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DAILY 0AP1T AT, JOPTtNAI. BALKM, OnHOOIT, THUKflttAY, PKOHMMffl f, 1PW 4 U! - . - ' 1 1 I . i ill' li FINCH ON THE STAND GIVES HIS VERSION Of THE -.SHOOTING (United 1'resB Leased Wire.) Portland, Or., Doc. 24. With a volco that nover' faltered, betraying 1 1 his manlier no consciousness of tlio nwful Issuo of llfo or death that con fronts him, J. A. Finch this morning took tho stand In tho circuit court to toll his version of tho death of Ralph Ui Fisher at his .hands on Novomber 28. Finch's reforonco to tho killing of 1 '.'pher wero carefully and diplomat Icnl y worded. Flrot ho spoko of F'ahor mooting "his unforlunato death," and again ho alluded to tlu trngedy as "this unfortunnto occur ronco." "I felt as If I woro tho victim of a trap," was one of his expressions re garding his suspension from the prac tice of law under tho prosecution be gun by Flshor. Ho painted Fisher as a man who did not kcop his word, faithless in his promises and obsfl nato in resisting tho plea of mercy. Flshor promised to head tho petition to reln'rtnto him, ho doclarcd, nnd then refused oven to sign It. ."I felt sick at heart when I road Hint I hod boon suspended from tlio liar association," ho said. "I folt lha tthls was too harsh. Honestly peaking, I think I was perhaps do nerving of u reprimand, nnd if I had continued n my habits I might hnvo le-'orvod a sovoror sontonce. But Inco July I had been nttondlng strictly to buslnoss, 'and I thought that tho Judgment was too much." All through his story Finch carried tlio same idea of persecution. Ho was crying, out to Ik? lot alone, nnj given a chnnco to work out his des tiny, but FlBhor would not let him, nnd prursuod him with vlndlctlvo per sistence This is tho story that ho would havo tho Jury bollovo that ho was n suppliant for morcy, Flshor tho rolontlcus prosecutor, ralthless to what ho had promised. Ho said ho had hold out hopes o IiIb wlfo that tho ponalty would b losBOnod, adding, "nnd I still have that hopo." o ., EARTHQUAKES SHAKE MONTANA MOUNTAINS j A Virginia City, Mont., telogrnm of December 21 says: "Two earth quakes in ton minutes, tho first at 2:25 this afternoon, cnusod tho wild est excitement in this city, tho pnnlc Btrickon pcoplo rushing lilto tho streots In tho bollof thnt tho build ings wero about to topplo over. Struc tures trembled violently, plaster enmo dowp, dishes were thrown to tho floor, tho main school building a two story brick, wns badly cracked nnd tho ground rout with seams from ono to three inches wide. Two moro shocks wore experienced this even ing, one nt C:35, tho othor at G:50, and again set the people burring into tho streots. Tho first of tho tromors was felt yesterday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock and nnothor at 7:30 this morning. Frank Pnce, who arrived from tho Crater Lakes, tho scene of an extinct volcano, six miles south of Virginia City, whore 13 old craters havo been filled with wntor, forming n chain of lakes, states that tho ground hoavod there like tho bosom of a lako, caus ing Immense fissures to form in tho mountain nnd rending tho cliffs. There Is a bollof that water of tho Crater Lakes has found its way through subterranean passages to tho romnnnts of tho fires of tho old vol ennos, nlthough tho Yellowstone Park is only 75 miles from hero. o CARACA (Contlnniod from page 1.) KILLED BY OVERDOSE OF ANTI-KAMNIA POWDERS ClirlHtnuis KximvIboh. At tho Firat Baptist church Do comber 25, Itocltntlon Gortrudo Barnott. Scriptural reading Mlsa Byrno. Prayor Pastor. Song Tho "Bothlohom Babe," by primary clana Recitation "What I would Do," Hay Todhuntor. Drill Mrs, Comor'B class. Song Chlmos of Heaven. Solo Luther's Crndlo Hymn, FI03 do Flr.nnlghnm. Rooltntlon "Mnrgarot's Christ mas," Jooso Bnoll. Song By school. Motion Song "nock tho Crndlo." nocltatlon "Tho Child and Her Doll," Flosslo