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THE ' OREGON SUNDAY OURNAL:PORTLAND, : SUNPAY : MORNING. JANUARY, 8, 1911, 0 OPUS COVETS m HARBOR OF MILE ALASKA Guggenheims Already Have Rail " Monopoly on Copper River; Cordova Waterfront Would Lock Grip Forever. MM SUED FOR ' GAMBLING DEBT Dollar Limit Game for New . York Women Is Revealed In Law Suit. By John E. Lathrop. Washing ton, Jn. 7 James Wlcker sham delegats from Alaska, Is making a, fight for fr docks and waterfront in Alaska, to prevent conditions to cure which, Portland people are now laboring. L.ast winter Judge Wicker sham kicked up one of the. largest v squabbles ever attributed to a disfran chised member of congress. He fought 1 the national administration, the Alaska ' syndicate and the government of Alas ka and won. v Then he went home and found the national administration, the Alaska. OTiAiit.which means the. Gurg en- helm interests lighting his reelection . delegate In congress; , Nobody la particular was for him nobody except the people of Alaska. . ' The combination of federal offlce liolders and corporation retainers fought ' Judge Wtckersham down to ths hour when the polls closed. Ougrwialffl Kave mall Monopoly. Anyhow, with everybody except the people against him. Judge Wlckersham won handsomely, and Is back In Wash ington, devoting himself ,to the effort to sav Alaska. - It- is doubtful- if so difficult task was ever" Imposed on a -member of congress. In a general way everybody is positive that Alaska '. is a region ; of vast resources which : ought to be preserved for the benefit "' of the whole people. But that is about ' as much as anybody In particular knows about It 4 - ' ., For twopr three years H has been popularly understood that the Guggen heim Interests were out to capture Alas " - ka. . The Guggenheims control the Cop per River and , Northwestern railroad That railroad runs from the town of Cordva. on Cordova bay, up the Cop per river to the heart of the richest i " Vvai alQtVt M aaSsaanM. t There Is only "one route by which this coal can be reached from the sea and that is the one over which the Cop per river road is being constructed, .t; ;. .-. .-. yew fot a Harbor Monopoly. v If the Guggenheims can assure them- u selves that nobody else will be able tc obtain rights along the same route their inonopoly will" be perfect The .1 if ii mi itvni- . m linn niitiii nn. us. uuui bd ', a terminal at one of the few open har bors on the southern coast of Alaska If the road can procure a monopoly on a harbor, it will have a monopoly . not only of the transportation situ tlon but of the great coal field which ' ... . a. ia -. t M A ii..Afnn w last session of congres there was In troduced a bill by Senator Clark of 1 Wyoming, iy request, 'Which Judgt . Wtckersham alleges, would If passed give the' Guggenheims and their Cop- per- river railroad a monopoly of the Cordova harbor. At the beginning .of . the present session the same bill was reintroduced, In new form, and re ferred to the conimittee on commerce To Seal One of Three Oateways. Judge Wlckersham alleges in his lejt ter to Senator Frye: , ' "This bill grants and confirms to . the popper river railroad a strip of tide ' and shore land 200 feet in width along c tho entire waterfront of the town of Cordova and between the upland and the tidelands. There are but three gateways to the Interior of Alaska, and i;ordova is one of them. It is the cen . tral gateway and the outlet of the great .... Copper river coal and copper landa If this bill should pass It would confirm tween this gateway and the ocean. , ."It is the same as if one railroad owned all of the waterfront of New York, Chicago, San Francisco or Seattle If this bill should pass, this railroad - could, and wqu