EIGENE. OREGON, THlìlSI>A\ EVENING, APRIL t>. Itxts
VOLlME «i
SPEAKER GANNON'S
flAllSW MUST
TRUST RESOLUTION
TREAT NEbROES SAME
IS APPROVED
AS WHITE PEOPLE
WuhlBiWn. April 8.—President
Roosevelt has made public his letter
Aprll 2 to the attorney-general,
greeting proceedings by injunction
M c3nipel certain railroads of the
Sosti to furnish equal accommoda
tions to white am: negro passengers.
Th«“ president’s letter refers to the
fiilure of certain railroad companies
to obey th? ord i- of the interstate
conimer. e commission to furnish the
uni? fa. Iliti« » for colored passen
gers paving first-class fare that is
furnished to white passengers paying
first-rias.- tar.
He says the commis-
,ion has taken what unquestionably
the right ground; that where sep-
gnte accommodations are provided
for white and colored passengers the
gteomni. dations for colored passen
gers shall be as good as those fur
ilshed the w hit-- passengers for the
sani: money, but that the law does
parate accommodations.
not forbid
The principal offender is the Nash-
ville, Chattanooga & St. Louis rail
road, and the president suggests that
the attorney-general proceed to en
force the order by injunction pro
ceedings. “unless in your judgment
some other course is preferable.”
JOHNSON WILLING
San Deign or participate In any of I
the functions and celebrations at the
ports cf Southern California. This
was finally determined today when
Evans’ appeal to his physicians to
permit him to participate was un
heeded.
Evans passed a good night, but
realizes that his return to health Is
not a matter of a few days or weeks.
He is still far from strong.
Washington. April 8.—By unani
mous vote the house committee on
Judiciary agreed to report favorably ♦
the ’-pai>er trust” resolutions intro-
du-ced on April 2 by Speaker Cannon,
One of these directs the attorney-gen
eral to Inform me nouse what steps
have been taken to investigate apd
prosecute the ” International ~
Paper
Company, of New York, and other
corporations and combinations en-
gaged in the manufacture of wood
pulp or print paper,
The other resolution directs the
secretary of commerce and labor to
inform the house what steps have
been taken by the bureau of corpora
tions toward investigating the alleged
trust.
Chicago, April b. In an interview
today Governor Johnson, of Minneso
ta. who was passing through Chica
go, said:
“if the members of the Democratic
party, feel that 1 would stand more
chance of election than would Mr
Bryan or any other man. I would be
Paso, Robles. April 8.--Admiral
glad to make the campaign."
Evans will
rejoin the flee
ADMIRAL EVANS
MUST BE QUIET
ARE VOTED DRY
OFFICI 4L FOKFTAST
FAIR NORTHWEST
Portland, Or., April 8.
Western Oregon - -Increasing
cloudiness tonight with show
ers near coast; warmer in
southern portion; Thursday,
showers; cooler except near
coast; southerly wind».
Weal ra
Washing- on
Showers tonight and Thurs
day; southerly winds.
Eastern Oregon- Fair to
night; light frost in eastern
portion; Thursday, fair.
Eastern Washington
Nori hern Idaho —Show in
night or Thursday; warmer
tonight.
Southern Idaho- Fair mil
warmer tonight, with light
frost;
Thursday, probably
fair.
—ROSE WINS AGAIN
its:
we ve a Corner
on Spring Styles
Showing Today
a great selection of
the choicest
La Vogue and Wooltex
styles in suits
The Perfection of Quality
The Standard of Style
The Certainty of Fit»
SENATOR
FRANK B.
SENATOR HALE
MANUFACTURERS
OPPOSES INCREASE
WILL VISIT CHINA
OF U, S. ARMY
TO SECURE TRADE
—
Washington, April 7. As an after
math of th«- passage by the senate
yesterday of the army appropriation
Bill. Hale, of Maine, chairman of the
-committee on naval affairs, today
sounded a warning against increases
of the military establishments of the
country, saying that they were invit
ing a deficit in the treasury and
would serve no useful purpose. Hale
moved reconsideration of the vote
by which the army bill was passed
and his motion was then laid ou the
table at his request. Burket charac-
teri«d the proceeding as one of bad
Offering you an opportunity to be
most modishly costumed at a very
reasonable cost. This the home
of La Vogue and Wooitex Suits
Hampton Bros
55Ô-564 Willamette St,.
