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TIIE MORNING OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 190S. FLEET IH ST orm HEAR CAPE PILLAR Should Be Now in the Pacific Ocean Headed for Val paraiso. MAKING GOOD PROGRESS Steamer Passes Battleships Headed by Chilean Cruiser Torpedo boats Take Different Route Through the Straits. cape ratAB. VTape Pillar Is on the northwest coast of Desolation iBland, and Is at the western entrance of Magellan btralts from the rarlflc Ocean. It Is a highly elevated mass of rocks, which terminates In two cliffs In the shape of towers. PUNTA ARENAS, Strait of Magellan, Feb. 9. The Pacific Navigation Com pany steamship Orita, which arrived here this morning-, reports having; passed the .American fleet in the Strait at 6 o'clock last evening. is nines ei of Cape Pillar. The Chilean cruiser Chacabuco was leading. The weather was very stormy. The captain of the Orita said that he sighted 19 vessels in the fleet, these being the 16 American battleships, the Chilean cruiser und two others, prob ably colliers. He did, not sight the American torpedoboat flotilla, which accompanied the battleships from this port, but which turned north at Smythe Channel, 30 miles from the western end of Magellan Struit. to proceed through this passage to Talcahuano. Owing to the' heavy weather, the warships were spread out over a con siderable stretch, but all seemed to be making splendid progress in the face of the strong tflnds. SUICIDE BRINGS ANOTHER Brooding Over Banker's Death, Texas Lawyer Kills Himself. FORT WORTH, Texas. Feb. 9. L. C. Hutchins, second Vice President of the Fort Worth National bank, committed suicide today by shooting himself through the head with a revolver. Mr. Hutchins' body was found by the por ter in the toilet room of his banking house. Bank officials declare that tho dead man's business affairs are in ex cellent shape. Ill-health and anxiety produced by the recent financial panic is given as the cause of suicide. Brooding over the suicide of Banker Hutchins, a man he did not know, Eric C. Gambrell, 38 years old, shot and killed himself at a local hotel to night. Gambrell was a son of Rev. Dr. J. 11. Gambrell, a noted Baptist preach er, and had practiced law in Dallas for many years. He formerly edited sev eral newspapers in Mississippi. Today ho called on Hunt MoCaieb, an old newspaper friend, and discussed the suicide of Banker Hutchins. He later wont to a hotel and wrote a note ask ing that McCaleb be. notified of what he had done. SELL CURIO COLLECTION Articles Gathered by I.at Minister Conner in China. LOS ANGEU38, Cal., Feb. 9. A col lection of Chinese curios and art treas ures, gathered in Pekin during and after the Boxer uprising, has been shipped to New York for sale at auction by Mrs. K. H. Conger, of Pasadena, widow of the former Vnited States Minister 'to China. Among the curios was the bell of the Temple of Agriculture, outside the city of Pekin. This bell was rung only once a year, when the Emperor of China went, in the Spring, to the fields, and, taking the handles of a plow, turned two or three furrows. DIES TO ESCAPE HIS PAIN Texas Banker Shoots Himself to Avoid Further Suffering;. SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Feb. 9. C. A. Heasly. president of the American Bank & Trust Company, of Houston, Texas. and until recently president of the Texas Hankers Association, killed himself by shooting today. He had been in San Antonio for the last two weeks. Buasly underwent an operation in Galveston in November last and since that time had suffered a great deal, frequently saying1 that he wished death would relieve his Bufferings. FALSE, SAYS ROOSEVELT (Continued From First Page.) brother at Yale, and both Secretary Taft and hi. brother requested his re-appointment the only New York officeholder for whom they made 'such a request. The Congressman from hie district and the Senators have not agreed about his successor and he uv still in office. Ohio Charges Answered. Thre remain the allegations as to the appointment of "Taft workers" to postof fUes in Ohio, in Ohio I have made 38 post office appointments; 27 of these were re appointments. :i were new appointments, the last including the cases where the in cumbent had died, had ben removed for cause or had rewried. Generally the ap Itolntment was made exactly as in other states, upon the recommendation of the Congressman from the district. In various cases, however, as at Maumee, Pluffton, Greenville and Lelpsic, the nominations were upon recommendation of both Senators For aker and Dick, or of one or the other.N In four cases the nominations were rejected by the Senate. In two of these. Den ni son and V ih rich v tile, the nominations were made upon the recommendation of the then Con itressman, Mr. Hmyser; in each case the In cumbent had not been giving very satis factory service. I call your attention to the fact that the Periate withdrew its opposition to one of these four men and confirmed him, so that the charge relates to