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OREGOXiA SATURDAY, JANUARY 7. 1911. TIIE MORXIXG See Full Page of Clearance Sale Bargains on Page18 Our Store Will Remain Open Until 9:30 This Evening MOLDS IS IT BIRD BOY BREAKS NEW SIAMESE KING IS PROGRESSIVE. OF SPEAKER RAGE ALTITUDE RECORD raraic More eier Marion Candidate Throws His Strength to Allen Eaton, of Lane County. 18-Year-0ld Aviator Goes Up 5300 Feet in Machine of Low Power. Great Satur Sale o roceries VICTORY IS NOT CONCEDED FORTRESSES ARE CIRCLED i 1 j - - ':l' - . ' v. J - . . 4 .;. . 'V ( : - VC' r: , f TheM day Challenge f Good G tvlde Making w World' Flf-nr la Air. Jimmy Ward Winn $5000 br Prorln F.fflcacy of Aero plane as Seoul In War. "CHARLESTON". S. CV Jan. . Jimmy Ward, tha ll-yar-old aviator. In a Curtis J4-horepower aeroplane today made a daring flight across the river. harbor and out over the Atlantic Ocean, breaking- the worlds altitude record for low-power machines. He won IJ'i by circling over two cf the strongest fortlflcatlons on tha Atlantic Coast, demonstrating ths ef-fl-leney of the aeroplane as a scout In tune of war. Landing gracefully on the beach In front of Fort Moultrie, on Sulllvan"a Inland, he handed a note to Colonel Marsh, which the latter signed. Ward then re-entered his machine, rose from the beach and flew back across tha harbor In a direct line to the aviation field north of the city. He covered a distance of about rs miles In B4 min ute. Navj-Yard Topped- Leaving the aviation a-rounda. Ward f.ew first to the navy-ymrd on Cooper River, then down the river about five in! lee to the city. Turning eastward, ha crossed the Cooper and Wando rivers nd the harbor at a height of about looo feet. Reaching SuIIIvan'a Inland., at tha northern entrance of the harbor, where I'ort Moultrie Is situated, he circled back at a height of about J000 feet, passing close to Castle Itnckney. Open Atlantic Itckm. Heading eastward again, he passed directly over Fort Sumpter and swept for about a mile and a half over the waters of the open Atlantic. Turning, he flew about tha Isle of Taims and Sullivan's Island, and landed on tha tach In front of Fort Moultrie. It was on his return trip that ha broke the worlds altitude record for mall machines, when ha attained a height or S300 feet. As the aviation field came Into view. "Ward, at that time over Cooper River, shut off his power and glided for a mile and a half, landing safely. He was shaking as though palsied aa lie posed for his picture, so terrible had been tha strain. AIRSHIP TO DELIVER NEWS Aviator Is to Carry Loe Angelea ' Times to Some of Agents. LOS ANGELES. Jan. t. The first de livery of newspapers by aeroplane is vrhedulml to be made tomorrow when X Idler Maeson. In a Curtlsa-Farman bl rlane. will fly from this city to San Pernardlno. a distance of SO miles, under the auspices of tha Los Angeles Times. The start Is to be made shortly after 7 o'clock and after a flight over tha city, tha route will continue to Pomona, where a descent Is to be made and pa pers delivered to the agent there. The remainder of his load will be carried to Fan Bernardino. It Is expected that Pomona will be reached In 45 minutes and Pan Bernar dino about 10 o'clock. Masson wtU give an exhibition In San Bernardino early in the afternoon and later In the day re turn to Pomona for exhibition fllgbta at the Pomona day celebration. tTRTISS TRIES HIS MACIIIXE Ttadler, Another Avialor to Fly la San Francisco. Goes T"p. SAX FRANCISCO. Jan. . Glenn It. Curtis. In his racing biplane, was the first of the group of aviators who will fly during the meet which will begin to morrow, to try the air thla afternoon, lie encircled the course three times and landed at the north end on account of a broken gasoline pipe. It was fixed In a. few minutes and ha waa back In the air attain. Curt las was followed by Radley. to his Rlertot- Radley made nbout a ten-mile flight, reaching an altitude of 1500 feet In going ont over the bay. In landing In front of the hangars, he had diffi culty In stopping, and to prevent the machine from crashing Into the hangars his mechanician. William Moorehouse. threw himself against It and waa con siderably braised. The day was Ideal and not a breath of wtnd stirred. Both Curtlss and Rad ley were enthusiastic over the atmos pheric conditions. Tom Corbel t's Poolroom Raided. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. C Jha pool room conducted by Tom Corbett. brother of the ex-champlon heavyweight pugilist and well known In the sporting world as a betting commissioner, waa raided late today by the police, who arrested 13 patrons of the place. Corbett himself waa not present and has not yet been placed under arrest. LIABILITIES ARE GIVEN Condition of Bankrupt Seaside Lumber Company Is Shown. ASTORIA. Or, Jan. . ( SpecUL The schedules of the liabilities and aevets of tha bankrupt Seaside Lumber A Manu facturing Company -were filed today with T. J. Taylor, referee In bankruptcy. They give the liabilities as SU64.flOs.07 and as sets aa S9UXG0.10. Tha principal Items Included In the lat ter are ss follows: Timber lands, plant buildings and lodging rights. IMC.3S4.W: lnga and stock on band. railroad, logging equipment and machinery In mill and factory. JITiOliTB. i. t fwwtd the first meeting Of tha creditors will be held In about two weeks when a trustee win be appointeo. Salem Store, Robbed Again. SALEM. Or Jan. . (Special.) Burglars entered the Prat am Mercan tile Company's store last night and se cured a large amount of shoes, knifes. Jewelry and wearing apparel. Thla Is ' the third time In a year the store has been burglarized. Once the safe was blown to pieces and another time a similar burglary occurred to tha one last night. Pratum la sight miles East ef. Bltoifr - - - -- TIOIVFA M AHA VAJIRAVUDU. Tha'naw King of Slam succeeded to the throne of his father early In November. His name Is Chowfa Maha VaJIravudh, and ho waa born on January 1. 1880. He was educated In England and Is progressive. Some tlma ago he refused to marry his sister, and Incurred the anger of his father, tha late King. WOMEN IH BATTLE Portland Club Deadlocks Building Question. on TWO FACTIONS STAND PAT Sirs. 'ln Larowe leais, winning Fight Against Doubling of Initia tion Fees and Increased. Dne. Campaign, for Members. After three hours spent In discus sion yesterday afternoon ISO or more members of tha Portland Woman s Club failed to reach a decision as to definite ways and means of providing funds for tha purchase of ground and the building of a permanent clubhouse. When tha meeting finally adjourned tha only progress there had been made was a decision to -Interview members of the organisation privately aa to sub scriptions for the proposed club prop erty and a determination to Institute a vigorous campaign for new members. To Insure the speedy construction of a building the committee of 80 women, under the chairmanship of Mrs. C. A. Newlll. president of tha club, recom mended an Increase In the membership dues of from It to $U a year and the doubling of tha Initiation fee from 110 Mrs. Newlll. spokesmsn for.the com mittee, also urged that the club mem bers raise 81000 among themaelves. the amount necessary to secure a 30-day option on the northwest corner at Six teenth and Morrison streets. Within the 30 days. Mrs. Newlll suggested, efforts should be made to determine Just how much each Individual member could contribute to tha cause. Tha president further recommended that after the option had been secured bonds be sold on the strength of It. tha amount derived in contribution from tha club membership to make up the balance necessary to purchase the ground outright and erect tha building. Opposition developed Immediately, led principally by Mrs. Nina La.ro we, who atrongly opposed the suggestion that membership dues and Initiation fees be increased, taking tha ground that thla action might bar many women whose membership Is desired. She held that the club would be sacrificing talent In the interests of wealth. Tha mo tion to raise the dues was defeated by an overwhelming majority. Mra. Larowe had tha support of mora than 100 of tha women, but despite this fact Mrs. Newlll and Mrs. Frederick Eggert fought aggressively to carry through tha recommendations of tha committee. They were, however, de feated practically at every turn. The only suggestion they offered which was adopted was one to Inaugurate a mem berahln campaign. In tha course of the arguments tha Question of the character of the pro nosed new building came up. Several minutes were spent In discussion with out definite action belnn taken. Some of the women thought that the club house should hare stores underneath. Others opposed tha Idea of stores and exnressed themselves as strongly In favor of making It strictly a club build ing. NAVARRO BRUSHES REBELS Mexican General Ha Insignificant Engagement With Insurrectos. CHIHUAKCA. Mexico, Jan. C General Navarro on Wednesday met with a party of revolutionists In the vicinity of Ro- saiio. but tha engagement Is referred to as a mere brush. There is no report aa to. killed or wounded, if any. FIRE MENACES NEW YORK Instirance Man Says San Francisco's Disaster May Be Repeated. NEW YORK. Jan. , The Merrttt Joint legislative committee of Inquiry ad journed sine die today, still with no word from the missing city chamberlain. C H. Hyde. John