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THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JUNE 18, 1909. HENEY THUNDERS KAISER AND CZAR 11 Everything to Furnish the Home Complete tul.il & an INC. . "Wearing Apparel for Women, Misses and Children GREET EACH OTHER We Re-Upholster. Repair and Refinish. Furniture at Most Reasonable Prices ..... .... ....... ...................... j OLD-WORLD POTENTATES WHO MET YESTEBDAY. t :: J '-vXy - - v I AGAINST CALHOUN Tells Story of Boss 'Rule American Cities to Jus tify Immunity. in WHY HE RUNS FOR OFFICE Wishes to Free City From Rule of Grafters Says Bribe Was Paid by Ford Case Will Go to Jury Saturday. SAN FRANCISCO. June 17. Francis J. Heney, well-known throughout the country as a prosecutor before he came to this city four years ago. laid down Ms half-oompletert argument In the case of Patrick Calhoun tonight after .relating his ambition to become Dis trict Attorney of the new admlnlstra-' tlon In this city, and after outlining ,wlth all the vehemence of his fiery dis position, the theory on which the pros- ecutlon bases the charge of bribery against the president of the United (Railroads. Mr. Reney expects to con lelude By tomorrow afternoon. It Is hoped that Judge "Wlllam P. Lawlor. after submission of the argu ment, will elect to give his Instruc tions, which will require about three hours to deliver, and will give the case to the jury in a night session. Other wise, it Is admitted, the instructions will be deferred until Saturday morn ling. AH Bosses Divide Spoil. Mr. Hcney exploited this story of several political bosses with whose history he manifested acquaintance. "Go down the line." said the speaker, "Remember Tweed, of New York, But ler, of Missouri, 'Blind Chris' Buckley Bam Ralney and Phil Crlmmins. of San Franolsco. Can you recall whether they divided with their subordinates? ; Do you suppose they prospered without I the co-operation of the men they put In office?" He attempted to demonstrate to the Jury that the prosecution had no course open save to grant immunity to the su pervisors who gave the most direct testimony against the defendant, and lie related In every detail the story of Abraham .Ruef. Eugene Schmiti and the other men charged with complicity In the bribery of labor union adminis tration. Calls Abbott Villain. One of the several dramatic features of the day was when Mr. Heney walked to a point opposite Calhoun and, shak ing his finger at the subject of his dis course, said: "I nm talking about William M. Ab liott. than whom no milder villain ever cut a throat or scuttled a ship. In ap pearance a Sunday school superintend ent, he Is. yet one of the men who were responsible for this record of black Ini quity." Mr. Heney spoke in a courtroom packed to the doors and crowded be yond the doors Into the lobby of Car penters' Hall. Judge Frank H. Dunne, before whom several of the graft de fendants have been tried, shared the bench with Judge Lawlor and the large audience Included several prominent clergymen. What Makes Bosses Possible. On the subject of bosslsm, Mr. Heney said: "What a spectacle is this for Ameri can citizens. The history of the coun try shows that the menace to our ex istence as a republic lies in our great cities, where we foster the bosses. Bosses are not created they merely take advantage of conditions. They are supported by two classes, as they were at the time of the second election of Eugene E. Schmitz. One holds forth In the tenderloin, where they want a permit to commit crime, to run opium Joints, dance halls and to rob drunken men. hoping to arrange It that the po lice may be bllndv. The other class i preys from above. They are the peo ple who live on Pacific avenue and in ;the so-called fashionable neighbor ' hoods. They want higher dividends from their Investments in their gas and railway privileges. But you don't mean that they Join hands with the tenderloin to accomplish these ends? Tes. that's exactly what I do mean. And this is what makes the boss possi ; ble. By sending the Ruefs and that Ilk to the penitentiary you do not change conditions, you merely create 'a vacancy for another boss." Devote Life to Principle. Mr. Heney Raid he was willing to de Vote his life to a principle; that he had been forced by conditions to accept a nomination for District Attorney of Can Francisco and he bitterly scored the attorneys for the defense on ac count of their criticism of his accept ' ance