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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND. MARCH 6. 1910. 13 CHARGES MADE AGAINST DR. HYDE Two Indictments Specify Mur der in First Degree; One Is Manslaughter. ACCUSED DISCUSSES CASE Physician Affirms Innocence and Insists Fair Trial Will Now Be Best Means of Final and , Complete Vindication. KANSAS CITY. March a. Dr. B. Clark Hyde, husband of niece of the late Thomas F. Swope. was tonight indicted on 13 counts In 11 Indictments returned by the grand jury that has been Investigat ing the Swope mystery of the last three weeks. Two indictment charge first degree murder in connection with the deaths of Colonel Swope and Chrism an Swope. Dr. Hyde is alleged to have given them strychnine tablets, causing their death. One indictment accuses Dr. Hyde of manslaughter by bleeding James . Moas Hunton. a cousin f Colonel Swope. In a neglectful manner. E2jsht indictments were returned in connection with alleged poisoning of the' Swope family and visit ors and attaches 'of the Swope house Hold. ' Killed With Genns, Is Charge. Dr. Hyde is accused of poisoning with typhoid germs, with intent to murder, Margaret Swope. Stella Swope. Lucy Le &wope. Nora Bell Dickson. Georgia F. Ompton, Mildred Fox and Leonora Cop rldgo, a colored girl. All these persons were stricken with tj-phoid fever while Dr. Hyde was attending the Swope fam ily. Three counts are contained in the in dictment charging the poisoning of Miss Margaret Swope. The first count charges that Dr. Hyde attempted to poison her by administering typhoid germs on or about November 25. The second accuses him of trj-tng to poison her by giving a Hypodermic injection on December 12. In the third count he is alleged to have at tempted poisoning on December 18 by civlng her strychnine and other poisons. Accused Reads New. Dr. Hyde received the news of the in llctments calmly. He said: "I have just read in the evening papers that I have beei Indicted. "In my libel suit against John G. Pas ton, he has stated, under oath that De i-ember 20. 1909. before the slightest in vestigation was made and before an ex amination of any of the bodies of the dead was had. he concluded that I was guilty or their murders and of attempts to mur der others. 1 have Just read the testi mony of Mrs. I.oxan O. Swope taken to day, after more than two weeks of earn est efforts upon the part of my attor neys in which she .says she arrived at the lame conclusion, at the same time, like wise without investigation or proof. Accused Seeks A'lndication. "On January 12, J 910. Mr. Paxton wrote a letter to his co-executo narging tnat all of these terrible crimes h;td been committed. In his testimony, the first day of his deposi tion he published this letter to the world, and declared that I was the suniy person. i nis stain upon my character can be removed in but one way: that Is by a fair trial before Jury of my fellow citizens in a jurt where I can be represented and where my vindication can be made complete and final. Much as I regret the fact of my Indictment, I realize it to be an Inevitable and sure step toward my nnai exoneration. "I am absolutely innocent and I know, on that account that no harm can come to me. Those Who know me best have assured me of their staunch belief in my innocence, and I feel con fident that those of my fellow citizens who do not know me will suspend judgment in my case until in open nd fair trial they may be convinced 5f my Innocence." Pros coi tor Commends Jury. in less degree, by Bailey. Heyburn sakJ that if thip provision were retained the bill would be repudiated by the people. Oallinger contended that to include cer tain rtate banks and exclude the most ptable banks of the country would be inconsistent.- ' Ileybvrn Attacks Pro ision. Another amendment looking to a change of phraseology called out a bitter as sault by Heyburn. It provided that no ipterest should.be computed on fractions of a dollar. It was adopted after extended debate. The . Idaho Senator contended that the banks would gain Immensely by the provision, and declared it showed an utter disregard of the interests of poor people. During the debate. Page made reply to . a recent estimate of Bailey that 60.000 additional Government employes would be necessary if the bill became a law. Page said 500 men could do the work. Replying," Bailey said that the work would be so dlstirbuted over the coun try, that it would be impossible to get along without a large extra force. A number of Democratic