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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1906)
The The Shopper's Path Through the Store Today! ' Every Dollar You Spend Here at the Demi-Day Sales Will Bring You a Third to a Half More in Value Than Usual or Elsewhere ! , " " .la the Garment Salons the Most Peremptory Mid-Summer Clearance Sale Portland Has Ever Known Is On! ABSOLUTELY ALL SUMMER GARMENTS ARE DRASTICALLY AND MERCILESSLY REDUCED! Summer Wraps, Gowns, Dresses, Skirts, Waists, etc., are all slashed to prices that hai created the most unprecedented July buying craze ever known here. Thousands of dollars' worth of the cHoicest pickings in splendid, stylish Summer garments are here,' marked to sell at prices absurdly low. On account of the thorough, sweeping and drastic reductions on EVERYTHING included in the Summer lines, we shall not attempt to specialize on any par ticular article in this department for the "Demi-Day" -Sales. Bear in mind that EVERYTHING is at the lowest price notch ever quoted in the history of Portland 'garment selling. If you have any use for handsome garments, either for5 present or future wear, come today, or this week, and take your pick from generous assortments at the most sweeping price reduction ever known to Portland's garment wearers! THE GREATEST SUMMER SHOE Extra Special Forenoon "Demi vv reduced. Regular $5.00"-value special Regular $4.00 value special Regular $3.50 value special Regular $3.00 value special Regular $2.50 value special Regular $2.00 value special Regular $1.75 value special Regular $1.50 value special s 8 A- M. TO 1 P. M. j. k CUSHION TOPS. $1 Cushion Tops 29c Art Salons Annex. Second Floor. Cushion Tops with plain backs, enough floss for working same, full diagram showing how colors are to be used, tops tinted in floral and conventional designs. Regular value $1.00 special, each 29 8 A. M. TO 1 P. M. FOR FRUIT .PRESERVING. Para f fine for 7c Third Floor. ( Pure Paraffine for sealing jelly, preserves, etc., in 1-pound cakes, special from 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. at, the cake ..Tt Only one cake to a customer. 8 A.M. TO 1 P.M. Stationery Box 25c stationery special 13 MANY BURIED ALIVE Building Collapses on Swarm of Workmen. EIGHT BODIES RECOVERED Stations, Plumbers and Laborers Crushed Under Falling Wall at South Framhlngham, Mass., Dead May Number Sixteen. SOUTH FRAMLINGHAM, Mass., July J3. At least eight and perhaps twice that number of masons, plumbers and Italian laborers were crushed to death today in the sudden collapse of a build ing in process of erection on Concord street, while ten others were dragged or dug out of the wreck, some seriously in jured. At a late hour tonight ten men were missing and a large force of la borers was at work on the ruins, search ing for the dead. Firemen and members of the Ninth Regiment of Infantry of the state militia, in camp here, succeeded in digging out half a doaen injured, and later found others, almost completely buried by the wreckage. The bulld.ng was a three-story struc ture in process of erection at the corner of Concord and Kendall streets. It had a frontage of 150 feet on Concord street and wae 75 feet deep. When the accident happened there were between 36 and 40 men at work in the building. Two or three loud ex plosions or cracks were heard in rapid succession and then the north side wall and about halt the front wall collapsed and crashed through to the basement, burying the men. SMOKER BLOW'S UP DYNAMITE Four Men Killed and Five Injured at Pennsylvania Mine. THREE 8PR1NGS, Pa., July 2S. (Spe cial.) Sparks from the pipe of a careless smoker in the powder houee of the Wood, vale shaft of the RockhlU Coal Com pany today caused an explosion, in which IVUl urcu Ul.U WAkU uu uv T t-1 u fatally burned. The miners had come to the powder storehouse for their supplies of powder. A large number of them were gathered there when the explosion took place. "DIFFERENT" Store Prices Special From 8 A. M. to I P. M. rrnw v rr m m m inn OXFORD SHOE In the House REDUCED! READ: 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. Our entire line of women's Ox fords ($20,000 worth in the offering), all styles to choose from, tan or black, patent or dull leathers. All Examples: . $3.89 pair ..i.Sj52.98 pair ......... ,.