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I'ULA L L ' U &r ' 1 . 1 1 1 M 1 1 1 II 1 1 1 1 1 I II III I w IIHI I II I 111 I 1 1 II 1 1.1 lllll M 1 1 111 .11 II Ml' r- ' " i- r 1 Was Cashier In Local Office of 'I I " Schwarzschild & Sulzberger, . packers, Up to Time of Dis appearance. 1 EMBEZZLEMENT RESULT OF INFATUATION FOR GIRL .Left Wife and Child in Portland , Wealthy: Parents Re fused to Help Him. After finding the Pinkertona and tn police department of a doaen eastern cltles( Harry B..Roer, who wii at one time caahler In the local office of Bchwarsachlld A SuUberg-er company, and who absconded about a year ago, leaving- a shortage In his accounts of 11819, was captured yesterday after noon In Portsmouth, Ohio. Bog-era waa bonded by the Fidelity A Deposit com pany, represented In Portland by W. J. Clemens. Mr. Clemens received a telegram yes terday from the police department of Iortsmouth saying that the fugitive had been located in that city and asking for instructions. Wire Hold Borers. At the request of W. -J. Lyons of the bonding department of the V. 3. Clem ens company, Chief of police Cox wired Ihe. Portsmouth Authorities .to hold Rogers and await , the arrival of a war , rant aa(K an - 'officer with requisition papers . Rogers wllf V b Hfeturnad to Control of House of Commons by. Liberals, and Laborites Without Considering ' Irish Party Is Indicated. TOTAL CONSERVATIVE . GAIN NOT ABOVE 80 Forty-six Members to Be Re turned Today John Burns' Majority Increased. Principal Witness Against Her mann Swears" on .Stand Mays Wanted Coin o "Pay People in Washington." HE AND M'KINLEY GET ADVANCE INFORMATION (Continued on Fnpre Five.) alleged slayer OF EIGHT TRAILED 10 HIDING PLAC E Charged With Murdering Fam ily, Joseph Lovenitz Flees Through Germany, France and America to California. (ratted Preas Leased Wire.)' Ban Francisco, Jan. 18. After flee ing through" France and Eng1andnd ruahf na-. Rcrnsa tha AmAdrtn nntlnnt wiw several aeierminea uerman aeiec ' tlvea en his trail. Josenh Lovenlta. al leged slayer of eight persons, la In hid ing near Auburn, according- to persona attached to ' the German consulate In this city. , Lorenlt is charged with wiping out an entire family in Germany on No vember 1, 1909. He escaped into France, then across the English chan nel to Southampton, where he took pagg age for the United States. After his arrival In New York he Is thought to have com e to California, where he worked In a railroad construction crew near Auburn. i During his flight Lovenlts was pur sued by German officers. , They fol lowed their quarry across the ocean, . only to lose trait for more than a month. Yesterday, the local German consulate came Into possession of Information that may lead to the alleged murderer's ar OH L S AHDPAYSBET fOnlted Preia Leaard Wire.) London, Jan. 18. Unless the con servatives take a. decided brace during the remaining days of the national par liamentary elections it is predicted the liberals and the laborites will, be able to control the next parliament without the aid of the Irish Nationalists. Estimates baaed upon the solid lib eral representation usually returned from Scotland and Wales place the to tal conservatlves'galn at but 80 seats. As the laborites sre making slight gains, the liberals maybe able to lose 90 seats without losing control of par liament. Forty-two constituencies, having a parliamentary representation of it members, are voting today. Winston Churchill and T. P. O'Conner, the noted Irish loader, are among the candidates whose fate Is being decided. John Burns, president of the- local government board, - who stood for re election in Battersea,. defeated A. Shir ley Benn, unionist, by mora than too votes.' more than doable bis usual ma jority. The house.