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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1907.
EP,
BEFORE SENATE
Committee Recommends Sale
of Timber and Retention
of the Land.
PROVISION FOR COUNTIES
Will Get Fourth of Proceeds in Lieu
of Taxes -Residents Rear Land
Get Free Lumber for Their
Private Use.
0RE80XIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. . The Senate committee
on public lands today favorably re
ported a bill repealing the timber 'and
stone act and providing that in the
future the Government shall retain
title to lta tltnberlands and sell only
the timber at not less than Its ap
praised value. The committee incor
porated Senator Fulton's amendment
requiring that 25 per cent of the money
derived from the sale of public timber
shall be paid to the counties In which
the sales are made.
Counties Get Fourth of Value.
Mr. Fulton served notice on the
committee some time ago that he
would oppose the repeal of the timber
and stone act unless one-fourth of the
receipts from timber sales should be
paid to the counties for school and
road purposes, and It was in compli
ance with this demand that the bill
was so amended.
The counties will not only receive
25 per cent of the receipts from timber
sales on unreserved timberland, but
from sales within forest reserves as
well. This concession to the counties
Is made to reimburse them for taxes
which they might ultimately collect
should this timberland pass into pri
vate ownership. Under the amended
bill title to all timberland remains in
the Government, hence the land Itself
cannot be taxed. This amendment,
however, does not exempt lumber com
panies and other purchasers of timber
from payment of taxes on their prod
uct. Sell Timber to Highest Bidder.
As the bill now stands the Secretary
of Agriculture will appraise Govern
ment timber and sell i at public auc
tion or private sale to the highest bid
der for not less than the appraised
value, preference being given to bid
ders for small quantities for use In
the lmemdlate vicinity of the land.
Persons actually residing near timber
land shall be entitled to take free of
charge not exceeding 100,000 feet board
measure in any one year for individual
use. but not for sale.
The bulk of the money derived from
timber sales after deducting 25 per
cent for the counties, will go into the
reclamation fund, the residue going
into the forest reserve fund to defray
the expenses of forest management and
control. It ia provided that timberland
.reserved from entry for timber shall be
, subject to location and entry under
mining or coal land laws, and that land
chiefly valuable for building or com
mercial stone shall be entered under
the placer mining laws.
BILL FOR COAL LAND LEASING
House Committee Agrees on Pro
visions to Prevent Sale.
ORBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. . The House committee on
puhilo lands expect on Friday to report
a bill providing for leasing all Govern
ment coal lands. At its meeting today
several features of the bill were agreed
to, one permitting four persons to form
an association and take collectively 1500
acres of coal land. Another guards
against persons acquiring coal lands un
der homestead or other laws by prohibit
ing the patenting of coal deposits on such
lands within 26 years after the original
entry Is patented.' Thua. If a person
should fraudulently homestead land
which he knew contained coal, he could
not develop that coal for 25 years...
In the Senate public lands committee
today Senator Xewlands presented a bill
requiring three years' residence on a
homestead before the entryman can com
mute, tout this was voted down. At pres
ent 14 months' residence Is all that Is re
quired. The President favors Mr. New
lands' idea.
California Holds Her Grip.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU. Wash,
ington, Feb. 8. The California Senators
have defeated the bill recently passed by
the House permitting appeals from Alas,
ka to be heard in Seattle or Portland. At
present all appeals are heard in San
Francisco and It is to continue this prac
tice that California Senators have de
feated the bill.
SAME STORY AT VENTURA
Merchants Want Water Competition
Rates Without Water.
VENTURA, Cal., Feb. . The Inter
state Commerce hearing, which began
yesterday at Santa Barbara, to listen to
protests of citizens of Santa Barbara
and Ventura against the alleged dis
crimination In freight rates by the
Southern Pacific Railroad, commenced
at 10 o'clock this morning at the City
Hall In Ventura.
The contentions of the complainants
here were similar to those at Santa
Barbara. It Is alleged that the railroad
companies are violating sections 2 and
S of tho interstate commerce act by
alleged discrimination against Ventura
In granting terminal freight rates to
Los Angeles, San Diego and other
points and withholding the same con
cession from this city. Ventura mer
chants are charged local freight rates
from Los Angelea and elsewhere in ad
dition to the regular terminal rates to
these points, thus rendering a Jobbing
business from this cltv lmnnaalhle
compelling merchants to charge higher
prices for their commodities and Inci
dentally working a hardship on the
consumer.
