The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, November 15, 1908, Page 2, Image 2

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HENEY RECOVERS,
AVORK WILL GO ON
Other-Lawyers Volunteer to
--.Continue Prosecution in
Graft Cases.
f - 4-t i "f - - - !
1 CLOSE' GUARD ON COURT
Jiulcr. J.hu lor. Take :iaborate Pre
twyiHms :.;alnsi Farther Vk-
Jcnc-e Keei' Kuef ft .Jail
-fr Grafter's- Protection..
! . -X-A'R-VNCLiiJO... Now H- The
1 . -iVK aHendinu. F-rancia J
"tlMu? -rtr Vitlr. "consultation lo
"'niirhti'fftd that Mr. 'Hrnej-was rest
ing eai-y and that his iiule, fmpor
aiure nud reaplratf-v) were practically
The bullet wai located in the
iU3, "iy of fheMoW max Mary. Th
r.mie-wus not wtvatteret. and the doc
tfm fsy they -wijl perform an oper-
'afir tt re move -the piece of lead to
rn, r row mrntnr at lO O'cltxrk.
S AC 41ney will recover unlesa the
eviction ot hU pbyaicians lali. He
slept lcna- and .well last night.
ANiFR.V'-crecO.'"Xo'v.' 14. Calmed by
Ule assurance that Assistant District At
torney Ftancls J. Heney, who was shot
)wirdai in Judge .ban-tor's courtroom
while." in the ' perforraancs of his duty.
wVfc reviver- from his wound unless
lome unforeseen condition developed, pub
lic opinion was turned today toward the
formulation pf-copcrere expression of a
determlratioii to continue the trial of
prilling Irtdictfh'ents ' for municipal cor-
raptfonT in ' trtV "prosecution of which Mr.
; )thty had-teen. the dominant character,
f j&Kral ' leadhig attorneys of this city
i h(jurolunteered-tortake up Mr. Heney's
I worjtaa a, matter of public duly, and
cariv"ri to a conclusion.
JjL'onlinue Trial Under Guard.
, 'Thetrrf- Abraham Ruef. which was
: internrptW by esterday'a shooting, will
' bfeceaunvtd Monday. It has been decided
S that the incident in the courtreom- did not
! prejudice the rights of the defendant, the
' Jy.00.1 having been present.
Tfare' was an intimation today that the
! defense "wool ask for a change of venue,
: bi-lrte lt plea upon the Inflamed condi
tion ftf tho" ptTbllc mind, but It is believed
that such a request would not be consid-
errtl by Judge Lnwlor.
; Ae a ;;ccMtfcenVe -'tAxiay between Judge
I Lawlor.' fliief of Police Biggy and -Vn-
I der-Sheriff Charles Hhjgerty. preliminary
steps were taken to secure the court from
fiirtljT dUpiaUir or. violence and; to safe
guard the rights of Ruef. The'vicnlty of
; the courtroom will be patroled and a large
: fdreU ttCpoikV be held In reserve.
Suspicious characters will not be allowed
in the courtroom, where a large force of I
plainclothes men will be stationed to (
watch unobtrusively, in order to Keep xne
Jury in ignorance of the precautions taken J
. ami nor to jeopardise tne resuu ot tne
. trtll. The plan provide further that in
the event of anv disturbance the defend
: anf may be taken from the courtroom
qiiK&lry an quietly.
-. ,- ;KeCp Knef in Custody.
r i
ff hF lii'timafVd that Judge Lawlor -will
rV hla prerogative and continue to
k '-Iciief-in custody during the trial.
Prpnu:kTis have been taken to protect
i R.i"e'wiT;ie he Is confined in the County
Jail.
Mr. flt"ncy arid iiis'famtly received many
maagea ot;sympathy and cheer today,
Thf cama from all sections of the
Vailed Stales- and some from Europe.
One telegram that brought a smile to the
pain-drawn face of the prosecutor was a
message from President Roosevelt to Mrs.
Heney. ' . :
CAJiEFl'li GVAKD OVER TRIAL
Judge Arranges. Precautions Law
yers Volunteer Aid to Langdon.
SAN FRANCISCO. "Nov. 14. When the
trial of ".abr.ijiant Ruef. so tragically
interrupted yesterday afternoon by the
shoo(gg of District Attorney Jrancls J.
