TIIE OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY. 3IARCIT 3. 1908.
COMIviANDEH SIMS
UNDER GAG RULE
Held Down by Committee, but
Makes Serious Charges
Against Fleet.
BEGAN THE NAVAL DISPUTE
"Witness Declare Armor Belt Is Too
tow and That Direct Hoists
Arc Source of Con
stant Danger.
WASHINGTON. March S- Commander
William H. Sims, naval aid to President
Roosevelt, by his own statement t rr
sponsible for the "row" over criticisms
of battleship construction. At the out
set of his 'testimony before the Senate
committee on naval affairs today he said
he would have to go Into unpleasant
facts, such as charging officers or in
ventors with having made misleading
statements, the secretion of official docu
ments and the refusal of superior offi
cers to accept suggestions of value.
The plan of Commandar Sims to give
the committee a sensation was upset
Immediately by Senator Tillman, who
suggested that the witness be Instructed
to confine his testimony to alleged faulty
construction, and to say nothing at this
time of criticism made of personal or
incomplete organization or other matters
which are to be taken up later. The
Commander asked that he be permitted
to continue his statement without Inter
ruption and that the Senators would not
cross-examine him until he had. conclud
ed his statement In his own way. His
request was ignored. He got away from
the line of Inquiry again and again, and
members of the committee called him
back sharply. . r
Armor Belt Too Low.
"The armor belt on all our battleships
1s too- low," . Commander Sims stated
broadly. He charged that the statement?
made by Rear-Admirals Converse and
Capps w.ere misleading. .
"if an Admiral ahould go out of port
without full bankers say on a cruise to
the Pacific and should meet an enemy
fay in the West Indies he would ne
court-martialed," said the commando'-.
"There might be a heavy ea runnt
and the fleet not be able to use tho.r
guns' for a week. Then the ships would
need full bunkers."
He said the logs of the battleship flept
should be secured and these would shr $
the waterllne of all the ships.
"That is for us to get. not for you to
state,1" said Chairman Hale.
Mr. Tillman then came to the rescue
of the witness In the most friendly words
he had received.
"All the commander Is trying to say."
Interjected Mr. Tillman. "Is that the log
books will bear out his statements.'
Cites Foreign Construction.,."
Commander Sims said that the -French
allow for extra, and anticipated weights
and the Germans m designing ships figure
on a normal Jlne with full bunkers. He
said that. -when the American fleet arrived
at Rio' de. Janeiro, the water lines of the
Connecticut class were fully a foot and
ahalf below normal.
At the conclusion of the. criticisms of
the waterlines, which were made in the
most general terms. Admiral Capps was
given permission to cross-examine the
witness. The Admiral did this by raising
direct issue with him. He denied that
German constructors figure on full bunk
ers In locating the waterllne: that the logs
nf a ship are accurate evidence, and de
fled the witness to show that vessels were
overdraft foot and a half upon arrival
at Rio. Admiral Capps asked the witness
If he. knew whether the double bottoms
of tfee ships were fuU of water when they
arrived at Rio. Commander Sims had no
data In this regard, so Admiral Capps de
clined to continue. He commented that it
waa "obvious" that the witness had no
data on which to base criticisms.
Asked to Call Goodrich.
"I should like to have the committee
call Rear-Admiral Goodrich and offi
cers of his class to testify," said Com
mander Sims.
"1 11 make specific allusion to that
officer in a few . moments.", said Ad
miral Capps. His ton Indicated "that
the specific allusion" . would not be
complimentary to the commander, and
Mr. Hale said it would not be neces
sary for either officer to express his
own opinion.
The question of turret construction
nnd the relative value of direct and
interrupted ammunition hoists were
taken up then. The commander gave
a graphic description of the open tur
ret with tho direct hoists, which de
picted the dttnger In jiuch manner as
caused Mr. Hale to remark:
"The. wonder to me is that any man
came out of there alive." .-
Commander Sims declared that the
shutters In the direct hoists do not
work properly and, when sacks of
powdi-r buret, the grains of powder
frequently get down to the handling
room in the hold of the ship. He re
ferred to the explosion on the Georgia
and said 2 it odd burning grains of
powder had found their way down to
the handling room.
