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THE MORXIXCr OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, MAKCU 13. 1900.
FORM ALLIANCE
be presented, and unless there is objec
FIGHT STAMP TAX
tion he will take the oath of office. There
is no dispute as to the regularity of the
credentials committee, and some of the
older lawyers in the Senate say that he
could not be prevented from taking his
seat even by objection.
So far as can be learned, the plan of
Stephenson's opponents ls to postpone the
presentation of objections until the inves
tigation by the Wisconsin Legislature into
the Stephenson election is concluded.
Established 1850
TO CHANGE RULES
COFFEE DUTY
A i J
-; V."
Insurgents and Democrats
Predict Victory Over
House Leaders.
TAFT TRIES COMPROMISE
But Kails to Unite Regulars and In
surgents Koosevelt's Backing
Stiffens Revolt Plan of
Campaign Adopted.
WASHIXGTOX, March 12. Three im
portant developments occurred today in
the House Insurrection against the adop
tion of the rules of the 6Uh Congress to
govern the incoming Congress. A com
promise, fathered by President Taft,
failed to unite the Republican members.
What was pronounced a satisfactory
working agreement was entered into by
the Republican Insurgents and the Demo
crats. The name of Theodore Roosevelt
was introduced as an insurgent sympa
thizer. . "Compromise Terms Offered.
The compromise was one that the in
surgents have considered ever since the
report became current that Mr. Taft de
sired the fight postponed, lest it might
delay the tariff bill. It provided for the
re-election ' of Speaker Cannon and the
adoption of the rules of the 60th Con
gress for the special session. After the
organization of the House on Monday
it was provided that a resolution should
be passed authorizing a committee to in
vestigate the rules and report on pro
posed changes in the regular session in
Uecember. It was proposed that the
insurgents should be allowed to name
four of their number for the committee,
the Democrats six and the regulars five.
The latter five were to be Representa
tives Mann, Illinois; Currier, Xew Hamp
shire; Kiefer, Ohio; Smith, Iowa, and
Stevens. Minnesota.
Taft Works for Harmony.
For the regulars ex-Representative
Watson, of Indiana, reported that the
compromise was acceptable if amended
so as to allow the Speaker to appoint
the committee, due regard being given
to the insurgents in its composition. The
Insurgent leaders subsequently declared
tliey would accept no such suggestion.
It is believed Mr. Taft will exert his in
fluence to bring the two branches of the
party together.
.Claim .Majority Against Cannon.
, ; For more than two hours this after
noon the insurgent steering committee
conferred with a committee representing
the Democrats. Representatives Gard
ner, .Nelson, Hubbard and Hinshaw
were present for the Insurgents and
Clark, the minority leader, and Repre
sentative Underwood, of Alabama, for
the Democrats.
The insurgents, it Is said, convinced
the Democrats that they could deliver
SO votes for any proposition they desired
to offer on Monday. The Democrats
promised to furnish 170 votes against the
previous question motion on the adoption
of the old rules. This lacks two of being
the full Democratic strength, there be
ing one vacancy on account of death and
one member being seriously ill. As 195
will be a majority, the allied forces
claim the victory.
Programme of Insurgents.
The programme tentatively agreed
upon by the allies was to vote down the
; previous question on the adoption of the
rules on Monday and. if the amendment
tp the rules providing a committee to se
- lei-t committees is voted down, to pro
pose that the committee on rules be
elected by the House. The Democratic
,..iMnws-are"sald to have declared they
could line up the entire Democratic del-
. cgation for the latter amendment, but
they were not so certain as to the for
mer. The regulars claim to have the prom
ises of several Democrats not to vote
with their party for the various amend
ments and deny that the Insurgent forces
will number 30v
Regulars- Say "We'll Win."
"I have never yet as 'whip' fallen down
on a poll of the House," declared Mr.
Watson tonight. "The organization will
win in a walk."
Mr. Cannon also seemed confident.
"I have no doubt." he said, "that the
organization will win out. We organized
the House before and I guess we will do
. it again next Monday."
Ao lght on Cannon.
Both the Democrats and the insurgents
say no serious attempt will be made to
defeat Mr. Cannon. The insurgents will
be left to follow their personal Inclina
tions along this line.