$2.69 pair $2.39 pair $1.98 pair $1.69 pair $1.39 pair $1.19 pair ' Milton Rohrer's body wa entirely con sumed by the flames, nothing but a few bones remaining. Daniel Black expired a short time after, and Bd. Altoway and Robert Miller a little later. TWENTY DEAD IN WRECK. Destruction of AVires Preventa De tails From Being Sent. RALEIGH, N. C, July 23. A collision between a freight train and a regular passenger and mail train on the Seaboard Air Line last night, three miles south of Hamlet, resulted in the death of four of the trainmen and 16 others, and injured 24. An official statement of the wreck says: "At 13 noon today, July 23, it is known at the president's office that eight white people and 12 colored men have been killed and five white and 19 colored peo ple injured. It is possible that there may be others. On account of wires having been knocked down by the accident, it will be impossible to get lists of killed or injured. The accident was caused by failure of the operator at Rockingham to hold No. 44 tor the extra freight train. RIO CONGRESS ASSEMBLES Great Reception to Pan-American Delegates In Brazil. RIO JANEIRO, July 23. The Pan American Congress held its first session in the St. Louis pavilion, beginning at 8 o'clock this evening. The delegates were enthusiastically cheered by great crowds of people. Joaquin Nabuco, Ambassador of Brazil to the United States, was chosen permanent president. After the adoption of a vote of thanks to the Governments of the United States and Mexico for their work of pacification in Central America and of felicitation to the Republics whose differences have been adjusted through the good offices of the United States and Mexico, the Congress adjourned until tomorrow. MICHIGAN WINS BIG POINT Important Decision In Suit for Rail roads' Back Taxes. LANSING, Mich.. July 23. The state has gained an important point in its last fight in the railway cases by a decision of the Supreme Court this afternoon in the case of the state against the Michi gan Central to collect 34.000,000 in back taxes, claimed to be due the state under an original charter ot the corporation and covering the years from 1S66 to 1S94. Suit was brought before Judge Wiest in Ingham Pounty Circuit Court to col lect on the ground that the company had made a fraudulent report as to the amount of property it bad subject to taxation. The company filed a demurrer, THE BIORNTXG OLDS, WORTMAN & KING Will Be Strewn With - Day Sale'' Bargains! Only Items on This Side 8 A. M. TO 1 P. M. BLANKETS. $7.50 Wool Blankets $3.95 - Fourth Floor. White Wool 73Iankets, slightly soiled, regular value $7.50 . special $3.95 8 A.M. TO 1P.M. MEN'S HOSIERY. Men 's 10c JHosiery 6c Men's plain black and tan seamless Hose, regular value 10(5 special, pair . .6t 8 A. M. TO 1 P. M. Silks 2000 yards 19-inch All-Silk Black Taffeta, splendid value at 60o yard regular special for Tuesday morning only, yard.44 8 A. M. TO 1 P. M. . JEWELRY. 15c Beauty Pins 7c Gold-plated Beauty Pins in a great variety of designs, rose gold, Egyptian green and polished finish, two on card. Regular value loo special 7 8 A. M. TO 1 P. M. Boys' Blouse Waists Boys' 50o Blouse Waists' special 32 8 A. M. TO 1 P. M. WOMEN'S COLLARS. Venise Cape Collars Half Price A lot of Venise Cape Collars in cream, white and ecru ; suitable for coats or waists. Special at HALF PRICE 8 A. M. TO IF. M. 10c Hat Braids for lc ' Millinery Salons. j 5000 yards of Straw Hat Braids, in black, brown, navy, blue, red, green, etc. Values to 10c special from 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. at, the yard 1 ALSO WIRE HAT FRAMES. Special from 8 A. M, to 1 P. M. at, each ,...10 8 A. M. TO 1 P. M. WASH GOODS. 50c Wash Goods 25c Efluere, the season's daintiest wash fabric; will not crush; comes in beautiful designs and also in plain colorings. Our 50c value special from 8 A. M. to 1 P. M. at, the yard.. 25 alleging that' the state was barred by the statute of limitations. The court be low overruled the demurrer and the com pany appealed. The Supreme Court sus tained Judge Wiest. HOUSESMITHSSTRIKE END Seven Months Struggle With New York Contractors Over. NEW YORK. July 23. The strike of the Housesmiths' & Structural Ironwork ers' Union, which was inaugurated seven months ago against the American Bridge Company and the firm of Post & McCord, was declared off at a mass meeting of the union held tonight. The men will return to work tomorrow. UNION CONDEMNS SLUGGING Demands Punishment of Union Man Who Drowned Another. CHICAGO, July 23. The prosecution ot all sluggers, union or nonunion, who take part In labor disputes was demanded yes terday by the Packing Trades council. The council is made up of the locals of the Butcher Workmen's Union in the stockyards plant. Albert Woeckel, who was beaten and then thrown into the river to drown by Rudolph Jones, a union teamster, was a member of the butchers' organization. In passing resolutions 6n Woeckel's death, the Council deemed the elimination of