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THE MOBITOTG OBEGONIAU, JIATTJRDAY, JUNE U, 190 LET! W 1 Court Will Not Hold Ne gress for Extortion, PUTT'S MEMORY IS BAD Aged Millionaire Is Unable to Give Total of Money Paid. ORDEAL IS A TRYING ONE He Admits He Feared Mrs. Ellas and Gave Her $7500 Last Month "'-Negroes Hoot Him on the Street. 2CEVF YORK, Juno 10. Mrs. Hannah Elian vras - today lschareed on motion ot Assistant District Attorney Band, at tho conclusion of the testimony oL John H. Platt, the old millionaire, who caused her arrest for extortion. Mr. Piatt proved a disappointing wit ness'. To questions bearing directly on the charges on which the woman's arrest had been made, be answered repeatedly, "I don't know." His helplessness, and his apparently unreliable memory, surprised those who attended his examination. He did not remember whether he had given Mrs. Ellas large sums of moneyMuring the last ten years, as charged, and did not re member signing certain papers In con nection with his charges against her. The ordeal was a trying one on the old man. and his replies became scarcely aud ible toward the last. As soon as he bad left the witness chair. Assistant Attorney Hand said: "Your Honor, I think the parties to this miserable scandal ought to be allowed to stew In their own grease. There is no evidence before you that will possibly serve to hold the woman on a charge of extortion. I recommend that she be dis charged." The Magistrate thereupon dis charged the woman. Negroes Hoot Piatt. Immediately afterward Mrs. Ellas was rearrested on a writ In. tho civil suit orig inally brought against her by Mr. Piatt to recover 5CSQ. She was released in a few minutes on $5000 ball. Several thousand persons, among Ihem hundreds of ne groes, attracted by the case, thronged the building and stoop and crowded in the street outside. When Mr. Piatt, feeblo and trembling, and apparently dazed, was helped out of the building, the crowd hooted and hissed. Mr. Piatt was the first witness. He said he was 83 years old and had lived In Now York City since 1S65. He first met Hannah Ellas at the time tho volunteer firemen camo on from San Francisco about 15 years ago. Some timo ago, he again met the woman at a Third-avenue massage es tablishment, through an advertisement, and had kept up the acquaintance since. His relations with her had been of a ten der character and he had bought for her a house and had given her largo sums of money. "She was your mistress?" asked As sistant District Attorney Rand. "She was hot my mistress," replied Mr. Piatt. Asked if ho had not signed a paper some time ago in which he said Mrs. Ellas had extorted hundreds of thousands of dollars from him. Mr. Piatt replied he could not remember. He had signed a certain paper several nights ago, but did not remember signing a longer paper which Mr. "Warren gave to him. He Feared Exposure. Mr. Piatt would not give a direct answer to a question as to whether he had paid the woman more than 5GO0.OO0 since Janu ary. 1SP6, but did remember that he gave her $7500 last month. This payment was made, he said, because Mrs. Ellas told him she was being sued and would havo to go to court and expose him unless the money was paid. He could not recall the names of the two men, whom tho Assist ant District Attorney named, as bringing tho suit. She did tell him it she was taken to court she would be obliged to testify as to her relations- with the witness. "What wore these relations?" asked Mr. Hand. "Business." "Did you not pay her because of rela tions of a more tender character than dootor and patient?" V bad relations with her and paid her sums of money." replied Mr. Piatt. "I gave her the money because she said she would be put out." At the request of Mr. Hand, Piatt read the third paragraph of the complaint in the suit brought against Mrs. Ellas, and said It was "all