TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 19Iu.
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EMBEZZLEMENT IS
A Glove Order for a Pair of CROSS ENGLISH GLOVES Makes a Fine Christmas Gift
CLOSE-TO S92,
Tacoma Bank Teller Arrested
; After Mother Leaves City;
Theft Big.
DEFAULTER BREAKS DOWN
00
jq 25 $3W on .XlWwDPg fik
Cae of Fnrhman Most 1'nlo.u. Be-
lng A men J First Recorded Wher
' ThW Pat 3Ioney In Safe,
Conservative Investments.
' TACOMA. Wash, Dec. 22. (Special.)
Joseph Frank Fuhrman. tha default
ing paying taller of the National Bank
of Commerce In thla city, waa arrested
today by United States Deputy Mar
shals charged with embexxllng ISO.OOO
f tha bank's funds which ha had In
vested In timber lands and lumber en
terprises. . Arralirned before United States Com
missioner Bridges this afternoon. Fuhr
anan waived examination and waa held
to ths Federal IHMrlct Court for trial
nder bonds of $4000. In default of
which ha was committed to Jail.
F-raocxxIcmcnt. Total $S,000.
When announcement was made yes
rday of ths Issuance of the warrant
for Fuhrman no worry was felt by tha
bank officials over his apprehension,
for. although out of town at tha time.
had been under constant surveillance
since his thefts were discovered. While
the specific charge against Fuhrman la
embeullnsT f :o.oo. his actual embexzle
ment will total IJI.OOO. practically all of
Which Is -covered by the property hold
Inics and security ha has turned back to
ths bank, as announced yesterday by
t'ntted States Hank F.xamlner K. T.
Wilson, so that the bank la wholly un
damaged by his thefts.
. As paring- teller Fuhrman worked ont
evstem of thievery which was very
al.TlcoJt to discover. The cash was
taken deliberately when none of the
other bank employes were round, and It
was taken In sums small enough that It
Tnlaht be carted out In his pockets.
When the accounts wera checked up
Fuhrman would place a certified check
iralnst tha account of some depositor
whose bsJancs 'was large enough to
eoTer the defalcation.
; As the amount of tha stolen money
grew larger the amount of the certified
check also grew, and tba record or this
check wss placed against different ac
counts. ; Inquiry Aroivi Suspicion.
' Since In reality no certified check n
!tef. an Inquiry made by President
Chester Thorne aroused suspicions. The
ffictats of the bank desired to make no
scene, so they waited until the bank
closed for tha day last Thursday and.
closeting themselves with Fuhrman. ac
cused him of the theft and showed
their evidence.
When brought fare to face with his
guilt, the paring teller broke down and
aked that nothing be done until his
fnother would leave the city, which she
did last Saturday. A private detective
wss called, and from Thursday after
noon until today he was In tha custody
of this man.
Fuhrman expressed himself aa anx
ious to right ths wrong aa much as pos-
M. Testerday he went to tha Pes
l nines. Wash., sawmill, which ha had
purchased with stolen money, to com
plete srrangements for turning It over
o tha bank.
Government Official Arr-esta.
When ha returned the Government
rfflcer waa waiting at his rooms In the
Ileaton apartment-house, at ill South
K street, to take him to Jail.
Resides the sawmill and abont 1.500.
00 feet of logs In tba water. Fuhrman
also had Interests la another tract of
timber on the ound with a full
f edged log ring road In operation,
rwned several sections of valuable tim
ber land, and was engaged In other con
servative enterprises. He hsd told
friends that he had a partner who was
rutting up the cash while he put up the
experience, and. owing to his excellent
lis bits and good reputation, he effectu
ally stalled suspicion.
His method of stealing was such,
however, that It eould continue but a
Short time before being discovered ex
actly as It was.
Case Mwl Unique.
"Fohrmin'l esse Is unique. ' said
tank Fxamlner Wilson. "I hare had
dealings with all kinds of defaulters,
but never with one who took tha money
and put It In safe, conservative Invest
ment. Usually they gamhle it In
stocks or squander It. Tha property
rrhrtnan has turned over will almost If
not wholly cover his shortage.
Fnhrman la a single man. 1b years old
and of the best habits, and heretofore
ef a clean reputation. None of the
money stolen was squandered on women
and wine, as he wss not sddlcted to the
usual bad habits of defaulters. The pen
alty for his default Is from five to ten
years at McNeil's Island, and his friends
pay that ha will take bis medicine with
out demur and will try to bare It over
frith as soon as possible.
BIG LAND DEAL IS MADE
Minneapolis Company to Develop
i 1800 Acres Near White Salmon. -
1 WHITE SALMON. Wash, Dec 12.
(Special.) A Minneapolis corporation
knows as the White Salmon Orchard
eve!opment Company and capitalised
at ttou.ooo. has purchased ISO acres of
undeveloped land nine miles north of
this place. Tha president of the com
pany Is George W. Seeley. of Minne
apolis: Wade Bean, of White Salmon,
t vice-president: Gordon. V. Morris.
