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FOyn(TGo;;yOira;nWOufE GAPTAIH GOUSinS T0 RESIGfl Target for Cansurtj in All Cities - of Coast and Many In ' - land Towns. . -'..-'' SENSATIONAL CHARGES , BY WHALING SKIPPER Reached Within Hundred Feet of Spot Just ' After , Valencia. Went -iDowa nd-8ereJ3r Denounce! the . Rescuing Fleet Pint Damage Suit (Spatial Dispatch U The 3mna "" ' -iMiUtrWuW Feb.-. That Captalo Cousins will be compelled to resign be cause of the erttlclsme made upon him for not. going In dose to the wrecked steamer Valencia with the Queen and talcing- off the paseengers clinging to the rigging of the sinking Teasel la believed by ' taany eteamah'lp men. Cousins has been made the target In Ban Francisco, Portland. Spokane end 8e ettle of public condemnation for obey ing the orders given bjr Assistant Man--ager Phase and- going-bach -to Victoria with hla vessel Instead of staying by the wrsck. Cousins on the witness stand declared that at the time he was ordered on his way he had about completed a plan- of offering aid to the drowning passengers that might hare succeeded. Manager Pearce declares that the story of the Immediate resignation of Cousins Is without foundation. He aayg that the company la satisfied that Cous in did all In hie power. - Pharo re signed after giving Couelna the order whloh the maater of he Queen aaye he felt be was In duty bound to obey. ' . Oosslma m sfnaes to Talk, , " Coualns, when asked ' tonight about the report of hie Intended resignation refused to discuss the matter. It Cous ins le forced to resign hie brother mar iners wlU believe that a great injus tice will be done the man who saved the Queen when ehe eaught on fire on her way. from San rraneiaoo to Seat tle, j - ' - -, :v-";v;-r -- ensattOBja Charges. ' , Charges, of the most seneational eharaoter. denouncing Captain Cousins, Captain Patterson and those en board the fleet of eteamshlps which waa lying off the wreck of the Valencia as being guilty of nothing leas than cold-blooded murder In not sending the vessels In to the Ill-fated steamer and attempting to rescue those on board, are made by the maater of . the - Norwegian L whaling steamer Orion, according to statements made by passengers on the . steamer Queen . and by seamen of the whaler. The assertions of ths whaling captain are aald to bo based en the fact that he took hie own vessel within 100 feet of the spot where, the Valencia went down a short time after ' aha disappeared. As a trophy of. the daring feat the Orion has a piece of wreckage from the Va lencia, which le now at the whaling VJALLOVM LAKE IS SHEET OF ICE Hugs Body of Water Succumbs V to Cold Weather Earlisr. j - --v-. Than" UsuaL-.TT .: " BEAUTY IS WORTHY ; BRUSH OF ARTISTS Vast Reservoir Contains Unlimited Power to Move Wheels of Industry ill in Futura Be Utilised as Country Develops. , -r1iper!al Dispatch te The Journal.) Joseph, Or, Feb. . The famous Wal lowa lake, one mile south of this place, -Is now a sheet of toe, and the satisfac tion ef skaters is supreme. While small er lakes usually freese over in Decern - ber, this lake rarely cools sufficiently to freese until In February. Wallowa, lake le five miles long and about one mile wide, and In the center is about 280 feet deep. . Ita elevation la ,( feet above sea level and la about 160 feet above the elevation of Joseph. The beauty of Wallowa lake Is a theme worthy of the brush of any artist. Its surface le usually without a ripple. and the deep blue of its waters, the gray slope of the ridges on either side, with their sharp outlines above, the ' dark green forests on the mountain - sides, and. finally, ths mountain peaks In fantaatla robes of snow, form a nat ural scene rarely equaled. At present the chief use ths lake Is " put to Is a summer resort, though it forms a natural . reservoir for an Ira menss supply of wster, which, with the development of the upper Wallowa val ley, sure te follow the completion of the Joseph-Elgin oranen or tne u. k. n, Co.. la certain to be required for Irrlgat- lng "purposesTBeveral ditchTnw lap the Wallowa river, ite outlet, but only a very email part of the possibilities of the lake