Morning Oregonian., February 27, 1908, Page 4, Image 4

THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27 1903.
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Colonel McClure Suggests Wit
nesses to Be Called Before
Senate Committee.
CAPPS CONCLUDES REPLY
All Officers Named in Recent Criti
cism of Battleship Construction
Will Be Given Opportu
nity to Testify.
'WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Just how
far the Senate Committee on Naval
Affairs will go Into criticisms of bat-,
tleship construction will be determined
Ht an executive session tomorrow.
During the hearing today Rear-Admiral
Washington Lee Capps, chief
constructor of the Navy, concluded his
statement in reply to and in refutation
of the Reuterdaht article and -It was
agreed to call tomorrow .Rear-Admiral
Mason, chief of the Bureau of Ord
nance, to meet the criticisms made by
Mr. Reuterdahl of turret construction
and ammunition hoists.
. Expert on Armor Plate.
Chairman Hale read a letter re-'
ceived from Colonel S. L. McClure, suit
(testing ' that Lieutenant-Commander
Vogelsang', whom he designated as an
expert in regard to turrets, and Lieutenant-Commander
Hill, whom he des
ignated as an expe.rt in the distribution
of armor plate, be called as a witness.
Colonel McClure stated that neither of
these officers had in any manner con
tributed to the ReHterdahl article. Mr.
Hale said he deemed' the request proper
and that he had given assurance that
the officers would be called. Both are
now in Washington, Lieutenant-Commander
Vogelsang being In command
of the Mayflower, familiarly known as
President Roosevelt's yacht.. It prac
tically had been settled that all of-
ncers 01 me iavy vi iufsc riam jmvw
been connected with the recent criti
cisms of construction shall be called,
and that Colonel McClure also shall bo
given an opportunity to appear and
make a statement.
In concluding his testimony, Rear
Admlial Capps showed that the pro
vision of the naval appropriation act
of I!u6. requiring the department to
receive plans and specifications for
battleships from private naval archi
tects, had been compiled with In the
cases of the two bis ships of the-Delaware
class, the largest yet authorized
by the United States. Nine designs
were received outside of those being
constructed under department super
vision. American hliips Kqual Any.
Adnur:il Capps asserted that the
American ships are the equal of ships
of any navy of the world. The most
serious charges mude. he said, were of
iiiKiiffi'ipnt free board, meaning heicht
from water line to deck; insufficient
' nun hlg-it and improper location of
1:- tixl'lninru, have been the subject of
til ? ;scot study and experiment for
nij;.-.y ytars by naval designers of every
cuc.u; y.
Admiral Capps - characterized as "ex
ploded" tlit? theory that if a shell pene
irated the armor plate at a slight incline
it would be deflected upward by the ar
mor of the protected deck.
The admiral said the fact that In the
Dreadnought class of Great Britain and
the Delaware In the United States, the
forward freeboard had been made one
deck higher than the previous class does
not Indicate that the latter were too low.
"They are just right for their type,"
he said. "The Delaware Is made high for
ward because she is designed on finer
lines, much longer and for greater speed,
which, of course, casts the spray higher.
No increase has been made in the free
board except at the bow."
He stated thafdurlng the five hours'
firing in the fight of the Sea of Japan
the rapidity of firing from big guns
of Japanese vessels was only one
fourth that maintained by the Ameri
can Navy during recent target practice.
ROSE SOCIETY LAYS PLANS
lISt I SSES ANNUAL SHOW TO
BE HELD IX JUNE.
Intention Is to Surpass the Show-
in)? Made Last Year Prizes
Are Announced.
A well attended meeting of the Rose
Society was held last night at the Cham
ber of Commerce rooms, when the an
nual Rose Festival was discussed and a
list read of the cash prizes and trophies
to be awarded. The Agricultural Build
ing at . the Lewis and Clarke Fair
Grounds has ' been chosen for the Rose
Show.
President E. B. McFarland has made
plans to have the coming Rose Show
eclipse that of the previous year in every
respect, having a far greater range of
varieties in the display, with a corre
spondingly greater number of cash
prizes and trophies. To avoid needless
confusion, time, and expense the gather
ing of roses for decorative and display
purposes will be accomplished by divid
ing the city into districts where the
members of the society residing In that
district., will be held responsible, for the
collection of the flowers. The officers
of the society are: President, E. B.
McFarland; .first vice-president, Mrs. Ben
Killih: second vice-president, J.---W..
