THE MORXIXG OKEGOXIAX, TUESDAY, JUXE 8, 1909. CALHOUN TRIM. TO BE FINISHED SOON Indications Now Are That Case Will Be Submitted to Jury Within Fortnight. 22 WEEKS USED UP SO FAR Attempt Made by Defense to Repudi ate Testimony of Prosecution Takes "Up Whole Day "Fake" Raid Is Described. SAN FRANCISCO. June 7. The T2fl week of the trial of Patrick Calhoun opened today with a session devoted altogether to evidence corroborative of testimony previously Introduced. Sam uel F. Prott, a witness for the prosecu tion, who alleged that he had been Induced by an employe of the United 71 all roads to manufacture evidence J favorable to the defendant, withstood a severe cross-examination during the day, as did Ray C. Schindler, one of the men who participated In raids upon the office of the United Railroads when Ptolen documents are alleged to have been found in the desks of officers of the cprporation. Predictions relating to the length of the Ionfr trial were shattered today, when the prosecution resumed the pre sentation of matters already intro duced. It is the general belief that the case will be submitted to the jury within a fortnight. Sin re the prosecution outlined the actual case against the president of the United Railroads, an entire month has been devoted to proof of an al leged conspiracy on. the part of the defendant and several of his subordi nates, who are charged with attempting- to destroy or manufacture testimony. sentatlve Lorimer, of Illinois, to the United States Senate creates another va cancy on the House committee on rivers and harbors, making seven in all on the Republican side. Great pressure Is being brought to bear by the Pacific Coast delegations to secure representation on this committee, because of the present and growing importance of the water ways of the states bordering on the Pa cific California is now the only Coast State represented, McLachlan being her member. The election of Jones of Wash ington to the Senate took away the only other Coast member. With so many vacancies to be filled and with such great pressure from the Coast, it is possible that both Oregon and Washington may be given representation, when Speaker Cannon makes out his list. Hawley is an active candidate from Ore gon, and Humphrey is the Washington aspirant. There are 13 Republican mem bers and three places accorded to the Pacific Coast would not be out of pro portion.. Whether the Speaker will be willing to give the Coast three members is unsettled. On the Senate committee on commerce, however, corresponding to the House committee on rivers and har bors, all three Coast states are repre sented, by Piles, Washington; Bourne, Oregon, and Perkins. California. WHISK! IS WHISKY Solicitor - General Enlightens Taft on Legal Point. COLORED WHISKY IS 0. K. ASK PROFESSOR TO QUIT BAPTIST PASTOR SHOCKED AT BOOK ON RELIGION.' GRAFT AMONG DOCTORS COMMISSION ON SPECIALISTS' FEES IS DENOUNCED. Academy of Medicine Gives Heed to Scheme Tor Salaries to Poor Men's Doctors. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., June 7. Pay ment of commissions by specialists to general practitioners who call them In for operations or advise was character ized as "graft, pure and simple, " by Dr. K. Gard Edwards, of La Junta, Colo., today -before the American Academy of Medicine, meeting here in annual session. Dr. Edwards also condemned the prac tice of many specialists who performed operations and then have their patients rlaced under the care of the local prac titioner, who "receives the blame If they die and none of the credit If they live." Eminent physicians speaking at the losing meeting advocated "contract practice' by physicians as a solution of the problem of securing proper medical attention for wage-earners at small cost. The plan presented favors" small monthly payments by clients of the contract phy sician, who is expected to attend them in case of illness without extra charge. Dr. L. Benedict, of Buffalo, Bald that under the present system the poor, unable to pay doctors bills, often delayed call mg a pnysician unui tne disease was beyond easy cure. He said that the con tract physician plan would secure the doctors against loss in unpaid bills and guarantee the young physician a living income. James H. McBride. of Pasadena, Cal. Was elected