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Newspaper Page Text"Ill PORTLAND AND IN OREGON NEARLY EVERYBODY READS THE JOURNAL" THAT'S THE VERDICT AND MORE AND MORE PEOPLE READ IT ALL THE TIME. DON'T YOU GET THE HABIT, of rr'udlnjr the wnt imgr i the Dally and fiunday Journal. I ' gure to read them today. . The Weather Sbowerg tonight or Tuesday. ,, Warmer tonljht. r VOL. VII. NO. 177. Portland, Oregon; Monday evening. September 28,m908.fourteen pages. ' . price two cents. ' ?fAjj "r",w' SUNDAY' LAW MES WILL NO' STATUS Of THE SALOOPJS S-- 29 265 J im Missing Since September 18 Friends y. of ; He?. ; George Houghton Unable to Ac 1 count for His Strange and Sudden Disappearance. : 'Kcputed Wealth May: Have Led to Crinie-medlere to ' Attend Conference Took Rooms on Morrison . Street. - Revv George HV. Houghton, an aged pastor of theMethodlst church, reputed to be possessed of a large fortune, bene- factor ef Willamette university, Ep ' worth Church and Kimball college has disappeared from the home or friend ' with whom he ha been staying and 1 ' although the police have made diligent ' Inquiry no trace of him ha been found since Beptember 18. Fear la entertained that be has met with foul play because of ills reputed wealth and his extreme age. - - Rev. Mr, Houghton has been Making his homo with Colonel Pogue, pastor of the Methodist church at Briilal Veil. for some time, lie came to Portland In company 'with Mr. : Vogue a dux or so before (September 18,'' and took rooms . at 11 Morrison street. September 1 i' he started for- the 'Methodist confor- v ence at Salem and sent ms trunicio urn . baggage room of .the Boutnern., muhjic - Blnce then nothing has been seen or heard of him though bis trunk was ' taken from the-depot.: . Kallura nf rhe.nireri minister to reach the conference 1 at Salem caused his friend Colonel Pogue to become anxious : and make Inquiries and the polios were asked to aid In finding blm. So far . they have been unable to discover any , trace of him. - v- - Rev. Mr. Houghton was 7 -years; of age and came to Oregon from jmow York, where he had been identified with the Methodist church work, for a great many years,. He wa a reputed to be wealthy, the story being that he. hart , been left a large fortune by a relative In England, xne minister wan geuor ous with this fortune to educatioa.il and religious Institutions of his de nomination. He pledged $10,000 to -ths endowment fund of. Willamette univ.r aity at Salem and an additional 85,000 to the endowment of Kimball college, the home of the theological-college de partment of Willamette university, also located at Balem. He also pledged $6,000 to the Epworth churcliHn Port land ana was conaiaenng jm-inwmr tation of a like sum to the Sunnyaide The old man was very eccentrlo and by some it was thought that his great wealth was largely an hallucination Jt hu but he was firm in his pledges to the different institutions to benefit b58oVh friend- believe; that Mr. Houghton way have suddenly made up his mind to return to New Tork after having started for the conference and 2?e orngbey will hear of .Ms safe arrival there. However, Uts suaaen ana mvatAflous disappearance is unaccounc .kt. .nA it l reared that - someone, knowing his reputation for wealth may nave a one mm nnu. - 'fflllJ TIM I IFF! I 1.1 111 I Ull Lll I- OP AGED r . PASTOR A BIG CAMPAIGN BANNERS . V ARE IN FASHION THIS YEAR s t n J. uj . t l - r. i . pit s " "V ; l ' ' 6'-.' PuAOFMERuY TO DODGE - -V " -t -v. 'v . . . . " WILL MEET HISGEN, THEN DISCLOSE -MORE LETTERS Attorneys for, Merchants Ar rested for Keeninff 0mn Shop jSunday Claim ; Stat- . : ute Is Class Legislation- Violation a Necessity. Detroit Judge Holds Sunday Ball Game Act of Charity Local Cigar Men Main tain Selling Cigars Also Out )f Mercy. v.4 ,f.