Smith, bis secretary. Justi fied that he did not know where Mr. Hyde was. Tha closing hours of the session were plven today to fire Insurance. Harold Herrlck. i president of the Niagara Fire Insurance Company, told the committee that New York might yet see such a fire as devastated San Francisco. "A holocaust in New York." he said, "la quite within the bounds of possibil ity. We have an excellent fire depart ment and an effie'ent chief, and thus far they have Jumped on every fire and put It out. but no Are department ever extin guished such a conflagration once it got under way. It ceased only when it reached a natural obstacle. "If New York ever haa a fire like San Francisco, God help us. There would not be a solvent insurance company left In ths world. No one could compete tha billions of loss." Hurried cheap construction by specula tors and poorly-Installed heating plants, said. Mr. Herrlck. were responsible for one-third of all fires and a greater share of their spread. Algernon Dalngerflold. secretary oi too Jockey Club, testified that the legal ex penses in 1308 of tha various racing asso ciations, in aaaiuon to mo rv.wu n:ui by the Jockey Club on their behalf, ag gregated nearly 8122.000. E BANK DEFAULTER'S STEALINGS ' REVEALED BY HIS BROTHER. "ot Knowing Effect or Work, Clerk In Railroad Office Checked Cp and Expos1 Shortage. LOS ANGELES, Cal., Jan. 6. (Spe cial.) Wilson B. Evans, defaulting re ceiving teller of the Farmers & Mer chants National Bank, who waa caught in Mexico by tha dragnet set for the destroyers of the Times building, has made a complete confession. It Is In the form of a letter to Vice President T. E. Newlin. of the bank, and was turned over to the Federal authorities today. He admits having made away with 158,000. The Govern ment will immedately take ateps to bring him back from Acapulco and prosecute him. the state courts not having Jurisdiction. Evans' stealings covered a period of four years, but he took no large amounts until last Sep tember. Fate waa ironical In disclosing his wrongdoing, for Evans' own brother, chief clerk in the office of Assistant Treasurer Redtngton, of the Southern Pacific In San Francisco, unwittingly checked up the accounts that revealed the shortage and reported it to his su perior. Evans handled the railroad de posits in tha bank here, and his brother kept track of the remittances sent to San Francisco. FREE CITY LIGHTS ASKED Grant Gives Views on Proposed Electric Franchise. Arguments for and against the appli cations of tha Mount Hood Railway Com pany for a franchise for an electric road In Portland and for the right to sell elec tric lights will be heard by. the street committee on the afternoon of January 1& This date was set by the committee at Its meeting yesterday afternoon. In a letter submitted to the street com mute at ltd meeting yesterday afternoon. City Attorney Grant suggested that the company De requirea 10 lurnisn ine cny with a limited number of free lights, and to agree to a maximum rate for city light, ing. He alto recommended that the company be prevented from Injuring -trees; that the city reserve the right to modify tha franchise when it finds it necessary to do so; that the company be prohibited from merging, consolidating, or enter ing Into any agreement with any other company supplying electricity. Union Court Respects Dead. LA GRANDE. Or.. Jan. 6. Special.) The County Court adjourned tonight out of respect to the memory of Mrs. Selder, wife of County Commissioner J. M. Sel der. who died In Portland today. She came here with her husband by stage about 40 years ago. When her child Is In danger a worftan will risk her life to protect it. No great act of heroism or risk of lite Is necessary to protect a child from croup. Give Chamberlain s Cough Remedy and all danger is avoided. For sale by all dealers. ... Rnsk and Thompson Contend That Reynolds Has Few Votes to Give, and That . Some, of Them Re fuse to Be Delivered. Lloyd T. Reynolds, of Marlon, haa withdrawn as a candidate for Speaker and thrown his strength to Allen Eaton, of Lane. Eaton and his supporters de clare they have sufficient votes to elect. They refused to give out tha names of Eaton's supporters last night. The action of Reynolds in retiring from the contest came last night fol lowing a conference of the friends of Eaton and the Marlon County man. It was apparent after reviewing the situ ation that if both Eaton and Reynolds remained in the contest. Thompson, of Grant-Harney-Klamath-Lake, probably would win. Reynolds, being the weaker of the two candidates, announced his withdrawal. Opponents Still In Race. Elimination ' of Reynolds- from tha contest, aver the friends of Rusk