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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER- 25," ISC?: . . . v , THE CISE IGAfSr illVYER APE HUMMEL I r : ; ; , r.-:( Tomorrow Morning, Tuesday, Dec, 26th, this, the Greatest Cloth ing House in the Northwest, vill open with a ' ''imp'" tJtm w- :-'-.-f'l f mi. Aw W P ' V V--5 V 'rv,:.o.:,fSfiv;s l:;,e,.;-- : ms -mw- -mmH r V (loqniil Spl BorvtrO '. ; ! Nw Tork. Dec 26. No greater n itlon hit aver occurred In the legal niutle Dt New York than the conviction thla week of Abraham ft, Hummel, the. lawyer, who for yeara haa iwen'at- the bead of hla apecialt? of defending crtm liiala. No man,' and In thla la Included former Inspector Byrnes, la aald to bare had a greater knowledge of crlmnala and their methods than Hummel, yet now he finds himself on the way to the penitentiary, from which1 he haa saved ao many men from entering. Nrf rink wae-ttoo (rreat to run.no' twiet of the law waa aald to beuhknown to Hummel, by which he would aave from prison hla clients; but once too often he made the risk, and falling into the clutches of District Attorney Jerome, Hummel now finds himself In the place from which he haa saved many. . ; . Th. trial was full of Incidents that were of intense-, interest. FtonviJeJ tart Hummel appeared 4e be under the strain and seemed to realise .that In District Attorney . Jerome, and hla as sistant. J. D. Band, be had met a "foe worthy Of his ateel." NO chances for jury tampering waa. taken by . Mr. Je rome. On.,he first day of the trial he Addressed the court, saying: .' ' The defendant In thla case Is under two Indictments, for aubornatldn ' of ... Kih m m MH4lln In the court ami iui r wu.v.. k I of appeals. When thfs defendant waai arrested ne was paroraa in vuawur uf counsel. - The personal character of tils defendant and the reputation of hie ' rm are such that I feel Juatlf led In Requesting that the jury when selected be kept together' In custody until the conclusion of the case.'' If thla Jury Is allowed to go to their homes it will be impossible to watch thorn and In this A 'FIRE DESTROYS HOTEL - . .-IN LOS ANGELES , . I JI)U 11.1 i-i-. ' t i ...u. i-ten ss The Van. Nays Broadway hotel, one of the largest of -'the first-class establishments of its kind in this city, waa almost complete ' ' ly destroyed by fire yesterday. More "i .than 100 guests were in the building V -when the flames broke out, and many i of them were still In bed.' .Practically ''4 i all suffered the loss of their entire bag- "-age and personal effects, many Jump " " lng to the street in their night robes. Six flremon were precipitated into the Hasementwhile fighting the flre.and all ' 'i were more . or less seriously Injured. '1Z - Th total financial loasJa IJOO.OOa.-' - i Ths fir, which was first discovered by the night clerk at- 7 (o'clock In th i Amornlng. was. he asserts, coming from ' - the basement or engine-room. Tbe hotel , - 7 management, however. ' i " started from the store of the California, r"? Paper company, on the- ground floor .of - the building- . , ' ' , -Aft alarm was Immediately, turned In . - nd all the guests hurriedly aroused, but In 0 minutes the entire .structure wet In flames, although a fire engine was on the scene five minutes after the alarm . was given. - ' " A '. '''' - Th firemen -Injured are J. Lawson. ' C. M. Stewart, J. U Alnds, W. V. Phil - .'lips, Thomas Lane and Richard Hanlry. ' All received shocks.' bruises. and cut. . Xane la seriously Injured and may die. -- ' The louse are: : Marts esUte and Asi- . . .... Ki.iMlno- rllOO.OOO, Insuranc ' $75,000; Clark A . i it,, hnr.l t2T. noil insurance 120.0001 California -Wallpaper iompany, 135.000, Insurance l.000; Van , - ...AAA lnaiiMm.A Kjfinl 1 UyS CMKV, J.uvu - - r. he. loss to guests of th hotel In bag- V 1 a i...kl I m I a ri nge, money ana, tiiuwi- . 