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THE MOKJiBiG OREGQTIAN, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1907. 3 HELDHDM TELLS OF LAND FRAUDS Says Hermann Urged Him to Go Into Mays' School Land Scheme. FULTON ALSO A .WITNESS Drnlea Asking to Have Burke Gosslin Case Dismissed, but Let ter Refreshes Memory Puter Arrives in Washington. OR EG ON TAN" NEWS BUREAU. Vash inston. March 4. The trial of Binfter Hermann was resumed In the .District Superior Court today. The hearing was marked by the introduction of evidence tendinis to prove an alleged conspiracy to defraud the Government of land upon which the prosecution relies to show a motive for the destruction by Hermann's order of letterpress copybooks used by him while Commissioner. The testimony which the Government contends, shows conspiracy. was Riven by Henry Meldrum, former Surveyor-General, who was convicted of complicity in land frauds in Oregon. Meldrum was on the stand when court adjourned for ttie day and his testimony will be resumed in the morning. Meldrum testified that he was dismissed in April. l!Xi. He said he had received many letters from Hermann. Those of an official character are among: the records of the Surveyor-General's office. Others of a private nature, he said, were in a drawer of his desk in the office at Port land. When he vacated the office, he ex plained, he placed In a satchel and car ried away with him what he supposed to be all his private letters, but discovered later that the Hermann letters were miss injf. He has never found a trace of them since and he expressed the opinion that they had been taken by A. R. Greene, special private inspector for Secretary Hitchcock. These letters, Meldrum said, related to public land. Hermann in Deal With Mays. Tn response to questions by DLstrict At torney Baker, Meldrum admitted that In the private correspondence mentioned, Hermann had requested him to provide a place In his office for a Miss Silversteln and. when informed that this could not he done, had sussested that It be ar ranged so that her name could be used In taklnK up public, lands. The plan, as explained by the witness, would provide a way for Miss Sllverstein to toe paid J.iflO or WOO for the use of her name. According to Meldrum, . an interview which the Government alleges was in furtherance of the alleged conspiracy, took place in his office in the Fall of 1901. Besides himself. State Senator Franklin Pierce Mays and Hermann were present. The trio, so he explained, dis cussed a plan for taking; up . "school land." Mays pointed out on a plat parcels In Umatilla, Grant. Harney and Union Counties which he wanted in cluded In forest reserves. When thla school land was reserved, it was to be snld for $1.25 per acre. It made no dif ference whether the land so taken up was irood or bad. for any practical use. so Ion as it was situated within a forest reserve, as the Government would issue scrip for it. the scrip being available for the acquisition of any unappropriated Federal timber lana. Meldrum said he had four conversa tions with nermann about this school land. Hermann each time reminding him that It was a "Rood thing to invest in." Vie had no money and told Hermann he could not for that reason "invest." l-hilton's Memory Ilefreslied. At the request of counsel, court per mitted Senator Fulton to go on the stand out of the recular order to testify to Hermann's reputation for honesty. He aid he had known Hermann a quarter of a centurv and that his reputation to the present day had been excellent. Mr. Fulton, who is under subpena as a Gov ernment witness, was then examined by District Attorney Baker. He denied that he had written a letter to John H. Hall. United States District Attorney, seeking a nolle pros of the case against W. E Burke and William G. Oosslin. who were indicted in 1K for conspiracy to defraud the Government of land. When Mr. Baker ocnt one of his assistants to look for the letter in question, the Senator modi tied his statement by saying he did not remember ever having written such a 'Cl!ater the District Attorney introduced in evidence a telegram from Mr Fulton to Hermann dated October 1. 