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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, TUESDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 3 1911. .' 1 1 . 1 i - J y i K i V J I ) I 8. i v. SEIZED IN NEWEST LAKE COUNTY RAID Six Horse Freiqht Team Re quired to Haul Evidence to Lakeview; New Chewaucan Hotel.at Paisley Is Victim. (Spaclll tn Th Jimrgal.t ' Lakeview, Or.'. Sept. 6;-r Another rata was made by Sheriff Warner B. Snyder, acting under Instructions from Awiatant District Attorney John t Venator, in which 87. barrels, or about 8000 quarts of beer was seized at Paisley. The dis trict attorney's office proposed to stamp out the llleptal sale of liquor; In dry preclftcts and to arrest every dealer in these precincts. The leisure was made at the Che .waucan hotel, the new. hostelry com pleted a short time ago.. George Cooley and George Ranney were charged withJ selling liquor and held In 500 Donas to the next session of the grand Jury. Last week the officers arrested D. Big gerstaff at the same place and obtained over 1000 bottlea of beer and many gal lons of liquors. The goods seised were brought here to be used as evidence and after the last selx'ure it took a' six horse team to haul ths freight from Paisley here. beulahTbinford (N CHESTERFIELD' COUNTY ; jail Lakeview Wants Developers Next.1 (Special to Ti urnl. Lakeview, Or., Sept. 6. The Eastern Oregon, Development league meeting at Burns, October 2 and 8, will have a large delegation from Lakeview and Lake county. The work of the leagu.e has been neglected from this end in the past but the leading citizens are awak ening to the needs of this portion of the state and a concerted move will be made on their part to get In touch with development work. Lakeview will ask for the next meetlnr of the league. Dr. B. Daly, y. L. Snelllng. M. B. Rice, W. Lair Thompson, F. Light. A. W. Orton. F. M. Miller, G. W. Rice, W. Roche Flck and many other leading spirits-in development work will be In the party representing this part of the state. Boy Jlorse Thief Pardoned, (Special to Tb. Journal.) Lakeview, Or., Sept. 6. Tried before Juvenile Judge Bernard Daly of Lake- view, William Leslie Hlckson, the year old boy who claimed Portland as hla home, who waa arrested for the theft cf two horses found In his pos session, was paroled to Jonas Norln, a prominent stockman In the valley near her. The boy evidently had been led away by bad companions and la given & show to make a man of himself. lit ii A t A i it r V '-. ' A I l.,.....-..a.n. BLACK HAND HEAD NABBED IN GOTHAM Italian, Said to Be Most Cun ning Criminal in New York, Arrested. (United Press Leased Wlre.l New York, Sept. 6. Giuseppe Cos table, whom the police credit with being the master mind behind the Black Hand band of criminals, was arrested here today as he waa walking through the east aide, carrying a bomb concealed be neath his coat. Cdstable, called the ' most cunning criminal In New York by Lieutenant Petroslno, the Italian police detective who lost his life In attempting to run down alleged members of the Black Hand and Camorrlst societies, Is de clared to have directed 16 outrages in the tenement district during the last month and to have figured largely In several recent kldrtaping cases. The police declare he has not worke1 for elx years and although without vis ible mears of support, has kept up an elaborately furnished flat and lavished money on his wife and two children. Coatable has been under surveillance for five years, but today was the first time the police have secured evidence enough to warrant an arrest. Policemen Chase Elk. (tinltM Pre.. Lea mo Wire.) ' San FranciBco, Sept. 6. Two big Golden Gate elk are back in the fold today. They gave mounted policemen a thrilling wild west experience rounding them up. DECLARE .THEY WILL PROSECUTE MEYERS The depositor of the defunct Mt. Scott bank at a. meeting held In Duke hall at Lents, voted to engage Attor ney C. M. Idleman to-assist the dis trict attorney n the prosecution, of ex-Prealdent Meyers and the cashier of the bank. t The object of the meeting waa ex plained by F". R. Peterson, chairman of the depositors' committee, who pre sided. Receiver E. P. Tobln's report was read, showing the receipts