right." Then you were afraid of her?" "I gave her the money to keep things quiet" "Did you give her the money willingly?" "Yes." Declines to Cross-Examine Her. Magistrate Ommen then took the wit ness in hand, but Mr. Osborne, counsel for Mrs. Ellas, objected to the manner in which questions were framed on the ground that the Magistrate was putting tho answers in the mouth of the witness. Magistrate Ommen did not press tho point, and as Mr. Osborne declined to cross-examine the witness, Mr. Piatt was excused. Lynam E. Warren, of counsel for Mr. Piatt, was than cald to the stand. In reply to a question by Mr. Hand, ho said he knew of evidence which would corrobo rate Mr. Piatt's testimony. Ho declined, however, to give any Information on the ground that he was counsel for Mr. Piatt. Mr. Osborne, attorney for Mrs. Ellas ad mitted Mrs. Ellas had received the $1500 named In the complaint, but said It was not given her by reason ot any threats. Tho court discharged the prisoner. Mrs. Ellas tonight said she did not know Andrew H. Green, tho father of Greater New York, and had never heard to him up to the date of bis death. "I absolutely exonerate him, and I am exceedingly sorry that he met so untimely a fate through the fault of another man," she said. She declared she had no charges to make against any one. and that there would be no further charges made against her br Piatt. Washington Brauns, her counsel, who was present when this statement was made, added that there was no foundation for the assertion that Mrs. Ellas had been blackmailed by a physician and a lawyer, and that Mrs. Ellas would not take the initiative In any legal proceedings growing out of the case against her. WITNESS DROPS OUT OF SIGHT Police Now Want Brother of Mrs. Patterson in Young Case. NEW YORK. June IflL Interest la the mystery surrounding the death of .Caesar Young, tho bookmaker, last Saturday, centered today in the efforts of the police to find J. Morgan Smith, the brother-In- j law- of Mrs. JSan Patterson, In 'order to serve on him a body attachment requlrr lug him to appear before ths grand Jury and tell what he may know of tho case. Smith and his wife left their apartments In the Sc. Paul Hotel Wednesday, and it Is not known where they are. Stern, the pawnbroker who sold the revolver found in Young's pocket, was given a view of Mrs. Patterson today, .but said, he could not Identify her as the woman who accompanied the man to whom he sold the revolver. There was to haye been a Coroner's hearing today in the Young inquest, but it was postponed until Monday. Mr. Levy, of counsel for Mrs. Patterson, pro tested against the -adjournment, Before adjournment a Coroner's jury was empaneled. To the jury Coroner Brown described the shooting and said it was doubtful whether the case was one of suicide or homicide. He told the jury that he expected to get at the real facts of the case. The story that the man who Jumped upon the steps of the carriage fired the shot whinh killed Young was discredited late in the day when a young man told a policeman on the street that It was he who first approached the cab In which Young and Mrs. Patterson were riding. The young man who said he was William Stenn. Jr., of Brooklyn, a truckdrlver, re fused to make any further statement. At his request he was taken to the District Attorney's office, where he was at once closeted with Mr. Jerome. It was said today that In addition to Mr. and Mrs. X. Morgan Smith, another wit ness whom the police consider of great importance in making a thorough Investi gation of the case, has mysteriously dis appeared. The man Is Harry Prank, a bartender in the saloon where Young and Mrs. Patterson are said to have spent a great part of the night before Young was shot. Frank was summoned to appear before the grand jury to repeat any con versation between Young and Mrs. Pat terson which be may have