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Newspaper Page TextSUNDAY ' OHEGOXI AX. PORTLAND, JANUARY 12, 1908. 3 GREATLY DESIRED BY m Sensations Come Fast in the Snell Will Case in Form of Letters. PASTOR'S WIFE INVOLVED Tender Missives Inform Old Man He Is Welcome at House Any Time in Consideration of. an Occasional Check. CUXTO.V, 111., Jan. 11. (Special.) Lawyers in the Snell will case spent the entire day going over letters received by the eccentric millionaire from infatuated women, who wrote lilm suggestive and obsoeno letters in return for bis checks and gifts of diamonds. Many of these inters will be suppressed outright, as they were written- by girls now happily married and thrir publication would lip sct all of Central Illinois. Many, of them could not be printed at all. Chief among those gone , over today were many from Mabel iSnell McNamara, his fMvorite grundniece, upon whom he squandered thousands of dollars, dia monds, a home in Kansas City, a trip to Kurope and with whom he is said to have toured the redlight district of Chi cago. Preacher's Wife Mixed TJp. Some of the most sensational letters are ' from a preacher's wife. They are highly suggestive, some of them the limit of obscenity. Quite as sensational are perhaps lu letters from the preacher him self, in which It is made clear that Snell would be welcome at any time he cared to amuse himself In the preacher's home, with the small proviso that he send along an occasional check. All of the letters are being closely guarded, but the tenor of them has been obtained. In one of the letters, apparent ly from the minister, but which bears an Initial only, the latter cordially Invites Colonel Snell to come to his house any time: that the writer's wife will be over joyed to meet him; that she is very lone some and needs cheering up, closing with the joyous information that the writer is greatly encouraged by a revival he is conducting, art which 70 conversions were made. All the letters said to, be from this preacher are signed with an initial only, but an elder in the church positively identities them and it is said the attorneys are satisfied of the identity of the writer. Friction Between Attorneys. There is considerable friction between opposing counsel and no agreement was reached regarding which letters should be introduced. It is supposed each side- will go ahead and submit such of them as it deems .will strengthen its side of the case. Much Interest centers in the question as to whether or not Mabel Snell Mc Namara can be brought into court. SHe can not be subpenaed from another state. She was last at Kansas City with her husband, but Is said to be absent from there at present, and her whereabouts are not known. If she- appears in Illi nois, she will be subpenaed. WOOL CONVENTION NEAR Great Gathering at Helena Land Policy Will Be Discussed. HELENA, Mont., Jan. 11. (Special.) the meeting in this- city on January 14, 15 and 16, of. the National Wool growers' Association promises to be the most important in the. history of the organization. Simultaneously there will be held a Midwinter sheep show that bids fair to eclipse any North western predecessor. Montana, with its 5,000.000 head of sheep, is the great est wool-producing state. Not a few prominent figures are ex pected to be in attendance, including Secretary of the Interior James R. Gar field. Chief Forester Pinchot. Senator Warren, of Wyoming; "Senator Carter, of this state, as well as lesser lights. Judging from the number of applica tions for space received, the sheep show Will ecllpsB all other Northwestern af fairs of nke character. The leading sheep firms of the country have ee . cured quarters for their animals. . A number of valuable prizes have been offered for the best exhibits, and will prove a. magnet for pure-bred stock. These prizes aggregate more than $1000 in cash. In addition, the association has offered a beautiful sit ver cup for the best exhibit made by individual, corporation or firm at the show. Not a few important questions will receive the consideration of the con vention, including tariff, regulations, Government sanitary rules, forest reg ulatlons and the control of grazing land in reserves, the public range pol icy of --e National administration, the