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r I 1Z OF CUBS MIWFIK Congressman Asks Inquiry In to Declarations Treasury Officials Conspiring " With ' Guggenheims. lCnfte4 Fttm Leawd Wire.: ' -v Washington,- Feb. 23. Quoting em ployes of the San Francisco mint in declarations that officials of t$e United States treasury, department have con spired with the smelter trust to close Vthe government mints. Mid tura over i the Guggenheims the refining of all I si'ld and silver used in the manufacture or coins, congressman Victor l uerger jot 'Wisconsin, today introduced a reso lution in the house demanding a full Investigation of the alleged conspiracy. Berger's resolution- detailed at length charges made by Harold Krench. a former chemist in the San Francisco mint, who specifically asserted that Secretary ot the Treasury MacVeagh and the Taft administration are plan ning to turn over the coinage of the- country to the Morgan-Guggenheim In terests. The resolution demands that the house committee on expenditures of the treasury department thoroughly probe the alleged pact. v - California - congressmen : here 7 are fighting desperately, to prevent the elimination of the San Francisco mint. Their battle is directed primarily against an "economic" proposition by which the Democratic members of the Committee on appropriations plan to cut off the appropriation for the sup port of the Ban Francisco mint and to substitute simply an assay office for it " Both Congressmen Kant and Kahn J Are opposing this 'proposition tand in F tV.elr f.,:'t in t !.'.. I ri l':ucr, nre'fv; -tei to lm i eur-t-urt U Isfrgerw resolauon with ti e iJ.a that it will open up the whole matter and reveal, If the charges are true. Just what plans have been made by the smelter trust to get control of the government metal refining. French Author of Cliargt's. - (I'uItNj Ptpm Leased Wirt. I . San Francisco, Fb; 23. Charges that the Guggelnhelm smelter trust, through conspiracy with Secretary of the Treas ury MacVeagh, planned to control the refining of all coinage metals in the country were first made here by Harold French, who resigned as chemist in the San Francisco mint, in order, he said, to make public the facts in the csbo. Frenen declared: " That preparations are being made to close the San Francisco mint as part of a plan by whlcb. the Taft admlnls? tratlon intended to deliver tne refining of $175,000,000 annually to the Gug genheims the American Smelting & Refining company. , . That the Morgan-Aldrich Interests had induced President Taft to approve an act discontinuing gold coinage March 2. 1311 - ' . That two days later, March 4, 1911, President Taft approved an act abolish ing the annual appropriation for part ing and refining, which ' made the United States metal refineries possible. That A. piatt Andrew, protege of former Senator Aldrich, as first as sistant secretary of the treasury, in charge of mints, was handling the scheme for. the Guggenheims . That Andrew sent Chief Chemist Mlndeleff of -the emelter trust to ex amine the methods of the mints, and that upon bis report of their operation the plot to grab the business for the Guggenheims was made. Abraham in Montreal. . (trotted Prew Leased Wire Oakland, Cal., Feb. 23. That "Sir Westwotfd Cooper," known here as Dr. Abraham," was In Montreal with his bride. Miss Anna MUbrath, last Monday. February 19, is the information that comes to' the local authorities through a telegram sent from Gary, Ind., by Ben MUbrath to the MUbrath home, , this city.' - '; , ". Since Monday no further trace of him has bn received. : " FRSTOHii Governor Would Have No' Mo nopoly of Business or : Opportunity. . Speeial to The Joorntl.) ' Kassas City, Mo4 Feb. 13. Admitting that he had long hoped opportunity would present itself whereby he could come before the people as a presiden tial candidate. Governor Wood row Wil son made a strong point in conversa tion here yesterday. His friends had suggested the diplomacy of Roosevelt in withholding his announcement "My hat has been in the ring for a loner time and my head has been In it," said Governor Wilson. ' He laughed heartily at his epigram and was cheered by members of the Wilson-for-Presldent club, who formed his reception committee here. Topeka,' Kan., Feb. Kansas Derhc 2S. Before the ocratlo club last night Gov ernor Woodrow Wilson spoke at length on "The