and Thompson, will not throw to Eaton the required number of votes to elect- They represent that Reynolds will not be able to throw to tha Lane County man the votes he had assembled. It la further charged by Rusk and Thomp son that Reynolds at no tlma In the contest had a greater following than1 the votes of the Marlon County dele gation, Ave in number. Including him self. While tha Marlon County delegation was solid for Reynolds, one and pos sibly two of the number. It Is reported, will refuse to be delivered by Reynolds to any other candidate. These two members of the delegation assert that they were bound only to Reynolds' can didacy and that when he retired they reserved the right to select the next candidate they should support. Rask Claims Accessions. 'Rusk asserts that ha is holding his sup porters and has won from tha Multno mah County delegation eight of the U members. Those claimed by Rusk are: Amine, Blgelow, Bryant, Clyde, Collins, Cole, Cottel and Fouts. Of these, friends of Eaton assert positively that Blgelow and Oolllnu" are unpledged, while Cole under no circumstances is for the Wal lowa County man. At the same time Eaton claims possibly four of the Mult nomah delegation, vlx: Clemens, Cole, Rushlight and probably Chatten. Since Rushlight has announced that he will not qualify, this would give Eaton an actual following of only three from this county. To date, Abbott, of Mult nomah, has not tied up to any of the rival candidates. It is a practical certainty that the Speakership fight will' be settled before tonight. The question of holding a caucus ha not been determined by the House members. It Is not probable that one will ba held. In that event the House will organize and elect its officers on the floor of that body Fight Is Three-Corncred. With the retirement of Reynolds from the field, the contest has" narrowed down virtually to a three-cornered fight Rusk, Eaton and Thompson, with Eaton the strongest, even if be has not sufficient votes to elect. In addition to acquiring at least a portion of the Reynolds forces. Eaton is being sup ported by Beals and Bonebrake. the last-named having until yesterday been a receptive candidate. If Eaton has failed to muster enough votes to elect, it is to be .expected to day that some combination will be ef fected between the supporters of Rusk and Thompson. Thompson Is believed to have more votes than Rusk and should it appear that Eaton can win In a three-cornered fight, tthe Rusk peo ple probably will go to Thompson. Thompson has been doing some effect ive organization work since arriving in Portland a week ago, and haa signed up some supporters in unexpected sec tions of the state, particularly in West ern Oregon and Willamette , Valley counties. Thompson's friends also are claiming for him the votes of at least nine of tha 12 Eastern Oregon Republi can Representatives. Selling's Claim of 16 Disputed. Senator Selling yesterday announced that he had 16 votes pledged, which is sufficient to elect him President of the Senate. Until yesterday Selling hod been claiming 14 votes, but during the day his supporters gave out the infor mation that Von der Hellen. of Jack son, and Barrett (W. N.), of Lincoln, Tillamook. Washington and Yamhill, had come Into the Belling camp, making a total of 16. This claim of strength by Selling is vigorously disputed by Bowerman's friends, who insist that the best tha Multnomah County man can do is IS votes. Bowerman returned two days ago from Eastern Oregon, where he had been attending to hs law business for the last two weeks. He declined last night to discuss the situation as to his candidacy. His friends, however, stoutly aver that Barrett, of Washing ton, has not deserted Bowerman. . Steps were taken yesterday by sup porters of Bowerman to call a. caucus. A call was prepared for circulation Information as to the 'extent It had been signed was withheld pending tha arrival of several Senators who hava not reached Portland. Selling and several of his supporters have been op- I posed to caucua from the start and probably will decline to sign the call that' Is being circulated. ' By keeping out of a caucus. Selling will get two Democratic votes McCulIocb and Oli ver. Besides, if Selling has 16 votes pledged he has enough to win on the floor, say his friends. SALARY BILL AGATJT OFFERED Caucus on Speakership Also Advo cated by Mr. Buchanan. Among the hills to be introduced at the Legislature is one by J. A. Buchanan, Joint Representative from Douglas and Jackson, regulating the salaries of all county officials. The measure proposes fixing the salaries of these officials on a basis of the assessed valuation and the population of the county