E EUGENE DAILY GUARD
OTIATE
INCREASE
RAILROADS
Been Formulated
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p id
in. 1 .
.- railroad sysie""
rt ol the United
anada tor a ,.
form working condl
mulated at the head-
D,,horhood of Rail-
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(rom with respect .u
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order of railroad cun
none had granted any
proposed by the em-
I a strike are consider-
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ERmAIM LtlltHS
21. Attorneys in
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roe auuusaiuu
mmmiEsioner of the
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the schemes of the
NU OBJECT.
Dr. John B. Deaver.
Philadelphia Surgeon Who Is an
Authority on Appendicitis.
Dr John R Denver, sorpeon. ot
Philadelphia is known among medical
men as hii authority on npKndicttls.
tie has published several works on
the subject.
land grabber in this, slate-. The de
fense objected to their iMTodtrction
as t'he letters had already been In
troduced In two tri:ils of Hermann
at Washington., and the trials of
Hyde and Benson.
Arguments will continue all this
afternoon.
January Clearance Sale
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HAIfTllNS
5 RINGFIE-LD
COTTAGE GROVE
FEARED THAT
STEAMER HAS
BEEN WRECKED
Washtnaw Has Not Been
Sighted Since January
17th.
Portland, Jan. 2 1. There Is fear
far the safety of the steamer Washt
naw, which was forced to abandon
the ship William H. Smith, off the
Columbia river, January 17, aad
which has not been heard f since
she parted from the Smith. The
Washtnaw is a tank steamer, bound
.from J'h get Bonne to San Francisco.
Inquiries of vessels equipped with
wireless resulted in reports that she
has not been sighted.
Muni, llcing Towed.
Seattle, Jan. 1. A United Wire
less message from Port Crescent,
Wash, says the dismantled ship Wil
liam H, Smtih passed up the straits
this morning in tow of the tuts
Baring and Cudahy, life-saving ships
Snohomish opting as convoy. Tire
Smith is reported .leaking badly, but
will make Port Townsend salely.
OPERATOR FOUND
AMONG WORKERS
IndanapoHs, Jan. 21. St beaame
known today thas. a man name's Ri
vers, the alleged agent of the Ala
bnnvn operators, has been attending
Great 2 Price Sale
CHILDREN'S BEAR CLOTH COATS. ALL COLORS, ALL
SIZES. CI EARANCE PRICE 1-2.
$3.50 COATS SI. 7 5 - $5.00 C0ATS-S2.5Q.
$6.50 COATS S3.25
CAPS TO MATCH COATS ALL REDUCED,
EACH 20c TO S2.50
CHILDREN'S WOOL COATS AT ONE-HALF VALUE
S3.50 COATS $ 1 .75. $5.00 COATS S2.50
MISSES AND CHILDREN'S DRESSES 1-2 PRICE
1 3c TO Sl.l 3
50c UNION SUITS FOR CHILDREN 2FC
50c CRIB BLANKETS, EACH 30c
Pre-Inventory Prices on
Men's Wear
H Overcoats at
HI .
friocn nFRnnuT; Nnw
$15.00 OVERCOATS. NOW
;20.00 OVERCOATS. NOW
'25.00 OVERCOATS. NOW
$30.00 OVERCOATS. NOW
Yours at
$ 50 YOUTHS THEE-PIECE SUITS
$ 8 00 YOUTHS THREE-PIECE SUITS
$iC IOC I YOUTHS THEE-PIECE SUITS
$ 2 50 YOUTHS THREE-PIECE SUITS
$14.00 YOUTHS THREE PIEC ESUITS
Boys Overcoats at
Clearance Prices
$4 00 $6.00. $8.00 and $10.00 OVERCOATS
' GREAT VALUES.
Men's Dress Shirts, 25c
75c AND 85c MEN'S DRESSoSHIRTS. SIZES 16. ea. 25c
o 9
VHERE CASH
BE AX
CREDIT
EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY EVENNIG, JAN. 21, 1910
Supreme Coun justice.
Edward D. While, Member of Na
tion's Highest Court.
Edward IVougtits White, nssoeintri
Justice of the Jnrfrri Steeps steoreiiN
eouri. Is a Louisiana man nnd .. Dem
ocrart. lie was r.pridlnred to ttfis pliwe
on the nntlon's highest bench In
by (Presldeut Cleveland. , .
thci convention of the United lltne
WUrkers. When the delegates Heard
It there were loud cries of '"Throw
hiru out." and one excited man
shouted "Kin lim."
Rivers is said to have attended the
meetings in previous years.