Senators, including Gore, Stone and Bacon, spoke ---. t. : " - " ' - : , i . : ; " - . i . ; 4 s i - ! " : n- , - - s x :: . Jx: - - X ft ' ' I " " - - s 4 ' I t ' l If t s i ' ; v I i T f CHILDREN VISITED TAGGART'S, IS TOLD Attorney - General's Prober Says Committeeman's Cas ino Was Gambling Den. NEGRO SENTINEL AT DOOR m t Edwin Holt, Who Will Appea the Orpbcnm In "The Mayor the Manlcnre." rat t and J When the trial of Dr. Hyde will be begun is problematical. It ma" be in a few days If the defense is willing. AVhen the indictments were returned, Virgil Conkling. County Prosecutor, said he believed the grand jurors had done their duty. He said the evidence in the case gave him no reason to doubt that he had taken the correct position in regard to it. Dr. Hyde is the , husband of Frances Swope Hyde, niece of Colonel Swope. who inherits about $300,000 of the mil lionaire's estate. REPUBLICANS PASS BILL (Concluded From First Par-) in general opposition to the measure. They saw In It the forerunner of a great central bank and regarded the legislation as unconstitutional. Taft's Speech Is Quoted. Bacon contended that the bill had been absolutely revolutionized by the .Smoot amendment. He argued that owing- to the latitude allowed to the Treasury Department the postal funds would be collected in the big banks. Quoting a speech of President Taft indicating a purpose to utilize the post al funds in taking care of 2 per cent bonds. Bacon said: "Does anyone suppose that in view of the President's position, the bill will become a law with the Borah provision as a part of It?" - There was little apparent interest on the floor or in the galleries as the time approached for taking the vote. McCumber, who was presiding, created the only ripple when by mis take, he said, after Senator Cullom had moved an executive session, 'the galleries will be killed and the doors closed." meaning, of course, to say the galleries would be cleared and . the doors closed. ' The postal savings bank bill had been before the .Senate since Janu ary 28. ' James U. Man ion Declares Slot Ma chines Were Played Full Blast and Employes Collected Coin. High Hent Wa Bald. PAOLI, Ind.,- March- 5. (Special.) In the suit to annul the charter of the hotel operated by Natlona.l Committee man Tom Taggart, at French Lick, the state today offered a-number of depo sitions, many of which brought clearly into view the character of the alleged gambling carried on at the French. Lick Casino. James H- Manion, paymaster of the National Malleable Castinsr Comnanv of Indianapollb, visited French liick Hotel June 13, 1906. He said he saw about 20 slot machines on the lower floor of the Casino, playing, and that a great many men, women and chil4 dren were there. . "Oh, I should say there were children there of 10 or 12 years of age, up," cites the deposition. He declares he saw money both won and lost on the slot machines. Mr. Manion testified that the first time he visited . the second floor of the Casino there was a negro at the door who gave him a ticket, but after that the negro knew him and no ticket was offered. Government Prompted, Search. Mr. Manion in his deposition sets out that he was required to go to French IJck and get the facts concerning gambling there, as the result of a con ference in the Attorney-General's of fice, at which Governor Hanley was present He was allowed $10 to cover hit expenses and transportation and drew from the state $110 in adition to his fare. Mr. Manion said he saw a young man employed about tables in the Casino open the slot machines, take out the money and carry it to the office of the hotel in a sack. This money was handed over the. counter to the clerk. The purpose of thl3 testimony was to show that em ployes of the hotel company received and took care of money from the gambling-house and the hotel company, the contention of the state being that the company leased the premises for gamb ling purposes. Games Raised Rejit. A contractor named Lutes testified that the value of the Casino building, with out the ground, was about $17,000. The cash books show that from Septefnber 3, 1903. to August 1. 1905. three yerars. 10 months and 20 days. Brown paid a total rental of $40,365. The rental from Sep tember 3, 1901, to February 28, 1902, was $100 a month. From February 28. 1902. to September 27, 1902, the rental was $600 a month. From September i. iwj, to August 1. 