' THE OREGOto DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, .WEDNESDAY EVENING; - DECEMBER 23, -1908.
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WEIL HELD OH
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Traveling Salesman Accused
t nf TTsino Mails fnr TTn-
lawful Purposes.- '
M.. Well, who represent himself as
a traveling salesman, was taken Into
custody at the postoffice this morning
by Deputy United Btates Marshal Grif
fith at the reequest of the federal au
thorities at Albuquerque, N. M. The
message to United States District Attor
ney McCourt says that Well has been
Indicted by a federal grand jury on a
charge of using the mails to defraud.
Weil says a mistake has been made. As
soon as he had been arrested he sent
three messages to friends in the east
and says ha will be able to regain his
liberty some time this afternoon.
Weil claims Chicago as his home. He
is being held In '$2000 ball pending the
arrival of more details regarding the
case from the United States district at
torney at Albuquerque. Well claims
that he has never been connected with
any scheme to defraud and that every
thing will be fixed when he hears from
his friends in the east.
Well said this morning that he had
not been In Albuquerque for 10 months
and that he was continually traveling
about the country. He claims that he Is
in business for himself, selling goods
of different kinds. Weil has been get
ting mall, general delivery, Portland, for
some time, but refused to. give his ad
dress in this city. He savs he is not
acquainted with C. K. Von Nelda, the
North Dakota man arrested by the fed-
rrai orncers several weens ago roe us
ing the malls to defraud.
Von Nelda is the "apron manufac
turer" whom the postal inspectors
charge with having victimized poor wo
men. At the postoffice there are be
tween 7000 and 8000 letters being held
up, all sddressed to Von Nelda.
" I WILL BE IN
JAIL," SAID FINCH
(Continued from Page One.)
low. He did not hear the shots, but
said that not more than two and a half
minutes elapsed from the moment Finch
entered the office of Fisher until the
shooting was done, and counts against
the story that Finch will tell as to the
conversation and events in Fisher's of
fice, which apparently would have re
quired a much longer time.
-All through the case the defendant's
attorneys have let drop the insinuation
that Finch is being ''railroaded." al
though they have not made the direct
charge against the court Attorney Lord
is strenuous In protesting that he wants
only a fair trial. Several times this
Jus-
fsnse, by showing that the office gave
no sign of a struggle, by the story of
Miss Burkhart, who saw Fisher shot
in his chair , before he had time to
speak, by the mute evidence of Fisher's
body lying in his overturned chair, by
the fact that no unusual sounds were
heard In an adjoining office, and finally
by showing that Finch betrayed a mur
derous Jutent at least three days before
the deed was committed.
Case 'noting- Along.
Good progress was made In the case
this morning, and the state rested Its
case this afternoon after the reading
of the supreme court proceedings In
the Finch disoarment case. Judge Bro
naugh yesterday ordered the first night
session that has been held In the cir
cuit court in years, and is doing his ut
most to have the case finally submitted
to the Jury before Christinas morning.
The district attorney is confident of an
early verdict, and if the case can be
given to the Jury tomorrow night he
thinks that the Jurors may be able to
go home for their Christmas dinners.
One of the unsigned threatening let
ters sent to Fisher shortly before his
death made its appearance in the case
tnr the first time this morning, al
though it was not admitted In evidence.
Attorney Lord stamped his fodt in pro-
f atlt uhon thA at at a n t n 1 t Y.
letter before the Jury. He said that
it was a "thing," not a letter, and It
would be un-American to let the Jury
know "what it contained. This was In
r pita, of ., tli - fact .that ho, on - .cross
examination, had brought out the fact
from Deputy Coroner J. J. Dunning that
a search of Fisher's desk for this letter
was made, and he had inquired where
this letter was.
When A. t Spencer, the special pros
ecutor, produced the letter a few min
utes later and handed it to Dunning to
identify, Lord made the room ring with
objections. It was submitted to Lord
for inspection, and was ruled out by
the court, as It was not connected
with the defendant in any way.
