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THE MORNING OREGONIAX, FRIDAY. MARCH 20, 1908. 7 RIBBONS AWARDED TO OREGON HORSES Vancouver's First Horse Show Opens i Very Aus piciously. NEARLY 850 ENTRIES Thousands of People Unable to Gala Admittance to Drlllhall G. D. Chapel le Secures First Prize on Four-Year-Olds. VANCOUVER, B. C March 19. (Spe cial.) Vaneouvir' first horse show opened today in the drill hall, with a houno overflowing- with a fashionable audience. So great was the rush that all the reserved seats and boxes had been sold early in the day and 2000 people were denied admittance. There are over Srt) entries, many fine horses from Port land, Seattle and other cities being shown. James Murray, one of the Judges and a veteran horseman with a conti nental reputation, declared this evening that the show was one of the finest he had ever seen. The American horses, especially, he declared, could carry off the blue ribbons at New York and Kan sas City shows. Following are the prin cipal American winners: Standard bred stallions, four years and over, shown In harness First. J. Oliver, ex hibited by a. D. Chappelle, Hlllsboro. Or.: Lady Arva. a chestnut mare, owned by Mrs. O w. Consldtne. Seattle, won first in class 72 ror horses in heavy harness under 16 bands. Class So. ladles' saddls horses, mares or gelding. 14 hands and not over 15 Keen competition among 15 competitors. Ladies on horseback First prise, cup pre sented by L. Spencer. Vancouver, B. C, won by Hasel, bay mare, 15.1. years, ex hibited bv A. C. Kroome, Portland, Or. Third prise Highland Gaines, black geld ing. 13.1 hands high, exhibited by Miss Bernti-e A. Baker, Tacoma. wash. Class 6. horses in heavy harness, pair of mares or geldings. 15.2 hands and over, shown at tached to a brougham. First price J2S. (blue ribbon, as all the first prizes really are) Allen Bell, 8 years, and Colonial Bell. 7 years. Dark bay ex hibited by J. W. Considine, Seattle, Wash. Second prise. Sparkling Burgundy and Clicquot, (each 8 years) exhibited by W. G. Brown, Portland, Or. Fine pair of sorrels. Third prize. Don and Bonnie, owned hy B. T. Rogers. Vancouver. 73. C. Class 7, standard bred mares. 2 years and under 4 years, shown in harness, only one exhibitor. Blue ribbon and $10 to I'aisy McKlnney. .black mare. (2 years old) exhibited by J. A. Jones, of Hills boro, Or. Class 8, standard bred mares. 4 years and over, shown in harness. Third prize, won by Wllmltt D., ch. m.. (5 years) exhibited by J. D. Chappelle, Hilisboro. Or., were nine entries. Runabout mare or gelding. 3 years or over,- second, Lyonorf, black mare, owned by T. B. Frederick. Seattle. Hunter, third. Fox Catcher, bay geld ing, owned by J. D. Farrell, Seattle. Pair of trotting mares or geldings, first. Lyonorf and Homer F., owned by T. E. Frederick. Seattle. HEAD OF THE XORTHWEST Donald II. Lord, Designer and Con structor ot Canneries. SEATTLE, -March 19. Donald R. Lord. famous designer and constructor of salmon canneries, and the man who de veloped more of this great industry in the West than any other person, died here today at the age ot 70 years. His death removes a pioneer who made a srreat name for himself in his peculiar line of business. He was born in Maine and came to Puget Sound In 1854. He built canneries all up and down the Coast, and his most notable achievement was the construction of the Franco-American. Cannery at Belllngham, Wash., the larg est in the world. Death of Mrs. Hester A. Wood. FAIRV1EW. Or., March 19. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Hester A. Wood.-of Co lumbia View, died yesterday, aged 67. Phe was born January 23. 1840. in Cass County. Missouri, and was mar ried to Samuel C. Wood at Sonora. Mo., June 28, 18A8. Beside her husband, she leaves three sons John, Charles and Oscar, of Columbia View and one daughter, Mrs. F. Lynch, of Riley. Kan. Mrs. Wood has been sick for the past two years. Mrs. Frances Moore. HILLSBORO. Or., March 19. (Special.) Mrs. Frances Moore, who has been a resident of this city for 2S years, died? at hor home yesterday, from cancer. Deceased wss a member of the Durham family, of Eastern Oregon. She leaves a daughter and four sons, one of whom, J. B. McNamara, Is with the Glass & Frudhomme Co., of Portland. CIRB SPREAD OF DIPHTHERIA School and City Authorities Working Together In Chehalis. CHEHALIS. Wash., March 19.