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SERI FACES
TEHL"
STRIFE
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Teople for W-ar, Parliament
for Peace ; Dynasty May Be
Overthrown The Powers
Hope to Avert War-Ser-
via's Puny Army.
(PnltM Press Leaeed Wlra.J
London, Oct 11. A Central News (II
patch from Belgrade says that at t
midnight session of the Servian par
liament a. vote was takeir which
showed 38 members In favor of a dec
laration of war against Austria and
US against the proposition.
While the action diminishes the pros
pect of a formal declaration of war to
day, it la believed that should the news
reach the populace it may mean the
overthrow or King Peters dynasty.
A party of war enthusiasts marched
through the streets tonight and created
demonstration before the residence of
the crown orlnce. The nrlnce aoneareu
on the balcony of his home and made
a speech in wnlch he said:
"I hope that in a few days we may
all be able to offer our lives for the
honor of the kins and the fatherland."
He was wildly cheered.
Belgrade, Oct. 10. Servla's declara
tion of war against Austria cannot be
withheld beyond Monday, Is the belief
here tonight. ,' '
After an epoch-making day spent by
King Peter and his ministers in vainly
trying to allay the warlike spirit of the
Servians, the people are tonight more
clamorous than ever. Nothing but the
opening of hostilities against Austria
will satisfy them. Denial of their de
mands means certain overthrow of the
present regime. -.
ow are parading the street to
night and the anti-Austrian feeling Is
at white heat. Two Austrian flags were
burned In Theatr square tbls evening.
The military was summoned to stop the
demonstration but the soldiers in Sym
pathy with the mob made but half
hearted attempts to quell the rioters.
Threats wera made against King
Peter, tha mfrttarArM Ann all arivoatAa
of peace, and to prevent their assassi
nation heavy guards have been stationed
at the royal palace and the homes of
ui ministers.
Foreign . Minister Mllanovitch made
" impassioned appeal ,at a secret ses
ston or the deputies late this after
noon ana snowea bervia's powerlessness
to defy Austria. Trembling with emo
tion he begged the body not to "throw
the kingdom of the Serfs away," bv
inviting a struggle, the fatal outcome
of which was inevitable.
The deputies hooted his appeal,, the
leader replying that it was "better to
i,,. man iu Bunmii 10 atsnonor.
Uiien Milanovitch found the temper
of the deputies unchangeable he re
port to King Peter that war was in
evitable.
PEACE JIOmfENT
GOING FORWARD ;
PETER'S PUN Y ARMY
(Hearst News by Longcat Leased Wire.)
London, Oct. 10. -While it is true
that the Balkana situation does look
extremely serious on the surface, he
hope is confidently expressed in alplaV
matie circles that a way will be found
to prevent hostilities between Austria
and Servia.
Tha war snlrlt in ervfa. Im ihAm
by the election of Professor Jovan
ovlta, one of the most prominent antK
Austrian agitators, o the presidency of
the skuptschlna, and the burning of
uir in (iie streets or Bel
grade.
Austria, oa the ether hand, while pro
fessing peaceful Intentions, is lurrying
troops to the frontier and has already
placed a fleet of sunboats In the Dan
ube in front of Belgrade. In view of
these warlike preparations and move
ments. It may not be amiss to compare
the strength of the military forces of
the two countries. The most reliable
figures are as follows:
Austria-Hungary: Available for ao-
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: III VITAL
PfllflTS
Accused Jfan's Lawvers Will
Try to Convinceth'e Jury
That 3rore Than One Jfan
Killed Nathan Wolff
May Testify Himself.
IB THREATENS
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Never Bought Ready
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mme x uotning on
Broadway-iiis Story
of Defense
(Continued on! Page Two.)
"The truth is what I want Just
the truth."
These were the words of Edward H.
Martin yesterday afternoon after he had
been returned to his cell from the court
room. It was with great emphasis that
he spoke the. words. He declared that
he had no fear of the truth, but said
that Several of the witnesses for the
state had Ued, and he accused some of
the city detectives of "cooking up" evi
dence aeainst him.
