TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXIAN, TITURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1909.
DENEEN
DECLARED
TO BE
Deadlock in Illinois Over Can
vass of Votes Broken by
State Senate.
DEMOCRATS WILL CONTEST
Political Situation In Eastern State
Still Involved, and Victory of
Administration Republicans
May Be Shortlived.
SPRING n BT-D. III.. Jan. IS. The dead
lock in the Illlnoln Legislature over the
canvass of the vote for state officers
was broken today when the Senators
crossed the corridor oi the Statehouse
and took their places in the hall of the
House of Representatives to witness the
canvassing of the returns. The Senate
took this action on the understanding
among themselves that their presence
In the house was simply as witnessing the
canvass of the returns, and was not a
Joint session which could proceed with a
recount. At the conclusion of the re
count. In accordance with published re
turns, the Republican candidates -were
declared the state officers elected as
follows:
Deneen Declared Elected. ,
Governor, Charles S. Deneen: Lieutenant-Governor.
John O. Oglesby; Secre
tary of State, James A. Rose.
The breaking of the deadlock on the
canvass of the votes does not entirely
clear the situation as there are many
points of difference between the contend
ing forces.
The lines of clevaee between the
Shurtleff Republicans and the adminis
tration Republicans who attempted the
Republican caucuses are as sharply
drawn as ever.
Will Contest Vote.
Following the announcement of the
canvass of the returns, declaring Gover
nor Deneen and the other state ofTlcers
elected. Representative Lee CNeil
Browne, of Ottawa. Democratic leader,
waa gtven recognition for the purpose of
aervlng notice of contest for the office
of Governor against Governr Deneen In
behalf of Adlal E. Stevenson,
behalf of Adlal E. Stevenson. .This must
be considered at a Joint session. A fierce
contest ia feared over the election of a
successor to United States Senator Al
bert J. Hopkins.
Governor Deneen will be Inaugurated
Monday.
HER ILLNESS IS CRITICAL
Miss . Helen F. Spalding Believed
to Be at Death's Boor.
Miss Helen F. Spalding, whose name,
for many years, has been prominent In
the literary and social circles of Part
land, la critically 111, and Is not expected
to live. She Is at the residence of her
sister. Mrs. Charles K. Sitton, 4S3 Yam
hill street, also prominent socially, with
whom she has been making her home.
Miss Spalding has not bet In good
health In recent years but has not been
confined to her home until tile past three
months when her Illness assumed such
a serious development that she waa un
able to be up. 31nce that time she has
had Drs. K. A. J. Mackenzie and R J.
Welty, almost In constant attendance.
For a number of weeks It was thought
that Miss Spalding might recover but re
cently It was seen that the promise of this
was slender. 'Within the past 24 hours
her conllitlon has taken a decided change
for the worse and she has been sinking
steadily. Among her friends U Is said
that hope of ultimate recovery has now
been abandoned and that her death is
considered to be imminent.
Miss Spalding Is remembered by many
of the families of this city on account of
having been for a long term of years one
of the most efficient and popular teachers
of the Portland High School.
SWITCH CREW TO BLAME
Coroner's Jury IteporW on Death of
Trainmen.
BELLINGHAM. Wash.. Jan. 13. The
Coroner's Jury Investigating the deaths
of Engineer Daly and Fireman Stuart,
killed In a wreck on the Great Northern
at Commercial Point Thursday, this even
ing brought In a verdict declaring the
switch waa left open and holding the
switch crew responsiuie for the accident.
This was In srlte of the fact that Fore
man William Sarlnnd. Brakeman Homer
Petty and Engineer David Monohan, of
the switch crew, testified the switch waa
not left open. Sarlund himself manipu
lated the switch. Great Northern de
tectives were not called to testify at the
Inquest, but It Is known they still hold
the theory that the wreck was deliber
ately planned, and have not given up
work on the case.
SEQUEL TO LAND FRAUD
Four Arrested Believed to Know of
Queer Disappearance.