Two Stage Hoists Hereafter.
Chairman Hale said he thought it had
been established that only the Interrupted
or two-stage hoist would be used in ships
built hereafter. The witness took issue
with t lie statements made by other of
ficers, such as Admirals Capps and Con
verse, that the change to the two-stage
hoists la being matte la the Interest of
ypeed and not for safety. He expressed
the holier that the direct hoist can be
ma safe. He thought also that there
is no broken hoist that would permit of
such rapid firing as Is averaged by the
American ships with the direct hoist, but
that the danger now is great.
Gunnery waa referred to Incidentally by
Senator Perkins and SV-nator Tillman
poke of the record made at Santiagp as
"modern glory." Commander Sim ehar
actertatMl the shooting by the American
vquadron as "the most disgraceful ex
hibition of gunnery that ever took place
on the face of the globe." He said that
only IS per cent of hits were averaged
and 4 per cent was the best made by any
of the big guns. "Our gunners could
not shoot at all." he said, "The. Spaniards
were In a woeful condition." said the
witness, "or they could have escaped
easily." ,
Commander Sfma concluded his stated
ment at 12 o'clock at the suggestfon of the
committee. He remarked that he had
said "hardly anything of what he wanted
to say."
The Investigation will be resumed to
flt ttrhen it arrivM at the norts men- f
tloned. -He will probably be unable to
accept.
SECURE RICH LOOT
Invite Oregon's Governor.
SALEM, Or.. March 2. (Special.) Gov
ernor Chamberlain has received invita
tions from Iam Angeles and San Fran
cisco to participate in the welcome which
tho citiea will extend to the battleship
CAYS HE IS NOT ANARCHIST
District Attorney Gets No' Confession
From Alia.
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DENVER. Colo.. March 2. District j
Attorney George A- Stidger said today
that he has used every- means to se
cure from Giuseppe Alia, a confession
of the connection of others In the
assassination of Father Leo Helnrlchs.
The prisoner, however, stands firm in j
niB - Basvriinns inai ne - rs nui an
anarchist and is not a member of any
society, and that no one was connect
ed witU him In the killing- of Father
Leo.
The District Attorney, however, ex
presses the opinion that Alia is not
speaking the truth, and believes that
he is a member of some anarchistic of
anti-clerical society.
To forestall the plea of insanity at
the trial, the District Attorney has de
termined to have Alia thoroughly ex
amined toy alienists before the plea
can be entered. With this object in
view he had four experts examine the
prisoner ye3terday and he will have
several more visit him In the County
Jail.' They will report to Mr. Stidger
and he will use their evidence in the
trial.
Robbers Take Nearly $300,
000 in Notes.
FROM BANK . IN MEXICO
MCRDERED PRIEST IS BURIED
Funeral of Father Ixv Heinrlrti In
New Jersey.
PATERSON-. N. J.. March 2. An Im
mense throng of people attended the fu-
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ft
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Veteran of Senate 79 Tears Old.
WASHINGTON, March 2. Sen
ator Allison was 79 years old to
day and received the congratu
lations of his colleagues.- To
morrow he will complete his f
thirty-fifth year in' the Senate,
which breaks all records. He has I
been in Congress 43 years.
neral services today at St. Bonaventures
Church, this city, of its former pastor.
Father Leo . Heinrich, wwho was assas
sinated In St. Elizabeth. Church, Denver.
Thousands of men and women, wJho were
unable to enter the church stood for two
hours in the- rain until they saw the
casket containing- the body of the dead
priest carried from the church to be
taken to the cemetery. , 1 s .' '
Mass waa celebrated by the Rev. Father
Edward Bleoke. provincial of the San
Franciscan order, assisted by priests who
were former classmates of Father Hein
rich. The eulosy was delivered by Dean
McNulty. pastor of St. John's Church,
who was a warm personal friend of the
dead man.
