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6- THE MORNING OREGONIANy THURSDAY, MARCH T, 1907. BITTER FIGHT ON DIRECT PR MM Washington Senate Agrees Upon Measure, After Mak f ing Many Changes. MAY NOT PASS THE HOUSE Senate Amends Bill ITntil Effective ness Is Doubted and Representa tives 'Will Try to Force Enact ment of Original Provisions. OLYMPIA. "Wash.. March 6. (Special.) After a bitter fight, which occupied all nf the morning session and more than an hour of the afternoon, the Senate today passed a direct primary bill, with but one negative vote, that of Rands of Clark County. Tile bill passed went in us a substitute tor the primary bill which had passed the House, and its rhief resemblance to the House measure Is in the similarity of title. The House under no circumstances will tamely accept the Senate substitute, and will insist as far as it dares for the bill as it originally passed the lower chamber. Just how long and strong this resistance will be. is problematical. Already House members are fearful that the Senate action is designed to foist an unsatis factory bill upon the House, which the House would refuse to enact, and the Senate can place responsibility, if any there be, by failure to pass the direct primary bill, upon the .Representatives, the majority of whom have exhibited an honest desire for a good primary bill. That many of the Senators are opposed to a primary- bill Is generally understood, and practically admitted; that they daro not vote against one in the open, is too plain to admit of dispute. The Senate bill differs greatly from the original bill prepared by the direct primary league, but Senator Metcalf and others behind the substitute measure insist that it lias the hearty indorsement of the league mem bers. It contains the second-choice pro vision, which was not incorporated in the bill passed by the House, a provision that is extremely distasteful to a very large number of House members. Rules Are Suspended. The troubles of the bill began promptly Bt 10:80 o'clock this morning, when it was set for special order, as the Lietiten-ant-Governor ruled that under joint rules today must bo devoted by the: Senate to onaideration of House bills, and this was a substitute Senate bill. The Senate managed to get around this by a two thirds vote to suspend the rules and took up the reading of the bill. Knickerbocker tried to substitute the jiirect primary league bill and this started h heated discussion. Knickerbocker said he was pledged to the league bill. Metcalf of King declared this a. quibble, an at tempt to defeat the bill. Ruth said he Wiis pledged to vote for the league bill. Knickerbocker said the league had de clared any man who attempted to amend nr to oppose the league bill false to cam paign pledges. Cotterill. Democrat of King, declared this an attempt to glorify the letter, with a view to defeating the spirit of the mea sure. Smith of Snohomish and Davis of Pierce tried to secure a reading of the league bill, but Metcalf, who was be hind the committee bill, blocked the at tempt. Allen of King said he was pledged to the league bill and was directed not to stand for any amendments. Metcalf Becomes Angry. By this time Metcalf, annoyed by the fictions of those generally reputed as op posed to any primary bill being passed this session, began to lose his temper and declared the opposition was simply pursu ing dilatory tactics. Knickerbocker's mo tion to substitute the league bill was lost, ft to 34, and Metcalf then offered an amendment which he said he had been re quested to make by East Side members. These changed the September primary to June and the June primary to May. Boone explained the original bill would require farmers to lose a day in harvest at great personal expense. In opposing the amendment Davis of Pierce declared the Senate insurgents "were pushing their control too far; that their mistakes were more numerous than those of Moses, and threatened dissolu tion of their combine. Stevenson said by present methods three or four men con trol conventions, and surely that .many rould get away from the harvest fields. The amendment changing primary dates was stated as carried, 30 to 19. but was questioned and a new rollcall showed the vote 21 to 18. Williams, listed as among the opponents, shortly after noon moved that a recess be taken. This was voted rlown, IS to 21. Then Condon, insurgent Sriend of the bill, moved for a recess and It carried. ' ..... During the afternoon session. Allen, romnionting on the bill, said its best feat ure was that removing the judiciary "from politics. "Never mind about that.' said Rands, "the bill will put everybody out of politics." Rands