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THE MOUSING OREGOXIAN, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1906.
Z
O. W. K.
Sewing
Machine
Best to
Be Had
About half
Agents'
Prices
OLBS. WOR Tj
KING
FIFTH, SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
Portland
Agents
For
the
Famous
Royal
Worcester
Corsets
DRESS GOODS Hurry Out at SMALL Prices
Silks and Dress Goods in a Special Three-Day Sale That Is a Marvel in Values, The Regular O. W. K. Qualities
Selling for Decidedly Less Than They Should Bring. ' Buy Now.
TODAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY OF THIS WEEK
' y T A nn TWENTY-ONE INCHES WIDE. Come in colors only; a superior quality
e! IC rS that sells regularly for 40c the yard. For a three-day special that will 1
J1JUA UJrkM. kJ hep au portland on silk buying; yard . A S
Colored Dress Goods 67c Up
A sale of fine imported English plaids, suitings that the most fastidious woman would be
more than pleased with. For this good sale they're priced in this wav:
GOODS WORTH $1 THE YARD, 67 GOODS WORTH $1.50 THE YD., $1.19
GOODS WORTH $2.00 THE YARD $1.33
' Black Dress Goods 96c Yard
WHILE THEY LAST, mind that, for these will go flying when the shrewd women who
know a good value see the qualities.
Thev are fine silk and wool Cortellis, in a rich, brilliant blaok, and the regular Q(Z
prices are from $2.50 to $3.50 the yard. Special price for three days OOC
Fancy Goods Reduced
FANCY CALENDARS 1907 Calendars, in many fancy designs;
a splendid assortment still left. Choose from them at will t
;
and pay only half.
FRAMED PICTURES, all re
duced now. -Any framed pic
ture in the store, now Ia
one-fourth less
FANCY BOXES and Baskets
of Perfumery, all Ia
reduced one-fourth
PHOTO ALBUMS, with fancy
celluloid covers, now all ty
reduced to iust half
FRENCH' STAG TOILET
SETS, Toilet. Articles, Ink
Wells and fancy articles; Ia
reduced 25 per cent
COLLAR AND CUFF BOXES,4
Necktie Boxes, etc.; hard- m
wood, well trimmed; just.
FANCY CELLULOID BOXES,
Toilet Sets, Shaving Cases and
Handkerchief Boxes, all m
reduced 25 per cent. . . . ..
TOILET SETS OF REAL EB
ONY, Manicure Sets, etc. 1 la
All reduced one-fourth... A
FANCY BOX STATIONERY
very pretty boxes and good
quality paper, reduced Im
one-fourth; now
Handkerchiefs 4c
They'll Flutter Out at a Lively Rate
They have been used in displays, and some of them are a bit soiled ;
some are as bright and clean as tho they had never been out of
the boxes; dainty bits of cambric, lace and embroidery, extremely
pretty and as to quality, you know full well that we carry noth
ing that is not good. Come a-Kerchief buying this morning, and
choose from this immense assortment at will, paying for
any one that you like but "C
Sale Evening Coats and Gowns
A sale of unparalleled magnitude a sale that will -intensely
interest the women of Portland. Elaborate creations for eve
ning wear, going now for much less than they are worth.
Read these prices for plain proof of the statement :
Evening Coats Worth $125
For $83.33
$16.66
Coats worth
$20.00 now flf O O 9
sell for only.P- ''
Coats worth
$35 going fOO 1f
for only pZJJV
$28.50 Coats
Regular $25
Coats for
just
Superb Coats
Fo0rrth. $25.67
Beautiful
Coats worth (f QO O O
$50.00 for..V',',
Evening Gowns Worth $450
Now $300
Gowns
$40.00 now..
$26.67
Fine $75.00
. .$50.00
Gowns
worth
$45 now.
