THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAy, PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER 20, 1903.
TUFT MEN FEAR
The
Best
in
Quality
The
Most
FOR
More Honest Doubt Exists
About That State Than
Any Other.
FORCES EVENLY DIVIDED
Republicans Express Confidence as
to Result, but Find It Hard
to Prove Claim Bryan
People Hopeful.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Sept. 19. Spe-cial.-Of
all the so-called battleground
atatea in the present political campaign,
unquestionably more honest doubt exists
regarding Indiana than any other. Here,
outwardlv at least, the Republican and
Democratic forces appear to be very near
ly evenly divided. Politicians are com
plaining that never before have they ex
perienced such difficulty as at present In
determining how the voters are going to
cast their ballots In November.
Of course, both sides are claiming the
state. They always do in Indiana, the
Democrats, however, with more apparent
confidence than the Republicans. This is
only natural and to be expected, for if
W. J. Bryan cannot carry Indiana, the
state which Republicans concede is more
doubtful than any other in the Middle
West, then their hope for his election
might as well be abandoned altogether.
In almost any calculation within the
realm of probability. Mr. Bryan must win
In the Hoosler state in order to get to the
White House. To W. H. Taft's election.
Indiana is not absolutely essential, and In
consequence the Republicans are more
conservative in their claims, and admit
that "there is a doubt regarding the atti
tude of the state this Fall.
How Chances Look.
Boiling down conflicting opinions of pol
iticians and laymen and taking- present
conditions and fact Into consideration. It
would seem that at the present time Mr.
Taft has a slightly better prospect than
Mr. Bryan of carrying the state, that
Representative James E. Watson, the
Republican nominee for Governor, will be
defeated by Thomas R. Marshall, his
Democratic opponent, and that the Demo
crats have a chance of carrying the Leg
islature and electing a successor to Sena
tor Hemenway. Of course, both Republi
cans and Democrats will protest that
such a prediction is incorrect, but the
situation In Indiana warrants it.
No one expects that Mr. Taft will come
anywhere near rolling up the M.OOO major
ity which Theodore Roosevelt received
four years ago. but it is a pretty goou
thing to fall back upon when the contest
Is so close as it Is at present, and a
mighty big lead for Mr. Bryan to over
come. It la not easy to see where this
majority la going to be entirely overcome
by reason of the candidacy of Mr. Kern.
Mr. Kern is a thoroughly honorable, up
right, able man. and popular, but he
baa been twice defeated when he was his
party's candidate for Governor not a
very good omen for Democratic victory
now.
What Fairbanks Will Do.
Democrats ase a part of their hope for
success upon the expectation that Vice
President Fairbanks' friends will knife
t-he ticket in revenge for the "steam
roller'' methods employed by the Taft
men at the Chicaro convention. If Mr.
Fairbanks' friends intend to do this, there
is no outward evidence of such action,
although It may be possible In some In
stances. They knew as well as any one
else long before the Chicago convention
was held that Indiana's choice would not
be the choice of the convention, and their
action In standing by him was purely be
cause of state pride and personal loyalty.
The Vice-President himself is actively In
support of the ticket, and will speak for
Mr. Taft throughout th remainder of
the campaign. A leading Indiana news
paper, however, in which he Is said to be
a large shareholder, is busily engaged at
every opportunity, in saying nice things
about Mr. Bryan, and it is reported, al
though the report is not confirmed that
Mr. Fairbanks' brother, who lives in Illi
nois, will vote for Mr. Bryan. Mr. Bryan
is doubtless growing in strength In the
state, but whether or not he can over
come the tremendous odds against him is
another question.
Mr. Hearst, realizing that Indiana ifl a
very doubtful state. Is putting forth his
best energies here, but they are not
counting for much. Whatever effect the
candidacy of Thomas I Hisgen does
have, however, will be more Injurious to
Mr. Bryan than to Mr. Taft.
Watson Has Handicap.