president. BROTHERS HOLD REUNION Seven Coopers Meeting in Annual Gathering at Independence. INDEPENDENCE. Or.. June 7. fSDe rial.) The annual reunion of the Cooper nrouiera was nna at tne home of J. S Cooper today. W. H. Cooper, of Stavton was the guest of honor, it being hts 75th nirinaay. Once a year the seven Cooper brothers gather together, renewing the recollec tions of their past life. The average age mi me seven is b years. They are Will lam H. Cooper, Daniel Jackson Cooper, James fchclby Cooper. Jacob Calvin l ooper. Hilcy Davis Cooper. John Em erson Cooper and Elbert Woods Cooper, liits last iwo Deing twins. HAWAIIAN STRIKE BR0KEI Japs Return to Work ut Old Scale Though Others May Quit. HONOULl, June 7. All of the .Tana nese strikers on the Ewa plantation and a. portion of those at the Wallua returned to worn tonay at tne old wage schedule. It is feared that the trouble is not entirely er. nowever. as it is now reported that the men on the Koual plantation will waiK out. i Course of Stormy Meeting, Chi cago Ministers Also Say Uni tarians Bad Lot. CHICAGO, June 7. (Special.) Demand that Trofessor George flurman Foster, of the University of Chicago, resign from the Baptist ministry was made today at a special meeting of Baptist ministers of Chicago in Stelnway Hall. The action came as a result of the publication of Dr. Foster's book, "Functions of Religion." The motion demanding the resignation of the university professor was voiced by Rev. Johnston Myers, of the Em manuel Baptist Church, after those pres ent had been startled by an address of the Rev. W. A. Matthews, In which he declared that if Christ should return to earth he would visit the Unitarian Church and call woe down upon its members. The meeting 'became one of the storm iest In recent history of the Bitot is t Church. No acfion was taken on the demand for resignation of Professor Foster, because the constitution of the ministers" organ- zation provides that a week must elapse before official action of such nature can taken. But Colored Something-Else Can Never Be AYhisky, No Matter How Much It Tastes Like i the Real Stuff. WASHINGTON, June 7. Lloyd W. Bowers. Solicitor-General of the United States, today submitted to President Taft his opinion as to what the term "whisky" means in law. Solicitor-General Bowers holds that the public does not consider that added color ing or flavoring matter can make whisky out of what otherwise is not whisky. Whisky Is' regarded generally and natur ally as having a flavor and properties of its own. On the other hand," h said, "the mere addition of harmless coloring or navonng matter to what is previously whisky does not destroy its whisky char acter, unless such addition unduly dilutes or affects the essential properties of the whisky." A mixture of whisky with alcohol, or neutral spirits, is entitled to . the name whisky, Mr. Bowers holds, provided the mixture retains a substantial amount of oy-proaucts in proportion to the volume of the mixture. Bowers says the addition of alcohol to whisky Is not the introduc tion of a foreign substance, but is merely an enlargement of the proportion of one proper constituent. It is merely a form of dilution. Just as the addition or water is. President Taft authorized the onlnlnn of Mr. Bow;rs to be made public but an nounced no opinion himself because it was his desire to hear further testimony taken from what are known as "straight LA GRANDE LAND FLOODED Sugar Company Suffers Consider ably From Overflow of Creek. LA GRANDE, Or.. June 7. (Special.') The rains and the hot weather of the past week have resulted in the flooding or tne rule Marsh, near Hot Lake, and the farms of the Amalgamated Sugar Company and several wheat farms in the Hats are inundated to a depth of irora 12 to lt Inches. Manager Sam uel Storie, of the sugar company, stated last night he considered the danger point past, but that until the waters had subsided he could not estimate the damage that had been done. Catherine Creek, the source of the flood, is higher than the neighboring flats, and conse quently is hard to keep in bounds in the high-water season. PRAIRIE CITY MAN KILLED Train Mangles Oliver Dotson Three Miles From Arlington. ARLINGTON, Or.. June 7.