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-THE- MORXIXG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, 3IAKCH 11, 1914. COUNTIES IN STRIFE OVER UNEMPLOYED Yolo Wants Sacramento Permit Idle Army to Re cross Bridges. to WATER HEMS IN HIKERS "General" Kelley Admits Futility of 3larcli on Washington Permis sion to Make Peaceable Trek Through City Is Iteiused. SACRAMENTO. March 10. With the unemployed army safely isolated across the river in Yolo County, while Sac ramento and Yolo Counties fight out in tlie courts the right to keep them there, the prosecution of the leaders of the army was started late today by the arraignment of the men who were arrested as vagrants. "General" James Kelly, with six others, pleaded not guilty to the charge of vagrancy and demanded jury trial. A vote was taken by the ."army'! to day to march peaceably through Sac ramento on the way East, if the police would permit. Permission was refused by the .Sacramento officers. Injunction Suit Threatened. Chairman Stitt, of the Yolo Super visors, and District Attorney Bailey, of the same county, asked that the Sac ramento guards be removed from the bridge and let the army disperse, but this request also was turned down. The Yolo officers then threatened to start injunction proceedings to enjoin Sac ramento from guarding the bridges and this action is momentarily awaited. The unemployed occupied a peculiar position, according to the Yolo County officers. With water in the Yolo Basin shutting off a march to the south, west and north, they say the army has only one direction to take and that is eastward across the bridges into Sac ramento. March on East Useless. Harris Welnstoek, a member of the United States Industrial Relations Com mission, interviewed "General" Kelley in the County Jail and obtained Kelley's views on the labor conditions. He showed Kelley how futile would be a trip to Washington and Kelley finally admitted that such a trip would avail nothing. Sacramento again prepared for a night vigil with armed deputies. Wil liam Ahern, ex-Chief of Police, was put in charge of several hundred deputies. The discovery that W. A. Thorne, one of the most active agitators in the unemployed ranks, was not caught in the police dragnet yesterday caused a flurry in police circles today. Thorne has disappeared. The man arrested for Thorne proved to be John Randolph. ES JEW YORK CHURCH I-WADERS H PECULIAR FREDICAMEXT. t One of Leaders Gets 30 Day and Stu dent In School ( Journalism la Freed on Stater's Plea. NEW YORK, March 10. All but 10 of the HI cases growing out of the arrests of unemployed and members and leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World last week in St. Alphonsus Church had been disposed of when the chief magistrate's court closed tonight. Five of the men still facing- trial are out on bail and another five are in the predicament of having forgotten the fictitious names they gave at the time of their arrest. Within 35 minutes today 44 of the men pleaded guilty and were released under suspended sentence. Isadore Trottman, said to have been one of the leaders of tho "army," was sen tenced to SO days in the workhouse. Samuel Ilappleport was sentenced to three days and Percy Warmer, a stu dent in the school of journalism, was freed under suspended sentence after a plea had been made by his sister. Miss Gussie Miller, a young woman who maintained that she had gone to the church to see that tho unemployed were fed and housed, was reprimanded by Magistrate Campbell, but later re leased in custody of counsel. Fifteen of the 63 prisoners whose cases came up tody entered pleas of not guilty, and after trial were found guilty and set freo under suspended sentences. Seven of the 12 convicted yesterday were also set at liberty. Among the cases disposed of was that of Hyman Finkelstein, who had $750 in his possession when arrested. He was released under suspended sentence. A "black-hand" letter received by Mm was given as ground in an application tor permit to carry a pistol. MEDIATOR WOULD GIVE AID Government Representative Readies Raymond to Act In Mill Strike. RAYMOND, Wash., March 10. (Spe cial.) W. T. Boyce, of San Francisco, special representative of the Depart ment of Labor under Secretary Wilson, arrived in the city last evening to offer bis services and advice as mediator in the controversy between the mill oper ators and the striking shingle weavers on this harbor. Mr. Boyce has had several confer ences with the mill men, but thus far it Is said no agreement has been reached, and whether his journey to this section of the. country will be fruitful of results Is extremely doubt ful. Two mills are running with prac tically