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HOT FUSILLADE IS AT ! AIMED CANNON Fowler Accuses Speaker of Tyranny and Conspiracy ., Against Party. .MADE PLOTS WITH ALDRICH 3cjx.-cd Chairman of Currency Com ( miuee Iseues Furious Call to : Iamirgeiits Scheme to Beat Tariff Ttevision. rowus's nrrs at caxnon". Tou IltTllr hooted tha Idea of a panic- . . . "But the panic came, aa every man who had any Intelligence on the eubjeot kuew It would." Whatever tbla additional low wa (In the panic, due to failure to pasa the credit currency bill of lfH6) one-half or two-thirds of all of our Ioimi I cbarre to you personally." "A bill wa broaiKht forth" (the Aldrtch-Vreeland currency bill "through the secret and Uleeltlirate cohabitation of the finance committee of the Senate and other influences." "Your record upon financial legis lation Is a record of Ignorance or political cowardice or a disgraceful hybrid of the two." "Do you suppose I was not aware of your Ignorance, prejudice. Inordi nate conceit, favoritism, putrid pref erences ?" "Ton revel In a glut of brutal power, like Nero." "I have gone Into these details to lay bare your miserable, contempt ible, false pretense and to expose your duplicity, treachery and per fidy." This scheme exhibits Cannonlsm in Its highest and most perfect de velopment." "You will be the last of the politi cal Bourbons." ELIZABETH, K. J., Aug. 23. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and Cannonism are epenly and unsparingly denounced In an open letter from Charles N. Fowler, whom Mr. Cannon has deposed as chair man of the House Committee on Bank ing: and Currency. Mr. Fowler exposes the methods by which his asset cur rency bill was killed and makes soma sensational charges about the handling; of the Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill In con ference. Mr. Fowler begins by quoting: as Mr. Cannon's reason for not appointing; him chairman, namely, that It was doubtful whether he could get an agreement. He says this reason was a false pre tense and that the faot that he had al ways secured agreements in committee, and not his failure, was what 'worried Mr. Cannon and rendered Mr. Fowler unfit In his eyes. He then quotes a letter he wrote the Speaker on May 3. 1909. soliciting the appointment, cites his success in getting an agreement on currency bills and tells of having urged the Insurgents to vote for iftir. vannon tor opeaaer, out says lie uurs not "regard servile and truculent obedi ence to a party mandate which is in dis tinct contravention of a conviction upon matters of principle. Is any evidence whatever of party loyalty." Rakes Vp Cannon's Record. Mr. Fowler then opens fire on Mr. Can non with all his artillery. He begins by showing the falsity of the charge that he eould not get agreements on bills in committee. Then he proceeds to rake up Mr. Cannon's record on the money ques tion from 1874 down. He shows that Mr. Cannon voted for the' greenback bill, did not vote at all on resumption of specie payments and later voted to repeal the clause providing for cancelling green backs; voted for remonltizatlon of silver in 1877. against repeal of the silver pur chase act in 1S9S and endeavored to pre vent the passage of the gold standard act In 1900. Cannon's Sulphurous Outburst. Referring to the asset currency bill re ported by the House committee on bank ing and currency in the fall of 1906, Mr. Fowler says: I went to you. as was necessary, dis graceful aa the necessity may n-wn, under the circumstances, to ask whether I could cail up the bill for consideration, telling you we were thn facing a financial crista and that something should be dene to meet It. and that this bill had been drawn for that specific purpose. You literally hooted the Idea of a panic and Inquired. "What In h does his howling In Wall street amount to? The country don't care what happens to those d speculators. Everything is all right out West and around Danville. The country don't need any legislation. Then. I don't take any stock in your d d as set currency." As usual, your Ignorance and prejudice were all sufficient then. But the panic came, as every man who had any Intelligence upon this subject knew It would. Mr. Fowler then proceeds to argue that If his bill providing for J3uO.000.000 of credit currency had been passed in 1906. at least one-half, and possibly two-thirds, of the losses In the panic would have been prevented and he lays this loss at the Speaker's door. He goes on to tell how he reported the Fowler bill In the 190S-9 session and ap pealed for the privilege of bringing It up In the House, "only to receive your con temptuous