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BILLS MY FLOOD SPECIAL SESSION Delay in Tariff Revision Will Give Chance for Delay in Both Houses. CHANCE FOR POSTAL BANKS Advocates Planning to Bring Tp Question Statehood for New Mexico, Census Sill, Change of Inauguration' Likely Topics. WASHINGTON. March 7. When Con gress meets March 15 to consider tariff revision there will be no constitutional restrictions upon the nature of busi ness that may be transacted. It Is generally conceded that at least two months will be required for the House to conclude consideration of all the schedules involved in this legislation. The House Itself will not receive the bin for some weeks, as the commit tee on ways and means will require some time to report the measure. During this period the Senate will have nothing to do In respect to the tariff, and even after the bill leaves the House it will be In the hands of the committee on finance for some time before the Senate actually gets possession of It. Then will begin a long wait by the House until the Sen ate amendments can be .known and conferee appointed to bring about an agreement upon them. Will Hold TTp Each House, This procedure will result in each house having to remain In session, with nothing to do In relation to the tariff, for . month or two. Three days is the extent of a recess that may be taken by either body. Senators, therefore, are considering the aavlsibility of entering upon any other legislation. The advocates of postal savings banks have talked of the possibility of such a policy being adopted ever since they became aware of their inability to secure legislation in the late Congress. There are many earnest advocates of a change of the date for the inaug uration from March 4. Action on this question may be taken. Statehood May Come Tp. Advocates of statehood for New Mex ico and Arizona were greatly disap pointed that no progress could be made toward the enactment of an enabling act during the late session and they are restless over any proposition to delay action until the regular session of Congress, because they fear the mass of legislation which will then come up will crowd out their claims. The President's veto of the census bill makes mandatory some action to provide for the" enumeration of the. thirteenth census. Legislation might be delayed until early next Winter, but some believe that the extra session will give an ad mirable opportunity to dispose of it. The extra session is sure to bring forth a deluge of bills In both houses. KERX IUVALRY 1 Oil PLACES Members Want Honor of Reporting Xew Tariff Bill. WASHINGTON, March 7. As the House ways and means committee will have the important duty of reporting the new tariff bill, there is keen rivalry among members of the House for ap pointments to fill the three vacancies on the committee. The one vacancy in the Republican membership made by the re tirement of Representative Bonynge of Colorado will in all probability be filled by a member from a Western state. Representative Howell, of Utah, Burke and Martin, of South Dakota, and Cush man, of Washington, have been sug gested. " Francis Burton Harrison, of New York, although having served only one term In Congress, is most prominently spoken of to fill the vacancy in the minority mem bership of the committee caused by the retirement of Representative Bourke Cockran, of New York. It is understood' that Sereno E. Payne, chairman of the committee, favors Mr. Harrison's ap pointment, but Champ Clark, minority leader, declares he will not consider com mittee appointments until the fight on the rule shall have been settled. WHEAT PIT HAS NO FEAR (Continued From First Page.) the consumer. Last week's receipts at primary markets were about SO per cent larger than those of a year ago. James A. Patten, speaking of his big wheat deal, said: "I have every confidence that the wheat market will go upward and that wheat will be selling at $1.25 a bushel within a short time." "Do you control the market abso lutely, as is claimed?" he was asked. "Don't say that I control the mar ket," declared Mr. Patten. "I have not tried to corner wheat. Mo one man Is big enough to do that. Harper, the Cincinnati banker, tried it twenty years ago and he was taught a lesson that no one who has anything to do with the -vheat market will ever for get. He was smashed and broken and he pulled down several banks to ruin in the crash. "All the cash wheat I own is here in Chicago in elevators. I am selling It every day' to the mills. Our firm Bella from uO.000 to 75.000 