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MO-RNIN'G OREGOXIAN, MONDAY, MARCH 16, 1908. JAPAN Pi! GET MONEY IN EUROPE Capital Ready to Take Lease on Mikado's Nationalized Railroads. WON'T LOAN ON WARSHIPS development or Island's Resources Will Be Aw-lstcd, but Japan Mum Curb Her War like Preparations. TOKIO March IS. The Government of Japan. nn'lins that the lf-imposed bur den of nationalized railroads is likely to prove too heavy, is now engaged in con sideration of tentative projects for reliev ing Itself and at the same time serving the double purpose of huildlngr up the in , duHtries of 4he country, providing adrtl ' tional exports for its subsidized steam ship lines, and. lucreaHlnsr its own income by the revenue derivable from increased production. To tho layman, nothing pre sents so difficult a problem at the present time as that of hish finance in Japan. . The tremendous outlay on army and navy has been and still continues to be the point on which statesmen, politicians and financiers are quarreling. With 66 per cent of its appropriations Riven to the three divisions, tinance. army and navy, necessarily but little is left for the so-much-neeiled improvement of the rail roads, and in the present condition of the country the $40fi.00u,on0 that must be paid to the old railroad companies will strain the Ingenuity of the financiers who have undertaken the reorganization. Mean while, but little can be done to extend the trackage through those sections of Japan where there is much need for de velopment, and to improve and equip the present lines in such a manner as to en aWe them to fetch and carry in an ade quate degree. Kailroads Badly Needed. It Is iulte realized by commercial men who opposed the nationalization of the railroads at the time the question came up. and by those who favored the move ment but have since, changed theHr views, (hat without a network of railroads in the island it would be impossible to de velop resources, and consequently Impos sible for the government to adjust its finances so that in future years its in come may meet Its necessary and legiti mate expenses. It is In this connection that financiers and railroad men from foreign countries have been In conference for the last month or more with certain leading men In Japan. It Is understood that the prop osition now finding favor Is that the railroads of Japan should he leased for a period of years to a private company or syndicate which will take from the shoul ders of the Japanese Government the financial burden and responsibility it has undertaken to improve the situation, which will pay to the government a cer tain percentage, of profits and will under take improvements and extensions" tinder a given schedule. The plans In this con nection are at present entirely tentative, hut it may be stated that they have as sumed a somewhat concrete form, and that under certain conditions. European financiers have expressed their willing ness to undertake the work. It is point ed out that when the Government of Italy nationalized the railroads many years ago, it discovered, like Japan, that the undertaking was likely to hamper the normal movement of the country's tinance and that a plan somewhat sim ilar to that now under consideration here was adopted with great success. It is doubtful, however, if anything more definite along these lines will at least be made- public until after the coming general election. Won't Loan for War Supplies. The Influence that has undoubtedly prompted Japan to at least take into consideration this question of the future conduct of the railroads is stated to be the fact that, in view of the financial necessities of the coming 12 months, financiers believed that a foreign loan was Inevitable and that the foreign mar kets were sounded. It then developed that Kurope and America regarded the naval and military policies of Japan, which It has thought indicated an ex pectation of trouble, as fatal to Japan's credit as & borrower to large amounts in the foreign field. In other words, Japan has been told that money will not be forthcoming for the building up of an army and navy beyond such standard as it is reasonable to expect Japan to maintain, and that the financial world would prefer to see Japan really and in earnest developing her resources for the betterment of her people than taxing those people for an army and navy which, rightly or wrongly, are said to be destined for aggression sooner or later. The reply of the Japanese Government to this seems to have been that the financial programme of the future con templated a very large reduction