Continues
Great Saving
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SJ8.J10
S24.00
Half Price
83.9 R
SA.OO
s.R.nn
Sfi.25
S7.00
35c Crepe for
Kimonns O
eard 20c
NATIONAL CRUSADE AGAINST '
CUSTOM OF
STARTED
Denver, Jan. 21. Something of a national character is to be
given to the recently inaugurated meat boycott, according to
Sam Dutton, president of the Western Hotel men's executive
association. The projected cutting down of meat consumption
will be considered by that body at the meeting to be held at
Chicago Jan. 31, when the association will "be made national.
"Unless something is done to curtail the consumption of
meat," said Dutton today, "the
of this country will be no better off than the peasants of Europe.
I When the people learn they can live just as well and feel much
better and cut down household expenses by eating more
i vegetables, the condition of the working classes will be greatly
! improved."
I
ANTI-MEAT
Baltimore, Jan. SI, Bnttons with the inscription "I don't
buy meat, do you?'" appeared on the streets here in large num
bers today, following the adoption by the local Federation of
Labor a resolution, - calling on labor unionists and their
sympathizers to abstain from eating meat for a month.
iEW Y!DRK JOINS CRUSADE.
Niew "fork, Jnn. 21. New York today joined the country
wide meat boycott. Scores of laboring men have agreed to
abstain from eating meat and Mrs. Anita Comfort-Brooks, a
prominent lady in club circles, has come forward with the sub
gestion Chat a million house wives unite to force down prices.
OMAHA ON
Omaha, Jan. 21. An anti-meat crusade has been inaugurated
here.
Pittsburg, Jan. 21. meat strike
lias been organized in greater Pltts-
I burg. Hundreds of street car em
ployes have signed a' pledge to ab
stain from meat for thirty days be-
i ginning next Tuesday, while thous-
I ands of affiliated members of the
Iron CitJdTrade's Council are await
ing word from their leaders before
' putting Into effect the meat boycott
resolution adopted by the council
last night.
Sharon. Pa., Wheeling, W. Va.,
! and Youngstown, Ohio, have active
ly joined the crusade against high
priced incut.
Kansas City Also.
Kansas City, Jan. 2
-That
BRING ACTION AGAINST
THE BEEF TRUST
Washington. Jan. 21. -
Proceedings will soon be in-
Stituted by the department
of justice against the so-
called beef trust with head
Quarters in Chicago. A com
lilaint charging them with
operations in restraint of
trade, has been Investigated
by the department, and a suit
probably will lie brought un-
der the Sherman anti-trust
law.
UNION WORKERS
HOLD MEETING
,n enthusiastic labor union meet
ing was held In ICitgene Inst evening
at which the printers, carpenters,
plumbers and bricklayers were
present.
The printers' strike at the Morn
ing Register was discussed and from
all appearances there Is going to be
a hot fight for a month or two. The
International Typographical I'nlon
l as authorized a strike in the Reg
ister office and the printers walked
out Monday night. The union expects
to start the publication of a paper
to defend their rights anil the print
ers have the support of the four or
ganized labor bodies In this ity.
CARTER'S NEW PLAN
FOR CONSERVATION
Washington. Jan. 21 Senator
Carter will. It is said, today, Intro
duce a bill, which In effect will
turn over to the estate any govern
ment land, chiefly vniiahlo for use
In the development of water power.
This plan Is the result of a confer
ence between Senator Carter and the
Western Governors,
Till) WHEAT HAHKHT.
Chicago, Jan 21. Close Jan. 112;
lav I 10 3-4 July 101 G-8; Sept
-'.-,-s; Dec, 9" 1-8.
Brownsville Times- "Please. Mr.
Southern Paclttn raCaroad, five
Brownsville better transportation
ervdje (Jitbont delay. Don't wait
until after the spri"': homesoekfra'
rush Is over and the easterners turn
us down MattSS of poor railway ser
vice as they have done In certain
cas4S heret.fore.
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EATING MEAT
IN MANY CITIES
time is coining when the poor
BUTTONS.
THE LIST.
eighty-thousand people In Kansas
City will Join the anti-meat- eating
crusade during the next ten days, is
freely predicted by tho labor leaders
today, Various organisations are
planning to adopl resolutions favor
ing an anti-meat crusade.
S(f Louis Joins In.
St. Louis. Jan. 21. The high cost
of living will be discuSfced tonight at
a meeting of the women's trade un
ion league and II is expected a reso
lution will be passed asking mem
bers to abstain from eating meat.
The centra trades and labor union
will act on such a resolution Sunday.
