TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1907.
LAST IRQ FOR
HERMANN SPOKEN
Worthington Completes Argu
ment in Defense of Ex-Congressman.
WHY MELD RUM CONFESSED
Attorney Imputes Hope for Leniency
if He Helped Prosecution News
of Blue Mountain Reserve
Is 3fo Held Back.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. April 24. A. S. Worthington,
counsel for Dinger Hermann, concluded
tiis argument today; tomorrow District
Attorney Baker will sum up for the Gov
ernment and It Is understood that Judge
Stafford will charge the Jury Friday
morning. It seems probable that Her
mann will know bis fate before the end
of the week.
Mr. Worthington declared that he did
rot wish to Inveigh against the motives
of United States Attorney Baker, but he
read from the record of Meldrum's cross
examination, the statement to the effect
that Meldrum was first told "it would
be the best thing for him to tell all he
knew about the whole Blue Mountain
forest reserve transaction" and from that
drew the inference which he said must
have been In Meldrum's mind after his
conversation with the representatives of
the Government.
"I will tell you, gentlemen of the Jury.
Henry Meldrum was under the impres
sion that he would not have to go to the
penitentiary; that he would get a pardon
If the testimony he might give would
help to put Blnger Hermann to Jail," said
Mr. Worthington.
He made a particular protest against
the methods followed In attempting to
connect Mr. Hermann with the alleged
conspiracies. Sarcastic reference was
made to the testimony of George Soren
eon, who admitted being convicted In
Oregon for participation In land transac
tions. Throughout the session this morning
Mr. Worthington made only indirect ref
erences to the actual charge that Her
mann destroyed letter-press copybooks
Fald to be records of the Government.
He challenged what he terms the "great
card played by the Government," namely,
the telegrams and letters to F. P. Mays,
and asserted that Information about the
proposed withdrawal of land for the Blue
Mountain reserve reached Mays In Port
land by publication In the newspapers at
least two days before Hermann's tele
gram to the same effect went out.
IN HANDS 0F RECEIVERS
Nine Breweries Affected, Valued at
$250,000.
TOPEKA, Kas., April 24. The State
Supreme Court today appointed Judge
H. 8. Allen, G. H. Witcomb and Judge
T. F. Carver, all of Topeka, aB receivers
for the Kansas property of the following
breweries:
The Helm Brewing Company, Kansas
City Brewing Company, Rochester Brew
ing Company, Imperial Brewing Compa
ny, Pabst Brewing Company, Val Blatz
Brewing Company, Joseph Schlitz Brew
ing company. The value of the
property of the nine brewery companies
and one wholesale whisky concern locat
ed in Kansas, which is to be turned over
to the receivers to be named by the Su
preme Court is estimated at $250,000. This
includes liquor, bar fixtures and ware
houses. Attorney-General Jackson today de
clined to say in what manner the -captured
liquor would be disposed of. Wheth
er It could be sold or would have to be
destroyed was, he said, a question that
he would not decide until the courts had
named receivers. The other property will
be sold, he says, and the proceeds turned
over to the state to defray the cost of the
present suits.
The court fixed the Jotnt bonds of the
three receivers at $15,000 for each, or a
total of' $45,000. The receivers qualified
today and will at once take possession
of all the brewery property in the state.
When Governor Hoch was Informed of
the court's action, he said: "Those are
good appointments and the whole thing
Is a great victory for prohibition."
. Breweries Will Make Fight.
MILWAUKEE. April 24. Representa
tives of Milwaukee breweries which are
parties to the receivership at Topeka as
sert that they will fight the proceedings
to the court of last resort. They claim
that the step taken is unconstitutional.
INDICTS COURT OFFICIAL
Grand Jury Ferreting Out Crimes In
Windy City.
CHICAGO, April i4 John Lenehan,
chlet deputy clerk of the Municipal Court,
was Indicted today by the grand Jury
on charges of forgery and fi&lslfylng pub
lic records. Lenehan was arrested im
mediately after the return of the Indict
ment and was released on a bond of
$2500.
There were two counts In the Indict
ment, one charging the forgery of a
Juror's name who escaped service and
the other covering the falsifying of pub
lic records by inserting additional figures
to the actual number of days Jurors had
served.
somebody behind Douglas in an at
tempt to defraud the company out of
many hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Tht Identity of the third man in the
alleged plot was not revealed, but the
statement Is made that he Is more I
prominent than either of the prisoners j
ana tnat the prisoners are probably
his dupea.
