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MH CANAL'S RIVJIL WILL WAIT r: Chilean Engineer Abandons ; Scheme of Securing Co lombia's Consent. UNITED STATES IS FEARED , Owing to Probability That Cncle ' Sam Would Object to Deal, South '. American Country Turns " t Down Deal. FACATATrVA, Colombia. Nov. IT. J T Arturo Undurraaja. the Chilean engineer. ' ; hu definitely determined to abandon his . effort to obtain from the Colombia gov- - ' eminent a concession for'hls canal proj- ect, owing to the fear entertained by r l Colombia of reprisals on the part of " the Cnited States. Undurraga'a plan was to oon struct a rival to the Panama Canal. In furtherance of his plan for a canal. ' '', L'ndurraga sought to Induce Congress- - men and members of the Diplomatic t Corps to Inspect the route at his ex- - pense, but all declined. ' Time Is Inopportune. t A Colombian official has stated that it appeared Inopportune to grant a con- ", cession to the Chileans before the adop- ' tlon of the treaty, defining the boundary between Panama and Colombia. " When this matter had been settled, he added, the government probably would J grant the concessions. Letters exhibited here indicate the willingness of German ' .". and British capitalists to build a com- merclal and non-political canal that could " not be closed in event of war. - Unless the concession Is granted it Is feared discontent tormenting at Antlo quia and Cauca will culminate In a re- ' vlval of threats of secession. ' ", Undurraga will sail on November 27 for England by wsy of New York. ; Panama Separation Questioned. ' ' The President and Congress have ap- ' ' pointed a commission to investigate the I separation of Panama from Colombia. Francisco de Borda, recently appointed I Minister to the United States, sailed for that country today. ' SISTER, SPURNED, SUICIDE ; Brother Refusing Her Asylum, Mrs. ! Burns Leaps Vnder Cars. SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 17. With the words, "God bless my baby" on her lips. Mrs. Helen Burns, a spurned wife and sister, died last night as a result of in juries received when she threw herself . In front of a speeding Guerrero street car. Mrs. Burns was 24 years old. She ' ' was married four years ago to ' Charles Burns, a manufacturer of ', . New York. Burns was a divorced man. ; but shortly after a baby came to him and " his new wife, he became reconciled to the first wife and secured a second divorce. Last night there was a dramatic sequel . to this broken romance on the street in , N front of the Maher home. Mrs. Maher ' was willing to have her daugh 1 ter live with her. but the brother, Walter Penders, refused, saying he could not support them. PRIMARY BALLOT DISGUSTS (Continued From First Pa.) ' a natural result, there was a flock of candidates. Many of them had no chance at all of election, but for the majority it was an open and apparently equal field. - To the voter, however. It was such a nuisance that many left the polls with out voting, because of the length of time it would take to elft through the 140 names on the ballot and make their sclec tlons. Many some reports have it as hlEh as 2i per rent of the ballots were . - thrown out because of mistakes due sole ly to the primary system: the most fre quent mistake being too many candidates voted for. Many ballots were spoiled in '. folding the enormous sheet by reproduc- - tion of the ink marks opposite the names. Horrible Kxample Wins. But the worst blow of all to the "re- formers" was the vote polled by Barnard Jlealv, present Councilman from the Eighth Ward. Healy had been pointed out as a horrible example throughout the - campaign. In the . argument for the amendment of the charter advanced by the "Uoo-Gons" that the non-partisan method would absolutely prevent Healy from election that Healy could be elect ed only from the Klghth Ward the smallest in the city and populated large ly by foreign-born citizens and that the primary method, with Councilman can didates at large, would effectively elimi nate Healy forever from local politics. - To make sure of this. ex-Judge J. D. Works and W. J. Washburn, two promi nent citizens who have held high office and have been able and high-principled residents and officials for many years, - were put on the "Goo-Goo" ticket. " The irony of fate is shown by the re- ' turns, which Indicate that Healy leads the entire list of candidates, 140 in all. In the total vote. Reformers Best Beaten. Even In the "long-hair" strongholds, where It was hoped his elimination would - be accomplished, he ran far ahead of his " colleagues, and won a place on the ticket in every ward In the city. Even in Meyer " Llssner's own precinct Mr. Lissner, be i ing head of the Goo-Goo" organization . Healy beat all other candidates. Judge "Works, honored by every citizen in Los " Angeles, and whose record is conceded to be