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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, MAY 31, 1908. 5 GALL Of! LABOR TO PUNISH THEM Gompers Bitterly Attacks Con gressmen for Not Passing Bills Demanded. VOTE ONLY FOR FRIENDS President of Federation Says Speak er Is Admitted to Hold House la Iron Grip and Only Rep resents Interests. NEW YORK. May 30. (Special.) Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, has made an appeal to organized labor throughout the country to vote against Congressmen who have voted against -jBirt.n-iBd l saadiuoo "JIV 'SIU. Joqwi ly bitter against Speaker Cannon. In his statement to the workers, he says: "Mass 4nee tings were held all over the country, from April 19 to May 1. They attracted an immense amount of public attention, for at these gather ings the workers and their friends voiced In most emphatic terms labor'; protest against the indifference of Con gress, which for lack of an amendment to the Sherman anti-trust law, which could readily be passed, permits the trades unions to be classed as trusts and liable to punishment as such. Elect Only Labor's Friends. "No member of Congress can complain that he is in ignorance of the desires of his constituents or that he has failed to receive warning that labor and Its friends Intend to elect only those who have promoted and voted for the legislation demanded. j) pun juqi pBad uauissajSuoo unflE.t the domination of our genial 'Uncle Joe' Cannon, it is impossible to get these bills before the House. They assert that he holds the House in an iron grip; that he will not allow a bill to come to a vote if he does not wish to do so; that no matter how sincere their desire to pass these hills Uncle Joe will not give them a chance. Under Uncle Joe's Tyranny. "What a humiliating confession from the members, of our highest legislative body held fast In the iron grip of one irresponsible man, subpect entirely to his whim. Who is re sponsible for 'Uncle Joe's Czardom ex cept the Congressmen who elected him to the speakership and who permitted lil ni to impose upon them a set of rules which mnkes him such an abso lute master of tho House that mem bers might as well ko home and let the Speaker record what legislation he wishes passed? "Nor must we forget that this irre sponsible tyrant Is not representing his personal whims alone. Ah! no; he represents the powerful 'interests' who. with the docile consent of the majority of the House, have placed him there and aided him in imposing his autocratic rule upon the Hodse," CHILDREN LEAD PARADE Pupils Participate In Memorial Day Kxercises nt Oregon City. ORKGOX CITY. Dr., Mny 30. (Spe cial.) Decoration Day was appropri ately observed here today, and the ceremonies were In charge of Meade Post. No. 2, Grand Army of the Re public, and the Woman's Relief Corps. Pupils of the McLoughlin Institute, and of the Wtllamette, Barclay and Kast harn schools, accompanied the proces sion as headed by the Oregon City Hand and Company G; Third Regi ment of Infantry. Oregon National Guard, the line of march proceeded from Willamette Hall, where the school children gave an interesting pro gramme, to the Shlvely Theater, where the public exercises took place. W. P. Hawley officiated as president of the day and George C. Brownell deliv ered an impressive oration. The public buildings and banks were closed all day. Mountain View Cemetery was thronged with people today and the graves were beautifully decorated with flowers. The closing exercises of the Grand Army and Relief Corps were held there. ttEORGK 11. WILLIAMS OKATOR Delivers Memorial Day Address at Salem Graves Decorated. SALKM, Or.. May 30. (Special.) Decoration Day was observed in Salem In the usual manner, with formal exer cises by the G. A. R. and W. R. C. George It. Williams, of Portland, de livered the Memorial address. The lo cal military company, led by the Sa lem band, marched to the cemetery, formed a guard of honor during the exercises, and fired a salute at the close. Notwithstanding the lateness of the season and the scarcity of flowers, the graves in all cemeteries were pro fusely decorated. FLYS WITH HIS OWN WINGS (Continued From First Papr. htst moment. The largest Hnglish bal loon was Poluck's Valkyrie, of 139S cubic