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THE MORXIXG OREGOMAX, WEDNESDAY, JUXiY Z4, lOT. GRAFTERS TELL PRICE DF VOTES Lonergan's Wife Corroborates . His Story of Selling to Halsey. WILSON CONFESSES SINS former Supervisor Admits Taking Money lYora . Both Telephone Companies Fire Most Conven iently Destroys Evidence. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. Mrs. Anna Leone Lonergan, wife of Supervisor J. F. Lonergan. was a witness today for tho prosecution in the Louis Glass bribery trial. She was the second woman thus far to testify since the commencement of the bribery-gTaft proceedings. She cor roborated the testimony of her husband that he accepted J4000 from T. V. Halsey, of the Pacific States Telephone Company to vote against the granting of a rival franchise to the Home Telephone Com pany. She said her husband brought the moriey home in bills and gave it to her. Supervisor M. W. Coffey" testified that he accepted a bribe of J500O from Halsey under the conditions stated, but he denied that the vote was thereby Influenced. Price of Wilson's Vote. Ex-Supervisor Andrew M. Wilson, who is now State Railroad Commissioner, was the first witness at the afternoon session. Mr. Wilson testified that Halsey had handed him $5000 and had stated that he wanted Wilson to be a friend of the com pany and to look out for its Interests. The ordinance granting a franchise to the Home Telephone Company had not at that time been passed. In addition, Halsey had paid him $2500 if he would continue in the employ of the Pacific States Tele phone Company. On cross-examination by Mr. Delmas for the defense, Mr. Wilson testified that he had been promised immunity by Chair man Gallagher, of the Board of Super visors, if he would testify for the prose cution. This promise of immunity had been made at a meeting of the Board of Supervisors. Double Cross for Sunset. On February 20 Wilson said he voted for the franchise to the Home Telephone Company-and received $3500, given him by Gallagher. This was after he had received $7500 for his op position to the granting of the same franchise. He did not know from whom Gallagher obtained the money, but had been given to understand by Gallagher that it would be political suicide if he did not vote with the ad ministration In favor of the Home Tele phone Company for the franchise. Wilson testified that he received $500 In gold in "January, 1906, for his vote in favor of the granting of the license to the so-called prize-fight trust. Wilson also said he was paid $750 for his vote establishing the 85-cent gas rate. Price of Trolley Vote. In response to a question by Mr. Del mas, Mr. Wilson said he received $10, 000 for his vote In favor of the grant ing of the trolley franchise at the time that the United Railroads system was electrlcized. The money was given him by Gallagher in currency. He had heard that the other Supervisors were to get $4000. W. W. Eaton, treasurer of the Pacific States Telephone Company, was then reralled to the stand and Mr. Heney asked him: "You testified that Mr. Zimmer brought checks to you amounting to $40,000 or $50,000. Was there any memorandum kept?" "Yes, but the memorandum was de stroyed In the fire." "Were these checks entered on a separate tag?" Mr. Heney asked. This question brought about an ex tended argument between counsel as to the admissibility of such testimony. MAYOR WELCOMES DELEGATES Taylor Makes First Public Appear ance Since Election. SAN FRANCISCO, July 23. The opening day of the first industrial peace conference ever held in San Francisco was marked by strong ad dresses and a warm enthusiasm on the part of the delegates that augured well for the success of the effort to bring about better relations between employ er and employes in this city. At the afternoon and evening sessions fully 1200 were in attendance and close at tention and applause was evidence of the earnestness with which delegates and listeners were working on the problems before them. 1 The day was chiefly notable for the first public appearance of Mayor Edward R. Taylor since he assumed the Mayoral ty. He formally welcomed the delegates to the city In a ringing address that was repeatedly interrupted with cheers and the waving of handkerchiefs. In the course of his address Mayor Taylor said: "Let us refuse to be ruled in municipal matter by parties or politics. . Let us cease to Inquire whether a man is a Dem ocrat or a Republican, a union man or a non-union man. Let us look only to the man." And he announced his policy in the ad ministration . of his office in the words: "It shall be one of my most imperative duties to restore the