' THE OREGON DAILY. JOURNAIi ' PORTLAND, ' MONDAY; EVENING, : JULY "U, 19M.
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REST TOMORROW
Professor Pratt, One of Best
DUE SPEAKS
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lad for "Whom Jaricigaj Was
Jilted Responsible for
His Capture.
(United Press Leased Wlre.l
Oregon City, July IS. Charles Ro
man, th Austrian lad who Informed
Officer MUea where JanclgaJ waa In hid
In yesterday, which Information led
to the murderer'a arrest, la the-lad for
whom 11-year-old Mary Schmreker, the
murdered girl. Jilted the sweetheart who
later turned murderer. This fact be
came known at the murderer'a prelimf-
nary examination this morning.
Koman has recently taken Mary
Bcnmrearr to several social anair.
July 4 the two went up the river to
Camas, Wash. JanclRaj had long been
ftlqued becauae of the girl's apparent
n difference toward him, but the com
plete turndown administered July 4,
when aha refused her company to him
on the long anticipated occaalon, filled
him with rage.
Iov Turns to Hate.
It Is known that he made several
futlla attempta to regain favor with her
even after that. But the girl waa In
love with Koman. And Koman waa In
lova with the girl. They were the com
pany, Janciga. the crowd. He waa given
to understand that hla attentlona had
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Known Teachers of Pa
cific Coast.
Mary Schmreker, Whose Life Was
the Penalty for Following the
Dictates of Her Heart 1a Her
Choice of Sweethearts.
bedeme unwelcome. So thla little ro
mance gradually wended Its way to the
precipice of tragedy. Saturday night
came with the weekly envelope. Jancl
gaJ sought oblivion in drink) None
came, in Us stead only an engulfing
feeling of blind, unreasoning jealousy,
accentuated with hate. Then occurred
the midnight murder.
Dr. H. S. Mount, who made the post
mortem examination of the body of
Mary Schmreker, swore to a complaint
at 9 o'clock this morning, charging;
Matthew JanclgaJ with the willful
The funeral of Frofeasor Irving W,
Pratt, who died at his home Saturday
night, wlfl be held from the Scottish
Rite cathedral on Morrison street,
10 o'clock tomorrow morning. The
services will ba conducted bv Rev
Luther R. Dvott. Daator of the First
Congregational church.
Portland lodge No. 65, A. F. and A.
M.. of which Professor I'ratt was 9
member from 1874, will have charge of
me uuriai. wnicn will tane mace at
Klvervlew cemetery. The pallbearers
are past masters of the lodge, aa fol
lows: Iouis O. Clarke, 11. U FrUock,
NlchoM, Donald Mackay, James F. Rob
inson and Arcnie l huriow. I lie Hon
orary pallbearers are 23d degreo Ma
sons; C. A. Dolph, Joseph Simon, M
C. George. John McCraken, Philip B.
Malromb. Jacob Meyer. J. w. Cook. R.
u. wnitenouse ana Bern u. rope.
Xiong Xeeord as Educator.
Professor Pratt held a long record
for educational service In the Portland
schools, acting aa city superintended
principal and member of the state
board of education. He was born In
Waterloo. N. Y.. In 1838 and won an
education against odda. finally gradu
ating from the state normal school at
YdsI ant . Mich.. In 1861. The follow
Insr year he went to San Francisco by
way of the Isthmus and for five years
waa principal of the schools at Flscer-
vine, jai. in xwi he came to fort
land. For two years he was in charge
of the East Portland schools and for
22 years continuously was principal
of the Harrison street school.
For a five-year period, beginning In
18814 Professor Pratt was superintend
ent of the city schools. Then he be
came principal of the Falling school.
For 16 years he waa a member of the
state board of education, and he ren
dered Valuable service in this field.
Prominent Shrimer.
Professor Pratt became a Mason in
Pilot Hill, Cal.. In 1865 and soon after
he came to Portland, In 1867. he or-
f;anlxed Washington lodge No. 46, being
ts first master. For IS years he waa
illustrious potentate of Al Kader tem
ple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, and
since 1882 was Inspector-general of the
supreme council or the southern juris
diction In Oregon, the highest Masonic
post in the state.