Minto; secretary. Mrs. Herbert Holman,
and the following executive board: Mrs.
VWynn Johnson, Mrs. P. 3- Mann, W. S.
Sibson. Mrs. George H. Lambertson and
!p. V. Holman. - -
; ! Following are the classes and rules
governing the annual competition:
I FOP. AMATEURS.
,. j Section A.
Class 1 tTo be exhibited in boxes-see
rules . nrst and second premiums: No. 1.
best six roses, separate named varieties;
. 2. best 12 roses, sens rate named varie
ties: No. 8. best 24 roses, separate named
-varieties; No. 4. best general exhibit In this
ec?ion.
' Section B.
: Class 2 No. 3. best 12 Caroline Testout;
No. 4- best 24 Caroline Testout; No. 8, best
AO Caroline Testout. - ,
. , Section C.
. Class 3 Rest four red roses, any one va
riety named; beet four white roses, any 6ne
vnHety named be.st six pink rose3. any one
vsfiety" named.
I ' Section D.
" Class 4 No. f. . best .six La .' France
t.lirki; 11 No.J 2, .best slx Uirlrh'. Brunncr;
;o. 3. best six Fiau Karl Druschkl; No.
NAVAL OISPOT
4, hes't six Msnian Cochet (pink); No. 6,
best, six .Mrs. John Laine. . .
m Section E.
Clans 5 No. 1. lest hybrid perpetual,
named, anv 'color; No. 2. best hybrid tea.
named,,, any color; No. 3, best tea. named,
any color; No. 4, best Marechsl Niei,
named, any color.
Keel ion F.
Class a No. . best yellow hybrid tea.
named; No. best three yellow hybrid tea.
named; No. 4. best yellow tea. named; No.
0, best three yellow tea. named.
Section O.
Class T No. 1. best collection six varie
ties, any color, four blooms of each; No. 2,
best collection ten varieties, any color, four
blooms o cach.
Section H.
Class 8 Best individual rose in the
show; best ceneral exhibit tsection A ex
cluded I ; best exhibit of new roses Inot
exhibited before 11H7): best arranred ex
hibit Uectlon A exclud'ed).
Open to growers only who have never
won. a prize 12 blooms distinct varieties;
five blooms one variety in aing-le vase; 12
bunches carden roses.
FOB NURSERYMEN.
Best general exhibit rosea and shrubbery
First prize. $100; second. fM; third, tiO.
Best 48 varieties, each different First
prise. S'li second, 15; third; $10.
Best IS varieties, three each First prize,
second, 15; third. III).
Best 12 bunches First prize, $2; second,
fib; third, 110.
' ' Rules for Amateurs.
Hoses entered In section A must be ex
hibited in boxes of regulation size, . viz;
For six roses, 1 foot 3 inches long by 1 foot
6 Inches wide, back 7 inches, front 5 inches
high; for 12 roses, 2 feet long by 1 foot 8
Inches wide, back 7 Inches, front 5 Inches
high; for 24 roses, 3 feet S inches long by.
I toot 6 Inches wide, back 7 Inches, front
5 Inches high.
Each exhibit must consist of distinct va
rieties without added foliage, and the name
of each rose must appear on neat cards
about 3 lnphes long by 1 inch wide. Dupli
cate of any variety In any box will dis
qualify. . N
All other roses entered for competition
may be displayed in boxes, vases or other
recepticles; a number of which latter will
be provided by Portland Rose Society. All
roses must have been grown In the open
ground, and must be the bonafide property
and grown by the exhibitor. The same rose,
or roses cannot be entered for more than
one prize.- ...
Exhibits must be In place on the tables
not later than 11 o'clock'A. M. on the day
desir s-d.
l-Zi rs as received will be numbered by'
tile committee, according to the respective
section, clasa and number for which they
are entered, and the prize will be awarded
by number accordingly. The names of the
exhibitors shall not appear on the exhibits
until after the prizes have been .awarded.
Every exhibitor shall leave the building at
II A. M. when the Judges shall examine the
exhibits and award the prizes, and at 2
o'clock P. M., or as soon thereafter as prac
ticable the show will be opened to the
public. t
"Amateurs" Is intended to mean those
who do not sell or grow any flowers or
plants for sale.
Any roses Improperly classed, named- or
entered, or which have any added foliage,
or which do not. conform to the rules and
regulations, will be diquallfled and ruled out
of the contest. When a certain number of
roses la designated in any competition, there
must be neither more nor less than that
number entered or exhibited. .
