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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1910)
THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, JANUARY 9. 1910. PROPOSED CHANGES PUZZLES TO CHINA Reforms Under Constitutional '. Form of Government Are Not Understood. LOSS OF QUEUES DEPLORED i- Oomplaint Is Made 1'tmt General Haircuttlns Would Entail Too Great Expense- I'pon Poor T'olk of Empire. SHANGHAI, Jan. 1. Special.) Chinese reports, which may or may not be strictly accurate, state that the Senate which is to be set up under the constitutional government is to consist of (1) members elected by Im perial clansmen, princes. Manchu. Chi-1 . nese and Mongolian nobles, and offi cials fln the ministries and offices; 2 members, limited to SO in number, ap pointed by dtcreo from anions eminent scholars who have . obtained ranks otherwise than by examination, auth ors of valuabla works, -aaid persons qualified to enter the highest academy of learning: (3 murabers elected by "voters and taxpayers; and (4) members elected by and from the provincial as-, pemblfes. I'ouble the number required In the last category- will . be. .nomi-. nated by the local parliaments, and the final selection will .meft .with, the. Viceroy or Governor of the province. Great Debate on Queues. Prolonged discussion is reported to Jiave taken plac over the creation of the proposed cabinet. Opinion is said to be divided on the question of abol- 'ishing the Grand Council. It is, how-, ver. added that that body and the Oovernment Council, are' of opinion that the new cabinet should be formed nome time next year, and that they bave recommended Prince Chiiigr for the Premiership. The proposal to abolish the queue and to reform Chinese Uresa has nat urally provoked much controversy. Popular opinion is decidedly against the change. The ' leading advocate of reform .s Prince Tsai Tan. -who Kas pointed out that, besides being objec tionable from the hygienic point of . view, the queue is a subject of derision i among foreigners. The Prince Resent is said to have expressed the opinion 'that the change could not be hastily decided up, as it involved a departure l'rom the institutions laid down by the imperial ancestors. He sa'.o feared that the people had not attained suf ficient enlightenment and education to submit to the contemplated change. Ultimately, however, he was persuaded to agree to a beginning being made with the military and the police, and to the reform being enforced through out the empire next year. Objections to Halrcutting. Thereupon one of the Grand Coun- I ;lllors brought forward various objec tions. He urged, for Instance, that the change would render it easier for for eign spies to disguise themselves. But Ills main objection was that the pro vision of a new style of dress would en tall an enormous outlay on the part of the people. The latest report is to the effect that. In deference to public opin ion, the proposed reform has been in definitely postponed. INDIANS' FOOTBALL GAME Story of an Historic Contest In Ohio, in 1 798. Cincinnati Knquirer. The first came of football that was reported in Ohio or the Northwestern Territory was played in Wapokoneta, over a century ago. After General Clark defeated the In !inns in the Mad River Valley in 17S0. the Shawnees settled here. Then a. Frenchman opened a trading post and bartered firewater and tobacco for furs. After General Wayne crushed the In dians at the battle of Fallen Timbers, the Government established a reserva tion here, and the remnants of the sev eral Indian tribes were located on this reservation. With the Council House on the banks ft the river, where Wapokoneta now tands. Judge Burnet, of Cincinnati, as 3'"ederal Judge, held court in Marietta nd Detroit, Mich., and traveled on horseback from Cincinnati to Detroit. On one of these trips. In 1798. he topped over to rest at Wapokoneta. nd in his "notes" he describes a game of football. It will be noted that it "was an open game and nobody was killed.' The Indians, it seems, did not believe in killing anybody when they played. They only killed when they killed, and did not combine murder and Play. Judge Burnet says: "Blue Jacket, the war chief, who commanded the Shawnees In the battle of 1794 at Maumee. resided in the vil lage, but was absent. We were, how evfr, received with kindness by the old village chief, Bucklnxelas. "When we went to his lodsre he was itrivlng audience to a deputation of :hiefs from some Western tribes. We took seats at his request till the con ference was finished and the strings, of wampum were disposed of. He gave us no intimation of the subject matter of the conference, and. of course, we tould not, with propriety, ask for it. -In a little time he called in some of his young men and requested them to get up a game of football for our amusement. A purse of trinkets was soon made up and the whole village, male and female, were on the lawn. At these games the men Splayed -against the women, and it was a rule that the former were not to touch th ball with their hands on penalty of forfeiting the purse, while the latter had the privilege of picking it up. running with it and throwing it as far as they could. 