-THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1909 " " ' "''""' " "" " """"" " "" " j : : HULA DEFENSE IS LIKE GIBRALTAR Uncle Sam's Years of Labor Crowned With Success in Philippines. CORREGIDOR IS FASTNESS Island, Overlooking City, Is Huge Rock With Precipitous Sides Rising ro Great Height From Water. WASHINGTON". D..C Nov- IS. (Spe cial.) After the work of several years and concerning which little news has been heralded, the United States today is In a position to defend the city of Manila against the fleets of the world. War is believed to be a long- way off. if ever it does come, but If the unexpected happens and some foreign nation attempts to duplicate Admiral Dewey's feat. It will find that the way to the repetition of that triumph is blocked. Spaniards Might Have Done It. If the Spaniards of some years ago had been given' the sense to fortify properly, the rocky island of Coregi dor at the entrance to Manila Bay, Dewey might be rapping for the en trance yet. Army officers and Naval officers, too. say that Coregidor is as strong as Gibraltar. The island is a huge rock with precipitous sides ris ing to a great height over tjie water. Between Coregidor and the roint of mainland at the mouth of Manila bay re several small islands on which de fense work will be built. With these, as an Army officer has put it. "there ... -i v. nn the certainty Will PS V ...... J' " - that no hostile ship ever will go through to confront Manila with Its sruns. Coregidor Can Stand Siege. Coregidor Is practically ready for the emplacement of Its guns; the forti fications will be strongly manned and It will be provided with sufficient sup plies to stand a siege of years. No Japanese were allowed to work in the construction of the Coregidor fortifications. At one time some Chin ese laborers were employed, but soon an order was issued that shut them out also. If an American fleet should meet with disaster in Eastern waters, Man ila Bay will prove to be a safe place of refuge for the vessels that manage to escape destruction. 1 WIFE'S SUICIDE HIDDEN Clemen son Thus Explains Why He Disarranged House. CHICAGO, Nov. 16. "I thought my wife had committed suicide, and won dered how I could hide the shame." Dr. Haldane Clemenson, on trial for the mur der of his wife, thus testified today. "About 6 o'clock that morning I awoke," he said. "I had a feeling of nausea, and looked at my wife. I touched her. She was cold and did not answer. I arose, rushed to the bathroom and quickly re turned. I saw a six-ounce bottle on a chair beside the bed. also a doth." The witness said be tried to make it look like a burglar's deed to escape the disgrace of suicide in the family. "To this end." he continued, "I scat tered everything In the house In disorder and hid some things I wanted to make believe were stolen." LONG MUM, HE CONFESSES Outlaw Startles Court by Pleading Guilty Wife Collapses. LAMAR. Col.. Nov. 1. Henry Starr, a noted author, surprised a courtroom full of spectators here this afternoon by pleading guilty of the charge of having participated In the robbery of the bank at Amity, Colo., last Spring. Since his capture some months ago, Starr insisted he was innocent and that an attempt was being made to con vict him on his past record. He said he had reformed previous to the Amity robbery. No evidence was heard today. Starr's wife and baby were in court, end Mrs. Starr was heartbroken when her husband pleaded guilty. Starr's baby was named after ex-President Roosevelt. SCAFFOLD FALLS; 3 HURT Workmen Injured While Demolish ing Seattle Fair Buildings. SEATTLE. Wash., Nov. 16. Three men engaged in demolishing the Monitor and Merrimac building on the "Pay treak" at the World's Fair grounds to day fell 40 feet to the ground from a scaffolding that collapsed and two of them were probably fatally Injured. Thomas Everett's skull was fractured find he sustained Internal injuries. Fred ilfTellich's hip was broken and he was Injured Internally. A. R. Crow's foot was badly crushed and amputation may be necessary. BILLION DOLLAR MERGER (Continued From First Page.) other $1,000,000,000 merger became a real ity today with the practical absorption of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany by the American Telephone & Tele graph Company. The Western Union. ' one