bushels a Cay to the mills. That is our business. I don't control the cash wheat, for there are 14.000.000 bushels at the mills in the North." "Don't make a sensational story out of the wheat market, for there is really nothing sensational in it. I have Bitnply followed the market and have nothing to do with the price. The law of -supply and demand regulates the price, and I have bought wheat because J thougnt that the supply is far below the demand, and I still think; so. The crop in Argentina is estimated to be 60.000.000 bushels short, and the best experts In Europe figure that the mar kets there will need 60.000.000 bushels of wneat that they have not been able to get." "How about the losses of the mil lionaires of Wall street, who sold short?" was asked. "I know nothing about their losses" said' Mr. Patten. "All I know Is that there was a strong bear movement when wheat was at $1.06 and $1 08 a bushel. However, all the short selling in the world could not stop wheat from going upward." "Have any of the New York million aires asked you for a settlement?" Mr. Patten laughed and replied: "If they are really short they would be too proud to come to me for a set. tlement They would simply pocket their losses and grin and bear it." "Will there be any settlements made this week?" was the next question. "I don't think so." was the reply. Millionaires Stand to Ix-? Heavily. The New York millionaires who are re ported to be short of wheat Include Regi nald Vanderbilt, W. H. Moore, Jesse Llv ermore and J. Brant Walker. It is said that the four -New York men began selling wheat with confidence that the market would break when the price was climbing from $1 to $1.06 a bushel. It was when wheat was hovering around $1.06 that the strong bear movement began to manifest itself in New York and other parts of the country- Vanderbilt, Moore, Llvermore and Walker are supposed to have sold millions of bushels at this figure. An attempt to purchase 7.000.000 bushels In the open market would send wheat to $1.22 a bushel and even higher, and the big shorts cannot buy enough wheat to cover their lines, except of Mr. Patten, at any price. The four New York millionaires are said to be short about 20.000.000 bushels. HOLDS GR EAT RELIGIOVS REVIVAL, IX BOSTON. Rev. Wilbur Chapman. BOSTON. March 7. Speclal.) Boston has been having a great religious revival under the Rev. Wilbur Chapman. It has lasted several weeks and 500,000 per sons have been reached. .While there is no division of opinion concerning the good the services have done, there Is discussion as to their measure of value. Some of the preachers of differ ent denominations in Boston' have held that while the revival meth ods were not wholly approved, the results were undoubtedly good. Others have praised them without stint and others have as unreservedly condemned them. There is no question raised of the sincerity of Dr. Chapman or of his wonderful Influence over men an influence due as largely to the simplicity of his style of speech as to his knowledge of human nature. Their combined losses are now figured at uou z,izj,wu. it wneat goes to $1.25 and the New Yorkers are still short, their combined losses will reach $4,000,000. CLEKEAU IS ATTACKED BTG BEMO.VSTR.iTIOX PtAX.YED AGAINST PREMIER. Quelled by Police, and Prime Min ister Defends Principles of French Liberty. PARIS. March 7. The Social Revolu tionists, as a protest against the vigorous measures of the government, tried to or ganize a huge hostile demonstration against Premier Clemenceau today, at the unveiling of the monument erected to Charles Thomas Floquet, ex-Prime Min ister of France. President Fallleres, ex-President Loubet. many officials. Senators and Deputies were present, together with the members of various organizations. At the first sign of unruly manifestations a large force of police took steps to suppress the demonstrants, a number of whom were arrested. In a lengthy talk Premier Clemenceau said those who denied the existence of a government of liberty in France today were "First, the reactionaries, who de sired the return of a government of op pression; second, the church, which only understood liberty as an exclusive privi lege; third, the revolutionists, who charged that their liberty was being in vaded when the government was only protecting Its own liberty." EXPECT PERJURY CHARGE Sensational Arrest to Be Made in Connection With Cooper Trial. NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 7. It is probable that before argument begins to morrow in the trial of the Coopers