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THE 9TORXIXG OREGONIAX, SATURUAt. OCTOBER 18, 1913. 3 K V ADFilIRAL'S WIFE'S ST MOTHER AND Witness Testifies Son-in-Law Impressed Her Always as "Gentleman." , DRUG HABIT NOT NOTICED Mrs. Eaton Declared to Have Been Possessed by Idea Her Husband AVas Insane Daughter One Cause of Friction. PLYMOUTH, Mass., Oct 17. Mrs. Vir frlnia Harrison, of Alexandria. Va member of a prominent family of that state, was called by the prosecution to day to tell about conditions in the home of her daughter, Jennie May Eaton, who is being tried on the charge or murdering her husband. Kear-AO mlral Joseph Giles Baton. U. S. is. (re tired), by giving him poison. ' Mrs. Harrison said that her daughter manifested hysterical tendencies towards the Admiral at times. In the past four years the witness bad spen much of her time at her daughter's home In Assinippi, and she testified that she considered her son-in-law "al ways very much of a gentleman." Drug Habit Hot Noticed. Her daughter, she said, seemed actu ally to believe that the Admiral dabbled in drugs and was insane. Mrs. Harrison could see no signs of these things. She had seen the Admiral intoxicated, she testified, but she never detected any Bigns of a drug habit. She first noticed the Admiral's fatalJ Illness on March 6, she said, before he had touched the roast pork which Mrs. Katon declared was the cause of that attack. It was the first time she had seen her daughter since Mrs. Katon left home March 20 to attend the Inquest at Hingham. where she was arrested on the charge of murder. Often, as she answered the questions of District At torney Baker tears rolled down her .-heeka. Whenever she seemed on the -erge of breaking down, Mrs. Eaton would lean forward and smile reassur ingly. Story of - Friction Corroborated. Mrs. Harrison took the stand after her 16-year-old granddaughter, Dor othy, bad finished six hours' of test! mony. She corroborated much of what Dorothy had said about friction in the household. Attorneys for the defense said they might call Mrs. Harrison again. The District Attorney sought to bring out in Mrs. Harrison's testimony corroboration of Dorothy Alnsworth s statements that her sister, June, exer cised a great Influence over her mother. Both witnesses said that June's absence from the Katon home was due to the Admiral's objection to her presence, and that June was the cause of much of the discord between the Admiral and his wife. WEDDING GIFT IS DENIED Frlck Charges Malice In Story He Made Rich Money Presents. . PITTSBURG, Oct. 17. Henry Clay Frick, on a visit to Pittsburg, had his attention called today to published re ports that he had presented to his son, Childs Frlck, 1,200,000 and the latter's bride 12,000.000 immediately after the wedding in Baltimore last Tuesday. He asserted the reports were fabrications and the source of much annoyance. "The story of my alleged presents of money to my son and his wife," he said, "are so preposterously ridiculous that I feel confident that they will fail to do the injury to them and to me that the author maliciously de-jigned." 'FARCE,' DECLARES SULZER (Continued From First Pare.) any one of the articles of impeach ment. "My trial, from beginning to end, so far as the Tammanyized part of the court was concerned, was a farce a political lynching the consummation of a deep-laid political conspiracy to oust me from office. The court ruled against me in everything. Well-settled rules of evidence were thrown to the winds. A horsethlef in frontier days would have received a aquarer deal. Murphy Declared to Control. "Mr. Murphy controlled the Assembly and 'ordered' the Impeachment. He controlled most of the members of the court and dictated its procedure and wrote the Judgment. He was the Judge and the Jury, the prosecutor and the bailiff. "The meetings of the court were be hind closed doors. It was a star-chamber proceeding, where the enemies of the state could work for my convic tion. .. "They called It the high court of impeachment, but history will call It Murphy's high court of infamy.' The trial was a human shamble; a libel on law; a flagrant abuse of constitutional rights; a disgrace to our civilization, and the verdict overturned the safe guards of liberty and the precedents of three centuries. The future historian will do me Justice and posterity will reverse the findings of the court, "There is a higher court than Mur phy's the court of public opinion. I appeal from Murphy's court of political passion to the