of the pet properties of the late Jay Gould, has been in the Gould family for a generation and it was by the sale of Gould stock today that the merger was accomplished. While the report has been current that the Mackay companies, controlling the Postal Telegraph Company, ultimately will be Included in the plan of reorganiza tion, no confirmation of this could be ob tained In New York. Officials of the Postal were emphatic that the company would remain independent. Stocks of the Western Union fell 3 points on the stock exchange on the news of the passing of control. Official de nial was given this afternoon of reports that President Clowry and Assistant Gen eral Manager Charles J. Barclay would resign from the Western Union. It was reported that William H. Baker, formerly vice-president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph Company, would be come general manager of the Western Union. President S. N. Vail, of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company, said to day: "From the very commencement of the telephone business, it has been thought that a close co-operation the' making of one business the auxilitary to the other business would . give additional public service, as well as result in equal econ omics, both to the public and the com panies. "There is much to be gained by the joint construction and maintenance of plants and v bV its common use to the greatest possible extent, but the greatest advantage would follow the placing of the millions of telephone subscribers in close and reliable connection with the re ceiving and dispatching offices of the. tel egraph companies." The action on the part of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company did not come as a surprise here. The negotia tions for the purchase of the Western Union etoek have been in progress sev eral months. The contracts between the American Bell Telephone Company apd the Western Union dated November 1", 1S79. provided for the mutual exchange of business and co-operation, the. Bell company to do collecting and delivering as far as possible over its lines, but corporation and stockholding distinctions have prevented any measurable degree of co-operation. For more than 26 years there ha been litigation between the tel ephone company and the Western Union. ZELAYA IS THREATENED RKVOlXTldXIST BEFORE GRET TOW GUARDS RIVER. Provisional Government Protects American Interests at Blue fields Satisfactorily. BLUEFIEIJDS, Nicaragua. Nov. 16. (By Wireless via Colon.) The provision al government is transacting affairs In an orderly manner and all American In terests are fully protected. Zelaya's troops still hold Greytown, but General Chamorro, with a large force of revolu tionists, has a well-fortified position on the beach. He Is also guarding the San Juan River to prevent government troops from en tering the Interior. Prisoners in the hands of General Cha morro say that many government soldiers are sick and that others are losing cour age on account of an exhausting march through swamps and Jungles. There are no signs of the enemy, according to ad vices received by the Insurgents at Rama, where a large force of Estrada's men awaits an attack by land. GOVERNMENT DENIES DEFEAT President Davlla Insists Rebels Were Forced to Retreat. PUERTO CORTEZ, Honduras, Nov. 10, via New Orleans, Nov. 16. As many con flicting accounts of recent engagements between the revolutionary and govern ment forces in Nicaragua have been re ported here, the Associated Press corre spondent today telegraphed President Da vlla. of Honduras', for the latest official news from Nicaragua, and received a re ply stating that the government of Nic aragua has scored another triumph over the revolutionary forces at the Junction of the river Colorado and the river San Juan, where General Salvador Toledo, in a battle that lasted three days, defeated and dielodged General "Emlliano Cham orro. Government troops now occupy Greytown. It Is probable that General Chamorro has fallen back to effect a junction with the army and General Estrada. It is conceded here that although Gen eral Estrada will make a desperate strug gle to regain lost ground, odds against him are great. DEFEAT DENIED BT ZEIiAYA, President of Nicaragua Declares Rebels In Retreat. WASHINGTON. Nov. 16. The reported