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THE DAILY JOURNAL IS TV0 CE11TSH COPY Sunday Journal 5 cents: or IS cents a week, for Daily and Sunday Jour nal, by carrier, delivered. JOURNAL CIRCULATIO;; ' YESTERDAY WAS Tbo weather Rain " this after noon, tonight and Thursday, WOL.VIII.' NO. 292. PORTLAND, OREGON, WEDNESDAY 1 EVENING,' FEBRUARY 8, 1910. EIGHTEEN PAGES.;; PRICE TWO , CENTS. C TWAINS WD H'L4 IITt CJuKT t ivl . , ...... 1 m . m COACHMAH'SWILL GIVES FORTUHETO MARY L BOOTH ' st 0i m i i ii mm ii i i m ' I She Is Cousin "of Mrs; George I : B.Vinton, Who, Left Hus s band's Millions to George i Nelsoni His Coachman. FORTUNATE WOMAN IS ". MISSION WORKER HERE Made Unsuccessful Attempt to - Break Mrs. Vinton's Will' ! When It Was Filed. ' . Mary Elisabeth Booth, a teacher in local Baotlat mlaaton school, and heir ' to' the asUta of George Bilks Vinton -deceased, who .was a multimillionaire collar and cuff manufacturer at Spring field. Mim, will receive 41,000,008 by , the will Of Georgo D. Nelson, to whom J the money was given by the widow of Vinton i , , r . Nelson waa Vinton's coachman and at 6ne tffne lived either at Pendleton or Baker City, Or., front which place' ha took band of horse to Massachusetts II veara are. He waa wade the bene- flclary of Mra Vinton at her death. The , woman 'Wl known as "lne woman without Hands.' Her hands were en . ttriv burned away, except the thumba, . and Nelson took care of her until her death. The accident was caueed- by an , overheated curling Iron., ' - .- Widow of w. . Boot. s' t Mrs. Booth la the Widow of Dr. WIl Ham N. Booth, who died suddenly In 10 from apoplexy. He had offices iln the Multnomah building and was a oromlnent v. Physician. 8he , le-v rtualtr of Mra.; Vinton an when Kelson filed ' the will for probate, Mra Booth made aa unsuccessful attempt to break It -upon ths ground -thai 4t Wa fraud- 'itlent, Tba auprenjs court neia tnat Kelson was fully entitled to the vast , estate. -j, - v . t ' Since the death of her husband Mrs. Booth has lived a. quiet lite. She has been supporting herself by teaching In religious missions. For Hwo years ha was connected with the Presbyter Ian mission, and of late with the Bap tist mission. . i Attorney Henry C. King, with offlcea In the Woroester- building, represents the' woman. At the time of the will contest. ' Monroe ' Goldstein, police re porter of a, local paper, waa sent to . Rnrlna-fleld aa a special ag-ent for Mra. Booth to handle the matter. Under, the ' arrangement between Mrs. Booth and Attorney King, Goldstein la to re oslve I per cent of her bequesV which In thJa case will be 160,000. , , ' Xiaf to Get 80 Pe Cent. : . King, aa her agent. Is to receive 80 per cent of the amount Mrs. Booth re ceives, or UOO.OOO. it waa through Goldstein that Nelson assured Mra. Booth that ahe would receive the bulk f the estate at his 'death,, In his will, which was 'filed yesterday. It Is shown he haa kept iila promise by leaving the woman f 1,000,000. , ' Attorney King received a telegram this morning from the probate Judge at Springfield, Informing him the will waa (Continued on Page Four.) mm KILLED Blf POISON Offers' His Check Dr. B. C. Hyde Said to Have Directed.. Administration of 'Strychnine in Capsule Dr. -Gale Gives Testimony. ATTORNEYS FOR ACCUSED WON'T LET HIM TESTIFY Arrest Will Probably Follow Finding by Coroner's : , . Twelve. : 7 '"V, .(Catted Pmes taaaM Wlr. ... ' : Kansas City, Mo, reb. . The eoro-I aers Jury today returned a vtrdlot find. tag that Colonel. Thomas X. Rwope, the millionaire, waa killed by stry chains In a aapsule administered at, the direction of Dr. a. O. Hyde, a distant relative of j WOPS. ..'j;,'.;.'