. rnE morning oregoxiax, Thursday, December 22, i9io.
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ART FIRM FACES
Ouncen Brothers Prosecuted
for Alleged Undervalua
tion of Imports.
NINE COMPLAINTS FILED
Good t'ntler Selsarc and Now Rich
Cntomers My Be Made to Re
turn Art Treasures Said to
Be Improperly Obtained.
NEW TORK. Do. II. The Federal
rnvframnit filed nine complaln's hsre
today airalnst the Duveen Brother. tbe
International art dealers, in a aerlea of
forfeiture lulls afftreiratlng nearly $00.
fle. The suits ire a sequel to the arrest
In October of several membera f the
Mrrn on charges of a-rosa undervaluation
3t tm porta.
The Boodi Involved are under eelaure.'
nd to recover Tssssln. pending de
rision of the Vnlted States District
Court, tlia defendants must file a bond
for the full home value, which Included
the forelira value plus the customs du
ties. Further Action Kipected.
The Government also has the right to
sue for the forfeiture of all giKxls sold
by the Puvens and not In possession
of their customers. In cases where It la
shown that there a as any defectum In
the payment of duties. No such action
has yet been brought, but It may be ex
pected. Soma of the. valuea which the Gov
ernment places on tha seised foods "
now holds are:
Three gold hand-painted snuff boxes.
I3.SK; ona aofa and eight chairs. III.
127: one large sofa, ll.i:l; two square
Chinese vases and smaller pieces. 4S.
TH; one llmogcs ensmel cup. $10,050.
Customers Must IMsgorgc.
puveen's list of customers included
several of the wealthiest and best -known
connoisseurs In the country and the
prosertitinn said tonight It would take
a-ivantase of every legal aid to recover
from those who have benefited, either
directly or Indirectly, by tha alleged
frauds, which the Government estimated
at I5.0oo.000.
Henry J- Duvecn. ono of the firm. Is
now In England, but has given 175.000
for reappearance to fa- criminal
charges. Nothing- waAsnlil today by tha
prosecution of any intention to drop
criminal prosecution.
30 FIREMEN ESCAPE DEATH
Men In New York Fire Trapped and
Barely Escape to Safety.
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NEVf TflrVrT. Dec II Thirty firemen
narrowty escnpe"deth In a tZ,' fire
which destroyed the .six-story factory and
.arhmee of Joseph Utimann A t'o..
ppr manufacturer, early today. The
structure was supposedly fireproof, but
the highly Inflammable nature of the con
tents gave plenty of fuel for the flames.
When the firemen arrived they found
the Male apparently confined lo a rear
basement. A oouml of 3 firemen, beaded
by Cnptaln Rosbury. went to an upper
floor and were caus.nl bv a sheet of solid
flame driven by a powerful draft. In
the twlnklln of en eye they were sur
round.! by fire, whleh sprang up aa If
by mast.- In piles' of paper and cardboard
on all sldesv
l"ndrr hastily shouted orUera from
Poxbury. thj firemen abandoned their
lines and dashed blindly through tha
flames, dracslnr ore another to safety.
uTtain Roxhury. the last to leave the
building, found himself In the street
below with, his clotlies ablaze from bead
to foot.
CIMINXATI K1RE FATAL TO S
Ten Firms W iped Out In Blase With
Lose of $1,000,000.
CI.NVIN.NATI. IVc. Two men are
dead and six firemen were Injured in
the Are which swept the new fac
a great fire which swept the new fac
tory district at an early hour this morn
!. bringing a damage estimated at
The dead:
I'.obert V. Grear. plpeman. Knglne Com
pany No. i: Walter Mbrrts. IS years old.
The Injured:
Opuin W. T. Ttnley. Engine Com
pany No. 4: Frank Humphries, plpeman.
'ompauy No. 4; !elger Morgan, plpeman.
Company No. : Klre Marshal Phillip Hur
ley; John 1-ul n. fireman; William Hall,
lire man.
The firms burned out are:
Krlppendorf A O'Neal Shoe Com nary.
Taylor-Poole leather Company. CahlU
Hhoe t'otnpany. Twin JM-k Company,
avramora Htreet Stable Company barn.
