THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAX, TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 24, 1903.
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SALE
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Get Your Dining-Room Ready
for Thanksgiving
In anticipation of Thanksgiving day, we have
marked 115 pieces of dining-room furniture at
ONE-HALF PRICE, regardless of cost. Read
these items over and you can surely find some
tiling that will interest you.
Powers'
$5.50 Full Box-Seat Diner, quar
tered oak, weathered "7P
01-10
$38.50 Mission Chair in genuine
leathered seat and back, 010 OK
OlvJiZJ
now .
$29 Weathered Oak Chair
in genuine leather
$38.00 Golden Oak Buffet CI Q flfl
now T y JiUU
$77.50 Golden Oak Buffet CQQ 7K
now OJOi I 0
$97.50 Golden Oak Buffet yg
$37.50 Weathered Oak Buffet CI fl 7K
now 0 I Oil U
$72.50 Golden Oak Buffet QQC OR
now vJUiU
$55.00 Buffet in weathered oak J
$75.00 Weathered Oak Buffet CQ7 Hfl
now OJ I iUU
$48.00 Weathered Oak Buffet $24 00
$52.00 Weathered Oak Buffet $26 00
$43.00 Weathered Oak Buffet 'j IjQ
$97.50 Weathered Oak Buffet
$130.00 Weathered Oak Buffet $55 QO
in
$29.00 Round-top, 5-leg, 6-ft. Extension
Table, golden quartered oak
$26.50 6-ft. Extension Table, round top, 5-
leg, quartered sawed oak, golden
$21.00 Golden Oak, 6-ft. Extension Table,
5-leg, round top ,
$22.50 Square-top, 5-leg, 6-ft. Golden Oak
Extension Table
$24.00 Golden Oak, 6-ft, square-top, 5-leg
Extension Table
$29.50 Round-top, 5-leg, 6-ft Ex
tension Table, golden oak
$14.75
$14.50
$13,25
$10.50
$11.25
$12.00
$35 Golden Oak China
Closet
$42 Golden Oak China
Closet
$110 Golden Oak China
Closet
$82.50 Golden Oak China
Closet
$28 Weathered Oak
China Closet
$36 Weathered Oak
China Closet.
$38.50 Weathered Oak
China Closet
$17.50
$21.00
$55.00
$41.25
$14.00
$18.00
$19.25
now.
$14.50
$13.50 Early English Rock- OP 7C
er now Owil 0
$5.75
.$6.75
$11.50 Weathered Oak
Rocker, leathered seat...
$13.50 Mission Rocker
now. i .
$41.50 Pedestal, 8-ft. Extension Table,
square top, quartered oak, gold- POfl 7C
en finish .dZUiI 3
$55.00 8-ft. Weathered Oak Extension
Table, square top, pedestal base, 007 Cfl
giiuu
$26.50 Round-top, Pedestal, 6-ft MQ OE
Extension Table, golden oak $ I Oil J
$54.00 8-ft. Extension Table, round top,
pedestal base, weathered oak 007 flfl
fininsh OZfiUU
$55 Weathered Oak Pedestal, 6
ft. Extension Table
$57 10-ft. Weathered Oak Exten
sion Table, pedestal base
$27.50
$28.50
TOLD FALSEHOOD
TO GRAND J
oy
Lathan Testifies Burns and
Ruef Instructed Him to
Swear Falsely.
TELLS. ABOUT SHIRT-BOX
hanfrrur Kcdtcs Ills Experiences
Leading Vp to His Flight From
Bay City Held Conferences
With Bo9 and Detectives.
SAX FRANCISCO. Nov. C.T. Alexnn
dtr Lathan. formerly Ruefs chauffeur,
finished several hours of sensational and
interesting t-jtttmony during the Ruef
trial today, when, along with many
othr thinii. he; admitted he had per
jured himself before the grand Jury, de
claring he had done no at the instiga
tion of Rueif ami Burns.
Soon after the resumption of the
bribery trial of Ahratmm Ruef in Jude
I-awlnrs court today, " ex-Supervisor
James L. GallaKTier whs withdrawn as a
witness and Alexander S. Lathan, for
merly Ruefs chauffeur. who was
brought hark here from Portland. Or..
on extradition papers, was placed on
the stand by the prosecution.
Latham wma asked as to the facts
contained in an affidavit made by htm
last January, In which ha admitted
having- seen Ruef obtain a shirt box,
which was first taken to the office of
the United Railroads and afterwards to
the Western National Bank. Declaring
at first that he could not remember
any of the assertions he had made
previously, Latham finally admitted
that be had sworn to the same asser
tions during Lis examination before
the grand Jury as lie made in the affi
davit, and that these assertions, in
whole or in part, were untrue.
