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TIIE SUNDAY OREGON AX. PORTLAND. JASUART 10. 1909
SURVEYS OF SOILS
DECLARED USELESS
Many Experiment Stations
Said to Be of Slight Aid
to Farmers.
WORK MAY BE SUSPENDED
Brllingtiam Bulb iinrden May Be
IHM-ontlnurd . Kesmlt of Com
plaint. Though City Marie
Strenuous l'iglit to Keep It.
WASHINGTON. Jan. t A serious blow
was givn to t plan fir tho rontinua
tlon of Foil Mjrvoys ny the IV partnit-nt of
A sericulture wlin the executive conimittHe
of the Awociation of Ainerii an As'. it ul
tnral follies and Kxr-vriiiii-nt Sta'lons
appeared today before tho Ilou. co:u
inlitee on acrictiltnie and f -itifltd tli.it
th work as now carried on was of llttlo
Val'H. to the farmer.
afmNera of th executive comni!tte
wlio critii-id the present wnrk of the
Bureau of jnils Included Ir. V. K. Jor
dan, director of tho New York Agricul
tural Experiment Station and four others.
m w afit:ct bkllingham
Experiment Station Donated by City
Ha Xot Been Sncrots.
FKULtNOTT AM. TVa.l.. Jan. 9-(5pe-clal.)
onf;lderablr anxiety is felt In cer
tain circles here as to llw effect the ac
tion of the Association of American Aff
rlcultural Colleges and KxpTimcnt Sta
tions wiil hive on the local bulb gtarden.
mhlch thia oi'y secured only after a most
itrenuous campaign last year. The bulb
rarden and experiment station was start -d
primarily to determine the fitness of
Whautim County soil for the raisins of
ayacinths. H. iu. Jueueman was placed
In chargw of the plant, and while no re
flections are cast upon his management,
kw-l farmers have not taken to bulb
rilsmi with any remarkable enthusiasm,
nor has the experiment station particU
.arly Increased tlia loral revenues.
Some experiments In raisins fruit trees
m various soils have been carried oitt.
but. aa practically any kind of fruit will
frow on any cleared land in the western
!art of the county, the need of this ex-p-rlmrntal
work seems rather question
able. The experiment station here has
b-en curtailed by a reduced appropriation,
and fear is expressed now that It will be
temporarily suspend- d.
As the land for the station was pur
chased by leading citizens of the city
through the Chamber of Commerce and
donated to the Government. Bcllinyham Is
,'ry anxious that 4he station be contln
jed and its usefulness proved. Many
rltixena already feel that the outlay for
the site was an expense tno city could
hardly afford; and if the station should
be suspended they are wond-Tlna; if any
mang of recovery of the cost would be
open to them.
of the opposition, which wa without a
recognized leader and whose strength,
was further dissipated by tne conflict
ing aspirations of va-ious candidates
for the Speakership, neither of whom
hesitated to thrust the stiletto of envy
into the hopes of the other. The result
was a sadly disorganized force thsjt
could not unite on any one of the sev
eral candidates that had been proposed
from their own number. Eventually,
some of these tired of Internal wrang
ling" and allied themselves with the Mc
Arthur forces:
Fight Transferred to Salem.
rre-ora-anlzatlon activities tonight will
be transferred to tho corridors of the
"Willamette Hotel at Salem. Hy ft o'clock
tonight practically every one of the 90
members of the Legislature will be In
falem, prepared for participation In the
Senate arid House caucusea which will be
hel l tomorrow morning at the state eapl
tol. '.Most of the legislators will leave for
r.ilein over the Oregon Electric at 3:35
o'clock this afternoon. Several of the
members living up the Willamette Valley
left last night either for their homes or
Salem. They will all be assembled at
Balem tomorrow night or 'early Monday
morning in time for the caucuses on or
ganization. Among the Senators to reach Tortland
yesterday were the following, all of whom
were registered at the Imperial Hotel:
Turner Oliver, of Union: I I. Mulit. of
Jackson: (. J. Smith, of Vmalllla: J. N.
Hart, of Baker; T. B. Kay. of Marlon,
and W. N. Barrett, of Washington.
Both hous will be called to order at
H A. M. Monday. The Senate will be
e.illed to order hy Frank S. Grant, of
Multnomah, chief clerk of the lost ses
sion, while the duly of exiling the House
to order will fall upon W. Lir Thomp
son, of tMke. who served aa chief clerk
of the House two years ago.
TUFT PUTS LID ON
CABINET SECRETS
PAPKE AND KELLY TO MEET
HITCH OVF.R RKCF.irT MONKY
IS ONLY BAURIKIt.
