Morning Oregonian., June 13, 1907, Page 5, Image 5

THE MORNING OREGONTAN, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1907.
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I'S CASE
HURT BI LAWYER
(Contmuwl From Kirt Faire )
Hand up for identification and, facing
Mm, Orchard eald he was the man. Or
chard was then asked If he had not him
self proposed the crime to. Coates, who
immediately rebuffed him, and if Jack
Simpkins had not warned Paulson the
minute he heard of the plot. Orchard
denied both suggestions and, reiterating
hia first story. Insisted that Coates had
consented to stay in the plot and handle
the money that they hoped to get out of
Paulson.
I'ovcrty and Petty Crimes.
Then the defense showed the -witness
In the commission of a series of mean
crimes and reduced to poverty, in which
he had to resort to a pawnshop, borrow
ing and theft to live for a long period.
First he pawned some jewelry and guns.
This brought 25 or Then, with a
man named Cunningham, whom he said
Vincent St. John had recommended to
him as safe and tried, he discussed a
project to give Cunningham the old Pea
body bomb, which he still had in his
trunk, for use by Cunningham against
some nonunion men at the Tiger and
Poorman mine. Then he accepted the
hospitality of Paulson's home at the very
time he was plotting to steal the Paulson
children. After that, with Jack Simp
kins, he broke into the Oregon Railroad
& Navigation Company's depot. They
were after a trunk full of Jewelry sam
ples, but instead got a trunk full of shoe
samples. Next he tapped a cash register
t Burke fov30 or MO.
by JTe Pid Jot Draw on Haywood.
It was a long era of crime and pov
erty and hard luck, and, Bumming it
up, the defense wanted to know why,
if he was In Idaho on a mission of
murder for Haywood, Mover and Petti
bone, and with unlimited credit from
them, he did not send to them for
money Instead of borrowing and steal
ing. Orchard replied that he did send
a letter to Moyer at Butte and got
$100. but he did not send for more be
cause he was temporarily off the
Steunenberg murdon and away from
where Stounenberg llved and he did
not want to send for money until he
could show that he was back at work.
Lastly, there came a allowing that
Orchard had borrowed $300 from Paul
son, whoso children ho had gone
imrtli to steal, on the- strength of a
fraudulent story that he was going to
Ivm Angeles to' sell mining stock for
Coat ps. and thHt this was the money
that actually paid his expenses when
lie went back to Caldwell on the final
mission of murder. Swiftly reviewing
his meetings with his old partners,
who had meantime become rich, the
defense asked the witness if, disap
pointed and angered at his own hard
luck In selling out the Hercules Mine,
when Steunenberg sent troops into
North- Idaho, he had not suddenly de
rided to borrow enough money from
Paulson to take him to Caldwell where
ho would murder the man whom he
hlamed for his misfortune. Orchard
strenuously denied that this was his
motive.
Says Boyce Favored Murder.
The earlier part of the day was con
sumed with a review from the stand
point of the defense of the alleged
plots against Governor Peabody, Judge
Oabbert, Judge Goddard and General
Sherman Bell. It developed that dur
ing August, 1905,. when with a shot
gun and buckshot he was stalking
Oeneral Bell, Orchard went to live at
the house of Pettibone, and the expla
nation of this relationship offered by
the defense in its questions was that
Orchard had come fhore to keep Petti
bone company while Mrs. Pettibone
was absent on an Eastern visit.
The review of the Steunenberg plot
brought from Orchard the additional
declaration that when Hnywood was
proposing the crime, he said that Ed
Boyce, former president of the West
ern Federation of Miners, and now one
of the owners of the Horculas Mine,
had always desired the removal of
Steunenberg for his part in the North
Idaho labor troubles. ,
Coatrs Itoply to tlinrse.
After OrcharJ left the stand, David
Coates said:
I dn not oHie at this time to discuss the
statement made by Orchard. I will have
an opportunity to reply In rull when 1 ko
en the stand for tha defense, you may say.
hnnever. that Simpkins never talked to ma
en the subject or the kidnaping of Paul
sen's children. Orchard did not apeak to
ma about . tt In Denver, but did come to
ma In Wallace and outlined the plot. TTe
said ha wanted to kidnap ranlson's chil
dren and aet a bunch of money. I vld
htm that hn. ur a fool and that. If he
attempted to do so, I ivould denounce him
publicly and that he would be run out of
Wallace. The story Is-absolutely untrue.