WHERE- CASH BEATS CREDIT
Chicago.^ April 8. Two hundred
members of the Illinois Manufactur
ing Association will go t<> Japan. ('Ili
na and other Eastern countries within
the next six months to work for the
exb-nslon of American trade.
Ac
companying the delegation will be
several diplomats from the depart
ment of state to post the manufactur
ers of th«- court and etiquette of Ori
ental procedure.
Springfield, ill., April 8. -Returns
received at the state headquarters
of the Illinois anti-saloon leogue and
at th«> headquarters of the Illinois
Brewery Asoclatlon show the follow
ing counties "dry" in every township:
Ma.-on, Fayette, Green, Brown, Shel-
DeWilt, and nearly in Sanga-
on, i except tho capital and New
•rlln. Sevi al other counties went
.ilnn si "dry.
The following of the large clt Ic8
went dr
Rockford. D i atur, Gales-
burg. I Ptmti.u-, Kankakee, Mattoon.
I >ixon, I.lti lifl< Id, Clinton. Smaller
cities \ voting il • are Mason City,
I Plttsfh Id.
i Carrollton, S Charles, Or-
_.
logon, Belvidere, Plainfl-ld,
Plalnfi-'ld, Brighton,
Bunker Hill, Nilwood, Girard. Ches
terfield, L**Roy, Colfax, L-xIngton,
Danvers, Easton, Edinburg, Middle
ton. Maroa, Shipman, Forest City,
Kilbourne. Jerseyville, Tavlorvllle
Virden, Elkhart. Pana. Vandalia^
Morris, Wheaton, and large numbers
of villages and towns.
The saloons won out in Chicago
and other centres where the reve
from that s >urce cuts a figure in t
nicipal financial affairs. Over
thousand saloons were voted out
existence.
LA FOLLETTI. DEFEATS
TAFT IX WISCONSIN
Milwaukee, April 8.
David Rose,
Dem., was elected mayor for the fifth
time and the IgiFollette forces won
out in the fight for delegates to the
national convention. Taft, however,
claims the tenth district and the
eighth is In doubt.
KANSAS < 1TY
Kansas City, April 7.—All but two
of the candidates of the Democratic
city tick i« headed by Thomas Crit
tenden, Jr., for mayor, were success
ful In today’s election by a majority
of 1000 over lite Republican ticket,
headed by Mayor Henry M. Beards
ley. Tills Is a change of 2600 votes
from tin- election of 1906. Harry G.
Kyle, Republican, was elected Police
judge and Wiliam J. Baehr, Republi
can, was elected elty treasurer. These
ENTIRE JUNIOR CLASS
New York, April 8.
entire Junior das» of the New
York I Diversity has been sus
pended as a penalty for haz
ing Henry Bloch, a fershman,
who refused to obey certatin
rules made by the upper class
men for the regulation
freshmen. an«l was dipped
the campus fountain. •
These Are Compelling Prices
$12.50 to $45.00
Mil,.
Hong Konk. April 8. The Chinese
merchants’ guild lias decided to ca
ble their agents at Japanese ports
not to place any more orders for Jap
an« so goods and to ship the goods al
ready ordered fn vessels other than
Japanese. This boycott Is the out
come of the Tatsu Marti Incident.
This store was never prouder of its style display
than it is today. Its friends an customers (happily
the same) were never surer of complete satisfaction
in their spring purchasing. The careful choice of
many offerings of many makers resulted in a large
purchase of the famous La Vogue and Wooltex
garments whose style and quality are recognized
wherever fashionable women talk it over.
