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, i , 1 - ; . tri r 1 -;-: U If4 : r h i: itAiu' jouiinal Two Cents a Copy Sundny JurnM 5 rnt; or 15 cents a week, for lIIy ami Sunday Juur mil, by carrier, tlrllven-d. The Weather Fair tonight , and Friday. Light north -winds, - PORTLAND. OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 4, 1909. TWENTY-FOUR PAGES, - PRICE TWO CENTS. i!KSrvriv DJus VOL. VIII. NO. .208 'J- v - vaa .. mm mimsimtivm mmmm V) A M I A l i K 7 Aw A) v ; Mi A) : VI W t lWM ISiRIBiE 11111 iran s ;STPiiHFiis'; r nriilill A A !Miittnwii'.iriMt-aha.'"o'Mo I I lEUEll II il rillll ,1 . .. , I Deing lond or motoring, is was oniy pai-1 . E s Craft Stands on Dangerous Coast North of San Fran cis Bay Life Crews Hurry j . to Rescue May lie Local a Coasting Craft. ; '': Waited Preis Leased Wire.) - : San" Francisco, Nov. The reve nue cutter service here received ' a telegram today stating that an un " known .vessel had gone ashore off Bodega : point, off the. coast , north of here. The message said that, the .' life-saving crew had started : from Point Reyes and asked that the reve nue cutter McCuloch he sent. The McCulloch ' immediately tarted north,' The fog has been so heavy ..off the coast last night and today that : navigation is extremely dim cult. ; The vessel may have succeed ed in pulling off the rocks and pro ceding on her course.- Inverness, Cel., Nov. 4. A vessel is en the, rocks off Bodega bay and di rectly north, of Tomales Point,. Maria county. Owing to the thickness of the for, it is Impossible to see the wreck. Reports from' the scene state that cries for help have been heard from the shore. The life savins crew from Point Reyes is . now. rowing up the -coast "tothe acene. ,' The shore along Bodega bay is for the' most part very rough and cliffs elope directly down to the eta. -.A num ber of vessels have been wrecked along th coast in this vicinity In recent years : and Bono of them has ever. been, sal vaged. It Is believed that the vessel struck the rocks some time last night In the fog which shows no evidence of raising. The fact that no boat has put out from the wreck leads to the fear that the vessel may have gone to- the bottom and hat the crew may be. clinging to the sharp rocks which rise above me-ocean at this point. . ' a . It is believed 'the vessel is a coast craft either northbound to Portland or Inbound from that port It is probably a lumber vessel. '; . " v. -..( ' Tomales, Cal., Nov.' 4. A steamer is ,' thought . to be wrecked on the jagged rocks off Bodega bay, Beven relies from here. Reports from the Lawrence ranch, fronting the bay say that dlstresMignals " r have been blowing 3all night As dawn , approached the signals grew fainter, but . 'at last reports they-were till heard.-A X .thick fog. which settled yesterday. after- ' noon at S o'clock, still prevails, making . It Impossible to see. the position of the- ' ship or ascertain its name.' ; Farmers are hastening to the scene, but will be unable to aid those on the 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ail Act Wot on the Program. Blllle Burke Is reported to be 4 engaged. Her i manager says 4 W'No." BlUie Burke's pretty Jlt- 4 tie niece, Miss Mildred Bartlett, 4 may . be the girl, eh T The man 4 agtr 'says "no." : . Then why did. ie westcott. ; Berkeley student stepson of 4 Robert J. Hancock, San Fran-. 4 'cIsco millionaire, follow the 4 4 .; Burke theatrical troupe to Port- 4 land and register . at the Fort- land? f U--,:---i tv- v. ' i 4 It's all a mystery '. and Miss 4 4 Burke :won t be seen and her 4 manager says, "Nothing doing." 4 When winsome Blllle Bm-ke came to town this tnornlnsr,.: Leo B. Westcott. student of Berkeley university, Cali fornia, stepson of a San Franclscp mil llonaire, wasn't far in the wake. Berke ley wired desperately to know If it were true; that -Miss Burke waa engaged . to the young student and Miss Burke, through -her manager,, answered with an emphatic' "No." . :;; y r v ; But Mr. Westcott did' register at the Portland hotel and he certainly fol lowed the Billie Burke company north ward, v This puwsled Berkeley and that town of the mortar board is stillguess- tng and waiting for an answer. 