THE EUGENE WEEKLY GUARD
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NO. 49
RUGENB, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING, DEC. 2, 1909
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FARMERS GREAT
Bi MATLOCK
Man Who Killed Member
Charivari Party Found
Guilty
Annual Report of Secretary of
Young Man Accused of At
Agriculture is Pub
tempted Criminal Assault,
Spokane, Dec. 1.—Freight traffic is completely tied up to
day
on
the
Northern
Pacific
and
Great
Northern
main
lines.
lished
Fails to Appear for Trial
McMinnville, Or.,
ts«e or the St."/“ V« Jesse Townsend,
tbe Jury returned a verdict of man
slaughter a* charged In the Itxllrt-
nietit The case went to the Jury
y ester day afternoon
Trsllinony of witnesses were In
(•balance that » party of men and
•oaten, neighbors of the defendant,
assembled nt hl* house on the night
o! September 28. bringing with them
an accordion, some cow bells, horn« I
and lnctrum< nf« by which noise could
be made. Defendant had married,
for the second time, a couple month*
before, and bad r<*eently moved with
M» «i»» *o their horn**, the crowd
being bent on giving them a chari
vari
Townsend's aon-ln-law, Dietrich
Oliver. Invited the women Into the
house, and shortly thereafter the men
and iHiys followed, and went upstair*
to the bedroom of Townsend and his
wife
He ordered them down, and I
•mphadxed hl« order with a chair. I
wbl< h he had pushed them along, and
threw out the front d air after them.
Ils. then returned to the house and
»«cured a rifle. Defeudant testified
ELIZABETH BRADFORD DU PONT, SUED
POWDER KING.
limn tbo l>u Politi* ut Ki UradtordN several I other wealthy Delaware
hniilht**« hi ». Itivolvwl In (tie NlHnder milt br<mxht
by
______
, J Alfred 1. Du Pont against
Mra Elizabeth Kradford Du Pont. Tbs case has stirred society
cirri«*« mi over the east. Mr Du Punt. who Is vice presldaot and the active
hoitrl *»i the Im Pont powder company. charge« that Mrs. Elizabeth Brad-
i«»wt | mi i i > i > i in-uiated storie« derogatory to ths character of his wife, who
leipiilar with film
hl« rviattwm.
relative«. Mrs a i Du Pom murrled (be
........ . hern IH»|»ulsr
kiiiy utter «he had utitiiined it <Uvt>ree from ber firm LuMbsud, who
was bu t'out't secretary.
Joseph F. Matlock, accused of at-
tempted rape upon the person of
Clara Nirschl, failed to appear for
hi« second trial when the case was
called in the circuit court th'*> morn
ing at 10 o'clock, ana nis bond of
*1500 put up by his father, J. D.
Matlock, and brother, E. D. Matlock,
was declared forfeited.
Judge Harris, when he adjourned
the trial jurors several weeks «go.
¡did bo with" the Instruction to report
again today, when the second« trial
was to have been begun. The jurors
reported, but Matlock did not. As
there were no other cases to try to
day, Judge Harris dismissed the ju
rors again until January 12.
A bench warrant was issued for
the young man'B ai rest, and the sher
iff was directed to apprehend him at
once if possible.
J. U. Sutherland, after a visit with
friends and relatives in the Siuslaw
country, left last night on his return
that he thought to frighten them gun; that some person grabbed the 1 trip to the Galice mining district in
Josephine county.
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Do Your Christmas Shopping Here
KOGRESMVE
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jGGEST
US1EST
EST
DO IT EARLY
«mg the
me holiday purshases before the great rush is upon us. Our stock is com-
Wr ennnot urge too strongly the great Importance of making
you get what yon want without being confused by eager crowds sure to make
píete. We heve more tit»» to atteud to your every want. Now
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naay «hopping an impossibility.