Martin also SDoke with treat emnha-
sta In denying that h had used mor
phine or otner "dope" in tne last rew
montns. tie usea empnasis or woras
manner and voice. Unlike the man who
was thrown into association with crim
inals, and unlike a criminal, he is not
addicted to profanity. If he swears at
all. he does it infreauentlv.
To furnish further evidence of the
truth of his denial, Martin stripped htm-
seir Derore tne reporter. His body oops
not snow tne multiplicity or tell-ta
marks from the needle that miarht be e
pected in the case of the confirmed user
of morphine.- Around his shoulders and
on his thighs there are many fading
oiuisn mams, wun otners or more re
cent date that show In splotches of red.
But none of these, said Deputy County
Physician McCornlck, who was present
while Martin was stripped, appear to be
recent scars. AH of tb.enii according
to the physician, were old. J
Cured of Cravlntf.
"I have never taken drugs," aatd Mar
tin. "I have always taken it by 'snots.'
(Continued on- Page Two.)
EFFORT TO BETRAY UNIONS
Confidential Agents Sent by Tmsts Into Meetings for
Purpose of Revealing Secrets of Organizations.
President Gompers Exposes These Tricks.
iPWrVRP IV. MARTIN .
Sy John E. Latbrop.
Chicago, Oct. 10. Assertions of Gorn
pers that efforts are making to betray
the labor unions found, complete proof
her today. Confidential lettera bave
been sent to most of the mannfactar-
Ing companies of the country by the
"Corporations- Auxiliary company;
with headquarters at Cleveland and with
branches In maay cities, offering to
supply secret infnrmatloa of the pro
ceedings ef union.
Kpori Spies a Cplea.
A newspaper wis a here wo ws a au
thorised by a manufacturer ta Imper
sonate Mm rn.n4 mt the ChJcajro branch
a4 pretended ' aaaalfeat Interest rn
the proposal. He wss rciv m It It
wdiaJtly. and after aa xteoed rniv
f rrnr- eras hand-! a BTifnher print
ed tatme?ta setting forth I a Cor
porsitons AssiJtarr Pvs plan.
On of ! perr gives him as a
" or swr-ietitllleo to t erotected ataalnat
sAonta, la retant frlsf.:s. ,
pr'.rted -'st
scat of
which the Auxiliary company was to
send spy who would enter the em-
L 1 7, , - . m u f c ' u " r "n onion,
mlngl with the men and report weekly
i?A iS nufcurer all matters con
f rr'f n1 U thlnr o by the men
' - union meetings which were not
given out to the press.
traloa Mea Xadinaat.
r"lr ays ibis company has op
erated before. He aAAed th
eratlon of Labor gives complete news
' pnirmuT, ma stateraent pre
viously published relates onlv to the
federation convention at Denver, In No
vember, but the detective work
oy iw newspaper man revaol that
r?w Miuuwry company proposes m.
taJnod work of betrarai of unlna
by paid sptee aa Indicated herein.
The revelations have stirred .labor
man as Midom before has tar d ! n.
red piaa of their enemies.
Manv mannfanrers are India-nantty
repwdiatlnr the offer, (trine their deir
it rerrd their entpiojes as Ixmeet men
The Accnsrd Man, His Wife and His Sistcr-ln-Law. From Sketches From
life by Seed.
mfi4mmeaaaaa
MARTIN'S DEFENSE
What will be the answer of Edward H. Martin to the succession
of circumstances that the state has produced to show that it was he
who murdered Nathan Wolff? '
From an authoritative source The Journal is enabled today to
present a summary of what the chief points will be when the defense d
begins to put on its evidence. Here it is: ' 1
As to Martin's whereabouts on the night of the murder. The 2
answer will be that he was about town, and not at. home. An effort 4
will be made to tell the different places he visited. It is not certain, J
however, that Martin himself will take the stand. , 3
As to the bloody shirt, the answer is that Ma3i Drey lied when
he said Martin bought three shirts. It will be admitted that he 1
bought one shirt, the one he wore when arrested. The bloody shirt
will be left a mystery, to be accounted for on the theory that it may
have been cast away by some one who had been in a saloon brawl.