Explains Vote. , Just before the final vote Knickerbocker tried to strike out the provision for sep arate primaries for the judiciary, but failed. When the final vote was taken Randa explaned his vote as follows: . "I am opposed to the bill for the follow ing reasons: A direct primary election law, no matter how well guarded, favors the rich man at the expense of his poor neighbor- Xo poor man, no matter how efficient slid .capable, can afford the ex pense of a campaign for a state office. The ultintate result of a direct primary law will be to give all state offices to the big cities and the majority of the county offices to the most populous centers of the county. Xo small county or sparsely settled rural community in a county can hope to secure an office under the act. Work of "Political Hacks." "This law tends to break up and de stroy party lines, and. in my judgment will ultimately wipe out not only the Re publican hut every other party in this sMate. I believe in party organization. This Government and its affairs have been dominated by party policies since Its organization. I believe that a responsible tarty will give better government than any chaotic conglomeration of Individuals elected In a free-for-all squabble, where everv candidate and office-holder renre- sents only himself. I am opposed to this bill because It is vouched for and has been forced upon the state by political hacks who have been repudiated again and again. "The only commendable feature of this bill to my mind is that these same polit ical hacks "will ultimately And that they will be repudiated under a "law which they have advocated in hopes only of personal exaltation." When the vote was announced Ruth gave notice of reconsideration. On motion this was ta-ken up at once and Metcalf moved the motion to reconsider be- tab-led. This carried and President Coon an nounced that this tabled the bill. Appeal was taken from his decision and the rules were examined. The President was found to be wrong in the decision. PRESS MVZZLE IS AGAIN" VP Senate Votes for Reconsideration of Graves Measure. OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 6. (Special.) Tills was Senate day. in the House, where 15 Senate bills were passed, two defeated on vote. and. four Senate bills and one House bill killed by' indefinite postpone ment. 1 This latter was the newspaper libel bill, presented by Blackmore of Clark, which was announced as' the law de sired by the State Press 'Association.- Ainiost the same minute the House killed this bill, the Senate voted to recon sider the defeat of the Graves press muzzling bill, which measure is again up for passage. The Senate passed nine House bills and killed two. One of these was a House bill fathered by Reid of Pierce, to authorize the Tax Commission to inspect the books and records of ail state officers: The motion was made by Senator Presby. Reid took early revenge. Presby's bill for a Superior Judge of Skamania and Klickitat counties came to the House with the committee report that it go on the calendar. Reid moved the bill go back to the judiciary committee, which car ried. Both House and Senate held night ses sions. - INITIATIVE SILL IS SLAIN -WASHINGTON" SENATE REJECTS MEASURE AFTER STRUGGLE. Cotterill Makes Plea for Legislation Citing Oregon as Instance ol Its Practical Results. OLYMPIA, Wash., March 6. (Spe cial.)' At Its first night-session tonight, ,the Senate definitely postponed the Rand initiative and referendum bill, but not before Cotterill of King had had an opportunity to make one, of the ablest speeches of the session. He dis cussed the fundamental theories of popular government, contending that the initiative and referendum is the em bodiment of basic principles. He re ferred to the status of like legislation in other etates and. predicted that Washington would inevitably be forced to adopt the law. Cotterill cited Oregoa as an example, reading commendatory editorials from The Oregonian, which, he said, he re garded as a "conservative paper, "hav ing behind it as much brains as any newspaper in the United States." He concluded his address by .quoting from Lincoln's Gettysburg speech and urg ing the. Senate to- carry into effect the principles there enunciated. "Shall we proclaim ourselves servants of the people," he asked, "or shall we insolently declare ourselves the mas ter?" ' Smith of Snohomish; one of the old guard, likewise urged the passage of the bill, insisting that the law would have to bo passed at the next Legisla ture "an imperial mandate," if not now. The Senate also passed the anti-cigarette bill after reducing its effective ness to a minimum. As passed, the bill puts a penalty only