-Snecial.V x ne ooay or uuver Dotson was picked up on the O. R. & N. tracks, aoout three miles east of Ar lington, yesterday evening. It was terri Diy mangled, showing that a train had passed over the body. It is supposed that ne had been riding on a brake beam of some train and fell under the wheels. The engineer of train No. 4 saw the body and stopped the train, his crew picking up tne remains and taking them to Arling ton. Dotson was a resident of Prairie City, Or. MISS FLOY DUMP! QUEEN Vancouver Contest In Float for Rose Festival Ended. VANCOUVER, Wash.. May 7. (Spe cial.) The contest under the auspices of tne Vancouver Commercial Club for the n it e i : i cP"- EMBEZZLER GETS APPEAL AYoman Convicted of Robbing Hospi- tal Funds May Escape Sentence. DENVER, June 7. Mrs. Electra H. Baird. convicted of misappropriating about JS000 of the funds of the Children's Hospital Association, while she was act ing as treasurer of that institution, was today sentenced to serve from 18 months to three years in the ponitentiaiv. The court granted a stay pending an appeal. WESTON TRAMPS IN RAIN Reaches Rawlins, Wyo., After Hard Day's Work. RAWLINS, Wyo.. Junp 7 Edward Payson Weston, the pedestrian, reached Rawltns at 8 o'clock tonight, after walk ing 40 miles, part of the distance in a heavy rain. jr.. vi. .i&t M Rose Show Visitors, Make This Store Your Meeting Place and Headquarters. Get Your Share of the Bargains at Our Jr Of White SOLONS LOOK INTO CHARGES Take Up Cases of Devlin and T. Ca ller Powell in Committee. WASHINGTON, June 7. The Senatn committee on judiciary today considered charges that have been tiled against Robert P. Devlin, renominated for United iates Attorney lor the district of Califor nia, and of Thomas C Powell, renomi nated for marshal for the second district Of Alaska. The charges against Devlin grew out of prosecution of a land fraud case in which the defendant was acquitted npon m tne superior jourt found was per jured testimony. The charges against Powell are that while serving as clerk of Multnomah County, Oregon, a shortage was found in nis accounts. It is shown that he re funded the amount of the alleged short- age, and that he has served four years in nis present position in Alaska in an en tirely satisfactory manner. TAR AND FEATHER COAT WOMAN AND MALE COMPANION TJNGENTLY TREATED. They Promptly Cause Arrest of Five of Mob, Not Ashamed of Strange Garb. PITTSBURG. June 7. Fifteen masked men took Mollie Ridge from her home in a suburb early today, stripped and beat her, dressed her in tar and feathers and threw her into a stream. H. O. Wright, who was in the house with the woman, was given like treatment. Such inconvenient apparel as tar and feathers did not, however, prevent the unlucky pair from appearing before Jus tice McKean later in the day to swear out warrants for their ungentle callers. As a result five men were arrested tonight, including a brother-in-law of Wright. The woman Insists that other warrants will be issued. She had been warned, it is said several times to leave the suburb, but could not see until today why she should. PROBE READY FOR COLLEGE Investigating Committee at Pullman Ready for Work. PULLMAN, Wash., June 7. (Special.) The investigating committee of the Washington Legislature. composed of benators Fishback and AUen and Repre sentatlves Taylor, McMaster and Hub bell, are here to begin the investigation oi tne college, which was to have com menced Wednesday, but which has been set a day earlier at the request of Presi dent A. Bryan. The college Regents J. J. Brown, of Spokane; F. J. Barnard. Seattle, and Peter McGregor, are in town tonight. Lee A. Johnson and Dr. A. H. Anderson, the other members of the Board, are expected tonight or tomorrow, and will be in session with the investi gating committee. Mfs V'lov Dnmdl, Chosen QnMn . of Vancouver Float or "Spirit of Golden Went" Parade. MORE COAST MEMBERS Lor liner's Election Opens Way on Rivers and Harbors Committee. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash Vurton. June 6. The election of Repre- selection ' of a queen " of the Vancouver float for the Portland Rose Festival closed tonight with Miss Floy Dumdi, the winner. Miss Dumdi had a strong lead over her three opponents. The total number of votes cast was 33S3, divided as follows: Miss Dumdi, 2053: Miss Padden, 763; Miss Snedden. 