THE MORNING OREGONIAX, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1907.
NEW WAYTO DEAL
will exclude all Asiatics coming from the
Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian Isl
ands from admission to the mainland of
the United States. Laborers coming di
rect from Japan to this country
are now denied passports and the only
way they have been able to gain admis
sion to this country has been by first
going to the Philippines or Hawaii and
later coming to the United States.
It Is learned from a high official source
tonight that this arrangement, which Is
only Intended to exclude the Japanese
laborers until a new treaty can be made
with the Toklo government, has been ac
cepted by the Japanese Ambassador.
Mr. Root has cabled the text of the
draft of the amendment to Ambassador
Wright at Toldo.
FIFTH, SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
Root Proposes Change in
migration Law to Ex
clude Coolies.
Im-
Valentines
New Line of Men's Fine Shoes
OLDS, WOR TMAN
m H JAPANESE
DEMANDS OF CALIFORNIA
Want) President's Written Assur
ance of Exclusion Before Yielding
on School Question Root's
Plan Might Not Satisfy.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Feb. 12. Another conference
will be held at the White House to
morrow between the President and
representatives of the San Francisco
school board In the hope of reaching
a compromise, under which San Fran
cisco will admit Japanese children to
her public schools, in order that the
President may complete the negotiation
of a treaty with Japan under which
Japan will agree that her coolies shall
forever be denied admission to the
United States.
The conference yesterday, participat
ed In by the President, Mayor Schmits
and others, came to naught, because
the San Francisco men were unwilling
to accept anything short of a positive
pledce that, if they yielded, a treaty
would at once be negotiated under
which Japanese coolies will be abso
lutely barred from the country. The
j-reBldent was not in a position to give
this definite assurance, and could only
go to the extent of promising to use
his best efforts to bring about the
negotiation of such a treaty. "While
he believed it would be possible to
frame and . secure the adoption of a
radical treaty of that character, he
could not state positively that such a
treaty would be negotiated.
Demand Written Assurance.
The San Franciscans signified their
willingness to compromise on the
school question when they can have
the written assurance of the President
that hereafter no Japanese coolies will
be admitted to the United States, but
Informed the President that nothing
short of that would be acceptable at
home. There has been considerable
telegraphing back and forth today, and
the whole subject was discussed at a
cabinet meeting, but the President did
not meet the San Franciscans.
Tomorrow, it is reported, he will sub
mit to them a substitute proposition
advanced by Secretary Root in the
form of an amendment to the pending
immigration bill, which will, in some
way, provide for the exclusion of Jap
anese coolies without the negotiation
of a treaty.
Root's Plan to Exclude Coolies.
It is believed that Mr. Root Is con
sidering an idea advanced by Senator
Fulton, at the beginning of the session,
which contemplates legislation deny
ing admission to the United States of
all Immigrants who are sent here or
induced to come by immigration com
panies. It has been demonstrated that
99 per cent of Japanese laborers com
ing to the United States are brought
in or sent here by such companies, and
legislation of tills type, while not an
absolute bar, would keep out practical
ly all undesirable Japanese. ,
It Is not known if this compromise
will be acceptable to the San Fran
ciscans, but It is Inferred It Will not
be, as they have all along demanded
assurance that in future all Japanese
coolies be barred from the United
States.
Mr. Root's proposal In outline Is under
stood to have been sent to Toklo for sub
mission to the Japanese government. The
reply of Japan is said to have been that
Jt might be acceptable provided the law
was made general in terms and the word
"Japanese" as applied to the excluded
immigrants was not used; also that the
school dispute be settled beforehand.
NEW SANTO DOMINGO TREATY
Provides Only for Collection of
Revenue by Americans.
WASHINGTON', Feb. 12. The President
today sent to the Senate the new treaty
with the Republic of Santo Domingo
relative to the revenues of that country.