STILL INVESTIGATING
SW0PE MYSTERY,
Kansas city, -Mo., Jan. 21. John
II. Atwood, attorney Tor the Bw6pe
estate, upon his arrival from Chica
go, today announced there would
be no Important developments in the
Swope mystery before next week, j
Specialists who are examining the
stomachs of Colonel Swope and Chris '
man Swope have not concluded their
investigations.
JAPAN DECLINES
TO NEUTRALIZE
MANCHURIAN ROAD
Peking, Jan. 20. Japan has noti
fied China formally, through the
Javanese legation here, thai Japan
and Russia will decline the proposi
tion of the United States for the
neutralization of the Manchiitian
railway.
A Seattle dispatch says: The dis
membered body of a young woman
was found In a trunk on the shore
beneath Magnolia bluff at the north
ern entrance to Seattle harbor late
today. The trunk bad been carried
down to the bench by a recent land
slide. During the coming season the for
estry bureau of the department ef
agriculture win spend $8000 on bet
tering the road to Crater Lake, pro
vided tin. appropriation by the state
to build the new holnevard Is not
killed In the supreme Court. Aside
from this amount the bureau will
expend some $500(1 on other Im
provements In tho Crater forest,
such as building trails, etc.
Read the Contest Page
TODAY
The Great Special Offer
is Just Started
No. 18.
USE OF MIT
BY LAWYERS
Mow York Association Scores
I Efforts In Harry Thaw
Case.
Rochester, Jan. 21. In a report
which scathingly relinked the efforts
to liberate Harry K, Thaw from Mat
teawan Asylum, the special commit
tee on commitment and discharge
of Hie criminal Insane, today recom
mended in the 33rd annual meeting
of the New York state bar associa
tion, an amendment to the habeas
corpus law. It suggested thai Hie
law be so amended that a person
confined In a private asylum may
ask a writ of habeas corpus at any
lime and without supporting affi
davits, but. that person confined in
any state hospital for the Insane or
slate hospital for insane criminals,
or state hospital for Insane convicts,
may make application for writ hab
eas corpus only on a written and ver
ified petition, accompanied by tho
OOl made under oath by two quali
fied medical examiners.
ORATORICAL CONTEST
AND DEBATE TONIGHT
Eight Men Try for Places on
Oregon Teams to Meet
Idaho and Washington. ,
At the University in Vllfard hall
toniKht eight men will try out for
I places on Hi" triangular Interstate
debating teams and al the same
I time oral for the Alumni medal
j contest;. The annual triangular de
bate is the most Important contest.
I Oregon h:.j am! the rivalry for
places is keen, The debate takes
I place in March when the affirma
tive team debates Idaho here and
the negative main goes to Washing
ton. Oregon's chances at debate
Ibis year are good for she has taken
more Interest In debate than ever
before. It Is expected a large num
ber of students will hear the tryout
tonight. An admission of III centB
will be nhorged, The debate be
gins at 7:45. The speeches will be
nine minutes nnd rebuttals tin ,
The eight men are Weudal Harbour,
L, S. ltay, H, Zimmerman, It. B.
Powell. C. K. Spencer, P. M. Collier,
C. W. Robinson. A. II. Cash. Six
of these will make places.
BLOOD POISONING
RfciUI.T OF PUTTING
WOOD IN THE STOVE
As the result of a small sliver
penetrating her linger while putting
a stick of wood In the stove yesier
day morning .Mrs. John West, living
at
W. 9th street, is now In the
Kugene Hospital with a bail case of
Diood poisoning In her right arm
thai may prove serious. The wood
had been spill, shortly before and
possibly some rust off the ax was on
the splinter that entered her finger.
The small piece of wood was re
moved Shortly afterwards but tho
finger Immediately became very
sore and swollen, This morning ii
doctor was called and found ihat
blood poisoning had set in and bad
progressed to a serious stage.
JUDGE L0VETT
TO GIVE OPINION
ON MERGER CASE
Washington, Jan. 21. Judge R.
S I. oven, pr.esldenl of the t). P. rail
road, has been given leave to file
with the attorney general a written
memorandum of his lews of tlte re
quest made on the government to
dismiss the suit Instituted by it to
dissolve the merger of the Union Pa
cific anil Southern Pacific railroads.
RAIN PREDICTED
FOR TOMORROW
Oregon and Washington
Rain tonight and Saturday
outherly high along tho
coast.
Idaho Rain or snow to
night and Saturday warmer
sonthetist.
John Sbewy, of the Wamn Con
struction Co., Is In Eugene looking
after paving business.
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