2 THE MORXIXG OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1909. HASKELL POSES AS WRONGED MAN Attributes Indictment to En mity of Roosevelt and Corporations. SINCE HE'S LABOR .FRIEND Oklahoma Governor Given Ovation on Arrival at Mnskoge Makes Speech Declaring He. AVlll Prove His Innocence. ? ; MTTSKOGFTE, Okla.. Ffb. 5. Governor ; Charles N. tlaslceU waa given an ovation " -hm today when he arrived from the i ' State Cfcpitol at Gilthrle to make his ap-'- "pearanee in the Federal Court and sign a i 'bond under the Indictment returned by ":the grand Jury changing him and other prominent Oklahomana with conspiracy to -defraud the Government and the Creek Indians. i ' More than 1000 persons were at the sta tion with a brass band and the appear ance of the Governor waa the signal for long and loud cheering. The Governor end his wife were conducted to a flag decorated automobile and other cars were filled with.promlnent local citiaens. With the band leading the way and playing ' ,"Hall to the Chief." and hundreds of clt ; -liens bringing up the rear on foot, the Governor was escorted to a specially - reserved suite of rooms at the Turner Hotel. When the hotel was reached, the crowd clamored for a speech. The Oov- - emor responded from his automobile. In his speech Mr. Haskell took a new departure In offering an explanation of ; his indictment He declared he had ln . curred the enmity of the corporations, of ; President Roosevelt and of the Govern : ment at Washington by championing the - cause of labor and by preventing the in sertion of a clause in the Oklahoma con atltutlon hostile to labor In case of strikes In the matter of Injunctions. He thanked lils old friends and neighbors for the ex . pression of confidence in his Innocence of ' the crime charged and declared he would 1 establish his Innocence. : Later the Governor signed his bond. which already bore the signatures of . hundreds of Muskogee citizens. He held - an Informal reception, shaking hands with '. hundreds of persona No date has been ; set for the trial. " Judge Campbell, of the United States - Circuit Court, has set Saturday. Febru ary 13. as the day for the men Indicted In the town lot fraud cases to appear and plead to the Indictments. According to the programme of the Government as outlined by District At torney W. J. Gregg, the trial of Gov ernor Haskell will probably take place at Tulsa, next April. Both the Government and the attorneys for the Governor are anxioua for a . speedy trial. HOUSE TALKS ON WIRELESS Cannot Pass BUI Compelling Kqnip nient on Passenger Boats. WASHINGTON". Feb. 6. President Roosevelt today received a report from a commission appointed to revise and codify the laws applying to safety of life at sea. Ic Is known to contain a number of important recommenda tions, among them the enactment of a law compelling the placing of wireless Instruments on all large steam and sall tntf vesttls. Representative Burke was not suc cessful today In having reported to the House his bill requiring passenger vessels to be equipped with wireless telegraph. The subcommittee this afternoon re drafted the Burke bill, but retained the provision limiting Its application to ocean vessels. . Under the bill as agreed to. the captain and owner of a vessel are held criminally responsible for clearing with out a wireless equipment. r.ABOJt DISAGItEES OS BILL Trainmen Differ as to Worth of Watson Surety Appliance Bill. WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. Representa tives of organized labor disagreed today at a hearing before the House committee on Interstate and foreign commerce for the consideration of the Watson bill, which empowers the Interstate Com merce Commission to enforce certain safety appliance requirements for rail roads and other common carriers. M. N. Goss. representing the conductors' or- panizatlon; II. B. Terham. of the Ameri can Federation of Labor, and F. C. Haw Icy. of Buffalo, president of the Switch men's Union, urged favorable action on the bill, while H. O. Fuller, who repre sented the engineers and firemen and trainmen, opposed the bill.' F. W. Braier. an official of the New York Cen tral Railroad, also opposed the bill. E. G. Buckland, of the New York, New Haven A Hartford Railroad, said the Watson bill is defective. AGREE OS AUTOS FOR TAFT Conferees Allow Appropriation, but Reduce Sum Allowed Wilson. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. When Mr. Taft becomes President, he will ride in an automobile furnished by the Government. That question was set tled today by the adoption of the re port of the conferees on the urgent de ficiency bill, which carries an item of $12,000 for the "purchase, care and maintenance of automobiles for the use of the President." The appropriation of $500,000 to en able the Secretary of Agriculture to continue his campaign against the foot and mouth disease, which was also in -dispute, waa reduced to $150,000 and adopted. SUBSTITUTE FOR FULTOX BILL Measure Is In Accordance With Sug gestions From Commission. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-A bill In ac cordance with suggestions contained In the report of the Interstate Commerce Commission on Increases In railroad rates will be Introduced tomorrow by Representative Needham, of California. This bill will differ from the Fulton bill In the Senate in that It wll provide that the Interstate Commerce Commission may, at Its discretion, when a protest against a proposed Increase In rates has been filed. Issue an order continuing the old rates until a final decision has been rendered by the Commission. Filipinos Ask Xew Opening Date. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The Senate committee on Philippines today ap proved a bill authorizing the Philippine Legislature to fix a day for convening Its sessslon. The organic act provided that the session should begin the first Monday in February, which la the hot test and most disagreeable season In the Islands. WILL BCT LIXCOLX T4ELICS Hone Committee to Buy Collection In House of Death. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. The House committee on public buildings and gfounds today agreed to a favorable re port on the Rndenberg bill to' purchase the Oldroyd collection of Lincoln relics, now located In the house In Washington in which Lincoln died. The bill also pro vides for the purchase of property ad Joining the house In order that the house In which Lincoln died may be made fire proof. TO INVESTIGATE ARMY POSTS Senate Committee Will Visit Various Military Stations. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. Military posts and other features of the Army organiza tion are to be Investigated by the Senate committee on military affairs, according to a resolution reported by the commit tee and adopted by the Senate today. The committee will visit military posts and call witnesses In pursuing Its in vestigations. . Northwest Affairs t Capital. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb. 5. Oregon rural routes ordered established April 1: Hood River, Wasco County, route . serving 210 families; Weston, Umatil la County, route 2, serving 103 fami lies. The Controller of the Currency has approved the conversion of the Doug las County Bank, of Roseburg. Or.. Into the Douglas National Bank of Rose burr, with S50.000 capital. The United States National Bank of Portland has been approved as reserve agent for the First National Bank of North Bend. Or. Two Judicial Nominations. WASHINGTON. Feb. 6. The President today nominated Alexander IJndsay. ' Jr., to "be second Judge of the Circuit Court of the First Circuit of the territory of Hawaii, and Arthur A. Wilder to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the territory of Hawaii. Higher Pay Favored. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Favorable ac tion on the bill providing an Increased allowance of from $2 to $3 per day for expenses and subsistence of deputy mar shala while away from their regular places of duty Is recommended by the House committee on the Judiciary. Time Used on Private Bills. WASHINGTON. Feb. 5. The House today devoted Itself to bills on the pri vate calendar. ARSON IN CHURCH FEUD THREE ORPnAXS SACRIFICED TO ADVEXTIST SCHISM. Panic Follows Blaze, Which Is One of Scries at Battle Creek. Boy's Heroic Deed. BATTLE CREEK. Mich.. Feb. 6. There Is a widespread belief that the fire early today In the Haskell Memor ial Home, an orphanage, which result ed In the death of three of the 57 chil dren, was caused by an Incendiary. Following a recent schism In the Ad venttst Church, a number of the build ings of the denomination here have been damaged by fires which have been generally charged to incendiaries. The orphanage was originally a Seventh Day Adventlst Institution, but latterly had been privately sup ported. The missing: Lena McPherney, 14 years old. Cecil Quoter.t. aged 13 years. George Goodnow, aged 8. In the panic that ensued when the chil dren were awakened by the first alarm several little children Jumped from a third-story window, but It is not thought that any of them were fatally hurt, though Ruth Roff. 12 years old, was seri ously Injured In the back. James Arm strong, 12 years old, made a hero of him self by standing on a shed under the window upon which the girls had to jump, directing them how to make their fall as easy as possible, and actually catching two of the smaller girls in his arms. Mrs. R. 8. Owen, who with her hus band was In charge of the Institution, fought her way down the main stair way while It was a mass of flames, car rying a 6 weeks' old babe la her arms, and with two small children clinging to her skirts. The fire started in the north wing, and