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- Soldiers; of Blue and the Gray
:,'f Gather at Scene of , War's
First Great Battle 50 Years
v Ago. f,, ; '-
WETERANS CLASP HANDS .
WHERE ONCE THEY FOUGHT
' Confederate and Federal Go
l Together to Grim Spot
v Marked by Graves.
Manasaas, Va., July 31. An army of
peace took poaaesslon of Manassaa to
day. Thousande of mn waartnc tha
blua and tha gray filled tha old town.
On the battlefield of Bull Run near
by waa to be aean tha panoply of war,
(jtmt the Implement of death and da
ytruetlon were not there for tha pur-
S poae that took them there 50 year ago,
iNevertneieea, tney were reminaere ai
those bitter day when thouaanda of
the youth of the north and th south
gave up their llvee in the flrat treat
battle of the Civil war.
Town Xa Profusely Dec or ted.
' Manassas waa beautifully and pro
fusely decorated In honor of the vet
erana and of President Taft and other
notables who eame to participate In the
semi-centennial celebration. Many of
the visitors resched town yesterday.
While the morning trains from Wash
ington, Richmond and the west added
thousands to the Invading host.
There was no regular program
mapped out for the forenoon. It was
"go as you please" with the visitors,
and they took in the sights with a
vigor that waa remarkable,' eonslder-
(Oontlnued on. Page Eighteen.)
FIXING PLATFORM
Sugar Trust Attorney Boldly
Defends Action of Corpora
tions in Giving to Campaign
Fund; "Dear Public" Hurt.
(United. Pre. Leaied Wire.)
New York, July 21. Grim declara
tion that "the dear public" la the only
sufferer as the result of government
attempts to prevent trusts was made
today to the Hardwlck house committee
which la Investigating the sugar Indus
try, by John H. Parsons, the New York
lawyer, who claims to have organised
the Industry on . Its present basis.
"The sooner the politicians realise
that their efforts to prevent combina
tions of capital from Increasing the
prices of all commodities are useless,'
said Parsons, "and that 'the dear pub
lic" is the only sufferer by their at
tempts, the better It will be for the
country. Capitalisation of corpora
tions pn ' the basis of actual physical
valuation of their properties Is a Joke.
The future must be capitalized, as
must also opportunities. The govern
ment must keep lt hands off."
Defends Trust Methods.
On cross-examination Parsons launched
into a complete defense of trust meth
ods. He said that "meddling politi
cians" were 'the curse of the country,
and that the regulation of capital was
"almost a crime."
arsons declared that the sugarl
f. nuoi iinu cuniripuiea iu,uuu lo me
Republican campaign fund In 1892, as
I "la. desired the election of Benjamin Har
rison tnat year. . He said he believed a
corporation had as much right aa an
Individual to protect Itself from un
pleasant legislation by contributing to
a campaign fund.
nnds f or XepuMleans.
' The trust lawyer said he believed the
$10,000 contribution was paid to the
treasurer of the Republican national
committee, but he said he did not re
call the name. He asserted that until
the law prohibiting corporation con
tributions was passed the trust was
constantly . Importuned for money by
both big parties, and that It "gave up"
when the platform of the Selected party
was to Its liking.
' Parsons gave a long defense of re
bating, for which the trust waa fined
$70,000. insisting that It had "earned,
the rebates before the" law prohibiting
them was passed." He declared the
fining of the trust was "most unjust,"
f fjBlt4 Pnu ta.aiUI ' Wtrm
Chicago, July -21. Killed when she
Stepped In front of a. speeding -automobile,
"Mrs. Catherine Porter," 82, a
domestic in the. borne of W. F. Hobbs,
was Identified as Mrs. Catherine Ed
gar,.' the divorced wife of Selwyn ,C.
Edgar, a multi-millionaire steel, manu
facturer of St. Louis;- -5.'- ,V-v v.'
' - A heavy veil worn by the woman on
the streets to prevent her friends of
other days, from recognising her was
the cause of her death. It obscured
her view and she did not sea the flying
automobile until It was upon her. , ...
f Twenty years ago .Mrs. Edgar was a
leader, in St. Louis, society. Her hus
band was rich and they had a. 2-year-
M SUPPORT
GIVEN TO PARTY
Secret Mamdge Is Revealed
V ' ' i ' - ' ' v - fir fr
Mrs. Mason Wittenberg, formerly Wlruilfred Iiewis, whose marriage has
created surprise in
AUTO COURTSHIP PLAYS STAR PART EN
ROMANCE OF
Mfss Winnifred Leyvis, Pretty.. Prize .Winner, Jn, Big t, Event
In the'Sbciety Kirmess Two Years Ago,' Becomes the
Wife of Mason .Wittenberg; Each of Contracting Parties
Still Living WithParents; Youth Quits College.