1 ' mend of His Mother. Miss Burke and Mr, Westcott's moth er, Mrs. Robert J. Hancock of Oakland, are old friends, at least as old as they could be under the circumstances, for Miss Burke is only 2S. " While in San j Francisco and Oakland Miss Bdrke was Mrs. Hancock's guest and. of course. being fond of motoring. Is was only nat ural that young Westcotfs motor ca should have been- at her disposal wnu there. - His classmates say he developed the stage doorl habit to an alarming ex tent and every one was sure , that he had succumbed to . Miss Burke's charms, Members of Westqott's fraternity ldok upon the affair as a huge joke on him and afflrm that if -any wedding is to take place In Miss Burke's company with.' Westcott ' as -bridegroom. , that the fair Billie s nelce.. Miss Mildred Bart lett, , will be the blushing bride, . More of Pame Kumor. - Rimorialso has it. that he' was so Overcome , with admiration . that 1 he "chucked" his studies, and followed the company to. Portland while hjs parents hurriedly ; packed ' their suit, cases and followed a close second.', . . When interviewed on the subject this morning thrttgh' her manager, Mr.-de Jiiraiy,.- miss (urK empnaticaiiy aeniea her. engagement to the ' young sCail- fornlan. Mr. de . Klraly. further denied Miss -Bartlett's " engagement and even dtnlod that Mr. Westcott had come to Portland, while his name calmly reposes on the register- of the Hotel Portland and Miss Burke was seen bidding him a specially kindly good bye at the elevator after having breakfasted with him. . Westcott at Hotel. ' Mr. de Kiraly did admit that Mrs. Hancock was on her way to pay Mies Burke a vlsit'Whlle she remained in the city of roses and that those California people were great for automoblllng. While Miss Burke ' and her manager continue' to deny friends of the youthful Romeo declare that, he confided. to sev (Continued oi. Page Five.) BAN K CASES TO BE PUSHED "District Attorney Cameron Expects to Begin Trial of Of ficials of Oregon Trust & Savings Kext Month, De- ' . ,' spite ;A11 Attempts at Kelay. . ' Immense Sensation at Trial of Kme. Steinlieil for Mur f der of Husband and Moth , er-in-Lav Spectator De nounces Iliniself. , . The officials -of the -defunct "Oregon (Continued- eiv Page Fourteen.) MM UIIS AT EVERY HEAD i (Catted Prum Leewd Wire. J Washington, Nov. 4. Ormsby - Mc- Harg, who resigned as assistant sec re tary of commerce and labor and who la preparing to depart for New York to . take up the practice of law, .today fired a parting broadside at Forester Pinchot Commissioner of Corporations Herbert Knox Smith and former President ' Roosevelt as well ss all other active supporters of the policy of conserve " tlon of natural resources. . Trie alleged water power trust Is at absurd myth," declared McIIarg. ' . - He f? PJfgsed attrorne- enwtempt fffrh; the "ulira conservntlonlsts" and said - they were "Immoral.' He charged that they used : misleading; statements and Incomplete figures in snaking their arrument. Referring to Pinchot -he characterised the forester as a "trimmer.- Incidentally, he took Issue with Cm rnisstoner Smith, who collected the data for Koosevtlt's famous special message oa the water jwer trust McHarg siicgested that both Roos. Velt and Emlth -Jumr1 at conclusions and aa)k , . - "It 1 er-surd to Ulk about a monopoly tj water rower.1 In the Cnltod. States 30.v9o,eoe hr power can be dvp)ord fmrn wstrfUs, but only ' S.0!f,fe borffrx,wer Is now in private . "No atrfle rtnrs1trn holds vererse tonth f tl im'oatit In private ronlrot-Mot-rUrBtsrellra- tt,e. facte, it bas bn msmI tfctf rarlj- f rr ce-it of the ttal is row mntrtHlfd r.y mi -rfora-Um, a ro-v J "n for wrlrh