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of rr'udlnjr the wnt imgr i the
Dally and fiunday Journal. I
' gure to read them today. .
The Weather Sbowerg tonight or
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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
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n J. uj .
t l - r. i . pit s " "V ;
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PuAOFMERuY
TO DODGE
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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. .
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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.