and dis bursements of the bank and also . the amount left. Attorney Idlfman was in structed to secure an abstract of the bank's property In order to show its present status, due to its Involved con dition. Wednesday, September 13, waa the date set for another meeting when Mr. Idleman could give his report, as he would have the abstract finished by that time. The report that some of the larger depositors had been settled with and the case would not be pressed against Mey ers, the president, was emphatically denied last night. They declared they would endeavor, to have him prosecuted to the full extent of the law. JAPANESE GIRL TRIES TO STARVE HERSELF (United I'reM Leamd Wtrc.t Santa Cms, Cal., Sept. 5. -On the fam ily dog can Millie Ito, a 14-year-old Japanese girl, place the blame today for her unsuccessful effort to comml sauicide. The dog tugged on the trous ers of the men searchers, guiding them to a barn where the girl was starving Witness in Beattle murder trial amuses herself with playing, jackstones. BEATTIE CASE GOES TO VIRGINIAN JURY " BEFORE WEEK END (Continued from Page One.) of testimony, 'iiien the court will allow an hour longer for re-cross examination and an hour more for re-direct examina tion." Gun Is Topic . Prosecutor Wendenburg on cross ex amination endeavored vainly 'to secure from Beattle an admission of his owner ship of the gun. After only seven minutes he con cluded, the defense waived the privilege of re-dlrect examination, and the prison er was excused. His attorney. Smith, then announced that the defense was closed. ' On rebuttal Henry Latham teetlfied that on the Thursday night before the crime he heard Henry Beattle, at the telephone, say: "Meet me at Short and Main streets in half an hour. I'll be there." That Is where Paul Beattle said he met Henry. The defendant yesterday categorically denied Latham's testi mony and Attorney Smith desperately fought against Its admission. Youth Overheard Henry. Latham added that he had heard Henry tell a youth on th trt thr I he was going as far. as Short and Main streets. Cross examination failed to change Latham's testimony which was also corroborated by W. R, Hart. Mrs. Houchens, Paul Beattla's mother-in-law, testified that she answered a telephone call for Paul on Thursday night preceding the murder and that she recognized the voice as Henry's. After Paul had come to phone she heard htm say. "I want to see you at Short and Main streets. Be sure to be there." Mrs. Houchens said that Paul then telephoned to "Mrs. Fischer" (Beulah Blnford) and went. out, returning later in an automobile, and saying "good night, Henry," as he entered the house. John Josephs and John McEvoy testi fied to seeing Henry and Paul Beattle together on Thursday night. The defense was then allowed to briefly reopen its case and John Blair, ona of the boys who were Joyriding the night of the murder, swore he was con vinced the car he saw on the turnpike was numbered Dll and thus could not have been Beattlc's car. Tells of Meetlny Beulah. Beattle's cross-examination yesterday brought out the admission that his 11- 18 i licit relations with Beulah Blnford be gan a week after he first met her. Beulah was only 13 years old at the time, but tho defendant claimed he did not know theiwafntlmacy was illegal, as the girl appeared much older. After Seattle had denied having writ ten a letter to Mrs. Blnford regarding the adoption of Beulah's child, Wenden burg produced the letter In question, and the prisoner was forced to admit that he was the author. ,H waa de cided before Beattle's cross-examination began that it would not be neces sary for the prisoner to give a repro duction of the part he played when the murder occurred with the automobile as a "prop." Benlah Blnford in Picture Drama. Washington, "Sept. 6. Beulah Bln ford, the "girl In the case" at the Beattle trial in Virginia, will figure aa the heroine in a moving picture drama. The central dea will be to give the moving picture theatre patrons of the country an opportunity to see tne girl who appears so prominently In connec tlon with the murder trial now in progress. time as being Implicated In the crime, and was held as a witness. On January 5, 1911, she was found guilty of being an accomplice