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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1911.
NO. 78.
MILLIONAIRE HILLW GOES TO PEN
MUST SERVE TWO YEARS AND A HALF
HE USED MAILS TO DEFRAUD
JUDGE GAVE HIM A ROAST AND
REFUSED STAY OF EXECUTION
Judge Dunworth, After Giving Him a Thorough .Roasting,
Sentenced Him to the Pen for Two and a Half Years on
Each of Thirteen Counts, But Permits Him to Serve Them
All at Once This Was Done to Keep Him From Getting
Clear by Dodging Any of the Counts.
fXITKD I'HESS LEASED WIHK.
Seattle,- Wash., April 1. C. D. Hlll
num, millionaire real estate opera
tor and builder of boom towns, was
sentenced to two years and six
months ii: the federal prison and to
pay a tin.! of $5,200 by United States
District Judge Donworth today.
Donwnrth refused this morning to
grant a new trial to the real estate
man convicted of using the malls to
defraud. Then he refused the stay of
sentence asked for. After that he
pronounced sentence. He scored the
(HISIIOl.M KErTSKS
TO TALK ABOUT IT
UNITED TRESS LEASED triRI.l
. Santa Rosa, Cal., April 1. Dr.
Lewis C. Chisholm, held here for the
. murder of John D. Powell in a tent
near Fort Ross, early In March, re
fused this afternoon to discuss the
confession made to the San Fran
cisco police by Mrs. Blanche Powell,
widow of the dead man, that she had
drawn up the $2,000 insurance policy
on Powell's life at the instigation of
Chisholm. . i 4
Chisholm received the ,news with a
show of indifference, smiled when
told that Mrs. Powell had also ad
mitted to the police that she had
been friendly with Chisholm both be
fore and after her marriage to Pow
ell. Attorney Butts, who has been re
tained by Chisholm, also refused to
discuss the case.
A IlaiTiman Girl.
United I'Rf.ss leased winn.l
New York, April 1. A daughter
was born today to Mrs. Charles Rum
sey, a daughter of the late Edward
H. Harrimam, the railroad magnate.
BOSS COX
OUT
OF SIGHT
IGNITED PRESS LEASED WIBB.l
Cincinnati, 0 April 1. George
B.
-ox, "boss" of Clnclnanti. re-
Indicted yesterday afternoon for oer-
DROPS
lury, has disappeared, and efforts to which John Guichen and his wife
flnd him have failed. Cox disap-' were asleep. Thinking that burg
Peared from his office soon after the iare were trying to fore an entrane,
indictment had been returned. De- Guichen fired through the window.the
teethe Ryan was given the papers to bullet striking Ardanaz.
"e"e on him, but was not able to lo.
An. t
alemm-
Cox's lawyers refuse to say where
"e Is. Their kerrpn la hullavnt tn
.
mill
'eate they are planning another
coup.
Prosecutor Hunt this afternoon tel
ephoned Governor Marshall, of Indi
an, asking him t3 aid In the search j
'or Cox. He urged Marshall to order (
) at Cox be held for the Ohio author- i
If located In Indiana. It is be'
1 1 e t- i . i
""a h may be at the Laughery
c'b house, near Rising Sun. Ind.
Alltwd Murderer Uanglit.
IWatl. Calif Arrll 1 Tnhn Vaaur
, , - -1' . i, ,utm M I
lDe alleged murdered of Eliza Brown,
ho was slain in ih. iojartin
. . tllVi I IV'IU KIO
m of Fort Bragg Friday afternoon,
i loa8ed in the county Jail here
ls aKernoon, Fager was captured
f?rly tody by Sheriff R. R. Byrnes,
mlies east ot Kort Bragg
prisoner severely as he sentenced
him.
Judge Donworth sentenced HIU
man to two years and six months on
each of the 13 counts on which he
was found guilty. However, he pro
vided that he might serve all the sen
tences at the same time, so the real
estate man need serve only two years
and a half altogether.