Burkett bill, and the conduct of wool sales' in America on the so-called Lon don plan. The question which -will doubtless excite the greater Interest will be that of the control of the public range by the Government. It would not be sur prising If the polhy recently outlined by President Roosevelt should be dis approved. It also seems probable that the Forestry Department will come in for slight censure at least. SURGEONS FORGET TOOLS Leave Rubber and Safety-Pin In Man's Chest. UED LODGE. Mont, Jan. 11. A local surgeon who has performed an oper atlon on Charles Joakiuen, a young Finnish minister, for the removal of the cause of pain in his chest, found in the cavity left by a previous operation two pieces of rubber tubing four an five Inches long respectively. To on was attached a safetvpin. badl.- rusted. The rubber tubing was nearly a half Incn In diameter. The foreign sub stances had been left in the wound when the New York surgeons sewed It up alter an operation several month ago. doakinen is recovering. Bulte Smoke Does Not Kill.' , BUTTE, Mmi., Jan. 11 Master in Chan cery Crane filed findings in the famous Deer LoUgo smoke case in the Federal Court today and if approved by Judge Hunt, it is not likely that a permanent injunction ake'd for by farmers residing olose to the Jo.OuO.OOO Washoe Smelter, at Anaconda will be granted. Besides the slgnllioant views expressed bythe Master in his appended statement, an Important feature is Ui. manner in -which the find ings relating to the effect of arsenic upon the animals In the alleged smoke WOMEN zone have been amended. The original! finding now is made to state that no deaths were found to have occurred from arsenical poisoning, it ia held that sickness only resulted. It was on the allegation that deaths of animals had occurred from such poisoning that the request for a permanent injunction was -largely based. CHINA CAN'T. STOP REFORM Agitation Against Foreigners and I Troubles With Powers. PEKIN, Jan. 11. The Chinese Gov ernment has been persuaded to sign the projects for the Tientsin Chlnklang and Cheklang Railroad loan and it is announced they will go on. While the agitation in these pro vinces which has attended the "rights recovery movement is in temporary abeyance, the recent edicts from the throne against the agitation have not had a conclusive effect, but they have brought about a change for the better in the tone of the cpmment appearing in the native press. Certain members of the government are doubtful of the ultimate outcome of the measures adopted by the throne; they resent some of them and they are not convinced- of the sincerity of the government in extending the repressive measures to the provinces. There-is even talk today among eome high offi cials that in any other country thif would be considered as presaging e revolution. China has at. present eight important questions on her hands aside from her Harry Kendall Thaw Latest Photograph. negotiations with Great Britain and Japan. Four of these matters seriously threaten her. According to some ob servers here the government appears to be growing weaker, but this evi dently is due to the fact that her con tentions with the powers and her in ternal differences have come up at. one and the same time and she has failed to make use of the abilities of Yuan Shi Kai, who complains that his hands are tied and powerless. Indo-China has repeatedly sent warn ings to Pekin of dangers involved in the revolutionary movement -on the Tongking border, where the course pursued by the rebels has provoked troops from Tongking, which Is a French possession, to cross over into the Chinese province of Kwang Si. Against this the foreign board has pro tested and the French minister here, M. Bapst, has replied with adequate as-, surances. Sir John N. Got dan. the British min ister of China, is toiay sanguine of a satisfactory settlement of the West River difficulty. TaMs trouble arises from the prevalence ot piracy on this waterway, which Great Britain Is now policing with a small fleet of gunboats. Sir John is particularly hopeful, inas much as the province of Kwangtung has conceded a claim of 8,000 taels for piracy outrages. . A British .gunboat, while searching for pirates on the West River recently, stopped and boarded