le utilised. Many Indian lengentfs and superstl tions cluster about the lake.' The name ' le of Indian orlgltv being pronounced as ths word allow Is. - By some. It Is urged 'Tallowa mean "fish-trap"-imhe Indian , tongue. Othere say the Indians who always fished In 'the lake would leave - their fish traps in the lake during the winter months, weighting them down with .upright poles, to which rocks were fastened st the bottom, and cross pieces st the top,, to designate ths location. Sines ths Indians spoke of ths lake aa Wallowa, It la contended that they had in mind these crosses, end, therefore, Wallowa means cross. ,. , Ths Indians- nsver would venture near the middle of the lake. As a le . gend runs, an Indian brave long ego encountered a strange, monster In the solitude of the mountalne, which hs fol lowed to the lake's edge, then Into the outet stillness -of Its surface, and on la the middle, where, after a brief strug gle, the monster wont down, to. be fol- ' lowed shortly after by the brave. Tbue they came to believe Inevitable envelop ment awaited a venturer to the middle of the, lake. '-.'.. t A. Boat for Bra. ay. ,.' From ths reeakeatae (Ta ) TISmm. Rut. Snys preached Sunday algkt ee charity. The eermna was peak. It tee leicrced geatle - naa weald live so a fMle ttaw te what be station en the' waat coast of Vancouver island. She pioked up a epaf la the very breakers which but a few hours before were crashing ovsr the bows of the wrecked ateamer. Newa of cbargee made by the captain of the Orion was brought to this city by C. H. Waters, brother of William U Waters, sn attorney In ths Alaska build ing, who was a passenger on the Queea City eomlng down from the signal sta tion, on, thswwest coast of -.Vancouver Inland. , .ftarUlaf Statements.' The startling atatamenta were mede to If i Waters by a seaman of the Or ion, who was also a passenger on the Queea City... The sailor, who went' by the name of -HJiet"- wee ow-tho-Ortoa when ehe went into the wreck. Neither hie nor hie captain's name waa learned by Mr. Waters. The caotaln of the-Or-ton 1s quoted s staling on ths deck that he . would never speak ' to any of ths masters of the ships that refused aid, no matter under What conditions he met them. .; . : ' . pint Suit roe.' Charlee Allison of St. Paul, one of ths survivors of the Valencia wreck, filed today In ths United States court the first suit brought against the Pa cific Coast Steamship company ae a result of the- recent: wreck of the Va lencia. -The complaint waa filed thle afternoon ? asking $5.00 as a recom pense for mental and bodily suffering which hs endured as m reault of- the wreck. Allison alleges that the' ship waa defectively equipped, that the of ficers were Incompetent and that the crew wee unworthy and unreliable, that the. ship wss mismanaged before end after the wreck, that the company's precautions for the safety of passen gers were Incomplete and Inadequate and that the company's officers and representatives acted In an Incom petent manner. '. ... ; ... CANADA "TAKES HAND. 1. Dominion tJovesTasmentto Invelgee the vv - ,,:; Yaleaeiar Wseok. : (Special Dispatch to The Jeorasl.) Victoria. B. C. Feb. -On Monday investigation Into the cause of the wrack begins In thia city. . This has been ordered by the department of ma rine and fisheries at Ottawa and the widest scope Is to be given In connec tion with it. The Investigation is or dered under and in compliance with the authority granted the department to go full Into the caaea of all wreoka which occur on Canadian coaata or la Cana dian- waters. ... The - commission - appointed la com posed of Captain Gaud In, rep resentative of the marine and fisheries department in British Columbia; Cap tain N Swoon) b, commander of the fish eries natrol stesmer Kestrel, and Cap tain J. '.a Cox, locaJT representative of Lloyd s and one or tne puot com mission for this nort. . f JS. V. Bodwell. K. C, of this city ha given notice thst hs wui appear De fore the commissioners ae counsel for the Pacific Coast Steamship company. ) The dominion government will be rep resented by Charles Lugrln, solicitor of this city. ULtATILLA DEPUTY ; SHERIFF IS