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GENE WEEK!.Y GUARD VOL. 42 NO. 51 PRES. BITTERLY DENOUNCED EDITOR JOS PULITZER DUTCH WARSHIPS TAKE ANOTHER FROM CASTRO TOBACCO TRUST ILLEGAL DECLARES SUPREME COURT FINISH UP WORK OF PROMOTION COMMITTEES Meeting of Promotion Depart- ment of Commercial Club Held Last Night N + York, Dec. 15. -A de- + ’ the United Slates cir- and ♦ .»urt lu the govern- suit against the Ani- ♦ nit ♦ Tobaeco Co. and + filed late today, de- STATE ♦ the American Tobacco + e American Snuff Co., MONOPOLY OF + R. J. Reynolds Co., the ♦ re Lorollard and Black- lrham Co., a monopoly TOBACCO REPORTS + + d in an illegal combi- ♦ n, ++♦♦+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦+♦ i The lingue, Dec. 15.—The Dutch man inder cas in 19< varshil'- operating on the coast of captured another coast Inquire as Venexnel known as ".No. 23 guardship De May-. ’ The crew was landed and FRENCH the vesse [ is proceeding to Curacao in Jharge of a prize crew. Part of Castro's Navy I Willemstad. Dec. 15.-—The capturi of the ' - ; DeMayo” occurred on D< eeniber 13 at a point a little nortli ..I Cunisna on the Gulf of Curacao. The “2J De Mayo,” while classed as a (gas:, guard vessel, is a unit of the Venezuelan navy, but her size ai d jtrength is insignificant. The battleship Jacob Van Keen. - Xerk arrived this morning towing the prize coast guard vessel. + ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ + ♦ ♦ ♦ + ♦ ♦ ♦ Paris, Dec. 15.—The report of the state tobacco monopoly, filed today, shows that the French nation last year consumed $100.000.000 worth of tobacco, upon which the govern ment profit was $75,000,000. EIGHT INJURED AND TWO WILL DIE C’hicâtfo Wheat Market. ( astro ill Merlin. Berlin. Dec. 15.—President Castro Chicago, Dec. 15.—Dec. $1.00%; tailed this morning upon Chancellor May, $ 1.05 V* ; July, 97 \ . Von Buelow and Foreign Secretary I Von Schoen, leaving his card. The Tacoma, Dec. 15.—Wheat lower. foreign secretary later sent Coun Milling bluestem. 99; export blue cilor Goetzch, who acted on the Ger- stem, 94; club, 90; red, 88. Newbury. Pa.. Dec. 15.— Eight for eigners were injured, two fatally, three houses burned and four others dynamited, to prevent further loss, as the resuit of a powder explosion late last night. One of the foreign ers accidentally dropped a match into a keg of powder. The board of governors of the i Commercial club promotion depart-’ tusnt met last evening and after dis-, posing of considerable routine busi ness discussed the promotion fund affairs for the coming year and de cided to ask President Williams to appoint a new committee to finish up the work of the seven commit-’ tees and call upon those whom those committees had been unable to see. The manager was instructed to, notify everybody to pay up If pos sible within the next ten days so that the treasurer, D. E. Yoran, may be^abie to make his report for the The board authorized the purchase of one thousand of the 1909 year- books being issued by The Dally Guard. Mrs. Walter Cxrroll returned home to Junction City yesterday, af ter a visit with her mother in Eu gene. It Is of Interest to You to Know Where to Buy at This Time of Year to the Best Advantage Dir'LTT that one word briefly Klun 1 - describes our stock p A C14 IS THE ONE WORD WHICH EXPLAINS EXTRAORDINARY LOW PRICES A Xmas Ribbons Pillow Covers Kid Gloves White Aprons • -z Full Jiue Kid Gloves, all shades, many prices. If you select the wrong size, exchange after Xmas and have them fitted; pair $1.25 ¡.nd ................................................................. $3.50 Table Linen Round house aprons of fine lawn or dotted Swiss, with lace or embroidered ruffle; ex cellent as a Christmas gift, each 50 and OOc You can not make a mistake on linens. "Al ways room for one more." Napkins, too. Tahiti Linens, the yard. 25c, 5Oc, 75c, $1.00 ty . .. ................................................... $2.00 .' aukins, the dozen ...............