The contention of the railroad com
pany was that local conditions were in
no way similar to conditions existing
In other cities named In the complaint
as enjoying terminal freight rates. The
railroad alleged that there was practi
cally no competition whatever by water
and that it was on this competition by
sea that the railroad company granted
the terminal preference at other points.
It was shown by witnesses that the
wholesalers and Jobbers of San Fran
cisco, Ixs Angeles and San Diego were
nblo, by reason of their advantage in
rates, to enter Ventura territory and
compete with local wholesalers and
jobbers and In the Instances of many
commodities to undersell them. It was
NEW Tl
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shown that the Channel Commercial
Company, a local wholesale concern
doing an annual business of J500.00D,
had been denied admission as a mem
ber of the Los Angeles Wholesale Gro
cers' Association, the San Francisco
Wholesale Grocers' Association and the
California State Wholesale Grocers' As
sociation because of Ventura's "not
being within the Jurisdiction" of these
associations. The Channel Commercial
Company was thus futher handicapped
by Jobbers In other cities receiving
more advantageous freight rates.
DENIES FRUIT TRAFFIC POOL
Southern Pacific Attorney Admits
Roads Agree on Rates.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Feb. 6. Among
the railroad officials who have arrived In
this city to attend the sitting of the In
terstate Commerce Commission tomorrow
Is J. C. Stubbs, traffic director of the
Harrlman lines, who Is accompanied by
his legal advisers, and who has been In
conference with local Southern Pacific
officials.
The attention of Mr. Stubbs was early
directed to the car shortage, of which tne
citrus fruitgrowers complain. Mr. Stubbs
last night authorized the statement that
he had sent to all parts of the country
rush orders for all available cars to as
sist In handling the crop. Regarding the
citrus fruit business. P. S. Dunn, attor
ney for the Harrlman lines, speaking for
Mr. Stubbs. said:
"There has never been any contract be
tween the Santa Fe and the Southern
Pacific to fix rates on citrus fruits or to
divide or pool that business. The com
panies have not tried to 'scalp' the orange
business from packing houses on the rails
of the other company by absorbing a
team haul to the tracks of the other com
pany. This Is not a normal way of com
peting, and if indulged In would lead to
rebating. While the rates have been the
same, the competition of the Santa Fe
and the Southern Pacific has been along
the lines of getting the packing houses
established upon their own lines. Rail
roads will confer, as Is proper, upon a
policy Including rate making, but these
two roads have not bound themselves by
contract to fix or make rates.
"The present chairman of the Interstate
Commerce Commission is on record in his
publlo writings to the effect that where
rates are subject to public regulation,
competing carriers should be given rea
sonable freedom to agree upon rates and
to co-operate in the apportionment and di
vision of business.
"In regard to the car shortage, I can
say that It has been caused by the un
usual congestion of traffic on all lines,
and investigations made by commission
ers have shown that the railroads are do
ing all possible to alleviate this trouble.
END ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
NEW TEMPERANCE ORDER MAY
REPLACE THE OLD.
Interdenominational Organization Is
About to Take Up Work in Oregon
Says Rev. H. C. Shnffer.
According to Rev. H. C. Shaffer, pastor
of the First United Brethren Church,
East Morrison and Fifteenth streets, a
new interdenominational temperance or
ganisation Is about to take the place of
the Anti-Saloon League In this and other
states. While Mr. ShafTer has been con
nected with the Anti-Saloon League ne
has not been altogether In harmony with
Its plans, although approving its objects.
He calls attention to the new temperance
organization that was launched by the
delegates of 31 denominations at Pitts
burg last week. He said yesterday that
he haj not received full reports of the
plans, but expects to soon. Rev. ShafTer
was chairman of the United Brethren
Church delegation to that convention, but
could not attend. He says that its plans
are educational, and that the temperance
work is to be made an important branch
in all the churches connected with it.
Collections will be taken the same as
for missions. There will be a delegation
at Washington to attend all the con
gresses, besides a specialty will be made
of educating the young in temperance.
Mr. Shaffer said he could not say at this
time Just what plans of organization had
been adopted, but probably would know
shortly. He expressed confidence that it
would supersede the Anti-Saloon League
work.
