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14 THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 3, 1907. HONORED BUT NO WELCDM T E GUEST Kaiser Seems to Delight in Making His Host Feel Uncomfortable. CRITICISES WITHOUT STINT Grows Vainer as Age Comes on and t Wears Many Decorations Re ' buke to High Functionary Who ForjfOt Etiquette. 1' BERLIN, Feb. 1. (Special.) The reaction which always follows after a tats of excitement has row set In here after the turmoil of an unusually hot political campaign and the people of Berlin have again taken up their old pastime of discussing: the Kaiser's per sonality, which they do with a freedom which would have been unthinkable a few years agro. " Is the Kaiser getting more vain? -the Potsdam court is asking:. Certain It is 'that he wears more orders and deco rations these days than he has ever affected. He Is now never seen with out five orders at least the Red Eagle, the House of Hohenzollern order, a Russian, an Austrian and an Italian decorations. i Altogether TVilhclm II is h pos sessor of 70 decorations, which Is i:- less than the nunil-er owned 'jy his own chamberlain. Count von Eulen burgr. The Count's orders are so numerous that if he woro them all at one time he would be covered with glittering badge down to his knees. It is the habit of the Kaiser from time to time to invito himself out to dinner. Sometimes it Is to an am bassador's house, sometimes it is to the mess-table of the Guards, and those who are thus honored all agree that to have him as a guest Is more of an honor than a pleasure, for his feelings are very easily hurt, and his likes and dislikes are very pronounced and. what Is worse, they change often and suddenly. If he sees anything that displeases him, he never hesitates to say so, even to guest's at his own table. One of the Kaiser's bete nolrs is to see the napkin tucked under the chin, a sight which Is often met with In the Fatherland. A few days ago he asked a functionary to dine with him at IhQ palace. The poor man was so nervous at the great honor and so amazed at finding himself In the presence of royalty at table that he, without realizing what he was doing, fixed his napkin under the chin, as lie was in the habit of doing In everyday life. All those Beated near the unfortu nate diner trembled at his temerity and wondered what the Kaiser would say to such a breach of etiquette in his presence. But the Kaiser was absorbed in the perusal of a telegram and for a mo ment did not notice what was going on. This did hot last long, however, and. looking fixedly at the offending napkin the Emperor said, smilingly: , "Are you awaiting the barber, your excellency?" One can easily Imagine the effect these words had on the poor guest, and how much he felt at ease for the rest of the evening. KOB POOR TO PAY THEIR DEBTS A'oble German Women Gamblers Exposed at Charity Ball. BERUN, Feb. 2. (Special.) "Hy enas of charity" is what the papers of this city call a. number of young ladies of high and noble birth. . who, having fallen victims to the mania of gambling, which the Kaiser so often scored among the officers of the guard regiments, have resorted to the rob bing of the poor to pay their debts, which they are ashamed to reveal to their husbands or fathers. There has been an unusual amount of . suffering among the poor of Berlin this Winter because of the terrible cold spell, and a number of charity fetes have been arranged by noble wo men anxious to help, and at all of these society ladies and women of noble "birth have assisted in the booths. The other night when the floor of one of the largest halls In' the -city was filled with a brilliant crowd at tending a charity baz-iur and the boxes were resplendent with ladles in eve ning dress and officers in gala uni form, a lady, known for her devotion to the poor of the city, suddenly be-, gran to box the ears of an elegantly dressed matron of the younger gay set. who hnd assisted in one of the booths, and whom sho had seen steal ing three 20-mark pieces, until she ran Screaming out of the place. , ; The incident called attention to the fact that another young lady had only turned in silver coins to the treasurer and. though she protested her inno cence and seemed highly indignant. She was forced to submit to being searched, with the result that gold coins were found in all parts of her dress, and she was driven out In dis grace hooted by the entire fashionable crowd. . Further Investigations showed that lioth