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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 13, 1903. 3 WAR SEEMS SURE Slight Hope of Maintaining Peace, in Turkey. RUSSIA CHECKS THE REBELS Adviiicn Bnlcnria lo Declare Slate of SIckc HnlKurin and Turkey IlotU ltit Troop In Field Young Carllmlill Leads Italians. ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. li M. Bakh metleff, the Russian Diplomatic Agent at Sofia, who came hero to see the Czar and the Foreign Minister Count Lams dorf. Is said to have described the sit uation In Macedonia as leaving little hope of a peaceful solution. The Russian government Is therefore now more Intent on efforts to localize the outbreak than hopeful of any outcome to the Austro-Hungarian scheme of reform. In pursuance of this object. Russia has advised Bulgaria to declare a state of siege In agitated districts. Trnitisii troops called olt. Rrilirx Ordered to Service at Snlon ion, to Replace Itexerveii. CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. li Fourteen battalions of Rcdlfs (emergency militia) of the Third Army Corps, whose head quarters Is at Salonlca. have been or dered to Join the colors. According to official statements, these troops are in tended to replace the reserve battalions called out to nuell the Macedonian out break last Autumn. The latter are still under arms, and It Is generally believed they will bo. kept with the colors. PLAXS OF THE POWERS. Joint Xnvnl DemonMration Austria Calling Out Troon. LONDON. Feb. U. A special from Rome says: Italy was fully consulted In the course of the Lamsdorff-Goluchow- skl conferences on Macedonia, and prom ised to support the proposed action. The schemo Includes a demand lor the. as sembling of an International congress to adjust the details. This will be sup ported by a demonstration of European warships off Salonlca, where they will remain while the congress is in session. Orders have been given to the Austrian Lloyds at Trieste to be prepared at short notice to furnish sufficient transports to convey a large army to Dalmatla. Leave of absence has been canceled, the re serves have been warned, and the rail roads notified to be ready to deal with large bodies of men and supplies." Bulgaria "Warned lo Keep Quiet. VIENNA. Feb. 12. It Is reported here that Austria and Russia have warned Bulgaria to abstain from any measures likely to preclpltato war and that It was this warning- that induced Bulgaria to sexni-offlclally deny today any mobiliza tion of her army. HUMBERTS ARE DEFIAXT. STrfmller Interrupt and Contrndlct Witncscea Eridcvcc of Cremlenx. PARIS, Feb. 12. The trial of the libel eult brought by M. cattaui, a Danger, against the Humbert family, which be gan yesterday, was resumed today. Tncre were large crowds Inside and outside the courtroom. 1L Ludovic Halevy (Gyp), Countess de Martell and other prominent literary figures were among the specta tors. The prisoners maintained the same defiant attitude, Mme. Humbert and her husband Frederic frequently interrupting the witnesses with angry contradictions. Most of the session was devoted to Sena tor Cremleux's explanation of the pris oners legal connection with M. CattauL With the hearing of Senator Cremleux' testimony, the taking of evidence closed, and the counsel for both sides addressed the court. vorco granted to Crown Prince Frederick yesterday permits .both parties to marry again. Tho Crown Prince applied merely for a scpiratlon of bed and board, but the ex-Crown Princess asked for an absolute divorce, which the Judges decided they could not refuse under the new civil code, which King George himself designated as governing the proceedings. The Princess, however, cannot marry M. Glron and get recognition of her marriago under the German law. nl fnr Fl n il I n c- Humbert. MADRID, Feb. 12. The French Em bassy here has paid to a lawyer, Senor Emlllo Cotarello. 15000 reward for reveal ing the hiding places of the Humberts, who were arrested In this city December 19 last. EMPTYING IRISH JAILS. Six More Prisoner Released by British Government. DUBLIN, Feb. 12. William Duffy, na tionalist member of Parliament for South Gal way. and three others who were Im prisoned under the coercion act, were re leased today. John O'Donnell. Nationalist member of Parliament for Southern Mayo, was re leased from jail tonight. He was sen tenced under the crimes act to three months imprisonment for Intimidation and inciting to boycott. Dennis Johnson, one of the organizers of the United Irish League, was also liberated today. Sir Anthony MacDonnell, Under-Secretary for Ireland, speaking at a meeting here tonight, after praising the report drawn by Lord Dunraven's Irish landlord and Tenants Conference as one of tho most important documents that have eeen the licht of Ireland for a (feneration, said he could not divulge the provisions of the land bill, but he could say that the government's bill was constructed with an honest desire to do Justice to all con cerned and with the object of laying the foundation of a lasting peace in Ireland. HOPES FOR PEACE IX IRELAXD. Earl Dudley Rejoices at End of Co ercive Measures. DUBLIN. Feb. 12. The Earl of Dudley. Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, at the annual dinner of the Royal College of Surgeons here yesterday evening, made a very op. tlmlstlc speech, during which be declared that the prospects for tho future of Ire land are very encouraging. Agitation has been largely abandoned, he said, and he hoped that those who are responsible for the government of Ireland will never again be compelled to- enforce the. ex ceptlonal treatment which they had been obliged to lraposo early In 1S02. Never In his life had he signed anything more gladly than last week's proclamation. The country has shown a genuine desire for a Just, final and amicable solution of the land question, he said, and he believes the recent land conference will prove an epoch In Irish history, the mainspring thereof being toleration, moderation and co-operation, and with these principals there is nothing Ireland cannot ac complish. ""N WILL STRIKE AT CORUXXA. Disturbance in Spain Aggravated by Advance in Price of Food. LONDON, Feb. 12. A news agency dis patch from Corunna says that a resolu tion was passed at a meeting of workmen there today In favor of a general strike in consequence of the Increase of the octroi duties, which have advanced the price of rood. The authorities have taken precautions to -cope with possible disturbances. Up, to the present time no disorder has occurred. Kaiser Studies Telegraphy. BERLIN, Feb. 12. Emperor William spent part of the morning watching the Pollak Virag quick telegraphy system working in the Technical University. The apparatus averaged 0,000 words an hour over a 300-mile circuit. The Emperor sent for tho Empress, tho Minister of Posts and other distinguished persona and ex plained to them technically the way the apparatus worked. Tho government will experiment with it between Berlin and Kocnlgsberg, a distance of 440 miles. Xcrr Archbishop Enthroned. LONDON, Feb. 12. Dr. Randall Thom as Davidson was enthroned today as Archbishop of Canterbury In Canterbury Cathcdr.il with much stately ceremonial. The cathedral was filled to Its capacity with church dignitaries and civil, naval and military officials In full robes, or uni forms. Tho ceremony was concluded with tho archbishop taking the custom ary oath and the usual promise of obed ience on the part of all tho clergy. Rebels Raid Madagascar Village. LONDON. Feb. 12. A dispatch from Paris announces that mall advices received there from the Island of Madagascar give details of a serious outbreak which oc curred recently In the southern part of the Island. A force of rebels attacked and destroyed a village and murdered Its In habitants. Detachments of troops pur sued the rebels and killed a hundred of them. The French also sustained serious losses. Stormy Time in Belgian Clinmber. BRUSSELS. Feb. 12. The Chamber of Deputies adjourned today after a stormy discussion of a bill Introduced by the Premier imposing a tax on foreign com panies having branches in Belgium amounting to 2 per cent of their profits, and requiring them to publish annual sheets. A commission was appointed to examine the bill Immediately. Relief for Sweden. STOCKHOLM, Feb. 12. The govern ment representative who Is supervising the relief measures In the north of Sweden Informs the Associated Press that tho American contributions non amount to over $23,000. Sweden has con tributed 1123.000 cash and $75.00 In kind. He estimates the losses through tho crop failure at about JLOOO.000. Itnlian Volunteer to Help. ROME. Feb. 12. General Rlcciottl Gari baldi, one of the sons of the great patriot, who raised a force of Italian volunteers for Greece during the Greco-Turkish War, Is organizing a volunteer expedition to as sist the Macedonians In tho rising against Turkish rule which Is believed to be impending. British Capture Pirate Ships. ' CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 12. The Brit ish gunboit Barrier has captured in the Red Sea three pirate ships, with their en tire crews. BLIZZARD IN WYOMING. THEY MAY BE HAPPY YET. Divorce Leaves Crown Prince and Princess Free to Marry. DRESDEN, Feb. 12. The decree of di t Bitter Cold, Deep Snows nnd Xo Feed for Cattle and Sheep. CHETENNE. WyJJ., Feb. 12. The storm that has been raging for several days has assumed the proportions of a blizzard throughout Southern and Western Wyo ming, and stockmen who are ranging herds and flocks in regions where there Is little or no feed ore'- 'now greatly alarmed. In the western portions of the state snow has fallen to a great death, but from Evanston east to the Nebraska line the snowfall has gradually diminished. High winds have accompanied the storm, and the snow has been piled up in rail road cuts, greatly to tho delay of traffic. The weather has been bitter cold, and the Indications are for even colder