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. '1 : THfl.. OREGOK . DAILY. JOURNAL J PORTLAND, THURSDAY . EVENING, DECEMBER 21, 191L .: MOVE TO RESTORE ELK TO OREGON IS ASSISTED 8V WEST Arranges With Governor of Wyoming for Shipment of Nucleus of Breeding Herd; Finley Began Campaign. (Btlem Bnrttu if Thi Journal.) , Salem, Or., Dec. 21. Having an ear t nest desire not only, to protect the few remaining elk In this state, but to bring; .bout an Increase In their number end ' a rain make Oregon an elk state. Gov ernor "Went Is in cooperation with State Game Warden Finley, endeavoring to arrange for securing aeveral carload of Ik from Wyoming. Finley had the matter up with the federal authorities at Washington and received assurance that 15 elk would i be delivered him at one of the Wyoming railroad stations. While east with the governors' ape eial Governor West went Into the matter , fully with Governor Carey of Wyoming, who told him that ha would be glad to lend the Oregon authorities every pos- Bible assistance In securing transporta- : tloa to Oregon of several carloads of lk, and that while the laws of Wyora Jng under ordinary circumstances would prevent their shipment out of the state, thev would not apply in this case. "If these elk are secured," said Gov . ernor West, "and 1 think there Is no . question but we will be able to get them, It la planned not to liberate them but to confine them In certain localities, to prevent their roaming until they have became acquainted with the locality. This can only be done by fencing an area- of forest resedve land In different . parts of the state, If the stats succeeds In creating a state forest by exchange ' of scattering school sections throughout the federal forest reserve for a com-, pact body of forest reserve land, parts Of this tract oould be fenced and kept as game refuges. "The several Elk lodges of the state should be deeply Interested In this ques tion, and we feel we will have their co operation In this work. This Is about the last opportunity we will have to Import elk for the purpose of propaga tion, and every effort should be put forth to take advantage of It." ONCE BEFORE SHE SAID P0ST1VELY ? HARVEY WAS MAN ' (Continued from Page One.) FOUR VICTIMS OF MURDER AT ARDENWALD ; seemingly confused In the route he let Harvey believe he purposed to take, Stretched tha conversation over several minutes. Than the two parties separ- . ated. Over tha brow of the hill away from tha Harvey home, the officers turned to Mrs. Nelson and asked her if sha ever had seen any of the men before. ' . "Tetf," Mrs. Nelson said. "I have seen one of them." "Which, oner. , , "The driver," she answered "the one Mr. Leonard talked to." ; Ke Is tha -tan, She 'ays. "Is he the man r asked Leonard, "to whom you ranted tha room In whloh you found the body of Barbara Holts man T" K "Yes, Mrs. Nelson replied! Later, however, she was not so posi tive. She said he seemed to resemble the murderer In every way, but she could not awear that Harvey was the man. This morning she said: "He was sitting down driving, you I hK' aw L' 4,sVh, t l '-Mil p. ? Nn: ; III IIP ' f ' syfi l know, and I couldn't tell positively how tall, he was or whether he was bent and stoop-shouldered." When the automobile party' reached Mllwaukie after the meeting with Har vey. Mrs. Nelson said she was almost positive Harvey was "the man." "Would you swear on the witness stand that he is' the man who rented the room from you?" somebody asked. She hesitated and then said she would not. Afraid to Kang Innocent Man. "If he were hanged and was innocent I would be a murderer," she said. Shortly after the Holtzman murder the Portland police got Mrs. Nelson to prepare carefully a description of the man who rented the room that Barbara Holtiman's body was found In. She said he was tall, but under six feet In height, slender almost emaciated In ap pearance with high cheek bones and hollow cheeks, short black moustache, dark hair with a fringe of gray, and was stoop-shouldered. Sha said he was between 45 and 60 years old. Harvey answers this description to a dot. Mrs. Nelson said when she was given a chance to look at Harvey she could not hear his voice because of the dron ing of the auto's engine. She said she thought If she could hear him talk she could make a more positive state ment one way or the other. , "XMohard OnlltleM" Mrs. Velsom, Leond Lochard, the county rockpll prisoner, who has been held as a Holts man suspect. Is not th man, according to Mrs. Nelson. "The first time I saw him he waa be hind tha bars and I did not get a good look at him," sha said. "But when I got a good look at him I knew he couldn't be the man. I am positive about this. He doesn't look anything like the1 man who rented the room from me." MUCH EVIDENCE AGAINST HARVEY NOT YET DIVULGED Claiming to have evidence against Nathan B. Harvey that has not yet been divulged and that will connect him with the Hill murders beyond any aueation. L. L. Levings, manager of the Western Above are Mr. and Mrs. William H. Hill. Below are Dorothy and