Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924, January 03, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextENE BAIL Y X J-JULil O 'T : VOL. 35 kic;kxr, oiuxiox, fkiday kvknixu, jAXiditY :i, iwm o ,1 l NO. 3 BUG GUARD NIGHT RIDERS RAID KENTUCKY TOWN AND DESTROY PROPERTY BuBsellvllle, Ky., Jan. S. Mounted Ulght Riders, one hundred strong, swooped down on RussellvlUe early this morning, and after overpowering three policemen dynamited and burn ed i'o independent tobacco concerns other establishments, and thi left town. Three men were k wouaded and the telephone girls and police were held prisoners for nearly three hours. The riders were masked and as they left town they fired their guns, seriously injuring one man, whose curiosity led him to go. into the street. 1 This is the third raid in Western ! Kentucky, and comes in the face of ; the announcement of the governor that these disorders must cease. 1 . i ne ; -v troops still guard Hopkinsvllle, where court Investigation x or tne recent fri thprfi is nroKresbiiiK. t progressing. The Nieht Kiaers are auempiing 10 Intimidate certain tobacco growers in- to holding their crops for highei i MAIL ORDERS FILLED SAME HOUR AS Dress Goods Department The prices on the largest and best stock of Dress Goods between Portland and Sacramento feels the keen edge of the price cutting knife during, the January Clean-Up Sale, FLANNEL WAJSTING - 25o all-wool trlcob flannel waistings, comes In navy, brown, black, green, red, pink and blue; clean-up price, the yard .... iJOc SCOTCH FLANNEL WAISTINGS 35c stripe and check Scotch -waistings in stripes and plaids of as sorted colors; clean-up price, the yard 25c BROADCLOTH ' ?3.50 beautiful chiffon broadcloth, 54 Inches wide, black and deep red; clean-up price, the yard $;l.O( HLACK DRESS GOODS ' Entire stock of Black Dress Coods, all thejnew weaves, latest de signs, every piece without exception goes at Clean-Up Price. Ladies' Coats Almost Given Away... $12.50 to $22.50 Box Coats in tan, black and red broadcloth, che viots and Meltons, -'skinner's satin lined. They are Inst sea sen's goods, but you will find a wonderful bargain; clean-up price, each $:. Domestic Department Matchless buying Inducements In the domestic department. H Is an unloading time this stock must be reduced. FLA X N EI. LETT KS 12 He Flannellette, assorted colors and designs, suitable for dresses, sacques, waists; clean up price; the yard 1 HEAVY KLAXELI.ETTE 16 2-3c Fla.mellette, light and dark colors, extfti heavy quality; clean-up price, the yard 12Jc OITIXG ELAXNEIi Heavy cream or white outing flannel, the yard 10c HOSIEKY DEPARTMENT Blac:; or gray wool hose or black cacheniere ho30, the pair .... -'x' HOYS' HOSE . 20c heavy ribbed hose for sturdy lad, strong and durable, the pair ; 15c w fit'.) rrl J I . NVOliCKSTKR. $5.00" Teddy Bears 33.50 prices. Many largo growers have two years crops' on hand and the ware house men have been notified to re- train Irom buying tobacco. Those who ignore the warning bans iiad i their property destroyed. 1 , -r MONTANA PHODUCTIOX OK PHKCIOIS JIKTAJiS Helena, Jan. 3. Montana produced precious metals to the value of $60,000, 000 last year, according to the esti mate of the United States as say office. . " 1 uougias couniy miring me past year has been marked with an unus-j ual amount of crime and tragetiy. Embroidery BrautifnT KmbroiJeries ntf sheer nainsook worth up to 2oc yd, Clean-Up Price the yard .- J lc Corset Cover Embroidery 35c Corset Cover Kmhioidery, 18 inches wide, Clean-Up Price the yd 25c Corsets $1.00 and $1.50 Comets Clean-Up I'lice cadi... -- 50c and 75c Lawn Shirtwaists o o hnti.e line of Lawn V.its;it H.iif Pna Hampton Bros. ' Where Cash Beats Credit POWERS' JUftY UNABLE TO AGREE IN FOURTH TRIAL Georgetown, Jan. 3. The jury In the case of Caleb Powers reported to the court this morning and the fore man announced: "Wo are tuntDwr from a verdict now than' ever." Judge Morris bm tthe jury back for fur ther deliberation, and It ap pears to have settled down mndir ithe court is moved to discharge It. The first report sent out today was that the jury had been discharged. T ; I i The last chapter In one of the t.ost i , ' tragic events In the history of Ken- tucky was reached today on complet- ! ing the fourth -trial of Former Socre- tniy of State Caleb Powers, indicted ! eight .years ago as accessory before , !the fact to the murder of William i uvrun, Ltniviv,l ailM 'UULUSlttlll lUr (ha 1-iffr, nf . 