Many societies formed in procession
which followed the body to the ceme
tery of the Holy Sepulchre, where 100
priests chanted the office of burial at
the interment.
ROADS TO FEEL LAW'S HAND
Bonaparte Orders Prosecution for
Violation Safety-Appliance Order.
WASHINGTON, March 2. Attorney
General Bonaparte today directed va
rious United States Attorneys to Insti
tute suits against 26 railroad compa
nies In different sections of the coun
try to recover penalties Incurred by
them for 91 alleged violations of the
safety-appliance laws.
More Taft Delegates.
HUTCHINSON, Kan.. March 2. The
Seventh District Republican convention
today elected P. B. Gillette and W. M.
Ktnnlson delegates to -the National
convention and instructed them "to
vote, on every preliminary and test
vote, and on every ballot, for the nom
ination of William H. Taft."
Protect British Trademarks.
LONDON', March 2. The negotiations
bet ween .Great Britain and Japan look
ing; to an agreement for the protection
of British trademarks in' the Far East
are about concluded. . This iinderstand
ing "s an outcome ' of the continual
complaints of British merchants.
Bill to Change Consulates.
WASHINGTON, March 2. A bill to
reorganize the Consular Service passed
the Senate today. It will-close 28 Con
sulates and create lo new ones, but no
one Consul will be dropped. The law
will take effect July 1. 1908.
Bring Albert Asher Xorth.
SACRAMENTO. Cal., March 2. A re
quisition from Oregon for the return of
Albert Asher, charged with larceny in
an office, was honored today. Asher is
under arrest at Ukiah.
Receiver for Steel Company.
CINCINNATI. March 2, Oscar I-ayne
was today appointed receiver for the
Kohert Field Pig Iron Steel & Coke Com
pany, of this city. It is a $SO0.OOO concern
and the liabilities are given as JX.OiW.
Several Suspects Are TJntTor Arrest
In Chihuahua and United States
Border Is Closely Watched
for Fleeing Fugitives..
EL PASO. Tex., March 2. A telegram
received from Chihuahua, Mexico, late
this afternoon, cays that the Banco, de
Mlnero, owned by Ambassador Creel,
has been robbed of $295,000 Mexican
money. Officers here have tieen ordered
to watoh the border closely. '
The banknotes taken are in denomi
nations of 1000, $100, $50 and $20. A
telegram from Governor Creel, of Chi
huahua, was received by Chief Ponce,
of Juarez, this afternoon, stating that a
liberal reward had been offered for the
capture of the bank robbers, and asked
that the United States Immigration au
thorities be requested to keep a look
out for suspicious characters and for
bills of the denominations missing.
The Immigration authorities have is
sued instructions to their border riders
and to the officials at. the stations along
the line to keep a lookout for the
missing bills.
An unofficial report received here to
night says that the $295,000 missing from
the Banco Minero-at Chihuahua was re
moved mysterious from one of the vaults
some time Sunday. The vault was not
dynamited, according to this report and
no signs of Its have been tampered with
were found. It Is said that several sus
pects have already been arrested 'in
Chihuahua.
CUT MISSOURI PAYROLLS
RAILiROADS HAVE IiAID OFF
10,000 MEW
Berlin Bank Report Is Bad.
BERLIN. March 2. The bank return
yesterday was bad beyond expectations
and comment In the morning newspa
pers indicates that there Is no hope of
an early reduction in the bank rate.
Fire Loss in Minnesota.
ALBERT LEA, Minn.. March 2. Fire
today destroyed Lembke's dry goods
store, the Northwestern Telephone Ex
change and other property. Loss
$90.00U.