' At the Republican caucus tomorrow
night it is planned to bind the party to
vote for Mr. Cannon and for the adop
tion of the rules. Several insurgents
will not attend.
. At the Democratic caucus Monday It Is
intended to bind the members to vote
against the rules.
A letter has been received at the Capi
tol making Dr. ' Lyman Abbott, of the
Outlook, authority for the statement that
at a meetting of the editors of the Out
look Wednesday it .was decided to con
tinue the support sof the insurgents. Ex
Presldent Roosevelt attended his first
conference of editors on that day. The
letter ls taken as proof that Mr. Roose
velt desires the insurgents to win.
PROMOTION" FOR EXGIXEER
Lieutenant-Commander Cone Is
Ranked as Rear-Admiral.
WASHINGTON, March .-Lieutenant-Commander
Hutchinson I. Cone has been
appointed head of the Bureau 'of Steam
Knsmeering of the Navy, with the rank
and pay of Rear-Admiral. He especially
.i.-stineulshed himself by safely taking the
tm-pedoboat flotilla from Newport News
t.i ' Jan Francisco in company with the
Atlantic battleship fleet, and was fleet
engineer under Admiral Sperry during the
p. round-the-world cruise, assuming that
duty at' San Francisco.
NTEPHKXSOX TO BE SWORX IX
After He Becomes Senator Oppon
ents May JFile Objections.
WASHINGTON. March 12,-The first
business of importance to be taken up by
the Senate at the beginning of the extra
session next Monday will be the admis
sion of Senator Stephenson, of Wisconsin.
Immediately after the &?nate convenes the
certificate of the. Governor of Wisconsin
declaring Mr. Stephenson's election will
WILL BE DEUCE Of BUSIXTCSS
Congressmen . Hope to Pass Pets at
Special Session.
WASHINGTON, March 12. The deluge
of bills introduced promises to be as great
for the special session of Congress, which
will begin next Monday, as for the reg
ular sessions, despite the prospect that
little legislation other than the tariff will
receive consideration. Five hundred bills
were today presented to the clerk by one
Representative alone. All were intro
duced at the last session and many have
been reintroduced year after year.
The number of bills introduced at a
session has increased over 50 per cent in
the last five years. Members reintroduce
the unsuccessful bills of the preceding
session. Pension bills are often intro
duced year after year and in a few in
stances the beneficiary has been dead for
several years. There were 28.440 bills in
troduced Jn the House during the last
session and over S00 in the Senate.
Taft and Cabinet Photographed.
WASHINGTON, March 12. President
Taft's special message to Congress,
which is to be sent to that body next
Tuesday, was not in shape to be read to
his second Cabinet meeting today. It
was the first meeting of the first Taft
Cabinet, and photographs were taken in
the Cabinet room of the members sitting
around the historic table, and Mr. Taft
presiding.
SECRETARIES TO TRAVEL
BALLIXGER AXT WILSO.X WILL
EXAMINE WORK IX WEST.
Complaints Against Irrigation Law
and Forest Service Will Be
Investigated.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, March 12. Secretary of the In
terior Balllnger. accompanied by Secre
tary of Agriculture Wilson, will spend
considerable time during the Summer
studying conditions on Government irriga
tion projects and in forest reserves of
the West with a view to determining what
changes and improvements are necessary
in those two branches of the Government
service.
Mr. Ballinger will determine for him
self -whether numerous complaints are
well grounded, and will inform himself
as to what reforms are necessary. He
is anxious to know whether settlers on
Government Irrigation projects are sub
jected under the present law to unnec
essary hardships, and also wants to ascer
tain whether the Forest Service, in ad
ministrating reserves, has been exceed
ing its authority In any respect.
The fact that Mr. Wilson will accom
pany Mr. Ballinger indicates that under
this Administration Mr. Wilson will be
Mr. Pinchot's superior, and not. as in
President Roosevelt's Administration,
without any voice in forestry matters.
XEW RAILAVAY MAIL IISTRICT
Will Be Created in Xorthwest.
Headquarters Not Selected.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 12. Representative Ellis,
during a conference today with the
Postmaster-General, received assurance
that one new railway mail district author
ized in the postal appropriation bill would
be created In the Northwest to embrace
Oregon and Washington, Northern Idaho,
Montana and Alaska. Selection of head
quarters for the district will not be made
until some time in April, as the de
partment wants time to investigate the
relative advantages of Portland, Seattle,
Tacoma and Spokane.