It developed today that at least $63,000
of the stolen bonds have not been re
covered. This Is in addition to the $140,-
000 which were found in brokers' offices
and Dennett's apartments.
vv. o. Douglas, the assistant loan clerk;
who Is charged with having removed the
bonds from the Trust Company of Amer
ica, late today was arraigned and entered
a plea of not guilty. He also was held in
iio.ooo ball for the grand Jury. When
Douglas was arraigned, his counsel de
manded that he be placed In a tier of
cells other than that in which Dennett
Is confined.
'I want to keep him as far as pos
sible away from Dennett," the lawyer
told the magistrate. I appealed to war
den Ryan, but he refused to grant my
request that Douglas be removed to an
other section of the prison. If it is im
possible to grant my request, I want
Douglas removed to the Tombs."
Warden Ryan told the magistrate that
Dennett and Douglas were as widely
separated as the confines of the prison
would allow. He did not believe that
the men had been able to converse with
each other. The magistrate decided that
Douglas be confined in the Tombs.
DENNETT TO STAND TRIAL
Third Man Higher Up Suspected la
Bond Theft.
NEW TORK, April 14. Oliver M.
Dennett, the banker and broker, was
today held for trial on the charge of
receiving stolen property. Dennett was
arrested In connection- with the theft
from the Trust Company of America
bonds of the Kock Island Railroad val
ued at $50,000 by W. O. Douglas, as
sistant loan clerk, who Is also in cus
tody. A representative of the District
Attorney's office informed the court
thot Dennett was accused of receiving
$51,00 worth of the stolen bonds, but
that $140,000 was a moderate estimate
of the aggregate value of the bonds
taken.
Counsel for Dennett declared that
the bonds Dennett was accused of re
ceiving had been returned to the trust
company and that there was really no
legal charge against his client. Dennett,
bi'lnpr unable to furnish bail, waa re
manded to prison.
Thu officials of the trust company,
not content with tne arrest of these
two mon, are continuing their detective
work. They say they are convinced that
tiers was a plot and that thora waa
REMINDER' OF OLD TIES
TONOPAH GASIBLINO JOINT IS
HKUD UP FOR S1800. '
Fusillade on Streets as Escaping
Bandits and Pursuers Exchange
Shots.
TONOPAH, Nev, April 24. Two masked
men, one with a sawed-off shut gun and
the other with a big six-shooter. Just be
fore 1 o'clock this morning stood up the
Cobweb saloon and made their escape
with $1800 of Crumley Brothers' coin.
Charlie Patterson, a roulette dealer, ran
out of the front dooor after the men had
vanished through the rear entrance and
tried to head them ot with a revolver.
Patterson fired two shots at the men.
This had the effect of bringing a large
crowd into the streets. A dozen shots
were fired in all. some by the excited men
who had gathered, and it is not known
If the Are was returned by the fleeing
robbers.
The robbers entered the saloon by a
rear door, . which had evldenly been
opened by a confederate.
W. Clark. Joseph Murphy and J. N.
Camden have been arrested as suspects.
HELD FOR DEATH OF CHILD
Deckhand Charged With Murder of
Horace X- Marvin.
DOVER. Del., April 24. Frank H. But
ler, a deckhand on the steamer John
P. Wilson, was taken Into custody today
charged with the murder of Horace N.
Marvin, the 4-year-old son of Dr. Marvin,
the boy who mysteriously disappeared
March 4. The theory of the ' detectives
responsible for the arrest Is that the boy
was murdered or accidentally killed, and
that Butler knows something about the
case.
Butler denies knowledge of the disap
pearance of the child, and reiterates that
the boy was sitting on top of a haystack
upon the Marvin farm when he and two
other men, who were moving the effects
of the former owner of the land, left the
place.
A man named Caldwell, who was work
ing with Butler the day the child disap
peared, says Butler was ordered, to go
to the barn and load up wheat screen
ings In bags. This he did, and when
Caldwell later entered the barn, he found
that Butler had loaded three bags upon
the wagon and a fourth was lying upon
the floor of the barn. Caldwell says he
lifted this bag into the wagon himself
and found it heavy, although Butler had
said It was filled with corks. This bag,
Caldwell says, disappeared. ' Acting up
on the theory that this bag contained the
body of the child, the detectives decided
to charge Butler with the murder.