full crews and no disturbances have occurred, though the union men picket the two mills during the day. REFERENDUJWP LANS READY (Continued From First Pa tiie r ou epttse, In accordance with eislin regulations of the water de partment. "That all residences and small con sumers should be placed on an equitabte flat rate, and meters now in use should be removed, or not used, except in cases where waste is known to exist. "That we believe that in the few lo calities now having mains of insuffi cient capacity, the defect should be remedied by installation of larger mains or reinforcing the present sys tem in those places. This is a square deal, a justifiable expenditure of pub lic money, for a permanent remedy and must.be done promptly. "Meters, if installed for this purpose, are but a temporary and extravagant remedy and will postpone installation of larger mains but a short while. "That the annual depreciation, main tenance. the interest charge, additional employes in the field and In the office. stationery, stamps, etc.. will cost the water consumers not less than $80,000 a year, all of which we consider a waste and earnestly feel should be saved and distributed to our citizens in greatly reduced water rates. "Many consumers, want meters be cause they believe, or have been led to believe, that by the use of them they will secure reduced rates. This is due to the fact that existing flat rates are too high: but it should be remember'' that a certain fixed amount must an nually be raised to maintain and oper ate our water system, and it is obvious that' by the saving of $80,000 a year and the establishment of equitable flat rates a much lower rate could and should be given every consumer. . "This referendum, if Invoked, will hold up what we consider an unneces sary waste until the next city election, when its appearance-on the ballot will cost practically nothing; but if a spe cial election is called the responsibility for the expense thereof must be upon the shoulders of the City: Council, not on ours. "Sow. therefore, we call upon all voters, taxpayers and water consumers who are opposed to a waste of public money reaching into the hundreds of thousands of dollars at present, with more to follow, and who desire, eco nomical management of our affairs and a substantial reduction of water rates, to meet with us at the East Side Li brary, at East Eleventh and East Alder- streets, on Thursday evening. SCENES ATTENDING SHRINERS' PILGRIMAGE TO ORIENT, WHICH ENDS WITH ARRIVAL OF STEAMSHIP MINNESOTA TODAY. ill r.ssr jesw i?cTjfo far .3 March 12, at 8 P. M for the purpose or Helping fn the circulation of ref erendum petitions, which have already been prepared. , "The expenses of this campaign have been provided. "Come out and help us. We want this to be a citizens' movement With out paid circulators." SIgned :.; ' J. W. Conway Rev. Father Gregory Henry Hah n ' - f. L. Adam Georeo A. Voct George Hockenyos - W. L. Bolsa A. N. Searle Lee Frsld. W. H. Golding U H. Wells John W. Campbell . . O. W. Gordon A. N. Wills William Deveny Walter Adams Roger B. JSinnott John W. McBrlde f. W. Goldapp W. E. Driskoll Georg Raa ' W. V. SmUTi E. Versteeg - Georg f Lent !j. M. Mears E. 1. Rayburn H. H. Newhall P. J. Murohy Charles Hegele K. R. Geliskey Charlea L Mastlck Max Lowenson P'. D. Jorgenson V. II. Jorgenfion D. C. Burns G. F. Burkhardt John W. Mlnto Henry E. Dosch J. Allen Harrison C. H. Welch C. M. Otsen J. C. Cox J. J. Oeder J. H. Nolta Thomas Hlslop T. 8. Lawrence Joseph F. Keising- K. F. Maldenhauer Henry Tauoenlieimer William Reldt Martin Marks Simon Harris J. J. Fitzgerald Joseph Closaett Fred W. Graves Mrs. Preston C. Smith A. L. Finley Ethel I Thompson George M. Hyland O. Lewis Mead P. H. Schulderman L. B. Bartlett D. H. Brown C. J. Schnabel D. M. OVSulllvan C. A. Burchardt William I sense Richard Wilder E. W. Kpencer - Frank Wilder R. P. Efttnger V. M. C. Silvm B. C. Ball Henry W. Friua Roy O. Yates W. li. Mall . Alfred Smith M. J. Malley ' Phil Metschan, Jr. - Dr. C. W. Cornelius F. M. Page J. B. Bronaugh W. L. Morgan P. M. Jamison E. A. Baldwin Dr. J. D. Kenton G. J. Kautmantl Nathan Harris Walter V. Burrell F. G. Wheeler F. S. Stanley Earl C. Bronaugh A. McCalman l A. Malarkey Scott Brooke It. Gerson Georg D. Scnalk M. V. Hoswell A. F. Biles Frank Dayton L. M. Hlrach W.W. Cox Max Hirsch O. P. Graham M. C. Dickinson E. R. Clavy h. C. Bowers John Dathle C. 3. Stanley - . V. A. Leisral L. E. Rice James E. Mahon Allen Si. Joy ORDER FOR RATE IS ASKED Commission Urged to Move Against Oregon Short Line. f BOISE. Idaho. March 10. (Special.) Claiming there art 2,700,000,000 feet of timber in forests In West Central Idaho that cannot be cut and