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HAINS' DEFENSE
SOOH TO BE HEARD
Staggered by Evidence
of Cabman.
DAMAGING REMARKS OF HA!NS
Mclntyre Accuses Witness of
False Swearing.
ONE POINT FOR DEFENSE
state's Witness Brines Ont Points
Favorable to Halns Revolver
Expert Asked to Demonstrate
In Court, Judjte Forbids.
FLU6HIXO. N T.. Dec 34 With the
exception of om or two witnesses who
will be heard on minor points, the state's
ra against Thornton J. Hairs is prac
tically closed. The defense will outline
Its case to the Jury on Saturday after the
prosecution rests. Uhm the defendant
returned to the Ixng Island jail tonight
hu knew all tho vital evidence that the
prosecution had obtained to prove its
charge that he was one of the principals
In the killing of W. E. Annis.
Before leaving the courtroom Halns de
Olared that he folt that his acquittal was
only a matter of days.
Darrln Surprises Defense.
District Attorney Darrln. surprised'
7iains counsel by calling Henry L. Jes
person. a former real estate agent, whom
the defense had planned to call as one of
their principal witnesses. Mr. Jesperson'a
testimony developed maris points favor
able to the defendant. He said he had
several conferences with Halns over wa
terfront property at Douglnston. near
Bayslde. and that Halns had made an
appointment with his partner. Mr. Bugg.
about some property near the Bayside
Tacht Club. Mr. Jesperson further
stated that Halns had postponed the real
estate negotiations because of tho Ill
ness of his brother. The lawyers for
Halns were delighted at Mr. Jesperson's
testimony. Mr- Darrin's purpose in call
ing him Is not apparent.
An Incident of Interest In today's ses
sion was the demand of John F. Mc
lntyre for the aires, on a charge of
perjury of Martin Skura. an lS-year-old
cabman, who swore that he had made a
false statement to Halns' lawyers, believ
' lng that they were newspapermen. Skura
w-as excused after a grilling cross-examination.
In which he admitted making sev
eral false declarations in the statement
given to counsel for the defense. He
was not arrested.
Skura was recalled, and was asked:
"'Did the defendant speak to you on
August 15?"
"Yes. He asktd me If I had a public
hack. He spoke to the other man, and
they got In the cab. The yacht club
tage left the depot while I was talking
to the men. I drove on and passed the
vtage. The man told me to pull down
nd let the stage go by. I did so."
"Did you hear th-j defendant soy some
thing when the stage went by?"
"Yes, some one said, 'We've got him
ow.' "
"Did the defendant have any other
conversation with you while driving to
the club?"
"The defendant asked me If I knew
Annis. I kept rn behind the stage."
Told to lrive Behind Stage. .
The cabman said he saw Mrs. Annis
alight from the stage at the club. The
witness said the defendant and the other
man left the cab at the club and the
two men entered the clubhouse. Skura
said that about 10 minutes after the two
men entered the clubhouse they .came
out and went down to the dock.
"Did the defendant tell you how far
.you were to drive behind the stage?"
"The defendant said, 'Keep behind
.the atage about 100 feet.' Near the club
house grounds he told me to get as close
to the stage as I could, which I did."
Then camo the cross-ex&mjnation, in
which Skura admitted having made false
statements to the lawyers, and the mo
tion of arrest.
Bernard Glasser, a real estate man,
qualined as a revolver expert and dem
onstrated the mechanism of the revolver
with which Annis was killed. Mr. Glas
ser said the trigger had to bo pulled for
each shot, the recoil of each shot reload
ing the revolver. The quickest time the
hots could be fired, according to a test
made, was in 1 1-5 seconds.
On cross-examination Mr. Mclntyre
askfd the witness to load the revolver
and go into the gallery and give the Jury
a demonstration.
"i won't allow It." said Justice Crane.
The witness then took the unloaded
revolver and snapped it aa rapidly as he
could.
The defense hopes to conclude the case
xtext week.
COSGROYE SENDS WORD
Governor-elect of 'Washington, Re
members His State.