Sid His Work Quickly.
Another Important witness this morn
ing, the last before the noon hour, was
8. S. Humphrey, an attorney, who rode
In the elevator cage with Finch when
the latter went Into the Mohawk build
ing. Ho went to the fourth floor, while
Finch stopped at the third. Arriving at
the f.iurth floor, he said, he went to
George L. Baker's office, learned that
Baker was not there, and went bark to
the elf-vator, reaching It Just as he heard
a woman screaming on the floor be-
morninar he declared vehemently
"We want Justice. We want
lice.- ,. :..
il- line f Defense.
The defense will argue that Miss
Burkhart was too excited to know what
happened, and "cannot tell what really
happened; that the fact that one bul
let oaased throusrh a. window In an en'
tlrely different direction from the other
bullets show that there was a struggle
between persons moving about in the
room; that Fisher's body was in some
way moved to the position testified to
by witnesses for the state: that powder,
burns on Fisher's head where one bul
let entered and not on the other side,
where the second bullet passed under
the skin, bears out the story of a strug
gle, with one shot at close range and
another further away: and that the
sounds of the fight that they allege took
place could not be heard through the
partition in Dr. Leonard's ofllce.
This, with the testimony of the de
fendant, the explanation of the purchase
01 tne revolver to protect nis nouse iruin
burslars. denial that threats were made.
the statements of two witnesses from
Eugene that they saw a man Handing
with his back to the window on Mor
slson street with arms extended, and
the claim that many of the witnesses
of the state were lnsolred by prejudice
and hatred of the defendant, will com
pose the structure upon which the de
fense hopes to defeat a verdict of guilty,
as far as it has been revealed by the
statements and questions of Finch and
his attorneys.
During the presentation of the dam
arlns- evidence this mornina Finch con
suited almost constantly with his at
torneys. A peculiar twitching of the
eyebrows seemed more frequent, as
though he were growing more nervous
under the strain of the trial, but other
wise he elves no SDDearance that he
la arreatlv disturbed. He professes to
be. confident of acquittal, and declares
that much of the testimony of the state
will be seen to be favorable to him
when the defense is given an oppor
tunity. Bold Revolver to rinoh.
F. W. Scott, clerk for the Hudson
Arms company, of whom Finch pur
chased the revolver, was called as the
first witness of the morning. He said
Finch came into the store between
12:45 and 1 o'clock on November 28,
Just like any other customer, and asked
for a revolver. He also purchased a
box of cartridges, and the witness load
ed the gun at Finch's request. Finch
did not say why he wanted the gun.
Next came Elmer Christiansen, ele
vator boy in the Mohawk building, who
told of Finch's comlne to the building
and then of Finch's return to the eieH
vator after the shooting. He naa neara
Miss Burkhart scream and he accused
Finch of shooting the girl when he saw
the defendant coming down the hall
with a gun In his hand. Finch said,
"No, no. Finch wanted the witness to
take him down, but Christiansen would
not do it.
"That elevator is slower than the
wrath of God, isn't it?" was one of the
questions on cross-examination that
provoked a lively dialogue. Deputy
District Attorney Fitigerald thought
this wrath might be pretty swift In
some cases, and the attorneys of Finch
rejoined that this would be a question
to argue with the Jury.
Captain George Bailey pf the po ce
department testified from the police
record that Finch was taken to the po
lice station at X:45 o'clock.
Grant Is Sworn Twice.
Frank S. Grant, deputy city attorney,
had the unusual experience of taking
he oath as a witness twice within a
few minutes. When first sworn ono
of the Jurors was temporarily out of
the. room, ana me witness iook me umn
a second time when the Juror came back.
He stated that he was formerly a mem
ber of the grievance committee of the
State Bar association, of which Ralph
B. Fisher was prosecutor, but when
asked what are the duties of that com
mittee. Lord objected, saying that was
"absurd." Several questions as to
Fisher were answered over objections
by the defense.