The Judges may decline to 'award a prize
to any exhibit which they consider un
worthy of reward, even where said exhibit
Is the only one in its class or section.
Scale of Points for Judging Roses.
Exhibited In vases Exhibited in boxes
Size 2VSize 20
Color 20 Color 25
Form 20!Form. ........... 25
Stem 10'8ubstance ........ 15
Substance 15 Foliage 15
Foliage 15! .
Total 100
Total 100
It Is understood that persons who enter
roses for competition do thereby signify
their approval and assent to the foregoing
rules and regulations. . ,
HOOD RIVER PLANS . FLOAT
"Will Be Entered in Competition
During Ro.se Festival.
Hood River has sent two of its repre
sentative business men, C. T. .Early and
D. McDonald, members of its Commer
cial Club, to Portland to arrange for an
electrical float , which will represent the
great apple country in one of the street
pageants of the. Rose .Festival. The
two will visit the float "den" at the Fair
grounds for the purpose of inspecting the
various floats already under construction
and from them they will got Ideas for a
float to be entered in the All-Oregon pa
rade in competition for the big cash
prizes which the Festival will offer.
Hood River has evolved the idea of
constructing a float which shall have per
manent exploitation value and after It
has appeared in the parade here it will
be removed to Hood River for "boosting"
purposes. One idea suggested for the
float Is a huge red-cheeked apple of
heroic size.
CHINA WILL JOIN UNION
Representative Named to Attend the
. . Telegraphic Meeting.
MOSCOW, Feb. 26. Chow Wan Pang
will be Chinese delegate to the Interna
tional Telegraphic Union, which is to be
held -at Lisbon next April. The Chinese
nation has consistently refused to Join
the union during the 26 years' she has had
telegraphic communication with the out
side world, and even now It- is explained
that her present representation Is to be
unofficial. Chow Wan Pang, who was
educated in the United States, will be
accompanied to Lisbon by F. N. Dreslng,
a Dane, who has done much for the ex
tension of telegraphs in China, in an ad
visory capacity.
China's reason for declining in the past
to participate in the union was that her
'communications were too primitive to
enable her to comply with the obligations
imposed by membership therein.. Her
telegraph department has depended upon
wheelbarrows, donkeys and pack-bearers
to carry out repairs and extension, broken
lines sometimes requiring weeks to be
made good. As a certain improvement
In this regard has now been accomplished
China believes she may be able to sub
scribe to the international regulations.
1,1 Hung Chang was the father of
China's telegraphs, which, since 18S1. have
expanded to embrace 60,000 miles of work
ing lines. '
TWELVE BADLY BURNED
New York Tenement Fire Catches
Inmates Like Rats In Trap.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26. Twelve persons
were seriously burned,, two of whom will
die, it is said, in a fire early today in a
five-story tenement which housed 20
families in the east end of First street.
Olegro de Barbarette. aged 52 years, and
his daughter Lena, 20 years old, suffered
most.
The flames drove the half awakened
tenants to the roof from where they
were rescued by firemen, while others
scrambled down the Are escapes. The 12
seriously burned failed to find exits be
fore the fire overtook them- s
Save Fainting Woman From Fire
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26. The Glen
maye Hotel, at the corner of Gough and
O'Farrell streets, was totally destroyed
by Are tonight: loss about tSo.OOO. The
hotel was occupied principally by working
women, many of them waitresses. Molly
Schully was rescued by Walter Grant, an-ex-fireman,
ard William Robelin, the
driver for fho chief engineer. The men
entered the burning building at the- rl.sk
of their lives and dragged out the wom
an, who had fainted. The Imperial Hotel
next to the Glenmaye was considerably
damaged. -
READY TO TRY ALIO
Information Filed Against Mur
derer of Priest.
WILL ADMIT HIS GUILT
Italian Declares He Mistook Victim
for Clergyman Who Had Taken
an Active Part in Fighting the
Revolutionists in Sicily.
DENVER. Feb. 26. An Information
charging Giuseppe Alio, alias Angelo
Gabrlele, and Giuseppe Guarnaccio, with
the murder "of Father Francis Leo H"ln
richs, was filed today In the District
Count by District Attorney George A.