Settlement F:.xpeeted and Match
Stheiluled Tor Bay C ity In Lat
ter 1'art of Month.
CHICAGO. Jan. S. (Special.) William
Kelly and Papke will meet for the flret
time at San Francisco. January 29. Syl
vie Verretti. manager of the local mid
dleweight, received word from C J. Lore-art
ttmt the latter wanted a match for
his organization, the new Pacitic Ath
letic (Tub. on that date. Lercarl offered
the fighters 50 per cent of the gross re
ceipts. Ferrettl wired Lercart that he
would accept tiie match, provided the
promoter agreed to give the fighters SO
per cent of the gross receipts and to
cover transportation and training ex
penses. If lcarl agrees to these terms
and 1'apke Is willing, the fight will doubt
less be made.
BUILD LINE TO WINNIPEG
Great Northern lEoad Will Kxtend.
Has Bought Terminals.
WIXNITrXi. Jan. 9 Notice appeared
today In the official gazette of the Mani
toba government that the Great Northern
trains will be run into Winnipeg from
the south over Its own road by midsum
mer. Application has been made to build a
line this year west from Winnipeg
parati-llr.g the Northern I'aciflc to the
western boundary of the province, also a
branch from Morden to Rothwell. Man.,
and connecting with tlw main line west,
and to build from the boundary lines at
Noyes. Minn., to Winnipeg. Work will
start in tho Spring.
The company two years ago purchased
J1..0W worth of property In the center
of the city for terminals and recently
secured permission to connect the Great
Northern and the Northern Pacific lines
at the boundary with tho Manitoba sys
tem. LEGISLATIVE FIGHT ENDS
(Continued From First Page.)
date for the Speakership. Just who will
be associated with him Is Indefinite at
tills stage, although Bryant, of Multno
mah, is regarded as very friendly to
Campbell and probably will be found play
ing the game of the Clackamas County man
together with such other of the stand
pat -anti-Statement members as can be
enlisted In such a programme. Campbell,
it is said, figures that since his services
as Speaker are rot desired by either of
the contesting factions, he proposes to
remain in an unattached attitude and
take an active part in tiie discussion of'
such legislation as may be presented for
the consideration of the Representatives.
This as the course he followed in the
19i.iT session.
An adjourned meeting of the Statement
members, called for 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, failed to materialize. The ses
sion was scheduled for the rooms of Hal
D. Patton. of Marion, in the Imperial
Hotel, but the largest number that couid
be assembled at any one time was nine
a.id these dispersed before the assembly
could be convened in orderly manner. The
result was that no further steps were
taken towards effecting an organization
or outlining a dentate programme for
the coming session. Late yesterday after
noon Patton and his Statement One col
leagues. Haitffccrg and Lihby. departed
for Saieru. Just as firm Statement men,
to Patton said, as they ever liad been.
May Spring Coup In Caucus.
Since the disorganized Statement
forces have decided to enter the Re
publican caucus, for which McArthur
worked from the beginning of the
Speakership contest, the friends of the
Multnomah Courty man suspect that an
attempt may be made to disrupt the
auctis and carry the fijht for the elec
tion of Speaker onto the floor of the
House. McArthur's friends, however,
are prepared for Just such a coup and It
Is entirely safe to predict tiiat the same
forces that are back of McArthur. and
which are suffkimt to Insure his nom
ination and election, will dispel any at
tempted. Intrusion on the part of the
.i:so.-ganl;:ed element.
Loyalty of his f. lends, particularly
the Representatives from the eastern
section of the state. Is principally re
sponsible for McArthur's assured victory
in the Speakership fight. Of the 12
members from Eastern Oregon. 11 stood
by McArthur from the start. Another
asset that contributed to Mc.Vrthur'a
succeaa vu the disorganized condition
COMPANY F IS AGAIN" W1XXER
Runs or Big Score In Indoor Base
bull (ianie. -
Company E maintained Its? record of
victories in the O. N. G. indoor baseball
league game played at the Armory last
night, defeating Company H by the score
of 22 to 5. The result of this game leaves
three teams In the Armor' indoor league
without a defeat, the others being Com
panies B and C.
Last night's game was an Interesting
contest, despite the big lead of the win
ners. The majority of the runs were
due to the weak support afforded Pttcher
Khinehart. of Company H. who played
a creditable game. Henderson and
Mann, battery for the victorious team,
proved equal to every emergency. Hen
derson Is looked upon as a formidable
opponent to the other two leading clubs.
