THE MORNING OREGOXIAX. TUESDAY, APRIL. 21. 1908.
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Batiste Robes at $5.98
Exquisitely beautiful designs in Skirts and "Waists to
match, embroidered on the finest materials. These
Robes come all ready to sew and are grades that sell for
as high as $15.00 each. You'll find nearly a hundred
here to choose from, and the greatest values yon ever
saw. Worth $10.00 to $15.00; $5 98
None Laid Aside and No Phone or Mail Orders Taken.
Very Fine Hose 69c the Pair
"Women's High-grade Hose, in black all-over lace ef
fects, in embroidered designs, all-over laces in tan
color, tan embroidered effects, Copenhagen blue, etc.
The most wanted Hosiery styles of the season, q
worth 8oc the pair; special: OZC
45-Inch Dress Nets In white, cream, ecru or black;
splendid qualities and wanted designs; Q o
worth-$1.25 to $2.00 the yard ZJOC
Agents
for :
Royal
Worcester
Corsets .
Mailorders
Carefully
and
Promptly
Filled
All Wool Dress Goods Reduced
Portland's best stock of dress fabrics thrown open to you to
buy at will, and every yard in stock ( except Read's Lans
down and Moravin broadcloth) reduced in price. Blacks,
colors and all weaves and weights. MAIL ORDERS FILLED
BUT NO SAMPLES WILL BE SENT. ORDER DIRECT
FROM DESCRIPTION AND TELL US JUST WHAT YOU
WANT. The weaves include plain or fancy serges, plain or
fancy panamas, plain or fancy voiles, silk and wool poplins,
eoliennes, wool taffetas, ppplinettes, Henriettas, albatross,
cheviots, rainproof materials, herringbone effects. PROMPT
ATTENTION is assured. We've provided ample facilities
for handling a large number of customers. ,
Goods worth $1.00
yard, special at. .'. .
Goods worth $1.25
yard, special at. . . .
Goods worth $1.50
yard, special at. . . .
Goods worth $1.75
yard, special at ... .
71 Cents
93 Cents
....$1.09
... $1.29
Goods worth $2.00
yard, special at
Goods worth $2.50
yard, special at
Goods worth $3.00
yard, special at
Goods worth $.3.50
yard, special at
$1.42
$1.72
$2.19
$2.48
Couch Covers
A special sale for today only of
heavy Tapestry Couch Covers, in rich
colorings and Oriental designs, 60 in.
wide and 108 inches long; fringed all
around. A 'quality that sells regular
ly at $3.00 each, very f O irk
special for today. peG. M. J
Mens Negligee
Shirts 59c Ea.
"Men's Soft Shirts, with soft collars
attached; come in white or cream;
splendid for outings and warm-weather
wear; good materials. Sell regu
larly at 75c each, Tuesday's tZQ
price only. iJ7C
MEN'S $1.25 SHIRTS 9S Negli
gee Shirts in white, cream or tan
shades, soft collars attached, QO
regular $1.25 values, special.. .V.
MEN'S HOSE 3 PAIRS 25 Fine
seamless Half Hose in a prime grade
of fast black yarn, worth 45c the
pair, special . O ! OCT
for today -
fir
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Women's $1.50 Night Gowns at f
V This Special Sale for 97c Each
The materials are nainsook, -cambric or muslin. Garments of snowy
whiteness and exquisite daintiness.. ' Lingerie milady will be de
lighted with priced at one-third less tjian regular. Laces, em
broideries, headings, tucks .and ribbons are used for decorations
and cleverly applied. 20 different styles to choose from.. 'An un
dergarment special tltat should attract throngs Q'7, Cy-
Wash Goods to $2.50 $1.18 Yard
See Window Display
This sale includes some of the choicest and
most-raJled-for weaves of the season in wash
fabrics. ' Extremely rich materials in silk fani Ai;?F' jilLtitSw
mulls, shadow effects; white or colored em
broidered voiles; Marquisette stripes and em
broidered rainbow stripes. These goods are
42 inches wide, and some pieces sell for nearly
twice the small price we ask in this sale. There
are thousands of yards. The window display
nnH t.ha rrnnA a enrca A nnf An lartrA t.anlpa vfll
aid yon to quick and easy choosing, but youjj
must see the goods to appreciate the values.?
With such immense quantities, such superb
qualities and such tremendous values con
cerned, this sale cannot but outshine all other
wash good3 events of the season.