vicious men from labor unions neces sary. The resolutions concluded as fol lows: We do hereby condemn slugging and de mand that organized labor assist in the prosecution of any party or parties, union or nonunion, in any way connected with slugging gangs. We appeal to the State's Attorney to exercise all possible energy and haste in the prosecution of the murderer of Albert Woeckel in or der that sluggers may take warning, and that the labor movement may be purged of transgressors - of the law. Girls Strike for Queer Reason. PHILADELPHIA, July 23. The 2500 girls employed in the shirtwaist factory of Putelman Bros. & Fagan. went on strike today, because of the presence. among the workers or a number of em ployes distasteful to a majority of the girls. Michigan Miners on Strike. CALUMET, Mich.. July 23. About 1000 men employed at the Quicy mine struck today, demanding 25 per cent increase in wages. Superintendent Lawton says the company cannot afford to pay the in crease. Eight Hours in Kavy Department. OYSTER BAY. July 23. By order of the President, the provisions of the eight hour law have been extended to the Navv Department. OREGO'IAW, TUESDAY, BARGAINS Extra SECRETS OF DREADNAUGHT BRITISH ADMIRALTY PUB LISHES HER ARMAMENT. Guns Arranged So That Torpedoes . Cannot Disable All Great Speed Can Be Attained. LONDON, July 23. The first official announcement regarding the battleship Dreadnaught is contained in a white book on naval construction the past year, which was issued tonight. Be sides ten 12-inch suns announced, the Dreadnaught will have 27 12-pound quick-firing anti-torpedo boat guns and five submerged torpedo tubes. In the arrangement of armament six of the big guns are mounted in pairs on the center line ot the ship, and the remaining four are mounted in pairs as broadsides. 1 - In view of the modem potentialities of torpedo-boats, and considering espe cially the chances of a torpedo attack toward the end of the battle, the anti- .torpedo boat guns are widely sepa rated, so that the whole of toem can no. be disabled by one shell. The speed is designed to be 27 knots. The bunker capacity is 27O0 tons, with which the Dreadnaught can steam 5800 sea miles at economical speed and 3500 miles at 13H knots. The estimated cost of the Dread naught, including guns', is 18,987,485. HOUSES FOR IRISH LABORERS British Parliament Passes Loan to House the Poor. LONDON. July 23. The House of Com mons at an early hour this morning passed to its third reading the Irish la borers' cottages bill by a vote or 196 to 19. This bill authorizes a loan of 322.500.000 to provide laborers' cottages in Ireland. Money for cottages will also be available from other Irish funds. The cost of cot tages is estimated at $850, so that between 25,000 and 30,000 will be erected. FUNERAL OF LADY CURZON. British Royalty and Statesmen Join American Mourners. LONDON, July' 23. The body of Lady Curzon was buried today in the family vault in the village churchyard of Kedle ston, in the presence of only the imme diate relatives. Bishop Weldon, who was Bishop of Calcutta while the Curzons were in India, officiated. Among the masses of flowers were wreaths from President Roosevelt, King Edward and Queen Alex JtJLY 24, 1906. Fifth) -Sixth and Wash. Sts. Wrecked EVER KNOWN TO PORTLAND! Special Afternoon "Demi-Day Sale" Bargains! Prices Special From I P. M.to 6 P. Af. Only-Items On This Side 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. ' DECORATED CHINA. Fruit Saucers for 25c the Dozen Third Floor. German Blue Decorated Fruit Saucers, useful for individual berry or vegetable dishes, special from 1 P. M. to 6 P. M. at, the dozen -25 Not more than two dozen to a customer. i 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. Darning Cotton Darning Cotton, special, 3 spools ...5 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. . MEN'S SUMMER VESTS. Men's Fancy Vests Vt Off Reg. Prices All in washable materials, for dry clean or tub wash, very new est patterns and swagger textures; in every popular shade and correct coloring; all built by master tailors, in splendid workmanship. You choose from our entire stock. Values up from $1.50 to $5.00 AT A FOURTH REDUCTION IP. M. TO 6 P.M. LEATHER HANDBAGS. Women's $1.25 Handbags 79c An assortment of Grain Leather Handbags, leather lined, fitted with coin purse, riveted frame, stitched leather handle; in black and brpwn. Regular value $1.25 special 79$ 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. Hosiery Women's Fancy Hose, values to 60c special, pair 22 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. Ribbons ' . 25c and 35c Fancy Ribbons special, yard . 