and Sharpe, charged with the murder of ex Senator E. W. Carmack, another arrest for perjury will be made upon authority of Attorney-General McArn. This time the accused will be a man of prominence, whose testimony was contradicted by half a dozen people. In the conclusion of the trial,' the two points in the case which will be the sub ject of argument are the questions of who fired the first shot, and the object of the Coopers In being on Seventh ave nue, the strtfrt which Senator Carmack had to traverse about the time he was wont to go to his apartments. PRESENT MINISTRY WINS r Italian General Elections Indicate Large Majority in Chamber. ROME, March 7. General elections were held throughout Italy today for the new Chamber of Deputies. The cam paign had been apathetic, but In Caserta province a man was killed. The govern ment. In anticipation of trouble, had taken preventive measures, and the troops eventually succeeded In securing order. According to partial returns received tonight the present ministry is given a large majority in the new Chamber. The Clericals almost in full force par ticipated' in the elections, for the first time since 1870. The Anti-Clericals were successful In three constituencies In Rome, where they stood against the Clericals. Only One "BKOMO QUIJflNE" That 1 LAXATIVE iSROMO QUININE. Look for the signature of E. W. GROVE. ued the World over to Cure a. cold In One Day. 84o7 Gregory's last stand. See page 11. i , " f six t ri' ' j tt ' tP ! - i HA" tf'VK I Y ? J ' t I 'l- if if- - --j t fc,"f " 1 A J-a-tir v -n-TTii "--jfssfiMmt ill I ACTORS PLAN UNION John Mitchell Urges They Enter Federation. UNITED FRONT TO AGENTS Labor Leader Addresses Meeting Called In New York to Protest Against Alleged Abuses In Theatrical Profession. NEW YORK, March 7. The bring ing of all the actors of the United States into an association which could affiliate with the American Federa tion of Labor was urged here tonight by John Mitchell, former president of the United Mine Workers of America. He did this at a meeting of the mem bers of the Actors' Society of Ameri ca, the Actors' Church Alliance, the Actors' Union, the Vaudeville Comedy Club, the White Rats of America and a number of other associations of ac tors, called to protest against alleged abuses at the hands of theatrical agents. By bringing their united strength to bear, Mr. Mitchell told the actors they would be In a position to command proper consideration and free them selves of exactions and tyrannies which under their present disorganized con dition they were compelled meekly to i enaure. "The time will come." said Mr. Mitchell, "when every actor will be a member of an international organiza tion which will fight its fight." The actors adopted resolutions in dorsing a bill to be introduced in the Legislature by Assemblyman Voss to morrow limiting to 5 per cent the com mission to be paid to theatrical agents by actors. RUSSIA HELPS Y. M. C. A. CZAR TAKES ACTIVE INTEREST IX STARTING GYMNASIUM. Government Officials Send Thanks to Anson Phelps Stokes, Wlio Initiated Movement. ST. PETERSBURG, March 7. Premier Stolypin, M. Koluninkof, President of the Douma, and other prominent government officials have signed an address to An son Phelps Stokes, of New York, in ap preciation of his aid in founding the Russian Young Men's Christian Associa tion. The address was presented to John R. Mott, general secretary of the World Student Christian Federation, of New York, at the annual meeting of the association today by a deputation led by Countess Spuvaloff. Mr. Mott read a special message to the young men of Russia from ex-President Roosevelt. Czar Nicholas, the Czarina and other members of the royal family are taking a lively interest in the association. The Emperor has con tributed liberally and Grand Duko Michael Alexandrov has given $14,000. The Emperor has issued a special order that the apparatus for the new gym nasium be entered free of duty. ARMY COURT FOR PARKMAN Contract Doctor Accused of Dis obedience of Orders. MISSOULA. Mont., March 7. A military Court Martial will convene at Fort Mis soula tomorrow and probably continue in session three days to try Lieutenant Parkman, of the Medical Reserve Corps, on charges of having disobeyed orders and conduct unbecoming an officer. Thirteen officers from outside posts and two of the Sixth Infantry at the local post will constitute the trial court. Lieutenant Parkman, who is not a regularly enlisted officer of the Army, but one of the Government contract doc tors, belonging to the Medical