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PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1910,
PRICE WE CENTS
BALLINGER HELD
. UPAS
F N HON
GIRL VICTIM IS
To His Attorney He Has Com
mended Himself as All That
Is Trustworthy in Public
Life.
GLAVIS DENOUNCED AS
LIAR AND OTHER THINGS
Challenges Committee to Hear
Testimony and Do Other
wise Than Acquit.
Washington. March IS.1 A few
Drop of yertree' vitriol.
Plnchot Vuln and flattered by
his own publicity bureau.
Glvl. Blindly misconcel v
Ing; .attempting trv aKsaaslnato
Mr. 'Balllnger's (rood name; sus
picloua by nature am! perverted
by detective service.
Conservation Like all sound
doctrines, when preached by the
vain and self aeeklnif. tins be
come ' perverted until It la hera
a folly and there a reproach. '
Th renentment of a dIV
chargred public aervant and ;"tho
program of an unscrupulous
political Intrlffur."
The Plnchot aorvlce On
March 4, 1909. there came the.
reign of law; before It was the
reign of men.
Hevomng urime Keveaiea in
New York When Oil Soaked
Gunny Sack Is Discovered
on Fire Escape.
DEATH RESULTED ;
FROM STRANGULATION
Man Arrested for Abduction Is
Now Held by Authorities on
Murder Charge.
(Dnllrd Prrwi teaiird Wlr.
Waahlngton, March 26. The defense
had 'Ha first Inning today at the con
graaalonal Iriqulry Into the Halllnger
Plnchot controversy. Attorney Ver
treea, chief counsel for the secretary of
IB Interior, In a statement presenting
hi case, poured-out wrath upon Oifford
Plnchot, former forester, and I.. R. CJla
vtn, former chief of tbe rield division of
the land office, the two principal in the
prosecution. He answered the chHrges
against Balllnijer in terms of bitter de
nunciation on the one hand, and warm
commendation of the. secretary on the
other.
The. Pinchot-aiavis side finished Its
case shortly after the luncheon recesa.
Attorney Brandela at that time made a
second ineffectual attempt to force the
committee to call Secretary Balllnger to
testify aa the flrat witness for the "de
fense," but the committee overruled the
request, as it had previously decided
against a demand by Brandela that he
be allowed to call Balltnger aa a wit
ness for the prosecution.
Attorney Vertreea then began his
opening statement, which ho read care
fully from prepared manuscript.
BaUlnffar u Conservationist.
"When Mr. Balllnger has been heard,"
eald Attorney Vertreea, "It wjll be seen
that true conservation has no steadier
supporter than he. He holds that con
servation Is not a thing of caprice, but
of law; that those who have already
been born and now breathe have rights,
as well as those yet to be born and to
breathe. '
"Mr. Balllnger did restore vast sec
tions of domain, under one pretense or
another. He still believes he was right,
but If he erred, he denies It Is an error
or which the grood. I alth of his official
cilon should be questioned: at th .. In
stance of those who would substitute
opinion for law.
"The evidence now be offered will
make all things so clear, so undeniably
clear, and so plain that this committee
will cast about to discover how it Is
that men who knew aa much of the truth
aa Plnchot and Glnvis and Garfield and
Dfivls and Newell knew, would have the
daring to present themselves as sincere,
honest harborers of a "suspicion, much
less casting aspersions, much less he
lleving that they had knowledge of In
culpatory facts.
"Gluvls, sunpielou.3 by nature, be-
cartie perverted by detective service
until apnprently he hnd become 1
capable of fair judgment.
"Mr. Plnchot. vain and flattered as
chief of the forest service by his own
publicity bureau, had come to regard
(Continued on Page Two.)
(By the luteriidtlnniil Newi gorTlre.)
