) THE OREGON DAltV JOURNAL, PORTLAND; FRIDAY gVENING. DECEMBER . ltOfc WITNESS CAUSES BIG SENSATION TESTS OF BRICK FOR STREET PAYING EUGENE BOOTBLACK FLEECES PATRONS The fleeting opportuni ties of the hour beckon you to take prompt ad vantage of them before they pass beyond your reach tomorrow night MAINE CLOTHING & CHICAGO SHOE STORES 165-167 FIRST STREET, Between Morrison and Yamhill At the hour of 10 o'clock tomorrow night this the biggest bar gain offering of modern times in men's finest apparel will have passed you. J. A. W. Heidecke's Testimony Very Satisfactory Examination Sells Big Number of Tickets for Arouses Attorney O'Day to a Vehement Denial. of Material to Be Used in Public Improvements. Shines Which He Does Not Honor. TELLS OF PANIC AMONG LAND CONSPIRATORS Lawyers Indulge in Hot Argu ment Which Judge Bellinger Find Difficult to Stop. There was a sensation In the court room this afternoon when J. A. W. Heidecke told the story of the panic that prevailed anionic the conspirators when they were aubpoenaed to appear before the Brand Jury. He told of torn Ins. to Portland to Consult Judge O'Day, who, he had been told, was attorney tor some of the defendants. Relating his trip to Judge O'Dajrs of fice, he was beginning to tell of an in tervlew he had with him. when Mr. Meney remarked, that this testimony would not be admitted. When the wit ness said he nw Judge O'Day In his -ofnce, O'Day sprang to his feet ex t'lalmtng: "I never saw that man before in my was an interchange of remarks between O'Day and Honey, and then O'Day said: "I object to your leading up to my office door and stopping there." "I will lead up to the door of the president of the United States, if neces sary, in pursuit of crime," thundered .Henry. "Do you mean to Insinuate that I com mitted a crime?" roared Judge O'Day. I "No, sir," replied Heney, "you are the only one who has made auch a sugges tion." Judge Welllnger restored order, and the witness then proceeded to say that, in his interview with Judge O'Day, the lat ter advised him to testify before the grand jury that the affidavits attached to the Ixmmls report were true, and, if he were pressed too hard by the grand ' jury, to refuse to answer. MANY WITHSTAND THE NECESSARY PRESSURE Great Difference Noted Between Tests Made Yesterday and Those of Taxpayers. STOCK COMPANY TO PLAY OUT SEASON Members of the Columbia Will Continue to Please Port I land Audiences. Upon his return this morning from New York, where he went to secure the Stair & Havlln attractions, Manager George I. Baker, of the Columbia and ufllfll c iiicniieiv, went iniu rum' leuii; with Calvin B. Hlllg and J. E. Blaster, the latter owner of the Columbia, the atre. At the end of two hours they announced their decision to continue the Ofilnmhl. Thaiatro Ufnilr .ml utiH Mr. Baker Issued the following state ment concerning the situation: "The stock company's business appears- to be satisfactory tc Use wuani men Interested, and will go right along. The Stair a Havlln attractions, begin ning With 'Darkest Russia, ' will pty at the Empire until the end of this sea son. After that everything la indefi nite. One thing I wish to have under stood; although Mr. Hellig and myself are similarly Interested In some pro jects, there will be no combination In this city of the Klaw A JSrlanger and Stair a Havlln syndicates, which we will represent separately and individually." Concerning the rumor of .yesterday. that growing out of the offer received by George Bloomqueat and the state ments from New York that the manager had stated that the Columbia stock , would close, Mr. Baker said: "That all came about through the misunderstand ing cf the agency. They are anxious to get the class of players we have, and when they said they understood we were to close, I answered to the effect that when we did I would let them know. T K .. . . ,).... .lli.l.ul Ur DlMtMfliiM K. . we were about to close, which was not true." Jchn F. Cord ray has now relinquished all cf his local theatrical lntereata. He .announced today that his reported pur chase of (0 per cent of the stock la the Kmplrs wss merely to help Mr. Baker to secure the Stair a Havlln shows. That la. If It was thought In New York .that Cord ray could not fill bis contract to house the