id, prevent any other .railroad, or any ther enterprise of any . kind, or the people of the United States or the territory of Alaska, from reach from the interior of Alaska, except under such terms as they should die- ; tate. It would give them entire charge control ana ownership of the water front In front of the only harbor through which the Copper river traffic ' comes, and the coal from the Ka tails and Bering river coal fields. "Without any restriction, whatever, iney couia, tneresrter, for over, charge sucn rates or wharfage as they pleased . eucn a monopoly of a great seaport through which the great Interior fit Aiasxa must trade, will be a handicap . in tViBB rmrh rf 4Va amI.... - - mw vii I'M. vuo km iui saliu H right never before given by congress io any person or corporation." Wtckersham at Work on Congress. Judge Wlckersham is making every effort to convince members of both houses of congress that the bill ought to oe aereated. To this end he had tak en up the matter with the officials of the National Conservation aBsoclatlon "I think." said Judge Wlckersham today, "that this Is about the smoothest gumshoe effort Uie Guggonhelms have yet maoe In the direction of controll ing the Alaska coal fieUls." FIVE NEW HOTELS IN NEW YORK IN 1910 (United Prus Leawd Wire.) ew York. Jan. 7. New York's reou tation as a city of hotels was greatly enhanced In the year Just closed, durlne- "Which five big new hotels were opened and enough additions made to others to bring the total of added hotel ac comraodatlons up to that of the aver age city of 300,000 or 400.000. ; , , The hotels opened during the vear Include the Great Northern, In Wept - Fifty-seventh street, J 50 rooms; the KlU-Carlton. Madison avenue. Forty aixtn and Forty-seventh streets. 435 rooms; the Martinique, Broad, Thirty' eoona and Thirty-third streets. 62E rooms; Rector's, Broadway and Forty. fourth streets, 250 rooms, and the Ho tel Bossert. Brooklyn. 2E0 ronmn. In addttlon to these, according to the . Hotel Register, the beautiful Vinrlw. 1 , ' bllt hotel, park avenue, Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth streets will be opened In 1911 and the' 111,000,000 MoAlpln hotel '; Jn Hit. - Three other hotel are now projected In New Torit, one of which. , tho Greeley Square, will be the largest in vne wona, containing leep rooms. W ."But wo art no more, than keeping pace witn too growtn or the city.1 .the opinion of JR. A. Harrison, of the lioLat,ltoglatsr. ,., "Wlth. aU of i nw hotels, thtire are frequent tlmesi when ." good accommodations are hard to find-" (Pnbllher' PrM LeiMd Wire.) New York, Jan. 7. In a suit brought in the "municipal court by Victor C Emden against Mrs. Hattle Tocum, for mer wife of, a rich man of the West, to recover $80, tho papers show that Mrs. Tocum and a number of other young . women ' were in the habit of playing- a dollar1 limit game, and some times raising the limit to the roof. In a TgambUng houso run for ; women In West ; 48th ' Street ; :-V.." - Mrs'.. Tocum if the affidavit In ' the suit speaks the truth, was in the habit of playing poker 1n the place several times a week. ; Emden declares she of ten won and often lost and .that on November 1st last "while in a game with eight other women she bought $80 worth of chips, giving her check In payment The chips were always bought from Emden, who cashed them afterward. , .Later It; Is declared Mrs. Tooum or dered the bank not to honor the check. When papers In the -action were served on Mrs. Tocum she went to her lawyer and said It was a gambling debt that could not be recovered. About the same time, a bookmaker at the suggestions of friends of Mrs. "Tocum, went to the lawyer with one Of Emden'r checks for $192. This check had been stopped by Emden. . ? '.V