TIIE MORXIXG OREGOXTAX, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1910.
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Every Suit Is Reduced
Every Coat Is Reduced
Every Petticoat Reduced
Every Sweater Reduced
Every Waist Is Reduced
C. B. Corsets
MERCHANDISE OF MERIT ONLY
W. B. Corsets
ALL CHILDREN'S COATS ARE REDUCED
ALL MISSES' COATS ARE REDUCED
ALL TAILORED SUITS ARE REDUCED
Every Dress Is Reduced
Every Costume Reduced
Every Cape Is Reduced
Every Skirt Is Reduced
Opera Coats Reduced
OIL TRUST
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Circuit Court Jurist Plays
Havic With $30,000,000
Bill of Charges.
DECISION SWEEP.S WIDELY
I'rtlrrul Jutlsr Kulcfl So U lenient
and Not Individual Shipment
Constitutes OfTen Indict
ment Sriorn of Magnitude.
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JACKSOV. Tnn, Nor. 15. The In
dirtmect of the United Stales against
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana
on the so-called Grand Junction conces
sion charge, by which It Is sought to
1st tttMd penalties, aggregating
f1O.0S4.0O0. tonight stands shorn of Its
magnitude.
The prosecution met reverses In a
ruling of Judge John MrCall In the
Inlted States Circuit Court today as
to a point of law. which. In one sweep,
dwarfed the monetary feature of the
Issue by exactly !:.134.0i0 and In gen
eral played havoc with the bill of
charges as set up by the Government.
Settlement Constitutes Offense.
It was the ruling of Judge McCall
that within the meaning of the Klkins
anti-rebate law a settlement and not an
Individual shipment constitutes an of
fense. In the Indictment as returned,
it is charged that the Indiana corpora
lion committed 1524 offenses, basing
each of tbe counts on a shipment from
the company's refinery at Whiting.
Ind, to points In the Southeast through
urand Junction. Tenn.
Evidence shows only 4S settlements, all
by monthly transactions, between the
Standard Oil Company and the carriers
named In the bill within the years cov
ered. 19I Jo 16. Hence, should the de
fendant company be found guilty on all
chirces now frtandlcc. the maximum
penalty possible to be assessed will be
-0.WX For each offense the statute
provides $.'.10 may be taxed. The min
imum is liOCU.
Of secondary importance, only In fhat
a nr.al ruling was not made. Judge 11c
t'all also held tentatively that dam
shown In the lr.l!nment should conform
to the proef tendered.
Ruling Most Unexpected.
The ruling, came unexpectedly. A huge
ase o" documentary evidence was
ha::'ed into the courtroom early in the
morning and the Erst session was de
votd to a iom'WhHl Ineffectual effort
to have ihera Identified and proved by
s-Tfral witnesses. Just before noon
;'ii!rts-l-ln-ch!'f for the defendant atart-
thtrts by informally Indicating that
defense probably would admit that
lJ-cct rate, declared illegal by the
rosecutlon. was paid by the Indiana oil
r cern.
formal admission to this effect was
Ithheid. however, and adjournment
taken to permit a conference be
tween counsel, looking to an agree-i-nt
to this effect.
At the opening of the afternoon ses
sion this waj not forthcoming and In
the absence of several tariff sheets
it sired by the Government. Jurors and;
witnesses were excused until tomor
row. Th trial along the restricted lines
will be resumed tomorrow. The prose
cution, it is announced, will now en
deavor to show the much-debated 13-
cent rate from Whiting. Ind.. to Grand
Junction "for points beyond" illegal;
that even should this rate Itself je
legal, another rate, a higher commodity
tariff applying from Kvansvtlle.
point along the line traversed, would
maaa ine JJ-cent rate Illegal.
NAVY STUDIES AIRSHIPS
Flljrlit Jrom Deck of Steamer Opens
Xcw Field of Possibilities.
