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oiiKfios' city r.XTKKPRTSi-:. 1-uinAV, vi:ni(UAUV 'j:, mm 16 CLIFF HOUSE REGISTER, COLLECTION OF SICiTURES PIONEERS, IS FOUND BY WRECKERS The remitter of the .lulicT Cliff IIibim). now U-lng torn down to make ruuro fur ilia ;:.o.OvO addition to ihe Hawley I'ulp A ri"f ciiiy. bat been found by J U. Faulkner. The toik U d-rl mil duly. II Ink U fad-l, toil li binding is worn, but It Is an autograph album of Orrgi.n plonor. The signal'ir of tnutort. governor. nienbanU. fariurra the men bJ nude Ihe state-are th-re The rerlstcr was uhiI from to lk 70. Prominent Names Appear. A prron famimllar witii early Or history corlj siwnd hour ith the volume. George II. Williams' nam ap pear many time. K. X. Malhleu, ho cast the deciding voln whuh kept Oregon la the Vnlted States ! Chain poeg. was frequent Ullor during the year U7. lb register thorn, lie registered from Bultevlll. J. O. Han Ciorn. pioneer Aetorta canneryman; Joseph lluubrl. eariy day albino who li till living In FortUnd: II. U I'll lock, of the Orrgonlun; K. 1). Shal- tuck, circuit ude; D. C. Ireland, founder of The Oregon Ctiy Kntrr- prtt and the Astoria Astorlan; E. QuackenbuKh; IKmald Marlray. mer chant; A. U Lovejoy. prorolnrnt In pioneer Oregon, anj com of other mm at prominent these appear in the regitter. John II. Mllchrll was a frequent rls- llor. At one pUce be wrote In lancy acrtbe the words. Tnited Slate Sen lor from Oregon" after hi name October 1. 1SC, Central Tom Thumb and wife and hi complete com any (topped at I be fhff House. Eulcrtaln ers, circuses and other form of trav eling amusement came to Oregor. City every week or two during the tarly history of the town. Names of "Of ad" Town Seen. The name of towns that no longer exist appear John Costello rodder from Cbampocg, the acene of the most Important pioneer meeting In the his lory of th state. The name Linn City appears frequently, and Worert Dlggins, probably a mining camp. U often seen. Most of the visitors at the Cliff House were from Albany, Portland. Salem. Jacksonville, fort Vancouver and San Francisco. The Cliff House was the gatherr.g place of the district, the center of town life, and the hotel register, naturally, was closely watched by the natives. The town mil had plenty of oppor tunity to add remarks to names in the book. At one place the words, "King George III,' neatly lettered, ap pears above the name of George li. Williams, whose prominence spread far beyond the boundaries of the stale. Down the right hand side of each page Is a column with the caption, "Remarks," and the remarks contained therein are widely varied. Evidently the bookkeeping system of the hotel was confined to this one column for la it Is found numerous notations of money paid or due from the guests. Many worked for their board and room. For instance, at one place, it written, "Killed rats for bill" after the name of A. Wessil. Two Sign the Pledge. Two pledges have been found In tbc book. William S. White writes on June 1, 1809, 'From and after today I BARTHOLOMEW HEARD FROM. ) SALEM, Ore., Feb. 22. A note ad-1 drewed to a Portland paper and signed J George Bartholomew" was picked up. j by some boys as It flOiited down goiub. Mill creek, seaUd. UL in. a p,o.Mle, The i note was Ipupd. by the 1111 b( -Smith, and urnnij uybt -' ' , ',nr -r-:;' .... 4 ' V -o Sheriff Esch tUIa mordios. It was dated December 2& from Salem. The writer speaks of John Linnd, who was recently murdered in Port land and whose body was placed in a trunk and thrown into the river. The letter is as follows: "To the Editor: Having seen in your paper that I am wanted for the murder of Linnd, I take this opportun ity and occasion to acquaint you with the fact that I am still enjoying good health and freedom, and despite the fact that the Scotland Yard of the west (Portland police) are exerting bu perhuman efforts to encompass my downfall. As a moral squad the Port land police are very efficient, but as rounding up real criminals they ure a huge Joke. I will stay in Oregon a r & y r Over-work, worry and the constant strain of a business life are often a cause of much trouble. Dr. Miles' Nervine is highly recommended for all Nervous disor ders. It is particularly invaluable to business V" 1 - - women, rceguiaie your bowels by using DR. MILES' LIVER PILLS f FIRST BOTTLE, OR