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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1903.
E China ...
Easte
Novelties
All sorts of cunning souvenirs
eggs -with the realistic kind
of little chicks perched on them,
cunning rabbits, vases, match
safes, toothpick holders, trinket
boxes and numerous other hand
some things, all with a charm
ing Easter emblem on them.
Come in and get first choice.
EASTER
MILLINERY
Hosts of hats, and a newer, nicer, more distinguished
assemblage cannot be imagined. Our Millinery
Section has provided more lavishly than ever this
season and can show you everything there is to be
shown in the way of fine headwear.
Come in and select your Easter hat now. The early
buyer has the pick of the entire showing and avoids
the Easter rush that comes later.
Royal Wofceste
Corsets
More New Models
The corset that fits and is comfortable, made to conform to
the lines of the figure and impart an elegance of outline
to it. Charming new models just in. Among them the
"Princess Hip.' "Bon Ton" and the "Sapphire" styles.
Secure one before you have your Easter
gown fitted. Expert corset fitters al
ways in attendance at our corset counter.
in
2 Big Bargains
Hosiery
Ladies' Hose
Such fine, dainty things, in both medium and gauze weight, plain
or fancy stitches, some of the medium gauze with white sole or
all white feet. Every pair full finished, with double sole and
high spliced heels, amply worth 50c, 65c and 75c a pair, q
This week yon take your choice for only. OOC
Misses' Hose
Fine ribbed, black lisle, Spring weight, French to:, high spliced
heel, double knee. We have just received a big shipment of this
line and they are well worth and should sell for 35c, 40c and
- 45c, according to size, but we are going to let them all go for one
price, and that a very small one, considering the quality. y
While they last they are yours for only, a pair .vOC
Easter Bead Chains
Lorgnette and Charm Chains in,
a great variety of crystal,
pearl, turquoise, ebony and
coral beads.
Prices 25c to $3.50
THE PJNCREE
LORIA
$3.5 0'
SHOE FOR WOMEN
China Store
Grand Easter Sales. Fine China
Sharply Underpwced
Cake and chop plates, salad and berry bowls, plates in sets and wj
single nieces, ice cream, salad and fruit sets, also 100-niece deco- VS
rated French China dinner sets at about half usual price.
Easter Vases-
You will find them looking like they were worth a great deal more
than we are asking for them.
Fine dear crystal 10c, 15c, 25c to $3.00
Decorated Vases, very graceful ." 25c to $3.50
Easter Candlesticks .
Tall Crystal Candlesticks. . . . .' 60c and up
Tall Brass Candlesticks 75c to $1.50 each
Tall Silver Candlesticks $1.25 and up
Paper Shades, assorted colors , 10c, 15c, 25c each
Silk Shades, assorted colors ."40c to $1.75
Candle Shade Solders 5c, 10c and 15c
Colored Candle Shade Holders, .
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each.
.50c
New Lines Table
' and Glassware
Berry Sets, bowl and six plates,
35c, 50c, 75c and $1.00.
Water Sets, $1.00, $1.25, $1.50
to $3.50.
Lemonade Sets, $1.00 to $6.00.
Wine Sets, $1.50 and up.
Cat Glass
The LibfeeyinNew Shapes
f"nTnr "o rrc Vy
Most perfect cut glass made,
each piece with the "Libbey"
name and trademark etched
upon it, largest and finest as
sortment of cut glass in the
city.
POINTS TO PENNELL
Analysis of Evidence at Bur
dick Inquest.
FINDINGS OF JUDGE MURPHY
He Says Evidence Would Justify Ar
rnt of Pennell, If Alive Censure
for Jin. Burdlclc nd Mother
Pennell Inquest Tills "Week.
BUFFALO, Jf. Y.. March SL Tho ver
dict in the Burdlck Inquest, handed down
by Judge Murphy 'today, -while stating
that the Identity of the murderer of Ed
ward L. Burdlck has not been proven,
practically charges Arthur PeaneU, the
dead lawyer, with the crime. Pennell
had a stronger motive than any one else
for putting Burdlck out of tho -way. Judge
Murphy says, and ell the facts brought
out by the Inquest constitute Just grounds
for the Issuance of a warrant against
Pennell If he were alive. The verdict is
softened somewhat, so far as It relates
to Pennell, by the statement that If Pen
nell were alive he would be given the
presumption of Innocence unUl proven
guilty.
In the opinion of Judge Murphy. Bur
dlclc had no woman guest In his den on
the night of the murder, and the crime
was not the work of a burglar. He exon
erates Mrs. Payne and Miss Hutchinson
from any connection with the crime, and
In conclusion criticises Mrs. Maria A.