Professor PiHtt Is survived by a wid
ow and six children. He married Miss
Sophia C. Taylor In this city In 1874.
The children are: Douglas L., Irving
H.. Martin T.. Joe 8.. Allyne Frances
and Gertrude S. Pratt. Professor Pratt
was stricken with paralysis about rive
months ago.
All Valley Churches Close
Sunday to Attend Chau
tauqua Services.
(peelal Dispatch to The Journal.)
Ashland, Or., July IS. Chautauqua
Sunday Not only tha various churches
of the city but all of the valley towns
closed their doors to attend the Taber
tiacle. One thousand people listened
to two great sermons, one by Bishop
Robert Mclntyre of Chicago, and one
by Dr. K. U House of Spokane. Hlsho)
Mclntyre is ona of the most powerfu
speakers that has appeared on thi
Chautauqua platform.
Mrs. Lenora ftl. utti lecture waa
well patronised. The thought was, that
it is not the clothes we wear, nor the
country in which wa are born, that
makes our neighbors' people to be
known or shunned, but It Is the soul
that wa should know and judge.
In the evening Dr. J. Whltcomb
Brougher of the White Temple. Port
land, lectured on, "Whst's Under Your
Hat 7' Dr. Brougher is one of the moat
forceful speakers that has ever ap
peared here. "It Is not the conditions
under which we are born nor our en
vironment, but the power under our
hats that makes the man," was tho
keynote of his talk. Dr. Brougher
speaks tomorrow afternoon in place of
John Sharp Williams. Mr. Williams
will lecture Monday.
The round table looked Ilka an after
noon aession. so many people had gath
ered to hear Mrs. Lake discuss "The
Sabbath Law."
The W. C. T. U. entertained at their
headquarters In the grove in honor of
Mrs. Lenora M. Lake. A large num
ber of ladles were present to become
better acquainted.
SAILORS FIGHT;
QUE OBOWHED
Only Man Who Could Point
Out the Guilty Is Him
self a Fugitive.
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SPENT III JAIL
Embezzlement Charge; arid
a Second Matrimonial
Disaster Results.
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Officer F. A. Miles, Who Arrested
JanclgaJ on the Southern Pacific
Tracks Yesterday Morning.
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murder of Marv Schmreker. Janctgaj
maintained a sullen attitude throughout.
He asked for an attorney. A remark
able feature of the arraignment was
the absence of his countrymen from
the courtroom, not one being present.
Tli Capture.
Koman came to Constable F. A. Miles
about 10:30 o'clock yesterday morning
and told him that Jnclgaj was hiding
in a shed back of the Stakely hotel,
near the Southern Pacific track. Con
stable Miles and Jailer Pete Nehren
wefit to the shed, but JanclgaJ had
frone.rtA they left the shed they saw
ilm orr-fhe track. Simultaneously he
saw the officers and ran down the em
bankment to tha driveway along the
foot. The orricers followed to head him
off. and he returned to the track again.
Covered by Officer Miles' gun, he aur
rendered. Lynch Talk.
As soon ss the capture of Jancigaj
was known, a crowd collected and sur
rounded the officers snd their prisoner,
shouting, "Hang htm!" T'Shoot him!'1
Viet a rope"' Miles drew his gun,
cleared the way and landed his man in
the county Jail. JanclgaJ told Miles
that he had killed the girl, and would
tell him why he did so later.
The Schmreker family haa resided In
this city a number of years and is
highly respected The father, Joseph
Schmreker, Is a Qerman-Auatrlan. and
ong time an otwu-attva
In tha sawmills of the Willamette Mtwr
(United Press Leased Wire.)' ,
San Francisco, July IS. Unable to
obtain ball, Joseph Pierce, formerly of
San Joae la spending the end of his
honeymoon in prison here accused of
embezzling $65 from his former em
ployers. Brown, Straus & Co., for whom
lie has been a traveling salesman for
the past year.
