.THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 29V 1908 : . , i. I 1 PRIEST DENIES HE IS STANDARD I Ml Only Defended Minority Inter est Aided by Republican . Leader. DID NOT EXCUSE BRIBERY St. Louis Lawyer Merely Compared Briber With Perjurer Snyder's Other Lawyers Were Both Distinguished Republicans. 6T. LOUIS. Mo., Sept. . Judge Henry B. Priest tonight gave out a. statement In : reply to that portion of President Roose ' velt'a reply to W. J. Bryan In which refer ence Is made to the St. Louis man as a trust attorney who U supporting Mr. Bryan for President. ', . Judge Priest begins by denying that he ' is an official of the Waters-Pierce OH ".Company. He says that his firm was re . tatned by Henry Clay Pierce In 1904 to ' represent a minority Interest in the de . fense of the company tn a suit instituted against it by Attorney-General Hadley k of this state, and that another attorney of the company was Mr. Nagel. the present ' Republican National Committeeman from p Missouri.. Judge Priest continues: Did Xot Palliate Bribery. v But it 1. added that 1 aid. "Bribery 111 conventional off-r.... These word. are " taken from the mlodle of a enence In an extemporaneou. addre.. to a Jury, m rtlrt - they ere ued solely for the purpow Jf . making a comparHm. between he defend ant and the chief witness agalnt him. The defendant was accused of bribery. The .i chief witness ajralnst him was a con fessed perjurer, and I made the statement ; quoted in comparing the two men. for the - purpose of putting their moral characters r-fo the. Jury to bo weighed bv it In reaching a conclusion. A conventional or fense t one defined by a legislative con vention and Is denominated malum pro hibitum to distinguish it in character from an offense .which l malum in se. I then condemned unqualifiedly and unequivocally both bribery and lying. Tut. as if to add atill further to the criticism of me. it Is said that R M. Sny der. In whose behalf 1 was speaking, was a millionaire. It seen.s I am always thrown in verv excellent company In both sides of the political line In my legal en gagements. Republicans In Same Boat. Mr. Snyder's regular attorney. Gardner lathrop. is a verv distinguished Republican and l at r.Vesent an enthusiastic supporter of Judge Taft. Mr. Warner, the Republican Senator from this state, was associated with me in that case. It 1 the height of absurdity to attempt to Influence publlo opinion for or against either candidate by showing that this or the other attorney -who represents a personal or corporate cll .avK la fnr n a.Ba.tnst him. I kt. -tatAmont Ttirio-A Prlp.f RAVI that he intends to vote for Bryan as he has In the past. United States, the leader of the third party, the daughter and son-in-law of Dai4n an1 thA heflflft Of bOth 1 Democratic and Republican National I headquarters were tonight housed under ' the same Toof at the Auditorium Annex I and the guests of the hotel have voted ! i tn Ha a Hr-t -class diplomat. The visitors cared for were John A . Kern. Democratic nominee for. Vice President; James 3. Sherman, Republican nominee for Vice-President; Congress man Longworth and Mrs. Longworth, and William R. Hearst, leader of the In dependence League. When the question of assigning them to suites came up. Manager Kennedy took dwn his room plan and said: Give Mr. Kern the Vice-Presidential suite. Put Mr. Sherman In the new annex overlooking the lake. Give Mr. Hearst the Midway suite and give the Longworths the newly-fitted suite on the top Ilinjr. - By this arrangement the adherents of the different parties used different eleva tors, different corridors and different dining-rooms. Senator Dixon of Re publican headquarters and the orn cials of Democratic headquarters ara regular guests at the hotel durine the campaign. DROUTH IS BROKEN Parched and Suffering East Welcomes Rain. FOREST FIRES EXTINCT srES REPCBLICAX LEADERS Haskell Accuses Flynn and Others or OTercharfrlng State. t GUTHRIE. Okla.. Sept. 2S. Governor Tharles N. Haskell, on behalf of the fate, filed tuit here today In the Dis trict Court against the State Capital Trlntin- Cf?mtanv. Congressman B. S. Mr:tii and Dennis L. vlvnn. ex-Dele gate In Congress, for the recovery of $1J5.062. an alieged overcharge in trie state printing from 1S91 to 1907. The petition In the suit alleged that the State Capital Company did not receive all this money, and charges Flynn and McGuire with being beneficiaries. HASKELL WILL Sl"K HEARST Says He Will Force Retract. Editor to KANSAS CITT. Sept. 28. A special to the Times from Guthrie. Okla., Says: ' Governor Haskell, on his arrival