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THE .-EUGENE DAILY. GUARD
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KKiKXK, OKKCOX, WEDXKSDAV EVKXINU, KKIUU'ARV 10, ltMIH
Xl. 4;
MANY MAY
CBEATE NATIONAL
OIL MONOPOLY !;
M.rci H.-The Imperial
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS
CONTINUE IN MANY STATES
! Chicago, Feb. 19. The blizzard
here of yesterday, is still In progress
today, though the fury of the storm
passed. Snow was piled in deep
drifts by the wind and traffic on all
roads Is delayed, while there have
DANGER TO
NIAGARA FALLS !
IS EXPLAINED :
STOESSEL WILL HEAR
SENTENCE TOMORROW
-At the in-
Washington. Feb. 19
""iaorine the nossibU- been many accidents to pedestrians. iStance of the American Civic Fedora- 4-
18 ..-mil oetroleum mon- One man was killed by a freight turn i)r. YV. J. Spencer, the British
" v j.rfaon has been reached, eiunnneu, were
cuea irom sure aeatn.
?n 4eoiaon has
study the
tnerts Continue i" ---
' X taking over the business in
"J55f e Standard Oil Com
V ... .h. standard's Rus-
f.fj Romanian holdings. The
t .?.. ni,irert alone with
X" The possibilities of cre
"itate monopoly injUcohol. ;
Jfl PARDON FCR
CHESTFR THOMPSON
From Other Points.
Kansas City, Feb. 19. A fall of
2 Odegrees in temperature was rests- ed facts to show
tered over Kansas and Western Mis
souri during the past 24 hours.
scientist, who was commissioned by
the geological survey of Canada to In
vestigate the Niagara Falls problem,
appeared before the house commit
tee on rivers and harbors and present-
St. Petersburg, Feb. 19.
The court trying General Sto-
essel for the surrender of
Port Arthur retired for de-
liberation at noon, ordering
Stoessel'and the other defend-
ants to appear February 20 at
11 o'clock, when sentence is
expected to be pronounced.
JAPANESE AGREE TO
PRESIDENT GIVES
N MOST R
the eftect if the re- f nVllHAH P HPPMHT
Company niuiinui.u iiuiuni
Milwaukee, Feb. 19. The blizzard
, continues but slightly abated today.
,Tbere is a-foot of snow in Milwau
kee and vicinity.
.. ... cu 10 a m
K "Zt to seciire a' plrdon drifts of snow
f-' " ,lf,Qrl nf
Chester Tnomiisuu, -;
.ujrder of Judge Emary, of Seat-,
oi tbe ground of insanity, and
, is confined in the insane ward
. penitentiary. A commission :
Lumine the young man win Dei
tl for unaer tne terms ui i-mj
ite law.
St. Louis, Feb. 19. Freezing
Weather and a snowstorm, driven by
gale, prevails. There are deep
quest of the Ontario Power Company
lor a franchise to use 4 0,000 cubic
feet of water per second would have
on the falls. He said such a with
drawal ot water and the necessary
chaug.-s in the river would result in
the recession of tile Horse Shoe and
the lowering of Laka Erie, Lake Hu
rjn and- Lake Michigan by three feet.
The damage resulting to harbors and
canals by the lowering of the water
one toot wjuld amount to $12,000,
00 0.
ON FRENCH TREATY
x YA'usington. Feb. 19, After hear
ing Secretary Hoot In explanation of
the new proposed French arbitration
deal today the senate committee on i borers
foreign relations ordered n favorable
report upon the treaty.
Detroit. Feb. 19. The blizzard in
the lower portion of Michigan con
tinues. Deep snow greatly interferes of
wim irauic.
L. T. Brown, of Mapleton, is In Eu
gene on business.
Claud Swan and his Alaskan team
basketball players closed their
tour at Chicago, after-playing the
best basketball teams between the
Pacific und Chicago, winning 34
games and losing X. ,
Chicago Wheat Market.
Chicago, Feb. 19. May. S2
July, 6S 1-8; September, S.
