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rrrn mohntxg onrcoxiAx. Tuesday, march id, 1012. 10 WITNESS HICKS TRIAL VACILLATES Testimony of Man Who Was Near Scene of Shooting Changed by Him. VARIANCE IS POINTED OUT Karl t.riffln. Who Said at Inquesl That lie Sw Shot Klred, Ye irrdar Declared That lie Only Heard Report. Ths aitM to the state of the. testi mony of Karl Orlffln. an alleged eye witness of a nortloii of the altercation which preceded th shooting of W. A. V ortman. a union machinist and pWket. by Hurt Hicks, a machlne ho proprietor, on Kast Morrison srre on November I. u con siderably nullified on cross-examination In the Hicks murder trial ester c!ar. Pan J. Malarkey. who Is con ducting the rasa In behalf of the de fendant, directed the attention of the witness to statements h made at the rnrustra Inquest, which were widely at variance with those he made es-terday-. Griffin, who Is only rears of sue and who Is the rooit material witness called thus far by the prosecution, said at the Inquest, according to a trans cript of the testimony taken then, that Hicks and Wortinaa exehange.1 several Mows. Yesterday he declared that lie sw Hicks strike. Wortman. but that he did not se Wortman strike at the man now on trial for Ills life. State ments relative to the exchange of blows were made by Griffin at the in quest four times, and on one of these occasion he says that he witnessed the striking of three or four blows. Teatlavaay la Altered. The same witness also said at the Inquest that he saw "this man shoot." Yewterdar he testified that he did not witness th firing of the shot, but lard It after the men had disappeared from his sight Into the entrance of the Market! store. Yesterday he sntd that Ms attention was not directed to the lomhat because of loud and hosted words between the participants. Tes tifying at the Inquest he declared that h quarreling had attracted) hla atten tion to the commotion.' and that he had heard the fighters raving at each ether while he was still Inside the en trance to the Adrian Hotel, which ad Joins the building In which Is the .Msrkoll store. Another statement made by the wlt ns was that Wortman vai, backing rapidly away from Hicks with his hands In an attitude of defense, and that th men were In these relative positions when they disappeared within the alcove leading to the door of the shoe department of the Marked store. The defense probably will us this statement to good effect In the argu ment, as the sidewalk slope to the west at this point, and the step from the walk to the Marked 1 store alcove varies In height from three to seven or eight Inches. The contention Is that had the men been backing rapidly Into thts entrance tbey would have tripped over the atop and fallen In a heap. walaraeya Metked rritlrlsri. Orlffln said that he was under the impression that Hicks had his hat on after the shooting. V. Porres, an other witness, has testified that Hicks' hat was lying on the sidewalk. On re direct examination Special Irosecutor Invls attempted to question Orlffln relative to other statements he made at the Coroner's Inqnest. Mr. Davis contended that If the whole statements were read to the Jury the Impression of variance In Griffins tes timony at the Inquest and at the trial would be ril!p-llod. He accused Mr. Malarkey of selecting only certain per sons of the Inquest testimony and sep arating It from Its context In such a as to give sn Incorrect Impression of the whole. Mr. Malarkey challenged the right of the state to do this, and the argument had not been conclud:d when an adjournment was taken last night. Asked to explain the differences In his testimony on the two occasions, t'.rtfnn said that he had had a longer lime to think It over, and had not changed his evidence because anyone had Influenced his testimony. He said that he thought the statements he made at the Inquest were correct at the time he made them, but declared that It was his first experience on the witness stand and that be was considerably ex cited. Wllaeu Hears (. In brief. Griffin's direct testimony of yesterday was to the effect that he came out of the entrance of the Adrian Hotel and. looking west, saw Hicks striking at Wortman and the latter hacking away with his hands up In an attitude of striking or self-defense. The two men barked Into the store en trance and