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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1912)
lg THE JlOKNlXq OKEGOmX, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1912. YULETJDE SYMBOLS Mistletoe Not in Great Demand but Holly Market Is Nation-Wide. RUSH FELT BY FLORISTS Oregon's Wealth of Evergreen Pro Tides Decorations for AH North west States and Even Califor nia Is Purchaser. Carloads of potential kisses are being shipped Into Portland from outlying districts for Christmas purposes, for kisses grow plentifully on the trees In Oregon if the old custom of the mistletoe on the chandelier still holds true in practice. Apparently It does hold true, for the florists of Portland, in their Christmas preparations, have made plentiful pro visions for the strange old heathen plant that has in some way, since the earlv days of English history, inex tricably entangled Itself with the otho dox legends of Christmas. Mistletoe, however, is not nearly so much in demand either locally and in other cities, say. the florists, as is the Oregon-raised holly. "Oregon produces finer holly than any ther place in the world outside of England." said one of the leading florists of Portland yesterday. "This seems to be the Ideal holly climate, and not only do we grow holly for the Christmas supply at home, but we send It into the Eastern states and to most of the other states of the Pacific Coast. This year we will ship between 2000 and 3000 pounds to California, for the holiday season." Poinsettia Grows Here. "Well, California returns the com pliment with her poinsettia, doesn't she." asked the inquisitive shopper. "Not at all. The Joke's on the Ore gon people and on California," retorted the florist, "for of all the poinsettia displayed in the shops of Portland during the Christmas season, practi cally not a single plant Is .brought from California. It Is raised in the hothouses In the suburbs of Portland. "And our Oregon poinsettia is really finer in quality than the California product, because It Is raised with more care. The Southern product Is for the most part grown out of doors, and the blossoms do not often reach the size and brilliancy of the Oregon poin settia. The California, crop depends largelv upon whether the season Is favorable or not. while In Oregon our crop is uniformly good. At times we are called upon even to Bhlp poin settia to California." "Mahonla" Also la Demand. As a matter of fact. Oregon appears to be the favored spot of the United States in the production of evergi-e-ms appropriate to Christmas decoratlans. Eastern states receive most of the mistletoe from the South and also much of their holly, but the Oregon holly product Is a favorite In every part of thj United States. Besides, every year, - many carloads of Oregon grape, which is listed In the florists' books as "mahonia," go to the East for Christmas decorations. The ordinary "salal." with Its ever green leaf like laurel. Is also greatly sought as a Christmas decoration and, besides being used extensively at home, is shipped by the carload to Eastern cities with the approach of Christmas. It is doubtful if the average Oregon fisherman or huntsman, who stumbles and curses his way through several hundred acres of matted "salal" brush in midsummer, realizes that the ever green, which seems only a nuisance would be welcomed and well paid for at midwinter by florists in Eastern cities. Evers;re-Cr Exceptional. The evergreen crop in Oregon this year is declared to be unusually fine, by the florists. Many of the leading dealers of the city are arranging spe cial displays of Christmas goods In parts or the city other than their reg ular stores. The straight evergreen is well supported by the plentiful display of specialties like the official Christ mas poinsettia. Some dealers are laying in various novelties in Christmas goods. One store displays a great collection of tiny orange trees, filled with ripened fruit, which meet with high favor on the part of Christmas buyers. An increase in the staff of every florist's shop In the city is also char acteristic of the approaching Christmas rush. "The florists and their assistants are. I believe, the hardest worked people in the city on ther last three days be fore Christmas." said one dealer. "You can't send away floral supplies weeks beforehand, as you can other Christmas goods. They must be kept in the flor ist's shop and kept fresh until the time they are wanted. Cut flowers must be kept In water