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Newspaper Page Text(1 11 h. i mm w 6 VOL. XXL . 8ALEM. OREGON. SATVItDAY. NOVEMBER 2S 1011 " urn i rTTrnA yo- utii Ltiitii4 my itsnoiHY VARY PATTERSON STROUSS GAVE HER $7,0110 WRITES HUSBAND THAI SUE PREFERS DEATH TO PttERTY The Letters Mrs. Patterson Wrote Her Husband and the Ad missions Forced From Her on the Stand Showthe Couple's Marital Relations Were Pleasant-Woman Admits Spend ing Four Days in Chicago With Strouss Her Milionaire Par amour, and That She Did Not Tell Her Husband of the Visit. Denver, Colo., Nov. 2.'). With hr-ad hung low, weary and dejected. Mrs. Gertrude Patterson, on trial for the murder of her husband. Charles Patterson was still under fire today on the witness tand, the target for a deluge of merciless questions from Prosecutor Benson, who began his cross-examination of the defendant yesterday afternoon. The prosecutor is devoting his time in an attempt to hare the wo man's relations to Emil Strouss, the Chicago millionaire, with whom she went to Europe, and to whom she al leges her husband sold her for $1500. The rapid fire of questions involved the witness in numerous contradic tions of her own te'stlmony. The defendant identified a letter which she wrote to Patterson's moth er over a year ago, declaring that she would not. pay her husband's bills, either at the sanitarium, where ln was confined, a sufferer with tu berculosis, or in Chicago. Yester day Mrs. Patterson testified that she paid all her husband's bills. Denies Cursing Husband, The witness admitted that she bad ordered Patterson's mother out of the sanatorium, where he was con fined. Mrs. Patterson denied the charge by Benson that when her husband found in her purse a letter signed "E. W. S.," Milch are Srtouss' ini tials, she cursed him, declaring that she cared more for "that man" than her husbnad. that he would protect her, and that if Patterson did not like it he could get to hell out." The charge that while Patterson was in the Denver sanatorium last July, she went to Chicago and re mained four days, without telling her husband anything in regard to her intentions, was admitted. She ad mitted also that Patetrson said that he visited her bungalow during her absence and found fragments of a letter to her signed "E. V .S" FIGHT OF! AT mm t EXITED l'BESS LBASED WIMS.J Shanghai, Nov. 25. Fighting be tween revolutionists and imperial troops Is progress at Hankow, ac cording to despatches received . here today. The battle has raged for 36 consecutive hours, with the rebels gaining ground slowly but surely. The Standard Oil company's tanks outside Hankow have been set on fire by shells from the rebel gunboats, and the whole Standard Oil plant has been almost destroyed. It is impossible to say at this time the number of dead, but the losses on both sides are declared to he enor- u.ous. Command the City. Shanghai, Nov. 25 Rebels captured Tiger Hill just outside the city of Nanking today after a fierce attack tm the Imperialists' position. The government troops were compelled to 'treat, leaving the revolutionists in possession of a formidable base. Tiger Hill commands the city and the rebel artillery tire may wipe Nanking nut of existence. The defenders are In a perilous position. o "Out!" Damned SKt. r CNITKD MESS LEASED WIRll New York, Nov. 25. Andrew Car negie is 74 vears old today. Last night he told John D. Rockefeller, Jr's, Bible clas3 of early incidents in his life, and gave much of the credit for his success to reading Shakes peare. Don't put to small an estimate on your own ohiiltv when you are talk ing to others. They are inclined to TERRIFIC Testimony Contrail icted. Another contradiction was shown when the defendant insisted that her relations with her husband were un pleasant last July. Benson promptly produced a letter her husband wrote her on July 9, last, rtrHn he said that his whole thought was for her The letter was signed "Ohick." with the Latin phrase "I love you" ap pended. The state Introduced a. number of letters written by both! lie murdered husband and his wife, Iioth express love for each other. Ont?. written bv Mrs. Patterson, and signed "Gertie.'' dated September U, twelve days be fore tragedy, reads: "Dear Chick: Your letter Is very sweet. But I am