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THE: SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, . JANUARY 16, 1916. S SENATE MAY KILL WATERPOWER BILL Fight Looms Over Ferris Measure Passed by House, , Amended by Committee. WEST STRONGLY OPPOSED Salient Features Permit Federal Taxation and Administration lias to Be Combated to Pre t v vent Final Passage. t) RE GO NT AN NEWS BUREAU, Wash Ington. Jan. IS If any water-power Dill passes Congress tiiis session it will be the Ferris bill, in very much the shape in which it passed the House on January 8. Western Senators who disapprove the Ferris bill and who ob ject to the principles upon which it is built, have reached the conclusion that they must kill the bill in its entirety or else submit to Federal taxation of water-power, in violation of the rights of the states. Senator Smoot, of Utah, who will take a conspicuous part in fighting- the Ferris bill, is authority for the statement that the bill will De killed in the Senate. The Senate, of course, will not have the Ferris bill before it when it turns to the consideration of the water power problem, for the Senate commit' tee amended the House bill about as It amended it one year ago. However, the bill as amended by the Senate com mittee retains the salient features of the House bill and retains that pro vision which permits the Federal Gov ernment to impose an annual tax on water-power, in the guise of collect ing rental for the power sites. But under both bills, the tax imposed by the Government will be determined by the amount of power developed and not by the value of public land occu pied by power companies. Action Hiagea Bulieu. Whether or not the Western oppon ents of the Administration water power bill can prevent its passage through the Senate will depend largely upon the development of the legislative situation in the upper branch of Con gress. Just now the Philippine bill is the unfinished business and will hold the boards until voted upon. But this will not prevent consideration of the water-power bill before 2 o'clock each day. nor will it prevent consid eration at times when Senators do not care to proceed with the Philippine dis cuxslon. But if the Philippine bill should be voted upon and be disposed of, and if there should be no other legislation demanding attention, the Senate very likely would take up the water-power bill, make it the unfinished business and thus keep it before the Senate day after day until a vote can be had. or until it is displaced by other and more important legislation. If no vote is had on the water-power bill by the time the preparedness legis lation is brought into the Senate, the water-power bill then will be laid aside, for nothing is to be allowed to interfere' with preparedness, once that question has been whipped into shape by the military and naval committees. But thus far very slow progress hps been made on the National defense bill, and it looks as though this particular subject will not be x'ormally brought l.etore the Senate for six weeks or two months. Long Fight Probable. if the water-power bill is made the unfinished business of the Senate, and is kept to the front, opponents of the measure will be forced to make a long nd determined fight, probably a fili buster, unless it Is possible to win over rnousli votes in the senate to defeat the Administration measure, and this is not believed likely or possible. The debate in the House showed that there is little direct interest in this legislation in the East and the South, but that most fnen from those sec tons stand ready, when the time comes, to vote for the conservation bill as pre sented. Moreover, the Administration knows it has the votes to ram this bill through, and the only way the Admin istration can be defeated Is by killing the bill in its entirety; that is, by pre venting a vote. When, in the course of the House de bate, it developed that Western Demo cratic members were looking to the Senate to make radical change in the Kerris bill, notice was served by Mr. Ffrris nd by Mr. Sherley. of