BOX, FAIL TO BENEFIT YOU, YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED. OF EARLY OREGON L'rliik no more ardi-nl tpirtts or null li jiinr of any kind " In another It. II nitii kittled hi name lo n.rn.nttu that 'I will fri m lf (hit lime but tty I I hUuied if I do It asaln ." (In tn of the front i-agi-e nf the book ll't'.'ir the name, lu k HtrikkUnd. In an almost unreadable wraal. I'noVr a dale of kit month Ikler he rr!trrv. llu. hiin Mn k land, and folio wg hi name llu-ra I the note, "lUrk fnint ramptiiertln:. I hove be I a better man " The name, K C. Ilaikrtt. no mir of Oregon Cuy, ' ur on one pa. One Gr.ff Jone rei!ltered the kteaiu er "Farm ratant" a hi -a.i4tv' In the rei;tiir, Hum wit wrote beMe the name of Jones, ' You fool, you had letter learn tu cix-lt. Can I you peil l"nny 1'ailrn" Mny. prolmMy nred out by the rough traveling of ear'y day, wrote "hunKr)." or "aful hun gry" after tbelr name. One man de clared In a mlM rally rrl lliat he ma "awful drunk." Karly day mo Jit of trael are redivted by one lU r at the house who arute alter hi nsr. e J?o!r bull driver." a If he deef.tJ Mime dlktlmtlon bevaiise of hit sober- ity. "Passenger A. White and lauy of Sir. Reliance" have a note after their narre, "Never pay a rent." probably written for future reference by the clerk of the house. Farm for Saltm. Just a the register was a place here the town wit tried their skill. so were business offers auvertiseu. J. 8. Stout write opposite hi name that be has a farm for sale 11 miles southeast of town. Oregon City wa the meeting place for a federal court at one time, and state courts have met here since the town was founded and a government established. Judge Stout. Judge Shat luck. W. Lair Hill, who once codified the Oregon laws, and other signature are often teen of equally well known men. During the last year the register wa In use. the words. "Oregon Callfor- wrltten. Ilen Holladay. S. G Smmllm nla Railroad company" were often written. Ilen Hol'aday, S. G. Klllott and others stopped over night at the Cliff House when the road wa being built Baseball Fans Fanned In 1867. Reports for concoctions to cure many Illnesses are pasted on the Inside cov er of the book. A federal tax receipt of $60 on the occupation of hotel keep er Is pasted on the book. The back Inside cover Is devoted principally to a record of the Clack amas, Occidental and Clackamas base ball teama. Joe Ilutchel, who at this time was pitcher of the Occidental nine, and defeated all comers In the sprints, was at the height of hi ath letic career. The scores of some of theso early day games were U to 53. 52 to 44, 81 to 32. Clippings from the Oregonlan adorn the register giving accounts of these games. The register was found by G. G. Faulkner, who has charge of remov ing the old Cliff House, and now Is In possession of E. L. Shaw, yard boss tor the Hawley mill. It way be turned r$r to the McLoughlln Memorial as sort'V.n and the sugglion has been made rh It be given to the Oregon Historical association. short lime longer and then J';ave for parts unknown. Toor Lhmd, Ihfl '.uS! time I was here he was with me, but fate plays some queer pranks. "GEORGE BARTHOLOMEW " " - J. W. CHURCH LEAVES SALEM. SALEM. Ore.. Feb. 1". To titlte ftver the management of the MArlefl hotel Charles G. Miller arrived W Salem from Roseburg yester4y. He will suc ceed James W, Church, wh6 'has had the management of the hostelry for the last year, and the change will go lit'o effect March 1. Mr. Church formerly lived at Gladstone. The change In the mafvlrinent of the Marion was decided fih at a meet ing of the stockholders February 10, but the action wa 'hot made public by the board im yesterday. Mr. Church, the outgoing manager, has been in charge of the Marion for a year, having been chosen to succeed J. E. Crowe. Mr. Church will make his future home on his fruit ranch near Hood River. NERVOUS ATTACKS. 1 Buffered with nervous at tacks and headaches. Then my liver got out of order and it teemed at though mjr whole system wa upa. I com menced using Vr. Miles' Nerv ine and also took Vt. Mllea' Liver Fllla and now I feel per fectly well In every way. My bowels also are In good shape DOW. MRS. AUGTJ8TA KaTISKR. 