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1 THE MORMJSG OKEGOMAA, THUKSDAY, !(?, ltf!3. L.J ai i in? mil I HIP I HLLILU i ILLIkiu 10 ALLOW DELAY Balkan States Make Conces sions of Time to Avoid Of fending Powers. PHOTOS FROM BALKAN BATTLEFIELD DEMANDS ARE NOT ABATED It Tnrkrjr Evades Answer, Confer enjcc Will Be Convoked and No tice Given of Termination " or Armistice. LONDON. Jan. 15. The Balkan na tions wish the world to know that they have not weakened In their determlna tlon to resume hostilities unless Turkey accepts their terms quickly. But in deference to the powers, they may withhold the execution of, their resolve a few days longer than seemed likely yesterday. As allies, they Inaugurated the doc trine of "the Balkans for the Balkan peoples." and they declare they propose to maintain the right won by their united armies to be considered a great independent people and manage their own diplomacy according to their own national Interests. While they are willing to concede a brief period of delay for Turkey's answer it Is not with a view of resuming negotiations on a modified basis. AJIIra' Terms VackiDgcd. The Balkan nations have not changed their terms since those presented De cember 23. .Turkey has yielded all along the line, except as regards Adri anople and the Aegean Islands. The allies have adopted their firm attitude to convince Turkey that no alternative is possible for the conclusion of peace except compliance with their original demands. But they wish to avoid alien ating the sympathies of the pawers and for this reason have decided to await patiently til result of the note of the powers to Constantinople. Turkey, they say. may meet the note in three ways. She may refuse flatly to follow the advice of Europe; she may give an Inconclusive answer with the object of further postponing a decision or she may ask a continuation of peace negotiations on a new basis which might provide for the retention of Adrlanople. but require the dismantling of Its fortifications and a pledge that no attempt would be made in the future to fortify the town. roBCrmiiOBf Seem Improbable. Should Turkey refuse to follow the advice of the powers or give an evasive answer the allies will ask for a convocation of the conference, at which they will officially break oft negotiations. This will be followed by the denunciation of the armistice. If Turkey makes new proposals, the Bul garian delegation will refer the mat ter to Sofia for consideration, although Bulgarians here consider It impossible that their government will renounce Adrianople and be satisfied to see its fortifications razed, especially as the powers In their note to the Porte have recognized the right of the allies to its possession. The Greek. Cervian and Montenegrin delegations have notified the Bulga rian delegation that Bulgaria will have their full support, no matter what de cision she may reach, but will leave to her full liberty to make the final de cision. The ambassadorial conference dis cussed the situation today in general terms, without coming to any conclu sion. TURKS' SHIP ELUDES GREEKS Cruller Suddenly Appears Off Syra ami Caii.es Havoc. ATHENS. Jan. 13. The Turkish cruiser Ale'djidieh. in a heavy fog last night, steamed out of the Dardanelles and passed unperceived through the lines of the Greek destroyers cruising off the straits. She appeared at noon today off the island of Syra, one of the I'yclades. and bombarded the powder niagaxine and coal depots. These were not damaged, but the electric power station was wrecked. The Mcdjidlch also fired on the (reck auxiliary cruiser Macedonia, which was undergoing repairs In Syra harbor. When 15 shells had been fired, the commander of the Macedonia, after landing his crew to maintain order in the town and to strengthen the guard orcr the Turkish prisoners, sank the Macedonia to prevent her destruction bv the warship. "The .Madjidieh then left in the direc tion of Smyrna. The Greek fleet lias been ordered to intercept her. So far as is known the other Turkish war ships have not left the Dardanelles. HARNESS MEN CONVENE llrprrsentalivcs From All Distribut inc Points Lrct at LewlMon. I.KWISTON. Idaho, Jan. 13. Spe ciai.) The annual convention of the Northwest Harness & Saddlery Manufacturers- Association convened today in Ioewiston. with about wholesalers and retailers from all the principal distributing points present. The lewiston meeting will discuss matters concerned with the tariff on hides. The increased prices which rnsumers are compelled to pay. in spite of the lowering of the tariff, is responsible for this action. Action will also be taken on alleged adultera tion of leathers. Practically all the wholesale houses of Portland. Seattle. Spokane and Ta coma are represented. BONDS SOLD AT AUCTION Port of Coos Bay Is.