120,000. v.- . Th. v-. Vuva nrna,lwv hotel waa a ... ...... I..I.W K 11 , aKnilt Mffin Wirt Wand Should not be confuted . with lie Van Nuys hotel. Of the lit rooms, Varlv all were occupied. There were (0 lomen among me guests. . f ; , Attorney Ab HummeL : " y .case Relieve lhat In .the Interest 'of jusiice. m jury snuia iw " It will be free from all outaide Influence. . ."I. sea no reason- why a man who Is a member of - an honorable profession, when accused of crime, should recelre any different treatment from .-thai given to an ordinary criminal,. The defendant, as it is now, can sit here on parole, and If a atrong case should be made out against him, he oould absent himself and bring about a miscarriage of Justice. Thla defendant' has been disbarred by the' aupreme courtMipen his own- con fession that he .attempted to bribe a Judge, and I "fear that efforts may be made to Influence thla Jury. . ' "j move that the defendant be re manded to the .Tombs, or at least put under ball, to assure his attendance at the-trial.-: .. "i. - - ; . u.immAl waa unt remanded - to- the Tombs, but was compelled to furnish I6.S00 bay, ana to -prevent . any jury tampering the Jurors were kept at the Broadway Central hotel throughout Jtbe trial. ' - ' .' " . 1 ' ' '' ; During the trial Mr. Jerome several times aire his opinion of Hummel and his methods. Onoe during a tilt with Delanoey -Nlcoll. .atttme for- Hummel. Mr -Jerome said:: ' "It appears that the' defendant. Hum mel, Is a practicing attorney of li years' standing. He was the counsel for-Dodge la 10. In January, l04, it aDpeacs from Hummel's . ow' testimony .that Dodge was indicted on the cnarge. of perjury. Bo at that t1me.be waa famll lr with all the facts In the. divorce cas. He was asked whether he understood his rights and privileges, and his anawer Was, Unquestionably.' And bow ; he comes here and tells us that he was not aware of hla rights, that he was not fully warned, that he waa -not told as to UNCLE SAM'S ANNUAL" : LOTTERY IN PROGRESS. l . 1 v 11 -. .; TiaA tR.Th. ante flf dead-letter, office effects, or the annual grab-bag lottery of the United States government, is in iuu operation in in wfrr m n a lwi.l .iiotlhiiMft Snil IMllT are. availing themselves of the opportu nity to obtain . gifts at Inconsiderable cost. -This- year tne catalogue, wmqn roughly designates th contents of each lot, shows -that there ar M47 miscel laneous 'packages, that "may contain anything from shoestrings to AO opera nln.lr whll. 'fhara ara 1 080 flOok Cack- aea.'wlthfh Blbl a the biggest tin gle contriDunon. inere are pa;-eges-of Jewelry. ' In each of theser eases there la more than one article ill the bundle, generally six "or seven, of whMch flverare listed, and a couple of others of slight value are4 thrown in for good measure. .. It is-lh element of chance whidte given the annual dead-letter .die Us chief cbarro.. Very often Individuals are highly Incensed it the contents of a package does not measure up to their expectations. But conscience never trou ble them. When they find a 140 opal In an old porketbook that went -with a ball of cord and some penwipers for (2 rents they. are wll pleased;"-- . ' .". SWETLANQ'S PLANS -' v -.1; NOT YET COMPLETED ' Lot' Q. Bwetland of tb ; Swetland Candy company stated todayvHhat be haa not yet completed hla- arrangements for the erection if building on the corner 'wttlch he ha leased froro Mfs. narrett Falling, t Fifth and Washlna ton streets for If, 500 a month. Mr. wetland hss taken a less for 10 years at that figure and