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T TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1908. MORSE RECALLED Friday Is Black Taffeta Day Another sale of the famous Bonnet Silks. A Friday special that is sure to add to the fame of our silk sec tion and to -attract thousands of thrifty customers. 22-inch Black Taffeta, Chiffon or regular 1 1 Q finish; $1.50 quality, the yard- ! 1 7 12l2c India Linen 9c Yard A very fine quality of sheer white India Linen, in a big special sale' today. 2000 yards of it at more than one-fourth below the regular price. It's the grade TO FACE we usually sell for VZ1.. Special n P. xp today S V&ffS-O Lawyer Asks Him to Return From Europe to Face Grand Jury. BUCKSKIN FINISHED TAFFE TA, 3G inches wide. Every yard guaranteed for wear and color. The" regular $1.75 fff OQ quality, special v p A .JZJ NOVELTY DRESS GOODS In CENTERPIECES, SCARFS AND SQUARE S Embroidered and hemstitched. Very artistic linens and an assortment of 900 pieces, all marked at HALF PRICE WASH GOODS REMNANTS Friday sale. Hundreds of pieces of wash ' goods, in short lengths. An enormous special on sale at just HALF PRICE checks, stripes and invisible plaids. For children's dresses, etc. ; 50c and 60c grades, Of -today, yard MUSIC Til il i it ' ' t - inn rfr TALK OF FLIGHT DENIED Only Gone for Rest on Ocean, Say Friends Banks May Seize-Remnant of . Fortune Sheriff Is Rapidly Attaching Property. NEW YORK, Feb. 6. At the request of United States District Attorney Stimson, Albert S. Boardman, counsel for Charlese W. Morse, lata today ca bled his client at Liverpool, asking that Morse return to this city. Mr. Boardman believes he will .take pass Hire on the first Bteamer sailing west after the arrival at Queenstown or Liverpool of the Cunard line steamship Campania, upon which, his attorneys say. Morse sailed from here last Sat urday. . Mr. Boardrnan's action in calling his client home followed an hour's confer ence with Mr. Stimson, who is in charge of the investigation before the Federal grand jury of the recent con duct of certain National banks. Mr. Boardman had been subpoenaed to ap pear before the grand Jury today, sup posedly, he said, to tell what he knew of Morse's connection with certain banking institutions. The Jury did not, however, reach Mr. Boardrnan's testimony and sent word for him to return tomorrow. , In the meantime Mr. Boardman had been closeted with the Federal District Attorney. As he left the Federal building Mr. Board man wag asked whether he had said that he could produce .Morse, should that gentleman be wanted. Cables Morse to Come Home. ; "No," he replied, "but at the re quest of United States Attorney Stim son, I have cabled Mr. Morse at Liv erpool to come back, and I have reason to believe he will return at once. He Is now on the Campania." Asked why Mr. Stimson had request- ed him to ask Morse to return, Mr. Boardman said: "I do not know, but I suppose It is because a good many people here want him." Mr. Stimson would say nothing as to why he desired the presence here of the man who, after he had organized the American Ice Company and the Consoli dated Steamship Company and was re ported to be worth t20.000.000, became dis astrously involved in the misfortunes of the banks which he had been able to con trol. Silent About Indictments. "It is the policy of my office to divulge nothing concerning criminal proceedings which may affect different persons and institutions." said Mr. Stimson. Concerning the summoning before the Federal grand Jury of Mr. Broadman and ex-Justic Morgan J. O'Brien, the latter also a member of the law firm of O'Brien, Boardman & Piatt, he said: "I have nothing whatever to say and he publlcvis at liberty to draw any con clusions it may see fit regarding the ap pearance of Messrs. Boardman and O'Brien before the Federal grand jury. I cannot discuss the matter, neither will I admit or deny any of the rumors current. The rumors referred to by Mr. Stimson were to the effect that the present Fed eral grand jury was likely to return in dictments In the banking cases soon. Several weeks ago Mr. Stimson admitted that the Federal grand jury since early in December had