$6000 ADDED TO THE FUND
Anonymous Gift of $5000 for Y. W.
Y. Jf. C. A. Building Project.
TOTAL NOW S237.785.X0.
Subscribed Fall canvass 1230,73.1.80
February 5
February 6
982.00
6.0,0.00
Total 1237.783.80
The canvass of the solicitors for the
Y. W.-Y. M. C. A. building fund yester
day resulted In the pledging of over
$6000, one of the contributions being
for $5000. This was donated to the
fund by a man who requested that i.is
name be withheld, and was reported as
coming from a friend.
About 35 members of the Citizens'
committee were present at the noon
lunch, at which time one new commit
tee of five members was formed. Two
of the subcommittees which went out
yesterday pressed automobiles Into
service. The contributions reported
follow:
Nlcolai-Neppach Company I loo
J. S. Khemanski Zt
W. 1.. Ormandy , n
Goddard-Kelly Shoe Company loo
John McCraken 500
A Friend 6,000
E. House jo
Elwood Wiles .. . . 50
L. A. McNary 7 20
H. W. Scott f.o
Henry Roberts 20
Gecrge B. Walker 20
A Friend . , , 300
J. T. Brumfield 25
Miss Mary Smith 10
Total SS.0'0
Fatal Fire Amid Snow.
BOSTON, Feb. 6. One man was killed
and at least 13 were Injured In a fire
that destroyed the block occupied by
Hunt Bros, department store and several
tenements in Tremont street, in the Rox
berry district, today, causing a loss of
$100,000.
The dead man is Jacob Gold, who was
overcome by smoke. Two of the injured
were taken to the City Hospital In a
critical condition. They were Mrs. Kate
Glass and her baby, only two days old.
The Are department was hampered In
reaching the scene by the snow drifts
that blocked the streets. Many thrilling
rescues were made by the police, firemen
and members of the Shawmut Athletic
Club, which was holding a meeting in
the block at the time the fire started.
The fire started In the department store
on the first floor. On the Tremont
street side of the building the tenements
were occupied by 20 families.
Gold was overcome while attempting
to make his way down the stairs. Party
walls and the determined work of the
firemen saved the adjoining structures,
which were used as tenements, but the
occupants were driven out and many
suffered severely from the cold. Four
laddermen sustained minor hurts.
KILL DEEP CHANNEL
Opponents of Gulf Waterway
Win in House.
DALZELL GETS SETBACK
House Refuses to Change Rver and
Harbor Bill to Help Improve-
ment of Mississippi and
Ohio Rivers.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. The advocates
of a 14-foot channel for the Mississippi
Rtver from Chicago to St. Louis and the
Gulf met defeat when the House, in com
mittee of the whole, during consideration
of the rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, voted to stand by the recommenda
tion of the committee in opposition to the
project. Although there was much speech
making on the part of the friends of the
measure, they secured only 43 votes for
the amendment, as against 146 against it.
Earlier in the day. Dalzell of Pennsyl
vania offered an amendment providing
for the continuance of work on dam No.
7 on the Ohio River, but it was defeated
on a test vote which showed that the
chairman of the rivers and harbors com
mittee. Burton, had a large majority of
the House with him as to any amendment
to the bill.
After completing 72 pages of the bill the
House adjourned.
END DEADLOCK OX LAND LAWS
Joint Committee to Consider Re
vision and Consult President.
WASHINGTON", Feb. 6.-9enator New
lands today offered a resolution for the
appointment of a committee of five Sen
ators, with the request that the House
appoint a similar committee, to confer
with the President and the Secretary of
the Interior for the purpose of finding
means to end deadlocks in the matter of
Issuing patents for lands.
It was finally agreed to appoint a com
mittee to consider the general subject of
a revision of the land laws and leave to
this committee the privilege of conferring
with the President and officials of the
Interior Department.
Will Not Make Packers Pay.
WASHINGTON. D. C, Feb. 6. In the
Senate committee on agriculture yester
day an attempt was made to Insert an
amendment to the agricultural appropria
tion bill placing the cost of inspection of
meat products upon the packers. The
amendment was supported by Chairman
Proctor, the ranking member of the
committee; Hansbrough and several
Southern members who contended that
the cost of inspection should be borne by
the product Inspected Instead of by the
Government.
