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TI OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER U, 1104. IICNEY'S ANSWER TO NAYS' CHARGE Denies Preventing Him From Testifying Accused Law yer Dilatory He Says. ASKED MAYS TO MAKE A FULL STATEMENT Grand Jury Also Makes State ment Clearing Heney of Charge of Persecution. "It la true that I subpoenaed F. P. Maya to appear before thu grand Jury. Just aa I subpoenaed every man agalrmt whom accusations have been made, and whom I expect the grand Jury to Inves tigate.' aald Frank J., Heney. "I did this for the purpose of holding; these men here until the grand Jury had acted upon their oaaea. "Some days before the grand Jury met I invited Mr. F. P. Maya to make a full statement of his connection with the matters under Investigation, and he came to my room In the hotel sad made a statement to Secret Service Agent W. J. Burns and myself, and we then and there told htm that the statement did not. In our opinion, satisfactorily ex plain his connection with those matters. We then proposed that he should see us again the. neat day, and we offered to vee him at his own 'office or at my rooms la the hotel, aa he preferred. He stated that he thought he would prefer to see us at his own office, but that he would telephone me the next day and let me know at what hour he would see us." to See Ml "We suggested that his ofBoe was preferable because we would like to ex amine his letter books In regard to cer tain letters of which we had knowledge and which he stated he could not reeof lr t having1 written. These Utters re lated to the accusation against hint which was under Investigation. He promised to look through his letter books and to show us the press copies of letters If he found them. I heard nothing further from Mr. Mays until the morning preceding his Indictment. I met him on the street and he stopped me and stated that he was Just com ing from the court house where he had reported In answer to his subpoena, and asked If I would telephone blm at his offlM If I wanted him so that he need not remain In attendance at the court house. I told him that If I wanted him I would telephone for him. "I at no time told Mr. Mays that I would call him before the grand Jury, and he at no time asked me to permit him to appear before the grand Jury. The statement that I prevented the grand Jury from permitting him to ap pear before them la utterly without foundation. I was not In the grand Jury room when Mr. Mays' letter was pre sented to the foreman, and I did not reach there until after It had been acted upon by them. United States District Attorney Hall was presenting another ease to the grand jury at the Ume Mr. Mays' letter was received. Subsequent ly I entered the grand Jury mem. and learning that the matter of Mr. Mays' letter was under discussion. I decline 4go remain, and left the room after first telling the grand Jurors that tn'e matter rested entirely with them. BeUevee la the Jury. "I make thla statement on account of the apparent attempt on the part of Mr. Mays to areata a public prejudice against me ss a prosecutor la these cases, and because I think it is due to the grand Jury to state that I hare ab solute confidence In that body and do net believe It Is under the control of any man or set of men, and thai t da believe that the present grand jury Is composed of high minded cltlaens who are determined to perform their duty Impartially regardless of the official position or Influence of any person ngatiutt whom any accusation may be made." rand Jury's Statement. Thla statement waa Issued by the members of the grand jury this after noon: "We. the individual members of the grand Jury, desire to express and do hereby express our unqualified confi dence In the fairness of the assistant district attorney. Francis J. Heney. as the prosecutor, and we do this volun tsiily and In Juatlce to him, by reason of the statement by Franklin Pierce Mars, which appearing In this mom t.g's Oregonkan. and In which he says among other things, "Heney prevented the grand jury from hearing: ma' And we hereby unanimously denounce that statement as incorrect and untrue. Mr. Heney was not present with the grand jury at the time the letter from Mr. Mays was received and acted upon, l otted States District Attorney John H. Hall was present when the letter was received, and advtaed the grand Jury, aa Judge Bellinger previously Instructed them, thst It rested enUrely with us to determine whether Mr. Mays would be permitted to appear before us or not. "Mr. Heney had previously told the errand Jury the same, and he voluntarily absented himself from the grand Jury room during the discussion upon this question. We would further Ilka to say that the a. tion taken In this ease was at nam. and that Mr. Mays letter waa handed to the foreman of tile grand Jury at t p. m . although Mr. Heney said that, personally, ho would not call Mr. Maya. "We have requested our foreman to give this statement .to each of the news papers " This statement is signed by all the members of ths grand Jury. Tan, indeed." said the proud mother, "my children are the cream of th household " 'H'm' grunted the crusty bachelor. Than why don't yen whip the cream T" --Chicago News. SHOPPING EC0RD BROKEN THIS YEAR Never in Portland's History Has So Much Money Been Spent at Christmas. YULETIDE ATMOSPHERE PERMEATES THE CITY Marvelous Inventions of Toy Makers Will Insure Wide Range of Gifts. The Christmas shopping season reached Its climax today with all the de partment stores and moat of the smaller business houses literally congested with purchasers. There has been no such Christmas In Portland In its history. The year If 01 was a record breajfer for the volume of business done, but this season 10 days before the great holiday all previous records had sunk Into oblivion. Between now and Satur day midnight the crush In the downtown district will be great The atmosphere of Tuletlde permeates the city. In a walk through the busi ness section displays of holly, ever greens, mistletoe and Christmas trees are to be seen and oocaalonally a bearded, white-haired, fur-coated Santa Claus arosses the vision. The object of these (figures Is to send the children Into frensles of enthusiasm and thay succeed admirably. In the crowds that swarm through the various departments of the large stores women and girls predominate. When a man goes shopping he buys about the first thing he sees, and gets through with It as quickly as possible. But the woman spends hours consider ing a It purchase, and then, perhaps, goes on te the next store, only to return at the end of the day and buy the arti cle she first looked at. At least, this is the statement of one salesman of long experience. He attributes the crowds constsntly In the store to woman's de liberate method of shopping. 'If these women were buying all the time they are In the store, no merchant would have to work after one holiday season." he added. There is another side a practical side to Chrlstmastlde. The want col umns of the papers last Sunday were filled with advertlaements for salesmen, saleswomen, bill olerks, delivery boys, etc. One of the big stores advertised for (0 saleswomen to report the follow ing morning. Another wanted 100. It Is safe to assert that from 1.600 to 2.0C0 mora people draw wagea during the Christmas aeason In this city that! is the esse the rest of the year. , They are not alone In department stores. Jewelry Is a great considera tion at Christmas time, and the jewelry stores must have experienced, thor oughly reliable extra help. The milliners employ expert trimmers, ss well aa saleswomen. In large numbers. As a rule the extra helpers receive good wagea. especially when the 'over time'' nights come on. For the week prec ceding Christmas, with the stores open until a late hour, the employes will work about 80 hours. In cities where the union le strong enough, they receive a (Journal Special Berries.) e New Tor. Dec. SI. The crowd e of curious persons about the : criminal court building where Nsn Patterson Is being tried waa e so great this afternoon that ad- e ditlonal details sf police, sup- ported by mounted police, were e required to keep them back. All the entrances were guarded. e At 3:10 o'clock Nan Patteraon e waa in a room In the courthouse e awaiting the verdict. While show- 4 Ing some nervousness she seemed perfectly confident or acquittal. e Justice Davis left the court room at 4:41 o'clock with In 4 structlons that he would be ae e cesslble by telephone at his home up to 11 o'clock, and If no ver- e diet was resettled by that time 4 court would Sand adjourned un til 10:10 o'clock tomorrow morn- Ins. A rumor that Miss Patterson liaoHbeen acquitted waa sent out by Boston news association and gained wide circulation. There Is no foundation for the report XMAS SPECIALS ISO t II. I Sale on Shirtwaist $2 oft ta m ga.as aim k 4M st W-M kt St St St 1 M tare tino Sale ob Elderdawn Sacquea li oo 1 SO si. on 12 so -00 as so gaga st t li is at H as at at at at si.ai gkeo KM U 20 Sale oo Eiderdown Robes 14 oo I an ay oo Mas taoo ss so roe a s a t" at st M SO It May Be You With every dollar pure base s ehaere ta (Itso en an Messst fllsasnnd ring sad s large doll, elegsstly dressed, te be flees swsy (brtstmaa gT BECK'S 272 Washington Street A well-known floor-walker stated this morning that never since Christmas be came a day of gift-giving has there been as wide a range of choice of the beauti ful, the combined useful and ornamental, and the unique as Is this year laid out for children. The accomplishments of men are duplicated, almost to wireless telegraphy. Diminutive automobiles, railroad trains, fire engines a brewery, even all of them working upon th solid principles of the real thing, steam or gasoline, are to be found In the toy shops. "Next year," remarked an expert, "we will give the babies airships, no doubt." But of all the variety of playthlnga, dolls, of course, will be sold In thou sands where there are but hundreds of any other article A dealer who has made it hie business te observe all things pertaining to Chrlstmss shopping gives this table of comparative popular gifts for men: 1. handkerchiefs; .. cravats, mufflers; 1, umbrellas: 4. slippers; I. house coats; t. gloves; 7, suit cases; . watches, chains. etc.; , raaors and shaving brushes; 10, canes. For woman, gloves, umbrellas, opera glasses and the like are most popular. But no matter what your sex, you should receive more Christmas presents this year than ever before In your life. AMITY BOARD OF TRADE ELECTS NEW OFFICERS PATTERSOIf JURY HAS HARD WORK TO AGREE JUDGE HANFORD MAY DISMISS LIBEL SUITS (Beectal Dispatchfto The Journal.) Seattle, Dec. 21. Judge Hanford hag prepared a memorandum Indicating that in a few days he will band down an order in the United States court dismiss ing (I libel suits against the ateamer Ellhu Thompson, each in the aum of 1210. They were brought by passengers on the boat on her laat trip from Nome on the grounds that were was much suf fering from -Bck of proper accommoda tions. The memorandum Indicates that It is the Intention of tha court' to put a wet blanket on such claims In the fu ture as It states that thoae who feel aggrieved remained late In the season at Nome and while the trip" was a cold, tedious and weary one, they -must have contemplated the same when they pur chased second class tickets at that time pf the year. -' BOY IS GRATEFUL FOR DETECTIVE'S ADVICE ..Through, thu good advice of Detec tive Hawley If the Boys' and Girls' Aid society, 18 -year-old George Marlow Is again with his parents at Moscow, Idaho. He writes that they were very glad to see him. and that he Intends hereafter to lead a respectable Ufa The boy ran away from home because of a fancied grievance. He was found by Detectives Vaughn and Hellyer and waa about to be sent out with the lllst battalion of "Kangaroo Hunt's" army of "vaga' when Detective Hawley took an Interest In him and had him sent home. It wes a weather-beaten scheme, hoary and feeble with age. and deaerved rtnore careful treatment at the hands of the Black Pattl's. press agent. The scheme was evolved at Olympla. Wash. Theh Slsserletta Jones (Black Pattl) received an anonymous communi cation Informing her that If she did not leave 1100 at a certain spot In ths Jew ish cemetery here her life would be the forfeit When the troupe arrived she found the Jewish cemetery was a long dis tance from the center of town. But It would not do to eliminate the cemetery idea that added the grew so me element which would oauss the public to gasp In horror. So another letter was written and dropped on the floor of the colored sangsmlth's car at the union depot. Madame Jones was Informed that the place where the money was to be left had been changed to the northeast cor ner of Lone Fir cemetery, and that a box had been provided ss a receptacle for the coin. Then the manager of the company hurried to the police station and, In lan guage punctuated with exclamations of Indignation, Informed Chief Hunt of the receipt of the letter from the Black Hand. The chief pondered, concluded the theatrical manager waa acting In good faith and detailed two detectives and a patrolman, handy with a revolver, to And the Black Hand. The press agent and a member of the troupe accom panied them. One of the detectives, after an hour's weary waiting In the cemetery for the Black Hand, snapped a twig, an ob servant owl hooted, the press agent's trembling finger preaaed the trigger of his revolver, one of, the troupe yelled with terror and then the victims of the chiefs credulity returned to the city. The press agent may not survive the company's stay here. (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Enterprise Or., Dec. It. Wallowa Valley Chapter No. 60, Order of Eastern Stars, has Installed aa Its officers for ths ensuing year the following: Worthy matron, Theda Miller; worthy patron. D. W. Shea hen: associate matron. Olive Bos well, conductress, Helen Bell; asso elate conductress, Anna McAllister; sac owimav r. - at '. vrt hours and In man reUry. J. S. Hodgtn; treasurer. R. E. cases, "supper money." Vest; warden. Mary Steel; sentinel. R. Bowlby; chaplain. Belle McAllister: marshal. Nora French; organist, Blffa Ault. and the five points of the star are represented by Rae Bater, Victoria Haas, Anna Martin.-Amy Forsythe and Ellen Bos well. ' to avxxs ITT (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) L Orande. Or.. Dec IS. La Grande will have an exhibit hall by February It as the contract was let yesterday by M. L. Causey to Peter Bosquet for 1100. This hall will contain exhibits of the different grains, fruits, grassss. etc.. grown herCVand will be open for the Inspection of the traveling public. Through the combined efforts of the La Grande Commercial club the cttlsens and different Interested parties throughout ths valley It has become a reality. (serial Otopatrb te The Journal ) Amity, Or.. Dec. IS. The Amity board of trade met Tuesday night to complete organisation. A constitution snd by-laws were adopted and 10 additional mem bers were secured, making the member ship now IS. Officers were elected as follows, for the term of one year: President, r o. Jones; vice-president. George D. Thomas; secretary, John F. Tost; treasurer, M. W. Re a. These of ficers, together with J. W. Roth, T. E. Whits, & a Duncan and O. O. Graves, will constitute the executive committee. The first measure to be scted upon by the board of trade will be an amend ment to the town charter, giving ths town officers greater law-making powers and extending the town limits. Committees sre already at work on thla. and the amendment will be presented to the legislature at an early date. WINL0CK WOMAN STRUCK AND KILLED BY TRAIN 'pedal Dtspateh te the Journal.) Chehalla, Wash, Dec SS. Mrs Nathan Flowers, an elderly woman of Wlnlock. was struck by passenger train No 1 at that place about 4 o'clock yes terday afternoon. She had been talking with two other women near the croaalng lust north of ths depot and waa struck almost Immediately after leaving them. The train cam as she was crossing the track. It waa stormy and the wind blowing at tha time. She waa struck In. the bark. Mrs Flowers was brought to Chehalia On No. S train at :S5 o'clock to be cured for at the hospital, but died in the women's waiting room at the depot within 10 minutes sfter tha train reached here. Her husband lives at Wlnlock, and she has a son at Centralia. 'Special Ptnpatrb to The Journal. ) Eugene, Or., Dec. tS. The residence of Ed McClanahan. Jr., narrowly escaped destruction last evening by a fire which started from electric light wires. The residence had formerly been occupied by students, who dM the wiring, and apparently dM not know their bust- (Bsedal Dtapatrb to The Journal .) Eugene. Or., Dec. 22. By the over turning of a lamp In the hotel at Cres well laat svenlng a disastrous fire oc curred, resulting In the destruction of the building snd contenta The fire spread with remarkable swiftness snd the proprietor of the piece barely es caped with his Ufa owing to the burning oil catching his clothes on fire. (Special Dt patch to Ths Journal i Eugene, Or., Dec. 22. A lsrge number of farmers residing west of this city snd those In the immedlste vicinity pooled their Chrlstmss turkeys yesterdsy snd asked bids on the hunch. Bids were received from many firms, but the Se attle Produce company captured the lot SOX.1 From the Chicago Tribune When the head of the concern arrived at bis office on Monday his room was cold. "Is ths steam on'" he asked. The girl stenographer said It waa. "Ah. I see!" be remarked. 'The pipes are filled with cold air." and with that he unscrewed a small plug from one end of the radiator. Tha cold sir cams whistling out. and after came a trace of steam. 'I'll wait till It heats up." he said. Ths steam begun to blow through the hole, so he started to screw ths plug In again. "Ouch! Gee! Thundsratlon:" he screamed ss hs dsnced around on one foot The stssm had scalded two of his Angara The radiator began "blowing off like a locomotive and spurting water across the carpet. "Run for the janitor:" he yelled. "Somebody get thst plug and put It In! Go tell the engineer!" The room was clouding with vapor as he pawed around on the floor for the plug he hsd dropped when he burned his lingers. T csn't stand It," ha gasped, as ho jumped up again "This Is terrible What can ws dor' Tha girl stenographer looked at him and aald frigidly: "Why not turn off the steam f BLACK HAND BANGS OVER PRESS AGENT Unfortunate Detectives Are Made to Assist in Very Old Advertising Scheme. WAIT FOR BLACKMAILER IN LONE FIR CEMETERY Chief Hunt Was Impressed Weird Story of Attempt to Extort Money. by ASHLAND WILL MAKE BIG MINING EXHIBIT l Special Dispatch to The Journal ) Ashland. Or., Dec. 22. As a result of the visit of D. H. Weygant, repre sentative of the Lewis and Clark fair, the executive committee of the Ashland board of trade passed a resolution ap pointing M. F. Eggleston chairman of the committee on mining, to make a collection of a mineral exhibit for the fair for the Ashland mining district, and appropriated money therefor. A considerable part of the Ashland district is on the south divide of the Sisktyous and within tha state of Cali fornia, which cannot be embraced In thla exhibit as It cannot Include territory outalde of the atsts. However, thero will be assembled here samplee of gold bearing rock from properties on the Oregon side of tha range; also cinnabar ors, varieties of clays, mineral paint and building stone DID NOT GET MESSAGE AND LOST HIS PLACE Failure to receive a telegraphic mes sage snd consequent loss of wages has induced Thomas Hesley to sue the Postal Telegraph a Cable company for 1325 damages. The case was on trial today before Judge Cleland, without a jury. Healey alleges thst F. W. Hawley tele graphed him to come to Needles. Cat, to take charge of the engine on a steam boat and that tha massage was not de livered until January is, le days after Its receipt in Portland. The company says thsy sent s mes senger to 206 Union avenue, the ad dress given, and that Healey waa not living; there, nor at any other point to which the messenger was sent. A GreaLrriday t'Jjafe6KBsasl M i lam I 3 I' r This Bookcase, solid golden oak, white maple or mahogany finish, 26 inches wide C& 52 inches high. FRIDAY ONLY $5:22 Special Has adjustable shelves, brass cur tain rods, and 'is worth double our price asked You can buy it oo your own be" use. FRIDAY ONLY $5:22 YOU CAN HAVE CREDIT mm 1YY1M f SPECIAL 1 ML XL 1 li Cut Ratal Boston Painless Dentists are nam giving their annual CUT RATE PRICES on all dental work. The charges are less than college prloaa and all work done by our patnlsas system snd by specialists of from IS to 20 years' experience. NO STUDENTS em ployed. 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Ozena ISth aad Barustde Streets. PORTLAND, OREGON. SURE ' CURE FOR- PILES iu SIMS proa oee aselMurs and si. aa wall as Blind, llnsiaa or ' J7JrV-JPLqaanao's lie a , rsjlaaw.raj 1862 COAL C0ALI904 ROCK SPRINGS COAL CO. ' Sell the Only Genuine Rock Springs COAL, In the City. WHY? Be cause we are the exclusive agents for the Union Pacific Coal Co. There la but one Rock Springs In Wyoming, and the mines were opened in IMS by the Union Pacific, which is the sols owner end miner of Rook Springs Coal. Don't be deceived by any Imitation or wouldbe Rock Springs. Rock Springs Coal Co. mm. I st. CHRISTMAS OIFTlS That would be appreciated and can be purchased st our store. Genuine Woetenholm I. X. L. Carving Sett Pocket Knives Razors Table Ctrthry Nickel Steehvare ADOLPH A. DEKUM IS1-1SS Christinas Presents Japanese snd Chinese Curios, consisting of New Brass Wars, 1 Stiver Cloisonne, Ivory Carvings, fine Decorated porcelain Ta Ladles' and Gentlemen's Robes, Jackets. Etc Also a very fine Toys. Dolls. Doll Buggies, flames. Xmas Tree Ornaments ai comical Toys st closing-out prlosa Andrew Kan & Co. 211. stock of To On re a Oold in One Bay. Take Lass tin Broaaa Qetaiae Tablets. Ah drssjlsta rsfaad the swear if It falls to ears, a. w. Ore' ate as tars as sack bos. Sea. Vsn Q Mrs very magnetic Do q. I should i shocked the whole Pree Press Chad wick must ha a ly so! country Bhs hss -Betroit Just Right. "Our Own Mixture." a perfect pipe to bacco. His Sldtel Co . J Third street. We arc overstocked on Andirons, Plaques, Imported Bellows, Driftwood Blaze, Electric and Gas Lamps. These goods came in all at once and we are compelled to sacrifice. The JOHN BARRETT COMPANY Sixth and Alder Open from 6 until 10 o'clock p. m. agents Ml Ho gar aad Oar eta cigar a V tMJMMl S v