the aronxiyG ohegoxiax, Friday, jantjahy 2, 1914.
COMMITTEE'S PLAtl
SEEMS TO SATISFY
Letters From Republicans In
dicate Abatement of De
mand for Convention.
STATES WILL GIVE ASSENT
Early Consideration May Be Given in
Some Sections, but In Most of
States Action Will Walt Un
til Later in Year.
OREGON'US XEiWS BtTREATT. Wash
ington, Jan. 1. Senator Borah, of
Idaho, who was the dominating figure
at the recent meeting of the Repub
lican National Committee in Washing
ton, Is receiving letters from all parts
of the United States Indorsing the
work of the committee in laying the
foundation for reorganization of the
party.
"I have had a great many letters
commending tha work of the commit
tee," said Senator Borah, "and have
read a great many editorials from lead
in? papers in all sections of the coun
try, and up to the present time every
letter has been commendatory of the
commltttee's action, and every editorial,
except two, has been of the same tone.
Both adverse editorials had to do
chiefly with the personal side of the
meeting and had little to say about
the broad questions at Issue."
Letters Eiprru Satisfaction.
Letters Bimilar to those received by
Senator Borah hare come to other
Western Republicans in Senate , and
House, especially those who have been
active in working for party harmony
and for reorganization on new lines
under new leaders. Practically all
these advices from the people have ex
pressed satisfaction with and acquies
cence in the programme mapped out
by the Republican National Commit
tee. While prior to the meeting of
the committee there was a strong de
mand In some quarters for the hold
ing of a special National convention In
1914, those who took that stand seem
to agree that the course taken by the
committee was wise and gives promise
of satisfactory results.
The Republican National Committee
Is now recognized as the only recog
nized representative of the Republican
party, other than such representation
as it has In Congress. The National
Committee having acted and decided to
submit its plan of reduced representa
tion to the states for ratification, it
is agreed that the authority of the
commitee will not be called Into ques
tion, but that Its advanced step will
meet with general approval In most of
the states. Including some of those of
the South, which are to suffer sub
stantial reduction In representation.
So far as the recognition of dele
gates elected at primaries was con
cerned, the committee's action was
final ami could not be questioned.
There was doubt in the minds of many
Republicans whether the committee of
Us own accord could readjust the basis
of representation, but in the manner
In which this is proposed to be done
it Is admitted the Committee will be
sustained, and It is the expectation of
party leaders in Washington that this
action of the committee will be rati
fied prior to January 1, 1915, to make
this decision final and binding.
Sfoowra Returning; Home.
Several states. It is reported, will
fc'ive early consideration to the pro
posed reduction of Southern represen
tation, but It Is understood that no
action will be taken In most states
until state conventions are called on
other business during the coming Spring
and Summer.
The Republican National Committee,
according to Senator Borah, in taking
the action it did. was not leading the
rank and file of the Republicans, but
was bringing up the rear of the pro
cession. The return of Bull Moosers
to the Republican fold has been going
ahead steadily for the past year, and
the extent to which the movement had
gained headway was amply demon
strated at the election last November
in states like New Jersey and Penn
sylvania, where the third party had
dwindled to Insignificance and the Re
publicans had approached something
like their normal strength.
Senator Borah feels that the Repub
lican National Committee merely gave
voice to opinions that prevail among
Republicans throughout the country,
and gave indication that the National
Committee, as now constituted, is In
harmony with the dominant sentiment
within the party and has passed from
the control of men who contributed to
disruption In 1912.
said a voice over'the telephone wire to
the night clerk of the Cadillac Hotel
today. v
"Are you going to leave?" asked the
clerk.
"Yes," said the voice of Mrs. Wil
liams, and the report of a revolver shot
put a period to her reply.
The couple quarreled at a cafe Just
after they had seen the New Year In,
and Mrs. Williams hurried home to her
hotel. She appeared last week at a
vaudeville theater in a skit entitled
"Happiness." Her husband, A. J. Wil
liams, arrived shortly after his wife
shot herself and had her taken to a
hospital, where it was said she had a
good chance to recover.
