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PISTOL TESTS TO
HELP OUT HIS
Experiments Are Made in Ef
fort to Prove That Annis
Fired First Shot.
MAJOR'S AIM IS ACCURATE
Fires Five Mnt in Just One and
Three-fjunrler Seconds' Attor
ney Young Will Move for Dis
missal of Cae Against Client.
XEW YORK. Doc. aw. ISpiaJ.) Ma jor
John I. Hain. brother of Thornton Jen
kins Main, on trial in the Queens County
Supreme Court for the murder of Will
lam fcl Annis. made a. test today of a
magazine pistol of the same pattern as
that used by Captain Halns when he
klll'-d Annis nt tiio Bavsiile Yacht Club
last August. The test was made at the
rifle rane a: Schuetzen Park. Astoria.
The major at . first tired several single
shots and then ended by making an at
Ii-mpt to empty the chamber, whk-h ron-
tain'd eiglii shells.
His object was to ai-iuaint the attorneys
fur the defense with the manner in
which this weapn is fired. He first
lir ri 10 shots, wa'ting between shots to
snow tliat the Artr.R Is under control.
. Proves to lie Crack Shot.
Sisnil'rjr 15 feet from 'he llrst butt In
the range the major then tired first point-
blank at the butt. Then he remarked
that he would drive the first bullet fur
thvr Into the wood with those that fol
lowed. Four more shots followed, each
bullet striking but ja fraction of an Inch
from where the first had lodged.
The next test arranged was to deter
mine the rapidity with which the pistol
could be fired. Attorney Kugene Toung.
of the drfrnre. v:is the timekeeper. Right
cartridges were placed In the magazine
and then when the word "Ready:" was
F;en the major began firing. Just
after the first shot there was a lively
scramble among the spectators to
cape the shower of empty cartridge
hells. After five shots the major was
In trouble. He examined the pistol and
announced that the mainspring was bro
ken. Klve Shots in 1 3-4 Seconds.
The firing of the five shots had Deen
timed accurately and Attorney Toung an
nounced that they had taken just 1 3-4
seconds.
Major Hains. accompanied by Attorney
Toung. then went to the Queens County
Jail, where they had a talk with Thorn
ton Hains. At the conclusion of the talk
Mr. Toung made the following statement:
It is now arranged that as soon as
the prosecution closes Its case I shall
nieke the motion for the dismissal of the
case against Thornton Hains. Accord
ing to Edwin Andrews. Jr., the first man
against whom it has been testified that
Thornton Hains made a threat, shots had
been fired before he jumped off his boat.
We now know that the first shot was
one that would have been fatal. That
would make Thornton Hains in no way
involved, either as a principal or an
accessory."
pspers before him when maklnK his
choice. But before the meeting of the
delegation could be called, the nomina
tion was sent In., Bourne having made
his choice, and submitted his recom
mendation to the President without men
tioning the subject , to any of his col
leagues. This, however, he had a perfect
right to do.
Fnllou Waiting for Advice.
The actual rejection of a nomination
is very- rare, because Senators, regard
less of the merits of any appointment, do
not like to administer a rebuke to the
President. It la therefore probable that
if .Senator Fulton decides further to op
pose the nomination of Toung. he will
merelv have the nomination killed in
committee. This will avoid a light in the
Senate, and relieve uninterested Senators
from discharging what they might con
sider an unpleasant aut . i
On the other hand. If the people of '
Portland take little Interest in wie nu.i.,
and if there Is no concerted protest: no
protest from representative organizations,
and If there is no formidable statement
of reasons T.hv the nomination of Toung
is obnoxious. Senator Fulton will prob
ably withdraw his request that Is now
holding up the nomination In committee,
and after submitting such pertinent
papers as he may possess, will request
the committee to art according to Its best
Judgment, regardless of any views he
personally may entertnin. In auch event,
confirmation Is likely.
PUGILIST SHOOTS JAILER
JPalsy Mazee Wounds John P. Fen
nel 1 During Street Altercation.
SAN" FRANCISCO, Dec. LM.-John P.