-(Spe-cial.) The school and city authorities have a campaign under way to effectu ally curb the further spread of diphtheria here. Dr. Rose Bcbb. state bacteri ologist, is busily engaged going over the city where there are any suspicious symptoms, taking cultures and develop ing them, with a view to determining just where there is any danger. Four or rive homes are now under quaran tine, and In all there are not to exceed 15 cases in town. Diphtheria Is also re ported aV Doty, but there have been no deaths. It is possible that the Chehalis schools may be re-opened next Monday, unless numerous cases of the disease should manifest themselves before that time. The schools have been closed for the past week and a half. Begin North Rank Service. VANOirVER. Wash.. March 19. (Special.) The first train on the North Bank Railroad left Vancouver'this morn ing, with two coaches well filled with passengers. General Manager Nutt ot the Northern Pacitie. with his private car, and accompanied by President Clark, General Superintendent Forrest, and J. Couch Flanders, of the S. P. A S. Hallway, went along on aVtour of in spection. " Booming Wallowa Fair. WALLOWA. Or.. March 19. (Spe cial.) The Wallowa County fair will be held In thia city during the first part of October. At a meeting of the citisens of the town to provide grounds and buildings, the Wallowa City Fair Association was formed, with E. A. Holmes as president and C. T. McDaniel as secretary. A committee of five was appointed to solicit funds by selling shares at SS per share and 1)00 shares will be sold. A forty-acre tract west of town has been selected. THOMPSON' WILt. 15 FILED Portland Pioneer Leaves All of His Fortune to His Wife. SAN FRANCISCO, March 19. (Special.) The will of the late Captain R. R. Thompson, the Portland pioneer, has been filed in the local courts and provides that the entire estate listed at K.060.05S.16 shall' go to his wife. Thompson left eight children, but he made no separate pro vision for them stating in his will that he left everything to Mrs. Thompson having full confidence that she would provide wisely for the Children. Mrs. Thompson and Ivey L. Borden, son-in-law of Thompson are named as executors. It is understood that Thompson reposed a confidence In Borden that none of his chil dren enjoyed. . No mention of the children Individually is made in the will but the petition names them as Eliza F. King. Sarah Ann Pollock. Mary Ellen Thompson, Louis Cass Thompson, Martha J. Linderman, Robert H. Thompson, Walter S. Thomp son, LilUe Yates. Frank Thompson and Hattie Bell Borden. It is the husband of the last named who is named as one of the executors. The petition to the court enumerates various pieces of real estate in San Fran cisco, Alameda County and San Bernar dina County and lumps their value at Jl .000,000. It is believed that the value of the realty will greatly exceed that amount. The holdings in San Francisco are exceedingly valuable. One 'piece of great value is located in Kearney street, another at Second and Bryant streets. Other holdings are on Fremont, Green, Brannan. Third streets. Van Ness avenue and Third street. In addition to the real estate, other items are listed as follows: Stocks and bonds, 8660.000: promissory notes, $500,000; one-half interest in the tug Redwood, 810,000: household good and furniture, 84000: Jewelery and silverware, 81000, and cash in bank, 845,055.16. Mrs. Thompson is nearly 80 years of age, but she always assisted her husband in the management of hie properties. PLAN NATIONAL APPLE FAIR SPOKANE PROPOSES TO OFFER $10,000 IN PREMIUMS. 