Companies C and H are scheduled to
meet next Tuesday night, while the first
game between the leaders takes place on
January 28, when Companies B and C
will meet. Companies B and E are
scheduled to meet on February 8. and
Companies C and E on February 25. The
lust game of the season will be played
on March 6.
COLD AND BROKE, SO STOLE
Young German Caught With Over
coat Taken From Rooming-House.
Caught wearing a stolen overcoat,
which he had taken a week ago. Carl
Bogelsack. a, German. 24 years old, who
has been In thia country so short a time
ttmt he has not yet learned to speak any
English, was arrested last night at First
and Burnside streets and locked up In
the City Jail, after having confessed the
theft.
Bo sol sack was caught aa a result of the
amateur detective work of his victim,
George Van Kips. a laboring man who
lives at the Winchester rocming-house.
corner of TlUrd Jid Burnside streets. Van
Epps hud his overcoat stolen January 2.
He visited all the rooming-houses and re
sorts of the North End for several nights,
and last night saw Bogelsack with his
coat, and reported the matter to the no
lle. Bogelsack said he had committed
tire robbery because he waa cold, had no
money, and couldn't get work. The other
clothing he Had taken had been sold, so
Van Kpr was able to recover his over
coat only.
JEALOUSY BLOCKS TREATY
Canada and Newfoundland Delay
Acceptance of Fishing Agreement.
LONDON. Jan. 9. The Foreign Office
Is awaiting the opinion of Canada and
Newfoundland on th.. results of the
waterways and fisheries treaties agreed
to by Secretary Root and Ambassador
Bryce.
If it had been necessary to deal with
the foreign office alone. It Is stated the
questions would have been settled long
ago. but the Colonial Office, which Is
most Jealous of the rights of the colo
nies. Insists upon consulting them on
every point.
Debate on Economic Problem.
Walter Thomas Mills and Mrs. Lilile
Fosborg appeared in a debate last night
In the T. M. C. A. Mrs. Fosherr took the
stand that the economic problem Is to be
solved not by the ballot, but by the or
ganization of the various industries into
one industrial union, which would ulti
mately become stronger than the orsan
l7d government. She tried to ehow that
measures have been won by the combined
effort of workers In various industries.
In opposing this view. Sir. Mills pointed
out that Industrial combinations could
not acquire supreme pomer without first
using what power the franchise affords
at the present time. In elaborating on
this question Mr. Mills advanced many of
his well-known economiu ideas.
Paul Richards a Refugee.
LONDON. Jan. 9. The Foreign Of
fice has been advised from Malta that
an American named Paul Richards, of
Pennsylvania, has arrived there from
Itegglo on board the Prltlsh cruiser
Minerva, and been sent to the hospital.
Tomorrow (Monday) will positively be
the last day of discount for West Side
gas bills.
Will Make No More Announce
ments Till After Inauguration.
HITCHCOCK WILL RESIGN
Give I'p National Chairmanship
After Filtering Cabinet Taft Is
Hailed by Southerner as In
carnation of Harmony.
AL'Gl'STA. Ga.. Jan. 9. Beyond the re
iteration of the announcement that P. C.
Knox will be Secretary of State and
Frank H. Hitchcock, Postmaster-General.
President-elect Taft has determined that
no other Cabinet appointments shall be
made known until March 4. To make tliia
determination effective, he will deny all
Cabinet rumors, predictions or announce
ments from any source or quarters what
ever. In the statement attention was di
rected to the announcement of the Knox
appointment, made on the day Mr. Taft
arrived in Augusta, and to the statement
by the Associated Press from Hot
Springs. Va.. of the eelection of Mr.
Hitchcock as Postmaster-General, both of
which were pronounced correct by Mr.
Taft.
Hitchcock to Resign as Chairman.
It is predicted that Mr. Hitchcock will
retire- a chairman of the Republican Na
tional Committee at some convenient time
to be determined upon after ho has as
sumed the Cabinet duties. In this event,
he will designate a vice-chairman, who
will hold the position until the commit
tee's meeting in December preceding the
next National election, when the election
of a chairman will be made. Mr. Hitch
cock, who Is here, declined to discuss any
plans he may ha-e in this connection.
Taft Attends Barbecue.
A trip Into the "grand old days of
the past" was the experience of the
President-elect today. In being the
guest of the Beech Island Farmers'
Club of South Carolina at a reception
or a barbeeue that tho club has held
once a month without missing a month
for nearly 70 years. The old darky.
John Hanis, made the "cue" Just ex
actly the same as be has been doing
every month since "long before de
wall."
