THE aiOKXISil OKKGOXIAX, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1907.
HERMANN
IKES
TWO GOOD POINTS
Not Friendly With Benson;
Only Did as Other
Commissioners.
HOT WORDS OVER SURVEYS
Violent Dtspiile About Disallowance
of a California Landgrabber's
Claim Hermann Kept Ore
gon Mall In Own Hands.
OREGONIAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 27. Two important points
'for the defense developed today in the
trial of Representative Hermann. One
was that Hermann was not on friendly
tprms with John A. Benson, the San
Francisco real estate dealer now under
indictment for alleged land frauds; the
other that Hermann's predecessors in
the Land Office had all, with one ex
ception, removed their private letter
press copybooks from the office when
they retired.
Mr. Worthington for the defense
scored his two points in the cross-examination
of Elliott P. Hough, former
private secretary to Hermann. In an
swer to questions, Mr. Hough said that
upon one occasion Benson came to see
Hermann at the Land Office and com
plained bitterly at the action of the
land Office in not allowing his claim
for a survey made In California. The
survey was under a $50,000 contract.
The Land Office held that the claim
was fraudulent in that the alleged sur
vey had never been made. Benson was
very angry, and Hermann, during the
Interview, became incensed.
Threatening Words Vsed.
"No blows were Btruck," said Mr.
Hough, "but the language used wag
very threatening, and Benson left."
This point was brought out to meet
the contention of the prosecution that
Hermann had been on terms of Intima
cy with parties connected with land
; frauds.
Mr. Worthington showed that it has
been the custom during the past 25
years or more for each outgoing Com
minsloner to take ,his private letter
press books with him. except in one
instance, when books inadvertently left
behind were sent to him. Mr. Worth
ington called attention to the wording
of the Indictment, where it said "books
required to be kept in the General Land
Office," and said that he proposed to
show that it was the custom of the
Land Office for each Commissioner to
take and dispose of as he saw fit his
"personal" letterpress copybooks.
Diverted Oregon Mall.
District Attorney Baker declared it was
bis intention to show that the books kept
by Hermann differed materially from
Those of his predecessors. In that Her
mann had diverted to himself a large class
n f mull frflm I tronin n- hl-h n-ni.lI nthap.
wise have gone to the various divisions
and would have been of official record
there.
Mr. Worthington asked Mr. Hough:
"Did official mail from branch Land
Offices In Oregon or from special agents
in the field who happened to be in that
state go to Mr. Hermann?"
Mr. Hough: "No, the Commissioner
would never see it."
Mr. Hough was on the stand all day.
letters were submitted to him by Mr.
Baker for identification and for determi
nation as to the manner in which they
were handled in the office. Objection was
made by counsel of defendant to the In
troduction of letters of this kind, unless It
could be shown that the letters were
among those which were copied In the
letterpress books alleged to have been de
" stroyed by Hermann.
Letters Strictly Private.
The defense questioned Mr. Hough at
length as to whether the letters In evi
dence had been press copied, whether
signed by Hermann and whether written
on the witness's machine. All these ques
tions being answered affirmatively. The
defense brought out that many letters
were begun: "My Dear Friend," "My
Dear Son," etc. These were read by
counsel for the defense, who asserted
. that they were strictly private and re
lating to personal and family affairs. As
regards some signed "Binger Hermann,
Commissioner," the contents, he asserted,
were of such a personal character as pre
cluded any claim that they were official
business.
WAYS OF BUSTING TRUSTS
( Continued -from First Fair. )
the retail price down from fifteen to
eleven cents a gallon, and is said to
be selling seventy-five per. cent of all
the oil sold in that territory. It has
practically put the Standard Oil out
of business In Springfield. Mass. The
origin of this fight was an axle grease
factory, started 17 years ago in Albany
by four brothers named Hisgen. It was
a success, and the Standard. which
makes axle grease, attempted to buy
it out. The brothers would not sell.
Then the trust declared war.
