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THE MORNING OREGOXIAN. THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1907- DIES FOR FACTS ON LUMBER TRUST WE SELL O., W. & K. SEWING MACHINES FOURTH FLOOR OLDS, WORTMAN & KING Fifth Street Washington Street Sixth Street Government Inquiry Extends to Every Producing Section. SUDDEN ADVANCE IN 1906 Higher Price Out of All Proportion to Diminishing Supply Prose cution, of Anti-Trust Law Violated. "WASHINGTON, April U. (Special.) The Investigation of the lumber trust Is now In full swing. It Is regarded by the Bureau of Corporations as the most comprehensive and far-reaching of any yet undertaken. - The Informa tion obtained will be used by the De partment of Justice In prosecuting the trust. If such action is . warranted A preliminary inquiry regarding prices has already been concluded. Spe cial agents are now being sent to all the principal districts where lumber is produced to ascertain facts relative to production and the restraint of com petition. Every section of the coun try will be visited by these agents. Data now collected show the steady and uniform advance In prices for all kinds of lumber during the past ten years. There was a remarkable in crease of cost prices in 1906. The fig ures collected clearly show that the diminishing supply of timber is' not alone responsible for the great advance in prices. Commissioner Smith will make a spe cial effort to ascertain why lumber prices were so sharply advanced In 1906. It Is believed to have been the result of combination control In vio lation of the Sherman anti-trust law. CLEVELAND PEOPLE WALK Outcome of War Between City and Car Company. CLEVELAND, April 24. Thousands of people living along Central and Quincy avenues were compelled to walk long dis tances today in order to reach the busi ness section. The Cleveland Electric Hallway Company suspended operations on these streets, the United States Su preme Court having some time ago de cided that the company's franchise had expired. Since then the company has been permitted to operate cars on a three-cent basis. Recently the company notified the city authorities that It was losing money on the passengers carried at 8 cents and that it would suspend ser vice last night and at once begin the work of removing the tracks. The company attempted to do ths to day, but the police compelled the work men to abandon the undertaking and re place the pavement. The city adminis tration Insists that the removal of the tracks shall be done In accordance with a permit issued by the Board of Public Service, which directs that traffic should not be Interfered with and that the rails should be - removed section after section. In order that service might be maintained by the opposition company. YOST TRIED FOR CONTEMPT Accused of Approaching Witness in Moyer-Hnywood Case. BOISE, Idaho, April 24.-(Special.) The case of W. M. Yost, cited for contempt of court, came up before Judge Fremont Wood this morning. Fred Miller and John F. Nugent, counsel for Mover, Hay wood and Pettlbone, appeared for the accused man. Miller tiled a motion to quash on the ground that the proceedings were not brought In the name of the state and because the aflidavit on which it was Instituted was not sufficient. The Judge took the matter under advisement until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning. Yost Is accused of approaching John I Wagner, a member of the Jury panel that will be In court at the opening of the Haywood case, endeavoring to get hint to go to work for the .deiense and insisting on discussing the case with him after having been informed that Wagner was on the jury panel. Splendid Snaps in Stationery A Very Special Sale One' that will help all users of good stationery to save. Our Special Linen Lawn Finish Writing Paper, in one-pound packages; regularly 35c the fir pound; special sale price fiill Large-size Cabinet Box of Writing Paper, one quire paper, one tablet and 50 envelopes to O I match; 50c package, for...'. .- OlC Royal Linen Writing Paper, in fine cloth finish, 24 sheets paper, with envelopes to match; f p worth 25c; special price -C Hurd's Fine Paper Linen writing tablets, note, packet or small sizes ; ruled or plain ; reg- 1 O ular 20c value; for Xi Stenographers' Note Books, good, thick tablets; ruled style; regular 5o , value; spe- O cial. '. - Carter's Best Writing Ink, large 4-ounce bottles; worth lOo each; special .....6J School Tablets, large size, ruled for pencil use; spe cial 4 Pocket Receipt Books, special value at, each. .. .3 Eclipse Fountain Pens, large barrel and 14-K-gold pen; regular $2.50 value ; O C J, special vJJ SEE THE EVENING PAPERS AND FRIDAY OREGONIAN For a List of Friday Bargains That Will Make "ECONOMY FRIDAY" Famous. 