flawless, ran Healy a close second, and will doubtless be elected with Healy in December. Counting the ballots was another reve- - lation of the Impracticability of the pri ' mary method. At best, the election board could count but 30 ballots an hour, and the word was tedious. In many pre cincts the progress was only 20 an hour, and where the vote ran into the hundreds a full count was impossible until the fol ' lowing day. The vote for Mayor Alexander, the "Goo-Goo" candidate, ran far ahead of all other candidates for Mayor. j Voters Become Disgusted. This is accounted for by the fact that the "Goo-Goo" vote was polled to its full : strength, while none of the other three '. leading candidates for Mayor was able to get a full vote of his supporters. It is estimated from the returns that 26,000 - registered voters would not take the time required to go through the ballots and make their selections. This large number of qualified voters remaining away from '". the polls Is almost unanimously conceded - as positive evidence that the non-partisan primary system, with Its overwhelming and bewildering list of candidates, many ; of them vouched for by no responsible political organizations, presented an ob stacle the electors, or many thousands of them, at least, preferred not to attack. Many voters when appealed to to leave their business and go to the polls said: "I haven't time to wade through that ballot, and I do not know what I am vot ing for if I do." naif of Vote Cast. The non-partisan primary system Is blamed on all sides for the lightness of the vote in proportion to the registration. An approximate registration of 70,000 re sulted in only about 60 per cent of this vote reaching the ballot box. This is al most a minimum In any kind of a municipal election, although it is perhaps greater than that cast at the recall election last March. But the recall elec tion is no comparison at all. because at that time Alexander was running against Wheeler, a Socialist, who had no organ ization, and the great vote he received was a protest against the recall freak as a part of municipal government. It is equally true that much of the vote for Alexander then was gained because of fear that a Socialist would be elected Mayor. , One of the popular objections voiced Just before and since the election is the greatly Increased cost of the primary system to the taxpayers. The selection of municipal officers under the primary costs 120 per cent more than it would un der the old system. Election Cost Doubles. In other words, it costs two and a fifth times as much to elect a Mayor and Councilmen by the direct primary, non partisan method as it did under the old convention method. Wednesday's election cost approximately 17,o00. whereas the usual December election costs from tlS.000 to J15.000 ordinarily. And now that the $17,ou0 primary election has been held, the December' election must be held and paid for as usual. Does It payT is the question voters and taxpayers are asking. The "Goo-Goos" are not answering the question aloud since Barnard Healy's sweeping victory; but those opposed to the "Goo-Goos" are answering it emphat ically in the negative. No one, even In the "Goo-Goo" organization, has been able to point out any advantage the new system has over the old since the elec tion. There were plenty of arguments ..arf hofr.ro the election and without doubt these arguments influenced many voters to support tne uou-vjuu unci, but with the failure of tke actual test to prove any of these arguments practicable the "Goo-Goo" support has noticeably fallen off. QUIT FOOTBALL REPLACES DEBATING IX COLLEGES. Interstate Oratorical League of Ore gon, Washington and Idaho . May Disband. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene, Or., Nov. 17. Special.) The practical minded college youth of the modern gen eration has Just written "finis" to the oratory and flights of platform eloquence that stirred his fathers In a more emo tional past. Because football, athletics and other more up-to-date-forms of en tertainment have interfered with ora torical contests until they have ceasejj, to draw crowds and are no longer finan cially a success, first steps have been taken towards disbanding the Interstate Oratorical League which for several hMn mnlntained b V the Uni versities of Oregon. Washington and Ida ho. What Is almost certain to mean the death of the league and the abandon ment of oratory in the three institutions has Just been brought about by the with drawal of Idaho. In a formal withdrawal announcement received here yesterday by Manager Steele, of Oregon, the Idaho faculty declares that "the day of ora tory has passed," and that almost total lack of interest and financial support from- students has made their action necessary. Oratory was once very popular at Ore gon, but of late years the annual contests have hardly