SENATOR DAY TARGET
FOR VOLLEY OF HOT
QUERIES FROM WOMEN
Fair Interrogators Call Stew
ardship of Senator to Ac
count jn Positive Way.
'SOLON STANDS GROUND
Wk Questioners Got Bixn Into
Corner He Jt.main.4 Silent
Till Squill Xa Fast.
Napoleon met hl Waterloo because
of a sunken road his geographers fail
ed to find. Senator I. N. Day wai
credited by many of the reports from
Salerri during the legislative session
with having- exercised the autocracy
of the boss over his Greeks in gov
erning the senate "machine." Yes
terday before the Oregon Civic league
luncheon In the Multnomah hotel he
waa backed Into a corner by the pop
ping questions of indignant women,
until when the meeting ended he was
excusing himself from the answering
of their pertinent questions by saying
he could not take tii time.
The state senator's fair inquisitors
were not in the least abashed by the
imperious manner he is said to have
used effectively and with infrequen4
protest in dealing with the legislators.
Krotn many parts of the room came
insistent Queries as to why the senate
had curtailed the maintenance of the
institution for the reform of delinquent
girls. This he answered with more
directness than compliment to the
women.
"Same Plan'' Advised.
--' "Such an institution," he declared,
"should not be relegated to the admin
istration, of hysterical women and- the
housing of these girls In cottages so
comfortable that it makes them want
to go there."
Senator Day suggested that a "sane
plan' must be- devised. Pressed for
an explanation he responded: "I have
a plan and the state must adopt it,
which Is to put wayward girls Into an
Institution where they will' learn the
trades."
"Why," queried Mrs. Emma B. Car
roll, "did you and the senate remove
Major Bowlby from the office of high
way engineer?"
Senator Day remained silent. The
chairman conferred with him In a
whisper then announced: "The senator
prefers not to take the time to an
swer the Question."
The subject ; assigned Senator Tay
was a. review of the legislature's work
from the viewpoint of the senate. Mun
icipal Judge John H. Stevenson, who
presided, suggested that no man could
possibly know more about the senate's
operations than Senator Day and that
his conclusions should have some value
to league members.
The sfeaker asked the privilege of
m mnment. di&Ttts.ion. 14 e said he
would like to discuss "Woman's Place!
in Politics." !
K Za Candid.
: "And I shall be candid with you,
ladies," he promised. "I ain not a can
didate for office and I shall use no
honied phrases wherewith to conjure
your votes. Women should not presume-
upon their sex. In political mat
ters they should meet the same meas
ure and the same requirements as
men. They cannot rely upon the chiv
alry of men to condone their political
shortcomings. Because a woman in
troduces a bill into the legislature
women should not expect men to sup
port it against their Judgment. They
must not use their charms as a. defioy '
iq secure ieKiaiuuu. J. man wnv
seeks appointment to office or an ap
propriation is a nuisance; a woman
mho does these things Is a pest."
As Senator Bay proceeded it was
against increasing volume of disap
proval interjections, but when he
reached the w.ord "pest" his voice was
drowned out.
"Why, why, why," came from the
women in his audience.
"Because you can 'No' to a man. but
any red blooded man must treat a
woman with courtesy."
Laughter lessened the tension.
Defends the Senate.
Mrs. A. C. Kewill, Mrs. M. T.
Hidden, Mrs. A. W. Nicholson alter
nated in further questions in which
they sought to have Senator Day ex
plain why the senate uniformly killed
measures ot interest to Oregon women.
He was reudy with defense of the
senate, lie said he had no apologies
for it.
"It wasbne of the ablest bodies of
men ever sent to the senate," 'jf. af
firmed. "We endeavored to sail
straight ahead on a course of high en
deavor. We were not looking for ap
plause from those whose applause was
not worth having."
The plan of the meeting was that
Representative Chris Schuebel, house
leader, and Senator Day, senate leader,
should debate their divergent view
points. The bombardment of ques
tions altered this plan to some ex
tent. There were, however, some brisk
interchanges between the two. Rep
resentative Schuebel imputed to the
senate a fixed determination to block
constructive legislation.
Orranlsation Xs Perfect.