District Attorney Todd announced
that he will ask $200,000 bail for
Hlllman pending his -probable appeal
to the United States circuit court of
appeals.
CELEBRATED THEIR
SIXTIETH ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. F. S. Powell inform
ally entertained a number of their
friends at their home In Monmouth
Monday of last week, in honor of
their 60th wedding anniversary.
Can't Have the Boss,
Indianapolis, Ind., April 1. Even
if "Boss" Cox, of Cincinnati, is in In
diana, Governor Marshall said this
afternoon he could not order Cox's
arrest until an affidavit stating that
he was a fugitive from justice had
been filed here.
ONE PULLED
LINE OTHER
THE TRIGGER
THE RESULT OF A BRIGHT IDEA
FOR JOE ARDANZA IS A BUL
LET HOLE IN HIS STOMACH
THAT MAY CAUSE DEATH.
Stockton, Cail., April 1. Joe Ard
anda, a gay lotharlo, lies near death
in the Emergency hospital here to.
day with a bullet hole in his stomach,
received while attempting to perpe
trate a rash prank.
A ew days ago two French girls
arrived at the Royal hotel, on South
Hunter street. Ardanaz and Sareno
made their way into the vack yard
of the hotel. Sarenio grabbed a
clothes line, which he believed led to
the window of the room In which the
girls were sleeping. He gave a jerk
to arouse the girls.
The clothes line, however, was at
tached to the window of the room In
Guichen has been exonerated after
an investigation by
district attorney.
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the police and
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HE WILL SEND
SHELDON BACK
TO MONTREAL
Pittsburg, Pa., April 1. Magis
trate Mclnerney this afternoon held
Charles D. Sheldon, who is wanted in
Montreal in connection with a $l,000,-
nnn swindle for the action of the May
vj i
term of court to answer charges of
embezzlement preferred by Mrs.
Ethel McAdoo. The case will be
aired by the grand Jury next Mon-
day.
Wants IH'uIcK'k Hroken. .
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Denver, Colo., April 1. Nor-
man Mack, national Democratic
chairman, today telegraphed
Lleutenant.Governor Fitzgerald
asking thait he urge the Colora-
da legislature to follof New
York's example, break the dead-
lock and elect a United States
senator. He said this should be
done In justice to the people
and to the Democratic party.
X-RAYS AND SMILES.
This is A. P. Rilfool, his day.
So far this month has a larger per
centage of sunshiny days tham March
but maybe it Is only an April fool
start.
The fishers were many today, and
the stories large, both ,of which state
ment are mlstfits, when applied to the
fish.
The Russian holy synod has pno- i
hlblted Jews bearing Christian names '
At first glance this seems rather an
unchristian move, but if it Is Russian ,
Christian names that are taboo, the
Jews should congratulate themselves,
and obey with alacrity.
Woolmen say the prices of wool Is
higher in England, because there is
no tariff yet they are the most in
sistent of all producers for a high
tariff on their product queer old
double-acting thing is the tariff.- j
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The Salem horse show and1 the Se
attle blow out come at the same
time, but Salem has more horses
though not of the same class.
TheNew York legislature late last
night ejected James A. O'Gorman
United States senator to succeed De
pew. The horse editor knows noth
ing of O'Gorman, but will gamble
that he is an improvement on old
smooth-sided, post.prandlal Depew.
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When a woman tries to break into
into society she often finds that the
hardest thing to manage is her hus
band. REDUCES
ITS FORCE
Sacramento, Calif., April 1. An
nouncement was made here today
that on Monday the Southern Pacific
railroad shops will make a 20 per
cent reduction In the working force
of its 3,000 men, meaning a retrench?
ment of at least 600 places. No rea
son was given by local officials be
yond the fact that the orders came
from headquarters to cut down. The
men will not be notified until Mon
day.
Robbed Postojre' Safe.
LoLs Angeles, Cal., April 1.
Yeggmen blew the safe of the. post
office at Moneta, near heire, early to.
day, secured considerable .money and
a quantity of stamps an escaped.