of these ladies. had lost heavily at the gambling tables which are now to be found at almost every social gathering In the women's clubs and private houses. COMING TO AMERICA TO IEARN France Will Establish New National Theater In Paris. PARIS, Feb. 2. (Special.) Paris is to have another national opera house, which will be a people's theater in the true sense of the word, with low prices and freo school for budding operatic artists. The Idea originated with M. Briand, Minister of Public Instruction and the Fine Arts, who considers the theater an exceedingly important factor in the education of the people and who has determined to elevate the French op ,tratlc stage, which at present has been nllowed to fall into decay, to the same high degree as that l the metropoli tan opera houses in New York. "It Is a disgrace to us Europeans that to hear real first-class opera one must go to America and I consider It the duty of the state to support an opera house worthy of our great na tion. We are going to make the new Theater Iyrlque a model playhouse, and an expert Is to be sent to America to study all technical improvements found in New York theaters, which I understand are far ahead of ours in elegance and comfort." No' new building is to be constructed for tr-e new national theater, but" M. .Coquclln's theater, the Gaiee, in which it is to be housed, will be entirely reconstructed Inside. The manager will be M. Isoia, one of two brothers who are successful vaudeville mana gers in this citv. KING EDWARD DAMNS A PLAY Musical Comedy Cannot Survive His Loud-Spoken Criticism. IXNDON Feb. 2. (Special.) King Edward is a ruthless critic of bad plays. Recently he literally "damned" a particularly poor musical comedy, which could not survive his outspok en criticism. His rather raucous and strongly accented voice . was heard from the royal box saying: "Will some one tell me what the plot of i this damned play is about?" . - That voice of the King's is the one thing about him which betrays his German origin. The German accent is very pronounced, the "r" rolled gutterally, and the tones of his voice can often be heard through doors and wails. King Edward shares the family ac cent with all his brotlrrTs, the sons of the Prince Consort, who was Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The Duke of Con naught, the King's onlj- surviving brother, however, has been the most successful in getting rid of it, and his son. Prince Arthur, speaks like the most English of Englishmen. As a connoisseur of whisky, the King never risks the spirits provided in the cafes of the theaters, but takes his own special brand a liqueur whis ky into his box with his favorite min eral water. He has .a special portable stand made to hold this outfit in the theater .boxes. Managers, notified suddenly that the King will visit their theaters, are often put to considerable trouble if business Is slack, for the King hates to see a half-filled house, and they therefore have to resort to all sorts of tricks to fill the seats. CONDEMNS CHICAGO PACKERS 1'rltlHh Army Expert Recommends Government Packery In Australia. LONDON, Feb. 2. (Special.) No more Chicago canned meat will be supplied to the British army when the existing contracts have expired. Lieutenant Colonel Hobbs, who went to Chicago to inspect the packing-houses as a result of the "Jungle" revelations, has presented to the War Office a report which strongly condemns the methods of the Chicago packers. This report is kept secret, though Its general ten or Is known. The army council is now scouring the world to find the perfect meat canning system, since canned meat is a necessity to the army. So far the packing-house which comes nearest to the Ideal has been found in Copen hagen, but this concern, which has supplied canned meat to nearly all the Polar expeditions, even those, which have gone out from the United States, Is too small to come Into consideration on arniy contracts. it Is likely that the government It self will go Into the canning business in Australia, and the army's supply expert. Major A. Long, will shortly leave for that continent to investigate the chances of success. Meanwhile, Major Berry is in Chi cago keeping an eye on the meat sup plied to the British army under ex isting contracts. NO HOPE OF ' DISARMAMENT Opposition of Germany Fatal, in the Opinion of France. . PARIS, Feb. 2. In governmental cir cles here the outspoken opposition of Germany to limitation of armaments at The Hague Peace