TIIE SUNDAY OREGON! AX.- PORTLA7I. xuy Eavvn g, ivw.
LAW IS DEFECTIVE
TAFT RESTING IN
VIRGINIA RETREAT
SOME SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOE GUBERNATORIAL HONOR IN BE CENT ELECTION.
Huntley Corrupt Practices Act
Needs Altering.
But ;Tromise. to Speak in
: .'-Brooklyn Will Interrupt
Repose.
CUTS TIME TOO SHORT
Section 5 Does Not Take Into Con
sideration Fully Vast Labor En
tailed In Getting Pam
phlets to Voters.
HITCHCOCK TO VISIT HIM
tVeaMetf tjr SfTenurous Campaign, lie
Goes to .Hot Springs Cottage.
)Iteoinian: Congratulate
; , on Carrying State.
llOT PPRHTOS, Ta.V Nov. 7. W. II.
Taft will not be able to enjoy his ex
pecteti- vacation undisturbed. He was
rlmlOil'-d tOilay that almost a year ago
he promised u .Apeak before the Prison
Alartyrs Monument Association
Brooklyn. Tire , date of-the speech Is
next Saturday. Mr. Tnft will leave here
Friday night next and will return to
his cottage here Immediately after h
has fmnn.-d hi promise.
- -Kttiok H.-Hku.hco k. chairman of tha
""Jlrpublu.au . National Committee, will
arrive tomorrow. The President-elect
does not know what the chairman's
visit may mean, but supposes that It Is
a winding up of the campaign in the
wavof a verbal report.
" Can't Forget 'First Love."
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". Mr:" TiTl"'sald today' that one of his
Chief pleasures in becoming President
was the opportunity afforded him to
aid the "Philippines.
. "I .cant forget my - first love." lie
staid.,, -
sir. Taft is In great need of a rest,
thousrH rn good shape physically. Me
arrived here at 10:20 o'clock this morn
ing. Several hundred guests from the
hotels were at the station and gave
him a rouslnpr welcome. Some of those
who voiced their welcome had made
the acquaintance of Mr. Taft when be
Wis here last Summer and for all of
them he had a hearty handshake.
"I am -mighty glad to get back Into
these Virginia mountains," said he.
. "I've had' a pretty strenuous time since
I left, bnt I am going to take some
rest and. enjoy myself."
Mas Cottage In Mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Taft were at once
'. driven -to the Ruth Harrison cottage,
which they will occupy during their
stay here. It is a good two-story cot
tage, with'ft veranda running most of
the way around It. It Is located In the
woods back on the mountainside and
tbereJJtlr. Taft will be completely free
from -the -Social life In the hotels. Hi
. executive offices will be on the second
floor of the cottage. They will be in
charge of Fred V. Carpenter, his pri-
vate secretary.
Letters of congratulation are still
pouring In on' Mr. Taft. While he was
t breakfast o the train on the way
from Cinctnp'Stf; nur-MUsourlans sent
him a nute'cehgrarttlatl-ng Wm on the
way their state had gone. Mr. Taft
Interrupted the meal Irng enough to
scribble bis thanks on th card and
send it back. '
Mr. Taft played a frame o( golf this
afternoon. - - . o. - " .-
COUNTRY LEAPS FORWARD
.(Oratlnued from "Viral Pase
which ;i the center of brass and copper
goods making. The Increase In orders to
electrlc4 'equipment -concerns will be fol
lowed Immediately by resumption on full
time of;many lants In Waterbury and
Bridgeport, -which torn out fittings of
cnppec.u41 tn electrical machinery. The
Xauffaluclc Valley was -.hit hard by .the
Industrttft depression, for more than 2S.000
skilledwerkers in copper and bras have
been on partial time for months.
STOCKS SOAIl TO XEW KECORDS
X': S. -Steel Heacbett Highest Point In
! r , i9 History.