The new agreement is confined entirely
to the matter of the collection of reve
nues. It sets forth in the preamble the
fact that Santo Domingo has entered
upon an agreement with her creditors
which is made contingent upon the fact
that this country shall collect the money
and It is then agreed that the President
of the United States shall appoint a rep
resentative of the Government as Receiver-General
to take charge of all the
funds collected and provide means for
their collection.
The treaty will go direct to the com
mittee on foreign relations, and there will
be a determined effort to have it reported
and acted upon before the adjournment
of the present cession of Congress.
H ONE-SIDED! APPEAL
SENATORS OPPOSE ABOLISHING
IMMUNITY BATH.
Heyburn Joins Marylanders In Op
posing Roosevelt Heavyweights
Support His Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. The Senate
occupied the day in. argument of the bill
granting the Government the right to
take an appeal on points of law In crim
inal cases. The opposition came mainly
from Rayner and Whyte, of Maryland,
and Hepburn, of Idaho, and elaborate de
fenses of the proposition were made by
Patterson, Knox, Kelson and Spooner,
no action being taken on the measure.
Nelson gave notice that he will move its
consideration tomorrow.
Lodge Indicated that he should press
the Philippine agricultural bank bill to
morrow. The District of Columbia appropriation
bill, carrying $10,724,623, an Increase of
J6S7.298 over the amount as passed by the
House, was taken up and notice has been
given that the bill will be put on its
passage tomorrow.
CONGRESS LEADERS TO HELP
Japanese Question Will Probably Be
Settled Today.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. That the San
Francisco school question will be settled
tomorrow Is the general opinion in offi
cial circles tonight. Mayor Schmitz and
his usoclatea received a message from
the President today saying that he de
sired to confer with them at the White
House again at 2:45 o'clock tomorrow af
ternoon. Secretary Root had a long con
ference with Speaker Cannon today and,
while both declined to talk, It is the gen
eral belief that the Japanese school ques
tion was discussed. It is admitted at
the Japanese embassy tonight that com
munications have been exchanged be
tween Japanese Ambassador Aokl and
Secretary Root, hut their nature, Is kept
secret. Mr. Schmitz said tonight:
"The situation Is unchanged In so far
as we are concerned. We have had no
conferences today, but we have reason to
believe that tomorrow's conference will
be final."
Mr. Root's conference with Mr. Cannon
makes the California Congressmen be
lieve that the President Is making an ef
fort to secure Congressional legislation
that will exclude Japanese labor from
this country.
While nothing is known tonight as to
what agreement, if any, will be reached
at the White House tomorrow, it can be
stated authoritatively that Mr. Schmitz
baa notified the President of the San
Francisco Japanese and Corean Exclu
sion League that under, no consideration
will he and his associates yield one point
on the question of excluding Japanese la
borers from this country. In response to
telegrams, the Mayor has telegraphed his
friends that the reports that he has "sur
rendered to the. President on the school
question," are false.
The Mayor and his .associates stand
ready to rescind the School Board's order
establishing the Oriental schools and
again admit Japanese to the white
schools, provided the President can give
assurance that in the near future they
can secure congressional legislation, or
negotiate a treaty with the Toklo gov
ernment which shall exclude coolie labor
ers. If an agreeent Is reached at to
morrow's conference It will be on this
basis.
Representative Hayes, spokesman for
the California Congressmen, tonight said:
"I look for a satisfactory adjustment
and hope that the agreement will be
reached at tomorrow's conference."
Late tonight it was stated that the
President, through Mr. Root, has pro
posed to Mr. Cannon and to the chairmen
of the Senate and Rouse committees on
immigration and other Republican lead
ers in Congress, that n clause be Inserted
In the Immigration bill now pending In
Congress which will bar Japanese coolie
labor from the United States. Mayor
Schmtts's delegation favors such a provi
sion. Mr. Root la preparing the proposed
amendment to the Immigration bill, which
SUBSIDY GRAFTERS PROTEST
Coal at Lowest Price Called Blow to
Shipping Interests.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. After the pas
sage of a number ,of bills under unani
mous consent the House today resolved
itself Into committee of the whole to con
sider the naval appropriation bill. A
number of recommendations of the naval
appropriations committee were eliminated
on points of order. The Army appropria
tion bill, the fortifications appropriations
bill and the omnibus lighthouse bill were
sent to conference.