of funds from Rudolph Spreckels. It Is practically assured that Mr. Heney's address will continue through out tomorrow's session of court. When the batllft rapped for order and A. A. Moore Advanced to the jury box for the last Installment of his long ad dress, the space reserved for counsel and press was tightly packed with privileged spectators. "I deplore, as you must." said Mr. Moore in the course of his remarks, "that Pan Francisco has been put back and kept back indefinitely by warring fac tions, whether they war for revenue only , or purely for political purposes." The ep?aker then declared his Intention to demonstrate that neither the president of the United Railways nor any of his attorneys or agents had in any manner obstructed the course of Justice. Moore Merciless to Helms. Of John H. Helms, the detective at one time In the pnipioy or tne defense and prosecution, he said: "Helms, by his own statement, went to the wilds of Northern California to put up a trap for a brother Mason at the behest of his imported chief. W. J. Hurra. It was brutal perfidy, one of the hard. Inhuman things that appear In this record." Mr. Moore defended the process whey, by agents of the defense secured copies of the reports on jurors. He denounced W. J. Burns for inaugurating what he termed a "spy system on men called to the hlsh offices of the jury." "If this thing had been feasible from the standpoint of the prosecution." he said, "they would have stocked this Jury with twelve men who had preconceived opinions hostile to this defendant. Is it to be wondered at that we c"!d not sub mit to Jurors selected by this man Burns, imported for a devilish purpose, even though we were told that the prosecution was working for the honor and glory of Uod? "If the miserable wretches who pro cured these Jury reports had copies of their product for sale, is Patrick Calhoun I i '"- 1 W k " i . - . I, 1 !' Jl Jlpi :: I i , -T . I I ' '' 1 II ' " T fc. mifr, i""'T I if im ii iiintfifiiTisifcni ii ilhM" linfy i .iTn i.iftifr flfkr nnimrr I I Car Ttiieholaii, of Russia Emperor AMI I lam, of Germany t i to be blamed if he took any means to protect himself?" Save Calhoun's Honor. Mr. Moore's closing words were as fol lows: "In a moment more I shall leave with you the honor of Patrick Calhoun. "Every man is master of his own soul. No taint can come except by Ills own act. But taint may come to his honor by obloquy, through the pain and degrada tion of punishment for an uncommitted crime, worse than any death a man can die. "Life Is not ours to keep. Each one of us knows that he nightly pitches his tent a day's march nearer his last home. But Ills honor Is his to keep, and life is noth ing In comparison with honor. A man lies down with the innumerable caravan, but his honor goes down to his children and their children. "The mother whose son Is brought home to her on his shield Is comforted in her sorrow by the knowledge that his honor is unstained. The shipmaster who sends away his crew in lifeboats and stands on slippery decks until the seas engulf him. goes down with the knowl edge that his honor and the honor of his deed will sing forever. "So we want to leave Patrick Calhoun's honor unstained. This has been a long war. We must end It, and we end it gladly. We leave with you tbe honor of Patrick Calhoun," persuaded that justice will be done and that the great and good God who regulates the course of the uni verse and watches the fall of the spar row will give the victory to Patrick Cal houn." Heney's Impassioned Words. Mr. Heney's address, which was com menced within 10 minutes, had scarcely started when his voice was raised to a pitch that carried his words to the street through- the open windows. The vigor that' has characterized many of his less important battles during the trial was applied In delivery of his opening words -his face grew scarlet with the vehemence of his utterance, and his arms swung forcibly in the gestures that usually he employs. "You know now how much force there was in Mr. Moore's offer to submit this case to you without argument," said Mr. Heney. "He came before you with a well-prepared address and he talked for a day and a half. "He has asked you to presume Patrick Calhoun Innocent. He has asked you to presume that every man. woman and child In this community who has raised a hand In defense of Justice are scoundrels of the deepest dye. He has asked you to pre sume that Spreckels. Phelan and Heney