VOL. IX. NO. 178. PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 29, ; 1910. TWENTY-FOUR J PAGES. PRICE ; TWO CENTS. : HF Ml SHOP Q) G G ' K rmU 0 SUC SMQmBmmGGO BIKE? niP ifi-BMfi THIEVES H-f .''... I J If Ckklv.v II .J 311 - MM .f . I i ii twi tin -is ti- fw, i POLICE AND U. S. BEGIN TRAGKLAYIUG Oil . SECRET SERVICE. OREGON TRUNK LINE; WILL r ARREST CROOKS (jy MILE AND HALF A DAY Exposure Shows That "Jack 'Hornaday," Alias Rice, and Larry Sullivan of Portland . Worked in Harmony. . EXTENSIVE OPERATIONS'; .OF GANG OF BUNKOES Arrest of Many Principals in Leading Cities of United ; ' States. l ' (Special Plipitch to The Joarntl.) i New York, Sept 29. Nat Goodwin fig ares today In the a weeping federal and municipal police raid on curbstone brok en and bucket shops In the principal jetties of the United States. In New Tork f this afternoon it became knawn that up to eight months ago the actor was part ner of Samuel Hersog; aliaa Bice, and i George, alias "Red" Sullivan aind other f crook. When Goodwin was partner wlth the crooks they engaged In a so called brokerage business and also acted as agents In securing chorus girls for ' theatres. , ' , , ; . - ; Raids lh half a dosen big cities were Conducted under federal direction. Other raids are expected to be reported from towns and cities all over the eoun try. W" 1 w::.rr:w- Rice served a term In the Elmlra re , formatory under the name of Hertog, for larceny. Later lie ' served another Tteriii lu'JStng Sing ;ftir furguiy.", : ,!; Rice eight years ago ran the Maxim company, giving tips on the races, un ' til the postal authorities compelled the company. to suspend." Recently the Bhef tels firm sought to gain control of the .."Cobalt- Central" Mining company. V t Rice also was known as a race tipster "at the Emeryville track, San-Francisco, operating under the name of . "Jack Hornaday", He also rormed a syndicate ' with "Larry" Sullivan and others for the promotion of Goldfleld, Nevada. His operations were successful for a time, (Continued on Page Five.) yjne of Three Most Important Witnesses ' Against Dr; . .Thompson. , (United Press teased Wire.) Sad Francisco, Sept i 29. Glenn Flke, one of the three men who shafe with Dr. Robert Thompson, alias Dr, James Grant the secret of the death of Eva Swan, was brought to San Francisco today from Weed, CaL Pike Is being held in custody as a witness. ( ? Pike made a statement which was In substance a repetition of the story told by Ben Gordon to the authorities. Pike heard the story of Eva Swan's death .and burial from Wfllle Saack, Thomp 1 son's assistant, who was present It is f alleged, when the girl was operated upon and who assisted in the disposi tion of the body. , , ; ,. r . Pike was working In a sash factory xat tWeed when apprehended. He made .no attempt to deny his Identity. ' Customs Inspector at San Diego. United PreM XMMd wire.) Washington, Sept: 29, The treasury department today announced the , ap pointment of Mabel R. Seedy to be in spector or customs at San Diego, Cal, GLEHN A PIKE : FOUND AT IED i .... . MSSSSSBSSBBJBBSBSSSBSSBS. f ri'fi'iim u u u LarifirLnrunvtriv'irLi"."."..-i-i"i -r i 'i -' Thomas . Edison Jells "How Can ; Cells Have Souls"' In a brilliant interview with Edward Marshall, the famous war cor respondent, which will appear in next Sunday's Journal, Thomas A.- Edi son discusses the' ed spirit reappearance of his late fellow scientist, Professor' James, of !-H,-fvard. He says: ,H v i "As .well claim a future life'for the wax cylinder as, for the human cylinderT Psychic investigation is being carried on by the wronjr people, along the wrong lines,'' Spirit? It is our brains which are important, and our brains are mere meat machines." -'This is the second of a series of Great International Interviews The interview has alwavs been halism. . In late -years it has lost its- force. in this country because, the art of interviewing seems. tovh'ave fallen off. 5- ' v : ; , , ; ' . , .The interviews obtained by Mr. Marshall will constitute the literary and news feature of the coming year. A t;; f : ' Tracklaylng was begun by the Oregon Trunk line this morning at the north em end of its