THE EUGENE DAILY GUARD
KIGKXK, OlUXiOX, SATIHDAV KVEXIXU, JAXVAItY S5,
XO. 22
Abators plead guilty
escaping jail sentence
jJACK LONDON
i ARRIVES HOME
i cadis Hotel here, after terrifying thi
j guests by "shooting up" the place.
'Then they took John Heath, an Inde
! pendent tobacco buyer who was a
guest, to the river, and wttn threats
' of a "ducking" made him promise not
EUGENE'S NEW RESIDENCES NO 4,
! to sell any more tobacco.
' SAFE AND WELL
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Kansas City,
Jan. 25. Geo. L.
Donias,
freight broker ol New
' - r. Tairirnrt, his Clei'k.
t ana D
.' ; J.,ntv in the United States
S todayto giving rebates to .hip.
urtl ... unprt 7000 and
WS5rt 4000, 3ail senteDCe belng
omitted.
Thomas and Taggart were found
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5l -s f"te.ced to three
Bonths in jal
lu! the decision was
technically .
When the esse was railed today
. to,-i! n ii ea of cull-
McVhon expressed the
U- . . Ttwuuna nirenov was a
raw for the railway companies,
SSfit 1" view of the fact that re
Ltlng practices had been brought to
,n end by the rigorous action of the
fl thora was no occasion for
border of'iniprisonment The court
further saio ne ueuevtu .. v..
irms who had accepted rebates were
' ..i... , tho riefnnrinnts and the
IS euiuj , .
railroads (previously convicted) and
ha ennlrt nnl n.taialnnJ ...1... it
had never been Indicted.
"The railroads," declared Judge
McPherson, "are hounded to death
with rebate seekers. They are not
entirely to blame for all the rebating
that has been done."
, STEAL GOLD I IM,l(;s
I FKOM .MAX'S TOOTH.
Spokane, Jan. 23. Three young
: hold-ups last night robbed (i. K.
' Hedger, stage manager of the Coliim
: bia theatre, of gold teetji, worth $25.
: The holdups saw the teeth when
: Hedger explained that he had only
I $2. GO and yanked them out of li is
I mounth.
LAHGE RKWAHI) Foil
MIKPF.KKU'S AliKKST.
Salem, Jan. 23. Governor Cham
belraln this afternoon offered a re
ward of 4,000 for the arrest and
conviction of the murderers of Mrs
Mary Casteel, daughter Martha, son
Paul, and hired man, who were kil
led and bodies burned in a house
near Mcleay, December 1st last.
Sun FVnncispn .Tim Tnelr T.nn-
! don, the author, who left here In May j
i oiv a seven years' trip around the
i worm ior me woman 8 Home com
' panion, and for whose safety fears
were entertained, returned to this city
today from Tahiti, accompanied by
! his wife. Their vessel, the "Smirk, I
I was left at Papeete for repairs to the I
gasoline engine, and they returned j
here to attend to some business mat-!
ters. j
, He reports no adventures, and says',
the delay in the arrival at the Mar-i
1 quessas Islands, which gave rise to,
: the reports that he was lost, was due;
to trouble Willi the gasoline engine,
and to time spent in cruising around ,
tlio various islands. j
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WRECKED BY
DYNAMITE EXPL0SI0&
DesMolnes, Jnn. 25. Fivo hun
dred pounds of dynamite in a box cai
at the niluiug town of Hocking ex
ploded during a fire that started Ii
the company's store early today. Fiv
men were Injured. Properly lost
$60,000.
NIGHT RIDERS IN
Explosion of Stove.
Madison, 111., Jan. 25. The explo
sion of a heating stove started a fin
that destroyed the greater part o
two blocks in the heart of the busl
ness section today. The loss will r
ceed $100.00(1. Forty persons an
homeless without breakfast, s;)iue ii
their night cloth". imoi-.-ning great
suffering in the Intense cold.
OLD KENTUCKY
! Dawson Springs, Ky., Jan. 25. A!
