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THE OREQON DAILY JOURNAL ' PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH 23. 190D.
C0OPII0L1ISE on
DIRECT PlilOMV
Speaker Stanton's Strategy
Effective in Breaking
. Deadlock, . :
UUP EXPLODES; ' CHARGES fJEII ,
MDIMII DIES i UIIO SOLO BGOZE
Body of Mrs. Mary E. Pcarce, Everett Woman Alleges Sa-
79, Burned to a Under, . ; : loonmnsponsible for
at Tacoma.
J' Husband's Suicide."
'. ' '..vi 'v (I nlt.iJ Pros L.4 Wlr.)
Sacramento. Cal., March t3. Phil
Stanton, speaker' of tha esaembly, the
man. who., when tlie' "ground wi slip,
pin from under hia frit" In the r.
cent antl-Japaneae crisis In tna legis
lature, HVnl tha 1 United State from
possible International hostilities, la be
ing given tha credit today for aavlng
California Ita direct primary law. .
To Stanton "belongs at least soino of
tha credit of pulling; tha legislature out
of a aorary plight a deadlock that had
lasted six days and which Ita author,
Benator Leroy Wright, declared would
leat until the Fourth-of July before
he would yield an Inchi Btanton wi
tha flrat man on either side of tha con-
trorersjr to- auggent a compromise.
Tha speaker spent a sleepless night
Friday, sitting up In bed., drafting
amendments to the bill whloh he hoped
would rneet with favorable considera
tion at lb hands of the two warring
Tactions. These compromise - amend
ments he offered to eome of the lead
ing senators yesterday morning, but
after hourg bad been apent In discuss
ing them, both aides withdrew from
the conference and cauouaea, repeating
trlmlv. .hlf rainlnHnn. tA "itanil n t
j ' v ' -Tlia TToes Conference. !;
Stanton was desperate. ' He saw him
self Taoe to face not only .with a se;
(CalteA FnM toassd Wlr.-
Tacoma. Wash., March
7
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(United rrl leasee Wire.)
Parker : Everett, Wash., March H.Charrlng;
Pearve la auffertnc front severe Burns, ' ..,.... u...lai .ih
and his wife. Mrs. Mary K. rearce, U"mvm',"'"'lyT --'-
years of age, is dead, as the result of
a fire that late last night oeatroyea
the old county hospital building and
several ooory atructurea. Mr. and
Mra. 1'earce Hvad In the main building,
which was a two story frame shell,
abandoned rive; years sgo on' the com
pletion of the new hospital building.
Aa they were about .to, retire .-.last
night-Mrs. I'earra overturned a Kero
sene lamp, the oil scattering about the
room and bring Ignited. Pearce tried
In vain to beat out tha fire but was
forced t from tha room.. By the
time the firemen arrived tha. building
was a roaring furnace and Mrs. Pearca's
body was. burned to a crisp. ...
Mra. Fa! lie Blsh. who Is an Invalid at
a Seattle hospital, has commenced ac
tion In the superior oonrt to recover
$25,000 damajres from William Dum
mock aV Co., conducting two saloons at
Edmonds. She ollegea that the saloon
men sold her late.huaband the liquor
with whloh he became Intoxicated and
which rauaed htm. to .commit suicide by
shooting himself several weeka ago,
..' Lincoln But Unveiled. v '
' Trenton. N. J' March IS. A bronse
bust 'of Abraham Lincoln was) unveiled
In tTie, assembly chamber of the atate
oapltol today, with Interesting but mod
ul cerrtinoiiles. The extircises were
conducted under the auspices of the
New Jersey department of the (Irand
Army ot the JteDubllc. Department
t.'omniander Foran presided and the
snuakors Included Uovrnor Fort and
LrlaU tteeley of Newark.