6how In Falls City Next December Wi 1 1 B Open to Com pctiiors From All Over United States. SPOKANE, Wash., March 19. (Spe cial.) At a meeting of prominent citi zens today It was decided to make the big apple show that will be held in Spokane next December a National af fair, and such large prizes will be offered that fruit from all parts of the United States will be entered in competition. It is expected that the awards that will be given will attract some of the greatest fruit experts of foreign countries. To carry out the plan, a corporation to be known as the National Apple Show will be formed with stock amounting to $100,000 and governed by a board of trustees of seven or nine men. It is anticipated that one of the directors will be Louis W. Hill, presi dent of the Great Northern Railroad, who has been requested by wire to ac cept a position on the board. It Is intended to offer from $8J09 to $10,000 in premiums and to make' the show an annual affair. Among the leaders arc W. D. Vincent, cashier of the Old National Bank, and David Brown, president of the Haselwpod Company. NORTHWEST BREVITIES. Coquille. Or. Thomas Anderson, of thif place. 83 years old. is dead. He came to this country many years a to, and leaves three sons, his wife having died a good many years ago. Salem. Or. A. t,. Mackintosh, of Pauline, Crook County, has been appointed Sheep Commissioner to succeed Thomas Boyian, whOR terra has expired. His term is three years. Prairie City. Or. A sawmill man named George J. McK.ee, with his family, has Just left this sect Ion for sarts unknown, leaving nothing behind except .his debts and his mourning creditors, who are nu merous. Salem. Or. James Hooper, of Clackamas, has complained to the Railroad Commis sion that the Southern Pacific depot at Clackamas is Inadequate in slxe. inconven ient in arrangement and location and unfit for any one to ,ute. Prairie City. Or. The cheese factory here will commence operation with renewed vigor April 1, after being idle all Winter. Stockmen are beginning to take some inter est In the dairy business, and much milk will be handled this year. Halsey. Or. A direct descendant of the great Miles Standi." h, of Colonial time, has just been born to Mr. and Mrs. Dan Stand Ish, of this place. Like his Illustrious an cestor, the youngest Standi sh bears the name of Miles. University of Oregon. Eugene. Or. The university's candidate in the intercollegiate oratorical contest. Bert W. Prescott. won out on Friday, the 13th. Thirteen were in the delegation that accompanied him. Tito Aberdeen, Wash. Mrs. M. E. Rons, aged 77. a member of the Methodist Church 80 years and a steward over 40 years, died today from paralysis. She was born in Aurora, lnd., and leaves a son, 11. P. Wald ron. of this city. university thinks the hoodoo is broken. Chehalis. Wash. Miss Mary Rothwell. a nurse at the hospital of Pr. G. W. Kennl cott. dlod Tuesday night, and the body was sent yesterday to Tacoma for Interment. Ieath wan due to typhoid fever. Miss Rothwell was a niece of Dr. Charles Mc Cutcheon. of the Fanny Paddock Hospital, Tacoma. Oregon City, Or. The residence of Ira Jones in West Oregon City was burned to the ground at noon today. There was no one in the house and ihe origin of the flrtj Is unknown. The loss is $-"000. partially covered by insurance. Oregon City, Or. Mrs. Anna Michaels died today at Logan, aged 78 years. She was a native of Germany and is survived by sev eral sons, who reside In this city. The fu neral will be held next Saturday at 10 o'clock from St. John's Cathollo Church, and the Interment wilt be In Catholic Cem etery. Oregon City. Or. The Commercial Bank today sold to Mr. Mahon, of Portland. 70 acres In the Walling donation land claim south of Oswego for $10,Oi0. The prap erty is about one mile this side of Oswegu and has a river frontage. Oregon City. Or. The Portland General Electric Company today filed two leases and an option on water rights from Willamette Falls to the Crown-Columhla Pulp & Paper Company. In the three instruments there are 33.:.V words and the recording fees were $6. CO. k Spokane. Wash. A sensation was caused at Fort Wright la?t night hy the discov ery that two sentries. Herbert Thompson and Fred Peltcn. had fled from their po:s under cover of darkness, leaving one aide of the fort unguarded. .No trace of the deserters has been found. John Day. Or. Leaders of the Prohi bition cause In Grant County ar circu lating petitions for a vote on the liquor question in June. The movement was con ducted very quietly and no intimation that a vote would he called leaked out until the