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c ASSOCIATION DRAWS COLOR LIHE Wickersham Appeals to Mem bers in Vigorous Defense of Negro Lawyer. LEWIS IS TAFT APPOINTEE A.siMant AtlornevGriirral. Inad lertentlr .dinlllcfl In Belief He I. White. One.l "Onl rajrons." Sajs Secremry. v A.H!X'JTUN. Vb. 15. A ! :r'oa by trie swecUlve romrolttee of American Kr Association to oust Wil liam M. Lewi. a Bfsro and n Aslt nt .ttrnr .Uaneral of the I'nlted Srats. from mrtnbershlr 111 t er ai- -tat Ion fan irouwil At torney-Vin-rrat W.-k.err.aro lt" ic."e--e of M assistant. In a -plrlil latter ant to cadi of If-e, : member of tue Mcitti. the Altornev-ileTwal cliarS"S tli rxruf.m committee alth an arroaanre of por.fi- unwarranted by the l.odya . orstttittum. lti e-rtler to a;ratlfv a r. prejudice entertained by some of l:- axtmtwr". T Atiorr.ey.Oeneril point" out tl-.at l.wu u l tr. after he had been mirllnAted res'ilarlv and lnltl to lln by trie nMrr of the wll lion. Jnl kr n-lareal lrted. TNr oM"-t of tii association." tha Attornr-inTal continues. -1 stalest la tb constitution to b 'advance the ei.nce of J'lr srrudene. ptomote tlse rtmlr itrliun of Ju'tlcex ipl-.M !! t'onwr of the proflon of the law- and enrouraffaj cordial Intercourse imonl the memt "r of ti e American bar." "Anr person f ulf lUlna certain re ijulrements." Mr. W Iraersham adds. i ePaihle for ntmberstip." The action of ttie ewuttv rommlt leai lie declares, hardly ran he consid ered to tend "to uphold the- honor of the profession of the law and wicour ae cordial Intercours amonc th member of the har. It certainly does not tend to promote tha, administration of Jo.itl.-e." Mr. TVIrkersham enclosed with earh lMter a poetal card addre.wed to era Whltelmk. secretary of the American flar Association, protesting against tie committee's a.-tion and requesting Ita revocation, lie aked evory memiher disapproving of the courie to !e th rard. A atea I H4r mkm, f'opira f rorresponderre between tlia Attornv-aenaral and Secretary Whl:e lock alo a.-rorrpantl Mr. W. ker sbam'e letter. On January M th tomey-Oeneral wrote, to Mr. Whltelock: "I am epec'allv moved to make this proteat bo-auM Mr. Iwla la an Aartst ant Attomey-leneral of the I'ntted Slate, hoidlna the rnmnilion of the Pr l.lent of tha I'nlted Mates. Issued In him br and with the advice and con vent of tha Senate. It may be that aome of the member of tlie association prefer not to tiara a rolored man aa a fellow member, but the constitution of the association make no sncli discrim ination " Mr. W'hltelock replied that nono other than a mrmbor of the white ra-e ever had been elected to membership In the association, and added, that, as the commute had alerted Lewis In the be lief tl at ! mas of tha white race, it was Ie!t It could pot do less t:an re scind Ita own action. Inadvertently taken. The Attorpev-General replied that "In tha f.-e of su--h outraceous action." ha would appeal to the members. Lewis had been In chare of Indian depredations claim In tha epartmclit f Justice. Freo.icntly he has been a TVtilte- House caller and in attendance at tt.r White House receptions. BOYD'S TALKS ISSUED SOON I.cct urn Tteliicrrtl to T. M. C. A. Will Be nistribnted Wldrl. Arranremenla have about been com pleted by the re!t:loua work depart ment of the Portland Youns Men Christian Association to print t:-.e scries of addressee recently delivered by fir. John H. Boyd, pastor of the Klrst Ptcs bvterlan C"bur-h. tinder the auspice of tie association. The general t.plc of th a.fdressea la "The Orrat Ideas In Kelixion." and the serle continued on Saturday noons t!irouthout January and I'ehmarr. Atwut $: will e tieceis.trv for pub lication .r te aeries, an. I $:; of trtl" amount h-s been iuls.-rbed. It Is planne J to rr'nt ?-"aa cople. altouff It may be dc.