Pleroe's recent marriage to Hattle
Wilson, a pretty stenographer, Is the
second matrimonial venture which has
onded disastrously for him. Fifteen
months ago he induced Elva Coates, a
15-year-old girl, to marry him. When
the girl's stepfather. Contractor Thomp
son, leari.ed of the match he promptly
had the marriage annulled. The second
Mrs. Pierce only learned of this esca
pade after her husband's arrest.
Pierce denies the charge preferred
against him and declares his arrest a
mistake.
(United Preee Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, July 13. The detec
tives of the police department are today
searching the entire city in an effort to
locate an unknown sailor from the
United States cruiser West Virginia,
who was thrown Into the bay Satur
day night with a marine In a fight be
tween the two men and several other
sailors.
The West Virginia sailor swam ashore,
but the marine was drowned. It Is be
lieved the sailor Is a deserter and Is In
Hiding ror fear of arrest for deserting.
W. L. English, a coal passer on the
West Virginia, met the sailor after his
cold swim In the bay and learned the
story whloh waa reported to the police.
He aid not Know me sailors name,
nowever.
Mystery surrounds the affair, but of
ficers working on the case believe they
have clues which will lead to the ar
rest of the bluejackets supposed to be
responsible for the sailor-soldier'
death.
LOW RATES FROM
EAST THIS FALL
Transcontinetal Railroads
Will Increase Tide of
Westward Travel.
YACHTSMAN SAVES
AERONAUT'S LIFE
Crippled Airship Drags the
Sea With Its Helms
- man Entangled.
(tlnlted Press Leased Wire.)
New Tork, July 13. Commodore Mo-
ran of the yacht Muro Is today being
hailed aa the savior of the -life of
Charles K. Hamilton, a young aeronaut
who fell from a height of 1,000 feet
with his balloon yesterday afternoon
and who had a narrow escape from be
ing earned out to sea with a strong
wina.
Hamilton made the ascent from
Brighton Beach park with a hew spark
ing apparatus on his balloon. When It
had risen 1,000 feet it suddenly col
lapsed and sank Into the ocean with
him. A strong wind was blowing and
life-saving boata that were put from
the shore could not reach the balloon,
which was rapidly blown along the Bur
face of the ocean with Hamilton en
tangled in the cords of the basket. Ths
yacht Muro, with. Commodore Moran at
the heim, went in pursuit and after
considerable work a line was thrown
to the stranded man.
m -Wis
OF JMEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING is rushing to a
finish ONE-HALF of the Men's Suits and a large
proportion of the Boys' Suits have been sold in
four days. If you wish to share in this BARGAIN
CARNIVAL it would be well to come THIS WEEK.
Young Men's Ouling
Suits One-Half Off
$15.00 Outing Suits, now... $7.50
$10.00 Outing Suits, now. . . $5.00
Men's Suits at One-Halt
Men's $35. Spring Suits, . now $17.50
Men's $30 Spring Suits, now $15.00
Men's $25 Spring Suits, now $12.50
Men's $20 Spring Suits, now $10.00
All men's Black and Blue Suits, One
Quarter Off. v -i
Boys' Suits at One-Halt At One-Quarter Off
Every Boys' Spring Suit in the
House, Knickerbocker or straight
pants, all this season's latest
styles, ages 7 to 16 years.
Boys' $ 5.00 Suits, now $2.50
Boys' $ 6.00 Suits, now $3.00
Boys' $ 8.00 Suits, now.... $4.00
Boys' $10.00 Suits, now $5.00
Boys $15.00 Suits, now $7.50
All Boys' Suits, Blacks and Blues,
ONE-QUARTER OFF.
The following items Young Men's
College Suits, Young Men's Spring
Suits, Every Blue and Black Suit in
the House, Men's, Boys' and Youths.
Washable Suits
$1.00 Washable Suits, now... 750
$1.50 Washable Suits, now... $1.12
$2.00 Washable Suits, now... $1.50
$3.00 Washable Suits, now... $2.25
$5.00 Washable .Suits, now... $3.75
REMEMBER Every article in bur store is marked in PLAIN FIGURES. All you have to do is to
look at the price ticket and deduct one half. We have strictly one price and never change the price tickets.
No exaggerations ever permitted in any of my advertisements.
