TUFT APPROVES
HEW
KNOX
PUN
Telegraphs Senate to Hasten
Legislation Making Sena
tor Eligible for Position.
MESSAGE SENT KNOX ALSO
Senator Himself Takes tittle Action
In Peculiar Tangle and Says
Tliat Matter Is All In
Taffs Hands.
XTHV ORLEAXa Teh.. II. President
elect Taft today gave out the teleprams
exchanged between him and Senator
Knox, which teem to fumlKh a solution
to the constitutional difficulty that has
arisen In connection -with Senator Knox"s
eligibility for a place In Judtse Taffs
Cabinet. Senator Knox wired Judge Taft
at follows:
"A bill has been introduced In the Sen
ate to remove the constitutional bar to
my eligibility to the Cabinet by repeal
ing the act providing for an increase In
Falary for the Secretary of State. I am
In no way promoting or liavlns anything
to do with the measure.
"Tt Is ft matter for you. w'ith the ap
pointive power, to determine first whether
the proposed action Is desirable or would
be effective. Oir minds should be free
from all doubt concerning the legality and
propriety of the proposed plan before ac
quiescing In it. If you have any reason
for not approving what is being done, it
should be announced, otherwise, an Injus
tice may be done to whoever may ne ap
pointed. '
rRienedl "P. C. KNOX."
Judge Taft today sent in reply the fol-
"I sincerely hope, that the bill repealing
the increase In salary for the Secretary of
Brute will liars
"I have no doubt that that will remove
all the difficulties of the situation in the
licht of its purpose. I should regard
vour ineligibility at this time as a great
public misfortune and It would be a per
sonal disappointment to me too great for
m to express.
"I have telegraphed Senator Hale,
Speaker Cannon and Mr. Payna of my
wishes and hopes in tnis resnrn.
(Signed) "W. H. TAFT."
TANGLE OX HKPl'CTIOX BIIX
T
House Committees Wrangle Over
Wlileh Shall Consider Measure.
WASHINGTON. Feb. II. House leaders
favorable to the adoption of the Senate
Mil reducing the salary of the Secretary
of State to tSOOO a year In order to make
Senator Knox eligible for the position,
have evolved a scheme to avoid sending
the bill to the House Committee on Judicial-,
which is aid to be opposed to the
measure. The bill was not offered to the
committee when the House met today and
In explanation it leaked out that the com
mittee on the election of President and
Vice-President Intended to report a bill
covering the same subject. This would
make It impossible to substitute the House
measure for that of the Senate and no
rf-rence to a committee would be nepes
eary. The telegram of Judge Taft to
Senator Hale urging legislation to make
Senator Knox eligible has worked a great
change of sentiment in the House. Even
members of the Judiciary committee, who
had believed the bill Inefficient in remov
ing the ineligibility, expressed their inten
tion to vote for the Senate bill, since thp
President-elect so desired It.
A -bill of Representative Gaines to de
crease the emoluments of the Secretary
of State late today was referred to the
House committee on election of President,
Vice-President and Representatives in
Congress. Some of the members of the
committee on Judiciary, however, are
striving for a way to get hold of the
measure. They claim that both the
Gaines bill and its counterpart, the Sen
ate bill, should have been referred to a
committee of lawyers. Instead, the for
mer was sent to another committee and
iie Senate bill still rests on the Speaker's
tah waiting for the U-aines measure to
ippearancc.
A movement Is being considered xo nave
the same state could! not -well b on this
committee.
ma
some members of the committee ask to
morrow for . change of reference.
Representative Clayton, of Alabama,
recognized as on . of the leading lawyers
of the House. hIleves that the bill will
do all It la intended to accomplish and he
will vote in accordance with that view.
He contends thatthe House Is not con
sidering the eligibility of Senator Knox.
That question, he says, will only come
before thA Senate when the confirmation
of his probable nomination is requested.
COXGKESSMEX WANT VACATION
Think Middle of March Ample Time
for Special Session.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. Believing
that all work and no play is bad for
Congressmen, members of the House
are urging the President-elect should
not call the special session of Congress
for the consideration of the tariff to
meet until March 15.
Some of the members want to take
heir families to some ot those famous
Southern resorts where the air Is
balmy and to recuperate from the" ef
fects of the present strenuous session.
There are, however, other members
who desire the excra fortnight to at
tend to private busincsi matters which
have been neglected. The Speaker, and
perhaps, a majority of the members,
aie willing that Sir. Taft should call
the special session for March 10 so
that the House mar proceed with the
business before It without delay. - It is
al&o suggested that Congress should
be called for March 8, which Is the
first Monday following Inauguration
day.