A" romance that began when young
Mason Wjttenberg, son of President
Herman Wittenberg, of the Pacific
Coast Biscuit, company heard pretty
Winifred' Lewis sing the "Glow Worm"
in the Kirmess of two years ago,
came to light today when It was learned
that Wittenberg and Miss Lewis were
secretly married last January. Both
are still living with their parents. Only
one or two of thele , most intimate
friends have been told of the wedding.
Miss Lewis Is the daughter of Minor
Lewis, of 60 North Fifteenth street
and la one of the most popular girls In
the . young society set She is 21 years
old. Those are all the years that Mr.
Wittenberg can boast of, too, and It Is
said they wot married a little while
before he attained his majority.
Xve at First light.
In the 1909 Kirmess Miss Lewis waa
one of the prettiest of the bewitching
girls who carried bff the prizes In the
society benefit. Young Wittenberg, who
was then a student at the University of
Oregon, saw her and straightway fell
In love. He left his college work before
graduating, purposely to make a home
for himself and Miss Lewis, It Is said,
and went to work in hia father's big
establishment.
He first went to Spokane, where there
is a branch of Mr. Wittenberg's busi
ness, but the separation from Miss
Lewis was Irksome and he soon ob
tained the senior ..Wittenberg's consent
to a transfer from Spokane to Portland.
Back In. Portland, the courtship was
pursued with ardor. Young Wittenberg
has a touring car of- his own and he
and Miss Lewis were Its constant pas
sengers. Auto Used la Courtship. v.
Their friends have long expected that
this automobile courtship would finally
lead to matrimony, but only one or two
knew that Miss Lewis became Mrs, WIN
tennerg last winter, it is said the elder
Wittenberg waa not among those taken
into the secret of the marriage but he
waa Informed a week 4go by his son.
To her closest girl friends Miss Lewis
has shown her diamond engagement
ring and the wedding ring with the In
scription "M. W. to W. iL, January 8,
1911." Others have often wondered why
she persisted in ' wearing her gloves
through all kinds of weather and all
kinds of occasions the two rings offer
an explanation. .
Miss Lewis was a student at the Al
len preparatory school and later took
old son. Then came domestic trouble
and divorce. Too proud to seek aid from
her relatives, the former society queen
sought menial work to support herself.
Finally she came to, Chicago, where she
married , a man' named Porter,v but
whether . he is living or dead is not
known. . . . ' .: :r -: ',- "'
As "Mrs. Porter, the - dead woman
worked in the - Hobbs home , for five
yeara 8h had no friends and sought
solitude. - Once she told her employela
that her son, Sullivan ' Edgar, - was a
wealthy manufacturer In. St Louis, and
though - she wrote him frequently, she
never dared to permit herself to return
; (Continued cuj Pag six.)
society circles.
LOVE AT RRST SIGHT
courses in French and music at Bt
Mary's academy. Mr. Wittenberg was
graduated from Llnooln high school In
1908 and spent two years at the Uni
versity of Oregon. He Is a member .of
the Multnomah club.
It is said that announcements of the
wedding are being withheld pending the
time when Mr. Wittenberg can get away
on his vacation, which will likewise
serve as a honeymoon trip for tha young
couple.
HIS SCHEME TO INDICT
GUGGENHEIMS FAILS
(United Pre. Uwwd Wlra.t
New York, July 21. Attorney Gen
eral Wickeraham's scheme secretly to
indict the Guggenheim smelting trust
has failed. District Attorney Wise to
day announced that the United States
grand Jury had considered Wicker
sham's allegations that the Sherman
law had been violated by the Guggen
heim corporation; but that It had dis
missed the case.
Roseburg, Or., J'uly 21. Fire starting
at 12:30 o'clock last night did 120.000
damage to the business section of
Myrtle Creek. Myrtle Creek Is located
22 miles south of here, and has a pop
ulation of 600,. The fire destroyed the
postofflce, the stores of B. A Hunslck
er, grocer, and fC M. Duncan, druggist;
the office of E. J. Fairbanks, real es
tate; the shops of C..J. Ingram, meat
market; J. D. Roberts, near beer, and
W. C. Harvey, confectionery, and three
barns. The loss Is partly covered by
insurance. The fire started In Harvey's
shop.
WAR VESSEL SENT TO
OSTOFFIC
STORES
BURN AT MYRTLE CREEK
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Construction of House to Cost
- at Least Half Million Dollars
Hailed as Boon to Cattle
Interests. -
COMPANY' WILL WORK
- ON INDEPENDENT LINE
Concern Holds 25 Per Cent of
Stock of Union Stock
Yards Company.
