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4 HIE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, DECE3IBER 14, 1903. SNAPSHOT OP MISS ETHEL ROOSEVELT, ONE OF SEASON'S DEBUTANTES DEFENDS TS ACQUITS MURPHY DECEMBER j,- '7 la 9 io it I it 8 i FROM ROOSEVELT OF BRIBE OFFER Chief Justice Mitchell Says Jury Clears Ruef's Lawyer of President Is Ignorant of Constitution. Attempt to Buy Prospec tive Juror. .; - . flu I r 1 1 '. v . j 4t - ' . ? i f, t a V'.. NO CENTRALIZED POWER Judge Sajs Leads to noosevelt's Criticism Anarchy Bonaparte t-T Lau Against Tracts Are ccsry 'or Square Deal. JVVOE WHO ANSWERS YKLT. BOOSE- Jam Tyndale MIIrh.il who has replied to President Roosevelt's criticism or the courts, has been Chief Justice of the Pnpremt Court of rennsylrania since 1903. Ha Is a natlre of Illinois and a graduate of Harvard and Inlvaralty of Pennsyl vania. Jutice Mitchell has filled many legal and Judicial pojitlone and a-as appointed chairman of the commission to report on tha acts of the Colonial Assembly not printed, and to edit and publish the statutes at lame from rtl to 1S00. Ha is tha author of many volumes. Judca Mitchell sraa born in js.14 and Is unmarried. Ha resides la Philadelphia. THOUGH BLAKE CONFESSED V- Copyright t!H)S by George Granthan Bain. MISS ROOSEVKLT AT THE RIGHT. -NEW YORK. Dec 13. (Special.) Ethel Poosevclt is one of the interesting uohutantcs of the season. This week file has been vis iting New York as the puest of Mrs. Hutton Lamlon, of Madison ave nue. She. attended the junior cotillion at Sherry's recently. She Is a pleasant, unaffected girl, and has made many friends in New York as well as ' Washington. NEW YORK. Dc. H. Indirect, but pointed, criticism of Roosevelt's atti tude toward the Judiciary was made by Chief Justice Mitchell, of Pennsylvania. In an address tonifflit at the banquet of the Pennsylvania Society of New York. The Chief Justice did not men tion tha chief executive by name, but left no doubt through his quotations and his allusions to various matters of public knowledge as to the object of his criticism. The courts, the bar and the laws of state and Nation were discussed from various viewpoints by the speakers. In cluding" Attorney-General Bonaparte, James M. Beck and Hampton I.. Carson. Chief Justice Mitchell expressed res-ret that an effort whs making; to weaken the lines of distinction, so ad mirably denned in the Federal Consti tution. Direct Attack on President. "For the cure of evils temporarily prominent it is impatiently advocated that the combined powers of the Gov ernment be centralized In the execu tive." he said. "The only safe thing for all is obedience to law as It is writ ten, not to a strained and distorted construction to make it mean what it does not and never was intended to mean, but honestly and fearlessly to carry out the real meaning: of its makers. "The only just criticism of a judge's law must come from a court which knows the law and has Jurisdiction to declare It. Dissent from this view, hated on individual opinion of what the law ought to be, whether it comes from an executive or hoodlum, leads directly and by short steps to anarchy the as sertion of individual will against the settled law. LiVE CROWD EATS Kentucky Klicks Have Great Feast of Reason. MANY WITTY TOASTS MADE Banquet One of Most Vnique Port land Has Seen, and Many Local Subjects Were Handled With out Gloves or Mercy. Frank T. Berry. B. D. Slgler. Paul Stein mctz. Oplepby Young. Seneca Fonts. John O Hare. M. J. Doyle, F. E. Maglnnls, W. T. Curtis. Charles Miller. C. K. Sit ton. IV. M. Davis. J. C. Johnson. Dr. Emmet Drake. E. Venteeg. H. B. Nich olas. J. G. Nichols. Johnson White. S. C. Armltage. D. A. Chambers, S. C. Hol- comb. A. H. Harris. Rev. S. C. Lflnham. Dr. W. I. Cottel, W. H. Lesh. Sol Bloom, L. H. Maxwell. Judge M. C. CJeorge, A. King Wilson. E. S. J. McAllister. Dr. J. V. Morrow, George I. Smith, Rabbi Jacob Block. David N. Mosessohn, Nate Bird. P. McDonald, Senator O. P. Coshow of Roseburg. J. C. Adams, Robert A. Miller. D. V. Taylor. Those who were not present, but ex pected, were: George P. Baldwin, George J. Cameron, Thomas C. Devlin. D. Foley, Frank Irvin, J. Hennessy Murphy, M. J. Malley. II. W. Parker, C. A. Petrain