Reserve Corps and attached to the garrison at Fort Missoula, has been on leave of ab sence for some time and returned to the post today. He was placed under arrest In post and is held under military sur veillance. ADMITS HE KILLED WOMAN Hale, Ilowever, Says Shooting of Mrs. Hoover Was Accident. ATCHISON. Kan., March 7. Karl Hale. 17 years old, confessed today that he killed Mrs. Jerome Hoover lat Wednesday. He declared, however, that the shooting was accidental. He' was shooting at a tree near the Hoover home, he said, and one of the shots' struck Mrs! Hoover. The police said tonight that they did not believe this story. Young Hale, who has been of a de fiant demeanor ever since his arrest, ap peared grief-stricken, weeping bitterly after making his statement to the po lice. BIG FERRY CONTRACTS LET Western Pacific to Expend $2,000, 000 in Equipment. SAN FRANCISCO. March 7. Con tracts for ferry equipment totaling $2,000,000 have been let by the West ern Pacific Railroad Company and en gineers are now at work on plans for two ferry boats, which will connect the Oakland terminal with San Francisco. Announcement Is made that regular service into Oakland will be insti tuted on January 1. 1910. Extra con struction gangs will be placed on the line through Nevada and the work hurried in every way. LIBERALS MAY BE UNITED "Warring Fictions In Cuba Make Effort to Get Together. HAVANA. March 7. At the end of a protracted session or a Joint committee of Mlguellstas and Zaylstas today, pre liminary terms for fusing the two fac tions under the title of Liberal party were agreed to. The committee decided to submit to the national assemblies of both factions a proposition for creating a national commission charged with ar rangement of details. The committee was congratulated by President Gomez on the success of Its efforts to reunite the Liberal party. All records broken, Gregory Heights Page 11. Have Your New When Down Town Take Lunch in Agents for Ladies' Home Journal Pa t terns r . z ArabianLaceCurtains We call special attention to the arrival of a large shipment of real Arabian lace curtains, of the sort that will appeal to particular purchasers. They are handmade lace mounted on best French nets; rich, artistic designs that add to the attractiveness of any home. Priced at: 3O.UU, o.EU, $.Ot pr. 910, $11 the $7.00, $8.00, SS.50 pr $12, $14, $15 the And so on up by easy stages to as high as $35.00 the pair, make a specialty of custom dranerv work hrnc nA complete assorted stock, and expert workmen at"your disposal. Let us give an estimate on your needs in this line. $23.5 0 I grade i ailored buiis, in the season s . most desirable fabrics and colorings; worth up to $28.50 each, special for today, $14.98 Sale Good Clothes ( Wringers at $2.50 Good Clothes liingers. spl $2.50 Felt-covered Sleeve Hoards. 15? Chair Seats, special Monday.. 7p Heavy Kug Beaters; special. 25 Shelf Brackets, size 6x8, spl.lOf Tack Pullers, sp'l Monday . . .4 Meat Juice Presses, sp'l.. $1.25 Carved Bread Boards, sp'1..50? Rat Traps, special this week 12 Covered Roasters, 11x16V-:. 45 Long-handled Shovels, only 65c Garden Rakes, sp'l Monday 25 Garden Hoes, sp'l Monday 25? (irass Forks, sp'l Monday.. 25 Garden Trowels, this week.58? Specials in Notions WHITE COTTON TAPE, all widths, 3-yard pieces; sell regu larly at 3c each; special price Monday, 3 pieces for. ...UU "CAN'T SLIP" WIRE HAIR ROLLS, light and durable, for new pompadour roll; 50c QCn values at this low price Ouu BACK COMBS, with carved tops, shell color, newest style; AQp 65 values now selling at. . . .Hob BURIED 13 HOURS Oakland Man in Slimy Mud Up to Chin All Night. DRIZZLE ADDS DISCOMFORT James T.. Angllar, Aged 7 7, Slips 1-Yoin Dredger and Falls Into Kstuary Kescned In Morning No Worse From Experience. OAKLAND. March 7. Burled up to his neck for 13 hours In the slimy mud that forms the bottom of the Oakland estuary and with a cold rain pelting lilm. James L. Angrllar, aged 77. was rescued today, and appeared none the worse for his experience. Angllar Is employed on the dredger working In the canal and attempted to go ashore last evening on a narrow plonk. He lost his footing and plunged Into the mud piled up along the 'shore. Just out of reach of the tide. He gradually sank deeper and deeper until he dared cry out no more, for the water and slime reached his chin When morning came his faint calls were heard and he was dragged out, asking for no other restorative than food and sleep. NIXON TALKS AIRSHIPS Suys Tliey Will Soon Be Built Big Enough for loo Passengers. NEW