refusal with the added infor mation "You will get the Aldrich bill or nothing.' " He says: Bill Made by Two Bosses. Not a single hearing was held at the Senate end of the Capitol for the pur pose of securing Information although con ditions were most acute in the financial world, and yet a bill was brought forth there or somewhere else, or through the secret and Illegitimate cohabitation of the finance committee of the Senate and other Influences, which was to be forced through both houses without any support whatever, except the political will of two political bosses. , He continues: TWi Is your record upon our financial and currency legislation. I challenge you to find a slng;e living man with so rotten a one. It is a record of Ignorance or political cowardice -or a disgraceful hybrid of the two. And yet. irir. you assume to dictate the financial and currency legislation of a civilized country. Why Fowler "Insurged." Then he announced himself as a candi date for Speaker only to accentuate his platform, which was to take away the Speaker's political power and make him only a presiding officer. He goes on: . Aa a result of that movement we now have a calendar day when all self-respecting mem bers may call up blila In their own right and will not hereafter be compelled to crawl upon their bellies, like cringing lizards, to crave the Indulgence of a recognition of the Speaker, which being granted, csils for gratitude, and carries with It an obligation, an appreciation of which must be shown, of course, at the proper time, or the recipient Is wrlttten down aa an Ingrate. Do vou suppose, sir. tthat I did not appre ciate fully the probable consequence of my act whsn I undertook to play my part In xe- ouiing thk reform? To you ssjppoae that Z was not aware of your Ignorance, prejudice. Inordinate conceit, favoritism, putrid prefer ences and that like all such characters pos sessing absolute power, malice Is the main spring of your every action under such cir cumstances? Do not forget that I chose my course in plain sight of your political guillo tine and the political carcase of those you had decapitated: but that 11 bad no terrors for me. He aaya Mr. Cannon deposed Mm as chairman "because you revel In a glut of brutal power, like Nero, to terrorise your subjects." Aldrich' Tariff Conspiracy. Mr. Fowler proceeds to analyze the Speaker's course In regard to the recent tariff conference and accuses him of having appointed not a single con feree until Senator Aldrich approved him and of having entered into "a con spiracy with Mr. Aldrich to pack the con ferees on the part of the House for the express purpose of adopting the Senate bill so far as possible Instead of the House bill with a few exceptions." He continues: I have gone Into these details to lay bere your miserable, contemptible, false pretense and to expose your duplicity, treachery and perfidy to that legislstlve body over which you preside, whose bill you were bound to defend and not destroy. Plot to Discredit Taft. He asserts that the Republican party was pledged to revise the tariff down ward, and then suggests that the Speaker and Mr. Aldrich conspired to secure the adoption of the Senate bill and the high est rates In both bills "for the purpose of discrediting the President by repudiating his pledges and the platform of the Re publican party." He goes on: t -. v.-. : ; . v.; -.o.v- 9- I- r A h ' Representative Charles N. Fow ler, of Sew Jersey, AVhe De nounces Speaker Cannon. Both of you seemed to have forgottten that the President was a great lawyer, a judge of large experience, a man of extensive dealings In great affairs, intelligent, honorable, coura geous and patriotic. The scheme failed be cause Mr. Payna and the President stood like honest and brave men for the redemption of the pledges of the Republican party. Though this scheme failed. It exhibits "Can monism" In Its highest and most perfect de velopment. Mr. Fowler speaks of this as a dis honorable and disreputable piece of busi ness, and inquires whether the Speaker, has entered into another conspiracy in volving financial legislation "to bind American commerce hand and foot, and throw her to the wolves of speculation, there to remain a' bedraggled prostitute of the master operators until,' because of some overwhelming financial cataclysm, the people shall rise In their might and set her free." .. " ' "' Platform of Insurgents. Mr. Fowler declares that the most im portant question today Is Cannonism, and outlines pledges to be taken by Con gressional candidates for its overthrow. These are to vote that all patronage about the capitol be drawn for by mem bers as they draw, for seats; that the firwnlcer he strinned of all political power and be made simply a presiding of ficer; that .committees oi tne iiouse be appointed by a committee on commit- annntniMl hv the House. He savs Mr. Cannon and his confederates have already brought the Republican party to almost certain defeat, and that the party U1 nr. hrnfit nor COndonS VOUt COn temptib'.e trickery and traitorous treach ery, your disgusting favoritism anu vengeful malice, your brutal despotism and daringly desperate methods." He adds: If the Republican party wins the next Con gressional election It will only be upon the grave of "Cannonism." , .,, , . v. i.