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Warning WEATHER Itatn and Warmer To xiltflit; 8nttirJuy Italn. Today's Highest Temperature, 42 VOL. IV. liOSKUUHG, OREGON, FHIDAV, UKl'KMUlClt 27, 1913. No. 4T W0 m 111 FIDP L6I0ML 111 I ML LosJjigeles Lodging House -' ; pyed Last Night. 'V'v MANY JUMP FROM WINDOWS Jlodies of Victims Recovered at Iay break Several Others Hurt By Jumping to Pavement Girl WiM Die. (Special to The Evening News.) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 27. A three story frame Btructure used as a lodg ing house la the northern part of the city took fire during the night and burned. Two brothers, Leonard and Leopold Walters, age 18 and 14 respectively, were unable to escape and lost their lives. Their charred ; bodies were taken from the ruins at daybreak today. Olga Walters, age 15, sister of the boys, was so badly burned that it is believed she will die. Captain A. H. Moore, 'nf the fire department, S. Anderson, Joseph Caruso, Roxcy Good, Michael Vansky and Herman Reichert were all hurt during the progress of the fire. The flames encircled the doomed bulld--ing before the occupants could be arouseil, and many were forced to Jump from windows in order to es cape. The police and firemen res cued many of the lodgers from the ' burning building. Property, loss is DO IT NOW!! SEE Harth's Toggery Show Window for startling reduc ed prices oh high-grade Overcoats. They won't last long at the prices quoted and you will have to be quick about making your selection of these beautiful Overcoats. Do it now, Come in and choose the one you want. The prices quoted are so attractive you cannot afford to miss this chance to own a nice warm hand tailored Overcoat. Harth's Toggery, inc. ! . ESTABLISH SALOON'S. A move Is on foot in Eden bower to incorporate as a mu nicipality and thus pave the way for the establishment of a num ber of saloons under the provis ions of the Home Rule . bill. While a few or the people In terested In perfecting the incor poration and establishing sa loons in Edenbower reside in that vicinity, the most of their number are Roseburg men who are anxious to engage in the liquor business at that place. While Edenbower may incorpor ate, The News doubts very much whether the citizens of that place will vote to estab lish the saloon. With the wom en qualified to vote, It looks as though the proposition to li cense saloons In Edenbower will bo defeated, regardless of the activities of a few men who would prosper and fatten through the sale of liquor placed ht $30,000. I ' Cllhuu Coaling Station, j HAVANA, Dec. 27. The naval station treaty botween Cuba and tlio ; U. S. whereby the latter secures ad . diionul lands for naval base at Guan j tanamo, was today concluded be ! tween American Minister Beaupre ' and Secretary of State Sanguilly, of Cuba. ftenjarriin Cloihes IN HANDS JURY Famous Trial of Union Men Closed BURNS' "CLEYERNESS"EXPOSED Two Witnesses Arrested For Porjiuy Icfene Made General Denial of Government's Claim Ono Plead Guilty. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Deo. 27. The Jurors in the dynamite conspir acy case Into whose hands the mat ter went yesterday, are Samuel Mor rison, retired farmer; James H. Smith, retired merchant; Seuaca Chambers, farmer; Marion E. Dob bins, farmer;- Frank Dare, farmer; J. L. Thomas, real estate dealer; A' len Spauldlng, farmer; Marvin P. Da vis, farmer and bank president; Thornton D. Brookshire, farmer; Frank Sutton, farmer; Jesse D. Bur ger, grocer; William Jackson, farmer. All 12 men come from small towns in the vicinity of Indianapolis. Kept together under close watch i since the trial opened October 1. the jurors, of- whom a number sing In rural church choirs', broke the monot ony of their virtual imprisonment by singing hymns and patriotic airs. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Dec. 27. New facts In the twice-told talo of dynnmitings which reached a climax in the murder of nineteen persons In the Los Angeles Times explosion were givcu in the trial just ended here. Herbert E. Hookin, former secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Ironworkers, who Or tie -AicManigal said started him on the dynamiting career, was branded by three government witnesses and numerous exhibits as the betrayer of his fellow unionists. The "great" detective work of William J. Burns was shown to have consisted in Huckln telling L. L. Jew ell, manager for a structural steel concern, who it was that was doing the "jobs" all ever the country and Jewell told Burns. Later Hockin personally ''double crossed" his fel lows to Burns. Hockin's motive was said to have been a desire to displace J. J. Mc Namara as secretary-treasurer of the union. When McNanmra went to jail, a confessed dynamiter, Hockin was given the office. When the gov ernment's guns were trained on Hockin during the present trial he was forced by his fellow officers to resign, William J. Bums and his son, Ray mond, both admitted that while they shadowed Ortie McMnnigal and J. B. McN'amnra, then known guilty of the Times explosion, in hopes of getting men "higher up." the two dynamit ers "pulled off" other Jobs and des troyed hundreds of thousands of dol lars worth of private property und endangered human life. Ortie McManigal testified that the MeNiimaras were planning to blow up the city of Los Angeles and fire it, "as a lesson" to open shop advocates there. The story of the one hundred dyn nmitings in various sections of the United States, told at the McNamara rial in Los Angeles, were rehearsed in the conspiracy trial. J. B. Mc Namnra's claim on the train thnt bringing him from Detroit to Chicago under arrest, that the American Fed oration of Labor was behind him was repeated also. The government presented through nearly 500 witnesses, mostly