THE 3IORXING OREGOXIAy. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13. 190.
DR. BURKE FACES
GRQWINGSGANDAL
State's Witnesses Expected to
Say Babes Were Burned as
"Surgical Refuse."
GHASTLY DETAILS HINTED
I'orrva.t of TeMlmonj Include. Al
leged Morjr of Furnaceman That
"Mlrrlou! I'arkajceV Wrrc
Consigned to Hmci
SANTA T.OSA. Cat- Iec. 12. (fP-
rial k IVItH Diji a i rr ninnlntf n AhhlS
I. Smith, of Oakland, a formrr liarM
at Burk'i Sanitarium, as a witness (r
the state in the trial of Dr. W. P.
Burke, a nrw element will ! hrouirht
Into the raw. By her testimony It
will be shown. It la aald. that the body
of at least one new-born child was In
rlneraled In the I ornace-room of the
hraltn resort.
By the testimony of P. V. Conner,
the cnclnecr. It will be shown. It Is
said, tliat packages similar to that
riven him Mr Abble I Pmlth. and which
she will testify contained the body of
a child. 're received by him and
burned In the same furnace.
While th. knowledge that the bolr
of the child had been burned In tlo
furnace ha been In the hands of tr.e
District Attorney for months. It was
not until the transcript of the itraiid
Jurr testimony was submitted to the
attorneys In the case that many ghastly
details of that Inquiry became known.
StartlLnp In the extreme Is the reve
latlon which. It la believed. Miss Abide
Smith will make, and which her grand
Jury testimony forcasts.
Miss Smith will be present to rive
t. a.lmnn TVi 11 r.r( . .- Tlfc llln...
of one of Ir. Hurke's attorneys made It
necessary to continue the trial until
J o'clock Tuesday mornlnir.
When the trial of the case Is re
sumed Tuesday mornlnir the cros-ev-aminatlon
of I.u Etta Smith will be
resumed. Attorney J. ft. Iepp. who Is
conducting the examination, has an
nonnced that his cross-examination so
far Is merely preliminary and tha main
points of the defense will be brought
out later.
The baby whose body was burned In
the furnace was altered to have been
the child of a Mrs. Moll, of Sebasto-
pel. Cal. It was for an allreed crimi
nal operation upon Mrs. MU that
Burke was Indicted on a chars oS
l!lraal practice.
Abble U Smith has irtren nut tha
statement that she waa artven the
baby's body, tied In a paper parkaae.
and told to take It to the furnace-room
and have It destroyed. She has Informed
the prosecution she took the baby
taerr, as directed by Ir. Burke, and
rave It to I. V. Conner, the engineer,
who burned It.
Conner will also be a witness. He
bss stated he received many packages
of the sort and burned them, believ
Inc them surrlcnl refuse. Tha boiler
room at the sanitarium was not used
aa an Incinerator for garbage and other
refuse.
tr. S. IT. F. Dessau, still a physician
at the Burke Sanitarium, has been
summoned as a witness against Ms
employer. One of the, points to be
brought out by Ms testimony Is rela
tive to Mr. Aggie Burke, wire of Alfred
Burke, manager of the sanitarium, and
who Is a brother of Ir. V. P. Burke.
lr Ie.tu has Informed the District
Attorney that soon after the explosion,
and when I.u Ktta Smitii was only par
ilallv conscious. Aggie Burke remarked
to him. -It a too bad she didn't finish
herself."
Testlmonv relative to the statements
f lr. Burke, that he was positive
.n after the explosion that I.u Ktta
,-nn mi would lle. will be brought out,
the banks of the United States is re
corded In the annual report of the
t'ontroller of tha Currency, presented to
Congress today.
During the fiscal year 110 the com
bined resources of the 7000 National
banka of the I'nlted States jcrew to
approximately I10.000.0U9.0CO. on Sep
tember 1 last their loans and discounts
had reached li. 400.000. 000 an amount
never before equaled in the history of
the National hankina system since It
creation In !. At the same time
they were counting nearly JJ.000.000
of overdrafts In their assets, a prac
tice which there Is no law to stop.
