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THE MORNING OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY. JULY 18, 1906. ROGERS GOADED s TO MAKE DENIAL Standard Oil King Says He Has Not Grafted on Mutual Life. PEABODY NOT HIS CHOICE He and William Rockefeller Retire as Trustees and Reply to Criti cism of Anti-Administration Party. NEW YORK, July 17. The committee of trustees of the Mutual Life Insurance Company appointed to nominate a new board of trustees to be voted for at the annual meeting of the company in De cember made its final report today and In doing so disclosed the fact that Henry H. Rogers and William Rockefeller had withdrawn from further connection with that body. President Peabody gave out a personal letter from Mr. Rogers, upon which he said he would make no com ment. In thU letter Mr. Rogers said; Not Responsible for Peabody. When the troubles came upon the company. I felt It my duty aa a trustee to stand by and do anything I could of service to my fellow members and the policy-holders. I be lieve I have rendered some assistance. The statement has been frequently made that I caused your election to the presidency ot the Mutual Company. Xo one knows bet ter than you how false thl la. You know that I had but the slightest acquaintance with you before your election; that I never exchanged a word with you respecting your candidacy, nor was I in any sense the in spiring cause of your election. Apparently the people who are most active In their hostility to the present administra tion are using the fact of my connection with the Sandard Oil Company as a ground for criticism. While there Is a sufficient reason for my refusal to be a candidate or trustee, since no one has a right to put such large interests in jeopardy for the sake of achieving a personal vindication. It is yet true that, aside from the relations of Mr. Rockefeller and myself as policy-holders and trustees, neither the Standard Oil Company or anyone occupying an official position in that corporation has ever in the slightest degree had any business or any other rela tions with the Mutual Life Insurance Com pany; and in the case of Mr. Rockefeller, who Is now absent, his policy matured some months ago and was paid and he therefore is no longur a policy-holder. He wishes to be relieved from any further service as a trustee. If anyone Imagines that the Standard Oil Company or any of Us officers have profited out of any relation with the Mutual Life insurance Company he must be strangely ignorant of the facts. Neither Mr. "Ttocke feller nor myself have been identified with any underwriting scheme, nor have we been engaged In any business affairs with the Mutual Company by which we have been ths gainers. On the other hand, we have given business to the Mutual and its al lied companies from which they have large ly benefited. Candidates for Trustees. In giving out the list of trustees nomi jiated by the committee the board an nounced that acceptance had not been received from all the candidates, but it was said that few or no refusals were expected. Frem a source of information that should be authoritative. It was learned that President Peabody would not tv a candidate for re-election in the sense that he would make any effort to succeeded himself. The full ticket is as follows: John A. Auchincloss, George F. Baker, Hugo Baring, Charles S. Brown, Dumont Clarke, Frederick Cromwell, Cyrus Cur tis, Jullen T. Davies, Charles D. Dickey, William P. Nixon, H. Rieman Duval. George Gray. Charles R. Henderson, Har low N. Hlgglnbotham, James N. Jarvis, Augustus D. Juillard, William H. Lam bert, Charles L-anier, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim. Emery McCHntock, William C. McMillan, George P. Miller, Theodore Morford, Thompson M. Mulry, Charles A. Peabody, Smile Oscar Phllippl, Henry Phipps, Alfred M. Shook, Leroy Springs, George C. Rand, Louis Stern, Henry W. Taft. Benjamin F. Tracy. William K. Truesdale, H. McK. Twombley and Cor nelius Vanderbllt. Shook Refuses Use of Xame. NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 17. Colonel M. A. 8hook, of Nashville, named on the ticket for trustee of the Mutual Life In surance Company, reported by the special nominating committee, stated here to night that he