Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937, February 02, 1912, Page 6, Image 6

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ALLEGE BRIBERY
"Pure Minded Youth" Assailed
in Trial Which May Go to
Jury Tomorrow.
STATE'S REBUTTAL HEARD
Cm TOtneaw Declares Lettflr Writ
ten by )Qm WiLUamsoa ladle
ed WeaJthj Enfc-Ush Woman
Waa IIjT'OBIrlc-
- SEATTLE. Wuk, Ib. t-Th inor
d.r trial at Port Orchard ot Mn Una
Burfield Buurt. rastlns specialist,
wilt reach the point of arrument by
counsel ana Instructions to the Jury
with the Introduction of evidence by
two witnesses called for tomorrow
moralr,. the e.amlnatlon of whom
probably will not require more than
a few momenta
It la now believed that the ease wlU
be finished and given to the Jury by
noon Saturday.
The name of Jamf Watson Webb.
dMcrtbed r Mrs. Haxxard as the
"pure-minded youth." and delegated by
the defendant aa a fit companion and
assistant aurse for Miss Clalra Wil
liamson, because of who.a death the
defendant; la on trial, waa broug-ht
premlnentr Into attention again to-
rwfl4 Weeaea A veba.
Webb waa accused by Miss Esther
Cameron, at on time a maid at tha
Haxxard sanitarium, and Mr. Amy
Mldseley. both of Portland. Or., with
attempting to bribe Miss Cameron not
to appear at the trial. The amount to
be, allowed for her absence waa tha
equivalent of four months- pay. Both
witnesses were called aa a part of the
state's rebuttal and were positive In
their testimony accuslnr Webb.
Miss Cameron testified that Webb
visited her In Portland three weeks be
fore the trial and ofrered her three or
four months' waxes if she would not
answer the subpena. She also testified
that after the trial beajan Webb visited
her at the hotel In Port Orchard, whera
the state's witnesses are star Inf. and
told her that he had offered only to
get her another position.
Wet-fa Act AUegje Bribery.
Miss Cameron told Webb that Mr.
Bibcock, at whose house aha llTed In
Portland, told her Webb's action was
bribery, whereupon Webb said:
"You can call It that If you want."
lira, uidgely. who came from Port
land to the trial with Miss Cameron,
corroborated the latter'a teatlmony re
gsrdtng tha conrersatlon with Webb
at the hotel. Mrs. Mldgely waa present
when the conveisatlon took place.
Presentation of rebuttal testimony
occupied the entire day. Three phy
sicians were on tha stand to offaet tha
defense's contention that death waa due
to peritonitis or gastritis.
Although the testimony of each waa
positive against such a diagnose, evi
dence given by Ir. Ella Benge, of Be
anie, rurnlsbed a new chapter to tha
mass of expert testimony presented. Dr.
Serge. It was brought out. on tha stand,
had degrees of seven European and
American unlversttiea and is aa ex
pert in the performance of autopsies,
served a military career with tha Brit
ish army during tha Boer War and
later in Cor a.
Asrtaswr rtaataere CaeeatleeV
Ir. Eenge declared that with ailments
Indicated in the post-mortem report on
the body of Cairo Williamson the pa
tient must have been confined to a bed
ot chronic invalidism for at least two
years before death, that the findings in
tha aatopay were never exqualled In
her experience.
Witness said that letters writtea by
Miss Williamson Indicated the wealthy
English woman had been a hypochond
riac The last witnesses called were Miss
Dorothea Williamson, sister of tha dead
woman and her companion In the fast
ing treatment, and Miss Margaret Con
way, tha aged governess and nurse
brought from Australia by announce
ment of their serious- condition.
Wi ta A gala Stand.
Mlas Conway testified that with her
arrival at the Haxxard sanitarium, from
Australia, after the death ot Claire, she
found Miss Dorothea dangerously III.
represented to be hopelessly Insane, and
treated In an unfriendly and unfeeling
manner by the defendant.