Minneapolis, secretary: William Rafter,
of Portland: tr. Benjamin. W. I. Gray
and a prominent railroad man, all of
Minneapolis, directors.
The tract ot land contains S. 000.000
feet of merchantable timber. The plan
of the company Is to turn this largs
tract Into or-.-t-.ard. retailing it In small
tracts when set to trees. Over li
contracts have already been signed by
small buyers In Minneapolis Offices
will ba opened In Minneapolis. White
Salmon and Chicago-
MEN'S SUITS OVERCOATS
Tmt oa a ttood ont for Christmas.
S3O.S0 suits and overco-ts for I17.E0.
My 13 0 a month rent and system of
bur tag does it. Jlmmle Dunn. Room
IIS. Oregonlan Bldg. Take elevator.
TAKE THEM HOME.
A few boxes of Park as Tilford's
feral candle, packed for Christmas
day. (if Wchal Co, II Third, or
TUid -and. .Washington.
Something Here for Everyone's Stocking
Friday
25 Departments
&.C3.'-'.
Fourth nd Washington
Safety Razors
And Sets
fiiflettc Sets at $5 to $18
Durham Duplex at $5 up
Autostrop $5.00
$1.75 Sterling Shaving
Brush, guaranteed, $1.33
$3.00 Sterling Shaving
Brush, guaranteed, $2.17
$1.75 Silver "Wliiskbroom,
medium size $1.33
Auto Roll -up
In the Leather Section
Hand -Hammered
Russian Brass
Immense Line at
One-Fourth Off
$1 to $8 Trays at OFF
$1 to $15 Jardinieres
at ..XA OFF
25c. to $1.50 Ash Travs
at 14 OFF
$ 1 . to $10 Smokers ' Sets
at '. ... rA OFF
60c to $4 Candle Sticks
at V4 OFF
$2 to $7 Book Racks
at OFF
$1 to $10 Hanging Basket
at V OFF
$6 Umbrella Stands $3.98.
Scores of other fine pieces in
this sale.
Toilet Sets Now
One-fourth Off
Sterling
Silver
OFF
German
Silver
OFF
Plated
14 OFF
Parisian
Ivory
14 OFF
Ebony and
Other Fine
Wood
V. OTP
Special sets made up to suit from our great
stock of goods.
Fine Manicure Sets
At One-Fourth Off
Every style
of case in
cluded in
this sale,
from the
small size,
with file
and buffer,
for the
pocket, to
the ele
gant, large
cases,
lost hpr
covered and lined, for the toilet table. Our
assortment is large and yon will find here
exactly what you like at -
ONE-FOURTH OFF
Physicians' Instrument &
MedicineCases Fourth Off
Why not
remember
your
faithful
family
physician
with a nice medicine case or an instrument
case? We have a nice assortment at all
prices, and you deduct one-fourth from
price marked on the tagr. Fever Thermome
ters and other things for the physician in
our Surgical Section on , Second Floor.
Take elevator.
1000 Qts. Imported Wine
$1.40 to $2 Values 98c
1000 QUAETS IMPORTED WINES These
comprise the finest wines from each locality
in the old country and include Laubenheim
er Konigsbacher, Deidesheimer, Rudesheim
er', Zekinger, Erdner Treppchen, Piesporter,
Brannenberger, Macon. Beaujolais, Medoc,
Chateau Montot, Grand Vin De Bouliac, St.
Julien Superior, Ruster Ausbruch, Graves,
Sauternes, Haut Sauternes, Oporto Port,
Spanish Sherry. These wines are all origin
al bottling and are regularly sold from $1.40
to $2.00 each. Special 98
Protect yourself against inferior goods. Or
der yours here now. Free delivery, in Port
land. Liquor section.
ni- s"? ?r ; vv J!;'!-
Red Cross Stamps in Photo Section.
A. M., Mrs. O. Buck; P. Misses
.Doris Plummer and Esther Meag-ley.
Gloves and
Leathers
We Are ExclusiveAgts
No Reduction on
Cross Goods
One-Fourth Off in
Leather Section
i4 Off
1. Off
Handbags
Suit Cases
Fitted Rollups Off
Novelty Card Cases Off
Beaded Bags Off
Opera Bags . . . x Off
Mesh Bags Off
Gunmetal Mesh ...V Off
Beaded Cases ,...V Off
Vanity Bags Off
Belt Buckles Off
Jewel Boxes Off
Cigar Cases . . ,rA -Off
Traveling Clocks.. Off
Pocket Flasks Off
Writing Cases ... .14 Off
SIMPLEX TYPEWRITERS
For the Little Ones
Inexpensive, practical, instructive;
fine for the first, second and third
grade pupils- come in three sizes
and priced at only $1.0O, $2.00
and $3.00.