on the sale of cigarettes, not on the smoking of them. The bill the House adopted punished with severe penalties the possession of cigarette papers and cigarette tobacco. The Senate passed the House road bills and a 'memorial to Congress protest ing against the preservation of a forest reserve in Okanogan county. ACTS AGAINST DANCE HALLS Astoria Grand Jury Recommends One Resort Be Suppressed. ASTORIA. March 6. (Special.) The Cir cuit Court grand Jury completed its labors this afternoon and after filing its report with the court, was discharged for the term. The grand jury returned a not true bill in the case against C. Roy Fox, on the charge of murdering Blanche Day, the girl who is alleged to have commit ted suicide at the Waldorf dance hall. but returned a true bill against Fox charging him with inducing a minor to visit, a disorderly house. In Its final report, the grand Jury crit icises the manner in which the dance halls In this city have been conducted and recommends that the Waldorf dance hall be suppressed. The report says the jury believes the sentiment of the citizens fa vors removing the dance hall evil. During Its session the grand jury returned four true bills and three not true bills. SALARIES RAISED AT ASYLUM Increases Made Possible by Appro priation of $25,000. SALEM. Or:, ' March 6. (Special.) An Increase in practically all salaries at the State Insane Asylum was ordered by the board of trustees today in Pursuance of an additional appropriation of $25,000 made by the Legislature for that purpose. The increases vary but average about 12 or 13 per cent. Some were as high as 20 per cent. As a rule the employes who have been getting $50 or less per month will re ceive $5 a month more. Those who have been receiving $60 to. $100 received an advance of $5 to $10. Attendants have been receiving $32.60 to $40. Xow they will, receive $10, to $50. All salaries in clude board, laundry and room. The em ployes are now as well paid as those of other Western -asylums. Regret Vote for High School. WALLOWA, Or., March 6. (Special.) The voters of this county are repenting their action last Spring in voting for the establishment of a county high school and petitions are being circulated to induce the County Court to refrain from erecting a costly building' for that purpose. Every part of the county except the city of Enterprise is opposing the movement for a new school. Albany Man Seriously Injured.' ALBANY, Or., March . (Special.) Felled to the ground by a big log- which rolled upon him, John Cooper; manager of the J. 3. Cooper hop yard, south of this cy. suffered severe Injuries yesterday afternoon. Cooper was helping load logs on a wagon when the accident occurred. He sustained Internal Injuries, including a broken rib. Six Month's Business $22,210. SALEM, Or., March 6. (Special.) The Western Union Telegraph Company today filed Its report of gross earnings for the last half of 1906. The earnings on busi ness in Oregon aggregated J22.210.2o. on which the tax at 2 per cent was $444.30. Weather .Hastens Spring Work. HOQUIAM. Wash., March 6. (Special.) Gray's Harbor is enjoying the finest weather during this week of the season. All fol;age has begun to appear, while gardeners are getting ready for the sea sou's planting. Tired and nervous women find help in Hood'a SarsaparUla. It enriches their blood. COMMEND EFFORT' TO PROBE GRIME Idaho Legislators Pass Strong Resolutions on Steunen berg Murder Case. DEMAND JUSTICE BE DONE House Oeclares That State Is Carry ing on the Investigation Without Prejudice and Is Determined to Leave No Stone Unturned. BOISE, Idaho, March 6. At 10 o'clock tonight the Jurora in th case of Steve Adams, charged with the murder of Fred Tyler, were lieard earnestly discussing the case. The he case. The J tonight is not I prospect for a verdict good. BOISE. Idaho, March . The House of Representatives today passed the follow ing resolutions on the Steunenberg mur der case: Be it resolved toy the Legislature of the State of Idaho: Whereas, The assassination of Frank Steunenbcrg, former Governor of this state, was a crime peculiarly directed against the whole people of the state, being a blow at the foundation of good government; and. Resolved, That we- declare this great mur der case to be one, the burden - of ,- trie prosecution of which properly devolves upon the state, and which the people of the state cheerfully shoulder without suggestion of hesitation; be It further T7.se Same Vigor. Resolved, That the prosecution should be continued with the same vigor that has characterized it so far, no stone being left unturned in the effort to bring to justice those who may be guilty of the crime, and that