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4 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, fUESDAX, NOVEMBER 26, 1907. HOLIDAYS CEASE; TRIALS RESUMED Heney Confers With Superior Judge, Relative to Con tinuing Prosecutions. GRAND JURY ALMOST DONE roreman Preparing Report of Work Done by Body When This Is Dis missed Another One Will Be Impaneled Immediately. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 25. With the snartment by the LcRlslature of laws that create "special holidays" and em power the courts to be open and transact business on such days. Interest In the bribery graft prosecutions has been re vived. The new law goes into effect on Wednesday at midnight and it was the Intention of the prosecution again to take up the case of Tlrey 1. Ford, gen eral counsel of tho United Railroads, brought to a sudden stop by the declara tion of the holidays, Friday morning. In view of the fact, however, that Gov ernor Glllett has announced he will not begin declaring special "holidays" on which the courts can open until next Monday, assistant District Attorney F. J. Heney stated that in all probability the Ford case would not be resumed until then. Heney Confers With Judge IvHvtler. Mr. Heney held a long conference with Superior Judge Lawler this afternoon, at which the new law was discussed. The assistant district attorney stated that even should the law empowering the Gov ernor to proclaim "special holidays" be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, it would in no way effect the prosecution or conviction of a case on such days. The Oliver grand jury, empaneled on November 9 of last year, which for work accomplished, number of witnesses ex amined and indictments returned, was one of the most remarkable inquisitorial bodies ever called together In municipal Investigation, will finish its labors this week and be discharged early next week. Foreman Prepares Report. B. P. Oliver, foreman of the grand Jury. Is preparing his report, which will be submitted to that body for adoption at Us next meeting. Considering the vast amount of work accomplished, the re port will be comprehensively brief, con taining perhaps not more than 5000 words. Mr. Oliver in his report, will take up the conditions In San Francisco as found by the grand jury over which he presided and briefly outline its work during the year of Its existence. It Is understood that a new Inquisitorial body will at once be empaneled. Kx-Chlef Diuan Suspended. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. His 60 days' leave of absence having expired, ex-Chief of Police Dlnan reported for duty this morning to Chief Biggy. He wns notified that he had been reduced in rank from sergeant to corporal and waS then suspended from the force until, legal decisions are reached on the charges of conspiracy and perjury pend ing against him. ASKS LEAGUE TO GIVE UP Chicago Council Proposes Populur Vote on Sunday Closing. CHICAGO. Nov. 25. The City Council to night by a unanimous vote asked the Chi cago T.aw and Order League to abandon its campaign against Sunday saloons and let the question be submitted to a vote of citizens at the next election. In the same resolution the Aldermen asserted that the Sunday-closing law now on the statute hooks Is "obsolete." The resolu tion was adopted without debate and by a viva voce vote. Officials of the league spent today classifying the evidence secured by their volunteer detectives yesterday and pre paring warrants against 140 saloonkeep ers. Arrests are not expected before Wednesday. SAY OFFICER JS GRAFTER Charges on Which Jones, of Coast Artillery, Is Accused. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. Perjury and "accepting a gift of a horse and buggy from a contractor" are the charges brought today against Lieutenant Thomas A. Jones, U. S. A., who Is to be tried be fore a court-martial at the Presidio next Tuesday. There are several other charges of a lesser nature. Captain Solomon Avery, Jr., will act as Judge advocate. Lieutenant Jones Is an officer of the Sixty-first Company, Coast Artillery, and Quartermaster at Fort Baker. He entered the Army as a private In the Thirty-first Coast Artillery, December 30, 1899, and was promoted to Lieutenant, February 2, 1901. He has been stationed at Fort Baker for two years. CHEERED BY 5000 VOICES Weston Enters I,a Porte Fresh After 69-Mile Walk. LA PORTE, Ind., Nov. 25. Edward Paysqji Weston, the pedestrian, cheered by fully 5000 persons, who in automobiles, carriages and on foot lined the streets through which he would pass, came Into La. Porte at 7:40 o'clock tonight, feeling strong and not a bit tired, though having walked from Llgonler since midnight, a distance of 69 miles. FIGHT LIKE KILKENNY CATS Russian Parties In Douma Can't Agree on Address to Czar. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 26. The gen eral debate on the address to the throne, which will be begun in the Douma to morrow, promises to shipwreck any at tempt to form a working center in that body. The direction of the address was prepared on Saturday, In order to allow the various parties to come to some un derstanding. M. Guchkoff, the leader of the Octoberists party, labored incessant ly to secure the unanimous adoption of the address, but his efforts at harmony were shattered by the uncompromising Insistence of the reactionary members on the recognition in the address of the Emperor's autocratic power. This ha forced Constitutional Demo- bers will fight for the clause recognizing the aspirations of subordinate national ities in Russia, while the Social Demo crats would be satisfied with nothing ex cept a revolutionary pronunclamento. Only the members of the Octoberists party will support the address, the text of which was purposely made colorless. Up to the present the Octoberists have made no decision with regard to the de mand of M. Chtcheglovifoff, Minister of Justice, for the suspension of the St. Petersburg Deputy, M. Kolubiakin, but many are opposed to invasion of the privileges of the Douma and will vote with the Constitutional Democrats against such suspension unless the min istry produces adequate evidence on which to base a trial. MEN START REVOLUTION Attack Braztllian Town and Flee After Brief Fight. RIO DE JANEIRO. Nov. 26. A Bra zilian, Sebastlne de Megall, who recent ly published In some American news papers a proclamation Inviting sub scriptions to aid an expedition In over throwing one of the states of Brazil, landed yesterday at Bahla and later embarked on a tugboat with four Cana dians and four Englishmen for ' the town of Ilhoes, a seaport about 125 miles distant from Bahla. Arriving, the little band, which was well armed, attacked the town, where a detach ment of police and a number of the in habitants offered resistance. One of the attacking party was killed and another was made prisoner. The rest of the party fled, cutting the tele graph communications. The govern ment has issued orders for the capture of the men who escaped. SIXTEEN KILLED IN WRECK Fast Express Falls From Bridge In to River In Barcelona. BARCELONA. Nov. 25. An express from Valencia with many passengers aboard fell from a bridge into the water below the outskirts of this city today. Sixteen persons were killed and 22 Injured in the wreck. Opens Campaign for Allison. COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, Nov. 25. Senator J. P. Dolllver spoke before the Pottawattomle County Allison Club to night In the new theater in this city, open ing the campaign for the re-election of Senator W. B. Allison. BULLETS, CLUBS, STONES LOUISVILLE CAR BOMBARDED BY FURIOUS MOB. Police Come to Rescue in Autos and Crack Many Skulls Seven In jured, One Fatally. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 25. The most serious riot thus far of the streetcar strike occurred tonight, and as a result, two men are known to be shot, two po licemen are injured with stones and clubs, and two more men and a woman are reported to have been shot. A num ber of heads were cracked by the police. The condition of the last-named three cannot be ascertained, as the streetcar on which they were traveling was hurried to the carbarns and the Identity of the alleged victims kept secret by the com pany officials, who refused to give any information whatever. That the un known persons were either shot or badly injured with stones Is positively asserted by reputable persons who were passen gers on the car and escaped Injury. The trouble occurred on the Fourth avenue line near Kentucky street, a fashionable residence neighborhood, shortly before 7 o'clock this evening. A southbound loaded car was suddenly at tacked by 600 or 700 strike sympathizers. A hail of stones, pistol-shots and clubs was poured Into the car. The conductor and a policeman aboard returned the Are, with what effect, however, is not known. The motorman hurried the car out of range, although himself and a man and woman passenger are declared to have been struck with bullets. 'Twenty policemen arrived on the scene a few minutes later In automobiles and surrounded about a hundred of the mob in an alley near by. The mob broke through the cordon, fighting fiercely, and although many heads were cracked, all got away save F. M. All, a discharged streetcar employe, who was shot through the abdomen, and four prisoners. Ser geant Wlckham and Policeman Brown were severely injured with stones and clubs. M. Ford, a youth passing on a bicycle, was shot In the foot. Of the identified injured all save All will recover. His condition Is critical. LABOR INJUNCTION IS DENTED Printing Pressmen Must Hold to Agreement With Typothetae. NEW YORK. Nov. 25. Justice Mc Call, in the Supreme Court, today denied the application of G. Lawrence Fell, president of the United Typothetae of America, for the continuance of an ex parte injunction restraining the Interna tional Printing Pressmen and the As sistants' Union of North America and other allied printers' unions from refus ing to carry out an agreement made last January with the Typothetae. Ex-Justice Steckler, who recently appeared for several of the printers' unions, contended in his argument before the court some time ago that the court had no Jurisdiction to grant such" an In junction and that the Issuance of such an injunction was Illegal. Mr. Steckler declared that the men could not be forced to do work when they did not want to. Mr. Fell argued that the unions had violated their agreements. Justice McCall, in denying the motion I for a continuance of the injunction, said today that he had serious doubts in reference to the existence of validity or binding force of the contract to warrant ing the granting of the injunction. Mine-workers to Elect. INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 25. The mem bers of the United Mlneworkers' organ ization will hold their annual election the second week in December, and ballots will be sent out tomorrow to the local unions. Today the official list of nom inations was made public. Thinks All Concerned Swindlers. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 25. The Oregon Farm Dye Works swap case ended In the dismissal of the charge against John Tway and his wife of obtaining money by false pretenses. In asking that the defendants be dismissed. Deputy District Attorney North questioned the veracity of not only the defendants but of the complainants. Mrs. Lafferty and Mr. Clemer. saying he believed each party was trying to swindle the other. Ex-President Out on Ball. NEW YORK. Nov. 25. Ex-President Maxwell, of the Borough Bank of Brook lyn, under Indictment for grand larceny and forgery, and who has been locked up several days in default of ball, was re leased toni-cht. bonds of $90.ot)0 having been furnished. FREES MUTUAL LIFE Fish Cuts Down Basis of His Injunction. CLEARS UP THE ISSUES Harahan Calls It Confession of Weakness, but Fish Predicts Dif ferent Outcome of Attack on the Harriman Holdings. CHICAGO. Nov. 25. The Mutual Life Insurance Company's Interests in the Illi nois Central Railroad were freed from the operation of the injunction recenuy secured by Stuyvesant Fish on motion of the latter's attorneys this afternoon. The Insurance company owns 5600 shares oi the Illinois Central and with these released the injunction now affects 281.131 shares. In making the motion to dismiss, the at torneys for the ex-presldent of the rail road said that there is "fair ground under the statutes of Illinois to hold that life, fire and other Insurance companies can hold stock in such companies for invest ment purposes only," and they therefore did "not care to question any such right." Get Down to Main Issue. "We take this step," said K. G. Furrar, one of the attorneys, "in order to relieve the case of what we believe to be the only discussable proposition In It, and in order to reduce the case to the fundamentally different questions which arise as to the Union Pacific Railroad Company and the Railroad Securities Company." Judge Ball granted the motion without prejudice to the orders issued as to the other defendants, who include E. H. Har riman, J. T. Harahan, John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, John W. Auchin closs, Robert W. Goelet, A. G. Hackstaff, Charles A. Peatoody and many others. Today's action followed a noonday confer ence between Mr. Fish, who arrived from New York this morning, and his attor neys. The case was called early In tne day, but H. W. Leman informed the court of Mr. Fish's arrival and asked for a postponement until afternoon In order that he might have time to discuss the matter with his client. Mr. Fish and his attorneys were disposed to treat the mat ter lightly tonight, saying that the in terests affected by the dismissal are com paratively insignificant and that the issue as to the other defendants will have a different outcome. Harahan Crow With Joy. On the contrary. President Harauan of the Illinois Central saw in the action the confession of weakness and predicted that the rest of the cases will fall in a similar manner. He said: Mr. Fish could not maintain tho integrity of the affidavit which he made when he swore to the bill, and therefore quits. He was a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Company when It acquired the stock, and voted It for years. When he ceased to be a trustee of the Insurance company, ho dis credited his own record by attacking in vestments which he assisted in making. We have gotten all we ask for at this time, and the rest of the cases will be taken care of Just as effectively. Mr. Fish took advantage of his presence in Chicago to give out a statement In an swer to the demurrers, answers and bills of exceptions filed by the defendants to the suit Saturday and containing charges against hlB course as president of the Illinois Central. He said: Charges Stale and False. These charges, vague, stale and false, are set up to affect proxy-getting, and not to operate as a defense In the Injunction suit. I have repeatedly answered those same ac cusations, showing that Harahan, Astor. Hackstaff, Auchincloss and Vanderbilt, fol lowing Harriman, have Invented at least four reasons for deposing me from the presidency of the road, although at that time they wrote me a letter giving as their only ground my refusal to elect Mr. De Forest a director. After the loan to which thy refer had been made and paid by me. these same men elected me president of the company and