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STAND BACK! SAYS CHINESE REBELS AMERICAN TREASURER-GENERAL OF PERSIA, WHOSE METHODS j SILVERFIELD'S 4lh and Morrison I I AROUSED IRE OF RUSSIA. 4th and Morrison PERSIA 10 RUSSIA Distinctive and Quality -ay :'V- Ultimatum From Teheran Al lows 30 Hours to Com ply With Terms. With Reinforcements, Revolu tionists Say Only Repub lic Will Satisfy. yiy. r In the Best Styles and Lowest Possible Prices When you buy a Fur from Silverfield's, you can rest assured that you are getting value for every dollar spent, and the designs are strictly exclusive with us. Why not buy your Furs where you can get the BEST f$TYLE, BEST WORKMANSHIP AND - BEST QUALITY for the least money? t: APPEAL MADE TO BRITAIN MORE PROVINCES IN MOVE GIN CONFIDENCE Nankins I Proposed CapltaJ of m Gorrrnmrnt, WbJch I Care fully Mapped Out by Innrgcnt Lrader. PEKIX. Dec. 8. Tha Chlnsss rebel In tit vicinity of Hankow are reyatn tag confidence, according to consular report received her today, and lead era of the revolution are not willing- to consider any terrna from the aovern raent cept those providing- for a re public. Reinforcements are marchlnjr toward Hankow from Wu Chang-. The revo lutlonlata announce the arlval at Han kow of representatives of eight prov inces with the proxies of three other provinces, and assert that the dele gates adopted a provisional constitu tion for the new republic. The President of the republic It Is asserted, will be elected by delegates appointed by the provincial Governors. Five boards will be created, namely: flvll. foreign, finance, war and com munications. A popular convention will be called after elx months have elapsed. The revolutionists hope to make Nan king the capital. In the Interim the 1 1 ti Teh military administration will command the rebel provinces. It is believed a strops; movement Is .n foot to substantiate a Chinese re srenry for the present rea-ent. who, with other ilanrhu Princes, will retire from lekln. But It is unlikely that even this will satisfy the majority of the provinces. UMATILLA GETS NEW DEAL Administration Ticket Wiped Out by Opposition. t" MA TILL A. Or, Dec 5. (Special.) The city election here today was the most exciting- In years, resulting In the election of the "progressive" ticket. Tbts was a slap In the fnre at last year"s Council. S. A. Taylor, as Re corder, was the onlv one of the regu lar ticket elected, and his majority was only two. Those elected to the Council were: A. B. Stevens. Jr D. It. Browne!'. John Matter and J. M. Illndman. all with lance majorities. City Marshal Stephens was re-elected by a big vote. OI.TMPIA RFPrBLTCAXS WTX Women Candidates and Com minion Plan Are Defeated. "LTMPIA. Wash.. Dec 8. (Special.) With the largest vote In the history of Olvmpla. voters today elected the entire Republican ticket, headed by Dr. W. L. BrldKford. and rejected the com mission form of government. The women played an Importunt part In the election and turned out In large num bers. Miss Frances Sylvester, the So cialist candidate for Mayor, carried three out of the six wards, while J. E. fuller, the Iemocrat running on the Citlxens' ticket, mas second. The vote for Mayor was: Brldgford. 74; Bailey, iti: Sylvester. 401. The Socialists also had a woman running for the Council at large, but she fell behind her ticket by almost 100 votes. Mrs. K. W. Edings ran for Treas urer on the Citlxens' ticket, but was beaten by W. X. BraiketU The commission plan carried In three wards, but was beaten by it votes. WOMEN' VOTE AT GOLDEN" DALE Cltlicn's Progrele" Ticket la W inner by SO Majority. liOLDEXPALE, Wash, Dec. 8. (Spe clol.) The city election at Goldendale was quiet and a light vote was cast. About-on-thlrd of the voters were women. The citizens' ""progressive" ticket won by SO majority. Members of the present Council who were re elected are: J. P. Coffleld. C. R. Willis, Jacob Crocker for two-year term, and C It. Smith for one-year term. George H. Pyatt was elected Treas urer over Lou C. Moore, the candidate on the temperance ticket, by ten votes. Mr. Moore ran JO votes ahead of the ticket Hood River Election Close. HOOD RIVER. Or, Dee. 8. (Special.) Henry L. Howe was elected Recorder over George W. Dimmlck by 1 to 165 In the city election here today. Edwin 8. Mayes. A. C. Slaten and J. K. Robert son were elected to the Council for two-year terms and James Stranahan for a one-year term. Louis A. Hen-it'-rscn had no opposition for Treas urer. t'otipevlllr Socialists Lose. CorPEVILLE. Wash, Dec. 8. The Socialist candidates, champions of the -nw, were defeated In today's election, the Citlxens ticket, which stood for forbidding roadside grazing, winning, : to i. Itotlirll Socialists Defeated. BOTH El A. Wash, Dec. 8. The citi zens' ticket was victorious In the municipal election here today, defeat ing the Socialists nearly S to 1 Bothell la a twn of 1200 people. Wet Win at Kalanta. K A LAMA. Wash, Deo. 6. (Special.) The city election here today resulted In naming the entire "progressive. or "wet," ticket by a majority of 81. OPEN EVENINGS. Free demonstrations of player pianos. U-tor talking machines, Vlctrolas and all the latest music at Sherman. Clay & Co, Morrison at Sixth. Man Die Fellowlnt; Operation. Ou Hendrlckeon. of Columbia City, was taken to the Good Samaritan Hospital last night In a badly mangled tundltlon and dlt shortly after an ulceration. As far as known h has no friend In the rlty and It could not be learned Ut nicht how he was In jured. Nothing further Is known of him by the authorities. . ' t . . . 