-:5-A, IBs Bpecimeris. of rival campalign banaei. as they, wave in New York' cityj Thu upper: banner Is ifot Taft-and ,,Shorman, and waves on '.Broadway. 'It 1 df mous slzeand show's 'n.ot orilyJa tVedu: ous Republican xortiititon -out wso litho-. graphs of tli candidates -'themselveR. . , . j The- lower banker lsk Bryan and Kern Wnnerln: froo of Vamtnany' hall, and Shows the I-Indorsement of the Demo cratic 1 party by 'Tammany hall. The UnntwT is.tlie same slxe.as the Republi- .rant&nnerj ann j)uutaiong similar iines. These; are fair specimens of . the cam paign ''advertising whiuli will immedi ately .make lts -appearance in all of the larger citios or me country. : ; lOISlRGlilllEllEie! liS HELP Famous Chemist, Dr. Gehr- mann, Puts Three Bui-; lets Into Intruder." LEGAL QUESTIOH; WHY IS -HAWAII? Judge" Dole -"to Decide 1m portant Cisc Involving T rDalt4 Ptms Imm tni. Ujnolulu. It I- Sept. 2$. Is Hawaii territory of the United BUtes. as Artsona and New Mexico, or Is It an Insular pontes lorn as For to Rico, and the Phlllrclna Islandsf This is the question that Judge Dole ef the Cnl .ted States district court has been called upon to decide and .attorneys sii ever the Islands are today awaiting the an swer to the qoMtlon. asjt wl!l rfect the ltu of nearly, every lesul prob lem that haa rome up for solution lnr tb annexation ef the Hawaiian Islands: The Ismie was riaed In tli rave of Manuel Peres end Auruts Walh, In dicted under th Kittnundi art. .A pla ef former acquittal was filed by the sttorneye for thst defene. It being al lged thst ths dfftidni were yror cutd for the eame offense and ac qutfld In the district court lt AprlL - The olnt f lie rslsl bv this plea is- whether tbr sre two orerelratles I er one in Hawaii. If there sre two. as li etate or territory ef the I'sitd Mat, former sraaltlal In-the court ef one Jurisdiction la not defenee In a court ef another liridiction. But If Hawaii ia not a full territory and there t enlr one- eoveretg-nty an acquittal la any court ia a bar to further provoca tion es the -earno rharse. The t-m bed boon t for trial when ISe point wae brought up. sod the court fnfed the )ory to consider the tr trve ce-el potnL H e roHaln that tho attorncre for te scctinol pornoe w-ti' carrv t exoo to the Keiet cct 1 r. are ocfeB out on tLJs point la tte letr ceuiL t FAVOR OF BRYAII Lady Frdhces Cook to Go j on Stump in Cause of ' Ofebraskan. Fifty merchants, big and little, who had violated the district attorney's Sun day closing order, appeared ' in police court this morning, ready to plead that they had disobeyed the order that they might render acta of mercy and neces sity.',! It was agreed, , however, to con- I tlnue all' the cases for pleading until to- fenders will be told to report for trial later on in tne weesu In all cases the defendants will de mand jury trials, a is provided In the statute. ananey, w4u leave to tne lurv ! the matter of deciding whether- they cid nui j(ets vvii uituusti uitjccy wit) iiecua- SitV. - - This sfternooTi strict Attorney Cam- i ron wilt brinff a large -number of ases perore tne; grand jury ana asK the jury to decide-what la a shoo or store and wnat places or business snouid come unoer . u meaning oi ane law. These cases mai are iaia peiore u grana Jury -will- be dismissed in -the police court ii inaicimenis are returned - Dyi tne jury. - - -". . .