THE 3I0RXIXG OREGOXJAX, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1908.
HOOSEUELT LIFTS
ST1LLINGS SCULP
Public Printer Is Accused of
Many Irregularities and
Lawlessness.
UNIONS ARE AFTER HIM
They Say lie Violates Eight-Hour
and Civil Service Laws Rossiter
Is Appointed ' Printer for
the Time Being.
OREGON MAX FOR PRINTER.
ORKGONIAS NEWS BUREAU.
Washington, Feb. 6. W. B. Turner,
of Portland, printing clerk of the
United States Senate. Is a candidate
for appointment as Public Printer.
In the event that Mr. Btllllngs Is ul
timately . removed. He Is getting;
Bcnatorlal Indorsements.
WASHIXGTONT, Feb. B.-Just as the
President's action In suspending Public
Printer Stilllngs and appointing William
B. Rossiter to perform his duties was be
ing announced toftay. a committee of
labor leaders of this city, accompanied by
Representative Gary, of Wisconsin, called
lit the White House and presented to the
President a resolution adopted by the
Central Labor I'nion here, charging ilr.
Stilllngs with violations of the eight-hour
law in the Government Printing-office,
and added:
"It Is difficult at this time to get wit
nesses against Mr. Stilllngs, for the rea
son that many of them are emploved in
the Government Frlnting Office aiid di
rectly under his charge. We hope, how
ever, to follow up our oral statement with
affidavits, if necessary:"
The President informed the committee
of the action he had already taken in the
case.
Violates Many Laws.
Resolutions by numerous labor organi
zations in various cities charging viola
tion In the Government Printing Office of
the eight-hour day, discrimination against
v. teran soldiers and. the widows of sol
diers and violation of tt civil service law
have been submitted to Congress and the
President.
Mr. Stilllngs is from Boston and was
appointed Public Printer in 1905. He had
been general manager of his father's
printing firm in New York and at various
times manager of the Printers Board of
Trade of that city and of New York. Mr.
Rossiter also came from Massachusetts
and had business connections in New
York and Washington before assuming" of
fice in the Census Bureau in 1SD0.
Stilllngs Fails to Explain.
The following correspondence relative
to the change in the Government Print
ing Office today was made public by the
I'resident. The first letter addressed to
Chairman Iandls of the House committee
on printing signed by the President is as
follows:
The Information you have (tlven me Is so
Important I dcm it best there should be a
written record thereof. I had already be
gun some weeks rro an investigation Into
the Oovernment Printing Ofrire under Mr.
Stilllngs: this Investigation originated be
cause of Information which reached me as
to the Increased cost of printing to the de
partment I accordingly desired Mr. Haven
er, of the Department of Commerce and
I.ahor. to Investigate and report upon this
matter. His report on its face was severely
condemnatory of Mr. Stllllsgs. J furnished
Mr. Millings with a copy and requested an
answer from him. which I have not vet re
ceived. I inclose you a copy of Mr. Haven
ner s reoort and as soon as I receive the
answer I shall also forward that to you for
your information and will lot you know
what action I have taken on the report.
ou now inform me your committee has
discovered circumstances In connection with
the printing office, notably as to expendi
tures for furniture and the purchase of sup
plies which make you feel that there is
f,.TV7eKUlaZ'lt,? ,hereln- You also Inform
nie that you believe that the present audit
,, rj".,.0' the Printlnfr bureau serves to
shlfld these irregularities and that the per
son, In charge of this system exert an un
due and Improper Influence not merely on
k"; "f eupplles for the Government
Printing Office, but in the management of
the office itself. ou also say that the sub
committee feels that it cannot make a sat-
Mr. Stl ngs and the persons in charge of
the audit system are In the orfice and re
quest that I suspend Mr. Stilllngs pending
investigation, and also shall suspend the ex
ecution of the contract made under the
audit system
J mn a''eord,,nK'y temporarily suspended
Ir. S llllng. and shall put Mr. Rossiter In
his place, directing him to co-operate n
WSy .wl,h your eommlttee. and
furthermore, to make an exhaustive report .
to me on the conditions in the office.
