Til 12 TVIOKNINQ OKEG02JIAN, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1907.
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S TO SECURE ,
INCREASE If! NAVY
Roosevelt to Ask for More
Battleships at Next
Session.
METCALF EXPECTS TO WIN
Reminder That Pacific Coast Is
American Territory May Over
come Opposition to Increase
In the Xaval Force.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. (Special.) A
belief that President Roosevelt's legisla
tive programme next Winter will include
plans for a big increase In sthe Navy is
strong In Washington tonight aa a result
of significant paragraphs in the Execu
tive's speech at Cairo today and more
particularly, perhaps, because of remarks
dropped by Secretary of - the Navy Met
calf. Mr. Metealf had the utterances of
the President in mind when he spoke.
The references by the President to the
fact that in the event of war we can only
hit by way of the Navy and the further
fact that no war between powers since
Napoleon's time has lasted as long as it
would take to build a battleship and the
deduction that the Navy must be built
In time of peace are regarded as positive
Indications of recommendations that will
be made to Congress In the annual mes
sage. Expects Three, Hopes for Four.
Mr. Metealf. when it was suggested to
him this evening that popular sentiment
throughout the country might make it
easy to get appropriations for the Navy,
declared that from what he had heard
from members of Congress who have
been In Washington recently the Navy
would receive substantial recognition at
the coming session.
"It ought not to be difficult to get three
new battleships." Mr. Metealf is reported
to have said, '"and," he added with sig
nificant quickness, "four would be bet
ter." This utterance may reflect in c.e
tall the Administration's plan.
Mr. Metealf has at present under ad
visement the recommendations of the
general board, which are pretty well un
derstood to embrace a notable increase In
the fighting strength of the Navy. Four
or even three battleships actually pro
vided for would be a powerful record for
a single session of Congress, and some
thing like that Is exactly what may be
accomplished.
Roosevelt's Ixssson to the Fast.
There is added significance in the Pres
ident's remarks at Cairo concerning the
policy of keeping the battleship fleet al
ternately In the Pacific and Atlantic here
after and his reflection that in a Navy
as small as ours, the cardinal rule must
be that the battleships must not be sep
arated. The significance will be more
thoroughly appreciated when the fleet
leaves the waters In which It has been
mostly In evidence all the time and takes
ltB station on the Western Coast.
Even casual observers have long appre
ciated the force of the President's declar
ation that, to Judge by their comments on
the Pacific movement, some excellent peo
ple in his own section of the country need
to be reminded that the Pacific Coast is
fxactly as much a part of this Nation as
the Atlantic Coast. Absence of the bat
tleships from their accustomed place of
rendezvous in Atlantic waters may sug
gest to the people of New England and
the rest of the East that it would be a
erood idea to have battleships enough to
protect both coasts In time of emergency.
WOVLI ADMIT XEW MEXICO
Curry Declares Roosevelt Will Crge
Separate Statehood.
CAIRO. 111.. Oct. 3. Governor Curr,
of New Mexico, who spent last night
on the boat with President Roosevelt,
said today:
"The President authorized me to say
that he Is for statehood for New
Mexico alone, and will do all he can
to secure the passage of a single state
hood bill."
The Governor added that the bill -will
be introduced and crowded at the next
nession of Congress.
FOREIGN SHIPS AS COLLIERS
Metealf Gets Legal Opinion and AV111
Iecide Today.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Secretary
Metealf has received from the Attor-nev-rteneral
an opinion on the general
question of the legality of the Navy
Department's chartering foreign ves
sels to carry coal for the American
Navy. Mr. Metealf said that the awards
for carrying the coal might be made to
morrow, which Is regarded as indicat
ing an opinion favorable to the De
partment's attitude.
HURRY BATTLESHIPS AROUND
Efforts to Be Made to Have Four
More Go With Squadron.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3. Acting un
der orders Issued by Secretary of the
Navy Metealf. every effort will be made
at League Island to place the four bat
tleships there in condition to accompany
the North Atlantic squadron around Cape
Horn to Puget Sound. The orders are
positive that the battleships must be
ready for sea duty by December 15. The
vessels are Georgia, Maine, JKansas and
Kearsarge.
