7 GOAL-LAND WAR AT SEATTLE NEXT PORTLAND GIRL STUDENTS AT OREGON VARSITY ARE SELECTED AS SPELLBINDERS TO DEBATE AGAINST WASHINGTON TEAM. Morrison at Seventh Toll Sz Cflbbs, Inc. Morrison at Seventh TITE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, MAKCII 16. 1911. THE STORE OF EFFICIENT AND COURTEOUS SERVICE. THE QUALITY STANDARD MAINTAINED ALWAYS, IN ALL LINES. PRICES THE FAIREST The Wistaria Tea Room Portland's Daintiest and Best Tea-Room Service Agents of Secretary of Inter ior Are Assembling to Wage Court Fights. LAWYERS FRAME BRIEFS llntrmnil Acalnt Alleged lllcsal tnlrtnu Tranfrrrrd from Chl cago and Detroit to Sound. Case I'p Monday. PEATTT.E. Wash.. March U. cr tary of th Interior Fisher la concen trating him (oitm In Seattl to rmncel fraudulent Alaska coal land claim, thai th land mar b openrd for mln Inc under 1mm or royalty, as Congress mar dirort. Most of ths richest coal arsas hav ben filed, on. bat a major ity of tbo fines nao bean assailed as f raudulent. Th valu of tb known coal deposits In Alaska, lias bean frequently esti mated as high aa It.WO.aoo.OO. and much of ths coal Is as high In quality as any In ths world. Indictmsnia hav Just ben returned at Detroit aaalnst promoters of tb Michigan-Alaska coal claim syndicate. the (rand Jury at Chlraao Is Investi gating altered frauds In ths Matanuaka district and Indictments previously bad been returned at Spokane and Tammt acalnst beads of Alaska coal syndi cates. Seattle Xrzt Battle-groano1. With ths rloslnc of the a-rsnd Jury ssion In Chirm, the Interior De partment's Alaska coal experts and at torney will be assembled In Seattle. 8. H Rush, axiatint to ths t'nlted States A tfrrey-Oenerml. with headquarters In Omaha, la already hers and has been nitactd for ths laxt ten days In pre paring; lbs Government's brief to b vised In ths prowciitlon of fraudulent land claims. II. a. lllbbard. mining surveyor and mining expert In Oovero ment employ, who was one of those w ho examined ths Alaska fields for tbs field division last Kail. Is expected In Seattle tomorrow to participate In ths comln flcht- K. rbrlxteasen. chief of the field dl vlion. with offices In FeattI. who Is now la Chlraaro. will arrive In Seattle within ths next 1 days snd with him mill corns E- P. Townsend. special as sistant to the Attorner-General. Both have enraged In Detroit and Chicago In the grand Jury work. With Mr. Chrtstensen and Mr. Townsend will come four or five of the special agents and assistants to ths Attorney-General, who ssslsted In procuring the seven Indictment returned In Detroit. Caw t'p Monday. The first skirmish will take plars siarrh 2). when Judge Hanford will hear the argument on a demurrer filed hv attorneys for Cornelius Christopher snd Oeorge Plrr.monds. Indicted In Ta enia la..t October. Christopher and Mmmond are accused of conspiracy to ariiuire. by fraudulent methods. n7 -res of coal lands In KaLalla coal dis trict. Alaska. On March , the trial of Archla TV. Shields. . K. Mundar. Algernon A. l-trscey and Earl E. Slegley will begin. Tii'V are charged with conspiracy to eVfraud ths Covemment of coal lands valued at mors than Jl. 000 000. The defendant were Indicted by ths Federal grand Jury sitting at Taroma. As soon as the Strarey group shall he. disposed of the Government forces will argus ths demurrer of D. A. and r A. McKenite and Harry White. In. ill tej by the Federal grand Jury sit ting at Spokane on charges similar to the others, that of conspiracy to ac autre coal lands In excess of ths smount allowed by law and In viola tion of the statutes relating to th a.-qntsttlpn of coal lamia. Ths data t-r ths trial ba. not been set. Ths Copter Jtlver Alsska Central railroads .11 build lines Into ths eoal ftrMs as soon aa they are opened to mining. 1 I Mlea Carta Desrrssarm, Psrtlsad. Miss Ulah Clark. Psrtlaad. 'f . 