The opinion among the people of this
city and vicinity is that Butler knows lit
tle about the case.
FREEZE INMIDDLE WEST
Driving Wind and Snow in South
Dakota and Nebraska,
OMAHA, Neb., April 24. The mercury
fell here this afternoon from 73 at z
P. M. to 45 at 6 o'clock and at 9 o'clock
waa still going down, but very slowly.
The Government thermometer showed 40
degrees at that hour. A special from
Norfolk, Neb., says a blizzard is reported
having struck Rosebud reservation in
South Dakota.
A driving wind and fine snow arrived
there from the northwest. The local
weather bureau reports from Rapid City,
S. D., a temperature of 30 degrees, ac
companied by a snowstorm.
i
Traffic Delayed in Wisconsin.
GREEN BAT, Wis.. April St. Six
Inches of snow fell here 'today and the
storm is still In progress tonight. Traffic
of all kinds is badly delayed.
TRAIN Y0UNG MINISTERS
Methodists Accept Gift of JO00.000
for School in California.
ST. LOUIS. Mo.. April 24. The gen
eral board of education of the Method
ist Episcopal Church, Bouth, in ses
sion here today, appropriated $50,000
for the establishment of a training
school at Palo Alto, California, to be
conducted in conjunction with Leland
Stanford, Jr., University. The appro
priation Is conditional upon an addi
tional $50,000 being raised in Cali
fornia. It Is stated that a Californian.
whose name Is withheld, has promised
to give $200,000 in money and prop
erty to the ' school.
BURNS. EVIDENCE OF GUILT
Safeblower Who Aids Dougherty
Then Escapes From Hospital.
PEORIA, 111..' April 24. Ed Tate, an
alleged safeblower, who was held In this
For Friday
See our full announce
ment for Friday bar
gain day in this eve
ning's papers.
Window Shades Made to Order - Watch Repairing Picture Framing
LipjfiaBiy mom S'.fifc,
Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest
Pennants
Pennants, Flags, Arm
lets, etc., made to order,
in any size, any color,
any design.
Not on Sale Until Friday Morning at 8 o'clock See the Window Display Today
15,000 Yards Highest Class 1907 Fancy Silks
$1.$1.2
5, $1.50, $1.75,$
9
$2.50
Val. 79c
A Silk Event That Will, Eclipse Any Silk Sale Held in Portland in Many Years
.fr y'm IB biggest silk purchase ever made on the Pacific Coast
wSwfMlr r&PdW?J JL closing out the entire stock of sample pieces of the largest )Ltk l Vt!C ?
closing out the entire stock of sample pieces of the largest
and most reliable silk importing house in North America,
with whom we place enormous silk orders every year and
who reserved for us this extraordinary yearly clearance of
silks which are ordinarily sold only to one of the great New York
dry goods houses. Every individual pattern there are over 200
styles represents either a staple product that is the best of its
kind orome new novelty in highest favor for Spring and Summer
1907. Every piece is new and bright as the morning, but the en
tire lot was closed out to us at less than cost by the importer, who
is already preparing his shelves for the next year's business.
Considering the enormous demand and constant increase in price
of all silks, which is taking place, these silks are offered at the
most ridiculously low price we have ever known or heard about.
In order that every Portland woman may examine these silks at her leisure
before the sale begins, we are making a great two-day display in our entire
Third-street window space. None' of these silks wUl be sold until Friday
morning at 8 o clock.
Fifteen thousand yards of highest class new 1907 Fancy Silks for Jumper Dresses, Shirt-Waist Suits, etc, in lengths from
5 to so yards, shown in hundreds of styles embracing every conceivable color, shade and pattern. The greatest assortment of
high-class fancy silks ever shown by any one .Portland store. The styles include Plaid Checks, Striped Swivel Effects, Dres
dens and Pompadours. Thefabrics are Messalines, Moire Antique, Chiffon Taffeta, Gros de Londres, Merveileux and Surah.