New York, March 26. One of the most
revolting crimes ever perpetrated In
Now York was uncovered this after
noon when the charred body of Ruth
Amos Wheeler, a 16-year-old steno
grapher who disappeared last Thursday
was found on the fire escape In the rear
of 222 Kast 75th street, next door to the
house in which lived Albert W. Wolters,
now held on a charge of homicide. Wol
tors had been arrested on a chnrae of
abduction when It was found that the
girl had gone to his rooms seeking a po
sition as stenoRrnpher, but the charge
was changed when the body wits found.
Body rrlg-ltfnUy Barned.
I lie body was wrapped in an oil
son k ed gunny sack and was burned al
most beyond recognition. A charred
fragment of rope sticking to the neck
snowed that the girl , was strangled
Wrapped up In the suck with the body
was a paekiiifo containing a man's white
shirt bearliiK the initial "W" The fire
escape mi which the body was first dis
covered is of tin- balcony type and was
for the use of (hp tenants of both 222
and 224. The fiat occupied by WolteVs
opened upon It.
De Jails Revolting.
The police made a careful examination
Of the Spartrnent WoTters had occupied
and discovered that a fire hoard pro
tecting the wall from the stove had been
removed, newly repainted and replnced.
The condition of the grate was such
that the police Ix-llovo-that (he body was
wrapped in cloth or papers, saturated
with oil, crashed Into the chimney and
set on fire. No blood was found, which
strengthens the belief that the girl was
strangled.
mistaken for (farbaf.
The body was first discovered by .Tohn
Tnggart, who lives in No. 222. Seeing
the bundle on the fire escape he sup
posed' It. to be garbage from the apart
ment of one of his neighbors and pushed
It over the railing Into the yard. The
fall burst the bag and attracted the at
tention of John Woshl, who lives in 224.
He saw the bag contained the fragment
ASSAULTS
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Oregon's Prominent Men Honor Judge Williams on His 87th Birthday
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Bound Over to Grand Jury a
. Night. Session by Justice Ol
son; Pointed Out by Victims
of Riot.
PROSECUTOR SAYS
POLICE "FIXED"
Butcher Declares Dickey Head
of 60 Men Who Ran Up
stairs to Get Hindus.
(Continued on Page Ten.)
Gordon Dickey was poaltively Identl
fled a the leader of the mob of Hindu
haters at St. Johns and waa bound
over to the grand Jury at the prelimi
nary examination held last night be
fore Justice of the Peace Olson.
6tartMng statements as to complicity
on the part of the police of St. Johns,
wherein the night chiel,of police agreed
with Dickey that there should be no In
terference with the work of the mob,
were made by Deputy District Attorney
Garland, who was In charge of the case
for the state. This part of his testi
mony he reserved for the future, but
said he would be able to prove the "fix
ing" of the police at the proper time.
Many Attend Trial.
The stuffy Justice court was filled to
tho doors with men and women from St.
Johns, while the halls of the building
near the room we.re crowded with dusky
sons of the far east. John Kim, the
Hindu Interpreter, and J. J. Cole, pro
prietor of the butcher shop over which
some gf the Hindus roomed, were the
men who declared Dickey was the leader
of the mob.
Kim said he and his countrymen were
first apprised of the arrival of the mob
by a tone hurled against the door of
the house where he lives along the rail
road. The door was broken down, he
said, and Dickey threw a revolver In
his face, commanding him to hold up
his hands. He was seated at a tabje
writing, he said, and Dickey went
through his pockets, taking J50 out of
them. Then he and other Hindus were
taken and put on the streetcars and the
mob made a. rush for other places where
his countrymen were quartered.
.Threw Olass of Beer.
Deputy Constable W. T. Kiernan tes
tified that when he arrested Dickey the
latter told blm that he and a half broth
er were In ft saloon when some Hindus
entered and some one threw a glass of
beer on one of them. The . Hindus
chased them down the street, he said.
He saw there waa about to be trouble.
so ho assisted in putting the Hindus on
the streetcars to get them out of the
range of danger.
Cole, the butcher, said Dickey was at
Thunderous Applause Greets
Him When He Rises to
Speak; President Taft Sends
Congratulations.