Flannlnglmm. Solo "Shining on Bothlehom's Crndlo," Boislo Sun. Rooltntlon "Mnrgnrot'B Race." Song mu-j Fullorton'H class. Recitation "Thoro Wan Onco a Small Boy," Hiram Coopor. Motion song "I'm Singing n mory," Mniy. FJeter and Dm nnd Anna Ilulo. Reoltntlon "Tho Othor 13unlco Hart. Ohrlrtmn thanks offering, A visit from Santa Clnua. - o lit Sun Side." O110 OIiihs T Much - Jmdgo Moore "llontod" two men out of town thij morning who woro arrested luat night by tho ofllcors on tho ohargo of drunkonnoss and ill, ordorly conduct. Ono of tho celo brnnts bocumo mixed up In a window In front of tho Lqoso tonsorinl par lore nnd wns compollod to imy dnm- ngos dono to tho glnn? through hia aroloBsnosa. Both partlos rosldo In Marlon county, and had boon buying Chrlstmai presents. Tho Corvallis Gazctto of Tuesday Bays: Mrs. Fred Griggs died Just beforo G o'clock Sunday morning at tho Stophon Griggs farm, a fow miles north of Corvallis from an ovcrdoso of antl-kamla powdors, which she had taken to relievo n sovoro head ache. Mrs. Griggs had long boon a suf ferer from excruciating hondauhos, and Saturday evening, when 0110 of these sovoro attacks camo on, oho unconsciously took a number of tho antl-kamla tablets, nnd wns unablo to rally from their offect upon hor heart. When it wbb known thnt hor condi tion was sorlous medical aid wob promptly summoned, but all offorts to rovlvo her woro unavailing nnd alio passed away early Sunday morning. 1110 fnmlly recently enmo here from Nebraska, Mr, Griggs being n brothor of Ira Griggs, who lives near tills clty. Besides tho bereaved husband, do coasod leaves two Bmnll sons, 4 nnd 5 years old, to mourn hor loss nnd miss her loving enro. Tolograms wero sont to rolntlvoa m mo wast or tho sad event. Tho funeral took place Monday, Intor mont being mndo In tho Locko bury ing ground. lively quiet although tho populace Is Jubilant over today's happening. CiiHtio Will Let Go. Berlin, Dec. 24. Clprlnno Crtstrj gave out. a statement today which tends to the abandonment of claims on tho pro3ldcncy of tho Venezuelan republic. Tho statement I3 as fol fel fol eows: "After taking cognlznnco of every thing printed In tho newspapers from Vonezfiioln, 1 doubt tho attitude therein attributed to tho govornmont at Caracas. 1 will havo moro to Buy on this point when I am In hotter j hoalth, nnd when I havo full knowl-j edgo of what bus occurred during my nbsenco. "In nny ovont i Bhn.ll plnco no dim cutties In tho wny of tho present ad ministration of Venezuela in settling controversies with forolgn govern ments, even If this should Involve my own withdrawal from activities In tho affnlru of tho nation." Genernl Castro will romaln two weekB longer at tho private sanitari um of Dr. Israel. Ho will glvo out no information concerning IiIb futuro plans. Only the timely arrival of troops prevented heavy losses. Employes of tho government printing office nnd tho 131 Constitutional, chief- -de fenders of Castro, Joined with Mid remnants of Cnstro'o army, but woro routed after defying tho thousand of nntl-Castrdlsta for a time. Tlio throng wna greatly Inflamed by -i speech mono by Sonor Pletrl, ono of tho leaders In tho opposition toward Castro, who at ono period of his ad dress cried: "Down with tyranny; death .to Castro." 1 Tho purpoio of today's mcotlnc w.i. SALEM, OREGON STALEY, n Monda School closed during, holiday week, Wbrk will be resumpri A nnmhnr nf now students will enter at that tlmo. m... i- . mhk ganized then, A good time to begin a practical course of study " uUius Ui i oung peo , Will hn mnnirnH tn nn thfi'Wnrk nf Rtnnnorrnnlmir .i 1. . . "'v . f 4t, Mnrtliiuact In 4l-.r nov frtu, ... .. ., CWS ) ft mum u. u.u niu.Huo, , t..u mum .uvv yva una mere are alwav ihnsft who are well aualified, If vou are intfimstprl in .' , Jf5 --- - - w. wwiw in h' coming jqi- l r we invite you to look into our courses, Send or call for catalogue c STATE OF MINNESOTA BEATS THE RAILROADS ABE RUEF'S SENTENCE IS AGAIN POSTPONED San Francisco, Dec. 24. Tho sen tencing of Abo Ituuf, convicted on u chargo of offering a bribe to Super visor Fr.iroy to secure tho paBsago of a .trolley measure, was again post poned by Judgo Lawler, after Attor ney Dozlor closed his nrgument for tho defendant. Tlio lionrhm will bo resumed Tucs- nnd Great Northern tn ennou dny, when Assistant District Attor- court upholds tho law Increasing tho ! dajr ,s " HWi muuru. U 0 n n . 