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THE HORNING- OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1906. Wright,Kay6Co. Store Opens at 8 A.M. The "Different" Store Store Closes at 6 P.M. 5th, 6th and Washington Streets EJ-jTABLISHEP 1572. A Mighty Congress of Sarpasslnf; Spe cialty Shops. Olds Vdrjm AM KHg A Unique Group of Style aad Quality Expositions. EDIHEGT STUCK Minr nu cdckicd VHULUl JiLf1lLII Shackleford Accuses Carlnon of Holding Up His Fa vorite Bill. STRIKING SCENE IN HOUSE ramntie Event "When Speaker An swer. Iissourlnn, Williams Re minds Party of Blaine, Mc kinley and .Reciprocity. WASHINGTON. March 27. The House Mtoy witnessed a most unusual scone, the 3jaker rl.ng on the floor in the midst f a sittrttcd discussion on reciprocity and tarter reviaten and disclaiming responsibil ity for references between minority mcni Wr. It was toward the close of the de Itntic n Ac urgent deficiency bill, which HPfrpprtnted. amoiic other tiling, for the fortkteomtttg conference at Rio de Janeiro. wter Slmckleford of Missouri rose to ex plain wfaat he intended saying last week In relation to the Missouri volunteers bill, whvn fa whk taken from the floor by Taw- iMhiu.) who objected to the personal character of the remarks. Shackleford read liis remarks, which cfcarped the Speaker with holding up the Mil referred to. The Speaker Instantly iwb m the completion of Shacklefprd's statement. There whs a buzz of expect aacy ail aver the House. The Republic an icattHtred about the chair. Democrats crovnoX the aisles and it was a high 4ntratttc moment when the Speaker, hlm tlf pate, but carrying a look of grim de tfrmtaatloH. said in a voice that reached "r- corner of the chamber: Cannon as Stalking Horse. "If It affords lilm (Slmckleford) any con jugation to make me a stalking-horse on account of the quarrel with the minority fcNMier. well and good." Apf4a5r ran through the hall, which ww hushed by the chairman's determined iffort not to let the House get away from tb point at issue. The major portion of the day was taken up with discussions on reciprocity and tariff revision Incident to the passage of the urgent deficiency appropria tion Mil. the House refusing to instruct the delegates to the Pan-American con ference to consider reciprocity in conjunc tion wtth the Monroe Doctrine. A few ftrttgrapas of the legislative appropriation Mil wore considered, and the tactics here tofore resorted to by Prince and Hardwlck la ofMting provisions by points of order were resumed. Will In ins Raises Tariff Issue. 'Haral had the reading of the journal Ik-wi competed when Llttauer (N. Y.), called mi the urgent deficiency bill. Ex plaining the provisions of the bill, he said tfce rst itm rolatcd to the third Intrna tlanal conference of American, states, wttlcn Is to be held in Rio de Janeiro, be ginning July 2). IMG. Williams of Mississippi railed the at tention of the House to two letters pass Jnc between McCall of Massachusetts and Payne of New York, in relation to the :arlff. which he asked might be printed in the Record. Commenting on thcte Htwf. Williams remarked that the his toric old State of Massachusetts, which no ben calling for a revision of the tariff for years, had gone to the floor Var of the majority asking for bread and had boon given a stone. He said it was peculiarly appropriate at this tinje to dtsctJSf the tariff question, because of ih annronriHtton asked for In the bill rHativ to the congress at Rio Janeiro. Says Reciprocity Is Dead. "The man who made the first Pan Amrrtcaa Congress possible, James G. Maine. r dead, and forgotten by the Rc inwiMraag. and McKlnlcy Is almost forgot ti." said Williams, "and reciprocity Is ahxt dead. The Senate refuses to pass reciprocal treaties, and it is only at the threat of tho German Emperor to- inaug urate a tariff war that reciprocity tri umphs "" W- wanted to know If the gentleman front New York (Payne) was going to fsaml Mat on the steel trust and the armor-plate trust and whether the Re PMbUoan party was going' to stand pat gatn9 the desire of Massachusetts, for traa roll of. Payne, in replying to Williams, said that the committee on ways and means. was not acting on misinformation, and It would, continue to act Intelligently, not withstanding the strictures of the minor ity leader. Slmckleford Attacks Cannon. Shackleford. with trembling voice, then rd "a prepared statement regarding the language he