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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 23, 1904)
OHE MORNING OREGOIQAN. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 190 WON BY THREATS "MOMMM Store Open Tonight Closed All Day Monday Postoflke Rear of the Main Floor IheMeier Frank Store-Mecca for Christmas SI G.W. Jackson Tells Why He Gaye $10,400 Agreement. 16' ACCUSES HER OF COERCION Lawsuit Against Ex-Restaurant Keeper Reveals Story of His Flight to Manila and Her Subsequent Pursuit. The payment of the sum of $10,400 which Mrs. J. E. Dickey is trying to exact from G. "V. Jackson has resulted in litigation and some Interesting disclosures dealing Kith the relations of the parties in Port land and in Manila. Jackson was in for mer years In business on Morrison street, noar Front. Soon after the close of the war between the United States and Spain, he sold out his business interests here and went to Manila, where he conducted a saloon, restaurant and hotel, and made about 540,000 in the course of a few years. He disposed of the place and returned to Portland, as also did Mrs. Dickey, who had been with him in the Philippines. Jackson deposited $20,000 in Ladd & Til ton's bank on a certificate of deposit. In May. 1904. he eigned a partnership agree mont with Mrs. Dickey in which he con tracted to pay her one-half of the $20,000 when the certificate of deposit became due. which with interest for one year at 4 per cent would make her share $10,400. Recently Jackson declined to keep his agreement, and Mrs. Dickey through her attorneys, Xorthup & Northup, com menced suit against him in the State Circuit Court to recover the money, and also lnoluded Ladd & Tilton as defend ants. The money in the hands of the bankers has been tied up, pending the final result of the litigation. Jackbon Answers the Suit. Jackson has prepared an answer to the complaint through his counsel, Ed and A. R. Mondonhall, in which he recites that he signed a contract to pay Mrs. Dickey $10,400 through duress and threats. Beginning with his acquaintance with Mrs. Dickey he says that in the year iHti she sought and introduced herself to him. and thereafter until he loft Oregon and went to Manila she persistently placed herself In his company without his Invlta tten and gave him attentions which he did not solicit, and frequently importuned and got money from him which he gave liar to avoid being persecuted with liti gation, civil and criminal, which she threatened from time to time, and fraud ulently and designedly Inveigled him into a position which she could use as evi dence against him In carrying out her threats. To carry out these threats Jackson avers rtie told him she would secure his arrest and imprisonment for seduction under promise of marriage, and would kill him unless he would furnish and deliver to her roonoy and property, all of which charges, he says, were untrue. Fearing that she would do these things, cause him to be imprisoned or take his life. Jackson asserts that he submitted to her demands and executed the Instrument In which he agreed to pay her $10,400 of the amount of the certificate of deposit. This, he alleges, was done wholly without consideration. Leaves Suddenly for Manila. In the year lf59 Jackson aver? that he arranged to go to Manila, and Mrs. Dlckoy, knowing .that he was possessed of considerable money. Insisted upon ac companying him, and threatened that un less he acceded to her wishes she would cause his arrest for a crime of which he was Innocent and testify to all that was necessary to convict him. He did not do as she desired, but left abruptly by way of Vancouver, B. C, and arrived in Ma nila in June. 1899. He says he thought he had gotten rid of Mrs. Dickey, but she followed, arriving in the Philippines in December. 