Miss Williamson refuted, with direct
denial, that any food other than vege
table broths had been furnished her
sister, even up to ber last hour of life,
and that nothing else had been given
herself until the sister was dying.
Mt.'s Williamson further said that
Dr. Haxxard insisted that tha fasting
treatment be continued, declaring that
: death would likely follow It other food
was taken, as had been the case with
others she had treated. She also di
rected the patients not to notify their
friends, who might Intercede and affect
the benefit of the treatment.
. . Dortei" la Happy.
Mrs. Haxxard waa In good spirits to
day over a letter which she had Just
received from Dr. H. S. Tanner, who
won fame In 1880 by fasting Ct days
and who. at the age of 84. is living in
Loer Angeles. Dr. Tanner's letter, after
calling the medical doctors "enemies of
righteousness." said:
"I am ready to respond to your call
to appear In Port Orchard to assist you
on receipt of orders to do so. Keep
up your courage. I think I can punc
ture the gasbag of thla expert test!
raeay which has coma out In your trial.
Tan know I did this in IS SO. I am ach
ing for an opportunity to again hold
up the medical fraternity to tha de
rision of the world."
Mrs. Dorothy Keck, proprietor of the
grocery stre at which food supplies
for the Williamson apartment were
purchased, said that the whole bill did
not exceed IS. Ph did not remember
selling any articles except vegetables
for the apartment. She outlined a con
versation with Miss Nellie Sherman,
tha Haxxard nurse. In which the lat
ter described the condition of the Will,
lamson sisters aa deplorable, saying
they were unable to walk, had frequent
fainting spells and already had fasted
SO days.
Wosaaa Wltaeas Approached.
Dr. Augusta Brewer, an osteopath,
testified that Nellie Sherman bad
called an her and nrced bw not to ap
pear as a witness. Mlas Sherman told
hor.tbat Mrs. Haxxard directed that
vnll tha broths and fruit juices be
clven to the sisters. Dr. Brewer bad
treated th sisters In tha Summer of
111 and observed no such allmnta aa
wer alleged by tha defense. On cross
- Examination. Dr. Brewer said Mrs. Hax
xard lacked skill In osteopathy and
stood low In the profession because ot
inferior training.
Dr. W. C. Woodward, of Seattle, tes
tified concerning aa autopsy he had
performed on a man who had died of
RAILROAD WIZARD LIKENED TO HARRIMAN, WHO DIED
YESTERDAY.
V
EDWIX HAW LET.
starvation in Seattle. He said his
notes showed tn same conuiwuua
.. .. -.. w MvtA In rMftlre
airs, tmuuu
Williamson. Tha body was that of
. . i , t . . i ia lain
Earl E. fc.ra.man. wno uiva -mj .
while Mrs. Haxxard's patient, but this
was not put Into the evidence. Dr.
Woodward said that If Claire Wllllam-
Son naa urru i i iiv-in - - .
represented, sho, would have been a
chronic invano. ana ntr cuuuiwuu -k-parent
to all. Dr. Clarence Smith, of
Seattle i e a w i rou
as Dr. Woodward and waa on the stand
at noon.
FACULTY RULEJS EVADED
Padflc Students to Have Dance In
Vacation Fraternity Appears.
PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, Forest Grove.
Or, Feb. 1. (.Special.) Tha question
of dancing has aroused considerable
controversy at Pacific University since
tha matter was first proposed about a
month ago. The faculty action taken
to express disapproval of tripping tha
light fantastic in tha varsity seems not
to have been accepted by students as
applying to mid-terra recesses.
Aa a consequence Invitations have
Just been distributed pretty generally
among tha studenta for a hop to be
given at the Knights of Pythias Hall
Tuesday evening. February . the day
before the second semester Is opened.
Along with this surprise of a dance
for students, alumni and friends, a
Greek letter fraternity within the walls
of tha school has Just put In Its appear
ance. Tha name of tha fraternity,
which la the first In the history of tha
school. Is the Sigma Phi Epsllon.
