TIIE MORNING ORFGOXTAy. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1911. '
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RICH AMERICAN WOMAN WHOSE EXTREME CLOTHES GOT HER A
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Colonel Blethen, of Seattle,
Reproduces Story of Post
Intelligencer. Doom of Divided Garment Is
Sounded From Fashion
Center of World.
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Lipman-Wolfe & Co.
Be to announce the ex
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BIG HEADLINES COPIED
QUEEN-MARY PLAYS PART
PARIS
ABANDONS
1 HAREM SK
Rrltlh Rnlrr's Snob to Mrs. Astor
tlrnaM of V1tra-Fahlonable
Show Kitrrmo Styles
Are 'ot for Coronation.
PARIS. Mr Spcll.) Th
much preaa ajrented. much talkd-
bout Harem skirt ! dead. Paris,
which originated th Idea of borrowing
from th Orient for women's 111 sty!,
has accepted the IneritaMe and when
Part, unquestionably arbiter of the
world's faxhlons. spurns Its own Idea
It I safe to say that the divided gar
ment wilt be seen no more.
W hen the liarrtn skirt was launched
upon the sea of fashion from the Pari
sian dresnmaklnc shnps. with a bis;
splash of publicity, a few of the ultra
fashionables took It up but the ex
tremity of the narmenfs cut scared tha
average woman. The taut straw cams,
however, from London, when Queen
Mary disapproved of the skirt.
OrdlnarHy. disapproval from this
source would not carry so murh weight
with the rest if the world but there Is
no denvlns; that the coronation hss
a-lven Urllaln a voice In fashions this
year.
iocrn Snubs M. Astor.
Queen Mary put the ban on the trou
sers skirt at festivities Incidental to
the coronation and Incidentally took oc
casion to administer a bitln snub to
Mrs- John Jacob Astor. Jio Is nothing
If not ultra-fashionable.
The snub followed Mrs. Astors ap
pearance at a London function recently
In a very diaphanous skirt of the latest
Harem pattern. The aklrt attracted
much attention.
Vlueen Mary Is an old-fashioned
woman who cultlvmtea the domestlo
virtues. Fhe dresses In the plain style
of :i years no. to the distress of th
london dressmakers.
Dow Not Acknowledged.
It Is supposedly because of. the ex
tremity to which lira. Astor follow
fashion that when th American beau
ty, swathed In oae of th tightest of
the ultra-fashionable e:nwns. was driv
ing through Hyde Park recently that
the Queen, paoslna In her carrlave,
filled to recoicnlae Mrs. Astor s bow.
Moreover, the guetn does not like
Americans.
Whether Queen Mary has swayed
fashion or not. the new Paris styles
exhibited on ti.e mannequins at th
nachamp race track show how gen
uinely Paris has on back on th
harem skirt and turned to a moderate
styl of dresa. In fact, th Parisians
now say that the pantaloon skirt was
Intended solely for Americans, "who
Ilk sensational clothes. "
They said this about the hobble skirt
last season, but now the hobbl I th
prevaliinr fashion. Incidentally, the
Queen of Knffland does not like the
hobbl either. Th plain people 'of
Knsjland admire her taste, but neither
h nor they make the fashions.
CONDUCTOR WEALTHY MAN
trntralla rare-Collector- Keeps
(tumble Job for Ixve of It.
OKNTKAI.IA. Wash, May II. Ab
Cvfiman. conductor on the srreetcar
lln between Centra!! and Chehalis. Is
one of the wekliiiei men In the Twin
ties. He retire.) from business while
T .ill in his early 4is some time ajto.
His realty hoi. lings In Chehalis alon
ar- worth ll.t0. It Is said that he
male ills fust trip as a conductor when
trie ttn was opened to win a heavy bet.
and has slnre found the work so fas
cinating that he never missea a day
and enws fare-collectlns.
In contrast with his uniform of a
conductor are two enormous diamonds
shlrri arace his necktte and flna-er. He
returned recently from a California
automobile tour.
Kaoasiay Lar Prose Fatal.
IXPEPESPK.NCK. Or. May S. Jpe
cll. With bis lr broken In thre
llat--es and suffering; from Internal In
juries sustain! In a runaway accident
yestsrdav. J. 8. Compton Is said to b In
a critical condition. Two physicians,
sibo hav been at his bedside almost
constantly sine th accident occurred,
look upon hi case as hopeless- Mr.