attracted enough people to pav for the lighting of the hall. It is therefore probable that Oregon will take similar action. The same conditions sre said to prevail at Washington. The State University here may even go so far as to withdraw from the annual state Intercollegiate contests in which nine colleges through out the state compete every Arril. and to limit all orations to those delivered each year at the commencement exen cloes. Debating shares almost the same apathy among the students as oratory. Football, on the other hand, is drawing larger crowds at the local games than ever before. It Is said that oratory has been dropped at Yale, Princeton. Harvard and other Eastern universities for the same general lack of Interest. MITCHELL WANTS LIBERTY (Continued From First Page.) this statement not to tickle the ear of any man. but that I may publicly declare the conviction that Is within me. "It seems to me that the whole pro ceedings should prove a lasting lesson to the workingmen of the United States and Canada. If all the workingmen had been true to themselves, there would not have been a nonunion product on the market. "I repeat that, so far as I am con cerned, and let the consequences be what they may. I intend, while at liberty, to declare for the rights guaranteed to me by the organic laws of my country. I am proud of being an American." Mr. Mitchell said he had grown up an an American with a stepmother so poor that she could not buy bread, and told how he had crept out of bed at night to get his father's soldier coat to keep him warm. "But I want to see the word American stand for all the sentiment that is sym bolised by the flag of our country." ha continued. "I want real liberty. I don't believe in the liberty enunciated by some of our courts that men and women should have the right to work themselves to death. "I don't believe In the liberty enunciated by Judge Tuthill. of Chicago, who de clared ten hours unconstitutional for women, and by that act compelled them to work 14 hours a day." Mr. Mitchell said he believed the pres ent proceedings would bring home to the people the necessity of working in con cert. "Is the time going to come on our con tinent when the badge of faithfulness to labor must be the brand of imprison ment?" he said in conclusion. "Surely I hope not- I hope that the Government may be so conducted that no citizen may feel that he has not been given Justice and an equal right with every other citizen." The revocation of the charter of the Ohio State Federation by the executive council for admitting to its membership seceding locals of the electrical workers, was approved today by the Federation. The convention then adopted the report of its committee on laws, that the ap plication of the Ohio body be dismissed. The committee on laws reported that the Iowa Federation admitted a violation of the Federation law and recommended that upon compliance with the law Its charter be restored. This was ratified. In the cases of the central bodies of Cleveland, Toledo. Davenport and Cedar Rapids, whose charters were revoked as a result of the electrical workers' contro versy, the committee recommended that both organizations at once comply with the regulations of the Federation, and "thereby retain peace and unity In their respective citle." GOAL-LAND CASE ON TRIAL TODAY Cunningham "Interests Open Defense in Government Action at Seattle. GLAVIS CAN'T BE FOUND Bellinger's Assailant Last Heard . From sln Vancouver, Wash. Hearing In Sound City to Con tinue Probably Fonr Days. SEATTLE. Nov. 17. (Special.) The Inquiry Instituted by the Interior De partment into the validity of the 33 coal land entries in Alaska that are in cluded in what is commonly known as the Cunningham case will begin to morrow morning at 10 o'clock before Special Commissioner "W. J. McGee In the United Staes Circuit, courtroom. J. M. Sheridan, of Denver, Cokx, chief counsel for the Government, and W. B. Pugh, of Washington, D. C, assistant counsel and member of the board of land review in the General Land Office, have been engaged for several weeks preparing the case for the Government. They have given out no Information as to what witnesses will be called. Glavis Can't Be Fonnd. ' So far as Is known, the late chief of the field division, L. R. Glavis, is not in Seattle. He was last heard from in Vancouver! Wash. John P. Gray, of Wallace, Idaho, who with E. C. Hughes, of Seattle, repre sents the defendants, arrived in Seattle tonight. Mr. Sheridan, while not able to say certainly how many days will be re quired to present the case for the Gov ernment and to take the testimony of such witnesses as may be examined here, suggests that at least four days will be necessary for that purpose. At the conclusion of the taking of testi mony in Seattle, Special Commissioner McGee will resume the inquiry at Spo kane, probably, as