THE EUGENE DAILY. GUARD
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Vol. 3-
EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 21 1906
No 210
"Murder Will Out"
So goes an old saying and when cut
prices kill profits and induce losers to pro
mote a bustling Saturday Night Trade
The news of such proceedings is bound
to soread.
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Mrs. Jones tells Mrs. Smith about thp wonderful ha vera inc
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she got at Hampton's "After-Supper-Sale" and advises Mrs. S. to
goto tne next saie 1 am going, sne says, come along with
me Mrs. bmith goes and is as delighted and surprised as was
Mrs. Jones She tells her friends about it, and so, on and on the
good news spreads.
By the way, if you haven't met Mrs. Jones or Mrs. Sm'th
take oui advice and come to the sale tomorrow evening at 7
5., 1- .
you won 1 De sorry, we promise you.
Turnover Collars
ladies' Turnover Collars, worth 10c
and 12 l-2c, After-Supper-Sale C
price - - - - - JC
Turnover Collars
ladies' 15c and 20c Turnover 1
Wars, extra good quality - vC
...Gloves...
Elbow length Lisle Gloves in white,
black and grey, Cr J C
extra values atJVL UllU I JC
...Gloves...
Ladies' undressed silK lined QQr
Gloves, all colors, 1,25 grades
Feather Dusters
This little Duster is designed for exterminating cobwebs from the upper corners
of the living rooms and every neat houseke -per should have one The duster is at
tached to a handle that can be extended to the length of 10 feet
and when not in use is only 2 1-2 feet long, which makes it very con- 1 i-Lfs
venient. The price of this duster Saturday night is only -----
' ...Ribbon...
No. 2,2 black and white Rib
bon, 20c quality for - - -
13c
Soap
Fine Art toilet Soap, worth ISc 1 -a
box, our price ----- Jv
Lace ...
Fine torchon Laces, 2 and 3 f
in. wide, Saturday night for &2
...Fancy Work...
18-in. Centre Piece and C -enough
silk to work same for GtJ
50c and 75c Corsets, odd sizes, for 15c
Saturday all Day Coat Sale
Ladies', Misses' and Children's Coats, fancy choosing
among 1,000 new and up-to-date garments. Every Coat
will be'reduced Saturday. Do not delay for the prices that
we will make on coats tomorrow will not be good Monday.
$2.00 All Wool 54 inch Suiting Reduced
to $1.00
Hampton Bros.
Eugene and Springfield
FAIRBANKS
STANDS FIRM BY
CORPORATIONS
KENTUCKY MINING
TOWN IS WRECKED
In Speech a! Laying of Court House
Corner Stone In Chicago, Vice
President Denounces Government
and Municipal Ownership ot
Public Utilities - Mayor Dunne
Occupies Platform During Address
Chicago, Sept. 21. The corner
stone of Cook county's 83,000,000
courthouse was laid this afternoon
Vice President Fairbanks, Governor j
Dineen, Muyor Dunne and the coun ;
ty officials were the priuoipal partic-
ipauts, A military parade preceded !
the exercises, j
Vice President Fairbanks, In bis i
address, felicitated the oouuty upon !
its prosperity and greatness, and 1
with Mayor Dunne, the apostle of !
muuiciptd ownership on the platform, j
launched into a denunciation of gov
ernment or state ownership of rail
roads or any other publio utility, the
adminlstratoin ot which, be declared,
properly belonged to the people In
their individual or corporate capac
ity. lie said that government ownership
would be a step toward the destruc
tion of the present form of govegrn-mout,
BATTLESHIPS
REACH HAVANA
THIS MORNING
BY EXPLOSION
iiwral km In Hirtor and
j More Will Be There Tworrow -
Indicates km That Secretary
TaftWi Not li Able Ti Settii
Cuban Trouble
Two Cars of Dpamlta Exploded With Frightful Loss of Life
, and Damage to Property Every Warehouse Destroyed
and Other Business Buildings Daiaged Woman Burned
To Death In Early Morning Fire at Tacoma - Heavy
Property Loss
Wanhiuston, Sept, 21. The navy
i department despatches announce the
i arrival at Havana this morning of the
; battleships Louisiana and Virginia
I and the cruiser Tacoma. The Uleve-
land, Minneapolis and Newark are
wspeeted ta arrive tonight ot early
in the morning.