up to the mo ment when they are to be delivered. As a result on the day before Christ mas florists and their messenger forces are obliged to work on a 24-hour shift." Early Ordera Mm Mack. "Then there Is no possibility of the 'do your Christmas shopping early" gos pel applying to them," said the shop per. "On the contrary, the public can help us immensely by shopping early," he said. "By that I mean calling at the store and placing their orders for Christmas goods several weeks ahead of time.. If we had the majority of our Christmas orders in long before Christ mas eve, we could have everything mapped out beforehand so that on the last days it would be merely a mat ter of rapid delivery of the Christmas mods that had not been called for. Perhaps sometime the general pablic will realize how much they can neip us In that way and, as a result, we will be able to serve them the more promptly and to deliver their goods in the best possible condition." MARRIAGE BUREAU URGED Man Proposes to Hare State Help Persons to Find Mates. SEATTLE. Wash.. Dec 1J. A free state matrimonial agency through which men and women may be brought together with a view to marriage and settle upon the vacant agricultural lands In Washington Is the plan of Claud F. Gage, marriage license clerk of Klrg County, who is working to have a bill providing (or such a bureau in troduced in the next Legislature. During the last 1! months Mr. Gage has received letters from more than 2000 persons, mostly women, living in al! parts of the country, asking him to assist them in finding suitable life partners. Nearly 1500 applications came from women living In the large industrial centers on the Atlantic sea board. "This looks like a good opportunity for the state to bring desirable settlers here." said Mr. Gage yesterday. "The state should provide funds for this work, and I believe it would pe well GROW I II PROFUSION repaid in the general upbuilding of the community. With the state in charge, the work would be dignified by consci entious official service and taken away from mercenary marriage brokers who realize large -amounts of money by playing upon the susceptibilities of men and women." Mr. Gage has conferred wi'h several members cf the next Legislature and has assurance that a bill covering the provisions of his plan will be intro duced early in the session. MONEY DUE WARREN HEIRS Probate Court Hears Report on Es tate of Titanic Victim. ' Report was made to the , Probate Court yesterday that the following amounts are due the heirs of Frank M. Warren, one of the victims of the Ti tanic disaster: Laura Cranston War ren, daughter-in-law, $5000; Anna Elizabeth Warren, widow, granddaugh ter. $1000: Anna - E. Blood, J3967.80; Anna S. Warren, widow. $104,731.17: NORTH BEND YOUNG MAN, ' STUIJETVT IN WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, DIES. Glean Grout, . Glenn Grout, of North Bend, Or., who had been attending the Washington High School in this city since the opening of the school year, died at St. Vincent's . hospital Thursday of typhoid fe ver after an illness of two weeks. He visited Oregon City two weeks ago and partook of the water there, and Is supposed to have contracted the disease there. He resided at the home of his sister, Mrs. M. M. Binford, 47 East Sev enteenth street North. He was 17 years of age and was born at Oregon City, where he attended the grammar schools. His par ents moved to North Send, where he attended the high school, be ing prominent in scholarship and athletics. The young man was a member of the Washington High School band. His brother, A. R. Grout, of the University of Ore gon, is here completing arrange ments for the funeral, which will be held from the Third Presby terian Church, East Pine and East Thirteenth streets, tomor row afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Frank M. Warren and George A. War ren, sons, and Frances E. Warren and Anna G. Munro, daughters, $68,731.17 each: Frances Ranney Munro, grand daughter, $1000. Out of these bequests there will be paid to the state of Oregon as inherit ance tax a total of $3665.58. An order for the payment of this amount was made by County Judge Cleeton yes terday. GIRL'S CONDITION IS GRAVE Authorities Mystified as to Who At tacked Lena Donaldson. . With nothing to work, upon but the theory that the attack upon Lena Don aldson, Thursday night, was the work of a rejected suitor. Detectives Crad- dock and Goltz passed yesterday on the case and made no progress. .The