Till- OKIXON DAILY JOURNAL. rCHriLAFU). TUIICIJAY i;VJ:MJ'G, MAY U, V,l! 17$ lAWVEJi 'UARiES STATE ID OU A He Declares the Accused Man Could ; Not Have Murdered Woman In It Without Upset ting It In the Struggle. , IInllr4 !'" Wlre.t ewburg-, N. V May 27. Th (Men,; opened It rasa here today In the trial of HUrton W Ollwoii, a New Yoik'uit torn)-, for the murder of "Mrs, Hose Stubo,': client. , Attorney -. Henry Kohl,. -rnproHvatlnit Gibson, bitterly attacked the, statu' evl. drwe. H promised, to .disprove liiu tes timony of. a physician that Mrs, Hxabo died from strangulation. Ite dnivd tho , prosecution '".tii; produce ( tfii; rowbnat wbklj Gibson and Mrs. iabo were ualna;, asserting that tiia onyteaillnt-s of, the craft would convince tie JUTy i.iai no xtnmfKie ou!d have occurred. In the indictment against Olbson he is charged with strangling: Mrs. 'Hanbo to death While the two were boating on tiroenwood lake, orange county, on thu uiternoon of June.ic, 1S1J. dibHon Vfi'i:e, his attorney declared today, will be similar to the dofenae put forth at thu first trial. Tile 'ai'iuned lawyer declare Mrs. Siubo up4ot the buat and t fell Into the water when she attempted to change her seat The prosecutlns at iornay aaia loiiay he will again put pn the stand witnesses who will swear that tney vaw tne couple struggling in the boat, that Gibson's fingers Were about the woman's throat and that their atrug gies overturned the small craft. JPiiyslelans who exhumed Mrs. Umbo's body and performed an autopsy, the prosecutor declared tolay, will testify that the woman died of strangulation and not by drowning. An effort also will be made to get before the jury the story of death which has followed Gib aonin hta legal practice, before Gibson was mulcted sensational stories were brought to tight of unexplained deaths or two former clients and of two others , who had opposed him -legally In court or. had testified against him at court bearings. . In 1896 Gibson was retained by Mrs, Louise Stenton. Gibson railed to Induct' Iter to invest In certain real estate, be cause her daughter, Mrs. Alice C. D. Klnnan, didn't believe it a good Invest . nient On the night of June 8, 1903. Gibson and Mrs, Klnnan wire heard quarreling. The next night Mrs. Klnnan waa ' found . dying on her -steps. Michael Shlppo and his wife, aervartta Of Mra. Klnnan, testified they heard Mrs. Klnnan with her last breath nay, "That lawyer struck me," when Gibson was ar rested in connection with the death Gibson went free on a habeas corpus writ, and the case waa dropped. Michael Shlppo was found murdered in Pelham rreelc uii December 15, 1909. No clue to the murder has ever been found. Sl.ortlv arter Mia. Klnnan'a death Mrs. Stenton died. Gibson failed In an effort" to be appointed executor of her estate. Instead, George X.Malcolm waa named executor, with power to sue Gjb soa for defrauding the estate. Malcolm's body was found floating in the Bound off Fort Sv'huylerioa Octooer 10. miu Hta death has never been explained. One other mysterious death was "told when the stories of Gibsons life were none into. . John Rice O'Neill, a. young Irishman, recovered $10,000 from a rail road for "the loss of a leg. He In vested In mortgages under Gibson's di rection, and bought a home In Ireland, lie olanned to go there late in May. 1911. On May 6. 1911. O'Neill left his house, telling his landlady he was "go- in to Pennsylvania with Gibson to close a bis business deal." He had con siderable money on his person at the. time. . O'Neill has never been seen since and no trace of him has ever been found despite the search made by English and American police officials. , I j LAWYER ON SECOND TRIAL FOR WOMAN'S MRDERj-' .., li '-" ';-. Vi r-:. Vi U r ' v - H - f 'i T u 1 r". . i 'j , i 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 mo cum in ECT PAGEANT OF I A gsii:d jury will MET PIER TO mm E New Departure Decided on by May Make Formal Inquiry Into Rose Festival Manaaement: Lona Beach Disaster: All Trucks ' and Commercial Cars Eliminated This Year. l-'or the first time since the Inception Injured Will Recover, It Is Expected. 