charter." The afternoon session was consumed in transacting the necessary routine "business. Professor Adolph Miller, of the Uni versity of California, was chosen per manent chairman. At the afternoon session, in addition to the Address of Mayor Taylor, there were addresses by A. W. Scott, Pro fessor Miller, Mr. Fairfax Whelan a'd W. J. French. James I). Phelnn. James G. Maguire and Lincoln J. Steffens spoke at the evening session. CHANGE MOTIVE POWER? Great Northern to Erect Power Houses to Generate Electricity. WASHINGTON, . July 23. (Special.) The Forest Service today issued a permit to allow the Northern Railroad to erect two dams and two power plants in the Yakima division of the Washington For est Reserve for the purpose of gener ating electricity by utilizing the water powers on which it had filed. The com pany Is also given the right to occupy a right-of-way 100 feet wide and 10 miles long for transmitting its power across the reserve. This is taken to mean that the Great Northern is preparing to sub stitute electricity for steam on part of its road, this change having been hinted at by representatives of the Great Northern at a recent hoarlng before the Interstate Commerce Commission. MAY BE MARS TALKING Curious Record Through Wireless on a Mountain Station. Metropolitan Magazine. Strange things are happening. For some time past toward midnight the receivers of the wireless telegraph sta tions have registered," and for a long period at a time, the signal three dots, which is persistently repeated. It has been proved, 'after investigation, that from no earthly station haa such a message been sent at such a time. What, then, is this mysterious call? These three dots singularly recall three points of light which were ob served on the planet Mars in 1901. Midnight. ' Tap-tap-tap! Tap-tap-tap! Tap-tap-tap! Three sharp little knocks, short and hurried, sound In sistently In the vast silence of the Marconi station. The sleeping em ployes are awakened with a start, and, frightened and vaguely anxious, they look at each other. "Did you hear it? It is beginning again. What Is It, and who on earth can be sending It?" ' "Don't you know your Morse alpha bet? Three short dashes mean 8. Will that receiver never stop sound ing S ... 8 ... S when no one knows why it is repeating It? It gets on one's nerves listen 1" Tap-tap-tap '. Tap-tap-tap! "Tea, it is true, but what can we do? Every night this happens at midnight. As long as S Is being telegraphed, the receiver will register It. When they have had enough of it they will stop." But in the loneliness of their sta tions so lost and solitary at the end of the promontory, the employes at the wireless telegraph station feel. In the oppressive silence of the deserted night, those painful jhlvers which the black wing of mystery sends creeping up the back as it files near. For several days past these three taps have been obstinately repeated. In quiries have been made tit all the sta tions in the whole world. No one has sent forth such a message. Someone is telegraphing, but not from this world. It must be, then, that the mes sage comes from somewhere beyond. What is this obstinate little voice that calls to us in the darkness across the cold immensity of sidereal space. Three dots? Wait a moment why in 1892 and again in 1901 the observers of the heavens were talking about three dots. During those two years, through the most powerful telescopes, a triangle made of three luminous dots was distinguishable on the planet Mars, small to our sight, but in' reality immense, a triangle whose sides measured several hundred kilometers in length. TheBe luminous spots stood out in dazzling whiteness against the blood-red background of Mars. KILLED BY BLANK CHARGE Private Dead, Four Injured at Bat tery Bradford. FORT PLUM, Mare Island, July 23. By a premature explosion of a blank charge of one of the 6-inch rifle guns at .Battery Bradford today Private George Hammond, of the One Hundredth Com pany, Coast Artillery, U. S. A., was killed, and four others were injured, one man seriously. The injured: Sergeant Bejamin W. Banks, who may lose the sight of hoth eyes, and Private Hayes, both of the One Hundredth Company; Private John Mc Hugh and- Private Joseph McHugh, a brother, burned on the face. The two last-named . men are members of Com pany K, Third Infantry, Connecticut Na tional Guards. Private Hammond received the full charge of ignited powder, tearing away his shoulder and arm. His home is in Talbot, Tenn. Sergeant Banks is in the hospital. Th .other injured are In their quarters, suffering severely. The men, under the direction of Lieu tenant Joseph M. Myers, were engaged in repelling an imaginary enemy. It is believed the blank was placed in the breech and that a burning ember was left there unnoticed and ignited the powder. UNVEIL MORTON MONUMENT Campfire Concludes Exercises In Memory ofIndiana Executive. INDIANAPOLIS, July 23.