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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1008.
NO. 130.
JUDGE STANDS BY THE MAYOR
Hendricks Changes His Mind and Pleads Guilty
JUDGE SAYS SCHMITZ
DECISION IS CORRECT
Mends Bis Opinion and Points Out How Easy It
Is to Have the Matter Tested In Supreme Court
(United Pross Loused Wire.) Ithe law thoro Is nn onsy nnd simple
San rranclsco, Jan. 22. Tho first wny to bring tho matter boforo the
uprcsston of opinion by presiding
jMtlco of (he District Court of Ap
pall James A. Coopor, concerning
the recent decision of his court In
tie Scbmltz case is contained in a
tetter written to Attorney J. C.
Hutchinson, of San Francisco nnd
Palo Alto. In this letter tho Judgo
aakes a lengthy dofonso of tho do
riilon. Tho letter In pnrt follews:
"I am sorry to havo disappointed
jou and my good frlond who holpcd
to elect me, but I simply took pari
la Interpreting tho law ns I under
itood, and I could not respuct my
lf If I had done otherwise. If wc
ire wrong In this Interpretation of
supremo court.
"In my opinion, and tho opinion of
my associate, tho Indictment outirc
ly falls to Btnta a public offonso.
"Wo enmo to thfs conc'iuslon af
ter careful study and consideration
of all the authorities. Somo of ub
havo had cotiBldornblo oxporlenca In
Criminal lnw, not only in a practice
of 21 yoars, but with nlno or ton
yoarB on the bench, nnd wo did not
corno to our conclusion linBtlly.
"I can suy that, personally, I was
never moro positive of tho correct
ness of a decision in my life than J
am of tho correctness of tho legal
NEW YORK
TO SUPPORT
BRYAN
BETWEEN THE LINES
CHICAGO STO
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
r m
SOME OF THE THINGS THAT CAN
BE HEAD BETWEEN THE
ItpUXIJS OP THE LADDER IN
THE NEW YORK MEETING LAST
NIGHT OTHERS .MAY RE
.MENTIONED, RUT RRYAN
WILL GET THERE.
Our Annual
Clearing Sale
is still continued and will be kept in full blast
until further notice, We must have room for
our Spring Goods. That is the reason we are
offering our entire stock of up-to-date mer
chandise at such sacrifice prices. Hundreds
of articles all over the store sold at cost and
less than cost. Read on
5000 yard- of beautiful Needle
work Embroiderlos from 4 to
In inches wide, going at less
'tan manufacturer's cost.
Lot 1, Oc; j,ot 2. 12Jc yard
Lot ;i. 13c yard worth 33c
w" aids of Square Mash Linen
Lat. all widths, worth 10 and
1-V jer yard, now 3c
An our Colored and Black Dross
Goods i'ing at
I LKARIXG PRICES.
" 4i! of Dark and Light
Coor.i Outing Flannols, 7c
qua K now ner vard 3o
iwu.i ads of Dress and Walsting
Si'k- new
at-
up-to-date goods
1 1 EARING PRICES.
Clearing Prices
a ne fallowing Goods this sea
bs att-st Ladlos Coats, La
d's Suits. Petticoats, Dross
s ts. Furs, Raincoats, Rub
bed Silk Coats, Ladles'
Wahts, ladles Jackets, Chil
dren's Furs and coat8, also
Mu'inery and Fanoy Feathers.
574j h j
(United Pros3 Leased Wire.)
Now York, Jan. 22. Tho stnto of
Now York will support William Jen
nings Bryan for proBldont in tho Don
vor convention. A't least, thials tho
BiRnltlcnnco loading Democrats nt
tach to tho calling off of tho pro
posed conference of conservntivo
Democrats which had been scheduled
to convono tomorrow In tho Waldorf-
Astoria.
This conference had boon heralded
aa another Brya affair. According
to,,th.a.(wjBoacroB tho conference was
called off because- It becamo apparont
that oppopsitlon to Bryan could not
bo solidified sufficiently to become
dangerous.
OREGON
PIZENS
FOR TAFT
MANY IN COUNTIES
IT IS A CASE 0E CELERY
WITHOUT THE SALT
Evelyn's Story and That of Other Witnessess Show
Only the Salacious Side of the Situation
INTERIOR AND WESTERN ORE
GON GOING STRONGLY FOR
THE GREAT WAR SECRinWRY
PEOPLE RELIEVE HE IS
SOUND, SOLID, SAKE AND SANE
. flv AROUSES MOST ENTIIUS
IASM. V
proposition dlscussedjn the Schmltz
case.