intended to use when taken off the floor last week by Tawney of Min nesota, who objected to the tenor of his word! as they seemed to reflect upon the Speaker. Shackleford said that the bill Introduced by his colleague. Rhodes, to pension the Missouri volunteers, should JWSS. "Wo are here D'Armond. Clark. Lloyd, Rwckor. Hunt. Wood. Shackleford all rwdy and anxious to vote for the meap urr. Take your heavy hand off the old pvl&ir. Mr. Speaker, and let us vote for this Mil." he said. As he sat down, with this utterance ntlll ringing through the hall, the Speaker tom. Republicans gathered In front of the Speaker's desk and Domocrats crowd d the aisles. The Speaker showed deep feeWag as he replied: Cannon's Brief Reply. "Mr. Chairman: Just a second only. T have listened to the gentleman from Missouri, Mr. Shackleford. If it affords him any consolation to make me a stalk ing horse on account of the quarrel with the minority leader, well and good. iApplause. Shackleford, with deep feeling, replied in the midst of the confusion which en dued owing to the Speaker's unusual ap pearance; "I dcnrMr. Speaker, that my quarrel with you has any such foundations." Fltxgorald of New York offered an amendment providing that no part of the sum appropriated shall be expended un less the programme for the South Ameri can Congress shall contain a provision for the discussion of reciprocal trade relations between the countries participating in the conference The amendment was lost, 47 to RS. The bill was then completed and passed. Prince and Ilardwick Objectors. On motion of Tawney, the legislative and judicial bill was taken up. ) -when Prince of Illinois and Hardwlck of' Geor gia resumed the tactics Inaugurated last -week by raising a point of order against very paragraph In which there was a departure from existing " law. A half dooen points of order were made and sus tained affecting the officers of the Sub treasuries at New York. Philadelphia. New Orleans and St. Louis. When the Item la rekUieR to the mint at Denver was reached "Brooks of Colorado offered an amend meat rsMng the amount of the Vedding" Statibnery For Post-LeBtni Weddings. Increasing attention Js bsing given to the minute details of wedding stationery. Social usage demand f correctness in form, fthapc and color. To Make a Specialty of WEDDING INVITATIONS RECEPTION INVITATIONS MENU AND PLACE CARDS (for Bridal Dinners) AT-HOME CARDS, ETC Wright. Kay & Co.'s forms are the latett and accepted style;. Special catalogs and samples on request. Write for them. WRIGHT, KAY & CO. JEWELERS. IMPORTERS. Gold and 8ilvenmlths and rrodocera of inch-Grade Stationery. DETROIT. MICH.. 140-141 Woodward ave. PARIS. 34 Ave, de I'Opera. appropriation to $1U0.000. Pending its con sideration the committee rose. NAVAL PROGRAMME PROPOSED House Committee- Recommends Big Battleship and Three Destroyers. WASHINGTON. Marcli 27. The House committee on naval affairs decided today to report a building programme for new ships in the Navy as follows: One battleship, to cost, exclusive of armor -and armament, $6,000,000; the ship to be of the largest type, the tonnage to be determined by the Secretary of the Navy. Three torpedoboat destroyers, to cost $750,000 each, and Jl.000.000 to be ex pended by the Secretary of the Navy for submarine boats at his discretion. The naval bill will carry a total of $99,750,000. The current law aggregates $103,000,000. The committee placed an item of $100,000 In the bill for the repair of the old ship Constitution. The construction of a drydock at Brem erton, Puget Sound, was authorized, with an appropriation of $100,000 to begin the work. The total cost of the dock Is esti mated at $1,250,000. A floating steel dock for the Atlantic Coast was also authorized, atid $100,000 appropriated to begin construction. The cost of this dock is estimated at $1,400,000. In reaching Its decision as to the size of the proposed battleship, the committee favored the recommendation recently made by the Secretary ot the Navy that the ship be of 19,400 tons' displacement. This recommcndatlon-Jiowcver, was not incorporated in the bill, the matter be ing left with the Secretnry, at the sug gestion of Representative Cousin, of Iowa, but shipbuilding firms arc to be asked to submit plans for the new ship to be used in connection with the plans of naval constructors. In determining the features to be incorporated In the struc ture. The