.THE 3IORXIXG OREGOXIAN. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 29V 1908
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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.
Olympla Malt Extract, good for grand
ma or baby. Only 16-100 of 1 per cent
alcohol. Phones: Main 671, A 3467.
HEATERS $7.75
Iron Beds
All Iron Beds at
greatly reduced
prices.
This special exactly
like cut, special
$7.95
This
cast
handsome Heater, with
ton cast base and cast
front and fine nickel trimmings,
which is sold on the West Side
for $13 to $15. Our
price is only
$7.75
This elegant all Iron Bed
stead with circular head
and foot 1 l-J6-inch posts,
3-8-inch filling.
Regular $15.00 Value
We are going
after your trade
with both price and
quality which you
will have to recog
nize. We are in a
position to save
you money on ev
ery purchase and
extend to you Credit
as well.
We are giving you here two of
the biggest bargains out. Come
and see them. You do not have
to take our word.
Largest and Lead
ing Fur Manufac
turers of the West
Exclusive Outfitters
for Women
and Children
L
Corner Fourth and Morrison
Extra Specials for Today
SILVERFIELD'S
ELUSIVE ILUNERY
At$S.OO
Beautiful Street and Dress Hats, values to $11.00. which we offer
your choice at $5.00.
S1.75 NEW, FALL, MISSES' SCHOOL HATS FOR
$1.39
COLORS
35c NEW FALL VEILINGS
Specially Priced at 29c
25c NEW FALL VEILINGS
Specially priced at
19c
Large variety to choose from.
$8.50 LADIES' TRAVELING BAGS and SUIT CASES
Jj55e95
Best quality of leather and styles.
$1.50 LADIES DRESS GLOVES
89c
All colors and sizes.
$1.75 GENUINE "DENT'S" LADIES' PIQUE GLOVES
$1.39
MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S $1.25 PIQUE GLOVES
In tan and colors.
- 87c
NECKWEAR SPECIALS
19c
25c NEW RUCHINGS
19c
25c WINDSOR TIES
19c COLORS
25c FOUR-IN-HAND STRING TIES
19c COLORS
GRAND SALE OF SAMPLE FALL SUITS
AT RADICAL REDUCTIONS
Only 25 in the Lot
Prices as follows:
$30.00 values .$14.75 $45.00 values 32.J5
$35.00 values $27.50 $60.00 values $42.o0
$15 and $17.50 LADIES' NEW FALL COATS
$9.85
Plain colors and mannish mixtures.
$7.50 CHILDREN'S PETER PAN REEFERS
In red, navy and tan, for only
$6.95
CHILDREN'S FAY KNIT, FAST BLACK HOSE
Specially priced at
23c
Mothers, we guarantee these Hose to outlast any 25c Hose made.
STATEMENT OF CONDITION
At Close of Business September 23, 190S, of the
SECURITY SAVINGS AND TRUST CO.
RESOIKCES.
$3,122,069.15
Loans ' '
1.295.627.S3
Bonds
Real Estate ,.-,
Customers' Liability Under Letters of Credit 12,t3o.40
Cash and'Due from Correspondents.... 1.424,409.58
LIABILITIES:
Capital
Surplus and Undivided Profits
Letters of Credit
Deposits
Jo, 856, 175. 05
$ .500,000.00
358.191.50
18,937.53
4.978,046.02
$5,855,175.05
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