to be served. A similar bill was introduced by Mr. Bu chanan In the House two years ago, but It failed of passage.. "While I have not been particularly active. I always have been a candidate for Speaker from tha time of my eleo- VESTEKDAY was one of the biggest days in the Grocery. But we'll make today even bigger Glance at the matchless reductions below on Hams, and other necessaries. We Will Never Be Undersold Sale 800 Fine Eastern Sugar-Cured Hams, Challenge Special Today at Low Price of Royal Banquet or Butternut Fine Cream ery Butter, Today, 2-Pound Square Only 600 Five-Pound Pails of Pure Leaf Lard, Challenge Today at the Low Price, Each Regular 28c Eastern Sugar-Cured Break fast Bacon, at the Very Low PricePound Good Eastern Eggs, Guaranteed, for To day's Challenge Sale, Priced the Dozen at Eastern Breakfast Bacon, English Style, Pound, 18c ,W. B. Crab Meat, Today $2.69 Dozen, Per Can 23c Fancy California Grape Fruit, 42c Dozen, Each 4c Large Fancy Florida Grape Fruit, 3 for 25c, Each 9c 30c San Amedo Washington Navel Oranges dz. 27c 40c San Amedo Washington Navel Oranges dz. 3?c fiQc San Amedo Washington Navel Oranges dz. 43c The Meier Frank Store 'X-T-R-A S-P-E-C-I-A-L-S ! $8 to $18 Corsets Broken line in the celebrated Nemo, Gossard Lace Front, Irresistible and other famous makes. All good styles. Regular prices $8 to $18. d1 QC Extra Special today at only 75c Auto Scarfs 37c Not an exaggerated value, but regular 75c Scarfs, 22 inches wide and 2 yards long, in pink, white or blue. Also dot ted Seco silk. Extra special Q7r Specials in Candy Hand Bags at 89c one Plain Mixed Candy at, pound 12 Genuine Leather Hand Bags of black 20c Broken Mixed Candy, pound 12 seal grain; assorted styles, all with real 25c French Mixed Candy, pound 20 leather lining and fitted with separate 20c A. Bi C. Gum Drops, pound 10 com purse. A phenomenal value OQ ic Jumbo Gum Drops, the pound 15? -today going'for low price of QC ToiietGoodsSpecris $5 Hand Bags $2,89 Leader Toilet Paper, special, 3S dozen 33 Genuine seal and Goat seal Hand Bags Kiwt Toilet Paper, special, 4, dozen 43 in the latest styles, all with the popular. 25c Graves Tooth Powder for low price 12 erased bottoms. Strong overlapping 25c Sanitol Tooth Paste now going for 16? frames: gilt, gunmetal or silver trim'd. 50c Dr. Charles' Flesh Food now -for only 33J Q j $5 Q0 H d B ftQ 25c Pond's Extract Cream special for only iy V'UA , , y tbZ.OaV WUteRibbon Soap, floating, the dozen, 43 are selling today for only V' Our Regular tlon ,' said Mr. Buchanan yesterday. "However. I believe the House, should organli by electing as Speaker the very best available man, regardless of whether or not he is a Statement No. 1 man or whether he ever affiliated with an assem bly The Republican .members of the House certainly should hold a caucus and select from their number the man best qualified to serve as Speaker. Thero surely exlsta no legitimate reason why a caucus of the majority members should not be held." New Dormitory Only Request. "The people of Lane County are not In terested In any particular legislation aside from an appropriation we shall ask for a new building at tha State Univer 85c Aprons 89c Large Princess and Mother Hubbard Aprons of assorted styles checked ging hams. Made full size with long ?Q ties and pockets. 85c kind' today OJC Hair Goods V4 Less Our entire stock of fine human hair Switches, Chignons and Puffs in all the latest effects and all shades. Extra special for today's Jm I pec selling only going for wG3 10c "Hair Nets sity to be used for dormitory purposes," said W. W. Calkins, State Senator-elect, who arrived from Eugene yesterday. "While the bill has not been drafted, I understand $100,000 , will be required for this purpose." Mr. Calkins was a mem ber of the House two years ago from the same county ho will this year repre sent In the Senate. 'Death In Roaring Fire may not result from the work of fire bugs, but often severe burns are caused that make a quick need for Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the quickest, surest cure for burne, wounds, bruises, boils, sores. It subdues inflammation. It-kills pain. It soothes and heals. Drives off skin eruptions, ulcers or piles. Only 2Bc at all druggists. history of our Pure Food if "cut prices" can do it. Bacon, Lard, Butter, Eggs on Good Groceries. Read: 14c 73c 29c at, Each 3c STEAMER ANVIL SAILS OX SPECIAL TRIP FROM ALBEBS DOC K. JiO. 3. THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, Tor Bandon. calling at Tillamook, Bay City. Newport, Florence and Coob Bay. Freight received up to 3 P. M. date of fta.ll lng. . Passengers tor special trip called for ' at 5 P. M. Oak-street dock. 4