S-S;
The Salem Statesman says Com
mercial street Is to be paved. How
many funerals first? asks the Port
land Journal.
STANDARD PATTERNS ALWAYS RELIABLE
1908
Shirt
Waists
Iho best values we ever secured
are now on sale In the shirt
waist section; values fully 25
per cent better than Is
usually sold for a given
price.
1T have stylish
each
waists for,
$1.!0
1 $2.00 Value, fine dainty e.v.
broidery, sheer lawn, weli
made, each $1.50
fi.23 Wnlst, worth the money,'
circular yoke of lace inser
tion, material Is fine Per
sian lawn; each 81.00
8.00 Quality; very elaborately
trimmed waist of sheer Per
sian lawn with lapels over
iapulder, with lace edge,
lace and embroidery In from
and back; each $2.30
Sprmg Suits
We have new snappy spring
suits ready for you. Those
exclusive styles which are
always in demand and hard
to secure are here.
An Attractive Suit, is one of
black and white check suit
ing, with satin lined jacket;
collar and cuffs of black
broadcloth edged with gilt
soutache braid, nine gored
skirt with black broadcloth
fold in bottom,
the suit $24.00
An. Exceptionally Dressy Tailored Garment
is one of light tan suiting, taffetta lined jacket,
collar and cuffs, the two folds on the nine
pleated skirt are piped with brown, making a
very up-to-date stylish suit.
The suit . $35.00
SPECIALS
In Coat
and Suit
Department
Slfl In IjiiiO Stilts for Less
Broken line of suits, blue,
black and mixed colors; silk
or satin, lined jackets; pleat
ed skirts; to close, the sill',
IjS.li.Oil
Crnvenelte Coats
Good colors, good styles, suit
able to wear anytime; wort't
ono-lhlrd nioro than wo arc
selling them; each, $6.!o
to Viio.tMt-
Long Coots About Half Price
$7, $8 and $9 coats of gray or
black cloaking; your choice.
each Jpvom
Tokla, Feb. 19. The memorandum
of the Japanese government's reply
to the Untied States on the subject
jf emigration was handed to Ambas
sador O'Brien I, 'day. It Is under
stood that Japan agrees in general
terms to a number of the sugges
tions of tbe Ameiirun government
and assures furthor restriction of em
igration by practical prohibition of lu-
Tlio reply bear
I
ANDS
ESPEGTS
I
ON RAILROADING
from the emigration companies,
which are behind the propas-.d resolu
tion in the diet to censure the foreign
policy ol Viscount Huyashl.
PHOTKST
AUAIXST
MAXt III
JAIMX'S- J
IJIAX POLICY
df.sikks cmmmissiox to makk
I'.YF.lfY HI'FOU'l' TO VUKVKXT
SKIHOIS TKOIIU.K HKTWKKN
KOAIIS AX1 TIll'.IK jr.MPIXlYKS
ItAlLltOAD STOCKS DUCIilXK
TODAY .
deuce that th? Japanese gjv?rnment.
will bo unsparing in its efforts to
avoid fiiriber couipli'.uiions on tne
emigration ijucf tion. Iiu; the (tavoiii
mem i facia:; powerful opposition
Washington, Feb. 19. A rumnr'Ui
current that the slate department is
ubout to address a protest to Japan
against h; r attitude In .Manchuria, it
every evi- is admitted thai complain; have been
made lo the department that Ameri
can trade is suffering In the Orient,
but It is believed tlMit oilier iiiuss
than Japan's atlilihle nro piiiictpaliy
r.vponsllile.
