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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, MONDAY, JUNE 14, 190O.
MURPHY WORRIES
ABDUT MAYORALTY
Finds Many Things Unite to
Weaken Tammany
Next Fall.
MAY FUSE WITH HEARST
111 Kb Taxes, Bine Laws, Legal Ob
stacles to Voting Floaters and
Independents' Activity All
Make Result Dubious.
consent to take his poor, bedraggled
oia party in out 01 xne -wet.
MAX M. SHILLOCK NAMED
BY lAXTTCr F. LONERGAN.
NEW YORK, June 13. (Special.)
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Hall, after a series of conferences -with
his district lieutenants, has decided not
to take a vacation this Summer. Orders
have gone out that every worker must
be "on the Job" all through the heated
months. Murphy, who had planned a
Canadian trip, has called it oil and will
never be further away from headquar
ters than "Good Ground," his Long
Island Summer home.
Ever since early In May Murphy has
been sounding his leaders as to the sit
uation In their districts. He has sum
moned them to the hall one after the
other for private conferences.
"I want to know where we stand,"
he said to each man. "Make a careful
canvass, Just as if election were only
three days away. Find out whom we
have lost and why we have lost them.
No rainbows, mind you. Give me the
exaot situation, no matter what it is."
Now his emissaries have filed their
reports and although Murphy has not
published them his sudden activity in
this period of political vacation lndl
cates that they do not make him happy.
Regardless of what one may think of
it, no man who knows can deny that
Tammany is great as an organization.
In every big tenement house is a man
who keeps track of his neighbors and
generally can tell when they mean to
kick over the traces. So. as a result of
Murphy's command, there has been
practically a house-to-house canvass of
the city.
.t.t the election last Fall Taft carried
the greater city. In Manhattan the
democratic plurality was only 30,000,
and that is too narrow a margin for
comfort.
High Taxes First Grievance.
From the admissions of a number of
leaders it Is plain that the organiza
tion is in a bad way. Here are the
principal danger points:
The tax rate. Coney Island, the iden
tlncatlon law, hostility in Krooklyn, op
position of Independents.
Tammany ) n declare with bitter
ness that it Is a drawback to their or
ganization to call on taxpayers to set
tle up In October.
"To all intents and purposes." says
one district leader, "they walk directlv
from the cashier's office to the polling
place and that counts heavily against
us.
This can be better understood when
it is realized that in Greater New York
there are about 200.000 small wage-
earners who own their homes. Thi
of course. Is exclusive of the. wealthy
persons who own Fifth avenue man
sions, and to whom the call of the tax
collector is merely an Incident.
These" 200,000 live In Brooklyn, up in
the Bronx or over in Queens or Staten
Island. An increase of from 35 to 60
per cent in the amount of their taxes is
a serious item and their lamentations
have been loud and prolonged.
For example, there is a friend of mine
in Brooklyn who last year raid $92.50
as taxes on a modest house in Flatbush.
This year his bill Is $141.50 and he
cannot understand why he should give
up the difference.
"They tell me that my property has
Increased in value." he said. "Perhaps
that Is so, but It is merely paper value.
I have bought this place as a home and
am not anxious to dispose of It. But
the taxes are Increasing all the time
and I know that the value of the land
is not Increasing in the same propor
tion as are the taxes."
Every one of these 200,000 is paying
a little more this year than he did last
Perhaps the case of my Flatbush friend
is unique, but every householder finds
that the city has added to his expenses
and he Is indignant. In many cases it
Is all he can do now to meet the
monthly payments, for a big proportion
of these houses represent the entire
savings of a family, and It-takes vears
to clear the land of debt. Now these
men will pay their tax bill in October
and are likely to keep angry until the
pons close, wnlcli explains one of Mur
phy a troubles.
Hard to Vote Floaters.
The new identification law made such
a hit from a Republican vlewnnlnt thai
the recent Legislature strengthened it
ny amendments.
