THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL PORTLAND, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 4, 1908.
FIGII
TTO SAVE
, CHESTER JORDAH
Millions in Money Ready for
. tbe Clearing of Wife-
i ... Murderer.
' ( (Special Dlwatch to Tbm JonrnaU
Boston, Ma8i., iDc, ,.'-'VVht! prom
ises; to be one of the greatest legal bat
tle In the criminal annals of Hsa--ehusetts
wiU begin within the
week or two, when Cheater 8. Jordan
a.iii rinnri nn trial for the
murder of his wife. The KllUnjr - of
Mr. Jordan and the cutting up of her
body by the eelf-confessed murderer
occurred In ..the early part of September
and wti one of the most gruesome
cases with whldh the Boston police ever
had to deal. The confession of the
i,.haiirl has left him but one
ground for defense Insanity. Eminent
counsel or new iui .......
been engaged to conduct the defense
and it is understood that the millions
of Jesse R- Llvermore, the so-called
cotton king" of New York, who is a
brother-in-law of Jordan, will be used
freely to eave the young man from the
electric chair. - ' . l- M'
Since hU arrest day or two, after
the murder of hie wire Jorctan nas Deep
pnnttnnA in the East ' Cambridge jail.
where he has been visited almost dally
hv hl m)thv sisters. Though the
close confinement has told somewhat
on his health, Jordan nas coniinuea 10
maintain . the same comparative calm
thnt ho rilanlnvad at the time Of htS
arrest, when he contentedly puffed a
cigarette wniie seaiea on a vruu wu"
talnlng fla' wire aiamemoereci ooay.
The Jordans' Star Wandering.
Jordan Is, about - 80 years old, of
splendid physique and handsome ap
pearance. His wife, who fell a victim
to his rage, was an actress, aged 28
vpni-K. Jordan was lrn and raised in
Indianapolis and came to gomervllle
with his parents about ten or twelve
Tears ago. The couple were married In
0t. Mrs. Jordan had been previously
married and had lived with her first
husband in Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Jor
dan went on the vaudeville stage, Jor
dan taking the part of a tramp and his
wife that of a nurse, in a sketch. They
went first to Butte, Mont.,- after- their
marriage, but remained there only a
short time, as the climate did not agree
with them. Later they went to Chicago
and appeared In some of the smaller
theatres .mere, remaining tnree monins.
About three years ago they returned to
Somerville and went to live In the lit
tle house where the tragedy of last
Septemper occurred.
Carred Her riesh In Strips.
Through the generosity of Jordan's
wealthy relatives the couple were al
ways well supplied with money. But
Mrs. Jordan, according to the husband,
had taken to drinking and, he says, was
associating with other men and he be
came Jealous. And it was in a jealous
quarrel that the trouble started which
ended in the death of the Woman.
Jordan declares his wife struck him
first, that he then knocked her down
and was terrified, to find that he had
killed her. He left the body undis
turbed all night, while he slept In an
adjoining room. The following morn
ing he conceived the Idea of cutting
the body up, taking It away on one or
the steamers and throwing the parts
overboard and then reporting to the po
lice that bis wife had left him. With
a butcher knife and a hacksaw he sev
ered the head from the body, and after
putting the scalp and hair in the kitch
en range placed the . skull In the fur
nace In the cellar. The legs and arms
were cut from the body and the flesh
sliced off In strips, leaving the bones
of the limbs practically bare. The
bones were placed In the furnace and
the chunks of flesh plied into a trunk
with the torso. .
i Cabman Made Discovery.
With the trunk vend Us gfcastiy- wn
tents Jordan came Into Boston, stop
ping at a boarding house preliminary
to taking a steamer for New York. The
discovery of the crime was by more
chance. The cabman who drove Jor
dan to the boarding houae became sus
picious about the contents of the trunk
while carrying It Into tire house. Its
w.elpht made him think it .contained
stolen silverware, and the nervous man
ner of Jordan satisfied him the man
was a burglar.
The cabdrlver, believing he was on
the trail of a thief, went to the police
and told them of the myaterlous trunk.
Officers were detailed to go to the
boarding house and investigate. When
Jordan was ordered to open the trunk
he did not appear In the least to be
nervous or alarmed, but hesitated to
comnly with the officer's request. HI3
calm and natural manner and his state
ments that he wan a traveling salesman
and that the trunk contained samples
almost threw the police off their guard.
Believing It better to Investigate, how
ever, the officers finally opened the
trunk and came upon Its bloody con
tents. Jordan submitted without protest to
arrest and upon his arrival at the sta
tion calmly gave the police the full de
tails of his crime. An examination was
made at oni-e of the house In Somervllln
and there the police found the head and
bones of the murdered woman and nu
merous other evidences of the crime.
