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THE 3I0RNTXG OREGOXIAJT, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1908.
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SEEK TO
DEFEAT TREATY
Begin Early Movement to Up
set Root-Bryce Arbitra
tion Plan.
SENDING IN PROTESTS
JEemonstrances Pour Into State De
. partment t Erven Before Text of
.Srremcnt Is Publicly Known.
i Clubs Frame Resolutions.
WASHINGTON, March 8. Irish oppo
sition, which It is asserted defeated the
arbitration treaty negotiated by Secre
tary OIney and Iord Pauncefote 12 years
aso, now menaces the new arbitration
treaty which has been evolved by Secre
tary Root and Ambassador Bryce. Al
ready the State Department has been
deluded with remonstrances, and protests
from Irish patriotic organizations, all di
rected against the new convention.
Moreover, this opposition has devel
oped before anything specific as to the
nature and scope of the new treaty has
been made known officially. There has
been nothing more than a reference to
the subject in the British Parliament,
and some statements in explanation
based on that declaration in some news
papers. The protectants are in the sin
gular position of directing thejr fire with
out the knowledge that It is an enemy,
for It may be that the new convention
ift drawn upon lines that free it from
the objection made to the Olney-Paunce-fote
convention. In that case, it was
alleged that America stood in danger of
losing territory as the result of an ad
verse arbitration.' In this Instance, while
the rule of the Slate "Department pre
vents the publication f any details, it
ts the understanding of the officials of
the State Department that the same ob
jection would not lie, for tho limitations
are so narrow that there is no danger
that questions involving the integrity of
territory can ever be drawn into arbi
tration against the will of our Govern
ment. -
The protests so far received at the
State Department also show a lack of
understanding of the nature of the treaty
which binds Great Britain and Japan to
gether. In the protests, fear is ex
pressed that America will find herself
confronted by a combined British and
Japanese fleet in, the event of any serious
issue arising between the United States
and Japan. Indeed, some of the peti
tions quote from a speech of Sir Wilfrid
1aiirier, the Canadian Premier, ' January
2K last, a prophecy that such a combined
fleet might some day be expected to
drop anrhor tn Vancouver harbor. But
as the British-Japanese compact is un
derstood at the State Department, there
ig no ohligation whatever upon Groat
Britain to support her ally with arms
except in the remote contingency that a
third nation should undertake to pos
sess itself of Japanese territory.
Therefore, the officials are quite con
vinced that the opposition to the new
treaty is based upon a wrong conception
of conditions. But they are neverthe
less apprehensive that through ignorance
the ratification of the treaty may be
Jeopardized.
VOlLT HWWCAP I'XCLE SAM
Treaty With Great Britain Discour
aged by Wolf Tone Club.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., March S At the
annual Kobcrt Kmmrtt celebration by
the Wolf-Tone Club, at which Governor
Janifls H. Hlggins. of Rhode Inland,
was the orator, resolutions were tinant
moiisly adopted protesting against the
ratification of the arbitration treaty be
tween the United States and Great
Britain, on ' the ground that England
is not sincere in her desire for world
peace, and that this country would find
itself at a disadvantage in case of seri
ous dispute with Japan in view of the
treaty between Great Britain and Japan.
Voire From Clan-Xa-Gaol.
NEW YORK. March 8 Some 1500
members of the Cian-Na-Gael of New
York held a meeting in memory of Rob
ert Emmet t tonight and adopted resolu
tions opposing ratification by the United
States Senate, of the new treaty with
Great Britain.
LINN COUNTY DOCKET LONG
liquor Cac$ to Be KoiiRnt A gala.
With Sensations Promised.
ALBANY, Or.. March S-(Special.)
With seven criminal cases for trial and
enough' cases on the docket for an un
usually long session. Department No! 1
of the State Circuit Court for I, inn Coun
ty will convene In this city tomorrow
morning for the March term, with Judge
George H. Burnett presiding. There are
44 cases on the docket, 11 being criminal
matters and 33 civil actions.