0rnft""UMl rcniUNAL u n n a . Mr vr a. km., ITll. r. . . ,.... "-"Ml vuiiuuu i-rcso icaBcu wire.) 61-"0 lwajrtoTlm St; Paul. Minn.. D. sl ti. ,ne tho holldtrt Btnto won a double victory in the Mr9 Dndl CB supremo court today when Justice C. , Ufler WMl L. Brown filed opinions In Its favor " "f in both tlio Chicago & Great Western' " "vr occsut, Tho " arr,Ted noy O'Gara will make niiBwer to tho gross earnings tnx from three to four argument of counsel for the dofon-o. Attorney Dozlor laid much stress on tho fact, as he stated It, that the Jury had boon Influenced by the at- court that a granted. now trial should h" tempti to asacelnnto Prosecutor Fran was to j.romho support to President' c''3 'h lloncy' Il U8C(1 thU "8 ono A Gomez' decree looking to tho settle-",ls 8tron03t )olntB to convlnco tho mont of tho present troublo bo- itwoon Holland and Venezuela, but It soon resulted In nn nnt'-Castro demonstration. Sonor Paul, on behalf of former Prosldcnt Castro, pro.nlicd reforms, but this had no effect upon tho gnth orlng. , AN OPEN QUESTION AS TO WHICH WAS DRUNK A Philadelphia dispatch of Decom bor 22 snys, "Searching for souls, for sounds to toll how glad thoy folt," flvo big black boars, vory drunk, guvo n vaudovlllo iiorformnnco In tho Loyalsock woods near Rlngdnlo, and Fnrmor Gallaghor, who watched tho porformanco, -snys ho Is really glad ho didn't hnvo n gun. John Feroll, nnothor farmor, has a big elder press at tho odgo of tho forest. Hundreds of bushels of np plos havo boon ground nnd pressed during the past fow months nnd tho pomnco has boon dumped In a groat hoap noar tho Loyalsock crook. It recently ralnod on this pomnco and It formontod. Fnrmor Gnllnghor wns driving home from Rlngdnlo whan, noar tho dldor pross ho hoard tho sounds or revelry. Ills horses rofusod to pro ceed, nnd ho wont forwnrd to lnvos Ugate. Dancing around the pomace piles woro llvo boars, all whooping and squnllng In bacchanalian nbnn don. , The farmer avors that while ho watohod thoy Unci a football gam,). And a Pluto wnrdnnco, n grand opera rohoarsal and n grand Salomo wind- up also. Mil Buna McCoy wont to Corval lis today to visit friends. L. A. Bellamy, of Wlohltn, Kansaij, arrived 'u the city this morning. o Apjilcs in Dcnmntl. The Roguo Itlvar Valley Fruit Growers' Association has rocolved nows that a carload of Now tons shipped by that association to Now York city had sold for $3 por box, nottlng tho growors $2 por box. This Is not tho bo?t enr that was shipped, bottor fruit having boon sont on later from which returns hnvo not yot been recoivod. Tho Now York commission men havo beon advised to soil tho fruit there if thoy can nut the grow ers $2 por box nt Mod ford, If not Jhiuso Vip lteut Closo ,ls East chogl. Enquire. 068 Marlon st. U1 will be shlppgd to foreign mnr- 12-2 -1-3 1 koi8- GIRLS ARE GOOD, SAYS WRITER IN EVERYBODYS Tho small-town girl, drlvon from hor town by tho financial collapso of hor family or olso by tho birth or a spirit of Indopendouco In hor own mind, with no homo excopt hor hand-' bng and no support excopt hor cour? ago, advances do tho contor or tho stage In a largo city to "mako good." Sbo IwiH ft man's problt'tu. Sbc get a woman's wage. Six dollars a week. How will jihe: live? Tho ready suspicion crosdea' your mind, tho yellow suspicion of J yellow sociology. Don't ndopt it too lightly. Watch tho girl's