- Saloons Under Special taw. This afternoon a conference of ' the attorneys retained by the various mer chants arrected hr the new order will be held. These attorneys include Teal & Minor,- John P. Logan, Dan Malarkey : (Continued on Page Four.) tr. . J w . coarfjrzMPZE graves (Unlttd Press Leased Wlre.i - Chicago, Sept 28. William Ran dolph Hearst, who passed tlirough here today on his . way to Den ver to Join Thomas I Hlsgen, - Inde- dence party candidate for president, de clared that he would disclose more 'let ters similar' to thoBe already published In his sensational exposures of Foraker, Haskell and other politicians in connec tion with the Standard Oil company. Hearst declared that he would dlscloSe the letters at the proper time, and when pressed for a statement as to their con tents he declared they would corroborate the charges he has already made against uiemuer qi - uuur (Jiu puiiucai ' put iee ana prove now onee. .- Police Department Alarmed at Sudden Outbreak of Daring. Crimes - Showing Invasion of City by Yegg men.; f :.V Police Judge Van Zante Ia V Urged by Detective Cap tain Baty to Impose Dras tic Sentences on Criminals Captured by; Police. LOIIISELOI I ' .1 ISDA 'AS DIVORC IE ED Pretty Actress Who Sues Young Elkins Married ' in San Francisco. , tCnlted Prera Leed Wir. : " . ': Chicago. Sept. 28. Dr. -Adolph Gohr- mann, the famous expert., who testified f in' theHoch and yrfcal cases, - and 'who Is a noted analytical chemist,, shot and killed a . burglar!. who entered his house early today. : ' . : '. ;; )h: Qehrmann hkj-rd the men outside the house ' and ai rfllng. himself with a rifle, stoodr'att'tjhohead of thev stairs and waited, for, the man to .enter; . As tlie' thief entered, .'flashUig'-a flark lan tern,, Dr. Clehcmnnn fired three times, all three bullets taking effect Hothen rushed to the side 6f the Intruder, 'of fered'' medical aid aridS summoned a nurse. The burglar died, however,-with out uttering a word. -r '. . The thief lias not been identified, lie was arm.ed with a knife and evidently was a professional houwbreaker,' ' (t'alttd PreM teased WIrs.l ' Xondon, ..Beptc.28. William J. Bryan will be assisted In his campaign for the presidency next monthrby-tady Francis Cook and several Rioted lecturers whom she; will take to America ' to go on the stump for Bryan.' - ' l4tdy Cook believes Bryan is more favorable to woman suffrage than any other man In public life lit; America and she also" la anxious to aid him because she thinks he will take a firm stand, for the regulation of the divorce evil. To those : two - subjects she has , devoted much time and money. . l.',;;: , ' ': lhe says She regrets greatly that her health will not permit her to -speak" or Bryan herself.. -But as she is too weak to make a personal- appeal -she has ar ranged to pay tne expnsesor several lecturers and will travel with them on their tour.- 15 Postmaster Long Ago; Intercepted Letter From Xover to Girl anft Finally Married Her Conscience Hurting Confesses to Authorities Way He Won Bride.. sU Truth Is stranger than fiction. . Fifteen years ago. In Wolf Creek, southern Oregon, two men were in love with the same girt . One of them was k the assistant postmaster. The - other ved out of town. With this letter one the girl coTresponded. . ." Lotiere paased bark and forth for some time, vatil one day a letter ad dreesed to the young woman gat no far ther tlian the Wolf creea poatorrk-e. it a from tae out-ol-town . man, ;iar away. That letter was interrupted ny tne a etant poatmavter. The man never rote as-nln. He thought thst the girl had thrown him down. And tho girl well, for years abe woouered why be bad never written. Rut the aealatant postmaster knew, and he played Ms card wdl. In fact, he won won the belle of Wolf Creek the girl of his choice. The two the girl end the poetmaater were inttTML Their lives have boon happy ail thee yearn, but the man has had something en titm mind. For more thasj 4 4 yrs the aniltant poettrmaten has carried this ecret of the Intercept ed letter la his heart No one ever know. The ter Anr , r "man fiohblod tip tr-e -etilrtr cf the femoral bulidfoe., lie said be wanted to see tee anihunuea, , Bald thst his guilty conscience contri tion had been bothering him and that ne -wanted to leu some one in the gov ernment service of how he won the arrections or bis wire. - He said his name waa J.