Charles Ronley. II. G. Starkweather of Oregon City. D. M. Silva and Oswald West of Salem. Ig-norance and Incapacity. "The very phrases so prominently put forward of 'judges who have lagged behind the time' and 'Judges who hold to a twentieth century economic phil osophy" betray not only ignorance, but a deplorable Incapacity to comprehend the fundamental principles of the American Government. If the law as declared by the constitutional tribunal ia not what the people want It to be, then let It be changed, but let it never be lost sight of that the authority to change it is legislative, not Judicial, still less executive." Reasons for Anti-Trust Laws. Replying to the toast "The Bar of the Country and Cause of Federal Justice." Mr. Bonaparte analyzed the so-called anti-trust law and made suggestions for Its betterment. After declaring that Americans were a "Judge-ruled people." the Attorney -General reviewed the con ditions making necessary the anti-trust laws. H said: within the memory of this generation tha American people slowly awakened to a consciousness, dim snd confused at first, but steadily growing clearer, that all Amer icans did not then find a fair neld. did not rp: a square d-al. aa they tried to gain realth. The trouble was not thst some Americans had grown Tory, very rich. Nil . one really blames them for that; the griev ance lay In that these very rich men could, and Unit some of them did, make It harder than nature an.1 fortune had made it for pe-.r men. who wanted to grow rich, to grow . nch In fact, Jta.t as they themselves had grown rich. Tha csrds were stacked: the dice were loaded against the humbler play ers: tha amailer and weaker among tha racera were crossed In their gallon and cr-jwded eft the track by the big ones. - This free American citts-n was mid ha mu.t get out of business because the trust wanted hla trade; that free- American citi zen who would buy of another wsa-told his neighbor dared not sell him because the trust forbade. The little dealer found or suspected, and with reason, that he was charged twice or three times what the rall-roa-Js asked of tha trust, and when bis goo'ls reached the market. It was closed to them, for the trust undersold him by tha ha!f cf Its rebate. In short It wss made plain to thousands of Americans that their commercial liberties were in danger: that the poor man was losing his rlzht to get rich If he could, his rlahc to pursue happi niss through the acquisition of wealth; and there arose at first murmurs of discontent and soon demands that the lawmakina powers, state and National, should heed the outcry and remedy the evils. The anwer,cf our Cot.gress had been liven in the anti-trust laws; the origin of these laws Is reflected In their snirlt and purpose: they voice no outburst of wrath scd envy from the have-nots towards the haas. but they emhody a plea of the have nots or the have-littles that the have-a-l"ts let them. too. become have-a-lota If they can. Their aim Is not to make any oorer. but to sive all a chance to get rich, not to destroy or divide anew exisiing wealth, but to help everybody who can be x creator of wealth to profit himself by Its creation. Their prohibitions and ienalttes are not ainM the manufacturer or the trader do rg more business himself, but against his making others do lees; they forbid schemes In restraint of trade, not schemes in fjr .htrance of trade. They condemn moncp .y. but the mere fact that one man or one corporation does sll the bU5in, which is lona doe not create a monopoly. Uiilefs be or it shall shut out others from that business, ethers who could and would other wise engsge In it. no monopoly exists. The Attorney-General believed the anti trust laws might be Improved by In trusting administrative officers with du ties similar to those exercised by the Secretary of War in matters of obstruc tion to navigable waters. Under proper safeguards lhe.se officers would be given power to act in matters of obstruction to commerce and could take step to pre vent combinations In restraint of trade or tending to create monopolies. You have heard of things being spotted leopard-wise; and you have heard "also about being as beautifully . spotted as a young deer. Well. Just bunch all