THE SUNDAY OKEGONIAN, PORTLAND, 9ANUARY 29, 1905. It KLAMATH ASKS AiO Big Irrigation Project Has En emies at Washington, THEY PLOT ITS DEFEAT These suits Involve every effort of the sugar companies to do away -with the sys tem of test, -which has been f ought out bo- fore In the Boards of Appraisers and be fore United States Courts up to the Court ok Appeals. It has been decided steadily in favor of the Government. The new suite are brought on the ground that the Secretary of the Treasury, In making his rules to cam out the law. acted unconstitutionally In adding the ele ment of estimate or computation of the bare polariscope test. BOY SAYS KAN BOBBED HDL Commercial Organizations of Port land Will Send Loud Protests to National Capital and Ask That Work Go On. Opposition to the Government's Kla math irrigation project has succumbed in the House of Representatives at Wash ington, according to -advices received at Portland yesterday, and the battle ground is nbw in the Department of the Interior, where the Klamath Canal Company, which would be crowded out of the field by the Government project. Is laboring to have the engineers and surveyors of the reclamation service withdrawn from the irrigable region. Commerlcal bodies of Portland will send loud protests to Washington and are already laying plans to head off the foes of the Government project. Dr. R. B. Lee Stelner, Representative from Lake county in the Oregon Legislature, and author of the bill which has passed the Legislature, ceding the beds of lakes in Klamath to the .National Government, was in Portland yesterday explaining the matter to the commercial organizations. "I have telegraphic dispatches," said he. "announcing that the bill in Congress authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to use the waters of Upper and Lower Klamath and Tule Lakes, has won out over its adversaries in the House and that it will probably pass that body. It has already passed the Senate. President Roosevelt will approve It, I have no doubt. But now the enemies of the project are trying to persuade the Secre tary of the Interior to withdraw the Gov ernment engineers and surveyors from the Klamath country." When asked who those opponents were Dr. Stelner responded: Canal Company Fights Project. "They are not the people of Klamath County; for that part of the state de mands, with one voice, that the Govern ment go ahead with its irrigation plans. The truth is, the Klamath Canal Com pany Is behind the fight. That company will probably not be able to thwart the Government enterprise, but the people of Oregon should make their protests heard at Washington so as to ward off any possible danger. Klamath County needs Portland's influence in this matter." Dr. Stelner explained that the Klamath Canal Company, a California corporation, has a project for reclaiming some 75,000 acres of -land, with water drawn from Upper Klamath Lake, and that according to its own statement it has already ex pended about 5130,000. Owners of 25,000 acres of land have entered Into contracts with the company for water, but no fur ther contracts have been made since the National Government proposed Its proj ect for reclaiming 315,000 acres. Since that time the owners of land have wlshedx for the Government project in stead of for that of the Klamath Canal Company. The Government has offered to recompense the company for all money thus far expended, together with Inter est, but the company has refused to give way. State to Relinquish Claims. Dr. Stelners bill In the Oregon Legis lature passed both houses, without a sin gle negative vote, and was signed by the Governor. It provides that the state shall relinquish claim to lake lands, which the National Government will drain for the purposes of Irrigation. This was a con dition stipulated by the reclamation service. INSURANCE COMPANY WINS. Plaintiff in Damage Suit Accused of False Statements. "The preponderence of evidence Is against him in that he has made false statements as to the value of