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PL. XXI. SALEM, OREGON. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1911. - NO. 178.
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WAR
MILLIONAIRE
IS BEATEN
MM SHOWS EVIDENCES
OF A TERRIFIC STRUGGLE
CASE HAS QUEER FEATURES
William H. Jackson Is Found in His Room on Tenth Floor of
His Hotel Beaten to Death His Head and Body Cut and
Bruised, and His Pajamas Torn to Shreds Police Think
Revenge Not Robbery the Moving Cause, Though His Val
uables Were Taken Case Presents Some Puzzling Features.
united mess ixAsun win! 1 i
New York, July 27. Burglars to-
daj beat to neam wuuam a. jbck-
son. 70. a millionaire broker. In his
rooms in the Iriquols hotel here.
Jackson's body was round on the
tenth floor by employes of the hotel
who went there after members of
Jackson's firm had become alarmed
by his absence.
The burglars apparently tried to
chloroform the aged man but Jack
son awoke and fought desperately
until he was slain.
The dead man was a member of
the firm of Van Schalck & Company,
and had for a long time been a ten- the dead man'a ci0thlng were turned
ant of the fashionable family hotel, Insl(le out) all hia jewelry was miss
where Us apartments were on the ing Rni lt ls believed that the booty
same floor as those of District At- wa3 considerable. The bureau
torney Whitman. (where Jackson kept most of hisval-
Foiind by Chambermaid. uables was undisturbed.
Jackson's body was first discov-' A sufc"estion that revenge was the
ered by a chambermaid, who, enter-' motive for the murder was made and
ing the room, found the corpse the police are investigating Jack
stretched out on the floor beside the son's associations. Several detec
ted. She immediately gave the tlves expressed the opinion that the
alarm. The elevator boy, earlier in murderers thought they were enter
ihe day, noticed the door of the room ing the suite of District Attorney
partly opened, but thought, little of Whitman. The windows of Jackson's
rooms overlook the roof of the City
AN EXPERT
SMS WILL
After listening to the evidence of
W. Williams, a handwriting ex
Pert of Portland, who declared the
signature of Father Emmerson D.
endl to a will purporting to have
ton made by him devising all of his
Property to the Right Rev. Abbot
nacidus Fuerst, of the Benedictine
"jOllege at Mt. Angel, a forgery,
Judge Uushey reserved his decision
in the case pending the introduction
fif further evidence.
"endl died at Mt. Angel where the
bbey and the college is situated.
ter hN death a will was filed with
tie Marion county court, the pur
S?rt f which is to devise all of
"endls property, including a $3,000
,"sage to Fuerst In consideration
oi the fact that he had provided him
""I a home. ,
Vendi loft, a brother, John R.
"Mai, of .Milwaukee, and a sister,
w"ia Wendl of Chicago, and upon
earning of the filing of the will, they
muated a contest against lt. Wll
ams ysterday afternoon in his tes
timony Rave it na hlo nndllfo
hZ ..I Audi's name was forged to
S FORGED
JUDGE CALLS THREE WOMEN
TO ADVISE IN DIVORCE CASE
IrxiTiD tbess leased wim.I
in thCo0m",,,Wa"h- JuIy 27. Decision
Mollv V 1 divorce suit brought by
Der , per against Harper Tros
verHiA a consideration of the
Wd hi Xvi.ng lntt tne husband's
eTne"'V,h1r 2-yer-o'd daughter, Is
rtor t i be handed down by Supe
ThL ge Esterday this afternoon.
S nbr the JudS to advise him in
in 83 t0 which f tne contend
of th i w? 8ha11 have future custody
testimni e Blrl- have listened to the
ence, I ,and todaJr wer ,n nfer
vate oh ?udge Esterday In his prl
ate chamber. The women arbiters
BROKER BORDERED
TO DEATH BY BURGLARS
the mutter and after
mornlne - naners inside.
putting the
knocked on
the door and left.
An empty chloroform bottle was
found In the bathroom by Coroner
Wlnterbottom. Evidences of a strug
gle were everywhere, chairs were
overturned and the body had numer-
ous wounds about the head and up-;
per portions. xnere was a aeep
gash over the right eye and a wound
In the skull. Jackson's pajamas had
been literally torn to shreds.
His Jewelry Taken.
Some features of the case have
nuzzled the nolloe. The Dockets of"'
Club building and lt was believed
! that entrance was effected from this
! roof.