New Silk Waist Patterns'
F ancy Open
Work and
Embroidered Linens
A very appropriate gift would be one of our new silk waist
patterns received Monday morning, the most exquisite de
signs and colorings ever laid on our counters. They are
eharming beyond description. We take pleasure In showing
them. The Pattern......................................... $6.00 to $9.00
Japanese drawn work • Dolile«
and other pieces, Si ». 25c
Japanese drawn work Doilies
and other pieces, . 12112
35c
Japanese drawn work Dollies
and otter piece«, 18x18.. 40c
Japanese drawn work Dollies
and other pieces. ItlxlO SI.25
Japanese Embroidered Centre
Place. 30xtu
$2 25
Renaissance Dresser Scarf, 17x
Mufflers for W omen or Men
Train crews and office men are doing a little switching to take
care of livestock and perishable freight, but no effort is being
made to move ordinary freight. Passenger business is moving
about as usual.
BUSINESS SLOW AT SEATTLE
Seattle, Dec. 1.—Railroad traffic here is seriously handi
capped by the strike. Freight shipments will be delayed, and
passenger service will probably be operated on a slow schedule.
It looks as if there will be no attempt to break the strike for the
time being.
Portland, Dec. 1.—The Northern
Paicfic and Spokane, Portland & Se
attle railways are today refusing to
receive perishable freight of any
kind, and are only accepting carload
shipments of other commodities. No
open shipments are to be handled un
til the strike situation improves. All
freight is subject to delay. Passen
ger business is not yet seriously han
dicapped. but trains are being oper
ated on an emergency schedule. The
fact that the Northern Pacific will
not accept shipments of meat for Pu
get sound may cause a meat shortage
at Seattle, Tacoma and other places
north. Large quantities of fresh
meat leave this city daily for the
north.
NO STRIKE BREAKERS
ARF FMPI rtYFR
Rnt LmrLUl
St. Paul. Dec. 1.—Both sides to the
controversy, the railroads of the
Northwest and the Switchmen’s Un
ion of North America, which resulted
in a walkout of the switchmen be
tween here and the Pacific coast last
night, claimed the situation was well
in hand today. Very little freight
was handled anywhere between the
Great Lakes and the Pacific coast.
I Passenger traffic was also delayed.
So far as can be learned no attempt
i haB been made to employ strike
I breakers, and the railroads claim they
have enough old men left, together
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$ 15 Silk Bath Robes $ 11
A Stock of Ribbon Which Has No Counterpart
In Our City
Thousands of yard« of new, beautiful shade«. In plain taffetas and sat
in*. Exquisite d.wlgns and coloring« In fancy ribbons. With this im
mense stock your every want can be supplied. The yard, 5c to $1.00
Special C hristmas R;bbon
Ribbons for fancy work, hair bows. <*tc.. In plain colors, plaids »nd
fancy, floral patterns; worth regular 25c Co 40c; special, yd.......... 20c
Gordon Furs Are Best
For long-continued service, reliability nnd style there is no fur that
give« the satisfaction that a "Gordon" does
After 11 years ex
perience with this matchless make of fur. we know. We also guaran-
N«k'pi"c<«... $2.00 to $80
Muff«........... $4.50 to $80
Pillow Covers Make Suitable Presents
Pillow Covers of tapestry, both Htrlped and figured, all ready for the
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Pillow' covers of velour burlap. In fancy effect»; great assortment;
each
...................................................................... 50c
Japanese quilted «ilk and silk-lined Bath Robe; black and
light color«; regular prise *15; special price f«r a few days,
each ............
SH.00
Shopping
Bags to
Supply Everybody
An
endless
assortment
this much-in-demand article;
many’ we can well «ay we are
headquarters
for
Christmas
shopping bagB and purses, each,
from............... 50c to $12.50
Special value Is one 9x12 inches,
like'eut; each................. $1.50
New York, Dec. 1.—The opening of
the blds for the Johnson-Jeffries fight
scheduled for noon today was defer
red to a later hour on the request of
Eiddie Graney, of San Francisco.
Later the bids were opened in the
presence of Jack Johnson and George
Little. Johnson's manager; Sam Ber
ger. representing Jeffries, who was
absent; Thomas J. McCarey, of Los
Angeles: Edward M. Graney, of San
Francisco; John J. Gleason, of San
Francisco: E. M. Rickard, of Nevada,
and many well-known sporting men.