LOS ANGELES. Jan. 13. Charged
with conspiracy to defraud the Govern
ment by spiriting away a witness In a
land contest hearing In the Los Angeles
office. Frank N. Chaplin. Mattle E.
Chaplin. Washington Wilson and Mar
garet A. Wilson were arrested today.
Except In the case of Margaret Wilson,
for whom no bond was required, the de
fendants gave bonds of $1000 each.
The charge is the outgrowth of the
Government's Investigation into desert
land entries In Imperial Valley.
CONDENSED NEWS BY WIRE
f'ht'-aso The first steel rail has been
turned out at Gary. Ind.. at the Indiana
Steel Company's plant.
CTilraro Open-air treatment and tuber
culin has restored to health Her. Morton C
llartxell. after he waa convinced he would
de of tuberculosis.
New York Direct nominations as outlined
by Governor Hushes In his recent mesnafre
are to have the support of the Klntrs Coun
ty (Brooklyn) Republican commluee.
New York Anarchists and their methods
and the possibility of a gigantic bomb plot
t amonir the important features of an
address delivered by Tollce Commissioner
Bingham Tuesday.
Chlao A ihw organization has entered
the field to do battle for woman auffrase
composed wholly of men and Is said to be.
ths first man's society In the fnlted States
to be launched for woman suffrage.
New York The Metropolitan Psychical
fc-rc-iety. whlrh some time atro offered a
prise of IT.ooft to any one who could count
ormnses without seeing them, has Just an
nouueed a new test, with a similar reward.
T.oe Angnlee, Cal The Burbank State
Bank, located at Burbank. was dynamited
GOVERNOR
by two or more robbers shortly after I
o'clock Wednesday morning and i-iOO in
sliver and perhaps other valuable taken.
Washington Brigadier - General - Robert
Maltland O'Reilly, who has aerved as Surgeon-General
of ths Army since September
2. will be placed on the retired list
Thursday, on account of age, after 45 yeara'
aervloo In the Army.
New York Dr. H. W. Wiley. Chief of the
Chemistry Bureau of the Department of
Agriculture, was Indorsed by the New York
Wholesale Grocers' Association In a resolu
tion adopted at the annual business meet
ing of the association Tuesday.
Washington Senator Bulkier proposes In
a bill the Incorporation of the Descen
dants of the Signers." meaning the organ
isation of lineal descendants of the sign
ers of the Declaration of Independence,
which was effected during the Jamestown
Exposition.
Dallas. Texas Following a movement
started In Dallas, preparations are being
made for the holding of an anti-saloon con
vention of the negroes of the South at
Atlanta. Ga.. on February 2. The meeting
Is to be known as the -Southern Negro
Anti-Saloon Congress."
Helena. Mont. George Poole. Jack Adams
and J. Williams, arrested Tuesday on a
charge of wholesale forgeries, were ar
raigned In the District Court and an order
secured whereby all of the money secured
from various merchants by means of al
leged forged checks be TV turned pro rata
and without expense. The goods secured
will be returned to their rightful owners up
on Identification.
Washington Secretary Garfield Is prepar
ing for a double experiment In the San
Carlos Indian reservation In Arizona. There
Is found on that reservation a peculiar stone
SIGGESTKO FOR SKCBETART
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Dr. I. II. Bailey.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. (Spe
cial.) Dr. I H. Bailey has been
discussed lately as a possible
successor to James Wilson as
Secretary of Agriculture. He Is
at present at the head of the
commission appointed by Presi
dent Roosevelt to consider im
proving the condition of the
farmer. Mr. Wilson desires to
continue In the Taft administra
tion, and it Is very likely, if Dr.
Bailey is appointed, he will not
take the office for a year or two
to come.
which Is called 'tufa." or "white ash."
which is peculiar to tli, reservation. The
Secretary haa asked ConKress to set aside
three , sections within the reservation In
which this stone is to be found for the use
of the Indiana H thus expects to experi
ment with the stone itseir and at tne same
time ascertain whether It is possible to
get the Indians to work.