'v ,; : . , . - - , . - '-: f ; i . - . ,. 1 . t . . - " ' . ' . - '! . ' ' ' - J , . ' L -. i.. 1 :. " e.' A X - ;- - ' y'- .-"- V 1 4 . . . ' ' -- - ...... r.-S' "' ' ' ""I" ' -"" -'JJ'-"' " W. MORGAN REYES SLIPS BUCK Charge of Inciting Rebellion Will Be Pressed. NINE REBELS ARE LYNCHED Madertotas Say If General Is Caught, n Will Have to Stand Trial on Charge of Inciting Revolution. MEXICO CITT. Dec 6. General Ber nardo Reyes has returned to Mexico. Just where he was and Just where he now Is. Is not generally known, but that he Is In Mexican territory Is an official statement. Instead of manifesting alarm because of his coming, government offlctals to night professed keen pleasure. They believe they will have little trouble In effecting his capture, and the statement Is made that If taken, be will have to stand trial on the charge of inciting rebellion. Che Gomes, whose rebellion at Juchl tan resulted In a clash between Per med o and the Governor of Oaxaca. was lynched today at Rlcon Antonio. Eight of Gomes' partisans met a like fate. NEW ORLEANS- Dec 6. Agents of the Mexican government are Investigat ing a report that 1000 rifles and a large quantity of ammunition were shipped from a point near Gulf port. Miss, on the evening of November 28, destined to some point In Yucatan. CORPUS CHRISTL Tex, Dec 8. In formation brought to Corpus Christ! tonight is that General Bernardo Reyea and a small party of his followers boarded a southbound San Antonio A Arkansas psssenger train at Pettus. Tex, late yesterday. Tickets were held to Allco, a Junction point of the Inter national Great Northern and San An tonio & Arkansas Psss railroads. Reyes and his party, it Is declared, traveled from San Antonio to Pettua In an automobile. At I'ettua the car Is said to have been disabled and aban doned. The route of the International ic Great Northern Railroad from Allco la directly to Laredo, on the border. WESTERNERS TO BE HEARp Klver and Harbors Committee Will Receive Hints for Improvement. OREOONIAN NEWS BL'REAC. Wash ington. Dec 6. Under arrangements made by Senator Chamberlain today. Pacific Coast delegates to the Rivers and Harbors Congress, that convenes here tomorrow, will be given a hear ing by the House committee on rivers aid harbors next Friday afternoon. This will enable delegates to make whatever statements they desire In behalf of projects In Oregon. Washing ton, Idaho and California. Membera of Congresslsonal delegations from these states are also Invited to attend the bearing. , 20,000 ITALIANS VICTORS llerce Battle With Turks and Arabs Lasts From Davllght to Dusk. TR1POIJ. Dec 8. A force of 20.000 Italians attacked and occupied yester day the Turkish military camp on the oasis side of Aln-Zara, after a severe battle In which both sides are reported to have lost heavily. Tha fla-htlnsr lasted from davlle-ht to dusk, when 8000 Turks and Arabs! disappeared rapidly to the southeast. A lung line of camels was with there bearing their wounded. UMATILLA FOLK AROUSED Opposition to West Extension Re sult In Message to Ti ft. TENPLETOX. Or.. Dec. 8. Special.) Th regular monthly meeting of the Pendlton Commercial Club was plunged Into one of the most spirited sessions In the history of the organization to night when resolutions protesting ... PHtSTER. against the West Umatilla extension and Indorsing the John Day project were presented by the Commercial Club of Stanfleld. citizens of Pilot Rock, Echo and other neighboring cities and by the Umatilla County Water Users Association, asking the Pendleton club to repudiate Its former Indorsement of the west extension. The resolutions set forth the same objections previously published and In brief were to the effect that the pro posed extension would prevent irriga tion on the Umatilla reservation, re tard development and destroy lands for a reservoir site more valuable than those which would be reclaimed. Pilot Rock. Stanfleld and other com munities were represented by substan tial delegations of citizens and many ranchers from the neighboring vicin ity were present. Attempts by Dr. a J. Smith and Will Moore to postpone consideration until two weeks hence met with violent op position from Fred Stelwer. represent ing Birch and McKay Creek, and other property owners and the statement was made that the Ladds, Swifts and others are maintaining a powerful lobby at Washington In an effort to bring about the west extension Imme diately. The motlvea of Dr. Smith and Mr. Moore also were Impugned, since