Mrs. A. X Williams is known on the
stage as Mercedes Alvin. She appeared
in Portland a few weeks ago in "Every
wife" at the Empress, portraying the
role of "Jealousy." Mrs. Williams is a
niece of Mr. and Mrs. W. S .Dulmage,
of this city, and during her vaudeville
engagement here shewas the guest of
the Dulmages at their home, 3S8 East
Thirteenth street North.
When the engagement of "Every
wif e" ended here, Mrs. Williams remained-
in Portland a few days to be
with her husband, who is a singer and
member of the duo. D'Arcy and Wll-
CARLINE PLAN IS HALTED
City Controller at Tacoma Refuses to
Sign Warrants.
TACOMA, Wash., Jan. 1. (Special.)
City Controller Meads dropped a lit
tle bomb into the City Commission
scheme for bailding a municipal-owned
tide-flats carline by announcing today
he would refuse to sign or consider
warrants.
It Is proposed by an ordinance Intro
duced before the Commission yester
day to draw against a $35,000 street
railway fund. Meads said today the
city could not legally Issue warrants
from any fund unless It had the money
in the fund and that the proposed plan,
that the money transferred from the
sinking fund In return for the war
rants Issued by the street railway fund,
would be contrary to the city charter,
and that he "would have no part in It."
Tomorrow the Commission will con
sider what step to take next.
SLAIN MAN'S DIAMOND GONE
Autopsy Reveals Bullet Wound on
Body of Seattle Victim.
SEATTLE, Wash, Jan. 1. An au
topsy on the body of S. A. Fowler, of
Detroit, Mich., manager of a lunch
room, who waa murdered - in the
kitchen of the place yesterday, re
vealed that he had been shot as well
as stabbed. He was to have been mar
ried booh to a young woman living In
a suburb of Detroit, and a $150 unset
diamond. Intended for bis bride. Is sup
posed to have been stolen from Fow
ler's pocket after he was shot.
Death was caused by a bullet that
entered the brain. The knife wounds
were superficial.
The police made no arrests today.
WIFE ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Year lli'gun Witb Quarrel, Woman
Shoots Herself, but May Uve.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 1. "Tell Mr.
Williams I shall not see him again,"
ACTRESS CLAIMS SHARE OP
BIG TIM'S" ESTATE.
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Aida V. Sullivan, one of Joe
Maxwell's Canoe Girls at the
Empress, says she Is the adopt-'
ed daughter of "Big Tim"' Sulli
van, late Tammany chieftain of
New York, and is contesting- In
the courts for a share of the
2. 000, 000 estate left by "the idol
of the Bowery." The lawyers
against whom the young and
pretty actress is fighting admit
that she was long considered as
the daughter of "Big Tim." but
. assert that she will have to
prove regular adoptidh before
they will acknowledge her
claim.
Miss Sullivan, when an Infant,
was left in the "Cradle of Tears"
of the Foundling Home, of New
York and was adopted by "Big
Tim," she says, soon after death
claimed his favorite daughter.
Miss Sullivan asserts that the
elder Sullivan heirs Ignored her
after the death of Mrs. Sullivan,
wife of the New York politician
and theater magnate, a year ago.
Hams. traveling a week behind
"Everywife" on the Empress circuit.
The couple were -marriofl in winning
last October. u
PAIR WED ABOARD SHIP
NEW YORK GIRL BRIDE OF ALAS
KAN MIXING K.NGIXEER.
To . Please Principals Ship's Coarse Is
Altered and Ceremony Performed
on Ameriean-Canadlan Line.
SEATTLE, Wash., Jan. 1. (Special.)
Choosing the hour when the sun was
over the yardarm for the ceremony and
the moment the famous old vessel was
or: the intrenational boundary line be
tween the United States and Canada,
William J.1 Kneebone, engineer of the
Perseverance mine, Juneau, and Miss
Mildred E. Sweigert, daughter of a
prominent new York merchant, were
married aboard the steamship Spokane
Monday by Captain T. H. Cann, Jr..
skipper of the liner.