HP GUILTY - Jury Holds C. P. Davis for Em- -r-bezzlementof County .0 ";v ;-- Funds. - - ...', ' Pendleton. Or, Feb. I. a P. Davis, for many years a deputy sheriff of Umatilla county undor the administra tions of Sheriff William Blakeley and T. d Tarlor. the present sheriff, waa found by the jury of It guilty of embessle ment In having appropriated to hla own use It.SOe of the county funds. The verdict waa returned at 11:1 o'clock today, after the Jury had been out Juet II houra. during which time they returned to the courtroom once for Instructions. Ball waa flaed -at ST.See. Motion for a new trial was at once filed. .The Davis case, which ties beea on trial before the Umatilla atrcult court for two weeks, went to ths Jury at f o'clock last evening. Ex-Deputy Sheriff Davis was chsrged with embessllng from ths county In' ths sum of M.XO0. while under Sheriff Blakeley and ths nreeent sheriff. T. C. Taylor. From o'clock yesterday morning up to ths tlms ths case went to the jury the circuit courtroom ' rang with the attorneys' arguments In the case. For an hour, and a half after the opening of the court John McCourt addressed the iurv for the etate. After McCourt had concluded hie address he wss fol lowed bv Judge Fee for the defense. The case haa been an interesting one from etart to finish, ana many strong nninta of law were brought up. ' Several bondsmen for the defendant asked to be released, ana tne courx Used the new bond at 17.500. which the defendant could not give, and he waa remanded to Jail. The Jury took eeven ballots,' Ths motion for a new trial Is baaed unon the claim that one of the jurors had publicly before and during the trial expressed his opinion In rela tion to the guilt or tne oerenaast. sw. apposed. Iim the rihJraae News. The tadyTos lank, llfcs a TtctlaaC Blt liquor habit. '.. ;: Th Trasip Pat's right. Siais, but 1t am't ae faalt ev Kino. I waa arlvea te drink. - The Lady lodeeal And did year wits drive yea te n T . - - The Trams Ne, ataa. R was R. R. Giltner, Who Is a Candidate for ths Republican Nomination for County Jndgs. . ' v , ; THREE THOUSAND -B Y-EARTHQU (Special Dispatch by Leased Wire te The Jeoraal) Panama, Jreb, . It Is reported that the eity of Buena Ventura, Colombia, baa been destroyed by an earthquake and that of Its !. inhabitants . few were left alive. It le further reported that the earthquake extended to the city ef Guayaquil, which haa also suffered much damage with great loss ef life. The Islands ef Porto Rico, St Thomas, Santa Crus, Bt, Croix, Barbadoee, Brit ish Guinea. Monteserrat, Dominica, Ne vis, St. Luct, St. Vincent and Tobago' are all . cut off from oable communication WEALTHY riEJI Utah Capitalists Mixed Up in In surance Company Managed .I'.; by ' Hiram Tyree.' ACCUSED OF MAKING FALSE REPORT TO STATE Accused of Falelfyins; Books and Or- fanising Several Companies by .Which Assets of Concerns Were , Used Frandulentlr. (Special Dispatch by Uased Wire to The Jearasl) Salt Lake, Feb. S. The exposition of an insurance acandal involving mil lions and in which several of the wealthiest men in Utah have uncon sciously taken part, la threatened la a warrant, sworn out before Judge C. -B. Dlehl of the elty court for the arrest of 111 ram Tyree of San Francisco, pres ident of ths Continental Insurance 4t Investment company, president of ths Western Securities company and owner of ths Wsstern Agency company. Tyree will be arrested on his arrival hers to morrow morning. Hs Is chsrged with having mads false reports of transac tions of the life insurance company to Secretary of State Tlngey. The report was Sled with the secretary of state January It. 1906, and the com plaint sworn to by County Attorney Parley P. Chriatensea charges Tyree with having made three falss statements in his report. The report Is sworn to by C. C. Wylle, iecrstary of the'oompany. and -by TyreeY .It-is chsrged . that In answer to ths question whether he had kept the company books open after De cember SI,- 1804. for the sake of making entrlea that might affect the report be replied "No." , It is charged that hs -did keep the books open until January II. ltot. In or der to receive a large sum of