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THE 3I0RNIXG OREGOMAN. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 190S. SYNDICATE COMMITS Tillman Starts Postal Inquiry Into Coos Bay Land Grant Dealers. SAYS HIS NAME MISUSED Portland Firm Ipcating Settlers on Timber Iand Attacked at Wash ington Contest Road Grant of Wagon- Proposed. OREGOXIAN" NEWS BUREAU. Wash lnpton, Feb. 20. The St. Paul & Pacific Timber Syndicate, having? an of flee at 525 Chamber of Commerce, Portland, Is to be investigated by the Postofflce De partment to ascertain whether or not it Is using the mails for fraudulent pur poses. Senator Tillman yesterday char-Red in the Senate that this company Is flooding the country with circulars. In which his name is used without authority and in which the company offers to "make $5000 out of $200" Invested with It, to be In turn Invested in timber land in Coos and Douglas Counties as soon as the Government recovers title to the un patented portion of the grant to the Coos Bay Wagon Road Company. Tillman Calls It Swindle. Tillman charged that this company, of which Bryan R. Dorr is president, is engaged in a "scheme of swindling," and said he proposed "to stop the rascals from getting any more money." He ac cordingly laid the circular before the l'OBtnffice Department today, and by his request the concern will be Investigated. If it is found that Its circulars misrepresent facts, and if, as charged by Mr. TUlman. tills company is swindling those who suhscrtbe to Jts scheme, it will be denied further use of the malls. Mr. Dorr's company would probably not have been attacked, had It not In Its circular stated that Mr. TUlman had In vested on his own behalf and for 10 close relatives. Persdns who had re ceived the circular and who looked with suspicion on any scheme which can make out of an investment of $200, wrote to Mr. Tillman for advice, and in that way the matter found Its way to the Department.- Chance Remote, Says Fulton. Senator Fulton, who is unacquainted with Dorr and knows nothing of the St. Paul & Pacific Timber Syndicate, says the chance Is very remote of private in dividuals being able to acquire land in the manner suggested by the circular. It is his opinion that any suits brought by private individuals will fail, that the Government alone can compel the en forcement of the law under which the land grant was made. , SAYS IT IS LEGITIMATE DEAL Porr Tells About Scheme to Get the Coos Bay Land Grant. Bryan R. Dorr, who is the president of am St. Paul & Pacific Timber Syndicate, vith offices In 525 Chamber of Commerce, made the following statement In regard to the proposition of his company last night: "I have in my possession information which I consider authoritative, showing that Senator Tillman made application during October, 1907, te purchase from the Southern Oregon Company under the Coos Bay Wagon Road grant 10 quarter sections of timber land for himself and other -members of his family. This in formation shows that he sent In his ap plication to the attorneys, Reeder & Wat kins, of Marshfield, Or., in good faith, as any other citizen has a right to do. In this matter I and the corporation I represent are acting solely as sub-agents for the above mentioned attorneys and for a prominent real estate man of Port land who is operating at Coos Bay. Sen ator Tillman's application to purchase land, as provided for by the terms of the grant, was generally understood among various well known citizens of Portland and elsewhere who had applied for land during October, November, December and January, whereas I made no attempt to obtain applications until early In Feb ruary. "The sum of $300, which I request my clients to advance, covers the legal re tainer fee, cruising and locating fees and the commission to which my corporation Is entitled. In case the suit is won, each applicant will obtain title to one-quarter section of some of the most valuable timber on the Coast upon payment of the sum of $2.d0 per acre, as provided for by the terms of the grant, plus a commission of 35 rents per 1000 feet for us, out of which we agree to pay the above attor neys a contingent fee of $100. If there is anything questionable or fraudulent about this matter. I wish to know it at once, in order that I may protect my clients. Per sonally I have absolute confidence In our attorneys, in the Justice of our position and in the successful outcome of the suit." The circular issued by the syndicate is in part as follows: How to Make $5000 Out of $200. T have Just unearthed an opportunity u-hcreby each of my correspondents can ob tain a quarter section of the most valuable timber on the Pacific Coast with an Initial expenditure of $200. This timber Is located in Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon, close to tidewater and each quarter section of 160 acres Is valued at from $3000 to $15,000 on a very conservative basis. The particulars. Including a tale of gigantic greed on the part of the notorious timber