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Henry II. Rogers, Identified
With Qreat Financial Un
dertakings All Over Coun
try Was Vice President
Under Rockefeller.
(Till ted Prtna Leased Wlr.)
New York, May 19 Henry H Rog
ers, one of the mom famom of the lead
ing multi-millionaire financiers of the
Rockefeller group, died this morning.
Mr. Rogers had been failing for sev
eral years, but was at his office yes
terday, and his death came as a shock
to his business associates. Apoplexy
was unnounced as trie cause 01 ms
death. He was stricken at 6:30 o'clock
this mornlne; and was unconscious for
iome time before his death.
When he was stricken Mrs. Rogers
summoned the servants, who called Dr.
Kdmund Fowler, the physician nearest
the Rogers home. The doctor responded
to the call In his night clothes, but
when he arrived ho saw there was no
hope of saving the great financier's life.
Poor Health for Tsars.
nostra had been in poor health for
several years, and In 1907 suffered a
nervous collapse which resulted In a
rumor that he bad been stricken with
paralysis. He retired for a time and
after regaining Ms health, returned to
his financial operations. Recently he
appeared to be in better health than
for several years, and for the past few
weeks had abandoned the medical treat
ment which he had been taking con
stantly. Rogers recently withdrew from active
connection with the Standard OH com
pany, of which he was vice premdfmt
and a director as well as one of the
' heaviest stockholders -and -deviated -b la
attention to the construction of the Vir
ginia railroad from the coal fields to
tidewater. After completing; tho read,
which la one of the most remarkable
lines every built, Rogers returned to
New York from Norfolk, and a month
ago went to his summar home at Falr
ha"en. Mass. He rested there for a
short time, and than came here to take
up again his, business affairs.
At the Standard QU company's offices
it was said the official! of the rom
gany were not prepared to give out a
statement 4iow regarding Rogers' career.
J ROMANTIC STORY
OF IIExRY ROGERS'
TIIRIFTFUL LIFE
Beginning life as a poor boy, carrying
newspapers for 76 cents a week, solicit
ing subscriptions and saving his pen
nies, Henry H. Rogers worked out one
of the most brilliant careers in all Am
erica, until at his command markets
rose and fell and corporations trembled.
Born in Fan-haven, Mass., schooled in
the crude schoolhousa which he after
wards replaced with a magnificent
building, he lived and maintained a
home there during all the busy years
i of his life. At an early age he begun
carrying newspapers, -oy a peculiar CO"
l Incidence, the New Bedford Standard.
! and after learning many of the elements
of Journalism, left the printing office
I and for some time drove a delivery wa-
gon for a grocery store. From this po
i sltlon to that of salesman .be quickly
l arose, and in a short time was found In
HEAVIEST CLUB
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(Washington Bureiu of The Journal.)
Washington May 19. It Is claimed
that Aldrich lo swinging, over the
heads of senators - from lumber
states who support the income tax that
If they do not oppose the Income tax
' bill they will get free lumber.' The un
derstanding is given out. in reply to
this report, that all Democratic sena
I tors will support the income tax and
that 17 insurgent Republicans will do
' likewise. . " .
Bailey in arr"impassionea speech to
' day struck at Governor Johnson of
Minnesota, who. Bailey alleged, charged
"1 some i xemocnttl--eentors -wlth.rerre?
I sncy to party faith in voting for cer
r tain duties. He Intimated that Johnson
) was trying to forward his own political
i fortunes and said these senators were
representing their .. constituencies and
protecting their Interests as.' they
should. y
.Washington. May 19. The senate to
day struck out the proviso in the tariff
bill permitting the free importation of
lace machines for two years. ,
Paynter s amendment to reduce the
! duty on linotype machines was also de
feated by a vote of 35 to 48.
