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is IDAHO PEOPLE AWAIT JAHUARY LIVED AT PRISON GATES '-'.'. . -. i . . . ' . 'it ' ' EiKhildwEfflinlPeiiiiln ROOSEVELT'S ACTIOPJ Everyone -Anxious Ito 'Hear Ex pianatiorv of Condemnation .of the prisoner. "is.: 1 ,. V AQENT OF DEFENSE ISf ;Sf i ARRESTED FOR TALKING -Harry Orchard Win BaTtoced Upon , the Witness Stand and '; nlsAWrlt ' f tycfewlo'.:,Wiai rrobably :K Never Be" Publinhed ' v , . (Hetrtt Kwi by Longest Lsssed Wtre.) "f v "..'By J. ,8, thinnlgan., v , ,v j ; 'Boise, Idaho; 'May L 4. President noosevelt's letter ti the , Central Fed , . erated union of Newv York, in which the . chief executive -la expected. to explain . nd defend hi attitude toward Moyer, Haywood ana Pettlbone, 1 awaited with Interest by the people of Idaho, -the , prosecution and the defense Jn the case which Is to ou, is to trial here next ..Thursday.'--v'; - " v i--r ..It Is known that the nrssldent sent some ona cAnnMtnit with tha itanartmMit ; ;jsTustiee to Boise after Harry Orchard was arrested for the srsasslnatlon of former Governor Steunenbert and sub tequentty confessed to Detective McFar .land. No one connected wlth - Moyer. ". - Haywood and Pettlbone. . the accused miner tinlon officials, knows .who the president sent here or wr.r the invest! ratio was made., . It was reported at the time that an assistant of the United . Btates attorney-general's stsff had been here talked with Governor Gooding, Harry Orchard and 6peclal Prosecutors ' Hawley and Borah. On Information ob tained from' ths prosecution the vresl lent reoelved an ex-pa rte report which It is understood from his Mm utterances form the basis of his adverse opinion. is against the miners. ; 1 ' The trial of Haywoon will begin ( Thursday. Neither prosecution nor de fense expects any further' delays, and tmpanelment of a Jury will begin just a soon as ths lawyers can dispose of -the usual preliminary technicalities. ; iiH . . Sard, to Oet Jury. , - Senator Borah and James II. Hawle-y, ' who will conduct -the prosecution. now believe that much trouble will be ex perienced In obtaining: a Jury. Many ' conditions surround this case which will Interfere with selecting a. Jury., no mat " ter how expeditious the court and law , yers mirnt endeavor to be. ,f In the first place President Roose- relt's published condemnation, of Jbloyer ind Haywood has influenced many cltl tens s ga Inst the defendants, Qovsrnor , Boodlng'S '"repeated ; announcement that the men are au1Hy has prejudiced thou sands of other citizens against the men. ' rhe executive and constant efforts of tne socialist mends of the imprisoned men have influenced a large number f people, and. the season of the year will Ssuss many men to evade Jury duty. Next Thursday there will be ZS avail able talesmen In court. These men; have tbeen drawn as trial Jurors from the . term of the court. Many of them have already, eat In other cases and with i prospect, :of beln in custody for,three ; monies iney Brr sure ro announce CDJoo- t tions that will disqualify them. Farmers are In th: mlddla ef, spring work, and the state ' officers and the defendants' , attorneys think the men from the rural i sections will declare the formation nf opinions that will compel Judge .Wood to dismiss them from Jury services. '-: h Business Ken WUI Zhrads. . Here in. Boise the average business , man will go great lengths to get out ;-f serving on the Haywood "jury. : The ' men who are sworn to try the esse will ' ,. be compelled to remain away from their 1 homes and they will not be able to attend to their own business for three ; months or more. ; - Boise and vicinity la ' free' from any . excitement or agitation resulting from the impending trial. There Is less dis cussion of the case here than in any ether section or tne united States, and If irresponsible men do not stir up trouble the case will go to trial without a ripple In the peaceful conditions that ; now prevail.' HoParlana and Debs There, Detective McParland .of Denver has i arrived and some of the state's wit nesses from Colorado, who will tell . : about the Cripple Creek strikes," will be here by the 7th Inst Eugene "V. Debs Is scheduled to arrive hers In the , middle of the week. He Is coming to ' write a series of comments on the Hay - wood trial and procedure in-Idaho, for a number of Socialist papers; in the United