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1 1 1 I 1 III! I J
THE HET TIGHTENS ABOUT
RAISED
20,000 BEFORE DUB
M
OFFERED ATTORNEY SAME
SUM DAY AFTER THE MURDER
TO DEFEND HIM IF ARRESTED
He Is Also Suspected of the Murder of Barbara Holtzman
Who Was Murdered in Portland a Short Time Before the
Hill Murder Miss Bertha Nelson Practically Identifies
Him as the Man to Whom She Rented the Rooms in
Which the Little Girl Was Murdered---Shown His Pho
tograph She Said "He Fits the Description Exactly."
Portland, Ore., Dec. 21, with
Nathan Harvey under arrest In Ore
gon City, charged with the murder
of the Hill family at Ardenwaid sta
tion, Mrs. Bertha Nelson today par
tially Identified his photograph as
the man to whom she rented rooms
in which little Barbara Holtzman
wis murdered in Portland last spring
shortly before the Hill murder oc
curred. Shown a photograph of Harvey to
day she said:
"He fits the description exactly.'
"Would you go on the stand and
swear that he Is the man?" was
asked. .
"No, I would not do that unless I
was sure," she replied.
Harvey and Leon Lochard, a pris
oner at Kelly's Butte, who has been
under Investigation in connection
with the murder of the child, bear re
markable photographic likenesses to
each other. Both of them have grey
mustaches, are middle-aged, and
have sunken cheeks.
Mrs. Nelson, when shown Loch
ard's photograph, said: "He looks
like the man," but declined to make
any further statement.
Regarding Harvey, Mrs. Nelson
said she would not make any posi
tive identlflcatibn until she met the
man of the photograph. This priv
ilege probably will be granted her
very soon.
Another link in the chain of c'r
cumstantlal evidence ' connecting
Haryey with the Hill murders was
forged today when Jay Bowerman,
head of a prominent firm of attor
neys here, today admitted that Har
vey came to his office the day foliow-
liuruank Grows Paint.
Santa Rosa, Ca.1., Dec. 21.
Luther Burbank. the plant wlz-
ard, has added another discovery
to his long list today la his an-
nouncement that his famed
spineless catus Is rxot only nutrl-
thous and valuable as a fruit,
but makes the finest quality of
whitewash and paint. The
statement was made and ex-
plained at length to the conven-
tion of the California Fruit
Growers' association here.
Burbank's lucid ly explained
discovery promises to revolu-
tlonlze the whitewash and paint
Industry in Amer'ca.
! '
Austrian Kmperor 1ylng.
Vienna, Dec. 21. Emperor
Fran i Josef is reported to have
but a few days at most to live.
He is critically ill, says the re-
port, despite official announce-
ment that he "much lm-
proved." .The announcement
from the palace is not accepted
as authentic, but the report that
his condition is precarious Is
given full credence.
4 The police thig . afternoon se- 4
4 cured and burned editions of
4 newspapers which published 4
4 pessimistic stories of the em- 4
4 peror's condition.
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THE OKEGOX GLEE
' CUB SATURDAY
(Con Unnea on vae S.)
OPEN EVENINGS
To show you the finest line of Xmas
Footwear found anywhere.
Reinhart's Shoe Store
One of the clevorest skits that the
University of Oregon Glee club will
spring upon the audience at its con
cert In the Grand, Saturday evening
Is "Birds of a Feather,' 'In which
Melvln Ogden and Burns Powell, of
Portland, and Vernon Vawter, of
Medford, take part. Melvln Ogden,
who is the director this year, has
starred on University ot Oregon Glee
clubs for fo past four years, while
Burns Powell, well-known among
music circles In Portland, Is a senior
In the university completing his
fourth year of experience on Oregon
Glee club In the skit. Ogden and
Powell have decided to go on the
vaudeville stage, hut. are hampered
by not having a third man with them
Vawter, of Medford, offers to be the
third man, but he two are uncon
vinced of his capabilities until he
has sung to thera a song telling of
the trouble the Oregon students have
had with O. A. C. and of the suc
cession of misfortunes which have
befallen them.
To Anyone
who will call at the Journal
office and pay $2.00 on
their subscription we will
give absolutely
FREE
One Copy of HAMMOND'S ,
HANDY ATLAS of the
WORLD.
j-fffrAhgnlutely Closes
JanuarxJj1912
THIS PUTS
TEDDY III
THE DAGE
Twentv-Five Ciitzens of Ne
braska Todav Filed a Peti
tion With the Secretary of
State. Puttina Teddv on the
Ticket.
B ER EDO
ID PETITION
SHUT OUT
A C'lirMnms Mermaid.
sober town.
Greenwich, Conn.Dec. 21.
Great excitement was caused
here today by the statement of
William Rivers and Ernest Wl.