spread rapidly through the entire struc ture. The property loss will be about $50,000. HENEY FINDS HONEST MAN Accepts for Calhoun Juror Talesman Who Has Many Opinions. SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 6. A tenth Juror was temporarily passed today In the trial of Patrick Calhoun, and the ac ceptance of another was held In abey ance pending a decision by Judge W. P. Lawlor, to be rendered tomorrow. John Scollard, a retail shoe dealer, admitted a sympathy In favor of the president of the United Railroads, confessed a reluc tance to accept testimony of the bribe taking Supervisors and did not approve of extending what he termed extensive Immunity to criminals. Very much to the surprise of every person In the court room Assistant District Attorney Heney, first ascertaining that the Juror pro fessed his willingness to try the case Impartially as far as his prejudices would permit, accepted him. Thirteen talesmen were examined dur ing the day, leaving IS citizens of the eighth panel to await interrogation. A ninth venire of 75 men waa ordered re turned next Monday. EXPECT BLOODY ELECTION President Dias Sends Troops to Aid Provincial Candidate. EL. PASO. Tex., Feb. 5. According to dispatches received by the Times, It is openly predicted In Mexico City that the gubernatorial campaign In the State of Morales will result in bloodshed. These reports say that' President Dias has sent government troops to Cuerne vaca to support the gubernatorial candi dacy' of hie favorite, Colonel Pablo Es cando. New York Roman Catholic prletts In this cltv have Interested themslves to uch an ext'nt in the case of Thomas McAtee, th younr man from Mahony Plain, Pa., who was acquitted this week of the char- of burglary preferred by Edward J. Reardon, s former county detectlv, that they have dee'ded to hold a meeting hero to further vindicate McAtee. and to dlnruM what te p. It any. shall be taken againit IPEDPLE TO DECIDE Government Puts Malheur Project Up to Settlers. ALL MUST GET TOGETHER Reclamation Service to Finish Proj ect If Water Users Will Agree to Sell Surplus Land When Completed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Feb.. 6. After consultation with officials of the Reclamation Service, Rep resentative Ellis has written to settlers under the proposed Malheur Irrigation project. Informing them that the Gov ernment will gladly take up and build that project if they themselves will promptly get together and Induce all landowners. Including the Wagon Road Company, to Join the Water Users' Asso ciation in agreeing to sell their surplus lands when the water is ready for de livery and flle application for water right's for all Irrigable lands. The project Is attractive .to the Government en gineers, more so than many others un der consideration, but It la up to the peo ple themselves to say whether or not It shall be built now or later. SEEK REDUCTION IX RATE Klamath Project Payments Declared Too Heavy. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Feb. 5 R. S. Smith, of Klamath Falls, representing the Water ' Users' Association on the Klamath irrigating project. Is here In conference with the reclamation service and the Secretary of the Interior, In the hope of securing a modification of the order Imposing a charge for water right. Water rights at Klamath have been .fixed at $30 per acre, divided Into 10 equal payments of $3 each. Smith wants the department to mako the first payment $1 or $1.25 per acre and gradually Increase the amount so that the last payment will bring the total to $30. He says settlers will have difficulty In paying S3 per acre the first year, but when development Is well under way will be able to make mirth larger payments. Smith Is also asking the. department to walv the maintenance charge of T5 cents per acre. He contends there Is no pro vision in the reclamation act authorizing the Imposing of this charge. He has not yet received an opinion of the department on his requests. , To Reimburse Postmaster, OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Feb. 6. Representative Hawler secured passage through the House his bill to pay S. R. Green $306, being the amount of postal money stolen from the postofflce safe at Oregon City when he was postmaster, which amount he had to pay the (government. LABORERS HAVE CLASH Discharge of Man Causes Riot Among Three Nationalities. CINCINNATI, Feb. 6. Angered because one of their number had been dismissed when he became disorderly, 400 Hungar ian, Italian and Bulgarian laborers, who are laying a gaspipe line near Alexandria, clashed today and In the general melee several revolver Bhots were Ijred. One of the Italians was shot In the leg, but not seriously Injured. AH work was Btopped for the day. A liUle later today about 200 Bulgar ians and Hungarians appeared at the Camp Hill County Bank in Alexandria and excitedly demanded Immediate pay ment of wages. The bank officials, being without authority, refused payment. WILL SURVEY ATLANTIC Carnegie Institution to Build Spe cially Equipped Ship. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Great progress has marked the researches carried on in almost every field by the Carnegie In stitution of Washington during the year Just closed, according to the seventh year-book of that Institution Issued today. Plans for a specially designed ship to be called the Carnegie, to be built In Brooklyn and to be used for magnetic survey work In the Atlantic Ocean have been completed. A temporary observa tory for measuring positions of the fixed stars of the Southern hemisphere Is being built at San Luis, Argentina. ROBS STORE IN DAYLIGHT Chicago Thief Loots Jewelry-Store Window and Escapes. CHICAGO, Feb. 6. A bold daylight robbery In the city's most crowded re tall street was successfully perpetrat ed by a lone robber today. The thief hurled a brick through the window of the Jackson Jewelry Company on State street and, reaching through the shat tered pane, secured $4000 worth of watches, rings and diamonds, with which he escapod. N. P. BUYING TIDELANDS Hill Road Secures Title to Large Area on Grays Bay. CATIILAMET, Wash., Feb. 6. (Spe cial.) The Northern Pacific Railway Company has completed the purchase of all the tldelands on Grays Bay and the last deed In the purchase was filed for record In the office of the Clerk of Wahkiakum County at Cathlamet, yes terday. Children's shoes at factory cost. Best makes at Rosenthal's. Harris Trunk Co. Last week of sale. The Fight Is On Every moment of your life when you are at homo or abroad, awake or asleep j Between the poison germs that are in air, food and water, everywhere in fact, and the billions of your invisible friends, the little soldier-corpuscles in your blood. If these little soldiers are kept strong and healthy by taking Hood's Sarsa parilla, you need have no fear of dis ease. Begin neing it at once if you are at all nnder the weather, or have troubles of the blood, stomach, liver and kidneya. Get it of your druggist. i - - . - i Sensational Specials For After Six In the Shoe Department Selling is bound to be and on all of these that remain until six o'clock, the prices are still further reaucea. re member that we offer you still greater bargains to make up for the smaller assortments. All Shoes on sale today at $3.95, marked down for this evening's selling All Shoes on sale today at the special price of $3.49, marked down for this evening's selling The lot on sale today at entire lot after 6 o'clock Vtleo.lnf , pot-cf-rda. comic valentine, inexpen sive and very artistic val entines, very low price. tut HaX ... And the Last Day of the Olds, Wortmah & King Clearance 65c Play Suits for 39c 1 $1.25 values today at the OQp low price of only Z Ju $2.00 values today at the C0n low price of only OOu Children's Outing Flannel Nightgowns and Flannel Petti coats today, all at reduction of Children's effects, trimmed or strictly plain. Regular values, $5.00 to $15.00. Reeular $5.00 OH CO Coats, for gZiJU Coats, for OtJiUU Everything in the suit department reduced. Suits, coats, separate skirts, afternoon and evening costumes, sweaters, raincoats, silk petticoats, opera coats. All at clearance sale prices today for the last time. Neck Ruches 7c Each A stirring, strikingly good special in the Neckwear aisle. Ruchings of a very pop- ular width, white lengths, cut ready to that sell regularly for the yard offered at low price for today's selling only. While the lot lasts at Umbrellas $1.29 Women's Umbrellas, regularly $1.85 each, on sale at the ffl OQ special price of .r Women's Umbrellas, regularly $2.50 each, on sale at the C 1 QQ special price P I 0 0 Toilets Hind's Honey and Al mond Cream, splendid for chapped face and hands, or after shav ing; regular 50c 07i bottle, today, spl. u,u Talcum Powder in oval cans, regular price 15c the can; special Cn price, only, can...." Pin and 'a Imported French Toilet Soaps Lilac, rose, lily, carna tion or violet scented; round cake; the IQp reg. 25c value... Witch Hazel, full pint bottle; regular Oflf 35o value, for...uu busy all day on the lots the special price of QQ 1 Q UUi I u $1.49 positively none of which may be returned or exchanged choice of thefll flfj at the exceptionally low price of only, per pair : W I lUU oliii istfsi Mny'i 'r7 an ftrT"- r T ' t - T3 3TI o V 7? dav&slitld Tudor Suits, to wear around the house and for play times. Wash easily, made of good grade material, heavy denim or galatea cloth ; sizes are from 2 to 6 years. They are cunning, clever, good-wearing little suits, that you can afford to let the child rough it . in. Regularly worth to 65c per suit. QQ At the special low price today, only. Uuli CHILDREN'S TUDOR SUITS Made of heavy denim or