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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 10, 1S01 GOODWIN WROTE A FEW HOT LETTERS Son of Now York Capitalist Had - Groat Command of En dearing Terms. MANY KI83E8 SENT TO WOMAN HE HAD DESERTED Evidence of the Marriage Out side of the Certificate De manded by the Court. Several interesting letters will be In troduced at the trial of EL H. Ooodwln In the police court tomorrow by Attor ney B. a Pague. - In -one, written from Nome, Alaska, to hta wife. Alice Oood wln, who was then staying with her mother-in-law. In New Tork, the defend ant under date of July 11. 100, refers to his cousin. Monnell Bayer, as a "scoundrel." because Bayer had not sent her money, calls her his darling wlfey," and asks her to kiss the baby for him. ( When the case caine up for trial this morning J. P. Clark, a clerk at the Portland hotel, testified that from No vember 14 to 18 Ooodwln occupied a room there wfth another woman, who was registered as his wife. The cham bermaid, M tan Emma Bhuls, gave the same evidence. Justice Held, who appears for Oood wln. sprang; a strong card by objecting to Mrs. Ooodwln testifying against her husband when she took the stand. He claimed that In a criminal case such testimony would be against the codes. Assistant District Attorney Haney and Attorney Pague on one aide and Justice Retd on the other argued thla point until Judge Hogue finally declared that if It were proved that Mrs. Ooodwln was the defendant's wife she could not testify. The marriage certificate was offered in evidence. A question arose as to whether It would form complete evi dence of the marriage, and finally the debate grew ao spirited that Judge Hogue continued the case until tomor row In order that authorities bearing on the matter might be brought to his at tention.' The following Is the test of the letter sent Mrs. Ooodwln from Nome by her husband: "My Darling Wlfey: Just received a letter from mother regarding Monneil. which comes like a blow from a clear sky. I will be In 'Frisco by the 15th of next month , or before. Write me all the news and tell mother to let me know how things stand. I cannot but feel that things will come out better than It now looks. But. at any rate, with the helpmate I have in you, dearest, we can begin our climb up the ladder again. I try and be brave, but when I think of the two dear ones on whom I thought my success would shine, it makes me feel very, very sad; bat, sweetheart, give me your love as an in centive, and that Is all I want. How much I love you, dearest! Just to think that scoundrel has not sent you i a penny. If things are as they look when I get back. If I run across him I WTO take It out of his hide. Be care- i fill, darting, snd keep a brave heart. We will be on top In spite of every thing. Kiss baby. All my love and kisses to you both. Always your own. "NED." THOUSANDS BENEFITED BY OUR POLICY. Drop us a postal, stating your age and we will mail you full particulars how to protect your family and build up an estate tor yourself. AGE 25 6 CENTS a day saved each year will PROTECT you for 81,000.00 and guarantee you a GOOD INVEST MENT. Why be without a Policy? Insure with The Washington Life OP NEW YORK. Write for particulars. BLAIR T. SCOTT, General Manager. HARRY B. SCOTT, Agency Director. 609, 610, 611, 612 and 613 Cham, of Com. Bldg., Portland, Ore. CORVALLIS HOLDS A POULTRY SHOW Much Enthusiasm Is Awakened and Lovers of Blooded Fowls Are Making Entries. BREAKS IN WATER MAIN AND SEWER Breaks In the water main and sewer In the (111 at Corbet t and Pennoyer streets last Sunday night have not bees repaired. The water so completely soaked the fill that the earth has become a alush and Is so soft that workmen And It al most Impossible to work In it The upper end of the break haa been found, but It has been Impossible to lo cate the lower ends. The pipes have sunk very deep In the soft mud and all attempt to locate the water main and re pair It In the fill has been abandoned, and another main Is being laid "around the (111. It Is understood that ths same thing will have to be done with the newer. The Ml la In a very bad condition Much of It was washed out by the rush of water from the sewer and the 10 Inch water main when they broke. It la made of soft earth, and this has become soaked with water until It runs. It will take an Immense amount of earth and much time to repair the damage- Ten thousand