Combining all other hanks In the
I'nlted Slates and their 'possessions
with those of the National syetem. and
allowing an estimate for those not re
ported. It is evident from the Con
troller's report that the banking power
of the Nation has grown in the last
ten years from IJ.S77 of all sorts of
banks, with a capital of I1.I50.00O.OO0
and Individual deposits of .S.ooo.-
000. to more than -i.ooo hanks, with
combined capital close to $2,000,000,000
and Individual deposits of nearly K.
ooo.eoo.oon.
A large percentage of the banks
that have failed should have gone Into
volrntury liquidation befre they
reached tho condlttona which precipi
tated the failure." says Controller Mur
ray.
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FEDERAL TRIBUNAL AGTSi
Jl'PGE
IRK
HAXForin stops seiz
or CARS FOIt TAXKS.
Dispute Bel ween Treasurer Meath,
of Pierce County, Wash., and
Corporation to Re Decided.
TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 12. (Special.
Federal Judge C. II. llanfnrd today
Granted the petition of the Tacoma Kail-
way & Power Company and Puget bound
Klectrlc Company to restrain officials of
Pierce County from seising property and
rolling stock of the local street railway
company and Tacoma -Seat tie Interuban
for unpaid taxes for 190. -R-9.
Cars of the two companies were seized
by County Treasurer Meath last week
and traffic was tied up all one afternoon,
until the companies obtained a tempor
ary restraining order from the Federal
Court, with a hearing set for today.
The companies today were required to
file a S-lO.ooo bond and the status of the
case now is that the entire question of
taxea and Interest, the latter being the
rhlcf point In dispute, will be passed on
by the Federal Court. , The case Is far
re aching In effect. Involving the State
Tax Commission's methods of assessing
street railway property.
Both the county and the street railway
interests claim today'a court action la
partial victory for each side.
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Holiday Sale
NEW GARMENTS
Every Suit, Coat and
Dress Reduced
Profiting by last year's experi
ence ue ate offering every in
ducement to those seeking just
such a Christmas gift.
If you contemplate purchasing
a garment, why not buy it now
when the assortments and sizes
are complete and the price an
inducement?
Every day you delay lessens
your chance ot finding just what
you are looking for.
Opposite we quote you our
regular and sale prices, which
tell the story better than a lull
page of description.
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Holiday Sale
PRICE REDUCTIONS
All $10.00 Garments 7.45
All $10.50 Garments $ 7.65
All $12.00 Garments $ 8.95
All $12.50 Garments $ 9.35
All $13.50 Garments. $510.25
$11.35
12.30
S13.20
$13.95
$14.S5
$15.95
$16.85
All $15.00 Garments
All $16.50 Garments
All $17.50 Garments
All $18.50 Garments
All $20.00 Garments.
All $21.50 Garments.
All $22.50 Garments.
All $23.50 Garments $17.15
All $25.00 Garments $18.65
All $27.50 Garments $20.75
All $28.50 Garments $21.30
All $30.00 Garments $22.25
All $31.50 Garments $23.60
All $32.50 Garments $24.45
All $33.50 Garments $25.35
All $35.00 Garments $26.00
All $37.50 Garments $28.25
All $38.50 Garments $29.00
All $40.00 Garments $30.50
All $45.00 Garments $33.65
All $48.50 Garments $36.35
All $50.00 Garments $38.00
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ROBBERY CHARGED TO 3
UrXCU PASSEXGER SAYS
WAS ATTACKED.
HE
KNOX GIVES UP CHARLTON
Slate Department Turns Over War
rant for Wlfe-Sla)cr to Italy.
Victim Identifies Trio Under Arrest
as Men. Who Took Ills Money
at Clifton Duck.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. The Slate
Iepartment has Issued to the Italian
Ambassador the warrant for tha sur
render of Porter Charlton, accused of
the murder of his wife at Lake Como.
The case has now passed out of the
hands of the Iepartment. Its final
adjudication depends upon the result of
the habeas corpus proceedings Instituted
In New Jersey.
EXTRADITION" EIGHT WAGED
Charlton's Attorneys Begin Certior
ari Proceedings at Jersey City.
JERSEY CITT. N J.. rec. 12. FTf.
forts to prevent the extradition of
I'orter Charlton were carried another
step here today. Notices were served
on Judae John A. Blair and Prosecutor
Pierre A. Garran of certiorari proceed
ing to be held before Judae Kollstab
In the I'nlted States Circuit Court at
Trenton. N. J., next Monday.