FITZGERALD GETS HONORS
"Will Head Committee on Rules In
Next House.
WASHINGTON", Ft;h. 12. The unusual
tionor conferred upon "Representative Fitz
gerald by Speaker Cannon in appointing
him chairman of the special committee
to investigate the regularity of bills and
resolutions signed by more than one mem
ber, has brought out the fact that Mr.
Fitzgerald Is slated for a position on the
committee on rules of the next House.
He is the only Democrat to be appointed
chairman of a committee during the pres
ent Congress. Tiie Democrats on the
present committee on rules are the late
minority leader. Williams of Mississippi,
and Representative DeArmond. of Mis
souri. As Representative Tark. of Mis
souri, lias succeeded Mr. Williams as mi
nority leader, he Is recognized as the log
ical successor of the Mississippi Repre
sentative on the committee on rules. This
would necessitate the retirement of Mr.
XieArmond, because two members from
MAY LOWER PAPER TARIFF
House Committee Said to Favor a
General Reduction.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12. With the
approach of the special Besslon of Con
gress for the consideration of a re
vised tariff, activities In regard to the
Investigation of wood pulp and print
paper are being renewed. The select
committee on pulp and paper Investi
gation made plans today to discuss the
various matters which will enter Into
their report to the House.
It is understood the committee will rec
ommend a considerable reduction In the
duty on cheap print paper and probably
the removal of the tariff on' grouna wood,
under euch oxmditions as would secure the
free Importation of both pulp wood and
ground wood pulp from Canada. It Is
also the desire of the committee to for
bid any export tax or any other charge
by Canada upon either pulp wood ground
or print paper.
The tariff on sulphite or soda fiber
will not be changed, it Is understood. As
the ways and means committee, which is
preparing the new tariff bill, has gath
ered considerable evidence and Informa
tion and as the responsibility for the re
vision of the present schedules will rest
with that commiuee, inai pari ui . -port
of the pulp and paper committee
which refers to the tariff will probably
be referred to the tarlff-framers in suf
ficient time to be embodied in the new
bill.
9100,000 to Fight Trusts.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. In a letter
submitted to Congress through the
Secretary of the Treasury, Attorney
General Bonaparte asks that an appro
priation of $100,000 be made for the
fiscal year 1910 for the enforcement of
the anti-trust laws.
OULD HOT DESERT CHILD
MOTHER'S LIFE DESPAIRED OF
. AND BOY IS DEAD.
Mass of Rock. Falls on Mount Lowe
Pavilion Family Flees, but
, Mother Returns for Boy.
PASADENA, Cal.. Feb. 12.-Because she
would not desert her child In danger.
Mrs. Fred Drew, wife of the agent of
the Pacific Electric Railroad, at Its sta
tion and pavilion in Rubio Canyon, on
the Mount Lowe Line, is in a hospital
here tonight and her life is despaired of.
The child Is dead, buried under tons of
earth and rock.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon the occu
pants of the Dr w cottage, attached to
the pavilion, which rested on supports
stretched across the precipitous canyon
walls. 50 feet high, lieard a rumbling
noise, warning them that a great mass of
rock and earth had been loosened above
the pavilion and was coming down upon
them. They made for the door to es
cape the disaster, but after seeing her
other three children safely outside. Mrs.
Drew discovered that Thayer, a boy of
five years, was still in the cottage.
She rushed inside and was caught by the
great mass of rock Blipplng down the
canyon wall. The buildings were car
ried down the canyon and Mrs. Drew
and the boy were buried in the- ruins of
the buildings
WATER COMPANY'S PLEA
House Committee Hears Final Ar
guments . on Hetch-Hetchy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12. Edward J.
McCutcheon, of San Francisco, before
the Senate committee on publio lands
today opposed legislation to permit
the City of San Francisoo to exchange
land for an equal acreage In the Hetch
Hetchy Valley In order that the city
may provide its own water works. He
maintained that the Spring Valley
Water Company, which he represents,
has an abundance of water to supply
San Francisco's needs, and that only
additional piping, which the company
Is ready to provide, is needed.
f.vnr tti1jiti find Mursden Manson,
City Engineer of San Francisco, spoke
In favor of the exchange oi lanu, saj
i iki ih. rlcht to construct the
dam already received from the Secre
tary of the Interior could be revoked
i futurA Seeretarv. an act of
Congress being necessary to make it
permanent.