WASHINGTON". Nov. IS. The next
step which the United States N'avv will
take In Its study of airships, to deter
mine tneir utility for war. will be to
test re possibility of an aerial craft
landing on a warship. This was Indi
cated by Xavy officials today who are
convinced as a result of Aviator Ely's
flight from the Birmingham that the
airsnip win play an Important part 1n
the naval warfare of the future. Of
ficers of the Navy generally believe ita
principal usefulness to a fleet win be
lor scout duty.
me question of landing an airship
, i-ii vessel nas had many difficulties.
oine experts believe a net could be
siretcned to recelvo the airship and
protect It from turrets and other oh.
stacles. while others believe It will be
necessary to equip the machines with
pontoons so that fney may descend In
me water beside the warship.
DR. HILL'S REPORT SECRET
Portland PostoffU-e Site Recommen
dation Iteaches We.ihlngton.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington. isov. 16. The Secretary of
Treasury today received the report of
ur. nni on postorrice sites in Port
land, but no action has been taken.
; Reports of this character are confl-
, dentlal. and It is not known what site
urn nas recommended.
As no appropriation has been made to
) m " r-omana tnere Is no
nurry about announcing the selection.
It will be necessary to secure an an-
proprlatlon for rnla and other Dublin
building sites at the coming session of
congress.
BABIES LOCKED UP, BURN
Father Iteturns to Kind lire Has
Hcstroyed Ills Home.
BUTTE. ilonL. Not. It. Special.)
Caleb Bates, of Dayton. Wyo, Just
across the Montana line, locked his two
sons, aged two and four. In his house
to prevent their running away when he
went to work, and when he returned. It
was to find home destroyed, one boy
burned to a crisp and the other so
badly injured that he will die.
Bates' wife had died two months ago,
and since then he bad to look after the
children. The boys had played with
matches on a bed.
STRIKE VOTE BEING TAKEN
Engineers Sustain Officers In Sus
pending Negotiations.
GAUESBURO. in, Nov. IBThe gen
eral grievance committee of the Chicago.
Burlington Qulncy Railroad engineers,
at the meeting In Omaha yesterdar.
unanimously sustained their mnH m-
cers for suspending negotiations with the
general managers or the Western roads,
and the strike vote la now being taken
on the system.
IDAHO LEGISLATURE
IS
REPUBLICANS
Except for Losing Governor
ship, Party Is Successful
in State.
COMPROMISE IS LIKELY
Leaders of Iiotli Tartles Will Prob
ably Get Ttijtetlier When Import
ant legislation Comes .'p
for Consideration.
BOISE. Idaho. Nov. 15. (Special.)
Although the Republican party of this
state lost its candidate for Governor.
James II. Brady. In the recent elec
tion, it still holds control of both
branches of the Legislature, the House
and the Senate having a combined
strength of 51 In both to the Demo
crats 31. divided as follows: Senate
14 Republicans and 9 Democrats;
House 37 Republicans and 22 Demo
crats.
It Is claimed by Republican leaders
that a two-thirds majority In both
houses for the passage of a constitu
tional prohibition amendment can be
secured. Tbe House majority on this
amendment is safe to the Republicans.
While a two-thirds, vote on strictly
party lines Is not possible in the Sen
ate, three of the Democratic Senators
are known to be "dry" and may vote
for tbe amendment with the Republi
cans, thus assuring tne two-tniras
vote.
Compromise Is Sought.
That a deal Is now on towards se
curing a compromise for important
legislation la known. The Democratic
tnembers are pledged to the passage
of the initiative and referendum and
the fight for the reform measure will
be made by W. L. Hornibrook, presi
dent of the Idaho Direct Legislation
league, who will be a member of the
upper house. It is claimed the Re
publican members will offer to com
promise with the Democrats to pass
the initiative and referendum if the
Democrats will lend their support to
the constitutional prohibition amend
ment. In this manner Idaho may be
given both measures or amendments.
It Is very probable that the leaders
of both wings of the Senate will be se
lected from among the old members.