The plain old clubhouse, with Its
holes In the roof and walls, has been a
meeting place for the discussion of all
questions as well as for the feasts,
served in one of Its two rooms, for
more than SO years. It stands alone on
a beach, seven miles from Augusta
and In and around it today were gath
ered half a hundred farmers with a
sprinkling of city folks. Invited from
Augusta for the occasion. These in
cluded Senator Bourne, of Oregon. John
Hays Hammond and Frank H. Hitch
cock. Incarnation of Harmony.
Major Henry Hammond, a veteran of
more than TO years, welcomed Mr.
Taft to the barbecue and expressed the
hope that, aa the Llama of Tibet is re
garded as the Incarnation of Buddha,
Mr. Taft might be the incarnation of
George Washington and bring about
the restoration of harmony, equality
and fraternity between the Solid South
and the Solid North. Mr. Taft ex
pressed his gratitude for his reception.
After the barbecue hud been served,
the ancient negro cook ejaculated, with
tears of Joy on his face:
"I sho' done shook hands with a
President. If I nevah shake hands
agin, I done It today."
HESITATE TO ANGER CHINA
Why Powers Decided Not to Protest
Against Yuan's) Dismissal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 9. The predomi
nating reason that lias Influenced the
American and British Ministers at Pekin
in abandoning their project for a protest
by the powers against any disturbance
of the present policy of the Chinese Gov
ernment is believed here to be largely
the delicacy which this Government lias
felt in approaching the Chinese govern
ment on this subject.
It was difficult to anticipate how any
representations along this line might be
received, for It is realized that the
Chinese are sensitive on any Intimations
which convey the Impression that they
are not capable of "managing their own
affairs. There was a question also whether
these would have been excusable, not
withstanding the great Interests the gov
ernments; 'particularly that of the United
States, have In the preservation of peace
In China and the maintenance of its
progressive policy in view of the fact
that there have been no serious results
following Yuan's dismissal and no reac
tionary tendencies have marked tne ad
ministration of the Chinese government.
Great reliance Is placed by the State
Department In the appointment of Liang
to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and it
Is hoped that the influence that he may
be able to exert may go far In pre
venting any decidedly backward steps, at
least so far as the foreign policy of
China Is concerned.
AY AN TED FIFTY MILLION'S
Tang Shao Yi's Visit to America Not
Entirely One of Friendship.
CHICAGO. Jan. 9. It was stated yester
day, unofficially, but In responsible quar
ters, that the amount of the loan which
Tang Shao Yi, the special Chinese Ambas
sador, decided to negotiate on his trip for
Internal Improvements In China, approx
imated J50.000.000. His hope, it Is believed,
was to negotiate the loan in this country.
The dismissal of Yuan Shi KaL'the Chi
nese Grand Councillor, and the uncer
tainty attending the future policy of
China, in 'both internal and external ad
ministration will, it is feared, render Im
possible any headway along this line in
the short period before Tang's departure
home, following his recall. The Ambassa
dor will have an Interview with President
Roosevelt before starting for Europe.
Some of his suite will accompany him on
the return trip, while the remainder will
go home by way of San Francisco. '
AVill Study American Commerce. -
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9. To study
conditions of commerce in thia country,
Tiu Citing Wing. Chinese Commis
sioner, accompanied by his suite, ar
rived today from the Orient on the
Pacific Mall liner China. After a brief
stay in Washington, he expects to
visit the principal cities and seaports
In tha country.- Neither tho Commis
sioner nor any of his suite would com
ment upon the dismissal of Yuan Shi
Kal.
Jap Treaty Upset Plans.
LONDON. Jan. 9. In a dispatch from
Tokio, the correspondent of the Daily Tel
egraph says:
"There is a growing belief here that the
prompt conclusion of tiio entente between
Japan and the United States upset Yuan
Shi' Kai'a scheme for an American-Chinese
alliance, which would have been anti
Japanese.' '
BUDYGRQS5ES NORTH POLE
TAKES EIGHT YKAUS TO FLOAT
FROM CANADA TO NORWAY.
Belleveil to Show Current Across
Polar Sea Which Explorer
AVII1 Utilize.
CHRISTIANA. Nor.. Jan. 9. The mete
orological Institute lias received a letter
from Soroe, Denmark, stating that a buoy
driven ashore. November 3. contained a
notice that the buoy was set adrift on
July 24, 1900. near Cape Bathurst, and was
4O0 kilometres northeast of the Mackenzie
River. Cape Bathurst is In British Amer
ica on the Arctic Ocean, lying in latitude
70:137 N.. longitude 137:30 W.