petitions were put Into circulation. Two of the signers are prominent saloon men. Astoria, Or. The Alaska Fishermen's Packing Company received a letter this morning from the watchman at Its Xusha gak River. Bristol Bay, Alaska. cannere. under date ot February 4. stating that the Winter in the North had been a mild one, and that the plant had not been damaged either by the water nor ic. Tacoma. Wash. The Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum for the State of Wash ington, is In session here today. Morgan Wheeler, of Belllngham, grand regent, pre siding. Eleven councils are located In the state and all are represented. Deputy Su preme Regent Benedict, of Denver, addressd ihe council. Spokane Is In the field for the grand council next year. SECURES A FACTORY McMinnville Gets $60,000 " Milk-Condensing Plant. - CASH PAID FOR THE SITE Building to Begin at Once Southern Pacific Orders Sidetrack Laid. Flant Will Have Capacity of 500 Cases Dally. McMINNVILLE, Or.. March 19. (Spe cial.) A modern milk condensery is the latest industrial enterprise that has been assured to this citv. The Willam ette Valley Condensed Milk Company, of which. J. Woods Smith, of Portland, is president, and with which a number of other Portland men are connected, will erect a plant here, to cost upward of $60,000. President Smith and Otto Oleton were in town today and paid the purchase price on the ground which the plant will occupy. The site com prises four whole blocks and some fractional blocks. 40 lots In all. lying adjacent' to the ra-ilroad track, in Oak Park Addition, north of the Southern Pacific station. A committee of business men of this city have been negotiating; for several weeks with several owners of the property and securing the deeds for the purchasers. This required much cor respondence, for many of the deeds had to come from remote sections of the country. General O. O. Howard, retired, was an owner of McMinnville realty and sent the deed to his lots from his home in Vermont. Other deeds had to come from parties In Cali fornia and elsewhere. As soon as title could be given, the Condenser people closed the deal with a check, and active arrangements will be made for the installation of the plant, which will have a capacity of 300 to 500 cases per day, requiring 3000 to B000 pounds of milk ordinarily, yet large enough to be increased to 1000 cases, using 100, 000 pounds of milk when the develop ment of the enterprise will warrant It. The superintendent and general freight agent of the Southern Pacific came up in their private car yesterady and with their assistants located the sidetrack which they will put in before work on the buildings can commence. They instructed Roadmaster Mills, who Is stationed here, to get the construc tion of the sidetrack under "way at once. The City Council at a special meeting last evening made an order vacating certain streets lying within the purchase of the condenser people, so that they will own their land in one body. . Plans for the buildings provide for two structures, in dimension 130x50 and 175x50 feet. Machinery has been purchased, and it Is the most modern. An expert milkman from Mt. Vernon, Wash., has been engaged 'to superin tend the plant for a period of seven years. It is hoped to have the con denser in operation by the coming July, but, of course, much depends on get ting the buildings up without delay. The erection of this plant will mean a great deal for the farmers of this section, as well as to the commercial Importance of McMinnville. This city being accessible by rail from every-di-rection, will be in a position to give the dairymen over a large area a good market. WHISKY OXLY TO KEALLY SICK Lebanon Council Passes Ordinance Curbing Prescription Trade. LEBANON, Or., March 19. (Special.) The City Council last night by an even two-thirds vote passed what is known as the whisky or local option ordinance, over the veto of the Mayor. The ordinance is ' very similar to those Eugene and Albany recently put into laws, only It goes jl little' further fur ther and makes it an' offense for a physi cian to make a false certificate as to the health of any person applying for a prescription for