Hull and censures Mrs. Burdlck. the for
mer for her attitude toward the authori
ties, and tho latter for the Inconsistency
of her actions with the theory that she
had no knowledge of the murder.
Judge Murphy stated this afternoon
that he will hold the inquest into the death
tf Arthur R. Pennell. the latter part of
this week or the first of next week.
Just Ground of Suspicion.
The statement Is an exhaustive review
of the evidence brought out during" the
Ir.-uest. Special attention Is given to the
letters exchanged between Arthur R. Pen
nc:i and Mrs. Burdlck, particularly the
one containing a threat against Burdlck's
We. Concerning these the Judge says:
"Altogether, these facts would. In my
opinion, constitute a just ground of sus-l-icton
on which a warrant could be Is
sued, were be irfrve."
Referring to Vra. Hull, Judge Murphy
says:
The action of Mrs. Hull on that morn.
Irs (the morning after the murder), and
her testimony on the stand has caused me
much thought and worry. To my mind,
they are Inconsistent with a perfect want
of knowledge as to what had actually
occurred. So little apparent feeling for
the .dead man, such an evident desire to
cover up the crime, and no disposition
whatever to aid the authorities in ap
prehending the murderer, may be ex
plainable, but has not been explained."
Speaking of Pcnneirs relations with
Mrs. Burdlck. Judge Murphy says:
"HI of all others, was the motive
strong enough to incite a desperate mind
already steeped In wrongdoing to so foul
and cruel a murder. He can never be
Placed on trial, nor can his case ever be
judicially determined. Let' us be as fair
then to the dead as the law presumes us
to be to the living. He must be pre
sumed Innocent until proved guilty."
In his report Judge Murphy reviews
briefly the events of the evening preced
ing the murder as brought out In the
testimony, which he says does not show
that anything unusual occurred at the
bouse In the fore part of the night. Tho
story of the finding of Burdlck's body
next morning and of the events preced
ing its discovery, aa related by the dif
ferent members of the household. Is told,
and the discrepancies In the testimony of
the servants and Mrs. Hull are pointed
out.
ConUnulng to review the evidence. Judge
Murphy mentions the testimony of Dr.
Marcy. In which he said he sent for Dr.
Howland, the deputy medical examiner.
The two physicians had a conversation, in
which Dr. Marcy said If death proved to
be suicidal It would save his name and
family a great deal of scandal. Dr. How
land said:
"I don't think It Is suicide," and Dr.
Marcy agreed with htm.
"Where Is the motive for this crlmeT"
asked Judge Murphy, and he then takes
up the relations of Mrs. Burdlck and Pen
nell, and says It seems five years ago. on
the occasion of a visit to New Haven by
the Burdlcks and FenneUs, Mrs. Burdlck
"gave the lovo which belonged to her
husband to another." She loved Pennell.
and he apparently became Infatuated with
ber. Burdlck learned the truth and a sep
aration followed, but because of love for
ber children ho took his wife back and
forgave the author of his wrong upon his
promise to leave Buffalo.
"This promise and the promise which
Mrs. Burdlck made to her husband." says
Judge Murphy, "were- shamelessly broken.
Finally, Mr. Burdlck told her she must
leave his house, and he applied for the
divorce, which action she did not care to
defend, as she wished to marry Pennell.
who had agreed to support her. PenneU
induced her to defend the suit. Burdlck
had been shadowing Pennell and Mrs.
Burdlck, and Pennell had detectives shad
owing Burdlck.
"So far as appears from the evidence,"
says the Judge, "Pennell had not suc
ceeded In compromising Burdlck in any
way. Burdlck, however, had a lot of evi
dence, consisting of letters written by
Mr. Pennell to Mrs. Burdlck, of such a
gushing, lovesick. Importuning nature
that their publication meant humiliation
and social ruin to their author.
"This, of all others," says the Judg?,
"was the motive strong enough to Incite
a desperate mind, already steeped in
wrongdoing, to do so foul and cruel a
murder. Did he do ltT Was he responsi
ble for It? He had returned from the
dead man's wife the day before the mur
der. He was very much excited the next
morning, and went and purchased a re
volver. The clerks present at the sale
state that he did not appear at all like
himself."
The Judge tells of Pennell's visit to the
falls on the morning of the discovery- of
the murder; of his message to his wife
to bring the papers, and of their failure to
return for dinner that evening. Contin
uing, the Judge rays In one of Pennell's
letters to Mrs. Burdlck there was a threat
that he would kill her husband. The
cashier and bartender of a hotel also tes
tified that he said he would kill a certain
man, and Mrs. Pennell had written Bur
dlck a warning letter. Pennell had com
plete knowledge of the Burdlck borne,
and. considering his relations .with the
family. It would have been an easy mat
ter for him to obtain a key thereto.