In the vicinity of that city live a number of the witnesses and parties Interested.. Property Worth. $50,000,000. The aggregate acreage involved in the present inquiry Is B2S0, or eight and one fourth square miles. An estimate of the value of the coal in these Cunningham claims is $50,000,000. The coal field is between 40 and 60 miles on an air line from Katalla. and the Cunningham group forms a part of a deflnlt aggregate of 68 4-10 square miles. . The charge of the Land Department is that the entrymen did not make their locations for their own exclusive benefit, but that previous to making the locations they entered into an agreement that, af ter obtaining a patent for the coal lands, they were to consolidate and hold the lands for their Joint use and benefit; also that the coal lands have not been opened or any mine improved, as required by the act of Congress by the authority of which the entries were made. GIRL HAS i REGRET JILTED BY LOVER, SHE MAKES GOOD HER THEAT TO KILL. I Expect to Hang for It," Are Girl's Words to Sheriff When Arrested. AUBURN, Cal., Nov. 17. "I killed Joe because he threw me down. I gave him money and did everything for him and I told him I would kill him If he gave me up. I killed him and I'm glad of it and I expect I'll hang for It." . Such was the confession of Alma Bell, declared by Sheriff MoAuley on the wit ness stand today to have been made to him by the girl the day after the tragedy, when she was cowering In her hiding place among the poison oak bushes near High Rocks, a few hundred yards from the place where her lover's body was found. The Sheriff testified further that he had questioned the girl particularly as to her relations with Joe Armes for whose death she is now on trial Manuel Armes and Tony Grlnke told again their stories of the events in the cabin the night of the shooting, and of the pistol shot they heard a few minutes after Alma Bell and Joe Armes left the place together. The bullet that caused Armes' death was put in evidence through the testi mony of the physicians who conducted the inquest, but its Introduction failed to awaken the girl to a repetition of the hysterical sobbing which over powered her yesterday when the blood stained garments of Armes were ex hibitd before her. SIOUX LEFT WOULD LAST Indians, Disease-Swept, to Colonize in Nicaragua. BOSTON. Nov. 17. To save the rem nant of Sioux Indians from extinction by disease, a colony of Indians will be established In Nicaragua. Chief Little Bison, a full-blooded Sioux, sailed from Boston today on the steamer Esparta for Nlcaragu, where he will re ceive the deeds to 16.000 acres of land granted for the establishment of the col ony. The project is financed by wealthy Kew Yorkers. 1 Se win g Machines Are Sensible Gifts Mother or -wife with much sewing to do needs one badly and would appreciate your thoughtfulness in buying a present of this sort. When you're buying, don't buy simply A machine-buy THE machine the match less Standard. We are sole agents for Portland. We have thenP in six grades. y Tjr 7 Come and ask about our easv Bavment CLTJBvPXAN. Pay only pxf r Old s 9 T7T? y W Thursday Is Housekeepers' Day Here Linen Bargains Rare SOLE PORTLAND AGENTS for RICHARDSON LINENS A bounteous Thanksgiving feast, spread on a clofii of snowy whiteness. It makes one look forward to Thanks giving with an extra longing, doesn't it? And the two always go together. Where the tempting viands taste the best is where the linens are the finest and whitest in a word, where they buy OLDS, WORTMAN & KING LINENS. The following prices prove them easy to buy. Linen Sets, consisting of Pattern Table Cloth of finest quality and one dozen dinner-size Napkins to match ; a great variety of patterns; linen of exquisite finish; sets beautifully matched in patterns priced as follows: Regular $24 value, 010 11(1 special, the set...0l0iUU $29.50 value, on sale PQO fill at. the set ...uZZiUU $32.50 value, on sale at, the set $42.50 value, on sale at, the set. S24.50 $31.50 Spats and Overgaiters Cold weather brigns forth tremendous demand for Spats, Overgaiters and Leggins. We doubt if there is any other store in "Portland so well pre pared to supply this de mand. - f We've just received a large shipment of "STANDARD" make in hlfllf nr onlrvrs. WTfi also have Jersey Leggins treated with the cravenette process and fully waterproof. We have them in all sizes, from the baby sizes to women's. We also have a large assortment of Leggins for children. The materials are jersey, corduroy and leather. .Popularly priced. $48.50 SILK OR WOOL D V8SS3S $19 79 Silk Petticoats Worth to $15 at $6.98 I 1 M 1 ' "inn These dresses are triumphs of the gownmakers art. The serge dresses have just been received, the silk are in the best styles that we have had this season. 