his stocks of goods." This opinion was rendered yesterday by Judge Frazer In the suit of the Fire Asso ciation of Philadelphia against John AI lesina, an umbrella manufacturer, to set aside the award of the appraiser as to loss suffered by Alleslna In a fire two years ago. The total loss as appraised was $13,562.18. but most of this was against other companies in which Alleslna held policlea All the companies refused to pay. and Alleslna sued them and won his suits. The Fire Association also resisted payment and charged the umbrella manu facturer with fraud. For this he sued the company and Its agent for damages. The company, however, continued to fight the case stubbornly, and the decision by Judge Frazer yesterday was- In its favor. The Insurance company selected Grant Phegley as Its appraiser and Alleslna chose H. D. Ramsdell. The two agreed upon Herbert Bradley as umpire. It was alleged by the plaintiff that Ramsdell wanted to take a full Inventory of the stock of Alleslna, which was valued at J6.C00. but Phegley refused to allow him to do so. and presented figures which were submitted to the umpire as a Just award. Bradley, it was claimed, did not inspect the stock, and signed the state ment and the inventory document given him by Phegley. Ramsdell refused to sign. The court hold that the umpire did not perform his duty. BIDE THE PAPER TRAIL. Hunt Club Holds Cross-Country Run and Matched Races. Members of the Portland Hunt Club en- Joyed a splendid cross-country ride yes terday afternoon. Over 20 mounted riders followed John Latta. M. F. H., and after the finish of the run there were a num her of matched races on the long stretch on West avenue. The race between John Latta on Quidado, F. W. Leadbetter on Raclvo and K. M. Lazarus on Humbert was won by Mr. Latta, with the other two horses a length behind. The second matched race was won by E. T. Chase on Zadoc. who beat R. H. Jenkins on Call Born and E. M. Eldrldge on Paul. The hares were Mrs. Stephens and Wil liam Walter. Miss Mable Lawrence was to have been one of the hares, but she was prevented from acting on account of illness. Mrs. Stephens was called upon at the last moment, but in spite of the short notice she had. she and Mr. Walter laid a fine trail. Mr. Myer. of Honolulu, was a guest of the club. Those who rode through follow: Mrs. F. O. Downing, Mrs. F. G. Buffum Mrs. A. S. Norton. Miss Anna Shogren, Mrs. Ambrose Cronin, John Latta. F. W Leadbetter. C. H. Leadbetter. E. M. Laz arus, J. T. Dillon. J. C Muehc. Henrv Metzger, T. T. Strain. I. Lang, Ambrose Cronan, E. T. Chase. E. M. Eldridge, itaipn it. Jenkins. Mr. Myer. Sugar Trust Fights Sugar Tests. NEW YORK, Jan. 28. A new move was made today by the sugar companies, who lor years nave been attempting to do awav with the system of eugar tests which lias been in vogue since 1S97. when papers in 3 scparato eults, involving millions of dol lars paid In sugar duties, were filed against Collector Stranahan, of this port. Tells Weird Tale of Theft on South ern Pacific Sleeper. Claiming to have been robbed of $10 by a man who shared his berth in a sleeping-car on the Southern Pacific Rail road Friday night, little John McKenzie, weary and hungry, limped Into police headquarters yesterday afternoon and asked assistance from Captain Moore. His case was taken under consideration, and later he was sent to the receiving home of the Boys' and Girls' Aid Society. The little fellow is but 12 years old. and this is his second trip to Portland. His parents reside at 139S Pine street, San Francisco, and his father is employed on the Eddy-street carllne there. Hardly any credence is placed in his story of robbery, but the police will Investigate it. He says the man asked him to let him have the $10. when the two retired for the night, and that he refused to return it in the morning. I came to Portland to see some friends of mine here," said the lad last night. Just previous to being taken to the re ceiving home. "I was here last April, but the police caught me