1 ; Cnlloil 'im l..(.iil Wlre.t Long Heuch, Cttl., May 27. Members of'tl.e noae Krulvul the automobile of the Los A ngolci county gronil Jury ?.r1h!l lWffnlrfiy- ? UiHWl "n o l5n BSlte today for Automol.ll,. tl.,1, .catlval of un nwotlon of the ruins of that por- lr"X.GttT 191ft' flclals have turned this phase, of the tlon of , the Municipal niMivni uvrr m iiib iiuu anu yeaieruay organiaatlon of reveral committees of autolHta was effected, ' J, l CooV, general chairman, ciallod 12 members of the commutes ,toKethor ana tMey rormuluted tentative rules and reg illations that will govern tiio motor car pugvant. Members of the committee, were 'dele gated to the -following; hub-commltteea: routing car-lvan ' HumanHon, Guy T, Ki'tchihann and Aaron Krank. ITliibs and organ lant Ions R C. Combs. i'aui j. eeiy and-H. u. Kwlnk. Kloctrlc cars K. J. Clark.- Hdgar Kiang and F. r. BnUth. . uunaniiuta arm roanatera J. V. Eng lish. .Fhlllp Van De Kar and. Seymour Feiendly. Trucks to St ruminated. - It has already been decided that trucks and commercial' ws will be eliminated from the parade' and all advertising matter as well. The parade will start on Park street south of Jefferson. This much has been decided and more definite arrange. ments will be made when the commit tee moots at the Commercial club Thursday noon. .11. L. Plttock has accepted the doh! ion of grand marshal or the annual decorated 'horse and vehicle parade, which la scheduled for Thursday, June I able night, and are doing well. Although Auditorium ap prouch that collapsed Hatuiduy, causing the death of 88 iieraotis. It bus not been decided definitely that tho Jury will nuiku a formal Inquiry Into the cause or lesponKlbtiify or the accldont. Ttut evl dence wtjl be secured that may be UHed If such procedure is determined upon. Hulldlnv and construction experts will be named today by the cities of Ing BMicii'tinu Los Angeles-und the British Order Of the Hons of Bt. .George. These men were expected to assist the . grand jurors in their examination. The: coroner's Jury which will make the official report of. the tragedy will meet lormauy again Tnursnay, Mean while members of the Jury are making inuiii(inuent inspection of lhe ruins. ivalionai guarUMmen and uollce In charge of the m83 of debris have been touched. by the grief of a white Hnltz dog that has refused to leave the ruins since the accident. Th dog apparently is waiting ror a master who went down in the crash. Long Beach officials have at their disposal 4 fund of more than $6006 for the immediate relief of sufferers or their relatives. This, It waa stated, will be Increased to meet any demands that may be made. Early hospital reports today indicated tnai most or roe patients injured in Bat urday a dlsuster had passed a comfort- i pure a Miim.ln 1m lint, ami dike ;-. nu to bootln In e.xpullte mutleiN. 1, in lni- ' inlllty, miKK"nt '-aril hike a small card, I carefully put tli numbers they wlnh to vote for In siirne systematic ofdnr ao.thnt they themselves understand It and know .what to vote for from It. I saw wlmt a buiiKlesoiTie thing a Maniple tm 1 lot In those little (link booths Is at tho primary. This Is merely Intended, as a kindly personal aiiKKestlon to yo'u to help tho populace. Thanking you In qdvalce, I urn yours sincerely, ROSK Tt'I.LEY HCOHES. , 8824 Thirty-ninth Ave. 8. E. Journal Vi'nnt Ads "bring results. A:.;usE:.:EfjTs Burton V. Gibson and his wife in court. LA FOLLETTE BOOMED AS NEXT PROGRESSIVE E BY EDITOR WILLIAM AL mm LEN WHITE FORMER NAVAL OFFICER : HELD AT BURUNGAME '. ' (CnltPd Prem lI Wire.) "" " BiaUnsame, Cel.. May 27. J. Q. Otinn. a former officer in the British navy, is awaiting trial here today on a charge of passing a worthless check. He was arrested at the instancef of H, (1. Mays, a real estate dealer, who charges Gunn gave him a check for $1450 which was returned marked "no funds.". Gunn atoutly protests hla In nocence 'off raud. "I came to Burltngame to see frlenda," Gunn said today, "and