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MRS.KERSH'S FATE
RESTS WITH JURY
Attorneys Close Argument in
Murder Trial With Wom
an Near Swoon.
DENUNCIATION IS BITTER
Jurors Retire ml ft: 18 P. K. and at
11:43 Report Inability to Rc-acn
Verdict and Are Locked "Cp for
Xljht Strong Ple Made
Limp and in a seml-awoonlng condi
tio a. Airs. Carrie Kersh. accused of th
murdtr of William A. Johnson, had to
bo virtually carried, out of lb courtroom
t tb conclusion of th trial at 1:11
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Biio bad
withstood the strain of th clcht days
examination with considerable fortitude
unui about I o'clock In th afternoon,
whan sh seemed to (lvo away and
leaned over on the ahoulder of bar aura
In a dased condition unable to help bar
sal f.
One In a whlla ha would open hsr
eyee. but It was evident from her pallor
that bar nerve had not su 9) riant etrengta
to withstand th events of tba day.
At 11:4 P. M. tha Jury raportad that
It was una b la to acre. With bnt
llttls hop of obtalnlne- a Tordlct Judsr
Morrow ordered tba Jury locked Bp for
tha night.
Tha closing argument of J. J. Fltsr
aid. CfcW twputy IXstrlct Attorney, was
especially full of laveattv and direct
rkvrft of the "Inhuman murder, which
shocked every borne and fireside." He
particularly called attention to the da
far.iient woo was the "arcn-eonsplrator
of tnts heinous crime committed among a
peaceful and lOTlr. s people.
Trrocrh tt all lira. Kersh seamed tn
be fjrhcjng s tendency to manifest any
weakness. She appeared, with th Unas
of sevvre mental suffering upon her face
Ihln and pointed la feature.
Crime Held Premeditated.
With the morning- session cam th
arcument of H. E- Collier. Deputy Ile
triet Attorney, lie outlined tba posltleei
ef the etate and assarted that the crime
was prertiedltatrd. He waa followed by
J. C McCue. attorney for th defense,
who brought out many points tending
to Indicate that th prltooer had noth
Inc to do with the murder and devoted
meislderabl time to the apparent dif
ference which were to be found tn the
teattmoay. Seneca Fouts began bis ad
dress before the noon hoar, and It waa
2 o'clock when Mr. Fltaserald. leading
counsel for the state, began deliveries;
bis sddresa. lie was particularly strong
la bis Invectlv and mad no attempt
to mince matters, calling things by plain
and eajlly understood terms lie waa
Interrupted several times by the counsel
for th defene.
Judg Morrow, who presided In the
ess, delivered his charges. He eon
tended that the defendant could be found
guilty of murder In the first degree,
second or third degree, or manslaughter
or not guilty. Hs held that to convict for
conspiracy to commit murder the party
accused must have been present at tha
ttm th deed waa committed.
Jury Retire at 6:18 P. M.
It waa 8:11 when th Jury finally re
tired. In cbargs of two bailiffs.
Th trial started December 1 and baa
consumed nine days. Forty-thre wit
nesses bavs beeo examined. s for the
state and three for the defense. Of the
jury S were exsmlned before 11 satis
factory ones could be secured. Fire vert
excused ty the defense on peremptory
challenge and two by th state. All
the others were excused for cause. The
Jury which listened to the evidence Is
eomnosed of Frank Hollar k. J. C Stevens.
IX j. Tomailnt. Sumner Newell. John
Miller. D. A. Southmayd. Donal Allison.
. S. Steaismltb. John Jarvla and George
It taker.
This completes the second trial of Mrs.
Kersh. tr.e previous trial having resulted
la a disagreement. She la charged with
murder in the first degree In connection
with the death of Johnson, a rancher,
who was murdered In Jun in th Grand
Central Hotel ay James Webb.
Many Involved In Court Action.
After constructing a residence on lot
t. Mock . Id Ladd's Addition, the firm
of Morgan A Hobo, owners of the prop
erty, transferred th earn to C B.
Wadswortbv trustee. Before doing so.
certain firms which furnlshsd msterial
for the house failed to receive moneys
said to be due. The total amount of
these claims will reach 1:474. The
Oregon Flaalng Mills wsnt 141. while
the Oregon Hardwood Floor Company
seeks to recover 812. of which Mil Is
a claim of their own and tile due
them from an assigned claim. Tb
ladd estate Is msde a party to the ac
tion so as to perfect the lien which la
sought ta be established upon th property.
Injured Strikebreaker Sees.
trailer H. Hare, a strikebreaker.
filed bis complaint la tb Circuit Court
yesterday requesting a Judgment
agalnat the Oregon Auto-Despatcb
Company for 110.00. He asssrts that
he waa solicited to go to work for the
rompany during the strike of the team
stars. Members of the company told
Llm that there was Bo danger. While
peacefully engaged la foilovlng the
duties of a driver be waa set upon by
strikers, beaten severely and bit over
the bead with an Iron pipe. His skull
waa trepanned In th hospital and near
fc believes b la In danger of losing;
hi eyesight.