overheard, while they were In the saloon, but he did not appear and the officers were unable to find him. Tho examination of all available witnesses was completed by the grand Jury today. A dramatic scene occurred after the Coroner's hearing. While Mrs. Patter son was being led back to the Tombs, Mrs. William Luce, elster of the dead bookmaker, confronted Mrs. Patterson and cried out. "you did it." Mrs. Luce tried to reach Mrs. Patterson, but was prevented by an officer and was led away. District Attorney Jerome, in 'speaking of tho failure of the grand Jury to re turn an Indictment before adjourning to day against Mrs. Patterson, said: "I do not believe the grand jury has refused to render an Indictment In fact know they have not I attribute tho fact of not filing an Indictment to some error In presenting the indictment to the foreman of the grand Jury." STILL ELUDE THE POSSE. Colorado Bandits Have Probably Changed Their Course. NEWCASTLE, Colo., June 10. Numer ous reports that the large posse which Is pursuing the two remaining Denver & Rio Grande tralnrobbers . were about to close in on them were received today, but the latest information received here to night is to the effect that at no time to day has the posse been within rifle range of tho hunted bandits. It is now believed the men have escaped Into Gunnison County, which is in the opposite direction from that in which they were going when the posse encountered them yesterday and shot one of their com panions. The chase is being continued. The body of the dead bandit killed yes terday, It is said, bears all the marks of a published description of George W. Hen dricks, alias James Keith A. S. Keith, George W. Kaiser and George Hess, who Is wanted for the robbery of the Wells- Fargo Express office at Spark Hill, N. Y., on April 12, 1904. Charge Against Healy Dismissed. NEW YORK, June 10. An Indictment which caused the arrest in Chicago a few week ago of John J. Healy, the Alas ka mIneowner,.has been dismissed in the Court of General Sessions. The Indict ment was procured on a charge that Healy had placed to his account $3000 belonging to the Central Alaskan Explor atlon Company, of which he was presl dent District Attorney Jerome explained that If any crime had been committed it was outside the court's Jurisdiction. Americans Meet Emperor. SEOUL, June 10. M. HayashI, Japanese Minister to Corea, who returns to Japan June 12, has had a farewell audience with the Emperor, who also received United States Minister Allen, Commander Hugh Osterhaus, United States Navy, and ofii cers of the United States cruiser Cincin nati: Edwin V, Morgan, United States Consul at Dalny, and Mr. Meserve, man ager of the American mines at Unsan. Liver and Kidneys It is highly important that these organs should properly perform their functions. When they don't, what lameness of the side and back, what yellowness of the skin, what constipation, bad taste In the mouth, sick headache, pimples and blotches, and loss of courage, tell the story. The great alterative and tonic ' Hood'sS&rsaparilk Gives these organs vigor and tone for the proper performance of their functions, and cores all their ordinary ailments. Take it Schilling's Best moneybacl? tea . &ikm.po?nJ:r tplc means vastly more than mere money advantages. CARTERS ITTLE IVER PELLS SIGK HEADACHE Positively cured liy thesa Little Pills. They also rriirre Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per. feet remedy for Dinincss, Nausea, Drowsi ness, Bad Taste in the Month, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID I.TYER. The? Regulate the Bowels. Purely Vegetable. Small Pill. SmsH Dom. SmaH Price. I T 1 "1 THE ' "DIfFERENT STORE" Where- the -Walls Are Coming Down .1 fyr w PORTLAND'S QUALITY SHOP Fifth ui Wart iagtan girtttf.' HOME OF THE "XELIA3LE PATTERNS' ' THE DESIGNEE 10s, or Sto? A YEAR, POSTPAID TO ANY ADDRESS. THE