Coates served a term as Lieutenant
Governor of Colorado, having been
elected on the Populist ticket- Aftor
leaving Colorado, he went to Wallace,
and until a few weeks ago was pro
prietor of a newspaper there. He re
cently sold out his newspaper in
terests. -
HIS ABORTIVK I'l.OTS TO KILL
Orchard Traces Movements Prior to
Attack on Steunenberg.
BOISE. Idaho. June 12. When Or
chard's cross-examination in the Hay
wood trial was resumed this morning,
Mr. Richardson questioned him about his
conference with Mover at the latter's
home in Denver about April. 1IXV5. when,
according to Orchard's statement of yes
terday. Mover, Haywood and Pettibone
told him to go to Canon City, and "set"
governor Peabody. Orchard said he had
not seen Mover for a year or more. Or
chard said Moyer said he wanted to get
rll ef Mr. Peabody. so no one else would
follow In bis footsteps, and showed per
sonal enmity, blaming the Governor for
his arrest. He talked with Haywood
and Pettibone at the latter's store. Petti
bone asked him to get a position as life
Insurance solicitor at Canon City and he
got several letters of recommendation, in
cluding one from Mr. Hawkins, law part
ner of Mr. Richardson, having met Mr.
Hawkins at some trials at Telluride. Hay
wood later told Orchard that he made a
mistake in getting a letter from Haw
kins, for If anything happened in Canon
city It might involve the attorney who
hsd been representing the Federation.
Pettibone told Orchard he must have
pome semblance of an occupation ff he
was to remain in a town the size of
Canon City without arousing suspicion.
Ready to Kill Whole Family.
Asked why he made such a large bomb.
Orchard said he had planned to plant
HAYWOO
the bomb outside the house and beneath
the window where Peabody often sat in
the evening. The fact that the bomb
might kill Mrs. Peabody and the children
made no impression on him.
He made a pretense of soliciting insur
ance, but wrote no policies and went into
the hail insurance business with a maa
named Vaughan from Kansas City. Th.
hall insurance was a fake and he made a
great deal of money out; of it.
In the meantime the pTan to Mow tip
Mr. Peabody with a bomb bad been aban
doned because the Governur had stopped
sitting by the window.
Cannot Pin Him Down.
Not being able to pin Orchard down to
details as to Ill's travels in the hail insur
ance business, Mr. Richardson grew an
gry and asked Orchard who told him not
to let Mr. Richardson pin him down to
any specific date or place.
"Nobody." shouted Orchard, at which
Messrs. Hawley and Borah. Jaughed
heartily.
"Who told you to always tell me you
are telling the truth?" next demanded
the irate attorney.
"Mr. McParland, Mr. Hawley and Mr.
Borah all told me fo tell nothing but the
truth!"
"Ha! ha" cried Mr. Richardson.
"They told you to tell me you are telling
the truth?"
"No, sir replied. Orchard, positively.
"They told me to tell the truth, not to
tell you that I was telling it."
"Then why do you keep on telling me?"
shouted Mr. Richardson.
"Because rou try to make it appear
that I am not telling the truth?"
Being asked what he was kicking about,
Orchard calmly replied: "I'm not kick
ing." Mr. Richardson then tried to Bhow that
Mr. McParland had coached the witness,
but the latter denied having seen the
detective either this morning, last night
or Tuesday night, but had seen him yes
terday morning for a few minutes.
Making; Bombs for Judges.
When fake hall insurance gave out.
Orchard said he (Orchard) started to
"get" Judges Gabbert and Goddard. He
said Pettibone had agents soliciting or
ders for household specialties and tliey
sometimes solicited life insurance. He
talked with Pettibone in the latter's base
mentabout the Gabbert and Goddard af
fair, that being a repair shop where Pet
tibone and his employes worked. There
was a tin box there which did not "look
good" to Orchard.