In Icndon mamrt by the blind is an ae
cfeiMed and nuccewiful profession. Soma doc
tors will employ no others. In Japan, until
recently, none except the blind mers allowed
to- do massage, and In Yokohama alone it la
atated that out of 1O0O masseurs earning a
livelihood-WW) are Mind.
Spectacles $1.00 at Metagera.
Lines Terminating in St. Iionis Are
Said to Be Saving $1,500 000
Each Month.
ST. LOUIS, " March 2. According to a
recapitulation of statements of Missouri
railroad officials, published here today,
about 10.000 employe in the operating,
mechanical and clerical departments have
been dismissed recently to offset heavy
revenue losses suffered by the roads. It
is estimated by the State Railroad Com
mission that probably 8000 of the present
unemployed force have been laid off
during the past -15 days.
The Chicago & Alton management .an
nounced today that its 100 passenger -train
collectors would be dispensed with. Em
ployes retained, by the "Cotton . Belt"
Railroad, It Is announced, have been re
quired to lay off five days each month
without pay until further notice..
Sweeping retrenchments have been
ordered by the Gould Interests operating
the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
and Missouri Pacific roads. '
The operating officials of . the Frisco
were In conference today at Springfield.
Mo., to reduce operating expenses until
the crops begin. to move next Fall. The
Missouri. Kansas & Texas road has put
into effect many economies which accord
ing to one of the officials have cut down
operating expenses $75,000 a month. The
Louisville & Nashville, Mobile & Ohio.
Southern Railway and many other roads
operating to the South out of here, have
made a 10 per cent cut in the wages of all
employes not Identified with labor
organizations. The Wabash has laid off f
number of men and' closed down Its re
pair shops.
A high official -of one of the principal
Missouri lines said that the roads ter
minating in St. Louis have economized to
the total extent of $1,800,000 a month.
HARRIMAX Wttl VOTE STOCK
Fish Refused Restraining Order In
'" , Illinois Central.
CHICAGO, March 2.-Judge Ball this
morning denied the petition of H. W. Le
man for an injunction, restraining the
voting of 281,231 shares of stock held by
the Union Pacific Railroad and the Rail
road Securities Company at the annual
meeting of the Illinois Central today.
The motion for a temporary restraining
writ was made by Attorney Frank H.
Culver, an assistant of Mr. Leman. Little
time 'was required by the court to deny
the motion. Judge Ball having decided ad
versely two similar suits based on prac
tically the same, grounds, which was
brought recently by Stuyvesant Fish and
other stockholders of the railroad.
The denial of the motion will operate
to place the suit -on the regular trial cal
endar of the Superior Court of Cook Coun
ty, where it will not be reached for sev
eral months.
Attorney Culver Informed the court that
all Questions are eliminated In this suit
except the right of a 'foreign corpora
tion to own and vote stock in an Illinois
corporation. " '
This Is the point upon which' the great
est insistence was placed by Mr. Leman
when he agreed upon the former suit as
attorney for Mr. Fish. Mr. Leman
brought the present suit as a stockholder
of the Illinois Central, ten shares of stock
standing In his name.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Illinois Central Railroad adjourned
after a 15-minute session until 2 o'clock
tomorrow. . y
The Inability of the proxy committee to
present s complete report caused the adjournment.
TIME WILIi NOT BE EXTENDED
Commission to Enforce Nine-Hour
Law at Once.
- WASHINGTON. March 2. The Inter
state Commerce Commission today de
cided by unanimous vote to deny ail pe
titions for extension of time within which
to comply with ' the so-called hours of
service law. the nine-hour law.
The reasons will be stated In a re
port which is now in course of prepara
tion, and will be announced in a few
day;.
Harrlman's Answer Soon Due.
SALT LAKE CITT. March 2. The an
swer of the defendants to the conten
tion of the Government that the rela
tions of the railroads comprising the
Harriman system are Illicit under the
Sherman law should be filed within the
next 30 days. Summons to defend the
suit in equity has been served in every
Instance and appearances entered by
all defendants. In several of the docu
ments filed the rule of the court that
Nainsook $2.68 Bolt
Grass-bleached Nainsook for fine
underwear and waists. An im
mense quantity offered for this
week's selling, at a special price.