NEW SHOCKS CAUSE PIC
QCAKES IX NORTH ITALY SCARE
WOMEX TO DEATH.
All Venetia, Lombardl and Tuscany
Shaken, but Damage Slight.
American Consul Moves.
ROME! Jan. 13. A alight earthquake
shock waa experienced at an early hour
this morning throughout Lombardy, en-
etia and Tuscany. No damage was done.
and no one was Injured, but owing tot the
general uneasiness resulting from the re
cent visitations In Calabria and Sicily,
toe people for a moment were thrown
into a condition bordering on a panic.
According to the records of the observa
tories, and especially the establishment
maintained at Florence by the Jesuit
Fathers, the center of the disturbance
was near Lembach, Saxony.
The quake was , strongest In Italy at
Trevlso. 16 miles north of Venice. Kiesl.
the birthplace of the present Pope, is
located In this territory.
Longer accounts from Venetia. I Lom
bard I and Tuscany describe th panic
caused by the shocks, which, according
to certain reports, were repeated with
slightly diminished strength at 10 o'clock.
Everywhere peoplo rushed out screaming
"Earthquake!"
Two women died of fright at Bologna.
There were no other victims. The dam
age was limited to broken windows,
cracked cornices, etc. ,
The Italian government has agreed
that the American consulate at Messina
be removed to Catania, according to the
recommendations of Ambassador Grls
com. Mr. Grlscom today telegraphed
Stuart K. Lupton. Vice-Consul at Mes
sina, to move immediately to Catania.
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES AUSTRIA
Shocks Extend From Bosnia to
Tyrol but Are Light.
VIENNA. Jan. 13. Slight earthquake
shocks were felt today In Southern Aus
tria and the Tyrol.
The disturbances extended from Sara
jevo. In Southeastern Bosnia, to Mcran,
In the Tyrol.
Among other places where the shocks
were felt were Trieste. Pola and Trlent-
No damage has been reported.
Illinois Gives $10,000.
SPRINGFIELD, III., Jan. 13. The bill
appropriating J1O.O00 for relief of the
suffering Italians and Sicilians was
passed In the Senate today.
America Sends $728,000.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The contri
butions for the relief of the Italian
earthquake sufferers to date amount to
$728,000.
SCHOOL BUILDING BURNED
Klamath Agency Suffers Loss of
$12,000 by Flames.
KLAMATH FALLS. Or., Jan. IX (Spe
cial.) The school building at Klamath
agency was entirely destroyed by fire last
night, with Its furnishings, school and
library books and equipment. The build
ing was 60 by 80 feet, with basement, and
had a hot-water heating plant and elec
tric lights. The attendance Is about. 130
pupils at present.
Superintendent Wilson was at Klamath
Falls on his way to outside points, when
Information was received of the fire. He
returned at once to take up the work of
Investigation and provide means for con
tinuing the school. The loas will approxi
mate .12,000.
F
TO 'TRY
All Talesmen Disqualified and
Almost All Have Formed
Opinions.
ELEVEN CANNOT PASS
Salesman Admits Changing Opinion
to Suit Customer One Man De
clares Calhoun and All Other
Accused Are Guilty.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. Six. men
were disqualified as Jurors, the examina
tion of a seventh was uncompleted and
the prospect of securing 12 men to try
Patrick Calhoun upon an indlcsVnent
charging bribery of an ex-Supervisor of
this city was discouraging as far as the
present panel Is concerned when the sec
ond day of the trial ended.
Of the nine talesmen thus far subjected
to the cross-fire of questions by prosecu
tion and defense, eight have admitted
bias or prejudice and two have openly
expressed a belief that the defendant Is
guilty. The ninth Is still on the stand
and will be questioned further tomorrow;
his answeia to several questions asked
late this afternoon apparently having
been unsatisfactory to the prosecution.