the" statement was made that they hold property In the section which would be benefitted by the west extension. The objection of the protesting water-users wss that two weeks would give the lobbyists time to achieve their object In Washington. After a heated debate the secretary finallv was instructed , to telegraph President Taft and the Secretary of the Interior, asking that they with hold final action on the West Umatilla extension until the Pendlton Commer cial Club could have one week In which to Investigate the situation thoroughly and make recommendation. Next Tuesday the subject will be considered at a general meeting here to which the entire country will be Invited. GERMANS EYE BRITONS DEEDS, NOT ASSCTtAXCES, WII,Li COUNT, SATS CHANCELLOR. Von Betmann - Hollweg Received Willi Clieera When He Makes Speech Before Reichstag. BERLIN. Dec. 8. The Moroccan question came up today at the final session of the Relchstsg. Imperial Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg gave a calm and dispassionate exposition of the German case. He made It clear that Anglo-German relalons In the future would depend on deeds rather than on assurances. The Chancellor was generally applauded by members of the Soclal-Democratlo party. GETIMAX IS ARRESTED AS SPY Teutonic Sea Captain Said to Have Pried Into British Secrets. PORTSMOUTH, Eng., Deo. 8. Heln rleh Grosse. a captain in the German merchant marine, was arrested on the charge of being a spy and arraigned today at the police court here. The magistrate remanded him for a week without ball. Captain Grosse has been In Ports mouth several weeks, according to the statement of the attorney for the prosecution. He waa Interested main ly. It Is charged. In finding out the amount of the reserves of coal held In the naval dooka here and also In the number of men stationed at the naval barracks In readiness to complete the complements of reserve ships of the navy. WICKERSHAM TAKEN ILL Attorney-General Suffers Attack While at Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON. Dec 8. Attorney General Wlckersham was taken sud denly 111 while attending the Cabinet session today. He was reported not to be in serious danger. It was said Wlckersham was suf fering from a slight attack of Indiges tion. CONGRESS jBEGINS PROBE frntlnuet FTm First Pace.) dent's message accompanying it. Rep resentative Underwood has called a conference on the subject tomorrow, at which the tariff programme for the present session msy be determined. l4ndon Hears That Teheran Would Welcome Services of Interme diary Assemblies Indorse Action of Shuster. LONDON. Dec . The Morning Post's Teheran correspondent says that Per sia hes presented an ultimatum to Rus sia demanding that the Russian troops -w-, . A La- A TTanhln. and naau uuv . . - . that orders for further drafts of troops be counteamanaea. Unless these terms are conceded within SO hours, Persia will take the offensive, WASHINGTON. Dec. S. Fersla has made an appeal to Great Britain to act as an Intermediary in an effort to ne gotiate a settlement of the crisis with Russia, according to di.-ipat-lies re ceived here tonight from semi-official sources In Teheran. At the same time an appeal was re ceived from the united Tersia press, urging American newspapers to create sentiment with a view of reaching some solution of the situation compatible with the dignity and honor of Persia, The progress of Russian troops to ward Teheran has been stayed tem porarily. Troops proceeding from Res lit toward Kasbln and Teheran will be halted at the former city and held outside of Teheran so long as there are no disturbances there. The Provincial Assembles, as well as the National Assembly, continue to In dorse the actions and position of W. Morgan Shuster. the American Treasurer-General of Persia. There Is said to be a shortage of food and there Is suffering in many Persian provinces because of the cessa tion of all business ' free Tolls opposed WARBT7RTON" WOULD MARE AMERICAN SHIPS PAY. Washington Representative Says Proposal to Exempt Yankees Sounds Like Subsidy.'' OREOONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Dec. 6. Representative War burton, of Washington, today declared himself In opposition to granting free passage through the Panama Canal to American ships engaged in coastwise trade on the ground that such a con cession Is subsidy. He favors a uni form system of tolls, to be charged against all ships using the canal. -It we axe to build up the American merchant marine," said Warburton, "Congress should enact a law permit ting American capital to buy ships anywhere in the world and operate them under the American flag. In other words, pass a free ship bill. We can buy ships abroad from 30 to SO per cent cheaper than we can build them, and If we have an opportunity to buy abroad, it will not be long before we will have an American merchant ma rine worth while. I will vote for such a bill any time, but not for subsidy." Warburton favors establishing a schedule of tolls for the Panama Canal