The gubernatorial situation is entirely
different. James E. Watson, a prince of
good fellow, after a long and honorable
career In Congress, with his eye for many
yeans upon the Governorship, seems at
this writing to be doomed to have his am
bition defeated through a combination of
circumstances for which he is only in
part responsible. In the first place he is
forced to bear all the odium of party mis
takes and rascality in Indiana for the
past 12 years, and there Is much tliat Is
odious. He suffers from having been a
part of the Cannon organization In Con
gress, because he was the party whip In
the House, and Cannonism is coming in
for such denunciation.
But worst of all for Mr. Watson is the
rarty's stand on the local option ques
tion. That is the great isaue in the state
campaign. In a way both parties are for
local option, so prominently have the ab
stinence people pushed the matter to the
front. Where local option shall begin and
where it shall end. that is. what shall
be the unit of local 'option. Is the divid
ing line between the two parties. The
Republicans favor making the county the
unit, and the Democrats the township or
ward. There the voter has the proiosi
tinn in a nutshell. He makes hi choice
and casts his ballot. The, liquor and
brewery interests favor the Democratic
plan, and strargely enough a great many
party Prohibitionists are advocating it.
A former Prohibition candidate for Gov
ernor intends to support It on the stump.
Of course the "interests" have money
and that is helping the otherwise depleted
Democratic exchequer.
Manly and luteal Option.
To add to the Republican troubles Gov
ernor Hanly, an ardent temperance ad
vocate, called an extra session of the Leg
islature which met yesterday and one of
the chief things he urges in his message
Is a law providing for the county unit
local option plan. He argue, and it
must b-i admitted that he has the logic
of the situation on his side, even If the
politicians do criticise the wisdom -of It
from a political standpoint, that the party
Is committed to that plan, it has a ma
jority in the legislature, henco why
should it wait until after election to carry
out its pledge? Do It now and show the
people we mean what we say, is his con
tention. On top of all this Mr. Watson has as
his opponent one of the most popular
Democrats In the state, an excellent cam
paigner and a capital "mixer," Thomas
R. Marshall. It would appear aa if Mr.
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so''-
Bonaparte Says Roosevelt
Anxious, but Law
Prevents.
LIMfTATIONS BL0CK WAY
1 si
MR.
BRYAN. HIS GRANDDAUGHTER. AND CHAIRMAN MACK.
Watson had selected -a most inopportune
time in which to try to realize his am
bition to be Governor of Indiana.
Hard Fight on Hemenway.
The Republicans will have a majority
of nine hold-over members of the State
Senate, and but for that fact Mr. Hemen
way's chances of re-election would be
slim. The Republican majority in the
Lower House now i only six. and the
Democrats seem likely to maite some
gains, an a hard fight is be.ng made
against Mr. Hemenway.
There are three districts in Indiana
where two years ago Republican Con
gressmen received less than 500 majority,
and three others where the majorities
were 1500 or less, so that the chances are
the Democrats will make some gains In
the Congressional delegation.
BROTHER ACCUSES SISTER
(Continued From First Page )
cure the entire estate of the sister and
prevent him from receiving one-half, to
which he was entitled as her heir at law.
The mental condition of his' sister, he as
serts, precluded the making of any valid
transfer of her property to the defend
ants after she was taken to their home.
He declares that In the pursuance of the
alleged conspiracy the defendants "led
all persons who might " communicate in
formation to him to believe that Ida Dru
ry's estate had by her become wasted
until practically nothing remained."
The court is asked to direct discovery
bv requiring the defendants to answer
32 questions as to the extent of the
estate of Ida Drury at the time of her
death, and what disposition was made
of It by the defendants. An accounting
is also requested.
Stopped on Eve of Departure.
The Moultons came to Washington
several weeks ago to adjust Mrs. Moul
ton's interest in the estate left by her
father, who died here about six months
ago. An estate reported to have been
worth $100,000 is said by Mr. Moulton
to have been worth very much less.
However, that matter has been adjust
ed and the Moultons were preparing
to return to Portland when they were
served with notice this afternoon that
George Drury wanted an adjustment
of his sister's estate before they passed
out of the Jurisdiction of the District
of Columbia courts.