sought Mays, who Is an Englishman, for di rections. We became friends and he urged me to buy some land. 1 told him I would have to wait until my folks in' Glasgow sent me money. Then he suggested: I put up a check, which he promised not to cash until the money i arrived , from Scotland. Under this agreement I Issued tne check." U'liltcil Pri LeaM"1 Wlre.1 8an Franelsco, May 27. William Al len White, of Kansas, who la famous for various endears In the line of litera ture and politics, aprung a little sensa tion on California Progressives today when he declared he hoped that In 1S16 it would be 'Unnecessary to sacrifice Kooseyelt again." White, In dlscuKsIng the political out look, declared that-tt Ua -.Kolfetto will only "come over" to the Rrogreaaives Iffe will be the logleal candidate for the presidency at the next national election. "There Is not a man," said White, lit tle, pudgy and keen, "in the Progres sive party who does not admire and re spect La. Toilette for his great accom plishments. But liu Follette is between the devil and the deep sea. He sees that Wilson will not go back on his platform pledge; he will not accept another term. Without Wilgon. what becomes of the Democratic party as It now is? La Fol lette thinks he cannot come over to the Progressive, and knows there is no place far him in the" Republican ranks. I'o you notice he. bus had nothing to say at or for these Republican reconstruc tion conferences? He has' made no promises to the Republicans. "Will the 1'rngresHlves compromise with them? The Progressive party will compromise with the Socialists; will ko over bodily to Bill Haywood, a lot sooner. In fact, the I'roaresslvea have a lot more in common with Bill Haywood than they have with the Re publican party ai it now is. , "Ln Toilette's place in the next few years is problematical. There la Just one thing certain you can't conceive a great constructive, forthright mind like ills not going on not finding his work to do. La Follett Is the logical PrORrpsaK-e candidate, If he cornea over to the Progressives. I think ir he does .come over he will be our next presi dent 1 can see no One else hla size on the horlsson at present." according to an announcement of Dr. Lmmett Drake, who Is In charge. Dr. Drake promised that this feature of the .celebration will be better than In former years, in View of the fact that the Portland Hunt flub will turn out in full strength, along with the Riverside Driving association, and the various schools, academies and institutions, The latter will be represented by beautiful noats in tne educational division. Di Drake said today that especial efforts will be made to make the educational section an Impressive one, due to the fact that he believes outsiders should knew that Portland can offer educa tional advantagea of the highest order. A large nunfber of fraternal orders and organizations of various sorts, from the Letter Cai-rlem' AHxoriatlnn nnrt na tional guardsmen to uniformed bodies WQT SATISFIED WITH iryieaoiiifiiK vuiiuun muiuima aim a number of the Injured are still In serious condition. It is not expected that there will be any more deaths. President I rank 8. Cralg. of the board of public works, bas made a critical ex amination, of the cross beam that gave way under thfl-loud- of human freight, It was fashioned of two Oregon nine timbers, spiked togeither. under some condition! as jrTPJfl.r stronger than a single tlmbetof the same aggregate di mension!. Into the crack, between tho two, however, had unavoidably penetrat ed moiatiire from the sea and minute particles of dirt and sand. Confined there, sealed from the air. these ele ments caused dry rot, which ate the core from the double beam, causing the dis aster. ; ' ' northwestern cities, will be represented. The workhorse division, being arranged for under the direction of the Oregon Humane society brOmlses to be good one also. All entries must be on hand at 1 o'clock on the afternoon of the parade. For rules and regulations governing the entries for trophies and-prizes ap plication