there was a heavy thud, presumably caused by one hurling the other violently against a door casing, and the shot rang out immediately after this noise. He ran to the place and. after ascertaining what had happened, rushed to the corner of Grand avenue and Hast Morrison street, a half block away, to call Patrolman Bunn, who ar rested Hicks. Nick Beutgen. clerk of the Municipal Court, cleared the mysterv as to the number of bullale Ml In the magaalne from which the fatal one was fired. Mr. Beutgen said that the weapon was turnjed over to him from the Police De partment a day or two after the shoot ing to be held as evidence. The mii sine, which had apparently been In the un. was empty, but there waa that seemed to be one bullet In a paper tied to the revolver. The other two magaalnes contained seven bullets each. The gun and ammunition had been turned over to the clerk of Judge Oatena Court In exactly the same con dition as received by him, the witness tastlfled. liiss aa Da via Exaaalae Uss. It waa Insinuations hr Ieputy Dis trict Attorney Fitzgerald to the effect that sag bu'lets bad remained In the magazine, which waa In the gun when the shooting occurred, and that the d fenaw might know what had become of the other ova. that enraged John F. Logan, one of the attorneys for the de fense, and led to the hurling by air. Iagan of as Ink well at the head of Mr. Fttigerald In Judge Oaten's cham ber Thursday. Mr. Beutgen's state ments yesterday tend to exonerate the defense. The wttneaw said that both Mr. Logan, and Mr. Davis bad examined the gun In hla presence, air. Davis asked the wit. tiess a number of questions. Indicating t bat he wished to leave the Impreswlon inat officials of the Police Department and Municipal Court permit promiscuous handling of articles held as evidence. Mt. Keutgen admitted that the gnn had been kert In a drawer of his desk under ordinary lock. Con turning &U testlmvor W. Dorrca, of Gellser Dorres. testified thst sfter the shooting llirks said. "He called me a scab herder." and that the defend ant said nothing about having been set upon bv Wortman. "You might have suggested that yourself.' the witness said when Mr. Davis asked him to re member telling hlmiDnvtsi a few davs after the shooting, that Hicks had hern standing on the sidewalk with an air of expectancy as If waiting for some one to nut In an appearance. Mr. Malarkey chimed In with. "Yes, I think so." Mr. Dorres remembered hesrlng O. B- Racer, one ot the striking machln ista with Wortman. call Hlrfca a "bloody murderer." Book's hereekeel. Keaad. IaA noiirh a deDutv coroner, wss recalled to the stand by Mr. Malarkey and aald that he had discovered in the memorandum book he took from one of Wortman's pockets Is In the nossesslon of a brother of the dead man. who Is In attendance at the trial It had been riven to the brother by J P. MiEntee. of the undertaking firm of Dunning A Mcfcntee. by wnicn Uoetsch la employed. After leaving the stand Friday h had taken a seat beside Mr. Wortman and the latter had Informed him of having received It and hail asked him to aay nothing about It. Mr. I'avis sam tiat the hook Is now In the possession of the dead man's motiier and that It would be nroduced. The defense lias a theorv that II may contain Infurma linn of a character valuable to Hicks. The conversation between Uoetsch 'and Wortman was "tipped off' to the de fense by a spectator who overheard It. OUR UNSLEEPING RACE American NenouMirnt Caused by Too Utile .Slumber. New York Mail. The railroad man who had been IS hours without sleep was good natured about It. though It was evident that lie waa versing on a nervous condition that might well render him Incompe tent. There Is an occasional person who can dispense with sleep In an as tonlshlng manner. Yet it is not cer tain that such persons really do escape the penalty. It has been asserted that Napoleon's later failures of Judgment were the result of an unnerving thai fniioweH hla earlier "four hours enough" sleep, which he boasted and practiced. It Is being said by medical observers that the "American nervousness is not a little attributable to the social day rfmand. the hours after business, dl r,rriv Vnf from the sleeD segment of the it-hour day. It Is probably true that no other country Is so exacting on the full business day. That we In sist on. It must begin