would decline to allow the use of his name in that connection at the annual meeting of the committee in December. Colonel Shook is a member of the executive board of the international policy-holders' committee. He is also president of the Tennessee Policy-holders" Association. CZAR TO KILL LIBERTY (Continued From Page 1.) Group of Toll, offered a substitute in sharper language. In behalf of the group, urging the house not to appeal to the peasants to exercise patience, but to pledge Parliament never to agree to any agrarian measure not containing a clause providing for the forced expropriation of land. The house was Intensely stirred by a speech by Deputy Lidnltsky, one of its best orators, who. in moving that a man ifesto should be addressed to the peo ple, said Parliament must not watt till towns and villages are in flames and the whole country engulfed in anarchy. The speech was greeted with enthusi astic cheers by the left and exclamations of astonishment from the center and right. M. Lldnltsky then mounted the tribune and declared that the proposi tion emanated from him personally and not from any political group. Several Constitutional Democratic mem bers argued that a manifesto could only bo a contradiction on the part of Parlia ment of an official communication in which the Government had categorically refused to adhere to the principle ot compulsory expropriation. Deputy Obninsky said a manifesto would be premature and that such a step as its Issue ought to be regarded as the last shell given an artilleryman to Are at the supreme moment and not on the occasion of the publication of a Govern ment communication so false and calum nious as that was. The house then con sidered interpellations. POLICE CHIEF BLOWN TO BITS Bomb Hits Hated Tyrant in Capital of Georgia. TIFLI8. July 17.-Chlef of Police Mar Unoff. while driving In the street today was mortally woundvd by a bomb. His leg and arm were blown off. The bomb was thrown from the Georgian Nobles School. M. Martinoff was much hated on ac count of the severity of measures he In the Women's Fancy Goods Shops ' ' First Tloor. Bargains in Little Summer Big Necessities. 35c Handkerchiefs 25c Ladies ' Hemstitched Handkerchiefs with embroidered borders and embroidered scalloped edges ; our 35c value, special at. .25 Trimming Braids for Half Colored Mohair Braids in fast colors, suit able for trimming bathing suits ; they are one-half to two inches wide ; special at, the yard Half Price 15c to 35c Ribbons for 10c A large assortment of Plain and Fancy Ribbons, some satin taffetas, some silk taffetas, all desirable colors; values from 15c to 35c. Special at, the yard 10 25c Wash Belts 18c A new line of Wash Belts made of heavy duck witli metal buckles; our 25e value, special at 18 35c Pong Collars 25c Pretty Collars of linen or batiste, hand embroi dered, some in English eyelet design; our 35c value, special at..25 A GOOD NOTION! BUY THESE GOOD NOTIONS! You need some of them in a hurry, when a store is miles away. Now, they are at the other end of your telephone. You can get them at a saving that lars, just on these necessary "trifles." Every though the price is lowered, is of partial list : 35c box crash or lawn finish Writ- OAJ ing Paper VC Roll of 24 sheets of 35c jar Willow Cold Cream for Sunburn, 25c 25c Hard Rubber Dressing 1 J Combs at Waxed Paper 4c 8c package best qual ity White C Envelopes Post Card Albums with heavy Cf)n cloth covers ..-''"' 15c light-weight Sum mer Dress Shields, all 10c 5c cake Meadow 10c bottle Polish for Canvas Shoes 25c box sweet"; special 85c "Smart Set" Rhinestone Side and Back Combs, AQf 3 pieces ?TJ Save Half on Dress Goods That Wash TOWELS, SHEETS, SHEETINGS Waists, Suits and Undergarments; BATH TOWELS. 