calmer judgment of the future and the sober reflection of public opinion. "When I declined to obey the 'orders' of the 'boss' about patronage; when I refused to call off Hennessy and pre vent further investigations of graft, and. finally, when I set In motion the machinery of the courts to bring the criminals to Justice and to stop the looting of the state, then, and not until then, did Mr. Murphy threaten me with degradation and removal from office. From that day all that money, power and influence could do to destroy me has been done. "Mr. Murphy and the special Interests which I antagonized have won a tem porary victory, but the fight for re form and for honest government will go on. The farce of my trial will have a good effect In the end. It has opened the eyes of the people to the graft of millions of dollars annually, and it will hasten the adoption of the initiative and referendum; bring about the recall of public officials, including Judges and Judicial decisions, and write upon the statute books other reforms, especially a direct primary law, so that the voters instead of bosses will nominate as well as elect all public officials. Self-Reapect Is Left. "The people now know that the power to nominate public officials is to con trol those offices, and that we cannot have honesty in the State of New York until the voters nominate and control all public officials. "As the Governor I have been honest and faithful to my trust. No Influence but my conscience could control me In the nerformance of my duty. I have lost my office, but I kept my self-re snect. "Let us indulge .the hope that my loss of the Governorship will be the people's train. If my undoing snail be the hum ble means of destroying 'bossism' In New York I shall be content. "When the court determined to ex clude the evidence of Mr. Hennessy and thus prevented my establishing facts which would discredit the testimony or Mr. Peck and show his motive for tell ing an untruth and also disclose cor ruption In the various departments of the state government and which were largely the inducing causes In bringing about my impeachment in oraer to pre vent further disclosures and prosecu tions, I became satisfied that it was useless to present myself as a witness bMiuM I would not be permitted to tell the facts which I considered my best and most efficient means or clearing m v nnmA in court. "I wanted to take the witness stand in my own behalf especially to tell the storv of my troubles with the boss and to deny the Peck fabrications; the absurd story of Allan Ryan and to ex plain the Morg-enthau testimony, liut I was persuaded not to do so by those who have in view the real welfare of the state: and because under the ruling of the court regarding testimony of Hennessy and other witnesses in my behalf, it was apparent that my story of the reasons Murphy "ordered . my im peachment also would be ruled out as incomDetent and Inadmissible. 1 was further advised that as no evidence against me had been adduced of 'wilful and corrupt misconduct in office,' that therefore I had committed no impeach able offense as the Governor of the state: and hence could not, on the evi dence before the court, legally or justly be removed from office. Those familiar with the facts can testify that Peck lied about me to save his lob: that Morgenthau was fooled by the clever ruse of an unscrupulous enemy: and that Allan Ryan was in Al bany several days under the tutelage of astute counsel to aid the prosecution at the psychological moment in any way desired. Ryan Charge 'Afterthought.' Suffice It to say that Allan Ryan came to see me; I did not go to see him and I never asked him or any othei man to request Senator Root or De lancey Nicoll to see Mr. Barnes or Mr. Murphy or anyone else for that matter to do aught for me regarding the trial These matters were afterthoughts of the prosecution to injure my cause. Every dollar given me which I de posited to my personal account subse quently was turned over by me to the committee in my office or to an agent of Mr. Murphy or to the state com mittee. It is now apparent that the stories put in circulation regarding moneys given me when I was a candidate for Governor were grossly exaggerated, in dustriously circulated and prominently printed to prejudice my case before the people. 'I want to tell the public the truth about my financial condition. Before I was a candidate for the Governorship I was in debt about $70, 000 and had more asests than I have at present. "I owe now as follows: L. M. Joseph- thai, 127.000; Hugh J. Reilly. $26,600; E. P. Meany, $10,000; A. E. Spriggs, $8500; Ogilvie & Co.. $3000; smaller creditors, about $1600, making a total of $76,000, besides the cost of my trial. 