-ue Keeps Bid der? Active Cntil 2 A. 51. MAUSHFIKLD. Or.. Jan. IS. (Spe cial.! Th Port of Coos Bay bonds were rold at auction last night. The bid ding was spirited and continued untu ; o'clock this morning. The Issue of i 100.000 was taken by O. w. McNear Company. Chicago, at an advance of 111.000 over the first bids. The price will be J96.S5 net. Sealed bids were rejected and. the auction netted 111.000 more than they gave. Muncipal Phone Bill Vp.' SKATTLE. Wash.. Jan. IS. A bill submitting to the voters at the March election a l.'.fliO.OOO bond issue to pro x funds to establish a municipal telephone system with accommodations f..r telephones, was Introduced In the Cltv Council today by Councll n.n Oliver T. Krickson. The bill pro vides for JiOO.OOO general bonds and f i jiOO.Oi'O utlllty bonds secured by earn ings of the plnnt. The bill was referred r : Jts . r:' x V ' r&2Ll $?:im& &w4 'i4$ . Wmt Copyrighted by Bain News Service. These pictures of scenes before the forts of Tchataldja were made by G. Woltz, court photographer of Sofia, and correspondent of the Bain News Service with the Bulgarian army. They are the most remarkable pictures which have come out of the Balkan war. The correspondent of the Bain News Service a.nd his assistants got to the front and made these pictures of the operations before the fortresses which form the last line of defense of Con stantinople. Here the Bulgarian army is now awaiting word of the signing of the peace of London or the failure of the peace conference a.nd the powers to come to an understanding which will end the war. The first of these pictures shows the big guns of the Bulgarian army being dragged through mud and over roads little better than plowed fields to the attacking line. The second shows the Bulgarian trenches thrown up by their engineers operating their rapid-fire guns of French make against the defenders of the Turkish capital. The third shows the burial of the Bulgarian dead. WARREN IS ACCUSED House Committee Says Sena tor Illegally Fenced Land. NO ACTION RECOMMENDED Livestock Company, of Which Wyom ing Solon Was Head, Said to Have Operated Contrary to Law in 1906, as Shown in Inquiry. WASHINGTON, Jan. 13. That the Warren Livestock Company, of which Senator Warren, of Wyoming, was the head, was "maintaining unlawful en closures" of public lands in Wyoming and Colorado in 1906, was the substance of a report adopted today by the house committee on expenditures In the In terior Department. The committee's conclusions were based on the complete Inspection of records, ireports and correspondence procured from the Interior Department, covering the investigation by the Gov ernment in 1906 and 190T. These records showed that after a second inspection by Assistant Attorney-General Purdy, at the request of President Roosevelt, Senator Warren's company was exon erated of the illegal acts which spe cial agents of the Interior Department had charged. Minority Krport Prepared. The minority report drawn by Rep resentative Burke, of South Dakota, also will be presented to the House. Mr. Burke holds the records show that Senator Warren's company was not holding illegally any public land In 1906. No action against Senator Warren's company Is recommended by the committee. The report is limited to the statement of conclusion that his company then was maintaining il legal fences. Included in the documents made public today, with the brief committee report, are sharp letters sent by Presi dent Kosevelt to Ethan A. Hitchcock, then Secretary of the Interior. In which the President declared the Interior Department Inspectors had not made good their charges against Senator Warren. Settler' Affidavit Presented. Accompanying this report were many, affidavits from settlers, as to me al leged illegal fencing, charging Senator Warren's comDany with intimidating bona fide settlers, and telling of a threat Senator Warren was declared to have made as to the acquisition of MHain lands. In a letter to President Roosevelt In 1906. Senator Warren declared his; company was observing the law; that j he personally had no illegal fences, and , that he protested against " assasslna- j ttng and dark lantern proceaure or the special agents of the Interior De partment. President Roosevelt directed a new examination of the Wyoming lands. The documents mad public today contain no report on the recent Investi gation. RATE SYSTEM AT ISSUE Florida Case 5Iay Reopen Whole Slethod of 5Iaking Schedules. WASHINGTON, Jan. 15. Upon the outcome of arguments today before the Supreme Court of the United States as to the proper rates on vegetables and fruits over the Florida East Coast Rail road may depend the entire method of fixing rates by