there it abeoiutely no Jrgle er evl'ieBre.' Trust? &Savings bank ,will appear be fore Presiding Judge Bronaugh in the circuit tcourtr at '8 o'clock - this after noon for arraignment oh; Indictments et Illegal banking brought against them by the grand Jury last "Week. -nistrict Attorney Cameron stated this morning that he win maxe every ei fort to have the .defendants, or at least some of them, tried !,nthe De cember: term of court r It is expectea that they will ask for, additional time to. plead- this .afternoon, which- will con sume from one week to ,10 days,; and that at the end of that time they win asK for Ume. ,tO .qemur .19. tne. jnaici 'ments. This Will probably : be followed by motions to quash the indictments ana by the multitudinous . legal technical ities that' banking cases usually result in. Mr. Cameron is sura, however, that he will be able t start the trial of two of the defendants presumably. Morris and either W. H. Moore or Gus Lowlt next month. ; '-':S 'v -. . Cooper Korrls Evldenoa. " -- It has been rnored that W.; Cooper Morris, who returned from Tacoma this morningv might turn State's evidence at the trial In order to attempt to con vict Leo Frlede and E. E. Lytle, the two directors againstwhom he is es pecially bitter, and who, before the grand Jury, he accused or saving knowledge of both the Paclfid A. East ern and the department store deals. 1 Alex Sweek, one of .Morris' counsel, said this morning that he could not say whether 'Morrls Would or would not turn state's evidence and that . Morris had gone before the grand, Jury without his lnstructiens. ' ' ' ; When District Attorney" Cameron Was asked concerning the report he merely Bad: "It might - be 'a good 'thing ' for Morris if he1 does." . Separate Trials Probable. , It is presumed that the.-various de fendants will ask. "for separate trials, and dt .Is .not . known " which of. the' va rious deals that are alleged to have re sulted In wrecking the Oregon Trust will be taken up first by the state. It seems probable that this will be one-f the department store cases... however. Gus Lo wit will be needed in these cases and it may take-: some' time to bring him from- Denver. Deputy Sheriff Beatty, who was sent with requisition papers for him was due to reach, there about noon today.- ;,.-:.'':. ;.;, -.,::,' - H. C. Morris, H. A Moore, W. H. Moore. E. E. Lytle.-and Leo FrVede, officers of tne defunct Oregon- Trust & Savings bank, who are" charged with receiving runas after the bank- became insolvent were continued until Friday. The cases were set for today, but since Indictments have been, returned and action expected in circuit court the municipal court ac tion will be dismissed 'as soon as , the nigner court acts.. Neither of the in dicted . bankers ' appeared In municipal (VnUfd PreM Leased Win.) ' Paris, Nov, -4. -A man who gave the name of , Lefebvre, . rose in court today during the trial of - Madame Steinheii and electrified . the assemblage by con fessing that he murdered Stelnhell and Madame Japy. -. v The- incident occurred shortly after Madame Marguerite Steinheii, "tne red Widow." accused of murdering her art ist' husband and her step-mother, had resumed the ' stand in today's session. The announcement of Lefebvre came like-a -thunderbolt ) to the accused woman, the presiding Judge,' the spec tators and the - attorneys In the case. The woman had just stood up, and was emphasizing . some 1 point . in her testi mony when Lefebvre arose In his seat and shouted: "Release that woman. She fs Inno cent' I alone am responsible. Madame Bteinhetl had nothing to .dd with the death of her husband and Madame Japy. killed them, and I am glad of it." As this confession fell from the lips of the man Madame-Btfinhell tottered, and ' would ' have 'fallen' had no.t "gen darmes . rushed to, her assistance, and carried her to a chair . -. . . . Demands to TacS Star witness. ' Lefebvre was removed Xrom the court