An effort was then made to learn
th circumstances under which the af
fidavit waa made. Latham testified, in
spi.e. ot numerous objections by tha
defenre. that lie had never sworn to
the affidavit, which, he said, practical
ly had been dictated by William J.
Burns.
Lathan's aummons to the stand was
aomethlng of a surprise John K. Har
per, an attorney, appeared In court as
legal representative of the witness and
asked Judge I-awlor to Instruct ri 1st)
that he need not testify to facta that
miKht tend to incriminate him. Har
per's objections were continued until
Judge Lawlor warned him against the
danger of further Intervening.
On behalf of the defense, Henry Ach
made numerous, and lengihy objections
to Lathao's testimony. He argued that
the questions of the prosecution and
the matter contained in the affidavit
which waa later produced by Hiram
Johnson, were altogether extraneous to
the eaee aaralnat Kuef. Ach finally
asked the court to instruct T.athan that
he was not required to answer any
question that would tend to incrimi
nate him. hut Judge lawlor refused.
In the affidavit which was read Into
the record section by section Lathan had
. a drorauef u iha office
of the Vnited Railroads on three or four
occasions, and that once Ruef stopped at
a haberdasher's store and secured a shirt
box, which he took to the. railroad office,
and then to the Western National Bank.
To all questions that related to this alle
gation Lathan steadily replied that he did
not remember, or that he could not swear
that the statement was so. Confronted
With the affidavit which he was obliged
to read, he admitted he had signed it, but
said that he had not been sworn by the
notary, Lathan testified that nearly all
of the allegations made in the affidavit
were dictated by AVilliam J. Burns, and
that Bums and Ruef had directed him to
relate the same atory before the grand
iury -
Admitting that he knew he was signing
an affidavit and admitting that he knew
the facts contained therein were not true,
Lathan was asked:
'Well, when you told these facts to the
grand jury were you then telling the
truth?"
"I was not telling the truth."
"Did you under oath tell untruths to the
grand jury? '
"I did. I was directed to do so by Wil
liam Burns and Abraham Ruef."
Iathan "reiterated this declaration aev
eral times before he was handed over to
the defense for cross-examination.
The cross-examination of Lathan was
brief atid related for the most part to an
effort to shake the testimony of the wit
ness. Then the witness was handed
over to the prosecution. Attorney Hiram
Johnson began questioning him regard
ing his long absence from the city. La
thun stated that ho had left San Fran
cisco in company with a Mr. Clark,
father-in-law of Luther Brown, an
agent for the defense. He said he could
not remember who had arranged for his
departure, but that Clark had pur
chased an automohtle and engaged J.a
than to operate It at $5 per day and liv
ing expenses for Lathan and his wife.
I-ater in the day. under a merciless
cross-examination by Johnson. Lathan
contradicted many of hla statements of
the earlier session. He admitted that
he had conferred with Ruef and Bums
reanl!iig the testimony he had given
before the grand Jury, and that Ruef
had recalled to his recollection the oc
casion upon which the call was made
for the shirt box and the subsequent
visit to the office of the United Rail
roads and the bank.
Police Judge Cabanlss refusefl tbe ap
plication of lathan for a reduction of
ball, which will remain J10.OO0, as orig
inally fixed.
TAKES CASE HIGHER
Standard Suit Is Appealed to
Supreme- Court.
ROYAL MINCE PIES.
.Spicy moat, juicy fruit crtist as light
as fairv footfalls yes. they're th
Koyal kind. Order todav.
P0STUM
STRENGTHENS
Body, Brain
and
Nerves
After the hurt- of coffee.
'There' a Reason'
URGENT REASONS GIVEN
Bonaparte Says Court of Appeals'
Decision Makes Klkins Law In-
effective Asks Ruling
on Vital Questions.
"WASHINGTON, Nov. 23,-Attorney-Qen
eral Bonaparte filed today a petition for
a writ of certiorari in the Supreme Ctourt
of the United States, urging that court to
issue a Writ of certiorari to the Circuit
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Cir
cuit to review the judgment of that court
reversing the rulings of Judge Landis in
tne case in which the Standard Oil Com
pany was lined 29,000.000 on change of
violating tne anti-trust law. The Attorney-General
takes the position that the
Court of Appeals was without jurisdiction
when it reversed Judge Landis decision.
