Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924, May 02, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE G-ENB DAILY GIT ARB e - - EIXKNK, OlilHlON, SATlltDAY E VKVIMi, MAY J, I1IIIN O e I VOL. 83 DETECTIVES OBTAIN NO DEFINITE CLUE TO BRUTAL ASSASSINS Portland, May 2. Detectives are forking to solve the. mystery of the Wribij murder of. Nathan Wolff, .vil'ed In Sis jewelry and pawnuro- jer's shop last night, but so far have lecn unsuccessful in their search for .definite clue. Witnesses have been found who saw a man in front of the ll0re about 6:30 whom the police telieve was a lookout. The man stood in a pelting rain without pro lection and attracted attention by his. disregard for the soaking. Another: witness has been located who about ! the same hour saw three men inside the shop. A bloody handkerchief, blood-stained collar and brown neck- i lie have been found, but these clues jiromise little apparent value so far. (jeyond such meagre clues nothing aas been discovered which offers a hope that the miirderjus robbers will be captured. From the b;st Information obtain able the robbers secured ub.iut $lxtlil 111 jewelry and money. What puz zles the police is the fact that alter shooting Wolff fatally in the neck, the robbers dragged him into th-' back room and hacked his head u pieces with a hatchet. The fiendish ness of the assault leads the police to the belief that the nwiiive for the crime had in it a good portion of revenge. lliMd-s:ailled weap.tn belli f mud beneath tlu' h'J of the murdered man. The criu,? was undoubtedly committed by two thugs, meu whose demands for money an.l valuables Wiff resisted at the cos! of his life. The murderers evidently entered the store through the Irtmt door, and bloodstained footprints leading from the rear room, where the body was found, through the store, testified that they made their exit through the same door. It is estimated that the robbers secured jewelry to the amount of about $ lotto, an.l rifled the money drawers and the cash box in the "pUdgo" safe of about $30U in money. Nathan Wolff, a pawnbroker at 105 First street, was brutally mur dered in his place of business some time between 0 and 7 o'clock last night. Wolff was first shot through the neck, then his body was dragged into a rear room, where his bend was horribly hacked with a hatchet, the SMITH'S SI IT At; A1NST i ti.tox msMissKD Salem. May 1. The damage suit for $.".tiiiii, brought against I'nited States Senator Charles W. Fulton by .1. S. Smith, was dismissed by Judge Uurnett today because of the failure of Smith to file an amended com plaint after a demurrer hail been sustained. Fulton was also adjudg ed costs amounting to $.to. At Grants l'ass a circus man made a vulgar remark before a young man and lady passing. The young mail started in to wiiip the circus man, when another circus employe enter ed and knock d him out with u club. Then a free for all fight occurred. WOMAN WAKES AFTER SLEEPING EIGHTY-FIVE DAYS I. os Angeles, May '-' After an unbroken Bleep of .V days Mrs. lleulah Hawkins, a pa- tlciit in the county hospital. awakened early this morning ami asked for a drink of milk. Her return lo con- sciousness was entirely un . x- pected. the nurse being nt- traded by a rapping and en- tered the room to find the pa- tient sitting up In bed with her eyes wide oyen. A physician was summoned and the woman talked rallon- ally with them for some time. She was able to stand and ha.l full control of her