BILLS MY FLOOD
SPECIAL SESSION
Delay in Tariff Revision Will
Give Chance for Delay in
Both Houses.
CHANCE FOR POSTAL BANKS
Advocates Planning to Bring Tp
Question Statehood for New
Mexico, Census Sill, Change of
Inauguration' Likely Topics.
WASHINGTON. March 7. When Con
gress meets March 15 to consider tariff
revision there will be no constitutional
restrictions upon the nature of busi
ness that may be transacted. It Is
generally conceded that at least two
months will be required for the House
to conclude consideration of all the
schedules involved in this legislation.
The House Itself will not receive the
bin for some weeks, as the commit
tee on ways and means will require
some time to report the measure.
During this period the Senate will
have nothing to do In respect to the
tariff, and even after the bill leaves
the House it will be In the hands of
the committee on finance for some
time before the Senate actually gets
possession of It. Then will begin a
long wait by the House until the Sen
ate amendments can be .known and
conferee appointed to bring about an
agreement upon them.
Will Hold TTp Each House,
This procedure will result in each
house having to remain In session,
with nothing to do In relation to the
tariff, for . month or two. Three
days is the extent of a recess that
may be taken by either body.
Senators, therefore, are considering
the aavlsibility of entering upon any
other legislation. The advocates of
postal savings banks have talked of
the possibility of such a policy being
adopted ever since they became aware
of their inability to secure legislation
in the late Congress.
There are many earnest advocates
of a change of the date for the inaug
uration from March 4. Action on this
question may be taken.
Statehood May Come Tp.
Advocates of statehood for New Mex
ico and Arizona were greatly disap
pointed that no progress could be made
toward the enactment of an enabling
act during the late session and they
are restless over any proposition to
delay action until the regular session
of Congress, because they fear the
mass of legislation which will then
come up will crowd out their claims.
The President's veto of the census
bill makes mandatory some action to
provide for the" enumeration of the.
thirteenth census.
Legislation might be delayed until
early next Winter, but some believe
that the extra session will give an ad
mirable opportunity to dispose of it.
The extra session is sure to bring
forth a deluge of bills In both houses.
KERX IUVALRY 1 Oil PLACES
Members Want Honor of Reporting
Xew Tariff Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 7. As the
House ways and means committee will
have the important duty of reporting the
new tariff bill, there is keen rivalry
among members of the House for ap
pointments to fill the three vacancies on
the committee. The one vacancy in the
Republican membership made by the re
tirement of Representative Bonynge of
Colorado will in all probability be filled
by a member from a Western state.
Representative Howell, of Utah, Burke
and Martin, of South Dakota, and Cush
man, of Washington, have been sug
gested. " Francis Burton Harrison, of New York,
although having served only one term In
Congress, is most prominently spoken of
to fill the vacancy in the minority mem
bership of the committee caused by the
retirement of Representative Bourke
Cockran, of New York. It is understood'
that Sereno E. Payne, chairman of the
committee, favors Mr. Harrison's ap
pointment, but Champ Clark, minority
leader, declares he will not consider com
mittee appointments until the fight on
the rule shall have been settled.
WHEAT PIT HAS NO FEAR
(Continued From First Page.)
the consumer. Last week's receipts at
primary markets were about SO per cent
larger than those of a year ago.
James A. Patten, speaking of his big
wheat deal, said:
"I have every confidence that the
wheat market will go upward and that
wheat will be selling at $1.25 a bushel
within a short time."
"Do you control the market abso
lutely, as is claimed?" he was asked.
"Don't say that I control the mar
ket," declared Mr. Patten. "I have not
tried to corner wheat. Mo one man Is
big enough to do that. Harper, the
Cincinnati banker, tried it twenty
years ago and he was taught a lesson
that no one who has anything to do
with the -vheat market will ever for
get. He was smashed and broken and
he pulled down several banks to ruin
in the crash.
"All the cash wheat I own is here
in Chicago in elevators. I am selling
It every day' to the mills. Our firm
Bella from uO.000 to 75.000 bushels a
Cay to the mills. That is our business.
I don't control the cash wheat, for
there are 14.000.000 bushels at the
mills in the North."
"Don't make a sensational story out
of the wheat market, for there is really
nothing sensational in it. I have
Bitnply followed the market and have
nothing to do with the price. The law
of -supply and demand regulates the
price, and I have bought wheat because
J thougnt that the supply is far below
the demand, and I still think; so. The
crop in Argentina is estimated to be
60.000.000 bushels short, and the best
experts In Europe figure that the mar
kets there will need 60.000.000 bushels
of wneat that they have not been able
to get."
