Eugene daily guard. (Eugene, Or.) 1904-1924, December 13, 1911, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, EEC-. 101X- ETHEL CONRAD TELLS STORY OF SHOOTING Keeps Spectators Convulsed With Ker Quirk Wit ( and Humor THE ETTOENE DAILY GUARD, ST .---JSJg 9 t. .. .. A a. A. A A .. iAjVAAAA.A A. ISP - wvy at $1.00 $1.25 $1.50 cents Friday CSS el Attention! FOR THE ACCOMMODA TION OF THE PUBLIC, WE WILL REMAIN OPEN EVEN INGS UNTIL AFTER CHRIST MAS. Sth AND WILLAMETTE STS. UMPQUA WORK IS TURNED DOWN Secretary of War Holds Ex pense Is Too Great to Jus tify the Improvement WaBhliiKton, Doc. 12. The secre tary of wiir today reported adversely on i tie proposed Improvement of nipqun river for ho miles not ween ScottsburK and Rosehurg., because the exainlnntton allows Hint buoIi an Improvement, to bo of any Rront val ue, would bo costly and the amount of eoninierco that would be benefited would not Justify n larso expenditure. There Is a fall of 4i feec In tuts stretch of river, which makes It nec essary to construct a system of dnnis and locks to provide continuous navl Kntlon. At this time It la held that anch an Improvement would not be Justified. The secrotary also reports adverse ly on tho proposal to remove (iunno Rock, on tho south sido of the en trance to Coos llay. Tho examination showed that there Is a shoal extend ing from this rock to the south shore and If the rock were removed the shoal hIho would havo to be cut away. Tho oiiRlneors report that If the lighthouse service will miiko Ounno Hock plainly with nn appropriate buoy, It will not lie Inimical to shlp plnij. The coat of removing the rock and ahoal, It Is held, la too Kreut to liu justified by present conditions. Mew Today YANTKI Ctrl fer iconernt house work. Mrs. Wol'Mtcr Kiut'iild, r-'' l,nwrom-e streol. Phone H74. M5 Hum customers to liolp reduce stork at 1-1 rcKUhtr prices. yVulitnmn's, 45 VV. KlK'HM street. dill 5tMil Xinat nrtlftcK at cut prices. Don't full lo no totl:iv to Wabblnm's, 4T, Y. Kill mroot. ipen till !l p. in. dill THY WAI.HMANH. 4S Went Klttlitli "t fur the Ki-alcst variety of novelties In town, open till 11 p. 111. ill!' THI'I K V KKTSK.ST OF CANIUIOS at 45 V. Slh Htroi'l; also eloKiinl Hue of Xtniis post i-arils at AVa lilinan's, op en till s:nn p. U I '' WAI.I'MAN has iniiny HiIiiks; you need no ami Rt't some of them white the cut prlee sale Is on, 4.'i V. Sth lriel. open till P. Ill; dJU Od Til WAI.nMANs, first; sleep nflev Holt; open till II p. in- dill YVANTKD To Vent, n-rmnii modern eoltaHo; close In: by family of Ihree. no ehlhlven; must, lie ren souahlp. Ail -dress Hill, care of (luurd. dir, FPU SAI.K Small business. Rood lo cation and cheap renl; will lake va cant lot or other proprrly for pari pnv. Address t.ock Do. 4til, Kimene. lire. '"S Drug Co. Ninth and Willamette Phono 01! -, 'V.l.t rife rcst. RELIABILITY WILL ALWAYS EE OUR WATCHWORD. ONLY REGISTERED PHARMACISTS iFILL OUR PRESCRIPTIONS t? ft tt ft ft ft XX XX Tt Tt Tt Tt U Tt Tt ft Tt Tt Tt Tt ft it? Itt New York, Dec. 12. While W. K. Stokes was under a Biirifoon's knife, 19-year-old Kthol Conrad, charged with Lillian Grahaffi with an attempt to murder him last June, was on the witness stand this afternoon, corrob oraliiiK every feature of the teBtliaony of her chiiin that they had shot the linllionnlre in self-defense. .Mr. Stokes' operation was for an abscess on the kidneys and it was said tonight that It hud been suc cessful. Miss Conrad, well poised In man ner, and clear of voice, made a strik ing contrast to the older, but weak- voiced and less self-contained Miss Graham. Spectators are Convulsed. Miss Conrad was smiling much of the time, and convulsed the specta tors by several of her aharp replies. "I wish." she said, when her erosH-exaniinntioii was reached, "that Prosecutor Iluckner would stop mak ing me laufh. 