NEW YORK. Nov.'?. A flood of buy
ing orders which had poured In on brok
ers diirtrg the night cent prices soaring
on the tock Exchange today and
brougfcv. scenes jot activity on the floor,
the like of which had not been wit
nessed in many months. So strong was
the bullish sentiment that In some in
tar.ctts prices . Jumped upward points at
a timevtm single sales. The readiness
with which purchases were made at the
advanced figures. Indicated that many
bqylng orders had been placed practically
without llmlrations In price. New York
Central rose 5 points on a few purchases
and United States Steel by short spurts
forced Itself up to Si'j. the highest price
ever touched by. that stock. Many other
prominent stocks rose 1 and X points over
last night s' closing. There was no df
. lnlte single piece of news to account for
the extreme activity, but speculation ap
parently was stimulated by reports from
all sections of the country of receipts of
large orders by manufacturers or rapid
expansion In' wholesale and retail lines
and that Targe numbers of workers are
being re-employed.
The big advance In New Tork Central
was attributed in part to a rumor cur
rent In the "street that E. H. Harriman
soon is to. become a factor In the control
of that system.. Neither confirmation nor
denial of. this report was to be had to
day. Sift Harriman declined to discuss
the subject.
The animated trading continued until
the close. . Considerable selling to realize
profits developed In the closing hour.
As a result, the gains In some of the
prominent storks were wiped out. but the
substantial advance In some shares re
malntd to the end. Prices were working
upward again when the closing gong
put an end to. the trading for the week.
SEW "YORK. Nov. 7. Edward H.
Ilarrimait was Informed by those at
his home' at Arden. Orange Cojnty.
this afternoon, of the rumor that he
was to become an active factor In the
management of the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad and that the
price of the stocks had advanced sup
posedly on the strength of that rumor.
He declines, to discuss the subject.
HITS NEW ENGLAND HARD
Bulnes Activity Spreads in All Di
rections on Atlantic Coast.
BOSTON." Nov. T. The business In
activity which marked the pre-election
period. h&3 given way with a rush In
New England, .announcements of a re
sumption of operations having been
made In all directions within the last
tlire days.
Many industrial Interests are affect
ed, 'although . the reports Indicate that
textile - concerns have ' acted more
promptly nd In greater, numbers in
ordering longer hours and mors opera
tives. . .. ."-
Other lines which already have ar-
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ranged for Increased operations are
Jewelry and rubber factories, thread,
yarn and knitting mills, machine and
tool-making plants and railroad repair
shops.
GREATEST ACTIVITY IX YEARS
Plenty of Money, Plenty of Busi
ness, Say Chicago Financiers.
CHICAGO. Nov. 7. (Special.) Pros
perity Is now the keynote of Chicago's
business Interests. Many men promi
nently Identified with the commercial
life of1 the city declared today that
the prospects, for a big business sea
son have not been so favorable for
years. Merchants and bankers say
crop reports are highly gratifying.
Hank deposita are said to be extremely
large: great sums of money are. in the
hands of farmers and business men;
confidence Is manifested on all sides,
and an era of abundant prosperity 'Is
predicted.
.J. Ogden Armour, president of Ar
mour St Co., said today: ,."I predict
that the next four years will bring
the greatest period of prosperity -the
country, lias seen, for some time. - l
find that merchants all over the coun
try are extremely hopeful. There Is
plenty of money In the banks and
plenty of business."
James B. I-organ. president or tne
First National Bank, said: "I believe
this Is going to be one of the biggest
business seasons the country has seen
for a long time."
MILLION'S TURNED LOOOSE
Southern California Begins Pushing
Forward -Hundreds of Projects.
LOS ANGELES. Nov. 7. (Special.)
As the Immediate result of the elec
tion of Taft the greatest loosening up
of Idle capital ever experienced In
Southern California has been In prog
ress since Tuesday. Millions of dollars
have been taken from private strong
boxes and deposited In the banks and
llllons more are on the way from
the East for Investment. So marked
Is the feeling of confidence that hun
dreds of enterprises which have been
hanging fire will now be vigorously
pushed. Contracts have been signed
within three days for buildings aggre
gating a million and a half in cost.
H. E. Huntington wired rrom New
York last night that in 60 days
there will be a horizontal advance of
10 to 25 per cent in all the realty
holdings he has on the market here.
This announcement has been made in
the last few days. In anticipation of
an augmented 'Winter tourist travel
the leading hotels are devoting $350,
000 to improvements.
ORDERS SWAMP STOCK MARKET
N'ew York Exchange Flooded With
Calls From Every Section.
