tiie mohmxg OTtrnoxiAy. TnrnsDAT. December 7, 1911. J 3 ,
PACKERS
ABANDON
EFFORTS 10 DELAY
Early Stages of Trial on Crim
inal Charges Make Rapid
Progress.
MANY TALESMEN REJECTED
f'onrirntinuft STuplc- -Ralnt Kn
(nrrrmrnl of Sherman I- rc
Admitted Pklng-Hoii
OdoM Are Factor.
flfirAOO. Dec. . After efht yearn"
.Vvlnus travel In the wy of arand
j-.;r!e and r"-'l P"- ,he of
tn rii!.o meat packers. Indicted for
al'ed violation of the criminal pro
vision of the Sherman antl-truat law.
were brought to trial today.
Indications were that the early stages
or the trial, at least, would bo rapid,
for the Government's examination of
I he first canel of Jurora waa torse.
Thlrtv peremptory challennes were al
i -a t nrh aide, and by nlabt the
,r,r tvad exercised ten. None
of the veniremen had been questioned
tt the defence.
Questions hlnaed chiefly on wl.Hns;
... to accent it as part of tho Got
ernmenfa function to regulate affairs
of private business.
Kellew flab Mesabrr Cballeaaed.
A!l the defendants wera In court Im
mediately after the case waa called,
personal pleas of not sjullty wera en
tered and the examination of veniremen
waa begun.
Rlrhard Dean, general manager of
the Pullman Company, a fellow club
member with most of tha defendant,
who waa passed In the morning ses
sion, waa challenged by tha Govern
ment In the afternoon In aplta of his
assertion that his friendship with the
defendanta would not prevent bis ren
dering an Impartial verdict.
Robert Grant, an official of tha Na
tional Hinge Company, was challenged
when ha said ha would hava consci
entious scruples against enforcing a
penalty for violation of the Eberman
law.
bcTfrianri Poller Qsearlese.
Other veniremen who expressed doubt
of tha propriety of tha Government's
exercising control of business conduct
wera chailenged peremptorily.
Attorneys hera irt of tha opinion tha
trial will proceed without any further
attempts of counsel for tha packers to
causa delay.
Tha II Jurors who had boon paaaed
by tha tovernment war ordered locked
up tonlrht and tha rest of tha venire
wera ordered In court tomorrow. Nona
will ba questioned by tha defense un
til at least four hava been finally ac
cepted by tha Government.
Jail Possible.
Tha extreme penalty which can ba
given the defendanta In casa of convic
tion Is a flna of 15000 or on year In
Jail, or both.
That Jurors might not bo Influenced
tn.ough having been victims of tha
famous "stockyarda smell" which pene
trates the South and West Sldea of
t'hlcago, was Indicated by questions.
Karh prospective Juror waa asked
whether any friends or relatives lived
in the sections most affected by tha
o.lor and how frequently veniremen Tla
Ited the "smell" area.
CONTROLLER ROW ISSUE
ItrprentatlTea Will Carry Fight for
Probe) to Floor of noose.
WASHINGTON". Dec. . Tha decision
of the House committee on eipendV
turea In the Interior Department to
drop tha Controller Bay Investigation
produced a break In tha committee at
an executive session today. Republican
members, who Insist that tha Investiga
tion continue until all aides of the case
hava been heard, probably will continue
the fight on the floor of the Houae.
It Is understood a formal demand will
be made upon Chairman Graham by
Republican members of his committee
to reopen these hearings and to call
illss M. I. Abbott, who claimed to have
found the famous D1ck to Dick" let
ters, and Government officers and em
ployes who may give testimony regard
ing the Alaskan situation.
It Is expected the Democratic mem
bers will formulate soon a report to be
made to the House. The Republican
members will Join In a minority report.
GIRLS CONTEST PLANNED
Prisma to Bo Given la Declamatory
Event at O. A. C.