worried about money. One by one things must go then my end. I prefer death to poverty." He Wrote Lovingly, Another letter Introduced, written by Patterson July 5. is endearing. It said: "I was the tiredest Chick when you left me last night. It was so sweet to be with you, and I will be happy, happy, happy when we get fixed. Just be my sweet little Joe, and I'm ready to come home when ever you say. I love you always. I have many compliments about my pretty wife. She Is sure the sweetest In the world." Mrs. Patterson admitted that she had received a total of $7000 from Emil Strouss, besides $1 r00 he gave her to buy property. She denied that she promised to withdraw her d1 vorce suit If her husband would withdraw his suit against Strouss. and she also denied threatening to kill Patterson. Just before the noon recess was taken prosecutor Benson announced that he would complete his cross-examination of the defendant Immedi ately after resumption of the after noon session- WILL PLAY MULTNOMAH THANKSGIVING fENITED I'HESS LIJSEO WIM.l Eugene, Or.. Nov. r.. The Univer sity of Oregon will fulfill its contract with the Multnomah club and play the Thanksgiving game in Portland as scheduled. . On account of the death of irgil Noland it was thought for some time that the university would cancel Its ..,,!, ,K, ilia associ ated students. recommended to the athletic council thai the game be called off. The count II decided that the university ought to fulfil! its obligation and ilav the game. o WORK BEGINS OH THE EUGENE COOS BAY ROAD r UNITED I'RESS ILllKU "IllB.l Eugene. Or., Nov. 25 -After more than a week spent In preparations. Twohv Brothers, who liave the con tract 'to build the first 23 miles of the Southern Pacific company's hu-"ene-Coos Bav branch began actual . work on the road today a sn.au force of men was put t o work clear ing the right of way several miles east of the big tunnel a; the summit of the Coast mountains. KiKitbal FinK At Champaign. 1!!.-- Mi""'" " Illinois 0 . . At Chicico Chiiairo '. Air' ., ns n 0- .. c,ri -te John? At Eai ii;iiu . Hopkins ti. e At Providence. R. l.-Brown 6, Trinity 6. , , . , At Columbus-Syracuse o. Ohio bt At Philadelphia-. vv a. Army 0. It is noticeable that there are some people who can't pay as tiicy i MS JUST 'BAD' l.ogers Stands Tat. San Francisco. Nov. 25. Convinced that John Rogers would never confess to the mur der and robbery of Benjamin Goodman, the dlamnnH man slain in a Barbary Coast uusement for i.vnnn in r.mj the authorities today are pre paring to formally charge him with the crime on the great heap of evidence. Rogers is an enigma. No man ever before in the custody of the police here underwent so many consecutive hours of sweating without suf fering complete collapse. Yet, attired In the same bioody clothing and holding the same hatchet with which the officers say the victim met his death, Rogers hurls defiance at his tor mentors, and rambles off verse. Alienists may be called to deter mine his sanity. SALEM BOY IMPROVES AUTO TRUCK COMPLETES WORKING MODEL OF DHOIVVXLE THICK THAT HAS A LOW BED THAT CAN' BE LOADED WITHOUT A rLYINC. .MACHINE OK LA DDE It. Working in the back of his father's second hand store while other boys were seeking amusement In theaters and moving picture shows, R. A. Shantz, a lad under 20, has complet ed the working model of a drop axle auto truck which promises to revo lutionize the pattern of auto trucks over the world. The model perfected by young Shantz has several new and distinct features which promise to make his truck the most useful for general purposes. Experts who have looked over the machine, state that It is perfect in every detail and that it will become a favorite as soon as it is put on the market. Cp to date the beds of all auto trucks are several feet from the ground to clear the wheels. This necessitates the lifting fit many heavy and awkward loads. It is to over come this difficulty of loading that the new truck was designed. First of all, the truck will have a drop axle and the bed will be only 24 inches from the ground. This will be on a level wth majiy side walk eurbings, and loading will be easy. Another feature of t lie Inven tion Is the internal drive gear with a live shaft through the axle. This will do away with all