should be mado to Dr. Drake. BIB HOUSE TO PASS Famous Hotel Gives Way Be fore the Rush of Mod ern Events. iAVUiirn niro Minuwrtrn n Ji 1 1 III lllllLll, LMLUj LYNCH WEALTHY N WHO RODE ON PULLMAN One of Four Survivors of For-ty-Niners Who Crossed .Death Valley, Was '99. rtJnltptf Prt Leautd Wlr. New Orleans, La., May 27. N. W, Green, a wealthy negro, is dead at Mil ton, Fla today because he insisted on ' riding In Pullman cars in states where the Jim Crow law is effective accord ing to a dispatch received here. Green, who was supreme chancellor of the ne gro Knights of Pythias, was removed from a train near Milton last night, taken to the woods by a mob and lynched. (Uuitcd Tnaa Leased Vi'lin.l New York, May 27. No more bean porridge ; on Tuesday ? No more old-.-rashloned New England boiled dinner on Wednesdays, or soft clam svouse on Thursdays; no clam chowder on Fri days, nor turkey wings and vegetables on Saturdays? . No, Mr. Broker and Mr. Wall Street Clerk and Mr. ami Mrs. visitor to New York, wou will get none of these things on which you have been feared, after May 29. On that day the historic Astor house will close Its doors forever and become a memory, a wraith of , the things that hive been sacrificed to the modern idea. The building of "the new Broadway- Lexington avenue subway to enable Mr. Wall Streeter to get down to his office with more speed, did for his. luncheon BARBUR'S EXPLANATION Portland, May 27 To the Editor of The Journal Owing to the urgency of t'.ie ease, I trust this will not bo taken as. an impertinence. Last evening at the city hall, with" the confuiion and noise of the crowd, those who were more diffident or possessed lean . lung power had merely to gaze, guess and take it for granted that tfietr under standing was in accord with Mr. Bar- bur's instruction. However, had that gentleman mado tine of some old peda gogical appliances the blackboard and pointer and had tie used eueh fac simile of ballot, poll book, registra tion book, tally sheet, etc.,; and in ex plaining dutlea of day boards ant'niglt boards used tho , pointer carefully, I believe those present- would have had a tfiore perfect ' idea of the matter. But since Mr.. Barbur used, patience and tact Instead and tried hard to make things as clear as he could, and since, there are many interested undoubtedly even though not regularly appointed on boards, I suggest The Journal make this effort on the same principle it did in instructing the voter in last night's paper. Also it was suggested last evening that all newspapers urge voters to pre- VEE THAT Right Now TODAY 3 If h e aid ac He s follow reading, eye strain is the probable cause. . HEAT BA f t OPPNg TODAY HElLld THEATRE. 3 SSa Next Thurs. , flay 23 tfl'C'lnl irl'T ninllnri) K.lunluy. Wert A I.deirlmr I'mrnl. America'! Prl Luih-Mlcr, ' EDDIE FOY , - nrt Ihe 7 LITTLE FOYS WITH A COMPANY OV 80, In tlie luti.lrnl comnly "OVER THE IV." . Bnln(f: Lower floor, JO row M.OO; g rovii fl.OO, 4 rii $1. Ilnlortiijr, $1, T.V, 00. Sltvrlil prk tUtunlur MhIIbm: Iwer flyor, $Vllo, fi. ltiilcoqy, l.oo. TSi 6fle. BAKER You should consult us no it and let our skilled specialists determine jus what the trouble is. I If, after a thoroughly accurate' examination of your eyes, we find you do not need glasses, we wil tell you so. Q Good optical work de mands high grade, compe ent, experienced men. Q You will find uch men in our organization of op ical experts. J We're upstairs; so were Franklin j Lincoln, Grant, and a host of other "good ones. .This is not. conceit, but proves that the best isn't always the easiest to get at 1$ Thompson Glasses cost $2.00 or more." THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE TREATS! 1 ' Mala S, A-M0. ' i Qm. I.. Baker. Hit. ' The popiilir Buker riaysrs. Tniiluht. All Week, inmliii'ff d. and Hut. ' On "f It"' ' greateaf of nil modem ' plays, " flAJID HARUM." Pramiflwvl from lb fncuin ,iiorl, And pluyd by Wlllliim II. Cm n. An ImmeitM hit l- . wiys. Iteatl tlm bonk, see the pluyi a Renulne ; V.ntilnd, nfiitu OH UA fUi All lll.l. treat. Kronhi orlrix. !:. Hi. fto! liiet. 