we have entire confidence that Gov ernor Gooding and those associated with him will give the case the same loyal, pa triotic attention In the future that they have in the past. And be It further Resolved, That .the state is endeavoring to probe a great crime and punish those responsible therefor. It Is. not actuated by mallce against Individuals or organizations, but is guided solely by the imperious de mand for justice. Standing in the position of the government of the whole people, it Is guarding the interests of the men accused as zealously as it protects the right of the prosecution to bring out all the facts before a jury sworn to determine their guilt or innocence. Slate Bears Expense. The state bearing the entire cost except ing such as falls upon the county where the crime was committed, and no dollar has been or will be supplied from any pri vate source or organization whatsoever to either the state or the county. We p potest against the widely circulated charge that the state is seeking to convict these men irrespective of their guilt or In nocence. Though it stands in the position of prosecutor. It will sea that the accused fully enjoys exactly the same rights that are secured to any other citizen called upon to face a criminal charge in its courts. But, while the State of Idaho, acting through its Governor and courts, will see that no in justice is; done accused, persons, the people will not rest until this crime shall have, been fastened upon those who are respon slble for it, whether It be the men now under arrest ' or others yet to be appre hended. VOTE AGAINST ADJOURNMENT Question Brings Out Division Be tween Factions in Senate. BOISFA Idaho, March 6. (Special.) This was a busy day in both Houses and both held evening sessions in an. effort to clear up the work. In the morning an effort was made to bring up the Senate concurrent resolution for adjournment to morrow night, but Wyman moved that its further consideration be postponed until tomorrow. There was a sharp debate, during which the old alignment was shown. Wyman's motion prevailed. 23 to 18, the division being practically the same as all of those in which the line between stalwart Republicans and the combination has been drawn. A vote was taken in the House on a resolution for a constitutional amend ment providing for the initiative and referendum. It resulted 16 ayes, 27 noes. It was supported by the Democrats and half a dozen Republicans. The Senate passed the anti-trust bill as amended. It is not likely the House will concur, as the measure has been en tirely emasculated. The subject is likely to go over to another session. In com mittee of the whole the Senate too.k fa vorable action on the bill fixing a uniform liquor license of $750 a year. There was much debate on the measure, and many efforts to amend it, but all failed. The House bill, known as the Sunday rest bill, was also recommended for passage without amendment. The conference committee on the test oath bill reported it could not agree, but nothing was done in connection with the matter. It is probable the bill will die in conference, as there seems no way to get it before either house again unless the committee desires to bring it up. WOMAS HELD AS HORSETHIEF Mrs. Jolly Bound Over to Idaho Grand Jury. MOSCOW, Idaho. March 6. (Special. Mrs. Olive Jolly was bound over in the sum of $1000 for horse-stealing at her pre liminary examination held at Troy today. The offense charged is said to have been committed on or about February 13 and the animal alleged to have been stolen belonged to one W. A. Baker, a contractor who had been working on the W. I. & M. Railroad in the neighborhood of Deary. It is stated that the horse was in cus tody ot a young man at Troy at the time. and that Mrs. Jolly informed him that Mr. Baker had directed her to come and get it. All efforts to find the animal have been futile, although the Sheriff's office has made an exhaustive search for It. Mrs, Jolly declines to disctose its where abouts. She lives on a homestead claim in the Potlatch timber belt, about 30 miles east of Moscow. COXDEXSED 3IILK PLANT SOLD Pacific Coast Company Buys Hills boro Property. HILLSBORO. March 6. The Pacific Coast Condensed Milk Company has com pleted the purchase of the Oregon Con densed Milk Company's plant in this city and the new owners have taken posses sion. The Hillsboro plant was' first estab lished In the Fall of 1502, and .it manu factured the first condensed milk put on the market as an Oregon product. After running a few months in a small way a stock company was orgawized by Dr. J. P. Tamiesie, J. "W. and A. C. Chute, Fred Schomburg and George R. Bagley. For the first