GREATEST FIGHT OF CANNON'S LIFE Even If Returned to Congress He May Be Beaten for Speaker. REFORM SPIRIT AROUSED Church and Labor Combine Against Him His Antagonism to Roose velt and His Despotism May Beat Him in House. OREOOXIAX KEW3 BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 16. The troubles of "Uncls Joe" Cannon will not be half over if he is re-elected to Congress; he will face another and equally bitter fight when the st Congress organises for the spe cial session next March; he will have to nht for re-election to the Speakership. Not again will he be boosted Into that oflice without serious protest; too much opposition has developed during the past few months, and very powerful influences have been and will continue to be at work to curb the power he has long held and flagrantly abused. All this on the as sumption that the Republicans control the next House of Representatives. With the spirit of reform sweeping the country, prominent men not in harmony with the reformers are being driven .out of oftice and believers in reform are being substituted. Men who have here tofore won their seats in Congress by large and apparently safe majorities are being mowed down one after another. In the liglit of what has happened, the Speaker, elected two years ago by a ma jority of 10,000, may wake up on election day to find that majority turned into a minority; he is not altogether sure of being returned to Congress. The chances are that he will be re-elected, but he has no "sure thing." Some 10 or 12 years ago the church got after Mr. Cannon, and notwithstanding his popularity, defeated him. That was in the62d. Congress. This year Mr. Cannon to opposed not only by the church but by the labor interests as well, and If the church alone could defeat him cer tainly the church and labor ought to be able at least to give him a severe jolt. The fight Is bitter: the biggest labor men and some of the big churchmen have entered the campaign in Mr. Cannon's district and they mean business. May Xot Again Be Speaker. Bit assuming Mr. Cannon is returned to Congress and assuming the Republi cans are still in control of the House, all la not well for the venerable Spanker. In the first place he Is not In harmony with Mr. . Taft any more than he has been In harmony with President Roose--elt. He does not believe in the Roose velt policies and reforms, and to him more than to any one else belongs re sponsibility for the failure of much im portant legislation that . has been de manded by the people and recommended by Mr. Roosevelt. Having successfully, at times, opposed the President, it is assured that he would as stubbornly op pose the incoming President. In other words, it is recognized generally that Mr. Cannon, If re-elected Speaker, would not be In harmony with the Taft administra tion." That is one of the main objections that will be raised. Another objection to Mr. Cannon grows out of his autocratic rule of the House. He has operated under the old Reed rules, but some of his acts under those rules would cause even "Tom" Reed to start, should he return to life and hap pen Into the House some afternoon. Reed was denounced as a "Czar," but he did not deserve the title nearly as "much as '"Uncle Joe" Cannon. Mr. Cannon has absolutely stamped out Individuality among members; he has reduced the ma jority membership to a mere voting ma chine and has actually arrogated to him self and to the committee on rules the entire legislative power of the lower branch of Congress. Xo measure can pass the Houee without the consent of the Speaker; no member can adderss the House without the consent of the Speaker; no member can advance in rank in the House without the consent of the Speaker, and no party policy can receive the sanction and approval of the House without the consent of the Speaker. The Speaker is absolute; the Individual mem ber Is nothing more nor less than what the Speaker allows him to become. It is Mr. Cannon's abuse of his power that has brought about general denunciation of him and his course. He is condemned by members of the House and by voters throughout the Nation. And he deserves most of the condemnation. Will They Have Nerve. But the question arises; will the ma jority have the nerve at the opening of the next Congress to turn down Mr. Cannon and elect a new Speaker? It Is all a question of nerve, for there is no doubt In the world that a good safe majority of the Republican members would like to have a new Speaker: and the only reason they have not had one before is because many of them lacked the nerve to vote as they believed. Members who have been sup pressed: members who have asserted their Independence; members who are in per fect harmony with the Roosevelt policies, and those who believe In reform are all at heart, opposed to Mr. Cannon. But among their number are many cowards. It Is up to these cowards to say whether Mr. Cannon shall longer preside over the House, or whether there shall be a Speaker in harmony with the Administra tion. The enemies of Mr. Cannon are carry ing on a sort of campaign that ought to stiffen the backbones of many of the aforesaid cowards; they are going Into individual congressional districts and de manding that the respective Republican candidates shall vote against Mr. Can non in the Republican caucus which is to select the next Speaker. They are thus serving notice that unless -Mr. Cannon Is opposed, there will be trouble at home two years hence, and the weaklings are being placed betwen two fires; they must ace Mr. Cannon or they must face the church and labor element two years hence. Cannon's Terrible Power. Mr Cannon, it is true, has a tremen dous advantage on his side. He Is Speaker now; he controls the organization of the present House, and the members of his organisation, save J. S. Sherman, will probably be members of the next House. He named, the present committees end committee chairmen, and he thereby placed many members under obligations. In faot, every advantage that would ac crue from a carefully organized machine belongs to Mr. Cannon, and this machine will work in his interest next March. The very fact that he has absolute say In naming chairmen and making up com mittees makes many men afraid of him; they dare not oppose him for fear he will be re-elected Speaker. They figure that, if they should oppose him- and he should be chosen again, they would be given poor committee assignments, would not be allowed to put through local legis lation, and would be given no opportunity to nnm in debate. But till risk has got to be assumed if. J Mr. Cannon Is to be overthrown, and not until Mr. Cannon is dethroned will the rules be changed and individuality be in evidence among the rank and file of the House. Members who have had no favors at Mr. Cannon's hands are growing more and more resentful; the spirit of unrest Is becoming more and more widespread with every session, and.it can truthfully be said that a revolt Is brewing. The question is. will the revolt materialize with the opening of the Taft Admlnlstra- j ii. . i waalrvn nnAA nun, ur win uie . more and again submit themselves and their colleagues to the Cannon yoke? i That question will not be answered onui after Mr. Taft takes the oath of office and calls Congress together in special session. CAXXO.V BLAMES R06SEVELT Says He Blocked Tariff Revision at President's Request. INDEPENDENCE. Kan., Sept. It Speaker Joseph O. Cannon, of the House of Representatives, made two speeches today at the opening of the Republican state campaign Hn Kansas. At the after nodn meeting at the auditorium, Mr. Can non said that he had been accused of be ing a "Standpatter." Two years ago he and Congressman Campbell, of Kansas, had a conference with President Roose velt and the President Insisted that then was no time to bring on a tariff fight in Congress; that It should be staved off till conditions were more favorable. He (Cannon) helped to stave It off and yet he is the only one to get the blame. At the night meeting Speaker Can non made a defense of the House rules, declaring the rules of the present House have been substantially the rules of the House under the control of all parties for more than a genera tion. "It is In the power of any member of the House." said the Speaker, "as a question of the highest privilege, at any time to offer a resolution deposing the Speaker of the House and electing another in his stead and. if a majority favor and vote for the resolution, the Speaker Is ousted from his office. He is the only officer of the Government who can be so arblrarlly deposed. In stead of the Speaker being in control of the House, the House is in complete control of the Speaker, and without the sustaining force of a majority of Its membership he is powerless to Influ ence Its action." FLEES FROM OWN TROOPS SILEYMAX PASHA IS IX