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Bend, Dec. 5. "I am 'caving, not of
iny own free will, hut at the . pohil
of a sun." -. t .
- This was the third note written by
Mrs." Mabel 'Nicbols to her husband.
I. "A. Nichols. a.t the4ime of her dlsap
? pearance from EUensbrgr. according
to JVlchoIs, h came nere on bearingf
of hr eurrender and;, confession to
having killed Robert Greer, who, Nlch-
- is believe, I virtually.- abducted - bis
- wife.. , "'?" -
Two notes. apparently dictated ..by
' Creer-were left where r Nichols Trould
but the- thfrd note. Quoted
above, bad been crumpled and thrown
into a etove. but had not caught t ire,
: The note is new. in the bands of de
partment of Justice officials if Seattle,
CiCichols eaya, . W f .? ? '' '"'
That note was the last Nichols had
heard of., his wife until lie was ad
vised by teleyram Saturday night that
she had shot Greer, be said Monday.-
. Nichols is a railroad braVenaan. Mrs.
- Nichols ' will leave foe Crescent City
. Tuesday morning- to Attend the) inquest,
roingr from Bend in custody of Sheriff
. Koberts. .From .Crescent. Klamath
county officials will take, her to
Klamath Fails, where the grand Jury
i is In session, - and where - a warrant
for her arrest has been Issued, ller
- husband, and her attorney, W, P. My-
- ers, will accompany her. "
rThat Greer -was wanted by the de
partment of justice on white slavery
,. charges growing; out of his alleged ab
duction f "Mrs. Nichols was learned
: Monday by officials here.
OinCEBS GO TO IJTQrEST;.
. Klamath Falls. Drf. Sheriff I. L.
Low, Coroner Earl Whitlocfc and Dr.
ft r. '--Stewart, city physician., left
. Monday for Crescent, where an au
topsy and .inquest was to be held to
day In the case of Robert Greer, who
. was fatally shot on a ranch near Sum
mit.' Klamath coonty. Saturday, by his
companion, Mrs. Mabel Nichols, accord
ing to her confession to the sheriff at
Bend.
Herman Inquest
At Hillsboro Is to
: Be Held Thursday
- .. Hillsboro. Dec. 6. An inquest into
- the death; of George F. Herman of
Portland. ' killed by an- - automobile
, driven by 'William Linn, also of Port
' Inad, near Tobias station Sunday
night; wiU be seld here - Thursday.
Mrs. Georgia Wir.shlp. injured in the
. crash. , was taken to her home in
, ;',Iortlnd by ambulance- Her injuries)
; a re . serious, out hoc necessarily zatai.
according to attending physicians. ,
r Herman a nd Mrs. Wi nshio were
; standing by another car, the driver of
--which -was .helping to pull the car in
"whlclfthey, had been passengers from
;the ditch-. at the time of the accident.
.Linn brought Mrs. Winship and Her
! man's body.; here after the accident,
; but was not ' detained. ,t
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- Otherspricea up to $75; but we have featured1
overcoats ;at the three above prices because
we have almost wonderful assortment at
; i these popular figures;! Fine allrwooi fabrics,
:hest tailoring-, smart styles and pleasing pat-"
. terns.-- j:xtralues at ?35, 40, $45.
'Thermo'?:-Cbats;
Special price on,. lh"popuIar knitted
eport coat. Aftne present for any .
mart. , Ja irocxj colors and a full rape '
of sizes. Get one of these'at once.
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when she fled from Ellensbnrg, "Wash to the lonely Btagts statloit at
Summit. Klamath county, where she shot and killed Robert reeB. "
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- YhiIe srtnients are at their . best.
v feature is our union linen handker -.
cniefa with, colored borders and col- 1
ored uiitials at $1.50 for box of 3. ;
Rosenblatt BrefUrs-
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PORTLAND COKT
IS CONDITIONALLY
FREED BY Rlffl
" -Salem, Dec 5. narene'-Jenereom-mitted
to the state prison 'from Mult-,
nomah county nine months age on a
sentence of two- years for. Attempted
robbery, was released today on a con
ditional pardon, granted by; actbae
(Jovernor Rltner upon the - reeoaa
mendationr of Judge W; N". Gatene and
Stanley . Myers, district -attomry. ' In
his letter recommending the pardon' f
Jones. .. Judge Gatens points out - that
Jones was convicted wit hhis brother.
Amos Jones, and George vniliaras and
played only a minor part in the crime.'
' Young Jones 'erred with the army in
France, where he made a splendid war
record and had . a clean record with
the exception of this one pffense. His
li we, living in, Portland, is 11! and their
child is dependent upon ethers for sup
port. Mis mother . Is . also tn need of
the eon's assistance. .: - - -
The other two members of the trio,
who entered a store in Portland un
masked and demanded money from a
woman In charge, are serving ; sen
tences of 15 years tn therprison bere.
This is the third conditional pardon
which acting Gorernor Ritner has Is
sued in, two a ays. . , f
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Must Get $25.0Q0:
Daily to Put Over:
Drive for U Fund
Willamette University." Salem, Dec
5,-rThe Forward movement : of Wil
lamette university must secure more
than $25,000 a day for the 15 remaining
days, including Sundays, in reef to
reach the 11.260.000 marlc before De
cember 20, according t the chapel. an
nouncement at Willamette university,
Monday. It ' is . a provision of ' all
Dledares that the total sum must De
raised on or before midnight Decem
ber JO. ' ' -
The Intensive Salem campaign has
been organised ,with 20 teams, each
Petersons
Days Are
Numbered
Upstairs store for women
will wind up its affairs
in this City next Satur
day night, at 6 o'clock.