Relation of Business to Gov ernment" His address -was well re ceived. "Tfce cry of the hours seems to be that business has grown so formidable in its Independent organisation as to have set itself up in rivalry to the gov ernment itself," said Governor Wilson, "and that it therefore must be regu lated; that the whole force of govern ment must be bent to the restraint of business. I venture to suggest that what we are really after Is not the re straint of business, but the restraint of individuals who are putting business uon a false and selfish footing. "We do not wish to hamper the great processes of our economic life, but to free them where they have been made wrong use of by men who have Ignored the common interest and. sought to promote their own private and selfish purposes by means that weret neither r' spirited r.or her est' The rules that we now seek to set top are that the rmn who are making use of our cor poration laws for tholr own advantage shall not employ them to establish mo nopoly; that they shall not( use them to limit credit to those whom they draw Into their own enterprises; that they shall not, if they do wrong, find cover and concealment within the corpora tions whose power they employ. "In respect of the restraint of wrong, we should deal with individuals rsther than with corporations. It should be laid tare of whom business combina tions consist and those of whom they consist should be directly and individ ually , dealt with whenever a wrong la done, either to an Individual or. to the freedom.of business itself. The move ment back to the people in the field of politics must precede the .movement away from monopoly back to free op portunity. ."Business can be free only when the nation is free.' America's program of popular government is America's hope for prosperity. Political freedom and commercial . freedom go hand in hand. Where there is monopoly in the one there will be. tyranny and special prlv ilege in the other." OBI Ki 10 BIDLIilESOUI Property at La PinQ Deeded to Railway for Depot and Warehouse Purposes. Fire K. of P. Lodges Convene. (Special te The JonrnaD JPort- Stevens, Or., Feb. 28. The Knights of Pythias gathered at their ninth district convention. Five lodges were represented and Included members from Astoria, Rainier, Seaside, St Hel ens and Hammond. A special train car ried another Influx of visitors in the evening. Among the prominent speak ers during the afternoon session were Herman Wis, Astorla-C A.' Lawton, Hammond; Leo Wise, Astoria; E. E. Quick, St Helens; Mr. Bourne, Rainier, and E. S. Zellar, Seaside. The evening session was devoted mainly to the secret work cf the order; followed by team work. Linn County Pioneer Dies. -(Special to Tb Journal. : Shelburn, Or., Feb. iS. James W. Miller, a pioneer farmer of this place, died Wednesday after an illness of over a year. He owned and operated a large farm near this place for many years. The funeral was held today, interment being in the cemetery that bears .his name,-' . - Special te Tn Jmal.l Bend, Or. Feb, 11. That the Oregon Trunk railway will extend , lta line south of Bend is now considered a cer tainty, as the company has aeqnlred right of way In the vicinity of I Pine, 30 miles to the south, and also lots In the town for its depot and other grounds. Deeds have been . recorded showing the purchase of i this property from the La Pine Townsite company. It is believed here that work will be started on the line during the present year. There have been many rumors of the contract having been let but definite announcement has not been made. - , - . Central Oregon Attract ; (Special to The Jon-j!. Bend, Or., Feb. 23. The desire for information about central Oregon this year, as indicated tvy letters of Inquiry received by the local Commercial club, Is three times as great as it. wa s this time last year. . Letters are pouring In from, all parts of the country, and a large Immigration te this territory re cently opened by railways is looked tor this spring, . .. CONTRACTORS PREPARE FOR RAILROAD WORK ' - CSpeclal to The JonrtioH . -"White Bluffs,' Wash., Feb. 23. Allen & McKlvor, contractors for building the Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound road through the White Bluffs country, are establishing camps along the route. The plans, of the railway, company call for the completion of the f'.rst divis