facul- ties, though weak. Mrs. Hawkins had prevl. ously slept for A period of 4 0 days, anil wasi once an In- unite of an Insane asylum. The case Is diagnosed as neg- ative insanity. t ., 4. DEPENDABLE GOODS AT EVERLASTINGLY THE LOWEST PRICES SiaCtlOIl liying For Cash Summer Clothes ought lo be Light, Thin, Cool .'ji- 1 tt 1 uf( & 7 - Copyright I go bv None of us like to wear clothes in hot weather. But jus-t .because they're light, thin, cool, is no reason why they should not be all wool, correct in style and perfectly tailored. Then clothes ought not to hang like a rag inside of a few weeks after j'ou begin wearing them. We'll show you Hart, Schcffner . W.c.rx Clothes made to wear, not merely to look at or talk about; they're the best clothes you ever saw. Every good style in all the new shades and patterns and weaves. The swellcst lot of good clothes in the neighborhood. Snappy Suits $1 5 up the line to $30 Thisstore is the home of Hart, Shaffner & Marx Clothes "Onyx" Hosiery "Ouvx" stands for everv aualitv contained in hosiery. The "Oynx" brand is confidently recommended to our customers as the best article for Purity ok Dvk and Wearing Quality ever offered to the public. Fancy Hose .... 25c; 5oc, ;5c, Ji.oo and $1.25 Dress Ginghams at Cash Prices 200 pieces of Dress Ginghams, stripes, checks and Pids, 15c quality, cash price the yard Ladies' Hand Tailored YVooltex Suits The first impression of a person is always the best. You are going to meet a good many new faces this summer, either at home or on your vacation. You should be well dressed, that goes a long ways in making the right impression. You cannot be better clothed than in one of our WOOLTEX SUITS all wool, hand tailored, cut from the. best models the world produces. Suits from $12.50 to $45.00 mttm WKLL DRtsai Zephyr Ginghams MADRAS- Sported Madras for Wats and Shirt Waists Suits 'yard 25z Hampton Bros. 558-564 VVillamette St-. WHERE CASH BEATS CREDIT LADIES' BELTS Latest Notdtics in Elastic clts, all colors and gilt at... Happy is the person when first of month rolls round with no bills tD pay. That satisfied independent manhood is experienced in every breath. By paying cash let the month of May, '08, be a milestone in your history. Steer you ship of finance in the smooth sea of CASH. No storms of large bills, no rocks of failure a or bankrupcy in this course. Pay case is a money saving proposition. 20c quality Ginghams, 33 inches wide, all wanted shades and patterns, cash price, the yard 14c Checked Panama 25 quality Chiffon Panama, colors gray, blue, resida, cash price, special -- I5C Dust Coats Want to remind you we have in stock Auto, Dust and Rain Coats, of linen, imitation pongee and others from $3.75 to $20.00 10c to $2.25 THE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION. I A bnuia in Chicnflo Inter Ocean. RAILROADS PREPARE GENERAL RAISE IN RATES Washington. May 2. It appear likely that the anticipated Iiutouhu in niltroad freight ralva i alunu to he made. A few days uno a meniher of the interstate commerce rnmmln Kion e)reKsed the opinion (hat wltli In three or four months, tmlesH tliert was a decided improvement, in rail road conditions, it would probably he necessary lo reduce the wnes of employes or Increase freight rates. Uallrouds of the southeastern ter ritory have filed with the Interstate commerce commission tariffs, effec tive Juno 1, incn using the rates on fresh meats materially. The propos ed rates are effective on nieatH from i the north and west at Ohio and MIh JslHslppi river crossings, and amount ; to from 3 lo 10 cents per hundred I pounds on fresh meals. This will he llhe first material rise in the rales , on foodstuffs the railroads havo made I In many years, anil means thai, the 'consumers must pay fim one to two ! cents more a pound for meals. 