Comes in bolts of 10 yards each.
A very superior fabrie for the
construction of fine- unde'rmuslinsi
and shirtwaists. 10-yard bolts,
worth $3.00,
special
$2.68
Bedspreads $1.50 Ea.
..$1.50
BEDSPREADS in Marseilles pat
terns, handsome designs, regular
ly $1.75 each,
special
EMBROIDERED FLANNELS
Richly decorated with silk . in
handsome patterns. Four, lots,
specially priced for this week, at,
yd., 40S $1.10, o
$1.15 and ...V'-,J
Ribbon Sale
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That Will Set the
Town a Talking
Thousands and thousands of yards of ribbons in one of the great
est sales Portland has ever seen. Ribbons from 4 to 6 inches
wide and in every wanted shade. There are Taffeta Ribbons in
solid colors,. Roman striped effects, Scotch plaid, embroidered
dots, graduated stripes, corded stripes, plain black Taffeta, or
white canvas ribbons. The widths are 4 to 6 inches and the val
ues from 25c to 50c the yard.
We have filled one of the Washington Street windows with these
goods this shows a part of the patterns but it only gives a faint
hint of the values and qualities. This is without
doubt one of the largest ribbon sales Portland has
ever known. Reg., values 25c to 50c the yard, on
sale Tuesday and Wednesday at . .
17c
ALLOVER LACES For
making yokes, waists,, etc.
A remarkably choice as
sortment of the most-
wnnteH desions and dualities in white Allovers :
Venise, Oriental and Maltese Allover Lace in
regular widths, at savings that will appeal irre
sistibly to women who are planning Summer
waists and gowns.
Regluar 35e
and 50c vals. . ,wC
Regular $1.50
and $1.75 vals.
75c
Regular 75c tZCl
and $1.25 vals. .OUC
Reg. $2.00
and $2.25
$L00
PERSIAN BANDS For trimming tailor-made
suits; very much used on cuffs, revers and
collars for this season's tailored wear. Widths
. Y2 to 11.4 inches. Reg
ularr values to 25c trfe- yard. "
Sale price
VEILINGS In plain black, black with white
dots, all white, navy blue and other colors;
black with velvet dots, etc. ; large
or small mesh. Worth to 50c the ' J 7"
See New Conceits in 25 e Neckwear
This display will certainly be a delight to women of taste, who keep up to date on
the small fads. Many different styles in NeckwearNovelties are here for a price
that is pleasingly -email. Among the new things we are showing are wash tailored
stocks trimmed with small buttons; filet lace stocks, trimmed with Valenciennes
lace; pleated jabots with hemstitched edges; lace bows, ribbon bows with embroid
ered knots and the extremely stylish "Merry Widow" bow. Your choice 0
of any of these late novelties
Vomens Hose 50c
Our Hosiery Department Is
Making a Display Dozens
Designs and Colors 50c
A Superb Array of Suits
At $25.00 Each-See Window Display
Chic,clever Costumes creations that completely captivate.
Strikingly stylish Suits for a" surprisingly small sum.
We've provided a wonderfully complete assortment of
Suits and marked them at a price that experience has
taught us is the most popular we could name. . The values
are really marvelous. We've sought diligently and care
fully to secure such stunning costumes to offer you for so
little money. It means a sacrifice of profit we really
should have; it means to sell at a margin small indeed.
