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titt: morning . oregonian, Tuesday, march n, idos. REBATE OE Shoes-Oxfords $3. 19 -$3. 89 Specials in Housefurnishings 2 i FINALLY STANDS WOMEN'S HIGH SHOES, regula tion height, or 10 different styles in Oxfords. Calf, kid or patent leath ers, button or lace; light or heavy soles; low or medium heels a large assortment from -which to make your selection. $3.50 and $4 C O JQ values PJJ. CT NEW, NATTY, SNAPPY WOMEN'S HIGH SHOES and Ox fords in 10 different styles. Very fine footwear that sells regularly for $4, $5 and $6 the pair. You will have no trouble in finding the style you want and you are assured in ad vance of a perfect fit. Specially priced today, O OQ the pair pO.Oi7 SPRING STYLES HERE WALL OR CORNICE BRUSHES, regular 95c values for tOC JAPALAC brightens evers'thing in the home, renews varnishes, etc., per can ....... 15 to 75 GREYLOO, for cleaning t carpets, a 25c can, sp '1 swC RUG BEATERS, regular pr 30c values, special at ""C SUCTION SCRUBBING BRUSHES, iu three sizes, on special sale. Take up the dirty water and keep the hands clean. The $2 size for $1.60. the $1.75 grade $1.40. and the $1.50 size f nr for only pl40 WINDOW BRUSHES, that sell reg ularly for 35c each, Ow special Supreme Court Is Against .the Packers and Burlington Railroad. THREE JUDGES DISSENT Irish Linens Special for St. Patrick's Day Waists at 39c Each Sr S I 5see35fe' muL mnn I i Acceptance and Payment of Rebates on Goods for Export Held to Be Crime Why Brewer Dissents. WASHINGTON'. March 16. By a divis ion of 5 to 3, the Supreme Court of the Vnited States today affirmed the decision of the United States Circuit Court of Ap peals for the Eighth Circuit, imposing fines on the Chicago, Burlington tc Quincy Railway Company for granting, and the packers of Kansas City for accepting, re hates on shipments of packers' pnbducts intended for export The decision was an nounced by Justice Day and his announce ment was concurred in by Justices Harlan, White, McKonna and Holmes. The Chief Justice and Justices Brewer and Peekham dissented in an opinion an nounced by Justice Brewer. Justice Moody took no part In the disposition of tie case. Justice Day said: "Had it been the Intention of Congress to limit the obtaining of such preferences to fraudulent Bchemes or devices or to those operating only by dishonest, under handed methods, it would have been easy so to provide in words that would be un mistakable in their meaning. Device need not be necessarily fraudulent: the term Includes anything which la a plan or con trivance.' Justice Day held that the Elkins act is applicable to transportation anywhere, nd that an offense Is confined to the Ini tial point. He. also held It applicable alike to shipper and carrier. Justice Brewer, who wrote the dissent ing opinion, held that the decision would work a violation of contract, which ihocked his sense of justice. He also held that the United States Court in Missouri had no Jurisdiction. FAVORS THE LARGE SHIPPERS More Evidence of Discrimination Against Southern Pacific. SAX FRANCISCO. March 16. In the Investigation of the special rate and re hates given by the Southern Pacific Rail road Company, it was brought out be fore the State Railroad Commission this morning that the Illinois Pacific Glass Company had been granted a rate of 25 cents a hundred to Los Angeles from San Francisco, while all other shippers and manufacturers were paying 27 cents. O. W. Luce, general freight agent of the Bouthern Pacific Company, explained this discrimination by the same means which he employed to show a legal reason for granting a lower rate to the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company and Baker & Hamilton over the same route, pointing out that they had branch houses in Los Angeles and that, if the railroad had not granted the rebate, the goods would have been shipped by -water. In the case of the glass company, however, the situation was different, as there are other shippers of glass and they did not enjoy the lower rate. In the afternoon It was brought out that the California Pine Box & Lumber fompany and the Salinas Valley Lumber Company had been granted preferred rates. The latter company enjoyed a special rate of 14.20 on lumber from Oak land wharf to Lompoc Landing, against the regular tariff of $10. S3, and a special rate of J7.60 given to the Lompoc Real Estate & Produce Company. Mr. Luce explained that the first-named rate was based on cargo lots of from 150,000 to 400.000 feet of lumber and granted because of water competition, while the $7.60 rate was merely for carload shipments. "Is it not a fact that your special rates run to the larger companies as against the smaller concerns, the larger and stronger companies not only getting the business hut also the low rates?" asked Attorney-General Webb. The general freight agent, however, de nied that there was any discrimination as between the large and small shippers under the same circumstances and con ditions. STATES CONTROL LIQUOR