line into central Oregon, and with the hope of having, the line in shape for traffic as far south as Crooked river, 22 miles south of Madras, by February 1. . ' Allowing for delays It is estimated that about one , and a half miles of track can be put down dally. Yesterday the ..first construction train of the new Una crossed the Columbia river from the North Bank connection on the Washington side of the rlVer to Clark station, a short distance above Celllo. From this point about a mile of rail has been laid toward the main line grade where work was commenced this morning. The train consisted of one locomotive and six flat cars with ties and steel rails. The train was taken across on the large scow- ferry towed by the steamer Norma, which was secured some time 1 ILK 25C r Elimination of milk from tubercu lar cows is given as the cause for an advance in the price of milk delivered In this city. Notices announcing prices to become effective October 1 are now being sent out by creameries and milk compa!H.'7He"cTan cream values. ...... , ":- Tbe, advance will amount to 25 cents per month for quantities of one quart delivered dally, to 60 cents per month If the quantity is a gallon or more. No advance Will be charged where' the quantity delivered dally Is only a pint per day, the charge for a pint having been 21.60 per month since October 1 last year. . October 1 last year the price was advanced from $2.60 to 92.75 per quart per month and the price for, pint was raised to $1.60. A gallon delivered Opponents of Asiatic Immigra tion Thus Provided With , New Argument. (Cnlted Press Lcbed Wlre.1 ' San Francisco, Sept 29. Since the discovery of hookworm among immi grants from the Punjab by the medical corps at Angle Island, the opponents of' omental Immigration believe they have found a way to stop the Influx of Hindus. Of 17 immigrants now held in the hospital at the island. Dr. M. W. Glover claims that all but five are victims of the malady. Tha-result of the discovery may affect not only Hin du but all oriental immigration. - Of Chinese immigrants, the only ones ex amined, according to - the immigration physicians, are afflicted with the same Hindu immigration is now said to have reached 6000 a year.. ' New Minneapolis, Cathedral. " Minneapolis, Minn., Sept 29. Today marked the completion and formal open ing of the new St Mark's pro-cathedral in this city. The new edifice is one of the largest and costliest Episcopal churches , in the. northwest ,v the most imoortant feature of iour- DFALERS S3 FOR HOOKWORM FOUND ago by . the Oregam Trunk line es pecially for this trans-river work. The scow ' will be kept' constantly on tho move from now on, ferrying material frt (i no trnn llil. About 125 men will lay track while an equal number-will' follow them to ballast the road. Grading of the roai has been completed to a point : about 70 miles south of Clark station and it will" be. completed as far as Madras by December 1. -Grading between- Madras and Bend is ' also being done, nearly 1000 men being in that field. Delay , In constructing the . big Steel bridge across Crooked river, 23 miles south of Madras, will check tracklaylng at that point for some time, fcosBibly till April, but it will not take Jong to complete the road after the bridge is in. This steel structure over the tur bulent river, will be ISO feet, long and 260 feet above the river be&j-V1 PER dally was valued at $9 per month but on and after October 1 the .same quan tity wilt be worth $9.60 according' to "the new price list. ?We" are compelled to advance the price of milk," .said the manager of one f in j.yKP'L. establishments ' jn the cTtylHsinorning, "fortbe farmers say they have been forced to furnish1- a purer supply and they have raised the price to us from $2 per hundred pounds to $2.50. We are unable to absorb this Increase, and so the advance, which will mean 25 cents a month to the greater number of our cuf tomers has been an nounced. "Elimination of milk from tubercular cows has reduced the output consider ably and the farmers feel that they musj recoup their loss In some wav. And I don't suppose our customers will complain If they get better