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TIIE 3IQRNIXG OREGONIAX, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 190S. ISTMAS EUIM AELY EVJUQ Jl pi rrn O 1 TH TTTTTT7 TO Great Christmas Sale of W e are closing out the entire stock on the third floor and now is a marvelous chance to buy two or three pieces of this fine ware at the price you usually pay for one. See Window Display. Take Elevator to Third Floor. Picture-Lovers Should Get Our Estimates on Framing "We pride ourselves on the extent and variety of our stock of Picture, Frames, to say nothing of the work manlike manner in which all work is turned out of our framing department, at the lowest prices possible. Antique bronzed, gilt, plain wood and other framings are always in stock. Take Elevator. Fourth Floor. Test Tubes for Hatpin Receivers In the Surgical De partment. 1909 American Annual of Photography Now ready. Paper Covers, 75c; Clothbound, $1.25. O'CARA GRILLS RUEF Attorney Pleads for Conviction of Deposed Boss. CASE TO JURY WEDNESDAY Defense Calls Xo Witnesses and Ar guments Are Limited by Judge Lanfor, Whose Action Short ens Trial Several Days. SAN FRAXCISCO. Dec. 7. The third trial of Abraham Huef, the ex-political boss of San Francisco, in this Instance upon an Indictment charging bribery of' 'X -Supervisor John J. Furey In the award of the irnlted Railroads trolley franchise. Js In the stage of argument and the case fhould be in the hands of the Jury by "Wednesday night. The presentation of evidence came to an end rather sudden Jy. counsel for the defense calling no wit nesses but contenting themselves with the Introduction of documentary testi mony and the interposition of motions that were denied. Failure of the opposing atttorneya to gree upon a scheme of argument made it necessary for J urine Lawlor to lm- jose an arbitrary arrangement whereby the prosecution was given this after noon and Wednesday morning, while the defense was allnted tomorrow's session of -ourt, aggregating about eight hours. It was agreed that Henry Ach should open and Thomas B. Dozier should close for the defendant and that Hiram Johnson should take up the case of the peoplo where it was left today by Assistant Ulstrict Attorney John J. O'Gara. After thanking the Jury for their patience and patriotism and giving to . Francta J. Heney the major portion of the credit for outlining the case. Mr. O'Gara began his narrative of occur rences that led up to the alleged bribery. To establish the connection between Gal lagher and Ruef. Mr. O'Gara advised the jury to consider the admission of Gal lagher that he had acted as paymaster after various conversations with the de fendant and the other testimony exclu sive of that which might by the defense be characterized as the statements of accomplices and therefore not entitled o full credence. Mr. O'Gara reminded the jury that there need be no testimony that an offer or pnyment of money was made directly by Ruef in order to establish the defend ant's guilt. He statc-d that it was only reasonable to suppose that the Supervisors who had under oath admitted that they accepted money for criminal purposes, were subjecting themselves to the oon tempt and abhorrence of the community for giving up office unless they were actually guilty in every respect. Mr. O'Gara said that the case of the prosecution might safely be rested upon the testimony of f?upervlsors Gallagher, W ilson and Furey if the law did not de mand that the statements of an accom plice must ke supported by other testi mony. It. was for this reason, he said, that witnesses had been called to sup port the allegations of the prosecution that Kuef, as well as the members of the Board, had accepted money from dif ferent individuals In return for the offi cial granting of privileges to the United Railroads, to the fight trust and to the Home Telephone Company. The remainder of the day Mr. O'Gara devoted to a review of the testimony of every witness called by the prosecu tion. One of the concluding remarks of the Assistant District Attorney was as follows: "God forbid that any verdict you might return should place Abraham Ruef and lils band of thieves again In control of this city. Show by your verdict that this city has asserted Its manhood and has relieved Itself of the dishonor and dis grace he has brought upon it." AVHI Take