galatea cloth; splendid for play and around the house wear. "Well made, good qualities, sizes 2 to 7 QQa years; regular values to 65c. Price. OvJll WOMEN'S APRONS Of white lawn, well ' made, daintily finished with pockets Q7 and straps; 40c value, special only. Zlu CHILDREN'S BONNETS Of hengaline silk, especially suitable for the present sea son's wear; white or colors, as follows: $2.75 values today at the OQp low price of only 03 U $3.50 values today the low price oi $1.19 Half Price Coats lh Price Regular $6.00 0t fifl Regular Coats, for or colors, in neck use. Grades 25c and 35c a surprisingly 7c '' H i ; B W The Shoe Clearance Ends Today Biaiepf Bargain Glory Our Footwear Shops have always been the most popular of any in Portland with those who are fastidious as to the comfort and quality of their shoes. Perfect-fitting and superior quality have brought us the custom of those with whom prices are secondary considera tions. In this sale, the same qualities and the same careful attention to fit ting combine with prices extraordinarily low to make this sale the most important in Portland's history. WOMEN'S SHOES Hundreds of pairs, none worth less than $3.00 and worth up to $6.00. Every sort of style, every kind of leather so varied an assortment that detailed description is impossible; but, if you have a shoe need, and especially if it is in a small size or narrow width, come and look. Plenty of $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 shoes in this lot. Your choice of OI QQ the lot for onlv, per pair 01 imO WOMEN'S OXFORDS AND SLIPPERS Sample and broken lines odds and ends, including every pair of odd Slippers in our stock, no matter what the former price. For values to $6.00, in Q1 QQ this saje at only $1.49 and OlidO offered below at sach z - All Shoes on sale today at marked down ior tms evening s semu wm ww All Shoes on sale today at the special price 01 u - n u $1.98, marked down for this evening's selling) I it U rent Child's Underw'r 27c Our tremendous assortment in Children's Under wear of better than ordinary qualities at much less than ordinary prices. The following list at only . . . . GIRLS' FLEECE-LINED UNION SUITS p. Sizes 5, 6, 7 and 8; regular -50c values, nf- b&T! BOYS' UWIUN SUITS Heavy gray cotton, fleece-lined, 60c val., 4-6 yrs. CHILDREN'S SWISS RIBBED VESTS Gray or white, wool and cotton, 18, ZZ, zo ana ju; reg. vais. fTTTT T-I-D-PM'S! nU A WHIPS linarl civa d. nnlv- rpfrnlnr fiOc. l J 1 I V V 4 J 13 1 W ' J " . CHILDREN'S GRAY WOOL TON UNION SUITS Oneita style, nyp size 2 only; regular 65e values, only. Lib BOYS' WOOL AND COTTON DRAWERS Sizes 26 and 34; regular 65c values, ny on sale at the low price of only, each. Zl U WOMEN'S CORSET COVERS An odd line, low neck, Q7p sleeveless, sizes 4, 5 and 6; regular 50c values, for only. Zl U WOMEN'S RIBBED WOOL HOSE Fast black, extra 7p fine quality, regular 40c value, on sale for only, pair. Lib Every Child's Coat to 14 years. Made long or short, medium fitting or loose box $7.50 0J 7C Reg'l'r $12.00 On TF Reff'l'r $12.00 OP m.p c e UJiIU Coats, for gUiUU Joats, ior Men's 35c Hose 21c 50 dozen men's cashmere hose, in all sizes, fine quality and fast black. RegulaFprice 35c the pair, on sale today IrTthe Men 's Section, while they n last at the extremely low price of A CT Low clearance sale prices on men's shirts, men's underwear, neckties, all men's godds. Stop in and let us show them. WOMEN'S SHOES A very complete as sortment of high-grade footwear from which any reasonable want may nearly all sizes; $3.50, $4.00 and QQ 1Q $5.00 grades, at low price, only. Owl I 3 MEN'S SHOES In nearly all sizes; val ues up to $4.00; your choice at QQ OQ only, per pair, the low price of .OZiuJ ALL ODDS AND ENDS of our Men's $4, $5 and $6 grades, in the Clear- QQ ance Sale at, per pair, $1.98 to.OOi iw WOMEN'S FANCY TOP SHOES Also solid colors and tan specialties. The finest shoes we carry; all sizes and widths; priced for today at the low price QO QC of only, per pair OOiuJ tremendous bargains, I i i r 1 the special price 01 um Celluloid novelties, lace val. entlnea and bnnd-pnlnted ef. fectsi goodly assortment. 27c Garment sizes HTn xo uw. . u v.- TTloppp- (T7 Mr ". val... Zl U Yi- C - - AND COT- W in 'our entire, stock, sizes 6 of plain or fancy materials, flfl Regl'r $15.00 S7.50 i Kid Gloves Suede Kid or Monarch, in two-clasp style, all sizes, $2 grade, for, the pair., $1.19 Women's 2-Clasp Kid Gloves, regular "7 Op $1.00 value, pair. . '"3" Notions Hair Nets, in all colors, mnde of real hair, large size ; regular 25c 1 7p values, for, each. Iw 24-In. Hair Rolls, net covered, in all Cp shades, 35c value. Lace Pins, white or col ored heads, worth 5c the card; 2 dozen, Cn two cards, for. .... u 25c Side Combs, 17p assorted, the pr. Basswood Glove and Handkerchief Boxes For burning; ICp 20c value, for... be filled ; mm