idea of the committee Is to have the largest ship practicable con structed. Slionts and Schwcrln to 3Icct on Zone WASHINGTON. March 27. Chairman Shouts, of the Panama Canal Commis sion, will Vail on Friday for the isthmus to Investigate freight conditions there. R. P. Schwerin. ice-prcsident and general manager of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, and other officials of the com pany, will sail for Colon on a private yacht and will meet Mr. Shonts In the Canal Zone and join him In a complete Investigation of misunderstandings con cerning the handling of freight delivered In Colon for shipment across the isthmus on the railway to Panama for the Pacific Mall Company. Seattle Made Reserve City. WASHINGTON. March 27.--AU of the National banks located in Seattle hav ing" requested the designation of Seat tle as a reserve city, the Controller of the Currency today declared Seattle a reserve city, as authorized by the act of March 3, 1SS7, and National banks located therein may hereafter, upon approval by the Controllor. act as reserve agents for other National banks. REBATE TRIAL IS BEGUN PHILADELPHIA IRON MEN AC CUSED OF ACCEPTING. Great Northern and Its Agents Will Be Tried for Giving Firm Reduced Rates. PHILADELPHIA, March 27. Mem bers of the firm of JR. D. Wood & Co Iron manufacturers, with plants at Florence, N. J., and Emau?, Pa., were placed on trial in the United States Cir cuit Court here today, charged with accepting rebates from tho Great Northern Railroad Company and the Mutual Transit Company on shipments to Winnipeg. The amount of the re bates was $1230. Indictments were found against Walter, Stuart, Richard and George Wood, but at y.e opening of court today the lndlctm..its against the latter two were quashed. This is the first rebate case to come to trial in this state under the Elkins anti-rebate law. The defendants, if con victed, are liable to a fine of $20,000. The great Northern Railway Company, C.E. Campbell, Its local agent, tho Mu tual Transit Company, and L. W. Lake, its New York agent, are under Indict ment charged with offering a rebate to the Wood Cojnpany. Tho Mutual Transit Company and Paul J. Diver, local agent, are also un der Indictment, charged with offering a rebate to, the National Essence of Coffee Company. It is expected that these cases wHl be brought to trial at the conclusion or tno wood case. Georgo li. Roberts, assistant audltorL of tnc interstate commerce uommis sion. was the only witness heard today. The rebate In the Wood case. It Is charged, was given on a shipment of 1300 tons of iron pipe from Florence. N. J., and Camden. N. J., to Winnipeg In Octo ber, 1904, and 200 tons from Emaus. Pa., to the same point. The published rate was 4?Vi cents per 100. but It Is charged the firm obtained a rate of centa. The 1300 tons were shipped over the Baltimore & Ohio to Falrport, O.; thence by the Mutual Transit Company across the Great Lakes to Duluth. and thence by the Great Northern to Winnipeg. The 300 tons Xrom Emaus were sent to Buffalo over the Reading Railroad and shipped on tae vessels of the Mutual Transit Company to Duluth. The fall freight rate was paid, feat It is charged tbat Wood & Co. afterward, received a rebate of S12M. The National Ssstace of Coffee Com Bargain Prizes in the Penny Shops Small Wares Section First Floor Shops. Cube of White, Black or Color-Headed Toilet Pins special at, the cube 5 White Pearl Buttons Two or four holes, all sires, one dozen on card special at. the card 5p Plain Garter Elastic Extra heavy, 1 inch wide, assort ed colors: our loc value special at, the yard .. 25c Linen Mesh Absorbent, Odorless Dress Shields Size 3 special at, the pair 19c 20c Shell or Amber Horn Hairpins Plain or crimped ; one dozen on card special at, the card 12 25c Whisk Brooms Large size, extra quality, three sewn special at. each I5p 19c Jars of Petroleum Jelly Put up in glass jars special at, the jar 12 Theatrical Cold Cream A pure white cream for chapped hands, face, etc.; large-size, 8-ounce jars; our 39c value special at. the jar 25 10c Bars of Clear, Transparent Glycerine Toilet Soap special at, the bar 6p 65c Bosewood and Ebony Nail-Polishing Buffers 7-inch size, chamois covered special at, each 45c 25c Box Writing Papers In assorted colors j plain, blue, lavender, pink, etc. special at, the box 12 25c Irish Linen Writing Tablets Letter size special at. each 15c Special in Children's Underdress Second-Floor Annex Children Flannelette Petticoats, 3-lc Children's Short Flan nelette Petticoats, in blue or pink and white stripes or checks; muslin waist attached r Special at, each , CenrS Cblldren'M fl.OO Cambric Skirt. 