1 don't want to lull (ill." Miss Conrad told of Miss Graham's attempt at suicide. ".Miss Conrad, sho Is a dangerous woman," the witness testified Stokes said when he heard the news, "You are a beautiful girl and you must get away from her influence. Now, MIsh Conrad, you go home and nurse her." "I suggested that bo send her to a sanitarium," tho witness went tin, but ho said, "Oh, no; I can't be mixed jip In this tiling." Trip to lOurnpe Vl'(ecl. "The Haltlc, ho said 'Balls to morrow. She must be sent nway on that boat. I'll glvo yon ?200 for her expenses. I'd give you morn only she might commit suicide on the way over and the money would bo lost.' " Then she said Stokes spoke of his hoy and how proud he was of him. " 'Do you know, Miss Conrad. I'd give $100,000 to a girl like you to have a son like that for me.' Stokes tt tt ft tt ft said," tho girl testified. "I thought it pretty queer of him to talk like that." she remarked. Story of Shooting Told, The next day. Miss Conrad, she called up Stokes. "He asked if 1 hnd letters he had asked mo to get from MIsb Graham, nnd when 1 told him I hud, he said he was coming for them next even ing," she testified. Miss Conrad then gave her story of the shooting. She corroborated Miss Graham's version of Stoke's alleged attack, the struggle for the weapon and the wounding of Stokes. Yesterday Miss Graham ended her testimony. Prompted by hor counsel, C. .1. .Ionian, the young woman sob bed her replies to questions which covered her girlhood In California, ami came gradually up to hrj rela tions with Stokes. Sho told of having boon "lured" to Mr. Stokes' stock farm and of having been detained there for two nights nnd of having been forced to sign aolf-defamatory letters releasing him from responsi bility ill order to bo allowed to go away in peace. She declared the letters wore writ ten in Lexington before she left, and that Mr. Stokes made her write them, under threat to write to her brother-in-law and toll li 1 in that she had been there and forced herself upon him. The statements in tho lotter, sho said, were not true. ' Gave Stokes $1700. She testified that In her acquaint ance he paid her $120(1 which she as serted fell $:00 short of $1700, which she said hIio had given hi in earlier for investment and he had re ported had been lost. In telling the story of tho shooting the girl denied Hint she had Invlied Stokes to her apartments. Ethel Conrad opened the door, when she heard them talking she rushed out and demanded to know what .bhslness ho hud there. .Miss Graham said. "lie grabbed me by the throat and tried to choke mo." she said- "He forced me back Into the room and against the burenu and cursed me ami called me terrible names. I thought he was going to kill me. I opened the drawer where the revolver was. He sel-z-ed the weapon and struggled wllh me for It. At last I got 1he pistol and it was discharged in the struggle." f? ft Tt TT ' tt tt tt fx ft tt tt tt ft ft tt ft f f Tt ft ft tt tt tt tt tt tt tt f v tt i J ?t Tt Tt Tt Tt tt tt ft Tt tt T't u tt Tt SOCIALIST BARELY LOSES MAYORALTY LsiGrando Party, After a Hard Campaign, Elects Sin gle Councilman I. a Grande. Or., Dec. 13. Less than SO votes. If the unofficial re turns are correct, represent the mar gin which the Socialist candidate for mayor. Y. S. Wtnes, Mas defeated by V. J. Church. In yesterday's election. At least three Socialist candidates for the council felt sure of election, but nil wero defeated except J. K. Fitzgerald In the Fourth ward, who gains a real in the council. He was reinforced by the 11. -W. strikers. The Socialists have been confident throughout the campaign. Those elected are: W. ,T. Church, mavor: C. M. Humphrey, recorder; J. il. Mcl.nchlin. chief; R. W. Logan, treasurer; councilman, ftrt ward. .1. K. Campbell; Second ward, V. R. .lones; Third word, R. I.. Lincoln; Fourth ward. ,1 K. Fltrgerabl. YV. Y. Wright was ordered relm Uirsed $ lotto for cltv moneys lost In the Farmers' bank failure. ft f v ft tt tt t tx t t 1 .1 TT f fT TV M MtKKT AMI SITI'FI!. The ladles' aid or the Christian chuiPh will hold a market and sup per in the basement of the church Friday afternoon nnd evening. ill 4 Oyster yupper 3", cetufl. Central rresbyterlan church. Vkincsdny nt 6: 30 p. m. dl4 Sheep owners near Kstncada are In crmad: at.un, bhccu-UUIuki docs. L A RAW A-Y 9 S I cl ! H 1 f 1 C Hi , SCOCii vj of Diamonds, Cut Glass, Sterling-and Silver Plated Ware, Watches, Brass Ware, Hand Painted China, Gold Jewelry in fact, every article in this Beautiful Store is' The Stock is all new-nothing in this, store has been carried for years or is shopworn in the least. Every article in it has. been, care fully bought direct from the factories and1 consequently we have had this stock priced lower than the stock of any other Jewelry Store in the city. And now that we have de cided to reduce the prices on this stock it off ers to the people of Eugene an opportunity to buy their Christmas gifts at a dedided sav ing in price. Everv article reduced from wry ' 557 Willamette St. f , . .v ay Eugene, Oregon I ft ft 11 H ft ri Tt ft 99 U k tt H ft tt Ti H tt k t VV 1 1 VV v VV vv vv A .5 1 : i V vv vv A A I V'.