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fte Ikil I EuM- vol. m 1 J01ITEII JURORS AGAINST DEATH PENALTY 0 TWO SUCH ALREADY FOUND AND BOTH OF THEM EXCUSED NOTHING DOING TOMORROW McNamara Case Drags Along Slowly, But Two More Jurors Are Passed and Can Now Only Be Excluded by Peremp tory Challenge The Fact That Many Oppose the Death Penalty Where the Evidence Is Only Circumstantial, Will Hamper the Attorneys in Completing the Jury Looks Now as Though the Jury Might Possibly Be Secured Next Week. TCNITBD I'BESS LB'5S WIM. Hall of Records, Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 20. C. B. Manning, a farmer. Democrat in politics, and F. D. Green, a real estate dealer and ranch owner, a progressive Republican, became el igible today for service on the jury which will try James B. McNamara for the murder of Charles Haggerty. in connection with the destruction of the Los Angeles Times building on October 1, 1911. Both men were passed for cause by the state at this morlng's session of the court. They can now only be removed from the jury box by the exercise of peremptory challenges by either side. In the case of Manning it Is believed he will be on the origin al jury, inasmuch as he admitted a prejudice to circumstantial evidence., but even with that prejudice the state refused to challenge .him for cause. There wll be no session of the court tomorrow, as Judge Bordwell desires to read over the record in the cases of the veniremen now in the box, against whom challenges have been Interposed. Three of these are on behalf of the defense and two for the state. In addition the defense has laid a foundation for the challenging of still another. When court reopened this after noon only four occupants of the jury box remained eligible for examination by the state, two vacancies having been created through the elimination last night of Veniremen Roberts and of Decker this morning, because of conscientious scruples against the death penalty. One thing which has already been absolutely demonstrated is Jhat many veniremen are opposed to circum stantial evidence where the death penalty is involved. This single ob jection is certain to greatly hamper the attorneys in qualifying a jury. The state side-stepped this morning INVESTIGATE THE TROUBLES OVER WATER For the purpose of investigating troubles existing between certain re clamation companies and the settles who have purchased lands from them, meetings will be held between them and the state land board within the next few weeks. One of the projects involved Is the f'tntral Ortgou Developmoa', cnn-. rny, and tli-. other is the Columbia Southern p"(Ject. The main com plaint of the settlers against the com panies is that they do not supply a sufficient amount of water. Some set tlers have taken things into' their own hands, and torn out headgates, and obtained the water. Their ar rests followed, and this Is one phase which will be Investigated. o FOWLER WILL CONTINUE HIS FLIGHT TODAY OMTOD PUSS UAS1D WIBl Pasadena. Cal., Oct. 2D. After safely completing the first lap of his journey. Aviator Robert G. Fowler arose early today and went to Tour nament Park to prepare for the sec ond day's flight. A heavy fog hung over the valley tltis morning and Fowler said he ould not start until It lifted. His machine was in excellent shape and lie expected no difficulty once the weather cleared. Fowler's route to day led directly east from Pasadena along the Southern Pacific tracks to a point north of Banning, thence turning southward to that village, where he said he would alight- Con ditions there, he said, would deter mine his progress further. Fowler expressed confidence In his ability to cross the desert, and de clared he would defy the hoodoo that apparently had followed him since hla first attempt CIRCUMSTANTIAL the joining of Issues by both sides on whether an opinion touching the cause of the Times disaster is a sub ject for disqualification. However, the defense succeeded in injecting It by further interrogation of Venire man T. W. A. Adams, who admits be lieving that a gas explosion demol ished the Times on his redirect ex amination. It Is before Judge Bord well, In both phases, and he..wlll be expected later to rule where any one with an opinion whatever regarding the cause of the Times explosion is eligible for jury service, o MAX WAS SO SICK FORGOT HE WAS M.MtltlEI) UNITED PBISS LXASXD WIBI.l Tacoma, Oct. 20 That her hus