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A TLY C APET AL JOURNAL SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 11)07. NO. 0t. xvn- - liW TRIAL HOTTER ..,p 1 thA ISatUIW a i. v jpeniflg of Case Jerome for Getting Inv trjy GeilluB duuiw the Jury U.,v March 13.-Abe uum- Led the stand In the Thaw i nornln?. , objected to his testimony jBtttttd. His testimony i ,. shown by Delmas, wno H reply to Jerome's effort to enuii'i affidavit made bororc ;.l accepted as evidence, mo ined Delmas' objection to trmion of conversation uo- Lamell and Evelyn lmmedl- Uecdlng hc "'ctnl,on of tn0 tornmo had based upon Lrrutlon his hope of gottlng liirlt admitted. felmas Klnrs Jerome. ii Awed Jerome and flatterod H said that 12 Intelligent onld not bo Inlluencod by tho re- presentation by tho proao of n affidavit beforo its lntfo- ts evidence. Jeromo nn- I briefly, and said tho remarks htlrely relevant. illnr out the Important quos- lidre Fligerald curtly Bald: Insei cited by tho district nt- i are not authorltatlvo on the ae aiked Hummel: "At tho ,(t lth Evelyn did sho toll at ho tad told Thaw It was that Whlto drugged nnd Jaer'" Deforc Delmas could object lluninioll exclaimed: "Sho certainly did." Tlien Delmna shouted i"And you cnll yourself a lawyer?" I jeromo moved that tho answer bo stricken out. Delmas won by hav ing It retained, and said ho would imeet It at tho proper time. Jeromo appeared to think ho had blundered, 'and tried again to 'have It ntr'icken out, but failed. Delmas, to prove that Evelyn was HummoH's client, offered to put tho girl on tho stand. Jerome wnB un willing to do thlB, and asked to bo allowed o put tho alienists on tho stand this afternoon. Tho court agreed. Joromo tried to get the court to In struct Dolmns not to confer with Ev elyn In the Interval between calling her to tho stand. Tho court Ignored this. Lunch was then had. Tho af ternoon sosslon began at 2:07. Je romo called eight experts to tho stand. Dr. Austin PHnt, replying to Del mnB' hypothetical question, testified that, In his opinion, Thaw knew what ho was doing when ho shot Whlto. Before putting his own hypothetic al question Jeromo read to tho ex perts ono, nnd Delmas read his. Jo ronio'B required over an hour to read. It fills 39 printed pages in n littlo book. Ho gave copies to tho attorneys and Jurors, bo as to easily follow him. Tho opening sentence asked tho Jurors to assumo II. J. T. meaning Thaw, born February 12, 1871; maternal undo not unsound. Thaw highly norvous In youth, that ho had St. Vitus danco sovcral weeks later had strabismus, so that he looked cross-eyed. Noxt ho asked tho Jury to assumo that Thaw first met "E. N" moaning Evelyn in Do- comber, 1901, at New York, when aged 17, as a chorus girl. Reviewed preparation for n trip to Europe, contrasting positions of two families. Read Impresslvoly part dealing with Evelyn's refusal, becauBO of previous relations with White, and of Evelyn's confession. Wholo trend of question Boomed to bo to Bhow that Thaw waB perfectly sane, but Jealous, up to tho tlmo of tho murder. LINN CO. GRAND JURY Called to Investigate Viola tions of Liquor Traffic HUSBAND A SPENDER. Takes Money from Sale of Wedding Gifts and Leaves Wife nml Chlhl. H1CAG0 STORE PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE OUR J 907 OPENING OF EW SPRING GOODS GKAXUEST, THE GREATEST AND MOST FOWERFUL UtTESOTEnnL THE CHICAGO STORH. OUR RESIDENT 1 L' SEW YORK AND CHICAGO IIAVB LEFT NO STONE Q IX SECrnivo mn ttk i'iiis rnrnwiR? ASSORTMENT "WCTIFUL NEW GOODS T1LVT WAS EVER SEEN IN 8ALKM. 1S KUAL AT THE TX)WEST PRICES. We Stat "EflXQ SALE ON MnvnAV mnvivn vt wit.t, HE KEPT UUST UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. NKW FEATURES m -"TOED DURING THE WEEK OF WUK71I WE WILL son Exhibition W, FISE SILKS. NEW SPRrvn niKM OOODS. LADIES 1 LX WAISTS. Vttot.tv lrvmroOT v. mraBnmiXirCS wk WW MmmFWf hi ..w SH WHITE GOODS. DOMESTICS, SHOKS AND GLOVES Albany, March 14. When Judge Burnett convened department No. 1 of tho circuit court and tho enso of tho State ngalnBS Edward Perdu, charged with tho larceny of n steer, was called, the dofondant was no where to be found. Judge Burnett, thorefor.e, declared Pordu's ball, amounting to $250, forfeited, nnd at once Issued a bench warrant for tho arrost of tho defendant, and fixed hlB ball at $500. It Is believed Pordu 13 somewhere In Southern Orogon, having been known to bo in that section a fow weeks ago. Tho defendant Borvcd ono term in tho Oregon penitentiary a fow yoars ago for stealing cattlo In Southern Orogon. Dr. W. H. Davis and T. J. Butler, of this city, wore tho defendant's bondsmen on tho charge for which Perdu la now wanted. A petition signed by 2G prominent rosldontB of Linn county was pro- Bontod nt tho opening of court. The potltlon asks that Judgo Burnott lm- Hanoi n grand Jury to investigate violations of tho local option liquor law. which tho potltlonors bollovo has been vlolatod In this county, and which violations, thoy assort, n Krand Jury would havo n largor op portunity to Investigate than n prose cuting nttornoy. Judg" Burnott re ferred tho petition to Prosecuting Attornoy John McNnry, Btatlng that Mr. McNnry Intended to call n grand Jury. It has been known for tho past fow weeks that tho district nttornoy'a ofllco waB preparing to Bummon a grand Jury at tho convening of this term of court, Attornoy McNnry hav ing so nnnounccd. Subpoenas wore issued porno tlmo ago for wltneBBOB beforo tho grand Jury. Immediately upon tho presentation of tho potltlon for n grnnd Jury, Prosecuting Attornoy McNnry lssuod BubpoennB to tho signers of tho po tltlon to como boforo tho grand Jury, which wns called at tho opening of tho court. Tho grand Jury examined n numbor or thoso signers of tho po tion yostordny, and, nnd will prob ably concludo tho examination Bomo tlmo today. ThoBO who Blgned tho petition will bo asked to glvo what Information thoy may havo bb to jvlolntlonB of tho local option law in Linn county. Oregon City, March 14. Loulso Emmn Wolf-Russell has filed a suit with County Clerk Greonman nsklng for a divorce from hor husband, Rob ert Nephl Russell. The bill of complaint nlloges thnt tho couple woro married iu Salt Lnko City, February 9, 1901, and that' there Is one child, Loulso Wlllnm ctto Ruswll. ngod five. Thoro Is n long recital of tho treatment of tho plaintiff is alleged to hnvo received nt tho hands of tho hUBbnnd, nnd tho complaint specifies somo of tho lnnguagc used when Russell was In fits of temper. It Is nlso alleged that ho subjected tho complainant to much personal Indignity, and, In ad dition to swearing at hor, failed to provide her with food nnd clothing. Sho calls him a spendthrift, Bnya ho vouhl not pay his dobts, and claims that ho flagrantly disregarded tho mnrrlngo vow. As nn Instnnco of his general nhlft losBnoBB, It Is stnted that tho wife of-. ton pleaded with him to roform, nnd thnt ho always promised, but never fulflllud his good IntontlonB. At ono tlmo tho complainant states ho prom ised If sho would boII somo of tho wedding presents to got money, ho would Bottlo down. His wife, It Ib alleged, Bold tho presents, paid the rent, bought some furnlturo nnd mndo tho homo nt- trnctlvo. Thon tho hopos of tho trusting wlfo woro dashed, for Rus boII took whnt monoy waB loft am docamped. This, tho complainant states, wns In Salt Lake City, In July, 1905. Sho asks for a divorce, tho custo dy of the child and $100 a month ali mony. Sho also wantB J1G0 attor ney's feoB, and Bays that RubscII Ib well able to pay. ' LAST STRAW REM0YED President Has Suit With drawn Against Japanese Washington, March 14. Tho Pros ldent today Instructed Secretary Bonaparto to order tho district nt tornoys of Snn Francisco to with draw tho suit ponding thoro, which" was to dectdo tho right of tho Jap nnoso children to nttond tho rogulnr public schools. This wns dono on tho information received by tho Presi dent thnt tho San Francisco school board had rescinded tho former or dor of Boggrogntlon. o Wntcr Storage Amendment. Albany, N. Y., March 14. A con oronco called by tho Albany chamber of commorco Is consider ing today tho Morrltt Wator Storago nmendment to tho otnto constitution, which Ih now ponding In tho logUln turo. Tho cnll for delcgntos to tho conferonco waB sent to tho mayors of cities nnd presidents of vllllngcfl In tho state,, nnd also to como as rep resentatives of buBlnoBB organtzn ttnnu it l ilnnlnrml hv tho nhambor ' of commorco that It Booms to bo moat doslrnblo that tho Bonttment of tho Albany Jury Hung. Albany, March 14. After bclnc. out all night tho Jury which tried Charles Kroschcl, proprietor of tho- JKT.nklln llouso, In this city, on a? chnrgo of violating tho local option Inw, disagreed and was discharged? this morning. Kroschol wna trlcdi this forenoon on tho second lnforma.- tlon ponding against him on n Bltnthtc- ohnrgo, nnd tho enso given to the Jury. Tho grnnd Jury adjourned this noon without returning an indict ment for vlolntlon of the local; op tion law. A great many prohibition IrIb woro examined, ns woll n a mini bor of mon who nro HuppoBod" tr l:::ow whoro liquor could bo pur chased. Tho session of tho grand! Jury was productlvo of conaldornbb oxrltemout, but that waB nil. Coiimetcnt Mon Am Scnme. Washington, March 14. Tho dlfll oulty In securing eligible for con sular positions Hob mainly In tho fact that It is very hard to nd appli cants proporly equipped technically with tho necessary knowledgo of two or moro languages, at tho samo time possessing in acquaintance with worldly affairs nnd buslnesa methodB likely to mako thorn good conaulnra. It la probablo that Borne changes of moro or lesB Imnprtnnco will ho made in tho Bchcmo for examinations al ready laid down beforo thi applicants aro actually called before tho exam iners in tho state department. Tho KiiImt's Gift to Iondon. London, March 14. London news nnnerB nro still agog over tho Btatuo of William III, which tho knlsor has presented to London. Tho Blto for tho Btntuje, In front of KonBlngton pal ace, hnB been selected by King Ed ward, for tho reason that Kensington was tho favorlto homo of William, and It wnB there that ho ontortnlned Petor tho Grent, and thoro ho died Mnrch 8, 1702. King Willlnm has not been fortunnto In postmortem tri butes of his greatness. When ho died tho privy-counoil, for somo good ronBon of tholr own, rosolvod to bury him unobtruslvoly in tho Abboy, nnd to eroct a monument to him there, ns woll aB an cquostrlnn etntuo In somo public Bqunro. Tho good tobo lutlons of tho prlvy-counvll woro novor fulfilled. All thnt Westmin ster Abboy holds In memory of tho king Ib hlB olflgy. Tnrdy homngo wnB, howovor, dono by tho placing of n mnrblo Tnuto In tho groat hall of tho Bank of England In 1735, Hull, In tho previous year, had put up ono to tho memory of "Our Gront Do llvoror." Petorstleld Is tho only other English town that has honored tho Bllont, moroBo hero of tho houso of Nassau. .Iroland thinks Bho has dono more than hor ahnro by planting his satuto in Collogo Croon. Btnto should bo secured on this most important innttor, and thnt this meth od Ib taken to bring about a crystall zatlon of tho sentlmont of munlclpnl- UIob nnd commercial bodies regard- lug tho subject. o Reception at New Colony Club. Now York, Mnrch 14. Tho Colony club, tho now club for women, In Madlaon avenue, near 30th Btrcot, will hold tw orccoptlonB, on on this nftornoon, and tho other on tho ntt ornoon of March 21. As this eub una uuun lunuuu uai-iubituij iui huhi- on, it will bo Intorcatlng to nolo thnt gentlemen will bo Included nt these two entcrtnlnmonU. Tho list of membership Is already full, nnd ns each monibor will havo two cards of Invitation to send out for tho open ing days, tho mon of society nro miro to bo Included. Mrs. John Jncob Astor, Mrs. Richard Irvln, and Mrs, J. Bordon Hnrrlmnn nro among tho momberB of tho oxecutlvo commlttoe of tho club. Wants Many Men. Albany, N. Y., March 14. Secre tary Dunphy calls attention to tho schedule for civil Borvlco examina tion today. Uncle Sam 1b In need; oflr fish culturlsls, librarians, drnftamonr nnd othor usslstantB, nnd offers goodt positions to thoso who can pnsa tho examination. The oxamlnattona to day will bo for architectural, Janitor engineer and heating draftsmen, en gineering nnd hydrogrnphlo ntdiif whllo on tho 20th fish culturnllstiu mnchlno and steam engineer, deputy forest suporvlBor and trlhnguUiUuvu aid. Tho wuntB of Uncjo Sam nrv numoroiiB nnd varied, but ho doesn't offer Hufllolunt wages to mako tlv ofllucs very attractive to Bookers after employment. 'Frisco Mndo Good. WnBhlngton, Mnroh 14. Tho Pies, ldent this afternoon Jssuod nn oxecu tlvo ordor putting Into offect tho Jnp nnoso oxclUBlon provision of tho Im mlgrntlon bill. Tho order wnB le aned tin soon ns tho Prcsldont ro colvod word from San Francisco tha,t the authorities had mndo good tholr promlso that JapnncHO school chll dron should havo equal privilege"- wlthftho whiten. HUunlard Hard Hit. Chicago, March 14. Tho Standard Oil attorneys woro bard hit today by tho declsloris of Judgo Landls, de claring tho announcement of tho rato , from Chappell, 111., to East St. Louis 'was prima faclo ovldenco of a I through tariff agreement with tha 'railroad. Tho government ettor jneys declared Chappell was Just a Ininin "rfliiroftd sneak easy" for avoidance of legal rates and giving rebates. i CWOWDfG ITOitX. fOY KS. Com ! Dmmmt ckawi Cotrt 9tmfc Frauds by Outxlderti. Washington, March 14. Melvln McVean, clerk of the Interior depart ment testified today In tho Dinger Hermann trial concerning tho estab lishment of forest reserves and cler ical work Incident thereto. Tho pur pose was to show that certain frauds had heen committed by outsiders, yrblle Dinger Hermann was commis sioner of the land ofllco. BustalMS Big deal. St. Louis, March 14. Tho court today decided against Frank Rocke fpiir. declaring there was no fraud In the sale of tho siac mine to hlra I MjuichefiU? Is ft Busy Port. New York, March 14. Oloster Armstrong, local representative of tho Manchester Ship Canal company, has roado public a statement con corning tho grain and lumber do volopments at tho port of Manches ter. Tho Imports for lumbor dur ing tho year 1906 amounted to 066, 401 loads, as against 445,619 loads' In 1905. This being nn Increase of over 100,000 loads, a better record than that mado by any other port In Great Britain. Including London nnd Liverpool. Tho Importation of whoat. malxe, etc, during 1900 amounted to 331.505 tons, as against 273,380 tons In 1905, approximating an Im provement of 60.000 for 1905, nn in creased record not excelled ovon by London itself. -Relieves Money Market. Washington. March 14. The sec retary of tho treasury autborUos tho deposits of customs In public depos itories, and announces that bo will anticipate tho July Interest on four per cents of the funded loan of 1907 to tbe amount of $25,000,000. Appointed to Arndaniy. Claronco W. WallB, nonhow of J. II. Labor, Booretary of tho Portland board of trade, litis rccolvod an np polntmont from Senator Mulkoy to fill a vacancy In tho United States Naval academy at Annpolla, Mary land. Mr. Walls Ib a native Orogon- Inn, having boon born nt Prlnovlllo ISyonrsago. Ills fothor, A. C. WnllH, wbb formerly a roaldont of Portland, but for the pnat fow your a luitf lived with his uncle. For a numbor of yoars Walls has attondod Mrs. Mar tmrot V. AIIoii'h preparatory school at Kubt Twulfth and Eust Salmon stroots, and his friends are confident ho will havo no trouble In passing tho ontrnnco examination. This is to bo hold In this city April 10 by the civil sorvlco commission. Al bany Herald. D0WIE BURIED IN STATE Klon City, 111 . Mnrch 14. Ex Prophet Alexander Dowlo was burlort" today. Thoro wns an olnbornto pa geant. Throngs passed tho hlor Itv toars. Tho long cortogo Blowly fol lowed the hoarse drawn by four white horses to tho grave. Tho'band played a dlrgo. Tho funeral car wan j guarded by tho Zlon City guards, In. full uniform. A nunuior oi uoawiw In tho community nro deolnrcd to bo wnrulugs to mombers of tho VoIIva. facttotiH, and scores nro lonvlng him. It Ib feared tho oxndus mnybocomor general. Officials at tho cemetery Intorrnpt ed tho digging of Dowle's gravo thin morning, nnd threatened to arrest aindatono Dowle, becnuso lUo grounds wore being Jamnged. Final ly Gladatouo guaranteed to rosloro any damage dono tho property, nntlr the digging was resumed. Chicago, detectives located eight or ton pick pockets at the f mural. COOK THE BOTANICAL DOCTOR. MOVED TO IM MIHCKTY STKKKT FOK ANY imKAUK CALL OX DR. COOK. COMMVLfATiOX FRKK. THE MILLINERY OPENING AT MISS EVANS' PARLORS In the corner wRh Jos. Meyers & Sons' Store dfccloscd many new smi becomeiig hats. AHofFrktey mJ Sat urday women thronged the Bc Store. In tbo spring a woman's fancy turns to protty clothes. She thinks a great deal about hor TJastor bonnet, and Friday and Saturday Miss Evans hod on display such ravlshlngly beautlul bonnets that thoso who catno went back and told of their lovellucss. As a con sequence, tho word was pessed along until it seemed as If overy woman In town was thoro seolng, admiring nnd onjoylng tho occa slon. Tbo display looked Hko a gardon of many hues, and ronny kinds of fresh-blown flowers. Women flitted hith er and thither, always stopping at each pr.tty hat, becom ing a willing captivo to each creation viewed. Thoro was prals unstinted pralso for MUs Evans, 'ihsso womon appreciate aad? eharo with her her triumph. There Is something very pretty abt tbo now hats. Many shapes aro small in appearance, but on tiro head they look large. Others look as If smanhed down, but whon tried on they become a thing of beauty, and Impart to the wearor a now dignity and grace Roglna creations were most admired, and well thoy should be, for the colorings wero superb, and tho sbspea Just seem to bo ex actly the thing for overy face. As MUs Evans is recomfzod as a milliner of taste and exclu slveness, it must not be Inferred that her hats como hltjb. It was tbo concensus of oplalon of hr many Tlsitori during th opcalns that the bonnets are just loveiy, ana sue ut .w, too. by Henry Grow for 3&,oou.