meter There was an exciting incident at the start of the race, the Belgian balloon ICmulation de Nord striking a tree In the grounds. The pilot, Albert Crombez, in stantly threw over his ballast and suc ceeded In clearing the obstruction, but his car took with it two huge branches of the tree. The aeronaut pluckily continued tho race. The winner was the Valkyrie, which" made the descent very easily about 300 ards rrom the winning post. Griffiths Brewers lotus. also a British representa tive, finished pecond. The third prize has not yet been decided. WIUGHT BROTHERS CONFIDENT Americans Not Worried by Record Flight of De La Grange. PARIS. May no. Wilbur Wright, one of the Wright brothers, the American aero planlsts. was informed today that Leon De La Grange, the French aeroplanist, had succeeded in flying 12,750 metres at Rome. He manifested considerable in terest In the performance and said: "We are not worried. We have already tripled the distance made by M. De La Grange this morning. Our confidence in our leadership rests upon the essential difference between our machine and those used In Kurope. We have a practical aeroplane capable of flying on the wind."' Mr. Wright then proceeded to explain that the problem of equilibrium had been solved by himself and his brother by the application of Melicoid principles which enabled them by a twist of the surface of the planes to right their machines against the wind. On the other hand, he said, all the European machines thus far 'had stationary-planes. Commenting upon the description of the Wright aeroplane recently published in the newspapers. Mr. Wright expressed the opinion that his brother was not re sponsible for many statements placed In his mouth. "The dimensions given are inaccurate," he said, "and it is palpable they were obtained from the patent-office specifi cations, which, in some respects, are deliberately misleading. Continuing, Mr. Wright said the ad vantage of having two persons In the machine for military purposes was that one could take observations while the other handled the mechanism. He thought it would be six weeks before his demon strations would begin. French aeronauts are intensely interested in the prospect of a series of demonstrations with the Wright aeroplane in France. BIGGEST BALLOON IS READY Giant Gasbag: Ascends From St. Louis This Week. DANVILLE, May 30. The Chicago, said to be the largest balloon in the world, which is 150 feet high when in flated, will make its first ascent from St. Louis next week, where it will be taken from Springfield, HI., Monday. Colonel Coey, owner of the balloon; Captain Bumbaugh, the pilot, and G. W. Cannon, of this place, will go up on the initiaPtrip. TOOK COIN FROM RYAN BRYAX'S CAMPAIGN BOOMERS OF 1904 ACCUSED. Jiew York Papor Declares Magnate Donated $20,000 to Polit ical Fund. NEW YORK, May 30. According to a report printed here today, Thomas F. Ryan contributed J20.000 to a fund to support a campaign in Nebraska in the Fall of 1904, havinjr for its prin cipal object the election ot WiiUam .1. Bryan as United States Senator. It -was stated in this report that Mr. Kyan gave his check to William V. Hheeh;.n and that Mr. Sheehan save other checks for the amount to T. S. Allen, who was the chairman of the state central com mittee of Nebraska, and who is said to have been In New York at the time. It Is asserted that contributors of this fund expected Mr. Bryan would,' after this contribution, give unquali fied support to the candidacy of Alton B. Parker, the Democratic candidate for President, and that Mr. Bryan would "let up in his attack on the financiers who were backing the campaign." LINCOLN. Neb., May 30. T. S. Allen, chairman of the Democratic state cen tral committee, today denied the report that 320.000 had been contributed by Thomas F. Kyan to Mr. Bryan's cam paign fund. BHYA.V SAYS IT IS ISTRIE Has Xot Consented to Parker Head ing Resolutions Committee. NORFOLK, Neb.. May 30. In conver sation today with a representative of the Associated Press, William J. Bryan de nied the statement made yesterday rela tive to Judge Parker being chairman of the resolutions committee at , the Denver convention. "The report is without foundation," said Mr. Bryan. "I have not discussed the chairmanship of the resolutions com mittee and have not consented that Judge Parker should be chairman of the reso lutions committee. I have had no com munication with any person on the subject." BRYAX'S STATEMENT GUARDED Says Money Will be Returned If Ryan Contributed. A1NS WORTH. Neb., May 30. Will lam J. Bryan, when asked tonight about the statement published in New York thnt Thomas F. Ryan contributed $20,000 to his campaign fund in 1904, declined to make any statement except to say: "1 shall reach home next Wednesday right. 