,.E MORSIXC. OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1910. . i .ELLA POTTS HOIET OUT FOB Tuesday Sales EMINENT LA WTXR EXALTED' TO HIGHEST JUDICIAL POSI- HON IN CIVILIZED WORLD. iTI Former Portland Woman Says Clearing as Merchant Vessel Former -Gunboat Off Today on 30-Day Voyage. Robert Lauder's Promises, Were Deceptive. 15 DENOUNCES LOVER MI ERIDUSTR1P CAPTAIN'S MOVE OBSCURE sla.Mrr of Ship, Lonj; in Employ of Estrada Government In Xlca raroa. Bellc-red to Be Off oa Filibustering Expedition. NEW ORLEANS. Dec. The for- mr Cntted States gunboat Hornet, re ported to hae ben purchased by Hon duro revolutionists, cleared from this port at 1I:3 ttila afternoon for Cape tlrartas. with a crew of men: 200 ton of coal and prorlsloni for SO day. Among the crew are aeveral men who are said to have been connected with the previous filibustering- espedltlons directed asjalnst Central American re publics. Th Hornet will tall. according to her raptaln. tomorrow afternoon at 3 .o clock. The ressel cast off her moor ings at her berth up the river and moved down five mllea at I o'clock to nlfrht. Captain Johnson went to his home In this cltr to spend the nlsrht and said he would not board the Hornet until the aillns; hour tomorrow. Breakdown Cause IieJay. . r.opalra to the machinery caused the delay. Jesse t'llna. Ilonduran Consul to this port, tonight notiflmr th rlonderan Minister at Washington that the Hor net expedition "looks strongly revolu tionary and the vessel Is unitonbtedly fitted out for a revolutionary move ment against Honduras by es-Presldent Manuel Boutlla and General Le Christ mas." Pnor tlloa expects the State Depart ment to take some action to prevent the sailing of the Hornet. Raff Denies Aiding Revolt. Mr. Ruff branded as false the-report that the steamer was Involved In m revolutionary expedition. Captain Johnson, the master, has been employed by the Estrada govern ment in Nicaragua for several months and until recently was commander of th Nlraraguaa gunboat Tula. lavld P. Kowlanti. the chief engineer, has seen service in Central American waters. Although the clearance papers were obtained shortly after soon. Captain Johnson had not shown up at the boat at an early hour tonight. Announce ment waa made at 7 o'clock that the Hornet probably would sail after mld-nla-bt. The revenue cutter Pavey was lashed to the Hornet's side all morning and a thorough Inspection was made of the craft and her supplies. Government agents even moved and examined many of the baga of coal with which she Is lined. , Long; Voyage I Contract. The members of the crew are under contrart for a "30-day voyage." kuie of the members frankly admit ted to an Associated Press representa tive today that they believed that the Hornet was nettned for Honduras. I-ate this afternoon two unidentified Central Americans boarded the Hornet and remained several hours waiting for Captain Johnson. They finally depart ed without having aeen him. IXtI.E KM WATCHES CRAFT No formal Protest Entered on Pres ent Trip of Hornet. WASHINGTON. Iec. l.-lf the Hornet Is ene.ed in a flllhnsteiing expedition Alrc-ted either against Honduras or Mex-t-o. It t r garded as strange that no for mal protest es.ilnst her departure was made to the rotate Department or with tii. I'mtcd Stilts Attorney at New Ur ic t o t. the nvment the sMp sailed the Frute Ivpartmcnt had nothing but news paper reports hearing on her mission and tiiosy were contlu-ting. one being that the Hornet was destined to land an ex pet!ltt'n In Hundunae to start a revolu tion In f.ivor of Manuel Honllla against Ievlta snd oilier reports connecting her movements with the cause ef MaOero, the M-Sxn revolutionist. In ahsencv of any formal eomp!alnt. the araie Ivpartnient has not cted to de tain In irwl, lnt tt t understood br course will oe rlo-lv wstched. 35.000,000 SEALS .SOLD lied Cro-s Sales for IhrlMma Will Rfuch 50.000,000. ports from bN-lourt ., of tli Ameri can Itr-d ln Un out today lmllct that t th Orslnntnff vf th last Wffc of th Mi of "hrttm Is. ne.irly Ji.