"Well, what was in the tin box? Let's
take the lid off that, too," asked Mr.
Richardson.
"You seem to have a lid on the brain,"
chimed In Senator Borah, but Mr. Rich
ardson did not heed the sally.
Orchard said he did not know all that
was In the box. He had seen some of
the things that had gone Into it. Here
the matter was dropped.
Orchard said he made the Goddard and
Gabbert bombs in Pettlbone's basement,
Pettibone having the powder buried in
the yard. While he was making them,
Pettibone was in Salt Lake. He talked
with Pettibone about the Gabbert bomb,
but not with any of the Federation lead
ers about the Goddard bomb.
Fails to "Get" Bell.
The attempts on the Judges failing, he
went to work on an attempt to kill Sner.
man Bell, stopping meanwhile at Pettl
bone's house. Orchard said Pettibone
drove with him several times to the vicin
ity of General Bell's house, the team be
ing one of several which had been used
to distribute relief supplies to the strik
ers and which had been taken to Denver
after the militia looted the union stores.
One was a gray mare, the other a "used
up" black and were not fit for a team.
The gray mare was too conspicuous and
Haywood. told hitn to buy another horse
and a good buggy to use in the Bell af
fair. He did so, but gave up the attempt
on General Bell after two weeks.
Orchard said he never got an oppor
tunity. He saw Bell once or twice on
the porch.
"Why didn't you shoot him?"
"Because it was dark where he sat and
was light where I had to go to shoot.
Several times I tried to approach the
house, but there were some little dogs
who would start barking."
"On ' these occasions Pettibone was
waiting for you down the street in the
buggy?" J
"Yes, sir."
Then Moyer ordered him to let up On
General Bell, saying he did not want
anything done in Denver while he was
there, for he was in bad health and
did not care to risk going to jail again.
Moyer told him it would be a good
time to do some "outside work." said
Orchard, and told him to "get" Johnny
Neville, who had demanded $1200 for
silence about the Independence depot
affair. "Moyer was afraid of Neville,
and thought it would be sate if he was
out of the way," said Orchard. The
witness said he agreed to do it, but
Neville died a natural death. Orchard
said Moyer knew nothing abput plan
ning the Independence depot affair.
Plot to Kill Steunenberg.
Aftor thenoon recess Orchard was
questioned about the plot to kill
yteunenhenr. At a conference with
Moyer, Haywood and Pettibone, he
siaid, after Mover's return from Cali
fornia in August. 1005, Moyer had just
finished telling him to kill Neville
when Haywood brousht up the killing
of Steunenberg.
"Haywood said it would be a good
thing to go back to Paterson. N. J., and
write letters to Peabody, Bell, Goddard..
Gabbert and some of the mineowners and
tell them they were not forgotten, and
that the only way they could avoid get
ting what Steunenberg got was to die.
Haywood said It would be like a living
death to all these men to know some one
was after them all the time.
"Haywood also said Ed Boyce bad al
ways wanted something done to Steunen
berg. "Moyer spoke up and. said he thought it
would have a good effect to get Steunen
berg after letting him go so many years.
"Haywood said he had sent Art Baa
ton, Ed Minster. Steve Adams and a
man named McCarthy to Caldwell to
get Steunenberg, but they had not suc
ceeded. Pettibone said he thought it
would be a hard proposition to get a
Uen in a little town like Caldwell.
"Pettibone balked at this, did he?"
"No, sir he just said he thought it
would be hard."
"Hard to get a man who drove out
into the mountains alone every day?"
"He said It would be a hard propo
sition." Orchard said Pettibone suggested
that he take the Peabody bomb on the
trip. He took the bomb from Canyon
City to Denver and buried it. This
bomb had an alarm clock attached
and a string fastened to the alarm key
would wind up when the alarm went
off. pulling over a bottle of sulphuric
arid, which would explode the giant
caps and dynamite.
Orchard was given $300 for the ex
pense of his trip into Nevada to kill
Neville and into Idaho to kill Steu
nenberg. Wanted Itancli as Howard.