'When a squaw had the ball the men were allowed to catch and shake her. and even throw her on the ground if necessary, to take the ball from her hand, but they were not allowed to touch or move it, except with their feet. At the opposite extremes of the lawn, which was a beautiful plain, thickly set with blue grass, stakes were erected about six feet apart, and the contending parties arrayed themselves In front of these stakes, the men on the one side and the women on the Other. The party which succeeded in driving the ball through the stakes at the goal of the opponents were pro claimed the victors and received the Xiurse. "All things being ready, the old chief went to the center of the lawn and threw up the ball, making an exclama tion, in the Shawnee language which -we did not understand. He immediately retired and the contest began, Th,e par- ties seemed to be fairly matched as to numbers, having about 100 on a side. "The game lasted more than an hour, with great animatton, but was finally decided in favor of the ladies, by the power of an herculean squaw, who got the ball and in spite of the men who seized her to 'shake It from her up lifted hand held firmly, dragging them along till she was sufficiently near the goal to throw It through the stakes. "The young squaws were the most active of their party and, of course most frequently caught the ball. When they did so it was amusing to see the strife between them, and the young In dians, who immediately seized them, and always succeeded in rescuing the ball, thouerh sometime tTiev- could not j effect their object till their female (competitors were thrown on the grass. "When the contending . parties had retired from the field of strife it was pleasant to see the feeling of exul tation depicted In the faces of the victors, whose joy was manifestly en hanced by the fact that their victory was won in the presence of white men, whom they supposed to be highly dis tinguished and of great power in their nation. This was a natural conclusion for them to draw, as they knew we were journeying to Detroit for the purpose of holding the General Court, which they supposed controlled and governed the naticn. We spent the night very pleasantly among them and in the morning resumed our journey.' CONSERVATION IS URGED XEWUVDS OV SEVAD IM'RO BICES BII.I, FOR BOARD. Salaries Jfot Belug Provided, Govern ment Officials Would Be Re quired to Work Gratis. OREGONIAX SEW3 BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. S. Senator Newlands. of Nevada, one of the foremost advocates of conservation, proposes, by law, to ' authorize the re-creation of the Con servation Commission, which went out of existence toward the close of the Roosevelt Administration. He has in troduced a bill authorizing the appoint ment of such a commission, its mem bers to be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The commission, under the bill, is to consist of 15 members and is to "in vestigate all questions relating to the -conservation, use and control of the water resources of the United States for navigation, irrigation, municipal supply, power and swamp land reclamation, the prevention of floods and the maintenance of stream control, the prevention of waste in the mining and extraction of coal, oil, gas and other minerals, the protection of human life in the mines and the prevention of erosion and soli wash; also the conserv ation of -the forests, the preservation of the public domain for homeseekers. the protection of timber, coal, iron and oil lands of the United States against absorption by monopoly and the Inves tigation of all other questions relating to the conservation of the natural re sources of the United States for - the preservation of its beauty, healthful ness and habitability." $50,000 Is Asked. The bill proposes that this commis sion shall co-operate with conservation commissions or boards of the various states, and shall make annual reports to the President, which reports shall be transmitted to Congrress. To enable the commission to begin Its work, $50, 000 is appropriated. The failure of the Xejvlands bill to stipulate the manner of men to be ap pointed on this commission and the failure to prescribe salaries