114 Portland Ave Rochester, N. T. CUT LAND BILL BY CHAMBERLAIN FOUND IN FAVOR VllWt Of ADMINISTRATION ON M AT f ER MACE CHAR AT HEARING. ALL OTHER MEASURES AND PUNS ARE DECLARED TO BE FAULTY Prevision That Weuld Mav Confirmed Uncomplfttd ! to C. A. Umllh May D Eliminated In Final Draft. WASHINGTON. Feb. ::-The al- mlnlkiratlon for the .ae of the Chamberlain land grant Mll..auienM to meet the Urn of the attorney gen rral. It I opposed li every other pending land grant bill. Thla a developed at today's hearing befur the hou public land cotiimltlee. when C. J. fmylh, government counsel In the land grant rate, etplalnej the stand of the depart ment of Juitbe. and Chairman Ferris olunteervi the statement that Secre tary l-ane favored the Chamberlain plan and wa In accord with the at torney general. It alto de eloped at today' hearing that there I a Joker In one of the new provision rwommended by the attorney-genera! ami Ihe smile that were evident on the face of committee member when Representative Slnnott mad thi known Indicated that thl provision may have to be eliminated. Mr. Smyth was emphaslilng the Jus tice of the amendment recommended by the attorney general permitting those who bad contracted to buy land from the railroad company, but who have not yet made payment in Mil and have not secured title, to get title In the manner a provided In the In nocent purchaser's act. He said some S0.0O0 acre were tied up In executory contracts. Mr. Slnnott asked who would benefit by this provision. "A number of poor people." replied Mr. Smyth. "I Mr. C. A. Smith one of the "poor people' who would benefit under thl amendment V asked Mr. Slnnott Mr. Smyth was evidently flustered. but admitted that C. A. Smith was one of the beneficiaries. How extensive are Mr. Smith's con tracts?" asked Mr. Slnnott. T do not know," answered Mr. Smyth, "but they are very large." his disclosure thut the attorney gen eral's amendment will operate to con firm uncompleted sales to C. A. Smith opened the eyes of the committee. SILVERTON WILL GET BIG BODY OF TIMBER IN CLACK AMAS AND MARION COUN TIES WILL BE CUT. PbllTLAN'I). Ore.. Feb. 21. A mod ern sawmill will be built by the Silver Falls Timber company at Sllvertoll this spring at a cost of approximately t300,000. The pahl will W operated in con nection with th logins camps of the same company hear Silverton. M. C. Widard, general manager of the company, has Just returned from the e.it, where he purchased the ne cessary machinery and equipment for Ae mill. The company owns about 33,01)0 acres of first-class timber land in Mar ion and Clackamas counties, tapped by this logging read. STATE IS NOT LIABLE SALEM, Ore., Feb. IS. Damages cannot be recovered by farmers on Butte creek, Clackamas county, either from the game warden or the state for depredations committed by beavers or other wild animals, according to an opinion rendered todny by Attorney General lirown. He pointed out that anyone suffering damages from wild animals can obtain permission from the commission to kill the animals. ASTORIA WINS RATE FIGHT WASHINGTON, Fob. 19. Ratea be tween Pacific coast cities and the In land Empire of eastern Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho will undergo sweep ing revision a the result of today's Interstate Commerce fcommlssloh de cision Wpriolding the complaint of As trfria, Ore., 'against the Spokane, Port land &. Seattle railway and othnr lines. Undue discrimination was found to exist in favor of Puget sound ports under the existing rates, and the de cision places Astoria on a rate parity with Seattle and Tacoma. The commission commented on the fact that ocean liners do not stop at Astoria as long as lower rail rates ex ist from the Inland Empire to Puget sound cities. Cut This Out It Is Worth Money. DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this slip, enclose with r,c and mail it to Foley & Co., Chicago, III., writing your name and address clearly. You will re ceive In return a trial package con taining Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound, for lagrippe coughs, colds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills, for lame back, weak kidneys, rheumatism, blad der troubles, and Foley Cathartic Tab lets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathartic, for constipation, biliousness, headache and sluggish $75,000 BOAT SELLS FOR OVER $300,000 HAN FltANi lSCO. Feb. II -The did natal collier Juslln, oter the kali) of huh a roar wa prvtlpiialed In Call