XA writ of habeas corpus was served
on the Sheriff for the production of
ASTORIA. Or., Dec. 11 (Special.) A
robbery occurred at Clifton early Satur
day evening- and that night John Yamiel,
W illiam Hellner and (1 O. llnlen were
arrested by the local police and are now
In the City Jail awaiting; a hearing on
charge ot being Implicated in the
crime.
W. Schmlerman. of S-kamokawa. was
the victim of the robbery- Ho and a
companion boarded a launch that Is run
by larmel to take passage to Clifton.
Hellner and Halen were also on board.
When a short distance out from Skamo-
kawa the launch broke down and
Schmlerman says the three men under
arrest tried to Induce him and his com
panion to play cards for money. Falling
In this they started the launch
As they reached Clifton. Schmle
stepped out of the launch and was
Ine on the dock with his hands
pockets, he says, when Halen struck
him In tha face, knocking him down, as
Bchmlerman fell his pocketbook contain
ing dropped to the ground and l armel
grabbed It and ran away.
All the men came to Astoria on me
nla-ht train, and the robbery waa at once
reported to the police with the result
that the mn were soon captured. Hnlen
Is to be prosecuted on a charge of as
sault and battery while the charge
against Yarmel will be robbery from the
person. Hellner. the other prisoner, has
a sentence for vagrancy pending over him
In the Police Court, as he was run out
of town about two weeks ago.
ESTRADA WINNER AT LAST
Nicaragua's Government Again on
Sound Basis, 'Tis Believed.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II. The present
government of Nicaragua is upon a
sound basis and the United States may
safely resume diplomatic relations, ac
cording to Thomas C. Dawson, who rep
resented the State Department on a spe
clul mission to Nicaragua.
It Is generally believed that when Dr.
Salvador Castrlllo. who is en route to
this country as the representative of
the Estrada government, applies for rec
ognition as Minister, the request will be
granted.
I.a Grande Electa Officers.
LA GRANDE. Or., Dec. 12. (Special.)
Dr. A. I,. nichardson. a former Mayor
of this city, was today re-elected Mayor
by a flattering; majority against two
opponents. A plan to bond the city for
$10,000 to clean up a $40,000 sewer
project was, also passed. The officers
elected were: Mayor, A. L. Richardson;
Ilecorder, C. M. Humphreys: Chief of
Police, John Walden: Treasurer, Ray
Logan. Councllmen First Ward, A. P.
Davis; Second Ward. Claude Mackey;
Third Ward, W. J. Church; Fourth
Ward, Robert Flnley.
Vagrants to Improve Vancouver.
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. li. (Spe
cial.) When Samuel Hodges,-, an Itin
erant vagrant, today confessed to Jus
tice of- Peace Scanlon that he had once
saved up as much as five cents, with
which he was to cross the ferry to the
Oregon shore, and leave Vancouver, and
then yielded to the temptation of
spending it all for tobacco, that trib
unal sentenced him to work on the
street with the street cleaners for 10
days. With Hodges were five com
panions, Tom Costelane. J. G. Slmonds,
J. M. Gannon. E. M. Allen and Albert
Davis, who were arrested by Sheriff
Sapplngton several days ago In a
hobos' paradise east of the garrison,
who received like sentences. The
vagrants will work on the city streets,
although they are county prisoners.
FIGHT FOB LIFE BITTER
EVIDENCE IN" LE BLANC MUR
DER CASE COMPLETED.
Young Lawyer Pleads for Life of
Girl, Who, He Says, Was
Merely "White Slave."
CAMBRIDGE. Mass., Dec. 12. The evi
dence upon which a jury will convict or
acquit Hattie Le Blanc of the murder
of Clarence F. Glover, was completed
today, when Melvin M. Johnson, leading
counsel for tne girl, made the opening
plea for her life.
The young lawyer said the girl was
brought from the provinces soleiy for
the "white slave" traffic, and then turn
ing to Mrs. Lillian M. Glover, who In
duced ht'r to leave her home, Mr. John
son denounced the widow as a vampire
and recited Kipling's poem to emphasize
his point.
"Clarence F. Glover reaped the wages
of his sin, wherever the blow waa struck
from," he said.
District Attorney nigging today made
the last effort to introduce Glover's al
leged dying statement that Hattie La
Blanc shot him. but when he said that'
Mr. Johnson himself said that Hattie
admitted the shooting, there was a burst
of passionate protest by the defense.
