'VST TllK MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1910. SHHINERS ENJDY 'KANSAS CITY VISIT Auto Ride, Dinner, Wrestling Match and Theaters Are Features of Hospitality. PORTLAND PEOPLE LEAD Shriners' Band Plays Dixie When Party Leaves Train and Auto Ride Is Over Fifty Miles of Fine Streets and Boulevards. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. April 7. (Special.) One hundred and five Shriners and 65 3hriners wives, with the Portland dele gation leading, disembajked from the Shriners' special at the Union Station it 5 o'clock this afternoon. The party ar rived from the Wost on the Missouri Pacific While the A fill patrol band of Tacoma played "Dixie," the Portland Shriners leading, the party was escorted through the station to the etreet, where 50 motor cars were waiting. The Shriners were received by a commuted from -Ararat Temple, of Kansas City. Not even in Portland, a city of pleas ant surprises itself, have its citizens who are traveling to the New Orleans con clave ever had a better time than await ed them after the start of that automobile trip. They were taken over 50 miles of Ierfectly oiled, dust-proof boulevards end through picturesque park drives. The ride ended about 6:30 P. M., when the machines drove up to the Shriners' Temple, at Fifteenth street and Boost avenue. There dinner was served. Later the members of the party divided. The men and for the most part all of the Portlanders. were taken to Convention Hall, where they witnessed the wrestling match between Dr. B. F. Boiler, of Se attle, and Yuslf Mohammed, the Turk. It is not' hard to guess whom .the Port land crowd rooted for. The ladies and some of the men elect ed to attend the theaters, and they were escorted to the various play-houses by the reception committee. Waiting motor cars conveyed the party to the Union Station following the performances. The special departed southward at 10:30 o'clock, all the Shriners somewhat tired but happy and a unit in saying Kansas City had given them a royal good time. LETTERS OF ROSS FIGURE Eugene Man's Correspondence Helps Indict Pennsylvania Woman. PITTSBURG. Pa., April 7. (Special.) Among the indictments returned asninst certain alleged violators of the Federal laws this morning b ythe special grand jury sitting in the United tSates Court, was one containing three counts against Alice Peterson, of Johnstown, who is charged with using the United States mails to effect a scheme to de fraud. The information was made by I'ostoffice Inspector C M. Dunn, of Al toona. Among the exhibits offered by the postofflce inspector are a number of let ters. One was addressed, to J. Frank Ross. 65 East Ninth street. Eugene, Or., whom she requested to send her J100. so that she could go and be married to him. The letter was mailed March '-5, 1908. J. Frank Ross admitted his correspond ence with the Peterson woman and also that he sent her money. When she did not come to Oregon to be married, after several threats, he turned the correspond ence over to the postal authorities. He declared he carried on the correspond ence merely to aid the Postoffice De NOBLE PAIR IS ACQUITTED Count Who Borrowed to Finance Matrimonial Project Blameless. PARIS, April 7. The court today ac quitted the Countess Clare and Count ladislaus Zoliynskl of the charges brought by Mile. Wilhelmina Kemper, who contended that she was victimized aut of 197,000 which was to have been used to finance the matrimonial projects of Prince Victor of Thurn and Taxio. The court found that the Countess was not responsible for the loan made to the "outit and that the latter borrowed in good faith to help the Prince find a wife. On the ground that it was immaterial to the action, the court declined to rule Ml the question of whether the reputed Kngllsh Countess of Clare was identical with Blanche Laigh, formerly the pro prietor of perfumery parlors on the Rue 3e la Faix. PLANS TO BE ENLARGED Itcceptlon to lie Noteworthy but Modified as to Formality. LONDON, April 7. Th committee ippolnted to arranpe the reception and luncheon which the City of London Mil frlve to ex-President Roosevelt is ilready at work and In determined to make the affair one of the blgr events of hie tour. The committee will depart unmewhat from the severely formal customs that prevail upon the visits of monarchs and will seek to brlns to pettier representative Knglishmen ir respective of their official position. Members of the government, leaders of the opposition, the staffs