Compton i engaged In hauling gravel
en th road south of Independence when
a motor-cycle ran pst his horses, which
became frightened and ran awsv. Mr.
romp ion was thro a n under the wheel of
th vehicle.
Baker ltcoelvea Reservoir Illds.
BAKER. Or, May S. (Special.) At
a meeting; of th city commissioners
yesterday, bids wer received for th
construction of th new reservoir, a
part of th Improvement planned for th
Haker water system. Kids war re
reived for . DO0.00 nd t.ovo.004 auxili
ary reservoirs. In addition to th on
completed several years ago. Th bids
lll be acted on at a special meeting
tomorrow.
South Read tie Is Oysters.
KOl'TH BKXD. Wash, May U- tfpe
eial. Seventeen carloads of extra fine
Kastern seed oysters were transplanted
en the beds of the Tckeland Oyster
Company recently. The oysters wer
purchased by I L Clark, and are aald
to be as line any ever brought to
this harbor. The Tokelsnd Oyster Com
pany la.t season declared dividends to
th amount of IW.OOO. This season
the company has already expended
$-5.eW for Kastern seed.
Canbjr O.IJ fellows to Hulld.
CWBT. Or, May It (Special.)
CMdfelloir her hav purchased a cor
ner on Second and C streets upon which
they wl'.I erect a reinforced concrete
building. The building will be of two
stories and will cover a floor space of
TS square feet. The lower floor will
be occupied bv three stores. The sec
ond story will contain a lodir room,
banquet room and kitchen. The plans
ar being prepared by George. C Oor
hsm. a Portland architect.
floods Mar Iraw Low Kale.
SALEM. Or, May : t (Special.)
In an opinion by Deputy Attorney
general Van Wink'. today It Is held
ti-at th School Board or electors of a
hool district may authorise th Issu
ance of bonds or Interest-bearing war
rants, bearing Interest at a rat less
or mors than per rent.
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May, 1S1U Part losu,
STEEL WAR NEAR
Republic Company Declares
for Aggressive Policy.
SHARE OF TRADE WANTED
Gates' Independent Concern Accuses
Small Concerns of Cutting- and
Will Do Same Steel Trust
Will Seek Co-ope ration.
NEW YORK. May I. Developments
In th steel aad Iron trad today point
to a rupture between at least on of
th so-called "Independent" companies
th Republic Iron Steel Company.
In which John W.Gates Is a factor and
the rr.tted States Steel Corporation.
Th Itepubllo Company Issued a state
ment saying that, because of general
trad conditions. It h4 decided to em
bark on a mor "aggressive sal policy-John
A. Topping, chairman of th
board of directors, said that on account
of low prices of Iron and steel bars
made by some of the smaller manufac
turers, his company had been unable to
secure what It regarded as a fair pro
portion of current tonnage and bad
been unable to maintain an economical
operation, and that th board had.
therefore, determined on a mor ag
gresslv sales policy.
Cut In Prices Demanded.
This was Interpreted In many quar
ters as meaning that It Intends to cut
prices, begtnnlnr with steel bars.
Th statement was shown to Judg
Gary, who wa presiding over a meet
ing of the American Iron and Steel In
stitute. After consulting with mem
bers, many of whom are Independent
manufacturers. Judge Gary Issued til
following statement:
"I hav seen the statement published
by John A. Topping, chairman of th
Republic Iron Steel board, and hav
consulted with a number of prominent
and representative men connected with
th steel Industry. Just what th out
come will be I cannot say at present
I believe, however, that friendly and
co-operative relations which hav here
tofore existed will be continued by
steel Interests generally."
Jobbers Demand Reduction.
Chairman Gary left for Chicago this
afternoon. ...
Th prevailing price for steel bars Is
ft 4 per 100 pounds at Pittsburg, and
a cut of S or 10 cents per hundred
pounds Is demanded by the jobbers.
COMMISSIONMUST RULE
Alaska Declared rnder Ins'terstato
Board' Control.
WASHINGTON. May I. Th Inter
state Commerce Commission waa today
directed to take Jurisdiction of rail
ways aad other carriers In Alaska by a
writ of mandamus Issued by the Court
of Appeals of the District of Columbia,
which held that Alaska la a territory
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of the Vnltd States within th mean
ing of the act of Congress regulating
commerce.