The hearings were concluded today,
and at a meeting to be held next
Wednesday the matter will probably
be referred to a subcommittee.
AMERICA INSPIRED MOVE
Chinese Official Says Idea of Opium
Reform Came to Him in V. S.
i nvnnv Veh 12. An important dep-
..iil, em the United Anti-opium So
ciety, headed by Sir Matthew Dodsworth,
president of the, organization, xouay pie-
.j Tor, shno Yal with an Illumin
ated address expressing their gratitude at
the firm stand taken by China in the
suppression of the opium habit.
Tang .Shao Yal is the special com
missioner of the Chinese government now
on a tour of the world. Replying. Mr.
Tang said Tie had obtained his first
Inspiration to labor against the opium
traffic when In America in the early 70s.
He outlined the subsequent efforts to
,ho trnriA until now all the pro
vincial Viceroys agree with him that the
traffic could be stopped In three years,
n-K .. phinnoA rrtvrn mpnt. he savs. great-
lv appreciated the co-operation of the
United States and Great Britain and. he
hoped the international commission now
in session in Shanghai would be success
ful. J1 .
COOPER JURY COMPLETED
But State Questions F1tnes9 of Two
Members for Service.
NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 12. William
Hows, aged 55, a farmer, was accepted to
day as the twelfth Juror in the trial of
Colonel Duncan B. Cooper. Robin J. Coop
er and John D. Sharpe for the murder of
ex-Seaator Carmack. Immediately after
he was chosen Attorney-General McCann
objected to the Jury being sworn and said:
"Information has come to the state,
which we have not had time to Investi
gate, concerning two men already chosen
on the Jury. I suggest that the balance
of the present venire be retained until
we can investigate the charges."
Judge Hart then adjourned the case
nntll tomorrow.
CHANGE IN OJ. & N. TIME
Effective next Sunday, February 14,
there will be a slight change In the O.
R. & N. train schedule between Portland
and Spokane.
va a hA "Sruikiuifl Fiver." WS leave
Portland at 7:W P. M.. arriving mt Spo
kane at :00 A. 41., and No. 3, the "Port
land Flyer." will leave Spokane at 7:00
P. if., arriving Portland at 8:00 A. M.
Rosenthal's great snoa sale Is on.
Store Open
Tonight
Till 9:30 .
Olds, Wortm
an (Bz
Store Open
Tonight
Till 9:30
Today the L
ast
SJ
ay or Kemnan
t Week
Spring Shirts Ready Now
Tasteful, fastidious men will be pleased with our
offerings in Spring haberdashery. We call par
ticular attention to the Fifth-street win
dow display of new Spring Shirts and Neckwear.
Our usual low prices rule, but better qualities and
styles than these are not to be had in the most
exclusive furnishing stores. Inspect these goods.
Men's Shirts, in plain
or pleated styles, the
new Spring colorings
or plain white; sepa
rate or attached cuffs;
shirts suitable for every
occasion. The best
makers are represented
in our stock.
Neckwear, in the latest
shades from America's
originators of neck
wear styles. The new
est shapes, the most
popular colorings and
the finest grade silks
made into neat Ties at
modest prices.
$2.00 Kid Gloves SI. 19
These are odds and ends of splendid Monarch Gloves,
famous everywhere as the best $2.00 Gloves to be had.
Suede finish in black or white; nearly all sizes; regular
price $2.00 the pair ; for the last day of Remnant 01 1 Q
Week, we offer this lot, choice for only 0 I 3
30cHoseatl7c$4 Hose $1.98
Women's Black Wool Hose,
also plain and fancy cotton,
and Children's Fine Black
Ribbed Cotton or Cashmere
Hose; regular values in
either lot to 35c the 1 ?
pair, at, the choice .... I I U
Women's Black Silk Hose,
for dressy wear, embroid
ered in colors; all sizes;
regularly to $4 the pair ; to
close out odds and ends,
offered for
are
today's selling at..
S1.98
Buy Raisins D
tree
I From the Grower
You may buy the best Raisins on the market here, and pay only about HALF the price GOOD Raisins cost you now.
