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" THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 27, 1909. 3 . iOIHEHUDGE NEARLY ASSURED House Agrees to Conference and Conferees Favor Or egon's Claim. OCSTACLE IN FULTON'S WAY Appointment to Bench May Be Ob structed by Same Constitutional Point as Troubled Phi lander C. Knox. OREGONIAX NEWS BUKEAf, Wash ington. Feb. Oregon will probably gft another Federal Judge, to be ap pointed by President Taft soon after March i. It may or may not be Senator Fulton, depending solely upon whether he can constitutionally accept the ap pointment. If qualified, he will be the man. Late this evening, carrying out the " programme arranged between the power ful Senate leaders and Speaker Cannon, the Washington judgeship bill contain ing an amendment giving Oregon an additional Judge was sent to conference. Representatives Jenkins, Alexander and Clayton being appointed House con ferees. These gentlemen, it is reported on re liable authority, have linal'.y consented to bring in a report accepting the Senate amendment, in view of the showing made by the Oregon Congressmen today that the Oregon court is more heavily bur dened than that in Western Washington. If this is done and the report is ac cepted by the House, an additional Judge Is assured. f . WILL RENEW KLAMATH "WORK If Negotiations With Settlers Fail, Government Will Stop. OREGON I AN NBWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 26. Representative Havvley was informed today that the Reclama tion Service will again proceed with con struction work on the Klam;ith irrigation project. The difficulties with the settlers have not yet been adjusted, hut neprotia tlons are still in progress. If an agree ment cannot be reached, work again may suspend, but it Is hoped by the depart ment this may not be necessary. Postal Change's in Washington. ORKGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington. Feb. 2fi. William Black has been appointed Postmaster at Lowell. Wash. Orville N. Troup has been ap pointed regular. John Schudiart substi tute rural carrier on the- route at Puy aliup. Wash. LAWYERS' WARM SESSION Biting Kemarks in Taeoina Debute About Judicial Candidates. TA-COMA. Wash., Feb. 26. (Special.) After an exciting session with seines rivaling some on the floor of Congress, two jallots were taken by the attorneys of Pierce County assembled in the Su perior Courtroom today and the result was that R. G. Hudson was indorsed for the new Federal Disrtict Judgeship which will probably be created by Con gress. Before the vote was taken a determined effort was nuide to defer action, many declaring that it would be premature to go on record in favor of any candidate before the bill had passed. An attempt was made by many of those w ho opposed action to bolt, but they were restrained in a spectacular manner by llr. McMenamin. During a heated debate some biting re marks were exchanged between Mr. O'Brien and Mr. Titlow. which gave a dccld d spice to the proceedinBS. Stan:on Warburton was indorsed for the Supreme Court Judgeship, but Lieutenant-Governor Hay appointed Judge Emmet X. Parker. tured today. He made an attempt to stab a woman on the Frle.drich Strasse, one of the crowded shopping streets of the city. The clothing of his intend ed victim was cut but she herself suf fered no harm. The woman screamed and her assailant fled Into a house on an adjoining street,- where he was seized by a' policeman. He Is a young man but he has not yet been Identified. Today's attempt was the 36th "rip per" case since the beginning of the outrages. The descriptions of the as sailants do not agree, and it is be lieved that various men have been en gaged in the work. There has been a state of terror among the women of Berlin, many servants refusing to go on the streets alone after nightfall. The police have had special detectives dressed up as women and saunter through the streets inviting attack. The assaults have been made by day as well as at night and on the open streets as well as in halls and stair ways of houses. The assailant would approach his victim quietly, strike at lir swiftly with a sharp stiletto and then make his escape during the ensu ing confusion. As the result of Inquiries concerning the man arrested the police subsequent ly doubted his identity with the per petrator of the many assaults. , TURN DOWN Wimm ESTABLISH XEW KECOKD IX CALIIOUX CASE, MAY EXPUNGE ALL