MASK OF EMPHASIS IS PLACED OVER THIS PACT ABSOLUTELY EVERY ARTICLE DT THIS STORE REDUCED DURING THE GREAT DISLODGXIXT SALES. A PEW CONTRACT GOODS ALONE EXCEPTED. ALL MABL ORDERS Will he promptly filled at the advertised SLAUGHTER PRICES during the run of the great DISLODGMENT SALE. Every article in the house, casement to roof ex cept contract goods stands wonderfully reduced. Write or phone your orders, which will he filled at once fey ex pert shoppers. CREDIT DEPARTMENT Our credit department is at yomr service at all timet. Charge accounts facilitate shopping, asd will he fei&d a great convenience. Office on third fleer. We cordially inviteour patrons and the general puhlic, Sp Make use of the additional convenience, of our telephone gysttn whenever personal visit is inconvenient, and feel co aide nt -that purchases can he made in this manner with absojute satisfaction. Call "Private Exchange 12," TODAY BEEN OUT TO THE ROSE SHOW YET? Btter plan to taka it in today aiternoon and evening. Multnomah Field Is abloom -with tho .pride of Oregon Portland Hoses. Every resident ot this beautiful City of Roses should attend. Grand parade of floral-decked carriages In the afternoon. Every Evening, Saturday Included r m ' 11 Ends 2d Week ,.,OP THE GREAT,.. DISLODGMENT SALES! Easier to Tear Down Than to Build Up! WE ARE DOING BOTH AT THE SAME TIME -TEARING DOWN The Old Departments and. Building Up New and Larger Ones Adding New Ones, Too! Every department tells its own tale. The "bargains are limitless and matchless. New price 'revelations for tomorrow that would al most stagger helief were it not for the well-known reputation for honesty and integrity this house so deservedly hears, There is no restrict tion here, mind you choose for yourself from the vast stocks in any department of the store, on any floor, and figure for yourself the re duction from the face of the price ticket. And, rememher, only ten. shopping hours today, for THIS IS THE STORE THAT CLOSES AT 6 P. M. EVERY BUSINESS DAY' OP THE YEAR SATURDAY INCLUDED. Thousands of general clearing price concessions not mentioned here have "been created by this emergency. Again we impress upon you the fact that (contract goods alone excepted) ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING IN THE HOUSE LS REDUCED IN. EXTRAORDINARY DEGREE. A few of Saturday's underpricings; Wise Women Will Buy Laces Today First floor opportunities in tho Lace Store. A large lot of pretty, new Venlso Bands and Galloons, the most wanted sorts of trimming the Summer dresses, very fashion able and serviceable. Never were laces more wanted or worn than this season, and these should melt away today as dew before the sun, at these prices. A choice of either cream or white shades, values in the lot are marked to sell for 35c, 40c and 50c the yard. Better laces were never sold at these prices In" a regular way. Today you may choose at the yard 24c EVERT PIECE OP ALIiOVER LACE IN OUR STOCKS IE MIGHTILY REDUCED. Renaissance Lace AH Overs, Ve- plse, Duchess and Vale'n clennes, Cluny and Medici -All-overs, 'fancy net patterns, all In white or cream tints, Black Venlse, Chantllly and MedlcJ styles In allovers for trim mings on waists, yokes, sleeves or panels, all reduced from usual prices now on sale at, and up, a yard r ,..,42o $2 Embroideries 95c First FJoor. Today we present an embroidery bargain event of exceptional Interest. We wilLsell the want ed puffings and all-over em broideries in cambric and swiss, some slightly mussed from showing, but withal in good condition. " Regular J3 values, today only, at, the yard SSc Women's 25c Kerchiefs Today 1 5 c Dainty white embroidered Hand kerchiefs, with scalloped or hemstitched edges," new and pretty effects. Special today ,J5c Wonderful Ribbon Value 4 and 5-lnch width, very flne, ajl silJc Ribbons in solid col ors, brilliant taffetas. Special today at, yard .....25c Neck Pompons 1 5c All the newest effects la Neck Pompons, blacks, whites and all the latest, seasonable, wanted colors. SpecJaJ tpday at; each ,..,.18c Nevf CoJIar and Cuff Sets, all smartly reduced, 31c, 42c and 63c now for sets worth much, more. Ladies' Fabric Gloves AT APPRECIABLE REDUC TIONS First-Floori Newest styles in Summer Lisles, al "reduced Zlc 42c. 50c, S5c: Children's flne Silk Gloyes, 50c. rife TEACHERS' EDUCATIONAL CONTEST T- A -I I t X. rk mi w a. iurai vuic 10 v. ri. iesreraay: FOR TODAY'S VOTE TO 4 P. M. SEE SUNDAY'S PAPER. Total Numher votes cast 346,147 Number Teachers voted for 23'5 MISS 0. P. ALLEN leads with 41,273 MISS SUZA JONES second, with' , 39,711 MISS WENNTFRED MOSHER third, with ....... .39,035 The 15 Leaders in Order of Standing at 4 P. M. Yesterday. Miss 0. P. Allen, Failing v. , 41,273 Suza Jones, Highland ... . 38,711 Winnifred Mosher, Harrison k . . . .39,035 Hate Padden, Atkinson . 34,515 Mrs. Hiltabidel, Albina Central ,...24,365 Mrs. E. Kane, Williams-Avenue i. 21,902 Matilda Weiss, Thompson ... 19,512 Miss L. K. Strout, Chapman tV. 18,829 Ella Lavenson, Atkinson . . . ". i .16,183 R. R. Steele, High . ..10,418 E-uth Rounds, High .10,084 Helen Crane, Failing , 9,966 Verdi Monroe, Portsmouth 8,317 Mrs. J. M. Potter, South Portland 7 7,896 Bertha Moore, High , 7,573 Matchless Sale of Waists Dainty White Waists $4.35 Now'for our $7.50 and $8.50 WAISTS Superb Summer Waists, in white, Jap and China silks, peau de soies and laces. All the new est and freshest of the new sea son's favorites The collection is too great and varied to ad mit .of description in detail. Suffice to say they embrace every new idea in fashion, make and trimming effect that is fa vored by the leading approved fashion-makers. They must be seen to have their value appreciated. Women's Extra Special Knitwear Bargains Underwear Shop First Floor. Ladies' white and blue sleeveless Vests, Swiss and Richelieu ribbed, 25c values, now, each 20 Ladies' white high-neck, long-sleeve cotton Vests, each..21p Ladies' white lisle, sleeveless, knee-length Union Suits, lace trimmed at knee 50c values, now, each 42 Ladies' white lisle, sleeveless, lace-trimmed Vests 35a val ues, each 30 4 Ladies' white cotton, high-neck, long-sleeve, sleeveless and short-sleeve Vests; knee and ankle-length tights to match. 50c values, now, each 42 1.75 all styles Merode Union Suits now, suit $1,48 Ladies' fine white mercerized Vego Silk Vests, sleeveless. 50c 1 values, now, each 42 jSame in 75c values, now .v... ....... ..63 Same in 1.00 values, now S5 1.00 all styles Merode Union Suits, now, suit. .JSp 85c all styles Merode Union Suits now, each 73q 85c o X. .11 t v$m Positively Last Day of aiaugruer or ' v w-w Jk. 9 l. j i a. Saturday In the Annex. m Every piece of our large and down-to-date stock sharply re duced. And in addition to marking down every piece in the stock we have selected SIX EXTRA SPECIAL LINES And placed them on bargain tables at only a fraction of their regular value. ' LOT 1 Comprises 75 pieces of Voile, Etamine, Heather Tweeds, Mohair Melanges, Granite Cloths and neat mixed effects. Regular price 50c SPECIAL at, yard 38 LOT 2 45-inch all pure wool Crepe Voile Etamine, in cream, champagne, pearl gray, royal and navy blue, Havana and seal brown; also black. Regular price 1.00 SPECIAL at 59 LOT 350 to 54-inch Sailor Suiting; new, stylish fabrics, in neat checks, stripes and nubbed effects, also a large assort ment of granite weaves. The colors are all new and desir able. Regular price 1.50 per yard SPECIAL at, yard. . . S9 LOT 460 pieces of fashion's favorites, such as silk and wool Crepe de Paris, Chiffon Voiles, EoUienes, Crepe de Chene, in cream, pink, pearl gray, champagne, tans, modes, browns, navys, resedas in fact, almost every color made for dressy gowns. Nothing can be more appropriate. Regular price 1.50 per yard SPECIAL at 97 LOT 5-rLondon Twines, Nubb and Boutonne Voiles; also Novelty Tweeds, in good assortment of street colors, Regu? lar price 1.50 SPECIAL at, yard ,..... .99 LOT 656 pieces of high-grado novelty dress fabrics French Tweeds, Crepe. Twine Voiles, Boutonne Voiles, H luminated Lattice Etamine, in both evening and street col ors. Regular 2.25 to 2,50 values SPECIAL at...