only three out of the whole number, llt4 postoffices; that of these three, two were nominated in the usual fashion on the recommendation of the out going Congressman; and that the third nomination was made on the report of the inspector and would have been made with out the slightest regard to whether there was a presidential canvass on or not. The statements in the editorial in ques tion are therefore untrue In every particular. Invented for Political Effect. Taking up the quotation from the Eostpn Herald, the President says: There la nothing to say except that It does not contain th slightest particle of truth, and that the misstatement is so gross that it is difficult to believe It other than a deliberate invention. There la not the slightest foundation for it, and no successful eftort can be made to show that there is the slightest foundation for it. If such assertions as those of those pa pers are made in grood faith, on facts and with any other purpose than to produce a political effect by false pretense or by reck less statements without knowledge, let those making them produce the specific cases to which they refer. If In any such case the accusation Is found true, it will have oc curred without my knowledge and I shall deal with it In the precise spirit of my in structions to the Civil Service Commission hereinafter referred to. Opposition Not. a Requisite. In New York. Pennsylvania, Illinois, In diana and Wisconsin, so far as I know, an enormous majority of appointees are tn each case for the presidential candidate from the Ftate. This has not been true in Ohio, and my interference in patronage matters in Ohio has been limited to my insisting, as I should insist anywhere else, that opposition la the purposes, policies and friends of the administration shall not be considered as a necessary prerequisite to holding the com mission from the President. In my letter to the Civil Service Commis sion of June 12, 1902, which now holds good and will be enforced, officers are warned not to use their places to control political movements, nor to coerce their subordinates, nor to neglect their public duties for politi cal work, nor to cause any public scandal by their political activity ; but outside of the classified service they are not otherwise limited in political activity. No officer wul be permitted to violate the above in junction, with my knowledge, no matter for what candidate he may be working; and i may add that the only officers as to whom any question of any violation of this injunc tion has hitherto arisen have been men who are not working for Mr. . Taft. Only Case of Coercion. The above is a full statement of the facts. Not an appointment has been made that would not have been made if there hd been ro Iresidentlal contest Impending, and In no case has there been a deviation from the course that I would- have pursued had none of those who actually are candidates for the nomination been candidates; nor has a single officeholder been removed or threat ened with removal or coerced in any way to secure his support for any Presidential candidate. In fact, the only coercion that I have attempted to exercise was to forbid the officeholders from pushing my own re nomination, this being done in the letter sent to the" members of my Cabinet on No vember 19, lfw7. IS ATHLETE RAFFLES II? BEHT CADWALMDER CAUGHT WITH HOLD-VP OUTFIT. Member of Old Virginia Family and Vale Graduate Caught Under ' Suspicious Circumstances. SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) Bert L. Cadwallader, secretary of the San Francisco Real Estate Board, Yalo College athlete and clubman, re turned to San Francisco tonight from San Jose, where he had been arrested In company with an ex-convict known as "Kid" Johnson, alias August Edward Bellex. Cadwallader had in his pocket an automatic revolver, a box of car tridges, the heavy end of a billiard cue, an extra hat and a black sock which might be used as a mask. The police held the two men as dangerous charac ters. "Babe" Cadwallader, famous as Yale's crack center rush of five years ago, went to S"an Jose and secured his brother's release. ' Bert Cadwallader and "Kid" Johnson were first noticed in the Crystal Bar, in San Fernando street, San Jose. Cad wallader was seen to go to the rear of the saloon, to the room where the safe was placed. The actions of the two men aroused tho suspicions of the bar tender, "who notified the police. Two detectives were sent to the saloon. Cadwallader and his companion had left the place before the policemen arrived. They were traced to North Market street, where they were apprehended and the weapons found on Cadwallader. ' Cadwallader has been painting crim son kies in San Francisco for some days. Of late, he has been partaking freely of frozen absinthe. He was taken to a private sanitarium tonight. His family Is one of the socially promi nent In old Virginia, as well as New York and San Francisco. SETTLES FOR $1,000,000 Marshall Field Estate Admits Mil lionaire Dodged Taxes.. CHICAGO, Feb. 9. The trustees of the Marshall Field estate and the County Attorney have agreed upon payment of $1,000,000 in full settlement of the claims of the county concern ing back taxes on a list of unassessed securities scheduled in the Probate Court after the death of Marshal! B'ield In January. 