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EltiEXE, OHEGOX, FRIDAY EYEX1XG, JANUARY SI, 11108
NO. 27
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I STANDARD OIL
! WHEAT PRICES
CHAMBERLAIN
CONFIRMS HIS
HENEY INTERVIEW
LuulRL 0 mXi HUori I ML
ACQUIRES MONOPOLY
IN SOUTH AFRICA
FORCED DOWN BY
FOREIGN SURPLUS
IN HANDS OF JURYMEN!
TiRELY COMPLETED
votTss
HARRY THAW S FATE
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vew York. Jan. 31. Today for the
JU time Harry Thaw, slayer of
IOTd White, passed into the hands
!Tt jury of his peers. The Jurors
retired at U-" "ls morning, a"er
listening to the charge of Judge Dow
Hn who sought to impress upon them
tht the burden to prove the sanity of
tte defendant rested upon the prose
t.tion throughout the trial, and de
clared that If, from all the evidence
In the case the Jurors entertained a
reasonable doubt of 'his sanity the de
fendant was entitled to the benefit
o( that doubt. At the same time he
Minted out the provisions of the stat
ic which provides that the only per
sons excusea nom uiiumai .coj,""
slblllty are those who suffer from
such a defect of reason as either not
to know the nature or quality of their
,ct or not to know that the act Is
The reading of the charge took 40
minutes, and Thaw listened intently.
"K your verdict should be 'not
guilty,' " the Justice said, "under the
specification of the defendant's plea
as to insanity, you will add a clause
on the ground of the defendant's In
sanity at the time of the commission
; of the act charged in the indictment.
I In any other verdict you may render
'you will specify the degree."
I The Jury requested all the exhibits
' in the case.
I At 12:15 Justice Dowllng ordered
a recess until 2 p. ni. The Jury re
: turned from luncheon and resumed
; their deliberations at 3 o'clock.
London, Jan. 31. The cor
respondent of the Dally Mail
at Durban announces that
the Standard Oil Company has
acquired the South African
trading interests in the Shel
Transport and Trading Com
pany, limited, thus establish
ing a monopoly in South Africa.
Chicago, Jan. 31. Exceedingly
heavv shipments from Argentina
caused a slump in the wheat market
i today. The amount was over 9,000,
! 000 bushels, half a million more than
i expected, and the market opened with
a flood of selling orders, which cou
' tlnued throughout the day. At times
the market was almost demoralized.
Prices steadied somewhat Just before
tho close. ;
:
I Chicago Wheat Market,
i Chicago, Jan. 31. Wheat closed:
I May, 95 3-4; July, 92 3-S; Sentem
! her, 90 1-S.
ARSENAL EXPLOSION
I Adam Weaver, the old gentleman
ui iauyonruie, uouglns county, who
19 days ago tried to commit suicide
by slushing his throat with a razor,
was committed to the insane asvlum.
He has to be constantly guarded to
prevent .another attempt at self de
struction. He Imagines that some
one is trying to get his propertv,
which Is valued at not less thun $20 -000.
He is 68 years of age.
INJURES MANY
Philadelphia, Jan. 31. Five men
I were Injured, three seriously, by the
explosion today in the schrnpnel de
i partment of the' United States arsenal
I at Frankfort. Six hundred women
i employes in an adjoining building
were panic stricken and rushed to the
I exits, but fortunately the women es
caped unhurt.
1 DYNAMITE WRECKS
! MINE OFFICIAL'S HOME
I Trinidad, Jan. 31.-r-The residence
I of A. Alexander, superintendent of
! tho Frederick minu, twenty miles
from here, was partly wrecked by an
explosion of dynamite today. The ex
i plosives were placed under the bed
room where three children were sleep
I lug, but all the Inmates of the house
' escaped with slight Injuries. It Is
ibelleved the explosion was caused by
I discharged miners.
Dress
Dress Goods and Suits
We have decided to continue
January Sales one day more.