band had just recovered from a long Illness, during which he had forgot ten that he already had a wife back In Scotland, whom ho had married 26 years ago, Is the statement of Mrs. James Scott today. "My suit for annulment, filed yes terday, Is entirely friendly," she says. "It was some time after our marriage last summer in Vancouver that Mr. Scott was entirely well, and his mem ory of his other marriage returned to him." Indian Took a liath. UNITED PBESH LEAHIH Wtxl.1 Seattle, Oct. 20. Vaccination and enforced bathing for a tribe of stricken Indians at Rampart House, Alaska, saved an entire village, with the exception of one woman, accord ing to Thomas Riggs and M. K. Pope, of the Alaskan boundary sur vey, now here. The party found half the village down with smallpox, and Dr. Gilbert T. Smith, w'th the party, ordered all the well Indians bathed and vaccinated. They were coaxed into bathing by presenting them with trinkets. o Abandoned All Rights. (united press leased win. Portland, Ore., Oct. 20. The San Francisco board of marine underwrit ers has been given notice of the com- plete abandonment of the schooner 1 William Nottingham by the Globe Navigation company, its owners. It is understood that the Port of Portland commission will demand one-half the value of the ship and cargo for towing the vessel Into the I Columbia river after her crew had been rescued 60 miles off shore and brought to Astoria. O : HIKE L'M)ERSTA"DS THE IMMORTAL FEMINIE rniflTIB PITS TJMflID WIS!. Tacoma, Oct. 20 Knowing that there would be two or three women on the jury that was to try him for the murder last summer of Antonio Lorenzo, Mike Carlno wore his "glad rags", to court today. His shoes shone like mirrors, his clothes were spotless, and crowning all was a magnificent plaited necktie and a handkerchief that hung from an up per coat pocket. o J. P. Morgan Sick. f UNITED PEES II LEASED WIBl New York, Oct. 20. The -state of J. Plerpont Morgan's health is alarming financiers, and rumors that he Is critically 111 were today circu lated on the exchanges. At Morgan's house it was stated that he caught cold on Tuesday, but had recovered and Is in his usual health. a THE TEACHERS PERFECT AN ORGANIZATION I With the view of bettering gener ally the school conditions in the country the teachers attending the institute here yesterday afternoon or ganized a principals' club. I The organization will hold Its first meeting In this city on November 23. After organizing the work then mat ters in general will be discussed, and the arrangements be made for an other meeting. It lg the plan of the Club to hold its meetings often. The officers elected are: W. C. Gaunt, of Gervais, president, and sec retary, Russel Kaiser, of Hazel Green EVIDENCE The Stephenson Case. Milwaukee, Oct. 20 A war rant for the arrest of Robert J. Shields, of Superior, Wis., was ordered today by Senator Hey. burn, chairman of the senatorial investigating committee, which is hearing the charges against Senator Isaac Stephenson, claimed to have bought his seat in the United States senate. The ordering of the warrant followed Shields' failure to an swer an order for his appearance before the committee, together with that of Wirth Cook, of Du luth, the man whom Lieutenant Governor Morris alleges made damaging admissions against Stephenson. Shields originally sprang Into the limelight through his activi ty In securing affidavits favoring Edward H. Hines, chief colector ;of the "slush fund" in the Lorlmer 1 case. FORGED CHECK SHOWS UP IN SALEM SALOON That the forgery of the pay checks of the North Bank road are vast In their extent was evidenced by the fact that yesterday Geo. Orey, a bar tender in the Dick ' Madison saloon, was presented with one of the .checks but having read of the wholesale for geries in the newspapers, he de clined to honor It. The North Bank road uses a speci fic kind of a check In paying off Its employes. Clever forgers secured duplicates of them and succeeded in passing checks aggregating thou- sands and thousands of dollars in Seattle and Tacoma. Some of the checks were presented In Portland, but the first to reach this city, so far as known, was presented at the Mad ison bar yesterday. o THE PROPER LENGTH FOR GIRLS' COATS DNITID F1ESS LEASED WIBl. New York, Oct. 20 Tall girls must hereafter, until further notice, wear coats 26 inches long. Girls not quite tall must wear their coats 24 Inches long. Short girls may have