Prominent among the criminal cases
for trial are three liquor cases appealed
from the Albany Justice Court, the de
fendants being Louis A. Kroschel. Wil
liam Tohl and Fred Dawson. Consider
able interest centered in these trials in
the Justice Court, where convictions re
sulted, and the eases will be fought over
again in the higher court. The defend
ants" attorneys promise a new and start
ling line of defense.
Two of the other criminal eases are to
be tried on appeals from justice courts.
yOnc of these is against George W, Fisher,
proprietor of the Brownsville Glove Fac
tory, charged with having fresh deer
meat In his possession lone after th
reason closed, and also with having un
tagged deer hides in his possession. The
arrest in this case was caused by Dep
uty Game Warden J. I. Green, of Port
land, and the case will be bitterly fought.
The other appealed state case, is against
William Snider, who engaged In a fistic
encounter with Albert Slmktz. a neigh
bor, over a dispute about a fence, and
who is charged with assault.
Perhaps the most important criminal
esse which will be tried this term is
that against David F. Young, a local
painter, who used a scythe as a weapon
tn a tight wtlh Joshua Ballard in this
city last Fall. He is charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon, and a
large percentage of the residents of the
northeastern part of the city, where the
two men live, have been summoned as
witnesses. The trial will thus be a long
one.
The case of the State -vs. Edward Per
du, charged with the larceny of a steer,
will also go to trial the coming week.
E. M. Bresler, a Lebanon druggist,
charged with selling liquor to a minor,
will also have a hearing, but as the facts
are admitted in this case, the question
of the guilt or innocence of the defend
ant will turn entirely on a question of
law. Bresler sold liquor to a minor upon
a physician's prescription, and the de
cision in the case will afford an interest
ing phase of the enforcement of the io-cal-eption
law' in "dry counties.
Deputy - District Attorney Gale S. Hill
has announced that District1 .Attorney
John H. McNary will call a grand Jury
this term of court, and this has added
interest to the coming term. Among the
cases awaiting action of the grand jury
are those against Kate Murray and El
len Vanderlip. charged with shoplifting;
August Johnson, charged with burglary,
and Elmer Jones, a J C ban on boy. ac
cused of a statutory offense. If indict
ments ara returned, some of these cases
may go to trial this week, and make the
session a more important- one from a
criminal standpoint.
A session of the grand jury in Ijnn
County-now always creates considerable
interest because the county is "dry."
Grand jury sessions usually result in in
dictments for violation of the local-option
liquor law, and those . who have
found oases In Sahara-like Albany will
be on the "anxious bench' the coming
week.
BUILDINGS ARE FIRE TRAPS
TOO M.VXY FLIMSY STRUCTURES
IX AMERICA.
Per Capita Fire Loss in United
Slates $5 Compared to 3 3 Cents
in the European Cities.
WASHINGTON. March . In a state
ment made public last night, Richard
L.. Humphrey, engineer in charge of the
structural material laboratories of the
Government, discusses recent fire hor
rors and asserts that fire traps as bad
or worse than that which cost the
lives cf ' so many school children at
Collinwood, C, exist in nearly every
village and lown and in many of the
large cities.
He urges tho passage of laws to pro
hibit the occupation of anything except
a structure of the highest flre-resisting
type, especially when it is used as a
school, theater or other structure in
which people assemble In large num
bers. "The City of -New York Is full of
fire traps and it is a miracle that a
greet fire has not wiped out the great.
Vr part of the business district," says
Humphrey. '
"It is a matter of record," he said,
"borne out by statistics, that this
country spends enormous sums of
money In providing equipments in
fighting fires, while foreign countries
spend ttieir money in building struc
tures which" offer the greatest resist
ance to fife. The per capita loss in this
country yearly exceeds $.i. against an
annual loss in 21 of the principal cities
of Europe of 33 cents per capita. Esti
mating the population of the country
at $0,0)0.000 the loss from fires here is
$740.0.10,000. If we had the same con
ditions that prevail In European cities
our loss would be but $26,400,000 a
year.'
CUTTER CAPTAIN A SUICIDE
Daniel J. Ainsworth, of the Hush,
. Shoots Himself Through Head.