73c Children's Cambric Skirts, made with double lawn flounce with clusters of tucks and linen lace edging at neck, armholcs and bottom: sizes 1, 2 and 3 years; our $1.00 value. 79 s . SpecIaL-at, -each Cents Pretty Picture Frames - Special Jewelry Aisle First Floor, Sixth-Street Annex. 35c Picture Frames 19 An assortment of Gold Picture Frames, in oval and square shapes; our 35c J Q value special at, each 7C pany, It is alleged, received rebates on two shipments of essence from this city to Winnipeg. The first consignment was shipped over the Reading Road to Buf falo, thence by the Mutual Transit Com pany's line to Duluth. and from Duluth via the Great Northern to Winnipeg. The second shipment was consigned to Minneapolis. It was shipped over the same route to Duluth. but from the latter point It was sent to Minneapolis over the Northern Pacific. The rebate received by the company was given, t Is said. In the form of a reduction for cartage from the company's warehouse In this city to the Reading, station, and amounted In the ag gregate to less than JTC HIS PLEA FOR NIAGARA President Recommends Action on Report of Commission. WASHINGTON. March 27. In submit ting to Congress the report of tho Inter national Waterways Commission regard ing the preservation of Niagara Falls, President Roosevelt sent a recommenda tion that a law be enacted along the lines of the recommendations of the report. The report has been published. The mes sage of the President concludes as fol lows: ' "I hope that this Nation will make it evident that It is doing all In Its power to preserve the great scenic wonder, the existence of which unharmed should be a matter of pride to every dweller on this continent. Canada Proposes Restrictions. OTTAWA. March 27. A fxicral policy for water power which will prevent the export of energy developed at Niagara to an extent to starve Canadian industries has been announced in the House by Min ister of Public Works Hyman. Right to export power would only be granted sub ject to revocation nt short notice; there would be no claim against cither provin cial or Dominion Government arising out of such revocation, and the companies would be subject to such rules and regu lations as the government saw fit to im pop. Action would also be takn to pre vent spoliation of the scenic beauty of the falls. PATTIS0N GAINS STRENGTH Doctors Bulletin Kills Alarming Ru mors About Governor. COLUMBUS, dr., March 27. Alarming rumors which became current tonight re garding Governor Paulson's condition were dispelled when the following was issued at 11:30 by the attending physi cians: , "Governor Pattison has shown definite gain in strength today and hopeful im provement In other respects. He will have a good night. Temperature normal, pulse 32; respiration, 22. "EL J. WILSON. "O. P. HOLT." legislators Will .Adjourn Early. COLUMBUS. O., March 27. There Is a tacit agreement among the leaders in both the House and Senate to adjourn sine die next Monday. The agreement for an early adjournment Is due to the serious illnos of Governor Pattison, the members believing that should the Governor live, relief from worry regarding legislative Blatters wilt materially aid his recovery. BUI to Regulate Ixg Krafts. OR EG ONI AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March 27. Senator Piles today in troduced a bill giving the Secretary of Commerce and .Labor power to regulate the dtmens-lens and methods of binding floating rafts of legs. pHe-s and timbers in coast waters and the connecting waters of the United States. The bill is Intended to so regulate rafts aa to prevent unmceeeary obstructions of commerce xUmj: the Pad Ac Coast. Continuance and Conclusion of the Extraordinary Sale of Switzerland s Exquisite Embroideries First Floot Embroidery Aisle Words are useless, descriptions needless. Like a mighty torrent that comes tearing down the mountain's side, swelling the river's on-rushing flow, break ing away barriers, o 'erf lowing its banks and flooding ther count rysidc, so surged the crowds through the store's broad avenues yesterday, until the great main floor was one vast living ocean of humanity that knew no quiet, but reveled ceaselessly 'mid