THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 190S.
Plumes at Less Than Half.
aK." Kimonos Half Price
Regular o r Regular r-r Regular rfj-i Regular .
75c val,... 38C $1 values... OUC 2.50 val.t 1 $7.50 val.S. O
White and Colored Wash Skirts,
65c Embroideries at 39c Yd.
12V2c Handkerchiefs at 7c
Five Double Sheets Sticky Fly Paper for . 10c
Good Strong Moth Balls, special the pkg. . 4c
25c Pkg. Bathasweet Rice Powder, special 19c
10 feet Dennison's Crepe Paper, 20c value 10c
2- Clasp Silk Gloves 39c
WOMEN'S SILK GLOVES, in
with double finger tips, white or
Women's Chamois Gloves, in
natural shade; all sizes; guar
anteed quality; 16-button lgth. ;
new Fall goods, extritf oq
good values at.
All Cream and Colored Dress
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HOLLAND IS FREE
TO
Uncle Sam Will Not Object
Now if No Territory
Occupied.
CRUISER SOON WILL SAIL
Cabinet Geta Notice From Washing
ton, but Baron Refuses to Dis
cuss About Negotiations With
Dutch Government.
THE HAGUE. A us. 18. With the single
proviso that no military occupation of
territory must occur, the Government at
Washington is understood to have given
the Cabinet of The Netherlands a free
hand to deal as it sees fit with President
Castro, of Venesuela.
The Netherlands' cruiser Frlesland will
not sail for the Caribbean before the end
of next month.
BACON SILENT ABOCT CASTRO
3Ia No Information About Dntcb
Plans of Revenge.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 18. Assistant Sec
retary Bacon declined today to discuss
the news from The Hague to the etieci
that the War Minister has assured The
Netherlands government that this coun
try would Interpose no objection to a
blockade or other maneuvers on he part
of The Netherlands against Venezuela.
It is saJd. however, that the State De
partment la not in possession of any In
formation concerning the plans of The
Netherlands.
H0DS0N GIVES APPLE PRIZE
Trophy for Best Commercial Pack
at Yamhill County Fair.
M'MINNVIXJJJ. Or., Aug. 18. (Spe
cial.) Senator C. W. Hodson. of Port
land, has announced to the applegrow
eri of Yamhill County his intention of
offering a trophy for the best com
mercial packed exhibit of three vari
eties of apples to be shown at the
Apple Fair to be held In McMlnnvllle
next November. The competition will
be held under the auspices of the Wil
lamette Valley Applegrowers' Associa
tion, and the. exhibits will be Judged
for quality, form, type and color of
fruit, as well as for the parking of
the same. Three-tier apples will not
be allowed in the competition.
Apples In this competition must be
grown tn Yamhill County, by a resident
of the county. The trophy offered by
Mr. Hodson must be competed for an
nually and be won three times in suc
cession by the eame person, when it
becomes the property of the winner.
DEATH ROLL IN NORTHWEST
Mrs. Electa C. McCain Pioneer and
Resident of McMlnnvllle.
M'MINNVTLIE. Or., Aug. 18. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Electa C McCain died at
her home in this city Sunday of
cancer. Deceased was born in Eaton
County. Mich.. July 11. 1SS2. and re
moved to Oregon with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Potter C. Sullivan, In 1862,
settling in Polk County. She was mar
ried to Judge James McCain at Dallas,
October 8, 1868. and removed with him
to Lafayette. in thii county, in 1871.
at which place they resided until re
moving to McMlnnvllle some yeans
later.
Besides her husband, she leaves
three daughters Mrs. O. B. Parker, of
this city: Mrs. J. C Wells, of Los An
geles, and Mrs. C A. Palmer, of Wllla
mlna. A number of brothers and els-
SPANK
C TO
Light colored fabrics; charming garments for Summer
house wear; wrapper styles included in the lot. Some
thing really indispensable during the wanner months, and
to make quick riddance of all our Summer stock, we offer
very, good long or short styles at this surprising reduc
tion. Choose promptly. All sizes are to be had, and
there is a large assortment. Values 75c . o
to $7.50, at, for this sale. 2 dTlCe
special
the famous Kayser make,
39c
black, all sizes; 65c vaL. .