Conference is con sidered to be a death blow to any prac tical step In that direction. Foreign Minister Pichon and Premier Clemen ceau, with whom Professor de Martens, the Russian envoy, has been con ferring upon the programme of the conference, takes this view. France's position is that the con ference can be productive of important results in solving the question in scribed upon the Russian programme and is extremely anxious that the rais ing of questions like the limitation of armaments and the Drago doctrine. which have a more or less political bearing, should not be allowed to cre ate discord and possibly wreck the conference. Nevertheless, If any pros pect of tangible results In the direction of the limitation of armaments devel ops, France would heartily support a. discussion oi me matter., in tne mean time, her position is neutral, she not being desirous of participating in in trigues, the object of which would place any particular power In a false position. PARIS STILL RULES FASHIONS Worth Indignant at Mrs. Fish's Praise of Americans. PARIS. Feb. 2. (Special.) M.Worth, the famous Parisian creator of fash Ions, Is highly indignant at the state ment made by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, of New York, that American dressmakers are the first In the world. "If Mrs. Fish's opinion has a basis in fact," he says, "the question at once arises: Why do American women flock to Paris and London to buy their gowns? "It has been estimated that out of the 100,000 American women who visit Paris each year, 75,000 come to buy dresses, and this in spite of the fact that the customs duty in America is enormously high. . "Statistics prove that the American dressmakers are not the best In the world, because they come to Europe twice a year to get their models, which they simply copy with few or no changes. "America is a great country, a fact which no one is more willing to admit than I, but Paris still dominates the World of fashion, and will continue to do so for many years to come." 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May Disarm on Frontiers. - SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 2. The court of arbitration which is to settle all matters pending between Honduras and Nicaragua held its first session yesterday and ap proved a motion made by the delegate of Costa Rica, Senor Ardenson, that Hon duras and Nicaragua discontinue the maintenance of armed forces on their frontiers. Leader Caught and Rebels Dispersed SAN SALVADOR, Feb. 2. General Barahona, the revolutionary leader, has been captured and the two' rebel bands which have been making trouble have been dispersed. General Figueroa, President-elect, has been given the rank of Ma jor-General. Traction Officials Indicted. CINCINNATI, Feb. 2. Officials of the Cincinnati Traction Company were indicted today for refusal to bring into the court books, pieces of wreckage an.l other things wanted in the inves- Mrs. Cora B. Miller Makes a Fortune Started a Few Years Ago With No Capital, and Now Employs Near ly One Hundred Clerks and Stenographers. .Until a few years ago Mrs. Cora B. Miller lived in a manner similar to that of thousands of other very poor women of the average small town and village. She now resides in her own palatial brown-stone residence, and is considered one of the most successful business women in the United States. .. . L4 ' i.viv.'.-.- TC jW- F iW '-J aw T" 1 v EDWARD CHEERED IN PARIS Traveling Incognito, but Will Talk Politics to Fallleree. PARIS. Feb. 2. King Edward. Queen Alexandra and their suite ar rived here from London this ' after noon. Their majesties went in auto mobiles to the British embassy, which they will occupy during their stay. Ambassador Sir Francis L. Bertie and his family having moved Into a hotel in order to emphasize the private char acter of the visit. At the King's request, no representa tives of the government met him at the railroad station, but a large crowd heartily cheered the royal couple. The incognito of their majesties will not disappear until King Edward leaves his card at the Elysee palace for Pres ident Fallleres, after which there will be dinners at the embassy and pal ace. . While the King's visit has no politi cal aim. it is expected to bear fruit In further cementing the Anglo-Franco understanding and may have a bearing upon the attitude of the two countries at The, Hague Peace Conference. Chinese Town Opened to Trade. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The State Department is advised by the Ameri can Minister at Pekln that the city of Mrs. Miller's New Residence, Earned in Less Than One Year. Several years ago Mrs. Miller learned of a mild and simple preparation that cured herself and several friends of fe male weakness and piles. She was be sieged by so many women needing treat ment that she decided to furnish it to those who might call for it. She start ed with only a few dollars' capital, and the remedy, possessing true and wonder ful merit, producing many cures when doctors'' and other remedies failed, the demand grew so rapidly she was sev eral times compelled to seek larger quar ters. She now occupies one of the citiy's largest office buildings, which she owns, and almost one hundred clerks and sten ographers are required to assist in this great business. Million Women Use It. . More than a million women have used Mrs. ; Miller's remedy, and no matter where you live, she can refer you to la dies in your own locality who can and will tell any sufferer that this marvelous remedy really cures women. Despite the fact that Mrs. Miller's business is very extensive, she is always willing to give aid and advice to every suffering woman wno writes to ner. She is a generous, good woman and has decided to. give away to women who have never' used her medicine $10,000.00 worth absolutely FREE. Every woman suffering with pains in the head, back and bowels, bearing-down feelings, nervousness,' creeping sensa tions up the spine, melancholy, desire to cry, hot flashes, weariness, or piles from any cause, should sit right down and send her name tnd address to Mrs. Cora B. Miller, Box 4029. Kokomo, Ind., and re ceive by mail (free of charge In plain wrapper) a 50-cent box of her marvelous medicine: also her valuable book, .which every woman should have. Remember, this offer will not last long, for thousands and thousands of women who are suffering will take advantage of this generous means of getting cured. So if you are ailing, do not suffer another day. but send your name and address to Mrs. Miller for the book and medicine before the J10.000.00 worth is all crone. . Weak-Jointed People Or those who alway suffer from some old sprain or strain, ever in fear of an upset which will increase the pain be comfortable wear one of our easy, close-fitting silk elas- tic Woven Hose made ! 'for any limb length or size. "We guarantee WK CJU & JrXLT. satisfaction- Knee Caps $2.00 Legging $2.00 Garter Hose , $3.00 Wristlets, 35c and Sl.OO Silk Elastie Anklet, each 2.00 Leather Anklet, pair $2.50 DO YOTJ WEAR AN ILL-FITTED TRUSS? DON 'T, it 's dangerous. -WE FIT TRUSSES RIGHT. They hold and are an ever-present safeguard. Skilled men and women in charge of this important and responsible department. This Bedside Table Is a great comfort in every home; sick, con valescent or invalid it's just what you need to serve bedside meals, hold the book or writ ing pad; adjustable as to height or position. Price, $5.00. WE SELL OR RENT INVALID CHAIRS OR CRUTCHES SPECIAL : We have a number of those fine rattan Roller Chairs which were used at the Lewis and Clark Fair. They are in good con dition, and we are closing them out at $15.00 each. A bargain. SAINT VALENTINE Has just delivered us an exquisite line of Val entines, every one a geni. We can delight every heart and suit any purse; 10c to $5.00. Medicinal Wines and Liquors If there's any comfort in knowing that what you buy is pure and genuine, then these prices will interebt you: California Port or Sherry, gallon. .. .Sl.OO Officinal Port or Sherry, gallon $1.50 Four years old ; very fine. Cloverdale Claret or Burgundy, quart. 25d Canadian Rye, quart $1.00 Hilton's Ext. Malt, a fine appetizer, dozen . .. $2.50 EX. ARAGONIA. We received 3000 hardy Japanese Fantail Goldfish, a rare and beautiful variety. Noth ing prettier than one of our aquaria with these " fish. Goldfish Food, box , 10 Glass Aquaria. 50c, 75c, $1.00 and $1.25 Fantail Fish, each 25 Have You a Camera ? REMEMBER, we have the most complete darkrooms on this Coast. Films and plates developed the day received. Fine photo print ing. Lantern Slides and Trausparencies. Pyrography Our Delayed Shipment of Stamped Wood and Outfits Is Here. ' Boxes, Tabourets, Easels, 'Placques, Frames, Outfits every one guaranteed perfect $1.50, $3.75, $4.50, $6.00. ART SKINS, all sizes and shades. Our Artist Teacher in Pyrography will give free instruction in this fascinating art." ENGLISH PLAYING CARDS Beautiful and exclusive designs; gold edges: Our own importations; pack 75 English Bridge Sets, $1.25, $1.75, $2.50 $4.85 Score Cards, Tally Cards, Pencils, Counters. WHILE THEY LAST, 300 BOXES ROYAL CONSORT PAPETERIES Regular, 75c; special... 