Heney In. the'opori courtroom by Wor-rillt.t"ls.-1s
reVumed on Monday, more
tHan yt vcore'of pl.iln clothes detectives
will mingle with the crowd, armed men
will guard the corridors and in front
of .Carpentor a Hall, on Fulton street,
th streets in the vicinity of the build
ing -will be strongly patrolled, and a
large 'force of police reserves will be
held at the Ce.itral. and. Bush-etreel po
lice stations, at the first indication to
promptly -quell any disorder or threat
; end violence., Sups to this end were
taken today by Judge Lawlor. who had
callea Chtri of Police William J Biggy
and- Ceder-Sherlff " Peter - Haggerty to
liia CJiambers to confer with them on
the matter .
While Pistrict Attorney Lang-du.-
who returned this morning from
Fresno, waa 4n conference with Hiram
JnhnjoB.- MaU L Sullivan and Joseph
Dwyer. and accepted their services to
take up the prosecution of Ruef where
Mr.' Heney reft off. Judge Lawlor was
consulting. lih Chief F.lggy and Vn
dei -Sheriff Haggerty. who in the ab
sence of Sheriff Uolan. is in charge of
tnt" Sheriff's office, upon proper pre-
cautions ry ' measures. -
Taking Judicial cognizance of the
st.ife of public feeling, which has never
been" so intense, or run so- high since
the shooting of Judge Terry by Uavid
. Nagle many years ngo. and which may
be-.l.ioned Inte a flame by advertised
pub;U:. meetings. Judge Lawlor deter
mined to. take .the necessary steps for
; the resumption of Ruef'a trial in proper
: legil manner, seeing to it that his
rigacs are not violated in the slightest,
: so, that it might jeopardize the result
. of-th trial and ut the same time af
fording protection to all engaged In it.
For the present At least. Ruef will be
.kept jn custody and brough-. from the
' CouRty -tfaii an ingleside and returned
to it n closed vehicle under a strong
guird. .
Stirrh-lons -characters will not be al
' lowcfi-Hn the courtroom, and those sus-
pej tl- f , earrylng arms will be
; seitrchrd.- The work of the detective
-Is to be quiet and unobtrusive, and not
cone-lo the attention of th Jury. In
the. corridor .and kails and in front of
the building btth uniformed and plain
' clothed police will be on guard, while
'. a Mroua -foree -llt patrol the streets in
tluj Tiemity. At the Central Police Sta
tlon. Captain Puke and at ' the
Hush-street station Captain Henry
Gleeson, under instructions from
Chief Biggy, will keep a large
number of men in reserve for
instant action. Every officer in the
courtroom w:ll ha'-'e instructions what
to do in the event of troubl. So com
pletely were the plans gone over in de
tail' at -the conference In the judges
chambers that it was even decided upon
-how to-get' Ruef out of the building
quickly in the event . that it became
necessary.
Urder instructions from the judge.
Under-Sheriff Hagserty will take simi
lar precautions at the County Jail,
where Kuef . and Haas are confined.
Should there be any threatening demon
stration around the Ingleside jail. It
was decided- that Ruef and Haas should
be nuickly remove 1 to some place, the
location of which was not divulged.
Ruef spent the entire day in the County
Jail. That lie will remain In custody
Hiirtnsr the. remainder of his trial and will
not 'be glvert his liberty, although under
bonds aggregating JLaOCW). waa intima
ted today by Judge Lawlor.
Jndge Foresaw Trouble.
If developed that Judge Lawlor had a
premonition that some untoward inci
dent might mar the trial, that he was
contemplating placing Ruef under special
surveillance next Monday " or ordering
him into the custody of the Sheriff and
that the actual purpose of the conference
in his chambers with Mr. Heney, Henry
Ach.and Mr. Dozier just a few minutes be
fore the shooting was to inform Ruefs
counsel of his Intention.
As the trial proceeded, the judge in
formed counsel for both sides that he was
becnning more and more anxious regard
ing the defendant and expressed the fear
that something might occur. He said
DIPLOMAT WHO IRKED BlI.
' GARI.l TO DECLARE
INDEPENDENCE.
V
A
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f
lam S. GneeholT.
