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3 IFESSES ON HIS DEATH BED TO OLD MURDER v t t jlling Castle Rock, Colo., i Aged Man Dying- at Be J Peoria, Oregon. 9 Colorado springs, Colo., Dee. "op j G. Whether jiiaf.iec will bo lc y tea tod "by death in the case of $ John I'olcr Davis, aged 70 3'cara, jlPcona. Or., who, believing that he on hia death bed, bus confessed fo the C irder of William Atchison at Castle ck, Holo., thirty-six years ago, T;-i II determined within the next lew District Attorney 31. W. Purccll or h lorado Springs announced tonight COfrl; t ho has taken cognizance of the 1U iuvs alleged confession and is await l ,i x "Ie outcome of Davis's illness. Tf 'recovery Davig will bo brought back (Colorado to stand trial for the crime. -VC h rho letter giving what purports to be lOlC 8 s'c mau s yoM "csMion. was written (a Dr. Graham of I'coria, Or., to Sber- jAndcrsun of Castlo Rock. This ))as n turned over to a brother of the irdercd man, Dr. George Atchison of? inver. D.Tvis, who had the reputation of be v r a gmi man in the carl3 days, shot v. unison one evening in the spring of V fO, following a ciuarrol over the cor , !t pronunciation of the word "New )i U indland." M Following the shooting, .Davis lied Ithe night aud a heavy storm oblitor Hk (fl bis trail. Until Shcriir Audcraou ay "olvcd the letter from Oregon, no E rd had eer been received from A. few of the older Castle Rock pio pra remember the tragedy ou account Jj Ibn trivial nature of the quarrel. One :j inber of tho coroner's .i"u3" still is liv ftj f. There was only one eye-witness - m i"lc suol-'"" ii nian named Sim n "tit b's whereabouts arc un s own and it is not kuown whether he ) I still alive, The sheriff has failed to find any rec f , I of the crime iu the court documeuts t 'Douglas county. The coroner's rcc , Is also are missing and the physiciau - o attended Atchison is dead. n the event of the return of Davis iOIlJ ip'0'0.1"1"'0' tbe absence of corrobora u? o e idence wuld make convictin hurd iflHi i'1 iJ'ivis decide to refute his alleged "u:' tfcssion. Tclograma l0 Peoria, Or., light brougJil replies that neither Da v or the doctor to whom he confessed know a tb ore. ' ! iMDCRATS HOLD UP si IT APPOINTMENTS I ; rclifc i (Continued from Page Ono.) CllW r? nlinp the appuiulmeiits ho iras iH 'r. ","I-V t,U,r; Wil1 not l5 . . 0 ,lll0,r P;rty at I lie next Jtion Jo hold a lmvn ,.;U1,,1I5M i Il,l,,I,b,i7 rc mad clear rjflC Slu-th ;i ,h,p l'l"" purpo?e of tho r.p J0 J ion ,o hoop (hem from geltirig Pt b'llc comfort they can out of tho - ( Jew ino.it In, in power. Thev sav SCarH W j" vory word of "their tuXV f n';U lf ;i ,0"' Democrats r t, 0;in lull , ;opubI;( S" en -. certainly' .iho ' llepublieifs . h, i" !' ''nJ.v of ono or two po rVfiIV,,,lk0 7U8t ;,s m,,d' THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE j 1 RENO E'rcscrvc Aviolcod '.Reno ns a college for brides, says ! a woman observer. Tier plan is to apply the methods of ! science l.o America's greatest social problem, and by j j creating n college of observation in Nevada's notorious colonies to make its graduates divorce proof. TREASURE IJunting ancient treasure in' deep-sea automo- j j biles. Taking hints from motor cars, aeroplanes and hydroplanes, a Gorman inventor makes it easy and safe j ? for divers to search I he ocean's bottom fo- Jong lost i l wealth. QUEER FASHIONS TJ o w Parisian modisl cs have drawn J