-irfed to double this nmi ber. After t'-ioie who have contrlh nted have been supplied, the remalnms cot'les will be tiffilrlbtiteJ itnoflK the rolleee T. M. v. A. a of Oregon and s,Mnirtoti. This serle o? a-Mreise by Pr. F5od is considered one -f fie most excellent cc.r dellvrred before the V. M. A. T-e Ir-'ture orlclnn'Tx were alveti in iH-'rvit. w'.icn lr. Po-d was resldlna in that city, and made riep Impression In Pi-troll Just aa they a. in IVrt.and. THIEF GETS QUICK JUSTICE Hair Hoar After t apture lir Is S-n-Irihfil to Rorkplle. Ail record- for )idl.-al Jlipt,:: were broken In M-jnltipal ("otirt 'rurrdny when Mike Urik mas trle, and ronvlrt ed. within 3 niln.ite from the tl-ne of t:ie cotrmission of lis crime. rv-:i Ir.s a sentence of a tv for iarcerv. l.enk waa had Into court br po'i-e officers, w'.io had received Mm from X. xlomon. a Jeweler. Jioiomon had cap tured Lank at the po rt of a revo r. after a .harsa atop; Tir1 street rear Wa:inlton Stlil persplrln; from the pursnlt. t'.e mercnant testified tiat Lnk came Into Ms store to look at rings, and In an unwatcle.l moment slipped one on Ms finger. Ilad it ti.it been for a tiny price tac liat cmc to t is riic. he rrla'it have cs.-ape.l with It. Slomon aw te and suddenly produced a revolver. f.rak ten took to his heels, but was aptureJ after a short chase. " SALMON VALUE. $5,154,674 1sh Shipped From Atoria in Year rote Trade Klal to Wltrat. AT.'i:lA. Or, Krb. Z iSpcclaLI miy a f. w people probably rea.l.-e the alue in .vo.:rs and cents of the a:tr.on shipped ?ear"y from the t'pltinihli River to tja marketi of fe world, but when rompartd wits t i hlpiuota of niiclt the sa:mon trade make a most credit able showing. At tr,t meetlns; of the Chamber of Commerce last eTenins President Stone submitted a compara tive atatient of the salmon packed on the Columbia River and in Alaska and at Coast points and brought here for shipment to the markets and of the wheat shipped from the Columbia River district durlne the period from June 1. 111. to January 31. 1912. According to President Stone's fig ure the total number of case of canned Salmon packed last season at these -ariou points and brought here for shipment was: Alaska. IST.bSO: Columbia River. 4I5.0O0: coa-t of fir ton and California. J!0.01: total. "I. .. The value of the various kinds of salmon shipped from the Columbia River durlna that period was: 77i. rase canned salmon, at IS. 50 a case. tt.i4.J4: HS.000 tierce of pickled sal mon at I40 a tierce. S5.0O0; 800.000 pounds of froxen fish, at 11 cents a pound. toS.OOO: total value. S.1.74. In the same period there were .S75. JT7 bushels of wheat shipped out of the Columbia River district to various port and t'H at SO cents a bushel had a value of 13.:O.J01.60. or only about I00. more than the valua of the salmon. MRS. AMES GETS DEGREE .MAX'S MXO'D MAKRIAt.E PLK IXJR.MF.D IX rORTI.AXD. Ierfendant In Divorce Artion In : up land Took I'p ICesidence With Xew Spotte? In Bole. IJ'SK'S. Kcb. r. Mrs. Kate Ames was cranted a decree of divorce today from her husband. Huso Ames, the author, who was In ItO private secre tary to Julian I'auncefoie at the British Leeatlon at Washington. Amea with drew bl defense. The divorce was claimed by Mrs. Ames on the ground of alleged misconduct and desertion by her husband, and his marrlase with Flora Northesk-Wilson in America which she nsiertrd was blsamous. ,ln:l had obtained a divorce from his first wife in Idaho, but she charted fh decree was not valid In K.ncUii.I. BOISK. J-lalio. Keb. 1. Lawrence ltuao Ames and Mrs. Flora Nolthesk Wlison. hi couln. took up tiieir resi dence here about two yonr ao. Ames brought suit for divorce from his wife. Kate Palmer Ames, at Caldwell. The suit was contested by Mrs. Ames, but a decree was granted. Ames and Mrs. Xorthesk-Wlls.m then went to Port land. or and were married. Mrs. Noi theik-W lls.in wrote m.my articles tinder her maiden name. Flora llaytrr. and started the Order of the Golden Key. the Universal Brotherhood organ nation. GEORGE W. HUME DEAD imoxi:kb si,mo. rwki.u is J.TIUCREN at :s. California Man rculred Property f Varioaa Rind Along Columbia Klvrr Inrinc AcUte Life. SAN FRAXC1PCO. Feb. J9. i Special.) ijrorse W. Hume. TS year old. who was for nearly half a century heavily Interested in the salmon packlnc busi ness on the Pacific Coast. In addition to operatlnc fruit canneries throughout the state, died at his home, till Pied mont avenue. Oakland, this afternoon at I o'clock of lllncs caused by old aite. Hume was born at Watervllle. Me.. January . 