money which It la asserted he knew was com ing. It is charged that he reported the caabnn hand and In safety deposit boxes was $40,861, whereas. It Is averred. It did not exceed nerhaoa 11.000 The last count Is that the report that the expenditures of ths company were til Mil wae untrue and, hi fact, they were very much above that. It Is aald Tonight that a civil action will be filed against Tyree, in wmon tne auegeo scan dal will ne brought out in aeiau. It is said that an effort will be made to'ahow that Tyree Induced the etoca holders, of the life- Insurance company to organise the Western Securities com pany for the purpose of transacting the banking business of the life Insurance company. It wUl charge, it la stated. at Tyres Told tne aireeiors m to company that It would be a good thing to have the bank, as It could place and make Investments and loans. The com pany was formed and the directors, who are nearly all the same aa In the life Insurance company, took stock to ths extent of 100.000. The company was capitalised, it Is stated, to the extent ef $1,000,000. VromUeat Ken Javorred. . - A a near aa could be determined to night the directors of ths Continental Life Insurance , ana two investment ny and the Western Securities company are: Former uovernor - tie ber U. Wella, W. . B. Cunningham, banker; W. 8. MoCornlck. proprietor of hfcCornlck Bros. Banking company; J. D. Wood, a wealthy-mining man - and Prank pierce, ene of. the leading atter neye of Salt Lake City.. Then It le stated that Tyree formed the Weetern Agency company, with him aelf as slmost ths . only stockholder. Then, with himself ee the chief execu tive, officer of two institutions, hs will be charged with making a contract by which hia company waa to aell the re maining IS00.000 worth of atock at not lea a than par, and that the agency com pany wae to retain the entire gross pro ceeds of the ssle. In return for thle the Western Agency was to pay the 8e curltlee company 10 per cent of expenae loading paid by the life Insurance oom pany to the Agency company aa its agent It wilj be alleged that Tyres had made a contract with the Insurance company that - the Agency company should set ss its sole soliciting agent and that the company was to receive the entire expense loading, in tnis way. it la stated, he a ecu red ell the profits of the two companies for the benefit or bis company. '. " ,. ' , , ' Wlllone at Issue. . The eutt -will be filed In the etate court within a few days by ths minority stockholders-of ths llfevineuranj;snd. ths securities compsny. ' . Assistsnt County Attorney Joe- B. P. Xoron, who haa had personal charge of the case, eatd tonight that an effort had been made to keep the matter secret eo that Tyree could be arrested on his arrival In Salt Lake City. The work of thacounty.attorney'e ' nfflce became known to soms of the directors of the company Jxre. Jt Js j!tted..wat.lele- a-raptied to and started for Ulan at once. The warrant was placed In the hands of. Sheriff C. Frank Emery and. Will be served tomorW'w""inrninr.' T 7 "The directors of the insurance com pany and the banking company are acme of the wealthiest and most Influential men In Utah," declared Aaalatant Coun ty Attorney Lyon tonight.. ."I do not believe they have been guilty of wrong doing. The board of directors. Is ss good as that of any Institution in Utah. It la believed that proof can be brought to ahow that Tyree made the report without showing It to the directors of the company.Thla affair wllln10 in volve mlUlona of dollare." ', round .Vaeoaaeloae. ' August Fostrum waa found unooa cctous at ths corner of Seventh and Flanders streets last night by Patrol man Inskeep and taken te the police station. An examination showed that the beck of the head was badly cut. and he was' sent to St. Vincent's hos pital at ths order of Health Officer Wheeler. . The police are investigating SCA DAL IU I the ease. , ' ; ' LIVES LOST AKE-I f, 'CO LO M B IA and breaks have also been located be tween Jamaica and Porto Rico and Para and Cayenne and from - none of these points can any definite- news be gained. Since Wednesdsy last there have boon great atmospheric changes