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TO CONTEST HETTY
GREEN'S WILL WHILE
ME IS YET ALIVE
CONTESTANTS CLAIM SHE SWIPED $2,500-
000 FROM SYLVIA ANN HOWLAND. BY
CROOKED WILL-WHICH GAVE
HER START
Napa, Cal., May 24. Tho will dis
posing of tho $100,000,000 fortuno
of Hotty Green, tho wealthiest wo
man in tho world, Is to bo contested
by tho descendants ot tho "How
lands, of Hound Hill," Now DedforJ,
Mass., living In this city and Oak
land, according to an announcement
mado today. Tho contestants will
baso their claims upon tho original
will ot Sylvia Ann Howland, whoso
trust bequest to Hotty Grooa is al
leged to have been tho foundation
ot her Iminenso fortuno.
Among thoso whom it Is announced
will Institute litigation to sccuro a
slice of tho Qrcon millions aro Mrs.
Williamson Flnnoll, Mrs. William
Lcscock of this city, and Mrs. Fred
C. Utitton, Oakland socloty leader,
all descendants ot Qldoon Howland,
grandfather of Sylvia Ann Howland.
Williamson Flnnoll, husband ot ono
ot tho probablo litigants, will finance
tho court campaign. Flnnoll Is ono
of tho wealthiest land owners in
Northern California.
Flnnoll predicted tho coming con
test would overshadow all othor fa
mous will contests In tho history ot
American courts.
Sylvia Ann Howland died In Now
Hertford in 18GG. Tho contestants
claim that her will loft half of an
cstato of $2,p00,000 to charity. Tho
Income from tho romalnlng halt was
to belong to Hotty Orccn, with tho
provision that tho proporty should
go to tho heirs of her grandfather,
Qldoon Howland, upon hor death.
Af tor tho death of Sylvia Ann How
evor Hotty Croon produced another
will, declared by tho contestants to
bo worthlost, which unconditionally
bequeathed to hor tho wholo ostato.
Tho suit will bo bnsod on tho validity
ot this will. It tho suit is success
ful, tho court will bo compollcd to
dotormlno whnt part of tho onormous
Qrcon fortuno has grown out ot tho
Howland fortuno. Flnnoll stated
that a claim would bo entered for ev
ery cent nccurlng from tho principal
tho contestants bollovo is rightly
tholrs.
It tho proposed suit Is brought,
Edward Howland Robinson Oreon,
known as "Ned," probably will bo
tho chief defendant Sylvia Qrcon,
his slstor, supposed to bo named af
ter Sylvia Ann Howland, also may
bo named.
In so far as the suit Is throatcnod
beforo tho death of Mrs. Green, It is
thought to bo unlquo In tho history
ot contested wills.
ONE OF STANFORD CREW
HURT BY CRAZY MAN
United I're Leased Vfire.1
Senttlo, Wash., May 24. John
Fitting, stroko ot tho Stanford Uni
versity rowing crow, Is todny Buffer
ing from sovoro lacorntions to both
his knees and wltl bo unnblo to tnko
his placo In tho racing shell for sev
eral dnys. Fitting was Injured yes
terday nt tho Lake Washington boat
house, while assisting two boat
houso employes to rcstrnin a do-
montcd mnn from drowning lilmsolf.
COMMITTED SUICIDE
TO ESCAPE LYNCHING
Catted Prcts foamed Wire.
Lima, O., May 4.. John Beam, a
negro, accused of shooting; and kill
ing Mrs. Maud Dlltz; a aandsomo
whlto widow, 35 years ot ago, was
tracked by bloodhounds to his hid
ing placo under a bnrn early today
and committed sulcld'o to prevont his J
bui'tuiu uj n posse.
No motlvo for tho shooting, ot Mrs.
Dlltz has been found by tho police.
FriondB of both principals ot tho
Tho man had lcapod Into tho wator, tragedy scout tho theory that tho no-
protty
bent on committing sulcldoand had
neon hnutod out by tho boatmen.
Breaking nwny' from thorn ho again
throw himself Into tho lako. Ho was
finally dragged out a second time,
and In trying to overpower tho
crazed would-bo suicide, Fitting was
thrown to his knees and rocoived sot
oral dcop cuts from a nail In tho
planking. It not bollovod his in
juries aro sufficiently serious to pro
vent Ills rowing in tho rnco with tho
Washington University on Mny 29.
