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THE 3IORNI"G OREGONIAN. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1910. GRAIN 'INTERESTS CLOSE THEIR CASE "Insurgent" Cotton Exchange Brokers Yet to Be Heard by Committee. SYSTEM USED IN CANADA Winnipeg and Other Markets Would Expand If Anti-Futures Bill Were Passed, Toledo Man. Says In Letter. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Grain ex changes today closed their side of the case In the movement to abolish trans actions in futures. The commute has yet to hear the "insurgents" wing of the New York Cotton Exchange, and a delegation from New Orleans which does not agree to all the statements made by the ruling faction. These hearings probably will be held next week, after which the committee will be ready to vote upon the proposed legislation. Vice-President Merrill, of the Chi cago Board of Trade; Edward H. Cul ver, chief grain inspector at Toledo, O., and J. R. Pickell, editor of the Na tional Hay and Grain Reporter., of Chicago, appeared today in opposition to the Scott bill. Mr. Culver read a telegram from Frank I. King, of Toledo, pointing out that the United States has no monop oly on trading in grain futures; that Winnipeg and other Canadian markets would expand rapidly if Congress should restrict American grain trade. Mr. Pickell threw a bomb by declaring Miat the burketshops are behind the Scott bill. Pickell is a neighbor of Mr. Scott. Mr. Scott, suspecting a sinister interpre tation, asked what the witness means. Mr. Pickell explained that he meant that the bucketshops, barred by state legis lation, favored legislation to restrict or abolish the exchanges. Mr. Merrill was a star witness. For 32 years he had been a member of a board of trade, he said, and never had he exe cuted a speculative transaction. He de tlared the decision of the Supreme Court in the Christy case had given the Chi cago Board of Trade a clean bill of health, and he believed the Scott bill was unconstitutional. He said there always was an intent to receive or deliver in its transactions; that hedging of grain is an absolute certainty; the banker, and that speculators filled a gap between the pro ducer and the consumer. Chairman Scott again read the market letter, to which he referred last week as sent from a member of the Chicago board, and containing extravagant, ob jectionable statement. Mr. Merrill agreed that the statements were overdrawn and said that they appeal to the small specu lators who are not financially equipped for transacting business. He said prob ably 90 per cent of the Chicago board agreed in this view. It was a matter of a private opinion and it was hardly feasi ble to establish a censorship on such letters, though there had been some talk of reaching the evell. Chairman Scott thought that action fas feasible and suggested that the pliminatlon of sucu objectionable mat ter would go far toward doing away with the criticisms of the board. There was no complaint, suggested Mr. Scott, concerning the purely legitimate hedg ing transactions. "If the Scott bill," asked Represen tative Burleson, "confines Itself exclu sively to transactions where the buyer has no intent to receive nor the seller to deliver, have you any objection to the Scott bill?" Insurance Called Gambling. "Not If that is the provision of that bill, but it is not," said Mr. Merrill. "And let me say that no Insurance scheme could work in place of hedging. The biggest speculator or gambler or bettor is the insurance company that bets the face of its policy against the premium. The percentage of the In surance companies that fail is larger than the percentage of speculators." TARIFF- OX HARMONY OPPOSED Labor Villous Would Bar Musicians From Foreign Countries. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Chords and discords figured at a hearing today be fore the House committee on immigra tion in connection with the Hayes bill for regulating Immigration. Representa tive Kusterman (Republican, Wisconsin,) pleaded for the free admission of foreign musicians to "protect us from some of the discords of our American bands. Arthur Holder, representing the musi cians' organization in the American Fed eration of Labor, read .resolutions pro testing against the Importation of for eign bands and orchestras, who work cheaper than the local musicians. Mr. Kusterman stamped the effort to bar out these foreign musicians as nar row-minded, unjust and an outrage, say ing he was o. musician himself. Repre sentatives Hayes of California. Bennett of New Tork and O'Connell of Massa chusetts supported the American musi cians' view. No decision was reached, TRIAL GIVEN TO MERGER PLAN House Committee Leaves Loophole for Return to Old System. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. The House naval committee today voted a tentative approval of Secretary Meyer's plan of re. organization, which will give the Secre tary the power to put his plan Into practice for one year. By adopting a resolution originating with Representa tive Dawson, of Iowa, the committee practically reached a compromise be tween the rival supporters of the Moyer and Newberry plans whereby the Sec retary could use interchangeably among the various bureaus, the appropriations for the fiscal year, which he would ap ply In accordance with his reorganization Ideas. It is specifically provided, however, that no appropriation shall be diverted from its original purpose and also that the Secretary, in making his estimates for 1912, shall pull them in the old form. This practically leaves the way open for the rejection of the Meyer plan If, niter a year's trial. It proves unsatis factory. TAFT APPROVES INQUIRY (Continued JTom First iPaga.) Griscom's diplomatic experience, they, Including their host, were equally di vided. Governor Hughes expressed him self as favoring a thorough expose of all cases of corruption. Griscom and Otto T. Bannard. who made many friends by his run for Mayor last Fall, backed him up. Speaker James W. Wads worth, Jr.; State Chairman Timothy L. Woodruff and United States Senator Chauncey M. Depew advised "calmness" and a. "con- servative attitude." They suggested that everybody sit tight, and the troubles wquld blow over before Fall. Naturally President Taft did not take sides openly. He listened. But here Is a bit of unwritten history, based on the statement of one of the conferees: "What is this I hear about your In tention to quit politics at the end of the year?" Taft is said to have asked the Governor. Return to Politics Vrged. Hughes repeated what he has fre quently said In public and In private, that his duty to his family required him to return to the practice of law. Whereupon the President threw his arm over Hughes' shoulder and said: "I understand your position. Gover nor, but maybe the people will not be able to spare you." From which it is deduced that Pres ident Hughes shall make another race for Governor. The surprising feature of the case. or rather the two surprising facts, were the Dresence of Chauncey M. Depew at the conference and the absence of United States Senator Elihu Root. Depew Is now in the position of his dear old chum, Thomas C. Piatt, re tired. He is not a political factor; neither is he a political incident. He is simply hanging on to office, and his term expires on March 4, 1911. Root, at the time of his election, was hailed as the new party leader. Re cently, however, he has not cut much of a figure. But if Depew was entitled to a seat In Griscom's home. Root should have had two chairs and a sofa. Root Absent From Conference. Some men, who pose as Root's friends. declare that he is discriminated against by Taft, because Root enjoys the con fidence of Roosevelt. This is far from the truth, as all well-informed politicians know. Presi dent Taft Is naturally anxious for Re publican success in New York State this FalL He wants to see the various fac tions iret together, and It is an open secret that he was surprised and dis appointed when he failed to meet sen ator Root at Griscom's home. So the question that remains to be answered Is this: "Why did Grlscom bar Root from his conference?" Of course there are diplomatic state ments that Root was out of town, but the fact remains that he was not in vited. Still Hughes is worth more than Root, anyday, and the governor certainly was treated with marked distinction. M'KEE WANTS DIVORCE j. d. FARRELL'S SECRETARY GOES TO TEXAS FOR IT. Wife Declares Plaintiff-Husband Is Attempting Fraud on Washing ton Laws by Action. SEATTLE, Wash., Feb. 22. (Specials- William W. McKee, secretary to J. D. Farrell. of this city, head of the Harri- man interests In the Northwest, is plain tiff in a suit for divorce from Ruth Anna McKee, also of this city, according to papers received liere today from Fort Worth. Tex. Counsel for Mrs. McKee declares that McKee is attempting a fraud upon the laws of Washington and will he amenable to' punishment by fine and imprisonment when he returns to his position In Seat tle. It Is charged by Mrs. McKee that Mc Kee has lived over a year In the State of Washington, thus establishing his resi dence, and that he surreptitiously left here to go to Texas for the purpose of bringing this suit, because he hoped to reconcile himself with his wealthy father at Fort Worth. The McKee marriage was a runaway match from Texas to Kansas City. The elder McKee strenuously objected.