upon the Balkan holocaust, for the Jatest fashions. j FURS The newest Winter i'urs are ermine and fox. l.iua j J Cavalieri. the most famous living beauty, tells about the i jj days -when you doirt look well. j DETECTIVE STORY This week's story of Craig Kenned;., I he scientific detective. As entitled "The Diamond j j .Maker.'' It is one oi! the most enthralling of the scries, i OXING -Jim Flyjm nnci Uither rcCarty meet Tuesday in 1 the first of a scries of bonis which will determine 1he j J heavyweight championship of the world. The latest news and gossip of the training camps. j FOOTBALL W. .J. MacBeth, the popular sporting aul.hoi- j ity announces his .selections for the "AIl-Amoneau" j football eleven in his weekly letter lo TIT 15 TJ7.Hl.'XI5. "ITe differs from other experts in several of his selections j j and offers convincing arguments lo support his choice, j J BASEBALL Is Horace Fogel to be greatly censured for the scandal -which led lo his expulsion i'rom the National S league, or is he the victim of circunfstancps beyond his j S control? Will the Chicago club recede from its present J position and permit Joe Tinker to go lo Cincinnati as manager of the Reds? These two leading questions of i the baseball world will be answered in Sunday's Tribune. ! RACING Detai I ed accounts of the racing at Jaurcz. Mcx- ieo, in which the horses which performed at Iagnon are taking part, arc features of The Tribune's sport page. The official prices, riders and description of the races 'are found only' in this newspaper. j BOWLING, BASKETBALL and other indoor sports are treated m lull in tomorrow's paper. The standin- of the teams of the city bowling league and the individual bowlers is a regular feature, while the doings of ihe basketball and other indoor players are chronicled II SCHEDULE IN COWGRESSjrESTERDflY Ry International News Service. WASHINGTON". Dec. C What con srress did today. The house spent all of today in con .Mderallon ot Uie executive. IcKlfilatlvc and judicial bill In committee of the whole and prohalily will complete this. I l)o first bis supply mcusiiro of the sea son, Into tomorrow. An amendment to the bill proposed by Representative Trimble of Georgia, which was designed In nullify President Tuft's cxcculhe order pudlnjc 115,000 fourlh-clasa post niasterH under civil service, causo.I a. do balo In which lJemoeiatic members crit icised Taft:s action and Republican members charged Democrtas with bclns In favor of the fpolls system in public office and against protection of the civil service. The amendment was defeated. Tho senate continued consideration of the omnibus claims bill after the presi dent's message on general topics was read. ... At 1:30 o'cloclc the senate convened as a hlch court uf Impeachment In tho casei of Judge Robert V- Archbald of tho commerce courl. Captain William May of the Hillside Coal & Iron company told how Judge Archbald hud called on of ficials of Ihe lirlo railroad concerning the ralo of the Katydid culm dump. Sena In committee on commerce res umed hearings on seamen's involuntary servitude bill. Delegations nppcarcd before the com mittee on rivers and harbors urging In creased federal appropriations for the Sacramento river and Humboldt harbor Improvements. A Mib-commlttee of the committee on banking and currency was directed to make a report to the full committee next Wednesday on Representative Lovy'a resolution directing