chain trans missions which are the plague of auto owners and will give a straight line drive, dust, dirt and water proof, and which will run in hard oil. The front wheels will be 36 Indies, while the rear ones are 48. .1. M. Shantz, father of the boy, is enthusiastic over the invention and is backing It with all he has. It is his plan to open up a factory In Sa lem and assemble the parts here. The first complete truck will be ready for demonstration by Spring and will be of two ton capacity. It is not the Intention of Mr. Shantz to form a company, although several have ex pressed a desire to "get in" on the proposition. He will perhaps sell out his second band store soon and give his entire time to the Invention. Several parts of the new truck have already arrived and plans for the re mainder are being blue printed. Shantz is now experimenting with an old clock spring, some bed castors, a part of an old stand, and a pillow case in an endeavor to make a flying ! machine. If he can't get his neck I broken in an automobile, the airship is the thing. EXHIBIT'S ARE HARD AT WORK AT LAND SHOW John M. Scott, general passenger aL'ent of the Southern Pacific lines, sent the following to .oral Agent II. 13 Houston, which "talks for itself": The following Is from our repre sentee in Chicago relative to the Land uliow: 'During the first six days 43.UOO people listened to the lectures given. Managers of the Und show advise us that we are se curing more than 3 per cent of the n'tnibe- of people attending the show, t'yhihitors and delegates give great ,,'raise to our related lines for their enterprises, and agree that It must result in great advantage to the state.'" Monopolized tlie Air. San Pranc'sco, Nov. 25. Monopoly of the air for wire- less purposes has been estab- lished by unknown sou re. s along the Chinese coast, according to R- R. Carlisle, wireless opera- tor on the steamer Korea, here today. Carlisle gays that the Instrument is evidently one of the most powerful in the world. It cannot be located, and nppar- ently serves no purpose, except to keep all other wireless in- struments from operating on the coast of China. Carlisle could hear the In- strument until within two days of Honolulu. Throughout all the time It sent no message ex- cept a steady repetition of the letters " E l"E, EI.E." WILL GIVE BANKS TEN i Alfred W. Crozier, a Financial Authority, Denounces the Aldrich Bank Scheme as the Greatest Graft, in History. MAKES A MONEY MONOPOLY i t Says: "The American Hanking As sociation Hus Solemnly Joined W all Street in the .Most Dining mid Dangerous Conspiracy That Hus Ever Ileen (looked l' by the (ireed and Avarice of High Fi nance" Hanks Would Control Currency. (UNITED PUBS UinaD WIU. Clncinantl, Nov. 25. Denouncing former Senator Nelson W '.Aldrlch's central reserve bank fund plan, Al fred W. Crozier, a prominent finan cial authority declared to the United Press today that by accepting It the American Bankers' association at New Orleans yesterday "solemnly joined Wall street In the most daring and dangerous conspiracy that has ever been cooked up by the greed and avarice of high finance.' Continuing, Crozier said: "Shall the coi trol of the public currency be public or private? That is the issue. The Aldrich plan offers the banks for their support the most collossal bribe in all history, He 'would take from the government, and give to a banking syndicate a present of one billion dollars to put In their reserves, so that, wllh rel atively no Investment, the banks can collect Interest on and loan buck to the people at a profit of ten billions, and get more business credit on mere financial wind." UNCLE JOE UNDERWOOD'S MILESTONES A TRANSFER "COkTORATION" WITH A SOIL ONLY LATE O.M'K IN TWO YEARS ON HIS LINE, WHICH HEATS ALL THE Bit; FELLOWS. This day makes two years since I'ncle Joe I ndei wood began to drive his hack to West Salem. The West Salem Transfer has become an institution almost as Important as any of the. other big transportation companies. Jim Hill or l.ouls (jerlln ger not excluded. In the two years Joe lias even beat some of the big fellows, as lie hs missed but one train In that time, and only one pas senger got away without paying his fare. Joes line is very popular with the traveling public, and