THE MORXIXG OREGOXIAX, FBIDAT, APRIL 8, 1910.
S
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E OF ALLEGED
BRIBER GIVEN OUT
Simon Cronin, of Akron, 0.,
Said to Have Offered
$100 for Support.
THREAT BRINGS TESTIMONY
Representative Pears Tells House
Investigating Committee or How
He Was Approached, to Help
Telephone Merger Measure.
COLTJM4JUS. O.. April 7. Representa
tive Howard W. Pears, of Allen County,
testifying: before the House of Represen
tatives bribery investigating committee
today, said that Simon Cronin, of Akron,
a telephone attendant in the House for
ten years, had offered him $100 to sup
port the Blaon telephone merger bill,
-hich passed the House a month ago.
Pears was averse to giving the name
until threatened with fine for contempt.
Cronin, when informed of Pears' testi
mony, denied the charge.
Representative Frank Woods, of Me
dina County, testified Representative
Meyer Gelerd. of Lucas County, during
a conversation, had given him the im
pression efforts had been made to bribe
htm to support the bill. He also testified
Representative Fred Merts, of Cuyahoga
County, had told him he had been offered
$n0 to vote against re-consideration of
tho KJson measure.
To these men, Woods says, he had
given the advice that if they could but
prove the offers had been made, and
If no one had overheard them, they
had better say nothing about them.
The testimony of Representative A. E.
Elson of Tuscarawas County, author
of the measure, that no one had as
sisted him in its preparation, was con
tradicted by hi seatmate. Representa
tive T. W. Smith, of Marlon County,
who said KIson toldw him Cyrus Hul
ing, a Columbus attorney, had given
him aid in drawing the biU.
Huling was active for several years
In independent telephone interests.
The connection of his name with them
threw a light on efforts to get the bill
through, for while It legalizes tele
phone mergers, the independents have
asserted they were opposed to its pas
sage. Frank A. Davis of Columbus, head
of the principal independent companies
in Ohio, recently purchased by J. P.
Morgan & Co.; said tonight Attorney
Huling had no connection with any
Ohio independent company.
PIONEER CITIZEN IS DEAD
lohn A. McMahon, Well Knoun in
Lane County, Passes Away.
KUGEXE, Or., April 7. (Special.)
John A. McMahon, one of the. most
highly esteemed and best known resi-
dents of Lane County, died at his home,
722 Washington street, just after noon
today, after a lingering illness, of par
alysis. The deceased was 69 years
old. Funeral services wi 11 be held at
the First Christian Churcrh Friday af
ternoon and burial will take place at
the I. O. O. F. Cemetery.
Mr. McMahon was born at James
town, Ind.. April 12, 1S41.- In 1864 he
left Illinois, where he had spent his
early rrfanhood, for th West with a
train of 33 wagons and 60 men, be
sides women and children. Their route
was over the Oregon trail. In Novem
ber, 165. McMahon arrived in Portland
and in the Spring of 69 cams to Lane
County. On September 5, 1872, he
married Mrs. Catherine Callison, and
they located east of Springfield.
Mr. MrMahon being a man of public
spirit has been Identified with the
progress and industrial development of
Lane County and the City of Eugene.
He had served as Supervisor and at
the time of his death was a member
of the board of regents of the Eugene
Bible University. He and his family
have lived In Eugene since 1903. He
Is survived by a widow and three
daughters and two brothers.
DEPOSITS IN BANKS GROW
Yamhill County Reserves Are 4 1
Per Cent; Good Showing Made.
M'MLVNVILLB, Or.. April 7. (Special.)
The statement of the ten banks in Yam
mill County, of which five are National
banks, under the call of March 29, shows
an increase in deposits since last call of
11 per cent: loans, 3 per cent; cash, 20
per cent; and resources, 8 per cent.
Tim total deposits are approximately
$2,000,000; loans and investments. V, 800,000;
cash and exchange, $S00.OO0: and resources.
$2,600,000. Of this sum the two "roll of
honor" banks of this city have deposits
of about $1,000,000, and cash and exchange
newly $600,000.
The showing la the largest ever made
by the hanks. The average cash reserve
In all of the banks of the county Is 41
per cent. The Bank of North Yamhill
shows the highest reserve, 66 per cent.