"The senate had an absolutely per
fect organixatlon," he declared. "The
house had no organization and the
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LEADER IN QONGRESS
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Representative Richard Bartholdt
of St. Louis, member of congress
for 22 years, who retires March
4, and whose viewa reflect in a
large measure the prevailing
sentiment among the German-Americans.
members voted Independently, honest
ly and conscientiously. In answer to
a question by L. L. Levlngs he said
that he believed the session was worth
what it had cost the taxpayers. Mrs.
A. C. Newill asked if he did not be
lieve a single bouse legislature would
be more efficient and he said it
would. The legislature passed 8 or
19 constructive measures . andU the
workmen's compensation ; law was
saved from the senate's intended mu
tilation, he concluded.
Tha chairman of the program com
mittee announced privately that when
the two legislators were Invited to
speak, each consented but only on
condition that the other should speak
tirst. '
New Fish Code y
Up to Governor
acsasure Whicn Vet Witn Approval of
Oreron legislators Will Be Signed
IX Technically Xegal.
Olympia, Wash., Feb. 7. The new
fish code, the one approved by Oregon
authorities, so far as it relates to the
Columbia river, is in the hands of Gov
ernor Lister, and will be approved un
less the attorney general should find
some serious technical error in the
provisions.
Yesterday the senate passed the bill,
making a number of amendments, all,
however, relating to Puget sound. The
bill was promptly returned to the house
where, on motion and without debate,
the house concurred In the amend
ments. '
Among the new bills Introduced to
day by two-thirds consent, was one
in the house submitting a constitu
tional amendment repealing all salary
limitations of state officials so that,
if the measure is approved, the legis
lature can raise or lower salaries at
will.
The Irrigation code passed the sen
ate this morning and will go to the
house, where early consideration is
promised. The senate also passed a
bill submitting a constitutional
amendment. that none but property
owners can vote on bond elections.
Repeal of the full-crew law is on the
senate calendar for final vote today.
The house program Includes second
reading of 11 house bills.
"American Line" Is
Painted on St. Paul
Ajnerlcan Flatf Fainted on Liner's Bow
and Other Precautions Against Sub
marine Attacks by Mistake. -
New York, Feb. 27. With Old Glory
painted upon her bow and the words
"American Line" in large letters on
both sides of her hull for better pro
tection against possible mistakes by
submarines, the American liner St.
Paul sailed today for Liverpool. The
British liner Lusltanla was to sail
this afternoon. . The St. Paul's passen
ger list was much the larger of the
two.
MERCHaI
IT
TERM OF
MARINE
MEANING
POPULAR
MIND
Ship Purchase Bill Fight Has
Brough
People
Home to 'All the
Significance,
GUGGENHEIMS MAY SELL
Government Strongly Urged to Buy
Copper lUver stsllroad In Alaska.
A Keel Merchant Marine.
fWahiDrton Bwvau of Tb Journals
Washington, Feb. 27. One certain
outcome of tie ship purchase bill fight
Is that the American people are going
to know more about ships and ship
ping than thsy have ever known. The
phrase "merchant marine" is to be
more than an alliteration for use at
chamber of commerce banquets. It
isn't a new phrase. For half a cen-
1 tury men whp've had the good fortune
to travel abroad have come home ex
pressing pain at not having seen the
American flajg to any great extent on
the high seas' and In foreign ports, but
their pain hasn't moved the public
that had to stay at home.
What need there might be in a
commercial Vky for a real mercantile
marine has been offset, so far as the
public has leen concerned, by the
methods heretofore offered for provid
ing it. Always it has taken the form
of subsidy. And the word subsidy has
savored of undue governmental pat
ronage for a class of business men
capable of taking care of themselves,
so the public has felt. So our na
tional shipping needs have been more
or less neglected until the war drove
home the seriousness of the necessity
and there was presented at the same
time a solution of the question more in
keeping with the times. This solu
tion is the one that Inevitably will
come some time within the current
year. If -there arose now a crying
demand for i another transcontinental
railroad within the United States and
private capital shrank from undertak
ing to build it, the government would
not come forward with enormous land
grants as once It would have done;
something on the order of the admin
istration ship purchase bill would be
offered and eventually accepted.
