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THE mum OREGOMAIV SATURDAI, J AW VARY IS, 1W7. DOES LOBE SCENT Bloodhounds unaDie to nnu Trace of "Kid" Barker. SUITERS FROM COLD Mercnrr Is Close to Zero and Sheriff .McNeill Believes Desperado Must Soon Come Out ot Hid- Inf and Surrender. - PROSSBR. "Wswh.. J sin. 11. (Special.) "With the bloodhounds from Spokane, at 9:30 o'clock this morning the man hunt for "Kid" Barker, dMperado, and Bear, horwt thief, who last nlsrht broke 3a.il. began In earnest.- The dogs apparently caught the scent, Koing toward the river. The dors were crossed on the bridge on -which they took no scent, but after tft tlng over the hridiye, apparently caught the scent again for a short distance ana lost It aaln. Th mert-ury im lO iibflvft xero -with SL cuttfnjc wind from the XorlheBBt and the men and dogs and horses on the hunt art Riifferlns Intensely. Sheriff McNeill, in person. 1 directing the hunt. He ha KUrted R. posse from Klona under Rolph which will work to grosser on both Bides of the river north and south. Two other posses are on each side of the river between here end Rtabton. and It does not seem possible the fugitives cm escape. On account of the. bitter cold weather, they must seek shelter. wsrmth and food. The country Is thickly settled and somebody must come in con tact with the men. Other posses .are searching barns and nlher buildlner across the river. The Sheriff thinks the desperadoes crossed the river, but is not certain and Is guarding every avenue of secapc. The pistol taken from the Jailor by Barker is the one carried by Jack Irannles, whom Sheriff McNeill, killed in a fight with officers In the vicinity of Spokane three years ago. HAS FRAMED RATE BILL. Jackson, or 1our1m County, Will ln- trortuce Mcnsurc. SAI.EM. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Itepresentatl vee '. s. Jnckaon, of rotijr- las fount v. has framed and will intro- diK in the coming session o the Log-1 .Mature a railroad rate bill, designed to corrupt prosont abuses In the way of unjust discrimination, extortion and Instability of freight rates". He thinks there will be no difficulty In passing a measure slonar this line, as the pe.'ile have come out very stronly in favor of such legislation. "It is not so much the passage of a rate hill." said he today, "an it is the pnssasce of an efficient measure that will cure the present evils and at th name time will stand the tests of the courts In review. The attitude of the courts In the earlier decisions was to the effect that the Judgment of" the Irffflslature in matters of fixing rail road matters, of flxlnff railroad ratrrf, tvrs supreme, and that the courts had no authority to ehanjee rates estab lished by the Legislature. The later decisions, however, hold that the ques tion of the reasonableness - of rates fixed by the leri Mature or by a com mission with delegated powers, is emi nently ft question for judicial Investi gation, requiring due process of law for Its determination. "In view of these decisions, it would Appear that laws designed to regulate rates would have to provide for a ju dicial review and a1o he reasonable In 1 heir demands. I see no reason why a reciprocal demurrage aw cannot be so framed as to cure. In part at least, the abuses of car shortjsre and at the same time be constitutional." The bill Mr. Jackson has prepared provides for Judicial review. ASKS AID Fori THE STARVING Governor Issues Proclamation in Jldinlf of Famines Sufferers. SALEM. Or.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Governor Chamberlain touay Issued a proclamation In behalf of aid for the famine eufferers in China, The pro clamatlon states; Whereas.. In a district shout 200 mil" In length- and -lOO miles In width on each side thn Uratid Canal In China. th crops, because of heavy Summer rains, were almost totally destroyed, and In the country beyond only partial crops were saved, and one-half or two- thlrtlf or the population of lO.OOO.OO or ItS. H0.000 of the afCocted res-Ion will be on the mffc of starvation during the balance of this Winter, and tens of thousands must perish unlera help la arlven; Whereas, the President of the United Stat. lhaa Issued an appeal for relief to the people of the vhol country, and the Red Crow ap- peals to me as executive of this state to ap peal to the people or Oregon for relief; Therefore, I, George EX Chamberlain, as Governor of the State of Oregon, do appeal to the generosity of the people of Oregon to come to the relief of the famine sufferers of China, asking each to contribute in food tuppMea as each may feel able, and I recom mend that organizations for the purpose of soliciting aid b established In each of the cities and towns of the state. Notification of willingness to make such contributions should be made to the American National Red Cross, War lie part merit. Washington. D. C. with the further Information as to points where these contributions can be accumulated, so that the IM Croffl may make arangements for trans portation to the fiort of shipment. DECIDES AGAINST TH t-1 ROAD o. It. 7i. Company Again Defeated at Whitman Superior Court. SPOKANE. Wash., Jan. U.