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8ALEM. OREOOH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBES 14. 1913.
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Slayer of Judge Taylor in Pitiful State of Collapse and Is
Supported to Platform in Death Chamber Makes No
Final Statement and Trap Is Sprung as He Mutters Prayer
Cuts Arteries of Wrist in an Attempt to' Kill Himself
During Night Calls for Help in Time to Save His Life.
Oswald Hansel, who murdered Judge
Frank A. Taylor, of Astoria, paid the
penalty with his life in the pententiary
execution chamber this moruing at
8:37, after he whs practically carried to
the gallows platform. The body shot
to the end of the rope, a distance of six
feet, at 8:37 and at 8:55, he was pro
nounced dead by Prison Physician Roy
Byrd. I
The condemned man lost control of
himself whon the two death guards,
which were to conduct him to the scaf
fold, opened the door of his coll. Tho
guards told Hansel that "it is now timo
to go to the death chamber," and, in-j
stead of arising from his bunk, whore '
he had been sitting talking to Rov.
Goo. Koehler, pastor of the local Luth
eran church, Hansel remained quiet,
seemingly not hearing what the guards
said. Not until the minister told him
to prepare himself for the ordeal did
the condemned man Btand up and sub
mit to having his arms pinned to his
sides by a heavy strap.
Strain Too Much.
Hansel bora up with great effort
while he was standing before the war
den, listening to the reading of the
death warrant, but, as he reached the
top of tho stairway of the dining room,
through which ho was to pass to the
doath chamber, the man utterly col
lapsod, and the two gnnrds had to car
Ty him to tho chamber.
nansol opened his eyes and stared
-wildly at the noose which was to be
soon thrown around his neck; his head
dropped back, and the guards wore com
pelled to carry him up on tho scaffold.
While the noose was being adjustod
about the condemned man's nock, he
was praying softly, and it was with
great effort that ho stood upright on
the trap. A signal from the doputy
warden, a loud crash of the trap falling
and Oswald nansel went to his death
in a twinkling. In making the six 'oot
plunge, Hansel ovidontly squirmed a
trifle, and the big even-ply knot In
the noose slid around under his chin, in
stead of remaining undor the left ear,
and Hansel breathed for a short timo.
"When the body responded to the Inst vi
bration of the ropo, however, not a
muscle moved, and 18 minutes follow
ing the drop, the man was dead.
Buibldo Attempted.
Everything, with the exception of a
-an of tobacco, was taken away from
Hansel Inst night by the guards, and
Carranza
Have Agreed and
Wl
I'Kitsd rnxss lkabico win.
Nognlcs, Ariz., Nov. 14. General
Vennstiano Carranza, head of the
Mexican constitutionalists movement,
and William Bayard Halo, said to be
the representative of the Washington
administration, remained on thoir re
spective sides of the international bor
der today, awaiting, according to re
port, further advices from Washington.
Although Hnle refused flatly to dis
cuss the negotiations carried on at his
meeting yesterday with Cairanza's of
ficial advisers, it is believed generally
that Hale, with authority, outlined the
conditions under . which the United
States will raise the embargo on war
munitions for the rebels.
The American government is said to
bo ready to raise the embargo if, in
the minds of the Washington authori
ties, the strength represented by Car
ranra. Is deemed sufficient to prosecute
a successful campaign. Washington
no thought of the prisoner injuring
himself with the tin can entered the
minds of those in charge. At 3 o'clock
this morning, however, the chapel
guard heard a loud yell coming from
Hansel's cell, and, upon investigation,
it was discovered that the man had
sawed through an artery with the piece
of tobacco can, and had bled about a
pint before he lost his nerve and called
for help. The doctor was called and
the flow of blood stopped just in time
to save Hansel's life. The man also
hacked his throat in several places with
the sharp piece of tin.
Hansel's cell was visited every 15
minutes by the chapel guard last night
but, owing to his being covered up in
bed, the fact that he was attempting
suicide was not known until early this
morning, when he gave the alarm. Han-
sol made the implomont which nearly
cost him his life .out of tho top of an
ordinary tobacco can by bonding the
tin in such a manner that it resembled
a saw blade. The artory was badly
gashed, and, had tho prisoner remained
quiot for 15 minutes longer, he would
have died, it is believed.
Great Coward.