Stidger. This acilon Is taken to indi
cate that the authorities have secured
from the prisoner all the information
concerning his crime and his connec
tions which they deem necessary or ex
pect him to divulge. He will be brought
secretly back to Denver from Colorado
Springs, to which city lie was removed
last Sunday night for safe keeping, and
will be placed on trial at as early a date
as can be arranged for by the District
Attorney's office.
In his confession to a. representative
of the Denver police aepartment Alio
said that he mistook Father Leo for an
Itallarr- priest who had taken an active
part in fighting revolutionists in Avola,
Sicily, and whom he determined to kill
after they had been compelled to flee to
Argentina. Alio sad he did not know
the name of this priest, but that he was
an assistant to Father MicKalfl in Avola,
and in a street fight once on Eastar Sun
day. 1895, he was struck with a club by
a. rioter.
Alio said he thought he Identified
Father Leo "as this priest by a scar on
his forehead, resulting from his injury.
MURDERED PRIEST IS BURIED
Solemn Ceremonies at Denver The
Preacher Tells Alio's Motive.
DENVER, Feb. 26. With the solemnity
and reverence due to his holy position
and spotless character, the body of Rev.
Father Leo Heinrlchs 'was taken from
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church today to
tho Union Station, where it was placed
aboard the afternoon Burlington train to
bo forwarded to Faierson, N. J., where
the Franciscan Fathers have their Amer
ican headquarters.
The funeral procession was a notable
one and was witnessed by thousands, who
stood bareheaded as the hearse passed
them.
The parade was led by a squad of po
lice, and a company of the Knights of 'St.
John in full uniform and with drawn
swords acted as a guard of honor. The
Knights of Columbus and representatives
of numereus Catholic societies followed
on foot.
When the - services were begun in the
church at 10 o'clock this morning every
available seat was filled and a crowd of
6000 people waited patiently outside un
til the church ceremony was over. In
side the church were many of the prom
inent citizens of Denver, including Gov
ernor Henry M. Buchtel and Mayor Rob
ert W. Speer. . ' ' v
Solemn high mass was recited and the
service was impressive. Rev. Fatther
William O'Ryan delivered the funeral
sermon, in which he highly eulogized the
martyred priest. He said such crimes as
Alio's were assaults not on Individuals
but on law and justice.
ALIO WILL ADMIT HIS GUILT
Father Leo's Murderer Will 'Make.
No Legal Fight.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Feb. 26.
Guiseppe Alio, the murderer of Father
Leo, declared today that he would plead
guilty to the charge of murder.
"There is no chance for me," he said,
"and I have no fear of death."
ASKS $5000 FOR BEING SHOT
Henry Lehr, Newspaper Carrier,
Sues John B. Matthews.
Henry Lehr, the Albina newspaper car
rier, who was mistaken for a burglar and
shot two months ago bjj John B. Mat
thew's, wants $5000 damages. He has
brought suit in the Circuit Court through
Christina Lehr, his mother, to recover
that amount from Matthews. Attorney
Schnabel filed the complaint yesterday.
Lehr seeks $2500 for his injuries and $2500
as "exemplary damages." He is willing,
however, that Matthews should deduct
from that amount the to which he. paid
Henry, Christmas.
"Mrs. Lehr has six children," said Mr.
Schnabel 'last night in speaking of the
case. "Her husband was employed by
the railroad company as a car repairer.
He was killed while at his work. The
railroad company paid his funeral ex
penses and $400 oh a lot he was buying.
"Matthews promised, at the time he
shot Henry, that he would help him if
he needed it. Henry started out again
to carry papers a while ago and had to
stop on account of pain in his side. . I
went to see Matthews about giving the
boy some money, but he refused."
STEP MIGHT MEAN WAR
Turkey Thought Not Willing to Sur
render Macedonia.
VIENNA, Feb. 26. The Austrian For
eign Office highly approves the friendly
attitude of Great Britain, as revealed in
the speeches yesterday, of Sir Edward
Grey, Secretary for Foreign Affairs. In
the Honse of . Commons, and Lord Fitz-
maurice. Under Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, in the House of Lords, but points
out that should the suggestion be made
seriously of appointing practically a per
manent government of Macedonia by the
signatory powers, it would expose the
European concert to the severest strain.
because it is- believed that Turkey would
rather risk a war than thus virtually
yield the sovereignty of Macedonia.