The linen aisle was packed yesterday with
eager shoppers; make today your. time to
buy. Customers must come to the store for
these goods. None will be sold on phone orders
or C. O. D. None laid aside or & J 1 O
sent on approval. The yard ..... p . 1 O
of shoppers, today, only.
WOMEN'S CORSET COVERS
Broken lines and quantities are
limited, hut values are phenom
enal. They are made of the fin
est, materials, tastefully trim
med with lace, or embroidery;
dozens of different styles, and
the regular values run from
$1.75 to $0 each; Corset Covers
worth to $1.75 go for. . . . ,78
Garments worth $3.50 to
$0.00 $1.79
60c CUSHION TOPS 29.
"Fluffy Ruffle Cushion Tops are
among the most popular designs
of the season. We have these
in a dozen different subjects.
They are fitted with borders,
and backs of plain material to
match. An extraordinary sale
for one day only, Tuesday. Reg
ular price 60c each, very - spe
cial for 29
100 Fine Panama
Skirts $4.98, $6.45
Skirts made of fine quality material
and in the smartest and most wanted
styles. They are in black or blue, all
wool panamas; pleated models with
self bands. A lot of 100 offered for
Tuesday's selling. There are two
grades priced as follows :
cc Merndp. '9j&xhT TnrlprTPJpnr
V4 Less Than Regular
, : i i '
Reg. $8.50
Values
Special at
4.98S6.45
No line of knit underwear made has the tremendous sale and popu
larity of this make. Every garment is finished by hand. "MERODE"
Underwear is carried by the leading dry goods houses in America
we are sole Portland agents. This sale includes every "Merode"
garment in our entire stock women's misses', boys' and children's.
The materials are lisle, silk and lisle, silk and worsted or lisle and
worsted. Single garments or combination suits. All weights and
prices. Any garment in stock ONE-FOURTH BELOW REGULAR.
Women s Oxfords white canvas oxfords in two
. . styles one blucher cut, low heel and
extension sole; a splendid shoe for those who cannot wear high heels
with comfort ; the other style has a covered Cuban heel, plain toe,
four large eyelets and ribbon lace. Value $2.25 a & At
pair, special v
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DRD JURY SECURED
Ex-Supervisor Coleman Re
peats Bribery. Confession.
LOOKING FOR IMMUNITY
First Witness for Prosecution Ad
mits "Bath Has Been Promised
Him Grilled' by CToss-Kx-ajnlncr
as "Informer."
SAX FRANCISCO. April 20. Tlio tak
ing: of testimony in the third trial ot
Tiroy L. Ford. Keneral counsel tor the
t'nlted Railroads, and formerly Attorney-General
of California, on the
charge of bribing Supervisor Daniel G.
Coleman in conectlon with the obtaining-
of a franchise transforming the
eable roads into a trolley system short
ly after the bis Are In April. 1906, be
pan before Superior Judge Lawlor to
day. ' Ford's first trial resulted in a
disagreement, and the second In an
acquittal. He Is under 14 Indictments.
It took .but 10 minutes, this morning
to get the 12th member of the Jury.
First Witness Is Called.
After John E. Behan, clerk of the
Board of Supervisors. had identified
the records of that body, Paniel G.
Coleman, a member of the Board of
Supervisors of the Schmltz regime, was
placed on. the stand at 2 o'clock this
afternoon." His testimony did not differ
materially, from that given by him at
the two previous trials, and he had not
yet concluded at 6 o'clock, when court
adjourned until tomorrow morning.
Under cross-examination by A. A.
Moore, - Sr., senior counsel for the de
fense, it was brought out that the wit
ness, with six or seven others of the
former Board of Supervisors, had been
eutmnoned to a meeting at the District
Attorney's office last Tuesday night by
V,. J. Burns, special agent for the
prosecution, and that the latter had
told Coleman that it "would be well
for him to be there." Coleman stated
that Assistant District Attorney John
O'Gara, who .is conducting the prose
cution of Ford, was present.
i Tells of Taking Bribe.
Coleman told of receiving tiOtiO from
.lames:li. Gallagher, chairman of the
timtnej; committee of the Board of Su
pervisors, for . his vote in favor of the
I'nlted Railroads trolley franchise, in
two payments of $2000 each.