the Interstate Com merce Commission. Fred C. Bryan and Alexander St. Clair-Abrams, of counsel for the rail road, argued that the rates fixed by the Commission did not allow a reasonable return upon the money Invested in the road. Blackburn Ksterline, special as sistant to the Attorney-General, took tho position that the shippers should not be required to pay a return upon the fortune spent In extending the road over the Florida keyt. F. M. Puddon, of the Florida Railroad. Commission, spoke In behalf of '.he reasonableness of the rate fixed by the Commission. C. W. Needham. for the Interstate Commerce Commission, declared that the Commission should not be required, in passing upon every single rate, to inaugurate a proceeding to determine the value of the railroad, but could ar rive at a "cost of service,' by accept ing the value of the road given lu its annual reports. To require such a proceeding, he said, would be to make the fixing of rates a farce. NEW TAX SYSTEM WANTED Xew Slexico Governor AVould Assess Everything at Full Cash Value. SANTA FE. N. M., Jan. 15. A new system of taxation for the state where by all property will be assessed at its cash value and a law to enforce such assessment against the large corpora tions and the small property owners is the most important recommendation in Governor McDonald's message to the Legislature today. "Thus will It be possible," says the Governor, "to Increase the assessed valuation of property in the state from $73,000,000, the present figure, to $5.00, 000.000 and thereby reduce the state tax levy from IS mills to 2 mills." Immediate ratification of the Income tax amendment to the United States Constitution is also urged, together with an inheritance tax law. In closing his message, the Governor says: "This Is a progressive age. He who lags may be lost. The initiative and referendum are being demanded from one end of the country to the other. You should propose amendments to the constitution, including the referendum provision and providing for an initia tive on a fair basis." Gilliam Appointments 5Iade. CONDON. Or., Jan. 14. (Special.) At its first meeting of the New Year the Gilliam County Court reap pointed W. L. McCaleH County Road master. Other appointments made were: T. C. Mobley, of Olex. County Fruit Inspector: J. A. McMorris, W. L. MeCaleb and J. W. Kirshner, road viewers to serve during the coming year. Dr. Miller was also chosen County Health Officer. FREE SUGAR FOUGHT Refiners Plead With Demo crats to Keep Duty. WINERIES SEND SPEAKERS Contention Is That Whisky Is Ne cessity but That Wine Is Lux ury and Should Continue to Have Protection. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Sugar re finers, beet sugar men, California wine producers, mineral water Importers and others descended in force today upon the House committee on ways and means to fight out the tariff Issue. Nothing In the committee's exam ination of the varying sugar rate views indicated weakening of the ten tative Democratic plan for presenting another free sugar bill for action of the House at the coming extra session. Edwin H. Atkins, vice-president and acting head of the American Sugar Refining Company, proposed a moder ate reduction in the sugar tariff. Henry T. Oxnard, of California, and a dozen witnesses from that state, Colorado, Montana, Wisconsin and Michigan and other states were present to fight for tariff protection for American beet sugar interests. Whisky Held to Be Necessity. The California wine trade was pic tured as In a deplorable condition when the committee took up schedule II, wines, spirits and other beverages. Ex-Commissioner of Internal Revenue Yerkes contended that whisky was a necessisty, but that imported wines were a luxury and therefore should bear the burden of tariff taxation. William Oilman, representing the California Wine Association, declared that the lowest wages paid in Califor nia were double those abroad. He said that the California wines produced to day were infinitely superior to those of 20 "years ago, but that the industry should be supported by taxing imported wines as luxuries. - Victor E. Whitlock, a New York im porter, would not agree that beer was a luxury. He suggested that the tar iff on corn brews be cut from 23 cents to 15 cents a gallon. "Protect the bottled and mineral waters, too," demanded Henry Melville, another importer, who urged a duty of SO per cent as ample for both. Beet Smear 31 e Plead. The beet sugar industry had its in nings after arguments against the tariff had been heard. Francis A. Carey, vice-president of the National . Sugar Manufacturing Company of Colorado, warned the committee against "throw ing beet sugar like a bone to a hungry dag." He declared sugar had never been "anything but the