demons gnawing away at one's vitals couldn't be much worse, than the tortures of Itching piles. Vet there's a cure. Doan'a Ointment never falls. CHARLE8 E. MOOR DIES AT HOME OF DAUGHTER Was at One Time Member of the State Legislature from Berrtdn County, (flperlal Dispatch to The jrournal i Corvallls, Or.. Nov. 10. A poultry show will be given by the Corvallls Poultry association December 8. and 10. This Is the first snnual ahow In thla city. Judge Hinds of Alameda. Cel.. haa been secured aa Judge. The prises Include three silver cups, given by the association, the president of the asso ciation nnd the Corvallls citizens, re spectively. Each oup Is handsomely en graved, and all are on exhibition In local show windows. A fourth special cup Is offered by the American Buff Leghorn club, only members of the club being al lowed to compete for this cup. Charles K Moor, of Benton county, died st the home of his daughter, Mrs. O. II. l.lnderman. near Corvallls, yester day. He was once postmaster at Cor vallls. had been a member of the legis lature from Benton, and was superin tendent of the Blind school under the Moody sdmlnlstratlon.. He was born In New Tork. In April. 1823. but In boy hood removed to Vermont, where he re sided at Rockingham Center. " In 1814 he came to Oregon, residing in Polk county until 188S, when he came to Cor vallls. While In Polk county he was county Judge for some time. In Decem ber. 1888. he was married to Miss M J. Johnson. In Polk county. Hla wife died 10 years ago. Mrs. l.lnderman of Ben ton, and Arthur Moor of Alkl, Wash., are his surviving children. MlS funeral will be held from the Llnderman home, at 10 o'clock. Thurs day morning. Interment will be In the Odd Fellows' cemetery at Corvallls. FIRE CAUSES A PANIC IN THE PARIS HOUSE I Wild excitement In the Paris house followed an alarm of fire sent In shortly after 8 o'clock thla morning. The flames broke out In the White Front saloon, on Fourth street, between Couch and Davis, which is next door to the disorderly es tablishment now receiving so much at tention from the grand jury. Several of the women ruahed about In scanty attire, and one or two shrieked In hysterical fright. The blaze Originated In the partition between the barroom and a rear room, being due to a defective flue. A costly blase was threatened, but the department reached the scene In time to extinguish the fire before it gained much headway. The damage will not amount to more than $16. (Special Dispatch to The Joeraal. ) Pendleton. Nov. 80. The quarantine that has existed st the Umstllla Indian agency schools for the past month haa been raised and the diphtheria patients are reported out of danger. There were 10 cases st the Catholic school, but no fatalities resulted. More than SO Indian children were Immunised with antl-toxlne. CHIEF HUNT SHOWS GREAT SURPRISE Has Been Reliably Informed that Saloons Do Not Obey Closing Law. INSTRUCTS PATROLMEN TO ENFORCE ORDINANCE New Order Causes Speculation, as Reports of Violations Were Not Acted On. Chief of Police Hunt lined the pa trolmen up at the station this morning and Informed them that hereafter all saloons must close promptly at 1 o'clock In the morning, aa la required by law. The order came as a thundsrboK. While the chief has hitherto done a great deal of talking about closing sa loons at the time specified in the ordi nance, his actions have convinced all his men that he was not really In earnest. Many of them yet think that he Is pul ing up a "bluff" and will be chary about calling down on themselves the wratu of the head' of the department by be coming too busy when they see the 1 o'clock closing ordinance violated. "I am reliably Informed," said Chief Hunt, "that a number of saloons are regularly open all night, with their front doors closed. This practice will have to be stopped. I want you all to keep a sharp watch and report to me all such Infractions of the law." As a matter of. fact. It haa been known to everybody except the police chief that not only a "number," but a large number of saloons are kept open all night, snd that most of them are frequented by women as well as by men. The back rooms of a number of these places are crowded nightly. It waa only three or four days ago that Patrolman Fones handed In a repoit to the chief that a saloon on Alder street, between Fifth and Sixth, was open st 8 o clock In the morning, and that he saw eight men and one woman drinking at the bar. Nothing