Down Bonds. NEW YORK, Dec 7. It is reported liere that because of alleged impair ment of capital, the Metropolitan Se curities, of this city, which has .been ordered by the State Superintendent f Insurance to cease business pend ing an adjustment, may cut short the liberty of aoveral men Indicted in con nection with the graft prosecution In I High-Grade Potteries. Art . ware. Imported China, and Brasses ENTIRE STOCK AT HALF PRICE San Francisco. It la said that the Met ropolitan Company is on the bond of Patrick Calhoun, president of the United Railways Company, of San Francisco; Thornwell Mullally, Tlrey U Ford and William M. Abbott. The foregoing: were indicted with Abe Ruef and former Mayor Eugene E. Schmitx. WANTS AGITATION STOPPED Association. Seeks Restoration of Railroads' Purchasing- Power. NEW YORK, Dec. 7. The Times in a news article today give what purports to be the details of a campaign started by the recently organized Railway Busi ness Association, looking to the restora tion of the purchasing power of the. rail roads throughout the United States. The association, says the article, has already a membership representing an aggregate capital of I500.000.u00. Circulars are being sent broadcast throughout the country from headquarters of the association in New York, quoting a resolution recently passed by the Illinois Manufacturing As soclation. which declared that "all inter ests bave suffered by loss of confidence in the security of Investments. and urg- ing Legislators, state and National, to "discourage all measures having a ten dency to continue or aggravate the aglta tion against corporate interests and to support all legislation which, without In jury to their own constituents will tend to allay, the hostility toward. business con ducted under corporate form, including manufacturing, commercial and transpor tation companies, while the ew laws on the statute books are being carried out. The reason for the organization of the association as outlined is that these man ufacturers want business, the employes want work. Members of the association say that the manufacturing concerns which supply the railroads with equip ment, the tradesmen from whom the em ployes of the manufacturing concern buy the necessaries of life, and even the rail road employes themselves, are suffering from the shutting off in part of that vast stream of money, which amounted to nearly J2.50O.O00.000 in 1907. The names of prominent manufacturers of equipment and supplies are given as organizers of the movement. MANY DELEGATES TO MEET Waterways Association Will Have Large Attendance. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. Four thou sand delegates are expected at the con vention of the National Rivers and Har bors Association on Wednesday. Cardi nal Gibbons will give the Invocation at the opening session. The Vice-President will speak on a comprehensive policy for waterway Improvement. It Is understood that President Roosevelt will take a pro nounced stand In favor of improving the waterways of the country in his mes sage to Congress. Ambassador Brye-e will deliver an ad dress upon the Improvement of water highways in the British Lsles, with some reference to the waterway policy of Ger many. Canada will be represented ly two delegates under- appointment of Premier Wilfrid Laurier. Secretaries Garfield and Wilson will represent the Cabinet, while Speaker Cannon. Repre sentatives Champ Clark and Lloyd of Missouri, and Senator Owen of Oklahoma wHl speak for Congress. Among others who will address the convention are An drew Carnegie, James W. . Van Cleave, president of the National Association of Manufacturers; Samuel Gompers, presi dent of the American Federation of La bor: Captain Isaac M. Mason, of St. Louis, and James Rawlings, of Mem phis, Tenn. FALL WITH SCAFFOLDING Carpenters Working as Volunteers Have Bones Broken. FRESNO. CaL, Dec, 7. Five work men narrowly escaped death today when a scaffolding 25 feet high, erect ed In the interior of Acacia Hall, five miles from this city, oollapsed, pre cipitating all to the floor below. The Injured: John Winblad, fiwe broken ribs and scalp contusions. F. E. Lindsay, several ankle bones broken. L'aid A. Sponce. Ralph Hinesberger and William Kanstrup were all more or less seriously bruised. The Injured men are all residents of the vicinity and