Regular values from $1.00 to $2.50 a yard. The greatest bargain sale of many years at the low sale price of only
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IMPORTANT None on sale until Friday morning at 8 o'clock. An extra counter, extra salesmen and extra wrappers to wait on you. Do not fail to be
here at 8 o'clock sharp to get your choice of the most phenomenal Friday Bargains ever offered. -
HAPPIER WITH ANOTHER
Why Catron's Wife Left Him and
Dwells In Portland.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24. (Special.)
Because the salary of W. H. Catron as
locomotive Inspector for the Southern Pa
clfio Railroad was not sufficient to pro
vide his wife, Mrs. Vie Catron, with the
kind of clothes she wishes, she deserted
him and went to Portland to run a board
ing-house, and this morning Judge Waste,
of Oakland, granted him a final decree of
divorce.
To a friend who saw ner hi Portland
and later became a witness at the divorce
trial, Mrs. Catron confided the fact that
she did not llks the plaintiff and felt she
might be happy with some one else. The
couple was married In Oakland in 1900 and
has no children.
The plaintiff testified that he gave his
wife all of his earnings, amounting to al
most 100 a month, but that she never
seemed to be satisfied.
EVERYBODY GceS TO WAVERLEIGH
FJtEE TALLY-HO RIDE
Reserve Your Seats "Now by Telephone K
Tally-ho Will Start Running Saturday
Main 550
H. W. LEMCKE COMPANY
Home Phone A2357 6th and Washington
city on the charge of opening the School
Board safe and destroying the N. C.
Dougherty script, escaped tonight from
the St- Francis Hospital. He had been
In the hospital for several days suffering
from blood poisoning. Dougherty, an ex
superintendent of the Peoria public
schools. Is in prison at Joliet for finan
cial irregularities. The script supposed
tt have been destroyed by Tate con
tained, it Is said, further evidence ef
Dougherty's, guilt j
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SILVERFIELD'S
"The Fashion Center"
Entire Corner Fourth and
Morrison Streets
$15.00 New
Covert
Jackets $9.98
The newest Spring mod
els in tight-fitting back
and box Goats, of all-wool
tan covert cloth, self
trimmed, with collar and
collarless, lined through
out with best quality sat
in, finely tailored; values
to $15.00. r o r F r i -day
....$9.98
SPECIALS FOR
FRIDAY
Specials on Highest Grade
Merchandise Only.
SEE WINDOW DISPLAYS
READ EACH OF THESE
BARGAIN ITEMS
WITH PARTICULAR CARE
Extraordinary
Millinery
Special
Onr Entire Stock of Im
ported Original Models it
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w y j Beautiful crea
l I tiona of millin
Z& J ery art. which
we offer you
your choice of at just half
their worth. Friday, half
pne
1
$7.50
Misses'
Jackets
$4.75
Mothers A Special in jaunty
little Jackets for your girls,
which should be taken advan
tage of at this low redaction.
They are jackets of merit, of
box style, in mannish mix
tures and checks; regular val
ues to $750. Friday. .$4.75
Beautiful
Silk (
Petticoats
For $3.98
A splendid special offer
ing of colored Silk Petti
coats of fine quality taf
feta; wide silk flounce
and silk dust ruffle; reg
ul ar values to $10.00
for $3.98
Best Values Ever Offered
Muslin Underwear
UNDERPRICED
We call attention to an unusual sale of fine Quality
Muslin Undergarments on our third floor for Fri
day. We mention a few items:
$1.00 fine Cambric Drawers. ............. ...49
85c fine Cambric Corset Covers...... 47
$3.00 fine Cambric Skirts $1.38
$2.50&Waists$1.33
Dainty Waists, of good quality lawn; many styles;
trimmed with lace insertion and embroidered with
new three-quarter sleeve; good values to $2.50. Fri
day, special $1.33
NOW IS THE TIME TO HAVE YOUR FURS REMODELED AT REDUCED PRICES.
Stored- free of charge. ' We axe the biggest buyers of raw furs in the West. As manufacturing furriers, we pay
the highest price for raw furs. Send for Price List. . '
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Fourth and Washington Street
COFFEE
Receipt for it: Buy
Schilling's Best and grind
it yourself.
Your grocer returns yor money if yoa doal
Uk it; w pay him.
"Apply
Dn Graves'
Tooth Powder
to discolored teeth. It bright
ens and whitens them, hardens
the gums, makes the breath
sweet and the health good;"
that's a dentist's advice.
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