Hams that they flaw a mermaid
bathing In the surf near here.
They approached a rock on San-
dy Beach, were a woman was
seated hatless with arms extend-
ed.
As they drew near the two
men saw that she wag half wo-
man and haf fish, fulfilling all
requirements of the traditional
mermaid, and, turning, they
pulled, terror-stricken for the
shore. And Greenwich Is a
PLEDGED TO SUPPORT HIM
Tlilg Petition Compels the Secretary
of State to Place Iloottevclt'a Nunie
gets a large Income from hauling two
train loads of logs to the paper mills
every day In the year because there
Is no towage over the rapids. Free
locks and canal on the west side will
force opening the river channel
through the Clackamas rapids, and
all that truffle will be handled by wa
ter. The people w"l save every year
on freights all that the state has put
up for this enterprlHe." Judg Dim
tck is an enthusiastic supporter of
an open river and is glad the matter
has been settled satisfactorily to all
parties concerned.
o-
SECRETARY IS PERL1AIJEHTLY
Etj JOINED FflOu FILI!!G THE
REFERENDUM PETITIONS
After Going Over the Cade Minutely Judge Galloway Adminis
ters a Stinging Rebukis to Parkison, Who Had Charge of ;
the Ciculation of the Petition for "7 Cents a Man," and
Scores the Whole Matter as Being the Outcome of Spite
--Says the Whole Proceeding Is so Tainted With Fraud'
That no Court of Equity Can Consider Correcting It.
The U. of O. has won tljio first estlng Issues, not only aa they affect
round in the fight against th filing the particular case under uonsldera-
of the referendum petitions In the lion, but as the alfect th pub
matter of Its appropriation. That the In, at large. The case la not
case will go to the supreme cUirt Is one Involving merely private rights,
probable, though a perusal of the of the nominal partlos of the suit,
clear, logical and apparently rrefut- but they aro essentially public mat
able conclusions of law based upon ters which affect the welfare of the
conceded facts, makes any attempt at whole body politic. The 28th lfgls
appeal seem but a vopeless smiggle lntlve assembly of this state passed
against the 'Inevitable, and wtll at house bill No. 210, being an act Bp
most, serve but to delay the ultimate proprlntlng 328,2:i0.92 for the sup-
uml Makes Him a Candidate in
Spite of Himself The Niiiimt. of
Candidate for IK-lc-Katc to He
Filed Soon.
Lincoln. Dec. 21.- With the filing
m the NVbrh Primary Ilullot, , mRRAf AS WIN' FROX THE
CAPITAL BUSINESS COLLEGE
The first basket ball game of the
season was played last night between
the Barraca club of the First Pres
byterian church, and the Capital
I Business college, the former team
today in the office of the secretary of !wlnlng by a gcore of 16 , Vt
State John Yelser, - prominent attor- Tne Kftllle wag exciting from start
ney of this city, of a petition bearing , flnlghi botn team(1 playln? good
the names of 25 leading citizens balli coni)derng the little practice
pledged to support him In a campaign they naye n(julged ,n , ,ne flr8t
for president of the United States, 'haf tm pre8byterlans easily out
Theodore Roosevelt today became a ' claa8ed tnoIr opponents, the sere be
presldential candidate at the Nebras-jlng J7 to 4 Iendergon and stlmson,
ka presidential primaries. The names ' new mnn from Corvallia, htariti
of candidates for Roosevelt dlt gates for t,e Uarracca'a.
to the national convention next yearl , tno ge(,ond "nalf the order of
will be filed soon. I things ws changed when Sp'lnger,
Yelser stated today that be has ,h reliable member of the Illness
been In correspondence with Roose- Coll(lge teanlj I)rnnK )nto tn8 game
velt. but refuses to divulge the con- and ,lt Bome bn.ki)one nt0 l ie team-
wnts or me leuers passmg neiween .. 0tl)iavlnK the winners
the two.
MAJOR DIMICK
FAVORS WEST
SIDE LOCATION
FOR THE Fit EE
XAL AT THE
WILLAMETTE.
LOCKS AM) ( A
FALLS OF THE
Mayor Grant Dlinlck, of Oregon
City, was In Salem today to frgue a
case In the circuit court and Inciden
tally stated that he thought the mat
ter of free locks and canal ft the
falls of the Willamette was practi
cally settled. He says the weot side
location will undoubtedly be adopted
as recommended hy the state canal
board, and that the price of $tro,000
as agreed upon, while . It Is higher
I than he would have given himself,
j will be satisfactory and the bebt sol-
utlon of the matter. He say the en
tire campaign made by the live wires
was based on the expectation of some
of the Oregon City iiuslneHS mec that
construction of new locks and canal
on the east side and would have
meant a large expenditure of money
for labor at Oregon City, and would
have been ruinous to the prowrty of
the big manufacturing concerns on
that side of the river. He ay that
with H. E. Cross be stood almost
alone agalst the east side location
and it took a great deal of nerve and
backbone to oppose tbem.