girl. who was found unconscious in her home. East Thirty-seventh street and Fifty-seventh avenue, by her sister, and who said she had been set upon, gagged and beaten by two men, whom she could not identify, is at the home of a neighbor, suffering from fractures of two ribs and a severe shock. Her condition is still grave. The girl and her sister lived alone In the house where the attack took place. They could offer no theory which would accouqt for the strange attack. Inquiry in the neighborhood failed to show the presence of any sus. picious characters. FRANCHISE TAKES COURSE Executive Board Sends Traction Per mits to Street Committee; The City Executive Board yesterday sent the proposed general franchise grant of the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company to the street com mittee for the fixing of the valua tion. The recommendations of the committee will be adopted by the Board as a whole,, after which the franchise measure will go back to the City Coun cil to be sent to the City Auditor for advertising. The Board yesterday awarded a con tract to Mulrhead & Murhard for the Installation of public drinking foun tains on the three floors of the City Hall, where there are no fountains at present. The contract price is $248. Bids were opened for the construction of sewers In East Twenty-sixth street and East Thirty-second street v 2 NEEDY FAMILIES FOUND Xumber of People Found in Hull of Old Boat Will Be Aided. Two destitute families living togeth er in the half sunken hull of a stranded ship near the Oaks, have been discov ered by Mrs. Lola G. Baldwin, of the Department of Public Safety for Wo men, and Harbormaster Speier. The children of one family, three girls, were sent to the Frazer Detention Home for care. One girl, of the other family, was not at home when the of ficers came, and she is being sought. Father, mother and three girls, as well as a boarder, constituted one fam ily, which will be aided. Mrs. Jean Lausgnot. her daughter, and a man said by Mrs. usgnot to be her hus band, were living in another part of the old boat. Conditions were unsan itary and considered dangerous for the children. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Hereafter Southern Pacific passenger trains will not stop at S.ast Portlano and no tickets will be sold to or from that Btation. Passengers should take trains at East Morrison street or Union Depot. f m 'ir -p FOUR PAY PENALTY AT HANGMAN'S ROPE Fauldner, Garrison, and Roberts Die Prison Gibbet. Morgan Upon STEPS TO SCAFFOLD FIRM Man Who Killed Donald Stewart and George Hastings Confesses All, but Says He Shot Xot Inten tionally Letter Out. (Oontlnued From First Page.) I hadn't done that because I had no rest from the officers. And working on the emery wheel Jarred me. No doubt but I would have killed someone else if I hadn't killed them, because the offi cers hounded me. But I forgive them all." Again the trap was sprung and soon both were dead. Dr. Prince Byrd and Dr. J. O. Van Winkle, of Salem, and Dr. Clarence W. Keene, of Silverton, were present at the executions. . Never have more perfect executions bn witnessed at the State Peniten tiary. One or two of the visitors at the execution rushed out of the cham ber when the ' traps fell on the first hanging. About 50 were present with invitations, the crowd of visitors being divided into halves and most of them witnessing but one of the executions. All of the men passed an easy night. They slept soundly and all ate heartily at a comparatively early breakfast. Morgan was closeted with Father Moore much of the morning, at one time calling for E. S. Shanks, of Grants Pass, his attorney. Faulder remained reticent as usual.-Roberts devoted much of his time reading the Bible. Garrison asked for n and paper and passed the morning writing. Governor Makes Appearance. Shortly after 10 . o'clock Governor West appeared at the prison. Nodding his head to a few acquaintances who were in the warden's office, he passed on Into the office of Superintendent Lawson, and closed the door. The two were closeted together a few moments. The Governor stepped out and returned to the State Capitol. " In a few minutes Superintendent Lawson appeared. "Well, I think it is going as sched uled," he said. "I see no hope for the men now." He turned and went back into his office. In a few minutes Chaplain Bauer showed a letter which Roberts had written to his sister. Asking that she lay aside any little strife that may have existed between