Rev. Clark Reaches El Paso.
(United Ptms teased Wire.)
El Paso. Tex., Dec. 4. Accused of de
serting his wife and two little children.
Rev. W. J. Clark of Amarlllo, Texas, Is
being taken home to stand trial. Clark
was arrested at Gardiner, Or., near
Roseburg. He was recognized in his
pulpit by a Texan who had known him.
This recognition led to Clark's arrest
and extradition.
REMEDIAL STEPS
. FOR MID ACT
Imperfections of Present
Law Pointed Out by the
State Land Board.
. (Salem Bureau of T Joornl. ;
nr.. Tee 4. A vigorous de
mand for legislation to remedy(the im
perfections of the present state law,
relative to the reclamation of arid lands
granted . the state under the provisions
nf k r"r art is made br the State
land board in Its biennial report w im
iHua legislature. - auo i cuumicv.v..-
i. i J - i i f kuk a m via mmA hT
the senate but wa indefinitely Postponed
. . t . a. altA. ffnemellTv
in tne nouse wnnouv ,"?
of being referred to a committee.
In 1894. provide that 1,000,000 acrea ot
aesert tana do granwu i
lncluding Oregon, provided such
Irrigating and reclaiming such doert
lana ana aispoBiug u v-v i
not 10 exceea y
tiers. Upon application by t.ht?(,,5w;e
from the operation of the general land
laws or me umieu diic ----of
reclamation are granted the state
without cost The state is at liberty
to make any charge that H sees fit in
disposing of these lands.
- rressat Zaws Zaadtiinata.
... .. - ..iti... i
"in tnree wnnn.niiwiu "'
this matter," the report states, "the
state land board nas repeaieaiy emieu
. . . . i s , V. i IavI. atura Tr the
Imperfections and . Inadequacy of the
present sUte law relative to the re
clamation of arid lands by the state,
and urged the enactment of more spe-
relief has been granted. The import-
i . i 4 j AM tk J a ww al nnmasn r
ance or mis aci ir um mt.v....
of this state appears not to be fully
appreciated. If properly administered
It is of equal if not of greater Import
ance to the state than operations under
the United States reclamation act and
therefore is wormy or your inui aiw
"We have also urged the enactment
of some more aerinue iimnuim
the subject of water rights In general.
authorizing the sale of water rights to
prospective seiuers.-
MUllona In Oontrsets.
.a-. . . tH.,ntlti0. th. Jtvn.ni1ltllrt
WIUIBCIB III , Ui ' H'O wiv,
nf over $6,000,000 by future settlers on
irrigated lanas in uregun n u
. . . I lnn.4 Wav1 TnM
ecu lea uy ma bww --- -
total annual maintenance fee payable
to the construction companies while in
control amounts to about $17),000. In
all 396,908.25 acres have been selected
for reclamation by the state. This area
Is nearly equal to twice me in
cluded in the government projects in
Klamatn ana umaiiua counn.
i .f i . .... a . . u a nn r V1 n 1 1 p. what
. 1 I1C Diaiu v. . . . - " - - ' - ,
. I. - .finlnmat nn nr t nABA lftnda
rt iiuiu uie i - -
-under the present law. It is secured
free of cost from the government and
disposed of without charge to settlers
a very unbusinesslike operation. No
money Is appropriated to defray ex
penses of administration. The present
law provides that this work of reclama
tion snait oe earriua h iuii -"j
cost or cnarge wnaiever 10 wie ww.
BtaU Is esponsible.
The state is responsible for the re-
.i.-i.iimi nf ihaa lands, and not the
United States. To secure the benefits
of the Carey act the board must nrst
contract with the United States govern,
ment to thoroughly irrigate end reclaim
each specific tract applied for and to
dispose of such lands in tracts not to
exceed 160 acres to any one person, and
then only to actual bonafide settlers.
The state land board Is thus responsible
to the future settlers on these irrigated
lands, who ultimately pay for and In
whose behalf the system is constructed.
If a poorly designed system Is planned
and Imperfectly constructed, the state
la responsible. If water rights are sold
by the state beyond the capacity of the
stream, the state Is again responsible."
The board finally recommends a sep
arate office for the execution of the
reclamation work, which is growing
rapidly and becoming-a burden upon
the state land office. Specific legisla
tion Is needed badly, according to ttie
land board, to clear up a myriad of in
definite points, relative to the reclama
tion of arid lands.