-of commons consists . of 670 members. The last house was mads up as follows: Mlnlsteriallsts-s- Ijiberals 3(5 Labor 63 Nationalists 81 Socialists '".. . . ." i Total ministerialists.. .600 Unionists 168 Ministerial majority 332 XJqnor Question la Ireland. ' ' Threatened secession of the liquor In terests of Ireland from the Irish Na tionalist party Is causing the party Tarpley '.and McKinley Buy School Lands Within Bound aries of Proposed Reserve. that the split between the Nationalists and the liquor Interests is so great that it will result In general support by the latter of the parliamentary candi date whom the Limerick Licensed Vlnt ers' association has announced Its in tention of putting up against the Na tionalist candidate In the elections late this' month. Ths reason for the trouble, accord ing- to the , dispatch, is the campaign the' Liberals, allies of the Nationalists, are waginr throughout England against the liquor element.- The Nationalists allied themselves with the Liberals, fol lowing Premier Aequith's declaration for a modified form of home rule for Ireland. Men here who are familiar with Irish Dan W. Tarpley, first q ths string of witnesses that are expected to link Blnger Hermann with ths alleged con spiracy to create ths Blue mountain forest reserve lor ths i-rivate gain cf the conspirators, waa put on ths stand by Mr. Heney this morning. Tarpley mads a atart at his story this morning over the objection of Colonci A. 8. Worthlngton, Hermann's attorney, and this afternoon will conclude bis testimony. - He is telling ths story,, al ready outlined, of bow he and. Horace O. McKinley secured advance Informa tion regarding- the creation of ths Blut mountain ' reserve, through Mertit Orraaby. son of the forest superintend ent, hew they purchased 17,600 acres of school land ahead of Georsro Soren- son, representative- or F. P., Mays and W. N. Jones, and how Mays demanded one helf of the land bought, telling I Tarpley that ths proceeds from the lands were needed to "pay ths people In Washington,"- " Vv : ' IteXlnlsy stay rollow, f It Is expected that Tarpley will the succeeded on ths stand by McKinley and Sorenaon, who have similar. tales to relate. ' ' ' A. F. Flegel, a well known attorney of Portland, was the first witness of the morning. He testified that he knew W. A. Jones, and with Jones waa an executor of the estate of H. A. Smith. He found as executor, tnat Smith had Interests ""Tn school land, together with Jones and Mays. Smith,' in making his will, also told of the lands.. Mays held the certificates. He consented, as exe cutor, , to a sale of the lands by the heirs of the estate. Jones gave the de scriptions of the lands sold. h. F. Smith, sergeant of police Portland, and son of H. A. Smith, waa the next witness. He testified that hi THE GIRL, THE MAN AND THE DOG; WHICH MOST APPEALS TO YOU? W.WJ$r---Wi!K!i . asww):m:Xs -rV,jp.sr -y -..: V. " pttstssJsaW ' ; "4 ' t - ' -' r -n n - ,W ':? i WW77:777 V I C Ji I ' I rS T i f PS iln ii i iiifirn nn-r ' DAUIItlitK lilUM J PROVE HITCHCOCK TOLD 1 UNTRUTH li , . i. k is . i. s ? ! "-' leaders much anxiety, according to a "i-Tt, i h. tu m Aim,, t t..wii i. . laather had told him of his ownership of dispatch from Dublht. ltr-reporred u. u.n.ma .v,. (Continued on Page Seven.) school lands. He Identified the descrip tlons of the lands held, Miss Ella S. Rodgers, a former stenographer for Carey ft Mays, wa called try Identify letters written by her lor F. P. Mays. Tarpley Takes Stand. Dan W. Tarpley was ths next wit ness. His testimony went in over the objection ofColonel Worthlngton, who contended that the evidence concerning the TarpIey-McKlnley activities did no have to do with Hermann. He also ob Jected to the testimony of Tarpley re garding- the alleged conversation of Tarpley with Mays, in which Mays was quoted as saying that he needed money to pay men In Washington who were working for the creation of the reserve. (Continued on Page Five.) HAMMOND PLAYS HOST WITH UNITED STATES AS SPECIAL GUEST Wagered $100 Suit of Clothes That Roosevelt Would Be Nominated in 1908. , . ; (Cnltrd Fri-M Leased WlrO ' t Washington, Jan. 18. -Congressman ; Duncan MeKlnlay "of , California, in ad dition to a happy smile, Is wearing a new 1100 suit of clothes paid for by Senator Jonathan Bourne of Oregon. The' senator, before the nomination of President Taft, was a strong Roosevelt Vian. ;.In a discussion with MeKlnlay, . the Oreg0h;-senator rashly made a bel of i'a suit of "clothes : that Roosevelt ' would b nominated. ; The California . repreBBnjBuve iohk . up me wager and then f orcbt : all'v about '1' it. Rccpntu- Uourne met MeKlnlay. f the California recalled to.hla mind. MeKlnlay refused at f irst lo J-eserfd the wager' with' ser iousness, until BOurne'remarked, "I am - man vhn nova hi. Kf "; -Th.. vr- Klnlay consented to be measured by a leadln Washington tailor. ; : ," 1 ..ij.. I'.'