1W. asking the latter to secure the dismissal of the Burke and Oosslln cases. A letter writ ten bv Mr. Fulton to Hall on October 20. lsfi was then offered. In it was Inclosed i letter from Hermann, in which Mr. Fulton said that Hermann had said he would do all he could to -secure dismissal of the case Mr. Fulton admitted that the telcKram and letter ' related to the bailie subject matter, the Burke-Gosslin conspiracy case. Hermann's letter was not offered In evidence. This corre spondence all occurred prior to Mr. Ful ton's election to the Senate. IMiter Heady to Testify. The prospect of interesting develop ments in- the case was indicated by the presence at the District Attorney's office today of Stephen A. D. Puter, who has been brought on from Oregon to testify against Hermann. The first witness examined was Rich ard H. Dalton. now a clerk in the Land i UTice. but who at the time of Hermann's Incumbency as Commissioner was a mes .epper in that office. His testimony did not disclose anything special beyond that already developed. Horace Wilcox, also a clerk In the Land Office, who was a messenger of the 'emmissioner at the time Herman was in office, testified that all stantied letters addressed to Hermann from Oregon were seit to the Commissioner's desk without being opened. The rest of the mail was opened either by the cbief clerk or by soniebmly else. He made it clear that all Oregon mail went to the Commissioner direct. Proving Books Were Official. Several other employes of the General L.rnd Office were examined by Mr. Baker with a view to showing that the letter press books destroyed were Government icco'-ds and not merely personal affairs of Mr. Herman. In each instance the District Attorney submitted to the wit ness letters from the files of the Land i iff ice. some of which were Identified. The witness Indicated that in the natural course of business answers to the letters toulil be prepared by the Commissioner, but no record of the answers could be found. The District Attorney was by this vldence laying a foundation of proof that the answers were contained in the de stroyed books. Square Deal in Weighing Mail. WASHINGTON, D. C, March 4. It was announced today at tne Postoffice Department that the following order was issued by Postmaster-General Cortelyou on March 1: "That whenever the weight of mail is taken on railroad' routes perform In service certain days per week, the whole number of days the mails are weighed shall be used as a divisor for obtaining the average weight per day." CANNOT BUY OFF GLOVER Mrs. Eddy's Son Say Offer Would 'ot Be Accepted. DEADWOOD, S. D.. March 4. Regard ing: the report that Mrs. Eddy, in an ef fort to stop Glover's suit, has sent Rev. I. C Tomlinson with an offer of $250,000 if he will stop the suit and make no ob jection to any will his mother may make, Mr. Glover says: I have received no such offer and would not consider such an offer if it were made." HAVE XOT YET SERVED PAPERS Glover's Lawyers Want Streeter to Accept Service for All, CONCORD. N. H.. March 4. John W. KHy, of Portsmouth, one of the counsel for the relatives of Mrs. Mary Baker O. Eddy, who brought suit in her behalf against leading members of the Chris tian Science Church last week, was In consultation here tonight with his col league, ex-Mayor Nathaniel E. Martin. After their conference they said they had -received no communication from General F. A. Streeter, personal counsel for Mrs. Eddy, although they had had some expectation apparently of hearing from him In connection with the service of the papers in the suit. They added that tomorrow they expect to call on Mr. Streeter and learn from him whether or not he will accept service for the de fendants as their legal representative. In case he refuses, they said, they will pro ceed at once to make service upon the individual defendants. The defendants will then have 30 days in which to reply to the allegations contained in the bill in equity. General Streeter declined to say whether or not he will accept service for the de fendants, but announced that he would be ready tomorrow to receive a visit from the counsel for th plaintiff. ALL THEIR BAGGAGE LOST Ship Dakota Still Fast on the Rock. Mail Bags Saved. YOKOHAMA, March, 4. It developed today that the report that the pas sengers of the Great Northern Steam ship Company's steamer Dakota, which went ashore off Shirahama in the Bay of Toklo at 6 o'clock Sunday night, were taken off by the steamer Omi Maru, which was sent to her assistance by the agents of the company, was in correct. The Omi Maru returned here last night without the passengers, hav ing been unable to get alongside the wreck owing to the heavy seas. She reported that the Dakota was deserted and was dangerously sunk by the head. AH the passengers and crew were landed at Noklma light house. They lost all their baggage. Ten bags of mail were saved. The ngents of the company sent the Omi Maru and the Hakkaul Maru to the scene of the wreck today. Three war ships are standing by the Dakota. Should the steamship Dakota, Hill's big trans-Pacific freighter, escape from her predicament without being badly disabled, she will sail from the Far East for Puget Sound almost on her regular schedule date, according to the local agent, who says that it was the Intention to place her on the drydock at Nagasaki anyhow this trip