Orless Pfleger Leather Company. Victor
Pafe a: Ix k Company, warehouse of the
A. A J. Nurre Cvmpany. B. O. Duncan
Paper Box Company and the WUdberB
Box Factory.
Walter Has $300,000 Fine.
WALTERS, "okla.. Dec. SI. Fire In
the business district of this town todsy
caused a loss of 1:00.000.
WOMAN STILL' UNSHAKEN
iCrMnuM from Frt fc
whom Baldwin Introduced . you aa bis
wife?"
And when Mrs. Turnbull replied that
she had no recollection one way or the
other. McXab concluded with:
-Well, that leaves us only Hv three
representatives of the colored race and
two white men and one of the negroes.
Jackson, and one of tbe white men.
Baldwin knew tbe real Mrs. Baldwin
very well at tha time you say Baldwin
Introduced you to them as Ms wife.
Why did they not tip you. so that you
eould have proi-eedtd against Baldwin
for bigamy? Did they lAugh when
Baldwin Introduced you as Mrs. Bald
win?" '"Tucy iid not," curtly retorted tbe wit
ness. Right Wife -Asked After'.
Toe register of seals here and In San
Diego were tptrodueed in evidence to
show that Mrs. Turnbull had registered
herself as Lilian Ashley ;;r tl.e sl
leged marriage with Baldwin, and after
V sal reiterated ker former teatimiiy
that she rcstrded herself aa Uia turf-
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man's wife, the cross-examiner suddenly
ssked:
"While yod were at Baldwin Hotel
at Santa Anita did you not ask the man
ager there. Mr. Lawrence, how often Mrs.
Ullle Bennet Baldwin came to visit her
hustaxd's ranch home?"
"I did not." Indignantly disclaimed the
witness. "I did not know she wss Bald
win's wife until some months later and
i have never seen her."
Mrs. Turnbull testified that besides ex
Oovernor I-or.g. of Massachusetts; the
had told Olln Weiborn, now a Federal
Judge in Los Angeles, but formerly one
of the attorneys In the seduction suit,
of tha marriage contract Moreover, she
said she also wrote of her marriage to
several girl friends; Among them was
Miss Armsby. of Winchester, Mass.. and
Mrs. Laura Wilson James, of Cynthtana.
Ky. But she could neither recall the
first name of Miss Armsby nor her ad
dress, nor could she recall anything; of
subsequent correspondence with them.
In Disgrace 'She Forget.
"I felt my shame so keenly after learn
ing that I was to become a mother with
out being- a wife that I dropped all fny
old friends and neither wrote to nor
beard from them afterward." she said.
Recurring- to the night of the alleged
marriage. March i. IS McN'ub asked:
"When, as you say. Mr. Baldwin told
you ha had been divorced, did you in
quire as to the cause of the divorce?"
"I did not."
-Did, you make any inquiries."
He told me In such a pathetic, heart
broken way that I felt too sorry for him
to risk reopening what I thought was a
tender wound."
"Did you make any inquiries regarding
his character?"
"No. I thought him an honorable,
high-minded, moral man."
"Had you no rellsloua scruples and had
you ever heard of a contract marriage
before r
"Mr. Baldwin was a very persuasive
man." replied the witness, "and I had
implicit confidence In him."
The case will be continued, with Mrs.
Tumbuil sgaln on the rand, tomorrow
morning
UFPERBERTHS REDUCED
PRICES ALSO SOON" Tq BE LESS
FOR LOWERS."
Rate Fixed bj Interstate Commerce
Commission Makes Cost 20 Icr
Cent Less Than Formerly.
WASHINGTON. Dec. II. Formal or
ders were announced by the Interstate
Commerce Commission today reducing;
the price heretofore exacted by the
Pullman Company for upper bertha In
sleeping cars.
An order also was issued providing
thst after February 1. 1911. certain spe
cified reductions In the charges for
lower berths northwest of Chicago
should bo made by the Pullman Com-
In the decision announced today It Is
held In the Loftus case "that the maxi
mum rate for a lower berth from St.
