TJIE MORXIXO OREGONIAX. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER13. 1911. i 1 V V mm I daOrmlnlnr tha convention city. Secre- I a aw 4 a i n i ri r ill i SECOND CHARGE OF JURY BRIBING MADE J.os Angeles Prosecutor Con tinues Pursuit of Agent for McNamaras. DEFENSE MUCH SURPRISED Bond In Addition 1 $10,000 Xow Yp Will n AWcd of Franklin. Attempt to Influence Juror Daln Is Alleged. I.OS AXGF.LKS. TVc. IS From III hiph towrr In the llall of Records dis trict Attorner Fredericks dropped the ,conl Information upon Bert 11. Franklin, an lnve-tlpator In the McM tnara murdr trial. charging htm wltn bribery and with having attempted to influence the verdict of a Jury. f'k lln already has been held to the Su prrlor Court for trial on another uch information and the new one baa to do with Robert F. Bain, a eworn Juror who t-atined In court that be bad taken a bribe. Mee Casaea aa Sararlee. The District Attorney move took Franklin and bia attorney by furPr' and I thouKhl to be of considerable icntilrance. Kx-Governor Owe, Frank lin counsel, had not been Informed and knew nothing of It until a reporter told hi "TV Attorney Lecompte Paris, of counsel In the llcXamara case, and now con nectrd with the Franklin ci. was ad vised, however, and told Justice lounr. before whom the complaint was filed, that he would appear with Franklin In court tomorrow. Assistant District Attorney Ford said tonight that the state would ask for ball In addition to the 110.000 cash ball on which Franklin Is now at liberty. .... -We can provide bonds." saw At torney Davis," when asked. Wife Aeeaaed aa Aeeassallee. The defense In the case In which Franklin Is accused of bavins; bribed Ueorge N. Lock wood, a talesman not srrvrd with Jury summons. Is that Lock wood was not a Juror and wa not bribed. In the Rain case, aside from any contention regarding the charges, which are denied. It Is pointed out that, according to testimony given In th lck wood preliminary hearing-. Bain, his wife and Franklin were me only persons who knew anything about the affair, and Mr. Bain admitted beln an accomplice. ... A prrllmlnary bearing- without delay was said tonight to be acceptable to both sides. -We wish to proceed as soon a pos sible without embarrassing: the de fense." said Attorney Ford. "Wa shall ask for an Immediate hear ing." said Davis. Halt Lake Tales Ma a aa Ifaad. Much interest waa manifested today In the presence of l' B. Munsey. of Kalt Lake, buslnesa agent of the Inter national Association of Rrtdtce and Structural Steel Workers, lie arrived early today. Munsey la allrered to have hidden J. B. MeXamara In his horn subsequent to the Times explosion, but ,n t vaid to be wanted to tell what he knows of shipment of explosives. A big box of supposed evidence came from Slt Lake City yesterday, but Munsey today denied knowledge of It. He sug gested that the box might contain books of the organixatlon. but he de clared he had not been notified of their leisure. The procedure before the Federal grand Jury today waa of a per functory character, with witnesses be ing heard In rapid succession. Testi mony wa said to relate to detail of signatures on hotel registers, receipt, telephone checks and other paper howlnff the Identity of J. B. McNamara, It Is said the next step will be the pro duction of witnesses telling of the parts played by person alleced to have been associated with J. B. Mcl.'amara. In un lawfully transporting explosives, SUFFRAGETTES GO TO JAIL Sentence of Two Months Imposed on 20 In London Court. LONDON. Dec. 12. Twenty-two of the suffragettes arrested with 200 com panions In connection with the demon stration at the House of Commons on November SI. were Indicted at the Lon don sessions today. Nearly 200 had been summarily sentenced by the Po lice Magistrate at Bow Street Police Court on minor charges. The accused women who appeared to day had. on their first appearance, been committed for trial at the Sessions and now had to answer more serlou charges of maliciously damaging prop erty. The women entered the prisoners' enclosure by twos and three through out the day. The evidence against them was monotonously Identical and sentences of two months In prison were Imposed upon all of the suffragette with the exception of two, who were discharged. EXP.LORER T0TRY AGAIN Idcn Arranging to Attempt to Make Northwest Passage. tYINXIPFO. Man.. Dec. 12. Christian Iden. explorer and scientist, arrived from the North today on his way back to Norway, where he will complete ar rangements for another exploration Into the Arctic regions to attempt to make the famous northwest passage. Under the direction of the King and Queen of Norway and several noted Uermans. Leden. with three companion scientists, will venture Into the frozen wilderness north of Canada next May. He will endeavor to make the passage through the straits between Victoria Island and King William Land by boat and dog train. He has been engaged this year In preliminary spying out the land. determining the convention city. Secre tary Hayward announced that he had received tentative Invitations from Cincinnati. Buffalo. 