Two Women Desire Divorce1.
Ohtjhe M. Rose, wife of Waller Leroy
ytese. yesterday filed application for
divorce In the Circuit Court. She says
they were married In Pendleton In
l0S: trat ha was constantly quarrel
ing with her: figuring ho to get rid
f bar. and that he told ber he loved
another.
Hannah K. Wallace seeks a divorce
'rem J. T. Wsilac. They were mar
ried in January. 10. In Cheyenne.
Wye. He deserted her. It Is alleged,
n Deveuiber. 1. She deslree to re
turn her maiden nam, Aadesson.
Discharged Employe Sues.
George Coo!e. a clerk, of Vancouver.
H, C. filed suit In the Circuit Court
testerday agalnat Marshall Ward a
Portland grocer. Cool claim that
eat June he received a letter from
Ward offering htm 11 a week If be
would come, and a permanent Job for
two years. He went to work and In
L-ecember he waa discharged, lie
wants Judgment for 1111.
WELLS FARGO & CO.
TTtll keep their offlc open today un
til noon to receive and forward Chrlat
jnaa package "
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CAPTAIN FRIEXU a. BARJIES, OF FOREST GROVE.
Regsrdsd aa the manufacturer of the best archery bows In the
world. Captain Friend 8. Barnes, of Forest Gross, recently made the
bow with which H. K. Richardson, of Chambers. Mas a. captured all
archery records of th world at the tourn unent held at Tork. England,
where th merry men f th greenwood ar conceded to bo th great
est archer known.
Captain Barnes manufactures big bow from th yew tree of th
Oregon mountains, selling them at $150 each. Many bowa of his manu
facture ar regarded aa priceless. Ha began making bows at Forest
Orove In 1M4. and gradually developed the art to perfection. He
spends a portion of each year at the Winter resorts of th South,
where h Instruct clsaaes in archery.
A bow owned by Will Thompson, of Seattle, baa been used by Mr.
Thompson In killing, bear. deer, elk and mountain lions. Captain
Barnes Is himself a splendid wing shot with the bow and arrow.
Captain Barnes goes to the mountains of the Coast Range for his
material and selects trees from ISO to J00 year old for his bowa H
season th wood for two years before shaping It- Tt has been contend
ed by English archers that wood for bows is not fit for use until It U
seasoned mor than seven years.
5H ARE EXPECTED
Convention of Woolgrowers to
Be Important Affair.
TARIFF TO BE DISCUSSED
Men of Nation-Wide Fame "trill Be
Present to Glee Advice "Exhibit
of Sbeep "tVlll Be "Vote
worthy Feature.
Tflene fne tha annual convention of th
National Woolgrowers Association ar
about completed, th list of speakars
having been arranged yesnerdsy.
Together with the meeting will b aa
exhibition of Oregon sheep. C D. Mlnton.
. . . -e ih. ahMtn hn announced
yesterday that tha time for entries for
the show would b extenaea untu un
oerober a. It Is plsnnsd to mak room
In th Armory for several hundred bead
of sheep and It la probable that animals
from other sxates also will be entered.
From present Indications, it is expectea
. l . t I cam dl.l.a!M will f rH tha
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convention, representing th aheepralsing
and wootea inaunrwi vt mil fn.uu w
th United States.
Poor Dajs' Meeting; Arranged.
Th convention win be held at th
Armory, beglnlng January 4 and continu
ing until the night of January 7.
There will be addresses of welcome to
the visiting sheepralsers by Archbishop
Alexander Christie of the Catholic Dlo-
ees of Oregon: Oswald Wear. Governor
elect; Joseph Simon. Mayor of Portland:
C C Chapman, manager of the promotion
committee of tb Portland Commercial
Club, and William Mar Master, preaxdenl
of th Portland Chamber of Commerce.
Fred Fa Gooding, president of th Ita
tional Association of Woolgrowera will
deliver bis annual address which Is ex
pected to be a review of the problems
now confronting the sheepralaena
Prospective speakers sre n Uliam wnit-
man. president of the National Associa
tion of Wool Manufacturer-. Senator Car
ter, of Montana: Senator Warren, or
Wyoming: Governor Brooka of Wyoming:
Atvln Blunders, or cntrsgo. member of
th Tariff Board: Ik I Shaw. ,11. Welling
ton Wick, Magnus Brown and Dr. A.
D. Melvut
Tariff to Be Discussed.