a .French boat. As soon as the nationality of the sus pected vessel -was made known she. was released and proceeded on her way. The course of action followed by Great Britain with regard to Manchuria is expected ultimately to determine whether a power other than the Japa nese will be permitted to find invest ment in that territory. The exploration of the Chumbla Val ley in Tibet by British troops is be ing delayed, among other things, by the necessity of settling the question of whether Tibet will be included In the provisions of the Anglo-Chinese treaty concerning Tibetan trade. It is hoped that Tibet will be admitted to this agreement and that an understand ing to this end shortly will be signed. TRACING miSH REGALIA Chief Witness Missing, but Prosecu tion Has Important Evidence. DUBLIN, Jan. 11. The inquiry by a vice-regal commission Into disappearance ot the regalia of the Order of St. Patrick was. resumed here today. . Neither Sir Arthur Edward Vicars nor his legal rep resentatives were present. The members of the commission are Inclined to let the proceedings drop and they so in formed the solicitor-general, declaring; that In their opinion no useful purpose could be served by proceeding without the Information that Sir Arthur could give. The solicitor-general, however, declared that the government wished the Inquiry to continue and said he was In a posi tion to bring witnesses who could give important evidence. Considerable public sympathy exists here for Sir Arthur Vicars, in the posi tion in which he has been placed by the restriction placed upon the Inquiry by the commission. It is freely asserted this course has been taken in order to avoid even greater- scandals. It is claimed that, persons of high social position had free access to the office from which the Jewele were taken and that the police -bold the opinion that the missing property was not removed front Ireland, but is hidden here. Taft Tours the. East Side. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Following "his speech at Cooper Union, Secretary of W ar William H. Taft visited several clubs and restaurants on the East Side, and consequently was obliged to go home In the early hours of the morning without an overcoat. When he looked for the coat at the end of the Cooper Union meeting it was not to be found, and a search had been instituted for it when some one dis covered a boy trying to get out of the building with it. The coat was recovered but the boy escaped. The first stop was made at the Hungarian Club, where Sec retary Taft has often been entertained and where he spoke briefly. Supper was served the party in a cafe on Avenue C, and the last stop of the trip was made at the Old Cafe Boulevard, where Mr. Taft was greeted by a number of artists and other habitues of this old Bohemian resort. Of languages whifch so widely differ anions' themselves as to b. Incomprehen sible without particular study the num ber readily exceeds 100O. r W&m V DRESSERS to $54.00 EXTENSION TABLE $35 6-foot Extension Ta ble in quarter-sawed gold en oak, re duced to. . . $19.75 MAHOGANY ROCKER $15.00 genuine Rocker, saddle duced mahogany seat ; re- .$7.50 to DAVENPORTS and $44.00 Folding Davenport, golden L : stered in velour; reduced to....." : $29.50 Folding Davenport, in golden' oak, upholstered in velour; reduced to. $38.00 Folding Davenport in velour, golden oak frame, reduced to $12.00 oak frame Couch, upholstered in Iy pretty velours, reduced to .P WILL SEND FOB SULLIVAN SALT LAKE IDENTIFIES HOW ARD A;S THE MURDERER. Man Captured by Anderson Declared to Have Killed Policeman In Saintly City. SALT LAKE3 CITY, Jan. 11. Chief of Police Pitt .today received from Portland, Or., pictures of the man giving his name as Howard, who was arrested in that city a few days ago on suspicion of being Joe Sullivan, one of the men wanted in Salt Lake City for the murder of Policeman Charles S. Ford. A dozen policemen and detectives who were shown the photo graphs unhesitatingly pronounced the man to be Sullivan. They were also identified by officials of the state peni- I terltiary. where Sullivan served a sen tence for burglary. The authorities at Portland were at once telegraphed to hold Sullivan at all hazards, and a man will at once be sent there to bring him