Gowns
$52.50 for. .. $35.00
$30.00
pajyV
Decorated German China
Sugar and Creamer Sets worth 35c. . .25
50c Sugar and Creamer Sets.... 35
60c Sugar and Creamer Sets . .40
75c Chocolate Sets for 40i
Creamers Worth 15c for..... 10
20c Spoonholders for. 10
25c Candlesticks for
25c Cake Plates for 15
$1.05 Salad or Berry Sets 70
25c Salad or Berry Sets..'. 15
35c Salad 05 Berry Sets 20
BISQUE FIGURES, Terra Cotta and mar
ble Figures, and busts beautiful things
that will do much to embellish your
home; now at half price
2
.Special
Sale
in the
Fourth
Floor
China
Departm't.
$6
.00 at
FIGURES WORTH $1.25 TO
half price.
MARBLE FIGURES, WORTH TO
$1.25
Haviland China, Decorated Cups and Sau
cers, Bouillons, and Ramakins; doz
en and half-doz. lots only, reduced . .
2
San-
V4
ASSURED
nr urn
' in in 1 1
Ul IIL.I.I
age against the Southern Pacific Rail
road, that company having compelled nc
groes to serve as firemen against their
wishes. Southern Pacific officials declare
that trains are being operated on sched
ule time. Reports of congestion reach
Houston from a number of points along
the Atlantic Division of the system.
The Sale of Shoes
GOES MERRILY ON; SHARE IN THE BARGAINS
MEN'S VELVET SLIPPERS Only a few
pairs left, but all that remain go yf O
for... OC
MEN'S SLIPPERS in medium grade, black
or tan ; Everett or Opera style ; a splendid
assortment, worth $1.39 the pair; Ofl
your choice this week, the pair..'. 0JC
MEN'S SLIPPERS, in black or brown;
come in Opera or Everett style; turn soles,
and good value at $1.69 the f J JQ
pair; sale price, pair p J. . A 7
MEN'S LEATHER SLIPPERS All the
superb line that we have been sell - 2Qf I
ing at $1 pair; go on sale at, pair. OZsC (
MEN'S SLIPPERS, in 12 styles; our very
best grades; all the expensive patterns
Columbia, Faust boots, Cavalier style and
the regular Opera and Everett styles;
come in black, brown, tan and mottled
leathers; lined with kid and chamois and
all have the very best turned soles; made
for all kinds of feet; worth C1 '7Qj
to $3.50 pair; choice p A i 7
WOMEN'S BLACK SLIPPERS in patents
or plain stock; a great variejy of styles;
trimmed with bows and straps; pump ef
fects, braided or plain; French or Cuban
heels. Worth to $4.00 the d1 07
pair; choice.. ipl.Of
LOCK HIS STABLE
AFTER THE THEFT
Jerome Ready to Inquire Into
Coercion In Insurance
Election.
-CRIME HAS BORNE FRUIT
Policyholders' Association Welcomes
Move to Punish, Though It Would
Have Preferred Prevention
of Peabody's Methods.
NEW YORK. 'Dec. 26. District Attorney
Jerome has written a letter to D. Cady
Herrlck, of counsel for the Mutual Life
Policy-holders Association, saying he Is
now willing to take up the matter con
cerning eharges against President Pea
body, of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany, of coercion In connection with the
election of trustees of that company.
These charges were brought before the
District Attorney some time ago by Mr.
Herrlck. Mr. Jerome refused to act on
them at the time on the ground that he
did not want his office "used to Influence
the election of trustees- in the Mutual
Life."
Purpose Was to Prevent Fraud.
The District Attorney's letter was re
ferred by Judge Herrick to John Dewltt
Warner, chief counsel for the Policy
holders' Association, who in turn handed
It over to Russell W. Fish, secretary, of
the association. Mr. Fish in a communi
cation to Mr. Warner, sets forth the at
titude of the association regarding Mr.
Jerome's determination to take up the
matter now. In It Mr. Fish said:
As to the attitude of this association in
bringing the charges against Mr. Peabody.
I understand your purpose wan to prevent
the continuing of "the crime of coercion of
employes In behalf of th. administration
ticket, rather than to bring about th. pun
ishment of a completed crime after the
criminal had profited to the fullest extent.
. Peabody Has Reaped Fruits.