- An elopement to Kansas City and a mar riage on December 27. 1903, followed. The McKees returned to Fort Worth, but were not forgiven by the groom's father, not even upon the birth of a baby. On Thanksgiving day, lSUB. Mc Kee left Fort Worth for Han irrancisco, according to Mrs. McKee. After trailing him through California, Mrs. McKee says she found him in Seat tle, acting as secretary to" J. D. Farrell. SMALLPOX TAKES ENSIGN California Boy Is Fourth Victim of Disease on Cruiser. PORT TOWNSEND, Wash., Feb. 22. (Special.) Ensign Philip O. Griffiths, aged 25, an officer of the armored cruiser Washington, died at the Dia mond Point quarantine station this afternoon of smallpox. Ensign Grif fith's home was in Palo Alto, Cal., where his mother now lives. He had been in the Navy since 1903. This is the fourth death resulting from smallpox among the crew of the Washington since the cruiser returned from Honolulu. The quarantine on the Washington was raised today, but the vessel will re main at the station another week be fore proceeding to the Puget Sound Navy Yard for docking and repairs. Three members of the crew are still confined at the Isolation hospital. NEW HOTEL IN HOOD .RIVER C. A. Bell Plans Three-Story Struc ture Adjoining Present Hostelry HOOD RIVER. Or., Feb. 22. (Spe clal. Plans were approved today by C. A. Bell, proprietor of the Mount Hood Hotel, for a new hotel, entirely separate from his present establishment This will be built of brick and stone, 100x100 feet, three stories high, with modern Improvements. The structure will occupy a space on the southeast corner of the block which Mr. Bell owns adjoining the present hotel, which will be run sep arately. HYGIENE CAUSES PANIC Locked-in Immigrants Fail to Un derstand BencfMs of Disinfection KEW YORK, Feb. 22. JL se of a pow erful disinfectant in the corridors and de tention, rooms of the immigration station at Ellis Island today caused more than 100 Italians, locked in one of the rooms. to become panic stricken, refusing to be calmed when assured that the thick fumes which stifled were not caused by fire. In trying to escape the men beat at the barred windows and ran around the room in a franzy of fear. Four were serious ly injured in the crush. Shot Result of Old Dispute. ELGIN. Or., Feb. 22. Fred Wisdom was brought in this morning with a bul let wound in his right leg. He said he was shot last evening by Ira Stewart, five miles southeast of Elgin. A warrant I being issued for Stewart, Stewart bears an excellent reputation. The trouble Is of long standing. Wisdom claims he was 100 yards from Stewart. DIVIDED BILL Cummins Measure May Be Submitted as Report of Minority Senators. MANN TO ASK AMENDMENT Administration Provision for Court of Commerce Would Be Omitted. Report Not Expected T'ntil Latter Part of Week. WASHINGTON. Feb. 22 Several hours again were devoted, by the Senate com mittee on interstate commerce today to listening to Attorney-General Wicker sham expound his views concerning amendments to the Interstate commerce law. It had been expected that he would complete his explanation of the Adminis tration railroad bill today In time to permit a report to the Senate. Members of the committee were so much inter ested in what he had to say that they Invited him to come back again tomorrow. It is not expected that the bill will be reported until late in the week. Minority Report Expected. Every phase of the railroad rate ques tion touched on by the Administration measure is receiving- attention and prac tically all members of the committee have taken part in the examination of th Attorney-General. Supporters and oppo nents of the bill agree that the views of Air. Wickersham will be helpful In de bate after the bill is reported to tha