Orchard said that at this conference
he said if he finished that job iie ought
to be "through with the business," and
have the ranch he had been promised,
as he was getting tired of the business.
Petibone spoke of getting a ranch
on Puget Sound.
"Wasn't that because of a letter he
had got from a man up there, who said
it was a great place, where you had
clams In the front yard and chickens
In the back yard, that the high tide
would leave the clams in the front
yard, and the chickens would eat the
clams, and all he had to do was to kill
the chickens?" asktd Mr. Richardson.
"There was something about a letter."
Senator Borah suggested that if the de
fense had such a letter in its possession
the letter would be the best evidence.-
TV'e haven't got it," snapped Mr.
Richardson.
"I thought not," said Mr. Borah.
"Seems to me," chimed in Mr. Dar
row, "that the clams would be the
best evidence."
"Pettibone suggested a ranch near the
British Columbia line," eaid Orchard,
who then told of his trip after Se
nenberg. Pettibone helped- him to put
a bomb case and 25 pounds of dfnaniite
in his trunk, which he checked as or
dinary baggage. and he bought a
ronndtrlp ticket to Portland, the Lewis
and Clark fair then being open. He
stopped oft several days at Salt Lake,
where friends commented An his pros
perity, and he told them he had an
easier way of making money than
working. He denied telling them he
was a card sharper and was going; to
Portland to run a shell game.
Heady to Blow "Cp Hotel. .
He went from Salt Lake to Nampa
and began making inquiries about
Steunenberg. He called up Bill
Easterly at Silver City by telephone,
and Invited him to come over and help
on a contract, but Easterly said he
was too busy. He spent a day or two
in Caldwoll, found Steunenberg was in
Boise, and camo on here, taking a room
on the same floor in the Idanha Hotel.
Steunenberg was pointed out by a man
of whom he inquired about buying
sheep. He entered Steunenberg's room
with a pas's key and looked round with
the idea of setting the bomb under the
bed in a grip with an alarm clock to set
it off.
"The bomb would have blown the
hotel to pieces, wouldn't it?"
"Yes."
"And you were Willing to do this?"
"Y es."
"Did you expect to stay in the hotel
that night?"
"No, sir."
"You were willing to kill everybody
but yourself?"
"Yes."
Orchard said he had not brought the
trunk containing the bomb from Nampa
at the time he investigated Governor
Steunenberg's room. He abandoned the
idea for fear that his "get away" would
arouse suspicion. Examination contin
ued: Why did you not tell u about this pro
posed attempt in your direct testimony?
Because I was not asked.
Tou were told several times to tell your
story In narrative form.
I don't know what you mean by narra
tive. Talk-of Kidnaping Child.
Abandoning temporarily the pursuit of
Steunenberg. Orchard went on to Port
land and then to Seattle, where he made
Inquiry about some ranches up near the
British Columbia line. From Seattle, Or
chard went to Spokane on his way to the
Coeur d'Alenes. Mr. Richardson asked:
What were you going there for?
To see Jack eimpkins and Dave Coates
about a conversation we had In Denver.
Mr. Coates, a former Lieutenant-Governor
of Colorado and now the owner of
a newspaper In Northern Idaho, who had
been summoned as- a witness for the de
fense, was asked to stand up and con
front Orchard. He. was promptly identified
by the witness.
Orchard said that Mr. Coates had told
him in Denver about how rich his old
partners in the Hercules mine had be
come. He continued:
He told me be thought it would be a
good chance for me to get even by stealing
August Paulson's child and demanding
$30,000 or $110,000 ransom.
Had you met Governor Coates before
this?
No.
And the .next time he saw you ha sug
gested that you kidnap one of your old
partner's children?
Ha told the plan to Pettibone and to m.
Pettibone told -me he was al! right, Coates
said he would help and take a part of
the money. He said we could have Paul
son leave the money with him.
Guest of Man He Aimed to Wrong.
Arriving at Wallace, where both Simp
kins and Coates lived. Orchard saw Simp
kins first and told him of the kidnaping
plot. Simpkins agreed to go to Coates
about the matter. Orchard also met Paul
son, who gave him a cordial welcome.
