THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908.
SDEPOSmON
INTH
E
HARTJEGAS
E
Statement That Negro Now
Denies Part of Evidence
Against Millionaire.
SERVANTS ALSO TESTIFY
Defendants in Conspiracy Trial Ac
cused of Aiding Coachman in
Formulating Charges for Use
In Divorce Suit.
PITTSBURG. Feb. 27. The deposition of
Clifford Hooe, the negro coachman, taken
on behalf of Millionaire Auguste Hartje
In support of his divorce petition against
his -wife, in which the negro -states that
during his employment with the Hartje
family there had been Improper relations
between himself and Mrs. Hartje, was
read to the jury in the conspiracy case
against Hartje; his friend, John T. "W'el-
shons and Hooe late today. This was the
flnst time the text of the deposition was
made public. While it was taken for
use In the divorce case, it was decided not
to introduce it. The reading of the docu
ment occupied nearly two hours. It is a
disgusting recital which Hooe has since
declared has no foundation in fact.
Welshons, a prominent East End mer
chant, is accused of having planned with
Hooe for the making of the charges and
in preparing several statements and the
final deposition to aid Hartje in his di
vorce suit, and Hartje Is accused of hav
ings conspired with Welshons and Hooe
for the use of this testimony.
- Form Basis of Suit.
These accusations form the basis of the
case now on trial, the three having been
Indicted for conspiracy and subornation of
perjury. The prosecution, however, is
being conducted by attorneys for Mrs.
Hartje, the District Attorney and his as
sistants not taking any part in the case,
because the District Attorney and Mrs.
Hartje are first cousins.
Hx -Assistant District Attorney John S.
Robb, who prosecuted Hooe on the per
jury charge for which he is now doing
time, and who is one of the attorneys for
Mrs. Hartje. took the stand, today to tes
tify to certain statements Hooe is alleged
to have made to some regarding the
charges against Mrs. Hartje and the cir
cumstances under which they were made.
The attorneys for the defense made ob
jection to his testimony. The court ruled
that he might testify but if he did eo he
would be disqualified for angulng the case
before the jury, whereupon he- withdrew
from the stand.
Charge Attempt to Intimidate.
Charles H. Gillespie, a reporter, was
called to the stand, but the defense ob
jected to his testifying because he is
under arrest in connection with the case.
Gillespie is charged with contempt of jus
tice upon complaint of Hartje, who ac
cuses him of writing and publishing a
story In advance of the present trial that
was calculated to prejudice the cause of
Hartje and defeat him in securing a fair
and unbiased trial. Attorneys for the
prosecution retorted:
"Yes. you had this man arrested for the
purpose of Intimidating him."
Judge Macfarlane cut the controversy
short by ruling out the testimony.
The witnesses today were detectives
and servants at the Hartje home, whose
evidence was unimportant except in pav-,
Ing the way for the introduction of the
deposition and other documentary evidence.
COMMITTEE IS PUT TO ROUT
House Forces Ways and Means to
Give Rooms to Speaker.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. The all-powerful
committee on ways and means of
the House today was put to rout and by
an overwhelming vote ordered out of the
Capitol to the now House office building
a block away. Various members of the
committee, led by Payne and Dalzell.
strenuously objected to the removal, but
they had only a weak following, and their
protests availed them nothing. The com
mittee's present rooms are desired In or
der that the Speaker may have more
commodious quarters.
The Army appropriation bill was dis
cussed at length and tne provision for in
creased pay of non-commissioned officers
nd privates was finally stricken out.
IJlley introduced a series of resolutions
railing upon the Secretary of the Navy
for information in his possession concern
ing submarine boats.
HAGUE TRKATIES SUBMITTED
Senate Receives Kxhaustive Report
of Peace Congress.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. President
Roosevelt transmitted to the Senate,
today 13 treaties and a declaration,
the product of The Hague Peace Con
ference. The treaties are accompanied
by an exhaustive report of the doings
of the American delegation at The
Hague, written by Solicitor Scott of
the State Department; also a letter of
transmittal by Secretary Root. The
declaration forbids the dropping of
high explosives from balloons in times
of war. . .