U,c secretin r,r n,rt L1PTON URGES DENVFR TO BUILD THE TUNNEL Special to Tho Tribune. .DEN-VKR, Colo., Dec. 0. Sir Thoma Tiiptou told COO members of the C"!m. ber of Commereo ami Real Estate ehanpe boioro his departure tbat the Jaincs Peak tunucl should be built or that some other method, should be do vjscd to sliortcn, th0 distance and es tablish direct commuiiietnion with Salt Lake and the eoast. ''What's the matter with Deuver's hor own tunnel." Colonel Xeil bir Ihomas's companion, remarked iu his tall;. "The American people are far moro of a go-ahcad sort than the Swiss, and the Swiss have constructed tunnel after tunnel to shorten distances and make rapid freight traflic possible. Win, it would just be a .sort of llcabito for Denver to di;r that tunnel if the mil roads tied up the matter and wouldn't co-operate." AUTO BANDITS SHOOT DELICATESSEN OWNER CHICAGO, Dee. 0 Charles A. Sher man, GO years old, a delicatessen store keeper was shot and probably fatalh wounded by one of three automobile bandits horc tonight aftor a determ ined resistance by the aged man. iu which lie had disarmed ono of Hie rob bers, llhe motor car thieves are be hoved to have been the sn.mo crew that roKbcd three other stores on tho Fouth side before Sherman was attacked. BOYS' XMAS THINGS -go- is as happy with new things to wear yPIPHv as with his toys. Yon Should Buy Now jj I SWEATER COATS Every boy wants one: rough neck. $1.50 lo j 00 JERSEYS Snap and goose neck, $1.-50 to $2.50. - SiKliP PHOENIX KNIT MUFFLERS ilHc and 50c. ". 'r WIH rl i SKATINfG- OR STOCKING OAPS-oOc and 75c. JSPSS ; CHILDREN'S HATS-CIoth, Iclt and velour, 50e to $3. Y lllfWL oyW. NECKTIES Bright and snappy, 25c up. -ff y ' DANDY DUKE SHOES-Por boys and youths; guumctal calf, but- ? ton and Bluclief; extra heavy solos, Goodyeaf welt: sizes 9 'o jd rjl $2--3s 1 2, $2.50; 2i2 to 5., $275. lllg ; LOVES-A grand selection , fleece lined gauntlets; 50e to $1.50; fur gloves, 50c to $4; . dross lnd, lined and imlmcd, 75c to $1.50; knitted' gloves. 15c lo 35c; kid u.jUcns, 9 i lur tops, lined, 50c and 75c. STOCKINGS Guarnnteed AVunderhose: also wo'oleu and cashmeres. Fi?5 ! UrS is a 111011 s and bo-ys' slore-- & 'c know the things they want. Let. us help tojjjj you. After all, useful gifts are the best. j THE MOST FOR YOUR MONEY ALWAYS to I Utah's Greatest Clothing Store. XCiM .l38-AO-UJ 1L MAIN ST.JSP fl I ISL KEARNS BUILDING. JUL j j j Special Announcement V!TaSUSS!Sfr. I I I tions to mark all holiday lines at lowest possible selling price at commencement H I of the seasoninstead of reducing them later, so that we ask yon to do your holi- H I day shopping at once, with better selections, and the positive assurance that you I H : I have nothing to gain in the way of prices by delaying. Shop as soon as possible I H I and early in the day if convenient. I I Today-Final Clearance Reductions on VISIT TOY LAND AT T Otlct Goods I H : 8 Trimmed Millinery 4 fit i t c 7 t0th pastc 34c a I I 1 m MI M Jf f jf -Madame isabcll face powder I jH :! Values $5.00 to Q o m M SgM JfiLr J Jlk fh nl -..15c I 'I $g.oo yoC m m m M M Mfm M ,ji-sl,','ine--- 33c I ; I Values up to $8.50 al $1.98 WW WM w WrS? 10c Cosiuo Jiuttermilk soap 5C I ! i.'iitif ihj u. Palmolivc soap. -J for 25c Uj I All other hats reduced. 3Xrflffi$u WiW I i'il?i .T.tTJTO ' . 1 ' jgpn Hi i HI lil Mi' Lowest Prices Always. I " ' 1 Main Floor. 