SUPREME C0URT
REFUSES REHEARING,
United l'rcss Leased Wire.
Washington, May 24. Petition for
rehearing of tho Columbia rlvor boun
dary controversy between Oregon and
Washington wns denied todny by tho
supremo court ot tho United States.
Tho court recommended that congress
appoint n commission ot residents of
both states to pass upon tho enso
and sottlo dofinuoly tho controversy.
Tho boundary suit wns an nmlcnblo
nctlon brought soverol yonrs ago aft
er a conforonco nt Salem, Or., bo
twoon Attorney Qenornl Crawford of
Oregon and tho assistant attorney
gonornl of Washington. Tho officials
decided that only through n decision
of tho courts could thoy definitely
dotormlno their authority for enforc
ing certnln tlsntng lrw3 portnlnlng to
tho Columbia rlvor. Under conditions
nt tho tlmo tho suit was brought It
wns possiblo for n flshorman to vlo
lato tho Inws on one sldo of tho rlvor
and by moving to tho othor sldo bo
immune from prosecution.
ei8tf it nrtin)firfiyiitiiimiiiiitaeiafiiiiit
Before You Do Your Buying
Go to tho othor stores and got tholr prices, then como to tho CHICAGO STORE mid wo tho monoy wo
enn snvo you. It Is tho high-class quality of our goods and tho low prices that wo nsk thnt makes tho
CHICAGO STORK row fastor than any other storo on tho Pacific Const. Hoforv moving Into our uow
store wo will givo you prices on all articles thnt will surprlso you.
gro wns Infatuated with tho
widow. Doam was mnrriotf.
According to tho story of tho po
lice Beam wont to Iho homo of Mrs.
Dlltz Inst night and" forced his way
Into tho houso, firing flvo shots Into
tho body of Mrs. Dlltz, who hnd at
tempted to bar tho door against hlra.
Aftor tho woman was removed to a
hospital, whero sho died, a posso wns
organized und started In pursuit ot
tho negro.
Hounds followed him all night,
nnd finally found him under a barn,
Foarlng that ho would bo lynchod,
tho negro fired- throo bullets Into his
own hoad, inflicting fatal wounds.
Beam was Under lndlctmont for
conspiracy in connection with tho no
cent robbory ot tho homo ot Jamoi
Yonkum, when $6000 was stolon,
Ono thoory as to tho motlvo of tho
killing of Mrs. Dlltz is thnt sho wnB
an Important witness ngnlnst him
whon his caso was considered by tho
grand Jury.
DISCHARGED FROM
MEXICAN PRISON
mr United Irei Leased Wire. J
Mexico City, Mexico, May 24.
Aftor two years In tho Chlhunhun
ponltontlnry Olo B. Flnstnd, a former
wealthy resldont of Los Angolos, nnd
"Shorty" Coughonor, nn Amorlcnn,
woro rolonsed todny upon order of
tho supremo court. Tho men woro
Imprisoned on chnrges ot having mur
dorod Charles McMurry, a brothor-ln-lnw
of Finatnd. and Itobort Ituthor-
ford, a wealthy young mnn of Phila
delphia.
At tho tlmo tho mon woro killed.
Coughonor was wounded. Flnstnd
nnd Coughonor declnrod tho shooting
wns uono oy minims, but tho Mexican
nutnoritlcs hold othorwiso nnd thoy
woroconvlcted nnd sontoncod to 12
years each In tho ponltontlnry. On
appeal tho stipromo court dismissed
tho charges and ordorcd tholr rolonso.
1'lnstnd Is said to own consldornhlo
proporty in I,os AngoIeH. having mndo
a rortuno in tho Klondike.
1000 LATEST STl'LES
MILLINERY
Now soiling nt about half what
you havo to pay olsowhoro. Wo can
afford to soil Hats, Flowors, Feath
ers, otc, nt small profits becnuso wo
do tho volume of business. No long
prlcos horo. Quick sales and small
profits Is our motto.' Como horo nnd
get your monoy's worth.
