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THE MORXIXG OREGOXTAT, SATURDAY, 3IAKCH 10, 1917. EXTRA SESSION IS LIKED BY LEADERS Members of Both Parties Be lieve Congress Ought to Be on Hand in Crisis. MUCH WORK IS TO BE DONE All "Appropriation Bills That Failed In Last Congress Must Go Through Full Routine, In cluding Committees. TTASriTNGTOV. March 9. Leaders of both parties in Congress greeted with approval President Wilson's call for a. special session on April 16. There has been a feeling evident that Congress should be in "Washington when the President takes any step further In the German situation. The length of the special session, the legislation It will enact and the debates that may mark Its progress will de pend largely on three factors Just what legislation the President expects, what results from the arming of Amer ican merchant s'llps, and the way the new House of Representatives con ducts itself with Its evenly balanced membership. Power of Pacifists Negligible. The Democrats control tho new Sen ate by 12 votes, and despite Its bitter debates on international problems and Its failure to pass the armed neutrality bill, it can be safely counted on to stand behind the President In almost anything he asks In handling the Ger man situation. The little group of pacifists are still there, but their j power to defeat legislation would be negligible in a session that might last until December, even without the modi fied cloture rule which the Senate adopted yesterday. 1 The new House might organize as Republican or Democratic, or an effort may be made to effect a coalition or ganization, but its leaders say it will make little difference which party con trols when it comes to international problems and preparedness. "When the President goes teyond leg islation of this character, however, be may not have such easy sailing. Much Legislation lnf inlnhed. The Congress that ended rvith the famous filibuster against the armed neutrality bill last Ku day left on its calendars many measures besides ap propriation bills which the Adminis tration will ask again at the coming session. Appropriation bills which failed In cluded the Army, sundry civil, general deficiency and Military academy bills, carrying more than J 300,000.000. General legislation urged by the President Included an act to supple ment the Adamson railroad law, enlarge ment of the Interstate Commerce Com mission, conservation laws, including a general dam and water-power bill, the Webb bill to legalize joint foreign sell ing agencies and a land-leasing bilL Although all the appropriation bills that failed had gone through the old House, they must go thr. ash the new one again and must take the usual course through proper committees. These committees cannot be named until the House Use: is organized, and no matter how willing the House may be to line up behind the President these preparatory steps will take time. Senate Xeed Not Loie Time. Unless there are radical changes In the measures that the House repasses, but little time need be lost in the Sen ate, where committees will remain practically unchanged, and measures ulready considered can receive formal attention in short order. The appro priation bills must be passed by July 1, when the Federal fiscal year ends, and this fact will be a spur to action. The special session of the Senate, which began Monday, probably will not last beyond the end of next week. After confirmation of a few nomina tions adjournment probably will be taken. The only stumbling block might be the treaty with Colombia. Drovidine a $15,000,000 payment to that republic oecause or the partition of i anama. $200,000 SUIT DISMISSED Mrs. Vina I. Tyler Now Seeks Obtain Divorce. to A. satisfactory settlement having been reached outside the portals of the court, the $200. 000 alienation suit of -Mrs. Vina I. Tyler against her mother in-law, Mrs. farmeua La. Tyler, was dismissed by Presiding Judge Ganten oein or the Circuit Court yesterday on motion or the plaintiff. The dismissal was the direct outcome of the arrangement which evolved the divorce suit of Mrs. Vina Tyler against William M. Tyler in the Circuit Court unursday. Mr. Tyler made two un successful attempts to divorce his wife. following which she filed the heavy carnage suit against her mother-in-law. The last divorce suit is brought by the wite ana mattes a brier, statutory alle fration or desertion, with property ri&nis aisposea oi out ox court. JEACHERS CONVENE TODAY Multnomah Instructors Outside Portland to Hold Institute. of The first session of the five-day In ptltute for teachers of Multnomah County, exclusive of Portland, will be held at the Lincoln High