"Altogether these facts-would. In my
opinion, constitute Just ground of suspi
cion on which a warrant could be Issued
were he alive. That would not mean,
however, that he was guilty. Ha would
have the right to a trial."
The report continues:
"lit can never be placed on trial here,
nor can bis case ever be Judicially deter
mined. Let us be as fair, then, to the
dead as the law presumes us to be to the
living. He must be presumed Innocent
until proven guilty.
Burdlck Was Guiltless.
"The finding of this court Is that the
evidence does not sustain the theory that
Burdlck had a woman In his den that
night, nor has It disclosed a single im
moral act on his part. It portrays him as
a loving father and more than magnani
mous and forgiving husband. Mrs. Payne
and Miss Hutchinson, whose names have
been unfortunately brought Into this case,
are. so far as this Inquest was able to
determine, completely exonerated.
"The actions of Mrs. Hull on that morn
ing and her testimony on the stand have
caused me much thought and study. To
my mind they are Inconsistent with perfect
want of knowledge as to what had ac
tually occurred. So little apparent feel
ing for the dead man; such an evident de
sire to cover up the crime, and no dispo
sition whatever to aid the authorities In
apprehending the murderer may be ex
plainable, but they have not been ex
plained. The opening of the windows
from the Inside and no one having gone
through, as Indicated by the snow and ice
on the lawn, would Indicate a desire on
the part of some one to give this crime
the appearance of a burglar's work. ThM
person who waited there to wrap the
head of his victim In that blanket and
pile pillows on his corpse was not a bur
glar. Nothing has been missed from the
house except Burdlck's watch.
Censure for Mrs. Burdlclc
"Much credit should be given Dr. J. R.
Howland for his refusal to entertain the
suicide theory. But for his honesty, we
may never have known that one of the
most clever and shocking murders of this
or any age had been committed at our
very doors.
"This Is essentially a city of homes,
where the marriage contract Is looked
upon as the corner-stone of society, and
Is sacredly regarded by alL To make lit
tle of It Is to forfeit the good will and
respect of our people and to Invite their
most severe censure. It Is our duty to
censure Mrs. Burdlck. But great as her
wrong has been, great Is her punishment"
AMERICANS IN TROUBLE.
Exhausted On Honduras Coast. They
Will Be Succored by A'nvy.
WASHINGTON. March 51. At the In
stance of Senator Hanna and a number
of other Ohio people, the State Depart
ment Is making earnest efforts to succor
a little band of Cleveland men who went
prospecting In Honduras. In the party
were: Dr. W. R. Gillespie. J. G. Po
merne, Fred W. Goodrich, F. F. Wilson
and J. E. Lincoln. They were last heard
from at the mouth of the Patuca. on the
southeast coast of Honduras, where they
were reported to be exhausted, with no
boat to make their way to a seaport.
Assistant Secretary Loomls today
brought the matter to the attention of
Acting Secretary Darling, who promptly
cabled Instructions to Admiral Coghlan at
Puerto Cortex to send a boat to the relief
of the party.
8CALETURNEDD0WN
Master Builders Refuse Car
penters' Demands.
UNION IS TO MAKE NEXT MOVE
Miss Gould Cannot Go.
ST. LOUIS. March XL Illness will pre
vent Miss Helen Gould from attending the
World's Fair dedication ceremonies in St.
Louis April 30. Miss Gould Is a member
of the World's Fair Board of Lady Man
agers. '
BUSINESS ITEMS.
It Baby la Cutting; Teeth,
sur and w that els aaa wntrf4 rrasdr.
Mrs. Winstows Sool&uic Syrap. for duMrts
tMthl&r. it sortb lb emu. soruss the mu,
J ln car wlna csUc ss4 CIsxtbms.
If Members Stand Firm a Number of
Buildings May Be Tied Up and
Interested Contractors Be
Declared Unfair.
The Master Builders' Association will
not allow the scale of the Carpenters'
Union which goes Into effect today. A
number of buildings In the city will be
affected, for If the union holds by Its de
mands the contractors, who are members
of the association, will not be able to
obtain work from any union of the build
ing trades. .
Thlrty-slx contractors unanimously
parsed a resolution lsM evening sustain
ing the stand taken at a meeting on Feb
ruary 10- The contractors are members
of the Master Builders' Association, and
according to the statements of tho union
men represent about one-sixth of the
bulldlngo now under construction. The
association officially says it will not rec
ognize a minimum scale and will only pay
the carpenters what they are worth. When
the scale of Carpenters' Union Uo. 50 was
presented early In January, the communi
cation Mated that the higher pay quoted
should go Into effect on April 1. Aa the
fateful day approached both sides de
ferred definite action, though the associa
tion passed a resolution some weeks ago
stating that the ccale would not be grant
ed. The union paid little attention to this
and apparently considered that the con
tractors would think better of the scale
as the Ume of Its effectiveness approached.