-'l-d : . '-J.,,-fti,-5t:-.' SB.-" .f .." '..:.'.t .v.. . ? : 't . W . . (tlBlt.d Preas teased Wire.) Washington, Jan. 18. John Hays Hammond was the object most in view at the governors' national conference today. Mr. Hammond represents the Guggenhelms, and is said to be the best paid engineer in the world. He Invited the governors to a speolal dinner and out of courtesy nearly all accepted. ,Tho result has been a great deal of comment aa to the propriety of executives of states accepting the hospitality of a man who will undoubtedly soon figure conspicuously, in the Guggenheim con troversies over coal land, coal and gold. The governors will, after the Ham mond-Guggenheim dinner, become guests of president Taft at the White House. The national conference of governors or tne various states today became an adjunct of the national conference on uniform legislation, through lengthy discussion of the laws of their various states. Plans for the unification of civil laws were aiscusaea oy so . governors wno are auenning tne conference. Aside rrom uniform legislation the governors are in convention principally to further a congressional campaign for general Interstate commerce legislation. The house committee on Interstate and foreign commeroe held its first meet ing luuaj-, ana win proDSDiy receive a committee from the governors embodv ing the suggestion brought out at the guDernaioriai conrerence. , JOHN R. WALSH WILL . FACE PRISON BARS; LAST APPEAL LOST (Cnttrd Prers Leased Wire.) - . Chicago, Jan.. 18 Banker John R. Walsh, whose j spectacular 'financial operations caused the wrecking of, three banks, was ordere4, confined in ths fed eral, prison at Leavenworth,' Kan., today by a mandate of the federal circuit court of appeals. ' s " Making the?- mandate more declstve. the courj.. denied a. petition of Walsh's attorneys for a new trial. Walsli will be behind the bara of the government prison before 24 hours have elapsed. .-- '., ,v v . .- -.v 7- Unlted - States Marshal - Hoy 'and Deputy Middleton have arranged to start with Walsh for Leavenworth at 6 o'clock tonight. The banker was not In court when his fate was decided definitely.,; Walsh' was at hla desk In his office when ; word of the ' court's : - mandate reached him. Ho showed a trace of agitation for a moment, but simply re marked, "Too bad." , ,. Marshal Hoy announced that he would, not handcuff the banker while en -route prison. Walsh made ar rangements to have his 'wife and his tws sons accompany him ts the prison doors. , , r , . , . M W BBB I 111 1 " 1 1 : . 1 mr . v a ...11.1 . ..1U1.IIUHI1 i . 1 mi" U I COOK REPORTED PICTURElfiAT . DRIFTS STALL 3 ' . CRfTICALLY ILL MS STORY OF TRAINS ON BLEAK IN GERMANY PERVERTED LIFE MOUNTAIN'S PEAK Secretary of Interior, Land Commissioner Dennett and Others to Answer Charge Of Misapplying Funds. :v , Washington, Jan. ' 18.-Secretary of the Interior Ballinger, Land Com missioner Dennett and several other officials of the interior department were served with' subpoenas this af ternoon notifying them to appear be fore the house committee on expen ditures to reply to the charges of extravagance and misapplication of fnnds filed yesterday by Representa tive Hitchcock Of Nebraska.'. . Ballinger gave out a statement last night declaring that the charges were "ridiculously false," but the committee decided that it was nec essary to take official action In the matter. - . 1 Inquiry will be made into the charge that the private traveling ex penses of Jack Ballinger. the secre tary's nephew, were paid out of the public funds. i- Frankfort Newspaper Says the Discredited Explorer's Mind Is in Danger of Derange ment Keeps Retreat Secret (United Prua Leaaed Wire.) Frankfort, Germany, Jan. 18. Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the discredited Arc tic explorer, lies critically 111 in a sanl tanum near Heldleberg, according to a statement published in the Zeitung. Cook's nerves are said to be shattered and his mind in danger of derangement from melancholia. He has Buffered a serious physical collapse, the Zeltung's correspondent declares. It is reported that Dr. Cook's wife is with him, but this cannot be ''con firmed. The Zeitung states that It ia pledged not to make publlo Cook a retreat. . Heidelberg, Germany, Jan. 18. A search of the sanitariums and hospitals In and around this place, following the publication in the Zeitung of Frankfort of an article stating- that Dr. Frederick A. Cook, ths Amerioan explorer, la in hiding near here, was unproductive of results. Many places denied absolutely that cook was among their patients. Othera refused to deny or confirm the report, some of them evidently not be ing averae to the publicity that might roiiow tneir reruaai to discuss it. RAPID TRANSIT IS GREAT ACHIEVEMENT OF PRESENT DAY 4 Rapid transit )s the keynote of 4 4 progress, as recent nchlevemonts 4 4 In the motor world testify. The 4 automobile of 10 years ago was 4 4 a toy compared with ihe swift 4 running, noiseless machine of to- 4 t day. The auto exhibit, the Ola- 4 play of latter day machines; has 4 4 stimulated automobile manufac- 4 4 turlng that has now assumed 4 4 proportions of a proat notional 4 4 irdustry. 4 4 Portland's, annual automobile 4 4' show will attract wide attention 4 4 next week, and it rommemora- 4 4 tion of the event The Sunday 4 4 morning Journal for January 28 4 4 will present an especially pre- 4 4 pared automobile section replete 4 4 with illustrations and articles de- 4 4 voted entirely to motor Interests. 4 4 Do not fall to read it. 4 4 4 4 H0MESTAKE.MINE OPENS ' WITH NON-UNION MEN (United Prana Leased Wire.) 1 : Dead wood,. 8, D., Jan. 18,-A.fter a week of idleness following- a shut down In which 8000 .union miners ceased work, the Homestake mine opened today with non-union miners In,, tne . workings.' it la estimated that two days will be taken up in filling the" ore bins and that ths stamp'mlll will start-crushing rock next Tuesday.. , . Hers is a picture of Roberta De Janon the 110,000,000 heiress who eloped with a hotel employe. The picture of Cohen, taken with that of the girl's little pet dog and herself, Is the first of the man that has been reproduced in Portland. Needless to say It is also the first of the dog. One will notice that the dog Is inclined to defend hjs mistress; he is alert and apparently determined to make an honest battle for her. The man la indifferent. The girl doesn't seem to be grieved. The camera tells a strange story or Insidious cupidity, unintelligent direction and aggressive sincerity. There is a whole volume of moral story In the picture. Another Wreck Victim. V.r.hfl.M rr Tan 1 t Tha hn.1i. of another victim of the Csarlna wreck was found yesterday forenoon. It has not been identified. It was washed up at a point several miles north of where the wreck occurred. The coroner has gone to the beach to take charge of the body. BALLINGER BILLS IN - BY SENATOR NELSON wmm Washington, Jan. 18. Ths adminis tration bills, embodying ths recommend ations of. Secretary Balllnge? In regard to the conservation of natural resources . were Introduced In ths senate today-by Kelson f Mlmota., Thsv measures were labelled "at the' request of the secretary of the Interior." . : ' Portland's Eastern Mail Snow bound Close to La Grande Chicago Passenger Short o Food and Fuel. (Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) La Grande, Or., Jan. 18. Three trains a freight, Chicago special No. 8, and ths fast mall from Chicago have been snowbound over 12 hours at noon to day on top of a mountain just east of here. Relief may reach the trains this early afternoon: If the wind subsides sufficiently to allow a snow plow to make headway on the drifts. Ths nature of the blockade is such that ths trains cannot move either way. It Is believed that the passengers ane (Continued on Page Five.) WIPE OF CHINAMAN WITH HUBBY'S $0,000 RUNS AMAY WITH JAP After waiting 10 years for her Chinese husband to accumulate a for tune, Hanna Kim Fan, the Japanese wife of I-ee Foo, a prominent merchint at 81 North Fourth street, ran afvay from him yesterday, taking; $10,000 and younger man of her own race. The younger man haa been a barber In a Burnslde street ahop, and haa