Philip Rlntoul, children of Urn. Hill. timidity of would-be purchasers of land and have found the market poor. An Instance of this Is the fact , that the acre tract Immediately adjoining the acre owned by the Hills waa sold and the money was to be paid the day of the killing. It has never been paid and the house has remained vacant slnoe then, with no purchaser for the prop erty. . ? . Tha Hill house has been boarded up and is in tha same condition today that ii was a Tew days after the murders, even to the load of wood that was left in the yard a day or so before June a. ATTORNEYS ADMIT HARVEY EMPLOYED -THEM AFTER CRIME (Continued from Page Ona) represent him. for I have, not seen hlra for at least four months." , -Bowennaa's abatement. "I was called into consultation with Mr. Abel and Mr. Harvey sometime last summer. Tha occasion of the consul tation was the fact that Mr. Harvey waa being accused by certain persons of the Hill murder. Mr. Harvey stated that these persons were constantly at his place and had trampled over his garden and nursery and were generally a nuisance, and he further stated that some of the officers and detectives told him' that he would be arrested. He wished to engage Mr. Abel and myself to defend him in case an arrest was made. 'Later he returned and aald the of ficers were not molesting him and he did not think any arrest would follow. and therefore he would not need any attorney. Mr. Harvey neither said or did anything in my preaenoe which In dicated that he waa guilty or knew any thing about the Hill murder. I have not seen Mr. Harvey for several months and am not engaged aa his attorney. Mr. Harvey did not pay me anything or give me any security and only stated tnat he wished to employ me in case he was arrested at that time. The statement that I had any security or mortgage or fee is entirely without foundation. Mr. Harvey neither did or aald anything in my office indicating he was anytning- but innocent." aeifnaonr say ree Arranged, Asked whether he had fixed the amount of the fee he was to receive and whether Harvey had given him a mortgage to oover the amount, Mr. Abel aid: "I don't care to say as to that X usually make an arrangement with my clients before eases are tried as to the fees and I would not take a murder case and subject myself to the physical and mental strain of such a case without asking and receiving a large fee. But all I care to say Is In the statement I hav written out" When asked if he had not gone out to Harvey's place some time before he and Harvey entered Into their agree ment ana naa not at that time discussed the case with Harvey. Mr. Abel aald: "No, I did not however, I do not want to make any statement about that" Representatives of the oounty deolare. however, that Harvey did see Abel five days after tha Hill murders and they reassert that they have knowledge that he signed an agreement with him, whereby he waa to pay Abel 120,000 ' tor defending him if he should be ac cused of. the murders. Hlfl 'family. at Ardanwald station .last June. It Is probable that the examina tion will take place next Tuesday, Pe cember it, : '' ' ' - '''-V' Harvey saw hie attorney, C M. Idle man, yesterday and sines then has de clined to discuss the case, acting upon ih aifvloa of hi counsel.: '1 There, Is a report current today that Idieman win oe assisted in Jiarvey-s defense by George C. , Brownell. who has been very suooeasful In handling criminal cases in the Claokamas county Circuit eourt. . EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA LIKELY TO DIE TODAY London, Deo, . II, Emperor Frana Josef of Austria-Hungary, is reported dying, tha end being expeoted momentar ily. Ha suffered a relapse during the nught and has been gradually sinking since it la said. Hold Hearngs Tuesday. Oregon City, Dec 21. Deputy Dis trict Attorney 6tlpp and C M. Idieman of Portland, will reach an agreement this afternoon as to the time of tha preliminary examination of Nathan B. Harvey, charged with the murder of the Vienna, . Deo, JL Emperor Fran Josef la reported to have but a few days at most to live. He Is critically 111, saya the report, despite the official announcement that he is "much im proved." The announcement from tha palace la not aocepted as authentic, but mo repon mat nis cunumuii yre- Oarlous la given full- credence. The po lice thle afternoon seised and burned editions of newspapers which published pessimistic stories of the emperor's con- dition..y . ITALY MAY COMPLETE nihi nr' 1 1 iinli nr n ' t uil ur 1 1 "wuiwtu o pMg Divorced Mother of Eulalie Hansen Suspected of . Arranging ; to Get Child Awarded to Its Father ( All Southbound Trains Watched,' QUADRUPLE ENTENTE Paris, Dec. IL Ambassador Barrere of France, stationed at Rome, has made proposala of a tentative nature to Italy to abandon Austria and Germany at the expiration of the triple alllanoe . eon tract and join tha triple entente, to form a quadruple entente with France, England and Russia. This Is a statement made here today and believed to have originated at Vienna, where the report spread among