NEW YORK. Nov. 14. (Spe
clal. Around Ivan S. Gueclioff
revolvpB the BulgJirian-Turkish
dlfTirultv. Mr. Guechoff was the
as the j
.f Bui- t
siip'nt- J
diplomatic representative of
earla in Turkey. He was
ed on a state occasion and when
he complained, he was Informed
that he was rot a full-fledged
Ambassador at Constantinople,
a.s Bulgaria was under the
suzerainty of Turkey. Thereupon;
Bulgaria declared its indepen
dence and a new era In European
politics began'
that he did not wish to be understood as
casting any Imputation upon Ruef or
making the intimation that there was
any danger Of his fleeing from the juris
diction of the court, but he had made
up his mind fully to exercise the discre
tionary authority vested in him and de
cided to order Ruef into custody unless
some other satisfactory arrangement
could be made.
Conceal Facts From Jury.
Judge Lawlor suggested that Ruefs
sureties select some man satisfactory to
the court, to be in constant ' attendance
upon Ruef and be responsible for his ap
pearance; but at the same time it waa to
be understood that this would not re
lieve his bondsmen of any liubility. The
judge submitted this to "counsel for both
sid-.-s. saying that he had. no intention of
inconveniencing the defendant during the
trial and preferred some such arrange
ment to ordering him into custody, be
lieving that It could be effected without
the facts becoming public. He especial
ly desired that the jury should not know
it. in order that Ruefs position might not
in any way be prejudiced in the mind of
the 12 men who will pass upon his guilt
or innocence.
The judge asked that the attorneys look
up the law on the question and submit
their opinions to him Monday. A few
minutes later the tragedy was enacted in
the courtroom.
PROTECT BRAIN PRODUCTS
Copyright Congress Covers AVide
Kange of Literary Matters.
BFRL.IN. Nov. 14. The International
Copyright Congress held its last session
here today.
The new regulations adopted contain
30 articles and cover such matters as
the following
The conformity jpf the rights of
translations with the rights of - the
original; the including of political ar
ticles in newspapers on copyright pro
tection: the abolition of the reserva
tion regard Ins; musical performances;
privUK-tlon against the production of
musical works on mechanical instru
ments except where the manufacturers
already have- obtained rights; the pro
tection of lUerarv and artistic works
agaitrst reproduction by cinemato
graphs: the production of original
cinematographic pictures against pro
tection without permission and the
abolition of formalities within the
copyright union, together with protec
tion 'in the Irdiviaual states belonging
to the union from the legal regula
tions In the country of origin for a
uniform period of 50 years.
TWICE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Divorced Idaho Woman Who Has
Squandered Small Fortune.
RENO, Nev. Nov. U. An unidentified
woman made two unsuccessful attempts
to commit suicide by Jumping in front
of an lnterurban streetcar last night.
The first time she threw herself face
downward in front of an out-bound car.
rolled over on her back and, yelling that
she wanted to die. waited for the crash.
The motorman threw on the emergency
brakes and stopped the car a few feet
from her.
On the return trip the womail again at
tempted to throw herself in front of the
car. but waa prevented by two men. She
has since disappeared.
H. Alter, a private detective on the
car. says he recognized the woman and
that she recently obtained a divorce in
Idaho, with a judgment against her hus
band for (40.000. which she squandered.
He refused to divulge ber name.
EXAlVIINER FEARS
ATTACK OF MOB
Office Barricaded and Guards
Posted, Because Crowd
Is Angry.
SUDDEN CHANGE OF FRONT
In Terror of Being Mobbed, Man
agers Abandon Itidicule and Vrge
Diligent Prosecution ot
Haas and Grafters.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal.. Nov. 14.
(Special.) Hearst's Examiner compo
sition and editorial rooms were barri
caded last night and guarded by armed
men. as the managers or the newspaper
I feared that a mob woula be formed to
attack and clean out the offices. 1-or
several . months the Examiner has
printed daily cartoons ridiculing F. J.
Heney. Rudolph Spreckels. W. J. Burns
and the entire -graft prosecution, and
each day at the bottom of its editorial
column it has run the. legend about
the time since the prosecution began.
Thus Friday morning it ran the line:
"It is now 755 days since the prose
cution began and no one is in -the pen
itentiary yet."
Cartoons "Knock" Prosecution.
The caricatures in the Examiner
were drawn by "Bud" Fisher, a former
Chliagd boy. who' is very clever. They
represented Air. Heney In many ludi
crous plights and always' refererd to
him as "Beany." Mr. Spreckels was
caricatured as "Pickles, a prize booby
whose leg was pulled by Heney and
Burns." while Sir. Burns was held up
to ridicule as "Tabasco, hot stuff of
the detective force."
These cartoons were so clever and
they hit off the weaknesses of the
men so artfully that the prosecution
complained bitterly of them, but the
Examiner persisted. The paper also
never omitted any opportunity to op
pose the prosecution. When the Ap
pellate court knocked out the convic
tion of Schmitz on a technicality, the
Examiner played this up. It never
missed an opportunity to enforce the
point that Rudolph Spreckels was In
fluenced by corrupt motives in back
ing the graft prosecution, and that' the
methods employed by Mr. Heney could
not succeed.
Crowds Turn Wrath on Hearst.
So relentless waa. this' opposition that
the public finally came to believe that
Hearst really desired to see the prosecu
tion fail and the grafters escape pun
ishment. Therefore, when Haas shot Mr.
Heney. the local managers of the Ex
aminer felt much as they did when Mc
Kinley was shot by Czolgolsz, and as
the crowds in the street began, to rave
about the Examiner's attacks on Mr.
Heney. they decided that the better part
of wisdom was to prepare for attacks.
As the offices are down on Folsom street,
near the water front, the mob could have
gutted them before the police could have
reached the scene. The first excitement
calmed after dinner and no organized at
tempt was made to ,deal out vengeance
on the Examiner. f
Changes Tune Completely.
In this morning's Examiner, in the
same editorial columns where Mr. Heney
and the graft prosecution so often have
been held up to scorn or savagely lam
pooned, this curious editorial waa
printed:
"Quick justice for Heney's would-be
assassin quick justice for the grafters.
"The attempt to kill Assistant District
Attorney Heney by an ex-convict at the
moment when Heney had brought Ruef
to the prison door and seemed to be in
the very act of thrusting the arch
grafter into the place where he belongs.
Is one of the most regrettable occurrences
ever witnessed in San Francisco or any
other city. It is shocking and lament
able, but it is gratifying to know that
Mr. Heney is not mortally wounded. The
physicians hope to save his life and
every good citizen fervently hopes that he
will be spared. No motive is impelling
enough to warrant the use of a pistol in
court. San Francisco is a law-abiding
community.
Quick and Speedy Punishment.
"And there must be quick and speedy
punishment for the would-be assassin
quick and speedy punishment for the
boodlers and grafters as well. The speed
with which punishment is meted out to
the man who struck down Heney will
blazon to the world the speed with which
punishment shall be meted out to the
grafters who made the name of San
Francisco a by-word the world over-.
"The trial of the grafters and boodlers
must go down must go on to the end.
Heney's place must be taken by good
lawyers and the case proceeded with Just
where Heney left it.
"Ruef'a trial must not be halted, rie
is at the prison door now. Push him
and keep him there. Punish the would
be assassin quickly and punish the bood
lers and grafters as well. Let there be
no delay In this public duty."
SAYS SISTER PAID GILES
Sirs. Dunphy Finds Defender in
Woman Who Saw- Transaction.
MISSOULA. Mont.. Nov. 14. Two days
of constant effort on the part of news
paper men of this city Tesulted early
today in the identifying of the sister of
Martha Maybel Dunphy. mentioned in
a dispatch from Chicago as playing a
prominent part in connection with the
accusation of the larceny of J6000 worth
of Jewelry and securities made against
the latter by Charles. F. Giles. Mrs.
Dunphy's sister is the wife of a promi
nent business roan of Missoula, but re
quested that her name be withheld from
publication. She spoke feelingly of the
case and upheld Mrs. Dunphy in every
way.
"It is an attempt on the part of Giles
to break up my sister's home," she said.
"Mrs. Dunphy borrowed the monay of
Giles and gave him Jewelry worth sev
eral thousand dollars to secure the loan.
Mv sister gave Gilea $:S every week until
she had paid the debt and it was right
here in Missoula, at my house, that he.
returned to her the Jewels and I am sure
that everything was settled then. I am
positive that Mrs. Dunphy does not owe
anything to Giles."