3J: Miss Tomte, 243. HOQUIAM SENDS ANIMALS Wild Cats and Elk Sent to Fair and ' Otliers Are Hunted. HOQUIAM, Wash.. June 17. (Special.) Three live wildcats, two female elk and one bull elk left here today for ex hibition at the Seattle fair. Two large cougars were killed near here recently and traps are set in the hope of obtaining a live specimen for exhibition In Seattle. The largest of these cats recently killed measured 9 feet 4 Inches from tip to tip. FARMHOUSE IS DESTROYED F. W. Brewer, of Castle Rock, Suf fers Loss In Noontime Blare. CASTLE ROCK. Wash., June 7. (Spe cial.) Shortly after noon today fire de stroyed the farmhouse, barn and out buildings of the home of F. W. Brewer, about a mile below this city, across the Cowlitz River. Mayor Robin, of this place, accompanied by several men, hur ried to the scene of the fire to give aid, but arrived too late to be of service! Brewer's wife and daughter were severely burned during the fire, and later Mrs. Brewer became prostrated with exhaus tion and had to be" cared for by neigh bors. Aside from the loss of his home. Brewer's orchard, most of his chickens and several stands of bees were lost. The damage amounts to more than $1000. DOCK FALLS; ELEVEN DIE Excursionists Crowd on Small Pier and Cause Its Collapse. MANDBV1LLE, La., June 7. Eleven bodies have been recovered from Lake Pontchartrain at the scene of Sunday's collapse of a small pier upon which scores of excursionists had crowded to board the steamer Margaret. So far as can be as certained, no other persons are missing, but searching parties continued to drag the lake. The responsibility for the catastrophe See the im ported Olds, Wortman & King Sewing Machine. Ex pert demon strator will show it. Olus9 ww o rima n & King Buy a Refrig erator. We are agents for the Automatic. A Food and Ice Saver. FIT complete programme of the Rose Show and complete line of march EV. of all the parades. Ask any of our floor-walkers or call at shoe dept. M 66 ( T2 23 m. O- C r o 1 Tailored Suits Worth to $48.50 Today $1323, Our big Suit Department the largest and best in Port- X land and the style center of the Northwest again J demonstrates its wonderful suverioritv as a haro-ain y center for Garments. From a nmmintnr Mpm Ynrh manufacturer, who is proud of his reputation for turn' ing out ultra stylish and dependable tailored suits, we secured a tot of 300 surplus and sample suits. Our buyer on her way to Europe saw this opportunity and seized it; rushed the suits here by express and they are ready for all the Northwest who is here to attend the Rose Show. We ask from half to one-third and even less than one-third what they regularly are worth. They are all sizes and an immense assortment as to fabric and design. Stripes, checks, shadow effects and the most strikingly handsome patterns, (t 1 Q Q o No sizes missing. Vals. up to $48.50 at pJ. O u0 Girls' Dresses For misses from 6 to 10 years of age, made of white lawn and trimmed with em broidery or lace; sell regu larly at up to $8.50 each; your choice for the fJjC QQ white sale only OwiwQ Embroideries Fine Batiste Allovers, regu larly worth $12 yd., OM QQ in the white sale at. -0 HiuO CORSET COVER EMBROI DERIES, fine Batiste, with Irish crochet edge, MQ worth to $3 yard, at.Q I iHO Lingerie Half Beautiful hand-made im ported French Undermuslins in immense assortment ; fully 600 pieces in the lot. Draw ers, Corset Covers, Chemise, Combination Suits, etc., at ONE-HALF PRICE. Roy alWorcester Corsets We are sole Portland agents for this superb make in Royal "Worcester, Bonton or Adjusto models. Expert fit ters to help you choose the right corset, and a stock of over 150 models for you to select from. w earweil" Sheets 48c Ea. Astounding Values For the ! White Sale These superb sheets are made of a splendid quality of well-bleached sheeting and they are great big ones, 76x90 inches, made without seams in center. It is a sale that everyone will be interested in Housekeepers, hotels, rooming-houses or boarding-houses. Everyone who uses sheets will want a few of these because they are such sightly splendid quality sheets, well-hemmed and free from center seams. 