School this morning with a demonstration of the conduct of reading classes in the grade schools of the city of Portland. About 150 teachers are expected to attend the gathering. The eighth-grade class of Miss Sabra Conner at the Shattuck School, the fourth-grade class of Mrs. Jean Park McCracen of the Couch School and the primary class of Mrs. Josephine Lisher of the Couch School will aprear in the demonstration. In the afternoon a demonstration of playground management will be given in the gymnasium. Dr. Boyd's Sermons Announced. "You Ought! Man's Highest Duty.1 will be the subject of Dr. John H. Boyd's sermon Sunday night - at th first Presbyterian Church, An or chestra of 25 pieces will augment the pipe organ music programme. In th morning Dr. Boyd talks on "The Bless edness and Terror of God's Father hood." F. C Eubanks Goes East, rj. c. ISubanks, Head of the mens clothing department at the Ben Sell Ing store, left on Wednesday for business trip to the East. While away Mr. Eubanks will visit clothing manu facturers In Chicago. New York, Rochester, Baltimore and Philadelphia. He will be away tor a - number of weeks. OFFICIAL WAR REPORTS French. PARIS, March 9 German positions on a front of 1500 meters, varying In depth from 600 to 800 meters, were carried by the attack In the Champagne made yesterday by the French, the War Office reports. A German counter of fensive was repulsed after violent fighting. Two German attacks in Avocourt wood, on the Verdun front, were repulsed. The announcement follows: "Supplemental Information has been received showing that the attack made yesterday by our troops between Butte du Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne was a brilliant success. Notwithstand ing the snow, which rendered the oper ation difficult, our troops blew . up enemy positions on a front of 1500 me ters, varying In depth from 600 to 800 meters. Late in the day the Germans delivered a violent counter offensive on the left of this i tor. After a furious combat with hand grenades we re pulsed the adversary, who suffered heavy losses. The number of prisoners taken by us was 136, lncludii g three officers. "Attacks by the enemy on one of our trenches at Avocourt wood, on the left bank of the Meuse, were repulsed. There was intermittent cannonading on the remainder of the front." Tonight's official communication says: "Around Crapeaumesnil, south of Roye and near Auberlve, our detach ment penetrated enemy trenches, to which Important damage was done. We took about 20 prisoners. 1 "In the sector of Maisons de Cham pagne the Germans launched three vio lent attacks on the positions we re conquered yesterday. Our fire broke down the attacks and the enemy was obliged to withdraw, leaving a large number of dead. "On our side we made prisoners and took further trenches north of the road from Butte du Mesnil to Maisons de Champagne. The total number of pris oners has reached 170, Including four officers. "There has been spirited artillery fighting near Bols de Seppy, Malan court and in the Bols Caurieres." Germans on Western Front. BERLIN. March 9. (By wireless to Sayville, N. T.) The following an- ouncement on military operations on the Franco-Belgian front was Issued today by army headquarte s: The artillery activity showed an in- rease on an extended scale only in he Champagne. Wherever the firing at other points was intensified it was n preparation for minor actions either by ourselves or by the enemy. West of Wytschaete our storming etachments entered a French position and returned with 37 prisoners, two machine guns and one mine thrower. 'In the Somme sector there were re- eated clashes between reconnoitering etachments, and here 15 British re mained in our hands as prisoners. "In the Champagne the French, after rum fire, attacked the positions south f Rlpont, captured by us on February They succeeded in entering Isolated renches on height 185 and at Maisons Champagne. From the latter place they were repulsed. A counter attack recovered for us the trench sections on the dominating height 185. A farm sit uated lower down was held by the nemy. "On the left bank of the Meuse (Ver dun region) the French, in the even- ng, directed an attack against our lines on the southern slope of Hill 304. The attack failed. An enterprise of our wn, carried out simultaneously on the Avocourt wood, resulted in the capture f six prisoners and two machine guns without loss to us." Turkish. BERLIN, March 9. (By wireless to Sayville. N. Y.) Fighting between British advance detachments and Turk ish outposts near Azizie about 60 miles southeast of Bagdad, on March 5. is reported In the Constantinople head quarters report of .March 6. The state ment Issued on March 7 records a Brit- sh repulse on the Sinai front (the Palestine campaign). The March 6 statement reads: Tigris front On the morning of ARABS AID BRITISH 0!d Bedouin Enmities Buried in War on Turks. RAPID ADVANCE EXPLAINED Ottomans Harassed on Retreat by Tribesmen Drilled Presumably by British Masters Horse men Do Good Service. NEW YORK. March 9. The British advance in Mesopotamia, which has covered more ground in a short period than almost any other movement of the war, has been assisted materially by extensive defections of the native tribes from Turkish rule, according to private mail advices received in New York from Asiatic Turkey. Last month the Turks apparently were entrenched securely on the Tigris below Kut-el-Amara. where they had held the British since the capture of General Townshend's army at Kut. Since the recapture of Kut, February ib, the British have advanced nearly 100 miles and now are within a few miles of Bagdad. This has been made possible, it now is reported, by the fact that the Turkish troops are men aced, not only by the British, but bv strong forces of Arabs, organized by the British as their allies, who are harassing the fleeing Turks. A communication from the TraV uva that following the action of the Grand Sheriff of Mecca In declaring Inde pendence of Ottoman rule various tribes nave put aside their old enmities. The Emir Arab-ar-Rovrleh, near Damascus, and Hakim Ibn Mahid Hakln, emir of the great Anzeh tribe, near Aleoho. covenanted to fight the Turks and Is sued a proclamation calling for men and equipment. They were supplied with drillmasters, presumably British, who effected the organization of an Arab fighting unit. Lesser tribes are extending the live coal of the movement from the borders of Syria to Egypt. Especially do the promoters of Arab union desire to "light the fire" In the Irak and be tween the Euphrates and the Tigris. The importance of the union of the two powerful Anzeh and Shamr tribes Is that they number not fewer than 4,000,000 souls. They have been bitter enemies for hundreds of years. It Is also asserted that Sheik' Khazal Khan has sent a deputation to the Sheriff Sutelman I, King of Hejaz, an nouncing his readiness to respond to a call for men and. money. That the new order Is producing re sults Is shown in a surprise attack of 1600 horsemen of the new forces on the soldiers guarding the camels the Turk ish government had bought prepara tory to an attack on the Suez Canal. Porto Rica lis to Guard Canal. BAN JUAN,! P, B,, March . Tbs March 5 two British cavalry regiments, with six armored-automobiles and two gunboats, attacked from land and river our outposts west of Azizie, 80 kilo meters southeast of Bagdad. The At tack was 'repulsed. We captured one officer and three men. In the afternoon British Infantry repeated the attack with no success. "Our outposts entered enemy trenches during the night and, after having ful filled their tasks, returned." The statement for March 7 says: "Tigris front The British are hesi tatingly approaching our positions. "Sinai front British attempts to ad vance against our .right wing were re pulsed. A hostile air squadron bom barded Tel-el Cherla. No damage was caused. Our anti-aircraft guns shot down a hostile machine, the occupants of which were made prisoners." British LONDON, March 9. The British of ficial communication tonight says: "Yesterday evening, after a heavy bombardment, the enemy launched five raids north of Wulverghem. and re peated the attack with parties early this morning. In each case only one party effected an entrance to our trenches. The others were repulsed. The enemy left some prlsonrs in our hands. Between 20 and 80 of our men are missing. "South of Blaches we again succeed ed in entering the enemy's front line. Aftar damaging his dugouts and inflict ing many casualties, our party with drew, bringing back some prisoners and two machine guns. "Our artillery has carried out a bom bardment of enemy positions near La Bassee." Progress of the War. BITTER fighting has taken place in Champagne, with the French with standing German attacks and taking further trenches, says the latest French official communication. Between 3utte de Mesnil and Maisons de Champagne French troops took' prisons: and lade further gains north of the road run ning between the two places. The number of Germans taken by the French In the past two days in this region now totals 170. Three violent attacks were launched by the Germans in the Maisons de Champagne sector. The German ef forts failed, Paris says, and the at tackers left many dead on the ground. The French attack Thursday, it Is an nounced, included