"I know your idoa of tho character
of a judgo nro such that you would
not rospoct him if ho should dopart
from his honost opinion, merely to
pleaso tho public. I considered It
my duty to Interpret tho law as I
saw It. Even if by so doing I should
loso your good opinion and tho good
opinion of nil my friends.
"I must do my duty, or roslgn. 1
novor yet havo shlrkod n duty If T
knew If, nor have I evor written n
decision with any othor vlow
bo corroct on tho law."
than to
MRS. BRADLEY
IS BROKE
(United Pross Loasod Wire)
Salt Lake, Utah, Jan. 22. With
out friend or monty, and with four
small children to support, Mrs. Anna
Brcdley ie povirty-trlckn in a
email hut on tho outskirts of tho
city.
Immodiatoly following her trial
for tho murder of former Senator
Arthur Brown, she sold books and
with iho monoy paid her faro hor
and purchasod groceries that laetQd
up to tho present time. But now she
is penniless. She finds that all nor
(Editorial Corrospondonce.)
Tho w'rltqr has takon pains to got
expressions of opinion froin n great
many Republicans In tho pnst two
wookB. Ho attended tho closing ox
orclsog of tho fnrmcro short courso
In ngrloulturo and tho Oregon ncad
omy of,BclencoB at Corvallls Friday
Inst. Ue was at tho mooting of tho
Stnto Press association at Portland
Saturday nnd has met with farmora
and fruit growors In Polk nnd Mar
lon countlod In qulto largo num
bors. jf
The' general tendency of political,
thought, bo far ns expressed in the
choice of prosldentlnl candidates, in
favorablo to Wm. II, Taft of Ohio
for presldont. Thoro Is a scattering
voto for Hughes of Now York, but
tho drift of opinion is strongly In
the diroctlon of tho Ohio man.
Tnft Strong in Benton.
Benton county Republicans bo fnr
as Interviewed expressed a profor
onco for Taft. A few who havo pref
erences for Hughos nro not very pro
nouncod, whllo Xho Tnft men nro vory
outspoken. Landlord Bnkor of tho
Corvallls hotel, who has had a long
resldonco in western Orogon nnd n
very successful experionco as a hotel
man is a Tnft boomer. Ho sayB tha
groat majority of tho traveling men
are for Taft, They nro a protty good
lml ox of public sontlmont, and gauge
tholr politics from tho standpoint of
what would constitute n successful
administration from a bu&Inoss vlow,
Thoy want to Bell goods. To do so
thoy want a Proeidont who is a Biiro
thing progporlty-Bottor,, not a vision
ary or untried theorist and thoy fowl
strongly, Mr. Baker toys, that Taft
Is not a vislonnry.
I talked with county people and
butlnees men nnd found four-flftha
of the Ropublloans I could draw out
unqualifiedly for Tnft. Thoy fool ha
le a eafe man and tho rank and filo
of the party aro govornod by their
instinctive footings of political sagac
ity rathor than by cool crltiool analy-
ie of the mugwumplan order. Thore
is here and thoro a pronounoed advo
cate of some othor candidate but or
dinary eUlzens say Taft ovory time.
Taft on the Common Level.
Why are the rank and file bo out
spoken for Tnft? Beoauso thoro Is
(Unltod Prose Loasod Wire.) i sworn In ns a wltnosfl for tho do-
Now York, Jan. 22. Mn Fran-0"80'
Justlco Dowling finally ruled that
I Min SMi1 1 nil tr Mm mill mrAH tifltlnlt
wiiv v-vi ,r vuv will uiui ti iiiviia
coe 12. Plorco, tho first wltnosB callod
to tho stand this morning In tho trial tllor wnB BO milnh nriIuincMt HhouM
of Hurry Thaw for tho imirdvr of b0 ndniUt0lli Tho dcf0IIBO nind0 nlt
S nnrord Whtto, dontlfiod ThnW8Jofror t0 ft(lmlt tho w , lvlllonco
HlKn.uurQtohlswlIl,whIchwnimndonn(, thon temporarily withdrew It.
on tho ovonlng of hU marrlngo fj : Anlh0Iiy comstock wm tho next
Evolyn Ncablt. wltnosa for tho dofonso. Ho snlil
DlRtrlct Attorney Joromo obJoct-jThaw called at his ofllco In Fobru
od to tho witness giving testimony , ary, 100-1, by appointment, nnd told
along this lino. Ho Insisted that
eho would bo unablo to Bwcar that
tho document was In tho same condi
tion, and that It road tho same as it
did on tho night It was Blgnod.
A longthy tochnlc.il discussion fol
lowed. Anthony ConiRtock hna beon
htm that a woll known New Yorkor
(had acquired a hnblb of ruining
young glrlu by drugging tlom in til
npnrtmo;jtB at 122 Twenty-second,
stroot. 11 (.Identified reglivtorod lot
tcro Hont him by Thuw.