1. i i. tic vi fiuci HUI. il I1H5 UUeil " "i me most siuuoorniy-contest- ed cases in the history or American jurisprudence, the present trial cov-! Gents' FuriiisMng $pt. The general Clean-Up Sale in this department in cludes Overcoats, Rain Coats, Underwear, Etc. Overcoats of unfinished worsteds, Meltons and Cravenettes, high class and the largest and best stock south ot rorf -"id OVERCOATS AND CRAV1N NETTES $10.00 overcoats reduced to '. . . $5.00 $12.50 overcoats reduced to $10.00 J 14.00 Cravenette reduced to $11.30 $15.00 Overcoat reduced to $12.00 ?1S.00 Cravenette reduced to $11.10 $25.00 overcoat reduced to $20.00 HOVS' CLOTH I XU The celebrated "Mrs. Jane Hopkins' School Suits for Boys" will lie found here In great variety of price and styles, ages from 4 to 16 years. Boys' two-piece suits. . . . $1.00 Well made School Suits. .$2.50 Extra quality Suits .... $;MM Navy blue double breasted Suits ' $4.50 Other styles and quullties to $7.50 Boys' Overcoats... I)re3sy little top coats, long overcoats to keep the legs warm and dry, all styles, 4 to 16 years; prices , $M.:W to $15.00 Men's Dutchess Trousers... These goods are guaranteed not to rip or lose a liutton. (lood (nud ity can bo had for ' $1.-5 One with more wear Is sold for $1.50 A better grad" with more days' service $1.75 "We have a quality of better lookt rs S'J.OO Heavy Fleeced Underwear... Cray ribbed fleered underwear, the pult $1,110 Warm heavy wool underwear, tin? suit IW.OO Exira quality wool shirts and draw rs, the Kui: $.".(l.' Boys Underwear... Hoys' f'ced 25r shirts; snle price Hoys' heavy lleeeed 75c underwent; o ! ered more than seven weeks with 4ti i days of actual court proceedings, j The first trial resulted In convlc-c (tion, with a sentence of life ISpris- onment, but tne juugment was re- ... i J ... ,.. 1 1 .1 . 1... versea. ine seconu uwi unu mc same result, the Judgment being Bet aside because of the alleged partiality of the Judge.- On the third trial he was found guilty and the death pen alty was Imposed. The case was then taken from the state courts and the accused became a federal prisoner, later being re turned to the state courts for the trial which has just been concluded. DOZEN PERSON FOIHONKD BY CHEKSE Wharton, O., Jan. 3. A dozen per sons were seriously pjolsoued today by eating cheese and five are report ed dying.- Three families ate of the cheese at breakfast and soon afterward all were taken violently 111. The will or the late Reuben C. Ki ller, of Corvallls, has been filed for probate at the clerks on ice in that city. It bears the date of October 11, 1900, and the witnesses are CSeorge W. Irvine and Dr. H. S. Permit. The Restate is valued af $37,000, and the heirs are the widow, Mrs. Minerva ii- ! . .... .....I J, corvmiKand 'daugMe": ' a minor, : honK Minerva Ktger, who is at Multnomah county's tax levy has hen fIxed fit 14 2 mills. RECEIVED the finest grades. We have l.-.c .-Or Boys' o Cap o 25c and 50c I HAWLEY ALONE WILL ARGUE PETTIBONE CASE BEFORE TRIAL JURY fH Jill 1IAWLEY. Uolse, Jan. 3. Intense Interest marked this, the last day of the l'etti- J, IL bone trial Before the argument of the prosecution commenced the do-IV" , reuse announced that it wotild not argue the case, and Judge Wood stated the jury would be instructed! i - - - TAFT CONTROLS OHIO MACHINE AGAINST FORaKER Columbus. O., Jan. 2. The Repub licans of Ohio will bo given an op portunity to express by direct vote their choice for the party's candidate for president at primaries to he held on February 11, when delegates