Ken lucky, that the Senate would have o Teckon with the House, and the House, standing about 400 to 33 in favor of the Ferris bill, the intimation was made that the Senate would have to back down and come to the terms laid down by the House. LATEST PHOTOGRAPHS OF RHODE ISLAND WOMAN ON TRIAL FOR .' MURDER OF HER HUSBAND. jf ' . j . Photograph by Underwood. MRS. ELIZABETH F. MOHR. Mrs. Mohr is on trial in Providenc e, R. I., charged with having instigated the death of her husband. Dr. R. Franklin Mohr, a prominent physician, who. it is said, -.umbered among his clients some of the most fashionaDie women of Providence ar.d Newport. Two ne g-roes are alleged to have slain Dr. Mohr at his wife's orders. - SUFFRAGIST IS BARRED ADMISSION- TO COUNTRY DENIED TO MRS. PAXKHUHST. SINGLE MAN GIVES WAY SACRIFICE MADE FOR FATHER OF FAMILY OIT OF JOB. Ex-Soldier. First oa Civil Service 1,1st, Goes Back o Army That Fellow Craftnma May Work. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 16. (Spe cial.) First come first served and I'ivil Service preference were cast aside at the Custom-House today. The mar ried man with four small children at home got the Job. James Monroe and W. H. Morris, marble polishers, met in the office of Custodian McDonald. There was only one Job, at 14 a clay. Monroe, formerly a soldier in the t'nlted States Army, was first on the list. His efficiency mark was also higher. All things con sidered he was about to get the posi tion. "I need the work." said the ex oldier as he grasped the hand of his fellow-craftsman, "but you have a wife and children at home; I with draw in your favor and will go back to the Army." "This." said Custodian McDonald, as he gave both men a hearty handshake, "is the best evidence of good-fellow-hip I have ever seen." Morris rceived the billet and went away happy. Appeal Taken From Exclusion Order te Be Heard Quickly la Washington. . Woman Meanwhile Paroled. NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Mrs. Emma- line Pankhurst. the British suffrage leader, who was detained at Ellis Island when she arrived today on the steam ship St. Paul, was ordered excluded from this country by the special board of inquiry, which sat at the immigra tion station today. An appeal will be made to Washington, it was said. The action was taken because of the prison terms served in England by Mrs. Pankhurst. The suffrage leader pro tested that she never had been con victed of a crime involving moral tur pitude. She said she had come to the United States in an effort to aid the people of Serbia. WASHINGTON. Jan. 15. Commi gloner-General Caminetti was advised today by the immigration authorities at New York that Mrs. Pankhurst had been paroled while appeal is being decided. In the meantime she may enter the country, Mr. Caminetti said. The department will act quickly on the appeal, Mr. Caminetti added. The papers are expected here Monday. Immigration authorities here take the view that it would be hardly logical to deny Mrs. Pankhurst admission un less it were clearly established that the basis for her exclusion were a crime involving moral turpitude, committed since sh-j was allowed t o enter the country two years ago. and general manager; N. I Atkins, secretary. It Is the purpose of the company to build new lines and extend in to Newport and other parts of Lin coln and Tillamook counties. ALBANY HIGHJN DEBATE Lebanon Second and Brownsville Last in Triangular Contest. ALBANY, Or., Jan. 15. (Special.) Alba-iy High School last night won the championship of the northern triangle of the Central Willamette District in the opening debates of the Oregon .High School Debating League. Albany de feated the high schools of Lebanon and Brownsville in a triangular con test. Albany's affirmative team defeated Lebanon here. Albany's negative team defeated Brownsville at Brownsville. Lebanon took second honors when its affirmative team won from . Browns ville at Lebanon. All three victories were bv unanimous decision. The question was, "Resolved, That the United States Should Adopt the Es sential Features