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SPEND FOUR MILLIONS ON
PORTLAND PACKING PLANT i
CHARLES A. MORSE
FORCED TO RETURN
.. : .'
h g The Evening ident long before the Atlantic squad-1
prtlnd. "" tot L F .ron waa ordered around the Horn. !
win j ,ml u congresB naa questioned the pro-
p,rtr oi im. - !Priety or sending the fleet to the Pa-I
Una
Liverpool, Feb. 8. Charles
W. Morse will leave here this
afternoon for New York on
the steamer Etrurla. He ar
rived here this morning on
the Campania.
He declined to discuss his
affairs.
..A t Dany ' . ! prieiy oi sending me iieet to the Fa
int ,., houses are in ! olf In the nroslrinnt wnnlH hnvs tw,,...
LCklcUO P8 , f. . compelled to produce this informn-
ld to" poking Company. ; tlon. Fortunately, he was able to j '
", luting a packing plant ; wttnnoio it trom tne public, although I PPfll 1 IIV DCCIKTC
rtrtA! intention of Mr. Swift -the -substance of it Is now known to OtKMANT HtrUoho
m 11 u lue H ti nnn - : nonereRaion&l leaders
'ttlhpSrtiand plant, which will I The reason tor making adequate
i1"? JL dnuarters for the entire provision for eventualities In the Pa-
(Vast the trans-Rocky Moun-,cfic Bre overwhelming, and the pres
lPl district ' British Columbia and ; ident has ample Justification for con
j"" ' ' . jcentratlng the naval strength of the
li'11" " ' country In these waters and for mnU
1 lng provisions to Increase the
, Bpllts the Oregon delegation, for each
j for Hughes and Taft. Washington
I four for Hughes and six for Taft. lda
' ho six for Taft. Toe Post says that
Hughes will be 12!' behind Taft on
; the first ballot, but that Taft will
! lack 150 votes of nomination on the
; first ballot. The Hughes vote will in
j crease steadily from the first ballot
until be is nominated, states the Post.
I Cannon will lose votes the fastest.
; declares the Post's Informants. They
will go to Hugnes. r eraser a aeie-
! gates will crawl on the band wagon
shortly after, and then the Fairbanks
and La Follette men will come In
with a rush.
EX-DISTRICT ATTORNEY JOHN H, HALL
FOUND GUILTY DF CONSPIRACY IN THE
MATTER OF ILLEGAL FENCING OF LANDS
... ivndsco. Feb. 6. A Wash-
JiL medal to the Call says:
XumWof the greatest lmpor
Tr.i. ...njv ctrnnzer defense
APPEAL OF SULTON
Berlin, Feb. 8. Germany will not
heed the appeal of the Sultan of Mo
rocco for help agalUBt the French oc-
strength of the coast defense compa-l t"?" "i,, .. .i.J' .
nles by drawing upon the militia of ,h"p8 'f".mtV f-iV' '''f.'".
.ho.i.i.tu ii.,., ter muat D submitted to all the
., , . I powers signatory to the Algeclras act.
This information did not relate to 1
the immigration question, but the j WASHIXGTOX POST PICKS
settlement of that difficulty with Ja- Hl'GHES TO W1X.
HEAVY GUARD RAIL
SAVED MANY LIVES
F . i.Mi, i-naat and upon whichi'pan would render the other matter
hasert his order direct-1 less important.
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m tha AWtt"i"- - " . .. . ...... . . . - : . .... u,w i
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Washington, Feb. 6. After an
haustive canvas lastim? over fwr
are In the pos- is-barred,-but It is asserted that if 'weeks, the Washington Post announ-
iaa sougm 10 uiock tm
the ' president's military and naval opera
Detroit, Feb. 8. A heavy guard
rail on the Wabash railroad bridge
: over the Huron river at French Land
, lng, thirty milts west of here, saved
jthe fast New-York-Chicago train,
, which was derailed early today by a
I sprung rail, from falling into the riv
er, which 1b forty feet deep at that
point. The train was moving at the
rate of thirty miles an hour when it
was derailed. No one was Injured.
. .L nntinn'o ehfpf pxecu-1 congress had finucht tn hlnclr thu!eaD that th Hirt nr tn
Reuublican nartv thronehniit the
l.Zm of which may never be dl-, tions tne country wouia have learned ! country is setting in strongly for
lurer! , i.nH0 nt thA nres- something startllnir. 1 Hn ho in tha vnrik0.aE r
TSS 1U lU- ' w o- I . . ... n.v, ..uiiunEo, AUSt,
j Maine Democrats will meet at Dan
gor July 15 to nominate candidates
i for governor and auditor. Delegates
' to the national conventions will soon
. be chosen at the district conventions.
Hose are
Always Out
BUict "out" at the knee or toes.