According to the authorities, Hansel
bns been a great coward ever since he
committed the crime for which he was
hanged today. When the shoriff and his
deputies brought Hansel to the prison
here, the condemned man lost his nerve
completely, and he had to be carried
into the Institution bodily. He has
boen bemoaning his fate ever since, and
the prison authorities say tho man was
frightened nearly to death when he
caught Bight of the noose today.
Kolatives of Hansel will tnke charge
of the remains, and It is probable that
j the funeral will be held in this city
some time tomorrow, and interment
will be in City View cemetery.
Hanged Handcuffed.
Contrary to the general custom
adopted by the prison authorities when
I hanging men here, Hansel wag hand'
cuffed this morning. The rule is to
strap the condemned man's arms at the
' elbows, wrists at the waist, knees and
. feet together. Hansel wore ft strap
about the waist and around the feet.
and his hands and wrists wore held to
gother by steel handcuffs.
In view of the fact that tho man was
on the verge of utter collapse, the work
(Continued on pan S.)
Said to
Secure Arms
also requires that Carrnnr-a.' in the
event of victory over Huerta, a guar
antee of an. immediate election of a
president.
Carrauxa is said to have agreed to
the American terms and it is beliovcd
that his acceptance has been wired to
Washington by Mr. Hals. Carranza
has asked that the t'nitcd States re
lease several thousand rifles and 4,000,-
000 rounds of ammunition, confiscated
on the international border during the
year.
OPPOSE UNIFORM CONTRACTS.
cm tho rssss uian is
Columbus, O., Nov, 14. Minor league
magnates, In scsaion hero, declared yes
terday against uniform contracts in
minor and major leagues, as suggested
by the national bawball commission.
The commission wanted uniform con
tracts, it was said, to better fight the
players' fraternity.
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
10 END SHE
Senators Say Louisiana and
Texas Industries Face Ruin
if It Continues.
STONES AND BRICKS FLY
First Attempt to Move Train From New
Orleans Brings Volley From Strike
Sympathizers.
(unitid riutss uasid wins
Now Orleans, La., Nov. 11,
Officials of the striking unionists
on the Atlantic division of the
Southern Pacific railroad pre-
dieted this afternoon that the
strike would oxtend to the Pa-
cific coast system within 48 hours.
Washington, Nov. 14. Senators Raus
doll and Thornton appealed to Presi
dent Wilson today to take immediate
action toward settling the Southern Pa
cific striko, telling him if it continues
loug, Louisiana and Texas industries
will face ruin.
Tho president assured them that the
department of labor will do everything
possible to end tho dispute
Train Stoned by Crowd.
Now Orleans, La., Nov. 14. Follow
ing last night's wjilkout of tho train
and engine men on the Atlantic divis
ion of the Southorn Pacific's Sunset
lines, tho first attempt to move a train
here today brought a shower of stones
and bricks from a crowd of atrike-sym-jttthigen
gathered in the railroad yards.
No one was hurt, and the train pulled
out, bound for Texas.
Commercial associations here and in
Texas were uniting today in an appoal
to President Wilson to intorvono in the
dispute, as tho strike has tied up gov
ernment shipments of mules and ammu
nition to the Texas-Moxican frontier,
as well as the movoment of the cotton
and Bugar crops.
About 2500 Involved.
Tho men, to the number of 2500, quit
work at 7 o'clock lust night. All trains
starting on their runs aftor that hour
woro annulled. On those which started
earlior but did not reach thoir destina
tions until after 7, the men finishod
thoir runs.
The strikers' version of tho dispute
is that their unions were unable to en
force their contracts with tho company,
and that they could not effect a satis
factory settlement of a list of 87 griev
ances. Tho Brotherhoods of Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen, and the Order
of Railway Conductors and Trainmen
were involved.
At the last moment the company ap
pealed to the federal board of media
tion and conciliation, but it was too
late to prevent the walkout.
Coast Lines Not Affectod.
San Francisco, Nov. 14. Southern
Pacific officials here declared today
day that the strike of trainmon and en
gineers on the company's lines in Terns
and Louisiana was not expected to af
fect the Pacific coast. It was asserted
that the coast employes had submitted
no demands which hail not been set
tied amicably.
STOCKS ADVANCE.
fUKITSD rsSIM LX1SCD Willi.
London, Nov. 14. American stocks
opened 1-8 to 2 points highor here to
day and further advances were expect
ed. It was believed this stiffening In
the market was duo to President Wil
son's statement yestorday that the
Mexican outlook seemed more favora
ble. Mexican railroad firsts advanced
5 points and the seconds, thro.
