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1 zur THE DAILY JOURNAL IS TIVOCEMTSACOPV ' Sunday Journal 5 cents; or IS cents s week, for Daily and Sunday Jour nal. by carrier, delivered. . The weather Fair .tonight; Sat urday fair and warmer. " JOURNAL CIRCULATION , - YESTERDAY WAS PORTLAND, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, -1910, TWENTY-TWO , PAGES. , , I'KICE ';TWO CENTS. ''MJfW SKV VOL. IX. NO. 187. M o unDc n D b " " s 1, . I j ' NORTON IS SILENT OH SUBJECT OF PRESIDENT TAFT ?No Second Term" Report Has Not Been Officially Denied by Chief Executive's Secre tary. .;: UNITED PRESS OBTAINS ;j: ANOTHER BIG "SCOOP" Truth of Press Association's Story Not Doubted at ' - Beverly. (United Press LriMd Wire.) Beverly, Mass., Sept. 16. Al though efforts were made by many newspaper correspondents here to In duce Secretary Norton to deny the report that Taft is not Inclined to be come a candidate for a second term as president, the attempts proved ug successful. Norton refused to Issue any official denial and the corre spondents sent dispatches to their va rious papers saying that no official statement that Taft wouldot be a candidate in 1912 had been issued at Beverly. The United Press dispatch of yeR Jerday, containing the first authori tative Information that the president would probably retire a the end of his term, distinctly said that no of ficial statement , to this effect had been fssued. ' The truth of the story, however, Is accepted without ques tion here, - " POSSES IN OKLAHOMA iEEICGIRLASSAILANT (United Press Leaaed WlO Newklrk, OKla., Sept 18. Posses are seeking an unknown man who attacked Alice Shepherd, 13 years of age, after first having beaten her father, Taylor Shepherd, and a young brother Into unconsciousness. The little girl's cries brought help and the assailant escaped. Her father and brother are In a critical condition. They were beaten with a heavy club, which the assailant left behind when he fled. It is feared that both are suffer ing from fractured skulls and ars prob ably fatally Injured. The little girl also is in a serious condition. It Is 'believed If the assailant Is cap tured he will be lynohed. With Unqualified Indorsement of Theory That Decision of Primaries Should Be , Con sidered as Final. (United Press Leased Wlre.l Spokane, Wash., Sept 16. More proof of the Interest of Theodore Roosevelt In the career of Miles Polndexter, progres sive Republican nominee for the United States senate,, was given last night, when the Insurgent congressman re ceived the following telegram: "New York, Sept 16. Hon. Miles Polndexter, Spokane, Wash.: Thanks for your telegram. Pray acoept my hearty congratulations. I assume as a matter of course that the decision of the primaries will be accepted as bind ing. (Signed) "THEODORE ROOSEVELT." Before Congressman Polndexter left the Atlantic coast for home at the close of the last session of congress he vis ited Roosevelt at Oyster Bay, and the understanding developed from this con ference, that the former president was In sympathy with the cause of the Washington Insurgent. MASKED ROBBER KILLS CHINESE AT BISBEE (United Preaa Lund Wire.) Btobee, Ariz,, Sept. 16. Armed posses are searching the canyons and desert sections near the Mexican line, for the bandit who killed an unarmed Chinese POINDEXTER HAS CONGRATULATION FROM ROOSEVELT si - - ' t 1 1 VKIIUlb W11U All ssrly , tttrie r ' fTVcompanion of P"! committed In i ay-afUs robbing- tiliii,,l,anggT $50. The murder was the outskirts of BIsbee shortly after midnight. The highway man was masked and the companion of tne murdered man Is unable to give the police an adequate ' description of him. J It Is thnurht he will try to .escape into GETTING CLOSE TO THE "WHAT IS?" . . .... i. " , .. .. t.: ..... ' .' :. ' - ' MAN E01D DEAD INRIVERMAYHAVE i ....... . -. BEEN MURDERED Actions of Man Who Went Rowing With Emil G. Keess, Drowned, Arouse Suspicions of Police. Developments since the discovery of the body of Emll O. Keess, a former Michigan man, In the river two days ago have led to , suspicions of murder. Detective Fred Mallet t was detailed by Captain of Detectives Moore this morn ing to make an investigation. Informa tion furnished by Deputy Coroner Frank Dane Indicates that Keess may have been thrown overboard from a boat by a companion, who cannot now be found. Dane learned that two weeks ago two men rented a boat at Kellogg's' boat house, but only one returned. This man remarked that his friend had fallen Into the river, and had been drowned. . Hugh- Brady, a diver, C. E. Qllllland and N. E. Schroder, engineers on the patrol boat overheard his , remark. Brady offered to go and get his diving