room' and. given', over to' the custody of the police, who will make a complete In vestigation' of his conf esslon. - -a,.,, A'r . it was sometime rwiore jne exanu na tion of the woman, whq yesterday moved the Parisian assemblage with all the skill of a consummate -actress, could. be continued. When quiet was finally re- tored she -taunted the government for failing to confront her with "her former lover. M. . Borderel, the prosecution's principal witness. "Why do . you not bring him before me? she screamed. - 'You dare: not and besides he Is afraid to face me." , The prosecution is keeping Borderel away from court but state counsel says he will testify after Madame Steinhell's examlnatlpn has beea finished. ; This will probably be today. HO Admission as to Taure. The only statement that the "red widow" made that could be construed In any way as bearing upon the late Pres ident, Faure was the following: i "My husband took me to the salon of 'Conttnrjed on Page FlvSJ ,. , ,,.,, . , ... 1 .1 . 1 . ' , ; ; 1 1 SOON TO MARRY MARQUIS 1 1 ; ? i u a . ' f I . ,-'A-AA". ! .1 11.,- - ' . , ip 1 x ( J r. A If i v S w . 1 II I ( If 4 , . V A ' ' X II 11. Tlie P'cture at the; top, is the J ! ' ,t Wvsrt L . latest photograph of Miss Susan 1 V.V f November 10, to the Marquis de GOOD ROADS 1 i 1 BEGINS Public ' Spirited, Business 3ren Subscribe Monthly - Support to Fund for Edu-! cational Purposes To Or ganize Branches. , Following pledge themselves themselves to pay to the Good Roads fund the' different sums monthly for a period , of two years: . Implement & - Vehicle Club ' of Portland .J50 Dr. Andrew C Smith 25 Theodore B. Wilcox ; . , . . 25 ' The Journal 25 . Howard- M. Covey ........ 25 Meier & Frank ........... 25 Beall & Co. .... 25 E. H. Wemme 20 Security Vault & Metal ; Works . . . . ; . . , v. . . .. . i ... ,15 Dr. A. E. Rockey 10 M. C. Dickinson . . . . 10 Sol Blumauer' 5 Frank W. Moore ......... 5 Pitched to a high degree of fire and energy by enthusiastic speakers, more than 25 Portland business-and: profes sional men,' members ' of the ' Oregon Good Roads association, -In session last night' In the convention hall of the SHIP'SSTROHG ROOM LOOTED. : . .' ..... v , .... . . The picture at the; top, is the latest photograph of Miss' Susan Henning, who is to be married on November 10, to the Marquis de Charet Charette, , whose picture, taken as he arrived at Xeiv York, is shown at the lower ' left-band corner, 37io Warquis,nU cko ly esembjes ther tenor, Caruso, had a list of a fvonderful- 'cOllectibn of heirlooms as presents to ''his bride, in " addition . to gifts from the Queen sof . Portugal the. Due ' de Chartrcs the Comtesse do Paris and the Com'te Casserte, but, "fearing that he would be compelled to pay duty, -left -the gifts in Europe.' Miss Henning is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W.-Henning, formerly of Kentucky -but now of Xew -York and Tuxedo. The mother of the. bride-elect Is a descendant of the Due do Berry. ' - . , COAST TO COAST I mm NOTED r.lEXIBAH OUTLAW CAUGHT Had Escaped From Peniten tiary Six 1 ears Afro baid to Have Killed M.Men. " rnlto4 Vrtm Vnr6 Wire.) Galveeutn. Texas, Nov. 4. News VV1CKERSHAM TJAY SUCCEED PECKHArJ Persistent Bumor That U. S. " Attorney General Will ; AA Be Appointed. : : ; I (VvAUA. frees ImM Wire.) ' Washington. Kov. 4. It is being per- Wlckershani of New Tork. attorney gen eral of the United States. Is to, be' ap pointed associate Justice of the supreme court to succeed the late Rufus Peck ham. It 1 not known whether Wicker- sham will aecept If the appointment Is offered to him. . ' ; . ' - - reached herec:y.,Xnuttrio-4sowiaU that Oeoiga W Texas, of the capture of Ines Rule, a no torious Mexican desperado, who is sal a to have killed at least 40 men during a career extending over -10 years. The Mexican government has applied for bis surrender, and Is said to have guaran teed that summary execution . will fol low his deportation. :: Ruts .was a leader in tee Moody Garza raids and the- Fun Ignaclo. out rages In 102., He tm-sald to have killed 0 men'In frne battle wtth a pursuing po in 102. - : fix years ara,-while under ntenre of rWth In Mexlott, he eersped anj croeaed the border Into Texas. I'ntil threi days aro he roamed over t?; ttate. until rec r.lIl bT the sheriff ef ro county. The Mexican government had efterM a standing reward of Ji .for. Ms cap ture. ' . ' . . fLHE FB0G. fouxd : AT DEPTH OF 12 FEET V UNDER GBOITXD dtarial Comlf. Ple-n. tr ov. 4.