'Twill Be A Grand Assortment of Live Wire Values on Thoroughly Dependable Merchandise BARGAINS WORTH WAITING FOR. murder case of Baxter and his son, who are charged with a recent murder at Woodland, Wash. There are also several railway condem nation cases of considerable interest. This will be one of the longest Jury sessions held in Cowlitz County for many years, and on account of the vest amount of condemnation proceedings necessitated by railroad building. It is probable that there will be another term of considerable length in the near future. WHITMAN LOSES IX DEBATE IS CHEERFU L Has Satisfactory Interview With President. Willamette University Gets TJnani- TRY FEDERATIONISTS mous Decision at Salem. SALEM. Or., April 24. (Special.) The Willamette University debating team was given a unanimous decision over that of Whitman College In the contest at the university tonight. Served in Border War In 1855. TACOMA, Wash., Arrll 24. (Special.) After a residence In Tacoma of al most half a century, John P. Gale, aged 78 years, died this afternoon at his nome in Tacoma. He was one of the pioneers, not only of this city, but of the Pacific Coast, coming to California in 1849, to Oregon In 1S52 and to Wash ington seven years later. In 1352 Mr. Gale went to Portland, Or., and from there to Yamhill County, where he opened a blacksmith shop. He was with General Palmer when the Indian treaty was made, and served In the border war of 1855. Under Captain Emery he participated in various skirmishes. YOUTHFUL FOKGEU ARRESTED Many Crimes Charged to North Yak ima Boy. ' SPOKANE, Wash.. April 24. (Special.) In the arrest of a freckled-face 11-year-old forger, the Spokane Police Depart ment has terminated one of the most troublesome criminal careers with which it dealt. Johnny Malloy. the youthful prisoner, came from North Yakima two weeks ago, after having stolen almost everything portable In a small town near his home. He was taken into custody here shortly after his arrival and his parents were notified by telegraph. They requested that he should be released. Since then Malloy has stolen seven high-grade bicycles and disposed of each of them by means of a forged letter purporting to have been signed by his parents, authorizing the sale. He has stopped at first-class hotels, patronized first-class restaurants and was negotiat ing for the purchase of a fruit-stand when arrested today. WEALTHY RAXCHEH PARDONED Moses Taylor, of Pendleton, Re leased by Governor. SALEM. Or., !4. (Special.) Moses Taylor, the Pendleton rancher, who is reputed to possess more than $10,000 worth of property in Umatilla County, was pardoned from the penitentiary this afternoon by Governor Chamber lain, after having served one year and three months, of a two year and a half sentence upon conviction of the crime of arson. Taylor was proven guilty of having hired another party to set fire to and burn the barn of a neighbor, about three years ago, with whom he had trouble. Taylor had worked outside most of the time during his Imprison ment, for which he received double time and his sentence was nearly completed. Body of Eddie Davis Found. PENDLETON, Or., April 24. (Spe cial.) Word was received In this city late tonight that the body of. Eddie Davis, the boy who has been missing since he rode away from the Brown ranch, on Meacham Creek, the morn ing of April 9, had been found and will be brought to Pendleton. No de tails could be learned, and the party will not arrive until early tomorrow morning. ASSAY STOCK FOR WATER KOOSEYELTS NEXT MOVE tJPON THE RAILROADS. Will Declare Policy on Overcapitali zation, Which Railroads Most - Desire to Conceal. CHICAGO. April 25. A dispatch to the Tribune from Washington, D. C, says: Memorial day at Indianapolis will mark the beginning of a new railroad crusade on tbe part of President Roose velt. His speech at that time will be devoted to the future and not to the past.' He will then explain for the iirst time In public his idea In regard to overcapitalization of railroads. This will be 'connected