victory of the Nlcaraguan rebel troops under General Chamorro at Greytown. Is denied In dispatches from President Zelaya to the Nlcaraguan minister here. President Zelaya's dispatches reported the rebels In full retreat toward Blue fields; with the Nlcaraguan second army corps In pursuit. ACCUSED GIRL CRIES COURT PROCEDURE STOPS WHILE WOMAN WEEPS. Held for Murder of Her Sweetheart, Alma Bell Is Moved at Sight of Bloody Garments. AUBURN, CalT, Nov. 16. Alma Bell, accused of the murder of Joseph Armes, sobbed violently In the courtroom today when the bloodstained garments of her dead lover were introduced as evidence, and Identified by Frank Armes, a brother of the' dead man. The grewsome exhibits' moved Mrs. Mary E. Armes, hte mother, to tears and for several minutes court procedure stopped, while the two women sought to control their emotions. Assistant Prosecutor George W. Ham ilton said the prosecution would show that Alma Bell had deliberately and with no Justification murdered Joseph Armes. He told of the events on the night of Armes' death, when the girl visited the Armes cabin and begged to be admitted. Hamilton declared that he would prove that Alma Bell had vowed many times to kill Armes If he deserted her and that for months' she had carried a revolver. Alma Bell today received many letters from men and 1 women, some of them containing money and almost all ex pressed the hope that she would be acquitted. BANK ROBBERS STARTLE Boys Known in Portland Confess to Theft of $7315. SAN JOSE, Cal., Nov. 16. A sensation was caused in the Superior Court here today when Frank Smith and LeolNevins. the young men who on August 3 last robbed the Valley Bank at Santa Clara of S7315. asked the court to permit them to withdraw their plea of not guilty and plead guilty. The two youths will be sentenced Thurs day. Both Smith and Nevins formerly lived here and bore bad reputations. They hung around the North End during the early part of last Summer and were well known to police detectives, who kept them under close surveillance. What work they did was about the waterfront. Smith at one time taking a Job on a towboat. PREFERENTIAL TRADE DUE British Business Men Seek New Con ditions in Trade. .VICTORIA. B. C, Nov. 16. The steamer Makura. of the Canadian-Australian line, which reached this port today from Aus- TODAY THE CLIMAX OF VALUE GIVING IS REACHED IN OUR Great November Cloak Department Sale Every Garment Is Reduced Greatest Event of ' the Year Every Suit, Coat, Cape, Waist, Petticoat, Dress and Skirt is NEW THIS FALL. There is no legerdemain with prices, no fictitious values placed on garments. Throughout the Department are large placards, with the regular and sale prices clearly and ' distinctly printed. You could act as your own saleslady Were it possible for you to find the garment that you wanted to purchase. Today Extraordinary Bargains Are Offered, Introducing Some New Suits and Coats Just Arrived- Also Some Misses' Suits Here is a group of NEW MODEL SUITS in plain tailored and fancy braid trimmed in HOMESPUNS, CHEVIOTS AND SERGES. Lined with silk and satin. In' all the popular Fall colors. 1 A Q P P I The suits in this lot are worth easily up to $27.50 ROUGH SERGES and HARD-TWISTED DIAGONALS, worsted and broadcloth suits. Strictly tailor made. In a variety of the newest models. They are STRIKING EXAMPLES of value- f 1 QA . giving bargains we are offering in this sale. . Price P Vy WE INVITE YOUR INSPECTION of these serge, Broadcloth and Cheviot Suits. Fashioned by the best man-tailors, in a most fetching style. These suits come in an immense assortment of 1 O H colors. The values run easily to $35.00 ." '. J Beautiful Chiffon Broadcloth and Novelty suitings, strictly tailormade in a great variety of striking models. The colors include all the NEW FALL CLOTH EFFECTS and shadow stripes. These fc O Q 7C suits are beautifully finished and tailored by hand. Values run easily to $45.00 Special 4ZiO. J NEW HEAVY FALL COATS that go into this sale today. Made of covert cloth, mixtures and Kersey Cloth. Half and full lined. In semi-fitting and loose models. Plain and braid-trimmed. Val- KQ QO ues run easily to $25.00 , J.sO These coats are made in two styles and in serges and Cheviots. Lined throughout in the best grade of silk and STRICTLY PLAIN