MRS V A. MOWATT, of Fresno, California, has brought us a carload of her choiest, freshest raisins, just from her
own vineyard and packed under her own supervision. ALL MIDDLEMEN'S PROFIT ELIMIN- "
ATED. Direct from produced to consumer, and you get the benefit. 12 to 16 pounds for One Dollar. jC
Three sixteen-ounce cartons sell during this sale at the exceptionally low price of
MRS. MOWATT is in Portland to edu
cate local purchasers to the idea of
buying direct and saving for them
selves the four or five profits hereto
fore necessary. On sale today at our
store, center aisle. Buy one pound
or as many as you want.
RAISINS ARE HEALTHFUL, nutri
tious. There is more food Value in one
pound of raisins than in four 'pounds
of meat. California produces the fin
est raisins on earth, yet Scotch and
English people eat four to five times
as many as Americans and we envy
them their sturdy health.
RECIPES FREE with each dollar's'
worth purchased. These are from
Oscar, the famous Waldorf-Astoria
chef. You'll find them delicious. Tell
how to use raisins for pies, cakes, pud
dings, bread, sandwiches, and make'
other tempting dishes. Cook book
free with every dollar purchase.
than candy
amount of
RAISINS ARE BETTER
for children. A certain
sugar is required by any child, and tho
grape sugar in raisins is the best you
can give them. Raisins with nuts
make a fine hut health food. Fleasant,
wholeso.me, easily digested.
RAISIN SANDWICHES
Chop" fine one cup of raisins and one cup, of walnuts, together with one cup of
whipped cream and season with a little salt. Spread with slices of bread, cut thin.
Save 1-3 on Ribbon
Widths run from one inch to four and three-quarters
inches, thus giving 3-011 ribbons for every purpose. They
are in fine satin taffeta, all wanted widths and wanted
colors. "Widths and prices as shown below:
1-in. width, regular 8c the
yard; special today En
only .....du
li8-in. width, 10c value. 7
liin. width, 13c value. 9
1-in, width, 18c value 12d
fl-in. wide.
21c the yard;
cial today only.
31,-in., reg. 30c
2s-in., reg
4-in., reg
regular price
spe-
25c
14c
yard. .20
vard. .17
40c yard. .27
rr ! Fancy Chiffon Veilings, with embroid
V eillTlgS ered or velvet dots, in such wanted
shades as brown, navy, green, red, tan, light blue, black
or white. Values to $1.50 the yard. Special fJQp
today at the exceptionally low price of OuO
) jjr I C For women, in pure linen, with hand-embroidered
SSk,erCnieTS initial; 6heer or heavy, and regularly worth to 35c
each a dainty, splendid quality. A lot of 45 dozen is placed on sale 1 7
today, and they are selling at the low price of only, each. 1 '
f Neckwear g
T Bows, tailored linen J
collars, embroidered
j collars, Windsor ties, JL
i fancy lace collars,
embroidered Dutch
'' collars and small A
r silk bows. Regular X
values run as high
W as C5c; your choice vj
V f of over 200 on lip 11
11 ' on sale at, ea. ' II
Buy Valentines Today
This is your last opportunity to buy Valentines, if you would be in
time. Take a peep at the splendid assortment shown here and note
how low are the prices; and it is pretty near a certainty that ajl of
your friend3 will be pleasantly remembered by you. We have Valen
tines of every sort; extremely artistic, worth up to $5.00 each, or
Postcards and Comic Valentines, as low as 1 each. Take advantage.
12c
Box Stationery, cloth finished
paper, with "Poctland. Oregon,"
embossed on each sheet,
Dr. Graves' Tooth Powder,
reg. 25c can, special today.
Everybody's Safety Razor, holder
and plate complete; a razor 1 ft
that will shave, each lUu
Extra blades, three for 10
Bulk Perfumes, assorted odors,
best English or French OT
makes, reg. 50c oz., special. . Zuu
All Calendars now half price.
f-t . A Saturday special in our splendid Corset Section to
LsOrSetS day. The Dowager Model Royal Worcester Corset, for
full and heavy figures; medium length and medium bust; reinforced.
In every way they give good service; a splendid model for Oi OQ
stout figures; regular $3.00 model; on sale today at 01 iGu
50c values, special, at only. . XOu
Side Combs, large size, shell M
color, worth 65c pr., spl Hull
Pants Hangers, with wooden
clamp, regular price 15c
each, special at low price. .
All Framed Pictures y2 Price
10c
Suit Dept.
Savings a-plenty in Portland's largest and best Suit Department today. All Children's Coats
sell at half price. Women's Suits, Coats and all sorts of garments are well bargainized. New
Spring Suits are on display and prices temptingly low. See to it that you look through our 2d floor.