TIMBER LAND DEAL
IN LINN COUNTY
Albany, Or., Sept. 20. Five thous
and two buLdred acres of splendid
timber land, embracing all the hold
ings of the Charles -A. Street Lam
ber Company, an Eastern corpora
tion, in Linn and Marion counties,
were sold yesterday to the Curtis
Lumber Company for 8105,300. Part
of this tract was in tba zone of the
big forest Arcs near Detroit, and the
fire ia probably responsible to some
extent for the transfer, as the burned
timber will have to be logged off in
the next two seasons In order to
save It
The land lies along both banks -of
the North Santiam river, below De
troit, and along the Breitenbush
river and French creek.
UPTON SINCLAIR, AUTHOR
OF "THE JUNGLES"
A feature of yesteiday's session of
the Lane county teachers' institute
was the review by Professor Hartranft
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Jellico, Tenn., Sept, 21. Two car 1
loads of dynamite exploded here this j
morning. The Standaiu Oil tank
was destroyed and several buildings
were wrecked. It is reported there
are many dead, the rumors estimate
ing the list at from seventy to one
hundred. The explosion occuried
on the Louisville & Kashvllle railroad
tracks near the depot.
By noou ten bodies bad been re
moved from the debris and the
pioperty loss was reported at a mil
lion dollars.
When exploded the train was being
switched hundred, yards north ot
ths station, bear the centre of the
town, and every warehouse along the
railroad was entirely destroyed and
nearly every store is an entire wreck.
or so badly damaged that business
Is impossible,
JelHoo Is a town of four thousand
luhubltaiits in a mining district on
the Kentucky atste Hue,
This afternoon it is known that at
least fifteen are dead and two hundred
injured. Some of the wounded will
probably die.
WOMAN BUBNED TO DEATH.
Taooma, Sept. 21. Mrs. J. C. Pet
erson was burned to death this morn
ing In a Bra which- destroyed the
Tacoma Eastern depot, two livery
barns, boarding bouse, restaurant
and saloon. One hundred and fifty
horses were burned io death. Two
teamsters are missing.
The proprty loss is fS,o6o.
MUST LAND ARMY, '
Havana, Sept. 2i The indications
are that Secretary Taft will not be
able to settle the difficulty without
definite ami real iuterootion and ths
landing ot an army.
VAN AUKER IS
UNDER ARREST
AT PORTLAND
Portland, Sept, 2L A warrant was
issued today for the arrest of U. S.
VanAuker, cashior ot the State Bank
ot Banier, Oregon, accusing him of
the embezzlement of $1027 of the
bank's funds. Van Auker escaped
from the detectives last night and is
now a fugitive from justice. He was
seen in Portland tbia morning.
Van Anker was found bound in the
bank on Labor Day and told a sensa
tional story of having been hold up
by two men, who robbed the institu
tion. Investigation resulted in the
discovery that the oashier bad lost
Ivrge sums at gambling, and it ia
claimed he devised a fuke robbery
cover his defalcations.
RUSSELL SAGE'S
WIDOW LIBERAL
WITH THE HEIRS
New York, Sept. 1. State Senator
Bracket, attorney fr a number ot the
Russell Sago help', announced today
that there would be no contest1 ever
he will. He said the terms ot the
settlement would bo published later.
Attorneys for Mrs, Sage also an
nounced that tho widow Intends as
soon as she qualifies ax executrix, to
give ech beneficiary an amount ad
ditional that will be equal to the
amount bequeathed in the will.
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ARRESTED IN PORTLAND.
Portland, Sept. 21 Cashier Van
Aukei was arrested this afternoon
here. He will be token to St. Helens
for preliminary examination tomorrow.
SUSPECTED CASHIER
MAKES HIS ESCAPE
of Upton Sinclair's book, "The
Jungel," an expose of the Chicago
packing house conditions. The ad
dress was lint-med to very attentive
ly. Upton Sinclair, author of "Tho
Juugel," which started the investi
gation into ,the Chicago packing
bouses, was boi n In 1878 and edu
cated at the College of the City of
New York and Columbia University.
By the time be was seventeen he
had produced a literary output, re
markable in point of quantity at
least, for he bad written several sto
ries, one a romance of 80,000 words.
He lived for four years in shanties
and tents in CaO'da, after subsisting
on game, and In this iv wrote "King
Midas," His ne story, "irmre
Hgen," was at first rejected by alt
the publishers, and the winter fol
lowing its completion he nearly
starved in Isew lor It. It was then
that be wrote "The Journal of Arthur
Stirling." which embodied his experiences.