of ex penditures on the army and navy. But tlivtso who were in a position to lend money, apparently rejoined that they would prefer a guarantee as to the ex penditure of money loaned, and added that In common with so many penple In Japan, they thought the nationalization of the railroads quite as great a mistake as too rapid and ambitious plans for army and navy. Japan Takes the Hint. The outlined proposition, therefore, to which the Government of Japan has lent an ear and which It is now considering, is that a syndicate of Kuropean finan ciers will assist Japan in working out the financial problem of the future, pro vided the Japanese Government is con tent that this financial relief shall he applied to the betterment of her railroad system and for Internal development. The project is large, but there is an in dication that the syndicate is serious in making the proposition, and Japan be lieves that by only such a plan can for eign capital to the extent of 2tG.ooft.onn or W.mo.OeO yen be induced to regard favorably the investment in Japanese frecurities. CANDIDATES SHY IN LINN (Statement No. 1 Said to Be the Rock on Which They Split. ALBANY. Or.. March li iSpeclal.) "With only about two weeks remaining In which to file petitions for nomination, not a ."ingle candidate for the legislature has. yet formally declared his intention of running In lnn County. This county will elect three Representatives this year. The difference of opinion over Statement No. 3 js the supposed cause of this paucity of aspirants for legislative honors. Though they have not filed their notices. of candidacy, it is practically certain that F. M. Brown, of Brownsville, and E. El L'pmeyer, of Harrisburg, two of Linn County's Representatives- at the last session, will run for re-election, and that W. B. Blanchard. of Brownsville, will, aiso be a candidate. All are Re nnhlicans. It is said that Mr. Brown will si?n Statement No. 1 and that Mr. L'pmeyer and Mr. Blanchard will not. No Democratic candidates have yet ap peared for the Legislature and it is said the Democrats are waiting to see what position the Republicans take in rela tion to the now famous statement. The Linn County Democrats are strongly In favor of Statement io. 1- this year, thus reersing their position of two years ago. At the 1906 election not a single Democratic candidate for the Legislature in Linn County signed the statement. Of the three Republican Representatives who were elected at that time, Mr. Brown and Mr. Holt had signed the. statement and Mr. Upmeyer had not. However the election goes, this year, Linn County will have two men in the Legislature who will be unpledged as to candidates for the United States Senate. Both of the hold-over Senators, who were elected two years ago. refused to sign Statement No. L They are Joint-State Senator Frank J. Miller, of Albany, who is a Republican, and State Senator Mil ton A. Miller, of Lebanon.. a Democrat. For the first time in years, probably since the county was organized under the state government. Linn County will elect every county officer this year. All of the four-year terms expire at this time except that of one County Commissioner and this office is vacant by the death of County Commissioner H. R. Powell, thus making every office in. the county expire this year. FIND BURGLAR IN STORE Captain Bailey and Five Patrolmen Catch Cracksman Redhandcd. Captain of Police Bailey and Patrol men Barzee. Edgerton, Porter, Abbott and Lelsy captured a burglar in the act of rifling the till of the La Grande Creamery at 3:30 o'clock yesterday morning, and locked the fellow up, af ter finding $84.85, the contents of the cash register. In his pockets. The man gave his name as G. H. Black, and is believed to be an experi enced crook. He gained entrance to the creamery by forcing the lock on the rear door, which opens on an alley in the rear of the store. Patrolman Barzee, in passing the place shortly after 3 o'clock, was at tracted by a slight noise, and immedi ately notified headquarters of his sus picions. Captain Bailey and the other officers responded to me call, and ef fected an entrance, after surrounding the place. While officers stood guard at both entrances. Captain Bailey and Patrolmen Edgerton. Porter and Barzee entered the store, and came upon the burglar in hiding behind a pile of crates in the rear of the place. The man was unarmed and made no resist ance. Chief Grltzmacher yesterday com mended Patrolman Barzee for his vigi lance and quickness of action which made the capture possible. ESCAPES, BUT IS CAUGHT Man to Be Sentenced for Forgery Recaptured