The two McMinnville banks are about the
averages with a reserve of 4S and 51 per
cent. t
Two additional banks are under con
sideration in the county. The Willamina
State Bank has Just been incorporated,
and It is reported that third bank will
soon be opened in McMinnville by local
end Portland capitalists.
ONE KILLED ON MARYLAND
Cruiser Colorado AI.o Had Explo
sion of Iloilcr-Tubcs.
WASHINGTON. April 7. W. Amber
eon, a native of Sallda. Colo., whose
mother lives in Kansas City, was the
victim of the accident on the armored
cruiser Maryland off the California coast,
April I.
The Navy Department advices were
that four tubes in one of the boilers burst
and two men were sltKhtly injured, but a
later dispatch announced the death of
Amberson.
On the day after he accident, two
lower tube in one of the Colorado's boil
ers also burst, but nobody was hurt. The
Colorado was cruising with the Maryland.
Veteran Chief To Attend.
VANCOUVER, Wash.. April 7. (Spe
cial. Captain J. P- Shaw, commander
of the O. A. R.. Department of Ore
icon, has consented to be present, with
his staff. April 3 at the celebration of
Appomatox day. which will be held by
the G. A. R. veterans and Vancouver
Camp No. 3. Sons of Veterans. Van
couver Camp received ifs charter yes
terday from the Commander-in-Chief,
PORTLAND, MAINE, CHILD
HI, Weak and Emaciated, Re
stored to Health, by Vinol
"Our little daughter, six years of age,
after a severe attack of the measles,
which developed Into pneumonia, was
left pitifully thin, weak and emaciat
ed. She had no appetite, and her stom
ach was so weak it could not retal
food She lay in this , condition for
weeks, and nothing the doctor pre
scribed did a bit of good, and we were
beginning to think she would never re
cover, "At this time we commenced to give
her Vinol, and the effect was marvel
ous. The doctor was amazed at her
progress, and when we told him we
were giving her Vinol, he replied, "It
is a fine remedy; keep it up.' We did
so, and she recovered her health and
strength months before the doctor
thought she could." J. W. Flagg,
Portland, Me.
Vinol cures conditions like this be
cause in a natural manner it increases
the appetite, tones up the digestive
organs, makes rich, red blood, and
strengthens every organ in the body.
W00DARD- CLARKE & CO..
DRUGGISTS, POHTLAS O.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT SMARTLY DRESSED
MEN WILL WEAR THIS SEASON. ASK BEN SELLING
G. W. Pollett. of the Sons of Veterans
of the United States.
WORLD'S REuORDSTO GO
OLDFIELD AND D PALMA ARE
AFTER $2500 PURSE.
Los Angeles Motordrome to Get
Seven Days' Trial With 250
Entries in Aggregate.
LOS ANGELES. April 7. Racing
drivers who ai-e her for the inaugural
meet of the new motordrome at Playa
del Rey, agree that faster time than
the world's record for track and speed
way will be made in the seven days of
racing.
Barney Oldfield, Ralph de Palma.
George Robertson, Frank Lescault and
other prominent Eastern men are en
tered in competition with the leading
drivers of the Pacific Coast. There
are 250 entries in the aggregate.
Interest centers in the $2500 match
for the world's championship between
Ralph de Palma and Barney Oldfield,
which did not take place at Dayton on
account of the breaking of a cylinder
piston in De Palma's car. Oldfield has
brought the "Blitzen" Benz, the huge
German machine which he has already
proved to be capable of 140 miles an
hour. De Palma will use the "Me
phistopheles" Flat, which has slightly
less horsepower than the Benz. but
considerable advantage in ability to
hug the track closer.
Oldfield, De Palma and Caleb Bragg,
the amateur, have each made unofficial
time of 36 1-5 seconds for a mile around
the new motordrome, or within a frac
tion of a second of 100 miles an hour.
"Dutch Benny" Kerscher went a mile in
31 3-5 seconds the first time he tried
the track, and all the drivers have
made surprisingly fast time in the prac
tice work. The programme aranged
provides for world's records trials from
one to 100 miles. The meet will be
conducted under the 1910 rules of the
contest board of the American Auto
mobile Association. ' S. B. Stevens, of
New Tork. will be referee and L. J.
Wagner starter.