them, declaring that he cannot in any manner attribute his downfall to drink, H. E. Roberts wrote a last letter to his sister, Zulu Zinger, of Molalla, Or. Last Letter Pathetic. "This In all probability will be my last letter to you, because I am to leave this world Friday," wrote Rob erts. "I have always loved you as a brother ought to love a sister. I ex pect to come up at the first resurrec tion, at tho second coming of Christ, at the last day which will be in this generation. Death will seem but an instant to those wno me. Ana it is wisdom that we die in Christ, that is. that we go prepared to meet him in the clouds at his coming, whlcn cannot be long delayed. Time is short. "Now, as a brother, I would ask that you lay aside any little strife that may have existed between us. Try and re member me with kindness is all I ask of you. Perhaps it can be arranged that you receive my picture.- n i nuu not put off being a Christian in all nrobabilitv I would not have been here. Think what it means to you. The papers have been very bitter to me ait through. I shall expect to meet you in the earth made new. I can truth fully say that liquor has not meant my downfall. My downfall has been caused by being hounded and dogged by the officers when I sought to do right. But I shall forgive them all. I am in the best of health. I was born January 1, 1883, and would have been 30 years of age had I lived a month longer, or until January, 1913. "To be a Christian and not read the Bible is an impossibility. Yet a little while and probation will close forever. All about me are men who are to die Friday. December 13, 1912. "From your loving brother. "H. E. ROBERTS." The letter is written in a clear, legi ble, firm hand, and contains only a few misspelled words and errors in punc tuation. . . Roberts' Mother Not There. Roberts' mother, who was expected here today, failed to appear. Faulder talked for a short time to some of the pastors, including Chaplain Bauer. He stated that delirium tremens was responsible for his crime. Garrison gave out the following writ ten statement for the press: To the citizens of the -State of Oregon: This is my last statement before execution. I am Innocent of the crime of murder of any degree. Even though I have been con victed twice of murder in the first degree I am a victim of circumstantial evidence. Perjured evidence was used knowingly to prove circumstances. Even though I die to moirow I am innocent. I wish to state that I am holding no ill feeling against any one of the Jury that tried the case. But I believe In putting the blame where It belongs, on the District Attorney ana his deputy, who did knowingly use perjured evidence to secure my conviction. On one occasion I called my attorney's attention to the perjured evidence of Mrs. Carl Snea berg Her evidence, in the courts of record of the two trials, will show beyond all doubt was perjured at one trial or the other. Attorney Sehlbreede told me to shut up. No. my life must be taken. I know too ""certain officers must be protected, one of the Coos County ring of grafters, who sell to the human vultures protection to prey upon young innocent girls: who protects the -hi., .t.v.n: who protects prostitution and the degenerated human vulture who lives upon the earnings of prostitutes; who pro tects the Illegal .sale of liquor in houses of prostitution, protects gambling, when protection Is paid for; who even protects murder, too: who even stop to stain their own hands or numan uiwu in umw w tect some of their gang from prosecution, u. iif must be taken to protect Marshal j - carter, who committed the murder that I will be hanged for tomorrow. Who was lmpncaiea in ic imihwc. i Joyner and Jacob Evans of South Slough T jjy eXaeutlon tomorrow will be another mur- , .h-i- manv to protect vice and graft. O how I would love to be called to prove the assertions before a court of Justice where the court stands for Justice and not for the protection of a gang of grafters and murderers, where the court Is not one of such a gang as is the case In Coose County, Oregon. I love the law of our country. I respect It as long as It is useo tor toe proiecnon of "He and property for which it is enacted. Hot I detest some of the practices to which It is put. Our chaplain one day gave the word "law" a definition, -and said if anyone could give a better definition he would like to have tnem ao so. ncro s mo way uc f!n the word "law. "Law Is a set of rules enacted and put on our