of the American Kmbassy and Consulate and prominent Americana resident In Eng land will be amonsr the guests. The Tablet, the orpan of the Roman "atholio Church in Great Britain, com ryentiug upon the Vatican-Roosevelt incident, says that the correspondence .nvolved affords melancholy reading: ind that the public the world over :hinks the whole "tragedy of errors" was due to "talking by cable" instead f through written communications. The Tablet considers that Air. Roose velt, havintc selected this means of communication. should have shown some frenerosity in its interpretation and a readiness to make allowance for the deficiencies of the instrument of his choice; but. instead, he appears to have taken offense and thought it necessary to assert his Independence, which cer tainly d.u not need to be accentuated. The Tablet contends that the sole nfft'nse of the Vatican is that it en deavored to make him acquainted witn tne facts before he reached Rome so t,.ai he might not make engagements which per naps would be difficult to cancel. The paper maintains that the respon sibility for the incident which has g-lven pa m to the whole Catholic world, assuredly no less In America than In -.iirfrA tii n r rat with the nArcnti who gave strictly private communica tion to tb press. The Tablet ab solves Mr. Roosevelt from blame for puoiication of the correspondence, but Insists that oefore "the crude cable grams were thrown to the world," a few words of frank explanation would have averted all unpleasantness. RECEFTIOX.XOT TO BE LOCAL New York Committee Makes Em phatic Denial of Humors. NEW YORK, April 7. The reception committee, beaded by Cornelius Vander bllt, which is to have charge of the home-coming welcome to former Presi- dent Roosevelt, is anxious to have everybody know that there is to be noth ing partisan or local about the celebra tion. The Impression seems to .have gone out to some quarters, they say In a state ment today, that New York City desires to make the event local rather than Na tional. "This is incorrect." the committee save, "and we are glad that the matter has been brought to the front and emphatic denial made of the local character of the reception. The committee named by the Republican Club includes leading repre sentatives from its nonresident member ship and the club stand? ready to receive suggestions from bodies outside of New York City. Both this committee and the citizens committee would be glad to co operate with others who desire to help welcome the former President." Roman Methodists Cpheld. SARATOGA, N. Y., April 7. Resolu tions of confidence in the course pursued by the Methodist Church in Italy were adopted by the Troy conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church here today. 3 BANK ROBBERS SHOT TWO WITH PLUXDER ESCAPE POSSE OX FREIGHT TRAIN".' Thugs Tie Two 3Ien, Blow Coal City, III.', SaTe, Flee With $2000. Fifty Bullets Exchanged. CHICAGO. April 7. Three bank rob bers were wounrted and captured at Morris, 111., today, after an exciting: race between a freight train bearing the fleeing robbers and a number of motor cars carrying: the members of a pursuing: posse. The captives belonged to a band of five, which raided tlie Bank of Coal City, at Coal City, III., today; and escaped with $2000. Coal City is 63 miles southwest of Chicago. The population was aroused by the explosion in the bank. The ma rauders entered the town on a' freight train, and began operations by captur ing Washington Frye, night engineer of the electric light plant, and Bar ney Ghetto, the night watchman. They then entered the bank, blew open the safe, and with the money they found fled to the railroad, where they leaped on a Santa Fe freight train. Three hours later three men suffer ing from shot woun.jr were arrested at Morris, II L As thg train carrying the bandits pulled out of the town, Ghetto succeeded In cutting his bonds, and rushed to the telephone, notifying the night watchman at Mason, seven miles south of Coal City, and he, with Dr. E. I. Watts, laid in wait for the robbers. Watts was armed .with a repeating rifle and Miller carried a revolver. At Mason the freight train stopped to switch cars. The bandits leaped from the train and hid In a clump, of shrub bery near the track. Miller and the physician discovered their hiding place and opened fire, which was promptly returned. 