been Investigating the banking situation, but as to the likeli hood of indictments he then declined to talk. Though the Cunard officials were quite confident that Morse had not sailed on the Campania, as his attorney believes, it was pointed out by friends today that the effect upon the health of Morse of seeing his once great fortune melt away was such as to make it probable that he had secured passage through others to avoid the interruptions to hia needed rest cer tain to follow, should his presence on shipboard be generally known. The same intimate social associates ridiculed the idea that the banker's trip abroad could be reasonably construed as showing an inclination to escape re sponsibility at home. Nothing could be more ludicrous, they say, than the idea of a man's fleeing to England, when the treaty between the United States and England was so broad that the extradi tion of any one indicted for any offense specified in the Federal statutes in con nection with the conduct of National banks could be readily secured. In fact, they Insisted, an asylum for extradition could be found only in one or two of the very small South American and Central American republic or In some African state. That Morse absolutely required the seclusion and possibilities for recup eration physically afforded by an bcean voyage was generally admitted among those who have known of the tremendous undertakings he has carried through and the mental stress, incident to his financial losses. Ranks May Tuke All That's Lft. Disclosures of the troubles of Morse followed each other in rapid succession today. One of these was to the effect that the creditor banks might unite in making him an involuntary bankrupt, thereby absorbing the remnants of hia fortune. Deputy sheriffs were kept busy today ervlng copies of the attachment in the suit brought by Charles Hanna. receiver for the National Bank of North America In New York, against Morse to recover M43.320. Copies of the attachment have, been served on officers of the fourteen hanks In which Morae was supposed to have had accounts. A deputy sheriff has seized 6043 Bhares of stock of the Furnace Valley Copper Compuny, said to be owned by Morse. Another levied on the stock In the Kingsland Copper Company, said to have bocn owned by Morse. A deputy eheriff has also served a copy of the attachment on K. A. Wilson, In charge of the Morse residence on Fifth avenue. R, A. C. Smith yesterday secured a Judgment for $155,753 against Moree to cover the value of 500 shares of bank stock which Morse had sold to Mr. Smith with the agreement that h would pay llfiO.oon for (t whenever Mr. Smith wanted to return It. - . Captain for the Philippine. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. The Senate committee on military affairs today or dered a favorable report on the bill creating the office of Captain in the Philippine Scouts. Big Copenhagen Bank Falls. COPENHAGEN. Feb. 6. Owing to re cent heavy withdrawals, the Copenhagen Freeholders' Bank has temporarily sus pended payment. The bank's capital Is about $5,000,000. th Fi RIB AY ECONOMY SALE Buy Lace Curt'ns Now Lace Curtains, in odd lines ; teal Renais sance, hand-made lace, mounted on best French net; full length and width. $6.50 grades, selling for 4.00 $11.00 values, special at.- 7.25 $16.50 grades, sale price..". $10.95 Heavy Tapestry Couch Covers, fringed all around, Oriental colorings and designs. $8.00 values, special at i. .5.25 $3.75 grades, sale price .'....$2.65 $2.00 Covers, selling for. ..$129 White Wool Blankets, with pink, blue or red borders, priced as follows : $3.75 grades, sale price ...$2.85 $4.50 grades, sale price ..-.$3.50 $5.00 values, special-at. . . . ;..$3.98 $6.00 values, special at :.i..