Mr. Moulton deplores the publicity
given the case, and says ins wne s
brother was persuaded to go to law
l,v narties who had mistaken ideas
about the estate and who were seeking
to secure pecuniary benent Irom pro
ceeding. BRYAN CLINGST0 SILVER
(Continued From First Page.)
VfiRSITY REOPENS TUESDAY
BRIGHT PROSPECTS AT BEGIN
NING 33D COLLEGE YEAH.
teemed personal favor of May 12. In reply to
iny letter to you of March 23 last, wherein
....... .!....,,,, .ririiment In ls! In sup
port of free coinage of gold and silver at the
ratio of 1 to I was sound and that. If con
ditions wore tne same now a in, u
be an issue and that you would support it
with the same energy you did then. In
answer thereto I beg leave to submit the
following: ...
Captain Ross then submitted his own
arguments on the silver question, closing
his letter by saying:
Axioin If you were willing then, you havs
been willing for the lat VJ years and tire
willing now on the question under dis-
CUCoroHarv Tou were then and are now the
leader of one of the great political parties,
and tf you have been willing for the last 1J
years on such a vital question affecting our
. . nmnlp. von may advo
cate many other questions equally detri
mental to our people.
ourv Should the people elevate you to
the high position you are seeking, wherein
you might prove to be such a detriment?
To this letter Mr. Bryan has made no
reply.
CHINESE IN LOAD OF HAY
Antonio Downey to Bo Tried for
Smuggling Them.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 19. Antonio
Downey was arraigned before Commfs
.ioner Williams of the Federal Court
v on a f harca of smuggling Chi
nese over the border from Mexico Into
ih. t-nlterf States at Tla Juana. His
bail was fixed at $2500 and his hearing
was set for September su.
His alleged offense occurred Janu-
.-. n when 12 Chinese laborers were
taken by Immigration officers from a
knad of hav between Tia Juana. aim
San Diego. Pedro and Apolonio Gon
sales, in charge of the wagon, were
af-.-led since then they have im-
niioated Downey, accusing him of be
Ing the agent who hired them to brins
the Chinese over the poraer.
St. Paul Directors Start West.
MILWAUKEE, Sept. 19. Five directors
of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway Company whose terms expired
today were re-elected at the annual stock
holders' meeting as follows: Henry H.
Rogers. FTank S. Bond. C. W. Harkness.
Walter O. Bliss, of New York, and A. J.
Earling. of Chicago. The board of di
rectors later re-elected all the old officers.
At the conclusion of the meeting a num
ber of officials left on a sp?cial train for
Butte. Mont., to inspect the new Pacific
Coast extension.
Attendance Expected, to Exceed 500
Mark Freshman Class Will
Break All Records.
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene,
Or.. Sept. 19. (Special.) i ne ininy-
third college year in the history oi me
State University will commence on Tues
day under auspices that are considered
brighter than any In the life of the in
stitution. The passage of the university
appropriation bill in the June election
has infused new life into the school,
which has long been noted for its esprit
de cores, and predictions are freely made
that the University is entering upon a
great period of usefulness to the state.
The selection of additional instructors,
new books and apparatus, the purchase
of additional campus room, and the new
buildings that are soon to be erected
have caused students to apply In . In
creased numbers, thus rendering the
cooo.,1 of irreat value to the taxpayers.
Last year's enrollment, exclusive of the
Departments of Law, Medicine and Music,
reached the 418 mark, and represented
onnntlns in Oregon, as well as a num
ber of states and foreign countries. From
nnt Indications, the enrollment dur
ing the cominsr year will pass the 500
mark and all but one or two counties in
the state will be represented.
Applications have been coming into mo
registrar's office at such a rate that
Registrar Tiffany predicts a freshman en
rollment of 250. The applications are
being scrutinized closely and many
would-be freshmen are being turned away
for. lack of credit. Only those who have
finished a four-year High School course
or the equivalent 'are being admitted.
More than 100 applications have been de
nied thus far and the applicants advised
to make additional preparation In the
High Schools of their hpme towns.
