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o;:::c:o;i daily journal, Portland. Wednesday evening, FEnuuAriY 7, isw. m DEIS v;o:.:n. of'The confederacy monument HE PERMED SELF 10 PROTECT JIB Witness Contradicts Testi- - mony of Detective With Whom He Went on. Hunting , Trips Into Wilds. , . (Ualttd Prna LmM , . ' Washington, Feb.. 7. Contradiction of cnarges made before the senatn pnmmlt. tee investigating the election of Senator vvuuam a. Larimer of Illinois by A. J. , bailey a Burns detective, to the effect that he had perjured himself at a former t hearing:, was made to the committee here today by ., Charles McOowan ? of xuuvy una leeuriea mat while on a hunting trip.' with,. McGowan the latter admitted that he offered- false testi- ,mony at a previous investigation. . , , JDsniss Be Perjured Self. ; McQowaiir although admitting that be mei me aetecuve in Keglna. Bask., and mat they went on . numerous hunting and fishing trips together, was vehe? men 1 in ins denial that he bad perjured ' himself at any time. -V v McOowan was said to have been In a smoking car between Chicago and 1111- waukee when Edward H. Hlnes, a Chi- ., cago . lumberman, - Is alleged to , have made a statement that be bad raised a lush fund of $100,000 to "put Lorimer over." McOowan testified at the first investigation, that be had been within earshot of Hines during the entire trip. , bjiu n n sucn statement was maae. Olvea Testimony as to Bribe. ,; . , Operatives f Of "ins Burna : detective . agency. Including Bailey, charged on the witness stand that McOowan was given - 11500 to swear that Hines bad made no J , i itierwcs 10 any jactcpot in connection , with Larimer's election. : Bailey told the invtstlgatlng committee that he met , v McOowan', at Kegina; that they went , hunting and fishing together and that McGowan had confessed to him that . Hlnes did make the statement attributed . to him in the smoking car and that he ' had been well paid for perjuring himself i at me xirsc investigation. A. plan to i test r the work f of Stenographer Sheridan in the Lorl- mer - Investigation . has - . . been i de- -. visea. . ujeven stenographers will as- semble and take notes on a proceeding similar to the one in which Sheridan's notes were said to be "manufacturedT Sheridan will again take the notes In ' the committee rooms, staged after the fashion of the hotel rooms at Toronto, . where McOowan was alleged - to - have talked into a phonographic apparatus ; ROOSEVELT WILL . ,.v: .enter: contest: , - IF HE IS "DRAFTED" ; (Continued from Page On.) tion Is expected by politicians to fol-l . low the conference here Saturday of I cne nauonat Kooseveit committee. In discussing, coming plans for the com mittee" today. Secretary Edwin , Sims, . said ''i'v.y,. ;,.r t- , :,- i-.-.1,, We art not trying to coerce anyone. ;Aanerents or senator-La Follette say finat ii jrouette. quits the race his strength will go to Colonel -v Roosevelt - Wo are making preparations to organ ise in every state, believing that prac tically all of U Follette'a following win ziock to. the Roosovelt banner when the campaign starts.'. w "Kt I f . i . i ' i J k i ) " ; .fv. I h : ' V ; v j J - -I " - y . , : ' :- -' I , ' - ' M " ' ' I , ' 1 - I The abova picture shows tha first monument to' southern 'women ' ever erected Independently, by a state,' which Is to be unveiled at Colum bia, 8. C.; on April 2.' It shows the southern woman, dignified and beautiful, waiting to, b. crowned with laurel br the majestic flg ure In the rear. On either side are figures representing the South burdened with triumphant laurel to lay at her feet At the cere monies of the unveiling will be a full attendance of the .United. Confederate veterans and the Daughters, of the Confederacy. cone IAL CLUB AT HFPPNFR PLEDGES 1000 FOR HOSPITA t ' K Broker Has Taft Sfoney. i' . ttralted Praai Leaacc wo.i : v ' New Tork, Feb. 7 The first offer to bet on the outcome of the next pre- Identlal election was announced here to day. A Wall street broker offered to ; wager $5000 against ' 14009 that Presl- v dent Taft. If renominated, would be re elected. There were no takers. :,--, Father, ; Kelly, of . Catholle- , Parisli, Heads the List With $1000, and Bishop O'Kellly of Baker Guaran tees to See Remainder Raised. '', Bell Will Work for Champ Clark. (United rm Uaa W1f. .-. , Washington, Feb.. 7. Theodore A. . Bell, . former Democratic .congressman from CallfornlawlU manage Speaker unamp Clark a presidential campaign in California, according to . announcement maae nere today. , ISneeial fa-The Janrul.t Heppner, Or., Feb. T.