Increased my salary. The charge that I am trying to use my director ship in the Missouri Pacific to control the Illinois Central Is childish. BUTLD DEPOTS OS STATE LINE Oklahoma Provides for Enforcement of 2 -Cent Fare. GUTHRIE, Okla., Nov. 25. An order will be Issued tomorrow by the Corpora tion Commission requiring all Oklahoma railroads doing an interstate business to build stations on the state line at points Intersected by the various routes. The Importance of the departure is obvious. Under the present schedule the Interstate passenger rate is 3 cents, in spite of the fact that In many of the states traversed the maximum rate is the same as in Ok lahoma, 2 cents. Unable to change the schedule, the Corporation Commission re sorted to the state line depot plan as the only solution of the proposition. At these intersections the order requires the erection of a substantial depot, where pas sengers shall be allowed to buy tickets at the local rates and re-check their bag gage. As it Is under the present system, a pas senger from Oklahoma to Kansas, Arkan sas or Texas points must p"ay the old rate, despite the existence of the reduced sched ule in each of these states. Tourists have been buying tickets to the town nearest the state line and then -pay their fare on the train to their destination in the adjoining state where the Legislature has provided for the 2-eent basis. It is ex pected that the ruling of the aepartment will do away with this procedure. Violation of 28-Hour Law. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. The trial of the Southern Pacific on 21 charges of Tfie White Indian A white Indian Is a sick In dian. When the Indians first saw a white man they were sure he was sick. White skin sick man was their argument. "Pale-face" Is the name they gave us. Pale faces can be cured. When blood is properly fed the face glows with health. Scott's Emulsion is a rich blood food. It jives new power to the bone marrow from which the red blood springs, t t i All Druggi.u ; 50c and $1.00. No matter how perfect the Raincoat you are not thor oughly protected without rainproof shoes. Here they are at $3.50, $4 and $5. Raincoats, $10 to $30. LION Clothing Co CiusKuhnProp1 166 and 168 Third St. violating the law governing the trans portation of cattle commenced before a Jury this morning in Judge De Haven's department of the United States Circuit Court. The corporation is charged with keeping cattle in a car in transit longer than 28 hours. The railroad's attorneys contend that only one offense is com mitted for each trainload, while the Government attorneys ask for a penalty to be attached to each single shipment by any one Individual or firm. This point has not yet been settled. USE THE TEN-DOLIAR RATE Southern Pacific to Make It Basis for Kates Prom California. SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25. Owing to the railroad rate controversy east of Chicago, which has resulted in the establishment of a $10 rate between Chicago and New York and from Cin cinnati and New York, on certain lines, the Southern Pacific Company has filed notice with the Interstate Com merce Commission that it will use the $10 rate for basing rate on business from California, reducing the second class rate to New York to $59.20, ef fective November 29. This action was taken to avoid the confusion resulting from the fact that the sum of the local fares from San Francisco to Chicago and Chicago to New York was less than the present through legal rate. Yoakum Lunches With Roosevelt. WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 25. B. F. Yoakum, chairman of the executive com mittee of the Rock Island lines, ate lunch eon with the President today, but had nothing to say In connection with his visit here. In the afternoon he called upon the Interstate Commerce Commissioners. Governor Signs Railroad Laws. MONTGOMERY. Ala., Nov. 25. Gov ernor Comer today signed all of the rail road regulation bills passed by the extra session of the Albania Legislature. It is believed that contests against the new laws will be filed this week. Moclips Extension Authorized. OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 25. (Special.) A .resolution authorizing an extension of the Moclips branch of the Northern Pacific Railway Company was filed with the Secretary of State today. NEGRO AND WHITE WOMAN Passenger Complains They Ririe His Baggage. CHICAGO, Nov. 25. James Edwards, a negro, and a white woman who gave her name as Clara Edwards, but whose real name is believed to be Rose Cohn, left Chicago last night in charge of detec tives to answer in New York the accu satlon of having robbed a millionaire of EVERY ARTICLE IN THIS STORE REDUCED A DRASTIC, SWEEPING REDUCTION ON OUR ENTIRE NEW STOCK Owing to the combined effects of a backward season and the unlooked-for money stringency, this store iB placed in the same position as the banks throughout the country. We have got the goods the securities but need the cash. Eastern creditors are clamoring for gold. We owe them, and we intend to pay them, even if we have to forfeit our profits; and to accomplish this, we place before you the greatest