The motordrome, which is the first
track of the kind to be built for au
tomobile racing, is a perfect circle, a
mile in circumference. The surface con
sists of 2x4 planks laid to make a four
inch flooring, and laminated to give
great strength. About 3.000,000 feet of
lumber and 16 tons of nails' were used
in construction of the "piepan" as it
has been dubbed.
CATTLE SLAIN BY STORMS
Colorado Wind Sweeps 150 Animals
Into Reservoir.
GREELEY, Colo., April 7. Driven
before a terrific wind, before which
they were helpless, 150 head of cattle
were swept Into the Riverside reser-
PORTLAND'S LARGEST AND BEST
CLOTHING STORE
Invites your inspection of our complete lines of
MEN'S, YOUNG MEN'S and BOYS'
CLOTHING,
which are on display and offered at unusually
attractive prices
MEN'S SUITS $20 to $40
YOUNG MEN'S SUITS $15 to $30
BOYS' SUITS $5 to $20
NEW DEPARTMENT for
LITTLE WOMEN, MISSES and GIRLS
Where you will find the difficult sizes
in new and exclusive styles.
THREE FLOORS devoted to DEPENDABLE
GARMENTS of real worth and merit
without the high prices of other stores.
EN SELLING
LEADING CLOTHIER
B
SCHWAB ON CARPET
Carnegie's Protege Makes
Threats to Get Sympathy.
STRIKERS MAKE CHARGES
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Mrs. Julia L. Howell.
M'MINNVILI.E, Or.. April 7.
(Special.) Julia L-. wife of A. J.
Howell, whose funeral occurred
Monday, was born in this county
near North Yamhill. December
2S. 1852, and, with the exception
of five years spent in Clackamas
County, she had been a resident
of Yamhill County all of her life,
for the past 23 years she ' had
lived in, McMinnville.
Mrs. Howell was married on
December 22, 1872, to Mr. Howell.
She is sdrvived by her husband
and one of five children Mrs.
Minnie Cllenfelter. of Oswego,
Or. Other relatives are three
sisters and two brothers Mrs.
M. K. Dudley, North Yamhill;
Mrs. Kmma Boyd. Echo; Mrs. M.
E. Hayes. McMinnville: B. F.
Wrlgrht. McMinnville, and George
Wright, Salem.
voir and perished during; the storm
which swept this country last week.
According to reports from Green
City, over 1000 head of cattle perished
in the storm in Eastern Weld County.
Free Sunday excursion. Woodbum
Orchard Co., Henry Bids- Both phones..
Representatives of Bethlehem Steel
Works Employes Have Inning Be
fore President Taft, Who
Will Start Inquiry.
WASHINGTON. April 7. Representa
tives of the striking employes of the
Bethlehem Steel Works had their Innings
before President Taft today. David Wil
liams, chalnnan'of the executive commit
tee of the strikers, and John Loughrey,
one of the officials, werre introduced to
the President by Representati-e A. M.
Palmer.
Mr. Williams told the President that
conditions to the steel plant were Intol
erable; that the employes, who are un
organized, were compelled to work 12. 15
and 18 hours each day for 9 cents an
hour up; that the strike was precipitated
by the dismissal of three men who re
fused to work on Sunday for almost noth
ing. They said American laborers were per
sistently discriminated against In favor
of foreigners: that Charles M. Schwab
had compelled business men to take his
side of the case by threatening to close
his works altogether: that he declared
it Jiad cost him $1,000,000 to get the con
tracts for the construction of battleships
for the Argentine Republic. and that
while American worklngmen had no prej
udice against the foreigners, they did not
believe American ships and other material
should be built with foreign laibor em
ployed to the discrimination and detri
ment of Americans.
The President asked the strikers to
submit their case to him in writing so
that he could give it formal consideration,
adding that if there was any proof of de
fective work for the Government by the
Bethlehem concern he would immediately
Investigate.
PORTERS MAY START BANK
Rumor Has It Contractors Will lo
cate in Eugene.
EUGENE, Or.. April 7. (Special.) Ex
traordinary interest attaches- to the state
ment made here today that Porttr
Brothers, railroad contractors, are ar
ranging to engage In the banking business
in this city. No detailed information Is
given out ap to their arrangements, but
the statement that their representative
has- made an effort to secure an interest
in a local bank, without success, however,
is obtained from a reliable source.