volunteered their services as car penters ito aid the Acacia Club, a so cial organization. Glove Certificates Solve the Problem As they greatly facilitate the selection of Gloves for holiday gifts, we issue special Glove Certificates, which can be brought to the store by recipient and exchanged for gloves equal to their face yalue. Below is a fac-simile of our glove certifi cate. The border is of holly and is printed In green and red which is most attractive. No. WOODARD, CLARKE & CO. Countersigned ... , CORNER FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS' CONSUL KILLS SELF Ekstromer Takes Acid in Fit of Despondency. TROUBLE WITH ROOSEVELT Death Believed to nave Been Due to Dispute With. President Which Resulted in Revocation . of Exequatur. ST. LOUIS. Dec. 7. Charles A. Ek stromer, Swedish Vice-Consul In St Louis, committed suicide by drinking prussic acid at his home here today. Mr, Ekstromer came into public notice some time ago through a controversy with Federal officers, which resulted in the revocation of his exequatur by Presi dent Roosevelt. Later he was reinstated and resumed his official duties here. It is believed that Ekstromer had difficulty with his superiors in. the consular service. causing him to take his life in a mo ment of nervous depression. Another Man's Champion. Mrs. Ekstromer can assign no reason for the suicide. Mr Ekstromer was 51 years old and seemingly in perfect health. So far as can be learned, ne had no financial troubles. Ekstromer retired last night In seeming good spirits. An hour after he had arisen this morn ing his two stepdaughters entered the library and discovered the body, it was on a, couch, a note sayung he had taken prusslo acid, and the bottle which had contained the poison being on a table close by. It was his championing of the cause of E. G. Lewis, publisher and organizer of the Peonies United states tsamc, that brought about the death of Ek stromer. Ekstromer was at the head of the committee of Lewis' adherents and asked for an audience with the Presi dent, alleging second-class mall privi leges were being wrongfully wltnneia from Lewis' publication. Was Refused Admittance. Ekstromer went to Washington to see President Roosevelt early in April. 1907, to make a personal plea with him on the matter, but he was informed by the President's private secretary, Mr. Liob, that the President would not see him on that matter and he was advised :o put in writing whatever he might de sire to iay before the President. Ek stromer wrote to the President that he was a Swede of noble birth and had given up his patent of nobility to come to America because he believed this to be a country of personal freedom. Tn Sweden, he went on to say, even a peas ant might see the King. Therefore, he wrote, ho considered the President's ac tion in refusing to see him un-American and unjust. This communication brought forth a statement from the White House that Ekstromer's letter was "impertinent, uncalled-for and discourteous." Persona Xon Grata. - The President notified the Minister from Sweden that Ekstromer was "per sona non grata," and forthwith Ekstro mer's exequatur as Vice-Consul was re voked. At the solicitation of the Swedish Minister. Ekstromer later wrote an apol ogy to the President and in June, 1D07, Ekstromer was reinstated as Vica Consul. MRS. INGERSOLL WINS SUlt r Agnostic's Widow Is Victor in $100,- 000 Will Fee Case. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7. The Supreme Court of the United States today decided in favor of Mrs. Ingersoll the case of Mrs. Eva A. Ingersoll, widow of the late Robert G. Ingersoll, against Joseph Co ram and others, invoking a claim of $100,000 by Mrs. Ingersoll on account of services rendered by her husband in the breaking of the will of the late Andrew J. Davis, a Montana millionaire. Davis left property both In Montana and Massachusetts. Colonel Ingersoll was em PORTLAND, OR. This Certificate, countersigned, when presented at our Glove Counter, entitles the bearer to one pair of "CROSS ENGLISH GLOVES" ployed by some of the disinherited rel atives of Davis on a written contract to pay him a fee of HOO.000 on the condition that the will should be defeated. A case Involving the validity of the will was announced in Montana, and the Jury dis agreed. A compromise then was ar ranged whereby the