milk." Judge Marshall's Action Fol lows Conference of Attor neys for Government. (United Prois LMted Wire.) McAlester, Okla., Sept 29. Federal Judge Marshall today annulled the town lot fraud charges against Governor C. N. Haskell and other defendants recent ly discharged. The action followed a conference of the attorneys for the gov ernment, to determine whether they had sufficient evidence to convict The vir tual dismissal in all probability will end the town lot fraud trials. , ; Haskell made a stubborn fight to pre vent the cases coming to trial, but was finally overruled. - The action of Judge Marshall In annulling the cases is .con sidered an indication that he considered the evidence so far presented as incon clusive. Witnesses from several states had been summoned by the government Assistant Attorney General Rush moved theVllsmlssal of the case. Gov ernor Haskell, Walter Eaton; W. T. Hutchings and C. W;. Turn- wera dis charged. ', ; J . ," i ' v Seattle JSond Election. , Seattle, Sept 29. King county voters will have the question of the issue of $1,750,000 Improvement bonds "presented November 8, at the general election. The money Is needed for drainage, docking and purs water improvement a . , , ALASKA MINING LAWS - COMMITTEE ATTACKS v; FORMER SPECIAL AGENTS S) Los, Angeles, Sept 29. The' re- , 4 port or tne Alaska mining laws' committee of the American Mln-.' tng Congress, read today,- charges 4 ' that Louis R. GlaviS and Special Agent Jones of the field service 4 of the forestry bureau -were re- 4 sponsible for tha recent Alaskan ' coal -lands discussions, ' and de-X 4 dares that neither man was suf- ' flclently well Informed to make 4 official reports on the Alaskan ; 4 s"Glavis and Jones,' the report ; declares.'never were with 600 miles of the coat lands In' ques- tlon,, and their reports were wHt 4 ten In the wilds of Seattle." ' PRICE Gf 30 QUARTS CHARGES AGAINST HASHED ALEX Kl. IT ma w I SECRETARY Rich Merchant, Head of Wad- hams & Kerr Bros., Marries His" Pretty Stenographer, Miss Albertina Sechtem. WIFE GOT DECREE BUT SIX MONTHS AGO First Mrs. Kerr Said to Be Ig norant of Plans for Mar riage of Husband. Alexander H. Kerr. 48 rears old. nr.ri dent of Wadhams & Kerr Brothers, was married at high noon today to hla nrettv private secretary,' Miss Albertina Sech tem. sne is 20 years old. Mr. Kerr's first wife secured a divorce from him six months ago last Friday on the grounds of desertion. 1 Tha ceremony was nerformed in Hf. James English Lutheran church by the pastor, Rev. J. Allen Leas. Only a few or me more intimate mends were pres ent and a great effort was made to keen tha event upcrpt until Inmnrrnw in aivorcea wiie, wno is living in, tne old homt pn. Flanders street, is said to haveT been ignorant that the marriage was to take place. She returned, with her daughter, " but - a short time ago from Cambridge, Massachusetts,. A son secured her divorce In Oregon City six months ago. It was not mads public until about two months after it had been secured. About two years ago Alexander H. Kerr became possessed of an English estate heavily burdened, with, debt and carrying a title. Soon afterwards he made a journey to Europe and England. Mrs. Kerr was left with her daughter la-Sweden and Kerr, returned home. Mr. Kerr's infatuation for his pretty secretary Is said to have extended over a Considerable period, and to have been the cause of the desertion of which his first 'wife complained In her divorce pro ceedings. ; The wedding today created a sensation' among Mr. Kerr's acquaint ances. . His now bride's father is said to have been at one time the popular proprietor of the Fountain saloon at Second and Washington streets. He has been dead for some time. . After the wedding today at St James' English Lutheran church, luncheon was served at the home of the bride at 124 North Nineteenth street The wedding supper will he served at o'clock this evening and the bride and groom expect to spend a month travel ing. Mr. Kerr is a member of the gov ernor's staff, being, commissary of the Third regiment. ALL CROWD ON PLAY HARMONY Expressions 'of the leaders of the Republican party In New Tork on the resultaof the Sara- toga convention: e : 4 Colonel Theodore Roosevelt- vs) "We have a sound, progressive) 4 platform, have nominated a good 4 ticket and I think we will win.", s Governor Hughes "I . am greatly pleased with, the action of .the convention and with the s platform." ' ' 4 4 : William Barnes Jr The tick- et has been nominated, and I am for the ticket; . that is party gov 4 ernment I shall support tha nominees of the convention, and I hope for the beet I expect that harmony will prevail In the 'party.".