President Campbell and the teaching
corps are busy with preparations for the
coming year. A number of substantial
improvements have been made about the
campus and a temporary wooden building
which' will serve as a recitation hall, will
be finished In a few days.
CAR SMASHES CARRIAGE
Two Women Fntally Injured and
One Crippled In Crash.
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 19. In a col
lision late Friday night between an
electric car and a. carriage Mrs. Wil
liam Squires, of 225 Brittania street,
and Miss Lenora Nefroney sustained
probable fatal injuries, while Mrs
ic.-on.v win he confined to her bed
r weeks with three iraciureu
and numerous other bruises. wn
Avila, the other occupant of the car
riage, escaped unlnjnreti.
Answers Bryan's Oft-Repeated De
mand by Cltlny Legal Obstacles -and
Difficulty of Getting
Evidence to Convict.
BALTIMORE. Md., Sept. 19. Attorney-General
Bonaparte, who was in
Baltimore today, made answer to the
charge W. J. Bryan has been repeat
ing frequently of ,late that the pres
ent administration has not squared it
self with its promises by putting some
trust magnate In jail. .
"From the time 1 became Aiwruti-
General to the present." said Mr. Bona
parte, it has been the earnest uesire i
the President, as well as my own. to
do that very thing in a proper case. I
have been compelled, however, to ad
vise against such a prosecution In
every instance suggested, because I did
not believe It wouiu De suuceooiui,
I did not wish to give the defendant
the benefit of an unmerited whitewash
ing. . "
Saved by Limit of Time
"In the case of nearly all the great
trusts, the combinations and consolida
tions to which individuals prominent in
their management were parties as such
took place 10 to 20 years ago, and. even
if they occurred after the enactment of
the Sherman anti-trust law, had long
since been barred by limitations when I
assumed my present office. You will re
member that with respect to crimes
against the United States the. period of
limitation Is only three years. In our re
port upon the postal frauds Mr. Holmes
Conrad and I suggested that this period
ought to be lengthened and the President
so recommended, but the Congress took
no action on the subject."
' Hard to Convict Individuals.
"It is of course true that officers of
the corporations can be held responsible
.i..,miitv for coroorate acts in- w:iich
they are proved beyond a reasonable
douDt to "have individually participated;
but. while it is 'comparatively easy to
prove the act of the corporation, - it Is
usually very difficult. If not altogether
impossible, to obtain legal evidence to
convict individual officers as participants.
"While, therefore I am well aware that
certain newspapers and other purveyors
to the public of what Speaker Cannon
calls -wind and Ink' have been crying out
loudly for some trust magnate to be put
behind the bars. I have always found this
advice to be of the same character as
that generally given by bystanders to the
smaller boy in a street fight-namely,
Go in and win;' which, as Dickens wise
ly remarks, 'is an excellent thing to do
when one can do it. but not an especially
good thing to try to do when one can't."
$10 REWARD
Offered for information which yill place
the undersigned in touch with his son,
Hans T. Overboe, last heard from in April
from Portland. Or. Age 24, height 6 feet
whe freckled, sandy hair; laborer.
Thomas H. Overboe. Audubon. Minn.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
Has surpel U otner medicines, in merit.
ales and cures. .
Its success, great as it has been, baa ap
parently only just begun.
It has received by actual count more than
40,000 testimonials in two years.
It purifies the blood, cures all blood dis
eases, all humors and all eruptions.
It strengthens the stomach, creates an
appetite and builds up the whole system.
It cures that tired feeling and makes the
weak strong.
In usual liquid form or In chocolated tablets
known as SarsatabS. lOO doses si.
Of Ul wietiM pernuHientlr rtrei la few dTl wilhouf
S lurries! operation or detention from buiinet. No py
win be necepted nntU the pttient is completely milled.
ZZZ FIDELITY RUPTURE UURt
414 Swetland Bldg.. PORTLAND. OR.
The "Insides" of a
Selz Royal Blue Shoe
The parts you can't see in a
shoe are just as important as
any parts of it the inner soles,
the counters, the parts that help
or lessen the wear.
