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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. JUNE 8, 190G. PUTER LOCKED UP 111 II CELL The Throwback, by Alfred Henry Lewis. The Spoilers, by Rex Beach. The Praying Skipper, Ralph D. Paine, The Evasion, by Frothingham. The Meier (& Frank Store The Meier (Ok Frank Store Book News: 54tfa Friday Surprise Sales ami " Jisne White Bay; 99 Tells of His Wanderings and Reason for' Going to Boston. The remaining Two Days of The Meier g Frank Store's Fifth Annual Jane White Days will hum with activity Money-saving items are found in every department The unusual bargains for today and tomorrow are too numerous to mention here lack of space Do not overlook the three great Friday Surprise attractions Plan to come early Forty Departments Represented in Special Reductions on Seasonable Needs Ihe 8 EXPERIENCES IN THE EAST Boston Attorney, After He Became Fugitive, Cashed $1000 Check for Him, Taking $300 for So Doing. Looking somewhat dejected, but still inspired by hope, S. A. D. Puter reached here yesterday morning on the early train from San Francisco, in charge of Deputy United States Marshals A. S. Dlngley and J. W. Richards. After a Bhort conference with United States Mar shal Reed. Puter was taken to the County Jail by the Federal officers and assigned to a cell. Shortly after his incarceration, he gave The Oregonian an interview, and for fully an hour told the story of his wanderings since leaving here last year. He said the story about his capture in Alameda was true In every essential par ticular, with the exception of the inci dent connecting his name with some mythical blonde woman, which Puter characterized as the hallucination of some disordered mind. Denies Possession of Information. "The statement is also false that I had any information to give Heney," he con tinued. "I was driven to the wall, and In my desperation adopted the only course left open for one In my position. I made a mistake when I escaped from Burns in Boston, and realized it almost as soon as I was free; but it was too late to turn back then, so I did the only thing left open hasten to San Francisco and throw myself on Hent-y's mercy after explain ing the whole situation to him. I know him to be square, and he has always treated me with fairness", and I felt that I could rely upon his advice as to what to do. "I was In Alameda some time before they found me. and made no attempt whatever at disguise. True. I shaved my 'imxHTRche). but I have done that fre quently, and you know that when I was here in Portland I was without any motmtacha part of the time. There is nothing In the report that I wore gwggles at the time of my arrest, or that I drew any gun. although it Is a fact that I re sisted. I was mad because they caught me before I had a chance to see Heney, and resisted arrest entirely on that ac count. ' "I last saw Horace G. McKInley at Min neapolis about October 22, 1906. He was there with his mother and wife (Marie Ware), and they were all at the Hotel Nicholas. I next saw Marie Ware Mc KInley In Berkeley, about November 15. J don't know whether she came to the Coast alone or not. She was then living on Bush street, San Francisco, with her brother, Joe Ware, and his wife. Marie informed me that she had just heard that Horace had gone to China with 'Little Egypt," and that is all I know about him except what I have seen in the papers. Why He Went East. "While I was home in Berkeley, about November 15, I saw a clipping from The Oregonian relative to some of the state Bchool lands that I had sold to Eastern ers, who had been Investigating the titles and alleging trouble for me. Concluding that I was already in enough difficulty with the Government, and not wishing to be arrested again on these new charges. I skipped out to Boston, intending to try to make some kind of arrangement for a satisfactory adjustment of matters. It was while I was there that Burns found me and attempted my arrest. "I had been in Boston all the time after leaving Berkeley, living at