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. THE OREGON "DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, "WEDNESDAY EVENING;' JANUARY . 11,' 1911. GOOD ROADS MBI WILL GO TO SALEKI good roads campaign bft.sent to him at onc e. " 1'he appointment of a committee of bai in residents who are good roads cMliGtlatfts. to watch the billsbefore the legislature was authorized.- Until the. five highway bills before the legislature are disposed of a meeting1 of th Ortpon Good Roads association will be hflcj every Tuesday night. : .... .', HOUSES ADJOURfJ ? Committee of Seven Promises ' to Enlist 300 Others for the J: Trip; Governor ;. West Gets Letter 'of Thanks. I Seven men are pledged. to enlist 100 1 others to appear in a body before the $ legislature, at Salem tand there plead i for the Oregon good roads , cause. Every man who attended - (he meeting oi MM' vrego' uooa Koaqs aesocuiiion in the Beck building last' night agreed to go to Salem, at any, time during the legislative session and intervene in be-r nan ui me live gooa ruaus measures l:ow pending. Tha committee appointed lust night consists, of Dr. Andrew C, Smith. r resident of the Good Roads as fcoelatlon; Theodore B. Wilcox, B. L. Thompson, E. tfenry , Wemme, E. F. Cannon, Frank C. Rigga and W.. C, Bristol. ' . .: ,; Uiw::, . ; Opposition tpat might arise to any one vl the highway measures was discussed. It was stated that a contract had with J'the, state by- tha Loewenberg & Going Co., secured for the, latter the use of 150 convicts In the . penitentiary until' 391". The convicts, it was reported, avonc. In the state's foundry making cloves' atid the state receives 45 cents a tJay for" thj'work of ach man. In ad , unipn lue vtaXk furnishes food and I'j'jttlnjv tools and equipment. ' "To put it bluntly, the state of Oregon ; sells men into bondage worse than the i slavery of the south," declared Judge - Lionel R. Webster, chairman of the as oclaUi'ii' executive, committee, "If this contract is made basis of C'l I'osltlon to the bill which proposes to put prisoners at work building roads, it : will he a shame to the opposition and a tain' mmr the name of Oregon,"' said 'Dr, Andrew C. Smith.. 1 .; ( .Tliti rommlttee appointed to ask prom lnent tRizens to give one day at Salem U I Llil 1 1 Ir n knlfrnnJ mnAa o . . u a will J have as a specla) duty, according to the vorifiiiuicu, iiittuv vim kbbui;iiiuii. uib ovtrecmlnp of any opposition to the con-: vltt lubor bills. A - special train will be t hurt'-reil for thv galem trip Politics- and. Bad. Boads. "')ir it'trwrimt for good roads mast be free fion. politics." said Judge Web ster, continuing his remarks. "Bad roads always go with politics because mud holes and politics' Are synonymous terms. ' ' ' i- ' "Subscribers of the Oreaon Good jtuaus association nave spent tnousanas of ,dollars, given freely and without, return, to establish the good roads move ment in Oregon upon a permanent basis," said John S. Beall. ' "Itow the . crisis has, come. If the gooirj roads measures fathered by this association and approved by all lines of Industry aro not adopted much of our work will ihve been for nothing. Any Effort, however great,- ist justified .-at -thiavtlnie ,,to secure the passage off theT "bills. sXby are the vital, issue- ntfwT Judge Lionel R. Webster will spend V his time in Salem until the highway bills are passed upon. They will be 'introduced early in the session but - probably hot until committees ar ap .; pointed and the legislature has settled down to real work. : Dr. . Smith stated " that he would be In Salam as frequently """as possible. .'.'.;' -v- Governor West Good Jtoads Man, That .part of Governor West's mes ease which emphasised the great Im portance of the good roads campaign nd Indorsing the Orogon Good Roads 1 rssoctatlim as the motor impulse in the campaign, became the subject of ea thusiastlj comment on the'imrt of many who were present at the meeting. "Our governor 1 with us," said Dr. timltli. "He will do all in Ms power to aid v the , cause. He understands ' the tiecesslty for better built highways. His will be a tremendous assistance toward ultimate success." It was agreed that a letter expressing the thanks of the association for the help Mven by Governor West to the IL MONDAY AT T : 2: 62 BILLS IN (Continued From Page One.) an opportunity, to catcb up with the avalanche of work . which has poured upon him and will give the speaker time to name hi committees. ?