1S99. and went at once to his place of business. Jackson states that as there was no way out of it. he employed Mrs. Dickey as cashier in the lunchroom at a salary of MOO per month and paid her for her serv ices regularly. Her next move,. Jackson alleges, was to threaten to sue him for breach of promise and seduction, and under"the influence of foar he settled with her for $2300, pay able in installments, and took a receipt from her in full. He returned to Portland, and so did Mrs. Dickey, and Jackson avers she clandestinely persuaded the landlord of the house where he was rooming to let her into his room and obtained possession of the $20,000 certificate of deposit, and carried away other papers, including let ters. Under further threats, Jackson alleges that he signed an agreement to pay Mrs. Dlckoy $10,400, and he asks the court to cancel It and declare it null and void. Mrs. Dickey, on the other hand, contends that she and Jackson were in business together, and that she merely made Jack son sign a papr to pay her $10,400 which he Justly owes her under the partnership agreement, and that that is all there is to it. except that he is now endeavoring to escape payment. Mrs. Dickey formerly resided in an Eastern Oregon town. LADIES' RAINCOATS. ' Tourist-Coats. Don't miss seeing them; elegant coats. "RalncoRts. A few" light tan ones left; these are the only real light tan coats In the city. Also some dark, nearly lack raincoats, special values. Ladies skirts, tailor cloth, regular $S.O0 skirts, today $3.76. Fine black jackets. $9.00 garments, $4.75 today. Also a splendid line of ladies' suits made of our regular tailor cloth. Any of these garments make elegant Xmas presents. Remember that we are open until 10 P. M. this week. THE J. M. ACHESON CO., Fifth and Alder Streets. TOR THE XMAS TRADE. Tailor-Made for Men. There arc always a ibt of men who want a good tailor-made overcoat .for Christmas, and they put it off until the last moment; and then we tailors don't have enough time to make them a coat, so they have to go and get a ready-made cheap coat. Anticipating these fellows, we have had our tailors make up a few elegant over coats ready to wear and you can get them ready to put on. This Is fore thought indeed, but we don't want to miss you. We want your trade. These overcoats are $12.50 to $18.50. Easy terms, $1 per week. Store open until 10 P. M. " THE J. M. ACHESON CO.. Merchant Tailors, Fifth and Alder Sts. A GRAND CHANCE For the Housekeeper. The M. J. "Walsh Co.'s grand selection of gas and olectric table lamps, andirons and fire sets at reduced prices. It gives a chance to every housekeeper to trim her Arc place and decorate her center table. Call at once and make your selection. Showrooms 343 Washington street. SIG SICHEL & CO., 92 THIRD ST. Tobacco Jars, English make, will keep tobacco fresh. Portland's Largest and Best Retail Establishment The eventful day is fast approaching A few hours more and the Christmas season 1904 will have become ancient history It will go into store annals as productive of the greatest, the most satisfactory Holiday business we have ever enjoyed in all the 48 years the Meier & Frank Store has been established Immense volumes of Christmas Wares have been distributed through out Portland and the Northwest Tens of thousands of people have been served daily without difficulty or friction Skill, energy, ability and maximum efficiency have been concentrated to help solve the millions of Christmas problems in the most satisfactory manner An organization of over 800 employes have strived night and day to please everyone Twenty two horse delivery wagons are covering all parts of the city and its suburbs from three to six times each day There have been errors, delays and annoyances, things which all the systems in the world will never entirely prevent Infallibility will never be known as long as the human brain directs the business switchboard Now for the home-stretch We have the pole, and as we said before, we are at our best when the race is warmest and the crowd the thickest 8320 packages delivered Tuesday, December 20. 8972 packages delivered Wednesday, December. Engraver on the premises. Artistic Engraving at low prices. Portland's Best Book Store, Main Moor, near Alder st. 20 Messengers for the special delivery service. Best place to buy Christmas Groceries, iTuts, Paney Goods. A Silverware Store we are proud of Basement. Glove and Merchandise Orders sold for any amount. Store Will Be 105 Employes in Portland's greatest Toy Store. 'Elevators "run" from 7:45 A. M. to 9:45 P. M.; no stops for lunch or. recreation. If the store attendance re-; quires it, the. freight. elevator also, a "Bull Bun" creation," will enter tlie.'passenger service. ; 21 Telephones, connecting all departments. If there's anything needed quickly at the last moment, 'phone Private Exchange 4. " !Nb disappointments. Everything will be delivered Saturday night. THESE GREAT PICTURE BARGAINS "Wonderful bargains in the Picture Store for today and tomorrow. Don't miss them Second Floor. 