Cfider the grilling- cross-examination
of -Moore, replete with such terms as
"informer." "accomplice" and "you
confessed." Coleman, admitted that he
was testifying under a promise of im
munity; that the promise was na,t re
duced to writing and signed by Dis
trict Attorney William H. Langdon and
Assistant District Attorney F. J. Heney
until sfter the members of the Board
had refused to resign as Supervisors;
and that the members of the prosecu
tion were to be sole judges whether his
testimony was satisfactory.
1 Insults th Witness.
"Then you are looking out for your
self by seeing that your testimony is
satisfactory?" asked Moore.
Witness declared that he was in
formed .bjr Gallagher at the .time that
the promise of immunity was made
that such a contract was not legal,
but declared that he believed the pros
ecution would carry out its promise if
he gave his statement truthfully and
fairly.
LACK ONLY FOUR JURORS
Taking of Testimony in Kticf Case
Begins Soon.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 20. The third
week in the case of Abraham Ruef, for
mer political boss, on trial for bribery.
began today. Three more jurors were
sworn in, making- eight now in the jury-
box who have finally been accepted and
sworn. After the prosecution and 'defense
each had exorcised two peremptory chal
lenges this afternoon the following three
men remained acceptable to both sides:
John L. Vermeil, grain dealer; William
Lrverone, butcher, and Morris "Haas, li
quor dealer. There remains to the prose
cution only one peremptory challenge and
to the defense only three.
One hundred and nine veniremen have
so far been examined and another venire
of 50 was ordered to be returned in court
tomorrow morning. The examination by
counsel for the defense continues over a
wide range of questions, but there was
little or no friction today between Assist
ant District Attorney Krancls J. Honey
and Henry Ach. chief counsel for Ruef.
PLAGUE IN CASTRO'S LAND
Many Die at L.R Guayra Vain At
tempt at Concealment.
CARACAS, Venezuela, April IS, via
Willemstad, Island of Curacao, April
20. The prevalence and continuance of
a suspicious epidemic at La Guayra,
which has caused a number of deaths,
has decided some steamship companies
not to admit passengers from that port,
while others have resolved not to have
their vessels call there at all. The
malady has been described as pernic
ious fevr. Dr. Peraza, a local phy
sician, diagnosed the disease some
months ago as bubonic plagu. For
this reason he was at one thrown
into jail. Today, however, he was lib
erated. WASHINGTON, April 20 An alarming
spread of what Is declared to be bubonic
plague continues to be reported unoffi
cially from La Guayra and other places
in Venezuela. Whole families in La
Guayra are said to have been stricken,
and many deaths have resulted from the
disease. Despite the efforts of the gov
ernment authorities to minimize the sit
uation, a reign of terror has seized the
inhabitants. It is also stated that doctors
and government agents are moving the
stricken to crowded hospitals in the mid
dle of the niglit to conceal as far as pos
sible the exact situation from the inhabi
tants. Reports received here positively
assert that the disease is rapidly gaining
headway.
Americans recently from Venezuela de
scribe the condition of the inhabitants of
that country as pathetic. Fish is said to
be a staple diet, and owing to the cli
mate it is most difficult to keep this one
article of diet in condition for consump
tion for any length of time.
DRESS GOODS SALE
Today at McAllen & McDonnell s. Third
and Morrison. - i
Reed French Piano Mfg. Co.
Sixth and'Burnelde Sts., Pianos, Play
ers and Player Pianos. "From Maker
to Player."
Kansas City Mo. Mtj. Mary Louise
Herny. about 70 years old. who negotiated
to bur large amounts of securities, real
estate and furniture, but was unable to
produce the money to pay for them, was ar
rested Sunday, but released Monday, not
havinr closed any of the deals and there
fore having; done nothing criminal.
SENDS IT TO UMBO
House Committee Rejects
Vreeland Currency Bill.
LEGISLATION NOT LIKELY
of aggregate capital and surplus the
ClearinK-houfw must have from $10,000.
ono to 1SO.O0O.000. 'He would also Increase
the total amount which may be issued as
emergency, circulation from J5O0,O00,OU0
to J75O,0O0,O00.
Recommends Fowler's Currency
Commission Scheme to Devise
Complete Reform of Entire
Monetary System of Nation.
WASHINGTON, April 20. The House
committee on banking and currency today
voted to lay on the table the financial
bill offered b Representative Vreeland
(N. Y.) as a substitute for the Aldrich
bill and decided to report favorably the
bill recently introduced by Chairman
Fowler, providing for a currency com
mission, to consist of 43 members, 11
members of the Senate, 11 members of the
House and 21 others, who must be citi
zens of the United States.