four years the Hillsboro company has been dividing the county's milk pro duct with the oFrest Grove factory, owned by the new purchasers. H. H. Stewart, of Forest Grove, will have charge of both plants, and the pres ent employes will be retained. The prop erty is valued at from $80,000 to $100,000. It is the-intention of the Pacific Coast Com pany to at onoe enlarge the plant. The sale was made only under consideration that the plant should be - permanently operated, J. J. Murphy, a Seattle broker, bein the agent. The acquisition of the Hillsboro con denser gives the Pacific Coast Company five plants, the others being at Forest Grove, Kent, Mt. Vernon and Chehalis, Wash. It. R. Hardenbergh, of Seattle, representing the company in the closing deal, said : "The Hillsboro plant" Is a valuable one, and situated excellently as regards the milk supply. The building of the Pacific Railway & Navigation Company's line int Columbia and Tillamook counties gives Hillsboro another milk feeder. For a -radius of 15 miles out of this place you have the finest dairy farms in the State of Oregon, and the milk product is grad ually increasing.' TRAPPED IS BEAR'S DEN HIX'TER IMPRISOXF.D DAYS IX CAVE. FOUR Lee Fleshman Shoots Animal and Is I.'nable to Remove Carcass From .Mouth of Pit. WALLOWA, Or., Mareti 6. (Special.) Trapped in a beaj"s--ih for four days by the body of aivammal he had snot is tne trartge experience of Lee Fleshman. ot Promise. News has just reached here of the adventure, which is one of the most peculiar in the hunting anDals of Ea stern Oregon. Lee Fleshman, Frank Banner and Burto Miller, all of Promise, started for a bear hunt on the headwaters of Mud Creek ten days ago. Miler and Sanner returned two days ago saying that Fleshman had preceded them three days. He had not arrived at Ills' home and a searching party was organized. Tracks were soon found where he had trailed a bear, and in a few miles the party came upon a cave and espied a bear lying against the mouth of it. Two shots were fired at the bear, when a voice from within informed them that the animal had already met its fate. Fleshman had tracked the -bear to its den and entered to shoot It, when bruin made a dash to get out and ran over him. He. killed the bear before it reached the opening and the carcass rolled down and filled the narrow passage until Flesh man could not escape. He was unable to move the carcass and was trapped completely. He had spent four days in the den and was nearly out JF provisions when the searching party reached him. TO REMOVE FRUIT INSPECTOR Object of Suit Filed Against) E. C. Roberts. ALBANY, Or., March 6. (Special.) To force . the removal of B. C. Roberts as County Fruit .Inspector of Linn County. S. G. Talia, a fruitgrower living near this city, has brought an action in the State Circuit Court here for a writ of review of the actions of the County Court in ap pointing Roberts. The suit is the culmi nation of a. series of efforts on Tana's part to force Roberts' removal. When E. C. Armstrong resigned as Fruit Inspector last December the County Court appointed Roberts as his successor. Talia objected tx the appointment, con tending that the Court had not proceeded legally in that no petition of fruitgrow ers for Roberts'' appointment bad been filed. Going on the theory that the office was vacant, from a legal standpoint, Talia circulated a petition directed to the County Court and to C. A. Park. State Horticultural Commissioner for this dis trict, asking for the appointment of C. H. Walker as fruit inspector. This pe tition the County Court denied, stating the office was not vacant and the position was being, filled satisfactorily. It Is this action of the court Talia wants reviewed in the Circuit Court. He asserts that Roberts' appointment was illegal. that the office was vacant, that the pe tition for Walker's appointment was filed in due form of law and that the court was legally obliged to name him for the po sition. Judge Gallow-ay has ordered the County Clerk to prepare a review of the proceedings in the matter for presentation to the Circuit Court. Members of the County Court state that In making Roberts' appointment they were upheld by the majority of fruitgrowers in the county and that the present contro versy is due merely to personal animos ity. Roberts has been at work doing the duties ot the position since his appoint ment. . BIG MILL FOR COECR D'ALEXE Weyerhaeuser to Build Plant to Cost $1,000,00. SPOKANE. Wash.. March 6. (Special.) The Edward Rutledge Timber Company, backed by the Weyerhaeusers. whose headquarters are in Minnesota, will con- struct a large mill on its site near Coeur d'Alene. Idaho. The site