1137. When he was 19 year of age he settled" in Sacramento. In ltt ho went Into the salmon packlns business with his brother. William, establlshlnc the firm of O. V. Hume co which ha In recent year been conducted bv hi two sons. In 1J he went to Ea'a-le Cliff, on tha Columbia River, prosecutinc hi packing opera tion. Hume acquired sawmills, fruit canneries and salmon fisheries in sev ers! cities on this coast. The Alaska Packers' Association In 1$SJ bought most of his Interests, while he remained a director. Mr. Hume was a pioneer member of the Merchants' Exchange. He Is urvlve.l by his widow and two sons. W. P- and C. K. Hume. Since 173 he occupied the family home at Oakland. LAWYER FREED OF BLAME Roeburc Jury Ksoncralea Bli-lrlct Attorney After Inquiry. l:fi.-EFlT.i1. Or.. Feb. (Special.) That ts charges of Attorney C. S. Jaikson to the effe-t that George M. Hrown. I'lsirlct Attorney, either neg lected or purposelv refused to summon necessary witnesses on behalf of the state In the prosecution of Rov McCiai ln. charged with the murder of Pen Mahan. were without the least' founda tion. Is the aubstan. e of the final re port filed by the grand Jury late Wednesday. Tha controversy- originate d'iring the recent trial of Jee o. lrake. ac-rujed of criminal libel, when Attorney Jack son, representing prake. caused to be Incorporated Into tre record of evi dence a paragraph In which it was charged that District Attorney Brown refused to aubpena witnesses wh.ch If called would have refuted the claim of elf-defense aa pleaded by McClallen. Immediately after the lirake trial the grand Jury summoned several wttneea referred to by Attorney Ja.-kson. In an effort to ascertain what they knea- of the homicide. The Investigation wa concluded today, when tha Jury report ed that none of the witnease possessed Important evieien.-e or additional knowledge concemlr. the tragedy. Further, the grat.d jury recommend ed that a:l shorthand notes pertaining to the trial be extended and made a matter of public record. HoCi Hrown and Ja kaon are prospective candidate fo- plitrlct Attoinev. CHILDREN LEARN POLITICS Greater Medford C lub I'.nllsta Aid of Pupils for Clvii- Improvement. MF.PFORrv Or. Feb. :. !-peciaL Througn the agency cf the Greater Medford Club chool children will take part in clvle betterment. Good Cmaenehip leagues have been formed In the four grammar schools and weekly meeting win be held, to b addressed by member of the women's organisation. The children will be taught politic. Question In the ctry and county elec tions will be considered and debates held. City ordinance will be studied nd the pupils will be shown the Import ance of observing the law s, with parti cular attention paid to reporting con tagious diseases and keeping the street clean. DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS SUGAR Report on New Schedule, to Be Made Today, Is Most Care fully Guarded. 