NEW YORK. Nov. 7. (Special.)
With a flood of orders to buy. the'
Stock Exchange today experienced the
greatest activity It has had in months.
All usually active stocks scored high
records for the year, but the most
spectacular trading was in Steel Com
mon, which on enormous trading rose
to 65. the highest price, at. which It
was ever sold. Union Pacific, which
last October sold at 100. today was
bought In such quantities . that it rose
to 179H Amalgamated Copper was
another stock for which there -was ex
traordinary demand. The buying of
stocks for the general public was to
day greater than at any time since
the panic. Brokerage houses with out-of-town
connections reported orders
from the West to buy so great that in
some cases extra wires- had to . be
placed In service. London also sent
heavy orders-
Big; Ironworks to Resume.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 1. It was
announced here today that Charles M.
Schwab, head of the steel corporation,
left New York yesterday with this
city as his destination and that he Is
to spend two weeks in or about San
Francisco preparing for a renewed
activity on the part of the Union Iron
Works, which are affiliated vwUh the
Schwab Interests.
Paper Mills on Full Schedule.
GLEN FALLS. N. Y., Nov. 7. The In
ternational papr mills In this city and
Fort Edward, which have been running
on part time since the strike was insti
tuted August L will resume full opera
tion Monday morning. Nearly all of
the striking paper-makers have applied1
for reinstatement.
Out of every million letter that pass
through the postcfTlc it is calculated l&At
only one goes astray.
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FAKE STRANGE LUKE
Subterranean Body of Water
in Canal Zone Imaginary.
REPORT WORK OF ENEMIES
Washington Officials Have No Defl
site Information of Mystery
Which Is Pronounced Chi
mera by Authorities.
NEW ORLEANS; Nov. 7. A report
reached here today from Colon, Panama,
that a subterranean lake found under
the site of one of the proposed big locks
of the Panama Canal at Gatun, will re
sult In a delay of several years In com
pleting the canal and a much larger out
lay of money than at first anticipated.
According to this report the discovery of
the lake has been kept a secret. Engi
neers who are said to know of the dis
covery declined to discuss the matter
during the absence of Colonel Goetbals,
who is In the United States.
- This discovery has brought about a
change In the plans, according to the
reports reaching here, by which two
or three locks will be removed from
Gatun to Bohll and for the construc
tion of two dams and a double lift, in
place of one dam and three lifts.
Serious Obstacle.
The dam at Gatun. according to the
report, gives a depth of 85 feet of
water In the lake 'from Gatun straight
on through the canal. Such depth of
water will be sufficient to allow a safe
channel over the rolling ground be
tween Bohll and Gatun. but to deduct
55 feet of water from this lake, which.
It Is stated the new discovery will re
sult In. will leave places which will not
furnish the 45 feet of water, the mini
mum depth the ohannel must show.
Therefore, It Is said, it will be neces
sary to excavate a stretch which meas
ures about eight and one-half miles In
length. There are other places In the
stretch that will require no excava
tion. Involves Greater Cost.
All this work will, add some to the
length of time for constructing the
waterway and will add a cost which
has not been figured out.
Under the reported change In plans,
the Gatun dam will lift 35 feet or water
only, and the dam at Bohll will give
an additional 55 feet of water.
NO LAKE REPORT RECEIVED
Washington Official Have N'o News
Regarding Alleged Discovery.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 7. At the Isth
mian Canal office in this city it was
stated today that no word had been
received as to the finding of a sub
terranean lake under tbe site of one of
the locks at Gatun. It was declared
that the report of such a discovery was
absurd on Its face. It was stated that
borings on these lock sites had berti
extended for 80 feet and the evidence of
stability was conclusive.
It is said at the Isthmian Canal office
that If the rock under those sites is
sufficiently strong to have held up the
mountain all these years it probably
will be strong enough to hold up the
canal, even if there should be some
where near a subterranean lake.
GOETHALS DECLARES IT FAKE
Story Started, He Declares, by Ene-
mies or Canal Progress.
NEW YORK, Nov. 7. Colonel Goethals,
chairman of the Isthmian Canal Com
mission, declared today that the report
of the discovery of a subterranean lake
under the site of the canal locks at
Gatun is absolute "rot."