1 Jn the Ready-to- Wear Dept. I bSSP27'50 t0 $35 Cats Suits, Worth Up to I I;fJBfc Secial $22.50 $40.00 for $19.95 I The best suit ever offered for the money. Odd SpBimHBR lTaudsomc street coats of caracul, broad- lotg and jjncs AVe 1)ilvc lhroAni together aud ill 1 MmWB c',otl1 ricl1 Pl,,sn cut J-nl1 length, single and put them all in regardless of oo.st. The materials jmrKwBW double breasted, wide roll collar and deep are velvet, b-oadcloth. epongo and serge in mix- I immn oiiPls, lined throughout with Skinner's lining or invcs oi? brown, gray, navy, wine and plum, also I H excellent quality messaline special $22.50. 0 I I IlnVl ' ' n e Muslin Underwear Department, Main Floor I I (BSiNr Kimonos $4M $7iS Soiled Aprons 48c I I 'H Smmim0 ladies silk kimonos, made of 0L. c.,yr0II taffeta, narrow Fancy aprons, slightly '1 ''mIPI lHam 1,cav -Japanese silk, in flounce trimmed with fine -soiled, trimmed with lace in 1 WMKWmS- tV empire st'le, worth '$9.50 and pleating or "ruffle, worth up sertiou or embroidery, worth 1 I TH $10.00, for $'1.48. to $7.00 for $2.4S. 75c and $1.00, for 4Sc". I Extraor dinar y Saving Today in Our Juvenile Dept. I I I j Children s Wool Dresses goy' OverCOatS $16.50 Juniors' and ! I Great Reductions Vr . 1 T7 , . . I Grct r,(luc,ios ou Children-,, Wool SpeCUA ValUeS MlSSCS SlltiS $8.95 U I I Dresses, not one reserved, and this in- AVe will offer Saturday special values 1 I j eludes the cheapest as well as the best. ju Boys' Overcoats, consisting of man- There arc just eleven suits left at th's I 1 Black :. and white checks, red, navy, flish gnmcnls cut; fllU ienptilf box back price of .$16.50, therefore Ave have do I I brown. Copenhagen plaid and stripe, Hh b u h convertible" collar, mix- .flpfl ,n lf. iho . ff -lcf . , I -.11 in bo snpi-ificpfl Some made the two- , , -. , . cicled to cut the price to just $S.9j lor I Pie Widely style, hand embroidered. tjoiia, Jow prices mm contg aj quick selling. All good models that M 1 $5.00 dresses now $3,31x and others m Qthcrs in proporlion. regularly sold for $16.50. special $8.05. proportion. 1 $1 . 25 Child's Bath Robes 85c $2.25 Child's Bath Robes $1.69 I Girls' Bath Robes $2.45 t'hildren's flannelette bath robes in at- Numerous pretty colorings and de- IS very desirable color, as pink. blue. I I traet'ne pretty patterns, in all colors, signs, for the child 6 to 10. finished with red and tan, wide collar, finished in S j finished with cord and tassel, ages 1 t: cord and tassel and round collar. I3x- silk. 'cord and tassel. Tour choice 'it I "j. special at; Soc. cellent; value, $.1.69. $2.45. I Chiffon Scarfs $2. 00 Leather Bags 95c Handkerchief Special I H I New chiffon scarfs, studded with gold X'ew leather bags, with the new gate top. Ladies' hemstitched handkerchiefs, em- I I beads. Positively the Jatest. Can be blaek alld al colorS) worth , special 95c : broidcrcd a Saturday special in the I B usel for-auto or theatre parlies, special, alsQ si,k y bagg j)iain qv . for 1 H 1 fJ;'i3 Main Aisle. Main Alalc. 