DIB PAIL
North Yakima Workmen
Pine for the Full Dinner
Table, at Home.
Wets and Drys at Dayton.
(United Press Tad Wire.)
Dayton, Wash., Dec. 4. With the
rlty election less than a week off, the
struggle' has narrowed to a contest be
tween the saloon element and the
churches, with wet or dry the question.
Two tickets are In the field, a Citizens'
and the ' Republican, both of which In
dorse the prohibition movement.
FATHER AND SON
Both Gained Xsalta on Bight rood.
A food that will build up the health
of a man and that can be digested by a
baby, certainly has value worth consid
ering. -
The following report from an Ohio
wife and mother Is to the point and
interesting.
"My husband had suffered great
agony from stomach trouble, at. times,
for five years. Finally, after six months
in the hospital, he was operated on for
appendicitis.
'"From that time he grew weaker and
thinner until, when we brought him
home he was reduced 'from 145 to 108
pounds.
"Then he began to eat for breakfast,
Grape-Nuts with cream and a soft boiled
egg. For dinner af dish of Grape-Nuts
and cream: . toasted bread and a alass
of warm milk. , For supper same as
breakfast, with a baked potato, one or
two poached eggs, and a glass of warm
milk.
. "After two months on this diet he had
nearly regained his normal weight. He
took out-door exercise, and got plenty of
sleep. He has no more trouble with his
stomach, and can -eat anything.
"These - results Induced us to try
Grape-Nuts on our 6 months baby who
from birth had - been puny. Nothing
seemed to agree with him. although we
tried the whnln list of Infant Foods.
"When I- began to feed him Grape
Nuts with warm milk poured,. on to make
It soft, he weighed only 18 lbs. After
-six weeks of his new diet he-has gained
1 lbs.; and IS healthy and happy." . -"There's
a Reason.
. ' Name given by Postum Co.,' Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellr
vllle" n packages, -v v t
Ever " read! Jhe -' above letter ? ,A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine; true and full "of
liunian interest, v -r--
(United Press Leased Wire.)
North Yakima, Wash., Dec. 4. Line
men employed by the Northwest Light
& Water company have quit work be
cause ordered to carry dinner palls in
stead of returning to their homes for
their midday meal? The men have been
working outside the city limits, and
have been going to their cltv homes at
noon. The superintendent believed they
lost time that way, and Issued the dinner
pall order. The men say that in a win
ter climate the warm meal is necessary.
SHIRTWAIST
PATTERN FOR
NEXT SUNDAY
The pattern design for next
Sunday's issue of the pattern
supplement is for a shirtwaist.
If the whole pattern is used it
will make an elaborate and rich
piece, of embroidery. If but a
part of the design Is used and
this is entirely practicable a
good effect can be had with as
much or as little work as may be
desired. Much latitude for Indi
vidual, taste is allowed.
The design would be pretty
worked - in colors. It would be
particularly good In self color
upon the. colored linens; a heavy
goods would look well embroid
ered In heavy silks with this de 4
sign, and equally effective would'
be the working of the pattern 4
upon the net, which, is so much
. used for blouses this winter. d
"For a handsome Christmas 4
present. In which Individual ex-
presston Is wanted, nothing Is d
' more appropriate. The pattern . 4
sheet Is Isued weekly with The d
-Sunday Journal. Save your pat-
terns, for there are no dupll-
cates. ' - a
SITE FOR DEPOT
Vit
PABK ATALBANT
HEAD REJECTS
ARCHER PAPERS
Not. Enough Evidence of
Theft to Offset Years
of Good Conduct. '
uuuru urss cbvv v r 11
DOC. 1. 1 Id, YYBBUa, iCUi uvmi uw
Mead has refused to honor the requisi
tion of Governor Fort of New Jersey
liri ilia iviuiu aw v w u
Indictments charging forgeries amount
ing IU IU,WfV. - ; M
Sergeant of Detectives Walter God-
0 - .a rMAAll.r F.nnlr Tl Ita A VAW.
a i tjjr Him yciwuTO x' a a 1 1 ta. iuu wa, '
riif Al. WliOiO viio luuiuvunrina -
found, arrived In the city last night
Wtin paper irum itie kuvoihui v.
Jersey for Archer'a return east They
Una TV IIU bite lit isw itiuivwivii -t "
with the papers from the governor, were
examinee vy riuBnuunug-' auuuii;
Mackintosh and Attorney General ;At-
Counsel for Archer went before the
gOVtSrslUl) Wliw, o . -va uvai V K
tola me new ueioc smuwiwincw tuat
. u kmiA a rkrt1iski mnpa savl
dence to offset the upright conduct of
Archer since he had been a resident of
this state ror more .imn cyiii jwn.