The expert opinion is that it now
costs Tammany about 30,000 votes, a
yeiw. as it is almost impossible to oper
ate Hosiers - under its provisions. Tin
loss of these 30.000 ballots naturally
causes Murphy much worry. Murphy
has also discovered that the independ
ents are marching and countermarching
this year much earlier than usual, lie
hopes to annex a fair share of this
vote, but admits that at the present
time it is doubtful.
The Mayoralty boom of William Trav-
ers Jerome gave up the ghost shortly
after it tirst butted into our best nolit-
ieal circles. Even Jerome's best friends
admit he is out of it. but they hope to
ee mm renominated uy Tammany Hall
lor his present office. One well-knowi
newspaper man, who is on Jerome's
stair, said today:
"Of course the Judge never really
wanted to be Mayor. He will stay right
wnere tie is.
Murphy and Hearst at Peace.
A. rumor which has disturbed the
Jerome forcea amazlnglv is that Will
iam Randolph Hearst and Charles F.
Murphy have decided to bury the
hatchet and jointly dine on fatted calf.
Hearst's reward, so the ftory goes, will
be a Tammany indorsement of Clarence
J. bhcarn for District Attorney.
Shearn. who is Hearst's lawyer. Is
one of the few Hearstites who have
been faithful, no matter by what name
the party called itself, or with whoi
it was allied. Ha was the candidate
for District Attorney in 1905 and the
nominee for Governor in 1908, so he
. knows what It Is to run for office.
Apostate Leaguers say that Sheam's
loyalty Is due to the fact that his
annual legal stipend is largo, and he
can afford to be good. But Shearn's
friends say that his faithfulness springs
rrom a purer source than mere money.
There is also a rumor that Hearst will
tie up with the fusionlsts if Shearn Is
run for District Attorney or given
nomination for Supreme Court Justice.
The fact of the matter Is that Hearst
will Join hands with anybody who will
Appointed Superintendent oC Wal
lowa River Hatchery.
Max M. Shlllock, for years an active
newspaper man of this city, has been
appointed superintendent . of the state
fish hatchery on the Wallowa River,
two miles below Minam. He will as
sume the duties of the position July 1.
Mr. Shlllock was first appointed super
intendent of the hatchery at Ontario,
which was the largest in the state, but
the state authorities found It neces
sary to abandon this hatchery because
of the Immense amount of sand in the
Snake River, which was killing the
young fry.
For the last year Mr. and Mrs. Shil-'
lock have lived on Alder Slope, Wal
lowa County. They went to the Wal
lowa River hatchery last week, where
Mr. Shlllocli will spend the remainder
of the month familiarizing himself
with the duties of superintendent prior
to assuming -charge next month. Mr.,
and Mrs. Shlllock went to Wallowa
County for the benefit of Mr. Shlllock's
Impaired health, which has been Im
proved greatly.
TWAIN PICKED AS THUGS
Laborer Accuses Men of Beating and
Robbing Him in Room.
E. J. Farrell and George .Rande, la
borers, who claim Oregon City as their
home, were arrested late last night on
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Charles If. Murphy, Who la Busy
Orfcaolzlnfr Campaign for New
York Mayoralty.
Burnslde street on tin complaint of
James Leddy, also a laborer, who In
formed Sergeant Goltz and Patrolman
Annundson that the two men had
taken him Into a room In the Alabama
House, at Sixth and Burnside streets,
and, after plying him with beer, bern.
and robbed him of $5.25. All were un
der the influence of liquor. Leddy's
jaws were swollen and his lips cut. The
suspects were locked up In the City Jail
and Leddy was held as a witness.
MAN BURNED BY. HOT TAR!
Slips " on Ladder, Molten Substance
Splashes Face, Hands and Arm. .
J. Knight, an employe of Thompson &
Sterrit, contractors, met with a painful
accident yesterday afternoon which re
sulted in serious burns. Knight was
working on the roof of the new Meier
& Frank building and was climbing a
ladder with a pot of hot tar when his
foot slipped and he fell, the molten tar
splashing over his hands, face and one
arm. Before it could be removed from
his flesh he was burned deeply on the
hands and arm. The burns on his face
were not more than skin deep. Sur
geons dressed his injuries and he was
able to walk home.