WILL HAVE FREE DELIVERY
Improved Mall Service for Four Ore
gon Towns.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 12. On June 15 city
mail delivery will be inaugurated at
Hood River, Ashland, McMinnville and
Grants Pass, Oregon, with two regular
carriers at each city save Ashland, which
will have three, and one substitute car
rier each.
IVOR WILLIAMS IS DEAD
Portland Painting Contractor Suc
cumbs to Pneumonia.
After an illness of three days, caused by
pneumonia, Ivor Williams, a painting
contractor of Portland, died at 6:20
o'clock yesterday morning at the Good
Samaritan Hospital. The funeral will
be held at 2:30 o'clock Sunday at Fin
ley's by Dr. J. Whltcomb Brougher. The
Welsh Choral Society will sing and the
sen-ices at the grave will be conducted
by Rev. R. H. Jones at Rlvervlew.
Mr. Williams was 47 years old and
w-as born in Treherbert. South Wales
He came to Portland In 1879 and was
married four years ago to Miss Charlotte
Foulkes, . a daughter - of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Foulkes. His widow survives
him. as does a two-year-old son, Robert.
He has two brothers and a sister who
live at Treherbert. These are Taliesyn
and Gwylim Williams and Mrs. Samuel
Williams. Another brother, Llewellyn
Williams, lives at Columbus, Ohio, and a
fourth brother lives in Portland.
Mr. Williams was a member of the
First Baptist Church, belonged to the
Knights of Pythias and was a member
of the Woodmen of the World.
JORDAN GUILTY OF MURDER
Coast Artilleryman Who Shot Po
liceman Recommended to Mercy.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 12. A ver
dict of murder in the first degree, tem
pered by a recommendation of the pris
oner to the clemency of the court, was
returned by the Jury today In the trial
of Private Thomas J. Jordan. Coast
Artillery. U. S. A., for the killing of
j-olice Sergeant J. F. Nolting, whom he
shot to death last January while the
officer was endeavoring to place him
under arrest for disturbing the peace.
The Jury deliberated nearly five hours
before arriving at its verdict.
The soldier was without money, and
his comrades at the Presidio sub
scribed to a fund for his defense. In
addition to this, the post commandant
sent Lieutenant P. J. Hennessy, Judge
Advocate at the Presidio, to watch over
Jordan's Interests during the trial.
The. police department gathered a
fund of its own to aid the prosecution,
because of Noltlng's great popularity,
and Attorney Hiram W. Johnson was
retained to aiu the City Attorney.
Democrats Begin to Map Out
Campaign Against New
Payne Tariff Bill.
PROPOSE TAX ON LEGACIES
Advocacy of Roosevelt and Taft'a
Policy by Opposition Would Em
barrass Leaders free Iron
Ore Is Opposed.
WASHINGTON. March 12. The
House Democrats will oppose a duty on
coffee an.l the provision of the new
tariff bill re-establishing the stamp
tax on checks, bonds and stocks.
If the Republicans do not provide
for an inheritance tax in the bill, the
Democrats declare they will fight to
have an amendment taxing legacies,
and. it is said, would in this way em
barrass tiie Republicans on account of
the recommendations of Presidents
Roosevelt and Taft. The minority
members are' preparing for the - new
tariff bill, but as they have not seen
the bill, and will not be Informed of
its provisions until it is Introduced. It
is not known on what schedules the
main fight will be made.
Tax Inheritance, Xot Breakfast.
Representative Underwood, of Ala
bama, a minority member of the ways
and means committee, declared that. Jf
the duties were determined upon a
revenue basis, there would Te no need
of taxing the breakfast table or im
posing a stamp tax. He said an inher
itance tax ofTers the best means for
making up the Treasury deficit, and
t..at, if the new bill contained a pro
vision for such a tax. neither the duty
on cofTee nor that on beer need be in
creased. Oppose Kree Iron Ore.
A provision which many Republicans
as well as Democrats are likely to at
tack is that taking off the duty on
iron ore. The Dingley bill imposes 40
cents a ton on Iron ore, and the im
portations of 1907 amounted to more
than $3,000,000, from which the duties
collected amounted to more than J400 -000.
