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TIIE SUNDAY OHEGOXIAX, PORTLAND, FEBTtTTARY 10, 101 1. iUCML TROUBLE -ENDS IN SHOOTING American Seriously Wounds Greek Sectionhand on Cor vallis & Eastern. PRISONER TO SALEM TODAY tirr llrins Bullet Into Mnn Who Waa About to Attack Him, John Webb Surrender Self to Au thorities and e to Jail. Al-BXNV. Or. Fab. I Splal As tha reta'.t of nmlty or a band of Greeks toward American workmen, who ltplacl them as section hands on tha Albany section of tha CorraJlla at East ern Railroad, a shooting affray oc curred at 12. 30 o'clock today at Niag ara. In which John Webb, an American. iot and seriously wounded Cleorge Laplas. a Greek, and also fired on his brotr.er. Vrm Lapla. Laplas was rrouaht to Albany to Mcht and placed In St. Mary's Hospital. The builet hit him In tha left side Just below the heart, struck a rtb and rained downward, lodginc In the body. I'nill the bullet Is found and Its course ta the Intestines Is ascertained tha riousnes of the Injury will not bo known. but physicians believe tho Oracle Is In a dne"om condition. Webb jrae himseif up to Constable Trl:ice Goodman of Mill City. who brought the rr'!"1ner to Albany to night and placed Mm In the Linn Coun ty JalL Webb wi;i be taken to Salem tomorrow.- as the shooting occurred on the Marlun County side of the North I-antlam Klver. Racial r Long Standing. Tha shooting today Is the outitrowtb of racial trouble here four months ao. Webb went to work on the section here with a bnd of Greeks, who began causing him trouble. Itrcu of their quarrelsomeness toward Webb. Fore man A. M. Fair discharged all tha Ureeks and hired Americans. Tha for eigners made threats against Foreman Fair and also Webb, against whom they wera particularly bitter becausa ho waa tha first American to displace them. It Is said by local railroad men that Jeorga Laplas and his brother Lem haa been nen lying In wait for Webb near his home at different times. About a week ago tha Laplas brothers and other Greks secured work at a Corrallla aV Eastern rock quarry near Niagara. JJ miles east of Albany. IV ebb waa sent up there today with a worktraln to load rock. All forenoon iracrg Laplaa muttered at Webb, call ing him names In Greek- After lunch this noon ha came down to tha caboose as Webb stepped from It. a quarrel nsred and. as tha Greek rushed to ward Webb, the latter drew an auto matic revolver and began to shoot, laplas fell at the second shot. Lam 1-splss then rushed toward Webb, who fired three times at him without affect. Tha Injure! man waa taken to Mill City and later pUced In the caboose of the worktrain. reaching hera at S o'clock In the same car Webb cams as a prisoner. Webb "Shot to Save Self." Webb talked freely of tha shooting when he reached hero tonight, saying b believed the Greek was trying to carry out threats to kill him and shot to save himself. Laplaa la a power fully built man and Webb of medium build. No weapons were found on tha Greek when he fell. Though tha ca boose was full of workmen Just fin ishing lunch 'none saw the affray and the events whl-h led to tha shooting. Webb Is ii years old and has a wire and two children, tie carue here about a year ago from Texas and haa borne a rood reputation. The wound. -d man Is about IS years old. He and his brother Lem have been In Albany several month. , pretty girl, of 21. took senrlca In Toklo at the bouaa of a pear. Her uncle, Bun zaburo. who got her tha post. Intro duced to ber at the end of her service bentsro. a young merchant, who sought I bar band. Tsuaa. or rather Ber uncie. gava It .and tha wadding day was Used. I But Tsune had an elder brother, named TokeU who did not know or tnesa things, and promised Tsune In marriage to hla friend Shojoro. Ha told Tsune ha had arranged for tha ceremony, and. hearing she was already engaged, or dered her to cancel the prevloua en gagement. Bunxaburo at this stage took a hand In the game, and protested. On tha wedding day of Sentaro and Tsune, Yokel arrived. He wished, he said, to congratulate bis sister. Ha did not stop short at this formality. In ad dition, be removed her In a rlklsha to tha house of Shojoro. Hara everything, to a brlda groom, waa In readlnesa for a wedding ceremony, and tha ceremony began. Sentaro. with tha aid of the po lice, at length discovered Shojoro and and' his brlda. There was much wrang ling and a sensational