promptly and earlv. But the social demand Is quite as imperative. Shall not a man go out with his wife In the evening, after she has been left alone all day? She Is quite ready. She took a nap after lunch, at the very hour he wss busiest down town. The church Is run by the evening meetings. So Is pol itics. And It may be said that we spend our money mostly In the even ing, except what the women spend In the shops. Can a man take time for sleep when he Is spending his money? No more than when he Is earning It. The result Is that there Is always a lark of sleep. There Is no medicine like sleep. There Is such a miracle wrought by sleep, changing our fears Into hopes. our despondency Into courage, our thickheadedness Into clear vision, that It Is shameful to put sleep aside. The wine of longest vintage cannot Illu minate the soul like a full night's sleep, and the wine Is so costly and the sleep so cheap! The high cost of liv ing has touched about everything, but It has not raised the price of sleep. We have all made so many blunders by decisions when the windows of the mind were darkened by fatigue that we should learn the lesson. It Is sleep that wipes away the mists. Teach the children the value of sleep. Insist on "early to bed." Get back to the Purl tan habit, which certainly made giants. There Is too much going on evenings for Ihe children. 11 Is very largely the cause of the "social unrest" of which we complain too llttli sleep 20 years ago and since. HONOR CONVICT ESCAPES .Nrw Mexico Felon Hreaks Word and Ituns Away I-Yom PrlMn. 1-HOENIX. Aril.. March 18 One of the convicts whom Governor Hunt re cently placed upon their honor not to attempt to escape, a Mexican named C'happo . disregarded his word and slipped away from the penitentiary at Florence today and up to a late hour tonight had not been captured. The honor system hss been in use several weeks and Chappo was the first convict to even attempt to escape. Warburton Would Widen I load. OREC.ONIAN NEWS BLT.EAl". Wash ington, March li. Representative War burton today Introduced a hill appro priating $150,000 for widening and macadamising the Government road In Mount Rainier Park to a full width of 15 feet throughout Its entire- length. JURORS WHO WILL DETERMINE THE FATE OF BURT HICKS, MURDERING W. A. WORTMAN. n 4 I innT HOW (RKtniNT. FROM I.F.KT TO HK.HTI. WII.I.HM CAATV, O-MRIKN HICK ROW, t . K. H 11.1. K. R. lit 1. 1., . l. H4RRKU. V. PARK. I'RKII III.I41NC;, K. BU.I.KMAV AM) H. R. M KHIT. HUDSON HERE TO SEEK COMPROMISE Kooseveit Committeeman in Oregon to Amalgamate Taft Opposition. TRIP TO COAST HURRIED I .a Follclte Forres Kefuse to Deal With Chlragoan Inlets He Offers to Withdraw T. R. as Caniil date Polk for President. The real mission of R. P. Hudson. of Chicago, representing the National Roosevelt committee. In visiting the Pacific Coast at this time Is not so much to arrange the details of a Roosevelt campaign as It Is, If possible, to amalgamate the Roosevelt and La Follette following Into a solid oppo sition to President Taft in thla terri tory. This is. the construction that is placed on Hudson's visit by the friends ot President Taft. baaed on recent de velopment In the political situation on the Pacific Coast and supported by ad vices that have been received from the East. Mr. Hudson, official representa tive of the Roosevelt campaign organ isation. Is expected to arrive in Port land today, ostensibly for a conference with F. W. Mulkey. state committeeman of the Roosevelt National committee. Trip to West Hurried. Following a hurried conference of the seven Governors behind Roose velt's candidacy at Chicago several days ago. and the report of the disso lution of the Roosevelt committee In the State of Washington, Mr. Hudson was dispatched to the Pacific Coast. He has been In Oregon's neighbor state to the north since March 15 and Is sup posed to have finished his labors in that state. Just what Mr. Hudson will accom plish here In his attempt to consoli date the Roosevelt and I -a Follette strength In support of the ex-President nd the elimination of the Wisconsin man Is not regarded even as problem atical. Thomas McCusker, managing La. Follette's campaign In this state, yesterday said the I A Follette was first In the field and the pioneer progres sive and If any concessions are made so far as Oregon Is concerned, they