thieves, graft ers and landgTabbora of Oregon are familiar to all In this state. Continuing, the circular Bays: The Prosecution of the Grafters. But the day when this sort of knavery gns unpunished Is at an end. No longer are Ftate and Nation sitting Idly by while the people are being robbed of their birthright by the rapacity of corporations too large to t e attacked by. any single Individual. Francis J Heney, the great United States District Attorney, has been sent out to prosecute the grafters and land thieves of California and Oneg-on on their own ground, and after having run Ruef and Bchmltx to earth In San Francisco. and . uncovered gigantic deals In Oregon, securing wholesale ronvin tions reaching even as high up as that of Vnlted States Senator Mitchell, Is here In Tnrtland now. prosecuting a Government official for conspiracy with the land thieves to defraud the Government. Realizing that the time to act has come, and that only by concerted action can any thing" be accomplished, representative busi ness men of Coos Bay. Portland and else where, including myself, have employed Tteeder & Watklns, tha leading attorneys of Marshfield. Coos County, .Oregon, to make a legal tender for us of $2.50 per acre, or $400 per quarter section of 160 . acres, to the Southern Oregon Company, and to take care of our interests there. With each application they are offering to the duly authorised officials of the South ern Oregon Company In the presence of wit nesses the sum of $-Mm for a certain speci fied quarter section. The corporation re fuses this tender, thereby violating the terms. of tha grant and laying Itself open to suit. There is no doubt in the minds of, yuin. Reeder & Watklns or ourselves as to the outcome) of the suit, for the law Is plain and has no mercy for grafters and land thieves nowadays. , Tillman Takes Eleven Quarters. The Illegal and outrageous robbery on the part ..of the Southern Oregon Company Is notorious In this state, but until now It has been Impossible to secure the necessary con certed action. That the right men are behind this movement will be appreciated at once when I state that among those who have spoken through our attorneys for a part of this land is Senator Tillman, of North Caro lina, the leader of the Democratic party in the United States Senate, a man who usually rets what he gees after. So sure Is Senator Tillman of our success that he has sub scribed and paid the necessary feea for a quarter section for himself and ten other quarter sections for ten of his nearest rela tives. The Oregonian Is quoted in reviewing the history of the Coos Bay wagon grant land in the circular, the facts of which are already familiar to the people of this state. The circular then says: You May Join Us. ' Now. we will allow you to Join us In this proposition if you care to do so. and- If you have read this circular carefully you surely will. You must act at once, as only about 60 quarters are left. The circular continues and gives the terms whereby the land in the Coos Bay wagon road grants can be secured by investors in the St. Paul syndicate. It points out that claimants need never see the land they desire to file upon and the only delay Incident to the successful prosecution of the suit Is the-uncertainty of the date of decision of the suit against the Southern Oregon Company. The syndicate Is composed of prom!- SHIPPING BCKNK IN THE HARBOR lient men of St. Paul, Minn., and is & corporation, for which Reeder & "Wat klns, of Marshfield, Or., are attorneys. SENATOR LATIMER IS DEAD Passes Away at His South Carolina Homo After Operation, WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-enator As bury B. Latimer of South Carolina died at Providence Hospital at 8:15 A. M. today, of peritonitis. Ho had been at the hospi tal since Sunday last, when he underwent an operation for appendicitis. It was then discovered that the bowels had be come twisted and his condition was found to (be such that surgeons held out little hope for his recovery. He rallied, how ever, and his progress was satisfactory until last evening, when he steadily be came worse. The members of the Sena tor's family were with him when Tie' died. Senator Latimer, who was a Democrat, was born July 31, 1851. near Lownsdes vllle, S. C, and spent his early life on his father's farm, first taking an active part in politics in 1S76. He served two terms as Democratic chairman .of Abbeville County, beginning in 1890, and in that same .year was urged to make the race for the Lieutenant-Governorship of his state but declined. He was a member of the Fifty-third, Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses and was elected to the United States Sen ate in 1903, receiving a majority of 17.700 on the popular vote. His term in the Senate would have expired March 3, 1909. CONGRESS MOURNS LATIMER Both Houses Adjourn. After Adopt ing Resolutions of Regret. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Because of the death in this city today of Senator Lati mer, of South Carolina, both branches of Congress adjourned, the Senate almost Immediately after convening and tha House an hour afterward upon receiving official notice of the Senator's death. In each chamber resolutions of regret were adopted and a committee appointed to ac company the body home. Alost of the time the House was In ses sion was consumed in the reading of im peachment charges offered by Mr. Waldo, of New York, against Federal Judge Leb beus R. Wilfley of the United States Court at Shanghai. China, which were re ferred to the committee on Judiciary. Chaplain Hale In his prayer opening the Senate referred feelingly to the death of Senator Latimer. The immigration committee, of which Mr. Latimer was a member, also adopted resolutions of regret. Brigadier-General Dodge. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Brigadier General Francis S. Dodge,- U. S. A., re tired. 66 years old, who was awarded a medal of honor by Congress for distin guished gallantry at the battle of White River, in Colorado, In the Indian cam paign in the '60s, died at his residence here yesterday. General Dodge served with the Twenty-third Massachusetts Vol- f-untcer Regiment during the Civil War. General Dodge w-as born at Danvers, Mass.. September 11, 1S42, and was edu cated at that place and at a private mili tary academy. After entering the Army as a private in Company F, Twenty-third Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, he rose rapidly in rank and was In many ac tive engagements during the Civil War. Widow of Veteran of 1812. EAST ORANGEi N. J., Feb. 20. Mrs. Elizabeth Barnum, one of the few surviv ing widows of the War of 1812. died yes terday at the age of 96. She was born in Vermont. Her husband, Enoch Barnum, of Franklin, Vt., was a cousin of. P. T. Barnum, the famous circus man. He was a mere boy when the second war with England broke out, but ran away from home and joined the Vermont regiment. He died several years ago. Mrs. Barnum Is survived by three sons, a daughter, 16 grandchildren and 14 greM-grandchrldren. Explains Delay or Payment. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20. M. C. Markham. assistant to the vice-president of the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain sys tem, and who has supervision over the auditing department, stated today that the delay In the payment of the 25,000 employes of the system, the first instance of the kind In a number of years. Is due to a reduction In the force In the auditor's office. Kentucky Still Deadlocked. FRANKFORT, Ky Feb. 20. The bal lot for United States Senator, in the joint session of the Ledlature today, resulted as follows: Beckham, 57: Bradlev, 66; Allen. 1: Blackburn, 1; Campbell. 4." Nec essary to a choice, 65. Spectacles $1.00 at Metzgej-s, HIS IMMUNITY PLEA Ruef's Claim Backed Up by Affidavit of Kaplan. JUDGE READY TO TESTIFY Heney and Other Prosecutors May Be Questioned Rabbi Maintains Ruef Acted In Good Faith With Langdon. 8AN FTtANCISCO, Feb. 20. Judge Law lor today admitted into evidence the af fidavits filed by the defense In the case of Abraham Ruef and overruled the ob jections of the prosecution to them. In addition to the affidavits filed last week, Henrj Ach, leading counsel for ,Ruef. filed and read with great dramatic effect the affidavit of Dr. Bernard M. Kaplan, OF CALL, AO. WHERE THE UNITED STATES FLEET JlBEITID 1TESTERDAT. a Jewish rabbi, which shed more light on the immunity contract given to Ruef. It developed that Rabbi Jacob Nieto, after preparing an affidavit last night, declined to sign it and swear to it. He appeared in court this morning, repre sented by an attorney,, who stated that Dr. Nieto was unwilling to make an affi davit and did not wish to be a voluntary witness for either side, but if ordered by the court, would make a deposition or give oral testimony. Judge Lawlor de clared that the court would not order Dr. Nieto to make an affidavit, but that It was the rabbi's duty to do so. Will Not Examine Prosecutors Yet. For the first time for about a week. District Attorney Langdon, Assistant Dis trict Attorney F. J. Heney and Special Agent W. J. Burns were in court, having been brought there by subpenas issued at the instance of Ruef last night, the Intention of the defense being to question them with reference to the Immunity contract. Judge Lawlor said he would take up the question of testimony after both sides had finished their showing by affidavits. Judge Lawlor announced to Mr. Ach that the court was prepared to make an affidavit as to his knowledge of the im munity contract and any conferences with him by the prosecution In reference thereto. . Making' Ruef Come Through. Dr. Kaplan, in his affidavit, went into the detailed history of the now famous Immunity contract. He related how he, with Dr. Nieto, had been induced by the prosecution to prevail upon" Ruef to "come through," their many conferences with both Ruef and the prosecution, Ruef's distrust of the prosecution's good faith .and promises, his long standing op position to pleading guilty to extortion, of "which he declared himself to be in nocent," the assertions of Elisor Biggy and Special Agent Burns "that they would kill any one who failed to keep the agreement with Ruef and the re peated assurances of various members of the prosecution; "even up to January 18 of this year," that their agreement with Ruef would be kept. Dr. Kaplan confirms In detail the re cently published statement of Df. Nieto relating to the midnight conferences be tween the two rabbis, the prosecution and Judges Lawlor and Dunne, in which the two judges promised favorable action on the request of the prosecuting attor ney that they allow Ruef to change h former plea of guilty on the charge of extortion to one of not guilty and to dis miss the indictment. What Heney Said or Ruef. When he asked Mr. Heney at the time of the first Ford trial why he did not call Ruef to the stand. Dr. Kaplan says the Assistant District Attorney replied that he had his reasons for not calling Ruef as a witness in the Ford trial, but that he would put him on the stand in the Calhoun case, which was shortly to be tried, and said in substance that "Ruef is no fool and that he would say all that Is expected of him in the Calhoun case." "At that time Mr. Heney said Ruef was withholding some testimony and asked me to get him to furnish it," says Dr. Kaplan. Referring to a number of interviews with .Mr. Langdon and Mr. Burns, In which they assured him repeatedly that the contract would be kept, the rabbi averred: "Langdon stated to me at one time at his house .that, even if others connected with the prosecution should want to go back on the agreements, no one could make him do wrong and that he would keep the agreements." Langdon's Recent Promises. Speaking of an alleged meeting with Mr. Langdon shortly before the repudia tion of the contract, the rabbi stated in his affidavit that he was "Informed by Langdon that he had great hopes of in ducing the two judges to act in Accord ance with said agreement. He also in formed me that during said time Ru dolph Spreckels would se Judge Dunne in order to induce him to live up to the terms of the agreement and that Fremont Older, who had influence with Judge Dunne, was In consultation with Judge Dunne with a view to inducing him to carry out his agreement," and had re ported to Mr. Burns that he had great hopes of being able to make the neces sary arrangements with Judge Dunne. Dr. Kaplan said he had called the at tention of Mr. Langdon and Mr. Burns to some remarks made by Mr. Heney during his campaign speeches and before the Ford jury that the prosecution would not grant Ruef immunity. And Mr. Burns Informed him that these statements were made In excitement and that they meant no harm. Mr. Langdon in formed me at the same time that he did not approve of Mr. Heney's language and that he had called nts attention to it and both Ianffdon and Burns said to me that the statements of Mr. Heney did not repra- sent Mr. La. n don's position and that the out. NEW YORK GLAD OF FROST Hardens Slush Produced by Rain, Which Saved City Money. NEW TOBJC, Feb. 20. Lower tempera ture this morning has brought measur able relief to New Yorkers from a spell of about as disagreeable weather as has fallen to their lot In years. The trouble ! started with yesterday's early snowfall, and became decidedly accentuated when a rise in temperature of 10 degrees about noon brought on a rain that of Itself was sufficient to flood streets, and on top of the snowfall produced conditions that made the city's streets for several hours resemble a network of canals. Cellars were flooded by hundreds, and water kept out of the sewers by dams of combined snow and mud, overflowed the sidewalks in innumerable places and made thera im passable. At most points it was impos sible even to board a trolley car without a thorough wetting, and carriages were at a premium. By midnight conditions were considerably relieved, the rain hav ing ceased early in the evening, after having washed away a goodly proportion of the snowfall. According to Commis sioner Crowell, of the Street-Cleaning De partment, the rain has probably saved the city a bill of about $300,000 for snow removal, as the contractors were not called out. WOMAN IS SENTENCED Ex-Society Leader Goes to Peni tentiary for Forgery. . WINONA, Minn., Feb. 20. Mrs. Amiel Sickle Lloyd, aged 24, formerly one of Winona's society leaders and prominent in church circles, was today sentenced to an Indeterminate term In the St. Cloud,' Minn., reformatory In the District Court at Rochester, Minn., when she pleaded guilty to having: passed worthless checks on merchants at that place. After leaving Winona Miss Sickle was married to A. B. Lloyd at San Francisco. -S . Si ' RECEIVES JAPAN'S REPLY Ambassador O'Brien Reports Its Re ceipt to Secretnry; Root. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. Ambassador O'Brien, at Tokio, cabled Secretary Root today that he was in " possession of Japan's latest reply on the emigration question, that the statement was long and that he would forward it in sub stance. Pending Its receipt, which Is ex pected shortly, nothing authentic is known here as to the exact terms of Japan's proposal. BRIEF NEWS BY TELEGRAPH Ocean Park, Cal. Dr. Madge, a Civil War veteran, . was burned to death, with hut house, Thursday morning. Boston General Nelson A. Miles left Bos ton for Washington, r. C. where he will make his home. New York. Whitela-w Reid. American Ambassador to Great Britain, sailed for Europe Thursday on the steamer Baltic. Wobura. Mass. Damages estimated at $100. 000 were caused Thursday by a Are which destroyed the large department store of James McGrath. New York Tfr. Adolph Clues, a German scientist, has come here to study American beer-making methods for the Austrian gov ernment. Albany, N. Y. Chester Gillette, convicted of the murder of .his sweetheart. Is to die In the electric chair during the week be glnlng Match 30. Manila Hen or Gomes has resigned as a member of the Philippine Assembly, the ac tion of the Assembly in ousting him having destroyed his Influence with the people. San Francisco. The Church of St. Vin cent de Paul was entered by robbers, and. as In the case of the Church of the Ad vent, nothing of value was obtained. Oakland, Cal. George F McCune Is undsr arrest here on a charge of marrying Miss Hazel R. Lewis, of 6S90 8an Pablo avenue, Oakland, while he had a wife living In St. Louis. Milwaukee, Wis. Charles J. Romadka has Instituted suit for divorce from Evelyn Kaln Romadka. whose sensational escapades In Chicago resulted In her Imprisonment for burglary. North Woodstock, N. H. Three business blocks, a hotel and a livery stable, which comprised the larger part of the business sec tion of this town, were destroyed by nre Thursday; loss JlOO.,000. Chicago The Federal grand jury has dis covered that hundreds of matrimonial bureaus are controlled by a few men In New York and Chicago, the arrest of whom .will break up the whole combination. Provo, Wash. Mrs. Robert Conover has charged her husband with polygamy because, believing her killed In the San Fraaclsco earthquake, h married Mlns Anna Richmond, of this city. In August. 1807. Los Angeles Richard S. Rskrldge, of Seat tle, was fined 120 for speeding his automobile Wednesday. In payment he gave a 50 bill and among the change received a $10 Callfor nl gold piece which is worth $S0. New York. Colonel 'Eugene W. Gulndon. president oX the Pullers Express Company, today fired a bullet Into his brain while seated at bis desk and died shortly after ward. His friend believe Ill-health caused the act. New York That Americans are really noth ing more tha children In things that pertain to art la the proposition of Theodore Challa pine, the Russian basso, who left for home Wednesday, after sieging In New York for several months. . Pettlbone to Go 'Under Knife. BOISB, Idaho. Feb. 20 George A. Pettibone, recently acquitted of the charge of complicity in the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg, will submit to a serious operation at San Diego, Cal.. according; to information received today by his former attorneys here. It has been decided that In order to save, his life It will be necessary to remove one of his kidneys. Pat Bequest to Harvard. NEWPORT. R. I., Feb. 20 By the will of the late Mrs. Amelia Sheldon, filed here today, a bequest of $300,000 to Har vard University Is made. Spectacles $1.00 at ktoUfsfi, HINTS AT GRAFT If! NAVAL BILL War Vessel Estimates Said to Have Favored Holland Boat Company. INVESTIGATION IS ASKED Lllley Declares House Committee Wrould Throw Contracts to One Firm Modeling: Submarines After Old-Type Ships. WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. A resolution was introduced in the House today by Lilley of Connecticut, providing for the appointment by the Speaker of a spe cial committee of seven members to in vestlgate the conduct of the Electric Boat Company, of New Jersey, and its predecefisor, the Holland Boat Company, respecting the methods employed by the said companies in regard to the past and proposed legislation of Congress. Change President's Plans. 4, The proposal of a Congressional In vestigation is an outgrowth of the failure of the committee on naval affairs to support President Roosevelt's naval construction programme. The President personally backed the Navy Department in its request for the au thorization of the four battleships, ten destroyers, four submarines, etc. The committee cut the battleships to two and raised the submarines to eight .and In connection with the latter craft adopted the Loudenslager amend ment providing that they should be of the type of the Octopus, unless a superior type should be offered and demonstrated by October 1, 1908. Confers With Roosevelt. It was pointed out by the friends of the President's programme, among them Representative Hobson, of Alabama, that this provision practically delivered the