Dealers all over the country were
threatened with be1nt? cut ofT from the
Standard Oil products If they persisted
In- handling the Four Brothers' axle
grease. The result was that the His
gens in 1900 went into the oil business.
Of course, the Standard cut the price
of oil below cost in the attempt to
starve out its competition, but the HIs
gens Bent out circulars to the people,
calling attention to the fact that if
it were not for the competition they
had started, the price of oil would be
much higher than the Independent price,
and, moreover. If they were force out
of business, that the trust would im
mediately put the price up again. The
labor unions came In and helped to
organize public opinion against the trust.
Retailers of trust oil were looked upon
as "scabs." and the public rallied so
nobly to the support of the Four Brothers
that they have carried the day in their
nervy fight.
Alcohol Law Blow to Trust.
One of the" most effective blows ever
delivered to the oil monopoly was the
enactment of the law which permits the
use of grain alcohol in the arts and trades
without the payment of tax. Grain alco
hol may be produced. It is said, for as
little as 15 cents a. gallon, but the Gov
ernment Imposes a tax of about 12.30 a
gallon. Under the new law. grain alco
hol may be sold at a price which will
compete with kerosene and gasoline.
The Government requires that the
grain alcohol thus freed of tax shall
be "denatured" meaning that it shall
be made offensive to taste and smell,
and poisoned, so that it Is utterly unfit
to drink. To do this the law requires
the addition of wood alcohol, bone-oil
or a pyrldtn base. The trust attempt
ed to corner the wood alcohol supply.
so as to make the. price of denaturing
material high enough to take free
alcohol out of the competing class, but
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue
liberalized the regulations by permit
ting the .use of other denaturing
agents, and the trust was beaten at Its
own game.
Bernhardt Fought Theater Trust.
Sarah Bernhardt is a trust-fighter
and when the theatrical trust closed
the doors of its 500 American theaters
to her. she did not quit the game, but
played through the great Southwest
under a tent like a circus queen, and
the public gave her an ovation wher
ever she went. She Is coming back to
the United States to testify in the New
York cases against the theatrical
trust.
Resort to Physical Force. ,
In the great Northwest, where the
car famine caused a fuel shortage with
untold suffering during the Winter now
ending, there was one little town
which undertook to fight the railroad
and coal combine by its own methods.
Nyssa, Idaho, needed coal and needed It
badly. Although train after train of
loaded coal cars went rattling through
town on the tracks of the Oregon Short
Line, Its people were freezing to "death.
So one evening the citizens quietly held
up a train, switched off two cars of coal
and took enough to keep themselves
warm.
Violent and summary proceedings doubt
less, but not altogether Without prophetic
portent. Instances like this ought to serve
as a warning to the magnates that they
cannot with safety play too free and fast
with public opinion. Whenever the time
comes that men are denied food and fuel
for their loved ones, for no other reason
than to make more millions for multi
millionaires, the ancient law of physical
force will come into effect and this coun
try will see grievous times. I do not want
to .pose as a dire prophet, but this Is one
of the truths of history that our bold
captains of industry should not overlook.
Bribes From Trust Magnates.
Over against these incidents showing
the disposition of the people to stand to
gether to fight the trusts must be noted
the tendency of the corporations to under
mine this formation of public opinion by
every variety of blandishment. The vol
untary raising of wages by corporations
here and there and Mr. Rockefeller's re
cent gift to education, the greatest single
benefaction ever known in history, are
looked upon by many as being in the
nature of bribes to the people. This $32.
000.000 was wrung from the public by
methods which practically everybody be
lieves to be wrong, yet we are expected
to praise the man who gives back part
ot his "swag," merely to soothe public
Indignation and stifle further protest.
u he fact that the Sherman anti-trust
law was on the statute books nealy 20
years before any steps were taken to
enforce it, the fact that all of the trust
prosecutions now being carried on are
not under new laws but old ones, and the
fact that men are becoming bold to fight
Indicate that the gentle art of trust-busting
may yet become a useful Industry In
these United States of ours.
Tomorrow Superstitions of Americans.
DEFENDS HER BROTHERS
MRS. BVWATERS TELLS WHY
HUSBAND WAS SLAIX.