A tenth man was called, but escaped ex
amination by taking advantage of a tech
nical exemption from Jury service.
Everybody Has Opinion.
Today's proceedings created a general
Impresslen that the citizens of San Fran
cisco are in large part disqualified for
Jury service In the pending trial because
of the wide publicity given all the testi
mony to be introduced. Every man thus
far examined who has admitted an opin
ion based It upon newspaper articles and
one of the earliest questions addressed
to each candidate relates to the Identity
of the publication to which he subscribes.
Talesmen were asked today whether or
not they believed it proper for the Dis
trict Attorney to extend immunity to
Supervisors who had confessed the receipt
of bribes; what side they had championed
during the contentions between the United
Railroads and Its employes, and If they
believed the prosecution of men charged
with crime of similar character had in
jured business In this city.
Always Tries to Please.
One of the talesmen, employed as clerk
in a store, admitted that lie had dis
cussed the Calhoun case with patrons and
created some amusement by declaring
that It waa his practice to agree with
the opinions expressed by his customers,
whatever side they chanced to favor.
The prosecution emphatically protested
when an attempt was made to connect
the name of Rudolph Spreckels with an
offer of Immunity, and again when A. A.
Moore asked a talesman If he knew that
the defendant had been clamoring for a
trial ever since his Indictment.
Early In the day's proceedings. Judge
Lawlor Informed counsel that they should
keep in mind at all times the possibility
of affecting the minds of Jurors not under
examination, but who might be prejudiced
by the questions addressed to another
talesman. In the course of his remarks,
he said he was disposed to permit the
widest latitude In seeking to define each
Juror's frame of mind, but nothing ob
jectionable should be presented within
hearing of the talesmen.
All Tarred With Same Stick.
One of the men examined today was
Charles R. Dalton, a furniture dealer,
who, when asked if he had formed an
opinion relative to Calhoun's guilt or In
nocence, replied: .
"Well, I think he is guilt?."
There was no objection to this frank
avowal, and the talesman later was led
on to express an opinion relative to Abra
ham Ruef and the ex-Supervisor, saying:
"J believe they are all tarred with
the same stick."
The juror who had already been chal
lenged was finally excused on account
of a physical disability.
The court upon two occasions summar
ily terminated an examination when It be
came apparent that the talesman under
examination was clearly disqualified by
his opinion.
GRAFTER TO STAY IN JAIL
Court Refuses to Give Cameron An
other Chance to Flee.
PITTSBITIG, Jan. 13. Judges Brown,
Ford and Van Swearingen, sitting today
in quarter sessions canrt. unanimously re
fused to permit Charles S. Cameron,
president of the Tube City Railroad, con
victed yesterday of offering a, bribe to
Councilman William A. Martin, to give
ball.
After his conviction. Cameron s bail
was increased from $10,000 to 120.000 and
counsel for the prosecution pointed out
today that Cameron had once before for
feited $12,000 ball by going to Canada
and argued he would not hesitate to take
a larger risk to escape going to the
penitentiary. v
The maximum penalty Is five years
Imprisonment and a fine of $10,000.
Counsel for Cameron today filed a mo
tion for a new trial and arrest of judg
ment. The case Is ths remit of the Tube City
Railroad scandal of three years ago.
FATAL FIRE AJJIEW HAVEN
One Woman Dead and Several Oth
ers Seriously Injured.
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Jan. 13. In a
fire that destroyed the residence of Sam
uel Hlggins. general manager of the
New York, New Haven & Hartford Rail
road, here early today, his mother, Mrs.
Moore, lost her life, his mother-in-law.
Mrs. E. Corbln. was probably fatally
hurt, and his wife, his daughter Isabel,
his young son and Mr. Higglns himself
barely escaped death by Jumping from a
second-story window. ,
The house occupied by Benjamin
Campbell, a vice-president of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad,
took Are, but the fames were extin
guished. The loss Is estimated at $75,000.