Again Judge Bond ruled the evidence
out of the case.
STEEL RAILS DAY'S T0FJIC
Rail Chiefs Meet to Discuss Exact
ing Track Specifications.
NEW TORK. Dec. 12. Rigid exac
tions of railroad's In. the specifications
for steel rails, which, manufacturers
say, increase the cost considerably
without a corresponding increase in
prices, led to a conference here today.
It was attended' by representatives of
almost all the steel rail manufacturers
of the country.
The contracts for 150,000 tons of
steel rails recently awarded by the
Pennsylvania Railroad were discussed
at the conference, which lasted several
hours. No announcement of a conclu- ,
sion was made.
again.
erman I f
stand- I I
in his f-
Charlton at Trenton on that day. T f M '
Charlton's lawyers said they would ap- 1 1 I aaw .afaw afa3 A
peal to the Supreme Court of the I 7".' 1 4V1 lfI
United States should Judge Kollstaba jJ tty JjT 1
It U said, wltli Dr. Dessau upon the I
:;r rrssr rebuilding still blocked S a rs a p a r 1 1 1 a
on I.u Ktta Smith's lacerated and ,
rnr,i arm arter tne explosion was
lr:i.lly poison, will be Introduced In an
rfTort to show he attempted to cause
her d-ath.
At Present the defena la tt.mntln.
to show that I.u Ktta Smith had not
nly spiritual but pliysiial affinities:
that her real and fancied friendships
with men. other than the accused
physician, were Intimate.
BANKS ARE PROSPEROUS
Report of Controller of Currency
Shows Great Gains.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. Another
year of prosperity and solid growth for1
Property Owner Gets Restraining
Order to Prevent Repairs.
VANTUVEK. Wash.. Dec. li (Spe
cial.) Freah obsLarl-v were put today In
the path of Mrs. Mary McHale and W. J.
Byham. a contractor in her employ, who
are tr Ing to make repairs on a building
on Main street, betaeen Seventh and
KJShtli. the Judge of the Superior Court
slrntng an older restraining the work.
The order wasj secured by an attorney
for Owen Mulligan, who owns the adjoin
ing building and he sayaa he will be dam
aged If the McHale property, which was
reeently damaged by Are. Is restored.
The City Council had previously pro
hibited the repair on the ground that
the building1 is vtlthln the limits where
wooden structures) are pmhlhlted.
So combines the treat curative
principles of Roots, Barks and
Herbs as to raise thrni to their
highest efficiency; henee its un-
equaled cures.
It purifies, enriches and revita
lizes the blood and builds up the
whole system as no other medi
cine does. Take it ouly three
dotes a day.
Get It today In usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called araalaba.
All Purchases From $1 Up
Will be Stamped in Gold
FREE OF CHARGE
1000 Shopping Bags, regular $1.95 values, special SI. 45)
1250 Shopping Baes. regular $2.50 values, special S1.95
100 Shopping Bags, regular $5.00 values, special $3.95
Fitted Traveling Cases.
Seal, Parisian S35.9S
Seal. Parisian S 14.40
Calfskin S 9.60
Calfskin 7.20
Seal, ebony fittings S 5.98
78 ; ;
Music Rolls.
Seal Grain 39c?
Walrus Grain 65?
Seal 59. 79
Double Folds 1.49
Music Folds $2.79,
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Suit Cases, Grips, Flasks. Sewing Baskets, Whist
Sets. Poker Sets. Men's Cigar Cases, Bill Books,
Letters and Card Cases. Tie Racks. Everything
Reduced in Leather.
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Things for Men
Our Men's Wear Store
is now under the man
agement of Mr. Charles
Hadley. Since his di
rection we have doubled
our sales force. He has
much to offer in Men's
Wear prices unusually
attractive in Xmas things
W. B. Spring Models ReduscT)
and Nuf orm Corsets
Expert corsetieres will prove to you
their superiority over all other corsets
tor tne latest prevailing rasnionsj
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n 1 'av.l a. , - - - -
aaHa aWW tUVII
mankind's inherited .
love of jewels and jewelry
' All This Week a Sale of
Sterling Silver and Cut Glass
Involving Our Entire Stock.
30,000 articles reduced so
radically that for this season
at least competition is en
tirely out of the question
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