Bids for Food for Paciric Fleet.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. Bids for food
supplies for Admiral Evans' battleship
fleet on its coming trip to the Pacific
Coast were opened today. The amount
asked for approximates 6.000,000
pounds, made up perhaps of two dozen
different kinds of articles of food, be
sides quantities of fruit extracts, eggs
and table delicacies, to be delivered
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
September Work on Canal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 3. Excavations
in the Panama canal zone during Sep
tember aggregated 1.517,412 cubic
yards.
SILENT ABOUT THIRD TERM
Roosevelt Refuses to Discuss It on
Mississippi Trip.
NEW MADRID. Mo.. Oct. 3. The
President spent the entire afternoon
In a leisurely run down the Mississippi,
now broadened by the addition of the
waters of the Ohio from, Cairo to New
Madrid. His boat, the Mississippi,
slowed up, but the delay was very
brief.
This city is a place of historic in
terest .and not the least interesting
feature of its history is found in thl
association with It of the name of
Nicholas Roosevelt, a great-uncle of
the President, who stopped here in
1811, when he brought down the first
steamboat that ever ran upon the
waters of either the Mississippi or
Ohio Rivers. The run down the river
was devoid of interest for the most
part. The lower river banks were at
places fringed with people, but they
were generally too far removed from
the boats to permit any demonstration
except the waving of hats and hand
kerchiefs. The fact that there have been sev
eral efforts by Congressmen, Governors
and others to discuss the third term
question with the President since the
beginning of the tour became known
today,' but the President has discour
aged all such attempts. He was told
of at least two delegations that would
be Instructed for him regardless of his
attitude.
The President and delegations to the
Deep Waterways Convention accom
panying him are scheduled to arrive at
Memphis, Tenn., tomorrow "afternoon
about. 1 o'clock, and the President will
make the final set speech of his trip
at that place.
WELCOME WITH A STRING
Henry Watterson Advises Bryan to
Speak on Certain Issues.
LOUISVILLE, Oct. 3. (Special.) Henry
Watterson in tomorrow's issue of the
Courier-Journal will bid Wflliam J. Bryan
welcome to Kentucky and give him some
advice to be followed in nis speeches next
Monday and Tuesday in the interest of
the Democratic state ticket. Mr. Wat
terson will say:
"Mr. Bryan will do well in his Ken
tucky speeches to omit all reference to
Government ownership and to let the
initiative and referendum severely alone.
The Democrats have troubles of their
own without any special importations
from Nebraska. Within this limitation,
the Courier-Journal welcomes Mr. Bryan
heartily."
TRY TO PULL DOWX DEMPSEY
But Cincinnati Mayor Refuses to
Aid Independents.
CINCINNATI, Oct 3. At an Informal
meeting of voters, chiefly prominent
Democrats, this afternoon a committee
was appointed with instructions to
present Mayor Dempsey a resolution
adopted by the meeting, requesting that
he withdraw from the Democratic
ticket in the interest of an independent
ticket. This action followed the an
nouncement yesterday that nearly half
of the Democratic nominees had de
clined to withdraw from the ticket.
Mayor Dempsey very briefly and em
phatically notified the committee that
under no circumstances would he with
draw from the ticket, nor would he re
quest any other nominee to do so.
MINORITY TO SUPPORT TAYLOR
Split In Republican Convention Over
Ryan for Mayor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3. A state
ment by the minority delegates that
they will not support the party nomi
nee for Mayor, Daniel A. Ryan, but
that they will do all In their power to
further the election of Dr. Edward R.
Taylor, the present Mayor, was a feat
ure of the proceedings of the Republi
can County Convention tonight. The
gathering concluded its work by nam
ing candidates for municipal offices.