the loss shipped to the market because the Oregon Short Line Railroad and its tributary lines have established no rates on logs in that territory, a com plaint was filed today with the Public Utilities Commission asking it to is sue an order requiring that road to file a schedule. The complainant Is the Capital News Publishing Company of Boise. - The complaint is the result of a rate fight that has been in progress here for some .time. It was also announced here today that -the Government - has intervened In the action brought by the Boise Lumber Company .against the Short Line before the Interstate Com merce Commission for a lower log rate. . Sailor Hangs Self in Jail. MARSH FIELD, Or., March 10. (Spe cial.) Johan Korvenals. a sailor, re cently from San Francisco, committed suicide in the city jail at -North Bend by hanging himself with his belt. -The cell was not high enough, so- he strangled himself by pulling on the belt. He had been Jailed tor intoxica tion. . He had tried to kill himself twice before. . Mitchell Asks Water Permit. SALEM, Or., March 10. (Special.) Application has been made' to the Stale Kngineer's department for a permit by the town of Mitchell. Wheeler County to pipe water for municipal purposes from Mill Creek. SHIER PILGRIMS EXPERIENCES TOLD E. J. Jaeger Writes Account of Cruise to Orient Up to Hongkong Visit. MANILA WELCOME ROYAL Islanders Are Not. Ready for Inde pendence, They Tell Visitor s--Slde Trips Arc Taken In Japan. '- Arrival Home Is Today. Portland Shriners and their families who were members of the special Shrine party" that Bailed on the Great . - Northern steamer Minnesota late in December on a tour of the. Orient are nearing home. They will arrive in Se attle on the last leg of their journey today. . . The. following letter from E. J. Jaeger, of Portland, a member of the party, tells of some of the experiences of the travelers from the time they left home until they reached Hongkong: "The ' Shrine pilgrimage which left Seattle on the Minnesota December 30. unier special dispensation of the imperial potentate,, arrived in Manila Friday morning, January 30, with all on board in good health and anxious again to put foot on land. The weather was most pleasant, except for a storm of two or three days' duration. There were. 100 Shriners and their families In the party. . We arrived in Yokohama on the 18th Instead of the 15th on ac count of this storm. Jinricksha Ride Taken. "In Japan we visited Yokahoma. To klo, Nikko. Kyoto. Osaka, Kobe. Naga saki and numerous smaller places. "Arriving In Yokohama we enjoyed our first Jinricksha ride, from the wharf to the Grand Hotel, where we made our headquarters. For five days the ship was deserted while we en joyed the many beauties of Japan. At Yokohama the passengers divided Into smill parties and visited the larger cities of Japan, rejoining the boat again 'at Kobj January 23. After two days through the inland sea we arrived at Nagasaki, where we spent one day. Her-s we loaded 2700 tons of coal, a most interesting sight, the work be ing done by Japanese men, women and children ranging in age from 10 years up. The women received 80 sen, or 40 cents and the men 1 yen, 60 or SO cents a day, while tho children get from 20 to 25 cents a day. The coal is passed in baskets from one to another, each basket, when filled, weighing from 20 to 40 pounds. We loaded the entire amount in 10 hours. C'onaul Caves Reception. "Our American Consul, Carl FDeich man, gave a reception at his home, which was enjoyed by all. Sunday at midnight we started for Manila, go ing directly south ana reaching there In about 60 hours. We passed through the inland sea out Into the China Sea and past the Formosa islands. "After, entering the China Sea we noticed a decided change in the weath er. It became necessary to change from our Winter clothes to Summer weight, and a great many slept on deck all night. In fact, at times it was un comfortably hot. and the farther south the warmer It got. - "Friday morning, January 30, at a very early hour we passed the forti fications of Corregldor, ' which com mand the entrance to Manila Bay. The United States has spent several mil lion dollars there. "It is claimed that It would be ab solutely impossible for any foreign foe ever to capture this stronghold. In case our country became involved in war, all the American people in the Philippines could be accommodated there. Stores and provisions of all kinds are constantly kept on hand. The supplies are sufficient to last a year.. Unique Parade Forma. "Arriving at the docks we were greeted by an Immense crowd, headed by a constabulary band, which fur nished most excellent music. We were soon formed into