The Neue Freie Presse reminds Its
readers that Baron von Aehrentahl, the
Austrian Foreign Minister, recently con
demned as a dangerous step the idea of
appointing an independent government
The paper sees danger in Great Britain's
attitude in encouraging the Balkan states
to take up the cause of their national in
terests.
BOURNE HAS NO CANDIDATE
Only Interested In Perpetuation of
Statement -No. 1 .
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, Feb. 2S.--Senator Bourne today,
when asked if Mr. U'Ren is his candi
date to succeed Senator Fulton, replied:
"I haven't been instrumental either di
rectly or Indirectly in bringing out any
candidate for the Senate. Honorable W. I
s. u Ken nas a periecr. rigiit, as nus aiu
other man, to become a candidate for
United States Senator, or any other office
under the Oregon primary law. if he so
desires. I have the highest personal re
gard for Mr. U'Ren. I believe that he has
done more for our state than any other 20
men in It to elevate the political and leg
islative tone of Oregon. I believe that he
would make an efficient, able Senator.
Senator Fulton, my colleague here, has
been a hard-working, able, efficient and
Influential public servant. Our relations
have alwiys been pleasant, although we
sometimes disagree on public questions.
Honorable H. M. Cake is a candidate for
the Senate. He was one of my competi
tors for the primary nomination when I
was nominated and very nearly defeated
me Spr nomination. In fact, for several
days it was assumed that he had been the
successful candidate. He gave me very
loyal and able support after I received the
nomination.
"The position I am now In Is an em
barrassing and delicate one. In mjr.i
opinion it is my duty to take no nana
in the primary nomination for United
States Senator, but it is my duty both
in -the primary and general election to
do all In my power for the recognition,
rigid enforcement and perpetuation of
the primary law. Including Statement
No. 1. 1 deem the principle involved
as. being of greater Importance than
any Individual's success, and I reiter
ate my advice to my friends and con
stituents In Oregon that in their own
interest. In the interest of cleaner poli
tics, in the interest of true Republican
ism and .In the Interest of completely
enfranchised and ideal American citi
zenship, they vote for Statement No. 1
nominees only for the Legislature in
the Republican primaries In April, see
that they vote for Statement No. 1
legislative nominees In the June eleo
tion and that they vote for their party
nominee for United States Senator. In
Oregon the key to continued triumph
for Republican party principles, in the
rule of the sovereign people, as exem
plified' in Lincoln and Roosevelt, Is the
perpetuation of the true primary elec
tion law and Statement No. 1.
TELLS VERSION OF CRIME
(Continued From First Page.)
answered rudely, saying she Intended to
please her brother and not me. I said
to her, 'then I won't go with you."
"Thinking my . wife wou)d repent, I
waited' for a quarter of an hour. I then
walked through the house to the kitchen,
where I found my wife and Mr. Carkins
In excited conversation. Suddenly Carkins
launched a gross epithet at me In English
and I replied in French. 'Repeat that in
English if you dare,' said my wife.
"I repeated my statement in English,
whereupon Carkins fired at me. I drew
my revolver in self-defense. We both
emptied our weapons. Unfortunately I
hit him at the first shot. Carkins stag
gered to the door, murmuring 'I'm dying.'
"I rushed . out to secure help and .re
turned with relatives. Carkins was dead.
We all agreed to say that it was a case
of suicide."
The Paris police have received from
New York a warrant for the arrest of
Roy on the charge of murder, made by
Roy's wife, an American actress, known
as Glacia Calla, who declared that he
murdered her brother, George A. Carkins,
early In January, in New Hampshire.
The French law does not permit the
extradition of French citizens, but pro
vides for their trial and punishment in
France for crimes committed abroad.
Roy's brothers say his marriage to Miss
Carkins is illegal in France.
They say that Paul Roy was forced to
shoot Carkins in self-defense, and that
the accusation of murder broyght by
Paul's wife Is taken in a spirit of revenge
because her husband informed her that
he did not intend to return to America
and would live in France. The Roy
family tried desperately but unsuccess
fully to prevent the marriage:
The father of the accused man, Au
gusts Roy, is a prominent merchant and
lives at Neuilly. Miss Carkins lived In
Paris several years ago with her aunt,
the Baroness von Orendorff. She was
at one time engaged to Count de Beyeno.
Her talent, wealth and beauty gave her
access to exclusive circles. She finally
rented a villa at Etretat and met Paul
Roy, after which, according to her
friends, her misery began.