inevitably with a proposition for supervision of corpora tions doing interstate business and their regulation by the Federal Gov ernment . as railroads are regulated today. Every development of late shows that most of the big lines of railroad in the United States are vastly over capitalized, i some of them having a funded debt and capital stock Issues amounting to from two to ten times their actual cost. It Is the purpose of the President to get at the facts rather than to suggest a remedy, but It is the facts themselves which the railroad men are most anxious to con ceal. They were not half so much afraid of the rate iaw as they are of the results of an honestly conducted Government commission to inquire into the cash value of the railroads and to fix the responsibility for a vast amount of watered stock which has been unloaded upon the public BAXTER MURDER CASE OPENS Will Be Tried by Judge McCredle at Kalama. VANCOUVER. Wash., April 34. (Spe cial.) Judge W. W. McCredle left this morning for Kalama, where he will hold a Jury ae salon of three weeks' duration. There are several Important criminal eases on the dooket, among whloh U the CAR SHORTAGE IMMENSE (Continued from First Page.) up to specifications and a better and safer rail must be provided. Bad steeV rails are causing many of the disastrous wrecks on Ameri can railways, according to a state ment made by some of the most promi nent operating officials in the United States. Aided by chemical experts and metallurgists, a committee composed of operating officials has been making an Investigation of this matter and has come to the conclusion that a seriously daneerous percentage of the steel rails manufactured today has the latent flaw which causes them to snap and break un der the Impact of a fast train. Still Has Confidence of Administra tion, Despite Charges Ruick Loses Chipper Manner After Visit to the White House. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 24. Senator Borah had a long conference with the President this morning in regard to the Idaho situation,- and particularly with refer ence to his own case, and was mani festly pleased with his reception. He said he was not In a position to talk further than to Bay he could not ask for a more satisfactory Interview than was accorded him at the White House. It is unquestionably true, notwith standing the charges made, that Mr. Borah still holds the confidence of the Administration. It was learned today that Mr. Borah came to Washington by request of the President, and his visit, while short, was effective. The Senator takes cool ly the fire which Is being centered on him, and refused to get excited over the situation. He said before leaving for home this afternoon that he would undertake to discharge his duty to his client, the State of Idaho, in the Hay-wood-Moyer trial until the state should suggest that his services were not needed. He declined to be Interviewed as to the probable result of the trials. Just what took place at the White House today will probably never be known, but the confident manner of Mr. Borah was In marked contrast to the glumness of District Attorney Ru ick, who previously had an interview with the President. When he came out. Sir. Rulck, who had heretofore been chipper but uncommunicative, gruffly turned away newspaper men with the statement that he would not discuss the Borah case, the Haywood case or anything else. Rnral Carrier Reinstated. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, April 24. Vernon J. Walker has been reinstated as rural free de livery carrier, route 6, at Walla Wal la, Wash. and authority of the late Archbishop Chapelle, who died during the yellow fe ver epidemic here two years ago. The ceremony took Dlace in the old St. Louis Cathedral, where various Important events in Archbishop Bienk's life have transpired since he lived in this city as a boy. The pallium was brought here from Rome. Its sacred import was described by Archbishop Glennon, of St. Louis, who delivered the sermon. With the pallium were three Jewels, an amethyst, a topaz and a ruby, each set in a pin for fastening the Insignia upon the archbishop's garments. Contrary to custom, these Jewels were not sent from Rome, but were gifts of an old New Or leans family, friends ' of Archbishop Blenk of many years standing. The Jew els are heirlooms. After the mass Arch bishop Blenk renewed his oath of alle