Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924, May 18, 1908, Image 1

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Newspaper Page TextTHE EUGENE DAILY GUARD VOU S3 lltilOK, (l!i:it. M;)IAV KVKXIXC. MAY IN, Iidis o REAGHER VVHILE INSANE young woman's cashier's misdeeds SUDDENLY SLAYS WIFE BODY POUND IN ; RARITAN CANAL CAUSE BIG BANK TO CLOSE DOORS l Falrmiunt, Va., May 18. Tempo jrlly insane, according to his own (iiement, Rev. S. A. Coffman killed t wife early today by cutting her ffcroat from ear to ear. A moment gfter the crime, he says, he refined Us senses, realizing what he had jone. He immediately surrendered ltd was locked up. Reverend Coffman resides at Ross ion, three miles from here, and has (hargeof two or three local churches, Dd his wife, who was a member of a prominent local family, was 33 years if age. for the past week or two Boffman has been conducting a se ries of revival services and appeared lell pleased with the result. At Bldnight, he and his wife were dis missing the srviees when suddenly fce sized a razor and began striking aer on the head. A struggle follow ed during which Mrs. Coffman escap ed to a garden in the rear of the louse, followed by her husband. where he overpowered her and cu her throat. Then he came to his senses. SERIOUS FIRE IN PORTLAND SUBURBS Portland. May 1 S. Kiri" In Montavilla, a suburb f th: City, has destroyed three r.'-i-,,, 4 -i j,,,, , j, i, IMl, Baptist church. The Monta vma public silioi;! with s-ovor-u I hundred children, is in the path of t he fire, mid unless the flames are checked niav be burned. The children have been dismissed in perfect order. Judge Lawrence Harris has gone to Kurt-burg to hold circuit court there in the. absence of Judge J W Hamilton, who "Is similarly engaged 111 Coos countv. Princeton. N. J., May IS The body of Bertha Vunderbilt. assistant in the Princeton Tnlversity library, was found floating In the Harltan ca nal about half a mile from the Car negie lake aqueduct this morning. She disappeared last week. Mis. William Robinson has told the police of Princeton that on the night of Miss Vanderbilfs disappear ance she saw her in an automobile with another young woman and a man. said a have b 'en a l'riiiceton graduate, who was a suitor of Miss Vanderliilt while In college. He went to Princeton Wednesday to at ten. I the Cornell-Princeton baseball gimp. Some portions of Miss Vauderbill's clothing were missing, but there up-' peared no sign of foul play except a few scars which may have been the result of the body rolling about In the bed of the stream for ihe past five days. An autopsy will be held today. So far as known she was last seen lale Wednesday afternoon m the Pittsburg. May IS. The Allegheny National Hank did not open for business today. The alleged misdeeds of Cash ier Montgomery, who is In the county Jull cvliarged with embezzling $4('.:i.(ioo nd with the abstraction of secur ities valued at f 2."i.ih'0, are responsible for the plight of the bank. W'hlle Montgom ery's speculations are offi cially placed at $r.94.ii(i(i. It said the bank's shortage Is cl.se to U.OOO.OOil. More than $1 .iinii.titlti of municipal funds arc tied up Indefinitely as a result of the suspension of the bank, leav ing th' city with practically no available funds. aqueduct, and it Is supposed she was drowned while attempting lo ford the stream which flows into the canal. WELL. DM CM O WnMIK Two Days5 Special Sale of Ladies' High Grade Suits Monday and Tuesday we place on sale our best and latest models of Ladies' Suits at a substantial saving. If ru arc fccirg to buy a new gown do it now. $45X0 Suils, new shade s, silk lined jackets, models cf perfection, special $40.C0 $35.00 Suits, no