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U. S. Must Have the Greatest
Iffl PICK AND SHOVEL '
OR WITH SWORD AND GUN
Japs are Determined To Invade This Country If They
Have 10 ngiit 10 do it
HE WANTS
GREATEST
OF NAVIES
(United Press Lonacd WJro.)
uwiincton. Jnn. 11. Nogotla-
)!nn4 between the Unltod Stntos nnd
jpan liavo reached a sorlous stago.
whiid war ns an ovontunllty is not
seriously npprehonded, Inrgely be-
Uw of Japan's unpreparounow, h
n known that friendly rotations arc
strained almost to tho breaking point
Tho offlclnl donlal glvon at tho
sUte department of cabled reports of
dtmands having been made on Jnpan
jro literally true, In a diplomatic
se, but tho donlal, In a monsuro,
'n an ovaslon. Tho "oral roprosontn-
.Iom" and tho exchange, of "mem
oranda," reduced to plain English,
means Oils:
Araalmssador O'Brien has been at
tempting to sccuro from tho JnpanoBO
government satisfactory assurances
that tho Japanese government would
assist In restricting the om ignition to
thio cofuntry of objoctionablo Jnpan-
oso labor. Twico has ha communi
cated to Secretary Root roplios ob
tained from Count Hayoshl, in which
tho Japonoso govornmont mo
ndroitly dodgoa tho issue.
Mr. Root la now proparlng an an
swer. Tho JnpnnoBO government will
bo Informed that nssurancos cannot
bo glvon that un exclusion aot will
not bo passed, but that tho adminis
tration will oxerciso iU lnllucnco to
provont such legislation, if possible.
ponding negotiations.
Tho lssuo in official circles In Ja
pan has caused ncuto agitation, and
bocauoo of tho strained condition of
affairs, Mr. Root will not unnecessar
ily preclpitat'o matters, with tho bat-
MUSt FIGHT CHINA
CHINA WILL RAISE AN ARMY OP
FIVE MILLION AND WILL
DRIVE OUT ALL WHITES
NAVY MUST RE Ria ENOUGH
TO DOMINATE THE EARTH.
TO FIRE
ANOTHER
ROCKET
HENEVIN PORTLAND
CHICAGO STORE
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
OUR CLFARING SALE
is a hummer. Every department is busy; we are selling
the goods regardless of cost. We must have room for
our spring goods. If you want bargains in this season's
best merchandise come to the Chicago Store the store that
makes the prices and is always busy.
CLEARING PRICES
29c fancy plaid dreBS goods, pret
ty styles. ..
Charing price, yd ... I3C
75c fine wool dross goodB, every
Clearing prico, yd . . . uDC
Better dress goods at the same
reductions. '
15c bleached table damask r
Clearing price, yd ...... Z3C
Better table linens at the same re
ductions. lo jards of plain and fancy
dre and walsting silks at
charing prions.
lrt" rds of 7c dark and light
'ned outing flannels -
C'earing price, yd 0
You u find soiled goods in the
Afferent departments," caused
ty ill-treatment during our fall
ruh, at half price and less.
ues ?15 suits now....? 7.90
Ladic' 2Q suits now.,.. 11.90
ies' $12 coats now ... . C.90
Ladles' $18 coats nowt... 9.90
They all must go.
CLEARING PRICES
On ladles' suits, coats, millinery,
furs, underskirts, shirt waists,
raincoats, men's and boys' cloth
ing, men's underwear, hats and
suspenders.
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(Unitod Press Leased Wire.)
Washington, Jan. 11. "We'll soe
within tho noxt ton yonrs an army of
&,000,000 in number in China, drillod
and instructed by tho Jnpancso and,
whon tho tlmo comos, it will oust tho
whltos from that country."
This noto of warning, sounded 'n
WILL TjAKU UP LAND VRAM)
CASK AGAINST FORMER V. H.
ATTORN HY HA LL PEOPLE NO
LONGEIt HEED HIS PYROTECH
(Unltod Pross LoftBOd Wire.)
Portland, Or., Jnn. 11. Francis J.
Hsnoy arrived this noon to tako
ohargo of tho prosecution of tho enso
against formor Unltod Stntos District
Attorney Hall, chargod with timber
land frnudB, whlcli boglns Monday.
Ho hnd llttlo to Bay in rognrd to the
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an address last night by Associate, scnmiu ucusiun uy w.o ,.....