PA80 ItOBLES HOT SPRINGS, Cal.,
Dec. 14. Governor-elect Cosgrove, of
Washington, sent the following message
to the people of Washington today:
"Christmas greetings to the people of
the State of Washington. In body in
California, In mind with the people I
expect to serve. COSGROVE."
CHILD IS FATALLY
BURNED AT TREE
DRESS TAKES FIKE AS SHE AD
MIKES PRETTY THIXGS.
Heroic Efforts by Eleven-Year-Old
Brother to Save Her JDife . .
Prove Unavailing.
HOQUIAM, Wash., Dec 24. (Spe
cial.) Little 8-year-old Laura Lyons,
daughter of prominent parents of this
city, lies- dead at the morgue, and In
the home of her parents and brothers
there is grief Instead of Christmas
cheer, as the result of a spark from
the heating stove having Ignited the
little one's dress when she was admir
ing a Christmas tree, which her mother
had been decorating, and burning her
fatally.
The mother had stepped out tem
porarily to get additional ornaments,
while the girl's grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. V. Spencer, of Centralia, were
visiting at a. neighbor's.
Suddenly the little girl uttered a
piercing scream and her 11-year-old
brother. Ho- ard, looked around to see
her wrapped In flames. He made
heroic efforts to smother the fire, but
was forced to drag Laura to the
bathroom. where he finally extin
guished the fire with water. Prompt
medical attention was had. but the
child passed away. within a short time.
GIFTS 'ARRIVE; MAN DEAD
Christmas Caller Finds Intended
Recipient of Charity Lifeless.
COLFAX. Wash.. Dec. 21. (Special.)
James IL Klncaid. aged 82. a Whit
man County pioneer of 30 years and a
veteran of the Oregon Rogue River In
dian War. was found dead at his Col
fax home today by Mrs. IL Haines, a
neighbor, who had called at the home
with Christmas presents for him.
Mr. Klncaid was living alone and
was last seen Tuesday morning. Indi
cations are that he was building a fire
an, I was stricken with heart trouble.
probably on Tuesday. He leaves a
daughter. Mrs. Marv Hirst, formerly
of Seattle, now thought to be In
Alameda. Cal.. who had Just sent him
a Winter's stock of groceries, which
were being unpacked at the time of his
death.
MADE BIG DIAMOND DEAL
Vagrants at Fresno Believed to Be
Noted Oklahoma Crooks.
FRESNO. Cat.. Dec' 24. (Special.)
That George Rives and Fred Dawson, ar
rested here for vagrancy, are well-known
crooks is the information which was re
ceived here today from the authorities
at El Paso. Tex. Further proof of the
character of the men comes by wire from
Oklahoma City.
This communication states that Dawson
is none other than Sam Shrewder,- with
two aliases. Jackson and Snyder. The
meager information states that he Is
wanted in Oklahoma for having engi
neered a big illegal diamond deal. Sher
iff Garrison says that Dawson is badly
wanted in Oklahoma City, and that re
quisition papers will be at once secured
for the man's removal.
ALL NICKELODEONS BARRED
Xew Yorkers Can No Longer See,
Moving Pictures.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. Moved by the
protests of many ministers who com
plained to him that the great majority
of the 650 moving-picture shows of
Greater New York were exhibiting pic
tures detrimental to the morals of the
youth of the city. Mayor McClellan to
day revoked the license of every pic
ture show.
The Mayor also had a report from the
Fire Department stating that the halls
where such shows are given are only
partially equipped with fire safeguards.
PENDLETON'S TAXES HIGH
rroperty-Owners Will Have to Pay
Approximately 25 Mills.
PENDLETON, Or.. Dec. 24. (Special.)
Property-owners within the city limits
will pays a total tax of approximately
25 miles this year, according to present
indications and estimates. Tne sctiool
district has voted a tax of S mills, the
city a levy of 11.2 mills, including the
library tax, and it is estimated that a
levy of 10.5 mills will be necessary for
county and state purposes.
The citv levy is greatly increased be
cause of the abolishment of the saloon
licenses, while the state and county tax
la also heavier this year tnan last.
UNCONSCIOUS AND ROBBED
Peculiar Crime Interests Reno Au
thorities Two Arrests.