-Smith, and that he came from Wolf Creek to Port land wbera 1 years ago-he had boon in : the ponfl service. : And then. ' with tears In hia eyes, the old man relatid his experlene with the letter of his rival, how be- destroyed It and the girl never-knew until he told her told her when she Wae hie- wife. And all he asked was forglveaoes. This was years afterward, be said. Jtit recently, tn fact. And he said that arte bad roratven mm. Bat all in all. that If he was to be punished for his, foolishness he wss prepared to suffer the conseiuences. A Tier rogiing to Portland te live, mlth became a member of the orrmn- izatloa known aa the Tongnoe ef Fire. Bince he became rellrious .sets Inter. ception f the letter it years mo has preyed on his mind until he. Just had le leu some one. Nr. Fmith will not be proeeeuted Mr. Smith ears his wife te satisfied thst she has never regretted having married him. Furthermore, he says that be would rather go to heaven ibrourh the peni tentiary with a rieer ronecleoce thsa to heil with a burden - hae tee tcter- cepted letter oa his mini- ... , HASKELL ATTACKS THE PRESIOEIIT TTiropfpivq tn Piirilioli Tnilt7 Chapter of Abuse of r Boosevelt. - - - (Cnlted Press Leased Wire.) "Guthrie, Okla., Sept 28. Governor C. N.. Haskell, who arrived here yesterday and was greeted by a band and a big - ui uib iuuuwvri, ueea cne most bitter language in an attack upon Presi dent Roosevelt. , "I will have a new chapter dally on Theodore the First, from now until Election., anowins- mm to Be tha nut. est crook that ever sat in the presiden tial chair." he said. In reference to his retirement from the nositlon of treasurer of the n.flAn.i Democratic committee, Haskell said: My resignation, wss voluntary,-for I could not afford. If Bryan is defeated, to have the Democracv aav that if ti kell had got out of the - way Bryan would have been elected. I am catch Ins a ward politician In the presidential office and I want to look after his case. - In an address to a crowd in front of Democratic headquarters, Haakell re ferred to the nreaident as "in Infamnn. liar. - He announced that he wouM lawsuits this week against a number or uKianomans and said that he would a i so start action at once against Wil liam Randolph Hearst fiEOPEGGS HOLD IIP CITIZEII Emil Albert Stopped at First and. Hall Streets by THvo Thugs. (Tnlted Press tea ted Wire.) San Francisco, Sept 28". That Miss Ada Louise Lonsdale,. the actress, who Is suing-' the youngeBt son of Unltoo States Senator ' Stephen' B. Elkins for $100,000 " for breach " or promise, was formerly, married . to a , San .Francisco man and has. a local history was made public today In a .story that Is excit ing. Interest in society circles. ' Miss Lonsdale was formerly the" wife of Leonldas J. Schoofy, a real estate man lUr F lty' . l ney w'r : arried at Washington in ,1895 anl two years later the woman secured a 'divorce on the grounds of desertion. Schoofy. is reticent about his former wife's marital troubles. He says she had good grounds for divorce, as he eri.ner. lie reru-.es to say why he left her. but Intimates that she mom. aiier money rainer man love In seek- PULITZER SAYS BL Orlms Secord of Five 2ays. Murder of Patrolman Sara & Young Wednesday evening. , . ' Burglary of Hansen residence, 170 North Twenty-third street Saturday afternoon. 