-(9peclaU- Jtidvre J- S. Chadwlck. in County Superior Court this Whitman afternoon. ntefl ttiO motion of the o. R. & is-, to va oate his ruling of October 3. 190ft. in Whlcl lie held that the State Railroad Oommls- elon law was conatltutlorutl a-xid riuatained the order of the Railroad Commission jinetinff the MtftbUshment of joint shea1 rates for Kastern. Washing-ton triat . thi railroads will now be forced "to go before FfflMtil Juflw Ilantord at Seattle ana attain present the issue or claevs legisla tion Thpv bold that trie law especial! a exempts urban and laterurban lines and Is tticretore unconstitutional. Thin Issue vm presented before J u dare Crmdwlck I eat year, but he reruaed to en tertain It because the railroada produced HO tangible evidence. DEPEND YOCNG lYlencU liaise Fund to Save Him From Term In Penltentlar7. HOQUIAM, TO., Jan, 11. (Special.) J. P. 6 chaffer was arrested today on a charge of burRta ry and when frlven a hearing before Justice Warren. was ibgund over to the next term ot the Su perior Court In the turn of tVlO. SoharCer was Identified as the man who wae. discovered In trie house or W , I'etllt last October and after a tussle with Mr. Tettit a given a dollar to leav the house. The young: man has been here (several months, and la regarded, by hs . comrades as an .honest lad. A fund Till be raised by friend to fljrht his oate, ae any bellovA n In. innocent. Tor. Study of Murine SALEM. Or.. Jan. 1 1. Sreclal. WltlainPtt Unlvrlty h mtdn r - rangemente for the erection of a build- ln at Newport to U xm hit ft M.Mb Biological Laboratory, the only plant of th kind on I ho Orjron Coshl Professor J. K. Cofthiil will be In charge. TUfl IfthwuttW Will U 1180(1 In connection with a Summer normal, which thn univpralty has X Isn reJ to conduct at Newport every year. The plan Is to give tho usual general courses for the preparation of teach - er for examinations and make a spe cialty of marine biology. The only Other laboratories of the Kina on the Coast are those maintained by Stan ford and Berkeley. rostal Receipts Show Increase, M'MINNVILLE. Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe cial. The. annual report of the poet Office (or 1906. just finished by J. C. Eckman. shows the total receipts to be $8355.68, an Increase over 1905 of 91846-81. jV corresponding increase dur ing the next quarter will make this a second-class office. The number of do mestic orders Issued In 1908 were 4909, forelfrn 3 9. The number of domestic orders p&ld. 4 o. 9 63 : foreign. 9. Eleven Saloons to Pay $800 Each. CIIEHAUa. Wash., Jan. 11. (Special.) The new liquor' license ordinance for Cliehalis la now In force, the fee having been raised from $-V to JSOO per annum. ChehallH has ten saloone, -with anotber application now penning-. Ml IMS Ul EVIDENCE INDICATES THOMP SON OFTEN VERY RATIONAL. In Hebuttal Several Witnesses Con- tradict Many Statements Made in Behalf of Defense. TACOMA. Wash.. Jan. 11. (Special.) In the rebuttal of the state today, in the trial of Cheater Thompson, six more wlt neases refuted by ther testimony material statements made during the presentation of the case for the defense. It was testified that when Chester made his purchases of $1600 worth of photo graphic supplies from O. P. Anderson. he acted apparently sane, and those who attended him In the store said they saw nothing? to Indicate that the young man was not perfectly sane. The defense. In connection with thla in- cirtent. sought to show that the mere fact of a boy, well under age, ordering" such a bill of (roods, should have Indicated an berrated mentality. Witnesses answered that Chester Thompson hart been a good patron of the place for some time before Ills last purchase, and had always paid is bills. The further fact of the prominence of the father of the defendant was a con- idur&tion In extending; credit. Charles Gray, a younpt attorney of Seattle, said he had played handball with Chester three years ago at' the