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PROBING BODY IS READY FOB WORK Special Committee Appointed by Washington Legisla ture in Session. THE MORNING- OREGOXIAy, THTJJRSDAT, APRIL 15, 1909. SCHIVELY TO COME FIRST "Work Is Outlined and Help Kngaged and rnrestigatlons of State Offices Will Be Pn-hod In Day nd Night sessions. t fA W,,h- Apr" 1 (Spe ' or?.- WO '"cut,v sessions and one ! and k. conm," till, afternoon and tonight, and now that body in Dre ) pared to .ettle down to the work of ' Investlg-atlna- the various state offices the Ls;lslature was in session, and wMrhthSr Offl0 r ,n8"ttlon again"? . which charges may be filed. The com - m st the office of State Insurance Com- -H:r. H; Schlve,y- - that Tf- 'fim.TJf rthe. ?orm cente- during the time the Legislature waa In session. , ,comm'ttee Is not In shape yet to 1 ft 'Jf Jhe at'er of Investigation. ! nd tomorrow a list of those ' n-K re t0..be ervl "111 be made out. to pay its expenses, and as the cost 'it eachtdy8 work Is figured at $150, . it can be in session only SO davs. It titn'Zl mo,nth ,n which to complete : r.T? . 1 beln compelled to make Its I to Governor Hay on July 12. As I th "suit of the Investigation and nu i .ZnrfonJ V. V"' ov""or Hay has ' iiv .. Commission on Its tour ot Inspection over the lines of the North ern Pacific lying west of the Cascades. Work In Mapped Out. In executive session this afternoon the committee discussed its line of work and engaged Charles Eaton, of Seattle, as m.-ll stenographer, at 10 a day. and .. a day for expenses, and Stewart B niltli. of battle, ss clerk, at 3o a week, lie is supposed to be In 01-mpia all the tinie and to he ready to work at all times. 1 master and Cannon, of Spokane, are to .) the exporting of any hooks east ot llie mountain. and C. M. - William & Co. , '"ul- re 'o expert all books west or the mountains, provided the committee and the companies can come to terms In open soSSn hi the House chambers on motion of J. c. Hnhhell. of Kittitas onnty. It was dtd-d to take up first the charce against Mr. Bcblvelv and then to proceed with any other charges that re properly hrought before the Inveatl pstlon committee. On motion of Howard rsylor. King. It was decided that when ever a majority of the committee shall so vote, the committee is to go into execu tive session to consider points that may arise. Night Sessions to Be Held. Owing fo the limited amount of time and lack of money the committee has de cided to hold nlaht sessions. Tonight the members spent their time In going over a mass of letters and telegrams and sending out correspondence. An open meeting will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning, but It 111 be Friday before the committee will be able to have anv witnesses here for examination. A list of witnesses will he made out and the line of work decided upon tomorrow As the main charge against Schivelv is bis alleged connection with the defunct ' aclfic Livestock Association, the offi cers of that company will iprobablv be brought here In order that there " will no conflict with the Spokane grand 1urr now in session. The clerk has been Instructed fo take up that matter with the Spokane officials and the legisla tive committee will yield precedence to th j rand Jury. The members of the committee are Sen ators P. H. Allen. King, and H. O. Fish bark. Iewts. and Representatives W. O McMaster. King: J. C. Hubbell. Kittitas', and Howard Taylor. King. Senator Allen Is chairman. UNION TROUBLES ACUTE Two Longshoremen Convicted and neputy Sherirrs on Guard. PORT TOWNSKXD. Wash.. Aorll 14 John McKensle. president of the In ternational Longshoremen's Union, at Tort Ludlow, and Sam Lindstrom. pres ident of the Tort Ludlow branch of the Longshoremen's iTnlon of the Pacinc. are convicted and commenced serving 3ail sentences today for assault. Con flict between opposing forces back of the men reached an acute stage and nun battle resulted before Ibe author ities stepped in. The belligerents rep resent antagonistic branches of lumber-handling unions. Alleged shortages In the handling of union funds by McKensie are involved and a force of deputy sheriffs is being maintained at Port Ludlow to guard gainst threatened bloodshed. FOREST FIRESJN MEXICO Uae llultv Thousands or Dollars Worth of rje Woods. vITT OF MEXICO. April H.