will make It incumbent upon the President to appoint on the commission men who are already in the Government service, for it 1 hardly to be expected that men will -olunteer their services to the Government without hope of pay for their time or labors. This, of course, would be a doubling up of the work of officials placed on the commission,, as was the case with the Roosevelt commission. The Newlands bill will never pass In the shape in which it was intro duced; Indeed, it is somewhat doubtful if Congress will this session provide for any conservation commission. But if a bill should be passed, there will be some stipulation as to the kind of men to be appointed, and the probabili ties are that at least a part of the members will be taken from outside the Government service and placed on salary. I,bors Were Burden. One great criticism made of the Roosevelt Conservation Commission was that its members, and more par ticularly those already on the Govern ment payroll, such as Forester Pln chot, were being overburdened with work. Pinchot. for instance, has his hands full with the Forest Service, of wich he is the head, and to require him, in addition to running the Forest Service, to act as chairman of the Con servation Commission, was to ask him to do more than any one man could do conscientiously. By looking after commission business he had to slight the business of the Forest Service, for he was only human. And what was true of Pinchot was equally true of other Government officials. Such a contingency will be guarded against if Congress decides this session to pass any kind of a "conservation commission bill. The duties proposed by the New lands measure are such as call for the undivided time of members of the com mission: to require less would be to impair the effectiveness of the body. LONG SEARCH REWARDED Wire Who Left Because Husband Was ''Harsh" Kepents. FARGO, X. D., Jan. 8. After search ing ail over the Northwest for his wife and three children, who left their home near Egeland, N. D., October 16. John T. Wensel. a wealthy Flicker-tail farmer, was reunited to his family in the Pres ton Hotel, Fargo, after Chief of Police Grant had telegraphed to the Hotel St. James. Minneapolis, where Venzel' was making headquarters in his quest. When Wenzel rushed into the room where his wife and their three children awaited him. he hugged them all In his arms and bejran lavishing upon them presents he had purchased in Minneapolis tor them Christmas, in vain hope that he would find them by that time. To the eldest child, a boy. 5 years old. he gave a new suit: to -the little 3-year-old girl, a gold locket and chain, set with dia monds: to the younger babe, dolls, jump ing jacks and toy cars. To them all he gave great sacks of candy and nuts. Mrs. Wenzel says she left home be cause her husband was harsh to her. She took the three children to Crooks ton. Thence she went to Alexandria, Minn., where she remained in a hotel. Finally she went to the home of her father. Jules Eickhoff. a millionaire farmer and capitalist, near Fergus Falls, Minn. She found her father aged and in poor health, she said, and her trouble with her husband greatly worried him. So she came to Fargo, told Chief Grant her story and he sent word to Wenzel, who was known to be in Minneapolis, on account of the persistency with which he enlisted the newspapers in his search for his wife and babes, whom he be lieved to be In the Twin Cities. TRIAL MAY REVEAL WIOilSECBETS Details of Alleged Servian Plot Against Austria to . Be Told at Vienna. HISTORIAN IS DEFENDANT i'ifty Belgrade Deputies Accuse Heinrioh rriedjung- AVlth Pub lishing Libels in Austrian Pa perHe ' Promises Expose. VIENNA. Jan. 1. (Special.) A political trial has begun which has been looked forward to with intense interest in Austria-Hungary, Tills interest will be by no means confined to tr.is country, ' but will be equally shared in political circles abroad. The matter concerns t'le an nexation crisis which occurred last Spring, and persons in touch with the Foreign Office assert that in the course of the trial a number of secret intrigues will be Drought to light which were planned at Belgrade against Austria-Hungary. The defendant -Is tho well-known Aus trian historian. ' Dr. Heinrlch Fried.luus. who. during tho stormiest period of the Austro-Hungarian conflict, published cer tain articles in the Neue Freie Presse, in 'which he openly accused ttie Servian government of having endeavored by its agents to incite a popular rising in Bos nia. Croatia and South Hungary. The plaintiffs in"lhe case are 50 Deputies of the Croatian Local Diet, the .majority of whom arc also members of the Hungarian Parliament, and belong besides to the