Soldier Charged With Murder.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 13. Thomas J.
Jordan, a private in the Fourteenth Coast
Artillery, was today formally charged by
a Coroner's Jury with the murder of Po
lice Sergeant A. J. F. Nolting. The offi
cer waa shot dead while attempting to
subdue a disturbance caused by three sol
diers on Montgomery avenue early last
Tuesday morning. The preliminary hear
ing on this charge of Jordan, who Is In
custody, will be held before Jollee Judge
Deasy.
Attend Rosenthal' great aboe sale.
J
PR
OUND
CALHOUN
Thursday Is Housekeepers
Day at
'Kins J
30
Unordinary bargains are to be had all over the store, and no matter what you need 'tis to
your advantage to purchase before the Clearance Sale is over, but special attention will be
devoted to house needs, as usual, on Thursday, and every woman in Portland with a house
hold to keep up, should avail herself of the savings to be had in the departments
that handle Home Supplies.
Tablecloths and Napkins Lace Curtains and Draperies
Towels and Bed Linens Blankets and Good Bedding
Silverware and Chinaware Sheets and Pillow Cases
Rugs, Carpets and Curtains Tinware, Graniteware, Etc.
Every Woman 's Garment Reduced Clearance Prices on Silks
All Children s Coats Reduced Women's Underwear Clearance
All Muslinwear Reduced Clearance of Men 's Goods
Clearance Prices on Dress Goods Clearance Prices on Shoes
Specials From Third Floor Bargains in Finest Linens
COAL IIL HEATERS Large size, burs a small
amount of oil for a large amount of healPfl Ot
special value at the low price of, each, only.JrTi.tu
READING LAMPS Special on either gas or elec
tric lamps that will make you decide to own one.
Complete, with shade, etc.
Regular $8.75 values, special price... $6.00
Regular $14.00 values, sale price $9.95
Regular $19.50 values, sale price $12.00
Regular $22.00 values, sale price $15.00
GRANITE IRONWARE Special bargains in all
odd lines for the Clearance Sale. There are dozens
of other bargains, but to interest you we'll mention
the following few specials:
11-inch Wash Bowls, special price only 10
3-quart Puddipg Pans, special, only ,1Q
10-inch Pie Plates, special price only 1Q?
Hanging Soap Basket, special price 10
Closing Out All Odd Lines of Candle Shades, and During the
Clearance Sale Go at Less Than Cost.
SHIP IS TOTAL LOSS
Steamer Sybil Marston Runs
Ashore Near Surf.,
TWO OF CREW DROWNED
Lumber Vessel From Grays Harbor
Mistakes Depot Lights for Light
house and Goes on Rocks.
Loss About $138,000.
SURF, Cal Jan. 13.-The ateairt
schooner Sibyl Marston, Captain, Charles
Sohllllnsky. which left Grays Harbor
Thursday for Redondo with 1.100,000 feet
of lumber, went ashore about a mile
south of Surf at midnight Tuesday and
Is now a total wreck. John McCarty and
Dick O'Nell, firemen, both of San Fran
cisco, were washed from the deck by
high waves soon after the vessel struck
and were drowned. The body of Mc
Carty was recovered, but that of O'Xell
Is burled In the wreckage, which lines
the coast for almost a mile.
The wreck was caused by the mistak
ing of the lights In the railroad depot
at Surf for the lighthouse on Point
Arrnin. The shlD struck the rocks and
stove a large hole amidships.
The vessel, which is ownea oy mrarr
& Minor, of San Francisco, and valued
at about J13S.O0O, will be a total loss.
Part of the cargo of lumber probably will
be salvaged.
The schooner carried a crew of 20 men
; .uA ..ntain HTM tWO TT1 ft tfS. The
urniuco
crew was unable to land last night on
account of the hlgn water, wnicn wasneu
the lumber from the deck, but today a
11 run frnm nhnre to the wrecked
craft and the men reached land In safety.
