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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JUXiT 23, 1910. BONDS STRANGELY STOLEN FROM BANK Russo-Cbinese New York Branch Loses $110,000 in Securities From Vault. THIEF LEAVES NO CLEW Facts on Which to Base Examination Are Slight Financial Institn- tion Is Powerful in Far Eastern Money Concerns. NEW YORK, July 22. The Russo Chlnese Bank, one of the most power ful financial Institutions in the Far East. 1b short $110,000 In negotiable bonds, which disappeared from its branch office here some time last week There is no clew to the thief. Announcement of the loss was made today but only meager details were available. All inquiries were referred by the bank to Its counsel, who replied that without the permission of the bank he could give only a very cir cumscribed statement. Vaults Are Rented. The Russo-Chlnese Bank in this city has no vaults of its own. but rents vaults in a nearby bank, the name of which is withheld. Some time, pre cisely when Is not stated, a safety de posit box containing the missing se curities was taken from the neighbor ing vaults to the second floor of the bank. The loss of the securities became known on Thursday. Several em ployes of the bank had keys . to the box, but none of them had disappeared and none is mentioned as under sus picion. A rigid examination of the circum stances surrounding the loss is being made.. Thus far, the facts on which to base an examination are so slight that no complaint has been made to the police and no private detective has been called upon. Counsel Much in Dark. Counsel could not even say when the securities were last seen or checked up. Gustav Gortz. now in Europe, whither he left on his vacation two weeks ago, is manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank lie re. . A list of the missing securities is furnished to all bankers as follows: Southern Railroad development and general mortgage 4 per cent bonds, $25,000; Union Pacific convertible 4 per cent bonds. .'10,000; Southern Pacific convertible 4 per cent bonds. $10,000; Norfolk & Western 4 per cent bonds, H 5,000. PATROL HORSES VERSATILE But They Are on Street. Job When Arms of Iav Xeed Them. CHTCA-GO. July 22. Of what use is a patrol wagon without horses to pull it? The answer Is sought by the Forest Park police. One team of horses is kept for use of the Are engine In the barn back of the station at Circle and Randolph streets, where the patrol wagon also is kept. The other team of which the village Is proprietor is used daytimes for street work and has not been available for po lice calls at such times. Hitherto when, a wagon cell came the police have en deavored to get the Are team. An instance of the trouble of the police was given yesterday when two young men were arrested at an amusement re inrt. charged with disorderly conduct nd resisting an officer. They gave the names of Fred C. Wright. 64 West Thir teenth street, and H. N. Nenod. 3S42 West Ohio street. When the call came to the station the police tried to get the tire team, but failed. After a long delay the two prisoners were taken to the station afoot. CHECK FOR KISSES SENT Peculiar Note Drought to Light In Divorce Proceedings. KANSAS CITY. July 22. The love, matrimonial and divorce troubles of J. O. Weeks, a mail carrier of 4000 Wy oming street, are numerous. Some of them are being threshed out today in Judge Mtddlebi'ook's division of the Circuit Court. A knotty question for the Judare to decide this afternoon is whether to ad mit as evidence letters Weeks wrote to another woman after his first di vorce from his wife and pending the time he married her again and she brought a second divorce suit. One of those letters to the affinity." who lived in Canada, contained a check for 1000 kisses and was signed "Skeezicks." The check was drawn on the Pioneer Trust Company. In her second divorce suit, now on trial. Mrs. Weeks saeks to Introduce the check and other love messages. Weeks asserts that those messages were sent when he was free and not married to his wife. .1. O. and Ada Weeks were married firKt In 1S99. He obtained a divorce In 1907. They were remarried in 190S. She brought the second divorce suit in 1909. EX-PREMIER IS WOUNDED AVould-Bc .Assassin Attacks Antonio Maura at Barcelona. BARCELONA. July 22. Antonio Aaura. ex-Spanish Premier, was wound ed today by a would-be assassin. His assailant was arrested. LOSS CAUSES REUNION Couple Long Divorced Remarried After Child Dies. MTDDLEfTOWN. N. Y., July 22. (Spe cial.) Through the death of their daugh ter. Major William M. Combs, of 346 Broadway. New York, and