I Jackson took up his residence at
, he Iroquois hotel June 22. He was
a veteran of the seventh regiment
and was known in Wall street as
"Uncle Bill." Derby Crandall, Jun
ior member of the Van Schalck com
pany, stated that Jackson was not a
member of the firm but had been
its cashier for au years.
To Investigate Investigators.
UNITED VKESS LEASED WIRE.
Washington, July 27. Congress
man Roberts, of Nevada, Introduced a
resolution in the house today asking
that the various Investigating com
mittees themselves be Investigated as
to the amounts spent on Junkets and
other Incidentals.
o
Lost Girl Located.
UNITED PBESS LEASED WIItE.l
San Francisco, July 27. Helen
Johnson Whitson, 17, who was al
leged to have been kidnaped by
white slavers" 12 days ago, has
been located near Santa Cruz, ac
cording to reports received here to
day, j
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It Won't Break Andy.
UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE.
New York, July 27. Writing from
Skibo Castle, Andrew Carnegie noti
fied "Mother" Kennedy, long a figure
at Coney Island, that she will here
after receive $25 a month. "Mother"
Kennedy's husband was a friend of
Carnegie many years ago.
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Wool Bill Knocked.
UNITED PBESS LEAKED Willi.
Washington, July 27. The wool
revision bill fathered in the house by
Congressman Underwood, the Demo-
cratlc leader, was defeated In the
senate today by a vote of 36 to 44.
are. Mrs. Mary L. Stevens. Mrs. S
M. Tullock and Mrs. L. M. Hard
grove. In the former trial the names of
two youths who were believed by the
hiiRhand to have visited his home
during his absence, were Introduced,
At the time of that trial Molly Tros-
per, confident of the outcome, 'had
failed to supply herself with wit-
nesses, and made no effectual de-
fense. It was the appearance of the
two young men before Judge Ester-
day last week that convinced him
that the woman was entitled to a
second hearing, and to the benefit of
the opinion of others of her own sex.
Powell's Wife Turns Up.
Santa Rosa, Cal., July 27.
Her search of many months for
her absent husband having end
ed when , she saw in the news
paper that, under the name of
John D. Powell, he' had been
murdered by L. C. Chisholm
near here, Mrs. . an K. Droull
lard today telegraphed from Salt
Lake to Chief of Police Boyes
here asking for information of
the crime.
Mrs. Drouillard declared that
she had no i''ormation as to
her husband's whereabouts for
more than a year, and request
ed that full details of his death
be forwarded.
BEATTIE WASTED
TO GET RID OF WIFE
UNITED TEESS LEASED WIRE.l
-Richmond, Va., July 27. A written
statement from Beulah Binford prac
tically complete the evidence against
Henry C. Beatfle, Jr.," charged with
the murder of his wife, according to
assertions made by the police today
Beulah has admitted, It Is said, hav-
Ing returned to Richmond because
Beattie wanted her to, and sates
that Beattie several times told her
that he wished he could get rid of his
wife.
WILL NOT
STAND FOR
ROBBERY
SECRETARY OLCOTT WANTS TO
PATRONIZE OREGON FIRMS
BUT THE DESIRE IS SOT
STROSG ENOUGH TO STASD
FOR EXTORTIOS.
Because of an agreement existing
among Portland firms which handle
supplies for the offices at the capltol
building relative to the price to be
charged for them, Secretary of State
' Olcott is seriously considering the
advlsibility in the future of sending
his orders for the supplies to some
firm outside of the state and will
likely today write the firms advising
them unless they will furnish the
supplies at rates- charged elsewhere
, that he will do so.
He first ran up against the com-
' bine several weeks ago when he
' asked for bids from the firms rela
tive to some supplies. To his sur
prise when he opened them he found
them all alike.
As the supplies were
needed at once, and he had no time
to send elsewhere for them, he
awarded the contract by having
clerks In his office draw straws.
Since then he has been making in
; vestigatlons as to the prices charged
for supplies In general by eastern
firms and has about decided that un
less Portland firms show a disposi
tion to sell their goods to the state
foe a price somewhat within range
of them that he will arrange matters
so that he can send his orders to
eastern firms.
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."WE" DO XOT WANT IT,
! SAYS ATTORNEY-GEXERAL
Apparently consumed with right
eous indignation because either R.