It . was opposed by- Senators Warren
and Dolllver and others who were op
posed to placing the Inspection costs,
which amount to $3,000,000 annually, upon
the packers, as this, in their opinion,
meant that the packers would in turn
collect them from the stockraisers. who
would eventually have to bear the brunt
of expense for the inspection. ' After
much discussion, the amendment was re
jected. An effort probably will be made
to incorporate it in the bill when it comes
before the Senate.
Enlarge Vancouver Garrison.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Under the
Warren act increasing the artillery, Van
couver Barracks gets an Increase of one
company of field artillery, Colonel, staff
and band. The War Department today
appropriated J250.650 for the construction
of one barracks, quarters for a colonel,
three captains and eight lieutenants, gun
sheds, stables, band barracks, etc., to ac
commodate the additional force at Van
couver. Aerial Experiments by Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Quietly, but
with a determination to satisfy himself
thoroughly on the subject. General Allen,
Chief Signal Officer of the Army, has
been making preparations for extensive
experiments with balloons, airships and
aeroplanes, with a view to settling upon
systems of aerial navigation for uee in
operations in the Army, either In time of
peace or war.
Senate Discusses Indian Land.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. The Indian
appropriation bill was again the sole
topic of discussion by the Senate today,
but little progress was made. The day
was spent In a discussion of the proposi
tion to repeal the restrictions on the
alienation of surplus land in the Indian
Territory. No conclusion was reached on
this matter when the Senate adjourned.
FACTS ABOUT GEOGRAPHY
(Continued From First Page.)
Arkansas, and just above ' Memphis,
Tennessee, was caused by the sinking
of the Sultana, a Union transport which
exploded In midstream while carrying
troops home from the Civil War. AH
islands formed in midstream are Govern
ment property until some squatter takes
possession. Should the island build
toward the mainland and connect, it ia
promptly claimed by the farmer owning
the shore and a crop of lawsuits always
follows.
A peculiarity of the Blue- Mountains of
Pennsylvania Is that they are divided by
rivers that break through the walls at
Intervals of 27 miles. From the Susque
hanna to the Swatara is 27 miles; also
from the Swatara to the Schuylkill, from
the Schuylkill to the Lehigh, . from the
Lehigh to the Delaware, and from the
Delaware to the hollow In New Jersey
known as Culver's Pond, the intervals
are the same. It would be most diffi
cultto account for Buch a coincidence.
Hole That Cannot Be Filled.
In Lake County, Indiana, there is a
strip of land that has caused much worry
and expense to the management of the
three railroads which cross it. Where the
Erie line traverses the strip there has re
cently appeared a crevice that refuses
to be filled, although hundreds of thou
sands of tons of gravel have been
dumped into it. The depression con
tinues for 20 feet on either side of the
track and has entirely baffled the en
gineering department. This sinking is an
annual event, taking place about Decem
ber of each year. The point where it oc
curs is about eight miles east of Lake
Michigan, near the northern limits of the
region of swamp lands. It reaches about
15 miles north and south. The Indians
who lived in that locality in the thirties
had a legend that In the swamp there was
an entrance to the center of the earth,
and laid out their trails so they widely
skirted the vicinity of the mysterious
sinking land.
An old. old vellum document, bearing
the signatures of their Catholic Majesties
Ferdinand and Isabella, and counter
signed by the viceroy of Mexico and Gen
eral Coronado, has been discovered re
cently. This document proves to his
torians that. St. Augustine was not the
first permanent city In the United States,
but that Tucson, Arizona, has that dis
tinction, having been founded in 1552. It
seems that Tucson wu a pueblo of some
size when the first pillar in the old stock
ade was set In the soli at St. Augustine.
Washington the Smokeless.
It Is claimed that Washington is the
cleanest city In the United States. If
they were so disposed the ladles might
wear their best afternoon gowns on the
street without having them soiled. The
general cleanliness of Washington is due
to the noticeable absence of factories
with their soft coal smoke, and the
asphalt streets are kept so clean that
there Is little dust or dirt In the air.
There are 175 miles of asphalt pavements
in the capital city. An almost forgot
ten fact Is that Washington was first
called Rome, and a creek which flowed
through the site of the city was spoken
of as -Tiber. Oddly enough the first
owner of the land upon which the Cap
itol Is now located was named Pope.