the old ladies especially have great confi dence in the ( owboy stage driver and his team of I' d jjonles that never fall to get there. Aside from being a mighty handy man at the ribbons I'ncle Joe is an all-around sprlnler, high-Jumper and kicker, and can leap in the air and bring his heels togeth er oftener than any man of his age in this part of tin? Pacific coast. If his hearing was as good as bis looks, he could tell v. hat the angels are whispering to each other over the back fence In the new Jerusalem. lire ill Suit Ijike fCMITED I'lKSH LEAREI WIKI-1 Salt Lake City. Ctah, Nov. 25. Fire destroyed the Richard street au ditorium today. The Ion Is (stlmat ed at $60,000. The building was used as a prize fight arena and skating rink BILLIONS YALE AND HARVARD PLAY TIE GAME NEITHER IS ABLE TO SCORE A POINT Will Get Year. V San Bernardino, Cal., Nov. 25. Application for a new trial for Dr. A. V. McDavit. dentist, found guilty of a statutory of- fense, lu connection with hold- ing Miss Jessie McDonald, a school girl, a captive for 15 months in a room adjoining his office, will be tiled Monday, ac- cording to former Superior Judge Campbell, of counsel for the defense. The penalty that McDavit can receive Is oue year In prison and and a fine of (1000. Juror Baron Von Rockew, who was placed on the jury at the Instance of the defendant himself, stated today that there wag never any question among the jurors as to the verdict. 'We were only sorry," said Von Rockew, "that we could not give him a life sentence." BIG FIRE RAGING ON THE COAST (ill EAT FOREST KIKE XEAIl SAN TA .MONICA AfiAIN SPRINGS INTO LIFE AND SWEEPS EVERY I'll I N(i I A M A (i E ALRE ADY $;5n,ooo. onitbd rina niam wiu Santa Monica, Cal.. Nov. 25. Bil lows of flame 100 feet high threat ened this afternoon to wipe out the natural beauty of Temescal Canyon, one of the show spots of Southern California. Shooting embers and smoke Into the air over an area of 100 square miles, the flames which have raged almost continually for a week, late today were rushing along the coast with redoubled fury on a hack track toward SantaMonlca, and unless the wind changes it seemed certain at a late hour that the Santa Monica wnter plant would be totally destroyed. The canyons of Santa Monica, Rus tic, I.os Tunos, Rublo, Tnpango, San ta Inez, Cold Creek and I.os Flores are roaring furnaces, and despite the efforts of 400 fire lighters, the blaze Is still spreading. As fnst as men can be recruited, automobile loads of volunteer fire fighters are being rushed to the tire zone from here. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the Are had swept to within fill feet of the Uig Cabin resort In Santa Monica canyon and It apparently Is doomed. Beautiful Temescal canyon with Its abrupt sides has been swept bare by the flames, and the damage already done to this natural park cannot be estimated In dollars and cents. The loss In timber, walnut groves and pecan groves, alfalfa and other crops is estimated at $7511,000. In ad dition nine ranch homes have been razed, and the soil devastated of thousands of dollars' worth of crops. If no rain comes, a thousand may he needed to suppress the Haines, anu the north country may be burned to chnrred waste land. o DRAIN STAGE HELD UP NEAR SCOTTSBURG UNITED MENS LEAKED WIHiJ Drain, Or.. Nov. 2.1. The Draln Coos Day stage, leaving here at 5:40 o'clock this morning lor Siottsburg. was held up by two masked men about three miles out of town, each wielding an uiitomatlc revolver. The two passengers, William Ilurchard. of Scottsbiirg, and C. K. Hleker of (Jar diner, were relieved of their money, the former losing $:to nnd the latter $10. The robbers did not disturb the mall or express matter. The driver lost bis watch but happened to have no money with hliu. flood descriptions were secured of the men and Sheriff Qiilne Is now In the vicinity with hU bloodhound with a posse of men. I'K KEI) A I'M KIT BETWEEN I'll A VE IIS Portland, Or., Nov. 25. Praying loudly for forgiveness, a pickpocket attending the Gypsy .Smith revival here, did not forget to attend to busi ness. He slipped his hand into Itev. Monroe's pocket and relieved the reverend gentleman of purse contain ing $. " The Crossett Timber company, of Astoria. Is to build several ml leu of