great billows of white-capped and crested embroideries from Europe's home of the yodel and necromancy in needlework. And a happy humanity it was. Tuesday will go down in local history as marking the greatest one-day storekeeping event the greatest special sale occasion ever known in the "West. And now today Wednesday we shall continue the sale of all that remains and there's yet a plenty to provide for several days' such selling as minor stores often advertise. A plenty yet for generous choosing in a leisurely way of immense throngs of buyers of beautiful embroideries. Folk who have bought will come for more, and thousands of new buyers will share the good fortune. Sale at Embroidery Counters. Embroideries consist of cd$es and bands of wide and medium cambrics, nainsooks, Swisses, flouncings and insertions, beautiful goods that will withstand wear IS Cents and 25 Cents a Yard Our 50c Our 75c Our $1.00 Our $1.25 Our $1.50 Our $1.75 Our $2.00 GULF DIVIDES THEM j Miners and Operators Dead locked on Scale. EACH PARTY NAMES TERMS Committee Reports Disagreement to Joint Conference Vote on Al ternative Scales Deferred. Must Decide by Saturday. INDIANAPOLIS, March 27. The joint scale committee of the bituminous coal operators of Western Pennsylvania. Illi nois. Indiana and Ohio today reported a dlsagrement to the Joint conference of the central competitive district and after a session of three hours the conference ad journed to meet tomorrow morning at 3 o'clock The discussions and arguments present ed during the afternoon by the represen tatives of the miners and operators showed no change whatever in the situation, and indicated that the opposing sides were no nearer a wage agreement than they were in January", when the first conference was held. The present wage scalo will ex pire on Saturday, and. unless an agree ment Is reached before Its axplratlon, 125. 0CO minenrin the four states will "be called from the mines, Mitchell's Iast Concession. President Mitchell, of the miners, opened the discussion In the Joint con ference after there had been a silence of ten minutes, during which each side was waiting for the other to make the first move. In a brief speech he said it had been his expectation that somo proposi tion looking to an adjustment of the dif ferences -would be submitted by the oper ators at the afternoon session, but it was evident that they had not been able to agree among themselves. The members of the Joint conference, he said, had even exceeded their powers to meet the grave responsibility placed upon them "not only as miners, but as countrymen and citi zens, by the request and the suggestions of the President of our country." Mr. Mitchell then offered for the con sideration of the convention a motion that as a basis of settlement there be a res toration of the scale, the mining scale and the day wage scale and the dead wbrk scale of 1J03. Operators Offer Present Scale. J. H. Winder, chairman of the oper ators, offered as a substlfuto motion to adopt the present scale with nil conditions existing at the time of Its adoption, wltn the mining rate at Danville, 111., for a basis and to Include all cost of shooting, loading, timbering and inspection of shots. Numerous speeches were made, and ad journment was taken unttf .tomorrow morning without a vote on any proposi tion. Mr. Mitchell denied a report to the effect that the miners had asked Presi dent Roosevelt to use his efforts towards securing peace. Ke said: "We have taken no such action. There is no truth In the report." THE DAY'S DEATH RECORD IV. IT. MacDosRld, Opera Singer. SPRINGFIELD, Maw.. March 27. Wil liam H. MacDenald, a well known actor Last Day Today of These Surpassing Values in Silks and Mohairs $1.00 Silks for 79c Our entire line of New Silk Shirtwaist Suitings a very large assortment in the latest colorings and pat ternschecks predominating. This is an oppor tunity you can't afford to miss: later on these same goods will be scarcer and will cost more money. These silks sell easily at $1.00 the yard special sale price, the yard, for today only 79 Today 's Sale of Black English Mohairs Imported English Mohairs in black only value special sale price, th 3ard. value special sale price, the yard. value special sale price, the yard. value special sale price, the yard. ..$1.05 value special sale price, the yard. ..$1.25 value special sale price, the yard. . .S1.48 value special sale price, the yard. ..