It's an easy way for makers to
cheat in shoes, and even experts
cant see the fraud
after the shoe is made.
You never have any
doubt about a Selz
Royal Blue shoe; they
are not cheapened by
poor materials in any way. ' , -
Selz Royal Blue
$3.50, $4.00 $5.00
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Seventh and
Washington
Goods Promptly Delivered. Mail Orders Carefully Filled
Seasonable Goods, Low Prices
THE STORE NEWS FOR MONDAY IS THY AN OFTERING OF THE MOST MAG-
'.'. . that joes direct
nonnced kind and affords savings that make this store the peoples popuur pp g merchandise on our
tho dollar will buy most ana Desx. iouu db uitomku " Y . , Li "
cunnfers conSts of new Fall and Winter goods, at prices much below the average.
We Call Your Particular Attention to
Our Mew Stocks of
Stylish Dress Goods
A look through this section will tell you much more than, the mere reading
of it. It is certain that we never had a nanasomer couecnuu. u "
goods to show you, and it is doubtful if tne snaaes ana pavru
ti-ettier than now.
Particularly Striking Are the New Autumn
, . mi j
Suiting's in Stripes and mixtures xnat onow
A 11 Rest Colors. 44 to 50 in. "Widths, $1 Yd.
Another Special Feature is Our Unsurpassed Showing of
In no previous seasonve broadcloths S !?S
atoluS'f -d "ady 8POned f" neCdle-
Let Us Show You These Special Values Tomorrow
BROADCLOTHS AT 31.00. .. BROADCLOTHS AT S1.5U.
TOMORROW
An unsurpassed assortment of col
ored Broadcloths, strictly all-wool
fabrics, chiffon weight and brilliant
finish. Come in all the best shades
of red', brown, tan, green, gray,
blue, etc. 52 mc&es wiae
Genuine German Broadcloths in all
colors, chiffon weight, with beau
tiful velvet finish, inade of fine
selected yarns ib rich, effejtive
shades cardinal, garnet, burgun
dy, red. .olive, green, wood and seal
bi own. blue. etc. 50 Inches wide.
BROADCLOTHS AT $2.00.
TOMORROW
Genuine French Broadrloths, with
mirrored finish, chiffon weight,
rich, lustrous and extremely beau
tiful. They are made of the finest
salected yarns in all the new Fall
colorings. 52 inches wide.
V IL. waa
Fine Imported Black Broadcloths, Very Exceptional Values
52-irich fine imDOrted German Broadcloths-the finest black broadcloths to be found anywhere. They come
6l ww.,S ch.moiB finish, with a beautiful high luster. They are sponged all ready to use, and war
ranted not to spot. Four qualities to choose from, each one greatly underpneed:
Our $2.75 Line on
Sale Tomorrow at
Our $3.00 Line on
Sale Tomorrow at
$2.50
Our $3.50 Line on (DO Afk
Sale Tomorrow at M-'VJvr
Our $3.50 Line' on (Q AA
Sale Tomorrow at vPO.VJJ
A Special Showing and Sale
of New Autumn Silks
g s,'tvr..K tats 4JS yjst ttssrsjtt
1 . . , j in .1 i..i .oar, rrni, of nnmatr.hahla value.
selection at any one oi inese pncea wm uu.u, j-
LINING TAFFETA AT 50
19-inch Victor Lining Taffeta, .a
solid-woven, durable silk that will
not cut, slip or break; comes m
any wanted color, as well as black
and cream; suitable for all lining
purposes and dropskirts. KAfi
Remember the price " v
DRAPERY AND KIMONO SILKS
AT 60.
28-inch Cheney Bros.' celebrated
Drapery and Kimono Silks in a
. full showing of exclusive new de
cimis; beautiful, rich and effective
colorings inJanese, Chinese and Egyptian designs and elaborate
patterns. Sold regularly at 75c and 8oc a yard, pneed for gQC
this sale at '
COLORED TAFFETA AT 59S
19-inch Colored Taffeta Roberts
Bros.' Special comes in over 60
shades, guaranteed all pure silk,
has a beautiful swiss finish; a silk
that is usually sold at 75c a yard,
and well worth that KQp
price our leader at. . -''-
COLORED TAFFETA AT 7.