Mrs. Tocum. ; who dresses fashiona bly, is reputed to have a comfortable income. PRINCESS. NAPOLEON : ' : MAY OFFEND BELGIANS (rabllrten' Ress, Lessst . Wlie. irj;, ; Brussels, Jan. 7. The Belgian goy erjiment has a rather difficult problem on lt han(fa Princess Victor? Napoleon, who was Princess Clementine, is, it ap pears, not only settling In Brussels,' but also seising the excuse of her position as wife of a Napoleon to surround her self with French ladles-ln-waltlng rtt crulted from the French nobility.' M is feared that such a menage might e&slly cause offense to tho Frdnch government, with Wham Belgium Is now very friend ly, and though Prince Victor Napolepn Is forbidden to issue manifestoes, or otherwise to further his cause on Bel gian territory. It is nevertheless being pretty plainly hinted that it might be better if the palif would settle, say, in Italy, instead of Belgium. :d . OF "CORSEF' WAS MOST D FFCULT QUESTION . (By the loteraatlootl Kwa Serrlee.l Chicago, Jan. T. -The delicate legal question of how nruh a change of cor sets modifies tho delineations of na ture's architecture was put right up to Judge Uhllr today and he met It like a man. - Mrs. Pearl MacArthur had been sued by E. Mushlna for $107.60, the price of a linen dress he na,de for her. . : "The dress -never fitted and I can prove it" Mrs. MacArthur fMold : the court, "I've got It here and I'll put It on If you like." ",; -. The Judge's chambers served as a dressing . room.- When Mrs. MacAr thur announced "ready,' the ' oour plaintiff and attorneys entered. ; .T; umphantly the fair," defendant swept about - pointing to wrinkles . here and bulges there. It looked bad for Mushlna until he was suddenly seised with an In spiration and say: - . . 4 "But your honor, she's got on a dif ferent corset than when I fitted her." . That left room tor an argument and after Mrs. Mac Arthur had made, some admissions, th case was settled by an allowance of $90 to the tailor. ' t NAVIGATION COMPANY TAXES! 'TO AIR CRAFT (Br the Interoatlnnat News gerrlce.1 . Detroit Jan. ..-7-The Detroit ; and Cleveland Navigation company an nounces that it has obtained a five-passenger aeroplanes for Its aerial division, which It hopes to put into operation next summer. It is the invention of a Kalamasoo man. If it is successful it will be used for trips to Cleveland and Buffalo. No attempt will be made at tho ou(se.t to maintain a regular sched ule, V Journal Want Ada bring results. FIVE WOMEN PERISH ' , IN; BURNING HOUSE .. -' (PablUben' Press Leased Wlre.J , ' , Lisbon, 'Jan' T. A destructlvo flrt broke out in a dwelling houso at Mourisoa near Tondella. where an In valid girl lay In bed helpless. Four lady friends " courageously endeavored to effect her rescue. Rearing' ladder to the upper windows they entered 4he blazing house, and presently were seen to return to the window, bearing the girl in their arms., . - - - V a. : L I, M .1. . ,1 their gallant ventura was to meet, tho reward of success in spite of tho flames which developed the small company, the building collapsed bodily,' and' the five women, uttering piercing screams, were engulfed In what was literally, a fiery furnace. .'J .';? v.' v Operating much like" a Job printing press is a new rapid printing maOhlne for photographs, fitted with an . ad' Justable gauge to regulate the time ex posure. - iCj' 'l' The advantage claimed by the North Dakota Inventor of a new rail puller is that it will draw a nail without bend- I A iMira 'J I . V ll.l U '(011111 - (O Tj ' W tJM Our vice-president, S. H. Morgan, is now in the Eastern market to select goods for spring shipment, and it is necesssary that we clear up all broken lines Below we list a portion but a very small portion of all the goods to be