Trimmed Hats
Now selling for $1.50, $1.95,
$2.50 and up
THOUSANDS OF YARDS OF TIIK LATEST STYLUS IN
Fine Silk and Dress Goods
. . Now on tllhplny nt prices that will keep you traveling: for 11 long tlmo
before you can beat tlicin. We will move this department hoon
IhiiKulu Pi Ires on
Shirt Waists
1000 Lndlos' 8hlrt Waists
now on sale; nil handsome
ly tr.mmed nnd tailor mndo.
Wo aro giving tho values.
95c Waists now 49c
I1.G0 Waists now 98c
l. CO Tullor-mndo Waists
now 98c
6.00 Net Waists now 2.90
And so along tho line.
WELTERWEIGHTS TO
MEET TOMORROW
San Francisco, Mny 24. Mlko
(Twin) Sullivan and Kylo Whitney,
who fight for tho woltorwolght chnm-
pionsnip or tho world nt Dreamland
tomorrow night, aro taporlng off to-
uiij. iiuiii BcrnpporR aro wiinin a
row otincos of tho wolght. Sovoral
hundred fnns wr.tched Sullivan work
out nt S'innnon's vllln 8uudny nftor
nooii and botwoon training stunts
thoy woro entertained with music by
tho Mission Gloo club, Tho Hnguo
quartotto nnd Stovo Douglas, tho rag
tlmo violinist. Sullivan showed ox
collont form, making n doop Impres
sion on his visitors. Tho Ilpstonlnn
contlnuos n fnvorito In tho hotting
nt 6 to 3.
n-
Wonderful Bargains in
Ladies' Suits
Wo aro now showing
grand assortment of tho
latest styles In Ladles' Wool
Silk, Linen and Duck Suits'.
All colors;, 1909 newest
models. This Is tho placo
for bargains,
18 Wool Suits now
only ...$ 0:30
25 Wool SulU-now
only 912:50
Princess Silk Suits. . .$ O.KO
Duck Salts 9' 3.30
Wo
are otforlng the great
est values In Salem In fine
high and low
SHOES
$3.00 artd' $3.7l low-cut
shoes in all tho latest styles,
patent, Vicl, tan, wine", gun
motal, otc now only 91. OS
pair. $2.60 ' high shoes
$1.40 and up.
Ladies' .
5c
Hdkfs,
I now only
2c
Salem, Oregon The Store Yfiat Saves Ydd'Morie
winn tiaiif ! fiiif mf f t ienHti'iMif iiiaitH
45c Russian
Net Veiling
now only
yard:
25c
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SAYS THE TARIFF TAKES
CANDY FROM THE KIDS
1 1 A
, lVn 'rd Vtn Wlr.l
Wnshlnglon, May 24, Declaring
that tho sugar tnust Is'recolvlng from
$50,000,000 to $80,000,000 annual
ly, pari of which Is contributed by
vwry cniiu wno cats a pioco of candy
Senntor Owon. of Oklahoma. In tho
senate today, attacked tho protective
land, on tn ground that It fostorod
gigantic combinations,
Owens caused a nowspapor story,
reviewing tho customs sugar frauds,
ti bo read to tho somite, and It
charged that this wns one of tho con
sequences of tho protoctlvo tarlir.
RAILROAD STRIKE
MAYBE SETTLED
United Press teased Wire.
Atlanta. Ga.. Mav 24. Governor
Smith today summoned ronresenta-
tlves of tho Georgia Control railway
and of tho striking whlto firemen of
tno lino, asking onch delegation to
namo threo members of an arbltra-
t on committeo. Tho proposition wns
accopted, and tho strjk will prob
ably bo amicably settled.
Thoro wcro no disorders today,
but every train o tha road Is tied
up.
Tho white. firemen domand tho dis
charge of the nogro employes, and
rocognUluu of tho union.
HAS ASKED HENEY
TO PROSECUTE HERMANN
San Fracleco. Cal.. May 24. It bo
came known today that Attorney-Gen
oral Wlckorsham has asked Francis
J Heney to go to Oregon and tako
cbargo of the prosecution of Dinger
Horman In the land cases. Heney
aid today that ho bad not yet given
tho attorney-general his answer.