STATE DEATH RATE MRS, JULIA A. BEAN,
ONLY 9 PER JOQO j PIONEER, PASSES BEYOND
New York, Feb. 19. So-
vere declines and low prices
i' in railroad stocks was -a foa-
tare today. Could sharps bo-
ing especially weak. Misaou-
rl Pacific, which closed yes-
terday at 34, dropped to SS
1-1. Western Union hroko
from 4ti to 41 1-4. Sevorul
other stocks rau oft sharply-
Portland, Or Veb. 1?. Oregon's 1
dvwth rate duriug 1907 was approxi
mately nl ire In Wry 1 000 Inhabitants
according to Ur. It. C. Yenney, secre
tary of the state hoard -or health, in j
his annual report, which has recently
ben complltMl. The low ito Is I
looked uoa s remarkable show-'
Ing, and it Is believed rbat It is not
1HKI TODAY AI'Th'H AX 1LLXESS
or ixx; DiiLXTio.x hku
( IIILDItKN AUK A.MONti TIIK
STATK'S MOST I'ltOMlXKXT C1T-1ZHNS
"I
C. W. MORSE.
'N-mv "'York rittif:illst whtwp 'hrrhkfl
Chiffon
Panama
Suitin
g
Jt-lnch cherked chiffon Pan-
m Bultinir,
shades; small
now sprint;
checks, the
New Spring Suits By Express
Mrs. Julia.-A. Uonn. ah ostly Ore
gon pioneur, dlod nt her home In Ku
geuo this aUernnon at l.'t'O o'clock
after a lung UJjxws. She would have
been 70 years of ago ou the 2fth ot
this month lwd alio lived until then.
Mrs. Mean, whose maiden name was
Sharp, was born neur Newmarket,
Harrjsuu -ootmty, Ohio, February 25,
183S. In oompnny with her parents,
Mr. i)d Mrs. John Sharp, she started
acro-Ms the plains for Oregon in 1849,
but ou I'Miuhlllg Missouri they pur
cltased a furm nnd resided thuro three
yours. .In May, 1852, they started for
Oregon again, , taking the Uarlo;
routo. Although they were huniper
f & by sickness on tho Journey and
vero Hiiowbound for a time, they nr-
ti'lvod safely In Oregon City ou JMo
vemhar 1, 1XD2. Sienillng the win-.
tor In the Chuhulem vulluy. they Uiok
?' txWAl up .a ranch in Washington couuLv in
th( spring hut the laud proved worth-
losM and they ramc lo Lane couuty In
the fall of Jj::l.- Tho subject ol this
sketch was uuirrled to ObndJnh It
llean In Yamhill county. Or., on ()(.-
lolicr 21, l.v.",:!, mill lo them II chil
dren were born, as follows; Itobert
;-S., judgu of the supreme court of Ore
gon; James It., an express messenger
running out of Portland; John W., a
prominent physician of Tacouia; Mrs.
lOiiima A. Lucas, of Aberdeen, Wash.;
Joseph II, .died In 17; lidwiird A..
bookktH3ior In tb Kirsl. jN'ational
liank of JCugene; Loads R, m prom
inent ulUii ney of Kugeue; Frederick,
a hardware tncrrJiuiil, o Fugene;
Mary, itwd when . yenr liiil; ('lieHter
O., a ruiitructor at AhcrdMOt, Wash.;
and Mitvk Jfistello llv.iiu; -ui home.
Mr. limn idied in ttc -Slimlii w Milley In
1.S90.
Mrs. Reun wan a womn.ii nf noble
Xranhlntnti ITi.U T 9 PmffffIl
i Rosevelt has sent a letter to the In
terstate commerce commission m
which he has Indicated tho Import
ance of the commission's action iu re
spect to tho limitation, ot tho hoars
of labor ot railroad! employes, and
points out. the: possibility of serious
diffcranatttx arising between railroad
companies and their employes with
respect to wnges and hours ot labor.
H 1b understood the letter of the
Hosiery
Section
' aur iiinvv itn.t i n..
je for the aotlve. tearing.
"niHns youngster; the pair.
6'nV iHr n ....... . .. . f .
i, ininei iisk et-
m irr hose; the pair,
1.1c
'Ai ...
Z blark hose,
co,or'. the pair
A''!ft' Sesmlo..
Mlor: the pair
Hose,
fast
. Rc
fast
l.-c
you
Hats
Will
Appreciate
'i"r r .
nC, ''"filon. Mallory
::; "-1 uier: thev
.... Uon- or
VI
mm
C .81 ' (!
mmm
llSPlf
Bf mm
This vSpring we're
going to show you
a stock of HarL,
Shalfner & Marx
Clotlies chat will
surpass anything
we've had.