Accused of "Fixing" Witnesses.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Oct 3. Mrs. Julia
Gentry was arrested today on a bench
warrant charging her with- subornation
of witnesses In the Caleb Powers case.
Bond was fixed at S1000, which the pris
oner was unable to furnish at once, and
she probably will be taken to Frankfort
and committed to jail.
Mrs. Gentry is highly connected, and
her arrest caused a decided sensation
here.
Forty per cent made by investing In
Western Exploration & Dredging today.
215 Couch building.
JSoodman's for Diamonds. 211 Morrison.
Metzger saves you money on watches.
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In Broadcloth, black and colors and fancy mixtures
Values up to $17.50
$9.75
Wholesale and Retail
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talned no such particles. The- sod was
hardly injured and the fence post de
molished only halfway down.
CITY MOURXS HARVEY BROWX
Church Crowded With Sorrowing
Friends of Murdered Citizen.
BAKER CITY, Or., Oct 3. (Special.)
The funeral services of Harvey K.
Brown were held at 2 o'clock this aft
ernoon from the Methodist Church, Rev.
Jacob Finger officiating. More than
an hour before the time set for the
services the friends of the martyred
man began to assemble at the church,
and when the body arrived the church
was filled with hundreds of people,
while there were hundreds on the out
side who could not gain admission.
The church had been nicely decorated
and. the floral tributes were profuse
and lavish.
The Knights of Pythias and the
Elks attended the funeral in a body,
and as the remains were being con-
STATE OFFERS (6000 REWARD.
To the Public:
I am directed by George B. Cham
berlain. Governor of the State of
Oregon to say that he will cause" to
be paid for the arrest and conviction
of the person or' persons connected
with the dastardly and cowardly klll
los; of ex-Sherlft Harvey K. Brown,
of . Baker County, the sum of five
thousand (5000) dollars.
The person or persons causing: said
arrest and conviction to be deemed
special agent or agents of the State
of Oregon for the apprehension of
criminals pursuant to section 1, chap
ter" 48, laws 1005. '
W. N. GATENS.
. Private Secretary to the Governor.
veyed from the home to the church the
Baker Concert Band, which was at the
head of the procession, played the ap
propriate selection, "Nearer, "My God,
to Thee." The pastors of the churches
In Baker Qlty participated in the serv
ices, Rev. Mr. Finger delivering the
address. -
The widow of Mr. Brown, his daugh
ter Ethel, his mother, Mrs. William
Brown, and many relatives were in
attendance at the services. The Im
mediate members of the family were
very calm and composed throughout
the trying ordeal.
As the long procession of mourners
wended its way slowly to Mount Hope
Cemetery, where the last sad rites
were observed, the Baker band played
Chopin's "Funeral March." There were
fully 500 business men and citizens In
the funeral procession, while hundreds
more lined the sidewalks to watch the
sad line of marchers.
DARROW SCOUTS ACCUSATION
Brown Friendly to Federation and
Testified for Adams.
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 3. Clarence S. Dar
row, chief counsel for the Western Fede
ration of Miners in the cases of Pettlbone
and Moyer, charged with complicity In
the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg,
underwent an operation at St. Alphonsus
Hospital this morning for an abscess in
the ear. Before the operation he" made
the following ' statement relative to the
killing of ex-Sheriff Harvey K. Brown at
Baker City:
"The effort to make It appear that the
Western Federation of Miners Is respon
sible for the killing of ex-Sheriff Brown
in keeping with the policy of the pros
ecution in these cases to make it appear
that the Federation is responsible lor
every crime In the West.