"Our new packing plant at Portland
will be completed within six months,"
said Lehman Levy, general construction
engineer for Bchwarzschtld & Sulzberg
er, this morning, who haa been In the
city for the past two days looking over
the elte recently purchased by the com
pany.
"I have not seen the site for the new
plant btit once, but I find it to be ad
mirably situated and we will begin act
ual construction Just as soon as the
plan's are completed, wnich will be with
in a very short time. We are fully as
anxious to begin operations In our new
plant as the -people ef Portland are to
see us In our new location
"When finally completed the Portland
plant will be the same size as all our
other plants over the country. We be
lieve that with education the farmers
of the northwest will raise more stock
and a competitive market will stimulate
Interest in the business.
May Spend 9600,000.
"We will expend more than half a
million dollars," continued Mr. Levy.
"Probably the cost of the plant will
reach $000,000. Suffice it that we will
not spare expense to make thia plant as
thoroughly modern aa any in the coun
try. There will be, every facility for
handling all the products from the plant
lard purifying room, power house,
smoking rooms, etc., etc."
Mr. Levy says the plant will be bnut
so that It may be enlarged as the In-
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
Americans and Others Pre
pare to Protect Lives and
Property in Capital Presi
dent Confidant.
(United Prau LmmS Wlre.t
Washington, July 21. Dispatches this
afternoon to the state department from
Port Au Prince say the Haytlen govern
ment is tottering and that President
Simon probably will be a fugitive within
24 hours. The message came from Lieu
tenant Commander Dlsmukes of the
gunboat Petrel, which is now at tha
scene, and will protect Americans in
the political convulsion Impending after
Simon's - fall. Commander Dlsmukes
wires that tjie only city In Haytl not
controlled by the rebels in Port Au
Prlnca
Port Au Prince, HaytL July 21. Fear
ful of looting and . violence when this
city falls Into the hands of the rebels,
as It probably will within a few hours,
Americans and other resident foreign
ers today are banding together for de
fense of themselves and their property.
Despite the fact that most of the other
cities on the Island are In 'the hands
of the rebels. General Antolne Simon.
who waa "elected" president in 1908,
declares he Is confident he can defend
the capital, and has sent troops out to
meet the rebels, who are advancing rap
idly.
As most of Simon's army of 8000 men
have already Joined the Insurgents, the
Impression of most foreign residents is
that his apparent coifldenco Is a bluff,
and that within a few hours the presi
dent will flee to Jamaica aa Septimus
Marius, his minister of war, did yes
terday. s
Washington, July 21. Reports from
Port Au Prince, Haytl, that a desperate
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
B&HA&
REBELSADVANCING
PROTECT AMERICANS IN HAYTI DURING REVOLUTION
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Herbert L. Satterlee of tha Wire Trust.
(tin) ted ' Presi leamwl Wltv.l
New York. July 21. Herbert L. Sat
terlee,-who is under orlmlnal indictment
under the Sherman anti-trust law 14
connection with the "wire trust," Is
th son-in-law Df J." Pterpont Morgan:
President Roosevelt once made him, for
a brief time, assistant secretary of tha
navy. Mr. Satterlee and 29 other heads
GUN PERIL MENACE
MEDIUM
0 COMMISSION
Unrestricted Sale of Weapons Constant Danger Stringent
Laws Regulating Sale of Small Firearms and Requir
ing Dealers to Keep Correct Report of Transactions Is
Urged as Solution of Problem How Other, States Do.
What shall Portland do to deal with
the gun peril T
Every few days the revolver takes
its toll. Sometimes an addition Is made
to the appallng Hat of murders, some
times it adds to the list of the crippled
and the sightless, sometimes the revolv
ers -smoke merely means . a brief time
in the -hospital, followed by a doubtful
trial.
Very often the flash of the powder
is uie light by wMch the public gains
POPE SEEKS TO SILENCE
CHARGE OF ROME-RULE
(United Prtas Leased Win.)
Paris, July 21. Information coming
from reliable sources today states that
the pope has determined to sppolnt an
other American cardinal, and that his
reasons for this appointment are based
partly on his desire to avoid the cry
that the American church Is dominated
by Rome.
It Is said that for various diplomatic
reasons, the honor Is likely to fall upon
Archbishop James K. Qulgley of Chi
cago. The appointment probably will
be made this fall.
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I f i: .
A
of" the wire corporation have eppeared
before the .criminal , branch of . the
United States circuit court in New Torn
land, pleaded not guilty ta the Indict
ments charging them with violating the
Sherman taw. The defendants, on ap
plication of counsel, were given until
September 1, to file demurrers, and were
menavu on Bona, w fivuv vacii.
TO HUMAN LIFE;
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temporary view of some family tragedy,
made easy by the lack' of restriction
i upon the means for murder. Often.
again, the cause la trifling, and a chance
dispute or hasty word is clothed In
homicide.