States. , V A This afternoon W. M, Tost, a resident i of ths county who was employed, by the defense to ascertain the; opinion among prospective Jurors, was held . for trial la ha diatrfot court on' a charge of felony. -.;i,a-'ni'A. . Tost talked with men who ara down as term Jurors and asksd them for their opinions on the .guilt or 'lnnooence :f Haywood. - ': V ' i. i i i He waa haled ;befor4 Justice yVo& tar eontemnt. and ths Proceeding was dismissed. Subsequently Tost was ar rested on a warrant charging him with attemetlnar to influence 'a Juror. , It does not appear that he committed isny grave breach of law, as he was doing hat scores of agents for the proseou- tlon and defense are doing every day. The prosecution admits that it has a large , corps . of detectives st work . to find out If any ct th possible Jurymen are too friendly toward Haywood. The attorneys for the defense Insist that the holding of Tost is simply a move to as ter other Witnesses of the miners from pursuing their -investigations ' in to the qualifications of ths Jurors. la flomratlmi OrUM. So far there ara no wild cries that ths Jury la In danger of being corrupted or bought by either aide. ' That sort of talk may com- later. . Just now' the people of Idaho ara of one opinion, and .that Is that. the accused men should be given an immediate trial, that they have been held too long In Jail without a chance to vindicate themselves. a; Up to this hour the defense has no definite knowledge of -the character and mass of testimony ths stats will put In against Haywood.; Of course. It Is known that Orchard Is ta bs the chief witness for the state.' , As soma parta or nis; oonression.' have already been annihilated, H IS largely a matter of speculation how far he will go In trying to nx tne numerous crimes upon the of ficers of ths Western Federation of Miners. i4 ;".!'' ' tf .. ..; American Jean .Valjean Resided v Within Twenty Miles of Lea- venworth for Seven Years. A PASSED AMONG MEN WHO' i r WERE LOOKING FOR HIM Would Never Have Been Discovered v If He Had Not Deen Spotted by a Fellow tknrlct Vho Gave . Him Away for Sake of. the Reward. ,1 1 (Fshllsbers' Press b Boeelal Ltased Wire.) Washington. Mar 4. The sstoundlng fact developed here today that wiuiam January, the American Jean Valjean, now awaiting the promised executive pardon, resided for, seven years within 10 miles of the Leavenworth (Kansas) prison from which hs escaped nine years ago and to which ha has Just been returned.... .,' ,.; . .) . January ssosped In the night with a fellow - convict while a - guard , was asleep. . He beat his way on a freight train to Wichita. He aecured employ ment In a stone auarrv at rvlnfleld. where he remained until the death of his companion three months later. He was a drummsr through ' Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri for a coffee bouse. took -up the' Insurance business in Kan City, then peddled oorree t on nis own hook and finally settled down la the restaurant business in the Utter city, after having been employed for a while on tne Metropolitan street railway. - Although operating nnder tha ayes of the prison authorities working on a street railway that carried them and nusinssa at eonduotlna a restaurant tha function of this line end tha alee- , Orchard will be placed on the 'witness I trio line to Leavenworth which waa Was given to Governor Ooodlng and De- j tectiva McParland will probably never m nuia ouDjic, , .... v f i v( y. NAME PUT, ON BALLOTS Continued lrom Page Ona Mayor Lane has not' yet Indicated that ha will accept the nomination which "has been forced upon him. When Informed lata; last svenlng of ths vote US SSldl .-.. . . '. .'. '.-:' " "I am very grateful to my party and I esteem the nomination a great honor. I wish to thank my loyal friends for their efforts, In my behalf." r , George H. Thomas, who was Lena's only competitor , for tha nomination, made an address several days ago in which he invited Democrats who de sired Lane as jthe nominee " to voice their preference at tha . polls, saying further that he would loyally abide by tha ' result. in' sccordanes with- this declaration Mr. Thomas called at Ths Journal office last night and left the following communication: f . .v ,. ThomM .will Support Kane. , . To tha Democratic Voters Tbs lssus of this campaign as to candidates termi nated at tha