WIDOWS CAN'T AGREE ;
' 3IAY DIVIDE ASHES
Wallace. Idaho. March SI. Official
of the L'oeur d'Alene I'owder company
visited the plant yeaterday and declare
memseives in favor of rebuilding. 'I ne
remains of the victims of the exuloslon
lilch wrecked the plant, will probably
be divided, the widows being unable to
agree; upon) a burial plane where, all can
he buried. The final decision will be
mads today. A stockholders' meeting
haa been called for the latter part of
nexc wee, m a ay a- notice being, re.
quired. - , .. i
of rood health should prevent sickness
ineteaa'or leuina? tnemaeives gee sick
and then try to euro It. So long as you
keep your liver, dowois and stomacn
In a fiealthv and active oondltlon you
won't set sick. Rallard'a . Herblna re
lieves constipation. Inactive liver and
all stomach and bowel troubles.- Sold ok
Bkldanore Drug Co.
Death Roll 6r .
the Northwest
: Lewla Bird Itlnehart.
(fkieclal DliDatch to. The Joarnsl.t '
Union, Or., March ii. The funeral of I
Liewis ird K nenart. who died at Ms
rlous spilt In the Republican parly, but, home In Portland Friday,, was held herel
what was worse, sn adjournment of yesterday. He was born near Qulncy, I
the legislature without the prospect ofl lll-. Jn 144. and was the son of Lewis
any direct primary bill at all. There
upon 1 the apeaker renewed his efforts,
aided by the governor. The restilt was
that an : agreement was reached wtth
the leaders of the Wright faction, and
It was decided to pro down to apparent
defeat, send the bill back to the as
sembly without concurrence In any of
me amendments ana tnus lorce it into
conference and then if ree - conference.
Under the .lolnt 'rules of . the two
houses, a bill thrown into .free cor,
ference may be so amended that sny-
thins; may be . offered as a substitute.
The "reform" ieadera dreadud free con
ference, for tliey feared thtMout of this
predloament the bill might be returned
to ine two nouses completely rvined.
Onlr Vw Xrreconclllables.
But: tha organisation? leaders1 "were
magnanimous .as well as - far sighted.
They realised that they could not af
foTd to manarle the bill and stand spon
sor t for it In tli hi shape, Therefore,
they accepted practically the Identi
cal compromise amendments originally
propoaea vy Btanion.-.- ...... . .
In free conforenoe were Senators
Wright Wolfs and Leavttt and As
semblymen - Grove - Johnson, Leeds
snd Hewitt. All signed the conference
report witn - me exception or Johnson,
who later had Hho. distinction of be
ing the -only man In the lower house
to argue against the amendments. In
cidentally, only, one man In the upper
nonse stooa out against the report
and he was CamlnettJ, the Democratic
veteran, who, In tho face of a happy
inaniiniry on xne pare Of nis colleagues.
doggedly refused to give his approval
. . i 1.1,1 , . . . . .
iv ws oiu in ui-iinu snaps. -'
The BUl's Onelal Teatura.
The direct primary bill, aside from 'a
dozen minor technical am
been changed from Its
only In Its provisions regarding the
choice or a United States senator. The
crucial feature over which such a bit
ter battle was waged,' Is contained in
the-following sentence, which. It will
ne noticed,, retains the debated point,
the "advisory vote b.v districts. , but
amends It so that It . la not so. objec-
uunaDi as iramea; . ,
"Tho vote for candidates for fnlted
States senator shall be an advisory
vote for the piirposri of ascertaining
ine seniimeni or tne voters in tlio re.
spective senaxonat and assembly dis
THCll
vldei
shall be at liberty to vote either for
the choice of such district, as 'ex
pressed at- said primary election, or
for tha candidate for United States
senator who - shall ' have : received the
indorsement at such primary election
tn . thq :. greatest . number of districts
electinsr members of his party to the
jerisiaiure. ".,;..!.
The bill '' eliminates the proposed
pledges which legislative candidates
were asked to . sign
and 'Elisapvth RInehart. natives . of
Tennessee end .North Carolina. ' At the I
age or 10, he crossed the plains with
jus parents and came to Oregon, settling
near x,ugene. in isez, in company with I
nis two older brothers.' he came to La
Grande, which tben , consisted , of one
log house.
.In 1810 1
urer on (he Democratic ticket He was!
1810 he was elected count1 treas-l
treasurer for two years, after which ha
moved to Malheur county, locating the
land where the town of . Vale Is built.