so called Servo-Croat Association in Agrain. I Among them are Count Kulner, Baron Ni koliz and Count .Theodore Pejaoevic. At the same time, another action is being brought by the Croatian member of the Hungarian Parliament. Frans Bupilo, who waa- accused by Dr. Friedjung of having received a fixed yearly payment of $4000 from the Servian Foreign Office. Along with these a third and separate action is being brought by three Croa tian Deputies against the Vienna Jour nal Belchspost, a paper favored by Cler ical and feudal circles in Austria. This journal accused the aforesaid Deputies of having encouraged the conspiracy in favor of Servia. I Defendant Proiuises Sensation. To. meet his1 many antagonists Dr. Friedjung asserts that he is in possession of numerous authentic documents which he -will produce in court to verify the ac cusations which he advanced in the press. In his Neue Freie Presse articles' he de pcribed the alleged surreptitious agitation carried on by Servian agents for many years past in both Bosnia and Herzego vina, together with' the attempt of the Servian government "to destroy the work of the Ber in rongTees by dynamite and sword." He stated that the Servian dynasty had planned to estabiit-h upon the ruins of Turkish and Austrian supremacy in Bosnia a great Servian kingdom, and strained every nerve to unite itself with the discontented elements of the Hunga rian Independent parti against the Haps burg dynasty. Aided by the South Slave, the Hungarian Radicals,- he says, were incited to separate themselves from the dual monarchy and become part (of a great Servian kingdom in Bosnia and Herzegovina, i Dr. Friedjung cites the pamphlets of the Austro-Hungarian police spy, Nas titch. whom he described as "one of the emissaries of the Slovenski Jug." ' and adds: "It was a sorry trade, that i of Nastitch, and one can only handle j the fellow with gloves or rather with I tongs. He makes no secret of the fact J that the Montenegrin Government paid ! for hie treason with money; and if he denies that he also received payment from Baron Ranch, let those who have , faith believe in, judging the facts." j Dr. Friedjung will be required to sub stantiate his statements. The main I question will doubtless be whether . there did or di not exist in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina a treasonable antl-Austro-Hungarian conspiracy, having for its object the formation of a South ern Slav empire under King Peter Karageorgevitch, while the subsidiary but equally interesting question will be whether the "documents" alluded to by Dr. Friedjung are fabrications and what their origin may be. Many Bogus Documents. A lively trade is carried on at Bel grade, Semlin, and even at 'places near er Vienna, in "documents" alleged to have been purloined for a consideration from the Servian state archives, but more probably invented by some imag inative son of Shem in an obscure cor ner of a Semlin cafe. But stolen docu ments and "secret reports" have a charm of their own which not everji diplomatist and statesman is able to withstand. Dr. Friedjung promises to produce a veritable redbook of "docu ments," such as to confound the hard iest prevaricator. Dr. Friedjung also declares himself prepared to give a list of the names of the bribed Depu ties as well as the sums received by them. In no quarter is Dr. Friedjung's good faith questioned, or the belief enter tained that he would wittingly use a document of doubtful origin, and it Is therefore hoped that, if the worst comes to the worst, the jury will rec ognize his bona fides. Some of his friends fear. Indeed, that, when writ ing the article published in the Neue Freie Presse his zeal as a supporter of Count Aehrenthal may have got the better of his perspicacity as a historian. But. whatever Its result, the trial will not have been valueless 4f It serves to awnken in the Austrian public a sense of the vast importance of the Southern Slav question for the future of the monarchy and an appreciation of the truth that any attempt to solve tho question by a policy of conquest or co ercion may easily prove fatal to the position of Austria-Hungary as a great power in Europe. LUNN TO TALK POULTRY O. A. C. Instructor Will Leoture in V. M. C. A. Auditorium. The Portland Junior Poultry Associa tion is growing in popularity and its meetings are largely attended by those interested in the poultry industry. The next meeting of the association Is to be held on Friday evening next at the T. M. C. A. and will be addressed by Professor Alfred G. Lunn, assistant professor of poultry husbandry at the Oregon Agricul tural College. Professor Dunn has just completed the first inspection of the poultry entered by the