based on the value of cargoes carried, rather than according to tonnage. He maintains it Is not good business to exact the same toll on a cargo of lum ber or coal aa on a cargo of silks, fruit or other high grade commodi ties. LIBRARY BRANCH OPENED Speakers Discuss Its Scope at Ap propriate Exercises. The new East Portland Branch Pub lic Library, built at East Eleventh and East Alder streets, on the site of the former library, which burned recently, was formally opened with appropriate exercises last night. The meeting was held In the auditorium under the aus pices of the Library Association and the East Portland Business Men's Club. W. L. Brewster presided. He said the new building was made pos sible by the gifts of Andrew Carnegie and W. B. Ayer. president of the as sociation. H. H. Herdman, principal of NTash lngton High School, said the library and public schools are closely related, and that the library Is essential to the schools. Dan Kellaher. president of the East Business Men's Club, said 35 of Portland's 50 schools are om the East Side. County Judge Cleeton said the new building Is only the first of branch li braries to be put up in the city. He said this branch will contain 12,000 books. Rev. T. L. Eliot, representing the Library Association, spoke briefly. He was followed by Miss Marv Isom. librarian, who told of the first .story hour held yesterday afternoon, when the room was filled with Interested children. "We desire the library to be an educational center." she said. Miss Isom. Miss Lao E. Bailey. C. C. Hall, L. M. Leppor, Dan Kelleher. George Dllworth and members of the association reoelved the guests, ex plaining the departments. The branch will be open at 9 A. M. today, and will be open each day till :30 P. L CITY KIDNAPS JOHN D. LAKE Mysterious Disappearance Case of Birr Pond I Sol-red. TARRTTOWN, N. T, Dec. 5. (Spe cial.) The mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of a lake on John D. Rockefellers estate at Pocantlco Hills, one night last week, has been solved. The lake was kidnaped by New York City, but not intentionally. The Croton aqueduot runs through the Rockefeller estate about 800 feet under ground. It Is believed that a crevice opened and water from the lake flowed Into the aqueduct. No complaint has been received from New York of any oily taste to the water In the city. Rockefeller believes he has supplied the city with several hundred thousand gallons of water and the feeder for the lake is still supply- r -er '-' t r -a ' " f 1 Send for Free Illustrated Style Book. Fur Ins; water which disappears down the crevice. MOTHER 0FJ3JS SUICIDE Tacomu. Woman, Divorced, Kills Self for Love of Married Man. TACOMA. Wash., Dec. 5. (Special.) While her 9-year-old boy looked on In open wonder, Mrs. Lillian E. New man, aged 32, divorced and the mother of six children, committed suicide to night by drinking- a bottle of carbolic acid. She died within a short time. Mrs. Newman was at the home of her parents, 2162 South M street. Love for a married man is said to be the cause. STAY REFUSED PACKERS Appeal to Supreme Court for Furth er Time Falls. WASHINGTON, Dec 6. The Supreme Court of the United States refused to- nioo la Cnty n That I Oamd Thm Wwfn Ova Oars a Cold to Onm amy. anrays remember the rah ufcmf lx lot this signature en ever, bos ma SWA SHUR-0N Tou drop a stitch every time you drop your glasses. There is no "drop"" to Shur-ou Eyeglasses or Spectacle Mountings adjusted by us. Shur-ons leave your hands free to engage in work or pleas ure. If you have never worn glasses, see us. If you 6uffer the unsight Iiness and disadvantages of or dinary glasses, see us. If you would see better, see us. THOMPSON EYESIGHT SPECIALIST, 2d Floor Corbett Bldg., Fifth and Morrison. PRINTING siUat, Bind Ids and Blank Book m-h-i Fbanos Maui 201. A. Portland Printing House Co. j. l Wright. Pres. and Gen., aluns er. Beolb C'ataloaiM ui Conmsrelal tratb Tarter 8M-. Partlud. 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Today's action by the Supreme Court will per mit the trial to proceed. Eureka Defeats Commission. EUREKA, Cal Dec. 6. The proposed commission form of g-overnment char ter was defeated here Monday by a vote of 104S to 124. The defeat was at tributed to preference for the city man We Are Ready This is the month of food cheer and gift-giving. Better take stock early don't wait until the joy bells are ringing. We are happy to state we can make you happy in your selection of holiday gifts from our com plete assortment. ' Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry Silverware, Toiletware Cut Glass, Novelties, Umbrellas It is a matter of pride with us to have a gift mora highly prized because it comes from us. The least inex pensive up to the most costly has our guarantee of qual ity, and your satisfaction goes with every purchase. Diamonds Are Our Specialty Examine our stock, get our prices before buying else where; it will pay you. EASY PAYMENTS Without Extra Charge. 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