Colored Candles, Candle-Holders,
Christmas Cards and Letters,
Fancy Stationery, Cards, Game
Counters, Five Hundred Sets on
sale in the Stationery Section.
-Waterman, Conklin, Parker Foun
tain Pens.
and Saturday
Rich Cut Glass
One -Fourth Off
($8 Ferns at $4.98
$3 Sugars at $1.85
$4.50 Bowls $2.90
$7 Bowls at $4.85
$14.00
$16.50
$17.00
$18.00
$24.00
$27.00
Out-Glass
Cut-Glass
Cut-Glass
Cut-Glass
Cut-Glass
Cut-Glass
$3 Creamers $1.85
$2.50 Nappy $1.90
$5 Bowls at $3.45
Bowls at ?&.4i
'Water
"Water
Water
Water
Water
Water
Set
Set
Set
Set
Set
Set
at
at
at
at'
at
at
$ 9.75
$11.75
$12.50
$12.75
$16.25
$13.50
Oil Paintings
Values
llteSfP $25
Wtl3c M- -Ij&ft Your
1 IgK Choice
mMskl m
Many
Subjects
Works of famous artists, each in double
deck gold frame with hand-laid orna
ments and black dust box, values to $25,
YOUE CHOICE, EACH $7.50 -
Liquor Sale
Eye and Bourbon Whis
kies, full quart, bottled in
bond; Old Lewis Hunter,
8 years old; Old Oscar
Pepper, Old Taylor, Clov
erdale, Guckenheimer. At
regular prices $1.25 and
$1.50. Special Christmas
Trice 08
Eye and Bourbon, Bond
ed Fives, Old Liog Cabin,
Old Lewis Hunter. Guck
enheimer,! Clarke's. Reg
ular $1 and $1.25. bpe-
eial .. 79tf
Scotch, Fox & Hepburn's,
' House of Lords, Munro's
Old. Regular price $1.25.
KmV..ial ,...$1.04
Assorted Scotch Whiskey, Scotland's fin
est brands, Clan Mackenzie, Haig & Haig
5 Star, Crawford's 10 years old, McCal--lum's
Perfection. Regular $2.00 and
$2.25. Special $1.59
$1.25 English Old Tom Gin 98
$1.00 Gordon Dry Gin -89?
$1.50 Large Geneva Holland Gin.Sl.18
$1.00 3 Star California Brandy 79
45c quarts Bass & Co. Pale Ale..-30
Six for $1.75; per dozen. . .$3.25
75c California Vermouth ...49J
$1.00 Peach Cordial 79
$1.00 Apricot Cordial 79
$1.50 Kilka German Kummel ...$1.34
75c pints California Sparkling Wine,
White and Burgundy 44
Six for ....$2.50
$1.00 Duff Gordon Sherry ..59?
$1.00 Cockburn Port .' 59?
Five Entire Floors
Fourth and Washington
Opera Glasses at
Cut Prices
X
For Xmas Gifts
PEARL OPEEA GLASSES, WITH
HANDLES
$36.00 Lemaire Op. Glasses $30.00
$26.00 Lemaire Op. Glasses $22.00
$2650 Lemaire Op. Glasses $22.25
$32.00 Lemaire Op. Glasses $27.00
$24.50 Lemaire Op. Glasses $20.00
$25.00 Lemaire Op. Glasses $21.00
$11.75 Maxehand Op. Glasses $9.40
$14.00 Colmont Op. Glasses $11.00
$11.25 Iris Opera Glasses at $8.80
$17.00 Verna Opera Glasses $14.60
$10.00 Verna Opera Glasses, $8.00
Percolators
Casserole Dishes
irrors, Etc.
$7.
$6
$5
$6
$3.
$2.
$2.
$2.
$1.
$4.
.50 Chafing Dish... .
.00 Chafing Dish
.00 Chafing Dish....
.00 Casseroles
.00 Casseroles
Triplicate Mirrors.
.00 Armole Mirrors.
.25 Armole Mirrors.
.50 Cutlet Dishes..
.25 Toasters
.25 Spoons, Forks..
.15 Ster. Corkscrew
25 Ster. Corkscrew
.$4.89
.$3.89
.$2.98
.$398
.$4.98
.$3.89
$1.98
$1.48
$1.77
$1.77
$1.19
$2.33
$2.66
Toys V4 Off
Rubber Toys, Rag Dolls, Cellu
loid Toys, Dogs, Cats, German
Dolls, Apes and numerous oth
ers; Bouncing Balls, Infant
Toilet Sets, etc., all at 14 OFF
3d Floor Sales Art China One-Fourth Of f Art Baskets One-Fourth Off Take Elevator
EUGENE LOSES $6525
jrKT DECIDES AGATJTST CITX IX
$4ex2To scrr.