the spots, politically, socialistically and ecclesi astically, and you will get some idea of that homogeneous gathering that Saturday night, at Watson's Restaurant, ate the collation called a banquet, given by tho Kentucky Kllck. The preas agent for the Kllck promised an occasion that would make the famous Wosliington gridiron club dinner look like a Marcel wave after a dtp in the rambling Willam ette, and he made good. The gathering was as mixed as the pi-ing of 10,000 me of old time and would have been just as hard to get together. Judge M. C. George and C. EL S. Wood did not apologize for being out late, but there were several others who did. W. M. CPIke) Davis thought, or tried to make others believe, he was attending meeting of the Missouri Society. Any way he was sure he could qualify as K. K. because one member of his family was once born in Kentucky. Council man W. I. Cottel, sipped and sipped, of the blood-red wine and thought seriously of the speech he wasn't going to be asked to deliver. John B. Ryan did not even remove his overcoat. Not because there was a chill on tap that would have sent a temperature of 106 down to a freezing point, but perhaps because eating ice cream is cold work . at the best. There never has been any thing tropical In a gathering of mixed politics. There wasn't anything tropical about the col lation, unless the good-looking waitresses who served the claret and the salad Mark O'Neill presided as toastinaster. It waa, to quote a learned man of Eugene, "A crusecal momentous protrayed." Worda did not now limpluly and free. and he floundered over the word suc- cesn:" but he finally got a tongue atran gle hold on the word and told those pres ent that the society of the Kentucky Klick was an organization that . any person "borne" south of the Mason and Dixon line (applause) might Join. And then he closed by saying: "And now, gentlemen, w will proceed to to to go on to night and I will Introduce the first speaker because the hour Is getting late. l ie now Introduce Rabbi Jacob Bloch. (Applause). Rabbi Bloch said that in his opinion the clergy should keep out of politics. He told of the time when five clergy men were elected In Arkansas, and of the usual apllt: two wre Democrats and two were Republicans. And Just as a gentle rap at Mark O'Neil. who pro claimed the sequel, he said the last was not non-partisan. Rabbi Bloch said: "It was the old. old story, they had to come to the Jew to arbitrate: and I. as a non partisan, voted for the Democratic Gov ernor because he was entitled to the place." Judge George was branded as "the deuonalre among the ladies." He told a story about a horse that was a "squat ter," for every time he received a kick In the ribs he squatted. He,- the horse, according to Judge George, was game through and through: "Just as game." the speaker raid; "as you members of this society, who. according to your e-peaker. are not non-partisans." Judge George wound up by paying a high tri bute' to President-elect Taft. C. E. S. Wood was introduced as "a lawyer and an honest man." Attorney Wood said he was glad to know that the society was Democratic because he had been seeking to Join a political organi zation for twenty years. He said further along: "I was sure the Klick was a secret organization and now, after hear- ! Ing from the various speakers that the J organization Is a secret branch of the I Roosevelt Administration, 1 believe It." The serious part of Attorney Wood's speech was a brilliant plea for freedom and liberty. The other speakers were, M. G. Munly, E. S. J. McAllister, J. Hennesoy Murphy, T. G. Thornton and others. Frank Hen nessy. sang and recited. Those seated at the tables were: Martin L. Pipes. J. B. Rvan. A. C. Hoofer. T. G. Thornton. Frank D. Hen nessy. J. C. Welch. W. A. Munlv. John Montag. I.tidwig Wilhelm. C. K. S. Wood. W. B. Dillard. Coburn Burrell. M..G. Munlv. George II. Thomas. J. H. Jones, STEAMBOAT MAY BE LOST Vessel on Lake Pend d'Oreille Gives Distress Signals, Disappears. otvivA.Mii, v aan., uec. is. A spe cial to . the Spokesman-Review from Hope. Idaho, says: Captain Hartman. with the steamboat Success, was due at Hope about 6:30 this evening with four or five passen gers from Blacktail. At that hour