weather. In the Red Desert country between Rawlins and Evanston. which is the most favored of all the Winter ranges - In the state, sheep are dying, the grass being covered up, and the supply of sagebrush short. Cattle are In poor condition, owing to the long string of severe storms, and in sections where there is no hay to feed the loss will be considerable. Trainmen Say Worst Storm In Years. LARAMIE, Wyo., Feb. 12. Trainmen between Laramie and Rawlins report the present snow storm the worst In years. It is said to be something terrific be tween Medicine Bow and Lookout. Big rotary snowplows are kept constantly at work clearing the main line between the points mentioned, and a big force of men Is employed shoveling snow In the various cuts. Cattle Perishing In Dakota. BONESTEEL, S. D., Feb. IZ-Stock-men from the range country report that cattle are perishing by hundreds. The deep snow begins about SO miles west of here, and the entire range for 100 miles west of that point is covered with snow two feet deep, making It impossible for the stock to obtain food. Storm Continues In Colorado. DENVER, Feb. 12. The storm which broke over Colorado yesterday continued today, and, according to telegraphic ad vices, extends over the entire Rocky Mountain region. The absence of heavy winds saved the railroads from any seri ous delays. PLANNED A MASSACRE. Girls at Utah Reform School Plotted to Poisoa and Bnrxu SALT LAKE, Feb. 12. A special to the Herald from Ogden says that, as a result of the general Investigation brought about by the recent attempt of certain Inmates of the State Reform School at Ogdea to burn the buildings, the officials have un earthed a conspiracy among some of the girl Inmates to poison the teachprs and others in authority at the school. The superintendent will not disclose the names of those Involved, but it is known that at least two girls are concerned and that poison enough to kill 1000 people was found in their possession. The girls, it Is said, got possession of a quantity of bichloride of mercury tablets, recently purchased by the school authori ties for disinfecting purposes. The con spirators, it is alleged, planned to put this poison in the coffee at breakfast. How- far they had progressed witn tne scneme has not been disclosed. - Unemployed Growing Fewer. NEW YORK, Feb. 12. The processions of unemployed which have been blockad ing traffic for many weeks, says the Lon don correspondent of the Tribune, are now reduced to ten all battalions of tramps and rounders Incapable of work; The collections mado by the bondholders are so small that it Is difficult to obtain re cruits except for short marches. The movement Is likely to collapse any day. but police precautions are not relaxed. Scotland Yard has controlled the remark able muster of Idlers, tramps and Social ists with shrewdness. Dewey Confined to His Home. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Admlral Dewey has been confined to his home for the past week with a severe cold and cough and by the advice of his physician. Medical Inspector Dixon, of the Navy. has cancelled all his engagements for the present. Olds, Wotftman & King Last Day Before Valentine's Day We Have the Prettiest Kinds There Are and the Prices Are Very Reasonable More Store News Additional Arrivals of Elegant New Materials Our silk department is resplendent with elegant new materials that have just come in, all kinds and all colors, suitable for street and dress occasions. Some choice new cheviots in exceptionally pretty colors are just out of their wrappings and displayed in the domestic aisle. Men's department has just received a splendid line of Monarch and Cluett golf shirts in the newest styles, colors gray, green and tan. The new "made up" hat drape with cluster ends is shown at the veiling counter, and the profusion of styles, materials and colors in ladies' neckwear leaves nothing to be desired. Come in and see all the lovely new things and you will then agree they are the most attractive, to be found. Our Great Sale Portland Woolen Mills' Products Both Blankets and Dress Goods Continues to Attract Attention Not a yard of goods offered in this sale but what is eminently superior to anything you will have an opportunity to get for the price again soon. The Blankets They will answer exactly these cold weather needs, and be a comfort for years to come, colors scarlet, navy, brown, vicuna and mottled tiger. Prices : $3.50 kinds for $2.45 a pair 4.00 kinds for 2.95 a pair 4.50 kinds for 3.40 a pair 5.00 kinds for 3.87 a pair 6.00 kinds for 4.75 a pair 7.25 kinds for 5.65 a pair 9.00 kinds for 6.98 a pair 10.00 kinds for 7.75 a pair The Dress Goods Are materials you can use right now for new Spring tailor-made garments and feel perfectly cer tain of having fashionable gar ments both in weave and color, as they are every bit this sea son's weave. Width 56 inches, regular selling price $1.50, sale price Every yard of cloth and every pair of blankets all wool and in perfect order. 