the blowing up of German works on a front of 1500 meters to a depth of 600 to 800 meters. German trenches on height 185 ana at Maisons de Champagne, Berlin re ports, were entered by the French In their attacks, but the positions later were regained, except for a farm near height 185. Increased artillery action in the Champagne region is also an nounced by Berlin. Elsewhere on the Western front there have been raids by French, British and German troops. Nine raids, London says. were made by the Germans against British trenches north of Wul verghem, between Armentieres and Ypres. Berlin says 37 prisoners and two machine guns were captured In this region. London .reports the cap ture of some prisoners from the Ger man raiders and a successful British raid south of Blaches. Colder weather again has returned to the western front, accompanied by gales and snow, and is interfering with operations on a large scale. Six hundred prisoners were taken by Austro-German forces In an attack on Russian positions between the Trotus and Usui valleys, in Western Moldavia. Petrograd says that three heights were taken by the attackers, and adds that the Russians are making counter at tacks. There has been no marked activity in the other fields. Petrograd reports some Russian activity north of Erzen gan, in Armenia, and an advance south west of Sakkiz, Persia, toward the Turkish border. Second Battalion of the Porto Rlcan regiment has been designated for serv ice in the Panama Canal Zone. It Is the first time that native troops have been stationed away from the island ESTATE ACCOUNTING ASKED Action Is Brought Against Mr. BIrs. G. W. Riley. and An accounting for 10,000 worth of capital stock of the Realty Associates, a corporation, is asked of George W. Riley and Catherine L Riley in the Circuit Court by John H. Stevenson as administrator of the estate of Laura Slocum, who died in 1914. The complaint filed yesterday alleges that Mr. and Mrs. Riley Imposed upon Mrs. Slocum In the last years of her life, taking charge of her property and excluding friends, relatives and ac quaintances trorn her home. The re mainder of the $37,500 estate of Mrs. Slocum has been accounted for by Mr. and Mrs. Riley, says the complaint, but the $10,000 stock certificate bras not been produced. v BILL IS AIMED AT GERMAN Nebraska Measure Would Course in Schools. Abolish LINCOLN. Neb.. March 9. A bill to repeal an existing law compelling the teaching of the German language In the public schools of Nebraska was today reported out of committee for advance ment In the lower Rouse of the State Legislature. The date for Its final dls position Is uncertain. The law was enacted four years ago Opposition to Its provisions In Otoe County led to a court order instructing the School Trustees to enforce It and on an appeal to the Supreme Court the constitutionality or the law was af firmed. The law generally, however, has not been strictly enforced, except where local sentiment favored. CENSOR EXAMINATION SET Tests for Movie Board Secretary to Be Held March 2 9. The long-pending "civil service amination for the position of secretary to the Board of Motion Picture Cen sors has finally been definitely set for March 29. The examination will be held to get an eligible list from which to make a permanent appointment t the position now held on temporary appointment by Mrs. E. B. Colwell. The examination will be based on 100 points, as follows: Education, experi ence and personal qualifications, 40; general knowledge of ordinances and laws as applicable to motion picture production, 10; knowledge of the pro duction and marketing of films, 10; censorship elimination, 40. Chloride Gas Fumes Kill Three. MOUNTAIN HILLS, Vt., March 9. Three men are dead and four others are In a serious condition as a result of inhaling chloride gas fumes In the fac tory of the Deerfiold Pulp Company here today. PEACE OR WAR WILL BE UP TO GERMANY Status of Armed Neutrality Is to Begin When American Ship Sails With Gun. SITUATION IS INDEFINITE Change to Actual Hostility May Be Brought About Through Clash, Such as Submarine Attack on Armed Merchantman. WASHINGTON. March 9. Armed neutrality will be the status of the United States when the first American merchant ship puts to sea armed for defense. President Wilson made this clear when he asked Congress for spe cific authority to equip merchant ships to repel submarines the step he or dered today on his own responsibility. Writers on International law have held that armed neutrality consists In preparing the country to defend ltselfl ana its neutrality against the threat ened attacks or inroads by belligerents. Situation Is Indefinite. This state