AGRAM SEEKING PROTECTION". Deposed Turkish Military Com mander Will Appeal to Emperor of Austria for Aid. VIENNA, Sept. 18. A dispatch re ceived here from Agram, Croatia, re ports the arrival there today of Suley man Pasha, the Turkish commander in Novlbassar. who fled from his own troops at Plevlle. after they had threat ened to' kill him. The forces under Suleyman Pasha mutinied a short time ago and made an attack upon the commander, but he succeeded in making his escape, and later barricaded himself In his resi dence. Then he sent an nrgent appeal to the Austrian General for protection and the latter brought up four com panies of infantry, rescuing the Turk ish commander and escorting him to the railway. Suleyman Pasha was received with military honors at Agram. He will pro ceed to Budapest and appeal to Emperor, Francis Joseph. The Austrian authori ties are strengthening the frontier forces and two regiments of Infantry are under orders to be In readiness to proceed to Plevlle. CAUGHT AFTER LONG CHASE Dr. George Morton, Wanted for Ex tensive Forgeries, Arrested. PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 16. Dr. George Morton, of New York, was arrested at a prominent hotel here today on a fugitive warrant from New York, charging him with false pretenses. . It is alleged, he secured $100,000 by means of fraudulent notes. He will be ar raigned this afternoon. The name of the prosecutor is not yet publicly known in this city. NEW YORK. Sept. 18. George Mor ton has been sought by the police of New York in all parts of the United States and Europe to explain his alleged connection with a transaction which is said to have cost Roger Morgan, of the Hopper-Morgan Company, of Rochester, N. Y.. J100.000. E. Elliott Troutwein already has been arrested in connection with the same case. It was said at the District Attorney's office that It was believed a full investi gation of the charges against Morton will show that the total sum Involved in the charge will greatly exceed $35,000. PLANNED TO KILL KAISER French Anarchists Lay In Walt for Emperor on Border. PARIS, Sept. 16. A dispatch from Hul hausen, Alsace-Lorraine, says that the real reason of the German Emperor's sud den abandonment of his excursion into, French territory, a few days ago, was. according to the police, the presence of two French anarchists, who had crone to the frontier with bombs. This Informa tion came too late to permit the police to follow and Intercept the men. The Emperor himself was appealed to not to cross the frontier, and he reluctantly con sented, not through fear, but In view of the unpleasant consequences that were certain to. follow the occurrence of any untoward incident while he was In French territory. ' BANKS TAKE FAIR BONDS Obligations of A.-Y.-P. Handled by Seattle Financiers. SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 16. (Spe cial.) Seattle bank have come to the aid of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Expo sition in the sale of the exposition bonds. While the Fair corporation believes it could- have handled the entire Issue itself, the action of the banks will greatly facilitate the sale. The bonds were distributed among the local banks yesterday afternoon and are to be offered through these finan cial Institutions for sale.' The bonds are In the denominations of $100, $500 and $1000. and it is thought there will be found a ready market in the city for the entire issue. Approves New-berg- Bank Change. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Sept. 16. The Controller of the Currency has approved the conversion of the Bank of Newberg. Or., into the United States National Bank of New berg, with $50,000 capital. (t Stop Over at Portland, Oregon, Without Extra Cleaning Soap Monkey Brand, cleaning and scouring soap on spe cial gala Thursday, cake, 4c Cake Rubber Gloves Household Rubber Gloves; pure red rubber, heavy quality; special Thursday 49c Pair Thursday Housekeepers Go - DON'T MISS THIS FINE Regular $2.50 values, special.- Regular $2.75 values, special Regular $4.00 values, special Regular $6.00 values, special Regular $10.50 val ues, special ; . . . . Regular $11.50 val ues, special Regular $12.50 val $1.95 $2.10 $2.95 $3.95 $6.50 $7.00 $7.50 ues, special size; regularly $7.50 the pair, $6.50, and regular $o.o0 val PLAIN GRAY WOOL BLANKETS, regularly $6.50; special.. .$4.75 VICUNA BROWN WOOL BLANKETS, regular $8 values, sp'l. .