8t- Louts. Denver and Chicago. No speaker appeared for Buffalo or Cincinnati, and Mayor Kretsman with drew the name of St. Louis. Kx-Oov-emor Buchtel, of Colorado, and C W. Reynolds, of Denver, urged the claims of that city, and were followed by Rep resentative Frank O. Lowden and Fred W. Cpham. of Chicago. The Invitation from Chicago carried with It all the expense of the convention. When the vote waa taken Chicago received 42 votes to seven for Denver and one for 8t- Louis, with three mem bers not voting. The single vote for St. Louis wa caat by Cecil Lyon, of Texas, and the vote for Denver were east by Ca vender, Colorado; Scott, West Virginia; Borah. Idaho: Sraoot, Utah; Hexten. Wyoming; Parker. Ha waii, and Karger. Philippine Islands. A stipulation made by the call nulli fies the election of delegate prior to SWINDLERS' QUEEN" WILL BE RELEASED Governor Dix Decides Confi- I dence Woman of 82 Too Old to Be Menace. 'TAFT WINS ON ALL POINTS (Contlnned from first Pace.) of district delegates, but there waa no provision for delegates at large. After Senator Borah had replied to various criticisms of his primary pro vision, his report wa defeated. 43 to T. and the majority report was adopted unanimously. The seven who voted for the Borah plan were: Cavender of Colorado. Dupont of Delaware. Borah of Idaho, Rosewater of Nebraska, Wil liams of Oregon. Thorsen of South Da kota. Rogers of Wisconsin. The committeemen from Nevada, North Dakota. Vermont and Arlxona were absent. There virtually wsa no contest In 1 ' 'I I ' t f Sf 1 ,- ,....-, - x R. E. Williams, Rcaakllraa a tleaal Cesnsnltteemaa Frasa Ore area, Waa Will Aid la Arraaalas; frlbalaartea for Greet Ceavea-tloa. the Issue of the call. This will Invali date the titles of delegate already se lected In Alabama. INDIAXAX FEAItS FOR. STATE Committeeman Gives Up light, if Taft I Nominated. WASHINGTON. Deo. 12. W. L. Lee. chairman of the Indiana Republican State Committee, tonight Issued a statement In which he declared his state would be lost to the Republican party If Mr. Taft were renominated. "Mr. Tart cannot carry inaiana, aiv. Lee says. "If he Is the Republican nominee, our fight Is lost before a gun Is fired. As one of his, original friends, who labored for him night and day. I have been driven to this knowledge with extremereluctance." Mr. Lee ad 4s that bis conclusion wa reached only after a searching Inquiry, through hi precinct committeemen and In person. What two months ago was passivity on the part of the voter now had been transformed Into "dis satisfaction." Almost simultaneously a statement wa Issued by Walter Brown, chair man of the Ohio Republican State Cen tral Committee, In which he deplored the action of the National Committee In refusing to provide means for the selection of delegates at large by pri maries. This expression, however, waa merely In the nMura of a protest. MAN JUMPS 19 STORIES ANOTHER, HIT BV FALLING BODY, LIKELY TO 1IK. Machinist DItcsU Himself of Cloth ing Before Diving Into Rotund of Jlasonlc Temple. CHICAGO, Dec 11. J. W. Greek, a machinist, of El Paso. Te-. divested himself of his clothing on the ISth floor of the Masonic temple here today, walked out on an iron beam, puffed nonchalantly at a cigarette for several minutes, and then hurled hi nude body to death on the stone floor of the ro tunda. 170 feet below. He fell upon a cigar case, smashing It to pieces, (me leg struck Harry Ev ans, of Bay City. Mich., who waa buy ing cigars, broke the latter' arm and knocked him to the floor. Evans, who also suffered Internal Injuries, prob ably will die. A. R. Starr, an employe of the build ing, was struck and severely Injured by flying pieces of the cigar stand. Greek' body was smashed to a Jelly, pieces of glass and wood being Im bedded In the flesh. Greek had been in Chicago since June, working for a railroad company. He had been 111 and Is believed to have been demented. P QUICK RATE ACTION ASKED Nevada Commission 'Would Have Commerce Conrt Abolished. RENO, Nev., Dec 12. In an em phatic petition addressed to Nevada' two United States Senators and one Representative, the Nevada Railroad Commission urges that everything pos sible be done to bring about the aboli tion of the Commerce Court, and also to provide means