A posse of sheriff's deputies, head,
ed by Postal Inspector Hall, have left
to take up the chase.
Going to tlx Ocean.
T. T. Mills, a Canadian gentleman,
has moved his family to Nye Creek,
Newport, and is confident that he will
come nearly living forever at that
place. He Is right out on the banks
of the ocean, says the ocean has been
therra ling time, and If he lasts half
as long as the sand hills he will be
satisfied.
SOOTER
Tom Johnson IU'ttr.
Cleveland', O., April 1. Today
as the tenth, anniversary of Tom
L. Johnson's election, as mayor
of Cleveland he roused himself
from what It Is feared will prove
his death bed, to announce that
If he lives he will run for mayor
again. J'
Johnson continues to gain
strength, but his physicians offer
no hope of his fljial recovery.
William J. Bryan visited
Johnston this morning, and! the
two chatted for lam hour.
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BLOSSEfi'S
IS
NOT eooo
Mystery Surrounding the Death
of Mrs. Blosser Grows Deep
er, and It May Develop Into
a Case of Murder.
BLOSSER PROVES BAD ONE
Arrested in Fortltuid This Morning
Ho Confesses to Having Tried to
Rob the Sellwood Bank by Assault
ing the Janitor Last Monday, and
That He Attacked the Bookkeeper
In the Bank Basement Last -No.
vembcr. '""
UNITED FBES3 LEASED WIRE.
Portland, Or., April 1. Ralph L.
Blosser, husband ot Grace Blosser,
whose body was found Wednesday in
her home, confessed today that he
attempted! ho rob the Sellwood bank
Monday and assaulted the aged Jani
tor, Peter Jensen, and confessed also
that he assaulted the bookkeeper In
the basement of the bank last Novem
ber. Blosser was arrested today at his
home In Sellwood, a suburb of Port
land, by Detectives Coleman and
Snow, and ait headquarters made a
written confession to both affairs.
Following Blosesr's arrest and con
fession the police are investigating
the peculiar circumstances surround
ing the dearth of Mrs. Blosser.
Every effort has been made to
show that the woman has committed
suicide, and the explanation has been
made that she took prusslc acid, but
prusslc acid acts Immediately, arid no
bottle of any kind can be found in the
room in which the acid might have
been conveyed, say the police. Her
body was found by Mrs. Mabel Blos
ser, a sister of Blosser, when she
called at the home Wednesday after
noon. As soon as the man confessed he
was asked whether his wife had com
mitted suicide. The man, became con.
fused, and, after stammering at while,
said:
"Well, there were other reasons
than that of her death."
The police assert, that he was seen
to leave the house shortly before the
woman's body was found. They told
Blosser that every effort would be
made to ascertain whether the wo
man dledi by her own hand or was
murdered.
Blosser says he attempted to rob
the bank because he was "hard up."
It is probable that the body of Mrs.
Blosser will bo exhumed for re-examination
by the coroner.
A LAWYER
CLAIMS HE
WAS DOPED
FRANK L. WIKSTLINtt CLAIMS HE
WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF H. L. HACKETT, AND WAS
DOPED OR HYPNOTIZED.
Seattle, Wash., April 1. That he
was either doped or hypnotized by H.
RECORD
US
TO 10 THINGS DUT fJOT TO MURDER
.
. . War Scare Is Over. ,
San Antonio, Tex., April 1.
Local merchants who recently
were awarded contracts to fur-
nlsh the government with $500,-
000 worth of rations, were no.
tided today by the commissary
department that only about 10
per cent of the original order
would now be needed, and that
the remainder of the order prob-
ably would be canceled.
L. Hackett, fake secret service man,
who was later sent to the pen tor im
personating an officer, is the defense
of Frank L. Wlestllng, a candidate
for prosecuting attorney, and now
facing disbarment,
Witnesses testified that Wlestllng
got them into his office, and that he
and Hackett threatened them with
revolvers until they promised to sup.
port Wlestllng's candidacy.