2 REPORTS ARE CURRENT lavorrd Kuninr I Tlmt Kcrhiod Product Will Be Plnood on Tree Kcprcoiitativc Brou--rd Attack Socrecj . TN'ASM fXGTON. Keb. UmocT4t of the !oujte will eaiuMis tomorrow on the revised .urat Fchccule anil other revenue measures. The report of the ways an, means committee on sugar, whlrh has beon puarded carefully from puMi ity, is not known absolutely to the I-emuorat themselves. Chairman I'nderwooil and other members of the committee steadfastly Imve refused to tell even their col 1 en what thel r rt-onimendation would be and this at titude arouse! trouble amonc the members today. Kejrcentative Brouisird. of Louis iana, after attempting to find out di rectly from Mr. I'nderwood what the reiort would be. issued a statement at tacking the ways :nd means committee for lt secrecy. T Reirta Heard. Two reports were current tonicM as to what would be the recomrnrndat ion of the t'ummtttee. Cno of t!ie n'5t favored was that re fined au-Tar would be placed on the free Ilit. The otit line of this reported i-oltitin of the problem is: .Ml refined sucars to be placed on the free list. To ma ke up for the revenue that would thus be nnt ap proximately 53.0tfft.0OO a year sep arate arhedules will be submitted to the caucus, one asacs'tnir. an ad valo rem tax of 51 per rt-nt on raw suit a r. w hlch is now on thu free list, from which would be derived an estimated revenue of 941.00.000 a year; another placing an ad valorem of from 11 to 12 per cent on crude rubber, from which would be derived about 112.000.000. aVt,MMMtaM Provided For. This plan would provide for $5-1.000.-000. All hon k ii many members of the House declared tontuht they were con fident sue Ii recommendations would be made by t h eoinmii t-e. there were others who insUted there wuld be a report eompron.isina the diiTerences In the party and thai the bill would pro vide a cut in the customs duty to an equivalent of about 0 cents a hundred pounds on rertnd susar. the other rev enue t be drtvd ell her from an Inter nal revenue tax of from ' to a cent a pound on susnr or a slight tax on crude rubber. FATHER KILLS FAMILY win: AXI TWO p.v;hters M..MV n" MAXIAC. Tamalc Manufacturer, t'raxctl by Huliir-ss Trouhlrji. Knd Own Iife With Those of Othcr. SAX FRAM'ISI'ii, Feb. 29. Suc cumbing to a (It of murderous Insan ity, engendered by business worries. Samuel A. Klsciier. a tamale manufac ture.!, rmpt led thl chambers, of two re volver Into the breasts of hi wife and two daughters today and tiien killed himself. The rrimi was not discovered until 10:30 o'clock, when smoke from the smoulderlnir bedclothes and night gowns of the two girls. Ignited by the discharge of the revolver which brought them Instant death, hexan to pour from the windows of the apart ment and neighbors called the fire de partment. The partially charred bodies of the girls, rtutli. aged 18. and Ailecn. 17. lay In natural positions on their half bloodso&ked and hulf-smouldrrln? mattress, TJia wife and mother. Henrietta. 49 year old. slept In a small room at the rear of the apartment. Higns of a ter rific struggle In the hall indicate that sha rushed toward her daughters' room wnen awakened by the shooting. Over posreil by her husband, she evidi titly was thrust back Into her own room. th bloodstained doorposts witnessing her desperate attempts to escape. Fischer evidently then went to his own room at the end of the hall, fired a shot through his wife's door to keep her cowering In her room, and pro cured another revolver, with whlrh hi killed hla wife and then himself. A gay family party preceded the tragedy last night. MONTH IS PORTLAND'S BEST i'oflnu.d from first Pa. those for tha same time during tha past few years, a In February. they aggregated but 1.425.000 feet: in February. 110. were 0.790.000 feet, and In 150 they were S.177.000 feet. Of 13 vessels that carried lumber to Cali fornia for the month ending yesterd .y 10 cleared for San Pedro nnd tnose beading for San Kranrlsro had loads that only totalled S.709.000 feet. . The foreign market also showed greater vigor, as there was a gain of 1.214.553 feet, as compared wUh Feb ruary. 111. when the total was 5. 