98c . New Veilings Jtist Oct These new brim drapes are the most becoming and dressy yet shown. They have fin ished edges and cluster ends, and make a very soft drape for the hat, the ends falling gracefully at the back. Old hats look as good as new with one around them, and they improve a new one. We have them in white, white and black, black and white, blue and white and brown and white. x Glad to Show Them Notable Sale Spring Styles Ladies' Shoes Our offerings in the shoe department this week make it well worth while to pay a visit there. These sale shoes are made .on the very newest lasts, with new heel and toe. They have both light and medium-thick soles and are in six styles vici kid. Best $3.50 0 A Q. qualities, this week only &frO Ladies' Golf Shoes. Stout but flexible, shapely and com- c' f o fortable 8 and 10-in.topsJ$3 grade RING DEMONSTRATION SALE The Famous W. L. & Co. Gold Filled Plain, chased, solitaire and cluster settings in all styles. Prices : 25c, 50c, $1.00, $1.50 Every ring guaranteed to give satisfactory wear for five years. Come In and See Them Ft, BILL TO STOP REBATES HOUSE COMMITTEE SAYS EI.KIXS HILL IS EFFECTIVE. Minority of Committee Condemns Shelving Llttlefleld IH1I as Scheme' to Fool People on Trnt Laws. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The report on the Elklns bill, ordered favorably reported by the House committee on Interstate commerce yesterday, was filed in. the House today by Mann of Illinois. "In extensive hearings before your com mittee on the general subject of the pro posed amendments to the Interstate com merce law," the report says, "It was strongly urged by the members of the In terstate Commerce Commission that the provisions of' the existing law providing for punishment of the officers or n rents of railroads, but not for punishment of the railroad Itself, prevented the enforce ment of the law' forbidding rebates and discriminations. The experience of the Interstate Commerce Commission has been that it is Impossible to obtain proof of the granting of a rebate by the officer of a railroad to eome favored shipper, un less the officer himself gives the evidence. In which case he is free from prosecu tion." Continuing, it says: "The existing law prohibits rebates and discriminations, but does not prevent the cutting of published rates unless discrim ination is shown. In most cases it is practically impossible to show the dis crimination. In the investigation made by the Interstate Commerce Commission respecting' rates on dressed beef and packing-house products from Kansas City and Chicago, It was Anally discovered that for years the railroads bad constantly and habitually disregarded their published tariffs and carried such products at rates below the published tariff to an amount so great that the difference between the published rate and the actual rate amounted to millions of dollars a year; and it was the unanimous testimony that all the shippers who were Interested In those rates got practically the same rate. There was, therefore; no discrimination between the shippers, and no shipper was liable to prosecution for obtaining a rate which discriminated in his favor. But the effect of such secret cutting of rates Is to place in the bands of a small aggregation of shippers the absolute control of the business, for no person can afford to en ter Into competition who does not re. ceive the cut rates, and no person Is In a position to demand or receive ouch rates until after he shall have become estab lished In business and have the extensive business behind, him." After reviewing the provisions of the bill, the report saya: "The first and second propositions prac tically exhaust the power of legislation to prevent rebates and discriminations through criminal prosecutions. We con ceive It to be the -desire of Congress to ab solutely prevent. If possible, the grant ing of discriminations in the way of rail road ratefl to favored shippers. This Is by many claimed to be the greatest abuse of the day. But we all know that the of ficers of the railroads who grant rebates and the officers of the private corpora tions who solicit and accept them are. men of high standing In their respective com munities, and that It Is a very difficult matter to obtain evidence sufficient to in dict them, and still more difficult to obtain Judges and Juries who will convict them." The report says further: "Your committee believes that the leg islation proposed by the Elklns bill, to gether with the Interstate commerce law. covers about all the ways that thought or language can devise or describe to pre- vent discriminations In favor of one ship per as against another, or the holding of one concern through the favorlUsm of railroad corporations." In addition to the amendments hereto fore published, the House committee re stores the words "whenever tho Attorney-General .shall direct, cither on his motion or upon the request of the Inter state Commerce Commission, which