'I own no other assets save an equity in stock in two small mining camps. This stock has not any market value. Fight Has Left Him Poor. "I had on deposit before nomination over $11,000; I have on deposit now not much more, and that is all the money possess. I am poorer today than I was before the fight for the Governor ship began last Fall. Had I wanted to make money out of my campaign I certainly would not have rejected, as did, offers of dona tions from several citizens of upwards of $100,000 and borrowed the money I did from Reilly and Meany and others. The court ruled out all testimony con cerning these large sums of money of fered to me by Judge Beardsley and others, and which I declined for good and sufficient reasons. "I have fought a good fight, against tremendous odds, for honest govern ment; I have kept the faith: I have been true to my official oath; I have stood by the people: I have dared to defy Boss Murphy, and I did it In the face of threats of exposure and per sconal destruction. "I am frank to say that I now realize should have been more careful in some matters, but I was so busy in the campaign that I gave no heed to de tails and trusted others, some of whom have proved treacherous. But, so far as my administration of the Governor ship is concerned, I have no regrets. as my conscience tells me truly that have done no wrong, but my whole duty fearlessly and honestly to all the people of the state, as God gave me the light to see the right. At some future and more opportune time I promise to make a further state ment, and I am inclined to the conclu- lon that I would rather express my views from the platform, where I can look Into the eyes of the people and they can look into mine and judge for themselves whether I am telling the truth." VESSEL LOSES CAPTAIN ELLIS CONFESSES HE KILLED HIS WIFE Early Story of Suicide Compact and Woman's Love for Another Is Denied. VIRTUE WARMLY DEFENDED "Xo Trouble Between Us, She Could Not Do Anything Wrong," Says . leather Merchant Charge of Murder Is Made.' CHICAGO, Oct 17. William C. Ellis, the Cincinnati leather manufacturer, who was found m a hotel room here yesterday near the body of his wife, confessed today to a Coroner's jury that he had .killed the woman. He was held to the grand Jury charged with murder. After a conference with members of his wife's family, Ellis abandoned his assertion made at first to the police that the tragedy was the result of a suicide compact. He assumed the en tire blame for the killing and devoted his statement to obliterating the im pression given in his first interview with the police that Jealousy was the cause of the crime. Wife's Name Is Cleared. Ellis, suffering from a bullet wound in his chest and from cuts on his wrist and throat, self-inflicted in his at tempt to commit suicide' after killing his wife, listened almost all day to tne testimony in the Coroner's court. His confession was made in a few words. "I will state that I shot my wife," he said. "I supposed my mind must have been affected. I was worried over business troubles and the state of my health. I want to say that my wife was the grandest little woman in the world and the most virtuous. "There was no trouble between us. She couldn't do anything wrong. "She was in bed when I shot her. She did not know what I was going to do. I did not have any Intention of doing this when I came to Chicago. I shot her first and then cut her with a knife." Piteous Farewell Said. Ellis, in state of collapse, begged to be allowed to say farewell to his wife's body. He was allowed to see It and pressed his lips repeatedly to the face of the corpse. From testimony today, it appeared that Ellis, who is 47 years old, killed his wife, who was a beautiful woman 12 years younger than himself, some time in the late hours of Wednesday night and remained for many hours with the body, fondling It and mak ing ineffectual efforts to kill himself. Mrs. Ellis body will be taken to Cincinnati by her brother-in-law, Philip C. Fosdlck, who came from the Ohio city for that purpose. Neither he nor Mrs. Ellis' cousin, Morris R. Ebersole, who lives here, took any steps to procure counsel or other aid for Ellis, saying that their sole In terest was in the murdered woman. DREDGE PLAN OPPOSED ENGINEERS SAY TRANSPORT NOT SUITED TO WORK. IS Preference Expressed for Jetty Metn. od of Deeping River Lane Continues Fight. SKIPPER OF ROBERT SEARLES IS WASHED OVERBOARD. Schooner Runs Into Gale Near Hono lulu, Is Dismasted and Limps Into Port in Leaking Condition. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 17. (Special.) The four-masted schooner Robert Searles, Captain Sandberg, which left Astoria August 1 for Valparaiso with cargo of lumber, was towed into Kahulul October A, dismasted and leak ing, the captain missing and the crew worn out with the hardships of a bat tle for life with the elements. This much was told in the cable dispatches from Honolulu. The details arrived here today in a letter from one of the officers. Fine weather was experienced until August 24, when a terrible storm broke. "I guess we are going this time." said the skipper. "Let's say goodbye while we can." He shook hands with the mate and together they waited for tne end. A few minutes later a great sea washed the small boats from the davits. The captain and mate found the boat and were lashing it when the wind tore it from them and blew it over board. The schooner took a heavy rolL the deckload started to shift and the captain was badly jammed between two heavy timbers. "He came to the poop and told me of his injury," writes the officer. "I ad vised him to go to the cabin, but he said he would stay on deck. He went aft and was hanging on to the davits when a sea swept the ship and took captain, davits and everything in sight overboard. The sea that swept the cap tain overboard washed me below into the cabin." Under Jury rig the vessel made the Hawaiian Islands. Delta fpsilon Bars High Schools. ROCHESTER, N. T., Oct 17. The Delta Upsllon Fraternity in National convention here today passed an amendment to Its by-laws prohibiting the receiving into the fraternity after 1917 of any member of any high school or preparatory school fraternity. The question has long agitated college Na tional fraternities OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Oct 17. Army engineers do not look with favor on the proposal of the Columbia port committee to convert the Army transport Meade into a seagoing dredge for use at the mouth of the Columbia River. They so Informed Senator Lane today when he presented the suggestion advanced by Alfred Kinney, chairman of the committee. According to these authorities, the Meade is not a good sea boat, and was retired from the transport service be cause she rolls badly In heavy seas. Because of this engineers declared she would be especially unfitted for dredge work at the mouth of the Columbia. If used there when a heavy sea was run ning she would wreck her dredging gear. The Meade, if converted Into a dredge, could be used only in calm weather, and would be comparatively inefficient where most needed. Senator Lane found the Army engi neers did not regard with favor his proposal to resort to the extension of dredging at the mouth of the Columbia River, but prefer to depend almost en tirely on Jetties for deepening the river. Notwithstanding their attitude, the Senator will do his utmost to cause the passage of his bill appropriating $750,000 for a seagoing dredge, and he hopes to be able to pass it this session as an emergency measure. Major Mc Indoe's report on the operation of the dredge Chinook, he says, is the best evidence of the effectiveness of dredg ing at that point, and he will use that report to support his bill. Incidentally, Senator Lane will urge the Army engi neers to increase the capacity of the Chinook, substituting 26 or 30-inch dredge pipes for the present 20-inch pipes. Engineers admit the Chinook can be made more efficient in this way. LEFT TO ASTOR RICHEST YOUNG MAN REMEM BERED IN UNCLE'S WILL. Lndated Testament, Written on Scrap of Paper, Essays to Dis pose of Estate of $100,000. PHILADELPHIA,- Oct 17. Vincent Astor, regarded as the richest young man In the world, received a legacy of $1500 by the will, probated today. of his uncle, J. R. - Willing, better known as Barton Willing. The estate is valued at $100,000 and upwards. The will, written on a scrap of paper with a lead pencil, was found among Mr. Wllllng's papers after his death a few weeks ago. No more curious will has been of fered for probate In years. The scrap of paper on which it was written bore no date and many the words were hard to decipher. Mr. t Willing specified that three-fourths of his estate should be given to his sister, Mrs. Susan R. W. Lawrence, and the remaining one- fourth to his other sister, Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, Vincent Astor"s mother. The will concluded: 'I wipe out all indebtedness of money lent to friends."