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SB1I-7BB2:LT. ..1 ,C:MJ'!3T3 TACLT! Vol. XX.-N0.2 CORVALLIS, OREGON. FRIDAY .EVENING, MARCH 29. 1907. a,. ;;i B.r. iBvnra in: and Proprlato I I We Are Now Prepared to Outfit 'I. i.v. . ' and-The Bov 31 JUSTICE-FITZGERALD NAMES COMMISSION TO EX AMINE THAW. SLAYER ?: -f OF STANFORD WHITE." J. . .Out reciept of clothing this spring are nobby. , ' : ; , Big assortment. -'j Prices That Defy Competition Shoes P. B. Kerths" are up to date in style and the best wearers Our Lne of Medium Priced Shoes . Are from the bast factories in the country and all "are guaranteed shoes. Oar? line of hats embrace all the new styles. : Oar prices are right and we ask an inspection of the above lines.' . : J; r , -:. CaH afrdSee Corvallis, i .. '. : --. ' ; . t ' ' '.V: - '-! ';! ' Oregon Weeding Wife Breaks "News to;Htr 3 Husband HuBband Tries to 5' 'Chegt. Evelyn nd Says " He Does Not Fear Result. New York, March .,26. A com nission appointed by Justice Fitz- I erald, of the supreme court, will I i'cide the question as to whether Harry K. Thaw is now Bane. His rial before a jury lor the murder hi Stanford White will be inter rupted pending the report of this iomaaissiun. If the commission re oorts that he is sane and : therefore' capable of advising with coaneel ind of understanding the proceed-, logs against him,, the trial will be resumed, but if it should be found chat be is not sane nor capable iD a legal sense, "application will ; be made for his commitment to an asylum, probably that at Matte van for the criminal insane. - Jostice Fitzgerald's - decision to appoint a commidon followed a con ference of the attorneys in the case today. The justice told counsel thst be had given the; various affi davits careful consideration, but as they were too widely at variance he felt that he could not properly pass upon them. Therefore he had , '.Tnis thing is3 perfectly' satisfac tory, to me. I am eure. T will be able to satisfy the commission that I am sane at the present time. Any thing Justice Fitzgerald does is all right. He has always acted in : a fair and impartial .manner.'":' !L j vr The Jaw under which' the com mission was appointed today pro vides that the commissioners must take oaths as referees, thrymuet be attended by the 'District Attorney nd cbnnEel or the defendant and may compel the attendance of wit nesses. ' - ' , . ' " "i ' ( Berlin, March 24: Captain Ie- nace Rodica, of tu general staff of the Austrian Hungarian Army, has published a pamphlet -entitled 'The Prospects of the American Japanese war." r . ., ' After discussing the armies and navies and theatres of war, he con cludes by saying that the unpro tected Pacific Coast of the United States offers excellent chances for the. succees of Japan. ' He declares Japan is working feverishly to com plete her military and naval equip ments, adding that daring the laet few months 5o,ooo men have been at work day and nigM in the arsen als, turning put guns , and small arms, and stating that, the cart ridge, manufactories at Toklo, Where in all about 20,000 men are employ ed, have turned. out daily 500 rifles. Captain Rodica also asserted ' that the projectile works at .Tokio make 600 shells a day for' the field artiU lery- :.,-.'7 " ':";; ; A BRUTISH THUG WIFE OP EMINENT REAL ES TATE BROKER KNOCKED . ; ' ' . SENSELESS. At no bp nn pn pn n a n m no 1 an 1 n r r .1 v f 1- v" ' '. . - " MaHBBaaiMiiaBBMBaBnBMaBBBBai r.- Salem, Or-i March 26.4-George Taylor, ,a cpnyiot whbjis serving a Husband Finds Her Unconscious in Pool of Blood on Returning Home Thief . Overlooks ; '-V$10,000 worth of Jew' ; ; ' s i.. :. ;, elry Rings Torn From Eare., . r .. Portland, Or., March 27. Ore gonlan: One of the most dastard ly crimes in the police1 annals - of Portland was committed at the home of Newton W. Rountree, a wealthy real estate broker, about 8 o'clock last night, when a masked, burglar entered the houee, 60. Ella street, and murderously assaulted Mrs. Rountree and ' left her for dead.. ' The thug evidently bad watched the house and witnessed the departure of Mr. Rountree and : bis son Robert, who left home about seven o'clock to go to Ainsworth dock, where the younger : man took the steamship Columbia for San Francisco en route to Tonopah, Nev. Allowing the men to get well away from the house,' the lurking thug entered the residence through aback window and ; proceeded , to ransack the premises. , ' ' ' ; Mrs. ; Rountree bad' retired for the night, not dreaming of danger, .v, ' - A;Uy . ----- 4 --i-V "S S- .t. two hours later Mrs. Roun tree's throat was braised black and bice. showing plainly the mark of her as sailant' fingers. :. .. ' . . While