatible with the Interests of the
In proclaiming ths doctrine of ' gov-
mment relationship to the railroads
Mr. Bryan realises wiat he Is running
counter ta millions of people In this
country and that many of the Deny
erates are disposed to take Issue with
him. Ilia wish, however. Is aot to pop
ularise hlmsrlf with the people, but to
reach the ultimate solution of the prob
lems which vex the nation first, t
cure evils Mowing from overeapHll
tton: second, to compel that rates sti l
be lowered to a level Justified fcr Hie
conditions and demanded by the rif''
of the producers snd ronsnmem: 1
nation. In short, whlrh gives in t
railroad Its franchise snd grunts tt t;
right of eminent domain. s m
other vital prlvllesrs not r,vn t
other institutions or corpora! inrm.
rlcuIns: the control M'-i f '
belli-f. he Mts th "'i:i".in H -nearly
vfrr mure. ';' 'v l- '
SlHt.-a fln.l. I'- ' I
hsn y'vci ( ' 1 '
tn ot ' III 1
frn. .