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THE ' OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, FRIDAY - SVENINO. OCTODZn 3. KCl oiutET COURT IS IERY LVTEST and Lawyer Turns Detective Captures Supposed Thief Who ' ' U Released by Jury l"7' PATROLMAN RECAPTURES ESCAPINO CULPRIT After Crowd Deddfea That "Defend ant" Had Not Stolen One Lewn- mower PoUceman Reverses Verdict and Arrests Suspect ' "Every man bla wa detective and po- r, liMnin" Is the motto or ennatopner Bell. . the1 attorney.- Dlsoovsrlng by Hherlock Holmes methods thla morning v that Frank Tucker had triad ta ataal a . lawn mower belonging to a neighbor, ba -, followad and arras tad the alleged thief, : who of farad reelatanc. . - Tha lawyer and Tucker engaged In S desperate struggle along Belmont atraet for a distance of a dosen blocks, at .- tlmaa tha fugitive braakina looae front hla captor and runnlna, but always be ( tea overtaken. At East nfth and Bal- -r moot atraata Attorney Bell managed to ', throw his aaeeilant, "And then, oo - cur red something unique and alto . aether humorous. f -:-.- 4 A crowd quickly congregated around the combatants. Inquiries were mads : ' aa to the' cauae of the struggle. Tucker ' . be ran to weep and proteat that ha was - : the Tlctlm of an unfortunate comblna. ; tlon of circumstances and manaaed to excite tha sympathy of the onlookers, who advised Bell ta release him. . "Well, I am wllllnc to leave It to a iote of the crowd,", answered the law yer. . . .. . , r The crowd quickly formed "Itself Ints -.. a Jury, the facta wars furnished the Jury and a ballot was taken. By a majority . of six It was decided that Tucker should i be released. Bell relinquished his hold ; aad Tucker hurried up tha street. , At f this Juncture Patrolman Crate arrived . on the scene and beard, what wad hap- . pened. 4 1 "That mas la a had aaV ' ha " ex claimed, "and must not be allowed to '. get away." . ' '-'., Thereupon he caught Tucker and , placed him under arrest His prisoner - wss taken to the city prlaon and locked :la cell. Attorney Bell la to appear la the polios court this afternoon and file a charae-of larceny against him. "This fellow cams to my door aad 1 aaked my wife for a coat," said Attorney Boll. "She had none to give him: we - ' saw blm cross the street and take s , lawn mower out of a neighbor's yard ' and aurt down tbs street with It. I ran T ' out and stopped hint. He said ha had ; often borrowed the lawn mower and It ' was SU right for him to take it, but if -; there wss any question he would re- e turn It He took it back and I found . :, that tha owners were away from home. ' "Then I went to another neighbor 11 v- a ing next the owner of the mower and learned from him that thla man had v never borrowed the machine. ; At that I ran after him and told htm ba would ' ave ta e;o to pollea headquarters.. . He tough wKh me ana we Had a long race and tvaehe before the impromptu-Jury decided that he should be released." CSUSTS AI.D unuoE ; i:er OXIY FCuD Mrs. Dora D. Mason Tslts Judge George Sad Story of Mistreat , ment by Husband. . Changes Flea ts Omllty. (Special Dispatch to Tea JoaruL) Pendleton, Or., Oct. JO. J. A. Shaffer, who committed larceny, in the store of Charles Rohrman, for whom Shaffer was employed . aa baker. , yesterday changed his plea to . that of guilty. Judge El lie decided to take 'the matter under advisement before passing sen tence, ss he desires to Investigate the case more thoroughly, ' Shaffer Is charged with the theft of tn.tt In caah and several boxes of cigars In Robrman'e stors a few weeks sgo. . Two deserted husbands snd two cruelly treated wives were granted di vorces this morning by Judge M. C. George. A fifth case was taken under advisement' - Oeorge B. Berrel 1... formerly stage manager of snd a player of character parts of the Columbia stock company, waa r ranted a divorce from Rose Barrel!. The couple were married la Chicago In Ills aad have one daughter, Velma. whom the plaintiff alleged that he eared for. Mra. Berrell waa formerly aa actress, but never attained great fame. Berrell alleged that his wife deserted him In New York, December 14. ISO!. Alleging that she was forced to live for days st a time on cruets of dry bread and a few leavea of lettuce, and bad often been forced to tramp through winters'1 storma and ovor frosen fields for miles in order to reach her parents' hnma to obtain