fiirnla street three week ago, Wat to day rekold by Ihe suverniiieiit, Ih sue leitfill blibler being N II HuM-y Jr of New Voik lltue)' bid fur Ihe Ju.tln was 1ol io;. tin January St the gtm-rniiieiit ol the Ju.tln lo John ItottixIilM of Hit city for i::.:oo. The a!e, howeter, lgoruiil protected by W. It. Grace A Co, of thl i Ity, whoae bid Was .HI lower, but which wa the highest bid flit hy mall lo Wanhinglon. Grace k Co. declared knowledge of their bid had leaked out. and ha i-au-i'd Rothschild lo ri hi own earlier mall bid by wire two Honrs b fore the bldt were opened At a rvtult of Ihe prole. It recehe t Ihe government decided to cancel all bid and readvertlte Ihe i oilier The Justin wa appral-cd by the gov eminent appraisers at IT.VOOO. and then dei tared by shipping men to be worth even le. 7 KILLED AND 50 NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. ::.-8ev rn ponons were killed and Injured near Mllford today when the fecund section of the Connecticut river spe cial train, between Hptinafleld and New York, on the Now York, New Ha. vi'U k Hartford, crashed Into the rear ot the first sect km. The boiler of the engine of the te ond section exploded, wrecking a freight train on the oponlle track. Physicians, nurses and ambulances ere sent to the scene from New Ha ven and llridgeport. Two roaches of the first section ere tumbled over an embankment and at least two bodies pinned under neath. Four tracks were blocked by the ac cident. BE PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 22,-Mrs. Alva 1-ee Stephens, president of the Patent-Teacher council of Portland and one of the most active workers In the city In bohalf of child welfare and educational movements. Is expected In a short time to announce herself as a candidate for the Republican nomina tion for state senator from Multnomah county. She Is being urged by many friends to permit her name to go on the pri mary election ballot, and today slio Fald she was considi-rlng the matter very seriously, and probably would consent to making the race. "I feel there are a number of things that ought to be done by the next leg islature in the Interest of child wel fare and the schools particularly, and If my friends want to get behind a campaign for me, I would be willing to ko to the legislature," said Mrs. Ste phens. IS JE WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. In retalia tion for Colonel Roosevelt's criticism of the Wilson administration for hot protesting against the violation of Bel gium's neutrality, United States Sena tor Stone, chairman of tho sennte com mittee on foreign relations, today In troduced a resolution In the senate calling for all the diplomatic corre spondence which passed between tho I'nlted States and Korea during the Russo-Jap war. "This Incident." said Senator Stono, parallels I'.clglum's case, yet Colonel Roosevelt affcrcd no objection." The resolution was adopted without any objection. DAILY REPORTS WANTED. SALEM, Or., Fob. 19. The Oregon public ncrvice commission has sent out notices to railroads In the state to report each day upon the number of wir which they havo available for Ore gon loading. The commission is de termined to secure tho equitable pro portion of cars for shippers of tho state even If It Ih necessary to tako up the question with the Interstate com merce commission. The commission lias recently re ceived numerous complaints from' Ore gon shippers, lumber dealers especi ally, that Insufficient cars are being furnished by the railroads and It is determined to iifford relief. A tele gram was received by the Oregon com mission ycHterdity from the Interstate commerce commission which stated that a car shortage exists in the mid dle western states. The commission desires to know what Is the situation In Oregon. Stato of Ohio, r liy f,f Toledo, Igg, Luta County, ( Frank J. c:hem-v m.ikea nsth that h Is senior partnt-r of th nrrn of F. J. Cheney & i.o., fining bunlness In the City or cob-do, Coumy and Htatn aforesaid, and that said llrm will pay the sum of ONK IIUNIiUED DOI.I.AHH for each and ev ery raae ot Catarrh that cannot be cured by the uae of HAt.f.'H CATARRH CnitK. FRANK J. CHENEY. Rworn to before me nnd sulis'-ribed In my pr-r-nce, thit tth day of iJecembcr, A. D. im (Seal) A. W. OT.KASOV. Notary Public. Hall's Catarrh Cur Is taken Internally and acta directly uron the blood and mu eoui turfarm nf hn tyatcm. Bend for testimonial. frf. F. J. CHENET II CO., Toledo, O. RoM Kw Mil Tm.Hrfl VJ. LARGE PORTLAND MILL IS III! BY OPINATINQ PLANT OF INMAN POULltN CO. OtITROYCD BUT YARDS IftCAPC. f IR DEPARTHEKT HAS BLAZE UK CONTROL IH 30 MINUTES Insurance, Estimate SO Ptr Cent and Immidlate Rebuilding en Adjust mtnt Promlttd, Indicating Nlntty Days ef Idltntts. ltUTI.AND. Ore.. Feb. 17.