. V A-V V--'- -The eoroaer'g Jury U Its rerdlot says Colonel . Swopa came to his death "by strychnine poisoning, and from the evi dence we b.lleve that the said strych nine poisoning , waa administered In . a capsule at about 81M a. m. on the day he died, by direction of Br. B. C. Hyde, but whether with felonious Intent, we. tue jury, are nnable to deolde." The olrcmmstanoss surrounding the refusal of Dr. Hyde's attorney to allow the doctor to take the stand probably had lte lnfluenoe wltn, the Jury when weigTung tee evidence. :, - , ; After Pearl XeUar, the nurse of Col. nel Bwope, had repeated a part of the story she told yesterday en the witness stand concerning' colonel Bwope'a death. Coroner Swart waa about to call the neit witness when an Interruption oo- onrred. - Attorney : Walsh stepped for ward and whispered to the coroner for varal minutes. ; It was then announced that Sr. Hyde's attorney had advised hint not to testify. Prosecutor Conk- ling-, and Coroner Swart . Insisted that Br. Hyde should take the stand. Walak doggedly refused to permit his client to give testimony, and remained obdurate. Finally Prosecutor Oonillng remarked i That tg sufficient for the purpose of tho proseontor." Thereupon ho called Br. Gale, an ex pert on the off acta of strychnine poi sonlngv who gave 'omo teohnloal testi mony. ,. Shortly there after the cass waa given to tho Jnry. - - Commander Robert K. Peary, who has made a proposition to the Na tional Geographic ociety to have an expedition aet out for " the South Pole next fall. He thinks the coat" would be between 75 000 and $100,000. It is estimated the , explorer could , reach j the South Pole, December 81, 1911. Commander Peary haa offered Ills personal check for $10,000 m aid of the expedition. ' ' ': ' ' 1 i" (Caltad Prwe Leased Wtie.l Washington, Feb.- I. The senate to day passed ths tHU Introduced by Sena tor Hale, authorising the prealdent to make Commander . Robert R Peary a rear admiral and, place him on the re-tlrd-list lu recognition 6f his dlecovery of the North Pol. - It 1s believed that the bill will be passed without .delay by the house. .' ..;,' ; . ' i -Kv. - BALLINGER DEALS MORTAL BLOW TO "FRIEND'S" RIVAL Washington -.Oregon ; Co. at Walla h Walla ; : Findi That Lands Are Withdrawn Across - Which New Electric Runs. ROAD TO PENDLETON . . MAY NOT BE BUILT Northern Pacific Is Thought to Have Influenced Secre- tary of Interior. SAP E Ml CHARGES PE NAG NOTED OUTLAW BREAKS PAROLE: BACK TO PRISON Clyde Mattox' Surrenders After : Issuing Defi- One of Okla noma's Most . Desperate , Characters in Early Days. ", (Cnlted Press Leased Wlrt.t Tulsa, Okla., Feb., . Clyde Mattox.'a notorious outlaw, waa returned to , the state prison today following his capture yesterday after the Officers had searched for him several months for breaking his 'parole from the penitentiary. - When Mattoi was found be oent word to the sheriff that he would shoot the arrest ing officer. As he haa killed five men, an armed posse was sent to apprehend him. ' Mattox surrendered quietly. , . i Mattox,; who, is 40 years v old. , has served several prison terms. He was paroled by Governor Haskell, but soon afterward got Into a fight in which a knife was freely used. Mattox's first murder was committed In Oklahoma In the early '90's, ; He was ' tried in ?the - federal , district court at Wichita. Kan., and sentenced to be hanged,; His. crime had .been flagrant, and hla" case, seemed hopeless, but his mother ' devoted he little wealth -and her entire effort for several years to obtaining a commutation and then a; pardon, Mattox played meanwhile the consumptive game, and when the case ' seemed to have narrowed down to an j eyelash finish; between the hangman's rope and tubereuloala. President McKin ley granted a pardon, following a per sonal appeal offered by the .devoted mother. , ' . :.- ,,..,. Within a few months after hla re lease Mattox" bad .wantonly killed his second man. : Kansas City, Mo., Feb. ' . Attorneys for Dr. B.C. Hyd today refused to permit him to take the witness stand at the inauest Into the. sudden death of Colonel Thomas H, Swope. ' .