50 beautiful 'Oil Paintings, different sizes, marine and landscapes, painted by Engle hardt, values up to $20, for $3.95 500 Framed Pictures, immense variety of subjects in all sizes: values up to $2.50 each; your choice at the low price of .98 Magnificent "Water Colors in handsome gold leaf frames, size 6x14, $3.25 value. $1.59 FINE TABLECLOTH SPECIALS All our high-grade hemstitched Satin Damask Table Cloths are offered at great special reductions today: $ 5.00 Cloth, 2 yards by 2 yards. . . .$3.78 6.50 Cloth, 2 yards by 2 yards. .$4.65 7.50 Cloth, 2 yards by 3 yards $5.50 9.00 Cloth, 244 by 2 yards, for. .$6.45 10.00 Cloth, 2y2 by 2 yards, for. .$7.85 Full line of Napkins to match the above Cloths, and all at special holiday prices. $12.50 SILK PETTICOATS $5.85 Continuation of the great sale of "Women's $10.00 and $12.50 Taffeta Silk Petticoats,' plain colors and changeable effects, in black, tan, brown,,, green, red and navy, accordian plaited and ruffles; . greatest Silk Petticoat value in town P C ft at each J.OJ "Women's Silk Petticoats, in black and changeable effects; big variety, regular $6.50 values, on sale for ?90th Friday Surprise Sale $4.00 Waist Patterns $1.10 A sensible Christmas gift for a woman can be purchased here at a wonderfnlly low price today 450 handsome white and colored Shirt Waist Patterns in three and four -yard lengths Oxfords, madras, piques and popoiines Plain and basket weaves in the most desirable patterns and col oringsGreat variety to select from Only 450 of them Come early if you want one Values up to $4.'00, at, Pattern $1.10 See Fifth-Street Window Display $2.50 Wool Waists 98c Each 200 "Women's Albatross Waists, in black, blue and red; lace stock collar, neatly made, tailored effects, all sizes, regu lar $2.50 values, on sale for each $6.00 Walking Skirts $2.95 Each 100 "Women's "Walking Skirts in fancy Tweeds and Cashmeres, mix tures and stripes, strapped and button trimmed ; regu- q q lar $6.00 values, on s'ale today at French Coney Cluster Scarfs with tails, $1.50 value 95 GREAT RUG SALE Special holiday bargains In all kinds and sizes of Axmlnster, Smyrna, Wil ton and Oriental Rugs. 18x36 Axminsters, 51.25 value, Q for, each OjC 27x60 Axminsters, 52.75 value, c oo for, each 1 .OO 36x72 Axminsters, 54.50 value, cj for. each 36x63 Royal Wiltons, 5S.50 ec QK values, for, each $Qi7J 30x60 All-Wool Smyrrias, 54.00 Co ? values, each - 1 C Entire stock of-Orlental Rugs at spe cial prices. Third Floor. HOLIDAY BAR.GAINS IN Great odd lot of Women's Handker chiefs, lace and hand-embrold- j ered effects, value to 51 C 65c taped bolder hand-embroidered, hand hemstitched Handker- a r chiefs for 47C 53.00 Lace and Spangled Fans 52.57 Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, 51 val ues. 73c: 5L50 values, 51.19; e. rt 52.50 values $1.79 Holiday Handkerchief Annex on the Second Floor, near Muslin Underwear. Women's $5.00 Shoes $3,85 Pair French, Shriner & Urner and J. & T. Cousins $5.00 Shoes for "Women ; patent leather, patent colt, vici kid and box calf, Cuban or French heels; all this season's very best styles, in all sizes'and widths, on sale at the low price f of pair 5P50 MEN'S $5 SHOES $3.85 Pr. French, Shriner & Timer's famous $5.00 Shoes for men; this "Winter's newest lasts, in patent leather, patent colt. box calf, vici kid and velour calf; Shoes for street or dress wear; all sizes and widths; great values at q q C pair p.OD Great Holiday Slipper Bargains 300 pairs Men's Fancy Leather Slippers in various styles, big vari ety, all sizes, regular $3.00 and $4.00 A, values, on sale for 600 pairs of Men's Fancy Slippers pair ." 67 "Women's Felt Juliettes and Fancy Lap Slippers, all ff sizes, great special values at pair .V vVI "Women's Felt Juliettes of the best grade and styles, fur trimmed; all colors and sizes; regular $1.75 values, q e-e on sale at V J 50c Golf Gloves 35c Pair . 