For the Republicans, Shawhan, of
Canyon, and Haight, of Cassia, are
strongly mentioned. For the Demo
crats, either Senators Kern, of Sho
shone, or Freehafer. of Washington,
will unquestionably be selected.
Sweclser Is President.
The re-election of Lieutenant-Gover
nor 1. tu bweetser. Republican, as
sures the Senate of the fact he will be
President of that body at the next ses
sion, as he was two years ago.
The personnel of the new Senate as
shown by the election returns Is as
follows:
Republicans J. E. Yates. Ada: C. St.
Clair. Bingham; George T. Coates,
Blaine: W. R. Williams. Boise; C. F.
Page. Bonner; A. U Fowler. Custer: W.
S. Lee. Elmore: J. L. Kckert. Idaho; F.
W. Gooding. Lincoln; E. W. Whltcomb.
Lemhi; B. P. Shawhan, Canyon; Thom
as Preston, Oneida: II. C. Haight, Cas
sia; C. IL Potts. Kootenai.
Democrats George Fisher. Bannock;
C W. I'oole. Fremont: Perry W. Mitch
ell. Nex Perce; W. L. Hornibrook. Twin
Falls; E. M. Pugmire. Bear Lake; Je
rome J. Day, Latah; A. G. Kerns. Sho
shone; A. L. Freehafer, Washington;
John Connor. Owyhee.
LIVING HIGH; STRIKE ON
Los Angeles Aquedtiet Work Halted
When S00 Laborers Quit.
IX5S ANGELES. Cal.. Nov. 13. About
500 union miners and muckers employed
upon, the tunnels of the big Los An
geles 250-mile aqueduct, have struck
for an Increase In wages to cover an
advance in the price of meals c'narged
to the men. The men are members of
the Western Federation of Miners, and
they have the backing of that organ
ization. The price of meals was re
cently raised by the eating-house con
tractors f'or.i 23 to 30 cents.
Tiie miners are now being paid a
minimum wage of $3 and the muckers
a minimum wage of $2.50. Both class
es receive a daily bonus amounting to,
in Individual cases, from 50 cents to
J2. which brings the daily wage to a
scale ranging from $3 to $5 for miners,
and $3 to $4.50 for muckers.
All of the' union men on the tunnels
are now out. although a number of non
union men are still employed. The
aqueduct, which Is to cost about $28.
000.000. Is being built by fiie municipality.
COAL SUIT IS WAR ECHO
Fuel Refused by Russian Cruiser Is
Cause of Litigation.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 15. An echo
of the Russo-Japanese War was heard
In the Superior Court here today, when
suit was entered to establish posses
sion of a cargo of coal consigned to
the Russian cruiser Lena, which took
refugo In this port when hostilities
were on In the Far East.
The cruiser was dismantled and com
pelled to remain here until tbe Ports
mouth treaty was signed. The captain
of the warship refused to accept the
consignment on the ground that such
acceptance would be a violation of the
neutrality laws.
The coal was sold on the market
lately and suit has been brought for
the Increase in price which would have
been obtained if the coal had been de
llvered to the cruiser.
NEGRO SAFE BEHIND BARS
Asbury Park Murder Suspert Nerv
ous Wreck After Experience.
FREEHOLD. N. J.. Nov. 15 Williams,
the negro suspect in the Marie Smith
murder case, was brought from Asbury
Park today in an automobile and placed
In the County Jail here. The Journey
was made without Interruption.
"Thank God. that's all over; I sure
thought they would get me," Williams
exclaimed as the doors of tbe Jail closed
behind him. The man Is a nervous wreck.
PORTLAND IN FIRST RANK
Grain Exports Lead All Cities in
United States.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, Nov. 15 By making extraordi
narily Heavy snjpmcnis ui wneac OUT- j
lng October, Portland regained her po- J
sltlon as the leading wheat exporting ,
city of the United States, as shown by I
statistics of the Depsrtment of Com- I
tnerce and Labor made public today.