Man Executed Under Unwritten
Law Denounced by Victim's
Sister for Brutality.
CULPEPPER, Va., Feb. 27. Mrs. Wil
liam Bywaters. whose husband was killed
by her brothers, James and Philip Stro
ther, was the principal witness in the
trial today. Though pale and wan and
being oompeiled to come Into court in an
hfvalid's chair, she maintained her com
posure. She told the jury of her be
trayal under promise of marriage, of her
pleading with Bywaters to make repara
tion and Bywaters' insistence upon ' a
criminal operation, of her refusal at first
and then her agreement and visits to
Washington in company with Bywaters,
where two operations were performed.
tahe described how. when her condition
became known to her brothers, they de
manded of her betrayer that he marry
her. In reply to a question she said she
did not think that Bywaters Intended to
m;irry her at first.
Mrs. Gaines, a sister of Mrs. By
waters, testifying at the afternoon ses
sion, detailed the circumstances of By
waters' introduction into the Strother
home, his affection for Viola and then
of the circumstances leading up to the
tragedy at Rotherwood on .the night
of December 15, when, wiiiie fleeing
irom tne bedroom In which his bride
of an hour lay ill, he was killed by her
enraged brothers.
Mrs. Gaines said that, when charged
with the betrayal of their sister. By
waters asserted his innocence, as did
Viola, but later, when confronted by
the statement of a physician, "both
broke down and confessed."
She declared Bywaters' indifferenfe
to her sister maddened her (the wit
ness) and, when he openly ridiculed
Viola's condition, she turned on him,
declaring:
"You are the lowest dog that ever
lived."
VOTES DOWN JIM CROW CAR
Oklahoma Convention Afraid of
Roosevelt's Action on Constitution.
GUTHRIE. Okln .. FaVi "T-Tk. r.nnrl-
tution of the proposed new State of Ok-
miiwina .wui not contain a plank provid
ing for Senarate Pnrhpa OnH n-attimr.
rooms for the two races; By a vote of
in to ji tne convention this morning laid
On the tnhlo tho nmmtan - . . .
. ICIUI i utg-
ing the "Jim Crow" measure.
wntie the majority of the delegates
were elected on platforms endorsing the
separate coach law, the result was due
to the alleged attitude of the President
on the question and the terms of the en
abling act with reference to race dis
crimination. To Organize Against Coolie Labor.
SEATTLE, Feb. 27.-At a meeting of
the Central Labor Council tonight at
which were present delegates from most
organizations in Seattle, a committee of
three was appointed to call a conference
for the organization of an association to
carry on the agitation for the exclusion
of Japanese coolie labor.
Incidents or Brownsville Case.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 27. Captain
Macklln contalnues his testimony at the
Penrose courtmartial today regarding the
shooting at Brownsville. He related
several incidents that happened before
August 13. adniittlng these might have
caused resentment among the soldiers.
More Steel for Manchuria.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27. The Iron Age to
morrow will say: A sale of 50.000 tons of
steel rails to the Manchurlan Railroad
some weeks ago has been followed by
contracts for bridge work amounting to
8000 tons.
Satin skin powdr being -bet made. It's
best for you. Flesh, white, pink, brunette.
E
Texas House Rushes Exonera
tion of Bailey.
SENATOR SCORES ENEMIES
Without Awaiting Report on Investi
gation, His Supporters Force Vote
Against Protests, Committee
Majority Recommending It.
AUSTIN", Tex., Feb. 27. By a vote of
70 to 40, Senator Joseph W. Bailey was
exonerated by the lower house of the
Texas Legislature tonlpht of any charges
of irregular acts in public life, as alleged
by Representative Cock on January 14.
This action concludes six weeks of in
vestigation that has caused Mr. Bailey's
constant presence in this city.
On Monday, by a vote of 15 to 11, the
Senate exonerated Mr. Bailey without
waiting to hear the report of the inves
tigating committee. The House tonight
acted on the recommendation of a ma
jority of the committee for the complete
exoneration without submission of the
evidence.