After Search. SAN FRAXCISCO, March 15. Raoul Borgel, who escaped from a Deputy Sheriff nearly three weeks ago, was ar rested today by the police. Borgella was to have been sentenced on two cljarges-. aX. forgery, to which he had entered a plea of guilty in Judge Dunne's court on February 31. but next day while In the custody of Deputy Sheriff Moore, he induced his custodian to permit him to go into the basement of a saloon, and escaped through a trap door and over a fence.. AVhen arrested he was talking with a woman in a dancehall and upon seeing the policemen started immediately for the door and as he approached it at tempted to draw a revolver from his hip pocket. DEATH PENALTY IN RUSSIA Kxtreme Sentences Are Passed Through Czar's Domain. ST. PETERSBURG. March 15. A large number of death sentences were passed today in various parts of Russia. Those who will suffer the death penalty include 10 robbers at Krementchug. four robbers at Kiev, three men who made an attack upon the postofflce at Proskurov, three brigands at Lodz, a peasant at Karkov and two political prisoners at Kursk. At Yekaterinburg, seven men were sentenced to be hanged, and one to im prisonment for life for an attack upon the counting-house connected with a mine, the property of one of the Coun cillors of the Empire. FIRE ENDANGERS LIVES Kii t lie Attempt to Pestroy Denver Apartment-Houe. PEXVER, Colo., March 15. Panic, caused by fire early this morning in tho new Bernard block, situated at the corner of West Tenth avenue and Eleventh street, and used principally as living apartments, came near result ing in wholesale loss of life to the in mates. All were rescued, ilo on being injured. The fire is said to be of in cendiary origin, as today's fire was the tenth discovered in the building within the last few months. WOMAN SLEEPS 40 DAYS Expected Either to Awaken Today or Else to Die. LOS ANGELES. March 15. Tomor row is the 40th day on which Mrs. Beulah Hawkins, the woman who has been in a trance at the County Hos pital, has been asleep. Many believe the woman will awaken tomorrow, which will make her sleep of the same duration as the one several years ago. It has been suggested that if the wom an slept over the 40-day limit she would die. , MAKE PASSPORTS TO ORDER Fraudulent Manufactory Inearthed by Tokio Official. TOKIO. March 15. The Government has unearthed a fraudulent passport manufactory at Aomori. a seaport town in Northern Japan. Several arrests have been made, including two police officers, who are charged with having sold over 300 passports to America for 300 yen each. Federal Court Clerk. CHATTANOOGA. March 15 Judge Charles D. Clark, of the United States District Court, died today, aged 61 years- He was appointed to the Fed eral bench in 1895 by President Grover Cleveland. WORST STORM OF IS fContlnued From nrst paice.l from Pendleton are that the line to Spokane was open up till late last night, but dispatches from Eastern Washington and Idaho points indicate that much havoc is likely in that sec tion before the worst has passed. Downfall in Willamette Valley. Willamette Valley points are apt to suffer considerably, though no great damage has been done so far and the train service on the Southern Pacific has been maintained without interrup tion. The rainfall has been unusually heavy throughout the Valley and all tributaries to the Willamette are leap ing up their banks steadily, hour by hour, and are expected to keep on ris ing for several days. 'A number of log booms In the Cow litz River have been ripped loose from their moorings and are hurtling down the river. Much valuable timber has already been carried away, but farther than that no damage has been done. Northern Pacfic trains are being de layed by land-slides and are being operated with caution throughout Western Washington. General Superintendent M. J. Buck ley and Division Superintendent D. W. Campbell, of the O. R. & N are in charge of clearing away the huge land-slide near Wyeth, but up to a late hour last night their local of fices had received no word from them as to the condition , of the track or when traffic can be resumed. It is understood, however, that an attempt will be made to send the regular east bound trains through on normal sched ule this morning. Willamette Rising Rapidly. Between 3 o'clock Saturday after noon and 6 P. M. yesterday the Wil lamette River came up five feet at Portland. There is a strong current running and indications point to a steady rise for several days to come. Heavy rains have fallen throughout the Valley and all tributary streams are bank full. During the 24 hours ending