line and the parade started for the Manila Hotel. It cer tainly was a most unique parade. The candidates, 141. in all, who were to Join the Shriners were loaded on carts drawn, by carabao. The moving-picture men were there In numbers. The pic tures were later exhibited In one of the theaters. ."Mayor Roxas. of Manila, awaited U3 at the hotel. He bade us welcome in a .most interesting - speech. He also presented the potentate of Nile Tem ple with the key to Manila, which, by the way, . was one of the original keys to the walled city. "During the hot weather the march from the dock to the Manila Hotel brought forth the perspiration in huge drops. Announcement that liquid re ; f-Trfc,' freshments were being served caused a rush to that end of the hotel. Every thing from lemonade up waa being dished out gratis. Mr. Harrison Gives Reception. "After enjoying luncheon at the Grand Hotel we were treated to an automobile ride around the city. We were also driven to the home of Hon Francis Burton Harrison, Governor General. He tendered us a reception. "He has a beautiful home on the banks of the Pasig River. We stayed there about an hour, returning to the hotel about 5:30. In the evening a re ception was held on the roof garden of the Manila Hotel, which ended in a dance. Here I met quite a number of ex-Portland people, who were all arfxious to hear from home, and I, like wise, was glad to renew old acquain tances. . "Numerous excursions by automo biles, streetcars and boats were en joyed to the outlying districts; in some instances automobile trips were made 125 miles from the city, where all the tropical vegetation could be seen. "The splendid roads and the manner in which they are kept up is certainly worthy of mention. Owning an auto mobile, I was particularly interested in them. I took a 0-mile drive in the country, over roads that were simply perfect. They were divided into eec tions of five-eights of a mile each, Each section is in charge of a native. His duty is to keep that section in good shape. He is furnished with gravel or sand, or wnatever is neces sary. Roadbulldlnc I.exsona Seen. "A supervisor inspects the work to see that it is done in a satisfactory manner. We all agreed that Manila and the surrounding country could give us some very valuable informa tion of the building and keeping of roads. "Saturday evening, January 31, Nile Temple of Seattle, under whose su pervision this trip was made. Initiated 111 novices into the order of Shrine dom. The opera-house was procured for this purpose and the candidates had a most interesting, session; the sands were hot and all agreed that they had their money's worth, which was $7o for each, or a total or ;iu,afa, which went to Nile Temple, which stood most of the expenses. After the ceremcny was over we adjourned to the Manila Hotel and enjoyed a ban quet the like of which I never have seen. Native dishes of all kinds, to gether with the tropical fruits, were a rare treat to us all. The taDles were beautifully decorated wih native flowers. Covers were spread for 360 and a most pleasant time was had. Thirty different temples were repre sented and one member from each was called upon for a short address. "Al Kader Temple of Portland naa the second largest attendance, 14 mem bers in all; Nile Temple, of Seattle, with an attendance of 21. had the largest. "The Shriners of Manila (Bamboo Oasis) certainly have the art of en tertaining down to perfection, noth ing in that line having been left un done. In fact, when our boat left most of us were about worn out, as sleep was almost out of the question. , Farewell Is Taken. "Our boat left for Hongkong Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. Amid cheers and good-byes we pulled out of the bay. As we passed the cruiser Saratoga, in the port, her band played "Home, Sweet Home." and "Auld Lang Syne." It brought many a tear to our party. We responded as best we could with waving of hats' and handkerchiefs as we slowly headed for the ocean. "We will spend eix days at Hong kong. Then, we go back to Japan for a nine days' visit. We leave Yokohoma February -'5 and arrive in Seattle on March 10, making in all about two and one-half months away from home. All will return with the feeling that there is but one country, and with a rousing three cheers for America depart for their homes, well satisfied with the trip." UNTERMYER IS ON GRILL PERSONAL ISSUE DIVERTS INQUIRY IXTO EXCHANGES. AlItMlon to Value of Tentimony of "Tout" on Race Bill Declared to Lack Individual Application. WASHINGTON. March 10. Hearings on the pending stock exchange regula tion bill were concluded today by the Senate banking and currency commit tee, with Samuel