struggle, but tha police Insisted that Tsune waa Senta ro' e, by vlrtua Of tha prior attachment ALBANY COLLEGE CHOOSES WELL-KNOWS DEBATER AS RKPRLitENTATIVE IS STATE ORATORICAL CONTEST. IMMUNITY BATH IS ASKED -;.,- - . V:: ' " ( '1 j -' : ' h I : . - ; V v k- X - - -jL 1 x Orever C. Blrtchet. ALBANY. Or, Feb. .18. Special.) -i-Grovr C. Blrubet. who wen tha local oratorical contest of Albany College and will represtnt that In stitution la the stste Intercollegiate oratorli-al contest at Eugene next month, la one of the most prominent stadeate ef Albany Cell Re te new pr.tl5.nl or the Student Body Association and Is a leader In all col lege afr.lra He bss served two terms ae president of tha Collegiate Debating League of Oregon and one term as treasurer of that organisa tion. He was elected secretary of the Intercollegiate Oratorical Asso ciation last year, but resigned ta ea ter this contest. Blrtchet bss been particularly prominent la debating and oratory during his eellege course. He bae been a member of the rn -tercor.eslate debating team of Al bany College for the past four years and repretented Albany last ysar In the state oratorical contest. He Is now a member of the aenlor class. and engagement So Tsuna want off to Sentaro'a home, and was married all over again. lOIR TRAGI SOLD 50.000, 000 FEET OP FIXE YEL LOW FIR CO FOR $130,000. Hathtnh Trust Sajs Evltlcnre Given i Fjitillcs It to liath. DETROIT. Feb. IS. Alleging tha in dividual defendants In tha Govern ments criminal case against the so called Bathtub Trust have been grant ed Immunity by the course of tha Gov ernment In the civil suit begun In Maryland. Attorneys Stevenson. Carpen ter and Butxel today filed a. plea In tha local Federal Court to have tha crimi nal case dlmlsej. In the plea It Is declared that the subpenaa ser -d on all the civil suit defendants required answer under oath and that the defendants filed such an. swera and In In Is answer they dis closed certain facts pertaining to Ihlnut charged against them In tha In dictments found by tha grand Jury at letrott. The Immunity statutes, it Is declared in the plea, provide Immunity for per sons who may give testimony ' or pro duce evidence, documentary or other wise, eoncernlrg the things Included la the counts of the Indlctmenla. L'nlted Statea District Attorney Wat son filed a f -murrer to the plea for dis missal. In tha d-murrer It Is alleged that answers such as made Jsy the de fendants in the civil suit In Maryland are not of the nature contemplated by tha Immunity itatut -a, In that these an awers were made In a Court of Equity. DESTROYERJS LAUNCHED bt.oter of Ensign Monaghan Sponsor at Boat a Christening. NEWPORT XCT'S. Va.. FeV ll Tha 1'nlteJ Slates torpedo-boat destroyer Monagbsn was launched at the plant of the Newport News Phlpbulldlng A Dry Docks Company to-lay. i The sponsor waa Miss Blanche R. Monashaa. sister of the naval officer for whom the vessel was named. Ensign John Robert Monaghan. of Spokane. Wash who lost uls life In an engage meet with the amoana near Apia. April 1. 15. Tie 14. accordlr. g to tftts report of Captain White. "In the heroic perform, ance of his duty, one brsva man against a score of savases. trying to save hla comrade. Lieutenant Philip V. Lansdala, V. S. N.- I JAP SUITORS IN CONTEST; Matrimonial Comedy Kesults From Two Attempt to Wed. TOKIO, Feb. IS. f Special.) Aa amusing matrimonial comedy baa been recounted by tha 'Japan Herald. Briefly put. tha story la this, Tsune, a i Syndicate. Buys, and Bramhall Log ging Company Will Market Frodnct In Portland. A tract situated In Tillamook County on the Una of the Pacific Railway ex Navigation Company, bearing 0. 000.000 feet of timber, waa sold yeaterday by E. T. Davles. tha owner, to a syndi cate. In which J. N. Bramhall. of tha Bramhall Logging Company, of Port land, and C A. liollenbeck aud asso ciates of Manhattan. Kta, are Inter ested. The consideration waa 1130.000. Tha land will be lotted by the B.