During 10 months ended with Octo
ber SI Portland exported . 2,682.484
bushels of wheat more than was
shipped by any other customs district.
In the same period Puget Sound ranked
a close second with 2.665.222 bushels.
During October Portland's wheat ex
ports totaled 1.173.240 bushels more
than the aggregate of Puget Sound,
New York and Philadelphia.
It was this enormous shipment that
lifted Portland Into first place. In that
month Puget Sound exported 703,341
bushels.
Fugitive Wife-Slayer Is Suicide.
CINCINNATI. Nov. 15. By commit-
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You
and Hill
If James J. Hill has enough
faith In Portland and Portland
GROWTH to decide to expend
from seven to nineteen millions
of dollars In railroad building
right around the City of Portland,
as his representatives have Just
announced will be done YOU
ought to feel no hesitancy about
investing in Portland real estate,
which the Hiil railroads will help
to Increase in value.
because of its exceptionally high
character and the completeness of
its Improvements and ITS NEAR
NESS TO THE CITY'S BUSINESS
CKNTER, will realize a greater
and more rapid INCREASE In
VALUE than any other section of
Portland. For these reasons
Laurelhurst is selling fast. YOU
must see Laurelhurst.
MESSRS. MEAD MURPHY,
Salea Agents.
LAURELHURST CO,
U2-6 Corbett Bldg.
Your Liver
is Clogged up
That's Way Tw'n Tu-ew Oct of
Sort Have No Apacbte.
CARTER'S LITTLE,,
LIVER PILLS
will pot yon n
in a few day.
They do
their daty,
Can
Ceastisa.
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leasees. Migeitioa, aad aidt neaaatac.
SHAU Mil. SMALL DOSE. SU FRICl
Genuine anatbeu Signature
ght JQRTER5
ting suicide at Chlllicothe, O., Edward
Glazier, who shot and killed his wife
at a birthday party in Lockland, a sub
urb of Cincinnati, Thursday night,
ended a futile search in half a dozen
villages of this county:
Haw Land to Be Made Orchard.
HUSUM, Wash., Nov. 15. Special.)
The highest price for undeveloped
school land in Klickitat County waa
paid by Albert Verstice, of Portland,
last week, when he purchased a 40-acra
tract located three miles below Husum,
along the White Salmon River, for $101
an acre., Verstice will begin the de
velopment of an orchard at once, "
TO WOMEN who appreciate values and know a good bargain,
this gale will prove beyond all doubt that we sell a higher
grade of merchandise at lower prices than any credit store
that asks higher prices for a lower grade of merchandise.
High-Grade Merchandise at Popular Prices
Cor. Fifth
And Alder
Exceptional
Great Sale of
"lass Dresses
In Exclusive Models
These dresses are all this season's
newest models, from the best makers
in New York, and you will find in
the assortment dresses for any and
every occasion. All sizes for misses
and women. The materials are vel
vets, silk chiffons, messalines, crepes,
"serges, combinations of velvets and
messalines, and messalines and plaid
silks and taffetas.
REG. $45.00 VAL. ?24.75
REG. $40.00 VAL. $22.50
REG. $35.00 VAL. $19.75
REG. $30.00 VAL. $17.45
REG. $27.50 VAL. $14.95
REG. $25.00 VAL. $12.45
See Window Display Confirming This Ad.
Reduced Rates to Los Angeles
$10.35 SECOND CLASS $21.50, $23.50, $26.50 FIRST CLASS
To San Francisco $5.00, $10.00, $12.00, $15.00
ALL. RATES I.VCLl'DE MEALS AND BERTH.
NEW S. S." BEAR" Sails 4 P. M. Friday, Nov. 18
SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S. CO.
H. G. Smith. C. T. A., 142 Third St.
Phones i Mala 03 A 1402.
J. W. Ransom, A sent, Alnawarth Dvclc
Phouesi Main. 28 A 1334.