(Continued on Page Four.)
TafVs Congratulations. 4
The White House, Washing- 4
ton, March 2. Charles E. Dock- 4
wood, Secretary Republican Club, 4
Portland Please present my 4
compliments to your guest of 4
honor, my father's friend and 4
mine, the Honorable George H. 4
W'llllams, and extend fto him
from my heart the heartiest con- 4
gratulatlons and best wishes on 4
this, his eighty-seventh birthday. 4
may he have many additional 4
years of future usefulness. 4
WILLIAM H. TAFT. 4
One hundred and seventy-five of Ore
gon ' most prominent men met at the
Portland hotel last night to pay honor
to Judge George H. Williams, the grand
old man of the state, -upon the occasion
of the Ighty-seventh anniversary of
his birth.
It was an occasion the like of which
has never before been seen In Oregon,
and which may never again be seen
here, where youth and middle age aa 1
silver hatred cltUenB gathered together
to pay homage to one old In years and
In service but still young In mind ami
vigorous in body.
Eloquent tributes to the work and the
worth of the guest of honor were paid
by different speakers "Widely known for
heir forensic ability, but their efforts
scaled fur down In word painting, in
force. In heart interest and human sym
pathy beside the response of Judge
Williams., His words touched the hearts
of those who listened and bound him
still closer to them in sympathy and
human fraternity. ,
Teast Elaborate.
Following the feast, which was a most
elaborate one and made still more
pleasant by the beautiful decorations
provided by Manager Bowers of the ho
tel. Judge M. C. George, toastmaster,
presented the first toaBt of the evening
to Judge Wllliama. In his address the
speaker touched at some length upon
the public life of Judge Williams, and
reviewed his publlc'servlce and his political-
successes. 1
Judge William) followed Judge George
In response to the toas In his honor.
and after his address Rev. A. A. Mor
rison spoke on the 67 years of public
service of the guest of honor.
Dr. Morrison paid a sincere tribute to
Judge Williams, contendfng that he was
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Honorable firorRe H. Williams, who celebrated his 87th
birthday hit night. i V... i
PULLMAN FARES
fflUST BE REDUCEC
GENERAL GORDON
WILL SEND RELIEF
A
f TO ESTRADA
FEARFUL PEOPLE
IS AS
(Continued on Page Kleven.)
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CHILD BUTCHERY
LS JIJST AVERTED
Insane Father -Lines Up Four
Children Preparatory to '
Slaying Them.
(Br tbe International New Serrlce.) '
Hartford. Conn., March 26. An Insane
father was- prevented from butchering
his four little children on the banks
of the Connecticut river toda by the
timely arrival of the police, when lo
cated hack of the bushes his four boys
uirp nartlv undressed and were lined un
in a row, the maniac father standing
over them with uplifted axe. A boy ot
lour was to have been the first victim.
Thev child was standing beneath the
hlnlnit blade with . a crucifix "in one
hand, calmly wilting- his fate. The oth
ers, under ordas of the madman - had
partly removed their clothing and- were
terrified spectators. Tfie police dashed
through the undergrowth, threw the
madman aside ..and gare their Immediate
attention to the chU.drsm. The- father
waa' then taken .to thtr-'police station
and locked In a' padded cell.. -He 1 a
Pola named Valente Chongle. Hf. h"a
been dispossessed by his landlord today.
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5tbb Prayer
OVER the qnalnt old Roman room.
Where, on the white stone window till
The Kasfer liliea ire In bloom,
A tow knock keep re-ecbolnr. till
The door Is opened. There he btaoda.
The hambie Uttle parish priest
With kindly eye and open hands.
So gentle he recall "the least
Of these, my brethren." Near blm wait
The chubby Uttle acolyte
With holy water, while be state
In English, hajtiug. but polite.