In IS 71 he was elected ' assessor of I
juaker county, and served for two years.
and in H89 he was elected represents-1
live to tne state . legislature from l
Bauer county, . . - ,
He- later removed to union and was
engaged In the mercantile business. In
1884 he was elected state senator, Union
and Wallowa being one county then. Mr.
RInehart had the honor of naming the J
rirst' officers or Dotn Malheur and Wal
lowa counties, under the administration
of Pennoyer. . .
For the past few years he haf been n
resident Of Portland. He leaves a. wife
and one son. Arthur W., attorney. His
surviving; brothers are Honorable J, H.
RInehart of Summerville, Henry . of I
Walla Walla. William E. of Seattle, and
Jasper N. of Eugene, He also has one
surviving sister,. Mrs. M. Crum, of Was
co county. Mr. RInehart was 64 years
Ul B3, -,, ,.- . .V . -
ilJ vWWGE
Gelatin Adklns.
" " (Soeelal BisoatcH to The Joornl.
Albany, Or.,: March 23.Oelatln
Ad-
Needles and pins, needles and pins '
When a man's married his trouble begins,
Unless bia wife is the uto-date kind,
Who saves her time, temper, fuel, body and mind,'
By doing her washing the Fels-Naptha way
And gets it all done in a fourth of a day.
kins died Marqh 20 at the home of his
daughter, Mrs.1, N.-Howard, a few miles
south or Aioany. ne was horn st
Shannertown. Ill.,May . 18. 1819, and
amendments, has ""t, " l"r.l""". "
... uimiii.. juiiii .,. ,,rtrn Mra .Tamo Tinr.
neal Monroe: J.'W. Adklna. "Lebanon: R.
C. Adklna, Grants Pass; O. , J. Adklns,
Hranis t-nm: .1. i' aukiih nn Mrs.
Howard, Albany. Mr. Adklns was at
member of the Methodist churclr and a
highly respected citlxen of this county.
'Uril $i I F. Songcr.
(Soeclat DliDttcb to Tbe Joornsl.W -
Albany. Or.. March 23. Mrs. W. F.J
Soncer. IS vears old. who died at her I
home - In -Ashland March 20, -was the!
rifil!irhtir RT th a lulu Tnl Rtlfla Wftlla
? respective . parties, pro- I an Indian jrar veteran of the Rosnjel
d that members of the. legislature river valley and formerly; member of
tne state legislature, une croBsea the
plains with her father in 1853. In 1870 1
she- was married to William F. Songer,
now a retired business man 01 Ashland.
our children survive her. . -
out the provision that the petition of
a canaiaate ror tne united states sena
tor shall be slarned bv -himself, t
Furthermore, no legislative candidate
win oe a sued to indorse the last plat
lurm vi ins pariy. v
EXPEDITION. TO FINP
BODIES OF EXPL0EERS
(Uolted Press teased TTIre.a
Copenhagen, March 23. The plans of
Klnar Mikkelaen, the Arctic explorer, to
Mrs, William F. Songer,
. (Sneclsl Dlsnatcb t Th Journal.)
Ashland. Or.. March. 22. Mrs. Wil
liam F. . Songer. a well known Dloneer I
It also strikes' resiaent or soutnern uregon, died Sat
urday at her home In this cltv.' She
was Ceulla Wells, daughter of the late
Colonel Giles Wells, one of the first
settlers in, the , Rogue river valley.
WESTERN MM OX ,
SENATE C03OIITTEES
' (Cnlted Press Leased Wirs.)
Washington. March S3. At final
meetings of the Republican and Demo
cratic senators agreements have been
reached regarding, the senate committed
vlail nnrfh aa m f flrwialanil an -n.l.nnn.l lunlnnmPiilB
to locate and bring home the remains of I The new committee! on the conserva-
Mrlius Krlksen and Lieutenant Has-en. Itlon of natural resources Includes Dixon
tho explorers, are rapidly nearing com-of Montana, chairman: Clark of Wyom
pletlon. It was announced today that I lng, Dillingham of Vermont. Heyburn
the Mikkelaen expedition would leave I of Idaho, Guggenheim of Colorado, and
In Jun. ' iwewiands or ixevada.