are steeped In villainy, but that Patrick Calhoun is Innocent. "Isn't there enough here of evidence of guilt to sink Patrick Calhoun to the bottomless pit of hell? Don't shrink, gen tlemen: he Is only as you and I, and he Is guilty. Every hair In his head is guilty. Caught In one crime, he has been back of a dozen more to prevent his convic tion and obstruct the course of justice. "A man will do much for his liberty, even to the commission of new crimes. And Patrick Calhoun is willing to pull down this Government, of which he boasts to be so stalwart a supporter. "When they eay that the grand jury which Indicted Mr. Calhoun was domin ated by the District Attorney or by Ru dolph Spreckels, they ask you to believe again Mr. Calhoun is not guilty, and that at least 13 of these IS men all as upright and as honorable as any one of you may claim to be were steeped In the deepest infamy. Jfever Again Endure Abase. "I have purposely retrained during this trial from attempting to gain the friend ship of any man on this Jury. I have done nothing to curry your favor. But you have watched me all these weeks and you know what manner of man and what manner of prosecutor stands before you. You know whether or not I was Justified In resenting what I did resent. Is there one among you who would have taken as much as I have taken? I did not mind It. I have been fighting for a principle. "But I will never go into a court again aa long as I live and allow any man to abuse me In the performance of a public duty, so help me God. I don't say that because of my personal objection, but because I love 'Justice. I want to see the courts of this country respected, so that any man may get Justice and so that no woman will be Insulted In the temples of Justice. What does It matter to me if I am abused by an attorney like Earl Rog ers, the partner of the Infamous Luther Brown ? "I want to remind you that a direct appeal has been made by the defense to the prejudice of the Irish men on this Jury. It Is a direct appeal to you Irishmen to violate your oaths and betVay your trust. You are asked after swearing to believe the Supervi sors, to utterly reject their testimonv be cause they are informers, and the word was used because It Is abhorrent to every loyal Irishman. Says Ford Paid Bribe. One of the most dramatic Incidents of Mr. Heney's address occurred when he made reference to the relations between Abraham Ruef and Tlrey L. Ford, general counsel for the United Railroads, who Is alleged to have bribed the political boss. "They have defied us to produce a wit ness who witnessed this bribery," said the prosecutor. "They have said. 'Show us the man who saw Ford hand this money to Ruef.' Weil," said Mr. Heney. walking toward the defense's side of the courtroom and scrutinizing the many faces before him. "I should show you the man who saw Ford give this money. If he is here. He was here yesterday, but he is not today. His name is Tliey L. Ford, and he Is the man who saw his own hand pass this bribe money to Ruef." The Assistant District Attorney made avowal of his candidacy for District At torney to the jury. He told of George Washington refusing the crown, and said: "Washington, as a reward for this sac rifice, was twice made President of the United States by a noble people, just as a noble people In this city may vindicate me by electing me District Attorney of San Francisco. "I acknowledge that this is true. I have an ambition to free my city from jury fixers and witness bribers: and an ambition to clear out the filth that Infests our public offices. And I will fulfill that ambition If God permits me to live." Mr. Heney declared that the prosecu tion's control of the bribed Supervisors would have permitted the prosecution to name any public officers, but the pres ent Mayor had filled all the offices. LOVED ANOTHER WOMAN MOTIVE FOUND FOR POISONING WIFE BY BENNETT. Doctors Disagree About Kind of Poi son That Killed Mrs. Bennett. LOS ANGELES, June 17. Another big crowd jammed the courtroom today on the second day of the preliminary hearing of Harper E. Bennett the real estate man charged with the poisoning or his wife, Mrs. Eugenia T. Bennett, on February 13. Dr. A. C. Pratt, who was summoned to attend Bennett wid his wife on that date, testified that he found both suf fering apparently from ptomaine poi soning, and that they told him they had eaten canned chile con came. But he testified also that the emetic which he administered gave the woman tem porary relief, which, he said, would not have been the case with strychnine poisoning. several other physicians testified that the symptoms In Mrs. Bennett's case indicated strychnine and not ptomaine poisoning. The prosecution entered into the matter of the motive which it alleges prompted Bennett in the crime of which he is accused. Mrs. Cora Carpenter, wife of a po lice sergeant, told of a conversation she had with the defendant a few days before the death of Mrs. Bennett.