RENO. Nev., Dec. 14. While unconscious
from emoke in a fire at her home, early
lat night. Mrs. C. Jacobs, wife of a
well-known business man of Reno, was
robbed of more than JG00 worth of dia
monds on her person and from a purse
suspended from a belt.
Today Jacobs swore to a complaint
charging Mrs. "Doc" Meyers and Mrs.
Alice Groff. her sister, of Loyalton, with
grand larceny. The accused, who deny
the charge, gave $C00 bail each.
Northwestern People in New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. (Special.)
People from the Pacinc Northwest reg
istered at New York hotels today as
follows:
From Portland G. Brown, at the
Woodstock: S. Peacock, at the Hotel
Astor; Miss R. B. Sutton, at the Grand.
From Seattle F. T. Graham, at the
Hoffman.
i i
PACKERS
OF FORMING TRUST
Broad Scope of New
Grand Jury's Work.
RESULTS OF NONTH'S PROBING
Underbilling Which Gave Re
bates Also Charged.
ROOSEVELT INCITES MOVE
National Packing Company Believed
to Be Clearing-House for Trust.
False Description of Ship- ,
ments Saves 930 Carload.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. (Special.) That the
ultimate scope of the present grand Jury
Inquiry into the business of the packers
will not stop with an Investigation into
alleged railroad rebates and underbilling
of packing-house goods, but will extend
to an endeavor to prove the big Stock
yards concerns guilty of violating the
anti-trust laws, is the information that
came by Indirection from an autfioritai
tlve source tonight. r
The Government has been working on
the case for eight months, Having had a
squad of Secret Service men in the "field
looking for evidence against the packers.
These men had been working .largely
through railroad officials prior to the
time of the grand jury's meeting to take
up the subject. To start with, it is said,
the investigation will' resolve Itself Into
an Inquiry concerning the alleged under
billing of freight shipped by the packeds,
amounting in effect to rebates.
TRY TO BURN COMPANION
Christmas Eve Drinking Bout Near
ly Ends in Murder.
STOCKTON. Cal.. Dec. 24. Four boys,
all under 15 years of age, today attempted
a sacrifice of the fifth member of their
crowd by placing rubbish about him and
setting Are to It. The five had been on
a drinking bout during the night at a
roadside house Just beyond the city and
were so intoxicated they did not. know
what they were doing. Harold Boyd was
decided upon as the one to be cre
mated. He was placed on a lot of leaves and
twigs, and the quartet soon had a hot
fire burning. By the time Boyd came to
his senses he was quite badly burned,
most of his clothing being destroyed.
He was sent to the Emergency Hospital.
The authorities are making an effort to
secure the names of those who sold the
liquor to the boys.
THIS STOCKING TAKES
MANY SANTAS.
FACTS FOR H0MESEEKERS.
For all who are interested in
Oregon and thinking of making
this state their home, tho forth
coming New Year's issue of The
Oregonian will be a fruitful
soruee of information. A'review
of what has been done in the nu
merous industries during the past
year, with facts and figures pre
sented in concise, readable form
by specialists, will be found most
useful. There will be articles on
dairying, stockraising, farming,
manufacturing, mining, irriga
tion and other subjects most im
portant to the homeseeker. Fruit
raising, for instance, will be dealt
with at some length. The reader
will be told just what can be done
in the production of apples,
pears, prunes, grapes, peaches,
cherries and berries. An article
on walnuts, by a scientist who
has made a thorough study of
conditions in this state, will be
of especial interest.
The Annual will be issued one
week from today, and will be
sold for 5 cents a copy.
ACCIDENT CAUSE OF DEATH
Coroner's Jury Reports H. H. Cox
Not a Suicide.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Dec. 24. That H.
H. Cox, wealthy and retired manufac
turer of Portland, Me., had fallen head
first from a third story window of a local
hotel to his death Instead of having
Jumped from the window, with suicidal
Intent, as at first reported, was the ver
dict of a Coroner's Jury today.
After accompanying Mrs. Cox to the
dining-room of the hotel. Cox returned
to his apartments on the third floor to
complete, his toilet. A few moments later
he was found dying on the sidewalk.
