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TITE MOIWIXG OKEGO'IA. fKIUAY. oyTUHKK 13. VJ11. u ELECTRIC LAMP TRUST IS BEATEN Sovemment Wins Suit Involv ing General. Electric and 40 Subsidiaries. MONOPOLY HELD PROVED ?arent ronrrrn Mnt Tondnct Bail- nru All la Own Xanie Price at Wtik-h Rcale I Made) rt Open to Competition. tVAPIITNOTON. Oct. IT. By the tweeplna" dfTM entered In the I'nlted Btates Circuit Court at Toledo, the bark bone of the so-called electrical trust was broken and In the Judgment tt Attorney-General Wlckersham the Ooverament was equipped with prece dents of itenulne value of Ita prosecu tions of commercial combination for bidden by the Sherman law. Meeting the Government' chant that the trust controlled the lamp business of the country, regulation by agreement, prices at whl-h all lamp were old. the decree ever all con nection between the General Electric Company and the National Klectric Ump Company. The latter concern and all It subsidiaries are ordered dissolved, raaapaalea Will et Appeal. The Important principle was laid down, arcordlnn to the Attorney-General, that once a lamp la sold by a manufacturer, the price at which It la resold by a dealer or Jobber must be open to free competition. The decree was acquiesced In by the defendant companies and tl.'s rlvea the Govern ment the moral certainty that there will be no appeal. After the Supreme Court s decision In the Standard Oil and Tobacco cases. Mr. Wlckersham said, the electrical companies expressed a willingness to withdraw their orig inal answers and submit to a decree. Mr. Wlrkersham added: "The National Lamp Company and all Ita subsidiary companies are ordered to be dissolved, and the General Elec trie Company Is forbidden hereafter to conduct any business In the manu facture or sale of electric lamps ex cept In It own nsme. The practice of fixing the resale price on any style ot lamp I hereafter forbidden. -The method by which competition In unpatented article haa been sup pressed through the use of a patented article Is declared to be unlawful and la forbidden. The practice consisted In a system of contract with dealers. Job. bers and consumer by which they were compelled to agree to purchase from the defendanta all their supply of car bn lamps on which the patent had ex pire as a condition to the right to purchase rertaln lamps known to the trade as tungsten, tantalum and met allised filament lamps, which are pat. nted. It la still asserted. "By means of aggregating discounts on lamps claimed' to be patented with discounts on lamps not patented, an other weapon waa used to suppress competition In unpatented lamps. "Bth tnes practices hsd the effect of continuing a monoply on an article long after the patent had expired by tlelng up Its aale with a patented ar ticle which the trade required. Osta Cassprtltsea Asaared. "The General Klectric Company and each and all of the defendants engaged In the manufacture of electric lamps are enjoined from entering Into or car rying out certain contracts which bas been the practice to make In the past by which the manufacturer of bulbs, tubln and other parte necessary to a completed lamp were bound not to ell the article manufactured by them to anybody except the defendants av on unequal condition. The result of tl.ls part of the decree Is that present manufacturer of electric lamps will hereafter be enabled to secure the part necessary to auch manufacture with out the unfair and unnatural restraint which ha heretofore existed. All the parties to the combination re enjoined from hereafter seeking to Injure the business or secure the trade of rival manufacturers by offering and making terma or prices for Incandes cent lamps to the customers of such rival manufacturers, more favorable than they make to their established trade, though nothing In the decree is to be tasVn In any respect as a re straint on fair, free and open competition." STAR ENTERTAINS CROWDS Three Fllma and Iorlc TV to Help to Feature Programme. Three catchy fllma and the tvrlo trio drew crowds to the Star Wednesday. The fllma had a distinctive quality and o did the etnglng. The Ioric trio Is under a long-time contract ana will change It act twice a week. For Sun-UV feature film the Star will have a great animal picture. The Arcade showed "The Indian Flute," a pictorial poem of early Indian life. Also on the bill was a film which graphically pictured the breaking of the dam at Austin. Pa. Taylor, the new alnger. sang. "The Flag