Bills Removing Federal Barriers Declared Vnconstitutional. WASHINGTON', March 16. By the vote of tlirve to two, the subcommit tee of the Senate committee on judi ciary today declared unconstitutional all of the bills Intended to remove Federal barriers against the states exercis ing control of their police pow- er for the regulation of the liquor traffic. Hearings on these meas ures have been held covering: almost the entire present session, and the bills were advocated by representatives of practically all the states where there is a strong: prohibition sentiment. The members of the subcommittee are Senators Knox, Nelson, Fulton, Bacon and Rayner, TRUSTY EARNS FREEDOM Pardoned for Heroism in Prevent ing Escajw of Alia. DENVER, March 16. For his heroism In overpowering Giuseppe Alia, the con demned murderer of Kather Leo Heln rlchs, when he attempted to escape from Jail last Saturday. Guy Sexton, a "trusty." who was serving a short term for a small theft, was pardoned today by Governor Buchtel. Sexton was cut in the neck with a razor by Alia, receiving a severe but not dangerous wound. A scissor blade was found today con cealed In a sleeve of Alia s coat. Each side of the blade had been ground or filed to a sharp edge. How the murderer secured the two weapons has not been definitely ascertained. CHINA FREES TATSU MARU Japanese Boat Seized for Carrying Arras Is Released. HONGKONG. March 1. The Japan ese steamer Tatsu Maru, which was seised by the Chinese customs authori ties at Macao for carrying arms and ammunition alleged to be Intended for the use of Chinese revolutionists, was released today. . Japan's Crown-Prim1 Is Coming. HONOt.n.U. March ML It is reported here that the Crown Prince of Japan will i SATIN FINISH DAM ASK Of an extra heavy quality. This is 2 yards wide and regularly sells for $1.50 the yard, for today the d 1 OQ price is only V 1 f Special Sale of Muslin Underwear This Week New Millinery Here Now Great Dress Goods Sale-See the Spring Suits make his long-contemplated tour of Amer ica and Europe this Summer. German Professor Beltz, long of the Tokio uni versity, has been recalled from Germany to accompany the Crown Prince. TERMS OP TATSU RELEASE China Makes Full Preparation and Japan Will Watch Smuggling. PEKIN. March 16. The full terms under which the Tatsu Maru, the Jap anese steamer that was seized by China on the allegation that she was con veying arms and ammunition to the Chinese revolutionists, has been set tle as follows. First Ctilna agrees to punish the officers who lowered the Japanese flag on the Tatsu Maru and to send a war ship where the ship was seized to lire a salute as the Japanese flag is re holsted. Second The Tatsu Maru is to be re leased at once. Third China will purchase the arms and ammunition seized. Fourth She will punish the officers who committed this breach against in ternational usage. Fifth The Viceroy of Canton will settle the amount of demurrage for the retention of the steamer after con sultation with the Japanese Consul, and Anally Japan agrees to exercise extra vigilance against her subjects In the matter of smuggling arms Into China. The Canton Viceroy telegraphed his ad herence to the conditions of settlement as arranged by the Foreign Board and conferred with the Japanese Consul about the release of the steamer in ac cordance with the terms. The Incident officially is closed at Pekin. In view of the legal strength of Japan's case, as modified from the original de mand, and the interest shown by the other powers, the action of the Chinese government In accepting the terms is generally approved. CUTS FORTIFICATION BILL HOUSE COMMITTEE SHUNS BKL- LIOOSE ATTITUDE. Opposes Large Expenditure Lest Japan Think We Are Prepar ing to Fight Her. WASHINGTON, March Is. The forti flratlons bill, carrying a total appro priation of 18,210.611, Instead of the J38.443.946 asked for by the War De partment, ' was reported today to the House committee on appropriations by Smith of the sub-committee on appro prlations. The committee felt that, aside from other considerations, to rec ommend an appropriation of $38,000,000 for fortifications at this time would be an action which might very reason ably be construed by Japan as an of flclal declaration that the United States was preparing, against a war with that nation. The amount recommended by the committee Is larger than any which has been annually appropriated since the Spanish-American war. The cutting down of the Depart ment's estimates by J30.233.334 means among other things, that the commit tee has recommended nothing for con tinental United States, and has appro priated mainly for the Hawaiian and the Philippine Islands. The commit tee has turned down entirely the De partment's proposal for the fortifica tion of Manila harbor by the construe tlon and fortification of an artificial island and nothing is carried for Su- big Bay. The only points in the continental United States appropriated for-are De ception Pass In Puget Sound: Charles ton. S. C, Pensacola, Fla., Mobile. Ala., and