to go coatless. These dimensions are prescribed by the United Cloak and Suit Designers' association. WAS NOTHING DOING IN THE POLICE COURT When Judge Elgin stepped Into the municipal court room this morning to convene court for the day, there was not a solitary prisoner to greet him with the customary "good morning your honor", and It Is the first time that the court could boast of a clean docket for many a day. As a rule there are from two to three arrests each evening for drunk enness and disorderly conduct es pecially has that been true since con struction work began on the Oregon Electric. Not only were there no prisoners to appear before his honor this morning but the city Jail which usually contains a good sized gang which Chief of Police Hamilton works on the street, contained but four prisoners. HOBOES ARE RUSHING TO LOVELOCK UNITED PEEKS LEASED WIBl Reno, Nev., Oct. 2o. Beer by the bucket, keg or tank is within the means of every hobo today at Ixve lock, luO miles east of here. As a consequence the tramps are rolling out fro under every train. Started by two rival eastern brew erics who wanted to control the busi ness In Lovelock, the war quickly brought the price of beer within the reach of all. On one side of the street, beer Is selling now at three steins for a penny and on the oppo site side the price Is two steins for a nickel. o A Youthful Aviator. Ogden, ftah, Oct. 20. Aviation is being so simplified that Ray Irwin, 14 years old. made a machine from part of his baby brother's perambu lator and flew across the Weber river here, while 300 spectators cheered him. Want OrcRon SyMcni. Wenatchee, Wash., Oct. 20. Petitions calling on Governor Hay to call a special session of the legislature to pass a prefer ential presidential law, modeled on the Oregon presidential primary measure, are being cir- culated among the delegates at. tending the Good Roads con- ventlon here today. The petitions are regarded as a direct slap at. Governor Hay, who has come out flat-footed for the renomination of President Taft. When Taft was introduced by Governor Hay at Walla Walla during the chief executive's visit there, the governor said he believed the country 'wanted a second dose of Taft." BISTER E ARRESTED Is Charged With Murder of One of His Parishioners, a Miss Linnell, to Whom He Was Engaged to Bq Married. WAS LAST SEEN WITH -HIM Druggist Tells of the Minister Pur chasing: the Ik-mlly Drug, Cyanide, and Asking Him to Keep the Fact of the Purchase Secret His Ac tU.n After Girl's Ilody Was Found Indicate His Guilt Chunce to Marry an Heiress the Cause of tlx; Murder, I Boston, Oct. 20 The warrant charging RIcheson with first degree murder was isBUed at 11:25 o'clock by Judge Duff In the criminal court here, following the positive Identifl cation of RIcheson by William Hahn, the Newton druggist, as the man who bought cyanide from his last Satur day. "I have Irrefutable evidence that RIcheson bought cyanide in Newton," said Chief Inspector Dugan. - "I also have a witness who swears he saw Miss Linnell and RIcheson together at the South Station on Friday even ing." The witness referred to by Dugan is George Haker, of Hyannls, another suburb, who is a brakeman on the New Haven road. Baker said that the couple greeted each other cor dially, and left the station together. Within a Bhort time after his ar rest RIcheson was arraigned for pre liminary hearing. He pleaded not guilty. Hahn declares that he has known RIcheson for years. He said that on October 10. RIcheson came to his drug 'store and said that he had a dog at home creating a disturbance, and wished to kill it. Hahn ex pressed surprise, saying that he 'did not know that RIcheson had a dog, but the preacher replied that he had. Objected to Chloroform. Hahn said that he then told RIche son. "Well. I ll give you chloroform." RIcheson protested, declaring that he did not want anything which Would make the house smell badly. He also wanted a poison which would act quickly. Hahn then suggested cyanide, and the minister Immediate ly acquiesced. Hahn said: "This is mighty dead ly. I'll put In an open vial. Be careful what you do with It, and be sure not to lose the bottle." The druggist says he then gave RIcheson enough to kill a dozen dogs, but RIcheson demanded more. Upon leaving RIcheson called out : "Don't forget to come to my wedding. You have an Invitation." Hahn says that the pastor then ad ded: "It must seem mysterious to (Continued on page eight. o- . PLUMBING TRUST GETS A HARD JOLT Seattle, Oct. 20. A telling blow has been administered to the plumb ing trust here by the d(.;'slon of Judge John F. Main, upholding W. E. Holme as against the city In the latter's suit to compel Holmes to pro vide more vents In main pipes 'n plumbing he had Installed. Holmes claimed that he had sufficient vents for sanitation, and that the plumbers' trust manipulated the city ordinance to double the work and receipts on the job. Judge Main's decision will save householders from 175.000 to j $100,000 In plumber' expense. RC SO CHINESE KILL Oil PRINCIPLE THAT "HITS HUE LICE" Pleases the Strikers. Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 20 Declaration that H. G. Smtill. superintendent of motive power tor the Southern Pacific rail- road, had discharged Wm Cart- er, as general superintendent of boilers, because of the latter's inability to keep complete en- glnes In first-class order with a force of Incompetent men was made here today by J. J. Jones, president of district No. 1 of the System Federation. "Carters discharge," said Jones, "came when he reported to Small that 12 "dead" engines were in the Bakerstleld yards- lie also reported that the total number of "dead" engines In different Southern Pacific yards in California now totals 50. This only goes to show that the Southern Pacific Is getting desperate, and that the strlk- Ing shopmen are bound to win their strike .' ACCIDENT TO SCHOONER QUIHAULT UNITED PEES LEASED WIBl. San Francisco, Oct. 29. The steam schooner Qulnault, which left here yesterday, struck a reef off Drakes Bay last night, broke her rudder completely off and drifted for hours before the crew of 19 managed to Im provise Bteerlng apparatus and get her into the bay. The tug Dauntless has left here to bring her back. Captain J. G. Malsig Is In command of the Qulnault. She was bound for Willapa Harbor, Washington, with lumber. - t Arrested Starving Itohher, (UNITED PEBSS LEASED WIRE.1 San Francisco, Oct. 20. Heating in a doorway a policeman heard two men talking. One said: 'I'm starv ing. I've got to rob this place or starve." A cobblestone crashed through a store window adjacent. The policeman arrested the starving rob ber, o The Oregon In Seattle. rtlNlTBD PEERS LEASED WIRE. Seattle, Oct. 20. The battleship Oregon arrived here today from the navy yard, preparatory to leaving for San Diego and Mara Island, where she will take on ammunition. WARNER VALLEY STOCK COMPANY TROUBLE ENDS Attorney-General Crawford today returned from Lakeview, where he effected a final settlement between the state and the Warner Valley Stock company, concerning whose lands there has been continual litigation In the state and federal courts and the United States land department for the last 26 years. ' According to the settlement the state secures 3600 acre, of land, the settlers a little over 3000 acres nnd the balance, about 12.000 acres, goes to the company. The company pays the expenses In connection with all of the litigation, amount'ng to about $1500. This brings to an end one of the bitterest feuds In the history of Ore gon a feud which lasted for more than a score of years, and In which Beveral lives were sacrificed. DETERMINED TO COLLECT STATE'S SHARE Determined to collect the state's share of the tolls colccted by the Portland Railway, Light & Power company, ut Oregon City, and to In stitute suit, If necessary for the pur lone. Secretary of Stale Olcott toilav directed a communication to it de. manding that It give the state an Itemized statement of all tolls ctjlr lected since l!tl)8. In the year 190S the state com menced a suit against the company for the collection of the state's por t'on of the tolls. According tn the agreement entered Into between the state and the company, the state was to receive 10 per cnt of the milage. While there was something like $25. 