Rossiter Given the Job.
The letter to Mr. Stilllngs from the
President reads:
The Inclosed copies' of "letters to Con
gressman Landis and Mr. Rossiter explain
themselves. v
In accordance therewith, pending the. in
vestigatinii, I hereby temporarilv suspend
jou from the duties of your office, and
liave appointed William s. Rossiter tempor
arily to fill the duties thereof.
- The letter to Mr. Rossiter reads:
The Inclosed copy of letter to Congress
man Ijandls. explains Itself. In accordance
therewith you will assume Immediate
charge of the Government printing office
Please place yourself Iti communication with
C ongressman I.andis and afford him every
facility for obtaining the Information his
committee desires In the investigation You
will also report to me In full aa soon as
practicable on the condition of affairs at
the ofrice as you have found them.
Mr. Landis stated today that Mr. Still
lngs' suspension was only temporary and
a statement issued by the Congressional
printing investigation committee asks
that the public withhold Judgment until
the inquiry Is completed.
UILIi MEET AT BIEXOS AIRES
Fourth Panaman Conference Set for
May 25, 1910.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-At a meeting
of the governing board of the Bureau of
American Republics today presided over
by Secretary Root and attended by nearly
nil of the members in this city. It was de
cided that the Fourth Panartian confer
ence should he held in the city of Buenos
Ayres, May '25, 1910.
The date was selected to commemorate
the achievement of Independence by the
South American Republics.
Virginia Company for Philippines.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. The Thirty
fifth Company. Coast Artillery Corps,
now at Fort Munroe, Va.. has been des
ignated for service in the Philippines.
It will sail from San Francisco for Ma
nila April 6.
Ilailroads Want I,aw Modified.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-A number of
representatives of the railroad trunk lines
of the country today apieared before the
House committee on interstate and for
eign commerce and urged a modification
of the act of March 4 last, arranging the
hours of service of telegraph operators,
train dispatchers and other employes.
Propose Release of Philippines.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. Senator Stone,
of. Missouri, today introduced a joint
resolution authorizing the President to
relinquish control of the Philippine
Islands in 1913 upon first "securing a
pledge from other nations to preserve the
neutrality of the islands. .
Japanese Exhibit Favored.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. Senator Cul-
lom's bill to provide for participation by
the Lnited States in an international ex
position to be held in Tokio, Japan, ir
1912 was reported favorably from the com
mittee on foreign relations today.
Philippine Delegates In House.
- WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Representa
tion In the House was increased by two
today when Logarda and Ocampo resident
Philippine Commissioners took their seats.
STATES SWEPT BY STORM
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day, when those without shelter were
put into the streets from the saloons,
many of them built fires in the streets
along the Bowery to keep from freezing.
An unidentified man was frozen to death
in Brooklyn.
New York Harbor was filled with a
great field of drift ice which impeded the
passage of all except the powerful
steamers.
Reports from northern parts of New
York showed colder weather than ever
before recorded there. At Saranac Lake
the temperature ranged from 45 to 60
degrees below zero.
B CRIED TJN'DER SLIDING SXOAV
Four Men Carried Donn Mountain
and Two Killed.
CRESTED BUTTE, Colo., Feb. 5. A
snowslide occurred today near the
workings of the Crested Butte Coal
Mine, which is located on the mountain
a mile south of town, whereby four
men were carried down the mountain
side for a distance of 1000 feet, and
two of them were buried and killed in
the slide. Two others managed to ride
the sliding; snow and were found at
the bottom of the mountain uninjured.
The slide was witnessed by miners
on top, who at once ruhed to the res
cue, but the men were dWd before
found and dug; out of the snow. The
killed are Laurence Bequowich and
George Laretlc, the latter a young man
without family, while the former has
a wife and Ave children. No damage
was done to the mine.
SLEET STORM IX MIDDLE WEST
Wires, Railroads and Streetcars In
Chicago Paralyzed.