At the request of both the man and
the maid, the affair was kept so secret
that, apart from, Captain Cann and
Purser Cogslan. no one on board the
Spokane knew anything of the cere
mony.
While the knot was being tied the
course of the Spokane was altered so
that she ran along the line as nearly
as possible.
Mr. and Mrs. Kneebone will leave to
morrow on a honeymoon trip for New
Ycrk.
Kneebone, as engineer, had charge of
driving the tunnel, approximately one
mile long, from Sheep Creek to Silver
Bow Basin through a mountain range,
one of the greatest pieces of mining
engineering work in the country.
LEVI KOZER DIES AT HOME
Five Children Survive Jiephew Is
Assistant Secretary of State.
SALEM. Or.. JanTT. (Special.) Levi
Kozer, 74 years old, died this morning
at bis homo near Rickreall. Polk Coun
ty. Mr. Kozer had been 111 for several
weeks and sis death was expected. He
moved to this state from Greenville,
Pa., where he was born. 28 years ato.
and had since been encased in farming
in folic uounty.
He is survived by five children, Mrs.
Henry McKee. of Perryviile. Or.; Mrs.
Larry Ogden, of Worcester. O.; Fred
Kozer, of Rickreall; John Kozer, of
Portland, and Miss Mattie Kozer. of
Rickreall. Mr. Kozer was an uncle of
Sam Kozer. assistant Secretary of State
iOf Oregon-
MEN LAY. SIEGE TO
GOVERNOR'S HOUSE
Thousand Unemployed Call on
Johnson With Demand for
Steady Employment.
WAGES AND HOURS FIXED
Six Days a Week, Eight Hours and
$3 a Day Specified In Note Lett
After More Than Three Hours
of Fruitless Waiting:. '
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1. In front of
the residence here of Governor Johnson,
more than 1000 unemployed men gath
ered today, after a march from the
downtown section, for the purpose of
asking the executive what he intended
doing for those without work. The
Governor was not at home, it was said.
The men waited more than three hours
and then left a note requesting him to
come before them tomorrow morning
to answer their questions about work.
The men were led by a committee of
seven who had been delegated at a
mass meeting to wait on Governor.
Johnson. The committeemen were met
at the front door by the housekeeper.
Arter a rew minutes' talk, W. A.
Thome, the chairman, called on the
men. asking If they should wait. The
voice of the throng was in the affirm
ative. Thorne asked the housekeeper for a
drink of water and when she brought
him a glassful he drank a toast to the
Governor.
The note left for ther Governor con
cluded with a demand for work, six
days a week, eight hours and at $3 a
day.
Mayor Rolph and Rabbi Nisto ad
dressed the men at a mass meeting
earlier in the day." The Mayor said the
problem of the unemployed was to be
taken up tomorrow by the board of
supervisors, and he invited a commit
tee representing the men to attend the
conference.
Governor Johnson tonight said a spe
cial session of the Legislature for re
lief of the unemployed would be useless.
"I regret I did not see the commtt
teeV" said the Governor. "If I bad the
power I would gladly do anything to
furnish employment for these men.
"It is no kindness to them, however.
to delude them with false hope. An ex
tra session or the Legislature could
afford no relief and It is useless to
talk of calling the Legislature to
gether. Six or seven contracts for
highway construction were ordered In
different parts of the state and the
work will start soon.
- "This, however, will hardly touch the
problem. The various localities must
themselves deal with it. All of us, of
course, will lend such aid as we can,
but unfortunately we can only assist
local authorities in our capacities as
citizens.
"The state will do anything it can."
UNEMPLOYED HOTEL OPENS
Chicago's Scw( Hostelry Filled Two
Hours After Business Starts.,
CHICAGO, Jan. 1. The Ruf us . E.
Dawes Hotel, Chicago's first endowed
home for unemployed men, was thrown
open tonight and two hours later was
filled to its capacity of 365 guests.