He Invited Orchard to dinner.
"Tou accepted his hospitality, ate at his
table, met his family, and was planning
to steal his child?" Mr. Richardson asked.
"I was thinking about it."
Orchard said he renewed many old
acquaintances In Wallace and soon "went
broke." Mr. Richardson asked:
Didn't Coatea tell you you wouldn't dart
steal the Paulson children and that, if you
tried it. be would denounce you?
No. atr, he didn't.
And didn't Simpkins ffo and warn Paul
son? No. sir; he did not.
What caused you to abandon the plan?
The weather got bad.
That's all that saved Paulson's children?
That was one reason
Orchard had to pawn some of his
jewelry while in Wallace. He had the
bomb .trunk with him and wanted to get
rid of the infernal machine. He started
to throw the bomb into a creek. Orchard
met a man named Cunningham, who
wanted to know what was in the package.
Gave Bomb to Another Dynamiter.
"When 1 told him, he wanted it," said
Orchard. "He said he wanted to throw
it Into the Tiger and Poorman's boarding
house and kill a lot of scabs. I refused
at first, but finally gave It to him on his
promise to throw It away. If he didn't
use it."
"The bomb finally was thrown into the
river, wasn't it?" . ,
"I don't know."
Orchard said that Vincent St. John
vouched for Cunningham, saying he had
done some work for him.
Orchard said he received some money
While in Wallace, but in leaving he had
to borrow $35 from Paulson. He also
borrowed $o from Dave Coates and small
sums from various persons. He gambled
a good deaL
Burglary at Wallace.
"And yon committed burglary w-hile you
were in Wallace, didn't you?"
"I don't know exactly what you mean
by burglary." said Orchard,
"J mean breaking Into the Oregon Rail
road & Navigation depot."
"Oh. yes. I've done that," said Orchard
amid laughter.
He said he had also robbed a cash regis
ter of $35 or $40, but denied stealing any
merchandise.
Orchard said he and Simpkins stole a
trunk out of the depot. They were look
ing for jewelry, but secured & trunk with
left-footed boot-drummer's samples.
Orchard said he wrote to Moyer at Butte
for some money.
"Why didn't you send to Haywood and
Pettibone? Tou say they always told you
you could get what you wanted?"
"I knew I wasn't in Wallace on what
they had sent me out for and I thought
I would wait until I got back to Caldwell
before asking them for more. If I hadn't
got the money from Paulson. I would
have wied them."
Orchard denied that he had denounced
Steunenberg to Paulson or that he had
complained that, if he hadn't been driven
out of the Coeur d'Alenes by Steunenberg.
he would be rich from his one-sixteenth,
interest in the Hercules mine.'
' "Bat you got from Paulson the money
by which you traveled to Caldwell to kill
Steunenberg?"
"Yes."
Before he left Colorado, Orchard admit
ted that he had written to Paulson ask
ing him for $3000 to help start an ice
plant. Pettibone suggested this as an
easy way to get some money.
As court adjourned for the . day, Mr.
Richardson announced that he would
probably conclude his cross-examination
of Orchard tomorrow.
ARE PRE JUDGING VERDICT
Federation Fears Presence on Jury
of Two Members.
DENVER. Col., June 12. (Special.)
Two men on tho jury in Boise, Sebern
and Robertson, are feared by W. D.
Haywood's attorneys, and if the sec
retary of the Western Federation is
convicted it will be because of these
two, is the general opinion of the dele
gates to the convention of the Western
Federation of Miners now In session
here.
While the delegates are looking for
the acquittal of their chief, now on
trial for the murder of ex-Governor
Steunenberg, of Idaho, they admit that
the presence of these men on the jury
is causing some anxiety. ,
The objection to Sebern is that he
was a member of the jury that was re
sponsible for the hanging of Tom
Horn, the Wyoming "bad man." No
fault Is found with Robertson other
than that ex-Governor Steunenberg
once boarded in the home of Robertson
and that the two were on friendly
terms. '
INSURGENTS STILL FIGHT
Chinese Kill Ten Soldiers in Conflict
at Yung Chung.