"How about the losses of the mil
lionaires of Wall street, who sold
short?" was asked.
"I know nothing about their losses"
said' Mr. Patten. "All I know Is that
there was a strong bear movement
when wheat was at $1.06 and $1 08 a
bushel. However, all the short selling
in the world could not stop wheat
from going upward."
"Have any of the New York million
aires asked you for a settlement?"
Mr. Patten laughed and replied:
"If they are really short they would
be too proud to come to me for a set.
tlement They would simply pocket
their losses and grin and bear it."
"Will there be any settlements made
this week?" was the next question.
"I don't think so." was the reply.
Millionaires Stand to Ix-? Heavily.
The New York millionaires who are re
ported to be short of wheat Include Regi
nald Vanderbilt, W. H. Moore, Jesse Llv
ermore and J. Brant Walker.
It is said that the four -New York men
began selling wheat with confidence that
the market would break when the price
was climbing from $1 to $1.06 a bushel. It
was when wheat was hovering around
$1.06 that the strong bear movement began
to manifest itself in New York and other
parts of the country- Vanderbilt, Moore,
Llvermore and Walker are supposed to
have sold millions of bushels at this
figure. An attempt to purchase 7.000.000
bushels In the open market would send
wheat to $1.22 a bushel and even higher,
and the big shorts cannot buy enough
wheat to cover their lines, except of Mr.
Patten, at any price.
The four New York millionaires are
said to be short about 20.000.000 bushels.
HOLDS GR EAT RELIGIOVS
REVIVAL, IX BOSTON.
Rev. Wilbur Chapman.
BOSTON. March 7. Speclal.)
Boston has been having a great
religious revival under the Rev.
Wilbur Chapman. It has lasted
several weeks and 500,000 per
sons have been reached. .While
there is no division of opinion
concerning the good the services
have done, there Is discussion
as to their measure of value.
Some of the preachers of differ
ent denominations in Boston' have
held that while the revival meth
ods were not wholly approved,
the results were undoubtedly
good. Others have praised them
without stint and others have as
unreservedly condemned them.
There is no question raised of
the sincerity of Dr. Chapman or
of his wonderful Influence over
men an influence due as largely
to the simplicity of his style of
speech as to his knowledge of
human nature.
Their combined losses are now figured at
uou z,izj,wu. it wneat goes to $1.25 and
the New Yorkers are still short, their
combined losses will reach $4,000,000.
CLEKEAU IS ATTACKED
BTG BEMO.VSTR.iTIOX PtAX.YED
AGAINST PREMIER.
Quelled by Police, and Prime Min
ister Defends Principles of
French Liberty.
PARIS. March 7. The Social Revolu
tionists, as a protest against the vigorous
measures of the government, tried to or
ganize a huge hostile demonstration
against Premier Clemenceau today, at the
unveiling of the monument erected to
Charles Thomas Floquet, ex-Prime Min
ister of France.
President Fallleres, ex-President Loubet.
many officials. Senators and Deputies
were present, together with the members
of various organizations. At the first
sign of unruly manifestations a large
force of police took steps to suppress the
demonstrants, a number of whom were
arrested.
In a lengthy talk Premier Clemenceau
said those who denied the existence of a
government of liberty in France today
were "First, the reactionaries, who de
sired the return of a government of op
pression; second, the church, which only
understood liberty as an exclusive privi
lege; third, the revolutionists, who
charged that their liberty was being in
vaded when the government was only
protecting Its own liberty."
EXPECT PERJURY CHARGE
Sensational Arrest to Be Made in
Connection With Cooper Trial.
NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 7. It is
probable that before argument begins to
morrow in the trial of the Coopers and
Sharpe, charged with the murder of ex
Senator E. W. Carmack, another arrest
for perjury will be made upon authority
of Attorney-General McArn. This time
the accused will be a man of prominence,
whose testimony was contradicted by half
a dozen people.
In the conclusion of the trial,' the two
points in the case which will be the sub
ject of argument are the questions of
who fired the first shot, and the object
of the Coopers In being on Seventh ave
nue, the strtfrt which Senator Carmack
had to traverse about the time he was
wont to go to his apartments.
PRESENT MINISTRY WINS
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Italian General Elections Indicate
Large Majority in Chamber.