a steamboat was seen off Hope, near War ren's Island. Several people were on the sidewalk in front of Jeanott's hotel and heard three short whistles, a signal for help. Afterward several flashlights were seen and, other distress signals were heard. There were no boats at the dock, but the steamboat Henrietta. Captain Fer guson, and the Rogen. with a search light, went out and searched for several miles around the islands and along the shore, returning ahout 10 P. M. without seeing anything of the steamer. Searching parties will go out In the morning. It- is feared that the boat and all on board were lost. FIRE AT CRITTENTON HOME Rescuers Take 18 Babies and Girls From Building. 24 Fire caused from an overheated fur nace pipe In the bnserhent of the Flor ence Crittenton Refuge Home, corner of East Thirty-first and East Gllsan streets. Saturday night caused little dam age but created thrilling scenes. Eight een babies and 24 girl inmates of the home were taken out of the building. The charges of the home were cared for by Mrs. M. Matthews, of 974 Bast Glisan street, who lives directly across the street from the institution. Several young women who were too ill to rise from their beds were carried by the firemen to safety in the Matthews residence. A number of women displayed bravery in going; to the top floor of the building and get ting the sleeping Infants quartered there while flames were bursting from the basement windows. The damages were estimated at .j00. Twelve Hours' Deliberation Win Over Three Who Stood for Con viction Xewburg to Be Tried on the Same Charge. SAN FRAN'CISCO. Dec. 13. "Not guilty" was the verdict returned by the jury at 12 o'clock tonight, in the case of Frank J. Murphy, one of the attorneys for Abraham Ruef, charged, with com plicity In the alleged attempt to bribe John M. Kelly, a venireman drawn upon the Jury panel In Ruef's recent trial. The case was given to the Jury at noon and the 12 men were out exactly 12 hours. Nine ballots were taken before a verdict was agreed upon. The Jury declined to discuss the balloting, but it is said that the first vote stood nine for acquittal and three for conviction. Murphy and A. S. Newburg, also one of the attorneys associated with Ruef's defense, were indicted by the grand jury after that body had returned an indict ment against E. A. S. Blake, a con tractor. Tiie latter was tried and con victed and, just as sentence was about to be passed upon him, made a con fession In court, in which he stated that he tried to bribe Kelly for J1O00 at the Instance of the two attorneys. Blake also declared that Murphy subsequently offered him JlO.Ono. If he would not re veal the transaction. Newburg's trial has not yet taken place. Kindly note there are only ten days before Christmas. It's better to take time by the forelock than the fetlock. Our store is full of at tractive presents for man and boy, just selected by our New York resident buyer for our holiday customers. We're open evenings until Christmas. 166-170 Third Street. prisoner. Bruce had to be the police station by force. taken to MHO AND LOCKED UP BODY OF WOMAX, HEAD SEV ERED, IX NEW YORK. JESSIE NORTHROP WEDS Daughter of Portland Woman Mar. rles Dr. Mereness at Albany. ALBANY, N. Y.. Dec. 13. (Special.) Mies Jessie Ellen Northrop, daughter of Mrs. Green C. Ix)ve. of Portland. Or.. and Dr. Henry E. Mereness, Jr., were married here this evening. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. H. Brooks. In the wedding party were Miss Edith Lyman Mereness. a sister of the groom. who was maid of honor, and Edward S. Parke, of New York, as Mr. Mereness' best man. VERDICT AGAINST DOCTOR Ccnlralla Physician Must Pay $3000 for Bungled Job on Broken Leg. CHEIIAL.IS. Wash.. Dec. 13. (Sn?cial. The Jury in the case of Marion Howell vs. Dr. J. H. Dumon. of Centralis. brought in a verdict for 3O00 damages last night. Howell sued for malnracticn alleged in a Job of setting a broken leg, wnicn leaves mm a cripple for life. TO CONSTRUCT RESERVOIR Public Land Withdrawn to Be L'sed for Irrigation Project. Believed to Have Been Lured to Den by Twin Murderesses, Robbed of Her Jewels. NEW YORK. Dec. 13. A woman's body was found last night in a padlocked and barricaded apartment on