- Tricycle taxieabs have . been Introduced into Germany with great success. Little Girls' Rainy Day Apparel "Bestyette"' Rain Capes Special 3.49 For little girls from 4 to 1 4 years of age. The well-known "Bestyette" make, full length, . with arm slits. Buttoned down front, and have silk lined hoods which fit closely to head. Come in brown, red and blue. Each coat includes a rainproof school bag. RUBBER CAPES Very Special $1.49 These are made of a good quality striped rubber, cloth lined. Full length, button down front. Plaid hood at tached, which fits the head closely. A cape that will Hum the rain and give fine service. Girls Raincoats, $5.00 These are made of good quality rubberized cloth in the regulation box style, double breasted, full length, turn down collars. Some are plain, others have fancy velvet col lars and cuffs. Sizes from 6 to 1 4 years. Come in tan, red, blue and brown. Fourth Floor. $1.5D Electric Flash Lights Special, 65c The Pocket Size. Free Lessons for Children Saturday in Embroidery From 10 to 12 A. M. Second Floor. tnan raitfe c& (Sex Merchandise of J Merit Only Children's Gloves In our glove department you will find a complete assortment of children's gloves in mocha, cape, golf and chamoisetle. MISSES' CLOVES $1.00 to $1.50 Pair Misses' two-clasp glace gloves in a full range of sizes and colors. Pique and over seam sewn. Durably made and handsomely finished. BOYS' GLOVES $1.00 Pair Boys' overseam sewn lamb skin gloves for dress wear. GLOVES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS $1.00 the Pair Boys' and misses' mocha gloves, Bacmo make, shown in tan and gray shades. Splen did gloves for wear. CAPE GLOVES Boys' and misses' pique and PXM sewn. Bacmo, Es kay and Dent makes. The same fine workmanship as the men's and women's gloves in these famous makes, in black," white and tan. Priced at $1, $1.25 and $1.50. Fourth Floor. Another Extraordinary Announcement About Girls' School Dresses Of the Best Quality Sponged and Shrunk Serge Very Special $4.95 That Sell Regularly at $7.50 to $11.50 IN STYLES TO SUIT EVERY TASTE Sizes From 6 to 14 Years In one and two-piece styles, made of the best quality sponged and shrunk "serges in navy blue, browns and black, also black and white checks. Made in the regulation sailor styles with large collars trimmed with soutache braid, em blems on shield and sleeve. Pleated skirts. Also Norfolk suits and waisted styles. The waisted models have belts of patent or dull leather or cloth and are trimmed in an innumerable variety of styles with contrasting materials and colors, touches of hand embroidery, fancy buttons, lace and embroidery and fancy braids. Two Very Important Sales In Our Boys' Clothing Store 500 Pairs $1.25 Corduroy Pants For Boys, Ages From 6 to 17 Years Saturday 79c These knickerbockers are made of a golden brown corduroy of a splendid wearing quality and are fashioned in the regulation knickerbocker style. All the seams are taped throughout and are made and finished in the best possible manner. They have an in side belt and watch pocket Boys' $7.50 Suits, Saturday $5.00 Including 200 New Navy Serge Suits Many Customers Have Been Awaiting Navy serges, natty mixtures, brown and mouse-colored cordu roys. The fancy mixtures are in the one and two-pants styles. In either sack or Norfolk models with box or knife pleats. Every suit is neatly lined and finished in a manner usually found only in the' highest-priced suits. In brown, gray and tan mixtures. Sizes fiom 6 to 18 years. Boys' Suits for School and Dress Wear We are showing a complete line of new Winter suits for boys from 6 to 14 years of age in a wide range of models in sack and Norfolk styles. Many show English tailoring features, and the Norfolks are in the detachable and stitched belt styles. A large variety of handsome mixtures in tans, browns and grays in diag onals, stripes and novelty mixtures. Prices Range From $6.50 to $16.50 Boys' Overcoats Are Now on Sale For boys from 2 to 18 years. All styles from the little reefer and Russian models for the wee boys to the English coats for their older brothers. A large variety of colorings and mixtures, also plain chinchillas. Made in lined and skeleton models, some of double-faced material with fancy plaid backs. All these coats are excellently made and fashioned in the most desirable manner. Priced From $3.50 to $27.50 Boys' Newest Winter Hats 50c to $1.50 All the very latest styles in boys hats of beaver, plushes, vel vets, felts and suede. There are rah-rah styles, regulation sailor ef fect, middy caps, Tyrolean shapes. In browns, tans, grays and black. Finished with a smart gros grain band of ribbon. In styles that are suitable for little boys L years old to the schoolboy of 1 6. Last Day of the Fleisher Yarn Demonstration Free lessons in knitting and crocheting. 