of France." at the Oh Joy, homed bow the Indians aided the French In their batllea against the Knclish on American soil before the Revolution. The Tlvolt and Crystal Theaters, on the F-aat tide, changed programmes entirely. In a few days the announcement will be made of the opening date of the new People'; Theater on est Park and Al der streets. HAMMOND IS HILARIOUS Convicted Murderer Is Happy lle eaase He Mast Nut Pie. VANCOt'YEn. Wash.. Oct. IS (Spe cial. V Charles W. Hammond. con victed ef murder In the second de gree at an early hour today, has been feeling Jubilant and hilarious all day. because be "would not get his neck. tretched. aa he expresses It. He thought surely be must die. he said. His sentence Is to be passed by Judre McMaster. of the Superior Court, next Thursday. It seems to be the Impression that he will draw a life terra In the penitentiary. COUNTY COURT IS UPHELD Jtoad Improvement May lie Paid Out of General Fund. KCGENE. Or.. Oct. IS Stpe-ial The Stale buprecxe Court j eater dajr ' Hae jou dined at the CarltonT handed down a decision In the case of tne cltlsena of Cottage Li rove vs. Lane County. In which It hold that the County Court I not compelled to levy a tax. the proceeds of which shall be exclusively foC roads, one-half the amount to be distributed among" the different road districts of the coun ty, and that the county may pay for highway Improvements out of the gen eral fund. The clllsen of Cottage Grove In tbe original ault In the Circuit Court main tained that the only proper way for the county to raise money for road work was to levy a special tax for the purpose. In this case, at least half the amount would have to be expended In the district where It waa raised. The Circuit Court ruled against the county, which appealed to the Supreme Court, securing a reversal. As a result of the suit which ha tMen pending In the courts all Summer, all road work In the county ha been OI.DF1T CH4RTF.R M OK MIKRII' CHI HCH OF CUBIST DIKM, . e m e e e EMBER , . A' - t fjjj jsn ','4 . -. . "I . I rJL t ;-vw?W Mrs. Caroline C. Faaleaaer. SHERIDAN. Or- Oct. IS. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Caroline C. Faulcon er. who died here recently, was born In IJncoln County. Missouri. May 8. 1S27. In 1S53, with her family, and af'er the perilous trip acrosa the plains, she settled In Yamhill County with her peo ple. Sheridan -being, their objjeo tlve point. In 1854 she married Marcelll Faulroner, who died four years ago. and who was also one of Sheridan's pioneers and most respefted citlxens. There' were eight children of the union, two of the number having died. The deceased leaves three daugh ter and three on to mourn her loss: Mrs. A. Shortrldge. of Wlllamlna. Or.: Mrs. Olive Wang aman. of McMlnnvllle. Or.: J. D. Faulconer, of Anacortes. Wash.; II. J. Faulconer, Oscar Faulconer and Mrs. Clara Rowell. of Sheri dan. Mrs. Faulconer was the oldest living member of the local Church of Christ. ! held up- Many of the roads are In very bad condition. as no repair work whatever has been done. WAR SPREADS 10 CLARK MOXTFAEGRIX BATTLES WITH FOCK HCSKV TTKKS. Italian-Turkish Imbroglio Is Taken fp at Fisher'a Quarry and Ot tomans Are Vanquished. VANCOUVER, Wash.. Oct. IS. (Spe cial.) The first echo of the Italian Turkish war resounded here today when Dan Palllch. a Montenegrin, with his bar hands, vanquished four Turks, working In the rock quarrle at Fishers. Palllch was stabbed In the side by one of the Turks. He also haa several severe ci:ts In the shoul der and arm and bruises on the bead, but mentally he Is feeling victorious, because he waa successful In downing four of the enemy lngle-handed be fore he fell in the battle. Palllch. a native of Montenegro, considers himself an Italian, being on the border line, and thinks Italy Is right In the war with Turkey. When working drilling hole at the quarry Ma. he mentioned the fact that Italy was getting the better of Turkey, and added that he hoped he would win. Exception to his remarks was taken by a Turk. Palllch reasserted that Italy was right and challenged any one to atep forth and deny It. Two Turks rushed upon him. but Palllch cracked their heads together and threw them to the ground. Two more men attacked Palllch and they, too, were treated In like manner, but while Palllch'a hand were thu engaged a Turk with a knife stabbed him and he was overpowered. The Turks fled, not even attempt ing to get the money due them for tbelr month's work. SCHOOL CASH APPORTIONED Slate of Wai-lilneton Counties Get 1201,431.53 to Expend. OI.TMPIA. Wash Oct. IS. (Special.) H. R, Dewey. State Superintendent of Public Instruction, baa apportioned f 11.441.65 of school money among the various counties of the state. King County gets 4."40. the largest amount going to one county, and the smallest is received by Wahklakurp County, which gets l64S.Su. Following Is the list In full of the amount each county receives: Adsms - ii Aaotla ........ lintin I'hrhslia .........- Ci"'n Ola Uam ' ark Columbia .................... I. 'WlltB Pouaiaa ..-.......-' Kerry Krmnklln 1 omut Crant I'and Jer:raon Kmc .........-- K.''P K;lllta Kil.k.tat ...i , Le ! Lincoln yjana (kar,"aa faciftc Tend d'Orell.e fere San Joao 1..M4.SJ 1 -.. 14 .:iT2.:.s s.i:..;j 5. 7. ".4 -l 1 H, 11 114 3 7.iJ :.::jci t:ii.27 1. V'J.t.4 1.07A 34 2. uolM 1.U40.S1 1.461 4I.74 27 1 4 IS 43 .4V7 1. 1 .-.&. 7.444t 4 t' l 7 1 1.114 45 2.34S 07 2.41 1..1 SS.S7! 73 7-.S.77 Skair.anla . ' hn.-r.oni.ia I! ','1 uxokaae rsSs.n St.eo 4.T TM.rl.n .x7 Warikiakum - . 42 ... M.a 3 .4U.12 V. I.trom lo vn l Whitman !2 1 Total : 1231.401.4 OR. HYDE SAYS BIG BRIBE WAS SOUGHT Physician Wants Elisors Ap pointed for Jury in Sec ond Murder Trial. COUNTY DEPUTY ACCUSED Proi-cxratlon, In Connter Charges Present Affidavit of Woman Who Sajs Offer of $5000 Was Made to Her. KANSAS CITT, Oct. 12. "There1 a fellow on that Jury that can be bought. Leve It to me and I'll fix It." In the foregoing words, according to an affidavit made by Dr. B. Clark Hyde, Harry Hoffman, a Deputy County Mar shal, aought a bribe'from the physician In 1910 at the first trial for the alleged murder of Colonel Thomas Swops. The affidavit was Introduced in the Criminal Court here today during a hearing on the application of Dr. Hyde'a attorney fur the appointment of elisors to take charge of the Jury at the physician's second trial. Dr. Hyde said the attempt to solicit a bribe from him was made while he waa being taken from the - criminal courtroom to his cell In the county jail. Depaty Marshal Aernaed. HofTmun, he said, broached the sub ject In thl way: "Doctor. I am very friendly with you and sympathize with you In your trouble and have your interest at heart. I have aomethlng to say to you, but I am afraid to aay It." Dr. Hyde. In bis affidavit, said he as sured the deputy , that! he need not be afraid to say anything to him, and Hoffman finally continued: "There' a fellow on that Jury that can be bought If you will give me il&OO for him, -you will have a hung Jury. This fellow says, however, that if there is an acquittal, he must -have $J00." "After saying repeatedly that I must keep this to myself." said Dr. Hyde, "and not to mention It to my attorneys or any other person, the deputy said: "If you will leave this to me. I'll handle the entire matter for you." Hoffman, the accused deputy, denied the charge against him. Cesmtrrrfcarffe Are Made. Countercharge of attempt of Jury bribing by the friends of Hyde were made In affidavit presented by the prosecution. Virgil Conkllng. County Prosecutor. Introduced an affidavit by Clare 'Wil son, who at the time of the Hyde trial waa employed by the hotel where the Jury boarded. In her affidavit ahe aald that she sal approached by a man named Thomaa McAnany. who asked her If there were not some way to get to the Jurymen In the hotel. . The affi davit declares that McAnany said: t'You are getting along In year and there la J5000 here for somebody, and you might aa well get It a anyone else," Mr. Wilson said he ignored the pro posal. MAM SAVES DROWNING BOY AutoUt Swims to Rescue of 0ad Clinging to Upset Canoe. SEATTLE. Wash.. Oct. IS. (Special.) That S-year-old Rufus Good, of Van Asselt. Is at home Instead of in the depths of the Duwamlsh River Is due to Dean B. Johnson, builder of cham pionship yarhta. Kufus. with three other boys, start ed down the Duwamlsh In a canoe that had aeen more serviceable days, with the result that It capsized and threw the youngsters Into the river. Three of them made shore, but Rufus clung to the boat and was carried a half mile down stream, followed by his compan ions, who tore along- the bank shout ing for help. They attracted help enough, but none of It could swim. The canoe lodged against a log boom under the bridge at Spokane avenue, and It was evident that the little fel low could not hold out many minutes. At this Juncture Johnson and his wife drove up on the bridge In their motor car and Johnson a.t once took in