here last night from Chicago, announced that he would b?gln suit against William R. "for criminal libel. Governor?" he waa asked. "Well, I don't know what you would call it." "Tn mnJcA him nrove what he said?" "No. sir: to make him prove that what fie said was not true. ' SHOT FOLLOWS THREAT BLACK-HAXD MAX TRIES TU KILL WOMAN. Six Demands for 5onn jrc ig nored and Would-be Assassin Seeks to Slay Intended Victim. cTi4im w -rcnah Rent. 28. (Special.) a. Tiair T-tnnri letters demanding $5000 had been ignored. Mrs. J. B. Wood. wife of a Nome mining man, was "" -as she was lying asleep in her home at Eagle Harbor yesterday mominr. The would-be assassin held the revolver so i . kao tbnt the nnwder marks stained the pillow and the bullet lodged within a few Inches of. her head. A long tress of hair was clipped off by the bul let. -n-v. tm WonH wax startled from her sleep by the sound of the revolver shot and her mother, attracted by the noise, came running into the room, tne Black Hand assassin had slipped away like a ghost and no trace of lilm was seen. A door which had been bMted the night before was found unlocked and a revolver, which lay on a stand near Mrs. Wood's bed, was gone. A light wmcn had been burning all night had been . i nn.n mn iin, that the ftnmft was uiiitru " almost imperceptible. Since Mrs. wooa s return irom bama two months ago, where she had gone to look after an estate which had been bequeathed to her, she has received from time to time, letters --threatening her with death unless she gav"e the black mailers tSOOO. For a time Mrs. Wood was a guest at the Washington Annex Hotel. She was not alarmed at the threats, be lieving that somebody was perpetrating a practical joke. One day a telephone message was sent to her. In which the demands for money were renewed. The .message, like the others, was Ignored. A few days ago Mrs. Wood received the last letter, which purported to come from "Red X ex. S.," In which 'the demand for money was re ADVANCE GUARD ARRIVES. Panther Reports Fleet 440 Miles From Zamboanga. Had Just Detroyed Village Adl- rondacks When Downpour Be ganSnow Falls In Middle West Cold Wave Is Due. ' WASHINGTON, Sept 28. The drouth which has prevailed over the entire Eastern section of the United States for months is broken. Rain has been general over the entire affected area. The Weather Bureau announces to night that the heavy rains would be followed by a drop in the temperature tomorrow. Forecaster Garriot says it will be about 25 degrees cooler tomor row. Rains will cease tomorrow In the Middle Atlantic States, but may con tinue for 24 hours longer In the New England States, which, until late to day, had not shared In the general precipitation. ADIRONDACK VILLAGE BCRXS Rain Just In Time Dynamite) De stroys Railroad Track. UTICA. N. T.. Sept. 28. Rain began falling at Clearwater and -Long Lake to day and it Is reported that indications are for a sufficient downpour to stop the Are ravages. ' A fire which destroyed the village of Long Lake West caused a loss of $125, 000. swept through the forest so rapidly that the Are fighters had to flee for their lives. It la reported that during the lire four tons of dynamite, which had been sent in for use upon the railToad and In flKhtlne the Are. exploded, causing great destruction In the immediate vicinity and badly twisted the tracks. Reports today lnaicate inai many ex tensive private preserves in the vicinity of Long Lake West are being flreswept. rikaeonA tarir . nr. Seward Webb's estate, is burning and there are fires In Harry Payne wnuneys v,uuv-;io estate. TWO TOWNS ARE WIPED OCT Soaking Rains, However, Extinguish Fires In Wisconsin. MARINETTE, Wis.. Sept. 28. A soak ing rain, which began Saturday evening and continued until this morning has ex tinguished the forest fires In Marinette County. Before the rain came the towns of Goil and KIngsman, on the Wisconsin & Michigan Railway were wiped out, and six or eight families had to flee for their lives. The town of McAlester was saved by the residents assisted by volunteers from Marinette. The loss to Senator Stephenson and the Sawyer-Goodman Company In standing timber, .will be large. Other companies on the Menomi nee River also lost heavily in standing timber. . . -; Millions of feet of pine and. hardwood were burned. MIT LOOKS LIKE KEROSENE Olli Ilisgen's Comment on Bryan's . Championship of Haskell. SALT LAKE CITY. Sept. Thomas A. Hisjcen. Imleppndence Party candi date for the Presidency, said that he : believed Mr. Bryan should have Investi gated Governor Haskell's alleged con- ; nection with the