of preparedness may last indefinitely through good fortune In avoiding contact with belligerent forces afloat or ashore, or through the de sign of the belligerent to confine Its declaration of purpose to infringe the neutrality of a country to mere threats unsupported by action. On the other hand, the status of armed neutrality may change Into one of actual hostility through a collision such as a submarine attack on an armed merchantman. President Wilson has said that It Tnv not be necessary to put armed forces anywhere into action. All will depend upon Germany. War IVot Now Proposed. In his address to Cone-res th T-.ei dent said: I am not now pronoslner nr .r. nrr, Plating war or any steps that lead to it. I merely reauest that von win ..- cord me the means and the authority to dicKuara in practice the right of a great people who are at neaca anil who are desirous of exercising none but the ! rignts or peace to follow the nursuit of peace In quietness and good will." With the departure of the first armed American ship, the Navy Depart ment must instruct gun crews whether the appearance of a submarinn is mif- lcient warrant for opening fire. Of icials would not discuss this aspect of he situation, which Involves a declara ion of policy. It will not tak mnnt than a few days to outfit any ship. Contracts for additional guns of suita ble size are being speeded up. Genuan Action Tumi Scale. Fraught with the grave Dosslbllitv of war with Germany, action ordering the arming or American merchantmen was taken by President W ilson only after he was convinced that Germany actually was proceeding with her cam paign of ruthlessness and had made efforts to plot with Mexico and Japan against the territorial integrity of the United States. - The President's action sent a thrill through the Senate, meeting in special session, and through the Government departments. Still hoping that war with Germany will be avoided, officials and Senators declared that the issue rests entirely with Germany. In deciding that he has power to arm merchantmen, the President took the position that an old statute passed In 1S19, cited in the Senate debate as prohibiting such a step without Con- ressional action, has no application to the present situation. He is satisfied that the Nation stands behind him. and accepts the overwhelming vote in the House on the armed neutrality bill ana the known opinion of a large majority of the Senate as proof of the attitude of Congress. Funds on Hand Sufficient. Although the bill which failed of passage in the Senate provided for a bond issue of $100,000,000 to pay the expenses of armed neutrality, the Gov ernment has sufficient money available for its immediate purpose. Congress will be asked ,to provide more when the extra session convenes. Armed neutrality is expected to re move the practical blockade of Ameri can ports and place the Issue of even tual war squarely on Germany. An at tack upon an armed American vessel will precipitate a fight if the chip gets sight of the submarine, and an un warned attack would De regaraea Dy the United States as an act of war. Germany and Austria both have de clared armed merchantmen war ves- els. These declarations were based largely, however upon the charge that British merchant ships used their armament offensively and it remain to be seen whether Germany will so class and treat American ships with defensive arms. The whole of German press comment and unofficial utterances since the question was raised in this country bas Indicated the conviction that any I armed vessel should be considered hos tile and sunk In the same way as a belligerent war vessel. There has been no official expression on the eubject. German Policy Not Clear. Germany's exact policy towards American vessels sailing through the war zone since its proclamation Feb ruary 1 has not been quite clear, owing to the fact that fewer than a dozen such voyages have been made, and It Is possible all the vessels that escaped succeeded in avoiding the submarines entirely. It has been suggested that Germany probably Issued instructions to her commanders not to sink Ameri can ships without every precaution for those on board, as a last hope of keep ing America out of the war. The ruth less destruction of passenger liners, like the California and Laconla, however, is felt here to render this belief un tenable. The effect of America's action on other neutral nations will be awaited with keen Interest. Vessels of those countries, too, have been kept in port through terror of the German menace. The throttling of neutral shipping both British and German experts have ae clared to be the most serious effect of the German