of ebb, and sentenced to serve 15 years in the penitentiary. Webb later was found guilty of 'mur dering Johnson and sentenced to be hanged. DETECTIVE FORCE OF PORTLAND IS A JOKE J. B. COFFEY (Continued from Page One.) WEBB SAVED FROM RANGING; ROPE CUT UP INTO SOUVENIRS (Continued from Page One.) IF YOU SUFFER from a bad stomach, inactive liver, consti- pated bowels, you should try HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS It is absolutely pure safe and reli able and will always do the work. TRY IT today ? lortlaRd Printing House Co. Book, Catalog and Oommerolal Rrlntlnfj Book Bindint and Blank -Book Staking 388 Taylor St Phones: A2281, M620I Laren asked the press to say that Webb never cut up the body of Johnson when putting it in the truck. After the scene was over It was an nounced that Governor West had ex acted a pledge from Webb, his wife and his daughter never to ask for an other consideration. Webb is therefore unalterably a pris oner for life. Chaplain Bauer' broke the news to Webb and his family at 11 o'clock. Mrs. Webb and her daughter oame back to Salem this morning. Thpy went in to see him at 12:40 o'clock. While several declared th'ey had "hunches" that Wtbb would be saved, as many claimed the same Intuitive knowledge that he would han, until within five minutes of the fatal mo ment. Cannot Bear to Bee Family. Webb spent the last week of his life in almost solitary confinement. Save for an occasional visit from a priest oi a minister of the gospel, no one saw him excepting the officials in charge. His daughter visited his cell a few hours before it was learned that Judge Eakln of the supreme court would deny the final appeal for. a writ of probable cause and a stay oi execution. At that I time she was hopeful Justice Eakln would grant the appeal. Soon after hearing that the appeal" had been de nied the girl left Salem with her moth er, and the two remained in Portland, not seeing Webb again. Webb at that time had sent them an urgent request to see him no more. Declaring that the newspapers were responsible for his conviction, Webb re quested that reporters not be permitted to interview him In his cell. It has beep the custom since Governor Cham berlain's administration not to admit newspaper interviews with prisoners. In the case of condemned men these In terviews are allowed, however, upon the prisoner's own request. "High Type of Murderer." "Far more intellectual and of a higher type than the ordinary man who com mits such a crime" is the way in which Superintendent C. W. Jamea speaks of Webb. Webb discussed his crime and his fate in a calm and Intelligent man ner at all timed. He said there was no such a thing aa premeditation of the crime, and that nothing of the kind could ever be made of it He declared Mrs. Kersh knew ncthing of the murder I until after it had bjsen committed. He admitted the folly of the hideous dls- iposal of Johnson' body after his al leged accidental killing of him. He also explained the fatal joy ride with Mrs, I Kersh as a desperate and confused ef fort on his part to keep all knowledge of the killing from the woman. t The crime in Brief. The body of W. A. Johnson, a farmer from eastern Washington, wag found crammed in a trunk at the union station and waa tagged or North Puyallup, on the night of June 0, 19X0. It was later found out that Johnson had. been mur dered about 2:30 the afternoon of the day the trunk waa discovered in room in the New Grand Central' hotel. . The motlv?,of the. murder' was to ob tain. $1800 which, belonged to Johnson. .. Mrs, B.-W Kerah was rrated a tfca that way the chief Is in constant touch with every man. In Portland a police man may call up headquarters from the ! same place every hour and there Is no 1 way to tell whether he Is covering his j beat. ' I "The policemen in Vancouver are changed every month,, while here we, have had men on a single beat for years. Under our system the favorites in the department got the best beats and those who were not on the inside I had to take the worst of it This Isn't ! right or fair. I Intend- to work out a monthly change system and put it Into : effect as soon as possible." I Mr. Coffey said he expected his visit j to the north to result in a number of I changes