Standard Oil Company. "But Mr. Bryan is not the man we ; used to know," he continued. "In he was a white metal man. Also In 1900 he was a white metal man. But in 1904 i he sold out to Mr. Parker, a gold man, and now he himself is a gold man. In 1912 he will clmnRe color aura in and now he looks like kerosene oil." Pool in, Too, AY ill Resign. GUTHRIE. Okla., Sept. 28. John B, Poolin, appointed assistant by Gov ernor Haskell when the Governor was made treasurer of the Democratic Na tional Committee, will resign and return from Chicago to his home nt Alva, Okla. ; POLICE SEE SALOME DANCE ' Sergeant Kay and Five Patrolmen ' Pass I'pon its Alleged Immorality. A difference of opinion seems to exist between the, members of the Police De partment of Portland and the Municipal League relative to the celebrated Salome dance. Yesterday a delegation called upon Chief of Police Gritzmacher and reported to him that a vulgar and obscene dance was being danced nightly by Miss Xedra Lnnscombe at the I-ric Theater, and the Chief decided to have the matter investi gated. Sergeant Tom Kay and five mem bers of the patrol force were -sent by Captain Moon, to witness the act and if Miss Lanscombe's performance was as of fensive as reported by the Municipal Iesgiie. the officers were authorized to notify the theater manager to discontinue it in the future. The police evidently found nothing wrong with the act. for the theater was not notified, and "nothing doing" was reported to the captain. RIVALS UNDER ONE ROOF Gathering of Politicians Taxes Di plomacy of Hotel Manager. CHICAGO. Sept. . Two opposing candidates for Vice-President of the MANILA. Sept. 29. Messages Just re ceived from Zamboanga state that the re pair ship Panther, of the Atlantic bat- rUshln rioot r,F niiTlKnrim Arrived At Zam boanga yesterday. The Panther reports that on Saturday the fleet was 4W miles behind her and coming along at the rate . ,, i . .. V. . . TTnlua i T n(.ron its speed, the fleet Is due off Zamboanga early w eanesaay murnmg. It now develops that the wireless sta tion at Zamboanga overheard the battle ship Kansas talking with the rest of the fleet Saturday evening. The distance of L'anaao at 'th. tlTTIA In Tint knnWtl. hilt the receiving of the message is considered a great feat, considering the character of the wireless apparatus at Zamboanga. MACASSAR, Celebes. Sept. 29. Reports received here state that the American fleet of battleships on its way to Manila passed Cape Mandar on the east coast of Celebes Island yesterday morning. FLEET RECEPTION PIT OFF Manila Will Greet Bluejackets Early In Xovember. triautYnrnV Cnr 9R Thu formal reception of the Atlantic battleship fleet at Manila, except the water parade, has been suspended until early in November because of the good weather conditions usually prevailing then, according to a cablegram from Governor-General Smith at Manila today. Despite the more favorahle cholera situation today, the Governor-General doubts whether the disease can be elim inated before the fleet arrives here on the westward trip. Accordingly the re ception will occur during the month'a stay of the fleet for target practice on the way back from China and Japan. STUDENTS DELAY STRIKE Efforts Made In St. Petersburg to Settle University Troubles. ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 2S. Efforts are being made in several quarters to set tle the troubles in the institutions of high er education in this city which have been provoked by the endeavors of M. Schwartz, the new minister of educa tion, to crush liberalism in the universi ties. A general strike of the students has been threatened but the faculty of the University of St. Petersburg has appealed to the students to continue at work and not to Jeopardize the existing privileges of the universities. At a mass meeting to night the students by a narrow majority decided temporarily to postpone the strike. Messages from the students of the Uni versities at Kiev. Odessa and Dorpat were received announcing their readiness to join in the movement. HOLD FAIR UNDER CANVAS Hillsboro Proposes to Make Carnival Success, Rain or Shine. HILI-SBORO. Or.. Sept. 28. (Spe cial.) Hillsboro today is a tented city and acres of canvas are stretched over the east half of the courthouse, square; on Main street and on Second. The quarters for the livestock excel any thing of the past and the entire ar rangement is so perfected that the carnival will be a success rain or shine. Exhibitors are commencing to ar rive In from various parts of the coun ty and It looks as if this will be the most successful