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NO. 156. .. j )YQ$ WEBB SAVED FROM HANGKROPECUT UPINTO SOUVENIRS 1ANSN V i f 4 'I i ii 4 'Vf ',1 .A- ii Letter Found on Boy's ; Desk States Father Has Started Out in Life Anew; Makes Peace With Deity. SEALED NOTE ALSO LEFT FOR MRS. JONES Sunday School Superintend ent Says That All His Ac counts Are Straight. A .letter received by Harold Jonea, on of Charlea W. Jones, aealitant manager of the Hotel Oregon and superintendent of the Taylor Street Methodist chureh Sunday school, who disappeared a weeK ' ago today, states that he has gone Into northern Canada or Alaska as time keeper of some big mine, but gives no Intelllglblo reason for his strange de parture. The lotter, which ' Is written on Hotel Revelstoke stationery of Bev elstoke,3.'iC. was mailed In Calgary, Alberta, September I, and was found . on Harold Jones' desk at Balfour, Guth rie' & Co.'s office, where young Jones is employed. The Utter Is as follows: "My Dear Boy Am Just leaving this part of the count.-y for the north. Hav i signed up contract as timekeeper at. a big mine. Will be away at least six months. By givt:ig up keys to P. O. box you can get tl back. All funds of Dea coness association Sunday school and other trust funds are O. K.. and will check out to a cnt. Am sorry to put xtra business upon you, but I am sure you will do the bst you can. No more. Am going out into the world to make good. Have already, made ray peace with the heavenly father, and now be gin to figlvt 'th battle of restitution. (Signed) C. i , Xavs Wife Staled Vote, 'Beside this letter . the envelope con tained a sealed note to Mrs. Jones. An other envelope contained cards and scraps of paper bearing I. O. U.'s for small amounts and a note. owing him for $303, showing, that he bad .been very liberal In lending money, and a cancelled note for . 50 on which. Ht. Jones had1 gone sorely and ' had been compelled to pay when the signer re fused to redeem It. There were also personal receipts, a receipt for his duea in the Barry lodge, K. of P.. of Hastings, Michlgart, of which he was a member and memorandums. . Three other envelopes were received by different people this morning con' tatntng receipts and checks concerning different trust funds, all postmarked Calgary, Septmber 2. I C. D. Mlnton of the Oregon Agrlcul- 1 tuiist and assistant superintendent of the Taylor Street Sunday school re. celvnd an envelope containing four more (Continued on Vage Five. BEATTIE CASE GOES TO Prosecutor Says Body of 12 Will Finally .Consider Evi dence Either Friday or Sat urday. (Tnlted Pran LetMd Wire.) Chesterfield Courthquse, Va,, Sept. 5. Decision on the charge that Henry Clay Beattte Jr. "murdered his wife as the result of a desire to resume his llsson with 17-year-old Beulah Blnford will He with a Jury here either on Fri day or Saturday. This prediction was . made here today by Prosecutor Wen denburg. He said: "I expect to close the prosecution's evidence In rebuttal this afternoon and the 'defense probably will finish. Us re buttal tomorrow. Beulah Ist Xesor. "I will not call Beulah Blnford unless I find that the case of the prosecution Is In desperate straits. I know that Beulah and Beattle communicated while both were In jail at Richmond, and I am convinced that if she were to tes tify she would do her best to save him. The defense can call her if they like, but I do not think she will take the stand." Refreshed by a night's sound sleep, Henry Clay Beattle Jr., was ready today to resume his story, of the killing of hit young wife, for which crime he is being 'tried here for murder. "I am pfetty well satisfied, so far," said Beattle to questioning reporters be fore the hearing began. "I believe my story Is making a favorable Impression on . the Jury." I am purs when I have finished they villi be convinced' that I am Innocent. No cross examination can a hake m." Diary Baled Out. ' Judge Watson's ruling out of Beulah Blnford's diary and his-declaring that Its' contents must be proved "from the sworn lips of Beulah . Blnford" may force the state to place the girl on the stand.' " On the court's convening Judge Wat son but short Beattle's examination, ,':' aayln:....-.-.--4-:--i -.