1906. Harry P. Lewis and John M. Wilson, the attorneys, who' represented the county and the estate respectively in the negotiations, an nounced today that steps will be taken at once to have judgment in the amount agreed upon entered against the estate. The settlement ends a suit for tl, 730,000 filed by the County Attorney in the Superior Court in May, 1907. The suit followed refusal of the trus. tees to pay back taxes, which the Board of Tax Review presented after it had discovered that the inventory of the estate contained many securities acquired In 1900 or later, which had never been listed for assessment by Mr. Field. The taxes amounted to $1,300,000,. and in addition a penalty of 10 per cent, which the Illinois statutes require on unlisted personal property, was demanded. This penalty, amount ing to $4,300,000, was the chief item of contention in the suit. AGREE FOR THREE YEARS Atlantic Liners .to Have "Cniform Saloon Rales All Year. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 9. It Is officially announced that as a result of the steam ship conference In London last week a three-year agreement had been arranged by which -all steamship lines will have uniform saloon rates all the year round and no rebates, as hitherto, on first or second-clasf return tickets. The Canadian lines, however, will have the option of making a reduction of 30 shillings for the Winter season. Thlrd closs rates are back to the old basis, and second-clasB minimum rates are generally one pound higher than before the cutting began, but. all fares by the Ounarders Lusitanta and Mauretania are higher than by any other steamers. League to Distribute Flowers. The plans for the systematic distri bution of flowers to the sick during the Rose Festival, which have been set on foot by the Epworth League of the Methodist Church, are to be per fected and officers elected at 'a meet ing to be held at the Sunnyside Meth odist Church, February 24, at 8 P. M. This was the decision reached at a meeting of the cabinet of the Sunny side Epworth League, held yesterdav, W. H. Warren presiding. Not only will representatives of the league from the various Methodist churches of Port land be present, but one delegate from each of the city's churches, and one or more delegates from the Rose Fes tival Carnival committee. It Is prob able that -the distribution of flowers will be made an annual event. STIFLED IN CRUSH Many Knocked Down in Crowd to See Dead King. CHILD TRAMPLED TO DEATH People From All Parts of Portugal Place Flowers on Biers King Manual Will Have Quiet Coronation Cremony. LISBON, Feb. 9. There was such a crush of people to gaze for the last time on the faces of King Carlos and the Crown Prince in the cathedral .of San Vincente today that during the afternoon the square in front of the church, though guarded by soldiers. became dangerously crowded w'Hh peo ple, who had poured In from various sections of the city and its environ ments. Many were knocked down, and especially women and children, and women fainted, both within the church and while waiting on the streets. -A child, who was crushed to the ground under the surging mass striving for ad mission, was dead when finally lifted from under the feet of the crowd. . When night fell and the doors of the church were closed there were still large crowds patiently awaiting admis sion. They turned away disappointed when informed that the public lying-in-state had been interrupted until to morrow. On that day at 2 o'clock- in the afternoon the caskets will be closed and transported to the Pantheon, where, with further ceremonies, they will be placed In the sepulchre. All the people today wore some em blem of mourning, and In passing the coffins placed beneath them floral offer ings, some budding wild flowers from the fields; others simple clusters of vio lets and others elaborate creations and rare exotic blooms. - The bodies were guarded constantly by officers of the army and navy, royal archers and the palace guards. Masses were said at var ious altars for the dead, and prayers were offered in many homes. In official circles It is believed that the ceremonies in connection with the coro nation of the King. Manuel, may not oc cur for two or three months, and per haps may never occur, as the young King wishes to inaugurate his reign wltn" as little ostentation as possible, not un like Gustave of Sweden. Indications point to relative tranquillity for a few . weeks, when Republican ac tivity and determination to proclaim a republic, which appear strongly in evi dence, may force developments. Queen Amelie relating her experiences on the day of the tragedy to an Intimate friend who congratulated her on her escape from death, said: "I spread out my