SECTION FOUR
Pages 1 to lO
DRAMATIC
and SPORTING
VOL,. XXVII.
PORTLAND, OREGON, SUNDAY 3I0RNING, FEBRUARY 9, 1908.
NO. 6.
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AVAIL yourselves of this great opportunity to buy Furniture cheaper
than at any other time of the year. We are compelled to vacate our
three-story warehouse. This immense warehouse stock must be sold. We .
have no space for these goods on our floors and they will be sold FROM
20 PER CEN to 35 PER CENT DISCOUNT. SEE OUR WINDOWS
MORRIS
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J30.00 Tablo reduced to $22. 50
J35..10 Tal.le reduced ' to $2..40
J4.0 Table reduced to SSO.OO
$t:"..nn Table reducefl to $;S5.00
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$48.00 Brass Beds now $35.50
$25.00 Brass Beds now. 16.50
$37.50 Iron Beds now.. $22.50
$22.50 Iron Beds now.. $16.50
$18.00 Iron Beds now..S13.50
$15.00 Iron Beds now. .S10.00
IRON BEDS
$12.00 Iron Beds red. to.S9.00
$10.00 Iron Bed's red. to.$7.oO
$ 8.50 Iron Beds red. to.$6.00
$ 6.50 Iron Beds red. to. $4.50
$ 5.00 Iron Beds red. to. $3.50
$ 3.50 Iron Beds red. to. $2.00
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BARGAINS
12 solid oak Sideboards, worth $25.00, reduced to. .......... .$18. OO
50 Iron Beds, values $13.00, reduced to $ 9.00
25 Iron Beds, values $5.00 and $6.00, reduced to $ 3.50
100 Dining Chairs, worth $1.50, reduced to $ 1JLO
15 Buffets in 'genuine oak, 42"inehes wide; French bevel
mirror. 18x36; worth $38.00; reduced to . $26.50
7 Parlor Suits, upholstered in velour,. worth $25.00, now. .. .$17.50
100 Folding Beds, cabinet and upright; 25 per cent discount on most
of them:
10 Bookcases, in golden oak or mahogany, worth $38, for. . .$25.00
7 mahogany finished Combination Bookcases, and Desks,
worth $25.00; now ...' $16.00
9 Extension Tables, either round or square pedestal bases,
regular price $25.00; now.. ....$18.59
SEE OUR WIN7DOWS
SPECIAL SALE ON RUGS
$50.00 Royal AA'ilton Rugs, Uxl2 feet, sale price JS39.50
flS.OO AViiton A'elvct Hug. 0x12. $35.00
$35.00 Extra A'elvet Rug, 9x12 $28.50
$:!.5.00 Body Brussels Rug. 9x12.... $28.50
$25.00 Brussels Seamless Rug, 9x12.... $20.00
$20.00 lembrook Brussels Rug. 9x12 $16.00
$18.00 Tapestry Brussels Rug, 9x12... $14.00
$15.00 Pro-Brussels Rug. 9x12 ..$12.00
$12.00 Ingrain Rugs. 9x12 .$ 9.0O
Smaller sizes proportionately reduced.
NOTICE
All high-grade goods, solid mahogany suits, dining, bedroom
and parlor, birdseye maple bedroom suits, Circassian walnut bed
room suits, early English oak dining suits, are greatly reduced.
$28 PARLOR SUITS $14
Three pieces, solid birch frames, finished in a rich, dark ma
hogany and upholstered in beautiful green velours; the re
tail price of these suits is $28; we cut the price to. . . .-. . . .$14.00
CHAIRS
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$1S.00 Dresser reduced to. . . .$13.50
$15.00 Dresser reduced to S12.00
$12.00 Dresser reduced to SlO.oO
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$35 STEEL RANGE
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All sruSrantend for 10 years. Leader
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quality cold-rolled steel adapted for
coal cr wood; oven thoroughly
braced and bolted, asbestos-lined
throughout: elaborately nickel
trimmed: section plate top: Gads
by's special price $29. OO
THIS LIBRARY
TABLE FOR $12.50
This $20 Library Table, in golden oak
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THRONE OF ABDUL .