14J 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. MILLINERY. - $4 Lace Hats 98c 200 Lace Hats, nntrimmed shapes, in black or white, values to $4.00 special from 1 to 6 P. M. at, each. 98t? 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. - TABLE DAMASK. $1.25 Bleached Table Damask for 86c Heavy Satin Damask, bleached, and splendid wearing quality, in an assortment of new patterns. Our $1.25 value special from 1 to 6 P. M. at, the yard 86c andra, Ambassador Reid and manjr other prominent persons. Simultaneously a memorial service was held at St Margaret Church, Westminster, which was numerously attended. The King, Queen, Prince and Princess of Wales, Duke and Duchess of Connaught and General Kitchener were all repre sented, and many of the Cabinet mem bers and ex-Cabinet members. Am bassador Reid, Mrs. Reid, Ambassador Henry White and otuer Ambassadors and Ministers in London were present, as well as many members of the American .colony ana American visitors. FRENCH EXPORTS IMMENSE. Total for Fiscal Year Breaks Rec ord for Increase. PARIS, July 28. Statistics collected by the United States Consulates throughout France and tabulated by Consul-General Mason show that ex ports from France to the United States for the year ending- June 30 reached the record-breaking total of $702,240, 547, an increase of $18,823,473, or 17 per ctnt, over the previous year. All the great commercial centers except Lyons, Havre and Calais in creased their shipments to the United States. The decrease at Lyons is chief ly due to the development of the silk industry in the United States and a corresponding reduction in the demand for French silk. STEAMER SUNK IN COLLISION All on Board Rescued by Vessel Which Caused Disaster. SOUTHAMPTON," July 23. The British steamship Roman, from Antwerp for Montreal, put in here today and reported having been in collision with the Swedish steamer Talis, which sank. The Roman rescued the passengers and crew of the Tails and brought them to this port. Germany Will Not Interfere. BERLIN, July 23. The North German Gazette today contains a semi-official de nial of the reported intention of German; and Austria to intervene in Russia coupled with the hope that Germany will maintain that reserve and avoidance of one-sided views which, under the policy of the government, becomes a duty, and expresses a lively wish that the govern ment and people of Russia will find a way out of all their internal dlfflicultles. Nervous Wreck Shoots Himself. VIENNA, July 23. Ferdinand Baar, the author and member of the upper house of the Austrian Reichsrath, shot himself to day at his residence in Dobling, a suburb of Vienna. He had been suffering from nervous prostration. France Decorates' Americans. PARIS, July 23. The Foreign Office an nounces that the Cross of the Legion of Prices All EVERYMAN'S OXFORD SHOE In the House REDUCED! READ: 1T0 6P.11 . . Our entire line of men's Oxfords ($10,000 worth in the offering), all styles, patent or dull leathers, black or tan: Regular $7.00 grade special Regular $6.00 grade special Regular $5.00 grade special Regular $4.00 grade special I Regular $3.50 grade special Regular $3.00 grade special 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. SILKS. 85c and $1 Silks 31c Yard Broken lines of '27-inch Silk and Wool Bengalines, in good col ors, 24-inch All-Silk Crepe de Chines Bnd 19-inch All-Silk Louisines, in navy and green and green and navy checks. Reg ular $1.00 and 85c values special Tuesday afternoon onlv, the yard '. 31 1 P. M. TO 6 P. M. LITTLE LASSIES' DRESSES. Children 's $1. 75 Dresses 97c' Second Floor. Children's Dresses in blue ot red plain ehambray, Buster Brown style, trimmed with white collar, cuffs and belt, ages from 1 to 6 years. Regular value $1.75 special, each ..... . ..97 y 1P.M. TO 6 P.M. GO-CARTS FOR BABY. $10.50 Baby Go-Carts $6.75 Fourth Floor. Folding Go-Carts, reed body, adjustable foot rest, cushion rub ber tires, complete with cushion and parasol. Regular value $10.50 special $6.75 Honor has been bestowed on the following Americans: ' Officers Henry Cachard, ex-president of the American Chamber of Commerce: Walter Gay, the artist, who resides in Paris; and James Deering, of Chicago. Chevaliers Dr. Ernest La Place, of Philadelphia, and Walter Berry, attorney of the United States Supreme Court, Washington; Marie Paul Veran de Joud, Consul at New Orleans? and Edouard Pesoll, Consul at Philadelphia. Australian Gold Shipped. MELBOURNE, July 23. The steamer Ventura, Captain Hayward, left here -today for Ban Francisco with 500.000 sov ereigns on board. HARVARD ROW CAMBRIDGE Champion American and English Crews Will Contest. BOSTON, July 