ion, between Beverly . end Hartford, a distance of iS miles, by the first of Juna. Heavy rock work must be done at the Priest Rapids car.yon, wheri the track follows the water grade of the Columbia river around a cliff with a sheer wall of 400 feet of granite and ehale rock. , YOUNG CONNER TAKES ID OLDER (Coitee Frees teeaed Wire. Metcuhen. N. J.. Feb. 23. Members of the family of John Conner, a wealthy resident of this city, today refused to become reconciled to "the marriage in San Francisco of a son, Francis, to Mrs. Tyng Upjohn, because of alleged dis parity in their ages. Young Conner, who recently Inherited 1250,000, is only 19, while his father charges that the former Mrs. Upjohn is twice his son's ago. - " -.""v ' . Conner vanished front ' here several months ago, following a dispute with his father over bis attentions to Mrs. Upjohn. Later It is charged, Mrs. Up john went to Reno and .secured a di vorce, and the marriage of the couple followed yesterday In San Francisco, Freshman Play a Success. (Special to The Journal. I Paclflo University, Forest Grove, Or., Feb. 21, The annual freshman play f f "i ! F I Ml IT! TH ""I'M AliUtLIULU;L Question Whether the Former King Has Worn Out Wel come Comes Up. was presented to a large audience yes terday. The "freshles" displayed more quality than In some of the preceding years, especially in their original farce, "The Obstinate Sophomores." in which George, a serving man of English na tionality, played by Raymond Bryant was one of the amusing characters. Other characters were taken by Fred Grosse, Miss Ruth Thomas, Clinton O trander,MlssiRlta Macrum and Evla Shaffer. The second part of the pro- grajftwas taken up by the farce, "Box and Cox,"' In which H. W. Benjamin of Forest Grove, Bothwell Avlson of Ore gon City and Miss Hester Harbison of Hlllsboro figured. - v. .. (United Free Lcaaed Wire. London, Dec. 2 3. ThaV Question of whether ex-Klil Manuel 'of Portugal has worn out his welcome in England will come Up for discussion early in the present session pf parliament The be lief that In consummating his recent ' pact with Dom Miguel at the Lord War den hotel in Dover. Manuel vtolateoUthe provisions of his parole, whereby he has been permitted to reside In this country, is shared by a good many Liberal mem bers.- - . . The understanding was clear when Manuel came to London after his deposi tion from the throne that he would not indulge in any plotting against tha suc ceeding Portuguese government That be and his royalist friends have been actively conspiring toward the over throw of tha new republic, and his own restoration, almost ever since he accept ed British hospitality, everyone knows. But until his dramatio meeting with the pretender, his activities had not been publicly admitted, . ' ' r Want Bryan to Speak. ' CnHed Pretta Leased Wire.) Seattle, Wash.. Feb. 2J. William. 3. Bryan, who is due in Portland. February 29, will be asked to speak here in be half of George F. Cottarlll. nominated for mayor at, Tuesday's primaries, and who is running against former Mayor H. C. Gilt It is believed if Bryan con sents, a great political mass meeting will be arranged. , Select patronage with efficient serv ice makes Oaks Rink popular place. . Journal Want Ads bring results. " Store Open o at 9:3 O ,A. M. and Closes at 9;3Q P. M. Saturdayo-Otlicr Business Days Opens at 8 A. M. Closes 6 P. M. Lunch With Your Friends In Our Beautiful, Restful Tea Room, Fourth Floor-Shoppers' Special 25c Lunch, Basement Hello! Portland? fi . . - .r II. t WW LI IQ V Adib HAM -.. . ii r ("4 Oi(is,Wo Sale Fancy Neckwear 75c Grades 48c v Main Aisle, South First Floor. . ., , ... ...... .... v? A ' great sale of women's " fancy Neckwear, styled for early - Spring wear- - Jabots, , side effects, Fichus, Venise Collars, Chemisettes, etc., in lawn and in novelty combination. J 0 effects good 75c grades, ; special Sat'y fOC 81.50 Aulo Veils at 98c On the first floor tomorrow,' a sale of Auto Veils of good; quality chiffon cloth in satin stripe patterns, well finished and every nV wanted color, .worth $1.50 each ; special vOC 35c Hair Barrettes 19c Our entire stock of Hair Barrettes in shell or amber, the newest styles, 25c and 35c grades, specia I for your choice at only snni 19c sile Sale of Women's Shoes S5.00aha S6.00 No part of your dress is more important than your shoes. Correct style is essential, quality and comfort are necessary. Our new Spring lines of D. Armstrong high grade shoes are now in. They comprise the white buck, pat ent colt, gun metal and tan leathers, A A priced at,ithepairr$5.00and.TTv oUeUU IMeini?s ..