THE 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
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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
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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-,
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'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.