and heavy tidal waves reported In this vicinity. Some of the tidal wavee reported would eeem to indicate a eubmarlne volcano auddenly getting Into action. Nothing further can be learned, although It la significant that before the Mont Pelee disaster a sable break, much Hke the one from the - West Indies, came Just before the news of ths disaster. , - CO OGRESS SPED DS DAY HJ DEBATE Nine Members of House Express . . Their Opinion on Rail road Rate Bill. : NO SIGN OF A VOTE THOUGH IT WILL PASS Democrats Will Support Measure None of ths If embers Announced That Hs Would Oppose the Hep burn Bill. , ', ' (Special IMspeteh by leasee Wire s The Joaraal) Washington, Fob. I. Nine members of the house expressed varying opl an ions on the Hepburn railroad rate bill, and the general question - of govern mental regulation of the transportation facilities of the TTnlted States. Mono ef . the speakers announced he woujd oppoee the Hepburn bill, but several of them criticised its provisions, Itaecope and Ita nrobabla efllcacy to reach the evils complained of by shippers and consumers. . Representative Each of Wisconsin, one of the oo-authora of the administration bill that pasaed the houae laat ses sion, dsvoted considerable tune to oaau gating Sibley of Pennsylvania, who yes terday declared against Interferenoe of any kind with the rate-making powers of the raiiroane. jtscn meu tunmm that ths Hepburn biU Is far reaching enough to give ths interstate commerce commission control or tns express cm nanlea. it-was- tho-flfth-day-of-tho debate. and notwithstanding that the majority of the Democrats will support ths Re publican bill, there le no Indication when the vote will be reached. . Clavton of Alabama, a minority mem ber of the house committee on inter state commerce, advocated the, passage of the bill en the" ground that it le return to old common law principle, and Renreseatatlva Henry of Texas do- (dared H is strictly within ths province of the oonstltotlon. ' Representative Kennedy of Ohio denied that the enact. mnt of tha bill would ba an Interfer ence with the rights of private property, Representative. Crumpacker of Indiana took the view that government regula tion of rates would bring about better economlo conditions. Representative El 11a of Missouri thought the bill suffi ciently . conservative to ' meet any ob jection. Representative Hogg-of Colorado np posed the bill, because he contended that It placed Judicial and administra tive functlona In tha handa of the In terstate commerce commission. ' Representative Floyd of Alabama, the Democratic whip, saw In the bill a na tional aafegusrd against socialism and radicalism rather than a movement In the right direction, and Representative Page of North Carolina approved the bill in all Its contentions. Mr. Clayton of Alabama opened the debate He maintained that the El kins law could not be enforced without an esplonago which Is un-American. The preeent bill, he said, obtained la- formation without resort to the spy system, the bill providing that 11 thai books- of ths railroad companies abould be open to the commission. Mr. McCall s assertion yesterday that thd bill tends te socialism and anarchy waa challenged by Represeatatlvs Henry of Texas, vhe aald If it bo aeotaJIsm and anarchy It Is nothing new In ths country and ths people will follow the banner whether It be socialistic, anarehlatlo or not. Hs considered that the president Is sincere In his desire for the regulation of railroad rates and aald the beet teetlroony of this Is the Injection of the word "maximum" with regard to rates, which may be a distinct concession to ths Democratic idea. The contention was made by Repre sentative Kennedy that railroads. Inas much aa they are public agencies and are not private .property, are properly subject to governmental regulation. He doubted -the-power-and ability of -con' gress to delegate to any commission ths right to make a rate. He was will however, that the bill should pass so that, the courts rnight-determme: the quesUon quickly, COUNTY. LAWYERS TO FORM BAR ASSOCIATION InforrnaJ Meeting .Held Last EveningOrganization Will I Be Perfected Saturday. T Half "aTTiuhTred prominent attorneye of Portland gathered in the Ablnston TbuTIdlng naat"hTghTand"Toofcr ths first steps toward ths 'orgsnlsatlon of a eo- nlt nf lawyers tA ha knftwn aa th & ultnomah 7mntrraraeaoctattoii. a special meeting his been called for next Saturday night at o'clock In the Chamber of Commerce hall and every attorney In the county Is asked to.be present so that a permanent or ganisation may be effected. 