Out 20c quality will "stay In." Long
bfivr ones for boys or a fine ribbed
for girls; the mir lfc
Hose that
Catch the Eye
Thrjlmk well mi the feet, for tin''
K silk IWc. Itctter get some; the
N "-":
It Don't Seem
Possible, Does It?
Winter- gone and Vi e are looking to spring, )vlik h culls
for change in our we.u.ibles.
With tlic ever-inciviisiiig business in the Dress (,'cxids De
partment, vrc nre spumKl. to extra effort to select, the very
newest styles uiul best cimtlitits obtninable.
We have placed on our roimters for your insK- tioii our
XEW 11108 stm-k of Wool Diiss Fabilcs. On of tin new fen
turf's in the Snhilow Stripe Molmir, at $1.45 the yard.
We have i beautiful showing of light-weight fabihs, sucli
as Voiles, Batistes, Wool Taffetas, in plain and invisible
clieeks, from 75 cents to $1,50 the jnnl, in all the wanted
shades.
There ai-e many othfT styles and colors, at prices to fit
any purse.
New
Kid Gloves
You hear some talk these sdays
about economy. Maybe youre'
lomalrh tin. I,,.,, ,IIVSS kim:1s; tuns,
boms, as wi ll a blacks; your for,
""loir $1.25
1908
Embroideries
nn Justly Halm n, distlnrtloii
" h,llt KMIillulliEKV I1KAD
WAIITKlts fur vin li , il, !,. .i,-
'i the fine iliiinty
,T' M,i ' liulitlv lienvier
'"k; iT , M.rti.,ns to
u,u- In nil j,iii; ,.,, , .
My In ,,e ,,.,. cities.
" lanl
. to
ace
'' tr.l
" latfH, nnrrow,
" anH ...
W,'"'":th..)ar(1 ,v
'n.,,,,.,,, -(,r
"trh it
)n """"-I Waist lug, the
being economical .yourself.
It's a good tiling; we be
lieve in it, hut It's best to
1h clear as to what econ
omy is.
Economy isn't buying
cheap stuff Im-ciiuso It's
low-priced, nor paying
j too much for good stuff
because It's good.
Iteul economy Is meas
ured by comparing uhut
you V''t witli w but It
costs a iiiestlon of pro
portion, not - price.
That's why you ought
to buy our Hint, Sclinll
ner AS Marx clothes.
They're all wool, irrferl
ly tailored; correct In
style. You get better
value in these goods than
111 any other.
I
mm
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y i ii.
.. Tt A iy'V
'fl't-.'C.ar '
( E;' we
'p pyright 190 bf
Hart Schaftner c Mirr
! m
LP I
111
111 it
1 1
Hampton Bros.
Where Cash Beats Credit
Try
Our
Mail
Order
Service
Merceized
Gingham
This fabric Is so much like silk in
effect we recommend it for waists or
shirt waist suits; the yard 25c
New
Percale
:?0-lnrli I'crrnlc, 11108 patterns; every
desirable 'design and shade; the
yard ... . .. !ir In He.
Galatea
Cloth
For waists ami children's dresses or
hoys' v.uik suits; tin- yuril .... -Oc
Madras
Suiting
A medium wclulit rubric-, with small
figures, excellent for waists or suits;
the yard U5e
Black Silk
Automobile
Coats
A rout with style, comfort and use
fulness. The color you want is here.
The price much lower I ball usual.
812.511 coats now K 1 0.00
SC2O.00 coals, now SJ l.oo
$:to.oil coals now $L":i.oo
WIH.oo coats now $l:t.50
!iiirj.."0 coals now $1(1.50
Children's
Worsted Dresses
at Half
Hum nut thK tim ut luilf prhf;
nu! I lo I t yiMi; colors rr, lirovnt
hi in' jiihI planK, Kff.tHI; snilofM for
):t.nu; J 1.00 ( jtslniH-n-M fur :t.Ht
ir Jt 1 -." 1 1 losses for 7."r.
Pongee Silk
..All colors, 2T-inches wide; the
yard Vi.oo ami $1.4.1
Paris Bows
. . PnrU I km, II rotor; i-nrlt .20r
Silk Waists
$10 black silk Ullisls to cIihm;
i-arll M.50
Portland, Feb. S. Former United
States District Attorney John H. Hall,
Indicted for conspiring with the Duttu
Creek Land, Livestock and Lumber
Company to maintain an illegal fence
which enclosed twenty thousand
acres of public land In Wheeler coun
ty, was today found guilty by the
Jury.
This trial had been In progress
since January 13, and was bitterly
fought on both sides. Three hours
; nnd ten ml nines ufior receiving the
1 instructions of Judge Hunt last night!
the Jury arrived at a decision nnd at I
11:30 this morning a sealed verdict I
was returned, which was opeped at 10
o'clock this morning.