struggles. Soo hor sottlo down io pass hor six-dollars-a-wcok novlco porlod In a girls' club houso. Sho sleeps In a room with threo othor glrli. Sho pays $2.75 a week for her brd, hor breakfast and hor dlijnor. Sho gots two snndwlclios nn applo nt flvo conts when sho Ieavos tlio club In tho mornlng.'nnd she con sumes them nt noon tn a '-tore lunch room along with a cup or coffee. Sho doc n't send many or hor clothes to a public lau-.'dry. Sho washes them In tho club lnr.uulry nt tub-rental or flvo cents an hour. When hor absolutely unavoidable expenditures ror rrom, board, car-far- and lnundiy ha-e boon mot, sho hn- $1.05 loft. For now clothe, cho hunts bar gains In material- nnd doos hor own manufacturing, n'tor working hour, on tho club sowing mnchlne. For books, magnzlnoe an 1 newspapers, sho usoe tho club reading room and' th circulation depnrtmont or tho free ptililla library. For nmusomont' sho joins a slngl;is tqclety and nt tonds tho rroo epiiPort and lectures wlih which tho wlntor season or ov ery large city Is plentifully sprlnklod Muoh sympathy ha beon olnlmed for thorn bocnuso thoy can't llvo ox copt by sin) on six dollars a woek Tho roal sympathy thoy deserve In because Ahoy do. As a class thoy do. o MARKET IN CHICAGO SHOWS GREAT STRENGTH (United Press Leaned Wlro.l Chicago, Doc. 2-1. Tho improve ment In tho wheat situation abroad today following tho dccllno thoro yoa tordny shown that the trado on tho othor nldo Is nbout equally divided as to future prices and operations, nnd ench day's buslncsu there Is af fected by tho news of that period. Today Livoriool closed vory firm with prlcoa advanced. It was a dull day In this mnrkot. although thoro woro Indications at tho opening that something IntcrOTt ing would dovclop from tho ohortg. After tho early covering tho lnttor did not mako much of n movomont, nnd prlcoe cloned near opening val ues. This showed an ndvnnco or to ' cento above yostorday. Primary rocolpts In bushels: Whont today 170,000; yoar ago, 958,000. Com today, 5-13,000; year ago, 1,. 009,000. Shlpmonts, 50; wheat today, 1000, yoar ago, 95,000. Corn todny, 35G,n00; year, ago, 471000. nor cent which tho rullrnnilu ntinnkn.1 ' " A- TerFllHm iwriniimornlijttJ tnrlBtmai. Mrs. L H SWrJ 1 urnerTor the l iir. andMn.E.0i lly left ioitj for in rolat!TeodutlnttkkJ AiiorncyaadManJ spending tbekoidintti ns unconstitutional. Attorioy-Genornl E. T. Young fought the contention thnt thu com panies could not be made to pay moro thnn tho three per cent provid ed tn tholr territorial grunts. Thu Great Northern case nominally Involvos ?120,737.38 for taxes dur ing tho your 1905. Tho Chicago Groat Western enso Involvos about , ,n .!,.0R.b.m $25,000. Tho amount nt stake, how ever, Is really moro than $150,(J"0. MEDICAL STUDENTS PRACTICE ON POLICE Ml-. TT.il..- . ..ii.ijaiu!:rjAff(ni today to TiiltdiiiiittJ Mrs. A. Ilitclofr today from The bih '""" i-ii. Mr8 k W bm., ueccniuor za ana z-i uecus we.o duy tohwhowus recoraou as roiiewo: vBllDg hcrr II. Bornanl, ct nx., to C. P. Hnierl- M)ss nolh ,., Ion, 113 ncres In t b, r 3 w, w d, from 8potaM l4 f""u- of MIm IrcncCwl .1 nines uoiiins 10 joun uox. 11 ijolttlcys. acres In ooctlon 3-1, t 8 s, r I w, w tl, 105. " K. R. nnd J. A. Gamblo to W. WalteA, laud' In Marlon coifnty, vf d, ?000. E. P. Johnson, ot nl., to R. and A. F. Gardner, 3 1-5 ncren In t 1 s, r 1 w, v; d, $1400. R. M. and M. A. Plorco to J l Potorron, 100 acres In sections 3, 4, 9 nnd 10, t 8 a, r 2 w, w d, 7250. C. F. DoGuIro ot al. to F. M. Evor son ono-half aero In d 1 c of J. Brown t C a, r 1 w, w d, ?250. II. nnd L. DIboIo to F. M. Evorson, ono-hnlf nwo In d 1 c of J. Brown, t C b, r 1 w, w d, $750. M. R, Clnwson to A. Johnson, 3 1 B noros In section 33, t 4 s, r 1 w, w d, $350. J. L. nnd A. Flfer to A. J. and J. Congor, Iota 4 nnd 5, blk 9, In Engle- wood add to Salem, w d, $750. o NIGHT-RIDER GIVES HIS PARTNERS AWAY (United