CITIZENS ASKF0R LAWS
(Continued From First Page.)
city gathered last night at a meeting,
where spirited addresses were delivered
calling upon the public to protect the
cause of Justice. The outcome was a
call for a mass meeting to be held tonight
In Dreamland Pavilion. The call is as
follows:
"TotheCltUene of San Francisco: Fran
cla J. Heney has fallen by the hand of an
assassin, shot from behind while fight
ing at his post in the cause of Justice for
the people of his city. He would be the
first man to appeal to the reason of the
citizens to preserve order and proceed
only by the processes of law. to look, not
for vengeance, but to demand swift jus
tice through the courts. We make the
same appeal.
"The prosecution will proceed. We are
assured that the trial of Abraham Ruef
will continue tomorrow and Monday
morning without interruption.
"The Citizens' League of Justice calls
upon the citizens of San Francisco to lend
their aid to the cause' of Justice and to
that end a mass-meeting of citizens is
hereby called for Saturday evening. No
vember 14. at Dreamland Rink, at 8
o'clock. We call upon every citizen to be
present. (Signed)
"CITIZENS' LEAGUE OF JUSTICE."
Hiram Johnson and Matt L Sullivan, two
of the attorneys who epoke at the gather
ing last night, announced that they had
offered their services to the district at
torney as substitutes for Mr. Heney.While
moderation was counseled by all the
speakers, there were, at the outset un
mlstaken expressions of hostility to the
courts ar.d " predicts that Haas would
not lack aid in his defense. Former
Mayor James D. Phelan charged directly
that the crime must have been Inspired.
Rudolph Spreckels. the millionaire bank
er who financed the prosecution of the
supervisors and Ruef, ar.d who has been
In frequent attendance at the triale, said:
"It is time that drastic measures were
used to suppress the reign of lawless
ness." '
WILD ORGY ENDS FATALLY
GIRL- DEAD. TWO BOY COSIPAX
IOXS SENSELESS.
Youths Recovering Tell of Drinking
Bout in Boathouse Death
Due to Gaa.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.. Nov. 14.
Helen Clark, a prepossessing girl of
16. was found dead from gas poisoning
in a boathouse in Gardner's Basin, on
the thoroughtare Just outside the city
today, and Arthur Penny. Jr., and Wal
ter Reynolds, both aged 18, are under
arrest pending an investigation.
The three, who are children of well-to-do
families of this city, were found
together in the boathouse after a night
of revelrj-. The girl had been suffo
cated with gas. which escaped from a
leaking pipe. The young men were un
conscious, but they were' revived with
little difficulty at a hospital.
On a table in the room where the
three were found were several empty
bottles and glasses. Penny, It is as
serted, secured the key to the boat
house yesterday. He says he and Rey
nolds had known the girl but a few
months, and that they had Invited her
there to have a social time, and that
only one bottle of beer and as much
cider was- drunk, and that the girl
did not drink at all. Chief of Police
Souder said tonight that the girl's
death was due purely to accident. He
added that there was no evidence that
the two young men had maltreated her.
The two, youths will probably be re
leased. ASKED TO EXTEND LINE
People of Orchard Make Overtures
to Vancouver Traction Company.
VANCOUVER. Wash., Nov. 14. (Spe
cial.) W, J. Patterson, president of the
Vancouver Traction Company, said to
day that Inducements had been offered
the company to extend its electric line
to Orchards, six miles northeast of
"Vancouver. A special meeting of the
officials of the company will be held
next week to consider the matter, and
there is every likelihood of the offer
being accepted.
President Patterson is strongly in
fayor of the Orchards . extension. The
proposed route has been partially sur
veyed, and will be finished in about
30 days. Construction work, it is ex
pected, will begin by January 1. 1909.
Mr. Patterson is very enthusiastic
over Vancouver's prospects of growth.
He declares that the streetcar system
which was put into operation in this
city two months ago is meeting the
highest expectations of the stockhold
ers. The road has been paying ex
penses from the start.
The Vancouver electric line, is now
completed into the country about two
miles to the St. John road, where
large car barns have recently been
erected.