200 dozen bleached Bath Towels, size 18x36, special at 10 Extra weight bleached Bath Towels, hemmed, size 20x40, special at 20? Large size unbleached Bath Towels, fringed; special 1212i Heavy unbleached Bath Towels, hemmed, size 19x38, special 15 Sheets 150 dozen large size Sheets, good wearing quality, special 45 Bleached Sheeting, good standard quality, wan-anted to wear 2 yards wide; special, yard .1 19 214 yards wide; special, yard ' 22c adopted In putting down insurrections and his treatment of natives. RIFLES FILL FRUIT CASES. Smuggling of Arms Through Sweden and Finland Resumed. The Swedish authorities, the correepond at Copenhagen of the Daily Telegraph repsrts that Russian revolutionists are again trying to import arms by way of Sweden and Finland. The Swedish authorities, the corrpesnd ent states, have seized not far from Stockholm 20,000 rifles that had been des tined for a Finnish town. The weapons were hidden in cases, the tops of which were filled with fruit. Extent of Army's Disaffection. ST. PETERSBURG. July 17. The Twentieth Century (formerly the Russ) today claims that the reports submitted by the Commission of the General Staff on the investigation of the disaffection in the army thus far show that six guard regiments, 26 line, seven cavalry, six artillery and five sapper regiment are more or less affected by the revolutionary propa ganda. Anti-Jewish Movement Falls. ODESSA, July 17. At(emts were made yesterday to start anti-Jewish outbreaks at Khers, Nlcholaieff anjd Yekaterinoslav, but were suppressed. The strikes continue to spread on all sides. Estate Pillaged and Crops Burned. PAVLOGRAD, July 17. The estate of M. Sukovkhln has been pillaged and 2000 tons ot hay and forage burned. DEATH OF CAPTAIN YATES Thrown From Horse While Drilling Recruits at Boise Barracks. BOISB. Idaho, July 17. Captain William Tates. Troop A. Fourteenth Cavalry, ranking Captain at Boise Barracks, was fatally hurt this morning by being thrown from his horse on the drilling ground while engaged in drilling a bunch of raw recruits. Captain Yates graduated from West Point with the class of 1893. having been appointed from Georgia. He has been a Captain since 1901. He won honors as a sharpshooter. He is 35 years old. During the drill he saw that the horse of one of the recruits had bolted and spurred his own steed in Its path. When the two ani mals came together the Captain was thrown to the ground and was carried un conscious to the barracks hospital. There the post surgeon pronounced hia injury to be fracture of the skull. CARD OF THANKS. Mr. George J. Hartman and family ex tend their heartfelt thanks to the many kind friends who assisted them In their late bereavement. The "Different" Store Fifth, Sixth and Wash. Sts. WEDNESDAY JULY 18 reaches up standard grade 10c Madison Hairpin Cabinets, (2 special. vr v. American Spool Cot ton, best machine thread, black and white; 7 spools . Whiteole White 10c package of 100 decorated Pa- (Zf per Napkins ..." 5e paper of Washing ton Pins ; 9 special Great bargains among new arrivals of Royal Worcester Corsets. 7c "Batha- 17c it into dol- article, J V . A A seasonable sale of the pretty tub fabrics and household textiles, towels, sheets and sheetings. Housewives will find many a saving in today's prices some up to half First Floor. Wash Novelties Less Than Half Price A line of Silk Eoliennes, Crepe de Chine, Shadow Chiffons, in all the newest shades; values at 50c, 60c and 75c; special, yard 20o 15c Wash Goods 8c 15,000 yards fine Organdies, Dimities, Lawns and Batistes, pretty patterns to select from; values to 15c, special, yard 8 f $2.00 French Nainsook $1.29 A lot of line, soft ' finish French nainsook in 10-yard pieces, for regular value $2.00, special $1.29 WRITTEN BY MAIDS New Evidence That Hartje Letters Were Forged. NOT MRS. HARTJE'S WORK Parents and Sister of Accused Woman Give Strong Testimony in Her Defense Susie Wagner Letter Badly Garbled. PITTSBURG, July 17. Not the least Important development in the Hartje di vorce trial was the outline of the defense that was disclosed by the testimony of Miss Ida Scott, the 16-year-old sister of Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, who was put on the stand today a few minutes before adjournment. From this testimony was gathered for the first time the plan for accounting for the disputed love letters that would be followed by Mrs. Hartje's attorneys. That she had written two or three envelopes addressed, to "Tom" Madlne. the coachman co-respondent, at the request of Annie Luetz, one of the maids, and that she had given Annie sheets of her paper, were among the significant statements she made. More Evidence of Forgery. Thus the presence of the single en velope among all the love letters pre sented by counsel for the libelant would be explained. The charge of forgery made by counsel for the respondent will be reinforced by accounting for the presence in the disputed letters of the paper used by the Scott girls in the man ner indicated by Ida's testimony that she gave It to her maid. Her sister. Helen, also often gave sheets of her paper to the servants, she testified. It is expected that Annie Luetz will be next called and interrogated as to what she did with the envelopes addressed by Ida Scott and with the latter's paper given to her. Meetings. With Madine Impossible. Mrs. Hartje's parents. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Scott, were witnesses during the day. Mr. Scott declared that it was Im possible for his daughter to have met Madine or to have telephoned to him, as she was never out of the house alone and all In the Scott home usually knew when the telephone rung. James Tuff and James H. Orr, both connected with local banks, said that Mrs. Hartje, in their opinion, did not write the "Susie Wagner" letter, as dicf also J. H. Nleeley. Following the handwriting experts, Mrs. John F. Scott, mother of Mrs.' Qlds WortmaH k Kifte Foremost Department House on Pacific Coast DAINTY AND COOL D A ressy J.ppare Adapted for "The Good Old Summer Time" At One -Third Less Than the Uncommonly Low Elegant Costumes and Dainty Lingerie Dresses Swell Silk Shirtwaist Suits Pretty Cotton Shirtwaist Suits Cool, Attractive Linen Suits, White and Colored All at One-Third Reduction In coniunction with an unmatch- able showing of the newest creations from authoritative style houses in Eastern fashion centers, of swagger gowns and coats for tourist and trav eling wear all modestly priced for the vacation season we announce above reductions for this week in the Grand Salons of Dress Second Floor. The OLDS, WORTMAN & KING garment lines are too well known to need a lengthy panegyric here. Briefly stated you select from the largest and absolutely best stocks on the Coast in each respective line. Varieties in every instance are un surpassed, almost as countless as the things that populated the fable famed Pandora's box. In all cases the original prices are the lowest ever quoted in the city on equal values. Examples Costumes and Lingerie Dresses $25 to $500 Silk Shirtwaist Suits $15 to $ 50 Cotton Shirtwaist Suits $ 3 to $ 18 Line Suits, white, col'd $10 to $ 65 A Great Drop on Undermuslins Hartje, testified that she had seen the Susie Wagner letter before it was mailed to Susie Wagner by her daughter and followed this by the statement that there were some things in the letter which Mrs. Hartje wrote, but which were not in the letter shown in court and known as exhibit No. 6, and that there was one statement in the letter shown in court which was not in the original letter. Mother Defends Daughter. Mrs. Scott further said she had ex amined the letters in the case and that the alleged letters from her daughter to Tom Madine were not In her daughter's handwriting. She said it would have been impossible for the defendant to have met Madine without the knowledge of the witness. Mrs. Alex W. Slocum. Mrs. Hartje's Intimate friend, declared that the love letters were not in Mrs. Hartje's hand writing. REAGAN WRITES SCHMITZ Ex-Police Commissioner Says He Can Prove Charges of Graft. SAN FRANCISCO, July 17. Ex-Police Commissioner Thomas Reagan, who was last week removed from office by Mayor Schmitz, after refusing to resign, today addressed another letter to the Mayor, asking an opportunity to prove the charges he has already made in the Su perior Court. Reagan, in his communi cation, reiterates the charges of graft preferred in his first letter, and quotes additional alleged instances of the May or's misuse of authority. In concluding the epistle, Reagan af firms that he "stood aloof from graft of all kinds at a time when everything around him smelled to high heaven." Mayor Schmitz is at present in Santa Cruz. Just Like Salvation Army. CHICAGO, July 17. Drums and flags drew a crowd of spectators last night to the strangest labor union meeting ever held In Chicago. Under an arc light at the corner of Thirty-ninth street and Cot tage Grove avenue union leaders altor nately preached the gospel of unionism, sang "industrial" songs in ragtime and collected contributions