- About,107009 was pledged yesterday afternoon by members , of the Heppner Commercial dub toward a public hospital at Hepp ner. v This subscription list was headed by Father Kelly . of the local. Catholic parish t with 11000. :,Th , building .will eost about $30,000 and be thoroughly equipped. - - It Is planned to construct It of native atone. ' Bishop a J. 0"ReIlly ' of Baker was Virginians Indorse Taft. . . Catted Pnm LeaarA'Wlre.t Norfolk, Va.. Feb. 7 Republicans of I here and addressed th Cnmmrlnl rluh me city or norroia ana isorrouc oountyiand a mass meeting of the citizens last ir Hiuyini rnuiuuum inuorv-1 nignj. ti assurea the ' people that If mi m renvminaiiun oi .rreaiaeni -a. I tney raised 110,000 he Would personally guarantee the balance. Flans nd spec llflcatlona'are being drawn and actual construcuon win be commenced within 10 days, Bishop O'Reilly was aecomnsnled br inreo sisters, trained nurses, from Fitts I burg, pa., who will remain and be Joined oy others when the building la complet ed and equipped. Local work and ma terial will be utilised a far as possible in inis .undertaking. . RUNS FOR GOVERNOR t)N I, ANTI-MILITIA ' PLATFORM Tacoma. Wash., Feb,,; .-"If elect. t ed governor . I shall ' start a fight to wipe out the sute ' militia." This Is the declaration of 8herlff Rob ert T. Hodge, of Seattle, progressive can : dldate for governor. In an Interview - here. "The militia costs the taxpayers - izoo.ooo a- year, has been filled with corruption and petty grafting and its only, purpose is to break up strikes," . said -Hodge. ' "If elected I'll ' Veto any bills carrying an appropriation for the ain aoiaiers.. . v -:. 1 MANUEL'S PLOTS ANGER Kidney Trouble Overcome , by Ihe Great Treatcenl BRITAIN; EXILE MED . I have been a sufferer for years with Kidney and bladder trouble and took al most everything a drug store contained, : without obtaining any benefit act. (DnltrS Piwaa turns Wfra I London. Feb. 7. Deposed from his throne because he .was too busy enter taining- Gaby Deelys, the Parisian dancer, to oppose the v reoub- Ucaa . movement, ' ex-King ' Manuel or Portugal today faces . exile - from oreat - Britain. A . wave of popular indignation that the exiled ruler should iiAVst- tta,trn la s9 warn Vs si spa n Kfai kieA f,l!f.0"ra!?L !vC;Uidnoi Leep,,,lr n,ed government of Portugal haa set In j puu iipu umHjaaua mil tui uin nil rn, ,n , fkff a. i. -w.. ... and aa a last resort, decided to try your owimp-Koou i am now, taking, the third bottle and feel like a new woman, sleep well and have no pains whatever. I strongly advise all sufferers to take the only real cure for kidney and blad der trouble. Dr. Kilmer's 8wamp-Root was a God -send to me. - . You may publish this letter If you wish so that It may be the means of ' bringing some poor sufferers back to health. ;,..,. v.-,,. ? , MRS. MART O'DONNEU ' '- Lander, Wyo. ; . Subscribed and sworn to before me this July 14th. 1909. ' TV" IVrr ' .t; "r ' ' ' """ lu forest reserve. They u filed springs aa a mining claim. : Contesting Right to Claim. land for Fremont Co., Wyo. I ratter to Or. Kilmer Co., Blaghamtoa, sr. T. 8Delll to TKa JmrMl t JSUgene. Or.. Feb. 1.-A. rut lnvnllna tno right -to file on a mineral anrlnr uuusr am rowing laws inside a forest rerve wss beard before W. W Calkina. United States commissioner, veaterdnv iiiermran.. in government is contest ing the filing on the Salt creek mineral springs by Brown Hardin. . These men wished to establish a summer re. sort at tho springs, on the line of the new . southern v Pacifia-. railroad nnw building eastwsrd from Eugene serosa the Cascade mountains and Inside the on " the and this hearing was. to determine whether tha mining laws cover such a filing. , tm What Swamp-toot mil 9 Far Tos ' Bend to Dr. Kilmer A Co., Bingham ton, N. for a sample bottle. It will convince anyone. You will also receive a booklet of valuable Information, tell ing all about the kidneys and bladder. When "writing, be sure and mention The Portland Daily Journal Kerular fifty cent and-one-dollar size bottles for sale at all drug stores. Tacoma Keeps Quartermaster. . ' DelteS Freaa LmimI B'lr. Tacoma. Wash. Feb.- 7.-Following a public hearing this morning before Gen eral Wood, orders were Issued cancelling tho recent order to remove tho United States quartermaster department from Tacoma to Seattle and locating it per manently in Tacoma. Cable ships and other government craft are supplied by the local branch. COLLECTION OFTAXES El GONCITY - (Special to Tbe 7oamal.t : : Oregon City,- Or, Feb. 7. The col lection of taxes for 1911- started with a rush this morning, and It Is expected that before tho end of the week at least one-third of the 1646,691.13 due will be paid. The tax roll extension was turned over by County Clerk Murrey to Sheriff Mass early today. The vauatlon for 1911 is $2.S1,619.5I, an: Increase over 1910 of f 2,061.424.01, which makes an Increase in the amount - of taxes . due Of 1147,466.87. For state, county roads, schools and libraries, 1460,693.11; for Oregon City, , Gladstone, Oswego, Can by, Milwaukie, Sandy and Estacada, $29,603.04; special -school tax, 1102, 790.27; special road tax, $63,704.61. ',"A rebate of 3 per cent will be allowed those who pay prior to March 16. Taxes wUl be placed on ; thai delinquent list after tho first Monday n April, except half their taxes In the spring and the remainder before the first Monday in uctoDer. ROBINSON ELECTED . . ,;a ASSOCIATION HEAD ' ' (Sperlal to Tbe Joanut.) -' 1 Pendleton, Or- Feb. 7 J. F. Robinson was chosen president of the Pendleton Commercial association at one of the largest meetings ever held br tha mem. bers of tho association. Other officers elected are: ' E. J. Marphy, vice presi dent; Jack Keefo, secretary; J. R. Dick son, treasurer. , Board of manaaera. a. M. Rice. C M. Bishop, W. J. Clarke, R. Alexander, Harry Gray. A. J. McAllister, W. -L. Thompson, L, a. Frailer and C. J. Smith. - y mm fob 1111! PRESIDE T Harry J. Welty Surrenders Self at Prison While Of ficers Search. . . Sp-1! ta Tbe JovrsaLt ; , - Colfax, Wash., Feb. 7. -Attorney Charles Hill today received word from Walla Walla that Harry J. Welty, con victed of receiving deposits as president of a Belllngham bank after It was known to be Insolvent, had. surrendered himself , at . the penitentiary. Welty was given a eentenoe of four to 16 years ana nas made a vigorous right f or i new. trial, which Is now up to tha Unit ed States supreme court oa a writ of error. Welty had promised he would go unaccompanied to Walla Wajla and kept bis promise. , v , Sheriff: Thomas of Belllngham has been in Colfax for a week looking for Welty, who was out on bond. The writ of error Is asked on tho grounds that one of the jury was tnsans and since tho trial has , been adjudged hopeloss- ly insane. . , COLONEL ADMITS , , HE'S BEEN SAVING - ' HIS AMMUNITION - (Continued from Page One.) , , Injured by Blast. (Stwclal to Thf fcaraal. Gervals, Or., Feb, 7. John Adelman. a resident of Gervals, while working on tne rarm or peter Prantl, two miles south of town, was seriously iniured while blasting stumps. - The fuse had been fired and having waited some ttma for tho explosion, Adelman concluded It had gone out and started to locate the trouble. , He may recover. -, lng they bad a peculiar application to his own position now. : , i - . . Roosevelt refused to discuss the slg nlflcance of , his talk to the reporters at this time, but evidently Intended to give the impression that ho Is remain lng silent as to his own program with the view of keeping ammunition from those he referred to as "the enemy." V , Chows X.laoola bettor. A v A This Is a first class In applied decent pontics," said Roosevelt when the news paper men were lined up. - "You have noticed, young gentlemen,"' ha said, "that I have frequently told yon that I had nothing to say for publication. But I want to read you the following letter, written by Lincoln In 1860, to C F. Mo- Well: . " 'I have made ' this explanation to you as a friend; but I wish no explana tion made to our enemies. What they want is a squabble and fuss. They can have it If we explain, and they cannot nave, it if wo- don't'" . . s . Colonel Roosevelt referred to eiitl clsms of him because he had entertained prominent labor leaders at the White House, and read Lincoln's reply to a committee of the workingmen's asso ciation of New York., dafandlne- lahne Then ha read an extract from a letter written br Lincoln to G. B. Prentice In October, I860, which said In part: t ' -. Tiews Already Expressed. "Tour suggestion that I write a let ter setting out my conservative views and intentions is certainly worthy. . But would-it do any good? If I labored a month I could not express my conserva tive views and intentions more clearly, more strongly than