The Weather
Ths Dickey Bird
snys: Oregon, fair
tonight audi Hat
urdny; rnsterly
Vfilhli.
Says He Is Responsible for
Them and It Would Be
Law Violation.
HIS LETTER TO BROWN
Seasons Why He Will Not Do as Or
dered by Land Board With Irri
duclble School Securities.
State Treasurer Kay today directed
tho following letter to G. Q. Brown,
clerk of the State Land Board, which
explains itself:
"I am in receipt f your favor of the
13th, iiict., transmitting order of tho
State Land Board, directing tha' 1 de
liver to you the note? now in the irre
ducible school fund of the state, to
gether with the mortgages, records,
books and papers in connection there
with, and, after giving due considera
tion to the said order, and the preamble
to same, 1 find that I cannot comply
with the same, as neither the law lited
(which was repealed years ago) nor tire
custom and iracticej of the State Laud
Boards and rt'.y predecessors in office
during the last third of a century,
would either justify, permit or sanction
such action on my part.
"I am advised by the attorney-gen
eral of the state that I personally and
my suiotio:) as state treasurer -are lo
gaily responsible for each and every
part of this and all other state f''s,
no mattor in what form it. may h.
further advises imVthat the bomis ex
ecuted by myself and sureties cover this
fund, and that we would bo legally li
able for a transfor of same to any per
son or official, not empowered by leg
islative act to receive samo, and prop
erly bonded for thoir safe keeping.
Says Funds Safeguarded.
"In the preamble of this order, it is
set out that a grave quostion has arisen
regarding the custody of tho notes in
this fund, which statement is without
foundation, either in lnw or fact, for
exactly the same practice and condi
tions control and directs all procedures
in connection with said irreducible
fund at the present time as have been
used and employed for more than 30
years last past; every safeguard for its
proper protection and tho most diligent
efforts for the securing of tho prompt
payment of interest and principal when
duo are employed, with the result that
the percentage of delinquencies is
smaller now than for the last 20 years
in the history of the said fund.
"Believing, therefore, that to com
ply with tho torms of this order would
bo a violation of the law of the state,
and, therefore, an evasion or shirking
of my duties as state treasurer and
member of the State Land Board, t de
cline to comply and will continue to
perform the duties required of mo as
state treasurer by faithfully guarding
and kocplng under direct supervision
and eontrol all funds received by me In
trust for tho state or any of Its Insti
tutions. Very truly yours,
"THOR. B. KAY,
"State Treasurer."
j TO PROHIBIT WHITE GIRLS
FROM WORKINO FOR JAPS
f rmTM rnr.on r,srn wisp 1
Seattle, Wash., Nov. 14. White wo
men and girls will bo prohibited by law
from working for Chlneso and Japanoso
employers, If a lesolution Introduced
by Delegate floorge Burns, of tho Wil
lapa Trades and Labor Council, at the
A. F. of L. convention hero today, be
comes offectlve.
Burns says that the employment of
white women by Chinese and .lupanese,
"constitutes, both morally and pconoin
rally, a serious menace to society." Hn
asks that the federation secure the pas
sage of a national law prohibiting such
employment.
The resolution, which It is believed,
will lie reported favorably, Is now in
the hands of the committee on local am!
federated bodies.
DENY EXPECTING! ORDERS.
I I'S ITHll IUBKH IJtaSnll Willi
Smii Pedro, Nov. 14. Officers of the
torpedo boat flotilla nf the Pacific
fleet, lying in Hun Pedro harbor, de
nied today that they expected orders
to proceed to the west Mexican rnsst.
It was admitted that several of the
ships probably will be delnllml to tar
get practice during the next 24 hours.
No preparations for departure were ob
served on any of the ships.
DEATH LIST IN LAKE
STORiVI ESTIMATEDAT
Certain 181 Person Have Per
ished in 11 Wrecks and
75 Bodies Found.
GALE HINDERS RESCUE
Storm Again Hovers Over Lake Supe
rior and Vessels Are Forced to
Run for Shelter.
UNITID FBERS UAB1D WIM.
Clevoland, O., Nov. 14. Every hour
added today to the list of known deaths
in Sunday's and Monday's storm on the
Great Lakes.