T..uHn irnrim. of tho United Statos I court. Apparently, however, ho did
supromo court, has cronted a stir at
tho capital, nnd is being generally
dlscus'tcd today. Tho speech was
Imiifln at tho annual dinner of tho
not feel that tho flrfit trial had boon
onilrcly fruitless of rowult.
"If I did not do anything olso," 1ij
remarkod. in reforenco, to SounutK,
THE PRESIDENT AND
ADMIRAL BROWNSON
Roosevelt Bitterly Scored, and His So-called Belief fit
A Square Deal Ridiculed
(United Pros Leased Who.) j matter may be brought before n court
Toledo 0., Jan. 11. Cyrus Town-, In tho regular way? In other word
loieuo, u Jnn. w Proliant of tho Unltod State.
send, tho author-preacher, vigorous- w(h ft gngnr nek Qf C0Ur(0l, lmB
ly crltlclso tho Prouldoiu for his no- ncoH0,i nmJ condoinnod, wlthont war
tton in tliu RiownroL affair, in a stat Pftnt or law. In tho most public man-
munt publlfhad line, part of which" ner possible, u mnn who 1 unnbta to
. .. .make reply, aim no nas nggrovmuu
Tli.." l'reUdtnt U. couatruotivoly, his offoma by supprosHlng or wllh-
thejlrt ue,.t:nn of Amtrlw. I um MdlnR ho reason tlm nctiuited the
the term for nhr motor, not degree. A "" ' ' 1H,Hl
square real for tvoryone In overy way "ii is a iihiu( vi,...ft - --
Ih h fnvorlto policy. What kind of wmcli ovory man oi nonor mm .
n donl has ho given tho admiral, In man who values tho prlnolplo ot mi
publlHhu.g tho President's own lottor I thorlty routing upon htm, and who.
of corMire, von at tho tlmo wido appreciates tho linportnneo ot on
spocuhtllor. to tho admiral's JiiBtlll- forcing law should rosont; that n vct
caMon renlU.HK that by tho laws of'crnn olllcor, at tho oloso of i long,
that Borvlco In which t)io admiral had I highly honornblo nnd groatly dlBtln
boon trained nnd to which ho luu do- gu lied carcor should bo at tho mor
votcd his fife, ho has no option but cy of an Irresponsible occupant of Um
innn hIIoiico until such tlmo as tho White Houso."
The Store That Does the Busiiess
Navy League, where Justice Harlan, "I kept lifm In Jail so long that ho
was ono of tho principal speakers, (could not run for mayor again. Ho
.THi Harlan nredioted a groat, OUgnt 10 oo in uio iJimuiy, u
war between tho white and yellow
races, and earnestly urges tho Unitod
Stntos to make preparations to meet
tho lssuo whon it comos. This state
ment closely followed his remark
able declaration that a tremendous
Chinoso army will bo established to
drive tho whites out of China.
"I want to so eour navy grow to
such, an extent, or bo in such condi
tion that no nation on earth could
daro for n moment to entertain the
question of entering Into a contest
with us.
Justico Harlan prefaced his re
marks with tho statement that ho
would speak as a soldi r of tho civil
war, and not as a "Jingo." Ho said
that an increased army is not so nec
essary as a largo navy.
"Thoro nro 10,000,000 men In thU
country," ho contlnuod, "who would
be ready to go to war within 90 days.
Tho avorago American does not ro
qulro moro than three months train
ing to become a good soldier. It Ib
' mv honest opinion that no country
.would over send an army to invado
'our soil. Wo havo enough mn right
hero in this country to ovorwnoim
tho greatest army over in oxistonce."
Justico Harland doclnrod ho did
not caro to vonturo an Idea a how
I hono to sond him there."
Honey declared that dho rocont lo
clsion of tho United States aupremo
court, in relation to tho caso of form
or Congressman Williamson, of Oro
gon, who was under sontonco of land
frauding, practically puts an end to,
all furthor prosecutions under the
(timber and stone act.
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ENTERTAIN
THE JACKIES
ta THE IHTlHTfi Jn and, after January 13 the Mdiifl
TO IHb rUlJUb hours-for all Salem banks till &
10 o'clock a. m. to 3 o'clock p. in.