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE,
Corral Us. Dec t. (Special. In con
nection with the Interclaaa debate to
be held between the sophomore and the
freshman classes at the Oregon Agri
cultural College the department of
public speaking has arranged for to
Interclaaa declamation contest between
tha girls representing the four differ
ent classea Two prizes have been se
cured, a kodak donated by Graham
Walla and a ruff-neck donated by J.
M. Nolan Son. and In addition to win
ning one of these prizes it Is probable
that the winning girl will be awarded
her class numeral.
This is the first attempt at class de
bating and declamation contest which
I as been held at the Oregon Agricul
tural College, but the enthusiasm with
which it has been received haa con
vinced everyone interested In this
branch of college activities that It Is
the best way which haa yet .been tried
to create Interest In public speaking.
The contesta will be held during the
Winter short course.
CHURCH WORK IS DIVIDED
Different Seetlon of Slate Appor
' tionetl by Council.
T.ie Portland committee of the Home
Vlsilons Council, appointed recently,
held a srsslon at the Y. II. C. A. build
ing yesterday. Twenty-two denomina
tions make up the council, and ten are
I epresentrd on the local committee.
Six denominations were represented at
yesterday's meeting, the following be
ir.s present: tleorge E. Paddock. Con
rrnratlonal: K. C. W. Parker. Baptist:
J. W. Mllligsn. Presbyterian: J. W.
Sprecher. United Brethren; J. 'XV. Mc
lKusalI. llfthodlst Episcopal, and H. E.
iiornschuch Evangelical Association.
Alternate de-legates present were J. J.
Staub, Congregational: F. S. Muney.
Evangelical: C. W. Hays. Presbeterlan.
The aim of the -neglected frelde survey-
of the Home Missions Council Is to
learn thoje sections of the statea In
mhlch no ministerial work Is being
done, and to a-slgn to various denom
inations this work, that it may be done
In systematic manner without over
lapping of eftort while some sections
go untouched.
The committee divided the state yes
erdsy Into ten sections, assigning to
each committeeman one aectton. The
names of the members of the various
school hoard and school clerks will be
secure-!, and the state then worked by
school dletrlci. Blanks will be sent to
the various cl-rk. and they will be
.xlied to give tiie sixe of the district.
pr.piil.it Ion. school population, number
of groups of foreigners, their location.
heir population, number of churches,
mimher of children of school age. num
ber of members in each church and
what denominations the churches ore,
whether the churches have regular
pastors or n"t. whether there are
church biliriintcs. what regular preach
ing services there are. whether they
have Sunday schools, the enrollment,
the language used In the services.
There will also be queries about per
sons In the district living beyond a
r.vriius of four miles from any rhurcl
An effort will also be made to learn
what missionary financial aid Is being
furnished the churches. Information of
mhtslon work, like the Portland Com
mons, and eimllar Institutions will also
be furnished, as well aa about the X
M. C A s.
Another meeting will be held In
about a week.
GUY DERELICTS PEONS
SO COLORADO MAX DESCRIBES
SrtiAR-FIELD CONDITIONS.
House Investigating Committee)
Hears Story of Alleged Hardships
Inflicted on Worker.
WASHINGTON. Dec. . Depicting
conditions In the sugar beet fields-of
Colorado as' approaching peonage,
James Botkin. of ieade. Colo, told the
so-called -sugar trust" Investigating
committee of the House today that city
derelicts, recruited from the alums.
were kept practically in a atate of
bondage. Ills etatement caused a mild
sensation.
Mr. Botkin described a system of con
tract labor In the Colorado fields, and
detailed hardships he charged were In
flicted on working people recruited by
the Great Western Sugar Company. He
aald that a man. hia wife, and several
children, ranging from eight years up
ward, would put In from 10 to it
houra a day at "back-breaking work
which an American would scorn to do."
With shrewd farm logic Mr. Botkin
expressed hla contempt for the -city
chaps" who were sent by the sugar
company to oversee Ita operations.