'CHICAGO. Feb. 5. A sleet storm dur
ing the night, which turned to rain early
today, seriously affected " telegraphic
communication between Chicago and
many outside cities, and especially in the
West. St. Louis, Omaha and Kansas
City were entirely cut off from the East
during the early hours by a sleet storm,
which surrounded St. Louis and extended
into Iowa.
In Chicago the storm affected much of
the transportation in the early rush
hours. Electric railroads were the prin
cipal sufferers, the steam lines experi
encing but slight delay.
The elevated roads had great difficulty
in operating their trains, owing to ice
forming on the third rail, the Kenwood
branch of the South Side Klevated road
being tied tip completely at an early'
hour. '--
Icy Bldewalks were responsible for
many accidents during the day. In four
hours more than a score of people had
been badly injured.
TRAIN'S STOPPED BY BLIZZARD
Michigan Towns Shut Off From
Source of Supplies.
DETROIT, Mich., Feb. 5. With" more
than a dozen passenger trains snowbound
in various parts of the state and indica
tions of zero weather for tomorrow,
Michigan is tonight in the grasp of a
blizzard that has paralyzed transporta
tion in many sections and threatens to
cause serious distress.
On the Flint division of the Pere Mar
quette Railroad a passenger train has
been stalled since Saturday and with the
railroad closed a number of small towns
are cut off from their chief sources of
bread and other food supplies. So far
as known the passengers on all snow
bound trains have been carried on bob
sleds to nearby towns or farmhouses.
WOMEN' FROZEN IN NEW YORK
Had Pawned Possessions In Vain
Struggle for Life.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5. Two women were
found dead today in the kitchen of a
house at 357 West Seventy-first street.
They were Mrs. Margaret Meek Bertie,
70 years old, and Mrs. Margaret Kelly,
40 years old. There was a little coal in
a bin in the cellar and 17 cents were
found in a cupboard. The police think
the women were frozen to death.
Coroner Harburger said the women had
been dead more than 24 hours. Pawn
tickets for 18 articles of dress and Jewelry
were found.
INJURED BY SLIDE OF SNOW
Storms In Colorado Cripple Tele
graph and Railroad Service.
TELLURIDE. Colo., Feb. 5. Michael
O'Rourke, a mill man, employed on the
Liberty Bell property, is dying, and nine
other men are suffering from more or less
serious injuries as the result of five snow
slides in the vicinity of Telluride during
the last 24 hours.
Southwestern Colorado Is in the grip of
the worst storm of the year. Telephone
and telegraph communication is crippled,
while railroad traffic is completely de
moralized. Snow lies to a depth of from
one to four feet in the cities of Telluride,
Durango, Silverton and Ouray.
45 Below In New York State.
BALLSTON. N. Y., Feb. 5. A new
cold-weather record for this section of
the state was made today when the mer
cury dropped to 45 degrees below zero.
The continued period of -cold has caused
great suffering among the poor.
Cold Wave in New England.
BOSTON. Feb. 5. The cold wave
throughout New England continued to
day with lower figures than have been
recorded at any time during the season.
Northfield, Vt., was the coldest spot re
corded, the mercury registering 34 de
grees below zero.
Bad Storm in v Wisconsin.
MILWAUKEE, Feb. 5. Dispatches
from the state report the worst snow
storm of the Winter raging today. Coun
try roads are blocked.
Naphtha Explodes With Roar.
ANTWERP, Feb. 5.-The big naDhtha
reservoir here of the American Petroleum
Company exploded today with a great
roar. The flames were confined to the
immediate neighborhood. There were no
casualties.
GET TARIFF FACTS!
Beveridge Speaks for Revision
Commission.
NEED MORE FOREIGN TRADE
Indiana Senator Presents Argu
ment for His Bill to Crowded t
Audience Urges Following
Other Nations" Example.
WASHINGTON, Feb. o.-Senator Bev
eridge, of Indiana, today delivered an ap
peal to the Senate to adopt his bill pro
viding for a non-partisan tariff commis-.
slon, a plan which he declared conformed
to modern and business ideas on this sub
ject. He spoke for an hour and a half,
receiving the careful attention of Sena
tors and a large audience in the galleries.