The patronesses are to be: Mrs. J.
Thomburg. Mra Frank Miller and Mrs.
B. E. Wllllama. Nona of the faculty
will be permitted to participate.
BRIDGE PLAN TO BE HEARD
Work for Fund for Vanoonvr-r-Port-
land 6psm Will Bo Undertaken.
VANCOUVER, Wash, Feb. X- (Spe
cial.) A mass meeting to take Initial
steps toward providing f 1500 for the
preliminary plana and surveys of tha
proposed bridge across tho Columbia.
River at thla point. Joining Vancouver
and Portland, will ba held tomorrow
evening In tha Commercial Club rooms
In thla city.
J. P. Stapleton baa Invited J. H. Nolta
and committees interested in the bridge
to coma over from Portland and attend
tha meeting. Tho Tlsltlng committee
men will be asked for speechea and
prominent cltlxena of Vancouver will
tell what haa been accomplished on
this aide of tha Columbia. It Is said
by those who bavo investigated tha
situation that farmera along the Col
ombia River, and In fact all over Clark
County, will subscribe toward a fund
to get the preliminary work started.
ROUNDUP DATES FIXED
Bigger Exhibition Planned by Di
rectors at Pendleton. This Year.
PENDLETON, Or, Feb. 1. (Special.)
The 1(11 Roundup of tha North weat
Frontier Association will ba held In
Pendleton September I. 37 and 28.
These were the dates agreed upon to
day at a meeting of Northwest Fair
Association secretaries held in Walla,
Walla.
Those were the dates desired by the
local association directors, as they will
not conflict with the State Fair, and
there will ba little danger of having
dust to contend with.
Arrangements already have been
made for the expenditure of the $28,000
cleared on last year's show In making
the coming exhibition even bigger than
Its predecessors.
PHONE MERGER IS SOUGHT
Company at Iebanon Would Take
Over Farmers' and Faclflo Lines.
LEBANON. Or, Feb. 1. (Special)
Articles were sent to the Secretary of
State from Lebanon today Incorporat
ing the Lebanon Mutual Telephone Co,
with William D. Brown. Harry C. Whit
man and Hayes Temple as the Incor
porators. Tho object of tha corpora
tion la to take aver tha two telephone
systems now doing business In this
city. The Intention la to buy out the
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph system
here and then absorb the several farm
ers mutual companies running lines
Into Lebanon and put them all under
one system.
The capital stock was placed at
SSvOO and thla has all been subscribed
and will be resold to the persons now
holding Interest in the mutual lines
for tbelr Interest in the old lines. A
meeting will be held Saturday to elect
directors and complete the organisation
of tha new corporation.
EDWIK HAWLEY DIES
End Comes Unexpectedly to
Noted Railway Magnate.
$30,000,000 FORTUNE LEFT
Methods of Wizard Likened to E. II.
narrlman's Service for -Southern
Pacific as Aide to Col Us
P. Hontlngton Is Recalled.
NEW TORE, Feb. L Edwin Haw
ley, chairman of the Minneapolia
St, Louis system, a dominant spirit In
tho railroad world and likened by
many persons to tho late E. H. Harrl
man, died at 4 o'clock this morning at
his home In this city, a few hours after
ha had Jokingly characterized reports
that he waa dying as "greatly exagger
ated." Ho was (1 years old and leave
a personal fortune estimated at 810,
000,000. Death was due to heart failure and
acuta Indigestion. Mr. Hawley suf
fered an attack of the grip early In
the Winter and returned to his work
before he had entirely recovered. His
condition became worse and his physi
cians warned htm to take a complete
rest.
Mr. Hawley had been confined to
his home, 19 East Sixtieth street, for
several weeka, suffering from nervous
Indigestion and a general breakdown.
He refused to regard his condition aa
serious, however, and kept In close
touch with his business affalra and as
sociates. The confinement was foreign
to his industrious nature and he re
marked to a friend yesterday that he
expected to be down town at his of
fice in a few days. Reports of his
death, ha said laughingly, were like
Mark Twain's, "greatly exaggerated.