1 will then see the text of the World's charges and make a full re ply. If Mr. Ryan contributed dlrectly or indirectly to the Nebraska fund I wlil see that every dollar is returned to hirn." Allen Denies tlie Story. LINCOLN. Neb., May 30. T. S. Allen( chairman of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee, today denied the report that 330.000 had been contributed by Thomas F. Ryan to Mr. Bryan's cam paign fund. VOTERS, ATTENTION! Vote for the increased appropriation for the University of Oregon. Dont' brand Oregon as a "mossback" state. Vote "Yes" on election day. The bill has been indorsed by all the Oregon Commercial clubs, teachers' associations, the Stat Fed era tion of Xabor, the Ta xpayers' League of Portland and 130 Oregon newspapers. Liability Bill Finally Passes. WASHINGTON, May 30. Among the bills passed at today's session of the House were the following: Providing life-saving apparatus on the Fa rail on Islands, off California; granting pensions on 'he surviving officers and en listed men of the Texas Volunteers, and providing for compensation to Govern ment employes for injuries received while in the performance of their duties. Sev eral pension bills also were passed. Calls for Election Returns. Chairman Thomas, of the Democratic County Central Committee, has requested that members of the committee telephone returns from the various precincts Mon day night to Democratic headquarters. The telephone numbers are Main 8020 and A 3147. Katheriire Jennings Dead.. Katbeiine Jennings, aged 22. .laugh ter of Henry Jennings, of 455 Multno mah street, died at 1 o'clock this morn ing at the home of her parents of iJright's disease. O'Day's Political Record. Defeated for the Supreme Bench of Nebraska, beaten for Judge of Multno mah County twice, and outvoted for Judge of the Supreme Court of Oregon in 1902. The bst form of steam engine actually utilizes 5i pr cent of the heat produced. Jewelery auction. Metzgers, 342 Wash ington street. BRING BOYCOTT PACIFIC Chinese of San Francisco Or ganize for Campaign Against Japanese.' AID BRETHREN AT HOME National Disgrace Association Is Formed to Carry On Fight In the Cities of Coast and Elsewhere in the United States. SAN FRANCISCO. May 30. The mer chants of the1 local Chinese colony met today and organized for the purpose of assisting their brethren in their boycott of Japanese goods. The campaign will be carried on from here and carried into all the big cities of the Pacific Coast and then into the Eastern commercial centers. The San Francisco Chinese were spurred to action by a series of personal letters from the Orient, in which they were ap pealed to as patriots to demand for their country the , respect that is accorded others. The advices contained the information that .the National Disgrace Association had been formed by the Chinese mer chants in Canton. Every member pledges himself not to buy Japanese 'goods and not to ship any merchandise in Japanese ships. The women of China are assist ing the men and have formed a num ber of clubs through which they will ren der loyal aid. From Australia and the Straits settle ments comes word that the boycott Is so effectively organized there that the trade of the Japanese men has suffered to the extent of more than $1,000,000. IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED . SEASON, ASK BEN SELLING MEN WILL WEAR THIS FOREST GROVE MAX GETS BIL LET IX THE XECK. Quong Lee Opens Fire on Clyde Wil son as Latter Tries to Enter Laundry to Drink Beer. FOREST GROVE. Or.. May 30. (Spe cial.) Clyde Wilson, a young: man of this city, was shot in the neck at a late hour tonight by Quong: Lee, pro prietor of a laundry. Stories of the affair differ. Wilson says that he and a companion with some bottles of