Mrs. Rosa M. Travers, of Auburn. N. Y-, who were marl ried yeara ago but later separated, have become reconciled. Friends here have learned they were married in Jersey City recently. Major Combs formerly lived in Middle town. He met Miss Travers near Auburn, and tbey were married there in 18T9. They lived together happily for several years, and in 1881 a daughter was born to them. Business called the young husband to New Jersey. During his absence a sup posed friend of the family made state ments which led to an estrangement. The bitterness caused by the misunderstand ing increased and .after a short corre spondence the two agreed to separate. A separation was granted to Mrs. Combs in 1S01 and she resumed her maiden name. The daughter, who grieved deeply over the estrangement of her par ents, remained with the mother. The daugnter died in 1907. At the fu neral, in Auburn, Major Combs again met his former wife. They talked the matter over ind became good' friends. The wedding was quiet. Major Combs and his bride are spending their second honeymoon on the New England coast. They expect to make their future home in Rochester or Syracuse. He has been in business in New York for several yeais. INDIANS GET LIQUOR MANY RED MEX FIXED FOR RCXRESESS AT TOLEDO. Dr. Falkenberg, of Smithsonian In stitution, Says Federal Law Is Openly Violated. That the law prohibiting the sale of liquor to Indians is openly violated by saloonkeepers in Newport, Taquina and Toledo, was the statement made yester day by Dr. L. J. Falkenberg. of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. Dr. Falkenberg returned yesterday from a stay of several weeks in the Siletz country, where he went to make a study of the dialect spoken by the Indians of that section. He is compiling a grammar of Indian dialects and is also endeavor ing thereby to determine the tribal con nection between the Indians of the var ious sections of the Western States ana Canada. "While engaged in my study of the Alsea language among the Indians of the Siletz country I had an excellent oppot tunity to observe the manner in which the Federal law affecting the sale of intoxicants to Indians Is being violated;" said Dr. Falkenberg yesterday. "1 was amazed at the openness with which these laws were disregarded. This fact is espe cially significant when it is remembered that Toledo is nominally a 'dry' town. "The City of Newport allows the sa loonkeepers to sell whisky to the Indiana. Apparently no effort is made to prosecute these men.- On the other hand, the prin ciple seems to be to let the Indians have as much liquor as they have money to buy, and then put them in jail for drunkenness. "I was there on the Fourth of July. Six Indians were fined for being drunk, one paid $24 and the other five $9 each. After they were fined 1 called up the City Recorder of Newport and asked him if there was any attempt made to find out the name of the white man who sold the liquor. That official advised me that the method was to offer a reward for Information leading to the conviction of the offender. I then asked him how this reward was offered, if a notice were posted or printed in the press. His reply was that they generally told a few people. I suggested it would be a good plan to make the reward public by posting no tices In the hotels and public places. This official then manifested considerable in terest in the plan and told me he would bring the matter before the next meet ing of the Council. I know for a fact that every dollar the liquor' men take from the Indians for liquor and fines they lose $10 from prospective tourists and people who would spend the Summer there. "My opinion is that some day there will be more drunkenness among the Indians than Newport can handle, then there will be trouble." HUSBAND WANTS DAY OFF ST. -LOUIS MAN EXPECTS TO BE TREATED AS HOUSEMAID. AVIth Xew Woman for Wife, Jacob Eiler Has All Sorts of Do mestic Hardships. ST. LOUIS, Mo., July 22. ( Special. ) If. like an exemplary husband of the "new" species, you had cooked, scrubbed, washed dishes, scoured win dows and made the beds six days in the week, wouldn't you expect to have Sunday off. like a regular housemaid? Such Is the touching lament of Jacob A. Eiler, 46 years old. His wife. Mrs. Anna Eiler, putting female emancipa tion into practice, went out every day to her work as U seamstress, while her husband, relegated to his place as a mere man - ana wearing an apron, stayed at home and did the housework. Mrs. Eiler is suing her husband house man for divorce on the ground of non support. "Our whole trouble," Eiler told his attorney, "started