$5.00 Yard Wide Taffeta 98c A superb grade of black Taffeta Silk, yard width",' that gives unequaled wear A rich, lustrous finish, regularly sold at $1.25 the yard; QO for Thursday only at this exceedingly low price............ Same in $1.50 grade, Thursday, the yard, only. .............. .$1.19 CHEVRON STRIPED FANCY SILK, in a pleasing assortment of taste ful shades for Tall wear. A large quantity, so that all who come CO will be supplied, and the regular $1.00 value Thursday for Women's Fall 5ff" Shoes Every day brings large shipments by freight and express of the best styles and best values in Portland in women 's footwear. New leathers and new Fall shapes; novelties distinctly different from what you will find in the ordinary stocks. Thoroughly trained and conscientious salesmen, with the best stock hereabouts to select from, assures you of perfect fit in a comfortable, stylish shoe at a low price. The latest Fall models' show the most graceful lines of any for many seasons past. PORTLAND LINE INCLUDED MAKE PURCHASE OP SOCXD ELECTRIC ROAD. Holdings of Eastern Syndicate Pro posed to Connect This City Willi Canadian Border. SEATTL.E. Sept. 16. Stone and Web ster of Boston, have added to their vast holdings In Washington by purchasing the Seattle-Everett Interurban, a new electric line projected by Fred E. Sander and associates of this city, and which Is now completed. The price is not an nounced. ' It is consolidated with the Seattle Elec tric Company, which operates the street car lines and the- Puget Sound Electric Railway, the Interurban to Tacoma. The line will be extended from Everett to Bellingham, where- it will form the north end of a proposed through electric line from Portland to the Canadian border in connection with the Puget Sound Electric road, from Seattle. RETAIN BISHOP SPALDING Priests of Peoria Diocese Slay Block His Resignation. PEORIA, 111., Sept. 16. Right Rev. John Lancaster Spalding, Bishop of the Diocese of Peoria, may continue at the head of the church in this section, at least in an honorary capacity, in spite of the resignation he recently forward ed to Rome. This decision was arrived at at a meeting of the eleven irremovable priests of the diocese here yesterday. It is these priests who would be called upon to recommend the bishop's suc cessor. ' After a heart-to-heart talk it was decided to recommend to the Pope that the resignation, of the distinguished Peorlan be refused. As one of the ir removables said to the bishop, "We want you to hold the position until God calls FOU hence." Buys Jute for Penitentiary. OL.TMPIA, Wash., Sept. 16. (Special.) Bids were opened today and a contract awarded by the State Board of Control to H. M. Newhall & Co., of San Fran cisco, for 2609 5ales of new crop jute for the atate peniUntiary bag factory. Other Charge" Whisk Brooms Well-made whisk Brooms; good quality corn; regu lar 20c each; Thursday, 10c Each 5c Shelf Paper In all colors;" fancy lace edge; regularly 5c per 10 yd. pc.; Thursday, 3 pes., 30 Yards 10c E New Car t Sale A stirring sale on Go-Carts of unusual merit. This is the weather that the young ster will most enjoy an outing. The crisp, bracing air of Autumn will send a tingle of health through the little bodies, and through yours, too. The savings we offer thia week will help tempt you to buy. Go-Carts made with adjustable foot-rest, reclining back, reed body, patent anti friction wheel-fastener; comfortable. Regular $13.50 val ues, special Regular $15.00 val ues, special $8.50 $9.50 Regular $17.50 val- ffl 1 QQ ues, special .r Regular $19.50 1-$J2.5() ues, special rr "' fSLi?:.$13.75- Regular $22.50. lt14 ues, special pX"Xm J Regular $23.00 val- ff QQ ues, special hhifi border, full &A 7C bidders were F. T. Crowe, of Tacoma; Balfour, Guthrie & Co., Tacoma, and Thompson & Stacy Co., Tacoma. The contract price was $61,060, the accepted bid being the lowest submitted. . FRIENDS OF ALASKA FAIR Railroad Officials Promise to Ad vertise Seattle Show. SEATTLE, Wash.. Sept. 16. (Special.) The Harriman interests will do all possi ble to boom the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Ex position, according to Charles S. Fee, pas senger traffic manager of the Southern Pacific with headquarters in San Fran cisco. Mr. Fee is in Seattle in attendance on the convention of passenger agents. With him when he made the statement of the support of the Harriman lines were Will iam