- '.' ..'', - . James Wadsworth .'1 shall not be a candidate for reelection as speaker of -the lower house of tha next legislature. I shall not be a candidate for any bf flee. I shall cdhtinue to. take an active inter- est In the welfare of the party," "Lloyd. C. Grlscom-"There will be complete harmony in the cam-'. palgn., Ws will have the united s support of every element of tha Republican party at the polls." , - . ' : (United Press Letted Wlre. Saratoga, N. f Sept 29.The Roose. velt band wagon is crowded. . Politicians who are still In Saratoga are clamber- BANDWAGON AND " Continued on Page FlvaJ DEMOCRATS AT ROCHESTER .WIIfVllllfMIPISBSISSSH - : , y-zl v; - Hf I - t-: ; mm s,W v.. . ; .1 tf ill w . V - -Jndge-fAJi DALE HOTEL IS Ex-Portland Gambler Ought to Know Something About Mrs. Day's Diamonds, Stolen at San Francisco" Hotel. . ' (Special Dlapetcb to The Journal.) San Francisco, Sept 2 9.--Although claiming to have worked with assiduity for the past: 24 hours In tracing the diamond -Jewelry of Mrs Jessie Day, of Portland, which mysteriously dis appeared from the safe of Hotel Dal last Saturday night the police of this city have been unable, apparently, to find any clew to the whereabouts of the missing gems M-s Day, who Is prostrated by her loss, Is "Under the care of a physician. Tho woman's friends declare that they Intend to present the case for the con sideration of the grand Jury, at .its ses sion tonight f These friends of the woman are not satisfied with "the -way the case is being handled by the detectives, and they charge that men who hang about the Dale hotel are being given police protection. Dale is the man who was notorious in Portland, and who was instrumental In having "Kid"- Abbott driven out of that city- because Abbott with, his Seattle crowd of. crooks, was interf er lng . with Dale's "acquaintances." It was claimed at that time that he had police protection in Portland. - Later, when Dale learned that Abbott Was to have full swing in San Francisco, he protested to Police Commissioner Harry Flannery, under whose assistance and protection Abbott was tb 'K work. In some mysterious way Dale was ap peased and came permanently to this city. '-. . -...'.' v Although within a stone's throw of the hall of Justice, Dam's hotel is the . (Continued on- Page Four.l MINISTER COMMITS SUICIDE WHEN BRAIN r CANNOT STAND STRAIN (United Trci Leiiwd Wire.) Chicago,,- Sept. 29 Distracted because his wife was compelled to enter a sanitarium, Rev. Ar- thur Little, an Episcopal mlnls- ter, today committed suicide. He left the following note: "Something has broken in my X , ton B.' Parkerr temporary -coirirrtianiiSTO rr.V. ; 1 tlon, Roch ester. XV ( hlV-UA' i 5 THIEF but themlay maker did not believe me. But" It is true. The wire-', -less clothesline has broken. God 'Tiaye mercyl 6h, my poor wife . be good. to her;":. : ihi : a . t r,. ,r..s , ;.t BULLET PUNCTURES he Knows if not Bill Poster Ffnds Hole in Liter- mature and 30-30 Bulletin Satchel, but Never Felt Bul let Strike. . .f " ';; X (Bpeeltl Ptipttrh ti The Journal.) Roseburg, Or., Sept. 29. To narrow ly , escape from a steel Jacketed-. 30-30 bullet and 'not' know' anything about it Until the next day was the novel ex- pperlence of Thomas McCarthy, a local bill poster and distributor, Tuesday. A "wild" Bullet struck and deeply Im bedded Itself in a satchel of bills. He noticed that some of the bills had small round holes in them but paid no particular notice to it . The next morn ing as he was preparing to start again he noticed a small hole in his satchel, and upon investigating, found the. bul let in the bottom of the satchel. He also found thtft , it had penetrated nearly all" tha Mils. He does nor rec ollect having felt! the bullet strike the satchel but. nevertheless considers his escape from .death! very lucky- The bul let was probably from the gun of some careless hunter in' the surrounding hills. BEBLIH NEWSPAPERS CLAMOR : FOR "BLOOD ID Ifi" GURE FOR STRIKERS; 3 DAYS' RIOT (fniUd Press teased Wire.) , " .