Grant then stated that on November
28 he received a telephone message
from Finch, in which Finch said that
Fisher had refused to sign a petition to
the supreme court asking that the sen
tence of suspension be held in abeyance
luring good behavior and requested the
witness to see Fisher fend get him to
sign it. Grant told Finch he did not
like to do that as he presumed Fisher
had made up his mind, but Finch in
sisted and he promised to intercede.
Grant was not cross-examined, the
defense announcing that it had also
subpoenaed him and may call him later
for the defense. . ?
tartinr for Jail. '
" Charles Downer of 1175 East Sherman
street, a t carpenter and contractor,
threw a bombshell into the defendant's
camp with the first statement that
would indicate that Finch had murder
on his mind before be killed Fisher.
The witness said he saw Finch about
1 - o'clock on the day of the tragedy at
Third and Alder streets and accepted
an Invitation to drink with him. Thex
arena at itometscn s, at i ntra ana Aiaer,
Finest taking brandy. He narrated de
tails of their conversation on business
matters, and said that when they part
ed the defendant remarked, "The next
time you see me I will be in jail."
On cross-examination the witness said
he has no feeling against Finch, al
though Finch was attorney in a case on
the other side of a case In which he was
a litigant. He said he first told C. H.
Plggott,. one- of the defendant's attor
neys, as to what Finch had said during
the course of a call on Plggott. He de
nied that he had at any time threatened
to "cinch" Finch unless certain papers
were returned to him. The defense laid
foundations to impeach him on this,
but Plggott himself 'was not in court
this morning.
Deputy Coroner 'Dunning told about
taking charge of the body of Fisher and
the condition of Fisher's desk, with the
drawers all closed and the open check
book upon it. He Identified the theok,
which he had torn from the book to pre
serve it. He also produced and Identi
fied the bullet extracted from Fisher's,
akul.
Henry Wachendorf, the bartender
who overheard the remark testified to
by Downer as having been uttered by
Finch, was unable to say who had made
the statement. Finch and some other
men were together, he said, and he was
unable to tell who spoke the words.
His testimony was excluded. . y
Said K Would "Get Kim."
B. A. Rounds, the W.' O. W. organ
izer, was next, narrating the threat
made against the prosecutor of the bar
association by Finch while they were
coming from Woodburn on November
25. When Finch complained of his
treatment, the witness said, he re
marked that It was "too bad," and then
was when Finch said with an oath that
he would "get him."
Cross-examination developed little.
Rounds said that Detective Tichenor
lives about six blocks from his house,
and after he heard of the shooting he
went to Tlchenor's house and told him
what Finch hud said. He denied that
Finch had shown him a copy of a Port
land newspaper containing an account
of the suspension of the defendant from
the practice of law.
S. S. Humphrey, the last witness of
the morning, besides telling of the
short time that passed after Finch left
theeievator until he heard the screams,
also told of a brief conversation with
Finch while they were In the' elevator.
In which he expressed his sympathy be
cause of Finch's suspension and advised
Finch to "cut out the boose. Alter he
came down from tho fourth floor, fol
lowing the shooting. Finch told Dolph
to give him the revolver, and also said
to the witness that "he was to blame
for all this."
The reading of the transcript of pro
ceedings in the supreme court In the
Finch disbarment case was then begun.
but not finished at the time of the noon
adjournment. The state rested this
afternoon when the reading was concluded.
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Popular as our Holiday Plants may be with flower-loving
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CLARKE BROS. ftSS'
STENOGRAPHER
TELLS STORY
OF SH0QTING
Pointing her white gloved finger at
James A. Klnch, where he sat with his
attorneys In tho courtroom. Miss Verna
Burkhart, who was stenographer for
Ralph B. Fisher and a witness to his
traKic death bv Klnch's hand, yesterday
afternoon exclaimed "That is the man. '
She had Just narrated tlie story or
the shooting of her employer, telling in
simple but expressive language how
Finch had given Fisher no chance for
his life. Then ensuwi- the most dra
matic scene since the trial began. Miss
Burkhart and Finch were the actors.