300 pairs of Women's Mercerized Golf Glpves, black, white, e and gray, all sizes; best 50c values, pair For Men Today's Great 790th Friday Surprise Sale Men's $22.50 Black Suits for Christmas $ 12.50 orT3GoHT Today's extraordinary offering of 200 Men's High-Grade Black Suits at less than half their value should interest scores of Portland's best-dressed menA matchless bargain secured from one of New York's leading wholesale tailoring concerns The styles and materials the very best, in fact we guarantee every Suit to be perfect fit ting and the greatest value ever given in the history of the ready-made clothing business Every man wants a fine black dress Suit for the Holidays-Here's your opportunity Unfin ished worsteds and thibets Single-breasted, four-button, round cut sack style, Italian serge lined, hand-filled collar, hand-made buttonholes, hand-filled shoulders Every suit of the latest fashion Square shoulders, full trousers AH sizes 34 to 44 Stouts 36 to 46 Suits the exclusive clothier would ask you $25.00 for are offered for today's Surprise Sale at the phenomenally low price of See Morrison-Street Window Display Smoking Jackets and Loimg- 12.50 mg Robes $6.50 Lounging Robes in desirable styles, dark gray and blue colorings . . $5.35 All our $15 Smoking Jackets, silks, velvets and Tux- edos, great values at $12.35 All $12.50 Smoking Jackets $10.15 Men's $6.50 Bath Robes, of fine imported striped Terrycloth, 60 inches long, sailor collar, all sizes, great value at wTiJJ Men's Smoking Jackets 1000 of them; every new style and material, $4.00 to $15.00. Beautiful Lounging Robes; $5.35 to $20.00. Bargains Up in "Toyland" Games of "Pit," "Flinch," "Panic" and "Sherlock Holmes," on sale for Mechanical Train, locomotive, tender and three coaches, 30 pieces of track, $2.35 n - r e value p 1 $30 Trimmed Metallic Bed, 14-in., 50c value... 34 Chute-the-Chutes, new toy, 60c value 35 Toy "Wringers, two sizes, 50c value, 29 ; C 75c value Table Croquet Set, 8 balls and mallets, oiled and varnished, $1.00 value Combination Keyless Lock Bank, best banlc made, $1.25 value Hand-Made Dolls, Hickory Furniture, toys that don't break, reg. $1.50 val. "Defender " Gun, shoots rubber balls, f?f the only kind to buy, 50c value C 69c Cut-Out Paper Model of St. Louis Exposition, regular $1.00 value 11-inch Drum, 85c value $2.50 Brass Upright Steam Engine .....$1.73 Large Hip-jointed Kid Doll with patent jointed arms, fine bisque head, moving eyes, mouth, wig, 26 inches, $2.75 value, 8 to 12 A. M $l-09 1000 $1.15, $1.25, $1.35 Dressed Dolls, the kind sold in other stores at $1.75 to $2.00, on s sale here from 8 to 12 A. M , OOC Hip-Jointed Kid Body Doll, bisque head, 5t curly hair, 15 inches long, 50c value for. .0JC Best plain Kid Body Dollj elegant bisque, head, 22 inches in length, $1.65 value, . 1 1 Q 8to 12 A. M. ip fl I Dolls' complete wardrobe, wearing apparel, jewelry, shoes, etc. 35c ORANGES 25c l-lb. pkgr New Dates 10c New Crop Walnuts, lb 15c New Paper Shell Almonds, 2 lbs... .33c Brazil Nuts. 2 lbs .- 35c Rice Popcorn, lb 5c 1 box Fancy Layer Halsins 50c 3 l-lb pkgs. Seeded Raisins 25c 17 lbs. Granulated Sugar ?1.00 lib. basket Washed" Figs 23c 3 lbs. Mission Figs 25c Quart Maraschino Cherries i...65c 8 Cream Mixed Candy, lb 20c 1 3 pKgs. .Mincemeat oc 14-oz. bottle Queen Olives .....25c Stuffed Dates, box 2oc $1.50 GLOVES 98c Grand Christmas offering; of 800 nalrs of "Pfirrln's" famous real French Kid Gloves for women. 2- 5 flncin stvles. self or black stitch- 3 Ing, perfect gloves, complete line I or colors. DiacK, wnue, tan. moae, gray and brown, sizes 5?; to 7, every pair guaranteed "Perrln's" best 51.50, gloves; your choice while they last at the exception ally low price of 98c Great special reductions in the Book Store for today and tomorrowBooks for grown folks, Books for children, Christmas Gift Books, all at exceptionally interesting prices Space permits listing only a small part of the good news Remember pur display of 1905 Calendars is the best in the city Great assortment of Christmas and New Year's Cords at all prices CHILDREN'S BOOKS HALF PRICE 1000 Henty Books for Boys, 42 titles, regular 25c value volume Oxford Series of 12 Hos., gilt tops, assorted titles, . 25c edition, for, volume 3x4-in. Leather Testaments on sale at 10 "The Circle," by Thurston, $1.50 edition, special, vol 75 Prayer Books and Hymnals, Combined, each, $1.15 and 65 "Poems of Pleasure," by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, $1 value 60? "Wanted, a Matchmaker," "Wanted, a Chaperon," special. $1.35 Stories and Speeches of Lincoln, good book for boys, vol 35 Paper Dolls and Dresses each. : 10 Entire stock of Children's Board-Covered, Paper and Linen Books, splendid assortment for juven- j r iles; take your unrestricted choice at ti !C Alphonse and Gaston Comic Books, each 40 "Kingdom of Nature," illustrated, special 75 Limp Leather Gift Books, Favorite Poems, etc., special 75 "Out to Old Aunt Mary's," by James Whitcomb Riley,, a beau tiful gift book, $2.00 edition, for $1.40 "Making of a Marchioness," by Burnett, $1.25 edition, vol. .75