various points where expenditures are required for the Installation of range-nnding apparatus. For the Hawaiian Islands practically everything is allowed that was rec ommended by the Taft board, except ing the fortifications of Pearl Harbor. Stolen Money Located. EL. PASO, Tex.. March 16. A telegram from Juan A. Creel, manager of the Banco Mlnero. of Chihuahua, Mexico, to the local branch of that bank, received here today, says that the robbers who recently secured J2P6.0OO from the bank have been arrested and that the stolen money has been located but not yet re covered. Hanan shoes at Rosenthal's. Special for today only on Richardson 's famous Irish Linens. One of the best things you will have to remember this St. Patrick s Day by will be the sale of these Belfast-made linens. The special is offered in honor of St. Patrick's Day, but whether you are celebrating will surely be HUCK TOWELS With hemstitched borders of fancy damask. The $1.75 grade is, each, $1.45; $1.50 grade, each, $1.23 and the $1.25 towels for Q O each, only .... O C LEAVE NO LOOPHOLE Southern Oregon Insists on Land-Grant Suit.' NO CHANGE IN RESOLUTION Telegrams Show Disagreement With Portland Chamber. Almost Cer tain No Exception Will Be Made of Innocent Purchasers. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, March 1$. It would appear from telegrams received here this afternoon that the Portland Chamber of Commerce, in demanding an amend ment to the Fulton resolution to pro tect so-called innocent purchasers of Oregon and California railroad land, acted without regard to public senti ment, and furthermore, that- public sen timent does not snstaln the lumber companies that are asking for such amendment for the manifest purposes of confirming their now faulty titles. The business Interests of Bouthern Ore gon insist that the resolution should pass without amendment and object to Congress validating sales which were made In violation of law. These telegrams will be laid before the House public lands committee and will probably have considerable weight in influencing its action when It meets Thursday to frame a report. The pres ent expectation is that the committee will report the resolution without amendment. M'COURT TO BE CONFIRMED Committee Reports Favorably and Senate Will Act Wednesday. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, March 16. There was no exec utive session of the Senate thlB even ing, therefore the nomination of John McCourt as District Attorney was not confirmed. The Judiciary commltte today unani mously authorized Senator Fulton to report the nomination favorably. Under the Senate rules the report lies over for one day before the confirmation, unless immediate action Is necessary by con ditions of the service. The Senate will undoubtedly confirm the nomination Wednesday. The instant Mr. McCourt's nomina tion Is confirmed by the Senate, his appointment as United States Attorney for Oregon to succeed W. C Bristol is complete. If the Senate tomorrow rati fies the action of its Judiciary com mittee, Mr. McCourt Immediately be comes District Attorney and Mr. Bris tol will retire from office. In con tested cases, the United States Supreme Court has decided that the confirma tion by - the Senate of a nomination amounts to an appointment, even be fore the commission has been written. Filing the required bond and taking the oath of office are considered purely ministerial acts. Under the direction of Judge Wol verton, Mr. Bristol has taken charge of the grand Jury and will proceed to day with the investigation of seveial pending criminal cases until he sur renders the office to his successor. Much of the evidence in these "cases has been worked out by Mr. Bristol, with the assistance of his deputies, Robert Tucker and Walter H. Evans. By retaining the Assistant District At torneys, who have familiarized them selves with the evidence that will be presented to the grand Jury in these cases, Mr. McCourt may be able to take up the work of the office without the confusion that would result should he attempt the task single-handed and without knowledge of the charges awaiting investigation. WILL CUT OUT RAILROAD BONDS Roosevelt Condemns One Feature of Aldricb Currency Bill. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. March 16. It now seems prob able that, when the Aldrich currency bill comes to a vote in the Senate, an amendment will be adopted knocking interested in the goods IRISH LINEN NAPKINS Hemmed and ready for use. 150 dozen in the lot, many patterns to choose from. Reg. $3.00 values, for today at, C O yfO the dozen.. PrtO out the railroad bond feature. At the time the bill was drawn the President seemed satisfied that it would be ad visable to include railroad bonds among the securities on which currency should be issued, but further investigation and conference is said to have satis fled him that railroad bonds should be eliminated. There is such general opposition to the railroad bond feature that without the President's support It