HONGKONG, June 12. Insurgents have
attacked the village, of Tung Chung, in
the prefecture of Wei Chou, where they
burned the military yamen. A provincial
punitive force went in pursuit of the in
surgents and engaged them in a sangui
nary conflict at Patszetan, not far from
their stronghold. Ten of the soldiers lost
their yves. The Viceroy of Canton is
considering a suggestion to open Wei
Chou as a treaty port. " '
BRIDES COME TO COAST
One Young Woman of Missouri
Chooses Portland Husband.
S ED ALIA,' Mo., June 12. (Special.)
Two young: men claimed two Sedalia
brides today.
Albert Gyseler, of Portland, and Miss
Ottella Goetz were married at the noon,
hour, and left for the Pacific Coast this
afternoon, and W. H. Worrell, of Ogden,
"Utah, married this afternoon Miss Pearl
May Kagley. They will depart for Ore
gon Friday.
Northwest People In Chicago.
CHICAGO. June 12. ( Special.) -Oregon
people at Chlcag-o hotels:
From Portland E. T. Cooper, at the
Auditorium; "William P. Hope, 9. Weln
stein, at the Palmer House; Charles Ches
ter, at the Kaiserhof; E. M. Runyan, at
the Great Northern.
From Baker City A. S. King, at the
Grace.
AT THE HOTEIJ.
The Orejcon M. B. Cenull, Chinnsro: Mm.
H. D. Byrne. San Francisco; Miss E. Doyle,'
Paramento: A. F. Brown and wife, Artlrur
Slmm. Oakland; E. P. Gillette, CMnta Vlrt:
S. Furek. Tralnor; F. Buojcer. Grand Ronde;
E. E. Fcrsana, San Franrlseo; K. B. Stew
ard, Glcndale; Paulson Frldosh. J. M. Shrr,
man and wife, city; C. D. Gazrlelson and
wife, Sal Am; Mrs. A. Martin. Pr., Klamath
Falls; Mrs. W. T. Martin and son, Burns;
Mrs. F. H. Hoscnburg. Cottage Grove; W.
C. Bolten, RaJph Cresswell.'Tom Nolan, Cor
vallls; J. H. Konger, city; F. L. Bishop.
Astoria; E. C. Myers. Summerville; Joseph
T. Peters. The Dalles; i. G. Johnson, F. W.
Pettygrove. Seattle; II. R. MacLafferty.
Xorris B. Gregg, Chicago; R. I. Wall. Roch
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Minneapolis; H. A. Shelley and wife, San
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Mis Winner. Ogden; C. M. Knup. city;
T. W. Gillrtte and wif. Belllngham: Mrs,
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rett and wife, Roseburg; F. Davis and fam
ily. Mrs. B. Stoner, Spokane; B- L. Woods,
""orrt; Dr. L. Lewis. McMinnville; Miss
F. NIchol, Miss Ora Curtis, Forest Grove;
Mrs. J. i3. M tiler, Kerby ; C W. Skeene,
Eugene; C- Wlsecarber and family, Lewis
ton; Mrs. Anna Reed, Latoiirell; a B. Mc
Ewen, Athena; J. E. Davis and wife, G- O.
Greene. Milton; G. S. Donnelly. Richmond;
FURNITURE TRUST UUSTED?
Undisputed Facts For the Public to Ponder . Over
That there was and is still in existence a strong combine of furni
ture dealers in Portland (a graft on the public).
That the federal grand jury has indicted all furniture dealers in
the city of Portland (with one or two exceptions) for being members
of the trust. .
That a large majority of the dealers have pleaded guilty and have
been fined by the federal court.
That the large dealers are still holding together, because of the
enormous profits the tnist enables them to make.
That the president of the Northwest Retail Dealers' Protective As
sociation across the street from us is still displaying fake signs in his
show windows that his is the only furniture store in Portland not in
the trust.
Do you ,
want to
buy your
Furniture
at right
prices?
Do you
want to
lend us t
your hand
"to kill,
this shame
ful graft T
Or do you
want to
be a will
ing victim
of these
human vam
pires T
You. should
treat .
them with
contempt.