While the punishment of the crime Is Im
portant and the association trusts that the
District Attorney will take up the matter
vigorously, nei'ertheless. In view of tho fact
that the election Is over and by Mr.
Jerome's acquiescence Mr. Peabody and his
fellow lawbreakers have already reaped the
fruits of the Illegal actions, so that our
Interest Is only that of all citizens, we feel
that any criminal action to be taken at
this time is the concern of the District At
orney as such, rather than ours. The wit
nesses in this mattep were, as the District
Attorney Is aware, clients of Albert S. Nard.
who will, no doubt, arrange to produce them
at Mr. Jerome's request. We think they will
be easily available If convinced that Mr.
Jerome means business.
The witnesses referred to were Herbert
N. and T. Reld Fell, of this city: Edward
O. Sutton, of Springfield, Mass., and Fred
O. Paige, of Detroit.
Canvassing the Ballots.
The canvass of the vote In the insur
ance elections began today. There is
much preliminary work to be done before
the actual count begins. A staff of girls
will first arrange the ballots alphabetical
ly according' to state, and then the names
of the policy-holders will be compared
with the names of the envelopes contain
ing the ballots and .proxies. If these
names agree the ballots will be entered
on the tally sheets after they have been
Inspected by the challengers on both
sides.
It Is said that this comparison will be
a slow procesB and none of the officers
of either company will make a guess as
to how long It will take to finish the
count.
GRAND JURY AT WORK AGAIN
Jerome Denies Statute of Limitations
Bars Prosecution.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 The grand Jury
held a special session this afternoon to
continue its Investigation of the New
York Life Insurance Company, which was
begun last week. District Attorney
Jerome spent some time in summing be
fore the grand Jury the facts developed
before the investigation, but he declined
to say anything for publication.
Late In the afternoon, Lewis A. Dela
field, personal counsel for George W.
Perkins, appeared at the District At
torney's office and talked with that of
ficial. Several bookkeepers of the New
York Life Insurance Company have been
subpenaed to give evidence In conneclidn
with the information brought out in the
recent examinations of Mr. Perkins and
other officials.
There was some discussion in the Dis
trict Attorney's office today In regard to
the published statement that if the grand
jury did not take action during the pres
ent week, 'the statute of limitations might
be Invoked in the cases. This conten
tion Is not supported by the District At
torney's office, as It Is held that the al
leged offenses under Investigation were
committed previous to 19M.
HAMILTON WINS FIRST BOUT
Demurrers to Suit for New York Life
Money Sustained.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26. Demurrers inter
posed by Andrew Hamilton to the com
plaint of the New York Life Insurance
Company in its suit to compel him to ac
count for $574,250 received and distributed
by him on behalf of the company were
sustained today by Judge Bischoff in the
Supreme Court.
. The demurrers challenge the sufficiency
of each cause of action for an accounting,
and raise the question of misjoinder if
some other causes of action may be
deemed sufficient to proceed for other re
lief. The court upholds the demurrer as
to the insufficiency of the first three
causes of action, and gives the life in
surance company leave to amend on the
payment of costs.
ALL NORTHWEST PROTESTS
No Coal Because no Cars to Carry
It to Market.
WASHINSTON. Dec. 26. -Interstate
Commerce Commissioner Lane, who has
direct charge of ameliorating coal and car
famine conditions in the Northwest, is in
daily receipt of hundreds of letters from
coal dealers and residents in North Da
kota. Minnesota, Wyoming and Idaho.
Some of the writers go to the extent of
saying that' in many instances freight
trains have not passed railroad stations
tor a month or six weeks, and that hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have been
lost to the farmers and elevator men,
particularly in North Dakota, by reason
of their failure to obtain cars to move
their wheat and flax.
Commissioner Lane today received a let-
ter. which is a sample of many, from
Cheyenne, N. D., which stated that on
November 26 a car was billed from that
point and that on the 17th Instant the
car was still on the sidetrack. . and a
freight had not passed up or down for
weeks.
Governor Gooding, to whom Commis
sioner Lane had written for Information
relating to conditions in Idaho, states:
"The serious trouble, it seems to me.