and sent me home. I am pretty hungry, as that man took all the money I had in the world, excepting three pennies. I'm afraid my mother and father will worry about me. I wish you would let them know about this, so they will not think I have been hurt." Robert Jenkins and Ancer Smith, lads from Canby, Or., were also picked up by the police last night and lodged in the City Jail. They had walked to town and were worn out when they got to the East Side depot. They sat down to rest and Patrolman Murphy, making his rounds, found them. NAMES OWNERS OF $10,000. Circuit Court Renders a Decision in Big Land Deal. There is no evidence that John H. Benson and F. A. Hyde ever obtained title to the SOOO acres of timber land which they sold," said Judge Frazer yesterday. in deciding a case against these two fa mous landgrabbcrs, who have attained so much notoriety of late in the California courts. The case was one In which Wrells, Fargo & Co. appear as lnter-pleader against James E. Page, Willis H. Gilbert. John H. Benson and F. A. Hyde, to have the court decide what disposition the bank should make of a deposit amounting to $10,009 received in 1S02. Benson and Hyde agreed to transfer SOOO acres of timber, land In Washington to Gilbert for a large sum. Ten thousand dollars was deposited with Wells, Fargo & Co. by Gilbert as a guarantee that he would keep his part of the contract, and as a first payment. Before the deal could be consummated, a destructive timber fire raged over the section in which the loca tions are situated. Gilbert for this rea son declined to carry out his agreement, contending that the fire had destroyed much of the valuable timber. Wells, Fargo & Co. went Into court to obtain a decision as to what to do with the money. Judge Frazer held that no evidence had ever been given to prove that Benson and Hyde had ever gained title to the land they were to convey to Gilbert, nor that they could have gained such title. Ben son and Hyde suffered no actual damage. For this reason, the court ordered the bank to hold the money subject to Gil bert's order. PERS0NALMENTI0N. J. C. Ackerman, of Salem, Is a guest at the Hotel Portland. G. W. Baker, of Goldendale, Wash., Is a guest at the Imperial. Charles A. Werner and wife, of Los Angeles, arrived yesterday at the Hotel Perkins. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Paxton have Just returned from an extended visit in New York and the Southern states. William Wallace Graham, the well- known violinist, has been sick with an attack of la grippe, but Is now recov erlnsr. Dr. S. F. Ewlng, of Union, Or., is a guest at the Imperial. E. E. Dunbar, a Wolf Creek merchant, is also a guest at the Imperial. President Enlarges His Home. NEW YORK, Jan. 2S. President Roose velt and his family are expected to arrive earlier than usual next season in Oyster Bay. Architects have drawn plans for a large addition to Mr. Roosevelt's house on Sagamore Hill, and the work will be started soon and pushed rapidly to com pletion. About 500 of the President's neighbors In Nassau County, headed by a band, are arranging to go to Washington to see him inaugurated. They will wear silk hats, rain coats and carry silk umbrellas, A Thrilling Fact. St. Nicholas. "Suppose," rate the wise orator "though 'tis a thought stupendous Suppose a baby one year old with arms of the tremendous Length ot ulnetr-three odd mllllen miles. Should, In & freak of fun. Reach up and touch the sun? That child would be 253 Year old. I'm told. Before It learned IU hand was burned!" AX IS OUT FOR TWO Driscoll and Thomas Are Not Wanted on Port Board. POLITICS PLAY AT SALEM Political Organization of Multnomah County May Try New Appoint ments This Week Is tho Governor In the Vay? The old-time strife for control of the Port of Portland Commission, though asleep so long, is by no means dead, and a bill will probably be introduced In the Legislature this week to eject John Dris coll and George B. Thomas from the board. Those two men were chosen by the Mult nomah Legislative