statute books for the protection of life, property and society.' That is for what It Is Intended. But that. In practice. Is fre quently used for the protection of vice, white ljvrv. sambilnr. vultures to Drey 'upon the virtures of young girls, and -ail kinds of graft and to take virtues from tne law. (Signed) FRANK S. GARRISON. Groups of visitors began to arrive shortly after 10:30 o'clock. Many of them were without invitations. At about 11 o'clock the word went out that none could enter the execution chamber without invitations and the offices and grounds were cleared of all those who did not have cards. These cards seemed to be highly .prized. Scores had come to the prison and made vain efforts to secure these cards. Two or three small boys had wormed their way into the warden's office and were - listening intently, catching all the scraps of conversation that came to their ears. "Is that one of the men that's go ing to be hanged?" asked one of the boys when Attorney Shanks, of Grants Pass, went through the room. Two Juries were selected, v one to serve at each execution. The Jury that officiated at the execution of Garrison and Faulder included George M. Sul livan, Portland; George S. Lewis, Port land; Tom Ellis, Rainier; a A. D. Meek, North Plains: G. O. Savage, Salem; I. H. Fream, Monmouth; W. E. Driskell, Portland; S. Douglas, Portland: G. E. Shroyer, Tualatin: Joseph E. Harris, Salem; Harry Talbott, Salem, and Rich ard Olsen, Portland. The Jury officiating at the execu tion of Morgan and Roberts included L. A. Smith, Salem; O. Myers. Salem: S. L. Rathbun, Portland; C. E. Klingen smith, Portland; W. B. Brown. Ger vals; T. J. Craig, Portland; A. J. Hel frich, Portland; G. Bingman, Gervais; C. Carlson, Shedds; Alfred Malo, Ger vais; W. L. Sklpton, Salem, and C. J. Mechlet, Portland. During the executions the peniten tiary was as silent as a tomb. At a talk the night before, the Governor asked the convicts as a personal favor to make no demonstrations. When the visitors were admitted Into the prison proper, the men were all locked In their cells. Not a sound was heard and all during the hangings the cellhouses might have been mistaken for an un inhabited solitude, so quiet was it within the walls. Garrison's Word Discredited. MiPBHiriKT.n. Or.. Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) The statement of Frank Garri son, hanged today, reflecting on Chief of Police Carter, is regarded here as . i i A .. (BnnA man Thpr WAR L II K W I Tl a.u " " ' no opportunity, motive or reason for Chief or Police carter to nave nuu malice against the murdered man, stoutly assert friends of the Chief of Police. The only motive that can be attributed to Garrison in making these statements Is that Carter assisted In brine- Garrison to Justice in the murder of Perkins. RELAY ORATORY ENDS SPEAKERS TALK r24 HOURS AGAIXST HAXGIXG. Society Women, "Soap-Box" Orators and Philanthropists Hold Audi ence Night and Day. ram FRANCTSCO. Dec. 13. Rising early laBt night above the roar of downtown traffic and echoing tnrougn the early morning hours between the walls of deserted buildings, the 24 hour oratory campaign of the Anti Capital Punishment League ended to night after 50 speakers had relayed through the full day's circuit their pro test against hanging. There was not an instant's lull in the incessant declaiming, each speaker being rapidly introduced when another had finished. "Soap box orators" whose faces are familiar in every Coast city were interspersed on the programme with society women. Three Jewish rabbis were Included among the speak ers, with two clergymen and several writers, philanthropists and reiormers. The crowd blocked ' the street until late last night, and several hundred persons remained through the early morning hours, xne auutence mcreaseu as the day passed, and several expound ers of radical doctrines, seeking to take advantage of the crowd, began ad dresses, filling a city block with clamor during the entire day. The Christmas spirit was invoked by many of the speakers, and holiday thr6ngs joined the pack about tne speaxers. John D. Barry, Har Dyal, Rabbi Mar tin A. Meyer and Frank C. Martin brought the meeting to a close. SALESMAN'S DEATH NEXT FCKTHER MYSTERY ADDED TO SPOKANE TRAGEDY SERIES. Commercial Traveler for Portland Firm Found Dead in Bed An other Woman Dying. SPOKANE, Wash., Dec 13. (Spe cial.) Tne discovery today of another mysterious death, that of J. J. Fawler, a traveling salesman for Woodard, Clarke & Co., of Portland, whose -dead body was found in bed in his room at the St. Nicholas Hotel, has added one more chapter to the list of tragedies of the last few days, and has plunged the authorities still deeper in mystery. No cause has yet been attributed for Fawler's death, and Coroner Schlegel is now investigating the case. The tragedies of the last week are: Mrs. Katie Scott, Weldon Court death Monday night following whisky debauch. Mrs. William A. Rost, Granite build ing, death Tuesday night following whisky drinking. Mrs. Jennie Ross, Granite building, death Wednesday night following whisky drinking. J. J. Fawler, salesman, death Thurs day night, at St. Nicholas Hotel, cause unknown. Mrs. Frank James, East 2423 Hartson avenue. Is dying in Sacred Heart Hos pital, following whi3ky drinking. Fawler arrived at the hotel Wednes day night and went to his room late. Through the crack of the door the chambermaid detected that the light in his room burned all day Thursday and Thursday night. This morning , the maid knocked at the door and received no answer. The Coroner was called. Fawler was lying face down on the bed. half dressed. From all appear ances he bad been dead for many hours. Nothing on his body gave any clew to the cause. Fawler had been traveling out of Spokane for a number of years and was well known among commer cial travelers. He was about 55 years of age. Continued Investigation in the mys terious whisky poisoning cases which have baffled the police and county offi cials for the last few days has failed to reveal any Information or clew which throws any light on the mys tery. Man Falls Into Hold of Vessel. Falling Into the hold of a vessel at the Albers dock, foot of Marshall street. Walter Willmeyer, a stevedore, was last night seriously injured. He fell on his side, breaking several ribs and his left shoulder. : DIVORCE IS COSILY Clubman Loses $5400 and $400 a Month Job as Result. ALIMONY TAKES BIG PART George J. Henry, Jr., of San Fran cisco, Who Wedded Sirs. Jessica O'Xeil, of Portland, Asks That Court IJghten Burden. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13. (Special.) George J. Henry. Jr., Bohemian club man and former general manager for the Griffin Wheel Works, who recently married Mrs. Jessica O'Neal, a pretty divorcee of Portland, Or., on January 15, 1913 will face a probable deficit of $585.04 in his worldly wealth. He testi fied so today before Judge Thomas F. Graham, where he appeared to support a motion to amend a final decree of divorce obtained nearly two years ago by Mrs. Clarisse Henry, society matron here and across the bay, by striking out 350 a month alimony payable to her. Henry told the court he was willing to pay 350 a month for the support of his ' minor daughter, Bernice, but nothing to the first wife. In part, the clubman testified, his present financial condition is due to the action of Mrs. -Henry In attaching his bank account for back alimony Just before his marriage to Mrs. O'Neil. It affected his credit, he said, and made It Impossible for him. to do business as he should have done. Since his re marriage he said, he had been residing with his second wife at 729 Jones street and living as frugally, as possible. At the time Mrs. Clarisse Henry obtained her decree, the clubman testi fied, he was employed by the ttriuin Wheel Works at a salary of $400 a month and could afford the terms of the interlocutory decree giving the wife 350 for herself and $50 for the child. A year ago, he testified, he resigned from the Wheel Works, accepting $5400 cash In settlement of his contract. All that money, he says, has been expended In nhvsicians' bills, paying alimony and debts, and now he is facing bankruptcy and is unable to continue any pay ment to Mrs. Henry No. 1. At the time of the divorce, ne saia, he settled their home, at First avenue and Clay street, on his wife, and from this, he told the court, she is deriving an income of $125 a month and is not dependent upon his alimony payments. He brought to court with him a state ment of his finances showing the prob able deficit; and, in order to give counsel for the wife No. l, time to examine into it. Judge Graham con tinued further hearing until Jan uary 15. FARMERS' TRAIN TO START Officials Who Will Conduct Live stock Special Leave Tonight. Preparations for operating the O.