Three of the treaties did not receive the
approval of the American delegation to
The" Hague. These were the convention
relative to the status of merchant ships
at the commencement of hostilities; rela
tive to the conversion of ships into ships
of war. and the convention defining the
rights and duties of neutral powers in
maritime war. The American delegation
also withheld its approval of the explana
tion agreed upon as to the reason for
non-action by the convention on a com
pulsory arbitration treatv.
Referred to War Department.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The New
liimls Waterways Commission bill will
he considered by a subcommittee of the
committee on commerce composed of
Senators Frye. Depew. Piles, Ncwlands
and Clark, of Arkansas. An effort will
be made to perfect the measure within
the next few weeks and report it tp the
Senate.
In view of tho fact that if this blU be
comes a law it will revolutionize river
and harbor improvement work, it was
decided today to refer the bill to the War
Department for a report It appears
likely that an amendment placing the
execution of the work In the hands of
the Engineer Corps of the Army will be
adopted.
Gillett Seeks Federal Aid.
WASHINGTON.' Feb. 27. Governor
Gillett, of California, today made a
plea before the House committee on
rivers and harbors for Federal assist
ance in helping me state of California
to improve the Sacramento, San Joa
quin and Feather Rivers of that state.
The committee has before It a bill in
troduced by Mr. McKinley, of Califor
nia, appropriating $400,000 for that
purpose, provided the State of Califor
nia appropriates a like amount.
Governor Gillett assured the commit
tee that when the Legislature meets he
will send a message to that body rec
ommending an appropriation of the de
sired amount. ;
It is proposed, he said, to use the
$800,000, If it is obtained, on the Sac
ramento River, not alone In deepening
it, but in building docks that will pro
tect it from overflow.
Indian Land Bill Reported.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 27. The Sen
ate committee on Indian affairs today
ordered favorably reported an amend
ment to the Indian bill appropriating
$215,00 to buy lands in' Mexico for the
Kickapoo Indians who left their
reservation in Oklahoma many years
ago because of the encroachment of
white settlers.
Relief Engine Wrecks Train.
ELMORE. Mich., Feb. 27. A relief en
gine going to the assistance of a Pere
Marquette passenger train which was
stalled in the snow, crashed into the
rear of the train today and nearly de
molished one passenger coach. Five per-
WOMAN IS All ARCH FIEND
MRS. MAR CTX HAS MASTER
CRIMINAL MIND.
Police Further Unravel Her Bloody
Plans, Including Plot to Kill Her
Tool, "Baby John."
OAKLAND, Cat, Feb. 27. "I am firmly
convinced that Mrs. Isabella Martin ha'd
planned to take the life of 'Baby John'
as soon as she-had used him as her tool
to carry out a carnival of crime mapped
out in her brain, in my opinion one of
the best developed minds in things crimi
nal with which this state has ever had
to deal."
So stated District Attorney Hall, of
Trinity County, thjs morning. -Baby
John" Martin is In his charge, and will
remain so until after there has been an
indictment found against Mrs. Martin.
The dynamite found yesterday was in
tended by Mrs. Martin to blow up the
home of Superior Court Judge Waste. She
felt that he had advised against her in
her Insurance suit, and had him marked
for a victim. Judge Waste himself ad
mitted today he knew of her enmity and
felt he had had a narrow escape from
Judge Ogden's experience.
A technical question has arisen here as
to whether any of the Judges of the Su
perior Court in Oakland could try a case
against Mrs. Martin for dynamiting Judge
Ogden's home, because the Bar Associa
tion had offered a reward for the person
who dynamited the Ogden home. The
question Is being considered by District
Attorney Brown.
Notwithstanding the fact that the point
has been raised that none of the Superior
Judges of Alameda County will be com
petent to sit in any trial of Mrs. Martin,
the county officials who have been work
ing on the case state tonight that papers
will be made out at once to bring her to
Oakland for trial.