-a, -.t (ha nolttlcnl Rour- bono. and the conditions which made such a creature aa you noaslDie will ena wug mi 61xty-flrst Congress. JEWEL THEFT MYSTIFIES GEMS WORTH $4500 VANISH FROM VICTORIA STORE. Member of Firm Not Positive He Placed Jewels In Safe Day Be fore loss Discovered. VICTORIA. B. C. Aug. 23. (Special.) The largest and at the same time the most mysterious jewelry robbery on which Victoria's police have been en gaged for years Is now under Investiga tion, J4600 worth of diamonds, in soli taires, grouped Jewel rings and a mag nificent pair of earrings, the latter alone valued at J1250, having vanished from the establishment of Charles TSU Redfern A Sons. The diamonds were In the show win dow and they are now nowhere to be found. Harry Redfern took the jewels from the big safe Friday morning shortly before 11 o'clock. He put the extra val uable stock away soon after 6. When the window dresser asked as to the whereabouts of the best diamonds Satur day morning, they could not be found In the safe and young Mr. Redfern cannot say with posltlveness that he put them away on Friday. He presumes that their absence from stock escaped his atten tion and that they were purloined In some way from the show window by an expert Jewel thief between 11 and 5 Friday af ternoon, which would see the largest traf fic of the day on , Victoria's main thoroughfare, on which the Redfern es tablishment is situated. The list of mlesing gems includes 11 fine solitaires of values ranging from 4S to H60, three twin diamond rings worth from JG0 to $86, a three-atone ring worth H7, four five-stone rings valued at from $47 to $173, two cluster rings, respectively at JSS and 195. a circle ring worth $50. a three-stone ring' with platinum tips COO, a tiger's head scarf pin with a diamond set in the mouth quoted at $71, and the earring pair worth $1250t the stones of 6 1-8 karat. Some of the rings are stamped inside "C. H. R., . 14k," and others, "Pat. 11-3-03. 14k." The police ean find no starting point to unravel the skein. Red-fern's establish ment was robbed of Jewelry worth several thousand dollars three years ago, which Investigation showed a member of the family had been concerned 'in the loot of stock, which a woman confederate- hid under a building. HAMMOND WOULD TAKE BACK GIFT Typewriter Magnate, Expecting- to Die, Gave Away Stock; Now Wants It. COURTS ASKED TO HELP His Contention Is He Wanted His Employes to Have Shares After His Death," but He Got Well and Is Now After His Stock. NEW YORK, Aug. 23. At attempt by James B. Hammond, head of the Hammond Typewriter Company, to revoke a trust agreement by which he virtually gave 52d shares of the stock of that company to the employes, was argued In court today. Mr. Hammond's counsel Informed the Court that In February last, believing he was about to die, Mr. Hammond appointed trustees to distribute the stock among those of his employes whose length of service warranted It. Later an attempt was made to show Mr. Hammond was mentally unsound, but he was twice adjudged sane. In June he visited Europe and re covered his health, but while absent he learned the stock was being dis tributed. He had expected this to take place only after his death. Mr. Hammond returned to America and recovered most of the stock. The courts are asked to enjoin the bene ficiaries from appropriating the rest. Mr. Hammond's counsel said the stork in question was worth $1,000,000 and that the agreement under which Mr. Hammond had transferred It in cluded a provision that the company should pay Mr. Hammond $6000 a year for five years. He now desires tr. VioiH rh irlft In abeyance. De cision was reserved by the Court. STORM DOES NO DAMAGE Gulf Waves So High Steamers Are Greatly Delayed. NEW ORLEANS, La., Aug. 23. No serious damage as the result of the Gulf Btorm today has been reported. The vessels that were In the Gulf when the storm warnings were issued this morning, reported they had ex perienced some rough weather, and said