hotel and telegraph employes, evidence cov ering the movements of the defend ants. With this testimony, Ortie McMnnignl's confession and the close relation shown between Herbert Hockin and J. J. McNamara and the indicted ironworkers,, besides incrim inating correspondence, the govern ment built up its case in support of charges of conspiracy and of unlaw ful transportation of explosives. The defense was a general denial by 31 of the 40 indicted men togeth- cr .with numerous character and alibi witnesses. Two witnesses for the defense William QHtgley, a union carpenter, of Detroit, and Fred W. Zeiss, a un ion man from Chicago were arrest ed for alleged perjury. Qulgley Im peached an important government witness against two of the defend ants. Zeiss was called in an effort to discredit McMnnlgal's confession. District Attorney Charles Miller al so caused four of the indicted men Hockin, Butlon, Hay and Smythe to be taken Into custody by raising their bond beyond their resources. At the very opening of the trial a bomb was thrown Into the defense ranks by tho plea of guilty made by Kdward Clark, of Cincinnati. He gave damaging testimony for the gov ernment. "Tho defendnnts wore not only guilty," said Noel, "they wero cal loused to crime." Much emphaHis was laid by the government on the support tho defendant gave to J. J. McNamara after his arrest. The cir cumstance of the explosion taking place after visits by Hockin and some of the other defendants and alwayn on non-union contracts was emphasiz ed also. The defense attacked Ortie MrMnn Igal's life, citing his conviction for j petit larceny in r.hlrago. Th aiU-g-: ed Incriminating letters were given 1 law interpretation. The trips taken i by the international offlrers were J said to be lawful and necesfary In I the performance of their union du ties. What troubles did take place dulrng strikes were said to have been ; unavoidable, nnd not alwayi to have ; bi-en Btarled by the union men. At ! tention was callwl to Hie testimony J of tho defendants that thoy believed I fn r,pPr''il methods. The govern ment's circumstantial evidence wns ' bitterly attacked and the weakness of this kind of evidence was pointed out to the jury. The defense: law yers picked out the vitriolic state- DEATH PENALTY May be Abolished by Wash ington Legislature. BUILT FIRE WITH GASOLINE Seattle Girl Terribly Ilurned Xelll bora KxtinKiilNti Flumes Ilul gnria Forces Mere Hoys Into War Service. (Special to Tho Evonlng News.) SEATTLE, Doc. 27. Thnt the Washington state legislature will abolish capital punishment at tho coining session, seems apparent from a recent newspaper poll of both tho house and senate. In the house tho sontlmcnt Is In favor of abolition of capital punishment by nearly three to one, as the voting stood 34 to 12. In tho senate, although the poll Is un finished, ninonding the law In this respect Is favored by two to ono, tho poll standing 14 for abolition of the death penalty and seven favoring it. Forty nine votes in the house and twenty-two In the senate are requir ed to abolish the death penalty 1n this state. Unlit I lie Willi CitiNoline. SHATTLH. Dec 27. Anna Hoff, a domestic In tho home of Sam Ilrown, in starting a fire today fn tho kitchen stove, recorted to gasollno to expe dite matters. The gasoline exploded, as the result of fire probably being In the range at tho time, and the rl's clothing was saturated with the burning liquid. Rushing from thn Brown home, which wns also set afire, the girl ran to neighbors who extinguished the hiaze, but not until The Prettiest Girl of All, Says: "It isn't only that the Old Dutch Hot Chocolate is so good, nor that all the other things are in themselves tempting attractions; it is a comoination of good things delicious drinks, immaculately clean fountain, courteous service that makes "The Fountain" at TheRexall Store The ONLY Place in Town For Me. FULLERTON & RICHARDSON PERKINS BUILDING Specials For Friday and Saturday Suits in two classes $18.50 to $20.00 Suits $10.98 $25.00 to $35.00 Suits $17.75 Millinery Dress Hats $3.75 to $6.50 Street and Tailored Hats $1.50 to $3.50 We Buy Competition in Every Line Onyx Hoisiery Gossard Corsets THE LEADER she was so badly burned that she will probably die. HniiKll For Murder. SAX QUENTIN', Dec. 27. At 10:30 this morning John Kodgern was hunged here for the murder of llenjamln Goodman, a San Francisco jeweler. Rodgers died protesting his Innocence of the crime- for which he was conylcted. Natives Kxleriulnate Nutives. SYDNEY, Deo. 27. Port Moresby authorities recoived news today that all of the inhabitants of a native village ill the Papua district wero ueussacred by Louima natives. Tho latter were ou tholr way to their own village, when they attacked the other Villagers, composed mostly of women, children nnd old men, killing overy ono. Bulgaria Honuuion HoHtilitica. VIENNA, Deo. 27. Sofia reports allege that tho Bulgarians are pre paring to resumio hostilities against the Turks. More boyB, who are not liable to military service boforo 1914 according to tho laws of the' country, are being forced Into service Tito r?Tul;irrj are ready to tako the field at once. TaUoH Dynamite Ilouto. , v KLAMATH FALLS, Dec. 27. ' George Gowan vlBlted the home of Adeline Heck last night, aud after a few moments' convorsntion retired to an adjoining room where he exploded a quantity of dynamite. Tho causo of tho act Is bolleved to have result ed because Gowan thought the girl did not return his love. Tho unfor tnunte innn was not instantly killed, and surgeons mndo every effort to snvo his life. Doth arms were so badly shattered that they were ampu tated, and both cyos wero destroyed. Mo lived until morning. While the dwelling was partially destroyed, no other porBon about the premises was Injured. (Continued on page 6.)