-..:X . -A brisk discussion followed the re porting' of . resolutions from the com mittee on messengers to , carry bills from the house Jo the state printer, and from the house to the senate. In com mittee, the salary of the senate .mes genger, was cut from $5 to M nd from M to 13 on the other. . . .. GUI of Hood ' River precipitated the debate when he moved to hav the reso lution for senate messenger sent back to the committee and have provision made for one messenger for both duties. Blgelow of Multnomah and Smith of Josephine supported him warmly.. "Bills have been known to be lost In going from- the house to the senate, ' re plied Buchanan of Douglas,' chairman of. the resolution committee.. "Ws want a man of responsibility for. this posi tion and we should pay him a reason abla salary." . The motion to send tha bill back to the committee was1 lost 36 to 19, the vote on division being: Notts Abbott. Abr&ms, Am me, Bcals, Brooke, Bryant, Buchanan, - Buckley, Carter, Chambers, Chapman, Chatten, Church, Clyde. Collins, CotteL Eggles ton. Fouts, Hollls, Johnson, Jones, Lain enweber. . Libby. Magone, Mahoney, Mann, Mariner, McKlnney, J. W. Miller, Neuner, Peterson, Powell. Reynolds, Steelhamraer, Tlgard and Rusk. Ayes Ambrose, Belknap, Belland, Bigelow, Brownhlll, Clemens. Cole, Cuahman, Derby, Gill, Graves, Hunting ton, M. E. Miller, JPierce, Rackllff, Shaw. Simpson, Smith and Sutton. . ' A message from the secretary of state oovarlng tha bills from tha last session vetoed by the governor was received and consideration of. tire vetoes set for a- special order of business, on Tuesday afternoon. Resolutions were adopted empowering the speaker to appoint a stenographer for, himself,,, to provide five dally newspapers and stamps for each member and others relating to routine matters. i II LAND B ., E. Miller, "president of the Owl Drug company, with headquarters . in San Francisco, Cal., came to Portland yesterday on a general tour of Jnspec tlon of the company'! stors in the northwest1 - , ' . ; '1 can give good evidenct of tha prosperity, of Portland." said Mr. Miller. un nrisimas eve our Portland store. which has been in operation only a short time and Is the newest of all our branches, did mora business than any of our 16 stores on the Pacific coast." Mr, Miller 1s interested tn the suc cess of the Panaraa-Pacif lo exposition. "We are certain," he said, "that con gress will give the fair to San Fran cisco. . We are endeavoring to impress upon the people of the Pacific coast that the exposition will do Just as much good for Portland, Seattle. - Tacoma, Spokane, Los Angeles and other cities, as it will for San Francisco. . All. he railways have agreed to route eastern visitors to the fair by way of Port land without extra charge." Mr. Miller said . the Panama-Pacific , exposition would start, work with mora money than any other fair in the United States has had.,! ' TEMPEST IMS no wmk Much Express Business at Medord. fSneriil Diioatra to Th Jonronl.l Medford, Or., Jan. II. The fourth office In importance, among the chain of branch offices operated by the, Wells Fargo Express company throughout the Pacific northwest, according to a recent report issued by the superintendent of the company,' Is located at Medford. Portland ranks first, then Seattle, Ta coma and Medford. The estimate is based on the work handled by the dif ferent offices during the month of De cember. As compared with December, 1909, the Increased business here was over 45 per cent. . .., i From Puget -Sound to. San Diego Storm Signals Are Out; , Forecast for Contiq iiance of Storm. (Unlted Press Letted Wlr.) San Francisco. : Jan. 11. -The storm that struck San Franclsqo last night Is raging today from Puget sound to San Diego, and warning signals have been