Nephew at Bedalde. .
Mr. Hawley was a bachelor and his
nephew, Walter 8. CrandalL a member
of his firm, was the only relative at
the deathbed of the millionaire. Fu
neral arrangements have not yet been
made.
With his associates. Hawley con
trolled the Chesapeake & Ohio, the
Iowa Central, the Minneapolia & St.
Louis, the Missouri. Kansas Texas,
the Hocking Valley, the Toledo, 6t.
Louis & Western and other lines. Quite
recently he was asked to undertake the
readjustment of the affalra ot tha Wa
bash Railroad.
Among the companies of which Haw
ley was a director, was the Colorado
tc Southern Railway. Colorado Fuel &
Iron Company, the Evansvllle Terra
Haute Railway, the Minneapolis & St.
Louis, the Iowa Central and the Hock
ing Valley Railroad.
The stock market was not affected by
the news of H&wley's death. Chesa
peake & Ohio went off two points, how
aver. Work La West Recalled.
Hawley's earliest railroad service be
gan In 1867, when he was a clerk on
the Erie Railroad. His important work
waa done between 1890 and 1902 In tha
service of the Southern Pacific, where
be was the right-hand man ot tha late
Collls P. Huntington. Tha so-called
Hawley system of railroads has been
built up within tha last 15 years.
Newman Erb, who was one of Haw
ley's closest business associates, said
today:
"Mr. Hawley had comprehensive plans
nnder way at the time of his death for
development of railroad prcp-rtlee in
which he was Interested. These plans
were known to his friends, and I be
lieve they will be carried on without
Interruption. So far as the Minneapo
lis A St- Louis and Iowa Central are
concerned, Mr. Hawley had relieved
himself of the handling of these prop
erties by placing tha work entirely In
my hands."
BARTENDERS-MAKE PEACE
Difficulty With Saloonmen at Salem
Outcome of Misunderstanding.
SALEM. Or, Feb. 1. (Special.) Ap
parently an amicable adjustment of the
difficulties between the Bartenders'
Union and the saloonmen has -been
reached, aa all the union cards went
back Into the saloons today. It 1s an
nounced that tho trouble was brought
about principally by a misunderstand
ing. In most of the places more than the
scale demanded has been paid and in
one or two others the extra Increase
has been agreed to, it is understood.
Last Week of Our Great Clearance Sale
""friday-saturday special
Toilet Preparations
SOc Camelline at only. . .". 31c
50c Satin Skin Cream at only. . .31c
25c cake Pinaud's Soap, scented
in rose, lily and royal daisy,
cake, only lc
25c Lyon's Tooth Powder. ..... 9c
Regular $1 per ounce, fine .
French Perfumes, large as
sortment of odors, oz .59c
50c ounce Perfumes at, oz 31c
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Clearance Sale Jardinieres
Beautiful Jardinieres in dull fin
ish green stone ware, also
browns in gloss finish with
flowered effects; 9Va inches
in diameter. Regularly sold at
$1.75. Your choice at only, ,89c
$2.50 Jardinieres, 11 inches in
diameter, at only $1.79
85c Jardinieres, 8 inches in di
ameter, at only 54c
ALL IMPORTED STEINS RE
DUCED ONE-FOURTH OR MORE
$1.50 Hair Brushes98c
A lot of fine Hair Brushes in a
number of shapes and styles,
good quality stiff bristles.
Every one in the lot worth
- $1.50 or more. Your choice,
Friday and Saturday at. ... . .98c
25c guaranteed Tooth Brush. . 19c
Extra Special
50c silver top, glass Talcum Bot
tle, filled with violet talcum.
Only one to a customer. While
they last, each 25c
FRIDAY-SATURDAY
Picture Sale
1000 Framed Pictures, appropri
ate mats. Includes Harrison
Fisher subjects, Widersteins
comics, facsimile water-colors,
Young Mother and many oth
ers. Values to $1. Your choice, 23c
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
SALE OF
Woodlark"
Spices
SHIP
We guarantee the
purity of these
Spices.