-,-.. . , . ."The main lines of the case are fully developed and the. court believe It un- necessary to make the prisoner's ex 'mination a test of endurance. The .tlme has arrived when the court feels Justified In placing limitations on eoun . ,sel. Two hours '8 nd a half for direct andjhffee and a half for eross examine f tlon should allow the full development Continued Oft 45 Ihitt VIRGINIAN JURY BEFORE WEEK END Dr. David Starr Jordan, who Is crit icised by, Japanese press. fTn(tA Pmi UiMd Wlre.t Tokio. Sept. 6. Dr. David Starr Jor dan, president of Stanford university, is today receiving criticism from the Japanese press as well as German and Russian diplomats, for "Intemperate and 'offensive" language used In ref erence to the kaiser and csar. The sec retary ot the Russian embassy left the meeting during the middle of Dr. Jor dan s address. Such remarks, say the press, will have the opposite effect to his Intended movement for universal peace. AS MAYOR OF BAY CITY IS PREDICTED McCarthy Will Be Defeated in Primaries, Says Judge Law lor; San Francisco's Moral Tone Said to Be Better. "The election of James Rolph to the mayoraltty of San Francisco Is certain," said Judge Lawlot ot San Francisco at the Portland hotel this morning. "Mayor McCarthy will bs defeated In the, pri maries. In" my opinion; and under- San Francisco's new charter, if a candidate gets a majority of votes In the pri mary he Is elected.". .;. . ' Judge Lawlor was on the bench when the San Francisco graft cases were tried and It was through his decisions In these canes that he became one of the best known members of the Judi ciary in the United States. The man who Is elected mayor of San Francisco at the election on Sep tember 20 will serve four years undor our new charter," said Judge Lawlor. "That . means that he will preside over the Panama-Pacific exposition. For that reason. If nothing else, Rolph will be elected. "But McCarthy would be defeated anyway. He haa tried to be a friend to the tenderloin and he has endeavored to placate the moral element of the city. In both he has failed. Bolph Hlrhly Praised. "Rolph Is a man of sterling character, upright and square. He believes the vested rights of the people should be respeoted and he thinks the men who produce the wealth of the country, namely the laboring classes, should get their dues. He U a 'big' man and will give San Francisco the best adminis tration she has had in years." "San Francisco has done away wjth political parties in municipal elections. By the employment of the primaries the two men who receive the greatest numoer er votes will be pitted against each other in the election. If one man M'S ELECTION receives a majority of the votes In the'e,u"lve ubJect of railroad regulation primary, he will be declared elected. Here are the men who will be elected on September 26, the day the primary wm te held: James Rolph, mayor; Percy v. Long, city and county at torney; Washington Dodge, assessor; Edmond Goodchsux, recorder; Henry MUicrevy, county clerk; David Bush tax collector. These men are of the highest character and will serve the people. They are the people's candl- To Get &abor Tote. "It Is a mistake to say that the labor element elected McCarthy. The vote was divided as It will be divided In the coming election. Rolph will get many jaoor votes." Judge Lawlor says the registered voters in the Bay City numbers, ac cording to the books, 102,600, but that tna total vote cast will be about T5.000. In referring to the case of Abraham Huer, Judge Lawlor said he wm not disposed to analyte the situation, but he said It had been established beyond a doubt that Ruef had been guilty of bribery and he decided that the "Curly Boss" should serve a prison term. Then the case was carried to the court of ap peals and- there four Judges stood for a new trial, while three were against such a proceeding. Immediately after this state Of affairs became known, every malign influence and every phase (Continued on Page Five.) GIRL REFUSES COLLEGE BOY; KILLS HER, SELF (United . Pivm Letted Wtre.) . New York, Sept. 5. Instead of going to California as man and wife,. Miss Catherine . Van Wyok and 'vrilllaro At Chtlds Jr., are in the morgue her today. Childs, who is the 20 year old aon of William A, Childs, a .millionaire of Bnglewood, N. J., but now. in Los An geles, shot the girl at Quogue, L. I., and turned tne weapon on himself, dy ing within, an hour. , Friends say that young Childs wanted Miss Van Wyck to marry him and go to Los Angeles but she refused. They had been friends since childhood. Childs graauatea irum fxlaceuu) jaf juno. Excited by Reports of Forth coming Strife With France and Great Britain, Teutons Withdraw "Savings. ' ' ; BERLIN GOVERNMENT,,; TRIES TO, QUIET PUBLIC Unofficial -Statements Assert . That Alarm fs Without Slightest Reason. (United Piew Leased Wire.) Berlin, Sept. 5. Owing to Increasing commercial nervousness, ' and wild war rumors as the result of the Moroccan negotiations, the government tonight ia expected to issue a reassuring state ment. It is reported that there is feverish anxiety In all the German provinces. Steftin reports that-v large sums have been withdrawn from the savings banks, the people generally fearing that war Is soon to. come. There is a wild rumor on the Alsatian frontier today that Herr Von Schoen, the German ambassador to France, has been