for clean ing and an overhauling. Tn the event that it can be done readily, the freight in her will be trans-shipped from Nag asaki. When the accident occurred the Dakota was two days ahead of her schedule. She was within 50 miles of Yokohama, but not due there until to day. The Minnesota, of the same line and a sister ship, is scheduled to sail from Yokohama for Seattle today. SHONTS OUT, STEVENS IN Change In Canal Commission Taft Going to Isthmus. WASHINGTON, March 4. The resig nation of Chairman Shonts, of the Isthmian Canal Commission, and that of W. Leon Pepperman as assistant in charge of tne Washington bureau of the Commission, became effective today. Joseph Bucklln Bishop, secre tary of the Canal Commission, is in charge of the Washington office. By an executive order Issued today, John F. Stevens, at present the chief engineer, has been appointed tempo rary chairman of the Commission until Lieutenant-Colonel George F. Goethals takes charge on the Isthmus. Colonel Goethal's salary is fixed at $15 001 per annumi which includes his Army pay. Secretary Taft has been advised that the test pits for the Gatun locks will be completed and ready for his inspection April 1. Therefore, he has arranged to sail from Charleston, S. C, March 24, on a naval vessel, in company with the expert civil engineers he has chosen for the purpose of making a technical inspection of the work. STROTHER TRIAL NEAR END Last F.spert Testifies and Case Goes to Jury Today. CULPEPPER. Va.. March 4. The sec ond week of the Strother trial opened with interest centered on an attempt of the prosecution to shatter the plea of emotional insanity advanced by the de fense. By calling Dr. De Jarnette, su perintendent of the Western States 'Hos pital, of Staunton. Va.. to the stand to day the prosecution tried to show that upon the night when William F. By waters was shot to death James and Philip Strother, charged with the killing, were In no sense mentally deranged or irresponsible. After arguments by both sides had been made. Judge Harrison announced that his instructions to the jury will be given some time tomorrow. Foresters Bury Oronhyatekha. TORONTO, Can.. March 4. Dr. Oron hyatekha. head of the Independent Or der erf Foresters, who died March 2, was buried today with imposing cere monies. Dr. Oronhyatekha was a full blood Mohawk Indian and prominent in the fraternal world as an organizer, be ing possessed of great natural execu tive ability. The order, of which he was the executive head. Is a Canadian fraternal society, and is counted finan clallv one of the strongest in the world, havlnpr a lodge reserve fun3 of between JT. 000. 000 and 3. 003. 000. There are many lodges of the Independent Or der of Foresters In the United States. Milwaukie Country Club, Eastern and California races. Take Eellwood or Oregon City car, starting from First ana Alder street. KISER FOR SOUVEMR PHOTOS. L Northwest. Scenery Lobby Imperial. HOLDS FLAG SACRED No Advertisement to Deface Nation's Emblem. DECIDES SUPREME COURT Xebraska Law Upheld in Opinion From Which Only McKenna sents Degraded by Base Uses, Says Harlan. WASHINGTON, March 4. That the states may pass laws prohibiting the use of the United States flag for ad vertising purposes was declared by the United States Supreme Court today in deciding the case of N. V. Halter and Henry V. Hayward. appealing from the Supreme Court of Nebraska. Halter & Hayward, liquor dealers in Omaha, were prosecuted under a law of the state upon the charge of selling beer in bottles decorated with the National colors. They were fined $50 each and the Supreme Court of the United States sustained the verdict. They pleaded unconstitutionality of the law. Justice Harlan delivered the oplri pn of the court affirming the decision of the Nebraska courts. In th course of his opinion he upheld the right of the state to protect the flag against indignities. He said that the use of the nag as an advertisement on beer bottles cheapens and degrades It, and the court was un willing to hold that the law prohibiting such a use of the National colors Is an abridgment of personal rights as con templated by the constitution. Justice Harlan said In conclusion: No one can be said to have the right se cured by the Constitution to use the coun try's flag- merely for purposes of merchan dise. If every one was entitled to use It" for such purposes, then perhaps the state could not discriminate among those who so used It. It was for the State of Nebraska to say how far it would go by way of leg islation for the protection of tne nag against improper use, taking care In such legislation not to make undue dis crimination against a part of its peo ple. It chose not to forbid the use or the flag for the exceptional purpose above specified in