The police say they have much evidence
of a startling nature against the woman
which they are withholding from the
public - and say that this has been
thoroughly gone over by the District At
torney and Investigated. It Is further
declared by the police that there is no
longer any mystery over the Identity of
the third person whom Mrs. Martin in
tended to make an effort to destroy. This
person, they say. Is Superior Judge Waste,
who sat for a time in the case Mrs. Mar
tin brought against the West Chester Fire
Insurance Company. Judges Ogden and
Melvin, of this city, also sat in this case
at different times, and it is said that the
woman attempted- to destroy Judge Og
den's home and make away with him at
the same time.
All of the Oakland police officers who
have been working on the case are of the
opinion, too, that the woman Intended to
dispose of "Baby John" after her dia
bolical work had been successfully ac
complished, but the evidence of this sup
position is not of such a nature as would
go far toward making out a case against
her.
BURN TOBACCO WAREHOUSE
Heavy Loss of Independent Firm in
Kentucky. .
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 27. The large
tobacco warehouse of Head & Switzer,
independents, at Switzer village, was
burned today. It contained 100,000 pounds
of tobacco which was not In the Equity
Society pool. The insurance is said to
have been cancelled sometime ago. The
origin of the Are is unknown.
NIGHT RIDERS OUT AGAIN
Burn House in Kentucky, After
Shooting at Occupants.
HOPKINSVILLE, Ky.. Feb. 27. Night
riders early today set fire to the resi
dence of Broussais Gregory, near here
and fired guns into the bedroom in which
Mr. Gregory, his wife and daughter were
sleeping. The residence was burned to the
ground.
A detail of Middlcboro troops on guard
here under Major Albright was ordered
to the scene. The band left a note ac
cusing Gigory of violating his pledge to
the association.
The raid was made in defiance of the
grand jury impaneled this week and spe
cially charged to investigate night riders'
lawlessness.
Night Riders Give Up Raid.
BATAVIA, O., Feb. 27. The expected
vieit of Night Riders, who threatened to
burn the . tobacco barn of George Rice at
Neville, did not materialize last night and
the local company of Ohio National
Guardsmen who were rushed there re
turned to. this city today. Mr. Rice Is an
independent buyer, and received warning
from Cincinnati yesterday that Night
Riders had planned to burn his warehouse
during the night. ' .
PLAN TO DYNAMITE BANK
Woman in Plot Betrays Conspiracy
to Police.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27. The police
tonight arrested Ralph McCabe, R. H.
Hall. Charles Brown and a man and a
woman whose names they refuse to
divulge, and are holding them on sus
picion. The police say that these Ave.
in company with another man who has
not yet been arrested, planned . to
dynamite the vaults of the Hollywood
National Bank and the East Holly
wood Postoffice Wednesday night.
That they were unable to carry out
their programme was due to the fact
that the woman, who is the sweetheart
of the man whose name Is not given,
told the Los Angeles police of the
plans. .
pSrtLnd AGJTf 'for NEMO CORSETS MAKE THE FIRST SHOWING OF NEW SPRING MODELS
G 5i
Reg. $7.50 Ecru Net Waists, Spring Styles $3.87
$12.50 Rubberized Moreen Raincoats at $6.85
Special for Friday only, we offer the season's first shipment of new Spring Net Waists in the popular
shade of ecru, made in the new Spring surplice effect with wide bands of cluny insertion running
down the front and back, and piped with champagne-colored taffeta. New elbow sleeves with cluny
cuffs and collar. All lined with silk, The quantity is limited. We advise customers rt O
to be very early. No phone orders filled. Selling regularly for $7.50, Friday only pO0
For Friday only we offer Women's Rubberized Moreen Raincoats in black, navy, brown, gray and
green, made 50 inches long, full loose back, double-breasted and two pockets.
two of a kind, and early purchasers will profit. Regular $12.50 values
for Friday only
There are only one or
;$6.85
-
Initial Handkerchiefs'
Regular 17c Women's Pure Linen Unlaun
dered Initial Handkerchiefs, and 4-inch
hems, hemstitched, wreathed initials.