It is- also said failure to purchase an
interest in one of the banke has led to a
determination on the part of the Porters
to open a bank of their own in Eugene.
Porter Brothers only a few days ago
made extensive purchases of Iane County
timber lands, including some of the
heaviest and most desirable timber on
-the Sluslaw River, in the vicinity of
Florence.
Protestants Aid Catholic Dinner.
NEWPORT. Or.. April 7. (Special.)
INCREASE IN VALUES
AT ALAMEDA PARK
Consequent Advance in Prices on
Alameda Park Lots Will Take
effect May First Upon Com
pletion of Carline to 29th and
Mason Streets.
ALAMEDA PARK IS DE
VELOPING RAPIDLY.
The building period has begun
and a score of homes are being
erected with . scores more to fol
low during the season.
Street improvements are going
forward with dispatch. BULL
RUN WATER is now in through
out the tract; CEMENT WALKS
AND CURBS are being construct
ed; GAS MAINS are being laid;
the SEWER will be installed early
this Summer; all WIRES are to
be placed UNDER GROUND.
Paving will start immediately up-
on the completion of the under
ground work. Every street in
Alameda Park will have the full
est and finest improvements.
The Broadway carline, which
the Alameda Land Company has
built at its own expense to the en
trance of the Park is NOW BE
ING EXTENDED bv this Com
pany on to the CENTER OP THE
PARK at 29th and Mason streets.
The contract is let to W. S. Bar
stow & Company, to be completed
by May first. The car company
has agreed to operate regular
Broadway schedule over this ex
tension upon its completion.
Many people who have bought
lots in Alameda Park have sold
at very substantial advances, and
those who are holding their lots
for their own residences value
them at 50 PER CENT ABOVE
THE PRICE PAID SIX MONTHS
AGO. There is every reason in
the world why the prices on Ala
meda Park lots should be higher.
Let everyone make his selection
now. There are some splendid
view lots.
Inquire of ALAMEDA LAND
COMPANY, owners of Alameda
Park, 322 Corbett building
The Catholics and the Protestants are
closely allied by friendship in Newport.
The Catholics last evening gave a Boston
supper at the home of Edward Stoker.
Not only did nearly all the Protestants
attend the supper, but some of them also
assisted in serving and in various other
ways.
CARD OF- THANKS.
Ernest Castrow and family desire to
extend thanks to friends and neighbors
for sympathy and assistance during
their recent bereavement in the death
of their daughter and sister, Elsie
Castrow.
ERNEST CASTROW AND FAMILY.
For Catarrh
Medicine Free in Every Case
Where It Fails to Relieve
Neglect or pessimism, we believe, is
the greatest enemy the public has to
contend with when, applied to the loss
or recovery of health. Practically ev
ery case of consumption might have
been cured If hope had been maintained
and proper treatment had been resorted
to at the first symptom of the disease.
Until the advanced stage is reached
consumption is curable. Catarrh is re
sponsible, we believe, for many cases
of consumption. It is about catarrh we
want to talk to you today. Incidentally
consumption, since the two are so
closely allied.
We have a medicine made from a
prescription of one of the most suc
cessful catarrh specialists known. We
believe it is positively without an equal.
We are so satisfied that we are right,
that we will supply the medicine free
in every instance where it is used ac
cording to direction for a reasonable
length of time, should it fail to give
satisfaction in every particular. We
want every one to try this medicine at
our risk. There are no conditions at
tached to our offer. We put the user
under no obligation to us whatever.
The medicine we want you to try is
Rexall Mucu-Tone. It is a catarrh rem
edy that goes direct to the seat of trou
ble. It Is carried by the blood to every
part of the system. It purifies and en
riches the blood, tones up the mucous
cells, and brings about a condition of
health and strength that tends to pre
vent the germs of consumption from
getting a start. Besides this, Rexall
Mucu-Tone is a wonderful appetizer,
digestive aid and flesh builder. Its
good effects are often felt from the
very first dose. It is one of the largest
and most satisfactory selling medicines
that we have ever had anything to do
with.
We know so much of the great good
that It has done that we personally
back It up with our reputation and
money, which fact should be ample
guarantee to satisfy anybody. Rexall
Mucu-Tone comes in two sizes. 50 cents
and J1.00. We urge you to try it. Re
member you can obtain Rexall Reme
dies In Portland only at our store. The
Rexall Store. The Owl Drug Co., Inc.,
cor. 7th and Washington sts.