The placing of Iron ore on the free
list was advocated by John W. Gates
and numerous foundry and furnace
concerns of the East and the Pacific
Coast. Representatives of iron mining
interests in the Lake Superior. Mesaba
and Adirondack regions favored a re
duction of from 15 to 25 per cent in the
duty on iron ore, if it was proposed to
make a general downward revision.
The National Grange favored free
iron ore as being in line with the idea
of conserving natural resources.
SEXATORS WILL CIIAX-GE BILL
West Expecteil to Resist Putting
Products on Free List.
WASHINGTON, March 12. The Re
publican Senators of the committee on
finance will begin a systematic study
of the new tariff bill as soon as copies
are available. They feel the Impor
tance of pressing the measure to a
speedy determination, and Senator Al
drich, as chairman of the committee,
lias said that be would make an effort
to have the bill reported as soon as
possible after its passage by the
House.
It ls considered that many changes
will be made In the Senate, and that
most of them will be suggested by the
finance committee. In the Senate the
smaller states have a greater propor
tionate representation than in the
House, and if the bill, as it comes from
the House, should tall to give what is
considered adequate protection to some
of their industries, there would un
doubtedly be a strenuous effort by the
Senators from those states to restore
the desired equilibrium. The thinly
populated states of the West are espe
cially interested in the protection of
wool, hides, fruits, lead ore. copper,
etc., and will unquestionably resist any
effort to discriminate against them, and
they would regard as such effort the
placing of these articles on the free
list.
While Senator Aldrich's hope Is to
have the bill in shape to be reported
soon after it comes from the House,
much will depend upon the character
of the House measure and the disposi
tion of the members of the finance
committee. Unquestionably the con
trolling desire In the Senate will be to
make the bill a distinctively protective
measure, and It ls not believed that the
Republican Senators will permit even
their desire for haste to cause them to
sacrifice this feature of it.
CITY THROWN INTO CHAOS
(Continued From First Pair.)
ignorance of his whereabouts and did not
know of his resignation until he aaw the
morning papers. The city business is at
a standstill owing to the absence of an
official head. Chief of Police Broad
head. Park Commissioner Rushton. mem
bers of the various commissions appointed
by Mayor Harper have their resignations
written and await a determination as to
the proper official to whom to address
them.
Never In the history of the city has
there been such a state of affairs as now
confronts the people. Eminent lawyers
are found to support the contentions pf
both sides, and there is no possibility of
a settlement without action by the courts.
Ex-Mayor Harper is credited In one
quarter today with saying that he had
been indiscreet and must take the blame.
He is said to have denied that he had
been In any. manner dishonest, declaring
that he went Into office in 1907 worth $2or,
000 and retired practically without re
source?. ' The Mayor's action in suddenly resign
ing and withdrawing his name from the
ballot for the recall election in the face
of threats of exposure was taken without
the advice of friends or professional
counsel.
How Harper Was Driven Out.
The Evening Express today publishes
a statement about Harper's resignation,
saying:- j
"At 5:25 P. M. yesterday Mr. Harper
appaared at the private office of Edwin
T. Earl and requested an interview. The
interview was granted. Mayor Harper
proposed that he would withdraw his
name from the ticket as a candidate for
re-election March 28. it being understood
that certain Information in the posses
sion of Mr. Earl regarding Mr. Harper's
official acts, not his private character,
would not be published.
"No newspaper or individual possesses
the Information now In the hands of Mr.
Earl. This information, let it be dis
tinctly understood, has reference to Mr.
Harper's administration, and not to Mr.
Harper's private affaire."
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FAIL TO AGREE ON
ANTHRACITE SCALE
Deadlock Between Operators
and Miners Ends
Conference.
MINERS CALL CONVENTION
Still Hope That Conflict May e
Averted I,cIh Indignant lie-
cuu.i-e ICecognition of the
Union. Is Denied.
PHILADELPHIA. March 12. Be
cause the anthracite mine operators
would not agree to recogniae the
Inited Mine Workers of America, the
conference of miners and operators to
arrange a new working agreement
came to naught today.