The writ was issued in the case of
the Humboldt Steamship. Company, of
Seattle, whose petition for an order re
quiring the railways of Alaska to fll
schedules of rates was refused by the
Commission. The Court of Appeals held
that the Commission erred when It had
declined to entertain the petition.
The action 'y the Commission had
thrown the burden of railroad regula
tion In Alaska on the Secretary of th
Interior. .
DIRECT ELECTION 15 UP
BORAH WILL PRESS JX)R ACTION
BY SENATE OX RESOLUTION.
Hcyburn Views With Alarm Total
Revision of Federal Constitu
tion as Possible.
WASHINGTON.- May 14. Senator Bo
rah, of Idaho, author of the resolution
providing for the direct election of
Senators, which Is now the unfinished
business of the Senate, announced to
day that, after tomorrow, he would.
press th consideration 01 me resolu
tion. This announcement came after Borah
had been constrained to withdraw a
motion that the Senate meet "kt noon
tomorrow. Instead of at 2 o'clock, the
time fixed some time ago. and after
Stone, of Missouri, had complained that
the finance, census and privileges and
election committees had bills before
them which wer being- delayed and
should be reported out.
Heyburn. of Idaho, expatiated on dire
consequence which might come on the
country. lie feared the day might
com when th people would call a con
stitutional convention which would re
write tho entire Constitution of the
United State.
Herburn declared th Borah reaolu
tlon. by not requiring th state legisla
tures to fix the time, plac and manner
of electing Senators, might at some
time compel the National Government,
through Inaction of th states, to as
sume control of thes states, aa If they
wer territories. He pointed out that
th people themselves, who ar de
manding direct legislation .do not un
derstand Its effect.
OPEN SHOP IS DISCUSSED
New York Publisher ScaUs to
Printers' Board of Trade.
John C. Oswald, of New Tork, pub
lisher of th American Printer, was th
guest of honor at a banquet given at
the Commercial Club last night, under
th auspices of the Portland Printers'
Board of. Trad. Other organizations
represented wer th Commercial Club.
Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturers'
Association, Employers' Association.
Oregon and Washington Lumber Manu
facturers' Association and the United
Metal Trades.
Mr. Oswald, who wa the principal
speaker, devoted his remarks to a dis
cussion of-tb open-shop principle In
dealing with organized labor. He con
tended that many members of organ
ised labor and many employers ar too
radical, and urged a greater growth of
the "get-together" spirit.
Other speakers were: F. W. Chauese,
C. M. Clark. V. H. McMonles. Bert Mc
Kay, Harry T. Clark and C. W. Hod
son. C. C. Chapman was toastmaster.
The speeches dealt principally with the
patronizing of home industries and
ways and meana of balancing the ac
count between employer and employ
to th satisfaction of borh.
"White Slavery" is Charge.
John D Soto Is held at th County
Jail "In default of $6000 bail for his
appearance before the next Federal
grand jury to answer to the charge of
"whit slavery." He wa brought back
by Deputy United States Marshal Ham
mers! y yesterday from Jacksonville.
On where he was taken Into custody
by the state authorities on complaint
of Jessie Farmer, who will be the prin
cipal witness against De Soto. The
prisoner wa turned over to the United
States authorities on th agreement
that If th Federal case against him
fails h may be taken back to Jack
sonville to stand trial on the state
charge.
Lebanon's Carnlral Postponed.
LEBANON. Or, May J4. (Special.)
Owing to the cold weather and the late
ness of th strswberry crop the straw
berry and rose carnival scheduled to
tske place In this city for next week
was today postponed until June 23
to 24.
Accusation of Father and Son Is
Main Topic Both Must Furnish
S0, 000 Bonds Wappen
stein Case Delayed.
SEATTLE. Wash.. May 24. (Spe
cial.) The one topic In Seattle today
Is th Indictment of Colonel Alden J.
Blethen, owner and editor of the Se
attle Times for conspiracy to encour
age numerous violations of the law by
the so-called "syndicate" and the be
ginning of the trial of C. W. Wappen
stein. ex-Chief of Tolice. whose name
Is linked with that of Colonel Blethen
and others in the Indictments returned
yesterday.
To Colonel Blethen the most startl
ing event of the day was the manner
In which his Indictment was treated In
the Post-Intelllgencer this morning.
He reproduce on the front page of
his own paper, seven columns wide, the
glaring headlines in which he Is re
ferred to as "Alden Jonah Blethen In
dicted as Criminal." He reprints every
word of the columns on the case that
appeared In the opposition paper.