campaign to date and to have exceeded the actual amount of belligerent tonnage destroyed. Several German authorities have Indicated that so long as they could terrorize neutral vessels and continue their attrition on British shipping the eventual star vation of England was certain. BAKER CALL IS ACCEPTED Rev. William Westwood, of Great Bend, Kan., to Come to Oregon. GREAT BEND. Kan.. March 9. Rev. William Westwood, pastor of the Pres byterian Church here, has accepted call from the First Presbyterian Church of Baker. Or., it was announced here today. He will leave within two weeks. He formerly ' was acting president of the College of Emporia, at Lmporla, lk.an I'.iW B-tt 8 Today in Our Art Dept. . (Basement) Any Hand-Carved Stand' ing Frame 14 Off BEAUTIFUL COPIES OF OLD MASTERS ! CARBON AND COLORED PRINTS. Values up to $1.50 on sale at the AQf special price of..... T x All Sweet Grass Baskets W2 Regular Price ELECTRIC CANDLES, values toOQ. J2.00 now at only Oi7l r 4 15 Py& Toilet BH BH a Of Well CANDY 60c Palmollve A3 Cream at. 75c Bar C a s- A Q tile Soap at. 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Franco and her allies and neutral countries this year must economize or replace with othet cereals from 34 to S8 per cent of their requirements of wheat, according to estimates made In the Chamber of Deputies today by Victor Boret, presi dent of the agricultural committee. In an important debate on the eco nomic policy of the government dur ing the war, M. Boret produced expert estimates for the wheat crop of 1917 as follows: For France, a yield of from 180,000, 000 to 190,000,000 bushels; require ments, deduction being made for the invaded territory. 817.000,000 bushels, leaving a deficit of 127,000.000 bushels. Needs Fully Estimated. The requirements of France's allies and neutrals are from 560.000.000 to 570,000,000 bushels. The surplus avail able from overseas countries is from 860.000.0.00 to 870,000.000 bushels, leav ing a deficit for the entente allies of from 190.000,000 to 216.000.000 bushels. This was the third day of debate, in the course of which Fernand David, who was Minister of Agriculture In M. Vlvianl's Cabinet, and Anatole de Monzle. former under-Secretary of State for Merchant Marine, ana other Deputies sharply criticised the govern ment's action on economic problems during the war. It developed that the wheat acreage or jrrance was reaucea about 800.000 acres by the invasion, out of a total of 16,250.000, while the deficiency for 1917 Is estimated at 5,500.000 acres, or which duu.uuu. at least. Is expected to be made up by Spring seeding of Manitoba wheat. which is now conceded win grow suc cessfully In French solL Selling- Price to Be Raised. The Speaker agreed that to Increase the wheat acreage it is necessary to raise the maximum selling price from equivalent of (1.85 to 82.25 a bushe and also to intensify the use of modern motor Implements and a greater num ber of prisoners of war, of whom only 35,000 have been employed on farms. M. David criticised the government for falling to give effective encourage' ment to farmers to increase their seed ing. He pointed out that while the maximum selling price of wheat was SI. 80 a bushel, oats were selling a a higher price and the yield was bet ter. Various speakers alluded to world's grain crisis, due to difficulties of transport and reduced labor in some countries and Inadequate crops in others. Uruguayan Raps Teuton Intrigue. MONTEVIDEO. March 9. The news paper El Dia, commenting on the Ger- Quick Cure for Croup 'My daughter when small was subject - to attacks of croup, and I found Cham berlain's Cough Remedy gave the quick est relief, and was about the only med icine she would take willingly." Mrs. Edith Davis, Verona, pa. 20 Extra Stamps With the Coupon Today- SSaBbBESaSaESBSSEEBCSSSSSBSSSaBS OF GUARAN TEED QUALITY $2 2-qt. Foun tain Syringe two-year guar- S.?.e:$1.39 12 Combination Hot-Water Bot tle and Foun tain Avrtn r. 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The days of th8 town crier were recalled here recently when the new Mexican con stitution, adopted at the Queretaro constitutional convention, was publicly read on Calle Comercio, the main street. Hundrews of persona, including busi ness men. lawyers, worKing men ana even the poorest class of peon laborers. gathered in front of the custom-house while a government clerk read the long constitution, clause by clause. As Mexi cans have infinite patience, the crowd remained until the document was nn shed, cheering the various clauses in which have been embodied the revolu tionary reforms. Reading the constitution ana other public documents is necessary in Mexi can towns because most of the lower classes can neither read nor write. hence would not be informed, publica tion in a newspaper being, therefore, useless. JUVENILES MAKE PROFITS Colorado Rural Boys and Girls Net $5807 In Home Activities. FORT COLLINS, Colo.. March 9. Boys' and girls' clubs In rural com munities of Colorado earned a net profit of 85807.39 In 1916, according to reports received at the office of the state leader of the clubs here. Two hundred and twenty-two acres were planted In corn, 10 Vi acres In potatoes. 