They are now campea on tne ueaca mm
will spend the night In the waiting-room
of the Surf Station.
The Sibyl Marston Is owned by the
Eschen Lumber & Mining Company, of
i7s-an(a.n And wan hutlt in 1907. at
a cost of J13S.0OO. She has been engaged
in carrying lumwr m una un iui t
Bllnn Lumber Company and the Southern
i.iirn,nio T.nmhr f'nmrmn v for several
months. The vessel Is 215 feet In length,
42 feet In breadth, with a depth of 16.5
feet. Iter gross lonn&ge ia ivid. juiiu
u.i.n nf Ran Pf rtrn Is chief engineer.
The crew, besides the captain and
mates, consists or tnree engineers, inree
flromon. two oilers, three In the steward's
department and nine sailors.
The Sybil Marston was launched from
Bool's shipyards at Oakland two years
ago, and waa christened by Miss Sybil
Marston, of Berkeley, daughter of Cap
tain W. H. Marston, one-third owner In
the wrecked craft.
MESSAGE ISF0R REFORM
Governor Mead Keads His Third
Before Crowded Galleries.
OLTMPIA. Wash., Jan. IS. Notable for
its strong advocacy of local option and
anti-racetrack gambling legislation, the
third messaga of Governor Albert E.
Olead waa delivered In- Joint session of
the Legislature this afternoon. Vigorous
applause from the members greeted those
portions of the message, relating to re
form legislation.
The Joint session convened at 1 o'clock
In the House and a committee consisting
of Senators Smith and Paulhamus and
Representatives Rogers, Beach, and R. A.
the Olds9 Wortman
anuary
Jackson was appointed to conduct the
Governor to the chamber.
Prior to the arrival of the Governor,
the following telegram In response to
greetings sent by the Joint session yes
terday to Governor-elect S. G. Cosgrove
In California, was read:
"President Senate and Speaker House:
I am grateful for services rendered me
by State Legislature. Will add that I
shall be in Olympia to qualify as soon as
health and the weather will permit.
"S. G. COSGROVE."
The galleries of the House were crowd
ed to hear the Governor read his mes
sage. COMMITTEE EVEXLY DIVIDED
Most Powerful Under Body In Sen
ate Favors Neither Side.
OLTMPIA, Wash., Jan. 13. (Special.)
The rules committee of the Senate, which
exercises a powerful Influence in legis
lation, particularly near the close of the
session, will probably consist of Ruth,
Falconer, Knickerbocker and Metcalf.
This Is the Lieutenant-Governor's own
committee, of which he is chairman. As
outlined, the committee Is evenly divided
on local option and legislation of similar
nature, with the Lieutenant-Governor
holding the controlling vote. Tentative
chairmanships decided upon tonight, but
subject to change, give Ruth appropria
tions; Graves, Judiciary; Smith, banks
and banking: FlchbacK, public morals;
Huxtabie, labor; Rosenhaupt, constitu
tion revision; Falconer, revenue and tax
ation. OREGON ASSESSORS MEET
ASK LEGISLATURE TO MAKE
THEM TAX COLLECTORS.
Committee of Three Named to Draft
Bill at Conference Held
- In Portland.
The .Assessors' Association of Oregon,
In session at the convention hall of the
Commercial Club yesterday, appointed
a committee of three to draft a bill or
bills to provide that the Assessors shall
collect the taxes. In place of the Sheriff.
This committee 19 composed of Assessors
S. L Payne, of Malheur County; Jack,
of Clackamas County, and B. D. Sigler,
of Multnomah County.
Sheriff O'Dell, of Malheur County, re
cently wrote to the Sheriffs of the state,
asking- them If the collection of taxes
properly belonged to them or If It could
be more advantageously done by some
other county officer. Individually he
thought it should be placed In the hands
of the Assessors of the state.
Owing to the stormy weather there was
a smaller representation at the meeting
yesterday than had been expected.