5000 in the lot. Your choice again for today, each ROSE CARNIVAL BUNTING, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF YARDS OF IT IN THE OF FICIAL SHADES, DESIGNATED BY THE ROSE COMMITTEE ROSE PINK AND LEAF GREEN, ABSOLUTELY FAST COLOR ChinawareRuy It Now and Save By all means buy chinaware daring the white sale, for there are some worthy bargains awaiting you. Also buy Libbey Cut Glass Vases for the roses. Silverware and many other things at a saving. House furnishing depart ment, third tloor. Haviland Dinner "Ware, open stock patterns, assortment can be selected to suit ; plain shape, full gold double line, green bor der, pink flowers, 60-piece sets, worth $38.50; special. 30. 50 100-piece sets, $57.25 ; splendid value .45.75 117-piece set, $78 value.. $62 Josephine Shape, neat border, green leaves, gold line, solid gold handtes and knobs, 60 piece set, worth $44.50. at the low price of $35.50 Ranson Shape, solid gold han dles, colored border, 60-piece sets, special at only. .43.25 117-piece sets, special at low price, only $87.75 Odd Haviland China Decorated "Ware, in odd lines of various sorts. Ramikins and Stands, worth $10.50 the dozen; special sale price $7.00 $12 values, doz $8.00 $13.50 values, doz $9.00 'Bouillon Cups and Saucers; $15.40 values, doz. . . .$10.25 depart- Bouillon Cups and Saucers, $24.00 value; special at. .$16 $39.25 value; special. $26.10 Tea Cups and Saucers, worth $15 dozen; special at.. $9.95 Creamers, worth 85e each, at, special 65 Mayonnaise Bowls and Stand, regular $1.90 value; special, only $1.45 has not been fixed, but a rigid inquiry has been instituted. The Margaret did not land at the usual wharf. Instead, she ran into a dock built especiall3r for skiffs and small craft. This dock was torn away from the main pier by the steamer's ropes and about 70 per sons were thrown into about eight feet of water. Hearing the cries of those pre cipitated into the lake, many men rushed to the wharf to join in the work of res cue. The officers and crew of the Mar garet rescued many by throwing them life-preservers. The bodies were all taken to New Or leans last night on the Margaret. Dead Man Identified. HOOD RIVER, Or., June 7. (Spe cial.) A communication received today from F. Piekau, of Milo. Wis., estab lishes the identity of the young man Who was last week ground to pieces underneath an O. R. & N. passenger train near Wyeth. The letter was from the dead man's father, who re sides at Milo. He says his son left there three months ago, and was 18 years old. The metal tag which was found .on youn Fiekau's body and con tained his name was sent to jthe au thorities at jiilo and was identified by hts family. The . communication asks for further information in regard to his death, and the matter is being looked after by County Coroner Edg-lngton. NOTED IMPRESARIO DIES Henry Wilsohn, Recently in Port land, Passes Away. Portland music circles have been very much shocked to learn of the death in New York City, on May 31. of Henry Wolfsohn, one of the best-known impre sarios in either America or Europe, and who brought to Portland so short a time ago Erman. the violinist. It was due to the enterprise of Mr.' Wolfsohn that Portland has heard some of the greatest musical artists of the day, such as Madame Schuroann-Heink, Emma Eames and others. Mr. Wolfsohn's last tour was to Port land, and he died in New York very soon after reaching home. The cause of his death is unknown here. OPERATOR BURNS TO DEATH Marshfield Girl's Clothes Catch From Oil Stove. MARSHFIELD, Or., June 7. (Special.-) Miss Inez McDaniel, employed at the local telephone office as night operator, died today as a result of burns received early this morning while at work. Her clothing caught fire from an oil stove in the telephone office and she. was burned so badly death resulted. Miss McDaniel's father lives in Roseburg. TWO ARE KILLED IN MINE Explosion of Powder Fatal in Cor nucopia District. BAKER CITY. Or.. June 7. Robert N. Betts, manager of the Union Com panion mine in the Cornucopia district 75 miles from Baker City, left this city this morning at 4 o'clock in company with Coroner Ison In answer to a mes sage from the mine stating that two miners. Li slim an and Anderson by name, were killed yesterday afternoon by an explosion which occurred under ground. The miners were working in a drift and had several holes drilled preparatory to setting off a shot.