will soon announce his plans for th building. He has been visited by a representative of ithe American' Tobacco company slnee sign ing the lease, but does not yet know what sort of a building wlU be erected Jon th around. v- i'j'U 1 . his privileges, that he did not appear be fore the grand Jury to answer those questions emd this is the same lawyer of 25 years' standing who cornea here with these assertions." ; ' f .. . : ' Mr, Jerome said he had preferred charges against Hummel before the Bar .association In October, 1M4. At that time (he district attorney thought Hummel was guilty of unprofessional conduct "that came near amounting to a crime.' ... vv . ; . -.. i '''' Accuses Ktunmsl of. Crime. ., : '' "Would- that astute - criminal Uwyer have any doubt .what - ha 1 was . called for?" asked Mr. Jerome. ' "him per fectly frank to admit also that I. can show that be did commit this crime, that I caa prove It. I know that Dodge has committed a crime. How could I know that anybody else had committed a crime, unless I brought each any every man whom' I believed to know some thing about this crime before the grand Jury, so that a thorough, investigation could be had?. 'V '..V "He, the pooh honest and unsophisti cated, hounded.' driven Into corner, bulldosed. terrorised into giving up all his constitutional eights! , Whjr. at the very first crack ttut of the -box this lawyer stands before the grand Jury and i i .v., nanar and'-Bava. I want you to read It.' He said he was inno-- cent. If I didn't think b was crookea. why should I investigate him before the grand Jury And upon these facts the court Is asked to say that this defend ant was not advised of bis rights. Ri diculous!" ' : r - ' " . Mr. Jerome said tiat when he .stated the ease to the grand Jury he believed Hummel to be a gulltyparty. but at that time he dld-.not tell tne grand Jury so. Hs kept his Impressions to himself PROTEST AGAINST : . LAND ALLOIMtlsld - ' ' (Special Dispatch tst The oeraal.H p.nutnn Or.. -Dea J5.-t-At the meet ing f the Umatilla county Wool Oroww i ...i.tu. haM in Mils city Satur day, the failure of Oregon sheepmen to secure .range in tne siie 01 vrc . , tt was defemed to be j.jm..ui tn the stock In- W A. L I .llCi J W. . . ,,,. terests of the state of Oregon and to give Washington stockmen undue advantage. Among in rwuiunvu. following was adoptea: . , . , "Resolved, by . the woolgrower of Umatilla county. That the action of the forestry department In allotting rang k,it,u ti.a knr.r. fif 'nrin to Wash ington ""stockmen to ' the exclusion - of .AwmAm.. la titniiHt ano uniair and may greatly damage urenun iio m.m Kw .nnrHlln a LOCK tXClUQW irum the reeervei that-Oregon Is entitled to Just and fair recognition m tne aisiriou tlon of range within the slate and that tb president of the United States, the secretary of agriculture emd' the. interior department,! and the delegates .1 eon greea, are hereby -appealed to in the hope that th regulations governing the distribution of range within the Wenah forest reserve ' may be so changed a toy exact' and unques tioned "Justice to the taxpayers and the Stockmen of each statrntereeted. That k.Mh ' 1Mmii,l nmtHt . inlnit the-seeming discrimination In" favor of Washington stockmen in tne aisirieu tlon of rang within the atate of Ore- Th. association fixed the annual dues .Lilian a tax of 14 -waa levied on each member for every 1.000 head -of sheep owned by him. Th money thus ni.i Ka iiaMt tar the caoture and conviction of those who maliciously shoot sheep, ' ' '"' nnM haK ninha: ' tThtll further no tice and on account of the dates ef our dances the Globe will be Issued on 1 ues day, ss our force cannot affqrd to miss ine.SOlioay