$1.69 Special Sale of Lingerie Waisting at 17c a Yard Lingerie Waistings, white, soft, finely woven, highly mercerized, for making dainty lingerie J "7 shirtwaists special at, the yard C Spring Catalogue Ready MAILED FREE! The only full and complete Catnlosme of latest Sprlnic Mode lued by any Portland house. The Olds, Wortman & King Spring: Catalogue is being mailed to out-of-town patrons. This handsome Catalogue, known as the "Book of Quality," contains 134 beautifully Illustrated pages 2600 illustrations and describes over 10.300 articles of new Spring merchandise sold through our mall-order department. Mailed FltEE upon request. Write for It. Do it now. and one of the founders of the original Bostonlnns Company, died here tonight of pneumonia, aged 36 years. He came here Saturday with the "Free Lance" Com pany, and became ill Sunoay. William H. MacDonald was born in Stcubenvllle. O.. and studied music with the leading masters in England. Germany and Italy. He made his debut In Italy in "II Trovatorc." and continued in Italian opera until he became a member of the Emma Abbott Company. He Joined the Boston Ideals In 1SS0. and in 1SS7 com bined with Tom Karl and H. C. Barnabee in organizing the Bostonlans. He was a baritone singer. Motljcr of Ella AVlicelcr Wilcox. BRANFORD. Conn.. March 27. Mrs. Sarah J. Wheeler, mother of Mrs. Robert Wilcox (Ella Wheeler Wilcox), died last night at Show Beach, aged K years. Centenarian cx-SIavc. EAST LIVERPOOL, O., March 27. Daniel F. Spiers, an ex-slave, who purchased his freedom in 1S51 for $600, died today, aged 103" years. SOUTHERN STORM IS OVER Railroads Are Endeavoring to Re store Normal Communications. LOS ANGELES. Cal.. March 27. The storm In Southern California appears to be entirely over, and. with the exception of the railroads, conditions are again al most normal. Today has been perfect as far as weather conditions are con cerned. The Salt Lake Railroad is the worst af fected by the floods. Repair work Is progressing rapidly on. the 70 miles of track of that road that have been put out of commission, but It will be three or four days before trains can be gotten through. The company is selling; no through tickets front this end of tho line. The Southern Pacific h in fairly good shape with the exception of the Coast line, which was finally cleared late this evening, and it is expected will give no further serious trouble. Trains arc mov ing slowly on all divisions. The Santa Fe to San Diego is still washed out and will not be repaired until tomorrow. San Diegans have been Iso lated for two days, the only communica tion being by wireless telegraph and by boat with Oceansidc Some of the tele graph wires to the South were restored today. "Water Stored for Four Years. SAN DIEGO. March 27. The storm has passed and all streams are rapidly falling today. The great reservoirs have suffi cient water for tho next four years. The latest advices from the Interior show no heavy damage beyond the loss of some livestock, small bridges and badly washed out highways. The heaviest damage was at Old Town, where a section of the county bridge was carried down stream where it has lodged against the Santa Fe ridge, rendering It impassable at present. Suburban roads arc running as usual, and the Santa Fe expects to get a train In from Los Angeles some time tomorrow. Normal conditions will now prevail. Northwest Postal Affairs. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. March 27. Rural carriers- ap pointed: Oregon Molalla. Route 2. John Stubbs. carrier; Carrie Stubbs. substitute. Washington East Spokane. Route 1. Ira L. Doty, carrier; Frank Kenyon. sub stitute. North Yakima. Route S. Charles C. RIker, carrier; Fay RIker. substitute. Postmasters appointed: Oregon Irrigon. Morrow County, Agnes Mackenzie, vice F. B. Holbrook. resigned.' Washington Index. Snohomish County, William F. Ulrica, vice P. E. Guna. resigned. DOUBLE ATTRACTIONS IN THE HOSIER Y SHOPS BEAUTY AND BARGAINS First Floor. Women's Cotton Lace Boot Hose, in pink, white or black; also in fancy tan, black anil gra. A fine assortment of good Hose. 9T Price, the pair ArcC Women's Black Lisle Hose, all lace or lace boots; same in plain tan ; also black cotton Hose with embroidered boots. A splendid assortment of cot ton and lisTe Hose in plain black or tan. ?T- Price, the pair JJC 42a 63c 85 Women's All Lace or Lace Boot Hose, in black, tan and white; plain