Fenncll. chief jailer at the County Jail,
and a former deputy coroner of this
vity. was shot in the head and seriously
wounded ear'.y this morning by Patsy
Mnffee. a former pugilist. Fennell is re
ported by the physleians at the St. Fran
c's Hospital, where he was taken after
the shooting, to lie resting easily to
night, and it Is. believed he will recover
unVss blood poisoning sets in.
Fennell was walking along Kearney
street in company with Florence O'Neil,
State Assemblyman, and J. J. Sullivan,
a former policeman, when approached by
Mag"e. who it is alleged became abusive,
toen struck O'Neil in the face, and when
Fennell attempted to interfere shot the
latter.
WOMEN RESIST SUFFRAGE
Jsecure Signatures to Petition Which
Will lie Presented to Parliament.
LONDON. Dec. If. 3pecial.) The Wo
men 6 National Anti-Siiff rage league has
secured hundreds of signatures for the
great petition .to Parliament against the
granting of the franchise to women.
"Meetings have been arranged at all the
large provincial centers and speakers are
being sent put every day to take part in
d-hates and meetings." said the secre
tary. "A large demonstration will most
probably be held at Albert Hall next
February, at which members of Parlia
ment will sieak. Tills mass meeting will
precede the presentation of the petition.'
YOUNG'S FATE IN DOUBT
(rontlnued from First Pajre.)
ltourne would ba compelled to go to
I'ri-sdent T.ift and ask for Young's nomi
nation, and in doing this, he would have
to ask the new President to pardon the
tilings said about him by the man who
hoiK-s to become Postmaster of Portland.
o Petitions for Mlnto.
And this bring' up another phase of
t!'.'' situation. The Impression has gone
forth that President Hoosevelt. before
nominating Toung. had received and con
sidered jetitions from business men and
cit.zens of Portland, favoring the reap
pointment of Postmaster Mlnto. This is
not correct. Such petitions had been sent
to tiie various members of the Oregon
eongressioria! delegation, and It had been
ti.e purpose of Senator Fulton and the
two Congressmen to submit these peti
tions to Senator Bourne at a meeting of
tiie delegation some time after Congress
convened. . , . -
Bourne iets loy first.
Senator Fulton and the House members
were well aware that the right of choos
ing the Portland Postmaster Tested en
tirely with Senator Bourne, but .'follow
irg out the adopted policy of the delega
tion they Intended to submit all applica
tions which had reached them, so that
the junior Senator uiifiht have all tiie
MILLION A DAY IN SUGAR
ENORMOUS CONSUMPTION IX
UNITED STATES.
Average American Eats Half His
Weight In Sweets In Course
of Year.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. Figures by
the Bureau of Statistics show that the
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Copyright by Boston Travslsr.
Mm. Claudia Halns. Central F1-
sire la Aaals Murder Trial.
average American consumes half of
his weight of sugar each year and
Uncle Sam's sugar bill averages a mil
lion dollars a day. The total consump
tion of sugar in the United States in
19o7, as shown by a report Issued by
the bureau, which is the latest year
for which statistics are aavilable,
reached 7.089.667,976 pounds.
"Calculating this enormous total at
an average retail price or i-z cents
per pound," the report states, "we get
a total of $372,000.0(10 as Its cost to the
consumer, or more than a million dol-
ars for each of the S65 days of the
year.
The statement shows that i'l.J per
cent, or 1,561, OiiO.Ouu pounds, of the
sugar consumption of the country was
of home production: 17.7 per cent, or
1.254.000.000 pounds, was brought from
our insular possessions, and the re
maining 61 per cent, or 4.367,000.000
pounds, came from foreign countries.
Forty-three million pounds was the ag
gregate of the production of the sugar
from this country.
The United States sugar record for
1907 -was unique in that the quantity of
that product imported from foreign
countries was larger than ever before:
the quantity brought from our island
possessions was larger than in any pre
vious year: the quantity produced at
home exceeded that of any other year;
the quantity exported was larger than
in any year of the past decade, and the
per capita consumption was the larg
est ever recorded, an average of 82.6
pounds for each man, woman and child
of continental United States.