Lonrftt Trial la History of Lane
Conntx Ends In Verdkt After
3t Boars' Deliberation.
EUGENE. Or.. Dee. 22. (Special.)
Aftr dellberatlna 12 hours. th Jury
In U. case of bam Manarud and Ed
Qnina aralnt the City of Euirene
broucht In a verdict today In fayor of
plaintiff for $SJ5 .
Plaintiff sued for I4(.2T0. alleicliic
that amount to te due on a contract
entered Into vttn the city on Feb
ruary IS. 10. for the construction of
the city, power ditch at WaltervlUe,
The trial wa one of the long-eat in
tha history of Lane County, the worn
of !Z the jury havlna .tarted 12
days ago. Thirty witnesses were ex
amined! some of them occupying the
stand for a day or more.
According to the allegation, of the
plauTuas! th. city violated it. contract
by neglecting to provide all "ce
ary right of way and by falling te
furnl.h competent engineers 't
able plans for the completion of the
contract. Plaintiffs further contended
that the city cancelled its contract
without due cause.
The city contended that the plain
tills abandoned the contract, that the
work was done in an unworkmanlike
manner, and that the amount due the
city for forfeiture and extra excava
tion was 212,000.
In addition te the general verdict,
the Jury returned a special verdict on
Question submitted by Judge Har
rt The Jury found that the plaintiffs
had not abandoned the contract, as
asserted by the city, that the plaintiffs
were delayed three month, by fault of
the defendant, but that the work on
the ditch was not rendered impossible
by the heavy floods or rains, as con
tended by the plaintiffs.
The Jury further found that Mayor
Matlock did not tell plaintiffs that they
were permitted to stop work, but that
members of the fire and water com
mittee had given plaintiffs permission
to cease operations.
'A Simple Safeguard for Mothers.
Mrs. P. Gllkeson. I2 Ingles Ave,
Toungstown, Ohio, gained wisdom by
experience. "My little girl had a severe
cold and coughed almost continuously.
My sister recommended Foley's Honey
and Tar. The first dose I gave her re
lieved the inflammation in her throat
and after using only ne bottle her
throat and lungs were entirely free
from Inflammation. Since then I al
ways keep a bottle of Foley's Boney
and Tar In the house, a. I know it is a
sure cure for coughs and colds." 8old
by all druggists.
LAVA BURIES VILLAGES
JAPAXESE VOIX3AXO ASAME
COVERS COTJXTBY 40 MILES.
Population Flees in Panic, When
Mountain Is Rent and Fiery
Stream J?onrs Forth.
VICTORIA. B. C Dec 22. Advices
were brought by the steamer Kama
kura Mara today of the eruption early
this morning . of Asame volcano. In
Muroma, which three centuries ago
buried 20 village, when- It erupted.
As far as can be learned, there ,wa
little loss of life on this occasion, but
the countryside for 40 miles was
sprinkled with ashes and lava flowed
near Kinry. Two tremendous explo
sions were experienced at Toklo, eight
miles away, and panic was caused in
many places, the worst at the Ashio
mine near Nikko, where the miners
rushed out.
At Tokio many persons fled from
buildings during the earthquake which
accompanied the eruption and loss of
life was averted in one place, where
a panic occurred in a crowded story
teller's fete, a rush for the doors be
ing averted by the coolness of the
story-teller, who abandoned his story
and began telling earthquake experi
ences, stating that there was nothing
to fear.
The eruption, which tore two huge
rents In the side of the mountain, from
which lava flowed In streams, was ac
companied by thick showers of smoke
and some flame and a great shower
of ashes. Maebashi. in Gumma, and
Makoshl, In Nagano Prefecture, both
suffered, the latter village-feeling the
shock severely, and other villages were
covered with ashes. The worst sufferer
was Konumamura. the village near the
base of the volcano, from which the
villagers took flight.
Professors Omori and Akamura, the
seismological experts, are quoted as
stating that Asame volcano has begun
a new period of activity and may ba
expected to erupt periodically.
Gns Weinburg; In 'The Burgomaster
Famous and favorite comedian, Guo
Weinburg.- will be seen at the Helllg
Theater for four nights, beginning to
night, with a bargain matinee tomorrow
and special matinees Sunday and Monday,
in the role he originated, Peter Stuyves
ant, the Burgomaster. This delight
ful musical offering was written by Plxley
and Luders who recently gave Portland
one of their successes, "The Prince ol
Pilsen.'.
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All $1 wines, 45c gallon. Spring Val
ley Wine Co., Yamhill St., near 2d.