a private boarding-house on Massachusetts avenue nearly all the time, although I stayed at the Thorndyke Hotel, Boylston stree't, the first month. The private boarding-house was located across the street from the Fenway postoffice, and I was living there at the time of the Burns affair." Puter here entered into a minute de scription of his attempted arrest March 27 by Secret Service Agent Burns, much of which has already been told. He said that Burns fought him like a tiger, and did not quit even after Puter had drawn his revolver and threatened his life. "I had no intention of killing Burns," said he, "but he did not know it. It was not in my heart to kill him. although I could have done so had I desired. I sim ply wanted to get away. "After getting away from Burns, I went to my room In the private boarding-house and remained over night. Then I went to Worcester, about 60 miles from Boston, where I stayed two days, returning to Boston and en gaging a private room within three blocks of the place where I had for merly resided. Here I remained a week. Experience With Boston Attorney. "Then I engaged an attorney named Charles Burbank. supposed to be prominent in his profession, who ngreed to get my dress suitcase out of the private boarding-house on Massa chusetts avenue or me, and also cash a draft for $1022 that I had on one of the Boston banks. I hired a buggy and met Burbank in different parts of the city for the purpose of consultation, and In almost every instance he had a long story to tell me about the diffi culties he was experiencing in con nection with the matters. "He failed to accomplish anything;, so I went to New York and stayed five days at the Cadillac Hotel, Forty-third and Broadway. I then went back to Boston and met Attorney Burbank again, and after fooling around two or three days, he finally succeeded in cashing my check, giving me $700. and holding me up for the balance. Then I came to San Francisco by the Santa Fe route, and you know the rest. "I want you to deny as strongly as possible that I was in possession of any information that could possibly bene fit Mr. Heney, as asserted in the news papers. Also deny that I had a ticket bought and was going to China- I could have gone there long ago, or anywhere else on earth had I so de sired, but it was never my intention of trying to escape. Neither is there any truth in the published statement that Burns attached a lot of my money In a Boston safe depository as revenge for mv getting away from him. I never bad any money on deposit there or any where else, and that story is about on a par with the rest of the statements that have been made against me. Some times I feel so infernally angry with the way I have been treated by the re porters that I have no desire to say anything. The Oregonian is the only newspaper I have given any extended account to. I do not mean to cast reflec tions on any of the Portland papers, be cause they have accorded me uniform fairness, but the correspondents in San Francisco and elsewhere have treated me shamefully." Puter was very bitter towards F. P. 100 Ladles9 Suits Half Price 854th Friday Surprise Sale FOR TODAY'S SALE AN UNMATCHABLE BARGAIN IN Women's Tailored Suits, in tight-fitting, box, pony jackets, or Eton styles, some with fancy trimming of lace gimp or buttons, or fancy vests with collar and cuffs to match, circular and gored skirts in novelty goods, serges, Panama and worsteds, in gray, Alice blue, violet, reseda, rose, navy and black. The prices on these suits range as follows : - $14.00 Value, Special 7.00 $20.00 Value, Special ...$10.00 . $25:00 Value, Special.... : .'...-912.50 ollltS $30.00 Value, Special $15.00 $32.00 Value, Special ..$16.00 fnex UlTf 4nn V.lno Snomal S17.50 VllC II till $40.00 Value, Special ....