"Nothing could be more ridiculous than
to talk of an attempt being made on
Brown's life by the miners. On the first
day the papers gave out that he was
probably killed on account of his fight
A Silk Petticoat Sale Beyond Comp
All Previous Silk Petticoat Sales Fade in Insignificance When Compared to This One Friday and Saturday
5000 Beaatiful High-Grade New Silk Petticoats Mast Be Sold Regardless of Cost
Remember that seeing costs nothing and is essential to a wise decision. If you want the Best Silk Petticoat
value at wholesale prices you will come here for it, for we have them at
mat For Friday
Wholesale Orders on These Silk Petticoats Filled. Terms: Net Cash, No Discount
MORE NEW BATS Just What You Have Been Waiting For
Stylish Trimmed Hats at Popular Prices: $3.95, $4.95, $6.45, $7.45, $8, $9.95
We just received a large New York shipment of pretty new Hats, all tastily trimmed in all the popular new colors, over 300 in the
assortment not a price over $9.95 and plenty ranging down as low s $3.95
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against the gamblers In his county. The
next day it was the Western Federation
of Miners.
"Brown-was an obscure and harmless
Sheriff In a rural county In Oregon, and
was not really the man who arrested
Steve Adams. Mr. Thlel, of a. Spokane
detective agency, got all the papers out
for Adams' arrest and went to Oregon,
getting Brown and two., other men to ac
company him to get Adams and bring
him to Boise.
"More than this. Brown " has always
been friendly to the defense and when
Adams was on trial at Wallace, went
there as a witness In Adams' behalf to
testify that he was made promises while
in Jail at Baker City to the effect that if
he made a confession to corroborato the
one made by Orchard he would be taken
care of. He was paid by the defense for
his services and expressed a willingness
to work regularly for them If they needed
his services.
"Steve Adams' second trial will soon be
held and Brown was relied upon as an
Important witness in the case."
" Darrow said that the publicity given
by newspapers and magazines about the
manufacture and explosion of dynamite
bombs in connection with Orchard's story,
cannot fall to produce a substantial crop
of assassinations by this method.
TWO ME3f UNDER SUSPICION
Strangers Noticed Near Brown's
House Just Before Explosion.
BAKER CITY. Or., Oct 3. (Special.)
Suspicion points very strongly to two
suspicious characters who were seen In
the vicinity of the Brown residence a
few minutes before the explosion oc
curred. As Jack Oeddes, who lives a lit
tle way beyond the Brown home, was go
ing along Fourth street about a block
before he reached the Brown place he
met a stranger, who stopped him and
asked him for a match. Geddes gave him
the match and walked oij. thinking noth
ing of the Incident He had gone hut a
little further when he met another
stranger, who stopped him and asked for
some tobacco. Geddes accommodated the
man and went on home. '
He did not attach any significance to
the two strangers being in the vicinity of
Brown's home until after the crime had
taken place.- He immediately thought of
the two men he had met and surmised
that their presence so near the fatal gate
had something to do with the explosion
that followed. The general indications
point toward the two men as being in
the plot, one to be on guard while the
bomb was being put in place and the
other paraphernalia attached to it The
murderers evidently wired the back gate
shut and locked the front and it is doubt
ful if one man would undertake the en
tire Job alone.
ELKS OFFER S5QQ REWARD
PAX MONEY "FOR CAPTURE OF
BAKER CITY ASSASSIN.
Sum Pledged at Meeting of Local
Lodge Other Cities to Fol
low Suit.
As a nucleus of a fund to be raised
by the Elks in Oregon, Portland Lodge,
B. P. O. E., No. 142, last night pledged
9500 as a reward for the capture and
conviction of the murderer or murderers
of Harvey K. Brown, of Baker City. The
reward was voted at a regular meeting
of the lodge and notification of the ac
tion taken was telegraphed to George
H. Foster, secretary of the Baker City
Lodge. The message was signed by Jay
H. Upton, exalted ruler, and C. M. Bills,
secretary of the Portland Lodge.
By voting this money, it is believed by
members of the local lodge that other
branches of the order throughout the
state will be inspired to take similar ac
tion. There are," besides the local lodge, 12
organizations of Elks in Oregon. It is
expected that together they will swell
the reward fund at least $3000.
Mr. Brown was & member of the Elks
Lodge of Baker City and although not
an officer at the time of his terrible
death, was an enthusiastic worker In the
order.