Hurt Schaffner and Marx
Clothing
»
the Standard
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Is the standard of value by which all others are measured. You
will hear said, “They're as good as Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Marx clothes.” That may be honest talk, but—well, as long as
you can get H. S. & M. made clothes, and you can get get them
here, you then get the best.
We can sell you suit, overcoat or raincoat from. - S18t0 S30
Then we have another make of clothes; comes next in good
clothes values, but cost less. These cost from • • S10 to S15
and styles, and are good, too. They come in all tbe new shades
Long ones—the kind to keep the legs dry and warm; real foxy
garments and colors; each................................ SI 2.50 to S5 00
Copyright Hart Schaifher « Mart
Always wear a
Grodon n.ii,
Hat; they
Vtruuon
vnwj
never cost but $3.00
AU Out At Tacoma
Tacoma. Dec. 1.—Practically all
switchmen went out last night. The
Northern yardmasters are assisting
in the local movement of trains, and
the railroads are not accepting live
stock or perishables.
A
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Duluth Is Tied Up
Duluth, Dec. 1.—Only two switch
engines are working today at the
head of the lakes. Ten thousand men
will be out of work within 48 hours.
A great variety ia price, color and quality. A mercerized
muffles, all color«, each................
25c
Silk muffler, assorted eolors, each................. 5 0o to $1.25
Long, ’heavy mufflers, light and dark colors, extra heavy,
each................................................................................................ $1.25
5®...................................$1.25
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with others that can be pressed into
service, to do their work. No freight
was handled out of St. Paul last
night or this morning, and only one
train left Minneapolis. Railroad of
ficials, train dispatchers and mem
bers of the train crews did the neces
sary switching in the Twin City yards.
The freight handlers did not report
for work this morning.
Big Mills Will Close
Business in many lines is being in
terfered with by the Switchmen’s
strike, and Minneapolis millers are
quoted as saying they will close all
their big flour mills by tonight. The
switchmen declare that if the rail
roads attempt to use non-union
switchmen the locomotive firemen
will refuse to handle the cars, and it
is reported that the firemen have
been Instructed by their leaders not
work with non-union men.
BVJGENE
SPRINGFIELD
’on/xtrr?
COTTAGE GROVE
HAMPTONS S
Dutchess Trousres; 10c
a button; $1.00 a rip.
$1.25 to $5.00.
The bids were at great variance, and
each of the promoters offered several
options for the choice of the two men,
ranging from all of the gate receipts
and half the moving picture privilege
down to a guarantee of *75.000.
The largest purse offered was
*125,000, by Gleason & Coffroth, of
GIFFORD PINCHOT
WILL APPEAL TO
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
Washington, Nov. 30—Gifford Pin-
chot, supervisor of the forestry de
partment. has thrown down the
gauntlet to Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger, in regard to the conserva
tion policy. He declared that con
gress must decide at its next session
whether the great coal fields of the
country shall remain in the hands of
the people or be gobbled up by mon-<
opolles, and whether great waterpow
er sites shall be given away to special
Interests or be controlled by the peo
ple.
Mr. Pinchot makes known his
views upon these two chief sources of
power of the present and future in a
letter to Dr. Lyman Abbott, of New
York, in response to a series of ques
tions asked by the latter on the na
tional conservation policy.
Referring to the development of
waterpower and coal fields, the chief
forester declares that in most cases
actual development of the former
can best be done by private interests
acting under public control, but that
it is neither good sense nor good mor
als to let these privileges pass from
public ownership for nothing and for
ever.
LYMAN GAGE
DENIES STATEMENTS
OF MR. HOWELL
THOMAS DIXON, JR
Thomas Dlxou. Jr., author of "The
Leopard's Spot«," “The Clansman”
and other popular novels which have
been dramatized. Is a clergyman turn
ed novelist and playwright. He Is also
a lawyer. Mr. Dixon was boru in
North Carolina and make« bis home Iu
New York city.
San Francisco, who offered *125,000
cash and no picture privileges. Tex
Rickard, of Ely, Nev., offered a cash
purse of *101,000 and 66 2-3 per
cent of the picture privileges.