delegation at Salem two years ago. But they refused to play politics with the political organization of this county, and deprived that organiza tion of the presidency of the commission. Since that time they have been as thorns in the flesh of the Republican chiefs. The latter have sworn dire vengeance, but be hind Driscoll and Thomas is the veto power of the Governor. This has made the chiefs thirst all the more for the blood of Drlecoll and Thomas. So quiet have been the Republican war horses that most persons, Including the two men branded for slaughter, thought the plot against them had been aban doned. But last week the two men were subjects of discussion at Salem, and the word went out that a bill to decapitate them would be Introduced this week. Thomas Expresses Indifference. Thnmoo Vine f ronillntltr ?v1nrft(l Vlnt Yta didn't care whether he should be decapi tated or not; likewise Driscoll, and the two have remarked that they may be able to wreak a little vengeance of their own. jar. unscou was lniormea yesieraay that he was marked for the political shambles. "That so?" he replied, in a surprised tone. "That's the report," was the reply. "Gollv T dMn't know that. Well. T stin- pose they can do what they like." wm tne tiovernor oacic you up? " T think I've cot two or three friends up at Salem, don't you?" wm you asK tnem to work for your' What's thft USA? T mltrhf wnmr (hnw bic fellown who thlnlr thov mntilnr things around here, but there's nothing ran. j.et, i aon t see wny tney ve got it in ior me anv more tnan ror snMp-orf- nnf Adams, unless Mills has pulled them off from those two." "Did VOU oromlSfi to nlfiv the nrranlTD. tlon game, and were you appointed for that reason?" "No, I was not. I didn't promise. Fact is, me men wno claim to be the big thing didn't ask me to go on the board, but Mc Ginn and Malarkev. But thor nnntv, pr election coming, and some persons may neea neip, wnereupon air. Drlscoll's face wore the same look as before the last primaries. Not Pleasing to Chiefs. The political managers of Multnomah have been klcklncr themselvim even cin Thomas and Driscoll were appointed. The two men were really never of grace In ineir signt, nut tney understood that the tWO men WOUld "Stand In." The onlo.- tions were made late one night in the Capitol, and early the next morning, when the Multnomah Legislators were weary and sleepy and sluggish. Thomas was picked out as a representative of the la bor unions and Driscoll of the Democratic element and u. F. Swlgert and C. F. Adams were selected out of the am wmw The three other members chosen were Archie Pease, E. W. Spencer and P. L. WIUIS. The four first namefl rnmhlnM against the three and elected Swlgert president, x nomas vice-president and Driscoll secretary. The three minority members are verv restive nn rsnfain Spencer, who went up to Salem last week to see aoout tne business, declared he would resign unless Thomas and Driscoll were put ore. ORGANIZE FOE GOOD WORK. Women' Plan to Take Care of Unpro. tected Girls During Fair. The Travelers' Aid Association of Port land was formally organized last night ai a meeting neia in tne loung Women's Christian Association headquarters. Help and protection for women and girls who come to the Exposition alone or become stranded In Portland Is now nractlcallv assured. Delegates from many women's organizations were present, and those wno enterea tne newly formed aid asso elation were representatives from the Women's Auxiliary of the Municipal League, the German Ladles Relief So ciety, Ladles' Aid Society of Centenary Church, Women's Christian Temperance Union, Ladles' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church. Portland. Wom en's Union, Young Women's Christian Association. Unitarian Alliance. Council of jewisn women, city Federation of womens Clubs. Home Training Asso ciation and Institute Club. There were several other organizations represented whose delegates were not au thorlzcd to act until meetings shall have been held to discuss the advisaballty of such a move. The refusal of the Women's Club to co-operate with other organiza tions in a work of such general benefit 7ssftsWiassC-0.HAirnpkaLj Mull lllfili ill niiiiiunviUiiilt:iti:i;yjiiium.iciuiiiintHn-j),BT u.'