Mr. Bailey's opponents pleaded to have
the evidence submitted before being
asked to vote, but the Bailey forces,
slightly !n the majority, forced a vote.
Mr. Bailey appeared before the House
after his exoneration. He strongly crit
icized the element starting, the Investi
gation and expressed in emphatic lan
guage his opinion of the whole proceed
ing. Mr. Bailey will leave at once for
Washington to be sworn In as Senator
on March 4.
Tirade Against Enemies.
Mr. Bailey, while bitterly criticizing
his opponents, declared he was going
to continue as United States Senator
from Texas at least three terms. He
continued:
The conspirators have been given a whole
Borne lesson. Never again will they attempt
tt within this generation. Never again will
they wear the honors of Texas Democracy
in their life. Such men would betray & re
public If Hessians were for hire.
The leader of the contest was a man who
has gambled with negroes and, if he at
tempts to deny it, I will prove it on him.
One of them was convicted of embezzlement
and yet he la here drawing his cloak about
him saying that he cannot keep the Demo
cratic amendments, i
They have lied about me. Their martyr
is Hearst, who led bis fight against Texas.
The leader in this fight is the man who
had telegrams published, lying on the L-egis-lslature,
claiming that it was corrupted
by wine, women and song. Hearst has his
emissaries and agents In the Texas Leg
islature today. This Hearst campaign means
that they want to eliminate men like me
and John Sharp Williams and place men
like John Duncan.
WUI Fix Election Laws.
How many of these men were like Haw
kins, who risked his office on Ills convic
tion and lost It If these others had the
convictions and courage of Hawkins, there
would not have been a single vote against
my vindication here today.
They seek to destroy my usefulness, but.
thank God, I am too far above them for
them to hurt.. Not a sentence In the whole
record reflects against my personal or po
litical integrity.
Out of the 40 men who voted against
my exoneration, not more than four will be
here next session. They will return to the
Populist party, where they belong. I will
never rest until I see the election laws so
fixed that no man can have his name put
on the ticket as a candidate for the Legis
lature unless he records a solemn oath that
he will respect the people's Instructions.
This Legislature ought not to adjourn until
section 124 Is so amended that no man shall
hold the people's office unless they shall Sup
port the people's nominee.
SEPARATION FOR ENGLAND
COMMONS VOTE TO DISESTAB
LISH OLD CHURCH.
First Time Resolution Has Passed.
Birrell Declares for Severing
the Connection.
LONDON, Feb. 27. In the House of
Commons tonight a resolution In favor of
the disestablishment and dlsendowment
of the church in both England and Wales
was adopted. 198 to SO. This resolution
does not commit the government, but the
debate on it was interesting on account
of a statement made by Augustine Bir
rell, Chief Secretary for Ireland.
Mr. Birrell said he failed to see how
the continuance of the established church
could be justified. The cl.'jrch had done
the state no good, and the state had done
the church nothing except harm.
This is the first time in its history that
the House of Commons has adopted such
a resolution. The only previous time a
similar resolution was presented to a
division was In May. 1877. and It was then
rejected by a large majority.
FIERCE FIGHTS IX MAXCHCRIA
Chinese Bandits Attack Russians and
Store Troops Are Xeeded.
HARBIN. Manchuria. Feb. 27. A com
pany or Chinese bandits on February 24
attacked a Russian patrol, 20 niilesvnorth
of Harbin and wounded a Lieutenant and
four soldiers. The bandits escaped, leav-
ng zl men killed on the field.
Since then skirmishing has been In
progress between Russian troops and the
bandits Rnd serious fighting began today,
when Cossacks engaged a large force of
the marauders. Later the commander of
the Russian troops reported that the am
munition of the field gun with the Cossack
detachment was exhausted, and he ap
pealed for reinforcements. A strong de
tachment of troops with artillery was
promptly sent to Hulanchen. which is the
scene of the fighting.
It is officially announced that the Chi
nese government Is moving 4000 troops
through Mongolia ao Tsitsihar.