Arcner win vvumvL vcww
In 1890 the value of all farm -products
In the United States was $ 2, 4 Co 00. 000;
n 1900. M,717,000,000. and. in i06.
17 000,000.000, a gain in It years of
nearly 185 per cent.
., . ' (Special Clipatrh to The Journal.) V
Aiiwny, jth uec. j. r. irjurien,'
vice-president and general manager of
the Southern Pacific, was in AlhanV
yesterday, to confer with the cltisns
regarding the HeUlon of site for a
Fropnsed park at; the depot, and beautl
ylng the grounds.
.lERCHAIITS SUE
WELLS FARGO
In Federal Court They At
tack Schedule; Effective
December 10,
(United Press teased Wire.)
. . San BYanclsco; Deo. 4 Thei Wells
Fargo ' Express company faces ' a suit
filed by several prominent mercantile
houses, including M. 8. Koblberg, Lesyn
sky & Co., x Hale Brothers, Incorporated,
Livingston Brothers, Incorporated, and
Newman Sc Levison. These merchants
ask the, United States circuit court to
prevent the express company from ra lay
ing Its tariff-on seasonable merchan
dise. The allegations, are that - the express
company Issued a new-tariff schedule
to go Into effect December 10. the ef
fect of which will be to prohibit Import
ation by express. This new schedule.
It Is claimed by the plaintiffs, is a new
tariff, established since August 1, 1906.
when the express company announced a
special rate en merchandise in large
lots, this schedule being supplementary
to that filed with the Interstate Com
merce commission In June. 1906.
The merchants claim that the com
pany's action violates section 1 of the
interstate commerce regulations and
they ask that the special rate be can
celled until the matter can be threshed
out before the Interstate Commerce com
mission. Judge Van Fleet ha ordered the de
fendant to appear in court on December
7 to show cause why the restraining or
der should not be Issued.
LEBANON. GOOB.EOABS
LEAGUE' IS ORGANIZED
(Special Dlsoateb to Tns Journal.) ,
- Lebanon. Or.. 1 Tin 4. As the result
of the good roads meeting held In this
city Wednesday the Lebanon Good Roads
league has been organised with a mem
bership of 100. .- Action will be taken In
the Immediate future for the. Improv
ing of the roads in this vicinity.
The meeting was attended by prac
tically every farmer within a radius of
is mues.
It was called to order bv Senator M
A. Miller. Mayor J. C Mayer welcomed
the visitors and made a short talk on
the good roads question. Judge J. H.
Scott of Salem spoke for nearly an hour,
D. C. Steel followed Judra Scott.
County Commissioner Butler said It
was the duty ot the county court to
make a tax levy. It was unanimously
voted to request the court to make a
levy or muis ror a special roaa tax.
RECIPE FOR COLDS
Mix half pint of good whiskey with
two ounces of glycerine and add one
half ounce Concentrated pine compound.
The bottle Is to be well shaken each
time and used In doses of a teaspoonful
to a tablespoonful every four hours.
These ingredients can be obtained
from any good druggist who will mix It
or you can prepare It at home. This Is
said to be the quickest cough and cold
cure known to science, and at the same
time It acts as a splendid tonic for the
whole system. The Concentrated pine
Is a special pine product, refined for
medical use, and comes only in half
ounce bottles, each enclosed In a tin
screw-top case, which is air-tight and
retains all the original strength of the
fluid, but be sure it Is labeled "Concentrated."
"We lave Wfth
few What Happens at That Great
MSj American Institution, the Banquet
THE society any society, in any city is
giving a banquet. The diners have had their
food hurled at them and have hurled it into them.
A long and imposing toast-list has been prepared
and the speakers are at the head table trying
not to appear self-conscious. Cigars are lighted.
The orchestra is playing The Merry Widow. A
few of the younger set are humming along with
the tune. The ladies have arrived in the gallery.
The Toastmaster rises, taps with the gavel, glaaces
around the room ahel smiles complacently. There
is a great noise of chairs being shifted so every
body can face the head table. The Toastmaster
straightens his tie, pats his shirt bosom and begins.
What happens is told by
Samuel G. Blythe in the
Christmas Number of
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Our Stocks of Christmas Goods Now on Display in AH Their
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Handkerchiefs
300 dozen Fancy Swiss Em
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as
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Red and white, just received;
new styles, all wool, V neck,
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Holiday Aprons
We are showing a line of Chaf
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10 dozen Sample Bags at
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Real Morocco Swagger Hand
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best $7.25 grade, , .
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