-'-O.ftO fcv b-"ti told and that th pro fwst ar brljht for a sl of more than Th arful numbrr of Mi! oU to dal Is nry .,.. H In of th ri ll r numr oa la l0 ami Is alrrad Bar! thrr limra th a f 1S. If th thts k up at th Mm rat as tne v-crmbr 1. th Nntkn.nl authorlti. r-Himat that rrrrr K.0.0h b aH-i to th lubrrHMMts fun-is In all pari of th country. Tbts will b do:t t t he amount rruligrd Ul jrrar. V:ors In t campaign for avlllnc KrJ ala la an army f ott 100.- Inolueimx mn. aomrn and rhiMrrn f tvery rik und station. Acrnu hav be-wn apptntrt tn on or roor pfac-ra la rift atat. except lUiho and iiontana. Amotic th irrnpa and livatttullotia which ar a-lt!r In th mmmrr t ar th a n 1 1 -1 ii tv rcu.o t o-ir t Irs. Hrd lroS rhartrs. Dmni club. lator unions. kslc-s, hvls bank, thatrs. depart mnt sttra. lwpttals and lnnnmrabl tthr armls. Thousands of dollars c-t h of airttlnc Is binc donated to th ftinratm and mnr mMllona of ctr Ci In r ar o lnc distrltmt! to remind popI tu buy .rta s. JOHN D1ETZ TO GET BAIL Hulnr Men Pledge $33,000 at (oltrllaikm of t.irl. I. A mosnn Wla. IVc m-As a re stilt rf ti e p'Tsor.al so!i ltatinn of Miss lvra Dets. danstiter rf Jnhn F. filets. 11 'outlaw of 'aitieron dsrn.'" buplne nan of rtaner. 'l. hare plxteed them selves In writing t.lay to lurnm rati for her father, enough to gain iii frtom en the three remaining counts against him. .... j i i '. ' ' - : ' "4 i .sassy euV ,e KDWARD DOL'GLASS WHITE. WHITE TAKES OATH Unlike Predecessors, Chief Justice Kisses Bible. . WIFE WITNESSES TRIUMPH Xew ncad or IHrhest Tribunal I Obvionnly Embarrassed Wlicn Simple Ceremony Begins la Uttle Courtroom. WASIIIXOTOX, rec. 1. In the pres ence of distinguished gathering in the rtitle courtroom. Kdward Uouglass White sw today elevuted from Associate Jus tice of tho Bupreme CViurt of the United States to the Chief Justiceship. The clltnex came when Associate Jus tice Harlan as senior member, adminis tered the osth. It was suhscribed to upon the bench luwlf. Instead of at the clerks desk, as la ordinarily done. Chief Justice White while taking the oath held In Ms hsr.d a Bible which -has been used by nearly every Chief Justice and Associate Justice on similar occasions in tho last century, but. unlike, most of them, he kissed the book at the con clusion of the oath. The new head of the court, enviously embarrassed, marched to hi usual place In his capacity as an Associate Justice. As he took hie seat, he smiled at his wife, who evt tn a reserved seat along side h!a brother. James White of this city, and other relatives. " Presiding Justice Harlan, who has headed the tribunal since the deuth of Chief Justice Fuller last July, announced after the orders of the day had been made public, '.hat JuXIce White, who hsd been appointed Chief Juatlce of the United states, was present and ready to take the oath. He extended the congratulations of the court to the new Chief Justice and directed Clerk McKenney to read his) commission. This done, the presiding Juxice turned to Ms right, where sat the new Chief Justice, slid In the pres ence of the standing gathering admin istered the Judicial oath. The senior Justice, bowed the Chief Justice Into the chair at tho head of the court, extended his personal congratula tions and himself resumed hlo old seat at the right of the Chief Justice. EXPLOSION GIVES SHAKES tContrnsed from First rase.) , Smith Inliirlea to th head. Francis Kelly, policeman, burned and bruised. Juhn Cunningham, burned. Gas Causes Kxplosion. For some hours It waa believed dyna mite alone could have wrought such In stantaneous snd demolishing havoc, but late In Cie afternoon Fire Chief Croker snld he was convinced the explosion wss due to a mixture of air and Illuminating gas used -in lighting railroad cars, touched off hv an electric spark. The gas had accumulated In the auxiliary power house from a broken pipe snapped off by a runa.av passenger car. Foundations were Jarred, wsl.s were shaken out of plumb, windows were Mown In h tlie thousands, celhngs came crasiilrg doen on the heads of those be s.ath and the pafrntrn: were littered with pulverised g.ase. Los Is $300,000. The loss to th New York Cen tral Katlroad Company Includes the phy sical damage dene to the power-house, which was completely wrecked, the de Lar to construction work and the damnge done to cars '.er.uing near the power- The loa to eoukeepcra and property owner in the Vicinity will spread over a wide range of items. Chrlstniss displays re blomn larkvard