A. Crosson, manufacturer of e'ertrlc
and telephone appliances at San Fran
Cisco, or the good old istate of Ore
gon Is endeavoring to thrust upon
him a telephone holder. Attorney
General Crawford yesterday wrote
Secretary of State Olcott declaring
that he had never ordered the tele
ehene holder, and taking a fling at
the secretary of state, concluded by
saying that "I beg to say that if it is
imperative that we have a telephone
holder, all right, but we do not rfjed
one, nor do we desire one."
Olcott Also Sarcastic.
'This information.' says Secretary
of State Olcott. in a letter answer'ng
the letter of the attorney-general, "Is
so unique In character as to command
snecial attention and notice, and
richly deserves the tendered and ac-
companying thanks. On behalf of
the taxnayers. I salute you."
Just how the telephone holder hap-
pened to be sent to the attorney-gen-
eral Is not known. . He declares he
did not order it, and the secretary of
state seems to know nothing about
it. Anyway, it was sent, and a bll'
for $4.r0 is now reusing in the
secretary of state's office.
Yuqul Indians Mud,
Nogales. Ariz., July 27.
Passengers arriving here today
from the south report the exe
cution! of five Yaqul Indians by
Mexican authorities at Guay
mas. The Indians, according to
eye witnesses, had been drinking
heavily, and resisted when the
authorities attempted to dis
arm them.
Indiains near Guaymas are
much wrought up and threaten
to avenge the deaths.
COAL i.l A Y
BE MINED
Whole Puget Sound Country
Unanimous in Demanding
the Government Go Into the
Coal Mining Business in
Alaska.
WANT COAL SOLD AT COST
Petitions RciiiR Gciipraly Circulated
and Universally Signed Asking the
Government to Mine Alaska's Coal
and Deliver It Practically at Cost
.Seattle Particularly Anxious on
- Account of Making It Coaling Stn
Hon for War Fleet.
TnNITED TRESS LEASED WIRE.l
Seattle, Wn July 27. The move
ment for an Alaskan coal mining
commission,' to superintend the mln
Ing and delivery of coal from the
government beds in Alaska, and its
sale at cost to the people has been
taken up by the people of Tacoma
and Seattle, and thousands of names
have already been secured.
Mayor Dilllng and. the councllmen
of Seattle have headed petitions; the
entire official list of Tacoma has
backed the plan, and as soon as Gov
ernor Hav returns from the northern
trip he is making, his endorsement
Is expected, especially since Gover
nor West, of Oregon, is boosting the
plan to have coast-wide co-operation
from the governors of all the Pacific
states.
The petitions now being circulated
In the Sound cities ask that Everett
Seattle, Tacoma and Grays Harbor be
made bunker stations, where the
government coal can be unloaded for
local consumption, and Interior ship
ment. Seattle is especially' Interested In
this movement, because lt ls believed
that with high grade Alaska coal de
livered at cost to the .Sound, the
coaling problem for the Pacific coast
fleet will be solved, and the Brem
erton naval station made tha big
one of the coast.
PRESIDENT
PLACED IN A
tilt I
PASSING OF LA FOLLETTE'S SUB
STITUTE FOR THE DEMOCRATS
WOOL BILL MAKES TAFT
CHOOSE OXE OF TWO THINGS
OF WHICH HE LIKES NEITHER
Washington, July 27. By a coali
tion between th progressives and the
Democrats, the senate this afternoon
adopted, by a vote of 48 to 82, the
La Follette substitute for the wool
tariff revision bill.
The action came after the Joint
forces, acting apparently under a dls
tlnce understanding, had voted down
a previous motion to adopt the same
substitute.
It was believed this afternoon that
the action will put up to the presi
dent the most perplexing dilemma of
his administration by his being
forced to choose between a revision
of the wool schedule adopted by the
Democrats and his progressive oppo
nents, and the question of vetoing a
bill reducing duties In the schedule
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ALASKAN
DILEMMA
ENGLAND FRANCE AND GERMANY ARE
DANGEROUSLY NEAR THE
Seventeen Killed.
Durham, N. C, July 27.
Seventeen persons were killed
and 40 injured at Hamlet, N.
C, this afternon in a head-on
collision between a local freight
train on the Seaboard Air Line
and a spectal excursion train
from Charlotte, N. C.
The excursion train was run-
nlng as the second section of
the regular express. The engln-
eer of the freight train, It Is
said, forgot his orders, and went
ahead on a single track after
the first section of the express
had passed, without waiting for
the second section.