Cox, who was a sufferer from neuras
thenia,' came to this city a month ago
with his wife to spend the Winter. His
son is a prominent merchant of San Fran
cisco. ADD STRENGTH TO TAFT
Ellis Goes to Ills Aid Harris De
clares for Caucus.
COLUMBUS. O., Dec. 21. The coming
to Columbus of Wade Ellis. ex-Attorney
General of Ohio, now Assistant Attorney
General of the United States, who will
exert his influence for Charles P. Taft,
and the open declaration of Governor
Harris that he favors a Senatorial caucus,
added much strength to the Taft move
ment today.
Mr. Harris came out for the first time
openly in favor of a caucus today.
VIGILANTE LAW WRONG?
Frenchman Ousted From Rawhide
Will Bring Suit.
RENO, Nev., Dec. 24. Joe Rock, the
Frenchman who was driven out of Raw
hide yesterday by vigilantes for alleged
claim-Jumping, arrived in Reno today and
has employed attorneys to look after his
Interests at that camp. He insists he
owns the claims he is supposed to have
Jumped, and will Invoke the aid of the
state police, if necessary, to restore him
to possession.
: xw ' J
1903.
STORi OF PROTEST
AT
Labor World Rallies to
Give Him Aid.
BRYAN SINGULARLY RETICENT
Says He Thinks Gompers Did
Right to Test Law.
FEDERATION VTI ... APPEAL
Scores of Telegrams Pour in Ex
pressing Support, but No Move
for Appeal AY1I1 Be Taken
Until After tho Holidays.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. President
Gompers' office in the headquarters
here of the American Federation of
Labor was deluged with telegrams and
messages today from all sections of the
country regarding his sentence for con
tempt of court. While most of the
messages came from labor officials, a
telegram from William Jennings Bryan
was notable among the lot.
Mr. Bryan's message was remarkable
particularly for the non-committal
manner in which it was worded, espe
cially after Mr. Bryan's campaign ut
terances on the subject of injunctions
and kindred measures.
Mr. Bryan. In a telegram from Pitts
burg, Pa., said:
"Sorry to read decision. You did
your duty in testing law. Glad you
are taking appeal."
Special Meeting Called.
The entire subject relating to the sen
tencing for contempt of court of Presi
dent Gompers, Vice-President Mitchell
and Secretary Morrison, will be threshed
the District of Columbia, will be threshed
over at a meeting of the executive coun
cil -of the federation to be held in this
city on January 11 next. This meeting,
which is not a regular'y scheduled one.
will be notable undoubtedly ..because of
the vital issues affecting the labor issue
Involved in the action of tho court. Res
olutions sustaining the attitude of the
leaders of the big organization, with Its
30,000 odd councils and 2,000,000 members,
will be submitted for action, and scath
ing arraignment of the decision will be
outlined. '
President Gompers was not in his of
fice today, and no Information was given
out there as to where he could be found.
Secretary- Morrison was at the federa
tion headquarters, however, busy with
his routine duties. Active steps in the
framing of the fight against the carry
ing out of the sentences are not likely
until next week, and Secretary Morrison
said today the plan, so far as the offi
cials of the Federation themselves goes.
( Conoluded on Page 2.)
ROMPERS
CASE
GIRL FIGHTERS IN
TWELVE-ROUND GO
CULTURED MASSACHUSETTS IS
SCENE OF BATTLE.
Blood Drawn and Opponent Sent
to Ropes Many Times
Before Decision.
WORCESTER, Mass., Dec. 24. (Spe
cial.) Miss Alexina Caron and Miss
Clara Frennier, pretty 18-year-old girls,
fought a rattling bout before the Win
chendon Athletic Club in Winchendon
last night. The news of the fight be
tween the two girls today has caused a
sensation in the country thereabouts and
there is talk of a police investigation.
The audience was composed chiefly of
fistic fans. Emory H. Fountain was
referee.
When the girls had fought four rounds
Miss Caron was ready to quit, but at the
taunt of her opponent, Jumped in and
agreed to a second fight of eight rounds
to settle the supremacy.