5ccoBd Floor Boys' Shoes That Wear Well and Look Well $2.25 and $3 the Pair These shoes are made to withstand the hard knocks of the real boy. Made of box calf in but ton or blucher lace, with medium round toes, plump soles and heavy drill lin ings. Misses'-Children's School Shoes For school wear we arc showing a dull calf boot with matt calf top, button style, with tip of same material. Soles are sewed by Goodyear welt process and are made on wide .na ture lasts. Sizes 6 to 8. . . .$l.ir5 Sizes 8V2 to 11. $2. DO Sizes 11 V2 to 2, $2.50 Sizes 2yz to 6. .$3.00 We can also supply this shoe made over the same lasts for dress wear in a patent colt vamp with matt calr tops. very dressy little boot at a mod erate price. Biuement. NEW Peter Thompson Suits For Girls at $14.50 Fashioned in one-piece style, with wide dull leather belts. Of fine navy blue serge. Sizes 1 5, 17 and 19 years. Foarthjnoot Fourth Floor. Children's Knit Underwear In Sizes From 1 Month to 17 Years FOR KNIT UNDERWEAR NO STORE IS AS SATISFAC TORY AS THIS STORE VESTS AND PANTALETS, 25c TO 50c EACH Of fine ribbed cotton, heavy and firm, ankle length. PANTALETS AT 35c TO 60c EACH Of fast black cotton, ankle length, heavy weight and firm. VESTS OR PANTALETS, 40c TO 95c EACH White or silver gray heavy wool mixed, perfectly tailored, hand trimmed and fin ished. Also in white, medium weight wool mixed. VESTS AND PANTALETS, 40c TO 80c Flat weave, heavy wool mixed, made big and roomy for the growing bodies. UNION SUITS, 55c TO 90c Of fine ribbed white cotton, medium or heavy weight. Low neck, Dutch neck, elbow sleeves or high neck and long sleeves. UNION SUITS, 80c TO $2.05 Wool mixed, medium or heavy weight, in white, low neck, Dutch neck, knee or ankle length, high neck and long sleeves. - BOYS' UNDERWEAR SHIRTS AND DRAWERS, 25c, 50c TO $1.00 EACH la sizes from 4 to I 7 years. Of silver gray or white cotton, medium or heavy ribbed balbriggan, and medium weight white or blue wool mixed. Full size garments, extra strong, well made throughout. UNION SUITS, 75c, $1.00 AND $1.50 EACH Of heavy silver gray cotton and medium or heavy weight ecru cotton or gray merino. Finely finished garments, in knee or ankle length. Fourth Floor New Sport Coats for Juniors Special $17.50 Every girl desires a warm, easy-to-put-on, natty looking coat for general wear. There is no coat made at this time which fills these requirements as do the new sports coats. This special lot comes in camelshair stripes, two-toned bouches and diagonals. Made with wide belt across back, slightly cutaway front and large patch pockets. Finished with large buttons. Sizes for girls 1 4 to 19 years of age and for Small WOmen. Fourth Floor. ANOTHER SPECIAL OFFERING OF LITTLE ' Children's Hats, Special, 98c i-Made of velvet, plushes and corduroys in mushroom. Tarn, Tyro lean and various turndown and turnup brim styles. Well finished in every particular and trimmed with ribbons, bows and rosettes, silk cords and small feathers. These little hats are intended for street and play wear, but many of them are handsome enough for all occa sions. For the little one from 2 to 6 years of age. Fourth Floor The Very Popular Wash Balkan Blouses For Girls, Special $1.25 These blouses are made of pure white galatea cloth in the reg ulation style with a wide belt, drop sleeves and pointed collar. In all white or trimmed on the collar and cuffs with red or blue cloth. Sizes to fit girls from 8 to 20 years. Little Girls' $3.50 Serge Dresses In a Very Unusual Offering Saturday Very Special $2.29 These attractive little garments are made of a fine blue or brown serge of excellent quality. Made in the straight Buster style with pleats and wide belt. Trimmed with embroidery on collar and some have little vest effects. Sizes 2 to 5 years. Children's 85c Bloomer Dre.ses 59c Made in straight style with belt, either high or Dutch neck, long or kimono sleeves. Trimmed with narrow embroidery or contrasting colored bands. In pink or light blue gingham in checks or stripes. Complete with detachable bloomers of self material. Sizes 3 to 6 years. ' Fourth Floor.