Estimatos of the number of victims
hiid risen to 275 and it was thought this
might fall short of the truth. It was
certain tnat 181 mon perished in elov
en wrecks. Nearly 75 bodies had been
recovered from Lakes Huron and Su
perior. More were constantly boing
washed ashore.
v Sixteen ships, each carrying 20 or
more mon, woro definitoly accountod for
as lost. Tho wreckago of a dozon small
er crnft had boon Bightod.
Probably Lost.
The steamships Argus, Hydras and I.
M. Scott, with crews of from 20 to 28
were five days ovordue and wrockage
from each of them has boon Been, but
thoir owners still clung to tho hope that
thoy had found safo places to rido out
tho storm.
Another gitle was blowing up on Lake
Superior today, forcing tho vessels on
gaged in the work of roscue to run for
sholter. Tho woodon freighter Major
sank in this section stoim off Whitofish
Point, but its crow of IS wero saved.
Tug Lost With 12.
Tho sinking of the tug LaFayottc
off Huron Islands, Lake Superior, also
was practically confirmod. The La
fayette carried a crew of 12, all of
whom presumably porishod.
It. A. Harrison, of the Lnke Carriors'
Association, had taken charge of the
corpses found along tho southorn shore
of Lalio Huron. Sixty bodies thus far
have boon recovered, and Harrison sent
them to Ooderich, Out., whonce thoy
will be shipped to relatives, or, if un
claimed, buried by the association.
Cutter Gives No Aid.
Lake men wero expressing much in
dignation concerning tho revenue offi
cials who ordered the cutter Loralne
from Tort Huron, leaving the still
unidentified wreck of tho boat stranded
nenr there unguarded and without even
a light showing as a warning to navi
gators. Tho revenue cutters, it was as
serted, have not yet aided a single dis
tressed ship.
Ten Bodies Found.
Port Huron, Mich., Nov. 14. Ton of
the craw of the Clovolarid fmightor Ar
gus, fivo days overdue, were washed
ashoro near here today. Thoy woro
life-belts from tho Argus and wero poe-iti-oly
Identified by officials of tho
Pickunds-Miitluir company, owners of
tho boat, which evidently sank with all
on hoard.
SLAVERY TRIAL BEGINS.
iimitid rasas ijiasku wins.)
San Francisco, Nov. 14. Taking of
testimony in the ease of Arthur Will
ney, of Los Angoles, charged with sc
ccptlng the earnings of Noel Murphy,
a woman nf the underworld, was begun
here today before Superior Julifi"
Dunne. Wldney was defended by his
aged father, Judge Hubert Wldney,
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why not
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NEW YORK U
Gang of Wire Tappers Paid Regular Salaries' to Members of
ForceDeputy Commissioner Received $2500 Per Month
and 20 Per Cent of Wire Tappers' Plunder, It Is Asserted
Inspector and Captain Got LessExposure Promise to
Rival Those Following Rosenthal Asassination.
tJNiTso mass uuscn wins.
New York, Nov. 14. Startling accu
sations of police graft, made by Goorge
McRoa, arrested in Los Angeles laBt
month, and brought back to New York,
in connection with a wire tapping swin
dle which cost 8. R. Jones, of Pitts
burg, 120,000 wore given publicity hero
today by District Attorney Whitman.
According to Mcliea, the Gorndorf
gang of wire tappers paid regular sal
aries to a deputy commissioner, an in
spector and a cnptaln of police. The
doputy commissioner got $2500 a month
and 20 per cent of the wire tappers'
plundor, and the inspector and captain
smaller, but handsome sums monthly,
togothor with percentages of the
gang's profits.
The exposure to which McKea's story
was likely to load, it was said, prom
ised to rival those which followed the
assassination of the gamblor, Herman
Rosonthal, for which ox-Police Llou-
BABY CONVENTION
omtid rasas i-sassd wins.)
Washington, Nov. 14. Eugenics, pre
natal cure and instruction of mothers,
problems of infant hygione and feeding
wore slatod for discussion at the baby
convontion which opened hero today.
Eminent social workers under the am
picies of tho Amorlcan association for
the study and prevention of Infant mor
tality urgod delegates to preach a gos
pel of infant salvation, and thoy pro
pared to wage a campaign which shall
have tho aid of tho government to save
tho nation's babios. Among tho prom
inent delegates wore Miss Julia C. La
throp, head of tho fcdoral children's
bureau; Dr. L. Emtrott Holt, of Now
York; Dr. Isaac A. Abt, of Chicago;
Arthur D. Baldwin, Cleveland; Dr. Hel
en C. Putman, of Providonco; Prof,
IT, G. Jorden, University of Virginia;
and Dr. Mary Sherwood, of Baltimore.