$1.25 to $5.00 Shopping Bags These will be most acceptable by any one— always useful. We have all-silk hose at. the pair ...................................................... $1.00 Entirely new line or pillow covers, all leather, made of inch square pieces, sewed together, forming conventional figures. Leather fringe edges. Each.................................. $3.25 New warp print ribbons, floral designs. 5% inches wide, blue, pink, lemon and laven der; the yard.................................................. 5Oc Silk Hose Greatest values ever placed on our counters. We are showing them now. We bought them of a bag manufacturer. You get . $1.75 the jobber's profit; >ach . .. We/Are Showing MenJBowP’o Dress Well and HaveWney Left Anv Clothes You Buy Here are guaranteed to be satisfactory to yon in every way; worth all you pay for them and more. Hart, Schaffner & Marx Make that kind of clothes for us; we can't say about them all they deserve; they're the best clothes we can find, and we re sure you can’t find any better clothes than we can. It's our bus iness. Any time you come to us for clothes we 11 see that you get the right thing for you in an overcoat and suit. $18.00 to $30.00 Whatever the price, the big va'«tqX s-iaqi s,st etore is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx clothe« X C»»yri«k' XMAS SUSPENDERS Suspenders, Tie and Suh Handkerchiefs all matched m Fancy box. the set.......... $. 76 *7 Hampton Bros 555-564 Willamette St,. WHERE CAòH BEATS CREDIT XMAS SOCKS Bbx containing 14 dozen fancy sox, assorted colors, high jnality; the box................ $1.75 ASSERTS HE WILL BE PROSECUTED FOR PANAMA CANAL STORIES PUMPING PLANT ON THE M'KENZIE IS NOW CERTAIN Bids for Machinery Must Be Filed bv January 11 or Before Washington, Dec. 15. The president today sent to the sen- ate a statement concerning the purchase of the Panama canal I property by the United States, denouncing in strong language the PLANT WILL HAVE 2400 charges that anything was wrong concerning the acquisition of HORSEPOWER CAPACITY the canal property. The president says his attention was brought to the matter by the publication of articles in the Indianapolis News, edited by Delavan Smith, and copied from the New York World. He severely arraigns Editor Pulitzer, of the World, and Hill Crest Pipe Line Will Be his papers, and says thousands of persons “believe the state- Laid by City—Other Bus- ments they see printed, even though they appear in th? newspa iness Transacted per published by Mr. Pulitzer.” The president says the wickedness of the slanders published in reference to the canal are only surpassed by their fatuity and Advertisements for blds were or says: dered last night by the city council for the construction of a 2400 horse "So utterly baseless are the stories that apparently they power plant on the McKenzie river, represent in part merely the material collected for campaign for pumping water from the McKen river to Eugene. A resolution purposes, and in part the stories were originally concocted with zie was also passed, with one dissenting a view to positive blackmail.” vote, that of Councilman Fisher, stating that the Intention of the The president goes into details and points out a number of council is to Install the plant as soon glaring inaccuracies in the stories, and says they are partly li as ¡H>ssible All bids on machinery will have to be filed by January 11. bels upon W. H. Taft and Douglas Robinson, “but they are in A letter from Engineer Keatley, fact, in form partly of a libel upon the United States government. who has prepared the specifications of the plant, was read. He advised I do not believe we should concern ourselves with the particular that copies of the advertisement be individuals who wrote the lying and libelous editorials, articles sent to him. so that he would for ward them to a number of firms of ■ from correspondents, or articles in the news columns.” reputation in the East and on the Coast. Other firms will aleo The president reiterates the responsibility of Mr. Pulitzer Pacific be notified. The machinery consists of two and says he should be prosecuted by the government authorities nio- 1200 horse-power horizontal and that the attorney-general has under consideration the f >rm tors, two 600 kilowatt