KIXG "CAX SIT UP AXD
TAKE NOURISHMENT
UNITED FRESH LEASED WIRE.
London, July 27. Official state
ments this afternoon branded as false
the story previously published that
King Georgei's health was broken.
His majesty had luncheon today with
ex-King Manuel, of Portugal, and
King Alfonso, of Spain, who arrived
from Cowes this morning.
Queen Victoria ls expected to Join
King Alfonso soon In a visit to the
Duke of Dovenshlre.
MRpiiicHOT
INSTRUCTS
PRESIDENT
POIXTS OUT HIS DUTIES AXD
SUGGESTS THAT HE SHOULD
EMPLOY OXE PIXCHOT TO
. SHOW HIM HOW TO RUN HIS
JOB.
r UNITED PBESS LEASED WIRI.l
Washington, July 27. "The pres
ident's defense of his course In the
Controller bay matter shows how
hard It Is to make a good excuse for
a bad mistake," was the comment
here today of former Chief United
States Forester Glfford Pinchot on
President Taft's message to congress.
"It leaves the matter wholly un
touched," Pinchot continued. "In
spite of his explanation, the fact re
mains that President Taft, by open
ing the lands around Controller bay,
without notice to the public, has
given the interests behind Richard S.
Ryan the opportunity to acquiro the
key channel to Controller bay be
fore the public knew what was going
on. The Ballinger-Pinchot Investi
gation opened the eyes of the public
to the extensive and successful ef
forts being made t monopolize the
resources of Alaska. i
"The facts developed there con
tained a solemn warning, a call on
the executive for special watchful
ness in protecting the public proper
ty in Alaska.
"In view of the needs of a firm
and careful policy thus emphasized,
lt was the president's duty to hold
the terminal land sat Controller bay
In government ownership. As with
the coal lands, the title to the har
bor lands, which are the key to the
coal lands, should have been held, In
any event until congress could act.
"The president denied any element
of 8(crecy. He does not mention
that on the day he signed the order
Ryan's surveying party was already
In Alaska, and that by November 1,
four days after the order was made,
and before the government officials
In Alaska were notified of that or
der, the survey of the Ryan claims
was begun.
"The omlKslon of the customary
30 nyn' no' c" to the public irave
fivan what he wanteii. It cut off all
chance for rompetftnrs to locate on
the terminal lands until after Ryan's
selection was made.
"Pof-slb'y Hip protests already
made may save the situation. In any
rase the unfortunate frio"ds of con
servation, in their efforts to bring de
velopment to Alaska, fiy tli benefit
of the people, are continually obliged
to expend their strength against the
men who should be the protectors
of the people's property. It looks
like am unnecessary duplication of
work when we must fire at the po
liceman before we get a chance to
stop the looting.''
Senator Polndexter, of Washing
ton, whose resolution called forth
the president's special message on
the Controller bay situation, said to-,
day that the explanat'on had failed
to explain.
BRITISHERS AT FEVER HEAT
WHILE GERMANY STANDS PAT
AND FRANCE CONCILIATORY
The Whole Row Comes Over the Affairs of Morocco, in Which
None of Them Have Any Business, and if War Comes
Their Butting Into the Affairs Will Cost Each of Them
More Than the Whole Blamed Country is WorthEach is
Afraid the Other Will Get M ore Than Its Share of the
Highwayman's Plunder.
London, July 27. Rush orders to
prepare, without the loss of a mo
ment "for eventualities," sent from
the admirallty to all naval depots
and from the Horse Guards to Wool
wich arsenal this evening has con
vinced the British public that "the
day" which German officers have
toasted for years Is near and that
possibly before many hours the
might of England1 and the legions and
warships of the Kaiser will clash in
a combat which will decide the fate
of Europe.
The unconcealed bitterness of Ger
many over Premier Asqulth's state
ment on the Moroccan situation In
tne commons today and the very
guardedness of that statement, hnve
convinced political critics this even
ing that the situation Is of the grav
est character. The unconcealed ac
tivity at the arsena's and shipyards
of Britain, the cancellation of the
Second Division's Norwegian cruise,
and the haste evident to get the En
glish troops and volunteers Into the
field, they believe, point to but one
conclusion war.
From the British standpoint, war
now would come at the bast, possible
time, as throughout the country the
volunteers are mobilizing for their
annual maneuvers, and, If war Is de
clared England wlU be found, not
with an Inert force to moblllza, but
with an army primed and ready for
defense of the Island, already In the
field.