'i'hls Increase is looked upon as a feeler on public sent Imenl wit li a view to a general Increase In rates on all commodlt l s. NO. 1M( COUNCIL-MEN INSPECT CREEKS UP THE M'KENZIE ltlTl ll'.l:, JOHNSON AMI I'OIN l;i:sr ci:i'i:iis i-:x.mim:ii nv i:h;i:n'. r.vitTY i;it('iiii: si-:i:mi:i to cahhy Moiii'. and iii:tti:k v.ri:i: than or 1 1 1: i is o r n i i i.i v. .N Al;i: AOl'OMI'A.NIKII 1!V suv- Mil a i. i:n(;inki:i!s, M:vsr.. i'i:i!Mi:N ani otiikiis Si'vi'n nii-inliiM's nf t lit 'l(y rmnu'll. niToiiipanU'il by rmirUM'u ollu-r Indl w.'ui to LrnlnirK yi'sionliiy mi. I Inwsilj iii'il iln rri'i'lia In ilmt vhiiilly, ! iiUiui; into tin- uilvlsalill liy of iiiiiiillliiK a Ki'uvliy waii-r sys i.'in wiih in:,' ii,' iiiiii.' in' i h snvauiM ;is ill.' . u j i't hi' Miii1y. 'rim cri't'kH liivi . 1 l;;al "I wi '.-i .liiiiniiiii rri'i'k, ;i ilMtriiT ni' n mile atiiiv,. Loiiliiiru, Ulh'M' it.'i'I; , ahniil ;i. saini' dls inni'i' iiIhivi' ll'.r lllll,. .Mi-Kfli.l.) vil !:i.i;'. Inn iutvu. tin' i-iwr, anil Knr ri't i-rri'iv, un tin1 same nitle an Kilillle creek, lull a mile anil one liall' le kiw. W'.tl' i' was Innnil hk KPi'KiitliiK 111 llie tielutilinrlUMiil (if Ti, lino, mm nalliins a day in Uu iu-cj-elil lime ami n' tie liesl quality. Jolinxim creek first canic under llie cyiH (if tlio cduncllineii. Thero was a Kiiml Biiniily nl' pure and cold wiiter, The fluw, rrom estiinaieti undo In llio past , and In ciimpai'lmm with other HtreaniH, niusl ho at this ilensnu KllKlilly tinder 2,0110,(100 nal liin a day. Kniui estltuaicH nindo lust Oiiiilier, al tho lowest HlnKO, thcro llnwiil diiwn Iih hed sdineililiiK llko 1,100,1100 Kitlltms per day. Thn iiiolh ml was hy weir, th0 must acuiiriito known Id hylraiille otinlneora. Unr Her In the season n iiit'lor eHtltiiuto showed several hundred thousands lialloiiH addliliiiinl, hut this iiulhod Is Keneraliy luaeciirato for final con--clusioiis. Tim Htrenni. at'coiilliiK to llio statement nf a rcsldenl. Is aliotit three miles la lellKlll, lleaillllK on AGREES TO DAMMING OF SNAKE RIVER CATHOLICS OF NEW YORK IN GREAT PARADE ( ( 'out limed on Pa n .'lv.) PUBLISHERS STILL PRESENTING FACTS AND FIGURES Washington, May 2. President Roosevelt reached an agreement with Senator Piles and Representative Jones, of Washington, on the Hnake river dam project. Under the agree ment the president will consent to signing the. hilt providing for the "rTQ X. V I New York, May 2. HAy llionsiiiid Itoinan Ciilhollc liiyiiKin innrchliiK In procession hriniKht to n ell mux ami I formally ended the. week-loilK cold' lirallon of the centenary of tho found- I Inn of tho Itoinan ('nlhiille dloccsc of ! Now York. Perfect weather prevail led and liuudreds of thousands of peo ple wIlneHsed the pni'iido, ovory initn lll i l II I mt I II u lieliiu on font save Olio, Tho mounted mini was HrlKiullcr (leiioial ThnimiH Hairy, Krand inar hIiiiII, and behind hliu triidKoil iIioiih slinl, anil liehlnd him (ruiii-. il thons slilo. Many placoH or hnsliinsa were closed for half 11 day In honor of llio ev' nt. I WashliiKlon, May 2. According to flxures miliiiiliiod loday hy John Nor j ids ,roii(jHenllim tho Aiiiorlcini Nowh- IlltnOr I'llllllsllnrH1 