East Eleventh street and the only clew to her identity is bloody finger prints on picture frames. from which photographs, probably of the woman, had been torn. Every distin guishing mark had been removed from the woman's clothing, and the pictures had been burned, together with several pieces of paper which may have borne addresses. The crime was discovered by the Jani tor, who went to collect rent due since December 1. Since that date the door had been padlocked on the outside and none of the occupants seen. The woman's body, with the head almost severed, was lying on the blood-soaked bed. Under the woman's body lay a razor, its edge hacked and broken. The con dition of the body indicated that the wo man had been dead less than two weeks. On the door-knob and on the sheets were the finger-prints of the murderer. The police received Information that two women had made their home in the apartment, each so closely resembling the other that it is believed they were twins. Captain Carey, of the detective depart ment and his men, have made a search ing investigation of the flat. Nothing was discovered to substantiate the belief that the woman came from California, except the statement of the janitor that the lodger had said some time ago that she came from California with her husband. Lieutenant Petrosini, of the detective bureau, expresses the opinion that one or Doth of the women who were staying at the flat had lured the dead woman on from California to rob her of her Jewels. as neighbors say that only a few days be- lore ner death she had exhibited Jewels of considerable value consisting of ear rings, a brooch and several rings, all diamonds. The dead woman was known hi the neighborhood by the name of Flora." A gas receipt was found bear ing the name of "Bellow" and dated Sep tember 10. the time when the fiat was taken by the mysterious occupants. The gas company, however, could throw no light on the case from this receipt. WHO OWNS THIS LAND? State Claims Valuable Tract Bought by J. Proebstel 4 7 Years Ago. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) The state land department of the state of Washington advertised for sale and was on the point of selling as state school land a certain 66 acres in Clark County -when it was discovered that the land had been sold 42 years ago and bought by Jacob Proebstel. of Vancouver. The discovery that the land was not now state land was made by Joseph O'Keane of this city. Word of the error was at once tele graphed State Land Commissioner E. W. Ross, at Olyrnpia. He looked the matter up and found that according to the state records the land was still unsold, but he wired back to postpone the sale pending further Investigation. The land In question comprises lots ana hi, section 16, T. 2 N., R. 2 E.. in all B6 acres. It is located near Orchards bout seven miles northeast of Van couver. The land is under cultivation, has on it several buildings, and people are living on It. The land is appraised at S15 an acre and several men were on hand to buy it tt that price, for it Is now worth over .100 an acre. MAN MANGLED BY TRAIN James Self, of Camas, Stands Too Close to Moving Engine. VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 13. (Spe cial.) J am es seir, a prominent resident of Camas, was struck by a train tonight and severely injured. His injuries, it is teared, will result fatally. Self was standing close to the track when the train pulled into the depot and he was struck by the engine and hurled a distance of several feet. When picked up, it was found that an arm was broken his face smashed and he appeared to be suffering from internal injuries. He will be taken to the St. Vincent Hospital In Portland in the morning. MEN'S W00LC0ATS, $1.00 If you are at all interested in buy ing your clothing at half price, don't delay in visiting the closing-out sale of the wholesale clothing stock at Front and Oak streets. Men's wool coats, 11.00; men's wool vests, 60c; men's good pants, tl.OO; boys'' knee pants, 25c; men's wool suits, $6.00. On sale at northwest corner Front and Oak streets, in the cen ter of the wholesale district, where rents are low. Olympla Malt Extract, good for grand ma or baby. Only 15-100 of 1 per cent alcohol. Phones