and alternates to the llenubllcan state convention will no elected. The con vention will be held In Columbus on March 3 and 4, and It will select, in addition to the four delogntes-at-largo to the Republican convention, candi dates for governor and other state officers. The call for the convention nnd primaries was adopted this evening by the Republican State Central com mittee after a protracted and lively session. The friends of WiMinm II. Taft, secretary of war and candidate SENATOR J. B. FORMER. Presidential candidate who threaten to split the Ohio delegjitl in. for the KeltlllICr-.M 11 1 Hi I i lltt t In II fof M e' id"llt . we;e in i-f !! 1 r.'t I of 'be com mittee, ea-'ing II votes lo 7 lor the HI11MI !;'te; s ot Senator l-'io tlker, also tin avowe.l caniiiilati- for the prei' id' tier. 'I'lle Vote stoood 1 I to 7 on ev.'TV pr (jui-'lt Ion wttti ti je-pilied a roll f ail i X( ept Ihe Selection (it ,'I I -lll M1'II 1 ' ch.iirtnnn of the slate con ven t l:u . June s It. ;.-i i t i.-I.I. :-;ei-rotary of Ho ii:leilr,r. lit"- cletic,. ()i i h Tap sup porters, receivt d lit votes to c:t:t for Marry M. Ilanii'ierly, ol Cttluui bus. Itlcbtltd Mel'loiid. or I. on 'bill, .a. cloRe pei'soun! friend of Mr. Iitiunli erty, bu' a 'lid' !- npt'orl er, vote 1 lo; hi:n as ;o;ainsl Mr. (iat'l'iel.l. v t f,i;:;i; imTt.i' 4 hl-.M' l( I'IMSON f' O ' llerlin, Jan. 3 Editor 1 1 1 1-- ' 'l"n was tO'i .V seiilenced I four leotitti .' imprl.-onm nt on the rhurue of libelling Count. ! Kuno von Moltke. v 4 aa aoon aB James H. Hawley had con. eluded his argument for the proxo- c u i ion : that the court would not al-i low the instruction naked by the de- fense, that a verdict of guilty could n.it l.n utp...l .... ,v.n , conspiracy if the evidence showed Haywood to have been a member of the conspiracy, the latter having been found not guilty. Attorney Hawloy began the argu ment by referring to the sudden ter mination of the case which left Har row's opening statement "a jumble ot broken promises." Hawley discussed tile law In the case at It'll nth. WILDEST STORMS IX I DECADES ALONU OAST Sllet,, Or., Jan. 2. This winter i has seen the most severe storms along j j the Oregon coast experienced here since white men have made their hab- tuitions in this part of the slate. Ex jtremely high winds have prevailed at different times and electrical storms . have been of oxccntloiiul violence. I A short time ago the w inds one night i reached a velocity of over 90 miles ! an hour anil the flashes of light- 1 ning followed each other with such rapidity as to make the night lurid. tho thunder meanwhile rolling luces- 'sandy and with great violence. In many cases large trees were uproot- "f tl"'""h U,,!y w' ww,ls ,''""'- lug in loose soil and In some places , ,!,,, lt Mtu, ,.llmiKO w,13 t() 'standing timber by lightning, as well as by the high winds. HARRY THAW'S SISTER SUES FOR DIVORCE FROM EARL London, Jan. 3. Tho Countess of Yarmouth, who was Miss Alice Thaw, has be- gun proceedings for the nulll- r fication of her marriage with tho Earl of Yarmouth. She Is a sister of Marry Thaw, tho slayer of Stanford White. Pittsburg, Jan. 3. The news that j the Countess of Yarmouth Is seeking the nullification of her marriage did ; not create much surprise here, as i it known that all has not been well ! between the couple. It Is said the es- trangemeiit is due to two causes, j first, the action of the Earl In retir ing to seclusion in Egyut during the first trial of Harry K. Thaw; sec- londly, because of the Insanity plea : entered by Thaw, the Earl objecting to insanity figuring in tho case. DIHTIHI iiiu i in 111 fl IN MUNCIE STRIKE Muncie, Jan. 3. Rioting was re- ! sumed today. After t.lie cars hud been running for several hours a crowd' al tacked t wo cars on the out skirts of the city, completely wrecking them. Squads of police were hurried to the scene und mado fifty arrests. The jail lias been full of rioters for the last few days. Two were badly hurt In today'B rl otln;;. There were several other out breaks, the police rushing about the city In automobiles and scattering the crowds. Several shots wore fired at cars manned by strike-breakers, but no one was hit. The demand of (lie car company that troops be sent for will not be compli'd with until a more serious pliine Is apparent. Cars were withdrawn this after noon. MAYOR KILLED l ELECTION lV Huntington, W. Va.. Jan. II.