food ta keen from starv ing to death. Dora D. Mason secured a divorce from John P. Maaon. The couple were married in Macon City, Missouri, December S1,,J8. Mrs. Maaon alleged that through tbs cruel treatment of her husband she had nearly been . trans formed into a physical wreck, snd that she was forced to depend upon her father. F. it. Lusbaugh. for support Luabaugh, a veteran of the elvll war aad the recipient of a medal from oongrsea for his bravery, took tbs witness stand and told of the cruel manner in whloB his daughter had been treated. - Matilda Osier aald har husband. Rob ert, waa Jealous of her, that be choked and beat her and had threatened that he "would fix bar." One evening shs found a large club In hla bed,-which aha hid; he laterals said to hare told bar that the club would have been used en her. Her husband, aha aald, got drunk of tent They were married May t, 1111. She received a divorce. . , ' Mrs. Althea Bailey la seeking to ob tain a divorce from B. U Ballsy. 8hev aaks that hs be compelled to support her and their children. Mrs. Bailey tes tified that her husband had forced her to live on Portland Heights, where shs is forced to carry water for family use. She said that aha waa willing to live at soma plaos within walking distance, Julga Oeorge took ths case under advise ment - ' .. r: - ' C. C Gardner waa granted a divorce from LUlte D. Gardner. They were married November 4, 1901; and be al leged that his wlfs deserted him Feb ruary , not. CIIIHESE CDVCOTT HEARS a ID Passengers Arriving on Minne sota Say Political Influences V- ' Backed Movement. VISIT OF IMPERIAL - COMMISSION DELAYED Mrs, W. S. Griffin, Wife of Cincinnati judge, ' Expires '. on Voyage. I Student; Arrive to Attend Amer ican Schools. e (Special Dispatch te The foaraaLI - Seattle, Wash- Oct 10- Passengers aboard the Minnesota, which arrived to day, bring' confirmation of reports that the ' Chinese boycott is about over. Political influences, they claim, have been backing tha movement. After the explosion of ths bomb in the railway station. In which former Minister Wu Ting Fang waa injured, tha imperial commission which waa to . visit Japan and from there some' to ths United States abandoned Ita trip until the Minnesota returns. .. - A. W. Bust who promoted the Canton a Hankow railway, returned on ths ves sel to report to the Chinese) Inveatment tt Conatructlon company, - principally composed sf Seattle. Portland and San Francisco wealthy Chinese. Hs brought with him 'seven Chinese children who will attend school hers. . Three Chinese ladles wlu study medi cine. On the last trip ever a Chinese sailor. becoming Insane from sickness. Jumped svarboard. One of ths Chlssae ateersge passengers gavs birth to a child on ths trip. Mrs. W. a Orlffini wlfs of , Judge tfrlffln of Cincinnati, died on ths voyags across, ' . PRINCE KONG YU WEI K VISITS AT BAKER CITY (Spedsl Dlspatefc te The JeereeM Baker City, Or.. Oet . SO. Prince Kong Tu 'Wei, president of ths Chinese Empire Reform sssoclatlon, who ar rived hers yesterday from. Portland, was tendered a banquet last svening aS the headquarters of the local association. Fifty Chinamen living in Baker City were present Ths White Swan band rendered mualo for the celsstlals dur ing the repast His excellency was escorted to and from ths train by a pro cession of Chinamen, carrying Chinese flags and led by the band. From Baker City the prince Hrent to Boise, Idaho. SIGHERS PAYS PENALTY FOR CONSTABLE MURDER C'"'; (Jodraal 'smelai Snln ' Elkton, ML, Oct 20 John U. Signers was hanged here this morning for ths muroer or Albert Constable, a proml nent politician and lawyer, who wai iouna snot inrougn tns neaa, dead on a highway near hla home In this city. All efforts to And tbs murderer were fruitless for montha Signers was ar rested st Philadelphia for burglary last spring and confessed to having held up ana xuiea .sir. uonstaDie. Coupon FreeMawallari Trip ' .