Sun day at 5 P. M. 1.82 Inches of rain fell. Between noon Friday and last evening the precipitation was 2.82 inches. The amount of rainfall for the 24 hours just passed has been exre'eded for the month of March three times since the establishment of a weather station at Portland. In 1S77 the fall was 2.35 inches, in 1883 2.25 inches in 1902 1.85 inches. The rainfall was steady but at no time was there an excessive downpour. The wind attained a velocity of 52 miles an hour at North Head and at Tatoosh Island. The general direction was south and southwest. The storm is moving rapidly eastward and this morning is raging over British Co lumbia. Storm warnings are still out over Coast ports and strong southerly winds are looked for today. Rain will Irontinue, but not steadily as yester day. Portland did not .suffer from the storm. People kept generally within doors and only those ventured out who were compelled to do so. IlAHO IS IX A BAD WAY Railroad Communication Stopped. Worst Flood of Years Threatened. LEWISTON. Idaho. March 15. (Special.) What promises to be the worst flood in years is now rising in the Clearwater tributaries and already Lewlston is cut off from rail communi cation with the outside world. Hun dreds of feet of track are washed out. several bridges are out of line and in danger of being swept away, and two heavy slides have covered the track along Potlatch Creek, between Arrow Junction and Troy. Rain has been falling for 24 hours, and a warm Chinook wind melting the snow In the lower mountains has turned small streams into rushing tor rents. Clearwater River has risen 10 feet, in the past 48 hours, and "is now rising at the rate of two inches an hour. Full from hank to bank, the rag ing water has torn out the false work under the O. R. & N. bridge, now under construction, and workmen are bolting and strengthening the structure today to keep it from collapsing. Snake River is slowly rising, but the great flood comes from the Clearwater, which is muddy as the Missouri at flood time. Under the Snake-River bridge a quarter-mile from the conflu ence of the two streams, the back water from the Clearwater has risen seven feet. General Agent Jordan, of the North ern Pacific, said today that he feared the flood would stop trains for some time, although the full extent of the damage has not yet been determined. He reports several washouts and two slides, but would give no assurance as to the resumption of train service. Kendrick is cut off from all com munication with the outside world, as the telephone wires are all silent, but Julietta. three miles distant, is in touch with the situation. No mail has been received or dispatches sent today, and it is feared that the railroad will be unable to handle it for several days. Lapwai Creek, generally called I.azy Brooklet, is on the rampage, and Cul desac is threatened with floods. This morning the mill flume broke in sev eral places and torrents of water flowed down through the streets. The lower end of town Is now six inches under water, and the river is still ris ing. The bridge approach in the center of town was carried away, and the en tire structure may go next. The creek Is so high that the Culdesac water works are flooded and the city ls'with out drinking water. MOXTESAXO DAM GOES OUT Chehalis River So High All Mills Are Forced to Close. MONTESANO. Wash., March 15. (Spe cial.) The heavy rain, which started Thursday night, still continues. The Chehalis River is higher now than it has been for five years, and the Wyr.ooche and Satsop Rivers are raging torrents. The high water has done much damage already and more will follow unless the rains cease. Part of the dam of the Montesano Light & Water Company went out last night. A jam of drift and logs formed above the wagon bridge over the Wynooche and for a while it was thought the bridge would go. but only two or tnree pilings were taken out before the -jam was broken. The Northern Pacific Railway bridge was also In danger. The Chehalis is so high that all the mills were closed down yesterday morning. PEXDLETOX IS THREATEXED TerrHic Storms in Mountains Send Vmatilla Over Banks. PENDLETON. Or.. March 15. (Spe cial.) With the water in the Umatilla River nearly ten feet above low water mark, and with a rise of three feet in nine hours. Pendletau is again threat ened with a flood. The water is now only about two feet.. lower than it was two years ago, when 'the city suffered RAGING great damage, but the new levee is hold ing in good shape so far. A portion of the lower end of town is flooded, caused by the water backing up around the lower end of