-Berlin, Sept 29.-rTh.e'.. newspapers, of Berlin, particularly those ofithe.Moablt section, which has been racked with strikes and riots, today-called upon the authorities to. use the "blood and iron" tratment for the purpose of preventing further outbreaka , ; J ;k, t . - The rioting last night was the worst in many years,, and it -U feared that the disorders may surpass the Socialist dis turbances, of . southern Germany, . in 1 w .israsi sassshj afcsafrtWSBM.aWsaJrsli Ja i I Isnt 1 Wnllll IIIBssJJ yvi WWW 1 JltlUUi " The police- estimated today that "00 persons were injured. Many . of the wounded, are In hospitals in a precari ous condition. ; The '.injured Include police, strikers' and 'sympathisers. Four American newspaper correspondents re ceived slight 'cuts, and severe bruises AH B. PARKER WARNS AGIST CENTRALIZATION As Temporary Chairman of New York Convention, Key notes Ancient Democratic Doctrine. EARNEST QUEST FOR BEST MAN TO BEAT STIMS0N Tammany Leader Says He Has No Candidate; Ticket to Be Framed Tonight. (Cnlted Prext Leiwd WIre.1 , ' Rochester, N. Y., Sept. 25. Althouah the Democratic state convention opened at noon today, it is the general opinion nere tnat the slate will be made up to night. Leader Charles F. Murphy of TammanyHaM, who dominates the con vention, declared this afternoon that ha has no candidates to put forward. The old slogan of "Harmon. Hearst and Harmony" will be revised for tha present occasions The, Harmon portion will not be touched upon, while tha Hearst end of the triad is expected to be decidedly lacking. The harmony is promised, but a considerable fight is predicted over the selection of a guber-'1 natoriioanUdac- te bock the fitlm- son-Roosevelt line." . Edward M. SheDard of Brooklyn Is apparently the leading candidate for governor, but the fact" that he was fornwwly a corporation attorney Is being Urgea af amsi mm. . i . The necessity' of selecting a strong man to fight Stlmson is' realized by the leaders, and Roosevelt's assumption of the Republican party leadership in tha state has impressed the Democrats. ' The chief features of the party plat form. It Is expected, will be an attack on Republican extravagance and an as sault upon' the Payne tariff law. The direct primary plank will probably ha ignored. , ' . . Whoever may ' be chosen ' will be a Murphy man,, as the Tammany chief. (Continued on Page Four.) Utterance Taken to Indicate That He Will' Support Re- . puDiican uanamaie. (Cnlted Press tett Wire.) New Tork, Sept. . 29.- Hearst's Ne Tork American today Indicates that it 1 preparing to support Henry L. Stimson,' Republican candidate for governor . of New York. . " "Stimson is the kind of man who gets what and whom he. attacks," the Ameri can declares. "The - Republicans had brains enough to select a man standing for something; who actually has con-' victed some big men Of doing harm to the community. ' - "If It can be shown, as we hnpe it n that RMminn halftnff, n hlma.lf the Republicans have a candidate of first-class size." t , from sabers in the hands of mounted policemen. , ' ,' Regarding - Police j Commissioner Jagow's order toj suppress, the disturb ance without mercy, one newspaper says: "The saber having proved Inadequate, let us have the bullet." , It is believed that this paper taks its cue from the commissioner, who is quoted as Saying the police would shoot to kill if rioting was resumed. The' damage to property alrfn1v rraches 1250,000 in thriw hiict .!!- nignis. or, rioting, it is prenu i-4 t-.-u the, threat of the police will iiave little-effect oh the Idle thouBNivm, el though the authorltli-H -have inf. ;.t the forces in the stations In the dis turbed precinct. . ; ' Strike leaders cutfprrM i'1t t 'i ..1. vise means to prevent further i .- w STIIU PRAISED IN HEARST PAPER I t r