Saturday will be the last chance
G
dsi
to purchase goods from these or other departments at January prices. All goods
are at the same reduced -prices or .less. Your last chance.
Ladies-suits.. , I Bedding Special.'. I ,UdiM' . ,
40 ladies' suits, regular prices from 3 w v mmm m m I . jofo
$20 to $4 0, finely tailored, silk or LUlllj VjUulJ.. .
satin lined Jackets; your choice, 4.So Fine Sateeu Comfort, filled with superior ,7. $S and $9 long coata, black and
cotton specially prepared to produce I colors; your choice, the coi.t
..$16.00 .S.lT:r......$3.15 ..$5.00
$12.50 to $20 Ladies' Kimonas Ladies
C i j Long or Short Kimons, Japanese patterns from 50c
JUllS.. to $3.oo, your choice Friday, one half WaistS..
f o Kg ff C 1
Broken line of sizes, last season's ' tfJCWipi.JU Entire line of winter waists of wool,
make, almost given away. The Batiste, black and white, check,
skirt would be worth more; your I"' J p, cheviots, from $1.25 to $2.r.n:
choice, the suit Alu H1UVC! yor choice at one-half
$5 Of. $I-2S Kid Gloves, black, tan or gray, your , XO 1- f OC
..pJ.VV choice the pair 50c ..U-JU IU
Good Quality in our merchandise
is really a valuable means of teaching
economy. Lots of People go through
f life thinking they're economical vhen
in fact they're only low priced.
For a man like that one experience
with our Hart, Shatiher & Marx
Clothing is a liberal education he
learns how much economy, there is
in really good clothes.
But some men pay too much for
quality, these close will teach them
something, too. We'll give you a
lesson here any day. Come in and
learn something about clothes quality.
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'Copyright 190 bt
Hart Srhaffner CS' Mtrr
Boy's Suits
Vi Price
" """ suits, dark colors;
v,i t.l3; prjppg tTom J2.00,
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o e d spedial, Friday
$4.00, $5.00 to
I, Friday,
ONE HALE PRICE
Mens' Hose
Men's 20c Hose iu black or tan, special price
the pair 1
Hampton Bros.
Where Cash Bears Credit
Overcoats
It's not too late to buy an overcoat
and if you buy right now you can
save the price of a good pair of
trousers. Prices from $10 to $30
regular; reduced jr lc
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THK Kl fiKXK CiKX KltVL HOSPITAL
The Eugene General Hospital has
been entirely completed and Is now
open for patients. The building was'
opened for public Inspection yester
day and a reception to the people of
the city was held during the after
noon. Everybody who visited the lu
stitutlon admired the building and
the completeness with which it is
furnished.
The building Is located on the east
slope of College Hill, on a part of the
old Humphrey plnce: It Is a fnuno
structure, two full Btorles high, with
an attic and basement, 40xS6 feet in
dimensions, exclusive of the large
porch in front, which Is 12x30 feet In
dimensions. The exterior of the
building Is covered with cement over
steel lath, giving It tho appearance
of a brick structure. John Hunzleker
was tho architect and W. H. Alex
ander the contractor. The workman
ship Is of the best and reflects great
credit on tho architect, the builder
and all who were in uny manner con
nected with its construction.
In the basement of the building is
the heating plant, the store room,
latindry rooms nnd the kitchen. On
the first floor are the reception hall,
tho house physician's office, tho mat
ron's room, the head nurse's room,
three lurge wards with six beds each
and a number of private rooms. On
the second floor are only private
rooms, some of them having private
baths, separate toilets, etc. 'The op
erating rooms are in the north end of
the building on this floor, and are fit
: ted up with the Intest appliances nnd
I fixtures known to surgical science,
i The walls are enameled throughout
and tho floors are of ruecollth.
j The entire building Is lighted by
electricity, and gas is also being in
stalled. Tho building is heated by
I steam.