primaries and resulted in the nomination of Dr. Harry Lane for mayor on the Democratic ticket ha was never recognised until ue omer oay when a fellow- convict spotted him and Informed tha authorities in order to colleot tne standing reward, oriereo by tha government for escaped prison ers. y .w:r. iv- The papers in January case ara ready for tha signature of. tha attorney- general :, ; ; i, ', ;:, - x ,-ti COUNTERFEITER WENDT ' RECAPTURED BY GUARDS s fe'i . .. t t i ' ; ,-. . ,.4 ' (Special ptspateh to The Jearaal) '" Tacoma. Wastu May 4. Herman WendL tha trusty who escaped last Sun day from, the penitentiary on McNeil's Island, was captured this morning : on ths opposite side of , the Island by Guards Hamilton and Smith, who had been patrolling the beach for six daya They came upon Wendt concealed la a clump of bushes. Ths convict mads little resistance, as be was weaa-zrom his six days' fast In the woods. Not dating to light a fire to cook any small gama ha might have captured, ths man waa almost starved; Tha strict patrol on tne beacn prevented mm . geiung away in a boat or on floating timber. Wendt waa sentenced to tnree years for counterfeiting last summer at 8eattle. .-.-y. r" .' . K" SAVE MAN FROM PRISON mW "With my.nrevloua deelaratton. 1 SEPOP FALSE TEETH mat j. snail -support nr.- uint n n ahalh-accept the nomination, and chairman of tha Democratic county and City. central committee .shall do all In my power not ? only to reelect Mayor Lane, but to elect every other candidate on the Democratic ticket... 1 shall urge tha committee to the ut most diligence In -gathering together the Democratic forces of this city and thoroughly organising the same, for the purpose of making tha-most vigorous and insistent Democratic campaign for strictly h Democratic principles and Democratic candidates that this city has - sver ' known. In order that the citizens of this city will be so Imbued with tha necessity for embodying Dem ocratic ideals , in our institutions and government, local, state and national. that In tha future no Democrat In this city or state i need bs ashamed of the fact that he is a Democrat or feel the hecesslty for apologising therefor. Fellow Democrats, let us In this FIREMAN OVERCOME BY campaign seek to btnid up tne strongest M , aia cm I o Tfi riC MTU nosBlbls minority party.' Let's, have! I ', UAo TAU- I U UCMin dona with fusion and be Democrats on -J principle. Tbs greatest safeguard of I ' - Rn-d.1 numteh to Ths JoornaU people's rights is tne ability or the I r Butte, Mont, May ;. ona or tna most dtisens to smrt tne power, sucn a mi-1 peculiar accidents in tne nistorr or. tns nority party will hold the dominant I Great Northern happened this afternoon party In check and so enable the olt-Jnear Craig, when A. CWall. a fireman sens to shift It My appreciation of the on A freight train, dazed by the gas in support giten me at the polls today Is U tunnel from which the train had Just (Publishers' Prtm by flpecUl leased Wire.) Cleveland, unio, uay . i-in uraw arrival or. a set of false teetn savea Joseph Lows, Aged 14. from the work house today. " , "?,''':, When Lowe waa booked attne cen tral station for vagrancy rriday tna teeth dropped out of his mouth. "For safe keeping," tne sergeant ex plained 'to Lowe as he locked up tne set, of teeth. Lowe started to protest his Innocence but could not talk In telligently. He atammered and atut- tered, but could not talk. Tha man is best in tne woranousa,-- sald the Judge. VHe can't even uik," Just then tha teeth appeared from the property room the hands oi court officers. Lowe Joyfully Inserted the teeth in bis mouth ana tola nis story. He . was discharged. , v ii j complete and I thank those who voted for me for that support" . . ; t it I' v"As Comfortable as an Old Shoe" originated, with wearers of cheap shoe. They expect new shoes to hurt and consider, this preliminary, torture one of the things .that - goes Wltn snoe-DUying, xne tact inai a suae Hiiuuiu icci uk an oiu 6ne when it is new should be as comfortable the first day it is worn as the last is unknown to them because tney nave never telt : the luxury of, putting on m rightly-made,shoe.'. The difference be-i J;tween-1-. - .s,, -i , t r.,,,'.