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THE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. PORTLAND. MAT 19. 1912. 3 GHIBABOJUiS RALLY TO DEFEND DARROW I New. Vi, ! successful to Bridgeport. Coon., were today. Well-Known Men Enumerated Amcr.g Those Who Will Testify to Character. POLITICAL ISSUE RAISED WEALTHY TAILOR IS SLAIN Woman, Bnt on IIoNktj, Bettered Awilltnl. u t v roiN'rarn Mar 1 it Iwc Co hen. a lallor. waa murdered, presumably k. women. In a vacant houae aora time between Monday nlarht and nooi . t.- . W K.. ,( . fminff Thi lOfll T. wiirn 1110 - - - ! a man aeslsted In the crime and tha robbery was tha motive la tha oplnloi of the police. rnin w. worth about 136.000 ant waa In the habit of carrylnr between HO and 11000 on Ma peraon. rne raon ey and hla watch and chain are mtae : lne The police theory la that the worn ! an became aware of thle fact and mad. Jurat Mho Consider Job llarrlman and 'Dob' La. Follette America's r.rrelr.t Men rhallcmrd and fcxcnscj for Caoae. LOS ANOELE3. May 1. Namea of prominent Chlcaa-oane. Including ex Vnlt.d Stale S-n.lon. Federal and tale Judaea, anted lawyera and city official, were brouar.t Into the Der rw eaaa today by rlrlet Attorney Fredericks In the examination of a talesman who formerly had resided In Cntcaa-o. All of thoe mentioned are aald to have aworn to depoeltlona re-a-ardlnc tha hla-h character and food reputation of the defendant. In the brief forenoon session the ltat of aworn Jurora waa increaaed to 1. and It waa fenerally believed that tha re maln'nrr two would ba ehoaen aoon af ter court reconvened Monday after noon. Amona tha names of prominent Chl raanana who will figure aa wltneaeea. either In peraon or by affidavit, ton. rernlna; the character of Darrow. are: Mayor Harrison. ax-Mayor Busse. Judae Orosacup. ax-Unlted State Sen ator Mason. Attorney John S. Miller, who defended the Standard Oil Com pany: Jamea Hamilton Lewie and a core of other. Including; Judges and lawyera. Political aela Kalaea. According- to the attorneya for the defense, aom of the noted character wltnesaea from Chicago and elsewhera will ba present la peraon at lomt time In the roursa of tha trlat. Tha greater part of tha aeaslon waa consumed In tha re-ezamlnatton of Ju rors already finally accepted aa to their political beliefs. The switch to politics aa having; an Important bearing; on the availability of talesmen for Jury duty in the case was brought about by the prosecution In asking- for permission to reopen tha examination vt Juror Cravath. The juror waa asked If he were not a great admirer of Job Harrlman. re cently tioclallst candidate for Mayor of l.o Angelea. and aa the counsel with larrow In the McNamara case- He re plied that he was: that he considered llarrlman and "Bob- La Folletta tha two greatest men In America. "If it ahould appear during- the trial that Mr. Harrlman became Implicated with the defendant either slightly or more eerlnusly. would your friendship for him Influence your Judgment?" waa askr.1 by Mr. Fredericks. The luror replied In tha negative, sar ins; that he did not know Harrlman personally. Answers to other quea tlons touching upon capital and labor resulted In a challenge for cause, which waa resisted at length by the defense, but allowed by tha lourt. Chief Counsel Rogers, for the defense, then gained permission to re-examine all of the other Jurora aa to their po litical beliefs. Ilarrlsaaa Net Aeeaaeel. Before the conclusion of the session Mr. Fredericks announced that he bad not intended to convey the impression thai Mr. Harrlman would be Involved In the rase. State witnesses, he said, might refer to llarrlman as having had knowledge of the alleged Jury corrup tion, but no attempt would be made, he said, to charge him with any offense. He said he made the statement In fair ne to Mr. Harrlman. When all of the talesmen had been examined the prosecution announced that It would exercise no peremptory challenges. The defense peremptorily challenged F. W. Taylor, a Los Angelea capitalist and former Chicago banker, and . R. Cole, a Ulendale fruitgrower. When tha placea vacated had been filled, no mora namea remained on the panel, and the court ordered a special venire of 10, returnable Monday afternoon. CLEW TO SLAYER FOUND Tollrc Say T. Dillon I Man Rcupots Mble for Woman Death. LOS A NO EXES, Cat. May !. Tha poll' announced tonight they wtrt t-onitivt that tha