- V HeMlota MawalUa Islands '' I sets for...,,. .. .............. i.e... ....... kt This coupon must be vottd or or boforo Octobor J71I0I. UILLlOIi IS r MADE OUT OF LAf.lBS THROUGH WHEAT Price Kept Up by Stories of For sign Crop Failure While V Armour Unloads. ; ' (Jeoraal Sperlsl Servlea.) ' "f Chioago, Oct 10. P. A, Valentine sold ths greater portion Of his wheat today through brokers, by following up bis tactics of tbs day before, snd in ' the language of ths plC'the lambs hsvs It" - The estimated profits of the Armour house by ita operations In December wheat appoxlmate $1,000,000. While Valentlne'a brokers and agenta were per slatently circulating reports of damage to Ruaalan, Indian and Argentine crops, unnti ware In the sneculatlvs arena dis tributing wheat in chunks, small lots and driblets ts shorts and the reassured At the aame time, firms which hsvs been 'onaploutue tn "filling orders for the .Vslentlne-Armour combination were buying to keep the market rrom Dress ing toe auaooniy. ' GOOD SAMARITAN ISV I AWARDED INSURANCE Judge Oeorge- this morning decided tAt tha Ancient .Order of United Work' men and Robert 25. and J. W. Warwick, would have to pay Oeorge R. Breet the iiooo nolle held by James Franklin Warwick in ths order. J. F. Warwick died Aorll II. 101. in the home of Breet in Spokane. Breet had. been Mrins for tha old man. had paid his A..m i h M.r. with tha. understand' lng that in case of death ths amount of ths policy wouia go to mm. - n. a. w J. W. Warwick, brothers , of James, held the policy, claiming that the H.00S should be paid them. J. F. Warwick loined the order at Eugene, Oregon, T-,.ii.rv til 1I0. Ida f! Scott was ordered to pay A. C Wardls t0 for bis share of a business chance agency. Wardls aiiegea tnat m had purchasee a hair mtereai in nw mMi.' aaanov. which Mra. Scott aald .ha mim sell for 160. Hs alleged that his ahare wss sold but that he bad not n w MM.f Tor It. - Jnda-e Oeorge found for tha plaintiff In the case or Bancroii-wiumoy wm nanv vs. J. F. Watts, suit having been brought to recover a email payment tu legea to ne am ir w wvu. rbudy etTscts every crcia asdfunctica, cc3 crrX tired, J frr &i wem trcdcs. Tela Tor teatinsoransi os irsjerkaJe csjr for Book 00) tha tooeL No. 3. C L Hood Ccs LowsJ, Mem ACCEPTANCE OF BACK DUES DOES NOT REINSTATE 11, Court Makes Ruling in, Case Against Fraternal Insur- . ance Company. ' '': r-48peelal DUpateh te The Jonraal.) ' Spokane, Wash., Oct Z0. Muoh time has been taken up la Judge Carey'a court the last-several daya with Mrs. Alpha Myers suit to collect the tJ.000 policy which shs malntaina the Modern Wood men of 'America lodge is withholding from her. Ths husband, Kd Myers, died last February, but ths policy wss not paid at that time. It being claimed that Myers was in ill hedlth when hs paid up hla assessments and was relnatated In ths lodge. He hsd missed two pay ments, and at ths time of psyment had toothache, Thla, later developed Into neuralgia, but death waa caused from pneumonia. It le cob tend ad that' v It is ths duty of ths clerk of ths camp to investigate ths state of a man's health when a auspended member appltea for reinstatement and If not found wall ths Clark must not -reinstate him or ac cept ths money. - Ths clerk accepted the money, and thus reinstates tns man. However, ths court ruled that ths mare fact that ths monsy wss accepted and receipted for did not relnatate him, if in ill health at ths time, snd does not mean that tha society la liable for the amount of ths polloy. Mra. Myers was isft with two small children snd nothing to support them. The attorney for tha lodge atated mat should tbs jury find against ths lodge. ths case will be carried to tns supreme court , . ,T ANGRY BUSINESS MEN ARE HOWLING 'jY; v:v-H' v".'',:. .7. ' :7-;V 7"--'' . :'7 : 7 77-7: ; v Over the Disposition of , , Japanese Exhibits . In the Oriental Building at the Lewis and Clark Fair BECAUSE f 300,000 WORTH OF CHOICEST WARES AND MANUFACTURES ARE GOING FOR A SONG. They are ' sold for less than 25 per cent of theu jcost Iri Japan.' Y 7 . ' 7 , t ' BEGIIWING AT 1 ' Entire stock will be. sold. Admission, to the building and seats freel The Society of Japanese Art -Admirers closes its labors Monday. Join now and get a souvenir worth $1,000 free. YacuJIro Ynmajl ' . "' ,v 7.' ; V ' ' " ; ' Manager. Chas. H. O'Conner 7 7 ',;:' : Auctioneer, Los Angeles and New York. GRAFT IN JURY SYSTEM 7 OF FEDERAL COURTS . Uoarnal pedal Service.) .Chicago, Oct. JO. draft in ths Jury system of the federal courts in this dis trict wss unearthed this morning In Impaneling the Jury to try the personal Injury suits against ths owners of ths Iroquois theatre. The veniremen ad mitted they had been told to go to the office of the .United. States marshal 'to tender their awe vLaaa One .asked If .ha eould get two friends snd aald ha waa told that be could if they were ' right." The other told tha court that he had a letter from Congressman Snapp at JoUet addressed to the United Btatee,- request lng the latter to "take care" of him aa a talesman - for. Jury . services. John Ryan of Jollet gave thla information. saying that ha had been told to go to Chicago and present ths istter. - PRISONER SAYS THAT HE IS A KLEPTOMANIAC ' 'i (Special Blips tea to The Joaraal.l . ' Pendleton. Or., Oct. SO.