Miss Caron was going strong at the
finish of the eighth round, and the ref
eree, fearing that Miss Frennier would be
knocked out, called the bout and gave
the decision to Miss Caron. The girl
fighters were dressed in white sweaters
and white skirts to their knees. Blood
was drawn, and the number of times
that each was sent crashing into the
ropes was about even up.
HEAVY GROWTH EXPECTED
Hill Officials Look for Rapid De
velopment in Northwest.
CHICAGO, Dec. 24. (Special.) Offi
cials of the Hill lines look for a great
Increase in new construction in the
Northwest. Most of this probably will
come in the way of extensions to the
present lines. They are confident of
large results from the road that has
been built in connection with their
system down the north bank of the Co
lumbia River, which connects the two
chief Hill lines and gives an easy grade
Into Portland. Another Important
piece of construction work that has
been accomplished is the extension of
the Burlington to a connection with the
Great Northern.
It is predicted that there will be a
great volume of traffic into the far
Northwest during the coming year. In
dications point to an increased "flow of
immigration, and the Alaska - Yukon
Exposition is expected to attract a
great deal of travel in that direction.
In view of this increased travel, the
Northern Pacific road has placed
orders for $1,500,000 worth of new
passenger equipment, delivery of
which is Just about to begin.
NOT SO EASY TO DESERT
Army Commanders to Announce
Fact by AVire, Not Mail.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24. Deserters
from the Army will have more difficulty
in evading capture in the future, the
War Department having Issued urgent
orders today requiring commanding of
ficers at all military posts and stations
and of troops in the Held, except in
AlasEff and the Insular possessions, to
notify at once the Adjutant-Generals of
the Army 'by telegraph In each case of
desertion. Heretofore such notice has
been given by mail at least ten days
after -the desertion occurred.
GREAT WIND IN COLORADO
Smashes AVindows in Denver and
Severely Cuts Two Persons.
DENVER, Dec. 24. A wind of almost
cyclonic velocity swept this section of
Colorado today, resulting in the severe
prostration of telegraphic communication
and doing considerable other damage.
In Denver two persons were severely
cut when a big plate gla- window in
the Colorado & Northwestern down-town
ticket office was blown in. A number of
plate glass windows in the down-town
ihopping district were destroyed.
USED HOSE AS BLACKJACK
Guards at Asylum Carried Heavy
Tubing as "Protection."
PITTSBURG, Dec. 24. Two pieces of
heavy rubber hose, each IS inches long,
were Introduced in evidence j-estcrday as
weapons used by attendants upon Insane
patients at the Allegheny poor farm. They
were offered at a hearing before the Alle
gheny County Civil Service Association,
given John S. Tounnaine, formerly or
derly and nlfrhtwatchman recently dis
charged. It developed at the hearing that
one insane patient was killed by another,
that orderlies knocked down one patient
and that the hose was carried by attend
ants for ' protection from maniacal pa
tients. CHIEF WITNESS IS DEAD
New Trial " for Multi-M urderer
AVouId Handicap Prosecution.
HELENA. Mont., Dec. 24. The Supreme
Court today heard arguments in one of
the most noted murder cases In the his
tory of Montana. Ole Nordahl was con
victed in Fergus County on the charge
of killing a widow and several children
and received a life sentence. An appeal
was argued today. In the meantime the
chief witness for the state met death in
a runaway accident.
LOS ANGELESMAYOR HURT
A. C. Harper A'iotim of Automobile
Collision.
L03 ANGELES, Dec. 26. Mayor A. C.
Harper was severely injured in an auto
mobile accident tonight. The machine
In which ho was riding collided with an
other automobile as it rounded a corner,
and the Mayor was thrown to the pave
ment. He walked unassisted to a near
by drugstore, however, and from there
to his home, four blocks distant.
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
GRAFTERS WELL
PI BY BANKERS
Pittsburg Councilmen
Got $176,000.