Seattle Athletic Club. nd that on those occasions, while the prisoner was not boisterous, he mlngied with and played with the other boys of his age. The defense had contended that heater never Indulged In games and al ways held aloof from other possible play mates. -LANE FIGHT IS ON NEITHER COIXTY WANTS TO GIVE UP VALUABLE LAND. Committee Meeting at Albany Conies to Kaiirht and Buttle 1VUI Rage In Legislature. ALBANY, Or.. Jan. 11. SpeclaI.) Ef forts of the people of Linn and Lane counties to settle their boundary disputes, and by an afrreed bill keep one local fight out of the leftislajture. have failed. At the shippers' and producers' conven- tlon In this city last evening, the com mittees of the commercial bodies of Al- ny and Eugene, who had. been en de-avoring- to agree upon a readjustment of the boundary line dividing Linn and I .ane counties, held a -meetlnft- which re sulted disastrously to the advocates of compromise. Neither county would ac- cede to .the demands of the other, and a compromise could not be agreed upon. This means that a bitter county fiKht will be waged in the LeRisIature. The bone of contention consists of several thousand acres of valuable timber land, nd tne Blue River mining- district. At the session of the Ileitis lature In 1599 a bill wae passed changing the boundary line between the counties of Linn and Lane. -iving to Iane County a strip of territory -three miles wide extending across the southern part of Linn County. Since that time the disepvery of mines and the advanced value of timber land has created a clamor for return of a portion of this territory. which Linn County clalmg Is naturally tributary to It. Lane protests, and the flg-ht is on. Ourlng- the caJttpalRn In both Linn and Lane Counties last Spring, county division was an Issue, and representatives were elected pledged to prosecute the flgrht. E.rly in December a meeting- between representatives of the commercial clubs of the two counties was held tn Eugene, and it looked like an amicable settlement could be agreed upon. A later meetlna; was set for January lO, in Albany, when final apreement was expected to toe made, but nothing came of the meeting, and the contest will be carried into the Legisla ture. GATES IS FIT OX THE STAXD Portland Man , Gives Testimony Id Railroad Condemnation Suit. NORTH T A KIM A. Wash., Jan. 11. (Special. The North Ooast condemn ation proceedings against the Northern Paclflo for a right b way through Union Gap south of this city were re sumed In court here this morning: be fore Judge rtigg. The Worth Coast nut H. V. Gates, an engineer of Port- land, on the titatid to reive expert tes timony ii b to the cost of bulidlns rail ways and the feasibility of routes. The Northern Pacific has been con- tendlufr that the North Coast could take the opposite side of the Taklma River through the gap instead of want Ine Its right ot way on the wen side of that stream. The North Coast Is attempting to show that to maki change wojld necessitate the building Ct two additional bridges across the Yakima and double the cost of con- . ntructton. The cases will be on tria for several days yet. Officers Named by Albany Council. ALBAM Y. Or.. Jan. 11. fSxeclal. Th9 City Council ha? selected the tol- lowlntr officers to serve the city for the present year; City Enirineer. J. A. Warner; Superintendent of Streets. George M- Fayne; special Engineer, c. 0. Lee: Night Policeman. Al Richmond; Teamster. Bert Richmond. CTATETD BUY LOCKS Legislature Will Be Asked to Act if Congress Does Not. SHIPPERS ARE IN EARNEST Committee Named at Albany Meeting for Purpose of Secarlns; an f rn "Willamette Hirer ancj Kree Ivooks at Oregon City. ALBANY. Or. Jan. 11. (Special.) As a. result of ths demands for an open Wil- lamette River made at the Shippers and Producers1 Congress In 'Albany, a ' com-' mlttee has been appointed to work for free loo lew at Oregon jCity. The commit tee consists of E3. Hofer, of Salem; W. A. Messncr, of Independence;,, Taller Lyon, of Almany; B. F. Irvine. of .CorvaUis; Alex Ta Pollette, of Mlanlon Bottom, Marlon County; Ira Phelps, or Harrlsburp, and W. G. Gllstrap, of Eugene. All but one of the committee are newspaper linen. The committee -will carry on an active campaign for condemnation and purchase Of the locks, ana If Federal aid is not se cured before the Oregon Legislature com pletes Its sessions, the legislature will he aalced to appropriate money to buy the locks. It Is estimated that $350,000 would be necessary for thla purpose, and that it would save more than thai amount every year