will be knocked out. WANT TO SEE THEIR BOOKS Los Angeles Land-Grabbers Say They Will Prove Innocence. IOS ANGELES, March 16. Attorneys for the defense in the Oregon land-fraud case occupied nearly all of today's ses sion in the Federal Court with arguments on a motion to allow the defense access to the books and records of the Pacific 13 AND the day or not you offered. REMNANTS of Richard son's Irish Linens in lVz to 4 yard lengths, special ized for St. Patrick's Day at great Reductions Furniture & Lumber Company. They as serted that the Innocence of their clients could be clearly established by the pro duction of -the books which would show that Gillelen and Kenny simply acted as agents for the loan of money to the furniture company. United States Dis trict Attorney Lawler and Tracy Becker, the special prosecutor, strongly opposed the motion. Warren Gillelen recited in detail the connection of himself and his bank with the Pacific Furniture & Lumber Com pany and said that his only connection with It was to loan money to it and that he knew nothing of the alleged land fraud. George L. Stearns, one of the de fendants, who ' is seriously ill, was temporarily freed from charges of con spiracy. 1 The Commissioner sustained the plea In abatement and ordered his dis charge from custody "without prejudice to a new complaint." Free candy with children's shoes at Rosenthal's. Seventh and Washington. I0E MANUFACTURING A Great Industry, But Poorly Represented Here We Offer a Chance for the Investment of Capital, in a Solid and Strictly Legitimate Business Enterprise, for the Em ployment of Home Labor and a Benefit to Our City If we want to make Portland,. Or., the greatest city in the Pacific Northwest, we want to make her a manufacturing center. We claim to have the best proposition to day for development, and all that is required is sufficient capital to handle the busi ness at hand. There are about $10,000,000 of Eastern-made boots and shoes dumped into territory tributary to our city, per year. Our concern started here in Portland, manufacturing a heavy, everyday line of shoes, some six years ago, on a very small capital. We find that we are unable, with , our limited means, to supply the steady demand for our product. We have the reputa tion of making the best goods on the market, and have no trouble in securing business. We can make shoes here just as cheaply as anywhere in these United States, and are unable to give employment to mechanics constantly calling upon us for work. We have the only fully-equipped power plant in this city, and the opportunity here in our line is great. . With the North Bank Road almost completed, together with the large packing concerns starting, the future for Portland, and in the shoe manufacturing line, is great. We invite strict investigation as to the personnel of our concern, and also as to our business standing. In view of the above, we offer shares for sale in our company at par, with a guar anteed yearly dividend of 7 per cent, payable quarterly. . We shall be glad to meet parties who are looking for a legitimate business in vestment, at our place of business, in order that we may explain more fully the opportunities in our line here. We offer no boomerang, and are looking for only those who mean business and have the manufacturing interests of Portland at stake. THE J. A. REID CO. IS UNION AVENUE An amazingly good sale on plain tailored styles. The are lawns, mercerized goods, flan- nels, etc. You may choose from black, white or plain colors, or if you pre fer, fancy effects in dotted or figured designs. You will find, too, all sizes. Regularly worth to $5.00 each. A clean-up sale that offers tre- O Q mendous saving possibilities Limit 2 to customer. None sent C.O.D. No phone orders filled. Women's Tailored Suits m r jnori Jcict siyies. a ne most mo a is n aq F f M l.jU garment for Spring wear. Plain or lo.jU fancy materials all sizes. ! ITALIAN IS CLOSING CAP BUT AMERICAN AUTO HAS GOOD LEAD IN GREAT RACE. Leader Leaves Ogden First French Car Leaves Omaha Second French and German In Iowa. OGDEN, Utah, March IS. The Ameri can car left Ogden at 4 P. M. after a thorough overhauling, expecting to make Cobre, Kcv 160 miles west of here, by Tuesday evening. The Italian ear left Wansetta, 40 miles west of Rawlins, Wye at 1' P. M. This leaves a gap of only 250 PORTLAND, Waists in materials miles between Italian cars. the American and AMES, la.. March 16. The second French car left Ames at 10 o'clock this morning. The German car Is stuck in the mud near Nevada, la. OMAHA. March 16. The first French car, which has been at Crescent. Ia., for three days awaiting repairs, reached Omaha this morning and left at noon for the West in first-class condition. ' SEATTLE, March 16. A special to the Post-Intelligencer from Fairbanks, dated March 15, says: "Gasoline has been distributed all along the trail for the automobile racers." Mullane's Cincinnati taffies. Sig Sichel & Co., sole agents. . .- - Spring styles Hanan shoes at Rosenthal's OREGON