Knl a. wnrri was sunken, but Miss Burk
hart, with eyes that seemed to tell of
abhorrence, looked straight at Finch, and
he Just as steadily returned her gaze.
There was a pause In proceedings while
this duel of emotion was fought out.
and before the attention of the witness
was called away by another question.
Miss Huiknarl was on tne stand ior
an hour In all. Only 15 mlnuntes were
consumed in direct examination. The
cross-examination, conducted by Attor
ney Lord, consisted largely or .an at
tempt to show that 1Kb witness had con
tradicted in some details the evidence
she srave at the coroner's inquest, or the
preliminary examination.
Miss Burkhart said she was 20 year
old, and had been Fisher's stenographer
for two months. She said she was seat
ed at her typewriter In the outer office
when Finch entered on the afternoon of
November 28, and asked if Fisher was
in. Bhe told Finch that he whs, and
went to tho door of the Inner office, as
was her custom, to see if Fisher was
ready to admit the visitor.
While she stood at the door waiting
for Fisher to look up and speak. Finch
brushed past her. Fisher was busy
writing on his desk. Finch said, "Hello,
RaljJh." advanced directly toward the
chafr where Fisher sat, drew a revolver
from his pocket where his hand rested
whene entered, and before the witness
had time to close the door had fired.
Fisher turned his head Just as the
report rang; out, and the witness heard
him utter two of the most terrible
sounds she ever -hear, as if he were try
Ins; to scream and could not. Miss Burk
hart then ran screaming Into the corri
dors. She said she was not excited up
to the moment the pun was fired.
Dr. W. A. Roberts, a dentist, havinsr
offices adjacent to Fisher's In the Mo
hawk Dunning, was on tne siana ior two
hours at the opening of the afternoon
session. He stated that he was the first
man to enter Fishers office after the
shooting, and told of the position of
Fisher's body, practically as described
by M. O. Wllklns. Perhaps the most im
portant feature of his testimony was
the statement that he could hear any
unusual sound In Fisher's room when
at work In his own office, and that he
heard nothing; unusual up to the moment
he heard the report of a revolver.
He could hear through tne partition.
he said, when anyone said "Hello" in
answering the telephone in Fisher's of
fice. When the shots were fired witness
ww attending; a patient and was stand
ing three or four feet from the partition.
When be entered Fisher's room the
doors to both the outer and inner office
were closed. There was no smoke in the
outer room.
Following the line of Wllklns' testi
mony. Dr. Roberts said there was an
open check book on FlHhe's desk with
a check apparently freshly written. He
described the bullet holes and the sound
of the firing. The shots were In rapid
succession, he suld. with possibly a
pause between the first shot and the
two sucoeedlng ones. Describing Finch's
bearing when he was brought into the
office in charse of two ooltcemon a
little later. Dr. Roberts said that Finchrj
appeared to be as cool as anyone there.
The check that lay on Fisher's desk
and the stub book were Introduced In
evidence, over the objection of the de
fence. Attorney Lord spent some time
in cross-examining; as to this check.
The witness stuck to his assertion that
from Its appearance the ink on tho
check was fresh.
Small discrepancies in the testimony
of Roberts and Wllklns were seised upon
by the defense. The former said he was
lone when he first entered Fisher's
office, and that when he went a second
time axter giving tne alarm ne was ac
companied by Wilkins and Dr. Leonard.
Wllklns said he and Dr. Roberts went to
the place together after the revolver
rang out. Wllklns also spoke of notic
ing powder smoke as soon as- he entered
the -office. Ths defense holds that Dr.