Roy said further that he had Intended
to leave New York by a . French line
steamer, but changed his mind and
booked - aboard the Lusitania, which left
earlier. He tried to telephone hiis wife re
garding the change in his plans, but was
unsuccessful. It was owing to spite at
his precipitate departure, he asserted,
that she denounced him. He declared he
could not tell where all the bullets dis
charged from Caj-klns' pistol struck. He
added that he had received no notification
from the American police of any proceed
ing against Uim.
A person apparently fully acquainted
with the Tacts says that Roy opposed his
wife's going to the concert in question
because he considered she took too great
an interest In one of the singers.
Madame Marches!, the famous vocal
teacher, when the case was brought to
her attention .today, said that she re
membered Glacia Calla coming to her for
singing lessons ten years ago.
"She wore extravagant costumes," said
Madame Marchesl, "and was always cov
ered with Jewels. 1 She constantly pressed
me to come to parties she gave at her
mother's, but I refused."
A special dispatch from London says
that in an interview. Colonel Henry
JMapleson, director of Italian opera in
London, said that three years ago Miss
Oalla and Roy, under the name of Ser
gius, bought a house at Etretat from
him, but on his going to a notary to have
the deed of sale drawn up, the woman ad
mitted that her first husband, whose
name she said was Carkins. was still
.live: Accordingly, the deed was made
out In the name of Graca Calla Carkins.
Colonel Mapleson added that he heard
iMiss Calla sing in Paris and she had such
a beautiful" voice that he Immediately
made a contract with her. This, however,
she did not keep, having left Paris a year
ago. He tried several times to find her,
but without success.
ISSUE WARRANT FOR PAUL ROY
New Hampshire Authorities Hope to
Return Frenchman.
PORTSMOUTH. ,N.. H., Feb. 26. A war
rant for the arrest of Paul E. Roy. on
the charge that he murdered his brother-bn-law,
George Q. Carkins. at Ncwtng
ton, on January 2, was sworn out to
night by Sheriff M. M. CoIIis.. of Rock
Ingham County. Although Roy is in
France and is said to be a citizen of that
country, the authorities have determined
to get him for trial if possible.
The warrant charging murder was
made out in triplicate. One copy is to
be kepthere and two are to be sent to
the state capital. Concord, and forwarded
thence to the Department of Justice at
Washington, -which is expected to com
municate with the French authorities.
SENATE STANDS BY KELSEY
Refuses to Oust Superintendent at
Hughes' Request.
ALBANY. N. Y., Feb. 26. Without a
word of comment or debate on the merits
of the question, the Senate today for the
second time refused to concur in the re
newed recommendation of Governor
Hughes that Otto Kelsey be removed, on
the ground of incompetency, from the of
fice of State Superintendent of Insurance.
The vote was: Yeas, 13; nays, 30; absent
or not voting. 2.
The vote last year was 24 to 27.
RECEIVED BY CZAR
Agrarian Problem Discussed:
With Douma Members.
PROTECT PROPERTY RIGHTS
Nicholas Speaks for Reform, but De
clares That He Will Not Sanc
tion Departure From Prin
ciple of Ownership.
ST. PETERSBURG. Feb. 2S. Emperor
Nicholas received at Tsarskoe-9e!o today,
a deputation from the Doumas numbering
300 and representing all parties except the
Constitutional Democrats, the Radicals
and the Poles. His Majesty made an ad
dress in which he said that the adoption
of measures for the speedy solution of the
agrarian problem on the basis of the ob
servance of the rights of private prop
erty was, the most important task be
fore Parliament. In making this recom
mendation, the Emperor appealed again
to the loyalty of the peasant masses of
the empire.
. The number of delegates present at the
audience was much larger than had been
expected. The presence of the Constitu
tional Democrats was prevented only by
their delay in notifying the ministry of
the court of their desire to attend.
The deputies who were met at the rail
road station by a number of carriages,
were received by his Majesty. Standing
In the center of the hall, the' Emperor
addressed the assembly in a most friendly
manner. He said he was very glad to
tell them the Douma had proved Itself
capable of doing work and he hoped it
would carry through the important meas
ures for agarian reform he desired.
