) THE MORNING OREGONIAN, Til TTIt SPAY, .TANUARY 5, 1911 ressl annual .... ' Warm Winter Underwear at Clearance You will instantly recognize the unusual values in underwear ine minute uur jui women show you these advertised specials. 25c, 30c and 35c white lisle lace-trimmed Un dervests for 18d. 35c, 50c and 65c women's heavy cotton Vests and Drawers; white lace-trimmed Vests and Drawers, cotton Vests; child's cotton Union Suits; women's colored lisle Corset Covers and Vests. For 25. 85c, $1.00 and $1.25 women's merino Vests and Tights, colored silk lisle Corset Covers and Vests; white crochet and lace-trimmed Vests and Suits; colored silk plaited vests for 50 $1.50 and $2.50 women's black silk vests, me rino tights; merino drawers and lace-trimmed Union Suits, $1.00. ' " Embroidery Strips at One-Half Price A thousand strips of embroidery edges and insertions. Dainty designs worked on the very best material. A clean-up of our own stock. That means the best only. ROADS ME ISSUE Brief Charges Wronq View Is Taken of Rate Question. CONSTRUCTION IS IDEA I rt-lglit Cliai-pcs as Whole Without Itrgard to Whcthrr Articles In C1M' or Not. Is Held li.tue in InTcMljrtlon. WASHINGTON'. Jmn. . Freight rate rnntroctlnn. a whole and not with relation to anjr fimrttrular article of transportation, whether it be a commod ity or be embodied In a rlasi. is th prin cipal issue involved In the investigation now being- conducted by the Interstate Commerce Commission. This contention of counsel for the rail way lines" In official cWiir-tfiratlon terri tory la presented in a hrtrf IIW wft the Commission today. The brief points out that It la the contention that the carrier Ttave not maintained the burden of proof, required by the law. "because they have failed to establish by affirmative proof the reasonabienesa of the proposed In crease on eaci snecJtlc article in the of ficial clasattication." This." it Is submitted, "im a totally erroneous view of the matter." The contention ls atso made that If the freight charge for transportation of any particular article can be determined to be too high, that doe not affect the whole rlasa. but merely means that the classi fication of that article ought to bo changed. In the view of counsel for the carriers the considerable Increase In operating ex penses of the roads furnlaiie on Its face Justification of the proposed advance In rates. Return Not ExcessWe. It la maintained that present returns to investors In railroad securities are by no mean excessive and that, in order to maintain a proper credit. It Is necessary for the lines to receive such n operating Income as will enable them to form a respectable surplus. Apprehension Is expressed that a proper surplus fund cannot be obtained, without an advance In rates, although It might be admitted that In years to coma there would be an Increase In gross earn ings. Other br'efs of Individual lines also have been filed with the Commission. SHERMAN LAW HELD BAD Attorney for Trust Official Con demned to Prison, Appeals. WASHINGTON. Jan. 4. Officers" of the American Naval Stores Company today filed a petition In tha United States Supreme Court for a review of their convictions In the Federal Cir cuit Court of Georgia of violating; the Sherman anti-trust law. The officials convicted were Edmund Naah. president of the American Naval F tores Company; Spencer P. Shotter. chairman of tha board of directors: J. B. Cooper Meyers, vlce-presldjr.t : George Mead Board man, treasurer, and AGAIN OUR Jul I length $1.10 for $1.50 Drawer. Drawers of fine nainsook in the circular, Isabella and skirt effect, prettily trimmed with five lace edgings and insertions. Also of embroidery edgings and insertions. Carl Miller, manager of the company's branch at Jacksonville, Florida. Shotter and Meyers, according to the petition, are the first persons sentenced to Imprisonment for violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. whose cases ever came before the Supreme Court. A review is requested because, in the first place, the Sherman law, as a penal measure, is characterised as "a bad law," even thounh it is not an "uncon stitutional one." and. in the second place, because the indictment was bad in that it did not churire an overt act committed In furtherance of the alleged conspiracy. The "badness" of the law Is alleged largely upon tho contention that It does not contain an adequate descrip tion of any criminal oVense. The prin ciple Is advanced that a law which names a crime ought to be so explicit that all men. subject to its penalties, may know what acts it Is their duty to Avoid. Because no overt act Is charged to further the alleged conspiracy, it la urged that no offense against the T'nlted States was contained In the In dictment. Negress Dies, Ajted 117 Years. IANCASTER. ra- Jan. 4. Mrs. Hattie Jenkins, a