has been done so far In regard to this report It is also authoritatively reported that one of the chief's trueted men haa been seen standing In front of a Fifth street saloon between the hours of 1 and S o'clock In the morning, and that ci gars were taken out to him by the bar tender. Patrolman John Lee recently made a number of reports to Chief Hunt regard tng saloons keeping open after 1 o'clock In the morning. He had the beat whicli includes the territory between Taylor and Pine streets snd from Fifth to the river. After msking several reports he was transferred to a beet In South Portland. It was denied that he had been re moved because he reported saloons that kept open after the prescribed hours In the morning. It is noteworthy, how ever, that the transfer was not made until after he had handed In a large number of such reporta. on none of which was sctlon taken by the head of the department. TO ASYXTTM . (Special Dispatch to The Journ.l i Rose burg. Or.. Nov. 80. Albert lit Welch of the Soldiers' home was taken to the insane asylum yesterday morning. His home Is In Baker City, where he has a wife. OVERCOATS IN VOGUE This Winter may be seen here in greater variety of styles than elsewhere. Our entire overcoat stock is worthy the inspection of any man who makes any pretensions of being well dressed. AT MONEY-SAVING PRICES Top Coats Rain Coats Overcoats $12.50 to $25.00 $12.50 to $27.50 $12.50 to $35.00 These Overcoats are from the three best known tailors in America Hart, Schaffner ft If an Co.. Stein Bloch Co. and Michaels Stern St Co.. Roches ter, N. Y. Sam'l Rosenblatt & Co. Holiday Goods Por Boys and Children The Steinbach standard as applied to Boys' Clothing pro duces garments that please the boy as well as his parents, by providing every requirement of comfort, appearance, service and economy. Already Christmas shoppers are in evidence. For Boys' and Children's Wear we are headquarters. Buster Brown Suits, for boys o! 2XA to 11 Years, $5 to $10 Buster Brown Overcoats. $5 to $18 Boys' Handsome NorfolK, Sailor and double-breasted Suits, $4.00 to $12.00 Boys' Long Overcoats and Cravenettes BOYS' GLOVES, NECKWEAR. UNDERWEAR. HOSIERY, COLLARS. BELTS, SHIRTS, SHIRT-WAISTS, TAMS. HATS. CAPS, SWEATERS, INCLUDING BUSTER BROWN FURNISHINGS, ETC. Mail Orders Filled Misses' Dresses and Coats MOUNT HOOD FALLS UNDER SUSPICION Customs House Officials Profess to Believe That a Volcano Is Concealed About It. Is Mount Hood about to belch forth fire and lavnT T I ... linn mnA rilttnm-hOUU Offl- 1UIIUII.MVU ...... VII I " dais say that a big column of smoke was rising all day yesieroay irom mm I , it was first noticed by Watchman Oalbralth, of the Chinese immigration bureau, when he was com ing up the river, oh the oriental liner v.. ...ii . He pKllrd ths attention of others to the phenomenon, snd they ell agreed that It could be nothing but smoke. About noon Customs Inspector Kllppel happened to 10 over ww,i big landmark, and he declares that nnk was certainly rlalng from the crater of the mountain. "It came up In A steady column, ssin ne mis morning, nu ,ij , uv... , bled the smoke Issuing from any ordi nary house chimney. Apparently ins wtnd waa blowing the smoke to the east ward." While he admits thst It may have been smoke. District Forecaster Bee Is Is rath er Inclined to be akeptlcal on the sub ject He explains that wind striking the mountain from opposite sides could rery easily blow snow several feet above the summit of the peak, and at a distance It would be very easy to mistake it for smok. INDEPENDENT UNION MAY NOW BE FORMED Troubles that have arisen In the Longshoremen's union threaten to re sult in the establishment of sn Inde pendent union. A petition Was prepsred today and Is belrtg circulated thla after noon aaklng for signatures of those who desire to Join the independent move ment. "There sre between 100 and ISO men who are denied -membership la the regu lar union simply becsusc It Is said their books are closed and they have a full membership," said C. Nixon, one of the non-union members. "There sre - men here who are refused membership who hsve lived in the city 18 years. We propose to organise a union, by our selves snd will become affiliated- with the Federated Trades." Da ITAXUaT JUW1T1M. From the Irish World. November It. Of course there may he among good Irishmen differences of opinion In re gard to matters not involving essentlsl principles such ss the principle of