Greeh Lake, Colorado. Is not only noted
as the highest lake in the United States,
being 10,252 feet above the level of the
sea, but also for the fact that its water
has a peculiar faculty for petrifying sub
stances that are placed in it. The water
of Medicine Lake, In the eastern part of
the state of Washington, on the Colum
bia plateau, possesses such unusual qual
ities that no vegetation ever grows on or
near its banks. Owen's Lake In Owen's
County, California, Is so rich In soda
ash that 10,000 tons were taken out last
year. The soda Is taken from the water
'by the process of evaporation. This lake.
like tne great Bait Lake, is gradually
disappearing.
Long Bridge Over Columbia.
At Summerland. California, a few miles
south of Santa Barbara, travelers may
see the novel spectacle of oil wells stand
ing out .In the ocean, many of them be
ing several hundred feet from the shore.
Although, many of these are now ex
hausted, they once flowed freely.
The longest double-track steel railway
bridge in the world Is to be built over
the Columbia River, not far from Port
land, Oregon. It will be two miles long.
The Columbia was named for the ship
"Columbia Rediviva," which was the
first vessel to carry the American flag
around the world. When Captain Robert
Gray of Boston put in at the mouth of
this great river In 1788 he named it for
his ship. The French have called it St.
Roque's River.
PUNS FOR DREADNOUGHT
AMERICA'S BIG BATTLESHIP TO
EQUAL WORLD'S BEST.
Great Vessel 518 Fee Long, With
Ten Twelve-Inch Guns Mount
ed on Five Turrets.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 Senator Hale
today presented to the Senate the de
tailed plans for the big battleship which
It Is proposed shall be built as the equal
of any fighting vessel now afloat or
planned.
The plans call for a battleship 5184
feet long with a beam of 85 feet 4
Inches and a draft of 29 feet 5 inches.
The armament will consist of a main
battery of ten 12-inch breechloadlng
rifles, mounted on five electrically con
trolled turrets upon the center line; two
from above the forecastle deck, the sec
ond firing over the first; two aft on the
main deck upon the same level; and one
amidships, firing over the two after
turrets. There are to be two submerged
torpedo tubes.
The secondary battery will consist of 14
6-inch rapid-fire guns, four 3-pounder
saluting, four 1-pounder semi-automatic;
two 3-inch field pieces and two machine
guns of 30-caliber.
The secondary battery of 14 5-lnch guns
will be located on the gun deck, forming
two broadside batteries of seven guns
each; the corner guns will be equipped
for head and stern firing respectively.
Smaller guns will be located in com
manding positions, so as to give a large,
unobstructed range of fire.
STANDS BY GAS COMPANY
(Continued From First Page.)
the Council and the world that I would
not vote for this report."
"We are willing to stand squarely on
the three charges sustained against the
gas company," asserted Bennett. "Every
single member of the Council knows
that they are true. Besides that our
charter provides that franchise grants
issued be limited to 25 years. Let us
revoke these franchises and let the gas
company come before us on the same
ground that any other public service
corporation would have to come."
The vote was then taken upon the
amendment to file, which carried nine
to six. Before the discussion Mayor
Lane had left the room and called Pres
ident Shepherd to the chair. Before
Bennett's resolution was put, however,
the Mayor had returned to the chair,
and if a tie had resulted upon that
issue he would have had to cast the
deciding vote.
Bennett Offers 'Resolution.
Several other matters of business had
intervened when Bennett introduced
the following resolution:
Resolved, That the City Attorney be in
structed to prepare a bill for introduction
in the legislature of the State of Oregon at
the present session, to revoke all franchises
heretofore granted by the Legislature of
this state for the manufacture and distri
bution of gas wtthln the City of Portland
now held by the Portland Gas Company,
and be it further
Resolved, That a committee of six mem
bers of the City Council be appointed to en
deavor to secure the passage of sat dblll.
"Since the Council could not see its
way clear to adopt our report, the com
mittee wishes to present this resolution,"
said Mr. Bennett. "It hardly seems prob
able that any member of the Council
would cast a vote directly against a pro
posal to revoke a perpetual franchise In
order that a corporation can be brought
under the control of the city. Those
who vote against this, vote for perpetual
franchises without control."