.nf i uj,.-Matt.tamen -u. v-vOu I When your child is ill you dislike to make it take bad I tQrincrrnfr1?rMnF PTnp it to well to know that Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is very pleasant. But it is a medicine, a strong I medicine. Time and time again we have published the formula of this cough medicine in the principal Medical Journals of this country and Europe, and have mailed it to nearly every physician in the United States. So it follows that when your doctor orders it for coughs, colds, bronchitis, or consumption, he knows precisely what he is giving. Physicians recommend their families to keep it on hand. scat r C. Xrr C.. lovaO. Xaaa. Xiao JBaas&etorars of ATXK'8 EAIK TWO Far the Uir. ATTR'8 HLLfc-Tsr rmnrOptttsa. ATMt'g UUWITByiT,T.ft-rw the Me. ATSE'S XSTTE COSX-SSSi Msi tft. New Idea Patterns Ail Sizes All Styles Only 10 Cents New Idea Magazine February Number Only 5 Cents January Money Saving E, vents Great January clearance sale prior to our inventory. The greatest January muslinwear sale that we ever had. Tremendous reductions in Jackets, Suits, Furs and Wrappers. The most radical price-reduction sale of cotton and wool piece goods ever inaugurated in the month of January. Immense Reductions in Stylish Garments COATS SACRIFICED "Women's Coats in Cheviots and Kersey Cloth, best colors and T1 QQ all sizes. Regular prices $5 and 6. Reduced to 9 1 JO 7.50 and 8.50 "Women's Coats, made from high-grade Ker- TC ftft sey, in colors black, brown, castor and tan. Reduced to v "Women's Tourist Coats in plain Kersey Cloths and mannish mixtures, 42 inches loug; back is loose or half-fitted. "Worth $S.50 and f C CA $10.00. Sale prices JU.JU $12.50 and $15.00 -Suits Reduced to $9.75 These suits are made from all-wool Cheviots or fancy mixtures, belted back, collarless coat, silk-lined, pleated skirt, walking length. Tailored Suits, rich all wool Cheviots or fancy mixtures, handsomely trimmed with fancy braids and piping. "Worth $18 JO CI C AA and $20.00. Sale price .' 3 IJ.UU Misses' Suits, Worth $10.00, Reduced to $6.50 Excellent bargain in Tailored Suits of all-wool Cheviot, in plain or hair line stripe, colors brown and navy blue. Size, 12, 14, 16 and 18 years. Skirts at Low Prices-$2.75 Values for $1.98 Made of plain cloths or mixtures in the newest six-gore full-flare style; others with kilts or plain flare tailor-made styles. 90 high-grade Skirts, made from imported Scotch and English suiting, first-class tailoring throughout Regular $1050 and $1250 C OC kind. Your choice Monday and Tuesday U.OJ Girls' Coats at Exactly Half Price Monday and' Tuesday your choice of any Girl's Coat in the house at ex actly half price. Over 500 garments to choose from, in sizes 6 to 14 years. The cloths are Kerseys, Cheviots, Zibelines and Scotch mix tures, all nicely trimmed and well tailored. $4.50 Coats reduced to S2.25 MONDAY $5.0t Coats reduced to $2.50 MONDAY AND $5.50 Coats reduced to S2.75 AND TUESDAY $650 Coats reduced to $3.25 TUESDAY $7.50 Coats reduced to $3.75 Shirtwaists at Clearance Prices Entire stock to be closed out to make room for Spring arrivals. "Wool and Mohair "Waists reduced to. 1.75, $1.12, S1.35 and $1.59 Silk "Waists in black and colors reduced to 2.90, $3.15 and $3.90. Wrappers at Safe Prices The largest and best stock of Wrappers are to be found here: $1.25 Percale or Flannelette "Wrappers reduced to 98 $1.50 Percale or Flannelette "Wrappers reduced to $1.20 $1.00 Percale or Flannelette Wrappers reduced to 85 65c Flannelette Dressing Sacqnes reduced to 48 $2.25 Mercerized Sateen Petticoats reduced to $1.69 Sale of Domestics Extra heavy Silkoline Comforters for full size beds, filled CI Cfi with pure white sanitary cotton, worth $1.95. Reduced to. . . . .M UU 6-lb. heavy gray wool Oregon Blankets, full double-bed size, fl3 CA worth regularly $4.25. Reduced to 4JUU 25 pairs whits Blankets, made by the best mill in Oregon from ff 4 71 wool grown in Oregon, worth $6.00 pair. Sale price J 1500 yards heavy quality Outing Flannel, pink and blue C p stripes and checks, worth 7c yard. Sale price J 6S-inch bleached and unbleached Table Linen reduced to 48p 72-inch heavy bleached all-linen Table Damask reduced to 68 Bleached Napkins, size 21x21-inch, worth $1.25 doz. Sale price... 