25c Mustard, "Woodlark qual
ity, can 14c
25c Ginger, Woodlark" quality,
can 14c
1 0c Ginger, "Woodlark" quality,
can 7c
10c Allspice, "Woodlark" qual
ity, can 7c
10c Pepper, "Woodlark" qual- '
ity, can 7c
10c Cayenne, "Woodlark" qual
ity, can 7c
10c Cloves, "Woodlark" quality,
can 7c
10c Mustard, "Woodlark" qual
ity, can 8c
10c Thyme, "Woodlark" quality, 5c
10c Marjoram, "Woodlark"
quality, can 5c
10c Sage, "Woodlark" quality. . 7c
Friday and Saturday Sale of Patent Medicines
S1.00 Gudes Pepto Mangan. . . 70c
$1.75 S. S. S. for the Blood $1.16
$1.00 Salvitae 69c
$1.00 D. D. D. Eczema 69c
$1.00 Mother's Friend 59c
75c Liquid Smoke (Wright's) . . 59c
$1.00 Liquocide 65c
$1.00 Shoop's Restorative .... 69c
$1.00 Pierce's Favorite Prescrip
tion 67c
50c Wyeth's Eff. Phosphate
Soda . 32c
$1.00 Muco Solvent , 72c
75c Essence Mentho-Laxene. . . 59c
$1.00 Maltine with Cod Liver Oil. 74c
i nn IfnomVa Nerve Tonic 66c
$1.00 Kendall's Spavin Cure. . . .65c
25c Celery King Tea 15c
$1.00 Hayden's Uric Acid Solv
ent W 79c
$1.00 Hemaboloids (Arsenated) .71c
$1.00 Cooper's New Discovery .. 65c
$1.00 Parker's Hair Balsam. . . ;.66c
75c Am-O-Tone . . . . 59c
75c Saxolite 59c
50c Antiseptic Vilane Powder. . .31c
50c Sulpherb Tablets 32c
$1.00 Peter Mailer's Cod Liver
Oil '59c
" Woodlark" Lawn
A very excellent fabric Paper,
fine writing surface, 96 sheets
of paper 25c
One package of Envelopes FREE.
Liquors of Guaranteed
Purity
For Use of Invalids, Convalescents
or the Table.
$1.00 Old Lewis
Rye, bottled in
bond 89c
$1.00 Chicken Cock,
7 years old, bottled
in bond 89c
$2.00 Clan Macken
zie; Scotch, special
at ..$1.48
$1.75 Imported Haut
Sauterne :98c
$1.50 Dubonnet $1.23
75c Sparkling Burgundy and
White Wines 57c
75c Royal Sparkling Burgundy 44c
75c Dubreuil et Fils Sparkling
White Wine at 44c
$2.25 Imported Champagne
genuine "Irroy" in pints,
to close at $1.88
$1.60 Imported Rhine Wines . . 98c
MINERAL WATERS
We have in stock about every
well-known good mineral water. A
phone order will quickly bring to
your door a bottle, a case or more.
Order today. -
Friday and Saturday
Sale of Rubber Goods
All Rubber
Goods that you
purchase at this
store are guaran
teed perfect in
addition to a
considerable sav
ing in price.
For Two Days
We Will Sell.
$1.25 Combination Water Bot
tle and Syringe at $ .98
$2.00 Combination Water Bot
tle and Syringe at $1.27
$1.25 Maroon Water Bottle at $ .93
$2.00 Maroon Water Bottle at $1.09
$1.50 Red Fountain Syringe at $ .97
$1.00 Slate Fountain Syringe. $ .63
75c Fountain Syringe at $ .49
$3.50 Rubber-lined Cloth Trav
eling Bags at $1.98
$1.00 and 50c Rubber Sponges
at $ .39
10c pretty painted Rubber
Balls at $ .07
35c Bath Towels at $ .19
0
" Woodlark "
Playing
Cards
Gilt Edge, scenic
back, a very
fine quality
Playing Card.