OF COOK'S ABUSE House Names Committee on Coloradoan's Attack on Roosevelt. !N0 STEEL MERGER INQUIRY CANNOT FIND MAN'S BODY Head of Only Kelic So Fur Discov ered of Ephruint Hednerg. PENDLETON. Or., Feb. 26. (Special.) After searching in vain all day in sage brush for the remainder of the body of the man whose head was found last even ing on Umatilla Butte, near Hennlston, J. M. Scarborough returned to Herntiston late this evening. Tomorrow a larger party will go out from that town deter mined to make a systematic search of the country in that vicinity. While it is generally believed that the head is that of Bphraim Hedberg, who dropped from sight at Umatilla last August, absolute identification is impos sible, as the head is little more than a skull, from' which practically all the flesh has been eaten by coyotes or eagles. From the appearance of the mouth, the dead man evidently had a set of false upper teeth. G. II. Hedberg. nephew of the missing man, a Southern Pacific lineman at Ash land, has been notitied. JAP FIREBRAND QUENCHED Indicted for Inciting Laborers In Hawaii to Migrate. HONOLULU. Feb. 26. Y. Soga, editor of '.he Nippu Jijl, a local Japanese news paper, which for some weeks has waged a virulent campaign urging a strike of the Japanese plantation laborers for higher wages and went so far as to ad vocate that all Japanese leave the Ha waiian Islands if their demands are not granted, j as been indicted by the grand jury as a dangerous and disorderly per son oecause of the inflammatory arti cles appearing in his paper. Sog.i's paper recently indorsed the sen timents of a Hilo publication that the Japanese in the islands ought to ask the government of Japan to send warships to Hawaii to back up the demands of the plantation laborers for higher wages. Soga's bail was fixed at t-0. CATCH "RIPPER" SUSPECT Berlin Police Take Man In Act,' but Believe Others Guilty. BERLIN, Feb. 26. The man who, during the last fortnight, has been de livering a serlea of attacks upon wo men or. Ilia slrects of Berlin was cap- Court Adjourns Till Monday for Further Effort to Fill Remaining Two Places on Jury. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. When the trial of Patrick Calhoun was ad journed until next Monday late today a record had been established in the number of talesmen examined as to their qualifications to serve as jurors. Twenty-seven citizens were interro gated and discharged during the day. and with one Or two exceptions all were possessed of opinions tending to convince them of the guilt or inno cence of the defendant. In several instances the opposing attorneys engaged in spirited ex changes that terminated only upon in tervention by .the court, but in general there was apparent disposition to ex pedite the process through which it is hoped to till the two vacant places in the jury box. William McWhirter, a talesman who practically admitted a conviction that the defendant was in some manner con nected with the bribery of former su pervisors, and who expressed a belief that the supervisors were more to be blamed than the defendant, was chal lenged by the defense after a lengthy examination, during which he said that he would require the prosecution to put up sufficient evidence to convince him that the defendant was not guilty. The challenge was allowed because the talesman was unable to testify that lie bad not read a newspaper which published a transcript of the super visor's testimony before the Oliver grand jury. Another challenge was exercised in the case of Manuel Mandei. a merchant, who told the attorneys they would have to prove 'the defendant "a little more than guilty before he would convict." KNIFE DUEL ON STREET Tacoma Lovers Fight It Out in Reg ulation Style. TACOMA. Wash.. Feb. 26. (Special.) Harry Collins lies" in a cell at the city jail, and John Conlin occupies a ward at the Fannie Paddock Hospital, with his head badly cut as the result of a duel with knives, which occurred at 2 o'clock this morning near Fourteenth street and Pacific avenue. Collins had inflicted sev eral severe scalp wounds on Conlin be fore Officers Brady and Angus, who hur ried to the scene could drag them apart. Neither of the men would talk of the affair except to say that there was a woman in the case. COURT REFUSES TO PAY TAX Clatsop Authorities Declare .They Will Resist Recent Apportionment. ASTORIA. Or.. Feb. 26. (Special.) The memlers of the County Court