- She testified that Mrs. "Midge" Molster had left her own husband and son and had declared that she loved Bennett and that Bennett loved her; that, with Mrs. Molster on his lap, Bennett assured her that Mrs. Bennett and himself were to be separated In order that he and Mrs. Molster might marry. Aner MrH. uennett s death, I ac cused Bennett of causing her death said Mrs. Carpenter. ' 'Are you sure you didn t do it? I asked him. He re piled that it was a mere coincidence." DEADLY BATTLE FOR GIRLS Young Men of Illinois Town Fight Theatrical Mashers. r Airvr ici.u, iii., june 17. As a re sult of a feud between .certain young men oi inis cuy ana members of the band In a theatrical company showing nere, ur. (.naries L. Leinger is dead, Frank McCuIlough is dying and Richard Sloan Is suffering from a severe wound. Herbert Orrln Pinnlck, 18 years of age. of French Lick Springs, Ind., is in Jail for alleged complicity in the tragedy. wnicn iook place late last night. The trouble arose over attentions paid to young women of Fairfield by members of the - theatrical company. RIVAL TO LADY ABERDEEN France Has Candidate for Presldest of Women's Council. TORONTO. Ont., June 17. Mme. Jules Slefried was nominated by France to op pose Lady Aberdeen for the presidency of the International Council of Women to night. Dr. Alice Salomon, of Germany, was elected corresponding secretary; Mrs.' E. W. Sanford. of Hamilton. Ont.. treasurer, and Mrs. Mary Wrjht Sewall. of Chicago, honorary president. Two Monarchs Exchange Vis its on Yachts Off Coast of Finland. DECORATIONS FOR SUITES Russian Nervousness for Safety ol Czar Leads to British Steamer Being Fired On by Tor . pedo Vessel. HELSINGFORS. June 17. The Ger man imperial yacht Hohenzollern, with Emperor William on board,, joined the Russian squadron convoying Emperor Nicholas on board the imperial yacht Standart at 10 "o'clock this morning. Emperor Nicholas immediately went on board the Hohenzollern and welcomed Emperor William. All the shlpswere dresed and manned. Later Emperor William went on board the Standart and remained until about 5:30 P. M. The German Emperor's party included Herr von Schoen, secre tary of Foreign Affairs, Count von Por tales. the German Ambassador to Russia and Lieutenant General von Plessen. The Russian Emperor and Empress were attended by Premier Stolypin and Foreign Minister Iswolsky. The meet ing of the monarchs was most cordial. Later Emperor Nicholas made costly presents to General von Plessen and Count zu-Eulenberg, and conferred high orders on Herr von Schoen and the other members of the suit. The German emperor gave a dinner tonight on board the imperial yacht. RUSSIANS FIRE ON BRITISH Nervousness Over Safety of Czar Gets Steamer Punctured. VIBORG, Finland, June 17. The British steamer Wodburn was fired upon last night by a Russian torpedoboat near the Island . of Blorke, for approaching too close to the bay on the Finnish coast. where Emperor Nicholas and Emperor wiiiiam met today. The projectiles from the torpedoboat pierced a steam pipe, and one memter of the crew of the British vessel was wounAed. The incident shows the extreme nervousness for the safety or uraperor 'iMicnolas. THREE SHOTS, IN Alili, FIRED Two Shells Pierce Hull of English Boat and Wound Engineer. STOCKHOLM, June 17, Dispatches received b c rn frnm Halolnirrn.. the news that the British sheamer Wood- Durn, or JNewcastle was fired on by a ves sel of the Russian squadron In Pitklpas Bav. the rendezvous nf Fmnnmp x'l u ,,i ., -and Emnernr William The first shot was a blank charge, but this was followed by two shells. Portions of the shells penetrated the bulkheads and the boiler of the Woodburn. The ensrineer was wounded in t"v, . iAn. wa3 taken aboard the Russian cruiser Asia, wnere his wounds were dressed'. After making repairs the Wodburn sailed luEiigni ior ner nome port. . Did .Not Answer Russian Signal. COPENHAGEN. June 17 According to reports here, the reason cHvon