name of the roan who murdered the woman whoae body waa found In a bunaalow lat week. Is T. niton (presumably Thomas Dillon . who came to Los Angelea with tha woman from Chicago. Detectives who had been working on the ran tnr the body was found, aid thy had traced Dillon's move ments from the time he landed In Cali fornia up to tha actual commtaaton of the crime, but admitted that from that time on all trace of DUlon had been lost. e had worked aa a nurse ta a number of hospitals. TRAGEDY STOPS PICNIC Accident and uk-lde Theories Are Advanced. Whether tha death of Mlsa Mabel Tower. :J yeara old. at her home near Stanley station yesterday afternoon was an accident or suicide remalna a m stery. excusing herself from a party of f-tenrfe wrto were preparing for a pic nic. Miss Tower went to her room and drank a quantity of carbolic acid. Her grans attracted tha picnickers five minutes later, but tha girl died before 'medical aid cou d be summoned. Miss Tower has been In poor health for more than four years, and frlenda be.hve ahe mistook the potaon for a bottle of medicine. Four yeara ago III health forced her to give up work aa teiograpr.cr in Portland. Tht dead girl waa the dauffhter of Andrew C. Tomer, a millwright of Ore gon Cty. Fine Bab; Grands to Go, Beau Iftil Weber Baby Grand, the genuine Weber-made kinds, aleo three fine genitne Weber uprtghta are In cluded to Anal closlnc-out sale of Weber tod Pianola pianos. See an notincemtnt en paae 7. aection 2, thta Issue. Il you 11 Investigate you will buy one low. Stranded Submarine la Floated. ATLAXTC C1TT. N. J . May I. Tha efforts of ba collier Lebanon and tha revenue-enter Ilaara to pull the stand ed eulroartie boat Tuna off the aandbar where ahe struck on Thursday while running utder water from Newport ; f r r T r e a r tKTKRA OK CIVIL WAR DIE AKTKR LOU lLL.NfcS. t'vs V I r a 4 afV a Wllllaaa A. Vaabay. Pioneer af Klickitat Valley. GOLD KN DA I.E. Wash, May 1. I Special. I William A. Vanhoy, a pioneer aettler of the Klickitat Valley and a voteran of the Civil War, died at hla home In Uolden dale last Thursday after an Ill ness of several monthe. Mr. Van hoy was born In Htokea County, North Carolina. In 13. His father moved to .Missouri and settled In Henry County In 1840. In 1J he enlisted In Company . 8evnth Missouri Volunteer Cavalry, and aervod until the close of the war. He waa taken prisoner by the Confederate and aentenced by a drum-head court martial to be shot, but escaped death through the. Intervention of a friend on the rebel side, after the firing squad waa on the ground to carry on the execution He waa aent to Benton Barracks, where he waa held aa a prisoner until exchanged. In 18 Mr. Vanhoy married Jennie Khoads In Henry County. Missouri. In 178 he crossed the plaina with a company of emigrants and 21 wagons. Mr. Vanhoy came to tha Klickitat Valley in 1J78 and took up land two miles east of Golden dalet where he resided until re tirement In the Fall of 1914. an appointment with the man at the house, where he waa attacked. Cohen was shot and his skull was fractured. Attached to hla coat were several atranda of woman'a hair. A woman's pearl gray glove was found near the body. A bloodstained hand kerchief, evidently that of a woman, and a piece of fur neckpiece also were found In the house. There were Indl catlona of a fierce struggle. Cornell Victor OTer Tigers. PRINCETON. N. J.. May 18. Cor nell defeated Princeton In their an nual track meet here today. 14 2-3 to 63 1-3. Princeton excelled In the field events, winning- first place In all but the broad Jump, but the Ithlcans were much superior on tha track. Castle Rock Students Addressed. CHEHAL1S. Wash, May 18. (Spe cial.) H. W. Thompson. Centralla'a minister-Mayor, will deliver the bacca laureate address to the graduating- class of the Castle Hoc It High School tomorrow. OCTOC.EARI A IX POKTI.AXIJ lCtS 133, WHO IK.I RES IS ORKtiO HISTUHV, IS BIR1ED. J- e s a " i fit J5; . . v . ': I -jeVj -ttl ? CLOSE FIGHT LOOMS Democratic Presidential As pirants Foresee Contest. CLARK NOW IS IN LEAD Mra. Kllsaaetk Dart Jokaaen. Mrs Elisabeth Dart Johnson, an old pioneer and survivor of a family whose name waa close ly linked with early Oregon hla tory. wag burled yesterday after noon In Rose City Park Ceme tery. The eervlcee were held In tha chapel of the East Side Fu neral Director. Mrs. Johnson died last Wednes day at tha home of her