He Insisted, however, that the rights of
private property must be Inviolable and he
would never sanction -a departure from
the principles
In conclusion the Emperor expressed
his wishes for the happiness and, pros
perity of Russia and then made a sweep
ing bow to the Douma delegates, which
embraced them all. After this he an
nounced that the Empress and Cr6wn
Prince, would presently Join him, and he
stepped nearer the entrance to the great
hall to await their coming. Then, with
the Crown Prince between them, the im
perial pair moved through the assembled
ranks of deputies, stopping to greet the
delegates from each province and re
calling to many of the members present
that they had met before. In some cases
the Emperor mentioned the time and
place.
The little Crown Prince, destined to fol
low his father to the Russian throne, wa
in high spirits, and it was with difficulty
that his tendency to wander among the
guests was controled- The presence of
this little boy of 4 years was an enliven
ing feature of the formal reception.
Upon completing the circle the Imperial
pair withdrew after graciously bowing
again to the delegates. As soon as the
Emperor left the hall he was cheered,
and after the audience, the delegates had
a stand-up lunch In the' palace. Neither
the Emperor nor the Empress was
present. The health of the sovereigns
was drunk, and that of the Crown Prince
was proclaimed and acclaimed twice.
Upon their return to St. Petersburg the
deputies proceeded to the Kazan Cathedral,
where they listened to prayer for the wel
fare of the Emperor.
SETTLE BOUNDARY DISPUTE
Russia and Japan Will Soon Sign
Treaty.
ODESSA, Feb. 26. Captain Voskrosom
sky, president of , the Sakhalin Island
Boundary Commission, who has just re
turned here from Sakhalip, Is authority
for the statement that the boundary reg
ulations have been satisfactorily conclud
ed and a treaty on the subject will soon
be 6igned at Vladivostok by Russia and
Japan. Half of Sakhalin was ceded to
Japan by Russia at the close of the war,
and the work of surveying the divisional
line has been In progress for some time.
Captain Voskrosomsky denies th rumor
in circulation regarding elaborate con
struction of railroads and fortifications
by. Japan on the island. Only a narrow
gauge railway 16 miles long has been
built. Japan, since she came Into pos
session of the southern half of the Island,
has fitted out several scientific and In
dustrial expeditions for its exploration
and elaborated extensive plans for its ex
ploitation and colonization.
Japan is planning to develop the fish
ing, forestry and textile industries of the
territory. Up to the present time, how
ever, little actual progress has been
made, and there are not more than 3000
Japanese on the island.
PROTEST "JIM CROW" CARS
Colored Bishops Complain to Inter
state Commerce Commission.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Five bishops
of tho African Methodist Episcopal
Church Joined today in a complaint to
the Interstate Commerce Commission of
unjust, discriminatory and unlawful treat
ment at the hands of several lnterestate
railroads of the South.
4 ,
End Night Riders Raid.
FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 26. A special
message on the so-called Tobacco War
was sent to the General Assembly today
by Governor Wilson. He urged the
necessity for action to protect the liber
ties of the people, to prevent destruction
of life and property and to end conditions
plainly without a particle of benefit to
anybody, even to the evil-doers.
Truth
and Quality
appeal to the Well-Informed In every
walk of life and are essential to per
manent success and creditable stand
ing. Accordingly, it is not claimed
that Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna is the only remedy of known
value, but one of many reasons why
It is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetens and relieves the internal
organs on which it acts without any
debilitating after effects and without
having to increase the. quantity from
time to time.
It acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as It Is free from all
objectionable substances. To get its
beneficial effects always purchase the
genuine manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co, only, and for
tale by all leading druggists.
OFFICES
IN
MERCHANTS
TRUST
BUILDING
Sixth and Washington
Best Location
in City
Modern Equipment
Throughout
FOR ROOMS APPLY TO
MERCHANTS
SAVINGS 8 TRUST
COMPANY .
247 WASHINGTON ST.
LOCAL OPTION FOR
LIQUOR QCESTIOX Ilf CONTROIi
OF COUNTIES.
Township Prohibition Also Possible
Under Law Just Passed, to Be
come Effective September 1 .
COL.UMBUS, 0 Feb. 26. Th Rose bill.
providing; for county local option through
out the state, passed the House this after
noon by a vote of 79 to 7. The bill has
passed the Senate.
The bill as If will become a law pro
vides that elections may be held in any
county to vote on the question of ban
ishing: saloons upon petition of 35 per cent
of the qualified voters. A majority of the
votes cast shall determine the policy of
the county, but in event of a county vot
lng "wet," no township or residence In
the district which haa voted "dry" shall
be affected thereby. Elections may be
held every three years.