-Fire. which started under the duuht rlrcu lar taw of the Inman Poultea mill, fool of Fat HIiiTinau street, Ihlt attrriuxm at 3 o'clock, destroyed property valurd at approximately 110,000. The fire at confined to the operating plant of thu mill, none of the lumber In Ihe yards bring burned. Arcordln to the statement of Johan Poulsen, secretary- trrafurvr of the company, Ihe Intur an.' on Iha lixt will be 90 per rent. Work of rrtiulldlng the plant and reinstalling the now machinery neces sary will be done as soon as the Intur ante adjustments have beu made. It U estimated by It. I), lumen, pretl- dcnl of lha company, that at least to days will be rontumed In rebuilding. meaning that mora than 200 men out of the total of 200 employed by the ompany will be out ot employment during that time. The Inman l'oulcn mill Is the lari- ekt on the river, and has a 10 hour ra pacity of WO. 000 feet. Despite the difficulty of tho engine companies In getting adequate water supply, duo to the location of the mill. and despite the fact that the mill was a mats of flumes by the tune the first nglne company arrived, the fire had een controlled w'.lhln half in hour after the alarm was turned In. Just what Ihe cause of thu fire was s undetermined. The aptness of coincidence was nev er more strikingly Illustrate! than by the fart that the first alarm was sent from box 2.'.S at exactly 2:fS i'clock. Within two minutes after the fire was discovered the entire section of tho mill where the muln saws are lo cated was a mass of flames, according to K. J. Coates, head sawyer, who was in charge there. 5 KILLED BY SLIDE 8NOW CRASHES DOWN MOUNTAIN MILE AND QUARTER EAST OF LEAVENWORTH. LEAVENWORTH, Wash.. Feb. 17. Ive dead and 20 Injured Is the known result of a snowslido which late od hosday descended upon 36 members of Oreat Northern rullroad section crow mile and a quarter east ot Leaven orth. Only 10 of tho members of tho crew escaped. Injury or death. . Shlitu, a Jupnncse, anil four tin- t . i. i known Greeks arc known to bo dead Shlda's body was recovered from the slide. Three of the Greeks were burled leneath tho avalancho and their bodies had not been round early today. A fourth Greek was drowned In the river. 1 he slide occurred In Tumwator can yon. Those who were not burled by the slide were hurled Into tho Wonat- chec river and many wcra found cling ing to debris when tiio roscuo train arrived. Tho Injured wero taken to tho Lea venworth general hospital. It U l'o- Moved that nono of them Is fatally hurt. .3 MAIL SERVICE FROM MOLALLA AND AURORA REARRANGED BY DEPARTMENT. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. Represen tative Hawley la presenting to the postofflco department a statement re garding rural dellvory service In the vicinity of Molalla, which Is oxpuctcd to result In giving routa No. 3 out of Molulla every day service, except Sun day. , There has been a rearrangement or the routes in that section, whereby new patrons have been placed on No. 1 out of Molalla and No. 2 out of Au rora. Tho department being under tho Impression that No. 3 from Molalla was practically a now route, three times a week service was ordered, In accordance with tho usual rule for new routes. Mr Hawlev contends that this route Is composed almost wholly of parts of old routes, and to provide tnis route only thrice a week would reduce ex isting service. GERARD IS INJURED. BERLIN, Feb. 22. American Am bassador Gerard today broke his col larbone In an accident. The accident happened while the en voy was skiing near Munich. He was laken Immediately to Berlin for X-ray examination at a hospital. Gerard's left leg was found to be In A $150,000 FI SHORTAGE HERE BECOMING SERIOUS SOUTHERN PACIFIC AND OTHIR ROADS HAVE UNFILLED ON OERI FOR MAN V CARS. ltHTI.AM. Ore. Feb. :i-Hln.rt age of atalUhla freight iai on lh western railroads la b coining inure anile mi h day. The Houlhrrn Paclfh- le Ihe wiittt Int. with unlets