-am-faall concern and the ogs will be mar keted In Portland. Operations will bs begun as soon as tha railroad la com pleted, which mill be early In the fcprlng. Tha tract is situated In township north, range west, and the railroad runs directly through iL The lumber la all yellow fir of tha finest quality, and the logs will produce an unusual ly large percentage of clear lumber. The deal was negotiated by Mr. Bramhall. who haa been working on It all Winter. Tha Bramhall Logging Company op erates a large camp west of Boring. In Clackamas County. The camp haa been ehnt down all Winter, but preparations are being made to resume operations about April L Sanitary Conference Is in May. PARIS. Feb. It. In view of the plague In Northern China It haa been decided to advance the data of the pro posed International ' Sanitary Confer ence, and France Is Inviting all nations .n.i (i.i.-.iiti ta Pmrls In Mae to etudv means of fighting epidemics. I How to Make a Pint of the Best Cough Syrup and Save $2.C0 This recipe for home-made cough remedy Is used and prised in thou sands of homes in tha L'nlted Statea and Canada. It costs little, but it I snieudid. Even whooping cough yle'ds to It quickly. Mix 1 pint of granulated sugar and fx r'nt of wnrm water and stir for S nilnutea. Put SS ounces of Plnex sflfly cents' worth) In a pint bottle and add tba Sugar Syrup. This makes more and bet ter rough syrup than you could buy ready-made for Si. 50. Take a tea spoonful every one. two or three hours. This simple remedy win usually stop a deep-seated cough in lesa than 14 hours. It tones up the ap petite, has a pleasant taste and la sMghtlv laxative, which is helpful. Tou will also find It splendid for bronchial troubles, lung and throat affections, asthma, etc This Plnex and Sugar Syr up recipe Is so popular that It la often Imitated, though never successful ly. In trying ft. use only the pure, genuine Plnex. which contains gulalcol and all the natural heal ing elementa of Norwegian white pme extract, in concentrated com pound. Some of tha best-known Portlsnd drueglsta. surh ss Laue - Davla Drug Co. (distributers) and others, think so well of the above recipe that they guarantee It to give aat Isfactloa er r a f a a 4 the purchase price. A Full Stock of the Popular New mer Garments. All Sizes and Styl w , ' ht ne.j T-rslsir1 mo- All tlifi New Stvles for Soring: and Sum es Ten Cents. New Idea Magazine 10c, 50c for 12 IssuesMarch Number Ready A Sale of Notions 10c Hair Nets...... .3 8 Safety Pins 5 75c Hair Brushes 49 40 Pearl Cuff Links 25 1 10c Pearl Dress Buttons.. . .5 2.JC fina brietle Tooth Brushes for 15f 35o rubber get Tooth Brushes for 230 New Idea Mag azine 5CcaTear Ten Cents ' The Most in Value, The Best in Quality New Idea Patterns Spring Styles Ten Cents A Sale of Notions 40a Bar Pins and Brooches.252 $1 fine steel laid Shears. ..49 15c children '6 Hose Support ers for 10f 50c rhinestone Brooches. ..29f 15c pearl Dress Buttons. . .10? 50c elastic Belts 39 25c box Paper 15fi 10c Writing Tablets 5 Kayser's Silk Gloves 50c a Pair A new Spring line of Kayser's silk Gloves, in black and the popular new shades. They come in two clasp tyle and with double finger tips; all sizes. The best values to be had anywhere at this price. A Great February Price Reduc tion Right Through the Store Our final onslaufht on prices starta Tiere tomorrow morning with the season's most radical reductions to dear the decks for immediate action and provida room for the new stocks which, contrary to our -PecUUonaThave already begun to arrive. Come and take advantage of this splendid saving opportunity. Kayser's 16-Button G.oves $1.00 A complete line of Kayser's silk Gloves in the 16-button length. They come in all sizes and in all wanted colors and black. Select now while the assortment is com plete. Priced at S1.00 a pair. elect Your Hew Wash Goods for Spnn Elysia foulards, a fabric as pretty as silk and much more durable; comes in black and navy ground, with QKp all-size white dots. Priced at New Dress Sateens, the good, durable sort, shown in medium and dark colors, in dots, stripes and figures. 1 Qp Priced at XOC A new snipment ox oerpemmo uk, " all the latest styfes and colorings, at Dupionne Silk, similar to a rajah weave; comes in all the new plain shades. At New Brocaded Shantung, shown in pretty fig ured designs and plain shades, at.....