Senate. Although a majority of the committee will vote to report the Administration bill with few changes, it is probable that Senators Cummins and Clapp, and per haps one or two Democratic members, may dissent and bring in the Cummins bill as a minority report. Report to Be Delayed. Public hearings on the bill were closed today by the House committee on inter state commerce, but Chairman Mann ex pressed the opinion that no report could be made for a fortnight or more. The basis for the bill that will be reported by the House committee is the Adminis tration measure, but Mr. Mann will urge that features of his bill, not included in the measure, be Inserted in it- The Mann bill omits the proposed court of com merce. Water Competition Throttled. William R. Wheeler, former assistant secretary of the Department of Com merce and Labor, now manager of the traffic bureau of the Merchants' Asso ciation of San Francisco, closed the hear ings with an argument in favor of a clause prohibiting railroads from owning stock in competing water carriers. He cited the instance of the ownership of the Pacific (Mail Steamship line by the Harrlraan Interests, which, he said, had the result of stilling all opposition to the transcontinental railroads by way of the Isthmus of Panama. FREIGHT RATES REASOXABLE Chairman lvuapp Testifies to Im proved Conditions on Railroads. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. In the opin ion of Chairman Knapp, of the Interstate Commerce Commission and of his asso ciates on that body, domestic freights are freer from unjust discrimination and more satisfactory In general than they ever were before. This fact was made clear in the testi mony of Chairman Knapp before the House and Senate committees, but an erroneous Impression of the chairman's attitude has been published. This is cor rected in a statement which he made to day, as follows: "The report in many papers of a collo quy between the chairman of the House committee and myself on Saturday en tirely misrepresents what occurred. The question asked me by Mr. Mann, to which I gave an affirmative reply, In substance related solely to import rates, which are generally less and on some articles from some ports materially less, than domestic rates to some ports on the same articles. The best way to deal with this situation is a problem of great difficulty. A sec tion of the Mann bill, which was then under discussion, in effect prohibits lm port or export rates lower than domestic rates to or from the same ports and It was endeavoring to show that this plan would be unwise and ought not to be adopted. "Some members of the committee thereupon mentioned Instances of extreme disparity between import and domestic rates on the same articles. Mr. Mann then said that the situation was intoler able and asked me if I did not think so, and I replied as above stated. 44 All this had nothing whatever to do with domestic rates in general, which as respects their reasonableness and free dom from unjust discrimination, I be lieve to be more satisfactory now than they ever were before." STOREY MAY SETTLE SUIT Makes Offer to Restore 4 0O0 of 68 0 0 Acres He Secured. LACROSSE. Wis., Feb. 23. (Special.) J.-Ole Storey, of St. Paul, may settle the suit which Henry A. Salzer, of this city, has brought against him for re covery of a certain tract of Montana lands alleged to have been obtained from Salzer through fraud by deeding to Sal zer 4000 acres of the lands and making the final payment on the tract, A. E. Clark, of Portland, Mr. Salzer's attorney, has been In conference with Mr. Salzer regarding the Storey offer. Mr. Clark declared that Storey has al ready paid out $5200 on the lands and now when he makes an offer to restore 4000 out of 6S0O acres his offer seems reasonable and may be accepted. Storey claims he took the lands with out knowledge of the way in which they had been obtained from Salzer. INDIAN LAND MAY BE SOLD Haivley Bill Would Open Surplus of Klamath Reservation. WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. Represen tative Hawley today introduced a bill authorizing the opening Of the surplus lands of the Klamath Reservation after the completion of allotments to Klam ath and Modoc Indians. As soon as the allotments are completed, a commis sion consisting of one resident of Ore gon, one representative of the Interior Department and one member- of the Klamath