BEN
NO
LEADING
CLOTHIER
HORRID
Colonist rates will again be put in
force by some of the transcontinental
railroads this fall to help swell the tide
of western Immigration. The Harrlman
lines have taken the initiative, and
given notice to the Interstate commerce
commission that they will put In low
rates during the months of September
and October from aU eastern territory
to Oreson and the Pacific northwest.
The rates will be the same as last
spring, namely. $30 from Kansas City,
Omaha, St. Paul. Minneapolis and MIs-
RnuH rivr tprrltnrv tSA fiO frnm fit
Louis; 38 from Chicago and adjacent I ??P'tai' charged with having devoured
territory I Komoffs wife and two daughters, a
Ail commercial noaies are evpecrea 10
ME OF
CANNIBALISM
Siberian Peasants Kill Kin,
Eat of Flesh and Sell
Surplus to Others.
(UniUd Press Leased Wire.)
6t Peteraburg, July 13. Dispatches
received here today say that conditions
in Yakutsk province. Siberia, are dally
growing worse. The famine has spread
to such an extent that peasants have
been Impelled to resort to cannibalism.
Tnousanas are dying and tha govern
ment has been asked to rush more sup
plies to the stricken district.
A peasant named Komoff and. his son
are waiting at I'akutsk, the provincial
LOST STOMACH AND
HID HIS JEWELEY
DIES FOUR DAYS
AFTER FROtfOTI
Peking. July 13. Interest is belna
manifested today in the appointment of
redouble their efforts during July and
August to advertise Oregon in the east
ern states. The middle west is one of
the most responsive regions of the
country, and all through Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Minnesota, Illinois,
Missouri, Indiana and the Dakotas the
people are lending willing ears to tales
of Oregon opportunity.
The Portland chamber of commerce
has Just Issued 50.000 new booklets on
Oree-on. to be distributed In the esst
and the demand for them is unparal
leled- The supply from the printer is
Insufficient to keep pace with requests
for the booklet. The Southern Pacific,
O. R. & N-, Northern Pacific and Great
Northern have asked for large numbers
of the book to be given out at eastern
agencies of these companies to people
who are inquiring about the PaclOo
northwest.
The Drls.
oners are charged with having killed the
younger son and a servant.
members of the family and then eaten
them piece by piece. The neighbors
Claim inai ine K-onioris soia some or the
flesh t starvation prices to them. It
was owing to the confessions of several
neighbors that the Komoffs were ar
rested. After the authorities had found
skeletons in Komoffs hovel, the father
and son fled, but were captured near bv.
According to reports received here
there is absolutely no food in the prov
ince, me peasanis pay a sopecK a
pound for grass, to which a little flour
has been added, and use this for bread.
Seven of the sons and daughters of
the Merstham (England) centenarian,
Mrs. Maynard. married sex-en brothers
and slsyrs named King. i
So frightened by the aoreech of
a steamboat whistle on tha river
near St. Johns that he hid his
watch, cuff buttons and other
articles hers and there In the
brush and buildings. T. A. Ties
ley was adjudged insane after
examination bv an alienist at tha
county Jail this morning. The
young1 man has been working
with a bridge building gang.
This morning a telegram was
received fronf his father at
PpeKfo, Colo., saying that he
would leave at once for Portland
to look after his son. Tlesley
was accordingly sent temporarily
to the Crystal Springs sani
tarium. The young man was brought to
.the Jail Saturday afternooa and
could not be Induced to eat. He
insisted that his stomach had
been removed at some hospital,
and said it was no use for him to
eat.
UNCLAIMED MONEY
IN CANADIAN BANKS
Ottawa. July IS, Mr. Fielding tabled
a report of dividends, unclaimed bal
ances and draft or bills of exchange
remaining unpaid In the chartered banks
of Canada for five years and upwards,
prior to December II, last year.
Th Bank of Montreal heads the list
with X121.M unclaimed balances. 14.124
a successnrto Thomss W. Hasklna, who unpaid dividends and 3. unpaid
died Saturday night, four daya after drafts or bills of exchange. Unclaimed
paiances or tnis Dana ior iw wer
$1 1 1.178.