25 or more shots being ex changed. When the train started the bandits leaped aboard and again es caped. Immediately the Sheriff at Morris was notified. Several automobiles were pressed into service and the pursuit began, the machines following a road along the Santa Ke right of way. For a time the motor cars sped directly alongside the freight train, 'members of the posse occasionally firing at dark objects which were thought to be the bandits. When the train stopped at Verona, near Morris, the cars were searched by the Sheriff and his men. Three of the fugitives were found, all wounded. The other two had fled. It Is believed they leaped off the train from the side opposite the posse and escaped with the booty. The prisoners were taken to Morris wuoio t.iic.v jixlci uuiuuiea mat their homes were In Chicago, and gave the names of John Hoyt, ltawer Tonessew ski and Joseph Crowlick. $60 0 Got by Blowing Safe. SEA FORTH, Minn., April 7. Robbers blew open the vault of the Security State Bank here early today and took S2&'0 cafh. Villagers were fired upon, but no one was hurt. TAX CHURCH, SAYS GAYNOR Gotham Mayor Believes in Religious Bodies Sharing Borden. NEW YORK, April 7. The churches and religious institutions should pay their share of taxes for local Improvements, is Mayor Gaynor's latest suggestion. He turned his attention to the city tax and assessment department for the first time this week. After ascertaining to his sat isfaction that much excellent property throughout the city Is undervalued, he announced that the Tar Board "needs waking up." "Why shouldn't the churches pay their assessments for improvements as well as other people?" he asks in a statement given out today. "I don't see why thereI should De any discrimination. I know it is the policy of the state to free religious institutions from general taxation, but I think that they should be made to pay local Improvement assessments. I shall, therefore, refuse to approve the frequent applications which come to us for ex empting churches and religious or charit able institutions from these assessments." FIRST SWIMMER DROWNS Klin a no Prazzi Is Victim of Icy Waters of Kast River. NEW YORK. March 25. Although the icy waters of the east channel of the Kast river, off Ravenswood Park. Long Isl and City, were dragged today no trace of the body of 8-year-old Elmano Prazzi of Astoria, was found. Prazzi and a number of companions determined to be the first ones in the water for the eeasqn of 1910. They undressed and Prazzi dived in first. He never rose to the surface. Canard Falls to Pay Dividend. LOXDOX, April 7. The report of the Ounard Steajnship Company, made public today, reflects the depression in the shipping- business generally. No dividend will be paid. French Cooking Described. Thirty recipes of novel dishes 'are contained in a booklet just published by the Italian Swiss Colony. San Francis co. "Write for one. They are free, ARID LAND AIDED Suction Cleaners $30,000,000 Would Make 3,000,000 Acres Rich. ELEVEN YEARS' WORK DUE Reclamation of Vast Expanse of Territory In Sharp Contrast to Tli at of TurklehGovernment of 12,500,000 Acres. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. April t If Congress passes the pending bill making available $30. 000,000 to complete irrigation projects now under way, the Government will be able, by the close of 1913, to bring under water approximately 3,000,000 acres of land. In other words, the reclamation of this area will represent 11 years' work. In striking contrast with this show ing, announcement is officially made by the Department of Commerce and La bor that the Turkish government has just entered upon the irrigation of 12,- 500,000 acres of arid land, the contracts calling for completion in six years. From this comparison it. would seem that the United States is still a novice at Irrigation construction, for the land which the Turkish government pro poses to Irrigate is similar to other districts of that empire which have long been under cultivation, and the building of irrigation works in that country Is no experiment. "Reclamation of Mesopotamia'9 Ten der Way. The gigantic project undertaken is known as the reclamation of Meso potamia." According to official infor mation given out by the Turkish gov ernment, about 4000 coolies have al ready been put to work, under a large corps of competent engineers. Much of the land, because of the cheapness of labor, will be irrigated for $18 per acre, and when reclaimed, will, It is estimated, be worth $165 per acre. It Is not such a region, nowever, as will appeal to white men, nor is the