unofficially announced today that ttiey will not pay the H000 additional state tax as fixed by the board of equalization unless they aro compelled to by the courts. In accordance with the state law, the state board last January apportioned the state tax among the several counties and Clatsop County's share was fixed at $i7. OU'). Accordingly, the County Court in making Its estimates of expenses for the ensuing year included this state tax and the tax levy was made proportionately. Now the stat-? boafd demands $1000 and there is no fund provided for paying it. NEARLY DRAGGED TO DEATH 51111 Employe's Comrades Save Life, but Leg Lacerated. HOQUIAM. AVash., Feb. 26. (Special.) Being slowly dragged to a horrible death by a conveyor chain at the plant of the Hoquiam Lumber & Shingle Company today. Lee Marker, an employe, was rescued by fellow-worker?, who succeed ed in disengaging the propelling mechan ism of the monster chain before he was killed outright.' Marker's left foot was terribly lacerated and almost severed at the ankle and doubt is entertained by surgeons in charge of the case whether the member can be saved. DYNAMITE KILLS FARMER George Shepurd Mangled by Delayed Blast at Silverton. SILVERTON. Or., Feb. 26. (Special.) George Shepard, while blasting stumps In the Clay Steele farm, four miles from Silverton. was Instantly killed at noon today. Three charges of dynamite had been pla'ced In a stump. Two had gone off. and thinking the third had, too, ad vanced to the stump and the explosion split open Shepard's face and badly mangled his body. He was 35 years old and unmarried. JURY TO TRY STANDARD Tentative List Includes Three Re tired Farmers, XIne Merchants. CHICAGO, Feb. 26. The jury in the re trial of the Standard Oil Company of In diana for alleged rebating was completed tentatively today, but both the Govern ment and the defendant reserved the right to re-examine the men In the jury box Monday morning. Of the 12 selected three are retiied farmers and the others are small merchants. Five aro Chicago men. Eighteen men were examined. Wreck of Maine Xot to Be Raised and Increase of Canal Bonds For bidden Angry Words Spoken at Long Xight Session. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. After drag ging along for a week; the sundry civil appropriation bill, carrying $137,000, 000, was passed by the House today with many material amendments. The debate attimes was very warm. A rule brought in by Dalzell. making It in order for a majority to pass a bill under suspension of the rules Instead of two-thirds, aroused the Democrats under the leadership of Williams to criticise the appropriations committee for not affording more time to study supply bills. This led to an incipient filibuster. May Expunge Cook's Speech. A resolution was adopted appointing a committee of five to report whether or not the remarks of Cook of Colorado, delivered yesterday, attacking the Pres ident, should be expunged from the rec ord. The ship subsidy bill was reported, the conference reports on the penal code and the diplomatic and consular appropriation bills were presented, the conference reports on the District of Columbia and the Indian appropriation bills were agreed to and the naval appropriation bill again was returned to conference. Al most the first subject to occupy the attention of the House was the speech made yesterday by Cook of Colorado, attacking the President. Tawney of Minnesota offered a resolution calling for the appointment of a' committee of five to make investigations and re port as to the advisability of expunging the words from the record. Calls It Press Censorship. Fitzgerald of New York and Clark of Missouri argued that the resolution was not privileged. Clark maintained that a dangerous precedent was being established, and lie charged that the resolution was simply the establishing of a press censorship in the House. The resolution was adopted by a viva voce vote and the Speaker announced the following as the committee to con duct the investigation: Manmjof Illi nois. Perkins of New York, Porter of Vermont, Clayton of Alabama and Howard of Georgia. Will Xot Censure Roosevelt. Consideration of the sundry civil ap propriation bill having been resumed, an amendment by Bartlett of Georgia directing the Attorney-General to prosecute the United States Steel Cor poration for absorbing the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company and appropriat