Will Force Onea ItitpUN.
'The Southern Pacific rallrjad now
by a score of 12 to V.
In a couple of weeks both team
will have developed wind and speed
as could be noticed In the various
players last evening. These teams
will meet again this enon. The
lineup last night was as follows:
C. B. C. Burrsca Club.
Springer (("apt. (I.. V F lmson
Kincald R. V losepb
Watson C. Henderson (('apt.)
Hulery R. O Kirk
Slmera! I.. (1 Mlnton
Referee: I.. O. Springer. 1'mplre,
Chenoweth.
II 10 HM'A VMEN
HOLD IT
TWO IV Ml, KM
The Killce today are prosit' ut lug a
diligent st-arch for the highwayman
who last night held up two people In
the HtnVdo f the city, but upto a late
hour this afternoon It had been un
availing. The first hold-up occurred a !lte
after 9 o'clock, whi n Charles Well
born, who Is employed by V. K. Cum-
mlngs, was hold up and relieved of a
small amount of money nar Court
and Twelfth streets.
A Japanese with an unpronounce
able and unspiable name, and who
runs a pressing parlor, was the sec
ond victim. He was held up near the
corner of Liberty and Htate streets
later In the evening, and robbed of
15. A peculiar feature about this rob
bery Is that the highwayman, after
taking the Japanese's watch and in
specting It, returned It to him.
payment of the appropriation by the
state treasurer. The decision Is
broad, sweeping, conclusive; giving
evidence of hard md 'conscientious
work by Judge Galloway, In examin
ing a hoBt of legal authorities, and
Is while a fine legal document, also
told In that way peculiar to him,
which makes It understandable by
the every day citizen.
The decision is as follows:
In the circuit court of the state of
Oregon, for Marlon 'county, depart
ment No, 2.
8. II. Friendly, plaintiff, vs.llen W.
Olcott, Bf secretary of state Of the
state of Oregon, defendant, opinion.
This case presents some verjj Inter-
port of the State ITnlverslty of this
state, Within 90 dayB from the ad
journment of the leglulutvle assem
bly a petition was filed with the sec-"
retary of state, demanding the ref
erence of this measure to a vote of
the electorate of this state at the next
general election. If the petition Is a
valid exercise of the r'ght reserved
by section 1 of article IV of Oie con
stitution, then the act 'does not be
come operative from and after the
eplratlon of 90 duys after the ad
journment of the ' session, but to
stayid, and must bo submitted to the
vote of the People, a demanded In
(Continued on page S.)
GOVERNOR GIVEN
II IX A ('li t NCI
After listening to the story told by
W. -C. Gibson, whose condltlonAl par
don, lnsued by ex-Acting Governor
Bowerman, was revoked yesterday by
Governor West, the goveniorl today
decided to allow him to retijirn to
Portland and stand trim on the
chargo preferred against him there
larceny. (lllmon was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for highway robbery, and
was recently arrested In Portland for
stealing 20 chickens. He assert
that since the pnrdon the Oregotilan,
believing lilm to be one of West's
parole men, and anxious to Blrlke at
the governor, ban hounded him night
and day. Through the newspaper
notoriety given him his Identity be.
came known, he says, and suspicion
was cast upon him for every act of
lawlessness that might occur In his
neighborhood. He claim, that he Is
Innocent of the theft, and that he
will be acquitted. One of the features
in conJK'Ctlon with the case Is that
the officers of Portland, without au
thority, went to Gibson's home, bat
tered down the dor ami dragged
him to the police station, where he
wag released by the captain. He wan
subsequently arrested on a warrant.
In the event of an acquittal ho In
tends to bring dumage proceeding
against his accusers.
MIkb Gertrude Walling, who ha
been attending school at Ccrvallls,
bus returned home to spend the hol
Idys with her parents, Mr. ind Mr.
Hyrd Walling.
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Do It Today
Do your Xmas shopping today.
i
We'll be )usyf of course, but
much busier tomorrow.
isijr
ItOKX. I
LA FOl'NTAAIX To Mr. and Mrs i
Wallace La Fountain, at their
boms on Kalem Heights, Decem
ber 21. 1911, a daughter.
We've a great variety of excep
tionally attractive gifts that will
please the critical fellow.
GIFTS FtiR LADIESA suggestion:
Indian Robes, Couch Covers or
Steamer Robes.
Only 3
more days to shop.
Salem Woolen Mill Store
Dyeing, Cleaning and Pressing
KTOffiliiJ