Hall appeared much surprised by
j the verdict of the Jury and expressed
1 his belief that it was based upon mat-j
; tars which had no bearing on the casoi
nud which he did not know would bo
i Introduced. He declared his con-
j science was free In the matter.
' His attorney gave notice of appeal. '
The offense In punishable by a fino
not exceeding $10,000 or Imprison
ment not exceeding two years.
Sentence was suspended for tho
present, Hall's nttorney being given
until May 1st to prepare a bill of ex
ceptions. There wore twelve Individuals In
dicted on this conspiracy charge, but
Hall was the only one tried, the oth
ers having pleaded guilty or having
been given an Immunity bath as a re
ward for having testified for tho
prosecution.
JOHN CAMPBELL
SELLS VALUABLE
BUSINESS PROPERTY
John R. Cumpbell yesterday sold to
James 11. Yates and son, Joshua It.
Yates, the Courthouse lodging house
property on Kast Seventh sereet, di
rectly in the rear of the courthouse,
for $S000. Mr. Yates, Jr., has been
conducting the lodging house for
some time past, having bought the
business from Ed Howe.
The, lot, as described in the deed,
consists of lot 6, block 7, Skinner's
donation to Eugene; also as follows:
Beginning at the southwest corner of
said lot, thence running south 34
feet, east 80 feet, north 34 feet
thenre to the southeast corner of said
lot, thence west along the south line
of the lot 80 feet, being in extent 34x
80 feet.
The land Is covered by the olil
courthouse, and another two-story
frame building recently built, both
of which lire connected and used for
a lodging house.
MACLEAN IS
FREED AT LAST
BY RAISULI
j Tangier, Ueb. 7. Caid Sir Harry
I MacLean, who has been held in bond
age for the past seven months by the
j bandit Halsuli. luis been officially
I turned over to the British charge d'
'affaires here, In accordance with the
I agreement between the British gov
1 eminent und ltnlsuli, under which the
I latter Is to receive $100,000 as a
, ransom and a guarantee for the pro
tection of hiniBelf nnd family. M:tc
I Lean is In good health, but seems to
CITY NEWS
The University of Oregon basket-1
ball team left today on Its tour north. 1
Tho Bolton' & Jenkins millinery
store, formerly Shumute's, is now
open for hifsincss.
A number of Frank Meyer's friends
are urging him lo run for sheriff on
the l'opullHt ticket.
The high scli..ol basketball team
; went to Salem toduy to play the high
j school team there tonight.
i The pavement gutters were cleaned
by the fire hose this morning. The
entire street should be similarly treat
ed occasionally.
j Acme tent No. Nil. Knights of the
Maccabees, of Acme, Lane county,
filed articles (if liicoi-porni ion witli
. thn county clerk today.
1 Miss Ethel Ham Is up from I'orl
. land and bus accepted a temporary
position wllh the Willamette Valley
Company as bookkeeper.
I A. N-. Striker bus sold his residence
1 properly on College Hill to .1. Mor
fatt for $2.1011. The Carrett Iteul Es
tate Company made the sale.
I L. (I. Adair Is quite 111 at his
j home at Hie corner of East Seventh
land Oak streets from pneumonia. He
j was reported some belter today.
! Mrs. Ida Bolton nnd Miss Leone
Jenkins went to Portland today to
j purchase a stock of goods for their
millinery store, formerly Shumate's.
j A carload of lumber for I lit? Iliilln
; block arrived down on the Wondling
; train last night. Contractor Mum
i nicy will begin work on tho building
Monday.
I Kd milliard was hr-iught down
from Cottace drove today by War
ren Mi l-'aiiand and placed In the gen
eral hospital. He Is mitfcriug from
paralyshi.
Two hundred fair days, I fit! wllh
(rain, on some only a trace, und 4
.snowy, was the record In Kun'-no last
year. And yet down In California
ami some other places they say It
rains all the time here.
1 William J. Itushnoll and wife have
moved to town from their farm
1 across the river. Th' lire located at
i the home of Mr. BiisiineH'H parenls,
1 Mr. and Mrs. H. Mcrluii, at the comer
'of West Seventh anil Washington
i street.
j Tho remains of Harold firiihame,
1 tho actor who died at the Eugene
.General hospital a few days ago from
, cerebro spltuil meningitis, will be
shipped to I'cabody, Mass., Instruc
tions having been sent by his sister
', to that, effect.
j An employ" of one of the city dray
men created a little excitement on the
; street this afternoon bv parading up
'snd down the Hreet leading a team
belotiKlng to the drayman, niinoiinr-
SIR IIAUKY M'LEAN.