Paul to Seattle shall not exceed $11,
end for an upper berth $8.80: from St.
Paul to Chicago the upper berth rate
shall not exceed $1.60: from 8t. Paul
to Superior, the upper berth rates shall
not exceed $1.25. and from St. Paul or
Fargo to Grand Forks, the upper berth
rate shall not exceed $1.0.
In consonance with this holding, an
ordrT Is-made requiring tbe Pullman
rtmfpany to put In effect these rates
naU later- than February I, 1911. and
to maintain them for at least two years.
The order directs the .Pullman Com
pany lo tlx rales trpon upper berths not
exr-eedlng o per cent of the rates ap
plicable under the Pullman Company's
tarirra on lower berths, whenever such
lower berth rate Is l.5 or over, and
where the lower berth rate la $1.50. the
upper berth rate shall be fixed at a
late not to exceed $!.:.
LADIES' FITTED BAGS.
In arrest variety at Harris Trunk
Company. US Sixth street-
The bannle of one of the newest safety
raiors bas been supplied with a rln to
enelx-le its user's little nnser to aid In
aoldlns It '
Rheumatism
Inflames the Joints, stiffens the mus
cles and in some cases causes' suffer
ings that are almost unendurable.
Thousands of grateful people have
testified that they have been radically
and permanently cured or this painful
disease by the constitutional remedy.
Hood's Saraaparllla. which neutralises
the acid in the blood on which the
disease depeaids and expels It.
"I had rheumatism and my ltmhs
were swollen so I could not use them.
I took Hood's Saraaparllla and It en
tirely cured me." Miss Mary M. New
man. West Hatfield. Mass.
There is no real substitute for -
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Get It today, In usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Harsaiaba.
309 Morriaon Stopp Poatofficw.
AND CALL! MO CAROa
W.G.SMITH & CO
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MINE EXPLOSION
IS FATAL TO
Miners Entombed in English
Colliery; Only Ten Are
Rescued. '
CAUSE IS UTTER MYSTERY
Relief Parties Driven From Shaft
by Noxloos Gases, but Again Re
sume Effort When Fan Is
Employed With Success.
BOLTOX. Ens;.. Dec 21. More than
100 men lost their lives today in the
explosion In the Little Hulton colliery
of the Hulton Colliery Company, lo
cated a short distance from this city.
Tbe explosion occurred early this
morning, soon after the miners had en
tered the pit. Its force was terrific,
and later Investigation showed that the
lower passages had been blocked.
Heroic efforts were made by rescue
parties all day. but a fire which fol
lowed tha explosion prevented the res
cuers from penetrating beyond 400
yards Into the workings.
. At :S0 o'clock tonight the rescuers
were called out of the mine and a con
ference was held, at which Government
Inspector Gerrard, the engineers and
the mine manager were present. Jn
apector Gerrard issued a report, after
making; a descent Into the pit. in which
he said it was Impossible that any of
the miners are still alive.
He added that nothing could be done
except to bring: up 20 bodies, found ly
ing near the shaft. This report" was
00
communicated to the anxious crowds
around the pit mouth.' after which the
Bishop of Manchester conducted a
touching service In the open air and
the people slowly dispersed. .
No explanation is given as to ine
I No explanation Is given as to the I drawn to the surface, ana u was a.
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The Head of Every Home
Ultimately Wanting a Ghick
ering Should Read This
Two Carloads of Superb Chickerings Being Sold for
Marine Insurance Company's Account
. Ten days ago we announced a . most ertraordinary sale
involving the Chickering piano.
Never before have Chickerings been obtainable nnder
price. But as announced heretofore, two carloads of
Chickerings sustained slight damage in finish by com
ing in contact with gome chemicals stored in the hold
of a steamer on the Great Lakes. Bather than carry
these instruments into next year, and refinishing them
in our own shops, we arranged with the Marine Insur
ance Company to sell these Chickerings on their account
at prices reduced so as to dispose of them immediately.