The committee took great interest
In hla description of the 'slum laborer."
Democrats. led by Representative
Biker, of California, aought to show by
the witness that the tariff levied by
the American Nation did not reach down
to the Ruselana and Hindus who
worked In the Colorado beet fields. The
Republican Representatives. Fordney,
Hinds and Malby, emphasised the point
that Americans would not descend to
that labor.
"Howl much does a woman earn In the
riel.!" asked Mr. Hinds.
"I 'don't know.- answered the wit
ness, she is a better worker man
the man he's generally the boss the
woman and the children do the work.-
NAVY HAS LIVELY ROW
DEPOSING OF NICHOLSON IS
CARRIED TO WHITE HOUSE.
Admiral's Friends In Confrreiui He
sent Removal aa Chief of Hu
reau of Navigation.
WASHINGTON. Dee. . The con
troversy over the replacing of Rear
Admlral Nicholson as Chief of the
Bureau of Navigation of the Navy De
partment by Commander Phillip
Andrew, naval aide to Secretary Meyer,
which already had spread from naval
circles to members of the House naval
affairs committee, today waa carried to
the White House.
Kear-Admlral Nicholson had served
only two years of the usual four-year
terra as Chief of the Navigation Bureaa
when orders were issued to transfer
htm to command the Asiatic fleet.
President Taft approved this aa well
as Secretary Meyer's decision to ap
point Commander Andrews as chief of
the bureau, an office heretofore al
ways filled by an officer of the rank
of Kear-Admlral.
According to Admiral Nicholson's
friends, he was practically deposed
from the bureau and they have rallied
to hla support. Kepresentatlce Foes,
of Illinois, ranking Republican mem
ber of the naval affaire committee, and
Representatives Dalzell, of Pennsyl
vania, and Weeks of Massachusetts,
called on the President and laid the
caae before him. Shortly after the
Congressional delegation called, the
President summoned Secretary Meyer.
"That bureau needed reorganization,"
explanled the Secretary. "And I Intend
to have It reorganized."
Mr. Meyer admitted the change might
be delayed until the controversy blew
over.
FEDERAL CCJTROL ARGUED
(Continued From First Pare.)
aak thia congress to oppose the Secre
tary of the Navy's plea for three $11.
000.000 warships when only tl7.000.000
Is allowed by the Government for agri
cultural purposes."
Oregoa'a Claim P reseated.
' Oregon and Washington figured
prominently at today's session. Tom
Richardson pleaded for Justice for Ore.
gon. He aald that Oregon had paid Into
the reclamation fund 13 per cent of the
whole and had received only 4.2 per
rent back. He paid tribute to the clean
ness and conservatism' of Oregon land
advertising and deplored the tendency
to advertise Canada by reference to the
number of American farmers going
across the line.
H. L. Moody, of Spokane, vouched for
the high standard of Washington and
Northwest advertising matter gener
ally. The Oregon delegation organized as
follows: Chairman. Tom Richardson:
secretary. K. XV. Graham: credentials
committee. G. B. Simpson: permanent
organization. M. C. George, all of Port
land: honorary vice-president. William
Hanley; executive committeeman. C. C.
Chapman: resolutions committee. Abel
Ady. of Klamath. Or. The delegation
favors Senstor Newlanda for next pres.
ldent.
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VICTOR RECORDS
Make pleasing presents. Our Victor
parlora are open evenlnga for the con
venience of our many customers. Sher
man. Clay tc Co.. Morrison at Sixth.
SHI'S
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PERFECT
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L is the only dentifrice that thoroughly
"and properly cleanses the teeth
PEDIGREE IS GIVEN
Society Leader Distributes
Book About Ancestors.
LIST REPLETE WITH KINGS
The Royal Descent and Colonial
Ancestry of Mrs. narlcy Cal
rln Gage" Is Widely Read
In , Washington.