(Continued on pago five.)
IMMUNITY BATH MAKES
TntMtOOK FOR TOWEtS
'Wash Me and I Shall Be Clean, Purge Me and I Shall
Be Whiter Than Snow", Is the Motto
(Unked Prois Lonecd Wlro.) prodlotod. Rumors thnt Honey would
Portland, Or., Jan. 22. HamlltoncHnoU hlB cnao nKntHt nn by 0V.
II, Ilondrlckn, n co-dofendant of
denco of Rome of tho co-dofonduniu
John Hnll nnd Edwin P. Mavh. W. V.
Stelwor and others In tho land fraud havo boou r,fe 8,nco tl,Q day tho Ctt8a
casoe, camo Into court this morning, opened, nnd thore was many indloo
and, rovorslnghls former plon, pload-o'1" tnt this eupposltlon was cor
ed guilty to tha olmrgo ngalnst him. root. Today's proceedings Boom lo
It )a mild that two othor dofondnntB onr out this conclusion,
will tako this saino courso, nnd thnt Edward W. Dixon, a Hpoclnl agont
all throo defondante will then tako of tho gonoinl laud oHloo, teat I Hod
tho stand and tostlfy as to their nl- this morning ns to his invoHtlgntloua
logod cotiBpirncy to fonce public Into lnnd f ratal h in Eastern Orogon,
lands, nnd tlfelr relations with John nnd tho couinootlon of Hnll and
Hall and Edwin P. Mays. Mays with these ullogod vlolatloim of
This action has been freqiuutly tho statute.
THE WOMAN THIS TIME
MADE THE GUN PLAY
!rl??LUm;l a growing fooling that ho Is on the
luviu Julius a uuttu iu uui uiu, uuu
has answered "want" advortlse-
$7.00 Raincoats tO Q tZ
Now ! CJ O
?18.00 CoaU Q nn
?16.50 Suits rt Qf
?25.oo suits y rr
Now JVJ
The Store That Does The Business
ments without succoes. Her condi
tion became known yestorday, when
h& asked a lawyer who was In
Brown's office yoars ago, for assistance.
Knocked Him Clear Out.
(United P-obs Leased Wire.)
Spokane. Wash., Jau. 22. F. G.
plain, common lovol of everyday
Americanism. Ho is not regarded
as sonwtlonal or brilliant but ns
seno and safe on all the vital Issuoh
of Americanism and Republicanism.
Hon. Julius C. Moreland, clork of
tho supremo court of Oregon, has up
to tho present not been an enthuslas
tic Taft man. Ho has rather Inclin
ed to Hughes. Spending somo time
away from tho capital the past two
Shot and Killed the Man and Then Turned the Pistol
On Herself, aud May Die
Now York, Jan. 22. In tho midst Sho eat down for a momont, and
of acoros of shoppers In Maooy's dry, thon quickly pMllad a rvolvw from
'n Iinnitlimr nml Htnrtfwl tn uliruit.
Ragsdalo. a well-known salesman of weeks, ho haa coroo to the conclusion
this city, has been placed on trial that Taft Is tho choice of a majority
of tho Republicans al Oregon, uw
has com to this opinion slowly, but
yesterday admitted It was a fact ihat
more Republicans generally speaking
goods storo at noon today a woman,
Bupposod to be May Roberts Olark.
leaped from a tablo in tho store's
rofrtaurant, where she was dining
with Frank Brady an advertising
man, and shot him five times, Instant
ly killing him. Ah the terrified
diners woro dashing from tho largo
Brady had no tlmo to dofend him
self. Ho tried to run, but foil ovor
dead. In tho panlo that onuuod kov
ural womon woro trampled upon, a
tow of thorn bolng slightly Injured.
Tho woman shot horsolf 'twloo. The
police say thoy found n -third rovolv-
rooni, dropping knlvoa, forks, nap- or In hor handbag. Brady was 27
kins and ovon food as they ran, the years old, and tho woman was throo
charged with tho Involuntary man
slaughter of "Dusty" Dean In his sa
loon October 1. Ragsdalo struck
Dean with bis fist, who fell to the
floor and never regained conscious
(Continued on pago four,)
murdress shot horcelf twice, and died
a fow mlnutoo later in a hospital.
Thero woro sevoral hundred per
sons dining In tho place when the
Clark woman otopped from tho ele
vator and approached tho tablo at
which Brady was sitting with Frank
MoPhereon, of tho Evening To! eg ram J
years hla senior. Thu. motlvo for th
ohootlng la not known.
IJrorylwdy Read
Tho Journal locals. If you would
sell your goods lot tho public know
what you have. That's whaMkey
won$.
ness.