the statute, pre scribing the fundamental condition that its use for any of those purposes should be disconnected from any advertise ment. He continued: All are alike forbidden to use the flag- as an advertisement. It is easy to be seen how a representation of the flag- may be wholly 'disconnected from any advertisement," and the use upon a newspaper, periodical, book. etc.. in such way as not to arouse a feeling of indignation nor offend the sentiment and feelings of those who love It. In any event the classification made by the state cannot be regarded aa unreasonable or arbitrary or as bringing the statute under condemnation as' denying the equal protection of the laws. It would be going very far to say that the statute in question had clearly no reason able connection with the common good and was not promotive of the peace, order and happiness of the people. Before this court can hold the statute void, it must say that, and in addition adjudge that It violates rights secured by the Constitution of the united States. We cannot so say and cannot Bo adjudge. Without further discussion we bold the provision against the use of representations of the flag for advertising articles of mer- cnanaue not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States. Justice Peckham dissented. Chanler Must Take Risks. WASHINGTON- Mah iTk. c Oreme Court of th. T'n 1 f i denied the application of John A. Chan- ier. tormeny oi ivew York but now of South Carolina fni- a writ- the New York officers from arresting him while on a contemplated visit to New York, which Mr. Chanler desires to make for the purpose of prosecuting a- suit which he has instituted to secure a restoration of his property now in the hands of Thomas T. Sherman. The prop erty is estimated tn h. wA.th ei turn ivi .j, wl .-l.WV.VW and was turned over to Mr. Sherman ten years ago as the result of the pro ceedings to test Mr. Chanter's sanity. CONGRESS ENDS WITH JOY (Continued from First Page.) six minutes after noon. Previously Senator Hale had secured the adoption of a joint resolution authorizing a committee of Senators and Representatives to wait upon the President and him that the work of the Fifty-nfcrtt rywss was nmsned "unless the other communication Hale and Pettus. mittee. The adjourrr when they took ter aisle and annrun-j -tri com- ti passed tile cen- 4, Presi- dent had been coimlfiftemrft -tA and that he had replied that he VJ'no fur ther communication. Aflison at this point, took the presiding officer's chair and Fairbanks retired to the Vice-President's room. Blackburn, the minority leader, took the floor. He said: Speaking for the minority. It afford me Itrpat pleasure to offer a resolution which expresses the experience I have had, and t am quite sure voices the sentiment of every Senator In this chamber, bearing tes timony to the courtesy, the fairness and the ability with which our presiding officer has discharged the functions of his office. The resolution "tendered the thanks of the Senate to Vice-President Fairbanks for the dignified. Impartial and courteous manner in which he has presided over the Senate's deliberations during the present session." The resolution was unanimously adopted. The Vice-President then appeared and, replying to the resolution, said: If the chair has been able to convince the Senate of his impartiality in the discharge of the duties which devolve upon him, and which are often delicate and difficult, he Is gratified in full measure. The chair de sires to place upon the records his testi mony In behalf of those Senators whose service In the Senate is about to terminate, for their unwavering devotion to the pub lic interest while here, and to wish them many years of further usefulness to their countrymen. The chair wishes for those remaining in the Senate and now entering upon their vacation after arduous public duty, health and safe return. They have well earned the approving Judgment of their constitu encies by their intelligent and complete consecration to the public service. The Senate of the United States has well vindicated Its claim to the popular approv al by Its wise, careful and patriotic consid eration of many questions of large concern to the Government and to the people. Each passing session justifies the wisdom of tbe fathers who established the Senate aa one of the essential safeguards to American in titutlons and one of the assurances of the present welfare of the people. The hour which by law terminates the second session of the Fifty-ninth Congress having arrived, the chair declares the Sen ate adjourned without day. Mondeli Hopes Much From Garfield. WASHINGTON, March 4,Repre- sentative Mondeli of Wyoming, who introduced a resolution early in the session, calling upon the Secretary of