ROME, March 7. General elections
were held throughout Italy today for the
new Chamber of Deputies. The cam
paign had been apathetic, but In Caserta
province a man was killed. The govern
ment. In anticipation of trouble, had
taken preventive measures, and the
troops eventually succeeded In securing
order.
According to partial returns received
tonight the present ministry is given a
large majority in the new Chamber.
The Clericals almost in full force par
ticipated' in the elections, for the first
time since 1870.
The Anti-Clericals were successful In
three constituencies In Rome, where they
stood against the Clericals.
Only One "BKOMO QUIJflNE"
That 1 LAXATIVE iSROMO QUININE. Look
for the signature of E. W. GROVE. ued the
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ACTORS PLAN UNION
John Mitchell Urges They
Enter Federation.
UNITED FRONT TO AGENTS
Labor Leader Addresses Meeting
Called In New York to Protest
Against Alleged Abuses In
Theatrical Profession.
NEW YORK, March 7. The bring
ing of all the actors of the United
States into an association which could
affiliate with the American Federa
tion of Labor was urged here tonight
by John Mitchell, former president of
the United Mine Workers of America.
He did this at a meeting of the mem
bers of the Actors' Society of Ameri
ca, the Actors' Church Alliance, the
Actors' Union, the Vaudeville Comedy
Club, the White Rats of America and
a number of other associations of ac
tors, called to protest against alleged
abuses at the hands of theatrical
agents.
By bringing their united strength to
bear, Mr. Mitchell told the actors they
would be In a position to command
proper consideration and free them
selves of exactions and tyrannies which
under their present disorganized con
dition they were compelled meekly to i
enaure.
"The time will come." said Mr.
Mitchell, "when every actor will be a
member of an international organiza
tion which will fight its fight."
The actors adopted resolutions in
dorsing a bill to be introduced in the
Legislature by Assemblyman Voss to
morrow limiting to 5 per cent the com
mission to be paid to theatrical agents
by actors.
RUSSIA HELPS Y. M. C. A.
CZAR TAKES ACTIVE INTEREST
IX STARTING GYMNASIUM.
Government Officials Send Thanks
to Anson Phelps Stokes, Wlio
Initiated Movement.
ST. PETERSBURG, March 7. Premier
Stolypin, M. Koluninkof, President of the
Douma, and other prominent government
officials have signed an address to An
son Phelps Stokes, of New York, in ap
preciation of his aid in founding the
Russian Young Men's Christian Associa
tion. The address was presented to
John R. Mott, general secretary of the
World Student Christian Federation, of
New York, at the annual meeting of the
association today by a deputation led
by Countess Spuvaloff.
Mr. Mott read a special message to
the young men of Russia from ex-President
Roosevelt. Czar Nicholas, the
Czarina and other members of the royal
family are taking a lively interest in the
association. The Emperor has con
tributed liberally and Grand Duko
Michael Alexandrov has given $14,000.
The Emperor has issued a special order
that the apparatus for the new gym
nasium be entered free of duty.
ARMY COURT FOR PARKMAN
Contract Doctor Accused of Dis
obedience of Orders.
MISSOULA. Mont., March 7. A military
Court Martial will convene at Fort Mis
soula tomorrow and probably continue in
session three days to try Lieutenant
Parkman, of the Medical Reserve Corps,
on charges of having disobeyed orders
and conduct unbecoming an officer.
Thirteen officers from outside posts and
two of the Sixth Infantry at the local
post will constitute the trial court.
Lieutenant Parkman, who is not a
regularly enlisted officer of the Army,
but one of the Government contract doc
tors, belonging to the Medical Reserve
Corps and attached to the garrison at
Fort Missoula, has been on leave of ab
sence for some time and returned to the
post today. He was placed under arrest
In post and is held under military sur
veillance. ADMITS HE KILLED WOMAN
Hale, Ilowever, Says Shooting of
Mrs. Hoover Was Accident.
ATCHISON. Kan., March 7. Karl
Hale. 17 years old, confessed today that
he killed Mrs. Jerome Hoover lat
Wednesday. He declared, however, that
the shooting was accidental. He' was
shooting at a tree near the Hoover home,
he said, and one of the shots' struck Mrs!
Hoover. The police said tonight that
they did not believe this story.