relatives who brought the suit were given a portion of the es tate. They paid Ingersoll $5000, but after his death the widow instituted proceed ings to recover the entire fee, claiming that the compromise was the result of her husband's efforts. The case has been much in the courts. It was first decided by the District Court for the Second Judicial District in Mon tana against Mrs. Ingersoll on the ground that she bad no causa of action, and the Montana Supreme Court affirmed that verdict. On the other hand, the United States Circuit Court for Massachusetts held for Mrs. Ingersoll. but the findings of that tribunal were reversed by the Cir cuit Court of Appeals for the First Cir cuit, on the ground the Montana adjudi cation was final, and the decision ren dered today was on a review of the de cision of the Court of Appeals. The decision was reversed, but the de cree of the Circuit Court was modified so as to reduce somewhat the amount al lowed. WIXS CONTEST FOR V AST ES ,000. TATE WORTH $2,500 Paroled Prisoner Defeats Lawyer Whom She Accused of Fraud In Buying Land. RICHMOXD, Va., Dec. 7. The case of Mrs. Florence Maybrick and her mother, Baroness von Roque, of New York, in volving title to land said to be worth about J2.50O.0O0, was decided in their favor in the Chancery Court here today. Under the decree deeds conveying 2.500.000 acres of land in Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky to D. W. Arm strong, of Now York, former counsel for Mrs. Maybrick and her mother. Is set aside and Armstrong is ordered to give an accounting for all land and money handled by him while their attorney. They inherited the land from the first husband of the Baroness. They employed Armstrong as attorney to secure a deed to the enormous tracts of land shortly after the death of Mrs. Maybrlck's hus band, for which she served a term in a British prison. Mr. Armstrong, they charged, sold one tract of laud for $$5,000, after which he is said to have represented that the whole properly, comprising 2.500,000 acres, was worth only $1000 and bought it himself at that price, after receiving $S,000 for a single tract which was only one-thirtieth of the whole property. Gratified but Expects- Appeal. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 7, Mrs.. Florence Maybrick, when told here this afternoon the decision of tho Richmond court, ex pressed gratification, but said she pre Burned the case would be appealed. DEAD MAN IS NOT BIGGY San Francisco Police Do Xot Believe Body That of Chief. EUREKA. Cal., Dec. 7. The dead body of a man with the lower limbs gone was washed ashore this morning at Table Bluff. 12 miles south of this city. The body was dressed in a dark check suit and the rumor is prevalent that it may be that of Chief of Police Biggy. of San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7. The police officials of this city do not believe the body which was found at Table Bluff, in Humboldt County, is that of Chief Biggy, who, they say, was dressed in dark clothes at the time of his dis appearance from the police launch Patrol. It is also stated that he was never known to wear a check suit. Cannon will be fired over the waters of the bay on Wednesday in an effort to bring to the surface the body of Chief Blggy. The guns will be mounted on launches and discharged in the vicinity of Alcatraz Island. Heavy explosives will be fired under the water in the hoiie that the body may be caused to rise. The prevailing opinion, however, is that the remains were carried out to sea. Tomorrow and Thursday last days for iscount West Side gas bills. Don't over di look gas appliance sale. .1908 DENIES RICE STORY Witness Contradicts Evidence Against Davis. SURPRISE TO PROSECUTION Rustin'8 Mistress Seen on Street at Time She Professes to Have Been Asleep Was Eager to See Paper. OMAHA, Neb. Dec 7. The defense had an Inning this afternoon in the trial of Charles E. Davis for the alleged murder of Dr. Frederick Rustln and created a sensation by producing a witness in the person of Mrs. Emily Allen, who testified to having seen Mrs. Abbie Rice on the street down town about 4 o'clock in the morning, buying a paper, at which time, according to several witnesses for the prosecution, she was at the public house of Clara Gleason. Tells Remarkable Story. Mrs. Allen told a remarkable story and went into the