TAILORED. They come in tight and semi-fitting modelsT j f j Special ' This lot of coats consisting of WIDE WALE SERGES AND POPULAR CHEVIOTS. Lined with the best quality satin. Every garment in this lot is specially tailored. In many newest styles (j Q J Here are a lot of heavy Winter coats made with a NEW DEEP ROLL COLLAR. Very DEEP CUFFS inlaid with contrasting colors of Imported Broadcloth. The models the very latest hav- d O Q Q Q ing just arrived in the store within the past two or three days. They go on sale at )JsJ Here is a special lot of beautiful KERSEY CAPES. Full 54-inch length with a standing' AQ OC velvet collar, full sweep, Regular price of each is $15.00 and. in this sale they are marked ps.JJ NOBBY, JAUNTY MILITARY CAPES. In Navy blue k and Cadet. With standing collar. Trimmed with military gilt bi;aid and gilt buttons and lined with Cardinal flannel. Special $19,75(T J 2 and $16.15 . .. A DELAYED SHIPMENT OF MISSES SORORITY SUITS makes our cloak department sale most attractive today in misses' apparel. Pretty girlish Sorority Suits in two new models. The material is serge. The upper part is serge with the skirt in combinations of plaid to match. These suits are 4 O A A very special at $9.89 and 4O.T'iT We are also offering another lot of beautifully finished, tmely tailored &oronty auns m t i rj ti c navy and otner coiors. in two muucis wmtu nave jusi anivtu. utnoi v -r In addition to the above we are showing two new special styles not shown betore tnis season in v-orauroy and White Serge. These suits certainly are the nobbiest misses suits snown tnis season ft j r g r The values run easily to $30.00. In this sale they are offered special at $19.85 and Cp I J y J Warm Winter Knit Underwear For Women, Misses and Children Every store sells these things and they all say they have the best to offer you for the least money. HOW ARE YOU TO JUDGE? To your eyes most of them look alike or very near alike and some stores, even in these days, will take advantage of your unfamiliarity with the qualities of Knit Underwear. The success of our department is largely due to the fact that we handle year after year the same standard makes that have for over a quarter of a century built up their reputation on genuine merit. Particularly true is this of FOREST MILLS BRAND UNDER WEAR for which we are Portland agents. 50c Ladies Vests 3 2 and 4 Pants, each - $1.25 Ladies' heavy fleeced vests and pants, Regular Winter weight, ecru color only. Ladies Fine A H -Ribbed Vests T C Ladies' fine fleeced ribbed vests. In ecru, white or natural. Well-made and form-fitting. 85c Ladies Fleeced CQ Union Suits . . . . Ladies' fleeced Union Suits. Long sleeves, ankle length, form-fitting, white and ecru. Ladies' Extra Fine QC Union Suits .... Ladies' extra fine Union suits, fleeced lined, ecru only, form fitting. Ladies' Merino (J 1 A A Vests and Tights P I .UJ Ladies' Forest Mills Brand fine merino vests and tights. Half wool, medium weight. Ladies' Heavy d 1 O CL Merino Vests P ' t-' Ladies Forest Mills Brand, heavy merino vests and tights, half wool, Winter weight. . Ladies Silk and Wool Underwear Ladies' Forest Mills Brand, fine silk and wool vests' and tights. Medium weight. Heavy Cotton Union 'Suits J t...r $1.25 Forest Mills Union Suits, heavy cotton, well-shaped, splendid fitting. Merino Union Suits at :n.$i.95 Forest Mills medium weight merino Union Suits, half wool. V 1. tt Ladies merino Union Suits Forest Mills Union Suits, Winter weight, 54 wool. Silk and Wool Union Suits Forest Mills Silk and wool union suits, good . medium weight and most comfortable garment worn. Misses' and Chil dren's Sweaters. Sale of Misses' and Children's wool sweaters, colors are gray, red and white. $2.25 $3.00 $1.47 Fur Turbans By express we received a shipment of FUR TUR BANS. These go on sale TODAY AT $4.95 It means a saving of sev eral dollars to you. As there are values in the lot that run as high as $7.50 and $8.00. Leaving price out of the question, these hats form a highly credit able millinery display, de picting nobbiest and most pleasing shapes that have been brought out this Fall. A big display in our millin ery department. Hats at $2.95 We have taken all our $4.95 and $3.95 trimmed hats and marked them at one price for Wednesday, $2.95. Among them are examples of the