SCORNS ALL FOUL PLAY
President Gives Timely Advice to
High School Students.
i
WASHINGTON,' Nov. 14. "Scorn to
those guilty of any foul practice in your
sports," aaid President Roosevelt today
to the students of the Episcopal High
School of Virginia, near Alexandria,
where he and Mrs. Roosevelt had gone
bv automobile ' to visit the school their
youngest eon, Quentin, is attending this
Winter.' Standing on the muddy athletic
field', with the sleet pelting 'down on him,
the President irelished the athletic events
of the annual field day and before leav
ing made a few remarks to the school
mates of his son. He told them he be
lieved in sports with all his heart and
had advised the boys to play hard when
they played, but also to work hard when
they worked. "Do your level best to
win, but do It in a fair way," said the
President-
RUN DOWN BY AUTOMOBILE
Boy Killed by Race Horse Owner,
Who Is Arrested.
OAKLAND, Cal., Nov. 14. Manuel
Viera. the lo-year-old messenger boy
who was run down on Grove street last
night by an automobile driven by H.
G. Bedwell. the well-known -race-horse
owner, died at the receiving hospital
today Of his injuries. Mr. Bedwell was
formally placed under arrest- on a
charge of manslaughter, but was re
leased on bail, pending the result of
the Coroner's inout.
Catarrh
Whether it is of the nose, throat,
stomach, bowels, or more delicate or
gans, catarrh is always debilitating and
should have attention.
The discharge from the mucous
membrane is because this is kept in a
state of inflammation by an impure
condition of the blood. Therefore, to
cure, take the best blood purifier,
Hood's Sarsaparilla
In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets
known aa Sratob. doses U-
CHECK GRIME WAVE
President Wires to Spreckels
Need of Drastic Action.
I LESSON IN HAAS ATTEMPT
Character of Would-be Assassin Dis
closes True Nature of Opposi
tion Against Heney, De- ,
dares Roosevelt.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 14. The fol
lowing telegram, supplementing; one to
Mr. Heney, which has not yet been
made public, has been received from
President Roosevelt by itudolph Spreck
els: "White House. Nov. 14. Rudolph
Spreckels, San Francisco: I am inex
pressibly shocked at the attempted as
sassination of Heney, and most ear
nestly hope he will recover. The in
famous character of the would-be as
sassin, no less than the infamous char
acter of the deed, call attention in a
striking way to the true character of
the forces against which Heney and
you and your associates have been
struggling.
"Every decent American who has the
honor and interest of the country at
heart should join, not only in putting a
stop to the wave of violent crime, of
which this man's act Is but one of the
symptoms, but also 1n stamping out
the heinous corruption .in which men
like this would-be assassin are bred
and flourish, and that can only be
done by warring, as Heney has warred,
relentlessly, against every man who is
guilty of corrupt practices, without
any regard to his social standing, to
his prominer.ee In the world "of poli
tics or in the world of business.
"I earnestly hop that Heney will re
cover, and I give utterance to what I
know would be Heney's wish -when I
say and earnestly hope that, whether
he recover or not. there be 'no faltering
in the work in which Heney has been
so gallant and efficient a leader.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
HOPES HENEY WILL SURVIVE
Bonaparte Says Country Needs Men
ot His Type.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 14. Attorney-General
Bonaparte, who was here today, said
of the attempt upon the life of Francis J.
Heney :
"I was shocked to hear of the attempt
ed murder of Mr. Heney. and deem it a
matter of the gravest public Interest that
his life should be spared. His services
have been of great value to the Depart
ment of Justice, and he is emphatically a
man to be esteemed because of the ene
mies he has made. His talents and cour
age made him a terror to evildoers, so
that It is not really surprising If an at
tempt has been made to take his life. I
know of no one who has shown more
hatred to iniquity or done more effective
work In making the way of the trans
gressor hard. American society sorely
needs more men of his type, and can ill
afford to lose one like him."
ONE DOLLAR FOR EACH WIFE
Butte Merchant Provides for Con
tingencies in Peculiar Will.
HELENA,, Mont, Nov. 14. (Special.)
The will of the late George Fitschen,
one of the pioneer merchants of Butte,
who died at St. Paul, Minn., October
5, was filed for probate this morning.
It was drawn up August 1,- 1908, by
Mr. Fitschen, is in his own handwrit
ing and was not witnessed.