McMurray, general passenger agent, Portland, and John M. Scott also of the Portland office. Mr. Fee said he had consulted with the heads of the different departments of the roads he represents and all will help. "From now on we will pursue a vigorous policy of advertising the fair all over the United States and in foreign countries with which we have dealings," he said. "We realize that for us to fail to do our share would be a shortsighted and foolish policy." FIVE MORE DIE OF WOUNDS Anions; Them Is Conductor Who Caused Explosion at Windsor. SEDALIA. Mo., Sept. 16. Five addi tional deaths, ae the result of the ex plosion of black .powder at Windsor, Mo., yesterday afternoon, occurred at the hospitals in Sedalla today. This brings the total dead up to 12. . Among those who died today was A. F. Hersciiberger, the freight con ductor, who, according to the testi mony brought out at the Coroner's in quest, threw a match which caused the explosion. Ten other injured are re ported tonight as showing improve ment, and all but one or two will re cover. Those who died today are A. F. Herschberger, freight con ductor, Sedalla, Mo. John Walker, negro hotel porter. Ira Maione, miner. J. G. Hall, drayman, Sedalla.' Ernest Igoe, baggageman. 'I And a great many more crimes trace able to gambling and betting than to drink ing." said the recorder at the Old Bailey, Ijondon. l Wi QlCOTUB OCTOBER MONTHLY STYLE BOOKS SB KIN1 rirTH'WASHINGTOWSm-H ' STREETS Fall Suits, $15 Up Table Damask Extra heavy quality bleached Table Linen, two yards wide and in a large assortment of patterns ; one of the best bargains of the year; yard...75tf 75c Yard Bath Towels 50 doz. full bl e a c h e d oath towels, large, size, 'made with hemmed ends ; a reg u 1 a r 35c quality; ex tra special for Thurs day, only, each .25 Sheets 75c Ea. Large size sheets for double beds; made of the very best grades of sheet ing; special, each, Thursday. .. .75 Pillow Cases, round thread cotton; size 45x36 inches; special for Thurs day, each 12V2 Huck Towels 14c Heavy Huck Towels, with hemmed ends and fancy border; regular price 20c each; special, only... 14 Crash Toweling, heavy weight, linen finish; special Thursday, yard... 5 Children's Coats Half Price Ages 2 to 6 years; made of all wool, plain or mixed materials, in a good variety of styles. A lot of about six dozen to choose from. Regular val ues $2.25 to $4.50; special Thursday at, the garment.. ONE-HALF PRICE E, LABOR BUREAU'S FIGURES ON LABOR CONDITION'S. Comparison of Prices of Work and Food in 1D07 With 1906 and 1890-1899. WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. The aver age wages per hour in the principal manufacturing and mechanical Indus tries of the country were. 3.7 per cent higher in 1907 than In 1906. while re tail prices of food were 4.2 per cent higher, according to the July report of the Bureau of Labor. The regular hours of labor per week were four tenths of 1 per cent lower and the number of employes in establishments investigated by the bureau showed an increase of 1 per cent. The report shows that, as compared with tha ton vpflni nrecedinar. 1S9Q to 1899, the average wage in 1907 was 28.7 per cent higher; the number or em ployes 44.4 per cent greater, with a decrease of 5 per cent in the average hours of labor per week. The retail price of the principal ar ticles of food was 20.6 per cent higher in 1907 than for the period 1890 to 1899. Compared with the average for the same ten-year period, the food purchasing power of an hour's wage in 1907 was 6.8 per cent greater. Retail prices of food in 1907 were higher than in any other year of the 18-year period above named, being 4.2 per cent higher than in 1906. RELATIVES N0J LOCATED Buxton Murdered Man'a Family Cannot Be Found. HILLSBORO, Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) Sheriff Hancock so .far has failed to locate the relatives of Elmer Perdue, who was murdered July S, above Buxton, by Walter Johnson. The official has written to Sparta, N. G, where Johnson says he thinks Perdue lived, but no re sponse has been received. Johnson is taking his confinement very well, ex cepting that he occasionally suffers from nervous attacks. Demands Dunham's Extradition. SHERMAN. Tex., Sept. 16 United States Marshal McAfee today received To the American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents Shopping Bags Plain shopping bags, twine or net, good size, regular 19c