Beveridae today announced Bis In
i tentlon of having the watch movement
. schedult reviewed when the- Aldrich
bill was ready for final passage,
i The senate agreed to a paragraph re
! Jatlng to the placing of a tariff on dec
; 'orated cans and .boxes containing artt
i pies Imported from abroad, except those
i hermetically teaied, r
SHE IB FliV
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PETITION fi
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Hotel Men, in Meeting As
sembled, Agree That the!
3Ieasure Would 8pell Com
plete Prohibition If Car
ried at June Election.
Prohibition will be the virtual result
of enforcing thobe sections of the pro
posed McKenna amendment to the city
charter of Portland that refer to liquor
selling. Taking this stand at a special
meeting held yesterday afternoon, a
ununlmous vote to fight the liquor fea
tures of the amendment was taken by
the membership of the Oregon State
will be held this afternoon for the!
purpose of completing the plan of oam
VHlgn. Plans for an extensive imli-
Iielfy campaign were practically com
pleted at the meeting yesterday.
Hotel men find most objectionable
that feature of the amendment which,
providing the surveillance of an excise
board, decrees that all places where
liquor Is sold shall be provided with
but one entrance, and that fronting
on the street. The purpose of this pro
vision, it Is understood. Is to do away
with the "side door" or the "rear en
trance." "Hut." hotel keepers declare. "If we
sre left with but one entrance to our
barrooms it will be practically im
possible to bring In new supplies of
liquor or take away empty casks and
kpRS. None of us wants the front en
trance of our places of business so
disfigured nor do we wish to bo sub
jected to such Inconvenience. At pres
ent we are not doing an Illegal business,
nor are we using our back or Hide
entrances for any questionable purpose.
So long as we conform to the law in
the matter of hours and orderliness,
we see no reason why we should be
Interfered with."
The feature of the amendment pre
scribing that liquor shall be sold in
grills and restaurants In sealed pack
ages only is very objectionable to local
hotel managements. Thev desire the
privilege of serving guests with such
beverages as may be preferred and de
clare that the passage f the amend
ment as now constructed will Impose
a great narnshtp -mpwir-them.' -...
BOOWllS
FEFtlALE RHINO
After Sixth Shot It Charges
and the Seventh Shot
Proves Fatal.
(United Prcu Leased Wire.)
Nairobi, British East Africa, May 19.
Standing htfi ground against the furi
ous charge of a wounded female rhi
noceros, Colonel Roosevelt shot the
beast, one of the nost feared of the
Jungle Inhabitants," at close range, ac
cording to news brought here by a run
ner today. The rhinoceros, the second
killed by the ex-president, was the larg
est killed in this section In recent veara.
Roosevelt was riding in search of hip
popotami when he eume upon the great
beast. A shot from his rifle wounded
the rhinoceros and It took refuge In a
thicket Here Roosevelt fired five more
shots into its body, without apparent
effect.
While he was maneuvering for an ad
vantageous position for a seventh shot
the infuriated animal crashed from the
bushes and charged him. The seventh
shot, fired at close range, dropped It in
its tracks. After It was skinned by the
porters Its hide was found to weigh 400
pounds.
Kermtt now has a distinctive name of
his own. The natives attached to the
party have styled him Bwana Mtoto, the
little master.
Later Roosevelt killed a big hippopot
amus. He now has every specimen of
big game except the elephant and the
sebra.
REV. AOKI OUT
OF HIS POLPIT
His Flock Displeased With
His Course in Aoki
Emery Case.
Fan Francisco, My 19. The Rev. H.
Aokl. former pastor of the Kplscopal
Japanese mission in this citv, and broth
er of OUHjlro- Aokir -husband of Gladys
Emery Aokl, has disappeared from this
city, and his whereabouts is unknown to
his congregation.
It Is said that the- members of the
mission demanded his resignation as
their pastor, as a result of the part he
played in the romance of his brother and
the daughter of Archdeacon Emery.
A delegation is said to have called on
the preacher after the marriage of his
brother in Seattle and scored him for
not Informing the Emery family of
Gunjlro's past record.