daughter. Mrs. Kate E. Thew. T0 Johnson street, at the age of 4 yeara. Mra. Johnson came to Port land when It was a mere hamlet, and the whole Northwest waa a single territory that extended to tha British boundary". Her father waa Anson Dart. Commis sioner of Indian affaire for the Territory of Oregon. Her mother was ElUa CaUIn Dart, alster to Georg Dart, a noted Indian trav eler and portrait painter. Her mother waa also aunt to Harry Grant Dart, well-known aa a car toonist and painter. Mra. Johnaon came to Portland In 151. about two yeara after her marriage to S. 8. Johnson, of Dartford. Wla. The first two years of her married life were lived in the government house at Mil waukee, Wis. The surviving children are C Johnson, of Chlco. Cal ; S. 8. John aon. of Morton. Idaho., and Mrs. Kate E. Thew, of Portland. rioorlan Claims Total of S91, Wilson STS and Cnderwood 90. Harmon Will Give Ont Ills -Statement Later. WASHINGTON. May 18. Candidate for the Democratic Presidential nomi nation expect mat no aspirant will have enough delegatea to control the Baltimore convention through Inatruc tlon on the first ballot, and though more than two-thirds of the delegatea have been elected, the result la yet In doubt. The respective candldatea have made great progresa In the conventions and primaries yet to oe held. Tha Democratic convention will con sist of 104 delegates. Under the two thlrda rule applying to Trealdentlal nominations, lit votes will be neces sary for any candidate who aecurea tha nomination. With about 310 delegatea atlll to be selected, the etrength of the respective candidate waa given by their headquarters today aa follows: Clark Claimed Instructed. 333; pledged, (I; total. 31. Conceded to Wilson. 10 (not Including 18 from South Carolina, where the convention in dorsed Wilson): conceded to Under wood, 84; to Harmon. 3; to Baldwin. 14: to Marshall. 30: to Burke. 10; con aide red doubtful. 137. Wilson Claimed Instructed. 243: Kansas' 20 (Clark) and North Dakota'a 10 (Burke), claimed aa favorable to Wilson. 30: total of Wilson's claimed atrength. 373. Conceded to Clark. 326: to Underwood. 82; to Harmon, 4; to Foaa, 38; to Baldwin, 14; to Marshall, 30; to Burke, 10. Considered "unin atructed and doubtful," 136. Underwood Claimed aa Instructed, total delegattona of Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi and 8 from Tennessee. Total, 80. No other claims made. At the Harmon headquarters. It was said today that a statement would be made later. RUEF CHARGES DROPPED JUDGE DfXXE DISMISSES 84 IX DICTMEXTS LEFT. Cases Against ex-Mayor Schmltx and Louis Glass Will Soon Be Cp for Action. BAN FRANCISCO, May 18. In obed ience to the mandate of the State Court of Appeala for the Flrat District. Su perior Judge Frank II. Dunne dla mlssed today the 84 Indictments re maining; against Abraham Ruef, for mer political boss of San Francisco, now serving a sentence of 14 yeara in San Quentln Penitentiary for complici ty In the corruption In munctpal af faire, which waa uncovered In 190. Judge Dunne Included In his order of dismissal all of the Indictments re maining from the days of the graft prosecution except 24 against former Mayor Eugene E. Schmltx and 10 against Louis Glass, of the Pacific Telephone A Telegraph Company, which re aoon to come up for action In Su perior Judge William P. Lawlor'a court. The Indictments dismissed by Judge Dunne ara as follows: Eighty-four In dictments aaralnat Ruef; aeveral indict ments against Louie Glass: against Im porter Ashe, attorney Indicted for kid naplng Fremont Older; against Luther Brown, private detective for Patrick Calhoun, bead of tha United Railroads, for subornation of perjury; against Eddie M. Graney. prtxeflght promoter. for bribery; agalnat Jame W. Cof froth, prtxeflght promoter. for brlberyi against Eugene E. Schmltx. for bribery; agalnat Theodore Halsey, of the Pacific Telephone eV Telegraph Company, for bribery, and against Jeremiah Dlnan. chief of police under Schmltx, for con spiracy and perjury. JUROR TRAVELS 240 MILES Washington Farmer Loses Money In Service to Country. HOQUIAM. Wash.. May 17. (Special.) Wbiie Herbert Hultlne, a rancher In the upper Qulnlault River Valley, lives with SO miles of Tort Townsend by air line, he has to travel 240 miles to respond to a summons tor Jury duty In Jefferson County. He arrived In Ho- qulara yesterday on hla way to tha county seat. The CO miles from his ranch to Ho- qulam waa covered on foot, by team and by auto. From here he will go to Seattle. 