Portland Is doing next to nothing to
stop the harvest of death. The gun
is displayed in widows everywhere, sold
without limit to crooks. The only re
striction is upon the sale to minors less
than 18 years of age.
Keetrlctlo&s Suggested.
Peace offlcera, prosecutors. Judges,
and all concerned in the enforcement
of the law are practically united in
favor of curtailing the unlimited sale
of revolvers. It Is impossible to prohibit
sale, and such a measure might be ques
tioned as too stringent, although many
would favor It But many restrictive
measures can be pnt into law, the fol-
(Continued on Page Eighteen.)
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Enters Camp Half Drunk, Hits
York With Club, "Too
Hard," He Thinks.
(Kpedal to The Jeurnal.)
Grants Pass, Or., July 21. Mike Mor
gan, in Jail here charged with the mur
der of John K. York, who waa killed
last Thursday night and his body
thrown In the Rogue river, this morning
made a complete confession, declaring
that he killed Tork In self-defense.
York and Morgan were camped to
gether near this city, and la his confes
sion this morning, Morgan alleges that
upon the night of the' killing he went to
the ramp in a half drunken condition,
that he and York had a row, that York
started to assault him and that - he
struck York on the head with a club.
Morgan says he then carried the body
In his arms half way to the river and
then put a rope around the dead man's
neck and dragged him the remainder ef
the distance and placed the body on the
bank. He then went back to the camp,
got a heavy log 'chain and this , he
wrapped around the neck of the corpse
and threw It In the river.. Morgan says
he stayed In the camp that night and
tha - next morning took . York's horses
(Continued on Para Eighteen.)
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MORGAN
CON
N YORK AND HIDING CHAINED BODY
Arriving at Seattle at 12:17, It
Upsets Reception Arrange
ments; Visitors Have to Be
Held at Depot
PARADE THEN, FORMS
AND MARCHES UPTOWN
Several Hundred Portlanders
Already in Seattle Lead
the Line.
(Special to The Jonrnal.) -Seattle,
Wash.. July 21. Portland's
special to the Potlatcn arrived on tha
O.-W. R. 4 N. it exactly 12:17 p. m.
The railroad In attempting to break
speed records, the train having pre
viously been announced as due at 1
o'clock, upset the schedules for the re
ception, to the considerable annoyance
of the Portland people here and of
local organizations. However, the best
of the situation waa made and when
the special pulled in the visitors were
held at the depot a few mlnutea until
King Edward and Queen Daphne arrived
with a band to give them proper wel
come. Headed by several hundred Portland
people already .here, the members of
(Continued on Page Six.)
HINES BOASTED HE
ELECTED LOB
BMBSMMBeswesaesMMaMeaaeaaasaa
"I Did Hear Him Say He. Had
Done Much to Put in Sen
ator,'! Is Weihe's Testk
mony. 8 . v
(United Pram Leased Wire.)
Washington, July 21. Dodging tha .
Issue. C. F. Welhe, business associate
of Edward Hlnes, the alleged active col
lector of tha reported 1100,000 Lorimer
slush fund." today virtually admitted
that Hlnes had boasted of having elected
Lorimer. ' ' '
When Welhe appeared as a Lorimer
witness Senator Kern read to him the
testimony of H. H., Hettler, who swore
that Hlnea had directly claimed full
responsibility for Lorlmer's election.
Welhe said: :!.'-!'J.:.i';;H'':
"He did not say that to Hettler, but
I did hear Wm aay that he thought he
had dona much toward Lorlmer's, elec
tion." Attorney Marble asked Welhe about
his request to W. W. Cook and William
O'Brien to keep out of the way while
the grand Jury was in session ra cm
cago. '' ' rv-';
"Didn't you know It is a vioiauon ot
the law to avoid a subpenaT" asked the
lawyer. . . -'! ''
Welhe : replied: ?
"I did not think about it I was Just
a messenger for Mr. Hlnea"
Welhe, after some questioning, then -
admitted he had told Hlnes he waa talk
ing too much about the Lorimer case
and had advised him to keep quiet.
Welhe, further examined, said: '' '
"Hlnea told ma that Clarence S. Funk,
general manager of the International
Harvester company, told him that the
election of Lorimer must have coat his
friendsargreat deal, and that if any ef
fort was to be made to reimburse them
he would be glad to contribute."
After the conclusion of Welhe's testi
mony Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania
was called. He testified: , 1
"I waa for the man who could .win-
Hopkins first, and Lorimer last." ,
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MUie Morgan, alias Hailpy Vi:i
Grant Tass murderer,
ASSOCIATE ADMITS
ESSES
MURDERING