"This," Colonel Goethals added, "Is a
good example of the persistent attempts
at sensational fakes made In the canal
xone by enemies of progress there.
"The only possible basis for such a
story la the discovery some time ago,
during the survey for the locks which
are to connect Gatun Lake with the
canal, of some cavernous limestone for
mations ' In the vicinity of San Pablo
and 20 miles from the dam which holds
the 164 square miles of lake. Water
flows In and out of the so-termed cav
erns, but they are no factor In the
construction one way or the other."
Colonel Goethals sailed for the Isth
mus this afternoon.
JUST. ARRIVED.
Opera coats and capes, at La Palais
Royal.
Washington County Jury List.
HILLS BORO, Or., Nov. 7. (Special.)
The following Jurors will serve at the
November term of Circuit Court, which
convenes in this city November 23:
Charles Lazotte, Buxton; John E. Sul
livan and H. W. Schlottman, Beaver
dam; John Anderson and B. F. Catch
ing. Forest Grove; A. H. Salzwedel,
Charles Krahmer, Peter Jensen, Henry
Kamna and Gerhart Goetze. Cornelius;
William Crothers. J. D. MIckle and G.
W. Poole, Gales Creek; W. L. Parsons,
John C. Callahan, George W. Beal, Jr.,
Gaston; John Boland, West Butte; Aden
Keen, Ora Gardner, Columbia: H. L.
Kocher, West Cedar: J. K. Ihrlg. Forest
Grove; William Markway, Banks; L W.
House, Hillsboro; Sam Galbreath, East
Cedar; Robert L. Koblnson. Charles E.
Marrs. J. W. Reynard. South Tualatin;
Joseph Cowan, West Cedar; Peter
Grossen, Washington; Delmar Martin.
Dilley; Henry Miller, Reedvllle.
The chief criminal case will be-that
of State vs. Walter Johnson, who has
confessed to the Perdue murder, the
motive being robbery
Drown When .Boat .Capsizes.
OAKLAND, Nov. 7.-rOne. boy is dead
and another in a serious -condition at
the Emergency Hospital as the result
of the capsizing of a rowboat off the
Oakland narrow gauge pier todayThe
dead youth is Jans Chittenton. age
17, of Oakland, and the other, Harold
Beatty, of San Francisco. Both were
fresnmen at the University, of Callfor
nia. San Pedro Harbor Notes. '
SAN PEDRO.' CaJ.," Nov." 7. The
steamer Bedondo cleared today for Coos
Bay. -
The ateamer Raympnd arrived trom
Willapa Harbor today with lumber.
SALEM. Nov. 7. (Special.) Tn at least
one particular there is need for an
amendment to the corrupt practices act
which is to play, an important part In
all the future political campaigns in this
stale. The section which very clearly
needs amendment is section 5, which
prescribes the time at which the County
Clerks shall transmit the lists of reg
istered voters to the Secretary of State
and the time for the Secretary to mail
pamphlets of Information to voters. .
That section directs that on the 17th
day preceding a primary nominating elec
tion the County Clerk shall mail to the
Secretary of State the name, postofflce
address and party . registration of every
voter registered at that time. Subse
quent lists are to be sent at the close of
registration for the primary election and
for the general election. At least eight
days before the primary election the Sec
retary of State must mail to each voter
a copy of the pamphlet containing the
"write-ups" of candidates.
Time Too Short,
The difficulty with this section Is that
it does not provide time enough for the
Secretary of State to get out the pam
phlets. There are about 130,000 voters
in the state and if they all register the
Secretary of State would be required to
address that number of envelopes, put
In the pamphlets, put on stamps and
mail the documents within a space of
about one week. If mailed on the 17th
day before the election it. would require
from one to three days for the lists of
names and addresses to reach Salem and
the work of sending out the pamphlets
must be completed at least eight days
before the election.
Men who have had experience In send
ing out material of this kind say that
the law should be amended so as to
require the County Clerks to make out
lists of registered voters about twice a
week during the registration period and
transmit the lists to the Secretary of
State so that the work of addressing the
envelopes could proceed as rapidly as
does the registration. As It took about
a carload of paper to print the pamphlets
sent out last Spring under the Initiative
and referendum, handling a somewhat
similar lot of pamphlets for each pri
mary election and another lot for the
general election is no small task and
will require considerable room for a
working force and a small army of em
ployes if the work la to be done in a
week.