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This elegant Hardwood Combination Bookcase and
Writing Desk; trust price $20.00. Our price
Ten other styles to select from at very low prices. We have just
received two carloads of China Closets, Bookcases and Combination
Cases, which we will offer to the public at Trust Busting Prices.
Come in to see us and become one of our many friends. The money
we will save you will make you feel good and will convince you that
there are still some honest men in business. Trade with the store that
gives you full value for your hard-earned money.
The Independent Furniture Company
Gren Front
Building
104-106 FIRST STREET
IN THE
SUNSET
GREATER SAN FRANCISCO
Your Eastern Friends
A. T. Moe, T. James, Mrs. C m1th. Hood
River; Dexter Rioe and wife. Roseburg.
Thf Imperial P. S. Bates, city; Y- D.
Ken-sill. S. S. Spencer, Eugene; N. Meyer,
an Francisco; C F. Lester, Warrenton;
Mrs. A. A. Kenny, Ash laud; Mrs. S. G.
Butler, Miss Gertrude Kngle, Ashland ; TV.
H. Flanagan, Grant's Pass; Mrs. Etta F.
Castle. Baker City; Mrs. S J. Miller, Kerby;
Mrs. Mary F. Keyes, Grant's Pass; W. II.
Snell. Portland; Ml-s Ora Curtis, Pacific
University; W. I. Wlhtmore. Chicago; S.
B. Kakln and wife, Eugene; E. S. D inborn,
W. A. Creswell, Pennsylvania; H. B. Thiei
son. Salem; O. D. Doane, The Dalles; E. H
Bates and wife. Hamilton; Mrs. TV. L.
Marsden. Burns; R. W. Clarke, Grant's
Pass; Mrs. .Joseph Bartjn, Mrs. William
Riley, Baker City; L. L. Given, La Grande;
J. B. Messick, Baker City; David P. Mason.
Albany; H. Nice, V aid port; Mrs. L. L. Wil
son. Mrs J. V. Fulton, Corvallls; A.
FUschhauer, Stevenson; L. F. Curson. 'Cor
vallls; Mrs. A. L McAllister, The Dalies;
Mrs. L. A. Johnston, The Dalles; Mrs. T.
F. Ryan. Oregon City.
The St. Charles H. B. Dufur. Dufur; J.
B. Erickson. K. J. Green well. Ray Green
well,, Skye; J. J. Beaty, Corvallls; R. L.
Bettesky, Woodland; P. R. McGlnnls, J.
E. Nelson. Corvallls; H. M. Bronson, Sa
lm; E. T. Perkins. lone; Haron Fraxier,
Dufur; W. S. Lockhart, Corvallls; W. T.
Hlnes, George Ernest, Carson; Miss Nutzel.
Salem; P. W. Berry. Greenville; W. O.
Thomas, Dufur; M. Dounst, Lafayette; F.
F. Jones, Camas; Mrs. May A gee. Miss C.
Merry. McMinnville ; T. Hancock, C. Han
cock, Elkton; G. H. Rogers and wife, G. E.
Nicholas. Newberg; H. Boyd, Stevenson; E.
S. Knight. Woodland ; N. Nelson, Kelso ;
William Olson, L. H. Twlng. Huron; Mrs.
J. P. Tavlor, The Dalles; J. E. Wannamaker
and family, Sandoval; E. J. Page, Oakland;
H. West, Scappoose; H. D. Mount, N. M.
Hoff, Silverton; B. R. Whitney, D. E. Mc
Danlels. Vancouver; T. S. Seates. Tangent;
"VThen in
need of
Furniture, .
Rugs, Lino
leums, Matting
and other
Home Furnish
ings, come to
the Indepen
dent Furniture
Co. and see
how much
more reason
able our prices
are. On a $100
purchase you
can save
enough to buy
your wife a
$30 hat or can
keep jour
family in ice
cream all
Summer.
$14.50
Bet. Washington
and Stark 6U.