Women's Silk Gloves, in black
or white, 12 or 16-button
lengths; were worth $1.50 the
pair; special for
Wednesday, only...
39c
tere residing in Washington, California
and the East, survive her. One of them.
Judge Henry Sullivan, of Spokane, is
one of the Judges of the Supreme
Court of the State of Washington.
BAN ON CATALINA ISLAND
California National Guard Resents
Insult to Its Members.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. IS Be
cause members of the Naval Militia
were barred from the dancehall at
Catallna Island July 4 last. Adjutant
General Lauck, by direction of Gov
ernor Gillett. has Issued an order pro
hibiting either the militia or the Na
tional Guard from landing at Cata
llna Island while the island is under
its present ownership and management.
Concluding the order to Commander
Woodbine, of the local Naval Militia.
General Lauck says:
"Especially does the Governor com
pliment you for withdrawing your ship
and command from Avalon because of
the gratuttou Insult to the uniform
of the Navy of the United States on the
part of the Banning Company by ex
cluding enlisted men from the dance
hall for the reason that they appeared
In uniform. I Join with the Governor
in his sentiments herein expressed and
further inform you that in the future
no organization of the National Guard
or Navel Militia of this state will be
permitted by this department to land
on Santa Catallna Island under its
present ownership and management
except for purely necessary military
purposes."
CHINA IS L0GICAL ALLY
Li Sum Ling, Editor, Says She Is
Firm Friend of America.
PARIS, Aug. 18. Li Sum Ling, the Chi
nese editor of the China Mall, who origi
nated the idea of an alliance between the
United States and China, during the
course of an Interview yesterday af
firmed that China is the logical ally of
the United States, and declared that Ger
many was not fitted for an alliance with
the United States, and that she would be
unable to render help in the Bast. Fur
ther, he declared, an alliance with Ger
many would arouse the hostility of Japan
and Great Britain, the most powerful fac
tors In that part of the world.
On the other hand, he continued, China
would be able to afford commercial facili
ties to the United States, and in event of
war the Chinese army would be sufficient,
added to the forces of the United States,
to overbalance the powers of Japan. In
addition, in case Great Britain's treaty
obligations forced her to Join with Japan,
the German antl-Englleh sentiment, LI
Sum Ling declares, certainly would lead
Germany to throw her sword In the bal
ance and dictate the result of the strug
gle. THAW CREDITORS TO MEET
Slayer of White to Attend Debt
Schedule Increased.
PITTSBURG, Aug. 18. Monday, Sep
tember 7, haa been set for the first
meeting of the creditors of Harry K.
Thaw in the bankruptcy proceedings.
It is said that Thaw will be here at
that time. At this meeting a trustee
is to be selected.
Through his attorneys. Thaw today
filed a petition In the United States
Court asking leave to amend the
schedule in his voluntary bankruptcy
petition of August 7. The petition was
granted. The schedule of claims is In
creased to 1455,206. The assets remain
i:s.oi2.
The claim of Mrs. Mary C Thaw
against her son for J294.724, said to
have been loaned on promissory notes,
was filed today.
JAPAN TO BUILD NEW SHIPS
Germans Say Navy Is to Have More
Swift Battleships.
BERLIN, Aug. 18. A new bulletin of
the German News Bulletin League, dis
tributed today, makes the following state
ment: "It has been confirmed that Japan, In
addition to the battleshipaalready known,
is to build two other vessels of this type.
The keel of one will be laid in July and
the other In the Autumn. Both ships will
be built In Japan. Their displacement is
to be 20.800 tons, speed 30 knots, and main
armament guns of 7.10 Inches each."
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Marvelous Low Shoe Values
We are cleaning out all low shoes,and on account of the vigorous selling of the two weeks' sale jnst over, we are
left with some of onr very hight"jrades of shoes in-broken lots 'Twill never do for this store to carry over jdd
sied shoes; so, on thTlineTinwhichTizes-are broken, red actions are really startling. Read the following items:
WOMEN'S OZFOBD S Every low shoe for
women in the house, with the exception of four
6tyles, are included is this offer. Regular
values are $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00 the pair.