enterprise one that could well be built by Americans. The land has stood idle for 5000 years. It lies in a region where the heat. In Summer, reaches 125 in the shade, and Is over 100 degrees for six months in the year, although in "Win ter the thermometer drops to 12 below freezing. So fertile is the soil of Mesopotamia, It is said, that where it is now irri gated almost any cereal or vegetable thrives. Irrigation is now earried on in the ancient way by crude wheels with earthen buckets, or else the water is raised in buckskins by ropes drawn by horses and bulls. Wheat and Barley Bountiful. Wheat and barley are grown from November till April. Cotton will grow advantageously and is expected to be one of the staple crops of the new ir rigation district. The Turkish Government, in entering upon this enterprise, is looking for a means of increasing the commercial importance of Mesopotamia. If the scheme should succeed only in part, it is declared, it promises to revolution ize commerce and shift trade balances and traffic In that part of the world. There is now, in that country, a population of over 2.000.000, mostly Arabs. Egypt, with less than one-half the acreage, has five times as many people and ten times as many per square mile.' India is expected to fur nish the principal part of the immigra tion after the land has been reclaimed. Keeps Servants Satisfied It is the grind of housework that disgrantles servants the pushing and lifting, the brushing and brooming and the dust, dirt and grime that brings dissatisfaction. Cleaning by suction 'with a , "PEERLESS" is the scientific, modern, sanitary way. It does away with the necessity of moving furniture, saves work and time, draws in every atom of dirt and dust instead of stirring it into the atmosphere only to settle again. It keeps servants satisfied. Illustrated booklet and address of nearest PEERLESS dealer, tree cm request to COAL OIL WOMEN'S WEAPON Kosher Markets Resuming-, House wives Wage Fierce w York Fight. NEW" 'YORK. April '7. When' the kosher butcher shops In the upper East Side, which housewives of the vicinity have been boycotting because of the high prices of meat, attempted to re sume business today, rioting resulted and the police reserves were called out. The women boycotters stefcd on watch outside the shops with bottles of kero sene under their arms. As soon as a customer came out with a package of meat, the women seized the meat and saturated It with oil. One woman objected when a -chicken she had Just bought was subjected to the kerosene treatment and started a fight. In five minutes the street was blocked with a mob. When the police reserves arrived, the women turned on them, using hatpins, market baskets, bottles and anything else that was handy. Kinally the street was cleared and a patrol wagon car ried off a load of women to the police station. PERU IS EAGER FOR WAR People Hastening to Take Up "Arms . Against Ecuador. ; J-.IMA, Peru, April 7. A detachment of Peruvian troops was despatched today to the Department of Piura, which adjoins .the Ecuadorean frontier. There. Is tranquillity both here and at Callao, but the people desire war and the whole Republic is enthusiastic over the measures' adopted by the authorities. An eagerness to enlist In the country's defense is everywhere manifested. In this city 15,000 volunteers were recruited yesterday. WASHINGTON' FEARS XO WAR Peru and Ecuador Expected to Patch Up Their Differences. WASHIXGTOX. April 7. Although no State Deportment official is willing to express an opinion on the subject, there undoubtedly is a growing conviction in Washington that the threatened war be tween Peru and Ecuador- will be averted. Much Importance is attached to the telegram sent by the Spanish Cabinet yesterday to the Cabinets of Peru and Ecuador counselling those governments ,to adopt a conciliatory attitude toward each other. PATTEN SCOFFS AT LOSS "Million "o More to Me Than Dime to You,' Says Broker. NEW 'YORK, April ".Although James A. Patten, of Chicago, s quoted as say ing he was here for a "fight to a finish" in the cotton market, the expected activ ity or. the exchange was not in evidence today in the early trading. Neither the bulls nor the bears made any show of fight, but both sides were In arms, ready for the combat. It was what the trader call a "waiting; market," and the wait- ! Manufacturers Outlet Company, Mfg. 89 Chambers Street. New York Fer Salt W The Eastern Manufacturers Co. Portland. Orecon. lng seemed to