railroad to tap ltn big timber hold ings on Big Creek. CROWD ONE OF LARGEST EVER SEEN AT FOOTBALL CONTEST OVER 40,000 ON GROUNDS Wendell of Harvard Made the Spectacllar Play of the Game in a Magnificent Plunge Through the Yale Line and Land ed the Ball on the 34-Yard Line Bormeister of Yale Was Carried From the Field With an Injured Shoulder Many Injured and Forced to 'Quit. I UNITED F1ESS Lunu wiu.l Soldiers' Field, Cambridge, Mass., Nov 25. Harvard brawn and bull dog grit batled here today In one of tho fiercest conflicts between the rival universities since tho first foot ball was kicked over a gridiron. And the finish wag no score-r Harvard 0, Yalo 0. Strong In confidence ftlnt ther blue warriors would humble the crimson nmchbn. more than half New Haven seemed to have crowded Into the great stadium hero when the ball was put In rlay, and throughout tho struggle the enormous crowd more than 40,000 hung breathless on the Incidents of the gamo. When, tho danger point passed, from both the crimson and the blue ranks came thundering volleys of applause. Never In the long Berles of con flicts between the crimson nnd the blue has a game been more stub bornly played. Wendoll for Harvard, and Phllbln and Camp, for Yale, showed prodigies of prowess, and the severity of the struggle was seen In the fact that an almost record num ber of the football giants were forced to retire, bruised and Injured, from the Held (luring the progress of the game. Story of thei Onine. Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 25. The big concrete stadium wag packed with an excited mass of humanity, and every available Inch of apace in the temporary bleachers was filled, with thousands ifandlng, as the Yale and Harvard elevens ran onto the Held, amid u deafening uproar. The crowd wag one of the largest ever gathered at a football contest. The north Btand wnro a pictur esque sea of crimson, the Harvard rooters having selected this section from which to shout their yells and chant their songs. Opposite them the blue motors shrieked encournge nient to the sons of KM. When the teams lined up It was noticed that Potter, Harvard's bril liant quarterback considered by many experts the equal of Howe had been replaced by Gardner. Gulluuer np penred nt right lacklo for Yale In stead of Paul, At fullback the vet eran Plillbln, whose work was a fea ture of the Princeton game Inst Sat urday, replaced Dunn, n new man this year. Some Close Shaves. Immediately after the lilckoff Francis of Yule recovered the ball on Harvard's 17-ynrd line. Crimson sup porters held their Ureal lis as Howe dropped back from his position for a Held goal, but. Ketchiim passed low from center, and Howe fumbled, Har vard recovering the ball, and punt ing out of danger. After an exchange of punts Har vard recovered Hie bull on her own fIS-yard Hue. Yale kicked and more see-saw punting followed. At this Juncture (iiillauiT wan taken from the blue lineup, being replaced by Paul at right tackle. It looked like a sure scoro for Har vard in til" last few minutes of the Hist period, bill a fumble averted the danger for the bulldog, and evened up matters for Howe's failure to kick the first, attempt ijt goal. With Hie bull on Yale's 5-yard line, Potter, who succeeded (Jyrdner In the first few minutes of play, dropped a for ward pass, and Yale recovered the ball. The period ended with the ball ill Harvard's possession on Vale's I :i-vn rl line Score. Vale 0, liar vanl (. Some l ine Work. In the second period tie- ball was riodieil Into Val" territory, where Pofer failed to kick a field goal. e nobis slice,. edeil Campbell, I "ft half for Harvard, at this juncture. Kev nolds succeeded ('tlllipchll, left through Hie Yae line, landing the ball on the :!l yard line 'n blue ter ritory Here Harvard was penalized for offside plavinu', bill recovered the ball. Another attempted forward puss by Poller if Harvard was Intercepted. :'.ialdlng breaking through from the Vale back field. Phllbln was at his teani male's i-lb.iw, and when Spald ing stopped the ball III mldah- he caught It up and ran 2 yards to Harvard's 4-vard piie. The husky fullback followed with a 5-yurd plunge through renter Harvard held for two downs and ivoverrd tie- bull on her 4 yard line. The crimson Immediately