$20.00 . $45.00 Value, Special... $22.50 P1C Up to $50.00. $25.00 See Window Display. One-Half Price Sale. For the 854th Friday Surprise Sale SEimmer Dress Materials 15 c 200 pieces of thirty-two-inch Embroidered Voiles, Madras, Fancy Cotton Suitings French Ginghams will be placed on sale today at a splendid reduction The 25 centN and 35 cent values will be placed in center aisle--There are several thousand yards of these dainty dress materials These values cannot be duplicated Friday Surprise Sale price, the yard See Window Display Sale Commences 8 A. M. and jmVHEWLK V 25c and 35c Values at 15c Yard Ladies' Shoe Special Ladies' Russia Calf and Chocolate Vici, welt SjO 45 sewed Blucher Oxfords, regular $3.50 vals" P Boys Shoe Special Boys Box Calf Bluchers and Box Calf, Vici and Velour Calf; lace; reg. $2.50 values Special $1.78 Men's Shoe Special Men's Tan Russia Calf Oxfords, regular $3.50 values Our special price is, per pair $2.70 Embroidered Linen Lawn Robes Vals. $3.49 $8 For the 854th Friday Surprise Sale Is certainly an extraordinary bargain announcement The splendid values we are offering in Embroidered Linen Robes, Flounced Skirt, with material for waist, in white, white with blue embroidered, and white with pink embroidered, should interest many The selection we are offering for today's sale is certainly very at tractive, and for the special price the values are exceptional $3.49 See Window Display Sale Commences 8 A. M. Cut Glass Bowls Reduced Basement Splendid designs for your selection and opportunities for gifts at reduced prices $5 Vals. $4.39 $6.50 Vals. $5.69 Silverware Specials. Rogers' 1847 Silverware; forks, spoons and serving pieces at special prices. Teaspoons, dozen $2.03 Dessert Spoons, dozen $3.60 Tablespoons, dozen $4.05 Coffee Spoons, dozen $2.25 Orange Spoons, dozen ....... $3.15 Soup 'Spoons, dozen. ...... .$4.05 Dessert Forks, dozen.. $3.60 Dinner Forks, dozen $4.05 Oyster Forks, dozen $3.38 Sugar Spoons, each....... 450s Butter Knives, each 45 Pie Knives, each $1.38 Berry Spoons, each . ..$1.04 Cold Meat Forks, each 90 Cream Ladles, each 68 Gravy Ladles, each $1.13 Oyster Ladles, each $1.68 Soup Ladles, each.., ..$2.08 Ribbon Special Choice lot of neck, girdles, belt, sash and fancy-work Ribbons in plaids, pin checks, etc., in wide range of colorings. 35c TO 50c VALUES 23c Art Dept. Specials Art Department, Second Floor. Special lot of Spachtel Shams and Scarfs in plain, corded and cut-out designs on good quality Swiss; regu lar 50c value; special, each.. ..230s Stamped Collar and Cuffs Sets on fine linen and Swiss, for English eyelet and the latest shadow embroidery ; 25c value, 17 set; 40c value, set..23 Stationery Section Fountain Pens the kind that JQr always write; special Ppcket Pen and Pencil-holder; spec. 3 San Francisco Views a new souvenir book equal to the best 25c 1 book on the market; only ' Genuine Photo Cards of the fire; special Views of the fire, in colors; C 16x18; special V San Francisco before the fire; Qp nice folders, 24 views; spec 35c Lawn Yokes 15c Tucked Lawn Yokes, fagoting lace insertion, and lace edging on fluted ruffled effects; regular 35c values . 15 $1.50 Yokes 69c "White "Washable Yokes, circular and stole effects, without stocks eye let embroidered Venise, applique and blind embroidered, assorted patterns; $1.25 and $1.50 value. 75c Dickies 39c Ea. Dickies, white or butter-colored Venise applique, point gaze lace and batiste embroidered finished edges; 75c values 390s $1.00 Sets 53c Set Chemisette and Undersleeve Sets, fine tucks, machine hemstitching, trimmed with dainty lace and scal loped embroidery; $1.00 values; special. . 53 Specials in Ladies' Hose Special line of Ladies' Sample Hosiery, in plain, colors and embroid ered, also allover .lace and lace boot styles; values to Qc $1.00 pair, special, pair ' Buster Brown Hose for Boys, lxl ribbed extra quality, reg- Q ular 25c, special, pair Children's Shawknit Hose, black, all sizes, extra fine qual ity; regular 50c values; special, pair Silk Ribbon at 1 7 Cents 10,000 yards extra quality all Pure Silk Taffeta Ribbon, 5-inch width, regular 2oc and dOc quality, lull line 01 colors ; 9 a, w special, yard. MAIL ORDERS The out-of-town patrons of the Meier & Frank Store can always rely on the promptness with which mail orders are filled all orders for special advertisement in June "White Days filled at sale prices. Sale ends Saturday evening. Great Special Sale of Knit Underwear Ladies' Low Neck, Sleeveless Fure "White Vests, with plain and fancy lace edge; regular 25c ; special, each Ladies' Lace Trimmed Fine Ribbed Umbrella Pants; reg ular 40e values, at special, pair 19c 19c Grocery Sped. Phone Private Exchange 4 Or when in the store visit this department basement and place your order for grocery needs. M. & F. Co. M. & J. Coffee 24 5-pound pail Mount Hood Lard 65 1-pound can Ghirardelli Granulated Chocolate ... 