she . lay prostrate at bis feet the thug jerked his victim's di amond earrings, valued at f 200, from her ears, another evidence of the murderously brutal character of the burglar, j , . On his return Mr. V Rountree mounted the steps in a pleasant hu mor, thinking of theenjoyable trip his son would have to the Nevada Eldorado. ; His happy thoughts were dispelled on entering his home. The first thing that greeted kis eyes was the . disordered parlor. - The furniture had been turned topsy- turvy. Making a dash for his wife's room, . Mr, Rountree was horror stricken to see MrB. Rountree stretched silent . and bleeding, ' ap parently dead, on the floor of tha room in a pool of her own blood. without examining into her con dition, he rushed to the ' telephone and summoning Dr. James F. Bell, who lives not far from the Rountree residence. She soon recovered con sciousness and waB able to tell what had happened, Ths physician list ened to the unfolding of the Etory of the shocking crime, and by admin istering stimulants kept the 'half fainting woman from lapsing mta unconsciousness again. - The ameers searched the prem ises from top to bottom and found that evary hiding - place in tha house had . been . thoroughly ran sacked. At the conclusion of tha search Mr. Rountree announced that he thought : his wife's earrings were the only, valuables missing The rest of Mie. Rountree's jewelry which is estimated to be worth about $10,000, was secreted in the family strong box, -which was not found by the burglar. ' r- . - :ck. y-' t;,-r ; We Solicit Comparison. Just receive J a full Hne.of Spring and Summer, Novplue$.H I - Tha Famous Packard Shoe, Sold by . Dealer infmen's Furnishings. Wouldn't Change Thrones with la - ? , ki Fisherman's luck means a wonderful catch once in a blue moon. But all moons are :alike to the man equipped from - our, superb Sporting Goods ; stock the latest in Rods, Reels, Daady Minnows, Hooks, Bicycles, Sundries, Cultery, Sewing Madnnes and Sewing Machine Supplies, ' Edison arid Victor Talking Machines, Records and Supplies. . .. The hunter will find himself in a paradise of his own when he . . lands in: : this fine apornng oooas stocK. 1 ou;-are welcome to buy, or admire, f lust as you choose.- Unmatchable prices now. ? I VI - IVI -J sV. -. 1 . ! r 4 '.I ! s.-i PUISSANT-DE UROUX Royal Belgian Stallion, 'weight 23 W,' firs prize w and Iowa, state fairs,;owned by Fawcett & Jfelnd,CpryaHis;. , r ru. i nn un in in im bu pn an nn p rot iuii iimi uh n o , The Finest and most complete line ever brought to "the cityr Also a Full line of Base Ball Goods, "1 t; . ' li Oil" decided that it would be the best to submit the entire matter ,to a com-, mission iA lunacy, -As Thaws counsel left the room, after the! an nouncement ot the decision, one of them said: V. ; V "It could ribt be worfe." Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was weepii g as she left the room to go to the Tombs prison. The commission is composed of : Morgan J. O'Brien, a for mer member of tfaeupreme court; Peter B, Olney, a lawyer; and Dr. Leop6ld, Pu'zell. " - , . i Mft;'"Evelyn Thaw broke the new80f Justice Fitzgerald's decision to her husband in the Tombs. pris- uu Hia if ieruuuD, - ue watt .aumiuj- pafifed: fo",;he ' Tomjbs by Messrs artriMd.0'ejyyf of iTfeawf cbdrifiand they, met Thaw in the hospital 'ward, : as the conference room Was occupied. ;; Mrs. , Thaw had nerved herself for the ". ordeal, btit her an nounoement. wa s greeted by ber husband with condolence: "It is all right, dearie." be laid to :hisifei'I am not afraid jof a commissionV I am a sane man' now, just as sane as the "judge :biinsei& and I am sure that any falr-mjnde j commission will so declare me(.?'," 5. 57beof 11. Har tridge camel .poft, he'decla'red:'- . - , . u The fortitude of the boy (thaw) astonishes me somettmee, bntit certainly did: today ,-5cS"i Later,Thawent put a ' statement as follows: three-year Bentence for. larceny from a ,-itorej committed" fromMuitnoT mah county,' September" 11, J19C6, made a dariog attempt at escape from the penitentiary abotfl 4 ..o' clock yesterday afternoon,;; and, bad it not been for the vigil" jof Guard Irwin, on the east wall bfj the pris on incloBurewould have. been sue-. ces6fal.'-''-'i:!'-:;';,''-:i '):;:' ; :A Taylor has been. 