- Prosecutor Conkling soon afterward declared that he had obtained enough evidence to make a case against Dr. Hyde. It was Intimated, (hat an ar rest might' be made at any time. . . The announcement by Prosecutor Conkling recalls the testimony, given Miss Pearl Kellar. a nurse who nded Colonel Swope. The nurse told of the medical treatment given Colonel Swepe by Dr. Hyde, described Swope's death from convulsions 20 minutes after the colonel had swallowed a capsule supplied by the ddctor, and swore on the witness stand that Dr. Hyde had asked her previously to use her Influence . to have him named ' aa' administrator of Swope'a estate in the will of the mil lionaire. Some time after Prosecutor Conk ling's anonuncement It waa stated that enough witnesses had been examined for the purposes of the inquest and the case ' waa . placed In the hands of ths Jury. - t - Little Important evidence waa ad duced today, the most sensational ' feat ure being the-refusal of Dr. Hyde's at torneys to permit him to take the stand. Los Angeles Man Says Prison- , ers in Texas Jail Are Hired Out to Planters. (Speolil Dl.p.tcb to The Journal.) Walla Walla. Wash., Feb. By , the withdrawal of landa along the Walla Walla river by Secretary of tho Interior Balllnger, the Washington-Oregon come pany, which proposes to build an electrtb line from here to Pendleton, Is pat down and Out, provided the action of the secretary . la confirmed and made permanent. On January 10 the aecre- tary withdrew the lands, tout it was not until yesterday afternoon that the exact section numbers were made known. It was found then that the withdrawal doea not take in any other land except that of ths Washington-Oregon company. why the ; Washington-Oregon t com pany should be singled out for attack a difficult of, surmise. ,, It is but a short line, to bo built through a country that would bo actively aerved by It. The directors of the company Intimate that there la "something", behind the movement. ' i The "something" behind, as figured out by local tnen Interested In the situation, la aomethlng like this: '.;. The Northern Pacific ' haa physical connections with the Walla Walla Vel ley Traction company, which l the. local orancn or tno Northwestern corporation. -(Continued on Page Five.) SANTA ANA RAMS SHIPS AND STEEL Martinsburg. i.W. Va-1 Feb. . Elmer Carryall Swope. claiming to be the son (Continued on Page Four.) : (United lrM Leased .Wire.) , ls Angelesi Feb. Declaring thatJ he Is prepared to swear that workhouse prisoners tni certain parts of .Texas are "let", to plantations where they exlat in slavery,' Lew M, Johnson of this .city Is preparing to go to Austin,. Texas. - ' Johnson, who la. a painter, claims he waa thrown Into Jail, without cause at CaldwelUrTexas. waa - sentenced to SO days lm the , workhouse and then com' pelled to work' on a plantation. He de scribed the conditions of himself and similar r prisoners who are said to bo held in peonage and claimed that he es eaped Just In time to save himself from death. x " "I am unable : adequately toescribe the Indignities, v the ' unsanitary condl tlons of our sleeping quarters and the atench of the food served, us which wo had to eat or starve," declared Johnson, "I waa put to work digging ditches. The first day I was lashed across the mouth and admonished ' to keep It shut if didn t want ip pe killed. :l saw men lashed until the blood came, and they were fed' like hogs." - ' : '.? ' The federal grand. Jury, according to Johnson, Is preparing fo investigate the cnarges or. peonage ana,- nas indicted several officials In Burleson county. Terrible Five Minutes Spent by Crew as Bridge Trembles on Verge of Collapse Sleeping Babe an Incident. . RAILWAY EXCHANGE BUILDING JO HAVE '- ; FIFTY FEET MORE Fifty per cent in ground area will be added to the Railway Exchange building under construction on Stark street, fac ing the Chamber of Commerce, as a re sult of H. O. Sttckney and associates having closed a deal this morning for a 23 year lease on the 60 by 100 feet on Third just north of 'the Spalding build ing and. known as the Barnes market Negotiations for the lease of this prop erty:, between ""Jack". Peterson, the owner of the lot, and' Messrs. Stlckney, Stanley and