Grower ar hoping that Congress
will not act upon th tariff on wool
until th Tariff Board baa bad aa op
portunity to report. Th fer Is gen
eral, however, that revialon of Sched
ule K I inevitable, and this Is caus
ing a depressed feeling among sheep
men everywhere. Th tariff talk that
will be heard will be a feature or the
coming convention. Strong speakers
bav been secured to aiscusa lai situa
tion and advls a way out. Edward
Molr. president of th carded Woolens
Manufacturers' Association, will speak
en -Schedule K. from th Standpoint of
tb Carded Woolen Manufacturers."
"The Parne-Aldricb Tariff and wool
Imports will be th topic presented
be r u Rrown. Washington rspre-
ssntatlvs of th National Wool Growers'
Association.
-Tariff an Wool and wooieps- is tne
subject to be presented by Theodore
Justice, of Philadelphia, and Fred H.
Bluma, ok Sheridan, Wyo, will speak on
"Protection tor Wool and 'Woolena"
There will be extended discussions on
wool tariff matters at all th session!
of th convention.
Topics Cover Wide Range.
Other subjects to be discussed are:
"Schedule K." by Peter G. Johnson.
Blsckfoot, Idaho.
"What Sheepmen Can Accomplish by
United Effort. by C B. Stewart. Salt
Lake City.
"Forests and Flockmasters. by Ste
phen A. Lowell, Pendleton. Or.
"Better Use of the Range,1 by A- F.
Potter, Associate Forester. Washing
ton. D. C
"A Minimum Speed Law from the
Standpoint of the Humanitarian." by
Dr. William C Stillman. president
American Humana Association. Albany.
N. T.
"Shepherds," by Dr. J. M. Wilson.
Douglas. Wyo.
"Freight Rates on Wool." by Frank
Q. Hagenbarth. Spender, Idaho.
"Middlings of the Sheep Business." by
J. A. Deifelder. Wolton. Wyo.
"Portland: the Livestock Center of
the Psciflo Northwest," by D. O. Lively,
Portland.
Public Wool Auction Sales," by Sam
Ballantyne. Boise. Idaho.
"The Uplifting of the Wool Industry,
by James E. Cosgrlff. Chicago.
"The Mohair Industry."" by 17. S.
Grant, president National Mohair
Growers' Association. Dallas, Or.
"Livestock Graxlng as Insurance
Against Fires tn National Forests," by
Dan P. Smyths. Pendleton. .
Rev. Dr. Wilson to Go on Trip. ,
Rev. Clarence Tru Wilson, field sec
retary of th Methodist Episcopal
Church Temperanc Society, has spent
three months since th annual confer
ence lecturing and preaching In Ore
gon and Washington, He goes this
veek to San Francisco and then to
Southern California, with headquarters
at Los Angeles, for a two weeks' lec
tur. From ther he goes East to visit
about Zt of the. annual conferences,
where he will deliver his lecture on a
"World Vision of the Temperance Re
form." and will address the business
session of the conferences on the rela-
Try This Hoihc-Made
Cough Remedy
Caere Little, Bat Doe b Work
ttalekly. or Money Refunded.
Mix one pint of granulated sugar
with H pint of warm water, and stir
for a minutes. Put ouncee of Pin ex
t fifty cents- worth) In a pint bottle:
then add the Sugar Syrup. Take a
teaspoonful every one. two or, three
Tou will find that this simple remedy
takee hold of a cough? mor quickly
than anything elae you ever used.
Ueuallv ends a deep-seated cough In
side of 14 hours. Snlendid. too. for
whooping cougli. chest pains, bronchitis
snd other throat troubles. It stlmu.
lates the sppetite snd is slightly laxa
tive, wblcb helps end a cough.
This recipe mskes more and better
rough syrup than you could buy ready
made for 12.50. It keep perfectly and
taxes pleasant.
Plnex I th most valuable concen
trated compound of Norway white pine
extract, and Is rich In gulalcol and all
the natural pine elements which are so
healing to the membranes. Other prepa
rations will not work In this formula.
This plsn of making cough syrup
with Plnex and Sugar Syrup or
strsined honey hss proven so popular
throughout the United States snd
Canada, that it Is often Imitated. But
the old, successful formula baa never
been equaled. ,
Some of the best-known Portland
druggieta. such as Laue-Davis Drug Co.
distributers) and others, think so well
of the above recipe that they guaran
tee It to give satisfaction or refund the
nurclias price,
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It's Swetland'a for ,
Christmas Candies
In our larger and beauti
ful store we are, this,
happy Christmas season,
making the largest and
finest display in our 25
years of business in Port
land. The whole store
fairly
Sparkles With
Christmas
Thoughts
Our collection of new
and exclusive designs in
dainty and up-tc-now
Art Boxes, Cabinet3,
Cases and Baskets has no
equal on the Coast.