Lease and Fixtures sold
to Seattle concern ;
PETEKSON'S. the Sunshine
Store in the Pittock block,
will shine no 'more, after 6
o'clock next Saturday. Peter
tons sun will set for all time as
far as Portland is concerned.
The lease and the fixtures hav
been sold W Mrs T Di Carlow
af Seattle who was for many years
connected with the J, S. Graham
company -and Carman's two of s
the leading concerns . in the city
of Seattle. Mrs. Carlow declines
to purchase any of the Peterson
stock, preferring to begin business
to Portland with a stock of her
own selection, hence it; is abso
lutely' necessary that the stock on
hand be' sold before Saturday
night
DEALERS and speculators
are invited to bid on any
. part or on all of the stock.
No reasonable offer will be turn
ed clown. Pending such a sale
however, women of Portland can
buy at prices like these:
Dresses and coats up to $20,
for $7.75. A big lot of odd
coats and suits and dresses will
be sold at Five Dollars. A fine
group of dresses , will go at
$ 1 2.75, . though most of ,therci
were bought to sell at twke that
sunv r f - v r -''
; The finest and most stylish
dresses in the store can now be
had at $1 7.75, and at this figure
values to Fifty Dollars "will be
sold. - ."-''.-.
Sport Coats for Women and
Girls are to be closed out fat
$H.5 0. The finer Dress Coats
for ' women some trimmed with
costly furs, can be had at
$32.50. and all the tailored suits
which sold for Fifty and Seventy
Five and even a Hundred Dol
lars, are' marked $15 'and $25
and $35. , . . , '
; Any blouse m the store can be
bought for ninety-five, cents
any Trimmed Hat in the store
can be had for two-fifty. AU
the - dress . - shirts ' are arranged
ia" two lots at $ 1 .85 - and at
$4.85 (the former prices were
as much as $13.50) and the
furs' and the scarfs "are marked
clown jn,like f ashioo .
' This is the end of Peterson.'
The venture spells a . loss to the
stockholders of about $25,000.
The, People of Portland an the
only, ones to profit, -
The sals is of course for cash
and all sales are final. Peterson's
is to qujt Saturday ni'sht; at' 6
o'clock. , - ' -
PETERSON'S UPSTAIRS
, STORE w
composed of three 'men, ia the field.
The two divisions are in charn of Tr
Henry E.s Morris and Paul Wallaces
president f the Salem Water, company,
and a graduate of Willamette. .
lt figures-bare .given the amount
pledged at more than- JS15.0O0." ,
Military; "Funeral :
-Is. Conducted 'dor?
JrLate Vaden Boge
HillsborolJec, .Funeral services
for.t Vden Boge, r ex-service man who
committed suicide at Los Angeles, No
vember were" held here this" morn
ing. Tbe enti.re Oiigb, school student
body attended and high school students
were; pall 'bearers, "while the girls' re
serve of the school provided music '
Ther services were held at the 3en
parlors 5 tinder the auspices of" the
American Legion post here.-Dr. J. B.
Dinsmore. commander . J,2L Bossman,
vice commander, and Monia Weil, ad
jutant, being in charger: At the, grays
tans wr aourtdd and a voliyN I
taps were sounded and a -volley fired
by: Legion men, Rew IL, B. Fiahback
preached the sermon. : , v
Pin Eemoved From
f Stomach of :Baby
. Salem, Dec. 5. Local surgeons this
morning ? successfully removed - an
opened .safety pin from -the stomach
of Terrene Burns. B-month-oId ,gon
of Mr. and Mrs. T. E." Burns of this
city. - The pin was swallowed by the
child' while at play Monday-morning.
The baby showed no ill effects from
its unusual diet either during the pin's
repose in its stomach or- -after . the
operation. . , ' ,
Oregon Advertising ;
Hints to e Sought
Salem. Dec. 5. Suggestions and hints '
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Ion- advertising Oreron and the North
west are to be sought by officials of a
number of ' Western, railroads, who. are
scheduled -to hold m meetuig in tha
Hotel Marion -here tonight as a part
of their program on a tour f the Pa
cific Northwest. . , :
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CV cloth Us being made I Italy from
rpun - glass for insulation, in storage
batteries. -
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Portland'a Highest
And , Will Not -CANNOT- STOP-Until th
- Shelves 'Are Empty and the Doors Closed ! i
4400 Pairs Oxfords and Pumps!
1600 Pairs Winter Boots!
RULES
No ref'unds.
No exchanges
No charges
No lay-bys ,
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Perfect Fit
Cuaranieedl
CHOICE
nigii or
cuts . .
tiitqh:"mfese -stew riiodels
: These new instruments are a delight to
the eye, but more imports still is the
quality: pf theiif petfbriii - That should
be the first requisite in the purchase of a
tallcing-machinee It is the one thing : that;
conies before all Jelse in tho constiruction of
the Victrola, aiid? so; when in choosing a
taUdngmachirie for "use in ybuir hoirie you:
select, a Victrola, you get -what 'you are,
entitled to getatrue musical- iiistomient
y : See and hear these new Victrolas at the
store of any dealer in
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Class Women's Shoes"
CHdlCE- Our very finest Laird
Schobers, $12.50 ' $-fl -fl l
to $15.00 . JLiUfiiD
Other finest makes,
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pump, oxford or high. . OoOt3
ANY $7, $7.50 or;$8 $ff Q
oxford,;pump or high. . v3oOO
Victrola
Victrola No.
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Victor prbductSo
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