giance and fidelity to the Holy See. and then Cardinal Gibbons placed the pallium upon the most revered prelate's shoulders. RUSSIAN BISHOP NAMED Plato, Reactionary Deputy, to Read Orthodox Church in America. ST. PETERSBURG, April 24. Right Rev. Sergius. Bishop of Finland, having Indicated his unwillingness to succeed the Rev. Mr. Tikhon as archbishop of the Orthodox Russian Church in the United States, yie holy synod met again today and elected Rt. Rev. Plato to the post. Bishop Plato Is one of the youngest priests In the Russian church. He was born In 1SG6 and graduated from the Kursk Seminary In 1886. He achieved especial prominence in Kiev politics. where he openly aided the reactionary Union of Russian People, under whose sponsorship he was elected a member of the lower house of Parliament from the City of Kiev after a bitter contest In the Douma. however, he has shown little sympathy with Vladimir M. Purishke vich. Vive-President of the Union of Russian People, and his followers, joining tne more moderate group under Count ijodrinsky. MRS. M. B. WAKEMAN DEAD Ex-Superintendent of Good Samar itan Hospital Passes Away. Mrs. M. B. Wakeman, formerly super intendent of the Good Samaritan Hospi tal, and widely known among the work ers of local charitable Institutions, died at the Institution over which she fonner- 4y presided shortly before midnight last night, from the effects of an operation performed Tuesday. For more than 21 years Mrs. Wakeman superintended the care of the sick at the Good Samaritan Hospital and the many inmates of the institution will remember with sincere re gret the able woman who so tenderly ad ministered to the wants of those unable to care for themselves during illness. About three years ago Mrs. Wakeman retired from active participation In her duties at the hospital and was succeeded in that capacity by Miss Emily Lover, idge, the present superintendent. The deceased, who before her marriage was Miss Emma Adams. . was born In Connecticut and at the time of death was Bo years, 11 months and 10 days of age. She Is survived by her husband, M. B. Wakeman. vice-president of the Portland Auto-Despatch Company. The funeral will probably be held from her late resi dence at 770 Korthup street, but the time has not yet been determined.- PALLIUM FOR ARCHBISHOP JOHN MITCHELL VERY ILL Recovery Depends on Operation to Be Performed. CHICAGO, April 24. John Mitchell. president of the United Mineworkers. is ill with a severe cold at the home of Frank Schell, a friend in this city. The cold is said to have affected Mr. Mitch ell's kidneys, but his illness is not at present regarded as serious. Later it was learned that the cold had aggravated an older trouble to which Mr. Mitchell has been subject, and that an operation will be performed next week. "If the operation Is successful.- said Dr. McCleary today, "Mr. Mitchell ought to recover completely and be in shape to resume his work within a short time. The patient Is improving all the time." At midnight tonight the attending phy sician said Mr. Mitchell was suffering from strangulated hernia, but his condi tion was not considered serious. Constipation, which gives rise to manv rraver troubles, is cured and Drewntwl by Carter's Little Liver Pill. Ta Uwa and you Kill ha convinced. Blenk Invested With Insignia at New Orleans. KEW ORLEANS. April 24. Before a distinguished representation of the Roman Catholic -hierarchy of the United States, Including Cardinal Gibbons, two archbishops and 16 bishops. Archbishop Blenk, of New Orleans, was today invest ed with the pallium. This Insignia is the official recognition by the church of the rrnhl-jhnn'g Kiirresslon ta functions OFFERS CASH FOR MURDER Evidence of Assassination Against Industrial Workers. RENO, April 24. A special to the Jour nal from Hawthorn says: W. L. Clai borne, a member of the I. W. W., testified at the trial of Preston and Smith, leaders of that organization, today that A. E Johnson offered to anyone who would kill Diamondneld Jack Davis, the Gold field mine-owner. Claiborne swore that Johnson asked Smith, one of the prisoners, why Silva had not been killed. Silva was murdered next day. Johnson is under indictment for mur der. He was a leader In the recent Gold field strike. STARVES AMID ABUNDANCE Filipino Woman on "Way to James town Dies on Train. SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 24. Two carloads