11,000 worth of Jewelry obtained. ; Murder of Lum Gip Sunday night -Burglary of F. T. Roger's barber shop Sunday. $78 ob-' tained. , ' ' ; night Holdup: of JEmll Albert Sunday Bern HAD ERS Alarmed at the outbreak of crimes which show all too plainly the presence here of bold, experienced criminals,' the . police department is asking Municipal Judge Van Zante to rive the limit tn t r . . -rr 1 -i i every man orougnt Derore him who is In Claiming IleirShlD Gave believed to be one of that most danger" . i - . ' ' ' - i vuo tiaon, vtK Boosevelt Opportunity He Wanted. ' (United Frees Leased-Wire.) New , York. Sept 28,-rr-The New York I World. Joseph -Pulitser's paper, which nas supported tiryan m former presi dential campaigns, today criticises his conduct of the -campaign in an editorial. Insisted that' he should be the heir to be,leve ttl& yeggmen are taking the Roosevelt policies he gave RooBe- ?.nt?e of the Judge's wlillBgness to riur class, veaxmrn. Detective Cnntaln Rntv anM that h.. fore the day is over he would personally lay the matter before Judge Van Zante. Baty wants the worti sent out by the under irround - that Jortlnnt f u place to stay awav from. Apparentlv reggmen and others are swarming into he city, and if the flood continues the police department will he entireiv in. adequate to cope with the situation. .lungei van z.anie has shown a disposi tion - to be lenient - with , at when there has been ' no-positive proof of recent criminal activity. The police ing a- husband. Miss Kmil Albert 42IH First street. VM held sp and robbed last evwalng at First and Hall streets, according te the report be aoade to the detective this morning. and It is evident that Portland's popula tion baa been Increased by two or three (oegn ona.ru rt ere. presumably reagmea. who stop at nothing. . Twe men held tip Albert and both were red masks. Tbe fact tKat thM is the first sppeeraece of a red snask since the msrder of FBtrolmsn Km Toung at f.li s-ood Wedneawlay evening ad4a In terest to the case. A INert veis wot at:s to give a rood dri-t?tlon of the twe me a wao aeaalted blm tn tbe se-tat-darfe-newa, nut be says that orMt as shorter than tbe other, end tst both wore dsr rkwbeo. He wae knnrkod it"l sed Jthe 111 U bis pocket takes from aiiaw I iss Lonsdale was-the daus-hter or BuuinorTi Tamil v rnii was imnAV.rtih.ri by the war. , She waa a very beautiful CALIFORNIA SOLDIERS READY TO PLAY WAR . CValted Press tsasMl Wlr.) - Faso Robles, CaI.,Sept 28. With the arrival " of , the Twentieth . infantry at' the damp- grounds at Ataacadcro today and i the- Eighth Infantry so near tho camp -that It is expected to stack arms at the end of a long-march this even ing, "everything Is in readiness for the beginning tomorrow' of maneuvers and mimic war.1 The light artillery com pleted its tsrget practice todav. Not one man of the Twentieth arrived here in the ambulance and not a sick report baa been filled out. The Eighth Is also reported as standing the march in good shape. velt the .opportunity ' for which the president had been waitlnar. . wnen ttooseveu s denunciation neined precipitate a panic," says the World. "Bryan assisted him by throwing the eiame upon maieraetors or great wealth.' Bryan told "the ; people that Roosevelt In many . ways was a good uemocrat. give a man a chance. TAFT SAYS G. ,0. ; i ' IS LABOR'S FRIEND . - iS fTJalud Prass Lsassd Wire. I 8t Cloud, Minn., Sept 28. William H. Taf t, in an address before a - big crowd here today discussed the labor question and. the attitude, of .the two parties toward ' the ' workinarmen. He declared the attitude of the republican ariy is as rrienuiy to iaoor as mac or he' Democratic' party, .and mado a Strong, appeal- for the labor vote. Taft's voice is, greatly improved 'today, and Pr,. Richardson, expects ,tt -will bo all right and as rood an ever, within a few hours.' The candidate was able to talk In a conversational- tone 'without effort this morning, ft , r, . Xutt is slated for a SDcech. at. rSrant rorss, -jv.