"I was completely under the Influ
ence of Hackett," Wlestllng told the
court. "I could not shake off his
control over my actions."
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A BATTLE EXPECTED
SOON IX MEXICO
San Diego, Calif., April 1. Since
the Mexican rebels under General'
Berthold captured Alamo Monday no
direct word has been received here
concerning the movements of the ln
surrctos In Lower California.
According to rumors received here,
the federal forces are moving toward
Mexican, and It ls predicted that the
bigge.it battle of the present insur
rection may occur near that place In
the near future. The refugees at
Campo, Tecarte and TIa Juana have
been leaving during the last few days
and the apepals for food and cloth
ing has been less numerous.
THE NURSE MUST
PRODUCE THE CHILDREN
. San- Francisco, April 1. Albert J.
Honry, a clerk in the Seattle National
bank, today secured a writ of habeas
corpus ordering Pearl Wlckhoff, a
San Francisco nurse, to produce his
children, Albert and Ivy, In court
here next Tuesday noon.
Henry was awarded the custody of
Mb children recently when he se
cured a divorce from his wife, Anita.
Henry declared the children ' were
spirited away and placed in charge of
the nurse, pending an appeal of his
case to the supreme court.
PACKERS
Chicago, April 1. Ten Chicago
packers, indicted for violation of the
Sherman anti-trust law, filed late
this afternoon demurrers to the gov
ernment's action. They set up the
claim that the act ls invalid in that
It fails to clearly define what is
criminal under the law, and that its
wording Is so broad that proper en
forcement of its provisions Is Impos
sible. The enltre plea rests upon the
alleged unconstitutionality of the
law.
Di'owm-d at Portland.
ftJNITKO I'RESS LE-irn WIBK"1
Portland, April 1. While climbing
a rope from the Oak street dock to
the steamer J. N. Teal.' Edwin Gert,
18. lost his grip and fell into the
rlvpr and wan drowned today. The
body has not been recovered.
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California Killing Season.
flNITED I'BKSS I.EAKKO "Villi! 1
Sacramento, Cal., April 1. Gov
ernor Johnson lonay signea me
Walker fish and game bill, which
opens the season for trout through
out the state beginning today, with
the exception of district No. 3, which
Includes Lake Tahoe.
CHICAGO
ALL DEMUR
POWELL CONFESSES
DR. CHISHOLM ARRESTED
FOR THE CRIME IS FOUND
TO OE All OLD TIME LOVER
Woman Breaks Down and Con fesses Chisholm Was Last
Person Seen With Powell, Whose Body Was Found in a
Tent Near Fort Ross With T wo Bullet Wounds in the Head
Either of Which Would Have Caused Instant Death Thus
Disproving Suicide Theory.
UNITED PBESS LEASED WIRE.
San Francisco, April 1. Mrs.
Blanche Powell today confessed to
Captain of Detectives Wall a long
and intimate association with Dr.
Lewis Clark Chisholm, who is held
in Santa Rosa for the murder ot her
husband, John D. Powell. The wo
man made her confession after a long
"sweating" at police headquarters
here. Mrs. Powell, however, denied
that she had any knowledge of the
murder of her husband, and main
tained that if he had been killed to
secure a $2,000 insurance she ls in
Ignorance of the facts,
njftra. Powell was taken to Santa
Rosa today by Sheriff Smith, where
she will be brought face to face with
Chisholm.
Woman Breaks Down.
Sweated by the police, Mrs. Powell
declared that it was at Chisholm's
sugegstion that the $2,000 policy on
Powell's life. wasdrawn up with her
as the beneficiary. She refused to
explain why she made the last pay
ment on the day Powell was killed,
five days before it was due.
The woman admitted she burned
the Insurance policy on the day she
was first taken to jail to confront
JOHNSON
HAS TO TAKE
THE COUNT
SUPREME COURT DENIED HIS
PETITION FOB A SUIT OF HAB
EAS CORPUS AJiD HE IS STI1L
JANITOR OF THE HORSE BARN.