-A. great forest fli-e Is raging in the Zitacuaro Mountains, in the State of Michoacan. Thousands of persons have been rendered homeless by the tire, and a great quantity or the dye woods in which the region abounds has been destroyed. Owing to the isolation of the region, the fire will have to burn itself out. Already a number of valuable haciendas have been swept by the names, and scores ot villages destroyed. No details as to the loss of I fe are available. PATHFINDER AT CHEYENNE Auto That Is Mapping Guggenheim i'ourw Makes Good Time. OllBYENNK. Wyo.. April 14,-The New Tork-iSfattle Pathtlnder car which la lay ing out the course of the continental race Wor the Ouggenhelm cup reached hora to night at 8:15 o'clock. The car left Den Iver at 11 o'clock this morning and will Seave for Rawlins, Wyo tomorrow morn-Ung. MUST REGULATE ROADS INew lands Insists That Government Is Supreme. . NEW YORK. April 14. Senator New- lands.- of Nevada, today gave out a statement concerning reports of his re cent speech at the Rocky Mountain Club in New York, and stating his views on railway legislation. Mr. Newlands says in part: "Congressional action on the rate bill was not sufficient. It should be followed by legislation giving the Interstate Com merce Commission power to stay "an in crease ln rates until an inquiry into their reasonableness can be made, providing for the valuation of railroads as an es sential factor in the determination of rates, and requiring approval of the stock and bond issues by the Commission as the best method of protecting invest ors, shippers and the general public. "The railway managers must realize that the American people will -not submit to their nnregulateddominance over trans portation. They are public servants charged with public functions and subject to public control, and it is the highest duty of. the legislative power to create tribunals for their supervision and regu lation. "We are told that new construction will not be entered upon under these condi tions. If it is not. the American people will enter upon. It. The people are de termined to enter upon waterway con struction, the development of our rivers for every useful purpose. including transportation; and they can easily add to all this the construction of the needed additional railways, leasing them to pri vate agencies for operation under govern mental regulation and control." HEIR BRINGS HIS LAWYER SHARER IX SCXMYAX ESTATE COMES FROM DVBLIX. Edward Corcoran Wants to Save His Part of Famous Estate That .Made Piles Rich. SEATTLK. Wash.. April n.(Spe cial.) Edward Corcoran, heir to one quarter of the John Sullivan 11.000,000 estate, is tn Seattle from Ireland, ac companied by Charles P. O'Nell, a so licitor of Dublin, in an effort to save something for himself from the estate. Corcoran and O'Nell reached Seattle last Sunday. Their identity was not revealed, and every effort has been made to keep Secret their mission here. Corcoran has come to Seattle with his solicitor to prevent, if possible, his elim ination from sharing ln the Sullivan es tate. Because of an alleged experience with Seattle lawyers In the past, he was accompanied by his Dublin solic itor, Mr. O'Neil, and for two days past Corcoran and O'Neil have been moving ln every possible way to protect the former's interests. Not only has Corcoran a quarter In terest ln the estate through the award of the court, but he is also the heir of Hannah Calls ghan, deceased, whose es tate owns another quarter interest, the remaining half Interest having gone to United States Senator Samuel H. Piles. NOTED CHARACTER PASSES Josephine Wolfe, of Walla Walla, May Hare Left Money to Animals. WALLA WALLA. Wash., April 14. (Special.) Josephine Wolfe, a well known resident, died tonight at one of the local hospitals, of pneumonia, 73 years old. She had lived here over 50 years and had accumulated a vast amount of prop erty. She came' to this country from Ger many, where she was born, and at the age of 16. af