4Ti 74 feet. The value of last month' exports wa 171.41.71. The British steamer Hartlngton cleared February It with J..300.0OO feet of lumber worth 3S..t.'S. destined for Adelaide, and the British steamer Haael lollar. clearing February It. had aboard J.i;7.13.1 feet, valued at :.1.:S. for Oriental ports, the last shlrment being 3J.34 feet at $i SO. that waa floated on the Oriental liner fcuverlc. Hoc Saraly larreaar. Receipt of cattle and sheep at the rortland I'nlon Stock Yards In the past month were less than those In the seoord month of last year, but the supply of hogs waa materially In creased. Tha month wa marked by an active demand for all classes of livestock and price, therefore, ruled very firm. A compred with quotation at the beglnnlr.c of the month, steers show an advance of .1 cents and com 50 cent, while sheep and lambs are a full half dollar higher. Hog price were raised about la rents during the month. lieccipis In February of this year 5i Every woman's heart responds to the charm and sweetness of a babj''s voice, because nature in tended her for motherhood. But even the loving nature of a mother shrinks from the ordeal because such a time is usually a perjod of suffering and danger. Women who use Mother's Friend are saved much discomfort and suf fering, and their sj-stems, being thoroughly prepared by this great remedy, are in a healthy condition to meet the time with the least possible suffering and danger. Mother's Friend is recommended only for the relief and comfort oJ wpectant mothers; it is in not sense -a remedy for various ills, but its many years of success, and the thousands of endorsements re ceived from women who have used it are a guarantee of the benefit to be derived from its use. This remedy does not accomplish won ders but simply assists nature to perfect its work. Mother's Friend allays nausea, prevents caking ofi in every way contributes to fTriCrlf strong, healthy WBIIU motherhood. Mother's Friend is sold at drug stores. Write for our; free book for expectant .mothers. BRAS FIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlaata. Ca. compare with the' same month last vcar. as follows: l!li. 1011. Call's S.jl' nlv. 170 Iln. !ieej llorKi aol mulfs . . 7 li 4.tV . .1.74 2t.;::s ;;2 ".2'."l 58.107 DIX REFUSES ANY PARDON rtnlinued f rum First Fc- ha attempted to disprove the crime to which 'he formerly pleaded guilty by stating facts and uttering insinua tion which would make him guilty of a still more abhorrent offense an of fense against the sanctity of the home, by an accusation I utterly disbelieve. Woaaaa'a aae Flamrea I refused through the exercise of clemency to condone a wrong more despicable and more Insidious than bur glary or assault by blasting the charac ter and reputation of a woman on the unsupported statement of a self-confessed forger, who In the letter which I before me calls Hod to witness the truth of present statements which con tradict what he has previously declared under oath. "Hut while I frankly and deliberately CniiHtiiJ puaix oi TranjJ.l m osvq upon the fart that In his effort to se cure a purdon Brandt has not scrupled to attack the honor of a woman and to Invade the sanctity of a home. 1 also declare my conviction that the facts In tho case, as presented to me, by no mcaris Indicated that the law had been vlolnted In the conviction and sentence thereupon." nefrrendnm Studied In Eat. SAT.KM. Or.. Feb. ;. (Special.) Ambassador pryre of Fngland. Oorer- Always Suspect Your Stomach Better look to the stomach gets its nourishment. If the digestion is uuiu, blood will be out of order. Poor digestion tills the blood with poisons. This impure blood poisons every tissue of the bodv The dvspeptic awakes in the morning with a dull, heavv head and is irritable, melancholy, "blue," and dizzy because the brain, nerves and muscles have been poisoned from the stomach. Mrs. .John Knuth. of R. T. U. No. 2, St. Joseph, Mo., makes the following statement : "I was an invali.l with stomacn trouDie lor seini "I ' hundreds of dollars with physicians without receiving any benefit, f or two vrars I lived on milk alone. My stomach would not retain any solid tood. had -a on the stomach and vomited a great deal. I was troubled with dizzy mn-IIs and thought T would never