- His earnest purpose "Bjr your Jeare
May I oot girt this dwelling place
An Easter blessing Easter Brer'
Who cowld refuse the proffered grace T
Not wc. who la a foreign land
a Struggling with foreign speech. ha n
Of blessings from 'friendly band.
Whate'er our creed or lack of creed
. And so the gentle little priest.
Clad poorly in A shabby gown.
Prepares as for the Paschal Feast
By sprinkling holy water down
In the four ornra. murmuring low
A litiii benediction then
.With "Buona ScrsT turn to go
Onr dwelling place 1 pore sgaln.
From malice, wickedness and sin.
From evil domination free.
Guarded without and cleansed wltbtx
By this quaint, kindly ministry
Now while the luminous twilight spreads
Across the, spacious Roman sky.
While folded bauds and bended heads
Send many an orison 011 high.
The poor poroco's holy mood
Stilt lingers In the quiet ghr, "
And here, where wrapped in prayeVfie stood.
Our deeper thought takes wing In prayer js
"0 Master of the Paschal Feast.
Grant us upon the Paschal Day.
The spirit of the hnmble priest
Who bears wit h(a a dish of clay
Tlte luatral water, purging still
The brutal Instinct from the breast'
The poor 4n price from rbe will.
The ego from its rain unrest!
Prom empty busks w cannot eat.
From herdiag with the wallowing twin
Bid os arise with esger feet
Forerer seeking the divine!
New Piisclral Feasts for us be spread.
, Unto new Easter lead our
Forever rising from the dead ., -
To newer Ressiirection Days!
ROBERT OILBEBT WELSH.
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And Uppers Will Be Less Than
Lowers; Interstate Commis
sion to Check Rapacious
Pract(ces of Car Company.
(Washington Bureau of The JournaD
Washington. March 2fi. Pullman fares
from St.' Paul to North Pacific coast
cities will be materially reduced by an
order to be Issued by the interstate com
merce commission next week. The com
mission has reached this decision in the
case begun by the Shippers' league,
headed by George Loftua of Minneapo
lis. It Is understood tho gommlsslon
will also Include In Its decision that the
Pullman company must sell upper
berths for less than lower.
The decision Is based as much upon
the Pullman company's own official re
ports as from the showing In the Lof
tus case. From the company's reports
It Is shown that Its $1,000,000 capital
stock Is now $100,000,000, but the en
tire increase comes not from additional
Investments of new capltal' by stock
holders, but by . capitalizing earnings.
It Is said the opinion at commission
headquarters la that Pullman rates to
the Pacific coast could be cut In half
and leave abundant profit on legitimate
capitalizing. The company has paid an
g per cent annual dividend and lays by
8 per cent surplus annually, besides "cut
ting a melon occasionally.
Nicaraguan Government Open
ly Defied to Prevent Ship
ment of Expedition; Army
Has Been Organized.
BUTTE MINE IN
MERGER
(ITnlted Press Seated Wire.)
New Orleans, La., March 26. The
crisis in the strained relations between
the representatives of the Madrlz and
the Estrada factions of the Nlcaraguan
government was reached late todav.
when General ftordon, who Is organiz
ing- an Estrada relief expedition, sud
denly appeared at the Madriz consulate
and entering the room where Luis
Corca, Madriz's minister to Washington,
and other Madrlz officials were In con
ference, defied them to keep him from
starting his expedition for Central Am
erica.
It was a dramatic scene. Corea and
General AHschul were seated at' a table
when Gordon suddenly entered. He
calmly told his enemies that the report
he was organizing an army was true.
"Tien you are liable to a $1000 fine
and three years' Imprisonment, acord
Ing to American laws," shouted Corea.
"I am ready to sign a statement that
I am raising an army here and that I
nave -cnanerea a snip ana 1 aery you
to do anything," was Gordon's reply.
He then handed each of the Madrlz of
ficials his card and walked out.
Minister Corea was angered by the
proceeding and said he would endeavor
to have Gordon Imprisoned at once.