football of American politics" and suggested a non-partisan commission to consider economic features of the sugar tariff. The prospect of a free sugar bill in the House, hesatd, had been privately ad- Consider that every Shur-on we sell you combines fifty years of experience of the manufac turers who make them and twenty years of experience we have bad in fitting them, a combination that guarantees com plete satisfaction. Standard goods at standard - prices, plus quality services. Suggestion: Kryptok Lenses in Shur-on Mountings. Nothing better THOMPSON OPTICAL INSTITUTE 209-10-11 Corbett Building; Second Floor Portland's Oldest and Largest Exclusive Optical Place mittted by many leading Democrats that "such a monstrous measure would not have received their support if they had not felt sure it would have been throttled in the Senate." Combination Is Denied. T. Q. Palmer, of Chicago, urged the committee to make a rate of 2 cents a pound on raw sugar or to leave the tariff as it stands. He said that 97 per cent of all the beets grown in this country were raised by 75,000 or 100. 000 independent farmers, all of whom were directly interested in the tariff. "Isn't It true," Mr. Palmer was asked, "that the beet sugar companies in Michigan are In a combination?" "No," he said, "the Michigan Sugar Company has six plants." F. B. Case, of Los Angeles, and I. B. O'Donnell. of Billings, Mont., took the view that should the domestic beet sugar Industry go out of business there would be removed the only competition of the big refineries. THUNDER STARTLES CITY SAX FRA'CISCO HAS ELECTRIC, WIXD AND KAIX STORM. Lighthouse Struck by Lightning- and Streets Are Flooded by Sudden Rush of Water. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15. (Spe cial.) A storm of rain and wind swept San. Francisco last night and early to day and before it had moderated the city experienced the meteorological oddity of thunder and lightning. The storm came up with a stiff southeaster which gained in velocity until it reached a 30-mile-a-minute speed. Streets were flooded, man holes burst, streetcars were forced to stop here and there and theater-goers compelled to wade back to their homes. The greatest damage occurred at the Point Bonlta lifesaving station, on the Marin County side of the Golden Gate. Two bolts of lightning struck the sta tion, one razing the signal staff from the summit of the hill and the other demolishing the observation tower over the station house. The lightning sev ered telephone wires connecting the isolated station with the outside world and wrecked the plumbing. Captain J. U Nutter and his crew were unin jured. In various sections of San Francisco billboards were torn down and one man was hurt by a falling sign. So fierce was the gale outside the heads that two pilot-boats, accustomed to the fiercest weather, were compelled to seek refuge In port. The boats suffered considerable damage before they could return inside the harbor. The pilots reported the roughest weather they had experienced in - years. OPTION GIVEN SETTLERS Borah and French Would Substitute Other Work for Clearing. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash ington, Jan. 15. Senator Borah and Representative French today intro duced bills amending the three-year homestead law by providing that in lieu of cultivation of the areas fixed by that law. settlers may make Im provements representing average out lay of $1.50 an acre a year and thus show good faith, improvements to in- POSLAM CURES WORST CASES OF ECZEMA To have suffered the tortures of ec zema, acne. itch, etc., for years, and to suddenlv' find that the. trouble has dis appeared after a short treatment with Poslam. is to experience satisfaction dif ficult to express. This Is the story told dailv from all parts of the country of the actual accomplishments of Poslam, the perfect skin remedy. Worst skin dis eases are quickly eradicated by Poslam. Itching Is stopped at once. Common troubles, such as pimples, red noses, rashes, etc., respond so readily that over-night treatment Is often sufficient. POSLAM SOAP beautifies complex ions: makes skin soft and velvety; puri fies the scalp; brings health to hair. All ririifrfHRta nell Poslam Drice. 50 cents) and Poslam Soap (price. 25 cents). For free samples, wnie io we cumi gency Laboratories, 32 West 25th Street, KewYork City.- Snow and icy pave ments increase the cost of delivery. PRESENT PRICES ARE LOW Will Your Fvel Supply Carry Through t HOLMAN FUEL CO. Mala 853. A 83SS. Commercial Claa Bids. Today, Friday and Saturday Unparalleled Coat Bargains For Men, Women Boys and Girls AT THE HOUSE of COATS Great Price Clearance Sale Your Unrestricted Choice From a $20,000 Stock of Superb, Double-Service, All-Weather AINCOAT Wet- A Proof IP vercoats Superb English Gaberdines The New Scotch Tweeds, Cheviots, Cravenettes and Superb English Slip-Ons Girls' Storm Capes, with ptorm hoods In red. blue and tan, at $1.85 Boys" Black Rubber Coats, snap buckles, and hats to match, priced at $2.65 Price Bargain Extraor dinary Men's Superb Black All - W e a t h er Coats, $40 val- aut.s..