In the afternoon a small knot of
men gathered in front of the new
building. They formed two lines of
ragged humanity, which grew until
they extended for a block in either
direction. There were more than 100 in
line when the last bed was taken.
Before retiring each guest waa re
quired to bathe. He also received a
night dress and slippers. Clothing of
the lodgers was placed In steel lockers,
which were superheated to destroy all
life. A bed and a bath are furnished
for a nickel, and there are rooms for
a dime for more particular guests. A
bowl of soup may be obtained for 2
cents, pie for S cents, coffee for 2 cents
and rolls for 1 cent. An employment
agency is operated In connection with
the hotel.
The hotel is of three stories and was
erected at a cost of $100,000.
MANY GUESTS OF Y. M. C. A.
"Open House" Kept and Variety of
Entertainment Is Given.
Yesterday was open - house day " at
the Y. M. C. A. From 2 o'clock until
10 at night the building was thronged
with men and boys, who came to wit
ness the various events on the pro
gramme. -
From the gymnasium gallery from 2
to 9:30 the visitors were entertained by
witnessing games of basketball, class
drills," feats' on the parallel bars, and
various other events. From 7 to 9
there were contests in the swimming
pool. Then in the basement there was
a continuous programme of wireless
telegraphy and other electric demon
strations. In the auditorium, from 5 to
10, there was an entertainment at
which R. E. Randall and James Palmer
sang duets, Harry Seriver sang solos,
W. S. Hart gave a club-Juggling exhibi
tion, W. S Dicken sang and General
Secretary Stone gave a lecture on "The
Y. M. C. A. in Action." accompanied
by splendid stereoptlcon views.
REAL. BARGAINS-
No flim flam here with a lot of prices marked in blind, figures
that only the salespeople know. Each and every item we offer
you is marked in PLAIN FIGURES, and when we say half off
or one-fourth off, YOU know we mean just what we say.
Woodard
Clarke
& Co.
HANCOCK THROWS BRUIN
Former Washington University Man
Downs Grizzly in Theater.
SEATTLE. Wash., Jan. I. (SpecIr.L)
V. K. "Snips" Hancock, former Uni
versity of Washington "W wrestler
at 115 pounds, living at the Alpha
Sigma Phi house, yesterday afternoon
accepted the challenge from the stage
of the Empress Theater and threw the
bear. Big Jim. Big Jim is a grizzly,
big to the extent of 900 pounds r.nd la
seldom thrown- His first defeat In
Seattle was when Hancock took a no
tion that he would like to originate
a new bear hug.
The bear's manager objected to Han
cock's handling the bear so roughly
and stated that the bear wasn't thrown
fairly, because his leg was twisted.
The manager, however, offered Han
cock 250 if he could throw the bear
again and Hancock la undecided about
taking tue offer, as he Is worried over
whether or not this would make him
a professional.
. Western T7nion Manager Retires.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1. T. P. Cook, gen
eral manager of the Western division
of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, with headquarters In Chicago, re
tired today after being in the service
of the company 50 years. V. W. Ryder,
manager of the railroad department,
will succeed Mr. CooR.
TTTT A Real 2 Ofi Sale of Items From Many Departments
y2 off on all Framed. Pictures
12 off on all Cut Glass
y2 off on all Pottery
Y2 off on all Brass Goods
y2 off on all Box Stationery
V2 off on all Novelty Jewelry.
V oft on all Sterling Silver, Ebony,
Cocobola and Derby Silver Toilet
and Manicure Sets.
V oft on all Pyralin Ivory.
Va off on -all Derby Silver Powder
Boxes, Hair Receivers, jewel Boxes.