When filled with Swet
land'a Quality Sweets
they make the most
"apropos" of Christmas
Gifts.
Don't wait till the
last thing.
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KOHLER & CHASE, Founded 1850
tlon of th preachers to municipal mat
ters. This Sunday will be his lsst ap
pearance In an Oregon pulpit for many
months. He speaks at the University
Park Methodist Church at 10:10 this
morning, and delivers an address on
"Prohibition, a World Movement" at
Taylor-Street Church at 7:J0 o'clock
this evening.
ELKS FUND IS $35,
CAXVASS FOR $125,000 NOT YET
tTXDER WAT BY LODGE.
Portland Members of Order Confi
dent of Capturing 1913 Con
vention of Antlers.
Immediately after the holiday season,
the Elks 1913 convention committee will
begin an active canvass for funds to en
tertain the annual conclave of tha order,
which Is expected to convene In this city
one year from next July.
With hardly any eltort on th part of
th Individual members of the organiza
tion, enough assurances) have been re
ceived to warrant the members to be
come confident of securing the biggest
gathering of Elks ever held In any West
ern city. The Portland lodge voted to
head the list with a subscription of S23,
000. wblch of itself Is a record among
fraternal or commercial Institutions In
the country, and following this comes
th announcement that the Hotel Men's
Association of Portland 1 ready to add
-QO.OOO to this fund, which means that
(35.000 of the fund of tl 25.000 to be raised
to entertain the visiting host and no
active canvara has been made to date.
Exalted Kuler Apperson has also re
ceived a communication from an indivi
dual citizen of 'Portland, who wishes
his name withheld at present, guarantee
ing to donate toOOO to the fund, which he
deems most meritorious one. and wblcb
will bring a larger number of people to
Portland than would likely com wiLh any
other organisation.
Exalted Ruler Apperson aW has re
ceived communications from many high
officials of Elkdom as well as from a
number of the various lodges through
out tha country, assuring Portland of
hearty support st the next conclsve of the
VlrLrsaV'--ar
Pay for Your
Christmas Piano
Next Year!
Vulv ft PVi-r.cc. will et-irir-l artv niann to VOUT home
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without your paying a cent down until after Jan. .1.
Many people wish the use of their money now to buy other (ftristmas presents, and this offer
may prove convenient to you. ' -
Simply let us know and we will have any piano in our store sent to your home. You can use
it through the holidays, but you do not have to begin paying for it until the first of the year.
Don't miss the pleasure which a piano in your home will mean during the holidays, laise
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advantage 01 wis oner.
You can have any of these pianos
Kohler & Campbell Steck Pianola Piano
,, Wheelock Pianola Piano
Hoffman Pianos Stuyvesant Pianola Piano
Steinway Pianola Piano Fischer Player Piano
Weber Pianola Piano " Kohler & Chase Player Piano
Christmas Piano Bargains
Used Ivorson Piano $195 Used Kimball Piano $365 New Auto Piano $450
ARION PIANO $185 Hallet & Davis $309 Fischer Player Piano $595
Weber Pianos
Steck Pianos
Fischer Pianos
Kohler & Chase
375
Washington
Kohler & Chase
Washington an
West Park
OPEN EVENINGS
order to b held at Atlantic City in
,Thea1e1aesurances have stimulated tha
Portland Elks Into concerted activity, and
as soon as the canvass ta started nex
month all of the members of No. US feel
that the entire amount of $126,000 will be
at hand and a certified check for this
sum will be p-esented before the grand
lodge as one of the most emphsllc demon
strations of Portland's good .faith in de
manding the convention for 1S1Z If this
guarantee is presented before the tTBn'1
lodge Portland will have broken all
records by several thousands of dollars In
the matter of guaranteeing sufficient
funds for the entertainment of an Elks
convention anywhere In the country.
Oregon Trunk Work Gets In Court.
Alleging that there Is a balance due
them of 12517 upon a subcontract for
the construction of the Deschutes sec
tion of the Oregon Trunk. Nelson &.Co.
have brouarht suit In the. Circuit Court
against Porter & Clarkson. The work
was performed between March and No
vember, 1910, and consisted of 4968
cubic yards of dirt and 17,754 eublo
yards of rock. For this work Nelson &
Co. was to receive $12,042.04. So far
$9425 has been paid by Porter & Clark
son and it Is asserted that they refuse
to pay the balance. It is alleged the
Oregon Trunk engineers approved the
work.
Civic Council to Meet Tomorrow.
An important meeting of the Civio
Council will be held at the Com
mercial Club tomorrow night at 8
o'clock sharp. Plans will be completed
for action at the coming meeting of
taxpsyers to discuss the report of the
Board of Education. Public service
corporations will' also be discussed. The
Astoria centennial In 1911 and other
subjects will be presented. All persons
interested are invited to attend.
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