San Francisco, April 1. Jack
Johnson's last hope of avoiding the
25 days jail sentence dealt him by
Judge Treadwcll vanished here to
day when the supreme court denied
his petition for a writ of habeas cor
pus. The big prize fighter ls still acting
as chambermaid for the horses at the
county Jail and will continue to do
so until his time Is up.
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Berkeley Will Elect u Republican.
(UNITED rnKSH LEASED WIIIB.
Berkeley, Cal., April 1. Indica
tions early this afternon pointed! to
tho election of Beverly Hodgheaa,
Republican, over J. Stitt, Wilson, So
cialist, for mayor of Berkeley. Al
though the voting Is heavier than It
was at the election two years ago,
the balloting Is proceeding in an or
derly manner. At noon today It was
said that 500 more votes had been
polled thnn at the same hour two
years ago. Berkeley's total registra
tion ls 7800.
A HEAVY VOTE
BEING POLLED
IN WICHITA
f UNITED I'BKSS LEASED WIIIE.
Wichita, Ka:in., April 1. A heavy
vote is being cast here today In the
municipal election In which the So
cialist candidates have promised to
"Mllwaukeelze'' this city. A. L. Bla
zee, the Socialist, and J. F. Graham,
the proh!bltl:nlst candidates for
mayor, both are confident ,of victory.
Chisholm, at which time each de
clared the other to be a stranger.
Mrs. Powell declares she burned the
policy because she feared her ac
quaintance with Powell would get her
into trouble, and she did not wish to
have any evidence about which might
connect her with her husband's
death.
Either Bullet Fatal.
John W. Powell was found mur
dered tn a tent In Coleman's gulch
near Fort Ross early in March.
Two bullet wounds In the head was
responsible for his death. A revolver
was found near his body, but an In
quest showed that either bullet
would have caused death, making It
impossible for Powell to have com-'
mitted suicide. Miss Venice Dean, a
trained nurse was responsible for
Chrlsholm's arrest She told the po
lice that Chisholm tried to gain her
consent to assist him in collecting an
old insurance policy. When she re
fused to enter Into the arrangement
she stated that Chisholm replied that
he would get "Blanche" to assist
him. This furnished the police with
the clew that the murder was com-
mitted with the motive of collecting
Powell's life Insurance policy. In
vestigation showed that he carried a
$2,000 policy.
Several days later Chisholm was
arrested and the police endeavored
to connect him with Powell's murder.
Chisholm Indignantly denied all
knowledge ot the crime, stated that
he had never seen Powell and that
he never had been in the vicinity of
Fort Ross.
Denied Knowing Each Other.
Several Sonoma county ranchers
were then brought to San Francisco
and positively Identified Chisholm as
the man who accompanied Powell
when the latter applied for shelter at
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MORSES
FOR MAYOR
UNITED I'RIIH I.KASKD WIKE.
Chicago, April 1. Bringing news
of President Taft'a endorsement of
Charles K. Merrtam, the Republican
candidate for mayor of Chicago, sec
retary of the Interior Fisher arrived
here this afternoon. Fisher said
thnt the president hoped to see Mer
rlam elected In Tuesday's election.
Tim Sun Olefin Exposition.
IINITEII I'BKHS I.EAHKU WIKE.
Sacramento. Cal., April 1. Gov
ernor Johnson signed today the $."0,
000 appropriation bill for the Pana
maCaJlfornla exposition in 1915 at
San Diego. The bill was signed with
a gold-tipped ostrich pen from an
ostrich farm near Sati Diego, and the
Ink used was taken from a huge
silver-topped crystal Ink well, pre.
sonted by the citizens of San Diego.
I'ortliiml Sends .1,000 More lo Chlmi.
I UNITED I'BEHS I.LASKU WIHE l
Portland, Ore., April 1. The sev
ond relief fund of $f,0n( raised by
popular subscription In Portland to
aid Chinese famine victims, was
cabled to China today. The first
$5,000 fund was raised in less than
a week and the second fund in two
weeks.