better styles made, excellently tailored special $30.00 $27.50 Suits,' style, workmanship, equal to the $45.00 quality special $25.00 $4.00 $i.75 Silk and Allover Net Waists at Special Prices C5.00 Ecru Net Silk Lined Waists, special $2.50 Cream White Silk Waists, special Silk Petticoats at a Saving of $1.00 $6.00 Taffeta Silk Petticoats, with wide f.iunne, colors tan, brown, navy, sky, cream, black, red and green, special two days $5 00 Ever Ready Button Holes Don't make any more button hoics- when yon can buy them at our notion counter by the yard for i5c Omo Dress Shields Omo Dress Shields the pair. --- 2f)C Ladies' Belts Assorted styles, worth from 50c to $1.00 special price each India Linon Pongee colored India Linon, the yard 2c ai d 25c Linen Suiting The best material far wash dresses, all colors and and prices, the yard 20c, 2 5c, 35c and .;5e Hair Frames New shapes can be worn front or back, each Corset Cover Embroidery 35c iS-inch Dorset cover and flouncing embroidery special the vard --- 2C ( aW.:- '...(. I -r VLl-' . ' ' i alumni- 1 i 1 - I- TV V Copyright 1908 by I art Srhaftiici it Marx Patch Pockets are, a feature of th;s seasons' clothes styles, for men. Both suits and overcoats have them and they do give a smart snappy look to the garments. Here's one of our Varsity Suits with these patch pockets made by Hart,, Schaffner Marx You can get clothes with ordinary pockets if you prefer. We sell all kinds except poor ones. These clothes are strictly all wool and can be,had at $15.00orupto $30.00 This store is the home of Hart, Schaffner cc Marx Clothes MERRY WIDOW BOWS Each 25 cents Hampton Bros. 558-564 WillametteSt,. VH1RE CASH liEATS CREDIT ONYXHOSEIRY the pair 75c, $1.00, $1-25 I MAE WOOD TELLS HOW SENATOR PLATT MADE LOVE TO HER BACCALAUREATE ERMON DELIVERED SUNDAY FORENOON I .ft New York, May IS. Mo i W.'od. (h Omaha ulrl, who is suing Senaw r liatt for divorce, alleging thai the senator formally entered Into a mar- riage rontrati with her tin November i. 1901, g.ive testimony in her s it tt ttniay. She Uentiiied several top ies of letters which she suit) were re ceived hy her from Senator liatt. They wt'i'i mainly of an f tool loiuite nature, hut in several weiv iutere.-tt-Ing sentences on ollnr affairs, ov Ih'Iiik: "Your IiMNt has t-hot'ii'i) ho up so that I am almost rot'oncllt'tl (o Ddoll's i'lfftion." A ptrtnro ttf the sonator was shown uiion whlth was written: "To my llttlo wife." TolliiiK how this was wrltton Miss Winul Miiii: "W- II. 1 hM r In uin hU lan I'art of tho tiino ho hold my hand ami part ot tho tlnio 1 hohl his hand. Wo wrolo i( lot;o;hor. Tho wtirds "llttlo wifo' woro writton hy him, 1 think." Miss Wood said tho senator eatne ttt her room In tho hotel with (w.i men and fornutlly arknowledol hot as h.s wife hefore these two men. Tito following letter was a Imitled In ovid MU i over I '.to pVotost of Sena tor IMatt's eotiiiMl: i "My ilttlo hrlde to he, I hav ma lr all arranuemeitt s. Ymi are 11.it to s:iy ' anything to any hod y. Yon ,n o to ohey my hist rue: Ions Impllfll ly. I en eltse eat'il to hotel. V.in will ho thorn at 4 o'l'hrk and have room 1 s . a in alt old fool hilt you will never reuret this step. "l.ivliiKly, TOM." l'hitt wilt not hi eourt todnv. I DEMOCRATS ARE ;BATtLEHlP WORRYING OVER ! FLEET SAILS FOR LOCAL OPTION PUGET SOUND Spokane, May IS. With tho Hrun men In ahsoluto control and the John, sun forces practically wiped out hy iihu of tit ( unit rulo In tho counties, tho UemoerRtio state convention as sembled horo today undor tho leador shlp or x-tJovornor Tumor. Intense ( JOHN E. TENER. Wenlthy iMiiker ntid former profe J Inn n I Imi'I'-.1I plriyt'r, who In m entitll '!' I'm- i.i,'m'-m In peuilsyK .ilila. liarnnnty