members of the junior association in the contest which is now going on In this city, and will make his report of this inspection at the meeting next Friday nighy The address will be illustrated with a numb(of charts and slans. Furs of All Descrip- tions at Clearance Sale Prices CHILDREN ' S SHOES Iu satin ,-calf or kid. straight lace or Blucher, $1.50 values, Qv Clearance Sale Price. J7iC A sale of unequaled saving advantages, a clearance of all Winter goods odds and ends, broken lines, surplus stocks, remnants, discontinued lines, goods that must be disposed of before stocktaking. It necessitates a great sacrifice of profits for us. but at the same time affords yon the greatest money-saving opportunities the entire season. Every department is involved. The offerings are all seasonable, fresh and desirable in every way. Here we list a great number of these offerings, but not all, by any means. Just as tempting values are unmentioned. Come prepared to enjoy every moment you spend in our store on this occasion, come expecting extraordinary values, and you will not be disappointed. Annual See Our Window Display r Our Greatest Emlbroiclerv fa till Continues. Thousands and Thousands of Yards of Beautiful Embroideries Now on Sale at Half Price and Less We urge our patrons not to overlook the splendid opportunities for great savings presented here. ' We were fortunate in securing the entire surplus stock of a prominent manufacturer at liberal reductions from tho regular mill prices, and at this sale you have choice from the finest collection of high-quality imported em broideries ever shown in this city at half and less than half price. Thousands and thousands of yards of beautiful new embroideries, suitable for every purpose in which embroidery is used. The patterns are beau tiful, from W to 45 inches wide, made1 on fine sheer swiss and nainsook, in allovers, edgings, insertions, flouncings, bands and medallions; they come in both separate widths and matched sets; in fact the offerings in this sale surpass all previous events, the quantities are greater, the styles better and the qualities are the best productions from the leading manufacturer of St. GalL 1 LOT 1 Embroideries in values inches wide, on sale at LOT 2 Embroideries in values 17 inches wide, on sale at LOT 3 Embroideries in values 8 inches wide, on sale at LOT 4 Embroideries in values 0111s omen . ..:.f,..J- 'Jb mm . K-m -war. r. Fashionable Footwear at ReasouablePrices Our shoe values are so firmly fixed in the estimation of the buying public that the announcement of special values is sure to bring a throng of shop PCr T0tm70W 8 "enns arue of the most dM grades for both women and children. They are the best styles of the season, and are fX worth a third more than w suslr vnn tsi nav - v 1 luu WOMEN'S COMTORTS Hand-turned soles, lace or con gress, with or withoaf tips, $1.75 values : vvuwiiH S JULIETTES The latest styles in women's fur trimmed Juliettes, regular $1.50 values r Mail Orders Are Carefully Filled. Goods Promptly Delivered G-rdatest 'Value-Giving' We Save Ever Announced Prices Reduced in Every Section of The Store- Fa,nna,ry Sale of Choice Mew Undermiislins Women who appreciate genuine savings will attend this sale and provide for a full season's iieeds. The items listed below do not begin to tell how good the values are; you must visit this section and see for yourself how well the garments. are made and in what pretty styles. There is no skimping anywhere; sizes are all generous and trimmings are of the best. We ask that you compare the prices with those of other stores. We are sure that you will agree with us when we say these offerings are unmatchable. VALUES ARE SIMPLY REMARKABLE: Muslin Gowns, $1.75 Values $1.12 A special offering- of women's muslin Gowns, shown in the high or V-shaped neck, with long- sleeves; also the low-neck, slipover style, with short or half-length sleeves. These gowns are made of very fine materials, such as cambric, nainsook, batiste, crossbar, dimity and Masonville muslin, finished with the daintiest of 'trim mings, embroideries, Val. or linen torchon laces; made very full and neatly finished. Regu- (J f 1 O lar $1.75 values, Clearance JSale Price " mm I . 1 Short Skirts, 75c Values 49o A special offering of women's short Skirts, made of good quality cambric and trimmed with neat em broidery or lace ruffle; another style, made of heavy Masonville muslin, finished ith plain hemstitched flounce, made good, full width, neatly fin- A r ished. Reg. 75e values, Clearance Price.. 