Smith, who are buildlna the Railway Exchange, have, been In prog ress for several days. At one time It looked an though nothing would come of tno negotiations, but this morning the principals : finally r came ; to . terms ""and the deal waa. dosed. vr';;.' By taking a lease on . this ' lot Mr, Stlckney and associates are enabled as a result of taking over the Peterson lot to make an entrance to their new build ing, on Third street. In addition 'to the main entrance designed for the 200 foot Stark atreet front. It Is more than likely that the Third street entrance will b provided with one or more eleva tors, thereby greatly . enhancing ' . the value and desirability of the structure This property was purchased recently by ' "Jack", Peterson for 1138,000, and wnus tne - terms or the lease to the builders of the Railway Exchange have not been announced, it la known that the rental Is based on , valuation con siderably above the cost to Peterson.; ? The lease of ; this property ; means that one of the old frame eyesores in tho retail district is to grive place to a modern; fireproof structure.' ; It alao meana that the block bounded by Third, Fourth. Stark and, Washington streets. Is to ba entirely covered with the best class of brick, steel and concrete struc turea,. the Union Bank; & Trust com pany having recently ' announced its plans for displacing the frame buildings at .the northeast corner of Fourth and Washington with a 10 or 13 story sky scraper, construction work to begin No vember 1 of this year.-. -!" - 7 The Friedman Packing company, now operating the Barnes market, is figuring on two new locations further-up town, a contract for one of which will be closed durtngtho next few daya. (Rotdil DUoatcb to Ths Jour salt Tacoma,. Wash., Feb. . With en gines uncontrollable and striving madly to reverse her full speed astern, the steamer Santa Ana of the Alaska Steam ship company, - crashed into a- number of small craft, a scow and the Eleventh street bridge this morning. The damage is estimated at 118.000. The Santa Ana, despite damage, steamed on for Seattle. Her stern bulwarks were smashed, her railing and flagstaff were torn off and the after-house was partially demol lshed. In mortal fear . that tho, huge bridge was about to collapse on them and crush them with . its tons of steel, the crew of the Santa: Ana huddled together In the prow for a hair-raising five mln utea, until the 'boat 'was again under control and the danger, over. t . Notable among the crew and in the very farthest corner of the prow' was the mate, Peter Hanson, '. who, bare headed and In his shirt sleeves, held his year-old son in- his arm and Pleaded with a number Of men on the Gypsum company .dock to catch the tiny bundle. Although the boat was scarcely more than three yards from the dock, no one cared to take the chance of catching a sleeping baby, and the father was com pelled to hold him. - The pleasure launch Klootchman. be longing to Otis Cutting of Darmer A Cutting, architects,., the scow Joseph No: 1, property of ' the Pacific Coast Gypsum company, and the .tug Advance were smashed practically to kindling wood. . I MAUD ALLEN FAINTS ON STAGE - . ass saa 11 1 1 11 rj yi ' 'j,-'' ; I I t s . ' . i I f L ' M..-:'J ,.'-.i.: Ii I:. v, ' ' Vi3- - i - - ' ! Ii ,11 I um ' r-.. I r II ' i 1 ittxks'' I ;.',a.-" f ill It Ill i 1 i''- ' ' i . - y I --- - t . s W -SiSBBMBlMBMBJBHBl ' ' (' " ' ' GILL PROMISES SEATTLESHALL Primary Election Returns Show 31, 438 Republicans Wel come Return to Lidlessness; : Majority 3000. 'Xh rV DEMOCRATIC VOTE V : " EXTREMELY LIGHT Anti-Lid Republicans 1 May " Make Trouble, but Gill's, : v 1 Efectioh Predicted. . ' Republican Ticket Elected.''':. ' "(Smrli ni.p.tcb to Tk. Journal.) . Seattle. Wash., Feb. 8. Mayor. Hi ram C. Gill; comptroller, W. J, Both well; treaaurer, Edwin Ii Terry; cor poration counsel, Scott Calhoun; cmin cllmen. Flrat ward, James Conwsy; Sec ond ward, Eugene Way; Third ward, Frederick W. Sawyer; Fifth ward. J. Y. C. Kellogg; Sixth ward, Arnold Zbln den; Seventh ward, Thomas P. Revelle: Eighth ward, E. I Blaine! Ninth ward. J. H. Denney (doubtful); tenth ward. George V. Gau; Eleventh ward. W. 11. Weaver; Twelfth ward. Max Wardall; Thirteenth ward. C A. Schneider; Four teenth ward. Van R. PlersonT i ; ' Democratic Ticket. Mayor., William Hickman Moore. No contests on other Democratic offices. . Maud Alien, emotional dancer, from a photograph , recently, obtained - Jn ' : ' . : " New York, ,. .".:!:'.. .