for the support of strikers, while a hundred or more onlook ers marveled at the new method of the Chicago Federation of Labor. It was the first "gospel" meeting ar ranged by the labor forces of the city. Those in charge of the meeting afterward pronounced it a great success. Alfonso Saves His Bride. MADRID, July 17. While King Al fonso and Queen Victoria were driving In the hilly suburbs of Madrid yesterday the horse became frightened and backed the carriage too near a declivity. The King sprang out, seized the horse's bridle and averted the danger. Australian Bill Aimed at Monopolies MELBOURNE, July 17. The Federal House of Representatives today passed the government's antitrust bill "for the preservation of Australian industries and the repression of destructive monopolies." I Regular Prices We Ask SEE HOW YOU SAVE Note how Ithe prices have tumbled from a fair perch? Catch the drop: Ladies' Wash Petticoats of plain colored chambray or blue and white striped seersucker, deep double flounce and ruf fles; regular price 65c, special. .. .49 Ladies' Drawers of fine muslin and cam bric, deep lawn ruffle, plain and hem stitched tucks, edged with lace or em broidery, or Corset Covers of fine cam bric or nainsook, trimmed in a great variety of styles ; regular prices 75c and 85c; special at, pair 57 POINTS TO LAWYER Coroner's Jury Has Clew to Bronx Mystery. ADMITS CHEATING CLIENT Gibson Tells How Sharp Practice Deprived Mrs. Kinnan of Prop erty for His Benefit May Be Held for Murder. NEW YORK, July 17. Burton W. Gib son, formerly counsel for Mrs. Alice Kin nan, who was mysteriously murdered on the night of June 8 in the old homestead in the Bronx occupied by her mother. Mrs. L. M. Stenton, and herself, was to night committed to the Tombs by order of Coroner McDonald, In default of $25,000 bail. This action followed the close of the Coroner's inquest, when the jury brought in a verdict that Mrs. Kinnan was mur dered by a person or persons unknown, and recommended that Gibson be held for examination by the grand jury. Gibson occupied the stand during the greater part of today's session. He said Mrs. Kinnan engaged him to defend squatter proceedings which had been in stituted against her property and estab lished her right to title. After prolonged litigation the property was sold In Sep tember, 1905, for $G5,000, ostensibly - to Archibald M. McFarland, but in reality to Gibson, and nine months after was re sold for $90,000. Of the profit. Gibson ad mitted $20,000 was to, go to himself and the rest to his father, McFarland and John Kelly, who were associated In the deal. It appeared that the only money received by Mrs. Stenton was $8000 given her by a lawyer, Asheton, who acted with Gibson in the legal proceeding. Gibson admitted that after the musder he had visited the Stenton house and had removed certain documents and articles of value. This he claimed he had a right to do, and declared that he notified the police at that time. Airship Floats Eight Hours. PARIS, July 17. Count de la Vaul. In the course of his first ascent in his new balloon today, established a dirigible rec ord by remaining eight hours in the air over the Bols de Boulogne. Ambassador Overcome With Heat. NEW YORK. July 17. Baron Speck von Sternburg, the German Ambassador to the United States, was overcome by the heat at the South Station in Boston this afternoon, as he was about to take a Store Opens at 8 A. M. Store Closes at 6 P. M. DAILY STORE HERALD White India Silks, 27 inches wide Our $1.25 value; special at, the yard $1.02 Our $1.50 value; special at, the yard $1.21 DRESS GOODS GREAT SAVINGS Black and Cream Mohair and Sicilians Our $1.00 value; special at, the yard 84 Our $1.25 value; special at, the yard 98$ Our $1.50 value; special at, the yard $1.21 Colored Serges, Mohdelaine, Batiste, Roxana and Stamene in both plain and fancy check effects all new and wanted colors in this lot ; our $1.25 value, special at, the yard 9S? Buy Your Little Girl's Dress Today ENTIRE STOCK OF WHITE AND COL ORED WASH DRESSES ARE REDUCED Second Floor Thoroughfare Aisle. In ages from 2 to 14 years. Price is but one argu ment to influence your buying. The fresh, cool crisp prettiness of the dainty frocks tempts stronger even than the bargain prices. No mother can