WASHINGTON. Dee. 6. Among the
new books, as reviewers say. Is a blue
and gold volume entitled "The Royal
Descent and Colonial Ancestry of Mrs.
Harley Calvin Gage." The author Is
Mrs. Gage. She Is also the publisher
and distributer.
Mrs. Gage and her beautiful daugh
ter, Margaret, came to Washington
about 18 months ago and are by way of
being In society. If society In the Na
tional capital had any doubts about the
qualifications of Mrs. Gage to belong,
the book she has distributed among
the first families Is calculated to dis
pell It.
The book has had quite a vogue. One
edition haa been exhausted and Mrs.
Gage announces that another will soon
be off the presses. A copy has been
filed In the library of Congress.
Preface la Kallghtenlng.
This book has the following preface:
"This pedigree covers an unbroken
period of more than H00 years of ac
tual royal and Imperial descent from
the monarcha of nearly every civilized
nation, including Guelph, Prince of
Scyul, ancestor of the royal family of
England: Priam, King of the Franks
38i A. D.): Charlemagne, Emperor of
the West: Alfred the Great. Hugh Ca
put, William the Conqueror, the Kings
of France. Italy. England, Spain, Por
tugal, the Emperors of Russia, Ger
many, Austria and the holy Roman Em
pire, and hundreds of other Emperors,
Kings. Princes. Dukes, Marquises,
Earlys. Counts, knights of the Order
of the Garter, Including Its royal foun
der (1350). Edward III. King of Eng
land: knights of the Order of the Gold
en Fleece. Including the founder (1129).
and first grand master, Philippe III;
Duke of Burgundy, the founders of
Christian civilization and the historic
protectors of the Christian church."
Aacestora Are Prominent.
The lineal descent of Mrs. Gage from
the following worthy Americans Is
mentioned:
"Tenth lineal descendant of Thomas
Dudley, Colonial Governor of Massa
chusetts, 1634-35.
"Ninth lineal descendant of Anne
Dudley, poet.
"Ninth lineal descendant of Simon
Bradstreet. Governor of Massachusetts,
1630.
"Tenth lineal descendant of the Rev.
Increase Mather, president of Harvard
College. 1701.
"Ninth lineal descendant of the Rev.
Cotton Mather.
"Tenth lineal descendant of Thomas
Roberts, Governor of New Hampshire,
1640.
"Seventh lineal descendant of the
Rev. William Williams, of Hatfield.
Mass."
Mrs. Gage Is the daughter of Ashley
Mott. of Vermont. When she came
here from Boston she purchased a home
on Dupont Circle and, as an opening
gun in her social campaign, entertained
at an elaborate tea. She Is Introducing
her daughter in society.
BLACK SANDS YIELD GOLD
Mine Started on Newport Beach to
Extract Precious Metal.
NEWPORT. Or.. Dec 6. (Special.)
A placer gold mine is under operation
on the site of the old Monterey Hotel
on the beach one mile north of New
port. .
Somebody has discovered a new way
of sluicing the blacksand. which Is vir
tually Inexhaustible, with the aid of
machinery, and Is busy extracting gold.
Already several small bottles have been
VICTOR
TALKING
MACHINES
50c A WEEK
PICTURE
FRAMING
BY EXPERTS
Lowest Prices
1 Sercbandiac. dT TAerlL Only .
RED CROSS STAMPS. For Sale Here,
Booth ia charge of Mrs. Henry Metzger. Assistants this morning, Mrs. Edward Cooking
ham and Mrs. I. N. Fleischner. In the afternoon. Miss Louise Vaughn. Mrs. I. N. Fleischner
and Mrs. Edward Cookingham.
Holiday Removal Sale
Our Entire Jewelry Stock
Two Gifts for the Price of One
You pay manufacturers prices only in this great
Removal Sale.
Determined to dispose of our entire stock of holi
day jewelry, we have reduced every article in this
section.