Time Given for Bonds.
Colonel Blethen and his son, C. B.
Blethen. managing editor of the Seattle
Times were given until today to raise
130.000 bail and were released on their
own recognizance. Their time was ex
tended today on recommendation of
John F. Murphy, Prosecuting Attorney,
and the understanding Is that the bonds
will be filed Saturday.
The first dilatory moves In the Wap
penstein trial on a previous Indictment
charging the acceptance of a bribe were
made before Judge Main this morning
by Attorney Will H. Morris. He argued
for a chanire of venue to some other
county, urging that a sentiment against
Wappensteln had been worked up here.
He wanted 48 hours to prepare affidavits
of prejudice, but Judge Main allowed
only until 3 o'clock this afternoon. No
appearance was made at S o'clock, but
Attorney Morris says he will present his
affidavits tomorrow morning.
Delays May Follow.
Because of Attorney Morris' action In
not serving the prosecuting attorney
with such affidavits on time, it Is as
sumed that Mr. Morris will be unable
to make that showing for a change of
venue at 9:30 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing to obtain such an order from the
court.
Before the Jury will he drawn there
are two other motions that will be In
terposed by Attorney Morris. If Judge
Main overrules the motion for a change
of venue. Attorney Morris will urge
that the case go before another trial
judge. Failing in that he will move for
a continuance. If this la overruled. It
is probable that the work of drawing a
Jury to try Wappensteln will be taken
up at 10:30 o'clock tomorrow.
NOUS PLEADS AGAIN
RECIPROCITY BILL SUBJECT OF
FURTHER DEBATE.
Largest User of New Print Paper of
This Country Must Pay $700,000
More This Year Than Usual.
WASHINGTON, May 24. John Nor
rls. representing the American News
paper Publishers' Association. was
again before the Senate finance com
mittee In advocacy of the Canadian
reciprocity bill today.
Mr. Norrls declared that the Root
amendment to the bill, providing that
the paper clause of the measure should
not be In force until the President pro
claims that wood, wood pulp and paper
are admitted from ail parts of Canada
free of duty, would postpone Indefinite
ly the date of application of the treaty.
Great Benefit
Always Ilerlved from Hood's Sarsa
parllla la the Spring.
Miss Sara J. Robinson. Box 830, Al
bion, N. writes: "My father, who
Is a stone cutter by trade, used to feel
worse In the spring of the year than
when he was done work In the fall.
For several years In succession he has
taken several bottles of Hood's Sarsa
parllla In the spring, and has always
derived great benefit from It."
In cases where a strengthening, ton
ing, appetlte-glvlng- medicine Is need
ed. Hood's Sarsaparllla has effected
thousands of cures.
There Is no real substitute for It.
If urged to buy any preparation said
to be "Just as good" you may be sure
It is inferior, costo less to make, and
yields the dealer a larger profit.
Get It today. In usual liquid form or
chocolated tablets called Saraataba.
Natural Laxative
Water
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welfare of their children, shoo Id never be without a
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"That was what It was intended to
do." said Senator Stone.
Mr. Norrls said the amendment was
consistent with the purposes of the
agreement- As a result of the high
prices charged by the International
Paper Company. Mr. Norrls said that
the largest user of news print paper
of this country would have to pay dur
ing the coming year $700,000 more for
paper than for several years past, and
another publisher about 1500.000 a year
more.
The present tariff, ho declared, al
lowed the papermakers of the United
States to maintain high prices and keep
Canadian paper out. The fact that the
United States has been shipping more
paper Into Canada than Is sent from
there Into this country Is proof, he as
serted, that It can be produced here at
a lower figure than In Canada. Alonzo
Aldrich. of Beloit, Wis., a manufac
turer of paper machines, spoke In oppo
sition to the bill. The commtitee then
adjourned until tomorrow.
OLD-TIME PARTNERS OUT
Huntington Merchant Says Associate
Misappropriated Coin.
BAKER. Or., May 24. (Special.)
Huntington, in the eastern end of this
county. Is excited over the affairs of
two of th principal business men of
the place, a crisis In which occurred to
day when W. W. Wllkerson asked the
courts to appoint a receiver for the busi
ness of which he and G. W. Mutch ar
proprietor.
