,.E MORSIXC. OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1910.
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HOIET OUT FOB
Tuesday
Sales
EMINENT LA WTXR EXALTED' TO HIGHEST JUDICIAL POSI-
HON IN CIVILIZED WORLD.
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Former Portland Woman Says
Clearing as Merchant Vessel
Former -Gunboat Off Today
on 30-Day Voyage.
Robert Lauder's Promises,
Were Deceptive.
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DENOUNCES LOVER
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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.
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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
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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
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other on kindred errands of consolation
and comfort.
.1 (a... n llnllh WAS thS
spot at which the trolley car and the
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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".
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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."
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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.
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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
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explain 10 you our cd-ay-p
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