to shippers tributary to the Willamette. DR. OATCH TO QUIT IJf JULV His Resignation as Head Corvallls College Is Formally Accepted. CORVALLIS, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) The resignation of Dr. Thomas H. Qatch from the presidency of the Ore- sron Agricultural ijolleKe has been formally accepted by the Board of lie- gents, to take effect In July. A suc cessor to Gatch will likely be selected at a special meeting: of the board In March or April. In accepting Dr. Gatch's resignation, the board unanimously invited him to continue with the institution In the chair of civics antl economics, which he has filled during the incumbency of ten years in the presidency. No In timation of whether or not he would accept was given by Dr. Gatch, but It Is believed that he will remain in the faculty, notwithstanding the fact that he was recently invited, to a fel lowship In the Carnegie Foundation, with a retiring" allowance of 10JJ. Dr. Gatch's resignation was not re quested or sought by the board, but was bis own choice, and thougrli he Is vigorous and one of the hardest workers In the institution, . It was prompted by a desire to be rid of the complicated and onerous duties In volved -In the executive head of an in stitution now mustering nearly 800 students and involving; a labyrinth of tedious details. So far as known the Board of Re gents have no successor in view and scores of applications have been re ceived. MOTION IS FILED TO QUASH Sensational Development In Baker City Murder Case. BAKER CITV. Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) .A sensational motion on the part of the defense to quash the in dictment against Alex Widdowson and Ira Brown, charged with the murder of "Willard Moody, was filed today by the defense, and "will be argued to morrow. The motion is given turn by the fact that upon which it is based a sensational the affidavit is sworn oat bv Effie Moody, widow of the mur dered man. Defendant Brown charges that he was examined by the District Attorney without being- informed of bis constitutional right to refuse to give Information incriminating himself. The widdowson affidavit la based upon charge that other attorneys were present when the witnesses were ex amined. It -was also contended that names of witnesses examined by the District At torney do not appear on the lnforma tion. and that the Information was filed after it was annouced that a grand jury would be caned. PILES' HALF MILLION FEE Wajslilngrton. Senator Successful Ira Suit to Settle Irish Estate. SEATTLE. Wash.. Jan. 11. (Special.) -United States Senator Bamuel 1 1 Piles, Edward Corcoran, of Dublin Ireland, and the late Hannah Calla- srhan. formerly of Cork, Ireland, were declared to be entitled to the Cl.OOO.OOO estate left by the late John Sullivan, in a decision rendered In the Superior Court by Judcre Griffin yesterday af ternoon. Juds Griffin held that EZd- ward Corcoran, a Dublin harnessmaker, and Hannah Callaghan, a former poor woman of Cork, now dead, were John Su I II van's first cousins and only heirs. The deeds made by Hannah Calla ghan and Edward Corcoran in 1901, transferring half of their several in teres t a to Senator Piles, were held to entitle him to a half interest in the estate, as an attorney's fee. COST OF XOGS ADVANCES With Drop In Price of Lumber, It Means Blow to Pvtsel Sound. SEATTLE. Tftah., Jan. ll.-(Speclal. Xhe fact that British Columbia lum ber dealers ha.ve beon able to absorb the tariff and enter into competition with Sound manufacturers, with a re- suit of overstocking' the San Francisco market. Ii&s not deterred tho losgera from Intimating that an advance of fl'per thousand will taKo place In logs oh Tebruary 1 A wire from says that lumbi Ban Francisco today nas dropped 93 per thousand. It the advance goes, many .Puget Sound manufacturers will be obliged to suspend work on February 1. Tho hlfi-h prices asked by Puet Sound manufacturers made possible the British Columbia competition. STATE TAKES AN APPEAL. Portland General Klectrlo Case Goes to Supreme Court. SALEM. Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) Attorney-General . Crawford has ap pealed tho Portland General electric case to the Supreme Court. This suit was brought to compel th company to iAV JO pT- cnt of tta net ear-nines or tin. Willamette Lrfck. at Oregon City, tut In the Circuit court it was held that thi obligation to pay this 10 per cent existed only as to the Willam ett Falls Ca rial & loclc Company. which was the original beneficiary- of the state's aid. - Attorney-General Crawford Insists that i - the present th to right of the original company charge tolls. It must also assume the obligation or the original eompany to t y perceotatt or the iroT11 r . m other words, that the two features, ot he contract are inseoarablG. iDOil this position he 'babes his appeal. TO INCREASE POLICE FORCE lloqulam City Council Holds an- Im- jiortnnt Session. HOOL'IAM. Wash.. Jan. 11 Ste-ial1 The fl j-t meotlnK of the new City Council Was held, tonlbt, and a great deal of Im- portant business was transited tnat body. It was decided that ths present po nce force be Increaeed one man. 1 tit con tract for the Improvement of Twen.ty-eec- ond street wae awarded to Vlrgll smith, and this work will commence at once. The matter of purchasing an additional combination fiotse and chemical wagon for the east side , and the purchasing and in stalling of more fire alarm boxes was con- sidered. - ' - The proposition of permanent streets was again brought up, and the advleabll- ty of purchasing a rock crusher and road roller was reported favorably. This mat ter will be settled net meeting night. The trouble In the fire department was threshed out 1n secret session, and the dove of peace hovers over that branch of to. city service. Child Dies From Burns. HOOD RTVRR. Or.. Jan. 11. rSnv-ll V Blanch. Rooltina, the 4-year-old child -who was Durnea oy Having over clotning- catch fire near Green Point yesterday, died from the effects of her Injuries today. Her "brother, who . tried, to save her life, will recover. GHINOOK IS MELTING SNOW TEMrERATCRE RISES BAPIDLT . , EAST OF MOUNTAINS. i Ice Blockade In Columbia Is Break- - in jr and Locks at Cascades Are Again Open. THE DAUES, Or., Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) The chinook wind which began blowing here early this morning: raised the xnereucy from 12 to 40 desrrees above rezo in two hours. The tern- perature today has been mild, the snow melting rapidly about the town. The hills, however, are still covered. The Columbia was blockaded at Crates Point last night, and still re mains closed, although-the river Is comparatively clear of Ice below Lyle and . the locks at Cascades are open. BLIZZARD AXD COAL SCARCE Missoula Experiences Worst Storm of Winter Mercury at Zero. MTSSOUr. Mont.. Jan. 11. The worst blizzard of the Winter is blow- ng here tonight. During the past 24 hours fully ei(rht Inches of snow has fallen and. whirled by a terrific wind. has drifted in the mountains. The Northern Pacific trains are running from 8 to 10 hours late. Grave fears are felt in Missoula in view of the fuel shortage. There is no surplus in 'own ana much discomfort is expected. The tem perature Is near tho zero mark and falllna;. - Severe Vlood In Coqnille MTkTlii POINT, Or. Jan. li.' The Coquille Valley Is just emerging from the worst flood in years. The C. B. R. E. R. R. ' trains were stranded at Ooquille. 13 miles down the river, and were npt able -to reach the terminal yards at Marsnneia. Myrtle romt was cut off from telephonic communication with other towns for two days. The Rosefeurgr- 'Alyrtle .folnt BtaRe road Is almost !m- passable, and only two Backs of letter mall for Coquille have been able to get througrn in four days. Considerable loss was sustained by the loggers of the upper river, some thousands of logs getting away and going- over the bar at Bandon. Kxpect flood at Yakima. NORTH YAKIMA Wash., Jan. 11.- (Special. ) The backbone of the cold snap in Yakima la broken. A. Chinook wind is - blowing on the mountains, and If it continues a flood is expected to follow. Since the raid on a Northern Pacific coal train Tuesday afternoon, there has been plenty of fuel on hand, the Northwestern Improvement Com pany bringing in plenty of fuel. Snow Is Going Rapidly. HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 11. (Special.) Although the temperature here was lower early last evening than it has been at any time this "Winter, a Chinook wind came in the night and the snow is melting rapidly, No Ice has been going down the river to- d ay, and It Is expected t h at t he river boats will resume their trips. DEEP SNOW IN SEATTLE FIT GET SOIXD CITY COVERED WITIJ TEX-IJLCH FALL. Heaviest Storm Since Winter 1893. Snowplows Kept Busy Clearing Tracks AH Night. BEATTUX Wasta., Jan. Ii. The heaviest snow storm since 1893 swept over Seattle tonight In' the hill districts there Is ten Inches on the level and the snow Is- still falling. Trains from Spokane are severa hours late. The street railway company has several snowplowa at work all over it system keepinsr the tracks clear. 