Is the fact that among the transportation
companies the one Important considera
tion In their management is the securing
of dividends without regard to service
rendered to the people. The latter con
sideration Is entirely lost sight of."
The Governor of Idaho informs the
Commissioner that he will recommend the
creation of a Railroad Commission in his
annual message to the Legislature. Gov.
ernor Gooding includes In bis letter to
Commissioner Lane a copy of a report
made by the Immigration Commissioner,
who. after an analysis of existing condi
tions, concludes that the coal famine in
Western. Wyoming South and Southeast
Idaho is due to a shortage in motive pow
er and cars.
STATE SUES FOR INJUNCTION
Declares Hill's New Stock Issue lie
quires Commission's Approval.
ST. PAUL, Dec. 26. Attorney-General
Young, of Minnesota, today began an ac
tion against the Great Northern Railroad
to prevent the Issue of $60,000,000 of new
stock recently authorized by the board of
directors.
A permanent injunction against the
company, its officers, agents and ser
vants is asked for, restraining them from
proceeding in any manner with the pro
posed issue and from collecting amounts
due on any subscriptions therefor or from
taking any action to carry out the plans
of the stock Issue until the company shall
have made application in writing to the
Railroad and' Warehouse Commission of
Minnesota and procured its consent to
that issue. It also asks for a temporary
injunction pending all litigation. The bill
of complaint recites that the Great North
ern's original authorized capital stock
was J30,0uu,uuo, that being the limit fixed
by Its charter, and that between Febru
ary 1, 1890 and March 1, 1896. defendant
made several large increases of stock un
til on March 1, 1906, Its capital stock ag
gregated substantially $150,000,000. That
all these Increases were-flrst made with
out application to the State Railroad
Commission, as required by law; that de
fendant has determined again to increase
its capital stock, this time to $210,000,000,
its stockholders having been invited to
subscribe to their prorata of same, and
that no application has been made to the
State Railroad Commission.
The Attorney-General contends that un
less such proceedings are restrained, not
only will the state be deprived of Inves
tigating the propriety and purposes of the
issue, but that the company proposes to
pay the same dividends at the rate of 7
per cent on the Increased, as upon the
present capitalization, thus increasing the
fixed annual charges of the defendant by
the sum of $4,200,000 a great, portion of
which will have to be paid by the road's
Minnesota patrons.
The Great Northern officials were served
with the papers in the case this afternoon.
Adjust Rates in Porto Rico.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. Upon the
recommendation of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. Governor Wihthrop,
of Porto Rico,' has secured James Pea
body, of Chicago, as a railway expert
to advise and assist the government
of that Island in adjusting its railroad
rates upon a fair and reasonable basis
and to revise the freight classifica
tion now in use.
Friok Chosen Director.
PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 26. Henry . C,
Frlck was today elected a director of the
Pennsylvania Railroad.
LET STATE, REMOVE CAUSE
JENK'S PLAN TO PREVENT
WRONGDOING IN BUSINESS.
Moral Vision Obscured by Huge
Fortunes Built Up by Offenses
Against Law.
PROVIDENCE, R. I.. Dec. 26. Dis
tinguished students of political science?
historians and educators representing
many leading universities and other edu
cational Institutions of the country as
sembled here tonight for the opening
of a series of annual meetings to be.
held under the auspices of Brown Uni
versity during the remaining days of the
present week. Conventions of the Amer
ican Historical Association, the Ameri
can Economic Association, the Ameri
can Political Science Association, the
American Sociological Society and the
Bibliographical Society of America are
included in the programme of the week.
President F. W. Jenks, of Cornell Uni
versity, president of the American Eco
nomic Association, delivered the annual
address tonight, his subject being "The
Modern Standard of Business Honor."
He said:
"The frequency of great fortunes, gath
ered pen.aps legally, but in ways felt
to be unjust through the power of mo
nopoly, has tended strongly to obscure
the moral vision of many well-meaning
men who have been thereby led to con
found morality with social righteousness;
and their acts have formed the excuse for
many others to break laws which seem to
them unjust. The profit from an unjust
though legal stock-watering may well
prove more demoralizing in business cir
cles than the illegal freight rebate which
saves from ruin a grain shipper caught
at a disadvantage."