"I move to refer the resolution to the
Judiciary committee." interposed Gray.
"Which is simply one way of killing
it," added Bennett.
"What is the use of beating the devil
around the bush?" Indignantly shouted
Vaughn. "Why do you not come out and
say you want to kill tho resolution?
Come out like men. Tou are not de
ceiving us you are not even deceiving
yourselves. Tou simply want to smoUier
It until the Legislature adjourns.
Shepherd -fepars for Time.
"I think we ought to have a chance
to read the evidence in the case." said
Shepherd. "We should have a chance to
see that before we act."
"We are not asking you to indorse our
report." flashed Bennett. "All we want
to know Is whether you furnish per
petual franchises or not. The next meet
ing of the Council is February 20. The
Legislature will adjourn February 22. It
Is self-evident that this motion is in-
ODD
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EVENING COSTUMES In princess, empire, or two-piece styles, made
of exquisitely beautiful materials, and trimmed with fancy laces and
velvets. There are a few handsome net gowns in this assortment.
The regular values run from
price today is only
WOMEN'S EVENING WAISTS Of lace, chiffon, silk and net, in pink,
bine, lavender and black. Also a few very beautiful Dresden effects
and light-colored plaids. These waists sell regularly for $15.00 to
$55.00 each, and you take your choice of any in the lot today at A
one-third below regular o
Fourth Floor Drapery Section
$ 7.00 Curtains $ 4.65
$8.00 Curtains $ 5.00
$15.00 Curtains $10.00
$16.00 Curtains $10.65
$17.50 Curtains $11.65
LACE CURTAINS In Cluny, Arabian, Brussels and Irish
Point designs; also a few Renaissance effects a sale of all
the odd lots in the department at wonderful reductions.
$5.00 Curtains $3.35 $ 9.00 Curtains $6.00
$6.00 Curtains $4.00 $10.00 Curtains $6.65
PORTIERES of plain or figured tapestry, fringed or cor
ded. A good selection of designs, and were they not odd lots
you 'd pay a third more or better
$ 5.00 Portieres $3.75
$ 6.50 Portieres $4.85
$ 7.50 Portieres $5.60
$ 8.00 Portieres $6.00
$ 9.50 Portieres $7.35
$10.00 Portieres $7.75
Regular $12.00 Portieres $9.00
WHITE ENAMELED, BRASS-RIMMED BEDS Three lots
of them, priced specially for the odd lots sale. Those reg
ularly worth $22.50 now go for $16.50; worth $15.00 for
$11.00, and regular $25.00 grades selling 50
BABY GO-CARTS With reed body, patent anti-friction
wheel fasteners, rubber tires, complete with cushion and
parasol. Worth $34.00 for $27.50; worth $35.00 for $28.50,
and the $25.00
grade now
only
All Odd Blankets at a Surprising Reduction in
Price While the Odds and Ends Sale Is On
tended to allow the Gas Company to do
as it pleases and as long as it pleases."
"If you want to take this to the Legis
lature, do it as Individuals and not as
the Council,." said Shepherd, taking an
other tack. "It Is not the province of
the Council to ask the state for legisla
tion." "In other words, let the Council shuffle
its duty onto the people," responded Ben
nett. "If you went to the Legislature. Shep
herd, you would not know whether to
go as the representative of the people or
of the gas company," .was the assertion
of Vaughn. "Tou say this is not the
province of the Council, and yet I want
to ask you if you did not a few minutes
ago ask me to vote for the Council to
recommend certain legislation to Con
gress?" "In that case I knew what I was talk
ing about." replied Shepherd, compelled
to admit his contradictory position.
"9o you favor this franchise, do you?
There Is no bond required, and yet you
have been shouting for bonds in fran
chises. There is no time limitation,-yet
that is what you have been asking for."
Motion Is Lost.
Shepherd made no reply and the mo
tion wbb put to a vote. It lost, 6 to 7,
Annand voting with the negative. The
vote to adopt the resolution was: Affirm
ative, Bennett, Kellaher, Menefee. Rush
light, Vaughn and 'Wills; negative. An
nand, Belding. Dunning, Gray, Preston,
Shepherd and Wallace.
The six Councilmen who have gone on
record as favoring the repeal of the gas
company's franchises may personally pre
pare and introduce a bill to that effect
before the Legislature. Yesterday they
expressed themselves In favor of this
policy, but reached no definite decision.