0n.r are to bo kept runnlne all over the system ail nig-nt. XTnlon County Levy 2 7 Itlla. I -A. GRANDE, Or., Jan. It. (Special.) The Union Coynty taxMevy ror th year 1&07 is 27 mills, 1U mills below -that of last year, although -tho portion for road fund was raised from 3 mills last year to G this year. In La Grande the rate for all purposes ia id mills as follows: County levy 27. city 12. school district 7. The city levy is S mills blether than Xant year and it Is expected! to yield about 12,5O0l New Officers of Association. MMINNVILLB, Or., Jan. 11. (Spe- clal) At the annual meeting ot the Ore- exn Fire Relief Association the following: truntces were re-elected: J. n. Nelson, McMlnnville; S. A. Rigrgrs, Salem; Charles Cleveland, desuam. me trustees electee! the following: offleera to succeed them selves: B. F- Rhodes, president: E. Northup, vice-president; W. O. Haggerty, secretary, Q C. Appereon, treasurer; Hewitt & Sox. counsel. ' BUSHOCSS ITEMS. If Baby I, Catting Teeth Be sniro and use that dy, Mrv- WinsloW Children teething-. old and -weU-trted rem i Soothlna; Syrup. for It soothes the child. iofUm th rums, tllayi ill pain, curia wind cello and diarrhoea. owner of th. locl STOP SALE OF BOOK Henry Austin Adams Latest Is Too Racy for Seattle. IT STARTS A SENSATION Police Gobble Up All Remaining Is sues of Pamphlet and W ill Arrest - Author Because) It Xs Declared Ills Work Is Immoral. SEATTLE -Wash.. Jan. 11. (Special.) Henry Austin Adams first step back, into the field ot literature to earn the 1200 annual alimony, recently awarded his wife on the granting of her divorce here, has proved a misstep. Chief of Polico Wappensteln has ordered the suppression and confiscation of his pamphlot Just Is sued. "The Terrible Truth About Mar riage," and will cause the arrest of Adams, who writes under his generally accepted name . of Vincent Harper, on the grounds of the book being: Indecent and Immoral. The book, which has been on sale for several days at all the book stands, has created a. sensation. Free love its cham pioned, as Is disbelief In Christianity. The former minister of the gospel and assistant to Bishop Potter of New York ridicules the divine teachings in his book, as be has done from the stage ever since his wife- secured the divorce. Under the guise of socialism he ad dressed large and morbid audiences in Kgan's hall, spreading his teachings of free love. He was Btopped in the midst of an address last Saturday by Egan, and the police will suppress him if he at tempts similar utterances again. INSTITUTE AT OREGON CITY Many Prominent Educators or State to Be Instructors. OREGON CITY, Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe- clal.) The annual Institute of Clack- amas County teachers will be held in the Barclay school building- in this city. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. February 6, 7 and 8, ana county super intendent J. C. Zinser has just arranged the programme. The instructors will be J. 1 1. Acker. man. State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Salem: H. D. Sheldon, Uni- versity of Oregon, Eugene; Frank Rob inson, Fortiana ; l,- rt. rraver. .superin tendent Of Schools, Pendleton; Kathe- rine a. Sloan, auinor 01 me oiuan readers, I.add School. Portland: E- D. Ttessler, President State Normal, Mon mouth; Cornelia Marvin, secretary Ore- gon Library Commission, Salem. Every public school in Clackamas County will be closed during- the three days of the institute, as attendance on the part of the teachers is compulsory. Miss Irene Carter will act as Institute secretary. Miss Gertrude Fairclough will have char-sre of the music, and .the Blnging will be led by Charles H. Jones. On Friday afternoon State Superintendent J. H. Acketman will speak on -"Needed School legislation and Its Present status." TO CONTEST JI'CLEAB'S SEAT Ignati Weil Thinks He Should Be Senator From Kootenai County. BQJSE, Idaho, Jan. 11. -(Special.) Hemnff of the contested election case from Kootenai County, in which Ignatz Well contests the riorht- of Senator J, I McClear to hold the seat, was begun before the Senate committee this after noon. The time was spent In reading: testimony taken some weeks agro. One of the rive ballot-boxes brought In- was unlocked when it arrived. It is one of two from Coeur d'Alene, McClear's home town. C. H. " iHeltTnan, eounsel for "Well, an nounced at the close of the committee meeting, that he would oppose a re count of the ballots from Coeur d'Alene. He stated that he held affldtivits from the Sheriff in Kootenai, who