25;, oxt wprk-i' The Wolf." WEEK MAY SflBiid Anderton In S serlea of refined athletic eierclnea, ' ilephf ft Hill, . I.a Petit Alva, Browning & Lewis, Martini ft Trola,. Kaill liix-h ft t.'o., I'antagearnue. Hperlal Attraction. Tb Mother Uoone tiirls. Popular iirlcaa. nwtlnte daily. Hox and flrat row balcony ream-d. Boi offlee open from 10 a. tn. to 10 p. m. I'honea A-32JA, Malo . lurtala 2:at, 7:13, :1..,.. I LYRIC WBEK U At J-Tke New Comlfl Opera! On. wlU present "THE LOVK CUBE." A riot of fan. A Binalral bit. 'Tuesday slsht.' stbletlo contest. Friday night, vhnrua girls' contnt. Prices, nlfhta, 15r, 35c. Matlnett, any seat, THE; OAKS Portland's Great Amusement- Park, ' rmsa jtsTTSKTAnracaaTT This Afternoon and Tonight ftt 2:80 and 1:00. Oaks Hawalians. l- , Inea ds Castillo, Prima Donna. Phelena Oevsno, In Scotch Bongs. Owens and Pine, soubrettes. Owens and Owena, Comedians. La Valla, Ring Novelty. . TONIGHT and Saturday and Sun day Afternoons BOTAX. rr-AXIAW BAjTO. Cars at First and Alder. Launches Morrison Bridge. -: BASEBALL! V RECREATION PARK Corner Vaughn and 24th Sts. San Francisco . VS. sPortland May 37. 98. 39, 30. 81. Jnas 1. Qamas Mfln weak days 3i00 p. m. loa- aays, aou p. tn. LADIES' DAY FRIDAY Boys under 12 free to bleach ers Wednesday. (I nlltHl l'resK Leaned Wire.) i fetocKton,. Cal., May 27.- Mrs. Julia J Brier, one of the four survivors of the original party of "Jayhawkers,"" who i succeeded in irossing "Death Valley" in j IS49, la dt-ad at the home of her son, ! Hf-v. J. W, Brier, at Lodi, ntar here. She ; was 99 years old. ! The "Jayhawkers'' started from Gales burg, Ills., for the California gold fields .April o, 1S49. Six. weeks later they crossed the Missouri river at the soot where Omaha now stands. - - At Suit Lake the caravan found tha Mormons anxious to break a trail to connect with the old Santa Fe trail. Captain Juan Hunt, commander of the Mormon battalion in the. Mexican war; was engaged to guiile the train of 100 wagons to Pueblo de Angeles for $12 a wagon. At Little Salt lake, 250 miles south, the party got hold of one i Plot for. the Movie. i i ' it'nlted Preen Leaned Wire.) San Francisco, May 26. Mrs. Mary Rossi s pet cat , Jumped 'out a window after a rubber-. ball. Mrs." Roasi leaned out and accidentally followed the cat, Both escaped serious-tnjury. EFORE YOU SIGN An AppUcation for Life Insurance ,in any other Company Serve YourOwn Interest by examining the New Low Rate Contract ' DoesBusineM Exclusively in Healthful Oregon Best for Oregonians HOME OFTICB ' 4,orbctt BuUflnitCg f IfiBnJ HarflfoirPbrTtSma tmtitM , Cmrsl Masif - AMiitstrt Mit(rr place. It was necessary to cut off a j of Fremont's maps 'and, against the slice of the old hostelry for the under frroumi system, and the Astor estate decided to close-up the place entirely. When the Astor house closes slrx die Thursday, many will sing the. valedic tory of the famous house, and wax sen tlmntal over the list of presidents and justices of tho supreme court, and edi tors and writers and .financiers and s'ea captains and diplomats who did their so journing or their campaigning or their dickering or . maybe "T5t, their eating there not to mention the late King Kd ward, .then Prince of Wales, and the Grand Duke Alexis, of Ktissia. both of whose names appears on the old regis ters. . . But all that is beside the point.. There are those to whom the closing of the Astor house will mean a complete revo lution of. the scheme of, existence. There are today men in Wall street and that vicinity who have never eaten a business luncheon anywhere else since they were kiddies in knickerbockers. .Some of the "heavy" men of the street began to frequent the Astor house when, as office boys, they, wore aeht .there to get tho luncheons of .their employers," he dcad-and-gone brokers of yesterday. If this were the worst of the pathetic Story, it, would not be so bad, but there are the employes of the familiar old place. , Waiters, porters and othor at-1 taches or the Uotl have been there