-and looogj Melni9s - S unite US, $18, $20, 22.50 and $25 Saturday Sale Toilet Meeds and " Drug Sundries In Department, rVIain Floor NO TELEPHONE ORDERS Will Be Filled at These Prices 35c Whisk Brooms, spec'l 19J Ivory Soap, 5c size, cake at 3 Pears' UnscentedcSoap, 15c cake on sale now for only 11 P'k'rs' Tar Soap, 25c cake 15 Jap.. Rose . Soap, 10c cake 6t Castile Soap, Kirk's 10c at 6 15c Talcum Pow., 1-lb. can 8j 25c Talc Towd., River's, 174 25c Han4 or Jiaqei Lotioa,19 .$1.50 Oriental Cream for 90 50c Listerine, Lambert's, 40 50c Dressing Combs, assorted styles, at special price of 39J $1 Bromo Seiner, bottle, 83 25c Malt Nutrine, special 19t $1 Pierce's Remedies for 79 $1 Scott's Emulsion for 83t 50c Brown's Celery Phos., 35 $1 Swamp Root, special, 79 25c Foley's Honey & Tar 18 35c Hunyadi" Water for 27 Toilet Soap, 3 cakes in in a box, wrapped, 25c box loC Nail Files, good grades, A worth up to 50c; special 1UC Scissors, to trim your n Rose Bushes. 25c trrades I U C HOT WATER BAG and SYRINGE Two and 3-qt size, red or . white rubber, fully guarant'd, $1.25-$1.50 grades 25c Hand Scrub Brushes 18 25c Tooth Brushes, all textures, specially priced now at 15J 35c Hat Brushes, special 15? 15c Silk Face Sponges at 8S 35c Sponges for carriage or floor "priced special'now 19T $1.25 -thamoislarge sizer 31 8c Face Chamois, special at 3 10c Peroxide, -lb. bottle 5 25c Witch Hazel priced at 15 $1 Hair Tonic, Fitch's, at 85 50c Perfumes, bulk, asst'd 15J 25c Carter's Liver Pills, 15 $1 S.S.S. Remedy,- special 79 10c pkg. Epsom Salts for 5 $1.25 Antiphlogistine, $1.19 $1 Armour's Beef Extract 69 50c Afmour's Beef Ext. 35 35c Abilena' Water, spec'l 25 Hair Brushes, solid back, A full bristle, $1 grades atOlvC Absorbent Cotton, full 1-lb. rolls, reg. 29c, spl. Rubber Gloves, best red rubber 65c household at 21c 49c 89c MEDALLION PORTRAITS FREE When your purchases amount to $10 we will give you a beautiful Medallion made from any good photograph you may bring us. Ask for coupon hmQ fid Show me man who doesn't care how he dresses, and we will show you a man who is careless in business. A great many w w? Desi-oxessea ousmess men ana young reuows m ron land depend upon this store for their clothing. For tomor row's sale we will group a lot of our regular stock Suits of which lines are broken, but the quality and patterns are ex ceptionally good in fact, they are from our best-selling lines, are good values at $15.00, $18.00, $20.00, 1 1 AA $22.50 aSd $25.00. ; Specialized for thU sale $1 l .vU Extra ! Evening Special From 6 to 9:30 F. 1V1. Tomorrow $3.50-S4 Pants $1.95 6 to 9:80 p.' nfc tomorrow, in the Men's Store, main floor, an even ing sale of Men's Trousers. 100 pairs in the lot. The most desir able patterns and materialsj gpod seasonable $3.50 and d AC $4 grades; sizes 31 to 42. Special tomorrow, the pair i)le0 ell' Boys' S6.50, $7.50, $8.50 In the Juvenile Store, main floor, a sale of boys' odd Suits, which hare been left from many of our best selling lines.- The sizes range from .7 to 18 years. Knickerbocker styles, full peg pants and mannish cut coats. The color range includes browns, grays and fancies; good grades (t-J r at $6.60, $7.50 and $8.50. ' Special now at 5't.DD Boys' 1.50 Knee Pants 98c Juvenile DepartmentFirst Floor. ; Thrifty parents who keep their boys neatly dressed will take advantage of this opportunity to buy extra trousers. They, are well made of good materials and splendid patterns in worsteds, tweeds and cas- AO 6imeres; sizes 7 to 17 years; $1.25-$1.50 grades "oC Bdys' New Cops Now 5Dc Our new arrivals in boys' Caps are the snappiest and best, you have ever seen. They come in blue serges and all the new rough effects and fancy mix- pn ' turves. Specially priced for tomorrow at only JUC -FLOOR- Xctwcenthc LVXIWS. at root or BASEMENTiIT 50c Grade 38c On the Basement .Bargain Circle tomorrow a sale of 100 dozen Men's' Underwear. Shirts and draw ers of fine quality ' ribbed cotton, in the Spring weight, tan and gray colors, well made and q q finished ; regular 50a quality, special at only eJOC Men's Goll Sliirls lor 48c On the Bargain' Circle in- the basement. Men's Golf Shirts of good qualify percale, coat stylef SOcJyMppedXreamJOcXhocoUtesrpedallypr sleeves, bizes, Hyi to 17, special now at ,tOL . ON THE BARGAIN CIRCLE 8BTWEEV TXJB SUSVATOXS s 30c Lemon Drops, Candy Day for 20? 