live through them. My hands and feet were i.'e cold and seemed to have no circulation at all. My heart tluttered, and I would have smothering sensations. My weight was greatly reduced. I was freoucntlv confined to be.', for days, and at one time was in the hospital for seven weeks and my friends did not expect I would get well Atter I gave up t,.e (lot-ton I began taking Dr. Williams' Pink Win for Pa e People. A few boxes helped me so much that I could retain a little food on ray atomach. "arh dav 1 grew stronger ami took the pills until completely cured Dr. Ail l.r.ms Pink Pills are the cause of my being a healthy woman today and 1 vjadlv recommend them." , Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People strengthen the stomach, purifv the blood and tone up the nerves. They give a healthv appetite, a good digestion and cheerfulness. Their tonic action is general throughout the body. They banish all the disagreeable symptoms by removing their cause. It isn't necessary to experiment. Start today to use Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People, the remedy that has cured others. A copy of our diet book, con taining much useful Information, will be sent free upon request to any address. Ir. Williams' rink Pills are sold by all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of prlc. SO cents pes- box: six boxes by the Dr. Williams Medicine fompany. pi-henertady. X. T. -a-fr-r eflWLl TWENTY no matter our Spring Clothing for Men, because we specialize for every age. THESE fabrics alone will compel your interested attention. When we say that our showing of Spring Suits not onlv comprises 'cloth produced by the best looms in America, but many from the leading weaving centers of Europe as well, you realize how comprehen sive must be the display which we have gathered here. WHILE vou are admiring the fabrics, you will note the splendid linings and trimmings, the line details of thorough workmanship, and the perfect-fitting qualities displayed in every garment. THE prices, $20 to $35, are quite moderate for cloth ing of such unquestioned worth. You arc invited to choose vour suit now and have the pleasure and the comfort afforded bv wearing it through the entire Spring and Summer Seasons. Men's Shop, Mam Floor. BEN nor Wilton of New Jersey, and Gover nor Harmon of Ohio, have requested through Frederick V. Tlolman of Port land, copies of the brief prepared by former Justice Plater and M. I. Pipes of Portland, in the University of Ore gon referendum cases. The ambassador and the governors are maKing a spci-mi study of the referendum, and for this purpose desired to secure Information a to the now famous cases. If your digestion is out of order you may have symp toms that will mislead you into thinking you have heart disease, kidney trouble, some nervous or blood disorder. first. It is here that the blood is-' .kVaf?aiv; i - one or eighty-one you'll be interested in ELL2M LEADING CLOTHIER. - eraser at fourth z I Reduced Rates Colonist Rates From All Eastern Points to Oregon, Effective Daily, March 1st to April 15th Send for vour friends or relatives. Ton can prepay th tickets at the Burlington Office and secure choice of routes. Rates from principal Eastern Kansas City, Mo. . "j Omaha, Neb ! tfOC nn Lincoln, Neb $Z0.UU St. Joseph, Mo j Council Bluffs, la . .j Washington, D. C $49.75 Knoxville, Ten $45.30 Indianapolis, Ind ...... $35.65 jJjjjjjjL j street NEW LOCATION 244 Washington Street Between Second and Third Ground Floor Same Old Prices points are as follows: Chicago, M. ..$33.00 Buffalo, N. Y... New York, N. Y. Boston, Mass Philadelphia, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.., St. Louis, Mo. . . . Peoria, 111 ...$42.50 ...$50.00 ...$50.15 ...$49.75 ...$42.00 ...$32.00 ...$32.00 For further information, apply to your local agent, or write to the un dersigned. K. W. FOSTER, Commercial Agent, C, B. & Q. R. R., 100 Third St., Portland, Or. s