--Nolrjal comioia '"fi have l--n lojd to Cfeirle H. Korrell n. 3 W. B. Hartley, Portland. fSwfat IMMtd) te Tim Jwh1 I Iaidlaw. Or. Nov. 4. Recently ' while discing a cliterh on his farm, thre and - a half mi!i north cf town. A- D- Parka came - upon a live frog at the depth rf 11 fpet The fm s iiwhet 4" torpid wheit first found, but U 4 soon warmed and was as llve- 4 ly as a cricket , (United Prt Leased Wire San Francisco, Nov. 4. William ;F. Herrin, chief counsel for . the Southern Pacific, who has Just i returned ; from a five months trip through Europe, said Li r- infMi ptn TmuA I. "I. have heard Mr. Harrimart say on New York, Nov. 4. News leaked out I several occasions that a three day train late this afternoon that some time last I between San Francisco, and -New York night robbers aboard the Hamburg-1 would be-entirely. .practicable. . and I American steamer Prince Joachim ulewl think It is only a matter of time when open the strong room safe, secured ISO,-1 this will become an established ' fact 000 In gold and fscrpew The police are The Harrlman lines west-of. Omaha to guarding the ship and the crew are gan Francisco are as Tine as those of under surveillance. , - , A amy eastern line ahd when a through train can be arranged that will ellml nate the layover in - Chicago a three Amv run' from rOMflt to roast- will not IV 1 1 li k h r M K K be difficult." Albany. Or.. Nov, 4. The women Of I iv. A. A xA A . . TA. ' i'S'. h".T.fl.U'-r.,.t.h r: Francisco could be made without much 'XZ. .r r r:: trouble between New York and Portland V,lVl'r I'Vly??!'" iS M they have the roadbed and the f.. "r railroad fo do. While at III St lIlCIilTirreeyTbe- ALBAXYOVOMEX tween New , York and . Tortland seems like remarkably quick time, yet the 3000 miles averages only 41 miles an hour at that rate. Between NwYorkv and Chicago the Lake Shore and the Penn sylvania operate 1-hour trains without trouble.. . The . Vnlon Pacific and the Northwestern, with their straight lines and double tracks, could equal thla rec ord, and the level' tracks of .the Oregon Short Line would enable the making of very fast time, it Is said.' . ' At present the fast mall train on the Harrlman lines makes the Chicago-Port land run lla 60 hours, : or at least Is scheduled to make It, and thl train makes an average over the O. R. & N. lines of St miles an hour between Hunt ington and Portland. When it. Is taken into consideration that . much of the O.vR. AN. consists of grades, sharp curves and . crooked track, and that It has to contend with falling rock, shift ing sands and a single track, the record being made on this line la remarkable. and. in proportion. Is much ahead of fhat of .Ith.r.lh.. Oh... "f t! commercial club, pledged monthly si scrfptlons,- to- be-usecr-tp an education! campaign over the state. '.. According to the general agreement, these sums are to be paid monthly by the different firms and individuals for period of two years. - With the amounts subscribed, an educational campaign having for Its purpose the building of a general system of good roads over the state, and the ultimata employment of a road building expert, who will direct and lay out highways systematically-will be begun. .. t Enthusiastic Meeting. Enthusiasm marked the meeting from the beginning. Presiding. Dr. Andrew Smith first introduced Lionel It. Webster, county Judge of Multnomah county, who- made ; a stirring, address