Prince Gusrave Must Economize.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 27. The financial
affairs of Crown Prince Gustave came up
before the 'Riksdag today on a proposal
made by the government to Increase his
allowance. An amendment was moved
that the stables of the Crown Prince
should be sold to meet a deficit of $125,000
in the Crown Prince's private budget and
small stable accommodations be given him
In the royal stables." It is reported that the
government approves this amendment,
which will be a subpect of further consid
eration. Xew Court on Site of Newgate.
LONDON, Feb. 27. The new Central
Criminal Court, erected upon the .site
of the historic Newgate Prison, com
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EVIDENC
monly known as the Old Bailey, was
opened today by King Edward, who
was accompanied by Queen Alexandra.
The function was a semi-state affair,
and considerable ceremony was ob
served. The new courthouse is an
Imposing structure," and cost J1.50O,
000. This street corier In the center
of the city has been the site of pris
ons since the year 1188, and for more
than a century Newgate Prison was
the scene of all public executions until
1868..
Victory for British Unionists.
LONDON, Feb. 27. The bye-election in
the Brlgg division of Lincolnshire yes
terday, necessitated by the resignation of
Harold Reckltt, resulted in -a notable
Unionist victory. Sir Berkeley Sheffield
being returned by a majority of 116 over
Captain Guest, the Liberal candidate. This
will be the first time since 1894 that a
Unionist has held the seat.
Curzon Wants Seat in Parliament.
LONDON, ' Feb. 27. Replying to a cor
respondent. Lord Curzon says it Is his
desire to re-enter public life next Autuitn
and If a suitable opportunity presents it
self, to obtain a seat In Parliament.
HOPE FOR INDEPENOENGE
ACTION OF SENATE EXCITES
THE FILIPINOS.
Declaration Against Abandoning the
Islands Strengthens Opponents
of American Rule.
MANILA, Feb. 28. There is general sur
prise here among the Filipinos at the re
cent action of the United States Senate in
defeating the amendment offered by Sena
tor Culberson to the act establishing an
agricultural bank in the Philippines, de
claring the intention of the United States
to abandon the islands as soon as a stable
independent government should be estab
lished. The Progressivists express satis
faction with the sentiment of the amend
ment, but deplore the time selected in
view of the Japanese war talk, which has
caused excitement In the provinces sur
rounding Manila. .
In some Instances the inhabitants left
the towns and hid in the mountains. One
town was depopulated recently by the ex
change of salutes between warships,
which caused the Idea to spread that the
Japanese were , entering the bay. The
commission Is doings Its oe,st to allay the
alarm. Commissioners Tavera and Le
garda made special tours of the provinces
explaining the Japanese sltution and
quiet was about restored.
The people were, however, still In aft
excitable condition when news of the
action of the Culberson amendment came.
The native newspapers regard the action
as inaprpopriate, as the war talk was
bringing the Filipinos closer to the Ameri
cans. The effect of the action on the
amendment Is likely to cause a breach.
The Independents talk in the same
strain and declare the Senate is likely
to make Independents out of many Con
servatives who have refrained from en
tering the campaign for the Assembly.
One of the leading newspapers, seeking
to minimize the importance of the de
feat of the Culberson amendment, inter
prets the action to mean that Congress
does not consider the question of Ameri
can withdrawal appropriate at this time,
and hence voted the amendment down.
With reference to the proposed estab
lishment of agricultural banks. senti
ments of satisfaction are entertained by
both Conservatives . and Independents,
who see in this movement the cementing
of closer bonds between the two coun
tries The comment of the press ex
presses general satisfaction with the
prospect.
The Philippine Commission will soon
move from the capital to Bagulo for the
hot season. Governor Smith is. to leave
Manila March 2.
PUTS LIMIT ON ATHLETICS
Harvard Committee Proposes Many
Radical Restrictions.
BOSTON. Feb. 27. The report of the
special committee on athletics at Har
vard University was submitted by
President Eliot today to the board of
overseers. The report calls for the
abandonment of professional coaches
and restrictions In the number of big
games, fewer trips by university teams
to otner colleges, and a reduction In
the amount of gate receipts, and fa
vors the appointment of an athletic
agent to supervise athletics.