26c 3 packages Old-Time Sugar Cookies. 25 1 gallon Log Cabin Maple Syrup $1.20 One-half gallon jar Royal Ann Cherries 30 Men's and Boys Suits on Sale at Special Prices Read these descriptions note the values and then by comparison you will be convinced of the saving the Meier &, Frank Clothing Store always has for you Men's and Boys Section 2nd floor. Boys' All "Wool Sailor Suits, ages 4 to 10 years, with' Knickerbocker Trousers in gray and brown plaid cheviots; regular $5.00 qp 300 High-Grade Men's Suits All suits are hand-tailored, with hand padded shoulders, hand-felled collars, hand-made button holes. Styles are round cut, straight front or double-breasted sack suits. Materials are of the latest in the popular grays, medium and dark fancy mix ture of worsteds, cheviots and tweeds. Our regular d r r t? $20.00 and $22.50 suits; special, suit 3 lU.OJ Special on $20.00 Men's Outing Suits, all this season's suits. Handsomely tailored materials in fancy tweeds, fancy worsteds and fancy flannel. Coats three-quarter lined, trousers with belt loops and turnup bot toms, stvles in round cut. straight iront or aouDie- breasted sack suits; special for two days, suit.... $16.15 values, special. Boys' . All Wool Fine Grade $7.50 Two-Piece Suits, in; gray plaids and brown mixed fancy cheviot, sizes 8 to 16 years all suits are well and strongly made. Special JOa.WiP Special on Young Men's Suits, sizes 15 to 20 years, in all wool fancy tweeds and fancy worsteds, in single or double-breasted T I I C . coats our $13.50 and $15.00 values at, special. V 1 U American Boy, June number, is here, A year's subscription free with goods purchased in our Boys' Clothing Department from $3.50 or up. Mays who. he declared, had been as sociated with him for years in various timber land deals and then abandoned him to his fate when he got Into trouble. No definite action has been taken as yet relative to proceedings against Puter by the local Federal officials, and It is not known how soqn his case will come up. MAKE $180 TODAY. See announcement of Ellers Piano House on page 11. We must get out in a lew days. Prices lost sight of. Everything must go pianos, pianola pianos, pianolas, organs, etc, etc. 'Twill pay you .to act today. Still Canvassing Votes. County Clerk Fields and Justices Seton and Reid are still engaged in canvassing the votes, and will finish their labors to day. No totals have yet been made ex cept for the office of Sheriff. The vote for this office was added so that the cer tificate of electipn could be Issued to Mr. Stevens. The newly-elected county offi cers take office on the first Monday in July, and state officers in January, 1907. AT THE CIRCUS Burch fc Reins' Show at Raleigh Street. To look at the small boy at the circus, eating popcorn, his eyes aglow, his face beaming with delight, is a Joy to be cov eted. To hear him shout In bursting ex ultation when he perceives that the "rube" clown has been driven out of the ring by the trick pony that Is the mo ment when you wish you were a boy again. You can see and experience these things if you go out to Twenty-fifth and Raleigh streets, the circus grounds, and attend a performance of Burch & Reiss" show, playing all this week at that point. They opened yesterday, and, although it is not of the over-pretentious sort of cir cus, it is wholesome, comic, instructive, educational, fun for the children, excellent for your tired nerves, entertaining for anyone who loves