Speaking of government railroad
building, it la evident the Guggenheim-Morgan
Interests are not going
to abandon their effort to sell the
Copper River railroad to the govern
ment until the final announcement of
the administration plan's with regard
to Alaska is made. Their emissaries
are still on'the ground 'here and are
busy as can be. Constantly stories
are going westward by wire or by
mail, to bolster up the hopes and en
courage the aid of friends in the
northwest. What solid basis there is
for these stories is hard to find. It
is clear that every person who is sup
posed to have the confidence of the
administration in Alaskan affairs is
unwilling to endorse the $20,000,000
purchase proposed. But the optimistic
tales continue.
Speaking also of lobbies, there is
more or less amused speculation over
what the senate's Inquiry committee
will find with regard to the alleged
lobby that Senator Burton conjured up
as backing the administration ship
bill. He d expose 'em, averred the Ohio
statesman, and he demanded an in
vestigation, it was clever politics
except that the challenge was accept
ed with such eagerness that the retir
ing senator has been looking dubious
ever since- It was accepted on the
theory that it might reveal, not who
was backing the bill, but who was re
ally opposing it. On such a hope the
administration hau gone cheerfully
into tne tasic oi being exposed and o
exposing.
The scheme of enforcing an em
bargo on American wheat shipments
doesn't take hold In congress very
readily. Members discuss it and agree.
some of them, that it might be well
to curtail shipments abroad in order
that bread might be kept within reach
of everybody, but their talk usually
reduces itself to this statesmanlike
pronouncement:
"Well, maybe so, but somebody else
do it. I got a lot of fa-rmers in my
district."
Others, too, caught their cue from
the White House. They accepted the
president's opinion that an embargo
would be an unneutral act and they
are willing to take his judgment in
this as in most matters affecting our
International relations.
MURDER SUSPECT IS
PUT THROUGH THIRD
DEGREE BY POLICE
Arrest of Frank Ramsey, at
Dixon, III., Made in Au
rora Murder Case,
GASPIPE FOUND IN ROOM
The New York World said a good
word for Secretary Bryan the other
day, the first in the memory of most
of the World's readers since the peace
secretary burst on the horizon of
American politics in 1S96, which is a
long time ago. The secretary's name
was coupled with that of the presi
dent's in an expression of profound re
spect for the manner In which the
German and English entanglements
are being handled by this government.
Suspect Was Arrested Last Tall In
In Connection With. Miss Miller's
Death-
purchased and thus to lay the Krouad
work for the case. i . : : '
A second clew, which may assist! the
officers materially,; was reported! to
day. A man's Shirt, covered with
blood, was found in a room in a cheap
boarding house here. The clerk of the
place said he did not know the name
of the occupant of the room, but that
the man left the bouse the morning
after the murder. Later the bloody
shirt was found.
Aurora is greatly aroused over the
murder and citizens are talking of
contributing to a general fund for the
employment of private detectives to
run down once for all the man or men.
who have murdered three young Au
rora women during the past 12 months.
The city council today offered a re
ward of $1000.
Aurora, III., Feb. 27. Frank Ram
sey, arrested at Dixon, 111., last night
on suspicion In connection with the
murder of Miss Km ma Plerson here,
was brought to Aurora today and put
through the "third degree."
Ramsey denied he was In -Aurora
Thursday night when the murder was
committed. He told -the officers a
woman who lived with him could prove
this, but declared he did not know her
present whereabouts. '
Later the woman was found by the
police who, after questioning her. said
she had no knowledge of the crime.
She was not held.
Ramsey was arrested last fall after
the murder of Miss Jennie Miller,
whose slaying was one of the three
murders of women, ... including Miss
Peterson's, which have aroused the
people of Aurora. At that time Ram
sey was taken to the scene of the
crime, though he begged the authori
ties to spare him the trip, as he feared
violence at the hands of citizens. Fin
ally he was able to prove an alibi and
was released.
His arrest yesterday came as a re
sult of the finding in his room of a
piece of gaspipe similar to that found
near where Miss Peterson was killed,
and a number of clippings regarding
the murder.
A woolen mitten found near the spot
where Miss Emma Plerson was clubbed
to death may. furnish a clew that will
lead to the running down of the
slayer.