VICTORIA N EARING NOME
Other Steamers Still Held in Icefloes
East ol St. Lawrence.
SEATTLE, June 13. Definite news of
the Nome fleet was received today In
a cable dispatch which announced that
the Victoria arrived in the roadstead
at 2:15 A. M. Saturday and the St.
Croix at 10 A. M. The St. Croix, a
wooden steamer, showed the effects of
her battle with the ice, the timbers
being ripped from her bow. She left
Saturday afternoon for St. Michael.
The Ohio, Olympia, Senator and Uma
tilla are believed to be still in the
floes east of St. Lawrence Island. These
six boats carried 2500 passengers. The
St. Helens, Falcon and Tampico are
also on the way to Nome.
WESTON WEARS OUT SHOES
AVaits at Station -East of Granger
for Xew Pair.
GRANGER, Wyo., June 13. Edward
Fayson Weston is at Marston, the firs't
station east of Granger, tonight. He is
waiting for a new pair of shoes. He ex
pects to resume his walk at midnight.
LIGHTNING HITS CHURCH
One. Man Killed and 16 Injured by
Bolt Whfch Falls at Mass.
GREEN BAY, Wis., June 13. Light
ning struck the Holy Cross Catholic
Church at Bay Settlement, north of
here, during maps today, killing one
man andshocking and injuring 16 oth
ers, two of whom may die. The crash
caused a panic. '
THREE DROWN FROM BOAT
Two Women Also Lose Lives Near
St. Louis, Mo.
ST. LOUIS. June 13. Three men were
drowned today by the overturning of a
rowboat on Grove Couer Lake, a resort
25 miles west of St. Louis. Two women
were drowned in Cahokia Creek near
here.
Join Our Sewing Machine Club m well $1.00 TOg,
We are agents for Standard Sewing Machines in all gradesexclusive agents. The Standard Sewing Machine Co. have the largest single
factory in the United States devoted solely to the manufacture of sewing machines. They are the largest, most modern and newest makers
of good sewing machines. Machines tinder the Club plan &t such easy terms anyone can buy AND THEY SELL FOR EVEN LESS THAN
THEY REGULARLY BRING AT CASH-DOWN PRICES.
To join the club you pay a membership fee
of $5.00, then you pay $1.00 a week until
you have paid the balance on whatever ma
chine you select. The club numbers 200, no
more. Just a carload of Standard Sewing
Machines. Join early.
You have five grades of machines to choose
from The Favorite, at $18.00, The Olds,
Wortman & King Improved, at 26. OO,
The Standard Vibrator, at 32.50, The
Standard Grand at $35.00, and The
Standard Rotary, price 40.00.
Machine delivered as soon as you pay initia
tion fees. No waiting. Join the club and
the machine is yours to use at once. Then
pay your dues of $1.00 a week, and pay the
balance in that manner. Choose any ma
chine you wish.
Muslinw'r
Up-to-date women who seek
studiously after perfect com
fort in the most desirable
muslin garments are strongly
in favor of the combination
suit. We are offering a splen
did special on . combination
suits in corset cover and
skirt or, corset cover and
drawers. Reg. value Of) QQ
$4.00, special at. ... . OZiO J
CHEMISE, with plain or
trimmed skirt. Any domestic
chemise in our stock r j jf
Monday at just aICLIi
Olds.
Wo
rtman
& King
Jap Parasols V4 Less
You ought to see these handsome Japanese
Silk Parasols. . They , are hand-embroidered af
fairs, more beautiful than you can imagine un
til you have examined them. 'They come ixi
white, pongee, pink, heliotrope, light blue or
gray, some nand-pamtea designs A W
included. Values up to $25, all at.
.ess
Refrifreratnrs &7.7f) Tin 1
We are exclusive Portland agents for the best
refrigerator made the Automatic They are
on sale this week and they are priced up from
$18. 90, and other refrigerators and ice
boxes as low as $7.70. Have our salesmen
show you the many superior advantages of the
splendid Automatic refrigerator You will
buy no other if you see these.