There were present many delegates of
commercial bodies now In session in this
city.
Following Beveridge, several Democratic
Senators spoke briefly on the general
subject of the tariff.
ln the course of his speech Beveridge
said:
Purpose Is to Get Facts.
The tariff is fixed by facts; how to get at
those facts is the first question in the whole
tariff problem. Common sense and exper
ience answer questions; we Fhould create a
body of experts to find out these faevs for
us. The men should be the Attest men that
can be found for this work; they should
give their whole time to this work and lay
before us the result of their work.
This bill seeks to create such a com
mission of experts to find out the facts upon
which Congress builds a tariff and to make
a classification of articles on which Con
gress can plainly and accurately fix customs
duties. By this bill the commission Itself
is not allowed to fix duties or even to sug
gest any rate. The fixing of duties Is left
to Congress. The commission is kept strictly
to the task of gathering facts and making
clear classifications; the first is expert in
vestigation work, the second expert clerical
work. Neither is legislative work.
How to Get Foreign Trade.
We must have more foreign trade. We
must open foreign markets to our live cat
tle, which are now kept out of those mar
kets. Our manufacturers ask the eame ad
vantages in foreign trade that the German
government gets for German manufacturers.
Amorlcan producers demand that the doors
of other rations, which are open to their
rivals, shall no longer be closed to them.
We cannot open these doors by a purely
revenue tariff.
We must have a system that gives us
the same weapons that our rivals have, by
which we can get for our producers the
same favors that our rivals get for their
producers. We must have a maximum and
minimum tariff, the first to apply to all
nations that will not give our producers
special favors in their markets, and .the
last to apply to those nations .that will give
our producers favors in their markets.
Germany. Japan and the world followed
our plan of a single protective tariff and
then logically developed that plan into a
double protective plan. We must be as wise
now as they were then, and Just as they
took the single protection plan from us.
so now we mus. take the double protective
plan from them. Our manufacturers, our
cattlemen, our agriculturists, our miners,
our whole producing classes ask only the
same advantages that their rivals have in
the markets of the worid. Tariff for trade;
trade for prosperity; common-sense methods
for both these must henceforth be the
American watchwords In the world-wide
contest for commerce.
Culberson Assails , Protection.
'When Beveridge concluded his re
marks. Culberson, of Texas, remarked
that the Senator from Indiana was to be
congratulated because in some degree at
least he had Joined the army of tariff
revisionists. . He said it had been an
nounced in the newspapers that a decree
had been issued on tho Republican side
that the tariff could not even be inquired
into at this time.
'ulberson called attention to what he
said was tho fact that the average ad
valorem tariff is now 45 per cent; that
it is greater than the difference between
the cost of labor here and abroad; that
many articles manufactured in the
United States are sold abroad cheaper
than in this country, and that a protec
tive tariff encourages trusts. He then
asked to have inserted in the record an
article from a book he exhibited.
Beveridge asked to be given the' name
of the book.
"I will give it," replied Culberson, "as
I am sure it will appeal to the Senator
as an authority. It is the Democratic
campaign book."
Must Get Over Partisanship.
"I thought so," replied Beveridge. and
he then proceeded to express his regret
that partisanship should be injected into
the debate. "Tactics," Beveridge said,
"may be worthy of the Senator as a
leader of his party, but it is not worthy
of any man appearing in the capacity of
a statesman in this country. -That is
precisely the difficulty we must get over.
We must get away from injecting poll
tics into every great question here." So
far as he was concerned, he had always
been a tariff reformer, but ho had never
belonged to the class that would reduce
such reform to a partisan basis. Eng
land, he said, was about to abandon her
tariff for revenue policy for protection,
and all the great nations had first
adopted a tariff system and then a double
tariff system involving a maximum and
minimum tariff.
"The Senator from Texas," he said,
"will have to learn a new tariff speech
for the next campaign."
Newlands for Reduction.
Newlands then discussed the general
subject of the tariff, declaring that the
law should provide for a gradual reduc
tion of the tariff, so that no duty should
be over 45 per cent
Scott pronounced himself to be a
"stand-patter:" He believed the present
Dingley tariff had done more for this
country In the past 10 years than any
law ever enacted.