Using It ss a basis the local de
tectives today sought to build up the
structure of a theory which- would
give them an idea of the identity of
the man responsible for the crime.
Half a dozen plain clothes men were
sent out today in an effort to locate
the store in which the mitten was
Gas Pipe Is Found.
Chicago, Feb. 27. Detectives from
the Aurora police force will come to
Chicago today to question FrankRam
sey, an ex-convlct, who was arfceated
at Dixon last night on suspicion of
knowing something about the murder
of Miss Emma Plerson at Aurora.- '
A piece of gas pipe similar to that
found near the scene of the crime at
Aurora and a number or cuppings re
garding the murder found in Ramsey's
room attracted suspicion to him. .
Settlement Out
Of Court Urged
Court Awaits Bayocean Litigants' Zn
deavors to Tlx Baals of Management
of Affairs.
An informal conference was - held
yesterday in Circuit Judge Oatens'
court attended by counsel and parties
ran hnth aM of (ha anlU for a rCelV-
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"ou Bivjt.niioiuers. mrodJgn Attorneys
fered to permit the company to go Into
the hands of a manager to be appointed
by a committee of six, three members
to be named by those asking the re-
uciveisuip anu lures Dy mose opposing.
It was suggested that the committee.
through five members, including the
manager, should rule in company af
fairs. Attorney O. CI. Schmltt, representing
the lot owners asking the receivership,
and his clients were not Inclined to
give way so much, and held out for a
one man receivership under court ap
pointment. Judge Gatens discussed ths
matter for omertlme, and finally left,
saying that he would give the parties
time to consiaer Borne common irguna
of agreement, in hope, that the suit
might be settled on a friendly bast,
without court action. The gathering
broke un without any Agreement hav
ing been reached.
45 -pound Pure Cotton Felt
Mattress with Imperial edge,
worth $9.50. Re- f
moval bargain at DOyLI
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I'l.MJ
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Dining
Chairs
Regular to $4.2$, at
1 . 75
A Closing Kit of some patterns of
which we hae a limited number in
stock. All are of solid oak, of good de
sign, and could not be better made and
finished. One pattern of one piece only
sells at $2. 75 regularly, lhe others are
alf regular $3.50 to $4.25 values.
2)000
Lb
Burrowes Folding Card Ta
bles the best folding table
made is a Remov--l OO
al Sale Bargain at.ej
Now!
With Spring Upon Us It Is Now Time to
Think of Putting the Home in Summer Order
in to Replace Your Old One Can
PL IVlIg Be Had at Removal Prices
Here Is the Prime Value in Rugs
$8.50, 9x12 Reversible Rug at $4.75
Comes in a very comprehensive range of colors and patterns.
Colors fast. Patterns suitable for bed chamber or dining room.
The Removal Sale surely is making price records.
THESE ARE UNBEATABLE VALUES
$30.00 Seamless Wilton Velvets, 9x12, are now $22.50
$25.00 Axminster Rugs in beautiful colorings go at $14.75
$25.00 Seamless Velvet Rugs, 9x12, now go for. .$18.75
Axminster 11-3x12 Rugs during the Removal at $31.50
Extra large sizes 10-6x13-6 Brussels Rugs . . . $27.00
10-6x13-6 Green Wiltons are now $48.00
12-6x12 Bundhar Wilton Rugs reduced to $52.50
The big new home is being
made ready at Fifth and Oak
streets. Portland's popular
Home Furnishing Store since
1887 will be settled into regular
selling. Meanwhile WE WILL
LIGHTEN THE LOAD OF
MOVING by selling reliable
furnishings at prices and on
terms Portland has not known.