murdered and that Germany would immediately declare war. An unex pected movement of troops Into upper Alsace seemed to confirm the rumor. Efforts are being made today to quiet the provinces. The government Is 1 suing unofficial statements declaring that the war rumors are without founda tion. The alarm has been increased here by the newspapers printing the speech of Minister of the Navy Del Cases at Toulon in which he declared that the French navy was ready for any eventuality. Foreign Minister Von Ktdderlin Waechter announced today that the latest French note would be submitted to chancellor Von Bethmann-Hollweg Immediately and that a reply''waa ex pected at once. , OF CANAL FAIR Life of People of Coast Their Work Should Be Por trayed to World Mustn't Neglect Art, Says Lane. Franklin K. Lane, Interstate com merce commissioner, says that unless the Panama-Pacific exposition Is an ex position of a new kind after a hew Idea, its success will' be purely medi ocre Its power to attract either foreign exhibits or large attendance Inconsid erable. Commissioner Lane Is In Portland hearing Southern Pacific rata cases. Dis regarding for a few moments the large Importance of the decisions he may be called upon to make, he unfolded this M remarkably comple? "an I.K to bring the wonder why hi. life work rUnarv?nr,r,nh.rZ": ratner than delving in the dryer, more i Commissioner Lane's plan has been sub- mltted to the exposition company and will likely be adopted. Its newness and local Importance makes Us Interest great and this Is the plan: All raelflo Exposition. "If the Panama-Pacific exposMlon Is of a piece with the Chicago and SjL Louis exposition rather than distinctive and artistic. It will be from every viewpoint, Including that of finance, mediocre and uninteresting. "What should be Is an AU-Paolflo ex position. The life of the people, their works, their characteristics, their ap pearance from all the countries on the Pacific coast and the Islands of the sea should be shown. "Such an exhibit should Include every region beginning with the topmost point (Continued on Page Five.) 3 DEAD, 40 INJURED LI Passenger Train, Striking an Open Switch Near Fremont, Wis., Is Crushed. (Calted Prett Letted Wirt.) . Fremont, Wis., Sept. S. Three per sons were killed and more than 40 In jured today when Soo line passenger train No. 17 was derailed and crushed a mile south of here. ' The train struck an open switch, according to reports here. ; Doctors, nurses' .and all the available ambulances in the ft own were rushed to the scene of the wreck. PHYSICIANS SAY KEENE'S CONDITION IS IMPROVED ' (Uolttd Prett Letted Wire.) . ' t London, Sept. . Physicians In at tendance -pn James R. Keene, the New York.finahcier and turfman, who Is 111 here, issued today a statement that his 'tlon la satlsraetorv. ! OFFERS IDEA TO INSURE SUCCESS NO NE WRECK b "' MAJOR MINDOE TO SECURE SITE ' FOR NEW LOCKS Orders Received From Wash ington to Commence Ne gotiations for Right of Way on East Side at Oregon City Major J. F. Mclndoe, oorps of engi neers, u. S. A., this morning received official Instructions from the war de partment to negotiate for land for right-of-way purposes along the line of the proposed new locks on the east bank of the Willamette river at Oregon City. The telegram received by Major Mcln doe from the chief of engineers at Washington is as follows: "The secretary of war has approved the construction of a canal on the eaut bank of the Willamette river at Ore- farther n.lVraUonCh " , ? prtX tin., covered by youreorand alo tne east side considered advisable by you and report results." Major Mclndoe said this morning that from some newspaper, reports he under stood that the people on the east side of the river objected to the construction of the canal, but that he had heard nothing official on the subject. If they don't want the locks, however, he says, they may not be built at present, resulting In the matter dragging along again as It has for the psst 12 years. "If the government cannot get the right of way at a reasonable price the locks may not be built," said the major, "but go back to congress for further consideration." Even In case the land had to be con demned for the lock purposes, it would have to be approved by the attorney general, It is understood. Until advices from the war depart ment allowing It to have been received, the major's report cannot be made pub lic. (Special t The JrnimtL) Salem, Or., Sept. 6. -One-third of the state's share of .the appropriation of $600,000 for construction of the Oregon City locks is available this year. Alt though the general fund Is now ex hausted and warrants ars being stamped "Not paid for want of funds," the state's warrants are as good as gold. (Continued on Page Three.) E- Republic Holds Its 98 Vessels ,in Readiness for. Any . Emergency. (Cnlted Prtts Leased Wire.) Toulon, France, Sept. 6 Fully coaled and provisioned, the entire home, fleet of France, 98 .warshlpe In all, today waa massed off- Toulon ready for any emergency. Patting in review, before rresiaeni r emeres ana tne rencn csdi met the fleet which Included eight bat tleships and nine armored cruisers, greatlx exceeded in gross tonnage the German home fleet which recentlx waa cavlad bi, Kafunp -WiiKnim. , , i FRANC GERMANY MA BnKsvlum, BATTLE RESCUERS Inmates of Flaming Arizona State Institution Resist Ef forts of Attendans to Carry Them to Safety. (United Prats Latied Wtre.) Phoenix, Ariz., Sepu 6. The east wing of the Arlsona state insane asylum was totally destroyed by fire today, caus lns; an estimated loss of 150,000. No Uvea were lost Tha patients, apparently stunned by the conflagration, sat on the surround ing lawns and calmfy viewed the prog ress of the flames, neither offering to help fight the fire or make any move to escape. Inmates of the violent ward were carried out to safety only after they had fought desperately with attendants. It was necessary to place several In stratghtjackets before they could be carried to places of safety. Harrison Williams and John Gates, hospital attendants, were overcome while fighting the flames. Both will recover. Temporary quarters for the insane patients were secured at the Marcopla hospital. ARSENIC PUt IN CHALICE POISONS POPE'S PRELATE (Tnltrd Prett Le.trS Wirt.) Rome, Sept. 6. Rev. Giuseppe Prep puntl. canon of the Church of Santa Marghertta, Is under arrest here today on a charge of having caused the death of Monslgnor Contessa, the domestic prelate to the pope, by placing arsenic In the chalice which the monslgnor was using In celebrating mass. CALIFORNIA ADDS $12,000 TO FIRE FIGHTING FUND (Unltrd Prett Letted Wire.) Washington,- Sept. 6. In response to telegrams from the California authori ties the United States forestry service today allotted an additional appropri ation of $12,000 for fighting forest fires In that state. More than $20,000 has been spent this year for this purpose In California. WAR FLEETS IN REVIEW Kaiser, on Yacht, Steams Through Great Fleet of 143 Fighting Craft. (t'nlW Prett Letted Wire.) Kiel, Germany, Sept. 4. With the guarded intimation made In various na pars that the, display was made as a warning to Great Britain, the - kaiser here today reviewed the German fleet. One hundred and forty-three warship saluted the Imperial yacht ' Hohensol lern as It steamed through their lines. After the formal review the kstser transferred his flag1 to the battleship jueatscniana atschland and started, seaward u Xiift liuskf, th jnyeuvara.-t - - ."a ILLINOIS CENTRAL OFFICIALS BREAK OFF NEGOTIATIONS Leaders of System Federation of Shop Employes Go Into Conference on Advisability of Strike on Lines. (United Pratt Letted Wtre.) Chicago, Sept. 6. Officials of the Illinois Central railroad today broke off negotiations with the eyBtem federa tion of shop employes. They officially notified all unions to this effect Leaders of the unions later went into a conference to decide what action will be taken. Secretary Kramer of the blacksmiths' union, called the union leaders to a meeting In President Kline's office. It was Intimated that the meeting Is In tended to determine whether or not a strike shall be called. President McCreary of the federated shopmen, said: "It seems to be up to us now." It Is said that strike orders are ready to be sent to all the shops upon a mo ment's notice. After the union conference it was ln tlmafed that overtures would be made for further negotiations with the rail road. It Is believed that the demands of the men will be modified and pre sented again under a new form. PRESIDENT TELEGRAPHS, "MY WIFE WON'T LET ME" (United Prtte Lt.ed Wire.) TJttca, N. Y., Sept. 6. Declaring,. In effect, "my wife won't let me, ' Presi dent Tt telegraphed Vice-President Sherman today declining to visit I'tlca on September 15, his birthday. The president said Mrs. Taft insisted that he stay In Beverly to celebrate the day. Los Angeles Business Man Shoots at Wife and Then Kills Himself. (United Prett Letted' Wire.) Los Angeles, Sept. 5. The . request that he dry the supper dishes is at tributed today as the cauae of the-quar-rel which led Harry H. , Rouse, SB, as sistant secretary of the Los Angelea Abstract & Trust oompanr to attempt to. kill his wife and then end his own life with a bullet thorugh the heart. The shooting occurred but a few feet from where the oouple's four- year-old son was playing on the floor. The Rouses had Just finished supper and Mrs. Rouse asked, her husband to assist with the dlshek In reply he drew a revolver and glred point blank at her. The bullet wept wild and lodged In the kitchen wall. Placing the barrel o the gun to hla heart. Rouse pulled the trigger. -.