contract into the hands of the Electrio Boat Company, builders of the Octopus, because eight months Is the time required to build a submarine and the time limit of October 1 gave a period of only eight months In which to build a. competitor crafl. The President sent for Lilley today and conferred with him about Naval con struction matters and the action of the House committee on Naval affairs. Im mediately after coming from the White House, Lilley introduced his resolution of Investigation, but when asked whether it had the President's support or had' been a subject of discussion at , the White House conference, he refused to reply. "Enough has come under my personal observation," he said, ' "to convince me that a thorough and searching investlva tlon should be adopted of methods that have been employed to gain committee support of the Octopus type of submarine. The democratic programme has been Ig nored and in its place they have succeed ed In Inaugurating a programme of their own. ' Idlley Supports Resolution. "The four battleships recommended by the President were cut down to two by the committee. The ammuni tion ship and the mine-laying1 vessels asked for by the Department were cut out of the bill entirely. The four fleet colliers were left for embodiment In a special bill which has not yet been drawn. The plans of Secretary Met calf for improved submarines were voted down, and lh their place the committee voted double the number asked for and practically stipulated that they shall be as the Octopus type. The Octopus was finished some months prior to the battleship Ver mont, which was completed a' year ago, and Is now admitted to be obso lete passing; into desuetude as a fighting machine, resultant on vast improvement which has been perfected since her , launching. A thorough in vestigation after the manner of Insur ance Investigations of the Hughes type In New York would pile up a big benefit to the country." FIRST UMPIRE IS SELECTED Jack O'Connell to Face Kickers In Pacific Coast League. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20. Jack O'Connell, who umpired in both the Pacific Coast and Pacific Northwest Leagues several years ago, Is the first man named by President J. C. Swing as one of his staff for the 1908 season. The other umpire will be selected from among three men, "Bull" Perrlne, who acted In a like capacity last year. Jack NEW YORK DENTISTS TH AND MORRISON STS., PORTLAND, OKEG0N. 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The House of Highest Quality piano reliability 353 Washington St, Cor. Park Paderewski will give a Recital at The Heilig Theater Next Monday Evening. Arrange to get your tickets at once McCarthy and Jimmy Toman, the ex Los Angeles shortstop. The appointment of Jack O'Connell as umpire In the Pacific Coast League Is welcome news to the fans o Port land, who remember the bis; jovial knight of the Indicator who has officiated here during: several past sea sons. During tbe past three years he has been In the Government service at San Francisco, but has always been In de mand as an umpire. With four men under consideration for the two posi tions. President Ewlng- has used ex cellent judgment In the selection of O'Connell. CATCH ARMED TERRORISTS Russian Police Thwart Plans ' of Would-Bo Assassins. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 20. Attempts that have been planned against lives of exalted personages were frustrated by the police tonight by a succession of arrests In various parts of the city, aggregating 60 men and women. This Is the greatest number of terrorists ever taken by the iprm SIZES COLORS STYLES New Shipment Just Arrived All MATTHEW GEVURTZ. PROP. s-? "wuuw 141 Sixth Street, Cor. Alder, Opp. Oregoniaa NEW STORE WITH LITTLE PRICES "7 I I ) I s I 5 I I I a I a Biggest Busiest and Best police In the capital. The majority of them were heavily armod, some with bombs, and they made desperate resist ance against the police. IMirlng the course of the arrests three policemen were wounded and one was killed. A fashionably dressed woman was ar rested on the street. She carried a muff In which was concealed a quantity of dy namite and was escorted by a man who wore flat under his belt an Infernal ma chine of a new type. Both opened fire when the police approached them, wound ing three of the officers. lire Drives Out Factory Girls. PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 20. Several hun dred girls, employea In the large hosiery mlU of Thomas Henri & Sons in the northeastern section of the city, . were driven from their work today by a fire which destroyed the mill. Twenty girls were overcome by smoke, but soon re vived. Loss J150.000. Back to Hampton Roads. NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 20. After two days' battling with the heavy seas off the Virginia. Coast, the five torpedo boats which passed out Tuesday night bound for points on the aulf of Mexico returned to Hampton Roads thin afternoon. Cloak and Suit HniKp eits $25