Double Green Stamps stud 30 Extra, See Coupon
'Perfume Department
Antonio Luggardo Castile Soap 80J
Antoni Berti Castile Soap 75
25c Cutieura Soap 15
Plassard Poudre de Riz, Face Powder 50i
25c Swan's Down Face Powder 10
Valiant Princess Ronge 50J
$1.50 Oriental Cream 96
50c Stillman Freckle Cream 33
Pinand "Wood Violet Perfume, oz $1.00
Kassaya Perfume Violet oz. ?S.OO
25c Euthymol Tootb, Paste, 2 for 25
Cucumber and Elder Flower Cream, jar 75
1-lb. can Borated Talcum Powder, delicately per
fumed 35
Violet Ammonia, 16-oz. bottle 25
25c Frostilla ...1 14
Big
Reductions
in
Casseroles.
and
Percolators
DON'T
FORGET
your'
STAMPS
Basement Specials
One-Half Prlca Clearance Sale
65c Bath Towels ,
6c Wash Rags. 2 for .".
2.60 Whit Enamel Frame Mirror
size 12x1 inches ...
75c Brass Cuspidors
$2 Brass Cuspidors ...
for
Stationery
.......33
5
bathrooms.
S1.25
-3S
81.25
60c Fine Linen and Suede Finish Stationery, 24 sheets
of paper and 24 envelopes for If)"
1 pound good Writing Paper ..... 1T
Cribbage Boards 14 okk
Fancy Poker Chips that sell from J2.50 to a.T0 set
now 1 off
Fine Leather Memorandum. Address and Engage
ment Books J OFF
Good .Things to Eat
75c Fancy Grecian Olives 49
Imperial Skinless Figs, packed in glass rtl?
40c M, pound Allerrettl Candy 25
fl.25 Leyons Royal Anne Cherries, in brandy 75
1.25 Leyons Assorted Fruits, packed in brandy. To
Drug
Department
10c Alum ............... 6
One pound Boric Acid. . .20
lOo Borax 7
10c Powdered Charcoal... 6
10c Chalk and Winter
&rccn . 5
10c Cascara Bark 6
10c Camphorated Chalk.. 7
pound Cream Tartar. .20
10c Epsom Salts......... 6
Babbitt's Lye. 8
Chloride Lime 8
10c Moth Balls 6
26c Three-in-One Oil 17
10a Soda Bicarbonate.... 6
10c Sulphur 4...... 6
25c Bay Rum. .......... .1G
25c Glycerine ............ 18
2Bc Glycerine and Rose
Water 1J
25c Rose Water ......... .15
26o Castor Oil 16
25c Peroxide ..17
25c Denatured Alcohol. .20
12-oz. Witch Hazel...... 15
10 Lapactio Pills. ..... .35
100 Calomel Tablets 25
100 C. C. Pills 25
15c Domestic Ammonia.. 9
10c Mixed Bird Seed...,. ?e
25c Rochelle Salts. ...... 17
Pint Chloro-Bromine
Disinfectant Sol 40
4 pounds Red Blood Albu
men Co. egg- inducer. . .75
10c Senna Leaves 7
10c Plaster Paris fie
lOcSplces for 7
Allspice,. Cinnamon, Ginger,
Cloves, ; Cayenne, Mustard,
' Pepper, Sage. - - .
When you buy here you know
what you receive and how
much you receive. Always
the best and the most for the
least money.
Photographic
Department
. The largest stock of non-Trust .goods on the Coast.
The only house in the "Cfnite States that has an' estab
lished School in Photography, saving its patrons many a
dollar by its course of instruction. School commences
January 8th in the Wood-Lark building at 7:30 P. M.
We are agents for the Ansco Co., having on hand their
new mode, round corner, metal body cameras. One feat
ure of this instrument is the reversible View Finder; with
this finder it is impossible to cut off heads or leave out any
part of the picture. -
The Ansco Camera, the Ansco Film and the Cyko Paper
combined give the best results. '
UMBRELLAS
From $1.09 up
THERMOS
BOTTLES
From $1.00 up
BIG CUT PRICES
at the
CUTLERY DEPT.
and a
MARK CROSS
RAZOR FREE
With Each Dollar
Purchase
$7.00 COWHIDE
SUITCASE
for $3.78
Pig Banks Free
Medicinal Stimulants:
Peach and Apricot Cordial for cooking 50-Sl.Q0
Cresca Figs, prepared with pure corn syrup... 30
Sherry Wine for cooking purposes, per gal... $1. 50
California 3-star Brandy, an extra fine grade.. Sl.OO
Try oor Cla-Wood Malt Extract, an excellent tonic.,
per dozen ; 81.50
Patent
IVI edicines
Are Sold Here
Every Day
At Cut Prices
Thirty Extra Trading Stamps
On first three floors bring this coupon. With your
first cash purchase amounting to $1.00 we will give
THIRTY EXTRA S. & H. TRADING STAMPS and
DOUBLE STAMPS on the balance of your purchase.