Includes 600 acres adjacent to the lake. The plant to be erected will be one of the most fully equipped in tne west. .More than $1,000, 000 will be invested in the plant alone, which will make it much more extensive than that of the Potlatch Lumber Com pany, now the largest in the Inland Em pire. More than 600 men will be employed1 locally, besides a large army of workers in the woods. The holdings of the com pany aggregate more than 3.000,000.000 feet besides numerous options. It is estimated the present holding will keep such a plant running more than o0 years. Last Sum mer one of the Weyerhaeusers visited Coeur d'Alene and at once stated the company intended to use its site some time this year. Find No Trace of Elopers. OREGON CITT, Or., March 6. (Spe cial.) Word has been received here from Albert Mellten, who went to San Francisco to search for his eloping wife, that he and the father of the boy she went with have been unable to find any trace of the pair. It was sup posed from the statement of Conductor Peebler,' of the Southern Pacific, that they had gone to San Francisco, and Mellien and the boy s father, J. R. sie vers, left for that city to search for them. Clerk Hire Reduced $7000. SALEM. Or., March . (Special.) An inspection of the legislative pay rolls shows that tne session of 190i re duced the expense for clerk hire about $7000 as compared -with two years ago. Six thousand dollars of the reduction was due to cutting out joint investigating committees. The Senate's bill for clerk hire was 11.4. S as compared with $12,050 In 1905. The House spent $9044, where the same body two years ago spent $9460. Xvlien von suffer from sink hpndarh dizziness, constipation, etc.. remember Carter's Little Liver Pills will relieve you One pill is a -dose. 2SB Pil Hi The only excuse for buying anything but a Pure Grape Cream of Tartar Baking Powder is to save a few cents in price ROYAL costs you a few "cents more per.Tcan;tharutA.lurn'or,.Phos phate of Lime powders, but it is worth far more' to keep your biscuits, cakes and pastiyifrce. from, th wnjuriflu S 1yfil. effects of these cheapening 'substitutes. JlMfi CJContinued Avoid Defeat Pacific University in Annual Debate. GET ALL THREE VOTES Sons of Marcus Support tlio Affirma tive of Question Involving Mu nicipal Ownership and Opera tion of Street Railways. WALLA WALLA, Wash.. March . (Special.) Whitman College won unani mously tonight in the annual debate from Pacific University upholding the affirma tive of the question: 'Resolved. That municipalities should own and operate their own stre6t rail ways. The Whitman team was composed of H. N. Wolfe, C. Alfred Livengood, W. Galus Greenslade. Pacific was represent ed by John W. Peters, Alton C. Allen and James R. Ward. The line of the affirmative argument was that the great est menace to the social order in the United btates Is in the concentration of wealth. One of the greatest causes of concentration, it was held, is granting of municipal franchises,, as the. great value of these franchises 1 leads to municipal corruption. The negative said that municipal own ership was radical; that it was unneces sary; that the regulation of corporations was sufficient, and that municipal own ership would not work financially. The affirmative met every point of the Pacific team fairly and squarely. This is the third debate that Whitman has won from Pacific. The Judges were Robert C. French, president the Weston Normal School; President W. H. Blakehey, Pendleton Academy; Dr. B. H. Van Patten, Dayton. SHOT FOLLOWS SALOON ROW Fred F. Frye Attacks Stranger at Vancouver. VANCOUVER, Wash., March 6. (Spe cial.) A man, thought to be Fred F. Frye, attempted to murder a young stranger in front of the Club Cafe here tonight. Detectives are making- a vig orous search for Frye. but up to a late hour tonight have' been unable to lo cate iiim. About 7 o'clock a young man. un known to the people of Vancouver, stepped into the saloon of the Club Cafe and mingled with the members of the crowd, who were shoving- and tripping each other. To one of the men, more boisterous than the others, he said: "Come outside and we will have it out." Frye went out, and jerking his revol Tolver from his pocket, took a shot at the man when but three feet away. Pointing: his revolver at the crowd, which had circled around, he broke away and ran from the rear of the sa loon. Frye has been arrested twice, once by ex-Detective Vaughan and Hoge boom .on a charge of robbing slot ma chines, and the other time on a charge' of arson in the Portland Flouring Mills, ry ex-Detectives Snow and Kerrigan. For the first offense he served a terra in the County Jail, and for the latter ha was