Into the shops, sutke-l Into the street or cut to ribbons bj P Ing glass. Whole fronts of buildings were left milhout a window. As nearly as can be determined, this Is how the accident occurred: A train of empty passencer oars hauled by an electric motor, in c-iarge of Albert ragroalt. got out of control, crashed Into a steel and concrete buffer post, snapped it off and rammed a pile of lum ber behind It lntt a gas main connecting with the taps from which the tanks of the passenger cars are charged. By the testimony of the motorman and of John J. yulnn. a bricklayer, working on the main power-house, adjoining the auxiliary house, the time of the break In tas pipe was about t o'clock. Two- clocks stopped by the Jar fix the tl:ne of - i . i i . c . toe explosion h-ii at o.-. Ill 1 1ITJ Itl.tit 1 III. w.vn... ....... ample time to pour high-pressure gas Into When workmen set to clearing away the lumber.- It is assumed that one of them dropped a steel tool across the third rau, tfiere was a man or eireirnuj' the yreat reservoir of accumulated gas exploded. What happened then will never be pos itively Known, ine rooi wi nrenuiwo illwd. i n lh. irt frnm thl power-house, was lifted like a magic carpet- The shower of glass, bricks, mortar and splintered timbers began to fall on the pavements and In an Instant the streets were filled with prostrate men and M... . h lh. ahnr-kt arit tho rush of the air. " They sat daxed where thev felL nicking silvers from ineir flesh. Crowds Besiege Drug Stores. A moment mora and crowd besieged i. i . ... kukln fn. slif and IIIW Ul U.BLUIIT., irN.II't ' " " " clamoring for telephones and then the clattering gongs ot Bmuuiaui-r. .tween the tall buildings. The tene ments to tho csst of Lixlngton avenue poured tnousanos into me sireem. ii: i. . I . r . . wAva, emntle.fl In twinkling. The tall facades of the many iBiniuiiauia iivhi, - borhood were spotted with scores of half-dressed guests, shaken from their steep, peering irvm diwrch Hiack-robed nrlests from St. Pat- rlck'a Cathedral nearby and whlte- mitwtrnrxnm T HSerl SSCh cuiicu iiiuiii n.vi r " ' other on kindred errands of consolation and comfort. .1 (a... n llnllh WAS thS spot at which the trolley car and the ... . . . . 1. T-l, automooiie were nurieu iupicuici. n seven passengers were dumped to the under side ot the car in a tangle of Iron work, sharp fragments of glass and broken panels. Miss Mary Pope was caught by the head between a stanchion and the over turned automobile beneath and crushed ,t. i-hM, ftlrt MM.nrirlL all men, were overwhelmed with wreckage ana aiea oeioro neip mum i f" ,ni, Twenty feet away Miss Edith Offner, is years old. a stenographer In a maga zine office, on her way to work, was speared through the head by a flying Joist. Policeman Toomey had Just sig naled to the trolley car to stop and was leading two little girls across the One was torn from his hand by the nrst Diast. or air no mr rebound. The second lrl. Msry Gil man. 12 years old. had her right leg lorn uii bj i j ' " - -" -rail surrounding the Lexington-avenue in "vn. The power-house, which Ik built of stone nnd brick ana is mix. iwnn msn. w fire after the explosion and the Interior wss practically nurnea oui. Fortunately for the thousands of commuters on the New York Cen tral's lines, the force of the dy namite blasts waa dlrccleil in an up- .n....i,nn frnm th. railroad tracks. otherwise the loaded Incoming trains m : I n l nave prm mc. . GREEK OFFICER CAUGHT STOI.EV AKMT STOKES YIELD KOIII MILMOX ntAXCS. Consul Concedes Jurisdiction of Xew York Immigration Officials Over Prisoner. NEW TORK. Tec. D. N. Botassl. the tJreefc Consul-Oenersl. called on I'nmmlssloner-Oeneral of Immigration WHllameon today and conceded the Jur isdiction of the Commissioner over Nicholas Plmopulos. the Oreek army officer who at rived yesterday on board the steamer Tbrmlstocle. Slroopulos Is charged with complicity In the embezalemeut of Ooo.OOO francs from the Greek government. When the Themlstocles reached port her captain refused to turn him over to the Immigration authorities, saying that the army officer was subject to the orders of the Greek government. Slmoptilos Is still on the Themlstocles and Mr. Williamson said tonight that It had not been determined what