yiymm,--. , , 1 . j. -, . , r 1 IT ) ; (Continued f rota P4 One.) li T OSJ U VHO SB vas, 1.0 w f" sss mm - of consuls stationed at saports In Great Britain as well as many on the con tinent of Europe, others in South Africa, India, (jnina, japan, nongauns, an 0uu1.11 American countries and Australia were written to by the sheriff-1. . This action was taken lor rear inn some sea captain, not wishing to pay the 155 a man asked for by local sailor boardlng-nouse. Keepers,. miai "v Vimmw atul. ranad kliajA the . ...I. triu. waa .mf atlrf atmild. iui vjyjtm i . a, v . j - - and would have maae an laeai sauor, so th aherirr dia not tninx ne wae Draw ing a. long -bow when he- advanced the ahanaHal thenrv reaardlnk the mysteri ous disappearance ef Klser. - Bherlrr wora nas reoeiveu wum irom several of the consuls, wjio stated that they would keep a sharp lookout on all vessels coming to their ports from the Pacific northwest. , - - . . a.w. - . in -a VinnApaA f!anadlnal cities were notified of the disappearance or K-iser.- :j - . . 1. . , Disappeared la octooer. - . rm-m vriaa A ma nnu r Aii lut Novernber and for weeks not a trac was. found as to his whereabouts. He was formerly a member' of tne pnotograpnic nrm m Klsr Broa., but disposed of bis Inter ests. In that company early last sum mer and for several months operated an automobile sab about the city. This venture did not'prov th success he bad hoped for, and disposing ottii machine. he engaged tn various omr wii .. . laat taklnr a-OOelrlon -a umr - - - - caretaker for Charles B. Ladd's Uunches up th river. One morning last jsovemoer i.i-rnu . I DkB. U7AM a.jauncn n.'. ,,, B. and Chief -of Police Orltamacher were notified. Deputy Bneruis .onn i and John Kelly and Detective Lou Hart man wer detailed on tbe case. Hart- man worked on every ciue ne oouia nnu about the city, while Gruesl and Kelly .. a -1 - th, lunlrl rif tha Wll- trampvu . . ---- lamette and Columbia rivers for nearly 0 miles looking xor som.e ira i viaar ... Numerous rumors were bi 1IW l1!"' Jt - . . uMrn tha miasms' vounx man but altnougn .iioining mi w"m tang'ibl was slighted, th officials until recently appeared as muuu m?. " as ever, juvery wwn aim n ( th Paelflo coast was. notinea 01 tne mysterious disappearance of Klser; the chief of police In every city of any slse In th UnlUd States was notified. All to no purpos. , . - , ' " BULLETS FIND LODGING " PLACE IN MAIL BAUS ' - -.r - - - 1 - (Joornsl g0eet! eri-..-) -.r8kv, Dc.vl6 Three masked rob brs held lid the suburban mall wagon to -West 8eattle at :S0 o'clock this morning and exchanged shots with the ,t.r No one' waa hit but th bullet wer lmbdded In tb mall bags in th wagon that wer loaded with Christmas mall. Ths driver wnippea up ana es caped. Ther Is no olu -to th high waymen. ,;. j , . - ,.-'. - ', " ' WORSHIPERS SMOTHER . -w FLAMES IN CHURCH ' Chlrago, Dec. 1 falling candle at t. - rtnbarr'a church Ht th I o'clock a-AH V 1st tnrk nm I n sV destroyed the decors. tlons on the altar and caused much dis order! mong the -worshipers, who tore down-the draperies and smothered ths fire before the department arrived. Nona was injurea. CASTOR I A : !or IoiuiU and CUldreo, Ttxa Kir. Yea Hits Always Bought Bears th . Blgntur of - 1- ... - -a ia a.. aaSBS-- - . A , r - 1 ' "' type known to the American consumer and v ; . elegance of styles, fit and quality. During - . ' : guarantee every garment ana very article. WHITE HOUSE SCENE OF CUSTOMARY GOOD CHEER (Joaraal Special mtim.i txTm ,Kln.rnn TV C Daa. i Chrlat- maa was observed at the White House W1VU .UB VUaWUM -." - morning th younger children gamboled around tbe llttre tree wnicn tney naa rigged up themselvee. latter in th day they