cloak to protect Luiz Philippe after seeing my husband stretched lifeless on the cushions. I saw a man leveling a weapon'at me, and I thought in that fateful moment that at least my son would escape, that I should die like a true French woman for my adopted country and son, when sudden ly the murderer staggered and fell." The Queen added that she would never leave Her son Manuel, now King, but would remain at his side, aiding him with counsel and inspiring him to do his duty 8nd love his people. The Queen quoted Manuel as saying to the Premier: "I mean to smooth the differences be tween the warring political factions, for on this depends the existence of the mon archy. I will follow your advice always. Try to be first to suggest measures likely to advance the welfare ol Portugal, and I will stand or fall with ray ministers." The authorities have given permission to the families of the dead regicides to bury them, stipulating, however, that the fu nerals must be held at night. Special precautions will be taken to prevent the occasion from being taken advantage of to make a revolutionary demonstration. FRANCO A CTJRIOCS PROBLEM People Discuss Him With Interest. Has Not Left His Room. BORDEAUX, France, Feb. 9. Sunday passed with Senor Franco, the ex-Premier of Portugal, Still in Bordeaux and still in seclusion. His privacy has remained unbroken: since his arrival Friday he has not emerged from the hotel where he is stopping, not even, it Is stated, from his room. The former dictator has become a problem which the people are discuss ing with curious, wondering, even sym pathetic interest, but no one has been enlightened as to the hour of his depar ture from this city, or his destination, for it Is certain that he is not to remain here long. A Portuguese detective who accompanied Senor Franco from Lisbon left for that city today. His departure was followed by a report that he was bearing a mo mentous message to King Manuel and that Senor Franco would remain in Bor deaux until he had received an answer. The ex-Premier registered here under the name of Jean Ferreira. The police con tinue to guard the hotel strictly and will give Senor Franco ample protection when ha leaves. DISCOVER THE PLOT IN TIME Details of Plans of Republicans to Win Over Army. LONDON, Feb. 10. The Lisbon corres pondent of the Times gives what he says is an .authoratlve account of the plot which the Portuguese police have been trying' to unravel. He says that three days before the assassinations the police are said to have discovered great stores of bombs and arms In the hands of members of the Republican party and It was revealed that the Republicans in tended to attack the police depots and under the cover of the confusion per suade the soldiers and sailors from their allegiance to the monarchy by assert ing that a republic had been proclaimed. In revenge for the discovery and seiz ure of these arms, says the correspond ent, a small section of the militant Re publicans resolved to murder Franco and the entire royal family. Franco escaped the tragedy because he walked instead of drove from the quay. FRUSTRATE REPUBLICAN PLOT Details of Elaborate Plans for Seiz ing Government Revealed. MARSEILLES, Feb. 10. The frustra tion on Friday last, at Oporto of an elaborate plot to proclaim a republic is announced in a telegram which was re ceived today from one of the highest officials in Oporto by his brother, who has just arrived here from Lisbon. According to the telegram a large num ber of conspirators have been arrested. Including the leaders. It was also stated that numerous bodies of militant repub licans had been seen about the suburbs of Oporto. The police captured a large store of revolvers and carbines, together with the written plans of the .conspir ators. These plans indicated that It was the intention to take the city by sur- prise on Saturday night, invade the gov ernment house, imprison the governor and other officials, destroy all lines of communication and establish a republic. VEXGEAXCE OF CROWN PRINCE Rises and Fires Twice at Assassins With Deadly Effeeji. LONDON. Feb. 10. A LI;bon dis patch to a news agency sa: that the official medical inquiry ind iites that before being killed the Crown Prince avenged tho death of his father. It shows that two bullets in the Prince's revolver had been discharged and that a bullet wound in the head of one of the assassins was the same size as the bore of the Crown Princes revolver. Members of the household aver that they saw the Prince rise after the King had been sliot and fire twice. King Edward at Memorial Service. LONDON, Feb. 9. King Edward and Queen Alexandra, the Prince and princess of Wales, Princess victoria and many government officials at tended the memorial services today for the late King Carlos of Portugal and the Crown Prince at St. Paul's Cathe dral. ONE CENTRAL SERVES ALL TELEPHONE COMPANY UNITES GOLDEN GATE CITIES. Southern Pacific Also Makes Im provements on Llnes In Vicin ity of San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9. (Special.) The