"We favor this action," declared Mr.
Rushlight, "but realize that we would
be handicapped by the result of today's
meeting. The corporations would muster
their forces against us and point to the
fact that we were defeated here. Other
corporate interests would unite with the
gas company to thwart the bill."
Shoots Four of His Persecutors.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. Enraged because
he .had been teased by fellow-workmen,
Gabriel Ferrara, an Italian, suddenly
turned on a score of them who were
standing in line near a New York Cen
tral paycar at the Grand Central Station
today, and shot four men. One of them,
a trainman named Jones, was Instantly
killed.
The wounded were Anthony Concotti,
shot in the left shoulder; Rufus Ayres,
ehot through the kidneys, died In the
ambulance; Edward Tompkins, bullet not
located.
Below Zero for Whole Week.
SUPERIOR, Wis., Feb. 6. Thirty be
low zero weather still prevails in this
city today, making a full week In
which the range has been from lo to
40 below zero without a break.
LOTS
FOURTH DAY
FURS GOAT HALF PRICE
TODAY
All odd lots in fine furs that sell -regularly for all the way from $1.75 to $35.00
each. The come in -squirrel, fox, mink, ermine and chinchilla.. Nobby, stylish
fur pieces that we must sell now or carry them over, so they're yours for half
the regular price.
The lot includes some very pretty furs for children, in gray squirrel, thibet,
gray caracal and angora. There's an assortment that permits of tasteful
choosing, and those who come today can
buy anv fur in this lot for
JUST HALF 2
$23.50 to $450.00 each, and the
: 72
$11.00
$13.00
$20.00
$27.00
$37.00
Curtains .. $ 7.35
Curtains $ 8.65
Curtains $13.35
Curtains $18.00
Curtains $24.65
$15.00
$16.50
$17.50
$22.00
$25.00
Portieres $11.25
Portieres $12.60
Portieres $13.50
Portieres $17.50
Portieres $19.75
Portieres $27.50
$35.00
$19.50
AT THE THEATERS
What the Tram Agents Say-
LAST TIME TONIGHT.
Isabel' Irving, With All-Star Cast,
One of the Season's Hits.
You'll surely regret it if you miss seeing;
Isabel Irving and her all-star cast at the
Helllg Theater. Tonight will be your last
opportunity as it is the last performance
of the engagement. Mfss Irving is present
ing Jerome K. Jerome's delightful three-act
comedy. "Susan in Search of a Husband."
It has been the attraction at tbe above the
ater the past two nights and has caused
'town talk" regarding the clever manner it
has been given. Again, take a tip and see
one of the real hits of the season. Seats
selling at the theater. Fourteenth and
Washington streets.
'fit I Were King" Fine Attraction.
The Baker Company's production of "If I
Were King." which is drawing crowded
houses this week, is one of the finest ever
given west of New York, and is calling
forth the commendation of all classes of the-ter-goers.
The cast is perfect, the scenery,
costuming and settings superb.
"Nettle the Newglrl," Popular.
"Nettie the NewBgirl." which is playing
at the Empire Theater this week, continues
to be one of the most nopular melodramas
er nresented lnr this city. The many bright
specialties are atn&i-tiv.. and tne plot of
the story Is thrilling enough to hold the
attention. Saturday matinee.
Matinee at Star Today.
Do not forget that there is & matinee of
"Out of the Fold" at the Star Theater this
afternoon. It is considered the greatest pas
toral play seen here since "Way Down
East." It was presented for the first time
in New York last season and Manager Allen
obtained the rights of the drama for his
stock company a few weeks ago.
"Tennessee's Pardner" at Lyric.
That Western plays appeal to a Western
audience is clearly demonstrated this week
at the Lyric, where the delightful comedy
drama "Tennessee's Pardner" Is the bill.
The play is filled with adventure, fun, heart
interest and true feeling.
CRANE-JEFFRKYS TOMORROW
Famous Artists With AU-Star Cast,
In Delightful Comedy at Heillg.
The all-star cast revival of Goldsmith's
old English comedy, "She Stoops to Con
quer" will be the attraction at the Heillg
Theater. Fourteenth and Washington
streets, tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday
nights, with a matinee Saturday. The re
vival is made by Charles Ftohman in con
Junction with Llebler & Co., and Is respon
sible for bringing Into combination the two
biggest producers of plays In this country.