minutest details to show that she was able to fix the time of eacli event whinch brought her into contact with Mrs. Rice. "I had been to Lincoln," Mrs. Allen said, "and got back on a Rock Island train just before 3 o'clock. I took a cab on arriving and started for home, intend ing to stop at the dressmaking parlors of Mrs. Lovett, at Fifteenth and Harney. The cabman who drove me to Mrs. Lovett's did not wait for me and I was. therefore, compelled to walk home, a dis tance of ten tlocks. I started at ap proximately i o'clock' and when I reached a point near Sixteenth and Farnum streets, met Mrs. Rice, who had stopped two newsboys to buy a paper. I watched her for some time as she walked down Farnum street and Btopped under an elec trio light and eagerly scanned the paper. I had seen her many times with Dr. Rustln and always supposed she was his wife. Mrs. Rice Xot Mrs. Rustin. "I went directly home and did not get up until 11 o'clock. I heard newsboys calling "extra, all about Dr. Rustin's sui cide,' and said to a neighbor, 'I saw Mrs Rustin down town when I came up the street and she was almost frantic' "It was Mrs. Rice I saw, but I pre sumed she was Rustin's wife until I learned differently later." All the way through the prosecution has introduced witnesses to show that Mrs. Rico that night got on a car at Fortieth and Farnam streets at 11:30 o'clock and went directly to her home, where she remained until the next day. Mrs. Allen's evidence was not less a sur prise to Mr. English than to others who have listened to the testimony presented by the prosecution. The case was adjourned early, as the state was not prepared to present its re buttal. Policies Had Expired. E. Z. Gould and John Dale, agents for Insurance companies holding ' risks on Dr. Rustln amounting to $25,000, testified that the policies had expired before Rus tin's death and that the premiums had not been paid. Officer Lahey testified that at the Clarkson Hospital on the morning of September 2 he asked Dr. Lord if he saw anybody on the streets while on his way to the Rustin home and Dr. Lord said he saw no one. On the same occasion, witness declared Mrs. Rustln said the doctor said nothing to her after he was shot. Officer Morgan corroborated Officer La- hoy's testimony. Dr. Lord and. Mrs. Rustin in their testimony, denied that they had made the statements attributed to them. Latham Davis, brother of Charles E. Davis, testified that Dr. Rustin, on the Thursday preceding his death, told him that he must look out for Charley, as he was determined to commit suicide. The doctor said he had given Charley several powders to make him sleep and had A Simplex Typewriter Is Useful Just the thing for the boy or girl in fact, any one can use it. We have it in three sizes. Si'mnl pt Tvnewritpr No. 1 x rice aj.w Prica .A S2.50 Simplex Type-writer Iso. 5 Price ... .... .$5.00 At the Stationery Dep't 1st floor. Christmas Sale Triplicate Mirrors "We now place on sale our en tire splendid assorted stock of fine triplicate mirrors at ONE-FOURTH LESS One of these fine Mirrors will please any one Try it. Grand Showing of Calendars The work of some of the finest artists in the world is reproduced in these calendars. Classical, historical, religious, nov elties and comic calendars. Prices Bo to $3.00 (First Floor.) learned that he had taken all of them at once. KILLS BOTH, WOUNDS SELF Jealous Xegro Shoots Woman and Rival Is Fatally Injured. IjOS ANGELES, Dec. 7. Jealousy over the changeful affections of a handsome mulatto was at the bottom of a tragedy today which resulted in the death of the woman, known as Mrs. Dora De Vaughn, and of Edward Dean, a barber, both of whom were shot by Frank Maywealther, a porter. May wealther afterwards fired a bullet into his own head and is fatally wounded. May wealther is a negro and Dean, the man shot by him, is said to be of mixed Mexican and negro blood. Maywealther often upbraided the wo man for having Dean in the house. He went to the place this afternoon and, finding Dean and the woman together, drew a revolver and shot the woman, the bullet striking her in the neck and causing almost instant death. Dean at tempted to escape, but Maywealther turned the revolver on him and shot him in the back. He died shortly after. Study Montana Country Life. BOZEMAN, Mont., Dec. 7. A division of President Roosevelt's Country Life Commission has arrived here and for two days will conduct an inquiry into Montana agricultural conditions. The investigations are being held at the Montana Agricultural College. Xorth Bend to Have Bank. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Pec. 7. The application of Any illness caused by a lack of blood Will be benefited by a course of treatment with Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. . They increase the red matter in the blood and enable it to carry to every organ and tissue an increased supply of oxygen, the great supporter of life. Send today for booklet of Information and cares. Dr. WilKams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists or will be sent postpaid oa receipt of price, 50 cents per box, six boxes for $150. Ir William Medicine C Schenectady, IV. Y. Vigji - 5s ""MJr Tu.i,i.;.. itiKM. lor i. d u-J Fred Holllster, J. V. Pugh. F. W. Wood. J. C. Gray and A. W. Myers to organize the First National Bank of North Bend. Or., with $25,000 capital, has been ap proved by the Controller of the Cur rency. (EntabH.hod 1879) Whooping-cough, Croup, Coughs, Colds, Catarrh, Bronchitis, Diphtheria. Crcsolena Is Boon to Asthmatics. Uoes it DOS Beam mora cum - r- rh. hrfAthinir oricui than to take the remedy Into the etomech? fjj-esoiene cures dw"" -r stronely entiseptic, ie carried over the J surface WHu every oremu, , . constant treatment. It U Invaluable to mother with small emiuren. For irritatea mroat there is nothing better than cresoiene Antisepuo Throat Tablets. teena &e in postage for sample bottle. ALL DRUGGISTS. Send nostat for do crip tire Booklet. Yapo-CresoIfMie CO ibu r uiton airoe NVw York. DRUGGISTS FIND ECZEMA CURE The local druggist Is naturally slow to recommend a remedy for any dl eas5; h$ will make sucli recommenda tion as a rule, only after he has been thoroughly convinced; he Is not looking: merely for one sale but must have per manently the confidence of his custom ers. Perhaps no remedy in the druggist's stock has been more widely endorsed by druggists themselves that the specific eczema cure, oil of winter Kreen, thymol and glycerine, as com pounded in D. D. 1. Prescription. Among? hundreds of letters from prominent druggists we quote a few: Mr. HiRginson, of the-HlKSinson Drug Co., Wichita, Kansas, says: "Ws have a number of very enthusi astic people who have been cured by 1XXD. D. Prescription. These cured pa tients do as much to Increase the sales as any advertising You cannot make your advertising too strong:, as we are ourselves enthuslnstic In pushing the goods." Tho Voegi Ii Bros. Drug Co., Minne apolis, Minn., write: "The reni"dy is giving splendid satis faction and our customers are doing iiiTK-h to advertise Its merits." T. P. Taylor & Co., Ijoulsvllle, Ky., says : "We have noted remarkable cures with I. D. I), and have had a number y.t rustpiiifrs toll they would not take S.'iOO.no for the cure effected in their case." Wolff-Wilson Drug Co., Ft. Louis, Mo., state: "We believe D. D. D. Prescription to be a medicine of great merit." A. Baur, Terre Haute, Ind., (estab- . lished 31 years), writes: "To all people suffering from any form of skin disease, the D. D. D. remedy has my unqualified endorse ment. During my extensive experi ence a.s a druggist it is the only eczema remedy on the market that gives sat isfaction. I personally know of sev eral remarkable cures." Thl3 sort of endorsement from high grade druggists is the very best ermorsement that any remedy can have. It shows that not only one or two but many customers of a drug store are leporting to the druggist the favorable resultr with this eczema remedy. We also have carefully investigated D. T. D. Prescription, Woodard. Clarke & Co.. Skiuinore Drug Co. The Pre scription Is compounded of wintergreen mixed with thymol, glycerine and other healing Ingredients. It is a sim ple wash and a very few drops remove the itch. Our long experience with this highly meritorious remedy has given us confidence In recommending It for all skin diseases. Further Informa tion regarding the remedy can be had by calling at our store. These special agents endorse D. D. D. Prescription: St. John Pharmacy, St. John; J. C. Wyatt. Vancouver; Howell & Jones, Oregon City. TO.IIGHT 101 j II 14?! '''.!. I'lM'll"! -VM.Il UCl?!?' . . i . it i i w I m ill I I 1 1 . J