132 miles, by train, and from there will take the steamer 0 miles to Port Townsend. By close connec tions he can reach the county Beat from his ranch In three days. His mileage will nearly cover the cost of making; the trip. HOOD RIVER BERRIES RIPE First Crate Bring S10 and Goes to Multnomah Hotel. HOOD RIVER. Or, May 18. (Special.) The first crate of Hood River etraw berties waa ahlpped today. The crate came from the patch of Gua Filler and waa conalgned to Manager Bower of the Multnomah Hotel, who paid 310 for It. Tha ahlpment of the first crate of strawberrlea la alwaya watched with Interest by growera and buyers, and there la conatderable rivalry. Last year tha flrat crate went at l. The strawberries shipped are genuine Clark Seedllnga. the fancy variety for which Hood Klver haa become famous aa a strawberry canter. On account of the early warm weather thla year the strawberry seaaon in Hood River la making lta appearance somewhat soon er than usual. From now on ship ments will be made, regular shipments commencing next week. Five Graduated at Woodland. WOODLAND. Wash, May 18. (Spe cial.) The Woodland aohoola closed a successful year yesterday. Commence ment exercises were held laat night in Mills at Knapp's hall, which waa ap propriately decorated for the occasion. Tha exercises, which consisted of music. immm hi mm 11111111 hinwi minn hmvni teira Val C42EW t-S l fj wiaV, THERE'S an affinity between good baseball and good clothes It takes science to play the game and it also takes science to buy and sell the kinds of clothes that give contin uous satisfaction. We play the good-clothes game in a scientific way that's whv we're at - f the head of the percentage column (we hope the home teams will come up); we want you men to see what science we've brought into play in our selections of your Spring and Summer clothing; never before have we had so much to show you that is in every way worthy of your applause. Men's Suits at $30 and $35 To see them is to desire them; hand-tailored from the best all-American fabrics and from the finest foreign weaves that ever came across the hig water. You '11 find them in any model you wish, from the English to the con servative; you'll appreciate especially the high-class tailoring evident in every garment the hand-turned collars the fine linings and trimmings and all of the little points that go to make perfection. Men's Suits at $20 and $25 They're the best of their class; if you wish to limit your clothing expenditure to either of these prices you'll favor yourself by seeing these suits, for they're the result of our most earnest efforts to produce clothing of proper style and extraordinary worth at a moderate cost. Every good fabric for men and every stylish model are shown in these splendid lines; undoubtedly they are finest suits at the price that you will find. . Men's Blue Serges at $20 to $35 Every man wants a blue serge suit, no matter what else he may have; well show you the finest of handsomely tailored foreign and domestic serges, cut in all models the extreme English the box back and the conservative. If you're buying a blue serge, we can please you immensely. Men's Shop, Main Floor BEN SELLING Morrison Street at Fourth recitations and essays, were creditable. The arraduatlns class consisted of the Misses Mae Busklrk and Anna Eaton. James Fields, James Clancy and Bart lett Larue. Diplomas were presented by Dr. Alice Hall Chapman, chairman of the School Board. The exercises con cluded with a dance. Salem Realty Deals Reported. SALEM. Or.. May 18. (SpeciaL) Several real estate deals were reported BAD BLOOD has its antidote. DR. PFUNDER'S OREGON BLOOD PURIFIER is a f if ty-year-old pre scription, known and favorably, in thou sands of homes. A good old family medi cine. $1.00 a Bottle $2.50 for three At All Druggists. Dr. Wm. Pfunder Co. Portland, Oregon here today. Among; them was a sale to Eugene Eckerlen by J. A. Bishop of property at Liberty and Ferry streets, and Bishop In turn purchased from Fred Rice valuable properties located near the new Armory and Marlon Ho tel. J. A. Simpson also sold the Lam port residence, which is located ad joining; the proposed new depot site, for the Welch lines, the consideration. It is understood, being approximately $10,000. 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