AZIZ TOTTERS
Feeling of People Much in Mu
lai Hafid's Favor in
Morocco.
POPULAR AT CITY OF FEZ
Complications Attending .Hi so of
Pretender May Involve Interfer
ence of European Powers to
Prevent Christian Massacre.
TANGIER, Feb. 8. (Special.) The
natives here are unanimous to a man
in the opinion that the' star of Abdul
Aziz has set in Morocco forever. The
French are supporting him in his
limited sphere at present, but it is not
believed that they trill continue to do
so should Mulai Hafld defeat him in a
final battle at Rabat. Having sought
Christian aid against the faithful, the
Sultan will never be accepted again as
ruler by his people. There are two
alternatives open to him. He may
leave his native land he is believed
to have, for instance, an estate in Ting
land or he may become elsewhere tE
dependent of the French, somewhat
like the Bey In Tunis. Or he may hold
on to the last with their help, in which
case both the open and the secret arms
will be rouged against his life. Only
bayonets can keep him on the throne.
The proclamation of Mulai Hand as
Sultan once more places the key to the
situation In Berlin. France Is cam
paigning In Morocco on the invitation
of the Sultan she would be otherwise
infringing the Algeciras treaty. If he
is no longer the Sultan in the .eyes of
the people, or the bulk of them, can
the French continue to so regard him?
Possibly Germany may openly ' and
actively become prorHafldist, and ipso
facto hostile to French plans; on the
other hand, she may be now, after the
lapse -of two years, more tolerant and
pacific, but this is extremely doubtful,
in view of recent events. Possibly
France may change over from the side
of Abdul Aziz to that of Mulai Hafld.
It Is for the French Government to
decide. Probably they will take no
vital etep unless pressed in Europe or
seriously embarrassed in Morocco. The
former situation is by far the more
serious. Of the other powers, Spain
will only rigorously fulfil her share in
the Algeciras treaty, but will do no
more. Great Britain will give, as
hitherto, her moral support to France.
Mission Goes to Paris.
A diplomatic mission representing
Mulai Hafld is at present In Pria. It
consists of Mohammed Abd Jellah, the
new Sultan's private secretary, and M.
Vaffier Pollet, a P'rench ex-naval
officer. They say they are authorized
by Mulai Hafld to state that the holy
war will not be directed against
Europeans, but against the deposed
Sultan and the government which sur
rounds him. Mulai Hafid's financial
resources, they say, are considerable.
He intends scrupulously to respect the
Algeciras convention, and to acknowl
edge al debts contracted up to date.
The natives here beiieve that, with
Mulai Hafld as Sultan, all treaties with
Europe, especially the Algeciras act,
will become nullified, and that Morocco
Will be' able to defy it. Should the
holy war be carried out in earnest,
nothing could prevent the massacre of
many Europeans and awful bloodshed.
The danger is that the Moslem in
habitants of some of the places in
which there are European residents
may be. stimulated by this new move
ment Into Eome outburst of ferocity.
Mulai Hafid's accession to the Sul
tanate was made conditional upon the
observance of the following stipula
tions: The reforms embraced by the
act of Algeciras to remain unfulfilled;
the people to "be forbidden even to
mention the execrated act: all Europ
ean control over the customs to Ife re
moved; the negotiations for a Europ
ean loan to be abandoned; -Europeans
to be prohibited from residing in the
interior of Morocco; Europeans in the
ports to be compelled to reside in the
Mellahs with the Jews.
'One of Mulai Hafid's first official acts
will probably be a repetition of his
previously uttered demand tha't the
French shall evacuate the country im
mediately. Situation Most Grave.