Young Hale, who has been of a de
fiant demeanor ever since his arrest, ap
peared grief-stricken, weeping bitterly
after making his statement to the po
lice. BIG FERRY CONTRACTS LET
Western Pacific to Expend $2,000,
000 in Equipment.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 7. Con
tracts for ferry equipment totaling
$2,000,000 have been let by the West
ern Pacific Railroad Company and en
gineers are now at work on plans for
two ferry boats, which will connect the
Oakland terminal with San Francisco.
Announcement Is made that regular
service into Oakland will be insti
tuted on January 1. 1910. Extra con
struction gangs will be placed on the
line through Nevada and the work
hurried in every way.
LIBERALS MAY BE UNITED
"Warring Fictions In Cuba Make
Effort to Get Together.
HAVANA. March 7. At the end of a
protracted session or a Joint committee
of Mlguellstas and Zaylstas today, pre
liminary terms for fusing the two fac
tions under the title of Liberal party
were agreed to. The committee decided
to submit to the national assemblies of
both factions a proposition for creating
a national commission charged with ar
rangement of details.
The committee was congratulated by
President Gomez on the success of Its
efforts to reunite the Liberal party.
All records broken, Gregory Heights
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ArabianLaceCurtains
We call special attention to the arrival of a large
shipment of real Arabian lace curtains, of the sort
that will appeal to particular purchasers. They are
handmade lace mounted on best French nets; rich,
artistic designs that add to the attractiveness of any
home. Priced at:
3O.UU, o.EU, $.Ot pr. 910, $11 the
$7.00, $8.00, SS.50 pr $12, $14, $15 the
And so on up by easy stages to as high as $35.00 the pair,
make a specialty of custom dranerv work hrnc nA
complete assorted stock, and expert workmen at"your disposal.
Let us give an estimate on your needs in this line.
$23.5 0
I grade i ailored buiis, in the season s .
most desirable fabrics and colorings; worth up to $28.50 each, special for today, $14.98
Sale Good Clothes (
Wringers at $2.50
Good Clothes liingers. spl $2.50
Felt-covered Sleeve Hoards. 15?
Chair Seats, special Monday.. 7p
Heavy Kug Beaters; special. 25
Shelf Brackets, size 6x8, spl.lOf
Tack Pullers, sp'l Monday . . .4
Meat Juice Presses, sp'l.. $1.25
Carved Bread Boards, sp'1..50?
Rat Traps, special this week 12
Covered Roasters, 11x16V-:. 45
Long-handled Shovels, only 65c
Garden Rakes, sp'l Monday 25
Garden Hoes, sp'l Monday 25?
(irass Forks, sp'l Monday.. 25
Garden Trowels, this week.58?
Specials in Notions
WHITE COTTON TAPE, all
widths, 3-yard pieces; sell regu
larly at 3c each; special
price Monday, 3 pieces for. ...UU
"CAN'T SLIP" WIRE HAIR
ROLLS, light and durable, for
new pompadour roll; 50c QCn
values at this low price Ouu
BACK COMBS, with carved tops,
shell color, newest style; AQp
65 values now selling at. . . .Hob
BURIED 13 HOURS
Oakland Man in Slimy Mud
Up to Chin All Night.
DRIZZLE ADDS DISCOMFORT
James T.. Angllar, Aged 7 7, Slips
1-Yoin Dredger and Falls Into
Kstuary Kescned In Morning
No Worse From Experience.
OAKLAND. March 7. Burled up to
his neck for 13 hours In the slimy mud
that forms the bottom of the Oakland
estuary and with a cold rain pelting
lilm. James L. Angrllar, aged 77. was
rescued today, and appeared none the
worse for his experience.
Angllar Is employed on the dredger
working In the canal and attempted to
go ashore last evening on a narrow
plonk.
He lost his footing and plunged Into
the mud piled up along the 'shore. Just
out of reach of the tide. He gradually
sank deeper and deeper until he dared
cry out no more, for the water and
slime reached his chin
When morning came his faint calls
were heard and he was dragged out,
asking for no other restorative than
food and sleep.
NIXON TALKS AIRSHIPS
Suys Tliey Will Soon Be Built Big
Enough for loo Passengers.
NEW YORK, March 7. Lewla Nixon,
the well-known shipbuilder, spoke of the
possibilities of aerial navigation in an ad
dress at the Richmond County Automobile
Club's annual dinner last night.
Aeroplanes In war, Mr. Nixon said,
would be used for scouting, the dropping
of small bombs and the attack of large
dirigibles. The field of the helicopter
probably will be largely on the warship,
because of Its ability to rise without a
start.