As to the suspicious wounds about Martin's face and hands
when arrested, it will be claimed that the deep wound in his fore- T
head was received while he was cutting kindling at home. The X
other scratches will be attributed either to the family cat or to the
marks left by a fight wiTR'some person not yet disclosed. J
As to the overcoat worn when he was arrested, claimed bv the e
state to have been owned by Wolff, it will be answered that this is
Martin's own coat.
As to the other overcoat, the bloody one found with the stolen
rifle in South Portland, Martin will disclaim any knowledge and en- J
deavor to show that it was "planted" by xealous detectives.
As to the gun borrowed from Mrs. Grub the day before the
murder, it will be answered that he' sold itas well as his own, before J
tne ume.oi me muracr. i - 4,
men
NO LONGER FISH OUT
OF WATER IN AMERICA
Whether or not Martin will go on
the etand to tell his own story Is
something that has not been de
termlned, but It seems likely that
he will..
Besides answers published else
where on this page to the damaging
web that makes up the case of the
state, the defense will supply
theory of Its own as to how the
murder was committed.
According to tne defense, more
than one man engaged in the fight
with Wolff. From tne blood spots.
the location of the counters, the po
sltlon In which the shot was fired
across the counter, and other con
ditions shown In the Wolff pawn
shop on the night of May 1 It will
be asserted that two men, and pos
sibly three, were engaged In the
affair.
Ask the Motive.
Just here, also, it will be claimed
that the state's case Is fatally defec
tive In supplying a motive for the mur
der. The state has already declared
that robbery was the motive, and it will
be argued that if this was the case
the robbery should have been laid in
the Indictment, since under the Oregon
law to sustain a charge of first de
gree murder where the Intent was to
rob the state can only be relieved of
roving premeditation by linking rob-
ery with It in tne indictment. Tne
state will answer that the borrowing
of the revolver from Mrs. Grub sup
plies the element of premeditation.
Then the defense will assert that the
most of the identifications of overcoats,
guns and shirts by the witnesses for
the prosecution are of little value and
will not De reiieu on oy tne jury in
such a serious matter as when a man's
life Is at stake. Witnesses for the
most part In making these Identifica
tions said that the garments or guns
"were similar" or looked just the
same," and the defense thinks that
these Identifications will not carry con
vincing weight.
Discrepancies Help Defense.
Another thing always to be made
use of by the defense In such a case
are discrepancies in the testimony of
the state's witnesses, and it is safe to
say that this method of attack1 will not
be overlooked. For Instance, Herman
Leavlt, clerk In the Nathan Solomon j
Jewelry and pawn shop, said that Drey
opened his package of shirts while
Martin and Drey were discussing the
purchase of the garments in Solomon's
pnop. esoiomon ana j-rey saw no uiu
not open the package until he and
Martin reached the plana. Drey also
said nothing about Leavlt having come
along and spoken to them while he and
Martin were sitting on a bench in the
plaza, as testified to by Leavlt.
The defendant's attorneys will also
dwell on the possibilities for mistakes
in Identifying garments and guns that
have no distinguishing marks. Liabil
ity to the same mistake in identifying
persons will be illustrated by an episode
that haopened in the presence of the
jury, when Charles Klrchner of the
Turn Halle cafe "identified" Attorney
John A. Jeffrey as the defendant.
Will mi Direct Question.
When all of these points have been
reviewed the defense will ask the Jur
ors whether they are willing to say that
Kdward H. Martin, a man of fine at
tainments, a medal-winner for bravery,
a man whose previous record, so far as
shown by the testimony, is clear, is
guiltv beyond a reasonable doubt of the
revolting crime that is charged against
him.