to Salt Lake City. Howard was arrested in this city about a week ago by Policeman Jim Anderson, to whom he had been pointed out as Joe Sullivan,, wanted In Salt Lake City for the murder of Policeman Ford. The al leged murderer was walking along . the street' when Anderson came up to his side from ibehind and, throwing one .arm around his back, grabbed him by his op posite sleeve, quickly drawing him into a position in which it was impossible for him to use his hands. With his free hand Anderson reached into . Howard's hip pocket and drew out a 44-cali-ber Colt's revolver loaded with bullets split an the end. Howard asserted that -he knew nothing of tire Salt Lake murder, but his resem blance to the photograph and description of Sullivan sent out in circular form by the Salt Lake police fevas so striking that the police were confident they had the right man. To make sure, Howard was photo graphed and -his picture sent to Salt Lake. The news that Howard has been posi tively identified -as the murderer Sullivan caused Anderson to be congratulated fre quently yesterday at the police station on the importance of his capture. Sullivan had been out of the Utah peni tentiary only a few days at the time of the murder. He nad been convicted of burglary. Ford was killed while attempt ing to arrest Sullivan, whom he had caught in the act of highway robbery. Man and Wife light to Death. OAKLAND, Cal., Jan. 11. Pietro Saroccbi, an ironworker, and his wife row $90.00 Dresser in quarter-sawed golden oak, swell front $ A Hf) and ends; reduced to."P $88.50 Dresser in quarter-sawed golden oak, reduced CEQ 7 pyi v Cheval Dresser. oak or mahogany; reduced Jjij $39 Dresser iu.genuine 1 Cfl mahogany, reduced to.' , - - - - " FM TiL i iiuii Lj ii i ii.it LiiJLU'u"i lLiijiOmllfC' ill 4 1 i , BOOKCASES $49.00 three-wing Library Case, mission design, weathered fin- tdT.d ....$34.50 $52.00 Bookcase inv weathered oak, leaded - glass C7f flfl front, reduced to -P&U.UU $55.00 three-wing Bookcase in mahogany, carved $97 Hfl posts; reduced to Jfal.JU $47 two-door Bookcase in ma hogany; reduced . $24 75 LIBRARY TABLES COUCHES oak frame, uphol $24.75 or weathered $19.65 $21.85 Kelna fought a duel to the death this morning in their little four-room cot tage in the Montgomery tract. He was armed with, a large butcher knife and she with a razor. After battling for 15 or 20 minutes, the husband finally slew the wife and cut his own throat from ear to. ear, expiring oil her dead body. Worry over money, which, it is said, was deposited in the California Bank, and the fact that his wife has left him several times recently are believed to have been among the causes that led up to the fatal quarrel. He was 37 years of age and she was 28. LARGE SUMS FOR CHARITY Baroness de Rothschild Gives $1, 600,000 in Her Will. PARIS, Jan. 11. More than $1,600,000 is given to charity by ' the will of Baroness Adolphe de Rothschild, .who died Novem ber IS last Four hundred thousand .dollars is given specifically for tue relief of Israelites and the remainder of the fortune of the Baroness is allotted in sums ranging from J10.000 to $300,000. to general charitable in stitutions, but particularly for the main tenance' of a iiouae of refuge for orphans, mothers, and working girls. It is reported that 200,O0o; will be given for an establishment to distribute pure milk to poor mothers. Abolish -High School "Frats." CHICAGO, Jan 11. The school manage ment committee of the board of educa tion yesterday voted to aboliBh secret societies in Chicago high schools. This means an end of fraternities so far as the school authorities are concerned. The action of the committee must be sanc tioned by the board at its meeting next Wednesday and the new rule must with stand a storm of legal attacks which it is expected will be made upon it. But the approval of the bdard is looked upon as practically certain - and the score or more of court decisions by which similar rules have been upheld in various parts of the country are said to be more than enough to ensure the ruie's validity. Strangles to Death, Head Downward ' JELLICO, Tenn., Jan. 11. Walter Jones. 