1905, the rental was $1250 a month. , The state's contention is that it was because of the gambling privileges given to Brown that he was charged so much rental. terest, the rate required from the banks. As adopted, the amendment, in the shape of a proviso, reads: "When, in the judgment of the President, war or any other exigency Involving the credit of the Govern ment so requires, the board of trustees may withdraw all or any part of said funds from the banks and invest the same in bonds or other securities of the United States: provided, that no part of said funds shall in any event ba . invested in bond! or other securities bearing interest at less' than 24 Per cent per annum." , Trust Companies Included. Two other important amendments were adopted today. One of these was suggested by Bailey and would per mit the withdrawal of postal-fund de posits by the original depositors, "upon demand," and the other, by Senator Oallinger. specifically Included savings banks and trust companies doing a banking business, among banking insti tutions permitted to accept deposits of postal funds. The "insurgent" Republicans were much elated over the acceptance of the Borah modification. They contend that it will reduce to a minimum the Government se curities in which the postal funds may be - invested and will prevent the National banks from urtng the funds to relieve themselves of a class of securities that are not popular, with them. Mr. Carter, ' In charge of the bill, made no objection to the Borah amendment. . The provision was agreed to, 49 to 11. Owen Submits Substitute. . , Several amendments were voted down, the most important being one offered by Owen of Oklahoma, Intended as a sub stitute for the whole bill, and which pro vided for the establishment of - a fund to guarantee National bank deposits. The sharpest discussion of the day arose over Mr. Galllnger's' amendment in cluding savings banks and truft com panies in the specific terms of the bill. It was bitterly opposed by Heyburn and. I.une Births Exceed Deaths. EUGENE. Dr., March 5. (Special.) The stork made 30 calls in Lane County during February. Seventeen males and 13 females were born. During the month there were 24 deaths, 15 males and nine females. Only Ave cases of contagious diseases were reported dur ingr the month. On an average a man requires 1000 pounds or iooq pt annum; a woman ayu pounds PAULHAMUS URGES UNION Puyallup Fruitgrower Gives Address at 'Eugene. EUGENE, Or., March 5. Special. ) One 'of the most interesting and import- anut meetings of the fruitgrowers of this section of the state was held at Franks Hall this -afternoon. It was a union meeting of the Eugene Fruitgrowers' As sociation and the Lane County Fruit growers Union and was very largely. at tended. The principal speaker of the afternoon was W. H. Paulhamus, State Senator, of Puyallup, Wash., who is a prominent fruitgrower of thus section of Washing ton and manager of the Puyallup Fruit growers' Union. He said.- among other things, that "the success of Eugene depends irpon her sur rounding farms. The timber and other forest resources will soon be gone and then the history of the locality will de pend upon how well her farming has been developed. He urged organization and showed the farmers where and how to succeed in the development of the fruit industry in this valley. - Yale Swimmers Win Meet. NEW HAVEN. .-'Conn., Tale won tht Intercollegiate swimming meet here to night with 27 points, Pennsylvania sec ond with 11 points and Princeton third with 2 points. Day After Day One will find I ' ' I 1 -J WSM V -MHnpoun. UU,. - -sTMm rrr Limited Post Toasties a constant delight.. The food is crisp and wholesome and so dainty and tempting;, that it ap peals to the appetite all the time mornins;, noon and night. Sojiie folks have pro nounced Post Toasties the choicest flavoured hits of eereal food ever produced. it The Memory Lingers 99 I'ostuni Cereal Co., Ltd. Battle Creek, Mich.. U. S. A. Exceptional Values in Mew Spring Merchandise New Idea Patterns 10c All Styles and Sizes The Most in Value, The Best in Quality New Idea Magazine . 10c The March Numb ei Eagerly Awaited and First of the Mew Spring and The Spring opening sale of silks is the most important store event of the whole year, and one that easily eclipses all others in -the broadness of. assortments and strength of values. It is planned on higher lines this year than ever before. The latest conceits from the leading looms- of -the world are embraced in this in tensely interesting showing. HIGH QUALITY AND GOOD WEAVES are the keynote of attractiveness, while VALUE is a close second from the economical "point of view of those who at this time anticipate their entire season's requirements in silks. - Plain and fancy silks, Shantung and rough suiting silks and lustrous black silks are all -specially priced for 'the occasion, ixtra space has been allotted to the showing, which certainly well deserves it. It is the year's greatest and best slk sale. Showing1 Be Sure to Profit by These Offerings err- A Very Important Sale of Mew "Shed water" Foulard Silks. 