Deputy District Attorney Fltygerald,
in charge of the case for tne prosecu
tion, thinks he may be able to finish hts
side or it tomorrow. Attorney jatrrey
thinks the defense may get through in
one day. If these estimates are sua
tained the argument to the jury can
be started Wednesday morning. Allow
ing a day for argument, it seems unllke
lv that the case can go to the jury be
fore Wednesday night.
Neither Mrs. Martin nor ber sister.
Miss Emily Urirnn. win t witnesses.
This is shown by the fact that they
have remained in the courtroom, all wit
nesses being ordered excluded, aa well
aa by the outline of the case the de
fense will make. The attorneys for the
state say that the defense did not dare
to put Mrs. Martin on the stand, bo
cause any testimony she might have
attempted would be contradicted and
torn In shreds.
ritsrerald Confidant.
Deputy FiUgerald declares that when
all the testimony Is dovetailed the state
will have a case that Martin cannot es
cape from. He says that his final evi
dence tomorrow will strengthen the
nlaces where the chain is Incomplete,
and that some new circumstance will
North Carolina Citizens Ben
eeo w F a aek a
upon .Lyncning iiiacK Jttan
Who Attacked Woman.
(Tnitad Press Leased Wire.)
Charlotte, N. C, Oct 10. A speotal
from Spartanburg says the mob which
for hours has surrounded the Jail in
which the negro John Irby Is confined
has fired on the Jail and the deputies
and members of the Hampton Guard
have returned the fire, wounding several
members of the mob. One deputy Is
reported to bave been shot. Threats
are being made of. dynamiting the jail
The mayor or MDartantnir and a num
ber of the leading citizens of the town
are addressing the mob and pleading for
order, promising a speedy trial for the
negro, but the dispatch says the mob
Is demanding the prisoner tonight. If
a leader develops an attempt will cer
tatnly be made to storm the Jail.
John Irby, the negro, was identified
this afternoon by Miss Dempsey, a
stenographer at ,the Saxon cotton mills,
as the man who seized her while she
was on her way to work this morning,
dragged her into a clump of woods am,
attacked her In a brutal manner. As
soon as she was released she sounded an
alarm and Irby was arrested within a
rew nours.
Although he denied his guilt. Miss
Dempsey identified him positively. The
word spread rapidly among the mill
operatives and crowds congregated
about the Jail early this evening and
threatened to lynch him. A number of
deputies were sworn in by the sheriff
ana tne Hampton guards were called
out to assist In quelltng the disorder
wnicn seemed inevitable.
DEATH SHADOW
OVfJpiiJI
Puts Aside Sole Hope of
Health to Kemain With
Husband and Son.
(United Prtsa teased Wire.)
St. Petersburg, Oct. 10. Only the
shadow of her former self, with nerves
shattered from what the doctors fear Is
Incipient consumption. Empress Alex
andra has refused to take the only pos
sible course that will save her life,
the abandonment of Russia's rigorous
climate for the sunshine of southern
Europe.
She will take the advice of the court
physicians only on one condition: She
announced today that either the car
or czarovitch must accompany her.
For political reasons that is Impos
sible. The fear of terrorist violence
has reduced her to such a condition that
she believes she would never see her
husband or son again were she to leave
them.
With steam up and every sailor at
his post the imperial yacht. Standard,
has waited for many days for the czar
ina's arrival. If it were not for his
advisors the czar would permit the
youthful czarovitch to go with his
mother, but it is considered certain that
if the czar were killed, or even died a
natural death, during the czarovitch s
absence the terrorists would overthrow
the dynasty.
CONVICTED BY JURY
OF LIQUOR SELLING
USED SPOO
TO GAIN
LIBERTY
J. S. Bowers, Who Escaped
From Oregon City Jail, Is
Brother of United States
Official at Washington,
I). C. '
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.