cleared out '.Profit is hot the question; if we can cash in on broken lines and all odds and ends, we are satisfied. , BUSINESS INCREASED ABOUT $100,000 LAST YEAR Our annual sales have reached such proportions that most everybody knows that we are now right up close to the top of the biggest Portland furniture houses. This is going somequite a healthy infant Does anyone think for a moment that within three years we could have passed most of the old-time, furniture houses except our prices were ma terially less? To do the same business on the West Side would cost us $25,000 more each year. So we can make a good margin of profit after so pricing our furniture that EACH CUSTOMER SHARES THE $25,000.00 Our annual savings in interest and taxes, because we built on the-East Side, where business property is so very reasonable. 1 1 fciiw'ieP''ffT"Brfl I fl Ami 111 Ml Big Reductions on Rockers During Clearance Sale $2fl.00 No. 320. Golden Oak. black leather seat and back $20. $22.50 No. 820 Golden Oak, Spanish leather seat and back JIT $18.50 No. 310, Golden Oik, black leather scat and back. . . ,$14 $20.00 No. 4465, Golden Oak, black leather seat 815 .$18.50 No. 305, Golden Oak, black leather seat $14 $16.00 No. 179, Waxed Oak, brown Spanish leather seat. . . . S12 $18.00 No. 99, Waxed Oak, green Spanish leather seat, back $14 $18.00 No. 99, Golden Oak, black leather seat and back. . .$14 $17.00 No. 306, Golden Oak, black leather seat $13 $16.00 No. 288, Golden Oak, black leather seat and back. . . .$12 $25.00 No. 2981, Fumed Oak, brown Span, leather seat, back $15 $22.50 No. 01, Early English, brown Span, leathtr seat, bk. $14 $20.00 No. 2951, Fumed Oak, brown Span, leather seat, bk. $12 i This Handsome $32.50 Birdseye Maple Bed $202 in ill AXMINSTER RUGS $17.00 These f are 9x12, regularly priced at $24.00 and $25.00. $37.50 WILTONS AT $25.00 Just have two of these left and wish to clear'our rack. MITER RUGS AT $1.00 Made from carpet cuttings, about one yard square. LACE CURTAINS 25c PAIR We ( have 19 pair of white lace Curtains yards long, 28 inches wide to be closed out at 25c a pair. $2.75 Ecru Lace Curtains, clearance price, at $1.05 $3.50 Ecru Lace Curtains, clearance price, at. , $2.75 $8.50 Ecru Lace CurtSlns, clearance price, at ...$5.00 COUCH COVERS REDUCED ONE THIRD Over 200 Couch Covers, regularly priced at $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $5.75, $6.00, $6.50, $7.00 and $7.50. Thtse are offered at two thirds regular price during our January clearance salei $52.00 Iron Bed with Genuine Mahogany Veneer, No. 22V2 $30 $52.00 Iron Bed with quartered Golden Oak Veneer, No. 221, at : $30 $28.00 Iron Bed, paneled, chillcss, continuous post, latest pattern, No. 925 $18 $18.60 Iron Beds, 2 inch continuous post, chilless, No. 963. . large fillers $18 $17.50 Iron Bed, 2 inch continuous post, chilless, No. 987, ' laVge fillers ........... $12 $28.50 Black Iron Bed, brass"eaps on posts, match weathered oak furniture $18 This Solid Oak DiningTable $14. $15.00 No. 413K, Early English, 5 leg, Solid Oak Table, 44 inch, 6 feet extension ...$11 $20.00 No. 528 C, Early English Oak Table, pedestal, claw ieet, 8 feet extension, 45 inch top ..: ....$15 $20.00 No. 528 C, Waxed Oak Table, pedestal, claw feet, 8 feet extension, 45 inch top ................... .$15 $20.00 No. 529 C, pedestal, Early English, 6 feet extension, 45 inch top ....,.,$15 $20.00 No. 629 C, pedestal, .waxed, oak, 8 feet extension, 45 . oncliaop rti.i.ai...;. . 815- $20.00 No. 529 C, pedestal, golden oak, 8 feet extension, 45 inch top .-.'.