Heading the notable company are William
H. Crane, an actor thoroughly well known
through America, and Miss Ellis Jeffreys,
an English star, who is one of the best
known actresses in England, and one who,
during her two previous visits here, has
built up a large following of admirers.
It is -so seldom that Goldsmith's comedy
has been given of late years, owing to the
difficulty of adequately casting it with old
school actors, that no doubt exists . that
SALE
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Now Linens and
Wash Goods
Stupendous reductions in odd lots
in this section. Short lengths of table
damask, huckabacks, crashes, fancy
hemstitched and embroidered pieces;
towels, white goods, bedspreads, and
all lines that we carry in this depart
ment will be sold at remarkable, re
ductions, for they are down to short
lots or slightly mussed.
WASH GOODS in remnants, of 3
to 20 yards each. In the lot are dimi
ties, organdies, silk ginghams and all
sorts of splendid weaves, and a wide
range of prices and qualities. Now
you have the choice of a splendid ac
cumulation, and the privilege of
choosing and paying only about
HALF.
FLANNELS, white goods, percales,
flannelettes, calicoes and challies, in
best patterns, all short lengths; for
sale now at less than the Clearance
Sale prices.
Important
All through this department bar
gains abound. Careful Housewives
will find a wealth of savings here, but
to get the cream you must come to
see for yourself, for the best lots of
all are those that are so small that we
cannot advertise them.
many theater-goers will hail the present
opportunity of witnessing tt with Joy. Seats
are now selling at the box office of the
theater.
Mclntyre and Heath' Sale Tomorrow.
Tomorrow (Friday) morning at 10
o'clock the advance seat sale will open for
Klaw A Frlanger's big production of Mr
Intyre and Heath In the musical-comedy
vaudeville show "The Ham Tree." This stu
pendous company of SO people will be the
attraction at the Helllg next Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday night. February 11,
12 and 13, with a matinee Wednesday.
"Human Hearts" at the Empire.
"Human Hearts" will come to the F.m
plre Theater next week and will entertain
the patrons of that playhouse thoroughly.
It is a melodramatic production of such un
excelled merit that even the managers of
rival attractions admit Its virtues and
drawing powers. The company Is a splendid
one.
Frohman Success Next Week,
"Brother OfTlrers." one of the Frohman
New York successes, will be presented In
Portland next week by the Baker Stock
Company and promises to equal the Eastern
production in every detail. It Is one ot
those clean, fresh comedies abounding in
bright lines and brilliant witticisms.
Next Week at the Lyric.
Beginning Monday matinee and continu
ing all next week, with a matinee dally,
the Incomparable stock company at trie
Lyric Theater will present Hoyt's famous
farce comedy "A Bunch of Keys." It's a big
laugh. Seats are now on sale for the entire
week.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE HOUSES
Clever Playlet at the Grand.
"Christmas Eve" Is the title given to the
little playlet presented by Tony Williams
and Ethel Rose at the Grand this week. This
is one of the many attractive specialties
which make up the current entertainment.
Roland Travers is billed as headliner with
his Illusions and they are as good as any
seen here since the days of the original
Hermann.
Successful BUI at Pantages.
Practically every seat at Pantages is oc
cupied at every performance this week, the
word having gone about that there is an
exceptionally good programme. Van Gofre,
equilibrist and hand balancer. Is the fea-.
ture. Bell and Dalton. the German sen
ators, are a hit; Gaston and Harvey and
all the others win crowds.
Bogus Army Officer in Jail.
CHICAGO. Feb. . Not to be outdone
by the German cobbler, who. In a bor
rowed Army captain's uniform, captured
a town, "and made the whole world
laugh," William A. Kappen, 19 years old.
Is said to havo used the garb of a lieu
tenant of the United States Army to ob
tain quarters at the Victoria Hotel and
cash checks at Marshall. Field & Oo. At
the hotel he assumed the name of Lieu
tenant W. A. Blue. His quarters were
changed soon to a cell at the Central Sta
tion, and he was booked under the plain
name of Kappen, with four charges of
forgery against htm.
When you feel all tired out and broken
up generally, take Hood's Sarsaparilla.
Almost nobody takes the money. Schil
ling's Best.