telephone company has anticipated the Greater San Francisco by1 combining for its local service all the cities about the bay, making a total population of more than 800,000 served from the San Francisco exchanges. Formerly Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley, San Rafael, San Mateo and the other bay cities were "long distance," but the growing union among the cities has made necessary the intro duction of the local service. At the same time the Southern Pacific Is making im provements along the lines of local ser vice among the bay cities. An augmented service down the Peninsula with cheap 'commutation tickets, an electric system to Oakland, Berkeley and Alameda, and even to San Jose, are among the pro jected improvements. While the telephone company and the railroad company are thus reaching out to anticipate, the greater city, they are not as free in the interchange of courtesies as In former years. This was illustrated in the case of EL E. Calvin and Henry T. Scott. Calvin is the general manager of the Southern Pacific. He received a letter from Henry' T. Scott, president of the Pacific Telephone Company, this week in which Scott complained that he had not yet received his annual pass over the railroad. Scott lives in Burlingame and the pass saves the millionaire the ex pense of a commutation ticket. Scott re ceived his pass, but it was Just as good as no pass. It was duly slgnd and stamped but across the face was printed, "Not good on Interstate travel nor for commutation service." As Scott travels up and down the Peninsula every day, the "not good for commutation service" caused his anger to rise to the vicinity of his collar. His opportunity came a fejv days later when he received a letter frk-n Calvin in which the general manager of the South ern Pacific called Scott's attntion to the fact that he had not received his annual telephone frank. Scott sent Calvin as beautifully an en graved frank. as one ever gazed upon. Across the face was stamped, "Not good on local switches nor for long distance calls between the hours of 6 A. M. and 12 P. M." RAYMOND HELD FOR TRIAL Saloon Proprietor Who Shot George Gunn Placed Under Arrest. STEVENSON, Wash., Feb. 9. (Spe cial.) A warrant was issued yesterday for the arrest of George S. Raymond, the saloonman, ' charged with killing George Gunn on February 4, in his sa loon at Home Valley. Raymond was found at The Dalles, where he had gone because he feared harm from the friends of Gunn. When he learned that a warrant was issued for his arrest, he agreed to go to Stevenson without requisition on the Governor for his re turn. A preliminary hearing was held be fore Justice of the Peace A. C. Sly, which extended far into the night, and Raymond was held for trial at the next term of the Superior Court In the evidence introduced at the hearing, which was very conflicting, there was much in favor of the defend ant, tending to show justification on the ground of self-defenBe, and for this reason Raymond was allowed to give bail in the sum of $1000 for his appear ance for trial before the Superior Court next month. This case has caused much comment In Skamania County, because of the fact that no arrest was made at the time of the Coroner's inquest, although It was shown conclusively that George Gunn was killed by a wound from a pistol in the hands of Raymond, and if the shot was tired in self-defense and Raymond was being attacked by the rive men in Gunn's party when he shot, as Raymond testified at the inquest, these men should have, been placed un der arrest. ', At the preliminary hearing last night, only two of the four witnesses to the affair were at hand. Their testi mony was damaging to the defendant, but in many . details conflicting, and both showed an unfortunate Inability to tell just what happened in the sa loon to cause one of their party to be shot down. Attorney Wilson, of The Dalles, who has been retained by Raymond, placed the defendant on the stand, and he swore that at the time he fired the shot Gunn was in the act of hurling a whis ky bottle at him, and all five men in front of the bar were in a threatening attitude. A. M. Llndsey, who entered the saloon soon after the shooting, testified that one of Gunn's companions stated that Gunn was in the act of hitting Ray mond with a bottle when the shot was fired. The state's two witnesses, Barney Jackson and George Holmes, have been held under ball to testify in .the case before the Superior Court, and Hie oth er witnesses- will probably be recog nized tomorrow. Northwest People in Chicago. NEW YORK, Feb. 9. (Special.) North western people registered at New York hotels: From Portland A. C. Burdick, at the Grand Union. From Seattle M. H. Mathison, at the Gilsey; Mrs. A. D. Keating, at the Marl borough; M. K. Rodgers, at the Park Aveune; A. V. Bouillore, R. P. Mosler, at the Imperial. From Tacoma W. H. Conger, at the Breslln. Valentines See the Valentine window, then come into the store and see the splendid ass ort- ment