tee.. spending some time in the California gold fields, moved to the Walla Walla Valley, where she has since resided. No relatives are known to be living, and her will, which has not been made public, is expected to create a sensation. It has been said her entire fortune would be left to the Catholic Church, but other reports are to the ef fect that a home for cats and dogs will be founded, with the money. Her prop erty is in the heart of the city and com prises some of .the highest-priced build ing lots in Walla Walla. Beside this, she had gathered together precious stones of all kinds, principally diamonds. MISSING BROKER CAPTURED Harry Brown Found Hiding From Pnrsuit In Oakland. OAKLAND. April 14. Harry D. Brown, the broker who disappeared from Los Angeles several weeks ago, when prep arations for his arrest were being made, was found in hiding in this ctty tonight and taken into custody. LOS ANOBLBS. April 14. Harry Brown, who was arrested in Oakland to day, is wanted here for alleged swindling operations ln connection with a broker age business which he conducted just outside the city limits. It is said that when he fled from this city, about four weeks ago, he. had ln his possession many thousands ot dollars which were placed ln his hands for the purchase of bonds and stocks. He was known here as "Three Hundred Per Cent Brown." INCOME TAX IS PLAN (Continued from First Page.) his proposed amendments to the tariff bill. Senator Xewlands said today: "I have introduced these amendments with a view to correcting the excessive rates of the Dingley bill, most of which remain in the Payne bill. The average rate of duty under the Payne bill upon dutiable articles is about 45 per cent, and yet many of the duties are large ly ln excess of such percentage. A 45 per cent duty ought to cover the dif ferences between the wages of this and other countries, particularly when the efficiency of the American workmen is considered. Amendments which I have offered propose to reduce the ex cessive duties gradually and progress ively, so as not to create any violent readjustments." Marriage IJccnses. ROBISOX-UFARLANP Thomas W Roblson. city: Kttael Mar MeFarland, 31. rlly. MKHRILL-SCNDBT Glenn F. Morrill, ever 21. city; Carrie E. Sundby, over 18. city. MARSHAI.LSt'NPAItLAXD .1. c. Mar shall. 32, city: Bertha Suuderland. 29. citv. SHKA-HSIN Daniel O. Shea. 20. city; Emma Hetn. 21. city. H A RR-JOHNSON Dr. H. A. Hsrr. 25. cttv; ieln Blanche Johnson, 25, cttv. RAYMOND-FOX Merrlu A. Raymond. . fitv: Anna M. Fox. 23. citv. B1RP-OUOCE Dr. F. A. Bird. 32. Kelso, Wash.. Maude Groce. 28. city. SWANSON-RVAN A F. Swanson. 2S. citv: Lottie E. Rvan. 20. cltr. CALDWEtJ-S-BEARD Oeorre O. C1J wells, over 21, city; Carrie Ella Beard. 21. ctty. TROITT-M'KIXNIE Walter A. Trout. 30. St. John: Sarah McKlnnl. 17. city. M1LLER-M ACFARL.ANE Harvey V. Miller. 21. city; Dr. Sarah Macrarlane. 28. city. WALTER -XTMAX Victor Walter. 28. city; Mandy Nyman. 28, citv. JOHXSON-CABIA.1N ?ustt A. John son. .-.2. city; Brrtha M-rrit;bele Carlon. 2. city. Weddlrit anl visiting cards. W. G. Smith Co.. Washlncton bide.. 4th and Wash. America supplier th bulk of the coffee and cacac. and Asia the ta. ROOSEVELT SHUNS PUBLIC RECEPTION Declines Invitation From Mom basa, Disappointing Citizens. GO DIRECT TO PEASE RANCH Smallpox Causes Many Deaths at Nairobi Hunting Good Near Maklndn Many Oifts AVU1 Be Declined. MOMBASA. April 14. A cablegram received here today from Theodore Roosevelt declining an invitation to at tend a public reception and a dinner. , .eS 1' eyident tht he has decided not to stop in Mombasa. There is much disappointment here. MMvROSevelt asks ,n this message M,?. , be met at the P'er y l pe lt , ln?nd conveyed direct to the ra? f Slr A,frfd Pease, on the An tni River, where he will be Sir Alfred's sruest for the first fortnight's stay in the protectorate. The steamer Admiral is expected here April 21. At present -J00"500" ls b'ow-ing vigorously. there has been a sudden outbreak or smallpox at Nairobi. Forty deaths i!a!e.vOOCUrrei in tne Quarantine camp. "es are rePrted from Juja ranch the property of George McMill an, who will be