the Interior for Information as to why orders were issued withdrawing from the public domain vast bodies of coal land, withdrew the resolution In a short statement to the House today. He said, as Secretary Hitchcock, would retire from office today, he had no de sire to futher press his resolution of inquiry, bellying that under the new Secretary a better and a happier con dition of affairs would obtain relative to these questions. . SPEECH BY SPEAKER CAXNOX House Adjourns Amid Singing and Waving of Flags. WASHINGTON, March 4. "My coun try, 'tis of thee" rang out in the House as the clock was turned back 15 minutes in order that the bill limiting the hours of labor for railroad employes might be enrolled. A recess was ordered and the songs began. Hundreds of waving flags in the handa of the members made a stirring picture. The galleries Joined in the chorus and made the chamber ring. The Speaker called Clark of Mis souri to the chair. Williams of Mississippi, the minority leader, rose and said that another Con gress was about to die; that the work performed by the Fifty-ninth Congress would stand as the best work the Na tion has had in many years. Then he spoke of the Speaker: "The Speaker, whom everyone loves for his big brain, big heart and impartiality.' Williams then presented a resolution thanking Speaker Cannon for the in telligent, constant and impartial manner in which he had presided. .Cannon was thereupon escorted In, while the cham ber rang with applause. With a tremor In his voice, .the Speaker said: I thank you, gentlemen, for your kind ness in the deed and words of this day; but even more cordially do I thank you for your unwearying and constant friendship during every one of the laborious and event ful days of the Fifty-ninth Congress. Soma Cor.grcsses have done their work under the stress of National trial and even National disaster: it has been our good fortune to do our work In a period of prosperity so abounding as to surpass all the Imaginings of the past. The statesmen of the days of stress will always have first place in the affections of the people, but the men who with loyalty and devotion strive to keep a mighty Nation in the pathway of pru dence and common sense, while prosperity abounds on every corner, have troubles not always understood or sympathized with by the' people, but which you well know of. In the two years now closed years event ful in the precedents set In these legislative halls, and, we hope and believe, eventful for the good that may come to the people therefrom your fidelity to your own duty and your intelligent appreciation of' duty, even when it has crossed some of your cherished purposes, have had my constant encouragement and support. In bidding you farewell I express my appreciation of this, and to wish you In the future all success and usefulness In your chosen walks of life. And now, in pursuance of the require ments of the Constitution, I declare the House of Representatives adjourned with out day. NOMINATION NOT CONFIRMED Three of the District Attorneys and Many Postmasters Up In Air. "WASHINGTON, March 4. When Con gress ended today, there remained about 160 nominations by the Presi dent that had not been confirmed. Of these three were appointees as United States Attorneys and confirmation was objected to by Senators from the dis tricts to which the appointments were made. They were: William C. Bristol, for the district of Oregon, opposed by Senator Fulten; James D. Elliott, for the district ef South Dakota, opposed by Senator Kittredge, and O. R. Hund ley for the Northern district of Ala bama. The remainder of the unconfirmed nominations were postmasters. KILL BILL AMID LAUGHTER Senators Expend Humor on Alaska Game Protection Bill. WASHINGTON. March 4. Beveridge called up in the Senate today a bill for the protection of game in Alaska. The reading of the measure was de manded by Culberson and had pro ceeded for five minutes when it was suggested by Carter that it would be impossible to get the bill engrossed before noon, even if it passed. "I wish to call attention t.o the fact that the bill must necessarily be amended," said Clapp. "It gives no protection to woddchucks, and there is no exception against the penalty for men who kill ducks and prairie chickens in self-defense." The bill -was withdrawn amid laugh ter. JAPANESE ANGER STIRRED Call on Government to Avenge Cali fornia Land Tenure Bill. TOKIO. March 5. The Nichi Nichi in a leader this morning protests against the "perj?tent determination of the peo ia to persecute and exclude m that state." In the miting aliens to a five i ifi of land the Nichi Nichi one intention to deny ight to Japanese. The pap&v f-rises the government to taite steps t counteract sucn an out rage against the Japanese," and