ing $50,000 for that purpose, was ruled out of order on a point of order by Tawney. A similar amendment offered by Hitchcock of Nebraska was held to be in proper form and a point of or der against it by Tawney was over ruled., The amendment was lost, 81 to 113'. The provision to pay the Catholic Church in Porto Rico $120,000 in settle ment of all property matters in dispute between the church and the United States was stricken out on a point of order by Garrett, of Tennessee. On a similar point by Douglas, of Ohio, the paragraph authorizing proposals for raising the battleship Maine in Havana harbor went out of the bill against the appeals of Sulzer, of New York. Sulzer said it was a National disgrace to con tinue to allow the wreck to remain and not to take out the 63 bodies from the hulk. Cuts Down Canal Allowance. When the provision relating to the Isthmian Canal Commission was reached, an amendment by Fitzgerald, of New York, cutting down the salary of Secre tary Bishop from $10,000 to $5000 per an num, was adopted. Fitzgerald said Mr. Bishop was provided with an $11,000 home, a horse and carriage and a coach man, and declared $5000 salary was enough. The clause authorizing an increase in the amount of Panama Canal bonds from $133,000,000 to $160,000,000 under the act of June 28, 1002, went out on a point of order by Fitzgerald. The prohibition against the further payment of allow- ances for longevity service lay-over days to canal employes caused a breezy de bate, but all efforts to strike Jt from the bill failed. The bill was then passed. Xight Session Rasps JTeinpers. The Democratic filibuster inaugurated last night greatly irritated Tawney. and the result was frequent clashes. As the hours dragged on. the tired lawmakers lost some of their self-restraint, and bit ter personalities were slung. When Taw ney's temper was. referred to by Beal. of Texas. Mann, of Illinois, suggested that Tawney's temper might be improved if the" "gentleman from Texas would improve- his manners." "To. copy those of the gentleman from Illinois." was the hot retort, "would make of myself a clown." Gaines, of Tennessee, also took of fense at Tawney, and announced that he would stand the "snarls and howls of the gentleman" but little longer. A sharp passage occurred late in the night be tween Tawney and John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, former minority leader, when the former declared that he was not trying to prevent the gentleman from making a speech, but from making an exhibition of himself. Williams responded in kind, stating that if he were making such a great exhibition of himself as the gentleman from Minnesota normally, nat urally does of himself, he would feel safer for himself than he did then. Williams was about to state that he had been pro- i In lha hpst of eOOfl tlUIUOr When a demand for the regular order cut him The' records of the regular stenographic reports show that an aggregate of the re marks made during the day's session ex ceed those of any day during the last quarter of a century. LIMITS PRESIDENT'S POWER Congress Will Allow Xo Ambassa dors Without Its Consent. WASHINGTON. Feb. 26. The provision in the diplomatic and consular appropria tion bill that no ambassadorship shall be created unless it has been provided for by Congress has been agreed to by the conferees. A full agreement on all of the amendments was reported today and adopted by both houses. LIND OCTOGENARIAN WED MARRIES YOUXG WOMAN" FROM CHICAGO. Captain Vallctte, of Long Beach, Takes Family Friend as Mate for Closing Days of Life. LONG BEACH, Cal., Feb. 26. (Special.) Announcement today of the marriage last night of Miss Eleanor H. Anderson, aged 25, and Captain .Henry F. Vallctte, aged 86, totally blind and almost helpless, has caused a sensation. The brida not long ago came from Chicago with her mother, who has a home here, and the groom was for 30 years a prominent at torney here. He has resided here six years with a daughter, and is considered wealthy and draws a heavy pension. Recently Val lotto'a Hancliter and her husband went on a tour, and during their absence Mrs. Anderson and her daughter iook care or the home and the old man. The young i I 41. a .i-i naro tr ntm chnwpH him mu icrtu, me ... . ....... - many attentions, and a romance quickly developed. The result was a marriage license and a call on Rev. J. Lewis Smith, who tied passing their honeymoon at home.' The