we have. Comic or fancy Valentines. Full line of the postal card Valentines Was2 Goods most' Wanted Weaves We are prepared to show lannderable dress materials. There is an immense assortment, including many grades and practically every color and weave. Persian lawns. Paris mousseline, dotted and em broidered Swiss, etc. We have the exclusive Portland sale for the famous "Lily" batiste, "Parfume" batiste and grass-bleached "Bride" percale. The batistes are 40 inches wide, prices ...20t, 25, 30 and 50 VIOLET BATISTE, a weave a trifle heavier than Persian lawn; a very fine fabric, on sale for the first time in Portland. Kegularly 1 Q 25c the yard, introductory price . Xtv NEW TTJSSORINE LAWNS, Scotch dimities, French mulls and voiles, the yard 25 to $1.50 Scotch Madras and cheviots will be very popular for wash suiting. . We have them in a great variety of designs at, the yard . 25" to 50i ROUGH WEAVE SUITINGS. A mercerized fabric resembling Rajah silk. Makes very dressy street costumes. Shown in all r7CLr, colors, price, per yard '. JC MERCERIZED POPLINS for wash dresses, price, per yard 25i EXTRA SPECIAL New Spring Dress Ginghams, 500 pieces, i in all colors and patterns, price, per yard AVC Notions Men's Pearl Buttons for skirts and waists, worth 20c the doz. ..10 Skirt Braid, silk finish, in 5 - yard pieces, spec '1.10 Black Linen Thread " in 100-yard spools, 5c value, for. ..3 BEST ENGLISH PINS, -full count, worth 10c paper, special 6 Sewing Machine OiL in patent oil can, 4 ounces, spec'L.O Wire Hair Pins, crimp.ed style, worth 220 paper, 5 for 5 Paper Napkins of plain white crepe, 100 in pkg., regu larly 15c, spl.lO Mucilage, 2 oz. bot tles, special. . .4 Writing Tablets of note size, ruled paper, regularly 15c each 7 if WOMEN'S HAND double strap style seal leather, in black, brown or tan; fitted with inside compart ment and 2 . pockets, each. WOMEN'S- HAND BAGS of black seal leather, with soft or stiff handles, moire lined, fitted with coin purse CtJI 7C and card case P ' GRADUATED NECK BEADS, roulid or cut styles, in blue, red, green, amethyst, black or pearl. Special price, per 1 Q string L LIQUORMEN'SOFFEH Propose Uniform License, and Respect for Law. LETTER- TO MINISTERS Would Forbid Furcliase of Liquor In Prohibition States Clergy Accused of Teaching That Jesus Committed Sin. LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Feb. .-The Na tional Moral License League, through Its president. T. M. Gilmore, today Issued an open letter to the ministers of the United States. After explaining that the object of the league Is to have a uniform restric tive saloon license adopted by all the states where prohibition Is not in force, the letter says: . We do not offer this law as a ubtltute for prohibition; that U, it is not intended to interfere wtth the passage of prohibitory laws If the people desire them, but it is intended to brtaig about obedience to ls,w where the business Is licensed. The prohibitory laws that are being passed in this country merely prohibit the manu facture and sale and do not prohibit the purchase and use, and all thinking men know where a demand exists it will be supplied from some source. If the profit Justifies the risk In supplying It. Witness the development of the mall order business and of the moonshine business, and, as shown by the figures of the Internal reve nue department, the per capita consumption of whisky has not decreased with the spread of prohibition, while the per capita consumption of beer has largely Increased. If the Anti-Saloon League will agree to It. we will favor having an amendment to all prohibitory laws providing a heavy pen alty for the purchase of alcoholic beverages or for having them In possession in pro hibitory territory, and this would mean prohibition. The passage of laws will not prevent the use of alcoholic beverage; that Is a matter of education and of evolution. Those in terested are taking tbe ground that the. manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages Is wrong per se. If this be true, then there Is no question that the Almighty was wrong In commending the use of wine In speaking to his chosep people and Christ was wrong In making wine at the feast of Galilee, and he was wrong In selecting wine and bread to commemorate his death. Now If those interested in the effort to establish prohibition prove to the satisfac tion of the American people that Christ did that which was wrong, that Christ com mitted a sin and that Christ set a bad ex ample to future generations, then we fear that they will have succeeded, in bo far as the' American people are concerned, in de stroying the very foundation of the Chris tian faith. This is a strange suggestion to come from men connected with the whisky business to those connected with the ministry, but we consider It a very serious phase of this question, and one that deserves fhe earnest thought of every man connected with the church. Priest Called to Montana. UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, Wash., Feb. 9. (Special.) Word was received at the State University that Dean A. R. Priest, head of the depart ment of liberal arts, will be asked to ac - V . 