SEATTLE. March 8. For some rea
son ao far unexplained. Captain Daniel
J. Ainswprth, commander of the reve
nue cutter Rush, committed stilcide at
an early hour this morning. The act
was conimitteed In the bathrom of the
vessel. The room door was locked, and
to grain entrance First Lieutenant A. H.
Buhner was obliKed to force the win
dow. He founfl the dead body lying on
the. floor with a bullet hole in the
head. The' corpse was lying in front
of a mirror and a revolver lay where
it had apparently fallen from the hand
that had pulled the triarjari-r.
Captain Ainsworth was 47 years" old.
unmarried. Born in Boston, he entered
the revenue cutter service in 1SS3, and
was assisned to his first work in 1SSS
as Third Lieutenant on the cutter Dexter,
at Newport. R. I. Fourteen years ajro
he served several months as Governor
of PrVbllof Islands. The command of tho
Rush, to which he was appointed Decem
ber 3(5. 1!06. was his first assignment as
captain.
BOYS SET JAIL ON FIRE
Two Indian Students Narrowly Es
cape Cremation In Flames.
1'UKBl.O. Colo.. March S.A special to
the Chieftain from Grand Junction, Colo.,
says:
As the result of an outbreak of drunken
Indians at the Teller Government School
last night, the jatl building was set on
tire and two of. the disturbers narrowly
escaped cremation.
The men responsible for the trouble
awaiting whatever punishment Superin
tendent Burton may deem necessary. The
trouble started from Indulgence in too
much liquor which some boys secured
ilurlng a trip to Grand Junction.
JAPAN PREPARES FOR WAR
Continued From First Pa.)
are delivered by the same postofflce to
addresses in Chinese cities.
Russia claimed the right to inore China
in these matters because China was not
a member of the International Postal
Vnlon. Japan reciprocated Russia's de
livery of European mails by delivering all
European-bound mail to her. China then
notified the postal union office at Bcmc
that she would come into the union at
the next congress, which meets in 1912.
She has since been seeking a modus
operanoi mith Japan that mould safeguard
her sovereign postal and temporary
rights.
In January' Japan submitted preliminary
proposals and a scheme for a postal con
vention. It was regarded as impossible
In its conditions, but was submitted to
the foreign board of discussion. In it
Japan asks for the consolidation, not
only of her present postal and other com
munications in Manchuria, but for the
enactment into permanent rights of cer
tain privileges over the Chinese Im
perial railways In Manchuria and China
proper, which she bas held by grant from
the period of the Boxer troubles. Japan's
exactions, if successful, will open the
way for a demand for similar privileges
from other powers.
Portugal ot Involved.
1JSBON. March S. Investigation insti
tuted by the Portuguese government re
garding the Tutsu Mnru incident, have
elicited from the Pekin 'government the
emphatic assertion that the seizure oc
curred on the high seas and that, there
fore, there was no violation of the law
governing Portugal waters.
Tomorrow (Tuesday! will positively
be the last day for discount on West
Side gas bills.
PORTLAND GAS COMPANY.
FACES HIS DEATH
Threats Made to Kill Alfonso
at Barcelona. .
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
Eight Hundred Special Police Are
Drafted and Almost All Troops in
Realm Will Be on Hand to
Give Protection to Royalty.
BARCELONA. March R. The city is
being extensively decorated and no offi
cial efforts will be spared to give Kinar
Alfonso a creditable and enthusiastic re
ception on his arrival here on, Tuesday.
Nevertheless, the greatest concern Is felt
as to the King's safety, owing to the
activity of the rBarcelonian revolutionists
.nd Anarchists who recently have
created almost a reign of terror in this
city. There have been five bomb explo
aions here since January 1 and not a
single culprit has been caught. Only a
few jays F.po placards were posted I
throughout Barcelona statins: that an at
tempt would be made upon the life of the
King should he carry out his determina
tion of visiting this cltyi, The placards
were torn down by the police but they
fear that an outrage will be attempted.
Ceneral Linares, who was in command
Of the Spanish forces at Santiago, and
who is now captain-general of the Cata
lona, will be in supreme command of the
military arrangements and in conjunc
tion with Inspector Arrow, late of Scot
land Yard and now Chief of Police here,
is taking every precaution -tov insure the
safety of the King, who will be his per
sonal guest.