the levee, but no particular damage has been done so far, though it will probably be possible to ride on some of the main streets with a boat by morn ing. It has not rained much here today, hut a terrific storm is raging in th'3 mountains at the head of the river. . The city is cut off from railroad communica tion on both the east and the west and will be for another 18 hours at least. A large slide and washout at Duncan, 30 miles east of here, has caused trains from the east to be held at Meacham, while the slide at Wyeth is stopping the trains from the west. The line to Spo kane is still open. SWEEP ALL STREAMS CLEAN Floods In Chehalis County .Wel comed by the Loggers. ELM A, Wash., March 15. (Special.) Heavy, continuous rain has, prevailed in the Chehalis Valley for several days past. The Chehalis River, running over its banks, is still rising and the highest water in many years is now expected and being- prepared for. There was a steady downpour of heavy rain all through the night, and it continues to day unabated. Not a log will be left in any of the creeks and rivers, every driving stream will be swept clean, so great is the flood raging through Chehalis County at this time. Logs that have hung for years on gravel bars and high, banks will go down to the booms on Grays Harbor. Loggers on driving streams welcome this rain. The new dam of the Elma Light & Power Company on the Cloquallum has stood the great pressure of high water splen didly and all doubts of its stability are now removed. CITIZENS BLOW UP BRIDGE FLOOD CONDITIONS IX WALLA WALLA MOST SERIOUS. One Bridge Washed Out hy High ' Water Roaring Torrent Through Center of Town. WALLA WALLA. March 16. Not for years has this city faced so serious a situation as it does this morning from the floods which have come down from the Blue Mountains and have made Mill Creek a roaring torrent. At 1:45 A. M., as far as can be learned, the following Is a resume of tonighfs damage: The Fourth street bridge has been washed out; part of the Third street bridge has been blasted out; the gas works have been flooded and are closed down: Main street, from above Sixth street to the O. R. & N. passenger depot is reported to be under water. In the business district the water is rapidly fill ing basements. Outside of the city, as within, flood conditions are apparent in all parts of the Walla Walla Valley. HOOD RIVER USES CANDLES Electric Plant Out of Commission. Xo Trains Either Way. HOOD RIVER. March 15. (Special.) High water and landslides caused by the heavy rains of the past two days have placed the Ciy of Hood River in darkness and without railroad commu nication since yesterday. It was an nounced by the light company early in the evening that it would not be possible to operate its plant tonight, owing to the flooded condition of Hood River, from which its gets its power. The volume of water coming down this stream today is said by a member of the company to exceed by two feet that in it at any time since the com pany has been in business. Churches, hotels and dwelling-houses were forced to resort to the primitive candle for light, and with no trains either way, and with no daily newspapers. Hood River residents today were forced . to take a step backward 20 years.' MA.NV SHIXGLE BOLTS LOST Cowlitz River an Angry Torrent, Sweeping Away Much Timber. CASTLE ROCK. Wash.. March 15. (Special.) The heavy and continuous rains of the past few days have swollen the streams in this region and the Cow litz River is now a very angry-looking torrent, filled with logs, bolts and trees. The shinglemen were at first delighted at the assistance they were receiving by the waters in .getting their bolts down stream, but their joy is now some what tempered by the fact that many bolts will be carried away and lost, owing to the fact that the booms at Kelso are filled to overflowing and the big boom at the mouth of the Cowlitz is not in commission. While the river is high and still rising, no great fear is felt of dam age by flood, other than the loss of timber. BRIDGE THREATEXED AT KELSO Dynamite Used to Loosen Log Jam That Forms in Cowliti. KELSO. Wash.. March 15. (Special.) The steady downpour of rain for the past three days has caused the river to rise 15 feet at this place. It is filled with logs and shingle bolts, several large faffs having broken loose further up stream. The bridge over the Cowlitz at this point was threatened for a time today, a .large jam of logs hanging to the middle pier. Dynamite was used to loosen the jam and men will be stationed at the bridge to keep any more logs from jamming. The bridge was