MAY WHEAT MAKES
ANOTHER JUMP AND
BREAKS THE RECORD
HIGHEST SINGE LEITER CORNER CLIMB
ING FROM $1.32 SATURDAY TO
$1.34 1-2 T0BAY---MAY GO
ABOVE $1.40.
Chicago, May 24. Romlndors of
tho famous Loiter boom In wheat
prices horo woro shown today In tho
local pit whon Mny option broke nil
Boason's records by advancing to
$1.34 Vi a bushol nnd closing within
n fraction of that prlco, adding 2
conts n bushol to tho former prlco
by comparing today's closing with
that of Saturday.
July wont to tho high mark nt
$1.19 M', Soptombor $1.12. and De
cember 1.09 . Tho closing on the
general market waB 1 2 fco abovo
tho finals of Saturday.
Soptombor and December options
closod with tho best gains, each be
ing 216 c n bushol higher than the
previous closing,
Whont on pnssngo Incronsod 384,
000 bushels; cern: increased 2,844,
000 bushels. Husatan shlpmeats of
wheat 3,784,000, compared with 730,
000 bushels n your ngo Dttnubnn
624.000, compnrod. with 288,000.
, Cash wheat sales: No. 2 red. $1.G0
Ol. 52; No. 3 rod. $1.40 1.48: No.
2 hnrd wlntor. $1.3001.34; No 3
hard wlntor, $1.271.32; No. 1
northern spring, $1.32(3)1,34; .No. 2
northern spring. $1.30 & 1.33; No. 3
spring, $1.28 1. 32 ,
THEY WANT HENEY'S
APPOINTMENT WITHDRAWN
United I'rett Leased Wire.
Washington, May 24 Opponents ot
Special Prosooutor Honoy in tho Cal
houn caso in San Francisco, It Is ex
pected today, will domand the with
drawal ot his appolntmot as special
assistant lunHor Attorney-Gonoral
Wlckorsham.
This roport follows tho vlolt to
Washington of Attornov-Gonornl At
torbury, who formerly wns tho law
partner ot Thornwoll Mullally.. who
now Is nwl-fnnt to tho presldont of
mo united itniiroans. It Is jundor
stood thnt tho request for u stato
niont of moneys nnld by tho ilonnrt
mont to Honoy nt various times for
nis sorvicos, was mado by Attorbury.
It was hinted todny that tho do-
mnnd for tho withdrawal of Honor's
nppomimoi wouia no mndo on tho
ground thnt his services for three
years havo boon devotod almost ex
clusively to tho San Francisco graft
lunus,
TTcney nxplnliw.
Snn Francisco, May 24. Francis
J. Honoy said today that ho had boon
Informed that roprosentntlvoa of Pat
rick Calhoun hnd callod upon tho at-tornoy-gonornl
In Washington. Ho
explnlnod Hint ho had hoon omployod
by tho govornmont only In special
ensea.
"It Is oxactly tho Bamo," sntd
Honoy, "an f you omployod mo to
prosocuto Jim Jones, nd pnld for my
work In tlmt Caso. Lntor If you em
ployed mo to prosocuto John Smith,
you would pay mo for ray work In
tho Smith caso, Th'oro would bo no
relation or connection whatovor be
twoen tho omplcmont In those cases
It Is juet tho samo as if somo Indi
vidual omployod mo In n caso. I ro
celvo no remuneration from thocov.
ornmont nnd h'avo received none for
spoclflo work thnt I havo boon ro-
talnod In the past to do, It is a
matter of record that I havo consist.
ontly avoided omployntont by tho
government, nnd In Docember of
1UU7 asked that somo ono olso bn so.
loctod for federal work to which It
was desired to assign mo."
5H00TING AT TARGET
SHE KILLED BROTHER
r United 1'rti Iiim Wire.
Spokano, Wash., May 24. Mrs.
Stovon Shields Is prostrated with
grief ovor today's tragedy. In
which sho accidentally killed John
ny, her younger brother,
Whllo shooting at a target tbe lad
suddonly Jumped in front or It as
Mrs, Shields pullod tho trlggor of hor
rlflo. Tho bullot- entorod tho boy's
breast, killing him Instantly. Johnny
was 12 years ot ago, ana yas vUlt-
ng tils slstor.