' band of fifty masked "Night Riders" ;
I last night took possession of the Ar-
Cliicngo Wheat Market,
Chicago, Jan. 25. Wheat closed:
Mav, $1.00 1-8; July, 97 1-4; Septetn
ber, 94 5-8.
Durkee, a small mining town eight
teen miles from Baker City, has 25
cases of smallpox.
Coat and Suit Departments the center of Attraction
Monday and Tuesday Ladies' Suits and Coals will be priced for Store Clearing. 40 Suits, the latest and best styles at
irresistable prices, This is the opportunity for which you have been waiting; the time to economize; the time to buy suits
for Half Price or Less. This is a busy store, but we are forcing business to make it still greater.
OR WELL DRESSED WOMBN
Ladies'
Suits..
40 Ladies' Suits, regular
price from $20 to $40, fine
ly tailored, satin or silk
or silk lined jackets, all go
at one price, your choice,
the, suit -L ...... ' $16.00
$12.50 to
$20.00 Suits
This is a broken line of sizes
and last seasons' goods.
We make a price to move
them, less thin the skirt is
worth, your choice the
suit $5.00
Ladies'
Coats
Ladies' Full Length Coats of
black or gray Kersey, reg
ular price $7, $8 and $9
your choice, each $5.00
Ladies'
Short Coats
$12,50 Coats, Skinner's satin
lined. The colors are tan,
mode, red, red and black
mixed, and black broad
cloth, all finely tailored
your choice each $3.00
Lonsdale Muslin, the yard ..... 11c
Claries' O. N. T. Spool Cotton, spool 5c
SET
p'Pyright ... br
wvu.uucr MltX
51.50 Silk
Special
86c
January
Clothing
Specials
Profits are no consideration at
this season, it is a matter of stock
rcduction.'.Our goods at the usual
cash prices are bargains enough,
but; wc"a re selling still cheaper now.
Overcoats and
Rain Coats
Our stock and quality of this
classjof clothing as well as others is
the largest and best in the city but
they must be moved out.
$10.00 Overcoats special $8.00
$15.00 Overcoats special $12 00
$20.00 Overcoats special $16.00
$25.00 Overcoats special $20.00
Boys' Suits
for Less
$1.50 Two Piece Suits
special.. $1.20
$2.00 Suits in dark
colors, special.. $1.60
$2.50 Suits, grays, checks
and plaids, special.. $2
$4 double breasted, blue
and gray check $3.20
Boys' Sweaters
Large assortment of sweaters both
in colors and price, 50c to
$1 .75. Special price on all
grades.
Hose
Men's 20c Hose in black or tan, special
price, the pair 12c
Hats
Mcn's$3.00 stiff hats, black or co'ors, each 50c
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IIOMi; OF JOHN- IIA.MI'TOX AM) I W.Mll.V
The Guard today presents a pic- was the architect. The liulkllni; Is
jii. oi iue uiie new Home of John even more beautiful than the picture
lamptoir, the mere hunt, and family, , would indicate, (ho photographer,
n t'iiarm'lt.ii htreet, mar West when takinK the plct lire, liavins plac
N'lnth. Tho residence cost $.ri000 or cd his camera too squarely In front
nore, nnd was ouilt by Contractors I of the building tiV securo tho best
'irrell and Hunter. John Hunzlcker i result.
Ml WRECKERS RAILROAD MAN
INDICTED UPON !
MAN I CHARGES
SAYS ROOSEVELT
IS RESPONSIBLE
HelJIngham, Jan. 25. Six Informa
tions were filed by County I'rosecutur
llurd against A. J. Schafl'er and Ja
ob Youpnglilood, owners of the Hank
)f Haniilton, In Skagit county, which
suspended iinynient in November last,
Two informations charge larceny by
!mbezzlement, four of receipt or de
posits after the bank was known to
be insolvent. . The men were arrested
today.
Hundreds of depositors are penni
less as a result of the failure, as
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DARWIN P. KINGSLEY.
President of the New York Life II
Burnuce coinpiiny, who Is one of the
best posted Insurance men In America.
there were practically no nssets, and
It is alleged the depositors will not
receive a cent of their money.