generators, under which proceedings against Pulitzer shall be brought. He pumps, electric and other apparatus. Tlie specifications require that the then reviews the act of congress authorizing the expenditure of machinery be shipped to Springfield $40,000,000 and says 'it is no concern of the president what the by the bidder. While the resolution stated defi canal company did with the money”; that he directed or ap nitely that the power generated by plant is to bo used for pumping proved every action and is responsible for all that was done in the water only, at a former meeting ft carrying out the will of congress, saying the matter was filially was sirgwestcd by Councilman Wil liams that the city could furnish Its closed by the then attorney-general, Knox, though Secret try of own lights with their power. For State Hay and the then secretary of war, Root, were cognizant of that reason the power plant will be larger than necessity demands for all the essential details. Dumping water. The light bill each “If, as a matter of fact,” the president explains, “the canal ’month for the city of Eugene is near ly $4 00. company, either or both, had been owned by American citizens City Fiuaix-«. A number of small bills were re or by citizens of any other nationality, it would not have mat ported and ordered paid. tered in the slightest degree the action taken by this govern Councilman Williams read the ment. Our concern was to get the canal, which was owned by gas franchise, and it was ordered i that the gas company report their the French company, and to see that the title was clear.” I grows earnings for 1907 with those 190H on January 1. ISOS. The The president states that the money was paid through the | I of city receives one-half of one per 'New oYrk banking house of J. P. Morgan A Co., acting as the cent of the total gross earnings, ac cording to the franchise. In a sup financial agent of this government, into the Bank of Paris. plemental report it was recommend MESSAGE PRODUCED SENATORIAL LAUGHTER i14 (inc(i( t»-i| with u view t>$ poHitlvc bh$< k ' mall The Inventor of the atory about Mr CharlcN I*. T h ft, for IriMtauce, evi dently MuppoNud that al some porlmi of the Panama purchase Mr W II Taft muh aecretary of war, wherraa In i reality Mr. W. II Taft never he<-Hine — ae< rotary of war until lung after the Washington, Dec. !$.—Repeated whole trMfiWK'tIon in <iueatlon had been peuls of laughter greeted the read |( loa«<1 The Inventor of the story about iJotiglaa Koblnaon had not lukei ing of the opening parsgraph of Pres Mr the trouble to find out the fact llutt ident Roosevelt's measuge to congress Mr. Koblnaon hail not had the alliclit ‘ Ion the I’auama canal charges today.) eat connection, directly or Indiiuclly, an> kind or aort with any phua«* of As the secretary read tbe state- of the Panama tranaaction from begin I ment that the charge» were falw in ning to end. Tin- man who *tta<*ked I j every particular, Senator Bailey Hout in the matter had not taken the to re<d the public documents. laughed outright and other senators I trouble The Panama canal tranaaction wa* on both aldee joined. When tbe reader actually carried through not by either I reached the statement that a state- the then »»♦♦<■ ret* ry of etale Mr John or the then secretary of war Mr. ' ment in a newspaper which be tnen- Hay. Nllhu Root both of a » j Honed would not be believed, there were coanixant of all the enaentlal fea i was general merriment. Tbe reader tures but bv the then attorney * I' <’ Knox at present Senator from | hurried through, the papers accum- Mr Pennsylvania. I directed or approve»! | panyIng the message not being read every action and am reaponalnie for Tbe message also elicited great in ail that waa done In carrying out the terest in the house, and there were a III of the congreae »n<l the provis of th»* law. enacted by congreaa of- ripples of laughter at the president’s ions ter ex ba native fj / m mi nation and die- arraignment of Pnlitzer. cusalon. were a< -rupulously compiled The message was referred to a clm- with by the executive. While the trans- action waa pending 1 naw Mr Crom ' mlttee. well but Iwo or three thro»a and my Salient I'ointa of Meosage communications with him were limited to the exchange of purely for mal cour- | Those stories were first brought to | Secretary Hav oc< awlonaily saw ' tny attention ae publlahed In a paper tealea him in th «••am* manner. I doubt | in Indianapolla called the N**wa, edltad whether Mr Hiiot had any conversation by Mr. I»elavan Hmlth. The atorjea with him The attorney-general saw were a«*urrih»ua and llbeluua in char- I aeler and faiae In every »’amentia! par- 1 him fre«|o.