'working in .the stove foundry i'ahd wbile tbe";Con victs were marching to the" prison proper and ihe guard in charge b&d turned his back ha ran and plunged into the flume wbich j fun6 through the -yard . ; K Withtthe ' aid. ; if ' some tir tit hApfe- oaw i nhinh ' hj .hfl sawed? one of the'Sve-eiellths io,ion bars ubder the -wa'fl .and crawled, through. The current in the flumei together with' its vztreme chilf and depth, retarded his progress and he bad .'not made much headway I when discovered and baited at 1 the poitt of a rifle, about J.O fnnu,tes, after Ihe. Was missed .by the 1 goard jl'O r J was her -lor;; tie ;c-rine , K.5 i qf.job f nntmg 5y p ; ,7 f ; at Times Office--. -i j i' The quick relief from pain afforded fcy ap plying Chamberlain's Pain Balm makes it a favorite ' with' ffuffetertf from -'rheumatism. ?!.'Q sciaticai)LlameJi backf seated a Graham ' lumbago,' and ' deep and bad fallen, asleep. ., She aroused by a heavy : ; hand , on throat.; .- o i. o-pRobbiege.a.wai ment; be? ,questiop. wa ens wredby, . an oatn and a mavur.. pmsqre., on her .throat,; aod , iv gruff ynice de manded .ail the money, and ..valua bles ft Abef?ou8e4;iv-nr. ,J- .y,s":: - Frighteced almost ipfO vinEensi- bility and choking under the banjjL'' of the tblef on b'er throat, the : qn fortuoate ;i w.omaa , was ' urable to, make;mpvor:"reply.;:T;Dragging'" ,fcer onceremonioucly out of her. bed toe masked man . commanded -her Ao show bim the hiding plnce of the family jewelry and money,;-! t;.;i,.. As soon as bis-hold on her throat relaxed,. Mrs. Rountree fell ) to ;the floor half fainting, and her . assail ant, becoming anjry, brutally kick ed ber,.: : ghe was rso terrified that for a moment she was unable to ut ter ;a eouDd, although she , tried o sbput for ; help,...;t Then, . ber. ; voice; came hack and she . - was , . about to. call for, aid. when , the thug . raised a; revolver , or a Bandbag' and -struck , her oyer the bead, ioflictipg ' a i se vere ecalpwouDd,- .which,) rendered, : her; ,u nconscion. T a rj?.ot- , satlsfit d. withbis brutalitytba, tbog agaiu, gra s ped,. b is. yiptj a vhyo ;jt he , !lb rpat and nearly ucceedd in ttiaogling Mrs.-. Rouatree.rto, death. , t iWhen - ' Portland, Or., March. 26 Tele gram: Portland banks have an ov er supply of silver coin, and will not accept 1 any great amount of them for depositing.' ;;?, f . t -Few know that the city is flooded with the white metal until .yester day when the United ; States col lector of customs Bent $12,000 in silver W deposit In the .First Na tional Bankin ucoordance with a new regulation which had . been put into effect by the treasury depart ment at Washington. The stacks of silver were refused, on the ground that more of that sort of money la in the banks now than can be hand led to advantage. 1 1nquiry showed, that the other financial 'institutions are similarly affected. 1 tlfZ". J Word' came from Washington the Other day: that from .now on all important money;: received at this port - should : be d eposited : in the First National Back Vat Portland, inslead'of being cent to the. United States sub-treasury at San Francis co", as has been the custom. . Since the local bank : will not accept the silver, the collector of customs is writing to the treasury department at Washington today to dettrmine what be shall do with -it, .In the meantime the com that no oce ap pears to want is being held in pri vale deposit oriea. ;! t i ?T.-I -Bnk officials:; claim ..that more silver Is in lpcal : circulation than there- has been for a jlong, period. However,' they declare they are un able to assign any! particular cauee for the oversuppiy.; Ut late it naa from points ot the compass., it is stm coming in steady etreams, mating the bulk of yellow metal, on hand look small in comparison. .While the silver dollar continues to be paFged &t. its face value it is said that they are becoming to plentiful to'lie. worth clamoring for. Daty to the amount of $80,000 in gold,J collected from the Oriental liner Arabia's cargo', was received at the bank yesterday without any objections, but when the silver was offered with the yellow circulating medium it was frowned upon as being too chfap. Additional money will be collected on - tbe - Aiabi a'a cargo, but some means i fot keepiog it In private safes may have to be found if it should happento be silver. seated and moscular pains. Fot sale byl i"7feueaitj, pvy nen. & Wortham. r -I . t.tound uncoR8.ciau3. by , her-hQspand ; NOTICE.; 1'wffl pay the highest Mark et price in cash for Poultry, bos?, veal calves etc.iatoBolden'8 grocery store corner Second & Monroe streets , 'opposite Corvallis Hotel. .Your cash "..is .always ready and a square deal ".'jgnaranteed to alii' zThotu Boulden. ;i . Cbamberlajbi's Cough Remedy Zcoikil HI Favorite ( i ;fW e prefer Chamberlain's Cough Et ' to any other, for bur children," says Jx. J. Woodbury of Twining,- Mich; "It has also done the work for us in hard colds and croup, and we take pleasure in recommend ing it," j For sale by graham & Wortbanu v3 tv