NUMBER
B. Allison, city; T. G. Simmons. Flvher;
John McKle, St. Helens; J. LIndeman, Walrt
port; R. H. Moon, Kelso; C. Rush, J. J. Bon,
Knappa; K. D. Rumell, Elkton; C. Borth
wick and wife, Nosralea; G. W. Reach. Plt
ner ; M. G. Davenport and wife. Myrtle
Point: F. Hynes, Livingston; J. S. Hughen.
T-ebanon; W. H. Brown, city; J, I,orahert
Hon and wife, Houlton; M. Doran and wife,
Clatskanie; J. M. Wells, Monroe; C. C. Rus
sell, Bridal Veal; J. C. Williams, Mill Cltv;
R. L. Battershy. Woodland; H. E. Hansen,
Astoria; J. Stone and wife. Kelno; J. H.
Manning, Rainier; H. Jackson, KcIfo; R. .
Pomeroy, city; John LIndeman, WaTdport;
C. J. Howard, Canby; Herman MuHk, S'.
Paul ; M is. B. II tKerd, Wasco; C. N.
Plummon, city; William J. Crittenden, M.
C. Crittenden, Hubbard: Ray Johnson and
wife. Chehalls; O. C. Reenes, Newport; A.
E. Russell, Chicago; C. 8. Ma?ee and wlf,
Dufur; A.- M. Loomla and wife. Medford;
H. Jones, Alsea Bay; J. H. Campbell. North
fleld; W. E. Mills, The Dalles; Peter Horn
In;. Canby; Abel Swift, Sightley; H. Ha
zevofd. Seattle; O. Hazel wood. Ion.
MONSTER PARA SITE
REMOVED EROM THE
SYSTEM OF MRS.
VIOLA MERCY.
Due to Fer-Dons
Preparations
Many Other Remarkable
Cures the Result of the
Treatment of the Fer-Don
Medical Experts in Grand
Theater Building. j
Amonc the many who havo bpn
bennfited by tho work of the Fcr-Don
Medical Kxpertn, who have offices at
32 Washington street, none have
more reason to be thankful for a. com
plete restoration to health than Mrs.
Vloia Mercy. This lady had Ions
Biiflered with a complication of ail
ments which had baffled several phy
sicians. Mrs. Mercy, when told after
an examination by the medical experts,
that slie had a tapeworm. 'doubted, but
on being s;iven one dose of the peculiar
remedy which is used In such casea
expelled from her system in less than
four hours a monster parasite, or tape
worm, over 70 feet in length. In speak
inir of the case Mrs. Mercy said: "I
have been suffering for a long; time.
My nigrhts were sleepless, the least ex
ertion tired me and I lacked ambition:
had sharp pains in my back. dizr.y
spells and black spots before my eyes.
Also my appetite was irregular and
there was a thick coating always on
my toncruc. 'When I heard of the Fer
Don Medical Kxpcrts I thought it would
be worth my while to try them any
way, and I am triad to say that results
have proven it to be a wise aotn on
my part, for I have found the cause of
all my suffering, have gotten rid of it
and am feeling almost well already."
Cases like this seem to- be a dnily
occurrence with the Fer-Don Medical
Experts. A visit to their office re
vealed the fact that they are doing a
good work In Portland. Rich and poor
sat side by side in their offices await
ing their opportunity to receive con
sultation and treatment, and on all
sides was expressed complete satisfac
tion by those who had begun treat
ment and complete confidence for
those who were making their first visit.
The remarkable demonstrations made
nightly by Fer-Don at his .free show
grounds, Williams avenue and Knott
street, are attracting widespread at
tention. Three thousand people last
night witnessed the application of
some secret preparation of the Medi
cal Experts which has the power of
restoring hearing In about three min
utes. Julius Rothchild, 621 Kingman
street, deaf for seven years in the left
ear, was eo greatly benefited that he
heard a whisper, and when Fer-Don
stood a distance of 50 feet away Mr.
Rothchild plainly heard him speak In
an ordinary tone. Po pleased was ne
that he told the people that although
he had tried several doctors, never
until now had he received any benefit
whatever.
Mrs. Johnson, 74 Division street, was
delighted to find she could hear sgaln
after one application, and declared her
bearing to be much Improved.
Over Seventy
Feel Long
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