black gauze and medium-weight cotton and lisle Hose; and lisle Hose in black, white, blue, tan lace, with embroidered boots. A handsome showing. Efr Priced at, the pair JlQ Women's Lisle Hose With Embroidered Boots, here in emer ald green, French blue, marine blue, royal purple, ame thyst, vieux rose, violet and Avhite. A more complete line was never shown. Prices, the pair 75, 85, 91.00 Women's Silk Hosiery in all the wanted kinds arid colors. Our line of Silk Hose is superb. Prices range from, the pair $125 to $7.50 Special Sale of Women 's Fancy Hose 50c and 60c Hosiery for SScocn's fine gauge Hose, in pretty fancy mixtures, brown and white fancy stripe, blue and. white fancy stripe, pink and white fancy stripe, tan and fancy mixtures, black, tan, corn and blue grenadine stripes. Also Lace Hose, in blue and white, brown and tan and green stripe; black with fancy stripe boots, blue with fancy stripe boots, and many others are in the selec tion. All are first-class Hosiery, and are regular 50c and 60c value special sale price, 3$ CeiltS HE TURNS DEAF EAR Ohio Lieutenant-Governor Aids High License. EXCITING DAY IN SENATE Tic Vote Changed to Majority for Aiken Bill Liquor Forces Sav agely Denounce Harris for Unfair Ruling. COLUMBUS. O.. March 27. Amid scenes of excitement almost unprecedented In Ohio legislative procedure, today, the Senate passed the Aiken House bill in creasing the saloon tax from J330 to $1000 and sealed It3 actfon by voting down a motion to reconsider. The victory of the advocates of the Aiken bill was won by superior generalship Jn parliamentary procedure, aided by the friendly support of Lieutenant-Governor Harris, the pre siding officer of the Senate. Won by President's Trick. The advocates of the J1000 tax went Into the session with only IS votes, or one less than a constitutional majority. Four Sen ators, however had agreed to support an amendment reducing the tax to J60O. This was shut out by a motion for the pre vious question, which closed the debate, and. amid intense excitement, the roll WeakL Bronchitis For over sixty years doctors have en dorsed Ayers Cherry Pectoral for coughs, colds, weak lungs, bronchitis, consumption. Cures hard cases,, des perate cases, old cases. You can trust a medicine the best doctors approve. Ask vour doctor Wc have no secrets We publish the formulas of all our medicines. Xa 7 th 3. C. Ayw Co., tow 11, Xmi. AJm Xasaftetartrs of ATZK'S XAIR TKOx-?K tie Tuir. ATSR'S PILLS-For osMtifttfea ATWt'S SiaaAPASULLA-Trt!Me4. ATBR'S A6U2 COKft For aiUria. u4 agW. was called. The vote stood IS to IS. Sen ator Beatty Immediately changed from no "to yes, and amid tumultuous cheering of the abstinence people In the galleries. Senators Berry. Bohemer. Denman and Lauman also changed from no to yes. After a few minutes' lull, after which the crowd began to disperse. Senator Bar ry moved the reconsideration of the vote and the Lieutenant-Governor, scemingly not hearing the demands for the yeas and noes, promptly called for a viva voce vote and the motion was declared lost. Most Intense excitement followed this action, several of the Senators denounc ing the Lieutenant-Governor on the floor of the Senate. Senator Ward, of Cleve land, declared It was one ot the most dis graceful proceedings witnessed in a high body. The Lieutenant-Governor, replying to thi Senators who had assailed him. de clared that he was acting within the rules of parliamentary procedure. and assumed the full responsibility for all his rulings. The Aiken bill will go into effect Imme diately upon being signed by the Gover nor, or within ten days, should it not b signed or vetoed. The brewers say that It will drive half the saloons of Ohio, or about GOOO, out of business. "Will Continue Graft Inquiry. ' COLUMBUS. O.. March 27. The Senate today adopted the Espy resolution, au thorizing the Cincinnati investigating commission to sit after the close of the session of the Legislature and report to the Legislature not later than January , 1908. Iowa Primary Bill Bculcn. DES MOINES. Ia.. March 27. The House today. 51 to 43. defeated the state .pri mary bill, which was indorsed by Gover nor Cummins. The majority was com posed of "stand-patters" and Democrats. 31. C. Bowers in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, March 27. (Special.) H. C. Bowers arrived from Portland to dav to take charge of the Fairmount Hotel. ungs all about it. mm 5