The estate is worth about J60,000,sof
which $20,000 is cash. At the close
of the will Mr. Fitschen made the fol
lowing note:
"Shall any women present them
selves claiming to be my wives, to each
of them I give the sum of one dollar."
Most of the estate is given to his
relatives, but quite a number of
friends in Montana, California and
Germany have been remembered by
Mr. Fitschen.
Killed by His Own Pistol.
CHICAGO, Nov. 14. Charles M. Bur
melster, undertaker and North Side pol
itician, accidentally shot and killed
Bridge, Beach 8 CoV'Superior" Stoves
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NOVEL SUPERIOR.
Will nold fire for 86 hours with
soft coal and 48 hours with hard
coal. Price $27. OO
We are ajrents for this celebrated line of Stoves and Ranges.
and are satisfactory today, as well as up-to-date in every respect.
Our "WOOD SUPERIOR" is the most popular medium-priced Air-Tight Wood Heater to be tounov
It has cast-iron linings, east top, cast base and nickel trimmings. - j
For a high-grade Coal Stove our '.'NOVEL SUPERIOR" is our best. It is also a highly decorated
Our "SUPERIOR HOT BLAST" for coal is vry economical in its use of fuel and will hold fire
for 36 hours. , --
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-thinking oi a Black Suit
for this Winter?
An Opportunity
You cannot help but need a J)Iack
suit for the Winter appropriate for all
occasions.
You want it made to your own meas
ure spug. clinging collar, full shoulders,
draped along graceful lines to conform to
your individual figure, built up with hair
cloth and shrunken French canvas so that
it will hold its shape in all kinds of weather.
A tailor-made suit of Black Thibet or
Unfinished Worsted can be had from ui
this week for $20. The same quality of
materials and workmanship could not be
found in any shop in Portland for a cent
less than $35. This is a strong statement,
but it can be borne out to the letter.
One word Columbia Tailored Clothef
are hand-tailored throughout, made by the
best tailors in Portland, are worn by the
best dressers and give the best and most
satisfactory service of any clothes ever put
on a man's back.
Stop in and see the quality ot these
Black Thibets and Unfinished Worsted!
for $20.
Grant
Phegley,
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himself at' his home last night. He
..,!,..! nHnnt 11 o'clock and was
awakened about an hour later by a tele
phone call. The receiver swung on a.
little stand at the side of his bed and
above it, fastened to a hook, hung his
revolver. The arrangement waa so
v.n v, nnnirf lie in bed and talk.
The Henrotin Hospital superintend
ent was at the otner ena oi me wwc
tw. Ritrmpltpr of the death of
a woman patient and asking that he
send for the body. Mr. ourmeister
was replacing the receiver when he ac
cidentally knocked the revolver from
the hook. The weapon struck the floor,
there was a flash and report and Mr.
Rurmelster sank back dead on his pil
low beside his wife.
DISAGREED OVER PROJECT
Promotion Committee Bites on Too
Hard a Morsel.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 14. The tenth
semiannual convention of the county com
mittees of the California Promotion Com
mittee concluded its deliberations today
with a heated disagreement over whether
it should support the project of establish
ing a Government-owned line of steam
ers between New York and Pacific Coast
ports, by the way of the Isthmus of
Tehuantepec. in competition with the
WOOD SUPERIOR.
For 18-in. wood. Price .. 413. 50
For 20-in. wood. Price. .814. SO
For 22-in. wogd. Price. .815. 50
For 2t-ln. wood. Price. .17. OO
They
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Seventh
and Stark
Streets
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transcontinental railroads. The conven
tion voted to lay the resolution favoring
it on the table, 34 to 25. ,
The United States of Colombia has but
one iron foundry. It is at Bogota, and la
used to smelt native ores for carting- pur-
Are You Going to "
CALIFORNIA?
Write Chester W. Kelley, 608
First avenue, - Seattle, Wash.,
Representative
HOTEL DEL MONTE
Near historic Monterey. Para
dise of the Pacific. Mid-Winter
Golf and Polo Tournament
for Northwestern players. . A
delightful climate, beautiful
surroundings. Booklets, rates
and particulars gladly given.
SCPKRIOR HOT BLAST.
12-in. flrepot. Price 114. SO
14-ln. flrepot. Price 16.50
16-in. firepot. Price 819. OO
18-in. firepot. Price $22. OO
have always
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been satisfactory H