Those present were: Payne, from Mal
heur; Peetz, from Sherman; Campbell,
from Gilliam; Kunz, from Wasco; Clark,
from Columbia; Graves, from Polk;
Miller, from Yamhill; Rice, from Marion;
Ball, from Lincoln; Kenney, from Lane:
Jack, from Clackamas, and Sigler, from
Multnomah
President Helps Orphans.
Hundreds of orphans have been
helped by the President of The Indus
trial and Orphan's Home at Macon, Ga.,
who writes: "We have used Electric
Bitters In this Institution for nine
years. It has proved a most excellent
medicine for Stomach, Liver and Kid
ney troubles. We regard it as one of
the best family medicines on earth."
It invigorates the vital organs, purifies
the blood, aids digestion, creates appe
tite. To strengthen and build up thin,
fiale, weak children or run-down people
t haa no equal. Best for female com
plaints. Only 50o at all druggists.
Clearance paie
SATIN DAMASK PATTERN TABLECLOTH, with Nap
kins to match; cloth 2x2, 2x2V2, 2x3, 212x212. or 2V2x3
yards; large assortment, all patterns; the 51 1 f(
regular $12.50 values, on sale for, the set. . P uu
SATIN TABLECLOTH, in exauisite closisrns, for round
tables; sizes 22
for, each, $3.74 and.
TABLE LINEN, extra
yards wide; regular
TINE SATIN TABLE DAMASK, full bleached, 7Cp
two yards wide, worth $1.00 yard, on sale for.
SCOTCH DAMASK, heavy weight, cream 7Qf
bleached, 85c value, selling for t aGC
BATH TOWELS, bleached or cream; big reductions on
several sizes.
PILLOW CASES, plain with hemmed ends, 42x36 1 Q
and 45x36; special, each
FULL BLEACHED MERCERIZED TABLE QEJ
DAMASK, 2000 vards, worth 50c yard OsJC
TABLE NAPKINS, bleached satin damask, ttO Q(Z
fiAl size, worth $5.00 dozen, on sale at pJ.e7U
TRAY AND CARVING CLOTHS, all linen, fancy damask, sp'l., ea.l8
IRISH LINEN LACE TEA CLOTHS, $3.50 values, special $2.08
DOILIES to match, each 50
GERMAN LINEN HUCK TOWELS, with fancy damask bor- 1 g
der, regular 22c value, selling for, each luv"
JOINS ISSUE ACAIN
Bacon Asserts Senate Power
Over Departments.
RIGHT TO ALL INFORMATION
Proposes Bill Asserting Absolute
Power to Demand Papers and
Reports Lodge Defends
Position of President.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. The author
ity of Congress to direct heads of ex
ecutive departments to send to the Sen
ate or House information In their pos
session was the subject of an extended
speech in the Senate today by Bacon of
Georgia. Bacon took the broad view that
Congress had absolute power to demand
from heads of departments any Informa
tion w.ithin their possession and to re
quire them to give reasons for their
action or non-action on any matter com
ing before them.
Lodge questioned the power of Cnn
gress to demand papers on file in depart
ment matters and Insisted upon the right
of the President to exercise discretion In
such matters.
Hale declared that he did not believe
that the President intended to state In
his message to Congress that he would
not furnish documents and Information,
but merely that he declined to permit a
Cabinet officer to furnish reasons for
the action he had taken.
Fulton. Teller, Clapp, Money and
others Joined In the debate, all of them
upholding the power of the Senate in Ura
matter under consideration.
Bacon's bill declares that "any public
document, paper or record or copy there
of on the flies of any department of the
Government, relating to any subject
whatever over which Congress has any
grant of power. Jurisdiction or control
under the Constitution, and any Infor
mation relative thereto within the pos
session of the officers of the departments
Is subject to the call or inspection of the
Senate for its use in the exercise of con
stitutional powers and jurisdiction."
Bacon said the President had but one
royal power, and that was the power of
pardon. All other powers, he said, he
exercised In conjunction with Congress.