-Charles C Blodget wss arrested "yeststday on the charge of larceny from a dwelling. Blodget confessed to having stolon a suit case full of clothes from two fel low lodgers in the Psndland lodging house In this city. Ths prisoner claims that hs is a kleptomanlao and doea not steal for the sake ef the object, but that he cannot realat ths temptation to take anything that opportunity throws in his way. He showed ths polios where hs hsd hidden ths stolen property under the bed in his room and will probably plead guilty to ths charge when arraigned this sfternoon, , ,. , . , FOUND BY ROADSIDE -7 WITH HIS THROAT CUT (pedal Dispatch ta The JeereaLI Seattle, Wash., Oct. SO. A messags received here at noon today states that a man with his throat out from ear ts ssr hss been found lying in ths road way near Auburn. Sheriff Smith and Coroner Carroll hsvs gons to ths scene. It is not known whether It Is a eass of murder or suicide. . LAW FORBIDS (Continued from Psgs On a) enter the advertising business. It is said that members of ths committee are opposed to ths painting , of ths draw reate - with ths signs. County Judge Lionel Webster hss protested against ths sctlon of ths commlaaloners. Tha contract wss . let in ths absence of Judge Webster snd without allowing other firms to bid for It. roster A Kllser requested thst they be allowed to bid on ths contract, but the request wss pasaed over by the commlaaloners. It Is also. said that If bids hsd been advertised for several local business bouses would have entered lists. Commissioner Llchtner. In sneaklna of ths 'contract yestarday, said that 'only a few protests were mads against ths proposal." President C D. Wheelwright entered a vigorous proteat on behalf of the Civle improvement association; -Frederick W. Mulkey, president of ; the Taxpayars' league, and Mrs. P. A. Breymsn, preal- dent ef the woman s ciuo, also appealed to ths commissioners to respect a spirit of civic pride snd refuse to. grant the contract. .'The members of the three above named organisations number sev eral hundred of the leading business and professional man snd women of ths eity. Besides tns protssts or tns associa tions, scores of eltlsens sent written pro tssts to the commissioners against ths proposed grant Joy is said to be a close friend of Llghtnsr. ' Bnnkoed Seh41etoa (SpedA Dispatch to The JoaraaL! Pendleton. Or.. Oct 30. One -of tha clerka who etshed .a bogus check for ths woman giving ths name of Mra. John Williams,- several weeks ago, to day identified the photograph of Mrs. John Wslters. who has been sentenced to five years In ths Montana penitentiary for forgery committed in Boseman, as 'i ,, ' '-'7:,7 . f : j O " Jn the history of the Pacific coast there has been no such coUec-;- ; i 7. tioh of distinguished Instruments on one floor spaced s Is now I f' on 'exhibition at thevAllen'& Gilbetlk-Ramaker Company's store. 1 ; Every lover of musjc should seize this opportunity to inspect so , notable an array omedaKwirraing pianos. -' "'. ' ': , These ' - are busy days. ' , Many were the visitors, es- . ivpecially last evening. "- Sev i ; eral of the instruments were sold and others' were f -spoken tW but aU will be ; kept on exhibition until the sale is closed. Call and ; bring your music loving f friends. Open evenings. The "event" you cannot afford to mis9v Call, whether you intend to buy or not. " You are cordial ly welcome, and you will not be importuned. , " " The Royal 4 Hawaiiasj Qurntette will five a concert at our store to morrow night, October . 