Since then, we have sold more Chickerings than in any
other period of four months heretofore. (
Of course, we have also carloads upon carloads of abso
lutely perfect Chickerings, nine solid carloads came to
ua direct from Boston late in the year. Every type of
Chickeringjfrom little baby uprights to largest Colonial
uprights, from dainty "infant" and Quarter grands to
themagnificent orchestral concert grands are displayed..
The Chickering is the greatest of all the great Ameri
ca rTriiannfi.' Ever since we commenced business in Ore-
gon we have sold the Chickering, and never below its established value. Thousands of Chickeringa grace Ore
gon's mansions. bnTnever heretofore has there been opportunity to buy a brand-newChickering under price.
There is still a chance for a dozen high-class homes to secure Chickerings, upright or grands, of which the
marine insurance people pay a liberal portion. - - - '
There were 26 upright and 16 magnificent grand Chickerings in this shipment. ;
For quick work we're accepting $435 for each Chickering upright in this shipment.
The grands are now being sold at $600 for the plain 'cases, while $75 more is asked
for very fancy figured mahogany and tin larger size.
We are anxious to close out every one of these pianos this week. We must dispose of all of them before the
close of the month, and these prices will do it.
Here is the opportunity for many a home or music studio which has heretofore been prevented, owing to the
high prices, from owning a Chickering, to get a Chickering piano. '
The slight damage these Chickerings have sustained in the varnish work will hardly ever be noticeable. We
: '. will Trench (dull) finish any of these pianos in our
Store
cause of the explosion, which complete
ly wrecked the mine.
The explosion today resulted In the
I .11 xi A m ftrltn.
temporary uisuuiemciiv. wl ...
ery whereby the cages are lowered and
shops for $12.
And if you are not prepared to pay all cash, pay one
tenth of the price and the balance in payments extend
ing over a period of two years or two and a half years,
for the mere additional simple interest.
All of these pianos are displayed at onr Retail Estab
lishment, No. 353 Washington street, at the corner of
Park. ' We repeat it no chance to get a Chickering
nnder price has ever heretofore been offered. It is
safe to say that such an opportunity will never be
presented again. '
The regular, unconditional factory guaranty, duly
countersigned by us, accompanies each piano, thus mak
ing everybnyer positively secure in his purchase.
EILERS MUSIC HOUSE
OUR WORK WILL
Three More Daw' Shopping
and Chrisimas Will Be Here
Thousands and thousands will be made happy with gifts from
our store. How Well we have served the public we must leave
to tbeir Judgment and verdict. It is not for us to bs boastful; to
claim superiority either as to the merits of our goods or store
ssrvice. Comparisons after Christmas after months of service
Will be the only true tests of the Value of your purchases.
Willingly do we enter the lists as competitors for your continued
patronage on those terms. There is tbat pride in business, the
good will, e$eem and approbation of customers thai makes us
strive con 'inually for store bzttermml
Opens at 9 A. M.
siderable time before the first rescue
party reached the bottom of tha pit
It was in the United States as a whole
SS, X& -
unmarried.
SOON BE DONE
Closes at 9 P. M.
. East Via California
Have you ever con
sidered the practica
bility of going East
by a Southern route,
now that we are in
the grip of Winter?
Then, why. not
travel via Sunny Cal
ifornia and the Santa
Fe?
The train service
on the Santa Fe is un
excelled. .
; .The scenery is un
matched. " The great South
west contains a vari
ety of charming life
of a historic people
rapidly becoming ab
sorbed, whom in
years not far distant
you will consider
yourself fortunate to
have seen.
The Santa Fe has
three daily trains
from San Francisco
to Chicago via Kan
sas City and if you
wish can route you
via Denver.
The California
Limited, the train of
luxury, is finer than
ever this season. It
is exclusively first
class. Our booklet
"The California Lim
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Stopover may be
made at the Grand
Canyon of Arizona,
about which our free
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Chasms" and "El
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The Santa Fe is the
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safe way, it is the
Winter way, and it
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call on
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ATCHISON, TOPEKA &
SANTA FE RAILWAY,
242 ALDER ST.
AT PORTLAND, OR.
Notice
Take Ores-on City, Gresham, Cara
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Direct to Oaks Rink, 13 minutes
from 1st and Alder streets.
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