1 Officers will be elected and committees - sa pointed te draft a constitution and by law a - ....... , The purpose of the association Is net political. It la to bring . the lawyers of the county Into closer eoctaL. rela tion with each other, to foster and" support meaauree for the benefit ef the profession and to aaalat ' in securing sound general legists tlon. . . ' Ootkaaa to PSrla by Bait ' ' Seattle, Wash.. Feb. 1 Captain Healyi well known on the Pad Ho coast, hss received a telegram elating that the csar has ordered surveys made for a New Tork to Parla railroad. The plane Include a tunnel ' under Bering etraita. ,. , ,. ; . PDEPARE FOR DIG STRIKE Executive Board In Session Ditw ; cussing Wayt and Means or. Carrying on Contest. : ' EFFECT ON COAL MARKET IS ALREADY APPARENT Dealers Double Their Orders in An ticipation of Shortage Ope retort L Jetaj. Consent, to-Restore Scaiad Three Years Ag ' . (Speeisl DlapaUsh s f eased Wire te The Jeers 1 imuanapolla. Feb. I. rue ooai min ora and operators have left Indianapolis Tor their Homes, ths miners leaving ne- blnd them their national board members to man out plana for collecting muni- tione of war -for the .threatened' eoal etrlke on, April X. " The board waa In aeealoa today, but Prealdent Mitchell aald that there wae no Information to give out,' He said, howsver. that at ths sfternoon session the matter of the levying of 11 a week atrlke aseesamant waa taken up and die cussed' Informally, bat no definite action waa taken. . Suoh an' assessment, added nreeent funds, amounting to IH-I tie over IJ.too.O0S in the national, ois- trlot, subdlstrlct and local treasuries. would give the organisation lt.000,000 available cash on April 1. The board also discussed the auggeetion made by Secretary-Treasurer Wllaon In the na tional oonventlon providing that the die trlcta.ahsll take care of their own ais- tressed members for six weeke before drawing on the national treasury funds. ' , PreperUf for trisw. The session this morning waa devoted to Important but tedious matters and plana, . for all the board members came out of the executive board room per spiring.- The- last two weeks,- however, have tried the nerves of all the miners, national officers and board members and like the operators they show the effects of ths siege. President Mitchell, said this afternoon that be wouldn't go to the anthracite districts before February 10, when he will start for ths conference with the anthracite operators, which la to be held February 10. The board re mained in session until 1:30 and It Is altogether likely that a special session will be held tomorrow morning, owing to urgent demands for action. The meeting will then continue next week. ' Already the threatened strike on April I Is beginning to have Us effect While there is no advance in the price of coal yet, orders have been sent by large con sumers, who have .been.junnipg .en. a, le-days supply, for the operators to double their deliveries. - At ths present time, so ths operators say, it Is an impossibility, and no prom ises ere being made. These customers are told that their demands will receive the best attsntion possible, but . that they oannotexpect theni to b carried out in full. ' According to the ' beet information obtainable neither the miners nor the operators are expecting anything like immediate Intervention by the prealdent or the National Civ to association. Both Mr. Mitchell and Mr. -Bobbins Of ths Pittsburg Coal company hava aald they have not considered this feature of the sltustion st all and that they do. not care to discuss It. .. stay SVestore Wsge. . ' . ' The attitude of President Francis X Robblna of the Pittsburg Coal company in the -Joint eoafereaoe haa been saw strued by some operators