THE MORXKG ORECOXUW SATURDAY, JaXUaHY 5. 100. v
MM
AC TATFS
up. per, was, a good attendance or rep
resentatives of the various unions.
HAD RUN SHORT OF SLEEP
Engineer Makes Poor stiowlnr at
Terra Cotta Wreck Inquest.
Store
Closes
' Tonight
Six
o'Cloek
TMAN-
ING
Mail
Orders
Have
Prompt
Attention
FIFTH, SIXTH AND WASHINGTON STREETS
OLDS
GI1IPGIJD9IDY MEN
Wo Help From President Unless
Leaders in Congress
Agree.
WHOLE THING OR NOTHING
Eacrn Men will M work lor
Subsidy Limited to !Soiitti Amrr-K-i
and Orient Proiiprcts
Dark This Session.
OREGOXIAN NEWS Bl'REAl, Wash
i ii K t tm . Jan. 4. Advocates of ship sub
Silly legislation were given a scare by a
report circulated at the Capitol today to
tha effect that. President Roosevelt will
not send a special message to Con press
urging subsidy legislation unless the Re.
publican loaders In the House and Senate
f 11 aret together and agree upon soma
particular type of bill.
The President's plan of calling oft the
subsidy for tranp-Atlftntlc liners has not
met with a pproval anions; Eastern Con
(tressmen, and they appear to have little
Interest In a bfll that proposes to sub
sidize only lines engaged In Oriental and
South American trade. On the other
li h ti . many enthusiastic believer in sub
sidy agree with the President that some
aid should be. granted lines to the Orient
and to South America a nd, if the Iresi
d"nt withholds his contemplated message,
irtus making the passage of a subsidy
bill Impossible, theso men propone to offer
an amendment to tha postof flee appro
priation bill granting a liberal ".ubven-
tion" to Ortental and South American
lines that fly the American fla and carry
American matL?, this In lieu of a direct
subsidy.
The House committee meets Monday
to agree. If possible, on some form of
uhJdy bill, but the fact that the Presf
dnt has not sent in a subsidy meaxaga
and cannot do o before the committee
mrcts makes the outlook for subs'dy
legislation darker than at any time this
session.
SVRVEY WASHINGTON STREAMS
Jones favors Canal l-Yom Puget
ound to Cray's Harbor.
OREGOVIAX T hZW SS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 4. In addition to surveys of
Coos Bay, Tillamook Bay and the Co-
qui He River in Orogrnn, Representative
Jones has flked the rivers and .harbom
committee to authorize surveys of several
Washington waterways with a view to
determining whether or not they are
worthy of improvement by the CJovrrn
ment, and what it will rost to make them
navigable. He lins asked for a survey
of a ship canal connecting Puset Sound
with Grav'R Harbor, with the Idea of
greatly shortening the distance to sian
Francisco; also a survey or the Fuyaliup
River from Tacoma to Puyallnp. BelHnu-
ham harbor. H la tne harbor. the Cowl it
River to Castle Rock, the Chehalla River,
The Fed d'Orellle River rrom Newport
to Rox Canyon, the Skagit River to
SerVo-Wolley and Dry Straits, Alaska,
tsith a view- to developing an alternate
channel to "Wrangle Narrows.
Representative Jonea lodwy worn-
mended that Tekoa. Wash., be made the
registration point whf-n the Coon r d'Alene
Indian reservation in Idaho Is opened to
Jury investigating the Terra Cotta wreck:
of Sunday night on the Baltimore & umo
Railroad heard testimony all day from
telegraph operators and others at tha
Silver Spring, Takoma and University sta
tions, all of which went to show that the
two trains received a white light at Silver
Sprlnir: that the passenger train cleared
Takoma tor University and that the
"dead" train ran by a red light at
Takoma. The Takoma operator was cor
roborated by four eye-witnesses as to his
statement that he save the "dead" raln
the stop signal. The inquiry win so con-
Untied tomorrow.
Knglneer Harry E. Hlldebrand, ot
the "dead" equipment train wn.cn
crashed into the local at Terra cotta,
declared that If there fras any "dan-
jeer llarht at Ta koma Station, be did
xiot see It. lie testified that between
F"riIay evening- at 6 o'clock: and 7
o'clock Sunday evening the same time,
he had only ix hours sleep. He said.
however, that when -he was called to
ma Re the final run he did not feel a.
lack of sleep,, but was in $ooa trim
to make the run.
It was only after repeated Ques
tion by Mr. Clements and Mr.