beer went to the laundry to drink and eat a lunch. Just as he was about to open the door he says the Chinaman fired at him from the inside. According: to the Chinaman, Wilson hurled a stone at the door of the laundry and otherwise made himself obnoxious, and the shot was fired in self-defense. Qoungr Lee has been molested at dif ferent times by boys of the town and i ill w$ XVfc'ft QUALITY IS THE KEYNOTE OF OUR SUCCESS. Price may sometimes prove a temptation. It is only when linked with QUALITY that it has real merit. The QUALITY of our Clothes gives us much more concern than the price. When we are satisfied with a garment and offer it for sale, YOU may take it for granted that it is right. Our GUARANTEE goes with every garment we sell. MEN'S SPRING SUITS $15 to $40 OUR JUVENILE APPAREL is -built on the same lines as the men's. G LEADING CLOTHIER he 'was prepared this time to defend himself with a gun. Srverl young men have been haled before the Police Judtte for annoying the Celestial. Wilson is 30 years old, lives with his widowed mother, his father dying but recently. He is employed in a local livery stable. His Wound tonifrht. while serious, is not considered fatal. The bullet made an ugly wound in the neck and lodged beneath the collar bone. The shooting took place shortly after 11:30. Quong Lee will be arrested. Baltimore Auto Races. BALTIMORE. May 30. in the 100- mile race, for stock cars, stripped chassis, Le Leimbach was first; R.Mor ton, second, and K. Price, third. Time, 2 hours, 47 seconds. Six cars competed. MiHiiiiiinniiMfni smranamnrajfrrrcriiminimrimrunTtinminrarirFnniiitmmmtjnLHifniifjtmsnijijfnjJiiiii, iiimuiiiihiikm HIGH RtWT PHICf . S0KS WCjT SIDEJUHNITUPC DFALE RS i nn m aimHHiHUii nimmniyflimiinHnimnHifiwnminnniiinninini nnnmmimmiaiinnH iiummiiiiHiiiicaTgirnEiimnEHaiiimHiiiJi riii ?nmmrninn wiiTmnpiHPintnnnfpiiTffilinmmRTfli MISS-PORTLAND SHAKES THE BIG PRICE m&fS t- 1 1 t r(,i . '(rp3 . - ? T f1 "ve VoAwr dont PAy) TH t Y HAD A 1 , .V of m It isn't so very long ago since PORTLAND FURNITURE BUYERS had Hobson's choice. They could buy from either of the Big Price Boys or go without furniture. The time was ripe for revolt. Therefore we were opportunists. Although we opened our store in the midst of the panic and notwithstanding the fact that we located on the East Side, people flocked to our store in droves. Our business grew by leaps and bounds. Never before had the public been able to buy high-class furniture at such reasonable figures and we made an immediate hit, and also HIT THE BIO PRICE BOYS AWFULLY HARD. Really they did not know what had struck them at first a cyclone or an avalanche it came so suddenly. But it was an awful awakening the realization that they no longer had things all their own way. Of course, they will always have customers who are indifferent to prices, but all judicious buyers are coming to our store. They know prices are based on expenses and they can easily answer the question if Others Pay Rent, We Collect Rent on Half Our Own Building, Who Can Sell the Cheapest? $13.50 Oak Table $9.09 weathered $9.00 Solid Oak Michigan Dinine Table, round, finish, 6-foot extension, square legs, beau tiful Mission pattern. Special this week. . 'Steel Ranges at Cook Stove Pricas Large 6-hole 13-inch Oven Range tOC PI A at only $Zi5.UU Handsome Wardrobe, 6V2 feet high and 38 inches wide. It sells from $S.50 to $11.50, according to the locality. "M.-A.'s" special price, this week 5C 7C is only...... f 35c Dustpan Free Each lady customer this week will be given a new patent Dust Pan free. It has long handle and works automatically. You don't have to stoop down and tire your back. A positive luxury to any housewife. Free to customers this week. Royal Oak Dresser $10.75 This Week NOTICE-Specials are spot cash or C.O.D. w. r 1 MORGAN GEORGE T. ATCHLEY S. H. MORGAN S.-83-85 fcjrvN D AP Att!t9ibwv!& CORNER its retKtfllSk. pJa-feAg Special Kitchen Furniture Bargains This Week Kitchen Cabinets $6.75 Kitchen Treasure, top 27x52 inches, white $3.25 Finished $3.45 Drop-Leaf Table, 42x45 inches, white $2.00 Finished $2.25 Kitchen Safe, 5 feet 8 inches high $4.75 Kitchen Table, 27x45 inches, yith drawer $1.50 Without drawer $1.30 Let M.-JL Furnish Your Home irdffflaE'EsnacfisMm.'EiiE'iiii