-?.,,- ,;:. Hktian Shoe . and the other kinds is in the fit the shape of the shoe that kind of shoemaking skill which enables the shoe to adapt Itself to the foot not the foot to the shoe. The Hanan last is just like the human foot, because the human foot Is used ss a model. ' A preliminary last is designed: shoes are made on it and tented for weeks. If they pinch or 'blndsny where, the last Is changed and new samples mads and tested. When each shoe fits 'per fectly no Wrmkles, no tight spots, no loose spots then the last goes to. ih wurkmnni: Tt'a nnnive. but It's the only way to produce a smart. stylish efeea which will tit perfectly and b absolutely comfortable. -' ' nt mr -J TArlL.--T : . " , . onoes ior ncn aiiu if uiucii .v. ROSLNTH ALS SSffSSS?8".,: Eula Agents for Portland emerged,, tot tared off the cab Into tha Miaaoula river and waa drowned. Tha vtur flows close to the track at the mouth of tha tunnel and the current is so swift that Wall was swept out of sight In a twinkling. - MILLS RULED OUT OF - - SOCIALIST PARTY v (Bpecial Dispatch to The Journal.) ftnuttJa : Mav waiter Tnom Mills was ruled out or tne oociauat nartv tonight for heresy, it appear that In British : Columbia , Mills sup ported tha labor Candida tea ;: The sute convention spent ths day in discussion. At midnight-organisation wag all that had been accompnsnea. r, - 1.-,k.. AUTO NEWS AND NOTES , (Continued from Page Thirteen.) rrriLtrm tha roof la ' so constructed that en tha outbreak of fire alx tons of aand will be dumped into tne ouuamg. thus smothering the blase st once. nrAnr'vaixr foreign car of the local rent or importer. Take delivery hrnait. Have it meet you upon arrival at some European; port f The moment you leave the steamship you begin your foreign tour. That la the correct thing now in European touring by American automoblllsts unless, of course, the American tskes across hla -own Amer leal car. --i A- "! , - : t x-' v Steps' toward ..the standardisation of tires have been taken by the-msohan-Ical branches of the Asaoclation of LI- oenssd Automobile v Manufacture rs, which has recommended the adoption of the following 11 aises aa aundards 28x3. SOxl SQzSH. 13x1 12x4, 34x1 H. Uxt S4x4H, tx4, M4H. and x. Heretofore there v were z J, ; 4 different sixes of tires onHhe market a The Interstate -Good Koads associa tion has been formed In Pennsylvania, to sea that the provtsiona of tha present general and local road laws are carried out to encourage and compel officials to perform tneir auuee aa preacrioea oj law.l to see) that roads are kept free from loose stones, mud holes and ruts and that they are nropeny crainea ana general defects remedied as speedily ss pasalblsviJranches are being lormeq ssvem mwwb . ;AndasiM the inrushing multijtudestot buyers at to Order by Blaster Milliners The Great Factory and Importer's bale oi bummer Millinery ; Trimmed v;-;tbOrder:4 Haenificent ; Trimmed Hats At Bare Cost of Material ,-:.t Thii Wtek Beautiful Pattern Hats at Less Than Costto. Import I tfie Manufacturers Importers 1 Some of the "bie stores' have skurried 'round their attics and basements with a fine tooth comb, raking: out their millinery memo ries of former decades, marshaled tnem all in solid pnaianx, and pitted tnem against this sale, in order to meet tne prices we ve made on the .';-;V"Y. r. .. ... . .. . ... Grand Convention of Klinerv Fashion and Beauty Which goes to make up the vast stock of the St Frances Millinery Co. of Paris, New York and San Francisco. Now on Slaughter Sale Street ' , ' , Next to and over Goddard & Kelly's Shoe Store. Portland women f6lk are wise, however, and know the difference between the antedeluvian styles of competition and the fash ionable beauties, charming creations and exquisite confections shown here at sq trifling cost--ls than actual first cost of mater ials; and the crowds keep coming. Thousands of Hats have been sold and tens of thousands more will be sold to fortunate buyers the coming week. ' . - . - i ' ' ,.. . ' ' 1 $50,000 Worth of Magnificent Millinery Must Be Sacrificed This Week r Last Chance to'Buy New Millinery at Factory Prices and Less! The End DrawsJNear. ';;" All remaining stock must be closed at once. Sacrifices in prices, slaughtering values, condensing lots and compelling massacre is the order of the day. "IGNORE COST OR VALUE M comes now the order from' the owners that's the ultimatum. Phrasing is powerless to describe the unapproachable bargains . Thousand of happified customers testify to having bought for years ahead. To those who have not availed themselves of the golden opportunity, we'd say "You have your inning now tomorrow. HINTS OF A FEW OF THE MILLINERY BARGAINS V '.Trinirned Hats Values $5 to $50, at v . . Price Street Hats, $2.50 to $4.50 values, for. ........ 