Mr. Roosevelt's host during a portion of his stay in this section. Major Louis L. Seaman has returned rrom a hunting trip up cottntrv. He says the game is excellent, and the prospects-good. Major Seaman is about to leave Uganda on an elephant hunt ing expedition. Three Hons have been interfering with the night work at the Makindu station on the railroad. It ls believed that the plans of the Roose velt party contemplate Kermlt Roose velt s spending a night at this station. The loca police authorities have tak en measures to strengthen some of the outstations on the northern boundary ot Kenya province, where the Inhabi tants of the wilderness country north of the protectorate have been showing signs of unrest. A number of continental business firms have forwarded various presents, including champagne. ammunition, books, etc. to Mr. Roosevelt here. It ls not believed Mr. Roosevelt will ac cept any of them. BOTH DRUNK. WOMAN DIES Burns to Death While Husband Is Away for Short Time. TACOMA. -Wash.. April 14. Following a drunken carousah that had lasted all day Mrs. J. C. Bridges. 611 Yakima avenue! set fire to her clothes late last night, and was found burned to death, a little later Both Mr. and Mrs. Bridges were drunk, as far as could be learned. The husband was too maudlin to realize the tragedy or coherently tell about the circumstances that led up to it. He returned about midnight and said the smoke was so stifling in the room occupied by his wife that he could not enter. He went to the home of his srtep-father, ' H. Barnett. for help, and the two men found the woman dead ln the hallway, upon the floor. The clothing had been burned off the upper part of her body and her face, breast and arms were burned to blisters. The woman is survived by two children. Bridges. It is said, shows signs of going Insane after learning of the tragedy. PITIFUL TRAGEDY AT' SEA Continued from- First Page.) until he should be at liberty to go with her, of drugged wine and of a deep sleep, from which she awoke to find her self a prisoner aboard the vessel, far out at sea. The last paragraph reads: ' Wants Brother Notified. "If you can read this, please notify my brother and tell him that Rosaline wants him to try to find her. I don't know the name of the ship. He is coming back. I wish I could Jump overboard and it would all be over. Please write to Ned Rockayn, Denver, Colo. This ship is rolling and I am sick. (Signed) "ROSALINE ROCKAYN." The writing of the message is that of a woman and it was evidently written by a person laboring under great ex citement". There is no mark on the bot tle or paper that would serve to Identify the ship, but every effort to determine the name of the vessel is being made, as the police are convinced that the pa thetic story from the sea Is not a hoax. An effort to locate the family in Den ver ls being made through the police of that city, but without result up to late tonight. Gambrinus Brewing Co. begs to an nounce that Its annual brew of "Bock Beer" will be offered for sale begin ning Saturday. Aorll 17. For nu v, all dealers. Send ln vour orders now snd insure early delivery of your favorite brand of beer. Phone Main 49orA1149. THE remarkable ehampagne vintage now being imported of G. H. Muinm & Co.'s Extra Dry and Selected Brut is notable for its exquisite bouquet, ex ceeding delicacy and natural dryness.". V3 of all the champagne im ported for past nine vears was G. II. Mumm & Co.'s. IN ADVANCE OF. THE LAW. I i a .... , y f - - ill 'iaal. tl 4 cwisocW TRADE- s...- .- MARK "" '""'"IMWWlSiiami nsTil-li lir r -. i r . . That Means Something To You. We VOLUNTARILY and FAITHFULLY live up to this Trade Mark to the letter. Bills have been introduced in Congress and State Legislatures to COMPEL other manufacturers to make their shoes OUR way the -"All Leather" way or label them as "shoddy." "TELL THE TRUTH" miCo. "THE ALL, LEATHER SHOE MAKERS" St. Louis, U. S. A. Riepmah-ShelbyS SHAKE INTO YOCB SHOES painful. amartiEK. nrrvoiu feet and Ingrow ing nalla. and IrjKantly takes tha stlnc out of corns and bunion?. It's the g real -at com fort discovery of the age. Alien s Fool-Basa '"-- w new Mioex leei eajv. It ii a certain cure for iv.atinv . - tired, aching feet. Try it today. ' Sold bv i a.rufl" Ba p "tores- By mall for ... ......... ,.