ap peared In the original draft of the bill, and was eliminated by the Senate. The elx minority members of "the com mittee on interstate and foreign com merce, Representatives Shackelford. Davey, Adamson, Ryan. Davis and Rich ardson, also filed their views. After say ing that they do not opposo the bill as reported, and that it will not afford much' relief, they add that the little of good that it does contain the people should have. Continuing the say: "The bill now reported is not nearly so far-reaching and radical as the Llttlefleld bill, which a few days ago passed this House on a roll call by a unanimous vote. In the debate on the Llttlefleld bill. It was freely predicted that It would never be come a law, and It was openly charged that its passage In this House was 'mere ly for the sinister purpose of deluding the people into the belief that the dominant party was willing to enact legislation lim iting the evils of monopoly. Since the passage of the bill, the public press from day to day has teemed with uncontradicted announcements that the Llttlefleld bill Is to b: thrust aside and the Elklns bill nnd the Nelson publicity amendment sub stituted therefor, and that no other or further anti-trust legislation Is to be en acted. Such a course would be to Jest with the country upon the most solemn question of the day, and to trifle with the most serious interests of the people. If the Llttlefleld bill was meritorious when it passed this House a few days ago, it Is meritorious now. It does .not In any manner conflict with tho provisions of the Elklns bill now reported from this committee." The minority proposes that the bill be amended by adding the principal feature of the Llttlefleld bill. CONSIDERING LITTLEFIELD BILL. Senntc Committee Trim to Dlntlii Knlah Good and Bad Trunin. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. The Senate committee on Judiciary continued its con sideration of the trust question today, and, after holding two sessions, adjourned un til tomorrow. The committee was espe cially concerned today In an endeavor to so amend the Llttlefleld bill as not to make it burdensome to small corporations. It practically Is the unanimous opinion of the committee that a blU should be enact ed Into law. but there Is much difference as to the phraseology to be employed. 1 There also Is practical unanimity as to the desirability of making the proponed law apply to corporations which are capable of becoming oppressive In their operation and of relieving those which are beneficent and whose operations are not extensive enough to require close supervision. The committee Is finding difficulty In de fining a line of demarcation, but the mem bers express the belief that a way will be found out of the difficulty and that the bill will be so modified as not to make it onerous for small .concerns. vails over the fabulous gold strike In the Torres Mountains. 40 mlloh from the terminus of the Nacoharl Railroad. More than a score of expeditions have left Douglas since Monday for the scene of the strike. Samples of ore brought to Douglas today assayed from 2000 to 3000 ounces of gold. Almost the entire dis trict in which the find was made Is open to location. s ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMES MADE TO ORDER HERE VALENTINES Pretty Valentines at Attractive Prices On sale at Stationery Dept., 1st Floor. 5 at in Taffeta Ribbons 25c Three thousand yards of our well-known 4-lnch wide superior all-silk satin taffeta ribbons on sale today at the above most decidedly attractive price. Jill lead' Ing shades. Tab and Bishop Styles IN TURN-OVER COLLARS The most fetching new styles In the most approved turn-over collars. Jt It the very newest Ideas. Pretty J conceits that give a finishing touch to every costume. Prices ISc, 25c, 35c, 75c, $1.00, $1.25. I COUCH COVERS Most remarkable values in couch covers. Full 3 yards long fringed all around. Choicest designs and colorings $2.50 COLLAR NEWS In a little less than three years we have sold nearly 100,000 One Hundred Thousand) Silver Brand Cot lars for ladles and men. To be exact we have sold 97,600 and when the 2400 now on hand are sold the record will be exactly tOO.OOO. You should see these collars you will wear them and find perfect style and satisfaction, rrlce, 2 for 25c PARIS RIBBONS Our own importation. Marie Antoinette and Pom padour styles in sash widths suitable for bodice belts. $1.50 to $3.85 per yard. New Wool Waisting's 75c New Tailor-Made iSuits New Vogue and Robin son & Wells Hats New Grenadines and Fan cy Silks. CAN'T STAND THE DRAIN Tnrf Investment Compnnlea Stop Payment Grand, Jury at Work. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 12. At the end of the third day's run on the co-operative turf Investment companies by depositors de manding tho return of their deposits, the result stands: E. J. Arnold & Co., all payments sus pended. John J. Ryan & Co., all payments sus pended. International Investment Company, all payments suspended. Christy Investment Company, all pay ments suspended. United Turf Investment Company, office closed. Tho grand Jury began Investigation of Investment company methods of transact ing business this afternoon. Crowds of men and women eager to re gain their Investments surged Into the offices of the various Investment com panies today and all were doomed to dis appointment excepting the International Investment Company Investors. About 2 o'clock this company suspended payments and demanded the stipulated 30 days' no tice of withdrawal. The United, Turf Investment Company did not open Its offices today and a sign on the door an nounced that payments had' been suspend ed indefinitely. Investors In the firm of John J. Ryan & Co. awaited with hope the return from Cincinnati of Manager J. J. Ryan. He arrived this afternoon and the hope was dissipated by his announcement that the assets of his Arm were not sufficient to meet the demands for withdrawals. The investors In the firm of E. J. Arnold & Co. generally state that they have given up all hope of recovering anything. mis was ino nrst concern to suspend business. Late this afternoon the February grand Jury dropped all other business In order to take up the investigation of the turf Investment companies. Mr. Ryan was summoned to appear before that body and a similar subpena was Issued for the appearance of Mr. Arnold, but the latter Is reported to be In Hot Springs. Pnnlc Renchea Montreal. MONTREAL. Feb. 12. E. J. Arnold & Co. had an office In Montreal. There was a rush of shareholders at their place to day. Xo satisfaction could be obtained. An employe of the place estimated the holdings in Montreal as being over $30,000. wanna & Western Railroad with stealing coal from cars in the sidings at that place. Five tons of coal were stolen by the women, who carried the coal away In bags on their heads. Seven small boys have been arraigned In the children's court on complaint of one of the yard masters of the New York Central Rail road, who assert that the prisoners, with companions numbering about 30, have In the last month stolen ISO tons of coal from the yards of the company. The boys, the eldest of whom Is not 13 years of age. confessed, but they were discharged with a warning, the yardmasters refusing to make formal charges against them. Will Agitate for Xccro IUchU. NEW YORK. Feb. 12. James Hays, of Richmond, Va., who Is testing In tho courts the disfranchisement of the negroes of his state. Bishop Derrick, of Flushing, L. I.: Dr. T. B. Walker. H. M. Brooks and T. W. Henderson, of this city, and the Rev. I. W. L. Rountree, of Trenton, the leader of the colored voters of New Jer sey, have held a conference In this city to consider the race problems that have been agitated recently. To stir up public sentiment favorable to the negroes and their higher mental development as well as the enfranchisement of the negro, which their leaders claim Is going on In the South, a series of mass meetings ex tending all over the country have beea planned. Xo Result In Delaware. DOVER. Del.. Feb. 12. The 3)th ballot for United States Senator today was without result. Great Gold Stampede In Arizona. TUCSON, Ariz., Feb., 12. News from Douglas states that great excitement pre- Xerr York Lenders With Itoonevelt. WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Jovernor Odell. of New York, and Representative Llttauer. also of New York, had a long conference with the President today. At the conclusion of the Interview, Governor Odell declined to discuss the conference In any detail. Prior to the call of Governor Odell and Representative Llttauer. Sen ator Piatt had a conference with the President concerning the New York sit uation. Assurances are given that the re sult of the conferences during the past two days meets the approval of the Presi dent, Senator Piatt and Governor Odell. Women nnd Children Steal Coal. NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Fifty women have been committed to Jail in Paterson. N. J., charged by the Delaware, Lacka- The penalty among the Hottentots for widows who marry again Is a somewhat severe one. It Is the rule among these peo ple that before so marrying a widow must cut off the Joint of r finger and present It to her new husband on tho wedding qay. 283-2S5 Morrison Street Portland, Or. 't isie Second Avenue Seattle, Wasji FURS Radically Reduced ; r Never again will the opportunity to purchase such furs at such prices be presented. Recent London advices inform us of a great advance in the cost of all fur skins. And next season will see great advance on the regu lar prices quoted below. Those who know will take advantage of this preinventory opportunity. SEND FOR PRICE "LIST.. FREE. American Stone Marten Boa 50 J(J Australian Opossum Boa 55 00 $18 2.:?.?. $10.00 S20rF?x..An.iml.B!a..S13.75 CTC Isabella and Sable Rac- CIE flfl JL J coon Boas JHJ.UU $40 Lu; Ja.ck.!t.s. $27.50 HIGHESTi PRICE PAID FOR RAW FURS Advance Display of New Spring Suits