-" J St Paul. Minn.. Feb. . Maud Allen la recovering from a aeries of distress ing experiences on the Auditorium stage that ended in her partial collapse and made it necessary for her -to be carried to her dressing room. Miss .Allen announced that she would perform several of her dsnceS without muslo and permit her audience to guess what they were. Twice sne - essayed a, dance, between the regular numbers or the program but. each. time , the ,orr chestra director responded to the audi ence's demand for n encore andMipset her plan. . ( e ..,!-.,.-.- t, ' , Threo .times during the .evening she complained' tot the-' leader about , the tempo..- .Finally , -the jjervous tsraln be came too great, and as. she .finished her "Blue -Danube waits''. -she fainted., j PICTURE COUPON ; - ON PAGE TWO OF TODAY'S, JOURNAL Photogravure coupon No. S appears on page 1 of The Jour nal for, today. If you havo not j already oegun to save the cou-, pons' clip' this one and also, the next six in numoer. wnen you have" ; any seven consecutively numoerea coupons present them at The Journal office with 6 cents and ' receive one ' of the - splendid photogravures. Included ' in this great orrer. xou can sew,; euro the other three pictures In . the aeries in a similar manners They cost you practically noth- ; ling, ana jgu nv, lour 01 I lie world's best pictures that can be framed up to suit your taste at r moderate cost If you want the , pictures mailed to you send 10 cents extra to coyer cost of post- age and packing. . . - -, . - - mm : ! Cyanogen Combined With Hy drogen pf Earth's Atmosr phere Will Produce Deadly Hydrocyanic AcidPerhaps malted Pm Vunrt Wliw.l ' Berkeley. Cel., Feb. .That the. ap proach of Halley's comet may be at tended with dire consequences to terres tial life is the opinion of Professor Ed win Booth, of the chemistry department of the University of California. Fol lowing the discovery of cyanogen bands in the Spectrum of .the comet by sclen tlsts , at the Yerkes obsrvatory, Booth declared the danger from this gas alone was 'not comparable with that offered by the,- combination of cyanogen with the hydrogen i of the earth's atmos phere. This union, he stated, would pro duce hydrocyanic acid, one of the most deadly poisons known to science. . "The rarity of the cyanogen that has been marked in the tall 'of the comet will determine , the consequences when we are enveloped by it," Booth said. "Hy drocyanic acid will be formed 1A greater pr less quantities, but, unless the gas Is of greater density than is apparent there la little danger for us. . ; ; v "If the substance resulting; In a com bination of these gases Is dense enough, tho people of the earth will experience the same sensation with the comet s tail envelopes them as insects do when they are exterminated with the deadly stuff. SOON TO MARRY .': .'.i ,.tA. ;..i,Sy, ft , '! HER DEFENDER Seattle, Feb. . With the overwhelm ing nomination of Hiram C. Gill as the Republican candidate for mayor", Scat tie, has announced its decision in fa vor of a "wide open" town, and Its dis pleasure at the recent period, pf "re striction . - The fact 7 that the ' Republicans rest Sl.m votes. "gh'tng'Gill a majority of JOOO over his opponent,' A. V. Bou!lli:, while . the Democrats cast, only "41 -votes. Is taken by' many politician to forecast GUI's election; villlam .Hick man '.'Moore was. nominated as his op ponent, by .the Democrats, :.