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THE SUNDAY GREGORIAN, m EORTLAKD, OCTOBER 15t 4.9Q& HIS SENTENCE WITHOUT WINCING Congressman .,Wiliams'on Js Given Ten' Months in-" Jaif and- Fined. PENALTY LESS FOR GESNER JDramatic Scene in Federal Court "When Judge Hunt Pronounced Sentence of Fine and 'im prisonment on Three; By the sentence . that was yesterday fcnornlng Imposed up'on "Congressman J: N., 'Williamson, the -.State- of Oregon is de prived of another of "Its members of Con-J-crcss. Judge Hunt imposed sentences upon Representative "Williamson, Dr. Van Gesner and Marion R. Biggs, but execu tion of sentence will be stayed . until Judge Hunt and District Attorjrfcy Honey return to Oregon. In the meantime, the defendants are under bonds. Judge Bennett waived argument upon the two motions he had tiled, explaining to Juge Hunt that he understood that His Honor was anxious to leave the city. and that It would be lmposslbleto argue- the many points Inside of four hours. He also announced that the. appeal and bill of exceptions which he and Attorney H. 8. "Wilson had prepared was not ready, and It would be Imposslble'to have a copy in the hands of the District Attorney be-, lore Monday. It was then agreed that the execution of judgment should be post poned. "When this matter was settled, Judge Hunt" called" upon"Representatl-e "Williamson to stand. Before His Honor could pass sentence. Judge Bennett made one more futile attempt to save Repre pentatlve Williamson. Senior counsel for the defendants rose and objected to the passing of Judgment upon Mr. "William eon, pleading that it would Interfere with his performance of duty as a mem ber of Congress. This motion Judge Hunt overruled, then amid the morning sllonce of the courtroom the court said: Chief Defendant Cairn. -' "Mr. Williamson, will 'you please stand, up?" 1 Slowly the defendant rose to his feet. His hands were thrust deep Into his pock e.ts, but his face was Impassive. "With out as much as a tremor of an eyelash, without the semblance of color racing across his sun-tanned cheeks, and with Jils keen eyes looking unblinklngly into those of the man whose words were to disgrace him for life before his fellow men. Representative "Williamson ,stood facing the court. ' "Mr. "Williamson," resumed the court, "an indictment was brought against you by the grand jury, charging you with conspiracy to suborn perjury. Your plea of not guilty was. entered, and upon"tr!al you were found guilty. The time has now arrived for me to perform the painful Auty of imposing penalty.- Have you any thing to say before sentence Is pronounced upon you?" . "AJl has been said. Your Honor." r The. Xolce that spoke was at a dead level. . It was void of bitterness void of feeling. But as It fell upon the ears of those who were within hearing distance of that voice there was a strange something- in the tpno in which the words were uttered.. The crowd stirred uneasily. Jt seemed as if into each mind there flew a mental picture of the passing of Representative Jphn Newton "Williamson. Then, as Judge Hunt, with distinct enunciation, announced that he would be denied his freedom for ten months thereafter to be ever a felon great -sympathy welled into the faces of those present. Unperturbed, this man stood up in the court room. In the presence of the people before whom he had been tried three times before a conviction- was secured, and calmly list- ened while Judge Hunt -read him this lec ture: Court Pronounces Sentence. "The time is now at hand when I musjt do my. duty, painful to me .as it is. Nothing that I might say at this time could remind you more forcibly than the occasion itself must of your situation. Your intelligence, .your honorable public position and your own jselfrespect ;combine, am sure, to Impress upon you your grievous errorr The circumstances of your case afford a striking warning to younger men who would preserve ihelr careers free from that taint which should al ways, and does sometimes,, follow the too prevalent belief that what is wrong as against an individual may be countenanced as against the Gov ernment itself. But the law demands that this dangerous doctrine be sup pressed and that public well as pri vate ownership of lands be protected., The same good faith, honesty and fair dealing should pervade evory dealing in the matter of public lands as should every purchase of private 'properly, between man and man. This, and this only no more, but no less. 