69c Hundreds of Street Hats, values $5 to $10, at Price Stylish Shapes Slaughtered ,'H, ' -$2.50 Shapes ,;49 8 $6.00 Shapes r,r,..98c $4.00 Shapes 89c $10.00 Shapes; $2.25 ChUdren's Pretty New 50c Hats . . . . 1 . 17c . Women's $1.50.Chic and Jaunty Sailors. .V. .49c Flowers at Less than Import Prices. . Big Bunches of Violets for . 1 t . . . J 4c Ribbons at Factory Cost ' . ' ' Plumes , at Half Price I " Feathers, Wings, Breasts, etc., "Almost Given Away. t , THE ENTIRE STOCK MUST BE SOLD THIS WEEK AT WHATEVER IT WILL BRING. Special Monday Only: 9 to 12 A. M. , ;: WIRE FRAMES AT 5c EACH, ALL THE LATEST SHAPES. - Ribbons at lbc the Yard I t Black, white and all colors, including Persians, all day long; 3 to 5-inch widths, new rich, beautiful 85c Ribbons, Monday t 1 A big line of dress shapes, white, black and colors, special at 39and69 ' ' CZ" J h eeeeve ' mm ow xasro BAXI.T KOTO AT 326 WASHINGTON The Shafep-Whitticr iCo.,Jte Open at 9 a. m. , 'sharp. . 1 Clcves at 6pCm. CAMERON IS NAMED . (Continued trom Pare One.) 5 a,4l Free T. MerrUl, MM, na r- ace u. arsons. . In ths contest Tor nominations ior n iif.r.nt noaiHons in the council rrom ths wards soma doss voflrif was noted, as well as aome where the margin was not so close. The votes cast In the dif ferent wards wss as follows: First wsra k, t a, reon A Storey HI. lV. X Fourth Ward Oeorge . I Bsker , 39, tAufus a Holman 494. r Fifth Ward w I. coiien . r. Boothe III. W. C. Puffer 14. - - Sixth ward H. A. tstiamg oi, jonn IS. Mann 190, Charles ti. riggroit is. fteventn wara a- u. nuauugnv is. Eighth Ward Frank 8. Bennett 96. Oeorg Fi Brlca 474, Fred J. Brady 280, M, pen ..- Serena In Defeat The election was a quiet one and the result will b that tha defeated eandl- dates, with perhaps ona or two excep tions, unite In the support of the ticket which has been nominated. A meeting of ths city central 'committee will be held tomorrow ntght la the Selling ftlrsch building for the purpose of or ganising for tha campaign... 412&J candidates have pledged themselves to support tha ticket with the exception of John B. Coffer and H. G. Parsons, who ave not refused, but are expected to light the nomination of Mr. Devlin, Mr. Devlin Is much pleased st his suc cess. Last night he expressed his glad ness In unbounded terms, praising those who had supported him with many words. ' i "1 wish to thank 'my manr friends throughout the Ity for their Indorse ment and for the evidence of esteem and confidence which Is carried by the splendid Vote given me," said Mr. Dev lin last night. . "I am venr grateful for the tribute of respect given me by the people st the polls and If I n elected 1 will try to show the people of the city that they did not art la ehoslnf me as , the executive head of the city govern ment", , . , ' . t s Kerrta Says TlmUoated. '1 am aatlsfied. although starting late. j.ssi people (mostly the common people thought I would be a good councilman. said Fred T Merrill. .v "There were twe reasons why my name did not head the Hat. First, a small vote on the west side, and a larger vote on the east side. Second. If. my name was A. A. Aaron I would have beaten out Annand, Cellers or Blair, that alphabetical law Is a bad one. I saw a dosen men putting their cross opposite -the first three name. Good men were elected, however, and I will Support them at the regular election." PACIFIC COLLEGE WALKS OFF THE FIELD AT SALEM ' ! oftt. The Journal SnIpms . -- 4. i'a.-ific college walkc-1 off tv- i c this anerro whea i s : s i i the track ana t-. meet stood at 49 to 10 in favor of Wil lamette university. The action of t! Quakers was the result of the jui' decision in the 1 20-yard dash. In wbl-!i Kenworthy of New berg , was awarid second placa .. RIs supporters claimed h should havs flrst. The event,, was won by Cummlngs of Willamette In a neckr nd-aeck finish. No records were broken end the time In the sprints was not rood. There wete lo events in the mf!, The attendance was small.' . IMMENSE LOG RAFTS ' FOR SAN D1EG0 f!LL ' (8pclI t)liit-tj t-- T -Astoria. Or.. May i -'i i glng company wi'j ' from ClatarM of ; - i 1