It was still dangerous for a light craft to venture beyond the passes. The seas were running so high much difficulty was experienced in reaching the steamer Mom us from New York. The steamer reached port this evening several hours late. TWO BAD STORMS ARE RAGING Tempests Are 400 Miles Apnrt and Headed Different Ways. HOUSTON, Tex.. Aug. 23. That two storms In ,the South Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico are raging 400 miles apart and each heading In different di rections was disclosed late tonight, when the Weather Bureau noted the rising of several tropical hurricanes in the waters of the South Atlantic Ocean. These hurricanes are speeding toward Hatteras. Late tonight storm warnings In addi tion to those from New Orleans were sent out to mariners at Galveston and the east Gulf coast. A gale is reported to have struck the vicinity of Port Arthur. Pcnsacola Is Alarmed. PBNSACOLA, Fla., Aug. 23. For the second time in the history of the city hurricane warnings are displayed tonight by the weather bureau, and have caused much uneasiness among the bay-shore residents, who fear a repetition of the hurricane of three years ago. . CHINESE WILL LOSE GIRL White Child Found In Yellow Home Not to Be Returned There. . SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 28. Little Alice Mlnto, or Mali Ho. who recently was found living with a Chinese fam- 11 v wViloh had adonterl her. will not be restored to her Oriental foster parents. judge jwurasity in juvenile uwun this afternoon ordered the child to be placed in the home of some respon sible white person. Miss Cameron, of the Presbyterian Chinese Mission, has undertaken to find a suitable home for the girL MAYOR BLOCKS LID ORDER Refuses to Close Atlantic City Sa loons on Sunday. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. 23. In terest in the reform movement here was Intensified today, when Mayor Story of ficially refused to receive a notice from Attorney-General Wilson ordering him to close Atlantic City saloons on Sunday. Those in charge of the reform move ment declared tonight that ' they would cause the Mayor's arrest if he persisted In his refusal. Some people like freckles ; other people don't. Those who don't like them and want to get rid of them should try this recipe: ' Shave down a cake of Ivory Soap. Add just enough water to dissolve it. Set on back of stove. When thoroughly , melted, remove from the fire. Add the juice of one lemon. Beat hard for a few moments and pour into moulds to harden. Use just as you would use a cake of toilet soap. Ivory Soap 99 4lSo Per Cent. Pure. Ladies' Home Journal Quarterly Style Books Fall Number 20 c a Copy and a 15c Pattern Free On Sale in Pattern Department Qidsr Wortman King Three-Piece Silver Tea Sets $5.75 Rousing Good Specials in the Third-Floor House-furnishing Dept. Three-piece Silver Tea Sets, consisting of sugar, creamer and spoonholder. Reg. worth $7.25. Special this PC 7C week at. Ouilv Three-piece Sets, reg. worth $9.25. Special, the Of (Jf set. . 01 ifcO Four-piece Seta, teapot, sugar, creamer and spoonholder. Regr. $8.50 the set. bpe- cial at Four-piece Set, reg. $12, at Four-piece Sets, worth $15.50, at Fousspiece Sets, worth $18.00. at. . i . Silver Cake Baskets, regularly worth $4.00 each. QQ 1 R Special at VUi I w Cake Baskets, OA "?r worth $6.00, at .Oil J S6.50 S9.50 .Si S1 2.25 4,75 1 Tz&ryr0d Bread Trays, reg. $1.95, at Bread Trays, reg. $2.25, at Bread,Trays, reg. $3.75, at. ....... Bread Trays, reg. $5.00, at .- ...S1.59 ...81.65 ....$2.90 ...53.95 Dessert Sugars and Creamers, sell reg. at $2 pair. Q-J rr Specially priced at u I iwu Dessert Sugars and Creamers, reg. $3.75 value, 2 Bonbon Dishes, $1.50 values at.,. Bonbon Dishes, $2.00 values, at. . Coffee Sets, 4 priced at $12.65. Special at Children's Mugs, ; reg. $1.00 each, at, Children's Mugs, reg. 50c each, at. . , Silver Ferneries, $1.90 value, at . Silver Ferneries, $2.75 value, at. ; . $1. 