85c "The New Foulard Silks That Are Absolutely Water 7 spot Proof Foulard silk is always popular, especially for walking-length gowns, and this season foulard is more fash ionable than ever before. At this sale you have choice of the most beautiful patterns ever shown in Fou lard Silks. Particularly favored are the' neat small designs. Each pattern comes in .the new Spring colors, as well as the more staple shades such as navy blue, white, etc. These silks are full 23 inohes wide. an are made with a secret finish yhich makes them shed water, instead of absorbing it. Silks that Q PJ are guaranteed 'spotproof, in usual $1.00 quality, are priced for this sale at ' Ci3G Real Hand-ltade Sliantnn Pongee Silks, Three Xots at Special Prices . AT 75 YARD All-silk, double-weight Shantung Pongee's, fufr 27 inches wide. Unusual value at this low price for Monday and Tuesday's sale. AT 98 YARD All-silk Shantung Pongee of fine, firm weave, full 36 inches wide. Best values ever offered at this price. AT $1.25 YARD Extra heavy, double-weight Shantung Pongee Silk, perfect in weave and finish. Exceptional quality at this price. Satin Foulards in 85o Quality at 65c A very special offering of 24-inch satin-finished Foulard Silks, shown in a complete assortment of the latest colorings, in neat small rings, dots figures and scroll designs; beautifully finished silks, in per- ' feet weave. Extraordinary value at this price. l3J3C Black Corded Bengalixie Silk at $1.19 A nale of vard-wide black forded Bengaline Silks, Ottoman Cord and Ke'i Silks; fine, high-grade, pure silk fabrics, perfect in color and cor rect in weight; guaranteed regular $l.o0 and val ues, specially priced for this sale only at, per yard. . . . , $1.19 Mew Spring Dress Fabrics in Matchlessly Handsome Exquisite creations for the Spring and Summer of 1910 a wonderfully will prove very helpful in deciding upon the particular fabric that will Fashion's high approval. OUR BEST SPRING OPENING OF DUES ' NOVELTY FRENCH SERGE AT $1.50 A YARD At this price we are showing the finest of foreign and domestic dress goods- in all the popular weaves and colorings. We call your particular attention to a fine line of 50-inch Novelty French Serge which we have just opened; comes in all the new colorings, in fine hairline stripes, per fect in weave and finish and of excellent weight: A better-than-usual value at this price. , IMPORTED NOVELTIES AT $1.25 A YARD Fine imported German materials in clever new weaves; beautiful silk -and wool fabrics of medium weight, shown in neat novelty stripes; come full 46 inches wide ; are exclusive fabrics, shown d -nowhere else. Moderately priced at . J 13 beautiful display of the newest and most favored weaves a showing that best meet your own individual requirements. Everything bears the seal of S FABRICS. NEW DOMESTIC SERGE AT $1.00 A YARD The Osaka Serge, a new domestic weave;. comes full 46 inches wide, made of the finest selected yarns and perfect in weave and finish; shown in invisible shadow stripes, in all the xpular new Spring shades. One of the unmatchable values we are showing at this price. NEW BLACK AND WHITE FABRICS AT 50c4 A YARD 38-inch new black and white stri)cd Serges, wool Taffetas, Mohairs, etc., shown in a variety of neat stripes; fabrics that will wash satisfactorily; colors are guaranteed; fabrics that are extremely desirable for early Spring wear. HI C! A Complete Stock of Spring Suits We are in a complete' state of preparedness to attend your Spring suit wants. Every day adds more of the latest styles to our already com plete stock of Spring wearing apparel. Superiority in style, workman-J ship, quality of material and popularity in price is the prevailing tone throughout the department. Some very smart 1910 Spring models in coats, 32 to 36 inches in length, fitted or semi-fitted; skirts in the lat est pleated styles;, made of thcN following fabrics: Plain" or striped serge and panama and new Spring suitings; all the favored colors of the season, such as black, navy, brown, gray, tan, rt A reseda and