LAND RESTORED
TO SETTLEMENT
Washington, May 24. Elghtoen
thousand acres of laud In Oregon nnd
25.000 acres of land in California,
withdrawn for tho Pitt rlvor recla
mation project, has been restored to
ontry by tho govornmont, according to
an announcomont mado today.
The land was rostored becnuso It
was decided that It was not foaslblo
to 1180 tho waters ot Gposo lako for
tho project.
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IiUtidlH Makes Another I'lne,
Chicago. May 24. Foderal Judge
K. M. Landls today fined tho A.
Hnoth Company ,u fish corporation,
$1000 for "roceivlng concessions
equivalent to rebates in hlpmonts
from eastern to western points and
from western to castorn points."
CARTER AVENGED
HIS SISTER'S WRONGS
Doited rice Letied Wire.
Moborly, Mo., May 24. Irvln Car
tor, who slioT and killed Thomas R.
Bagby, committed suloldo by shoot
ing hlmsolt last night at hi bone.
His act Is surroundod by mystery,
Carter's body was found lying up
on tho floor with a loaded rovolver
lying on Its breast. Ills mothor, his
sister, Doulah nnd a, younger broth
er woro (n tho hauso nt tho tlmo.
It la roportjd thnt Mrs. Carter
stated slid pTaceiT tho rovolvor upon
hor son's bronst ns ho lay on the
lloor. Iilvery ohnmber of tho weapon
wn llllod, but ono cartrldgo was miss
ing from nnothor rovolvor that was
found In tho room. Mrs. Cartor
clalmod shu picked up the wrong
gun.
According to tho reports circulated
horo today, Ilagby, whom young Car
tor killed, wnu accused of wronging
nolah Cartor. In a family council ot
tho Cartors It was decided that Dag
by should dlo, nnd Irvln was seloctod
to Kvonge tho wrong dono bis slstor,
BRAKEMAN KILLED;
18 CARS IN THE RIVER
UnltcM Prriii l.cmpil Wire.)
Holonn, Mont.. May 24. Drnko
ninn Ilogors Is doad, Bnglncor 8I0
bon sorlously Injurod nnd tho onglne
nnd 18 enrs of a Great Northorn ore
train nro on tho bottom of tho river
botweon Great Falls and this city, as
tho rosult of nn accident yoBtordny,
Owing to tho rlalnsr of the river.
along which tho railroad runs at the
point whoro tUb accident occurrod.
tho roadbed was noftonod, and whon
tho train struck this atroteh or trnrk
It toppled Into tho rlvor. Tho train
turned ovor bo quickly thnt Drake
man Ilogors had no time to oscapo,
MANY ARE MOURNING
FAILURE OF BANK
. United Pr J.tnied Wlre.l
I'aiouro, Wasn., May 34.--aioom
hns ontored many homos in this city
and vicinity owing to tho failure ot
tho PnlouBO Stnto Dank. Tho bank
has been closed bIiico Friday morn
ing. M. J. HawkliiBon, managor and
vlco-presldont of tho bank, will Issuo
a statement early his week, giving
tho depositors the first explanation
of tho failure.
Among tuo heavy depositors Is S.
0. IVurntJtt, a cripple, who has $7600
In tho bank.
SUPREME COURT SAYS
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT
United Pre Lease Wlre.1
wuBiiuiBiuu, Mny -i. Tho sil
promo court todny hold ShorlfT Shlpp,
ot Hamilton county, Tonn.; Doputy
Shorlff Olbson nnd cltlzons namod
Williams, Noland, Padgott and May
In contompt of court In connection
with the lynching of Ed. Johnson, a
Jiogro, accused or assault at Chatta
nooga In 100C,
Tho shorlff and his deputy woro
accused of falling to provent tho
lynching, after a stay of oxocutlon
hnd boon granted, and tho citizens
nro alleged to havo been members
of tho mob which hanged tho negro.
Chief JiiBtlco Fuller handed down
tho decision, Justlco Pockhnm dl
sontlng. Justlco White and McKenna also
dissented Tn tho decision. Peckham,
In dolivorlng his dissent, declared
that there" was not n nartlclo of evi
dence to substantiate tho ct&rges of
conspiracy,
Justices Harlan, Drewor, Holmes,
Day and Moody concurred In Justice
Fuller's opinion.
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