4 f -1; 4 -J La-i Miss Blrdlc Tn toe, Astorta. Miss Alice Bfsddara, rortlaad, Alternate. GIRL ORATORS STIR Portland lected Co-Ed Debaters Se Are Strong Team. TWO ARGUED BEFORE SEATTLE BONDS INVALID haprrme Coo rt Decides tlCI.00 Issae Was Submitted T roncly. srATTl.K. March IS Ths Ftrs Sunrem Court today declared In tend th Issue of li-l.eoo of city boots authorized at t.'e city election cf March a. 114. when Hiram GUI was rhoeea Msjor. on the ground that th submission of eight different proposi tions, consolidated a one. was con trary to public policy. Ths silt to lrTld-its the bonds was begun br K. I. IUatne. leader of th orposltlon to GUI in the present Coun cil, and who will be a member of ths iw Council that will take office next Monday.. Fair Spellbinder to Take Negative Side of Income-Tax Question Contest TVIth TVanhinj ton Early In Slay. In VXTVEKSITT OP OREGON. Eupena. Or, March IS. (Special.) Th aelec tlon of women debater for the Univer sity of Oregon was mad after thre try-out thl yar. and th struggls for place was t:los between aeven ... . ..I 1 II- I. I1..II. A .lit canniaacrs. ximi. v ! Mtsa Carln Iegermark. of Portland. I and Miss Birdie Wise, of Astoria, were I successful In making; the team and I Mis A lira Stoddard, of Portland, was CorraJlla. March IS. f Special.) Consld erable competition has been aroused be tween tha various committees which are disposing of ths season ticket amor the students and faculty members. Thesa tickets will admit members of the fac ulty to the remaining 16 Inter-colleglate events, including baseball, track and forensic. Fund ecured from thl ourco will give the athletic manage ment a sound financial baala upou wnicn to mak their plan. KENTUCKIAN TO PRESIDE Rer. H. D. Smith to Be Chairman of Christian Church Convention. Whn th National convention of tha Christian churches, which Is to b held her thl Summer, organises for tha missionary work. Rev. Harry D. Smith, of Hopklnsvllla. Ky- will act as chair man. It Is expected that 15.000 mem bers of the Christian Church will ba In Portland, for It Is a cardinal doctrine of the church to hold a mass conven tlon of all of It members, no delegstes being elected. Every member of the church Is a delegate from the fact that he la a member of the church. Rev. Mr. Smith was born In Ham ilton. Mo., and spent most of his boy hood days there. After finishing- th grammar school TAFT NOT BENJ THIS WAY President's September Toar Won't Include Northwest. SPOKANE. Wssh Marrh IS. William II T.rt oes not Intend to visit th cities of the Northwest next September. lrr response to an Invitation Inns the flkane Chambe of Commerce to visit t'us city. Private Secretary Charles D. Norton ha wr.ttsn that the President J-es not contemplate so extenslv a Western trip aa to bring him to th Pactflc Northwest next Autumn. STEWART OPERATED UPON Mront Hope Held Oat for Idaho Justice' Complete Recover;. OREGOX1AN NEW BVREATT. Wash ington. March IS. Chief Justice Stew art, of the Idaho Supreme Court, waa epcrated on today at Johns Hopkins Hospital, la Baltimore, for an affec tion of nerve tissues of th neck. Ir. Finney, who performed th opera tion, ho'ds out strong, hopes that J-is-tn-e Stewart will fuiiy recover. Th operation was rar and deiirat. selected aa alternate. This team will debat In Eugene Msy t against th women of the Uni versity of Washington on: "Resolved. that an lncom tax hou'd be made a permanent part of the financial system of th United States. (Conatltutlonallty waived.)" Negative Side Oregon'. The Oregon team will take th nega tive side of tha question. Professor Gustsr TV. Buchen. debat roach In th University of Oregon, be lieve that th team selected thl year Is exceptionally strong, as two of th debaters. Miss Wise and Miss Deger- mark. had experience last year In th debkt against Washington. Tha de- haters are working hard In prepara- 1 Hon ta atone for the defeat they suf fered at thu hands of the TTashlngton j girls last year, and to earn th mono. grams, which are the only tropmea given to co-eds la Oregon, for Inter- collegiate contests. I Mls Ulan Clarke will probably lead the feeitoii team this year. She la a : student In economics and prominent In ' auclal and literary circles of th unl- versttr. Shs and Misa Stoddard, the alternate on th team, are members of ths Lambda Rho sorority. Miss Deger mark la a member of the Gamma Delta , Gamma sorority and holds positions on both of th university publications. :-:- ;:-:-v ' ; - r ' In - if" in amel Mtsa Wise Strone Orator. Rev. H. n. Smith, f Ropklasvllle, Kt- President af the CbrUtlaa Charch Coaveatloa. grsd he attended th Kansas City High School, th Missouri State Unl Miss Blrdl Wis I an associate dl- j verslty and th Kansas Stat Univers- tor on the Oregon Monthly - and tha Oregona and one of tha leading young women