The Rev. A ok t. it is reported, appealed
to Bishop Nichols, hut his resignation
fcoon.f allowed.
' New Notaries. ;
Salem, . Otv May 19. Notarial com.
missions have been Issued to K. 'J. Fair
banks, Myrtle Creek; Howard M,
Rrownell, Astoria; Guv S. .'Twombjyy
ForU&ud, and Jennie Shaw. Halnea, .
THE JEALOUS OLD
I l I l xi. -Hi c w .m ill . i -o-
L. Mi,
GIRL: LOVER:
Raymond Geissler of Che
halis; in Jealous Rage,
Shoots Lilly Cassidy.
(Special m-patcn to Ths lonrnal.)
Chehalrs, Wash., May 19-r-Raymond
Geissler of this city shot and probably
fatally wounded Lilly Cassidy of this
city Tuesday at midnight, then shot
nimsjelf. I ho snooting occurred on a
bridge near a shingle mill. Both were
loaning over the railing on the bridge
when Uelssler said to the woman, 1 m
going to kill you and then kill myself."
He stepped back, placed the muzzle of a
J2 caliber Iver Johnson revolver against
her back and shot her under the right
shoulder blade.
Carries Woman Horn
After the shooting he picked the
woman up and carried her home. From
there he went to ht3 parents' home and
locked himself in his room. After the
shooting the sheriff's office was noti
fied and officers went to the Geissler
house. When they reached Gelssler's
room he shot himself through the left
breast. He was taken to Kennlcott's
hospital. This morning it Is stated if
blood poisoning does not set in he will
recover.
Both Alive; Womn Will Dl.
The woman is still alive, but doctors
say she cannot live.
In a statement this morning Geissler
said he was jealous of her; that she had
been untrue to him and ruined him.
Geissler Is under guard at the hos
pital.
He is 25 years old and of splendid
physique. The woman la 18. Both are
unmarried.
MILWAUKEE LAYS
' TIE LAST RAIL
Butte. Mont.. MaV 19. In the pres
ence of many officials of the road, the
last rati to complete the line of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Bound rail
road, connecting Chicago and the coast,
was laid today near Hellgate, 10.0 miles
west of this city. According to state
ments of officials today, transconti
nental service over the , new road will
be inaugurated at an early date.
Nathan Homer Arrested.
Bah Yanclseo, May 19. -Nathan1 Ro
mer. a jtrave'lng salesman, accused of
passing nogua liquor stamps at Lot
Angeleetjt 4s under arrest here, a He, will
be returned to los Angeles for haacing
bsXoxs tuw federal 'authorities.
Gil-
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II MAY SURVIVE
WOMAN" IN THE TALL TOWER
3Srsaer -
CENTRAL TRUST'S
(United Preu LeaMd Wire.)
New York, May 19. it is stated to
day that the dividend of $2,000,000 de
clared by the Central Trust company Is
the largest recorded disbursement ever
made by 'a trust company to Its stock
holders. The special dividend of $203
a share was made payable June 15, and
to stockholders of record June 1.
A special stockholders' meeting, to
Consider the Increase of the capital
stock from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000, has
been called for June 4. The new stock
will probably be issued to present
stockholders at $100 a share.
The Central company began opera
tions In 1ST6 and has distributed among
Its stockholders since that time $13,
155.000, exclusive of the dividend de
clared yesterday.
HaveYou Read the
Want Ad Section
of Today's Journal
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4,drertlM for
help i
Advertise for
situations
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Advertise furnished
rooms for rent
Advertise real estate for
sale
Advertise business
chances
Advertise henses for
rent
Advertise flats for
rent
Advertise housekeeping
rooms for rent
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More Want Ads In The Journal
than any other Portland paper
There Is a Reason
THINK IT OVER
DIVIDEND
HAS ANOTHER CATHT
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FEUD OF YEARS
BITTER AS EVER
Spreckels' Heirs Who Have
Not Spoken to Each
Other in H Years.