The expense of tha exDedltlon will be I The new committee oh public expend!
borne by the Danish governments Mlk-1 tnres Is composed of the chairmen of
kelsen Is being- furniahed with govern-1 the committees ' on appropriations,
ment supplies and provisions. He will I nnance, military affairs, naval affairs,
have a vessel In which will be Installed postornces, agr culture and Indian af-
iKiwerfUl motor engines.
Although the search Is expected ' to I
tirove arduous, the exolorer and his as
sistants anticipate no failure In finding
the bodies, as documents showing their I
location nave Been received.
. . Union Ordinance Disregarded.
(RnaHal niansteta to Tbe Jotiraal.k
. Union. Or. March 23. Slnoe the pas-
sage of 'a strict Sunday closing Ordl-1
nance last xuenasy mitni ins cny nss
The Chairman of the approprla-
chair-
violators to trial.
fairs.
tlons committee will be the acting c
man. The other members of the miblic-
expenditures committee Include Bourne
of Oregon. Carter of Montana, and New-
lands or Nevada. v
The' finance committee. ' which will
control the tariff bill, aa Anally consti
tuted, win consist or senators Aldrtcn,
chairman; Burrows. Penrose. Hale, Cul-
trim . T jul tr ' UhChihIm, U msvr. . 17-1 in.
Daniel, Money, Bailey, ' Taliaferro and
Simmons. . i . ., -.
been in a statsx of anxious excitement I The Judiciary .'- committee , includes
Tha-ordinance carnso an emergency Clark or Wyoming, chairman; DlUlng
olamsa snd hanini effnntlva Saturday. I hum. Sutherland. Plies and Borah.
Numerous violations were reported 8un- The chairmen of other committees in-
dav. but no arrests were made. It is I elude- the following: Smith of Miohl
reported that th city recorder refused,! ran, on - Canadian relations; Piles of
to Issue -warrants because no em plain- f Washington, on coast aad Insular for-
ln wlflwnu were namedi So far no I vers: Nixon of Nevada, on-coast de
steps have been taken . to bring thalfense; Sutherland of I'tah, on Cuban re-
Iistions; Bounje -or uron, on nsneries;
Dillingham of Vermont on immigration;
Flint - of California, on interoceanlc
canals; Perkins of California, on naval
affairs:- Burkett of Nebrssks, on Pacific
ralroads; Depew of New York, on Pacific
Islands and Porto Rice. "
Senator Root of New. York was as
signed to the committee on foreign rela
tions, of which Cullom of Illinois is
chairman. . - .
Senator- CThamoerlsln or Oregon has
received committee assignments ss fol
lows; Agriculture.' Irrigation, public
l.nila PajiAn .rsllroautai PhlllnnlnaiaL
f-prlntlng and expenditures In tbe interior
department.
ZEALOT OVERBOARD;
FEAST FOR SjlARKS
rfsites Press Uwaed Irtra.) "
Victoria, B. C. March 23. Tha Blue
Funel lin Csnfa arrived here this
morning from Lrpool via . orlertTnl
ports with 7 tons of cargo . and 73
Chinese. The latter were landed - here
and the steamer departed for T acorns I
At Jeddah laa hsir-cisd cllrrlms
from Merva were taken on Board th
Canfa and rwirrred to Singapore Soon
after they embarked smallpox hreke out
and was with oirrK-uity rnecaed.-
One of the religious enthusiasts
)ap4 svertSoard In broad das-Hsbt but
no sooner rd his body etmrk the wster
than he wss swised by a shark sad de
voured In slgbt of the pa ngt-ra and
crew of the steamer.
.THE ICEYSTONEi
TO HEALTH
IS
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH
BITTERS
A"
Hard rubbing will wear away iron in
time.:; r; :. , ? '
' Ever notice a washboard that had been
used av good while in thewpld-faslioned
way of washing? ; -
Zinc worn thin and, wooden edges all
worn round? ;, ; ; .v ivvS:,-iVvJ.-
Clothes are much softer than zinc or
wood. .' . .