ordered, displayed along the entire coast The blow has assumed the proportions of an old, time sou'wester, and outside the heads tha wind Is going at a 70 mile-clip.." r ... ' That shipping Is having a hard time of t la evidenced by the fact that only two vessels came Into port up o noon. In the o.lty the wind reached a veloeity of 30 miles an hour. , The weather bu reau reports that the Indications are for a continuance of the storm, ', , ' Comes as a Surprise" The announcement ; that thflr'tiregon Shoe Store are closing out their entire stock and will retire from business is a great surprise to their old friends and customers. All shoes at about half price. See announcement, page 12. m Journal Want Ads bring results'. TARIFF EXPERTS . TO PUT ALDRICH OUT OF BUSINESS (Continued from Page One.) FREE ADVICE '.'1 ' ' " TO WOMEN possibly the Democrats, coming Into cortfptete control of the legislative and executive departments of the federal government would attempt such a whole sale revision. " This means that, never again in th"e history of this republic, will Nelson W. Aldrich or any other man of like char atiter barter votes tsnd elutt members and coerce industries Into supporting a tariff bill such as he forced upon this country in 1909. It la one of the fruits of the present progressive movement which is sweep ing the country, and Senator Beverldge, dlstlnctjy a progressive, is entitled to credit for leading the movement which today found such brilliant endorsement and which, by reason of the convention of today . and tomorrow, Is an assured buccess. Program of Permanent Commission. A permanent bi-partisan commission of tariff experts is sought by the asso ciation as the best solution of the tariff question. This commission is not to fix rates, but to tact as advisers and recommenders to congress.- The mem bers are to serve constantly, the same as other government bureaus, and H is part of the program to have them take up only one section of the tariff at a time, so that the business world neei feel no apprehension that -radical and general changes in rates are to be made at any time. Tatt Approves. President Taft has publicly stated his entire approval of the permanent tariff commission plan and is expectcl to reiterate his views on the subject when he speaks at tha banquet which will bring tha convention to a close to morrow night. At the several sessions of the convention the speakers will In clude Senator Cummins of Iowa, Sena tor Beveridge i of Indiana, Representa tive Nicholas Longworth of Ohio, Presi dent Bchurman of Cornell university, and Allen Ripley Foote of Columbus, Ohio. ( ; . NEW PURE MILK ORDINANCE HAS EFFECTIVE LOOK (Continued from Page One.) J 'Women suffering, from any form of Illness are invited to promptly com . municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass.. All letters are received, opened, read and answered by women. A wo man can rreeiy taiK of her private ilk, nesa to a woman: thus been es tablished this con fidence between Mrs. Pinkham" and the women of America which has never been broken. Never has she nub. . Ilshed ft testimonial or used a letter ' without the written consent of the' ' writer, and never has the Company allowed these confidential letters to get out of - their possession,' as the hundreds of thousands of them in their files Kill attest. . i ' Out of the vast volume of experience which Mrs.' Pinkham has to draw from, it is more than possible that she ' has gained the very knowledge needed in .your case, -' She asks nothing in re turn except your good will, and, her advice has helped thousands. .Surely any woman, rich or poor, should be glad to take advantage of this gener ous offer of assistance. Address Mrs. Pinkham, care of Lydia E. Pinkham. Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass. , Every Woman ought to have Lydia E. Pinkham's 80-page Text 'Book It is not a book for -"general dlstributionrasnt Iftdo , expensive. It is free and only obtainable by mall. Write for It today? i. has been made. In making this appli cation the dairyman must give full in formation concerning the location of his dairy, slse of the herd and so forth If not a producer of tnlllc he must give the sources of his supply and all other necessary Information as a prerequisite to the Issuance of the license. Any per son who refuses to permit the city to inspect his dairy or test his cows will be refused a license.. Ylblatldn of the provisions of tha ordinance In the sale of dirty or dis eased or Infected milk is punishable by a fine of not more than $500 or by Im prisonment in the city jail not to ex ceed six months, or by both fin and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court. This is the most drastic pun ishment ever provided by local law since it is not necessary to prove either gollty knowledge or criminal intent. In many of Its provisions the, new or dinance is very similar to the old and Is intended to have the same effect In securing , a 1 pure milk supply. Each dairy must have a. maintained score -xt $0 points out of a possible 100, as pro vided by tha government scoring sys tem In order to retain the license to ..II H41t ' " MAttm : V 7VJ NO CURRENCY REFORM LEGISLATION AT PRESENT ' ' (Cultrt PrtM Leased Win.) f Washington, Jan. , It has been practically decided that no currency re form will be attempted at the present session of congress And no effort Will be made to launch the central t bank scheme. It is reported that James B. VAivan 'Jnf PMfflvA lnikAAf, tit tlia .if. em opposition has Informed the pres- ldenLtbat aiu; banJt bilLwouiaia-relenUi, lessiy lOHgnt. ine administration fortes practically admit , that because of the illness of Senator Aldrich the plans for monetary legislation have been abandoned for tha present 1 fl.50Books at 75 c 1 1,,- - . ' , - i. 1 i. ... . Of Which theRegular Price Is $1.18 This is just one of the many ex traordinary price reductions on Books at Gill's during their great January sale. These are not books nobody wants, but splendid titles selling regularly for $1.18, that will make excellent reading these long winter nights. This is an opportun ityone of many to buy good, new books a t much less than the regular -prices. A visit to Gill's now is well worth while. Great Sale of Books in Sets Now On ills Booksellers THE J. K. GILL CO. THIRD and ALDER STREETS SBBBBBBBSBBksMBlBHHBBSBBBBBBSBBBSVBaMSMSHSSSaSBBBBBSaMBHBBBBBBWMSBMSSl Office Outfitters Watch Our Windows , for Bargains Stationers ABSOLUTELY FREE AN ENGLISH RAINCOAT MAXWELL, THE TAILOR, commences the year with a sen sational offer also all Made-to-Order Suits 'and Over- coats at greatly reduced prices. READ CAREFULLY: ; t While I was in England last summer purchasing my woolens I was also able to secure several hundred, choice Eng lish 811k Raincoats. At. tha outset I was able to get them at a reduced-figure, but When they found the shipment did not reach mo until the 29th . of De cember still 'further price concessions were made me. In order for me to ac eeprthe" wais." '" Here is what 1 will do during this sale for one week: - I will give absolutely free one of these English Silk Raincoats with every Suit or Overcoat made to- order. You can select a coat for your self, your- wife or any member of the family. With one big shipment of Woolens direct from Huddersfield, England, that went aatray and was 'sent to Portland, Maine, now on hand, and a second ship ment of Spring and Summer Cloths ar riving unusually early, I am obliged to adopt some such plan of diminishing my line of Fall and Winter Woolens. Much of this cloth is in staple colore and of such weight that It will do finely for a spring and summer suit. Grays and blues predominate. I an tlclpated a mild winter, so I bought only such materials as could be worn the whole year round. $42.60 Suits or Overcoats now I7.50, $45.00 Suits or Overcoats now $80.00. Special reductions on Pull Dress and Tuxedo Suits. v. I do not have to brag of ray reputa tion for making clothes. The years X have boen In business In Portland and the thousands of suits that I have made Is' enough to. testify to my Integrity in doing business. ' Bear in mind that my store is one of the largest . tailoring establishments In Portland