Press Leased Wlro.l Paris, Dec, 24. In a battlo today botweon 200 studonts or tho collogo or medlclno and police reserves rour persons, Including tho protect of poi. Union City, Tonn., Dec. 24. Mco, wero Injured. Tho first clash Thomas II. Cloar, who is no rolntion occurred In front of tho college to ono of tho defendants, Arthur building, whqro tho stiidonts woro Cloar, wiis a witness In tho night holding a mae meeting In protest-, riders' enso today. It was generally against tho notion or tho faculty In granting a first-class and socond-cla-s diplomas, Instoad of all grnd Matos being given a first-class diplo ma, as formorly. Hair or tho studonts assailed tho police with rotten oggi and docayod vegotnbjes and ink stands. Tho po Uco chnrgod tho studtnti with the butts or tholr rovolvors, driving ihom Into tho boulovurd, whoro thoy barricaded thomsolvos In tho excava tion or tho now Motropolltnn electric lino. RAILROAD WORK n n BEGINS AT DRAIN Prof. Guy Richards, prlnclna" ", Mm Seottsburg school, sonds in tho following Important Item: "A crew of men is now ongngod In elearlng the S. P. rlBht or way nWr Scott burg. Work began on Decem ber 10. and Is b-lng rnnldly psh0(, 'owartl Dreln. There U groat eWt0. ent In Sootl-mur over the rosnmi. Mnn or rallrand work, and the indl--tloi w that Killing w'U i,B,,ln iw "oow ns sumgloat dlstunco ts "Ui-od ror stioli work." Drain Non pa roll. " GIVES FRESH-AIR HOME TO SAVATI0N ARMY Now York, Dec. 24. In honor or tho birthday or Commander Evn Booth or tho Salvation Amy, which will bo celebrato'd tomorrow, Mrs. Snrnh Swltzor, a wealthy Now Yo k philanthropist, has presontod th- Army with a 17-room cottagg. vtl nod at $20,000, at Long Beaoh. N. J., Jo be used ns a rrosh air" homo r.r du rg the summer. Tho Salvation Army will dlstrlbn'e supposed thnt tho stato hnd sub mitted all of Its ovldonco, but It wns dooidod todny to present fur ther 'ovldonce against the defend ants. Cloar croatod a mild sensation by stating thnt he had liebn Informed Sunday by a friend of one of the de fendants Hurt bo would bo shot in tho court room bororo ho completed his testimony ir bo appeared in the enso. Cloar tostlflod that ono the ds or Captain Rankin's death, he met two f the defendants. Bob Huffman and Bud Morris, nt tho Reel Foot Lake Huffman tried to get Information rrom him ns to how Union City was -rnnrrlnrl cnlil Hlnnr. SO AS tO "ftt" 3UIIIUUU, U...I. w.w..., -- tond to" Judgo Jones, attorney gen oi-iii nni.iwnii .1 nd cn Wadoll and VI...., W... .. W... W..--0- bther mon who were devoting their enorgles townrd the extermination or tho night riders. . . . ..-.. 1T..W...0,. in- Uloar niso staieu umi u" 1 . yiss. rormod blm or their movements Natcn e. against Rankin and Taylor Homer Hi wlejulwl sea, left tbli Ecnhjkjj Grove. and wllLtW tho nolldayt. Homer Hunt il i!m,1 trudo, are tpecdfc iSfa Oakland, Orejoo. Mies Elbcrtt RdUttti homo In Marlon ldv 1 relatives here Mrs. 8. B. J nl I Miss Mary, wt tl mornlns, where uJ &i ChrlBtraajirlthMn." Mrs. Win. Lonj Miss Carrie AnaKl morning for Creali will visit her iWer w holidays. Mr. and Mn. Boer Ca Summit to spenlCMiiM ntlves. Mr. and Mr. W F I pj for Portland thli ifttrtaj Chrlstma with lri Mr and Mrt C I F nhil,irn arrived ' " ..id with Mri. Tuf Mr.andMrJ.J.0nt,KJ more. iwlA .Aped Coo, !.!; Df bill T3 IflHU, P" .. tV ;;vnrSoid.rflcv,j nlKht. " ' .anient W" -. . nn II K uD' . .. i n,,b . .. to remu ,,,. fI 1U1 ' - ,." Cloar allowed that Aruthur Cloar du pinners for 25.00Q poople In Gro-1 Informed him of tho drtails of the wore pr Jfw Yprk tomorrow and about 'killing of Captain JJWUJU packages of presents . . AlaA Rankin a 1" Uf ,ie tt ' There 1 ilbild rqn. 1 " . . . ...... . Ilvrt. . .... . .. l.jK.i .mm. .villi- ill ...- . rgridays nnor ing crime ru - 0f tne" W ,tri' mlttcd. cl Ji' (X'' 1 M T 1H iZ'ibioTT'Va. 'tiuperiateadenui :12(J X. Ctunmerclnl SUlstStoroN MM