Then Just think how much your
clothes r must have worn away while the
washboaj was wearing out. j
V Clothes last twice as long -when wash-' -ed
the Fels-Naptha way because there's no '
boiling to weaken .them and no hard rub- 7
bing to wear them into holes.
The Fels-Naptha dissolves the dirt so
it 'seems it just rinses but.
You don't need to hard rub it out.
Using Fels-Naptha soap saves fuel, time
and health, (too, but perhaps you don't1
care for these things. . -
You do want your clothes to last as
long as possible and for that reason alone
you should use Fels-Naptha soap: I n t
Summer and Winter.
Follow directions on the red and green
wrappers ' v?...V
66
FISHER, THORSEN & CO.'
199
I It your system is weak
and run-down there is no
rcasorl for remaining' in
that condition vs lien help is
so handy. Just et a Jbottle
of the Bitters- and let it
make you strong again. It
won't disapjKint you.
tforrrwoT Carrr IWips,' -
(TiritM f 1 set Wtra.1
Anaourcju. N. M-. a4srrh 21 rvr
ernor ;ertie M Carry f New Mil.n
ra'rei bt cffC jeeterdsy. Mis res-
tcnaltnn Will hwt efTe-1lr ss Soon I
ss tits successor Is afpoiated. J
' "The Big: Paint Store"
PROMT AMD MORRISON STREETS
Uumficlnrtn inl Jobbers t vtrjCilag la Tilats
i
Host
In
Value
Tho
JBeot
Qnnlity
Complete Stocks of New Spring
Herphandise in Every TJepartni't
These Specials tor Wednesday
Raisins 12 to 16 lbs. tl
Positively tha last week of the
Raisin Sale. Now you cart buy
Best Quality ' California " Sun
Dried Raisins at
3 pounds Sceddd Raisins
4 pounds Seedless Raisins. f)P
for ,ZjC
Worn en's Sweaters
In ' the .Latest Shades and ft o no
Sty les 9 5.00 . Values at . 3 O 3 O
Very special values; wf have just received a special purchase
of women's new style Sweaters, made of all-wool worsteds,
with fitted waist and two pockets; they are well made- and
neatly finished with mercerized piped edge; shown iti all the
new shades, scarlet, maroon, gray, green, taupe, tan, light
blue, brown, navy and white; sweaters that are fully rfo QQ
worth $5 are priced for this sale at..; yOsaO
i., ,
Yotfll Be Delighted With Our Mew
Showing of Dress Goods and Silks
It is by far the largest and most complete assortment ever displayed in this city,;
and buying in such large quantities enables us to provide unusual values. . This in
teresting saie comprises xne newest, prettiest ana .
choicest fabrics ever shown ; at such low prices."
The styles are spring's best; the colors are those
most in vogue it is a sale well worth full consid
eration. Included are . .
' . Satin Foulards at 75c
They are 23 inches wide and come with a rich, lustrous finish, ,
shown in a complete line of new"1 and effective designs in all the ;
new spring tints, taupe, smoke gray, tan, olive, wistaria, mole,
apricot, navy, brown, rose, castor, lavender, etc.; excellent qual
ity silks. ' , - " ' ,' '. s
, Satin Foulards at 81.00
The same quality Silks -that are sold in other stores at $1.25 a
yard; it's a soft cnging, graceful fabric that drapes beautifully
and is shown itt high art designs in conventional and floral ef
fects and "nejit, dots; comes in all the new spring shades; a silk
. that.m'ust be--seen to be appreciated. : ' ' , '
: Swis Messalines at 81.00 -
An I'mrnense assortment of fancy self-colored Swiss Messalines, :
shown' in the new season's most popular weave; soft, spot-prtof
arid non-crushable; comes in neat small self-colored designs in
alKthefaew Spring, shades; has a brilliant finish and is very
beautifyjt f; ' ,',-'." :rh. --,i ) i' M'-''l
A Complete Shb-
ing of Charming New
Wmte Wiash Fabrics
for Spring
You will be delighted with our showing of this season's
White Wash Goods the largest and most complete assort
ment of its kind this or any other store in this city has ever
gathered for your consideration. - We are anxious to snow
you our variety. Come and enjoy the display.