ss significant regarding the aspect matters may as sums la western Pennsylvania. Mr. Robbins asssrted in the conference thst ths Pittsburg Coal corn pany haa a part nership with . Ita tnlnere and that tha men will aland by It to the extent of refusing to obey tha order of the na tional executive .board of the United Mine Workers to atrlke. TO DIVIDE MINERS. ',. .. Solan's Action Believed to Be Part of Plan ef Operators. (Special Dtspstch by Leased Wire te The Journal) tiubyg, pn , Feb. I, Pit slflntPV: rick Dolan of the Pittsburg District! United Mineworkere, who Is perbapa the meet talked -of labor official In the United States, returned from Indianap olis this evening and refused to explain hla sensational action of " yesterday when he cast the vote of Pennsylvania miners with the operators in favor of accepting the old scale of wagee. Seen at hie home In McDonald, Pennsylvania, Dolan aald tonight: ."l'U do all my talking on Monday or Tuesday when the Pittsburg - district convention meeta to throw me out of office. I will have a few things to say to the boys then. I have served them faithfully for II years aa president, and I am going to continue at their Fhead, at least I am not going to resign. I did what I thought beat, what I knew to be beat, at Indlanapolla, and I would do it again. I waa not carried away by sentiment. I did what waa beat for my people. We will see what they will do." . . If Dolan be forced out, aa now seems likely. It is fe sred that a spilt will result In ths Pittsburg district, and will make the wsy easier for the operators to con tinue, their atrlke.- Dolan la probably the most popular man ever at the head of the miners In the Pittsburg district, and his motives snd record era above eus plclon. Behind It all It would aeem ia the hand of the operators. TO RECOVER LOSS if, ' SHIPBUILDING TRUST (SpeeUt Dispatch by Leased Wire ts The learaal) New Tork. Feb. I. A suit for the re covery of tl.000.eo0 hss been begun In the supreme courrBf Nasaan-nountrmt Mlnsola. Ing Island, against James the Equitable Lire Assurance society; Jamaa W. Alexander, its former presl- 4wli- Gage X. .Tarbell, CharlesB, Alexr.i andsr, Daniel' lroy ureeser. ncuyvs eaat F1h. Oeorge C Boldt. Perry Bel mont, George J. Gould and a number of other prominent men. etockholdere of of the Commonwealth Trust company and the North American company, who financed the United States Shipbuilding trust In 1I0S. Charles W. Mayer, the plaintiff, clalme that hs lost ths amount men tioned lit conneetloned with the flota tion of the United States Shipbuilding tmat-threugb the unlawful acta of lha trustees and defendants named and asks ths courts to compel them te tneke good Its loss. . A similar suit, brought by Mrs.. Ida H. Wood last year against the two trust companies named for tltl,00 waa aettled out of court. ' v A Bure Sign. - Pntat the Detroit Free Press.' " The koeersesa stay very pteeerly be said te he ever whea the wife escteets te her has that he'd better save hie Ueassn Brassed by e tsMst.) , - - - THE cnEEH Discourrr stc:e 1 44-M6 Third street ZSlSnSSr Portlands Orcjcn The White Hyer OUR FEBRUARY OFFERING SfQUALITYf,-,-LOV PRICE on All Vhttt r,:trthr.iije Popular Prices on Other Siltoti Dress Gccds as-nrcs warn mxaosB-Tas ess grid. ' rtTia raiOl. the yard... ess SS-IVCX WaUTX B33lriTTa gage lr 6e. " . FLTXS ralCX, the yard. ........ ,.te SS-IMCH WHITS AUATKOSS The eat faalltr. . , LTKB VaiOS. tha yard. ......... .se - .now wkitx all-wool iraox se e7 the faahtoaable tahrtes ear Klnf wear: regular !.. TEE 'KICK, the yar4. .Me M-mcS WXITK CHEVIOT a erseiy aprlng suterelalj Ngalar II. Ts. IXTIb yaiCE. the rd SMS t te-IMOH SlOIUAg.Pisla sad eelf- striped silk SbIm; cream, plus aae blue; imt tha thing far eveefns weart os DUrtAT ia ova wiirsowsi regnlar II (MX FLTES taiCE. the yard tl.M s-IXOK CSIAJt ALL-WOOL lEEOE JiMt the thing fnr I'hIMrvs's Coats sa4 Laillee' Suit,: the SAe grade. WHITZ-rLTia MJOE, ths raid... ess JAPANESE SILXI in whlu aad ereea. wldtha 20, 13 an IT lachss regalar prtce So- go sss Tftc. WVITX-rLTU rUOES, the yard, re SBecUTaly Be, Ste aad eea Go wiis arid S Knit Undenvear and Hosiery : tEDres mn IBBED TESTS. fx YES ralOX lee iADiES' yixs nn lextxxjlm 1SBES f ESTS With laes yeke, ILTEA PEICE .