-' Wilile the Assortments Are a,t Tlieir Best Even if yon are only curious to see the newest of fashion's fancies for the coming season, it will be well worth your time to come to this advance Spring and Summer showing. If you are unprepared to buy, the little prices will un questionably create desire, and that certainly will lead to quick action, which in turn will give you matchless values from the country's leading mills. The half is not told in the printed details below. We list the items simply to indicate the extent of the values: Nearsilk Foulards, a new and beautiful fabric, shown in medium and dark colors, in stripes, figures and all-size dots. Priced at, Utopia Pongette, a very attractive fabric, comes in navy and black ground, with all-size white dots. Moderately priced at Anderson's imported Scotch Zephyrs, in checks, stripes and plain shades. Priced at New Batistes, hundreds of pieces, including all the new patterns, in dots, checks, stripes and figures. Two X0C grades, at 15 and... An unmatchable showing of new Organdies, lnsh Uinimes, riaxons, Batistes, Tissues, etc. All special Qfip values at y Hundreds of yards of the best standard Dress Ginghams, in light, medium and dark shades. T Ujnp 20c 25c 25c 19c 25c 45c Priced at... Spec! Offerings in the Suit Section In addition to the low prices at which these garments are offered, each one possesses style, individuality. An immense display of new Spring Suits. Women who know are showing great enthusiasm for these new Spring Suits. We have been exhibiting, selling and receiving Spring suits every day for the past two weeks. Every good model that has been brought out this season is here. A selection tomorrow or Tuesday will doubtless insure an exclusive suit. These special values: WOMEN'S SUITS AT $12.50 to $25.00 It will be to your advantage to inspect these suits and compare styles, quality, make and prices with other. Better values at such popular prices re not to be found elsewhere. They are up to the standard in every detail. Coats are shown in the popular short style, with shawl or notch collar. . Skirts are made in several styles, with high or regulation waist. Shown in solid colors and novelty mixtures in all the newest fabrics. A complete line of all wanted colors and sizes. LONG COATS AT $10.50, $12.50 TO $25.00 A beautiful line of women's and misses' Spring Coats. Thesuperiority of these garments over others at the same price is almost unbelievable. Ask to 6ee them, though yon are not quite ready to buy. They are made exceedingly stylish, with shawl collar, square or round effect, also plainly tailored, with notch collar. Solid colors and a variety of novelty mix tures to choose from. SILK DRESSES AT $10.50, $12.50 TO $25.00 Now comes the time to buy some of the most beautiful silk Dresses ever shown in our store. They are made of good quality taffeta, messaline, cloth of gold and foulards, daintily embroidered or trimmed with cord, velvet or silk. They come in many styles in the one-piece effect, and are really the best values ever offered. LAWN WAISTS AT 95, $1.25 TO $7.50 This season, more' than ever before, we prove our supremacy in cleverest 6tyles andbiggest value-giving in women's waists entirely new and really the most attractive we have ever seen or shown. The materials used lawns, laces and embroideries are of excellent quality and will launder fine. SILK WAISTS, IN TWO GREAT LOTS A great assortment of women 's silk Waists, shown in broken lines and sample lots; made of good quality taffeta and messaline, and shown in all sizes, but ouly one of a style. These waists fasten front or back, and come in black and colors. Lot 1 Regular values to $6.50,' special at 53.50 Lot 2 Regular values to $7.50, special at ". $4.50 LONG KIMONOS AT $1.50 AND $1.75 A very choice offering of women's long Kimonos, shown in the empire style and loose effect, with belt. They are made of good quality ma terial, in the figured and Persian design, trimmed with border or plain material. They are just the kind you will find very handy to slip into yor trunk for Summer travel. The New Spring" Silks and Woolen Dress Goods In weaves, patterns and colorings that are certain to be in great favor at much higher prices a little later on. Women who appreciate the importance of early selections are finding most interesting choosing in our large assortments of silks and dress goods. Spring's newest styles in the most fashionable weaves and colorings are here in abundance.' Many are exclusive and cannot be duplicated later. Selec tions can be made more advantageously now, and prices are remarkably low. NEW SILK POPLINS AT $1.25 A YARD A splendid showing of the celebrated R. & S. Pop lins; beautiful silk and wool fabrics that come in a soft, graceful weave and shown in all wanted plain shades for both street and evening wear. A very fashionable material, 42 and 44 inches wide, at a very moderate price. FANCY SILK POPLINS AT $1.50 A YARD Another line of the R. & S. Poplins, shown in all the popular new shades, with self-colored over designs in neat, small figures and attractive color ings. Thev come full 44 inches wide, and at this price you can well afford to buy now for future use. NEW PONGEE SILKS, $1.25 QUALITY, $1.00 It is only because we purchased these silks below regular price that we are enabled to offer them at this special price. 