- 'n ,::f,' Rouse came here about eight years 1 DEAD IN QUARREL OVER DISH-DRYING Daughter of Man Who Was to Swing at 12:30 o'clock To day Hands Out Pieces of Hemp to Convicts. REPRIEVE COMES A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE HOUR Cheers FromJJcJIs Near That of Condemned Man Tell the Story.. - ! (Stlem Burets ef The -Journal.) Salem, Or., Sept. C. Jess P. WM was saved by Governor West at tha last moment. Five minutes before the time for -hanging at 12:25 o'clock, cheers burst ing from the cells he'xt Webb's an ' nounced to the crowd waiting admission J that something unusual was taking place. The doors Immediately swung back and those In the lead of the entering crowd;, saw Webb walking across tha large hall at the entrance to the prison, supporting his wife on his right and daughter on his left arm. The three took seats on a table and beside the box containing the hangman's rope, 'which had been cut Into small bits aa souvenirs for the prisoners. Turnkeys immediately began opening the cell doors, letting tier after tier of prisoners out to file into tha dining room as tne usual dinner hour. It waa ' this announcement of dinner at the usual hour of 12:30 Instead of 1 o'clock as on hangman's day, which told tha prisoners Webb's life had been saved. Daughter Otves On ouTenlrs. ; Webb's daughter Verne, 18 years old, : took her stand by the table and began ' handing bits of rope to the convlcta filing past. She kept this up for about five minutes, when she collapsed In a violent fit of weeping. Webb took her In his arms and held her on his left arm while he shook hands with the oonvlcts -coming by. - i Rev. Phillip Bauer, chaplain, then; meted out bits of rope to the prisoner until the box waa empty. . ;",' k-t During this' time Mrs. Webb was slu ting calmly In her chair, five. feet frorjj the table on which Webb sat. - - After the prisoners had passed Into : hthe dining room and the crowd had filed out, Webb said to the reporters: . "You know my state of feeling now and know I cannot say anything. But in a short time after I am settled I will know what I might say." - W. G. MacLaren, general eupertnten. dent of the Portland Commons, stood by.' weeping and exclaiming In a vole which all could hear, "God bless our governor, God bless our governor." Half a dozen men were In tears. Mao , (Continued on iag Three.) F OF PORTLAND IS A 1E-J1C0FFET Northern Cities Regard Rose City's Police Force as Laughing Stock; Cleaning Out Promised. . John B. Coffey, chairman of the cltf police board, returned from hla visit of inspection to the police departments of Vancouver and Victoria, B. C, am Seattle, completely ashamed of the de tective force in Portland. He found that the force Is the laughing stock of other cities. He also found that tha police department wan far behind tha times In efficient organization. But he promises that the present condition will be short lived now that he an Mayor Rushlight, with whom Mr. Coffey made his trip north, have had their eyes .opened more clear ly thaep-ever before as to the unsatis factory conditions that exist in the po lice and detective departments here. "Our detective fdrce certainly ia In bad order up north," ssld ' Mr. Coffey. "It Is-the laughing stock of the cities we visited. One man told me hat when he 'came to Portland after a man, he had to ue great diplomacy or he would Invariably lose out. He said If he se cured the help of one set of detectives in the department in locating the per son he was after, and the others found it out, they would try to block tha? game. 'I'-': Determined to Get Jtesolts. ' "I was told that has been going on for years. It shows too much Jealousy and working at cross purposes.- Detec tives are hired to protect the city and not work out their own personal spltea and spleens." V': "We have had one shakeup in the police department, and I want so aay If-we don't get results there will be another In comparison with which tha iirsi vum win - uw initio uvu i in tend to stand for any more dllly dally, lng. We are going to hava an effi cient police force here; or knew , tha resson why. .;;,v.',.'.i.:--i. v: l", "We are going to 'watoh every move ment, and if we don't get proper rv suits we shall adopt drsstla measures, "We found that in Vancouver there is no such thing aa grafting in the police department.' ' They don't have any 'shakeVdowns. ,They(; wont tgn4 for it. And neither will we. -, Condition . aneoTeir.'':'.vV- "In Vancouver they have an excellent system of boxes from which the petrol men report to headquarters. The box i are numbered and each call rHi- the box -number at headquarters. In' . .iConUnned on Page abre). DEEM ORCE V t -(), . , ' . V- i. : .... - . r."