of the Swiss System of Military Training and Service. L PROFIT BIG MANN ACT USED AS MEANS OP EX TORTING $250,000. Mti Poping as Government Agents, Wltk Aid of Women Confederates, Operate en Extensive Scale. NEW YORK. Jan. 15. Blackmailing operations carried on at the Summer resorts, which are said to have netted more than $250,000, .were revealed by two arrests here tonight. Men who posed as Government agents, aided by women confederates, are declared to have extorted money from many per sons, by threatening them with ex posure under the Mann act. On complaint of the Philadelphia of fice of the Department of Justice Rob ert A. Tourbfllion. also known as Don Collins, was held in $50,000 bail tonight on charge of being concerned in an extortion conspiracy with William But ler, now under arrest in Philadelphia. Frank L. Garbarino. of the Depart ment of Justice, asserted that, in fur therance of their blackmailing opera tions. Tourbillion and Butler had in their possession blank forms purport ing to be official papers used by the Government in criminal cases. "VVillaniina Phone Company Forms. WILLAMINA, Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) At a meeting of the Bentley Tele phone Company last Thursday, the stockholders of the company reor ganized, capitalized at $5000 and elected the following officers: O. E. Lierman, president; R. A. Llerman. vice-president: E. B. Harris, treasurer SLEDS HASTILY DEVISED Buggy Tops on Runners Popular With Albany Youths. ALBANY. Or.. Jan. 15. (Special.) If an Eastern visitor wanted a testi monial to the fact that It seldom snows in the Willamette Valley he would have it in the appearance of the eleds now in use in apd about Albany. A collec tion of all kinds of temporary con. trivances to take advantage of the now has been arranged. A popular plan has been to take a buggy top . and put it on runners. Various other kinds of sleds have bees designed, Don't Let Soap Spoil Your Hair When you wash your hair, be careful what you use. Most soaps and prepared shampoos contain too much alkali, which is very injurious, as it dries the scalp and makes the hair brittle. The best thing to use Is Just plain mul slfled cocoanut oil, for this is pure and entirely greaseless. It's very cheap, and beats the most expensive soaps or any thing else all to pieces. You can get this at any drug store, and a few ounces will last the whole family for months. Simply moisten the hair with water and rub it in, about a teaspoonful is all that is required. It makes an abundance of rich, creamy lather, cleanses thor oughly and rinses out easily. The hair dries quickly and evenly, and is soft, fresh looking, bright, fluffy, wavy and easy to handle. Besides, it loosens and takes out every particle of dust, dirt oa dandj.ull, A4v, w , HANDY STOMACH REMEDY TO HAVE IT THE ADD Hi E Instantly Stops Indigestion, Gas, Sourness, Heartburn or Acidity. The Moment "Pape's Diapepsin' Reaches the Stomach All. Distress Goes. As there is often some one in your family who suffers an attack of indi gestion, acid stomach, dyspepsia or some form of stomach trouble, why don't you keep Pape's diapepsin in the house handy? This harmless blessing will digest anything you eat without the slightest discomfort, and overcome a sour, gassy stomach in nve minutes. Tell your pharmacist to let you read the formula plainly printed on these 53-cent cases of Pape's Diapepsin, then you will readily see why it makes indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and other distress go in nve minutes and relieves at once such xalseries as belching of gas, eructations of sour undigested food, nausea, headaches. dizziness, constipation and other stomach disorders. Some folks have tried so long to find relief from indigestion and dys pepsia or an out-of-order stomach with the common every-day cures adver tised that they have about made up their minds that they have something else wrong, or believe theirs is a case of nervousness, gastritis, catarrh of the stomach or cancer. This, no doubt, is a serious mistake. Your real trouble