EUGENE F. LOUD IS DEAD
Ex-Congressman From California
Was Invalid Many Tears.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. ). Ex-Con
gressman Eugene V. Loud died last night
at the home of his son-in-law. Captain
J. J. Callundan. in .this city. He had
been ill for some time and for several
months past had practically been an invalid.
His condition was still further weakened
by the loss of his daughter Ave months
ago and the death of his wife, who died
on December 6.
Loud was born in Abington, Mass., in
1847, came to California with his parents
in 1S60 and at the age of 16 enlisted and
fought in the Civil War and was wounded
at Cedar Creek. Returning to California,
he engaged in business. iatcr entered pol
itics, was elected Congressman aand
served for 12 years in the House as the
Representative of the Fifth California
district.
Northwestern People in w York.
NEW YORK, Dec. 30 (Special.) Peo
ple from the Pacific Northwest regis
tered at New York hotels today aa fol
lows: From Portland F. D. Krlbs, T. Joyce,
at the Grand -Union: E. L. Rice, Mrs. E.
I Rice, at the Herald Square; J. A.
Daugherty. at the Holland.
From Bellingham A. P. Romalne. at
the St. Denlp.
From Spokane Dr. and Mrs. Powers,
at the Woodstock; W. H. Dreyfoos, Al
bert L. Venza. at the Grand Union.
From Seattle L. Dryfoos, at the Su
Denis; W. H. Passage, M. G. Hutchin
son. J. A. Hyde, at the imperial; A.
Walker, at the Navarre:- Mrs. A. and
Miss Kngle. at the Wolcott; Mre. N. M.
Carman, R. Gross, Mrs. R. Gross, at the
Seville. . . - .
Steamer Marshfield Clears. t
ASTORIA. Or.. Dec. 20. (Special.)
The steamer' Marshfield cleared at the
Custom-House today for San Francisco
with a cargo of 225.000 feet of lumber,
loaded at Prercott, and 175.000 feet
loaded at Rainier.
One or the largest sawmills in th world
h been erected on the Iftland of Hawaii
dt a rompsny whl'h has a contract to fur
nuth a million ties a ear to an American
railroad.
Glove Orders
We sell certificates for
men '8 or women's gloves. If
yon do not know the size
wanted buy a glove certifi
cate and we'll fit the gloves
any time they are wanted.
Merchandise certificates
are also sold for any amount.
&JKmg
'Olds 9 . Worlman
Our store will be open evenings until Christmas, so those who do not
have time to shop during the day may take advantage of the evening
hours for their buying. 'Tis best, though, to come mornings if you have
time, for the crowds are not so great then and clerks are not tired. Shop
early in the week and find full assortments of the best and most
dependable merchandise to be had in any store on the Pacific Coast.
Prompt Service
There are plenty of extra
sales people, so that you may
be sure of being waited upon
promptly.
Extra cashiers and in
creased delivery force too
The best ventilated and most
convenient and pleasant
shopping place in Portland.
Tan Cape Gloves 95c
Women's Gloves for street wear, made of prime qual
ity tan cape in Dent style, one of the most popular
gloves for street wear to be found in Portland. Q C ft
Regular price $1.25 the pair, special for Monday. Uuu
GLOVE CERTIFICATES SOLD IN GLOVE DEPT.
Ostrich Boas Our very com
plete stock, without reserve, in
IVL'f 1 nd 2-yard lengths.
Regular values up to j y
$50.00 each, reduced. .....
39c
Women's and Children's Golf
Gloves In all sizes and colors;
very practical handwear; regu
lar 65c and 7oc values;
special Monday
Crepe de Chine Scarfs, Etc.
Opera Drapes and Evening Scarfs of rich, beautifully
colored crepe de chine, in exquisitely dainty patterns.