"I don't believe in revising the tariff
before an election or after an election,"
he said. -
TARIFF ISSUE AT WHITE HOUSE
Delegates Ask President to Send a
Special Message.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Thirty repre
sentatives of the National Association of
Manufacturers conferred with President
Roosevelt today in pursuance of their de
sire to have him send to Congress a
special message recommending legislation
providing for a tariff commission. After
the conference, J. W. Vancleave, chair
man of Jhe organization, announced that
a pledge of entire secrecy regarding the
conference had been taken.
It was stated at the White House that
no special message on the subject of a
tariff commission would be sent to Con
gress by the President. The delegates
seemed satisfied with their interview and
some of them went so far as to say that
it would be unsafe to predict that there
would be no special message. The dele
gation had an appointment to meet the
President at 11 o'clock, but they had to
wait until noon before they saw him.
Some of the members of the delegation
complained that Congressmen and others
representing the "stand-pat" interests
had got into the Cabinet office ahead of
them and were delaying; their Teception
In an effort to convince the President of
their point of view. These callers, how
ever, disclaimed that they had been
talking tariff with the President.
PAY RAISULI BLACKMAIL
Britain Ransoms MacLean at Cost
of $100,000 as Ransom.
TANGIER, Feb. 5. Advices received
MacLean, who has been in the hands of
the bandit Raisuli for the past seven
months, is now within four hours' ride
of Tangier, and probably will bo released
tomorrow. The British Government has
finally, succeeded in bringing the nego
tiations with Raisuli to a elese, and in
return for the release of MacLean will
pay $100,000 to Raisuli and guarantee him
protection and immunity.
AVAR RUMOR NOT CONFIRMED
Reported Battle May Have Referred
to Kasbabber Engagement.
PARIS, Feb. 5.-The foreign office is
without confirmation of( the statement
published yesterday by a London news
agency that there had been a battle be
tween the French and the Moorsnear
Settat, Morocco. It is believed that this
report refers to the recent engagement
near Kaebahber, Rechid, in which eight
Frenchmen were killed and 50 wounded.
Further reports of this fight show that
not less than 600 Arabs were killed by
the French.
On their march toward Kasbahber,
Rechid, the column under Colonel Boute
guord, which were engaged In punishing
the Chaouia tribesmen, razed and burned
all the villages in its path. This aroused
the tribesmen, who descended on the
French in great numbers. The French
artillery was employed with disastrous
results. General d'Armade, the French
Commander-in-Chief, has. sent a column
from the Coast to reinforce Colonel
Bouteguord, who is understood to be con
tinuing his punitive expedition.
BANKRUPT AND A FUGITIVE
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American .Tobacco Company today de
clared a regular quarterly dividend of 2Vi
per cent, and an extra dividend of 2M
per cent on its common stock. These
dividends are the same as those declared
three, months ago. The American Smelt
ers Securities Company today declared a
quarterly dividend of 1 per cent 34 on
its preferred A stock, and of 1M per cent
on its preferred B stock. These are un
changed on previous quarter.
FRAUD IN CHICAGO BANK DEAD
Directors of Jackson Trust & Say
ings Accused of Fictitious Sale.
CHICAGO, Feb. 5. Fraud in concction
witli the purchase of $212,313 worth of
alleged worthles3 securities is charged
against Joy Morton, B. F. De Muth, W.
F. Morrison and other directors of the
Jackson Trust & Savings Bank, in a bill
filed today in the Circuit Court by certain
dissatisfied stockholders of the bank.
The court is asked to vacate a transfer
of the leasehold of the bank to the Rail
way Exchange Bank, organized by Mor
ton and others, for the purpose, it is
charged, of taking over the securities
classed as worthless and with the inten
tion of discontinuing the Jackson Trut &
Savings Bank, after a refusal by the
State Bank Examiner to approve the se
curities in question. It l& also asked
that a sale of the securities to Gilbert C.
Pryor, as trustee, in 1906, be declared
valid and binding.