The woodwork on the Interior of
tho building Is very beautiful, and
' the exterior, bb seen by the picture,
! Is finished so as to give u handsome
and pleasing effect. The furniture
was furnished by the Cnnipbell-Fell-man
Company, of this city, and is the
best eveV Installed In nny Northwest
hospital.
Tho Institution Is a credit to the
city and to tho company of local citi
zens which built It. Eugene Is proud
of it.
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ,
SENDS SPECIAL MESSAGE
ON LABOR MATTERS
GOVKKXOIl SAYS THAT SKNATOIt
ITI.TO.V TOM) HIM THAT
SMITH TOOK OI.I) MAX'S MO.V
KY AX! IHD"T KEEP HIS
AtillKKMEXT REPEATED COX.
VEHSATIOX TO FEDERAL AU
THORITIES WHEX CALLED ON
Governor Chamberlain today, be
fore leaving for Albany, conflrmetl
his Interview with lleney, to the ex
tent of saying that Fulton came Into
his office and branded J. S. Smith as
a grafter, saying:
"Ho took the old man's money and
didn't keep his agreement."
Senator Fulton, In an Interview,
said nil he did was to warn the gov
ernor against appointing Smith, on
tho ground thnt he was a grafter.
Governor Chamberlain says Fulton
made his statements voluntarily,
and that he gave out no statement
of the matter until called upon tor it
by the federal authorities, and then
not for the puurpose of injuring Ful
ton, but in line of duty as a public
official.
It was after Fulton told him what
he did that he set on foot an investi
gation to ascertain if Smith had
really accetped a bribe. Ho found
thnt, while therohad been clearly an
attempt to bribe a member of the
legislature. Smith had gone Into it
with an understanding with a com
mittee of which John C. Young nnd
H. L. riarkley were members, to bell
the cat and find out the facts as to
money belngnsed. '
The Attack Xot Political
"It was published In the newspa
pers thnt Smith hud received $1500,
but it was never so stated by Fulton
or Smith. It was stated by others
that money wns being used, but I
knew nothing of it personally. I da
not know that I shall be a candidate,
or what use I shall mnko of the inci
dent, In case I am forced Into the
campaign. If my friends Insist I
shall make a campaign It will not be
a personal ono against any man. I
do not expect to go to the senate. It
is nn aggregation of moneybags, and
I have no money to spend wining and
dining thnt bunch, In order to get
legislation that tho people of the state
want put through." Salem Journal.
I
WWW
I
$8 to $24 I
j Washington, Jan. 31. A special
i message of the president to congress
on the subject of the employers' lla
bllliy net and Injunctions in labor
cases, was presented 111 the senate a
few minutes after 12 o'clock today.
Hut a handful of senators were pres
ent. The vice president at. once
banded the meyynge to the assistant
secrei.'irv of the senate, who Immedi
ately began Its reading. Printed cop
e were aluo il 1st rlliuted to the sen
ators present, and many of them ap
peared to satisfy themselves concern
ing the nature of the message by
scanning the printed doruinent, so
that before the rending was hnlf fin
ished they very generally tnok up
other matters and only a few follow
ed the reading carefully until Its
conclusion.
At the conclusion and when the
striking panHBires were rend many
senators looked around the chamber
and excbaniterl mlle. Senator Tlll
mnn seemed especially nleiiHed.
At Its ronrlnslon Senator DavU
moved that 10. "00 copies lie printed
as a public document, the "best. Iiein
ocrnilc doctrine I ever heard ematint
1 lug from a llepnbllcnn source." The
! motion was ngreed to without nrgu
; nient.
I The rending of thhe meni!i In Hie
terest by tho members, of whom
there was an unusually uarge number
In attendance.
During the rending In the house
tho members wero heard to audibly
exclaim "most unusual," "thlsJs red
hot." At lis conclusion the members.