White Mercerized Brocaded Madras Waistings in.a sOC
large assortment of styles . ....... ....... s-iUC
White Dotted Dress Swisses in small dots, great val- 0
? ues, at . . . LtOC
White' Linen-Finished Thread Cambric, 34 inches OA '
wide, sheer and silky ejUC
White Mercerized Poplin, a fabric that is pretty and o(
durable : t0C
White Sea!tsland Nainsook, '36 inches wide,-12 An Of :.
yards to a piece . v. ......... .....j't... ........ tytOftd
White Charh6is-Finished Longcloth 36 inches C(
wide, 12 yards for -OlaOv
. White Linen-Finished Suitings, 34 inches wide, spe- J
dal value, at ., . .'IOC
' Sheer White Waistings in checks, plaids and stripes," OA
at 35, 35 and ............... . ZUC '
-White India Linon, 40 inches wide, fine, even fin- Of
ish, at T. . . . . . . . . . sWuC
White French Lawn, 48 inches wide, fine, sheer and yiA
pretty, at HtlJC
mm?
1
Knit Underwear and
Hosiery
BOYS' STOCKINGS,
:25c VALUES. 19
Extra , good Stocking
values can always be
found at this store, but
for tomorrow we have
arranged a sale of spc
' cial s importance; boys'
extra heavy ribbed cot
ton stockings, .in all
sizes Ironv 6 to 10.
made with .double heel,
. sole and toe; our. best
25c line, on sale at, 19fr
. a pair.'.or 3 pairs 50
WOMEN'S HOSE, 20c. VALUES,
' .AT 10f ,
A. half-price sale of women's fine
fast black cotton Stockings of good,
durable quality, made, with double
heel, sole and toe; all sizes; stock
ings that were . made to sell regu
larly at 20c a pair are priced for
this sale at less than factory col;
buy all you want, as long as f A
they last ato... .....1UC
WOMEN'S KNIT PANTS. 75c
VALUES AT 39
For this sale' we, have secured a
splendid line of women's fine lisle
thread Pants; it's a special purchase
at a great price concession, and the
saving is well worth, tsfking ad
vantage of; they come in knee
length, finished with a French
band, and are fully worth
75c, specially priced at.
39c
Men's and Women's
Spring
Style Shoes
at .Reduced Prices
Special March Sale of
W art showing most complete
pring stocks of men's, women's
and children's Shoes. A large part
art escmsura models, xba vary
finest leathers arc represented
dull finished kid. glace and patent
kid, tan kid. Russia calf and the
popular oose or suede calf." Hers
art special price inducements for
tomorrows
Women's Oxford an J Shoes in
all Style leathers; regu- H fjQ
lar 13 values ...s?l70
Men's Shoes, solid throughout, in
all style leathers; regu- Ct 00
Ur values f 1.30
Women's tct kid baBd-rr-ed Ju
liets, with robber heel; QQ
Tegular $1.50 values... jJiJC
Xlen's and women's Carpet Slip-
peTs. in all sire; regular
5c -alurs, the pair , J7C
Women who do their
own sewing and dress
making will surely wel
come this sate I ' for, al
though the savings are
smalL they amount to a
worth-while sum when
you buy all that is needed
at this time. Here are a
few of the many offerings. -
Hump Hooks and Eyes, black only, per card. 2
Steel Laid Shears; 6 and 7incBcsaT.''77.T,7I..."7.25
Extra quality White Finishing Braid, per piece ...... 10
Fine Pearl Dfess Buttons, per dozen J 0
Muslin-Covere4 'Dress Shields, per pair... 10 ,
Large size packets "of Ironing Wax, 3 for .............. 5
Heavy Wire Coat Hangers, 6 for .'... , ..."
Large Woexlen Coat Hangers 6 lor .....,...2."C
Fine Machine OiL 2-ource bottle, at ....or
Good quality Common Pins, alt ize5, at'.. Tc
Kleincrt's Covered Dress ShiekK t air IV C
I)re-i Snaps black and riif, per canl . . . . .r