1 E Main Alalw. I H I Saturday Hosiery Special Men's Furnishings Special H I 5 dozen ladies' black silk hose, lisle sole and lisle flare top, 35c aiui 50c neckwear, latest shapes, plain and JM I a very good qualify, an excellent hose for Xiuas qq with bias 01. cross Gripes, at each.. ZoC I gifts. Special price OUL ... . H I Ladies' black and tan silk hose, lisle sole and Goo(1 nhly Unnnclcttc night shirts, famous H I lop. Special price S DC "vcrsal make, 75c grade for OOL H 1 Main Floor. Main Floor. tgBiBgFMBMg CT H NOTED il ENDS HIS LI EE HEBE US WB (Continued from Page One.) lico mcdii'iiip or Burgcry. Mill Is said to liiivo kept InfuriDcil on nil the latest de velopments In tho srl'-noos. aptarontly In the sanio way as he rlolvcd Into all thitiKM of human interest. lie had threatened several times recently to end hlu life, hut those who knew him had sroivn to doubt the probability or anch a thin?. The body was removed to tlic under taking rooms of liber W. I Tall and w vUv held pending lnptniullona trom relatives. SON OF A WEALTHY JUDGE IN CHICAGO Dy International News Service. CUIC.UIO. Uie. U. Ur. John 11. 1 fill, who look hla li r by poison In Salt Lake. iva :i eon of Judjre . X. Hill of Chi cago, .ludun Mill received wonl of his ."oh'h act tonight as he lay 111 in the Hill family home at 171 iinst Chest put Btrcet. 1 1 o made no comment, though tears came to his eye?. Mrs. l.ysunder Jllll, who is Judse Mill's flfcojul wife and stepmother of Dr. Mill, said tonight that her stepson wis always a Rtriiiicvi to her. "He has not been home nino.e my mar riage to .ludge Mill." aaid Mrs. Jllll. "and long before that he was estranged from hip father bcc.aiiho of his habits of life." V)r, Hill for. yeurs was popular In the medical ami nodal Ilfn of Chicago. Tit left Chicago. It Ik said, not long before Ills father's second marrlacc- Mrs. Iyeander Hill Is a daughter of thr lalo G. I'. A. Mealy, who at hia death. I twenty-nine years ago. was one of Amcr I Iiji'h foremost palntors. At tho death of I Mrs. IllU'n mother, who mirvtvcd her artist father by n number of years, she fc'l hdr to the major portlon of aq ea- tato aggregating almost a million dol lars, .Mr. riealy moved to Chicago In 1S55 and hecamo one of the city's most active pioneers and owner of real estato which later became immensely valuable. Camp Perry Itiflo Match. WASHINGTON-. J)cc. 6. Col. IT. C. Catrow of rnyton, O., of tho Third In fantry, National Guard, was today chosen commissioner genoral for the Interna tional JUflc matches to b hdd at Camp Perry, O., next September. In connection with the centennial celebration of the Perry victory on Lake Krlc. DEALERS IN STORAGE EGGS LOSE HEAVILY CHICAGO, Dec. 0. Five hundred and soveuty-si.v tliouyaiul ciijrs ro reported to luivo beou thrown on the iiuirlret at a loss oC 2 cents :i dozen by Chicago dealers today. Thousands more were olTcrcd with no takers. (lOtmnisMon merchants say the price of storage os is nowheri' ucar tlic bottom and predict, that witlwnorc (hau a million and a half cases in storage,; e?s "ill drop nearly 10 cents a dozen before ISv Year's. According to the Va.IlOllHemet, as fiociation there arc l.(i70,Tf5 cases o jf ciis now in storage hero, '.'A1,V7-1 more tlian last year- Tho public is Ijeginning to boycott storage Senator Was Worth Million. TJAIriMOUlC, bl., Dt-c. ?. Thy valu if the estate of the late Senator Isad H JIayinr will approximate J 1,000.000. Tin H property Is divided equally between the H widow and the son. H aBBa--aMHHEBBBaH-n- The Tom Botterill Auto Co. I I Wishes to express their appreciation of the interest I manifested by the public this week in their 1 Second Annual Automobile Show I Which will close tonight, and to extend an invitation Hi to those who have not seen the exhibits to VISIT THE SHOW TODAY tsmmmsmmammmmmammmBissssmmmmmBmmmmmssmmmmmmmmmmmmBmmm . ippp i