-A campfire at Tomllnson Hall concluded the exercises attendant upon the unveiling of the monu ment to Oliver P. Morton, Indiana's war Governor, this afternoon. Vice-President Fairbanks and R. B. Brown, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., were the prin cipal speakers at the campfire. The oft-repeated prayer of Mrs. Mor ton that she live to see the unveiling of the monument to her illustrious husband was partially answered today. She was not permitted to view the unveiling, how ever, as her physician forbade the aged woman from leaving her honfe. Mrs. Morton has been in feeble health for some years. " . I Governor J. Frank Hanly of Indiana accepted the statue for the state. A parade of state troops and veterans of the Civil War preceded the unveiling. Wauled Money From President. WASHINGTON, July 23. (Special.) August Franke, of Seattle, is detained in an "Hsylum in this city, pending the pro curement of proof that he has a legal residence at Seattle. When this ia ob tained, Franke will be sent home to be turned over to the state authorities for proper care. He came here last month to collect $100,000 from the Government, and when he undertook to see the Presi dent and demand payment, he was taken into custody and has been under treat ment ever since. Loggers Pile Up Runs. LITTLE FALLS. Wash., July 23. (Special.) In an exciting game of baseball between the Fleets and the Stillwater Lumber Company's loggers on the Little Falls diamond, the Log gers won out by a score of 23 to 18. In a game between the first team of Little Falls and a team from Lewis County the locals won by a score of 4 to 3. Wallace. of Little Falls, struck out 17 men, and Schriver, of Lewis, struck out 9. Glidden Cars Leave Baltimore. BALTIMORE, July 23. The auto mobtlists who are upon the annual tour of the American Automobile Asso ciation for the Glidden and Hower trophies, resumed their Journey on' schedule time today. The itinerary provided for a run to Philadelphia over a course 172 miles in' length and a time limit of 10 hours and 30 minute. An easy run was anticipated, for the road is macadamized all the way. Creates Forest Reserve In Alaska. WASHINGTON. D. C, July 23. (Spe cial.) The President today signed a proc lamation creating the Chugatch forest re serve in Alaska, embracing 858,000 acres of forest land south of the main divide of the Chugatch Mountains and between Copper River and the west coast of Prince William Sound. Canton Linen We have just received a large shipment White Canton Dress Linen which we bought at very special prices, and we will sup ply all demands. This splen did fabric is regularly worth $1.50 the yard. We are selling it specially at the 7Qf low price of, yard.... OC A Sale Any Woman 9 3 $5. 00 Tan Shoe $3. 19 A sweeping Bpecial take3 id any tan high shoe we have worth to $5.00. This means choice of many, many dozen pairs of any shade of tan shoes, with light or heavy soles, of button shoes, lace sh oes, regular Oxford, blucher-cut shoes in soft leather for dress wear, smart walking boots and tan shoes from the very best makers in the country: worth to $5.00: for today only Bathing Suits Are Cheap Now .Sffyl,.egg" gal Sale GST Here's a bargain in decorated German China Dinner Sets. China that anybody would be proud to have on their table, comes in dainty shapes, and very pretty decoration s. Just 28 sets in all to sell. Those who come promptly find substantial savings and a good range of choice. 100-piece sets, regularly 100-piece sets, regularly worth $20.00, tf A (f worth $18.00,. CIO Zfl special for 4lt.UU 6pecial for pl.OU Haviland Decorated French China 51-pc. Dinner Set, $27.75 value, special $19.40 100-pc. Dinner Set, $35.00 value, special '. 525.21 100-pc. Dinner Set, $37.50 value, special 30.00 100-pc. Dinner Set, $53.75 value, special Sj537.50 102-pc. Dinner Set, $56.00 value, special 539.25 117-pc. Dinner Set, value $102.50, special 579.00 DEMENTED XEW YORKER IjAT ER WOIXDS MERCHANT. . After Injuring Girl Charles Warner Runs Amuck Until He Is Felled by a Truckman. NEW YORK. July 23. Misa Esther Norling. 