ex presses the belief that an efficient solu tion may be reached by removal of the disability of Japanese to attain naturaliz ation in the United States. JAPANESE WITHDRAW PROTEST Cabinet Seeks to Aid In Happy Set tlement of the Controversy. VICTORIA. B. C. March 4. Advices were received by the steamer Empress of China from Toklo that a conference of elder statesmen and cabinet members was held on February 16 to discuss the amend ed immigration bill projected by the Uni ted States. The protest against the bill was withdrawn In appreciation of Presi dent Roosevelts endeavors to bring the controversy between Japan and America to a happy Issue. An understanding was reached at the meeting that labor pass ports would be issued to immigrants for the United States. Japanese School Case Deferred. SAN FRANCISCO, March 4. In the State Supreme Court this morning, the application of Keikichi Aokl for a writ of mandate directed against the princi pal of the Redding Primary School and the members of the Board of Education was continued for one month, and in the United States District Court siml lar action was taken in the case pend ing there TO CURE A COLD IN OXK DAT Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if It falls to cure, E. W. GROVE'S signature Is on each box. 25c Scrofula is eradicated and all kindred diseases are cured by Hood s Sarsaparilla. Good tea and coffee, part in buying? and jjars in cooiung.t-sciuuiM a tsesi. pie of Cannon the Japarfhfey v proposed; T v W years Jftvi. f ir can discern i jL the land-o?v ir-Jr Easter Cards and Novelties' Exclusive Designs in Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Our Price Are Always the Lowest 7500 yds Platte Val. Wash Lace 20c Val. 9c Yd Special today, we offer 7 50 0 yards of beautiful Platte Valenciennes Wash Lace, 4 to 6 inches wide, suitable for dress trimmings, muslinwear, fancy work, etc. Also in sertion to match. Regular value to 20c a yard, extraordinary bar- V'' gain, yard iW ART NEEDLEWORK FTee Ieon dally, 3 to 5 P. M. Stamping neatly donei satlxfac tlon guaranteed. New "Wallach lan" embroidery on dlnplay. Many apeclala ottered dally. New Shades and Effects in The THREE CABINET CHANGES SHAW AND HITCHCOCK RETIRE INTO PRIVATE IilFE. , Meyer Becomes Postmaster-General, Cortelyou Treasury Secretary, Garfield Interior Secretary. WASHINGTON. March 4. Secretary Cortelyou today relinquished the Postmaster-General's portfolio to George von L. Meyer, ex-United states Ambas sador to Russia. After the oath had been administered to the new Postmaster-General, Mr. Cortelyou intro duced him to the various chiefs of de partments. Soon thereafter Mr. Cortelyou was sworn in as Secretary of the Treasury, succeeding Leslie M. Shaw, who goes to New York to become president of a trust company. After the close of the Treasury De partment this afternoon some 25 of the high officials of the Department called on the retiring- Secretary, Mr. Shaw, at the Arlington Hotel and presented to him a large mahogany case con taining two dozen handsome silver service plates. James R. Garfield, of Ohio, who relin quished today the office of Commis sioner of Corporations, tomorrow will succeed Ethan Allen Hitchcock, of Mis souri, as Secretary of the Interior. Mr. Garfield and the retiring Secretary in formally received the bureau and divi sion chiefs of the Interior Department this afternoon In the Secretary's office. Mr. Hitchcock to take leave of, and Mr. Garfield to meet them. LOTS OF WORK; M0 MEN California Cities Report a Great Scarcity of Laborers. SAN FRANCISCO, March 4. The de velopment and reconstruction work going on in San Francisco has resulted in a most appreciable shortage of la bor all over California, and from all parts of the State there is urgent call for men and women and for teams. It is estimated that 17,000 teams are at work in San Francisco, and to supply this extraordinary demand all the towns and cities and evn the farmers themselves throughout the state have been depleted to such an extent that the shortage -Is a serious one. From estimates by the California Promotion Committee, the districts outside San Francisco require several tiiousand teams with drivers to supply them at present, and as the season opens for Spring and Summer work this demand will be greatly increased. From $3.53 to $4 50 is the average wage paid in th. interior of the state for teams wltb drivers, and the demand seems most insistent Just at present. .Labor Mortage Is also noted In all Special Purchase Sale 10,000 Yards Black Taffeta At Extraordinary Special Prices HIS extraordinary special purchase of 10,000 yards of Black Taffeta Silks, purchased before the recent advance in prices, enables us, in the event of the biggest black taffeta season ever known, to offer dependable Black Taffetas at extremely low prices. 