! without regard to parly, loudly np-
plaudcd, cheered, thumped the desks,
nnd gave other evidences of their iip
i proval. After a moment's silence,
the applause broke out. again, several
members, Including many Democrats,
nrlslng from their seats and clapping
their hands.
The Message.
To tho Senate and House of Repre
sentatives: The recent decision of the Supreme
Court, in regard to the Employers'
Liability act, the experience of the
nterstnte Commerce Commission and
of the Department of Justice In en
forcing the Interstate Commerce,
and Anti-Trust laws, and the grave
ly significant attitude toward Hie law
and Its administration recently
ndopted by certain heads of great
1 corporations render it desirable that
there should bo additional legisla
tion as regards certain of the rela
tions between labor and capital and
between the great, corporations and
the public.
i The Supremo Court, has decided
I Hut em nln vers' liillittllv lllw In he utl-
costltutlonnl because Its terms apply
to employees engaged wholly In in
terstate commerce as well as to em
ployes engaged In Intrastate com
merce. Ity a substantial luajorily
Ihe courts hold that the congress has
pow r to deal with the oueHtlon In
sofar ns Interstate commerce Is run
cerned. As regards the employer.'
liability law, I advocate lis Imme
diate re-enactment. limit in : itn
scope so that it shall apply only to
the class of cases as to which the
court says It can const It ul lonnlly ap
ply, but strengthening Its provisions
within this scope. Interstate em
ployment being thus covered by nn
adequate law. the field of Intrastate
employment will be left to the action
of the several states. With this clear
definition of responsibility, the
states will undoubtedly give the iter-
'formance to their duty within their
fjcld the roimldera' Ion the import
ance the subject demands. 1- also
very urgently advise that n compre
hensive act be passed providing for
compensation by the government of
all employes inlured In Hie uovcrn-
! nient service. 1'iuler the present law
on Injured workman In tho empli
or itie government mis no remedy
nnd the entire burden of the accident
1.11a Ilaa hll,l,.ua taiun kla lf
CiEXEHAL
'EXSIOX
HILL IXCREASEW
Washington, Jan. 29. A general
pension bill which, If ratified, will
increase the pension roll by about
$13,000,000, was Introduced In the
house todny by Chairman Scullowny,
of New Hampshire, of tho committee
on Invalid pensions.
Tho bill, which has the support ol
that committee, provides for the pay
ment of a pension of $13 a month,.
Instead of $S, as at present, to' all:
widows of veterans of the Mexican
war, of whom there survive about
7400; of the Indian wnrs, who ap
proximate 3700; all widows of vet
erans of tho civil war married prior
to June 27, 1KD0, of whom there nre
about 1 s r ,(1 (1 (1 . and nil widows of
Spanish-American was veterans whtt
died of disease contracted 111 the ser
vice. There are about 1000 of these.
OFFICIAL FORECAST
FOR .NORTHWEST
Portland'.. Jan. 31. West
ern Oregon and Western
Washington Fair tonight
and Saturday; continued cold.
Easterly winds.
ORIENTAL BANK
FORCED TO.CLOSE
BV DEPOSITORS RUM
Now York. Jan. 3T. Tho
Oriental Hank, on which a
run of depositors stiyted yes
terday, did not open for bus
iness today. Notice was post
ed that the bank was closed
by order of the stnto superin
tendent of Ininks.
nnd his young children. This is nn
on-trnge. This Is a matter of humil
iation to the nation that there should
not be on the statute books provi
sions to meet and partially to atono
for cruel misfortune when It comesj
upon a man through no fault of Ills
own faithfully serving tho public.
In no other promienl Industrial
country in the world could such gros
Injustice occur; for almost all civil
ized nations hav enacted legislation
embodying the complete recogultlo:!
of the principles which place the
entire trade risk for Industrial ac
cidents (Including, of course, acci
dents due to wilful misconduct by t li
employer, which in this case, is tii'i
government. In all theso counliiea
KM
,kouit was listened to wits !'. in
(Cauliuued on i'ues Two.)