course l,e would pursue. I'nder the law the Immlgraton officials may examine the man aboard ship or send him to Ellis Island. The Themlstocles will return to Greece tomorrow. The consul-General said the roan ad mitted his Identity snd confessed his share In the alleged defalcation. In which II army officers are said to be concerned. The money was obtained, the Consul said, from stolen army stores. -rv,,, quicker a cold Is gotten rid of the less the danger from pneumonia and other serious diseases. Mr. B. W. 1 Hall of Waverlv. Va says: "I flrm Iv believe Chamberlain's rough Remedy to be absolutely the best preparation on the market for colds. I have worn mended It to my friends and they all ree with me."' For sale by all dealer, LONG TALE OF WOE TOLD Cndcr Promise of Marriage, Site Says, Property in This City Was Sold; Xow She Is Penniless and Alone In Oakland. OAKLAND, Cal., Dec. 19. (Special.) Mrs. Ella Potts, up to two months ago a resident of Portland, Or., says she will swear to a warrant tomorrow morning charging a man known to her as Robert Lauder with obtaining money under false pretenses, and confided to the police her belief that Lauder will be found at the Emeryville racetrack, where, she believes. he Is spending the money which she claims he obtained from her through promise of marriage. The warrant to be Issued tomorrow morning will tell, according to her. only a small part of the story. As a result of her becoming acquainted with Lauder at Seattle, less than three months ago. Mrs. Potts says she lost extensive Portland property Interests and is left penniless and destitute. She. was to have become a bride last week, she says. Following is Mrs. Potts' story: When they met Lauder .laid violent siege to her heart. His suit was success ful and they planned to be married at Oakland as soon as Lauder "settled his business affairs." Assuring Her he had smple funds for their support,- Lauder Induced her to sell a Portland hotel at S21C4, a loss to her of U00. She also sold lots valued at 11500 for J00O. on Lauder's stiKSestlon. After selllng-her hotel. Mrs. Potts says she gave Luuder an order' on the bank allowing him to transfer the money to the Scandinavian American Bank, of Se attle, where he said he kept his own money. Mrs. Potts came to Oakland, stopped at the Hotel Metropole and awaited the com ing of Lauder. She arrived Thanksgiv ing dav and Lauder visited her on the following day, stating he had deposited the 12100 to her name In the Seattle bank. She gave him the M0 she had re ceived In the sale of her lots, telling him to place It with the other money. Lauder left November 30, stating he was going on a business trip to the south. On December 6 he telephoned to Mrs. Potts from Seattle, stating he would be in Oakland last Monday and that they would be married. Lauder has not been heard of since. It has been learned. Mrs. Potts says, he did not deposit the $2600 In her name and that he has no money of his own In the Seattle bank: neither has he any property In San Francisco, it Is charged, aa he told ins nancee ne uaa. SPRING GUN FELLS ONE MAX KILLED BY MANTRAP IN ECCENTRIC'S CABIN. . Warning Posted on Door Is.Unheed- cd and Death Follows Attempt to Slake Entry. " nrrvTTVn. CI Tr. ID rKne.cla.LV Frank Smith, a miner, living on the rr-i 1 . n-aP t ). n I Til m holll f COUIl- ty line, was killed yesterday by a man trap at lion Juan rwiui, vv - " ' of Weaverville. .The trap was a spring rifle, set In Harry V. Luckuck's cabin. When Luckuck left the district six weeks ago he posted a notice on his cabin door reading: "Death to anyone Smith and two other miners went to . . ,.hln veaterriav to see about ft stove. As Smith opened the door the rifle went on. tne uuiiet tiin " abdomen and passing mrougn ma uuuj lie Uvea less man au uuur. v i i Trlnlta frill n t V year ago and had always been consid ered an odd DUl narmiess cimwi". - -1- i .. .... l nntl.e erimillv. one iuvk ii'a r. .......... and as It had been blown down soon after It was posted on the door. Smith knew nothing about It. Sheriff Boyce has gone to the scene i. Man einH where T.iickuck has gone he will be arrested, though It Is the general -opinion mat i,ucmh-h .