YORK, March 7. Lewla Nixon, the well-known shipbuilder, spoke of the possibilities of aerial navigation in an ad dress at the Richmond County Automobile Club's annual dinner last night. Aeroplanes In war, Mr. Nixon said, would be used for scouting, the dropping of small bombs and the attack of large dirigibles. The field of the helicopter probably will be largely on the warship, because of Its ability to rise without a start. Cities soon would have regular landing stations on the tops of houses, Mr. Nixon said, and already persons were building docks where airships might alight safely. Based upon observation and calculations made from results already obtained and hence In no sense speculative. It was safe to predict, he said, that the airship would soon appear with a length of from 2500 to 3000 feet, which could easily go with 100 passengers from here to Europe and return within a week. Fourteen Saloons Suffice, MARPHFIELD, Or.. March 7 (Spe cial.) The City Council has refused to grant another saloon license to Charles Spring Gowns Fitted Over the Royal Won n pair pair We most SliitS tremely smart fomenhifb S 1 9 S j luilu u. i a l Sunburst Silk is a mercerized fabric much resembling silk, but givingevenbetter wear. It is a softer texture with a satin sheen andomesn allth e wan t eJoors and black. ThesePttjcoatsare made with Sunburst flounce or tailored with bias bands. We invite the most critical inspeconofPoiandshopptrfe to these very attractive underskirts $3.50 to Shoe Sale$5.00 Values at $3.19 Children's Dresses, Special at 58c $1.00 Spring Silks at 85c a Yard Women's $2.00 Gloves $1.19 Pair $1.00 Panamas, Special 79c Yard 35c Taffeta Ribbon at 19c a Yard 6 Pair Children's 25c Hose $1.38 Jost. Liquor dealers offered a remon strance on the grounds that the City Council had promised that there would be no more saloons. The Counoll de cided that the 14 saloons now in Marsh field were sufficient. J. K. Williams Was Native Son. OREGON CITY. Or.. March 7. (Spe cial.) James Kdcjar Williams. who died here March 6, was 2fi years old. and a native of ClaclcHnisn County. He the Y. W. C. A. Tea Ne west Wash Goods Never before have we presented to Portland buyers such a profusion of beautiful wash fabrics as this season. The assortment is wonderfully complete. The weaves are bewitchingly attractive and the prices are surprisingly low. NEW ROUGH WEAVE SUITINGS, natural n colors, yard, 35 and T'USj Marquisette Voiles; now and very stylish; 45 inches wide; striped, Persian or bordered effects-, sold exclu- nr sively here, yard U I ivu F 1 jre LLicoatSi $5.00 Is survived by his wife, and by his mother. Mrs. John R. Williams; four brothers. John C. Williams, of Port !"n,d: Kvan R- David C. and Arthur L Williams, and four sisters. Mrs. Eliza beth Matheson. Margaret. Elinor and Angellne Williams, of this city. Tlirec Trtulc Dollars In Salem. SALEM, Or.. March 7. (Special.) Three Salem men possess trade dollars. They are A. T. Stelner. driiKirist: A H. eo.) of Worcester Corsets - Room 2d Floor Agents for the Famous LIBBEY CUT GLASS White Goods, in new French pique, satin finished mate rials, corded cheviots, mer cerized panamas. tissues, crepes, striped plisses. dimi ties in all sized checks and plaids, etc. , Make selections now while you have complete assortment to choose from. A Special Sale of CHINA PLATES These hand-decorated plates vare on sale in the art and crystal room, third floor. They are French china plates, and " small cups and saucers in Coalport ware, splendid for favors and friendship remembrances. New shipments of Belleck white art china in jardinieres, optic vases, nut bowls, tobacco jars, lemonade jugs, sugars and creamers, loving cups, steins, etc. 0-inch plates, 1.65 vals..S1.40 6- inch plates, ,i!.50 vals. .$2.13 7- inch plafcs. $2.25 vals. .Sl!o2 7- inch plates, $3.00 vals.. $2.55 S-inch plates. .$2.50 vals.. S2. 13 8- inch plates. 1.(R) vals.. $340 and hundreds of others at similar reductions. Special Sale of large, fancy eitrht day clocks, gilded iron, absolute ly guaranteed; $13.50 Pin ftfl values; price ulUiUU Nickel Alarm Clocks, sp"1..63 Dinner Sets, in open stock ware, decorated pattern, new bonier' designs, conventional patterns; over 65 designs to choose from! Ptelner. foreman Northwest Stove Foundry, and V. II. nancy, manager Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com pany. San Ptdro Shipping. SAN PEDRO. Cal.. March 7. The steamer Norwood arrived today from Grays Harbor with lumber and pass engers. The steamer Olsen A Mahony arrrrad from Astoria with lumber. A si