be principally for Mr. Pat ten 'to begin hostilities. "I am here for a fight to a finish with McFadden," Patten said, referring to George H. McFadden, the cotton op erator. "Is It true that you lost more than n.000,000 In the recent slump?" he was asked. "Make It 12,000,000 if you xant to." he replied. "Losing $2,000,000 in this sort of a fight is no more to me than losing a dime - would be to you. When a man has as much cotton coming and going as I have, he Jiasn't time to figure up how every little fluctuation in the price af fects his profits. It isn't worth while." AFFILIATION IS PROBABLE Action of Butte Miners Will Bring Bodies Together. DENVER, April 7. Receipt of news at the Western Federation of Miners headquarters In Denver of the action taken by the Butte Federation makes it practically certain that the move ment for the affiliation of the Western Federation of Miners with the United Mine Workers of America will be suc cessful. The Butte miners voted for affilia tion yesterday and enough other locals have voted for the plan to insure Its adoption. The Western Federation of Miners controls the metal mines of the West. ALLEGED KIDNAPERS HELD Kansas City Trio In Jail Tor Theft of Young Boy. KANSAS CITY, April 7. T. W. Helm. Jr., Dewitt Helm, bis brother, and Mrs. 7 . E. Roberts were served with warrants here today charging them with kidnaping the 3-year-old Son of T. E. Helm, of Bakersfield, Cal. An application for a writ of habeas cor pus for the three was denied in the Cir cuit Court and they were returned to jail to await the arrival from liakersneld of Mrs. Helm, who will make a formal claim for the child. BOY ON TRIALF0R MURDER Florida Youth, 1 8 Years of Age, Al leged to Have Slain Playmate. DBLAXD, Fla., April 7. Irving Han chett. the fs-year-old boy charged with the murder of Clevie Ledder, aged 14, on February 12, was placed on trial here today. The child's body was found near the roadside not far from her home with more than 60 knife wounds made by an ordinary pocket knife. JAP LABORERS IMPORTED Demand for Field Hands in Tahiti Calls Forth Experiment. FAPEBTEL Tahiti, March 26. (Satur day.) It has been officially announced that Japanese laborers are to be brought to Tahiti to supply the demand for field hands. An arrangement for the importation of from 200 to 300 Japanese has been per fected and should the experiment prove successful, it is likely that more will follow. Albany Chautauqua, Incorporated. ALBANY, Or., April 7. (Special.) Articles of incorporation were tiled to day for the Albany Chautauqua Asso ciation, which will hold a Chautauqua assembly in this city every Summer. The incorporators are: M. H. KIiis, president: Alfred C. Schmitt, vice-president; Wallace R. Struble. ' secretary; William Bain, treasurer, and J. L. Tom linson. C. G. Rawlings and C. E. Sox, trustees. WATSOFJ'S NO. 10 Scotch Whisky Distilled in tne Highlands of Scotland from pure Scotch Barley Malt. Guaranteed Over Tea Yean Old. Geo. S. Clark & Co., Agents Sll .Board . of Trade Bldg Portland, Or. GLOVES sP- HOSIERY NECKWEAR 7' fV? STif MUSLIN JABOTS C"JZ&js&'ifiJwil&6cy& UNDERWEAR HANDKERCHIEFS jii " PARASOLS VEILINGS '"vSaSBaBI CORSETS UMBRELLAS ' LEATHER GOODS Entire Bldg. Cor. Fourth surtd Morrison OUR GREATEST BARGAIN TRIUMPH Our New York buyer secured the surplus stocks of Suits, Coats and Dresses from three of the leading Eastern manufacturers at a tremendous price conces sion, each one being specialists in their line and well known for the high char acter of their products. Seldom, if ever, so pronounced a bargain has been offered. We bought them at about half their regular value, and we are going to sell them just as we bought them, which means to you the most advantageous opportunity to secure stylish and practical apparel at a small cost. You should not fail to see these wonderful offerings ; it means a big saving to you. HONEST SUIT VALUES $30 AND $35 SUITS AT $17.85 X Among these suits you will find only the choicest and newest styles ci VJe season. Materials and colors of every desirable sort. There are not many suits of a kind, consequently the. variety of effects is so great we cannot begin to describe them. The materials of these fine suits include the popular diagonal weaves, French serges, shepherd checks, novelty stripes and sackings. There are not one of these suits that we could not sell m the regular way from $30.00 to $35.00. Sale price : ,,Pwa Kings. JLnere are not $17.85 Silk, and Cloth Dresses Lot of