which would Improve the police I department here. He was highly pleased with the way the department Is managed In Vancouver. He said the uniformed ; men and the detectives worked In per fect harmony, which is a condition that 1 has long been absent here. I At Seattle Mayor Rushlight and Mr. i Coffey visited the city Jail, gathering ! Ideas which might be useful when Port land begins to erect ji new Jail, for which purpose bonds hav been sold. "The city of Seattle wasted money on no jnu, suiu air. toiiey. its an outrage. We ought to be able to profit by Its example." MAJOR M'lNDOE TO SECURE SITE FOR NEW LOCKS (Continued from Page One.) One-third of the 1300,000 was provided 1 for last January under the law passed In 1909, setting forth that one-third i should be provided In January of 1911, of 1912 and of 1913. I Governor West arrived home last I night. In the near future he will call a meeting of the old canal and locks commission to take up the matter. It I will be handled simply by notifying Engineer Mclndoe that the state s j money is ready and that the state will , cuuperaie wun me government In any way necessary. Well Spouts Like Geyser. (llnltrd Pre. tAtf Wlr t Willows, Cal., Sept. 6. An artesian well sunk near here for family use is spouting like a geyser. It irrigates 300 acres. SAGE TEA WILL DARKEN THE HAIR Restore Faded and Gray Hair to Natural Color; Dandruff Quickly Removed. There is nothing new about the Idea of using sage fdr restoring the color of the hair. Our great-grandmothers kept their locks soft dark and glossy by using a "sage tea." Whenever their hair foil out or took on a dull, faded or streaked appearance they made a brew of sage leaves and applied it to their hair, with wonderfully beneficial effect Nowadays we don't have to resort to old-time, tiresome methods of gathering the herba and making the tea. This Is done by skillful chemists better than we could do it ournelves, and all we have to do is to call for the ready-made product Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem edy, containing' sag in the proper strength, with the addition of surphur, another old-time scalp remedy. The manufacturer of this remedy authorise druggists to sell it under guar antee that the' money will be refunded if It falls to do exactly aa represented. Don't neglect your hair. Get a bottle of Wyeth's Sag and Sulphur today, and notice the difference, after a few days' use, ...... U ,.'.,' This preparation Is offered to the public at fifty cent a bottle, and Is recommended and spld by all druggists. Special agent. Owl Drug Co, - TL Altarait & (En, WILL MAIL, ON REQUEST. A COPY OF THEIR NEW CATALOGUE No. 104. FOR THE AUTUMN AND WINTER SEASONS. 1911-1912. JFtfilj Aomuf. 34tff and 35Hj BtmtB, SJrm oxJl FIFTIETH ANNUAL OREGON STATE FAIR . Salem, September 11-16, 1911 HOMECOMING WEEK Livestock, Poultry and Agricultural Exhibits, Races, Free Attractions and Fireworks Ferullo's Greatest Band REDUCED RATES ON ALL RAILROADS to death after a pistol she carried failed to discharge. Miss Ito., who is the daughter of a leading, contractor in the Japanese quarter, believed that she had disgraced the . family name, so she slipped away lat Thursday night and crawled under a low barn. She left a note saying the pistol failed to go off and that starvation was her only hope for suicide. She was unconscious when found, but may survive. The Japanese blamed for her disgrace is in JaiL " C UNCLE SAM MAY FLOAT SPANISH CRAFT HE SUNK (United IreM teaurd Wire.) Santiago, De Cuba. Sejlt 6. Favor able action from President Taft and Secretary Knox of the United States Is believed hera today to be possible for the floating of three battleships and two torpedo boats which were sunk by United States men of war in the battle with Admiral Cervera's fleet dur ing the Spanish-American war. The vessels rest in dangerous posi tions outside of this port, hut U ta be lleved they could ba floated.; v' SPEEDERS AIMED AT4 IN, SLOVER'S ORDERS An order Issued by Chief of Pollca Slover yesterday deals with tha mat ttr of making arrests of autoroobUa speeders. Arrangements have been made for taking up membership cards to the Portland Automobile r.luh as guarantees that the offenders will ap l pear In court. While minor and