Main 671. A 2467. Melt the millions of cakes of Ivory Soap which were sold last year into one gigantic cake and it would be bigger than the biggest battle-ship that floats. "Isn't that wonder ful?" you say. "Shows what advertising will do, doesn't it?" Yes. And it also shows how great is the demand for a pure soap that sells at a fair price. Ivory Soap 99 ioo Per Cent. Jrure. u . v :. " BUTTE. Mont.. Dec. 13. Word was re ceived tonight that the Government had withdrawn from settlement a large amount of land covering the watershed of the Little Bitter Root Mountains, for the purpose of constructing an immense reservoir to irrigate the Flathead Indian reservation to be thrown open next year 1 $3000 WIFE DESERTER IS CAUGHT W. T. Bruce, of Chicago, Arrested as He Alights From Train In Seattle. SEATTLE. Wash., Dec. 13. William T. Bruce, a department manager of the Boston store, one of the largest mer cantile establishments in Chicago, was arrested as he stepped from the train at the Union station tonight. Wife de sertion is the charge against him. ac cording to dispatches from the Chicago police. A large, handsome woman of middle ago, who accompanied him, and who at first claimed to be his wife, is said to' -be Mrs. C. C. Braddas. wealthy widow of Sheriff Braddas, of Will Coun ty. Illinois. Mrs. Braddas was not wanted by the police and went to a hotel. Before he was locked up more than in currency was taken from the DR. W. A. WISE We can supply you with bridges without plates that will be perfectly firm, look as well as tha natural teeth and chaw your food perfectly. TUB DR. WISE SYSTEM, perfected during 21 years' active practice in Portland, guarantees you unrivaled re sults In all branches of the dental pro fession. Plates that fit .erfectly and that won't come loose, absolutely painless extrac tions, scientific porcelain and inlay work, all performed by specialists )f standing in the profession. Tour work dona in a day If deslred. WTSK DENTAL CO., INC. Dr. W. A. Wise, Mgr., 21 years In Port land. Second door. iraiUng bldg.. Third and Washington streets. Office hours. 8 A. M. to 8 P. M. Sundays. 9 to 1 P. II. Painless extracting. 50c; plates. (5 up. Phones A and Main 2r.O. COEFEE Poor coffee has to be sold in bulk, it isn't worth packing;. Your rrocer returns yaur oner if roa doa't like Schilling's Best, we pay Dun, XjBeu. System y Over our new long distance lines, open December 15th, at the following rates: Portland to Seattle One-half Minute .... 40 Cents One Minute 75 Cents Each Additional Minute 25 Cents Portland to Tacoma One-half Minute .... 30 Cents One Minute 50 Cents Each Additional Minute 20 Cents Perfect Service Guaranteed. Try It; You Will Be More Than Pleased. -i u ' n I xa I I Nr taiihiimiDii VY. &2!a? J'eN ) THE W ROUTE 'EAST SPOKANE, PORTLAND and SEATTLE RAILWAY "THE NORTH B.tXK HO AD." Connecting at Spokane With THE ORIENTAL LIMITED THE SWELL GREAT XORTHEHV TRAIN. Compartment - Observation - Car. Standard and Tourist Sleeplng Cars. Day Coaches and nlulng-t ars. LEAVES PORTLAND DAILY, 5:35 1. M. INL.AXD EMPIRE EXPRESS "THE DAT LIGHT TRAIN" FOR PASCO. WAU.A WALLA. .SPOKANE AND 1NTER.V1 KD1 ATE POINTS; PARLOR -CAR, DINING CAR AND ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT. Leaves Dally. 0:15 X. M.. Eleventh and Hoyt - Street Depot. TICKETS. SLEEPING AND PARLOR-CAR RESERVATIONS, f H. DICKSON, C. P. A T. A.. 122 Third Street, Portland, Oregon. liiiiiiiiu liliillOlllllUH IJIiilUllllllBlllllllillillljjillili Spokane Service Two Trains Daily Portland to Spokane Via the O. R. & N. The "Spokane Flyer" Leaves Tort land at 5 P. M., arrives Spokane at 7 A. M.-next morning. This is a through fast train, Portland to Spokane, via Oakesdale, earrj'ing Buffet Smoking and Library Car, Standard Sleeping Car, Tourist Sleeping Car, Coach with comfortable high-back seats, and Smok ing Car. The "Spokane Passenger" Portland and Spokane via Colfas. Leaves Portland at 6 P. M., arrives Walla Walla at 5 A. M., arrives Spokane at 11:15 A. M. This train has Standard Sleeping Car, Portland to Spokane, Portland to Walla Willa, besides equip ment of coaches. j Tickets and berth reservations at City) Ticket Office, Third and Washington Streets. WM. McMORRAY, Gen. Pass. Afient, PORTLAND