There can be no disputing the
gravity of a situation in which the
legitimate sovereign is confined to ex
ercising a precarious rule over a
limited portion of his territory, while
in the sacred city of Fez the Ulema
Have pronounced sentence of .deposi
tion and assigned the throne to his
brother. As between the position of
the titular ruler and the successful
pretender there is perhaps little to
choose. If it were merely a choice of
masters for Morocco, Europe might not
be vitally interested in this internecine
strife, but the prospect of a holy war
and of the annulment of the conven
tion of Algeciras which would be in
volved, it seeiris. in the substitution of
Mulai Hafld for his brother is not one
that France, at all events, can afford
to regard without dismay. As events
are shaping themselves, the outlook
for an early withdrawal by France is
impossible, while the hope that greater
sacrifices will not be required is one
that only the most sanguine can en
tertain. The act of the Ulema in declaring
Mulai Hafld Sultan is irrevocable and
confers upon him of right the sovere
ignty of the whole .country. The suc
cess of the pretender and the failure
of the legitimate Sultan are chiefly
due to the discontent which the policy
of the latter has created among the
anti-European and reactionary sections
of his people.'. The first consequence
of the new situation was the procla
mation of a holy war. not merely
against the French, but against all
Europeans. Mulai Hafld himself may
be alive to the folly of such a step,
and personally well-disposed towards
foreigners and Christians, but he hold's
his position, and perhaps his Jlfe, upon
condition that he assents to it.
Pretender Popular at Fez.
Apparently the sudden movement in
his favor at Fez was a genuine ex
plosion of popular feeling. Abdul Aziz'
consulted the Llema some weeks ago
by letter upon a delicate point of the
holy law. He asked them whether, if
a Moslem sovereign could no longer
assert his authority, that sovereign
might call in foreign Christian troops
to his aid. The learned body seem to
have answered that, as it was clear
that such a ruler no longer enjoyed
the confidence of his people, he could
not possibly be regarded as the ac
cepted sovereign of the land. Alarmed
at the promulgation of a doctrine
which might make much more power
ful Moslem potentates uneasy, Abdul
Aziz is said to have dispatched a con
fidential agent to the Ulema with a
bribe. Whether they would have re
mained incorruptible or not, had se
crecy been observed, can only be sur
mised. The matter got wind and the
people of Fez -gathered in a mosque
and declared - that Abdul Aziz was
deposed. A second meeting held a
couple of days later ratified this de
cision, unanimously chose Mulai Hafid
to succeed his brother, and sent a dele
gation of notables to -inform him of
thdr act.
They offered him the throno only
upon very . stringent conditions. One
of these, in addition to those previously
specified, was that the Algerian 'fron
tier should be "rectified," so as to .con
vey to Morocco territory which never
was hers, 'and that all taxes should be
suppressed except those which a popu
lar assembly should have approved.
The interests and the honor of Europe
bind her to see that the act of Alge
ciras is not torn up at the bidding of
a collection of barbarous Moslem
tribes. France could not dream of
suffering any modifiaction of her
Algerian borders on the demand of
Morocco without fatally impairing her
prestige with her Mohammedan sub
jects. Finally, Mulai Hafld cannot dis
pense with a revenue until a popular
assembly Is disposed to vote him one.
He might have to wait a long time,
and he cannot afford to wait at all.
His soldiers must be paid, or they will
desert.
France and Spain Agree.
The best newa is that, of the com
plete agreement existing between
France and Spain with a view to the
security of Europeans. According to
the latest Intelligence from Spain, per
fect harmony exists between the Min
isters of the two powers. Prudence and
patience will, it is understood. Inspire
Franco-Spanish action and condign
punishment will certainly be meted
out to natives who .may commit ex
cesses of any kind. The holy war will
only become dangerous when Mulai
Hafld himself takes the lead in the
movement. If a Mohammedan rising
should take place on a large scale
France would be compelled to bring
at least 100,000 additional troops to
Morocco.
A Shereefian letter from Abdul Aziz
was read in the mosque here a few
days ago and saluted with a salvo of
21 guns. In It Abdul Aziz- described
the proclamation of Mulai Hafid at
Fez as an insignificant act of lawless
ness on the part of certain disorderly
tanners and shoemakers in the capital,
and stated that the incident was of no
Importance. The letter caused much
amusement 'among the native popula
tion. It is quite clear that the Moroccan
question will engage the serious at
tention of the European governments
for many days to come.
REFUSES CROSS DF LEGION
HOXOR FLIPPANTLY DECLIXKD
BY PAKIfc." WOMAX.
After Coveted Kibbon Is Awarded,
Author Writes Letter That Causes
a Sensation in France.