apparatus and make an attempt to re cover ths body. "Oh, to h 11 with him," said the man when this offer was made In referring to the friend supposed to have been drowned. Then the stranger noticed that the marine men were getting suspicious. He changed his story and declared that he was only joking and that he had taken his friend to the dock of another boathouse. When pressed fSV his name and address he gave that of Harry Brown, 246 First street This has been found to be fictitious. When the body of Keess was found at the foot of Oak street Wednesday It was attired only In a shirt and. pair or trousers, in the pocket of the trous era were found a note and a letter. The letter was from a sister of Keess In Edwardsburg. Mich. It had been writ ten on August 10 and addressed to Keess at Pocatello, Idaho, from Where It Was forwarded to Portland. The note was addressed to "Mr. Fisher." was signed by Keess and read: "Please give bearer my papers which you will find on my desk." Detective Mallett Is trying to find Fisher, believing he may be able to as- slst him in unraveling the mystery. There was no address on the note and thus far the officer has been unable to even discover where Keess lived while In Portland. .-, ........ There Was no money In Keess'-nock ets and from the quality of the clothing Deputy coroner Dana is inclined to think this Is peculiar. There was bruise over one eye, but this may have been caused by a collision between the body and a dock after death had oc curred. The Edwardsburg, Mich., authorities have been informed of the death of Keess and have been told to notify his relatives. Steel Magnate as an Aviator. New York,' Sept 16. In the opinion of Judge E. II. Gary, the Steel Trust magnate, who ha Just returned from Htirops, whw he soeh ateat tntsresrHl the feats of foreign aviators, the aero plane is safer than the automobile and much more exhilarating. Speaking of his ascension with Leon Moran; Judge Gary said:- "We went to a considerable height an . It . was fine. I was so pleased with ray experience that Mrs. Gary was persuaded to make a short 0. A. C. DAY AT KENTUCKV KLICK'S ? '' ,. " ' . . . ! mm ailing Off In Attendance, but Great Crowd Hears Lectures Bee Keepers to Meet This Afternoon. (Salem Bureau of The Journal.) Balem, Or., Sept. 16, A steady down pour of rain, which began before day light and has kept up Incessantly throughout the morning, marred the fifth day of the Oregon state fair, which is Oregon Agricultural college day: The rain has greatly reduced the attendance at the track and grounds to day, though the attendance is wonder fully good under the circumstances. Today's rain will also have the effect to drive many visitors home who would have remained over until the end of the week.' The pavilion, where everything is safe and dry, is a popular plaoe. Trained experts from the Agricultural College and experiment station at Cor- vallls are giving lectures on dairying, care of live stock and many phases of arm life. Lectures will be presented by Dr. James Wlthycombe, Professor C. L. Kent and Dr. W. H, Lytle this afternoon and evening. The Oregon Beekeepers' association will also hold Its annual meeting this afternoon. Rumor That She Has Him in Tow Denied by Teller; New Indictment Reported. (United Prera Leaaed Win.) Chicago, Sept 16. In spite of the statement of two members of the grand Jury that no such action was taken, it is asserted today that another indict ment Is pendtng against Georgs W. Fits gerald, former assorting teller of the United States subtreasury, arrested for the alleged theft of 1178,000 which dis appeared from the subtreasury three years ago. it was reported this morning that Fitzgerald had dined at a leading cafo last evening with a "woman in a purple hobbla skirt" According td current rumor today, the woman was the "Titian haired beauty" employed by the government. It was said she was con nected with the Secret secvlce and had been sent out In an effort to get Fitz gerald to tell the story of the alleged roooery. "That story was simply cooked ud bv someone wantlns;ttt4njura-i4l irageraia toaay wnen asked about it. A point In Fitzgerald's favor devel oped yesieraay af iernoon, when Cap tain Porter of the secret service de clared he did not see how Fitzgerald; could logically be .. suspected of. the theft Fitzgerald's attorneys demanded an Immediate trial, which was denied by the rourt Tha, case .will-probably IAN HY MM CASE be crugai 10 uiai in aoom a montn. TICKET IS ENIGMA TO OREGON VOTERS R. R. Butler Latest Applicant for Membership of Organ ization, Which Formed Se cretly; Bowerman's Partner. 