SUITS
GARY
Frank ltoyd Gary. Senator Tillman’s new colleague from South Carolina,
a native of the Ablieville district, wliere John C. Calhoun, the south's most
famous senator, was Imru. Senator Gary succeed» the late Senator A. C.
Latimer. He Is forty eight years old and has is-en a lawyer for many years.
In 1800 Mr. Gary was elected to the South Carolina legislature, where he
served several terms. For five years lie was speaker of the lower house, and
In 1902 be was a candidate for governor.
4
You should make your
selections early—Easter
less than two weeks away
Back of you purchase
stands the unfailing
guarantee of
Style, Qualily and F it
IN
\\ Il KI E
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
SENATOR
EUGENE
HALE.
Chairman of the senate committee oi
■ aval affairs, which Investigated erltl
clams ou the construction of our war
ablpa.
faith
The senate passed the forti
fication bill, carrying an aggregate of
H2.Hfi.137, which Is an Increase of
¿3.905.57« to the amount appropriat
ed by the house. As a mark of re
spect to the memory of th? late rep-
reaontative Brick, the senate, at 4.31
p. tn.. adjourned.
The discussion on Increased arma
ments was based on a sign«*«! article
printed in th- Washington Post to
day. saying In effect that Secretary
Taft favpred a reorganiation and an
enlargement of the army that would
bring it up to 125,000 m«*n. The Im
mediate occasion for Hale's speech
was th? passage yesterday of the ar
my appropriation bill, carrying nearly
1100,000,000. and he used it to show
the tendency of the times. Moving
to reconsider the vote by which the
army appropriation Mil was passed,
Hale said that senators did not real-
are that 70 per cent of the revenues
of th«1 government were today ex
tended for what have been termed
th«- needs of the present, past and fu
ture years.
ASQUITH BECOMES
ENGLAND’S PREMIER
JOHN
J.
M'GRAw.
Manager of the New York National
league Imselmll club, who will make
London, April 8.—Herbert H. As the tight of bls life, for th« p?nuaut In
quith was today appointed prime min wue.
ister to succeed Sir Henry Campbell-
Bannerman, resigned on account of two candidates wore Indorsed by the
111 health.
Asquith is at Biarrltx. Non-Partisan I .«“ague, which favored
with the king
He first resigned as a liberal interpretation of the Sunday
chan-eilor, and was Immediately ap laws.
pointed prime minister.
The Democrats will control both
houses of the new council.
Passaic, N. J., April 8—William
Campbell and his younger brother.
Alexander, were suffocated In a ten
ement hoURe fire here early today.
Eight, families were endangered and
many were rescued from the upper
floors by the firemen.
Plymouth, April 8.—The steamer
majestic, due here from New York,
today report “d by wireless the res
cue on April 5. In the mid-Atlantlc.
of th«- crew of the Norwegian steamer
Helios, from Philadelphia for Blaye.
hut gave no details. The Norwegian
steamer had been abandoned.
Tacoma. Wash.. April 7- After the
most exciting campaign *n the history
ot Tacoma, the Republicans today
made a clean sweep at the polls and
elected Judge John W Llnck, mayor;
Ray Freeland, treasurer; John F.
Meads, controller, and eight council
men. putting the Republicans In com
plete control of the city government
for the first time in four years.
Mayor George P. Wright (Dem.)
was a candidate for re-election and
was beaten by about 21)00 votes.
Freeland ran away ahead of his tick
et and has about 3600 majority. •
Money to Mark Orrgon Trull.
Washington. D. C., April 6. — Rep
resentatives Jones and Humphrey to
day appeared before the library com.
mittee in behalf of the bill appro
g March 756 people ram«- up |
Washington. April 8.—The senatp priating I'-O.ooo to erect a monument
from Portland under the colonist committee on public buildings end to mark the old Oregon trail ax trav
rates, 25 more than during March of | grounds has npproved the bill for eled by Ezra Meeker. The commit
Ins- v»er. 052 fn all coming over the i 1200,M0 for a postoffice building at tee took no aclton. but indicated Its
Harriman lines.
i Intention of reporting the bill.
I Everett, Wash.