You'll see ready-
made clothes that
Ti niaae cioiues mat
Ml:JMl "re correct in style;
honestly tailored;
with the substan
tial all-wool qual
ity in them.
These things arc
not new in liart,
fljShafTuer & Marx
H Clothes, but nicy
are unconinion in
made goods.
We'il show you
ain'la ysuits that
thaYJare vorlh
'ppyright 190 br $15 LO JU
Hart Schittncr W Mjr;
-J cti 1,,.
our
read v-
Air Prices
Lonsdale ninslln, yard .... t(lc
SV4o (1 Ingham, yard 7e
Twilled Toweling, yard ....tic
Crash Toweling, yard fOc
Jlurable Laces, yard 5
$1.2.1 Shopping Hags, ea. . "'
ISc Dress Olnghams, yard. 1'2 (A
$1.25 Slightly Soiled Shirt
waists; each tt'Jlic
ViceHcd by any other slate In the (III-
Uon.
To a certain extent 11m TlgnreH in
iin'he 'report are IncompHM.e. Jar the
-eason that a number of tiie counties
jttend no report of their vital HCatlstlcs
ilo tlie stale 1103rd nf health. As a
Lnulu Imp Iii riiliroa Yinl.-,, ti.knn fli.i
itarefully prepared slati.ties nf four- '"aracier an 1 was w oven nyjui who
leen of the most popnlons coimtles of
t.ie state from which rwtuinr jiionlh
Bull
Dog
Suspenders
Made In llRht, medium and
heavy weights; will outwear
three pair ol tho other kind.
Next time yourB gives out,
try a pair. Tho experiment
will cost you only Win
y health reports ari riwivefj,. -and "In
vhleh the death rate would nsitiriilly
larger than In lenn rtea.iely populat-:
ett con nl lea. I
The state ha linen imnsnaTly .free
fnirn Infectlouii dlHaw'8 duriffis the;
p-f-.year. ;
I Tt'he only rontnttlnn w:ik In Grant
county, where they had 121 cuneH tir f
rtmnllpox. due lar'dy to tiie routity i
Improperly handllnjt (lit alt tnttlon.
AlloK'her there were 315 vuvhh ftiT ,
HUh HneaHe In thu Hlnte. He hiiKI
that this In the moat easily controlli'd
cniitaitilons dtaeaae, and that through
vaccinal Inn and quarant ine It may tie
eliminated,
the Grant
Knew her. Her family )idh the ym-
i pathy or a lai'KO f rle of frittuda In
their mid liercuvemm..
Tho mrral will hit he3l Friday,
.but tho Pfj-vleea will iio irivnU:.
FLOOD CONDITIONS
ARE WORSE TODAY
Olnclnnall. Feb. 1 !). The danger
lino of 50 fuel was renched In the
Ohio river at noon and the rise con
tinues. It Is estimated that the crest
II,. .!i.ae. Itlo f11i mT l r"n i IWt.
county offlclnln n prri-
JOHN W. GATES..
Multimillionaire who haa cfiuiircli
his legul rvsldvuco fruui.Kuw Kuili to.
Texas.
president will bo made public by thin
commission.
Tho president strongly deprecates
the making of an Isauo hotwoon tho
nil I roe (1 compuulcM ami employes in
tho matter or wagea Unit ram ba
avoided, and lustnicis the eoniiulsslon
to secure all possllilu luforiuathin in
advaniB so that tho responsibility
may bo placed, and to hold ILsolf la
readiness to mediate on Iru subject
renllnu the iIIkohk.. Ii .nrraiil - cr. 1 11(1 in 111! poll S, PCI). III. IMC I IOOII
i'gllK"ive Islluatlon In Indiana Is more serious
One of every ten denlhs In tho state i-tUiy. Cold weather prevails and
wns due to tuberculosis, a tnlnl oil"1''1'" V1'"1 Buffering nmong the
firent Strike Probable.