REWARDS NOW TOTAL $10,600
State Adds $5000 and Portland Elks
$500 to County's Offer.
SALEM. Or., Oct. 8. (Special.)
$4.15,
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SKIRT SPECIAL
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Regular $10.00 and $12.50 values in Panama, voile and
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Governor- Chamberlain has authorized
the offering of a reward of 15000 for
the arrest and conviction of the mur
derers of ex-Sheriff Harvey K. Brown,
of Baker County, and when he returns
next week from the East ho may in
crease the amount. The 15000 is tho
full amount of the appropriation which
the Governor is authorized to expend
In the apprehension of criminals. Any
further offer of reward must therefore
be conditioned upon an appropriation by
the Legislature.
The reward offered for the arrest
and conviction of Brown's murderers
now totals $10,600, as follows: State
of Oregon, $5000; County of Baker,
toOOO; Portland lodge of Elks, $500; Salem
lodge of , Elks, $100.
SALEM, Or., Oct, 3. (Special.)
Salem Lodge No. 336, B. P. O. Elks, at
a meeting tonight voted $100 toward
the reward for the apprehension and
conviction of the party or parties who
caused the death of ex-Sheriff Harvey
K. Brown, of Baker County.
Brown Paid by Adams' Defense.
WALLACE, Ida., Oct. 3. (Special.)
Harvey K. Brown was a witness for the
defense in the Adams trial and was paid
by the defense. He spent much time in
company with Steve Adams' uncle, J. W.
Lillard. Brown's testimony was of little
Importance to either side of the case.
Forty per cent made by Investing In
Western Exploration & Dredging today.
215 Couch building. .
RISER TOR SOUVENIR PHOTOS.
Northwest Scenery Imperial Hotel.
Saturday
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COMPANY
Ci'T SHIP PRUNES
Oregon Packers Unable to Se
cure Sufficient Cars.
HARR1MAN LINE STINGY
Eastern Buyers Would Cancel Con
tracts Were It Not That Prices
Are Steadily Advancing Fruit
Is Worth $100 a Ton.
SALEM. Or., Oct. S. (Special.) The
strong position of the prune market is all
that stands between the packers and
heavy financial reverses, as a result of
the car shortage. Since the Harrlman
lines adopted the policy of not permitting
their cars to go off their own roads, It
has been practically impossible for the
prune-packers to get cars anywhere near
sufficient in number to meet their needs.
Occasionally a car belonging to an East-
anson
and Up
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SUIT SPECIAL
FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Values up to $30
$21.50
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ern road is available, and a fej
ments are made on cars of the
lines to New Orleans, where the m
shipped on Harriman steamers to E l
It is next to impossible to get c
shipment to Montreal or New York
In this situation Eastern buyers'
promptly cancel their contracts for ;
were it not for the fact that since!
tracts were made last Summer
have very materially advanced.
can afford to give the packers an el
sion of time for deliveries, in ordcl
get the prunes. Had the market
mained stationary or dropped a littlu
contracts would be (Cancelled for
delivery and the packers would have
ble In carrying the immense crop
Some of the packers, who bought crvj
erable quantities of fruit at top if
would scarcely be able to meet!
obligations under such conditions
Many of the growers who solu
prunes early in the season and at
$20 a ton less than they could ha
cured a month later, have been tc
that the packers and Eastern t
are getting too large a profit. The 1
goes chiefly to the Eastern buyea
the Oregon packers resold as fast as j
bought from the growers. In the las
days, since shipping began. It devj
that the large profit which the Bfl
buyer sees In prunes is all that prj
a cancellation of a large part of the
tracts for Oregon fruit. -
Some of the packers could stani
loss of their contracts, but when
are worth $100 a ton it takes a
money to run a packing plant, and a !
of ordinary good standing could easl.j
wrecked. As it is, there is no fear or '
notwithstanding the inability of shlpj
to get the cars they need to fulfill tj
contracts.
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