beautiful new Dresses in fine quality plain and change able taffeta silk; some are made in the new "prismatic pleat"; some in plain pleated styles, with pretty la'ce and embroidered yokes; others oi handsome braided mercerized pongee and fine serges and snepnerd checks, and a num br of other dainty styles. Actual values -up to $30.00. Sale price 17.85 $32.50, $35 Coats at $17.85 The handsomest collection of new Spring Coats ever offered at such a low price. All made in the smartest styles. Materials of fashionable wide-wale diagonals, in pretty new tans, grays or navy; plain serges and new checks. The greatest coat bargain offered this season. $32.50 and $35.00 values. Sale price. 17.85 SPECIAL SALE OF SHAPES Large or Small Colonial Shapes of Black Neapolitans in all the latest flj H Q models. Regular $2.50 and $3.00 values. Friday special iJI -L ;J7 The Balance of Our Beautiful Pattern Hats at a Discount of 25 Per Cent. PERFECT FACILITIES FOR FUR STORAGE Now is the time to have your Furs remodeled at reduced prices. Stored free of charge. We are the biggest buyers of Raw Furs in the West. As manufacturing furriers we pay the very highest prices for Raw Furs. Send for our Price List. HEIR-FIGHT IS CONTINUED North Dakota Claimant Still After $750,000 Kstate. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.. April 7. L. A. Simpson, of 'Xorth Dakota, today con tinued hif argument In the Probate Court In support of the claim of his client, who declares he is Daniel Blake Russell, co heir with William C Russell to the $750.- 000 estate of the late Daniel Russell. Aiming? the greater part of his argu ment at Eugene C. Upton, counsel for Executor F C. Almy and Miss Sara Almy, a sister of the latter, Mr. Simp son declared that these two persons had planned the defense. He said William C. Russell, the son who inherited the greater pert of the estate, was like putty in the hands of Miss Almy. Tracy Partner In New Prison. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., April T. William Karris, alias Brown, notorious as a bandit, and accomplice of Harry Tracy, the renowned Western despera do, was released to .the authorities of the Utah penitentiary by officials of the Federal prison here today. Harris had just completed a sentence here for robbery. Tray and Harris escaped from the Utah penitentiary In 1889, after each served seven years of a 15-year sen tence. Harris came to Kansas, and four years later committed the robbery that led to his incarceration here. Del Monte the Favorite Brand of Peas We put up many brands of peas. Our various labels are used for different qualities and some are for dealers who are not packers, but who sell ning the Del Monte Peas, as is necessary with the field variety. We pack more peas, several times over, than any other canner on the i canned goods under their own label. Our favorite brand the one under which we pack the choice qualities is the Del Monte. Only sweet, or. sugar peas are packed under the Del Mopte label. from the best vines and are famed for their natural sweetness. No sugar is added in can- Pacific coast but the choice of all is Del Monte. To be sure you get the choice quality, ask for Del Monte. Del Monte Peas, like all other of our prod ucts, are of uniform These peas are selected quality. .Every can is alike all are good. Most dealers can sell you Del Monte Peas. Canned Fruits and Vegetables Packed Where They Ripen The Day They're Picked The Choice of All Our Fruits and Vegetables is Packed Under Del Monte Brand - Wo put tip six cf every ten cans of Peaches; more Tomatoes than any other five concerns; the largest amount of Sugar Peas and handle more than six-tenths of all the canned fruits and vegetables grown inCalifornia. More than thirty thousand people are on our pay roll during the canning season, and thousands of others contribute in various ways to the grtfwing, canning and distribution of our products. We put up fruits, canned and dried, vegetables, pre serves, jams, jellies, catsup, condiments and peeled Chili peppers. All are packed under hundreds of dif- ferent brands, according to quality, and for different dealers -who use their own labels. But our choice, the pick of this vast quantity, is packed under the Del Monte label. You get our favorite selections when you get Del Monte. All grocers can supply yon. CALIFORNIA FRUIT CANNERS ASSOCIATION SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA The Largest Canners of Fruits and Vegetables in the World