for a generation some of them- never worked anywhere else. When the doors close for the last time on Thursday these men will go out. Thev- are ail old in the service, but the Astor house. is all they know. It has been home to them for 20-30-40 years, and they will feel lje travelers in a Ktranee land when they start out to-find new dIhcs of employment.. ' Tlio Astor had a style all its own, vastly different from th-? nioaern New York restaurant and hotel and the men wlio have devoted there lives 'to ''the old place jiatiiralfy feel a VhHW' in Mi lua she werlii n.in .,mm. othV-r coign of , vantage And nil the waiters there have not been like 'Paul, wlio has made $100,00(1 out of his tips. . wishes of Captain Hunt, .voted to turn due west. They thought they Could reach the gold fields by a route 800 milts shorter. , They wandered Into Death Atlley and crossed the great des ert after enduring incredible suffer ings. Many members of the party died on the way. ."The "Jayhawkers". held a reunion in Lodi at the home of Mrs. Brier in 1911. 3 More Days of son s Dig Kobin Reducing FRISCO ROAD ASKS THAT RECEIVER BE NAMED (United rro .c ied WIru.) ki, liipuiB, mo may it. It was learned from an authoritative source nere iay mat tne gt. Louis & Ban rrancisco railroad this afternoon will ask the United Btates.-olroult court her io BPiiomi a receiver ror its lines. ' rnomas it. west, chairman of the Doara or directors of the St. Louis Union Trust company, was virtually agreed upon this afternoon-as receiver of the t. vouis & san Francisco railroad Large stock and bond holders are ar ranging plans lor the receivership. The cause of the appointment of a re ceiver Is supposed to have been failure to refund the road s debt '. ; . (ts Verdict for $1384. L: F.. Gerdeta received a verdict for $1684.2 against the Pacific Bridge com pany by a Jury In Circuit Judge Gatcna court this morning. The amount waa wie total OBaea ror in the eomr.Ialn Gerdeta charged that he had performed rrv-e ior tne company arnd furnished iiiiiiei isi hi siMM1 a $100,000 stock of men's apparel The tremendous -success of this 10-days Stock-Reducing Sale at Robinson's is due, we believe, to Portland's confidence in our methods, our merchandise, our reputation. Everything in the store, except contract goods and special $5'Panamas, at 34 reduction. Sale prices for cash only. Just 3 more days, as we, will be closed Friday, Decoration Day Open till to P. M. Thursday night. " - ' Stein-Bldch -INCLUDING BLUES AND BLACKS $20.00 Suits .. $15.00 $25.00 Suits. , $18.75 Famous $17.00 Suits Now $12.75 WHITE I IWrtTHD TDitrir I 2d Hoor Corbett BIdg. W mwiui. inutu I Fifth and Mnrrimn H is for the small mer- H rum ana mormon i chant M weU- the 1 m mm, mm mm U lSrser On. I - : r'T 589 H In its various I fvygsr'V rfidat!-VJ.T I ths White I 'SrWpjf 8 lulrements of e v e ry H 4tfe21fe25rc H business man who jfAv.igpii H has a delivery prob- I iSl rjmm I lemtowlve. B ; T'.-&lTr I E. W. Hill, MgJ B f - ' SMWjh' " B 69 BROADWAY H I Si Cioihes : ' $30.00 Suits . $35.00 Suits . Summer Shirts. Straw ( Hats, Panama Hats (Except $5 Panamas) off $22.50 $26.25 Men's Hosiery. Men's Underwear. Men's ) Pajamas , - Sl'WMr wm Iwliiir nnn for the citj'. while the that he. took the work and furnlabed. the material n a partnerahlo basis. BIdg. liCornec ? PLATES ONLY "This One Thing WeDo" We are specialists on Ar tificial Teeth (Plates) and our practice is limited to this one branch of den tistry. As a result of our special study and training on False Teeth, we are in a position to give yoq entire satisfaction, no . matter how many disappointments you may have had. A, booklet describing various ; plates wil be mailed free upon request. - - -Artificial Teeth Repaired Drs. Kelsey & Sturdevaot 245 MORRISON ST. Corner Second, Portland, Ore. . MarsiiaU 2146 Oregon Humane Society Off to 20 Union Avt Cor. afarkel IV .srntTSi Kail iaa.- 1 " Horse ambulance for sick or disabled animals at a moment's notlcsv prions reasonable. Report ail cases or erusltx to tbls office. Open day and nlxbt.