Pendleton, Or., Oct lO.--Wlth a ver
dict of guilty, the Jury tonight convicted
Billy Bogart, Dick Keegan and Henry
Noble of selling liquor in violation of
the local option law. The case was the
hardest fought of all the liquor prosecu
tions and it is believed that the convic
tion will result in breaking down all
defense by the accused men and that
pleas of guilty wtll be made In every
case now outstanding. Already J4.450
has been paid in fines and almost as
much more Is expected as the result of
the prosecutions.
Oregon City, Oct. 10. Absolutely
without a clue to lead them, tho.
entire force of tho sheriff's . off!c
the constable and, the police force
the city are bending their efforts
to find trace of Arthur Clark and
J. S. Bowers, the two prisoners who
burned their way to liberty through
the celling of the county Jail Thurs
day night last. Up to this time tho '
men hate seemingly faded away Into
the air so completely have they
thrown the authorities off their
track. , .v
An old iron spoon used at their meals
was the means by which the two men
made their way out of fcaptlvity. The
Jail Is In the basement of the court
house, the walls being either rock or
brick, the floor concrete and the celling
overhead of matched four-inch boards ,
and one inch thick.
Bested the Spoon.
The spoon was heated red hot and by
drawing it across three of the boards
time and time again the boards were
burned through. By tho same laborious
process the same boards were again
burned , through a foot or " more, the
first' biff nod. place making a hole over a
foot; square in the ceiling.
A foot above the celling is tho first
floor of tho courthouse building, and
here the spoon again was brought into
action and an opening made In tho
floor in the assessor's office. To crawl '
through the opening tnus made between
the 1all ana the assessor's office was
an easy matter, and thoir exit from the
courthouse was still easier.
Other Prisoner.
There were three other prisoners hi'-
the Jail besides Clarke and Bowers, P. J,
Wilson, 75 years of age, held for tria! 1
for a criminal assault on a 10-vear-olil
girl on the Abernethy, about - two
months ago; Matt Janzlgay. to bo tried
for the murder of 1 6-year-old Mary
Schmreker, last July, and John-Wallace,
doing time for the larceny of a watch.'
Janzlgay was in the steel cage and Wil
son and Wallace occupied a cell across
the hall from that occupied by Clark .
and Bowers, otherwise a complete Jail '
delivery might have been the result.
Clark is an insignificant and Ignorant
petty offender. He was doing tlmo for
looting a cabin and taking away a lot
of woodcutter's tools, which he dis
posed of in second nana stores at Fort- '
land. He Is one of the kind who put
up at lOcent lodging houses and sat at
nickel restaurants.
With Bowers it is different Ha Is a
man about 87 years old, of av highly re
spected family, of good financial stand
ing and social prominence in West Vir
ginia and Washington, D. C, and hs
mnea tne escape.
sessed of a good education. Bowers is a .
naturally bright and os
P.
Although
slave to strong drink, and has become
a moral degenerate.
Ohm Had Money.
About 18 years ago he fell heir to
$30,000 by the death ' of his father, a
highly esteemed resident at Martins
burg, W. V. Toung Bowers had devel
oped a passion for fast horses, and
soon owned a number of swift pacers
and became a plunger on the race
tracks. He also acquired a taste for
fast women, and fell into heavy dissi
pation. His pace was too fast, ana in
a few years all ha had was gone. He
(Continued on Page Two.)
be shown thai will tend to remove aa
icro
ibt.
SUBMARINES LOST AT SEA
3rosquito Fleet Encounters Storm and Crews Face Death
by Asphyxiation and Drowning:- Boats Be
come Separated.
(Brant Kew by Loofeet Laaa, Wlra.1
Philadelphia,. Oct. 18. Just why ths
submarine fleet, consisting of the Viper,
Cuttlefish. Octopus and Tarantula, un
der the convoy of the gunboat Scorpion,
mads the trip from New Tork to Phila
delphia in four and a half days. Instead
of I hours, was revealed today by of
ficers -and crews of the little flotilla.
dpite orders tnst only tne navy de
partment at Washington should know of
tne orcurrfnfM. 15, very
days and nights the men were on
Every minute of the
board tha submarines tasr wera facs to
fttaarat Xears by Lacvavet teasts WlrO
Kew Tor. Oct. It. full f stithus!-
tor Amertcsa women. Americas
mM and AaneHran weray ard modes ef
living. Mrs. 8tuyrart Fish. th society
iMder, arrtvad tooifbt mm tbe Aacrtsaa
.
a-
llfT Bt. txMitn. having ba abmad mo
toring with hrr husband sinca Jviy.