23. The Globe tomorrow will say: "The Harvard University crew, which defeated Yale at New London last month, will sail for England next Friday, and. unless the date is changed, will, on Sat urday. September 11, row a race with the Cambridge University eight which beat Oxford last Spring. The race will be rowed over the regular Cambridge-Oxford course. xne Harvard and Cambridge crews will be made up exactly as they were in the race against Yale and Oxford respectively." "Correspondence in regard to a con test between these two eights has been carried on by mail and cable for some time," says the Globe. "The overtures were made by the American oarsmen. It should be said in the first place that the race will not be rowed for the sake of determining the international cham pionship or anything of the kind. The Harvard men willingly concede the first place In this country to Cornell and make no pretensions to superiority over any crew but Yale. The race on the English Thames will be for sport's sake. Incidentally the Harvard oarsmen hope to learn from their English opponents something about rowing." ANOTHER fIGHT IN LEYTE Recent Battle Was Preceded by Vic tory and Death of Pastor. WASHINGTON, July 23. Burauen, In the Island Leyte, was the scene of a hard fight between insurrectionists and the police and constabulary on June 19. Under the leadership of Caesaria Pastor, a band of insurrectionists attacked the police in the town and killed five of them. Five other policemen were also seriously injured, and the rebels managed to obtain the records of the town, which they burned in the street. Caesario Pastor was killed in the fight, and a number of other revolutionists met death, but their comrades carried the bodies away and prevented the policemen $5.69 pair $4.69 pair .....$3.95 pair $2.98 pair ...$2.69 pair .; $2.39 pair and constabulary from learning how many natives were killed. At that time Pastor was known to have 300 natives in his party. In 1904 and 1905 Leyte was the scene of many flghtB between insurrectionists and the constabulary. TERMS OF PEACE TREATY Central America to Settle Down. America and Mexico as Mediators. SAN SALVADOR, Sunday, July 22. The conference on board the United States cruiser Marblehead was conducted under the honorary presidency of William L. Merry, American Minister to Nicara gua, Costa Rica and San Salvador; the American Minister to Guatemala and Honduras. Leslie Combs, and the Mexi can Minister to Guatemala, Gamboa. After the exchange of credentials there was a long deliberation on the object of the conference, and the terms of the treaty, and then the treaty was signed. The principal clauses are as follows: First Salvador and Honduras return to a state of peace with Guatemala, forgetting put differences. Therefore they will con centrate their armies and disarm them with in eight days from the date ot the signing of the treaty, leaving only the troops pre viously stationed in the various garrison towns and the flying columns required for police service. Second The contracting governments will reciprocally deliver up the prisoners of war and take care gratuitously of the wounded in their respective territories who are un able to return to their homes. All political prisoners will also be Immediately releasee and each delegation will recommend to Its government the issuance of a decree of amnesty as soon as posslbe. Third The high contracting parties agree to concentrate all the political refugees now in their respective territories or who may hereafter enter their respective territories and likewise to watch their conduct, so as to prevent them from abusing the right of asylum in conspiracy against the order and tranquility ot the country from which they emigrated. Fourth Within two months of the date of the signing of the treaty the contracting parties will sign a general treaty of peace, friendship and commerce, etc. The capital of Costa Rica is designated as the place for the fully authorized representatives of the three representatives to meet. Any further possible differences are to be submitted to the arbitration of the Presidents of tb United States and Mexico. WASHINGTON, July 23. The State De partment late- today received a cable gram from Minister Combes at Guate mala City, saying that the Government hae issued a decree directing that the terms of the peace treaty signed aboard the Marblehead shall be carried out by that Government. Colonel Samuel Donaldson. WASHINGTON. July 23. Colonel Samuel Donaldson, who was door keeper of the House of Representatives during Mr. Carlisle's time as Speaker, died of heart failure at his vune here t-w day.