16 years old, met a strange death last night. He had climbed an electric light pole. .Falling a short dis tance one of the iron steps in the pole so caught his clothing that he hung head downward. In this position he was allowed to strangle to death, while a large crowd of men and wo men stood about afraid (to touch, him, thinking he was charged with elec tricity. " Mtzger fits classes for $1.00. .EES JANUARRED TAG A WORD TO CAREFUL BUYERS. A sale event of surpassing interest and impor tance; a clearance sale that means a great reduction on every article in the store. NO ORDINARY REDUCTIONS HERE. Prices have been slashed right down to cost and less than , cost. Read the offerings, make a list of the things you need and be here as early in the week as you can. Mil sIsiB OFFICE DESKS $120.00 Roll Top Desk in first quality quarter-sawed oak, reduced to.. $77.50 Flat Top Desk to match above, reduced to $110.00 Roll Top Desk, in genuine mahog any, reduced to $86.50 5-foot Roll Top Desk in quarter sawed golden oak, reduced to. . . . . . . ...... $59.00 54-inch Roll Top Desk in golden or weathered oak, reduced to. $49.00 50-inch quarter-sawed golden oak Roll Top Desk, reduced to.... $39.50 50-inch Roll Top Desk in golden or weathered oak, reduced to . $30.00 54-inch Roll Top Desk -in golden oak, reduced to.... v $73.40 $46.50 $68.00 $570 $35.75 $30.25 $24.50 $21.25 LIBRARY TABLES $47.50 Library Table, in mahogany, one d01 'JfX drawer and shelf below; reduced to PJ v- $40.00 Library Table in golden quarter- OQ sawed oak, reduced. to I - $75.00 quarter-sawed golden oak Library tlMQ Cf Table, two drawers, reduced to ". . . . . P $24.00 Library Table in quartered oak, Itl f Otf early English finish, reduced to P JLO.OO $24.00 Library Table in mission design, C C p7Ct weathered oak, reduced to V AO. 3 $13.50 quarter-sawed golden oak Library Ta- CJO ble,-reduced to... JO.fc0 $10.00 golden oak Library Table, one drawer djC 7C and one shelf, reduced to ' O Va Vif ' DEFENSE OF THE GOAST CHANCE FOR EQUIPMENT TO BE ISSUED SIILITIA. Bill to Be Introduced in' Congress Providing for This Seven Com panies . to Recruit In Oregon. - OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 11. Adjutant-General Flnzer, of Oregon, had a long confer ence with Assistant Secretafy of War Oliver today," as a result of which Gen eral Oliver agTeed to recommend to Congress the passage of a bill authoriz ing the issuance by the War Depart ment of uniforms and equipment to such companies of militia in the Coast Artillery as may hereafter be recruited on the Pacific Coast. If the Government will bear this ex pense, the - Adjutants-General will guarantee that such companies be re cruited. It Is' proposed ultimately, to recruit seven companies in Oregon, though at first there will be but three. In Washington and California where there are more defenses, there will be more companies. The War Department will provide for the instruction of these companies, and arrange to have annual encampments at coast fortifications, with probably periodical practical drills throughout the year. This will relieve the militia infantry companies from sea coast duty. NEW. BATTERIES ON" SEAOOAST Defense Board Asks Appropriations Where Sites Are Secured. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 11. In a letter to Senator Ankeny, General Oliver, Assistant Secre tary of War, says relative to Increasing the defenses of Puget Sound that Con gress has .made no appropriations for construction of seacoast -batteries since April ZL. 1S04. The need of additional bat teries for the defense of Puget Sound Is recognized by the Seacoast Defense Board in a report made in 1906. and the esti mates submitted to Congress for this year contemplate the construction of all new batteries, so far as sites therefor- are owned by the United States and estimates are submitted for the purchase of such new sites as are needed under the Coast Defense Board scheme. Roosevelt to Address Mothers. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11. Plans for the first international congress to con SALE - TSrS CHINA CABINETS $38.50 mission design China Cabi net, 1 mirror in back; . Hfi reduced to.. ?6JIU 442 quarter-sawed oak-China Cabi net, in earlv English C7r Sfl finish,- reduced to QLV.JVt $o3.50 China Cabinet in weathered oak; two-mirror back and one glass shelf; reduced $39 00 $115.00 China Cabinet in golden oak, with full mirror back and. all glass shelves, reduced $2 50 CHAIRS and ROCKERS $18.00 weathered oak Rocker, loose leather Cushions, reduced JJQ J J $7v00 Hall Chair, mission design,' leather seat; reduced to... $3.50 $14.50 Hall Chair in golden oak, spring seat, upholstered in t.'J leather; reduced to Pl.fcrJ PARLOR SUITS $105.00 3-piece -Parlor Suit, upholstered in Verona velour, reduced to $108.00 3-piece overstuffed Parlor Suit, up- . bolstered in tapestry, reduced to.. . $89 3-piece Parlor Suit, mahogany finished frame, loose silk velour cushions; reduced to. $40.00 5-piece Parlor Suit, upholstered in ve lour, reduced to $25.00 3-piece Parlor Suit, upholstered in velour, reduced to sider the welfare of children were com pleted here yesterday by the executive board of the National Congress ' ov Mothers.' President Ttoosevelt will ad dress the delegates in Washington, March 10. Nearly every civilized coun try in the world will be represented. PROMOTER LANDS IN JAIL Accused of Swindling Leading San. Francisco Business Man. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 11. Charles W. French, promoter and incorporator of the Pacific Steel Company, launched xbout two years ago with an alleged capitali zation of $100,000,000, is in the city prison here, charged with obtaining money un der false pretenses. The accuser of French is C. H. Geigert, a leading figure in legal and business cir cles and formerly president of the Union Hardware Company. Geigert's complaint alleges that French victimized him out of $23C'.. The prison'er refuses to discuss his case. He will only say that it is simply a busi ness miunderstanding and' that he ex pects to have no difficulty in straighten ing the matter out in a short time. Murder Leaves Many Penniless. CHICAGO, Jan. 11. Vasalie Grlzu, supposed Black Hand victim., who was found dead Thursday beneath the Lake Shore viaduct at Gary, Ind., was prob ably murdered for money and more than a score of Hungarians now may be destitute In Chicago as a result. Grlzu was identified yesterday as manager of an employment agency. He had gone to Gary in search of em What It Has Done For others it will do for you. This is the reasonable promise for Hood's. Sarsaparilla to all victims of the grip. It. rids the blood of the grip poison, creates an appetite, aids digestion and builds up the whole system. "After the Grip I was all - run down and felt so tired I could hardly get. about the house. I tried Hood's Sarsa parilla and before I had taken .one bottle, the tired, weak feeling left me, my appetite came back and I could do my housework." Irs. Lucy Rogers, Parkersvllle, N. Y. "Fear Weeks of Grip was my sad ex perience. I was very weak and unable to work. Being urged to take Hood's Sarsaparilla, I did so arid in ten .days I could work,, sleep well, had a good appetite and gained in health and strength." H. C. Hunter, Cuba, Ohio. MUSIC CABINET $11.00 Music Cabinet in golden oak or mahogany finish; reduced ff ) MISSION ARM CHAIR $14.00 mission Arm Chair with chase leather seat ; srd.: .$7.oo $52.50 $54.00 $66.00 $19.75 $13.75 ployment for 27 Hungarians, and he carried with him $500, of which sum $350 belonged to the Hungarians. It represented their entire savings. Grizu's ; pockets were empty when the body; was- found. Two suspects have been' arrested. The right ear Is generally larger than the left. Stops toothache whether there ia a. ca-rity or not. Kerer dries up or, loses Its strength. Keep it in the house lor emergencies, imi A Swill Affair. tattoos don't do the work. SET DENT'S TOOTHACHE CCM. At all druggists, 16 cents, or by mail. nnnIV Pni-n flnm Cnrei Cerai rt VtUI 9 VUl ll wuiis Kanitiu. lie. C. S. DENT CO.. Dstrart, Mich. TEETH to jpplsjj I Gum I B li'if fcijl Stops toothache 1 IJ( iSitjl whether tb-e is a ViiF TCr cTity or not. Nerer 1 m Kvt r dries up or loses Its I- B fv f-y strenmn. -f?5 TEETH Kg?' VrTHOlfTrTrjjj CUT RATES To advertise our new and won derfully successful Alveolar Method, we will do work at cut rates for 30 DAYS A ten-year guarantee with all work. Examination free. Silver fillings, 50c; crowns (22k), $3.50 to $5.00; bridgework (per tooth), $3.50 to $5.00. Plate, as low as $5.00. Everything first clas3. Lady attendant Boston Dentists W1K MorrlsOB St.. nop. Poatofflce.