'Tis a combination sale of unusual interest and value giving. Serge Dresses like cut, in one-piece style, extremely modisn, come in black or blue unfinished serge and braided effects with lace yokes. A lot that we bought at a price absurdly small, but took all one of our best manufacturers had left and made our own figure, which means a big saving. Regular $32.50 and $35.00 values. The silks are in handsomely trimmed one-piece Princess models, and are made of superb quality black taffeta. Trimmed with tucks, lace, or braided. Values (PJ Q to $48.50. Your choice of any dress today at pM.U U The Petticoats jg-jggg ii f fie to match. Come in black, blue, green, ru lavender, red white, pink, brown, dresden effects and plaids. The best sale of the Season. i? Q 4? Values to $15, special today (w.w) at pP.7Q Sun Dried Raisins Introductory Prices Mrs. Mowat's Raisins, on sale in our main aisle, are deliciously fresh and tempting. Come in one-pound packages, or larger, with the grower's name on, so you may be sure that this package always contains the finest fruit. This is an jntroductory sale only and these prices will be withdrawn in a few days. NOTICE SPECIAL PRICES TO DEALERS, in lots of five cases and up. On sale now at regular prices by the following well known grocers: West Side Gunther & Ilickey and Mr. Mitchell. East Side J C. Mann and Washry Brothers. RIVER BOAT GOES DOWN Steamer Stratlicona Hits Snag In Fraser River and Sinks. VICTORIA, B. C, Nov. 17. (Special.) While proceeding: to Fort Langley, upper Fraser River, under special charter to Premier. McBrlde and Attorney-General Bowser, the steamer Strathcona, owned by Ironsides, Campbell & Rennle, struck a semi-submerged snag, filled and sank. No lives were endangered and the steamer can be raised. State After Ice Trust. NEW YORK. Nov. 17. The end of the first presentation of the state's cases against the American ice Company for alleged violation' of the anti-monopoly law was announced today. The trial then adjourned until tomorrow. Tour cough annoys you. Keep on hacking: and tearing the delicate mem branes of your throat if you want to be annoyed. But if you want relief, want to he cured, take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. LOS ANGELES CITIZEN CREATES SMALL PANIC. Mrs. Mary Gtvens Imitates Canrie Nation Except Her Point of Con tact la Men's Heads. LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17. Craoking every man she could on the head with a woman's shoe, Mrs. Mary Glvens cre ated a panic for several blocks on Broadway today and ended by being es corted to the police station by a patrol man, followed by a large number of her victims. Mrs. Glvens' first victim was 1 George Darling, a piano dealer. He was walk ing north on Broadway when- suddenly ho felt a sharp blow on the head and looked around to see a thin little woman dressed in black and carrying In her hand a woman's shoe. She looked him straight in the eye and said In an angry tone, "I will teach you to Insult me by standing with your feet crossed." Darling fled. The woman continued on her way. cracking numerous heads and finally winding up by hitting Frank W. Morrison, a recent arrival from Indian apolis, such a sharp blow that a lump the slxe of a hen's egg was raised. Mrs. Glvens will be examined as to her sanity. leged to have deserted her home "recent ly, taking with her the household effects and five head of cattle, but leaving be hind an old mule. Edmonds preferred charges of desertion against his wife, and larceny, against a Pittsburg man. Mule Frees Recreant Wife. PITTSBURG. Nov. 17. Mrs. James Edmonds, of Washington County, is al- KRYPTOI! i Ji II piea sipN.; TrsmntTmrTNw Without Line in the jgv rvn anlM niece no cement and perfect sight, with the discomfort and unalghtllne-iB left out, Tkit. Over MOO J glasses of Bo- I f 1 1 v j are ff. v' f '- ) I.eaMa forenost ! ex. oculists i -V , l cad ladoro. - trm pom's SlJ repoJ. t - k -i i ooeyoos " - OV" . wMaowt of alsht , r- 4 extra Tired and overworked eyes find rest and relief in Thompson's glasses. SIGHT EXPERT SKJCOIVD FLOOR CORBETT BUD. Flrtk and Morrison. THOMPSON Early today the mule, Edmonds' only possession, kicked him. causing his death. Directors Elect J. P. Morgan. PORTLAND, Me.. Nov. 17. Charles a Lucius Tuttle was re-eloctcd president Mellen, J. P. Morgan and William Skin ner, three new directors of the Boston & Maine Railroad, were elected to the directorate of the Maine Central Rail road at a meeting of the directors today. WEEK-END SPECIAL -AT Scad for Illustrated Cataloane mailed free. Sirelal atten tion arlven to mail orders. PORTLAND'S LEADING FURRIERS STYLISH SABLE FOX SETS Shawl Collar and Rug Muff $30.00 VALUES Special for this sale; set .com- rt " TC plete P 1 O. D Also exceptional values in' Sable Opossum, Sable Squirrel, Japanese Mink and Black Wolf, specially priced for this sale. ItvH. LIEBESsCO. CORBETT BUILDING 288 MORRISON ST. J. P. Plagemann, Manager. f