19-inch Colored Taffeta, warranted
all pure silk; comes -with a beauti
ful buckskin finish, free from arti
ficial dressing; shown in all the
newest and best shades for both
street and evening wear. Regular
85c grade, priced for ty K
this sale at
The New Fall
Trimmings
SPECIALLY PRICED.
The Fall season has opened at this store with the
largest and finest assortment of new Fall braids
ever displayed at a similar time. All of the new
est designs are shown. We have spared no ex
pense in acquiring this great collection of high
and medium grade imported and domestic braids.
We have gone still further and marked all hraids
down to exceptionally low prices, as the following
will testify:
All our 32c Braid, special...
All our 15c Braid, special...
All our 18c Braid, special...
All our 20c Braid, special...
'All our 25c Braid, special...
All our 30c Braid, special...
All our 35c Braid, special . . .
All our 40e Braid, special....
All our 45c Braid, special...
All our, 50c Braid, special...
.. 84
..10
12V
..15
..180
..2O0
..250
.300
..350
..400
Spec'l Showing
Dress Nets .
Very best qualities, both plain and colored, worth
from $1.25 up to $2.50, especially priced.
The prettiest Dress Nets we ever offered at any
price are in this sale, both plain and colored nets,
in all the new and fancy weaves, such as Tusca,
Brussels, Wash Blonde, Filet and diamond meshes.
Nets for dresses are extremely fashionable, and
these are exceptionally desirable. The variety of
styles is broad. Regular values from $1.25 to
$2.50, reduced as follows:
Worth From $1.25
Up to $2.50
Our reg. $1.25 Nets and Allover, special.. 890
Our reg. $1.35 Nets and Allover, special.. 980
Our reg. $1.50 Nets and Allover, special . .$1.19
Our reg. $1.75 Nets and Allover, special. .81.23
Our reg. $2.00 Nets and Allover, special. .$1.48
Our reg. $2.50 Nets and Allover, special. .$1.75
A Most Complete Showing of Knit
Underwear and Hosiery
Fall-wekht Underwear and Hosiery are items that should be uppermost in your mind now, and as much car.
fhTuld be taken In their selection as in your outside wearing apparel. To get the proper style suitable
weiSt and a perfect fit is most important. Qualities meeting all these requirements will be found in our
SStSi. Sfine woolen underwear, as well as our Fall weights in J: "
ready for your inspection. nere are a iew pute nycv.ui
silk, are now
WOOL UNION SUITS, Ql 5Q
$2.50 AND $3.00 KINDS " f .
A. special offering of women's fine wool Union Suits
in a number of different styles and weaves, swiss,
tuckstich and spring needle, in all sizes and colors,
rav and white; neatlv trimmed, perfect-fitting
garments, in regular $2.50 and $3.00 n"alit.
priced for this sale at $1.59
CHILDREN'S STOCKINGS, "1 Q fffcTVfcS
25c VALUE, AT A J?
A very special offering of children's fine, heavy
fleeced, fast black Stockings; they come in both
' fine and wide rib. in all sizes, suitable for boys and
girh. Best 25c grade, priced at 3 pairs for 5O0,
or, per pair 190
WOMEN'S STOCKINGS, OK fjfiTltS
40c VALUE, AT & u XJsM.M.va
Tomorrow we place on sale for the first time a special
purchase of touch's fine Wool Stockings, made full
seamless, Burson fashioned leg and foot, guaranteed
fast black, all sizes. Regular 40c grade,
priced at
VESTS AND PANTS, K Q CeiltS
76c VALUE, AT UK
Women's fine Fall-weight, form-fitting Underwear,
tuckstitched vests and pants, in all sizes, gray
color. These are fine' wool plaited garments that
were bought, to sell in the regular way at 7oc each,
speciallv priced for this sale
only at"
IS 102.0