$4.45 $7.00 grades, selling for $5.15 $13.50 values, special at $9.00 Sanitary Gray Wool Blankets, good size and good weight, with fancy pink and blue borders. Regularly $3.25 the pair, sale fO A f fc jtrt price , Large-size, soft, warm, down-filled Comforts, regularly $9.00 each, special price C7 )! today H' 11 All-Wool Plaid Blankets, Ln pink and white, gray and white or blue and white. Big, soft, warm fel lows, worth $10.00 7 0f the pair; sale price.,. .V Downaline-Filled Comforts Cov ered with silkoline, in dainty col- $3.7o values, f O O C V - -f ors. special at. 4- A Special Sale of Reading Lamps All our Gas and Electric Lamps and Portables; all den and orna mental lamps, at specially reduced prices for today and -tomorrow : ' ELECTRIC READING LAMPS Complete, with green shade. Reg ularly $3.00 each, tf0 ) Friday's price p4.1U ELECTRIC READING LAMPS Complete with shade. iP'T )) Regular $9.00 value. P ' l OTHER ELECTRIC LAMPS . Worth up to $65.00, at the same percentage of reduction. GAS READING LAMPS With fancy bases, etched shades, com plete with Welsbach burner, worth $6.50 each; today's 25 GAS READING LAMPS, same as above, worth . $8.00 each, Friday price $6.75 OTHER LAMPS, worth to $5 each, at the same percentage of reduction WELSBACH BURNERS, complete with mantles and globes. A regular 75c gra.de for 50 GLOBES for Welsbach burners, worth 20c each. Friday price 13 ALL GLOBES, SHADES AIS'D LAMP FIXTiKES at special prices. SPECIAL PRICES OX DINNER SETS Today and Tomorrow. On With the Big Shoe Sale Spring Footwear is arriving; room in the shelves of the Shoe Department must be had. To secure this, we make decided sacrifices on our present stock that rapid selling may gain us the necessary space. Odd lines are especially reduced. The sale will last but three days; take prompt advantage f ' r-J ' WOMEN'S SHOES A lot that takes in every short line of high-grade shoes in stock. Patent, kid or calf leather; high, medium or low heels, button or lace styles; well-known makes of $5 and $6 shoes, and a practically un- it 9 CO, limited assortment, at Oif WOMEN'S SHOES in standard grades. A lot containing over 2000 pairs. Pop ular styles and leathers; light or heavy soles, various height heels, many differ ent lasts, in tans, browns, champagnes and terra cottas. Mostly $3.50 and $4.00- grades ; some lines f Q f Q worth $5.00; choice nfiO.UZf BOYS' SHOES for sturdy footwear; for school and play use. bizes e J On 1 to 5y2. Worth. $2.50.. WOMEN'S COMFORT SLIPPERS In. sizes 2y2, 3 3Vi, 7, 8 and 9. Special sale price MEN'S SELF-ACTING LOW RUBBERS Self- acting style "Low-Cut Rubbers." Regu larly $1.00 the pair; today, 'half price. . . , GIRLS' SHOES AT VERY SPECIAL PRICES FELT JULIETS AND SLIPPERS for women. The best grade material, fur trimmed. We .have them in red, black or brown; fitted with hand- . QQf, turn soles; $1.50 values 07C Extra Special 75c Rubbers 50c Customers who buy shoes at $3.09 and up can have them fitted with any pair of 75c Rubbers in stock and save 25c on the rubbers be sides the savings - on the shoes. Choose any style rubber, foothold, sandal, storm or low cut; we will supply you one that will fit the heel on your shoe. Sold everywhere for 75c the pair; with shoes Pft' today OvC 98c S Self- 50c MEN'S HIGH-CUT SHOES, 10 or 12-inch tops; hand-sewed, tan or black; have viscolized, water proof soles. Regularly $6.00 the pair; GJl OQ sale price pT4J MEN'S SHOES The largest assortment of high grade footwear for men ever offered in this store. Choose from dozens of wanted styles in regular $5.00 and $6.00 shoes, from the best t0 OQ makers; sale, price V0OC $3.50 and $4.00 grades, sale price $3.19 $3.00 grades selling for, the pair i.$2.49 $2.69 qualities, special .$1.89 Note the display of advance styles in Spring Footwear Sixth Street Window. Smartest styles to be had shown at Department Store Prices Come and See. Boys9 Hose 12l2c Women's Hose 15c Here is a Stocking that will hold the boys and save mothers hours over the darning basket. Of heavy ribbed cotton, with shaped leg and seam less foot. Absolutely fast black. Sizes 6 to 10. A regular 25c stock ing; priced today at, TOl the pair ; ,14 1C WOMEN'S HOSE Fast black, full regular finished ankles and feet. A good weight for Winter wear. Fast dye and good quality ; yard, J priced today at iC $1.25 Gloves 85c $1.25 GLOVES 85 A Friday sale on choicest handwear. Women's mocha gloves in all sizes and the most wanted shades. Not odds and ends, but fresh, new goods. A smooth, velvety finished kid that gives splendid wear and are very stylish. The $1.75 grade for $1.19, and the $1.25 quality, the Qq