The two men have been in th mer
cantile business at Huntington for sev
eral years and the present petition of
Wllkerson grows out of a long contro
versy between th two. Wllkerson al
leges and produces affidavits by six well
known Huntington business men to sup
port his charge, that Mutch has misap
propriated money belonging to the firm,
has refused to render him, an account
ing, and that since Wllkereon started
action some time ago to have the part
nership dissolved, has changed the locks
on the store and has refused pirn ad
mittance. X
FATAL VOYAGE AT END
J. r. Snecd and Five Children at
Seattle, Wire Drowned on Way.
SEATTLE. May it. J. W. Sneed. of
Chicago, and his four children, arrived
from Shanghai today on the Tamba
Maru. on which Mrs. Sneed was drowned
early on the morning of May 1, as al
ready reported.
Mr. Sneed, who Is said to be wealthy,
had been for several years manager of
the British-American Tobacco Company
at Shanghai, and was returning with
his family to their home In Chicago.
Mrs. Sneed left her stateroom soon after
midnight, complaining that the air was
oppressive. She was never seen again.
She may have fallen overboard, but the
sea was smooth and the night calm and
the opinion on the boat Is that Mrs.
Sneed, who had been In despondent
mood, committed suicide. The body was
not recovered.
GRAFT CASES FALL FLAT
Faulty Memories of Witnesses
Thwart Law In Pittsburg.
PITTSBURG, May 24. The case of
the Commonwealth against present and
former members of Councils, indicted
as a result of the Councilmanic graft
Investigation, seems to be In a state of
collapse as a result of the apparentry
faulty memories of witnesses.
Today the court ordered a verdict of
not guilty after the trial of ex-Select
Councilman John D. Hughes and the
Jury cleared ex-Councilman John Tay
lor without leaving the box. Yester
day ex-Common Councilman P. J. Sul
livan was acquitted after the Jury had
been out 20 minutes. There still remain
38 cases to be tried.
Bill Is Mysteriously Fixed.
HARTFORD. Conn.. May 24. A sen
sation has been caused In legislative
circles here by charges that bills have
Deen tampered with In the Interest of
corporations after leaving the hands of
House committees. A bill incorporat
ing a new railroad in the suburban
Important: The
Woods is the only
electric car that has a
perfect spring suspen
sion. The Springs are
made by the Krupp Gun
Foundry of Berlin, Ger
many, and they are all
spring not half spring
and half steel rod. This
explains why the Woods
rides like a cradle on
solid rubber tires.
With the Woods Elec
tric the matter of tire
troubles is' absolutely
wiped off the map. You
never even think of the
tires until they wear
out, and that's a long,
long, long time ahead.
With tire troubles whol
ly eliminated with a
stylish, graceful, majes
tic, b e a u t i f u 1 1 y con
structed car, what's the
answer?
COVEY MOTOR CAR
CO.
21st and Washington Sts.,
Portland, Oregon.
d all week,
:. Redding
iucts a dem-
Mrs. L. C
Who conducts
stration and exposition
Today and all week
sale says The secret of the
fine hnes that MOD ART
corsets give to the figure
lies in an IMPROVED
PRINCIPLE of front lac
ing, which is to be found
only in the MODART.
"So Easy to Adjust Too"
Let Mrs. Redding fit the
proper MODART model
to vour figure and see for
yourself the wonderful
r- I ti t. . I.-'T..
ngure ouuaing posswuues
of this corset.
New Tork district was cited on the
floor of the House by Representative
Garde, chairman of the Railroad Com
mission. VIn some stranpe. mysterious man
No Fake Piano Business
Here; We Are Going
Out of Business
Hence our entire stock of high-grade pianos are
offered at factory cost. This is a reasonable
proposition, without any thought on our part to
receive or catch the unwary, with something fox
nothing, but a proposition that no other house
could make that expects to remain in businesg.
So, Mr. Piano Buyer, if you consult your best
interest, you will come at nee to ouu store and
select a piano at its actual cost value, that will
prove a source of pleasure all your Hfe. The
' prices range on new pianos from $176 up, ac
cording to grade, and you can pay for same on
easy monthly payments if you desire. Of course
we have good second-hand and slightly used
pianos at almost your own price; in fact, if you
- don't find something here to suit you, you will
be pretty hard to please. At any rate drop in
and see us; it costs nothing to investigate. Talk
ing machines, records and player music included.
See the
Great Tel--Electric
Player; it
can be fitted
in any piano
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committee to be reported, and th bill
in the file la not the one as last seen
bv the committee."
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