tribe are to be appointed at $10 a day to classify and appraise the surplus lands, dividing them Into agri- OPINION RUM cultural, timber, grazing and mineral lands, the classification to be completed in eight months. Upon completion of the classifica tion certain lands shall be set apart for townsltes, Indian pastures, school tracts and a tribal forest reserve for the bene fit of the Indians. The surplus lands shall then be opened to settlement and entry by proclamation of the President prescribing the time and manner in which the lands may be acquired, but no lands shall be acquired for less than their appraised value, not even agricul tural lands taken under the homestead law. The bill provides that the Secre tary of the Interior shall construct irrigation or drainage systems for rec lamation of the Indians' alloted lands on the reservation, and the settlers tak ing lands reclaimed as part of such projects shall, in addition to regular charges, pay their proportionate cost of reclamation in 15 annual installments. The proceeds arising from the sale of surplus lands, after paying all ex penses, including the cost of building an irrigation system, shall be placed to the credit of the Klamath Indians, to be pro-rated among them. All lands, except timber lands, remaining undis posed of at the end of four years shall be re-appraised and again offered for sale, and if unsold at the end of seven years shall be put up for sale at public auction. The bill appropriates $75,000 to defray the cost of appraisal, classi fication and sale of Klamath lands. COUNTESS STAVRA DIES NATIVE OF OLYMPIA WAS OTED BEAUTY. Educated in Portland, She Married an Easterner and Later Married a Greek Count. PARIS. Feb. 22. Countess Stavra, who was formerly Mabel Florence Til ton, the wife of Charles Tilton, a capi talist of New York City, died today following a brief illness. The Count ess was born in Olympia, Wash., and was a noted beauty. Following the death of her first husband she mar ried Count Stavra, a Greek. For the last ten years, since the death of her second husband, the Countess had lived in Europe, spending most of her time in Paris. OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 22. (Spe cial.) Countess Stavra, who died in Paris today, was May Tilley, a native of Olympia, known to pioneers as the most beautiful girl ever born here. She was the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rice Tilley. The father owned the Pioneer livery stable here and op erated the stage line to Kalama and later to Tenino. He was well-to-do. She was educated In the common schools of Olympia and later attended St. Helen's Hall, Portland. On an Eastern trip she met and later married Charles Tilton, a wealthy resident of New York, and thereafter made her home at that city, though a frequent visitor to Europe. Mr. Tilton died and after a few years she mar ried Count Stavra and since had made her home at Paris. She was 45 years of age. The only surviving relatives here are a brother, Guy Tilley, and a sister-in-law, now Mrs. Larry Cor mier, whose first husband was a broth er of the Countess. FIRE LOSS IS $150,000 Three Stores in Symons Building at Spokane Are Damaged. SPOKANE. Wash., Feb. 22. Fire which started In the basement of the Symons building at 6:45 A. M. was brought under control, after causing losses estimated at $125,000 to $150,000. The blaze is believed to have started in a candy kitchen in the basement. The principal losses are estimated as fol lows: Greenough Bros.' grocery stock and fixtures, loss $o6,000, insurance $38,000 Fashion Clothing Company, loss $10, 000, Insurance $5000. Wevley's fur store, loss $10,000, In surance $8000. The damage to the building, which. Is owned by Xlolonel T. W. Symons, U." S. A., is estimated at $50,000, fully In sured. BIG PROFIT IS REALIZED Quarter Block Sold for More Than Double Cost After Four Years. Announcement was made yesterday of the sale by Mrs. Mary M. Gillette, of 194 Abernathy street, of the northwest quar ter block at Twentieth and Kearney streets, the consideration being $16,000. Henry J. Fisher and M. Grabiel Thorsen were the purchasers. Mrs. Gillette bought the property four years ago for $7250, making a profit on the deal of $b50. Shaw Buys Into Register. EUGENE, -Or., Feb. 22. (Special. Harry M. Shaw, an experienced printer of Oregon City, has purchased an interest In the Morning' Register of this city which, under a recent decision of the Messrs. Gllstrapa, who have owned the paper for a number of years, is. to be conducted on a co-operative basis. Mr. Shaw will have the superintendency of the entire mechanical department under the new arrangement, and assumed his new duties Monday morning. Mr. Shaw was formerly with the Register In a similar capacity. Shooter Shot by Deputy. SUMFTER, Or., Feb. 22. Samuel Hale, a rancher residing near Whitney, 147 miles from this place, was shot Sunday at Whitney by Walter Hanby. Hale had imbibed and began shooting up the town and soon had the inhabitants dodging. Hanby was deputized to arrest him and was compelled to shoot him in order to bring him to terms. The bullet struck Hale at the base of the ear, tearing it almost completely away. The wounded man was hrought here yesterday after noon for treatment. His recovery is ex pected. . Development League Elects. WHITE1 SALMON, Wash., Feb. 22. (Special.) The White Salmon "Valley De velopment League today elected Its offi cers and directors ror iiu as loilows: President, E. EL Mills; secretary, J, Morgan Lewis; treasurer. Dr. George F. Jewett; directors William Olson, N. A. Ingram, G. W. Needham, Frank P. Egan, M. J. Van vorst, H. L. Simpson, S. Smith. ' Bishop Addresses Students. CHEMAWA. Or., Feb. 22. (Special. ) The Rt. Rev. Charles Scadding, bishop of Oregon, addressed the students of the Chemawa Indian School this evening at the close of the entertainment given by the Indian pupils in commemoration of the day. The bishop was attentively listened to by -the Indians. Oxygen Tank Explodes. NEW YORK, Feb. 22. An oxygen tank exploded in a garage on East Seventy-fourth street this afternoon. Arthur cornmler, a mechanic, was blown to pieces, and his brother Henry was bo severely; injured that he may die. MAIL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. AGENTS FAY Have Your Furs Renovated Now in. Our Exclusive and TJp-to-Date Factory. LEADING Cjw Read Tfiese Items Don't Miss Just 32 Last of our one-piece Dresses which, are to show such interesting reduc tions in this clean-up sale. Nevertheless, there's good variety of popular colors to choose from gray, green, blue, black, tan; fancy and plain styles. Values to $35.00, LEATHER GOODS SALE ONE-HALF OFF ON TRAVELING BAGS For want of space we are closing out our entire line of Traveling Bags below cost at exactly half price. All genuine leather throughout, and good, clean stock, consisting of calf, walrus, seal, alligator, etc. $2.00 and $3.00 Leather Bags $1.23 Ladies' All Leather Handbags, in assorted colors and shapes. Values .n 00 for AVprI tips. day and Thursday jjjj Special sale of Girls' and Boys' Ribbed Cotton Hose, sizes 1 to 10 years; best 35c quality, A posi for Wednesday and Thursday only Ja- B STRIKE UP TO Baltimore & Ohio Refuses De mands for Advance. APPEAL MADE TO UNIONS Weeks of Campaigning for Western Wage Schedule Result in De feat Brotherhood Officials Regard Strike as Likely. BALTIMORE, Feb. 22. The two pow erful railroad labor organizations, the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, -which have undertaken to obtain a general Increase of the wage scale for all em ployes In those branches of the service on the principal lines In the eastern part of the United States and in Canada, have suffered repulse at the Inauguration of their better pay campaign. Three weeks of negotiations with the Baltimore & Ohio Railway, among the first to be approached, ended today when the company, through President Daniel Wlllard, declined to accede to the de mands of the organization, the company's position being set forth In the official statement. Union to Take Vote. "The conferences with the representa tives of the conductors, and trainmen's prganlzatlons and President Willard, of the Baltimore & Ohio, held today in the endeavor to reach a mutually satisfactory basis of agreement on the question of wage increase," the statement says, "ended In a suspension of further confer ences until the brotherhood representa tives have submitted the matter, as It now stands, to the membership for In structions for procedure to be taken. "Tha company could not accept the men's proposition as originally made and the men's representatives did not feel au thorized to accept the counter-proposition made on the part of the company with out referring it to the men for