liquors. Jt has been in all Linn County very easy for any one to secure a prescription for liquors in amounts up to a quart for what they claimed was for medicinal purposes, and It is said that as much as a gallon has been" prescribed on a single prescription for a person who, to all appearances, was hale and hearty. The City Marshall and police officers are in sympathy with the enforcement of the new law. Invents "Roosevelt-Socialist" Party. ALBANY, Or., March 19. (Special.) George B. Whitcomb, a well-known tim ber cruiser and mining man residing In the eastern part of Linn County, near the town of Foster, has invented a new political party. On a registration blank on which he has registered for the com- OFFICES IN MERCHANTS TRUST BUILDING Sixth and Washington Best Location in City Modern Equipment Throughout FOR ROOMS APPLY TO MERCHANTS SAVINGS 8 TRUST COMPANY 247 WASHINGTON ST. INFLAMMATORY RHEUMATISM Cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills and the Proof Is " Right Here. For yean evidence that inflammatory rheumatism is curable by Dr. Williams' Fink Pills has been published. That hundreds of people have tried the treatment with good results is shown by the increasing n amber of cures re ported. Every sufferer from this most painful disease who does not try this treatment is neglecting the most hopeful means of recoTery as is shown by the statement of Mr. E. O. Odell, of Morrison, El. "I suffered with inflammatory rheu matism for eighteen months before I found a cure," he says. "I had always been more or less troubled with my kid neys and stomach. The rheumatio attack oame on a few years ago when I was living in New York state. All of my muscles were inflamed and I was swollen from head to foot. I couldn't walk any distance at all without resting. The pains were dull and aching and once in a while were sharp and shooting. The rheumatism began to affect my heart, causing fainting spells. "I was under a doctor's treatment for about a year, bnt didn't derive any help rrom it and in fact 1 thins: i grew worse. I saw an account of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in a newspaper and began to use them at once. The relief was almost immediate and I took the pills until cured. I have never had the rheuma tism in any form since. My wife has been very much benefited by using the pills as a tonic and recommends them as highly as I do." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills were origin ally a prescription used in the doctor's private practice and their benefit to man kind has been increased many thousand fold by their being placed on general sale with the doctor's own directions for use. They are entirely safe and contain no opiates or other habit-forming drugs. They build up the blood, strengthen Uie nerves and have cured rheumatism in almost every form, anaemia, troubles of women and growing girls and many forms of weakness. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all druggists, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50 cents per box ; six boxes -for $2.50, by the Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. X. ing election and which has been for warded to the County Clerk's office here by a notary at Sweet Home, Whitcomb gives his political party as a "Roosevelt Socialist." Whitcomb was a candidate in the Republican primaries two years ago for Representative in the Legis lature, but failed to secure a nomination. TAKES SLOW TRIP TO EUROPE Lord Gleflawlry Secures Passage on German Bark at Astoria. ASTORIA, Or., March 19. (Special.) When the British bark Crown of Ger many sailed today for Europe, she car ried as a passenger Lord Glerawlry, eldest son and heir of Lord Anneseley, an Irish peer. The young man is 22 years old, and is making the trip for pleasure. While there is no estab lished passenstrer rate between here and Europe on sailing vessels. Lord Gler awlry paid 45 for the passage. Hoquiam Editor Guilty of Libel. ABERDEEN.- Wash., March 19. (Special.) Otis M. Moore, editor of the Hociuiam Washingtonian, was found guilty of criminal libel by the jury in the Superior Court shortly after midnight this morning. The of fense alleged, was the writing of a letter to State Senator Poison in which Moore made grave charges against the character of Shaw, who is Poison's accountant. The case was tried before Judge Linn, who refused the defense an opportunity to endeav or to prove . the truth ot the state ments in the letter. The case will be appealed to the Supreme Court. Waists Regular . $1.50 Lingerie Waists TODAY TODAY, EXTRA SPECIAL ! 89c Grocery Specials for Hams, 13 per pound. Bacon, 16$, 18$, 20$. Lard, 11$ per pound. Puritan, 10$ per pound. Buckwheat, 10$. Flour, 10$. EXTRA SPECIAL-With Wholesale and Retail J. I n Y15J3LS We have just received a carload of these modern ranges, including every style for which ther is a demand. Priced from $14.00 up, including install ing and connecting where gas stubs project. Furniture Repairing, Upholstering and Refinishing Phone Ex. 34 DISCIPLINE TOO SEVERE COURT-MARTIAL CONVICTS CAP? TAIX DUDLEY. Because He Was Excessively Cruel, Officer Is to Be Confined in Boise Barracks Four Months. VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash.. March 19. (Special.) "To be confined within the limits of his post for four months and to be reprimanded in orders by the reviewing authority" Is the ver dict of court-martial In the case of Captain Clark D. Dudley, Fourth Cav alry, of Boise Barracks. Captain Dudley was convicted of de stroying post records and of administer ing illegal punishment to three enlisted men of his troop. For a minor infraction of Army discipline. Captain Dudley is said to have confined men in a dungeon without food or water for 48 hours. Lieutenant-Colonel Lea Febiger, Third Infantry, was president of the court martial which convened at Boise, and Captain John J. Bradley was Judge ad vocate. The charge was conduct preju dicial to good order and military disci pline in violation of the 63d article of war. In reviewing the case Commander of the Department, Colonel Woodbury, made the following comment: In the case of Captain Clark D. Dudlev. Fourteenth Cavalry, tile sentence Is approved and win be duly executed. The reviewing authority calls especial attention to tHe fact that a court-marttal has found Captain Dudley. Fourth Cavalry. sruilty of de stroying post records and of Illegally admin istering punishment In the canes of three enlisted men of his troop. Just treatment of enlisted men Is the foundation of a well disciplined and contented army, and as soon as an officer departs from such a rourse and begins Inflicting punishment according to his whims he precipitates a state of affairs, of which the condition that has existed at Boise Barracks, is a good Illustration. It Is a matter of record at these headquarters that desertions were excessive, and discon tent prevalent at that post while Captain Dudley was in command. .He has been guilty of unjust and tyrannical treatment of unlisted men for Tvhlch the reviewing Heather bloom Petticoats Regular $2.'00 Values TODAY $1.15 Broken Rice, 6 lbs. 25$. 25c Coffee, 18$. 35c Coffee, 26$. 40c Coffee, 31$. 'Walnuts, 10 pound. Lemons, 16 dozen. Every $1 Purchase We Will BTeutCMBfTi I it wpoe Jj M. ACHESON CO. We "NEW GAS RANGES Are unequalled for quick work or economy of operation. The "New Process" is the most com plete line made, every one of which is construct ed with a view of securing the most convenient possible combinations to meet every requirement of the modern kitchen. The linings and bottoms of the ovens of these stoves are open, so that the heat comes in direct contact with the article to be cooked or baked. This is a great advantage and means a wonderful saving, as it is not nec essary to heat the oven from i.0 to 12 minutes, or longer, before putting the baking in, as' in most ranges. The burners of the "New Process" are the most efficient and most economical made, and can be taken apart and cleaned in an instant. C0MPLETEH005E-FURni5J1ER5i authority can see neither excuse nor palli ation. Captain Dudley will be confined to the limits of the post where he is or may be serving for a period of four months, when he will be released from arrest and restored to duty. DEAF MUTE'S TRAGIC DEATH Xine-l'ear-Old Lad Falls From Farm Roller and Is Killed. SALEM, Or., March 19. Conrad