In the way of remedy. Professor Jenks
submitted that the state should make the
conditions such that human nature would
not be tempted beyond Its strength and
make and enforce laws which shall forbid
unscrupulous practices like the employ
ment of child labor or the adulteration of
goods.
"It . may seem a tame and Impotent
conclusion," concluded Professor Jenks,
"that there is no legislative panacea for
our business Ills and that upon us as in
dividuals rests the responsibility for our
improvement. The Justification for the
conclusion is human nature and the ex
perience of the ages." .
Gas Kills Two Partners.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26. Robert Wldgeren
and Herbert Oberin, partners in a coal
business, were found dead yesterday
in a room in the rear of their office.
A broken gas jet and escaping gas
gave rise to the belief among the po
lice that Wldgeren had Intentionally
severed the pipe to kill himself and his
partner.
Good Cough Medicine for Children.
The season for coughs and colds is now
at hand and too much care cannot be
used to protect the children. A child is
much more likely to contract diphtheria
or scarlet fever when he has a cold. The
quicker you cure his cold the less the
risk. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is
the sole reliance of many mothers, and
few of them who have tried it are willing
to use any other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher,
of Ripley. W. Va., says, "I have never
used anything other than Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for my children and it has
always given good satisfaction." This
remedy contains no opium or other nar
cotic, and may be given as confi
dently to a child as to an adult. For
sale by all druggists.
Striking Firemen Expect Other
Unions' Backing.
READY FOR ARBITRATION
Labor Commissioner Neil Goes to
Conciliate Warring Railroad Ele
ments in Texas Engineers
Stand by Managers of Road.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 26. A state
ment regarding the strike of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen of
the Galveston, Harrlsburg & San An
tonio (Southern Pacific, Atlantic Sys
tem), has been given out by Joseph
Bedford, .chairman of the grievance
committee of the firemen. Mr. Bed
ford says that the firemen are, confi
dent of winning the fight, and that
they have "assurances of the support
of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men, the Order of Railway Conductors
and the Order of Railway Telegraph
ers." These orders are in full sym
pathy, the statement declares, with the
firemen.
"Beyond the fact that we leave their
sense of justice to guide the engineers'
action, we have nothing to say about
them," the statement says.
The statement declares that the fire
men will welcome the Labor Commis
sioner, as they "are willing now and
have been urging arbitration for a
month."
Trainmaster Wade, of the El Paso
division, stated tonight that the pas
senger trains are moving on time, and
that the freight trains go out as fast
as they can be made up. Speaking
of the statement issued by Mr. Bed
ford, Mr. Wade said, that there was no
foundation for the allegation that the
firemen had sought arbitration. On
the contrary, they had refused the
company's offer to arbitrate the matter.
Firemen Will Charge Peonage.
HOUSTON, Tex.. Dec 26, Vice Grand
Master Shea, of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, today announced that
he would lay before Commissioner of La
bor Neill, who is due to arrive from
Washington tomorrow, charges of peon-
RUN TRAINS WITHOUT TROUBLE
Roads Restore Full Traffic and Have
HOUSTON, Tex., Dec. 26. Reports to
the headquarters of the Atlantic system
of the Southern Pacific lines today show
that the lines are experiencing little dif
ficulty In operating trains on account of
the strike of the locomotive firemen on
the Houston division of the Galveston,
Harrlsburg A San Antonio line. Four
teen freight trains out of 16 scheduled
were handled. AU scheduled on the Vic
toria division and on the Texas & New
Orleans east of this city were operated.
The same Is true, according to the re
ports, on the El Paso division west of
San Antonio.
In view of this traffic, Manager C. K.
Dunlap has issued notices on all points
to accept both local and through freight.
At Lobo, near El Paso, Engineer Kutz
is reported to have been assaulted and so
severely injured that he could not con
tinue the run.