na tional self-government. This is an In dispensable article of the faith binding on all Irishmen claiming to be recog nised ss patriots. Bat there are other matter as to which Irishmen msy differ In their views and yet work harmon iously together foV the greet end high and paramount object the primary and fundamental object of all national aim and effort. Such a matter la the land art and its working, regarding which It would be absurd to expect that all Irish men should be of one mlngV ss to every detail. Certainly all ought to be, and w believe- are. agreed on the main point, that the Irish farmers should get the land at terms that wilt be safe and fair for them to accept. Landlord ex tortion should be resisted by sll ths means within the control of the people. That thla ought to be done, and must snd - will be done, sll the Nationalist leaders are unanimous in declaring ss the common policy, snd they are backed In that policy by the whole strength of the United Irish league. TWO KILLED AND THIRTY INJURED IN LAUNDRY Uournsl Special gervles.) New Orleana. Nov. 0. As a result of an explosion of a gasoline engine, which caused a fire In a Swiss laundry here last night. Georgians Beecher and Mary Nelson sre dead -snd six other girls sre seriously burned. Altogether 30 persons were injured. The cause of the explosion Is not known. The- engine was of the- ordl nii rv type of gasoline engines and was considered an exceptionally safe ma chine. There was no attendant near It when It exploded. nu. mm icirrou). Albert Von Shrllts, a carpenter In the employ of the Portland Seed company, fell from a scaffold at Bast Second snd Aider streets this morning, sustaining Injuries which sre considered serious but not fatal. He was removed to Good Samaritan hospital, where It to said he Is recovering from the shock. A num ber of bones were broken by the fall. BROTHER DID NOT ROB MISS ANNA GAVIN Not only does Chief Hunt say that William Gavin has never been under suspicion of choking and robbing his sister. Hiss Anna Oavtn. but the mem bers of his family are greatly shocked st such an insinuation Mr. Gavin was busy on this side of the river Monday night and did not go home. He tele phoned his relatives laat night and went home this morning. The police were ssked about him on account of a fear that harm had befallen him as had hta sister. "My brother Is short and dark-complexioned," said Miss Gsvln, "while the man who choked and robbed me Is large and llght-complexloned. My brother la smoothly shaven, while my assailant wore a blonde mustache. The descrip tion I gave the police at that time in no way corresponds with that of my brother. We Intend to take action In thla matter Immediately." PATROLMAN ROBERTS WILL GET REWARD Chief of Police Hunt thla morning signed a document consenting to the city council ordering the sudltor to refund Patrolman Griffith Roberts M0. due htm for capturing a deserter from the United States array at Fort Lawson. vm.it , u..wma, the rieserfei was apprehenoed by Patrolman Roberta No vember 4 and taken to the police sta tion He was sent to Fort Lawton by the chief. In charge of Warrant Officer Golta, who collected the reward of 160. which was turned over to the city treasury- When Roberts applied for the money he wss Informed that section US of the charter prohibited him from receiving It. Patrolman Roberta employed Attor ney Logan to secure the money, with the result stated. CHURCH BAZAAR HAS MANY ATTRACTIONS The First Congregstlonsl church Is to day conducting Its annual baaaar In the church parlors. The rooms present an attractive appearance with the gaily col ored booths. The various organisations of the church are represented by booths There Is a jewelry booth, an art booth, a fancy article booth, a notion table, a randy stand and a domestic booth. Toothsome morsels sold here serve ss s self-advertiser for the cook book made ud by the women of the church. A large crowd waa In attendance last even ing and many pretty Christmas gifts were bought. Next week the Hsssalo street Congregational and First Unitar ian churches conduct their separate fairs. A PHYSICIAN'S Following is the statement of a doctor who puts truth above so-called "profes sional etiquette," and can didly states his belief and experience for the benefit of the masses who may read it. That man is Dr. C. P. SMITH, the most success ful physician of Olean, N. Y. 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