went to the bom of Captain W. a Cowles. th president's brother-in-law. The president sidetracked business ab solutely for th day, spending most of tha time with hla family. This evening there will" be an Informal , bom dinner at th Whit House, -t which Nicholas Long worth, the prospective son-in-law of ths president, will be th guest - of honor. ''.. ' " . .' . , DENOUNCES ROOSEVELT V STOPPED BY POLICE (Jonrnal "pedal Serrlee.) Philadelphia. Dec 2ft. A meeting M Socialists that bad gathered here to "protest against th massacre of Jews In Russia" was threatened with Inter ference by th police last night Ben Hanford, vice-presidential candidate on th BOCiaiist . iicaei in iv, -mmm u- nounclng President Roosevelt when n policeman walked down the ' aisle and told him to desist or ne wouia stop tne meeting. . DAN TARPLEY GOES V HOME TO SALEM , , - . . 15. W; Tnly. who . was tried and convicted a year ago with 8. A,D. UnraAa CI WnK Inlaw and others. charged with conspiring to defraud the a-overnraent of public lend, returned tmrm. Raattia last Saturday and after day In Portland he went to bis home a. a-i. nrm ml aw nmfMui to know au Ka.vu.. - " J V nnthin nf tha nresent whereabouts of Pnter and . McKlnley, for whom the federal and the state authorities have been seexmg xor pm iurinis" How Xe Improved X. nw. .v.. minim Racnrd. Herald. '' .'Wh. k4 tha atiokesman for. the 3Ddtlcy-taulders. . "hav you, been, doing recently, .to Improve the Joonflltlon' of thla company r . ' ' "Oh." replied th llf-lnsuranee presi dent, "I have done a great deal In that respect. My wire s orotner is no.rong-r general manager, her father, haa ceased a Ka Ahiae wnadlrai examiner, her uncle has been forced to give up the vlce prestdency and her nephew Is no long er the company's actuary." ' ' . ' ... "Splendid! splendid!" cried th policy holders.: "Three cheers!" - rt The excitement having subsided, th , . " 1. w lv-hnlrlo... fllkml ' puaesmaii . - . . . . v. "How did It come about that all these people ere dropped 7-' - "Well, you see myv wlf died abouta - "AW And wbo 1 th new Tlc-presi- dentr ' . nuwatln. Van Rlaub." . "Hm! I, never neaa or mm own, Haa he had a long experience in th In surance business V , '. -really can't say that he has. Until a few months ago he conducted a pho tograph gallery which- mad a specialty of a dosen cabinets for 7 cents. But ha', an able man really very ' able man." .;..''.' . ' " ,''. - ."And who' Is th new. manager?; "Edgar Van Blaub." - --f "And the chief medical examiner? Kl!.. Vn fllalth-" .- . "What experience has b had to fit htm for th poeitlonr r : -nh. he's" an excellent man lor the .-.,,r- -nn Ma ba won four mai.li ss a poultry dresser"s.nd of . bnn all ahnut anatomy.. "I-suppose" the new actuary 'Is well fitted for th-posltlonr - "Splendidly. He Is Francis Van Slaub, " k. In. aamirad at areat ex- aim w...a ------ - Dense for this company he had posl- tlon tn Si orosers omo". ui" his duty to' mark up th quotations on .w . ki.nwiuiar aa thav were taken from th ticker. Tou will See by thla that he Is familiar with figures." , . kvasb "TKasi Vm filatihti PnA lA hstve mtde quite a hit with you. Is It likely I that any more of them will become hat anv more or mem win oncuma JUir5I I atu'.M okaMT .m A ka marrlsl1 tfi J , BUT-UflU W w-- learanee mm ol Men's, Yovthsnnd Chfldrcn's Suits and Overcoats, ; ; ; . Hats, Caps and General Fvrntshin J Goods. r t -!