Now, on the eve of April L the
contractors who arc members of the ai
soclation say once more that they will not
allow the scale. Therefore It Is up to the
Carpenters Union, which meets this even
ing, to decide as to whether a number of
buildings in Portland shall tied up for
an Indefinite time. The union men want
It thoroughly understood that any action
they may take will affect only a part of
the buildings now under way.
Will Xot Tie Up the City.
"This will not tie up the city by any
means." raid C Bomberger, president of
the Carpenters' Union, when the news was
told him late last evening. "The members
of the association represent a very small
part of the actual contracting of the city.
Ad to what will happen in the morning I
can't say, but I think It probable that the
men will keep on working until the .meet
ing of the union tomorrow evening. Tes,
that Is so. we must call out the men who
are working for the association members
if they will not pay the scale. The asso
ciation men are only about one-third of
the contractors o Portland and Just now
they are doing about one-e(xthof the work
now under way. Most of the carpenters
are getting 13.50 a day now and the num
ber getting this has rapidly Increased.
Practically all of the contractors outside
the association nave promised to pay the
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All our counters are pileci
hig'h. today with new bar
gains. -
Hundreds of cases of dry
g'oods rescued from our
basement reserve rooms
are being' broKen open
and the valuable contents
sacrificed on the bargain
counters.
Every dollar's worth, of mer
chandise in this establishment
will be forced out at a sacrifice
regardless of cost.
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scale, and we do not expect any trouble
with them. The contractors have -figured
on paying 1X50 a day ever since the scale
was sent In."
The meeting of the Master Builders' As
sociation last evening was far better at
tended than usuaL for a most important
subject was up for decision. At the con
clusion of the meeting tne rouowmg state
ment was made public:
Master Builders' Statement.
"March 31. At a regular meeting of the
Master Builders' Association, held this
evening. It was unanimously decided that
the members adhere to their former reso
lution. J. B. Bridges, president; George
W. Gordon. Secretary."
The former resolution referred to is that
passed at a meeting February 10. which
stated that the association refuses to
grant the demands of the Carpenters'
Union and that It takes no cognizance of
a minimum scale. The union presented
Its claims early In January, giving 13.50 a
day as the minimum for all of Its mem
bers. The resolution passed by the asso
ciation also stated that the members had
no objection to paying that amount to
any man worth It, but that they would
never consent to allowing 13.60 to a so
called carpenter simply because he was a
member of the union.
A number of the members of the asso
ciation have thought thst the scale should
be allowed, but have never bad the cour
age to say so at a meeting, according to
the statement -if the secretary, George
W. Gordon, who said last evening that no
such sentiments had ever been expressed
at any meeting. Though the matter has
been kept quiet by all concerned. It has
leaked out that the president, J. W.
Bridges, resigned a few weeks ago, but
that after a lengthy discussion he was
asked to keep his seat. The union men
say that this was because Mr. Bridges
favored the higher scale, while that gen
tleman himself will say very little about
It. Evidently the meetings of the contrac
tors have been far from peaceful, tor, as
In every other association of the slse. one
faction Is In favor of something to which
the others object most strenuously.
The higher scale of the Carpenters'
Union was sanctioned by the Building
Trades Council before It was presented to
the association, and If the union declares
that the members of that organization
are unfair, no man. whether he be painter,
glazier, plasterer, electrician, or any other
member of the building' trades unions, can
work for them. Therefore, if the Carpen
ters' Union at Its meeting this evening
decides to call out all Its members work
ing for the men of the association, all
the other building trades will be likewise
affected, and the contractors wilt find
themselves tied up completely. The other
contractors paying the scale wished for
by the union will have no trouble with
their men and will not be affected In the
least. The few contractors outside the
association who have not acknowledged
that they would pay the scale may be In
fluenced by the decision of the association,
but the question of additional work,
should some contractors be tied up. will
present Itself.
Just how far the members of the asso
ciation control the contracting business of
the city will be learned when the union
calls out all men working for them. The
members themselves say that there are
few contractors 'of any Importance out
side the organization, while the union
men tell an altogether different story. In
fact, several things will be learned If a
portion of the carpenters go on a strike
tomorrow morning.
Carpenters' Union. No. SO, numbers some
SCO or more members In good standing.
What was once the Amalgamated Wood
workers Union Is now a member of the
international organization to which the
carpenters belong. Whichever way the
carpenters trouble Is decided will have 'a
large Influence on the Palnterr Union,
which has also submitted a demand for
$3.50 a day to take effect April 6. These
two unions have a membership of consid
erably over 1300 men, so the meetings this
evening- and tomorrow are of the utmost
Importance.
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