In addition to the troops who will .line
the routes wherever the King goes, prac
tically all the civil guards in Spain, ex
cept detachments in Andalusia, are con
centrated here and SO") police have been
specially drafted for this service. Secret
instructions, have been issued to the police
to search all persons wearing long
Spanish capes, under which, as was the
case , in the LLsbon tragedy, arms might
be concealed.
This will be King Alfonso's fourth
visit to Barcelona. He came here first
with his mother when a baby on the oc
casion of the International Exposition,
next in 1105 when 'Premier Maura's life
was attempted and again last Fall. While
here he will greet the Austrian fleet and
Inaugurate an extensive scheme of street
improvement.
The Austrian torpedo-boat destroyers
L'skoke and Scharf Shutz. the advance
guard of the Austrian fleet, arrived here
today.
WATER SURROUXDS THOUSANDS
OF BATTLE CREEK HOMES.
Brick Building I'ndermined and Col
lapses (irand Trunk Forced to
Abandon Train Service.
DETROIT. Mich., March S. Flood
condition were in no sense improved
today in the districts around Monroe,
Albion and Battle Creek. In the last
named city-they are growing rapidly
worse. ,In Grand Rapids the crest of
the flood of tne Grand River is not
expected until Wednesday.
In Battle Creek tonight tono houses
are surrounded by water and th"e Union
Congregational Church has been put
to use ss a sbelter for homeless fami
lies. The Rathdun & Kraft Planing
Mill Company on McAmlee street in
Battle Creek, a brick building erected
on filled-in land, was undermined and
fell into the Kalamazoo River this
afternoon.
Firemen, whose engines could get
no nearer than a quarter of a mile,
fought a fire in the flood district for
two hours this afternoon from row
boats. The Grand Trunk Railway has
abandoned train service through the
Battle Creek section.
ARREST NOTED SOCIALIST
Carl Browne, Coxey's Son-ln-Law,
Offends Bay City Tolice.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 8. Acting
under the orders of ' the.Chicf of Police,
policemen stationed at" Walton's . Pa
vilion this afternoon arrested Carl
Browne, son-in-law of Coxey. of
Coxey's army fame, and himself a
noted socialist. He is being held on
GLORIOUS SUNSHINE BRINGS
THOUSANDS OUT OF DOORS
Gaily-Dressed Crowds Throng Streets and Visit Parks and
Pleasure Resorts Day Ideal for Recreation.
. BY ARTHUR A. GREENE.
SPRING came in yesterday. her
spun-gold tresses and her gilded
sandals' gleaming in such sunlight as
lends Its benediction only in the chosen
places of earth when all the elements
are in perfect unity. The lion and the
lamb of March lay down together on a
bed of roses, and the good old Armament
smiled at a sight so rare. Best of all. it
was a Sunday, and all except such unfor
tunates as clergymen and actors and
waiters rested from their tasks and
soaked in the blessedness of the first
Spring day.
From every quarter of the town the
people were out in their best bibs and
tuckers. promenading the streets,
trolling with luxurious Idleness through
the parks, making pilgrimages to Coun
cil Crest and other glad eminences, the
better to look upon the happy land.
Some rode abroad in motors and car
riages, some bestrode their saddlers, and
the bulk of the population thronged upon
the streetcars. Some few- were foolish
and unimpressionable enough to haunt
the .theaters and other places where they
might hive together,- but they were in
the small minority. It was "simply too
nice to stay in the house." It requires
such weather for the .average, person to
fully understand how many people live
In a big town like this and to appreciate
what a lure the sun is when the weather
behaves well. ,r
It was a trifle eirly for a parade of new
millinery and the tailors had not been
farsighted .enough to rush their Spring
orders that they might demonstrate the
latest fancies In the art sartorial. The
parade was in fatigue uniform, but most
of the men left ofT their overeats and
the women added a few fluffy touches to
a charge of disturbing the peace. - Hft- was
making an alleged Inflamatory speech to
a crowd of about 1000 at the time of his
arrest. The police have orders to bring
m any persons who display any anarch
istic tendencies, or make public speeches
of an anarchistic nature. '
SAYS HE WROTE THE SPEECHES
Col. Anderson Lays Claim to Being
Brains of 3iayor Wrighjt.