The wording of the Government's peti
tion indicates that the Department of
Justice is fully aware of the court's prac
tice of denying 10 per cent of such peti
tions. The court grants these petitions
only. when constitutional questions are in
volved, and the Attorney-General makes
a strong effort to have it appear that the
present case falls within this group.
Much of the body of the petition is de
voted to arguing reasons why the court
should review the controversy.
May Make Rebate Law Farce.
Whether." says the petition, "the Gov
ernment is or is not right in its conten
tions, we respectfully and earnestly urge
that the court should issue the writ. The
ease is of the first consequence. The
principles to he decided control the entire
meaning and purpose of the law. and
impair an underlying policy of Congress.
If, for example, it is necessary that the
Government should prove actual knowl
edge by the shipper of the unlawfu rate.
the law will be altogether deprived of ef
fect against the very shippers who vio
late It. In tlie view of the Government.
It is extremely important that the law
should be determined and expounded
now, at this stage of this present case
by this court."
The Attorney-General also takes the po
sition that the Supreme Court Is vested
by law with authority to order any case
which a Circuit Court of Appeals which
has final Jurisdiction to be brought up by
certiorari ana to determine it In the
same manner as if it had been taken up
on appeal of writ of certiorari by the de
fendant.
"It cannot," he says, "be true that the
authority of this court to exercise juris
diction in the interest of the whole people
In such a case may be cut off by a con-
icted defendant a choice of the forum
inferioreru."
Many Points Xot Decided.
Mr. Bonaparte takes cognizance of tbe
fact that the Court of Appeals failed to
consider many of the Government's as
signments on error, and it is understood
that this failure meant that Judge Landis
ad not committed other errors, and that
therefore the Apellate Court decision was
an affirmation by It of the other portion
of the. decision. It Is pointed out, how-.
ever, that the Standard Oil Company
takes the opposite view. He adds:
"The trial of this case consumed many
weeks and cost both the Government and
defendant very large sums of money.
Several of the questions on which the
Court of. Appeals thus refused to pass
are absolutely vital, and the prosecution
must certainly fail if the contention
the defendant can be sustained aa to any
one of them. The reply informs us that
they will be again raised at a second
trial, and if the Court of Appeals declined
there to decide them or to say what its
silence means, a stronger case could
hardly be presented for the beneficent in
tervention of this court by certiorari."
Much attention is also given to the
original right of the defendant to appeal
from Judge Landis' decision in the Court
of Appeals. "Originally," says the peti
tion. "when the defendant was tried and
convicted that was the end of It. In
giving him the right to appeal, the law
never intended that the appelllate tri
bunal should interfere with the pole dis-
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DR. W. A. WISE
We can umly you with bridres without
plates that will bo perfectly firm, loofc as
well as the natural teeth and chew your
food perfectly.
THE DR. WISB SYSTEM,
perfected during; 21 years active practice
In Portland, guarantee you unrivaled re
sults In all branches of the dental pro
fession. Plates that fit perfectly and that
won't come loose, absolutely painless extrac
tion, scientific porcelain and Inlay work, all
performed by specialists -t standing- In the
profession. xour worn aone in a aay ii
desired.
W1E DEKTAL CO., IXC.
Dr. W. A. Wise, Mgr., 21 years In Port
land. Second floor. Falling bldg.. Third and
Washington streets. Office hours. 8 A. M.
to 8 P. M. Sundays, 9 to 1 P. M, Pain loss
extract 1 nr. CVOc: plates, S3 up. Phones A.
and Main 2020.
cretlon of the trie, court in regard" to
the character or amount of the punish
ment rmposed. To do so is to interfere
with the discretion of the lower court
on the one hand and wfth the pardon
power on the other."
Takes on Filipino Band.
MANILA, Nov. 23. The flagship Con
necticut, of the battleship fleet, has
taken on board an entire Filipino brass
band, which will be employed at the
regulation ceremonies of the ship, al
ternating with the marine band. The
Atlantic fleet is also making an experi
ment in the substitution of Filipinos for
the Chinese and Japanese meea boys now
working In the various messrooms on
each ship. To this end 150 Filipinos have
been taken aboard by the fleet and dis
tributed among the 16 battleships.
The last work of the Fall target" prac
tice is now being completed by the fleet,
and it is expected that all of the sched
uled work will have, been completed by
next Thursday".
Player-Pianos
Closing Out Sale
We are closing out and will discontinue ordering all Player
Pianos less than 88 notes.
$300.00 Just Tliinfc of It $300.00
Pine mahogany case, slightly used, but without a mar and in
splendid playing condition, for only $300
.Other stores would ask nearly twice as much for like value.