O. C. Mathls, the absconding cash
ier of the defunct Exchange Bank of
llluinc, which suspended a week ago,
was arrested today at Ashcroft, 11. C
and will return without the formality
of extradition. Kecelvor Whitcomb
succeeded In opening the safe Inside
the vault lust night and found $S0.3U,
representing $ 1 0,000 In deposits.
Omaha, Jan, 25. A reduc-
Hon in working days from
slx to five a week 111 the Union
Pacific shops here will he fol-
lowed at other places, affect-
lug several thousand men.
The World-I lerald quotes
Vice President Mohler as
charging the reduction to
"President Roosevelt's mania
for reform." Indicating that
road would reduce Its force
as long as the president's uc-
tivily against corporations
continues."
.Mohler said today to the
Associated I'ress that thero
was no political significance
to be attached to the reduc-
Hon of forces.
"I have received no polltl-
cal Instruct Ions from Mr. liar-
rlman, either directly or In-
directly, since my connection
with tho Union I'ncilfc.' '
About 3000 lire employed
In the mechanical depart-
ments at present, as against
11,000 four mouths ago.
FRANKLIN MAYS
TESTIFIES AGAINST
JOHN F, HALL
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PIT OX STAND TO STKKXGTlf
KX (JO KltXMIOXT CASK KOlt
Mi:U STATU SKXATOK ItltOW-
" xiomj ;ivi:s tkstimoxv that
COX X l-; T S S K X A TO K Fl' I TOX
WITH CASK IX AX IXFAYOHA
Itl.K LIGHT
rortlnnri, Jan. ST.. Following his
policy uf brinijini; over In tho pros
ecution imlividwils who vero Indicted
with John II. Hull and Kdwiu Mays,
and uslnt; them ns witnesses against
the two men on trial In the conspira
cy eum K. J. lleaey today disniisaed
Uto case analnst former State Sena
tor Franklin Pierce Mays and put hi in
on the stand aa a witness against
Hall. K. P. Mays' evidence was not
directed against his brother Edwin,
now outrtal.
Three witnesses were on tho stand
today, Stelwer, for cross-examinatoln.
Mays and James H. Hounlck, formerly
government agent. None of these
witnesses brought out damaging evi
dence against Hall, and Steiwer and
Mays were decidedly reluctant In giv
ing evidence. There was a sprink
ling of state politics under the old
regime brought into the trial today
hut Heney did not succeed in connect
ing up the senatorial fight of Fulton
ns dearly as ho expects to next
week.
CHINESE WILL
SUPPRESS PIRACY
Pekln, Jan. 25. Vice Admiral Sir
Arthur William Moore, commander-in-chief
of the naval forces on the
ChiiKse coast, has advised the Brit
ish legation thai ho is entirely satis
fied that the assurances of the Chi
nese government In tho near future to
patrol the west river for suppressing
piracy, and tin; llrltlsh flotilla do
ing police ifliiy has been withdrawn.
Hampton Bros.
Where Cash Beats Credit
Chidren's $3.00
Red or Gray
Coats
$2.00
ENGLAND LEADS
IN SHIPBUILDING
New York. Jan. 2T. Tim ship
building summary for 1H07, compiled
by the "Shipping World," shows that
the I'nited States was second for the
year In total nnn;ige of ships run
!rue!ed, only Tingland having out
sirijiped thl country, 'licit Britain'
nmiii'.ge u its 1,1173,121 : the l ulled
State-, 1,ii.',:i; Germany. ;i!U.u7S;
,1'lanie, lu:iJ2 Japan, ,'.'.
j linker rity Ii to hnv" a t17.r.mj li
brary, a present from Mr. Carnegie.
The city will provide for mi income uf
riTSU fur IU maintenance.