The action of the committee was taken
late in the afternoon after a meeting last
ing all day. Vreeland appeared before
the committee and made a long argument
in favor of his bill, saying that it would
be criminal negligence for Congress to
adjourn without passing some measure
of protection in event of another panic
this Fall. He did not, however, think that
a panic was imminent.
Votes for Commission Bill.
The committee went into executive ses
sion to consider the measure. The dis
cussion of it was more protracted than
over the Aldrich bill, which was tabled
last week by unanimous vote. The Vree
land bill had some supporters and, when
the vote was taken, on the motion to
table it. Weeks (Mass.), Burton (O.) and
McKinney till.) voted in the negative.
Those voting in the affirmative were:
Prince (111.), McMoran (Mich.), Weems
(O.),' Waldo (N. Y.). Hayes (Cal.). Pujo
(La.), Glass (Va.). Gillespie (Tex.), James
(Ky.) Crawford (N. C), McHenry (Pa.)
and Chairman Fowler.
As In the case of the Aldrich bill, the
committee decided to give no reason to
the House for its action, simply report
ing that the measure had been tabled.
The motion to report the Fowler cur
rency commission bill was adopted, 10 to
3. Those voting in the negative: Pujo,
James and Crawford, while Burton and
McHenry voted present.
Vreeland's Last Effort.
In explaining his bill, Vreeland said
that a number of amendments' had sug
gested themselves to him and that he
would -make them if the opportunity of
fered. The initial tax of 6 per cent, in
creasing to 9 per cent on emergency cur
rency, according to the time it is in cir
culation, he proposed to change. He
would make the tax for the first month
at the rate of 4 per cent per annum and
would then increase it at the rate of 1
per cent per month until it had reached
6 per cent. Vreeland said his bill was
intended only to provide against- emer
gency which may come before the United
States had adopted a permanent cur
rency system. Not a dollar of this emer
gency currency, he said, could come with
out the permission of the Secretary of
the Treasury and the Controller of the
Currency.
Another amendment he purposes to
make to his bill would change the amount
OPPOSED s TO ALDRICH BILL
Board of Trade Passes Adverse
Resolutions.
Following a request from the House
committee on banking and currency, at
Washington, for an expression of the
sentiments of the business community
of Portland on the currency question,
at a special meeting yesterday of the
hoard of directors of the Board of
Trade, a resolution was passed oppos
ing the passage of the Aldrich currency
bill. The opposition to the bill was
for the reason that it provides for ad
ditional bond-secured currency, based
upon a deposit of state, municipal and
railroad bbnds. . which the country
banks do not generally possess, and im
posing a rate of interest which few
commercial banks can afford to pay,
and thus inflating the value of cer
tain bonds, favoring special financing
interests, and ignoring? the industrial
ueeas or tne country.
A resolution was also passed endors
ing the Fowler currency ill, which
provides for bank-guaranteed credit
notes.
Copies of these resolutions are to be
sent to President Roosevelt. Congress
man Charles N. Fowler, chairman of
the banking and currency committee,
in the House of Representatives and
to the Oregon delegation in Congress
and the local commercial bodies.
The. resolutions are as follows:
TVhertas. The disastrous and far-reaching
etlpct of the recent currency famine has
artoused the public to dangerous and Inade
quate features of our present bond-secured
curreacr system, and created a demand for
legislation which will m.ure an adequate
volume of properly safeguarded currency, at
reasonable rates of Interest, and which will
expand and contract with the 'normal de
mands of commerce:
Reeolved, That the Board of Trad of Port
land. Or., Is unalterably opposed to the pass
age of the Aldrich currency bill, for the reason-that
it provides for additional bond
secured currency, based upon a deposit of
state, municipal and railroad bonds, which
the country banks do not generally possess,
and imposing a rate of interest which few
commercial banks can afford to pay, thereby
creating a fictitious value for certala bonds,
favoring special financial interests and Ignor
ing the agricultural, manufacturing and com
mercial needs of the country.
Resolved. That the Board of Trade heartily
indorses the plan of "National bank guaran
teed credit notes." secured by tiie sheets of
the banks and based upon the same reserve
which is now required against deposits, as
formulated In the Fowler bill, believing that
under said plan such notes would be per
fectly good in the hands of any holder and
would, at the . same time, avoid the danger
of either undue expansion or contraction; and
that euch notes - would respond automatically
to the varying needs of the country at large.