fur bun dreiti of i are thai rannut be filled The 0. W. It k. N. reported today that Its thoiiase It at-oiil Sou, while Ihe H, V. k H, whbh heretofore has denied any trouble III suppllui rolling slot k. ad milled II hat a ehortaie of between 30 and 40. Advices from the raatern terminal e where cars are congealed are not te atturlng. Warehouses are Jammed with freight at all docks ami there It room for no more. Accordingly, the freight la being held In Ihe cars thai carried II, Ihe rallroade and roil slgneea finding It eatler tu par the demurrage charges than to tulld new ware rooms. The (ireat Northern has a few eitri cars which It has promised the H , I' k. 8., but the Northern Pacific hat none to spare. The Oregon Whorl Line has pMinlted eonie cars to the. IV W It. N'., but It has only a few. What makes the congestion the Piore marked right now la the ragernese of grain men to set their grain lo market before Ihe tatpeylng period expiree. BE COOD ID LIVE MUCH WATER. RIGHT LIVINO AND PEACE OP MINO DECLARED SECRET OP OLD ACE. CHICA(it). Feb. 17. "Live clean. take plenty of cold water baths and don't worry.' That Is Ihe prescription of some of Ihe moat expensive ciprrte on longev Ity, and Is guaranteed by Iheiu to pro long life. If anything will. At least so they sulil at a midwinter dinner of lb-1 byr.li lam' Club, of Chlcaso, at Hotel UHulle. at which Dr. Frank Hillings. Dr. John II. Murphy and I'rofeator Charles M. Childs. of the I'nlversily of Chlchgo, sK)ke. As an encouragement to all ambiti ous to live lo a ripe old age. Dr. Mur phy proved by statistics taken from the lives of 1.236.3CS people that In Ihe last 400 years the span of life has doubled, tu figures It has risen from 111 to 3.H years. The lengthening of the average life has hoen due lo Increased knowledge of physlt'luns and surgeons Dr. Murphy declared, and ns the knowledge of sur gery and medicine advances the span of life continue to lengthen. "Tendencey toward long llfo may be Inherited," said Dr. Hillings, "and If thu progenitors aro physically fit the offspring of such men and women have a xplendld chance to start life with toiiiid bodies and strong constitutions. "A man Is Just as old as ho feels. Let him keep his circulation In good order and his mind active and clean If ho wnuts to llvo long. "Early surroundings and the condi tions umWr which lives havo to be lived exercise much Influence on their length. Tako the farmer boy, rugged, hearty and healthy lu tho open nlr, and Compare htm with the city boy studious und' comparatively weak In the over- crowed stnets of ft populous place, .. .. . ... Consider those two at tho ago of GO. Tho farmer then Is likely to be bowed with work and age lieforo his time, while the city boy still will be erect and sturdy, because his tusks have iiecn more suited lo his physical capac ity. "I.rmg llfo depends In large part upon hygiene, right methods of living, fresh nlr, proper exerclso and peaco of mind. Cold baths stimulate circulation and exerclso helps circulation. Hut one must do what ono wunts to do, whether It bo walking, golfing, swimming or bowling." BRANSON GETS LIFE M'JiINNVILLK, Ore., Feb. IS. Wil liam Branson was this morning sen tenced by Judge licit to life Imprison ment for tho murder of William Booth near Wlllamlnn, October 8, 1015, Tho trial of Mrs. Annie Booth, wife of tho victim, Indicted with Branson for the miunrder, will bo called March 6. Branson has Just passed IiIk major ity. VALLEY MERCHANT8 ORGANIZE WOODIU'RN, Ore., Feb. 17. Tho Wlllametto Valley Merchants' associa tion was organl.ed at Woodburn Wed nesday by merchants, from Hubbard, Aurora, Harlow, Canby, Gcrvals, Sil verton, Bcotts Mills, Moln'la and this city. Officers elected were .1. W. Slillor, Aurora, president; A. W. Kraiis, Au rora, vice-president; F. W. Haskell, Woodburn, secretary; A. K. Austin, Woodburn, treasurer; George Fletch er, Cunby, and George Cuslter, Silver toll, advisory board. Tlio muln object of the association is to cement Inter ests. "JOHN DOE" TAKEN TO SALEM I'OUTLAND, Ore., Feb. 17. I'ercy Camplcll, uluis I'. C. Webster, alias John Doe, alius W. C. Campbell, was taken to tho state penitentiary toduy to serve one year for attempted burg lary. Campbell was sentenced by Clr Biilt Judge McGinn after the prisoner had pleaded guilty to trying to rob Miiltnomuh Btatlon on tho Oregon