-m Knees Become Stiff Five rears of Severe Itbeumatlsss. The cure of Henry J. Goldstein, 14 Barton Street, Boston, aiass.. Is an other victory by Hood's Sarsaparllla. Thla great medicine has succeeded in many cases where others have utterly i. j Te ctAirtntcIn savs: "I suf fered from rheumatism five years. It i , . a rva.n, nuKinua ana tiauwu va eructating pain. My knees would be come as stiff aa steel. I tried many medicines without relief, then took Hood's Sarsaparllla. soon felt much better, and now consider myseit en . , i .. ..,i t recommend Hood's." limj v ' - - - Hood's Sarsaparllla effects Its won j..rnl cures. not simply because It !, aarsatiarllla. but because it combines the utmost remedial values or. more than twenty Ingredients. Get it tday. In usual liquid or chocolated tablets called Saraata as. AND CALLING CARDS WG.SMITH&CO FASHION IN HAIR. CMr & woman a beautiful head of hair and bail in fcattVa of bMutr1! won. Imrrtal Hair Reroerator. ' The standard Hair Color-in for Gray or B)mcbed Hair. Ketor Graf. bireaKra or r aaea nair 10 actual coior or yuuin. v ua ap plied cannot D aeiectea. IMPERIAL CM EM. Ml'G. CO. ISA W. .94 bt Now York. COME IN TODAY And see what a bustle there is. There must be a great deal of interest to attract thousands of people who have thronged our store day after day during this holiday rush. Today we put forth every effort with hun dreds of additional bargains that appeal to economical and practical shoppers. If you thought last week's values were good this week's will be even better. Oftentimes we decide at a moment's notice to cut prices. In many cases assortments are not large enough to last the day. Such bargains are never advertised. . During Xmas week as assortments run low we take this method to hurry out these various lines. ' . It will pay you to visit the store 'daily this week. The spirit of activity is in the air. You can't help feeing it the moment you enter the store. Special Sales Today Sterling Silver Novelties. Cut Glass Table Ware. Pyrography Half Price. Silver Mesh Bags. -Dressed and Undressed Dolls. Kid Jointed and Rag Dolls. Kimonos end Dressing Gowns. Shopping and Carriage Bags. Ladies' Kid Gloves. r Xmas Cards and Calendars. Framed and Sheet Pictures. ' Chinese Embr'd'dServingTrays Marabou Muffs and Scarfs. Women's Initio I Handkerchiefs. Men 's Dressing Gowns. Men 's Smoking Jackets. Men's Holiday Neckwear. Open Evenings Portlands Best Book Store Library sets. Books of travel and biography, fiction and poetry. Bibles, prayer books and hymnals. Juvenile books. In fact,' every book that you look for in a first-class book -store is to be found here, all marked less than publishers prices. ' - mitted no crime in setting- a spring run to protect his property. Ruef Pleads for Kehearlng. iv vnivnwA.'Twic. 19. A brief -of amici curiae upon petition for rehear ing; of the ease of Abraham Ruef in tho Appellate Court, filed today by Attor neys W. ri. aieison. u., wy- " C. Drew and Charles A. Garter, contains lot pages of argument in support of the contention that the Court of Appeals erred In sustaining the Judgment of the Superior "Court which sentenced Ruef to 14 years' Imprisonment on conviction of bribery. ' ' "" Germans Desire Arbitral Jnstlce. . BERLIN, Dec. 19. Regarding the re- ported rejection ' by Great Britain . of Germany's claims for compensation to Germans for loss sustained as a result of the Boer War, the Cologne Gazette expresses a hope that the matter is sub ject to arbitration under Anglo-German arbitration, treaty, and suggests the es tablishment of an international compe tence court, to decide generally when In ternational questions can be properly submitted to arbitration. Who wouldn't be clelighted'.to get a Victor or' Victor- Victrola for Christmas! - v . , , such an instrument; to be able tb eniovthe world s best music whenever you want iu u The Victor is truly the ideal gut ior every unc. . . 11 ' f L it is a lasting pleasure an unequaieq source 01 cxnci- tainment throughout the year. J r a i,- eVi Wtnr anrl Virtor-Victrola. Let vomc m aiiu ii.ai - - us show you .the different styles $10 to $250 and . . . n..rrtAn- nlan . J explain 10 you our cd-ay-p OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS STEIN WAY AND OTHER PIANOS "jrSjSMSWSBBBBBSM m Mt 111 11 s SIXTH AND MORRISON OPPOSITE THE POSTOFFICE.