AHUllclllHet in tt.n Mioiimo roininlltoo In tho wood pulp ami print. p;ipor InvoHtlKiitlon ruxurd- w jr. J 4 CHARLES A. CULBERSON. Tex us senator whom southern Den ixrntM would Kindly nupport for llie prtldency. : FORU ACQUITTED I QUICKLY BY JURY Hitn KranelKco, AIuv 2. They t. Kurd, chh-f counsel 4- of the l'iilte Railroads and former at lorney-neii ral of California, was acquitted to- fr day on the charKe at hrlhery of Kormer Hnpervisor Daniel Coleman to secure his vote In favor af a trolley franchise. This makes thuHecond ncqult- tal of Kord In a serln of three trlalH. Twelve Indict- iiientK remain analnst him. The Jury wiih out about two minute. erection of a dam for Irrigation pur poses without charge, hut If over 25 per cent of the water used Is for H)W it purposes the Kovernnient will ninkft a rharK'- At (he end of fifty years the secretary of war In empow ered to charge what he deems proper for the power. No Itufltilnie for PnrU. On a point of order hy Culberson the senate today killed thn commit tee amendment to the diplomatic and consular hill appropriating $ 100, 000 for an embassy bulldliiK In Paris, which wan put on hy the diplomatic co tn mil tee. CorninrHlfty ( lntre. The railroad commodity clauw went Into effect today under which; railroads which haul interstate com merce products In which carriers are Interes'od ar- ;ite to a maximum ftne of f.VMMi earn for each iffeue. Th m Klkln renolut ion , In' rod uei-d yt-Hterday, ami opp iwcd hy l-'ui'on, (f Of'-t'Ofi, prop'iM's lo trlvi the railroads t w ''. mom l)' add ;t Ion a I t true n whf'V to dlvore:- t hf m 1 vt'S from tl e orop'-rtlf-. B (jy .il .M-na?rH, notably Ct.W r- ihttlksiiii' ri,i;in .VOW XV H. T. CKt , Hiintii Cruz, May 2. The first squailron of tho Atlantic hnttlcKlilii fleet anchored off this pliioo today, 'I'hotiHands of people witnessed the arrival from Monterey, and partici pated In llio reception and foHtivitloi coincident to tho visit of (ho ships. STII.IMll II smr IN KAHV I'OHITION Now York, May 2. Tho llfo crow which rotiirned from tho Htrnndeil I'olor Hlckmom at ach'B Inlot re ports tho nehooner lyln In an easy position with thn crew still nliimrd Two lutes am KiatiilliiK near and will aiiompl to pull t Jy ship off al hlnh water. AN. vi-: . 10 iVj.ii!-!,;iir,'Vf wmsm DR. ROBERT KOCH. KamntiH (Ionium nclrntlst nud phynl clan who Ik vlaltluic Auieriea on hli way to .liitmn. ItiK the Increased lahor cost per ton of tmpor prodiiciMl, tho lucreaso amoiinleil to only u'i cents a ton. In splto of the statement of paper men lo tho contrary, ho said, his calcula tion wore correct, and yot he chnrK i d that tho paper makers had put oil an Increased price of 1 1 2 per ton, Hi li'Klnt! Mini, tho IncroaHo was Uuu to to llio hlnher cost of lahor. Ill SIIWK KII.I.KK I'AKKNTS OF WII K llaltle Crook, Mich., May 2. Jo soih K. Ill mi t, whoso wlf has coni inenced divorce procoodlims, broke Into tho homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Humor C. Jones, with whom she was llvlnx with her chil dren, early today and shot and killed her parents. Mrs. (Hunt, scantily at tired, escaped In tho snuw with the bal.y. on and Nelson, Allied that the rnll-i roads h:id not a-.iiuii'il an Httliuile th.'Q 'til It led tli-'i:t to c jnidTai Ion. 'iVe Se(8j ..jr.-rs hope to if" a resolution which can Ic agreed on ni.xt Mondiiy, . ( hliiim. W heat Market f'liicano, May ii. --May, tl.li.l 1-2; .Inly, Mi -; September, S.",, Thero was a sh:np aiUuncu In tho niarkoL ye H'lday. r 5