must come from the supporters of Roosevelt. In the meantime Taft headquarters continue to receive encouraging re ports from throughout the state. Indi cating that the President is constantly adding to his strength. Folk Strong for Taft. Eugene Foster, editor of the Polk County Observer, Ihillas, called at head quarters yesterday and assured Chair man Ayer, of the Portland Taft -committee, that the President undoubtedly would carry Polk County, whore a strong sentiment for the President ex ists. Another caller at headquarters yes terday was J. 11. Foster, of Dallas, w ho told of having traveled over Polk County extensively. As a result of the personal Interviews ho had with the voters In that county he made the pre diction that Taft would carry Polk by fotir-to-one vote. "Uncle Bill" Cadle, also of Dallas, visited headquarters yesterday with even more optimistic news iron) tfia Polk." Mr. Cadle, from his observa tions of conditions In his county, was prepared to go Mr. Foster "one better' nd made the prediction that Polk County would go for Taft by a flve-to-one vote In the primary election next month. These estimates were all based on the apparent lack of Kooseveit senti ment tn Polk County, one of the strong Republican counties of the state. Passenger Train Kill Man. C.ERVAIP. Or.. March 18. (Special.) A man was killed this morning about 1 o'clock by the Southern Pacific passenger train. No. 116. beta'een Oer vals and Brooks. The man was about 57 years of age snd apparently was walking down the track. He had been seen at the Uervais depot about 3 o'clock this morning. When the night agent came to put out the mail for-the .1 o'clock train. His leg was broken and he had, a wound on his head, but the body wss not mangled. No papers or means of lndentlflcatlon were found In his clothes. At'-' ' ' 'lA'r43'''' '(-r-' ' Vt . r ' - . ' i ? v f j i . . r V rr J, 1 - r Sm.. - - .&e. ,: -'VT . ' -: ? , 7 ,., t ' .. 4 " K - J I'm lir jt I U Fix carloads of these. pianos or dered for Portland are now here. They are magnificent pianos. They are fully warranted. You take no risk what ever In securing one of these pianos. Eilers Music House, the Nation's Larg est. Oregon's Home Concern, the most reeponsible of all engaged In the muslo business, guarantees them. The hundred and seven pianos come In finely figured mahogany and In splendid quarter-sawed oak. also a few of them encased In beautiful burled walnut cases. There are about 60 Instruments built for regular .300, 325 and .350 trade. These instruments we are now able to offer at .172. $185 and $162. Six dol lars cash and Six Dollars each month will buy them. L'A., !.L1l!iJ..0,JC'..s,li - v.ttiVira r K3rj4 t S fc -"C. m ts t -re Vl Superb $400 Styles, Half Pay $6 a Month- ft Price. POSTER PARTY HERE Ad Association Officials Are Holding Sessions. GUESTS ARE 'SHOWN CITY Portland Member of National Or is or Vlsi Meetlns ganlzalion Are Jlo tors Who Arc at Multnomah Hotel. Directors of the Poster Advertising Association reached Portland, over the North Rank road, at 10:30 last night, and will be In this city today and Wednesday, holding their semi-annual meeting at the Multnomah Hotel. Only once before since the founding of the organisation in 1891, have the direct ors held their annual meeting on the Pacific Coast, and Portland members of the organisation have arranged an elaborate entertainment In token of their appreciation of the distinction that Is thus conferred on this city. The 20 directors, president, secretary and troasurer. are elected at an annual meeting in July, and this board holds four meetings, one in November, one In March and two In July. The board is now touring the West ern portion of the I'nlted States and. ON TRIAL ON A CHARGE OP K. FAR S WORTH. (JKOWiK . WAI.KKR. K. A. JACOBS, K. S. are 1275 nearly forty pianos of and $250 styles. These will cost $146, $155 and $139. Payments of $5 cash and $5 each month buys them. There Is also a half carload of regu lar highest-grade $400 pianos. These are priced exactly at half, $200 buys them. $6 down and $6 a month. We have been In position several times in the past to offer very much below price numerous standard makes of pianofortes, but never heretofore have we been able to present as great a money-saving opportunity as will be found right now. See them in the east show win dows