24-inch Black Taffeta, Reg. $1.1 0 Val., yard, 79c 36-inch Black Taffeta, Reg. $1.25 Val., yard, 95c 36-inch Black Taffeta, Reg. $1.35 Val., yd., $1.10 36-inch Black Taffeta, Reg. $1.50 Val., yd., $1.29 36-inch Black Taffeta, Reg. $1.75 Val., yd., $1.49 The orowdi of eager shoppers yesterday attested the genuine worth of this great sale. Tailored Suits New Spring Suits what a wealth of meaning there is hidden in those few vords New Spring Suits; and there is such a lot of them. Some with the pretti est and jauntiest of boleros, or jackets just to the hips, and just enough long coats to prove the exception. Just a tiny bit of trimming is the chief attraction of many plainly made suits in soft light checks and stripes, so soft as to be almost indefinable, among which tans, grays and whites are most effective. Some of the more elaborate tailored suits have an extension from the skirt over the shoulder, which gives the effect of a costume when the jacket is withdrawn that is very stunning. In these fancy suits, pretty, light, plain colors are more often the rule, but the new bright browns and blues are also ably represented, all most beautifully trimmed with an eye to the artistic in design. All essentially Spring fabrics checks, worst eds, voiles, serges, Panamas and silks are what these charming suits are made of $25 to $85. In addition to the two-toned suit, such agricultural districts, and it is esti mated that employment will be ready for many thousands of men beginning with the early fruit season. In all the interior towns and cities, where are , located small factories, there is con stantly increasing demand for female help. In the lumber districts there is marked shortage, and it is estimated that between 10,000 and 15,000 men will be needed to supply the demand. Railroad building that is going on in all parts of the state is another source of great demand for labor, and both men and teams are needed in large numbers. In some localities two roads are competing with each other to such an extent that they are bidding against each other for men in all lines of work. COUNTING ALL THE CASH Extent of Chicago Sub-Treasury Robbery Nor Known. CHICAGO. March 4. A report here to day that $1,000,000 tntetead of $173,000 had been stolen from the Chicago sub treasury was denied tonight by Sub Treasurer Boldenwecke and secret ser vice officials who are working on the case. Mr. Boldenwecke followed his story, however, with the statement that the examination of four Washington ex perts who came and are now counting the funds In the local sub-treasury may show a variation from the amount made public $173,000 but declared it was not anticipated this variation will be large. FOUND BURNING LETTERS Chicago Police Arrest Three Men for Mail Robbery. CHICAGO. March 4. John Smith. R. T. Fitzgerald and Eugene Sullivan were arrested tonight on a charge of robbing a United States mail wagon, which was standing in front of the Stock Exchange building last Saturday night. The men were arrested In a room Get Rid of Scrofula Bunches, eruptions, inflammations, sore ness of tbe eyelids and ears, diseases of the bones, rickets, dyspepsia, catarrh, wasting, re only some of the troubles it causes. It is a' very active evil, making havoc of the whole system. HoocTsSarsapariUa Eradicates it, cores all its manifestations, nd builds np tbe whole system. Accept no substitute. which they rented Saturday. Sunday they were in the room all day, opening the mall, presumably secured from tbe Dress Fabrics for Spring as a checked broadcloth skirt and plain color broadcloth coat of a shade har monizing, we have a combination of silk and broadcloth that ia indeed beautiful. This idea is best expressed in the two-piece suit here illustrated, made of a soft tan color satin duchess, with its trimming of broadcloth in exactly the same color, brought into play in the wide fold about the full plaited skirt and more intricately introduced on the jacket, which is of an unusual cut, the sleeves being made in one with the back of the jacket, in the much-talked-of Paris fashion, and the broadcloth bretelle lines and cuffs buttoned on, as it were, to the silk of the jacket. This suit is priced $S5.00. wagon. When an envelope was found to contain no money It was thrown in the stove. Mrs. John Koonz. keeper of the boarding-house, noticed the odor of burning paper and Investigated. She caught the men destroying the letters, and they told her if she Informed tiie police they would kill her. She made a confidante of a woman companion, who informed the detective department today of the matter, and the arrest of the men followed tonight after a hard fight. 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