REUF RUNS A BLUFF
AGAINST A BLUFFER
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Refuses to Testify, Unless Given Immunity and Heney
Make Threats
Washington, Jan. 11. To make
sure that Rear-Admiral Evans and j
tho offloors and men of hla fioot will
havo no complaint to register on ac
count of an insufficient food supply
whon they arrlvo in San Francisco
bay, tho navy department today au
thorised tho purchase of 1S00 tons
of nrovltlon to bo delivered at tho
Maro Island navy yard. This order
include 700000 pounds of sugar, it
evidently boing tho intention of tho
navy departmont to tako good care
of tho sweet tooth of tho floot.
The navy department is women-
A II.. ...nM,ln. iisi.l f.ntn tlla fltaftt
. iMniv w. I1...-L111 iz. n ill u Hum ...B ..w-
big our navy should bo, Ixit addod m It n arrived at Rio Janorlo. It
that it should b sufficiently big to Js in at fhat point today, and wKl
protoct our ports on the Afantle i probnbly arrlvo on tlmo, as no mis
hap to the Miuadron has been re
port Ml.
T oflleial program for the enter
tainment of tho officers of tho war
fchip has bean approved by the
American ambassador, Irving B. Dud
ley, tutd U elaborate U provldoa for
ontontiUnliiK officers and men royally
for a whol oweok.
. .,.., -.. Tneo,! wro. Ion. For throo hours Uio matter -was
8i Prno.o, J. !?.- ??' ? "T TZ
Ruofs last bluff has been called anu
ocean.
tleehlp fleet so far from IU baso in
the Pacific.
Su.vh Situation Is Serious.
Portlnnd, Or., Jan. 11. in this ev
ening's Portland Journal will appoar
an interview wKh an unnamed offlcor
In the American navy, who, it is sold,
Js of high rank, and who declares
that the siwiatlon bstweon the Unltod
States and Japan Is of a meet serious
nature.
"The people, as a whole, do not
realize how serious a position tho two
countries are In," ho says. "The
United Statos Is making overy prep
aration for an armed conflict in h
near future. The fortifications at
Point Loma havo been placed on h
war basis. The bay of San Francisco
and tho Puget Sound forts have been
mined, and the work of complotely
mining tho mouth of tho Columbia
river is almost over. They are only
awaiting tho arrival of tho mines
from the East Tho oleotrlc wiring
of the river mouth was finished verV
recently,"
Schmitz Still I'ndcr Ilouds-.
San Francloeo, Jan. 11. The at
torneys for t-x-Mayor IGugeno 15.
ehmSitz, whom tho appollate court
has declared to be iliogally convicted
of. the crime of oxtortlon, In connoc-
'ti with tho famous French restau
rant cases, appeared boforo Judgo
Dunno this morning with a motion to
secure tholr cllont's rolcase on half.
Tho district attorney scoured a
continuance of tho matter until noxt
Monday. Strenuous opposition to
granting bail to Sohmltz until tho ex
piration of tho 30 days allowed tho
state in which to tako an appeal will
be made by tho 'district attorney's of
fice. . .
tho fnto of tho imprisoned ox-bos is
nttifld. Ho hnB boon given a laBt op
portunity to accopt the proffered Ion
ionoy of tho graft prosooutlon in re
turn for hla tostimony against tho
other indiotod bribo-givora. Ho re
fused to nccodo to any torms short or
absoluto Immunity, and, ns a rosult,
all neuotlatlons botweon him nnd tho
prosooutlon nro at nn ond. Ruof is 10
standpoint. At tho ond of tbroa
hours Ruof hnd not altered a sinsto
demand.
"If only ono man la Bont to tlu
penitentiary as n rosult of thcaa
graft prosecutions, that man will bo
Abo Ruof."
Such was tho public Uoolnnilfoa
wade several weoks ago by Assistant
District Attorney Hunoy, wheu Jt bo-
oawo known that Henoy was roiyms
bo proBooutod without morcy, and If .upon tho position in which ho found
it Ilea in the powor of the prosecution J jjjmself Intronchul to domnml hi
to securo thont, he will be given own freedom nshe price or mo w-
.. . bxon lilm in thb'innnv HlffllllHt tllO "higher UIM"
ii twt m k. ii. nj a a br -- m -
penltontlnry for life
At n innir ronffrence botweon Ruef,
.. . , ii...-. o.wi niutHM At. dominated
yoetorday, tho final answer was giv- day. mmmut
among the tiorenuniws mi uw ti'.
oases, and it is this policy Avhlch
tho altitude of LRiunion
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