Col'dMohair
Something you will surely
need for making up bathing
suits and smart shirtwaist
suits, etc., for Summer wear.
Splendid for skirts, too, and
decidedly popular this season.
A splendid range of colors.
Five qualities bargainized.
Regular 50c quality AHn
selling for, the vard-.-fu
PONGEES, YARD, $1.19
A fresh shipment of genuine
hand-loomed Chinese pongee
silk, 34 inches wide. Regular
price $1.50 the yard, CI 1 Q
.3 days only, price. . . .0 1 1 1 J
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Silk Petticoats $3.49
Bought for nearly two-thirds
below their regular wholesale
price because the manufactur
er had an immense surplus and
wanted to close them out
quickly. We took the entire
assortment an even 500 off
his hands at OUR price. Ev
ery wanted color contained in
this lot, splendid quality, silk,
made with deep flounce, nicely
shirred. Values up to Q Q Jj Q
$10.00, choice at, each GO ifu
Superb Silk Waists $4.95
A superb lot of messaline and taffeta silk waists: also an im
mense lot of handsome net bodices. The messaline silk waists
are decorated in handsome braided designs, done in soutache
braid, buttons and tucks. Some with lace yoke in cuffs. There
is an assortment too large to attempt description, but every
one is a beauty. The Lace and Net Waists are marvels of rich
ness come in black or colors with braided designs done in silk
cord. The taffeta waists come in solid colors or fancy effects
and in extremely smart tailored styles or prettily
trimmed. Reg. values up to $18.50, choice of the lot at.
Notions and
Toilet Goods
kind
39c
.S4.95
MASSAGE CREAM, the
that keeps the skin soft.
A regular 50c jar at, ea..
GRAVES' TOOTH POWDER,
unequaled for cleansing and
beautifying the teeth, a 17
regular 25c bottle for. ... lib
PONY POCKET PENCILS, ex
tra special in the station- Fp
ery aisle for Monday at. . . . Uu
COMMERCIAL ENVELOPES,
a good size, splendid qual- Jn
fine
7c
ity envelope ,the package.
PIN CUBES, good size,
toilet pin, regular 15c
value, for today's selling..
TOILET PIN SHEETS, con
taining 144 pins, a regular
15c value, special at, sheet. UU
TOILET SOAP, the real Boca
Belli soap, large-sized CQn
bar, worth 75c, special. . . Uuu
ALCOHOL GAS STOVES,
something needed in every
house, especially for sick IQn
room, nursery, etc., sp'l.. TJu
White Hose at 19c
women s white hose, always cool and
neat foifc Summer wear, in plain, lisle or
imported boot effects. Regular IQn
price 35c per pair, special price 1 3 C
WOMEN'S LACE HOSE in boot lace, silk
imported boot or all-over lace 9 On
styles. Regular values up to 65c pr..UdC
WOMEN'S FAST BLACK HOSE, sizes
8, 8, 9, 912 and 10. Extra 35c -l Qft
quality on sale at the low price of . . I 0U
CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR The most
complete assortment in Portland. rnn
Boys' Porosknit Underwear at 3Uu
A Great Sale of Hats
$10.00 Values $3.50
Look in our windows and see for yourself what extremely
stylish hats we are selling for this small price. Hats chuck full
of originality, decidedly different from millinery you will find
in any other store hereabouts for even a much higher irice.
Possibly the hat you purchased earlier in the season or the
one that you have decided to make go over from last season, is
a trifle shabby-looking now. Replace it with one of these at
. about a third its value. Immense assortment of hats fro rn
worth to $10.00 on sale at this very low price, each. . .Ouiwl)
Children's Barefoot
Cvo THE SPLENDID
oanctais "feel easy" kind
If you want your grow-
v . i :i
m-r - J S-Tlwr( lug uuja nuu gnu w
stv.-V?0w!35i?tA know real . Summer
mW&mi: ' vafcrVX. nfArt in warm
weather buy Barefoot
Sandals for them. They give splendid wear, and
contain every advantage of letting the children
run barefooted without the disadvantages of
stone bruises and "stubbed" toes. You did not
like to bruise your feet when you were young, but
you always would, like to go barefooted. Take
advantage of the strides that modern shoemaking
has made in your children's favor.