A minority report made by Moorfield
Story arraigns athletics in scathing
terms, and calls for their complete
abandonment.
Big Leagues Adopt Schedules.
NEW YORK. Feb. 27.-The meetings
of the National and American Baseball
Leagues held here this week adopted the
1907 schedules, and made a few minor
changes in the playing rules. The Ameri
can Ieague. at a brief session yesterday,
discussed President Johnson's plan to
have electric scoreboards at the parks to
announce decisions made by the umpire.
It was decided to leave the scoreboard
question to the clubs to decide. One
deal for a player went through yester
day, when the Cleveland club announced
the sale of Catcher Buelow to the St.
Louis club for $1000.
TWO-CENT FARE THE LAW
Folk Signs Missouri Bill In
Line
With Other Stales.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. Feb. 27. Gov
ernor Folk today signed the bills passed
by the Legislature providing for a 2-cent
per-m!le railroad passenger rate and lim
iting the salaries of insurance companies,
both those incorporated under the state
laws and foreign companies doing busi
ness in Missouri. They will become laws
90 days after the adjournment of the Leg
islature.
Morgan and Bradford Compromise.
CINCINNATI. Feb. 27. Confirmation
was secured here today of the report
that J. P. Morgan & Company, Hamil
ton & Dayton and Pere Marquette sys
tems had agreed to compromise the
suits instituted by W. A. . Bradford,
president of the Chicago, Cincinnati &
Louisville Railroad and others, and
that the complications growing out of
the breaking up of the Great Central
system Is to be definitely settled. The
$3,600,000 Pere Marquette collateral
trust bonds given in payment for the
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville will
be returned. Mr. Bradford and his asso
ciates assuming complete ownership of
the railroad.
Must Sell 500-Mile Books.
TOPEKA.' Kas.. Feb. 27. The Senate
today passed the amendment to the 2-cent
fare bill, which provides that the roads
must sell 500-mile books.
Ice Trust Men Guilty.
COLUMBUS. Ohio, Feb. 27. The
Jury in . the case of the men and cor
porations, alleged to be parties to the
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This is to be one of the greatest Embroidery years that the trade has ever known. So great is the demand
that even- this splendid stock of ours will be taxed to supply the demand before the season is half over
with.- Bear this in mind, and see to it that you choose your embroideries early. There are more patterns in
all weights this. season than any year in our experience. Come now and seek the prettiest.
NAINSOOK AND SWISS EDGES AND INSER
TIONS, the yard, 15c to., $5.00
BAND EMBROIDERIES, new, pretty patterns, for
shirtwaist fronts, the yard, up from 50
New Arrivals
Women's Merode Underwear
This is the most popular line of Knit Underwear that we carry in the store. And de
servedly so, too. It's a HAND-FINISHED product; every garment receives careful, indi
vidual attention notjiing is allowed to leave the factory that is not perfect. It comes in
all fabrics soft cottons, silk and lisle, silk and cotton and the finest of white lisle.
"Women who are particular about their underwear all swear by the "Merode" make.
Suppose you try a few garments this Spring and see what a splendid make it really is.
Women's Hosiery for Spring
In the best fancy designs and the staple blacks and tans, in the best to be had, or the "MERODE"
moderate-priced goods. P'ancy patterns this season are lace and embroidered effects, and (Hvd FuJtf)
large or small polka dots. Plenty of them arriving daily, and on sale at the Hosiery counter. WBA a
so-called Ice trust, tonight returned a
verdict of guilty against Macolm Kin
naird and W. F. Polley. All the other
defendants were acquitted. The maxi
mum penalty Is a fine of $5000 and 12
months' imprisonment in the County
Jail or workhouse.
MINES WILL NOT CLOSE
Owners Will Operate Montana
Properties With Reduced Force.