The naval appropriation bill was con
sidered by sections under the flve-mlnute
rule.
A point of order was made and sus
tained against the provision giving an
additional grade to those officers who
served with credit in the regular or vol
unteer forces during the Civil War prior
to April 9, 1865, and were retired prior
to June 30, 1899, on account of wounds,
disability incident to the Bervlce or age,
or after 40 years of service.
Kitchln of North Carolina offered an
amendment providing that no part of the
appropriation In the bill shall be expend
ed for coal in the Philippines or the
transportation of coal to the Islands ex
cept to the lowest bidder in either case.
Foss of Illinois, chairman of the naval
affairs committee, stated that he was in
favor of the amendment, as it only ap
plied to the present bill and did not en
act any permanent law.
Loudenslager of New Jersey. Butler of
Pennsylvania, Waldo of New York,
Humphrey of Washington, Hull of Iowa
and Grosvenor of Ohio took pronounced
Btands against the amendment on the
ground that it dealt a blow at American
shipping interests.
Foss remarked that the matter was
taken too seriously and that in view of
the fact that the navy could not pur
chase coal enough In American bottoms
It was thought wise to try the experi
ment. The amendment was defeated 34
to 61.
Slayden during the consideration of the
bill addressed that body on the subject
of the recent war talk between the Uni
ted States and Japan, and laughed the
rumor of war out of the chamber.
FAVORS LEASING THE RANGE
Senate Committee Adopts Barkett
Amendment, bat Makes Changes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Without con
tinuing its hearing upon the Burkett
amendment to the agricultural appropria
tion bill providing for the leasing of the
public lands grazing, the Senate commit
tee agreed to adopt the amendment. Sev
eral amendments to the Burkett proposi
tion were adopted, however, designed to
protect the Interests of the homesteaders.
The policy outlined, which is favored by
tne president, was agreed upon by
bare majority of the committee.
it is not unlikely that a point of order
may be made against It in the Senate,
as it is conceded to be general legisla
tion. One amendment provides that the
Secretary of Agriculture shall organize
grazing districts. The Department of
Agriculture is to exercise control of and
fix the fees to be charged for grazing.
Receipts in excess of the cost of adminis
tration revert to the states in which they
are collected. Oregon Senators will op
pose the amendment.
Twelve States Have Holiday.-
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. Twelve states
of the Union today officially honored
the memory of Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln's birthday is a legal holiday
in New York, Colorado, Connecticut,
JJelaware. Illinois, Massachusetts, Mln
nesota. New Jersey. North Dakota.
Pennsylvania, Washington and Wyom
ing.
With the passing of each successive
decade, the observation of the natal
day of the Civil War President is be
coming more marked.
Direct Primary for Kansas.
TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 12. The Stubbs
bills, providing for the nomination of
candidates of all parties, including
United States Senator, at primary elec
tions held throughout the state on the
same day, passed the House of Rep
resentatives this afternoon by a vote
of 101 to 10.
DON'T FORGET THAT THURSDAY WILL EE ST.
VALENTINE'S DAY, AND THAT THE EARLIER YOU
MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS, THE PRETTIER DE
SIGNS YOU WILL HAVE TO CHOOSE FROM. OUR
STOCK OF VALENTINES IS STILL VERY COMPLETE
AND YOU ARE SURE TO FIND SOMETHING IN IT
THAT WILL PLEASE YOU. ALL KINDS AND
SHAPES, IN C0MI0 AND SENTIMENTAL VARIE
TIES, RANGING IN PRICE
rom
lcUp
Silks and Dress Goods
Portland's leading Silk and Dress Goods Store has on sale
the newest styles for Spring and Summer. New goods
arriving daily. We wish to make especial mention of
our new 27-inch fancy Silks for Spring O O
and Summer Shirtwaist Suits, at, the y&rA.P
f Something new in the line of shoes for men, built expressly to
meet the demands of men who are compelled to he on their feet a
great deal. These shoes are made in eight different leathers and
styles, on a foot form last, and are fitted with a patented inner sole
that prevents the foot from burning. There ia a style and weight for
every purpose; made in tan and black. Made in a ten-inch top; also
with a very heavy sole and a soft upper. For tender feet, a shoe of
light calf leather, another of soft kid and another of patent leather,
for dress wear. All made on one last.