over the question as to whether I was to have Sunday off. Most housemaids get at least Sunday afternoon for themselves, and often Thursday afternoon besides. I didn't see why I should be an exception. "On the other six days I arose at 5:30 o'clock, went marketing, cooked break fast, awakened my wife, served her at table, washed the dishes, made the beds. swept and dusted, cooked dinner washed the dishes, prepared supper and washed the dishes again." Eiler continued that he had to cook and keep house not only for his wife, but for her father, Henry Becker, and her brother, Henry Becker, Jr. "I shouldn't have minded that so much.' said Eiler, with the pain of scrupulous housekeeper in his voice, "if young Henry hadn t come in so often without cleaning his shoes and tracked mud across the floors I had Just scruDoea. IRISH PEOPLE PROSPER Bank Kigures Show Largely In creased Balances at Home. Dl'BLIN, July 22. Ireland's growing prosperity is reflected In the banking statistics for the second, half of 1909, which have been- published lately. At the end of December the deposits and cash balances in the Joint stock banks stood at J265.1SO.000 as compared with $260,340,000 at the corresponding date In the previous -year. On December 31 the total amount In the postoffice and trustee savinrs hanks wna lfifi k7n nun . fAt the end of 1908 It was $66,370,000 With the exception of 1907 there has been an increase in each year since 1889. and the balance in the savings banks is now more than two and a half times the figure at which it stood at the close of the latter year. In the two decades the .number of postoffice depositors has almost trebled the latest available total being 546.560. In December the aggregate amount held in government funds. India stocks. land stock and kindred curitles was $94,050,000, LONG SERVICE IS CULLED TO "Jimmy" Daly, Veteran Motor man, Gets Fatherly Talk From President Josselyn. ACCIDENT IS FORGIVEN Driver of Streetcar Since 1888, Old est Man in Service, Is "Fired"' for Smashup, but Gets Job Back From Officials. . Motorman No. 2 will be handed back the badge at 5:30 o'clock this morning. It was taken from him two days ago. He will be given back his brotherhood book and his little book of car in structions. Incidentally he will be given a rousing cheer by the men gathered at East Ankeny carbarns. The reason? Well. Motorman No. 2 is "Jimmy" Daly and by special order of President Josselyn he has been re instated in his old position at the con troller of a Waverly-Rlchmond car. That was the reason "Jimmy" was feeling rather happy last night when ne was seen at his little home at 543 East Oak street. He had gone through days that were almost years since his accident and dismissal. For he was worried just where hahs to turn. Jimmy has a pretty little daughter she is getting to be quite abiggirl now and dismissal was pretty serious, for, after all, "Jimmy" was just a plod der and did not know what else to turn to. Now he's gone back to the front plat form of an early Richmond car and is easily the happiest man op the line. It was early in the morning his accident happened. The car in front slacked speed suddenly. Daly had not Ji.s car fully in control and the front car was telescoped. He was called before the division superintendent and flred. ' . Daly Called a Veteran. Possibly the "supe" did not know Jimmy's record, how he had joined the "service" In June, 18S8, working for the Willamette Bridge Railway Company, and had driven a couple of . wiry mustangs from the west end of the Morrison-street bridge to Sullivan's Gulch, but he had friends who did. These friends broucht the matter to President' Josselyn. "I knew nothing of the matter," said Mr. Josselyn, and promptly summoned the veteran to ap pear before him. Jimmy went. That was yesterday morn ing. On the "carpet" also were Superin tendent Franklin and Division Superin tendent Cooper. Daly was asked kindly to tell his story. He did so. Mr. Josselyn explained he had been guilty of gross carelessness and that over $500 worth of damage had been done to the company's property, but that in view of his service record he would be placed on duty the following morning. Of course, for the sake of discipline there had to be a penalty, and 75 demerits were placed on "Jimmy's" record. He can work these off at the rate of four month. 