afford to make up the children 's dresses at the prices we sell 'em at this week -and every dress in the offering is new this season. Examples of the pricings: 60c to 75c Dresses reduced to 47 90c to $1.25 Dresses reduced to 68C $1.30 to $1.65 Dresses reduced to 97 ? $1.75 to $2.15 Dresses reduced to $1.34 $2.25 to $2.75 Dresses reduced to $1.67 $3.00 to $3.75 Dresses reduced to $2.34 $4.00 to $4.75 Dresses reduced to $2.84 $5.00 to $5.75 Dresses reduced to $3.67 $6.00 to $6.75 Dresses reduced to $4.34 $7.00 to $8.50 Dresses reduced to S5.00 $9.00 to $11.00 Dresses reduced to $6.67 $11.50 to $13.00 Dresses reduced to $7.34 $14.00 to $16.50 Dresses reduced to $9.84 Watch for Cut-Price Tickets Today! Hundreds of articles, drastically reduced in price, go unadvertised today in the papers through lack of space for printing their mentions. Shoppers should keep a sharp eye out for the price tickets that line the aisles which network the store; they point the way, like guideposts to many a bargain not told of in these columns. A Bargain Trio FOR- The Summer Man MEN'S 50c UNDERWEAR 39c. A line of Men's Summer-weight Underwear in white dropstitch, salmon dropstitch and tan mesh; regular value 50c; special, garment 39C MEN'S 75c GOLF SHIRTS 49c. A lot of Men's Summer Golf Shirts in a large variety of styles and patterns, white, white plaited, tan, blue, gray, silk fronts, mohairs, etc.; regular value 75c, special 49 MEN'S 20c HOSIERY 12y2c. Men's Fancy Hose in black, tan and fancy effects, lightweight and cool; regular value 20c, special, pair 12V2 train for New York. He was Immedi- j ately taken to a hospital, but ho was BEAUTIFUL PIANO IN HOME OF WEALTH Pendleton Musician Secures the Famous Weber Art Piano. durability. There are today in daily use in Oregon, Weber pianos that have been used constantly for over 35 years. But, while the beauty of its tone is as it should be, the main feature of this elegant piano, the case itself is worthy of extended description. The design is of that graceful and yet massive character which distinguishes the Weber product in everything they do, and the case is made of built-up layers of marblewood, technically known as dyospyros Kurzii, which is native in the British Burmas, the Andaman Islands (a chain of islands to the east of Bengal), and occasionally it is also found in certain parts of the Philippines. It properly belongs to the ebony family, is very hard, and of course quite expensive. The richness of the markings of deep brown and almost black on a background of a very rich natural tan color, under the new French or dull finish, instead of the usual glossy American finish, is simply beyond descrip tion. The instrument is not to be delivered until late in the Fall, and it is hoped that alterations in the new store will be far enough under way before that time so that this exquisite piano may be placed on exhibition once more where all can see it. The piano was purchased by Mr. W. A. Slusher, a wealthy sheep ranch er, for his new home in Pendleton. Mrs. Slusher is a very accomplished mu sician, and no doubt this Weber piano will prove an important factor in the social and musioal life of the fine and prosperous little inland city. Smart Silks: Season able Dress Goods Special Values Today in Both De partments Examples : Fancy Radium Silks; our $1.25 value, special at, the yard f8 Fancy Striped and Checked Silks in a full line of newest Summer shades; our $1.00 value, special at, the yard 77 1 quickly revived and discharged within i hour. Musicians and lovers of the beautiful have tifken great interest in the superb $1600 Weber Grand Piano that was exhibited recently at Eilers Piano House. The above is a sketch of the in strument, although the beau ty of its lines and markings cannot possibly be conveyed in a mere drawing or photo. The piano itself is of the renowned Weber make, pos sessing the wonderful Weber tone, which has been the de light of the discriminating musician ever since the first masterpieces of Albert Web er, Sr., made their appear ance. In power and volume, e o m b i ned with a purity, sweetness and sympathy, the Weber tone excels anything produced in grand or upright pianos in this country and abroad, and coupled with this is the proverbial and simrilv marveloua Weber