On sale Friday Bargain Day only for 1Q J
10.
72x90-in. Sheets, 55c
A special purchase of Sheets ready for use,
made from good heavy material, size 72x90
inches. A splendid bargain just for Fri
day at 55J
50c Perfumes for 19c
All odors of French Perfumes violet, helio'
trope, lily of the valley, etc. On sale Fri
day at Lipman - Wolf e's "Owl" Cut-Rate
Drugstore 19ft ounce
"era
m
25c-$l Values 15c
Darling Sue
Bye-Bye Dearie
1 Once Had a Sweetheart That
Looked Like You
Moon, Moon. Moon
Under the Matzoa Tree
Summertime
Patricia Salome
.Top o' the Mornin
JWhen the Moon Plifya Petk-a-
n . f . I v
boo wim low
1 Can't Find Another Cirl Lika
You Flirty Eye
There' Something Nice About".
You
Jut Help Your elf '
Sacramento. Two-Step
Shitlala-ho, Two-Step
Mtfrintcb, Down at .Coney I.-j
land, Two-Step'
Merry' Widow The Rage! of
New York
Entire Set. ReavSl.OO.MorilJc.
Your choice
Friday Only
25c$l Vals.
15c
15c ENAMELINE, 8c
15c Liquid Stove Enameline . 8i
10c Paste Stove Enameline. .. 5
10c Rtiing Sun Stove Polish.. 6t
25c Combination Shoe Pol
ish 12H
10c Bixola Polish, 7c
13c Electro-Silicon, silver or
sold polish 8
3or: Imperial Silver Polish.. 23t
10c Putz Pomade Metal Pol
ish 64
15c Pearline, 8c
25c Smith's Liquid Metal Pol
ish 19
3oc Stovepipe Enamel, Includ
ing: brush 18c1
50c Bath Tub Enamel 35
20c Sheepskin Polishing: Mit
tens 12
10c Dutch Cleanser, 72c
10c Asbestos Holders for .5
TOILET ARTICLES
Pears' Attar of Rose Soap,
regular 25c cake, " r
our cut rate 1
Borodopt Tooth Paste, "I y r
our cut rate Xt0
Ingram 's Zodenta Tooth Paste,
regular 2oc, our cut Qn
rate, at, special .
Embroidered Linen Collars
35c-65c Values
NEW SPRING
STYLES -
at 25c
A most unusual event this sensational Friday sale
of Newest Neckwear Effects just received by express
from New York. Embroidered Linen Collars in plain
stripes and the smart colored stripes that are the very
newest styles for Spring. Regular 35c and
65c values.
25c
See Big Wahington-St. Window Display
No Phone Orders None C. O. D. "
5 to 6 -in. Fancy Ribbon
Vals. to 65c, at 23c
For Friday only, 5 and 6-Inch Dres
den Ribbons, warp prints and floral
designs. Just the wanted kind for
the new Spring sashes, hair bow3
and airy bows. Regular vals.
to 65c yard, Friday sale
23c
25c Hygienal Tooth Wash for 14c
25c Pond's Extract Soap for 14c I
75c Roger & Gallet Toilet Water, 59c J
$?.!) Women's Gloves, 98c
For Friday only a great
sale of Women's i-clasp
and 2-clasp Mocha Gloves
and 2-clasp Kid Gloves of
fine undress and glace
kid, in gray, tan, mode,
brown, white and black.
Made by one of the best
glovemakers of France
from select, soft, elastic
skins,, and much better
than the usual glove at
$1:50. Every pair fitted at
counter; all sizes '
Fancy Wash Voiles
Reg. 18c Values, 9c
Friday only, this season's smartest wash
fabric, choice patterns in navy, gray, tan, light
blue, black grounds, with white dut figures and
floral designs.
Manu'frs KUg SampleS
Another lot of
manufacturers' Carpet
Rug Samples, all
bound , ready for use,
sold at about one
fourth their real value.
Large variety of pat
terns. Body Brussels Carpet
Samples, d-i 1 Q
l-yds,saIeS
Body Brussels ' Border
Samples, . 7Q
1 s
1 -yds. sale.