The unclaimed
has been for a Ion
In ths sawmills of t
plant. Ths murdered klrl was general
favorite anions her schoolmates and -.
qusmiances.
JanclgaJ Is an Austrian Slar. whs
was Introduced to ths Schmreker fam
ily about a year ago. He is about It
rears of age and since his advvnt to
his town II months ago. has worked
at th Willamette paper mllL
The murderer'a est and oet were
foand In ths room where he killed his
neing ordered to the American consu
late at Swstow. Hasklns death oc
curred at Pol Tal Hot a seaside resort.
Hasklna, who was formerly a resident
of Ios Anreles became a student 1ntr-
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treter In China. July IS. 1902. He was
appointed assistant secretary to the le
gation In China. July 4. 1904. H was
promoted consul at Bwatow, Wednes
day. -
rlctlm, one of the pockets being filled
with 3--slIber cartridges.
Ths funeral services will he held to
morrow morning at o'clock from 8t.
John's Catholic church, Rey. Father
Hlllebrand officiating. Interment wiil
be anads In th Catholic cemetery In
this city.
Qregonlfjfe
florae Office t
balances of the Mon
treal City and District Ravings bank
have srrown from 180,080 in 10 to
llflx.m In 1907
Other banks with large balance lying
unclaimed are Pank of British Jsorth
America, with $44,179 and CanadUn
Bank of Commerce, with
Those with the smsliest amounts n
cl slmed sre the Bank of ft. Johns,
wtih M?9, the Sovereign bank, wltti
191.79. and the St. Stephen's bank, with
S!0 7L
The total figures show an Increase
In unclslmed balances over 19M the
ear being 155 4.S74. and 1907
latter ye
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Is Best for Oregdnians -
Whale la Portland Harbor.
From th I,lvrpool Journal.
Two whales, on about 10 f est and
th other about 7 feet In length, were
seen Monday swimming about th har
bor by several rattsjrer at EvrgTeen
Landing. Peak Island.
The monster were pearefotlr roirp
lag about tn th water' and when th
steaaer Pilgrim ram down th harbor
they wta eoms dlatano away, but re
mained In nw of th people all th
tint flapping their hug tail out f
the water aad spouting -fcs?r. It
a algbt not efiea seea la rorUand fear
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A Catfish's Timepiece.
From the 8t Iouls Times.
Henry Schmidt, proprietor of a. fish
booth at the Soulard market, found In
the stomach of a forty-eight pound cat
fish a woman's gold watch and chain.
Schmidt haa the fish and the watch
to aubstantlate his story and a list of
witnesses, who were summoned to the
booth Immediately sfter the opening of
the unique Jewelry store, as long as a
a candidates petition.
Schmidt says he caught the bis- Midas
fish Sunday tn the Mississippi at Car
roll street and kept It on ice until
Thursday. He thinks some excursion
ist dropped the watch overboard. i
HARRY rHAW IS
MPPy III JAIL
His Hearing Goes Over to
September and He Stays
at Poughkeepsie.
(United Press teased Wire.)
"White Plains, N. T.. July 13. With
out gaining his request for a hearing
before a Jury on the Question of his
state of min(J, Harry Kendall Thaw is
happy today, because he will be per
mitted to remain In Jail at Poughkeep
sie until the third Monday In Septem
ber, instead of going back to the asylum
at Matteawan, which he dreads. Justice
Mills adjourned the Thaw hearing to
day without announcing any decision
on ' the question of the Jury trial and
the matter now goes over until Seo-
tember.
Thaw said he was mors certain than
ever that he would soon gain his free
dom. He looks upon the temporary re
sult of his case as a victory. He likes
the luxurious quarters of Sheriff Robert
w. Chanler in the Poughkeepsie Jail.
Evelyn Thaw was not present st th
hearing of her husband s application
today. Assistant District attorney
Maher represented the state.
Thaw Introduced an affidavit made
by Dr. 6lllo of New York, stating that
Thaw'a health was greatly Impaired by
his confinement at Matteawan, arid that
Thaw would lose his reason If com
pelled to remain there.
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Germany publishes every year nearly
twice as many new books as France.
The number of new German books in
1907 wss 10.073.
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