COUNTY COURT
CREATES FUND FOR
ADVERTISING
Tho county commissioners' court
today made an order appropriating
the sum of $25 per month for tho
months of February, March. April,
May, Juno, July, August, September,
October and November, 1908, for the
purpose of printing and distributing
pamphlets, circulars and advertise
ments, making known the various ag
ricultural, horticultural, mining,
manufacturing, commercial and other
resources of tho county. O. W. Grif
fin, A. C. Dixon and K. O. Potter were
named 11s a committee for tho pur
pose of applying the fund to the pur
poses named and to execute the
vouchers for the same.
The appropriation was made at the
request of a large number of citizens
all over the county who petitioned the
court at the Instance of the Eugene
Commercial Club.
FUNERAL SERVICE
'OVER DEAD KINS
Lisbon, Feb. S. The -funeral ser
vices over the bodies of the late King;
Carlos and Crown l'rlnco Lulu, shot
to death a week ago today, were held
In the church of San Vlncento thla .
nfternoon. The ceremonies were sim
ple nnd impressive, and the final act
of tho bloody tragedy of February 1
was carried to a close without any
untoward Incident. The line of tho
funqral procession from the royal
chapel to tho church was guarded, by
troops. "
All tho governments of Europe and
America were represented.
ASK COUNCIL FOR"
MORE PARK MONEY
A meeting of the cltv nark board
was held at the First National bank
yesterday afternoon, ill the members
being present. Among the mailers of
interest discussed was thai of ask
ing the council for an appropriation
of several hundred dollars to be used
In Improving Hendricks' Park. A
thousand dollars or more Is needed,
but the board will probably ask for
only half that sum. More work on
P.,.,.,., ,, ,,f Hi, anil,,,, of "Nfn. 1 1 ho road and an cxlensloii
ot the
I r,,n,l uruu iiltintioil und uever:il lllltch-
rocco's bodvfrnanl. Captured by es of poison oak In the park will bo
Kuisuli, tlin" Moroccan bandit, and X'Z
held for random. of tho hill whore there 1h no timber
be weaker alio old'-r that, hftme his
rapturo. Me hh.vb ho will rejoin Abd
Kl Aziz at Rabat.
When ItalKiill arrived oiitHMn Ihfr
walln nf TuiiKh-r with MurLejin, he
wnl In a (leni:ind Tor permission to
enter the Hly accompanied by 7M of
hi HoldlerH. Hid .Mohammed (lalibuH,
the Moroccan foreign mlnlHter, flatly
p'fiiHed to allow him to do ho, and
Itulsull, as the remit, of IndnomentH
by th" Mrltlsli charge d'atfaliH. came
In with Mnclseati and three dunii-wl Ich,
When Ma Lena hail been officially
turned over to the Itrltlsh forces (Jub
b;irt miens d the Imprisoned 1 tut Kill
lien and they departed undisturbed,
almost unnoticed.
WELBY STEVENS FOR
COUNTY ASSESSOR
i Wclbv Stevens today filed his petl
llon with tho county clerk for I ho
nomination of county assessor on thn
Democrat lo ticket. Ills hnine Is In
! Hprlngflold precinct. He Is a well-
known young farmer, residing several
miles northeast of lOugene, anil la
thoroughly competent, to perform tho
ilulles of tho office If nominated and
(Heeled.
M '
(Continued on Tags Kight.)
til rici.M,
KtlliWAST
mi .ii:tiiwi:st
Portland, Teh, 8. - - West' i-n
Oregon - Itatn tonight, warm
er In southern portion; south
easterly winds, Increasing
along the coasl.
Western Washington
Haiti tonight and Hutiday; in
creasing easterly winds.
Kastern Oregon, Kastern
Washington and Idaho Italn
or snow tonight.
iik k i!t c.k'i's
i-i.i:;a contkact
4
The contract for the Klnne.-
gun block on Olive street, was
let today to W. O. llcrkart
for $.ilillO. Architect Hen-
sill In iki" drawing tho con-
i- truct.
'hiciigi Wheat Market
HP,,., I TII.
ly, 93 1-4; Hept
Chicago, Keh. K. -May, 97 1-4; Jil-
emiier, (-.
The Ilrlckvlnyers' and Mason's' In
teriintfonal 1'iilon of America has In
dorsed the postal savings bank Idea.
William .1. Ilryan has accepted an
Invitation to deliver nn address be
fore the Southern convention of
Methodist laymen at Chattanooga In
April.
Oregon lumbermen nssert lhat they
will accept no compromise with the
railroads on the Kastern lumber rat".
If Washington mills arrange any
thing of the kind they assert 'that
they will act independently and keep
up thn fight.
Nearly KOiMI organized women In
jderniany nro employed as printer's
assistant.