23 years of age, of Ridgefleld Park, N. J., was shot and killed early to day. It Is alleged, by Charles Warner, her former employe-, as she was entering a haberdasher store on West Twelfth street, where she was employed as a bookkeeper. Warner, It is charged by the police, fired several shots at A. R. Splcer. the manager of the store, while escaping. Warner fled to the store of A. G. Spauldlng & Company, and although 20 policemen surrounded the building and searched it thoroughly, no trace of War ner could be found. The police believe he was unbalanced by business reverses and other troubles. Miss Norling had reached the door of the storo when a shot was fired. Miss Norling half reeled and looked at the man who had fired. "It's Charley Warner; he ehot me," sh cried. Warner aliuved out of the door. A mes yy FIFTH STREET PORTLAND AGENTS ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS of Sho A LIST OF SPECIALS FOR TODAY THAT SHOULD PUT ALL ECONOMICAL PEOPLE ON THE "RISE EARLY AND COME" LIST 3 1 O WOMEN'S HOUSE SLIPPERS Ten styles to choose from;t come . in patent or QQ kid ; worth to $2.50 ; choice V " MEN'S BLACK HUNTING BOOTS 12 inches high; viscolized double sole, that runs to heel) regularly worth $5.00; special to day at The $7.50 grade for. A special sale for today on Misses' and Women's Bath ing Suits in several qualities, made of good material and very tastefully trimmed. Note carefully the sizes we men tion in each lot, and come prepared for a bathing suit bargain that you will appreciate. MISSES' BATHING SUITS, made of brilliantine, pret tily trimmed with fancy braids, sizes 12 and 14; reg ular $5.00 val &!.$3.56 ues; special, MISSES' BRILLIANTINE .BATHING SUITS, neatly trimmed ; sell regularly at $4.50; sizes 12, 14 and 16; your choice at f Q 1 f special pJ.lJ WOMEN'S BRILLIANTINE .BATHING SUITS, in pret ty jumper styles, neat blue material, trimmed with. s white braid; sizes 34, 36 and 38. An excellent $9.00 value ; on sale y rjrr . Today at We have all bathing suit accessories,- shoes, stockings, caps, etc., and they are all low price too. Dinner Set senger boy saw him running with a re volver and threw a brick which struck the fleeing man In the back. Angered, Warner turned and fired at the boy. His aim was bad and he threw the weapon at the t.oy. Splcer, who was chasing Warner, saw the gun and made a dash for it, as did Warner. Seizing it before Splcer could reach it he turned and sped up the street to the Spaulrling establishment. Police men, attracted by the shooting, sur rounded the building and Policeman Walsh, -seeing Warner fleeing up the winding stairways to the second floor, darted after him. The police hesitated as he tired a shot at Walsh and when they recovered themselves Warner had es caped. Spicer eaid Warner, who ia about 65 years of age, had been calling for Miss Norling each evening and that she had complained that his attentions annoyed her. Warner later appeared at the hat store of John C. Wilson, whom he knew, and asked for a loan of J10. When Wilson turned to get the money, Warner shot him In the back and arm. Inflicting wounds that are thought to toe fatal. Warner then fled but was intercepted by a truckman. Warner shot at him but missed. The truckman, to save his life, felled Warner with a cotton hook. Inflicting a fatal Injury. Warner vat hurried to a hospital. Killed by Expjoslon In Practice. NEW LONDON. Conn., July 23. Pri vate Hammond, of the One Hundredth Company, a regular artilleryman, was WASHINGTON STREET es For ments of styles blue. There a rjair. Choice onlv at $3.49 that you will special .$5.69 WOMEN'S BATHING SUITS of Brilliantine, in blue, black or brown; very prettily trimmed; $7.50 and $9.00 values; sizes 32 and 34 only, at A Q O special the suit pT.i'J WOMEN'S BATHING SUITS of blue or brown brilliantine, trimmed with white braid; sizes 32 and 34 only; regular $6.00 val ues; on sale at $4.39 special WOMEN'S BATHING .SUITS of fine, blue bril liantine, neatly trimmed in assorted designs. A superb $5.00 value, but we have size 32 only; special for O Q Today at, only "$3.19 the. suit . . A Special on Childs9 Sweaters All-wool Sweaters for misses or children ; come in many differ ent styles; slip over neck or button down front. Plain white or colors, or in fancy combinations, for little ladies from 2 to 14 years of age. Regularly priced at 90c, to $3.75; special at 60J to $2.50 killed and three members of Company K, Third Infantry,. Connecticut Na tional Guard of Bridgeport, were injured in an accident at Fort Terry, Plum Island. New York, today. Ham mond was killed and the three mem bers of Company K were injured by the explosion of a bag of powder in one of the .six-inch batteries during a sham attack upon the forts. REFUSE THE CITY BONDS Trust Company Will Not .ccept Issue for Erection of City Hall. WALLA WALLA, Wash., July 23. (Special.) It was made known today for the first time that the Harris