1 hereby make application for mem bership in the First Circle of the Ken tucky Kllck, agreeing. If accepted, to uphold its written constitution and by laws. "R. R. BUTLER, Condon, Or." The above application, treasured among the recently annexed curios of the Kentucky Klick, is one of the most curious of all queer contributions to the present campaign. For the Kentucky Kllck has Just promulgated a Demo cratic ticket, beginning with governor ana running down to constable, while R. R. Butler Is none other than Judge Butler, law partner of Jay Bowerman and chosen orator of the ssBembly forces in the first Portland rally of the Bowerman campaign. Now comes the startling panorama showing Judge Butler as a candidate for membership in the self-styled "ex clusive organization" of Democrats. Mark O'Neill, president of the Klick, says the application came in within the lasfweek, which is since the Kllck met In some secret spot and named its ticket. The Judge's burning desire to Join this Democratic aggregation has not yet been passed on by the discriminating mem bership committee of the Kllck. But the Kllck has a few other carefully selected Republicans among its mem bers it is expected Judge Butle,r will be graciously received. And it may bo sup posed the clever Judge would not do such an awkward thing as to apply un less he were assured of a welcome. Why does Judge Butler want to be a member of the Kllck? Mark O'Neill does not know. He can offer no ex planation of the Condon Jurist's sudden- desire to unite with those who are boost ing a certain Democratic ticket. One of the explanations offered, though not by members 6f the Kllck, is that Judge Butler hopes to promote the chances of his law partner, Jay Bowerman, by boosting the ticket of the Klick and Joining one of those mysterious circles wherein the Kllckers move. NOTHING TO SAY FOR PUBLICATION BUT FOR PR1VATEQPIN1QNHUH1 4 Spokane, Sept. 16. Secretary R. A. Balllnger, who Is In Spo- 4 kane today on his way east, has nothing to say regarding poll- tics, or the outcome of the re- 4 cent primary election. : "Have you met Mr. Polndexter 4 yet?" he was asked. "No, sir," he replied gruffly. "What do you think of his - election?". j "I have nothing to say regard' lng that subject." - What doulhJLak.iif e "dent'Taft s decision to recog nlio the insurgents?" "I do not care to discuss the matter.'.' . "Has the announcement" of the president's decision anything to do with your present trip?" "i have absolutely nothing to 41 -.say foe publloatloAi"- S. & S. PACKERS TO BUILD MONSTER TH Portland Manager of Schwarz schild & Sulzberger Author ity for Statement, but De clines to Give Location. WILL BE LARGE AS SWIFTS BIG PLANT May Also Build Stockyards of Its Own in Connection With New Pfoject. Bchwarzschlld & Sulzberger will build a big packing plant In Portland. The capacity will be fully as great as the plant owned ty Swift & Co. on the pen insula. The company will also operate its' own stockyards, from present Indica tions. These announcements were made to The Journal this afternoon by J. "L. Sterrett, Portland manager of Schwartz schlld & Sulzberger, known the country over as S. & S. Just where the plant will be located Mr. Sterrett refuses to divulge today, but says it will be built and within a very short time. The company has a lease on the old Zlmmorman plant In South Portland. This lease expires within about a year. ana tnerefore haste must be made In the construction of the new and modern plant. "There. Is not the' slightest truth In the report that we are going to- leave Portland," says Mr. Sterrett. "When our lease Is up on the Zimmerman plant we will have another built especially for our use. Our business is growing and we are now running to our full ca pacity. , . ; " "We have not been buying livestock to-any- great extent in the union stock yards because we felt that we didn't get exactly what we thought we should there. It Is therefore more than likely that we will build a modern and up to date stockyards in connection with our big packing plant. "Busiress in Portland Is growing very fast and it will not be long before a big plant will be run to Its capacity. S. & S. are here to stay. You can state that positively." The Zimmerman plant at present used by the S. & S. company was formerly leased by the Pacific States Packing company, a concern which did consider able business here a few years ago. Canadians Honored in London. London, Sept 16. The city of London today paid signal honors to the officers and men of the Queen's Own Rifles, the famous Toronto regiment now on a fra ternal visit to England. Rousing cheers greeted the Canadians as they marched through the streets to the Guildhall to receive the official greetings from the