attractions, it was feared that the syndicate would not clve Baker the contract, but would insist upon Cordray fulfilling his contract and when he failed, collect heavy damages. "It was entirely optional with me." said Cordray. "I wanted control of the Kinplre only for 30 days, the length of time It might require Mr. Baker to se cure the contract with Stair and Havlln, The moment that was signed I knew I would not take the atock. I don't want the Rmplre and have absolutely no In terest In it. What I did want was Mr. Baker to take the Stair and Havlln shows off my hands and let me get out of the business for a while." An official teat of the vitrified clay brick to b used In the improvement of two blocks on Russell street, near Wil liams avenue, and Pine street between First and Fifth, held yesterday after noon, resulted very satisfactorily. These are the bricks against which the property-owners and Taxpayers' league have been protesting. Nine brick wer teated. Two stood 7,450 pounds pressure to the square Inch, a third 7,400 pounds, another 5,200 and a fifth 4,700, and one tailed to stand test by 100 pounds The specifi cations require the bricks to stand a pressure of, 5,000 pounds to the square inch. la the wearing test made In the rat tler several bricks ware put In among 100 pounds of broken Iron, and the rattler was given 000 revolutions. The bricks only lost t per cent, while the specifications say the bricks must not lose mora than 16 per cent weight. There were present at the test City Engineer Elliott, Assistant City En gineer George Bcoggln; Whitney I Boise end Rodney Ollsan, members of the city executive board; Councilman John P. Sharkey, Contractors Elwood Wilde and W. Mud. Engineer Ball of the Willamette Iron Works, Paul Wessln ger and others This test varies considerably from that made by the property owners and the committee from the Taxpayers' league, when one brick broke at 1,000 pounds pressure, a second broke st 1,600 pounds and a third stood the 6,000 test In the rattler the bricks broke to pieces snd they would not stand the moisture test. At the meeting of the street committee of the executive board yesterday after noon the contractors and the property owners were present to present their sides- of the question. The property owners snd Scott Brooke of the Taxpayers' league argued that the bricks did' not come up to specifications, and they would not pay for them of they are-put down. Mr. Brooke could not un derstand why it was the tests differed ao greatly.' City Engineer Elliott stated that they did. not know how to prop erly make the tests. He said the speci fications called for vitrified clay brick, and that was what the contractors are using. R was decided that the protestantaJ and the contractors go to the Willam ette iron works again today and make an additional test. Mr. Brooke could not give the results of the test, as he had not keep exact figures, but he stated that it was not as satisfactory as was wished. It is understood that the contractors will proceed with the improvement. nuirr in hit nrrnriiire unir-r nun i ntutnw BLANK COMPLAINTS LOCAL LEWIS AND CLARK CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS Prepare to Take Up Line of Work to Advertise Resources of Lane County. (Special Dispatch to The Joaraal.) Eua-ene. Or.. Dec. 2. Walter B. Ev ans. The tramp newaboy and bootblack, who la dumb, and who was recently ac cused of enticing a Portland boy away from his home snd who has been con ducting a bootblack stand here for sev eral weeka past, has left the city, leav ing numeroua unpaid bills and owing for the rent of his building. Evans worked himself Into the confidence of quite a number of people here and Just before hs left succeeded in disposing ot a large number of tickets at II each, good for 20 shines. Very few, if any. Of the tickets were honored by. him. Club aissttoa. The local branch of the Women's Lewis and Clark club elected officers for the ensuing year at the last meeting, which was teld at the residence of Mrs. George T. Hall, Sr. Those elected were: Mrs. W. K. Scarbrough, president; Mrs. George T. Hall.' Sr., first vice-president-, Mrs. W. W. Calkins, second, vice-president; Mrs. U. C Mahon, recording sec retary; Mrs. 8. P. Sladden, correspond ing secretary; Mrs. J. M. Shelley, tress urer. An executive board waa appointed as follows: Mrs W. Kuykendall, Mrs. a. N. Fraser. Mrs Laura Harris. Mrs. O. R Chrlsman, Mrs J. W. Kays, Mrs Lillian Qulner. The women of the club are preparing to take un a line of work to advertise Eugene and Lane county at the Port land fair next year. Early this year thev sent to the St. Louis exposition two large panel of photographic views of Eugene and the county, ana irom an reports they have dona a great deal to ward advertising the city in the east, slew Brick Building. A new brick building. 