Chleago, Keb. 1!). A. situation,
which railroad man say may rwult ia
a Blrike of tho employes on tho rail
roads In various parts of tho country
lias developed aa n result of tho gen
eral movement of railroads to reduce
wages of all classes of employes. Un
ion offlclalH In all parla of tho coun
try havfl been notltlud by tho rail
roads that a reduction of wagea and
revision ot me working agreement
must be made by March 1. Tho un
ions nre determined that no reduc
tion shall bo inado and are preparing;
to resist nil uttemplB to reduce thu
puresent scale. They will take I ho
matter Into the courts under tho Krd
mnn act.
Hampton Bros.
Where Cash Boa:s Cred'.t
Linen
Pongee
One of the bct and most prac
Ural wash fabrics for spring
Is 8 our "Linen Pongee."
Made of pure linen In l"ing"P
effect, nil colors; sells for
the yard I't
i i.'t. Of the 65M rases of typhoid fe
ver reported, death resulted In 10.1.
There were 401 rases of scarlet fe
ver with IS deal lis. and 1.113 cases of
monies with '-'li deaths.
!,iioii,i:it K.vri.osiov
cai ni;.s ;i!i;.iT dama;k
1jwJ1, Feb. 11. Kleven men were
Injured today, tw-o prnbnbty fatally,
bv an explnxlon in the holler room
of tbe Hviiitlton Corpornllon, a cot
ton nmnnfuct iirlng concern of this
rlty. Tiie entire plain was tempora
rily shut down and 1MII operatives
aro mil of work.
refugees.
CHIEF RANGER OF
FORESTERS ISDEAD
Itorhester, N. Y.. Feb. HI.
Charles F. Young, grand
rhlef ranger of the Foresters
J America, died today at his
dome of typhoid ptieiiinonlii.
ti:i,i:i'iiok roMPAW
I Altt.l i.Y l( ICKAKIvS CAI'ITAf
Chicago, Feb. 19 Tho stnto or Il
linois has given to tho Chicago 'role
phono Company pornilHHlon tn In
crease tho company's capital of $20,
000,(100 to :io, 000, 0011. President
Arthur Wheeler says tho mrHisn of
this move Is Hie building nml rebuild
ing of plants and not for keeping,
down dlvldenil rates.
'
:
KIVK Tlltil MAND
!( LOSS Ol' UM K
Rnlem. Keb. IS. The su
premo court today affirmed
n Judgment In favor of W.
II. Ireliind ngaliist Albert .1.
Ward for Ihe nll"nni Ion of
Hie nffeetlotis of the plain
tiff's wife. Tb rase wns
trbd Iu Lnn county before
.Indue f. T. S f.-i rr ! 'Ihe op!u
l'n i.f the nprenie rout'f Is by
.Itrtire MfMiie.
An Kastern fnsn wrote lo I ho Sher
idan postmaster, says Die Sun, ask
ing If ) were possible to obtain the
necessaries of life there and whether
n mini's life was safe from the bad
mini and the Indian. To make him
self perfectly s' cure we would advlHe
that he bring a thousand rounds of
nmiiiiiuiilon for a four-Inch gun, a
cavalry cannon or two and k body
guard of Infantry, nml llion he might
pimllily ps through the deni:o rllr
ikis of apple trees nml walnut groves
Without li::ilesl;.t itfli.
.Madam .Vnr,l! i, the 'uittii rin:;.
er. is ubout to marry W. Yoinm.
of tiranls Pas', -., u big mine own-
filHS, COLEMAN
UNDERGOES SERIOUS
THROAT OPERATION
Chicago, Feb. 1!l. Mrs. Joseph O.
Colcnrin, whoso nervous system col
lapsed after she hail netted $.",7.o0i)
for charily, working day and nli;ht
iiiiiniiglng the famous (Ho of "Tho
Streets of purle," Is reported fn "eit-
dlent i inidlt Inn." after n (laimenitu
i r.t 1 1. m rcmlnlnv if cutliiirc lier
threat and t'e- r' tuoTal of iart of Iho
t!irle!l aland, for the cure of (;,
din a: ailed, a llieilleul lllystr-ry.