Stringent regulations and rules for the
enforcement of the law are provided. The
law will not gro into effect until September
1, 1908, thus giving persons Interested In
the liquor business time to anticipate its
operation.
The House was besieged by crowds of
people interested in the fate of the bill
during the entire afternoon and the gal
lcries were packed but there was no dem
onstratlon when the vote on the measure
was announced as the Speaker had ad
monished the spectators that none would
be tolerated. .
CALL NO MORE WITNESSES
Accused Capital Grafters Ray the
Charges Are Explained Away.
HARRIS BURG, Pa., Feb. 26. Taking
the position that the commonwealUi has
not made out a case against Sanderson
and the ex-state oflicers. Snyder, Mathues
and Shumaker, on trial here for conspiracy
to cheat the state in the furnishing of the
new Capitol, the lawyers for the defense
have decided to call none of their clients
as witnesses. The lawyers say that Sny
A great many blood medicines contain Mercnry, Potash, Arsenic or
some other strong mineral. These ingredients act tinpleasantiy and often
dangerously on the system by affecting the stomach and upsetting' the diges
tion, and sometimes do great damage by eating out the delicate lining and
tissues of the body. No such, results ever come from the tise of S. S. S.
This great medicine enjoys the distinction of being the only guaranteed
purely vegetable blood remedy on the market. It is made entirely 'from the
extracts and juices of healing, cleansing roots, herbs and barks of the forests
and fields gathered under our own supervision. In the treatment of Rheu
matism, Catarrh, Sores and Ulcers, Scrofula, Skin diseases, Blood Poison,
and all blood diseases and disorders S. S. S. is a safe and efficient remedy.
It removes from the blood all impurities, humors or poisons, and safely &i
well as surely cures all ills and ailments due to a bad condition of the blood.
For more than forty years S. S. S. has been recognized as the best Blood
Purifier and the Greatest of all Tonics.. We have books on the different
blood and skin diseases which we will be glad to send free to all who desire
them, and will also furnish any medical advice wanted without charge.
THE SWIFT SPECIFIC C0.,ATLANTAfi.GAj
WHERE TO
9 At Intersections of Lines Cars Will Stop to Tate on
Passengers Before Grossing Tracks.
Q STREET CARS will no longer stop at both sides of a street
at the intersection of two earlines, requiring passengers to take
the car on the NEAR side of the street that is, wliere the car
stops before crossing the track. Where cars swing into another
street, AT INTERSECTIONS OF OTHER LINES, they will stop
for passengers only before making the turn.
Q For example, westbound Washington-street cars will take on
passengers at Fifth street in front of the Perkins Hotl and will
not stop at the Northwest comer, as in the past.
Q At such intersections as Sixteenth and Washington streets,
west-bound passengers will board the car on the East side of Six
teenth street; cast-bound passengers will board the Sixteenth
street car on Sixteenth street before rounding curve, or will
board the Portland Heights car, or Twenty-third-street car, en the
West side of Sixteenth and Washington streets.
Tlie
i V
to 1
Men Who
Like Good
Clothes
and likq to
Saturday night at closing
time, ends our annual Win
ter Clearance Sale. The
Special
Values
as well as the offer of
FREE EXTRA
TROUSERS
Will remain in force only
while this sale continues.
All $25, $28 and $30 Fabrics
go at $22.50, and free trous
ers go with every suit or
overcoat. Such inducements
as this, when applied to such
a high character proposition
as Columbia Tailoring, are
certainly meritorious enough
to command the attention of
every good dresser in Port
land who has present cloth
ing needs. But you'll have
to come on the run, now
for the sale end3 sure Satur
day night.
GRANT PHEGLEY, Manager
ELKS BLDG.
Seventh S Start
der's testimony has explained away many
of the alleged "suspicious circumstances''
In the furnishing contracts, an that
there is nothing to be gained by amplify
ing lifs testimony with statements by
other defendants.
The state's lawyers insist that they
have made out a case against the de
fendants and to further strengthen their
case they will call a large number of
witnesses in rebuttal. The typewriter ex
perts were called by the defense today
to discredit Stanford B. Iewls, assistant
to J. M. Hueston, the architect.
o Record of Marriage.
BOSTON, Feb. 26. Neither at the City
Hall nor at the registry office of mar
riages could any record be found today to
substantiate the statement of Paul 1
Roy that he was married to Lillian
Oarklna at the City Hall in Boston on
Octoher 7 of last year.
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