kicked Into Vale terri tory, and more punting followed Near the end of the period llo nielHter. with his shoulder hurt ami evidently badly Injured, wu carried from the field am'd the sympathetic cheers of both crimson and blue rom- 3mi et'9. Sheldon replaced Boiuetstor at Yalo'g right end. Howe failed to gain on an at tempted quarterback run and -Camp punted into Harvard territory, the period ending with the ball In pos session of Harvard ou ber own 43 yard line, '. i The Third Period. " x Smith Of Harvard kicked off to Spalding nt the opening of the second half, the Yalo halfback catching the ball near the goal line In the corner of the Held. The fast Harvard ends wore uimn him like a flash, and he was forced out of bounds at the 3 yard line. Cnmp lost no time In punt ing out of danger, and Sheldon re covered for Yale on the 88-yard line. Camp kicked once more, and once moro Yale recovered the ball on the play, Ketcham breaking through the center of the scrimmage and falllug on the pigskin on Harvard's 25-yard line. Spalding and Camp carried the ball forward five yards, and Captuln Howe missed another field goal. Har vard putting the ball In play on the 25-yard line. After n 6-yard gain by Wendell, Fulton punted, nnd It wag Yale'a ball. Phllbln mude three aggressive rushes which netted his team the necessary 10 yards, and made it first down for Yulo again. Hera an attempted for ward pass by Camp was uncompleted, and Harvard recovered the ball. Gard ner was put back at quarter for Har vard In place of Potter. A punting duel between Camp and Felton followed, neither' team gain ing an advantage. Percy relieved Scully at Yale's left tackle. Harvard finally caught a punt and carried tho ball to Yalo'g 28-yard line. Here Frothlngham succeeded Reynolds as the third man used at left half by Harvard. The period ended Just as Frothlngham took his placo In the lineup. A CJreat Struggle, The fourth period opened with a surprise for Yale, when both hor half backs. Camp an dHpaldlng, who had played a smashing game to the verge of exhaustion In the first three peri ods were taken out and Freeman and Hollly sent onto the Held In their stead. Harvard once more shifted the quarterbacks Potter going In for tho second time In place of Gardner, who was switched with him twice be fore. The llnal period was a bitter and desperate si niggle throughout, both teams vainly using every branch of the game In an attempt to break the deadlock. Punting, line smash ing, forward passes and at tempted goals were frustrated by Yale oml Harvard In turn . Free in a n tart i wllh u kick out of bounds nt Yale's 2:i-yard line. A punting exchange followed, and Cap tain Howe finally Intercepted another of Harvard's famous forward passes on Yale's 20-yard line. An exchange of punts between Howe and Potter followed, and Yale llnal ly got the hall on her own 34-yard line. Free man and Phllbln crashed through the crimson lino for a 12-yard gnln, and a successful run by the fleet-footed and comparatively fresh Ilellly brought the ball Into nourral territory In mldflcld. Anolhcr punting duel be tween Felton anil llow(. resulted In a few yards gain for the latter. Har vard getting the ball on her own 4.'! yard line. Reynolds brought tho ball bac k to nihlfleld. ami then Smith and Wendell. In a splendid attacking rally, which threw tho crimson Into tumultuous confusion of Joy, bore down on the Yalo line wllh a con certed onslaught, bringing the pig skin to within .'!0 yards of the Yalo goal. At tills doubtful distance poller tried for a field goal, and failed, and Howe kicked back to inldlli Id. A kicking exchange ended the game with the ball In Yale's possession on her :iO-yard line. Final score: Yale 0. Harvard 0. DDI'ITY Sllhltlim WOI VDI D IIY HINDUS frxiTBD rirjot i K.tarn wins 1 Rddiiie. Cal., Nov. LM - -Two dep uty sheriffs were wounded, one seri ously. In a battle with bandits between the Fall Rive,- M!s and Plt'svllle. Itutte coiiuiy, today. The outlaw an? hiding in the brush near the scene of the shooting, and the deputies at Full River have wired Sheriff Mont goinerey here to come with blot d hoiinds. Sheriff Montgomery an. I a large posse left ut once by automobile oil the 75-nille Journey , go. but still they go. take yours for a pattern. - " r", -.- .