of Filipinos en route from San Francisco to the. Jamestown Exposition passed through here this morning on the Southern Pacific, in charge of Professor Sutherland, formerly professor in the New Mexico School of AgTlcuIture. Be tween Los Angelea and El Paso one of the women is said to have died from starvation, having refused to eat RENT A GOOD PIANO. Small cost. $4 to 96 a month, no charge for cartage if kept six months. Eilers Piano House, 353 Washington, corner Park street. j 1 1 1 . j t. jgi sr AGENTS FOR THE LADIES' HOME JOURNAL PATTERNS i V Peat fodder for cattle Is made In Ger many of the top layer of fit with Less Than Half Price genuine Haviland China ON A BIG TABLE ON THIRD FLOOR Remember that these prices are on the GENUINE HAVILAND every piece is stamped with this famous name. By a lucky stroke of merchandising, we se cured a splendid lot of this ware at a price phenomenally low. The decorations are charmingly pretty, the shapes are quaint and pleasing, and prices well read: . This lot includes Pudding Sauces, Oatmeal Dishes, Berry Dishes and Soup Plates, all in a variety of decorations and shapes. Now read how they sell : Sonp Plates that sell regularly in this sale for $6.00 per dozen in this sale for. ............ ...$2.00 Regular $7.00 values, dozen ....2.33 Regular $7.50 values, dozen $2.50 Oatmeal Dlshej, Pudding Dishes, Baked Apple Dishes and Berry Saices, reg. worth $4 the doz., eacL..12 Regular $4.50 dozen, each. ................ .14 Regular $5.00 dozen, each. .............. Regular $5.50 dozen, each Regular $5.75 dozen, each 16 25428.50 Suits for $16. 75 Today Only in Portland's Best and Biggest Suit Dept. We Can Show Two Suits to any Other Stores9 One. Come for These. Splendid, stylish suits in Eton or Pony models, made of all wool materials in Panamas or Fancy Suitings. Nicely trimmed and regu- Q f H f larly worth from 11 1 gf m J $25.00 to $28.50. Very special for to day only, choice... II EI n Those SplendidWaists TodayAgain P Lot One Delicately dainty bod ices of the highest grade mate rials; lawn, linen, embroidery and lace. Yokes are of embroid- ery with baby Irish insertion, of allover embroidery, or in any style yon like. These waista have long or short sleeves and fasten in front or back. Every waist in the lot is worth from $5.00 to $7.50, and we give you your choice at . $2.89 Lot Two Beautiful bodices of sheerest lawn, figured batiste or' finest linen, of rich embroidery or exquisite lace. Some have yokes of allover embroidery, slashed with lace, some yokes or fronts of allover embroidery with lace insertion, some are trimmed with medallions. Any waist in this lot is worth from $10.00 to $12.50, and we give you your choice at. .$5.75 PLEASE NOTICE As we want all who can tq snare in this Grand Bargain, we limit the num ber any one customer can have to three. None sent on approval and none laid aside. No one can have more than three Waists. Sale starts promptly at 8 this morning. Be on hand. Repeated tor Today's Selling Sale Untrimmed Hood Hats 4. Plain hoods of various braids, the right size and style for the extremely popular mushroom hats, soft and pliable, so that they can be crushed to any desired shape, and the right sort of braids and colorings to lend themselves well to the trimmings that are in vogue this season. Be here early and select a shape and our milliners will show yon what charming combinations can be evolved from the hoods at small expense. Here's the way they'll sell today: Bedford Cord Chip Hoods, Q II Fine Milan Hoods, special very special at, each Horseh air Braid ..Hood very special at, each.... Ot. Fine, smooth Chip Braid QQ Hoods, special at." OV 89c today, each, only, Extra fine Milan Braid (ff JQ Hoods, special at pJ..M.Z Extra fine Tuscan Braid Hoods, special at $1.49 Very Pretty Hand kerchiefs Special Prices We are making a spe cial this week on three lines of very dainty and pretty Women 's 'Ker chiefs. One style is of sheer cambric, with VaL lace insertion. Then the edges are trimmed with a dainty edge of Val. lace to match the inser tion in center. A regular 25c value. Another of linen lawn, plain center, with deep edge of Valen ciennes lace. This, too, is a 35c value. And the third style is made with a sheer linen lawn center, with a deep border of four rows of exquisite Valenciennes lace inser tion and a lace edge to match. Regularly 35c. Choice or any of these three styles 2 i