$15 $18.50 No., 12V4t Early English Oak Table, pedestal, claw feet, 6 feet extension r. , . , , ,v$13 NICKEL SHAVING OUTFIT French plate Mirror, nickel-plated frame brackets, adjustable extension brackets; can be arranged to any position to get light where wanted. Low priced at $6.00'. $4,50 REED WORK BASKETS ONE THIRD OFF Just the thing for any woman ; on stand at correct height for either sitting or standing, round shelf, neatly covered. Priced $5.75 to $10.00. Reduced 33 1-3 per cent. ELECTRIC AND GAS READING LAMP Metal base, colored art glass Shades, suitable for any home; regularly priced $6.00 to $20.00. Reduced 25 per cent. CHILD'S MORRIS CHAIR Quartered oak, fumed finish, genuine leather, loose cushions, well made and equally as good in proportion as a $35.00 chair for grownups. Regular $10.00, special i $7.50 CHILD'S ROCKER REDUCED 25 Quartered oak, fumed or waxed, genuine leather, reduced as a Clearance special from $7.00 to. $5.25 DANDY SMOKING CABINET Just one Cellarette left, mission design, early English finish, quartered oak and well selected material, including glasses. Regular $16.50, special price , .$12.40 GOOD OLD SCOTCH MOTTOES With mission oak frarnes, attractive for dens and living rooms. Regularly priced $2.50 to $3.00, special $1.90 and $2.25 CHILD'S SLEEPY HOLLOW ROCKER Upholstered in imitation leather, both black and brown; large, enough tor boy or girl aged 10 and small enough fox child of 4. Reduced from $5.25 to. . v ........ . .$4.00 GENUINE HAND-PAINTED AUSTRIAN CHINA AND PARISIAN ART GLASS REDUCED 25 We have a large assortment just imported.' The lot includes practically all the pieces used in a regular dinner set, and many others. j POTTERY AND BRIC-A-BRAC REDUCED 25 We have a good selection, including Jardinieres, Fern Dishes and Bric-a-Brac, which we offer at three-fourths its regular value. . "-, ' 69-75 Grand Avenue Corner . StarJc Street lXr-lrTuroTunE coCLsu Some of Very Finest Buffets and ChinaClosets Reduced lh n $22.50 Golden Oak Buffet, No. 916 ....$17 $21.00 No. 300, Golden Oak China Closet .....$16, $18.50 Ash Buffet, No. 817 ... s. i .$14 $18.00 No, 125, Golden Oak China Closet ,i....$14 $52.50 Select Quartered Oak Buffet, No. 3069, fumed finish $35 $32.50 Early English Buffet, No. 26, quartered oak. $20 $80.00 Large Select Qtd. Oak Buffet, No. 274, fumed finish, $50 $36.00 Early Eng. China Closet, No. 251, leaded glass front $27 $45.00 Early English China Closet, No. 616 .........$32 $65.00 Beautiful Fumed Oak China Closet, quart'd. sawed $40 $90.00 Large, Select Quarter Sawed China Closet, No. .3204 $60 Extraordinary Reductions on mm Combination Bookcases No. 233, reduced from $32.00- to $20.00 No. 219, reduced from $35.00 to J 522.00 No. 330, reduced from $38.50 to J 525.00 No. 246, reduced from $40.00 to J 526.00 These are all made from select quarter- sawed oak, Harly iinglish finish. Clearance Sale Settees $22.50 Early English Quartered Oak Settee! brown Spanish leather seat and back ....................... .. .$15 $22.50 Early English Quartered Oak Settee, brown Spanish ' leather seat, slatted back $15 '$16.50 Early English Quartered Oak Settee, brown Spanish leather seat and back .,....$12 $21.00 Waxed Oak, quarter-sawed Settees, green Spanish " leather back and seat 7 ......$14 $16.50 Waxed Oak, quarter-sawed Settee, green Spanish leather seat, slatted back ... ....... .$12 $24.00 No. 904, Early Eng. Chair brown Span, leather 8eat$15 $17.50 No. 908, Early Eng. Chair, brown, Span, leather seat $12 $24.00 No. 806, turned Oak High Back Chair, brown Span- ish leather seat and back Some Extra Bargains in Chairs by the Set J17JILetsrpLrIgUlv-NTo-I5iL M I -T ' '$37.50 Sets of Early Ensf.;vNo, 808, box seat, Sp"an. leather $26 $40.00 et pf Early Eng., No5f 1098, box seat, Span, leathej $28 -$60.00 Spt of Early English, No. 732, box' cat, rush "seat $40 - $72.50 Set of Golden Oak, No.49, box seat,, Spanish leather $50 It a do tho old style nail puller.