l:!9. $155, $185. the big gest dollar's worth of high-class piano value ever presented by a responsible house. You may wish to pay cash. In struments sold "on time" pay simple interest, not on the whole amount, but on the unpaid bal ance. Ordinarily, with us, there Is therefore no cash discount. In this sale a premium of 4 per cent froes to any one wishing ro pay for the piano In full within thirty days. Remember the place "The Na tion's Greatest Piano House. Eilers Building, Seventh and Alder streets," or if more con venient call at Wholesale De partment, Sixteenth and Petty grove streets. the date for its March meeting falling within the time of the tour, Portland was selected as the place of meeting. The party came to this city from Se attle, and after the close of the meet ing here, will continue its Journey to San Francisco, and thence to Chicago, with stops in the Middle Western states. Portland members of the National Poster Advertising Association are hosts to the visitors during their whole stay In Portland. In the intervals be- j tween the business session, dinners. excursions, receptions ana oiner en tertainments will be held for them. The party came In two special cars from Seattle and numbers 37 persons. Including women. The personnel of the visiting party is as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Burbrtdge, Jacksonville, Fla.; Mr. and Mrs. Haber and Miss Owens, Fond du Lac, Wis.: Barney Link. New York; Charles Kindt. Davenport. la.: Mr. and Mrs. K. Allen Frost, Chicago: O. S. Hatha way, Middleton, N. Y.; James A. Rear don. Scranton. Pa.: Mr. and Mrs. Shoe maker, Washington, D. C; James F. O'Mealia, Miss O'Mealia and Miss Groves, Jersey City; E. U Ruddy, To ronto, Canada: B. W. Robbins. Chi cago; P. J. McAliney. St. I,ouis; S. Pratt, New York; George Ij. Chennell, Columbus, O.; Joseph j. Flynn, Law rence, Mass.: E. W. Flynn, McAlester, Ok la.: John H. Logeraan, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly. Boston: W. S. Bur ton. Richmond. Va.: Charles H. Larkln, Spokane: James A. Curran. Denver; Thomas H. B. Varney, San Francisco; Grant Smith, Oakland, Cal.; Albert Mortensen, Dos Angeles: Mr. and Mrs. J. Charles Green, San Francisco; Mr. Mcintosh. George Sample, Seattle, A. F. Iausen, Jr., Tacoma. The programme follows: Tuesday. 10 A. M. Automobile drive about the citv for men of party. Re turn to Multnomah Hotel at 12 noon; 2 P. M., meeting called to order by President P. J. McAliney: 2 P. M., automobile drive about the city for women of party; 7 P. M., entire party guests of Foster & Kleiser at banquet at the Commercial Club. Wednesday. 10 A. M. Meeting .called to order; 12:15, entire party, except women, guests at Portland Ad Club luncheon, Multnomah Hotel; 12:30 P. M., women of party guests of Mrs. G. W. Kleiser. at her residence, 1093 Franklin street; 2 P. M., meeting called to order: 5 P. M- meeting adjourned. Depart on special train at 1:10 A. M., Thursday. 4 -..:. 'LW iron BMOWKLT. There regular Vs - fejTljM Good, dependable, fully warranted, musical pianos, are now ob tainable for $139, $145, $162, $185 and $200 at Eilers Music House. Did you see yesterday's announcement? A Piano One hundred and seven fine, brand new pianos secured by Eilers Music House for Portland from makers anxious to realize now go to retail, buyers at unheard-of low prices. See the pianos; then you'll know what these low prices mean. Everybody who called yesterday bought. This must appeal to ever reader as positive proof of the genuineness of this sale. Bring $5.00 today or tonight and agree to pay $5.00 a month thereafter and secure one of these splendid, per fectly new, sweet-toned, durable, war ranted, high-grade pianos. $275, $325 and $400 is the usual retail value, though plain cases have been sold for $250. Sale price now $155, $173 and $185. plain cases $139. Only five car loads, 107 pianos all told are to be sold here. Get one now, don't be with out a piano. Call at once If you want one. Eilers Music House, Seventh and Alder. Payments Only $5 a Month TlP'lPa- ' ml VOTERS ARE SLOW Only 20 Week-Days Remain for Registration. COUNT NOW ABOUT 30,000 Books Close on April 9 and Only Two-Thirds of Those in County Are Qualified to Date Office Open liitil I. M. Registration of Multnomah County electors for the primary nominating election will close Tuesday, April 9, 10 days before