TA COMA.. Wash.. March 8. (Special.)
In a signed statement Colonel J. J. An
derson tells a little more recent history
which adds to the gayety of the Mayor
alty campaign. He says that whenAs
sistant City Attorney he wrote the
speeches which Mayor WT right delivered
at various public functions. ' As instances
he cites the addresses on the occasion of
the unveiling of the'statue of Governor
Rogers. In Olympla. and the presentation
of a silver service to the cruiser Tacpma,
He replies In a sarcastic vein to the
Mayor's Tacoma Theater charge that An
derson was a "grafter' because he took
a private case whUe in the City Attor
ney's office, and tells of various cases in
which the Mayor himself ha4 been repre
sented in private cases by other assist
ant city attorneys. Anderson suggests
to the Mayor that when he retires from
office he enter the prize, ring "Where he
can find his proper level," as he says.
AUTO GAR AT CHEYENNE
ARRIVAL OF AMERICAN GREET
ED WITH CHEERS.
Italian Car Repaired at Omaha,
Willie French and German Ma
chines Are Still In Illinois.
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. March S. The
American car. leader in the New York-to-Paris
automobile race, left Sydney.
Neb., where it spent the night, at 7
o'clock this morning, and arrived here
at 1:15 P. M. The car is in good condi
tion, but two new tires were put on here.
Montague Roberts relinquished the post
of driver here to E. Linn Matthewson,
of Denver, who will take the car from
Cheyenne to Ogden.
The car was met some distance east
of Cheyenne by a procession of Chey
enne and Denver automobillsts, and was
greeted on reaching the city by a large
crowd, with cheers and ringing of bells
and blowing of factory whiltses.
The American car will remain here
over night, continuing westward at 8
o'clock tomorrow morning.
OMAHA. March 8. The Union Pacific
shops have worked on the Italian all day
(Sunday) rolling new springs to replace
those broken on an Illinois Central
bridge in Iowa Friday.- Because of the
broken springs, the Italian car jolted
fearfully along the railroad track, and
the machinery was badly disarranged
when Omaha was reached. - The, Italian
car hopes to proceed in the- morning. .
French Car No. 1 arrived at Tama, la.,
at 6:30 o'clock, and will resume to
morrow! The German car and French Car No. 2
have stopped at Rochelle, 111., for the
night.
DE KATjB. III.. March 8. French Car
No. 2 and the German machine in the
New York-to-Parls automobile race
reached De Kalb at 2 o'clock this after
noon. Both cars were delayed by heavy
roads. The German car left for the
west at 2:01 P. M.
TAKE SUPPLIES TO ALASKA
fechooner Iizrle Prlen Ieaves on a
' Six-Months' Trip.
SAN FRANCISCO, March S. The
schooner Lizzie Prien, Captain H. Meyer,
owned by the Alaska Commercial Com
pany, will sail tomorrow on a ix months'
trip to LTnalaska. after which she will
proceed to the trading stations of the
company In thf Aleutian inlands. . She
will take supplies, for the trading sta
tions and missionaries and will bring
back furs.
The ship Star, of Alaska. Captain Hali
sorson, arrived today from ' Bellingham
with lumber and snooks. The only, two
Other vessels which brought lumber were
the Newark. 143.000 feet and the South
Coast. 2S0.O0O feet.
The American ship Charger sailed to
day for Port Townsend. She was former
ly the German ship louise.
The barkentlne Wrestler ha arrived
from Astoria after a severe passage.
Marine "ote.
The steamship Asuncion is discharging
oil at Portsmouth.
The steamship Numantia will shift to
the Oceanic dock this morning.
The French bark Bmille GalUne will
leave down this morning for Astoria.
The steamship Sue H. Elmore is lying
at the foot of Oak street. She will take
passengers and freight direct to Tilla
mook. The steamship Breakwater arrived up
last night from Coos Bay. She brought
a large number of passengers and a
Quantity of freight. .
their Winter garb. The crowds were
none the less happy nor the less worth
looking at for all that.