whereby rate regu lation cases shall have precedence over all other civil cases when heard before Federal courts. The petition also favors making the decision of the Interstate Commerce Commission final, excepting for possi ble appeals to the Called States Su preme Court, the Idea being to expe dite litigation and do away with the Intermediary court to which appeal la now made. CHRISTMAS GIFTS. Some find it difficult In "selecting suitable presents for thlr friends. For smokers It Is the easiest thing In the world to find something that will please at our three stores, where the finest cigars, pipes, smokers' sundries and candles In the world are displayed. Ladle are regular patrons of our stores. Come and see. The perplex ing Christmas problem will be dis pellod the first visit. Slg. Slchel A Co., i Third street. Third at Washington, and Sixth at Washington. Dr. Leiser Pension Surgeon. OREGON I AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Pec. 12. Dr. H. C. Lelser ha been appointed pension examining sur geon at Vancouver, Wash., on recom mendation of Representative Warbur ton. to succeed Dr. J. L. Scanlon, resigned. CAREER IS REMARKABLE Even ATter Conviction People Placed Gems and Trust in Venerable Mrs. Ellen "Peck Noted Men Anions Victims. NEW YORK. Dec 1!. (Special.) Mrs. Ellen Terk. 82 years old, and de scribed by Police Inspector Byrne aa "the quern of confidence women." will soon leave Auburn prison, where ehe I serving a ten-year sentence for swlnd ling. Governor Dix has commuted her sentence on the ground that she is now too old to be a menace to society. She has served two years of her sentence. A number of New Yorkers have been working for the release of Mrs. Peck. A petition for her release wa pre sented to Governor Hughes In 1909. but he declined to sign It on the ground that age was no excuse for crime. Mrs. Peck was born In Woodvllle, N. H.. and" was formerly Nellie Crosby. As a young school teacher In New York and Connecticut she was once described as "demure in manner and faultless In face and form." She married Richard W. Peck, of this city, and Is the mother of three children. Inspector Byrnes has said that Mrs. Peck's swindles brought her $1,000,000. Soapmaker Is Victim. Mrs. Peck was first heard of In 1880 when she was accueed of swindling B. T. Babbitt, the soap manufacturer, of about $20,000 In cash. Mr. Babbitt had lost a package of bonds, and Mrs. Peck persuaded him that she was a good de. tective. Mr. Babbitt's good money did not bring back the bad. however. In 1SS7 she waa accused of preying upon tho easy nature of Dr. Jason Marks, of this city, and was believed to have re lieved him of $20,000 In money and Jewels. An attempt was made at the same time to connect her with a swin dle concerning Jay Gould. In 1&94 Mrs. Peck posed as Mrs. Mary Hansen, the wife of Admiral Johann Carll Hansen, of the Danish navy. She lived luxuriously In Brooklyn and bor rowed money freely on the unsuspect ing Admiral's good name. Shortly after, by a like system, Mrs. Peck swindled Dr. Christopher Lott. a phy sician of Reld avenue. Brooklyn, out of $10,000 In various Installments. Miss Nellie Shea, a trained nurse with a bank account, waa another easy victim. People's Faith Remains. In 1897 Judge Cowing, In General Session, sent her to Auburn prison for five years, but still people trusted her. John D. Grady, a diamond merchant, lost $21,000 to Mrs. Peck. He had given her diamonds to keep for him. Twenty-five indictments were found against her, but she escaped punish ment. Another Jeweler, a Cuban, was a victim In the sum of $12,000. Furni ture dealers, money lenders, and other extenders of credit fell Into the same I net shrewly cast by Mrs. Peck. She met Julius Columbanl. who had served time In prison In 1884. Mrs. Peck Inserted an advertisement In the newspapers for a loan on diamonds. Columbanl answered her advertisement, but In lieu of cash offered Richmond County bonds In payment. Mrs. Peck accepted the offer and discovered sub sequently that the bonds were those which had previously been stolen. She told her tale to Inspector Byrnes and set a trap for Columbanl In a room over a Sixth-avenue saloon. When the detectives made their appearance Co lumbanl drew a gun and refused to be taken alive. Mrs. Peck also drew a re volver and Columbanl Jumped through an open window and was later captured. Between 188S and 1905 Mrs. Peck was unusually active. Age eemed to sharp en her wits. She used names of men of undlsputable reputation to despoil other men who knew these men per onally. Her last offense wa in 1909, when she waa convicted of swindling Nor mand, Wilson & Schubert, a real estate firm of this city, out of $2400 In a land transaction, and sentenced to ten years. She obtained money on false titles of land In Kentucky. The family home was at SparkhllU N. Y.. and there she was respected generally for many years during her criminal career, her friends refusing to believe the reports about her. UMPqUA WORK REFUSED SECRETARY OF WAR HOLDS EX PENSE IS TOO GREAT. Report on Removal of Guyino Rock, in Coos Bay, Also Adverse, bnt Buoy Is Suggested. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Dec 12. The Secretary of War today reported adversely on tho pro posed Improvement of Umpqua River for 84 miles between Scottsburg and Roseburg, Or, because the examination shows that such an Improvement, to be of any great value, would be costly and the amount of commerce that would be benefited would not Justify a large ex penditure. There Is a fall of 486 feet In this stretch of river, which makes it necessary to construct a system of dams and locks to provide continuous navigation. At this time It is held that such an Improvement would not be Justified. The Secretary also reports adversely on the proposal to remove Guano Rock, on the south side of the entrance to Coos Bay. The examination showed that there Is a shoal 'extending from this rock to the sotrth shore and If the rock were removed the shoal also would have to be cut away. The engineers report that If the Lighthouse Service will mark Guano Rock plainly with an appropriate buoy. It will not be Inimical to shipping. The cost of removing the rock and shoal, it Is held. Is too great to be Justified by present conditions. , VICTORjRECORDS Make pleasing gifts. Our wholesale stock can furnish you with any num ber. Store open tonight. Sherman. Clay Co., Morrison at Sixth, opposite Postofflce. Upright pianos rented. $3 to $5 per month Chlckerlng, Kimball. Steinway, Kohler. and many other popular makes. All rent uald can apply on purchase price If desired. Kohler & Chase. $76 Washington St. Open day and night. A Happy He (if hi I mi will be your portion if YOUR gift comes from the Ben Selling store. Here are delightful presents, moderately priced, for every male member of the family. A big store with roomy aisles shelves piled high with tempting merchandise; sales and delivery service unexcelled. Gome now and see our Christmas offerings. Smoking Jackets, $5.00 to $13.50. . Bath Eobes, $3.50 to $12.50. Dressing Gowns, $7.50 to $25.00. Fine Neckwear, 50c to $3.00. Combination Sets, Tie and Hose to Match. $1.00 and $1.50. Pins and Cuff Buttons, $2.50 to $10.00 Set. . Silk Half Hose, 50c to $2.50 Pair. Fancv Suspenders, 50c to $3.50. Leather Suitcases and Bags, $5.00 to $20.00. Fine Umbrellas, $1.00 to $12.50. Silk Mufflers, $1.50 to $7.00. Gloves (Fownes' and Perrin's) $1.50, $2.00, $2.50. Sweaters and Sweater Coats, $3.00, $5.00, $6.00. New Ruff-Neck Sweaters, Shaker Knit, $7.00. Fanev Vests, $2.50 to $6.00. Linen Handkerchiefs, Plain and Initial, Half Doz. in Box, $1.35 and $2.75 Box. Pajamas and Nightgowns, In Silk and Flannel Materials, $3.50 and $5.00. Be sure to look at our display of wonderfully woven Navajo Indian Gowns and Blankets, tailored for Palefaces. 73 3 L4 LLIM Leading Clothier MORRISON AT FOURTH STREET When in doubt give "him" or "her" a merchandise or glove order for any amount ZhzStcreofibe CtastmasSpirit JURY TO BE HELD Hope of Missing Man's Return Not All Lost. the Panama Canal the name of Fort Amador, In honor of Dr. Manuel Amador Guerrero, the first president of the Re public of Panama, who died May 2, 1909. WOMAN SAYS SHE SAW HIM Neighbor of Fugitive Assert" H Wandered Aimlessly In Vicinity of Home Wife Is TTnable to Pierce Mystery. KANSAS CITY. Dec. 12. Contrary to the plan announced yesterday, the Jury that la hearing- the case of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde, accused of the murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope. was not dis missed tonight, although Harry W. Waldron. tho missing Juror, has not been found. Judge Porterfleld decided late today that he would hold the 11 remaining jurors for another week In the hope that Waldron may be discovered and found competent to resume his duties. Waldron has been missing since Monday morning, when he escaped from a hotel, and but one clew to his whereabouts has been discovered. That came today when Mrs. Reldy Wornby. who lived a short distance from the Waldrons, said she saw the missing man In her pasture yesterday after noon. He appeared demented, she said. An Investigation was started, although officers place little confidence In the clew. Searea la Continued. All of the city police and several deputy county marshals are still de tailed on the case. "I believe that keeping