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THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD J Vol 41 EUGENE, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1907 N«. 18 ORCHARD TELLS STORY OF STUENENBURG MORDER ON STAND forniture dealers of northwest are indicted Portland. June 5.—In the United States district court today indict- jnents were returned against one hun dred and eighty lurnnure nealers of Oregon Washington, Idaho and Cal ifornia ’ for alleged violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. The list in cludes practically every manufacturer and Jobber in the states named, and a larg<‘ number of retaDers, and in volves practically the membership of •five furniture associations: The Northwest Furniture Exchange, the Northwest Retail Furniture Dealers' Protective Association, the Oregon Retail Dealers' Furniture Assocla- DECIDE TO FORCE HARRIMAN INTO THE COURTS 'tain questioas propounded to him by members of the commission at the recent hearing in New York, when the Alton deal was under considera tion. ELECTION Tulsa. Okla., June 4.— William H Murray, president of the receut con- stitutional convention, today issued Washington, June 4. —The ques- a tlon, and the Lewlstoa Furniture proclamation for the election Au- I Club, of Lewiston, Idaho. ,tion as to whether the government gust «6th, despite the injunction of The charge preferred in the in- will enter on criminal prosecution the federal «-ourt. dictmesn is conspiracy in Testraint of against E. H. Harriman, the railroad trade. (At the present time no __ ____ _ ___ magnate, for vUlatjon of the Sher Enge»«» dealers are members of any of these man anti-trust law, was considered associations, although at one time at a conference between President St. Petersburg. June 5.—The final there were two or three here who belonged to the Oregon Retail Weal- Roosevelt and V. K. Lane, of the in drafts of the Russo-Japanese com terstate commerce commission, at mercial treaty have been completed ers’ 'Asocial ion.) the White House tonight. Mr. Lane and sent to Tokio for approval. was with thf president for more than Chicago Wheat Market. an hour and upon leaving the White An attempt was made to secure an Chicago. June 5.—Closing prices House announced that before July 1 ordinance at Marshfield licensing wheat were: July, 95 1-1, Sep- legal proceedings would be instituted real estate dealers at *250 a year, teniber, 98. to compel Harriman to answer cer- but it failed completely. Mail Ord rs uromp ly Filled Eu^en »’s Leading Store Agents for Standard Pattern# HAMPTON Agents for Towne’s Suede Lisle Gloves BROTHERS Strictly Cash Store Buy and Sell for Cash Attend Our June Carnival Sale Big Reductions in Every Department One Hundred Kimonas Dainty Wash 35 c Values 22c Fabrics Half Price the seosons’ m >st favorite weaves An opportunity for shrewd buyers to se cure dainty wash materials at the prices of ordinary cottons. A line Of all the newest weaves from the best manufac turers. Ther«> are fine fabrics.for neat ly tailored suits; fine sheer materials for evining »ear and dressy gtrwns, also desirable weaves fqr children’s and misses' dresses, consisting of towns, or gandies, tissues and batistes, in dainty floral designs; qualities worth from 25c to 60c a yard. Your choice for ........................ HALF PRICE 20c Lint-n Finished Duck 15c 1000 yards of superior quality lhien fin ished duck, suitable for summer suits and dresses. Jtegular 20c valire Spe cial for .......... -........... 15e 100 Silk etticoats $6 velue for $5 Come in all the popular shades, full widths, styles. and trimmed in latest Reg ’• • *6.00 grade; Spetaa 1 foj- The handsomest line of Kimonas which we have shown shls season; come in pretty floral designs and in the most popular shades, embroidered edges, and trimmed with fancy ribbons. Reg ular S5c grade. Special for .... 22c $1.50 Wool Suiting 65c Hundreds of yards of latest weaves in wool suitings, checked effects, very suit able for coats and suits. All this sea son’s most wanted colors, and materials that are specially finished and guaran teed to give excellent wear. Regular *1.40 and *1.50 grades. Special, yard ... ASSASSIN'S CRIME STORY TRIAL MAYOR SCHMITZ IMPLICATING WESTERN HAS BEGUN FEDERATION OF MINERS San Francisco Executive Is Charged With Extorting Money From French Restauranteurs - Opening State- ment Made By Special Prosecu tor Heney Boise, June 5,—The first witness until 1902, later returning to Utah called this morning was J. M. Bruz- and Idaho. Th«1 Vindicator Explosion nell, a hotel proprietor of Nampa. He reached Cripple Creek in July, Idaho, who identified the names of 1902, retaining his membership in Thomas Hogan and John L. Simp th«1 union and working In the Vindi kins on his hotel register in Novem cator mine, leaving there during the strike. He remained In the vicinity ber, S905. nearly a year. He was offered ,200 San Francisco. June 5.