the situation. He threw hi coat into his wife' lap and plunged Into the river. A doxen strokes took him to the boy. who fainted In his arms, and he swam with htm to a log from which he could reach a rope let down from the bridge. SUGGEST NEW CANDIDATE J. C. LawTeneo Promised Support In Gubernatorial Race. SPOKANE, Wash.. Oct. IS. (Spe clal.) xew pressure' In the shape of promised support by progressives I be ing brought upon J. C. Lawrence, of the State Publlo Service Commission. In the effort to bring him out as a Gubernatorial candidate. Lawrence has been mentioned strong lv as a candidate during the last nine months, but has asserted steadily that he Is not In the race, and Intimated that he would support Governor Hay. Recently, however, there has been a revival of the Aimors-that Lawrence would run and it Is known that several progressive leader on the East Side regard his candidacy favorably. The rumors have not a yet met denial. Fair Sex Footpad Soared; Runs. SPOKANE. Wash.. Oct. IS. The faint heart of a woman footpad was all that saved the money of Harry and Albert Terry about 7 o'clock last evening. Walking down Third avenue the two young men were confronted by a wo man wearing a bi inm v.i, 0i w Uv .. hat and a mask. Leveling a revolver, she compelled the brothers to hold UP their hands and backed them SO feet down a side street. Alarmed at the ap proach of pedestrians the woman low ered her gun. uttered an apology for disturbing the young men and before the brothers had recovered from the shock she disappeared. West Stayton Residence Burned. WEST FTATTON. Or, Oct. IS. (Special.) Fire, whlqh originated In the woodshed, destroyed the beautiful ten-room residence, lately occupied by Manager Hartog. of the Willamette Valler Irrigation Land Company at 10 o'clock last night. It was a land mark in the West Stayton country, be ing the most pretentious home . in the district. It was originally built by John H. Porter and finished with hard wood from the Porter place, sold by him to Albert Kenworthy. who last January aold It to Hartman as Thomp PEW E-OFWRIUMD Stop! ook! Listee! We have bought a piece of acreage in the BEST PART OF PORT LAND. -It is not a big piece of acreage, but CHOICE. We are platting this piece of acreage into LOTS, not tracts or half acres, but LOTS, size 50x100 feet, 62x100 feet and 50x150 feet. You are going to get your money's worth here. Oh! You want to know where this is.. Well, we will tell you. It's near Irvington, Beaumont and Laurelhurst, and the prices will be ? , well you just wait and see. One thing is certain. We have only 230 lots. You have to go much farther out to get a big piece of acreage today, but this little surprise we have for you is a gem, and is the last close-in piece of acreage within the two-mile circle of Portland. You may have seen it many times and admired it. The owners belong to one of the old families of Portland. Sufficient is to say we will show you the plat TOMORROW. Cannot do it today, but TOMORROW we will, and we. will show you some PRICES. They will open your eyes and show you "The Value of a Dollar." THE GRAND OPENING WILL BE SUNDAY, OCT. 15 Step to the phone now and call Marshall'2745. That will bring an auto mobile to your home on Sunday or later in the week. Call and see us ' at 1108-1110 Spalding Building, and we will tell you more about this .piece of acreage that adjoins the BEST PROPERTY IN PORT LAND. By the way the streetcar is there NOW. No long wait for extensions. Also gas, electricity, telephone and all modern city con veniences. Oh, yes, the name J. H. TIPTON CO., Inc., OWNERS 1 lOS-l HO Spalding Building, Third and Washington Sts. Marshall 2745 son with the ZSS acres adjoining It Since October 1 it was used aa a board ing house by the company and occu pied by Mrs. Thompson, of Jefferson. Salem Man Would Commit Suicide. SALEM. Or.. Oct. IS. (Special.) C. A. Knour. a resident of this city, at tempted to commit suicide tonight in the Keith lodging-house, by shooting himself In the head. It Is understood that family difficulties are responsible for his act. He has a wife and four children. He will survive. 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These two great artists sing exclusively for the Victor, making lasting records of their wonderful voices in great arias and duets from famous operas. Yon are cordially invited -to visit our Victor Department and listen to the records made by these artists. WW Sherman play & Co. SIXTH AT MORRISON