groom s daughter and husband were shocked when they returned this evening and heard the news. WILL CALL SUGAR KINGS Defense In Weighing Fraud Case Nearly Finished. NEW YORK. Feb. 26. Counsel for the defe.iss in the case of the American Su gar Refining Company, charged with mis weighing imports, stated at the hearing today that they would complete their case in two more days. They also said they would call as witnesses President W. B. Thomas of the sugar company, and John B. Parsons, one of the company's directors. Several employes of the company, ac cused in the testimony of some of the Govj:-nment agents of tampering with the scales on the company's docks in Brook lyn, were called by the defense and vig orously denied the allegations. Vancouver Eagles to Build. VANCOUVER, Wash., Feb. 26. (Spe cial.) A building to cost $10,000 is to be built by Columbia Aerie, No. 253, Fraternal Order of Eagles of this city, at the corner of Main and Fourteenth streets. Plans and specifications for the new building have been cailed for and it is expected that the contract will be let soon. There are Little Soldiers in Your Blood They are the white corpuscles, and there are millions of them. It is their duty to defend you against disease, by protecting the red corpuscles and the bodily tissues from disease germs those dangerous micro organisms of which so much is now known. You are helpless unless these little soldiers in your blood have the health and strength to fight for you to repel the many infectious and contagious diseases whose germs are in the air you breathe, the water you drink, the food you eat, and on things you touch. Among these diseases are typhoid fever, scarlet fever, diphtheria, grip, spotted fever, smallpox, malaria, ague, tuberculosis or consumption. To make and keep these little soldiers healthy and strong, is sim ply to make and keep ' the blood of the right quality and quantity. This is just what Hood's Sarsa parilla does. It is the best preventive as well as curative medicine. If your blood is impure and im- Eoverished, a condition indicated y eruptions, scrofula, eczema, catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, ner vousness, tired, languid feelings, loss of appetite, general debility, then the soldiers in your blood are not in condition to fight for you. They need better health and greater strength. You should begin tak ing Hood's Sarsaparilla at once. f3"Hood's Sarsaparilla effects Its wonderful cures not simply because it contains sarsaparilla, but because it combines the utmost remedial values of more than 20 different ingredients, each greatly strengthened and enriched by this peculiar combination. These Ingre dients are the very remedies that successful physicians prescribe for the same diseases and ailments. There is no real substitute for Hood's Sarsaparilla. If urged to buy any preparation aid to be "just as good," you may be sure it Is inferior, costs less to make, and yields the dealer a larger profit. Begin taking Hood's Sarsaparilla today. Get in the usual liquid form or in chocolated tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar. Goods Bought Today Go on Bill of April 1 New Neckwear New Goods in All Depts. W.B.and La Vida Corsets r.. A Sensational Leather Goods Sale This sale includes hundreds of dollars' worth of new Spring novel ties purchased by our buyer in New York, as well as many items that are so staple in style and value that we carry them all the time. On this account the values seem almost impossible. Yet we were able to buy them at low prices, and "as we buy, so we sell." $2.50 Black Seai Leather-Lined Bags. Now $1.48 New black seal Bags, leather lined and fitted with coin purse, dj J reenlar $2.50 value, special $3.00 and $4.00 New Gunmetal Bags Now $1.48 Xew gunmetal Bags, trimmed in fancy leather, all new, up-to- j1 AQ date styles, $3.00 to $4.00 values, special $5.00, $6.00 and $7.00 Suede Bags Now $2,19 Eeal walrus, seal, buffed alligator and suede Bags, fitted with coin purses, $5.00, $0.00, $.UU values, special $2.19 $9, S10. 511 and$12 Bags at $4.98 II 50c Black Silk Belts, Special Lot, 1 5c Pin seal, horn alligator, morocco, vacliette leather Bags, -with fancy gilt and German silver frames; also buffed alligator in suede leather; very hand some bags, regular $9.00, $10.00, Qg $11.00, $12.00 values, special fT.wr $1.25 Men's Leather Collar Bags 79c The latest leather Collar Bags for men in black and brown leather, regular $1.25 value, special 'JQq for Saturday" i $1.50 New Stickpin Jewel Cases 79c New real seal, pigskin and walrus Stickpin Jewel Cases, regular $1.50 value, special $1.00 Telephone Register Now 39c Telephone Registers, very handy and neat QQc articles, regular $1.00 value, special. ...... .