the nominating election. This means that only iO week days re main for registration purposes. The total registration to date, and the books have been open since January 2, is only 30.000, and It is conservatively esti mated that the county contains approx imately t",000 legal voters. In view of the fact that the municipal registration of Seattle alone for the re cent election in that city was 74,619, it Is apparent delinquent electors in Portland and the outlying districts I must hasten and register if the Se is even approached. i attle registration Of course, the figures from the Puget Sound city include the registration of women, but, even then, the difference between the registrations of the two cities is too great. In view of the fact that the population of each is virtually the same. For the convenience of the working men who find it inconvenient to call at the Courthouse and register during the day. County Clerk Fields, beginning last Saturday, has arranged to keep the registration books open every night until 9 o'clock until April 9. when they will be closed until after the primary TOP NOTCHE J If you want good whiskey bear this ad vertisement in mind. WHY? Because these two products are the best brands of rye and bourbon on earth, they are manu factured by Clarke Bros. & Co., Peoria, 111., the largest whiskey distillers in the world. These goods are bottled in bond, 100 proof, under the supervision of the U. S. Government. J These two products represent the perfection of distilling in Rye and Bourbon. tj No expense is spared in distilling and aging and bottling these whiskies, and we guarantee them to be absolutely the purest and best to be found anywhere that is as strong as we can make it. CLARKE BROS. & CO., Peoria. HI. BLUMAUER & HOCH, Portland, Distributors Select your pinno, coine prepared to find the most elegant pianos you ever saw, and arrange to pay $5 each month for say 26 months, or until $139 has been paid, and we'll deliver to you be fore sunset an elegant, new, splen did, high - grade piano. You'll never find such a piano obtainable else where for less than $250. There are a hundred and six other latest, newest, strictly high grade pianos for sale during the coming week at correspond ing most startling reductions. a..1-- I x3 145 J election. In this way Mr. Fields hopes to bring about the fullest possible registration of the members of all par ties. Since the voters this year will ex press' their preference for Presidential candidates, elect delegates to their Na tional conventions and nominate candi dates for Presidential electors, besides nominating candidates for state, dis trict and county officers, the prediction is freely made that an unusually heavy vote will be cast in the April ejection. This forecast is warranted from the further fact that in the coming elec tion the polls will be open all day for the first time since the direct primary law was enacted. Heretofore the polls in the primary contest have been open only from 12 o'clock noon until 7 P. M. The law was amended at the last session of the Legislature to require the polls to be kept open on primary election day from 8 o'clock A. M. until 7 P. M. This will enable a great many workingmen and others to vote whose employment in preceding nominating elections has prevented them from tak. ing part in the selection of their party candidates. The primary election this" year falls on Friday, Instead of Satur day, as was the case two years aj;o. This circumstance is also expected to add to the size of the vote next month. A Simple Way to Reduce Wrinkles (From The Home Maker) Remember that wrinkles and baggi ness of cheek or chin are due to the muscular tissue losing its strength and shrinking. The skin is then too large in area to fit such tissue smoothly. It wrinkles or sags. To remedy this condition, there's nothing so effective, so quick-actinp, as a simple wash lotion easily made at home. Get an ounce of powdered sax ollte at your druggist's, and a half pint witch hazel, mix the two and bathe your face in .the liquid. This at once tightens the skin and solidifies the un derlying tissue which, of course, smoothes out the lines and draws In the sagging skin. It also stimulates circulation, bringing natural color to farlexl cheeks. Adv. "Skv'-.X-SS mm aj t ASIA 1 Jlltil M T ifi iia i iH' "ra" PI Oregon mm-