15 S1.75 pieces, reg. .59.98 ...78c ...39c $1.45 52.15 $2.75 Handbags At $1.49 Each "Women who wish to carry up-to-date Handbags, in the best leather and most popular styles, had best take advantage of this group of special offer ings. Come in seal, morocco, alligator, pig or patent leather, with silver, gilt or metal trim mings. Prices LOT 1 Regular $2.25 to $2.75, special at $1.49 LOT 2 Regular $3.50 to $5.00, special at $2.49 LOT 3 Regular $5.50 to $7.50, special at $3.89 LOT 4 Regular $8.00 to $12.50, special at $5.98 LOT 5 Regular $13.50 to $18, special at $8.39 New JerseyCostumes $28.50 to $75.00 The reigning fad in the East where smart attire is most worn are these clever, form-fitting dresses. Made of a beautiful, iridescent, shimmering wool jersey, they show off good fig ures to perfect advantage; in this city where good figures are JOO Tl fn so plentiful they're destined to be in greater favor. See window PVxJJ LxJ p I J Fall Suits in fullest assortment, a model to fit every figure, a price to please every purse, a style to suit every taste All white or colored Linen Skirts on sale at Half Price Lingerie Dresses worth up to $18.50, special now $4.97 House Dresses worth up to $15, special now at $3.98 Linen Suits worth up to $40.00, special now at $9.98 A Grand Shoe Cleanup L. Portland's Premier Shoe Bargain Event is ?0 - presented in this splendid sale. Shoes of Z. V the most wanted sorts are offered at prices fiwli K absurdlv small and there's a god choice MiSAj . . y as to sizes and styles. & V Jf U Women's Oxfords", small sizes in black kid IpV iY J and all sizes in the white or colored can 7, f'H fTil vas. Regular values to $5.00. PI nfl lAA Choice......: Ol.UU . k'l pf I Women's Low Shoes, in every style w" leather and shape, 7000 pairs. A cleanup C of regular $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 grades, .-..xp Nothing held back; they all go. . QQ Values to $6.00 in this lot. Choice Oi Jd Women's Low Shoes, of the very, best grades, fancy colors in buck, suede and castor leathers. Values to $7.00 (j Grab Box A lot of 100 pairs of low shoes, in odds and ends. Regular values up to $4.00 the pair. Special for today OCp at, pair. Misses and Children's Low Shoes, all at One-fourth Less. All Boys' Shoes on sale today at Half Regular Price. ' Men's Low Shoes on sale at one scale of prices, as follows : The regular $2.50 grades, special, the pair, for JJ51-89 Regular $3.00 grades for $2.19 Regular $3.50 grades for $2.30 Regular $4.00 grades for $2.69 Regular $5.00 grades for $3.60 And the regular $6.00 grades, special, the pair, for. $4.30 Lace Curtains 75c Pair This special price is on white lace cur tains in Brussels or Renaissance effects. Many grades are featured, and all re ductions correspond with the one noted in headline. Regular $1 grades going at. 75c .50c Regular $1.25 values for 95 Regular $2.00 values for $1.65 Regular $2.50 values for. : $2.10 Regular $3.50 values for $2.50 Regrdar $7.50 values for, $5.50 Stencil Matting Rugs, sizes 36x65 inches, worth 75c each. Special Indian Robe Blankets, for auto robes, buggy robes, slumber robes, etc. Regular $4.50 values. Special at, QQ PC each 4.OO1DO Tapestry Couch Covers, in fancy Bagdad stripe effects, fringed all around, 60x108 inches. Regular $3.50 values. PQ PC Special at . ;.: .0"D3 Tapestry Couch Covers, Oriental designs, 60x108 inches, with silk braid edge. Regular values $5.00 each. Spe- QQ "7C cial at OJilU Hospital Pillows, made with extra tick, which buttons on and can be taken off to be washed, filled with live goose PC Crt feathers. Worth $7.50 pair. Special, pair Ouiull fffJl Everythinginlnfants9 Wear Reduced Again comes a special stirring six days' sale of baby needs. A solid week devoted to featuring things that mothers want and that babies take comfort and look well in. The best assortment of baby things on the Pacific Coast is at the disposal of those who come to save at this sale. Prices always low now radically reduced, and the general reductions enlivened and made stronger by thrilling specials that attract irresistibly. BABY BIOGRAPHIES FREE. Hand-made Slips and Skirts, long or short. Our entire stock will be placed on sale this week at a special reduction of ONE-THIRD. Domestic Slips, bishop or yoke styles, very well made and daintily finished. Regular Qpp $1.25 values. Special OOu Children's Mother Hubbard Dresses, made of fine lawns or nainsooks, ages 6 months to 3 years, at the following prices : Regular 75c values, special for this sale at 59 Regular $1.50 values, speciaLfor thi3 sale 97 Recrular $2.50 values, special this sale $1.87 Regular $z.o values, special tnis sale gx.tJO Diapers of birdseye cotton, in three sizes, very specially priced the large size at $1.48, the medium size at 99S and the small 77p size, per dozen I lb Stork Absorbent Diapers, half dozen in box. Large size, special, per box 90J; medium size, the box, only 82; small size, CCn the box, only 00b Knit Cotton Bands for Infants, regularly 4 Tfp worth 25c each. Sale price only I I U Pique Buggy Robes, regular value Q1 1Q to $1.75. Sale price, choice 0 I w Stork Waterproof Diapers, Mr. all sizes. Special Hub- Infants' Summer Shirts, slipover Infants' Shoes, regularly nQp Pads for beds and baby cribs, styles. Regular 65c at 39tf 50c pair. Choice, pair..UUO Reg. 30c. Sale price .-23