fcot the box with the broken lock, saying he had found It In a woodshed open as It appeared here. Proceedings In the two houses were unimportant, and both houses ad- journed until Monday, after short ses sions. Ten more bills appeared in th House and three in the Senate. One of the latter wae toy Macbeth, end alms to restrict the operations of wildcat mlnlnff operators. Xt -prohibits the making- and publishing of false statements. I WIIEAT CONTENTION' ENDS. Washington Farmers Will Ask Lregls lature for Better Freight Rates. PULLMAN. Wash.. Jan. 11. (Special., The wheat convention closed this even- In?, to meet In Pullman next January K. O. MeCroskey. of GarfVeld. was re elected president; S. C. Armstrong, Col- fax, re-elected secretaiw J. s. KJemgard, Pullman, treasurer; J. T. Bibb. Tacoma, first vice-president ; D. A. Scott. Ritz ville. second vice-president. Directors are: M. H, Mauser, Pomeroy; t. J. Stephens,. Almlra; Sam Glasgow, Spo kane: J. W. FYy, Davenport, and Profes sor 13. E3l "Elliott. Pullman. The officers and directors form, the ex- eeutive committee, which will meet In Spokane early in February to formulate tho work and arrange for lesrlslatlvo action, to secure favorable transportation rates. Half a. dozen commltees. duties, were appointed. with various ASK IXCItEASE OF PEXSIOX Indian War Veterans Want Xjeglsla- ture to Memorialize Congress. ALBANY. Or. . Jan. 11. (Special. Linn County Ind4an War veterans in ventlon at Albany today petitioned the com In sr eesalon of the Oregon Legislature to memorialise uongreBs to increase dlan "Wat- veterans' pensions from XH $12 p6r WO-nth. The petition recites that civil War veterans receive tl2 on epre disability alone, while the Indian "Watr veterans are much older and KOt no more. Office elected Captain, 6. R. Clay pool: first lieutenant. H. R. Powell: see- ond lieutenant. C, H. Bogart ; orderly sarsoant. C l-I. WaDcer; commlisary sargeant. W. j. omitn; pnymcian. jjj, j. MeCiain: corporal of eiiaru, Enoch Sloan: messenger, S. "W . Crowdftr. Twirler Callff Weds. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 11. (Spe clal. ) EJnon Callff. one of the popular twirlers for the Beavers, was quietly married this morning to Miss Nellie Barrett, m on y w IMralclc, Oakland. Cat. The cere- jertormed by County Judge tne uounnouaa Resume Business Next Week. GOLDFIELD. Kev., Jan. 11. (Special.) L M. Sullivan has teen here eince Janu ary 1 He was Joined ty Ric and Grant H E Ramsdell I J 37 5-Candle -Power Light at the COSt of the gas light now in common use. Lipman, Wolfe & Co. have made an enormous purchase, and for purpose of introduction, offer the complete light as illustrated above. Last Day of the Introduction Sale $lt75 Inverted Gas Lamps, $1.25 In addition to being the most economical and ' brilliant Of gas lamps, the Ramsdell Inverted Gas Lamp is the most artistic and decorative. It has the appearance of an electric globe at , one-eighth the cost. It is entirely shadowless, giving a light that is restful to the eyes strong and full, yet mellow and soothing. All the light is thrown downwards and there is no danger of smoking the ceiling. Dpmflii, KJvlf e $ Co, SOLE AGENTS FOR THE RAMSDELL INVERTED GAS LAMP Wednesday, from San FrancIsco. and the men are now working behind cloned doors endeavoring to put the Sullivan Trust Company on a firmer basis. The men have agreed to pay all Indebt edness dollar for dollar, and it ie reported that matters will be satisfactorily adjust ed and business resumed next week. Boost for Oa It Grove. OREGON CITl', Or'., Jan. 11. (Spe cial.) The Oak Grove Improvement Asaoctation lat eveninK listened to an address by Judgre Munly, of Portland, who toltl his auditors that within a few years Oak Grove would become a part of Greater Portland. Judge Munly advised the laylnir of plana for a well- Improved and greatly beautified com munity. Jury Term Begins Monday.' CHEHALIS. Wash.. Jan. 11. (Special.) -Fifty jurors have been called for the Superior Court, which will meet in. Che- halls Monday. One murder case will he tried, that of Georg? Trent, for killing J. H. Cranton at Pe Ell a few weeks aro. There are a number of other criminal cases to be tried, and several condemn a- tlon suits of the Oregon & Washington Railway Company for right of way. I'll rid for Funeral Expenses. OREGON CITY, Or., Jan. 11. -(Spe- clal.) Fifty dollars was allowed this morning by the County Court for the funeral expenses of the late Mrs. Mary Ott, who was killed at Clackamas last month, being struck on the head by a huge stump that was dislodged by a bias tinge crew in the county road. Grocers Elect New Officers. ACKTlCIA .