-ntly. aa h»- waa counael for the Panama Company, their <«»mmunl- tit ular Mr Smith ahaltera hlmaelf l»e-I u*-r- ofth'la! representing hind the eacuae that he merely accept- ‘ <ationa shies The action »»f the govern ’ ed the atatamanta which bad appear two ment waa wholly uninfluenced by any ed In a pap*r publlahed In New York. question of who were or who were not | th»- World, owned by Mr Joa. Pulltaer. stockholders either in II e new or old ' It ia Idle to aay that the known char- company. arter of Mr Pulitxer and hie newapa fhir transaction® w* re or t ied on I per are aueb that the atatementa In that paper wKs be believed by nobody, openly and were published In detail, aa unfortunately there ar* thouaanda and we dealt solely < ><> far aa the In I of peraoaa ill-informed In thia r»-«p*< t terests of the old I’ananm Canal Cum« | who l»el|eve the atatementa they aee I pany w«i concerned) with the liqui I printed, even though they appear in dator appointed by the proper French 'a newapaper publlahed by Mr. Pulit- governmental body, the Civil Tribunal of the Heine and It waa the decree of i aer. I The wlrkedneaa of the aiandera la I thia name tribunal, with the new Pana- Ho ma Canal Company, which alao went only aurpaawe<J by their fatuity ----- ------- • • - — (>n (he aaie to the I utterly baaeleas are the atortea that ap- < Into ll»iul»1allofi *JP" tranaactlena were i parently they reprea«-nt In part merely Cnlted Htatea .^11 on openly and were publlahed „„•-rii, , f.,r at.imlvn pur h ”»’ powee. and In part atnrlee originally In detail. ed, and the motion passed, that the water fund should be turned over to the treasurer, who should keep It distinct front that of the other money. All salaries for the water employes were ordered paid out of tho fund. Street Committee. Councilman Williams, when the street committee reported, made a vigorous complaint against tbe side walks on the north side of Eighth street. Chief Farrington, however, had ordered the property owners to remedy (he irregularities and no fur- ther action was taken. IC<«M-rvoir l*>-|>tli. "The land« reservoir has six feet of waler, and the small one is full all the time," was (be report of the Ths committee street committee, also failed to find that Nadeau's bowling alley was a nuisance, and tbe petition that It be abated was denied. A light was ordered in stalled at the intersection of Colum bia avenue and Villard boulevard in Fairmount. The street committee was also ordered to Investigate the advi-ahlllty of the construction of (Continued on last Page.) BODY FOUND NEAR GOAT ISLAND Han Francisco, Dec 15.—- ♦ ♦ The body of Chief of Police ♦ Piggy. drowned from the po ♦ lice launch "Patrol” oppo ♦ site A lea t rat island In Hau ♦ Francisco bay. November 30, ♦ was fount today by the crew ♦ of the freiebt ferryboat Tran ♦ sit. off Goat Island, face up EMMA GOLDMAN ROBBERS DYNAMITE ♦ ward and arms outstretched. ♦ The face was much dialog- SHIPPED TO CANADA OKLAHOMA BANK ♦ ur»d bat was fully Identified ♦ is that or Higgy ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ McAlester. Okla . H* 15 - Rob- bere dynamited th* safe of th«- First National Bank at Eufaulfa. Okla, ■wenty mliaa north of here, and vs- r aped With $2 7 OO ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Bellingham Dec. 15.—Emma Gold Hau Francisco, Dec 15.- No marks man was arreeted last night but re leased today and put aboard a train on Bury’s body, but an autopsy will for Canada Hhe was arreeted for In be held to assist in clearing up the manner of his death. citing an unlawful assemblage.