Regular 35c, at
only 19c
Riteswell Fluid Ink
FOR YOUR FOUNTAIN PEN
Costs no more than poor ink and
gives better satisfaction.
40c pint, special :. .29c
80c quart, special .57c
"WOODLARK"
$1.25 Stylo Ink Pencils at . .98c
A most convenient Ink Pencil for
every-day use.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY SALE
Pure Drugs
25c Rosewater and Glycerine .
25c Peroxide, W. L., pound . .
25c Cream Tartar, package. .
25c Cascara, fluid extract, bot
15c Household Ammonia, bot.
10c Spirits Camphor, bottle. .
..16c
..18c
,.19c
.19c
. 7c
. 7c
Let Us Engrave Your Stationery
W e d d i n g" Announcements, At
Homes and Reception Cards. Finest
quality work at minimum prices.
Open a Monthly
Account With Us
WOMAN III SAD PLIGHT
HUSBAND, JEWTXS AND MONEY
GONE, SAYS MRS. JTJDSON.
Mother or Two-Months-Old Babe
Tells Pittsburg Police She Re
cently Came From Portland.
PITTSBURG, Feb. 1. (Special.)
Deserted by her husband, who she de
clares robbed her of her Jewelry and
left her In Duquesn Hotel with her
two-months-old baby and only 75 oemts,
Mrs. T. H. Judson. of 617 Georgia
street, Vallejo, CaL, told her story to
the police today and accepted shelter
In the police station until she can hear
from her father, J. M. Foster, a busi
ness man of San Francisco.
The woman, bearing; the babev wore
a costly garment, the last of several
she said she brought with her from
Portland. Or., where she said her hus
band was engaged In the lumber busi
ness. She told Captain of Detectives
Shanley that her husband left her to
go to another part of the state to close
a business deal. After several days
passed and he did not write. Mrs. Jud
son says, she looked for her Jewels,
to use one to tide her over until her
husband returned. To her surprise
her valuables. Including several dia
mond rings, two Jewel-studded brace
lets and other valuables were missing.
She says no one other than her hus
band could have taken them.
The police sent a telegram to her
father at her request Mra Judson said
that her husband might have suffered
financial reverses In Portland of which
be told her nothing.
Extradition Is Granted.
SALEM, Or.. Feb. 1. (Special.) Ex
tradition papers were granted by Gov
ernor West today for Melville Merrill,
under arrest at Drain and wanted In
Tacoma on a charge of grand larceny.
My Annual Second-Hand Watch Sale
Sea my window. "These
Watches are those left for
repairs over three years ajjo.
Also some that were taken
in exchange for new watches,
being sold for one-fifth to
one-third of their real value
We never sell a second-hand
"Watch but at these sales. If
yon wnnt a good Watch
Brias; la thla ad. aaa I will
give 10 per eent ea preseat
rut prices.
STAPLES, the Jeweler
163 FIRST, SfEAB COB. MORRISOJT
Is Now
WE NOW HAVE SOME OF
THE BEST LAND IN OREGON
TO OFFER HOMESEEKERS
Location and soU ideal for BERRY, POULTRY, FRUIT
and DAIRY farms.
Several openings for small industries, such as PLANING
MILLS, SASH AND DOOR FACTORIES, FRUIT CAN
NERIES, CREAMERIES. VINEGAR WORKS.
Our land reached by fast electric trains. Frequent service.
FOR IJTFORMATlOTr ADDRESS
RUTH TRUST COMPANY
23S Stark Street PORTLAND, OREGON Main 5076 A 3774
Checking Accounts
The most positive safety for your
money, the greatest convenience for the
handling of your funds, is through a
checking account. This bank cordially
invites all persons who receive and pay
out money, whether in large or small
amounts, to open a check account here.
Hartrcan & Thompson, Bankers
Chamber of Commcrc Building-.
Fourth susd Stark Streets.
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