carried away a year ago by a jam of logs. Several washouts are reported from up the river and a large fill on the coal railway to the Con sumers coal mine has been washed away. The river is still rising. Xecanicum Over Banks. SEASIDE. Or.. March 15. (Special.) Seaside is in the grip of the wildest storm it has experienced for years. The Necanieum has swept over its banks and flooded the adjacent country. A rise of three feet more will probably result in serious damage. Loggers are disappointed because the storm has cut a new channel, prohibit ing any logging operations for the time being. The barn on Charles John son's ranch, eight miles above Seaside, is surrounded by a raging torrent. Heavy Rains- at Albany. ALBANY. Or.. March 15. (Special. ) One of the heaviest rainfalls ever re corded at this city occurred last night. In the 20 hours previous to 8 o'clock this morning 2.32 inches of rain fell here and most of it was during the night. Pools of water formed in all low places. Ac companying the rain last night was a re markably heavy wind, but no material damage is reported. Wind and Rain at Astoria. ASTORIA. Or., March 15. (Special.) There was another heavy rain storm to day accompanied by high wind, and the rainfall durins the day was 3.1 Inches. The rrecipitation duHnsr the three days at 5 o'clock, this sureninf. wju tL 1850 OPltlfiy HOteffite (0 1908 Good Merchandise Only Quality Considered Onr Pries Are Always the Lowest A Few of Today'sMany Bargains As Advertised in Gloves- Gennine "Trefonsse ' 16-bnt-ton length French Glace Kid Gloves, all sizes, all colors. Regular $4.00 to $4.50 values .$3.49 Suits- Tailormade Suits in Jacket and tight-fitting jacket styles, black and colors. Regular $30.00 values. Sale price Laces- 18 to 45-inch Venise, Net and Cluny laces, insertions, galoons, all-overs, nets, etc.; $2.00 to $3.00 values, per yard 98c Petticoats- Extra heavy black taffeta silk petticoats, made extra full, elab orately and beautifully made. Regular $8.75 val .$4.86 ues Embroidery- Swiss nainsook and cambric edges, insertions and flounces. Values to $1.50 yard 49c; val ues to 35c yard, sale price 15 Skirts- Fine cambric skirts, with extra full, deep flounces, .trimmed with dainty lace insertion. Val ues to $5.00. Sale price $3.39 Taffeta- 19-inch colored taffeta in a large color assortment, black, white and cream included. Real value 85c yard. .. DC Sale BULLETS HIT THREE Rejected Lover Seeks to Slay San Pedro Family. A KILLE TURN BY POLICE Crazed With Jealonsy, Oracio El gueta Fires at Mother, Wounds Two Girls and Shoots In valid Grandfather on Couch. SAX PEDRO, March 15. What may re sult in a double tragedy was enacted to night at San Pedro when Oracio Elgueta, a lumberhandler, shot and probably fatal ly wounded 11-year-old Margaret Manes, wounded 7-year-old Minnie Shackleford twice; shot her grandfather James Shackleford through both shoulders: fired at Mrs. A. Manes and being himself killed by police officers who were at tracted to the spot by the sound of the shots. Mrs. Manes, her daughters Margaret and Minnie Shackleford, had been seated in the front room of their cottage, the door being open. Suddenly Elgueta ap peared in the doorway and opened fire on Mrs. Manes. He fired one shot be fore the woman ran to the window and jumped out. The man then turned his gun on the woman's daughter, firing a shot which hit the little girl's left breaet. passing clear through, piercing the right lung. The man then fired two shots at Minnie Shackleford. the first shatter ing her left hand the other passing through her right arm. Elgueta then passed into the next room where Minnie's grandfather, a cripple, was lying on the sofa. The man fired two shots at the old man, one taking effect in each shoulder. Elgueta then left the house and started for bis home. Policemen Inman and Logan who had been attracted to the spot by the sound of the firing, pursued the fleeing man.