In co-ed actlvttlea She and Miss Degerraark both won monogram In debate last year. Mis Wis haa th distinction of having; tried out for de ity, having been graduated from the latter with the degree of A- B. In June. IssT. In 1903 be received the A. M. degree from Kentucky (now Tranayl vanls) University. His first service as settled minister bat against a number of men In ths j was at Olathe, Kan, from September. university and having railed by only a , isss. to Marcn iu. inclusive, ne oe narrow margin to outdo them In her i ram pastor of the West Side Christian endeavor to gain place on th Inter state team. YE OREGON GRILLE. An added attraction haa been fur nished th patron of T Oregon Grtu In th person of LJtU David Coleman, known as "the mlntatnre Harry Lander. Hear him tonight from I to I la Scotch sorgs en costume. Ulyn and Pavis are still delighting the crowds with chsr sc:er songs. Extra special for tonight at dinner and after theater. PORTLAND BOV ALSO NAMED A. . Kschrlst Anton f Slen Debaters Selected at O. A. C. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallla. Or, March IS. (Special.) At tha Inter-eolleglat debating tryout held, last evening tha folio wing men were selected to represent th coilogs: A. A. Asbahr. of Cornsllus, Washington; A. P. Gibson. Ontario. Or.: C L. Jami son. Fairbanks. Alaska: H. C. HetxeU MerrllL Wisconsin; A. F. EschrUt. Portland. Or, and IL J. Gllksy. of Grants Pass. Or. " These men were (elected after a closely-contested tryout In which 1J men took part. Of these only two have had previous experience on Inter-cor"-leglate teams. Asbahr and Gibson, who represented O. A. C last year In th debate with Washington State College. The other man hav been prominent In lnter-soelety debate. Th winner of tb tryout will ba di vided Into two teama, which will rep resent the sfflrmatlT and negative of the protective tariff question In th de bales which will tak place Many 12, on at Pullman and one at Corvallla. Athletic Funds Secured. OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Church at Kanaas City. Mo. in th Spring of ia0. In October. 1890. he waa married to Miss Lucy Christy, of Olsth. Kuu and the following Sep tember removed to Eureka Springs, Ark., and ministered to that church until October. 1893. when he became pastor of tha church at Marshall. Mo., where h continued th work until lsDS. He was secretsry of foreign missions for Missouri In ld!5-lS9. from which tat he moved to Hopkinsville, hi present charge. PERSONALMENTION. 8. M. Bartmess. of Hood River, 1 at the Oregon. J. W. Vey and wife, of Vancouver. B. C- sr at th Perkins. O. W. Johnston, a banker of Dufur, waa at th Cornelius yesterday. H. M. Hart and wife, of Medford. sen registered at tha Bowers yesterday. H. B. Moyer and wife, of Browns villa, were registered at th Perkins yesterday. H. XL Hood and wife, of Hood River, were in the city yesterday, registered at th Bowers. J. K. McGregor, a real estate dealer of Mosler. waa registered at th Cor nelius yesterday. Mrs. J. M. Martin and Mrs. J. H. Al bert, of Salem, were registered at the Imperial yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C H. Etruble, of OPEN SHOPS United Metal Trades Association Portland Armstrong Mfg. Co. Bell. Wlldman Co. Columbia Steel Company. Harper Brass Works. Harris Ice Machine Co. He-ise-Msrtin Iron Works. Hlrks. Burt. Hlrpely. E. Independent Foundry Company. Multnomah Iron Worke. Northwest Steel fompany. Oregon Brass Work a Oregon Foundry Company. Pacific Iron Works. Phoenix Iron Works. Portland Boiler Works. Portland Iron Works. Portland Pattern Works. Portland Tool Works. Portland Wire & Iron Works. Prehn. Wm. Smith A Watson Iron Works. Willamette Iron 4 Steel Works. Willamette 4 Col. P.lver Towing Co. Wood, John, Iron Work. National Iron & Foundry Co. Helser de Under. B. Trenkman Co. Portland Elevator Company. Astoria Iron Works. Astoria. Oregon. Eureka Foundry Co.. Eureka. Cal. Patronize Home Industry PACIFIC IRON WORKS WRlCTlRAt ITEEt, iBdIITEtTlRAL IRON. Immediate Delivery Portland. Or. Holyoke. Mass.. were registered yes terday at the Portland. J. A. Mclntyre and C. A. Gardner, of Calgary, wer In Portland yesterday, registering at the Perkins. Dr. C. W. Keene, accompanied ny hi lfe and her sister. Miss McClalne, of Sllverton. were registered yesterday a the