Roberts' testimony corroborates the
storv Finch will tell because if Miss
Burkhart had stortd at the door .until
the shooting, they will argue, smoke
.would have escaped into the outer of
fice. At the conclusion of the testimony of
Dr. Roberts the court announced that a
night session would be held.. This be
gan at 7:80 o'clock, and the state was
enabled to complete the Identification of
the revolver with which the .shooting
I Was done and to present the testimony
ard. ' - V,
Mt roloK was called as title first wit
ness at the evening session. He is an
attorney, with offices in the Mohawk
building, and was the one who disarmed
Finch after the. shooting. He waa at
tracted into, the hall by screams, and
saw Finch in the elevator. Knowlngthat
something had happened in which Finch
was an actor, he searched Finch and
found a. revolver in the' defendant's left
hand overcoat pocket. Finch was held
in a neighboring; office until the ar
rival of officers, and hid hla head on
his hands. Attorney Lord made an
effort to tangle Dolph on details of his
testimony, but Dolph came out ahead in
the encounter.
' Dolph testified that he gave the re
volver to Dr. Hubert F. Leonard. Finch
asked him to give the gun to S. 8. Hum
phries, another attorney-, and Finch sev
eral times declared that Humphries was
to blame for all that had happened.
Dr. Leonard, City Detective C H.
Tichenor, Patrolman Irving Thorp and
A. S. Thompson were called in succes
sion to trace the delivery of the Finch
revolver from one to another until It
was received by Tichenor, who produced
the gun while he was on the stand.
Tichenor stated that when he received
the gun it contained two loaded cart
ridges and three that had been dis
charged. These witnesses completed
the, chain of identification of the revol
ver and cartridges, which at this point
were offered in evidence by Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Fitzgerald.
Although many technical objections
had been made during the examination
of the witnesses on identification. At
torney Lord announced he had no ob
jection to their admission In evidence,
and they were marked as exhibits in the
case.
To complete his testimony and con
firm the important testimony of JM. O.
Wllklns and Dr. Roberts, Dr. Leonard
was recalled. He was the third man
Into , Fisher's office after the shooting,
and described the position of Fisher's
body minutely. Fisher lay on his right
side, his back ' squarely in the back of
the office chair, which was tipped over.
The witness heard the shots, three In
quick succession. Oolng hastily to the
door he saw a man come from Fisher's
office toward him, and as this man came
even vlth him he followed alongside or
close behind, asking the man what the
shooting was and who did it. The man,
who proved to be Finch, made no reply
until the questions were repeated sev
eral times, when be said he wanted to
see the sheriff. The witness followed
Finch to the elevator and prevented his
going down or escaping until others
arrived.
Dr. Leonard said everything In Fish-;
er's office was In order, and that Finch's
clothing; was not disarranged. He looked
about the room for weapons, but could
not find any. The cross-examination,
though prolonged, brought out nothing
new, and no contradictions of conse
quence. SHERIFF HAS ROBBERS
(Continued from Page One.)
left knee Just skinning it. I ran on
down the hill and dropped over the
walls of the Great Northern tunnel. I
ran through the tunnel, came out the
other end, went into a saloon there and
traded hats with a friend of mine so
as to fool the police and telephoned
to the Densmore to get a blue sweater
and some other clothes that I had left
there, A sergeant of police had already
been there and arrested my room mate,
however. The eereeant answered the
telephoned and asked me to come around
and meet him.
"I skipped out and took the 10 o'clock
Interurban for Tacoma. I saw some
friends of mine there, asked their opin
ion of the case, changed my clothes
mv knee was still bleedlne and de
cided to come down to Portland. 1 beat
It down here and changed my name to
Jack Dalton, because the Seattle woman
and I were still corresponding and 1
knew the police would get onto me if I
used my real name.
Resume xeal name.
"When I went to live at the Merchant
hotel I took my real name of Hayes
again, and received mail through the
general delivery at the postoffice as
Jack Hayes."
In reply to a question concerning his
age, Hayes stated that he was 29 years
old, born in Kansas City, Mo., in Febru
ary, 1881. He said he had a mother, a
brother and a sister living. The mother,
he intimated, lived In the northwest.