further advices." Strike Strongly Possible. The whole question now goes back to the rank and file, who will vote on the question of a strike, which the brother hood officials regard as a strong possi bility. The men asked for the Western rate in freight and yard sen-ice, an increase of 9 1-16 per cent in their passenger serv ice, and the abolition of double-header freight trains. According to the men, the railroad met these demands with what they declared was a "very slight percentage Increase to the minority of the men involved." MEfi Geor&e4xABOR TO MIX IX POLITICS Federation Will Be More Active In Campaigns' Than Ever. NEW YORK, Feb. 22. The Ameri can Federation of Labor will this year take a more active part In politics than ever before. Plans for active political labor campaigns in practically every state of the Union were made public today by the executive council of the Federation, which has adopted a resolu tion reading In part: "Resolved, that the Amerjcan Federa tion of Labor most firmly and unequi vocally favors the Independent use of the ballot by trades unionists and work men united, regardless of party, that we may elect men from our own ranks to make new laws and administer them Cor. Fourth and Morrison OUTFITTERS FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN .00 to leather, alii etc. Values $10.00 HOSIERY SALE along lines laid down in the legislative demands of the American Federation of Labor, and at the same time secure an impartial Judiciary that will not govern us by railway injunctions of the courts, nor act as the pliant tool of corporate wealth.4' A series of questions will be put be fore every candidate for Congress or for the Legislatures of the various states this year. If the candidate's answers are evasive or unsatisfactory he will be designated as a target of opposition to the American Federation of Labor. WAR, OX MADDEX KEXEWED Chicago 1,'nioiis to Strike Wherever Ills Machinists Work. CHICAGO. Feb. 22. "War between Martin B. (Skinny) Madden and his As sociated Building Trades and the Amer ican Federation of Labor again broke out yesterday, with the result that build ing operations were stopped on a num ber of skyscrapers. The leaders of the Building Trades Council plan to strike o every build ing where the Otis Elector Company has the contract for elevVtor work and where Madden'e machinists are acting as strikebreakers, taking the places of elevator constructors. Yesterday the faction of painters can o because it is feet and farthest than a cent a Dont ask merely for cocoa ask for Ghirardelli V. L HOSIERY FOR CHILDREN New Fur Style Book Mailed Free Upon Request. One of Them $10.00 Leather U 11 Bags $3.89 A most extraordinary bargain is offered in these Leather Handbags, splendidly madij and superior quality, in seal, walrus, auto gator, up to $3.89 We are agents for Lastforever Stock ings, positively guaranteed to wear one month without darning. Finest linen heels and toes; 25c (fii -g ff each, or box of four jp A.J vl which is connected with the Trades Council refused to work with mem bers of the rival faction, and a num ber of strikes were called as a result. Largest Butte Mine Resumes. t BUTTE. Mont.. Feb. 22. With engi neers in charge of the holsters and suf ficient pump men. compressed air men, firemen and oilers to Insure continuous operations, the Leonard mine, the larg est In Butte, resumed work today. According to a statement mailt) by General Manager John Gillie, of the Amalgamated Copper Company, the West Colusa and Diamond mines will resume tomorrow. The Clark, proper ties will resume operations at once. Mrs. Sara It Ball Is Dead. ALBANY, Or., Feb. 22. Mrs. Sarali E. Ball, for several years a -well-known Albany woman, died at her home in this city last night, aged 73. Mrs. Ball was born at Fostoria, O., and spent the most of her life at Fremont. O. She came to Albany in 1891. She is survived by five children: Dr. T. .T. Ball, of Astoria: Dr. F. L Ball, of Port land; Mrs. Charles H. Cusick and Kath erine E. Ball, of Albany, and Mrs, E. B. Young, of Sydney, Fla, When he knows only the best will satisfy you, the dealer will send a f per- goes less Cocoa Fact cup. No. SO The cocoi bean in its natural state con tains a large percent age of oil, which is highly nutritious but is too rich for many. This is pressed out and is known as co coa butter, a val uable commercial product.