$1.49 To add to the interest, we have mercilessly reduced the staple lines, including creams, blacks and every-day colors. The items below may give you a line of how great these re ductions are and varied: 3.50 French Venetians, Broadcloths, Priestly Cravenettes, Rainproof Meltons, etc. SPECIAL , . . .$3.08 $3.00 Broadcloth, Venetian, Rainproof Venetian, Herring bone and Melton Suiting. SPECIAL at .$2.64 2.50 English Mohair, Sicilians, Novelty English Mohairs, Prunella Coverts, Clay Worsteds, French Zibeline and Bainproof Coverts. SPECIAL f . . . $2.19 2.5 English Mohair Sicilians, Brilliantines, in plain and fancy weaves; broadcloths, worsteds, meltons, French cov ert suitings. SPECIAL f 1.94 2.00 English Brpadcloths and Venetian Worsteds, English Tailor Suitings, Sicilians, Voiles, Crepe de Paris. SPE CIAL .$1.69 1.75 Venetians, Voiles, Etamines, Meltons, Cheviots, Serges, Sicilians, Brilliantines, Twine Cloths, Basket Weaves and Scotch and English Mixed Suitings. SPECIAL. . .$1.48 1.50 Venetians, Meltons, Tweeds, Panama, Basket Cloths, jserges, uneviois, voue, miatrai ua xwme iijanwne, yrepe de Chene, Crepe de Paris, BriUiantine, Sicilians and Can vas Weaves. SPECIAL at , , 91.25 1.25 Venetians, Cheviots, Serges, Voiles, Etamines, Sanglier ' Cloth, Granites, Melton, Armure, Panama Crashes, .Crepe, Alpacas, Sicilians, Mistrals and Brilliantines. SPECIAL at $1.05 1.00 Serges, Cheviots, Panama Crashes, Voiles, Alpacas, Sicilians, Etamines, Henriettas; Crepe ds Paris and Gran ite Cloths. SPECIAL at ..85 . Tojday Last Day of the ' Half-Price Sale of WomeiVs fashionable Suits and SUMMER WAISTS Suits at Exactly Half - Price Dress and walking styles, in blouse, Eton and jacket effects, handsomely trimmed in very latest effects on which Fashion has stamped approval. Materials em brace cheviots, etamines, Venetians and imported fan cy mixtures in all desirable colorings for Summer wear ing. Navys, black, tan, cas- tor, browns and novelty mix tures. All go at an unre stricted half-price sale, forming what is beyond all question in honest, rea sonable minds the GREAT EST CONVENTION OF SUIT VALUES PORT LAND EVER KNEW! $TU).00., Conveys to you the 20.00 Suits $12,50 Conveys to you the 25.00 Suit3 ? 14.25.,...,.,. Conveys to you the 28.50 Suits $17.50.. Conveys to you the 35.00 Suits And so on up the line through the 88.50, 42.50, 45.00 and 50.00 all at one-half their price Good News for Be lated Women "Who failed to obtain one of those handsome Ready-to-Wear and Tailored Hats yes? terday at 95c WE CONTINUE THE SALE TODAY 1 Positively thev last" chance "today to obtain one of those splendidly fashionable Hats; values up to 4.00 in the lot new ones added for today's selling from our own matchless stocks.. A word of the Hats: They are every one of the very new est and latest .of the advance Summer styles. An immense purchase embraces French Sailors, Turbans, Continentals, etc., in all the season's most popular colors, which include champagnes, white, navys, browns, reds and blacks. Hats that become every face, equally charming on miss or xiatron. A superabundance of styles in the vast choosing positively the greatest aggregation of chic, smart Hats ever .brought to Portland at an underprice. Under usual conditions there's not one but would bring twice to four times today's price. Not a Hat that could be sold un der 2.00 and bring back the money it cost. Most of them are jgrand values at 3.00, 3.50 and 4.00. QXr! Today affords the last chance to purchase, at vrv 1