"This Is the f-rwitwst country in li
world." she hh with emrhis as th
ship reached HsrBtine. 1 mraa thaw
(Coatlawca aa Tag Fits
far with death.
Causht In tha tarrlfle storm ef Thura-
tJ day night aff Sandy Hook, each of tha
1 submarine was f Iliad with poisonous
I gaa caue4 by floods of sea watw torn-
'M.bln'd will tha ill from th. .nrln
tbefartri tha man. forced to lutinar K
tha terrific sea. wera aaarlv smotheredL.
asd all ahw the effects f the
poison. aiM It will tta days hefor they
r""r. Tr a-nrailon af tHeee gas
atjaas a tw (imt.ifni for the cVpart
aat la its consideration af tha subma
rines. Ttpcr u( Yaraatmla Astray.
In ai t'l an. th 'rr ar,! Tare's
tn-m Wt. rd tf kalar ft th ft
rt,r, 4 trT has an a fair b--.-iJ In a a-t-t for r.
rrrinlu'l's cf wri ami taa ir-!H'i (him t vy r aintt
rttmftlnlBff
Judge Cleianrt e courtroom, wher ty I flay
trial is In pro re a. aaaia oareiy 1
pectstnra. Evtt day manv mt
bave baen turd aaay. Teste
iwrMm wera nnir that
raaa had been adjourned at noon snttl
UnnHai aiul a rrowd of tbe exaertalt
ones too seats In tha room lone bar
1 o'clock, although court aeaa,ons de
not begin until 2 o rlock. Coneeqaently
there a dlsarasted crowd wbea ?'ed
Kehoe. the court honaa Janlter. ai
noanced t the waiting hnlre4 that
It, ,ir seat aarmiog bad be t r pur-
' weaaea Tares r Oaarti
tCaaUaaaa a Tare Iwa)
I .'it -.ot't tv- n4 r. te a.axxt
s .ticca lea a& are sad.
jrresa ta se-
msrit tha storm began eondlttona aseama
serious. ' Thera were a series of bugs
waves that practically flooded tha Tea
sels bef ora thev could be closed.
Into the salt water, swashlnr mora
than a foot deep on tha oval hulls, tha
poisonous raaes begaa to gwirat. WUa
immense difficulty the litUe boats man.
ased for a time to keep oloaa to tfce
Scorpion. About threa hours after du
it was found that tha Viper and Taran
tula hsd vanished. Tha Scorpion was
notified, and la tha raging sea tha gun
boat, with tha two elar shaped sraXt
beside It, be cm a tha search.
SCsm Ssarly 2e4,
Tha Scorpkm flashed its r'maJs
every quarter. Mist and rain -a,..w..
them, la the raeantlma, out fr frant
help, the Viper end Tarantula war
f'shtlng. for tnefr Uvea, fcmoiharad If
the gases, pttcftlns and toaains t.S r
wora away the slant At laat, l-.ng
ter 4a wn, tha Roorplon at4 Ir.a li
seeking submarines picked KYm -,
Tha men were rrtv dead wui -haustiAa
sr.4 mf fx-at!n, Tt
wera swash, will a few an r w.
tier a ovij save feeen f ti f
Aaisnr t-iii eme in tv.a r . . f
tn- The sir wera r.-! t.j, " ,
h;.Hs era rJfr tM - nut, a - t ( ':
J I tM If f .ot 1. a f r- p - - .
Iieeif tlr In - , .-. 1
ffM;i- prwwl ti r 1 r ' r
mm4. t twi pa f t ' e
takaa e'f m a u . I r
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