k.. v. Russian commander for firing on the ryritisn steamer woodburn was that the latter was signaled by the Russians, but gave no signal In return. ALWAYS CLOSE TO WINE (Continued From First Page.) mony of the defense, it Is probable that the case will continue for another week or ten days. Made Things lively on Yacht. Melville E. Chapman, a broker, who had been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gould on the yacht Niagara on several trips In 1905, testified that Mrs. Gould was iienuenuy unaer me influence of in toxicants and very abusive in her lan guage to the servants. He said that durinir a cruise t h. West Indies he remembered several occasions wnen Mrs. tjould had bee drinking and she became dissatlsfie with pvprvf hlnc onH 1 i c . .ii.. uuu ana would become greatly excited and say (uicaueu to run ine Doat and that no one should take orders from "JUUC " l "iciaen. ine wirness de " ' " " lj .j . .tlo. one in San tiago harbor, and the other In Havana harbor. "What did Mr. Gould do and say on UULODIUIIB.' ilbKPfl Jflf, NICOlL "T Tn tnvsrloMv - .- . . - - . . . . . . . ... i lu ctuuiiie ana calm her and- pass the incident oft pleasantly," replied the witness. In endeavoring to get several letters in evidence which Mr. Shearn contend ed would impeach the credibility of air., unapman, ana wnicn Justice Dow llng would not allow admitted. Mr Shagrn noH o tilt with 1 sel which called forth a severe rebuke w 1 "i ' . ' v " 1 ' y ouQLiua uowiing, who i . 1 li .-j i f 1 1 in i . isicoii to apologize. At Hotel With Farnum. Counsel for Mr. Gould read Into the Be careful of your hands! Yellow soaps will make them red and coarse and hard; a source of never-ending annoyance and humilia tion. Ivory Soap adds to their beauty; keeps them soft and sweet and dainty. And so, we offer this suggestion : Use Ivory Soap for even so com monplace a purpose as washing dishes. pays. Ivory Soap J09tHoo Per Cent. Pure. Iftrrmrli Hedls . v i i v v 1. 1 v. LXAA-iXllJ.OiA still retains its well-deserved popularity. At $21. OO we show a full-size brass bed in satin finish, with heavy pillars. . Other styles prices as high as $195.00. IR.lFirigirSl1tOr The ice-economical,, satis- factory - kind a complete range of every practical size and style galvanized iron, enamel and opal-glass lined. "Sanitary" Refrigerators have perfect system of ven tilation fresh air being constantly taken in and impure expelled from refrigerator. From" $21.00 up. "Leonard" Refrigerator. Interior parts can be removed and cleaned an important sanitary feature. Priced from $31.50 up. . "Grand Rapids" Refrigerators have been on the market and given satisfaction for many years. Most effective insulationqf walls. $21.50 and up. 6S COOKING SCHOOL FREE LESSONS GIVEN IN THE BASEMENT This instructive event is attracting many enthusiastic women. Mrs. "Wheelock announces the following menus for today: Morning commencing at 10:30: Molasses II Afternoon commencing at 2:30: French Po Drops. Doughnuts. II tato Salad. Planked Fish. record the deposition . of a. bellboy, James Clark, employed in the Hotel Carroll in Lynchburg, Vs., where Dus tin Farnum, the actor, -was stopping in November. 1906, when Mrs. Gould arrived and stayed two or three days at the hotel on her way to Bluegap Farm, according: to the deposition. The bellboy said he saw Mrs. Gould sitting: in the reception-room waiting: for Mr. Farnum November 19, and after Mr. Farnum came they went to Mrs. Gould's rooms. On one or two occasions that day he was called to" Mrs. Gould's rooms, the bellboy said, and each time saw Mrs. Gould and Mr. Farnum alone in the room. They wcr in the outside room, which was really a bedroom with a bed in it, but which Mrs. Gould used as a reception-room, according to the witness. Mrs. Gould talked with him each time with the door partly closed he said. He did not see them tog-ether in the public dining-room or about the hotel at any time, the witness deposed Mr. Farnum changed his room and ob Two days more, and no more Eastern-made Coats and Suits in our establishment. We have sold our entire stock of Eastern-made Coats and Suits to a Northern dealer. . Saturday night, after closing time, the remainder of all Eastern-made gar ments will be packed tip and sent to. the buyer. We've sold this mammoth stock for less than 20 cents on the dollar. Securing two days to give the peo ple of Portland and vicinity an opportunity to get one of the high-grade Eastern-made garments at prices unprecedented. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ARE THE TWO DAYS. Henceforth The Acheson Cloak & Suit Co. will manufacture Coats, Suits and Skirts Made only from regular men's merchant tailor woolens, guaranteed from the ground up and from start to finish, and will be sold at prices not as high as many concerns are now charging for Eastern-made trashy stuff; therefore we have sold all Eastern-made stuff, and no more will pass our threshold. Every garment we manufacture bears the Acheson label; thev are well worth the price they are worth double the price, they are worth any price you may pay for them1 always in style, always appear genteel, will stand any kind of usage or weather; aosolutely will not spot, rip, color run, or buttons pull off. The ultra-stylish gray shades are plentiful here. Indeed, you can select one of these suits at random, and yet not go astray. Should we not have a suit to meet with your approval as to material, etc., we are prepared to produce it for you. as we have the largest and most complete selection of woolens on the Coast. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY PRICES ON EASTERN-MADE COATS, SUITS AND SKIRTS Your choice of any COAT not bearing the Acheson label on our floor, values up to $50.00; last chance, $5.45 148 fifth ACHESON CLOAK & SUIT CO. fsr in IBjtslss The skill of metal craftsmen, to trether with the hie-Tipsf P-rnrlp mate rials, are embodied in every one of the many brass bed styles shown in our line. The heavy pillars with flat and oval cappings; the continuous post styles; the combination square and round tube de signs; the square-tube styles these and nianv other new-style features are displayed in these nanrtsomp mpts hpris Tho offflotio ,nti'n ;,;t. Mew Process" CAN BE SEEN IN COOKING OPERATION IN THE BASEMENT DEPARTMENT. ONE IN YOUR HOME ON THIRTY DAYS' FREE TRIAL AND THE LIBERAL PAY MENT TERMS: $5.00 DOWN AND $5.00 A MONTH. Every woman is interested in the many improvements constantly being made in equipment for the kitchen. The gas range is without doubt the greatest of all modern kitchen conveniences. There are hundreds of "New Process"-' Gas Ranges in use in Portland homes, all of which are demon strating their wonderful eeonomy and superior cooking and baking quali ties. They are made in sizes and styles to meet the requirements of every home. Priced from $14.50 up. ' tained one on the floor above, directly over that of Mrs. Gould. Mrs. Gould's counsel read into the record the cross-examination of Clark, in which he told of coming to New York and seeing Mr. Watson, counsel for the defendant. The bellboy described Mr. Farnum as "a tall fellow with massive shoulders and bushy hair which stuck out from under his hat." He was booked to play in Lynchburg on No vember 19, the bellboy said. Supper and Breakfast for Two. Mr. Watson read the deposition of a waiter at the Carroll Hotel, who told of serving supper for Mrs. Gould and Mr. Farnum In her rooms at the hotel on November 18, 1906. The waiter said that Mrs. Gould instructed him to set the table with a chair at the end and the other chair on the side near the first chair. He said he left Farnum and Mrs. Gould in the room after he had cleared away the dishes. The following morning the witness was called to Mrs. Gould's rooms and Your choice of any SUIT not bearing the Acheson label on our floor, values up to $00.00; last chance, $8.95 SEE OUR WINDOW Gas Ranges Bhe ordered breakfast for two. She stood in the doorway and read the bill of fare, and he could see but a small part of the room. He noticed that a door leading into another room "of her suite was closed. He served supper for them in her rooms again that night. She left some time during the night the witness testified, for he went to the head waiter the next morning and asked if he should go up to room 144 (Mrs. Gould's room), and the head waiter said "No. they have gone." Smugglers Are Sentenced. NEW YORK; June 17.George C. White, William Kilgannon and the lat ter's wife, Elizabeth Kilgannon, pleaded guilty today in the United States Circuit Court to Indictments charging them with smuggling. Kilgannon was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and White sentenced to two years in the Federal prison at Atlanta. Ga. Mrs. Kilgannon was fined $500. which she paid. N t Your choice of any 100 SKIRTS not bearing the Acheson label, values up to $20.00; last chance, $4.35 103.0