Untermyer, who drew the measure at the conclusion of the recent "money trust" investigation hearings, as the only witness. Mr. Untermyer appeared- armed with a formal brief in support of the bill. but got no chance to read from it. Sen ator Hitchcock insisted, over the pro tests of Chairman Owen, on probing into the past activities of the witness as an organizer of corporations. He did so, he asserted, to disclose the in consistency of Mr. Untermyer's atti tude in now urging the passage of the measures to declare illegal methods by which he had profited. "This personal matter cannot be con sidered pertinent to this bill," Mr. Untermyer insisted. "It is a way to sidetrack, not to- meet the issues of the bill." "I think if anyone appeared before this committee who had spent his whole life manipulating stocks his testimony would be valuable," interjected Senator Owen. "Mr. Untermyer has been be fore us three. times and three times he has been diverted from discussion of the bill by personal matters." "I recall a time when one of our best witnesses on a pending racetrack bill was a reformed racetrack tout,' Senator Nelson suggested. Senator Hitchcock abandoned his line of questioning after the laugh which greeted Senator Nelson's remark and the Senator's explanation that the wit ness was not to consider it as a per sonal allusion. . Senator Reed asked Mr. Untermyer if he did not believe all gambling transactions on stock exchanges should be prohibited. The witness replied that the bill limited these, but that it would take a brave man to offer a more drastic, one. "The abuse I have received would be a Summer zephyr compared to what he would have to face." he said. STUDENTS PLAN PROTEST Discontinuance of Xiglil Schools to Be Discussed at Meeting. A mass meeting has been called at the Lincoln High School auditorium for 7:15 o'clock tonight to protest against the action of the Board of Education in discontinuing tho night schools. The night school students, who have called the meeting, wish the courses continued for a month, so that they may be allowed to take examinations and get credit for work already done. : Diking Proposal Assured Fact. ptut iMPT w .. lT. at t-,.1-, in nJ ll.l-l ."I ' . .J'".. ...... .1 iv. I O irV- I'll- iiic u&ti. ijini.i. uimil proposition has become an assured fact. At a recent election held In the pro posed new dining- district a unanimous vote was cast in favor of the formation Ivor Pederson and John C. Peterson were cnosen as 011,11 cuiuuiissiuners. They will have the responsibility of rodfilmlnir the tract of 4000 acres of tideland. I DOG FOILS RESCUE OF BOY BY Wife of ex-Judge at North Yakima Dives but Fails to Save Lad in Stream. PET TRIES TO SAVE OWNER Mrs. H. B. Rigg leaves Automobile, Discards Fur Coat and Picture Hat and Plunges After Child, Struggling In Water. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., March 10. (Special.) Mrs. H. B. Rigg. wife of ex-juage of the Yakima County Su perior Court, threw oft her heavy fur coat and big picture hat and plunged into ten feet of water today in an effort to rtscue from the Cascade mill pond a 10-year-old lad, Lawrence Stone. She might have been success ful had not her hunting dog, which was in the water, hampered her efforts by attempting to rescue his mistreHS, who, he evidently thought was drown ing. The body of the boy was recovered by men from the neighboring mill. The boy was a son of divorced par ents. His father, who is employed at the Cascade mill, recently brought him from Ellensburg and he was play ing with two companions on floating sawlogs In the mill pond. Mrs. Rigg had driven tothe pond with her automobile to let her dog have his dally swim and was standing on the bank, when she saw the boy strug gling In the water. She is an expert swimmer, and unhestitatingly plunged Into the water. Cumbered with her clothing and hin dered by her dog's efforts to rescue her, she failed to reach the boy, and ex tricated herself with some difficulty. L. M. SULLIVAN ACCUSED WIDOW CAUSES ARREST AND RE FUSES TO COMPROMISE. Ex-Promoter of Fights Saya He Will Marry Woman and Her Charge of Theft Will lie Dropped. LOS ANGELES. March 10. (Special.) Larry M. Sullivan, former prize fight promoter, mining man and adventurer. wanted on a charge of stealing jsou worth of diamonds and money from Mrs. Laura Rogers, who says he prom ised to marry her, gave himself up to Constable George Lyons today. He was later arraigned in Justice Summer field's court and his preliminary exam ination set for March 19. He was re leased on $2000 cash bail. Sullivan learned that he was wanted when in San Francisco. He arrived in Los Angeles Sunday night and tried to get in communication with Mrs. Rog ers, but she refused to talk with him. Sullivan called her several times over the telephone, but she would not an swer. in court today Sullivan declared he was going to marry Mrs. Rogers and the complaint would be dismissed. Mrs. Rogers refused to discuss the case at her apartments in the Hotel Astoria. Strong efforts to bring about a recon ciliation between the ex-promoter and the dark-eyed widow are said to be under way. Mrs. Rogers told the police that Sul livan had promised to marry her, and that she had lent him money several times on his promises of marriage. These amounts, she said, would reach nearly J000O in all. When she had pressed Sullivan to perform his part of the contract, she said, he disap peared, and the warrant followed. ROADS SAY MONEY NEEDED New York Lines Ask Repeal or Cost ly Full-Crew Law of State. ALBANY. N. Y., March 10.---"The railroads of the country are face to face with the greatest financial prob lem in the history of railroading in the United States." says a petition submitted to the New York Legisla ture today by the presidents of 12 large railroads, asking for the repeal of the full-crew law. "This law in the past six months has cost the railroads $600,000." the petition declares, "and no additional safety has been given the public" SABOTAGE SHADES DEFINED (Continued From First Page.) is an unending conflict between capi tal an1 labor?" "I have always found it so since I began work. I believe the conflict will g- on until there Is a change In our system of government. There should be a more equal distribution of the product of labor. I would like to Bee the Government own a great many of our Industries." you believe, do you not, in the doc trine approved by your union, that the 'laborer should be master of his prod uct? " "I think the laborer should have the full product of his toll." When Moyer said that the Western Federation was on record against sab otage, Mr. Petermann asked him what differenco he thought there was be tween allowing mines to become filled with water and throwing a wrench into machinery. The witness thought there was a great deal of difference. IndatttrlHl Workers Opposed. "You are not in sympathy with the principles of the Industrial Workers of the World, are you?" asked Peter mann. "I myself suggested the referendum to sever connection with the Industrial Workers," replied the witness. "When Moyer was excused. Chairman Taylor announced that the hearings were concluded and that the strikers and operators would have 15 days within which to submit briefs after they received copies of the printed tes timony. He also said the committee had decided to admit five of the 12 af fidavits offered by the strikers In re buttal of the testimony of the Michigan National Guard, with the understand ing that the militia would have the opportunity to introduce an equal num ber. Jungle Beasts Frighten Mules. LOS ANGELES. March 10. Fright ened by the smell of Jungle beasts as they passed a wild animal farm at the W Q M A N "The NeT York shops have no more to offer than has this store" is the verdict of hundreds of travelers. Last iveek it vas Fritzi Scheff tvho said it as she perched a jaunty green hat upon her fascinating head and surveyed the result approvingly. " had no idea I should he able to buy such attractive things outside of the Fifth Avenue shops," she continued brightly, "but here am I, Tvho am as careful of my appearance as anyone, buying my Spring chapeau in the Far West. What difference does it make? This is an admirable selection, and everything is straight from Neiv York" Iff LAii'V. We Are Holding a Sale of Silverware Today And liks every other sale announced by the Lipman-Wolfe Store, it is pleasantly interesting and genuinely worth while. Here are some of the facts. Splendid reproductions of the famous old English Sheffield plate are to be on sale at, prices greatly below those you would pay at any other time. Each piece has the soft, gray, satiny finish, and the beauty of design and workmanship found only in the finest examples of old Sheffield plate. It is silver that will outlast a lifetime, and a worthy investment for home-lovers. $10.00 Vegetable Dishes, oval in shape with the thread border, lock-handle style, the cover being convertible into an extra dish. $6.95. $7.50 Sandwich Trays, showing the thread or grape border, pierced designs. Size 1 1 inches. Special $4.48. $4.50 Bread Trays, practical size, thread border, $3.50. $9.00 Candlesticks, reproducing one of the most popular plain styles. Special $7.50. $10.00 Oval Serving Trays, grape border, 16 by 11 in.. $8 $13.00 Serving Tray, grape border. 18 by 13 in.. $11.00 $22.50 Meat Platters in grape design, 1 8-inch size, with well and tree. Special $17.50. $6.50 Grape Bordered Mayonnaise Dish, Special $5 $8.00 Gravy Boat and Tray, thread design. Special $6.50 $2.25 Trivettes, pierced design, size 6 in.. $1.75 First Floor New Sterling Silver for Family Use A special concession by the manufacturer permits us to offer this collection of fine single pieces at a most unusual price. They have the pretty and dignified "thread design" on each handle. Such necessary articles as sugar spoons, butter picks, sandwich forks, pickle forks, cream ladles, olive spears, napkin holders, baby spoons, feeders and baby forks, nut spoons, cucumber servers, and other pieces, all at 89c each. Other new things of Sterling Silver and crystal have just arrived. For instance, oddly shaped marmalade jars and jam pots of etched glass, silver spoons and tops, at $2.75 to $4.00. Sterling initial napkin clasps at $1.00. Individual salt and peppers in an attractive satin-covered heart shaped case, $1.25 the set. Cube sugar racks for $3.00. And relish dishes of glass, silver rimmed for $3.00, with loop handles at $4.00. Lemon dishes at $5.00. Tea strainers of Sterling Silver, ebony handle and glass bottom, $2 Three-piece castors, $3.00 set. Tea balls with chain or handles, $2 and $1.25 each. First Floor. A Coup d'Etat in the China Dept. The China chief captured these splendid sets of Austrian china while abroad and sent them home to us. There are four different patterns, and the china is of that excellent quality which is peculiarly Austrian. Hundred piece sets, of course, with every requisite for complete service. There are 100 of them, easily worth $1 7.50 and $ 1 8.50 for only $12.48. Sixth Floor A New "Uncorseted" Corset ' A W. B. The graceful new lines, the low bust, long hips, and boneless "construction," all features of expen sive corseting, are here for the modest sum of $1.69 These are excellent models for both the slender and medium figures. Six hose supporters attached. In sizes from 20 to 30. Excellently made of a very good quality of coutil, and trimmed at the totj with Drettv embroidery. Fourth Floor RIBBONS. In shades that are so fashionable that it is almost impossible, to find them anywhere. Colors this season have taken a queer "turn." Blue no longer is blue, it is Paon, or French. Green has become Bridge, and one no longer speaks of red or yellow since the advent of Tango, Kahki, and Brass. What with the milliners, the dressmakers, and even the tailors, all demanding ribbons for everything they make, there is much ado to keep them even half supplied. We anticipated this shortage in the ribbon market some weeks ago, and ordered a special lot of splendid ribbons in all the new shades. We doubt if there is such another assortment to be found in the West. Wide moire millinery ribbon at 95c a yard. Wide satin moire ribbon at $1.00 a yard. Gorgeous metallic brocade ribbons, and Chinese Bayadere ribbons, brilliantly embroidered, that are being used by the most exclusive milliners and modistes, at $2.25 to $2.75 a yard. First Floor The Bright Little Button Shop It sparkles like a gem-shop, this little corner. It has a hundred nay, five hundred different kinds of buttons to show. Big buttons, little buttons, square buttons, round buttons, and buttons shaped like butterflies. Pearl buttons, gold buttons, buttons made of glass, silk, or enamel, and ever so many more of those pretty and necessary things, each fastened to its card, resplendent, or merely useful, as the case may be. A vast variety of attractive new buttons for trimming for 15c, 20c and 30c a card. First Floor city limits, a span of mules ran away today and caused the death of their driver, Charles Mountain, 65 years old. He was thrown from his seat to the ground, two wheels of the heavy wagon passing over his body. NITROGEN LECTURE TOPIC Proressor Stafford to Discuss Fixa tion of Gas From Air. The scientific idea of fixing nitrogen from the air, which has formed tht theme of many romantic stories auu which has been regarued by science as one of the important means whereby "iff the food of the coming races will be secured, will be the subject of an ad dress by Professor O. F. Stafford, of the University of Oregon, at the pub 11c library tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. The lecture Is under the auspices of the Oregon Society of Engineers. One of the features that make the lecture of present and local interest is the pos sibility of development of power from Celilo Falls, which will be capable o! being used economically in the fixation of nitrogen. EXCITEMENT At Wright's shoe store. 244 Wash ington street, near Second. Men's shoes and oxfords, 50c a pair. Adv.