has already been expressed la v my speeches already printed and before the public. If what nave already said haa failed - to con vince you, no repetition would convince. navet: bad ' men to deal with, both north and south,' who are eager for something new upon which to base mis representation; men who would like to frighten me or at least to fix upon me a reputation for timidity and cowardice. They would seise upon almost anything I should write as being 'an awful com ing down.' I Intend keeping an eye upon uieso genuemen, and will not unneces sarily put weapons into their hands." To all requests for a fuller explana tion oi his object In giving out the Lincoln-Roosevelt parallel, the former prwucnt replied omy with a smile, and ine statement that, lust now, he had "nothing further to say." CHICAG0ANS AS DARR0W CHARACTER WITNESSES , . ' (United Preai Leaeed Wire.) txs Angeles, eb. 7. More than a score of prominent Chicago barristers and other public men may bo called as witnesses to testify as to tho character of Clarence Darrow, according to the statement today of his counsel. Earl Rogers. : Several of these men will be brought to Los Angeles to give direct testimony, while the depositions of tbe otners will be taken, Rogers further stated that during the last two days his client has received more than 100 telegrams from Chlcaco friends, expressing their confidence In bis Innocence. , Sick Man Takes 150 Foot Leap. Tacoma, Wash.; Feb. 7. After years of suffering B. B. Mann calmly wrote notes of farewell to friends last night and then leaped from the Thirty-fourth street bridge 160 feet tc the gulch be low.. Practically every bono In his body was broken. He mentioned "Mabel, Edith and Homer" and "Cohlnal", m his notes. They are not known here. In his pockets ' were - found morphine, a hypodermic needle and two books on tbe gospel of St John. . His body was found In a grotesque, heap this morning by Mrs, Churchill, a storekeeper. . Pianos for Rent. New pianos In fine mahogany, oak and walnut for . rent at $4 per month. Cartage free; rent applied on tho pur chase. . KOHLER A CHASE1 , " ' 37S Washington street , rnn and exercise, skating. Oaks rink. ' ' - '-'-a JPiafiios! Pianos! Warned, mahogany, $165 Waltham, walnut, for $250 Warfield, fumed oak, $175 Waltham, oak ........$250 Warficid. walnut, for $185 Waltham, mahogany, $265 WALTHAM 88-NOTE PLAYER, MAHOGANY, $350 These are all new goods, just from factory, and are the same grade as are sold by other dealers from $265 to $650. Come in and examine them. Seeing is believing. 1 ;: Seiberling - Lucas Music Co. ; 134 SECOND STREET- . THE PLACE WHERE YOUR MONEY GETS RESULTS Plainiocl ' '."I-' PS'aini'oc! Mow foir L y- '..": -.-.; .. - -i - ' -.i : . :. ..",. lias -. For RUfem's Fanacy. Sw&& TInaft ,Wff , $2$: $30 amdl $3S ' Here's a good chance to wear a finely tailored Suit at a . money-saying price. These are classy garments, right from our Tegular, high-grade stock. Each suit bears ' our label, and that meansQuality and Integrity,: ; eini's ; Sprairag Spits $20 to: $35. - All of the best things that swift looms and busy iailors have been making for you are now coming in--Spring tweeds cheviots and new fancy weaves. ; Better; buy your Spring Suit early; good appearance and long serv ice are in our fabrics and our tailoring. - . I - v . : ELLIM LEADING CLOTHIER MORRISON AT FOURTH STREET Eight Busy Baker Stores onthcCoast ROaRESSIV SHOD' 3TORC9 : VfJ 3 Ml Vvtt 111 U V5A5kA Is08 AMGEUESj-OAH FRANCUSCOj rRJlJAliQ Two Busy Bshr Stores In Portland Bigger values at Baker's. If you want to profit by these i- special prices, you'll have to do something about it right away the stock will be entirely cleared very soon, judging by the way they're going. This is disinter ested advice. We'll sell these shoes to ; somebody we'd like to have YOU get some. Better plan to come to morrow it will. PAY you. t Extra Special (fte For Women mm This assortment Includes f) broken sizes of reg. S3. $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes A SNAPPY SHOE FOR . YOUNG 1 v Regular 5.ooL; Now $3.45 rS . I I " Regular J?4.oo Now $Z3 Women's Calf and Pat-ifTTN r I rnv v J' it I i !"5 .i'.rrh)Ufc Yn) ; V SU1U pv. VV , cut MACS . . w Kf t-i Women's Calf and Pat-fft fJT) S ent, in button, reff. $4.00 V i I I and $4.50 .ClC2L0-LL . 1 . . Women's Calf and Pat ent, in button, re. $3.50 and $4.00 '! ' ' ' Largest Retailer of Shoes on the Pacific Cc-;t 270 Washington Street 270 is: