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SALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1008.
NO. 15.
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1RST CAR ON INTERURBAN LINE
iss Fletcher b Star Witness in Harry Thaw Trial
16 ELECTRIC GAR
UP FROM PORTLAND
rived Shortly Before Noon With Officers of the Road
Coach Is Sixty Feet Long, Beautifully Upholstered and
Up (o Date In Every Way
Ik Ant cf the bis couches which
B 1 uwd on the Oregon Hloctrlo
Wen Portland and Snlom nr-
,ti In the city today shortly boforo
o'clock, which was the occasion
a larse crowd to gather at tlio
rr of High and Statu stroots,
fcw the car was brought to a atop.
THcarti pointed a itch ornngo
tr, trimmed In gold, nnd 1b of tho
it modern type, being built for
-to-date suburban traffic. Tho
ub li divided Into three compart-
hats besides tho vestibules. Nearest
e notorman'g vestibule is locatod,
Ubiggage room, after which comes
isoklng npaitment ami tho gener
al pnssongor npnrtment. Tho conch
Ih flnlshod in hard wood, nnd flttod
with ovory convonlonco of n modorn
railway car, being llghtod with rows
of Incnndoscont lights, besides two
sinnll arcs which nppoar on tho elo
gantly docorntod coiling. Tho seats
nro placed in tho stylo of tho regular
passenger conch and nro upholstered
in green plush. Tho car possesses
four 7f horse power motors, and has
ti whittle which sounds like a "Wil
lamette rlvor steamer coming under
tho bridge. Superintendent Coolldgo,
who enmo up from Portland on tho
I (Continued on page eight.)
WANTED
WIFE'S
LETTERS
LEAPED
FROM THE
WINDOW
DID NOT GET THEM.OF ST. REGIS HOTEL
CHICAGO STORE,
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
Clearing Sale
A Money-Making Harvest
for
Bargain Hunters
AVK .UW OPFKRING GRHA THR RARGAIXS' THAN I
0QD5 XOW OX SALE AT COST AND LESS THAN COST. 1
1VST GO TO MAKH ROOM FOR OUR SURINd" PURCHASES.
BR PRICES FOR RI2LIARLE MERCHANDISE.
lMM yards of embroidery
w M Ml. They are a spot cash
direct from tho dmport
i W are tto best values In Sa-
It a yard Oc
!. ajrard 12c
lt a yard 15c
JJ widths are from -1 to IS
wWv. Tboy are a flue pro
jj f nut!e aeedlework.
IWdi of 7e Drk and Light
JJW ObUbj Flannels, yard, ,c
H PMc on Fino Drees
JJ Sllki.
of articles all ovor
.. at clearing pricoa.
J . Ladles' Suits. La-
m ILIUm' Coat8 Milliner,
. Pticoau. Clothing for
Md Hoy., Blankets, Com
"r Uaderwoar and Do-
JJJSU. row $8.50
Z' "W 911.50
!?aow $o.oo
, bow $0.50
J ta&a than oost on ajl
ad Salts.
IXSTI3AD 1113 STIRRED UP SCAX
I)AL, AXI) PACKS A CHARGI3 Or
ASSAULT WITH ATTI3MPT TO
COMMIT M.URDEH, AXI) MAY
HAVE TO ANSWER FOR MURDER.
WOMAN A FINE WITNESS
CLEVER WORD FENCER
District Attorney Jerome Runs Afoul of a Woman With
a Bright Mind and Exceedingly Flexible Tongue
ill
(Unltod Press Lomod Wire.)
Dos Molnos, In., Jan. 17. After
trnvellng all tho way from Snohom
ish, Wash., to Des Moinos to recover
letters R. II. Dosh had in his posses
sion nnd refused to surrender, C. L.
Clemens, a former football star at
Lolnnd Stanford University, found
tho man ho sought In tho ofllco of Attorney-General
Byars at tho state
house. There- Olomona attacked hlfl
pno-tlmo rival, R, II. Dosh, a promi
nent attorney of Stuart, lown.
Tho two mon glowered at'ono nn-oth-r,
and then "began a vicious fight,
during which thoy mndo their way
into tho corridor of the capitol build
ing. It took the strength of a num
ber of mon to pry Clemens from tho
prostrato attorney, who was plckod
up unconscious and taken to Mercy
hospital, whorp it is feared that ho
will dio. He has a fractured skull
and is otherwise Injured,
Clemens was arrested and is held
under heavy bonds on tho charge of
assault to commit murder,
Clomons refused to give tho reason
for tho assault and Dosh has not re
covered sufficiently to talk.
Snohomish, Wash., Jan. 17. Carl
L. Clemens, president of tho Snohom
ish chamber of commerce, left horo n
short timo ago for a trip East. Ho is
Identified with E. C. Ferguson In the
Snohomish Land Company, nnd also
owns two dairy farms near here. Dur
ing tho past year ho has been deal
ing In tlmbor. Clomons lived hero
about eight yoars. Ho was formerly
publisher of tho Snohomish Tribuno,
with the present state printer, C. W.
, Gorham, Ho is a graduate of Stan-
ford University, and gained fame on
.tho gridiron for tho Cardinals. Ho
Jcamo here from Iowa, and was prom-
inont in atwetics uerore coming to
tho coost.
I Ills wife and two children live
here. Nothing is known of his do
mostlo trouble.
MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE DELIIIKR
ATELY PLAXS SUICIDE AND
LEAPS FROM HOTKL WIXDOW
DURIXG THE X1GIIT MAXGLED
HODV F0UX1) THIS MORXIXG.
(Unltod Proes Loosed Wire.)
New York, Jan. 17. One of tho
most sensntionnl suicidos that over
occurred In UiIb city was committod
last night, whon Mrs. Horlut Scan,
wlfo df a millionaire lawyer of Bob
ton, and a member of one of the
most aristocratic families In Massa
chusetts, leaped from her room on
the thirteenth floor of tho fashionable
St, ReglB Hotel, and was dashed to
death on the roof supf-nn adjoining
building, 100 feet below.
That tho'suicldo was carefully
plannod thoro Is no doubt. Arising
from her bed some time during tho
night, aftor having retlrod In op-
parontly good spirits, sho throw n
light wrapper ovor her nightgown
nnd thon mado the plungo to death.
Mrs. Sears' maid, who occupied ad
Joining opnrtmonts, did not hear her
mlstross moving about, but sho
thought it was Btrango that slio
locked tho door botwoen tho two
Bleeping apartments. Mrs. Soars had
evidently takon this precaution
against any Interruption of her plans
by tho mold.
When tho mold entorod Mrs. Soars'
apnrtments this morning qho was
startlod by finding her missing, and
ono of the windows thrown up. She
looked down nnd Raw tho mangled
form of nor employer lying on the
roof of a building below. Her body
was so badly ornished that it was al-j
most unrecognizable. Mrs. Sears
had como to New York to undorgo
treatment for a nervous disease. It
is supposed that it was on nccount of
nor bad health that she committod
Buiolde.
Before killing herself she ponnod
a letter to her husband, and this is
being bold for him.
(Unltod Proea Loosed Wlro.)
New York, Jon. 17. ISvolyn Nos
bitt Thaw, wlfo of Hurry Kendall
Thaw, was called to the stand at
ll:3fi o'clock thlH morning In tho
murdor trial In which her husband Is
tho dofondnnt. This was n rnthor
unoxpoctod niovo on tho port of tho
defense, as It was thought that fiho
would be ono of tho last Iny wit
nosscs. Aftor sho had takon tho stand the
defonso mndo another movo that
cousod Burprlse. After Evelyn Thaw
had boon sworn Attornay Llttloton
conferred with his 'associates and
thon withdraw her, stating that he
was not ready at that momont to ox
nmlno her.
It is probable that Mrs. William
Thaw, mothor of tho dofondnnt,, may,
teBtFfy tbdny. - She UErlvToUAU -W&
court houeo, accompanied; hyu Ijer!
son, JoBlah, and npponred'to bdVory;
ill.
Mrs. AHco C. Flotohor, of WaBh
Ington, a friend of tho Thaw family,
was tho first wltnosH to testify this
morning. Sho said Harry Thaw was
vory nervous whon ho
Sho Is ono of tho boot known sct-f-ntlflo
woman in tho Unltod States.
Tho -district nttornoy hnd for from
on onay tlmo of It handling tho wit
ness. "Did you form any improaslou that
his various hoiihuh wore any dlffaaut
from thoso of any othor ptrion?"
Joronio OHkod.
"I can toll you tho way ho notod,"
Miss Flotohor ropllod. "I hod no
way of tolling anything about hlfl
Bonsoa."
"Was his Bonso of perception dlf
foront from tho perception of any
body olso?" quorled tho prosecutor,
""I am suro I canno answer tho
q'tostlon," tho wltnoBs ropllod.
"Psychology of jorcoptlon ob you
undrra'tand It may differ from 'my
vlow,"
fcaiMJasr. Fletcher. :lafflLd tho district
.-attornoy by tho olovorqoss bIio dla-
piayea.in onii iunoinK tn inu uiuiin
time Littleton's faco woh wreathed In
smiles.
Ml'w? Fletcher oxplnlnod tbq anxlo
ty of Mrs. Thaw over tho mental
condition of hor son, Harry, Btatlnt?
wnti a cllld, that Mrs. Thaw confided to hor thnt
and that ho was subject to vlolont tho boy wob not roBponsiblo for hl
outbursts of tomper. acts. Jerome started to propound
Miss Flotohor tostlflod that In Do
cembor, 1903, Harry Thaw told hor
that ho wna suffering from a torrlble
dlsoaso of the oyos, and ho wanted to
dlo. Ho talked Inaohorcntly, tho wlt
noss doolarod, and that sho could
a case boBOd on suppositions and ro
. forrlng to n man like Thaw bolng In
, lovo with n chorus girl, whon Judgu
; Dnwllng intorrupted hi in by Haylruc
that Hiieh quostlotiH woru incompo
i tent, for tho roason that no chorus
hardly understand what ho moant. Kjr) itnl boon montlonod In tho pro
Whnn Attornoy Joromo bognn his ooodlngs. After tho wUiiohs tostlflod
cross-examination of hor MI Flotch tjmt Tliaw bad told hor that ho loved
er suld sho was Interested in tho.
nrohologlcal bureau at Washington.
(Contln'iod on page olght.)
SOCIAL DANCE jomorrow night
Grand Marcli at 9 O'clock
HE WANTS TO
IMPEACH HIM
The Store That Ikes tke Bisiiess
Took n Shot at Himself.
(Unltod Prose Loasod Wire.)
Tacoma, Wash.. Jan. 17. Stand
ing before a mirror In a crowded
hotel lobby C. 0. Gullander, a tailor,
who recontly arrlvod from Portland,
shot himself through the head at
10:30 last night, expiring instantly
Twenty persons wore seated In tho
lobby of the Tourist Hotol last night
when Gullander passod through to
the rear. Just as he took the revol
ver from his poaket he turned to
thoso nearost him and said: "May
God forgive me." He then fired the
fatal shot. He was a member of the
tailors' union at Portland.
Rrlbery Casea Continued.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Jan. 17. Tho Park
side franchise bribery cases were
continued for one week for decision
qn tho demurrer filed by tho attor
neys for the defense this morning.
Abraham Ruef was the only one of
the defendants to appear In court.
Victoria. B. C. Jan. 17. Follow
ing the opening of the leglslaturo
yesterday by Lleutonant-Govornor
Dunsmnlr, Hawthorne Walte, the
Socialist from Nanaimo, ondeavored
to introduce a resolution oalling for
tho impeachment of the lieutenant
govornor for having disallowed the
antl-Japaoes legislation of last sos-
islon.
The speaker ruled that the motion
was not sufliolonUy urgent to intro
duce at the opening session of the
house, preceding the formal motions,
to which the opening day Is usually
devotod.
Tho resolution stated that It was
Bhown at the recent Inquiry that Lieu
tenant-Governor D-unsrnuir, In nil
private capacity, had contracted with
the Canadian Nippon Company, of
Vancouver, to procure GOO Japanese
for work in hiB minos, while publicly
ho disallowed tho measure tending to
prevent the Immigration of such
Japanese laborers.
STEAMER ON FIRE
AT TACOMA
(United Pro s Loasod Wire.)
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 17. Fire In
tho hold of tho Amoronn steamer
Tromont, loading for Japan, China
and Manila, did damago last night
estimated at $-10,000. More than
COO bales of cotton were destroyod,
tithor by flro or water. Tho shlp'i
deck was somewhat buckled, and
thoro Is other structural damago. Tho
origin of tho flro la boliovod to be
spontaneous combustion. Elevep
streams of wator wero kept playing
on tho flro for an hour and a ha'f
beforo It was oxtlngulshod.
.o
Admiral Evuiim Goi Ashore.
(United Pross Leased Wlro.)
Rio Do Janerlo, Jan. 17. Roar"-
Admlral Evans' trip ashoro and a
boat race botween gunners' mates of
the Atlantic fleet aro tho features of
today's entertainment.
Elaborate preparations havo been
mado for tho commander of tho
American squadron, and he will bo
given a rousing reception. Owing to
Illness ho had been prevented from
going ashore up to today.
SUFFRAGISTS
RAISE A RIOT
(Unltod Prow LenKnl Wlro.)
London, Jan. 17. Stiff ragUtti
raided the house of Premier Camp
boiunannerman during the meeting
of tho os bluet today and subse
quently purtiotpated In one of tho
wildest riots that ever took place In
London.
When tho police swooped down up
on thorn the suffragist roslstud all
attempts mado to arrest thorn and
fought tho "bobbles" for a solid hour
The streets wore blocked in evory di
rection by crowds that Intensified
tho oxoltomont with their cheers and
Jeors. Tho suffragists greatly out
numbered the police, and finally the
ofllcors of tho law wero compollod to
handle the riotero roughly In order to
sunnross thorn. Many nrroets wero
mado. It Is thought that tho raid
was mado simply to show tho
strength of the suffragettes.
Archduke of Tuscany Dead.
(United Press Leased Wlro.)
Salsburg, Austria. Jan 17 Arch
duko Ferdinand IV, grand duke pt
Tuscany, died boro today,