value, Thursday for 10c Each 5c Safety Pins All sizes; nickel plated pins; 1 doz on card; reg. 5c card ; special Thursday, 2 Cards 5c FREE Hand somely Dec'rat'd Dinner Sets $ 4' Semi-Porcelain Dinner Sets in s'2'55j55v attractive shapes; green spray rS46siL'"V decoration, with gold traced ' ,- embossing; come in sets of 50, V" lEFlL 'ta 60 and 100 pieces each ; under- t'jj dtS&G. TjcfL. ih priced as follows: 50-piece I jufzLjfMr '"l sets, regularly worth $6.32, on VI rll 'tq special sale Thurs- GiA 7? J XIL Mt 'i J day for only ' jSs 7- tV-iV 60-piece sets, regularly worth vSsr&ft -i $8.00 each, special G( f( OaS5tiv VXfl Thursday, only ipO.W WWLJjikf 100-piece sets, regularly worth JSSPM $12.45 each, special dQ OO vl' WWl &2 Thursday, onlv itiMM ENGLISH SEMI-PORCELAIN DINNER SETS; enameled green border; gold illuminated decorations. 47-piece sets, worth tT Qfi 86-piece sets; worth tfjl 1 ( $1156, Thursday .P $21.65, Thursday....' 55-piece sets, worth "I 1 fifi 88-piece sets, worth CI CZ CQ $16 63, Thursday. . . .P .OU $23.60, Thursday. . SO-piece tets, regular $23,25 values; on sale Thursday at only.. $16.20 DINNER SETS, in fancy shapes, with neat brown decorations; 85 pieces up at special bargains. 85-piece sets, special to close 38.05 out at only, the set .. an e 96-pieoe sets, special $8.40 100-piece sets, special .5U Odd pieces in open stock Chinaware, consisting of nearly every article made in dinner ware at remarkably low prices. Here is a line open to replenish shortages in full. sets. - New Arrivals This Week on 3d Floor Gas and Electric portable and reading Lamps. New effects in art glass shades. New andirons and fire sets for the fireplace; brass or wrought iron. Hand-painted China, suitable for table use. Large assortment modestly priced. Bohemian Gold Glassware, in staple and fancy shapes. $1B Dress Goods $121 Great savings to be had on preferred weaves and colors in Fall-weight dress fabrics, herringbone striped cheviots and serges, shadow striped and checked Panamas, French and English worsteds, etc Some of the very best weaves of the year on sale, and so large a quantity that all may be generously supplied. Divided into two lots. Note the prices: Dress Goods worth to $1.75 the yard; special for today j1 fQ at only, the yard Dress Goods worth to $2.00 the yard; special for today 01 at only, the yard Rubbers FreewoLn-, Shoes A very special Thursday offer to start the season and bring to the notice of economical women our new styles and immense assortment of Fall Footwear. The offer is good for one dayonly, and should bring tre mendous response. With every pair of women's shoes at $3.50 and up, Thursday we will fit one pair of good quality rubbers. Best be fore handed. Buy your shoes Thursday and be prepared for the drippy days soon to come. With every pair of women's shoes at $3.50 T? XT JC and up, one pair of rubbers by telegraph a bench warrant from the Superior Court of Santa Clara County, California, demanding that James C. Dunham be Immediately brought be fore that court. Dunham Is charged with the murder of six persons in that county 12 years ago. A man answer ing his description is held here on the charge. His attorneys have filed hab eas corpus proceedings. Wyoming Mine Strike Ends. BUTTE, Sept. 16. According to tele quality to oak. bark tannage that you want in the wear, that other tannages don't have. We recommend Selz Royal Blue shoe because it's one of the moderate-priced shoes that's made with oak soles; and made honestly all through of best materials. Fall styles are here. We'll fit your feet perfectly with Selz Royal Blue 33.SO, $4.00, $5.00 25c Cotton Tape White cotton Tape in 10 yd. rolls; to 1 in. wide; worth 25c Thursday at 10c Roll Coat Hangers Good form style, folding coat hangers; black Japan finish; reg. 15c; Thursday, 9c Each 'Day .72 grams received here today, miners in Sheridan, Monarch and Carney, Wyo., have returned to work, although the basis of the settlement of the strike is not known. These mines will begin shipping coal at once. No settlement. It is understood, has yet been reached ' in the other Wyoming coal towns in volved, but negotiations are in prog ress. Olympla Malt Extract, good for grand ma or baby. Only 16-100 of 1 per cent alcohoL Phones: Main 671, A 2467. The "Sole of Honor" in Selz Royal Blue shoe The sole of honor is made of goodoak-tanned leather; there's a tough, durable Cor. 1th tad Washington Sis.