-o i accept any sub-tltut. J J"ck"' RriE. Address Allen s. Oim- - .-.ww(iwmBgaarMHam MllMJIMfflpi,1 " I POISONED BERRIES SOLD! MANY LOS AXGET.ES PKOPI.K SICKENED BY FRUIT. Strawberries ; Raised by Japs and Treated for Insects Are Cause of Trouble. T.OH a -V4Ti";T .na a...ll -t. --i" " j chores or persons ln this city have been poisoned rllirlno- thA laat fAv ilav. 1..- ... i . - - - - " numvuernoB shipped from Japanese gardens In the . ....... j wMucua .nu i rum several other districts. None of the cases has been very various. -- Complaints -were so numerous today that Chief of Police. Mailman-sent a let ter to the horticultural commission ask- 1 Tl tr i f tn nut a atnn n w- .. - m . to kill insects on strawberry plants. The &fjiiitrac: we vinuaii- ma on iy oiienders opoorrtinff tn 1 h. ranM-f IT..!.. . i. - a i" . ...... ... i ii nie season worms marie their appearance li great numbers, and as a last resort the gardeners used some powerful solution to destroy them. The fruit was sold to local dealers and the many cases of poisonlne resulted. WARDEN HAS GOOD RECORD John W. Snook Xoted Tor Valor in . Alaska. SPOKAXE. Wash., April 14. (Special.) John "V. Snook, who rias been appoint ed Warden of the Idaho State Peniten tiary, is widely known ln Alaska, where he served for several years as Deputy United 8tates Marshal under James M. Shoup, his uncle. During: the Klondike excitement, while bringing a prisoner over the S lea g way trail, he was wounded when the crim inal attempted to escape, but in spite of "his injuries he overpowered the pris oner and brought him to Sitka. Ho also figured conspicuously In the arrest of the Soapy Smith sang at Skagway at the time Smith was killed. He estab lished a record for efficiency in servica and 13 said never to have failed to Ret the man tjk went - i . i - - ' - - ' onu 1 1 t. . t i lu nave allowed one to escape. He was a member of. the last session of the Idaho legislature . from Ijpmhl County, where he is engaged in stock-raising. HUGE COPPER DEAL MADE Guggenheim Get Control of Bonanza Property at Bargain. NEW YORK, April 14. One of ths largest copper deals in recent years -was closed here today, when control of the Bonanza mines, said to be one of the richest copper deposits known, passed to the Alaska syndicate, composed of the Guggenheim Interests and J. p. Morgan & Co. The mines, which art located ln Alaska, are owned bv the Alaskan Copper and Coal. Company. It is said that the price paid was nearly $3,000,000 less than that at which they were held before the recent depression in the. copper trade. The main factor In Argentina's progress during recent years has been its constant rail road extension. FOR THURSDAY AT ,ennons Special Offering of Women's English Cape - fl " f- Gloves, $1.50 value, pair. .P 1 1 0 "Women's genuine French Wash Chamois Gloves, $1.2-5 fl! Cf value, pair P X JJ Old -rose and reseda green HQ lisle Hose, 40c value, pair. . . aiSJ'C fxrtfi&TlS fElUi. Manager. Morrison St.. opr.. restorflVe. ; - 'Hdl 1. -V WWlWiWeMlllllWIBIIIsWI A Delicious, Nourishing Meal for 5 Cents XTOU don't believe it, A do you? Here it is: Take two SHRED DED WHEAT BIS CUITS; heat them in the oven to restore crispness, pour hot milk over them; add a little cream and salt to suit the taste. Or, if you don't like milk, try it this way: Heat two Biscuits in oven to restore crispness; then dip them quickly in salt water, place a piece of butter on the Biscuit, allowing it to melt into the shreds. Or, heat the Biscuits in oven, dip them in milk, drain, and fry in butter, after , which they may be served with a little cream, if desired. A little fruit makes the meal even more wholesome and adds little to the cost. Try one of these tomorrow. g Shredded Wheat is made of the choicest selected white wheat, cleaned, steam-cooked and baked. Tsry it for breakfast to-morrow with milk or cre-um. The Fiscoit is also delicious for any meal in combination with fresh or preserved fruits. THE ONLY "BREAKFAST CEIiSAL" 3.aDE IN BISCUIT FORM