Kven at thut, prospects for a peace
ful settlement have not entirely failed
The miners will, call a convention of
their union for the three anthracite dis
tricts to discuss the situation. They
will hold another conference with the
operators before March 31. Both sides
however, profess to hope that radical
measures will be avoided.
The operators agreed, as their final
proposition, to continue the present
agreement three years.
Answer Declured Final.
At this afternoon's session the sub
committee of the miners told the sub
committee of the operators thai the
negative answer they gave yesterday
to the present employers' proposition
to renew the present agreement for
three years is final, and that the only
agreement the representatives of the
workmen will sign will be the recogni
tion of their ornanlzalion i and that
must be signed by them as 'members of
the United Mine Workers of America.
Mut Itei-ogni.c Union.
President Lewis was much provoked
today because the operators yesterday
refused to receive him and hls'sssoc-iate
officers of the mine workers' union, but
merely as representatives of the coal
miners employed In the mines owned
by the former.
"The only agreeement I will sign
with the operators will be as T. 1
Lewis, president of the union," hollv
declared Mr. Lewis. We will not be
divorced from the organization."
Asked if he will make any other
proposition to the operators In view of
the rejection of the demands yesterday,
Mr. Lewis said:
"We will not qualify one of the de
mands we liav made, but will Insist
that everything we have asked for
shall be granted."
WATER . FAMINE ISFEAnED
BOAKI) TO T.( KI.K I'KOIILI'.M
OK iSTOIMM.Vt; WASTK.
Mayor Suggests Kegulation of
Sprinkling, and Kigld Knforce
meiil of Kuk'.-.
How consumers of water may be pro
tected this Summer from famine, caused
by those who' use excessive amounts for
Irrigation purposes. Is a problem that Is
confronting the Water Board. At a
meeting yesterday morning the subject
was discussed briefly, but was parsed
without any definite conclusion having
been reached. It was raised by a com
munication from a resident on Bast Yam
hill street. In the Sunnyslde dlstrlrt.
who declared that there were 30 fami
lies attached to one one-inch pipe on that
street and that In the sprinkling months
they cannot obtain a drop of water for
drinking purposes.
"There ought to be some regulation
of sprinkling, other than that which we
now have," said Mayor Ijine, who was
presiding. "It Is wrong for those who
Irrigate to consume all of the water and
to leave those without water who wish It
for drinking purposes. As a rule, there
Is a terrible waste of water during Irri
We Invite Portland Women to See
Early Arrivals of Spring Fashions in
Tailor-Made Suits, Dresses
Millinery, Waists, Coats
We also call attention to our showing of new novel
ties many of
in Jewelry,
Wash
gating hours, and it Is nothing short of &
crime for people to be so careless of the
supply. Some leave their faucets run
ning all night, and the drain is very
great. A means to stop this should be
devised and rigidly enforced."
"What would you do." asked orfe cor
respondent, "if you could not get a drop
of water from your faucet and a lire
broke out In your house, when, with a
single bucketful, you could put out tho
fire?"
"I would have to let my house burn."
said the Mayor. "It would Just burn.
And It ls a shame that such conditions
prevail, when the supply would be ample.
If all who Irrigate would have due regard
for those who do not. and If they would
be careful of their use of the water."
It is Impossible, under the present sys
tem, to check up on water consumers
sufficiently for the Water Department
officials to be able to discover those who
waste water, either In sprinkling their
lawns or for household purposes. Where
no meter has been Installed, the fiat rates
prevail, and It is impossible to ascertain
whether there is an excess of water
used at a given place without a meter.
It Is difficult for Inspectors to obtain
Information of a positive nature that a
consumer Is wasting water. If an in
spector goes to a house to investigate,
he must give his business before entering,
and if faucets are being used wastefully.
they will be turned off before he can
find them. The few insTectors employed
cannot cover the city adequately, so as to
be able to detect waste on lawns, as the
territory ls too large. The matter ap
pears to resolve Itself Into a question of
educating the water users to the knowl
edge that by wasting water they are not
only injuring their neighbors, but are ac
tually placing entire neighborhoods in
Jeopardy.
GRAND JURY IS BLOCKED
Supreme Court Must Decide AIkmiI
Notes of Proceedings.