MANY MORE ARRESTS COMING
Operations of Voters' League
Stop for Christmas,
AMPLE FUNDS PROVIDED
AVcalthy PlttsburRers Fledge Any
Sum Up to $500,000 for Munici
pal Housecleunlng Crooked
Contracls Declared Aoid.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Dec. 24. That at
least $176,000 was paid Councilmen
for the selection of certain banks as
depositories for the city's funds has
been almost positively established
through evidence submitted ftnd state
ments furnished by the Voters' League
and the Scranton, Pa., detectives em
ployed by the league to give this city
a municipal housecleaning. Whether
all of the banks selected as deposi
tories contributed to this fund has not
been established.
Officers of but one bank have so far
been arrested, and they are charged
with the payment of only $17,500 of
the alleged bribery fund. That other
bankers are to be arrested Is almost
positively stated by those back of the
probe.
Contracts AVith Banks Aoid.
Mayor Guthrie, who refused to make
contracts with the banks as author
ized by Councils on the ground that
they were illegal, said tonight that
the selection of the depositories is
void because secured by bribery and
fraud and that the Council's action can
be set aside without the formality of
court proceedings. The period for
which the depositories were selected
expires early in February.
That other arrests are to bo made Is
practically admitted by all concerned
In the cases, but the present intention
is to let the matter rest until after
Christmas. Detectives are still at
work, however, and. If developments
make it necessary, officers will close
In upon the suspects before tho time
now fixed by the league.
Rich Men Aid Prosecution.
The Voters' League has been as
sured ' of all the financial backing
needed, it was stated by Vice-President
English tonight. The league de
pends wholly upon voluntary contribu
tions, but Mr. English said any sum
up to $500,000 can be secured, if need
ed, proffers having been made by
wealthy men of the city.
Already plana are on foot to give the
nine defendants a court trial as soon as
possible. It is believed that District At
torney Blakeley, who has taken up the
matter now, will present the cases to the
grand Jury early next month. In the lat
ter part of February it te expected the
trials will be under way.
There probably will not be a Council-
(Corcluded on Page 2.)
INDEX OF TODAY'S NEWS
Foreign.
Caetro virtually admits his power Is ended.
Pase S.
lomeHt it'.
Roosevelt opposes orphan asylum; favor
adoption of waifs. I'age 3.
Messenger boy mysteriously poisoned at Salt
Iaka. Page 3.
Ruet's sentence delayed after he flies
ehurses of prejudice, raga 2.
Witness in Halna trial turns against de
fense, which demands arrest for forgery.
Page 1. i
Labor leaders Indignant at sentence on Fed-
Decisive move to simplify rallroah freight
tariffs. Page 2.
Many Pittsburg bankers involved In graft
charges. Page 1.
Two girls have prize fight. Page 1.
Much railroad construction by Hill In North
west next year. Page 1.
Sport.
Big soccer football game to be played today.
Page S.
JudKO McCrodie home from Coast League
meeting at San Francisco. Page 8.
Burns and Johnson In fine condition for
light; no fake to be allowed. Page 8.
Facillc C'ou"t.
Marion County orchardists plan cleanup
campaign. Page 4.
Woman held up by tramp firoa three times
at his retreating form. Pago 4.
Schooner San liuena Ventura wrecked by
winds off Coos Bay. Page 4.
Government engineers recommend S,.'0.000
for Improvement to cheiialls River.
page 4.
Judge Root explains Gordon letters to- bar
committee. Pago 4.
Little child at Hoqulam, while admiring
Christmas tree In her home, Is fatally
burned. Page 1.
Commercial and Marine.
Renewed buying of hops for export, rage 13.
Argentine crop news affects wheat mar
kets. Page 13.
Irregular tone of stock market. Tage 13.
Holiday trade bolter than year ago. page 13.
Construction on new dock will begin soon
after opening of new year. Page I'l.
Portland and Vicinity.
Mayor says there will soon be competition
for city lighting contract. Page 12.
Chamber of Commerce admits 11 new mem
bers. Page 14.
Investigation of fire alarm box tests to
be made. Page 14.
Hill lines will aid In distributing Rose
Festival llteraturo. Page 14.
Finch iiesftates In telling details of mur
der. Paae 11.
Portland spends million and half dollars for
Christmas. Page 7
Wife of employment agent who Is In the
toils spends gloomy Christmas, rage 14.