Several different makes of new player-pianos at nearly one
third less than regular prices.
$175 for nice oak case, cabinet grand, upright piano, not strictly
new, but in splendid condition. We have many bargains for the
careful buyer. Call early and secure the biggest snaps.
HOVENDEN-SOULE PIANO CO.
Corner Morrison and West Park Streets.
Piano Prices
Way Down
EMERGENCY SALE AT EILERS
PIANO HOUSE A BIG
MONET-SAVING
EVENT. ;
At Least $75 on Certain Styles, $110
on Most of Them, $145 and Even
$200 on Others, Can Be Saved by
Busjng Now All the Pianos in This
Emergency Piano Sale Are Strictly
Brand-New, Weil-Known Makes.
An Inhalation for
Whooping-Cough, Croup,
Coughs, Colds, Catarrh,
Bronchitis, Diphtheria.
Craoten Is m Boon to Asthmattom.
Does it not aeem mora effective to breathe in a
n. of the breathing orican than
u take tne remear mw me
rHulM .urM because the air, rendered
strongly antiseptio, ia carried over the dieeaaed
uirface with eer breath, linng prolonged and
oonitaat treatment. It n farrainable to mother.
with email children.
For trmatea uiw
there la noUunx better
than Cresoleae ajitlaepuo
Throat Tablete.
Send 6C in pontage
for 8ature bottle.
ALL DRUGGISTS.
Send noatal tot da
oeripure Booklet.
Vapo-Creaolene CO
iov f uiton treat,
T?r Yorfc.
Jjrsmu, for MExiJMm
I W BROWN, GREENE & CO. Wp jj
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SOLD BY
PHILLIPS SHOE CO.
Portland 109 Sixth Street Oregon
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Intends taking advantage of the great
mSrnFenCYt Pian?K,Sale to cme in tlie
The rush for Pianos in this unpre
cedented piano-buying event durire
the past few days especially in the
aremoon has really been greater than
we can cope with, even with an in
creased selling force.
We hope those who were compelled
to wait will bear with us, but we must
kindly ask all those people who can
possibly come during the morning to
do so. It will be more satisfactory to
you, we are sure.
Making Friends Rapidly.
Never before In the history of
Eilers Piano House have we made
friends so rapidly as in this Emer
gency Sale. And never before have
we been in a position to offer discrimi
nating piano buyers such splendid bar
gains. The manufacturers' loss is your
gain and an opportunity to equal this
you may never see again.
No better proof of the genuineness
of this Emergency Piano Sale can be
found than in the great number of in
struments that are snapped up daily by
discriminating buyers.
Not a single solitary caller who In
vestigates this Emergency Sale but de
parts with the satisfaction of knowing
that everything we have Rain oA
claimed and published, is downright
gospel truth.
Sale Prices Rr-gln at IS.
The three -hundred hfch.rriH.
strictly brand new pianos we have con
tracted to take off the hands of a num
ber of large over-stocked Eastern fac
tories are goine ranidlv. raniHiv
in fact, that we urge you, in all sin
cerity, to attend to this at once.
The present Emergency Sale prices
begin at 168. which now secures a
splendid, strictly brand new well
known New York make. From this
up to the highest grade 1375 ami 1115
styles, which are offered in this sale
at 3M and $263. you are afforded a
range of selection that would satisfy
the most exacting taste.
Pianos That Are Known.
Tn thin W 7 m-.r.., c-. , . ... .
... ......j, odie you Will nnd
such famous and high-grade makes
as the Kimball. Lester, Story & Clark
Hobart M. Cable, Pease, Winterrotli-
r JJecKeI! and many other equally
well-known pianos.
Mi intonrflno- l
t"al,w uu.ver can anorn
to ignore this opportunity any longer
The ninnnn a ro h,... ,i i .
certainly rock -bottom and someone
will surely snap them up. Why wait
until all are taken and your oppor-
All Cash Xot Necessary.
You don't have to pay all cash. Bring
$10 or $15 as the necessary first
payment, and we will arrange the bal
ance in any reasonable manner to suit
your individual needs. .
Beyond this we surely cannot sav or
do any more except assure you that
every piano sold will be accompanied
by the famous iron-clad "Eilers War
ranty,' which says. "Money Back" if
instrument Is not found, after delivery.
exactly as represented in every partic
ular. Act today. Eilers Piano House.
Biggest, Busiest and Best Dealers, 252
.WaihlDrtOBr Jit. .corner of Park.