been a Welcome visitor in the home of Lee Foo. -Mn all the visits of the young Japa nese-Admirer of ths wife, the two talked in ihe Japanese language and mads thej Dlans for their adventure under tne nose of the Chinese husband, who could not understand their language. Lee Foo, who has been in Portland 18 years, tooK over nis lamer s inierrom upon ths death of the latter, who had been one of the pioneer merchants of ths city. Foo married Hanna Kim Fan 10 years ago. They have one son,' t years old. The chief of police issued an order among ths oriental colonies that Japa nese and Chinese persons should not mingle, and Detectives Price and Car penter had been to the home of Lee Foo several times to warn him not to auow the young Japanese barber to call there so frequently. To this Lee Foo paid little attention, thinking his wife was faithful to him. The two detective caught tho barber In the home and (Continued on Page Seven.) YOUNG GIRL BY CHICAGO ROUGHS AND SPIRITED AWAY (Catted Preas Laaaed Wlra.1 ' t Chicago, Jan,.18. Mariola Morocco, a pretty 17-year-old girl, was thrown Into a closed cab by three men 'today.' One of the men then leaped to the box and whipped up the horses. Before' the po lice, could be summoned ths turnout disappeared around a corner and has not been seen since, .despite the efforts Of a score, of -officers who have be. de tailed upon the ease.;"2-' V i-M' .-.'-. The kidnaping oeourred . near the home of ths widow of Benedetto Clenl, who ' was 'tnurdered a week ago as he lay In bed, presumably by agents f the black hand. The police Incline to be lieve tha kidnaping of the Moronca girl should be laid at the door of the same sang. -, -, i; Marlcla Morocco- Was known as one of the most beautiful girls of the entire Italian quarter.;?,; ' -M .-'.' .u;- She came to the door herself when ths- men rang the, bell. Wtthout -a word.: ' according to ' persons who sa w the affair bt who ' wero powerless to interfere! one marr placed his hand over her mouth to prevent an outcry, while the others ran with her tooths watting cab. Ths witnesses titea called the po lice. -. KNOX PLAN TO MEET WITH A POLITE REFUSAL Courteous, Well Guarded Note, to Be Sent to United States by Japan Russia, China and Japan Stand Together. Toklo, Jan. 18. It is reported here today on the very best authority that Japan, joining; with China, Is arranging to send a courteous, well guarded but positive refusal to accept the Knox plan of neutralization of the Manchunian rail way to the- United States. Ths nots will be couched In such , terms as to leave no room whatever for future proposals from America in re gard to similar questions, ' It is believed In official circles here that Russia, Jspan and China will stand together, and that their refusals will bs very much the same. This action Is expected to be taken within a few days. Ths government is in receipt of mes sages from Peking saying ths Chinese publlo and government officials have doubted the motives of ths Knox pro posal and fear It might place China In a position of greater danger than ever before. There is no .question of ths unanimity . of public sentiment here against the suggestions of Secretary Knox. ; The elder statesmen are open In their de nunciation of the suggestion. . , The belief is now general among ths majority of statesmen that ths time is at hand for Japan to take- a firm stand and, for Japan to take a. firm stand, and, while conducting herself In ths most. civil and courteous manner, make her meaning and position so clear that there -can bs no possible room for doubt SIPiPANY NHIV E Gilchrist Company of Cleveland Is Embarrassed Under a ; ,$2,500,000 Claim. , Cleveland, Jan. 18. General Georre Garratson, president of ths Hnifk of Commerce of this city,, and 8. II. Ilin, general manager of ths Gilchrist Trans portation company, we're today 'appoint if tiv a local court revolvers for t.'i Gilchrist company, SleO.Ouo corpor- k tion, owning 7 steamers and fr, lhmw y ij ."I. .... "w - - - cently It negoclated heayy- hw to increase- ths fleet. The rourt's .s-tn-was taken at ths 'request f Frank W Gilchrist of Alpn, Mhrli., wh :! that ths company owes 83,&iu.0(i. t business is announced as tha i'4'' .; ths failure.. .