WOMEN'S SILKINE KNIT GLOVES In black, white, navy, gray or brown. A serviceable glove ' " that wears well and looks about as well as the $2.00 silk article. Worth 75c the pair. Today's Wo price Small wares WRITING PAPER Large box of Hurd's Florentine finish paper, with envelopes to match; AQf ' special r7C 10c package Envelopes .7 35c Writing Tablets, special. ...23 25c Mascot Playing Cards 19 25c Carter's Library Paste 19 10c Cupid Talcum Powder 7t PINAUD'S ROMAN SMELLING SALTS A large-sized bottle, worth 65c; priced today at 42 C POND'S . EXTRACT COLD CREAM Large-size jars, for chapped hands and faces ; worth 50c the O O jar, for . . . .' :. . OOC CELLULOID SOAP BOXES All col ors.' Worth 35c each; )Cif ' special lC Swansdown Face Powder, box..lO Black Darning Cotton, 3 for.... 5 Pearl -Buttons, 1 doz. on card....5 White Basting Cotton, 3 for o Bone Hairpins, the card.- ,-5 "FINEA'SILK" TOILET SOAP In several odors, 3 cakes in box ; Clf cloth; 10c value, today for.. "C CASTILE SOAP With wash A cloth; 10c value; today for. ,.rC 500 SCORE CARDS, in pads, Q worth 15c pad, special sC DRESS SHIELDS Odorless, sizes 2, 3 and 4, worth 30c the tQ-, pair; special today J.ZC Cambric Drawers 47c Own some of this dainty Underwear. Share in the savings ; come early today and choose from this splendid assortment. Women's Drawers ' of fine cambric, trimmed with tucked - ruffle and lace embroidery. Regularly 85c, today , WOMEN'S PETTICOATS Made of splendid quality white cambric. Trimmed with' 6 rows of hemstitched tucks and 3 rows of lace embroidery insertion. Bot toms finished with deep flounce of em broidery or lace. Regular $2.25-$2.50. IN THE ART DEP'T. 47c :.Sh49 CHILDREN'S WASH DRESSES AND COATS that have sold from 65c to $25, today HALF BABIES' WHITE FUR BUGGY ROBES, $6.00 to $12.50 values HALF White Linen Centerpieces, 27-inch size, stamped in floral and conventional designs, 75c val- yf q ues, for. . i fOC 'FLUFFY RUFFLE" CUSHION SLIPS Ready for the pillow, regularly sold at 60c ea. OQ -r s CHILDREN'S KNIT LEGGINS White wool yarn. 60c t r and ooc values; today... Today's price CHILDREN'S CORSET WAISTS of fine cambric, trimmed with em broidery. Sizes 4 to 8 years. Regularly 50c each, today, in the Corset Department on Second Floor 19c TaiVd Suits $13.95 Worth to $38.50 Each The best story of Suit bargain izing we have had to tell in many a day. Portland's largest and best style salons outshine previous sales in this glorious-, ly good offering. Unexampled economies and preferred styles combine to make this sale one of sensational interest. The garments concerned are very smart affairs in fancy mixed -fabrics or plain colored weaves; the greater number being the fancy goods. Includ ed are a number of Rainy-day Suits in the jaunty jacket styles; colors, tan or olive. The Novelty Suits are in brown, green or gray shades. Either trimmed or plain styles. Coats run from 27 to 34 inches in length. Most of them are the very desirable semi - fitting models. We direct particular attention to the assortment, for the choosing is indeed varied and the values run to $38.50; j o q today your choice, without restriction. JO IKE INDIAN S Arizonan Condemns Non-Reservation Schools. CLAYTON MAKES ORATION Alabaman lteiterates . Charge That Roosevelt Adopted Democratic Policy and Says 5Iessage Is Indictment of Republicans. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Political speech-making came to an end in the House today, and actual consideration of the Indian appropriation hill was re sumed. A bitter fight was waged on the proposition to abolish non-reservation schools, and the subject was discussed throu5liout the afternoon. The question was raised by the offering of an amend ment by Delegate Smith, of Arizona, to limit the appropriation for collecting and transporting Indian children at school to the state in which they live. He believed, lie said, in the principle that an Indian should be educated not with the view of helping himself but of helping his peo ple, and charged that in many cases where Indians had gone back to their reservations from non-reservation schools they became the worst Indians of all. On viva voce vote the amendment