Good only Friday and Saturday, January 2 and 3.
JOE KELLER OUT AGM
EI-CAPTALT OF" POLICE KO LONGER
II K A n S RAILROAD SLEUTHS.
Jamrt Dnndon, Ex-Cklef af Detectives
at Colnmbu, 0 Succeeds to
North Bank Position.
Joseph F. Keller, ex-Captain of Po
lice under the Rushlight administra
tion, Is no longer chief special agent
for the Spokane. Portland A Seattle
Railroad, which position he filled after
resigning from the police department
October 1, 1913. This was the infor
mation given out yesterday by an of
ficial of the railroad company. James
Dundon, ex-chief of detectives at Co
lumbus, O., and later assistant State
Tire Marshal of Ohio, has succeed'
Keller. Keller was appointed chief of the
railroad police by J. Russell, superin
tendent of the Portland division. Rus
sell, upon the ascendency of I C. Gil
man to the position of president of the
Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railroad,
was transferred to a Washington di
vision of the Great Northern Railroad
and W. E. Scott placed in charge of the
Portland division.
Mr. Russell, who as superintendent
of the Portland division bad charge of
the police bureau for the North Bank
and was familiar with the terms of
Keller's appointment, last night re
fused to make any statement as to the
cause of the change.
"I do not care and will not say why
Keller leaves the employ of the rail
road company. Any information to be
given out must come from President
Oilman, so far as I am concerned."
Keller, while a captain in the Port
land police department, became In
volved In a civil service inquiry. In
which police officers and a Civil Serv
ice Commissioner were charged with
Irregular transactions In the conduct
of a civil service examination. His res
ignation was accepted by Mayor Albee,
and Keller left the police department
October 1, 1913.
Wasbongal Students Organize.
WASHOUGAL, Wash.. Jan. 1. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting yesterday of the
students of tha Washougal High School
a student body organization was ef
fected. Besides the regular officers, an
athletic committee, to have general su
pervision of all branches of athletics,
and an executive committee, to have
charge of all other student activities,
were selected. The officers are: Presi
dent, Chester Sapptngton, '15; vice
president, Lois Hathaway, 14; secre
tary, Wlnfleld Wooding. '16; treasurer,
Margaret Keep, '14; members of ath
letic committee, George Carpenter. 14;
Harland Brock. '16; Wallace Weger. 17.
Why Not
: Combine Business and Pleasure
and enjoy for a while the glorious climate, the outdoor life golf-''"
ing, tennis, motoring and sightseeing that California offers? You
can do this on your way East
via
the Ogden Route of the
W SUNSET M
I fOCOCNIlSHASWl I
THE Exposition Lint 1915
. and tha
Over) and Limited
XOver the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific)
The superb 63V2-hour train, San Francisco to Chicago. Extra fare. Observa
tion drawing-room compartment sleeping cars, diner and everything first-class.
Three Other Splendid Trains
The Pacific Limited: Observation Car, Standard and
Tourist Sleeping Cars. No coaches.
The San Francisco Limited: Standard and Tourist Sleep
ing Cars, Dining Car, Day Coaches.
1 The Atlantic Express: Standard and Tourist Sleeping
Cars. Chair Car, San Francisco to Ogden. Dining Car.
Through cars daily to Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, and direct
connection with fast Eastern trains for New York, Washington and other cities
CalL at City Ticket Office, 80 Sixth St., corner Oak, and
let Agent outline an Eastern trip for you via this route.
John M. Scott, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon