TnEMOrIXG OREGOXIAX. WEDNESDAY. AfRIL 22, IDOS
TOILET
SOAP
White Castile Soap
t-lb. bars, worth
6 0c each, special
for 39
Wire Coat Hang
ers, worth 5c each;
special 3c
Wisdom's Cream
reg. 50c a bottle;
special : 30
Writing Paper of
fine white cloth
finish, envelopes to
match; , worth 25c
box, special.. 13
Dress and Corset
Shields combined;
75c values, special,
the pair 49
LAWN
MOWERS
A first-class make,
with 12-inch blade
and brass bushings
special Wednes
day at:... .$2.75
High-Grade Lawn
Mowers, with ball
bearings, all sizes,
modest prices.
Garden Tools,
Rakes, Hoes.
Trowels, Weeders,
Grass Shears.Hose
Reels, Sprinklers.
Boilers No. 8 size
copper - bottom
Wash Boilers, spe
cial for Wednes
day $1.25
Lace Curtains $2.25 Pair
Trimmed Hats $3.98 Each
A sale of 300 pairs of the finest Curtains
for the price you ever laid eves on. They
are in Brussels and Renaissance desipns,
and a dainty pure white. A sale too good
to last for more than one day, therefore we
limit them to 'Wednesday's selling only at
this small price. Homefitters should take
prompt advantage and buy liberally? Come
.early for first choice, for, even though the
quantity is larjre, the best patterns are sure
A one-day sale just for Wednesday.
Hats trimmed in the -ery latest
styles and made from the best ma
terials. All the wanted colors are
represented. Charming conceits, reg.
worth to $12.00 each, f O Q O
special for Wednesday. . VJ f O
Tailored Hats
- Half Price
i i iiiw ii i im i u i
DINNER SPT SEMI - PORCELAIN DINNER SETS
lSUU1i,M J in very attractive decorations. The de
signs are pretty spray effects in brown. 40-piece sets, special. $2.40
50-piece sets, special f o Cf 60-pieee sets, special jf Cf
Wednesday only g)J.7( Wednesday only VTrOI
DINNER SETS, fancy shape, decorations, delicate spray Af
effect,, with gold line on embossing. 50-piece sets $)TTJ
60-piece sets, special SB5.85 100-piece sets, special $8.75
1-. f.
to fro quickly. The Curtain bargain of thi:
Exclusive models in Gearhart, Castle,
Gage and Fisk Hats models to be
found only here. Regardless of for
mer price, selling fj A 7 E
Wednesday for onlv. . . mlrM
Spring's housecleaning season
and beautiful patterns'
Wednesday only, the pair
Full sizes
$2.25
2
3km
mm
ffimm
Lace and Batiste Robes, V2
An unusual offer: Half a hundred lovely Robes featured in a phe
nomenal sale for Wednesday. They are in lace or batiste in superb
qualities and beautiful designs. The lace are plain white, the batiste
come in various colors.' The regular prices run from $15.00 to $50.00
each. Wednesday price just HALF,
ones for. '
Long Silk Gloves $1.29 II
-Women's long silk Gloves of ex
cellent quality, black only; the
most wanted sort of handwear
for the coming season's use. Sell
regularly at $1.75 to C J OQ
$2 the pair, special. ,V
TELL PUBLIC ALL
Bill Requiring Campaign Pub
licity Reported.
COMMITTEE OF ONE MIND
Campaign Committees Required to
Report Contributions to Clerk of
House Agitators May Pay
Thoir Own Expenses.
- WASHINGTON. April 21. The MeCall
campaign publicity hill today was
unanimously recommended to the
Houpe for paspajre by the committee on
election of President. Vice-President
and Representatives In Congress.
Though introduced by a Republican. It
had the undivided support of the Demo
cratic members of the committee, and
of National Publicity 1-aw Association.
It was tho subject of much spirited
discussion in the committee, and today's
action In recommending the bill for
passage, caused jubilation among the,
minority In the House and some sur
prlee on the Republican side, the Re
publican chairman of the committee,
Gaines, of West Virginia, having re
cently expressed opposition to some of
the provisions of the measure.
The bill provide that "all contribu
tions hereafter made to political cam
paign commltteee engaged In promotion
of the election of Representatives or
Delegates to the Congress of the Vnit
cd states, or of Presidential electors
at any election at which Representa
tives or Delegates shall be voted for
shall be reported by euch committees
to the clerk of the House of Represen
tatives." The bill was so amended that any
person may. in connection -with such
election, pay from his own private
funds for the purpose of Influencing or
controlling In two or more states the
result of an election at which Repre
sentatives in Congress are to be elected,
and his traveling expenses. A provi
sion allowing him to pay "for writing,
printing and circulating any letter, cir
cular or other publication whereby lie
may state his position or views ujfn
any question." was stricken out. He
may. however, pay for stationery and
postage, and for telegraph and tele
phone service, without being subject
to the provisions of the act.
The clause providing "that nothing
in this act shall apply to any commit
tee or organization for the discussion
or advancement of political questions
or principles without connection with
any such election," also was stricken
out.
OPPOSES THE FORAKEK BILL
Senator Warner, of Missouri, I'p.
holds President's Order.
WASHINGTON. April 21. Calling atten
tion to th Grand Army button he wore
on the lapel of his coat, and insisting
that he had BO prejudice against negro
$25
$1.50 Ribbons 69c yd
Persian effects, warp prints,
changeable taffetas, two-tone ef
fects and fancy plaids; the kind
to use for trimming Merry Wid
ow hats, for sashes, etc. Worth
to $1.50 th'j yard, for .JQ-,
Wednesday only OZf C
or the $50.00
,
Tourist Coats
Worth to $35.00
The most phenomenal bargains ever offered on
good coats. The garments concerned are in
good styles, most of them the loose fitting mod
els that every one wants for wear while travel
ing or on vacations. The materials' are all-wool
goods in many different designs. Checks, plaids
and striped effects. No matter how many coats
you have now, you need one of these, for they
are the long, roomy style, that give such splen
did comfort and wear. All sizes in the lot, and
values such as no store here-
fiaboutsever thought of giving.
Worth to $35 each, spec
NONE SENT C. O. D. OR SOLD ON PHONE ORDERS
soldiers, some of whom' he claimed as
comrades, Warner of Missouri in the Sen
ate today declared his conviction that the
town of Brownsville. Texas, had been shot
up by negro soldiers of the Twenty-fifth
Infantry in 1906. Warner quoted exten
sively from the testimony taken in the
Brownsville case, and presented an argu
ment to sustain his belief in the guilt of
the negro soldiers.
Without concluding his remarks, which
he will resume tomorrow, Warner gave
way for the naval appropriation bill,
which was read in part.
The Senate adopted the conference re
port on the Indian appropriation bill.
Warner quoted freely throughout hia
discourse from testimony taken in the
several Investigations of the charges that
the soldiers shot up the town.
"It is to be regretted." he said, "that a
studious and systematic effort has been
made to arouse the race feeliner of the
negroes of the country against the Presi
dent because 'of his action with reference
to these companies. It Is incredible to me
that, any man white or blackshould
have the hardihood to charge thati the
President, in issuing the order discharg
ing those soldiers, was Influenced against
them because of their color."
Paying a glowing tribute to the valor of
negro soldiers at various critical momenta
In the-wars of the Nation, Mr. Warner
Insisted that he had not shared the feel
ing of criticism against the Administra
tion for having ordered the negro troops
to Brownsville. Ho endeavored, he said,
to weieh the evidence in this case with a
view of doing even-handed justice, and he
said, "guided by this rule. I am driven
to the conclusion that members of those
companies whose Identity has not been
shown made the midnight assault on the
sleeping and helpless citizen" of Browns
ville. "To continue these soldiers in the serv
ice with the stain of that crime resting
upon them, would have been criminal,"
declared Mr. Warner. "No community
in which they might be stationed would
feci secure. They would be feared as a
menace.
"While it is to be regretted that some
of the battalion, who, in all probability,
were guiltless, came within the order,
yet better this than that a band of law
less raiders should continue to wear the
uniform of United States soldiers."
While there was special motive for the
negroes to shoot up the town, there was.
the Senator insisted, an absence of such
motive on the part of anyone else. The
people whose houses were shot up were
the people whose attitude toward the sol
diers was known to be hostile. There waa
direct evidence that the shooting was
done by the soldiers.
Enlarges Appraisers Powers.
WASHINGTON. April 21,-The House
today passed a bill in which Importers
generally arc interested and which prac
tically makes the Board of General Ap
praisers at New York a trial court in
matters pertaining to customs duties, ap
peals therefrom to be taken to the Circuit
Court of Appeals Instead of the Circuit
Court, as heretofore.
Hill Preparing to Move.
THB HAGUE. April 21. David Hfll,
American Ambassador.- designated to
Berlin in succession to Charlemagne
Tower, is clearing up his affairs here
and making arrangements to leave The
Hague in time to assume his duties at
Berlin June 1.
Reed French Piano Mfg. Co.
Sixth and Burnslde Sts.. Pianos, Play
ers and Player Fianoa. "From Maker
to Player."
71.000 copies high-grade sheet music
choice now Jvtc.- Graves Co. Removal
Sale. Act quickly. 328 Washington St.
Men's 35c Hose at
Men's full-fashioned Hose of extra
or mercerized cotton; come in black
color, tell regularly at doc the pair,
special for Wednesday
$7.98
USED IN POLITICS
T. J. Ryan Explains $500,000
Item in Ferry Deal.
COIN PAID TO POLITICIANS
Traction Magnate Tells Grand Jury
He Thinks .Money Probably Was
Spent In the Preliminary
Campaign of 1899.
aEWYORK, April 21. Part of the
1510.000 involved in the Wall and Cort-land-Btreet
FrrriB Company deal,
which has been under Investigation by
a grand Jury for several months, may
have been used, In the campaign which
preceded the Presidential election In
1900. icenrdinfr to testimony before tho
jury by Thomas J. Ryan.
Portions of the testimony were filed
with the Clerk of the Supreme Court
today by order of Justice Dowling.
From this It appears that when Mr.
Ryan was questioned about contribu
tions for campaign pnrposes. and par
ticularly regarding the payment of
nearly $1.000.0."0 by the Metropolitan
Company for the Wall and Cortland
street franchises and the subsequent
payment of several hundred dollars of
this amount to Mr. Ryan and some of
his associates, he made the following
explanation:
"It may not have been for the elec
tion of 1900. but during the Fall or
Winter of 1899 there had been a pre
liminary campaign going on. It was
thought perhaps Bryan could be de
feated In Kansas City, but it was a
foregone conclusion that McKinley
would be renominated, and part of the
mopey may have gone for that."
In a signed statement given out Inst
night. Mr. Ryan said the money repaid
to him and his associates following the
Wall and Cortland street franchise
was the precise amount, with interest,
which had been advanced by Messrs.
Polan. Whitney. Ryan. Widener and
Klkin. to cover expenditures which
had been made for the benefit- of the
property. Replying to a question by
Mr. Jerome regarding campaign con
tribution In general, Mr. Ryan replied:
"1 have always found political par
ties in a receptive mood. We are al
ways informed when an election is
coming."
Can't Understand Ado's Slang.
LONDON. April 21. The British pub
He had their first sample of "George Ade
comedy last night in "The College
Widow." which Henry W. Savage pre
sented at the Adelpht Theater.
The verdict on the play wae indecisive;
the Americana were enthusiastic, but the
English spectators were interested and
puzzled by turns. The management pro
vided a glossary of George Ade slang
with the programmes, but much of the
dialogue, particularly the college slang,
was Greek to the English contingent.
Many of the best jokes were received In
melancholy silence.
The company was almost entirely
25 Cents
fine quality, lisle
only; absolutely fast
very
.....
25c
The Dress Goods Sale
BLACK DRESS GOODS, LIGHT COLORED DRESS
GOODS, DARK COLORED DRESS GOODS. ALL
SHADES AND COLORS. LIGHT OR HEAVY WEIGHT
WEAVES. EVERY YARD IN THE ENTIRE STOCK
(WITH THE EXCEPTION OF READ'S LANSDOWN
AND MORAVIN BROADCLOTH) INCLUDED AT
THESE PRICES.
The greatest sale of dress fabrics every attempted in Portland. The largest
stock in the entire Northwest, offered at prices absurdly low. All the wanted
weaves and all the wanted colors are concerned. Throngs of bargain-wise
women have bought; see to it that YOU come tomorrow. Priced like this:
Goods worth $1.00
yard, special at. . .
Goods' worth $1.25
yard, special at. . .
71 Cents
93 Cents
Goods worth $1.50 yard,
special at y.
$1.09
$1.29
Goods worth $1.75 yard,
special at
American and their acting was more
American than the Englishmen were ac
customed to. The fall of the curtain was
followed by some hooting, but applause
predominated.
O'CONNORS F0UND GUILTY
Convicted of Using Mails to Defraud
Stock Gamblers.
NEW YORK. April 21. Thomas O'Con
ner "and his wife, Frances O'Conner, also
known as Frances Mclain. were found
guilty today by a jury in the United
States Circuit Court on two counts of an
indictment charging them with using the
mails to defraud. Judge Holrt sentenced
O'Conner to 15 months in Clinton prison
and suspended sentence on Mrs. O'Conner.
The O'Conners were charged with send
ing circulars throughout the country by
mail saying that they had inside informa
tion on the stock market and could so ad
vise clients that the latter could not fail
to reap big profits in speculations.
' Mrs. O'Conner, under the name of Fran
ces Mclain, posed as the possessor of
the '"inside informaatlon" and suggested
certain so-called stock brokerage firms as
reliable and the bent able to handle the
business of clients. The "brokerage firms"
were shown during the trial to be con
ducted by O'Conner under various names.
They invariably either closed out the
deals of victims at a loss to the latter or
else "failed" when the demands for pay
ments of profits became too Insistent.
TUCKER SCORES ONCE MORE
Kansas Court Quashes Indictment
Against Oil Stock Swindler.
TOPEKA, Kan.. April 21. H. H.
Tucker. Jr., formerly secretary of the
Uncle Sain Oil Company and Its pro
moter, who has been Indicted for using
the mails to defraud In connection
with the promotion of the oil company,
secured the quashing of a second In
dictment today. The demurrer asked
that the indictment be auashed be
cause It was too vapae and Indefinite.
Judge Amicion, of North Dakota, who
was presiding in the Federal Court,
sustained the demurrer.
United States District Attorney H.
J. Bone says he will ask the Federal
grand Jury to re-indict Tucker a third
time. The same bond of J10.000 which
Tucker gave last Fall, will remain in
force and effect.
The Uncle Sam Oil Company was
last year placed In the hands of a re
ceiver after over $1,000,000 worth of
stock had been sold in 14 states.
ADMITS . HIS PREJUDICE
Judge Cook Asks to Be Excused
From Trying Bank-Wreckers.
SAX FRANCISCO. April 21. Su
perior Judge Cook said in open court
this morning that while he might be
able to stifle his personal feelings in
trying J. Dalzell Brown. W. J. Bart
nett and James Treadwell, ' the sen
tencing them, -if found guilty, would
be a matter In which he would have
less control over hia emotions. There
fore he would summon another Judge
from an interior county to preside
over the California Safe Deposit cases,
while he would hold night sessions In
the general criminal trials. Judge
Cook lost $3000 in the bank failure.
The trial of J. Dalzell Brown for
embezzlement begins next Friday. The
Jurist to. sit in his case will be named
by Governor Glllett.
25c 'Kerchiefs, Two for 25c
American Silk Handkerchiefs, with hemstitched borders;
snowy white Kerchiefs for men, in a grade that sells reg
ularly at 25c each. A large quantity bought 9Tr
at a special price, therefore, Wednesday, 2 for. . . 4JC
Goods worth $2.00 yard,
special at
$1.42
$1.72
$2.19
$2.48
Goods worth $2.50 yard,
special at.
Goods worth $3.00 yard,
special at
Goods worth $3.50 yard,
special at ;
LOTS OF FUN FOR SAILORS
LOS AXGEIvES PLAYS HOST TO
MEN OF GREAT FLEET.
Townspeople Enjoy Seeing Jack at
Play Officers Banqueted
at Redondo,
LOS ANGKLEIS, Cal.. April 21. Los An
geles continued today its long programme
of entertainment for the sailors and offi
cers of the American battleship fleet.
Thirty-five hundred bluejackets were in
the landing parties which came ashore at
the various ports where the four divisions
of the fleet are anchored, and they pitched
right into the fun provided for them with
the enthusiasm of boys out of school.
The sailors again were the guests of the
city, and the features of. the day's enter
tainment were the same as on yesterday
boximgr bouts. barbecues, "Wild West
shows, dancing, shooting the chutes and
other forms of amusement occupying the
time from early morning until late at
night. The sailors' frolics are really the
most interesting feature of the fleet's stay
at Los Angeles. Thousands of people go
each day to Chutes Park and Agricultural
Park to see the men at play.
For the officers there were a number of
social events. Including a luncheon to the
higher officers by General Adna R. Chaf
fee at the California, Club. Tonight the
Chamber of Commerce at Redondo, where
the fourth division is anchored, gave a
banquet at the Hotel Redondo in honor of
Rear-Admiral Charles S. fipcrry and other
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For This Week We Are Offering
2 dozen Leather Suitcases : 5.00
2 dozen Leather Suitcases, straps all around .' ". 7.25
1 dozen Cowhide Suitcases, fancy lined - $9.50
"When in the market for distinctive and dependab le goods, inspect our samples.
THE PORTLAND TRUNK MFG. CO.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ,
r
54 Third, Cor. Pine 107 Sixth, Near Stark 229 Morrison, Near First
Embroidery
Hundreds of yards of Embroidery, divided into three lots, and priced
so extremely low that all with an embroidery want are sure to buy.
There are insertions, edges and flouncings. The materials are nain
sook, cambric or Swiss; done in delicate, dainty designs or rich heavy
effects. Widths up to 18 inches. Embroideries regularly q
worth to 50c the yard, your choice for.
Embroideries regularly worth 60c
to $1.00 the yard, your"' ABf
choice for rrOC
Women's 35c Hose 19c
Women's fast black Hose in a
splendid quality' yarn, full fash
ioned; regularly 35c
the pair, special ,
19c
ym
German Applique Squares 57c
A sale on goods that will appeal to women who are fond of fancy
linens for the home. " 32-inch squares in pretty lace effects, with
scalloped or hemstitched edges and open-work centers; extremely
pleasing designs and qualities, that sell regularly at $1.00 g m
each, Wednesday priced at just O C
WOMEN'S PETTICOATS of
black mercerized sateen, "with
deep double flounce ; trimmings
are straps, tucks and ruffles;
these are superior qualities, sell
ing regularly at $1.25 and $1.50
each; sale of 8 dozen Wednesday
at the very low price ,07
of only ... ' C
officers of the division. The entire city,
overlooking the sea, was illuminated.
All of the port cities where the ships
are stopping are carry-In: out elaborate
entertainment plans each day for the men
and officers. The day was a legal holiday
and thousands of persons visited the
beaches and the warships.
The feature of today's programme was
an automobile parade through the princi
pal streets of the 40 officers who were
entertained at the banquet last night. The
officers present Included every captain
and executK-e officer in the entire fleet
and personal staff.
F. Johanson, a sailmaker's mate on the
New Jersey, was instantly killed early
this morning by being run over by a
Santa Fe train at the First-street cross
ing. His body was cut In two. He en
listed in Boston, and this was his third
term. He was 31 years of age.
Fully two-thirds of the men who had
shore leave today watched the Ave boxing
events between local amateurs and
cheered lustily when Rolings, of the Ken
tucky, knocked out Compton, of the New
Jersey, in the first round of the match
for the welter-weight championship of the
Navy.
Warships for Rose Show.
WASHINGTON, April 21. The pro.
tected cruiser Charleston and th
fourth torpedo flotilla, in accordance
with an announcement made at the
Navy Department today, will be sent
to Portland. Or., to be present during
the Rose Carnival to be held there from
June 1 to 5. The fourth flotilla, is
made up of the torpedoboats Perry,
Preble, Davis, Fox and Farragut,
Warships for Sacramento.
WASHINGTON. April 21. After the
grand review In San Francisco Bay early
In May, the fourth torpedo flotilla, made
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Sale
SO Cent
Grade
19c
Embroideries regularly worth
$1.25 to $2.00 the yard no
your choice for ',,,OC
Children 's'Hose, 3 pr. SOc
These come in lxl rib, cashmere
and allover laces, all sizes in the
lot, but not all sizes in each line
r rices to 4oc
the pair
v? prs SOc
Inthe
Department
CHILDREN'S NIGHTGOWNS
of fine cambric or muslin; ages
1 to 8 years only; made in high
or low-neck style; daintily 'trim
med and well made. Regular val
ues up to 75c each special for
Wednesday only at this OQ
very low price JC
up of five torpedoboats. will be sent to
Sacramento for a week s stay. This ac
tion Is taken In response to the request
of the Mayor of the city.
FIRED ON BY STUDENTS
Attempt Made to Kill President Ca
brera, of Guatemala.
GUATEMALA CITY, April 21-An at
tempt was made on the life of President
Kstrada Cabrera In this city yesterday,
but the attempt was not successful. The
President was on his way from his private
residence to the national palace to give an
audience to the recently appointed Ameri
can Minister, Wlliam lleinke, when stu
dents fired at him.
Th students were Immediately sur
rounded by loyal troops and made pris
oners. The situation at present Is under
the control of the military element.
Maps Out Hughes Campaign.
NEW TORK. April 21.-The other dele
gates from this state to the National
Republican Convention have been invited
to meet the Delta delegates at large In a
conference at the Hotel Manhattan. The
conference will take two days. The meet
ing, the invitation explains, is for map
ping out regulations along the line of
state Instructions, that the delegates "use
all honorable means to bring about the
nomination for President, of Governor
Hughes."
English Rulers in Denmark.
COPENHAGEN. April 21. King Edward
and Queen Alexandra arrived here today
from London on a visit to the Danish
royal family. '
and
REPRESENT
THE
QUALITY