'The sentence of the court is that you shall be Imprisoned for a period of ten months and pay a fine or $500. "At the request of your counsel, made by formal motion, the execution of this sentence is suspended, pending ah appeal and 'other such Tnatters as the law authorizes as may be had in youro'eliaif In the full preservation of your rights.'' Compassion on Aged Physician. "When Judge -Hunt-finished 'talking he said, in the same quiet tone: "Dr. Cesner, please stand up. , There was the same dogged, silent lqok of determination about Dr. Ges ner's tightly-closed lips that had rnarked the demeanor of his partner, "Williamson. He also kept his' eyes cen tered, upon 'the face of the eourt, and only when His Honor referred to -his age and" the 'effect that a "long term of imprisonment would -have upon his health, did he as much as move. fin sentencing Dr. Gesner, the court Bald: ' "I am satisfied, from the evidence and from your own personal appear ance. Dr. Gesner, that any long im prisonment .would seriously Impair your health and' perhaps endanger your life. For. this .reason, and . this only, I make a difference in your case, and the sentence is that you be con fined for five months and pay a fine of ;1000." r , i Emotion Moved Defendant ..Biggs. Marion". R. Biggs was the lastVto re-, celve sentence. Like "Williamson, he came in for a lecture. Biggs was not outwardly as cool" and collected .as "Williamson and Gesner. His face -was flushed and. "the. hot .blood flooded his face as Judge Hunt delivered himself of tb .."following "There Is in element, Mr. Biggs. In your" case "which I feel 2 shofcfd men tion, You are a United Spates Com missioner., a.nd It was, your oiiplclaljduty to guard' the Interests of "the Govern ment, as -well "as th oser of the applicant for -Bubrie lands. So careful Have" I been in the appointment of .Co'mmis- ! sloners ,ln my own district that I al-., ways auvised them, 'personally -or fcy1 latter, that wherever they ifcyeireasQa. to believe the landlaws are bolng vio lated they should bring the matter" to' the attention of the proper authorities, to tho end that the interests of the Government may be fully protected. I see no difference, therefore, In your attitude before the court and that of the other defendants, and it is my duty, ax I see it, to' Impose, the same sentence as that imposed upon Mr. "Williamson." The court then -sentenced lm to imprisonment for ten months and a fine of $500. MORE PACKERS SUMMONED Called OnXo Prove Contract Wlth Beef Trust. CHICAGO, OcUJI. Important subpenas for lormcr officials of packing companies said t6 have been consolidated into the National Packing" Company were .issued today by the Federal officials. An at tempt is being made to sfyow in the "trial of the packers that the men subpenaed signed contracts, or knew of such pa pers, binding . the owners of the consoli dated companies to -an -agreement that the signers would not engage in the same line of business after tho sale. , The Government will try to show that the new packing company is practically a clearing-house, and that by its organ ization, trade.' commerce and competition were thwarted. -i The list .Included,' the following: George" H. (Taylor, treasurer, of.- the Continental FOR PUBLIC SAFETY Wills' Measure to Close Left . Side of Cars Approved. 66MES- BEFORE COUNCIL Only Question Seems to Be Iiimlt Within Which Street Railways Must Close Platforms and 'Open Cars. . Councilman "Wills was successful in securing a favorable recommendation from the street committee on his amended ordinance to provide for the protection of persons getting on or off street cars. air. "Wills Introduced a measure bearlngjupon.r.Oils subject at thp last session of the City Council, but certain objectionable -features were ap parent to some of the members of the CONGRESSMAN. J.4 N. WIIXI AM SOX. SENTENCED TO SERVE TEN MONTHS ; IN" JAIL. AND TAY FINE OF $500 FOIt CONSPIRACY TO SUBORN PERJURY. Packing Company: Thomas E. Wells, ex president of the Continental Packing Company; Benjamin S. Wilson, ex-secretary and treasurer of the Continental Packing Company; Fred Co win, secretary of the Anglo-American Provision Com- 'pany; B. F. Bobbins, ex-president of the Omaha Packing Company; W. T. Tala fero, ex-secretary of the Omaha Packing Company. STANFORD GIRL ON STAGE 3Iiss May Gllman Made Icading Wo- . man In Ade's Comedy. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal., Oct. 14. Special.) Miss Mary Katharine GSlman. one of the most bcauurui ot the btamord girls, has Just met with unusual good fortune and success on the New York stage. Miss Gllman has boon chosen as leading woman iof GeqrgcT' Adji's latest comedy, '.'Just Out of 'Goli.ege, and her performance of the leading part of, Caro line Pickering seems ;lo have attracted the favorable "attention or the metropoli tan critics, who speak of her work as capital. Miss Gllman was a.'nVember 'bf' the class of 1903 at Stanford. Unjyefcsfty-but did not return to college 'In-' her nenior year,, giving up -college-to -begin prepara tion "for a stage career.. While -la- the university she took a" prblirtndit Irtlrt in the undergraduate dramatics. In tho 1901 senior farce, "The Princess of Leland," she filled the leading, part and made a striking figure. body, with the result tha.t its author withdrew It and submitted the follow ing In Its stead: ' Section L AH cars operated within the" City of Portland upon any street having double tracks for the use of said cars shall be provided with doors for the plat forms thereof, which doors -shall be con structed and used so as to prevent pas sengers from getting on or off such cars between the double tracks, and all cars, known as open cars shall have. In addition to said platform gates, a guard rail or other protection on the side next to the track, so as to protect persons in like manner, and all such doors and guards shall be of a pattern and of such construc tion as will be approved by the Engineer of the city, and ajl persons, firms, or cor porations owning or operating cars within the .City of Portland to which the pro visions of this section shall apply are hereby prohibited from permitting "passen gers to get on or off such cars between the railway tracks. Sea "2. -Any violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction before the .Municipal -Court, be punished by a fine of not less than $25. nor more than $200. or by Imprisonment In the City Jail not less than five days, nor more than CO days, for each and every offense. Sec. 1 This ordinance shall go Into effect PO days after It becomes a law. ' When the original measure was con sidered by the Judiciary committee of the Council on a former occasion Gen eral Manager Fuller, of the Portland Consolidated, appeared before . the committee and indicated a willingness 'on the part of that corporation to comply with the general provisions, of the ordinance without question, provid ing lhe railway company, . was- given time 1" which to make the necessary changes In Its cars. At present this seems to be the only hitch in the adop tion of the ordinance. California Women Have Beautiful Figures Cornparisori of Measurements With Eastern. College Maidens Decides for Land of Sunshine . SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 11. Special Cor respondence.) California has claimed for herself pre-eminence . In so many and such varied lines that the outside world Is no . longer startled when the state lays claim to superiority in some new field. It Is now asserted, with figures and staUs- t!ca to back It, that the California girl Is not only the most beautiful in tne unitea States, but that she. surpasses her East ern sisters in the symmetry and strength of "her body. It is set forth by those who are .swpposed to know such things that the California girl is. the joy of tho artist. She is larger than the "Eastern woman, the polso of her head is more distinguished, and the various parts of her body aro nearer the measurements of Venus. To reinforce the statements of the art ists, Professpr Walter B. Magee, director ot physical culture at the University of California, has- published the results of a series of experiments . which have been conducted among tho .wonjen of the col lege. Professor Magee states that he 'con siders the young women of the college fitting representatives of the womanhood of tie state. He finds that they average 19.1 years in age and 119.7 pounds In weight, and 6315? inches in height. Tho "Wellesley girls, who are considered rep resentative of the East, average the same in ago as the Berkeley girls, but show an average weight of 119.4 pounds and an average height of 63.2 Inches. The Cali fornia .girl