-Sse ladies' rori nm lisle tests With lace yoke ssd silk tspas. . ELTEE rilOE LADIES' LOUa-sXEITED WHITE ' miEO txits aises e u . ELTia raicE Me LADLES' wmlTE LISLE PASTS Csj- .. hrelie etyle, trisuned with ewehea lare. TLTEE yglCE see LADLES' WHITS ETBTT PAVTB Usi hrella style, laes trlsused. PLTEB pafCg ....U..S); ladies' yms vrEOTs axuxs tests aad yAHTa see eat weeL ELTEE raicx, te ganseat. ..j. .. .vae LADIES' EIEE WHTTS xJuTs'Moiu Aaaorted patttrsa, eaohta sale. VT.vxa VBJOE. the nalr sse LADIES' yiXE WHITE OOTTOW HOSI Doehle sale, high spMced heel, the sTimes' ' 'wTrxri' " 'aisika" ooxros HOSE AH alaea. fk pair Its iVIISCBLLrAlNBOUO ' ETyev yrloea, the w II wrlee. the yard 5 MMMMOIBMMY AMO UUSTI ta Flyer prloe, ths yard Union Suits - ' - lAsrxr rnrs warn wool vaxea strrrs Beauur ri se esaitty. . WHITE-rLTEE PBIOH .......... st.ee svautt ladtes- EXTEA-rnri WHITE WOOL VHIOH SuTTB WHITE-EXTEB EEIOE .SkM LADIES' VHTTE OOTTOBT VHIOH SPTrS Lsag alseve, aakla leaga Oe LADLES' SLEXTELXSS WHTTH COT- toh tmox strrrs mht tsee SBbrells style: lees trlasied SSs J a Sample White Summer Waists At Flyer Prices Soiae on Display ia Cur ,1szi ; -Mualirx-Drawers LADIES' all slate. la rials, tacked aad with ranst; raga- lar snc. WHITE-rtTEB PBICt ..Ie LADIES' HOSUH DBA WEES. SMde ef gned bibsIIb. hasMtltrhed, cssthrie tafSsi all alaea: resnlar si-. WHITE-rtTla PBtOt -.-.. .'. LADIES' riHE BkUSLTH DEAWEBs. with wis Suaaee, tristaed ' with )ses er BihrldrTi rmlw ess. , , WHITE-JLlta raaud , tie Tim an: C) - ianae-:: Goods WB Always Prevail. Children's cntrrr .InfenbVUccr f; OBTLDanrs rat warn araBxa' TESTS SBd . PASTS AU SUM, the gaiaasst ......tee oxrxDaxjfS vxti amn fajits Kaas Isagth, tsee artsjssse, sll slssa: the paw Ue bboet wmrrs Baxssas. sms at as Iswn sad Swiss. Wei wltk Valiarlesaas see Isssttiia aad ssj- mesa ...Ma,ra, tie, n.M sad SI.M rnrs nni XMSBorsxmtB srur OArl, trlauaad with Chi Mas, Habeas snd SMllae. - - . . ISJOaS ate te ivyarrs' risa wtotb wool ACftOEs Oollara, sleeves ssd treat enhmlderae with ells. yaicis i laTajrrr WsTiTBwooi. &BSUZfch aic ............. nrranrr mrg wnn OASaxxf s Boas Silk heels aad toes Bee Petticoats LADIES' aTVSinr SUETS, win) vMe laiM, - hiaai vlik laea er ee tADIXr WSUsT sxriTS, with Sse laws Mm, trlaiBM4 with bseka, lace or embeoldery; reyiilar S.(0. . .wBxrs-n.Txk puob ...... ....st.a tAons' nm.LV an win, BMe e geed ansllty sjeella. wimsjed with lace sad lnaartloa: regMiar Ta. . ... ( waTtavriTaa taioa ess : lADrts warn mrrrjievrusTxn. OWHS, sues ef eitre-hear ostlag . annel extra wide sad leagi regular wviTX-iiTxa rsioa ...tre Armcr$!- ' Corsets Ctrrkfbi B TOT ef WHITE ooaaETs, htokea aae.' C) d at gaoe - allty BtlnW. aad bottom; . reyalar SI. rtTB He, MS HETEA- Wad ef e-aiity white betlste; . eatrs-heeed. lace-trlsiaMej, rgsie gi. III! TEE paios. Tee. aSe and 3B yeW ae, 50 and S SO la strew pnee a-iyw 4 Vash Fcbrics KXTHA-TLVE rSHSXAH LA WHS The yard st , lse. UH aad le HieH-SHAM CHE OHIO ssd STaiTLd HAMSOOa Ssst valves at SOa sad gne. yXTTH PEKTB, the yard.... .....lTte PLAIH HAIESOOKOeoe valae At . ELTIB yaiCE, the yard ..live a ment arao oa uvia-xin aaxi raiPSS and S-hKk heaa.' iiTiA txteb raios .He rLVE snd HEATT OXrOED sad HEW. POST Wauroras Slightly sailed; the Wr and SOr anaUtlee. WKITS-rLTEA PEICEHj the ysad cheched' 'white Vaii.oSba su'IT able for apress aad chlldesse' eraasra. The yard ee Une of Fine , WHTTE tHSti UHOW. t yard. THe EHSLISa Lois UAI U-raeatoM the heU ! sse DOBSH rvHKisa to we La Blesesed er sshlesehed, J Vh yards tsagi werth c rUBILXH rBICB, sach-.. ,rmx,Ma BSBS TOWELS, sack Se S IDS TOWZXa. seek ..IMS ess f I a B ttMvm vuaraiss. ma w i pair ...VSa t 171 erraTAIHS, werth Si. IDHTXaA PaJuA ess S BALKS LSHSBAU ClAsTBSlO. werth ite the ftre .,.-4 dIile PhlOg, lse yard ...t't nixow-OAsre , umi w" lse. Daring jgHiXad. each, ,. s HEB SHUTS. TIsba. aaeh . SU rcas ranm lihxh. tablb bav eo-tacB WMtS wwsas se sw ! St roaJiiK arcg. the ysre .........Ms . ftegC" t SBTVaiTHI fe' -a t IJ" Viiul CualAIH Bv. 1, a ' a iHSXB " -a ...e .e rzzzz , H cashed he e tare ' t e