19c
HD ON SIX COUNTS
RICKEY ACCUSED OF EMBEZ
ZLING FROM BANK. '
Protests Innocence and Complains
That Grand Jury Would Not
Hear His Story.
CARSON", Nev.. Feb. 27. T. B. Rickey,
president of the State Bank, was indicted
on six counts this afternoon by the grand
Jury on thecharge of embezzlement, and
furnished "bail In the amount of J60.000.
Among those who went on the bond are:
R. K. Colcord, superintendent of the mint;
Ex-Governor Adams, Deputy State Treas
urer Wildes and a number of prominent
town people. .
Rickey stated that he was innocent of
any wrongdoing, as will be shown at the
trial. He further said he had not been
treated with any show of liberality on
the part of the District Attorney, as he
had asked to be called before the grand
jury and had been anxious to testify. The
District Attorney stated that the- jury
had many matters yet to consider in con
nection with the bank.
Bank Officers to Testify.
OAKLAND, Cal., Feb. 27. The Ala
meda County grand jury this morning
Issued subpenas for D. Edward Collins,
president of the defunct California Bank:
Cashier Frank H. Brooks, the board of
directors, several stockholders and de
positors, to appear before them tomor
row. The question at Issue is whether
the bank took deposits when It was
known that it was insolvent. James P.
Taylor, one tf the directors of the bank,
is a member of the grand jury.
Rook hill to Tour China in State.
"WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. W. W. Rock-
hill. American Minister to China, will
visit the Viceroys of Nankin and Hankow,
China, in April, aboard an American man-of-war,
which will be escorted by one or
mora American warships. The journey
Involves the navigation of the Yang. Tse
River for 1600 miles.
. Will Examine Russian Convict.
ST. PETERSBURG Feb! 27. The sur
geon in charge of the fortress of St. Peter
and St. Paul where Nicholas Tschateov
sky the revolutionist Is confined, has been
instructed to examine the prisoner with a
view of deciding whether or not he shall
be vtelted toy two specialists to determine
the actual state of his health. Tsehalgov
sky's wife, who is in St. Petersburg, has
made representations to the Russian au
thorities that her husband was threat
ened with nervous collapse through the
strain and circumstances of his impris
onment and the uncertainty as to his fate,
and it is because of her statements that
WEDDING
INVITATIONS
VISITING CARDS.
AND MONOGRAM STATIONERS.
W. G. SMITH & GO.
Washington Building.
Fourth and Washington Streets.
COFFEE
Good coffee is 'partly. in
buying and partly in mak
ingj like everything else.
Tour grocer returns your money If you
don't Ilka Schilling's Best; wo pay him.
the medical examination is to be made.
In order to Dreak the tedium of his soli
tary confinement, Tschaikovsky Is work
ing on a series of lectures on the present
situation in Russia. He is hopeful of a
speedy release, but judging by the state
ment made in the last day or two by the
Russian officials, his trial Is still remote.
No Trouble Over Refugees.
PARIS, Feb. 27. The reports that fric
tion has arisen between France and the
United States in the matter of the Hay
tian revolutionary refugees who found
shelter In the French consulates at Gon-
aives and St. Marc were given official de
nial today. France has no intention of
modifying her decision announced last
week that she would not turn over the
refugees to the Haytlam authorities, in
asmuch as she does not believe that the
Haytian government would given them a
fair trial.
Good Motchanduo 0ly Quality Coosida?d Oar Prices Arm Always tho Uweit
Millinery Announcement
Mile. Belva Myers, just
returned from our Par
is office, will exhibit
new Millinery Models
Friday and Saturday
Mile. Myers will be pleased to exhibit a
few of the earliest arrivals of French Pat
tern Hats and novelties, and to discuss the
new Paris fashions with our customers on
Friday and Saturday. '
Mile. Myers has spent the entire Winter
in the millinery shops of the French cap
ital, and is showing, not only creations
direct from Paris, but models combining
French verve and chic with the -subdued
distinction desired by American women.