—The trial A. Dinkey and J. A Conners, ho by President Davis, of his union, to of Eugene Schmits commenced today. tel keepers at Nampa and Silver City, blow up the mine, and engaged with The mayor is charged with extorting established the presence of Simpkins a <«>1111111111011 named Schelt* to do so. money from French reatauranteurs. in their respective cities in Novem and fired a couple of shots at a man Assistant District Attorney Hehey's running the cage, but could not find opening statement was delivered with ber, 1905. th«1 right opportunity and came out of extreme care and minuteness, laying C II. Wentz, bookkeeper of a min the mine, lie niad«1 a second nttenipt itefore the jury a plot, as alleged by ing company at Walace, Idaho, for which was successful, and Superin the prosecution, on the part of the merly in a bank at Wardner, iden tendent McCormick and Shift Boss mayor and Ruef to “carry on a sys tified th«1 photograph of Simpkins Melbaek were killed. tematic scheme of blackmail'* and his signature in the various ho Next Orchard went to Denver to through the instrumentality of the tel registers. see Moyer anil Haywood, president police commissioners. Guy Feight, of Nampa, told of se«>- and secretary of the Western Federa Jury to Try Schmits, ing Orchard and Simpkins in com tion, who commended him for blow Following Is the jury finally select pany at Caldwell, prior to the assas ing up the mine as a "fine piece of ed to try Schmitz: work." sination of Governor Steunenberg. L. Well, department stor«1 buyer. Defendant Hayward took the tes Moyer gave him ,20 and Haywood Paul Bancroft, real estate broker. timony down in a book during the ex I ,300 for blowing up th«1 mine. Charles H. Gish, contractor. amination of witnesses today. James Feltelberg, furniture dealer. Orchard returne«! to Cripple Creek Harry Orchard was then called to in 1903, and since then had not done George de Urloste.commisslon mer any labor. the stand. chant. Two men, Parker and Davis, were John O'Mara, blacksmith. ORCH ARD'S RECITAL OF arrested for blowing up th«1 Vindica Theo. Dellwig, retired banker. HIS AWI FL CRIMES tor mine. Parker and Davis had plan Charles S. Capp, real estat«1 broker. ned to wreck a train carrying "scabs" Janies E P.Benson. pressman. Orchard was well groomed and ap and Invited Orchard to participate, Thomas Elorlck, haberdasher. parently as composed as any one of hut ho went to tho railroad people Hugh Burns,retired coal merchant. his hearers as he told the story of and told of the plot. Royal W. Cudworth, coal dealer. his life. He told of several meetings with His true name, he said. Is Alfred Moyer. Horsely, and he was born in North Court then took a recess for lunch. umberland county, Canada, 41 years Triiul to Kill Penbody. ago. He assumed the name of Or After luncheon Orchard resumed chard eleven years ago. when he came his story and told of a meeting with to the United States in 1896 and went Haywood and Pettibone tn Denver to Spokane, thence to Wallace, Idaho, They asked him to fix up a scheme to and to Burke, where he engaged In assassinate Governor Peabody. Ac Indianapolis, Ind., June 4.—Not a the wood and coal business, which he cordingly Orchard arranged to hide copy of Colller'a nor a copy of the sold out In 1899, when he went to behind a wall near Peabody's resi Saturday Evening Post can be secur work in the mtneH, becoming a mem dence and shoot him. A man named ed In this city.. Persons interested iu ber of the Western Federation of Adams was assigned to help him,Pet the article regarding Vice President Miners. tibone giving them sawed off shot Fairbanks, which appeared In these In the course of his recital he was guns to shoot Peabody with. They two publications, which reached here Interrupted by many objections from followed Peabody three weeks at one on Saturday, have been making the the defense, which were overruled. time but failed to kill him bt'eause j rounds of the hotels and news stands, Orchard's sworn story was a blood the governor was accompanied by a 1 but it is impossible to get a copy of curdling recital of conspiracy and as lady. Later Orchard and his com either publication. The thing Is un sassination. He told the story of the panion were to assassinate I.yte Greg- precedented in this city, as both pe blowing up of the Sullivan and Bun- ory.deputy sheriff,who was ,,against riodicals have always been on the ker Hill mines at Wardner, which he us." Orchard fired at Gregory one ni'ws stands for days ar.d even weeks declared was the