30c Sponge. Taffy Straws, at only 25 25c French Mixed Candy on sale at 20? 40c Cocoanut Caramels, for Bargain Day, the pound, only 25? 25c Chocolate Drops, specially priced for Candy Day at only 20 30c Saked Peanuts, special for Candy Day at low price of only 20? 40c Nut Molasses Taffy, special for the Candy Day sale, only 30? 30c Strawberry Fruit. Gum Drops, special on Candy Day at 18? 25c Plain Mixed Candy, the hard kind, Candy Day, pound at 15? 50c Chocolate Chips, special for Candy Day sale at only 30 oOc Chocolate Dipped Peanuts, special for Candy Day sale at 35 fS IN THE M) Basement Sale of Men's Gnter GiFcle Main Floor Wpmen'fl Walsts at S1.40 On the Center Circle, !r first floor. Women's fine Lingerie Waists, neatly'' trimmed in tucks, lace and embroidery, with long or short sleeves, (t j high necks; excellent new styles, only dislV Women'sWqIfltsat52.95 A new lot of Marquisette Waists; with high or low necks, new peplum effects tQ be worn outside of skirt; are trimmed-in crochet buttons, embroidered or with baby Irish medallions, three- A irj q p quarter and kimono sleeves. - Special at oZee7t) SI1R Pettlcoato Only S2.69 Rich taffefa! and messaline Petticoats in all sizes and 'colors. V The season's best offering Q for the day only at, each. 7. . . . . . . . CI $u)U Yes! All Portland of Today! . Come and See the Greater Portland ol Tomorrow In Our Auditorium, 7 P. M. Saturday A full explanation of the plans for the Greater Portland, illustrated with lantern slides in colors, and birdseye views of various sections of city as it will appear 50 years hence. The public is cordially invited to attend Woman's Club Forum Auditorium Tomorrow 3 P. M. The fourth of a series of open discussions on forwarding the cause of women in Oregon will be held in our auditorium tomorrow afternoon. Discussion will be headed by Mrs. Nellie Trumbull and Misa Emma Wold. All are cordially invited. Don't be too serious. Wear your fluffy ruffles. Bring your husbands! This meeting is for the young, also. Women's $2.75 Gloves $1.95 At the glove department, main floor, a sale of Women's 16s button White Lamb Skin Gloves' in sizes 5 QE to 7; regular $2.75 grades, reduced for tomorrow 4JLei7eJ $1.45 U mbre 11 a s for 51.00 Umbrella department, first floor south, a sale of Women's 26-inch Umbrellas, made of Italian cloth, good (PI Afjj strong frames and neat handles; $1.45 grades or tPleUl Women's 50c-65c Hose 19c Hosiery department, first floor, a sale - of . 200 . jairs , of Women's Imported Lisle. and Cotton Hosiery, full "1 ( fashioned with-extra spliced soles; 50c and 65c grades JLyy 20c Playing Cards lor 10c L- In the stationery aisle west a sale of Red and Blue Back Ivory Finish Playing Cards such as we sell regularly "1 A at 20c a pack, specially reduced for tomorrow only at Xll - iiwnwawa Men's New Shirfs at $1.35 In the men's corner on main floor southeast a sale of fine quality woven Madras Shirts in a big assortment of the most pleasing patterns, coat styles with cuffs attached, P" OK plaited bosoms, only OXeUU Men's 75c Tics for Only 55c "Inlhe men's "comer tomorrow a sale of our entire" stock of 75c Ties. They are. made of the very best silks in the most pleasing patterns and shades; our regular 75c grades KFTp specially reduced for tomorrow sale to low price of tltJv Men's Underwear for 65c In the men's corner, main floor, a sale of medium weight Balbnggan Shirts and (Drawers in ecru color; all sizes in the lot, special i for tomorrow, the garment Men's $1.50 Hats Only 95c In the hat department, first floor, Men's English Wool Hats, rough felt effects with stitched edges and silk bands. Can te worn as Fedora, Telescoped or Crushed Large QP sizes only. $1.50 grades, tomo'rrow only, special at itlC Men's $2.50 Hats Only $1.35 In the hat department, first floor, only a few 4arge sizes in the lot; Telescope styles; regular $2.50 grades CI . OK reduced for tomorrow's sale to low price, of only vAiOtl Men's 50c Suspenders 23c Another sale of a special purchase of men's nnjnn nn- f penders, ali'good, perfect webs In pleasing colors and OO patterns; worth regular 50?; specialized for this sale wt)L ' ' : " : ' ' ' 1, -" , S .