36-inch Pongee Silks of ex ceptionally good quality, guaranteed to wear sat isfactorily and not to slip or pull ; comes in a fine even weave, and made to retail regularly at $1.25 a yard. It 'a a fine, washable material for Spring and Summer garments, at a bargain price.. $1.00 CHENEY BROS.' and VALENTINE'S FOULARD SILKS VERY MUCH UNDERPRICED Before you decide on dress silks this season, be sure to see our display of the new Foulards. We have just received another large shipment of Cheney Bros.' showerproof and Valentine's shed water Fou lard Silks. Fashion has decreed that these beautiful silks are to be the favorite for Spring and Summer wear. They drape beautifully and are perfect in both weave and finish and guaranteed ispotproof. Shown in all the correct new designs and colorings. They are full 23 inches wide, and they are as serv iceable as they are fashionable. We invite your in spection now. Our low prices will surprise yon. GRAY DRESS GOODS AT $1.00 A YARD An unsurpassed showing of the new season 's fabrics in widths from 44 to 56 inches the new gray ma terials, such as Panamas, Serges, Poplins, Taffetas, etc., shown in plain shades, self-colored stripes, shadow effects and attractive novelties. Included are the most desirable weights for Spring and Sum mer coats, suits and skirts. This price on such a complete line cannot be made later. Buy yours now 1 NEW BLACK and WHITE SHEPHERD CHECKS Over 200 bolts of these popular fabrics, shown in all-size checks and in qualities to suit all. Fine, evenly woven, hard-twisted fabrics that are exceed ingly durable and dust resisting and can be washed. You may select from these widths at the following prices tomorrow: 36 inches wide at. .50 44 inches wide at. .65 ar wis f 52 inches wide at. . ..$1 54 inches wide at $l.aj New Spring Styles in Dainty Muslin Underwear 50c MWW4a FOUR BIG SPECIALS AT A POPULAR PRICE. Short Chemise of excellent quality nainsook embroideries. JJainty garments oi superior Short Skirts, made of fine duality nainsook ies and lace. An unequal ed showing at this This showing of low-priced specials includes Corset Covers, Drawers, short Chemise and short Skirts. Be 6ure and get first choice now, while tha assortment is complete. i r i. si c-. 'flgsSi nainsook, neatly trimmed with fine j-aMM VaL and linen laces," also madeira 5 and batiste embroideries. All made T ood full length and extra well fin ished. Muslin Drawers, made in the wide, circular or umbrella style of very good quality nainsook, cambric or heavy muslin, trimmed with pretty embroideries and laces. Well made ,r and neatlv finished. or Masonville muslin, plain or trimmed with linen lace and or Masoaviile muslin, plain or trimmed with neat embroider- low price. Wom'n's Kicbelieu Union Suits Spec'l for This -Sale Made With Thin Waist Line and Seamless Side $1.25 Grade QQq at Another special sale of these splendid garments tomorrow at a very low price. Fine, medium-weight, bleached cotton Union Suits, made with thin waist line and without side seams. They come in all sizes and styles and sell everywhere at $1.25 a garment. Specially Q&Q priced for this sale at WOMEN'S HOSE, 25c, 35c, 50c. The celebrated Burson Hose for women, the only full-fashioned stock ing without a seam. They are shown here in three grades in cotton and silk lisle. . - CHILDREN'S HOSE, 19c A PAIR. A special sale of children's medium-weight, extra strong, fast black cotton Stockings. Made in a narrow rib and shown in all sizes. Great values at this price. WOMEN'S HOSE, 3 PAIRS $1.00. Women's fine quality medium-weight sea-island cotton Hose. Made with white heel, sole and toe, and guaranteed fast black; all sizes. Special values at three pairs for a dollar. WOMEN'S VESTS, 25c EACH.. A new line of women's Spring-weight, bleached cot too Vests. Made with high neck and long sleeves, well fashioned and neatly finished gar-menta.