40x120 feet in dimensions and ons story high. Is to be erected at once by George Mldgley, a plsnlng-mill owner of this city, to be occupied by the vaudeville theatre which is to be opened here by a Port land management. The cost of the building will be in the neighborhood or 16,000. . SUGAR SEASON AT LA GRANDE ENDS Most Successful Year Since the Beet Industry Was Inaugurated. (Journal Hperlsl Service.) Buffalo, Dec. 2. The run on the German-American bank, which was started yesterday by rumors that tne bank was liable to fall, stopped today. Deposits offered by the persons who withdrew their money yesterday were refused. The bank officials say they will prose cute the parsons responsible for' the run,- AM FOB POtTLTBT. 4 I Special Dlspatrb to The Journal.) Corvallls. Or., Dec. 2. Coops are to arrive and be placed in the Corvallls opera house Monday for the poultry show that Is to begin here next week. The coops are the finest for show pur poses that can be had and contain 200 lineal feet each. za oimoiuT ill Corvallls Dec 2. J. J. Scrafford, an old and respected citizen of Corvallls. lies critically 111 at the home of hit daughter in this city. He has been un conscious for some hours, and there la little hope of his recovery. (Jonrnat Special tervic ) New York, Dae 2 Mrs. Chad wick. It ts claimed, will sail for Europe tomor row on the American liner Phlladel phla. presumably to Join her husband. I Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Davenport. Wash., Dec. t. Frank Hef fenlsh, an eccentric pioneer, died, pre ss raw bjy from heart (rouble, yesterday. H refused the aid of physicians, Chief of Police Hunt's "bluff" has been called, and from now on the arrest game as played between him and the of flce of the city attorney will be a merry one. . Deputy City Attorney Fitzgerald this morning made out a large number of blank complaints against saloonkeepers for keeping open between the prohibited hours of 1 and 5 o'clock In the morn ing, and sent them to the head of the department. The space for names was left blank, so that they could be filled In by the chief himself. By this method of procedure all Chief Hunt will have to do will be to Insert the name of the alleged offender and swear to the com plaint. This action of Mr. Fitzgerald waa taken on account of a declaration made by the chief that he would see to the laying of complaints In "future himself. MISS SCHLEIGER MAY HAVE ELOPED Chief of Police Hunt was asked this morning by the father of Louisa Bchlelger. aged 16 years, whose home is at East ' Fourteenth and Falling streets, to see if the girl cannot be lo cated, she has been missing for three weeks. The father said he had not made a report at an earlier date because he thought his daughter would come back. It is believed by the father that the girl haa eloped with a young man with whom she had been keeping company against his wishes She took a num ber of articles of wearing apparel. It ts believed that she Is in the city. De tective Hawley Is Investigating. E. P. ROGERS RECEIVES GOLD HEADED CANE The men in the general offices of the Southern Pacific railway have presented a handsome gold-headed cane to E. P. Rogers on the occasion of his retire ment after S4 years' service In the pas senger and freight department of the Oregon a California and the Southern Pacific railroads. The presentation was made on the evening of November 80 at the dune of the day s work. In the of fice of General Passenger Agent W. E. Coman, who made a speech befitting the occasion. CITY ANXIOUS TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY At a meeting of the city park board today Mayor Williams was aaked to pre pare a bill to be presented to the legis