-;. ; ;; ' " Our customary January .' Clearance Sales have been phe-' , nomenal value-givers in the past. They reveal the secret of our ' v , "clean", stock as no merchandise is here permitted to be cirried - , 1,. over from one season to another. Our clothing: is of the highest .. : See Our Window for 1M The , XiOOatxd nr XJa la 1 VMnava. Tta haa had arrant success In curing consume tlm 1s not too much run down by the dlseese, and will atop In an Incredibly short time. He brews his own medicines from Chinese ' a- 1 a s k.a.1.. hi! wove toKl takri All nf WfllOB mrw fnurtJIT harmless, and whose medietas! pifrties are unknown to Arnertean doo i 11. ..... in hts nractlce over 600 different Oriental remedies. Hun dreds "of testimonials from grateful patients,, ... , ' ' i DR. WING LEE 37 NortWflftH 8tvt:: Portland. Ormgon ) 1 TWELVE MlLUONPmWBBrii- 1 PACKAGES IAST YEARJSOMl mmfmm m mAH - m mTmm mm Miss Julia Van Slaub about the middle nt neat, month, after which I suppose Lsb will be more or less Intimately con- r a , I . w It.. AAnawn'a affalra" nwW wi.ll h m -------- BELASC0 THEATRE 1 ' (Continued from Pete One.) v " - Belasco at Mayer fop tb ownership of th ahous. . .... "i . ;.-- ' 's' ' : Wot Ms a a gars' Vault. Noi fault can b attached to any f Its vsrlous managers. . Th companle hav been of .-the very best material and th class of plays produced from th ery beginning speak eloquently of enterprise.' Th only posslbl solution of th failure appears to be on with 'geographical basis..: , - It Is a pity that ' Portland does not support a company of thla character aa onoe it did. -The San Francisco 'man agers have established similar .organi sations In several of the coast cities and this Is -their first "quit." They hav manfully -faced their repeated losses, swallowing the bitter pills each week with the ' same hope that youngster taking medicine looks at th spoonful or sugar .wuion ..i; OA wUl follow. - x ' wn' f o TndrDendente, :" - f ("oedal Dispatch te The rtornsl.) 1 San Francisco. Deo. 2 5 M. E. Mayer of Belasco Mayer said today: ,"W are closing th Belasco at Portland . on aocount of poor business.' We have put on expensive shows but hav found thai th town will not support It Ther Is no truth In the report that w will sell to the Independents, for w must re main neutral In that matter. The thea tr will simply be locked up." . . - .n Ther TS'-no happiness In alU-thts world if ther Is none In the heart. .- nnir.iznzx7zxnzza Coupon Free Hawaiian Trip Honolulu," Hawalisji UUmU - t vot for.. '... This coupon must b voted is clearly superior in " 4 this sale, as before, - , v , '' A ' Matchless 1 ' . l . -v- ' y . DR. WING LEE Great Chinese Doctor -1 aallaJI irrmmT twtcauaa h cures all diseases without resorting to tne xnire. Call and have ia free examination. ., He will tell you the exact nature of your trouble. He treats successfully every form of fe male complaint, all private and blood die eases, cancer, paralysis, tumors, rheumatism r.n.4 all AmdrATM tkt tha Stomach. llVST and ilion wnen in tio- I D PKEUrSOUX COMPA1VY fl SYPACUSE,1VCWYDBK H rr IN Z-PIE IOC KAC1VAAjI.j V. Th Pwfactloa f Pnrirjr JJ , 25 " tor25 SMILES i)F PRETTY GIRL CAUSES TERRIFIC FIGHT ' ' (Joaraal tperisl lerriea.) . Ely, Mlnn Dec 16. Jealousy ver the attentions of a pretty Austrian girt who waa serving) beer at a Christmas eve celebration here last night resulted Ijf a terrific fight In which three Aus- Irlans were prooaDiy taiaiiy hddwj sua several .otnera senousy wounaeo. A aii&rrel arose between three of the party because of-the . girt showering more of her smiles on on ef th thre than on th other. In a moment a dosen men arose, drew long knives, an-V the fight waa general, each man slash ing at his opponent's throaV ,Wher quiet was restored three were found I be fatally out and th room resembled a , slaughter-house. Several arrests hav been made. , --' ' Tfref ened Stock Oaamed Oeoas. x Allen Lewis' Beat Brand. - ksssssii on or before rre mber 11, 1