technical violations are not to be overlooked, more attention, is to be paid to the reckless drivers. The patrolmen are also instructed to be more polite In making arrests Instead of acting as if "arresting a street brawler j or pickpocket." ts Special attention is called to speeding " nuto trucks, which on account of their great weight, are more danjreroua than ' touring cars going at twice the speed. ' Trucks will be limited to 15 miles an hour. , . Condensed Statement BANKING DEPARTMENT Hartman & Thompson At the Close of Business September 1, 1911. RESOURCES. ' Loans and discounts $200,657.23 Bonds, securities, etc 116,282.00 Real estate, furniture and fixtures 38.862.24 Cash on hand and due from banks 147,128.33 $502,929.80 LIABILITIES. Capital stock $100,000.00 Surplus and undivided profits r. 28,007.54 Deposits 374,922.26 tX , $502,929.80 Examine Your Furs If they require RELINING, REMODELING OR RENOVATING Have it attended to at once and get the advantage of our 25 REDUCTION on this class of work. YOUR FURS WILL THEN BE -READY FOR YOU WHEN NEEDED OVM TACTOBT Is running rOU fOBCI, therefore we can give your work every attention necessary. THE LIEBfiS QUALITY IS A GUAR ANTEE OF PERFECTION Tew aid BxaluslTS Models complete In rAjsnovaBU rv. every conceivable DEPOSIT WILL HOLD TOUR SELECTION UNTIL , NEEDED. STORAGE FREE. H. Liebes & Co. 88 Korriaoa St. 9. 9. rLAOBKAlTV, XQC Corbett 'mifig. UmmMfb'S Gb. X Merchandise of teril Oriy. Announce the Opening of a New Girls' Dress and Suit Department Ages for 6 to 1 4 Years School 6tarts next week and in anticipation of this event we rushed the opening of this new department. It will be a revela- tion to the women of Portland to see how modestly priced girls wearing apparel can be, and at the same time what style and; tailoring is employed m designing these garments. ' - All Wool Sponged and Shrunk Middy Dresses, Special $4.95 Make a tour of the stores in the- city, ask your favorite daler if he will guarantee his middy dresses to be all wool, sponged and snrunK. men get nis prices, note me siyie, wontmansnip, qual ity of materials carefully then let us present to you the dresses we offer at $4.95. And we are willing to abide by your judgment and let you be the judge of the worth of our girls' dresses. Throughout the entire stock our prices are marked at the same modest prices. You will find charming garments for street, house and party wear. Childrens School Coats We have an endless assortment of children's school coats in every practical style, made in the latest models. Many dupli cates of women's polo and box coats. These are marked at the same attractive prices as our dresses. Sale of School Umbrellas, 75c Each Made of fast black gloria with steel rods. Paragon frames, assorted Congo wood handles. Sizes 18, 20, 22, 24 inches. American Taffeta Umbrellas $ 1 .00 Fast black umbrellas, every one guaranteed. Ihey are r mounted with the latest handles, built on the best Paragon frames, cased and tasseled. Sizes for women, men and children Black Union and Taffeta Umbrellas For Men and Women at $1 .50 The most up-to-date umbrella sold in Portland for this price. The frames are the best imported, handles plain and carved. mission, made detachable. U.very umbrella tuiiy guaranteed. Extra Special Rain Coat Sale Made of Plain Cravenette Striped and Plain Rubberized Cloth Box Coats, Ages from 4 to 8 years Regular $9.00, Special $5195 Made in double breasted loose box coat style with high storm collar, buttoning close around the neck, side pockets finished . i . .11..M . .1. tnrougnout in tne Dest tanorea manner. )ii Ages from 10 to 1 4 years Regular $12.50, Special $6.95 Unquestionably the greatest sale of rain coats ever held In Portland. As these garments are all made of the very finest materials in double breasted, long and loose box coat styles. Storm collar, side pockets and strap sleeves.. . Rain Coats, Special Price $12,50 Children's slip on models made in double texture plaid back and cravenetted Scotch Mixed wool materials, iney are maae loose fitting with storm collars and Raglan sleeves. , . - Women's ,and Misses' Rain Coats $12.50 . ... , Made of cravenetted cloth in tan or Oxford, made In a loose or semi-fitting style. - . , ',.'. J : H