Stock that sells regularly at up to $3.50 each 0 1 Q 0
hnt the snecial nrice for Monday's selling is. 0 I lUU
i
Women's Stock Collars With
niching tops; also lace Collars;
new, fresh styles ; each one in a
neat box' if desired; val- nn
ues to $2.25, choice for. uUu
Automobile Veils 3 or 32 yds.
long; extra 'widths; brown,
navy, green, gray and light
shades; values to $4.50; choice
$2.48, and values to Ol QO
$2.75, at low price of-OliuO
Boxes for Burning for 15c
25c
Shaving Pads Leather covered
with silver mountings. Rem-
lar 35c values, at the spe
cial low price of only. .
Hand Mirrors With rosewood
or ebony backs, bevel QC
glass; 50c value, for only, dull
Stationery High quality, in
large size, fancy boxes; regular
prices $1.25 to $5.00
package, special at only. .
Glove or Handkerchief
Boxes Nicely finished, of
bass wood, stamped ready
to burn ; regular 25c 1 C ft
vals., sp'l Monda3T. Uu
Back Combs Of shell, fancy
mounted and gold-trimmed ;
values to $5.00, at the OQp
special low price of only. Gull.
Box Stationery In pretty holi
day packages; extra spe- 7Qn
cial $1.00 value, only... I Uu
Ink Stands Large size, ort'
black or cherry bases; three
fancy glass ink well; 75c AQn
values, low price of only. fOU
Toy lan d
The busiest part of this
great Christmas store
and the most interest
ing. 'Tis worth your
while to go . through
this department just to
watch the children and
see what the REAL
spirit of Christmas is.
Mechanical Trains, with heavy
steel engine, one ba2rga;e car
and two coaches, 12 feet of
track; selling reeu- CA 0C
lar at $.5.50, special.... 4aMM
Mechanical Trains, with larger
coaches and 16 feet of track,
also two switches; regular $10
values, special for ffl QC
the. nest four days I.Ou
Child's Rocking Horses,, regular
$2.00 values, spe- CI
cial price, each r
And $2.73 value, each.. $2. 10
Slipper Sale
An extra special bargain on
a lot of slippers for men,
Avomen and children, that
contains hundreds of pairs.
Odd lines but in all leathers
and styles, the best qualities
for the money ever offered
in this or any other store in
Portland.
See if there isn't a pair in
the lot the size you want.
They are going at
Women's Silk Side Elastics
With novelty buckles and rib
bon bows; also round silk gar
ters; values to $1.50, at CQn
the iow price of only. . .. Dull
Handkerchiefs 5c Up
Handkerchiefs for children at all prices and in every
possible design. We call special attention to our
superb showing of 'kerchiefs at 25c, 35c and 50c each.
We also have very beautiful effects, priced up C p
from 65c and good values down as low as only. . . . Jll
Boys' Underwear Shirts and
drawers, Winter weight, nicely
finished ; all sizes from 24 to 34 ;
regular values up to 65e 5Qn
'the ' garment ; special at. 0 Ju
$2.50 Umbrellas for $1.77
In choosing a gift for either a man or a woman, what can be better
than a neat umbrella? Afford protection to your friends for the
drippy days that follow Christmas present them with one of
these splendid umbrellas. They are best quality, fast color, rain
proof covers, of mercerized twill; fitted with very neat handles in
natural wood or trimmed effects; good, strong frames and CI 7
steel rod. Values to $2.50 each, at the low price of, each.$ 1 1 1 I
WOMEN'S SILK HOSE A sale for Monday unequaled in our
history as dispensers of first-class hosiery. A sale that has to do
with the distribution of 50 dozen pairs of prime quality black silk
Hose embroidered effects; also in medium plain silk. PI QQ
Regular values in the lot to $4.00; choice, per pair, only.O liuO
Less Than
Factory Cost
JUST RECEIVED, a big
shipment of boys' high cut
leather boots, good bargains
at $3.19 Of) PQ
and OZiUU
Framed. Pictures at V4 Less
For Monday 's selling,
every
Framed Picture in our entire as- iTTy
sortment. in all sorts of subjects; V KL3$
plain or fancy frames and all sizes. ?B VK
Splendid gitts tor tliose witu Homes f -v
or ai'iis uiai iucv aie yiuuu ui.