San Francisco. May 19. That John
I". Spreckels anil Adolph Spreckols will
fight to the hitler end the petition of
their brothers, Rudolph and Clans A.,
for a partial distribution of the estate
of tho late sugar king. Clans Spreckels,
is believed here todav.
John I). Spreckels left late vesterdav
for rian Diego. Ketore his departure he
saldr
No Compromise.
"This proceeding has been
with no idea of a compromise.
started
It Is a
matter of principle, and there can be
no settlement. If the question of un
due Influence upon my father arises, we
will show exactly the causes of the for
mer estrangement between him and Ru
dolph and Clans A. That Is a matter
that never has been made public.
"The move of the executors In ask
ing for a distribution of the estate was
unexpected by us," he continued. "So
was the filing of tho will onlv eight
hours aft'ir my father's death."'
In reply to a question concerning his
present relatlonsv. ith hln petitioning
brothers, Snreckesl said:
Havent Spoken for Tears.
"I haven't spoken to Rudolph or Claus
A. for 14 years, nor do I think Adolph
has. Neither are we liknlv to."
The first clash of counsel In the at
tack upon the Biifficlencv of the peti
tion for distribution will occur before
Judge Coffey, Tuesday.. It Is expected
sensational revelations will be made fol
lowing this hearing.
Rudolph Spreckels thus far has re
fused to comment upon the proceedings
umL nave t-dustu Miiuiuer ouierence in
the family of the late millionaire sugar
king. Mrs. Emma C. Fair, Spreckels'
daughter, who also Is a beneficiary In'
the will, has not stated finally her po
sition. It Is thought, however, that liar
lot may be cast with itudolph and Class
A. In the coming s niggle. Mrs. Anna
C. Spreckels, widow of Claus Sprackels
Is seriously ill at her home. Her posi
tion in the litigation also Is prob
lematical. BECEPTIOX ACCOBDED
DR. XEVIL'S AT 1UKEU
Baker City. Or., May 19. Venerated
by the people of St. Stephen's parish,
which he established in Baker' in the
pioneer days. Dr. R. P. Nevius,.the pio
neer missionary and church builder of
the Episcopal church pf the northwest,
was the guest of honor last Evening at
the public reception in Nevius haJU at
the second convocation of the Episcopal
Jurisdiction of jeastern Oregon. Be-
?rdes the receptjm. It was alga the
ormal opening bf JCcvlua -hall. The
reception followed the public devolivnal
services la BC biepaens churoh. , ., v
i WHERE TO FIND RAFFLES TODAY
j MID TOMORROW
X Some time (liinnff the dav the Man of Mystery will visit Bonnie
Argyle I'ark. By calling at the office of the Jacobs-Stine company
you may secure a card, which, if you have with yott when you cap
ture Mr. Raffles under the conditions of the $500 reward, will enc
litic you to a choice lot in the park free.
Also, Mr. Raffles will visit the Baltimore Lunch today between
12 o'clock noon and 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Tomorrow he will
tell you what he thinks of the lunch room.
Tonight between 8 o'clock and 10 o'clock he will again visit the
Grand theatre.
Thursday - -Raffles will promenade on the main business streets,
between 11 and 12 o'clock.
Between 8 and 10 o'clock Thursday evening Raffles will again
visit the Grand Theatre, and probably stay for both performances.
New photos of Mr. Raffles will be exhibited every' day in the
showcases at the Dufresne studio.
(NOTICE Merchants desiring Mr. Raffles to visit their places
of business may arrange for such with Mr. Raffles' advertising
manager, care of The Journal, Main 7173.)
Hy Edward F. Glrard, the re-Originator
of Mr. Raffles.
Notwithstanding the shower of
pour grapes and a few hickory nuts
brushed from the tree of envy by a
few Jealous "knockers," 1 must say
that I spent an easy day yesterday
for the one reason that the majority
of sleuths were a little timid so early
1l the game. However, all this tim
idity helps your Uncle Raffles to get
by Just once more.