demonstration of its kind ever held here. RAIX FALLS IX XEW YORK. Welcome Downpour Stops Forest Fires and Revives Industry. NEW YORK, Sept. 28. The long drouth In New York, New Jersey and Pennsyl vania, which has resulted in serious forest fires, stopped industrial pursuits and caused a water famine in many dis- luun hrnbn hv mlnfalls. The drouth, which has been the most prolonged in many years, has lasted about eight weeks. So serious have been its effects, especially In the country dis tricts, that prayers have been offered up In many churches ior reiiei. Rain Puts Out Fires. r.cvs ttat.iJ? N. Y.. Sept. 28. The for oc ri-o. that hAve been raging -In the nnv.lll tha IHirnnHnrka In this sec tion for several weeks were extinguished today by heavy rams. Cold Wave Hits Chicago. CHICAGO. Sept. 28. A drop of -10 de grees more In the temperature occurred rfurlnr the nleht. following a storm of IS With the coming of chilly weather yon will now be thinking of your Winter FURS. Quality considered, our prices absolutely defy -competition. Look elsewhere, then com pare. You will buy Silverfield Furs. EXTRA SPECIAL FOR TODAY ONLY $15 FUR STOLES NECKPIECES AND THROWS, $8.75 Great assortment, including every desirable, dependable fur from our own factory; values to $15.00, for only Muffs to match at sp'l. reductions. Send for oar sew FUR STYLE BOOK for season of 1908-09. Free on request. FOURTH AND MORRISON wind and rain. At 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon the mercury stood at 80 de crees, in the evening at s o ciock h imu dropped to 69 degrees, and early today it stood at 47 degrees. Heavy frost is reported in xvaurxio, Missouri. Nebraska and North Dakota. Snow Falls In Michigan. fii.TiMRT. Mich.. Sept. 28. Snow fell for an hour ,here today. -. FORESTERS ARE ENJOINED Increased Assessments Cannot Collected at Present. Be BUFFALO, Sept. 28. Justice Brown, in the Supreme Court, today issued an In junction restraining the Independent Or der of Foresters from enforcing the in creased assessments on old member until the suit to test the validity of the Increase ie settled. More than 100,000 members are affected by the Increase. While the injunction stands Foresters can pay their assessments at the old rate. . . STEAMER NESH0T0 IS LOST Loses' Way in Fog and Goe on the Rocks Crew Is Saved. MARQUETT. Mich., Sept. 28. Losing her bearings in the dense 6moke and fog, the steamer Neshoto, bound down with iron ore, ran ashore on Crisp Point, East ern Lake Superior, late yesterday and was broken to pieces by the gale raging today. She is a "total loss. The crew waa res cued by life-eavers. THUGS BEAT UP OLD Cottage Grove MAN Merchant Roughly Handled by Two Hold-up Men. COTTAGE GROVE. Or., Sept. 28. (Special.) W. V. Dewald. a well known resident of this city and pro prietor of a grocery store near the Southern Pacific depot, was badly beaten over the head tonight with the butt of a revolver wielded by hold-up men. Mr. Dewald was" closing his store when confronted by a man who or dered him to throw up his hands and "shell out." Dtwald grappled with the robber, who struck the merchant a stunning blow over the temple. At this point an accomplice appeared on the scene and held Dewald while the other struck him again. The sec ond blow knocked the old man to the floor In a senseless condition. Mrs. Dewald, who was in the rear of the store, heard the struggle and screamed. Her alarm frightened the two men and they disappeared. A crowd soon gathered and special offi cers are attempting to trace the would be robbers. Dewald soon regained consciousness, and, although badly bruised, will soon recover. Drink Causes Two Deaths. KOKOMO, Ind., Sept. 28. Believing that the local option law would cut off the whisky supply, Charles Thresper and Charles and William Lindley on Sunday took a jug of whisky to a gravel pit to have a farewell drink. Thresper and William Lindley were found dead in the pit today and Charles Lindley was found lying near the bodies in a dying condition. Teachers and pupils of the Greentown Bchool near the pit, marched past the dead bodies to give the children an ob ject lesson in temperance. Classy handbags at Eyfsell's. No Change Necessary Dr. Price's Delicious Flavoring Extracts have always been non erlv laheled: no change was nec- tcinr tinre the enactment of the National Pure Food Law, either as to label or their, manufacture. They have had for nearly half a century the patronage or tne intel ligent housewives of this country. Flavoring vamna Lemon txtracts Oranera Rose, ate. 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