$ 19.50 EXTRA SPECIAL STl Rubber Slip-on for men and women; quantity limited. This B.0(i Coat Is specially tfJO 1 C priced at Pi.XJ s tlx mim 375 Men's and Ladies All-Weather English Slip-ons and Cravenette Coats; $15.00 and $16.00 values; priced "7 (Sfl now at 5 I .Oy 540 Men's and Ladies Saprb All - Weather Double- Service Coats and English Slip-ons. Superb Comblnat Ion R a 1 n c o ats and Over coats; $20 val- tQ OC ues priced at.. PI.0J $12.50 M e n s and Ladle 8' Double - Back Engl ish Slip ons and Ladles' Poplin Coats In this lot, spe cially priced at only $5.90 oio of these Mens and Ladles' $25.00 Superb Dou ble - Service Coats, the new English Gaberdines and Double-TexturetJJ 1 O Cf Slip-ons, priced D ltv 540 lien's and Ladies' Su perb All - Weather English Gaberdines and Slip- ons; including many superb C o m b I n a t Ion Coats and Raincoats, formerly $:i0 to $:i5: priced at only $17.50 & $14.75 Alterations Free of Charge 1 Open Sat. Night Till 10:30 QIQ WASHINGTON ST. C4.0 O TT O One Door West of Seventh St elude fencing, clearing, erection of buildings, planting 01 orcnarus. r inoniitios it is found diffi cult for homesteaders to cultivate as much land as required by the three year law, especially in the timbered regions. Xew York for Direct Klections. ALBANY, N. Y Jan. 15. New York's Legislature went on record today as favoring the proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution providing elec- tion of United States Senators by the people. The resolution adopted by tlia Assembly yesterday was approved to day by the Senate. South Dakota Senate for Suffrage. ' PIERRE, S. D., Jan. 15. The equal suffrage constitutional amendment car ried in the Senate today with only two opposing votes. This was the first time It has gone through without a fight. Dr. Percival Barton, at 0. is still abla to practice meriMn' tn St. Paul. THE TIME HAS COME when the thinking man and woman will realize that the grasping hold which the undertaking profession of the present day has upon the family in its time of sorrow is wrong, radically wrong, and should be done away with. Many a family, wishing to bury decently some departed member, seriously depletes its scant savings by paying the undertaker the hundreds of per cent profit he asks. It is to right this wrong to satisfy this crying need that this organization is coming into the field. You owe it to yourself and your family to send for lit erature today. AVrite, phone or call. BURIAL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION 441 Hawthorne Avenue. East 485. EXECUTOR Knowledge of how to handle rxtntm In a manner profitable to InejTiT? in only aennlred by those having experience and making a biilnfwiof doing that very thing. Thin company will act an Kwutor and will neither die nor default. n-fst frist (Tnnpang 'JofpnrfanaQrEgnn THIRD AND WASHIXGTOX. GRANDMOTHER USED SAGE TEA TO DARKEN HER FADED OR GRAY HAIR Mixed With Sulphur It Makes Hair Soft, Beautiful. Cures Dandruff . The use of Sage and Sulphur for re storing faded, gray hair to its natural color dates back to grandmother's time. . , u n h.t. vi.'j i t t i f 1 1 1 1 v darkened. one " ' i' L hoi -' " - , glossy and abundant with a brew oi Sage Tea and suipnur. ueuoi hair fell out or took on that dull. ,-4-j ,ob. innunnra this Slm- pie mixture was applied with wonder ful effect. D., hrcwintr At home IS tllUSFJ and out-of-date. Nowadays skilled chemists do this Dctter man our By asking at any drug store for the ready-to-use product calle WythJi Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy" you will get a large bottle for about 5i cents. Some druggists make their own, which is usually too sticky, so insist, upon getting Wyeth's. which can bo de r.j.nrir.H unon In raetora natural coloc and beauty to the hair and is splcudil ; for dandruff, dry, feverish, m-iiy ecaiii and falling hair. A well-known downtown drugs'-'t says bis customers insist on Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur, because, they say, it darkens so naturally and evenly thnt nobody can tell It has been applied It's so easy to use, too. Vou simply dampen a sponge or soft brush and draw It through vour hair, taking one strand at a time. Do this at night and by morn ing the gray hair disappears: after an other application or two. it is restored to its natural color and looks glossy, soft and abundant. Agents, The Owl Drug Co. n to committee. A