is, what you eat does not digest; instead, it ferments and sours, turns to acid, gas and stomach poison, which putrefy in the digestive tract and intestines, and, besides, poi son the breath with nauseous odors. A hearty appetite, with thorough digestion, and without the slightest discomfort or misery of the stomach, is waiting for you as soon as you decide to try Pape's Diapepsin. Adv. PUT CREAM IN NOSE AND STOP CATARRH Tells How To Open Clogged Nos trils and End Head-Colds. You feel fine in a few moments. Your cold in head or catarrh will be gone. your nostrils and let it penetrate air passages of your head will clear and you can breathe freely. No more dullness, headache; no hawking, snuf fling, mucous discharges or dryness; no struggling for breath at night. Tell your druggist you want a small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm. Apply a little of this fragrant, antiseptic cream in your nostrils, let it penetrate through every air passage of the head; soothe and heal the swollen, inflamed mucous membrane, and relief comes in stantly. It is just wnat every com ana catarrn sufferer needs. Don't stay stuffed-up a& 4ftlsexa!)l!-AAV. s All Mail Orders Promptly and Carefully Filled at Clearance Sale Prices. Express and Parcel Post Packages Prepaid on $5.00 Purchases Store Opens Dally at 8:30 A. M. On Saturdays 9:00 A. M. Pacific Phone Marshall 50SO mn i The Most in Value The Best in Quality Store Closes Dally at 5:30 P. M. On Saturdays 6:00 P.M. Home Phone A 2112 WOMEN'S SHOES Winter Styles $4.00 Lines at 2.97 Only well-known and reliable makes included in this sale of Wom en's Winter-style Shoes all fash ionable leathers in both button and lace models with light or heavy soles and high or low heels all sizes and widths in lines regularly a.:":.$2.97 sold up to $4.00, ance Price Every Section of This Store Is Teeming With Interest Just Now! -0ar ainic Only a few more days before stock-taking;, and all lines must be reduced to the lowest possible limit Be sure that you take advantage. The determination to start our new business year on February 1st with fresh, clean stocks in every depaitment has urged us to make a vigorous reduction of prices. No consideration to the original and present w orth of the goods has been shown. Domestic Goods The Careful-Buying Housekeeper's Opportunity for Great Savings in the Purchasing of Toweling, Damask, Sheets, Spreads, Pillow Cases, Etc. These . ; Items for Example: Absorbent Twill Toweling Clearance Sale price, yard Cotton Toweling, with red and blue border, on sale, at, yard. Brown Linen-Mixed Toweling reduced to, yard All-Linen Crash Toweling, 17-inch width, priced at, yard All-Linen Crash Toweling, 11 Y2 -inch width, priced at, yard. . Mercerized 60-inch Table Damask reduced to, yard Bleached Linen 70-inch Damask reduced to, yard Bleached All-Linen 66-inch Damask reduced to, yard Full-size $1.75 White Bed Spreads reduced to, each Full-size $3.50 Satin Bed Spreads reduced to, each Initial Pillow Cases, 45x36 inches, 40c grade, at, each Bleached Bath Towels of good size, 50c grade at, each Bleached Bath Towels, extra heavy, 60c grade, at, each Pillow Slips, 42x36 inches, 12'2C grade, at, each Pillow Slips, 42x36 inches, 15c grade, at, each Bleached Sheets, 72x90 inches, 50c grade, at, each Linen Finish 76x90-inch Sheets, 70c grade, at, each ... ... 8t ...10i ...15 ..118 ...45 ...59 ...75 .$1.48 .$2.95 ...25 ...39; ...48 ,..10 ...12 ...42 ...59 Attractive Styles and Values in Women's Coats at $10.00 Smart styles in fine all-wool ma terials in plain colors and mix tures both plain and belted-back models in grays, browns, navy, etc. We cannot commend them too high ly, for they are perfect in every respect style, quality, fit and fin ish and with a greater part of the regular selling price missing. Come to this sale and select from the entire assortment 1 f f f Tomorrow at P 1 U.U U Women's Coats In Broken Lines Sizes to 36, in Values to do AO $12.50, to Close P&'&O An assortment too varied to de scribe it includes a great many styles in sizes up to 36 plain ma terials