'I asked him whether he still felt able to run a car," said President Josselyn when telling the story. He said he was, so I told him he could but he would have to be careful. Even the best men get careless sometimes, but I want to give our old-time men the best of things, and Daly gets his chance again. ' He will report tomorrow for work." It was hard to get Daly to talk about himself. He thought he had been treat ed fine. "I'm Mighty Glad to Get Back." "You see they have to have rules," he said. "Or else chapa'd. be careless all the time. Of course Mr. Josselyn never knew I had been a long time with the company and had never heard I'd been dismissed. He treated me fine. The company always has and because I got dismissed I did not feel I had any kick. But I'm mighty glad to get back." Daly is a popular man in the ranks of the car service. He's1 well known on a dozen routes and before the new rules went into effect more than one passenger used to occasionally exchenge a word with the veteran. He told how the old horse or mule cars turned at a woodyard situated at Mor rison street west of the bridge. There were two routes oh the East Side, his with its four cars and a transfer car from Grand avenue to Clay. "Jimmy" does not remember the date the electric cars came in, but he does say they were a welcome change from the mustangs. RATE ADVANCE SUSPENDED Western Trunk lines Make Agree ment With Commission. WASHIXGTOX. July 22. It was an nounced today after a conference be tween Chairjnan Knapp. of the Inter state Commerce Commission. and a committee of the traffic officials of Western trunk lines that the advanced ratesi filed bv the carriers would be sua- nanHnl vil lir t o rtl.- until V(v.nthop 1 I " - J ....... . . . The agreement effected Is the same sub stantially as that made between the Commission and the Eastern lines. It means that all Important and general in creases in freight rates' that were to have become effective on August 1 will be postponed until the Commission shall have had opportunity to determine whether they are reasonable or not. It doe? not follow that the suspensions will be made permanent. The action of the railroads in voluntarily suspending the advances was taken with a view to sim plifying a complex situation and embar rassment. Permission is given by the Commission to the roads to file on one day's notice the proposed suspension tariffs to be come effective November 1. Woman Found Dead. In Bed. ASTORIA. Or.. July 22. (Special.) Amanda Halkkala, who has been cook at one of the seining grounds at Sand Island, died suddenly Wednesday night from pulmonary hemorrhage, following a long illness with consumption. After completing her work on that night she went to her room and locked herself in as usual. When on Thursday morning she did not appear and the rapping on the door did not awaken her, & peep through the keyhole disclosed the fact that her face and body were covered with blood. Committee to Revise Charter. TILLAMOOK, Or.. July 22. (Spe cial.) A committee, composed of Mayor T. Coates and Councilmen Erwin Harrison, S. A. Brodhead. Ed Laugh lln. James Walton. B. C Lamb and Frank Severance, the last three being appointed by President Holmes, of the Tillamook Commercial Club, will re vise the city cbartar. MIND STORE OPENS A Decidedly Important Sale of Misses and Children's Dresses Misses and Children's pretty gingham, chambray, percale and fancy lawn Dresses at almost half price. Sizes from 2 to 16 years. Dresses from 8 to 16 years will be found in our suit department and the smaller sizes in our infants wear department. To simplify the sale and make selections easier we have assorted all our dresses from 8 to 16 years into seven prices. 89c, Dresses Selling to $1.50 $1.29, Dresses Selling to $2.00 $1 55, Dresses Selling; to $2.75 $1.98, Dresses Selling to $3.50 $2.45, Dresses Selling to $4.00 $2.95, Dresses Selling to $4.50 $3 95, Dresses Selling to $7.50 In little tots' dresses from 2 to 6 years the following specials are offered : An Assortment of Dresses at 69c An Assortment at 75c, 89c, and $1.00 Assortments at $1.18, $1.68, and $1.98 Assortments at $2.23, $2.68 and $2.98 Assortments at $3.98, $4.48 and $4.98 TARIFF IS BLAMED Cummins Says Monopoly Fos ters Socialism. f. ONE REMEDY SUGGESTED Rule Should Permit Amendment of Single Schedule Without Re quiring Opening of Whole Issue, Is Declaration. i (Continued From First Page.) the same In all, whether or not the fac tories are owned by one company or are controlled through a trust agree ment. Tariff Prevents Competition. "It is only within the last few years that the lack of competition between American and foreign goods has be come so marked that the people began to talk about the tariff duties being too high. The people have found the absence of foreign competition in the markets of this country has made It possible for the American manufac turer to increase