very best shape's and styles that have proven the best sellers this season. Warm Flannelette Nightgowns THAT SHOULD HAVE A HOOK IN EVERY WOMAN'S CLOSET Ladies' Fancy stripe and plain white fleeced flannelette gowns with and without yoke in Japanese styles. Braid Trimmed. , $1.25 Value Special 89c Ladies' extra quality fleeced flannelette gowns in plain white or fancy stripes. Fancy braid trimmings. Tailored finished, cir cular, square yoke and Japanese styles. Values to $ 1 .50 and $ 1 .75, Special $ 1 .39 Fancy ripple eiderdown bath and lounging robes. Heavy cord, tassel girdle. Red, blue, gray, cadet and lavender. . Regular $4.00, Special $2.98 Ready-Made Sheets-Buy N ow In the face of a steady advance in cotton goods we offer today great values in fine-quality sheets, hemmed and ready for use. These sheets are made of a superior quality that washes very easily. ' 2 yards wide by 2"2 yards long 69c 2'A yards wide by 2 12 yards long 75c 212 yards wide by 22 yards long 80c . 2 ' yards wide by 2"2 yards long 48c Pillow Cases 45x36 inch, 3-inch hem 1 5c Pillow Cases 45x38"2 inch, 3-inch hem 1 6c 1 Brass Piercing--A New Art Each day finds new recruits to METALOG RAPHY, the new art work on brass. Any woman with a taste for artistic work and even a little clever ness with her fingers, will sooner or later be inter ested in this new work. "Embossing and etching on brass, the most fascinating, pastime and yet simple enough for the children to do. Lamp shades, candle shades, picture frames, trays and hundreds of other useful articles of. all sorts can be handsomely orna mented by this process. An immense, display in our art department. tralla. brought among her passengers Sir Albert Spicer, chairman of the recent congress of Chambers of Commerce of the British empire held at Sydney and three British and three Canadian delegates. The congress passed a resolution favor ing preferential trade within the empire. Sir Albert said he was a free-trader, hold lnc that the country which produced large quantities of foodstuffs could not plait with protection. Protection, however, had a very strong hold on Australia. In a fire on board the steamer Surrey, at Melbourne. Boatswain Christiansen and Seaman Nellson were suffocated. The chief officer and second engineer, heading the rescuers, succeeded in rescuing the two men but were themselves overcome and dragged out unconscious. BLACKMAILER IS SANE NOW I Physician Declares Mrs. Read In sane at Time of Attack. DENVER, Nov. 16. After a searching cross-examination by District Attorney Eliot, Dr. O. Butterfield, personal physician of Mrs. Alien Read, on trial for attempting to extort money from Mrs. Genevieve Chandler Phipps, stated today that, In his opinion, Mrs. Head was Insane at the time of her attack upon Mrs. Phipps, but that she is sane now. Dr. Butterfield tdid of a visit to Mrs. Read In jail Immediately after her ar rest, when she told him she had Just killed a man with six motherless chil dren whom she would have to support. He also described the ravings of the woman when the drug was denied her. Chandler Phipps, the testimony of physi cians regarding the sanity of the defend ant occupied much of today's session. The efforts of the prosecution to force the defense to put- Mrs. Read on the stand have proved unsuccessful. Woman's Sanity Is In Question. DENVER. Nov. 16. In the trial of Mrs. Allen F. Read, charged with attempting to extort money from Mrs. Genevieve CHINESE CONSUL ANGERED Order to Identify All Celestials En forced in Beilingham. BELI,INGHAM, Wash., Nov. 16. (Spe cial.) Vigorous protest against the new method used by the United States immi gration inspectors in registering China men and checking up their papers was made today by Goon Dip. Chinese Consul at Seattle, who was here on an official visit. The inspectors have recently been ordered by the chief of the district to identify positively and carefully every Chinaman by his papers. Dip 6ays this system works a needless hardship on the Chinamen, and that the immigration officials ought to confine their efTorts to watching the border. He also complains that Chinamen are han dled with useless brutality by .the In spectors. The inspectors declare that the order from their chief and their obe dience are necessary to keep a check on the Chinese. .1