000 due the state, the suit was final ly compromised upon the payment by the company of $7263.95. Since then the company has paid nothing to the state. ALL HEBREW PLAN YESTERDAY AND HARNEY'S IDEA TODAY STREETS FULL OF CORPSES Big Battle Is Reported at Hankow, in Which 1000 Imperial Troops Were Killed Other Reports Show Rebels Victori ous Everywhere Another Report Says Hankow Has Been Captured by the Rebels No Manchu Is Spared, Even Babies Being Ruthlessly Put to the Sword The Overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty Seems to Be a Certainty. Sun Francisco, Oct. 20. The Young China Association here, which claims to be receiving dis patches over a secret wire from n.mr Hankow although pnmmnnlnnHnn with that city has been severed, stat ed today that a battle fought along the Hankow railroad yesterday re sulted In heavy losses to the Imperial iroops witn muo of the emperor's men killed and hundreds wounded. They were enroute to rlnfrirr tha troops defending the city.. Rebel losses are stateu at less than 200 men killed and wounded. Hankow Is said to be entirely sur roundtjd by the advancing revolution ists, and another attack Is expected before more government troops ar rive. Imperial arms are thought to have lost the iteneral tn commnml nf Pino- Chow Fu, although the truth of this report cannot le authenticated. The district of Wong Chow Fu, In Hupeh province, Is said to have been captured by the rebels, Many are said to have been wounded but the exact number of the dead Is not stat ed. Had Weather for Manchiis. Peking, Oct. 20. Messages re ceived here from the Hankow district that the rebels have retaken Hun dow, and that the imperial losses In the engagement were enormous. Rev olutionists are In complete control. The massacres of Manchu. Is being continued, and every one of the Man chu race Is bolng slaughtered, even babies being put to the sword. Millions of Chinese have boen await Ing ihe outcome of the battle at Han kow to decide whether they will join the rebels. It Is a foregone conclu sion that outbreaks will follow the battle there. Hundreds of wealthy Manchus are preparing to flee from Hankow. Yung Shi Knl's appointment as viceroy M regarded as a Joke, as the whole valley, from Shanghai to Han kow, Is now under rebel control. The few cities which hud not. been cap tured yesterday fell during the night. CurpNes Cleg Streets. Shanghai, Oct. 20 The revolution Is gaining In strength and many think the overthrow of the Manchu government Is certain. The crew of one Chinese cruiser at Hankow sank their vessel and Joined the rebels. Admiral Sail withdrew the rest of the warships there and sailed down the river., Corpses pile the streets as a result of yesterduy's desperate battle. The rebel leaders have proclaimed mar tial law Hnd are preserving order as Our Fall Soils Show a generous sprinkling of Scotch effects in weaves and coloring. More demands for rough fabrics this fall than for years past, and more supply here including the new brown and blue shades. Prices $10.00 to $35.00 The GOLDSMITH Never Break Trunks are con sidered best and when sold at our reasonable prices assure you satisfaction. . Prices $6.50 to $20.00 Salem Woolen Mill Store best they can under the clicum-stances. All talcuranh wires Iiuva haen de stroyed by the revolutionists. Surround Imperial Troops. Toklo. Oct. 20. Reports reaching here from Tien Tsin state that rebels have completely surrounded Imperial troops at Slaokan, 30 miles north of Hankow, and have cut off their re treat from Hankow. The railroad has been cut off, also, and the tunnel at Yank Chow, 100 miles north of Han kow, Is In their possession. By this they have practically made it impos sible for Imperial troops to get to Hankow from that direction. Threats of mutiny are heard In the ranks of both the modern troops and local regiments. They refuse to march against the rebels at Sze chuen, and the viceroy Is said to have taken their ammunition and to have begun preparations to protect . himself. Foreigners are preparing ' to flee from Yuen Nan, couriers having brought warnings of Imminent trou-. ble, Mohammedans are reported rebel ling ngaln in Kan Su. SHOT flUX ENDED HIS DREAM OF LOTE Los Angeles, Oct. 20 Brooding over his parents' objection to his love affairs, and despondent because of their objections to his coming marriage, Walter Hartung, 22 years old, city passenger agent here for the Banning Steamship company here, blew out his brains today with a shotgun. The police have been un able to learn as yet the name of the young woman mentioned In the case. YET ANOTHER WONDERFUL DISCOVERY Sun Francisco, Oct. 20 Two "wireless" exports hore, II. P. Dwyer and E. E. Dennis, announce today that they have perfected an "aeon re lay" by which conversations or code slgnnls that can be picked up at any wireless station can also be heard over any oltlce telephone without oth r uiipuruiiis. me new invention said to pick up conversations from thousand miles at sea. is