We further believe that the currency famine
of last Fall would have been altogether
averted had the Fowler plan of National bank
guaranteed credit notes been in operation at
that time.
Resolved. That the Board of Trade indorses
the plan of guuarsnteeing bank deposits con
tained in the Fowler bill.
Lineviteh Is Recovering.
ST. PETERSBURG, April 20. General
Linevitch, according to the latest report
from the bedside, continues to grow
stronger. His heart no longer requires
constant stimulation, and his tempera
ture tonight Is about normal. The physi
cians report that the danger has been
passed.
A recent church notice in Manchester,
England, read: "A potato pie supper will
be held on Saturday "evening. Subject for
Sunday evening. "A Night of Agony.' "
Spectacles tl.SO at ,Mtas-er-
ACT ON LID GRANT TODAY
HOUSE LEADERS AGREE TO
CONSIDER RESOLUTION.
Fordncy Changes Mind and Will
Fight Mondell Resolution,
but Will Fail.
OREGON! AN NEWS BUREAU, "Wash
ington. April 20. It is the present inten
tion of the House leaders to bring up the
Fulton land-prant resolution for consider
ation in the House tomorrow or Wednes
day, and the belief is general that it will
pass without amendment. It is now evi
dent that the Democratic filibuster will
continue to the end of the session, but in
quiry discloses that the Democrats are
generally favorable to the resolution and
will not undertake to make it a party
measure.
Representative Fordncy. the leading rep
resentative of the lumbermen, promised
last week to withdraw his objection to the
resolution, but today he declared his pur-
Appetite for Crabs
THE codfish has an enormous appetite
" for shell-fish, crabs and lobsters.
He eats them alive and he eats them
raw. He eats them all without in
digestion and grows fat He has a
powerful liver.
The oil from the cod's liver makes
Scott's Emulsion
A natural power to digest and to
produce flesh is in every spoonful.
This power means new vigor and new
flesh for those who suffer from wasting
diseases.
A large mmple will be sent free upon receipt ot
this advertisement and jour addrw
BOOTT BOWNE. Pearl Street. Now York
AIlDraggiits; 60c ud SI. 00
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" Curt Wbllt fati SMp "
Whooping-Co u g h . Croup,
Bronchitis, Coughs,
Diphtheria, Catarrh.
Confidence can be placed in a rem
edy, which for a guarter of a century
has earned unqualified praise. Restful
nights axe assured at once.
Crcsalene Is a Boon to Asthmatics
Ail Druggists
Stmt estot for de
scriptive boe-klet.
Craolene AntlseDtlc
Throat Tablet for the
Irritated tnroat, 01
your drufodst or from
oa. lOo. in stamps.
Hie Vapo-CrcsolfM Co,
ISO mm St., .Y.
pose of making a ficM. as he said th
House committee had decided to table
Mondell's resolution. - The committee has
reached no surh determination, but in
tends to report this resolution so that the
House ran -pive it fair consideration. If
Kordney oppose the Pulton resolution on
this pround h- will ppt little support.
The -Right Place for Good
Shoes: Selz Royal Blue
THIS store is the right place for good shoes; it's where
you get Selz Royal Blue shoe.
The name
Selz on any
shoe is as
good a sign
of good
shoe as the
"sterling" mark on
silver is a sign of
good quality. Any
time you find that
name, you can know
exactly what you
get. You'll find it
on lots of our shoes:
and we guarantee
our full satisfaction
Selz Royal
Blue Shoe
$3.50, $4
$5
All Sizes and Widths Markrd In Flaln EnclUh.
Cor. 7th and Washington Sts.
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On May 4 and 18 the GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY
will have on sale tickets from Portland to St. Paul, Min
neapolis, Dulnth, Superior and Winnipeg and return at
rate of $60.00. St. Louis and return, $67.50. Chicago and
return, $72.50. Tickets allow 10 days for going passage,
with final return limit of 90 days. Stopovers allowed go
ing and returning. Two good trains daily, THE ORIEN
TAL LIMITED and the FAST MAIL. For tickets and
sleeping-car reservations, call on or address
H. DICKSON, C. P. AND T. A.,
122 Third St., Portland, Or.
Main 680 Phones: A 2286
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