blck woman, born in 17J3, is dea.l In this city. SNAPSHOT OF SENATOR FROM WEST VIRGINIA, WHO DIED YESTERDAY, WITH HIS WIFE. J I VIM I. m IM mi J M I : J s " .1 i It - -?,r-"-rr ? it It ; cr i r iy i i ''If l-y - ' - v ,.Lk.', . it . - - 1 " I I MR. ASO MR. STEPHEN B. ELKIM. R FPONJSR F.NTHUSFASTIC AND VIGOROUS THROUGHOUT MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALEDEMONSTRATES OUR LEADERSHIP New 1911 Under Garments, New 1911 French Lingerie All at Clearance Sale Prices NIGHT GOWNS AT HALF PRICES. NO TWO ALIKE IN THE ENTIRE LOT r- ... j 7 " ... . - . ".. - Shntn mnm snmhles that cams to us as advance styles for Cxauistieiu maae. m an immense assurimzm uj oiytt. . - - - SpmJ n Aft sale wz price them to you at just about the wholesale cost. Thz range of prices gives you selections from the most modest to the finest trousseau garments. -Night gou:ns with irimminss of lace, insertion, embroidery headings ribbons' and medall om. High square, circular and "V" shaped neck- Slip over and open front styles. Made of the very best materials. All full s zz, and Jull Width. Sale prices 59c for 7Sc Covers Ladies' Nainsook Corset Cov ers, with "V" or circular shape neck, daintily and prettily trim'd with embroidery edging and inser tion. Also lace, lace insertion, headings and ribbon, THE WORD - VALUE - ELKINS IS TAKEN Senator From West Virginia Dies in Washington. FAMILY IS AT BEDSIDE Statesman Who Has Had Prominent Part In Framing Important I,avs Succumbs to CJrim Reaper Af ter Lingering Illness. Contlnued Krom First Page.) charged with the duty of electing a successor for Senator Scott, Republican, . : . : s : V . Y. DUc to $y.vv eacn. 98c for $1.50 Combinations Ladies' Princess Combination Corset Cover and Drawers, with lace edging. Also corset cover and djawer combinations trimmed with embroidery. VELVET Selling From $27.50 to $40 CLEARANCE at $15.00 This price is made possible through our determina tion to find new' owners for these suits immediately. , There are no half-hearted methods employed in our Clearance Sale. We have determined to inaugurate a series of sales unequaled in worth by any other store in Portland. To this end we start these Feature Sales by offering 54 Suits at om price. $15 00. They come in black, navy, brown and myrtle. The jackets are made in the newest 27 and 28-inch lengths, lined with the finest quality silk. The skirts are made in the very newest flare shapes. Satisfy yourself by investigation. It's the only way to gauge the saving of this great sale. Every Suit, Coat, Fur, Waist, Skirt, Misses' Garment, Reduced IS NEVER USED IN OUR ADVERTISEMENT hint, fn, tvA first time In years has a large Democratic majority, is now confronted with two Senatorshlps to be filled. Governor Glasscock. Republican, has the power to appoint a- Senator to suc ceed Senator Klklns temporarily. His appointment, however, would only serve till the election of a Senator by the Legislature, which will convene next week. ELKINS PROMINENT IN SENATE Career Marked by Political Honors as Well as tireat Wealth. As chairman of the Interstate Com merce committee and a member of the committees on appropriations and com merce, Mr. Elkins" work in the United States Senate since he went there in 1895 is best known. He secured the passage of the law prohibiting the giving of rebates by railroads. known as the Elklns act. Likewise in his capacity as chairman of the Interstate Commerce committee of the Senate, he caused to be Inserted In the railroad rate law of 1906 a clause, known as the Elkins clause, which prohibited a railroad from own ing an Industry whose commodity it carried. This clause was. however, practically killed by a recent decision of the Supreme Court. Senator Elklns was born In Perry County. Ohio, September 26. 1841. His ancestors were Virginians but had moved to Ohio. They subsequently re moved to Missouri, where the Senator received his early education and was later graduated from tha University of Missouri. This was In 1860. Admitted to the bar, he crossed the plains to New Mexico. He became ac tive in politics there and served in the territory and was appointed United States District Attorney by President Johnson. He was active In the execu tion of the order from Congress pro hibiting slavery of any kind In the District of Columbia and the territories, which liberated thousands of Mexican peons. In 1873 he was elected territorial delegate to Congress, where he made impassioned speeches for the admission of New Mexico as a state. He became a personal friend of James G. Blaine and assisted In his nomination for President In 1884. He likewise was in strumental In securing the nomination of Benjamin Harrison in 1888. With his removal to West Virginia, the scope of his mining and railroad holdings increased largely, as did his wealth. He founded the