Is a thirds again as. strong as ihe Eastern woman, her limbs are much longer and thicker and her hips are larger. " . " Professor Magee does not claim that the California' girl is a Venus, exactly, but he says- ,tbat she is the nearest approach to the goddess that can be found "today. He finds that the Eastern .girls at -the California seminaries can be picked out by 'their physical' Inferiority to" the Call foxnians. These statements have" called forth numberleesvltumorbu- olluafons-from -the masculine section of tho university, where the word "pelican" has long been used as a synonym for woman student. It may have been a mere coincidence, but it remains a fact, nevertheless, that at the same time Professor Magee pro claimed that the college girl possessed the human form divine the young women an nounced, that henceforth their basketball games, would be open to masculine eyes as well "as io feminine gaze. As yet they limit the number of men by a system of invitations. ' A little sensation was furnished alike to political and social circles this week when the wife of Marshall B. Woodworth applied for a divorce. "Woodworth was United States Attorney for this-district for several years, and was recently re placed through political influence. Wood worth? bride was Miss Charlotte ScharC. and before her marrjage sho was" a sten ographer In Woodwbrth's dfnee. The courtship was a .spectacular one, and the wedding three years ago was a- notablo event in local society. The divorce decree Is asked for on the grounds of desertion. Those who know say It Is the culmination of a long chap ter of domestic Infelicity. The locaf political pot Is beginning" to pour forth steam In great clouds. Inter est for the moment Is focused upon Will iam F. Herrln, the man who pulls tho strings for the Southern Pacific' Herrln Is coming In hot haste to San Francisco from Europe, where he has been on ah extended visit. He Is due In New York in a day or two, and will lose no time in reaching -the Pacific Coast. The plans -of the railroad have gonealKawry. and the poyfer.of the pig corporation is threat ened as It never was before. The Fuslon. ists. composed of the Democrats and Re publicans, are running things along their own Hnes absolutely Ignoring the rail road people. Herrln had placed his sub ordinates in charge during-, his absence, "but the job proved, too big for then; and the sltuaUon Is now beyond their .control. It remains to be seen what the master hand ot Herrln c&a saveut of th wreck. Herrin's original plamwas to getTbehind the Fusion candidate, but "he has been told that the railroad must be the under dog In the matter of control. The railroad is not in the habit of being the man be low on any proposition, especially Cali fornia politics. In -this connection it la recalled that Herrin dashed the hopes of the Republicans in the municipal elec tion two years ago when he was asked to take a back seat At that time. Just three days before the election he switched his forces to Schmitr and elected him. It Is a safe prediction that he will at tempt the same game this year. -He will throw his vast following behind the labor nomlnee-alid Jump Into the campaign wjth that 'tremendous energy for which he Is known and feared. ' Next in interest to the movements of Herrin are-those of the Examiner. The Examiner has been pro-Schmltz up to the present time. It has refrained how ever, from openly stating -that Schmltz is Its choice. With the determination, ot Hearst this, week to be a candidate for Mayor In New York has come a notice able change In the attitude of the Exam iner. It has ,given pages of space to Partridge tho Fusion candidate -for Mayor, and has flashed his pithy words condemning graft in heavy typo. It is recognized that It would be bad politics, to say the least, to Join hands with graft In San Francisco and fight corruption In New York at tne same time. If Hearst does not thnjw his strength for Partridge, it Is believed, that he will at least be neutral. . . - This will be a big factor In favor of the Fuslonlsts, for Hearst has, a big fol lowing among tho laboring xlasses.- In fact, it must beadmitted that the Exam iner has become the gospel of many of them. Again, Hearst fpels that he has paid tho debt ho owed to Schmltz. Jt will be Femembercd that when Hearst was candidate for Congress in New York. Mayor Schmltz .went to tho Eastern me tropolis and stumped for" the young editor. Hearst has stood behind Schmltz in many a; hard battle since, and he feel3 that the tme -has come when he- can cut loose. Then, again, the time has passed when Schmltz can be of use to Hearst. When Schmltz spoke in New York, his reputation as the head of a corrupt ad ministration lnvfl not penetrated to the Atlantic seaboard. At the present time, however, he is known for what he Is from Maine toFTqrida.' In fact, the press of the East isfiakingra greater interest In the San Francisco 'campaign than In that in any other city, with the exception of New York. An editorial writer In Philadelphia recently wrote: "Now that Philadelphia has cleaned house, the palm goes to San Francisco as the worst-governed city in America." The- opera season now drawing to a close has eclipsed In brilliancy all but the Grau and Conried productions. It has in the main. Been a greater triumph than ever for Tetrazzlnl. the beautiful Italian song bird, who will soon be gathered into the fold of. the world's; greatest artists ;at, the Metrpo6j!tan''Opera-House, in New York. Tetrazzlnl nas reacnea new nasuu-.m "Traviata" and "The Barber of Seville." a-UK . li or- T-nm n ?-L-n Vilo vnlpC .AhfX .VnS coupled "the -art of the flnlsRed actress; "In of Bernhardt by "the crltiei?.' The season has served to bring out two. young Cali fornia women. Miss Partington a sister ot the dramatic critic ot the Call, has ap peared In leading roles to advantage. She Is Just emerging from her 'teens, and Is possessed of a voice of splendid quality. micu-aHca Oolman will make her debut rncxt week as Carmen. She Is a San Fran cisco girl, and has just returned from Europe where she has been studying un der the best masters. Her ambitious at tempt has the full approval of the well known Italian maestro, Sgr. Polacco. A spectacular wedding this week was that of Miss Anna Albcrger and Roy Dun ahn. of this city. The couple were mar ried on the rjm of the Grand Canyon. They were members of ah excursion party, and had planned their marriage for the near future. However, under tho spell of the majestic scenery, they walvod formalities and called upon a minister In the party to tie the knot. The Olympic Club is struggling with a big .problem, the solution of which has di vided It Into two factions. An ambitious project has -been mapped out which calls for a country clubhouso with extensive athletic grounds at Half-Moon Bay, about 20 miles down the coast. ' It is Intended to make tho seaside home the finest of Its kind In the world. The cost of the un dertaking Is so great, however, that seri ous opposition has arisen. Tho leaders of the club favor the project, but tho num bers, have not yet been won over. If the scheme falls through, the club home in this city will be greatly enlarged, or a new' one erected. LIKE iKIi MACHINES. PUBMG D1231AND KOIt THE NOVELTY INCREASES., V . . EMerx. Plane -Houne Seta Up FoHrteea i JlHBd'rVrt AdditlosMl. Ohm to. Meet the Want. Nearly. 1400 of The Orcgonlan Pre mium Talking and Singing Machines have been, set up by Ellers Piano House during the past few days and it Is hoped thnt with this supply to start oft with tomorrow. It will be possible to keep, reasonably well ahead of the demand. .Ever Klnce the first announce ment of this great free premium was mado by this paper, the response has been so great that In but a few days tho entire supply of advance shipments were taken up. Hundreds ot subscribers were compelled to await their turn for one of these, beautiful ronchlnes. Fre quent special shipments from various sources have come In from time to time, but no sooner did these machines arrive than they were. Aulckly taken by sub scribers eager to receive them. Regu lar shipments of these talking machines wlincome In .from now on, and the dis tribution of theso premiums may now be said to havo begun in earnest. An enormous stock of the very latest rec ords, over $15,000.00 worth In one ship ment, was received at Ellers .Piano House yesterday, so that almost every thing in the way of records can be sup plied immediately to patrons. All the latest record's .of the various standard factories will bo supplied as desired, and every record that Is furnished is guaranteed to be positively brand hew, fresh and of the highest order. The ma chine Is furnished free to every one agreeing to subscribe to The Oregonlan for one year Irrespective of whether paid in advance or at tho weekly rate, and Is delivered Immediately.. .DOES YOUR BOY DRINK? Every .Mother or Father who has- 'a drinking son can' cure him of all desire for Whiskey or Beer, by giving ORRINE The Cure foe the Drink Habit. 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I "No. 803-6 Weathered Oak Rocker from $15.00 to No. 2249 Weathered Oak Rocker from $10.00 to No. 1555-5 Weathered Oak Chair from $8.50 to No. 2269 Weathered Oak Rocker from $7.50 to And many more like cuts. ..12.00 ....$9.50 ..$10,00 ...$6.75 ...$e.ob ...$5.50 We are the exclusive agents for the celebrated Jewel' Stoves' and Eanges. The cnt shown is of our Domestic Jewel, an elegant range with no equal as a baker and fuel saver. It is made double of heavy blue planished steel, which will not chip, peel, rust or turn white when heated. Has quick-baking " oven, heated evenly with smallest possible amount of fuel. Will bake perfectly on rack as well as on oven bottom-. Heavy, durable firebox lining with an air space back of Iiuing to. make them last. Patent oven bottom is made in sec tions and will not warp. The Jewel Is Backed by a 15 Year Ironclad Guarantee Heaters for Otlle Money. Wood and Coal Burners. Our Line Is Complete. Prices From $2.50 Up. First and Taylor Streets First and Taylor Streets DEATHDUE TO DOUGHERTY Stockholder in Closed Bank Killed by Shock.. CHICAGO. Oct. 14. A Vllspatch to the Tribune from Peoria, III., says; Thd Dougherty scandul has claimed another victim. Driven to desperation and nervous prostratloYi by worry over the disclosures compromising his" bank and fear of ruin, N. Nelson Burnham, a venerable stockhoiaer In- the Peoria National Bank; died suddenly last night He was 70 years old. Mr. Burnham held 150 shares of stock and had been connected -with the bank 30 years. His wealth was esti mated at 5500.000. Following close on the death Thursday night ot C. C. Lines, a former bank official, also caused by the shook" of the scandal; the community is impressed by the far reaching effect of the Dougherty affair. Will" Talk on Church Fedcraton. Dr. Clarenco True "Wilson, at the sug gestion of several ministers, will change his 'subject Sunday night and speak on the action of the National Churrh Fed eration in excluding Unitarians from tho forthcoming Religious Congress. The ad dress will be a reply to the editorial in The Oregonlan and to Rabbi Wise, whom the pastor heard Friday night. Graca Church Is at Twelfth and Taylor streets. Service. 7:30 P. M. Milwauklo Country Club. Eastern and Seattle races. Take Sell wood and Oregon City cars. First and Alder. TUERCK LEADS IN ART METAL WORK KXHIBIT RECEIVING HIGHEST AWARD AT XETIS AND CXARK EXPOSITION A GOLD MEDAL. It is a matter of gratification to the many friends of L. K. Tuerck. proprietor of the Portland Art Metal Works, at Ninth and Davis streets, that his exhibit at the Lewis and Clark Exposltio n received the highest award d gold medal. And yet this recognition- of Mr. JTuerck's work might have ben expected, as for many years he has been a leader In the manufacture of metal goc$s in which the element of art Is combined with utility. The products of his shop, which Is equipped with every facility for turning out, in the highest style at the art, stair work, porte-cochere, elc vatbr enclosures, grills, bank and of flee" railings, fireplace fittings, chandeliers, mausoleum and monumental work,, statues, signs, gates, fences, etc, are to.be found in many of the beat business blocks," publfc "buildings and .homes throughout the Pacific Northwest In-addltlon to possessing every equipment for turning out all kinds of brass, Iron and steel work, structural work, roote, fronts, vaults, patterns, etc, Mr. Tqerck's shop Is also making a spe cialty of hammered leaf work and metal spinning. The above cut gives but a' faint Idea of the charsTCter of Mr. Tuercks work, an even better illustration being found in the fountain chandeliers which adorn the terraces and boulevards of the Exposition grourals. These chan deliers have elicited many favorable comm'enta' from. Fair visitors, and added not a little to the artistic beauty of the" Fair architecturally. " In the Portland Art Metal Works Portland has an industry of which any city might feel proud, and Mr. Tuerck Is to be congratulated upon the recognition he "received -at the hands of the 'jury on awards. ' X i