After my demonstration Monday
night at the Hotel Oregon, I expected
you to be pretty lively yesterday, espe
cially alter I had given you a sample of
how easy it was to outwit you.
Dressed as Workman.
During the forenoon yesterday, be
tween 9 o'clock and 11 o'clock, 1 trailed
over the business" section dressed' as a
worklnpman in a dark suit, Boiled shirt
,i r ,UHi'r nniAKh flnv show
dun mill u&i. i - . -
windows or knock anybody down, neither
did I have a ouririi i t-uwucua m-.
around my neck, but I simply walked
pround a few blocks to see how easily I
could elude you fellows.
During the morning I Journeyed past
Dufresne's studio, on Washington street,
and looked at the excellent work In hia
. r ..flllrMl rlnwn to the
Oregon hotel, went to my room and read
a morning paper, which I had purchased
at a newsstand while I was out.
Well, I n-ad trie pititui cnei "'v
rle in the Oregonlan. Ha! Those little
.i .1 li..tl.,.. mn in th. least. 1
WWOH UUII I lU'lHtt
know my business, and know the game
.. -..nnin.r 4t f I'.rrV OU t. thtt i fl
it M ! BUI 1 UlllUUft v. . -rf - - --
st ructions of my manager, and nis ln-
et ructions nave always oeen mi
square game.
Els Tramp Card.
I have a trump card to play, and I'll
Plav It when I get ready, much to the
surprise, perhaps, of Mrs. Antlijue and
the bahv. A little further along In this
story I "will tell vou a little something
that' will command your attention.
Now with the permission of Mrs An
tique and the bawling baby, I will un
fold mv tale of yesterday's adventures
at Swetland's and at the Grand theatre.
Entering Swetland's sweet shop on
Morrison street whs my easiest game,
although' quite a bunch of you people
Were lined up to receive nie with ope.n
arms provided I would jump right Into
'''Nevertheless. I got Inside the palace
of sweets ind seated myself Ht one of
the tables in the Pompeiian room, which
was crowded. I ordered a pineapple
sherbert. and was served by a dandy
young ladv with a red rose in her hair. .
BIG CROWD WAITS
AT SWETLAND'S TO" ,'.
CAPTURE RAFFLES
Portland Is bent on capturing Mr.
Raffles.
In everv Quarter of the city the sub
1c t Ot the man hunt is the one topic
which occupies the public mind. Ves
terdav thousands of men and women pa-r-i.1ed
the streets in search of the mys
terious stranger.
One neron with a statistical bent
calculated that 25.000 persons ..were on
tiw streets with the sole object of at
tempting to capture the eluvo Uncle
Raffle It la hardly an overstatement
to ;av that a like number more kept
their weather eye peeled for the visitor.
r.x'-itrment was at a high pitch. Po
litical affrays and intrigues play neces
sarily a minor role, and the mere mat
ter of Initiative petitions has dropptjd
off into innocuous desjetude. No one
rtad the newspaners for .nyihlng else
hut to learn or Mr. Raffles. Not only
The .lournnl but the other rew.spapers
enntrlbuted toward making 'he chase
more popular.
Journals in Dsmand.
One of the conditions of the chase is
that the reward 1b not paid nnlcps the
captor has a current edlttjn of Tho
Journal. and yesterday thousands
equipped themselves, preparing for the
afternoon chase. Extra newsboys were
employed to meet the demand for copr
lea of The Journal. -
Mr. Raffles bad declared, that he
would visit Swetland's sweet fho be
tween : I o'clock and C o'clock in tne
afternoon and he did. But before the
noon. hour, had faded the candy shop
was crowded with amateur sieuths of
both sexes, and of all ages and colors.
Many.ueeupied tables: during the en
ttrgi atfernoon. Escape for, Hr-Rffle
seemed impossible- but!' esCspw he did.
When the hour of i rolled around,,
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I took my time eating and watched the
sleuth-angels work.
Visited Swstland's.