are going Monday fa JezS
Pyrography Burning Outfits
Complete with large bulb, nee
dle, 6 bottles stain, etc. OQ Tft
Regular $5.00 value, at-OwiuU
Stools to Burn Round or
square shapes; 3 or
legs ; 65c value, spec
Lial. 49c
Alligator Leather Collar and
Cuff Boxes Satin lined; worth
$4.25. at the special PO ftft
low price of only, each.OwiUU
Smokers' Sets On fumed oak
stands; assorted styles; CQn
85c value, at the special. UUU
Ladies9 Home JoUrnalNN:s15c StreetCoats$14.95
If you wish to make some friend a present that will
remind them of you every month for a year to. come, stop
at our stationery or pattern counter and order THE
LADIES' HOME JOURNAL sent them for a year. Buy
the New Year's number for them, too.
There's many an hour of entertainment and instruc
tion in it for any one who enjoys good reading. Tis an
ideal magazine for the home there's something in it to
interest every member. There's food for deep thought in
articles by. Helen Keller, by Reverend Elwood Worcester,
by Charles Nelson Critteudon and others. There are kindly
and charming reminiscences and quaint humor there are
helps for the home builder and hints for the home dress-maker and fashion follower.
But the best news for these is the fact that we sell the LADIES ' 1 fl P -1 R P
HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS; on sale at the Pattern Counter at IUU"IJu
MMMDT
FirTMNClKTS
BARGAINS A PLENTY in Portland's largest and
best style salons, and very good suggestions for those
in quest of Christmas gifts that will be practical as
well as beautiful. Don't fail to see the assortment.
Women's Coats for Street
Wear In fancy mixtures
or plain colored materials.
The very latest models.
The premier coat values
of the season; values to
S50:.at. $14.95
Silk Petticoats The best
values in the Northwest.
All wanted shades, nicely
finished, prime quality
silk; tremendous special
S5.88
Women's Velvet and
Black Silk Coats Our en
tire stock offered at re
markable reductions for
this pre-Christmas sale.
Every one
at
Bath Robes and Kimonos
Special reductions on
our entire line of these
garments.
'3 Less
All Oar Housecoats &
Bathrobes lh
Not one is reserved out of our entire
stock and Portland shoppers well know
that it's one to be proud of. Please
him beyond measure with a smoking
A jacket or bathrobe and secure it for
just Half the regular
marked price. There
must be brisk selling
for the four days that
are left. Those that come Monday morning
will have the best choice SO SHOP EARLY.
SMOKING JACKETS In double-faced wool
fabrics or in quilted styles, in any wanted color
or combination and in all sizes J 1
regular $5.00 to $20.00 values at 11 ail
BATHROBES Blanket Robes for men, good
long ones, well made, neatly trimmed and in
good materials regular prices $5 WW l
to $20, choice for last four days at MTiaLT
WE SELL MEN'S GLOVE CERTIFICATES
IN THE MEN'S SECTION ASK for THEM
mm mm
'pipy .
Many Bargains on 3rd
7 COME FOR
P LOOT" - YOUR SHARE
Libbey Cut Glass Known all over the
world as the best quality and most ar
tistic cuttings, at specially reduced
prices for Christmas -time selling. See
special bargain tables rt f f
of fine Cut Glass for P D .U U
MARBLE STATUARY AND PED-
ESTALS Busts and all marble pieces remarka- 7 7
bly underpriced. Marble busts, $9.75 values for P ' &
STEINS Hundreds to select from. Regular prices from
15c to $27.00, all are especially reduced for four days
HAND-PAINTED CHINA Large assortment of useful and or
namental articles especially reduced Excellent Christmas gifts.
DECORATED CHINA On special tables, at 5c, 10c, 15c, 25c,
35c and 50c Large assortment to choose from and low priced.
FIVE O'CLOCK TEAS AND CHAFING DISHES qa pj j
REDUCED Chafing dishes worth $6, Monday at PTT O
SILVERWARE BARGAINS 4-piece tea sets,
creamer, sugar, spooner and tea pot, $6.50 value
y4
$4.50