Local government officials said they
would refuse to take official action un-
LAVAFIOI'COOLS
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Mount Etna Becomes Inactive
. but Terrorized Villagers Flee
for Their Lives;; Foreigners
Gathering. . ; '
(Continued on Page Ten.)
(United Preaa Leased Wlr.
Catania. SIcUy. March 26. Following
this morning's violent eruption of Mount
rctna the flow of molten'-lava from. the
nnm.rnllH craters diminished noticeably -
during the 'day and the ' greater peak
has practically ceased us activities, a
iun,vv null nf ninnke hanes over the
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cnrrminillnv cnimtrv .and fine dust of
pumice Is settling down, killing crops.
The flow of lava down the mountainside
which threatened the , destruction of
numerous villages has slackened con-",
siderably In speed as the molten mineral
cools, and unless there should be an-
other flow. It is probable that tho vll--J-lages
now thought to be doomed will
be saved. , ' ,
people Oiv Thanks.
The Inhabitants in the vicinity of
Etna are rejoicing tonight over their
deliverance. All the churches have been
opened for thanksgiving services.
The people attribute the cessation of
tho urnntinn to the arrival of Cardinal
FranciB Neva, who approached the vom '
King mountain wun tne nonesi relic
In the vicinity, a portion of St. -Agatha's '
vol) and bade the lava stream StOD.
Later in the evening, however, the peo
ple grew nervous and then - panio
stricken.
Fearing that the present lull In th
eruption ' is but a calm that Is the
(Continued on Page Ten.)
Boston and Montana Co. Sells
to Anaconda Company for
Thirty Millions.
Butte, Mont., March 26. At a meeting
of the stockholders of the Boston &
Montana Mining company today it was
voted to go Into the recently formed cop
Der mertrer. all of the company's mines
and smelters being sold to the AnacoVida
Copper Mining company, the holding
company of the merger, for 1,200,000
shares of the latter concern s stock,
which has a par valueflf $25. The Bos
ton & Montana company is capitalized at
$3,760,000, there being.. 150,000 shares, of
which all but . 50 were represented at
the meeting;. - The annual copper produc
tion of B. & ii. company .is about
lflOvOOO.OOTpounds of copper annually.
fThe corrtpany owns electrolytic smelters
at Great Falls, the largest of . the kind
In-the world. It was the largest sub
sidiary, -f the Amalgamated i Copper
company, and controls a number of the
largest mines in the Butte district.
HEADQUARTERS
OF Da R.
SGENE OF BITTER STRIFE:
NSURGEfi
(Bv the International News Service.)
New York. March 2ii.. The daughters
of the American Revolution are lining
up for. the bitterest fight of their lives.
The Insurgent spirit has entered Into
the saced precincts of , the national
headquarters of the society Mehiorlal
hall at Washington and Madame, the
recording secretary general,' "Mary ;WB.
Wilcox, Is making a bitter .fight upon
Madame the president general, Julia, T.
Scott, and Madame, thtreglster general.
A. G. Draper.. -i'1: .
MaryB. -"Wilcox does not mince, mifti
ters. in an open letter tooths heads of
the various chapters throughout the
cduntry she declares that Mrs., Draper
la preparing to seize the 'organization,
and through the president general Ia
clerks and officer not pleasing to b-rr
(Mrs. Draper), summarily discharged or
forced to resign. ' , 0 - "f "
The Insurgents have' taken thulr-stand
upon the dismissal by Mrs. Boon of Mt
Agnes Gerald, clerk, lrt ths 0tnply ot
the national society, who was appointed
In' April, 190. Mrs. Bcott in hr Mt' t
of dlsmixaal alleges "csntimid (d pv,i,--st4nt
ac ot . nr.fbordt!iB.lo an
employe." . .
. jRecopdlng' Secretary General Wlico
bas'raken th stand tht 'Hnut
was dismissed heCatitT ilrw. lira per t I .
trouble with .the r?hi .mother t l' -lljfnie
ot. tie last tuvtf - ; s .