on nnthiiuil Iryixs 1 offset iy Itili'iiMO d)eiird oil wliiM to tiHV i-e-jardliiK oea option, tin- Iti-puhlleaus having dechirr-il wtronuly In lis la vo . It Ih helU'vefl the ronventhrti will vo(m t) fleet n don hie ntimher of na tional (leloxnlns, Kivlnx each hulf a vote and namliiK no alternates. V. 11. Humph, of Wiillu Walla, ai rear nbout rortnln to win l ho con1 ttwt for natlonnl eotiimltteeman. THREATEN OFFICIALS IN 6UNNESS CASE La I'orti. Way 1 H. Th ' Krand Jury Minn-iM-tl today fur an lnvetlKtioii of lh mystery surromidliiK tho 4 flf'iilh of fourtffn porsotiH ut 4 tho farm of Mrs. Hello Gun- 4- Hess. I'roserutor Hmlth to- day ree vi"1 an 'it Iht Iwter from Brooklyn, N. Y.. tiireat- Brooklyn, N-w York, thn-at- ninK d-ath unlcsn he niKns Ms offhe and drops th tlun- rns InvfMtlKation. The hl f 'T poller has ht-en similarly threatened. TOTAL OF 5978 VOTERS . REGISTER FOR ELECTION A total of 32 voters reKlxffred nl the rotinfy rlerjc's office aft'r trie i books mr opened for the Juii eer, i lion, makiiiK n total of Ukl now on the books. Ilowevr, K''Klnar Mc 1 Karland fsys therw will be about -40 natnes cancelled for one j-i-ftxon and another, thus reduci'ir the total to that eiierit. (if tn f '.I'm rt-KlKtered jfit-r th- b'Kk op'-m-d th" Mf 'tid llrne ::'. d Hfpubllran. 17' l rn orratH. 23 Sorhtiihts, 43 ai" Indepen dent, 'i have no partv, 4 ref-m' d t rie their p.-trfy, I ' r'Q,'nililhf,l'iti Im t and In 7 raes no putty ha kv- Snn KrnnpUco, May IS, Tho At lantic battleship fleet, under com mand of Head Admiral Sperry, welched anchor this mornltiK "id sniled out of San Kraueisco Uay In a drl7.7.11nK rain for PiikoI Hound. KliilU of tho vessels will visit llellluK hntn Hay, four will visit Port Los Annoles, throe mi to Tort Townsem! and one will ko fttralKht to tho dry dock ut Uromerton. on the lilld fifteen of the ships Wilt rendezvous In tho vicinity of I'ort Townseltd ami pr tcoed lo the luuitorano In the vicin ity of S"iii'tlo. On WoiliiesdiiV, Mav 2 7 tit 'tv. Ive will ho t:i Tacouia, hut only rinr will rcni:tlu at thai purl . the other el.Ltht contlnului; out of' the ytinnd, down the coast, ai;:iln anivlnjj at San franclnci) on Mitv 'AM. KM'TV ltJllNOM Ills lino; of 111 114 The I'aclllc Hoot of armroed cruis ers, ttitdrr ctiminaitd of Hear Admiral Davton, siitled south yesterday morn ltiK at 8 o'clock, nnd ltenr Admiral Sperry, In command of tho Atlantic fleet, raised for the first time his cominaudlnK fla of blue. Helii Jun ior In llnrnl rrnik to Adnilinl Dayton, Ad m I ni I Spi'rry was compelled by na val regulations to fly n subordlnato' ftiiK f red so Ioiih as the I'mitle. fleet remained nt this station. Itevlnv ly Ptrsbh-iit Washington, May IK Twenty-four battleships will be reviewed by Pres ident Roosevelt on Kobrtiary 22 next, the d;ite of the return of tho Atlantic battleship fleet. The Wisconsin and Nebraska will be asslitned lo the At lantic fleet mot yill make the return cruise with that ora nlat Ion. The latter vohumIh were built on the Pa cini: coasl , PAPER MIL'S HEAVY . LOSS BY FIRE Sault S:e. Mario, May IV Th pulp mill of the l.;k--Su- 4 per lor corpora t Ion In t lo- ('ami- dlan Hon, across the river from here, was destroyed bv fire today; loss $:t .',0.000. U 4 f Is re"rtjd thai two men art 4 iuIhsIiik. 