to the assembled business and profes sional men. , "With good roads and systematically planned -..highways." . declared. Judae Webster, "the . freight . rates of the farmer begin at his doorway and not at the nearest railway station. Within a period of one year, any highway of th system would more than pay for itself in the saving of railroad rates. "And "systems of good roads in Ore gon would be the best advertisement for the state that it would be posslbln to offer. Throughout the country Ore gon, would soon become advertised as a state where one could travel with com fort and speed, and a class of citizens of the. higher grade would naturally be attracted. - Oregon- would derive more benfits from a complete system of good roads than from any other improvement--'." f --j":; r.'':--"-i:'j' '--.-' ' .-.'-'-----' " ; '' "Personally. I favor a system of good roads all over the state, under the di rection 'of the state engineer. And I am strongly a friend of a great state high way running from the northern, line directly- down through the state to Ash-. (Continued on Page Sixteen.) AnCDIPfl HI Union Pacific OillDO IHLUIUHil dllll 0 TO CARRY COAL Edfrar F. ;Luckenbach of Xe w.York Looking for -; Available 'Steamers. to the city for a term of years and are OREGON TRUNK WILL VIUCl IV tVI irsjlVII J 111! IWV HJIURf,! artists. Professor Peck of the Oregon Agricultural college, and Mr. Chase, ef Portland, who laid Out the Eugene depot park. 'After ecttmates ef Mm work are rnada, ene of the artists, will be given chsfge. ' ' . It is the Intention to begin the park ing of tbe grounds In February. The women In cherg of the preparatory work of, filling jn the BUILD STEEL BRIDGE ACROSS COLUMBIA X. IV SUB VKYIMl TO . SHORTEN' ITS MXE J prcpoted Hae at lt t sul.es. The Oregon Trwek line will build a grounds are tied , drawtoidx armes the Columbia Mesdamea Mark. Blaln and MiMQuarl. I m,f at Mr?l pt,tnt between the mouth of the Drhut rlrer and Ce!ll.(, ac cortllrg to Jackson Smith, vice president of tbe Orecn Tmnk. . This briipe will give t)e f-w H!!l line its ' connection with " tbe Hpnkane. rortiand - ki'lm railrfd and wtlt. n tet r. give It entrants t rvtrtlsJ and rmitos w.th the eAx by-way rf Prvae atd Hhe Orsat Xertbera anl; kortHem Pacific.: . - "V have t rtrr1 pnw an4 have ! them for tfi uamlnlrg ; Bfte. iF-nL. Nov. Th Nortbera rsfinf has brua tb nurt ot a line 'n Milee City. Mont to- Wt N." D. 4 1 This route, it Is claimed, wl'l ehnrtea the si line If it ! slvrted ver tfct the banite rf ' ttw CniumhU on both ide-s of the river 10 find the' most fa vorable ert far this bridge," aaij Mr. Smftfc, "tvit we have not --t etla wpon It definitHy, and until we io w raanot have tlW plans Tor the brHge dr. .It will cm the 'river some where between thAinAuth f te river p4 -Tee Ittr - This jtttt - wttfirtB-.a' a sur prise to wvuty wh h-e fir-irM that tb IH ft e'evsitTB ts. 1 he t-en r 'jifd ef tfm llne buiMV. p f- rhetew brane ef tf r"ilm(lrn Aim tCoo'inued en I"a tl '": l'aHe Pn I4 Wtre.l Seattle. Wash.. Nov. 4 To er(rsnl2 handle the shipments -e-f - government coal rom- the Atlantic to. the naval bases at Bremerton. San" Franrln-o an, I Honolulu, or to dlfc'pose of such a fl--t to the navy department ehonhl the Ut ter undertake the carrying of lis o n fuel supplies. Is said to b. -.'the rntl "i of El Star T. I.uknhsch of New Triii, who Is in Seattle, It Is lld be r-presents a syndicate tt estern eh!rp:r men. although t.wfcetibacB de Hm- -it make any statement regarding U. mil r. - . fjivlng coter lh rprt anions ping men that Linke-ntuf-h !rtti,t-t-,1 in iwurlng ail Ine aviile r! tmt. rl"ra.. be yeferdjv itit4 .r' I XmvrtfT U .ta port. , 1h ew r.l w 1 1 cf ttr-'ri t. 1 v - In th ItPlE ft -!?' f trttn f n'l tte fiiiff Vl rvtl - eauwd 1 'ft f""r C "n !' ; ' roast rTj !" '"?'""M ' -nsfn. Ti .x-'r ert--t f- - -: of .,t,-T r '! IS'.I,vnf !'!", ' t t So') 4 -.1.! ' .- ffl 1 of li l 1 If H Inif t . a f t 4r- - .