PARIS, Feb. S. (Special.) Madame
Marcclle Tinayre is a lady of great lit
erary capacities, one of whose latest
works, entitled "La Maison du Peche,"
created quite a sensation in Parisian so
ciety. M. Briand, with true French gal
lantry, conceived it would give her real
pleasure to be awarded the coveted rib
bon of the . Legion of Honor, and her
unexpected and distinctly flippant re
fusal of the. decoration has brought
about in various ways a small revolu
tion. In fact. It is hardly an exaggera
tion to say that the woman's rejection
of the cross offered her by . Briand
has become a Parisian event, displacing
for the moment in public interest much
more important affairs.
Minister Briand has been distinctly un
lucky with his crosses. Last year he had
It at heart, as a great admirer of Mme.
Sarah Bernhardt, to obtain of the Council
of the order instituted by Napoleon the bit
of red ribbon for that artist. But, after
the' "Divine Sarah" had been felicitated
by her friends, it transpired they had
been too premature, since the members
of the-Courtcil sternly declined to make
her chevaliere of the Legion of Honor,
and M. Briand, profoundly vexed and
humiliated, was constrained to present
his excuses to the disappointed artist.
This year M. Briand resolved to try to
obtain the decoration for Madame Mar
cclle Tinayre on the strength of her lit
erary reputation. Meeting her in society
shortly before New Year's day, he
sounded her on the subject. This lady is
reported to have replied to the Minister
that she would rather the Government
presented her with a pearl necklace than
with the cross. lnit that in default of
the-one s!i would be flattered to receive
the red ribbon.
This time the Council of the Order ap
proved M. Briand's choice, and he was
beginning to feel happy, when the tal
ented authoress sent a letter to the
Temps expressing a fear that the red
ribbon might render her ridiculous by
causing her to be mistaken for a can
tiniere or for a sister of charity. In
flippant terms she admitted her dressr
maker had reminded her the red ribbon
would appear advantageously in the
bodice of her black tailor-made gown,
but, she added, how could she wear it
without attracting attention in the
"Metro" or in a tramcar?
The letter published in' ' the Temps
raised an extraordinary hubbub. News
papers of such widely different views
as the Autorite and the Aurore discussed
the matter editorially, and the literary
lady had to face a "bad quarter of an
hour." The Council of the Order fussed
and fumed; M. Brtand became extremely
angry, and the chances are that, how
ever becoming the red ribbon may be on
a black tailor-made gown, it will never
be seen on that worn by Madame Tin
ayre. The latter, who, perhaps, after all,
does not at heart despise the honor it
was intended to do her, has written to
explain that she was -only jesting when
she wrote so flippantly. "Too late, my
dear lady," says M. Briand. who, taught
Why experience, will perhaps in future
avoid backing up lady candidates for
knighthood.
POLICE ROUTED
BY
IRISH WOMEN
Process-Servers Rolled in the
Mud and Writs Taken
From Them.
RAIN OF MUD AND STONES
How Kent Strikers in Ireland Fight
Their Battles Reconciliation of
O'Brien With Itcdniond
Unites Xationalibts.
DUBLIN, Feb. 8.-(Special.)-Serious
disturbances have taken place upon the
Rodney estate, near Creggs, County Gal
way. In consequence of the refusal of
the tenants to pay their rents, because a
reduction was not granted, civil proceed
ings were begun and a number- of process-servers'
visited tho district, accompa
nied by a large force of police under a
district inspector. The, tenants, however,
stationed scouts around the villages so
that they might receive warning of their
approach. A crowd of many hundreds
gathered on the roadway, and, when the
police arrived, barred their progress. Tho
women were placed in front, and the
men, with stick3 and agricultural imple
ments, took up a position behind them.
When the process-servers appeared the
women hurled themselves upon them.
The district inspector interposed and
warned the crowd against any further
opposition, but a bucket of dirty water
thrown over liim by a woman' caused him
to beat a hasty retreat. The process
servers were again attacked by the
women, and one, despite the efforts of
the police, was pulled down and rolled
over in the mud. His legal documents
were taken from him and torn to pieces.