Elec tric line. It was on tho recommendation of Dis trict Attorney Evans and Sheriff Hurl burt that extremo leniency be shown PRIEST DECLARES CHURCHEUNDNOT USEDFORSPREAD COST OP BANQUET AT CHICAGO GREATLY EXAGGERATED, HE MAINTAINS. , COOK MAKING CHARGE CRITICIZED TOR QUARRELING WIIHl Act ef Antrthltte It Declared Is Have Dent Service t Cslhellt Church by Calling Atten tion te Calumnies. ('IIK'MIO. Feb HI Denial thai Ihe Catholic ( hurt h here tpent any money for the bancpiet In An hblthop M unde lete, whli h the pouoner, Jean Crouet, i barged waa extravagant, was made tonight by lllght Itev. Fran. lt Kelly, pretldut of the Catholic Chun h Kv tenklon korlely, under whoto ausplcet Ihe hancjucl was given. Cronet' letter atterted thai Ihe church ai- nl lift a plate and Included tirluga caviar and champagne In the menu. Iter. Fulher Kelly Ittued a tatement explaining Ihe purpose of the (.annuel. 'Neither the Catholic church oor the Catholic Chun h Extension society," he tart, "paid one wiiny out of Its fundi for the banquet to Archblthop Munde- loln. The banquet was given by a few gentlemen of Chicago who are Inter- eated In the society, and for the sole purpose of hating the an hblthop inert the city's leading bualiiett and pro fessional men-but chiefly the employ- ers of labor. 'The society's name was uae only becauee the donors, who are mostly life members, so desired and Ihe offl rials of the society gladly acquiesced and look charge of the banquet ar rangements. These same gentlemen are themseltrs lurge employers of lalKir and the moat charitable and gen erous n.en. The banquet did not cott lift a plate nor one third of that amount. The I'nlveralty club Itself cooperated by spending every penny It received on the service and Is In no way lo blame for Ihe mishap. The decoratois, the printers, the painters and everyone rite connected with the banquet did likewise, without being atked. The I'aullsl choristers were there I3S strong, and would not lake a penny for their services. It la rather mid, to say the least, that a rook should object lo what gives him his living. Crones' act did more to Injure his j fe'low chefs and waiters than anyone I else. He did a service to the Catholic church by calling tho attention of pub-) He men to thu dunger of granting un-i bridled license to calumny and abuse. of public agents for good." CONTRACTS FOR TWO 1'OItTI.AND, Ore., Feb. 22. Nego tiulions for the construction of the two Ksno ton steamers here, wanted by foreign interests, are pnicth ally closed and signed contracts nro expected wlihln a day or two. F. A. Illtchlngs, who has closed with other American ship yards for steamers for A. O. Anderson & Com pany, a prominent Norwegian ship op erating concern, and officials of the Willamette Iron & Steel Works and the Northwest Stool Co., were In con ference yesterday and the final details will be completed shortly. The Willamette Iron & Steel works and the Northwest Steel company plan a Joint construction enterprise which promises to ho one of tho greatest In dustries In the city. A $1,000,000 ship building plant Is to lie located on the flats south of the Northwest Steel com pany's plant at tho font of Sheridan street which will employ In he neigh borhood of KiOO men and turn out steel steamers of Ihe heavy offshore type. CALIFORNIA WINS ITS T WASHINGTON, Fob. 22. Tho su premo court has ruled In the cuso of the Banning company against (ho stato of California that tho owner of ripar ian rights to tidewater lands In Cali fornia miiHt yield when public authori ties desire to Improve tho land below the high water mark. The court held, too, that tho rights of private owners aro Rubnrdlnnto to the wants of .the public. Tho case In volved a number of lots at Wilmington l.os Angeles county. ' SACRAMENTO, Ca'., Feb. 22. The tldelnnd decision, while Immediately affecting Imb Angeles county property, will Involve ull tldclands in the state, legal authorities said hero this after noon. The Incision was Interpreted ab giving the stato rights to vast tide lands. Coughs and Colds Are Dangerous Few of us realize the danger of Coughs and Colds. We consider them common and harmless ailments. How ever statistics tell us every third per son dies of a lung ailment. Dangoroua Bronchial nnd Lung diseases follow a nngloclod cold. 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