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Washington, D. C. Dec. 1.—Most
prosperous of all years is the place
to which 1909 is entitled in agricul
ture, declares the Secretary of Agri
culture in his Thirteenth Annual Re
port last evening. The vaiue of farm
products is so incomprehensibly
large that it hi« become merely a
row ct flgurec. For this year it 1«
»8,760,000,000,
-gain cf *869.000,-
000 over 1908. The value of the pro
ducts has rearly doubled
in ten
years. The report says "Eleven
years < t agriculture, beginning with
a production of *4,417,000,000 and
ending with *8,760,000,000! A sum
of *70,000,000,000 for the period!
It has paid off mortgages, it has es
tablished banks, it has made better
homes, it has helped to make the
farmer a citizen of the world, and it
has provided him with means for im
proving his soil and making it more
productive.”
Farm Production of 1009.
The most striking fact in the
world’s agriculture is the value of the
corn crop for 1909,which is near *1,-
750,000,000. It nearly equals the val
ue of the clothing and the personal
adornments of 76,000,000 people, ac
cording to the census of 1900. The
gold and silver coin and bullion of
the United States are not of greater
value. It has grown up from the soil
and out of the air in 120 day:
115,-
? *.
000,000 a day for one crop, nearly
enough for two Dreadnoughts daily
ior peace or war. This crop exceeds
in value the average of the crops of
the five preceding years by 36 per
cent.
Cotton is now the second crop in
value and this year's cotton crop is
easily the most valuable one to the
farmer that has been produced. With
cotton Unt selling at 13.7 cents on
the farm November 1, and with cot
ton seed selling for about *25 per
ton, the lint and seed of this crop are
worth about *850,000,000 to the
farmer. No cotton crop since 1873
has been sold by farmers for as high
a price per pound as this one.
Third in value is wheat, worth
about *725,000,000 at the farm, and
this largely exceeds all previous val
ues. The November farm price was
almost an even dollar a bushel, a
price which has not been equaled
since 1881. This is the third wheat
crop in point of size, with 725,000,-
000 bushels.
The hay crop is valued at *665,-
000,000; oats at *400.000,000; po
tatoes at *212,000,000; and tobacco
at nearly *100.000,000. Beat and
sugar cane and molasses and syrup,
from farm and factory, will reach
the total of about *95,000,000. The
barley crop is worth (88,000,000,
flaxseed »36,000,000 and 1.000,000,-
000 pounds of rise, *25,000,000.
Comparison with Former Years.
The production of all cereals com
bined is 4,711,000,000 bushels, an
amount considerably greater than
that for any other year except 1906.
It exceeds the average of the proceed
ing five years by 6.5 per cents. The
value of all cereals in 1909 has never
been equaled in a previous year. It
Is almost exactly *3,000,000,000, or
34 per cent above the five-year aver
age.
This is the year of highest produc-
SECRETARY
AHL8ON.
Retaining Secretary Wilson in his
position as head of the department of
agriculture, Mr. Taft enables the Iowa
man to break the cabinet record for
length of service. Mr. WUson has
been secretary of agriculture since
Denver. Nov. 30.—"Even though 181)7.
Mr. Howell's testimony might be con
strued to prove me a rascal, which it tion for potatoes,tobacco, beet sugar,
won't, I will bear witness to his truth all sugar and rice: next to the high
and honesty. If he says I sent Wake est production for corn, oats, and all
man to Havemeyer, a man whom, by cereals. Compared with 1908, gains
the way. I have never seen, then I In value are found all along the line,
undoubtedly gave such a direction to the exceptions being barley, buck
Wakeman," declared ex-Secretary of wheat, rye and milk. The increase for
the Treasury Lyman J. Gage, who is cotton, lint and seed, is *208.000.-
in Denver today, accompanied by his 0OO; wheat. *107.000.0000; corn,
*105,000.000;
hay,
*29,000,000;’
bride, on their honeymoon trop.
W. B. Howell, when Mr. Gage was oats, *22.000,000: tobacco. *18,000.-
in the cabinet, was an assistant sec 000: potatoes. *15,000.000.
The increase in the value of farm
retary of the treasury, and now is
general appraiser of the customs de prdoucts this year over 1908, *869,-
partment.
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