Hale declared that he did not believe
It practicable for the Senate to ransack
the mind of an executive officer, de
manding from him reasons for a particu
lar action, but he was firm in his con
viction that Congress had power to de
mand papers and information.
The resolution was laid aside for the
day.
MORE MONEY FOR BREMERTON
Naval Appropriation Bill Will Give
Navy-Yard $180,000 Extra.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. In addition to
the items heretofore enumerated, the
naval appropriation bill will carry the
following amounts for the Puget Sound
navy yard: One marine barracks, $150,000;
tools for repair work, $28,000; crane on
magazine wharf, $1000; telephone line from
navy yard to magazine, $1250; watchman's
clock system at magazine, $3000. Also por
tion of the appropriation for repair of the
marine barracks.
Representative Jones today conferred
with the Postoffice Department relative to
the proposed creation of a new railway
mall district to embrace Oregon, Washing
and 2x3 yards, on sale dj1 Of)
a a
$1.48
heavy, full bleached, 2
$1.75 value, the yard.
ton, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. He
learned the department had already rec
ommended the creation of this district,
the headquarters to be located later. Mr.
Jones was assured by the Secretary of the
Interior that the Vancouver land district
would be allowed to remain In the Spo
kane Inspection district and not trans
ferred to the Portland Jurisdiction.
PENSIONS DECREASE $2,000,000
In History of Nation Over $3,0 0 0,-
000,000 Has Been Paid.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. An appropria
tion of $161,018,000 for pensions was aifreed
to today by the committee on pensions
In drafting the annual pensions bill.
This amount is over $2,000,000 less than
the appropriation lust year, which wn
$163,053,000. In the report to the House it
will be shown that the Republic has ex
pended since Its beginning $3.751. 10S.Mll
In pensions. The committee Inserted In
the bill a provision that the 18 pension
agencies throughout the country be re
duced to one, to be located in Washing
ton. Congress has failed to agree to
such a proposal heretofore
seattlTfairTn trouble
WORK MAY STOP ON BUILDINGS
IF BONDS ARE NOT SOLD.
Exposition Commission Asks Aid
From Legislature to Prevent
Possible Fiasco.
OLTMPIA, Wash.. Jan. 13. (Special.)
The prediction that work will have to
stop on the construction of the state's
buildings at the A.-Y.-f. Exposition un
less the Legislature will ulse the rate
of Interest on the series B warrants and
guarantee the payment of the interest,
is made here tonight by L. H. Burnett,
of Aberdeen, one of the members of the
Exposition Commission. Those warrants
amount to $400,000 and Mr. Burnett says
that only $60,000 of them have been
floated.
The series A warrants for the construc
tion of the University buildings to be
used by the A.-T.-P. Fair, amounting to
$600,000, have been floated more easily,
because they are first liens. Series B
paper has been found hard to dispose of,
however, and the amount placed has been
done only by hara work. These warrants
now draw 5 per cent, and it Is desired
that it be increased to 6 per cent. The
state receives 6 per cent on deferred pay
ments on shore lands sold for the benei
fit of the exposition, the principal of the
payments going to the exposition fund,
and would, therefore, lose nothing by the
Increase.
Burnett Is anxious to have the amend
ments to the A.-Y.-P. Exposition act of
the last session go through early to pre
vent stoppage of progress on the build
ings, and after a canvass of the situ
ation, says he believes the matter can
be accomplished.
Why Does It Cure
Not because It Is Sarsaparilla,
but because It Is a medicine of
peculiar merit, composed of more
than twenty different remedial
agents effecting phenomenal
cures of troubles of the blood,
stomach, liver and bowels.
Thus Hood's Sarsaparilla cures scrof
ula, eczema, anemia, catarrh, nervous
ness, that tired feeling, dyspepsia, loss
of appetite, and builds up the system.
Get it today In the usual liquid form or is
chocolated Ublat form called SaruUb.
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