H. E. Willis, assistant grand chief of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin
eers, says that his organization is thoro
ughly satisfied with the situation and all
its members are going to do all In their
power to maintain their contract with
the railroad company and keep the trains
moving.
Charles iP. Nell, United States Commis
sioner of Labor, will arrive In Houston
tomorrow morning from Washington and
tender his friendly offices in the controversy.
Hanrahan Will Take Charge.
PEORIA. 111.. Dec' 26. At the offices
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men this morning, it was stated that
there was nothing to be given out rela
tive to the strike on the Southern Pacific
other than Grand Master John J-Hanra-han
would probably leave before the lat
ter part of next week to take personal
charge of the strike.
Mr. Hanrahan has left for Galesburg to
be gone a few days, and it was stated
that he had left directions to say that
he did not think the situation at this
time called for any public statements
from him.
Outlaw Surrenders Himself.
CINCINNATI. O.. Dec. 26. Edward
Ness, who, with eight other prisoners, es
caped from the County Jail Sunday night,
surrendered himself at the jail late laBt
night. He said he was tired of being
hunted like a wild animal. Only four of
the nine who escaped remain to be ac-
LAW CHEATED BY SUICIDES
WOMAN PRISONER HANDED
POISON BY HER LOVER.
Under Very Nose of Warden, Man
Gives Her Carbolic Acid, and
Takes Dose Himself.
ELMIRA, N. Y., Dec. 26. Although a
guard was standing close behind him to
night, Frank Delaney, a railroad man,
succeeded In a bold attempt to end his
life and the life of a woman who occu
pied a cell in the woman's dormitory of
the Elmira County Jail. The woman
was Bessie Wills, awaiting sentence on
January 3 for abducting a young girl and
harboring her for immoral purposes.
Delaney possessed a power of attorney
for the woman, and, when he called at
the jail and stated that he wished to
consult her regarding the signing of im
portant papers, there was no objection on
the part of the warden, who sent a guard
along with him. The guard stood close
by while the man and woman were con-
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Using
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twice daily will removo tartar,
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ferring together, when suddenly Delaney
drew from his pocket a bottle of carbolic
acid and passed It through the bars. The
woman seized It and swallowed the con
tents. Instantly Delaney pressed a sec
ond bottle to his own lips.
The guard sprang upon him. but the
man fought him fiercely for a moment
and then collapsed. He died before a
physician could be called.
When the door of the cell was unbolted
the woman lay dying on the floor. She,
too, died within a short time.
NOT EMPLOYED BY CONSUL
De Raylan Useful for Knowledge of
Russian and Clerical Skill.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. Baron Schlip
penbach, the Russian Consul-General at
Chicago, who is a guest of Baron Rosen,
the Russian Ambassador, said today that
the Russian legal bureau, with which
Mme. De Ravlan was Identified In Chl-
cago, was In no way connected with
the Rusfaian Consulate, but like
many other bureaus was organ
ized to prepare legal papers to be
certified to by officials at the Consolate.
De Raylan also was employed as a clerk
at the Russian Consolate. According to
Baron Schlippenbach, the mysterious De
Raylan came to the United States from
Russia before the Chicago World's Fair
and was employed as a clerk by the
Russian commissioners. Later she became
a clerk at the Russian Consulate there,
but had no official standing and was em
ployed because of her knowledge of Rus
sian and excellent ability along clerical
lines.
Christmas Tree for Roosevelts.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. Mrs. Roose
velt, Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and the
Roosevelt children were today guests of
Baroness von Sternhurg at the German
Embassy, where a Christmas tree wad
given for the Roosevelt children.
Weak. Weary, Watery Eyes Welcome.
Murine Eye Remedy. It soothes. It cures.
are the only Soda
Crackers. Others cease
to be "crackers" after a
few hours exposure to the
air. Open a package of
Uneeda Biscuit today.
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ISIATIONALBISCUIT'COMPAMY '
When you open a pack
age of Uneeda Biscuit
it's like opening the oven
door and taking them out
crisp, fresh, and clean.
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