othefs in different shades. Priced at. . . ij) A JJ SPRING COVERT COATS Some very select Spring coat models; they vary in length frofiT 32 to 44 inches, fitted or semi-fitted and strictly tailored ; made of a very fine quality covert cloth in plain tan or shadow stripes, semi-lined or lined throughout with a fine grade of ( A C(T TO tj 1 O C A satin. Prices range from iPTTOvJ P 1mUU CHILDREN'S COATS SPRING STYLES We are showing many of the new Spring juvenile styles in Coats, chiefly box effects, plain or nicely trimmed, of the following materials : Cov ert, twilled flannel and worsted coatings, in many plain colors and mixtures. Exceptional values, up from..... DRESS SKIRTS $4.50' A particularly worthy value in women's and misses' Dress Skirts of fine grade panama; tnis season s very latest pieatea stjues, principally plain, though some are nicely trimmed. $2.50 $4.50 J Fancy ISosiery It's time to think of Spring and Summer Underwear and Hosiery. Our stocks are now complete with the best makes, styles and kinds in seasonable weights, and we in vite you to call and see how splendidly we are prepared to supply, you. Wo know you'll like the qualities, but the prices are equally attractive. WOMEN'S FANCY HOSIERY 39 Silk embroidered. Every woman will want new Spring Hosiery, so why not buy some 8t this .sale, when such splendid savings are possible! Here is an unmatchable of fering of women's silk-embroidered Stock ingsrmade with full-fashioned leg and foot; shown in the most attractive new patterns; they are made of the best qual ity lisle thread, and come in colors black, tan, brown, oxford, bronze, navy, claret, garnet, Ixmdon smoke, champagne, laven der, green, etc. Regular 50c and 63c val ues, specially priced for Mon- O day awd Tuesday at 3 J C WOMEN'S FANCY HOSIERY 50 75c Values. A very importantoffering of women's fine lisle thread fancy Hose, shown in attractive embroidered effects, lace patterns and plain colors, in all the new Spring shades. Bought at one-third less than regular, and sold the. P f same way. 75c values at J3vrC Splendid Values in Men's Section ' These comparative prices are under exaggeration more use ena-oi-tne-season onenngs. mey nave more merit than, you would expect could be had at these low prices more than can be found anywhere else. MEN'S SHIRTS, 75c VALUES AT 69 A fine assortment of men's Shirts, made of plain blue chambray, with soft turndown collar and at- . . . r.n . 1 a ii. ll 1 nErTT;'Jr ili tacnea curis; weu-maae garments, cut. iun ana Ty roomy, nothing skimpy about them; shirts that fWl" will give entire satisfaction. Best 75c values, spe- I llSir , cially priced for Monday and Tuesday ?Q at the low price or only. v w MEN'S SOX, 15c VALUES lSVs A -special offering of men's cotton Sox, made of fine niaco yarns, and shown with black top and White feet; they come without seams," are the most comfortable and best wearing sox made. The very best 15c values, specially priced for Monday and Tuesday at $1.40 a dozen, or, 1 Ol the pair 12C ' MEN'S UNDERWEAR, BEST $1.00 VALUES 85 An-'extra special offering of men's fine merino Shirts and Drawers, made of a very fine and soft-finished material in the regular Spring weight, and shown in a bluish-gray color; drawers and shirts are both self faced ; the drawers have suspender straps and seams in the back, ,i.-a .-ax, ,oi-- n-oll.mnrlo p-armpnts that will wear-J'ine. f- . l i u v. n ii . i.w.. r- - JJfc . k ill Best $1.00 values, special at, per garment. r lew Spring U n cL e r m' s lins SPECIALLY REDUCED PRICES In the popular-priced lines you will find the very latest styles, and we assure you that such handsomely trimmed and fin ished garments have never been sold at the low prices offered at this sale. COMBINATION GARMENTS, REGU LAR $2.00 VALUES AT $1.50 - An extra fine showing of a choice line VW of women's combination garments, in.VS. the Skirt and Corset Cover, or Draw-S ers and Corset Cover; also the fittednUj made of fine nainsook, lawn or India linen, daintily trimmed with embroid eries, laces and ribbons; all extra well made garments, very neatly finished. Regular $2 values, spe- rt f "V cial for this sale at. . . . D i 3xJ MUSLIN GOWNS, REAL $2.00 VALUES $1.50 An extra special offering of a choice line of women's muslin downs, made of the daintiest of nainsook, cambric, batiste or barred dim ity, and trimmed with fine embroideries and laces; they come in 9 11 styles and sizes, and are real .$2.00 values, spc- tf l f cially priced for Monday and Tuesday at JL OVJ mm m Him V