4 ;i:v. r. iiiltov, or mii.ton, VUK.U HIUS TO t.ll l'l .il(i CI.ASS OV IIIYIMTY S IIOOI, .K AIU A li(i K K It (' 1 S i: S i'itoi'i:n tou;t iii:;knt.s mi:i-:t The hlfi auditorium of the First Christian church was filled to over flowing yesterday morning, tho occa simi beluK ihe baccalaureate sermon before t ho Ki'ad ual Iuk class of tho KiUotio hiviitliy School ( ntnv the Kti Kene Itlblo I'olIeK. Kev. C. Hil ton, pastor of tho t'hrlstliin church at Milton. Or., delivered the sermon, , which was a masterful effort and was Hieatly appreciated by tho member of the ;:raduatlnK class and the laiKO audience present. Following tho sermon tho ceremo ny of ordination to the ministry win " performed, the follnwinK being tluly ordained to preach tho gospel: Frank l.each, of Seattle; Leon Myers, of Ku Kcue; Kthel C. t'urtls, of Colfax, Wash. ; I It) ward McConnoll, of Ku Keiie, and Henry Van Wlnklu, of Sunnysltle, Wash. Tho sorvlco was directed hy Uov. J. 8. MeCallum. Tho commencement exercises prop er will tako place this evening nt tho Christian church, beKlnninR nt S o'clock. After music nnd prayer, Professor Jesse Davis, ;mg header at tho church, will rentier a solo, nuil tho Divinity Hchool chorus will ren der an anthem.. President P. L. Campbell, or tho I'nlverslty of Oro Ki'ii, will deliver n short nddross, and ho will ho followed hy liev. Morton L, Gregory, of Wnllu Walla, Wash., COMMITTED MURDER TO SECURE MONEY Mallawnii, .May IS. Thi prom'u fur nt MunmoiMh rotinty unufHiiui'tl Cixlny Unit Frank y.uMira, u vciiimk rnrin hii1'1, hiiH vimlrwil lluit he klllxl Mr. anil Mra. William II. Hlii'ii-hi-ril and rv.inl. Minn Jennie lli'iiily, I tMiinil inuriJeriMl In S M ' p li . r il ' larlul hiiiihe Kalnrdiiy. ..ihHt.i n Hlnlenienl l repnileil In he t i tlie ele- llinl lie' killed tin' nhrphiTflfl fir money wlilrh1 lie kllt'H Sill (.lienJ m,I n hi IIIMXi'M- , Hl'lll. j ROGER C. SULLIVAN. l-'nntiei' mill Itr.vnn lemlei wlio will I I Hie IIM'h.Ib ileleuillluli III lllu lt'll- eunvellll',,' Willi Will llellviT llle lldllP'lH (if Ille : i,l-e:iHl.ill. Ileal! K. I. Sallilel-Hull will ' eonfer llle ilei;reen npim Ille fulluw'- Iiik Kmilniili'ii: Krni'Ht. V, Wiuruore ami IiavliI (. Olmin, In the ia-4lriil liltillrat rourHe, unit Anmt A. Iliir.ten ami Nathiui Karl lleach In the Kiir- ; Huh lulnlHterlal rntirnn. i Late llilx iiricriKion the liiiunl of i riiKimiH uf the :hiio mt In annual Ki'HUin. There la nut niurh hiiKlnena ' Imri'irtiinre to Im trttnuartod, but a K'xnl tunny routine 'matters will he taken up ani dtHi'unwil. Tho nunilier 'f rexonli rhan, b(MJi Inircnued from jaeveri to fifteen. ' The ii n li ii n 1 alumni banquet will ko i h'id lonlKht after the urailnatlnn exj ji-rrlHi'B. It will Im Klven In the din-.' ! Inn room of the liturch, which la alt-, , iiaii'l In the liaKement of tjie build-, l I 'LAWLESS ACTS ! CF STRIKERS IN CLEVELAND TODAY ' IDAHO TO HI I I. MM 4 OXK MILLION ACItLH 4. SnhlliKloii, .May IS. -The hoiiHe, under HiiHpenHlon of 4 the ruled, today pa.iaei) a lull allowing Idaho lo reelaim one million ni rea lielonliiK to the 4 liulille ilomalii. ( hli nun W hent Market. ''Ill' ill!'!, M.iv I May, 1 1 nil lulv, y.l l-; HepleinlMT. Ml; lie' tier. Mi 7-h. q I'' n-lleion Win (lie hh;h .si Ii'miI 'ra'4( I t lit h.il."i t'I's. S, it'll il.i v. i lie r. a 111 from th.fl iit v iiui'le 4,i io;n:, llnk'T 'ity 40 ani Ontano p; f'leveliinil,-.May IS. There wero many act of UwleHHiietia In connec tion with the street car strike In tho early hours today. Trolley whea were cut, crews driven from their en is a 11 t non-union men attuikcd by strike smpathizers. The uiunliipnl tract l.'in company announceil today that no further attempt will be made to operate the cars at Lakewooil un til the an' limit les guaranteed protec tion. It Is reported the men will ike an aiiilt r;it t'in proposal to the ttiiiil'Ui r'Miiiiin and a marked in i i' i'F" In the niiuile-r of cars operat- l-'l I'l'l.lV n il ll'illr.d. ill" fir 'I ll'I'MII't liv tie uiliern of the state hoard of operation to linim a 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 p-'ii'i- liitween II;q em plovers and stiiklni; ciruieu nil. a failure.