4.: "TTiiiirUil.' m. r m. - " - $1-$1.50 TiesSOc Handbags $1.75 The premier neckwear event of this store's history. Four-in-hand styles, Puffs, .English squares or flowing ends. In all colors or black, plain or fig ured effects. Hand some nectwear in, splendid qualities, Regularly worth $1.00 and $1.50 Clean-up sale price BAGS- in i BELT BUCKLES Made of dized silver finish, square or oval shapes, worth to 50c each, specially priced . . $1.75 at. STICK PINS for men or women. A great assortment selling at special prices for nrifB 50c values, for 33S FANCY BACK COMBS with rhinestone sets or gold mount ings, tortoise or amber combs, worth $1.00, sale i cept the presidency of the University of Montana. The information was received in a letter by a student from a professor high in the councils of the Montana In stitution. Professor . Priest Is known to have been seeking the presidency of Montana and will accept the call. He has been connected with the University of Washington for eight years, coming here from Depauw. MOURNED. BY ALL CREEDS Memorial to Father Stafford Shows Humanity Unites Sects. WASHINGTON, Feb. 9. Memorial services In honor of the late Rev. Dr. Denis Joseph Stafford, pastor of St. Patrick's church, were held at Chase's Theater, In this city today, when trib utes to the life and character of Dr. Stafford were paid by men prominent in public life and the religious world. Vice-President Fairbanks spoke of Dr. Stafford as "The Citizen;" Senator Bev erldge of Indiana, as "The Orator;" Hannis Taylor, ex-Minister to Spain, as "The Scholar and Philanthropist," and ex-Commissioner of Pensions James Tanner, as The Patriot." In a letter President Roosevelt ex pressed his sincere regret at his Ina bility to be present. After paying a high tribute to the life and character of Dr. Stafford, the President added: Tt is eminently fitting that men of widely different creeds, Protestant and Catholic. Jew and Gentile, should meet in memory of this our brother, who In his lifetime strove manfully to do good to all men. and whose charity of heart and breadth of vision wa. Too Risky Ask your doctor if he does not think it Would be wise for you to eep a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral in the house. Acer's Cherry Pectoral REVISED FORMULA wmmmtm ssMpsxsMiiHHMn "A hard chill, pain through the chest, difficult breathing," "If this should be your experience, send for your doctor. -It may be pneumonia! To doc tor yourself would be too risky. If your doctor cannot come at once, give Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. When he comes, tell him We hate-no secrets I We publish, the formulas of all our medicines. J. C. AYER CO., Manufacturing Chemistg, Lowell, Man. New Silks The favorite fabric for smart Spring Gowns are the Oriental weaves. We in v i t e attention to our superb showing, in the windows and aisle. ; Toilets Lambert's Listerine, 7 oz. size, worth 50c the bottle. for 39 Therrnalite, s e 1 f -heating water bot tles, $2.00 values, for $1.25 French Toilet Waters, La Trefle, Azurea and other odors, $1.50 values, the bottle, $1.19 Hand and Nail Brushes, values to 50c each, special at 19 Hair Brushes with white celluloid backs, plain or fancy, $1.35 val ues, special at, each 90 Espey's Cream for the hands or face, regularly 25c ihe bottle 15 STATIONERY. Eaton & Hurlbut 's hot-pressed vellum writing paper, all sizes, regularly 50c the box, sp'1.39 ea Cn. j in gilt or oxi "1 Q today. Those X -f OKe such that all could work with him who sin cerely wished well for mankind. The forces of evil are strong enough, anyhow, and they should not be reinforced from the ranks of those who. under different banners, war for a common object; nor should they who In reality have a common enemy turn their arms against one another. In our belief tn the deep, underlying essential which go to make up the finest type of character, we should all be one. and the finest tyse of character will always aeek expression in service to mankind such u Father Stafford rendered. WRECK, BUT NONE HURT Wabash Train Goes In Dlteh Idaho Woman Suffers From Shock. DETROIT. Mich., Feb. . The Conti nental Limited passenger train, on the Wabash Railway, westbound, was de railed today by a broken rail at Delhi, Ont., 150 rriile8 east of Detroit. None of the passengers nor train crew sustained any injuries, other than bruises. Mrs. J. W. Daniels, of Wallace, Idaho, was taken from the train at St. Thomas, suffering from nervous shock and with this exception all of the passengers con tinued to their destinations. Temperance Worker Dead. NEW YORK, Feb. 9.-John W. Oliver, editor and principal owner of the Yonkcrs Statesman, died at his home In Yonkens today, aged 92 years. Mr. Oliver was an early leader in the temperance movement, and with hi brother, Isaac Oliver, founded the Sons of Temperanee. exactly what you have done, g ttrnmriinminTi