4"5 C Combination Garments, $2, $2.25, $2.50 Vals. $1.49 A special offering of women's combination garments, consisting of Corset Cover and Skirt or Corset Cover and Drawers. These garments are made of good quality nainsook, trimmed with laces, embroideries and ribbons. Regular , $2.00, $2?25 1 A and $2.50 vals., Clearance Sale Price 3)1,45 to 20c, 3 to 8 Q C to 35c, 6 to r" f 1 O C to 60c, 6 to - o J C full 22 to 32 to $1.00 10 33c LOT 8 Shirtwaist Fronts in values to ..25 on sale Best CI 9 7"M This sale has already won success the greatest while, a sale wherein the most favored styles of to niik6. "Women's and Misses' Suits at Clear ' ance Sale Prices Wonieu's and misses' Suits at most decided reductions; many styles, with coats ofvarying lengths from medium to more than three-quarter, tight and semi-fitting effects,, skirts in the latest pleated styles. The following materials: Plain or self -striped serge and worsted suitings; colors are black, navy, green, gray and others; every garment an example of perfect workmanship. The following wonderful reductions: Values up to $16.50, sale price ...SIO.OO Values up to $22.50, sale price $15.00 Values up to $27.50, sale price ".$17.50 Women's Baincoats at Sale Prices The following remarkable reductions in women's Raincoats, including such sericeable and desirable materials as mohair, poplin, silk and moire, in many solid colors and two-tone ef fects; they are rubberized, making them absolutely water proof; the latest raincoat styles only, in full-length, semi fitted and loose effects ; the new military collar. Rubberized mohair Coats, $10.00 values ST.oO Rubberized poplin Coats, $12.50 values.. r S8oO Rubberized silk Coats, $15.00 values...' SXOisO Rubberized Moire Coats, $15.00 values ..5jl)!50 Kimonos at Reductions Short Kimonos in several very pretty styles, made of flau nelette, challie and percale, in figured and 'floral designs of many different colors. Clearance Sale Prices ry 25, 48 and OO C $1.19 11 Us V mf Women's $1.75 Skirts $1.15 A special offering of women's Skirts, made of fine cambric, with deep flounce of fine embroidery; other styles have flounce of Val. or torchon lace insertion, with ruffle to match ; all these skirts are made very full and finished with cambric dust ruffle and under piece. Regular $1.75 values, Clearance ft -m f Sale Price J) 1 1 3 Short Chemise, 75c Values at 49 Cents Aspecial offering of women's short Chemise, made of excellent quality cambric, nainsook or Masonville muslin, plain or trimmed with pretty laces and em broideries; a fine assortment to choose yf f from. Reg. 75c values, Clearance Price.. TTi7 C 1 -V- JjOT( o Embroideries in values to $1.50, 27 f inches wide, on sale at 3 C LOT 6 Embroideries in values to $1.25, 18 yf q to 22 inches wide, on sale at TtO C LOT 7 Embroideries in values' to $3.50, r o inches wide, on sale at. JqC 69 at. 1 earaiiice rmenis f:icZeTs volume of business this section has ever experienced. It is a sala worth brand-new coats, suits, skirts and waists are offered at less than actual cost Women's Long- Coats at $10.00 Women's Long Coats, worth from $12.50 $19.50; your choice this week of eoats made of broaifcloth, lightweight kersey, covert, cheviot and fancy cloths; the seasou's most select styles, in fitted and semi-fitted models. Patronize this sale and effect a big saving in coats of all descrip tions. Regular $12.50 to $19.5(i values. & 1 f CC Clearance Sale Price 1 U.UU Women's Wrappers at 98c Our regular $1.25 Wrappers selling during this Clearance Sale at 98c; made of good quality percale and flannelette in pretty black, red, blue and gray, figured, dotted and striped designs; several styles, including one with tncked yoke, belt and deep flounce. Regular price $1.25, fl Q Clearance Sale Special .' m Dollar Petticoats at 77c Special Petticoat bargain for Mondav, made of a good qual ity imitation heatherbloora, in three styles plain strapped effects or deep flounces, finished with shirring, double ruf lleand underlay. Regular price one dollar, ' Clearance Sale Price f C Silk Petticoats at $3.60 About 50 Petticoats in this lot, made of a superior quality, well-wearing silk taffeta, in the following colors: Black , blue in several shades, red, brown, tan, grav, green and nu merous others;. exceptionally pretty in style, with deep flounce, strapped and corded, dust ruffle ( O C f and underlay. Real $5.00 and $5.50 values. $0OU INFANTS' SHOES Made of kid soles, best $1.00 values, Clearance II ouueaisi s SHOES lu box calf aj.ijUD.x.n a ituJS lu box calf anoUkid, all sizes, tf f nl regular $1.50 and $1.75 values, Clearance Sale Price... P 1 I Purs of A 1 Descrip iioxis at Olaarance Sale Prices WOMEN'S SHOES in vici kid and patent, all styles and lasts, regular $2.50 and if 1 QQ $3.00 values J) 1 .ii Hews Every Garment Seduced . Sale of or Datent. hand - rnrnerl Sale Special , OHf andkid, all sizes, Bale Sale