It is charged that the transfer of" the
securities was in the nature of a ficti
tious sale, for the. purpose of re-establishing
confidence in the bank, after a
run upojt it, and that the complainants
will suffer loss by a refund of money
advanced by Pryor for securities.
ACCEPTS PRESIDENT'S OFFER
State Bank of Carson Gets Money
to Pay All Depositors.
CARSON, Nev. Feb. 5. The stockhold
ers of the State Bank & Trust Company
held a meeting this afternoon mainly to
consider the proposition submitted sev
eral days ago by President Rickey, to
turn over his holdings of nearly one
half of the capital stock of the bank to
the stockholders in order that the de
positors might be paid dollar for dollar.
The proposition was accepted.
Plans were at the meeting looking
towards the reorganization of the bank
and placing it on a more solid foundation
than before.
A writ of attachment against the bank
was granted today in the sum of S11.9G0 In
the name of the Francis Mohawk Min
ing & Leasing Company. A receiver was
immediately placed in possession of the
bank.
Physician Killed by Train.
SAN JOSE. Cal., Feb. 5. The body of
Dr. F. H. Moss, of Palo Alto, was found
on the railroad track near the station at
Morgan Hill, this morning, completely
cut in two. Dr. Moss recently had been
residing on a farm at Madrone. He
leaves a widow and son. The father of
Dr. Moss was for years, and tar the time
of his death. Chief Justice of Canada,
and his uncle, Charles Moss, Is now oc
cupying that position.
Joe Harvey Estate $407,270.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5. The ap
praisers of the estate of Joe Harvey, the
well-known racing man and bookmaker,
today filed their report with the County
Clerk. They fix the value of the estate
at $407,276.
North Yakima, Wash. The County Com
missioners have decided to raise Yakima
County from the l.'tth to the seventh class.
The chang'e will take effect this month, re
sulting in a considerable Increase in the
salaries of the heads of the various county
departments. The population of the county
is glvln in the state year hook at 37,700.
GL P. RUMMELIN 8 SONS
126 Second
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Established 1870
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BELIEVES Ifi TAFT
Labor Delegate Expresses
Confidence in Secretary..
TALKS ON INJUNCTION BILL
Passage of Peare Measure Urped by
-
Representatives of American Fed
eration of Labor Before the
House Committee.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. In address
ing the House judiciary committee today
on the Peare bill, the purpose of which
is to regulate the issuance of restraining
orders and injunctions and to limit the
meaning of the word "conspiracy" In
certain cases, T. C. Spelling, representing
the American Federation of Labor, de
clared he believed that it Secretary Taft
were in position to study the condition
of labor and the abuses by courts, he
would go to the bottom of the trouble
and make recommendations that would
remedy the evils. This statement was
brought out. by a question asked by
Daniel Davenport, of Bridgeport, Conn.,
who attended the hearing to represent
certain property interests.
United for Peare Bill.
"I want to say that the American
Federation of Labor, the greatest or
ganized body of labor in this country,"
said Mr. Spelling, "favors the Peare bill
in its entirety. At two of its annual
sessions it has passed on it. The pur
pose of the bill is to lop off abuses prac
ticed in dealing with labor. That these
abuses do exist such men as President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft have recog
nized. "Mr. Taft suggested that notice be
given," said Mr. Littlefield.
"Yes, but unless it was for six months
I do not see what good it would do us,"
declared Mr. Spelling.
"Have you read the recent, decisions
of the Supreme Court" asked Mr. Daven
port, "the ones that caused the Presi
dent to issue his last massage?"
Seeks Proper Remedy.
"No, I have not, but I know that the
President and Mr. Taft are aware of
abuses to labor. The attitude of Secre
tary Taft should be more satisfactory
than that of most public men, in that he
speaks without reserve or ambiguity and
tried to find the proper remedy. No
doubt if he were where it became his
duty he would go to the root of the
trouble . and make the proper recom
mendations." Mr. Spelling stated that he did not be
lieve that any reputable labor man would
do away with the injunction altogether.