-. .' Gill went before the people with thi flat declaration for an open town, as- sertlng that certain restrictions whicli have been . enforced would be lrnmed- - lately removed if be, was elected mayor. The campaign . was - clearly ."conducted along the lines of this issue, and po litical observers! look upon the .result aa one of' the most remarkable demon strations at the polls ever known in the j northwest, ;r'f..i". v'-vwi': V'.'v ' The municipal election t will be held on March 8 and it Is expected that a fierce campaign will be conducted. The supporters of Bouillon predict that there 111 be a break In the Republican ran km, alleging that It will be Impossible for' certain elements of , the party to sup port Gill, on account of hia declaration in favor of "lifting the lid." Some are asserting that a strong Re publican vote will., go to Moore, the Democratic, candidate. ; : The firenerali.v ' prevailing opinion, however Is that ths overwhelming approval given at the polls yesterday to GUI's wide open plat form means that he will be elected. - Probably Become .Wife of ' Surgeon Robnett as Soon as Verdict of Courtmartial Is Made Known. GRANT TRENT NAMED : ; U FOR ISLAND POSITION ;S-V.: (United PHa 1nn4 WIi. v Washington, .Feb. 0. The president today- nominated Grant Trent of Tennes see to be assistant Justlee. of Jh.e Phil ippine islands. ',V-'i .'" . :' -' " "(United Pr.i iaed Wlro.1 '' Boston, 'Feb. It Is reported that Assistant Surgeon Ansey Hamilton Rob nett, V. S. N., and Miss Dorothy lieslur of Evariston, in., .wiM pe marnea wnen the verdict of the court-martial that tried Robnett on a charge of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman Is made known. In the course of Miss Hosier's test! mony before, the court her engagement to Robnett last November was disclosed. Robnett's defense made one of Its strongest points of tne ract that' when Robnett and Paymaster G. P. Auld had their memorable interview with Dr. Ed ward Spencer Cowles during a dance In Boston. Robnett was exercising his right in defending his fiance. Robnett al leged Cowles had appropriated a photo graph of Miss Heeler and refused to re turn It . " " . - ... 4 .- The verdict of the court, was sealed and sent to tho secretary of war yester day. In view of the, fact that Robnett was not told the result of -.the, hearing, the opinion was ventured here todav that he was found guilty of tho charge. "Wireless Messages. " r - (Via United Wireless.) -Steamer Alliance, Feb. 8, 8 p. to. Off Yaqulna Head: . barometer, 30.69: tem perature,' ti degrees. . . ', Steamer , Koanoke, Feb.. s. Crossed bar out at 10 a. m.; light easterly breese; moderate swell. . ' v Steamer Ascunclon, Feb. 9. a m.-- On hundred, and ten miles south nf Ke- will arrive at Aatorta Thursday morn-1 bigr thwn a m. tl an, ing. .. -;..: -..,-..-,..,.'-'' I (Continued on i-s SSUES THAT: ARE . . V ( INVOLVED AND MEN v : . WHO WANT OFFICE Seattle! Wash., Feb.1 9. While an ef fort has been made to force the control of the red light district to . the ' front In the city campaign, the real Issue has been Thompson, or no. Thompson, arvl the real Issue Is removed a long wny from the much-discussed problem, a condition carefully planned by politici ans who would control ..Seattle politics st any cost '. . ...;' ' The Thompson ' of Seattle political fame Is city engineer and a man of national note. In Seattle he Is and ha . been the bone of contention In a lonir- (Continued on Paye Four.) BAIN ON WARPATH AGAINST BOXING: OKI Secretary of Municipal Associ ation Says Crisis in Cam paign Against Bouts Reach ed After Higherups in Row. "The Municipal association will f!?!n prUeflyhtinff to a finish," deolarsd Juhn Bain, secretary of ths Municipal as -elation, this morning. "Then will t no mors foolishness nor sidestepptnr t.. Issue. This is a time for plain woris. "There Is evidently oolluslon b.twuet ths olty officials and. the fight prom", tera In Portland." , . Thon heiadiied. a bttemint whMii throws-new light on tho association'., belligerent ? attitude' toward tlm 1 1 matches. -';. We are not fightine ttm ru-fit t motcrsj-we are ightinsr er-ups. Th.s is poiiH. It i