Cities soon would have regular landing
stations on the tops of houses, Mr. Nixon
said, and already persons were building
docks where airships might alight safely.
Based upon observation and calculations
made from results already obtained and
hence In no sense speculative. It was
safe to predict, he said, that the airship
would soon appear with a length of from
2500 to 3000 feet, which could easily go
with 100 passengers from here to Europe
and return within a week.
Fourteen Saloons Suffice,
MARPHFIELD, Or.. March 7 (Spe
cial.) The City Council has refused to
grant another saloon license to Charles
Spring Gowns Fitted Over the Royal
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Sunburst Silk is a mercerized fabric much resembling
silk, but givingevenbetter wear. It is a softer texture
with a satin sheen andomesn allth e wan t eJoors
and black. ThesePttjcoatsare made with Sunburst
flounce or tailored with bias bands. We invite the most
critical inspeconofPoiandshopptrfe to
these very attractive underskirts $3.50 to
Shoe Sale$5.00 Values at $3.19
Children's Dresses, Special at 58c
$1.00 Spring Silks at 85c a Yard
Women's $2.00 Gloves $1.19 Pair
$1.00 Panamas, Special 79c Yard
35c Taffeta Ribbon at 19c a Yard
6 Pair Children's 25c Hose $1.38
Jost. Liquor dealers offered a remon
strance on the grounds that the City
Council had promised that there would
be no more saloons. The Counoll de
cided that the 14 saloons now in Marsh
field were sufficient.
J. K. Williams Was Native Son.
OREGON CITY. Or.. March 7. (Spe
cial.) James Kdcjar Williams. who
died here March 6, was 2fi years old.
and a native of ClaclcHnisn County. He
the Y. W. C. A. Tea
Ne west Wash Goods
Never before have we presented to Portland buyers
such a profusion of beautiful wash fabrics as this
season. The assortment is wonderfully complete.
The weaves are bewitchingly attractive and the
prices are surprisingly low.
NEW ROUGH WEAVE
SUITINGS, natural n
colors, yard, 35 and T'USj
Marquisette Voiles; now and
very stylish; 45 inches wide;
striped, Persian or bordered
effects-, sold exclu- nr
sively here, yard U I ivu
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jre LLicoatSi
$5.00
Is survived by his wife, and by his
mother. Mrs. John R. Williams; four
brothers. John C. Williams, of Port
!"n,d: Kvan R- David C. and Arthur L
Williams, and four sisters. Mrs. Eliza
beth Matheson. Margaret. Elinor and
Angellne Williams, of this city.
Tlirec Trtulc Dollars In Salem.
SALEM, Or.. March 7. (Special.)
Three Salem men possess trade dollars.
They are A. T. Stelner. driiKirist: A H.
eo.) of
Worcester Corsets
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White Goods, in new French
pique, satin finished mate
rials, corded cheviots, mer
cerized panamas. tissues,
crepes, striped plisses. dimi
ties in all sized checks and
plaids, etc. , Make selections
now while you have complete
assortment to choose from.
A Special Sale of
CHINA PLATES
These hand-decorated plates vare
on sale in the art and crystal
room, third floor. They are
French china plates, and " small
cups and saucers in Coalport
ware, splendid for favors and
friendship remembrances. New
shipments of Belleck white art
china in jardinieres, optic vases,
nut bowls, tobacco jars, lemonade
jugs, sugars and creamers, loving
cups, steins, etc.
0-inch plates, 1.65 vals..S1.40
6- inch plates, ,i!.50 vals. .$2.13
7- inch plafcs. $2.25 vals. .Sl!o2
7- inch plates, $3.00 vals.. $2.55
S-inch plates. .$2.50 vals.. S2. 13
8- inch plates. 1.(R) vals.. $340
and hundreds of others at similar
reductions.
Special Sale of large, fancy eitrht
day clocks, gilded iron, absolute
ly guaranteed; $13.50 Pin ftfl
values; price ulUiUU
Nickel Alarm Clocks, sp"1..63
Dinner Sets, in open stock ware,
decorated pattern, new bonier'
designs, conventional patterns;
over 65 designs to choose from!
Ptelner. foreman Northwest Stove
Foundry, and V. II. nancy, manager
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany. San Ptdro Shipping.
SAN PEDRO. Cal.. March 7. The
steamer Norwood arrived today from
Grays Harbor with lumber and pass
engers. The steamer Olsen A Mahony arrrrad
from Astoria with lumber.
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