in black and navy and in neat mixtures odd sizes and bro ken lines, regularly sold up to $12.50, to close at a ridiculously low price. For Choice lJO QO Tomorrow J A U O Men's $4.00 SHOES Reduced to 3.4? High-grade Shoes for men, made with Goodyear welt soles and gunmetal leather uppers. All sizes in button and Blucher lace styles. Regular $4.00 lines, now $3.47 KsrSi Sale of Fine Wool "Union Suits M In Dutch or Low-Neck Styles, inQ) Ankle Length, bleeveless or witn Elbow Sleeves. Regular $2.00 Lines on Sale at. A substantial saving at this sale of women's fine light-weight Wool Union Suits. They come in all sizes in styles with Dutch neck, elbow sleeves and in ankle length; also in low-neck styles, sleeveless and in ankle length. They are well finished, neatly trimmed, perfect-fitting Union Suits djl A'y Clearance Sale Frice f " Women's 35c Outsize Hose at 23 Pr. A special sale of women's full-fashioned, fast-black Cotton Stockings, with rib top; out-size Stockings, regularly sold at 35c a pair. Clearance Price oo Tomorrow Only , in a quality and make always sold at $2.00 Boys' $1.25 Underwear at 98 Gar. The finest Wool Shirts and Drawers for boys made by the Globe Mills garments in Winter styles and weight. A quality sold everywhere at $1.25. QO Clearance Price IOC A Clearance of the Celebrated H. G. CORSETS In Late Models Regular M 7Q $3 and $3.50 Grades at Pr. P A price below actual manufacturing cost! Just think what a irreat saving this means to you! Included are up-to-the minute styles with many advance Spring models. They come in fine coutil, bro cades and fancy materials and in front and back-lace models. All sizes and styles for medium, slender and stout fig ures. They are guaranteed $3.00 and $3.50 R. & G. Corsets priced 1 1 TQ for this sale at Only P x m 1 Clearance Sale Specials in Our Notion Section A Special Showing of Hair Switches Shown in All the Popular Shades and in the Best of Workmanship. 26-inch, 3-strand Wavy Switches . $ 1.98 30-inch, 3-strand Wavy Switches c 'Aq 36-inch, 3-strand Wavy Switches , g 3. 98 26-inch Gray Switches, Clearance Sale !(4.8 $1 Rubber Cushion Hair Brushes 79e At our Notion Section we place on sale the well known Pearson's Ideal, Pure Bristles, Rubber Cush ion Hair Brushes. They are shown with dark backs and are the kind sold regularly at $1.00. ygc Clearance Sale price. 25c Rosalind Hair Wavers, this sale at... ..15 25c Carmen Kid Curlers, this sale at lo Carmen Hair Wavers, Clearance Sale, card 35c French Ivory Dressing Combs 250 25c Rubber Dressing Combs, priced at 150 $1.50 French Ivory Hair Brushes ....980 Out-of-the-Ordinary Values in mbroideries An Unsurpassed Variety of Pat terns in Edges, Insertions, Bands, Beadings, Flouncings, Allover and Corset Cover Em broideries All selling at Clearance Sale Prices Prudence should prompt you to purchase now for both present and future needs. You have choice from 4 to 7-inch Swiss and Voile Edges in Values to 15c at, yard 50 4 to 18-inch Swiss and Voile Edges in values to 35c at, yard 150 12 to 18-inch Edges and Flouncings in values to 35c at, yard 190 18-inch Flouncing and Corset-Cover Embroideries, priced at, yard 250 AH 27-inch Flouncings in 35c quality, to close at, yard 250 All 27-inch Flouncings in 50c quality, to close at, yard 350 All 27-inch Flouncings in 75c quality, to close at, yard 480 All 27-inch Flouncings in values to $1.75, to close at, yard 590 Men's Section Men's $3.50 Sweaters at $1.65 Fine, warm, durable, Shaker-knit Wool Sweaters, shown in ruffneck styles with two knit-in pockets. All sizes in white only. ?C Regular $3.50 grade. Clearance Price Ti,Uc' Men's 85c Gowns at 65 A splendid line of Men's Outing Flannel Gowns shown in good styles and made extra full and in good length. All sizes. Thekindf5I5c regularly sold at 85c. Clearance Price JJ Men's $1.00 Shirts at 85 A special sale of Men's Chambray Shirts made with double shoulders, front and back; also triple stitched. They come with turndown collar and in light and dark blue and in tan color. All sizes. Regular OC $1.00 grades. Clearance Price i