I felt Quite at home in Swetland's. I
had heard of it before I came to Port-,
land, and It was the first store of its
kind I visited In this city, after arriving.
I went there Monday to "sisse it up," and
I knew it well. ,
Going out I ordered a "cherry Man
hattan" at the soda fountain. That was
a new one on the "head squirt." so I
changed my request over for a coco-cola.
I have visited all kinds of refreshment
and parlors of confections while on my
tour over the country, but Swetland has
one which I muit4take off my hat to.
In elegance and quick service it stands
equal to any I have ever visited'
They tell me here that Swetland's la .
one of the best in the country.
1 Many Tunlliar races. ,
After spending considerable more time
in the Pompeiian room I paid my bill
and pased out the -door -near the, soda
fountain, .lust behind a wonuin wearing
a gray and black checked suit, a large
black hat and carrying large, black,
polished leather hand satchel. I recog
nized many familiar faces In and around
the place, especially those of two plain
clothes men, both heavy set. Ope wore,
a light soft hat and the other's black
derby. They paid llttlj attention to me.
Then I walked over to the postofflce
where I mailed a letter and two post
cards. Then to my room one of them.
There I changed my entire outfit, going
to dinner at about s:30 o'clock.
I've not told vou what disguise or
attire T used to elude you at Swetland's,
and neither will I Just now, for I cxpect
to use the same outfit again before long.
Mr. Swetland can tell you how easy it
was yesterday, and how easily I might
have passed In and out of. his place sev
eral times. He has been put "dead wise'
to mv tricks, and he is one who Jas a
few lines of real information about my
system of playln"- Mr. Raffles.
At Grand Theatre.
Within a few moments of 9 o'clock
last night I went to the Grand theatre,
as I said T would. It was my third time
In the classv little showhouse. The
lower floor was crowded to the limit, so
I stood In the rear for a few minutes
until the first performance was over.
Then I got a scat about six or eight
rows from the stage In the center sec
tion, r little to the left. 1 saw the en
tire show without. Interruption..
That show Is worth going to. Any
one of the acts is worth the price of a
ticket. There is Pe Riiti and Tossell, ,
the btcvele cutups, Zav Holland, the eel-
AV...A.4 ..l..llnt .mA Uirln.v flfnt
Americas representative comedian. Har-
(Contlnued on Page Three.)
the sidewalk and street In front of the
sweet shop were choked with pursuers.
Men, women and children were packed
about the entrance. Every one had Th
Journal and all were-serious In their ef
forts to capture the baffling giranger. ,
For nearly three hours the-rowd re
mained standing In and about the candy
shop, eager for a sight of Mr, Raffles,
the mysterious, questioning one another. .
scanning the faces of passers-by Intent
upon the chase.
At the Doorway. .:. .-:.,-.
Inside the doorway tf the shop two ,
Japanese' waited and hoped for a
chance at the J500. Women with babes
in "arm stood about closely watching :
evervone who entered or passed out of
the store Lines of men and women
without forgetting the boys and girls,
wlio seemed to 'number hundreds
formed imld the shop, lesvlng an aisle
through whlcn patrons might enter Of
leave.
When "hortlv after 6 o'clock, Mr. -Raffle'
had not been captured, the
crowd dissolved and cnt inued the hunt
on the "ttrectx. Unusually large throng
were on the streets all afternoon and v
evening Kvervone was after the mys
terious Jfr. Raffles. And everyone esr
ried a copy of The Journal.
rntU nearly midnight the hunt con
tinued Crowded houses saw both per
formances at the (fraud theatrw Mat
night Mr, Raffles was herv t-.-y
knew, and every fine searched f-.r l.i.r.
More than 100 Person stood nn tue
sidewalks and in the street in front nt
the vaudeville , theatre . - iniV.
Every passer-by was Iinpe-'."1 .No .1
escaped the searching r" 'f . -
rRtit Mr, Psff1 it!V ' -1 1 i
eat, iie tei.s .;'ui-i it i . i