21. ? This quintette charmed thousands at the St. Louis and Lewis sad Gark Fairs.' One more chance to hear them before they. leave for Hono lulu. You are cordially invited.:' i uvtyinfwa StaJwarts M Tt!i Whet TCj Ffcso ;7 Sla Mxssi THIRTY - THREE Pianos distinguished by the Lewis and Clark; Exposition for , . superior merit, are being sold at a reduction of $100 to $800 from what the in strumenta are really worth. : These Pianos - have been " in use just long enough to demonstrate their tone and., wearing (qualitiesAny'nia-J sical instrument is the better ' for having been used judic- : ioully. . These ' Pianos are . . better than new. In appear- ance you cannot tell them from Pianos afresh from the ; factory. They ar second hand only in price. , v TlVlWTIPasao V Saie Mcdi to Yon ; , ; The opportunity to secure a tried and true Piano, whose ' - musical worth withstood the 'searching ' examination of 'competent Piano judges.' . - To secure a Piano whose ' ; name is a household word in homes of taste and refine . ment, .and at about ' two ' thirds of its real value." . To secure a Piano whose ' value to your children and 1 to yourself as a factor of en joyment and refinement, cannot be estimated.'' The opportunity to secure ' a Piano which your children and your children's children . will treasure as a heritage ' from an epoch-making age. . v This is the list. . Some of them have : already .been ; sold, but they are all on ex hibition at our salesroom, " v second - floor. You are in vited to call and see them. . i 1 1 . ; '" i 8rlee pecial sale price Sea Packard Upright, regular pries. ,'.t4l Special sals trice ........ S.....MSS Faekard Uprfght, regular pries ' 1471 Special sals pries .............SMO Packard Upright, regular price... R Special sals prioe , SSM Packard Upright, regular pries... I5IS Special sals prise ... SSM PI sober Grand, African rosewood, art styls 7l,s . Special sale prioe .............SMS r sober Upright, art style, reg ular pries f WS - npecisj prioe ..fese Flschsr Upright, art styls, regn- . lar price STT$ bpscial sale prioe .....t4M Fischer Upright, art style, regu lar price 170S Special sals price ".SMS THE PIANOS the a wtleh they saay be ; Isssg wll bMM CcW IwSid rii Canovsr Symnhonla Orand. taa . ular price ...fl,lt Special aala pries ..,.. Conover Uptight, regular prioe... t5t Special sals pries Oonevsr Upright, new ayatesa, regular price .....,.f5TS Special sale prioe SM Mason a Hamlin UnrlshL resra lar prioe .;...! Special sals pries fM Cable Upright, regular prioe..... 14 00 Spsclal prlos fere Kingsbury Upright, regular price. tlTB Special sale price Packard Baby Grand; . regular 4,- f. tt.oot ee.......Sl,M0 Everett Baby Grand, regular pries S Special sale price SMO Bverstt Upright, regular prioe IMS Special sals pries SMS Everett Upright, regular prtcsV .. .f 171 Special sale prise .SSM Everett Upright, regular prlee . Special awue prioe ...... .......faM Hcacr Roll Pksos Double Manual Pipe Organ, reg ular price ........... Our special sals pries aw Tora Offlclsl rtano. ' . . Mason a Hamlin Upright, regu- ' - i, lar. price ...fl0 Our special sals prlos ..t....eM Oregon, two Official Pianos. . Mason at Hamlin Grand, regular " . prioe .100 Our special sals price SMS Conover Upright, regular price... ft 90 Our spsclal sale prlos ..SMS Washington, two Official Pianos. Conover Grand, regular prioe. ....IMS Our spsclal ssls pries goes Mason Hamlin Upright, regu- . .lar price .IS , Our special sale pries ....b..'..S4M Idaho Official Plane. . Conover Upright, regular prlos... IM0 Our spsclal saie prioe ...-. ...MM . Utah Official Ptan . Conover Upright, regular prlos... IBIS Our special sals price ........ .MS North Dakota Official Piano. Kingsbury, regular pries ........fITI Our spsclal pries ,....t Maine Official Piano. . Conover Upright, regular prioe. . . tm Our special sals prlos ........ .MM Wyoming Official Plane. .; Conover Upright, regular prioe... 5S0 Our special sals pries ....lM ' East Indian Exhibit Official piano. Kingsbury, regular price .S7( Oar special prlos ..MM Coos County Official Plane. Conover Upright, regular price... IS50 Our spsclal sals price .MM Ths Masons' Official. Piano, Conover Upright, regular price. ,.00 Our special sals price .MTS Fraternal Building- Offlolal Piano. Conover Upright, regular prlos. ..1171 . Our spsclal ssls prlos ....... ..MM 1 -.. TV Every Piano is in perfect condition. , Owing to the great sacrifice in prices, we will require 10 per cent down on each sale. Buyers may make satisfactory arrangements to pay the . balance in easy installments. . , ',; Allen & Gilbeil-Raniplter Co. CORNSS SIXTH AND MORRISON STREETS. ' . 7; - The Oldest, Largest and Strongest Piano and Orgaa House in the , - , ... Psdfie Northwest-. ( v- - v., ... ' '" AS -'.' W ';.77TS" V 'H 7 a. ths same woman who bunkoed aim, I' A. a
