The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 24, 1908, Page 6, Image 6

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    POLICE LET HAAS
KEEPJBS GUfi
Coroner's Jury's Finding Is
at Once a Charge and
a Vindication.
rnita Pt whi
San Francisco. Nov. J4. Furthr ae
tlon agalnut the police officers who re
fused to permit 'Special Agent W. J.
Burn of the graft prosecution to see
Morru Haas Is being planned by Dis
trict Attorney Langdon following the
verdict of the coroner's Jury late yes
terday In the Haas Inquest In which
the police were" censured.
The verdict, after finding perfunc
torily that Haas shot himself, reads:
We further find from the numerous
witnesses examined, that gross negli
gence and incompetency were shown by
tho police officials harm In charge
the searching of the prisoner. Morris
Haas, in not properly safeguarding the
best interests of the people, thus mak
ing It possible for the small derringer
,to remain secreted on his person.
We also find that there has been a
strong feeling of anlmosty engendered
between the police department and the
district attorney's office, which Is to
be deplored in the present crisis through
which our city Is passing, as they
should work In perfect harmony to the
end that all crimes should be detected
and punished."
The verdict closes with a recommen
dation that the mayor should Investi
gate and right the conditions apparent
The verdict, while hitting the police,
Is looked upon by them as a vindication
of their theory that Haas carried the
derringer with him In his shoe Into his
cell
It has been the theory of Burns and
District Attorney William H. Laogdon
that the pistol was given to Haaa at
the time of the visit of Mrs. Haaa to
the county Jail. This wu while police
officers were guarding Haas and at a
time when the patrolmen refused to al
low Burns to interview Haaa This re
fusal subsequently resulted in charges
against them by Burns, which ars yet
to be threshed out
75 YEARS OF
P8I UPSILOH
Fraternity That Will Ban
4 quet Tonight Rejoices
in 9,000 Members.
(Special Dispttcn t The JoornaU
J New York. Nov. 84-Dlstlngulshed
appearing men wearing fraternity ping
; In their coat lapels wre numerous today
about the corridors and lounging rooms
of the Waldorf-Astoria. Among them
were United States senators, noted au
. thors, clergymen, prominent merchants,
members of the judiciary and men who
have risen to eminence in the profes-
lumbla and other big eastern colleges.
Then it swept Into the middle states.
ions and mercantile pursuits. The pur
.nBa nf tvlr cmtharlni; was to attend
the great reunion and banquet to be
riven at the Waldorf-Astoria tonight In
celebration of the seventy-fifth nnl
' versary of the founding of the Psi TJpsl
jon fraternity, of which they are mem-
The banquet promises to be a notable
' affair. The- scheduled speakers are all
fmen of national prominence. A letter
, regretting his inability to bs present and
1 expressing his warm Interest in the
event will be read from President-elect
Taft who Is an active member of the
fraternity. .
The Pel Upsllon is one of ths foremost
of the college Greek letter societies In
America. The society was founded at
Vnlon college, Schenectady, In 183$. by
nine enthusiastic young men, who hard
ly dreamed that they were building a
great national college society for all
time. The fraternity soon commenced
to spread, reaching Harvard, Tale, Co-
.Recently it has placed chapters In the
Universities of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
California and Chicago.
From the nine founders it has
achieved a membership roll of over 10.
000, of whom 9,000 are living members.
On the roster of the society are many
distinguished names. Among these, In
addition" to President-elect Taft. are
Senator Chauncey M. Depew, Pr. Nicho
las Murray Butler, president of the Co
lumbia university; Andrew D. White,
former ambassador to Germany; Sena
tor William P. Frye of Maine, Senator
George P. Wetmore of Rhode Island,
former Senator John C. Spooner of Wis
consin, Herbert W. Bowen, former min
ister to Venezuela, Goldwin Smith, Rev.
Charles H. Parkhurst, John Kendrlck
Bangs Herbert, L Brldgeman of Brook
lyn, Timothy I. Woodruff, Cornelius
Vanderbllt Jr. and "Mayor J. Menjamin
Dlmlnlek of Scranton.
kECHER WILL FACE
. NEWARK ACCUSERS
(United Preaa teased Wire.)