All prices are quoted onj first
quality Furniture, from; our
regular stocks, and, as j was
said in our store the other day,
prices may be quoted that are
lower, but not on first quality
regular line goods. This is not
"Bargain Sale" Furniture, j
You Never Could Buy Outfits as Low Priced
and on Such Good Terms as Now at Edwards'
MakeYour House a Home wSudou
3-ROOM OUTFITS
$6.75 Cach, $1.25
2- ROOM OUTFITS
$7.50 Cash, $1.50
3- ROOM OUTFITS
$10.00 Cash, $2.00
3-ROOM OUTFITS
412.50 Cash, $2.25
3-ROOM OUTFITS
$15.00 Cash, $10.00
3-ROOM OUTFITS
$16.00 Cash, $10.00
3-ROOM OUTFITS
$17.50 Cash, $12.00
5-ROOM OUTFITS
$20.00 Cash, $12.50
The Removal Sale of
fers you prices and
terms it will be hard
to duplicate in' Re
liable furnishings later
in the spring. Buy
now! Be ready for
spring cleaning. Have
your home ready
when the visitors to
the big California
shows flock into
Portland. Edwards'
"Your Credit Is Good"
way will help you.
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Trade in
Your
Old Stove
on This
Fine
Steel
Range
$00.25
Leg Base
Electrically welded. Body is of
non-rusting steel, flues are large,
asbestos lining. Firebox is large
and is fitted with duplex grate.
Top painted with loose plates.
Nickeled parts are highly finished
and easy to keep clean.
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This is the ik Tj
Time to Buy
at Bargain
uminum Prices!
$ld
Set 3
Pieces
V2, 2 and 3-quart
Sauce Pans, with hol
low handles.
This is not cheap, light weight, short measure Aluminum that warps out j
of shape. It is 99 pure. The price is not marked away up to deceive
you. WE have cheaper Aluminum. This is our BEST regular line.
Berlin Kettle Rice Cooker Tea Kettle
Eight-quart, full measure,
99 pure aluminum.- High
ly finished. Not bargain
ale aluminum. Heavy
weight and non-warping.
$1.25
Double Boiler. Inset holds Your wife has always want
two quarts, full measure, ed an Aluminum Tea Ket
Base holds two and one- tie. This one has a six-
half
pure
quarts. Heavy. 99 quart capacity, 99"o
Aluminum. Special Extra heavy metal.
pure.
$1.35
IQ1
tilipr
See This Great K2 Bed Value!
Regular $10.00
2-inch continuous
post. Has five
fillers. Enameling
white and Vernis
Martin. Style mas
sive. Brass Beds
at Less!
Bras8.$6.90
$10.00
B50Brass.$16.25
$18.90
$27.50
$29.50
ST" $35-40
V
$13.50
Bed
$19.50 Brass
Bed
$27.50 Brass
Bed
$45.00 Brass
Bed
$50.00 Brass
Bed .......
$60.00 Brass
I I I I II II I lit
m . 11 i hi -r l iimii r i n i
1" C Ij2KBrfBWM
wTfrDiimerware Low Priced
100 -Piece Set, Worth $15.90, for $11.25
This set comes in dainty white and gold, blue and gold, white and blue
Dutch patterns, and in decorated gold. All are beautiful and well chosen
patterns and colors: This set will delight any housewife.
A $ 1 4.50 Rocker at
The Removal Sale Does It! P'U'SE
$6.90
Gas Plates will go at low
prices to ' help lighten the
83.85 1.BUBHBB FLATB .
S3. 75 S-BURXTES PUTB.
$3.00 S'STTSKSB FLATS.
$4.85 a-BXTRNEK pite.
84.60 3-BXTU7ES PLATE.
$5 .SO 3-BTTSmSK PLATE .
.es.ss a-BTreiras fiate.
88.SO 3.BUBHSB PLATE.
, I load at moving time.
v
S1.85
$2.95
S2.40
93.45
S3.60
84.40
4.25
S5.2Q
3 A GOOD P LACE TO TRADE !
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rSSSlSI FIRSTS:
$12.50 ROCKER Big Auto
mobile seat
S9.UU rUMbD OAK. ROCKER (T
With big automobile seat: . . . .)UtU
$14.00 BIG FUMED OAK ROCKER
With springy auto $ 90
$14.50 ROCKER A delight. A
Comfortable and roomy ?DU
$14.00 CARVED ROCKER A QA
Big cushion auto seat..... ..0U"U
Lace Curtains Half Price
Odd lots of two and three pairs, priced to go quickly at from 75c to $5.00 pair
All high grade and in tasty patterns. ' , , I
re Move May First to Fifth
and Oak Sts.
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