SPOKANE. Wawh.. March 12. (Spe
cial.) The Uordon-Root grand Jury In
vestigation was halted suddenly today
until tiie Supreme Court of the state
can decide whether It is legi.l to permit
stenographic notes of testimony to be
taken as insisted upon by Prosecutor
Fred C. Pugh.
After a ruling by Judge Huneke that
neither a stenographer or a Deputy
Prosecutor who could take shorthand
notes would be permitted to do so, the
Investigation was stdpped.
Prosecuting Attorney Pugh Immedi
ately applied for a writ or prohibition
and th-re will be no more sessions
until the Supreme Court rules on the
question.
The court will sit next FrMav and
should the writ be granted at that time,
the sessions of the Jury could be re
sumed on tho following Monday.
NECKLACE HUNT STILL ON
Bay Cily Detectives Trying to In
tercept Mall to Get Jewels.
SAN FTtANClSCO. March 12. The hopes
of the detectives that they mlclu b,.oii
recover the famous pearl necklace be
longing to Miss Jennie Crocker, which
disappeared the night of the Mardl Cras
ball at the St. Francis hotel, raised al
most to the point of conlldence vestr
dav when It wan stated that jolinnn
Bohmer. the mess boy of the at. Franclw.
under arrest charged with stealing a val
uable purse, had sent a package hj
express to his mother In Hungary after
the loss of the jewels, fell araln today
on learning that the express company had
forwarded no ei'ch packaRe.
Later, however. Bohmer admitted that
he had eent a present to his mother by
registered mall, and to Intercept this
the officers now are bending all their
energies. The young man denies that it
contained anything more than a small
memento.
EXTRADITION FOR EDITORS
Panama Libel Defendants Will lie
Forced to Washington for Trial.
CHICAGO. March 12.-"l n'der the Fed
eral statutes there l no alternative but
the extradition of lelavan Smith and
Charles B. Williams to the District of
Columbia on the libel suit brought against
them and Joseph Pulitzer by the Govern
ment." Charles W. Miller, newly appointed Dis
trict Attorney In Indianapolia, who has
been in Chicago, made thta statement
Jus before he left for home. He declares
the Indianapolis defendants win be served
with a subpena to appear for trial, and
that if resistance is made further pro
cess will b;- invoked by the Oovernment.
1 ne Federal law on the subject ls spe-
ciflc
pam jir. .-viuier.
A Ft-k peasant motioned feehlv to his wirB
to approach his biild. an.1 whlpre1. pain
fully: "I ttlnk. my dear. I coul.l fan.-v a
little broth." "My dear." aald ahe. '-what
do you Kant of lruth? Hasn't the doctor Juat
given you upT"
them not shown elsewhere in Portland
Hair Ornaments, Veilings, Handker
chiefs and other Accessories. Also exclu
sive new patterns in Silks, Dress Goods,
Ooods, Embroideries, Etc., Etc.
"Theme beautiful Spring days are the time
to wear the new fashions before the
new fashion get old." Mojer
BRIDGE FIGHT IS UP Bill
SUI.I.1VAX OUIXni STKCCTUKK
AVOUKIKS BOAlilK
Construction Company Offers to
Make Certain Kcpalrs Which
Will Comply With Wishes.
The controversy over the reinforced
concrete bridge across Sullivan's Uulch
on East Twenty-eighth street came up
again In the meeting of the City Execu
tive Board, yesterday afternoon. The
Board has rejected tho span, charging
faulty and defective construction. Tho
Northwest Bridge. Works, the contract
ing company, through Manager J. R.
Bowles, extended an offer to make certain
repairs to the structure to make It comply
with the wishes of the Mayor and mem
bers of the Board, and this was re
ferred to the bridge committee.
The company offered to strengthen the
south abutment wing, to put in nn ex
pansion Joint nd make other alterations
1 to meet the wishes of the city officials;
ut me ccnnpcTy auvises against putting
in the expoitsion Joint, as Manager
Bowles said it is bad practice for such a
location as the bridge site. He advised
carrying the south end of the bridge out
2o feet further, on a concrete founda
tion. In any event, lie declared, the span
is a good one. capable of carrying more
load than originally designed for. This
has been the contention of the com
pany all the time.
A report, signed by J. A. Newell nnd
Seneca Smith. members of the brli'm
committee, was not adopted. H. M.