CONTRACTS FOR POTTS
BUILDING NEXT WEEK
WOItlv OF HI'll.DlNd TWO-STOHV
l(l,()('K O.V OMVH STItllllA TO
m:ii as soo. as rnsKiiiM:
V. C. Potts, the cigar manufactur
er, will let tho contract some time
next week for his two-story brick
business block on Ollvo Htreet be
tween West Klghlh and West Ninth,
Architect Y. 1). Ilenslll having fin
ished the plans for tho structuro sev
eral days ago. The building will
have a frontage on Olive street of
40 feet and will be 52 feet deep. It
will contain two Htore rooms on the
lower floor nnd nine living rooms'on
the upper floor, -which will bo occu
pied by Mr. Potts nnd family. One
of the lower rooms will bo occupied
by his cigar factory and salesroom,
and the oilier will ho for rent.
The building will bo handsome In
design. It will be of seml-mlsslou
style, with eaves In front similar to
the Merchants' bank building. Tho
front of the building will be cenemt
ed and on top, In the centre, will be a
flngpole. The stairway will be In
the centre of the building.
Tills building will be just south of
the McKarlanil blacksmith shop and
adjoining II. on tho south will be H
H. Plnnegan's new two-story brick
of Himilar design, the plans for
which have not yet been completed.
F.A ANd1mWIlT
BUILD FINE RESIDENCE
K. A. Anderson, a lumber man who
own a huwiiiII In the timber west
of Kiigene, will this coming summer
build a fine residence at West Thlr
tfi'tith and Chnniclton streets. It
will be one or the best dwelling
houses in the city and while It will
not be as large as some that were
erected during the year 1907, It will
probably cost as much as any of them,
the interior finishing to be the most
(expensive feature. The building will
be two slorb s high and will contain
eight rooms. . It will be finished in
curly f!r, and the Interior of tho en
tire second story will be white enam
el. I here will be ; great deal of
plate glass In tlo- building and the
latest Improvements lu tin way of
plumbing wlh be Installed. 'r. An
dei n being a pictlcal plumber him.
self. 1 he plans are already finished
and tho contract will be let for the
building within a nhort tluiu.
Senator Kulton yesterday was unfa
vorably connected with the Hall-Mays
conspiracy case by the testlmoy of
George C. llrowivell, ex-president of
the Oregon state senate, and for years
a prominent Itcpuhllcnn ot the state,
llrownell testified that lie was forced
to withdraw from tho contest for ap
pointment ns I'nited States attorney
for Oregon In 11103 because of tho in
sinuations of Hall that the govern
ment was In possession of evidence
on which llrownell's Indictment for.
complicity in tho Oregon land frauds
TWO GERMAN PRINCES.
The (Icriiiiiu crown prince and bis
son, Princt Wllliiiui, wliou he will
train In the profession of a toldior.
was probable Tho dethroned boss of
(JlnckumitH county polities further
testified that In return for the In
dorsement of Hall for reappointment
which ho was forced to inako Sunn
tors .Mitchell and Fulton exacted a
promise of Immunity for llrownell
and the hitler's former law partned,
J. U. Campbell, also of Clackamas
county.
The purpose of llrownell's testimo
ny, wlilc h was admitted over tho v'g
orous objection of counsel for. the
defendants, . was to corroborate tho
charge of conspiracy alleged against
Hall In the Indictment In that Hall
controlled Htelwer's vote for senator
In return for his failure to prosecute
Stelwer anil his associates for Inclos
ing government land, by showing Hint
Hall had used his office as district
attorney to Intimidate others anil to
force them to endorse and support
jlil in for reappointment. This conten
tion by Heney has been Hiipixirted by
j the testimony of Stelwer and Ilen
, ilrlcks In the Unite Creek Company's
I operations, anil by that of llrownell
j yesterday, and Heney proposes by the
I Introduction of other witnesses to
I show thai Hall, together with the
j connivance of Fulton, prostituted his
office as district attorney by protect
ing violators of the law in two other
I specific Instances.
Ol I ICI A I, 1 ''OH WAST
I 'Oil Xolt TIHVI IST
Portland, Or., Jan. 2".
Western Oregon and West
ern Washington Fair to
night and Sunday; northerly
winds.