-W. R. & N. Company's "hog and dairy special" through the Yakima and Wal la Walla valleys have been completed and officials of the company who will travel with tho train will leave here tonight. The first stop will be made Monday morning at Dayton, Wash. The Itinerary has been well adver tised and many farmers ar expected to attend the lectures at each place. C. L. Smith, agriculturist for the O.-W. R. & N. Company, has been given charge of the train. One car has been filed with live hogs and another with dairy cattle. Farmers will be given demonstrations on the proper methods of raising both kinds of stock. Alcoholism Causes Death. CHEHALIS, Wash, Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) Sheriff Urquhart, Coroner Sticklin and Dr. H. L. Petit returned here from Napavine where they went to investigate the death of George Kingston, a farmer living some three miles from that place. Yesterday a real estate man was looking over the farm belonging to Mr. Kingston and after completing his survey went to the house to see the owner. He was told to step into the room where Mr. Kingston was still in bed. He found the owner lying beside the bed. JJr. Petit gave alcoholism as the cause of death. DAILY METEOROLOGICAL REPORT. PORTLAND. Dec. 13. Maximum temper ature. 1 degrees; minimum, 40 degrees. River reading, S A.- M., 2.3 feet; change in last 24 hours. .4 foot fall. Total rainfall (5 P. M. to 5 P. M.). .41 Inch: total rainfall since September 1. 1912, 10.41 inches; nor mal rainfall since September 1, 15.08 Inched; deficiency of rainfall since September 1, 1912, 4.67 inches. Total sunshine 30 min utes; possible sunshine, S hours 41 minutes. Barometer (reduced to sea level) at 5 P. M.. 29.95 Inches. THE WEATHER. Wind State ot Weatne STATIONS Baker Boise Boston ........ Calgary ....... Chicago ........ Denver Des Moines . . Duluth Eureka Galveston ...... Helena Jacksonville ... Kansas City .. Laurler Los Angeles ... Marshfleld .... Medford Montreal . . New Orleans .. New York North Head . . . North Yakima . Phoenix Pocatello Portland Ro.seburg ...... Sacramento .... St. Louis St. Paul Salt Lake San Francisco . Spokane , Tacoma Tatoosh - Island Walla Walla .. Washington ... Winnipeg 42'0 52 O 3010 48 0 44 !0 68 0 5010 101SE OS 6IW 4 S Rain - Rain Cloudy Pt. cloudy Clear Clear Clear Pt. cloudy 14 SW 8 S 4!SW 6 SW 26 0. 58:0. 48 0 44,0. 52 0. 4SI0. 82 6 S .081. .1... Cloudy uiear Clear Rain Clear Cloudy Clear 00 4NW 00:i2!S 49 0 7010 52 0 46 0 2410 44'0 3010 50 0 .001..'... 0O 6W 70 4lSW 14 4 SE OS 4iSW 42 6 NE 00'20 W 32 18 SW Pt. cloudy ( loudy Rain Cloudy Cloudy Clear Cloudy 340 .00 . .... 68 0 4W. SSB 4'W uiear Cloudy 62 0 51 0 54'0 Cloudy 4INW Pt. clouds 60 0 5010 8 S SIS iCIoudy Cloudy Clear 34 1 0 46'0 ill- 5S0 8SW icioudy 4 SW 'Rain 6 SW Clear fl W Pt. cloudi 40 0 5010 50 0 5210 .12 1ZIS1S ciouay 38 0 200 ".00 16!SB 'Clear WEATHER CONDITIONS. The North Pacific disturbance has move rapidly inland, and the center this evening 'a apparently over Alberta. It has caused high winds along- the Washington coaat, but they have decreased In force and all storm warnings were ordered lowered at 6:40 F. M Precipitation has been quite general over the pacific Northwest. The pressur--is high over the southern half of the United RintM and from the Lake region eastward to the Atlantic Ccast and generally far weather has obtained in those sections, the only precipitation reported being from the Hull CO&St, iNUrilIriMHSi u r iui 'fo, nvi met Michigan and Ontario. The weather is. In general, warmer inrougnout mu uwunirj. The conditions are favorable for occasion al rain Kntiirdflv In this district, with el lent temperature changes, and southerly to southwesterly wmas. FORECASTS. Portland and vicinity Occasional rain; southwesterly winds. . Oregon, Washington and Idaho Occasion al rain; southwesterly winds. THEODORE F. DRAKE. Acting District Forecaster. Got Fifty Years iri: ..iY"-:,.. V? $275 When you buy an old standard make like the above illustration you get about fifty years of satisfaction The Andrew Kohler. It costs no more to have this old standard make put in your home than it would a cheap commercial piano, on your terms. Buy a Reliable Piano From the Oldest Piano House on the Pacific Coast The Home of the Old, Standard Makes I y II II 1 1 PIANOS AND 375 Washington PIANOS DAVID BISPHAM i f 1 1 . , V t r 7i He will give yon any number of encores with his magnifi cent Columbia Double-Disc Records. If you have a Grafonola you have missed the best un less you have Bispham's Records. If you have no Grafonola, now is the time to own one. FOR SALE AT . Colombia Phonogragh Co. 371 Washington Street 0V JURY CAUGHT AT CARDS SEATTLE JUDGE DISCHARGES DOZEN UNABLE TO AGREE. All NJght Ten Men and Two Women Are Housed on Case Bailiff Catches Men at Game. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) "If you had played spades that time you would have taken the trick, gim-me the cards. It's my ueal: here, cut 'em and cut out the conversation." Bailiff Henrj Sheahan, of Judge 3. T. Ronald's court, heard something like the foregoing line of conversation with his head bent low to the keyhole of the Juryroom door at 9 o'clock on Thursday night. A Jury composed of ten men and two women had retired to deliberate upon the guilt or Innocence of A. S. Johnson at 2:30 in the after noon and loud sounds of debate Issued from the door all the afternoon. To ward night the debate was stilled and the character of the sounds underwent a -change. Sheahan thought it odd and listened. What he heard made him invade the juryroom at once. A pleasant card party of men Jurors fringed the table and the bailiff was plainly an Intruder and decidedly "de trop." Sheahan told the jury they were out of order and demanded the cards. INSIST ON MUNYON'S Rheumatism Remedy IT WILL CURE I want every chronic rheumatic to throw away all medicines, all liniments, all plasters, and give MUNYON'S RHEUMATISM REMEDY a trial. No matter what your doctor , may say, no matter what your friends may say. no matter how prejudiced you may be against all advertised remedies, go at once to your druggist and get a bottle of the RHEUMATISM REMEDY. If it fails to give satisfaction, I will refund your money. Munyon. Remember this remedy contains no salicylic acid, no opium, cocaine, mor phine or other harmful drugs. For sale by all druggists. Price 25c. I Mr 1 I PIANOLA PIANOS Street at West Park TOR RENT Foremost American Baritone, Master of the True Art Sings at THE HEILIG Sunday Afternoon, Dec. 15 "Oh, we know all about -that," said Manly B. Haynes, a Juror, and tried to shoo Sheahan out of the room. The bailiff insisted and the cards were finally given up. with the sugges tion on the part of Jurors that Shea han was an "old mutt." Today the bailiff reported the mat ter to Judge Ronald and when the Jury came Into court at 9:30 and reported their inability to agree, the court dis charged them. "The playing of cards while the Jury Is deliberating upon a verdict Is plainly unlawful," said Judge Ronald, "and reprehensible as well." i ' Big Washington Farm Sold. WHITE SALMON, Wash., Dec. 13. (Special.) Ira Williams, of Hood Riv er, has bought the 240-acre farm of J. C Warner, of Camas Valley, north of this place, paying J65 an acre. He ex pects to develop it into a stock ranch, and in order to be nearer hi farm will move from Hood River to the White Salmon side as soon as he dis poses of his property in that place. Another land deal reported is the sale of the Herbert Day 14-acre young or chard to E. Bentley, formerly a banker of Lacrosse, Wis., but recently come to White Salmon to make his home. CLASSIFIED AD. RATES DaU7 or Sunday. Vet Line. One Time Same ad two consecutive time name ad turee consecutive times. . J borne ad sis or seven consecutive The above rates apply to adverlLcmcnta nnuer "New Today" anil all oilier rlasslflc Uona except the following;: Situations Wanted. Male. situations Wanted. 1-euiale. For Kent. Kmhu, I'rlralo Famine. Kwmi and Board. Private ramlllni. Housekeeping Kooms, Private l-aiiillls. Mcn one averliMneut Is not run in con secutive lues tlie one-time rate applies. Six words count a one Une on cU ad vert..emeula and mi ad counted Mr la-a lata '"Ke'i'niltanvea most accompany out-of-town "'t' Oreconlan will accept classified ad vertlmenut over tho telepuoni. provtdlns; His adtertler u a .ubwrlber to either phono. No price, will be quoted over the- pbone, hut bill will be rendered tlio follow In, day. t herie, .ubequenl advertisement, will be accepted oer the phone depend, upon tlio Srcmptness of tue pajiuent of telephone ad vertisements. Situation, "anted and I'er wnal advertisement. ! not be accepted iver the telephone. Order, for on. low tlon only will bo accepted for "Housm for Kent." "Furniture lor Jale." ' Bu.iue-. Op portunities" "Boomta- llouwni.' and " Want ed to Bent." SPENT NOON HOUR TO GOOD ADVAN TAGE The-customer who called during th noon hour oh Monday and took advan tage of the low prices and terms of fered by the Bush & Lane Piano Co., 355 Washington street, spent but a few minutes and saved many dollars. Ope evenings. , i d