-his afternoon and POBTLA! ill'S MIBIES George Dnxton Is Brought Back Dead From Hunt- Expedition. ing evening -meeting 'at Fargo. Tomorrow he will be heard at the -Corn Palace ex hibition in Mitchell. 8. D.. from which point he will hurry to Sioux Citv to ad. aress a - ntrht meeflne. Werlnexrlnv night he wll speak at Lincoln, Neb., the home of William J. Brvan. From T.ln- eoia ne will turn westward, with Chey rune. yo.. as ine ODjecuve point. He Will Soeak at Chevsnne in the afternoon or f-rioay, and in uenver that night. The week will cloae Saturday nlrht with apeevn a lopeaa, Kan. SET FIRE TO 90,000 ACRES Federal Authoritles to Arrest Loiiis Webb ' for -'Causing Disastrous Forest. Conflagrations in Xort hern. Cali fornia Tried . to Improve the Grazing for Deer. tSpeclal Diapatch ts Tbe Journal.! Roseburg, Or;. Sept 28. News has Just been received that George Buxton was found dead lata last night, shot through the abdomen. . It Is supported that Ills shotrun was nci-Mentuli v ,ii.. charged. ' Buxton was the son of Wil liam Buxton of Brocbwsv. k wn.tn,i, an I farmer. He was believed to have bevu lost . while hunting. In , the mountains last Friday, about 10 . miles west r,e ' here. He was in' company of lienr. Smith, a resident of Portland ir Smith says he heard Buxton shoot four or five times, and then call his dog, and after that he heard another ahot This was about 1:30 In the morning. He came on to town and later beard that his partner had not returned Hun day morning Smith went out with a party from Brockway to search for Bun ton, but the body was not found until late last night. . Buxton was about 2) years of age. Louis R. Webb, a hunter and trapper living aear Peering In southern Oregon, la to be arrested by the United States authorities and prosecuted for setting fire te timber belonging te tbe gorer meat Tbe land eg whk-n Webb ts al tered to have started tbe forest fires la la northern California.. - It Is claimed by tbe eu then ties that all told daring rls epermtioss this sum toes'. Webb set fire to and preotlcsriy destroyed timber on lands In fonr entire towoMp Coned States Per-sty Sheriff NVbot e left Portland for feertre turday. Webb wtn be brought to Port is ad fcv the cfS'-er end ea otoer of reaxitil te the California morn for trial wi.l be ...ed for by District Attorney John Me-, Court- Vr t at a t mm t la ciine W.bs west a bos I tbe ttlck!y timbered! ' lands of tbe government reservattona scattering fire in every direction. As a result, one of the fiercest, most dlsss trous sad largest Urea that the rovern- ment forest ran sera tn northern Cali fornia bare ever bad te fight was anei w eess were rea ul re-1 to ex tinguish the fire whW-h s rlslmed to have been started by Webb almust in a asinnte. , Webb's snetre in starting these fre, tt seems, so the government charge, was for the purpose of roaklrc .,od bsattttg grosts r aed other erru lnrarSafcly seek the bnmed places in to foreets to get tbe young rs Mh ssusiiy sprli.f a ap soon eflec tbe tire Is at The federsl storfties cls'to t it tey Kat e a gool reeo iriii.t W t t an-l pctv-My certatfi of a cv-nvt-n ., It is to f it. i l; , i ease against lira te tie U e-.k j "I EXEfilPllFIESIIISWJlfJE (?(e-ll DUstMl teThs Jwim.l Olympia, Wash, Sept it. w 1 "Tronble," a bulWog, owned by Gordon Watkay, a prorulnent young attorney ef this city, saved Mr. Max-kay from serious v 1 Injury todsy at the banls ef Harry B. Rum bo. g, , Mr- iAAckif had been at!crney for Mrs. Rambo in obtaining a O divorce. Rambo Invaded l al- terney'S ofSce toifay and ''i o large isck la bis ban.1 s.ui I g, Mscksy, etrlkl- g bin tn '.c jiw, , -"TrouMe". ru h) t t t-... o ter's trete, t!- m l fi-. t i...-.,. , bo by grsbWg 1 -i 1 r t 1 r e TTte 6Mt4 Hsj-er a- I t m s f l-.'-J RmM t)n ' ! It ; . rrtved. Mclsy Is --1 -t , lejsred.