the entourage of the archduke heir to the throne. It Is added that Italy has bent a sympathetic ear to the proposal. YUAN WILL ACCEPT REPUBLIC IF HE IS MADE PRESIDENT (Continued from Page One.) emperor and the establishment of a re publlo is the only means by which the people of China may be appeased and prevented from further bloodshed. Tang Shao Tl, representative of Premier Yuan Shi Kal, spoke extensively of the situation in China today. "Peking is not aware of the depth of popular feeling," said Tang Bhao TL "Even I, although somewhat prepared, am astonished to find such a change from an attitude of patient forbearance to dogged patriotlo determination. It now appears too late to save tha- dy. nasty." Rent a Piano Want a. nln.no. IS. 14 car month Rim- ball, Chlckerlng, Fischer, Kohler, and Chase, S7B Washington street. RpeUl to Th Jouroil.) Medford, Or.) Dec II. EulalU Han sen, 11 years old, disappeared from the home of her father, Paul C, Hansen, a prominent business man of this city, Wednesday morning and has not been seen since. " It Is believed the girl was kidnaped by her mother, who resides at San Diego, Cel., and the police are endeavoring to Intercept the child in California today. It Is known she left for the south accompanied by a young woman who gave her name as a "Miss Crlppen." A short time ago the courts awarded the custody of the child to Mr. Hansen. He has been divorced for some time and la married again. The child did not excite the suspicion of her stepmother In leaving the house, A short time before the southbound train was due she said she waa going down town to her father's office' aa she was in the habit of doing. She failed to return and when Mr, Hansen reached horn it was first thought she was at the home of friends. Later, their sus picions aroused, they notified the polioe, who learned that the girl left for the south. It la believed the child will be Inter cepted today at some point in Califor nia, unless her escort has taken her from "the train. ' ST RIKEBREAK MIX WITH DUNKIRK POLICE (United Press Leued WIN.) Dunkirk, N. Y., Dec. SI. Clashing with an army of detectlvea and police men at the Lake Shore railroad station, 1000 strikers and sympathisers today waged a battle for possession of six strikebreakers. Three detectives, one strikebreaker and three sympathisers were seriously Injured. The detectives retreated, covering themselves from at tack by firing Into the crowd. The af fair was the first violent . outbreak in the strike of the American Locomotive company's bollermakers. Rent a Piano Rent a piano, iS, t per month: Kim ball, Chlckerlng, Fischer; Kohler, and many other good makes. Kohler & Chase, 175 Washington street Injured in Elevator. New York. Deo, 21. Falling two stories in a runaway elevator today, nine persons were severely Injured In the Importers and Traders' building here. Piano House Burns. Oakland, Cel., Dec. 21. Fire today caused SS5.000 damage here. The prin cipal loser Is the Girard Piano oompeny, whose loss amojinta to 125,000. Detective bureau, who has worked up the ease against Harvey. Is confident today that the Clackamas county pris oner will be oonvicted when he Is tried. "Naturally, there Is a great deal of evldenoe that we cannot give out at this time and that we rely on to secure Har vey's conviction." said Levings. "The evidenoe we have given out is known In Fir from the mountains, And holly from the glen, Toys for the children; A Victor for the men. Just in the Nick of Time for a Merry Christmas IT". el r A carload of Victrolas armeS ye8ter3ay. Get your Christmas Victrola at Eilers Music House. We carry all makes of talking machines (the only house on the Pacific Coast which does so). All the records ever made for every make of Talking Machine may be tound at Eilers Talking Machine Department, Alder street at Seventh. ... ' ?:, -) ttS" Mvr- ft wt i hmm ni.irv . K-W 1 1 I " 1 1 1 TV t m ill in i 8 Unloading Carload of Victrolas, Which Eilers Music House Received Just in Time. ITS A MERRY XMAS FOR THE FAMILY THAT GETS A VICTROLA Whether it's the youngster of 6 or 7, the grandfather of 60 or 70, or one of any age between, music has a most alluring appeal. , : So at Christmas time the Victrola or the regular Victor, prices ranging from $10 to $200, will please those whom you most wish to please, for Victrolas are so simple ' to understand and operate that those who .receive them may enjoy having good music from the start. You need no experience with a Victrola. IN THE NEW EILERS BUILDING. SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS. THE NATION'S LARGEST some form or another to practically everyone in the Ardenwald district. There were a number of persons who saw Harvey on the last car the night oercre the killing of the Hills, and who anow that he held back when his neigh bors started down the road. Nearly everyone who lives near the Harveys knows of his repeated Insults to women and his startling family history. Those things of themselves would not convlot Harvey, but we have evidence that we believe settles his guilt beyond