town of Elkins, W. Va., and his mining activities there, which he began in association with his father-in-law, the late Henry Gassaway Davis, brought him millions. As a member of the Republican Na tional Committee and for his activity in Presidential campaigns, the Senator was prominent, aside from his work as Senator from West Virginia since 1895. His term does not expire until 1913. While residing In Missouri Mr. Elkins taught school and to thl? circumstance owed his escape from one of the most thrilling situations of his eventful life. Riding one day toward the close of the Civil War along a lonely road In the western tart of the state, he was seized by a squad from the band of the Confed erate guerilla, Quantrell. He was charged with being a spy and- the penalty was death. Fortunately for him, he was placed in the care of two brothers, who recognised the young man as their for mer teacher. Appreciating their peril, they contrived his escape. The Senator's new-found friends were Jim and Cole Younger, who afterwards became the most noted of the daring band of outlaws led by the James brothers. When, after the close of the wer, the Toungers were captured and sent to prison on a life sentence for rob bing a bank In Minnesota, Mr. Elkins re called their kindness to him. He exert ed his Influence to procure their release and ultimately succeeded. Every Garment in Muslin Underwear at Clearance Prices SUITS GO NOW RINGS YANKED 0FF!: Woman Is Roughly Handled by Men Who Held Up Train. RUSE SAVES TWO TRINKETS l'alr Passenger Implores Highway man to Return Heirloom and Gets Threat of Sudden Death for Her Pains. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 4. (Special.) Many stories of barbarous treatment at the hands of the robbers who held up the Overland train near Ogden are told here today by women victims. To Mrs. Marie P. Smith, of Hollywood. Cal., belongs the doubtful distinction of being the first passenger attacked by the hold-ups after they had killed the porter and made their way through the bag gage car. 'I was aroused suddenly." she said this morning. "Then my curtains were torn open and a revolver pressed against my forehead. One robber searched my bed, while the other continued to threat en me with instant death if I made any resistance. Engagement Ring Torn OK. "I had on my right hand a diamond ring my engagement ring which was valued at JoOi), and the robber said I would have to give that up. I remem bered that I had two other rings on my left hand, which was under the bed clothes, so I told him that he would have to take off my engagement ring, and he tore It off my hand, while I slipped the other rings under my pillow Just after the second robber had shaken that up and convinced himself that there was nothing In it. He also took a circle of rubles from my wrist. "Then, not satisfied that I had given up all my possessions, the two men began searching my berth again. One of them caught me roughly by the shoulder and tore my dressing gown and then they From 132 to 180 Pounds Wonderfully Built I'p at Small Cost. The number of cases of general de bility In which Hood's Sarsaparllla has proved Just the medicine that was needed 1 very great. Mr. E. S. Fry, Ivanhoe, Va., describes his case and tells what this medicine did for him. In the following testimonial: "I was all run down and weighed only 132 pounds. I took Hood's Sarsaparllla, and before the first bottle was finished began to improve, and when I had taken six bottles was wonderfully built up and weighed 180 pounds." Hood's Sarsaparllla effects its won derful cures, not simply because it con tains sarsaparllla. but because It con bines the utmost remedial values of more than twenty different ingredi ents. Any preparation said to be "just a good" costs less to make and yields the dealer a larger profit. Get Hood's Sarsaparllla today In liquid or tablets called Snraatabs. THE STORE $1.19 for $1.50 to $2 Covers Fine nainsook Corset Covers, prettily trimmed with fine swiss embroidery, medallions, embroidery insertion, laces, edging and insertion and rib- Warm Winter Hosiery at Clearance WIS mm f Cheney Foulards, Polka dots, rings and fanciful patterns in small and medium designs on a beautiful shimmering glossy fabric embracing every fashionable shade. ir, off mv bed slippers to see If I had anything concealed in them. Woman's Life Threatened. "I was never so roughly handled in my life. After they had left my berth ind were going on to the next. I put my head out and asked them if they would not slve me back the circle of rubles, which 13 an heirloom and which could there fore never be replaced, and for answer the revolver was plioved again in my face end, with a terrible oath, tha man said: "I will shoot you dead If you put your bead out again." "We were there fully two hours and such two hours none of us ever hopes to spend again in our lives. The men were so desperate that we did not know at what moment they might come In and kill us all, as they were continually threatening to do." MAUS NOT TO BE SHIFTED Commander of Department of Co lumbia to Stay at Vancouver. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 4. Brigadier-General Maus, commanding the Department of the Columbia, will remain at his pres ent post and not be transferred to the Philippines, as was contemplated by the War Department some time ago. In a few days, a general shifting of department commanders will be or dered, but General Maus will remain at Vancouver Barracks as the general staff has decided his extensive first- 350 Annual Profit For 23 Years is what hundreds of investors in British Columbia real estate have made. The "British Columbia Bulletin , of Information" tells about the opportunities along the three great transcontinental railways which are opening up 30,000,000 acres of rich agricultural land and 50,000, 000 acres of timber, coal and min eral land in Central and Northern British Columbia, now famous as the Fort George country. Thousands of fortunes will be made by those who get in before the big rush. Let us send you a free copy costs you nothing may mean a fortune for you. Write today. Natural Resources Security Co., Ltd. Paid up Capital $230,000. ' Joint Owners and Sole Agents Fort George Townsite. 412 Bower Building-, Vancouver B. C. RICHARD OBEE, District Sales Solicitor, 407 Wells Fargo Bids'., I'ortland, Or. mm w 25c black and colored cotton Hosiery. Lisle thread, plain and fancy, 124. 35c plain colored cotton or lisle thread, fast black cotton or fancy lisle thread Hosiery 18. Fast black and lisle Hosiery in plain and open work; white lisle embroidered and open work ; colored lisle embroidered ; polka dot lisle and striped cotton; immense assort ment, ,25. 75c fast black lisle thread; plain and colored lisle; lisle thread; fast black lisle with em broidered ankle ; colored lisle with embroidered ankle and plain colored lisle thread Hosiery, 35. 85c and $1.25 black lisle thread, open work or embroidered; white lisle thread, open work or embroidered; colored lisle thread, 50. $1.25 Quality 79c hand knowledge of Alaskan affairs, gained on his recent trip, makes It ad visable to keep him at the head of the Department of the Columbia for a time at least. Compare Our Prices With thoM Ton hre been in the hshlt of pnrlns. , Jndyoo wilf.ee that 3 offor ou o in hrtntl a . mr. Won 11 work and too cannot net better painlwe work anjwhers, no matter howmuch .von pay. !T.V ' .r.j bndtre work for out i fx-?--- s " -03 of town ratrons la ono day Jf desired. ,r-- A?'i Palnlons oxtraction - V -"tree when platoa or . ( , bridge work ia order. Wit; l ed- Consultation tree. fc o!arfwn 55.00 Gold Fillings 1.00 V A Ensnei Fillings 100 it 4 - t 5 M S lvr Fillings .Oil i- i - utiood Rubber ft --v iU t'- Plates 5.00 owl nea nuBosr OR. W. . WISE, Pmsanr uo Miusii Piinleis EilrMlon .311 si nut imiuwis h ramus 1 All work fully guaranteed for fifteen years. Wise Dental Co.,mc. I TliJU UTULHK10 IB rOITUSS fairness FimneBulldlng, Third and Washington. P0RTUNO, ORE, OIIlo. Eoui: A. at. to 2 Jt Sundays, t Mt IF YOU NEED A MEDICINE, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE BEST Although there are hundreds of prep arations advertised, there Is only one that really stands out pre-eminent as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, liver and bladder. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the highest, for the reason that it has' proved to be Just the remedy needed in thousands upon thousands of even the most distressing cass. Swamp-Root makes friends quickly because Its mild and immediate effect is soon realized. It is a gentle, healing vegetable compound a physician's prescription for a specific disease. Swamp-Rcot is not recommended for everything. A Sworn Certificate of Purity is with every bottle. For sale at all drug stores. In bottles of two sizes fifty-cents and one-dollar. SAMPLE BOTTL13 FBEB UV MAIL. In order to prove what Swamp-Root, the great kidney, liver and bladder remedy will do for you, every reader of The "Portland Dailv Oregonlan" who has not already tried it, may receive a sample bottle by mail absolutely free. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton,. N. Y. AVrite today. AXD VISITING CARDS W. G SMITH & CO. Wnwhlngfn Bl.lg.t 4fh and Wnnlilntcton A BEAVT1FCL WOMAN Is often distressed by Gray or Bleached Hutr Imperial Hair ICrgeurrittor Is tho only sure and aosolut ly harmless remedy for either; easily applied; any natural shade produced ; leaves the hnir soft and glossy. It Is unequaled for Beard or Mustache. Sample ot hair colored free. Privacy as sured corresDondence. Imperial Chemical Mf. Co., 135 W. S3d 6U N. . X.