BUTTE, Mont.. Feb. 27. Although 3000
miners and topmen are idle, owing to
the action of the miners' union in de
manding an Increased scale of wages
May 1, no apprehension is felt that any
of the mines will close down. One thou
sand men. In addition to the 2000 laid
off yesterday, were discharged today.
. It is understood that it will be the
policy of the operating companies in the
future to pay the scale, but to employ
only about half as many men as at pres
ent. Only the most urgently necessary
development work will be carried on.
Sufficient ore bodies have been blocked
out in the larger properties to keep a
good force of skilled miners at work
for the next 15 years.
Bank Clerks Steal $10,000.
CHICAGO. Feb. 27.Charles H. Thorn
ton, a note teller, and William W. Baker,
a clerk, both employed by the Hamilton
National Bank of this city, were arrested
tonight charged with having embezzled
jnO.OOO of the funds of the bank. High
living Is said, to be responsible for the
downfall of Thornton and his companion.
At the Theaters
What the Press Agent Say.
LAST TIME TONIGHT.
Augustin Daly Company in "A Coun-.
try Girl" at Hellig Theater.
The last performance of the Augustin Daly
Musical Company will be given at the Hellig
Theater, Fourteenth and Washing-ton streets,
tonight at 8:15 o'clock, when the famous
London and New York musical comedy suc
cess. "A Country Girl." -wilt be the attrac
tion. This Is one of the greatest musical
plays that Portland has ever had and
music-lovers of this city have been given a
treat realized but once or twice in a season.
Beats are selling at the theater box office.
"Miss Hobbs" Genuine Sensation.
Every theatergoer Portland is talking
about the genuine success and fine qualities
of "Miss Hobbe," which the Baker Company
Is presenting this week. There is a clever
ness about the witty lines that is entirely
out of the ordinary and is found only In the
writings of such well-known men as Je
rome K. Jerome.
Great Spectacular Production.
"The Fast Mail," the great spectacular
melodrama by Incoln J. Carter, which Is
being produced at the Empire this week. Is
pronounced a marvel of stagecraft by the
many audiences that have been highly en
tertained by it. There will be a Saturday
matinee.
Verna Felton In Boy Part.
In boy parts Miss Verna Felton is always
natural And in "The I-.ltie Church Around
the Conner" the comedienne of the Allen
Stock Company does some realistic Imper
sonations of the average newsboy. It Is one
of the most entertaining plays of its class
In Portland this season.
"Struck Oil" at the Lyric.
"Struck Oil." the famous German-American
comedy-drama of the Civil War times.
Rich, Beautiful New Laces
To have the showing that we have here for you now, we've had to have
most of these shipments rushed thru by express. Every day there are
more coming, and the assortment grows more complete and interesting.
You'll be delighted with the splendid qualities and exquisitely pretty
patterns, and you'll also be decidedly pleased with the modest prices at
which they are marked.
fjBABY IRISH LACES, in bands and
VENISE LACES, in bands and edges.
NET LACES, in bands and edges.
CLUNY LACES, in bands and edges.
NEW FESTOONS, narrow, medium and wide, the yard, 50c to $5.00
ALLOVER LACES, in white or cream, for waists and sleeves, the vard.
?1.00 to $22.50
NEW BLACK SILK CROCHETED LACES, in edges and bands, vard,
up from " 50
AN' ENDLESS ASSORTMENT OF THE NEWEST .EFFECTS IN
GALLOONS AND MEDALLIONS.
Embroideries for Every
. ,
Purpose
Is Hi
ere
Is proving a decided hit at the Tyrlc Thea
ter. There will be a matinee -every day
this week and a special children's matinee
Saturday.
"The Wells of Wyoming" will be the bill
next week.
COMING ATTRACTIONS,
Klaw & Erlanger Present Corinne in
"4 5 Minutes From Broadway." '
The much-heralded music play from the
pen of the energetic George M. Cohan "4Tt
Minutes From Broadway." will be seen In
Portland for the first time at the Hellig
TWeater for four nights commencing next
Sunday, March li-l The play contains some
of Mr. Cohan's brightest music, notably "So
Long Mary," "43 Minutes From Broadway"
and "Mary Is a Grand Old Name." all of
which have been sung and whistled in Port
land for many months past. Advance sale
opens tomorrow (Friday) morning at box
office of the theater.