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 24. Information
has been received by Chief of Police
Ward that an officer will be sent from
Newark. N J.. Immediately to take Kl-
Jiott A. Archer, alias C. Archie Carter, I
who was arrested In this city as a fugl- j
tlve from Justice, back to Newark for ,
trial. Archer has been indicted by the
f rand jury of Newark on 10 counts of I
orgery. Archer has Informed the offl-1
cers here that he has no fear of the '
outcome of his trial, and is willing to i
return without extradition papers. j
0WEX KILDARE IS !
CHARGED AS INSANE
(T?ntted Preaa Leased Wire.)
New York. Nov. 24. Owen Kildare. ,
fcuthor and playwright. Is in Bellerue,
hospital, where he has been committed
to be examined as to his sanity. His
wife, who was Lelta Russell, the ao
treas, asked for his arrest, declaring he
had threatened suicide and the murder
of his entire family. Kildare, on being
taken Into custody, admitted he was l
badly upset, overwork and lack of ready
rnoney having preyed on his mind until
he had been tempted to end his life. He
aid he believed his troubles were only
temporary.
To Honor Phil Sheridan.
fSnerbt rManateh la Th. Jonraal.t
Washington. JX C Nov. 24. To the i
list of equestrian statues for which
Washington already Is famous another
will be added tomorrow, when a hand
some status of General "Phil" Sheridan
will be unveiled and formally presented
to the- city. The statue cost ISO. 000,
and was modeled by Gutzon Borglum
of New York. It has been placed in the
center of Sheridan circle, at the Inter
section of Massachusetts avenue and
Twenty-third street At the dedication
tomorrow President Roosevelt Is expect
ed to speak and mere win be a consid
The event will
nd other
General Sheridan's family.
erable military display,
be attended hy the widow
members of
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SALARIES EAISED
; BY 000 VOTES
(United Press tossed Wire.)
San Francisco, Nor. 24. Senate con
stitutional amendment No. 14. It was
snnounced todsy, carried by 900 votes
In ths recent general election,, Only by
a very narrow margin,' therefore, did
seven California, state officials get fat
ter alarlea, '
Th governor" salary, by ths amend
ment. Is Increased from $8,000 to $10,
ooo ana the lieutenant governor gets
$4,000 Instead of $1,000. The secretary
or state, comptroller, treasurer and sur
ry
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veyor general will get $5,000 each in
stead or $3.ooo, while the attorney gen
eral will get $6,000 instead of $3,000.
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Gotham Girl Weds EngliKhman.
'.(Special Dispatch to The JoornaU)
'New Tork. Nov. H. A large gather
ing of fashionable folk filled the ball
room at Sherry's this afternoon to wit-
Hughes, daughter of George IL Hughes
Of this city, and Robert Wynns-Jones of
Bristol. England. The ceremony was
performed , by the Hr. Wilton Merle
Bmith of the Central Presbyterian
church, assisted by the Rev. Charles P.
Fagnsnnt of tha theological seminary.
Mm. Alfred Chapman attended the bride
as matron of honor. The bride had as
his best man Leeds Johnson of this
city. .One of tha ushers .was Robert
Sherman Boutell. formerly first secre
tary of the American legation to The
Jit. bridal - eoupia wiu sail
later In tha waak c England, where
they are to maxe their future home.
Wedding at Fort Myer. i
' (Special Dispatch to The JocnuLl
Washington, D. C. Nov- J4- Tha pic
turesque little post chapel at Tort Myer
waa the scene of a notable military wed
ding today, when Miss Helen Hatfield,
daughter of Colonel Charles IA. P. Hat
field, commander of the fort, became
the bride of Lieutenant Berkeley Thorn
Merchant, U. 8. A. The bridegroom, the
ushers and the attendants wse In
full Areas
the occasion was
uniform, and the muslo for
rurnianea Dy a mili
tary band. The wedding ceremony was
performed at noon, ana was xoiiowea oy
a reception and breakfast at the borne
of Colonel and Mra Hatfield. T
Indian Bias sacra Remembered.
Bethlehem, pg., Nov, J4.V-The Morav
ian Historical society of this place held
exercises today In observance of the an
niversary of the massacre by Indiana of
the Moravian missionaries at Gnaden
huettoo, November It. 17sV- The mas
sacre, which occurred en the alte of th
resent town of Lnignton, was one ox
in
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tha bloodiest event
tha Iehlgh valley.
the history of
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