lature to enable the city to acquire property by purchase or by condemna tion proceedings against property which is desired for city park purposes. (Journal Hpeclal Service.) Lincoln, Nab., Dec I. The thermome ter hare registers 10 degress above aero. Snow Is falling over the western part of the state wo' AT CBJXCACK). (Joarnal Special Service. Chicago. Dec 2. The first snowfall of the season was experienced here to-day. a KOIHBS. i Journal Special Service. ) Des Moines. Dec. 2 Bnnw Is felling hare for the first Urns tbls season. (Special Dlapatrh to The Journal.) ass- Orande. Or., Dec 2. The crop of sugar beets in the Grande Bonds valley has all been hauled in and the factory has completed thia season's run of sugar. While the acreage waa not so large thla year as some years, the total yield waa much larger Thla year there have been 20,700 tons of beeta delivered against 11,000 tons lsst year. Tbls season the acreage was 26,000. making an average tonnage of a little more than eight tons to the acre. The factory thla year controlled be tween 16,000 and 18.000 acres of tha 25,000, and next year they will not only plant all they did this season, but ex pect to add several hundred acres, whtch they have recently purchased. Tha fsctory baa paid out for beets this season the sum of $101,600, and during the two months run on the sugar at the factory they paid to the employee a little more than 116,000 From the 20,700 tons of beets deliv ered at the factory there were made 65,000 bags of sugar, each bag contain ing 100 pounds. This has been the most successful sesson since the establish ment of the sugar factory here six years ago. ROOSEVELT APPOINTS STONEWALL'S GRANDSON (Joaraal Special Serrlea.) Washington. D. C. Dec. . President Roosevelt has appointed Stonewall Jack son christian, s grandson of Oen. Stone wall Jackson, a cadet to West Point. Representative Llvlngrstone of Georgia brought the matter to tha president's attention. Soon afterward a delega tion of Alabama and Tennessee Demo crats entered the room. After greeting them individually, the president remsrked: "I have Just appointed a southern boy to a cadetshlp at the military acad emy at West Point. He Is a grandson of Stonewall Jackson. My rule haa been to reserve these appointments for sons of army officers. But if I can got the name of Stonewall Jackson on the register of the United States army I am willing to make an exception in his case. In designating a grandson of Stonewall Jackson for appointment at West Point I am not doing it in recog nition of the state of Georgia, but for the benefit of the entire south." Stonewall Jackson Christian Is a son of William E. Christian, a railroad offi cial residing at Atlanta. ATTACK THE PUMPING STATION AT ZEIGLER (Joaraal Special Service.) Zelglor, Daa 2. The firing which be gan at 11 o'clock last night continued until 2 o'clock this morning, but none were Injured. The attack waa centered on tha pump ing station. If thla should be crippled It would compel the mines to shut down. The situation continues to Increase In 111 feeling and It is feared that an open battle will take place tonight In which the caauslty list will be a large ons YOUNG WEBER DESIRES TO POSE AS A BANDIT (Joaraal Special Service.) Auburn, CaL, Dae. 2. Adolphua Wabar passed a bad night and broke out In shrieks several different times Ha Is writing a novel history of hts life. nd hss Inquired of several Washington see pie what they knew of tha Ufa of Tracy, tha Oregon bandit. The grand Jury charge will be delayed until next week. Great Slaughtering' Sale OF MEN'S, BOYS' AND YOUTHS' FINE CLOTHING and a Sacrifice Sale of Ladies' and Men's Shoes the like of which no house in the city dare attempt $10,000: Stock of Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes That have the stamp of quality, style, etc., yet are sold at won drous low prices prices that none can equal. Ladles' heavy soled vlct kid, worth $2.25; many to select from; you 1 CA take your pick, at 4 A still better grade shoes that exclu sive ahoe stores say Is worth 4 It $2.60 here, only JH.IO All our $8.60 Goodyear welta and hand- turned Shoes you'd pay $1.26 and $3.60 for this ahoa elsewhere J Q Pants Pants The biggest stock, the highest grades and the lowest prices. As an example, we sell Regular $8.50 and $4.00 pair of Trous ers; well made, high quality pair of Trousers, In all tha new CI SC goods eJIsOO Men's Suits and Overcoats Thousands of them all kinds, all styles, all sizes and all the best quality at prices that in every instance are less than our competitors pay at whole sale for their goods. Read the prices on a few suits and Overcoats. 27 AZ FOR CHOICE OF MENS FINE $15 SUITS. OVERCOATS AND PI .tO CRAVENETTE8. This offering appeals to man In every 'walk of life and includes 18 os. Clay Worsted, Serges and Msltons It Includes Rain Coats and Winter Overcoats as well as Sulta. Hundreds to choose from. In all tha styles, fabrics and colorings affected by careful dressers everywhere. Cfi OK 7011 CHOICE OF MEN'S' $1 50 AND $18 8TJIT8 AND OVER PO.yO COATS. This offering includes both fall and winter weights, all new 1904-5 styles, in all tha models created for tha coming season's wear, by the leading experts In tha business. The variety la practically limitless. The facts face you, tha rest remains with you. , C I CA FOR CHOIstB OF MSN'S SPLENDID $20 AND $22 60 SUITS, PlaWeOv RAIN COATS AND WINTER COATB. Superb creations all of them with fashion's stamp Indelibly Impressed on every garment Hundreds to select from, in all the styles and In all tha waavea, pat terns and colore In vogue. Do you realise the amount of money you aave by selecting one ot theaeT OVERCOATS AND CRAVENETTE8 in a dependable 11ns for young man. Many styles nnt nil the new goods. We have them for d - fE f 10.00 S6.50 SS.OO snd 0,"0 ALL-WOOL, OVERCOAT, In tha staple faahlona In the prevail- eA lng colors, goods and faahlona SevU Men's Shoes Of quality and style are here in abundance. We defy competition by any a comparison will con vince you that here is the place to buy your Shoes. Shoes that you pay $2.60 for other places, you got here for muoh leaa; every pair of them guaranteed to be perfectly satisfactory; a regular shoe-store $2.00 and $2.60 t A shoos, at. 1.0U A dandy pair of shoes; extra quality the ktM "that fits, wears and holds their shape; all atylea and makes Tou'd pay $2.60 and $$ at a t or ahoe store for this grade, now. JH.7U Mow we are taming shoes, tou gat no, better stvle or oualltv anvehira fnrH double the money, and we will a "J ip back our reputation on them . . fwO Our beat Patent Calf, viol Kid. Box Calf, - In all tha new shapes and laata; tha kind you go and pay $4.26 and $4.60 for, and yet gat no better quality, no hatter fit and no batter style. We gamble on tbaaa and guarantee every pair to give satlsfao- i f tlon .eDO.Iu J CHILDREN'S AND YOUTHS' CLOTHING We are selling Boys' and Youths' Suits and Overcoats cheaper than any house in the city 25 per cent cheaper. Call for goods and prices and see for yourself. MEN'S, YOUTHS' AND BOYS' FURNISHINGS A complete line of everyday needs in this line at a saving of from 35 to 50 per cent on other stores' prices quoted. A visit here will convince you, if a judge of quality and value. V N. & S. WEINSTEIN 165J4-167 First Street, Between Morrison and Yamhill All Cars Stop Within Ten Steps of Our Door. Transfers to All Parts of the City. CONDEMN PRESERVERS ON SOUND STEAMERS Inspectors Working Vigorously to Prevent a Repetition of Slocum Scandal. (Special Dlayatck to The Joaraal.) Seattle, Dec. 2. Marine Inapectora Whitney and Turner are making a rigid investigation of all equipment carried on boats operating to and from Puget sound. Yesterday they condemned moat of tha life preservers on the steamers Crest and Norwood. Several other of tha smaller craft were also notified that their preservers did not comply with the law and must be changed at ones. Notlca waa given to more than a dosen boats that hereafter a fire drill must be held regularly and any violation would result In tha auapenslon of the license of the navigating officer. The work has lust been started by tha Inspectors, and every boat entering tha Puget aound porta will be overhauled and forced to comply with tha regula tions or retire from business OOXaUBB Z2f COW CAsTTOaT. (Special Dispatch to The Joaraal.) Roseburg, Or., Dec. 2. The Oregon Express No. 12 collided with ths rear end of a freight in Cow Creek canyon yesterday. No one waa seriously hurt, ss tha passenger was running only 10 miles sh hour and The freight was at a standstill. Fireman Bolter of the regular engine on the express seeing that an accident waa inevitable Jumped and was painfully braised. Tha cabooae of the freight was thrown on top of the helper of ths passenger; otherwise there wss little damage. la auni a: Music at Eilers. Special Informal recital .today at the Eilers Piano House fine piano exhibit. Pianola. Aeolian Pipe Organ and Orehes trells Dally from 2 to t; not Sundays ( Special Dispatch to The Joarnal.) La Orande, Or., Dae 2. Tha honor able mayor and city council have de clared themselves in favtr of tha grant ing or a franchise to the Eastern Ore gon Development company for tha con struction of an electric railroad In the "'tv I I'm I is. and the road will now be r.oiiJ on through the entire Orande Hondo valley. WANTS TO SHOOT FAMOUS EX-BANDIT Charles N. Galland of Helena Re trained from Killing Frank Jamea. (Special Dispatch to Ths Joaraal.) Helena, Mont., Dec. 2. But for the timely warning of a hackman In whose carriage he was sitting it Is more than probable that Charles N. Oalland of Helena would have taken a shot at Frank James, the famoua Missouri ax bandit. In Butte laat. night. Oalland aa sorts that during the raid on the North field. Minn., bank James and Cole Younger killed Albert Brlggs, his broth er in law, and for this ha sought re venge. The Jehu, after driving his patron to ths theatre. Informed detectives of Hal ls nd's purpose. They In turn warned James, and then removed Oalland to Jail, where he will be kept until after ths James company leavea Butts At the prison Oalland declared himself to be a brother of Alfred Oalen, the Helena at torney general-elect, and also a brother-in-law of Senator Thomaa H. Carter, but he was registered at the hotel aa Oalland. Jamea was seen afterward and said that It wss funny that Oalland ahould watt 20 years for his fancied rovengs; that his whereabouts had been well known, but that ha was prepared for all oventualitlcs and displayed sn automatic revolver of ponderoua else. The weapon found on Oalland Was also of large cal ibre and was cocked ready for shooting. Oslisnd was more or less under the In fluence of liquor art the time. Jamea said that he had taken a drink with his would-be assassin In the afternoon, but that he did not know him. niuTiLLA r i Special Dispatch to Ths Journal.) Pendleton, Or.. Dec. 2. Sixteen hun dred and forty acres of land were sold today by T. K. Beard to Clovls Plaquet, the consideration, being 241,000. The farm Is one of the blggast In ths county. (Special Dispateh to The Jesrnal.) Vancouver, B. C, Dec. 2. A distress ing fatality occurred here thla morning. A young man about 20, years of age. whose identity is unknown at present, fell from a moving street car and waa thrown under the wheels His head waa crushed, and his death Instantaneous. He was apparently returning home from work. He was employed In a local foundry. W 1 V. Hfcat. eft ESTABLISHED 1871 SEN! nt CATALOGUE FINE FURS AT- G. P. RUMMELIN & SONS i: Isaac Street. bet. Aider end UstM CI ID RA AC la Arctic White Pox, Sable Fox, I UH UVtJ Black Marten.Sable Opossum, etc Fur Stoles and Pillow Muffs la Chinchilla, Royal Ermine, Sable, Mink, Black Lynx, etc, etc. ALASKA SEALSKIN COATS II0ABTA1L PERSIAN COATS MOIRE ASTRACRAN COATS NEAR SeiL COATS ALASKA SEALSKINS. LONDON DTE. OUR SPECIALTY FUR MIES AND IUGS LEADING AND RELIABLE FURRIERS Tel. HBto sees. Chas. B. Toung, Pres. JAPANESE AND CHINESE CURIOS We have just received a large shipment of these goods, embracing a wide range and va rlety of merchandise appropriate for Christ maa gifts. Ws would be glad to have you calt and Inspect this One line of goods white It Is large and fresh. The rush Is cure to come we csn give you much better atten tion now TVS HaWT OOOSS AT TKM LOW. 2MTT raxcas. We prove .this The Western Importing Company 1SS-1TO Fifth Street. Opposite 9. O. Square. , James M Kan. Oen. Manager. (Rpd,i Dispateh ts Tha Jasrael.) Tsroms. Wash.. Dee. 2. On motion cf the attorneys of Horace Uatea, arraigned la the superior court on a charge of as- the man who Is charged with luring a ssult. his trlsl baa been postponed. It ' le-year-old Tscoma girl away from home will be called December 21. Oatea la ' for immoral purposes.