Imperial. SAN FRANCISCO. March IS. (Spe elal.) The following from Portland are registered at the Palace Hotel: O. H. Kulper. H. Roberta. W. A. Levy, Mrs. H. Wittenberg. M. Wittenberg. Ralph Wittenberg, H. McCall. Charle II. Davis. Mr. and Mr. K. M. Tuttie, Mr. Hardee. Mrs. S. H. Jackson, Mrs, S. B. Lintliicum. Mr. and Mrs. John C. Lewis. C. B. Simmons, D. T. Clark. S. J. Klngsley. P. C. Lavey. C. M. Bobbins, Miss M. Goddard. GUARD TO IE TESTED IHIRD ORKGON TV ILL BE GIVEN LONG PRACTICE MARCH. Regiment Being- Recruited to Full Strength and Pnt in Shape for Active Service Call. Suuplementlng regular company drills, the Portland companies of the Third Oregon Infantry will tonight take up a aerlea or regimental arms and marches for the purpose or main taining the regiment In its highest state of effectiveness. Orders to this effect have been issued by T. N. Dun bar, colonel commanding;. The regi ment will accordingly assemble at 7:30 P. M. In field array and proceed for a march covering five or ten miles. This la the first time that regimental practice marches have been undertaken at this season of the year,and It is un officially reported that Instructions have come from Washington to keep the National Guard up to full strength nd ready for service at quick notice. Similar programmes of special Instruc tion are being taken up ail over the country and In at least ona state, Colo rado, orders have been Issued for the recruiting of the Guard to a war tool- Ing. While there Is no prospect or active service for the local troops In connec tlon with border patrolling yet. should hostilities occur, a call would likely follow. The National Guard can be called out for any servlc In time of actual warfare. It is reported that special Instruc tions have been quietly or dared by the officials at Washington since an open order to that effect might excite con siderable comment abroad. While It Is denied at Guard headquarters that recruiting programme Is Intended, yet company commander are quietly tax Ing recruits at the Armory each night. They are seeking to bring their com' manda up to the maximum peace foot' Ing. It Is explained. The six Portland companies of tha Third regiment together with th Held, ataff and band will participate In to night's practice march. The field and ataff will appear mounted, and will eave the Armory at :30 P. M. Follow ing Is the route: From the Armory on Eleventh street. south to Morrison street, east on Mor rison to Third, south on Third to Madi son, then across the Hawthorn avenue bridge to Grand avenue, north on Grand avenue to Burnalde, crossing the Bumslde bridge to Third street, south on Third street to Washington, west on Washington to Fifth, south on Fifth to Tamhlll. west on Yamhill to Sixth, north on Sixth to Alder, then west on Alder to Seventh, north on Seventh to Exposition Days in the Apparel Sections Are Heralding: the Appearance of the Spring Season's Smartest in Women's, Misses' and Little Women's Tailored Suits, Gowns, Dresses, Coats, Waists and Accessories. Dis tinctiveness of Style and Materials Is Apparent in Every Garment. Spring: Tailored Suits From $20.00 to $75.00 DO SOAP SHAMPOOS MAKE WOMEN BALD? "The Increasing baldness of women coming to be a matter of extreme nterest everywhere. writes Mae Martyn. famed beauty specialist, in the Boston Telegraph. "Dermatologist recognize tb fact that most women are troubled with short, scant, dulL brittle, splitting hair and dandruff sure signs of neglect In caring for th hair. These conditions are often tha re- ult of washing the hair with soap. Tha alkali In most soap Is too strong for th hair and causes it to become brittle, coarse, streaky, faded and cant. "Th safest, reliable shampoo Is an inexpensive one made from a teaapoon- ful of canthrox dissolved In a cup of hot water. It not only cleatfsea thoroughly but rinses perfectly and dries quickly. makes the hair soft, glossy and fluffy, and those who us it regularly are never bothered with dandruff, fall ing hair or other scalp troubles." Newest ant . . Waslhi Dresses (Vomen tvho have seen them say that they are the prettiest lot of Wash Dresses they' have ever seen. And the fact that they're all so well made, and of materials that launder perfectly and -without losing their color places them in greater favor. Uescnbing a lew or tnem, Drtetiy: At $2.45 Dresses of navy and Copen hagen blue percales in ring and small dot patterns. High necks and long sleeves and plain full skirts. Special model for stout figures. At $2.75 Dresses of ' plain colored percales, with high necks and long sleeves. Plain skirts. Gibson shoulder finished with piping of white pique. At $2.95 Black and white check Dresses, the waists trimmed with bias bands and piped with white Bedford cord. At $3,50 Dresses in pin dot percales, with plain collars and cuffs and finished with white soutache braid. Belts and cuffs piped with white pique. Plain colors in pink, light blue and dark blue. Buttons down front. At $3.75 Dresses in plain pink, light and dark blue. Ring dols and small figures. Broad tucks over shoulder. Dutch necks and short sleeves. Finished with washable braid. At $3.95 Dresses of pin check percales, in pink and white, blue and white. Surplice waist effect. Round Dutch neck and short sleeves. Combination trimming of plain bands and imfta lion crochet buttons. Also the new black and white checks. Plain colors in tan, li:ht blue and pink. Bedford cord cuffs and sailor collars. 1 At $4.95 Are Dresses of plain percale with Gibson plaited waist with all-over embroidery in front. Flat collar and round neck, piped with Bedford cord. Three-quarter seeves. Full plain skirt with foot plaits. Colors light and dark blue, tan, lavender and pink. At $5.95 Is a dress of chambray finished percale, open front waist, tucked front and back and trimmed with Bedford cord. Round collar and turnback cuffs of Bedford cord, with embroidery edging. Has extra full skirt. A very handsome model. In light and dark blue, pink and tan. Two specially attractive models in Manchester gingham, at $5.50 and $6.95. $10.95 for S14.00 Hodges Fiber 9x12 Ft Rugs Cleanly, artistic and inexpen sive possessing a charm and decorative individuality at their price unsurpassed for bedrooms, sewing rooms and nurseries. The tans and browns predominate with a sufficient sprinkling of greens, blues and reds to meet ev ery demand. Spring homef urnish ers will take this timely oppor tunity for securing them at such savings. Carpet Store 6th floor. $1.5Q for $2.25 Curtain Stretchera They're the best most practical Lace Curtain stretchers naie the adjustable pin kind will hold any size curtain. Of fered at the above special today in the drapery store 6th floor. Lawn and Garden Tools: Special Today and Tomorrow These timely savings, together with . the splendid weather that Portlanders are enjoying right now should be an incentive to "fix up" the garden and lawn. 19 for 25c Garden Hose. 27 for 35c Garden Hose. 3S for 50c Garden Hose. 4S for 60e Garden Hose. 27 for 35c Garden Rakes. 34 for 45c Garden Rakes. 38 for 50c Garden Rakes. 49 for 65c Garden Rakes. 58 for 75c Garden Rakes. 65 for 85o Garden Rakes. 32 for 40c Lawn Rakes. 50 for 75c Spade Forks. 75 for $1.00 Spade Forks. 65 J for 85c Long-handled Spades. 75 for $1.00 Long-handled Spades. THE NEW IDEA GAS RANGES ARE THE IDEAL TYPE FOR HOMES AND APARTMENT-HOUSES DIFFERENT FROM ALL OTHERS ASK TO SEE THEM. Washington, west on Washlneton to Eleventh, and north on Eleventh to the Armory. STRANGE WOMAN SEIZED Arrest Made Affer She Pesters Idaho Varsity Two Days. MOSCOW. Idaho, March 15. (Special.) A sensation at the University of Idaho was caused by the arrest of a mysteri ous woman who has been in and about the administration building; for two days. It took Sheriff Brown, who made tha arrest, the Janitor and others to carry the woman off the grounds. 8he waa taken to the Court-house, where an in sanity complaint was filed. She says her name is Mrs. Charles Willlston, of London and Canada, and that ebe Is looking for work. Later she said Williston was only the writing name of her husband. Evidence that she is not insane was brought out by her attorney. Warren Truitt, In the hearing this evening before Probate Judge Morgaretdge. The hearing was continued until tomorrow. TValrus Hunters to Be Arrested. COPENHAGEN, March 15. The gov ernment Is sending warships to Green land with Instructions to arrest foreign walrus hunters, chiefly Americans, who are reported to be killing thousands of walrus annually. DO YOU EET UP WITH A LAfflE BACK? Have You Rheumatism, Kidney, Liver or . 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