money-saving bargains on choice, new, ready-to-wear apparel ever offered by any store in Portland. Read these quotations, but bear in mind, EVERY ARTICLE IN THE STORE IS REDUCED. Astonishing Values in SUITS Regular $45 and $50 SUITS $27.50 Choose from over 200 choice, stylish SUITS Values up to $25 $12.95 J. M. ACHESON GO. l HEADQUARTERS FOR SPECIAL NO. 1 Umbrellas you can afford to lose. Men's and Women's American Taffeta Paragon frames 26 and 28-lnch case, tassel guaranteed waterproof. Natural wood and fancy handles; $1.75 values; sale AO $2.50 values. Sale price pi.vu SPECIAL NO. 2 Umbrellas you can afford to lend. Men's and Women's Imported Gloria Lennon's rust-proof Paragon frames 26 and 28-lnch case, tassel New Era Runner. Splen did assortment of natural wood, horn, pearl and fancy handles. 1 cn $2.50 values. Sale price SPECIAL NO. 3 Umbrellas you can afford to use. Men's and Women's Silk Tape-Edge Union Taffeta, abso lutely waterproof best Paragon frames new bulb runners case, tas sel. Absolutely guaranteed in every way. 200 styles of new handles of pearl, sliver, gold caps, horn, gun metal, etc.; $3.00 and $3.50 on values. Sale price pioy Umbrellas for little tots for young sters from the age of 3 years up 16, 18, 20, 22. 24-inch 45 upwards Morrison St. Opp. Post Office diamonds and money to the amount of $25,000. According to the Chicago police, a man who said he was Robert H. Brown, of Atlanta, Ga., complained to the New York City police that while he was In the company of the woman her negro accom plice rifled his baggage. LET BOURNE GET MANDATE How Senator Might Compel Roose velt to Rnn Again. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25. The Wash ington Post today recommends a plan to Senator Bourne to compel President Roosevelt to serve another term. The plan Is to bring a mandamus suit in the Supreme Court requiring Roosevelt to obey the will of the people. The Post says : "Bourne yearns for Roosevelt as a hart yearns for the water brook. Not only Is he deaf to the dissuading tongue, but there is a menacing note in his overtures that Is nothing short of blood-curdling. If Roosevelt withstands him there will be tragedy. Bourne should let slip the dogs of law and draw a mandamus on the recreant Theodore." Will Try to Dry Up New York. NEW YORK, Nov. 25. Cheered by what they believed the beginning of the greatest temperance revival the country has ever seen, the Prohibi tionists of New York ere planning a crusade to move the state Into the "white" column with Alabama and Georgia. "Why not New York?" they ask. The state ticket will be put In EXTRA SPECIALS FLANNELETTE LADIES' MUS KIMONOS LIN DRAWERS Values up to $2.75 Values at TODAY ONLY TODAY ONLY 98c 29c STORES AND SI LL GROWING PORTLAND-SAN FRANCISCO-SEATTLE jO&nnorif UMBRELLAS 70 FEET OF SHOW CASES FULL OF UMBRELLAS. 45 DRAWERS FULL OF UMBRELLAS. A BASEMENT FULL OF UMBRELLAS. SPECIAL NO. A Umbrellas you can af ford for Christmas gifts. Men's and Women's Union Taffeta America's best "Columbia" Paragon framo naw bulb runners 26 and 28-lnch. An as sortment of handles that are not sur passed on $10 umbrellas. Women's handles of full-length pearl and sterling silver or 14-karat filled gold large caps and swedges, Ivory, gun metal. Jeweled caps, cape horn, nat urals, etc. Men's handles of full sweep cape horns, genuine stag or bucknorn, gunmetal. Ivory, fine natur als with sterling sliver or gold trim mings. $7.00, $6.00, $5.00 JO OS values. Sale price We call special attention to the Len non's Suit Case Umbrella. May be folded so as to go Into a 24-lnch suit case. Large assortment from $2. SO up We carry the largest assortment of Fine Umbrellas in the country im ported novelties from all over the world. Hand-carved Ivorv handles up to SGO.OO Colored Silk Umbrellas largest assortment ever shown here. Umbrellas engraved with initials free of charge. Umbrellas packed for express shipment. Umbrellas repaired and re-covered at our umbrella hospital on the premises. Don't fall to attend this exceptional sale. Mail orders carefully and promptly filled. entwns tlie field and the campaign to elect a Legislature which will pass a prohibi tion law next year is being planned and the campaign has tcgun. Vesuvius Smoking Again. NAPLES, Nov. 25. Mount Vesuvius, after two months of Inactivity, Is emitting THE BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS SCRIBNER Is for sale at all the NEWS-STANDS NO GIFT so welcome SCRIBNER'S Send for $3.00 a Year Morrison St. Opp. Post Office clouds of dense smoke, accompanied by considerable roaring, from three fissure around the old crater. It is ststed that so much hsa been learned by the night of the airship "Null! Secundus" to London that It. um will bo abandoned and that a new ship with considerable al terations, based on the experiences of the night, will be put In hand. as a year's subscription to MAGAZINE prospectus 25 cents a Number Astonishing Values in GOATS Regular $12.50 and $15 COATS $4.95 Semi-fitted, fitted aud loose COATS In black and colors. Values to $45 $22.75 FIFTH AND ALDER STS. lnte apposition. The Polish mem 25 per cent oft on out glass at Metzger'a.