--John I Itarlr.ini, toav ir of fort !;ty, W. V'a.. was shot ;hhI mortally wounded last tiii;ht h' Samuel Klnser, a pr.tiuinenl. li' iniK rtt tic polli iclan, In an election row. K Inser c icapeil Into Kentucky. HANK Ol' ItnMttW itisi:s discoi 'XT i:ti-: llontbay, Jan. I!. The rale of d!s eoimt of tile Hank of Itotnbav was raised f-oiii i; to 7 per cent totl.ty. t'loit'tod wl'h tii.'rsewhlpplng his tlltee dllllglllei'S, tile oldest of w Ii .III Is I'.l. Ulllil the Welts BIO;d out otl Hielr li.o k i ami iioulilei s. and I. -":i'l';e iic further :i in ii s" I hiuise'f I while la a fit of Insanity, i. U Im II-v-!e., hv bi'tiiing ore of Hie girls with !ils fist until her fne was i!lMi.;ui cl jtiiiil Iter beailng temporarily Injured, i;eor.'o I'minon was nrreeii ilt (,,,. ; vtil.is an i it'iv"n a ;t;eljininary h"ar j ing beiore .lusilce I.'. liol;:ii!" yestcr I day. Being unable to give the $2UU ball required. Ilarnnu was plaied In me count) jail. EXTENSION OF FRANCHISE FOR SPRINGFIELD LINE COVXTV COIHT GltAXTS MOKE TIME TO IIEGI.V WORK ON LINE OVEH COUNTY ROAD (UtAXTED SIX MONTHS FROM SEPTEMBER STATES THAT IlItllXiE ACHOSS U1VER COULD NOT HE Itl'ILT IN WINTER TIME The county court today granted the Eugene & Eastern Railway Coin- puny an extension of time In which to j begin construction of the electric lino along tho county road between Eu gene unci Springfield. The franchise for the lino was granted by the court on September G, 1907, and It was pro vided that construction work should begin within 9u days after grauting the franchise. The 90 days expired on December 6, but owing to tho holl- days, during which no money to pay jtho workmen could be secuisd, tho work was stopped and the company ''led a petition for an extension of I "'"o of slx months from the dale of j ll'e granting of the franchise, which makes II imperative that work shall uegm on or ueioro march b. ,1 ' "'fllwh "i',,"", !f !,' "'r ' I court, sets torth its reasons for not : beginning woiiji at the specified tiiuo , ns i'Mowh: I "That for the purpose of complet- i ing said railway It. was made neces- sary to construct a bridge across tho Willamette river near said town of Springfield. "That your petitioner was unablo to make the necessary arrangements and to get said bridge constructed during the winter on account of tho dangers to lie Incurred by tho floods and the high water -which occur in said river during the winter season, and for that reason It has been neces- . sarv for vnnr until innpi-a In nnslimno rth'o "construction of said bridge umil the spring nnd slimmer of 1908; and it was and has been Impracticable for your petitioners to construct the oth er part of said railway, Including tho part over said territory which is in- ' eluded In said franchise, until work could be commenced on said bridge. "That your petitioner has acted In good faith and Intends to construct said railway during tho spring and summer of 1908." TRIPLE MURDERER MET DEATH BRAVELY Louisville, Jan. S. Clarence Stur geon, aged 19, who murdered Ira lliuner, James illackerly und WilfTed i .Mc.Mlchnel one year ago, was hanged 1 I' THOMAS E. WATSON. Populist leader who ndvised Presi dent Itoo even to l;si: greenbacks. In Hut Jail yard here today, lie died bravely. The scene was painful to the onlookers because of the t liitire of Hie machinery to wink at tile lirst a'tenipr. IS JAPANESE FLEET CRUISING IN . AMERICAN WATERS ..--Vl w m m ! j 'f 1 j 5i Paris, Jan. 3.- The Pa'i le today iiinl'T bit? headline!, "Where Is Hie Japanese fleet?" publishes mi alarmist. story, based on priv;i:e re- ports, Hint It Is cruising (iff f' Hawaii.