lord mayor and other representatives of thecMy corporation . of London. Retirement of Navy Chaplain. Washington, Sept. 16. On sccount of having reached the age limit of 62 years Chaplain David H. Trlbou, the senior chaplain in the navy, was placed on the retired list today with the rank of cap tain. Chaplain Tribou comes from Maine and was appointed to the service in 1872. Since 1906 he, has been sta tioned at the naval home In Philadel phia. Incomplete Returns Give Him Lead of 118; Opponent May Contest. (United Preaa Leaaed Wire.) Seattle, Sept. 16. Returns now avail able Indicate that Congressman Hum phreys has just barely won out on the first choice vote. Totals available make the total first choice vote 89,979, of which AO per cent-is 16,991. Of this total Humphreys received 16,109, or 11 more than the necessary 40 per cenUJ These returns are not complete for any county in the district, and no returns from Island county are available. Revelle, Humphreys' opponent, is con sidering the advisability of contesting the election. L. P. S. Conference at Seattle. Seattle, Sept. 16. The annual confer ence of the Church of the Latter Day Saints, not connected with the parent Mormon church of Salt Lake, opened hn tndav and . will continue fnr 1(1 western states aro in attendance. Medford Man Dies at State Fair. Salem, Or., Sept 16.Wht!e stand ing on the street hers this morning waiting for a streetcar, A Z. Sears, 60 years old, of Medford, Or., Was stricken with apoplexy..andXell..flylng-lauu m SOON HUMPHREYS SEEMS TO HAVE IN OUT ly. Ills relatives are camping; at ths fair f- Want Good Weather For Sake of Babies :j'trwsn.wiw' vim i w$i:Mmm$MMmM mm s t raw. : 1 fr", v w Tags to be offered for sale on streets tomorrow. Prayers that tomorrow It may not rain are ascending today from those who have charge of the Baby Home Tag Day, The rain, if It falls, will put a handicap on the operations of the day that will make It dangerous to bring out the ba bles who are to be chief features of the parade. Also It will be distinctly dam pening upon the spirits of the 200 young women who are entrusted with the responsibility of selling tomorrow 150,000 tags at 10c each. "Rain or no rain, we shall do our best to make the day a success," said Mrs. D. C. Burns, president of the Baby Home, today. "We have so much, help and all are so enthusiastic that some way we will beat the rain." - The women mho are stringing the tags at headquarters, Park and Morrison streets, worked industriously today and have nearly the whole 160,000 strung. The big room which Is being used for headquarters was contributed .through the generosity of Mrs. Dan . McAtlen Dan McAllen, who has a warm place In his heart for all babies, has gone one better with the announcement that he will give his time tomorrow in helping to make the day a success. Big-tags will bs placed on automo biles and carriages. Little tags, bearing on one side pictures of a few of the ba bies who ilve In the home, and on the other side an appropriate verse, will be sold to the people. The verse, written by a Portland woman, reads as follows Pause but a moment kind friend. we would not cause you delay. Tls for the dear babies, we ask. "Please wear a tag today." Could you but see these little ones, Asteep or at their play, Could you but know their many wants,- piease wear a tag toaay. We care for them and shield them all, Lest thev afar should stray. For these dear babes, these helpless ones, ' Please wear a tag tooay." June MacMillan Ordway. IEflNI7F Tfl GET BUSINESS MEN TO MUNICIPAL DOCKSP 111 Chamber of Commerce Trus tees Call Meeting to Oppose Postponement of Special Bond Election. Much opposition Is developing to the postponement of the special public docks and water mains election. Ar rangements were made today to call a special meeting of the chamber of com merce trustees that the opposition be organized and an official expression of the chamber's attitude be given. Members of the Joint committee of the Taxpayers' league and the chamber of commerce who framed the public docks bill are strenuously opposed to any delay whatsoever. R. W. Montague, attorney for the committee, said today "I am very earnestly in, favor of holding a special election at the earliest possible date, and I very strongly dep recate the possibility of Its postpone ment until April. 