89 All-linen bleached Napkins, size 22x22, reduced to, dozen $1.59 36-inch Flannelettes, dark and light styles, value 18c, at. ....... i .9V2 India Linen, fine sheer quality, worth 10c yard. Sale price 71A$ English Long Cloth, 36 inches wide, piece of 12 yards, sale price. .$1.20 White mercerized Basket Weave for Waisting, 35c value, for 19 English Nainsook, worth $2.40, for piece of 12 yards. Sale price. .$1.65 Apron Gingham, blue, brown, red and black checks. Sale price. . . -4V2 Best grade French. Flannels, large assortment of styles, reduced to. 59 Large reductions on Lace Curtains, Bedspreads, Sheets, Pillow Cases, Towels, Portieres, Feather Pillows, etc. Muslinwear Values Corset Covers, perfect fitting, all felled seams, finished with Q7p embroidery around neck, 50c value, for 3t.L Gowns, heavy muslin, full size, double yoke back, yoke of solid QQr hemstitching and plain tucks, 50c value, for 0 3L Drawers, full size, heavy muslin, yoke bands, wide umbrella ruffle of deep lace or embroidery, finished with tucks, 75c value, 4C Skirts of fine cambric, with deep flounce' of cambric, finished CQr with tucks and embroidery, $1.00 values, for UuL Children's Drawers, size 2 to 14 years, trimmed with cluster O0r tucks and deep hem. Sale price Lj Untire stock of Muslin and Outing Flannel Gowns, Skirts, Corset Covers, Chemise and Drawers at Clearance Sale Prices. Annual Clearance Sale Every Piece of Dress Fabrics Reduced List of Startling Prices for Monday 52-inchFrench Cloths, all Spring weights and designs, in stripe effects, all solid colorings in tan, navy bluette and gray, regular $1.75 value, closing price ?..$1.13 46-inch French Armure Suitings for dress wear, medium weights, all plain colors, navy, tan, brown, gray, green; regular $1.25 value, closing price 87 50-inch Fancy Suitings, choice materials in three-tone effects; these are exclusive de signs; regular $1.40 value; Monday closing price 75c 46-inch Crepe Egypta, seasonable weights for fancy dresses, all-wool materials, full range of colors; regular S5c value; Monday clos ing price 67 40-inch Fancy Granite, unsurpassable for chil dren's wear and the colors are strictly fast, cardinal, navy, brown, tan, green, gray; reg ular 65c value; Monday closing price. .43d A FEW SPECIALS FROM THE Black Dress Goods Section 52-inch black Sacking, former price $1.40, special 73 40-inch black Granite, former price 75c, special 42 52-inch black Serge, former price $1.00, special 48 52-inch black Brilliantine, former price, Soc, special 43 THREE BIG SPECIALS IN" CREAM COLOR, 52-inch cream Cheviot Serge, former price $L2o, special .69 46-inch cream Basket Cloth, former price $150, special 83 $ 46-inch cream Brilliantine or Lustre, former price $1.00, special o5 Women's and Children's Knit Underwear SPECIAL OFFERINGS. The best offerings of Women's and Chil dren's Winter Underwear of the season at your disposal tomorrow. WOMEN'S VEGA SILK UNION SUITS. White, black or pink and blue, heavy Winter weights, silk trimmed and strictly fast colors extra value at $3.00. Special $2.25 WOMEN'S WOOL UNION SUITS. Four small lots of our best selling numbers, heavy wool knit, heavy cotton and cashmere, in black, gray or white, worth up to $2.00 per suit; to clear the shelves quickly they all go at one price tomorrow, the suit 95 WOMEN'S NATURAL WOOL VESTS AND PANTS. Tho regular $L00 line in ribs and natural flat, gray or ecru. Special tomorrow 69 WOMEN'S WOOL PLATED VESTS AND PANTS. Best 50c grade Jersey ribbed; 50 dozen on sale tomorrow, at, the garment 37 