HAND
SAPOLIO
FOR TOILET AJCD BATH.
rliim mrkae4 my aeelewrk
catch erj stain and look hopelessly
dirty. Kaa4 SaaU removes sot only
tke dirt, but also the loosened, injured
cuticle, and rataitf kw Imicn tktr
utnnl kaaaty.
AXX GROCERS AJTD DRUGGIST.
FIVE EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS
In New Spring Suits, Coats, Silk Dresses, Waists and Silk Petticoats
CORNER FIFTH AND ALDER
Great 1910 Sale of
Women's Spring Suits
Lot l$8.95Lot2$18.75
TAILORED SUITS-Vals to $20
TAILORED SUITS-Vals to $35
Bearing in mind former excellent values offered this season, we
announce this as the most important sale of Women 's Suits we have
held in 1910. We deemed this time ripe to stimulate the suit business
to sell two suits where we sold one before and so we decided to
forego usual profits, keeping the prices down. A genuine old-fashioned
Suit Sale worthy of the name. No inflated values, but every
suit, a value a woman loves to get when she knows she got quality
at a proved price sacrifice, and you don't care about reasons if you
get quality at an unusul price-
This sale takes effect tomorrow-morning at 8 o'clock. And the
sale will continue until the suits are sold.
Suits &S at $18.75
Fashionable tailored Suits,
every one made of high-class ma
terials. All the desirable Spring
colorings and plenty of cream
serges and hairline stripes. Some
suits are the plain tailored styles,
others trimmed. Coats are lined
with extra quality peau de cygne,
with new effects in skirts. All
sizes. Regular values up to -$35.
On sale at $18.75.
Just Received Another Large Shipment of Charming
$15 Silk Dresses, Sunburst and Tunic Effects, $8.75
Wonderful values these fancy silks in the season's newest patterns
and colorings. Rich, plain silks in full accordion pleated sunburst,
tunic skirt and princess effects. Lovely trimmings of laces, (tQ
medallions, etc. In this sale at pO I J
Suits feS at $8.95
They are all new Spring styles,
made from all-wool serges', worst
eds and novelty suitings in all
colors. Also many shepherd
checks. The coats are silk-lined
yand the skirts show the newest
plaited effects. Every suit is well
tailored and individually they are
exceptional values. In every re
spect $20 suits. On sale at $8.95
Reg. $12.50 Spring Coats for Only $5.95
t$3.35
Silk Petticoats
Worth $7.50 at
A high quality of silk taf
feta, with a 20-inch em
broidered flounce. Every
imaginable color at the
sensationally low dQ QC
price of, each pJ.j3
$2.50 Waists
On Sale Now
$1.05
1000 New Spring Tail
ored and Lingerie
Waists at the sensa
tionally low
price -of . . . .
$1.05
It Is the Purchasing
Power of Your Dollars
That interests you, if the standard makes (and they are standard
makes) of the Shoes we sell are good values at $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00.
They should be a mighty sight better at
$2.00 and $2.50
Should they nott We sell the factory Samples of the best American
Shoes manufactured.
Notice!
Our upstairs rent
is one-seventh' of
the rent paid by
ground - floor
stores, no fancy
fixtures, no heavy
expenses, but
just perfect - fit
ting, stylish $4
to $6 Shoes for
::$2.oo
ROOMS
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8034
SIXTH FLOOR
ORBGONIAX
BUILDING.
TAKR
ELEVATOR.
ONLY TWO STORES IN
PORTLAND
THE ORIGINAL
Notice!
Our upstairs rent
is one-seventh of '
the rent paid by ,
ground - floor
stores, no fancy
fixtures,no heavy
expenses, but
just perfect - fit
ting, stylish $4
to $6 Shoes for
.$2.50
Ho. 150 TIM St'
Bet. MorrUon and
Alder.
UPSTAIRS,
Opi. Skldraore!
Draiitorc
On 3ATTJBDAY, 8 A. M. TO 10 P. M.
OPEN DAILY, 8 A.M. VO 6 P. U.
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Electricity has supplanted saa "Yor car I Our coal shipments to Canada Jumped;
llrhtin(r in nearly all the state railways of j $1,000,000 last year over the preceding rci
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