A number of policemen were injured in
the struggle, and the district inspector
had his face cut open by a woman. Mud
and stones were rained upon them, and
finally they had to abandon the proceed
ings and return to a neighboring village,
followed by a jeering mob of tenants. No
prosecutions' in respect of the attack on
the police have yet been instituted.
During the hearing of several claims
for malicious injuries by tho County
Court Judge at Naas Quarter Sessions,
Peter Bartley, a herd on. land from which
cattle had been driven, admitted that
he had attended a meeting of lf
United Irish League to appoint a secre
tary to notify holders of grasslands to
give them up, and he inforaied the
court that in his opinion" the cattle had
not suffered in consequence of having
been driven off the lands. On Wednes
day evening the police at Donedea were
informed that Bartley had fired a shot
outside the house of a farmer named
McDonald and, on an information sworn
by a man named Stone, Bartley was ar
rested. Stone stated that, while he was
in McDonald's house Wednesday evening,
a shot was fired outside and he heard a
voice, which he recognized as Bartley's,
say:
"Do you hear that? That's what you'll
get for harboring people who swore
against me in Naas yesterday." He
heard something strike the door.
County Court Judge Curran, at Mullin
gar, granted Henry Bond, of Fairy Mill,
a decree for $o for injury to his cattle,
which wero driven "off a farm on the
Ardglass estate. Mr. Bond Etated that
negotiations had been carried on for a.
time for the sale of the estate to the
tenants, but they fell through. After
having been driven off the land, the cat
tle were brought back in a crippled con
dition, and he estimated th:it they had
depreciated in value by about jo pet
head. John Redmond has received the follow
ing Irttcr from William O'Brien:
"I "was ghid to read the terms of tho
resolution of the patty, and especially to
hcarof the spirit shown by yourself and
others. I desire heartily to reciprocate
that spirit with a view to our all uniting
in making the reunion of the National
forces a cordial and complete one. I
have communicated with my friends ami
am happy to be allowed to speak for
them In this matter. Mr. Hcaly takes
the same view of the resolution as I do
myself, and therefore tho summons to
the next meeting of the party can he
sent to every colleague on the basis of
their acceptance of the party pledge,
as defined at our recent conference, and
on the principles then agreed upon be
tween us.
"P. S. As the country cannot bo too
soon relieved of suspense on this subject,
I am taking the liberty of sending a
copy of my letter to the press."
To this letter Mr. Redmond has replied
as follows:
"My dear O'Brien I have just received
your letter and am exceedingly gratified
at the announcement you make. 1 frel
sure it jnill be the wisli of every ono to
bury the differences of the past and,
in your own words, to make the reunion
a cordial and complete one."
There is a- good deal of doubt about
Mr. Birrcl!'s University measure. Ono
report is to the effect that he will In
troduce a bill for the establishment, of a
National Roman Catholic University in
Ireland, and" providing for an annual
grant of JlW.OftO from the imperial ex
chequer. Prominent Liberals in Eng
land say that. If the Irish were granted
home rule, presumably ono of thnir first
acts would bo to sot up a National
Roman Catholic University. Bt
that would be a matter . for
tho Irish themselves. The placing,
on the otiier hand, of the respon
sibility for such an institution upon
the Liberals of Great Britain is an en
tirely different affair, and apparently it
is a responsibility which they do not in
tend to assume. For one "thing. It Is
said that a bill on the lines suggested
must tie the hands of the Government
in dealing with denominational education
in England and Wales. The Irish Na
tionalists say that, if Mr. Birrell s uni
versity bill is a genuine attempt to estab
lish educational and religious equality, he
will find the Nationalists of Ireland
b eager to assist his effort.
King Will Review Troops.
LONDON, Feb. 8. (Special.) Towards
tho end of April or the beglninng of May,
the. King will hold a grand review of tho
troops in the Aldershot command, and
this.will be the first noteworthy incident
in General Sir H. L. Smith Dorrien's ten.
ure of office. The King will be absent
from England during the Easter holidays,
and possibly at Whitsuntide also. If,
ho wever, the King is in Ejngland during
the Whitsuntide holidays, he will spend
them at Windsor Castle.
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