CHILDREN'S RD3 FLEECE VESTS AND PANTS. Splendid weights, in silver gray or cream color, all sizes, 16 to 34, on sale tomorrow, each 25 Shoe Department We closed our year's business Saturday night. It.was by far the most gratifying year in our shoe experience. We did a little better than three times the amount of business done in 1903. We have our wires laid to still better last year's showing. We have endeavored to give the people of Portland the best shoe values obtainable. How well we have succeeded this coming year will show. If the former shoe purchasers have been satisfied we can expect a large percentage of them back this year, with many thousands of new customers that old friends make. We continue the policy pur sued last year namely, make no misstata ments, guarantee every pair, make right every wrong and at all times sell on the very closest possible margin. WOMEN'S $3.00 SHOES $1.95. A new lot of Women's Fine Vici Kid and Box Calf Lace Shoes, with light and heavy soles, Cuban, concave and military heels, worth $3100. Monday $1.95 Women's $2.50 Kid and Box Calf Lace Shoes, with light and heavy soles. Monday. .$1.57 BOYS' $2.50 BOZ CALF SHOES $1.57 LITTLE GENTS' $2.00 SHOES $1.23 MISSES EXTRA QUALITY VICI KID AND BOX CALF SHOES, worth $2.25. Mon day $1.49 We are closing out all our MEN'S $5.00 SHOES AT $3.50 Pre-lnventory Silk Specials Our Special Guaranteed Quality 20-inch black Taffeta, regular 65c quality, Mon day and Tuesday, at 48 24-inch black Taffeta, regular 75c quality, Mon day and Tuesday, at 59 27-inch black Taffeta, regular $L25 quality, Monday and Tuesday, at 89 36-inch black Taffeta, regular $1.75 quality, Monday and Tuesday, at $1.26 GUARANTEED BLACK PEAU DE SOIE. 19-inch black Peau de Soie, regular 85c quality, Monday and Tuesday, at 68 24-inch black Peau de Soie, regular $L00 qual ity, Monday and Tuesday, at.... 77 27-inch olack Peau de Soie, regular $1.25 qual ity, Monday and Tuesday, at v89 27-inch black Peau de Soie, double finish,, reg ular $1.50 quality, Monday and Tuesday, at $1.13 Mohawk Building, Third and Morrison Sts. to women created some surprise, but no comment, and 'the Travelers' .Aid Society of Portland was launched with a well constructed constitution and strong in workers and numbers. Nominations were made by ballot, and elections v.-ere without exception, unani mous. The officers elected are: Presi dent. Mrs. W. J. Iloneyman (Y. W. C A.): first vice-president. Mrs. L-,H. Addl ton (W. C T, U.): second vice-president. Mrs. Sol HIrsch (Council Jewish Women); third vice-president, Mrs. George Cros- well Cressy (Unitarian Alliance); corre sponding secretary, Mrs. S. T. Hamilton (Women's Union): recording secretary. Miss Carrie A. Holbrook: treasurer. W. R. MacKehzIe: auditor, Miss Anna Cre mens (Catholic Churches). -Much time was spent in golnff over the various provisions of the constitution which liad been drafted for the approval of the new society. It -was found to be thorough, and little change was made. It contained provision for a number of standing- committees, including finance. train, boat, employment, boarding and rooms, lodging-house, care of stranded girls and women, printing, circulation, press: also an executive and a central committee. The work will start out in an encouraging way, as much earnestness Is shown by all who have attended tho meetings held so far, and tho seriousness and scope of the subject seems to be ap preciated by every one concerned. Reg ular meetings will bo held the second Saturday evening of each month at 7:30 o'clock, committee meetings to be called by the president or any five members at any time. The committees will be an nounced at the next meeting, at which time additional by-laws will bo adopted. Yellow Fever Patients Recover. PANAMA, Jan. 2S. Commander Nlles. of the United States cruiser Boston, in forms the Associated Press that all the patients who have been suffering from yellow fever on board the Boston are Im proving and that all danger of a spread of tho fever is past.