sentenced to the penitentiary for two years. He is about 3u years old. Officers are now looking for him here. SUES TO COXTROL RAILROAD Former Manager Is After Belcher Mountain Line. SPOKANE, March 6. The Belcher Mountain Railway Company has brought exit aninct T T. ITamav- ..... - - .... i- i. ii.. luruier vmanager. to secure possession of its rail- w a) . mo line o iitiio uiuea luug, extend ing from Belcher Junction on the Great Northern two miles In Ferry County. The company claims Harper is planning to build a rival railway and is keeping the company from repairing its line in order that it may forfeit freight contracts which he desires to secure. . . DEAD OF THE NORTHWEST Mrs. Margaret Sloan Withers.' EUGENE. Or.. March S. (Special.) Mrs. Margaret Sloan Withers, wife of J. . E. P. Withers, died here this morning at the home of her daughter. Mrs. W. M. Vanduyn. Mrs. Withers crossed the plains WHITMAN MEN 1 ff&cfo from 4 r!Mapgirfii use of Alum means permanent injury to health. Alum Ailments Say POWDER with her parents. Rev. and Mrs. Jacob Gillespie, In 1861. In 1854 she married Mr. Withers, since which time they have lived in. Western Oregon, and for the last 40 year in Lane County. Mrs. Withers was 71 years old and leaves beside her husband six daughters and one son. Sheriff W. W. Withers, of Lane County, who was shot and killed while arresting a criminal at Walton, some years ago, was her son. E. T. Gridcr, Oregon City. OREGON CITT, Or., March 6. (Spe cial.) B. T. Grlder died tonight at his home in Willamette, aged about 6.5 years. He was a veteran of the Civil War, serving In Company A, Twenty seventh Indiana Infantry, and was a member of Meade Post, Grand Army of the Republic. He had lived near this city for many years. Two Pardoned by Mead. OLYMPIA, Wash.. March 6. (Special.) Governor Mead today pardoned Ole Good manson, sentenced in Whatcom County, May 25, 1905, to three years for embez zlement. Eric Johnson, convicted in Whatcom County for assault with Intent to commit rape, and sentenced to one year, is to be released by order of the Governor March 13, shortening the con vict's term by two months. The Gov ernor says the day after the information in this case was filed the alleged victim of the assault married another man. He says commutation was recommended from Bellingham. Delegates to State Grange. ALBANY, Or., March 6. (Special.) Linn County Granges have chosen the follow ing representatives to attend the State Grange, which meets in May at Hood River: F. M. Kizer and wife, of Harris burg; T. J. Phillpot and wife, of Holley, and R. B. Anderson and wife, of Shedd; alternates. W. W. Francis and wife, of Albany; G. D. Harris and wife, of Leba non; O. E. Haley and wife, of Albany. The election of delegates occurred at a meet ing of the Linn County Council. Patrons of Husbandry, held In this city yesterday afternoon. Woman Shoots Herself In Thigh. WALLOWA. Or., March 6. (SpecraL) Mrs. Howard Smith, who lives on a home stead near Grosman, accidentally shot herself in the thigh with a 38-caltber pistol Sunday night. She was putting on her husband's overcoat when the pistol, which was In the pocket, was discharged, inflicting a severe flesh wound in -the thigh. Dr. Gregg was summoned and reached the injured woman at 2 o'clock the next morning. Mrs. Smith walked three-quarters of a mile to the nearest neighbors after the accident. Valuable Diving Dog Dies.- OREGON CITY, Or., March 6. (Spe cial.) Elmer T. Farr's valuable dog, Maximo, died tonight, and his owner is out several thousand dollars as a result. Maximo was known all over the United States as the champion high diving dog of the world. Mr. Farr re cently refused $500 for the animal, and has just signed a contract for 2000 to take the dog through Eastern states, receiving $100 per week. Home Company Gets Franchise. OREGON CITY, Or., March 6. (Spe cial.) The City Council tonight unan imously passed the ordinance granting the Home Telephone Company an addi tional franchise to operate a telephone exchange in this city. Many repre sentatives of the independent movenient throughout the. county were present and spoke in favor of granting the franchise. To Begin Work on Tunnel. SEATTLE. March 6. The intention of the Union Pacific to soon begin work on its tunnol project was indicated today by the filing with the Board of Public Works of a request from the Oregon & Washington Railroad for permission to make a number of borings along the routes proposed. The borings will be made, the result of which will determine the location of the tunnel. Sends SafeiGOOO SHIe.. SEATTLE. March 6. The bank . of Seward sent a safe 2000 miles to have o9,000 removed from it In Seattle. The steamship Northwestern brought the safe, which was out of order, today. The time lock of the strong box had become de ranged. Superior Judges Chosen. OLYMPIA. Wash., March 6. (Special.) The Governor today appointed John A. Kellogg, of Bellingham. Superior Judge of Whatcom County, and Walter W. Zent. of Ritxviile, Superior Judge for Benton. Franklin and Adams counties jointly. Legislature to Meet. VICTORIA, B. C. March 6. The British Columbia Legislature will be opened to morrow afternoon by Lieutenant-Governor Dunsmuir. t--TLi't IS, .i'..i?t.'j.-..jV Kill jikiMjiMm than7, the difference) plainly 6RD JURY l 111 PROBE CHARGES ILLICIT SALE OF MQLORS. Sheepstea ling Case to Come Before Body Light Docket for the March Term of Court. ALBANY, Or., March . (Special.) District Attorney John H. McNary and Deputy Gale S. Hill will call for a grand jury when Judge Burnett convenes Department No. 1. State Circuit Court, in this city next Monday. This has led to the rumor . that several cases for viola tion of the local option liquor law will likely result. There have been reports in Albany lately of the violation ot the law since Linn County became "dry" July 1. last. One arrest has resulted, but in other reported cases officers have been unable to secure enough evidence to convict. The con vening of a grand jury will give any citizen an opportunity to present what ever knowledge may be in his possession and to call for the issuance of whatever subpenas he desires. All rumors can thus be traced down. In addition to the liquor cases which are expected to come up, several other crimi nal matters will be considered by th grand jury. Among these are the Smith; sheep-stealing case, in which Ed Smith, a respected citizen, was arrested, follow ing many sensational thefts of sheep in the vicinity of Tallman. This case has aroused considerable interest in that part of the county. Another case which the grand Jury wilt be called upon to consider Is the charge made against John L. Norwood, cashier of the Harriaburg Bank, by' Miss Ivia Tanton, a Harrisburg young woman. The docket for Department No. 1 for the March term is a light one. there being 22 cases and 'most of these are merely for recovery of money. There are three criminal cases that against Charles Krosehel, for violation of the local option law; atgainst Harry Beard, a Scio boy. for larcehy . by bailee, and a&ainst Edward Perdu, for the larceny of a steer. John Warnstaff, Pioneer. ASTORIA. March fi. (Special.)' John Warnstaff, an aged and respected resident of Clatsop County and an Ore gon pioneer of 1S52, died Monday after non at his residence on Young's River of heart disease. The ueceased was) 76 years of age. He was born at La fayette. Indiana, on August 8.-1830. In 1849 he married to Miss Jane Briggs and the couple came across tfie plains in 1352, locating in Portland. Two years later they came to Astoria and have re-ided in this county since that time. Mr. Warnstaff left a widow, five sons, two daughters. 13 grand children and two great grandchildren. Citizens' Ticket Wins at Athena. PENDLETON. Or.. March 6. (Special. At the city election in Athena yesterday the entire city ticket which was nomi nated by a mass meeting of the citizens a few weeks ago was elected. The only contest was over the office of Mayor, the other officers being elected almost unani mously. Dr. J. D. Plamondon was re-elected Mayor over Dave Taylor by a vote of Sti to 47. G. W. Gross. F. S. Legrow, William McBrlde and William Tompkins were elected Cquncilmen. O. G. Chamber Han Recorder, I. M. Kemp Treasurer and M. L. Watts Water Commissioner. Jury for Libel Case. ABERDEEN, Wash.. March 8. (Spe cial.) An entire day was taken to secure a jury to try Editor Kibbe, of the Elma Chronicle, on the charge of criminal libel. The case, which is attracting a great deal of attention, is before Judge Rice, who is presiding in the absence of the regular Superior Judge, Mason Irwin. F. A. Kllburn Arrives Safely. SAX FRANCISCO. March 6. The steamer F. A. Kllburn arrived today from Portland. Or., having been delayed on account of her pumps being disabled. She was reported yesterday drifting off Point Reyes, but had no distress signals hoisted. F.lmore Purchases the Antelope. ASTORIA. Or., March 6. (Special.) A bill of sale was-filed in the Custom-house today whereby the G. W. Hume Company sells the schooner Antelope to Samuel Elmore. The consideration named is $10. Ford Taken to Penitentiary. " ASTORIA, March 6. (Special. )SherIfe , Pomeroy ha. left for Salem with D. J. Ford, who was sentenced Monday to serve a term of two years In the Stata Penitentiary. PHOTO POST CARDS SCENERY. Kiser Co. Lobby Imperial Hotel, ( m P