-"" $3.00 New Magazine Covers $1.19 Masrazine Covers for offices, libraries, g 1 1Q ete. very new and novel, reg. 3 val., spl . . . S x $8.00 New Leather Handbags $3.69 New larsre-size Hand Bags, in walrus and pin seal, leather lined, with gunmetal and gilt trimmings;" also fancy metal trimmed; regular $8 53.69 value", special Saturday t $2.00 Walrus Card Cases Now 79c Pigskin, walrus and pin seal Bill Rolls and Card Cases, regular $2.00 value, special for Sat- JQq urday $2.50 Men's Collar Bags for $1.19 Men's Collar Bags, very handy for traveling, extra large size, regular $2.50 value, special g2J9 Saturday Snppial lot of black silk Belts, with neat 1 CA buckles, regular 50c value, special .J 8c and 9c Inch Belting, New Shade, 2c New elastic and imported novelty Belling in all the new shades and styles in a hundred differ- O ent patterns, regular 8c and 9c an inch, spe'l. . $1.00 Men's Coin Purses Now 39c Coin Purses for men, in different styles, Qc very neat, regular $1.00 value, special JJ $1.00 White Kid Belts Now for 48c Special lot of white kid Belts, with fancy 4,gc buckles, regular $1.00 value $1.00 New Leather Belts Now 39c Special lot of leather Belts in brown, black, navy and green, with baek buckles, all fancy 39c stitched, regular $1.00 value, special Uil $1.00 and $1.50 Calfskin Belts 48c t if..i.: tjjto Jr. hrnwn vrnpn. frav and black ISeW CaiX&MIl ueiia in c-- - in many different stylus, gilt .and black 4-OC buckles, regular $1 to $1.50 values, special. . $2.00-52.25 Directoire Girdles 79c vu. rl.rPPtn.re silk Girdles, with heavy fringe, in black and all colors, regular $2.00 to $2.25 7QC values, special $1.50 New Leather Belts Now 98c New black, brown and navy blue elastic QG. and leather Belts, reg. $1.50 value, special. .V" All Our New Handbags are Reduced All our new horn alligator, pigskin, suede, walrus and pin seal Hand Bags greatly reduced. 500 Gas Lights 75c Values 38c 500 eomplele Incandescent Gas Lights, producing an exceptionally brisht light, of 175 candle-power; latest improved burner, with pat ent regulator to save gas; has good, strong mantle and genuine import ed Jena globe. This light is guar anteed to fit any fixture; will not sell to dealers. Sold everywhere for 75c to $1.00; our special price GoodGgMantles at 1 Oc 6000 good, serviceable gas mantles, best quality, but slightly discolored; wili give as bright a light and serv ice as anv mantle. Will fitany IQC burner. Special Sale Price w Guaranteed Mantles 25c Incandescent Uas Mantles, guaran teed for three months; produce a brilliant white light; have 25C protected supports Self-Lighting Gas Mantles, 35c This mantle saves gas, is very dur able, guaranteed for 60 days, pre vents asphyxiation and eliminates the danger of fires caused by the use of matches. Turns off and on like electricity. A child can 35g operate it with perfect safety. . J5e Imported Jena Globe nt le. New Spangled and Jet Hats The very newest and nattiest hats are these black span gled and horse-hair hats in the very newest shapes and designs. . We also show a very large assortment of new Spring styles in Russian and Spanish turbans and toques, new round hats and large hats. 50 jetted and spangled Turbans, similar to those illustrated here, trimmed most effectively with natty fancy quills, aigrettes, velvet jet cabochons, peroxylene braid, etc. Shapes that are fl! QC emirfently correct. Special for Saturday 50 Russian spangled Turbans in the most desired effects dJO 4-8 of the season, regular $4.50 values, Saturday "t7 HIGHEST IN HONORS er s uocoa NO CHOCOLATE 50 ' HIGHEST AWARDS IN EUROPE AND AMERICA Registered.' V. 6. r at. Off. A Cocoa of inferior quality or artificially flavored soon ceases to be palatable; but the genuine 'BAKER'S COCOA never loses its relish by constant use. It is a perfect food, pre serves health, prolongs life. WALTER BAKER & CO., LTD. bta&ashri 1781 DORCHESTER, MASS. HJ.l REID COMPANY SHOE MANUFACTURERS H7 V 'E manufacture the best line of Men's, Boys' and Youths' Shoes on the market for hard ser vice. Loggers, Min ers and Cruisers our specialty. UNION AVENUE AND ASH STREET, CITY