any Levings would not say why the ar rest was brought about Tuesday night after Harvey had been shadowed for six months, further than to say it was neo- essary to arrest him this week. It has been said that Harvey recently sold a part of his Ardenwald property and had told peopde he was planning to go to Honolulu to live. It Is denied that this waa the cause of his arrest this week, however. One of the most important links in the evidence against Harvey would be to show that he had blood-spotted clothes In his possession. So far as is known, no clothing that bears blood stains has been found. It is said that the suit he wore the day before the murder has not been accounted for, but Levings and Sheriff Mass refuse to af firm or deny this. HENRY HARVEY SAYS GOSSIPS ARE TO BLAME FOR BROTHER'S ARREST Henry Harvey, a half-brother of Na than Harvey, who is charged by Sheriff Mass of Clackamas county with the Hill murders, lays the responsibility for the arrest of N. D. Harvey upon gos siping neighbors. 'It Is the first time In our history that a crime has been charged to any of the Harveys," said he, "and It la un believable that after living here as good and respected citizens for 30 years we should have this brought upon us. My brother is one of the best men In the world and was always doing good deeds. They can have nothing against him except circumstantial evidence and there Is little enough of that Just that he happened to be In town the night before the killing. "Why didn't the sheriff and the de tective go at this case right in the first place? If Sheriff Mass had been left alone to handle the case himself I think he would have caught the right man, but outsiders came In and this Is the result. There Is nothing against my brother but the talk of a few jealous neighbors and the work of officers who are anxious to get the big reward of fered. Wait until the time comes and we will be able to tell them something about the Hill case that they have never found' out." Henry Harvey hasa ranch near Gres ham, but he has been making his home with his brother Nathan almost ever since the killing of the Hills praotl cally since Nathan Harvey first knew he was suspected of the murders. Henry Harvey looks much like his brother Nathan. He has been married, but is divorced. ARREST OF SUSPECT REASSURES NEIGHBORS LIVING IN ARDENWALD One of the results that residents of Ardenwald look for from the arrest of N. B. Harvey for the murder of the Hill family is a rise In real : estate 'values thereabouts. 4 Since the murders last summer and tha reign of terror that followed them, real estate agents and property owners In the vicinity of Ar denwald have , been confronted . by , tha Christmas Pianola Pianos Now $8.00 a Month When They Are Gone It Will Not Be Possible to Secure One of These Pianola Pianos for Such Little Payments. Dozens of Your Friends and Neighbors Have Se cured One Do the Same Todav or Tonicrht SPECIAL! The Player-Piano I Is-JllV- For those who want the finest Tbe latest styles in eur player piano Do Luxe are meeting with ex traordinary approval. The seven distinct points of su periority over even the latest Im proved models of any other player piano are so self-evident that there Is no possible competition from any other make. But instead of endeavoring to charge ' the very top-ndtch price. Eilers Musld House, according to its well known policies, makes , possible the purchase of this instrument in plain mahogany cases for $835, a clean $316 below what would ba asked at other places for tha same grade of piano without the improve ments above mentioned. Ask to be shown tbe best obtainable anywhere at $1000, $1050 or $1100. These aro the Player pianos De Luxe and the advantages we offer will become plainly apparent. Investigate this. Eilers Muslo House. Every department of our store will be open evening until Christmas. We Continue Closing Out All Pianola Pianos. Second Hand at Positively Unprecedented Reductions Great Exhibition arid Sale of Player-Pianos Will Continue Until All Are Sold Chance to Select From livery Worthy Make r A atoreful at finest olavar oianoa in one errand low-price gala that simply annihilates competitive attempt! and makes player piano buying a positive duty to many a father or head of a family. 1, e: . ' . The ultimate piano is the player piano. Get one now at the present greatly reduced prices at Eilers Music House. Payments are arranged at $20, $15, $10 and $8 monthly, at aale prices, for those not wishing to pay all cash. $787; $975 asked elsewhere, here $735; $600 asked elsewhere, here $485; $500 asked elsewhere, here $378 and $385.; We have carefully planned this undertaking for many months, and, as we anticipated, It is bringing much en- -joyment and muslcar education into hundreds of our best homes and to every member thereof, old and young. fci'.u.UlAL A tree music kou uorary ana juusia itou uaoinet is gives w vy purcnaser in tnia aaie; , IN THE NEW EILERS BUILDING SEVENTH AND ALDER STREETS - ! Npw the Nation's Largest , j V 1 i'l'ii 'i 'j.iv ' ' 1 ,-fr-".,!Wi"-""if1rql-'T!(i1