Kfterly. a member of the committee,
nnd confidential adviser to Mayor Lane,
advised against lt adoption, as he said
It did not specify all of the defects named
In the original report on the bridge,
which was adopted several weeks ago.
when the bridge was rejected. This lust
report was as to the -reont m.-fiitig of
They Fight for You
in Your Blood
Science is assured that the white corpuscles In
the blood, popularly called "Little Soldiers," defend
you against infectious and contagious diseases.
And that they do so only when they themselves
are healthy and strong..
And that to make and keep them healthy and
strong is to purify and enrich the blood.
The white corpuscles in your
blood destroy the micro-organisms
that attack the red corpuscles and
the bodily tissues.
In this way they defend yon.
But they are not in condition to
defend you, to fight for you, if yoit
are troubled with eruptions, scrofu
la, eczema. Catarrh, rheumatism,
that tired feeling, loss of apietite,
nervousness or general debility,
all of which are indications that
your blood is impure and impover
ished and your system ruu-down.
It is good to kill two birds with
one stone, whenever you can.
Take Hood's Sarsnparilla and it
will cure any indication of impure
fiTHood's Sarsaparilla effects Us wonderful cures not simply
because it contains sarsnparilla, but because It combines the utmost
remedial values of more than CO different Ingredients, each -jreatly
strengthened and enriched by this peculiar combination. These ingre
dients are 'the very remedies that successful physicians prescribe for
the same diseases and ailments. There ls no real substitute for Hood's
Sarsaparilla. If urged to buy any preparation said to be "Just as
good." you may be sure It is Inferior, costs less to make, and yields the
dealer a larger profit.
Begin taking Ilood's Sarsaparilla today, in the usual liquid form or in
the chocolate tablets known as Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar.
There will be
more people in
Gregory Hei
tomorrow than on all
the other properties of Port
land put together. Read Gregory's
ad tomorrow and then visit GREGORY.
the committee with Manager Bowles, anl
related to his proposition.
City Engineer Taylor made a verbal
report as to the action taken bv him
regarding the examination of the piers of
the Madison-street bridge. J said th.it
the divers were employed only Thursd.-.y
mornlng. and have not had time In which,
to make their report. It Is probable a
special meeting of the Executive, Hoant
will be held to hear the report, when it
Is submitted by the divers. .The bridgo
is closed to all traftlc, and Is alleged by
many to be defective, while others de
clare It Is in such a condition that it
can be made safe with about $S worth,
of repairs. The streetcar company offi
cials wih to make the repairs' and utilize
It for their business, and many merchants
In the affected district are clamoring for
reopening.
On tiie ground thnt there will he a
lower bid If new advertisements are In
serted In the city ofticial paper. th
Board rejected the bid of th. Pacltio
Bridgo Company for the East Third-street
till, from Fast tik to Hawthorne ave
nue, and ordered a new call for bids.
FRANCE FACING DEFICIT
With $45,000,000 Needed, Naval
Scandal May Cuuse Crisis.
PARIS. March 12. Franco, like tho
United States, Is confronted with a big
deficit In her revenues. The hudset of
litis necessitated the lssie of H2.).s)
In treasury bonds, while the resular esij
matcs for 1910 show a deficit of $45.tinv.i.
The situation complicates the prop,-,,!
to revise the French tariff, and it al
ready has precipitated a quarrel between
M. Cailloux. Minister of Finance, and M.
I'loard, Minister of Marine, over the In
sistence of the latter on larKe credits
to restdre the -f f Ici. ncy of naval mate
rial. Scandalous corruption in the matter of
contracts revealed lately by M. I'ii-ard
has startled the country, end the Min
ister of Marino has practically refund
to continua In office unless he i trained
Siff i.-i-iM funds to put the Navy in first
class order. ,
and impoverished blood from which
you suffer and at the same time
make the little soldiers in your
blod healthy and strong.
Hood's Sarsaparilla is the great
est preventive as well as curative
medicine.
Its record shows this.
" I have sold the different Sarsa
parillas for the past fifteen years,
nnd consider Hood's not only the
best, sarsnparilla, but the best seller
on the market. I use it in my
family with the best results. Let
a man use Hood's arsaparilla as
an internal cleanser and Hood's
Soap externally and he will be a
clean man." C. F. Webb, North
umberland, N. H.
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