No half-hearted methods, but a progressive, en
thusiastic, determined spirit back of this great jewelry
sale, offering a thousand and one gleaming, attrac
tive Xmas gifts at Half Price and Less Than Half.
Solid gold gold filled Sterling silver silver
plated and novelty jewelry rich American cut glass
opera glasses clocks watches gifts for every
member of the family.
Not alone attractive gifts but removal prices on
every piece of jewelry in our store is sold with our
guarantee behind each sale.
filled with gold particles. The cost of
production Is kept secret.
POET'S ESTATE $200,000
Eugene F. Ware T-eaves Farm and
Valuable Copyright on Writings.
KANSAS CITT. o Dec. 6. By the
will of Eugene F. Ware, the Kansas
poet, filed today, members of the family
are named beneficiaries In the estate,
which Is estimated at 200.000.
The estate Includes the copyright on
Mr. Ware's books, the family home In
Kansas City. Kan., a farm in Southern
Kansas and a cottago in the Rocky
Mountains, where the poet died last
July.
RIGOLETTO
it the near-nature treatment
for Consumption.
The power it creates,
its purity and whole
somenes8 are Nature's
greatest aid in over
coming disease.
ALL DRUGGISTS
11-52
new flPPllli
YOUR fef
HME
Are you in the market for a Piano?
Would buying at factory cost be
an 'inducement? If so see us at
once. You save $100 to 3 ISO.
NEW
PIANQS
FOR
$176
PLAYER
PIANOS
$385
UP
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EXTRA
- The Famous Cigar Advertised in
the Saturday Evening Post.
BEST 10c Cigar in the World
When made in Havana tins cigar had to
be sold here for 25e. By removing the
factory to Cleveland $5.40 per hundred
duty and $2.50 ad valorem was saved for
the smoker.
Sold hy the best clubs and hotels and
by the best trade in
UNITED STATES, CANADA,
ENGLAND, RUSSIA,
AUSTRALIA, GERMANY,
BELGIUM AND OTHER
COUNTRIES.
The BEST tobacco grown is put into
RIGOLETTO cigars. The duty on raw
material is only about one-tenth that of
the finished product. Fullv $7.00 per
hundred cigars is SAVED FOR YOU.
Why pay a high price for a cigar made
in Havana when you can buy an Havana
cigar made here for 10c?
Sole Distributors for Oregon.
Sig. Sichei & Co.
Wholesale
Main Store
92 Third Street
Branches
Third at Washington
Sixth at Washington
Retail
Yon no doubt know why we are closing out our stock of pianos. If not, call and we will explain. Suffice
it to say you will never have another such opportunity to buy a strictly high-grade piano or player at
such a price but at the price we do not throw in any Christmas present, but you save enough to supply
the whole familv. We sell the Ivers & Pond, of which there is no better made; also other standard
makes. Player pianoe from $385 up, and the Solo Apollo for $775. We say get the best price obtainable
at other places, and then see us, to convince yourself we save you at the very least $100. Worth while,
isn't itt
106 Fifth Street
H0VENDEN PIANO CO.
Next Perkins Hotel
axamaammm
1 1
Oldet Eatabllsbed Jewelers
Estnbllflhed 1861
DIAMONDS
It isn't loud noise that
counts when talking dia
monds. Those who come
here to make comparison
are easily convinced that
our prices are lower than
elsewhere in Portland.
Large assortment of
splendid stones to choose
from ; also a special line
of fancy rings.
SPECIALS
For the HOLIDAY trade
we secured special goods
for every department.
We are showing an array
of beautiful Lavalliers
that will please the dain
tiest tastes rich, artis
tic pendants, yet very
modestly priced, in har
mony with the usual low
prices throughout our
store.
SUGGESTION:
A really good watch is one of the most highly
prized gifts one that is everlasting and that
constantly reminds the recipient of the giver.
We sell the BEST WATCHES MADE.
L. C. HENRICHSEN CO.
284 Washington
Near Fourth