animals or is interested in human nature at play. The ind is better than usual. It touches p every episode. It supplements every act. It keeps time with the horses and the dogs as they march, drill, do tricks, bark, chase clowns around the tent; as the girl in tights does stunts on a balanced bar and ladder held high in the air; as the clever trio of acrobats achieve wonderful feats swinging on rings, horizontal bars, etc. The monkey skirts the ceiling on an overhead trolley, and the marvelous ter rier dives into a net from the loftiest tent-pole. Bang goes the drum, and the audience has a big, satisfying, overwhelm ing thrill. The juggling of the jugglers, the gymnasts, the riders, the slick little ponies, the multitude of trained animals, the honest drolleries of the performance, amuse one, create pleasant laughter and administer copious potions of mirth, re creating youth in the jaded business soul. To the little ones the circus is heaven. To them every man or woman in tights is a dream. To them every clown and his antics are real and epoch-making in im portance. To them each dog, each horse, each strange and awe-inspiring animal is a being long to be remembered. The cir cus, the dog and pony show, the music, the menagerie, the general atmosphere, constitute something 'way up in the im agined heights of fairyland, helping to prove that this world is a paradise illim itable in its extent and unbounded in its blessings. Go to the circus this week and take the clhldren. A. H. BALLARD. Senator Fulton "Will Aid. The Chamber of Commerce yesterday received the following telegram from Senator Fulton In reply to its wire ask ing him to fight the proposed reduction of the hydrographio appropriation in the in terests of irrigation in Oregon: "Sundry civil bill makes reduction in hydrographio appropriation In the House. If not restored there I will en deavor to have restoration made in the Senate. C. W. FULTON." File Incorporation Papers. Edwin L. Furman, Ell Hogan and O. P. McGee yesterday filed articles of incor poration of the Universal Tool Company in the County Clerk's office; capital stock is $50,000. The objects are to manufacture and sell metal, wood and glass tools, etc. A. Courdain, of Louisiana, were today sentenced In the United States District Court to four and one-half years in the penitentiary and to pay a fine of $1500 each for using- the mails to defraud. The charge is that they sold options on oil lots which did not exist. Ide Reduces American Police Force. MANILA, June 7. The police force of Manila is to be reduced to 500 men, of whom 203 shall be Americans and the remainder Filipinos. As a result 100 American policeman are slated for dismissal. The change Is to be made within three months. The wltndrawal of so many Americans has created some discussion. Economy is given as the cause. The sMollrre engine. like, the ateam enclne. In fact, like all engines, is all the better for being run light for a few minutes before It is called upon to exert lt full power. Frank L. Smith Meat Co. ' 228 ALDER STREET. Between First and Second. 51 SOUTH FIRST STREET, Near the Bridge. FIGHTIING THE BEEF TRUST "When you pay a trust butcher the trust's price for meat you are helping tf enrich the beef trust it doesn't need your charity. When you trade with Smith you are economizing for your own pocket and you are buying from Portland's only in dependent slaughterer. ' Two Swindlers Sent to Prison. CHICAGO. June 7. John H. Dalton. formerly a local politician, and Lewis Rolled Roast Beef, per lb lO Pot Roast Beef, per lb 8 Sirloin Steak and Rib Steak. lb..l2Vi Round Steak, per lb XOd Shoulder Steak, per lb 8 Boiling Beef and Stew, per lb 6J Roast Mutton, per lb 8 Mutton Cnops, per lb .-IOC Roast Pork and Pork Chops. lb-.12V. Spring Lamb Shoulder, per lb 10 Spring Lamb Hindquarters, per lb.l5 Leg Mutton, per lb 12MiC Pork Sausage and Hamburg Steak, .per lb 10 Bologna Sausage, per lb 8tf Frankfurters, per lb 10? BreakJast Bacon, per lb 17V- Lard. 5 pounds SOC Low prices to people who use quantities.