"Italy and Southern California wtil
have to go some to beat this," was a re
mark made hundreds of times during the
day. In most instances It was expressed
more eloquently and in some more
focibly and with less geographical refer
ence, but the essence of the paen of
praise was the same.
'An', as I was saying, we came out
here from Tarkio and John's done so
well here we wouldn't thing of going
back. Back 4n Missouri they told
us it rained six months in the year tn
Portland, and here we've had the most
scrumptious Winter I've ever seen.
Coldest day we had was good
plantin' weather; and. Eay. talk about
dampness! Well. I bet It hasn't rained
as much here as tn the places the rail
road folders boost as the land of eter
nal sunshine.' And look at this dav:
Can you beat It anywhere? Not in this
world. When you folks go back you'll
never be satisfied Um. um. um" until
the little group of loyal Oregonians had
escorted their visitors from "back home"
out of earshot.
It was a Spring opening that did more
net advertising for this climate than all
the literature Tom Richardson will send
out during the week. It was a day best
devoted to thankfulness that one was
alive, able to breathe in the air's rich
wine and see the picture which nature
had painted in a time of loftiest in
spiration. It was such a day as to make
the sordid things seem of small import
ance. Nothing made much difference to
those who were abrpad and the only
little fly in the ointment cup or nappiness
was the thought that It might incline
the budding poets to the rhyming of
Swing rhyme.
TO
Clackamas Political Kettle Is
Bubbling.'. .
SHERIFF TO HAVE FIGHT
Principal Content Centers in Effort
of Present Democratic Incumbent
to Hold Job Republicans Are
Looking for a Landslide.
OREGON CITY. Or.. March S.-Spe-cial.)
The political situation in Clacka-.
mas County has not yet reached a point
where it la possible to make an accurate
forecast, though In some instances the
announcements of . certain, candidates
will unquestionably be followed by their
nomination and election. The registra
tion is slightly in excess of 2000, and of
this number 1400 are Republicans and 500
are Democrats, and it is apparent that
the Republicans of Clackamas will elect
their ticket from top to bottom.
This Is what is generally termed an
off year-meaning that several of the
county officials have served or.e term
and are In line for a second. It is alto
gether probable that County KL'lerk F. W.
Greenman, Recorder of Conveyances E.
Ramsby, Treasurer J. C. " Paddock,
School Superintendent T. J. Gary, Sur
veyor S. A. D. Hungate and Coroner
Roswell U. Holman will slide in without
opposition among their Republican
brethren at the primary nominating elec
tion. Assessor James F. Nelson is a can
didate for another term, and is opposed
by George F. Horton. for two terms
County Clerk and later Postmaster of
Oregon City for four years. Both men
are members of the Grand Armv of the
Republic. Mr. Nelson has made an ex
cellent official, and Mr. Horton s . politi
cal and official record is correspondingly
good.
Democrats Hope for Split.
The Democrats are already taking ad
vantage of the fact that more than one
man is seeking the Republican nomina
tion for Assessor, and they hope to place
one of their own faith tn the berth, with
out any reasonable expectation of elect
ing him with Republican votes. C'narles
W. Risley, of Oak Grove, is mentioned
as the Democratic aspirant for the posi
tion, but It Is said that Mr. Risley has
his hands full of his own business and
will decline to enter the competition.
. There are no Democratic officeholders
in Clackamas except Sheriff Beatie. and
the Republicans this year have a man
in the person of Richard L. Greaves
with whom they confidently expect .to
oust Mr. Beatie, who is a candidate for
re-election. His popularity, coupled with
a post-primary fight two years ago,
landed the office for him two years ago.
but conditions are different now. and
it is likely that Mr. Beatie will have a
very difficult time to hold his position,
as Mr. Greaves, though a life-long Re
publican, has never held public office
and Is able to command the votes of tne
fellow-members of his own party. It is
regarded as very unlikely that he will
have opposition tn the primaries, and
he should present an undivided front
at the June election. The office of
Sheriff is one of the most desirable in
the gift of the county, and the majority
of the Republicans see no reason why
they should turn the place over to a
Democrat.'