Chinaware
Big Bargains
Odds and ends in Dinner Sets,
unusually fine qualities, priced
very low for Remnant Week.
Dinner Sets, in white and gold,
Ilaviland china, exquisitely
beautiful decorations, fine goods,
regularly $37.00, at 007 (10
the special price of . . . 00 1 lU U
Haviland China Diner Sets, in
white and gold, with pink wreath
decorations and, gold handles,
regular price $117.60, Oyr nn
special, this sale 0l UiUll
German China Dinner Sets, in
pink and green decoration, reg
ular price $22.00, spe- M P nn
cial price,, this sale. . . 0 I UiUU
KITCHEN NEEDS
American Waffle Irons, spl. 6S
Griddle Irons, special price. 35
Enameled Covered Roasters 40
Ex. grade Wash Boilers. $1.50
Water Pails, special price. .15
Wire Clothes Lines, each..l7
Jletal Polish, the box, only.l2
Brass Bird Cage Hooks, ea.lO
Picture Hooks, tho dozen 8
Remnant Shoe Sale-Last Day
51,50
Bargains for men Bargains for women Bargains for children.. Come now and buy at 50c to
$2.98 Shoes and Slippers that have been selling for $1.50 to $6.00. By all means take advantage
of the bargains offered here, for their like will not be presented again in many a day.
1800 pairs Women's $4 and
$5 Shoes remnant price...
420 pairs Women's $2.50 01 fift
and ,$3 Oxford and Slippers. 0 lU"
Regular lines in Women's tQQ 1Q
$5 Shoes, priced today at. ..00i I J
Regular lines of Women's Ql) nn
$3.50 and $4 Shoes, today. . .OZiUU
Small-sized Women's $15.00 Riding
Boots, Saturday price has Or flfl
been placed at only OfiUU
Women's Boudoir Slippers, en
large sizes, $1 vals., special... uUu
Women Kid House Slippers, $1.50 values, large sizes, only 50
Wimen's Kid Oxfords, regular $2.00 values, the pair, special. .98
Men's Shoes, narrow widths, regular $4, $o and $6 grades. .Jjv.ys . '
i, C?- O'clock this evening we offer two striking specials in Men's Shoes. Come early
this evening and choose.
Men's Shoes, sizes up to 8, AA and A widths, or
sizes to 6V2 in B width, regular $3.50 to $6.00
values; the pair, after six o'clock, OQ OQ
(Cannot be exchanged) Oiwu
These are exceptional values at the prices we ask:
Men's Shoes, in medium widths and all sizes;
a superb lot of $3.50 and $4.00 grades ; plain or
patent leathers; good styles; choice Of) JQ
of many pairs, after 6 o'clock, at.
Chinaware
Big Bargains
Syracuse China Dinner Sets,
good quality, very durable, in
pink and green decorations, 100
pieces, regularly $16.00 OQ nn
value, special OuiUU
Semi-Porcelain Dinner Sets,
nandsome design, 60 pieces, reg
ular price $6.32, spe- OM yr
cial price, only Oii'3
Semi-Porcelain Dinner Sets, in
green decorations, with gold bor
der, 60 pieces, regular Or Mfi
price $7.20, special, set..Oui4U
100 pieces, regularly 01 fl Ofl
$14.40 the set, special. . 0 I UiOU
KITCHEN NEEDS
Tin Pie Plates, each only 3
Handled Cake Turners, each.4
Large Heavy Iron Forks, ea . . 2
Solid Metal Teaspoons, set.25
Solid Metal Tablespoons,set 50
Fancy Ring Jelly Moulds,
reg. $1 value, special 50
$1.25 fancy Jelly Moulds. . .63
$1.35 fancy Jelly Moulds.. 68
Baby Bonnets at Only 29c
A special in the second-floor Infants' Wear De
partment to effect a quick riddance of all odd
lota of Baby Silk Bonnets; tight-fitting effects,
colors or white. Values up to $1.75 each at. .29
Regular values up to$2.50 each go at only.48
Women's $4.50 Silk Umbrellas
Special TodayOnly $3.48
Tape edge, Gloria Silk Umbrellas, with gunmetal or
horn handles, splendid quality, regularly QQ MQ
sold at $4.50 each, special today only UuiTU
Women s lea Aprons 4oc
Women's Tea Aprons, made of white lawn, round
style, with fancy ruffles of embroidery; sell reg
ularly at 65c each, special for today 48
Dozens of special bargains in baby things in lots
too small to advertise. Come and secure bargains.