Hagen, aged nine, was instantly killed this after noon at the State Deaf Mute School by falling under a heavy farm roller. Some of the larger boys of the institution were operating the roller under the direction of Superintendent Tllllnghast. when the Hagen boy ran out from behind one of the buildings and climbed on to the roller. As he climbed upon the roller he fell forward, head foremost and struck the ground In front of the roller, the fall breaking his neck. The roller was going down a steep hill and passed over him before It could be stopped, but his body was - not crushed. The boy was a deaf mute,- and, with two sisters, older than he. was an in mate of the school. His sister Clara, aged 16, was standing near and witnessed the accident. Almost crazed with grief, she was quickly taken away from the scene and comforted by the matron and teach ers. The superintendent, several teachers and a number of pupils were watching the operation of the roller and the children had been warned to keep away. The Hagen boy, however, had not been pres ent when the warning was given and jumped upon the roller before any one could prevent. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Hagen, of Canby. Coroner Clough investigated the circumstances and decided that no inquest is necessary. DUNBAR BURNED HIS BOOKS Failed to Retain Records of Fees Which He Supposed Were His. SALEM. Or.. March 19. (Special.) That he burned the books In which he kept the record of fees collected -by him, was the testimony of ex-Secretary of State F. I. Dunbar, when on the witness stand in Judge Galloway's court today in the case of State vs. Dunbar. Mr. Dunbar said that he put the two record books, to Heather bloom Petticoats Regular $2.00 Values TODAY $1.15 Today and Tea, Eng. Breakfast, 40S Tap,, Spider Leg, 40$. Tea, Pan Fired, 40$. Cheese, 15$ pound. Rice Jap, 4 lbs. 25. Rice Carolina Hd., 3 lbs,25 Give a Mb. PEtf. of Swift's Pride Washing Powder FREE ft PROCESS 99 Garden and Lawn Tools in the Basement Department gether with a lot of other papers and books, in a waste basket and gave them to a Janitor to burn in the furnace In the basement of the Statehouse. This was at the end of his term of office. The books In question were those In which he kept the record of fees retained by him and not of fees turned into the treasury. The Dunbar case was submitted with out argument and Judge Galloway said that as soon as he can ascertain from tho evidence what amount of fees were col lected and retained by Dunbar ho will enter judgment against the ex-Secretarv for the amount. It is believed the amount will be between JOO.000 and JUO.000. The case will be appealed to the Supremo Court. Farmers Reap the Benefit. PENDLETON, Or., March 19. Spe cial.) Reduction in the freight rate on grain bags from Portland to interior points means a big saving to the farm ers, since 6,000,000 or 7,000.000 bags are used annually in the territory covered. It will also mean something of a de crease In revenue for the railroads. Tha rate was made at the instance ot tho Farmers' Union of Walla Walla, and after many conferences had been had on the subject between officials of the roads and the farmers. The reductions amount to from 25 to 40 per cent. Smallpox at Ov. ylice. VALE. Or.. March 19. (Special.) Four mild cases of smallpox are re ported from Owyhee. All have been quarantined and Dr. - Saraztn, of Nyssa, who is in charge, expects that there will be no spread of the disease. The first case was brought into the community by a visitor. Fort Stevens News Notes. FORT STEVENS; Or., March 19. (Special.) Lieutenant - Colonel S. W. Roessler, Corps of Engineers, made one of his periodical inspections at this post yesterday. Lieutenant-Colonel .T. V. White, C. A. -C, who has been confined to his home on account of sickness, has again as sumed command of the district. Red Cross shoes at Rosenthal's. Metsserer flts glasses for S1.00." AT THE HOUSE OF VALUES Gloves Fownes 2-clasp black $2 Kid Gloves Today Only Tomorrow BSmTpwiJ Soft Shelled Almonds, 15$. Oranges, Sweet Navels, 20$ Bananas, beauties, 25$. Butter, Best Creamery, 70$ Butter, Oregon State Brand Albany Creamery, 60. Fifth and Alder Sts.