STYLE 606 Men's Shoe, made of finest Norwegian tan calf; Blncher
cut, lull double sole to heel, viscolized and thoroughly
treated to keep out water. Price, per pair.
STYLE X901 Men's Shoe, same as above, only with
ten-inch top. Price, per pair
STYLE 695 Men's Shoe, made of fine selected box calf, Blncher cut,
full double sole to heel, viscohzed, calf-lined throughout. A leather
that gives excellent wear and stays soft under all con- flft
ditions. Price, per pair y)Z7 11
STYLE 694 Men's Shoe, same as above, only made of lighter weight
leather, with half double sole. Price, per $4 00
STYLE 653 Men's Shoe, made of 5ne, plump vici kid, with heavy single sole of
"rock oak" leather. A very comfortable Summer Shoe. Price, per 00
STYLE 653 Men's Shoe, same as above, only low-cut. Price, per f 00
STYLE 618 Men's Shoe, made of patent kid, sinprle sole. STYLE 6I8V2 Men's Shoe, same as above,
A Dress Shoe proven satisfactory; price, pair. . only low cuts; price, per pair,
n
$5.00
$5.00
! KU5TUM
$4.00
Haviland Dinner Sets
REGULAR $28.50, 100-piece sets; special SO
REGULAR $35.00, 60-piece sets; special f9C
price p40,40
REGULAR $37.50, 100-piece sets; special Q 00
REGULAR $43.50, 100-piece sets; special fQ g
REGULAR $49.20, 100-piece set; special
REGULAR $92.15, 100-piece sets ; special
REGULAR $183.75, 117-piece sets; HH
special price pltf .JJ
BARGAIN TABLES contain any number of articles fo
that are selling for less than . I &
Men's Furnishing Goods
GOLF SHIRTS This is a brand-new line of the early
Spring patterns. Either attached or de- f f
tachable cuffs; $2.00, $1.50 and pl.UU
NEGLIGEE SHIRTS Our regular $1 and $1.50 Q-,
values, now selling for OZ7C
NECKWEAR The very latest Spring styles, in
bright patterns; $1.00 and OUC
FANCY HOSE Closing out the remainder of nn
our regular 50c line; per pair &JC
UNDERWEAR Special line of natural gray, medium
weight merino. Regular $1.50 value. Spe- Q 7
cial, per garment J t C
Knitwear Department
UNDERWAISTS Special sale of
children's Knit Underwaists, me
dium weight, nicely and strongly
made; splendid ISc quality; 1 flf
special price Jlt-
CHILDREN'S HOSE-A broken line
of children's black Cotton Hose, fine
and double-ribbed, double knee, heel
and toe; finished foot. Regular 35c,
45c and 50c quality. Special ybCf
price, per pair
CHILDREN'S HOSE Nearly all
sizes, in children's fine ribbed black
Cotton Hose, double knee, heel and
toe; finished foot. Regular 1 O-,
25c value; special, per pair. ,OC
CHILDREN'S HOSE A broken line
of children's seamless black Cotton
Hose, regular values 15c, 17c 1 fhf
and 20c: snecial. ner nair. . . 1C
WOMEN'S HOSE Black cotton, neatly embroidered
boots. Regular value 50c; special price, per O?,
pair kMUC
1
Millinery Department
SPECIAL SALE of -untrimmed Shapes, in felts QO
and velvets; values up to $6.00; special price. . . OC
TURBANS A line of new braid and chiffon Turbans,
trimmed with wings and ribbon. Pine for f O Cf
the coming season. Special price pOOl
TAM O'SHANTERS Made of wool. Values up
to 98c. Special ;...OC
BRAIDS Wool and chenille Braids, in black, J
green, blue and tan; special price, per yard C
Enamel Ware Specials
ON THIRD FLOOR
TEAPOTS Regular values 75c and 85c; special Gf)
price 50c and OUC
TEAPOTS Regular values 95c and $1.10; spe- Qf)n
cial price 70c and OlC
KETTLES Regular values 38o and 47c; special Of)n
price, 24c and JlC
KETTLES Regular values 57c and 00c; special
price 38c and ...OlC
KETTLES Regular values $1, $1.75 and $2; J OA)
Special price, 67c, $1.10 and pl.)l
DEEP PIE PLATES Regular 28c values; spe- J
cial price 1jC
PUDDING PANS Regular 63c value; special A(n
price TJC
Other articles at same reductions.