Portland, Or., Sept. 2L O. S. 'an
Auker, cashior of the Rainier State
bank which was looted Sept. 3, last
made his escape from Sheriff White,
Shortly before the train reached
the anion depot in this city it is al
leged C. S. Van Auker eluded the
deputy sheriff who was on hand to
arrest him, Perseus acquainted with
the men and who were on the train
state Van Auker hoarded the train
after the Kaiuler otllcere had search
ed it
That C. S. Van Auker, the cashier
of the State imuk of Rainier, who
claimed to have been up and robbed
by bandits on Labor day, was himneif
Ue culprit, and bound, tied anil
gaggod himself to carry out an Ingen
ious scheme to cover his own pecula
tions, is the theory of the detectives
engaged on the case. They also de
clare that no money was taken ont
the day of the alleged robbery, but
that the coin had been obtained by
the cashier and gambled away prev
iously. Van Auker refused to confess
the lubbery. but was very anxious to
raise the M.C27 he alleges was taken
from bim.
The S. P. pay car went through
Eugene yesterday with the eah.
anmethintf occasionally done to see
if there are any dummies being m
nlpulnted In the sections along the
not easy to keep track .ot under
the cheek system.
ULIA WARD HOWE
"GRAND OLD LADY"
Mrs, Julia Ward flowe, author of
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic,"
la sometime called "(lie grand old
lady of the United States," 8 was
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CITY Of SEATTLE
IS STILL A6RQURI
Seattle, Sept 2L The steamer City
of Seattle is still ashore at Trial
Wand. Her cargo la beimr litrhternrt
nd another attempt will be made to
Boat her at hiuh wafer. Th i
las taken In no water and the weath
ir Is good,
THIS ONK FLOATED.
Midway Inland, Sept, 21. Ths
stranded steamer Mongolia was float
ed this morning.
BUSINESS RESUMED
AT STRICKEN MM KQH
Hong Kong, Sept 21. Ths Waluob
laton and Wost Kent regiments are
working today, helping to clear tba
debris loft by the typhoon. The dea-i
are being carried away by cartloads
and shipping has been rosnmed, but
i hamfwred by th scarcity of light.
era, most of them having been de.
stroyed.
The entire fleet of six hundred fish
ing junks was loct In the typhoon..
This has increased tha mortalit to
ton thonsand.
BIG EHBOLLMEST
AT THE 0, A. C,
Corvailis, Or., Sapt 21. In spite
ot the fact that tho O, A, 0, opened,
early this year, the first two day
showed the largest enrollment for a
similar time in tha history of the In
stitution, 408 being enrolled and
many are still coming. Into enrol,
meat is an Increase of 58 over last
year. At this rnto an enrollment of
more than 900 will be leached tola
year. With an expectation of this
tonr new professors and assistant
professors have been added to the
faculty tome.
born In 1S1U. Her huxbaiut. Hie Urn
Dr. Samuel O. Howe, the philanthro
pist, whom iiiiiiTted lu fought
In the flreek struggle for lllwrty from
Tnrktali opiinwslou, and both husband
and wife were greatly interested BtM
In the Italian movement under Qart
baldi
PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT
TO ACCUSED LEADER
Chicago, Sept. 21 The Industrial
workers of the world today adopted
resolutions pledging their moral and
financial support to iloyer, president
ot the Western Federation of Miners,
now in jail at Iloiso, Idaho, charged
with conspiracy in the murder of Ks.
Ooveruor Steunenberg.
HARRIMAN NEGOTIATES
FOR MORE RAILROADS
New York, Sept, 8t Negotiation
are In piogress between Ilarrtnian,
William Rockefeller and tha Smith
ostato, as the rosult of which the Chi
cago, Milwaukle k Bt Paul may be
turned ovel to the Union and South
era Paciho roads. Upon tba out
come depends a deal by which the II,
t O, may beconio part of the Jlurrl
man systems.
TOM UPTON nn
FOR THIS COUNTRY
Liverpool, Stpt 21 Thomas Lip
ton, accompanied by "Tay Pay"
O'Connor and wife, sailed for Amer
icn toilny.
It ia understood that Upton will
challenge for the "America's" onp
agin before returning to England,
Chittim bark is advancing in pregi
It ia now quoted t six cents.
Yesterday's basbrall (cores: Frjea.
no, 6; Portland, t. Seattle, 2; RaJ
ParnoUco, 1. Los Aunulm, 8; Oak
land, 1.