his prices at his own sweet will, without regard to actual market conditions. "The feeling has grown that some thing must be done with the tariff to re-establish competition in trade. The Republican National convention real ized this and it had to make an agree ment that, if It was successful, it would revise the tariff so monopolies and trusts could not longer annihilate com petition through the tariff schedules. This was the first real recognition that the tariff should Je , put on a scientific basis where the measure of the import duties was set to protect the difference in cost of production at home and abroad, with a margin for a reasonable profit. Promise Xot Technical. "In the Republican platform there was no technical promise to revise the tariff upward or downward. The party simply pledged itself to make such re vision of the tariff as would equalize the cost of production here and abroad and make competition possible in this country in many lines. "It was the duty of Congress to make this revision. Congress did not do it. It did not even attempt to do it. Under the leadership of Cannon and Aldrlch the tariff . was revised without the slightest heed to the cost of production of anything. It is of no avail to re duce the duties on any commodity, if the duty is left so high that the do mestic producer can still maintain his prices by keeping out competition or even make his prices higher than be fore and stll have lower duty. Some duties were reduced., but not so It would benefit American people in any way, because there was no effort made AT 9 A. M. to get the productive cost of the ar ticle. Prices Are Maintained. "In many cases the charges were left bo high that the price on many articles was increased in the face of a reduced tariff and because the domestic manu facturer was not afraid of foreign com petition. "Here is a sample. The duty on steel rails was reduced from $7.24 a ton to $5.93 a ton and still the United States Steel Corporation is able to maintain a price of $28 a. ton, because we make rails so much cheaper here than in other countries. "The cotton schedule was actually raised an average of 25 per cent simply by changing the duties from ad valor em to specific duties, and this was one of the biggest frauds perpetrated by Congress on the revising of the tariff. "In all the long debate on the tariff bill Senator Aldrich never attempted to apply the standard of the Republican platform pledge. He and his followers openly and contemptuously repudiated every word of that platform pledge. In all the evidence taken by the House ways and means committee, there were not a dozen items of the 6000 in which a showing was made as to the cost of production at home and abroad. "Protective Theory Perverted." "It was an open and explicit repudia tion of our platform and a perversion of the protective theory. I am not an insurgent Republican, if it is said that I am lnsurging against the Republican National platform. I am lnsurging agati.st men of the Cannon-Aldrich stripe: men who are openly violating the pledges of the party and: advancing the cause of monopolistic control of industry. "The insurgents, or progressives. better term, offer two remedies. First is knowledge of the cost of production xno one Knows wnat the different items of cost now are. What we need is the constant work of an intelligent, in dependent, Impartial and non-partisan tariff commission that can get the in formation and then tell Congress Just what it wants to know. The first tense of the progressive is to establish such a commission. We have made a start in the tariff board, but it is not the best way of doing the work. "The second remedy is to make a rul whereby any schedule of the tariff bill may be revised at will, without going through the whole of the tariff schedule. This would eliminate the intolerable vice of the present system, whereby a Con gressman will make combinations with other members and will vote for many schedules he believes are absolutely wrong to get a schedule he believes is right. "I and all progressive Republicans sin cerely believe in the protection theory, but we do not believe in allowing mo nopolies to control the industries of the country." ' When a report from Des Moines to the effect that he favored theorganiza tion of a third party to take up the progressive propaganda was shown to him Senator Cummins said: "I havenever thoughtof a new party and amnot organizing one now and do not believe In it as the exponent of progressive ideas. The Republican party can be made the progressive party, and I am a .Republican." SCHOOL'S HEAD ON TRIAL (Continued From First Pace.) The affidavit avers that Dr. Vanliew met Superintendent Hyatt on the street and asked the latter whether he believed the charges. "I do not see any way but to believe the story." Hyatt is reported to have replied. Failing to. unseat Hyatt, Vanliew's STORE OPENS $8 Smartly Tailored Suits $2.25 Exactly Like A more timely sale could not cave been 'arranged for these superior wash suits. We have just ninety of them to sell. We will sell them all today. There is no doubt of the result of this sale. At $2.25 all estimate of the cost of the material and tailor ing is disregarded. For there is not a garment in the entire lot that does not cost more at wholesale than the retail price we place on these today. Be cause the price is little don't think them cheap sale suits. They are stylish, smart and serviceable. ' They are designed of an extra good grade of union linen in every conceivable shade of Tan, light and dark blue, old rose, shell pink, cream, brown, gray, lavender, re seda, green, white. Cut on the most up-to-date lines, with a 32-inch coat length, and well tailored plain or plaited skirts. Fine inlaid collars, fin ished with narrow braid. Fastens with good pearl buttons. Braided Wash Dresses at $2.48 Selling Regularly to $4.75 These Dresses are new. They were shown for the first time only last week. Made in rep and poplins, with tubular braid yoke and belt. The skirts are full plaited in a variety of different styles. They come in new blue, natural, leather, lavender, pink, tan, white and gray. We know that they are the lowest priced dresses that have style and quality offered at such a small fig ure. The steady demand for these dresses proves that their popularity is universal. Child's Coats, Unheard-of Prices You have never bought these pretty light-weight Summer coats at such greatly reduced prices before. In this clean-up no account was tak.en of cost Our one and only ob ject is to dispose of these remaining coats immediately. We have divided our entire stock in to the following lots, so if you need a coat for a youngster select one of the following with the assurance that you are re ceiving more Value than you ever have before . secured in your shopping experience. From 2 to 6-year-old sizes. Coats Selling to $2.50, Cleanup 98c Coats Selling to $3.50, Cleanup $1.48 Coats Selling to $5.50, Cleanup $1.98 counsel demurred to the investigation proceeding on the ground that no written charges have been preferred before the board or served on Vanliew. Attorney General U. S. Webb held that it is not necessary to prefer written charges. The committee hearing the case is composed of trustees of the normal school. Including State SuperlntendenV of Public Instruction Edward Hyatt, who is an ex-officio member. Other members present are Clifford Coggins, of Berkeley: Florence J. O'Brien, of Chlco, and J. F. Campbell, of Colusa. , Attorney-General Webb appeared in behaif of the state, being summoned by Strong Healthy Women If a woman is strong and healthy in a womanly way, moth rJaoed tnmmm to her but little suffering. The trouble lies in the act that the many women suffer from weakness ami disease of the distinctly feminine organism and are unfitted for motherhood. This can be remedied. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Cores the weakneaeee and disorders of women. It acta directly on the delicate and important organs concerned in motherhood, making them healthy, strong, vigorous, virile and elastic. "Favorite Prescription" banishes the indispositions of the period of expectancy and makes baby's advent easy and almost painless. It quickens and vitalizes the feminine organs, aad insures a healthy and robust baby. Thousand of women hsva testified to its marvelous merits. It Makes Weak Women Strong. It Make Sick Women Well. Honest druggists do not offer substitutes, and urge them upon you as " just aa good." Accept no secret nostrum in place of this non-secret remedy. It mains not a drop ot alcohol and not is a pure glyceric extract ot Dealing, native American roots. AT 9. A. M. T Illustration Governor Gillett to conduct the direct examination. Track Sinks Under Train. THE DALLES, Or., July 22. (Spe cial.) Four cars of sand were over turned this morning on the sidetrack where the railroad company is mak ing the fill at the mouth of Mill Creek, when the track sank under the weight of the train of 15 cars filled with sand. Two other cars were partially derailed. The work at the fill is progressing rapidly, but has been stopped today because of the accident. None of the crew was injured. a grain ot habit-torming or injurious ' II