The sister, he said, lived In the east
and the brother's whereabouts were un
known. He declined to state more defi
nitely the whereabouts of his family
and seemed anxious to Bhield them. He
also declined to state to whom he had
sent the watch In Seattle, and asked
that the place where he had been ar
rested be "protected" from publicity In
the newspapers.
Hayes says he is a college man and
was educated In an eastern university.
He wouldn't say what one or what
years he was there. He has neither
the appearance nor the language of an
educated man, but is raher vain. When
some one suggested that he wanted to
prbtect his "alma mater" by not giving
Its name ho blushed and looked puzzled
as though he did not understand the
meaning or the term.
Belong to Bedxnen.
He says he belongs to Chief Seattle
trine no. s&. independent Order of Red
man, to the Seattle Longshoremen's
union and to tho old Steamboatmen's
union. His full name, he says. Is Owen
ja.ru Hayes.
When asked about the report that he
had served a term In a state peniten
tiary. Hayes said that it was In a mtd-
aie west state and that he had been
convicted with five others of the day
light burglary of a warehouse. At the
time ne sa d he was emnloved bv Wa 1-
ter L. Maine's circus and was loading
and unloading parade wagons. He was
traveling with the circus at the time,
he said, so as to get east again. He
left the penitentiary on January 0, four
or five years ago and came out to the
Sound and went to steamboating.
"I worked for some time on the Port
Orchard route," he said, "being em
ployed as deckhand and quartermaster
on the steamer Port Orchard and later
on the Tourist. I also worked for Swift
A Bruce when they had a line of fleet
boats on Tuget sound. I was one of
the six deckhands called the "Hoodoo
Six." I shipped on the Northern Pa
cific and she struck on Admiralty Head.
I next went on the Laconner and she
sank and burned up in Burroughs bay.
Then I shipped on the Walsh ahd she
burned at the Bremerton navy yard.
Next I went on the Matnlander and we
woke up between Vancouver and Seattle
and found ourselves high rnd dry on
the beach. I joined the Longshiremen's
union and my tag number was 462 with
the Alaska-Pacific company.
Worked la Bound Cities.
Through all these times,, remember,
I went under the name of Jack Hayes.
I worked for firms in Tacoma, Seattle
and Belllngham and for Rothchilds &
Jones in Seattle. I worked for a while
for the Stlmson Logging company, as
donkey fireman at theif Marysville.
Wash., camp. For a while I was em-
gloved as pattern-maker about F. & B.
rothers' foundry at Tacoma and in all
that while you will find there was noth
ing against me excepting my striking
the women last June. While in Seattle
I lived at the Densmore and at the
Overland, at 86 Virginia street"
Deputy Sheriffs Frank eBatty and
Puover, who were sent out this morning
by Sheriff Stevens to go over the scene
of the holdup and follow the track into
the city, returned at noon with a bun
dle of old clothing. Including some over
alls that had been split or torn down
the side In getting out of them, two
dark shirts, one flannel and one striped
cotton and a jumper. There was a horn
handled pocketknife in the overalls
pocket.
Another important find of last night
was the black silk scarf which Burks
is said to have used as a mask during
the train holdup. The scarf was knotted
at the ends and arranged so that it
fell over the holdup's face from his
eyes down. Burks is said to have iden
tified the scarf as being the mask worn
by him.
Two Diamond Bings.
The two diamond rings found on
Hayes and which he says were given
him by a notorious crook to sell have
been compared with telegraphic descrip
tions of the missing rings forwarded
from New Tor k, and they are said to
compare exactly as to sice, setting and
cutting of the stones. The gold watch
which was secured through the regis
tered malls this morning waa carefully
enclosed- In a red plush case bearing
the name of B. Wolfe r. a Jeweler at 2
Sixth street Mr. Wolfel could not
throw any. light on the watch or, case.