result of a federa- night and believes he killed him. after publication. atlon plot, after which the Couer d' His act was approved by the federa It is said that the local notice of Alene troubles were suppressed by tion officials, lie had been getting the appearance of the two articles Governor Steunenberg. After the ar money right along front the federa aroused the friends of Vice President rival of the f«‘deral troops In Idaho tion. I Fairbanks, and that as soon as the Orchard went to Montana for two Attorney Hawley being unwell, the periodicals arrived they went In force weeks, thence to Utah to work In the court adjourned until tomorrow, at to the hotels and newsdi'alers and Ben Butler mine, and In 1900 to Cali .bought up every copy that came to '’he city, except such as were ordered fornia and Arizona, where he worked (Continued on Page Twelve. I - I in advance by regular patrons. FAIRBANKS HAS CORNEREO STORY OFFICERS OF THE W. 0. W. ENJOINED Denver, June 4.—9 temporary In junction yas Issued yesterday by Dis trict Jtidg«1 George Allen, on appllca- |tlon of Mrs. Jessie Falkenburg Fal- New V ash S 1 • Wave received another consignment of la dies' lawn, dimity and gingham suits. Prices, a suit, *3.50 to $1^.00 Wool Dress Go ds $1 vol. 35c a gray and tan colors, All wool materia’ d »nd very suitable for extiellently fir Sold regularly for *1.00 all occasion a yard. Special for 35r It Is claimed, assumed charge of the *65 00 which was subscribed by the various camps of the order for the erection of a monument, and con tracted for a lot and a monument to cost that sum. COOS COUNTY TOWNS VOTE FOR BOOZE TELEGRAPHIC 11ICIEES Coquille. Or., June 4.—At the election held In Coos county yester day on the question of licensing the Paclflc University Is to have a *20.000 brick gymnasium. Steamers are now running to Nome from Seattle and other state ports. John Paul Jones, the traveling jias- senger agent for the Southern Pa- | rifle who has been seriously III at the Good Samaritan hospital In Port- I land, is recovering and will soon be able to be out. Mr. Jones accompa nied the Shriners to Los Angeles, and while there became 1)1 and underwent a surgical operation In Portland upon his return G NTS’ DEPARTM •' ting Suits for M will need to If you want to feel well and look well while on your vacation. wear the right kind of clothes. You may not think of it. but ft do«1« make a big difference to you who makes t clothes you wear, especially if the maker is willing to tell you what he makes them of. and how. be positive about, goods that you We like to sell clothes that our customers can hes you know are good. It's word for — elol don't have to take anybody's to everybody. That's one easy to sell such clothes, and they’re a satisfaction made of strictly all-wool thing we like about H. S. & M. clothes—they are thoroughly tailored, and fabrics; fashioned and designed by leading artists. Suits in all the latest models. weaves- colors hand-sewn in all vital parts, $10 <o $30.00 and materials. Prices from Men’s and Bov-’ S’raw Hats Our assortment of straw hats this sea son is immense. Every desirable ztyle and weave may be found in this Hats for old and yoting, rich and >r. Hats for town or country with black or colored ribbon ’■ands. Prices from 25c to... $3.00 Panama Hats escopes, fedoras, etc. Do not fail to see them; every one has been specially priced for this great event Prices from *5.00 to .. $7.1 Copvright 1907 by Hart Schaffner C7 Marx EX-QUEEN NATALIE. Widow of ex-King Milan of Ser via and mother of King Alexan der, wLo was assassinated. MRS. JOHN WATSON. Widow of Rev. Dr. John Wat* kori, well known in the literary world as Ian Maclaren. Ils, daughter of the late F. A. Falk enburg. founder of the order of Woodmen of the World, enjoining the officers of the order from pro ceeding with the building of the Falk- enburg monument. The complaint Is filed in the name of Deaver Camp No. 1, and Mrs. Fallis, John Alton, Ed- win N. Burdick and W. P. Horan, constituting the Falk«-nburg .Memo- rial Association, igainst the head ramn of the Pacific jurisdiction of with I ts officers and board sale of liquor the county went wet by a majority of 600. All the towns of the county voted for saloons except Myrtle Point, which went dry by a majority of 106, and East Coquille, dry by a majority of 1. West Co qullle, which has heretofore been dry, voted wet. LADY MARY COOPER. Wife of Sir George A. Cooper, who is interested in the settlement of Jgines Henry (“Silent”) Suuth'a e Fred G. Parker, formerly In restaurant business here, has b« suit in the circuit court against M and Jennie Henninger to for •< a mortgage note for *1200, give tho time the defendants purch the plaintiff's restaurant.