Trust Company, of Chicago, has refused to take over the 100,000 bonds for which they were awarded the contract some time ago for the erection of the new City Hall. The bonding company maintains that It haa refused to accept the bonds on the grounds that the $133,000 water debt should be In cluded on the common 5 per cent fund while the Washington state law pro vides that It ehall be in a special 5 per cent fund. This at last explains the delay on the work of erecting the City Hall, which was abandoned last week. Rev. 3. C. Cox, who rowed In th uni ereity eight In the race of 1842, when Ox ford won its first victory on the Thames, has just. died, at the ace of 87. SIXTH STREET rnmer Any Woman9 s Canvas Shoes $1.89 Here is a sale of cool Slimmer Shoes that is really a wonder. They are an ideal Summer shoe, and you. will find plenty of use for them this season when white is so popular. This sale gives you unrestricted choice of hundreds of pairs of neat, stylish oxfords. There are many styles in canvas, also splendid assort in green, gray, brown, tan, pink are shoes in the lot worth to $3.00 for today W -U INFANTS' SHOES Spring heels; in kid or pat--' ent leather; every pair in the lot worth from $1.25 to $2.00, and th'ey come in sizes 6 to 11;' choice MEN'S- SHOES AND OXFORDS In patent or plain calf; six styles to choose from, and shoes say are worth $3.50 ; $2.69 Kimonosf$lM Lovely Lawn WOMEN'S LONG KIMONOS of prettily figured ,vn trirn'd with bands of the same ma terial, and plain colors. Light weight garments for hot . . weather house wear, well made, good material; in light colors; mostly regularly worth to $2.00; . 1 OQ special . pl7 WOMEN'S SHIRTWAISTS SUITS Worth to A Q $35.00 pi.ro V ery dressy, swagger Costumes of plain or fancy silks and nicely trimmed. The plain colors are blue, blacks, and browns. The fancies are in plaids, stripes and checked effects. They are trimmed with lace, braid and buttons; worth 01 A. OC to $35; special plt.Z?& WOMEN'S WOOL- SKIRTS skirts come in fine wool mixtures, light colors. Most of them in the very popular plaited style. Some are quite plain tailored models. They are well made and hand-tailored. Good styles, good values at nrir.es todnv i - Choice of Trimmed Hats to $10 98c Chic, jaunty, dressy affairs they are, too. Smart Trimmed Hats with plenty of go and style to them. Many different materials to choose from and a wealth of choice and good colors. Wings, flowers, foliage and ribbons placed by the hands of experts form pleasing effects in trimming; choice 'today from $6.00 to $10.00 Hats for .; 98c WOMEN'S READY-TO-WEAR .HATS; regularly worth to $3.50 each; sell Today ioTQ3c onlv JJ- DRESS SHAPES, regularly worth up to $5.00, sell 9Q. at 63$ and Ji7l nr-n- rvn rn rnn I irr rut lAIllu run urt ARCHIE ROOSEVE1TS PET BAN ISHED FROM WASHINGTON. Bulldog That Treed French Ambas sador Ends Career as Dictator of White House Lawn. WASHINGTON. July 23. fSpecial.) Pete, Archie Roosevelt's pet bulldog, has been banished for keeps. The President commuted the death sentence at the re quest of Archie to exile for life, and Pete, who moved fast in diplomatic and other official society in Washington, never again will rule supreme over the lawn at the White House. Pete got along fairly well until he com menced to chew up common folks. A lineman from a telegraph company had Peptiron Pills Ironize the blood. fed th nrre nd brain, ton tne stomach, aid dicesuon. una cive iweti. riiiu, natural sleep. 50c. or W- IruBgiia or by mail of a. Hood's Pills?' The best stive cathartic After-dinner pill , purely vegetable- easy to take, easy to operate. 2. Druttirlst or matt. C. I. fioodCo. Lowell. IX Made lur Bood It's Good. A Curtain Sale Curtains wor th $8.50 C? 7C pair, special price. Curtains worth $9.0 pair, special price. Curtains worth $9.00 ff Curtains worth $9.50 & y Q pair, special price .. P 9 Curtains worth $10.50 f O O E pair, special price . .P ear or Special one-half .price These T7 TT T w regular Cno f-f-If V-ZlC-2011 DUCK TAM , O SHANTERS, extremely smart headgear for Summer wear; bargains for Today, and the 75c kind sell for $iC occasion to go In the yard where Pete was confined and Pete took a few bites out of him. Complaint was made to the PreFldent and .the President went to Washington for the dog. Securely muzzled. Pete, who treed the French Ambassador, was carried from Washington into perpetual exile. Straw hats Ftill going at sale prices, at Robinson & Co.'s. See pa(?e 12. - CLUPCCO SHRUNK I Collar. I Quarter Size, 15c each, a for 35c. v. CLUCTT, PEABODY A CO., 5? f.vkeri of Clntt kod Uoatreh Shirt. ALASKA m AND BACK I 'Arrow l 249 Washington Si.