Throughout London and all Eng
land this evening the public excite
ment Is tense. On every corner, In
every city, before every bulletin
board eager crowds are walling for
news of the expected clash, and few
believe other than that the day Is at
hand when1 the long-threatened con
flict with the German legions ls to
come. Great satisfaction Is expressed
by those diplomats who will discuss
the crisis, In the fact that England
will have powerful allies, If It ls nec
essary, to tame thu Kaiser's ambi
tion, and the opinion is general that
Asqulth acted woll and boldly when
In the commons today, he firmly
stated that Great Britain rould see
no alternative to standing fast for
what Is deemed essont'al to tho pow
er and supremacy of the nation.
Grrmiiny Indignant
Berlin, July 27. Hitter indigna
tion prevails here this evening as the
result of the statements by Premier
Asqulth and Opposition Leader Bal
four In the British House of Com
mons today. German officials de
clare that the only Interpretation
that can be put upon their state
ments Is that England has definitely
resolved to stand by France as
against Germany In tho Moroccan
dispute.
Inasmuch as Germany considers
the points at Issue between herself
and France none of England's bus!
ness, the newspapers bitterly de
nounce the British statements.
It Is generally admitted that If
Germany maintains her present po
sition hostilities must ensue, as
France can hardly recede from her
openly asserted position without a
NDIVIDUAL VOTERS MUST
DRIVE OUT THE INTERESTS
rjTNITED I HERS LEASED WI1IE.
Auburn, lnd., July 27. Attacking
the decision of the supreme court of
the United States In the oil and to
bacco trust cases and In the llurrl
nian merger. Governor Thomas R.
Marshall, of Indiana, today asserted
that the time had come when indi
vidual votersmuBt drive the Inter
ests out of polotles. ,
Referring to the trust decisions,
the governor said:
"As deadly a blow as may be
struck at our system of government
WAR POINT
loss of national prestige.
The arrival of the Kaiser la anx
iously awaited here and as soon as
he reaches the capital affairs are
likely to crystallize Into action.
Stirs AH England.
London, July 27. Statements made
In the house of commons by both
Premier Asqulth and Opposition
Leader Balfour, have stirred all
England and today the country is
alive with talk of war.
The government ls showing a bold
front to the Gorman warnings to
keep "ands off Morocco," and the
crisis this evening Is admitted to be
growing hourly more acute.
It ls reported In court circles to
day that at one of hia conferences
with the cabinet It was found neces
sary to give the king stimulants.
Britons Stand Together.
Whatever party differences may
exist between the liberals and con-
(Contlnued on Page 2.)
Noisr
FOUND FOR
THE MURDER
Sacramento, Cal., July 27. Be
lieving that Dr. Wong Him, the Chi
nese physician, with whom Miss Anna
M. Dudley treated In San Francisco,
and Mrs. Mary Haskell, a nurse em
ployed by him, can throw some light
on the murder of the stenographer
yesterday by a presumably lnsano
man, whose name appears to be Syd
ney Cole, Coroner Gormley today
asked District Attorney Wachhorst
to secure their attendance at the In
quest tomorrow night,
Investigation today failed to de
velop any reasonable motive for the
murder. Friends of the dead wo
man, who worked In the office of
State Engineer Ellery, declare they
never saw Cole before. Otis W.
Dudley, a cousin from San Francis
co, viewed the remains of tho mur
derer, who was killed In a battle with
tho police, and asserted that the mail
Is a total stranger to him.
John McNamara, a machinist, told
tho authorities that he met Cole or
Emory, as some believe his name to
he, two weeks ago, and quite often
saw him In saloons. Cole, the police
say, drank heavily. '
Oftls Dudley says he slightly knew
F. P. Anthes, the San Francisco
man to whom the girl waa said to be
engaged. He does not ffolleve they
wore engaged.
The body of Miss Dudley will be
taken to Eureka, her former home,
for burial.
by judlclary-made law as by the
most corrupt or Hie most venal leg
islature." Governor Marshall continued:
"The corporate evil Is not in th
formation of corporations, but In
their assumption of Individuality and
their right to act as they please af
ter their formation. They have no
rights save those granted by the
state. It Is Illegal for Insane per
sons to marry; it Is equally illegal
for money-made corporations to Join
their fortunes by a wedding tie. The
'rule of reason' is a fine thing, but I
would like to know whoso "reason'
It is."