JOCKEY BURNS IS KILLED
BY NEW YORK TRAIN
(VNiTsn rnsss ijubid wins.
New York, Nov, 14, A man believed
to be Jockey Burns, oithor jumped or
foil in front of an elovoted train iu
Brooklyn today, and was killed.
In his pockots wero found a contract
to rido In races In Berlin, $.W0 In Amor
Another Conference!
with Mexican Rebel
Leader
UNITSO I'MCIll I.BASSU WIKS.
Washington, Nov, 14. No outward
chaiigo could be scon today In the Mox
icau situation.
Vet tho manner of those iu touch
with the Washington administration
left no doubt that conditions were Im
proving. Vnipiestiuiiably favorable de
vnliiprurntH were taking place under
neath. It was generally expnetvd President
lluertu ol Mexico would resign. Ho
wfis understood to be anxious to wait
until tho amxicaii congress meets, but
the rumor circulated Hint hn lunl born
t-uld there must be no meeting unless
guarantees can be given against legis
lation America might not like.
William Ilnyard Mule had an engage
ment to inert (le-m-rnl Carrnnra, ex
ilovcnior Maytorona, of Honor, and
the members of the Mexican rebel cab
inet this afternoon, presumably to dis
POLICE 0
tenant Becker is under sentence off
death.
In connection with the graft indus
try, Police Captain Roilly was sum- '
moned as a witness before the grand!
Jury.
8. P. Hull, who had a $23,000 highway;
contract, was chief witness at the in
vestigation of graft charges against
Tammany officials, ne testified be
hind closed doors, but It was understood
he said he was forced by threats into
contributing $250 to the Democratic
stnto campaign strong box; that h
showed the canceled check, payable to
State Chairman Norman Mack, and)
that State Treasurer Arthur McLean,
also a witness, acknowledged tho
chocks' authenticity.
An indictment charging extortion wo
returned against Everett P. Fowlor, of
Kingston, N. Y., alloged to be one of
"Doss" Murphy's "bag men." It was
first filod with Judge Crane in th
court of general sessions.
lcan money, pass book from the Dent
ehor Bank. On the etntion platform,
after ho hail' been killed wore fouudl
his lint and fr lined overcoat.
Ponding an Investigation- to deter
mine whether Burns had any reason for
taking his own life, the police were
uncertain whethor tho case was one of
suicldo or accident.
The jockey was once In tho employ
of tho Whitney stables, and in 18K7,
rodo 613 winners. Ho lived at Bheops
hel Bay with his wife and two chil
dren. BETXI3 COMINO TO AMERICA
tCKiTiD rnsss ijdasbo wisa.l
8t. Paul, Nov. 14. Mendol Boilis,
tho Russian Jew, acquitted at Kieff a
fow days ago on a "ritual murder"
charge, will bring Ills family hurt
shortly to live, according to his sister-'
in law, Mrs. Sara Donuovskl, already a
resident of St. Paul. Beilis has been
offvrod a largo sum to lecture in Amer
ica, Mrs. Donnovskl added, but sha
believed ho would refuse.
FIREMEN INJURED.
j;iiti riass i.saskd wish.
St. Louis, Nov. 14. Four and pos
sibly six firemen were burled beneath,
falling walls here today at a fire which
dimtroyod the warehouse of tho H. W,
Bock Hay and Grain company.
Bein
cuss arming tho rebels, or, If Huerta
reslgim, his successor in the provisional
presidency until an election enn l)o
held.
Amerlcnu and Mexican stocks rm the
Loudon market were stronger on the
strength of favorable reMirts concern
ing negotiations between tlio Washing
ton nnd llunrt administrations, .
lluertu, who wns repnrtcd to have
flnl, was wen on the streets of Mex
ico City; John Lind, reported nssnsHin
nted, was pertertly siifo In Yera Cm.
Tho scout cruiser Chester reached
Vein Crux, supposedly to take 1,1ml
home, which gave r!o to guess. is that
the Mexican affair is near a wind up.
Hocretsry of Hintrt Drynn said ' rep
resentations" had been muJe t liner
ta, but- no "demands."
(Irneriil Villa and his rebel forces
laid siegs to Chihuahua City,
g Held