Hugh R. Fuller, of Beaver, Pa., repre
senting the Association of the Railway
Trainmen, Engineers and Firemen, de
clared that ha was sorry a hearing had
been given, for the reason . that he
thought it was useless. The matter, he
said, had been threshed over many times
and the records make volumes.
"Action is what we desire," he said;
"we "have been hard by committees of
three Congresses. 'i
LOCOMOTIVE WORKS RETRENCH
Ten Thousand Men Laid Off by the
Baldwin Plant.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 4. Ten thou
sand men have been laid off since De
cember by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works, of this city, because of a lack of
orders for engines. Samuel Vauclain, a
member of the firm, in speaking of the
conditions at the works, said:
"No substantial orders have come in
since December. We have received a few
scattered orders and we are working upon
these now. Whereas we were formerly
turning out about 60 locomotives a week,
we are now turning out only 20, and we
will have finished up all our work in a
short time. Then, unless we receive some
substantial orders in the meantime, we
will have to close.
"Our full working force is about 19.0Xt,
but the lack of orders has compelled us to;
lay off 10.000 workmen since December.
PHEOMOM FOLLOWING GRIP
Doctors Say Pneumonia Is Mont Likely
to Follow the Grip If Neglected.
The after-developments of the grip,
if the disease is neglected. Include
pneumonia, and are so serious, no vic
tim of the grip should fail of prompt
and careful attention. The best thing
for every man, woman and child to do
in an attack of the grip is to go to bed
and get warm at once, take a cathartic
the best is Hood's Pills for a free
movement of the bowels, and counter
act and neutralize the grip poison in
the btood by taking Hood's Sarsapar
illa, the great blood purifier.
Sick In Bed. "My mother was sick
ab.';d and very weak with the grip.
She finally consented to try Hood's
Sarsaparilla and soon grew well and
strong." Mary L. Burkart, Kirk, Colo.
Metter than for a Long Time. "I
was taken with the grip. The medi
cine given me did not seem to do me
any good. I then took Hood's Sar
saparilla and it made me feel better
than for a long time. I cannot praise
Hood's too much." Nellie V. Freas,
East Conshohocken, Pa.
St., Bet. Washington and Alder
FURS
FUR NECKWEAR MUFFS
In Sable, Alaska Mink, Royal Ermine,
White Fox, Black Lynx, Beaver, Otter, etc.
FUR COATS ". se.i.ki-.
Mink, Russian rony,
" Persian Lamb, Near Seal, etc.
Children's Furs, Far Rags and Ropes
Send for Catalogue
Established 1850 Fifty-S even Year in Business
Dpnian,lOolfe&o
Quality Considered Our Price Are Always the Lowest
February Trade Sales
"TO BOOM FEBRUARY BUSINESS"
$35 Women's Long Coats, $14.65
'These coats are superb made of rich cloths in plain colors or in
visible' patterns that are in favor from one season to another, very
smart and quietly effective styles; ti.erht-fitting, semi-fitting and
loose coats. The materials are broadcloths, tailor suitings, tweeds
and cheviots in plain colors and dark stripes and checks; gray,
black, navy, brown; red, white, etc. Some coats are half lined,
others fully lined with silk and satin. Some are plain tailored,
some trimmed with plain silk braid, others, trimmed elaborately.
All this season's styles. Values $25.00 to $40.00, tl1 A ?C
mostly $30.00 and $35.00 j)itt.UJ
$20 Tailor-Made Suits, $10.87
75 -women's Suits of cheviot, broadcloth and fancy imported suit
ings, in plain black, and navy and smart gunclub checks in various
effects. Jackets are m the always popular Prince Chap and military
effects, trimmed with silk
Values to $20.00 ; on sale for
13.50 Women's Coats for $5.85
69 Coats, in all lengths, sizes and color?, only a few of each style,
in LONG COAT and JACKET styles light, medium and dark
shades. Some extraordinary values. Regularly sold to (PC QC
$18.50. Sale price pO.Ovl
Reg. $3.25 Petticoats for $2.19
300 exquisitely designed Heatherbloom black taffeta Petticoats bear
ing the "Hydegradj Heatherbloom" label. The styles are simple
and distinct and the silk has "life" and luster. The fabric will not
crack, it is washable, wears twice as long as ordinary taffeta and
costs half as much four times better. The style is the CO 1 Q
equal of a $10 tailored Petticoat. Sale price p"
Reg. $8.75 Petticoats for $4.55
300 Silk Petticoats, in 10 styles, made of fine quality taffeta in black,
fancy stripes and plain colors; made extra full with deep flounce,
ruffles, tucking, etc. Variety of exquisite stylos. Reg- C1 CC
ular $8.75 values and a few higher; sale price px.JJ
Dress Goods Remnants One-Half
Hundreds of remnants of Wool Dress Goods in the most-sought-for
patterns only good patterns ever become remnants at exactly half
prices.