1 feel that any post ponement now would be doing harm to the cause. I am certain that the publtc is .very anxious to have the public docks issue settled at once. The wishes of the people are much stronger and much more urgent than is any, possible' rea son for the postponement of the elec tion. . . "While I do not wish to Impugn the city attorney, I yet am pot thoroughly qonvlnced by his opinion that It is il legal to append the city measure to the county ballot. - ' Z.lke Port of Portland. ' The Port of Portland came into ex istence in 1908 through a charter amendment voted upon In a county elec tion and If the public docks bill cannot legally be placed on the ballot, then the LPof t-flPotlanfl m a tlon and has been from its beginning. The public docks" measure is almost identical to that by which , ths Port of Portland was created. The appointment of a commission is provided ' for In both cases, i , The lssus of .12.600,000 bonds Is asked for In order that - the work bs carried on." tl ELXurry- head', of 'tM- North west ern Tranafor company, and a member lUomlnued on Face Thirteen CASE OF 101 6R0W1MER Yet It Is 'Believed Defendants Will Be Bound Over; Experts Unable to Determine Sex of Murdered Person. MLLE. LENEVE SEEMS STATE'S LAST HOPE Inspector Dew Tells Why , He Let Crippen Escape and How . He Captured Him. il (United Pms Leaaed Wlm.V London, Sept 16. Witnesses for ths crown loaay auimiii.icrca aiiuiuci wign to the crumbling evidence against Dr. Hawley H. Crippen, the American den tist, when they admitted that they could not determine the sex of the rn.angled UUUy 1UUIIU 111 IUO uaDCIIlcut v t.aw Crlppens' - Islington home. .' The witnesses were Dr. W. W. Will- cox and Dr. B. H. Splllbury, experts employed by the government Dr. Wlll- cox exammea parts 01 me ooay muna in the Crippen home, for traces of poison, and discovered traces of hyoscin, which he said caused death. Questioned today as to the sex of the body, Dr. WlUcox said he believed it was "probably female." Answering tne questions of Arthur Newton represent ing the defense, he admitted that he could not tell definitely, h , '' , Dr. Splllbury also said ha was unable? to determine this question definitely. He. said he had made a jnlcrosoopl examln ation of the parts of ths body, found but that nothing in the structure p( the tissues examined Indicated sex. Woman May Bs Induced to Talk. V During the questioning of the experts .... . a 11,,. w 1 on mis point ur. vrippi smra tu Leneve, who sat together In the prison- . ors' dock, exchanged glances apd a shadow of a smile crossed the doctor's face when the witnesses admitted that they could not say whether the body found was that of a man or a woman. Though the prisoners were allowed to srt together today, the court ordered again that they should not converse with each other. This restriction was re moved a few days ago and the fact that it has again been ordered caused th belief that the crown feels that Its case Is falling, and will make another effort to get the typist to testify against the man with whom she fled to Amer ica. "Persons who knew her believed that Mrs. Crippen died through hyoscln poisoning" testified Dr. WlUcox. "Ths dose, evidences of which were discov ered in the parts of the body found In the Crippen home, while somewhat more than that required to bring about 'Continued on Paee Thirteen.) Does Not Desire Renomination and Is Said to Doubt if "Any Republican Save One" Can" Be Elected in 1912. (T'nlted Preaa teased Wlre.V New York. Sept. 16. Confirmation of the. report that President Taft Is not thinking of the campaign Of 1911 and probably does not desire a second nom ination, la published by the New York Times today. The Times prints a special despatch In which President Taft, Is quoted as having said to a friend sev eral weeks ago: .j. . .' "I am not thinking of 191. In fart I do not know that I desire a renomina tion. From the way things are drifting it may be that no Republican can bs elected, save probably one.". . J The Times continues: . . . "From an entirely different . sourrs the Times correspondent Is, lnformc4 that rrestdent Taft made substantially the same remark to another frUnd. These- statements have been rpatd amon associates of thsipresldnt until they are almost common property. Fir this reason additional weight is glvn to a dispatch sent out yesterday saying that In all probability President Tsft would not be a candidate for another term. '. . -'v V .."". ... The president has thtia far demon- .t..t. si l(tl Interest In the rmllftra of chief idea of the presmant is to ruin.) th party pledges. Tiieie has bn a studied silence on Taft's part sNo.t political topics, it is no secret tt.m ne Is muoh discouraged. Uoftsevelf rfwrit has .undoubtedly annoy vt him, ,TU tri umph of the t,urj(fnts hi d nutiu rr ..f state-' prlmarWa, the tfMt of rM. Republican 'cPnviitr-r;s ti l',..i.a I adinlntstrail'in snd'tne rs. tvrt an in. Mains, -Lavs cayst l;i,a .vni'( i," PARTY'S All i I UUt sa wm AND FEARS T. I. - j ... - -, v ....