- The fugitive ran to the yard of his home where he reloaded his revolver and opened fire upon the officers. They returned the shots and Elgueta fell dead, shot through the heart. Elgueta was a rejected suitor of Mrs. Manes, and jealousy of her led to the shooting. Pounded Brass for Lincoln. BIN'GHAMPTON". N. Y March 15. Irwight Fuller, of Hancock, who is said to have ben private telegraph opera tor for President Lincoln during the Civil 'War. was killed on the Eric Sunday's Full-Page Advertisements $22.50 Suits $15.45 A- 1 'J, ' f .. Made of all-wool Pan ama in black, navy or brown; jacket is silk lined. New plaited Skirt with fold. A suit that we are selling j regularly for $22.50. tracks at N'arrowsburg Friday after noon. . Mr. Fuller was about 70 years old. HAYTIEN TROUBLES AGAIN Dispatch Tells of Many Killed in Street Fights. LiOXDON. March 16. A dispatch has been received here from Fort Au Prince, Hayti, to the effect that serious disturb ances have occurred at that place. Sev eral persons are reported killed in street fights and many arrests of prominent men have been made. Rumors of several summary executions, the- dispatch says, are in circulation, but at the hour of filing the dispatch this had not been confirmed. . j 'y WILL FAST -TILL HUNGRY Schoolteacher on ' Thirty-Fifth Day of Fast Says She Feels Better. LONG BEACH, Cal., March 15. Miss Etta Priecilla Grove, the young woman schoolteacher of Chicago, who expects to break the record made several years ago by Dr. H. S. Tanner, when he fasted 40 days in New York, concluded the 35th day of her fast today. Miss Grove says that the feeling of hunger has passed away and that she feels better each day. She says she will not break her fast until hunger returns to such an extent that she thinks it necessary to do so. SEEK BODIES IN THE RUINS Two Victims of Xatchez Explosion , Recovered Yesterday. NATCHEZ. Miss.. March 15. Today has been one of ceaseless activity for so ciety officials and the volunteers ' en gaged in searching the ruins of the Natchez Drug Company's five-story build ing which was wrecked yesterday by an explosion of gas, causing the death of eight persons, and at nightfall the bodies of two of the victims had been discovered Cleveland I.aub, the chemist in charge of the laboratory, and Inez Netterville. one of the young women employed in that de partment. NEW KIND STUDENT DUEL Slash Each Other on Bare Backs W'ilh Canes In Ring. LISSA, Posen, March 15. Fifteen minutes slashing with a cane was the limit of endurance of one of the an tagonists in the newest form of stu dents' duel, which has just occurred outside this city, where it has been decided among the students of the technical high school to dispense in the .1 -Dresses: Ladies' taffeta silk Princess dresses, newest jumper style, in black and colors, plaid silk trimming, $18.50 $12.79 values -Waists Hand embroidered waists of fine batiste, made with tucked yoke, elbow sleeves. Regularly $7.50 values. For Mon day $3.95 -Silks 1500 yards Fancy Silks, in ex quisite new Spring 1908 pat teras, in a wide range of colors. Regular $1.25. -Sale 98c Pongees Imported Shantung Pongee in the natural color, much wanted for coat suits and automobile coats. Regular $1.75 value $1.39 -Suitings L2Z to $1.50 Imported Novelty Suitings in checks, stripes, plaids, etc., 44 to 48 inches wide. All colors. . 0 si oc Sale -Suitings $2.00 quality Tailor Cloths, in new stripes, checks and mix tnres, strictly all wool, 56 inches wide. For this $1.69 sale -Batiste Pekin Batiste, white and tinted grounds, corded stripes, floral designs, colored printed designs. fa1"!. ..12'2C future with the deadly weapons for the decision of affairs of honor. The students met at a chosen spot where the Beconds marked out a ringr. The antagonists then stripped to the waist, each was handed a cane of equal length, and they then stepped into the ring. To the on-lookers their ribs, arms and backs presented the appear ance of having been flayed. SPEED TESTS SUCCESSFUL Scout Cruiser Birmingham Exceed Government Requirements. BOSTON, March 15. The new- scout cruiser Birmingham came into port late today, having completed her trial trips and exceeded the Government re quirements in her official tests. The Birmingham left here on Thurs day for her 24-hour 12-knot test. Her record was 12.228 knots per hour. The cruiser on Saturday morning started on her 24-hour 22-kriot ' test. This proved equally successful, the vessel maintaining a speed of 22.665 knots. In a four hours' endurance run earlier In the week the Birmingham developed an average speed of 24.32 knots. NEW YORK DENTISTS 4TH An MORRISON STS., PORTLAND, OREGON. CHALLENGE THE WORLD No charge for painlena Extraction when other work l ordered. We were the first and only Eastern Specialist to advertise and do first-class dent istry absolutely without pain at mod erate prices. We have always associated with u the world's most Famous Dental Experts. Do not be misled by unscrupulous advertisers who resort to scar-hoad advertisements to entice the unwary to their offices. Pay no tancy fees until you have consulted us- Our continued success Is due to the uniformly hifh-xrade work done by jrentlemanly operators. We make a perfect set of teeth tor 1500. 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