"Walters, attorney for the commission,
that Hlldebrand admitted that be had
been suspended as an engineer for
Infraction of the company's rules. He
finally said he had been suspended on
at least three occasions, once for al-
lowing hfs engine boiler to become
hort of water, then for 3d" days be
cause be did not stop after the ex-
plosion of a torpedo which he ran
over, and afrain for running through
a switch. Me said be had beard a
number of Instances where engineers
have passed ny a red signal, but lie
could not give any specific Instances.
Me admitted he sometimes took a
drink while off duty, but that neither
on the (lay or the wreck, nor during
the holidays had he drunk any liquor.
INVESTIGATES BLOCK SIGNALS
Croiiinif salon Propties Test of Wreck-
Freventing Devices.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4. An Inquiry Into
the operation of the block systems of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railway and of the
Suuttiern Railway was instituted today
by the Interstate Commerce Commission.
S perl fl o instances of what appears to have
been the failure of the block signal de-
vice, or as one of the commissioners ex
pressed It. the failure of the human end
of the device to prevent accidents involv
ing heavy loss of life, were afforded by
the recent disastrous accidents on the
Southern Railway at Lawyers, Y. and
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad at
Terra Cotta. IX O.
Officials of both the Southern and the
'Baltimore & Ohio. were subpenaed to an-
pear before the commission. The com
mission may call officials of other lines
on w h I ch wrec ks recen 1 1 y have occ u rr ed
on account ot the apparent disregard ot
the block si amain or the failure of the
system to accomplish its purpose.
In view of several
recent
disastrous
railroad accidents- seemingly due to the
failure of the operation of the block sig
nal system the Interstate Commerce Com
mission has forwarded to Congress a rec-
ommendation for(the enactment of legis
lation that will enable either the com-
miasion or some other Government body
to conduct experimental tests of auto
matic devices for the prevention of rail-
voad accidents. The recommendation says
the commission Is credibly informed that
such devices have, been invented and ex
press the opinion that they ought to be
tested at the Government's expense.
PliACE
THE BLAME t V LVSTES
entry next year.
NEW BAKKACKS rt)H ltO!S
Contract Approved for Buildings by
'War Department.
0REG0X1AX XEWS Bl'REAl. Wash-
fncton. Jan. 4. The Secretary of War
has wrdd contracts for the erection of
the following buildings at Bo Iff BnrVacks:
To George ValKer, Colorado Springs,
Colo., one double set Captains' quarters.
ym.OOO: one double set Lieutenants' quar
ter. J15. S00; to William Simpson, Denver.
one double barracKs, ;57,33Z; guardhouse
112.410. Hurley Bros., of St. Paul, have the
contract for heating all the building- at
Sll.OOO: r. J I . Baife. of Denver, the con
tract for plumbing at JlO,lSt; the Electric
Fixtures & Supply Company, of Boise, the
contract for wiring at i'JWJ.
Two National Banks Launched.
OREGON I AX NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington. Jan. 4. The Comptroller of the
Currency today approved the application
ot Fred B. Grirmell, of Spokane. Wash..
H. E. Houston. J. A. Robinson. A. E.
I-ins. J. K. Sky lor. "TT. IV. Hon singer and
"W. Alail to organize the First National
Bank ot "Vhltefish, Mont., with $25,000
capital. The Comptroller also approved
the application of William V . Kiebprt.
Henry W. Coe, S. S. Strain. R. M. Tuttle
and U 0. Connor to organize the First
National Bank of Kelso, Wash., with
n, m capita..
. . Channel to Yukon's Mouth.
AREGONIAN NBWS BUREAU. Wiih
ItiRton, Jan. 4. "The Army engineers
recommend an appropriation of J.WQ for
constructing a channel h(x feet deep and
lOO feet wide connctlnj St. illohael.
Alaska, with the mouth of the Yukon
River, distance of TO "miles. This im
provement Is necessary to protect small
river steamers that take cargoes fro
ocean vessels at the mouth of the Yukon
for transportation to the Interior of
ska.
Alask
ew Northwestern Post inanters.
OREGON I AX NEWS BUREAU. Wash
In k ton. Jan. 4. Postmasters appointed
Orenon Island City. William I Hum
phrey, vice Fannie Brown, resigned.
Washington-Danville, John H. Grun-
well, vice P. B. Nelson, resigned : Iee.
- Henry H. vinoent. -vice Jessie IIofTman
resigned: Meskill, John Cain, vice . O.
WU-kersham, resigned; Moat), George
Gregg, vice Martin O'Brien, removed. '
New Middles From Idaho.
ORKGONJAN NBWS BUREAU. Wash
Inston. Jan. - 4. Senator Tleyburn haJ
recommended Merbprt E. Dunlon. of Boise.
end Holland K. Boomer, ot Wallace, for
appointment as midshipmen at the An-
.napol's Naval Academy to All two vaean.
. cies from Idaho. Robert R. Thompson is
recommended for alternate and will be
'appointed, should Dunton or Boomer fail
in the examination.
Rock Island Officials Also Say He
Conceals True Age
TOPEKA. Kas., Jan. l.-General Su-
perlntendent W. 9. Tinsman and Division
printendent G. w. Rnurke. of the
Rock Island Railroad, today held a con-
erence regarding the cause of tlie wreck
at Volland. and definitely fixed the blame
for the wreehr. J. H. Schumate, the dis
patcher who sent the order for trains No-
V and No. 30 to meet at Volland, was
exonerated from all blame, and the entire
t h 1 1 1 ' was. thrown onto John t.ynes. the
operator. Mr. Tfn.mdn said today: :
we wirn to emphasize the fact that
w have exonerated Mr. Sehumate. We
are fcatfsfled that he did bis duty and
that he Is In no way responsible for the
rreck.
Mr. Tinsman exhibited an application
for a position which he had secured from
the Santa I"e. and which Lvnes had filed
with the Santa F December 24, In which
he stated that he was 23 years old at
his last birthday. 3.1 r. Tinsman stated
that In his application for a position with
the Rock Island he also gave his age at
23. in'Lynes' sworn statement he gives
hif age at 18.
Mr. Tinsman said that he had re
quested that Lynes be brought to Topeka
today, to be here at the investigation,
but that the County Attorney at Alma
hat refuned it. Lynes la atill held in
custody and will he given a hearing be
tore the County Attorney noon.
All of the trainmen of No. 29 testified
at the Inquest today that the lig-ht in the
semaphore at v olland station had changed
from red to while while the train was on
the siding.
The Inquiry is still in progress.
Two Trainmen Rilled In Wreck.
DL'RANGO. Colo.. Jan. 4. Two train
men were killed and another fatally in-
.lured in a wreck of a Denver & Rio
Grande freight train caused by a broken
rail near here at 3:30 this mornlnc- Tha
dead :
RAYMOND ANHEYER, of Duruigo,
DraKcman.
E. U WARE, of DuranBO. brakeman.
Injured: Kills Roberts, of Durango. ei
i
Today h the Fourt
And Here Are Rare Values
h Day of
Our
29th
to Keep Up Yum Interest
Come Today
Children's Coats Now
And. clioose from pny coat we have
, v in this mammoth stock; paying us
5s?v one-fourth less than the regular
TTfl price, No restrictions, do reserves ;
every ciuia s coai in Lite iiouse goes
at this sweeping reduction. Come
in plain colors or fancy mixtures,
handsomely trimmed, and made of
the very best materials, and the
smartest styles.
Saturday Clearance Sale prices
will help many a mother that
wants the best, for then these fine
' eoats sell for the price of the ordi-
nary kind.
One-Fourth Less Than
the Marked Price Is the Way They
Are Selling
Sample Prices Shot? You the Values ;
Coats worth ?3,0Q 2 25 Cft5 mU fm$5 25
Buy
fill 3 W
Tht
for
ts -worth !r3.T3 Ql c,ats worth 910.OC QO
rectt lvluslin urtdertvectr LlecircincG
We were fortunate enough to secure the entire lot of samples for the season of the
same line of muslin wear that we carry, artd these samples will be Bold at half
regular prices on the groods. as we usually buy them to sell in the regular retail.
vay. Corset Covers, Drawers, Gowns, long and short Skirts, and Chemises, made
r dis-eare.
quite plain or elaborately trimmed; some of the most beautiful underwear ever dis
played for sale; and mind you, these samples are made with more than usual care
tor thev must pass the critical inspection of shrewd buyers all oyer toe conn-
Regular prices, from 50c to $4i.o0 the garment. Sale price 2.
trv.
WOMEN'S WHITE CAMBRIC PETTICOATS with deep Spanish flounce, made plain
or with hemstitched tucks, laee or embroidery insertion and deep edrrinps. The regu
lar .$1.75 qualitv now $1.19; the $2.2o grade for $1.47; $2.75 ones O si Q
$1.96, and the if3.50 grade for.... .-0
WOMEN'S MUSLIN GOWNS, with high or V-shapcd neck and yoke of embroi
dery insertion between clusters of tircks ; embroidery edjring axjound S&Chf
neck and sleeves; regular $1.25 value; clearance,,,'
WOMEN'S HIOHTOOWNS, of fine nainsook or Pride of the West muslin:
low neck, slip-over style, and short sleeves, trimmed with lace, or nigli-
neek style, irimraeu 'with clusters of fine tucks and embroidery Cujnnp at.
neck and sleeves. Kejrnlar price, T - and -T -' ; Clearance G M Cm
f M. S I
Sale price.
OOE.SETT COVERS, of fine muslin, low, round neck, trimmed with
hemstitched tucks, lace or insertion, and edging around neck and
nrice O C
46 Regular $1.25 grade for 67
price
The regular 75c ones
WOMEN'S FINE CAMBEIO
DRAWERS, made with deep
lawn flounce, cluster of tucks and
Val. lace edjringr; regular CM
85c value
Jewelry
and Leather Goods
Sixth-Street Annex, First Floor
WOMEN'S HANDBAGS, in blue, preen, brown
and trrav. leather-lined and fitted with coin
purse to match ; our regular f2.o0
value; special for Saturday.
BELT BXJOKXtES, in French pray, silver and
gilt; also buckle sets in the same fin- 71-
ish ; worth to 50c-each for tl
JEWELED COLLARS, Pearl Bead Collars and
La Vallicre Pendant Neck Chains; regular val-
ues up to $15.00 each; special at ONE- IA
HALF PRICE.
WOMEN'S P0CKETBOOKS. k pennuie Mztt
tor. seal and morocco, plain or sterling silver-
mounted ; regular prices f 1.75 to f 3 7Cf
each; special at, each... I iL
omen
s Fleeced Hose l&t
Women 'b Blak Outton.
Heavy Ribbed, Tleece- ir
ioined nose, seamless
foot; 3oc yal., 1Q
special, pair. . . . v
special, pai
UNDERWEAR
43c
Woman's Heavyweight Cream
Tinted Xilsle Pants. French
bands; 75c value j
special, eachl
Children's White Cotton Knit
ted TJnderwaiste, well made;
20c value; special, f0
each A
Boys Bine Heavy - Print
Waists, blouse style; jilso
red with fancy stripes and
figures ; 3oc value j . Zmt
special, each.
I:- h
Women's Fine Ribbed
Clack Lisle Hose, seam-
less foot; big 33c value,
special, the O
pair . .-C
Women's Black Worsted Hose
Seamless foot, shaped leg:;
40c value- special, OQfl
the pair wL
Children's Blak Cashmere
Hose, in lare sizes only; val-
ues up to 50c pair; fSm
spetfial, pair . .
Children's Black Cotton Fine
Ribbed 1
He to 2i
the pair.
Ribbed Hose, all sizes ; val
ue to 20c; special, f f
wv
-A rt Shins fo r
In the Art Department
WALL DECORATIONS, the latest fad. qnd these
are in the best and most attractive patterns,
too. Hand-painted desijrns, and they come in
tan. brown or prreen. The rejrnlar O OO
price is $4.00; Saturday
Children s Sweaters
CHILDREN'S SWEATERS, all wool; come in
plain colors or fancy desipns. for children 1
to 12 years old. and priced regularly from J A.
D0c to f4.7o eacli; special now, off
Women 's Petticoats
WOMEN'S PETTICOATS of white cambric,'
made with extra deep flounce, cluster of nine
tucks and deep embroidery edp- tf J f ?
iner; regular value $2.00; special. V
F natsenieer train No. 1. westbound, col
li i-cl had-on with an enatbound freight
train at Gonzales station this morniny.
Three men were fatally and five seriowsly
hurt. All were Mexicans who were rid-
nar In the smoking car.
FENCES MUST COME DOWN
Continued From F"l rat "lffe.
Fatal Wreck In New Mexico.
AT.RT'QI'ERQT'E. T. T..- Jan. 4.!at1ta
-- -. a msr mm
IVf Ul
PILLS
Will Take Fart In Convention.
The Federated Trades Council met last
nlffht In rmon Hall. Prftparallonfi were
made to participate In the convention of
the State Federation of Labor, which
will convene on Monday In Drew Hall.
Af n ttere relating to 1 1ll gathering wore
taken up and a dl.-cuiwlon nt the probable
.espousal ot the new Union Labor Party
by th convention was discud. Many
other mttr of a routine nature anf or
jntereat to tha city- unions were brought
Poaitively cured ly Xti
Little riila,
They also relir-re. Distress from Pyipepate,
Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per-
fcet rcracdy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsl.
nesv Bad Taste in the Mouth, Coated Tonp
x-am in tne aue, J. tJKJ'i j u v C.K., t
RcgvJfttctheBowclfc Furclj YcjrtaWc
mail Pill. Small
mall eric.
expectation of the administration that
these stockmen will bring: influence to
bear on their Senators and Congressmen
which will reffuit in the enactment Qt
leasing: laws.
The President personally believes that
the anti-fencing: law Is Inadvisable in
many respects, and is extremely anxious
for the" adoption of the leasing: system,
which wl.ll permit fencing. He has taken
this means to force Congresg to act. His
plan will be vigorously opposed by the
House public lands committee, which' is
now packed to defeat any land law re-
form.
Roll Down Bank With Eneine.
iujraxgo, Colo.. Jan. 4. Raymond
nhir and Ear! tieler. car-rr,ir-
era In the employ of the Rio Grande
Southern Railway Oompanv. wer
killed in a wreck on the Perlns' Peak
brancii ot tne Rio Grande Soutnern
today. The en pine they were travel
ing? on struck a broken rail and rolled
down an em ban kment- Engineer Ellis
Roberts was badly hurt,
Juvenile Court Society F)pmed.
CHICAGO, Jan. 4. The Internatlon-
al Juvenile Court Society was formed
here today. Judge Ben B. Lindsay,
of the Juvenile Court of Denver, who
Issued the first call for a committee
to consider the plan, presided at the
meeting:.
COURT-MARTIAL AGAIN SET
Penrose ana Maclilin to Be Tried for
Allowing Riot.
LAWTOX. Okla., Jan. i -Major
Charles W. Taylor, in char ere of the
Thirteenth Cavalry, stationed t Fort
su;, today received official notice
from General MeCaskey. commanding
the Department of Toxa. that the yn-
eral court-martial which is to try
Major Charles K'. Penrose s nd On p
tain Edgar B. Macklin, of the Twen-
ty-fifth infantry, will convene at Fort
Sam Houston February 4, The date
of the trial was delayed by the assault
on Captain Macklin at Fort Reno on
the night of December 21 by an un-
known man, supposed to be one of the
neirroes of the discharged companies.
The spoclf ic charge which the two
officers must face is ttiat of "conduct
to the prejudice of good order and
it I sr ipHno" in falling to ex ere 1 se due
dlltgrence in preventing rioting? "t
Brownsville, Tex., -Inst AiiRust. The
trial was to have begun today.
I WEDDING
AND VISITING CARDS !
I W.G.SMITH6C0. ?
Washington Building Z
o
There comes a tide
In the affairs of all men,
Which, taken at the flood,
Leads on to
The opening, this morning, a.t 8:30, of the
monster combined stocks of the National Shoe &
Clothing Co.'s Salt Lake City. Seattle, Aberdeen
and Portland stores, placed on forced, sale for
quick disposal at private sale to tha Masses by
J. T. Wilson, the well-known Portland anc-
tioneer, at 207 First street, between Salmon
and Taylor streets, "$100,000.00 wort! .! Men's
and Women's wearing apparel, clothing, shoes,
tats and outfitting, at AUCTION PRICES.
Every experienced clothing salesman, casnier
and bundle wrapper in the city vno is uncm-
ployed can hear something to his advantage,
by calling early on the manager in charge of
the sale.
J. T. WILSON, AUCTIONEER,
v
of Wilson's Auction House.
Invents Perpetual-Motion Machine
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Jan. 4. Former Congressman
Thomaji L. Glenn, of Idaho, l here to
obtain a patent on a perpetual motion
matihine. There have been thousands
of per pe tun I motion machines con-
cociert," said he today, "but I have
nolved the problem. I have been of-
ff rpfl 1 ,ooft.ff T for my patent already."
CLEAR.
ANCE
SALE
EXTRA ! EXTRA I! EXTRA ! I !
00 SKIRT:
VALUES UP
TO $7.50
SATURDAY CLEARANCE SALE PRICE
Coat
$10.00, $12.00 and
$15.00 Coats
SATURDAY
CLEARANCE SALE
PRICE
EVERY COAT
RADICALLY
REDUCED
Vrw -'!
f f i Mil
III . my Mu- r . V -
Suits
$25.00, $30.00, and
$35.00 Suits
SATURDAY
CLEARANCE SALE
PRICE
EVERY SUIT
RADICALLY
REDUCED
THE J. M. ACHESON CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
131 Fifth Street Between Alder and Washington