and carries the largest stock of Imported woolens in the city. All garments are cut by me personally, and every detail Is carefully watcnea ana an our gooos are made on the- premises under my personal super MAXWELL, THE TAILOR. . Importer of Foreign Woolen. -S48 Washington St;- Bet. Second and Third. , Opposite Merchants' National Bank. .... A &&iiine Clearaice : Sale A Ben Selling Sale--a Ben Selling Statement a Ben Selling Advertisitraehta ? Ben Selling Suit all I are genuine. The people are flocking to the store. Come now, before somebody else takes what would have been your choice MEN'S, FANCY SUITS BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER SUITS ' $35 .Suits, now .....;....viS24.50 $3.95 Suits, now $2.95 $30 Suits, how .....5521.50 - $3.00 Suits, now .,........$3.95 $25 Suits, now :.$17t85 $7.50 Suits, now .SS.. $20 Suits, now 814.35 $10 Suits, now ......$7.35 $15 Suitst now ' . ... . . ... ........ . .$11.85 $15. Suits, now $11.85 " J ' r Boys' Overcoats same reductions as above. MEN'S OVERCOATS AND RAINCOATS " $35 Overcoats, now . . . ... ..... . . .$24.50 . BOYS' UNION SUITS $30 Overcoats, now .......... ....$21.50 50c Garments, noty 35' $25 Overcoats, now .......... ....$17.85 75c Garments, now . .....49' $20 Overcoats, now ............ . .$14.35 $1.00 Garments, now ,79 " ' $1.50 Garments, now ...9S MEN'S TROUSERS I - $3.00 Trousers, now ............. , .$2.25 BOYS' WAISTS ' $3.50 Trousers, now ". . . . . .'. . . .$2.65 50c Waists, now ,30ft $4.00 Trousers, now ....1...... .,..$3.25 $1.00 Waists, now ...70 $5.00 Trousers, now , $3.95 $1.50 Waists, now " 98 $6.00 Trousers, now .' $4.95 $;.50 Trousers, now $5.95 BOYS' KNICKER PANTS 75c Knickers, now . 49d MEN'S SHIRTS $1.00 Knickers, now 73 Ben Selling's $1.50 Shirts, now. ...... ,98 $1.50 Knickers, now .98 Manhattan, Star and Cluett Shirts: $2.00 Knickers, now .$1.45 $1.5 Shirts, now $1.15 ' $2.50 Knickers, now $1.85 $2.00 Shirts, now $1.35 $3.00 Shirts, now $1.95 YOUNG MEN'S SUITS ' Men's Flannel Golf Shirts: , $15 Suits, now .$11.85 $3.00 Shirts, now ,$2.25 $20 Suits, now .....$14.35 $2.00 Shirts, now $1.50 $25 Smtsfnow $17.85 Black Sateen Shirts, Union Label: ' $30 Suits, now $21.50 $1.00 Shirts, now . . . . , , , , , , , , , ,79 A full lin of YoungiMen's Overcoats and Blue Flannel Shirts Raincoats at same reductions as above. $2.50 Shirts, now $1.95 $3.50 Shirts, now ....$2.65 NECKWEAR , - 50c Neckwear now 35 TO CLEAN UP QUICK Or three for ...,$1.00 $2.00 Women's Hats 50" . $1.00 Neckwear, now .'.........69 $1.50 to $2.00 Children's Hats ...50 $1.50 Neckwear, now ....98 50c, 75c and $1.00 Children's Hats 25 $2.50 Neckwear, now ; $1.50 I do not use the word "VALUES,' because it has been used for misrepresentation. BEN SELLING Leacng Clothier; Fourth and Morrison The Wiley B. Allen Co. i . . .. , .41 Fire Insurance Adjustment Sale Opened This Morning at 9:00 oXlock f . More than $50,000 worth of new, up-to-date Grands, Uprights and Player Pianos, made by the best craftsmen in the best factories in the United States, placed on sale unreservedly a 9 o'clock this morning, at such price inducements as must bring us the largest and most enthusiastic piano and player piano business in the history of the Northwest. , This adjustment sale is occasioned by the unfortunate, fire in our building a few nights ago, which almost cost the lives of two firemen. It sustains in every detail the high standard, of this firm. Some of the instruments offered escaped all damage except slight injury to the varnish on the outside of the case, while others were jammed when being moved to. places of safety during the fire, if it is impossible for you to call and personally in-, spect these instruments, write us for bargain listj stating about the amount you wish to payr ':- ... . ' 1 . . Unquestionably this is the ONE supreme piano opportunity of the year where savings are so strikingly magnetic 'that you owe it to yourself to anticipate your wants in the piano and player piano line. No instrument with damaged interior will be offered for sale. ' ' ; STORE OPEN EVENINGS DURING' THIS SALE iissa: STREET- tyfZ MiiMv