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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
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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?"
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INRIVERMAYHAVE
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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
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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
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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
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SOON
HUMPHREYS SEEMS
TO HAVE IN OUT
ly. Ills relatives are camping; at ths
fair f-
Want Good Weather
For Sake of Babies
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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
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