33 acres In gar den truck. 21.156 chickens were raised. 107 pigs, 2378 quarts of canned fruits and vegetables put up by the girls; 6300 dishes cooked for family use and 2790 articles made by the girls in the sewing clubs. The total value amounted to 117,- 506.55. The cost was 86399.16 to the boys and girls and 85300 to the state and Federal Government, who co-oper ate In the work, leaving a net profit of (5300. or almost 60 per cent. PERU IS STILL DISTURBED Civil Party Warns That Cabinet May Cause Serious Disaster. LIMA. Peru. March 9. The political unrest which manifested Itself on March T In the outbreak of serious dis turbances In various parts of Peru Is still strongly In evidence. President Pardo yesterday declined to oonfer with a committee of the Civil party, and to day Javier Prado, president of the Civil party. Issued a manifesto against the present Cabinet. Tbe Cabinet, the manifesto declares, has lost the confidence ef the country and. by remaining in office, can only aggravate the 'Situation and perhaps cause serious disasters. Lima advices on Thursday reported one change In the Peruvian Cabinet in the replacement of Jose Garcia by Dr. Ezeauiel Munoz as Minister ot the in terlor. President Pardo, it had been previously stated, had refused to accept BRING THIS COUPON AND GET 20-EXTRA -20 T r a d I ng Stamps jtnio on your first J1.00 cash purcnase ana r: --- double on the bal- cVfcSJ j a nee. Good on first three floors today. March 10th. . HH BH Rubber Goods BB BH BH mm ma BH BH BH HH Jetr with flannel bottle cover, guar-flj-l Q anteed for one year, special at.. 9 A "r7 BH BH BH BH BH BH BH BH PURE DRUGS WE CARRT NONE OTHER Reliable Patents on ' C 25c Moth Balls 1Q. now at. IfC $1 Swamp Rootyy on sale at..... f C BH HH BH na ma BH BH 7c $1 Nu xated Iron at. $1 Liquid Ar von now at. . . 79c 79c 76e SaxollteCQ on sale at-....OiC 39c $1 Bliss Native BH EH BH HH HH HH BH HH BH BH H3 75c Herbs now at $1 Oil Koreln CQ Capsules at OtJC BOo Wampole's For molld Magne- o T sla now at....O C BOc Glove rs qj Mange Remedy ODC 1 BonOpto 7Q Tablets now at 4JC and 7 at. Oil 19c WEST fWEK the resignation of other Cabinet mem bers. Mexican Woman Is Candidate. MEXICO CITT, March 9. Senora Hermllia Galinda, the woman suffrage party's candidate for Congress, wound up her campaign last night at an en thusiastic mass meeting which was at tended by fully 3000 people. A school of aviation will be estab lshed in Lima, Peru. The government has passed a law providing for an an nual appropriation of 824,333 for its maintenance. Suits For Spring Have been rapidly arriv ing during the last few days, and this breaking up of the Winter weath er makes every man think of his clothing needs. While we have always spe cialized on high - grade clothing, this will be our first real season as a young man's clothing Etore. Our reorganization and re moval, which took place last Fall, somewhat in terfered with the con summation of our plans for young men, but this season the up - to - date young man can be as sured of an assortment heretofore unknown in Portland. For these young fellows we have qualities begin ning with the famous Style-Plus Suits at $17 and running in price up to $35, with strong val ues at $20, $25 and $30. For the more conservative man we show ranges as high as $45, with pro nounced values at $25, $30 and $35. The entire second floor of our new building is de voted exelusiv ely to clothing. May we have the pleasure of showing you? Biiffum & Pendleton Co. 127 Sixth Street 80 easy steps from Wash ington Street F. N. Pendleton Winthrop Hammond CougtingTires the Old Hard winter coughs are very tiring to elderly people. They mean loss of deep, and they deplete the strength, lower vi tality, weaken sod wear out the system. Foley's Honey and Tar tops coughs quickly. It is a standard family medicine that contains no opi ates, and is noted for its quick effect on coughs, colds, croup, bronchial and Is grippe coughs, and the chronic coughs of elderly people. J. B. William, Trenton, Ga.v ovr 73 yexro old says : "1 have uied Foley's Hooey and Xas for years wua tbe beat sad aureat icaulu.'! BH HH MAB SMALL 4-7QO-HOME A 6171 I '