There ar hundreds of pairs to choose from,'and
practically any size wanted in' the lot. All leath
ers and styles; your choice Wednes- 0 1 Q
day at this low price, the pair PJeAJ
WOMEN'S OXFOBDS, in $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00
values in fact, every $3.00 low shoe in our stock
included, and many $3.50 and $4 lines ai'e to be
had at this price. There are a large number of
tans and browns in this lot. Also many high
shoes in French heel styles; patent or kid leath
ers; in these the values run to $5; fiJO AQ
high or low shoes; any in this lot. .P-"
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HONORS
Hackett and Alexander Still
Tennis Champions.
GOOD TEAMWORK THEIRS
It Puts Individual Play ot Wright
and Little Far in Shade Team
Decided to Play for Davis
Tennis Cup.
NEWPORT, R. I.. Aug. 18. The su
periority of superlative team work over
brilliant individual play was demon
strated at the opening day of the 28th
annual National champion tennis tour
nament on the Casino courts today,
when H. H. Hackett and F. B. Alexan
der, of New York, who have been ten
nis partners for several years, success
fully defended their title to the cham
pionship in double by defeating B. C.
Wright, of Boston, and R. D. Little, of
New York, three sets to love. The
scores were 6-1. 7-5. 6-0.
After the victory of Wright and Lit
tle at Bay Ridge last week over the
champions of the West and the South,
it was believed that the match for the
championship today would prove one of
the best in years. It was disappoint
ing almost .from" the start. Out of the
25 games played, only nine went to
deuce, while in the first and third sets
the challengers took only 21 out of
the 75 points which were scored by
both teams.
Hackett and Alexander now have two
legs In the championship, and will win
permanent possession of the cups If
they defend their title successfully
next year.
Good progress was made today in
the singles. There were few surprises
among the 12 defaults, the most promi
nent being that of L. K. Waidner, of
Chicago, one of the Western champions
in doubles.
The team which will represent the
United States in the contest with the
British team preliminary to the inter
national tennis matches for the Davis
cup to be held in Australia this year,
will be composed of: Hackett and
Alexander. William A. Larned. of An
napolis, Md., he National champion,
and B. C. Wright, of Boston.
ALMOST SWIMS CHANNEL
Burgess Gives Vp Within Mile of
French Coast.
LONDON. Aug. 18. Of the many at
tempts to swim the English Channel none
has come nearer resulting In success than
that made 'yesterday by T. W. Burgess,
the blacksmith swimmer. Burgess was
compelled to give up his attempt within
one mile of Cape Grisnei on the coast
of France before an adverse tide.
He entered the water at Dover Monday
morning, and, in spite of the rough sea
and the currents, which-carried him miles
out of his course, he remained in the
water for 20 hours and 11 minutes. "He
was etlll strong when he gave up.
RUMOR MULAMS ROUTED
Natives. Say Abd-el-Ailx Has Taken
Morocco City.
CASA BLANCA, Aug. 18. There are
rumors current In. native quarters that
Abd-el-Aztz. the Sultan of Record, has
r ached Morocco City after a march
In which he put to route the followers
of Mulai Hafid. The statement, how
ever, 16 without any convincing con
firmation. INSISTS . ONJIEW TRIAL
Governor Magoon Disapproves Ver
dict Releasing Soldier Murderer.
HAVANA, Aug. 18. Governor Magoon
haa issued a decree releasing from the j
IVbnen 35c Lace- Trim'd Vests 19c
SWISS-BIBBED VESTS With lace-trimmed yoke; low neck, 1Q.
sleeveless style; regular 35c values, special price, the garment, lv
Women'a Lace-Trimmed Pants II Boys' Balbriggan Vests and Draw-
Umbrella styles with French band ; era Entire stock
superb 30c values, on sale 1 Q at this very low
at tv,!a stwi'aI lnw mica. . . price, earment
Goods on
custody of a provisional court recently
held at Camp Columbia, Corporal Cooper
and Private Gwinnell, of the Eleventh
Cavalry, who were tried by this' court
on the charge of having murdered two
Cuban boatmen at the town of Coloma
on March 4 last. At the close of the trial
the findings of the court were submitted
to Governor Magoon as the reviewing
authority. The case excited the greatest
interest here, not only because of the
nature of the crime itself, but owing to
the peculiar status of American soldiers
In Cuba.
Cooper and Gwinnell were accused of
having made an attempt 'to desert, to
accomplish which, they and Private
Fearnley hired a boat and secured the
services of two Cubans. In a quarrel
the Cubans were killed. Cooper and
Gwinnell claiming that they shot the
men in , self-defense. Fearnley turned
state's evidence, but owing to his past
record both in the American army and
abroad, his evidence . was totally dis
credited. Governor Magoon referred to Colonel
Crowder the Judge-Advocate at Havana,
a copy of the court proceedings and
finding?. The findings declare that the
prisoners were not guilty.
In his decree Governor Magoon ap
proves Jhe proceedings of the court, but
disapproves the verdict of not guilty.
Inasmuch as no useful result could ac
crue from reconvening the court, he di
rects that the prisoners be released from
the Jurisdiction of the courts and turned
over to the custody of the military au
thorities. EARTHQUAKE JIT EUREKA
CALIFORNIA SEAPORT SHAKEN
UNTIL CHIMNEYS FALL.
Plate-Glass Windows Are Broken
and Crockery Smashed Three
Shocks Felt.
EUREKA, Cal., Aug. 18. Three sharp
earthquake shocks, which knocked
down more than a hundred chimneys,
shattered about 40 large plate glass
windows in the business portion of
Eureka, broke much crockery in the
residence section and sent many peo
ple scurrying out of bed into the
streets, half clad, occurred here early
this morning. The damage reported so
far is estimated at between S2000 and
13000.
The first and hardeet shock came at
2:58 A. M. It was almost as severe as
the one felt here April 18, 1906. At
3:08 another, but lighter, shock was
experienced, followed by a third at 5:30
o'clock.
The first shock caused practically all
the damage. Besides breaking many
plate glass fronts, breaking crockery
and throwing down chimneys, the
temblor caused the 16-foot 'statue of
Minerva on the county courthouse to
drop her staff, which crashed through
the roof down into Superior Judge
Hunt's courtroom.
The walls of the courthouse were
cracked in several places, but the dam
age is not great. The walls of the
Carnegie library building, erected five
years ago at a cost of 325,000, were
slightly cracked and the building dam
aged to the extent of about 3300.
Reports from the Seazy ranch, near
Freshwater, six miles north of Eu
reka, state that a number of chimneys
were thrown down in that vicinity, but
otherwise little damage was done.
The shocks extended, as far north as
Blue Lakes, 25 miles from Eureka,
where some crockery was broken and
half a dozen chimneys were destroyed.
The vibrations were from southwest
to northeast.
INJURIES ARE SERIOUS
Colorado Cannot Join In Cruise to
Samoa.
WASHINGTON, Aug." 18. The cruiser
Colorado, which went on the rocks at
Double Bluff, in Puget Sound. Saturday,
was more seriously damaged than at first
was supposed. An . examination at the
Bremerton Navy-Yard showed that her
forward plates were badly dented in sev
eral places and that some plates were
sprung. It will be necessary to put the
vessel In drydock for perhaps 30 days
to make repairs.
The Colorado will be unable to Join the
Pacific fleet on its cruise to the Samoan
Islands, but it is expected she will Join It
for the return trip from the Samoan Isl
ands to Honolulu.
18-IN. AMAZON
special for Wednesday, only
OSTRICH TIPS Sold in
bunches only ; black or white ;
3 fluffy tips, regular
ly $2.25, special
PLUMES Regularly worth
$2.00 each, Wednes
day, only-
Every Sailor in the House Reduced
goes V ednesday
U PTjrty
iwC
WOMEN'S WHITE CANVAS OXFORDS, every
style; every pair that sells for $3.00 or less; one
style alone excepted. Also every pair of colored
caftvas Oxfords, and a large number of black kid
low shoes; light or heavy soles, good assortment
of sizes ; the kids are $2.00 and $2.50 (tl.ft
values; choice of the lot at, the pair. .P
WOMEN'S WHITE CANVAS OXFORDS, with
plain toe and medium heel; not fitted; QQ.
special selling price, for, the pair ZfJ
WOMEN'S SHOES In short lines; very high
grade footwear in button or lace styles, in all
leathers, with light or heavy soles; from some of
the best shoemakers in the country, and not
ancient styles ; broken sizes and val- t?9 1Q
ues to $6.00; your choice at, pair PJ1
SaleSale of Japanese Silks
CRIES STOP THIEF
Newspaper Awakens Con
science of Public.
VARNER'S TALK TO EDITORS
President of Editorial Association
Denounces Paper Trust as Crim
inal A merlcan Newspapers
Greatest, Says Stevens.
ST. PAUL, Aug. .18. In his annual
address today to the members of the
National Editorial Aseociation, Presi
dent H. B. Varner asserted that, in
spite of the frequent charges; of cor
ruption against the press, it was the
newspaper that first cried "stop thief!"
and was chiefly responsible for the
awakening of the public conscience.
Mr. Varner severely arraigned the
paper trust for forcing Its product
upon the newspaper at its own prices.
"The paper trust is a murderer and
not a hero," said Mr. Varner. "It is
criminal, and its tendency is to tinder
value human life."
Mr. Varner urged strong organiza
tion to combat the paper trust and to
establish the Justice of the newspaper
demand.
Past President Stevens, of Columbia,
Mo., who has Just returned from a tour
of the world, stated that the United
States has the greatest newspaper in
the world in fact, the Ideal news
paper. Many cities are working for next
year's convention. Seattle is making
the strongest fight. William A. Steel,
treasurer of the association, 1 from
Seattle, and he feels confident that the
Washington city will win.
FAVORS FEDERAL CONTROL
National President of Life Insurance
Agents Radical.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Aug. 18. The
19th annual meeting of the National As
sociation of Life Insurance Underwriters
convened today at Temple Auditorium.
Delegates are here from all parts of the
country, a special train arriving from the
East last night bearing a large number
and being escorted here from Grand
Canyon by a reception committee of this
city, which Journeyed there to meet them.
Mayor Harper officially welcomed the
delegates to the city this morning with a
brief address. The forenoon session waj
occupied with reports of officers.
An attempt will likely be made also to
place the association on record against
the Insurance tax law. enacted two years
ago and to secure its repeal. It is
claimed that as a result of the law policy
holders in the state are compelled to pay
into the state treasury 3150.000 annually
without Justification of such taxation.
President Charles Jerome Edwards, of
New York, In his annual report, spoke of
the need for legislation and especially of
the efforts to obtain amendments to sec
tion 97 of the Armstrong law in New
York.
"Insurance men can rest assured," he
declared, "that in the end Justice will be
done them, as the fight will be persisted
In to the end. One of the worst things
about the Insurance business is the
mania for taxation with which every
state Legislature seems to be inocculated.
"The tax pretends to be upon the policy
but it really is upon the prudence of the
policyholder and places a burden upon
the father who seeks to provide for his
children. Federal supervision is the
remedy for this, so that possibility of
graft may be eliminated and fair condi
tions fostered."
Tells Why Voices Are Bad.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18. Chorus sing
ers had a field day yesterday in the
Manhattan Opera House and for about
five hours tall, ' short, brunette and
blonde girls sang to prove their ability
to become members of the grand opera
chorus. An accompanist sat at a piano
and Oscar Hammersteln sat at his desk.
PLUMES, m black or white only,
OSTRICH PLUMES
or white; regular $3.00 values J
reduced for Wednes- r &
75c
day's selling to
BLACK OR WHITE
PLUMES Worth
$4 each, special
89c
$175 Knit Shoulder Shawls $127
35c Emb. Lisle Hose 17c Pr.
6-inch White Envelopes, pkg. of 25 for . .. 3c
Box Stationery and Envelopes, 19c value . 12c
Patent Trouser Hangers,
Hair Rolls, all colors,
$10 Silk Umbrel's $5.98
While this sale is on, you had better provide for the drippy
days of Autumn, soon at hand. . Come to Portland's largest and
best umbrella sale and secure a pure silk umbrella for less than
the ordinary kind usually costs. -A large lot bought for much Jess
than regular prices makes a phenomenal bargain possible. Good
quality covers; strong frames; plain or fancy dj qq
handles. $10.00 values, for this sale, only pOe0
Worth $4.00 $2.98 Worth $5.00 $3.98
and between these two the voices were
tried, one after another and at length.
But that was not all. for the Impres
sarlo had decided to find out why those
who failed were lacking in voice, and
to this end Dr. Frank E. Miller, a spe
cialist on the throat, was called into
play. He examined throat after throat,
catalogued defects and explained why
the voice was impaired In Its effective
ness and was robbed of Its beauty.
TALKS ON DIVORCE EVIL
South Dakota Bishop Says His State
Has Reformed. -
NEW YORK, AUG. 18. Bishop S. D.
Tuttle, of St. Louis, presiding bishop
of the Episcopal Church in America, with
Bishop Frederick D. Johnson, of South
Dakota, has returned from London. Both
clergymen attended the conference of
Bishops held recently at Lambaugh Pal
ace, in London. In discussing the divorce
question Bishop Tuttle said:
"I do not believe that divorce in the
United States is growing at a greater
pace than the population, but there is al
together too. great a laxity shown In
this great social question and measures
should be taken to curb the evil.
"There has been altogether too much of
the divorce advertising for South Da
kota," said Bishop Johnson. "Wa are
tired of being made the refuse box, as
it were, for every man or woman with a
grudge against his or her mate to come
here and air dirty linen. Mind you, we
don't blame those that come and acquire
citizenship as much as we blame our
selves for the laxity of our divorce laws.
But there must be a stop put to 'It and
I believe the proposed change In the term
one must live in South Dakota before ac
quiring citizenship will In a large meas
ure settle the problem and destroy the
evil."
Immigration Falls OfL
'WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. A decided
fallirtg-off in the immigration from all
countries to the United States for the
month of July last is shown by figures
compiled by the Bureau of Immigra
tion and Naturalization, which were
made public today. The total Immi
gration to the United States for the
period mentioned was 27.570, against
97,132 In 1907. a decrease of 72 per
cent. Immigration from all countries
for the six months ended July 81. last,
aggregated 193.006, against 786,667 for
the same period in 1907, showing a de
crease of 75 per cent. The total num-
Merchants
Savings 6 Trust
Company
247 WASHINGTON STREET
Paid-up Capital$150,000
Makes a special feature of
Trust Business.
Holds title pending sale or
other disposition of properties.
Cares for estates under will,
or for executor, administrator,
or guardian.
Trustee in bond issues, es
crows, etc.
Nearly four millions trusts
now in charge.
Consult us upon any phase of
our service.
btunmner, -rr'
69c
Tn hlaeV
OSTRICH
a-i qq
Jlet0
worth 15c, at
10c
worth 15c each,
10c
ber of Immigrants debarred was 3. 498,
against 6,299 in 1907, a decrease of 44
per cent.
Life of Li Hung Chang.
PEK1N. Aug. 18. An official com
pilation of the life of the late Li Hung
Chang' has been published in the Chi
nese language at Shanghai.
LOW
RATES
WILL BE MADE THIS SEASON BT THH
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OUTHERN
PACIFIC
(LINES EX OREGON)
From PORTLAND
AS FOLLOWS:
One Way
To Via
Direct California
Chicago ......$72.50 $87.50
St. Louis 67.50 82.50
St. Paul 63.15 81.75
Omaha 60.00 75.00
Kansas City.. 60.00 75.00
TICKETS .WILL BE ON SALE
August 21, 22
Good for return In 90 days with stopover
privileges at pleasure within limits.
REMEMBER THE DATES
For any further Information call at the
City Ticket Office, 3d and Washington St&.
Or write to
WE McMURRAY
General passenger Agent,
.PORTLAND. OREGON.
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