County,. Commissioner Killen." after
eight years of office. Is quite ready to
lay down the burden, and three candi
dates for his ' shoes haw already ap
pearedWilliam H. Mattoon. of Viola;
E. E. Judd. of Molalla. and Enos Cahlll.
of New Era. Mr. Cahill retired two
years ago from the office of County
Treasurer after serving four years. Mr.
Mattoon. who was defeated two years
ago for the nomination by Commissioner
Lewellen. hopes to have the support of
the people north of the Clackamas River.
It is reported that Bud Thompson, of
Killin. will make a fourth in the race.
Strong for Statement Xo. 1.
No great" amount of interest is being
taken in the legislative contest. Candi
dates seem to be shy. Colonel Charles
H. Dye and Linn E. Jones, who were
elected two years ago. will probably as?k
for a second term, but have not yet filed
their petitions. George W. Dixon, of
Canby. was the first to shy his castor
into the ring, and is out flatfooted for
Statement No. 1. Mr. Dixon is a young
man. and as he is a comparative new
comer to the county he expects to make
a vigorous campaign. IT. F. Gibson, of
Eagle Creek, has announced his candi
dacy and promises to support 4the Re
publican candidate for United States
Senator who receives the highest number
of the people's votes. F. M. Gill, of
Estacada. is a red-hot Statement No. 1
man, -.and has declared his intention of
obtaining the Republican nomination, if
possible. '
There promises to be very little fac
tional strife in Republican ranks this
year aside from what may develop over
the United States Senatorial situation,
and general harmony in the party seems
bound to result in the election of a com
plete ticket.
FOR BRVAX AXD CHAMBERLAIN
Marlon County Democrats Have a
Programme Mapped Out.
SALEM.' ' Or., March 8. (Special.)
Democrats for Democrats, Governor
Chamberlain for Vnlted States Senator
and .W. J. Bryan for President of the
United States is. in substance, the pro
gramme mapped out by the Democrats
of Marlon County as will have been re
flected by the result of the meeting of
the Alarion County Democratic Central
'Committee, which will convene in this
city at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
No programme has been outlined for
the Central Committee meeting as yet but
it is certain that no candidates, aside
from Governor Chamberlain for United
States Senator and W. J. -Bryan, for
President.- no matter what their party
affiliations, will-receive the endorsement
of the committee, pro and con Statement
No. 1 notwithstanding, and contrary to
the published statement that all legisla
tive candidates of. whatsoever party who
subscribe to Statement No. 1 will be en
dorsed by the Democrat.'.. This latter
statement is most emphatically denied
by the leaders of the Democratic party
in this' county.
Thus far no candidates for Legislative
honors have developed on the Democratic
ticket, and only two Republicans. Hal D.
Patton. of this city, and Henry J. Miller,
of Aurora, have filed theip petitions and
each of the two latter subscribe to State
ment No. 1 unqualifiedly. The situation
in Marion County seems to have sim
mered down to the point of "one's 'fraid
and t'other dassent." as regards State
ment No. 1. but it is expected that some
thing tangible ip the political line will
develop within the next few days; and
especially after the Republican conven
tion, which will be held next Saturday.
Only 14 members of the Democratic
Central Committee were elected a$ the
last election, in 1306. but Secretary A. M.
Dalrymple for the committee, selected
one representative Democrat from each
nf thu other 2a precincts in the county to i
BEGINS
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Quality Considered Our Prices Are Always the Lowest
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. . Extraordinary values for Monday's sale, as adver.
tised in our large Sunday advertisements.
Embroidery, Vals. to $1 at 25c,
Thousands of yards of new embroideries, 8 to 22,
inches wide, every style for every purpose. Extra
clerks, extra counters, extra wrappers to serve you.
Embroidery, Vals. to 75c at 15c ;
The latest patterns in Edges and Insertions up to S inches wide.
Values most extraordinary. .
Ribbon Sale, Vals. to 75c at 23c
All-silk Taffeta Ribbon, up to 6 inches wide, all colors; also
Dresden Ribbons. .
85c Colored Taffetas, 69c
19-inch Colored Taffetas, a special purchase, worth Soe a yard.