my husband away from home has driven him In sane." , ,r This was the assertion of Mrs. Harry Waldron, wife of the missing Juror when examined by Trosecutor Conk llng In court today. Mrs. Waldron was questioned at length regarding the report that her husband was Jealous of an employe on the Waldron dairy farm. She denied she had given her husband any cause for Jealousy. Their relations were con genial, she testified. Scores of officers searched In vain for Waldron last night. Not a single clew, falsa or otherwise, regarding him was received. Beacon Light Falls. Two deputy marshals stood guard all night at the Waldron home in the out skirts of this city. It was thought he ,... ..tAmnt to Mitr th house sur reptitiously after dark. Mrs. Waldron and her five cnuaren Burm up ja.it hoping he might come to them. A ik. iifrht wn kDt burnlnsr in one of the front rooms of the house as a signal to Waldron, but it aia noi at tract him. .J-...-. i nnllMtiMn were detailed to match for Waldron along the Missouri Klver bank. The hotel from which he disappeared Is near the river. Many believe he will commit suicide If he has not done so already. He is knows to be on the verge or nervous prostra tion, if not mentally deranged. Fort Named for President Amador. WASHINGTON. Dec. II. The United o - v. u - natii ft trihuta to the little sister Republic of Panama by bestow- aha nt (ha twn mtlitnrv ri- ervatlons sear the Pacific terminus of 1 WARSHIP'S MEN SCALDED! c Oil Tank on British Dreadnought Orion Is Exploded. PORTSMOUTH. England. Dec. 12. Commander Herbert N. Garnett. of the Naval Ordnance Department, four en glneer officers and 15 of the crew of the dreadnought battleship Orion were badly burned or scalded on their faces and hands today as the result of the explosion of an oil tank. Tho Orion Is lying in one of the ba sins at the" dockyards, where she Is being completed for commission. She is fitted for the consumption of both oil and coal. Ash barrels are not allowed In the streets of Berlnl. Ashes and garbage nre collected on eertaln days and dumped Into a tightly covered wagon without permitting any of the dust to escape. P CTURES AN EARLY HOLIDAY SUGGES TION. It's none to early to make se lections of framed pictures lor the holidays. With our lines for holiday trade practically unbroken and c o m p r ehenslve In assortment, the greatest satisfaction will be afforded. At 25c, 85e and 50c we show many fine productions, and of the finer pictures we have a great variety, all especially at tractive, both from the artistic view and the very reasonable prices. Artist Material Everything for the workers in oil or water colors, china paint ing and gold decorating outfits. Artist material catalogue sent free on request. Sanborn, Vail & Co. 170 First St. The largest variety of pic tures, framed pictures, mould ings, and artist material on Pacific Coast. GASCARETS INSURE INSIDE CLEANLINESS The million of Caararrt users never have Headache, Constipation, U II lonaneas or Melt Stomach. It is more necessary that you keep your Bowels, Liver and Stomach clean, pure and fresh than It is to keep the sewers and drainage of a large city free from obstruction. Are you keeping clean Inside with Cascarets or merely forcing a pas sageway every few days with salts, cathartic pills or castor oil? This Is Important. Cascarets Immediately cleanse and regulate the stomach, remove the sour, undigested and fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry out of the system the decomposed waste matter and poi son In the Intestines and bowels. No odds how badly upset you feel, a Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by morning. They work while you sleep. A 10-cent box from your drug gist will keep your entire family feel ing good for months. Don't forget the children their little lnsldee need a good, gentle cleansing, too. .Piano ttl for 1 Ghri $150 to $200 Saved Lest you forget, we again call your attention to the great sacrifice we are making on our entire stock of high-grade pianos. We have ex plained why we do this, and emphasize the fact again that you will never have another such opportunity to buy at the price. Ivers & Pond Pianos And players, with other fine grades, all go at the sacrifice. Easy terms, too. $10 puts a piano in your home; some as low as $6 per month. We invite a comparison of makes and prices. If you are not convinced, we will make you a present of a piano. Worth investi gating, isn't it? Pianos for rent. Hovenden Piano Co 106 FIFTH STREET, NEXT TO PERKINS HOTEL Store Open Evenings AGENT WANTED For the Best Line of MOTOR TRUCKS 1500-Lb. Deliveries to 6-Ton Trucks LIBERAL DISCOUNT TO RIGHT PARTY Address AR 664 Oregonian