-si- Ton 11 .anar4al a A meeting of the Astoria Retail Grocers' As sociation was held lat evening: and offi cers to nerv during the ensuing year were elected a follows: President, Frank J. Carney; vice-president, S. I. Nanthrirp; secretary and treasurer, J. T. Ross; as sistant secretary. L. C MeCloud. Committed to Insane Asylum. OREGON CITY. Or.. Jan. 11. (tipe- clal. ) Constable Evans, of Canby, this mornintr brought down Christine In- fanyer, who has been committed to tlie insane asylum. The patient came from Mount Ansrel and said she had friends In Saa Francisco. Fire Damage at Opp Mine. MEDFORD, OR., Jan. 11. (Special.) Fire destroyed the boarding house and other buildings at the Opp mine this afternoon. loss. $5000; no Insur ance. The cause of the tire is un- known. ONLY ONE "0E5T Portland People Give Credit Where ' Credit Is Due. People of Portland wfto Buffer . with tcK Kidneys ana bad backs want a kidney remedy that can be depended upon. Thn best Is Doan'si Kidney Fl 1 1 a medicine ror the kidneys only, mads irora pure roots, and herbs, tli the only one that la backed by cures In Portland. Hern's Portland testlmohy: H. R, McCarver, Inspector ror tho Transcontinental Company, and living? at XS4 East First street. North Port land, Or.( says: "Doan's Kidney Pills did me so much good about three years aro that I publicly tstlfld to my ex perience. I had been aufTerlng with kidney complaint and backache and It was very painful and . distressing-. I think It started from a cold wblcn settled in my bacK. i nan always been more or less skeptical about proprie tary medicines, but somehow the rec ommendation of Doan's Kidney Pills influenced m to beg-in using them. The results were so satisfactory that, as stated above. I cv the remedy my recommendation. I am pleased q state thai the time that has elapsed since Msfcs only served to Increase my confi dence in Doan's Kidney Pills." For sale by all dealcfi. Prie 58 cents. Fcster-Hllburn Co.. SutTslo., N. T"-. sole scents ror the United States. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. rted G nve as Lamp is tlie latest method Of H5ing gas light giving the same effect as the electric glote at one-eighth the cost adjustable to any fixture more economical, more artis- tic, absolutely shadowless Bis light is particularly desirable where a brilliant, soft light is de- . sired, at a minimum cost, for this light gives a lie a Man r.lke FREE TO MEN MEDICAL BOOK FREE Otbar Urn. 8F.M FREE. Love, Courtship, Mar- riajce and All D.seaites of Men x plained in plain lanci:aE. This wonderful book tell everythinj you want to know and vsry thine ran ntinuld know to regard to happy and unhappy wedded life, dliraK which forbid marriage, rulnou. ear ly follies, .elf -detraction, lost man hood. poor memory, prema tura decay, nervouj. ia. blood polvon. 'CLrfed orcani, .trlc- r and kidney disease Unorance , oejcu mit fry; knowledge brtsti Yt.aitrt and haDDlne-sa. lTrltten bar the World-Vamou. Master specialist. "The mos-. . Oreatert Scientific U-- WRITEFOB TT TOD AT AND ADDRESS State Medical Institute 102 Second Ave, South. SEATTLE. WASU. A Positive Cure CATARRH Ely's Cream Balm Is quickly absorbed. Gives nellel at Os.ee. It cleanses, soothes, heals and protects the diseased mem- hrana. It f 1 1 fft C?a- tarrh and drives away a Cold in the HAY FEVER Head Quickly. Re stores the Senses Taste and Smell. Full size 50 cts., at Druggists or by mall; Trial Size 10 eta. by mall. Ely Brothers, 5S Warren street. UNPRECEDENTED SUCCESS OF C. QeeWo The Great Chinese Doctor At No. 162 First St Cor. Morrison lU tbfi qulcKert jHBSiDie time, ana at th lowest cott possible for honest and success ful treatment. I cure catarrh, asthma, lung, throat, rhrumatliini. nervousness, atomacu. Jlvsr. kidney- and lost manhood. tCUAUS XliOLBLES AND AH. l-BIVAT DISEASES. "Mjr remedies are harmless,, composed ot roots, herbs, buds and ba.eU.rn eoclUy lected and imported direct y us trom ths Interior of China. IV YOU ARE AFFLICTED DOK'T DELAY. DELAI8 ARB DANGEROUS. It you cannot call, write for ymptom blank and circular. Inclow cents tn stamns. The C. Oe Wo Chinea Medicine Co., fllr fl II ft tftfl-fotiMlAr. remedy for OoQorrbcrt, Cloct. Sporxnatorrbv Whites, unnatural die- I Us allltiUt. vua.ll, W -" -aS"i-r Hm .nuiiB. tion of mueoc? Difnf IrHf Evftrti ChemioalOo. bransa. Kon-sstrlmgeint. or sent In plsin nrtppar t7 Mrt, pwpeia, toi ft.fln. er 1 botL'H. I?.TJ. 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