New Wash Goods
The beautiful fabrics that are coming into this depart
ment every day are revelations of the designers' and weav
ers' arts. The degree of enthusiasm that was manifested
last season over these goods had the effect of making the
manufacturers fairly ontdo themselves on this season's
line. We have already received a beautiful line of Challi
Batiste, Boule de Soie, Caprice Brilliante, Taffeta Bril
liante, Embroidered Batiste, Plumetis de Soie and Como
Suitings. Our new Wash Goods comprises, beyond doubt,
the largest and most complete line we have ever shown.
CHALLI BATISTES In plaid effects, especially Cl
adapted for street dresses; price, per yard OlC
BOULE DE SOIE A sheer mousseline, with large em
broidered ball dot, producing a very rich effect;
price, per yard OlC
CAPRICE BRILLIANTE A sheer cloth, with raised
silk effects and fancy printings. Price, per
yard OOC
TAFFETA BRILLIANTE The shades are marvels of
. color plaid effects, with fancy raised silk fig- C.fg
ures. Price, per yard OlC
EMBROIDERED BATISTE White ground with embroi
dered jacquard figures and fancy printings.
Price, per yard OOC
PLUMETIS DE SOIE A silk and cotton mixture, with
small embroidered dots and neat printed effects. CfX
Price, per yard kJkJL,
COMO SUITINGS Soft Beige, in checks and plaids.
Great styles for a low-priced fabric. Price, 1 Qf
per yard xOC
DIMITIES "McBride's" imported Scotch Dimities, in
checks, stripes and plaid corded weaves, with
fancy printings. Per yard, 25c and
Also a new line of Scotch Ginghams, Soisettes, Percales,
Madras and Printed Batistes.
Suit Department
Princess, Empire and two-piece dresses. All colors, with
white and black trimmings of laces, insertions and fancy
braids.
Kimonos and Dressing Sacques, in a great variety OQ
of colors; values up to $1.25. Special price. ... OiC
Cravenettes for y4 off. Values $12.50 to $38.50. Tan,
olive, gray and black, trimmed in straps and but- 1
tons. Evening Gowns and half regular prices 2
DEATH ENDS PIS
Ex-Governor Higgins Expires
at His Home.
HEART FINALLY FAILS HIM
Had Persisted In Attention to Duty
in Spte of Organic Trouble.
Last Governor Under
Machine Control.
OLEAJJ, N. T.. Feb. 12 Ex-Governor
Frank W. Higgins died at 8:30
P. M. He remained unconscious to
the last, death coming? in Its most
peaceful form and free from pain.