Reg. 23c Handkerchiefs 12Vzc
1000 women's hemstitched and hand-embroidered Handkerchiefs, all
pure linen; this handkerchief was intended for Christ- "I yg
mas selling, but arrived too late, hence this low price. "
$4.50 Women's Gloves $3.75
Women's 16-button length Cape Gloves; our own importation; superb
qualitv, very smart. Regular $4.50 values, 7
sale pnee -
Reg. $1.50-$1.75 Piaid Silks 98c
Our entire stock of $1.50 and $1.75 Plaid and Persian Silks, all this
season's best styles. Extraordinary February Trade Sale QO
values at only, special Ot
$1.35-$1.50 Dresden Silks, 98c
1500 yards Dresden and Pompadour Silks for evening wear QQ.
in a large color assortment. Regular $1.35 and $1.50 quality. 70l
$1.25 Imported Messalines, 98c
3000 yards imported Messalines in a full range of colors, QQ
ivory, white and cream included, best $1.25 quality, at. IOC
S1.25 Dress Taffetas $1.09 Yard
Yard-wide Black Dress Taffeta, chiffon finish; superb l (Q
quality, at pi.v7
$1.25 Flannelette Gowns at 79c
Made of fancy stripe flannelette, with military or turndown Q.
eollars; values to $1.25
Reg. 85c Corset Covers for 49c
Corset Covers, made of nainsook, trimmed with embroidery, A Q
laces, etc.; values to 85c, for
Reg. 75c Trimmed Drawers 39c
Made of good muslin, trimmed with deep flounce, cluster OQ
tucks, embroidery, lace and insertion; special JV
$3.00 Box Peerless Hose $1.95
This famous black Hosiery for women, standard quality for 30 years,
without an equal among 50c hosiery; fast dye, high d QJ
spliced heel; at the sensational sale price, box of for. ,P
The heaviest lay-off started about Jan
uary 1."
"What has been responsible for thte?'
was asked.
"Lack of orders, not only from Ameri
can But Kuropean sources. Japan Is In
financial trouble and is sending us no or
ders at all. It is the same everywhere."
INITIATIVE LAWS COXDEMXED
Washington Post Criticises Work
ings of Oregon Statute.
WASHINGTON, P. C, Feb. 6. The
Washington Post editorially criticises
the Oregon Initiative and referendum
law. saying In part:
"In Oregon, with the Initiative In
full blast cranks flourish like a Green
Bay Tree. They are joined by cunning
an unscrupulous manipulators who
ondeaver by indirection and conceal
ment to secure legislation that could
not stand an hour of honest public dis
cussion. And this bodge podg. .f
braid, velvet, etc.
$10.87
freakish and crooked legislation pro
posed by these undesirable classes Is
placed before voters for their offhand
decision.. The initiative and referen
dum, one of, fir. Bryan's pet policies.
Is an iridescent humbug.
The Van Horn Transfer Company has
brought suit against'Wal AVillson and
Anna McCarthy to recover $75.60. It
Is alleged that the plalntitT delivered
$80 worth of coal and other goods
during last December, for which tlie
company only received $4.40.-
COFFEE
costs five or ten times tea,
good coffee is well worth the
money: how about pour?
Your grocer returns your money tf you
don't Ilk. Schilling'. Beat: w. pay him.
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