jMost of these are in the jaunty short jacket models with
long or y-length sleeve;' smart tailored effects predomi
nate, but a few are charmingly trimmed with braid, but
tons and silk facing. The fabrics are fancy striped and
plaid effects or solid colors; browns, grays, blues, blacks,
etc. Under ordinary conditions these suits would be con
sidered Bood values at $35 each, some would be marked
even higher. See the window and come to
inspect these incomparable values. Our
Suit salon leaders at
. CSC UfCU
$25
White Enamel'
Ware A Sale
33c Saucepans, 2-qt. size... 25
40c Saucepan, 3-qt. size 30
47c Saucepans, 4-qt. size. . . ..37
25c Milk Pans, 2-qt. size .19
$1.25 Milk or Rice Boiler 98
18c Ladle now ..1
13c Basting Spoons, 12-inch size,
now, each 10-
17c Basting Spoons, 14-inch size,
now, each ...13
15c Pie Plate, 9-inch size ...... 12
$1.50 Tea Kettles, No. 8 size, spe
cial, each ..$1.2o
"SICARDO" ART POTTERY
VASES.
$5.00 grades for $4.00
$6.00 quality now $4.80
$7.50 grades for $6.00
And $9.00 quality for. ... .$7.20
CARVING SETS.
$3.75 sets, 'with stag handles, spe
cial at, set ...$3100
$2.75 set, with celluloid handles,
at. the set $2.25
$4.00 sets, with silver-plated ban
dies, the set $3.25
$8.50 sets, pearl handles. . .$6.75
Hand-Embroidered Scarfs and Squares at 97c
The material is White Art Scrim ,and embroidered by
hand in white or colors, in very attractive Berlin cross
stitch patterns. It's an Art Department special that
should be productive of great results and enthusiastic
response, for the values are really remarkable. The
squares are 27-inch size and the scarfs are 18x45 inches.
Look where you will, you'll find no value
to equal this. Regularly worth $1.75 07p
each. Special today '. "
WOMEN'S CROCHETED SHAWLS Long, square or circular
shane Thev're all-wool and made by hand. Colors, white or
black. These' shawls sell regularly at $1.50 and
$1.75 each ; specially priced today at .......
$1.19
BUST FORMS In black, white, pink or blue,
lines worth 25c to 50c each; special
Broken
77c
INFANTS' LONG WRAPPERS Polka dot patterns in o
pink or blue ; floss embroidered, scalloped edge, $1 val.. . OC
appearances must be entered by attor
neys to practice in the court has been
disregarded. This irregularity may
cause a ehort delay in perfecting the
record, but will not. it Is thought, post
pone the answers to the complaint,
which are required within 30 daysafter
the appearance.
Great Northern Reduces Force.
GRAND FORKS. N. D., March 2. The
Great Nor-.ern is making wholesale re
ductions in Its telegraph force. Sta
tions arS being closed and the tele
graph Is being done away with as much
as possible. Between Grand Forks and
uevil'e Lake, the block ' system' has
been put out of commission. '
The cut in the pay list will make up
for all the extra men who will be em
ployed a8 a result of the nine-hour
iaw.
Granite Cutters on Strike.
BOSTON, March 2. More than 5000 granite-cutters,
quarrymen and others em
ployed in the granite industry and sur
rounding centers of Barre, Vt., Montpe
ller, Vt. and Westerly, R. I., were af
fected by a suspension of work today.
due to a failure by the unions and. manu
facturers to agree to the provisions of a
new wage scale and working agreement
to replace that which governed the Indus
try up to Saturday:
REJECT ROOSEVELT'S MEN
Personal Appointees Found to Be
mnt for Public, Office.
WASHINGTON. March 2. The nomina
tion of Grosvenor A. Porter, a cousin
of Mrs. Roosevelt, to be United States
Marshal for the eastern district of OkUt
lahoma, will not be reported by the Sen
ate committee on judiciary. ' It was de
elded today to request the . President to
withdraw the nomination. Porter was a
Marshal under the territorial form of
government and when named recently for
the State of Oklahoma, charges of Im
morality and misconduct were made. The
committee investigated the charges, but
decided upon the course mentioned rather
than make recommendations for the re
jection of the nomination.
This appointment nd that of Jack Ab
ernathy, the wolf catcher, for the west
ern district, were personal selections of
the President.