Mr. Higgins for years had been, af
flicted with heart trouble. After he
entered upon his work as Governor ha
was warned by physicians of a serious
organic difficulty in the heart, but no
effort was relaxed and no duty left
unperformed which Mr. Higgins be
lieved essential to the faithful dis
charge of the trust reposed In him by
the peoplei-
Mr. Higgins had only passed his 50th
year when death came, for he was born
on August 18, 1856, at Rushford, Alle
gheny County. N. Y. His administra
tion as Governor will bo memorable
for having been marked by the pas
sage of the Insurance reform laws and
the extinction of the power of the
Piatt machine, against which he re
belled, though in only a half-hearted
way. He had sought a renomlnatlon
for Governor, but the emergency called
for a man who could win the masses
to the Republican party, and Chairman
Parsons forced the nomination of
Hughes.'
Mr. Higgins' life was that of the
successful country town merchant.
After passing through the Riverview
Military Academy at Poughkeepsie and
taking a business course, he engaged
in the mercantile business at Stanton,
Mloh.. In 187R. and at Olean, N. T.,
In 1S79. He began his active political
career as State Senator In 1890, and
was re-elected until 1902. when he was
elected Lieutenant-Governor. He was
elected Governor in 1 90 1. He was sev
eral times a millionaire.
Alfred Waller, Railroad President.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12. President Al
fred Waller, of the Seabord Air Line,
died at his home in this city today.
BAD WRECK NEAR SEATTLE
Freight Crashes Into Rear Passenger
Train at Renton.
SEATTLE, Feb. 12. Fourteen per
sons were Injured in a collision be
tween a passenger train on the North
ern Pacific and a heavily laden coal
train of the Columbia & Puget Sound
Railway at Renton, 13 miles south of
Seattle, about 5:30 o'clock tonight. The
accident occurred where the two roads
cross and was caused by the coal train
crashing Into the passenger, tipping
over the smoking car of the latter
train. The engine of the freight "was
turned over on its side and badly de-
The passenger train vas about to
pull away from the station and was
moving slowly when it was struck by
the freight, which was running from
four to six miles an hour.
Mrs. A. Reynolds, who was standing
In the vestibule between the smoker
and the first-class coach, was thrown
beneath the trucks of the smoking car
and sustained a broken leg. A Japan
ese In the smoker suffered a broken
head and may not survive.
Dutch Cabinet Resigns.
THE HAGUE. Feb. 12. At the opening
of the sitting of the Second Chamber of
the Netherlands Parliament today, rr.
Demester, the Premier and Minister of
Finance, announced that the Ministers
had tendered their resignation to the
Queen in consequence of the rejection of
the army estimates. The Chamber then
adjourned.
TRAVELERS REBEL AT FOOD
Complain Bitterly of Meals Given
People on Stranded Trains.
LEAVENWORTH, Wash., Feb. 12.
(Special.) Another trainload of passen
gers arrived here today, making about
600 stranded at this place. Conditions in
the day coaches are terrible. The rail
road is giving two meals a day, and the
food Is revolting. Passengers will not
patronize the dining-cars unless allowed
to order their dinner in preference to the
meal handed to them.
The large icehouse at the depot was
wrecked today, the roof caving in from
the weight of snow. A Japanese who
was shoveling snow from the building
was byrled in the debris and. sustained a
broken arm.
Europe Still Trembling.
LAIBACH. Austria,' Feb. 12. The seis
mographs at the observatory here have
since February 9 registered strong earth
unrest, which seems to be connected with
a cyclone in Southern Italy and Malta.
Professor Belar says that the continued
unrest may result In further earthquakes
in the near future.
MADRID. Feb. 12. A severe earthquake
shock lasting several seconds was felt
at Alhama, Province of Mure; a, today.
Northern Road Now Open.
LEAVENWORTH. Wash., Feb. 1Z
(Special.) Train No. 4. which left Seattle
There Is only one
That is
Bimflarty named remedies sometime
deceive. This first and original Cold Tablet
Is a WHITE PIOKAAI with black
aad m& Httwrhn. aad bean to siaptatw of
SWA
Sunday evening with IS passengers, ar
rived here at 11:30. tonight. The officials
claim that the road is now oppn and that
trains will pass through tomorrow. Five
trains now lying here, bound for Seattle,
will lea.ve at daybreak.
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