It is believed here that the buoy which
thus drifted more than eight years, was.
carried through the polar seas betwen
Greenland and Spitzbergcn. If this is
so, it would eeem to support the conclu
sion on which Captain Ronald Amundsen
has based hia future expedition on the
Framm.
Captain Amundsen's expedition on the
Framm will start from San Francisco
early in 1M0. He plans a drifting voyage
similar to that undertaken by Kansen.
He Intends to fasten his ship in the ice
northwest of Point Barrow Alaska, and
hopes to drift across the pole.
OLDEST PIONEER IS DEAD
Patrick B. GraJiam, of Missoula, Is
Said to Have Been Over 100.
MISSOULA. Mont.. Jan. 9. Patrick B.
Graham, a native of Ireland and a pio
neer of Minnesota and Montana died here
last night of senile debility. The exact
date of Mr. Graham's birth is not known,
but members, of his family state be Is
over 109 years of age.
Mr. Graham settled on a farm In Hous
ton County in 1868 and with his family
moved to Eastern Montana 22 years ago.
where he resided until coming to this
city two years ago.
Besides a widow he leaves five sons and
four daughters.
OLD BREWERYSITE SOLD
Half-Block at AVater and Harrison
Brings $20,000.
At Water and Harrison streets the
east half of the block formerly the site
of the United States Brewery has been
sold for about J20.000. C. K. Henry &
Son negotiated the sale, which was made
for the Weinhard estate. The three-story
brick building on the site la to be re
modeled. The property fronts on the
Oreuon Electric line and tire transformed
building will be devoted, to business pur
poses. The same firm reports to sale of ISox
150 feet on Hancock and East Twenty
first streets, formerly owned by M. B.
Wells, for H0O0. The purchaser an
nounces Intention to erect a dwelling on
the site.
Il . II . - P il
Watchman Breaks Ankle.
R. Lovegren, nlghtwatchman for the
Pacific Biscuit Company, Twelfth and
Davis streets, slipped on the pavement
and fell, breaking his ankle last night.
Without any assistance he hobbled to a
telephone and told police headquarters of
his injury. Dr. Zlegler hurried to his as
sistance on foot from the station, and
then had him removed to the Good Sa
maritan Hospital in an ambulance.
Peter Gullum Is Dead.
Peter Gullum. who has been a resident of
Portland for the past ten years, died
last night at St. Vincent's Hospital from
apoplexy. He had been 111 since; De
cember 27. Mr. Gullum lived at 97 Mor
ris street, and is survived by a widow
and three children. His remains are at
the undertaking establishment of E. Hol
man & Co. The funeral will occur tomorrow.
Blaze Scares Roomers.
Burning soot in a chimney in the Ran
dolph roomlng-lHmse, 252 Columbia street,
called out the Eire Department, at 6:85
o'clock last night. The blaze was
quenched with the use of hand exting
uishers. Tho roomers were unnecessarily
alarmed by the cry of fire but no one was
hurt.
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Prices Reduced in Every
Section of the Store
Bedding Reduced
Domestics Reduced
Curtains Reduced'
Flannels Reduced
Wash Goods Reduced
Shoes Reduced
Men's Wear Reduced
Hosiery Reduced
Knit Underwear Reduced
Dress Goods 'Reduced
Silks Reduced
Linings Reduced
Ribbons Reduced
Laces Reduced
Corsets Reduced
Muslin Wear Reduced
Aprons Reduced
Petticoats Reduced
Trimmings Reduced
Embroideries Reduced
Gloves Reduced
Art Goods Reduced
Notions "deduced
Suits Reduced
Coats Reduced
Skirts Reduced
Waists Reduced
Aches
IS NOW ON.
Clearance Sale
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The elegant new style belted
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for $10.40
100 snlendid $8.00 to $15.00
value Coats $4.95
Your choice of our stock of
girls' Coats $1.65
SILK PETTICOATS
$6.00 Silk Petticoats. . .$3.30
$7.50 Silk Petticoats. . .$3.95
FURS! FURS!
Have a few pieces of fine Furs
close out at half price.
We Are Closing Out
Hosiery
And letting them go at 9c a
pair, or dozen for $1.00
Here Are Suit Closings
$15.00 to $30.00 value Suits
at 97.15
A lot of Suits for misses and
sirls, $15.00 Suits, close out
for $4.85
Our Bargains in Skirts
Can't Be Beat
Elegant $14 broadcloth Skirts
vour choice $6.25
Voile Skirts, $12.00 to $15.00
values, at $5.85
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