26 This is a beautiful note fabric finish. Lots of new goods at our Stationery Department. Visit Our Gift Room Full of new, exclusive and beautiful Art Pieces, Limoges, Florentine, Royal Bonn, Am phora, Gre's Bijou, Rozanne, Swastika, Im perial Bonaparte; Tiffany, Royal Dutch pat terns, Cloisonne, Hammered Art Brass, silver mounted Venetian Ware. Framed Pictures at special prices. Japanese Bronzes, Brass Candlesticks. Appropriate birthday, wedding anniversary gifts and party favors. Gillette Safety Razors The only kind you can live with and be happy, old on approval. Every one heavily silver-plated, $5.00; in fancv cases, $6.60, $7.50, $9.00. HERE ARE SOME SPECIALS AT OUR BRISTLE COUNTER 13-row Hair Brushes, solid foxwood back; special $1.8T 12-row, hand-drawn; special $1.49 All our regular $1.25 Brushes 98 WOODLARK COMBS, special 23 ALL OUR IMPORTED TOOTH BRUSHES Regular tiOc, special 49 Regular 45c, special. 320 Regular 30c, special , 180 AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED WA TERMAN AND PARKER PENS Always on approval. Money back if you're not satisfied after a week's trial. We are always ready and anxious to open monthly accounts with responsible folks We take Canadian njoney at full value . If you ever have to wait over 30 seconds for our exchange, we wish to know it to correct the trouble. &CO. FOURTH AND WASHINGTON titration of the recent WarsHw avenue accident, in which two men were killed. DISCOVER BRUTAL MURDER Young Man Found Dead in Room Bespattered With Gore. SAN FAANCISCO, Feb. 2. A peculiarly atrocious murder was discovered late this afternoon, when the dead body of Claudo Youngr, nude and fearfully mutilated, was found in a room In the lodging-house at No. 49 East street. Apparently the man had been beaten to death with his own heavy miner's half-boots. These, the spiked heels literally soaked with blood, lay on the floor near the bed on which the body of Young was stretched. Young was 29 years old and 'carried a card showing his membership In the Western Federation of Miners. He came here from Tonopah a few months ago and had been working as an electrician. The police have not made up their minds as to the motive of the crime and there is so far no clew to the murderer. An empty pocketbook on a table in Young's room suggested robbery, but doubt was thrown on this theory by the iinding of $6 undisturbed in the man's clothes. Young appeared at the lodging-house this morning and asked for a room. He was assigned by the night clerk and re tired. Nothing was seen nor heard of him until shortly before 4 o'clock this morning, when Fred Gerutoz. a bedmaker, knocked at Young's room. Receiving no response he opened the unlocked door and entered. The room presented a ghastly appear ance. Blood was spattered everywhere, even on the walls, and there were signs that a desperate struggle had taken place. Young's nude body, the face and head beaten, into an almost unrecognizable con dition, lay outstretched on the bed. Inspection by the police discovered blood stains in the hall outside of Young's room and drops of blood on the aide of the steps leading down to a street door, by which the murderer had evidently made his exit. This door, according to the keepers of the house, is always padlocked until 7 o'clock in the morning. Young's body when found was stiff, and the doc tors who examined it concluded that the man had been dead six or eight hours. Pond Will Be Brigadier-General. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. Colonel George E. Pond, of the quartermaster's department, will be retired with the rank of brigadier-general by virtue of his services in the Civil War. A T Z2 mm em ON THE BUYS THE , CHICAGO 69 arid 71 THIRD STREET THE $.15,500 SURPLUS STOCK Of COHN & LEVEY, Makers of Fine Clothing, 855 Broadway, New York, comprising Men's highest grade custom hand tailored SUITS - OVERCOATS CRAVENETTES AND - TROUSERS All of the most excellent quality All this season's very newest styles Fabric, finish, woolens and workmanship are the best that the woolen mills of the world and the trained skill of America's foremost custom journeymen tailors can turn out Cohn & Levey clothes have never been shown west of Chicago "before. 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