Spectacular Religious Production.
"Mizpah," which is now under prepara
tion by the Baker Stock Company and which
will be presented all of next week begin
ning with the Sunday matinee. Is the most
pretentious spectacular production ever at
tempted here. It is a sublime lesson in bibli
cal history, written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
and Luscombe Searelle.
Rural Comedy Drama at Km pi re.
"The Missouri Girl" will open at the
Empire Sunday afternoon and hold the
boards four nights with a Wednesday mat
inee. This is one of the best character
comedy dramas ever produced in Portland
and has all the attributes of the country
village life which make a genuine rural play
so inexpressibly attractive.
"Black PattI Troubadours," Empire.
It has been a long time since Portland
has enjoyed a genuine black-faced attrac
tion and the announcement that the Black
Patti Troubadours will be here the latter
part of next week is being received with
deep enthusiasm. Beginning Thursday night
It will continue the week out.
"My TYiend From India" at Star.
Ask theatergoers what they think of "My
Friend From India" and they will reply
"great." This Is the farce which the Allen
Stock Company will present all next week
if s Easy to Prove
The superior merit of Dr. Price's Food over
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injurious to health.
WHEAT FLAKE CELERY
is made from the whole wheat grain and absolutely
free from adulterations or bleaching fluids. Prepared
by a physician and chemist of unquestionable repute.
The name is a guarantee of its purity, as no food products
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All new and desirable
patterns, and in so many
different patterns and qual
ities all may be suited.
SETS OF CAMBRIC EMBROIDERIES, Edges, In
sertions. Allovers and Corset Cover Embroideries
to match, at, the yard, 12'2 to $3.00
BEADINGS, new lot, beautiful palterns, the yard,
up from 10
at the Star Theater with the usual mati
nees. Forrest Scabury will appear In the
role of the barber who poses as an adept.
Stender-Becker-Cliew Company.
Although by almost everyone regarded as
a German of the Germans, Otie Chew, the,
young violinist, of whom the musical world
has heard so much of late, and who is now
paying a first visit to the Pacific Coast as
an equal star with Frieda Stender and Thilo
Becker, is n truth of English birth and
parentage. T,tke all who have attained mu
sical fame, she at a very early age evinced
an infatuation for the violin, and in 1891,
the youngest of many competitors, won the.
open scholarship of the Royal College of
Music, London, where she continued her vio
lin studies under Professor Gomprrtr. M!s
Chew s present tour Is a notable one she
being associated In visiting the cities of
the Pacific Coast with two other artists of
equal eminence Frieda Stender, the New
York lyric soprano, and Thilo Becker, a
I-iepsic pianist of solid worth and markedly
pleasing performance. The unique combina
tion of artists is to be heard in concert In
the White Tempi under thf auspices of the
Portland Y. M. v A., on Friday, March 1.
AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATERS
"The Old Love" at the Grand.
Lively vaudeville is what the people want
and what thp management of the Grand is
giving. "The Old Love." the headline act on
the bill this week Is one of the most con
sistent little one-act comedies seen on the
local stage. It Is well constructed and l
capably acted by Lizzie Evans and Jefferson
Lloyd.
Clever Japs at Pantagcs.
Those who have already been to Pantages
this week will tell you they have never
seen a better vaudeville show. The Sugl
motos. seven clever Japanese, do astound
ing feats in their acrobatic feature art.
Their act is unequnled by that of any acro
batic performers in the world. There Is
a host of i upplementary acts, including Har
ry DeLaln, the comedian, who is a hit; the
Whalens, Mies Kittia Pierce and four other
features.
It Happened in Dogland."
"It Happened in Dogland" is the tttia of
the headline act for the new vaudeville bill
at the Grand, which starts Monday after
noon. There Is no better-known dog act in
the country than Coin's and this will be
the first time It has been brought to th
Coast.
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