SPECIAL Infants', child's, misses' and young
men's oxfords, pumps and colonials at very spe
cial prices. Come in patent, tan or black kid
leathers, heavy or light soles, and at a saving of
50c to $1.00 the pair. All go at one scale of prices.
Sizes 5 to 8, 01 1 Q u Sizes 11 to 2,Q-1 A Q
special at O 1 1 I 3 special, pair. ..01 iHu
Sizes 8y2 to 11, M QQ Sizes 2 to 7, CM "7Q
special, pair. . . 0 I iZvl special, pair. . .0 1 1 1 u
Garden Hose Specials
GARDEN HOSE, 50 feet, three-quarter On nn
size, 3-ply, special, 50 feet for.-. OwiZU
LAWN MOWERS, good quality, 12-inch On An
size, special for Monday's selling OZinrll
16-inch size, special at this low price $2.75
LAWN MOWERS, with high wheels, 4 OA jin
knives, ball-bearing, 16-inch size, special. .OHiHU
GREAT 77- npr J f J , J
sale of jt me 1 ablecloths
An extra-ordinary
spe
cial sale, be
ginning today on
fine quality
table cloths
in drawn
work or em
broidery de
signs. There are no two alike. A line bought from
a manufacturer at a tremendous discount from regu
lar prices. Savings average about one-third. Extra
high-grade goods at less than you ever saw the same
qualities priced before. If you have a taste for un
usually handsome linens, be sure to take (1 flfl
advantage of this opportunity. $60 cloths u4UiUU
Laces Worth $1
48c Yd.
$2.00 Values at 98c
$4.00 Values at $1.98
98c
$65 cloths, special $44.00
$75 cloths, special $52. OO
TABLE CLOTHS, napkins,
towels, short lengths of table
linen, etc., slightly soiled and
mussed, leftovers from the
most successful white sale we
have ever had, on a special
counter in the linen aisle,
priced at figures almost unbe
lievably low.
$85 cloths, special $59.00
$100 cloths, special $72.00
GINGHAMS, in choicest pat
terns. Thousands of yards,
fresh, new goods, at
10, 12V and..
KINDERGARTEN CLOTH, a
fine imported fabric for chil
dren's dresses and boys'
Blouse waists, special
values at, the yard
15c
20c
VENISE AL L-O V E R
LACES, in whit?, cream,
cru or black, very hand-tiomt-
designs Reg.ilar val
ues up to $1.00 the I On
yard, on sale at only. . HUu
Regular values to $2
the yard, sale price.
Regular values to pi in
$3 yard, selling at.. 01 iHO W
Regular values up to $4.00 the yard at. . .S1.98
WHITE APPLIQUE LACES in bands, galloons
and festoons. Just what you want for trimming
Summer dresses. Regular values up to 1 Qo
35c the yard, on sale at this low price, yd. . . I JU
Values up to 50c the yard, on sale now nn
at the remarkably low price of . . ZuU
HAIR BOW RIBBONS, made of extra good qual
ity silk, 6 inches wide, all staple shades OCn
included. 14-yard lengths, selling at. ZuC
NOVELTY RIBBONS, in warp prints, plaids,
stripes and plain taffetas, 3 to 6 inches wide.
Regular values to 50c the yard, on special QOn
sale at the very low price of, the yard Z Ju
FACE VELLS AND NEW AUTOMOBH.E
VEILS, IV2 yards long, all staple shades, Q-1 MQ
regular values up to $3.50, on sale at 01 iHO
EMBROIDERIES in nainsooks, cambrics and
swiss, bands, edges, galloons and headings; 3 to
12 inches wide. Regular values up to 35c in,
the yard, now on sale at this low price I ZZu
ROADS TOJIJT RATES
STEAMERS Wllili GET Bl'LR OF
IEWISTON FREIGHT.
REGENT SPEEDS ROCKHILL
Prince Chun Receives Retiring Min
ister in Audience.