Every shade and color.
$1.00 Shantung Pongees, 73c
$1.00 Shantung Pongees in brown, light blue, navy, Copen
hagen, champagne and blaek.
$3.75 Long Kid Gloves, $2.79
Full length, in the fashionable Spring colors.
$8.75 Silk Petticoats, $4.87
Extra quality black' taffeta silk, beautifully made, extra full.
New Silk Princess Dresses
$18.50 Values at $12.79
One of the greatest values we ever gave you must see them
to appreciate their beauty. Black, navy, Copenhagen, brown
and stripe effects.
Great Sale of "Fleet" Serges
65c 40-inch "Fleet" Serges, all wool 49f
$1.00. 44 to 50-inch "Fleet" Serges, all wool 83
if 1.23 50-inch "Fleet" Serges, all wool, 98
. fl.50 50-inch "Fleet" Serges, all wool $1.29
$1.75 34-inch "Fleet" Serges, all. wool.. $1.48
,$2.00 54-inch "Fleet" Serges, all wool $1.69
25c Madras Shirting, 15c
White grounds, with dainty checks,, dots, stripes and figures
for waists and dresses.
$6.00 Napkins, $3.95
Variety of clioicest designs do not match cloths.
Flannel Remnants Half
Lengths V2 to 4 yards. 1 .
New Spring Merchandise
We call especial attention to a better display of Neckwear than
all other Portland stores combined. Exrisite conceptions in
millinery, many of them personally selected by Mile.' Myers in
Paris. Spring displays in every department.
attend the meeting and It Is presumed
there will be a good attendance.
TKOIBLE 1X)R STOREKEEPER
Arrested Charged With Obtaining
$S5,000 Cndor False rrctenscs.
WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 8.
(Special.) Charged with obtaining
$35,000 under false pretenses, C. E.
Dimmitt was arrested this morning on
a warrant aworn out by S. E. Carr,
with whom he was associated in the
management and ownership of the
Golden Rule department store, one of
the large local dry goods concerns
which was closed out last Fall through
bankruptcy procedlngs. Tho warrant
was served at Mr. Dimmitt's home after
a day had been spent in a vain search
for him.
The prisoner, it is understood, is
charged with having entered into part
nership with the complainant a few
years ago upon the representation that
he was able to furnish an amount of
capital equal, according to the terms
of partnership, to the J35.000 furnished
by Mr. Carr. Later, it is alleged, he
was found to be without the necessary
mean.. Mr. Dimmitt was released under
$500 bonds, furnished by local business
men. Both parties to tho action are
well known in this" city. John W.
Cookerty. of Mr. Dimmitt's bondsmen,
declared that, in his opinion, the arrest
was brought about to settle personal
differences existing between the two
men.
MOTOR CARS IX COLLIlOX
Seattle Woman Seriously Injured
When Antos Come Together.
SEATTLE. Wash.. March 8. (Special.)
A collision of automobiles at Twelfth ave
nue. Xorth. and East Mercer street today
resulted in injuries to Mrs. R. J. Mc
Laughlin. 912 Fifteenth avenue, North,
wife of R. J. McLaughlin, who was out
driving with Mrs. McLaughlin, their son
David, and their 10-year-old daughter
and another woman friend of the family.
Mrs. McLaughlin was recently operated .
unnn nt tlio hn.nil.1 a nA .Kin n.-aa hot. I
first trip out of doors.
There were five occupants in each car,
and every one in the McLaughlin car was
thrown out with the exception of Mrs.
McLaughlin. The car waa turned a
quarter way around, the rear wheels were
torn off. the guard waa smashed" in and
the entire car wrecked.
Dies From Too Much Morphine.
CENTRA LIA, Wash., March 8. (Spe
cial.) Arthur Murray, a. pfumber, 25
years old. employed by the Kcir Hard
ware Company. dkd yesterday morninf?
from taking morphine with suicidal in-
tent. He eft a note which has not been
made public. Rumor connects his name
with that of a married woman in Cen
tralla. He denied that he had any love
entanglements and ascribed his act to
whisky. He waa a hard drinker and had
trouble with his employer shortly before
he took the poison.
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