was lost. Still Cries of Stolen Ideas. Previous to the debate on the Indian ap propriation bill Clayton of Alabama spoke on the President's recent special mes sage and held up the Republicans as being divided into two factions "the reaction aries and the White House cuckoos." The message, he charged, was an indictment against the Republican party for its de reliction and Incompetency, and adopted in every particular the principles advo cated by this Democratic party. "It is no wonder," he said, "that Its reading provoked such Democratic applause." Roosevelt Indicts His Party. , The President, he said, was admirable as a man ln some respects and a man most worthy of admiration in some re spects, but 'he declared he" would indulge in no panegyric nor would he give the President credit for what the Democrats had stood for so many years. The mes sage, he said, was a remarkable document from a most remarkable man, "a man who has dominated his party." 0 Clayton chlded the Republicans for what he said was their weak applause of the President's message, which he char acterized as an indictment against his own party and said: "The President not only Indicts you, but you furnished the proof to convict you." STRUGGLE " TO SAVK NIAGARA Bill to Preserve Falls Will Encoun - ter Much Opposition. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Efforts will-be made to prevent the re-enactment of the Burton law for the preservation of Niag ara Falls from" the encroachments of commercial enterprises. It expires in about a year and a half, having been designed only to continue until a treaty on the subject has been arranged with Canada. Ambassador Bryce will go to Ottawa next month to confer with the Canadian officials on the subject of a treaty based on the report of the Inter national Waterways Commission. The Government desires to have a treaty prepared for submission to the Senate at 'this session and to the Cana dian Parliament at the same time. Fail ing thiB, it is proposed to re-enact the Burton law for 10 years, but this meas ure will meet violent opposition from those interested ln power plants, who say the law gives Canadians a distinct advantage. PROPOSES TWO TARIFF RATES Beverldge Offers Resolution for a Maximum and Minimum. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.' Senator Bev erldge introduced a resolution today de claring "that the tariff should provide for maximum and minimum rates of duty, the first to apply to all countries that will not grant to this country spe cial advantages In their markets, and the second to apply to all countries that will grant to this country special commercial advantages ln their markets." Both maximum and minimum rates are required to be arranged according to the principles of protection. OBJECTS TO SPEAKER'S POWER Republican Member Complains of Cannon's Autocratic Position. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. AJntter attack on the rules and power of the Speaker was made ln the House yesterday by Nelson, of Wisconsin, Republican, who said the power of the House was merged in the Speaker. "He is the House," he exclaimed amid Democratic applause. He charged that the business of the country was not being dispatched speedily, economically or con siderately. He did not, he said, believe In personalities or partisanship. "I am speaking," he declared, "of principles, and not of men that are passing." It was intended, he said, that the Speaker should be only a mere modera tor in according the representatives of the people their just rights and in se curing a square deal. But now, ha said, the Speaker" overrules ruthlessly the rights of his opponents and his own asso ciates as well. The minority, he declared, were not only speechless, but absolutely helpless, and as for the majority mem bers, they have to obey the will of the Speaker. . At times, he added, they would break away, but not for long, because they were brought back under the power of the Speaker's spell. He said that many of the President's policies were impor tant, but they were no more important than parliamentary reforms ln the House. Protects California Timber. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The Presi dent has signed a proclamation creat ing additions ln the Trinity National Forest, California, amounting to 350,471 acres.. The additions, are contiguous tracts of timber land lying mostly in Humboldt and Trinity Counties. They make the total area of the Trinity Forest nearly 1,600.000 acres. The value of the timber included in the additions is estimated at $4,500,000. Will Not Increase Salaries. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. "In the face of prevailing business conditions, on which postal revenues are based, and in view of t&e large increases granUA lac t year, I think it is extremely improbable that the committee will this year recom mend any general Increase of salaries of postal employes outside of the regular classification advances." This statement was made byv Chairman Overstreet, of the House committee on postofHces and postroads. That commit tee today concluded the hearings on the. posrtolflce appropriation bill. The bill as it stands carries a total -appropriation of $212,000,000, which Is about 19,000,000 less than the estimates submitted by the de partment. ARMY BUDGET IS REDUCED Secretary Taft's Estimates Cut Down Nearly $9,000,000. WASHINGTON, Feb. . A cut of nearly $9,000,000 in the Army appropria tion bill is the net result of weeks of consideration by the House committee on military affairs, which today agreed to report the bill. The bill as decided on carries a total of $85,017,616, or $8,T90,038' less than the estimates urged by Secre tary Taft. Last year's appropriation was $78,191,311. The total estimate for clothing of the army, $8,335,000, was cut to $7,000,000. which amount the committee considers adequate to carry out with respect to uniforms, etc., the present policy of ac cumulating sufficient stores of equipment for the placing ln the field of a large army at short notice, should such a con tingency arise. The Department's . supplemental esti mate of $5000 for expenses of entertain ment' of officers, in support of which Secretary Taft made a special representa tion, was disallowed by the committee. Brownsville Matter Rests. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The Senate Committee on Military Affairs decided to day that no further action should be taken in the Brownsville Investigation un til all the members of the committee could be from date. present, probably two weeks American Exhibit at Tokio. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Representa tives Hayes of California ln a bill au thorizing participation by the United States in the International exposition in Tokio, Japan, in 1912, the sum ex pended not to exceed $350,000. 'Select Rifle Range for Fleet. ASTORIA, Feb. 6. (Special.) A com mittee from the Chamber of Commerce will go to Fort Stevens next Monday to confer with Colonel White, commandant at the fort, relative to the selection of a site for a rifle range for the men from Admiral Bvans: fleet. It is believed a suitable place can be found either on the Government reservation or adjoining it. Tomorrow and Monday will positively be the last days for discount on West Side gas bills. Portland Gas Co. 50 Gents on. the Dollar The entire stock of wines and liquors of the Pine Liquor Company to be disposed of by us at half price. We bought this immense stock of liquors and wines at 50c on the dollar, and shall offer it to the public at the same reduction. Commencing this day, and until the entire stock is closed out, we shall oiler as follows : . ;L000 Bottles of Rock and Rye; regular price 75c, at, per bottle. 35 1000 Bottles Lion Rye or Bourbon; regular price $1.00, per bottle , 50 1500 Bottles of Sweet Wines; regular price 50c, at,vper bottle 21 500 Bottles Dewar's Scotch Whisky; regular price $1.50, at, per bottle $1.00 500 Gallons of fine Kentucky Whiskies; regular price $4.00 per gallon, at $2.00 2000 Gallons of California Sweet Wines, regular price $2.00 per gallon, at 95 All these goods were bought by us from the Pine Liquor Company, and will be closed out by us at 50c on the dollar. It will pay you to lay in a big stock. LAKE ERIE WINE AND LIQUOR CO. 234 FIRST STREET, PORTLAND, OREGON. Telephone Main 70. J