FEKIN, June 13. W. W. Rockhlll,
fetirlni? American Minister to China,
was received in . farewell audience to
day by. the Repent. Prince Chun, -who
expressed cordial sentiments toward
Mr. Rockhlll and the United States.
Merchants of Idaho City Inclined to
Sunnort Company That
liowered Charges.
LEWTSTON, Idaho, June 13. Opera
tion of the Independent steamers between
Portland and Lewiston, which has
brought about a 25 per cent reduction In
freight charges has also resulted In the
railroad companies taking steps to meet
the cut on a number of commodities, ac
cording to a letter received In the city
from General Manager Dorsey Smith, of
the Open River Transportation Com
pany. The merchants of Lewiston are paying
weekly to the Open River Transporta
tion Company approxima-tely J1600 for
freight charges between Portland and
Lewiston, and with a probability of the
steamers being kept continually in opera
tion throughout the year, the rail com
panies are planning to inaugurate a cam
paign regain the business that was
formerly In their hands. Portland is now
the terminal point for all of the business
formerly handled through both Portland
and Seattle, aside from a heavy business
enjoyed by the Portland jobbers that was
formerly divided between Portland, Seat
tle and Spokane houses.
It Is stated the rail companies' proposed
tariffs will not be as low in many re
spects as the Open River Transportation
Company but because of quicker delivery
and daily service the rail companies hope
again to command the freight business
between Lewiston and the coast. The
new tariffs will be effected at all points
now served by the river steamers, but
Lewiston Is considered one of the
most important points as the car
goes brought here range from 125 to
140 tons each week and several cargoes
are now in the Celilo warehouses await
ing transportation to Lewiston.
A canvass among the business men
would indicate that the freight trafflo
would be reserved for the Open River
Transportation regardless of what rates
might be quoted by the railroads.
ROAD'S ROUTE CHANGED
SOIFTER VALLEY WILL EXTEND
TO SUSAXVILLE.
SELJA REACHES ASTORIA
Portland-Asiatic Liner Makes Quick
Trip From Yokohama.
ASTORIA. Dr., June 13. (Special.)
The Norwegian steamer Selja, of the
Portland-Asiatic line, reached port this
morning two days ahead of her sched
ule, having made the run from Yoko-'
hama in 16 days and 11 hours. She will
remain here until tomorrow morning
before proceeding up the rier.
The Selja engaged a Chinese crew at
Hongkong, so that she now has two
crews on board, but the Europeans will
be discharged at Portland.
Easier Grade Is Found Down Middle
Fork of John Day Than to
Prairie City.
STJMPTER. Or., June 13, (Special.)
It has been officially announced by the
Sumpter Valley Railroad that the pro
posed extension of the road from Austin
will be made this Summer, and that the
road will not go to Prairie City, but down
the middle fork of the John Day River.
How many miles will be built has not
been stated, but It Is "sure, so officials
of the company state, to go as far as
the Thomas ranch, about 14 miles, and
may be built on as far as Susanvllle, a
total of 22 miles. ,
It has all along been the contention
of many people familiar with the condi
tions of the country through which the
road is to be built that this is the route
that would finally be selected by the
company. By going down the middle
fork a good water grade is obtained all
the way, while to go over the divide to
Prairie City the grade would not be less
than 3 per cent and in places even
greater, while construction would be
very expensive.
It has long been the policy of the com
pany to build its road so as to tap the
timber belts, and there are many sec
tions of timber land on both sides of the
middle fork which will be easily reached
by the extension toward Susanville.
Again, the Susanville country has for
several years been a heavy shipper of
ores, and with the advantages obtained
by railroad transportation the increase in
this class of freight will become an im
portant item to the company.
Austin, the present terminus of the
Sumpter Valley Railroad, is 30 miles
southwest of this place. In Grant County.
The extension of the road will all be
within the same county.
According to a cabinet ordinance recently
issued in Tokio, the onerous restriction on
the use of Western ink in Japanese official
documents has been removed after 32 years.
Wholesome and hearty, perfect
food for all, a guaranteed steak
never could pall. Demand it of
your dealer.