It is a small ladies' watch, with a cres
cent and pet with1 a pearl on tho hack
of the case. The works are of WaJ
tham, make, numbered 15.193.97S. . The
caie la iS-year Elgin' Watch .Workl, ,
numbered 1.374.J78. It , is j a 15-jewel
movement. ;
J. W. Rogers, ' superintendent of the
Pacific Express company, of Salt Lake,
and Andrew Irle,. special agent for the
express company rrom au ixuis, are
both in the city looking up the robbery.
Mr. Rogers said the matter of a reward
would not be settled by him but by the
St. Louis officials. Irle said there waa
no doubt but that the two men ar
rested by the sheriffs office were the
ones who had robbed the express car.
CHARTER FRAMERS
SEEKING ADVICE
The charter committee has made so
much progress that its sub-committees
on codification and devislon has already
met and begun Its work. To this com
mittee Is entrusted the duty of har
monizing the new provisions of the
charter with themselves and with the
old charter, a large part of which has
not been directly cnangeu-
The committee will welcome infor
mation from all or any sources of am
biguity, inaccuracy or contradiction In
the old charter, and earnestly requests
any person who has knowledge of any
sucn to send a memorandum or mem. in
writing to C. F. Wlegand. secretary
of the charter committee, at the city
call.
Complaint has often been made of
the conlused and contradictory provi
sions in, the existing charter, and the
committee will gladly embrace the op
portunity to correct any of these which
are brought to its notice.
Something New for Xmas
-THE-
Vulcan Heater
For Preparing
HOT DRINKS,
INFANTS' FOOD, ETC.
Handy for thcTravIcr
Water for Shaving can be
heated while the razor
is being stropped.
DIRECTIONS
After filling cup with liquid
to be heated, pour alcohol
into saucer, then ignite alco
hol, two teaspoonfuls of, al
cohol being sufficient to
bring cupful of liquid to a
boiling point in five minutes.
HONEYMAN
Hardware Co,
fourth and Alder Streets
CHRISTMAS
FECIAL
ICE CREAM
PLUM PUDDING ICE CREAM A delicious frozen
dainty, in flavor not unlike the genuine plum pudding. It
contains spices, raisins, figs, etc., and is very rich. Special
for Christmas, 75 quart brick.
HOLLY ICE CREAM A very rich cream, vanilla and
pistachio marbled, containing chopped cherries. Special for
Christmas, 60 quart brick.
CANDY
WE MAKE OUR OWN CANDIES That's why they
are so good. Ilazelwood Chocolates, tastefully packed in our
entirely new showing of
Christmas Boxes and Baskets
Ranging in price from 50 to $12.00, will' make a most
acceptable remembrance for this, the season of good cheer.
THE CREAM STORE
388-390 WASHINGTON STREET
TEE STOKE WITH THE LIBERAL MONEY BACK POLICY
Corner Fifth and Alder Streets
Sample Line Alligator Bags and
Seal Purses at
HALF PRICE
Three-Piece Ebony Toilet Sets U Olf.
and Military Brushes at I
TODAY AND THURSDAY
We will allow one third off on our entire line of
FURS
Mink, Lynx, Fox, Brook Mink, Wolf and Sable Squir
rel, both in Neckpieces and I f-C
Muffs to match VII
BUSINESS PUCE
The largest number of carloads of furniture and carpets for the year
1907 and lfK)8 was made by H. Jenning & Sons more than THRKK
FOURTHS of all the other houses put together which amounts to mre
than several hundred carloads.
We pay rent, but our. rent does not amount to 3 per cent of our busi
ness. We discount all our bills, buy in large quantities, buy for less, sell for
less, for the same quality of goods. Styles modern and latest design, largest
stock.
It pays to advertise, but that costs -others more than our rent. Our
location and show windows are our strongest ad.
We thank the many friends of our store and the public for their gen
erous' support. Wishing all A MERRY CHRISTMAS and A HAPPY EV1
YEAR.
HENRY JENNING- & SONS
Home of Good Furniture Cor. 2nd and Morrison Sts.
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