Oppose Amendment.
Last Spring the Secretary of State had
a force of clerks and assistants at work
for several weeks getting out the lnltia-.
tlve and referendum pamphlets. At that
time-there was no law requiring County
Clerks to transmit lists of registered vot
ers, so the Secretary found it necessary
to make arrangements with the Clerks
to send them in. paying them for so do
ing. . He procured the names as fast as
the -, voters registered. Under the cor
rupt practices act it is made the duty
of County Clerks to send in the names
and they will receive no compensation
from the state for so doing. But under
the law they are not authorized to send
In any names until the 17th day before
the primary election.
It is quite likely that friends of the
corrupt practices act will oppose any
amendment for fear that if amendment
be once started -there will be a demand
Bridge, Beach 6 Cos Superior Stoves
We are agents for these celebrated Stoves and Ranges, and carry a complete stock in our Stove
Department in the basement. There is not a better line of stoves to be found in Portland, and our
prices are right. WOOD'S SUPERIOR is the best medium-priced Air-Tight Stove made, being
fitted with cast-iron linings and finished in nickel trimmings.
A
Sonora
For a low-price Air
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beaten. It has a double
sheetiron lining, cast
top and cast base, and
is made both with and
without end door.
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Columbia-Tailored Clothes
are recognized by good
dressers as a standard for
style, workmanship, ma
terials and perfection in
fit at a considerable saving
in cost
When you buy Columbia-Tailored Clothes you
are insured against the dissatisfaction that follows
the purchase of a suit that soon gets out of shape,
looks dingy and old when it has been worn but a
few times.
Columbia-Tailored Clothes are built up accord
ing to the highest methods of tailoring, and will
hold their shape in all sorts of weather. .
We make Raincoats at $17.50 and up. You
select your pattern from our stock and we have
the goods specially treated to withstand rain. In
this way you get a coat made to your measure; of
the best of materials, and made absolutely rain
proof by a process that we know to be all right.
A $20 Suit made of the Thibet or Worsted that
we offer at this price cannot be duplicated in any
shop in Portland at less than $35.
We make Full Dress and Tuxedo Suits that,
for appearance, stand in a class by themselves,
and the materials we put into them cannot be sur
passed in any shop in Portland. When you see a
Columbia-Tailored full dress suit you recognize
the high-class appearance, the perfect fit and the
quality of workmanship is the best. Made by
Portland tailors, $40 to $65.
There is no Tailoring House on the Pacific
Coast that makes as many clothes as we donone
that gives as good quality for the price and has as
many boosters among its customers as we have.
GRANT
PHEGLEY
Manager
for' many amendments by persons wh
dislike some of the-provisions of the. law.
EVADE IMMIGRATION LAWS
Chinese Become Mexicans . Long
Enough to Slip Across Border.
CITY OF MEXICO, Nov. 7. A new
trick, by which Chinese -are said to
have been evading the Immigration
laws of the United States, has Just
come to the notice of the Mexican gov-
COOKING SCHOOL
At the request of a number of our
patrons we have decided to continue
the Free Cooking School another
week. This will positively be the
last week. Do not fail to take ad
vantage of it. Mrs. Wheelock will
have ah especially interesting menu
this week and will demonstrate the
most wholesome manner of roasting
meats and fowls. We will sell Mrs.
Wheelock 's famous Cook Book at 25o
during the entire week.
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Seventh
and Stark
Streets
ernment. It has been learned that
large numbers have become naturalised
citizens of this republic and as such
have succeeded In passing across th
border as Mexicans. It Is stated the
trick has been practiced so extensively
that the Mexican government Is seri
ously contemplating some measure
which will make it essential for the
naturalized Chinese to disavow inten
tion of leaving Mexico for the United
States. At present all that is necessary
is for one to swear he is a resident of
Mexico three years, take the oath of
allegiance and learn enough Spanish to
deceive the border Inspectors.
Superior
Hot Blast
For Coal is a very eco
nomical stove and will
hold fire for 36 hours
We also have a
complete stock of
the same line of
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